Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 130

The eighth day of the first month of November was an ordinary day, but today, a month ago, a series of shocking events happened, and the situation in the huge Ming Dynasty became even more confusing.

Few people know what happened in it, only a few words of gossip, and some changes that can be seen.

Li Mingyang became the veritable governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and bestowed Shang Fangjian.

Several officials in Beijing were also sent to Nanjing for retirement for some reasons. Although their official positions were promoted, their real power was completely deprived. As for the children of military households who were temporarily recruited in Nanjing, Those officials who recruited them broke their promises. Not only did they not let them go, let alone get rewards.

But then, from these rumors, everyone seemed to see the truth. None of the troops who went out to fight the autumn wind that day came back, and the people in Jiangnan were shrouded in a shadow, fearing Li Mingyang.

Now that he has become the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and has more military power in his hands, once he returns, what kind of changes will happen to the forces that have taken the opportunity to deal with Li Mingyang.

These are just things on the bright side, and it is difficult to affect the ordinary people below, but there are also some things that change quietly around, not only in Nanjing, but also in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

There is a shortage of luxury goods that have never been cut off in the south of the Yangtze River. Rare items such as Nanyang fruits have disappeared from the market. The price of rice and cloth prices are also rising day by day.

Gradually someone noticed the weirdness and sent people to investigate carefully, only to find out that something happened to the smuggling ship at sea, and there was only one person in the Ming Dynasty who could turn the clouds and rain at sea, and he finally launched it.

What happened in the south of the Yangtze River has nothing to do with Zhu Gan at this time. He watched with his own eyes that the officers and soldiers were driven off the lake by Li Mingyang's black-armored knights. Countless generals, after this battle, the troops controlled by the scholar-bureaucrats were severely injured and injured.

This Li Mingyang should be able to gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan!I just hope that he will not be too weak, confront the scholar-bureaucrats head-on, and be able to support him for some time!

On the Yangtze River, a huge fleet was headed for Sichuan. Zhu Ganzhan was at the bow of the boat, looking at the crystal clear and surging water, he kept sighing in his heart that only a few hundred years had passed, and the water quality of later generations was not as good as it was at this time. One, came back to look at Lu Xiangsheng at the side, and asked softly, "Why are you always so depressed?"

Lu Xiangsheng's thin and rough face was full of exhaustion and unwillingness, and he asked in a bitter voice: "Your Majesty, you already knew, didn't you?"

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's big piercing eyes staring at him, Zhu Gan swallowed the nonsense again, and said with a chuckle: "Yes! That's why I want to leave even more, the court is full of people like this , do you think the imperial court can still be saved? Since there is no way to save it, then why bother saving it, it’s better to start a new one.”

These words are too cruel. He can go to the battlefield and kill people without blinking an eye, but in this kind of talking and laughing, he can't do it anyway, seeing the aura and confidence of destroying all living beings. Only then did he realize that , the person in front of him is probably more scheming than he thought.

For a person with such means to be an emperor, would it be good or bad for the common people? This thought flashed by, and then he realized his rebellious thoughts. Lu Xiangsheng quickly suppressed his thoughts and said bitterly: "But the common people No matter how innocent they are, they are all citizens of Daming!"

Zhu Gan tightly clenched his hand holding the wooden railing, and said with a very relaxed expression: "Sometimes, a long-term pain is worse than a short-term pain. If you hide something that cannot be avoided, you will only cover it. It's changed."

Leaving a meaningful sentence, Zhu Qian left Lu Xiangsheng with a bleak back, which was clearly clear, but it made Lu Xiangsheng feel that he was a tiger general, rare and fierce. A true hero.

For some reason, these words Mo Min miraculously appeared in his mind, which also shocked him. How could he give him such an evaluation in his heart, and all kinds of thoughts lingered in Lu Xiangsheng's mind, and finally Everything turned into a self-deprecating smile: "Is it the fear of the unknown future? Is it good or bad for Daming to follow such an invisible person."

The boat sailed for a day, the mountains were undulating and overlapping, and after a few more mountains, it was Kuizhou, the gateway to Sichuan. Along the way, the speed of the boat was constantly decreasing, and their speed was getting slower and slower.

At this time, Zhu Qian was not on board the fleet, but went ashore ahead of schedule, followed by Yang Ling, Wang Chengen, Gongsun Yang, Lu Xiangsheng and others. With the money, I went to Sichuan to buy the best Shu brocade.

Chieftain Yang Yinglong, one of the three major campaigns of ten thousand years, rebelled. He mobilized [-] troops of the Ming Dynasty and fought on an unprecedented scale before suppressing him, which is enough to show how difficult the chieftain is.

As for the chieftains and officials, they are even more vicious. The people in the clan are like slaves. Once they rebel and are beheaded, their families have to obediently pay the money. It can be said that the chieftain is the most tenacious and stubborn one in the southwest region. Strength will also be one of the stumbling blocks for Zhu Qian to gain a firm foothold in Sichuan.

What Zhu Gan didn't expect was that just after he entered a small town where Han and local people lived together, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.

The small town is not very big, and the surrounding walls are also earthen walls. There is not even a government office, but this town is extremely lively. Before dawn, the people from all over the mountains are packing up the things they have grown, or the wild game from the mountains. They rushed towards small towns, some homes were ten miles away, and they came here at night with torches before dawn.

In a small town that is usually clean, today is the market day on March, June, and September, which is commonly known as "going to the market". Eyeballs make people dizzying.

"It's so lively here. It's great. I didn't expect to be so lucky. It just happened to be the market day." Yang Ling was born in the Bailian Sect. There are all kinds of things in the Bailian Sect. Naturally, I have learned about the market from some people. At this time, I saw with my own eyes that although the street was crowded, her interest was extremely high.

Just like a happy little squirrel, chirping and talking, the voice is clear and sweet, although it is covered with a veil, it seems more pure than that elf.

Zhu Qian looked at her in the sea of ​​people, his eyes became a little straight, Yang Ling's figure became more and more clear in his blurred eyes, she had an alluring face, and her double temperament, which was constantly changing between hot and cold, was hard to hide She inadvertently exudes loneliness.

She is like a flower growing on a cliff. Although she looks down on all beings from a high position, she has to firmly grasp the soil for her to grow. She has to work harder than others to survive. How can she live happily like this? At this time, she who put down her guard and scheming is the real her!

On Zhu Gan's slender and straight face, there was an evil smile, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, sharp as a hook: "Little girl, since you don't know how to play tricks, don't play tricks anymore! When will you get rid of it?" White Lotus Sect! Otherwise, troubled times will arise, and the future harm will be too great."

Yang Ling didn't notice Zhu Gan's expression, put aside the burden in his heart, completely let go of his state of mind, looked around happily, picked up a small bronze mirror on the stall, and asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this worth?" .”

"Yo! Girl, don't dare to call me that, just call me Lao Luo." The vendor with small jewelry nodded and bowed, and glanced at the people behind Yang Ling, seeing Zhu Qian's handsome appearance, he raised his hands and feet They all had a powerful and intimidating aura, and I guessed in my heart that maybe this girl was Zhu Gan's concubine, and she had a plan in her heart, and she smiled even more happily: "Oh! My son, I saw that the two of you are a match made in heaven. The so-called woman is the one who pleases herself, this lady loves beauty, spit! Spit! Look at my stinky mouth, although this lady is covering her face, she must be a fairy-like figure, she is extremely beautiful..."

"Okay, okay, needless to say, this is five taels of silver, and you don't need to look for the rest." Zhu Gan was annoyed by this person, but seeing Yang Ling's happy expression, it was not easy to hit her. Just throw it away.

The price is five taels of silver, so generous, for the peddler, this five taels of silver is an astronomical sum of money!Hastily and carefully hid it close to the body, and even spread honey on his mouth: "Your elder brother, take a look, as long as there is something you like, let your elder brother choose it. These are free of charge."

"Look, that foreigner is here again, this son of a bitch, ate up his ambition, and insisted on selling his broken sword for 3000 taels, which is blacker than the ass-eye of the king's brain in the city. "Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, and they stepped aside one after another, only to see a cruel-looking young man walking towards him with a rusty iron sword in his arms.

The young man walked up to Zhu Gan's side, staring at Zhu Gan steadfastly, making all the guards around Zhu Gan tense and vigilant. As long as the young man dared to make any changes, he would definitely be able to arrest him in the shortest possible time. Bombarded into scum.

The young man who had been lowering his head suddenly raised his head and said dryly, "I want a sword, I still want a sword, 3000 taels or 3 taels."

It's really weird!Rubbing his smooth chin, Zhu Gan became interested and asked, "What is 3000 taels, and what is 3 taels?"

A flash of excitement flashed in the young man's eyes, he laughed and said, "For 3000 taels, I will give you the sword, for 3 taels, I will also give you the sword."

After speaking, he stared at Zhu Gan with burning eyes, like a little fool staring at another big fool, hoping that this big fool can teach him to eat poop, as ridiculous as a panacea.

Zhu Gan laughed and said, "I understand. Your name is Jian. Tell me, why are you worth 3 taels of silver?"

"I have no name, and I respect myself as a sword. I am not worth thirty thousand. I am with it, and it is worth thirty thousand." The young man stroked the rusty iron sword lightly. People will definitely think that this is lust-desire, the lust-desire of ordinary men seeing peerless beauties.

"Haha! Alright, [-] is [-], but I can't pay you now, you have to prove your worth first." It's just that the young man showed his desire for the sword, and his faint domineering, whatever. Seeing his extraordinary future, as the saying goes, don't bully the young and poor. Today's downfall will definitely become the accumulation of his tomorrow's glory.

Buying such a master for 3 taels is definitely a good deal.