Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 281 Go and report to His Majesty immediately and ask for His Majesty’s decision!
"Ahhhhh!!!"

A shrill scream was heard, and Liu Chuan was knocked off his horse by the rioting villagers.

In a blink of an eye, Liu Chuan was submerged in the surging crowd and fell silent.

"County Magistrate Liu!"

Wang Yan opened his eyes wide and shouted with all his might, but there was no response.

Seeing the county's chief official being torn to pieces by the excited crowd, Wang Yan, Yang Jizong and other officials immediately broke out in cold sweat.

It was not until then that they suddenly realized that this incident was completely different from what they had encountered before.

Although there were many obstacles before, everyone had a bottom line, which was to never harm the life of the imperial envoy.

But this time, the person behind the scenes really wants their lives!
"run!"

Qin Lu brandished the long sword in his hand, and together with the Western Factory guards, they fought their way out of a bloody path, covering the retreat of officials including Wang Yan.

Of course, the most important thing is the documents carried by the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, which record the land data of various places.

These documents are more important than their lives, so they keep them close to them as long as they are alive.

After a collision, Qin Lu led the Western Factory soldiers and successfully escaped from the encirclement of the people of Pei County.

Then we headed north and arrived at the border between Luzhou and Nanzhili in the early morning light.

From a distance, Qin Lu and others saw a large number of officers and soldiers gathered in Luzhou ahead of them.

In addition, several layers of barricades were placed on the post road, completely cutting off the road connecting Luzhou and Southern Zhili.

"We are imperial envoys. Please remove the barricades immediately."

Only after Wang Yan took out the ivory token and customs clearance documents and stated his identity was he allowed to enter Luzhou.

After confirming that they were safe, Wang Yan and his group's originally tense hearts suddenly relaxed.

"How audacious! How audacious!"

"How dare they instigate the people to attack the imperial envoy? They should be killed, all of them!"

Yang Jizong's eyes were red, he held the reins tightly, and he squeezed out these two sentences from between his teeth.

Wang Yan looked pale and frightened. He said tremblingly, "It's chaos, it's chaos, Pei County is in chaos. This is simply outrageous!"

"Go and report this to His Majesty! Go and report this to His Majesty!"

Qin Lu's face was serious and full of murderous aura.

"Don't worry, I will report the Pei County uprising to Your Majesty truthfully!"

Qin Lu quickly wrote down what happened in Pei County and handed it to the Western Factory's guards, who urgently sent it to the capital over a distance of 800 miles.

On that night, there were countless places like Pei County where civil uprisings occurred in the one capital and two provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

Suzhou Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Nanchang Prefecture... the people of each prefecture and county were in chaos under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives.

The mansions of county magistrates and prefects like Liu Chuan, who refused to go along with the Jiangnan gentry, were attacked.

Many county magistrates and prefects lost their lives in the turmoil that night.

The eunuchs lurking in various places in Jiangnan, like Qin Lu, sent the news of the Jiangnan riot to the capital as quickly as possible.

……

Forbidden City.

Every once in a while, a Western Factory guard would rush in with a secret letter recording the situation of the riots in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Report! Your Excellency the Factory Supervisor, urgent news has arrived from Xuzhou Prefecture in Nanzhili!"

"A civil uprising broke out in Pei County, Xuzhou Prefecture. The magistrate of Pei County, Liu Chuan, was killed. Wang Yan, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, Yang Jizong, the left assistant censor, and Tan Lu, the third in command, led their troops to retreat back to Luzhou!"

Inside the Western Factory Yamen, the Western Factory guard briefly explained the contents of the secret letter while placing it on Wang Zhi's desk, which was covered with secret letters and documents.

Wang Zhi, the supervisor of the West Shipyard, was checking the secret letters sent from all over Jiangnan. His brows were furrowed, his face was serious, and anger was hidden in his calm eyes. In just one night, two major shipyards were burned, and craftsmen were killed. Civil unrest occurred in various parts of Jiangnan. A large number of county and government offices were attacked, and countless county and government officials died on the spot.

This is no longer just a civil uprising in Jiangnan, it is a premeditated rebellion!

The entire Jiangnan is in rebellion!
Wang Zhi stood up without saying a word and walked quickly into the Forbidden City.

But when he arrived at the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Wang Zhi did not see Zhu Youtang.

Wang Zhi then asked the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department serving in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity about Zhu Youtang's whereabouts.

"Master Factory Supervisor, His Majesty saw that the weather was good today, so he went to the West Garden with several ladies in the palace to have fun."

After hearing this, Wang Zhi rode his horse back to the West Garden without stopping.

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Xiyuan.

Qionghua Island.

Guanghan Palace.

Zhu Youtang and his three daughters, Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Rushi and Dong Xiaowan, wandered around the palace on the island and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

Qionghua Island is an island in the middle of Taiye Lake in Xiyuan. It covers a large area and is home to schools of huge koi.

The current scale and layout of the Western Garden were established during the Tianshun period of Emperor Yingzong's reign.

After Zhu Youtang came to power, he ordered the Ministry of Works to rebuild the Western Garden while repairing the three main halls of Fengtian and building the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Now, the three main halls of Fengtian and the Hall of Mental Cultivation have been repaired, but the reconstruction of the Western Garden is still a long way off.

To date, the Ministry of Works has only renovated and restructured the Guanghan Palace, Qingshu Palace and some buildings on Qionghua Island.

The originally somewhat deserted Qionghua Island now has more buildings and is quite interesting.

Because of this, after the Ministry of Works reported that Qionghua Island had been rebuilt, Zhu Youtang saw that the weather was good today, so he brought his three concubines to visit Qionghua Island.

"Your Majesty, look at these fish. They are so fat and greedy!"

Dong Xiaowan leaned on the railing of the pavilion in the lake and poured the fish food in her hand into the lake.

The fish in the lake were immediately attracted by the fish food. The colorful and fat koi scrambled to grab the fish food, making the calm lake surface boil.

Zhu Youtang walked over to Dong Xiaowan and sat down. He also casually threw in a handful of fish food and watched the big fat koi fish fighting with all their might for a little fish food.

"It's really interesting to see these little fish fighting for food."

Zhu Youtang looked at this funny scene with a smile on his face.

Behind them, Liu Rushi and Chen Yuanyuan, whose belly was slightly bulging, walked slowly into the pavilion hand in hand and sat down.

"Your Majesty, you know what, this renovated Qionghua Island is really beautiful."

"Walking through it, I feel that my depressed heart has been relieved."

Chen Yuanyuan looked at Zhu Youtang and said with a smile.

Zhu Youtang fed the fish with food and said with a faint smile: "If Concubine Ning likes this place, I will give you the Qinghui Palace on Qionghua Island as a reward."

"Here, the environment here is good, it's suitable for you to take care of your baby."

Chen Yuanyuan had originally said this, but she did not expect to receive such a pleasant surprise. She quickly nodded and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Dong Xiaowan and Liu Rushi smiled at each other, and the pavilion in the lake was filled with a happy scene.

At this moment, a young eunuch came to report, breaking the harmony.

"Your Majesty, the East Factory Supervisor Wang Zhi requests an audience!"

(End of this chapter)