Several relevant officials all looked gloomy, especially Fei Chong, gritted his teeth and paced back and forth in the hall from time to time. After a while, he slapped the case again: "What exactly did he think of Wen Ming? He ignored the rules of the officialdom and became enemies with us!"

If they hadn't known that Wen Ming had impeached his own behavior, they wouldn't have sent the plague gods so anxiously. After all, it was not only a matter of money, but also a matter of their face and dignity. It was not enough to let others go, but also to compensate for money.

Liu Du snorted: "Isn't this obvious? The head of the Cao Gang is in Jiangnan. For Wen Ming, it is naturally more important for these gangs. I even suspect that many of the actions that the Cao Gang has done recently have been given to Wen Ming's guidance!"

"How dare he..." The others changed color again, but it makes sense to think about it carefully. Yes, the Cao Gang is now without a leader, and how can he have the courage and means to fight with officials like them in a pile of loose sand, especially their families are divided into various places. It is not something that ordinary people in the world can do if they want to master and rob and rob in a short period of time.

But it was different for Wen Ming, a colleague, to give advice. In addition, his identity was enough to make the Cao Gang, who had lost his backbone, obey the order... and various reasons came together, Wen Ming naturally became the mastermind behind the Cao Gang who helped them ruin their good deeds.

However, Han Zhun still raised a question: "With that being said, he obviously hadn't responded before, why did he move now?"

"Isn't there a mess in Jiangnan before? Where did he get the time to help Cao Gang? As for the later adjustments and restoration of the economy in Jiangnan, it will take some time. Then he has used Cao Gang now." Liu Du said, and then slapped the table. "Yes, I heard that Wen Ming planned to rebuild the civil book in Jiangnan. This matter is not easy to handle. Not only should the governments at all levels follow orders, but also require the cooperation of local people. In Jiangnan, if the people are obedient, they will definitely not be able to avoid the deep-rooted Cao Gang."

When he said this, the others also understood and slapped Wen Ming in a hurry: "If you want to do something yourself, just do it yourself. Why bother to implicate me?"

"This is clearly a sign that we would rather be enemies with us than use the Cao Gang for his use!"

"And have you ever thought about it. Once he really lets him do the recompilation of the civil book, it will be a huge danger to us. If Jiangnan really raises taxes and makes the court feel that it is beneficial to do so, will the Political Affairs Hall and His Majesty also implement this method in all parts of the world?"

This last question immediately made everyone shudder and felt great pressure. Yes, if Lianghuai also recompiled the civil book, not only did it cause trouble, but it would also push itself to an opposite position with all the wealthy families of aristocratic families.

Everyone knows that the number of people in various places now is only 70% or 80% of the actual number. When those born, their taxes will be paid, but they will be included in the private pockets of officials and local wealthy families, and some of them will become slaves from aristocratic families. Once all these people are found out and they will be free, the harm to the government and wealthy families will naturally be extremely huge.

"No, we must not sit still and watch Wen Ming make mistakes again and again. At that time, not only Jiangnan, but also both of us will be in chaos. We do not have the strong foundation of Jiangnan. Once it is really in chaos, we will not know how many years it will take to recover." Liu Du said with an uneasy look on his face.

"Mr. Liu said this very well. Since we have tried our best to stop the government and the people, we should do our best to stop the court officials! But what should we do?"

"I will impeach you and mobilize our fellow villagers in the same year in the court to stop this big mistake. I think Your Majesty and the Dukes in the court will only allow this matter if they are deceived. As long as we expose their conspiracy, it will be enough to change the court's intentions!"

"It is precisely because if he is allowed to re-compile the civil book unscrupulously, the consequences are likely to lead to another chaos in Jiangnan. By then, the disaster will be even more severe than the rebellion of Luotian Sect, and Jiangnan cannot suffer such a blow again!"

"How can we see the great mistakes of the king and loyalty to the king without stopping it? I am willing to go to the capital to persuade my friends of the same year to impeach Wen Ming and prevent this from happening!"

In this hall, these civil and military officials from both Huaihe River completely showed what it means to turn black and white, and to talk lies with their eyes open. They never mentioned the ties between themselves and Wen Ming, and they just said that everything was for the world and the court, and then they decided that Wen Ming's decision was a big mistake of harming the country and the people. They had to stop it with all their might and opposed it fiercely.

After reaching a consensus, they stopped talking and became busy. The civil servants naturally wrote letters and wrote letters and mobilized all the forces they could be mobilized to deal with Wen Ming. As for the two military officers, they did not have much say in this matter. Only Fei Chong was to think about it, and decided to rush back to Xuzhou and urged the governor to report Wen Ming fiercely.

Although Wen Ming has a very high status as a governor of Jiangnan, his own governor is not worse than him. As long as he can take the initiative and the voices of opponents in the court are enough to make Wen Ming unable to bear it.

...

A conspiracy against Wen Ming has been quickly planned and launched, but he and Li Ling, who are in Jiangnan, still know nothing about it. They are still making preliminary preparations for the recompilation of the civil book.

Such a major event is not something that can make everyone follow the rules by issuing a few decrees and posting a few notices. You must proceed in a sequence, first contact with the stakeholders, and try to convince them, so that you can take the next step. Otherwise, if you really encounter many obstacles from local aristocratic families, they can't really do whatever they want and threaten them with their strength, right?

So as the end of the year approaches, Governor Wen and Prefect Li are still busy, and they will meet many local gentry almost every day, trying to persuade them by indirectly striking.

At this time, Li Ling was discussing with Lu Xingyuan of the Lu family. The latter had already savored the intention from some of Li Ling's words, and his expression naturally became solemn: "Mr. Li, it is probably a bit inappropriate to want the list of slaves under my Lu family's name? They are the property of my Lu family, so how can they be known to outsiders at will, even if the court has no right to interfere."

"Don't misunderstand, Mr. Lu, don't misunderstand. I have no malicious intentions in doing this. I really have a life to go up the top and I have to do it. And you have also seen that Jiangnan has undergone a major change and is in trouble. If you want Jiangnan to restore its original appearance as soon as possible, this population is the top priority, so..."

Before Li Ling finished speaking, he was interrupted by the other party a little rudely: "Mr. Li, there is no need to mention this matter. I can reply to you on behalf of the head of the family now, and we will not agree. You asked us to take out some money to help the people in the city through the difficulties, and my Lu family is unavoidable. Even if we cooperate with you and pay a lot of money to buy shares in your Zongheng Bookstore, we will admit it. After all, this is something that is very beneficial to me in Yangzhou.

"But, if you want to gain a slight diligence in your Lu family, and even have other thoughts, please forgive me for not agreeing. And I would like to advise you, it is better not to touch this matter. Otherwise, don't say that you, a prefect, or a governor, once you are attacked by the crowd, you will definitely end up being crushed to pieces."

When Li Ling heard him say this, his face darkened. Obviously, he already understood his intentions, but it was not completely broken down due to the relationship between the two parties. Although he was very determined, he still wanted to give it a try: "Mr. Lu, this matter is related to my future Dayue. Your Lu family is a family of important officials of the court and a surname of Jiangnan. You can't look at it for a long time? And as far as I know, the court also intends to give it a try, and even Prime Minister Lu is allowed."

Seeing that Li Ling actually used Lu Zhen to suppress him, Lu Xingyuan's smile froze. After a while, he said a little stiffly: "Uncle, he is the prime minister of the court, and he should be loyal to the country. But we are a child of the Lu family, and we should be thinking about the family as our thoughts, so please forgive me!" After that, he quickly stood up and bowed his hand. Without waiting for Li Ling to react, he turned around and left.

Li Ling stared at the other party's back with a little dazed a moment, but he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. The Lu family's attitude was so firm, which was really beyond his expectations. Can't even Lu Zhen let them make a little concession?

It was not until this time that he realized how difficult what he and Wen Ming wanted to do were, and how many powerful obstacles they would face. The Lu family's reaction was the reaction of all the wealthy families in Jiangnan. No, not only these big families, but also many small landlords who have benefited from the current chaotic household registration management. They probably would not allow this matter to be implemented.

Therefore, the Xie family no longer needs to test it, because they are the same as the Lu family, and have no worries than the Lu family, because they do not have the big shots who serve as officials in the court.

"I'm afraid it won't work if the tactful persuasion is not possible, so I can only use coercion to scare the little landlords. If they can make concessions, they may also lead the aristocratic families to make concessions." Li Ling had a new idea in his mind, but this confidence was smaller than before.

Some of the chaotic thoughts were interrupted by the knock on the door, and Li Ling responded casually: "Come in."

He saw Li Moyun standing there with joy on his face and shouted: "Young Master, they... are back safely."

"Who do you mean..." Li Ling, who was still a little dizzy, asked first, then he remembered and quickly stood up and said happily: "Are you saying that the Cao Gang members are back safely?"

"Yes, many people have come back, the leader of the Yang Gang and Miss Yang, they brought a few people to the yamen, saying that they would like to thank you in person."
Chapter completed!