Different from the controversy within the Three Guards, the hundred officials in Nanjing were relatively stable, and there was no sign of people's hearts fluctuating as soon as there was a storm in the past. And the envoys sent by Lu Xiangsheng also repeatedly ran into walls in Nanjing. It turned out that the task of the envoy to the south this time was not only to ask Li Xin to cooperate with the dispatch of troops, but also to raise a batch of grain and grass, and wanted to use the power of Jiangnan maritime merchants to transport it to Shandong.

Zheng Sanjun, the head of the household, simply played missing, under the pretext that he was infected with the wind and cold, and it was inconvenient to see guests, so he hung the messenger for several days in a row. Xie Xuelong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was blocked in the lobby of the Ministry of War by him, but he was also vague, saying that he could not speak about the food in Nanjing.

The envoy wondered that the rations for the soldiers had always been allocated by the Ministry of War, and Xie Xuelong, as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, although his authority was difficult to say the same as that of the Beijing Military Department, it would be incomprehensible to say that he had no right to speak at all.

On the bank of the Qinhuai River for ten miles, a four-five-year-old tourist in brocade clothes leaned on the railing and looked, and a middle-aged man in his forties sighed: "The prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River is as good as the peaceful years, if it is not for the scene, who would have thought that the north across the river has been uninhabited for thousands of miles." ”

"Brother Baomo, why do you have so many feelings, they all say that the wind in the south of the Yangtze River can blow people soft, is it difficult to achieve what they say?"

Another middle-aged man, who was slightly chubby, quipped.

"It's just a feeling, if the whole world is full of this Wu Nong's soft wind, the people are rich, and they live and work in peace and contentment, even if the bones are blown soft, what's the matter?"

"Brother Baomo's words, my brother doesn't dare to agree, is it, if you let that Li Yi or Tartar do the country, this Jiangnan is as prosperous as ever, can you still recognize the thief as your father?"

The conversation between the two suddenly became full of gunpowder, but the middle-aged man known as Brother Baomo responded with a smile: "Brother Zi'an said carefully, if this word reaches the imperial history of Beijing, you will suffer from it." ”

Who knew that Zi'an pouted, "The ears of the imperial history in Beijing are not so long!" ”

The two of them were silent for a while, and walked more than a dozen steps along the Qinhuai River, and the person known as Brother Baomo suddenly whispered: "If the world is rich, what is the difference between who is the country and the people of the world?" ”

This person is the envoy sent by Lu Xiangsheng to Nanjing, Zhang Yingxuan, the head of the household department, and the one next to him is Chen Kaiyuan, the soldier of the road. The rest of them were all two followers. They ran for days and were frustrated, and then they came to the bank of the Qinhuai River to disperse their depressed atmosphere.

The dialogue between the two people is a big rebellion, if in the Wanli Dynasty back then, even if it was the Apocalypse Dynasty, no one would dare to talk about it so blatantly, but the Ming Dynasty has reached this day, everyone has a premonition of the end times, and it is not strange to talk about many taboos.

However, Zhang Yingxuan's words were still too explicit, and Chen Kaiyuan didn't know how to continue. Then he said, "Brother Baomo, don't you think the atmosphere in this Nanjing City is very strange? ”

"Brother Zi'an also noticed it?"

Chen Kaiyuan nodded heavily, "The officials in Nanjing seem to be deliberately avoiding you and me, and even have a faint hostility towards us, what do they seem to be worried about?" ”

I saw Zhang Yingxuan sneering, "What else can I worry about, the ten-mile company camp on the edge of the Qinhuai River outside!" ”

Chen Kaiyuan gasped, "Li Xin, he dares to openly disobey orders?" Don't forget, the governor of the Lu Pavilion Department is the military affairs of the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, if he dares not to obey the military order, he will have no place to stand! ”

"Chongzhen eleven years ago, he lost his official position and left his post, but now he ......," Zhang Yingxuan seemed to have some difficulty speaking, "But now, the emperor's holy decree is sad about the Yellow River, what kind of ginseng do you take, he has no place to stand?" ”

Chen Kaiyuan, who was writing a sentence, opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time, but he was still unwilling, "Isn't it the land of the Ming Dynasty under our feet, and aren't the officials of Nanjing the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty?" It is said that the Jiangnan scholars led the trend of the national dynasty, could they also watch the rebels appear? ”

Chen Kaiyuan's voice became higher and higher due to excitement, so that it attracted the attention of passers-by. He immediately realized his gaffe and hurriedly lowered his voice again, in case it would be bad if it caused trouble in this crowded place.

"It's time to pay a visit to the townman."

After Zhang Yingxuan came to Nanjing, he did not go to see Li Xin, but only ordered his entourage to send an official letter to him, and the other party seemed to be very polite and thoughtful, and returned the post, but did not mention anything about the official affairs involved.

On the surface, such an attitude may seem polite, but in reality it is disrespectful. Originally, he wanted to suppress Li Xin and his people with the civil officials of Nanjing, but after walking around, he was disappointed to find that the officials in Nanjing seemed to be pressed by Li Xin.

For this point, Zhang Yingxuan was puzzled, the Three Guards Army must rely on the Jiangnan region in the Guanguan, which is equivalent to the Jiangnan region choking Li Xin's neck, if Li Xin dares to disobey, his food supply will be cut off.

Therefore, Zhang Yingxuan is very strange how Li Xin managed to keep the Nanjing officialdom silent. It wasn't until even Wei Guogong avoided it that he finally realized that maybe Li Xin's lifeblood was not in the hands of the Jiangnan region. Thinking of this, Zhang Yingxuan suddenly felt creepy, could it be that Li Xin in Jiangnan was holding it tightly in his hands?

"Zhang Yingxun and his entourage have said a lot by the Qinhuai River, whether to take some coercive measures against these people."

Mi Yan said calmly.

Li Xin waved his hand after hearing this, "No need, I guess they should come here in the next two days." ”

"It seems that when they came, they saw that they were embarrassed by us, could it be that these civil officials are so hostile to the Three Guards? If Lu Xiangsheng had been a marquis, he would have turned into a piece of loess by now. ”

"These people are all aiming at the imperial court, you and I have been tossed around in Jiangnan like this, who wouldn't be vigilant? It was just a personal favor when he saved Lu Xiangsheng at the beginning, do you think that with his person, he will abolish the public because of his selfishness? ”

Li Xin sighed and said with a smile: "When the army was raised in Gaoyang, how could you have thought that it would be today's situation? Let's take it one step at a time. But there is one thing, since these brothers are chasing me, I can't let them end up with a miserable result. ”

Mi Yan seemed to be a little anxious, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to say, should we send troops or not?" If the troops are dispatched, the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution will undoubtedly be defeated, and when the time comes, we and the imperial court will turn our faces or not. ”

Li Xin smiled: "Of course we have to send troops, even if the fifth battalion of Gezuo is defeated, as long as we don't turn our faces with the court, the court will definitely not dare to turn our faces with us." ”

Before the restructuring, Li Xin didn't dare to say this, but after the restructuring, everything was different from before, and he also had the confidence to say it.

At this time, the soldiers reported loudly outside the house: "Zhang Yingxuan, the head of the household department, asks to see the general!" ”

Mi Yan said with a smile: "Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived, it seems that he is looking for Hou Xingshi to ask for guilt!" ”

"It's not suitable for me to see him at this time, let's delay it," Li Xin thought for a while, and said: "It's not good to hang him like this, why don't you go and see him first to appease this Zhang Shilang's emotions." ”

Mi Yan smiled bitterly: "I am most afraid of dealing with these sour rot, and I will talk about the court and suppress people at every turn." ”

Zhang Yingxuan looked at this reception room, as a household waiter, his status is not low, the host did not go out to greet him was already slow, and now he has not appeared for a long time, which is already a manifestation of rudeness. Chen Kaiyuan's face was full of anger, and he turned to leave. But Zhang Yingxuan didn't seem to care and pulled him with a smile.

"If you come, you will be safe. Brother Zi'an, has he found some clues? ”

Seeing that Zhang Yingxuan didn't seem to be laughing, he asked in a low voice: "Could it be that Brother Baomo has found evidence of misdeeds?" ”

"Where did I go, I'm talking about this parlor."

Chen Kaiyuan looked at the extremely simple room with disdain, "Vulgar martial arts, no etiquette, and the living room is not decorated, so it must be in line with his super status." ”

Zhang Yingxuan pursed his lips, obviously disagreeing with his statement.

"Haven't you seen a vulgar and reckless man who is rich and poor at the beginning?"

Chen Kaiyuan suddenly realized, yes, among the rich people he had seen in the past, who was not eager to put his body full of jade, gold and silver, and eager to declare his wealth to everyone.

"Brother Zi'an looks at the Marquis of Zhenyu again, he was born as a horse thief, and now as the commander of the first army, the super-grade Marquis, he is not arrogant and lascivious at all, and his ambition is definitely not small."

Chen Kaiyuan pursed his lips, and just as he wanted to speak, Mi Yan raised his feet and came in.

"The two of you have been waiting for a long time, and the Marquis of Zhenyu is in poor health, so he has specially appointed to receive him on his behalf!"

The two of them came to visit, so naturally there was another number of reception courtesies, but Li Xin actually sent a staff member who had no merit to receive him, and Chen Kaiyuan couldn't help but be angry.

"You, what are you......"

If it weren't for Zhang Yingxuan's cough, Chen Kaiyuan wouldn't know what else to say.

Mi Yan's eyes were lowered, as if she hadn't heard it, and she was still smiling.

"If Zhang Shilang has anything to say, please explain it to the next one, and he will definitely convey it to the marquis of Zhenyu on his behalf."

"It was originally admiration, but since the marquis of Zhenyu is unwell, Zhang will say goodbye......"

Seeing that Zhang Yingxuan refused to say what he meant, Mi Yan didn't ask, so he smiled and bowed and saluted, preparing to send him out of the barracks.

Out of the barracks, Chen Kaiyuan hated again and again: "What is he Li Xin, but he is just a horse thief in Taihang Mountain, and he has been lucky enough to enter a high position in just three or two years, so he doesn't know what his surname is......"

Zhang Yingxuan didn't stop it, let Chen Kaiyuan scold and scold for a while, and when he calmed down, he sighed and said: "Li Xin deliberately didn't see you and me, it seems that this time I came to Nanjing to be really sleepy, and the cabinet department's judgment of Li Xin and his people is really right." With that, he clamped the horse's belly between his legs and urged the green horse under his crotch to speed up.

Chen Kaiyuan heard him mention Lu Xiangsheng, his eyes lit up, and he didn't care about being on the horse, and his speed was not slow, so he leaned over and asked, "Does the cabinet have any countermeasures to explain?" ”