Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 167: All Beings (1)

The fire in Yuxuguan burned all night, causing damage to dozens of nearby houses. The fire was so serious that it alerted Nancheng soldiers and horses to rush all night, but it was the civilians in several surrounding alleys who actually put out the fire. .

Dawn is approaching and the sky is bright.

Yuxu looked at the ruins, and the air was filled with a pungent smell.

"It's so good, why did Yuxu Temple go wrong?"

"Who says it isn't? The fire last night was too big. If it had been later, more houses might have been burned."

"Hmph...those thieves in dog skins are all really greedy. Yuxu Temple was burned like that, I don't want to..."

"You kid, be careful what you say, don't let others hear you. What kind of virtue do they have? Do you need to say more?"

Many people gathered around the ruins of Yuxuguan pointed with different expressions. Many people's eyes looked at the soldiers of Nancheng Bingma Division with anger and indignation.

"Boss... Aren't you going to lead us to investigate the case? Why do you come to Yuxu Temple in Xuanbeifang?"

Not far away, a young man in casual clothes crossed his hands on his chest, glanced at the crowd in front of him, and said to Li Ruolian, who was silent next to him: "Even if the fire last night was not small, it is not under the control of our Beizhen Fu Division. Look, the people from the Shuntian government office are quite impressive, and I haven’t seen any of them come until now.”

"You kid knows shit."

Li Ruolian narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the young man and said, "Don't you find it strange? Why did Yuxu Temple go wrong at this moment?
Now let’s not talk about Gyeonggi, just talk about the capital. The atmosphere is different from before.

Commander Luo led a large number of flag schools out on the front foot, and there was a fire here on the back foot. It smelled a little wrong. People from Shuntianfu Yamen didn't come, so it's normal now. Don't forget, the market prices of many grain stores in the capital have increased again. . "

"Big Brother!!"

At this moment, a burly man ran up with a lot of soot on his body. When Li Ruolian saw the man's expression, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"What did you find?"

"Found."

The burly man responded, then looked around, took out a short dagger from his arms, and handed it to Li Ruolian, "I spent five taels of silver and went in with a man from the Nancheng Army and Horses Division, and saw this thing. It's Inserted into the skull.”

"Is there really something tricky?"

The young man in casual clothes on the side said in surprise.

"Is he a Taoist priest from Yuxu Temple?"

Li Ruolian looked at the dagger in his hand and showed a strange look, "Did any other Taoist priests in Yuxu Guan die in the fire last night?"

"Only one died."

The burly man frowned and said: "I'll try to ask, I'm afraid of being noticed. I found out that the Taoist priest's name is Li Chunyi. He's new to Yuxu Temple not long ago."

It looks really weird.

Li Ruolian played with the dagger in his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in deep thought: "Let's go to Shuntian Mansion with me."

"Here!"

The two men immediately bowed and responded.

A wisp of cold wind blew by, seeming to blow away the sadness and pain of Xuanbeifang. The fire in Yuxu Temple only affected the surrounding civilians, but did not have much impact on other parts of the capital.In this world, there is no empathy.

Don't persuade others to be kind to others without suffering.

A club in Nanxunfang.

"Gentlemen, we must not continue to investigate the deficit. If we don't talk about the previous accounts, let's just say that after I take office, the accounts will not be fully settled."

"That's right, Bi Ziyan, this guy, really has no mercy at all. The new official has been a firebrand since he took office, and it has spread to all parts of the court."

"Don't talk about the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, let's talk about the Ministry of War. Many things are done according to the old rules. It's not easy to be an official in the capital. People eat what horses chew, and they also have to support sedan bearers and servants. Which one does not require money? ah……"

In a private room of this clubhouse, there were more than a dozen people gathered together. They showed different expressions and the conversation was related to the current inventory deficit.

It was supposed to be the time of duty at the Yamen, but instead they gathered here in front of the Yamen. Most of the official robes were of the fifth or sixth grade, but they all represented someone behind them.

Otherwise, given the current situation in the court and the current situation in the capital, how could they dare to violate such taboos and secretly come to this guild hall to meet.

"But really speaking, even if Bi Ziyan and the others want to check the deficit, it will be difficult for them not to be affected."

A head of the Ministry of War said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Before I came here, I heard that there were many grain stores in the capital and the price of grain sold to foreigners had increased a lot. Since Yin Sunchuanting of Shuntian Prefecture was summoned to the palace by the emperor, I never left Shuntian Mansion Office again."

"It's just weird to say."

An official from the Ministry of Justice sitting nearby frowned and said, "Are those dozen grain merchants from Jiangnan so rich? Even if they are secretly raising grain prices in order to divert the attention of the DPRK, why did I hear that Gyeonggi Province is not With fewer places, food prices have also risen a lot."

"Isn't this great? Is there anything strange about it?"

The middle-aged man sitting not far away smiled and picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "I am not the only one who is dissatisfied. As far as I know, there are quite a few dissatisfied people among the nobles in Beijing. Yes, the only thing that got messed up is that they didn't occupy a seat in the court, but which family doesn't have some background in the Gyeonggi area?"

"Flies don't bite seamless eggs."

The head of the Ministry of War sneered: "That man, you are too arbitrary in doing things. Do you know that during the investigation of Huangzhuang Huangdian, many refugees in Beizhili were all gathered in various Huangzhuangs. In Gyeonggi Province, It’s not an important land for grain production, it’s all supplied by canal grain. With so many extra mouths, even if it’s supplied by internal funds, you still need to buy grain, right?”

"That's the truth."

One person nodded in approval and said: "The capital is short of food, and food prices have risen sharply. The resentment among the people is bound to increase. What will happen even if the Jin Yiwei is dispatched?"

"But you still have to be careful."

The middle-aged man drinking tea frowned and said: "What those people mean is that I should be more careful when contacting those grain merchants.

Since there are people who are following the promotion, we will retreat and follow closely. When the Tianjin Three Guards were manipulated by Chen Qiyu, many people were damaged, and we wanted to take advantage of the situation to make amends for many.

Under such a situation, there is no need for us to take the initiative, make money, and muddy the situation. This is the most beneficial to us. "

"That's what that person meant too."

The head of the Ministry of War said at this moment: "Let's solve the inventory deficit issue first, and when the storm is over, we will see if we can blow the wind to Liaodi.

The garrison troops in Fengtai and Xishan Camps left Beijing for Liao Dynasty with great momentum. They were afraid that the emperor wanted to suppress the Jianlu rebellion, so they had to take the credit. Xiong Tingbi, a Chu barbarian, could not continue to stay in the position of managing Liaodong. Come on, otherwise, the Chu Party and the others should become arrogant again. "

As time went by, the atmosphere in this elegant room became enthusiastic, changing from the previous solemnity, and it seemed that many things were as expected.

(End of this chapter)