As the saying goes, many injustices will kill themselves, since the Zhang brothers became the brother-in-law of Emperor Hongzhi, they have become more and more arrogant and arrogant, flying and domineering, and the bad things they have done are too numerous to mention, and there are not a few people who have offended.

Now that Emperor Jiajing is on the throne, the influence of the Empress Dowager Zhang is weakening day by day, if the Zhang brothers know how to be more restrained and live a low-key life, it is still easy to enjoy their old age, but they are as domineering as before, and they will not die if they don't do it.

Xu Jin took advantage of this, first angered the little emperor, imprisoned Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, and then threw out the second wave of trump cards, asking the military department to impeach the Zhang brothers for their crimes. The little emperor was in a hurry, and he didn't look at the face of the Empress Dowager Zhang at all, and immediately ordered the three law divisions to investigate and verify, and Xu Jin asked Jin Yiwei to collect black materials that could be verified, plus the people who had offended the Zhang brothers fell into the well one after another, and the result can be imagined.

Although under the mediation of the Empress Dowager Zhang, regardless of face, the Zhang brothers were able to save their lives, but the title was deprived, all the properties and land under their names were confiscated, and the Empress Dowager Zhang also moved to Shouning Palace to live in seclusion. Since then, the Zhang family, a relative of the illustrious Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, has declared its decline, and there is almost no possibility of turning over.

The Zhang brothers were overthrown, and the benefits to Xu Jin were very obvious, not only in the officialdom circle, but also in the people, the most important thing is that the work of clearing the land can be implemented smoothly, and no one dares to obstruct it.

Even the most prominent relatives and families have been overturned, and Empress Dowager Zhang has retreated into the background.

Therefore, in the following period of time, all the relatives and gentry obediently cooperated with Qingzhang land and returned the illegally occupied grange, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the Zhang family.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye, it will be the second month of the first year of Jiajing, and there will be less than ten days before the New Year, and the field measurement work in Gyeonggi is also nearing completion.

On the twenty-second day of the first month of Jiajing, the wind was like a knife, the cold was eating away at the bones, the sky was covered with lead clouds, and a heavy snow was coming. In the military battle bureau of Anfufang, Xu Jin received the last batch of flintlock muskets, and so far, the entire battalion of 500 battalions has been equipped with flintlock muskets.

There was a fire burning in the living room, warm and warm, Xu Jin sat by the stove in a brocade suit, his temperament was calm, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and he was handsome and extraordinary, who would have thought that the handsome young man who was less than twenty years old in front of him had already lived in the fifth grade, and he was also awarded the earl for his military merits.

At this time, Xu Jin was playing with a delicate flintlock pistol, this flintlock pistol was different from others, because he was a short gun, less than twenty centimeters long, and it was a double-barreled one, which could be fired twice, which was very easy to carry, and it could be tied around the waist with a holster, which was a sharp weapon for self-defense.

Xu Jin had already tried the gun outdoors just now, the lethality of this thing within ten meters can kill people, and beyond thirty meters, there is basically no lethality at all, but it is enough for self-defense.

The eunuch Lai Yi sat aside, drinking hot tea while smiling and asking, "Lord Xu is still satisfied?" If there is something inappropriate, we will let the craftsman modify it. ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "It's very good, the official is very satisfied, but it's troublesome for Father-in-law Lai." ”

Eunuch Lai's old face suddenly bloomed with a chrysanthemum-like smile and said, "Lord Xu is polite, it's just a trivial matter." ”

Due to the success of the trial of the flintlock pistol, Xu Jin was promoted to Hubu Langzhong, and the eunuch had no rank, so Lai Gonggong was not promoted, but he was rewarded by the emperor, giving him a set of flying clothes, Yin Yizi and nephew as the captain of Jinyi, and various rich rewards. And all this was undoubtedly brought by Xu Jin, so Lai Gonggong now has all the requirements for Xu Jin, and after getting the drawings of the double-barreled short gun, he immediately asked the craftsmen to carefully build it, and it only took two months to build it.

Xu Jin and Lai Gonggong chatted for a while, and then they left the military battle bureau with the people and transported a hundred brand-new flintlock pistols to the camp of the 500th battalion.

In the evening, the temperature plummeted violently, the north wind became more and more intense, Xu Jin just came back from outside the city, the snowflakes fell down, the dark sky seemed to have been pierced through the hole, large snowflakes fell from the sky, just half an hour, the whole capital was covered under the thick snow.

As the saying goes, rigidity can't last long, and softness can't be kept. The heavy snow came and went quickly, and it stopped in the first half of the night, and the next morning it was still a sunny day.

The yard was covered with snow, a few red plum trees bloomed proudly in the early breeze, and an early bird foraging for food jumped and chirped on the branches.

Xu Jin was not woken up by the chirping of birds, but by the delicate person in his arms. It's cold outside, but it's warm like spring indoors, in the low-hanging tent, under the soft brocade quilt, Fei Jixiang's long black hair spreads out like a waterfall, his eyebrows are picturesque, and his pretty face is flushed and snuggled in Xu Jin's arms.

In order to build a harmonious house in Xu's house, although Master Xu will stay in the main house most of the time, he will go to Ruyi and Jixiang's room for five nights every month, trying to be impartial, and Xu Jin stayed in Fei Jixiang's room last night.

It is said that Ruixue is a good year, last night with the sound of snow falling, Master Xu worked the woman with great interest, as for whether there will be a bumper harvest next year, it is unknown to know whether there will be a lot of little Xu Jin.

At this time, Xu Jin hugged the soft and delicate body that was as smooth as silk in his arms, but he was a little reluctant to get up, if he didn't have to go back to work later, Xu Jin couldn't help but pick up the gun again.

Xu Jin once admired Fei Jixiang's moving and delicate body under the candlelight, which was truly as flawless as mutton fat and jade, even if it was a small scar like a hair, it was simply a skillful work of art. Just imagine, from a baby to an adult, a person will inevitably have bumps and bumps, and his body can not be injured at all, which is simply a miracle, and I am afraid that even the royal princess will be difficult to do.

Because of this, every time Xu Jin followed Fei Jixiang, his movements were so gentle that he was like a pilgrimage, for fear of crumpling this fresh flower. The only thing that made Xu Jin regret was that Ji Xiang was bound to his feet, and a pair of natural jade feet were entangled into the so-called three-inch golden lotus, which made people feel distressed and angry.

"Husband, it's time to get up and face up!" Fei Jixiang felt that his husband was about to move, and couldn't help but remind shyly.

It snowed heavily last night, and today's morning court was exempted, but I still have to go back to the official office. Xu Jin rubbed in the quilt for a while before he reluctantly got up to wash his mouth, and then changed into official clothes under Fei Jixiang's service, and went out to go back to the household office.

"Good morning, Lord Xu!"

"Good morning, Lord Xu!"

Xu Jin stepped into the compound where the Sixth Ministry was located, and the officials he met greeted him one after another, with a flattering smile on his face. Although Xu Jin is only one of the five rank of Hulang, his current prestige has overshadowed the two household servants, and he has become the number two person in the household department.

However, Xu Jin was not complacent about this, he knew very well in his heart that although these officials in front of him were respectful to him on the surface, they didn't know how to hate themselves in their hearts, after all, Qingzhang Land has harmed the interests of too many people, and once he loses power in the future, he will definitely be these people who can't run and step on a few feet.

Xu Jin politely responded to the greeting officials, and walked into the household office calmly.

Not long after Xu Jin sat down, Huo Tao, the head of the household department, walked in with a spring breeze on his face and saluted: "The lower official has seen Lord Xu. ”

Last time in the Jianchang Marquis Mansion, Huo Tao was beaten a little badly, but after two months of recuperation, he has recovered, and he returned to the household office at the beginning of last month to assist Xu Jin in presiding over the clearing of the Zhangtu.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Look at Lord Huo's face, is the statistical result out?" ”

"Hehe, Lord Xu is like a god!" Huo Tao smiled and handed a report to Xu Jin, while introducing: "Yesterday, the results of the Qingzhang of Wanping County were also reported, and the subordinates made statistics overnight, from July to the present, all the fields in Gyeonggi have been cleared and surveyed, and a total of more than 87,400 hectares are illegal gains, of which more than 46,000 hectares have been returned to the original owner. ”

Xu Jin nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, more than 87,400 hectares of land were found in Gyeonggi alone, this achievement is undoubtedly quite proud, if the whole country clears the grange with this kind of strength, it is not a problem for the Ming Dynasty to increase the endowment of two or three million hectares.