Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 435
"Tattoo."

A rush of horseshoes shattered the tranquility of Yangzhou in the morning, and the two fast horses did not stop until they reached the Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture.

"There is an imperial decree!"

"Huai'an Urgent Report!"

The two knights did not come from the same place. Fortunately, the knight in Huai'an reported that the imperial decree would be sent in this way, which is really shocking.

Soon the guards brought the two of them in. Ye Xun got up early at this time. This is the third report about the civil uprising in Huai'an today. Ye Xun has basically been aware of what happened there. .

After the knight who had delivered the imperial decree handed over the letter box carried behind his back to Ye Xun, he was taken down by the guards to rest.

This is a decree that Ye Xun asked the cabinet to draft and then stamped by Mu Zheng. The content of the decree is to order Ye Xun to temporarily restrain the military affairs of the four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

In fact, Ye Xun still has to thank this sudden civil uprising, otherwise he wouldn't have been reminded to use this method to seize power!

The knight who reported the latest battle situation in Huai'an was left behind by Ye Xun, and he ordered someone to bring him a bowl of hot soup to drink before letting him narrate the matter.

"Grandpa, Hou Wu and the other Bailian rebels have no intention of breaking out of the siege. According to the news from the brothers who sneaked into the city, the rebels only have more than [-] people, most of them are refugees who were kidnapped. General Lu It depends on the battle"

Just as Ye Xun expected, the two Huaihe Rivers were flooded the year before last. Although the imperial court allocated money and food for disaster relief, after layers of exploitation, there was almost nothing left in the hands of the people. That's why a large number of homeless people appeared. refugees.

Huai'an and Yangzhou are close at hand, one is heaven, but the other seems to be in hell.

The disaster relief in the early stage was unfavorable, and it coincided with the emperor's three changes in the court, so no one cared about the victims of the Lianghuai disaster, which finally led to today's disaster.

Inciting people's hearts has always been the best thing of the White Lotus Sect. The refugees and the backbone of the White Lotus Sect have built the skeleton of the rebel army.

It’s just that the rebels only have more than [-] people, and Huai’an is surrounded by imperial troops. Under normal circumstances, this group of rebels should either break out of the encirclement as soon as possible, or break up into pieces and flee in all directions. Anyway, they shouldn’t play the trick of defending themselves .

If something goes wrong, it will be a demon!
After ordering someone to take the messenger knight down to rest, Ye Xun sat on the chair and pondered for a moment, then suddenly let out a cold snort.

Lao Tzu's army is in hand, who cares what kind of monster he is?

Thinking of this, he said sharply: "Come here, in the name of the military eunuchs of the four provinces appointed by the imperial governor, call the commanders of Nanjing's various guards to come to discuss matters, within a day limit, and those who arrive late will be dealt with by the military law!"

After giving this order, Ye Xun sent another order to Lu Chun to surround and not fight the rebels, mainly to prevent them from fleeing in all directions.

Now this rebel army has become a bait for Ye Xun. Ye Xun wants to use this bait to completely control the military power of the guards in the south of the Yangtze River.

Feeling that the 500 people around him were too few, Ye Xun had sent an order to An Wanshan to lead [-] Liaodong troops to the south at high speed.

An Wanshan is a general promoted by Ye Xun in Tieling. He is low-key and loyal to Ye Xun. He has been in command of the Yongzi Battalion of the Liaodong Army. He is currently in charge of training soldiers in the Beijing camp.

After arranging all these, Ye Xun still felt a little uneasy. This was purely an intuition. Xiang Biao's further report hadn't been delivered yet, and Ye Xun was not a god, so he couldn't be a prophet at all.

Taibailou is said to be the best restaurant in Yangzhou. It seems that the name Taibai is almost used by merchants. Even restaurants that look a bit like this are willing to use this name. It seems that this is not enough to show that the restaurant is different. of.

This is where Shen Changshan made an appointment with the salt merchants for Ye Xun.

If Ye Xun was just an ordinary eunuch, these salt men in Yangzhou would never talk to Ye Xun at all.

It must be explained that officials at all levels in the dynasty were relatively sound. The salt industry, as an important income of the country, was not only managed by special officials, but even eunuchs were sent to supervise it.

However, after Ye Xun abolished the Supervisor of Rituals, all the guarding eunuchs in various places were withdrawn, and all the salt tax was transferred to the Ministry of Households. The eunuchs no longer have any authority here.

But these salt merchants, who is not a person with a hand and an eye?He also maintains a close relationship with the big shots in Beijing, so how could he not know who Ye Xun is?
Even if Ye Xun didn't look for them, they still thought about how to curry favor with Ye Xun, so when they heard that Ye Xun was going to entertain them, they all seemed to be on rockets, afraid that they would come later than others.

After noon, the restaurant began to clear the venue, and no individual customers were accepted. Even so, when Ye Xun came, thirty or forty well-dressed men still crowded the lobby on the first floor of the restaurant.

It's not how tall these people are, but that they all squeezed to the door, and none of them refused to fall behind, and almost collapsed the door of the restaurant.

"Eunuch Ye, I have admired your name for a long time, this is a famous post from a villain!"

"Grandpa Ye, this is a little thought from a villain, I hope you will accept it with a smile!".
The scene was so noisy that it almost became a vegetable market.

Shen Changshan who came with Ye Xun saw this, frowned, and said loudly: "Everyone, please be safe and don't be impatient, there will be time for you to introduce yourself, what's the point of being crowded here?"

Hearing what Shen Changshan said, the salt merchants made way for a passage.

Ye Xun smiled and clasped his fists to the surroundings. He was about to walk inside when he suddenly felt someone pulling him. He turned his head and saw Xiaoluo behind him.

In order to avoid inconvenience, Xiao Luo dressed up as a handsome book boy and followed Ye Xun.

Among the women around Ye Xun, Xiao Luo has always been the most humble, never disturbing Ye Xun, never making any demands, just standing behind Ye Xun like a shadow.

All around looked into his own eyes, but he didn't want Xiaoluo to pull him at this time. Ye Xun knew that Xiaoluo must have something to say.

Just as she was about to ask what was the matter, she saw Xiaoluo's eyes looking across the street. Following Xiaoluo's gaze, she saw two women, one big and one small, on the other side of the street. It doesn't look like a kind person, the young one is only three or four years old, and there is a straw stuck in his collar.

Ye Xun understood that this was selling a child, but from the looks of it, the little girl was not like that woman's child.

Thinking of Xiaoluo's life experience, Ye Xun immediately understood what she wanted to do, patted Xiaoluo's arm, and said softly, "Go! Do whatever you want."

Gratitude flashed in Xiaoluo's eyes, and she quickly walked across the street.

The actions of Ye Xun and Xiaoluo fell in the eyes of the salt merchants. Seeing Xiaoluo's handsome appearance, everyone seemed to realize that they were secretly thinking about the gift they had prepared for Eunuch Ye before. .

Amid all the praise, Ye Xun was invited to the second floor by the salt merchants like the stars, and after taking the main seat, all kinds of delicacies were brought up like flowing water.

Can be considered as the best restaurant in Xiaojin Cave like Yangzhou, naturally has its unique features, not to mention the dishes, the decoration of the restaurant is extremely elegant and luxurious, the walls are covered with famous poems written by celebrities, if not When it comes to serving food and wine, it is easy for people to regard this as a classroom.

The maids who served the food and drinks were all beauties in their twenties, and they were all dazzled by the sight of Yingying and Yanyan.

Before the banquet started, another carriage stopped downstairs, and then a middle-aged literati in his thirties, slender and elegant, stepped out of the carriage
(End of this chapter)