"How many people are here?" Xia Yunyi asked.
"One hundred people will protect Lord Xia's safety, and the remaining one hundred and ten people will guard the Xiaoling Mausoleum." Mei Chun replied.
Xia Yunyi almost shed tears.
The Xiaoling Guards who were responsible for guarding the imperial mausoleum were actually sent to protect him.
What kind of treatment is this?
Unprecedented treatment!
While feeling moved, Xia Yunyi was also a little worried.
This group of Xiaoling Guards is too weak.
Not only were there only a hundred of them, but they also seemed very weak to him.
Even weaker than the old, weak and disabled.
The old, weak, sick and disabled at least have complete equipment. In contrast, this group of people's equipment is only slightly better than that of the bandits.
But no matter what, it was the emperor's kindness, and he could only be grateful.
After confirming that the formalities were correct, the group set off for Yangzhou together.
Historically, after the fall of Yangzhou, Emperor Hongguang Zhu Yousong fled.
Zhao Zhilong took the lead in surrendering, and most of the Nanjing defenders also laid down their weapons and chose to surrender.
But there are exceptions.
The Ming Dynasty Xiaoling Guard is one of them.
Under the leadership of the last commander Mei Chun, more than 200 Xiaolingwei soldiers each brought a handful of firewood and set fire to the city gate at night in an attempt to take back control of the city gate. Due to the large number of Qing troops, Mei Chun was defeated and retreated to Xiaolingwei with 18 people to defend the city.
Seeing that the other side had only eighteen people, the Qing army sent fifty people to besiege them, but all fifty were killed.
More troops were sent, but they were all killed again.
A total of 300 people were sent to encircle and suppress the rebellion. At the end of the battle, only one Xiaoling Guard was left, and there were three Qing soldiers left.
Under the siege of three people, the Xiaoling Guard soldier was killed after slashing the stomach of a Qing soldier with a hook knife.
The two surviving Qing soldiers ran back gasping for breath.
Eighteen against three hundred, that's pretty brave!
Why did Chongzhen mobilize the Xiaoling Guards?
First, he is loyal; second, he has strong fighting ability; and third, he has no connection with the two gangs in Nanjing.
In addition to these, the most important thing is deterrence.
No matter who is behind this, the Xiaoling Guards must be attacked before Xia Yunyi.
What does it mean to mobilize the Xiaoling Guard?
rebellion!
Chongzhen was worried that he had no reason to kill people. As long as they dared to move, Chongzhen would kill them all.
Under the protection of the Xiaoling Guards, Xia Yunyi successfully arrived in Yangzhou Prefecture.
The situation in Yangzhou Prefecture was more complicated than Xia Yunyi had imagined.
The impact of the prefect's suspension was huge.
First of all, there is the issue of local security. During the day, there are constant disputes among the people, and at night, thieves commit crimes everywhere.
The people are full of resentment.
The second is the business environment.
Most merchants did not dare to open for business, for fear that Wang Zhixin would levy business taxes.
The most critical question...
The autumn harvest is about to begin.
The imperial court had many criteria for evaluating officials, the most important of which was taxation.
You can delay paying anything except taxes.
As long as he pays taxes in full and on time, he is a good official no matter how bad his reputation is.
On the contrary, no matter how good his reputation is, he is still an unqualified official.
He came to Yangzhou Prefecture as an imperial envoy, and the task of tax collection during this period naturally fell on him.
Looking at the pile of documents in front of him, Xia Yunyi smiled bitterly: "People should not be arrogant, otherwise they will be the ones who suffer."
After drinking a pot of tea, Xia Yunyi went to the court to discuss matters.
There are many officials in the Yangzhou government office.
In addition to the Yangzhou prefect Zhang Huangyan who had been suspended, there were also officials who were either in the official ranks or not, such as the Tongzhi, Tongpan, Tuiguan, Zhaomo, Jili, Jianxiu, and Siyu.
Tongzhi: Responsible for local grain collection, salt tax, catching bandits, river defense and other matters.
Tongpan: Responsible for grain transportation, water conservancy, litigation and other matters, and also has the responsibility of supervising the prefect.
Tui Guan: He is in charge of criminal cases, that is, he specializes in hearing cases.
Zhaomo: Review and audit.
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Most people were in charge of one area and also managed another area, so when an official went out or asked for leave, the government office would not be shut down.
"Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy, these documents need to be dealt with urgently. Please temporarily exercise the power of the prefect." The Tongpan of Yangzhou Prefecture spoke first.
"Yes, sir. I also have a lot of documents to deal with. Please take a look!" The Tongzhi of Yangzhou Prefecture followed.
Others stepped forward and begged Xia Yunyi to deal with their documents first.
"Everyone..." Xia Yunyi stretched out his hands and waved them up and down: "Everyone, please don't be anxious. Let me introduce myself first, okay?"
Everyone stopped and said, "Please, sir!"
"Okay." Xia Yunyi stood up and walked around twice with his hands behind his back.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Xia Yunyi stopped and said, "I came to Yangzhou Prefecture to investigate a case. Normally, I would not care about other matters. But the autumn grain collection is about to begin. This is a national event and cannot be delayed!"
"Yes, yes, your Excellency is right." The officials smiled.
"But if I want to take charge..." Xia Yunyi paused and raised his voice: "I can take charge, but I need your cooperation. If you cooperate well, everyone will live in peace. If you don't cooperate well, I will be dismissed and punished along with you."
"Everyone should know about Qiu Zhizhong's case. I was prepared to die before I came to Yangzhou Prefecture, so I don't care what crime I am convicted of."
This statement caused the officials present to remain silent for a moment.
Everyone was smart and could hear negotiation and threat in Xia Yunyi's words.
If you don't cooperate well, Xia Yunyi will drag everyone down. On the contrary, if you cooperate well, Xia Yunyi will keep everyone safe.
"Don't worry, sir. We will do our best."
"Yes, sir. We will each do our part and do the job at hand."
Before the officials of Yangzhou Prefecture pulled him on board the pirate ship, Xia Yunyi successfully pulled the officials of Yangzhou Prefecture on board his pirate ship.
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