"Catch some rebels and ask about the situation."

"Yes!" Tang Qi bowed, turned around and left.

…

Beijing,

Manor outside the city, inside the pavilion.

Looking at the approaching figure, Wang Wenyan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Master Yang, it's been a long time since we came."

Yang Hexiu walked over quickly and sat down cross-legged.

Wang Wenyan poured him a cup of tea, chuckled and said, "Please, try the new tea."

Yang Hexiu picked it up, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Good tea."

"Master Yang, you can take some with you when you leave." Wang Wenyan smiled, poured him another glass, and asked, "I heard that the rebellion in Huguang has been put down?"

Yang Hexiu's face suddenly became gloomy and he nodded slowly.

Wang Wenyan glanced at him and asked with a smile: "With the rebellion put down, it's time for the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate funds again."

Yang Hexiu's hand holding the tea paused slightly, shook his head and sighed: "The Ministry of Finance has no money."

"I can only raise three hundred thousand taels at most."

Wang Wenyan dropped the ball gently and smiled without saying a word.

The Ministry of Revenue has no money, so His Majesty has no choice but to provide the money.

Wang Wenyan changed the subject and asked: "I heard that there was a huge quarrel in the court today. What happened?"

Yang Hexiu smiled and said softly: "Two supervisors died, one of whom was the censor."

Wang Wenyan had a look of surprise on his face.

"What does the court plan to do?"

Yang Hexiu smiled and said meaningfully: "Why is Mr. Wang suddenly interested in these things today?"

Wang Wenyan glanced at him and said with a smile: "I'm just curious."

Yang Hexiu took the chess piece, dropped one, and said with a chuckle: "Two supervisors died, of course we have to find out."

"The imperial court plans to send another general to assist in the counter-insurgency in Jiangxi. At the same time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will send people to Huguang to investigate the death of the supervisor."

Wang Wenyan glanced at the chessboard and said quietly: "Master Yang is so good at chess..."

…

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

With the destruction of Jingzhou City, the entire rebel army's defense line was completely defeated.

The remaining rebels who resisted tenaciously also withdrew into Jiangxi.

Late at night, the stars are shining brightly.

The lights in Jingzhou Mansion Office are brightly lit.

Luo Shangzhi sat on the main seat with a solemn expression, looking sad.

Lin Mang sat aside, drinking tea calmly.

Luo Shangzhi pinched his eyebrows and asked, "Brother Lin, are you really not worried at all?"

Lin Mangxian glanced at him and chuckled: "Isn't it just that the imperial court has sent another deputy general? There is nothing to worry about."

Luo Shangzhi looked at the starry sky outside the house, shook his head and said, "The person who came here is not a good person."

"Originally, the situation was great, but now suddenly another general has arrived, and it is clear that he wants to remove my military power."

The critical moment is a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory. If there is another chaos in the rear, it will definitely affect the subsequent plan to pacify Jiangxi.

Lin Mang asked: "Is this person really capable?"

Luo Shangzhi sneered unceremoniously: "You have such a shitty ability, it's just a wine bag and a rice bag."

"There are only a few famous generals. Zheng Zhang is a good master in wielding power, but he knows nothing about the art of war."

"Of course, it is indeed a bit stronger than those rebels."

Famous generals like Luo Shangzhi simply looked down on those who relied on their fathers' influence.

Lin Mang slowly put down the tea cup and said calmly: "Then let him die on the way, and everything will be solved."

"What?" Luo Shangzhi's eyes widened in shock.

He naturally knew what Lin Mang meant, but was this too bold?

Luo Shangzhi quickly advised: "Brother Lin, these two supervisors just died. If another one dies, I won't be able to explain it clearly."

"Explain?" Lin Mang said lightly: "Why do you need to explain?"

"It's none of our business if people die at the hands of Jianghu sects."

Lin Mang's expression was cold.

Don't you like to send people here? Then I want to see how many people you can send.

Lin Mang glanced at Luo Shangzhi and said with a smile: "General Luo, you only need to put down the rebellion. Don't worry about these things."

After that, he strode out quickly.

Lin Mang left the government office and went straight to the restaurant in the city.

After Li Wengui occupied Jingzhou City, he did not wreak havoc on it.

The public security in Jingzhou City is also the best among all the state capitals, so people's livelihood has not been greatly affected.

At this moment, the restaurants in the city were already filled with the heads of various aristocratic families in Jingzhou.

Despite the massive scale of the rebellion, only ordinary people were really affected from the beginning to the end.

Just as the saying goes, when things prosper, the people suffer; when they perish, the people suffer.

For these aristocratic families, they have not been affected much.

It is not without reason that these aristocratic families have always existed despite the changes of dynasties.

A century-old dynasty, a thousand-year-old family!

Even Li Wengui did not touch these aristocratic families before he was completely sure.

It's not that he doesn't want to move, it's that he doesn't want chaos in the rear, and he even needs the support of these aristocratic families.

As the state capital directly under Huguang, Jingzhou City is far more prosperous than ordinary state capitals, and the aristocratic families entrenched here are naturally stronger.

Jingzhou City is known as the Five Surnames and Seven Clans.

The sphere of influence of these seven clans not only covers the entire Jingzhou City, but also radiates to the prefectural capitals of Huguang and Huguang.

Zhang, Liu, Chang, Meng, Zhou!

As Lin Mang entered, everyone in the hall looked at him.

For a moment, I was a little curious.

Is this the recently famous Jinyiwei Qianhu?

After three months of hard work, he completely got rid of his childishness, and he no longer looked so young.

Lin Mang glanced at everyone, sat directly at the top of the table, and said straight to the point: "I invite you all to come here today for two things."

"Li Wengui rebelled, and you aristocratic families are also involved. I don't want to worry about this, but each family has to spend two hundred thousand taels."

"Second, return all the people's fields that you have occupied."

"I've finished talking, who is in favor and who is against!"

After saying this, Lin Mang picked up the tea on the table and slowly tasted it, bowing his head and saying nothing.

quiet……

For a moment, the entire restaurant was quiet.

Everyone looked at each other in shock.

There is deep anger hidden under the seemingly calm face.

In the lower position, an old man wearing a black robe, with silver hair and a cane stood up slowly, shook his head and said: "Mr. Lin, please forgive me for disagreeing."

"We are also victims of the rebellion!" The old man tapped the cane on the ground lightly and shouted: "Mr. Lin, as for the occupation of fields, this has never happened before."

"This is absolutely groundless slander."

"These damn rebels rebelled, and we suffered heavy losses. The rebels stole a lot of our property, and they have never recovered it. We have to trouble you adults to find it for us."

The person who spoke was the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Zhiyuan, who had a high prestige among the families, and the Zhou family was also the most powerful family.

As soon as Zhou Zhiyuan opened his mouth, everyone laughed.

Ginger is still spicy.
To be continued...