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  Chapter 173 171 [The whole family rebels? 】

  Guangxin Fucheng (Shangrao).

  Fei Yinghuan handed over the greeting card at the government office, and then went back to the inn to wait.

  He went out to fight with Bing Beidao, wiped out the Taihu water bandits, gave money when he made meritorious service, and finally got promoted again. Today it is the magistrate of Funing, which governs Fu'an and Ningde counties. It is a poor and rich state.

  Poverty is due to insufficient food production, and the people's lives are miserable.

  Wealth is due to rampant smuggling at sea. As long as you cooperate honestly with the gentry and pirates, there will definitely be money to be made.

  Fei Yinghuan went to Fujian to take up his post, and happened to pass by his hometown. In fact, he has long wanted to go home and have a look. He heard that Jiangxi rebels are everywhere, and even his hometown is full of religious bandits. He has been worried and afraid of problems.

  When passing Guangxinfu City, Fei Yinghuan came to pay a special visit to the prefect, and wanted to ask the prefect to take care of Fei's family.

  At this moment, Zhang Yinggao, the prefect of Guangxin, is paying tribute to the remains of Xin Qiji's Jiaxuan Manor.

  Hearing that the magistrate of Funing was visiting, and that he was also a descendant of the Fei family, Zhang Yinggao immediately returned to the government office and sent someone to invite Fei Yinghuan to come as a guest the next day.

  Zhang Yinggao is from Northern Zhili, and has nothing to do with the Donglin Party. The younger brother of Li Ruolian, the general of Jiangxi who had just been demoted and transferred, was Zhang Yinggao's good friend, and both of them studied under Zhu Zhengse's school at the same time.

  Zhu Zhengse is also very interesting. He was supported by Zhang Juzheng, but when he was a magistrate, he strictly investigated Zhang Juzheng's younger brother for corruption and breaking the law. The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were frightened and wanted to take Zhu Zhengse away, but Zhang Juzheng said that the investigation was good and let Zhu Zhengse stay there as an official.

  Actually, Zhang Juzheng knew that his tribe was messing around, so he specially sent Zhu Zhengse to manage his hometown!

  Guangxin prefect Zhang Yinggao, why was he able to wipe out the Qianshan sect bandits so quickly? His whole body ability is learned from Zhu Zhengse. Zhu Zhengse governed the Yellow River, served as a border minister, and even innovated weapons and tactics.

  Today, Guangxin Mansion has five thousand township warriors, whose combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the governor of Jiangxi.

   "Late-born Fei Yinghuan, meet Tan Rugong!" Fei Yinghuan's attitude is very respectful, after all, the other party is the parent official in his hometown.

  Zhang Yinggao smiled and said, "Dazhao doesn't need to be formal."

  Fei Yinghuan said: "The bandits of the Qianshan Cult can be wiped out quickly, all thanks to Dan Ru's public soldiers like gods."

  Zhang Yinggao said: "It's also thanks to Fei's help, otherwise how would I have the money to support soldiers and fight?"

   Both sides complimented each other, and the host and guest were in harmony immediately, and the atmosphere was in place all at once.

After talking for a long time, Zhang Yinggao suddenly said: "Now, although the Qianshan sect bandit has been wiped out, the Nanfeng sect bandit is still there. The Zhao bandit in Luling even stole three prefectures and fifteen counties. The Xiangyong of Guangxin prefecture cannot San, Dazhao still needs to persuade the elders of the Fei clan a lot about this matter."

  What sweeping king, what Sai Lubu, these rebels are all regarded by the court as Zhao Han's followers.

  Therefore, in the eyes of the imperial court, the territory of the Zhao bandits in Luling already has three prefectures and fifteen counties.

  As for Zhang Yinggao, the magistrate of Guangxin, he is also in an embarrassing situation. He wants to continue training troops to fight across the government. But the local gentry disagreed, because the Qianshan Religion bandits had already been wiped out, and the Guangxin Mansion had settled down, so why should they donate money, food and soldiers, and go to other state capitals to fight against the rebels?

  The gentry is short-sighted, only staring at their own one-acre three-point land.

  Zhang Yinggao also said: "It is not a matter of one prefecture or one county to rebel against bandits. If Zhao bandits are allowed to grow, how can Guangxin Mansion be spared?"

  Fei Ying clasped her fists together and said, "Don't worry, Tan Rugong, I will tell the elders in the clan to persuade them to support Fu Zun's military training."

   "Thank you so much." Zhang Yinggao said with a smile.

  Fei Yinghuan asked: "The Zhao thief in Luling, isn't there only three counties? How come there are three prefectures and fifteen counties?"

"Alas," Zhang Yinggao sighed, "in May of this year, the governor led a land and water army of nearly 20,000 to fight the Zhao bandit in Linjiang Mansion. The two sides faced each other for more than a month, and by mid-June, the army was defeated. Fifteen thousand The land division was almost wiped out. Only half of the more than 2,000 naval divisions fled back to Nanchang."

  Fei Yinghuan was horrified: "The Luling Zhao thief is so good?"

"If that wasn't the case, why would the imperial court allow Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian to encircle and suppress bandits together?" Zhang Yinggao said, "Guangdong and Fujian guest soldiers are now suppressing bandits in southern Jiangxi. If the Zhao bandits cannot be suppressed quickly, the people of Jiangxi will have to wait for the guest soldiers from other provinces to enter in large numbers." Lives are ruined."

  Fei Yinghuan finally paid attention to it, cupped his hands and said: "The younger generation will definitely persuade the elders of the Fei clan to contribute money and efforts to help pay. If the Zhao thief is not destroyed, how can Jiangxi be stable?"

  The two chatted more and more harmoniously, and Zhang Yinggao invited Fei Yinghuan to a banquet again.

  Although there is wine and meat, it is not extravagant, and Fei Yinghuan admires her honesty even more.

  In comparison, Fei Yinghuan is really a corrupt official. He made a lot of money in his job, and he also likes to enjoy extravagance.

  The next day, Fei Yinghuan returned home by boat, and Mo Xiang, who followed beside him, held a two-year-old child in her arms.

   Well, Fei Yinghuan has another son, named Fei Rugao.

  He went home on this trip, and he also wanted to give Mo Xiang the mother and child status, formally accepting Mo Xiang as a concubine, and naming the youngest son on the genealogy.

  Mr. Lou will not object, and has already promised Mo Xiang to take a concubine.

  Fei Yinghuan returned home this time, and the battle became even bigger, after all, he is now Zhizhou. Mr. Fei ordered the whole family to go out and let the second and third sons go directly to the pier to greet them. There were more than 200 people in the team. Except for the servant who chopped wood and lit the fire, and the big maid beside the master, all the servants went to the pier.

  After talking with his parents and brothers for a long time, it was not until the evening that Fei Yinghuan had time to discuss business with his wife.

  Mo Xiang handed her son over to the nanny, and she seemed to have turned into a maid again, serving Lou Shi respectfully.

  Ms. Lou didn't treat her harshly either, she just smiled and asked Mo Xiang to sit down, and even called her younger sister affectionately. The wives and concubines are harmonious, and the scenes are beautiful, but they are all trained by Lou.

  After Fei Yinghuan came in, he immediately turned away the maid, and also sent Mo Xiang away.

  Only the husband and wife were left in the room. Fei Yinghuan suddenly looked serious and asked, "I urged you to send Ru Lan to Huzhou to get married many times in the letter. Why do you keep refusing?"

  Mr. Lou smiled and said, "Husband, Ru Lan is married, and she wrote that she is pregnant."

   "Who is the husband?" Fei Yinghuan was very upset. As a father, he didn't even know who his daughter was marrying.

   "The one you brought home." Lou replied.

   "Zhao Han?" Fei Yinghuan asked confusedly, "Hasn't he been revoked?"

  The matter about Zhao Han also made Fei Yinghuan very unhappy, but after all, it was his own father who did it, and he couldn't just cause father and son to turn against each other just because of an outsider.

"Ugh!"

  Mr. Lou sighed, "Does your husband know about the Luling Zhao thief?"

  Fei Yinghuan nodded and said: "I have heard that this thief has already occupied three prefectures and fifteen counties."

  Lou corrected: "There are no three prefectures and fifteen counties, but only two prefectures and eight counties. The rest of the rebels just respect his name and are not in his gang."

   "How do you know so clearly?" Fei Yinghuan asked doubtfully.

  Lou said with a smile: "The Luling Zhao thief is Zhao Han."

"what?"

  Fei Yinghuan jumped up in shock: "How is it possible, he is only eighteen years old (false age)!"

  Mr. Lou put away her smile, and said with a straight face: "It's really him."

  Fei Yinghuan was in a daze. After a long pause, he said angrily, "This guy has become a traitor, why did you marry your daughter to him?"

  Mr. Lou sighed, "It's not that you raised a good son."

   "Like a crane?"

  Fei Yinghuan suddenly felt great fear, his eyes widened and he said: "Wouldn't Ruhe be a thief too?"

   Lou said: "Zhao Yaonian, the number one general under the Luling Zhao thief, is your good son Ruhe."

   "Boom!"

  Fei Yinghuan suddenly slumped on the top chair, as if his soul had been emptied, and he completely lost the ability to think in a daze.

   "Husband, husband!"

   After a long time, Fei Yinghuan was woken up by his wife. He gritted his teeth and said dryly, "They did such a great job. They want to make the Fei family exterminate!"

Lou said: "Since your son's rebellion, I have been reading the Tang newspaper every month. I feel that this Ming Dynasty must be over. Zhao Han and Ruhe may not be able to succeed. Even Ji Shui and Li Mengan have already left Thieves. And the prefect of Yuanzhou has also become a thief this year. Jiangxi officers and soldiers are not their opponents at all."

   "Let me think quietly."

  Fei Yinghuan gradually regained his sanity and began to think seriously. His son had already rebelled, so he had to think about the pros and cons.

  I am the adoptive father of the leader of the anti-thieves, even if he is not the real foster father, he will definitely be confirmed in the future. His son is Jiangxi's No. 2 rebel. His daughter, who is married to the rebel leader, appears to be pregnant.

  How is this different from him rebelling himself?

  Suddenly, Fei Yinghuan's breathing became a little short of breath. He was a little excited at the same time as he was afraid.

  If Zhao Han can really succeed, isn't he the head of the country?

  His son is at least the founder of the country!

  Don’t think like this, don’t think like this, Fei Yinghuan told himself to be loyal to the emperor.

   But the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't stop, because the reality was already like this, he could no longer be loyal to the emperor, he had only one way to rebel from the thief!

Mrs. Lou suddenly said, "Your fourth younger brother is also in Brother Han's army. Fei Chun is in charge of money and grain affairs. Fei Yuanjian from Henglin is now the magistrate of the anti-thief county. Even Fei Yuanjian's book boy has died. It's brother Han's secretary, equivalent to the court's Zhongshu Sheren."

  Fei Yinghuan was already numb to hearing, and said with a wry smile: "The Fei family really has a lot of talents."

   "Your husband must make a decision." Lou reminded.

  After serious thinking, Fei Yinghuan said, "I'll go to Ji'an Mansion to have a look first, how can I explain the specific situation clearly in the letter?"

  The husband and wife were reunited, and after a few days of being bored, the names of Mo Xiang's mother and child were settled, and Fei Yinghuan set off with Wei Jianxiong.

  The youngest son stayed at home, and Mo Xiang and a servant girl followed him to take care of him.

   Taking advantage of this time, Wei Jianxiong went to have a tryst with his old lover, and he had a very pleasant time.

   On board, in the cabin.

  Fei Yinghuan asked: "Jianxiong, do you think the imperial court can still be saved?"

   "I don't know," Wei Jianxiong said, "If the thieves from the Northwest can't be wiped out, the imperial court won't be able to get better."

  The people who bear the heaviest burden are not Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Jiangxi, but the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River! According to Zhang Juzheng's statistics during the reform period, the land taxes in Nanzhili and Zhejiang together accounted for one-third of the country's land taxes.

  Of course, only in terms of taxes that need to be paid per mu, Guizhou ranks first, Sichuan ranks second, Yunnan ranks third, and Nanzhili ranks fourth.

  South Zhili has always been stable, purely relying on developed industry and commerce.

   As for Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, there have been constant uprisings.

  The reason why there are thieves in Shanxi and Shaanxi is purely because of severe drought for several consecutive years, and at the same time, the agricultural yield per mu is very low.

   Anyway, after staying in Jiangnan for a few years, Wei Jianxiong saw that the people were miserable.

  Fei Yinghuan walked out of the cabin, staring at the scenery on both sides of the strait in a daze. He never dreamed of getting involved with the rebellion.

  (end of this chapter)