After the big event was settled, Lin Yuanrong secretly came to see him once, and Zhang Xianzhong immediately bowed to Lin Yuanrong who walked into the room, thanking him for speaking for himself in front of the angel before.

After Lin Yuanrong helped him up, he said calmly to him: "This case has been concluded, the Huaiyuan Liu family attacked the official army and was suspected of rebellion, and after the local county commander found the clues, he secretly reported to the governor of Henan, and the governor sent troops to prepare Zhao Jigang to lead you to quell the rebellion."

The Liu family was afraid of the crusade of the imperial court officials and soldiers, so they closed the family*. In the future, when others ask, you will also say it in this way, understand? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong finally felt completely relieved, but he immediately asked worried about his future: "Then what punishment should I accept for my humble position?" What does it mean when the angel says to bring a lowly job into Beijing? ”

Lin Yuanrong looked at him and said meaningfully: "Since this matter has now become the counterinsurgency of the local officials in Henan, you will not be punished."

After you return to Beijing, you will probably go to the school set up by Jinyiwei to study for a while, I hope you can restrain your temper a little, then there will be a chance to recover in the future. But if you continue to act like this time, I'm afraid no one will be able to help you next time. ”

Zhang Xianzhong was silent for a while, and then he hugged his fists and replied to Lin Yuanrong: "Thank you for reminding you, Bingzhong will never do it again in the future." ”

Lin Yuanrong said to him at this time: "Since you are the person I brought into Jinyiwei, you and I are the same qi and branches, and the relationship between one and the other.

If you are rewarded for your meritorious service, I will naturally have the merit of recommending you. But if you do something wrong, it's not just you who will be punished.

So, I want you to think twice before you do anything in the future. Don't make your own assertions and make it difficult for people to defend you as you do today. ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded yes again and again, but then asked cautiously: "But benefactor, what should I do after I go to Beijing?" ”

Lin Yuanrong pondered for a moment before he opened his mouth and said to him: "After you settle down in Beijing, you might as well visit Cui Yingyuan Cui Commander Envoy, I will write you a letter of recommendation, and the rest of the matter depends on your own creation..."

"The kindness of the adults will not dare to be forgotten." Zhang Xianzhong paid a big salute again, much more sincere than just now.

After Lin Yuanrong completed the task conveyed, he was about to leave, and when he turned around, he seemed to think of something, and stopped again and said to Zhang Xianzhong: "As for the two ladies you took in before, they have already returned to the family separately. It's better to forget about your marriage to them. They also promised that they would not mention Liujiazhuang again. ”

Zhang Xianzhong's eyelids jumped suddenly, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and pleaded: "Benefactor, please stay, there is still a trivial matter to ask for." ”

Lin Yuanrong turned to look at him, and asked with some confusion, "What else do you want me to do now?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong said respectfully: "There is also a personal entourage named Song Kangnian, I don't know if I can let him come to see the lowly position, since I will go to the capital in two days, I want to ask him to deal with some trivial matters." ”

Lin Yuanrong nodded at him and said, "You have to remember that you are still wearing a guilty body, and don't do things too out of line." As long as you can survive until you return to Beijing to enter the school to study, there is naturally a feasible road to heaven, and now you will lose a little property and a wife and concubine, don't worry too much. ”

Although Zhang Xianzhong is submissive, his heart is dripping blood. The belongings he deposited with the two new ladies were more than just a few things. Although he wanted to keep his future, he did not abandon his job and abscond, but he still exchanged the property he had accumulated since last year and the property swallowed up from Liujiazhuang for easy-to-carry banknotes and bills of exchange.

If things go wrong, I will take these belongings and my two ladies back to my hometown or other places to be a rich man. These belongings were worth 60,000 or 70,000 silver dollars, but when they were turned into banknotes or bills of exchange, they could be packed and taken away in a single package.

Zhang Xianzhong thought it was quite a plan at the time, but he did not expect to be placed under house arrest in the county government for several days. And the two of them, who are also the wives that Ming Media is marrying, just left him and ran away.

Thinking about it, the two ladies also have 3 or 40,000 yuan in one penny, which is such a large sum of money. Even if there are some small problems of dishonesty, the family will not refuse them to go back, even if they don't go back, they can find a place that no one knows, and live the rest of their lives well, so why bother living with him, an enemy.

Although Zhang Xianzhong wanted to rush back immediately to take a look, he looked at the two officials outside the door, and he didn't want to make any more twists and turns. After all, if the money is gone, you can still make it again. If you run away now, you will even lose your career.

Lin Yuanrong was kind to this subordinate, and in the afternoon, Song Kangnian came to visit him with a basket of wine and food.

Regarding Zhang Xianzhong's inquiry, Song Kangnian answered exactly as he guessed. The two little ladies who were forcibly married by Zhang Xianzhong were both daughters of gentry families in other counties.

With the support of the court officials, they are naturally unwilling to live with Zhang Xianzhong anymore. Zhang Xianzhong's packed belongings were naturally taken away by the two. Even the mansion that Zhang Xianzhong bought in the county seat was sold to others at a low price.

In other words, Zhang Xianzhong has worked hard for a year, and now he has a few clothes left on his body. Zhang Xianzhong pondered for a long time with the wine bowl, and finally raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, slammed the wine bowl on the table, splashing a lot of vegetable juice on the table.

"He was the first of his ancestors, and others said that one night husband and wife were one hundred days. Anyway, Lao Tzu has been with them for more than half a month, but he doesn't even leave a single hair to Lao Tzu, and they are really two cheap women. ”

Seeing Zhang Xianzhong's eyes red and murderous look, Song Kangnian couldn't help but ask comfortingly: "The Lord of the Hundred Households does not need to be angry, the two ladies have eyes and do not know gold and jade, and when the Lord of the Hundred Households goes to Beijing, they will be able to make steady progress, and they will definitely regret what they did today."

When I first met adults, I said that the future of adults is limitless, but at the moment we still need to be careful of the ditches and bumps, once we cross these ditches, it will soar to the sky..."

Under Song Kangnian's persuasion, Zhang Xianzhong finally lost his anger, but he still felt that the wine tonight was a little bitter and astringent. When Song Kangnian was about to leave, he took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, about 100 yuan, and said to Zhang Xianzhong: "The hundred households suffered from this catastrophe, and they also did not think about it. ”

Zhang Xianzhong immediately refused with a flushed face: "Where did you say this, if it weren't for Brother Song, you asked me to marry two ladies, it is estimated that there are people hanging outside the barracks now, and there is about this one of my old Zhang."

Now Lao Zhang, I have just lost some property, but this guy who eats has been saved. It's thanks to your stratagem. I recruited my brother to my side, but I couldn't arrange you well, and now I have even lost my own hundred households, how can I ask for my brother's hard-earned money again.

Since the court didn't cut off Lao Zhang's head, it will naturally take care of Lao Zhang's food, and the elder brother's money should be kept for himself. ”

Song Kangnian said stubbornly: "Although the court is extrajudicial and gracious, as the saying goes, the king of Hades is good, but the little ghost is difficult." On the way to Beijing, the adults of the hundred households still have to bring some money to take care of the officers and soldiers who escort them, and at least invite someone to drink a few meals of wine to win the hearts of the people. ”

Zhang Xianzhong pondered slightly, and said no longer refusing: "It's okay, just as I borrowed it from my brother, I will definitely pay it back in the future." But next, where is my brother going to go? ”

Song Kangnian thought for a while and said: "An acquaintance of the villain is now in the capital, and the villain wants to meet him, and he also wants to go to the capital to have a look, to see if there is any opportunity..."

After leaving the room where Zhang Xianzhong was imprisoned, Song Kangnian, who was a little drunk, suddenly reached out and touched his arms, and the stack of banknotes that was tied up was quite prickly, which made him very happy.

Although Zhang Xianzhong's two wives wanted to leave him, they were not as ruthless as Zhang Xianzhong thought, and they didn't even leave him a penny. The two of them each took out 500 yuan banknotes, and handed over the deed of the residence where they lived to Song Kangnian, and asked him to transfer it to Zhang Xianzhong.

After Lian Shanxiang entered the barracks with a team of cavalry, he convened all the troops to discuss the matter. All the sergeants who raped the woman were beheaded; A sergeant who conceals his belongings shall be given 30 sticks, and the reward to which he shall be entitled shall be halved; Those who kill civilians shall be given 60 military sticks, and the reward shall be deducted from the pension of the innocent deceased.

And the sergeant who did not take the initiative to stand up and accept the crime during the military discussion was punished twice. Because the main generals in the army were all relieved of military power, and Lin Yuanrong's appeasement, coupled with the deterrence of Lian Shanxiang's cavalry, no one dared to resist.

Song Kangnian, a private family member who had not yet registered for naturalization, was all dismissed. Originally, Song Kangnian thought that Zhang Xianzhong could not be spared, so he simply swallowed up the property that the two ladies asked him to transfer.

Of course, he planned that after the court beheaded Zhang Xianzhong, he still had to deal with the aftermath for him, and he was worthy of the wealth he was greedy for.

But later he found out that it seemed that Zhang Xianzhong's life was not in danger, so after Lin Yuanrong sent someone to find him, he decided to come over and make a good fate.

After the end of the gentry congress in Beijing, Zhu Youzhen also prepared to transfer Xu Xianchun and others who were in Henan to investigate the case according to the agreement.

However, he did not recall Xu Xianchun and others back to the capital. After discussing with Huang Liji and others, the rectification of the two Huai to the salt transportation envoys was also put on the agenda.

Last year, under Chongzhen's warning, several cabinet ministers who were placed in the Lianghuai Transportation Division were immediately transferred out.

And those officials who were born in Jiangnan fell into it. After all, the Lianghuai Yunsi is the richest yamen in the world, and the Lianghuai salt merchant claims to invest 30 million taels of capital every year, earning 9 million taels.

One-tenth of them went to the state treasury, three-tenths of them were the officials of the transportation department, and six-tenths were the profits of the salt merchants.

Last year, the brothers Wang Xianwen and Wang Xiansheng, salt merchants, were recruited by the social investigation, and after they returned, they did their best to collect black materials that Yunsi colluded with salt merchants to enrich themselves.

In addition, now that the personnel related to the cabinet have been transferred out of the transportation department, Zhu Youzhen took a copy of the Daming Times at the cabinet meeting and said to the cabinet ministers: "The two Huai salt merchants buy salt from the stove households, but it is only 2 yuan a catty. But even if it is sold in the villages and towns around the salt farm, it will cost 9 yuan a catty.

In the mountainous areas of Anhui, a pound of official salt is as high as 3 yuan of silver, and some people mix sand and soil into it. If this is still the case in Anhui, what about Huguang? What exactly is the Lianghuai Transportation Division doing? That's how they manage the salt works? Manage until the people can't afford to eat salt? Don't you feel ashamed, gentlemen of the Cabinet? ”