Lujiang, also known as Luzhou, is a famous historical city. It is recorded that the word "Lujiang" was first named after the east longitude of the sea in "Shan Hai Jing". Later, the county was named after the name of the river and the county was named after the name of the county. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, it was established in Lujiang. It was an important town in Lujiang, and it was a place with rich resources, developed trade and rich culture. It was a place of prosperity. Unfortunately, in the eighth year of Chongzhen, Lujiang was called the peasant army He Yilong, and Ma Shouying's troops conquered it. Seven years later, Zhang Xianzhong conquered Lujiang again. These two losses made Lujiang no longer prosperous again, and its status on Jiangnan Zuo also plummeted. It was incomparable to Anqing and Wuhu.

When Lang Tingzuo was appointed governor of Liangjiang, he intended to split the Jiangnan Provincial Administration Commission into two provincial governors, Jiangnan Zuo and Jiangnan Right. Among them, the headquarters of the Jiangnan Left Administration Commission was decided to be in Lujiang. Later, considering that the population of Lujiang was not as good as Anqing and the income of money and grain was not as good as Wuhu, he gave up Lujiang. Zhou Shixiang demolished Jiangnan Province into Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, and he also wanted to use Lujiang as the capital of Anhui Province, but failed to make a decision for the same reason. At that time, Lujiang was still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, so the final decision was that Anqing was the place where Anhui Governor's Office was located.

Month ago, the governor of Lujiang Zeng Yu heard that the emperor fled north and knew that the Qing Dynasty was in a desperate situation, so he immediately led the gentry in the city to change his flags. He saw the opportunity and was better off going first than being captured and surrendered. Unfortunately, before Nandu sent someone to take over, Lujiang fell again. Zeng Yu escaped by chance to report the news, and most of the other officials and gentry who were with him were captured by the Qing army.

The moment when the Braided Soldiers entered the city again, the people in Lujiang were extremely frightened. Because of the rules of Braided Soldiers, restoring the city was not called recovery, but conquest. Any conquered city would not immediately be pacified and governed, but would first carry out the city massacre, and then seal the swords after a few days, asking the Han officials who came with the army to open seals to observe the matter and safeguard the people. Since the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, this has been basically a practice of the Qing army and it has been rare to break. In some places, due to repeated struggles between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Qing army was slaughtered back and forth, so that there were only rats and no living people in the city.

This time, it was rare. Just as the people in the city thought that the disaster was coming and everyone scolded the prefect Zeng Yu for causing them to kill him, the braided soldiers who came into the city were like kings, and they did not harm the people at all.

When the general of the braided soldier entered the city, Kuenbu asked his subordinates to issue a notice to the people at each gate, and ordered his personal soldiers to patrol the whole city with a knife. However, they found that some soldiers had entered the private houses, and they were immediately caught and dragged them to the street corner, beating the gong to attract the people nearby, asking them to watch carefully, and when they said the soldier's crime, they chopped their heads in front of the people.

This move made the people of Lujiang seem like people from another world, and they couldn't believe it. Later, the whole city praised the Qing Dynasty's royal army. It was said that Lord Kuenbu's soldiers would not demolish houses when they were frozen to death, and would not plunder if they starved to death. They were responsible for the strict military discipline and no one could match the world.

The people are like this, and the officials and gentry are the same, but they see it far-reachingly. They only think that the Qing Dynasty is in decline, and Kuenbu's move is intended to win people's hearts and strengthen the place. The people can be treated well, let alone these people. After hearing the news, many officials and gentry believed that Kuenbu would not pursue their crimes of following Zeng Yugui, and might continue to use them. After all, the braided soldiers under Lord Kuenbu didn't know a single word and could not understand the language. This kind of gentry in Lujiang still had to rely on them, the local gentry in Lujiang. Otherwise, where would Lord Kuenbu collect taxes?

On the first day, nothing happened.

Lord Kubuen called the captured gentry to the government office and asked everyone to register themselves, who had been in the past and what fame and fortune, and then prepared the book one by one. The process was full of good words, without any harsh words, and then ordered the officials and gentry to go back, so that they did not have to worry. The court was at the right time to use people and would not punish them for losing their moral integrity. It was only necessary that they reform themselves, the court would give them a chance, and he Kubu would also give them a chance.

As for human beings, is it not for prodigal sons to turn back and don’t change gold?

The officials and gentry were all very happy. They were not killed and could continue to be officials. Who would not be happy about the great things that fell from the sky?

Lord Kuenbu is wise, the emperor is benevolent and righteous, long live the Qing Dynasty!

The gentry left the government office happily and returned to their own homes. While drinking the calming wine, they praised Lord Kuenbu for his true sages.

However, before dawn the next day, the families of these officials and gentry suddenly discovered that their house was surrounded by braided soldiers, and a large "reverse" character was painted with vermilion paint on the gate.

What does this mean?

The officials and gentry were confused. Didn’t Lord Kuenbu say that he would not pursue their plans and would still respect them? Why did he turn around and call soldiers to surround their family?

The officials and gentry were puzzled, but they knew that something was wrong. They wanted to go to Master Kuenbu to find out, but the braided soldiers in Cantonese dialect at the door ignored them and did not let them out at all.

Then things went in the direction that the gentry were most worried about. Lord Kubune did not have the spirit of ancient wise men. This guy was completely an evil ghost who broke his promise!

For four consecutive days, the braided soldiers searched the house in Lujiang City. The evidence for the house search was what these officials and gentry told themselves in the government office. The standard for the house search was that whoever had a higher official position and whoever had a higher reputation would be richer. Even if they had no money, the braided soldiers who searched the house would also believe that you must have money. If you don’t have money? Fight, fight to the death!

Lord Kuenbu called this beauty "chasing the dirty", saying that these officials and gentry were corrupt and abused, and all of them were evil people who were full of evil deeds, and they also attached themselves to robbers and did not confiscate their homes and who would not confiscate their homes!

The thousands of officials and gentry arrested by the Braided Soldiers and their families, and the money they collected was worth millions of taels, and countless other valuable items were included.

The more "dirty" they chased, the more they were more motivated to "chase". Later, the targets of "chasing the dirty" were not just these gentry who had been officials and fame, and even the minor officials who were originally in the government and Fukuo County Government, and the yamen runners were not spared. They were locked and beaten to death by Tielian, just to make them "spout" dirty silver.

Half of the arrested officials were locked in the prison of Lujiang Prefecture and half were locked in the prison of Hefei County. These people were so miserable that they were tortured and recovered by braided soldiers every day, and their bodies were carried out every day. Almost no one dared to pass by the street in front of the two prisons.

Chen Dalong, who was the head of the Ministry of Revenue in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and later surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, became the prefect of Shuntian of the Qing Dynasty, has more than 100 old houses in Anqing. It is the best house in Lujiang City, with pavilions, towers, rockery and beautiful ponds. As a result, the owner of this mansion has been changed overnight, and Lord Kuenbu has become the new owner of this mansion. He stopped taking it in and took over everything from the original owner of the mansion, including a famous prostitute bought by Chen Dalong from Jiangnan.

On the night when Lord Kuenbu moved into Chen's house, the old-fashioned prostitute got into Lord Kuenbu's bed. After some tricks, Lord Kuenbu was so happy that he was not old that he was proud of his sword. When he was happy, he rewarded the prostitute with a ingot of gold, which made the prostitute even more charming, but Lord Kuenbu shivered.

"Sir, why do you think the King of Qi wants us to stay in Lujiang?"

Lord Kubuen's confidant, Jia Da, who is now the general, has never understood this matter.

"We can just listen to the matter of King Qi, why should we do so much?"

Kuhnbu said casually, his eyes were staring at a box of copied jewelry glowing.

Song Qian, another confidant of Lord Kuhnbu, handed a book to the account book: "Sir, this is the book book for the past two days, please take a look."

"Um."

Kuhnbu's eyes moved away from the jewelry, lazily flipped through the bill, nodded, and told Song Qian: "You keep all the things, and Jin Li, you can find another account for him."

Song Qian knew it, "Don't worry, sir, I will do it without any loss of water."

Lord Kuenbu chuckled, saying that in terms of cleverness, Song money is more, and Jia is a little worse.

After Song Qian went down, Jia Da was still very worried. He said, "Admiral, if the King of Qi knew about these things, would he be dissatisfied with us?"

"I didn't treat the people, I just attacked those officials and gentry, what's wrong?" Kuhnbu looked indifferent and smiled, "Besides, I won't just take the money I chased, so I will give the King of Qi 30% of the total? I have short hands and soft mouths. I, Tang Sanshui, tied my head on my belt and worked hard for him. King of Qi can't block me from getting some pension money, right?"

“That’s true”

Jia Dabu nodded, but in his heart he was calculating that the money he had obtained was 30% of the money he had obtained, so how much would the remaining 70% of the Admiral give him and Song? Well, the brothers below also need to be divided, and Jin Li must also give it. Alas, it's not enough. It seems that he has to continue chasing the dirty money with those dog officials.

"Brother Yu, are you really going to Lujiang?"

In a small wine shop in Dongcheng, Beijing, two middle-aged people dressed as scholars ordered a pot of wine, and there was only a plate of brine and a plate of peanuts on the table. The clothes on these two middle-aged people were a little old, and it was obvious that their family was not well-off.

The middle-aged man called Brother Yu was named Yu Chenglong. He was the deputy tribute student in the Shanxi Provincial Examination in the 12th year of Chongzhen. After the imperial examination, due to the turbulent situation at that time, there were peasant soldiers everywhere. Local officials were killed from time to time. Yu Chenglong resigned from office on the pretext of his old age and returned to his hometown.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, Yu Chenglong participated in the Shanxi provincial examination in the Qing Dynasty in the eighth year of Shunzhi, but failed the exam at the age of 35. After wasting a few years in his hometown, Yu Chenglong could not hold back his desire for a career, so he came to the capital to study in the Imperial College at the beginning of the year. The academic studies of the supervisors were originally three years, but due to the war in the south and the turmoil in Shaanxi and Gansu, his group of supervisors graduated early and were selected by the Ministry of Personnel to serve as officials.

Yu Chenglong was selected by the Ministry of Personnel to serve as the magistrate of Hefei County, Lujiang Province. After his wife and son found out, they tried their best to persuade him not to go, because Jiangnan was fighting, and he would probably suffer after he went there. His friend, Gu Dongcheng, the middle-aged man opposite, also kept advising him to choose another place to serve as an official and not to go to Lujiang to take risks. However, after admonishing him several times, Yu Chenglong insisted on his own opinion and refused to listen to the advice.

The next day, it was the date when Yu Jackie Chan went south. Gu Dongcheng was concerned about his friends and his wife also asked him for him, so he specially invited Yu Jackie Chan to this wine shop where the two often came to drink two glasses, and then advised him.

"Brother Gu, I know your kindness, and I also know that the south is dangerous, but the Qing Dynasty is now in a difficult situation. If everyone is unwilling to take risks, wouldn't the Qing Dynasty be destroyed?"

Yu Chenglong did not listen to his friend's advice, but still insisted on going to Hefei to serve the court. He continued: "How can we lose our conscience if we have both fame and honor in the court and be appointed by the court? I am not determined by food and clothing as my ambition, but I have to do something."

Seeing that Yu Chenglong was so determined, Gu Dongcheng knew that he could not persuade him, so he had to sigh and asked him again: "Then you went to Hefei, what are you going to do?"

Yu Chenglong said without thinking: "Nothing else, six-character ears!"

"Which six words?"

"Control chaotic times and use heavy sanctions!"

Yu Chenglong put down his wine glass with a "trumpet" sound, "Why is the situation in the south changing? It's not because the court treats people too kindly and righteously, that the villains are rampant, which leads to the changes in the south of the Yangtze River! I only regret that Yu Chenglong is not a supervising student, and only a county magistrate. If he can be a governor and a serious minister, he will be able to teach the villains to know the methods of the court!"

Let’s set off with other students tomorrow to adapt to the venue, and take the exam the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. May all my readers replenish my blood and let me return full of blood!
Chapter completed!