The snowstorm in Kuanzhou and Jizhou lasted for a long time. After the spring started in the 30th year of Yuanzhang, there was a late spring cold. The Shuo River, which had just shown signs of thawing, froze again. It was not until after the Dragon Boat Festival that the weather stopped recurring.
Wu Jin returned to Kyoto in April, and the emperor recognized him as the internal commander of imperial edicts. He was in charge of internal affairs, drafted confidential edicts, established a historical museum, and granted him 200,000 yuan.
After holding the post of Zhishi Guan for one year, he can be entrusted with important responsibilities and move up the official rank.
As soon as this news came out, Wu Jin suddenly became a popular person.
In early May, the Prince of Jiyang County asked His Majesty for the Qianqing of the Tanzhou clan farm. The Emperor agreed, but Wu Jin refused the imperial edict and even wrote a letter asking the Emperor to return the land to the people. This offended the Emperor and the new minister, who had just been hot, quickly cooled down. .
The matter of Tanzhou Zhuangtian has also been settled.
Under the emperor's anger, Wu Jin still spoke out and wrote several times that Tanzhou no longer had a vassal king, but nearly ten thousand hectares of fertile land was still recorded in Zongzheng Temple. No taxes were paid, and no grain was paid. As far as the country was concerned, it was already a wasteland. , please Zongzheng Temple return the land to the people.
Following Wu Jin's letter, some of the admonishing officials also followed suit, and the people's voices became even louder. On May 20, the emperor had to issue an order to order Zongzheng Temple to clean up the fields in various states. No rewards were given to clan members, but they were still recorded. Those registered will be returned to the local people.
The emperor's move was praised by people all over the world. Therefore, the emperor promoted Wu Jin to the rank of doctor in the capital, and drafted imperial edicts for the Hanlin Academy.
The clan in Kyoto wanted to cut Wu Jin into pieces with a thousand knives. Countless pairs of eyes stared at him, trying to catch his mistakes and pull him down.
On June 11, Wu Jin went to the dock and bought a basket of peaches from the boat. The boat left the dock that night and brought a letter back to the Jeju dock.
Yin Bei took the letter from Shi Yuan, took the tabloid and the newspaper, and hurried to Baozhai. He crossed the suspension bridge, and when he arrived at Baozhai, it was Chenshi, and the soldiers of Baozhai were practicing in the main school field.
The army was arranged into five lines, each with an infantry camp and a horse camp. Two lines of elite soldiers were selected from them, arranged in three formations, pretending to be golden prisoners, and arrayed on both sides.
The men and horses were in full formation, their armors, pouches, blades, and spears flashing hot light, illuminating fifty thousand solemn faces.
Big drops of sweat shook off the side of his pocket, but no one raised his hand to wipe them away.
Zhong Jiaqing watched the battle from a high platform. Seeing the two sides arrayed, he waved the battle flags in his hands, and two war drummers beat two big cowhide drums.
"Dong——dong——"
Mo Lingfeng was dressed as a golden prisoner and stood in front of the formation. Before the sound of the drums could be heard, she had already led the soldiers behind her to gallop forward and instantly broke a gap in the front defense.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Dou immediately flipped the flag, and with Nomad Qing on the left and right, led everyone to divide into two square formations, forming a large formation that surrounded both sides.
The "Jinlu" who was charging into the battle just now was flanked in an instant.
Mo Lingfeng didn't panic at all, and his voice was sonorous and powerful: "Fire the arrow!"
"put!"
The sound of the bow string being drawn was overwhelming, and wooden poles without arrows shot to both sides like rain, forcibly outflanking and forcing a road to the sky.
Zhong Jiaqing stood on the high platform, staring closely at the movements of the "Golden Prisoner", and then watching how the soldiers responded, remembering the shortcomings one by one.
He raised his hand to test his sweat and saw Mo Lingfeng leading the infantry in front of the cavalry. They separated and hunted the three cavalry in groups of three. Two people blocked the horse's attack, and one used a wooden wind-picking knife to hit the horse. leg.
The Fengfeng Dao was originally made to deal with Tiefutu. After Tiefutu found a way to deal with it, the Fengfeng Dao was abandoned. Unexpectedly, Mo Lingfeng remembered it and used it directly on ordinary cavalry.
Zhong Jiaqing's face turned red with excitement. Seeing that Jin Lu was invincible, he personally picked up the gong and hammer and called the gold to withdraw his troops.
The army stopped practicing and assembled in an orderly manner. Zhong Jiaqing shouted: "The winner - the right side!"
The soldiers behind Mo Lingfeng burst into loud cheers, shaking the fortress like a wave.
But Nomad Qing was dejected. His already short stature had become half shorter, and he felt ashamed to see others.
According to his original fighting method, besieging with a large number of people would crush the opponent to death. Unexpectedly, Mo Lingfeng changed so quickly and even used infantry to attack the cavalry.
Zhong Jiaqing told the army to rest first and wait until tomorrow for the martial arts lecture. He walked down the high platform and talked to Mo Lingfeng as he walked.
"The Feng Dao is very useful in this way," he praised without hesitation, "but when it comes to the actual battlefield, it is still too dangerous to use infantry to attack cavalry."
Mo Lingfeng took off his helmet, revealing a wet head. The clothes under his armor were already soaked, and pieces stuck to his back.
She took the water bag from Yin Nan, drank most of it in one breath, then raised the water bag above her head, poured the remaining water on her head, threw the water bag to Yin Nan, and wiped her face: "This kind of The combat formation can be improved further."
Zhong Jiaqing nodded: "Let me think about it, you can rest first."
Mo Lingfeng panted heavily and walked back heavily. Before he entered the door, he saw Yin Bei and Zell standing at the door, one on the left and one on the right, like two door gods that they couldn't deal with.
"girl."
"General Mo."
Mo Lingfeng raised his legs and walked in: "Put down your things and go back."
Yin Bei responded, went in quietly, put things away, and then stepped out. Zell followed Mo Lingfeng with a bucket of hot water, feeling proud for some reason, as if he was the one enjoying preferential treatment among the two dogs.
Yin Nan took the hot water and poured it into the tub filled with cold water in the compartment. Mo Lingfeng put down his bag, took the xun from the table, and threw it to Zell: "Go out and blow it."
Zell took the xun, knowing that she was going to take a bath and change clothes, so he withdrew without any complaints and stood under the eaves to blow.
Yin Nan carried the empty bucket and also retreated: "Girl, the water is ready."
"Yes." Mo Lingfeng opened the things that Yin Bei sent, found Wu Jin's letter, tore off the envelope, shook the letter with one hand, took off his armor with the other, walked to the compartment, and put the He took off his heavy armor and stood by the bathtub to read the letter.
"Lingfeng, I have been in Kyoto for a few days, and I have been involved in a lot of turmoil. There are a lot of comments in the tabloids. I am afraid that I will mislead your plan, so I will explain all these clues for you.
In the eyes of others, the incident of Qianqing Zhuangtian in Tanzhou was because I was too arrogant, which brought disgrace to the emperor and his relatives.
As everyone knows, the prince of Jiyang County and the emperor have a feeling of contentment and sleep. If the emperor does not also have the intention to return the farm, it will be insignificant even if I break my head to remonstrate.
When I look at the dynasty, the treasury is empty, and the clan has become a plague of locusts. The prince of Jiyang County receives 10,000 shi of rice every year, and his son receives 1,000 shi of rice every year. Last year, the dynasty received 21,600,000 shi of rice. The entire clan chewed up 6.8 million stones.
The clan not only needs food, but also farmland for flowers. There are 20,000 acres of fertile land under the name of Jiyang County Prince, which is still not enough.
What the emperor did was nothing more than 'controlling locusts' first, then 'filling the national treasury', and finally 'pacifying the internal situation and fighting the external situation'.
Over the years, the Mo family has accumulated wealth from ten states, which is not only part of the national treasury, but also part of An Nei. "
Seeing this, Mo Lingfeng felt a surge of heat in his heart. He placed the letter on the bath bean box, took off his clothes, stepped into the tub, and sank into the slightly cool water.
The so-called emperor technique is to wipe out the Mo family.
(End of chapter)
