Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 20
Zhu Yixi was very satisfied with another bumper harvest.

However, the name of Ma Bandit is probably resounding throughout Chang'an County and Xi'an City, so it can no longer be used for the time being.

From Zhu Yi to Zhu Shi, plus Zhu Mou, Zhu Meng, and Zhu Jing, almost all of them participated in it. Under his planning, it was so smooth and smooth.

So, in the account books, each person recorded 30 taels of gold again.

Placed in the basement properly, Zhu Yixi slept peacefully.

The next day, he was awakened by the noise.

"what happened?"

"The suzerain is a member of the county government. Wanfu reported to the officials last night, and the guards are going door-to-door to investigate!"

Thirteen smiled and said, "I know your identity, so the guard just took a look and left."

Zhu Yixi also laughed, took the willow branch from Shisan's hand, grabbed a handful of salt, and began to fiddle with it in his mouth.

After rinsing his mouth, he said: "This business is not easy to do, let's take a break!"

"Okay!" Thirteen nodded hurriedly, he had always obeyed the suzerain's words.

"Sect Master, there is a temple fair in Ci'en Temple today, do you want to go for a walk?" Shisan showed an excited expression.

"Temple fair?" Zhu Yixi became interested. After a month of busy work, he really didn't have a moment to rest. It was time to combine work and rest.

Just when he was about to go out, an order came from the governor's mansion, asking him to go outside the city gate and meet the supervising army together.

"Really!" Zhu Yixi was quite irritable, and he couldn't help himself in the officialdom.

"Thirteen, lead the horse, I'm going to meet the supervisor."

Immediately after practicing equestrianism for a month, he finally looked decent, dressed in official uniform, and went outside the city.

The scene outside the city was extremely lively.

Headed by Sun Chuanting, the governor of the three sides, Feng Shikong, the governor of Shaanxi, Huang Yi, the commander, Cui Eryuan, the prefect of Xi'an, Jian Yuanrui, the prefect of Xi'an, and Luo Shangwen, Niu Chenghu, Gao Jie, Bai Guangen and other powerful generals in the Qin army also greeted them in person.

Zhu Yixi is no exception.

Thousands of people are mighty and mighty, and the overseer army who came here in a hurry, saw it with their own eyes, and it was also very useful.

Sun Chuanting gave him face, and he naturally gave way.

There was a smile on the gray face, and for a while, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

Zhu Yixi saw it in his eyes, but thought in his heart, this supervising army represented the will of Emperor Chongzhen.

Obviously, Sun Chuanting's repeated disobedience and dispatch of troops had displeased Emperor Chongzhen, and he even sent a supervising army directly to convey the emperor's order directly.

But, likewise, Sun Chuanting is also a stubborn person. How could Qing Tian, ​​who dared to stand upright in the late Ming Dynasty, be afraid of the little supervising army?

Putting on such a big posture now seems to be welcome, but isn't it a deterrent?

This is not to blame for Sun Chuanting's actions. If the emperor hadn't directed the war indiscriminately for so many years, Li Zicheng would have been finished long ago. Why is it so corrupt?

Before the full of complaints could be finished, the scene was over.

After finishing the work, Zhu Yixi lost some interest and continued to visit the temple fair in Ci'en Temple.

For the city of Xi'an, which has been ruined for many years, perhaps the temple fair is the only bright spot left!
……

Sun Chuanting welcomed Su Jing, the supervising army, to the restaurant and hosted a banquet for him.

Military officers are not qualified to accompany them, and civil servants don't have much interest in it, but they are just talking and laughing.

Su Jing drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Let's have more banquets with the governor. After traveling thousands of miles, we can finally take a break."

"With the arrival of the Supervisory Army, the Xi'an Mansion is full of splendor!" Governor Feng Shikong couldn't help laughing and said:
"I toast you!"

"Okay!" Su Jing smiled and also drank a cup.

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere gradually became lively, and the wine was hot in the ears. At some point, the topic of Datoupu was mentioned.

Su Jing couldn't help but turn pale and said: "There are hundreds of corpses pulled out of the city every day. People in the capital are in panic. It's really a tragedy in the world."

Sun Chuanting also couldn't help saying: "The same is true in northern Shaanxi. Drought, plague, and banditry are hard to describe."

The atmosphere gradually became depressed.

Even now, even the most loyal civil servants feel that the Ming court is about to collapse.

As the so-called interaction between heaven and man, during the Chongzhen period, countless droughts, plagues, and foreign invasions drained too many people's energy.

At this time, Su Jing looked at the crowd, sighed, and said:
"News came from the south. In the first month, the intruder named himself Marshal, changed Xiangyang to Xiangjing, set up officials and ranks, and hundreds of officials. The emperor heard about it, and Suye sighed with sorrow."

Sun Chuanting's face darkened instantly.

Governor Feng Shikong hurriedly said: "The thieves are raging, but they are like grasshoppers after autumn. They don't hop for a long time. Your Excellency has been training day and night, and he never slacks off."

As he said that, he said excitedly: "Last month, [-] chariots took shape, and they are easily captured against intruders."

"Really? Governor Sun is so capable?"

Su Jing was a little surprised, and hurriedly said happily: "The governor has trained for half a year, and it has achieved results. I don't know when I will be able to leave Tongguan in the east?"

Sun Chuanting frowned, glanced at the crowd, and said in a deep voice, "Don't be in a hurry."

The civil servants were silent, not daring to look at each other.

Su Jing was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "The thieves are powerful, if you just sit back and ignore them, I'm afraid they will corrupt the world."

"Nowadays they are full of recruits, and they can easily catch other thieves, but most of the intruders are old thieves, so don't use soldiers lightly."

Sun Chuanting glanced sideways at him, and Su Jing was startled, obviously frightened.

At this moment, he said in a calm manner: "Now is not the time, it is not easy to deal with the elite soldiers, and it is even more difficult to deal with the elite soldiers of the old thieves."

"Yes, but the emperor is in a hurry in Beijing..."

"What's the use of rushing?"

Sun Chuanting got up, his eyes were like torches, and he said sharply: "If it is useful, the world will be at peace long ago."

"Could it be that a word of urgency will send a hundred thousand Qin soldiers to death?"

As he said that, Sun Chuanting glared at him, and Su Jing, who was so frightened, turned pale and couldn't speak.

The rest of the civil servants were also taken aback, and they rarely saw Sun Chuanting glaring.

"Sorry, I'm sorry, you guys continue to eat!"

Sun Chuanting waved his sleeves, turned and left, leaving the surprised officials and the terrified supervising army behind.

Sun Chuanting returned home angrily, his face flushed, and his anger could not be dissipated for a long time.

The stepmother, Mrs. Zhang, came out, offered a cup of tea, and softly comforted her: "And why? Didn't you go to meet the supervising army?"

"What destroying the prison army!" Sun Chuanting heard the words and scolded angrily: "Just after the banquet, he has been urging to send troops. He thinks that soldiers and horses can come out in a day just by lip service?"

As he said that, his eyes turned red: "Most of the court thinks that I cherish feathers, refuses to send troops, and even calls me a traitor.

Who would know that I lost my elite last year, how can I be an opponent of a thief with hundreds of thousands of troops now? "

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help comforting her:
"After all, it is for the imperial court. A little grievance is nothing. The high-ranking officials in the imperial court are high-ranking and boastful like Zhao Kuo. You just need to uphold yourself and put down the chaos in the future. Who dares to speak nonsense? Maybe you will feel ashamed!"

After Sun Chuanting heard the words, he calmed down and smiled: "You can understand the gentlemen in the court hall, Madam."

Zhang's pretty face flushed, and she hurriedly said: "It's just a woman's opinion."

Zhang is the daughter of Zhang Zhijie, the general governor of Nanjing, and a virtuous housemate.

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