Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 273 The Good Days Are Over
Nanjing.Dragon Boat Festival.There is a dragon boat race on the Qinhuai River.

Bai Xiaoyan rented a boat.He Liu's family ate zongzi on the boat and watched the Dragon Boat Festival.

While eating rice dumplings, Xiangxiang said, "Father, Grandpa Hu. In my opinion, we should thank Qu Yuan and his old man well."

He Liu asked, "Why?"

Xiangxiang said: "If it weren't for the old man who sacrificed his life for righteousness and threw himself into the Miluo River to remonstrate with King Huai of Chu, how could we celebrate the Zongzi Festival now."

He Liu sighed: "Xiangxiang, those books that Wang Lao Hanlin showed you, have you dipped them in the sauce and eaten them in your stomach? The Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a loyal minister who regards death as home. In your In my eyes, it became the Zongzi Festival. You just know what to eat."

Old Hu said from the side: "Xiangxiang, don't listen to your father's noise. Come, try this star anise beef dumpling. The stuffing in this dumpling is not sweet dates, but small pieces of sauced beef."

Xiangxiang took the meat dumpling, opened it and began to chew.

Little Zhong'er, who is more than two years old, can already speak.He waved his little hands: "Mother, give me a hug."

Bai Xiaoyan quickly picked up her sweetheart.

Xiao Zhong'er rubbed his small head against Bai Xiaoyan's chest: "Mother, eat grandma."

Bai Xiaoyan scratched Xiao Zhong'er's nose: "I've been weaned for more than half a year. I won't give you milk. Come, let's drink almond goat milk porridge."

Xiangxiang made a face at Xiao Zhong'er: "It's two years old, and it's still breastfeeding. Shame."

He Liu said to Lao Hu: "Qi Jiguang sent me a letter a while ago. He vomited bitterness."

Lao Hu drank a glass of wine and said, "Didn't Qi Jiguang transfer from the capital of Zhejiang to Jizhou to be the town commander? In the past two years, the remnants of Japanese pirates in the southeast have been completely wiped out by Qi Hu. There is no war. He stays in Zhejiang, just like a sword box! Jizhou is bordered by grasslands in the north, and the world is vast. The war with the Tatars has been constant. He went to Jizhou. , the sky is high, let the birds fly!"

He Liu shook his head and said: "Don't mention it! He entered the capital, and Zhang Juzheng of the Ministry of War issued a letter of transfer for him. Then he asked the cabinet to submit it to the supervisor of rites. The supervisor of ceremonies suppressed the letter, but refused to approve it! Qi Jiguang is already in I have lived idle in the capital for seven months!"

Old Hu thought for a while, and said: "Qi Jiguang is Zhang Juzheng's man. Lu Fang and Chen Hong, who are in charge of ceremonies, have always been at odds with Zhang Juzheng. They naturally don't want to see Qi Shuai in charge of military power in Jizhou. You know, Jizhou Township It's too close to the capital..."

He Liudao: "Poor Marshal Qi, this time the tiger is really trapped in a cage! The Supervisor of Rituals will neither let him go to Jizhou nor let him go back to Zhejiang. In short, Qi Jiguang is not allowed to hold the military power again! Alas, Lu Fang Let them make a fuss. The Tatar soldiers who made a fuss broke through Jizhou Town, and there will be another change of the Geng garrison, let's see what they do!"

Lao Hu lowered his voice: "Lao Liu. Let me tell you something about losing his head. I have an old friend in the imperial hospital. He told me that the emperor's body and bones are getting worse day by day. The sky collapses, at most it will happen within a year Yes! If King Yu succeeds to the throne, will Lu Fang and Chen Hong have good fruits to eat? Tell me, will they be stumbling blocks and ruthless hands to prevent King Yu from inheriting the throne? Our Ming Dynasty is not only a prince's ability The one who inherits the throne. Before the current emperor ascended the throne, he was the son of Prince Xingxian."

He Liudao: "It's hard to say. Anyway, we are in Nanjing now, just eat melons and watch plays."

Old Hu glared at He Liu: "Fart, there will be no eggs under the overturned nest. If Lu Fang and the others really turned Daming's world upside down, you still want to continue to be a wild crane? Dongchang's Ghost Head Sword is waiting for you Woolen cloth!"

The whole family was eating zongzi, drinking and chatting, when the voice of Zhao Can from a thousand households in Nanjing Jinyiwei came from the bank: "Third Master, Sixth Master, there are flying pigeons in the capital to pass the book!"

Two years ago, when He Liu and Lao Hu first took office in Nanjing, Zhao Can repeatedly made things difficult for them.After being sorted out by Bai Xiaoyan's two letters, Zhao Can knew that the third and sixth masters were not something he could afford.In the past two years, he has been respectful to the two of them.

Hearing this, Old Hu sighed, "Yes. Sixth, our good times are over. Let's go to the yamen."

It was Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet, who passed the letter to He Liu and Lao Hu Feige.

Emperor Jiajing ordered the two of them to go to Fenyi, Jiangxi Province to arrest Yan Shifan. Huang Jin carried the decree to Nanjing and passed it on to He Liu and Lao Hu.

Xu Jie was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, and if Yan Shifan got wind of it, he would go to Leizhou where he was exiled.At that time, it will be a chicken-and-egg fight.So he sent the news to He Liu and Lao Hu with a flying pigeon, telling them to go to Jiangxi immediately after receiving the letter.

Old Hu hesitated a bit: "The decree is still floating on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. Is it appropriate for us to go to Jiangxi to arrest people if we don't have a decree?"

He Liudao: "It doesn't matter. Nanjing Jinyiwei is also a Jinyiwei! They also have the duty of patrolling illegal affairs. Yan Shifan is a felon in exile, and he didn't go to the place of exile, but ran back to his hometown. This in itself committed the crime of 'fleeing away' in the Ming Dynasty law." '. Let's catch him. It's justifiable. It's not too late. Let's prepare the horse now, and go to Jiangxi Fenyi day and night."

From Fenyi County in Jiangxi to Nanjing, there is a distance of nearly a thousand miles.He Liu and Lao Hu led a hundred warriors, changing men without changing horses, traveling day and night, and finally arrived in Fenyi County after half a month.

In fact, Yan Shifan had already received news from Lu Fang.Lu Fang told him to go to Leizhou to guard the border immediately.Yan Shifan didn't take it seriously.He thought to himself, anyway, there are thousands of mansions in the house, and countless secret rooms, so it's just a matter of hiding them!Jin Yiwei couldn't find him at all!At that time, spend some more money and let the Leizhou government report: "Yan Shifan is not acclimatized to the scorching heat of Leizhou. He died of illness and was buried a few months ago." Isn't he still able to live the life of a rich man in Fenyi?Why bother going to Leizhou to suffer from the miasma?

Yan Shifan overlooked one thing.The one who came to arrest him by order was Fuhe Liu, deputy town chief of Nanjing Jinyiwei!Looking for the secret room, but He Liu, the former Beisi inspecting Qianhu's housekeeping skills!
He Liu and Lao Hu headed straight to Yan's mansion with a hundred warriors.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of Yan's Mansion, He Liu and Lao Hu were stunned.

Where is the official residence of Zhishi officials?It is simply the Emperor's Palace of Eternal Life!This house has a radius of one mile!Even King Yu's Mansion can't match the grandeur of Yan Mansion!

He Liu and Lao Hu entered the hall of Yan Mansion.

Yan Gui, the housekeeper of the Yan family, said angrily: "You two are wearing flying fish suits, are you from Jinyiwei? What's your business in Yan's residence?"

Lao Hu cupped his hands: "I am the governor of Jinyiwei Township, Nanjing, Hu San. I was ordered by the emperor to arrest Yan Shifan, a fugitive and felon!"

Yan Gui sneered: "I only know the Beijing Jinyiwei. I don't know what kind of trouble the Nanjing Jinyiwei is! You say that you have obeyed the emperor's order, well, show the emperor's imperial edict!"

Old Hu laughed and said, "The imperial decree will be brought. It's just that it's not in our hands yet."

(End of this chapter)