At night, a small figure quietly slipped out of the backyard and tried to sneak out of the palace, but was caught on the spot by the patrolling guards.
Because of this person's special status, the guards did not dare to deal with him, so they had to bravely wake up Zhu Ming.
When Zhu Chong saw that it was the young monk beside Hong Yuan, he was furious: "What the hell, you little bald donkey, what are you doing sneaking around in the middle of the night? Disturbing my dream."
He raised his hand and slapped the young monk to the ground.
A letter fell out of the young monk's arms. The guard picked it up and handed it to Zhu Cang.
Zhu Xi took it and saw that it was a letter written by Hongyuan to Lao Zhu.
The letter said that Zhu Ping had done many evil things, was cruel and unkind, and ignored government affairs.
Not only did Princess Side not try to persuade him, she actually helped him perpetrate his crimes and became debauched and immoral.
Zhu Xi was shocked and angry, with cold sweat all over his head: Fortunately, the guard found this little bald donkey. Otherwise, if this letter is delivered to my father, won't my good days come to an end?
Forget about scolding me, he even scolded Zhiqiu.
When the time comes when my father gets angry and punishes Zhiqiu, what should I do?
Zhu Ming stared at the little monk fiercely: "Run away, right? Send a message, right? I told you to crawl all your life. Someone, please break his legs for me."
Wang Xiaoyue heard the news, put on a piece of clothing and hurried over, kneeling on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down and don't hurt anyone."
Zhu Fang became even more angry when he saw Wang Xiaoyue, pointed at her and said: "Yes, yes, it must be you who instigated it. You wish you knew that Qiu was unlucky. From now on, you will be the only one in the palace."
Wang Xiaoyue: "If the prince is angry, punish me. He is still a child."
The little monk was so frightened that he burst into tears.
Wang Xiaoyue said to Deng Zhiqiu again: "Empress, please persuade the prince."
Deng Zhiqiu turned around.
Writing a letter to complain to Lao Zhu would cost her life, wouldn't it?
Why should she plead for such a person? !
The guards hesitated to take action.
Zhu Xi said to the guards repeatedly: "What are you waiting for? Do you dare not even listen to my order? Do you want me to break your legs too?"
When the guards heard this, they didn't dare to say anything more. They dragged the young monk and went out.
Wang Xiaoyue couldn't help but kowtow: "My lord, please spare him and don't do any more evil."
The shrill wailing of the little monk came from outside, which chilled people's bones.
The attendants and maids in the room were all pale and trembling.
Zhu Xi gritted his teeth: "From now on, whoever dares to go out and gossip about me or the princess is setting an example. Do you hear me?"
No one dared to look at him and replied in a low voice: "Yes."
Just now, Hongyuan heard that there was a lot of commotion outside and was extremely anxious: his disciple must have been caught by Zhu Ping.
I don’t know how Zhu Xi will torture his disciple. He can’t save anyone even if he is locked up here. What should he do?
In fact, he did not approve of his apprentice taking risks. After all, the entire Xi'an Guardhouse belonged to Zhu Chong.
Now that he could hear his disciple screaming in front of him, Hong Yuan felt like his heart was being cut by a knife, and his hands and feet were cold.
A moment later, the half-dead disciple was thrown in, and his legs were broken into several pieces from the knee joint down.
No matter how advanced Ren Hongyuan's cultivation was, he was so angry that he burst into tears.
He pointed at Zhu Chong and shouted angrily: "Zhu Cang, you are debauched and cruel, you will be punished by God! You will be punished by God!!"
From then on, everyone in the Qin Palace was as silent as a cicada, and no one dared to speak out.
Wang Xiaoyue was like a gourd with its mouth cut off, and she refused to persuade Zhu Xi.
Zhu Fang told Wang Xiaoyue to stay in the backyard and not come out.
Wang Xiaoyue lived in seclusion every day, playing the piano, writing and painting, and enjoyed her leisure time.
Deng Zhiqiu had no restraint and regarded herself as the principal concubine more and more. On weekdays, she also asked her maids to call her "Empress" and was not allowed to call her "Concubine".
If someone forgets for a moment and lets something slip, he or she will be slapped in the face at the least, or imprisoned at the worst.
The servants hated and feared Deng Zhiqiu, and secretly asked, "Is this virtue worthy of being a concubine?"
On the surface, everyone succumbed to Deng Zhiqiu's power, but in fact, they still regarded Wang Xiaoyue as a royal concubine.
After Zhu Xi imprisoned Hongyuan for a few days, he asked someone to bring him a letter and ask him to write to the court saying that everything was well. The King of Qin was diligent and studious and had managed Qin well, so he was released.
Hongyuan: "It's okay to ask a poor monk to lie. Your Highness must immediately ask a doctor to treat my disciple."
Zhu Ping agreed and called the doctor.
The doctor came to see me, but even though he said that his leg could not be saved.
Fortunately it didn't fester, otherwise my life would not have been saved.
Hongyuan was so sad that he endured his heartache and wrote a letter for Zhu Ping.
Zhu Fang got the letter, but still locked Hongyuan in that house and asked someone to deliver three meals a day.
Hongyuan and his apprentice were eating, drinking and having diarrhea there.
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It's already mid-August, and Kang Duo has been in Chenzhou for nearly half a year.
The battle situation is still stalemate. Although there are small victories from time to time, they have no major impact on the overall battle situation.
After much deliberation, the current situation is only slightly better than when he first arrived.
Now he understood what the aggrieved expression on General Chenzhou's face meant.
The mountains and forests here are dense, and the large number of people is not an advantage. There is no use for mounted archery.
He also thought about using a strong wall to clear the country to deprive the rebels of food.
This mountainous area is full of terraced fields. They are so small that they are hidden in the mountains. There is no way to collect them all.
So this method is useless.
The lieutenant generals in the army have complained a lot, questioning his ability as the first general to fight.
If the consumption continues, it will snow in the Chenzhou mountainous area in winter, and military supplies cannot be transported in, which will be even more troublesome.
Kang Duo had a long beard and a haggard face, staring at the letter on the table that had been rubbed until the edges were hairy.
That was the letter Zhu Bai asked Hu Mei to forward to him, and told him to open it if he couldn't continue to type.
He wanted to open the letter countless times during the night, but he resisted.
He was unwilling to give in and ultimately had to rely on others.
But staying in a stalemate like this is definitely not an option.
He hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and picked up the letter and opened it. Only two words were written on it: "Breaking salt."
Kang Duo frowned: What do you mean...
Ah, right.
This kid is so smart...
The salt in these three places all uses Huai salt.
Huai salt must be transported from Yangzhou to Chenzhou, and then distributed to the counties below Chenzhou and Jingzhou.
As long as the salt is controlled, these traitors will not be able to get up.
But how to control salt?
What about after controlling the salt?
He looked at it and saw that there were words on the back. He turned it over and saw that he had written an article densely.
After watching it, Kang Duo slapped his thigh directly: "Wonderful, what a brilliant idea."
Someone outside reported: "Master Kang, His Royal Highness King Xiang sent someone to give you a gift."
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The Salt Transportation Department of the Chenzhou Prefectural Government suddenly sent a notice to each county government, saying that Kang Duo would personally take people to the county offices to distribute the salt this month and in the future.
The village chiefs and Li Zheng of each village led everyone from each household to the county government office to pay money and receive salt based on their household registrations.
Because of the rebellion, the magistrates and counties in Chenzhou were suffering terribly. Now they suddenly received a notice from the Salt Transportation Department and they were even more miserable.
Speaking of which, their work seems to have been reduced, but in fact they have been cut off from benefiting from the "salt money".
