Chen Su had never heard of the county magistrate for fighting tigers, and Gu Zhengchen's little reputation was not worth mentioning in the Ming Dynasty.
"Don't try to persuade me anymore. If you continue to stay here, your wife and daughter will be humiliated."
Chen Su made up his mind.
Xiao Cheng cleared his throat: "Didn't you hear the news? Tang Hu is no longer a man. I guess he won't have the energy or the heart to think about those things in the future."
Chen Su was stunned for a moment, looking surprised.
Click!
The tea bowl fell to the ground, broken bowl pieces scattered, and tea splashed.
Gu Zhengchen looked sideways and saw a slim girl standing not far away, but her beautiful face was pale and bloodless.
Jin Niang couldn't take care of her daughter and asked, "Is what you just said true?"
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly: "At least that's what the yamen officer said."
Chen Su thought of something and asked quickly: "Jin Niang, didn't you say that Tang Hu had already fallen to the ground when you saw him? Could it be that God opened his eyes and let him get retribution?"
Jinniang thought of what happened last night. Tang Hu didn't say a word at that time and seemed to be in great pain.
Chen Su quickly called the waiter: "Go and find out if Tang Hu is sick. It's best to ask Doctor Huang."
The guy agreed and ran out.
Chen Su paced back and forth.
If Tang Hu is really deposed, then he will no longer be able to harm women, and he will not have to take his family out of Hui'an County, where he has lived for a long time.
It didn't take long before the waiter hurried back and said in surprise: "Shopkeeper, word has spread in the city that Tang Hu has been castrated and is no longer a man. I asked Dr. Huang, but he refused to say, I just nodded and acknowledged it.”
Chen Su raised his head and smiled: "The sky opens its eyes!"
Jin Niang and her daughter held each other's arms and cried, as if the nightmare was finally over.
Gu Zhengchen didn't want to disturb the family, so he turned to leave. Chen Su took two steps to stop him: "This little brother, it's my Chen Su's fault that you were offended so much before. If you encounter such a happy event today, I would like to be rewarded with a drink." One cup?”
"Isn't this appropriate?"
Gu Zhengchen resisted.
Chen Su waved his hand: "What's inappropriate? Jin Niang and the others can't drink. It's also a good thing to have more people to talk to."
"Okay, I am destined to meet Brother Chen today, so I won't bother you."
Gu Zhengchen readily agreed.
Chen Su arranged for the waiter to prepare a table of wine and food, and took Gu Zhengchen to sit down: "Where does Mr. Gu come from?"
"Jinling."
Gu Zhengchen replied briefly and then sighed: "I entered Hui'an City yesterday and was quite frightened at night. I heard from the innkeeper that it was called the night roar on the street, and there were black-faced pirates who came to the city. What was going on? ?”
Chen Su felt a stone in her heart, opened her chat box, and said angrily: "What kind of black-faced pirates? They are just ruffians recruited by the Tang family. They went into the city to rob the pirates under the guise of training, and arranged for people to ambush and kill the pirates." Under the guise, they are doing shameless things of robbing money and robbing women!”
Gu Zhengchen frowned.
In the name of an exercise, they actually committed robbery!
"Does the county government not care about this kind of thing?"
Gu Zhengchen asked.
Chen Su smiled bitterly: "Who dares to take charge of the county government? Tang Hu's father is the general magistrate of Quanzhou Prefecture, in charge of grain transportation, farmland, water conservancy, litigation and other matters, as well as the power to supervise the prefect. If he says a word, sometimes It’s more effective than the magistrate. The current magistrate, Shi Ruji, even recognized Tang Tongpan as his godfather. He and Tang Hu are considered brothers, so how can you interfere with his affairs. "
"Shi Ruji, how could this person do such a terrible thing?"
Gu Zhengchen stared.
In the official evaluation, Shi Ruji's evaluation was not excellent, but it was also an average result. This meant that after he had worked for three years, he could continue to work here for three more years.
Chen Su lamented repeatedly: "In the first year of Hongwu, the imperial court sent a good official named Song Minzhong to Hui'an. During that time, the people of Hui'an were able to recuperate and recuperate. Unfortunately, good officials did not live long and died of illness in less than two years. When he was in office. Later, Shi Ruji came, and later, it was Tang Hu. Hui'an County was not as good as every year, and every day was not as good as one day..."
Gu Zhengchen remembered Shi Ruji and asked: "Even if Shi Ruji protected and Tang Tongpan covered up, why did the news not spread out like this when he was marching on the streets at night and robbing women of the people? Could it be that all the censors who came here Have they all been bribed?"
Chen Su lamented: "This incident is probably related to Chen Tong's rebellion in June of the third year of Hongwu."
"Chen Tong is making trouble?"
Gu Zhengchen had never heard of this.
Chen Su sighed deeply: "At that time, Ruji abused the people, and Tang Hu bullied the people even more. There were hundreds of victims, and many women were raped by him, so that they had no choice but to commit suicide to save their reputation. In the third year of Hongwu, Tang Hu He insulted Chen Tong's daughter, who was so fierce that she was knocked to death on a pillar on the spot. This incident aroused public outrage, and Chen Tong led more than 300 people to rebel. If it weren't for the many thugs in Tang Hu's family and the help of the government officials, Tang Hu would have been beaten to death. ”
"Later, Chen Tong was helpless and led his people to withdraw from Hui'an County. However, many people responded and joined Chen Tong's team. Even the surrounding people were humiliated by officials and took the initiative to join in, allowing Chen Tong's team to grow for a while. The imperial court sent Quanzhou Wei Qian Hu Yao De and Gong Sheng led four thousand soldiers to suppress it. Chen Tong led the people to defeat Yao De first and then defeated Gong Sheng."
Gu Zhengchen was still frightened.
This is the outcome of not losing the support of the people. If the local officials do something, even if they send out Chen Tong, they will not be able to get many people to rebel with him.
Being oppressed too much, the people can no longer see a way out. As long as there is a spark, they will burst out with amazing power.
The sergeants of the Quanzhou Guard in the third year of Hongwu were not ordinary sergeants. Most of these people were sergeants who had experienced the test of war and could be considered veterans. However, these people were all defeated!
This may be due to the corruption of the guards and the lack of combat effectiveness of the sergeants.
"and after?"
Gu Zhengchen asked.
Chen Su's eyes were full of sadness: "Later, the emperor's consort, the Commander-in-Chief, mobilized tens of thousands of elite soldiers and finally killed Chen Tong, and the rebellious people became prisoners."
"Wait, the emperor's consort, Captain?"
Gu Zhengchen blinked, a little confused.
Lao Zhu's eldest daughter, Princess Zhu Jingjing of Lin'an, is only fourteen years old this year and will marry Li Shanchang's son Li Qi in the ninth year of Hongwu. The other daughters are younger.
What's more, it is the seventh year of Hongwu. In the third year, Zhu Jingjing was only ten years old and just a girl. Where did Lao Zhu get the title of Prince Consort?
Xiao Cheng coughed and reminded: "He should be talking about Prince Consort Wang Kegong, who married Princess Fucheng."
Gu Zhengchen suddenly realized.
Lao Zhu is Zhu Chongba, and in front are Zhu Zhongyi to Zhu Chongqi, as well as two sisters.
It is worth mentioning that Lao Zhu’s second sister and fourth brother.
The second sister has a son named Li Wenzhong.
The fourth brother has a son named Zhu Wenzheng, and a daughter named Princess Fucheng.
Wang Kegong was indeed Lao Zhu's prince-in-law, and what he married was not Lao Zhu's biological daughter, but Lao Zhu's biological niece.
Wang Kegong was not a simple man. He and Cai Zhe participated in politics in Fujian in the third year of Hongwu. However, Cai Zhe died in office in October of the third year. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Wang Kegong to temporarily handle Fujian government affairs. It was not until the fourth year of Hongwu that Chen Tai was selected to participate in Fujian politics, and Wang Kegong was transferred to the Fuzhou Guard Commander.
In the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang used the excuse that Fujian Province was busy with affairs and sent two more people to participate in politics, namely Gao Hui and Lu Zongyi.
Currently, there are three political parties in Fujian Province.
The official structure in the early Ming Dynasty was a bit strange. It was clearly stipulated that there was only one minister, but sometimes there were seven ministers in one Ministry of Justice. It was clearly stipulated that only two ministers from local provinces could participate in politics. But sometimes Lao Zhu was capricious and even five ministers were not allowed to participate in politics. impossible.
Chen Su sympathized with the murdered Chen Tong and thought he was a man.
Gu Zhengchen didn't know what to say. Chen Tong could be said to have been forced to rebel. The people had no choice but to give up. Just as an official, representing the imperial court, he cannot tolerate the existence of rebellion, nor can he express his recognition and sympathy for the rebels.
Otherwise, Xiao Cheng went back and told Lao Zhu: If Gu Zhengchen sympathizes with the rebels, how can he survive?
You must know that Mencius said a few words such as "The king treats his ministers like grass and grass, and his ministers will regard the king as a bandit." Lao Zhu almost moved Mencius. Mencius was a sub-sage, so what did he do?
Gu Zhengchen could only say with a straight face: "Committing rebellion to superiors and treating the people as thieves cannot be tolerated by the court. What does Chen Tong's rebellion have to do with Ye Xiao walking on the street?"
It was not easy for Chen Su to refute Gu Zhengchen. After all, Chen Tong was dead, and there was no benefit in speaking for him: "Since Chen Tong's death, many rebellious people have been released. And for his own safety, Tang Hu recruited more people to serve as In the name of guarding the house and guarding the courtyard, in order to prevent someone from causing trouble again, he would lead people to put on a play every once in a while, and then look for opportunities to take revenge on the people who attacked the Tang family in the past. Later, it evolved into robbing property and robbing. A woman’s trick.”
Gu Zhengchen slapped the table and said angrily: "It is absolutely impossible for such a person to die!"
Chen Su looked at the indignant Gu Zhengchen and lamented: "It's a pity that evil people are overbearing and good people don't live long. This time Tang Hu was injured, and his father is a protector of shortcomings. I don't think he will let it go."
"coming!"
The waiter greeted and brought the food and wine. After setting up the decoration, he winked at Chen Su.
Chen Su was a little impatient and slapped the table directly: "Whatever you want to say, just say it directly. Don't be shy."
The waiter was so depressed that he had no choice but to say: "Shopkeeper, Tang Tongpuan from the mansion is here. He ordered the four gates of Hui'an to be closed, and sent all the county government officials to catch the murderer who hurt Mr. Tang. He also posted a notice prohibiting anyone from entering the inn. Take in strangers, but if you meet a stranger, you should send him to the county government for identity verification, otherwise he will be punished as harboring a mob..."
Chen Su was speechless. How did he recruit such a clumsy guy? Can you say this in front of them?
Gu Zhengchen looked at the table of wine and food, stood up and said, "It seems that we should go to the county government office to verify our identity first, so as not to cause trouble to Brother Chen."
Chen Su pulled Gu Zhengchen and said, "You are a weak person, and you are not someone capable of doing evil. It's not too late to go and have some food and wine."
Gu Zhengchen pointed at Xiao Cheng and said to Chen Su, "I am a weak person, but he has some strength."
Xiao Cheng's eyes widened, uncle, are you betraying me?
Chen Su glanced at Xiao Cheng and said with a smile: "He is an old farmer. He can wield a hoe and carry sacks. He doesn't look like he can beat people. Come on, Mr. Gu, let's have a drink first..."
