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Chapter 999: Trembling, Red and White

Luo Wending was waiting for news at home.

He invited a few good friends to drink today. Everyone was toasting each other. Some were talking about the Oiran Contest, some were talking about what would happen to Jiang Qingzhi next, and how we should respond, etc.

"The officials of the Ministry of Revenue are urging the people in the government office to attack everywhere. If anyone fails to report after three visits, it will be considered as resisting the new policy. Jiang Qingzhi is so arrogant. Does he really think he is the emperor? Shunchang will perish if he resists?"

A tyrant said fiercely: "If someone can kill that guy, I am willing to donate half of my property."

Another tyrant nodded, "I wanted to sell the land, but I didn't expect the land price in Songjiang Prefecture to become very cheap overnight. Sell it! This is the family property accumulated by our ancestors. If I sell it at a low price, I'm afraid I won't be able to face my ancestors in the underworld. Don't sell it! I'm worried that the land price will fall further."

"Don't be afraid of falling, you will get up sooner or later. What I am most afraid of is... the collection of taxes!" A tyrant laughed bitterly, "Once taxes are collected, the land will become useless, or even a burden."

"Exactly."

"Jiang Qingzhi made a big show of clearing the land, even at the cost of offending the whole world. This is Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone knows it."

"His real purpose is to collect taxes."

"No, he is using public power for personal gain. His goal is to abolish the privileges of our Confucian school." A powerful man said calmly: "Without the privileges of tax exemption, who will let their children study?"

No one had ever considered this matter from this perspective, and they couldn't help but gasp when they heard this.

"Yes! No more privileges... When I was a child, my teacher said that everything you want can be found in books. Later, I studied and took the imperial examinations... Although I was not able to become an official, I was still exempt from taxes. With this, I could make contributions, buy and sell land, and take in people.

I have only been in charge of the family business for five years, but the amount of land we own has increased by 70%.

Furthermore, if we have any problems, we only need to speak to the local government. We are all one family, and as long as we don’t go too far, no one will make things difficult for us. How happy this is. When our descendants see this, how can they not be moved and study hard? This world... is ours!"

The powerful man who spoke had red eyes. "Jiang Qingzhi wants to pull us down from the top. Can you just sit back and watch your family fall?"

Luo Wendi sipped his wine with a calm expression.

The steward came in, leaned over behind him, and whispered, "Master, there's news over there, and they're going to start immediately."

it is good!
Luo Wending's eyes flashed with joy, and he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. He paused heavily on the glass, "Everyone."

The tyrant with red eyes glanced at him and said, "I know that today's banquet must have a pretext. You, Luo Wendi, have a rich family and the most land. Would you be willing to hand it all over? I don't believe it. Tell me! What means do you have?"

As expected, they are all smart people... Luo Wendi said calmly: "Jiang Qingzhi is doing evil things, and some people can't stand it anymore, so they are planning to take advantage of the Oiran Contest to take action..."

"This……"

"Creating chaos and letting Jiang Qingzhi take the blame?"

"Great! Jiang Zemin's evil deeds in Songjiang Prefecture attracted the righteous men to attack him. Huating City was in turmoil because of this, and many people were killed and injured. Those people in the capital will definitely rise up and attack him after hearing the news."

"The more people die, the harder it will be for Jiang Qingzhi to escape."

"Lao Luo, what can we do?"

Several powerful men looked at Luo Wending with sharp eyes.

Luo Wending said: "What we can do is... take our retainers and attack afterwards to drive out the... righteous men who are causing the chaos."

"Quench the riot."

"Yes." Luo Wendi said sinisterly, "The chaos was caused by Jiang Qingzhi, but we calmed it down. In the eyes of the world, Jiang Qingzhi and the new policy have become troublemakers, while we are the cornerstone of stability. By then, public opinion will be one-sided. Jiang Qingzhi will be disgraced...but we will become heroes that everyone is paying attention to."

"it is good!"

"Done!"

Luo Wending stood up and said, "So, gather the men."

"Somebody come!"

"Go back quickly and ask everyone in your family to gather here."

Luo Wendi walked out of the dining room, squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the Oiran Contest, and said softly: "You are pirates, but I am a gentry. The Luo family is not behind others in building bridges and roads, and is a well-known good man in Songjiang Prefecture! Kill it! Burn it! Destroy Huating, and I will come out to clean up the mess."

He said proudly: "From now on, no one in Huating or Songjiang Prefecture dares to stand in front of me, not even the Xu family."

Luo Wending called a servant and said, "Tell Ma Chong to keep an eye on that group of people and find an opportunity to... strike!"

"Yes."

After the servants left, Luo Wendi said sinisterly, "When the Japanese pirates landed, the Luo family decisively took action to wipe them out. This is the second merit. This merit will allow the Luo family to leave Songjiang Prefecture and gain a foothold in Nanzhili!"

If Matsugi Yoshiko knew what Luo Wending was thinking, she would have wanted to chop him to pieces with a knife last night.

But at this moment she had no time to care about anything else.

Hundreds of riders poured out from the long street behind him.

The cavalry at the front lined up, holding spears, and kept accelerating.

"Chief, Jiang Qingzhi is on guard!" Xiao Mu Chun San screamed.

"Kill them!" Matsuki Yoshiko pointed decisively to the right.

Da da da!
The sound of horse hooves came.

On the right, a group of cavalry appeared.

The leader was Chen Bao.

Chen Bao looked at these Japanese pirates coldly, "Today, keep the prisoners!"

All his subordinates were stunned for a moment.

Everyone knows that Jiang Qingzhi dislikes the Japanese. The last time he fought a battle against the Japanese in Taizhou Prefecture, he killed all the captives after the battle. What was his reason?
——The Jingguan is too small.

Why has the uncle changed his temper today?
"kill!"

Matsugi Yoshiko turned around.

Looking at the cavalry appearing in front of her, she said in despair: "This is a trap."

At this moment, Matsugi Yoshiko knew that she and her group had been watched since they entered the city.

Why didn't Jiang Qingzhi take action outside the city?
The doubt flashed across his mind.

……

Jiang Qingzhi is accepting flowers.

The prostitute presented the flowers to Jiang Qingzhi and lowered her head shyly, "I have long admired your reputation, and I am willing to serve you."

The old snakes were either whistling or making various noises, making the scene very lively.

Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "Thank you very much. But it's not necessary."

The prostitute raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Qingzhi.

Suddenly, he flipped his hand and found a small dagger.

The dagger is only as long as an adult man's palm, but it is extremely sharp.

"Jiang thief, die!"

The prostitute screamed and stabbed Jiang Qingzhi in the heart with a dagger.

Chen Zheng exclaimed, "Be careful!"

King Jing subconsciously wanted to stretch out his arm to block the dagger, but it was too late.

Those old snakes were stunned for a moment.

Kill Jiang Qingzhi!
This is the thought of many scholars and officials.

Today it became a reality.

Which hero did this?
Jiang Qingzhi was exceptionally calm.

He held the medicinal cigarette in his hand and exhaled the smoke gently.

Behind him, a long sword suddenly appeared, accurately blocking the path of the short sword.

clang!
The dagger was swept away and flew up immediately.

The long knife stabbed forward like lightning.

Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "Leave him alive."

The long knife paused slightly and swept across the prostitute's shoulder.

Then the two guards pounced on the prostitute.

The long sword was put back.

Mo Zhan resumed his guarding posture behind Jiang Qingzhi, as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Qingzhi didn't move at all from beginning to end.

He even looked up and said to Nanmei, "Go on."

The music started again, and the remaining prostitute on the platform knelt on the ground and trembled.

Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "I said, continue!"

Nan Mei's body trembled, "Get down!"

The prostitute left and Xiang Ying came on stage next.

Chen Zheng came back to his senses at this moment, "Is this the gift from Nan Fang to me?"

"No." Jiang Qingzhi shook his head, "It's for me."

Chen Zheng smiled bitterly, "I thought I was indifferent to life and death, but just now, my mind went blank... It turns out that there is indeed a great terror between life and death."

Jiang Qingzhi knew that the old man's purpose of going south was not pure or simple, but the old man had a good temper.

As the new policy deepens, a group of people will inevitably gather around Dao Ye. These people are a mixed bag, and in comparison, Jiang Qingzhi prefers to deal with people like Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng stood up and said, "I'm going to change my clothes."

After Chen Zheng left, Xu Wei asked, "Master, do you want to isolate this person?"

"No need." Jiang Qingzhi shook his head. "During the Great Ceremony Controversy, Your Majesty was in a difficult situation, but there were still many people standing on Your Majesty's side. Do you think those people are loyal?"

"It's just speculation." Xu Wei said.

Zhang Cong and others were speculators.

"I am the one who is in charge of the new policy. Once the battle of Songjiang Prefecture is won, the new policy will tear open a corner of the dark curtain of Confucianism that has been hanging over the Ming Dynasty. Old Xu, this is just the beginning. There will be more people speculating in the future. We don't need to shout for war and killing, we just need to calm down."

Xu Wei was a bit dissatisfied because of his extreme temperament. "Master, those people are not good at other things, but they are experts in stealing credits."

"Do you think my credit is so easy to take away?" Jiang Qingzhi said calmly.

"There are the sounds of horse hooves." someone exclaimed.

The sound of horse hooves gradually became louder and louder, like thunder.

Among those watching the Oiran Contest today, those at the front were all local tyrants.

Thousands of local tyrants, celebrities, or scholars all looked pale at this moment.

"Jiang the thief is using the Oiran Contest as bait to kill us!"

"What a thief! Everyone, kill Jiang the thief!"

But no one moved.

Because Jiang Qingzhi didn't move.

Jiang Qingzhi just sat there, hearing all kinds of curses in his ears. He chuckled and said, "Old Four."

"Uncle." King Jing was a little depressed today because of what Chen Zheng said.

"Did you see that?" Jiang Qingzhi didn't look back. "Those powerful men must be trembling with fear at this moment."

"Yes." King Jing saw that those powerful people and scholars were trembling.

"As long as the Ming Dynasty has not reached the end of its rope, these people will not dare to raise the flag of rebellion. Therefore, all this is not too late!"

"Save?"

King Jing's words were double entendre.

Jiang Qingzhi glanced at him, pitiful child, and said: "The new policy is just planting the seeds. The Ming Dynasty can only save itself."

King Jing bowed his head and said, "Yes."

"As I said before, do your best and leave the rest to Your Majesty." Jiang Qingzhi patted King Jing on the shoulder.

Suddenly there were shouts and screams.

Then all kinds of sounds suddenly arose.

People screaming!

The sound of weapons blocking!

And the neighing of war horses...

"somebody is coming."

someone exclaimed.

Teams of soldiers appeared around.

Silently watching those powerful people.

A tyrant said in a trembling voice: "Someone has taken action. What a thief Jiang, he is waiting for us to follow..."

The faces of the powerful men became increasingly gloomy.

The few tyrants who had just threatened to take action were now hiding in the crowd, pretending to be dead dogs, and quietly retreating to crowded places.

But they had already been targeted by Yebushou's men.

"Ah!" Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "Tell them that it is to kill the Japanese pirates."

Sun Chonglou turned around and shouted, "Japanese pirates have entered the city and are being strangled. No one should move rashly."

"It turned out to be the Japanese pirates?"

When the powerful people heard that they were not going to be targeted, they relaxed and immediately became proud again.

"How could the Japanese pirates enter the city?"

"Someone is behind this."

"Who will it be?"

Luo family.

Luo Wending and others gathered hundreds of servants.

"... Did you hear the shouting and killing?" Luo Wendi pointed outside, his face flushed with excitement. "Wait a moment, I will take you to quell the riot. This will be a great achievement, and our names will be praised throughout the Ming Dynasty. We will go down in history!"

"master!"

A servant stumbled over and said, "Jiang Qingzhi has been prepared for this and is now strangling those who enter the city!"

moment.

The red on his face turned pale.

(End of this chapter)