Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 139 Counterattack
Zhang Yifan didn't want to stay in the military camp. He waited for Zhu Liangzu to come back, then turned around and walked outside. He just went directly to the construction site to pick up people.

Zhu Jingjing was naturally beside him. As she turned around and walked, she smiled and asked in a low voice: "Brother Fan, what you just said was that you would show it to your father when you come back. Is it to scare them?"

When Zhu Wu and others heard this, they all turned to look at Zhang Yifan. The scene just now was really funny, but if you think about it with your toes, you can tell that the prince-in-law must have frightened the Marquis Yongjia. How can anyone in the world give the details of his expenses? All set a precedent for the emperor!
But in the end, after hearing this, Zhang Yifan turned to look at Zhu Jingjing, shook his head and said, "No, I really have this idea!"

At this point, after a pause, he added: "Jing Jing, after we arrive in Xiangshan County, any expenses, I mean any expenditures and incomes, will be recorded in categories. I will show it to my father later! "

Zhu Wu and others were surprised when they heard this: Is the Prince Consort serious?

"Ah?" Zhu Jingjing couldn't help but be quite surprised after hearing this.

Any expenses, will you show your father?Seems like no one has ever done this before?
To be honest, she felt very strange, but since it was Zhang Yifan who told her this, she nodded obediently and said, "Okay!"

After finishing speaking, she thought for a moment and then said: "What about the expenses we spent in the capital and on the road? I didn't even remember it!"

"Haha, that's not necessary!" Zhang Yifan heard this and replied with a smile.

Although Zhu Jingjing was completely obedient to him, he still wanted to explain this matter to Zhu Jingjing.After all, Zhu Jingjing is the hostess, so she should have the right to know about this matter!
So, he said to Zhu Jingjing: "My enlightenment teacher is now also Zheng Jingxue from Liujia Village Social School. Do you know him?"

"Yeah!" Zhu Jingjing was a little surprised after hearing this. I wonder why Dao Dao suddenly mentioned him?
Therefore, she blinked her big eyes and looked at Zhang Yifan curiously, waiting for the next step.

She heard Zhang Yifan say to her: "I don't know if you remember, but his father is the Inspector General of Huguang. This official position can be regarded as a mid-level and upper-level official. Logically speaking, he should be able to live a good life, right?"

"Huh?" Zhu Jingjing listened and nodded, seeming a little confused as to why Zhang Yifan said that.

However, Zhu Wu has been following Zhang Yifan to learn more. When he heard this, he kind of knew what Zhang Yifan was going to say.

Sure enough, I heard Zhang Yifan say to Zhu Jingjing: "But do you know? His wife was sick, but she had no money to treat her illness. I gave Zheng Jingxue ten guan of money and asked him to bet that I could become the consort, thus winning the casino. I bet so that I can send money home to cure his mother's illness..."

Zhu Jingjing didn't know about this. When he heard it, he was a little curious. He didn't expect that Brother Fan could make money by becoming the consort?
Zhu Wu heard it from the side, and immediately felt regretful and heartbroken.Ten times the money, just missed it for nothing!
Zhang Yifan continued: "...According to the situation of the Zheng family, if he does not have this money, his mother will probably be in more danger. If she really dies, she may not even be able to raise the money for burial. You He said that during the Ming Dynasty, the family of Qian, the governor of Huguang, was so poor. Is it reasonable?"

Zhu Jingjing was very surprised when she heard this and said: "This... this is impossible, right?"

She really couldn't figure it out, and said again: "How could this be? It doesn't make sense!"

Zhang Yifan listened and explained to her: "The salary set by my father for officials is definitely enough for an ordinary family. But why does this kind of thing happen? I heard Zheng Jingxue say Some. Therefore, I am going to write down the expenses of being the magistrate of Xiangshan County to see if the salary is enough. I will show my father with the facts. On the basis of being an official and not being corrupt, how much is the salary? Is it reasonable or not?”

It turns out that showing my father’s expenses has another meaning!

Zhu Jingjing thought about it, and quickly assured Zhang Yifan: "Brother Fan, don't worry, I understand, I will definitely record every penny coming and going!"

Zhang Yifan listened, nodded with a smile, and said to her: "I will tell you a bookkeeping method later, which can classify the money and clearly see the ins and outs of the money."

The accounting at this time is all running accounts. On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, how much money was spent on what, that's all.

Therefore, it is more difficult to get a detailed account of expenses in a journal and have a comprehensive understanding.

Zhang Yifan was talking when suddenly, Daniel screamed: "Brother Fan, there are many people hanging over there!"

The two brothers always called Zhang Yifan Brother Fan, and Zhu Jingjing followed them.Therefore, Zhang Yifan did not let them change their names, which was considered a kind of closeness.

The two of them kept in mind their father's instructions to read more and talk less.

Therefore, along the way, there is no special thing, and I don't talk much.

But at this time, the group of them had almost reached the construction site. Daniel suddenly saw a row of people hanging and was startled. He couldn't help but scream.

Zhang Yifan heard the sound and looked over.

Sure enough, not far ahead, there was a row of wooden frames with a long row of people hanging on them, probably at least 50 people. At first glance, it was very shocking.

Those who were hung had obvious marks of whipping, and the bloodstained red sackcloth.

Some of them, it seemed, were already dying.

He was watching, when suddenly, Daniel screamed again, pointing to a place and said: "Heads, there are still a row of heads!"

Zhang Yifan listened and looked again.

Sure enough, at the end of the wooden frame, there was a row of heads hanging there, about five or six.

Zhang Yifan had never seen a real head before, and when he saw it, he felt a little uncomfortable.

But it's okay, I can still bear it.

Perhaps seeing Zhang Yifan and his party coming, Marquis Yongjia, who was gathering the people, came over again. Seeing Zhang Yifan's expression, he followed his gaze and said in a loud voice: "These are the people who escaped." The group of unruly people who were captured, as for the leaders, are soldiers who were not guarded enough and were punished by our military law!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan glanced at Zhu Liangzu and found that he did not show any deliberate demonstration. It could even be said that he had no special expression at all, and he was very accustomed to it.

After thinking about it, it was actually true. The treatment of these people should have been done before he came. It was impossible to kill them just a moment ago.

Military law is engaged in, just cut it if you say it?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but silently raised his head and looked at the row of hanging heads again.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that when he was in the capital, he trained with Zhu Di, even if he did train well, it was still a bit like playing house.

In a real military camp, military law is ruthless. If you don't abide by it, for those who have no background, your head may be lost at a glance!

After this, how many relatives will cry and be sad for it?
For Zhang Yifan, if the guards are weak, the most they can do is to beat him up or pay him a military salary, but the real situation, what happened in front of him, at least under the hands of the Marquis of Yongjia, is a matter of losing his head!

Being a soldier and receiving military pay may sound like an ordinary thing, but it is really not easy!Especially in the Ming Dynasty, once you become a military household, you will remain a military household for generations, which is even more difficult!It's no wonder that during the Hongwu Dynasty, military households began to abscond.

He couldn't interfere with military matters, so he asked Marquis Yongjia: "Now that the recruitment of Minzhuang is suspended, those hanging Minzhuang should also be released. They also have to go home to provide disaster relief!" After hearing this, Zhu Liangzu frowned. Yi Yang seemed to want to get angry, but soon he smiled again and said happily, "The prince-in-law has the final say!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and gave orders to the personal guards behind him.

Soon, all [-] people were assembled, and the whole process did not take much time.The faces of those Minzhuang all had expressions of surprise. They wondered how Marquis Yongjia would torture them?

However, whether they wanted to understand it or not, they all stood there, and no one dared to speak.

Those who were hanging were also taken to various teams and stood there with support.It seemed that a few of them couldn't stand at all. It was very difficult to stand even if they were supported by others, but they still stood.

On the outer side, there were soldiers guarding them with swords and guns. When Zhang Yifan glanced over, he didn't see a single soldier standing casually, looking relatively lazy.

When Marquis Yongjia faced these people, the aura he had developed in the army was very powerful.He was seen striding towards the Minzhuang team, his eyes were like lightning. When he glanced over, the Minzhuangs all lowered their heads involuntarily.

Zhu Liangzu stood still, looked at the people in front of him and shouted loudly: "The prince consort is compassionate, saying that the storm has just passed, and let you go back to rescue the disaster first. I will give the prince a face and suspend the levy. Wait for a while, if the levy cannot be sent out, Come on, if you still want to try my methods, just give it a try!"

When the tens of thousands of people heard that Marquis Yongjia actually wanted to let them go home, they were stunned for a while, remembering Marquis Yongjia's uncompromising style, and suddenly became excited, and there was a "buzzing" sound of whispers.

You know, many people had to flee back before, and some were caught and hanged for this, and some soldiers lost their heads.But suddenly, he was able to go back. It would be strange to say that there was no reaction.

However, when those "buzzing" sounds sounded, Zhu Liangzu's eyes immediately glanced over.

This gaze was like substance. Wherever it glanced, there was silence.

After just a moment, the scene immediately became quiet again.

Seeing Zhu Liangzu, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Shout to Benhou, thank you concubine for your kindness!"

"Thank you, Prince Consort, for your kindness!"

"Damn it, I can't hear you, shout louder!"

"Thank you, Prince Consort, for your grace. Thank you, Prince Consort, for your grace..."

The sound became louder and louder, and finally, the sound was like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.

Zhu Liangzu listened for a while, then suddenly stretched out his hand and shook it in the air, and suddenly, the shouting stopped.

After he glanced at these people again, he turned around and strode to Zhang Yifan's side.

When he got closer, Zhu Liangzu had already calmed down his aura and was no longer so fierce. He smiled and said loudly: "Consort, over there is Minzhuang of Xiangshan County!"

Zhang Yifan saw the scene just now.How could he fail to understand that this was the Marquis of Yongjia demonstrating to him, proving his ability to lead an army and fight in order to regain the face he lost in the barracks just now.

That's it, it's not over yet.

Zhu Liangzu said to Zhang Yifan with a smile: "Consort, if you need anything in the future, just come to me. If I don't have anything to do here, I'll leave first."

Reaching out to avoid hitting the smiling person, Zhang Yifan could only respond with a smile: "It's a good idea to leave without seeing him off!"

"Go back to camp!" After hearing this, Zhu Liangzu bowed with his fists in his hands, and then told his guards that he really had to leave.

After receiving the military order, the officers and soldiers on the construction site immediately evacuated in an orderly manner and returned to the distant barracks.

Before Zhang Yifan realized Zhu Liangzu's dirty trick, he led people to Minzhuangna in Xiangshan County.

But who knows, before he got close, he saw these tens of thousands of people suddenly scattered in a crowd.

This is tens of thousands of strong people, without Zhu Liangzu's guards, they are like birds and beasts scattered, and they are all over the place at once.

As soon as Qi Xiang saw this, he immediately ordered his men to surround the princess and the consort, with their swords and guns unsheathed, and ready to prepare.

In case the son-in-law and the princess are hit by the flow of people, it's no joke.

There were less than 20 people in their group.Among the tens of thousands of people, it really seemed a bit insignificant.

What they didn't know was that Zhu Liangzu was watching this scene at the gate of the barracks with a smug smile on his face.

Fortunately, with the protection of Qi Xiang and others, the people were in a hurry to go home and did not rush into Zhang Yifan's side.

When everyone was almost gone, Zhang Yifan discovered that even Minzhuang from Xiangshan County had almost left.Those who stayed in place before they could leave were mostly weak, such as those who had just been put down after being hung.

Of course, there were also some who were helped away by acquaintances.However, a few were left behind after all.

There are also a few in Xiangshan County.

There was no other way, so Zhang Yifan had no choice but to walk to the few remaining strongholds in Xiangshan County.There were five people in total, all young, but not strong and on the thin side.One thing they have in common is that they all have whip wounds on their bodies, which are obviously among the more than 50 people who were hanged.

In other words, these five Xiangshan County residents were all caught after trying to escape.

Although these Minzhuang people had just shouted "Thank you, Prince Consort, for your kindness", at this time, when they saw Zhang Yifan and his entourage passing by, they all showed vigilant expressions and looked at them with a little uneasiness and caution.

When Zhang Yifan saw him, he approached and asked, "Are you Minzhuang from Xiangshan County?"

After he finished speaking, no one responded. They all stared at Zhang Yifan, as if Zhang Yifan wanted to rob them, even though they were actually penniless at this time.

When Zhu Wu saw it, he couldn't help but cursed: "The prince-in-law just begged you so that you can go home early to provide disaster relief. What is your attitude?"

As he spoke, he held the scabbard and wanted to step forward and hit someone.

(End of this chapter)