Tang Wenzhong has been in the prison of Dali Temple for five days, as if he has been forgotten in prison. He has never seen anyone except the prison guards who delivered food. Liu Weiguo has taken care of Lu Liangzhen and his food in prison is not bad, but at this time, even if the delicacies are eaten in the mouth, it is difficult to swallow. In five days, Tang Wenzhong lost weight and his skin on his face drooped.

When he learned that his home had been confiscated, the Longwei Secret Guard sent someone to his hometown to search. Tang Wenzhong knew that he was finished. To be honest, he had been trying hard to snatch his arms for more than 20 years, and he forgot how much property he had. Only in prison did he regret it. What would he have to do with his wealth?

Tang Wenzhong still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that Long Live would care about his old love and spare his life, and hope that Liu Weiguo and others could speak in front of Long Live for him because of the old friendship, and even if they could live, they would go to guard the imperial tomb. He promised countless benefits to the prison guards, asking them to send letters to Huang Xi and let Huang Xi meet him. He saved Huang Xi and changed his face to the palace. Now it is time for him to repay. If Huang Xi doesn't help, he will tell him that he is Zhang Bojin, and he will be plagued with him anyway.

On the evening of the fifth day, Tang Wenzhong was in the prison and was thinking wildly. He heard footsteps outside the prison. He saw a pale face with the light of a torch. It was Huang Xi. Tang Wenzhong immediately got up, rushed to the fence in two steps, grabbed the fence with both hands, and tried his best to squeeze the fat face forward, shouting loudly: "Huang Xi, save me quickly."

Huang Xi signaled the prison guard to open the prison door, then waved his hand to let everyone retreat, leaving only one close friend behind. After stepping into the prison, a sour and rotten smell of mold hit his nose. Huang Xi stood in front of the door and looked dazed. The smell was like he and his father were locked in the Renzhou prison.

Tang Wenzhong stepped forward and grabbed Huang Xi's clothes tightly, whispered and said, "Huang Xi, you want to save me, otherwise I will tell others the news that you are Zhang Bojin. You don't think about it if I'm going to die."

Huang Xi smiled faintly and said, "Godfather, don't worry, I'm here to save you."

Tang Wenzhong was happy at first, then his face changed drastically. He subconsciously stepped back and said in a silence: "What do you... do you want to do? I am a close servant...you dare to harm me."

Huang Xihao said leisurely: "Godfather, who dares to assassinate you? My son came by the will. Godfather, you don't know, the Beijing has been quarreling these days, and the treasures drawn from your mansion are three miles long, and the people in the capital are all here to watch the excitement. Godfather, the saliva of scolding you is enough to fill the copper jar in the palace for five or six."

Tang Wenzhong sat softly on the ground as if his bones were removed. He was stunned for a moment, climbed forward for two steps, grabbed Huang Xi's trouser legs and complained: "Huang Xi, for the sake of saving you, if you go and report back to Long Live, you will say that the old slave knew that he was wrong and would rather guard the imperial tomb and atone for his sins."

Huang Xi sneered, "Hello, the old man is the most nostalgic. Eunuch Liu and the others also said good things to you in front of Long Live. Mr. Liu originally intended to spare you for death. But Godfather, you are not lucky. When Mr. Feng saw the news of the North Frontier, he vomited blood and fainted in a hurry. The prince saw so many things collected from his godfather's house, and he was a little jealous. In addition, he had a stroke in Beijing that he said that his godfather could be killed. Some people were afraid that his godfather would be implicated by words, so he asked me to secretly send his godfather to the outside world. He only said that his godfather was embarrassed and anxious to avoid the pain of a knife. "

When Tang Wenzhong heard that he was about to die, he pointed at Huang Xi and said, "Baby, you are so cruel. You are going to die in our family..."

Huang Xi didn't want to listen to his longing and stepped back. The confidant stepped forward and grabbed Tang Wenzhong, took off his belt from his waist and put it around his neck. After a while, Tang Wenzhong slammed his hands and kicked his feet and died.

Seeing his confidant hanging Tang Wenzhong on the fence, Huang Xi said to the prison chief Niu Huanshan: "Tomorrow, report to Lord Lu, and say that Tang Wenzhong hanged himself."

Niu Huanshan has been an official in prison for nearly twenty years. He has seen a lot of such things and bowed to answer: "Please rest assured, I know how to do it."

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On May 20, Jiang Anyi received a letter from Tian Shoulou from Beijing. He learned that the Beijing was in trouble because of the imperial examination corruption case. Tang Wenzhong hanged himself and died. Xiang Kaijie, the top scholar in the current academic performance, was demoted to a commoner and returned home. A large number of new Jinshi and officials from the East Palace were investigated and punished. The prince's party members were severely hit, and the prince's reputation was greatly damaged...

The letter mentioned that the battle between the prince and King An of Chu became obvious, and the emperor's condition was intensified, and he could no longer stop it. In order to balance the prince and King An of Chu, the emperor appointed King Luo Huai to be in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, the Sinong Temple, and the Taipu Temple. A group of civil and military officials, led by the Liu family, took the initiative to gather around King Huai, and Shi Chongren has become an important role in the capital.

Jiang Anyi was not very interested in the struggles in the court, so he was away from Huazhou and wanted to avoid the dispute. Tian Shoulou mentioned at the end of the letter: In early May, the Mo army attacked the outside of Zhenbeicheng again, and the army's attention was held by the Moqi. Nearly 100,000 Mo people tribes who had originally surrendered to Zheng State rebelled and returned to the Mo Kingdom. The situation in Zhenbei City became tense.

After reading the letter, Jiang Anyi frowned. In this way, the emperor agreed to support the support of May and sent a hundred thousand troops to reinforce, and the money and food required were also a problem. His plan to launch a counterattack before the wheat harvest was reconsidered.

The implementation of the three strategies for retreating the enemy was not very effective, and it was difficult for the differentiated coalition countries to take effect in a short period of time; recruiting horse thieves was also frustrated. Park Tianhao wrote to say that the horse thieves asked for money, grain, and weapons, and said that they were sending troops to help and resist. Only when organizing the feedback from the defeated soldiers made Jiang Anyi feel a little comforted. Jiang Anyong, Shi Tou and others had already found Feng Dingzhong, and contacted several scattered collapsed soldiers, attacked the county town several times in the occupied areas of the Western Regions coalition, and robbed some supplies. The coalition sent a clearance, and Feng Dingzhong and others to penetrate into the mountains, and the coalition had to send more troops to garrison the county town and checkpoints. In this way, the coalition camp had only about 200,000 troops, and the pressure in Huiye City was greatly reduced, so Jiang Anyi would have launched an offensive before the wheat harvest.

The coalition forces had more than 300,000 people, and most of the food they ate came from the storage of the military farms. The weather in Huazhou this year was good and the harvest was in sight. If the people of the Western Regions were allowed to harvest new grain without worrying about military use, Huazhou would be in a stalemate.

According to Longwei's discovery, the king of Rongmi, Hu Rui, has returned and is preparing to immigrate to Huazhou, encouraging Rongmi people to take root in Huazhou. As long as they are willing to come, each person will pay a house to settle down, a house, 200 acres of fertile land, and five Zheng people will be slaves. Other countries are also starting to mobilize immigrants.

Jiang Anyi was a little anxious. The people of Huazhou were originally mixed with ethnic groups, and many of them came from the Western Regions or were descendants of the Western Regions. If the Western Regions were really allowed to immigrate and manage them carefully for another two years, and the foundation was solid, it would be difficult to drive them away.

The court could not help, and the elite troops in his hand were only 100,000. The reinforcements who came to Huazhou with him were considered elite. The remaining 40,000 soldiers were available. The other garrison troops and the government soldiers could not help. Jiang Anyi was not sure at all.

He stood up melancholy and circled around the lobby, but Zhang Keji's words rang in his mind, "The wise plan ahead, but today there will be chaos, and the lord needs to prepare for it." Jiang Anyi felt palpitations. Is the chaos really coming? Thinking of the variables that may come after the emperor passes away and the prince ascends the throne, Jiang Anyi dares not continue to think about it.

Zhang Keji's words were nailed into his mind like a nail, which made Jiang Anyi dare not think about it and could not help but think about it. "Lord, the northern border is unstable in the west, but the emperor is seriously ill, the court situation is unstable, and the national treasury is empty. Once the emperor dies, chaos will arise. The prince and King Chu'an are as strong as water and fire. The prince will definitely suppress King Chu'an. Before the emperor dies, the emperor is likely to arrange for King Chu'an to be a vassal. After King Chu'an becomes a vassal, he will collude with court officials to secretly control the government affairs. If the prince loses his virtue, he may be disloyal in the court."

"In addition, the prince likes extravagant nature, and ascending the throne is inevitable to build large-scale construction and repair palaces. The border costs hugely. Where does the money come from? In the end, the taxes of the people will increase. The lord has a good reputation as a golden hand. The prince will definitely reach out to you. What should the lord do then? The desire is hard to fill. Even if the lord gives him the entire property, I am afraid that the lord will not be satisfied. If the lord wants the lord to exploit the people and pay more taxes, what should the lord do?"

Jiang Anyi was in a headache. Mr. Zhang guessed that it was very likely to happen because of the prince's character. If the national treasury was full in peacetime, it would have been a long time to support it, but now the country of Zheng is in turmoil and can't stand much trouble. Jiang Anyi secretly prayed in his heart that he hoped that the emperor could live for another five or six years and arrange everything properly. That would be a blessing in the world.

"The lord has many enemies. Staying away from the court will definitely cause greed and destruction. If you want to be safe in the court, you need help. There must be voices in the scholars. The most important thing is that Huazhou cannot do without the lord." Jiang Anyi understood that Zhang Keji's words implied the support of the enemy. As long as the Western Regions coalition forces do not retreat, the court will naturally not recall him, the Huazhou Strategic Envoy.

Jiang Anyi told Zhang Keji seriously, saying: "Jiang will never put his own safety above the people of Huazhou. He will expel the Western Regions coalition forces as soon as possible to recover Huazhou and cannot be changed. Sir, please do not need to say much."

Zhang Keji stroked his hand over his charred face and said, "Since the lord has a fate, Zhang will naturally obey. Zhang reported to his lord for something. Zhang won the lord's trust and spent more than 200,000 taels per year. Zhang once told his lord in the letter that these silver coins were mainly spent in various states to form chariots and horses."

The carriage and horse shop was when Jiang Anyi was the governor of Huazhou. Zhenwei Escort Agency and Weiwu Escort Agency were fighting. Yang Huaiwu sided with the Weiwu Escort Agency. Jiang Anyi retreated and wanted to make the Zhenwu Escort Agency set up a carriage and horse shop to transport tourists and goods to Huazhou. However, the profit of the carriage and horse shop was not very big. After Zhang Keji learned about it, he began to set up carriage and horse shops among the states.

"The Jiang family already has 136 carriages and horses, with a total of more than 3,000 good horses and about 4,000 cattle, and carriages and horses spread all over twenty-seven states. Zhang was interested in collecting young and strong men and young men who were in trouble. After two years of training in Pingshan's old house, he arranged them in carriages and horses everywhere. These people were loyal to the Jiang family and the lord, and there were 3,000 in more than ten years."

Zhang Keji's words shocked Jiang Anyi. Zhang Keji searched for rescue of the invading people and knew that there were more than 10,000 invading people saved by the Jiang family over the past ten years. Jiang Anyi thought it was a good deed, but he didn't expect that Zhang Keji had a different idea. More than 3,000 horses, more than 3,000 young and strong people, and a command was 3,000 light cavalry, which was enough to capture cities and counties. Zhang Keji made such a big move.

Zhang Keji smiled and said, "Don't worry, lord, these people have settled in various places, and the government has not found out that there is no peace in the world. If the lord is in trouble, 3,000 light cavalry will be willing to die for the lord."
Chapter completed!