Shangshu, also known as Nanshu, is the political center of the entire Qing Empire except for the lofty Emperor Kangxi.

The Qing Dynasty can be said to be the most centralized dynasty in China in 5,000 years, and it was also an era when feudal society reached its peak. Similar to the previous Ming Dynasty, the Qing government did not set up a prime minister position, and did not set up a cabinet like the Ming Dynasty, and was restricted by the eunuchs' system of criticizing the red.

The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty attributed all rights to imperial power, and greatly enhanced the supremacy of imperial power. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty was the most concentrated and the most powerful dynasty. However, the emperor's energy was limited after all. Faced with such a huge empire, the emperor alone could not handle all government affairs. Therefore, in order to consider this aspect, Kangxi set up the position of Minister of Shangshufang in Shangshufang. This position was not a real position. In fact, it was only aiding the emperor in handling government affairs, which was more similar to the position of "secretary" in modern times. However, with the subsequent exhibition, although the Minister of Shangshufang did not have the name of prime minister, he gradually had the power to be prime minister and was respected by the court and the people.

Among the famous ministers of Shangshufang in the early Kangxi period, Soetu and Nalan Mingzhu were the two. These two were powerful and were called the Prime Minister. Now it is the 47th year of Kangxi period. Soetu was executed a few years ago. Mingzhu had long left the center of power and passed away in April this year. As for the other ministers of Shangshufang, such as Gao Shiqi, they also died. Zhang Ying and Xiong Cilu retired in their old age. Several famous ministers of Shangshufang in the early Kangxi period basically left the political stage.

Now, Ma Qi is the oldest among the ministers in Shangshu. In addition to him, there is Zhang Tingyu, who is the son of Zhang Ying, who was walking as Shangshu. In addition, there were only a few others. Moreover, Kangxi was inspecting outside the border at this time, and the kings and ministers in the court were not in Beijing, and only Ma Qi was left behind in Beijing.

"When will the emperor return to the capital?" Ma Qi asked frownly. Sitting beside him was He Yi, A Ling and Kuixu. The first two were the ministers of the inner court, and the last one was Mingzhu's son, the Minister of Rites.

These people were close ministers of Kangxi, and were also ministers who stayed in the capital during the northern tour of Kangxi. In the 47th year of Kangxi, this was a difficult day. Since the beginning of the year, there have been large-scale disasters in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. Then something happened in the north. In addition, there were signs of unstable position in the position of the crown prince. Then Zhejiang caused such a big rebellion. Kangxi was not in the court, and the few left-behind ministers were almost in a state of anxiety.

"The emperor has not finished his work in the north yet. According to the time, he will have to leave for Beijing in August as soon as possible. It is estimated that it will be September in the future." Kuixu calculated the time and couldn't help but shake his head. Mingzhu died not long ago. He was mourning at home, but because it was important, he was invited to discuss it.

The Zhejiang incident has long been reported to Kangxi, but Kangxi's reply was just to let them, the left-behind ministers, "just be done". Ma Qi and other people are close ministers, so of course they can see from these three words that there are quite a lot of trouble in the north. In addition, the competition between the prince and the princes, Kangxi seemed to want to solve it in one fell swoop with this Northern Tour. Although the problem in Zhejiang is also serious, it is still incomparable to the former.

However, the situation in Zhejiang is not as good as expected. Although Zhang Yunyi won a great victory in the Battle of Hangzhou, he not only lifted the siege of Hangzhou, but also wiped out more than 100,000 rebels in one fell swoop.

However, due to insufficient troops and the desperate counterattack of the thief, the battle in Hangzhou did not do its best. What's even more serious was that the thief Zhu and Yuan were not caught, and nearly ten thousand rebels broke out.

Eastern Zhejiang was almost wiped out by this battle and suffered heavy losses. Jiangsu and Zhejiang were already suffering from disasters this year, and the court's relief food was not allocated. After the war, displaced people were placed everywhere. The reconstruction of various prefectures and prefectures also required money and food, but where did the money and food come from? Moreover, the war has not been completely resolved, and nearly 10,000 escaped thieves were still escaping under the pursuit of Zhang Yunyi's army.

"Zhang Younan asked the court to send troops to reinforce. What do you think about this?" Ma Qi picked up another note on his left hand and asked.

"Didn't it mean that only some of the thieves escape? Why did he need reinforcements again?" A Linga looked unhappy. As he thought more than 100,000 thieves were beaten up, the remaining thieves could not be destroyed? What is Zhang Yunyi doing?

"It's not a big deal about Zhang Younan." He Yi had a good relationship with Zhang Yunyi, and knew more clearly about the war. He immediately explained: "Zhang Younan's direct command of the troops is not much. It is not easy for him to win in one fell swoop in the Battle of Hangzhou. Moreover, the thief has not been captured at the moment, and the prefectures in Zhejiang also need to send troops to defend. It takes time to encircle and suppress the thieves. Besides, the money and food have not been transported yet, so it makes sense for Zhang Younan to ask for help."

"This..." A Linga thought for a while and said, "The soldiers in Zhili cannot move. Please dispatch troops from Hunan and send the Hunan Admiral from Jiang to the south to join forces with Zhang Younan to encircle and suppress them. What do you think?"

"Yes!" Everyone thought this plan was feasible, so they nodded immediately. But the next thing was the issue of money and grain. Military rations were temporarily easy to handle. Some of the disaster relief grains to Zhejiang could not be misappropriated to Zhang Yunyi first. But the most important thing was the silver. It is said that the soldiers and horses should go first before they move their food and grass, and the battles would be money and grain. Although it is now the prosperous era of Kangxi, the money and the Ministry of Revenue accounts seem to be a lot of money, but the treasury is empty.

What is the reason? Everyone who was sitting there actually knew that Emperor Kangxi has become older and has a little negligent over the years. He has almost turned a blind eye to the officials' "borrowing silver" from the treasury. In addition, the princes have fought hard in private. Not only are the officials in the court not only have many factions but also have borrowed silver as a trend, but they have borrowed all the large amount of silver. They have borrowed all the money. Now they need to use silver but cannot take it out. What should I do?

"I'll find a way to find a way to deal with the money." Ma Qi was the foreman and the left-behind minister designated by Kangxi, so he was the only one who came forward to resolve the matter.

"The troops from Hunan must be dispatched quickly. You must not let Zhu Yuan escape anymore. Zhang Younan must eliminate all the rebels and not miss them."

After saying that, Ma Qi thought about it and asked again: "Where is that person now?"

"I have been escorted to Beijing a few days ago." He Yi replied, and asked, "Do you want to interrogate first?"

Waving his hand, Ma Qi said, "I have reported this to the emperor secretly. Let's wait until the emperor comes back before he decides. This person must be guarded well before the emperor returns, and no one must contact him."

Everyone agreed repeatedly, seeing that it was getting late, Ma Qi stood up and prepared to go to the Ministry of Revenue. As for the rest, everyone had their own arrangements. Everyone immediately left the study and left in a hurry.

At this time, the matter of Chenjia Town was over. Except for those who were killed by Chen Qingren and three others, the other seven people were also in the account, but the old and young people in Chenjia Town were killed.

Since they have done it, they will do it to the extreme. Under Zhu Yicheng's instructions, Chenjia Town, men, women, young and old, must have a knife on these seven people. Only when the hands are covered with blood can these townsmen be obedient. Although the process is a bit difficult and even a bit bloody and terrible, no matter what, it is done in the end.

Who did these seven people die? This is no longer a matter of investigation. Since all the townsmen who took action have done this, Zhu Yicheng is not afraid of being turned around and reported to the officials after leaving Chenjia Town.

In addition, he also selected some people from the townsmen to join his team. In addition to a few young and strong people, Zhu Yicheng also specially selected a few people and craftsmen who had read books and read. If it was before doing business, the townsmen certainly refused, but after this incident, in the eyes of the townsmen, Zhu Yicheng, the "mountain king", almost became synonymous with the demons. Although he was reluctant in his heart, he could not have any thought of resisting.
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