5-8 Civil and military officials of Suzhou Prefecture
The next day, a group of people walked aggressively on the streets of Suzhou Prefecture, carrying strange fire sticks in their hands and heading straight for the Suzhou Prefectural Government Office. When they reached the gate of the Fuzhou Prefecture Government Office, seven or eight government officials came to stop them.
He raised the fire stick and banged it against the green tiles on the government office. The deafening roar and dazzling fire light stunned the government officials, and then a pile of broken tiles falling from the eaves shocked them even more.
It turns out that this thing is not a fire stick, but a deadly thing.
The yamen servants did not dare to stop this gang of vicious men in red clothes. They watched helplessly as he took off the black gauze and official robe of his master Jia Yucun, wiped his shoulders and tied his arms with colorful flowers. The co-presidents in the yamen called the judge.
, the pushing officer recognized that these people were the personal soldiers of the imperial envoy, so he came over cautiously to ask the prefect why he wanted to arrest them. The red-shirted officer leading the team shook out his warrant and read out: "Suzhou prefect Jia Yucun instigated a mob to organize a mob to besiege the imperial envoy's residence.
Therefore, I was ordered by the imperial envoy to arrest him for questioning, and the Suzhou Prefecture will temporarily let Tongzhi take charge. We will make a decision after the case is ascertained by the department."
Suzhou Prefecture is the prefecture in Southern Zhili that pays the most taxes. As the saying goes, the prefect of Qing Dynasty pays 100,000 snowflakes of silver in three years. Even if you are an honest prefect in an ordinary prefecture, you can make so much money, let alone a rich man.
As for the oil-rich Suzhou Prefecture, generally speaking, the big vacancy of Suzhou Prefect is controlled by the court bosses, who use it to arrange their relatives and friends. Jia Yucun was able to become the Suzhou Prefect on the one hand because of the recommendation and recommendation of his friend Lin Ruhai.
On the other hand, the help of the Cao family was also due to the fact that Su Dongshan, who was about to take office earlier, was arrested by Liu Ziguang, so he took this position. He had not been in office for long, and the affairs of the government had not been completely sorted out. He and several subordinates
The relationship between officials was also not good, so after he was arrested, the following civil servants did not have much reaction.
Apart from the fourth-grade magistrate, the largest official is the fifth-grade tongzhi. This fifth-grade tongzhi named Wang Lei is a native of Suzhou. He was a Jinshi ten years ago.
Going up, every time I want to go to the next level, a magistrate from out of town will fall from the sky. Now, fortunately, a stupid imperial envoy came to help me move the mountain above my head, and ordered me to
I am responsible for acting as the acting magistrate. I heard that this imperial envoy is young and promising. He has a good relationship with Mr. Qian in the cabinet. He is also the favorite general of the current emperor. After holding this big thick leg tightly, why worry about becoming the acting magistrate?
As for the prefect, thinking of this, Wang Lei couldn't help but pinch a secret letter in his arms. This was sent by the Imperial Envoy to his pillow last night. The letter had clearly stated the crimes of Jia Yucun and the Cao family.
He also said that he would arrest Jia Yucun the next day, hoping to get Wang Lei's cooperation.
Wang Lei knew that Liu Ziguang was a military general, the admiral of the Nanchang, and a famous spy chief. As a civil servant with a Jinshi background, he originally disdained to deal with such people, but when he thought of the great future and the free money, Wang Lei still bit.
Gritting his teeth and making up his mind, he said in a deep voice to the officials who were chattering: "Dear colleagues, Magistrate Jia has committed such a big crime as besieging the imperial envoy's residence. I am afraid that Wusha cannot be saved. Suzhou City is in chaos now. I will wait for you."
We must also cooperate with the imperial envoy to rectify the rules and regulations and calm the people's hearts."
After leaving Jia Yucun in Suzhou Prefecture, only Tongzhi is the oldest. In addition, Wang Lei has been an official in Suzhou for the longest time and has deep connections. The yamen and lower-level civil servants are all on good terms with him. Now seeing Mr. Wang
The direction of the wind changed, and everyone quickly took the time to stand firm and said in unison: "It all depends on Master Wang's orders."
Wang Lei nodded reservedly, stretched out his hand to stroke a few strands of rat beard on his chin, and looked at the respectful people in Suzhou Mansion. Mr. Wang was very ambitious and full of ambition:
"After hearing this, the officers from the third squad and the sixth room quickly went to guard outside the imperial envoy's office. If a mob from the busy city appears, be careful that I will slap you."
With Wang Lei's support, the riots in Suzhou Prefecture quickly subsided. The Suzhou Guards Office was actually a thousand-household institution, and the thousand households were named Li Peng. Suzhou Prefecture was located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the military commanders were not as arrogant as their border colleagues, so they could only be obedient.
It is controlled by civil servants, but Suzhou is really rich, and it is a fat job to be stationed like this. In addition, Jiangnan Weaving needs to use Li Qianhu's soldiers from time to time to suppress craftsmen who maliciously ask for wages, and the amount of money earned every year is not a small amount, so Li Peng
Sitting in this small Qianhu location is quite comfortable.
Yesterday, the Cao family sent someone to deliver a thousand taels of silver and left without saying anything. Then Magistrate Jia sent an official document saying that in order to prevent the soldiers from Qianhu Station in Suzhou from slacking off, they suggested that Li Peng take the team out for training.
Although Li Peng was an illiterate warrior, he was still very bright. He knew that the Cao family and Jia Yucun were going to attack the imperial envoy. They also knew that they could not pull him to join the siege of the imperial envoy, so they invited
If you remain neutral, as long as you don't help the imperial envoy, you will be helping the Cao family.
People sent so much money to beg him not to get involved in this matter. Li Peng naturally agreed and set off with 1,200 soldiers from Qianhusuo. This led to the people sent by Liu Ziguang to ask for help but came to nothing. At night
When he came back, Li Peng realized that something was not right. When training was not good, he had to wait until the critical moment when the mob besieged the imperial envoy's camp. Isn't this an obvious attempt to undermine the imperial envoy? The imperial envoy was also the admiral and head guard of Nanchang.
The Minister of Internal Affairs has a very good relationship with Mr. Yuan, the Minister of War, and Mr. Xu Guogong, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army. He is not an easy person to get along with. If he cares about this matter, then his thousand households will be in trouble.
Li Peng's worries were correct. As expected, at noon, the news that the prefect of Jia Yucun was captured by the imperial envoys reached Qianhu Office. He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. It was not too late to make amends. Li Qianhu hurriedly responded.
He put on his armor and ordered eight hundred men to rush to the Grand View Garden to perform security duties.
When he arrived at the place, he found that the mob had already dispersed, and the government officials from Suzhou Prefecture had also arrived at their posts. Li Peng ordered the soldiers to set up cordons in the outer areas to prevent the mob from causing trouble again. He carried a stack of banknotes and handed them over in fear.
After getting the manuscript, please see the Imperial Envoy.
Unexpectedly, the imperial envoy was extremely kind and did not blame him at all for what happened yesterday. Not only did he give him a seat, he also asked an extremely beautiful little maid to pour him tea.
Li Peng became even more panicked. His butt was pressed against the edge of the chair and he did not dare to sit down. His lips were dry, but he held the tea cup and did not dare to take a sip. He did not feel relieved until he exchanged a few words with the imperial envoy.
From the tone of the imperial envoy, it seemed that he valued the thousands of soldiers under his command. Speaking of these strong soldiers of the Suzhou Guard, Li Peng was still a little proud. Although this man was greedy for money and lust, the soldiers he trained were still very good. Don't look at it.
Suzhou Qianhu Office is located in the south of the Yangtze River, but the tasks it performs are not easy. Every year, it participates in several operations to suppress riots by craftsmen. It is no small matter for tens of thousands of workers in Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, to cause trouble. Most of these troubles are protest in nature.
, it is also different from killing officials to rebel, so it cannot be solved with swords and guns. After all, if a large number of lives are caused, the censor will be involved. Under this situation, a unique anti-riot force in the Ming Dynasty appeared.
The rattan and bamboo sticks are another set of armed equipment of Suzhou Qianhusuo. They are specially used to quell the internal conflicts among the people. The rattan is rectangular and can be formed into a rattan array or fought alone. In addition to blocking the attack of bricks, tiles, rotten eggs,
It can also be used as a weapon to smash and shovel opponents. The bamboo stick is hollow, so it hurts enough but will not cause too serious internal injuries. With these two powerful weapons in hand, the effect of suppressing the craftsmen's riots is very effective.
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Liu Ziguang took a fancy to this highly "combat-effective" unit in Li Peng's hands. According to the information from Nanchang, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the Jiangnan garrison was extremely low, and the organization was also incomplete. Only Suzhou Qianhu Post was among the cripples.
The general had a certain degree of combat effectiveness, and his actions in the Jiangnan area required the cooperation of local troops. Li Peng did not have any serious evil intentions, and his abilities were recognized, so he became Liu Ziguang's target.
The imperial envoy threw the hydrangea, and there was no reason for Li Qianhu not to accept it. After a free conversation, Li Peng had already regarded himself as a direct descendant of Liu Ziguang.
Li Peng, who was accused of persecuting workers in Jiangnan weaving industry, couldn't help but burst into tears when he talked about his sadness. He expressed in a choked voice the pain he felt when he was an accomplice in suppressing the workers: "I am from a poor family and know the difficulties of the craftsmen.
However, as a soldier, he had to carry out orders against his conscience. Every time he thought of the miserable plight of those craftsmen, he could not sleep. These are the details of the suppression of craftsmen by the Jiangnan Textile Department organized by the low-level officials and the money Cao Yin paid in bribes over the years. Please
The Imperial Envoy will take a look at it."
Li Peng presented Cao Yin's letter to Li Peng and a stack of banknotes. These are good materials for convicting Cao Yin in the future. Liu Ziguang took these things with a smile, sighed considerately, and patted Li Peng on the shoulder.
He said: "It's rare for General Li to have such a conscience. I will ensure that you are fine in front of the Holy Majesty. General Li has been a member of Qianhu for many years. Seeing that you are so young, it seems that there is great hope for you to move forward.
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"Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your cultivation. The young general will be sure to follow your lead." Hearing Liu Ziguang's hint that he was going to be promoted, Li Peng couldn't help being happy. He climbed down from his chair and bowed his head.