This scene fell in the eyes of Emperor Jing Xing, who immediately gave rise to an angry shout: "Whether it was done by people from other countries or domestic bandits, I only want an answer!"
"At that time, if there is any hatred or grievances, the Ministry of War will raise the funds."
"What you Dongfang Ming has to do is to find out the truth for me within ten days!"
"Retreat!" After saying this, Emperor Jing Xing stood up directly, turned around and left without even looking at Dongfang Ming.
This time, he was really angry to the extreme.
If he finds out who did it, he will definitely retaliate with tooth for tooth and blood for blood!
…
However, before Dongfang Ming could find out the murderer, something even more unpredictable happened!
Yizhou has rebelled!
After Li Huai'an, the magistrate of Yiling County in Yizhou, learned that the disaster relief food in Yizhou had been robbed, he finally didn't want to endure it anymore and directly incited the people to rebel.
In just a few days, they visited eight major counties.
Now, half of Yizhou has fallen.
I'm afraid it will be hard to support the remaining half.
Although this news was of vital importance, it was heavily blocked by Li Huai'an, and it was already nearly ten days before it was delivered to the court.
After Emperor Jing Xing learned about it, the anger that he had finally suppressed surged up again in an instant.
The look in Dongfang Ming's eyes made people shudder.
When Dongfang Ming saw this, he knew he was guilty. Although the main fault did not lie with him, he was the person in charge of the whole thing after all, so if something happened, the emperor would have no problem finding him.
Therefore, in order to save his life, Dongfang Ming could only make up for the court's losses, spending a full 700,000 taels of silver!
Even if the Dongfang family is a century-old family in Qiandu City, it is really difficult to spend so much money at once.
Fortunately, Emperor Jing Xing was a relatively generous emperor.
Then he put the money into the treasury and chose to forgive Dongfang Ming.
Immediately, people were selected to put down the rebellion.
After much selection, the candidates given by the Ministry of War were Xinyang Marquis and Zhang Huaiyang!
The reason is that Zhang Huaiyang is from Yizhou and knows the customs, terrain, humanities, etc. of Yizhou, so it is most appropriate to send him to quell the rebellion.
Emperor Jing Xing heard this and thought it was very good, so he used the 700,000 taels of silver donated by Dongfang Ming as military pay and rations, and then asked Zhang Huaiyang to lead the army on the expedition.
Zhang Huaiyang originally looked down on Li Huaian, the magistrate of Yiling. After all, he was just a scholar. He dared to rebel, which was just to please the public.
In his opinion, it would take at most ten days to put down this rebellion.
But who would have thought that he was entangled!
He was completely entangled in Yizhou, and even in the confrontation with Li Huai'an, he was at a disadvantage many times.
It is true that Li Huaian is a scholar, but who would have thought that he is actually a scholar who understands the art of war.
Moreover, this rebellion was not a temporary initiative, but preparations were made in many aspects.
By the time Zhang Huaiyang arrived, nearly three-quarters of Yizhou had completely fallen into Li Huai'an's hands.
After Zhang Huaiyang saw it, he was dumbfounded. How do you ask me to fight this? Don't blame me, even if the King of Zhongshan comes, he can't put down the rebellion in ten days!
Therefore, this war to quell the chaos was changed from a blitzkrieg to a protracted war.
And this is the situation that Emperor Jing Xing least wants to see.
Because the longer you fight, the more money and food you consume.
The money and food currently accumulated by the imperial court are all used to conquer enemy countries.
It's either the Western Jin Dynasty or the Southern Chen Dynasty. In short, no matter what, it can't be lost at home.
But the matter has come to this, and there is nothing we can do about it.
After all, changing generals before battle is a taboo for military strategists!
What's more, others may not be as good as Zhang Huaiyang.
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After such a series of twists and turns, Li Changkong's first year after coming to Daqian has finally arrived!
In the footsteps of the New Year, every household has shed the fatigue of the past and put on a happy smile.
The elderly are blessed with longevity, and the children are blessed with wisdom and good fortune.
The Wulinghou Mansion was even more prepared early.
The New Year's Eve dinner was so rich that even a young man like Li Changkong, who lived in the 21st century in his previous life and was used to eating delicacies from all over the world, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
It just doesn't taste that good. After all, condiments such as chili peppers were brought from the Americas in Chinese history.
Daqian is almost non-existent now, so the taste of the cooked dishes will always be a little different.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, a bunch of people from the Wulinghou Mansion came out of the courtyard and saw a wooden box placed in the open space.
After opening it, it was revealed to be...Daqian's first firework made by Li Changkong himself!
As for the effect, since I don’t have a lot of money, I can double all the raw materials, so it’s quite shocking.
Everyone is naturally very interested in strange things like fireworks.
Except for one person: Butler Yang!
Since Zhen Jian entered the palace, many important responsibilities have fallen on him.
Like...lighting fireworks.
This thing, the young master said, is safe, but... you only have one life.
He wanted to cry a little.
"Master, are you sure this won't explode immediately?" he asked back with a trembling voice.
Hearing this, Li Changkong took two steps back again and hid behind a tall and thick pillar. Then he nodded and said loudly: "I'm sure, go ahead!"
When Butler Yang saw this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Okay, I'm even more panicked.
But the master was watching, so he had no choice but to move forward.
Lift the incense in your hand and light the fuse.
Sizzle!
As the flame ignited, the lead wire shortened rapidly.
As soon as Butler Yang saw it, he immediately ran back, using all his strength, even if he fell into a dog and gnawed in the mud, he didn't care.
After running out for more than ten meters, Butler Yang heard a loud bang behind him.
A huge fire shot straight into the sky!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There were several loud noises in succession, and the fire exploded, forming brilliant and gorgeous fireworks.
Floating down from the sky, it is so beautiful.
Everyone in the Wulinghou Mansion could not help but be stunned by this scene.
Many maids and servants looked at their young master blankly.
I secretly thought to myself, is this really caused by the young master? Could it be that the young master is really a god from heaven who has descended to earth?
After being scared at first, Butler Yang felt a little complacent.
Although this thing was made by the young master, at least he ordered it himself.
As for Li Zhufeng, he looked at the bright fireworks in the night sky, and then turned to look at Li Changkong under the fireworks. His nose was a little sore, and he thought of his long-dead wife.
"Xin'er, our child has grown up." He murmured to himself in an undetectable voice.
At the same time, inside the palace.
In the courtyard of Qingren Palace, Princess Huaiqing looked at the rising fireworks, thought for a while, and remembered that it seemed to be the direction of Wulinghou Mansion, so there was a sense of sadness deep in her eyes.
Prince Liu Yu was returning to the East Palace from Renshou Palace. When he saw the fireworks in the sky, he was startled and angrily shouted: "Who dares to act wild on my head!"
After realizing that there was no danger, he calmed down and said with emotion: "Are these the fireworks that Lao Li mentioned?"