Wanli 1592

Chapter 882 Shen Yitong's Invitation
While Xiao Ruxun's army was attacking the capital with fiery heart in the howling wind, the capital who was also in the howling wind did not have the same fiery heart.

After the capital was in chaos due to the defeat of Li Hualong on October [-]th, the capital entered the third blockade of martial law. Soldiers walked all over the place, and the people were cautious. Even the literati did not dare to act too arrogantly. up.

The Jinyiwei gave people a great sense of oppression. Every now and then, the Jinyiwei in the flying fish suit would take some people away from the street, with a ferocious look, which really made people terrified and inexplicable, but this was just normal.

In recent days, people in the capital have obviously felt that their purchases are much more expensive. Not only the price of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar has become more expensive, but even the price of the most important rice grain has become more expensive. Many small rice grain stores They are no longer open, only some relatively large stores are still open.

The price of rice grain has doubled from the end of September to mid-October, which made many ordinary people very puzzled and dissatisfied. The way is to buy it, if you don’t buy it, you don’t have to eat it.

Compared with food, other things are also rising in price, quietly rising, five yuan, ten yuan, fifteen yuan, it seems not much, but it is rising every day. In this way, people gradually find that their savings It is no longer enough. Although the martial law has been lifted, the livelihood has been greatly hindered.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal cannot be operated, there is nowhere to replenish supplies, and people who are struggling have no place to eat. This group of idle strong men have no place to eat and they will make trouble. After three days of trouble, they are finally killed by a team of Jinyiwei in the street. It took three leaders to calm down.

But even so, even if the most violent means are used to suppress these turmoil and dissatisfaction, the anger in people's hearts will not disappear, it is just hidden, but it still exists. For such crises, Daheng Xiao, who often patrols the capital, is not without it Noticed.

He was the one who led Jin Yiwei to calm down those brawny men making trouble. He saw people's fear and cowardice on the spot, but he also saw the anger hidden in them. He knew that all this is temporary at the moment, but once the situation continues to deteriorate , it becomes unmanageable.

Since the lifting of the martial law in the capital on October [-]th, he has been persuading Shen Yiguan to immediately send [-] elite soldiers under the command of Gansu General Dayun to resist Xiao Ruxun's northward advance. , but Shen has never responded clearly.

It was not until October 25th, the day when Xiao Ruxun swore in Nanjing for the Northern Expedition, that Shen Yiguan met Xiao Daheng.

"Shoufu, the current situation is very bad. The capital is becoming more and more unstable. Despite your order, prices are still rising uncontrollably. Behind the scenes are those nobles and some ministers who are pushing. When the country is in crisis, How can we turn a blind eye to these bastards who want to make money for the country?"

As soon as he saw Shen Yiguan, Daheng Xiao couldn't help but speak with a strong tone and strong words.

He really couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.

Shen Yiguan, who was at the desk to give instructions on official documents, was as calm as ever. He just looked at Xiao Daheng silently, and then continued to lower his head to give instructions on official documents.

"Shoufu! We can't go on like this, otherwise even if Thief Xiao can't continue going north, we will be trapped to death in the capital. Now the [-] Gansu soldiers in Dayun spend a lot of money on food and drink every day. The capital Grain reserves are decreasing day by day, and we will not be able to stabilize prices if this continues!"

"understood."

Shen Yiguan said calmly: "Xia Qing, you are getting old, why are you so impatient? Isn't this kind of thing expected? You understand and I understand, so why make a fuss?"

"A fuss?"

Xiao Daheng was puzzled and said: "This is a big matter that concerns the life and death of Ming Dynasty! Shoufu, we can't let them go any longer, and the [-] elite can't stay in the capital. We should immediately organize troops to go south to suppress the thieves It is!"

"Suppressing thieves is of course to suppress thieves, but not now, you have other things to do now."

As Shen Yiguan said, he took out a stack of invitation cards from a box on his right hand.

"Take this away."

Shen Yiguan handed the invitation to Daheng Xiao.

"This is?"

Xiao Daheng looked at the stack of invitations, and found that they were all sent to the military heroes in the capital, such as the Duke of the United Kingdom, Wu Ninghou, Taining Hou, Zhenyuan Hou, Wu'an Hou, Fengcheng Hou, etc. There was a thick stack of invitations.

"Shoufu, what do you want?"

Daheng Xiao looked at Shen Yiguan in surprise.

"invite to a meal."

Shen Yiguan did not raise his head: "By the way, discuss with them about stabilizing prices. Isn't this what you want? The old man has been investigating the price of goods for the past few days, and found that these people are secretly manipulating prices, so I invite them Come here to warn and stabilize prices.”

Seeing that Shen Yiguan was finally about to make a move, Daheng Xiao felt a little relieved.

Although the current situation is critical, Xiao Ruxun defeated Li Hualong and could march northward to attack the capital at any time, but the capital is not defenseless. After all, he still has the card of the emperor in his hand. Otherwise, he would have to be careful with this card.

It's not that the capital has no chance, at least looking at Shen's indifferent appearance, Xiao Daheng believes that the capital still has a chance and a chance to turn things around.

So Xiao Daheng visited these nobles from door to door and told about Shen always wanting to invite them to eat and chat. At home, discuss why Shen has always done this.

"Could it be that he's coming to beat us up because we've raised prices?"

"It is very possible that this old guy has been saying that we are not allowed to raise prices, and he will give compensation, but I can't see where this compensation is. At present, this situation can make a little profit. In case Xiao Ruxun If we really call, we can afford to pay for our lives, right?"

"That's right, who knew that Xiao Ruxun was so good at fighting, and Shen Yiguan was so good-for-nothing. I really thought he was good enough to protect us. Who knew it was just a fake move. Xiao Ruxun could escape for him in the capital alone. , now that he brings hundreds of thousands of troops to kill, what else can Shen Yiguan do?"

"No one from Nine Sides will help him at all. How smart are those guys? Everyone knows that the general trend is with Xiao Ruxun now, and the emperor's restoration is almost certain. If we don't know the direction of the situation and die at that time, who will give reason? ?”

"We didn't do anything good. Although we didn't support or oppose it, at least we acquiesced. When the emperor is restored, if we don't spend some money, we probably won't be able to keep our current position."

The honorable lords discussed their respective ways of retreat with each other, while Xu Wenbi sat silently beside Zhang Weixian, looking at Zhang Weixian with very veiled eyes.

Zhang Weixian naturally understood what Xu Wenbi meant.

(End of this chapter)