Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 2 Sun Chuanting

In the late Ming Dynasty, both the imperial court and local prefectures and counties were extremely short of money and food.

However, Sun Chuanting was not included.

When Chongzhen served as the governor of Shaanxi in the ninth year, he vigorously rectified the military settlements and obtained 45 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain in three years.

Thousands of soldiers were defeated in the Battle of Taoyuan last August, and Sun Chuanting returned to Xi'an. In just half a year, he recruited [-] new troops.

Regardless of its combat power for the time being, just the money and food of these 100,000 people, the money and food consumed in a year, not counting 100,000 taels is not enough to win.

In today's huge Shaanxi, the richest person, besides the Qin Palace, is Sun Chuanting.

Not at this time, wait for his defeat and give it to Li Zicheng?
Zhu Yixi said without changing his face, "Did you take what I asked you to take?"

"Take it!" Shisan hugged tightly in his arms, trembling a little.

"Then don't be afraid!"

Zhu Yixi swaggered ahead, and the clan members were in a state of uncertainty. When they arrived at the governor's office, they were on the contrary:
Anyway, I have food to eat in prison. I am a clan, so I am afraid of it.

"Stop—" Seeing more than a dozen beggars approaching, the guard immediately drew out his knife and threatened, "This is the governor's office, beg for food and go to another place."

"Bah!" Thirteen rushed forward, spat, puffed out his chest, and said arrogantly: "I don't want to come over and have a look, this is Qin Fan Heyang County King Fengsi, Lieutenant Fengguo!"

"Lieutenant? Clan?"

The guard laughed loudly when he heard the words: "If the King of Qin comes, maybe he can give some face. Little Lieutenant Feng Guo, Xi'an City has eight hundred if not one thousand. It would be a pleasure not to come here!"

"Go away—"

Zhu Yixi was helpless immediately, he knew that there should be some bribes at this time, but the money was blaring, where did the money come from?
I can't say, wait for the account I want, I will give you some, right?
Ambition came to ask for a bill, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even get in the door.

At this moment, two generals came out, one with a rough face and the other slender and handsome, both of them were hulking and fierce.

Although they came out together, they didn't communicate at all, and they left with cold faces.

As for the crowd like beggars, they didn't even look at them.

Of course Zhu Yixi knew of these two, the rough one was Bai Guangen, the chief soldier, and the other handsome one was Gao Jie, who seduced Li Zicheng's wife, as the deputy chief soldier.

Although the two are powerful generals, their military discipline is extremely poor. Only Sun Chuanting can restrain them, and they are well-known in Xi'an.

"We're here to ask for a bill."

"It's time to pay back the Zonglu that the imperial court owed us for more than ten years."

"Pay back, pay back!"

Everyone knows that measures must be taken at this time, otherwise the threshold will not be touched, and in an instant, there will be a lot of noise, and they will rush forward.

The guards were taken aback: "Don't die!"

"Don't die? You don't want to die!"

Zhu Yixi puffed up his chest and scolded in a cold voice: "Although I am only a lieutenant of Fengguo, I am still a clan. If I beat you to death, I will imprison you at most. If you beat me, you will implicate the nine clans and suffer cramps."

"Sovereign, what is peeling!" Shisan Shi said involuntarily.

"It's like burying a person in the soil, cutting a hole in the head, pouring mercury into it, and then itching so badly, poof, the person jumped up naked, wouldn't the whole skin be preserved!"

"Assault on the clan, and it's still in front of the Governor's Mansion, even Governor Sun can't protect you."

Zhu Yixi had no fear on his face, and said in a cold voice, the air turned dark for a few moments between his empty mouth and white teeth.

On the empty streets, a sudden gust of cold wind blew up.

All the clan members shivered, gathered their skirts, and their faces turned pale with fright.

And the guard of the Governor's Mansion, even though he was a soldier, was terribly frightened. He shrank his neck and swallowed hard. The spear in his hand suddenly became slippery, and he couldn't hold it tightly.

The extrajudicial privilege of the clan is well known.

"You, what are you going to do!"

The guard insisted, his eyes flinched a bit.

"Go and report, just talk, the emperor will take our governor to prison in a few days!"

The words are not shocking and endless, Zhu Yixi is willing to go all out.

Anyway, he was about to starve to death, so he had to learn from some strategists.

"Is this true?"

"I am the clan, why did I lie to you?"

"You wait!"

Now, everyone turned pale with fright. As a personal soldier, Governor Sun is the bread and butter of his parents.

Seems to have found a reason, someone rushed to report.

For the rest, they could only watch helplessly, not daring to take a step forward. The arrogance just now dissipated in an instant.

In the courtyard, as the governor of the three sides, Sun Chuanting had gray temples, frowned, and looked at the pile of letters in his hand.

This is from friends in Beijing and China, one after another, all of which are the impeachment of Shaanxi Haoyou gentry who are dissatisfied with him.

The most important thing is that Taoyuan was defeated last year, and the current Emperor Chongzhen is somewhat dissatisfied with it.

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting couldn't help feeling a little headache.

In order to calm down the rioters, he exhausted all his efforts. Since the ten years of Chongzhen, there have been no more military disasters in Shaanxi.

I never thought that this group of gentry would be so ungrateful, it's really abominable.

"Report to the governor, there are people outside the door asking for a bill, a large group of people."

"Huh? When did I owe someone money?" Sun Chuanting waved his hand, "You mess around and beat him out with a stick."

"Governor, it's Qin Fan's clan. They have a lot of people and surrounded the gate. They also said that the court will take you to prison after a few days."

"Absurd——" Sun Chuanting straightened up, his face full of anger: "The majestic clan is talking about government affairs!"

However, did you hear it from King Qin?Also, is there a way?
Containing his anger, Sun Chuanting said: "Let the leader come in! I want to see who he is."

"Gathering in front of the yamen, how decent is it!"

After tidying up his appearance a little, Sun Chuanting looked serious.

In the past, he would still have taken into account the status of the clan, but the court is now cloudy, and these are not worth mentioning.

Soon, Zhu Yixi turned left and right, and saw the hale and hearty Sun Chuanting, Governor Sun.

Sun Chuanting, courtesy name Boya, is only 50 years old this year, with a Chinese character face, a goatee, a burly figure, sharp eyes, the elegance of a literati coexists with the burly warrior, and he is not angry and majestic.

"Lieutenant Zhu Yixi of Fengguo, I have met Governor Sun."

Seeing this famous historical general, Zhu Yixi couldn't help cheering up, suppressing his tension, and cupped his hands.

"Why did the lieutenant come here? Are you talking nonsense?"

Sun Chuanting frowned, suddenly became imposing, and dissatisfied: "Don't spread any rumors, or don't blame me for writing a letter, and go to Fengyang for a visit."

"Fengyang is good. It just so happens that I've been hungry for a few days. If I go to Fengyang, I won't be hungry."

On the contrary, Zhu Yixi was thick-skinned and refused to get in.

Sun Chuanting was helpless, where did this bastard come from, and the clan was so depraved.

"The younger generation came here with only one thing, please ask the governor to return the Zonglu of our clan."

Zhu Yixi said seriously:

"From the first year of Chongzhen to the present, the local government has not issued clan salaries for 16 years, which is contrary to the ancestral system. Our clan has suffered a lot, and countless people have starved to death. I hope the governor will understand and distribute one or two."

"This--"

Sun Chuanting pondered for a moment, followed the rules of previous years, and began to play tricks:

"The imperial court wants me to raise food and grass by myself. All I get is military rations, so it's hard to embezzle them for other purposes. For the matter of Zong Lu, I'd better go to the chief secretary's yamen!"

(End of this chapter)