Ordinary clear day

Chapter 83 Chaos
The burned grain was the early rice that had just been harvested, and it would be handed over to the provincial warehouse in two days. As a result, people burned it for no reason and suffered heavy losses.

What Zhang Bao was most angry with was not the burnt government office and the burnt servants, but the destruction of the food that local farmers had worked so hard to grow in the past six months.Fortunately, the governor is not the kind of person who would forcefully conscript the people regardless of their lives in order to complete the task of money and food. Otherwise, wouldn't the people there have suffered?However, if one granary is missing, grain must be transferred from other places to make up for it. The good news of the early rice harvest just now has to be discounted.

Both Tong and Shu Ning knew that Zhang Bao had always been in charge of farming affairs, and he attached great importance to food, so they comforted him softly.Zhang Bao scolded the members of the Tiandihui for a while, and he felt better.

In the past, I only heard that there was a group of people nearby, so the government just sent people to search and arrest them. Once something happened, several yamen became serious.Not only sent soldiers and officers to search around, but also the city defense was much tighter, and outsiders were not allowed to enter the city unless they obtained the government's permission document.

Ah Yin's father went back to the fishing village to visit his friends, and was almost blocked at the gate of the city. Fortunately, a small military officer on duty was a regular customer of their noodle stall and recognized him, so he entered the city smoothly.

Zhang Bao also knew that these practices disturbed the people, but firstly, he was forced by the situation, and secondly, because of his low status, he had no control over what to do, so he had to lament at home occasionally.But what gave him the most headache was not the threat posed by the Tiandihui people.

The two giants in the city of Guangzhou, Zhu Hongzuo, the governor of Guangdong, and Bai Yindali, the general of Guangzhou, have always been at odds.Whatever the governor's yamen wants to do, whoever they want to arrest, once they meet someone from the general's mansion, they will always be made things difficult.In recent days, in order to compete for control of the city gate, people on both sides have hardly fought.

The governor insisted that the province's military and political power belong to him, while the general believed that he should be in charge of the military, and there was a quarrel.However, the magistrate's yamen was caught in the middle, and he followed his brother's love but failed his sister-in-law, so he was in a dilemma.As a result, both sides were dissatisfied with the people in the government office, and even Zhang Bao, Su Tongpan and other auxiliary officials were put on the line.

Liang Zhifu privately complained to the two assistant officials: "These two great gods are both first-rank and second-rank officials. They don't need to pay attention to small officials like us, but they are so hard on us. How can we live?"

Zhang Bao persuaded him: "They have been at odds for a long time, and now they are only fighting fiercely for a while, and when the situation improves, they will stop."

But Su Tongpan sneered and said: "How can it be so easy? I see that they will not give up until they fight to the death this time. Didn't the two adults see it? Yesterday, the governor's personal soldiers and the general's mansion People are fighting, and there is blood, so how can it stop?"

Liang Zhifu became worried again when he heard the words, Zhang Baodao: "Brother Su, why bother to say these things, just to make the magistrate worry, no matter how much the superiors fight, we can't dismiss our officials, as long as we are careful and do our own things well, they will still What can you do with us?"

Liang and Su also felt that what he said was reasonable, so they calmed down.

But after Zhang Bao returned to his class, Mr. Su said: "My lord, it's easy to think, but I'm afraid things will not go so smoothly. The relationship between the governor and General Baiyindali is not as simple as a personal grudge, I'm afraid it has something to do with the court."

Zhang Bao sighed and said, "Why don't I know, but what can I do? The general has an old relationship with the elder brother, but the governor is from the prince's side. Although the general's rank is higher, but the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Mrs. Shi Lin Standing on the side of the governor. These adults are all high-ranking and powerful, and their hands and eyes are in the sky. What can our small Guangzhou government do to them?"

Mr. Su also sighed after hearing the words: "In the past, even though the court fought endlessly, it did not affect the Guangdong side. The governor's office and the general's mansion were just at odds in private, and it was fine on the surface. But since the emperor personally conquered Galdan last year Well, the elder brother has made great achievements with the army, and the battle between the court and the central government has become more and more fierce. Now that the emperor has left the capital to go outside the Great Wall, the capital and the central capital are also in turmoil. Not to mention anything else, but in our Guangzhou, the two factions are in an unreasonable quarrel. It’s fine in peaceful days, but now it’s an eventful time, the people above are fighting so fiercely, don’t miss the business.”

Zhang Bao smiled: "The big men like them have been in the officialdom for many years, and they still don't forget this. Mister is too worried." He took a sip of tea and said: "Although business matters are important, Mister, don't forget yourself." The big thing is the big thing. Last year, because of a certain business, I caused my husband to miss the scientific examination, and now if I delay my husband's marriage, it will be my fault. Your marriage with Miss Chen's family should be settled, right?"

Mr. Su felt a little embarrassed when he heard the words.Years ago, the old doctor Chen saw that he was in his twenties and hadn't married yet, so he personally acted as a matchmaker and arranged for him the youngest daughter of a brother of his own clan.The two young people met once in a hurry and had a good impression of each other, so they agreed shyly.Mr. Su was decided by his clan brother Su Tongpan and his employer Zhang Bao, and they had planned to get married before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.It's just that Ms. Chen's grandmother is getting old and wants to see her little granddaughter get married as soon as possible, so the two sides discussed it and planned to hold a wedding event earlier.There are a lot of troubles in the city right now, Mr. Su wanted to postpone it, but was rejected by the Su and Chen families.

Zhang Bao said with a smile: "Sir, are you worried about me? In fact, there is no need to worry too much. At most, it's just a little bit of anger, but my family and life are fine. After these few months, I will leave at the end of my term. I'm still afraid at that time." Who's coming? Mister, you'd better take care of your own big business quickly, otherwise Miss Chen will be wronged, but it's not yours. "

Mr. Su couldn't bear the teasing from his employer, so he resigned obediently.

Although Zhang Bao said that there is no need to worry, in fact, he is not without worries in his heart.He had a deep memory of the delay in deciding on a new official position due to the deliberate embarrassment of Suo Xiang's faction, and he felt somewhat shadowy.He talked to his wife about his concerns at night, worrying that his future would be hindered again by the struggle between the DPRK and China.

Tong Shi persuaded him: "The crown prince and elder brother are both sons and grandsons of the dragon, how can we take little people like us seriously? Besides, you can barely be regarded as someone from Mr. Chen's side, and Mr. Chen is not Going against the crown prince should be fine. You can do things in the yamen with peace of mind, and if you encounter difficulties, feel wronged first, don't get ahead of everything, just wait for half a year and you'll be fine."

Zhang Bao felt that his wife's words were reasonable, so he put the matter aside for the time being.He said to Tong Shi again: "Although we are not the hostess of the marriage between Mr. Su and Ms. Chen, we should help to arrange it. You and Mrs. Su Tongpan have discussed it carefully, and the bride price must be decent. "

After hearing this, Tong said with a smile: "Why do you need to remind me? We have already made up our minds. Mr. Su also has some family assets now. If it is not enough, the two of us will make up for it."

Zhang Bao straightened his body and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Mr. Su seems to be a little uneasy. He said that the bride is a daughter of an aristocratic family, and I am a poor scholar. I am afraid that I am not good enough."

Tong couldn't help laughing, and said: "What's wrong with him? How can he be a poor scholar now? He is young and talented, with a rich family background, Miss Chen's beauty is beautiful, and she has a good eye for him. They are a good match."

Zhang Baodao: "I'm afraid it's because he thinks he's just a scholar. Forget it, he missed a scientific examination last year. After two years, I'll personally send him to the examination room. With his talent and learning, he will definitely be able to pass high school. What else will there be then?" Worried?"

The two talked about some housework again before taking a break.

Zhang Bao hoped that he could spend the remaining six months of his tenure safely, but God seemed to be against him. Within two days, there was clear evidence that people from the Tiandihui had entered Guangzhou City.

Two prisons were breached, and not only a few key criminals were released, but other petty criminals also ran away. It took a lot of effort for the yamen guards to retrieve most of the prisoners, but a few disappeared gone.Then in the city, low-ranking officers and soldiers were killed one after another. People with higher positions were all in danger, and they were cautious when going in and out. They were not accompanied by many followers, or a few people went together.

Tong asked Changfu to buy enough rice, fruit, vegetables and livestock for the whole family for half a month, and the family members were not allowed to go out at will.Shu Ning had originally received a letter from a British priest she met last year who had recently translated several new books, all of which were travel notes from Western countries. The priest said to make an appointment later.

A few days later, the customs yamen urgently reported that tens of thousands of taels of tax silver stored in No.That is a great source of income for them, and it will fall into their pockets in a few days, and they just flew away like this.Perhaps it was because of the damage to the common interests that the two sides calmed down a bit, sat down for peace talks, and temporarily reached an agreement to jointly defend against the enemy.

Although Shu Ning has felt the tense atmosphere these days, she doesn't think that these things have any direct relationship with her.She reads and practice calligraphy as usual at home every day, learns to cook with embroidery, talks with her mother, and plays with her younger brother. Except that she doesn't go out, she is no different from her previous days.

It wasn't until Adi resigned because her newlywed husband in the city guard was seriously injured and became another low-level officer who was victimized, that Shuning began to feel that the crisis was actually very close to her, and what the world would do was already done. It's not just hearsay anymore.

They don't know how many people there are, and they don't know their age, tall, short, fat or thin. They haunt the city all day long, setting fires here, beheading people there, stealing huge sums of money in the east, and releasing prisoners in the west.The yamen servants and the army ran around the city, searching everywhere, but they didn't even attach their tails.The storytellers in the market described these people as mysterious masters, eight feet high and four feet wide, with green faces and fangs, and boundless strength.

A Yin, who came to visit his old employer, told Tong, Xiao Liu and Shuning the rumors vividly, and made Tong's mother and daughter laugh half to death.Xiao Liu even laughed and fell on the couch, almost out of breath.

However, the people in the government have been unable to find out where the Tiandihui people are hiding, and everyone feels ashamed.People from the governor's office blamed the people from the general's mansion for slowing them down and preventing them from arresting people. They also said that the general was only interested in raising actors, listening to plays and having fun, and had no intention of doing business at all; , the governor will only fight for power and profit, and has no public heart.Neither side would admit responsibility, and the fragile alliance was soon broken, and days of fighting each other began again.

In the end, it was the Yamen of the prefect of Guangzhou who became their scapegoat. Not only the prefect Liang was scolded bloody, but also the prefects Zhang Bao and Su Tongjuan were angered.

Knowing that her father was angry at the yamen, Shu Ning didn't even eat dinner, so she personally cooked his favorite side dishes and chicken soup Sha Hor Fun, and brought them to the door of the study. After saying hello, he walked into the study.

Seeing her daughter bringing food, Mrs. Tong hurriedly washed her hands and spread the chopsticks, persuading her husband to eat some.The mother and daughter persuaded for a while, Zhang Baocai reluctantly took the chopsticks, took a few mouthfuls of noodles, and Tong gave him another dish.Seeing this, Shuning quietly avoided.

She turned around and just took a few steps, when a gust of wind suddenly blew up, and several black shadows flashed in front of her eyes, bringing up several silver lights.

(End of this chapter)