Fengyang City.
A tall building with a bit of cold wind.
Yue Sihai held a telescope and slowly scanned the streets of the city, trying to find traces of the White Lotus cultists. Liu Changge was lying on a wicker chair with a tiger skin blanket covering him, as if he was already asleep.
Yang Shan climbed up the tall building, walked straight to Liu Changge, and reported: "The city has been properly arranged. As long as the White Lotus bandits come, they will definitely be sealed in the city."
Liu Changge did not open his eyes, but raised his hand to indicate that he understood.
Yang Shan looked at the telescope on the table beside him and wanted to get it, but he heard Liu Changge's voice: "This is not a treasure you can touch. Go and invite Sun Yue over."
"mean."
Yang Shan retracted his hand, turned around and went downstairs.
Yue Sihai put down the telescope, rubbed his sore eyes, and asked, "I shouldn't ask Li Fangying at this time. Isn't it inappropriate to ask Sun Yue?"
Liu Changge moved, resting his arms on his head, and the wicker chair shook: "You have also read the news about the arrival of the capital. Cao Guogong's mansion is related to ancient and modern times. Although Li Zengzhi insisted that it was done by himself alone and had nothing to do with Li Jinglong and Li Fangying. But very soon Obviously, Li Jinglong knew about it, so no one can guess whether Li Fangying knew about it and whether she would be involved."
"Furthermore, the leader of the White Lotus bandits chose the start date of the martial arts test as the time for the meeting, and Fengyang City as the location. It was obviously a deliberate arrangement. It's hard to say the time, but the coincidence of the location makes people wonder why they didn't choose Among other places, do you choose Zhongdu, or is Li Fangying the one who stays behind in Zhongdu?"
Yue Sihai sat down and picked up the red dates on the table: "Fengyang Security Bureau Qianhu Zuozhou investigated and found that there is no problem with Li Fangying. She has almost no contact with the capital in the past few years."
Liu Changge sneered, sat up, and looked at Yue Sihai: "I don't doubt Zuo Zhou's ability and loyalty, but I doubt Li Fangying. This person is hidden in Zhongdu. He is so low-key that people almost forget his existence. As a You are staying in Zhongdu, and you are the younger brother of the Duke, how can you keep such a low profile?"
Yue Sihai shook his head. He was left behind, and his eldest brother was the Duke of the country. Not to mention lawless, but in this three-acre land of Fengyang, he still had to stamp his feet, and everyone else would be afraid. If you have too little sense of existence and are really forgotten by the court, then you will have no future at all...
Liu Changge picked up his telescope, walked to the railing, and looked into the city: "According to what the captured White Lotus sect told Yang Youwen, the White Lotus sect has not changed its plan and still plans to hold a meeting in Fengyang City. This is hard for me to understand."
"It is impossible for Mother Buddha not to know that Bai Lian Mo'er was arrested. The security bureau's successive actions captured many White Lotus sect bandit leaders. This also told them that Mo'er betrayed the White Lotus sect. In this case, hiding is the best way. The best choice, but they still want to gather in Central Capital, what is the purpose of this?"
Yue Sihai couldn't answer this question, so he had to pick up another telescope and continue to watch. In his field of vision, there were just all kinds of life, and everyone seemed to be busy.
"There is a situation."
Yue Sihai suddenly shouted.
Liu Changge hurriedly walked over, followed the direction of Yue Sihai's finger, and looked with a telescope. There were more than a dozen people and three wheelbarrows in his field of vision. People kept putting things on the car and tying them tightly. Some people knocked open other people's houses. I don’t know what they said, but the person inside took out the package and handed it to the person outside the door.
"Is this the White Lotus Sect?"
Yue Sihai was a little wary.
Liu Changge was also unsure and ordered someone to pass it on to Zuo Zhou.
Most of the White Lotus believers are commoners, and their dress and lifestyle are no different from ordinary people. Although these people have children, who can guarantee that these children are not deliberately brought around by the White Lotus believers to cover up others' eyes?
Zuo Zhou hurried upstairs. After asking about the situation, he took a telescope and looked at it himself. Then he bitterly handed the telescope to Liu Changge and said, "They are not the White Lotus Sect, they are just common people begging."
"People begging?"
Liu Changge was surprised, and Yue Sihai was also a little suspicious, asking: "How can you tell that they are common people, and why are they begging?"
Zuo Zhou lamented and explained: "Because it's winter, they are going back to Jiangnan."
Liu Changge and Yue Sihai looked at each other.
Fengyang, the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, the place where the dragon rose, and the central capital of the Ming Dynasty, sounds awesome, but in fact, it is miserable.
But what many people don't know is that apart from the glorious but unfinished Zhongdu City, there is nothing brilliant to be found here.
Things need to start after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Zhu Yuanzhang once wanted to move the capital to Fengyang and use his hometown as the capital of a country.
But to move the capital, you must have a residence, and Zhu Yuanzhang could not live in the woods with his wife and children. Therefore, countless craftsmen and civilians were transferred to Fengyang to work on the heavy palace construction project.
But man-made houses are not enough. After the war in the late Yuan Dynasty, Fengyang had a sparse population. You might not be able to meet anyone alive even if you go out for half an hour. Since we want to be the capital of the country, we naturally cannot be so arrogant.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang moved 200,000 people from the wealthy areas south of the Yangtze River and gave them Fengyang household registration, making them the first batch of people in the future capital.
Well, it was also the last batch in the Ming Dynasty...
Later, it became clear that Zhongdu was unfinished and the project could not be repaired, so Zhongdu was like that. Fortunately, Mr. Zhu Wusi's tomb was repaired and it was still very grand.
The father and mother were laid to rest, and Zhu Yuanzhang wrote the inscription himself. It was a matter of concern. As for the unfinished buildings, he didn't care. The craftsmen and peasants each went back to their homes to find a mother.
It stands to reason that when the matter reaches this point, it can be regarded as freedom and liberation, which is a good thing.
But the problem is that the project is unfinished, the craftsmen have gone home, the people have left, and the Central Capital is no longer built, but the 200,000 people who immigrated from the south of the Yangtze River are not allowed to leave...
There is no other way. The craftsmen and peasants are just part-time workers. You are locals, how can you leave? If you don’t believe me, check your household registration to see if you are from Fengyang Mansion...
These 200,000 people living in Fengyang are really miserable. To what extent they are miserable, a flower drum opera sentence is enough to prove: "Speak of Fengyang, say Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place. Ever since Emperor Zhu came out, There are nine years of drought out of ten years.”
To be honest, whether Fengyang is a good place or not has little to do with whether Zhu Yuanzhang should be emperor or not. Because before Lao Zhu became emperor, his whole family starved to death several times. Can you say that Fengyang was a good place at that time?
It is not very authentic to completely throw the blame on Lao Zhu. Of course, this is related to public grievances. We should stay well in Jiangnan. You, Lao Zhu, want us to immigrate. Well, just immigrate. We agreed to give them a Kyoto hukou, but in the end, we became a Zhongdu hukou. Isn’t this deceiving us?
Furthermore, Jiangnan is so wonderful, with fertile land and good weather. But what about Fengyang? Not only is the land barren, but it is also very prone to droughts or floods. After eight months of living a year, we really have nothing to eat. You don’t let us move back to Jiangnan, but you always allow us to make a note and go out to beg for food. Bar?
While there is nothing to do in the winter, I will go to the south of the Yangtze River to find old friends who are still alive, have a few good meals, then go to the graves, sweep the tombs, and then return to Fengyang in February or March of the next year, and continue to work hard with almost no output. soil of.
The "mud house, mud bed, and mud pot without food" that was spread in Fengyang in later generations was moved to the Ming Dynasty, and there was no violation at all.
Zuo Zhou has been staying in Fengyang for two years and is used to this kind of situation where people are like "migratory birds". No matter how sad or sympathetic they are, they can't solve the problem.
"Does the court know?"
Liu Changge asked intently.
Zuo Zhou sighed: "The imperial court must know about Fengyang's affairs. These matters have been informed to Taizu as early as the Hongwu period, but... these people have found a way to survive on their own, so the imperial court does not care about them."
"Begging is the way to survive?"
Liu Changge's voice was a little cold.
Zuo Zhou could hear Liu Changge's displeasure, but he still nodded.
Yes, begging is the way to survive. At least they can get to Nanjing alive and come back alive. At least they didn't starve to death, which was their fate.
"The imperial court knows, but the emperor may not know. The Security Bureau may be able to report this matter."
Yue Sihai looked at the people, walking in groups, dragging their families with them, they wanted to live, there was nothing wrong with that, what was wrong was the inaction of the court, it was this land!
Liu Changge agreed with Yue Sihai's point of view. The court knew and the emperor knew were two different things. The matter in Fengyang Mansion has been going on for many years. This kind of thing must have been reported many times without any results.
Naturally, no one will pay attention to something that has been fruitless, and no one will report it. Even if someone does report it, it will be suppressed and will not be sent up. The reason is very valid: there is no need to show it to the emperor for small matters.
"You can report this matter."
Liu Changge looked at Zuo Zhou, who quickly thanked him. This was an opportunity, an opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor.
Sun Yue is here.
Liu Changge and Sun Yue secretly discussed how to deal with the White Lotus Sect and asked about the layout of the city.
At the same time, a group of grain merchants came outside Hongwu Gate in Fengyang Nancheng.
The Mother Buddha looked at the city gate that was getting closer and closer, with a slight smile on her lips, and said to Sun Tianyou, the White Lotus King on the side: "This city must have been set up with a dragnet."
Sun Tianyou pushed the grain cart, shook his head, and sweat flew out: "I have seen many dragnets, but I have never seen the Buddha Mother fall into it."
"This time is different. News came from ancient and modern times that King Yan and King Ning received heavy rewards, but Liu Changge did not appear in the capital. The news that he and the two kings returned to the capital has been confirmed. If he is not in the capital, where can he be?"
"You mean, Liu Changge came to Fengyang?"
"Oh, who knows. But it would be a good thing if he comes."
The Buddha Mother suppressed her smile, and after passing the inspection at the city gate, she slowly walked into the city gate, with a deep coldness in her eyes.
On this day, many people left the city and many people entered the city. The difference is that those who go out are mostly beggars, while those who come in are mostly those who have enough to eat.
This is a besieged city, the gates are closed and everyone is inside.
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