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Volume 1 Night Border Town Chapter 732 Zong Mao

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    Liu Suifeng threw down the document and leaned on the chair, with a look of helplessness on his face, and said: "Your Majesty no longer wants to take care of things." Dong Zhining, the Minister of Civil Affairs, came over. The cover of the official document was facing up. It was an urgent report from Jiangnan.  Liu Suifeng pointed at the official document: "Send this official document to the Zongxiang, and everything will be handled by the Zongxiang." Dong Zhining held it up with both hands, he hesitated, he wanted to see what was written in this official document.  During the Spring Festival, the news from Jiangnan became more and more exaggerated, and it sounded like there was already a gunpowder pot there.  Those who were dissatisfied with the regent's ascension to the throne did not go north. They all gathered in the south of the Yangtze River, at the former site of Donglin Academy.  Many people were traveling around Fujian, Guangdong, and Sichuan. Xia Yunyi was still in jail. He didn't understand why so many people ignored him.  Liu Suifeng said lazily: "The people of Taiping Prefecture protected the mountain. Nanjing Admiral Jin Xiaoding ordered the government soldiers to suppress it, killing 22 people and arresting 230 people." "What?" Dong Zhining was shocked, "It sparked a popular uprising.  ?¡± Liu Suifeng sat up and stretched out his hand: ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll go by myself, lest the Prime Minister send someone to pass it on to me later.¡± He took the official document from Dong Zhining and hid it in his sleeve, walked to the door and shouted.  : "Preparing the Sedan" The big sedan was bumpy, and no wind could get in. It was very comfortable to sit in it.  After walking for about two quarters of an hour, the sedan landed.  The six departments of the Shangshu Province handle matters together. Although they are in one place, each department's yamen occupies a very large area. When the ministers from each department come to visit the prime minister, most of them have to carry a sedan chair.  The minister and below don't dare to do it, especially since the prime minister is not that kind of person, so it's better to be honest.  Liu Suifeng got off the sedan, and the guard in front of the Shangshutai Yamen came up to him because he saw Liu Suifeng's purple official robe.  If the boss comes here, the treatment will be completely different.  "Please report to the Prime Minister, Liu Suifeng, please see me." "Master Liu, please wait a moment." The guard came back shortly after entering the door and saluted: "Master Liu, please." The solemn mourning hall in the Shangshu Taichung can occasionally be heard.  The sound of turning pages of a book.  The floor is carpeted and everyone walks quietly.  Liu Suifeng doesn't like this place. He thinks it is more depressing than the Hall of Supreme Harmony.  "Sir, Liu Shangshu has arrived." Zong Mao's voice came out, "Please." Someone was waiting in the room, Zong Mao sat behind a desk, holding a document in his hand and handed it out: "Send this to the Ministry of Household Affairs immediately.  "The attendant took the document and left.  Zong Mao stood up, smiled at Liu Suifeng, waved his hand and said: "Liu Shangshu, please sit down." Liu Suifeng was the only person among the six ministers who could make him stand up and greet him. They were not only superiors and subordinates, but also old acquaintances.  Zong Mao sat down, with a somewhat proud expression on his face: "The coal mines in Xishan were also auctioned for two yuan, two hundred thousand taels of silver, and tax-free for ten years. This year, all the money for the Privy Council's military expansion has been raised." These places used to be the source of property for the clan, and most of them were  The Zhou clan had a small population, and the emperor did not ask for rewards. Now all of them have been sold.  "Who do you think bought it?" Zong Mao looked mysterious.  However, Liu Suifeng was not in the mood to guess riddles with him today.  "General Xiao, Duke of Qin, hahaha" Zong Mao laughed wildly, "I guess it must be his wife Gu Mei's idea. General Xiao would think of doing business." Liu Suifeng was surprised: "Can he come up with so much money at once?"  "He married a good wife, and they sold all the land in the south of the Yangtze River." Zong Mao said casually, as if nothing in the world could be hidden from him.  Liu Suifeng's heart shrank, and he presented the official document with both hands and said, "This is an urgent report from the Governor's Office of South Zhili." Zong Mao took it and unfolded the pages.  After reading it, he threw it aside with a normal expression and continued the topic: "The Ming Dynasty has no shortage of silver, and all the silver is buried underground." "Zong Xiang," Liu Suifeng pointed to the table lying like scraps of paper.  He wrote an official document and said: "I'm worried that there will be no big trouble in Jiangnan." "What big trouble will there be?" Zong Mao came back to his senses, "It's not like you haven't been in Jiangnan before. The weapons workshops are heavily guarded. No.  Something will happen." "The weapons workshop is heavily guarded?" Liu Suifeng's mind was like thunder, and Zong Mao had already been prepared.  When he came, his mood was like a punctured rubber ball, which suddenly deflated.  "Zong Xiang, at the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there are internal and external troubles. The south of the Yangtze River is a tax-rich area. The whole body is affected by the move." Zong Mao looked at Liu Suifeng who looked anxious and said with a smile: "Liu Shangshu is worrying too much. Let me ask you.  , Who do you think is our biggest enemy now? "The Manchu Tatars? The Chahar Mongols? The Zhenxi King Wu Sangui or the Zhenhai King Zheng Zhilong?" He pointed his finger in the air and said to himself: "Both.  No, they are the squires who are still hiding their land and refusing to pay their land taxes.¡±bsp; "I have been in Jiangnan for ten years. Don't I know the virtues of those people? If they want to rebel, let them rebel. Those who have second thoughts and keep making noises will be bulldozed, and those corners of the country will be wiped out.  Why are you afraid?" "If they don't resist, it will be trouble." Zong Mao's last words made Liu Suifeng shudder.  Seeing Zong Mao's appearance, he was amused in his heart: "You are just the prime minister, how could you treat yourself as your majesty?" Throughout history, such domineering prime ministers never end well. Liu Suifeng almost predicted Zong Mao's future.  Zong Maocai has just ascended to the throne. Many people are looking forward to or predicting that something will happen to him sooner or later, and Liu Suifeng is not exempt from this.  In fact, they are envious of Zongmao's position. With Zongmao gone, others can take it.  Zong Mao did not notice Liu Suifeng's unnatural expression of compassion, and continued: "With money and food, Zhou Dynasty can maintain a strong army. Your Majesty is the hero, with a far-reaching layout. Three years later, the north will recuperate and restore its land, and there is still fear of injustice in the world."  "Liu Suifeng will never do things like Zong Mao. When he was young, his grandfather taught him a lesson: those who stand out will die first, and you must not make too many enemies in the court.  Zong Mao's way of doing things is completely opposite to his. After so many years, his temperament has not changed at all.  "As long as the Prime Minister has an idea, I will resign." He didn't want to stay here any longer.  Zongmao ordered: "The Taiping magistrate colluded with the squires and disrespected the court's laws. Please go back and deal with it." "I obey." Liu Suifeng exited the chancellery.  After walking out of the house, he felt his breathing became easier.  Such a prime minister is by no means a blessing to the Great Zhou Dynasty. He must persevere, but must be careful to avoid being burned by the heavenly fire brought out by Zong Mao.  "Now it seems that except for the military power, no one is allowed to touch it. His Majesty has left almost everything to the Shangshu Province. Is your Majesty really that lazy?" Liu Suifeng sat in the sedan and pondered. In his memory, your Majesty was definitely not such a person.  .  After Zhai Zhe ascended the throne, the image in his heart gradually became blurred, and many things gradually became unclear.  "Sure enough, the power of the emperor is unpredictable." In March of the second year of Zhaowu, Suzhou weavers refused to pay taxes and caused chaos.  Jin Xiaoding, the governor of Nanjing, asked Li Laiheng to lead his troops to suppress the rebellion in a bloody manner, killing 230 people and implicating 42 families of gentry in South Zhili. They were all deprived of their honors and their entire family was given a horse-breeding contract in the river, which shocked the government and the public.  In April, Zuo Ruo, the admiral of the three sides of Shaanxi Province, led his troops outside Hanzhong City, and Wu Sangui, the king of Zhenxi, personally handed over the city defense.  In April, the imperial order summoned the descendants of the Zhu royal family to Beijing and gave them a farm to raise them. They were not allowed to leave without permission.  The imperial censor chased and stung Prime Minister Zongmao like a wasp in the court hall. The emperor avoided the important point and ignored him.  Ma Shiying attracted a group of scholars from Fushe and eastern Zhejiang to find help from Yao Qisheng, who was also from eastern Zhejiang.  However, the Privy Council was busy recruiting troops and arranging food and fodder for the army to go out to fight, and did not give the slightest opinion to the minister.  Zong Mao returned to his mansion triumphantly. Once this incident was over, no one in the world was afraid of his reputation as Zong Xiangguo.  There have been too many things since the beginning of spring. Today, the Procuratorate and the Minister were so noisy that they didn¡¯t even have lunch, and even the emperor was hungry.  As soon as he entered the door, he shouted to the housekeeper: "Hurry up and prepare the meal." At the end, he added, "Another jug ??of wine." He was hungry and in a good mood, so he asked for food and wine.  After returning to the house and sitting down, he took off his official robe, and heard the sound of "tapping" footsteps outside the door.  Only one person in the mansion dared to walk like this in front of him. Lu Ying opened the door and came in. She stared at him and said, "Master, there are guests in the mansion today." "Are there guests?" Zong Mao stood up. There was never a shortage of guests in the prime minister's mansion, but he could  Who made Lu Ying treat her like this?  Lu Ying¡¯s brow turned into a crescent moon smile: ¡°Brother-in-law is here¡± ¡°Ji Hong?¡± I don¡¯t know when, maybe because there are too many things, Zong Mao rarely thinks of this person who is closer than a brother.  After the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, Jinyiwei and Dongchang disappeared, and the names of Ji Hong and Zhao Yucheng were not included in the court awards. These two institutions were far less arrogant than the previous dynasty.  Zong Mao was overjoyed and beckoned, "Please come here, just in time for him to have a few drinks with me." Today, Ji Hong and his wife Yong Ying came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.  The two sisters have endless things to talk about together.  Lu Ying was jewel-like and elegant; Yong Ying was plainly dressed and looked much older than her twin sister, which made Lu Ying feel heartbroken.  Seeing Zong Mao's casualness, Lu Ying said angrily: "You are the prime minister, so you are so contemptuous of your brother-in-law." Zong Mao waved his hands repeatedly: "You don't understand, I just want to have a few drinks with him. If I prepare a banquet for him, then what?  That¡¯s arrogance.¡± Luying walked out with a giggle, like a hen that had just laid an egg.  Less than half a quarter of an hour later, Ji Hong's figure appeared at the door, his face was as stiff as a bluestone.  The butler personally led the boy to serve the food. He was very discerning and saw the masterTo entertain guests, four dishes and a jug of wine were added.  "I haven't seen you for a long time," Zong Mao asked Ji Hong to sit across from him: "There are endless things to do every day, and I don't know where you are all day long." Ji Hong sat down and easily patted away the mud on the wine pot with his left hand.  Feng, fill up the wine glass in front of you.  "I only care about external affairs now, and the matters in the court are under the control of Dongchang." His voice was low, "But I know that the civil unrest in Jiangnan was deliberately induced by you." Zong Mao picked up the wine glass and said: "You and I have been brothers for a long time.  No, what are you doing in the court? Come and have a drink." He raised his neck and took a sip.  The emperor liked to drink bamboo leaf green from Shanxi, and the ministers in the court also liked to drink bamboo leaf green.  Ji Hong did not touch the wine glass and said, "I know, Zhao Yucheng will definitely know. If Zhao Yucheng knows, His Majesty will know."
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