On the 10th day of the first month of October, the day after he settled in Bajiao Town to rest, Sun Tu led 500 guards to Jinling City, which was later Nanjing, and the rest of the horses continued to stay in Bajiao Town, because as Tong Mu said, there were countless soldiers and horses inside and outside Jinling at this time, and there would really be no place for tens of thousands of people to be stationed in the past.

As one of the most important and most famous cities in the south of the Yangtze River, this Jinling City has left a strong figure in all dynasties, Sun Wu's Jianye, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty...... Until now, the Great Song Dynasty is still the head of the cities in the south of the Yangtze River, the beautiful land of Sanwu, and the name of the six dynasties of imperial states is indeed worthy of its name.

However, all this is in the past, and today's Jinling City has long lost its former prosperity, and there is only chaos and panic. Sun Tu only led the army to ten miles in front of the towering north gate of Jinling, and he had already seen countless barracks and military villages spread out there, and many soldiers were playing back and forth in them, without the slightest appearance of an army.

And when Sun Tu's army passed by many military camps, the soldiers inside actually looked at it casually, and there was no superfluous reaction. With just this kind of precaution, you can see how strong these officers and soldiers who came from the north to quell the rebellion are, and it also makes Sun Tu shake his head secretly.

And after successfully entering the city and really entering Jinling, even if Tong Mu had told him about the chaos here before, after really seeing it with his own eyes, it still made Sun Tu feel unbelievable and acceptable. Although there are still many people on the long street, most of them are soldiers and soldiers, and they are not cruising or anything, but they are bored chasing and fighting.

In the distance, some soldiers with knives and guns kept beating the closed shop, and when finally someone opened the door, they swarmed in, and after a while, they saw that they had snatched a lot of things and ran out, while the shopkeeper sat on the ground in despair, crying without tears.

This is still good, only two steps forward, Sun Tu has seen three groups of soldiers escorting dozens of crying and crying wronged men and women to walk forward, but some can't keep up with the team, the head is a leather whip slammed, until those who have no power to fight back cry bitterly, looking really pitiful.

"What's going on?" Seeing this, Sun Tu frowned deeply, and couldn't help but look at Tong Mu, who was already accustomed to seeing him, and asked.

"It should be Zhu Mian's house that he is trying to loot the wealth of the city again. Since we retreated to Jinling, he has been extorting the local people in different ways, first dozens of heavy taxes, and then imposing the charge of colluding with thieves on some people, now, it should be related to Hua Shigang......" Tong Mu's face was not good-looking, but he was still very clear about the methods of these people: "But in many cases, it is the people below who make their own decisions, because only in this way can these soldiers also get a piece of the pie." ”

As he spoke, he heard a rather majestic shout not far from the left: "This is the will of the imperial court, what, do you want to rebel?" Now that the emperor has taken a fancy to this stone in your homeland, it is a blessing that you have cultivated for three lifetimes, and you dare to say more? Come on, tear down their houses, so that we can get the gems out of it, but don't touch the gems! ”

With this order, there was a rumbling sound from there, and Sun Tu looked over and saw that a fairly good mansion had been demolished from the portal and outer wall, revealing the house and courtyard inside. The owner of the house inside was already trembling with anger, and shouted, "I...... I have already given you twenty taels of gold before, and you have promised not to embarrass me again, why do you go back on your word......

"What are you talking about, why don't we understand it at all. If you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful to condemn you to a major crime of disobeying the king. Someone, hurry up and bring me the gems! A small officer rebuked loudly, and as soon as he raised his hand and gave the order, dozens of soldiers went into a big way, quickly demolishing many buildings in the courtyard, and then carrying out a stone that had been placed in it as a rockery.

Just look at the appearance of this stone is too ordinary, except for the height of a person, there is almost no peculiarity, but this is it, it is actually regarded by these guys as a flower stone gang that can pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, and it is directly demolished and transported away. In front of the shining weapons of these soldiers, the owner of the house and some of his subordinates did not dare to resist, and could only watch with resentment and sorrow on their faces as the soldiers dragged the stones away.

Wu Song and Luda, who came with Sun Tu, were already so angry that their faces were flushed when they saw this situation, and the green tendons on their foreheads were jumping suddenly, but fortunately, Sun Tu made a timely move to hold them down, otherwise they would have gone up directly to fight unevenly.

"How can we watch them behave so recklessly and harm the people!" Although Wu Song didn't move again, his mouth was still full of resentment, and Luda was also average, looking at Sun Tu and waiting for him to give an explanation.

Sun Tu sighed and pointed around the entire Jinling City: "Now that there are soldiers everywhere here, do you think you can manage it?" I am afraid that with the strength of my whole army, I will not be able to stop such atrocities. So what we need to do is not to forcibly stop one or two such incidents, but to think from the roots. ”

Tong Mu also echoed: "What Qianli said is yes, now there are too many people in the city who are blackmailing and oppressing the people under the guise of collecting flowers and stones, and we can't control it at all." Do you know that now everyone in the city who has stones in their homes is in danger, because at some point, the government will come to collect the so-called gem tax? It is better to have those who are willing to pay bribes, and those who really can't come up with the money will soon be ruined by people who find all kinds of reasons. Anyone who dared to resist would be convicted of treason and executed on the spot. Hey, sooner or later, this Jinling City will be destroyed at the hands of these guys! ”

The gloomy aura on Sun Tu's face didn't feel a little thicker, and he glanced at the indignant brothers under his hands again: "At least we can't do anything now, if we make a casual move, we will put ourselves in it, so I ask you to endure it now, and it's not too late to punish them when you find a suitable opportunity!" ”

Sun Tu's prestige in the army was still extremely high, and with just one order, everyone bowed their heads to obey the order, even Wu Song and Luda both relaxed their bodies, lowered their heads and continued to walk forward. But the anger in their hearts cannot be extinguished because of this, and it will one day be exploded.

Walking on the deserted and withered streets of Jinling, all you can see are the misdeeds of the soldiers, which makes everyone can't bear to look at it anymore, so they can only speed up the pace of marching, and finally come to a magnificent mansion after half an hour, which is where Zhu Mian lives now.

Just a cursory glance, you can see that this mansion covers an extremely wide area, should be more than 20 acres, this is nothing if it is placed in Liaoxia and other places where the population is sparse, but it is very magnificent in a densely populated city like Jiangnan and every inch of land. And the decoration of this house at the entrance alone has been extremely exquisite, carved railings and paintings, surrounded by colored lights, its exquisite style, it is really surprising that people secretly call themselves.

And this is only one of the most inconspicuous of Zhu Mian's several mansions in Jiangnan, his two mansions in Suzhou and Hangzhou are even more exquisite and luxurious, but it is a pity that now that the two cities have fallen, he can only live in such a small mansion "aggrieved".

Unlike the chaos outside, the house was in good order within a few miles, with thousands of soldiers in helmet and solemn expressions patrolling around the house in an orderly manner, but if ordinary people dared to approach, they would be treated as assassins, and they could be shot with bows and crossbows on the spot, leaving no consequences. Just looking at this kind of defense, you can know that in fact, Zhu Mian also knew that his perverse actions would provoke the people to retaliate, but he did not take this matter to heart, and still indulged his desires.

It wasn't until they entered this long street that Sun Tu's team was stopped, even if Tong Mu quickly revealed his identity, others were not allowed to go over at will, only let Sun Tu and Tong Mu come to the front of the mansion, and then wait for the word to pass inside, and then let him enter the door to meet Zhu Mian. This kind of style is that as the favored minister of the Son of Heaven, Tong Guan, the privy envoy of the imperial court, has never had it.

Just as Sun Tu and the others were in front of the gate, a desperate and sad roar suddenly came from inside: "Zhu Mian, you have done such a perverse act to bring disaster to the country and the people, and you will not die a good death." Even if this official is victimized by you and turned into a ghost, he will not let you go—ah——! This voice obviously came from inside a few times into the courtyard, but it actually passed through several portals and reached outside, which shows under what circumstances the person who roared out the words roared, and how desperate he was.

Tong Mu's gaze suddenly froze, and his body trembled and said, "It's Yang Du, Yang Tuiguan." He couldn't help it anymore. ”

"Huh?" Sun Tu glanced at him with some doubts, and Tong Mu whispered: "Yang Du is the official of this Jinling, he has always been upright and loves the people, and he is naturally dissatisfied with Zhu Mian's various practices since then. I also persuaded him to endure it a little longer, but he couldn't get through his own level......" When he said this, his eyes also showed helplessness and grief, but it was not a lie.

A moment later, a corpse covered in blood and covered with whip marks and stick sores was dragged out by several expressionless soldiers, Tong Mu only glanced down, and the gloomy aura in his eyes was even heavier, because he recognized the identity of the corpse as Yang Du.

At the same time, a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper also walked over with a smile: "It turned out that Sun Cha Zhi led the army here, and my master was waiting in the inner hall, and I also asked Sun Cha Zhi and Tong Tui Guan to go in and see each other."