Need for money

The man on the opposite side galloped wildly, and when the distance between Lin Jingzhi and the others was more than [-] zhang, Aunt Yu was already sure that that man was a member of the Lin family's hidden guard.

Lin Jingzhi waved his hand, signaling the guards behind him to slow down, while he and Aunt Yu clamped their horses with both legs, and speeded up to meet them. Throwing the horsewhip, the speed increased by another three points.

The road was already wet and slippery, and there were many puddles. Every time the man stepped off the steed, there would be a splash of muddy water. In addition, due to the long distance, the horse's belly and four legs A thick layer of yellow mud had long been stuck to the legs.

After running three feet away from Lin Jingzhi, the man suddenly lifted the reins of the horse, dismounted and stopped the horse suddenly. Then, using the inertia of the forward charge, he pressed the horse's neck with both hands and jumped off the horse. The man didn't care The ground was wet and slippery, and he took a few quick steps, and then he knelt down in front of Lin Jingzhi, "I have seen the second master, Aunt Yu."

Lin Jingzhi saw that the dark guard's trouser legs were all wet, and there were a lot of mud spots on his body and face, so he knew that something serious must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed over to report the news in such a hurry, and said quickly : "Get up quickly, what do you have to report?"

The dark guard gasped and stood up, reached into his arms, took out a piece of paper, walked over with his hands held high, and replied respectfully: "Second Master, there is news from the capital that the current emperor has only been enthroned for a few days. , and wanted to work hard, and planned to take the corrupt officials from all over the place first, as early as ten days ago, the emperor sent imperial envoys to travel all the way south from Jingzhou."

"In addition, news came from several hidden sources in Jingzhou, saying that the imperial envoy killed 43 corrupt officials and confiscated more than [-] taels of stolen silver as he passed through twelve counties and counties!"

Lin Jingzhi's right hand, which received the letter, shook lightly, and quickly took it into his hand to look carefully. After a long while, his face turned pale from the shock of the information on the paper. What is this emperor doing?

Do your best?

Or seeing that the treasury has no money and is unable to provide relief to the victims, that's why he came up with such a lame idea to grab money from corrupt officials' homes?

Indeed, as far as the current situation is concerned, if the imperial court can spend a lot of money to buy food for disaster relief, it will indeed be able to stabilize the precarious Daqian Dynasty, but this method of collecting money is obviously not feasible!

Throughout the long history, no matter which country or dynasty, after several generations, there will always be a large number of "corrupt officials". These "corrupt officials" are very annoying, like moths, corrupt, infiltrate, A good country is riddled with erosion.

They are the real executioners who end every dynasty.

But then again, people have seven emotions and six desires, who wouldn't want to be rich, enjoy all the wealth and honor in the world, and have countless beauties?As a result, some people took the wrong path, and the people who were most likely to take the wrong path were officials with power in their hands who could easily embezzle the country's silver.

Therefore, the emergence of corrupt officials is a very normal and inevitable phenomenon.

Today, the Dagan Dynasty has lasted for more than 500 years. It can be said that corrupt officials are all over every corner of the dynasty, and the number is unimaginable. The newly enthroned emperor is not doing his best to govern, nor filling the empty treasury. Instead, they are forcing local officials to raise their flags to rebel.

Knowing that he is bound to die, anyone will resist and give it a go!

Now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, his prestige is low, and a large area of ​​locust plagues broke out in the north, making people panic. If there is a leader, it is estimated that many corrupt officials will follow suit and rebel. It's over.

Thinking of this, Lin Jingzhi was startled with cold sweat on his forehead.

There are three continents in the Central Plains, which are Xiongzhou in the west, Jingzhou in the middle, and Bingzhou in the east. If the imperial envoy travels from the capital to the south, then after leaving Jingzhou, he will arrive at Xiongzhou and Xiongzhou because of the different routes. Liuzhou at the junction of Jingzhou, or Yunzhou bordering Jingzhou and Bingzhou on the other side.

Tian Ji had nothing to say, he must be a big corrupt official, if that imperial envoy really came to Liuzhou first, this person has been operating in Liuzhou for so many years and trained dozens of loyal subordinates like Wang Meng, how could he just wait for death?As for Xuanwei General Zheng Sheng, although he is not as greedy as Tian Ji, it is impossible for him to be a clean and honest official.

So in the end, it is very likely that the two reached some kind of agreement, cooperated together, and raised the flag to rebel together.

Zheng Sheng has an army, and Tian Ji has a territory. Unless the imperial court can send no less than 30 troops to suppress them, there is nothing they can do.

What's more, these two are both fourth-rank administrators. If both of them take the lead in rebellion, then the other state-level feudal officials will not follow suit?

And if Tian Ji really cooperated with the Zheng family and rebelled together, wouldn't the Lin family be miserable?

You must know that the biggest support of the Lin family is the Zheng family!

If the Zheng family and Tian Ji reached a cooperation agreement, then the Zheng family would no longer support the Lin family, and Wang Meng would then be able to openly search the Lin family.

As for the friendship between the Lin family and Zheng's family, it is not reliable enough, after all, fighting requires money, and the Lin family is just a money bank.

If he had agreed to get married at the beginning and had a relationship with the Zheng family by marriage, maybe the Lin family would be able to ensure that nothing happened. Of course, there are disadvantages to agreeing. If he is defeated, then he, a family that is related to the Zheng family, will definitely be executed by everyone!

Aunt Yu also frowned when she heard the news. Seeing Lin Jingzhi's complexion, she comforted her, "Second Master, don't worry too much, be careful not to worry about your bones."

Nodding silently, Lin Jingzhi folded the letter and carefully put it in his arms, intending to show Mrs. Lin a look after returning home, and then discuss how to deal with it.

After waving his hand, the hidden guard turned around and got on his horse, then turned around and turned back.

"Second Master, is the situation really bad?" Aunt Yu was riding on the horse, seeing Lin Jingzhi's brows frown into Sichuan characters, she couldn't bear it for a while.

Lin Jingzhi knew that Aunt Yu was strong enough, so he didn't hide from her, and told his worries one by one. If it was Aunt Rou or Aunt Wan who asked, he wouldn't say it, otherwise it would only scare them.

After hearing this, Aunt Yu took a breath in shock, if the situation is really so serious, then the Lin family will be in trouble.

"Yu'er, last time you were put in the back lane, how are you preparing?" After a while, Lin Jingzhi gradually calmed down and asked.

"The secret guards have already bought more than a dozen pieces of land scattered in several counties in the south. If the Lin family really wants to retire secretly, the concubine guarantees that Wang Meng and others will not find any news about us in the future."

Hearing Aunt Yu's affirmative answer, Lin Jingzhi heaved a sigh of relief. With a way out, he can at least guarantee that the Lin family will not lose their incense in the future.

"Second Master, I feel that the Lin family is not powerless to resist!" After walking quietly for a while, Aunt Yu suddenly said this.

Lin Jingyi was taken aback, and then asked, "How do you say that?"