Wang Yangming and Yang Shen nodded, and had to admit that the literary style in the south was indeed much more prosperous than in the north, especially in the heart of Jiangnan. There were even more literati in Nanjing, which would never be seen in Beijing.
of.
A long river runs through it, which is the famous Qinhuai River in Nanjing.
Walking onto the Qinhuai River, Chu Yi looked at both sides, and a passage came to mind.
Ten miles away from Qinhuai, there are half talents and half beauties, one tribute courtyard and one fireworks.
A river separates the two banks. On one side is the Jiangnan Gongyuan, the main examination room of the Jiangnan General Examination, and on the other side is the gathering place for famous prostitutes in the southern religious circles. It can be said that there are ten miles of pearl curtains and six dynasties of gold powder.
Ancient streets and alleys, pavilions and painted boats, only when you enter the Qinhuai River do you understand the extravagant scene in the south of the Yangtze River.
Suddenly, several scholars were seen walking by quickly, and only one of them could be heard saying: "Today, all of you, brothers Nian, are going to guard the gate of Zhongguanfu to seek justice for Chen Yuanjing and others who died tragically in the Songyang murder case. Let's go together."
, let’s go together!”
"I heard that guard eunuch Fan Heng is a confidant of the eunuch Chu Yi. I will make sure to make him look good today!"
"That's right, we don't know where Thief Chu is, so why can't we deal with him as a confidant?"
The group of people clearly heard the excited voices of the scholars who were passing by in a hurry, and looked at the way they walked away quickly, as if they were going to do something sacred.
Yang Shen and Wang Yangming couldn't help but look at Chu Yi. Yang Shen had personally experienced such a big thing as the Songyang Murder Case, and Wang Yangming had heard about it along the way, so they all knew something about the Songyang Murder Case.
Although they were mentally prepared for coming to Nanjing, they didn't expect to meet these scholars on the Qinhuai River.
Who is Chu Yi? He is the governor of Dongchang, a famous violent organization in the Ming Dynasty. He even dared to kill people in Songyang Academy.
Even though Fang Xiaoyu always gave people the impression of being knowledgeable and talented when getting along with them, like a polite scholar, they did not dare to underestimate him at all.
Chu Yi looked calm. He noticed the appearance of the two of them and couldn't help but smile and said: "Chu just does things with a clear conscience. People in this world are slandering me and slandering me. Is it possible that I want to kill them all? You won't
You think I’m such a narrow-minded person!”
Hearing what Chu Yi said, Yang Shen and Wang Yangming breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, they were really worried that Chu Yi would kill those scholars just now.
After all, Chu Yi has a precedent, and people are like this. As long as you have done something, when faced with the same thing, most people will think that you will make the same choice.
However, Chu Yi changed his words and said with a faint smile on his lips: "It just so happens that the Governor is about to go to guard the Zhongguan's residence. Is Mr. Yangming interested in accompanying me?"
Wang Yangming was stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly in his heart. Just now he said he was open-minded, but in the blink of an eye he rushed to the residence of the central garrison official.
However, Wang Yangming did not think that Chu Yi was really a narrow-minded person. Instead, he felt that Chu Yi had his true temperament. Besides, Chu Yi himself was going to see the guard eunuch Fan Heng. Before entering the city, he
Already know it.
I just hope that those scholars can accumulate some moral integrity and not make too much noise, otherwise, this person will not be as easy to provoke as others.
A sneer flashed in Yang Shen's eyes, and he said with disgust: "A group of people who are ruining the country with their empty talk. They have no strategy for governing the country. Instead, they are looking for flowers and willows, forming cliques for personal gain. All of them are experts. Yang is ashamed to be associated with them!"
During the Songyang murder case, he just stood up and said something that came from his heart, and was regarded by his so-called classmates as a scum of scholars and a lackey of Chu Yi. It was only from that time that Yang Shen finally saw through these people.
's true face.
Chu Yi and his party went straight to the long street where the official residence of the garrison was located.
After exiting the Qinhuai River, we entered a long street. This long street can be said to be the political center of Nanjing City. Six ministries, garrison officials and even left-behind nobles all live in this block. It is a little less prosperous and a little more prosperous.
Very solemn.
Because this is the residence of the Six Ministries and many nobles, and there are guards and soldiers patrolling on weekdays, so this neighborhood appears to be quite clean.
However, the peaceful neighborhood in the past was now full of noise, and all kinds of obscenities resounded in all directions. Even the officials on duty in the six yamen in the distance were alarmed, and they ran out one by one to watch from a distance.
, many people pointed, laughed and applauded, clearly watching the eunuch Fan Heng's joke.
"Brother Qin, it seems that our Eunuch Fan is going to be unlucky this time!"
A seventh-grade official looked at the garrison, stroking his beard and smiled: "That's natural. He is not the Governor of Chu. The emperor doesn't know who he is. If something happens later, the Tian family will be in trouble."
We must definitely hit him, the guard eunuch."
Another official heard this and echoed: "Who lets him use Chu Yi's name on weekdays? If we can't do anything to Chu Yi, can't we deal with him like Fan Heng?"
"Humph, it's good to make a fuss, so that Lord Yunyun in Beijing and the emperor can know the direction of the world's people. How could Chen Yushi's death be in vain?"
A well-informed official came up and whispered: "Everyone, I heard that the Governor of Chu has left Songshan and may be heading towards our city of Nanjing!"
The seventh-rank official from before couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "So what, this is Nanjing City. Even if Chu Yi comes, the dragon has to be coiled and the tiger has to lie down. We are not the ones who can call the shots here.
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The official glanced meaningfully at several of his colleagues, who couldn't help but remain silent for a while after hearing the words. Perhaps what the official said was a bit exaggerated, but it was also true. Others did not know which group of people controlled the land of Jiangnan.
But don’t they have any idea in mind?
The Li family of Songjiang, the Xu family of Huating, the Huang family of Shengze, the Ma family of Suzhou, and the Zhang family of Hangzhou are all big families rooted in the south of the Yangtze River. Textiles, mining, shipbuilding, porcelain, grain, tea and even the salt industry are all involved.
controlled by these clans.
These large families are often worth millions of taels of silver, and they are absolutely the uncrowned kings entrenched in the land south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty.
These large families controlled a country's economy, had vast hectares of fertile land, funded a large number of scholars, and supported officials from the DPRK and China as their spokespersons, gradually forming political factions such as the Chu Party, the Qi Party, the Zhejiang Party, and the Donglin Party in later generations.
The subsequent party struggles in the Ming Dynasty were not so much partisan disputes as they were conflicts of interest among the big families behind these parties.
The prosperous Jiangnan has created a large number of wealthy merchants, and large and powerful families have emerged, making it difficult for the imperial government to issue decrees in the Jiangnan area.
Although Liu Jin was a bit domineering when he was in power, it does not mean that he did not do practical things.
Liu Jin sent many mine supervisors and tax envoys to local areas to collect taxes. At the same time, Liu Jin also inspected the Lianghuai salt tax. I don’t know how many salt merchants were fattened by the salt tax, and the officials suffered heavy losses.
In addition, Liu Jin also sent people to sort out the land across the country, focusing on the land of the guards.
Not talking about land, just collecting taxes and checking the Lianghuai salt tax made Liu Jin completely offend the entire Jiangnan and even the world's gentry and officials.
Throughout Jiangnan, driven by the forces whose interests were touched by Liu Jin and suffered heavy losses, countless scholars criticized Liu Jin verbally and writtenly. Under such circumstances, whenever Liu Jin was mentioned in Jiangnan, countless people really wanted to cut him into pieces.
Chu Yi came to Jiangnan not just for a tour. The things Liu Jin did were beneficial to the country. Even he, according to his plans and plans, would probably be much more radical than Liu Jin in the future.
With Liu Jin in front of him, Chu Yi wanted to see how powerful the forces that controlled Jiangnan were, and at the same time, he also wanted to better identify which forces were controlling the vast Jiangnan area.