"If we finish the work in Yangzhou sooner, we can move westward to quell the chaos sooner!" Zhang Mingwei said, and asked his bodyguard to pass a document to Zhang Huangyan, and then continued, "Here are the contents of the new salt policy. You first Take a look, I’ll explain the details to you later!”
After Zhang Huangyan came to his senses, he hurriedly looked at the next one, feeling like he was being rushed.
Zhang Mingwei then turned to look at Princess Kunxing and asked, "How are you doing with the things you arranged on the road?"
"I just practiced it in the cabin. I'm really worried about the effect!" Zhu Auao answered with a little worry after hearing this.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled nonchalantly and said: "It's almost done. If you can express what you want to express, then it's almost done!"
"But... this is the first time I have to do it in the public square. If I don't do it well, will it..." Zhu Yuyao obviously wanted to be perfect, so she was still a little worried and said, "What if I don't do it well?" If I practice again in three to five days, I believe I will be more confident!"
Zhang Mingwei sensed what she meant, looked up at the sky, and said to her: "Then tomorrow afternoon, just take the time to practice again in the military camp!"
After gaining some time, Zhu Ainao stopped pressing and said quickly: "Then I will supervise them now!"
"Haha, go ahead!" Zhang Mingwei said with a smile.
After Zhu Yuyao quickly walked out of the Chinese military tent, he turned to look at Zhang Huangyan, asked him about his understanding of the new policy, and explained the relevant measures.
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At the Yangzhou City Gate, the gatekeepers were all at the entrance of the city gate, leaning against the wall and chatting in the distance.
"As expected of the elite of the imperial court, you see, there is no mess at all when doing things, and it feels very comfortable to watch."
"The speed is also fast. In just a moment, if you don't see it, a tent has already been set up."
"Actually, let me tell you, this imperial elite is composed of elites selected from the Yongwei Battalion, Guan Ning Army and the Rogue Bandits. It must be very powerful."
"Speaking of which, I was really worried in vain before. I thought that today's military would cause chaos, but I didn't expect, haha, how did you sing it?"
"It seems that every soldier of the Ming Dynasty must remember not to take..."
"It would be great if this army didn't leave, then no bandit would dare to come to Yangzhou Interface."
"..."
They were chatting, and some idle people were watching the army camp on the official road outside the city. This thing is still rarely seen. They also watched and chatted similar words to the gatekeepers.
I don't know when, while they were chatting, suddenly, someone screamed: "Look, it seems that someone came out of the military camp and came to the city!"
Hearing this voice, those who were looking at each other talking turned their heads to look in the direction of the military camp outside the city.
Sure enough, they saw a group of cavalry leaving the camp, heading towards Yangzhou City.
"Feiyu Suit, that's the Jin Yiwei!" Someone recognized it immediately and shouted in surprise, "There are quite a few Jin Yiwei here. What are they doing?"
Speaking of which, Jin Yiwei still appears relatively rarely in the south. Generally speaking, they are most common in the capital.
However, the Ming Dynasty has nearly three hundred years of history, and everyone knows the legend of Jin Yiwei.
After knowing that it was Jin Yiwei, everyone stared at the famous Jin Yiwei curiously.
But soon, they realized something was wrong.
Sending some royal guards to Yangzhou City to handle matters is actually nothing. However, if they have to do something again, they can ask for so many royal guards. As far as they can see, they need at least a hundred to ride. Even in the capital, it is very rare for the Jin Yiwei to be dispatched on such a scale.
While they were surprised, someone suddenly exclaimed again. I saw a person pointing in the direction of the military camp and saying: "No, there are troops behind the Jin Yiwei, and they are also coming out."
"Yes, is it possible that this army is going to enter the city? What is it doing?"
"Didn't you say...didn't you say that the imperial army led by the Duke will not disturb the people? What are they going to do when they enter the city?"
"..."
As he spoke, these people suddenly panicked.
The one who reacted quickly ran to the city immediately. The one who reacted slowly was still stunned, staring at the army.
The soldiers guarding the gate were also panicked. What should they do?
Close the city gate quickly? But the leader is the Jin Yiwei, who are the emperor's personal soldiers and represent the imperial power. Who dares to give up the Jin Yiwei?
But if the city gate is not closed, Yangzhou City will be in trouble because of this menacing attack, right?
How to do how to do?
While they were panicking, they saw the spectators starting to disperse, so they ignored them and ran away quickly.
Suddenly, the city gate was in chaos.
At this time, the Jinyiwei cavalry had already arrived at the city gate. Seeing this chaos, they shouted loudly: "The Jinyiwei is on an errand, and all the other people should stay away!"
Hearing this shout, the crowd who were running around like headless flies hurriedly moved to both sides to get out of the way of the city gate.
The knights in Jin Yiwei ignored them and immediately galloped into Yangzhou City.
The onlookers were all hiding in the corners of the official road. Some of them even got off the official road, their faces turning blue, as they watched the knights in royal robes quickly enter the city in front of them.
Then, there was the sound of uniform running, the clashing of armor and weapons, and groups of imperial officers and soldiers ran past in front of them.
And in the city, those who reacted quickly before ran towards the city while shouting in panic: "Oh no, the officers and soldiers have entered the city, no, no, the officers and soldiers have entered the city..."
Hearing this, people in the shops on both sides of the street and pedestrians on the road looked at the situation in surprise.
Sure enough, when they saw the Knights in Imperial Guards driving their horses into the city in groups, the sound of horse hoofbeats made them panic in their hearts.
Many people were stupid, and even more people hurriedly hid.
In this day and age, we hear a lot of rumors about the military. It is better to hide first than not to hide when disaster strikes.
Many people feel that a storm is coming in Yangzhou City!
Especially when they saw that in addition to a large number of knights in royal robes, there were also troops entering the city, they became even more panicked.
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The officials and gentry who greeted Duke Xingguo had already returned to their respective places at this time.
As for Kong Dayu, he also returned to his mansion.
The housekeeper met him at the door and asked with some surprise: "Didn't the master go to fetch Duke Xingguo? Why did he come back so soon?"
"What are you doing to wash away the dust? The majesty of the state doesn't care about it!" Kong Dayu heard this and sneered, "In front of so many people, you don't give any face to the governor and the transfer envoy. This air is really not that big!"
Hearing this, his butler was surprised again and quickly asked for instructions: "Do you still want to give the gifts you have prepared?"
After Kong Dayu heard this, he took out a gift list from his sleeve. Originally, this gift list was to be presented to Duke Xingguo at the reception banquet. It would be best if you could curry favor with Duke Xingguo.
But Duke Xingguo didn't want anything to receive the wind and cleanse the dust at all, so naturally he couldn't give out this gift note.
Taking a look at the gift list in his hand, Kong Dayu suddenly tore it up with both hands, then threw it away and sneered: "You don't want money, this is the first time I've seen you. No matter what, if you love being arrogant, just be arrogant." , I am just a common person who can’t urinate in a pot, so I don’t want to flatter you anymore. I asked the people in the Liyuan to quickly prepare my favorite songs. If I sing well and make me happy, I will reward you with these gifts. !”
When he heard that he was going to spend a lot of money again, the housekeeper really hated that he was not a part of the opera house. He quickly agreed and hurried off.
The gift prepared for Duke Xingguo was indeed valuable, but in his opinion, it was just that. Because in his eyes, money is just a number, just for fun, that's all.
After a while, Kong Dayu took his ten or so concubines and sat in front of his stage, eating fruits and snacks and watching the actor he raised working hard. If the performance was good, he would take the gifts from him. He picked up one item from the pile and threw it on the stage, causing all those who were acting to grab it. Even those who played, played, and sang rushed to grab it.
After all, these things that are not worth mentioning in front of the master are a huge fortune for them!
Seeing this, Kong Dayu often burst into laughter.
However, the good times did not last long. He had just given away two gifts when he heard noises coming from outside.
It seemed that there was a banging on the door first, then screams, screams, etc., and chaotic footsteps, as if there was a burglar, affecting the theater.
Suddenly, Kong Dayu became furious and yelled angrily: "What's going on? What's going on outside? Do you think you all think that I'm not in the house and Monkey King is starting to cause trouble in the palace?"
"Journey to the West" was naturally spread widely at this time in the late Ming Dynasty. It is not surprising that he said so.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a group of people breaking in from the other side of the courtyard gate. The leader sneered and said, "You are the monkey who dares to break the law and violate taboos!"
"Who dares?" Upon hearing this, Kong Dayu immediately turned around angrily. Then, his follow-up words were stuck, as if being strangled by a ghost, and he didn't say any more.
To say that he is fearless in Yangzhou is actually not an exaggeration at all. However, what was in front of him at this time was a group of people wearing flying fish uniforms. He at least recognized this one. They were Jin Yiwei, an existence that he had no choice but to accept.
No one could change his face faster than Kong Dayu. A smile immediately appeared on his face and he said quickly: "Sir, I wonder what mistake the villain made? Could it be that he went to the wrong door?"
When I went to greet Duke Xingguo before, there were no signs. To be honest, he really doubted that Jin Yiwei had found the wrong person?
"You're the one to be caught!" The leader, Liu Jin, immediately shouted coldly, "Hurry up, there's a lot of work to do today!"
