Among the sixteen supervisory censors brought by Zhang Shize, one was not a right class censor, that is to say, not a "military censor", but a civilian censor with a Juren background. This man is Ji Kun Ji Ju, who was born in the Yangzhou Guards.
Now he reluctantly became an official, becoming a well-oiled Zuoban Supervisory Censor - this official position is indeed very oily, and he can drink the blood of corrupt officials and eat the flesh of corrupt officials openly... As long as Just leave the bulk to His Royal Highness.
It was clear that he had obtained a very "lucrative" official position, but now Ji Kun and Ji Chunfan felt deeply afraid.
He is currently in the Pingshan Hall of Daming Temple, reporting to Zhu Cihong on the progress of Yangzhou Wei's "anti-corruption".
But Zhu Cixiang's interest did not seem to be in "anti-corruption". After listening to Ji Kun say a few words, he began to give him a special task.
"Ji Kun, Chang Yanen is just a small shrimp. What I want is a big fish! Do you understand?"
"I...are stupid."
Of course Ji Kun is not stupid, he is just shocked - shocked by Zhu Cixiang's unscrupulous tactics!
If Zhu Cixiang tried to punish the Southeast nobles because of their alignment issues, Ji Kun wouldn't think there was anything wrong. But now Zhu Cixi regards the Southeast Honor as a big fish to catch and a fat pig to slaughter... and he also wants Ji Kun to be an accomplice!
Although Ji Kun reported Xu Yongji to Zhu Cihong, he did not want to be a cruel official! He is a Juren who is familiar with history books, and of course he knows that being a cruel official will not end well. And he doesn’t have that sense of urgency! Zhang Shize and the others are the vicious northern nobles and the fat southern nobles. Their situation is different from him... In addition, Zhang Shize and his family are a group of paupers with a large number of people. Zhu Cixiang must rely on them to suppress the south. The heroism. Ji Kun, on the other hand, made a good profit working as a litigator for Yangzhou salt merchants. He was not the kind of exiled nobleman from the north who desperately wanted to make money after losing his fortune.
Therefore, he was very disgusted with Zhu Cihong's rectification of the Wei Chang family in Yangzhou - he only had conflicts with the Xu family, not with the Chang family, and they were related to each other.
In addition, his family is also a family of thousands of Yangzhou Wei! Although he himself is not a direct descendant, he also has no secular position. However, there are still several brothers from the same clan who are responsible for thousands or hundreds of households and have occupied a lot of land.
Therefore, this time the Ji family will also suffer heavy losses due to the reorganization of Yangzhou Guards!
He is now raiding the homes of his relatives and friends and taking a commission from them!
Isn’t this scum!
Before Ji Kun was forced into desperation by Xu Yongji, he was also a well-known figure in Yangzhou City. In the blink of an eye, he was turned into a scumbag by Zhu Cixiang...
During this time, Ji Kun's relatives and friends ignored him when they saw him. There are also rumors that the Ji family is preparing to kick him out of the family. From now on, he will no longer be a Ji family member, and he will not be able to enter the ancestral grave after his death!
Zhu Cixiang didn't pay much attention to Ji Kun's situation at this time, because he didn't regard Ji Kun as one of his own.
"Go and tell Chang Yan'en that I don't mean to embarrass him!" Zhu Cihong said, "I want him to write a letter to Chang Yanling and ask Chang Yanling to come to Yangzhou... You go and talk to him He said whether he is guilty or not, and whether the Yangzhou Wei Chang family is guilty or not, depends on how Chang Yanling takes sides."
Cheating again!
Ji Kun thought to himself: You wanted to go fishing just now, but now you say you want Chang Yanling to take sides... That Marquis Huaiyuan doesn't have much strength. If he takes the right team, he won't confiscate his house?
"How about it?" Zhu Cixiang looked at Ji Kun, "Can you do it?"
"I'll give it a try." Ji Kun didn't dare to say "no" to Zhu Cixiang!
He is now a cruel official, the most disliked cruel official! If I don't hug my master's thigh tightly, how can I be better?
"Okay," Zhu Cihong smiled, "Go and talk to Chang Yanen and tell him that I still value the Chang family. As long as Chang Yanling is willing to come, everything will be fine."
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"Chunfan, are you serious? As long as the Marquis is willing to come to Yangzhou and pay homage to His Royal Highness, your family will have nothing major to worry about?"
In the Fusi prison in Weinan Town, Yangzhou, Chang Yanen, who was looking at his soul in despair, completely believed what Ji Kun said. He knew Ji Kun and was even a little close to him, so he called Ji Kun by his name.
"Chunfan, don't lie to me! We are relatives..."
"Tongzhi, I'm just spreading the words of the prince." Ji Kun knew clearly that Zhu Cixiang had no good intentions. But he didn't dare to point it out - the captain of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was guarding the side!
If he ruins Zhu Cixiang's important matter, he will have to go to Jinyiweinan Town Fusi to be beaten! Jinyiweinan Town Fusi is not the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it is the Yamen that catches rebels!
"Okay, I'll write, I'll write." Chang Yanen, who had received a life-saving straw, didn't think much about it and just agreed repeatedly.
"Tongzhi," Ji Kun asked tentatively, "will Marquis Chang come?"
"Yes!" Chang Yanen nodded, "Master Hou is a good man and would not ignore his relatives in Yangzhou."
Yes, that’s it! Ji Kunxin said: It is the good people who are unlucky these days!
"But he married the daughter of Wei Guofu," Ji Kun still refused to give up, "Will the Wei Guofu stop him?"
"How could it be?" Chang Yanen shook his head, "Do you really think that Wei Guogong will rebel? He is also an old fool. He was led by the Ministry of History, Zhu Zongrong (Zhu Guobi), and Gao Futai... .Now that the real master has stopped making trouble, why is he still making trouble? The prince wants to invite the marquis to come over, but it is too late for him to be happy, so he just wants to test the waters. "
Then it's all over!
It’s okay if you don’t try it, but if you try it, the water will be too cold, and it won’t work if you don’t try it... What a sin!
...
Chang Yanling was indeed fooled. His family has 3,000 to 2,000 people, all living in Jiangdu County, Yangzhou Prefecture! How could he ignore such a good prince? Besides, the nobles in Nanjing also want to contact Zhu Cihong to see if they can ask for mercy.
Although they participated in King Qin of Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu, many of them wrote confused letters to Shi Kefa and others, expressing their support for the restoration of Emperor Chongzhen. He also listened to Shi Kefa's words and summoned squad troops everywhere, gathering 50,000 to 60,000 land and sea troops in Nanjing.
But they never thought about going to the battlefield to fight the cunning and cruel Zhu Cihong in person - they now know that Dorgon has sent an envoy to discuss marriage!
As long as they have some brains, they should know why this pro-envoy came - the Battle of Dagukou doesn't seem to be a complete boast! 3,000, no, give it a 30% discount. As long as 900 Tatar heads are real, the tens of thousands of troops in Nanjing will not dare to confront the prince!
Moreover, Zhu Cixiang also had many soldiers and horses, numbering fifty or sixty thousand.
Therefore, Chang Yanling, the Marquis of Huaiyuan, actually came to Yangzhou to beg for mercy as an envoy of the nobles from Nanjing - as long as Qian Suiye left the past behind, they could persuade him to come in!
Among this group of nobles, Zhu Cixiang just wants to usurp the throne and ascend to the top as soon as possible. If the big guys give in on this issue, there is nothing else. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. These nobles who have been operating in the southeast for more than 200 years are the local snakes of Nanjing...
However, Chang Yanling himself is not so optimistic. He still knows that he will have to settle accounts in the future! The current situation is easy, but when Zhu Cixiang secures his throne, he may have to reckon with the Southeast nobles' support for Emperor Chongzhen.
So his current idea is to "go", and the Thirty-six Stratagems of walking is the best. We still have to take the people of Jiangdu away... No matter where we go, we can't stay under Zhu Cihong's eyes.
"Master Hou, Master Hou, something doesn't seem right!"
Chang Yanling was closing his eyes and concentrating in the cabin, thinking about the best way to go, when the general's trembling voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"What?" Chang Dahouye opened his eyes and saw that a general had pushed open the cabin window and pointed out.
Outside is the Yangzhou Canal Wharf, and on the wharf are waiting for the brigade of Jin Yiwei wearing Feiyu uniforms!
"Master Marquis, are they here to arrest us?" The Chang family general said nervously, "Why don't we go ashore..."
"What are you afraid of?" Chang Yanling stroked his beard and looked calm, "Is it possible that the prince still wants to force the Jinling families to rebel? If there is really a riot, there will be chaos in the southeast!"
