However, it was said that the imperial envoy to Guizhou was named Zhang Keyou, who was from Tongcheng (family of Zhang Ying and Zhang Tingyu) in Anqing Prefecture, Anhui Province. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Shaowu, and he was an outstanding judge (seventh grade) of Dali Temple at that time. He was outstanding and upright.
It just so happened that the emperor liked to appoint young people who were energetic, capable of doing things, and the most important thing was good health, so he was promoted to imperial envoy and sent to Guizhou to investigate corruption cases and local rebellions.
Of course, in addition to his own character, it is also related to his family background.
Zhang Keyou's father, Zhang Bingwen, served as the chief envoy of Shandong Province and vowed to defend the city to the death and serve the country with his life and death. His family was ruined and his family was ruined. His loyalty and martyrdom were highly respected among the scholars.
As his youngest son, he will definitely remain in his shadow.
And Zhang Keyou works in Dali Temple. He is good at investigating cases and is an upright person.
In this way, with excellent opportunities, abilities, and background, he naturally stood out and seized the opportunity.
Zhang Keyou was twenty-six years old, and he was in high spirits. He had served in Dali Temple for more than two years, and he knew very well about officialdom, especially the twists and turns between cases, which he knew very well.
Therefore, before he came to Guizhou, he planned to build a plank road openly and secretly plan for Chen Cang.
After entering Guizhou, he asked his personal servants to lead the guard of honor and stopped repairing in Xiuwen County in the north of Guizhou Prefecture. He then set out on the road lightly, accompanied by more than ten strong servants, and sneaked to the provincial capital.
I saw that the entire city of Guiyang (provincial government) was peaceful. It seemed that it had not been affected by the chaos and was still as peaceful as before.
It seems that due to He Tengjiao's conquest of Yunnan a few years ago, Jiangnan accents are everywhere in Guiyang, which is surprising.
As a native of Tongcheng, Zhang Keyou is no stranger to Nanjing dialect, and even feels more familiar with it in this other province.
"Old man, how do you sell this cake?" Zhang Keyou carefully asked with a Nanjing accent, concealing his Mandarin.
"Ten coins and a pound!" But the middle-aged man turned around excitedly, looked at him and said, "Are you from Yingtian Mansion?"
"I'm from Taiping Mansion." Zhang Keyou smiled.
"No wonder there are some inaccuracies." He said happily: "They are all from Nanzhili, and they are also from the same hometown!"
This is the best way to connect people from different places and from the same hometown, and it is also the most intimate relationship between people.
At this time, unlike later generations, clan and land were tied to personal attachments. The reputation of the village could even affect the promotion of officials and the marriage of family relatives and friends.
After some communication and chatting about local customs, especially Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, he was aggrieved:
"Nanzhili, how come it was divided into three parts?"
"If I want to eat a Dangshan pear, do I have to go across provinces?"
Zhang Keyou said quite casually: "It doesn't matter if they are divided. The provincial examinations are all in Yingtianfu, but there are more places, so that's good."
Later, Zhang Keyou asked about Guizhou affairs: "I heard there was a snowstorm recently? Is there a rebellion by local soldiers? Why do I feel like nothing is happening in Guizhou?"
"Who cares about a group of local people?" The man said disdainfully: "I heard that the money and food from Yunnan were stolen when they arrived in Guiyang City!"
"Without money, the natives must not cause chaos, otherwise how will they survive..."
After some inquiries, it turned out that the snowstorm occurred near Kaizhou. It used to be the land of the Shuixian clan. Due to the chaos in Tianqi year, the land was changed to Kaizhou.
Although there were some exiled officials from the imperial court taking office, after all, it had only been ten years since they had been converted to native lands. There were many native people below, and their lifestyles had not changed.
Disaster relief refers to Kaizhou, Pingyue Prefecture and other places that have recently returned due to the She'an Rebellion.
During this war, the She family even captured Chongqing and established the Liang Kingdom. As a result, Sichuan Governor Xu Keqiu died, Guizhou Governor Wang Sanshan died, and countless other general soldiers and officials died.
During the siege of the city, due to lack of food, 400,000 people in Guiyang were killed or injured, so much so that human flesh was sold openly, with one tael of silver worth four pounds of human flesh.
This nine-year Tusi Rebellion caused the ruins of Sichuan and Guizhou, and the troops in the southwest were depleted.
From this, it is not difficult to understand the hatred of Guizhou Han people towards chieftains.
"I also heard that all the officials in Guiyang, big and small, are eating well, and the major restaurants are packed every day. This has not happened for many years..."
Hearing what he said, Zhang Keyou was shocked: "All women and children know about this and don't even hide it?"
The so-called public opinion cannot reach the court under certain circumstances. The best way is to report it through an official.
However, all those in Guizhou who were qualified to appear on the list remained silent and participated, which forced some people who abided by the rules to follow.
Those gentry who are supposed to play a role hate the turmoil ten years ago, and coupled with the collusion of their parents and officials, they will definitely not be redressed.
"Hate, poverty, and greed led to this feast of partition."
Disaster relief supplies worth hundreds of thousands of yuan were openly shared by everyone in Guizhou.
Although Zhang Keyou felt the same way, he understood the court rules better.
Today, the money can be divided because of the local people, and tomorrow it can be divided again because of other things, to deceive the superiors and hide from the inferiors, and even to rebel.
What a terrible thing.
What Beijing fears most is a local outburst of anger.
Later, he visited Kaizhou and saw with his own eyes the miserable situation of the native people.
The dilapidated villages were full of corpses and ravines, and entire villages and villages of mountain people froze to death in the mountains, or the mountains were blocked by heavy snow and the gangsters starved to death.
Those who are familiar with it are the most pitiful. They work on the plains. They clearly have a chance to survive in front of them, but they can't see it.
The imperial court and the Yamen pretended to be deaf and dumb, which forced him to become a bandit and cause trouble in the countryside.
As a result, the Han people were affected and the entire village became hostile.
The conflict between Han and Barbarians was very serious.
If there is another She'an Rebellion, Guizhou will really be ruined.
At this time, everyone in Guizhou saw through Zhang Keyou's tricks.
After all, it is someone else’s territory, so how could it be hidden for so long?
The governor of Guizhou and the chief envoy were silent. They thought of the consequences and its importance.
Conceal it or confess it, or try to win over it?
Just when they were hesitating, the magistrates below jumped into action.
In their view, the conflicts in Guizhou Province are acute, and the imperial envoy has gone to the place where the native people are. Isn't this a good opportunity to come to their doorstep?
As long as the imperial envoy is killed, the blame is put on the local people, and then the army is wiped out, not only can the evidence be eliminated, but the disaster relief can also be skipped.
More importantly, if they solve Guizhou's worries, they will definitely be valued by the governor and other senior officials. They have a bright future!
So on the way back from the tour, Zhang Keyou was taken care of and was attacked by a mob, which led to chaos in the entire Guizhou officialdom.
"What a disaster, what a disaster!" Luo Mengxiong, the governor of Guizhou, heard the bad news and dropped his favorite She Mo on the spot. His face turned pale and he slumped down on the chair, unable to get up.
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