I have been an official all my life.

Qiu Fengzhen, the prefect of Fengyang, never thought that one day she would find being an official so difficult.

The letters in my hands at this moment are nothing ordinary.

These are the knives that kill people and chase their souls!

These bastards are really as pervasive as those tarsal insects.

Qiu Fengzhen no longer dared to look down.

The more he watched, the more he felt that sooner or later the country would be defeated by these people. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and there was a cold air from the cracks in his bones.

Zhu Yunxi leaned on the back of his chair and looked calmly: "White Lotus Sect? Sure enough, there are also these Yin people involved."

As he spoke, he crossed his legs and gently crossed his legs, looking sideways at Gao Zhi, Bai Yuxiu and the other two.

Gao Yangzhi frowned and glanced at Qiu Fengzhen lightly.

The dignified prefect of Fengyang, the central capital, was so frightened by such a few letters. It is really a shame for the officials of the imperial court!

Bai Yuxiu said in a low voice: "If I remember correctly, when His Highness was summoned to provide relief for the disaster in Henan, when he arrived at Xuzhou Mansion, he encountered a rebellion and an ambush, and people from the White Lotus Sect were involved."

Qiu Fengzhen raised her head and took a deep look at the young head of the official department.

His Highness has actually already fought against the White Lotus Sect.

Did His Highness know in advance that this box contained a letter from the White Lotus Sect to the Cannibal?

Qiu Fengzhen hesitated for a moment.

Zhu Yunxi spoke up: "Prefect Qiu, what do you think of the White Lotus Sect? If I remember correctly, the imperial court had already issued a decree in the first year of Hongwu, banning the White Lotus Sect and other underground religious societies."

Qiu Fengzhen nodded repeatedly and hesitated: "Yes... yes... the imperial court has always cracked down on the White Lotus Sect..."

"Then..." Zhu Yunxi paused for a moment before continuing: "Then why do letters from the White Lotus Sect come in from Fengyang City, the central capital of the Ming Dynasty?"

Waves of accountability came all over the place.

The pressure made Qiu Fengzhen's legs tremble, and she was almost speechless.

"Chen...chen..."

"Chenchen..."

Gao Yangzhi rolled his eyes and thought for a while that he still had to explain himself to this fool.

He turned to look at Zhu Yunxi and said softly: "The White Lotus Sect is like a tarsal insect in our Central Plains. It has been banned repeatedly since the former Tang Dynasty. In the former Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos and the local people were in dire straits. This dynasty...

Although the imperial court has strictly inspected the White Lotus sect in recent years, the government is in the open and the White Lotus sect is in the dark, hidden among the common people, so it is difficult for the government to distinguish them. Zhongdu lives among the state capitals, and there has never been any turmoil, so it is even more difficult to distinguish.

The members of the White Lotus Sect fled into Zhongdu and secretly entered the imperial city of Zhongdu. They were outside the power and responsibilities of Fengyang Mansion. Although they committed a crime of negligence, they are excusable."

The cabinet minister begged for mercy.

Qiu Fengzhen was unexpected, but she couldn't help but calm down.

Although the prefect of Fengyang Prefecture in Zhongdu has the same rank as the prefect of Yingtian, starting from the third rank. But is he really happy as the prefect of Fengyang?

There is also a Zhongdu Left-behind Secretary in Fengyang City. Although it is responsible for the Zhongdu Guards Station, the grade of the Left-behind Secretary's Yamen is not even a bit higher than that of Fengyang Mansion.

Let's just say that Fengyang City was closed today, and the Si Yamen who stayed behind did not give the prefect Yamen a chance, so they sealed Fengyang City on their own.

Furthermore, where is the Imperial City of Zhongdu?

It was a forbidden area of ​​the royal court.

As the magistrate of Fengyang Prefecture, can I manage the affairs in the Imperial City of Zhongdu?

Fengyang Magistrate’s Office is just a thing caught in the middle and receiving the blame!

However, Gao Yangzhi, who was explaining to Qiu Fengzhen and Fengyang Mansion just now, snorted coldly.

"Of course! It is my duty to guard the place as a minister. I have been here for several years, so the White Lotus Sect will never send you a letter just now."

Before the death of the dead, the White Lotus Sect must have had channels for communication, both internally and externally.

I don’t know how many years have passed since the White Lotus Sect entered Fengyang, the central capital. It was like entering a deserted land, treating the government as if there was no existence, and going in and out at will.

Fengyang Magistrate's Yamen, is there anyone aware of this?

As a minister, if you are not a traitor, you will be guilty of losing the city!"

Qiu Fengzhen was about to faint from fright.

Fortunately, it was just an inadvertent mistake. However, according to this young elder, it became a serious crime for losing the city.

"I'm... I'm down, I'm official... I'm... I'm..."

Qiu Fengzhen was completely speechless and trembled when she opened her mouth.

Snapped.

Zhu Yunxi slapped his palm on the armrest: "Whether the city has been lost or not, the court will decide for itself. Magistrate Qiu, you haven't read the letter in your hand yet."

"ah……"

Qiu Fengzhen opened her mouth and looked down at the letter in her hand.

He raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi in front of him, hesitatingly saying: "Yes... yes, yes... I'll take a look right now!"

Qiu Fengzhen lowered her head and looked at the remaining unread letters in her hand.

Now it has been confirmed that the White Lotus Sect is circulating in Fengyang City and has been in contact with the Canker. The following letters have exposed a huge group in front of him.

The prefect of Fengyang lowered his head tremblingly as he read such treasonous letters.

Zhu Yunxi tilted his head and looked at Gao Yangzhi: "Tell me, what surprises will these next letters bring us?"

The imperial court has affected the interests of many people in the past two years.

A pervasive organization like the White Lotus Sect will get involved in no matter what happens. And those whose interests have been touched will be even more nervous about the future.

They are accustomed to placing bets in advance and preparing their backup moves in advance.

Even if it ends up being a losing business.

Gao Yangzhi frowned, and he thought about all the reform decrees of the imperial court in the past few years, as well as all aspects involved.

The young cabinet minister couldn't help but feel shocked.

There are so many enemies in the imperial court!

"North."

After searching for a while, Gao Yangzhi gave a rough direction.

After finishing speaking, Gao Yangzhi lowered his head and glanced at Qiu Fengzhen in front of him. When he saw the other party was stunned for a moment, he wanted to raise his head but stopped, he knew that he had not said it before.

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "It's as I guessed."

"I... I also know it!"

Bai Yuxiu suddenly let out a low cry from the side, her eyes widened, and when she realized that her grandson was right in front of her, she immediately closed her mouth and muttered in a low voice: "The middle school system will be launched in the third year of Hongwu..."

Zhu Yunxi and Gao Yangzhi looked at each other, with a smile on their faces.

Twenty-five years ago, that is, the third year of Hongwu.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just been founded for three years, and the world had not yet been peaceful, but the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty still occupied several areas in the south.

In order to stabilize the country and protect local armies, especially the newly established nine-border defense line, the imperial court reached an agreement with merchants from Shanxi Road and other places that would run through the entire Ming Dynasty and affect the entire empire.

Open to the public.

The original intention of the Kaizhong system was to ensure the provision of food and grass supplies for the troops and horses of Jiubian through Shanxi merchants who were close to Jiubian.

The capital Yingtian is located in the south of the Yangtze River, far away from Jiubian, and the road is long.

Every time the imperial court transports grain, grass, ordnance, more than half of it is lost on the road. If one stone of grain is transported to Jiubian, only half of it may be left.

In order to ensure that the troops guarding the nine sides would not go hungry and reduce the burden on the court.

The imperial court gave the legal status of official salt sales to merchants on Shanxi Road.

Merchants on the Shanxi Road used this to obtain salt from the Hedong Salt Pond, filling the role of the imperial court and transporting grain and grass supplies to important border towns such as Jiubian Datong and Juyongguan.

Since the implementation of the Kaizhong system in the third year of Hongwu, the imperial court has been able to save more than five million denier on the provision of grain and grass for the Nine Borders every year, and can ensure the supply of grain and grass for the Nine Borders on the spot and in a timely manner.

The agreement reached between the imperial court and Shanxi merchants had good intentions.

However, in the specific implementation process, there are countless opportunities for opportunism.

The merchants on Shanxi Road also have a long history and a long history.

The middle of the day is the market, bringing the people of the world to the world, praising the world's goods, trading and retreating, everyone gets what he has.

Merchants in the southern Shanxi region have been doing business in the world since the pre-Qin period.

By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, large-scale commercial towns had appeared in Jinzhou, Luzhou, Zezhou and other places.

Li Tang raised troops in Taiyuan and designated Taiyuan as the northern capital. Crossing both sides of the Fen River, commerce prospered.

Han Yu has a poem that goes: Hearing the street drums loudly, getting up in the morning feels like going to court.
To be continued...