Chapter 2306: Excuse for Being Discovered

Jinling in summer is crazy, hot and crazy!

The scorching sun is burning the earth. At this time, most people squint their eyes when looking outside, and they squint their eyes into a slit when looking at the ground.

In this temperature, even the common people are not willing to go out. It is more appropriate to stay at home to enjoy the cool.

But just this afternoon, a group of people hurried out of the Jinling government office.

No, it was a group of people and horses.

As soon as he came out, the neatly dressed Li Xiu felt that his body was hot.

He looked up at the sky without a trace of clouds, sighed inwardly, and then was helped to mount the horse and shouted: "Hurry up, go to the dock!"

Among the group of people, only Li Xiu and a few officials rode horses, and the others walked and trotted along.

Yu Qian also had a horse. He followed behind Li Xiu and remembered the sad face of Li Xiu when he heard the news that Fang Xing was about to arrive in Jinling. He couldn't help but feel excited.

Not long after running far, a group of people and horses came from the left. When he got closer, he saw that it was Peng Yuanshu, the Minister of War.

They kept meeting other people along the way. When they saw the dock, there was already a dark mass behind them, like a large army going out for war, with extraordinary momentum.

The cargo ships on the dock had been arranged to go upstream for temporary shelter. There was a large shed next to it, and Li Xiu invited several ministers to go there to enjoy the cool air.

"It's so strange today, there's no wind!"

After entering the shed, some people complained, and some agreed.

In the absence of wind, the shed was actually not cool, but stuffy.

Li Xiu was already sweating profusely. He glanced at the people in the shed and asked in surprise: "Master Liu and Yang Wuhou didn't come?"

In an instant, the shed became dull, and everyone was worried about their future.

Liu Guan had been in Jinling for a while, and his censors were running around, looking for the situation of officials in various places, making the entire southern officialdom feel insecure.

And Xue Lu came to replace Li Long.

Since the last time he had a quarrel with Fang Xing, Li Long submitted a memorial to apologize. Normally, Zhu Zhanji would have just reprimanded him for such a matter, but in the end, Xue Lu was sent.

Who is Xue Lu?

This veteran general is almost one of the most trusted generals of the royal family, so he has been kept in the capital in recent years.

He is old, and according to everyone, he should be at the age of sick leave and return home to enjoy his old age, but he was still sent to Jinling.

With him, including Song Hu and his ilk, they are all obedient, and no one dares to challenge this old marquis.

But they didn't come to greet Fang Xing, which is interesting.

Xue Lu's failure to come to meet him can be said to be his seniority, but what does Liu Guan mean?

And these are the soldiers who have returned triumphantly!

Just when the people in the shed were thinking differently, two riders came from the front.

The war horses and the people were sweating profusely. When they got closer, a knight shouted: "My lords, Xinghe Bo is in front."

It's a fleet, idiot!

Li Xiu gave up the idea of ​​scolding the knights because he saw that one of the knights was already staggering on the horseback, his face pale.

Plop! The knight finally fell off his horse. Someone ran over to take a look and said, "He got a heat stroke."

But there was no doctor at the scene. Fortunately, there was anti-heat medicine at the dock, and someone fed it to the knight.

"Here they come!"

The sails were seen in front, and a group of officials walked out of the shed in the sun to greet them.

One after another, the warships served as troop transports, and the decks were full of soldiers holding muskets.

"Jubaoshan Guards are here too..."

Someone in the welcoming crowd said this in a surprised tone.

The fleet began to dock, and Fang Xing was the first to land, but Hong Bao and Fu Xian were nowhere to be seen.

After a round of greetings, Fang Xing said, "This time Fang came to Jinling mainly because the navy's ships were damaged in the war, and they were unable to travel all the way north, so they took the opportunity to repair themselves in Jinling. Please understand, everyone."

As a landlord, Li Xiu immediately agreed. In his opinion, Jubaoshan Guards were only a few thousand people, and they only had a little food and grass.

The Minister of Revenue Qu Sheng also said that it was no problem.

"This year, Beiping said that they could reduce the amount of grain transported north by half. I am worried that the low grain prices will hurt farmers. Xinghe Bo just needs to use it. The Beiping Revenue Department will naturally settle with me when the time comes."

Qu Sheng's words caused a burst of laughter. The Minister of War Peng Yuanshu laughed and said, "Lord Qu is partial to one and neglect the other! Last month, you said that you would give some summer expenses to several garrisons, but you avoided the topic... How generous you are today!"

Turning around, he bowed to Fang Xing and said, "Lord Xinghe, there is always a quarrel between me and Lord Qu every few months, but it's not about you."

Xin Laoqi brought the warhorse, and Fang Xing pulled the reins and said, "This is indeed what should be given. The harder the garrisons are trained, the more they should be given. However, the training should be determined in the future. How to train in what season, how to supervise whether the training is fake, after these are figured out one by one, the army should increase some money and food."

After that, he got on the horse, and then everyone followed, but they were a little worried.

Military expenses have always been a major item in every dynasty. The Emperor Taizu Gao of this dynasty referred to the previous military system and came up with a somewhat strange system of military households farming. Then the military expenses did not need to be allocated by the Ministry of Revenue, which made the emperor very happy.

But since then, the military households farming system has gradually been abandoned, and then the Ministry of Revenue has begun to take over this mess and make up for what is lacking.

According to Fang Xing, the military training in the future should be strictly checked, and the military expenses should be relaxed. This...

It is already a big deal to cancel the military household registration, but you actually want to improve the treatment of those soldiers?

The group returned to the city with different thoughts. The weather was too hot, so Fang Xing declined the offer of a welcome party, saying that he was tired from the battle and needed a good rest.

Then everyone went back to their own homes and their own mothers, and Jinling City gradually became quiet.

...

Fang Xing is here again!

If we talk about who the southern gentry hate the most, it was probably Emperor Taizu Gao in the past, but now it is Fang Xing!

For the south, Fang Xing is a jinx and a synonym for killing.

There was news earlier that Fang Xing and his group were resting in Jinling, waiting for the ship to be repaired, and then heading north.

But some people think that this is not right.

"Teacher, there are still ships in Jinling. Those ships can transport 10,000 people without any problem, but Fang Xing has to rest in Jinling. Is there a problem?"

"I don't know."

Wang Yuan was concentrating on making tea without raising his head.

There were three ice basins in the room, but a small stove was burning on the table. Huang Jian was sweating under the interweaving of cold and hot.

He could no longer be quiet, or even calm.

He was panting, his eyes gradually turning red.

"Be quiet."

Wang Yuan finally looked up, holding the teacup and sniffing the tea with an intoxicated look on his face.

The room became quiet, and Wang Yuan slowly took a sip of tea, but heard a puff.

He frowned and looked at Huang Jian, who looked ruthless, and said, "You are so arrogant... You are so uncivilized!"

Huang Jian suddenly laughed, and his laughter was hearty.

Wang Yuan put down the teacup and looked at him, his eyes cold.

"Teacher, I know why you are jealous of Fang Xing."

Wang Yuan said "oh" and didn't answer.

Huang Jian sneered, "Back then, you placed bets everywhere, especially Wen Fang and Zhang Mao. They were able to idle around all day and still get the title of southern celebrities. Teacher, you have contributed a lot."

Wang Yuan looked at him expressionlessly and said, "A mouse is a hundred times better than you!"

Huang Jian stood up and walked to the edge of the ice basin. After squatting, he covered his hands on the ice and said comfortably, "I don't know how Zhang Mao and Wen Fang entered the East Palace at that time, but I know that they are all against the current emperor."

"At that time, the relationship between the current emperor and Emperor Ren and his son was a little bad. Teacher, you all want to overthrow him, right?"

Huang Jian looked at Wang Yuan proudly: "It would be great to change the prince! The new prince who comes up later will definitely be grateful to you. At least there will be rewards. It is possible that several high-ranking positions will be retained..."

Wang Yuan looked at him coldly and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Huang Jian stood up and said, "Teacher, I want to say that you all want to get rid of the then-grandson and the later crown prince, and getting rid of Fang Xing will be of great benefit to this!"

"You failed the imperial examination, and your two sons are also dull, but one of your grandsons can read. Teacher, you just want to pile all these on that grandson, all the fame, all the favors... let him soar to the sky... right?"

A sharp light flashed in Wang Yuan's eyes, and then he said lightly: "It's a pity that you don't go to the yamen to be a constable."

Huang Jian said proudly: "Do you know how I found these?"

He pointed to the back and said: "I paid a chicken-and-dog thief to go to your study and found a few letters... Then I copied them one by one and asked him to send them back overnight... Teacher, do you think I didn't know that you burned those letters at that time? But I copied them before you did it..."

The room was silent, gradually dead silent...