Mingshi

Chapter 687 Luo Xin's Promise

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"Master!" The steward's voice trembled a little: "The government has gone out to stabilize food prices."

"The government has stabilized grain prices? Where did he get the grain?"

The Patriarch of the Cui family asked anxiously, and then he thought of something, with a look of frustration on his face.At this point the butler continued:
"Luo Xin copied 30 shi of grain from Lu's house, and now he has used all of it to stabilize the grain price. The grain price has returned to the original level. And...and..."

"And what?" Lu Ding asked in a concentrated voice.

"And... there is a rumor circulating in the streets and alleys."

"What rumor?"

"Rumors say...Luo Xin said that this time he raided the Lu family's house, so he stole 30 shi of grain so that the people of Hangzhou could eat it without worry. If they ran out of food, he would just copy another family."

The atmosphere in the room froze all of a sudden, everyone felt a chill starting from the tailbone, running along the spine to the top of the head, the scalp was numb, and the heart was feeling cold.

Does Luo Xin dare to copy their home again?

Luo Xin has copied the Lu family, will he still be afraid of them?

At the scene of raiding the Lu family, they all saw that Luo Xin took the two children of the Lu family and the housekeeper. They also knew the two children of the Lu family and the housekeeper, and they were responsible for the smuggling of the Lu family.This reminded them suddenly that these three people were not among the people involved in the smuggling that Luo Xin beheaded in front of the magistrate's gate, not only did they not have these three people, even the children and housekeepers of their five great families were not there.

This shows what?
This shows that Luo Xin hid those people at the beginning, and has grasped all the criminal evidence of their smuggling.Luo Xin can definitely use this as evidence to copy their homes at will.Even in the end, Luo Xin offended the aristocratic family because he killed too many people, and was eventually beheaded.But what's the point with them?Can they still be resurrected?

Thinking of all their plans being cracked cleanly by Luo Xin, even before they could implement them, they lost the opportunity to implement them.

However, if they surrendered like this, with the resentment they formed with Luo Xin, how would Luo Xin deal with them?Will they still have a good time?
Could it be that after a few years, Hangzhou will no longer have the six...five families?

At this time, their hearts were very entangled, and they wanted to confront Luo Xin, but they had no means.Surrender to Luo Xin, but not reconciled.Unknowingly, everyone looked at Lu Ding again.Lu Ding frowned tightly, and finally sighed:

"It seems that matters in the officialdom still have to be resolved in the officialdom!"

"What does your lord mean?"

"Let's go back and write letters to our relatives and friends in the capital, asking them to impeach Luo Xin. No matter what, Luo Xin went on a rampage in Hangzhou, ransacking Lu's family and exterminating his family. More than 2000 refugees were beheaded."

"Boss, those people are not refugees..."

"We say a refugee is a refugee!"

Everyone listened and thought about it.That's right, there were no Japanese pirates attacking Hangzhou, so how could there be so many Japanese pirates in Hangzhou?At that time, it will be said that Luo Xin killed the refugees, who would believe that Luo Xin killed the Japanese pirates?

With this handle, even if Luo Xin can't be killed, Luo Xin will be driven away.

Hangzhou City has stabilized again.

Prices have returned to their previous levels, and the hearts of the people have stabilized.Song Danian let go of his nervousness, while Zhang Juzheng was free to wander around the streets and alleys of Hangzhou every day, learning about the local people.

Refugees are no longer allowed to enter the city, but the government distributes porridge outside the city every day.And the weather is getting warmer at this time, so there is no need to worry about the refugees freezing to death.

Beijing.

Shen Qianhu walked into a mansion respectfully, this is the mansion of Emperor Jiajing's brother-in-law, Lu Bing, the governor of Jinyiwei.Being led all the way to the door of Lu Bing's study, the man said:

"Master, Shen Ling has arrived."

"Come in." A dignified voice sounded from inside the room.

The man made a gesture of invitation to Shen Ling, and Shen Ling bowed his hands slightly to thank him, then pushed the door and walked in, turned over and bowed down:

"For a humble position, see the governor."

"Get up!"

Lu Bing, who was behind the big case, has gray hair all over his head, and his face is not as smooth as before, showing an old look, but the majesty is still there.Staring at Shen Ling, Shen Ling felt as if he was being watched by a fierce tiger, which was creepy.

Originally, this Shen Lingqi Luo Xin kicked down his door, and he was not very polite to him, and wanted to say bad things about Luo Xin in front of Lu Bing, so that Lu Bing could deal with Luo Xin.However, as soon as he stood in front of Lu Bing, all his selfish thoughts disappeared, and he honestly took out Luo Xin's letter from his bosom, raised his hands and said:

"Governor, Luo trusted me to deliver a letter to your lord."

"Ok?"

Lu Bing frowned slightly. Shen Ling, as a thousand households of Jinyiwei, changed horses and galloped all the way on the night of the incident, so he arrived before the messenger sent by Lu Ding and the others.But Lu Bing didn't know, his heart couldn't help jumping, thinking, could it be that something happened to the Lu family?Therefore, he did not immediately accept the letter, but shouted sharply:

"What happened to Southeast?"

Shen Ling swallowed a mouthful of spit, and hurriedly said: "Hangzhou's food prices are soaring, and the people's hearts are unstable. The workshop is closed, and the mechanics want to make trouble. Xu Hai, Ye Ma and Xin Wulang went ashore to attack villages and counties. Refugees poured into Hangzhou. Some The Japanese pirates sneaked into Hangzhou with the refugees."

When Lu Bing heard this, his face changed.Any one of these things is a major event, enough to kill Song Danian and Luo Xin.Moreover, once such a big event leads to a civil uprising, and let the Japanese invaders capture Hangzhou, how can there be any eggs under the overthrow of the nest?At that time, the rebels and Japanese pirates may not let the six great families go, and the six great families will also be turned into ruins.And Lu Bing just thinks with his toes, and knows that these things must have something to do with the six great families. This is Luo Xin and the six great families. The six great families want to put Luo Xin to death, but they are too confident that they They have lost control over the southeast. They don't know that once the situation breaks out, it will be out of control.Even though they escaped a catastrophe when they broke the city of Hangzhou, such a big event will definitely shock the government and the public, and His Majesty will be furious and conduct a thorough investigation. They are really because under His Majesty's wrath, they can still guarantee themselves Is it safe?

madness!

So stupid!

Blinded eyes, blinded heart by immediate interests.

His heart was already in suspense, and he asked in a concentrated voice: "How is Hangzhou now?"

"When the humble staff left Hangzhou, Luo Xin had suddenly raided the Lu family's house and beheaded 85 members of the Lu family in front of the gate. The reason was that they were in collusion with Japanese bandits, and the evidence was conclusive. Before... Luo Xin beheaded in front of the magistrate's gate Those smugglers, some of them did not kill, but kept them in secret, including the Lu family's children and the housekeeper, and the Lu family's children and the housekeeper all confessed."

Lu Bing's heart sank. Since Luo Xin can keep the children and stewards of the Lu family, he can also keep the children and stewards of the other five great families. That is to say, Luo Xin can look at the other five great families with a butcher knife at any time. If Luo Xin is approached, Luo Xin will also look at the Lu family with the butcher knife mercilessly.

Lu Bing felt a chill in his heart, and he admired Luo Xin's wisdom and courage.Especially boldness, it takes courage and extremely decisive courage to be able to swing the butcher's knife so boldly and slash at the aristocratic family.Reminiscent of Luo Xin's previous behavior, he dared to lead the Ming soldiers to attack the grassland when he was not an official, which shows how decisive he is.Lu Bing even had an idea, just like Luo Xin wanted to copy their Lu family, not to mention his bad face, even if His Majesty ordered, he would find opportunities and reasons to kill the Lu family first.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and he understood Luo Xin's thoughts.Among the six great aristocratic families, the strength of the Lu family is about the same, belonging to the middle class.Killing the Lu family just happened to warn the other five great families.

"He is really scheming, he is worthy of being the military god of the Ming Dynasty, the number one scholar in this dynasty."

Lu Bing secretly thought in his heart, and at the same time, he also felt a little grateful to Luo Xin.It's not that Luo Xin doesn't have the guts and strength to move the Lu family. If he doesn't move, it's to give Lu Bing face.Knowing that the Lu family is fine, his heart has calmed down, but he suddenly remembered the Japanese pirates who sneaked into Hangzhou, and immediately became anxious and asked:

"Where are the Japanese pirates who sneaked into Hangzhou?"

"They were all killed by Luo Xin."

"Killed by Luo Xin? How did he kill him?"

Lu Bing's face was completely shocked. He really couldn't think of thousands of Japanese pirates hidden among tens of thousands of refugees. How did Luo Xin identify them?
"He won't kill the good and take the credit?"

"The prefect set up hundreds of cauldrons outside the city gate, and lined up along the official road from the city gate to the distance. The pots near the city gate were filled with very little rice. You can count how many grains of rice there are in the pot, but the porridge in the pot is thicker the farther you are from the city gate, so all the refugees in the city ran out of the city, far away from the city gate. At this time, Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing led [-] soldiers to stay in the city, and those who refused to leave and those who pretended to be refugees were killed."

"Fishing in the dry lake!" Lu Bing slapped the desk, with a look of admiration on his face: "Wonderful!"

After the compliment, Lu Bing sat there dumbfounded.What made him laugh and cry was that those six aristocratic families still wanted to fight against people like Luo Xin, they really didn't know how much money they had, and they didn't know how to write dead words.

"Then, Luo Xin used 30 shi of grain copied from Lu's house to stabilize food prices, and asked Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing to take [-] soldiers to patrol the city. Now the city of Hangzhou has calmed down."

Lu Bing has completely admired Luo Xin at this time, and Hangzhou has already fallen under Luo Xin's control.The magistrate's yamen went to give porridge, the Shibo department stabilized food prices, and Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing maintained law and order.Luo Xin has become the real master of Hangzhou.

but……

I'm afraid that my own family and the remaining four great families will not stop here, so the only way they have left is to let him, Lu Bing, and those officials who are related to or have interests in the southeast family collectively impeach Luo Xin .Drive Luo Xin away through them.

So, what grounds does Luo Xin have for the impeachment of today's five great aristocratic families?

Lu Bing sat there silently, and Shen Ling stood opposite. Seeing that Lu Bing's face was sinking like water, he didn't dare to speak any more. He held the letter in both hands, and secretly looked at Lu Bing from time to time.

Lu Bing raised his eyebrows suddenly, he finally thought of Luo Xin's trick.That is the Japanese pirates he killed. No one can prove that those people are Japanese pirates. Luo Xin can be impeached for killing innocent people in the southeast.

Doesn't Luo Xin know how to be afraid?

A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Bing's mouth, and he thought to himself: "Of course he is afraid. Isn't this asking Shen Ling to deliver a letter to me? Should I ask for something? I just don't know what price he offered?"

His eyes fell on the letter in Shen Ling's hands, and he said lightly: "How did Luo Xin find you? How did you entrust you to deliver the letter?"

"Finally we're talking about this letter!" Shen Ling cheered up and said, "I don't know how Luo Xin knew our secret location, and then called the door outside. We didn't make a sound inside, and then Luo Xin Xin just kicked the door open."

"Kick the door?"

Lu Bing looked at Shen Ling in shock. In his opinion, although Luo Xin is now powerful in Hangzhou, he is walking on thin ice, like walking a tightrope.At this time, he should ask Lu Bing. Everyone knows the relationship between Lu Bing and Emperor Jiajing. As long as Lu Bing speaks a few words for Luo Xin, or orders the Lu family to cooperate with Luo Xin, Luo Xin will go well, otherwise he will be driven out. Possibility out of the southeast.

but……

Luo Xin kicked the door?

What would he do?

How dare he?
"What happened later? Learn the conversation between Luo Xin and you verbatim, don't omit or change a single word."

"Yes!"

Shen Ling recounted the conversation between him and Luo Xin verbatim, and then saw Lu Bing frowning and thinking there.Luo Xin's words touched him a lot.One of Luo Xin's words asked him how long Lu Bing lived?

A thought suddenly popped up in Lu Bing's mind. What Luo Xin asked was not only Lu Bing's longevity, but also Emperor Jiajing's longevity.

Lu Bing couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. His own body naturally knew that he already felt that he would not live for a few years, and he also felt that Emperor Jiajing would not live for a few years.He could imagine what would happen to the Lu family after his death, or after the death of Emperor Jiajing.Jin Yiwei is hated by the world's scholars and all officials in the court. The Lu family will not have good results. It is almost inevitable that the family will be ransacked.He has also been looking for ways to preserve the family, and has been trying his best to get along with Shilin, but he has not received a word of promise.The older he got, the more impatient he became. He seemed to see the scene of the Lu family being ransacked and wiped out.

His eyes finally fell on the letter in Shen Ling's hand, and he said in a concentrated voice, "Bring the letter."

Shen Ling hurriedly handed the letter to Lu Bing. Lu Bing tore open the envelope, took out the letter and unfolded it, and saw that there was only one sentence on it:

"If you don't die, you must protect the blood of the Lu family."

Lu Bing was stunned. The previous sentence "No weapon will never kill you" showed that Luo Xin was very aware of his current situation.He may be beheaded by Emperor Jiajing at any time.That's why there is this phrase "you can't die if you don't use weapons".And the last part of the sentence "We must protect the blood of the Lu family." This is asking Lu Bing to help, to help Luo Xin not die.In return, Luo Xin will definitely protect the blood of the Lu family in the future.And the words "must protect the blood of the Lu family" are also bloody.This shows that Luo Xin has also seen the ending of the Lu family, and it is inevitable that the ending will be bad.

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Today I saw another great light of God, I was very happy in my heart, thank you comrades.

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(End of this chapter)