Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 133

Ask for collection!

After three days, the number of scholars in Nanjing City has decreased by more than half.

Only then did Yang Chao ask Feng Kezong to post the notice again, this time the notice was aimed at those scholars who had a reputation to protect themselves.

For famous scholars and juren, removal of their student status is not a big threat to them, and it is not so easy to remove their student status.

Their fame must be removed first, and then their student status can be removed.

With the same effect, some scholars went into hiding, but the rest became angrier.

Almost all the major yamen in Nanjing were closed, and all the officials were on holiday, leaving only a few unlucky ones to guard the yamen to prevent the yamen from being smashed by scholars.

"Master Yang, what are we doing today?"

After posting two notices in a row, Feng Kezong saw not only the decrease in the number of scholars, but also the more turbulent commotion, and his mood became more complicated.

Three days after the second notice was posted, Feng Kezong couldn't wait to ask Yang Chao.

Yang Chao laughed and said, "Arrest people!"

"what!"

Feng Kezong screamed, he didn't expect to arrest someone when the limelight was so tight.

"Catch who?"

Feng Kezong looked serious and did not hide his nervousness.

Yang Chao said with a smile: "Whoever is famous, arrest him!"

Feng Kezong still didn't know who to arrest, and asked, "Master Yang, please clarify."

Yang Chao said, "Fourth Young Master of Jinling!"

"what!"

Feng Kezong screamed again.

The four sons of Jinling are all officials and eunuchs, and they are all descendants of wealthy families. Their relationships in the officialdom are complicated and they cannot be easily moved.

Moreover, during this period of time, the four young masters had banquets every day, gathering scholars and scholars from all over the place, in a reckless and uninhibited manner, and the momentum was in full swing.

And a group of famous prostitutes from Nanjing City cheered them on and made them famous. These four young masters have been out of the limelight during this time.

Going to catch them at this time will cause big trouble.

Feng Kezong persuaded: "Master Yang, think twice."

Yang Chao smiled and said, "Master Feng, think twice."

Feng Kezong asked doubtfully, "Me?"

Yang Chao said: "Yes, you."

Feng Kezong was puzzled: "Master Yang, please clarify."

Yang Chao said: "It's your Jin Yiwei who arrested people."

"what!"

Feng Kezong stood up all of a sudden, he didn't expect that what Yang Chao said about arresting people was actually asking him to arrest people, posting a notice that he was fine, and asking him to arrest people, he didn't dare to wade into such muddy water, not even the Ministry of War If he dared to arrest people, he, a small brocade guard, arrested thousands of households. Isn't this courting death?

And this incident was provoked by Jin Yiwei, wouldn't Jin Yiwei add fuel to the fire by arresting people now?

"It's absolutely impossible."

Feng Kezong stood aside and said repeatedly.

Yang Chao, however, drank his tea calmly.

"Master Yang, you don't know, the scholars have surrounded our Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division for half a month. Now the Zhenfu Division is afraid to go on duty except for the prison staff. Now let's go down and arrest people. I can't find anyone in my subordinates."

All the guards in Jinyi have gone home, only the prisons where people are locked up are guarded, and there are only a few old guards in the yamen guarding them. The gates are closed, and the other guards in Jinyi dare not go to be on duty. This is true.

But by posting notices, Feng Kezong can find people and let him arrest them, saying that everyone has gone home and can't find them. This is definitely an excuse.

Yang Chao knows that arresting people is the same as sealing the door. It is hard work, and it is easy to directly conflict with scholars, and arresting people is more dangerous than sealing the door. Sealing the door may cause conflicts, but arresting people requires direct contact, or arrest It is a kind of conflict in itself, and it is still actively provoked, not passively accepted.

Feng Kezong would not dare to take over this drudgery even if he was killed.

Yang Chao didn't force him either: "Master Feng, think about it carefully. There is no such thing as getting something for nothing. If you want to make a big profit, you have to take a big risk. I don't dare to force Master Feng. Master Feng, if you think about it, come to the barracks to find me. Or Just let this matter go, let those scholars make trouble, no one will care about him, it will stop sooner or later."

After Yang Chao finished speaking, he left Meixiang Building.

But instead of going back to the barracks, he first went to Wang Yihe's grocery store to find Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao was very low-key during this period. After returning to Nanjing with Liu Rushi, he has been hiding in his grocery store, not going anywhere, for fear of being involved.

Yang Chao came here this time to ask if there is any letter from Hangzhou.

It's already more than December now, according to father Yang Yong's last letter, it's time for them to return to Nanjing.

Although Nanjing is in chaos now, it does not affect the ordinary people. The so-called scholar rebellion is not successful within three years, and the scholar's troubles are just shouting. It is rare to actually take action. After all, they are scholars, weak in body and timid. If no one takes the lead, both Dare not, and will not use violence.

"Is there any news, but there is no news. But brother Yang, don't be impatient, it must be delayed. Brother Yang, you also know that scholars from Hangzhou are also rushing to Nanjing. They gather together unscrupulously because they are scholars. The boats that arrived dared to seize them, and asked the boatman to bring them to Nanjing. Several of my family’s cargo ships were taken by scholars. But they were reasonable and agreed to pay.”

Wang Xiao answered Yang Chao.

However, the comforting words from his mouth tasted a bit wrong, and it even involved the issue of payment in the end.

Yang Chao frowned and said, "You mean, my family can't find a boat to come back?"

Wang Xiaodao: "Brother Yang, don't worry, I'll ask someone to go back and ask. Ordinarily, if my uncle and aunt come home, my father will definitely arrange a boat."

Yang Chao said: "Brother Wang, don't worry. If it is really because of the ship's problem that the trip is delayed, please inform my father and postpone the departure for a few days."

Wang Xiao said: "It's okay, anyway, Nanjing is in a mess now, who knows what will happen."

Yang Chao is also worried about this. If his family members come back safely, it doesn't matter. If they don't set off because of the problem of the boat, it might as well be a few days late. After he calms down the noise, it will not be too late to pick them up.

After Yang Chao returned to the barracks, he calmly waited for Feng Kezong to make a choice. Yang Chao believed that he would definitely make the right choice.

Feng Kezong was really struggling mentally, whether to arrest people, or to arrest influential figures like the Fourth Young Master, or to arrest those influential figures on the cusp of this storm.

He has always been bold, otherwise it would be impossible for him to gain a foothold in Nanjing as an outsider and climb to the high position of a thousand households.

But this time it was really difficult for him.

However, he found that he seemed to be in a difficult situation. It was he who took the initiative to ask Ying, and the appeasement envoy asked him to handle the matter on behalf of Jin Yiwei. If he retreated, and Jin Yiwei was hit in the end, it is estimated that the anger of the entire Jin Yiwei would be vented on him.

Although the matter was not caused by him, but by that bastard Tian Wan, it was impossible for the emperor to do anything to his father-in-law, and he didn't hesitate to kill a thousand households of him.

Of course, killing him probably won't work, but his future is probably coming to an end, let alone the Nanzhen governor, he probably won't be tolerated by the town governor, so he can only quit Jinyiwei in despair.

These years have sung enough about Jin Yiwei's power, let him live comfortably, let him live a prosperous life, and most importantly, the sense of power that he can do as he pleases, really makes him give up once, really reluctant.

Originally, he wanted to take advantage of this great event to earn enough credit for himself. As long as he can make further progress, he will probably be able to take the position of Guidance Zhenfu envoy and climb to the top of Nanjing Jinyiwei.

But he didn't expect Yang Chao to ask him to do such a dangerous thing. Was it like setting him on fire?

Feng Kezong couldn't help regretting his choice, he was too greedy, and he believed in his own vision too much.

He also blamed himself for not believing the claims of those Nanjing prostitutes.

Feng Kezong is also a romantic figure, he often hangs around in the Qinhuai River, and has a close relationship with Li Xiangjun and others. He found that Li Xiangjun, Liu Rushi and other famous prostitutes are full of confidence in Yang Chao.

But regarding what Yang Chao will do, these famous prostitutes are also tight-lipped, only saying that it will definitely be done.

What tempted Feng Kezong was that these famous prostitutes said that Yang Chao could even do the job of bringing the first assistant to the stage, so how could he not be able to calm the noise of the little scholar.

Of course, Feng Kezong didn't believe that Yang Chao was the only one who promoted Zhou Yanru as the chief assistant. Yes, it's just a push.

But Feng Kezong also believed that Yang Chao played a significant role, and Yang Chao must have something to do with Zhou Yanru through that incident.

Thinking that Yang Chao had the endorsement of the chief assistant behind him, and after hearing the news that Xiong Mingyu of the Nanjing Military Department fully supported Yang Chao, Feng Kezong made up his mind to embrace the big tree of Yang Chao, and use Yang Chao's east wind to make himself a credit.

The cabinet has the Chief Assistant, and Nanjing has the Ministry of War. These two high-level officials support Yang Chao. Feng Kezong thinks that Yang Chao has a high chance of quelling the troubles caused by scholars, so he took the initiative to post and ask for help.

But he didn't expect that Yang Chao directly used him as a gun.

Let him do the dirty work of catching people.

And Yang Chao made it very clear that if Feng Kezong didn't do it, the matter would be over.

Feng Kezong didn't think that Yang Chao would ignore this matter, but he thought that if he didn't arrest people, he might give up on this matter. It wasn't that he didn't do this matter, but that this matter had nothing to do with Feng Kezong.

It has nothing to do with him, Feng Kezong, and there will be no credit for it in the future.

If you do something, you may do something wrong, but if you don't do something, you can't get credit.

What made Feng Kezong even more hesitant was that Yang Chao was a military officer in the water battalion, and he had soldiers under his command, but instead of sending his own people, he wanted to bring Jin Yiwei to arrest people, which made Feng Kezong faintly feel that he was cheating himself.

But he immediately denied this speculation, because in the general trend, Yang Chao must also want to calm down the noise of the scholars, which is a great achievement anyway, if it can be done, no one wants to do it.

But why do you let yourself lead people to arrest people?

After much deliberation, Feng Kezong still remembered the last sentence Yang Chao told him, "If you want to make big profits, you have to take big risks." Now that I think about it, that is the truth.

Yang Chao probably let himself take the risk because he didn't want to take the risk.

Feng Kezong secretly scolded Yang Chao for being insidious, but at the same time he also understood that if he didn't pay a price, why would he share such a great contribution.

If he doesn't do it himself, Yang Chao may go back and look for others, and he will always find someone who will kill him.

"It seems that this is a certificate of honor!"

Feng Kezong figured it out, the arrest this time was just a nomination certificate he submitted to Yang Chao, and Yang Chao would not honestly give him credit for it.

Thinking of this, Feng Kezong made up his mind that if he didn't hand in the certificate in exchange for credit, others would take it away.

(End of this chapter)