On the third day after Guo Peilin's inspection of each trip, he received a document sent by Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang, sent from Changzhou. It turned out that Cao Wenzhao, who was patrolling Huaiyang troops and also in charge of grain services, died of illness at the end of June. When Cao Wenzhao died, Yiliang planned to let him take charge of Huaiyang Road, but Geng Chang, the governor of Lianghuai, selected by the court, was not in office for a long time, and Lianghuai salt affairs could not be left unattended, so it took more than a month.

Yangzhou could not be captured for a long time, and the bandits even divided their troops to invade the capital. The emperor was furious.

Yiliang's life was as difficult as Qishan. After thinking about it, Guo Peilin decided to take charge of Huaiyang Road while acting as the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department. He also ordered the Road Administration to move to Taizhou to raise food and money nearby, recruit soldiers, and help Qishan, the imperial envoy who was in charge of military affairs in Jiangbei, recover Yangzhou, Guazhou, Yizhen and other places.

It was not a trivial matter for the Road Administration to move to Taizhou like the transportation department. Guo Peilin did not dare to delay for a moment. As soon as he received the official documents, he led his friends and Jida and Ji Er to Qingjiangpu. When he brought the clerks and officers of the Dao Administration, together with the official seals, official documents and accounts back to Taizhou, he suddenly found that the city was full of officers and soldiers, and the city tower was full of terrifying and hideous heads. The city was even more panicked, so that the people did not dare to go out easily. Looking around, there were not many pedestrians on the street.

"Where did the soldiers outside the city come from?" As soon as the etiquette arrived at the Tianhou Palace, Guo Peilin got out of the sedan chair and asked Guo Tong, a family member who was going out to greet him.

"Report to Master, the soldiers outside the city were invited by Master Xu from Jiangbei Camp to quell the rebellion."

"What kind of chaos is there? Someone in Taizhou is causing trouble?" Guo Peilin asked subconsciously.

"Master, this matter is too small to explain clearly. Why don't I call someone who knows the inside story to report to you."

"Who are you calling?"

"Young man, go and call Mr. Wang Qianli, Hai'an."

While signaling his friends to lead the clerk and yamen runners from the Road Office to settle down, Guo Peilin asked in surprise: "Have Wang Qianli come to Taizhou?"

Guo Tong hurriedly said, "The City God Temple has been repaired. Mr. Xu plans to go to worship tomorrow. A few days ago, I sent someone to inform the gentry inside and outside the city. Several gentry from Hai'an also informed him. Master Wang said that Dean Gu and Mr. Yu couldn't get away, so he came alone."

The salt capture camp was in Hai'an, but there were only military officers such as Liang Jiu. It was obviously not possible to rely on Liang Jiu alone. So before Guo Peilin came back from Hai'an last time, he entrusted President Gu, Wang Qianli and Yu Qinghuai to assist in the camp affairs. Wang Qianli came to Taizhou and naturally had to come to the Yunsi Yamen to report.

Seeing that Guo Tong wanted to speak but stopped, thinking about the great completion of the reconstruction of the City God Temple, President Gu and Yu Qinghuai, as local gentry, did not make excuses. Guo Peilin realized that there were not only major events in Taizhou these days when he went to Qingjiangpu, but also secretly. He nodded quietly and quickly walked into the inner house.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked into the study room on the left side of the inner house, Mr. Yang, a fellow left behind in Taizhou, followed in with a document. Looking at Mr. Yang's expression, he knew that it was not good news.

"Respect me, what's the matter?"

"Dongweng, Deputy Han Yun cannot come back. As soon as they arrived in Shanghai, they encountered remnants of the Heaven and Earth Association and caused rebellion. Not only were the Shanghai county town occupied by the rebels, but even Jiading, Qingpu and other counties and Chuansha Hall were occupied by the rebels. Mr. Xu Naizhao, acting governor of Jiangsu, did not know where to offend Deputy Han Yun to handle grain in Shanghai, so he asked the Taiwan Producer to order Deputy Han Yun to take charge of Jiang Customs. This was the official document sent by the Taiwan Producer."

"Is there a party in Shanghai who commits rebellion?" Guo Peilin was shocked.

"If the National Taiwan University hadn't sent someone to send this official document, I wouldn't have known it if I hadn't been to the Taiwanese government."

"Is Zhixing okay?"

"Deputy Han Yun should be fine. If Deputy Han Yun has something to do, Fu Tai will not submit a request to the Taiwan Producer to let Deputy Han Yun take over as the Jiang Customs Supervisor."

When Guo Peilin was just acting as a salt transport envoy in Lianghuai, no one was available. Now, he was in both positions and lacked even more people. Thinking that Han Si, who was trustworthy and diligent, was poached by Xu Naizhao, he gritted his teeth and asked: "Is it possible that there will be no one in Jiangnan if Zhixing is responsible for the supervision of Jiang Customs?"

Mr. Yang said with a bitter face: "Dongweng, some people in the south of the Yangtze River are people and some officials, but there are few officials in the prefectures and counties around Shanghai and Shanghai. The young man asked about the servants who came to deliver official documents. The servants said that the Shanghai magistrate Yuan Zude died in his country, and Wu Jianzhang, the supervisor of Susong Taidao and Jiang Customs, had no news. The Tongzhi of the Sichuan Sha Department, Jiading, Qingpu and other counties died and fled, and even the Liangzhe Salt Transport Department had six more seventh-rank salt officials."

"So, only Zhixing is the only one imperial official left in Shanghai?"

"Probably."

"The rebellion has captured so many county towns. At this time, let Zhixing handle the supervision of Jiang Customs. Isn't it that the Zhixing has put Zhixing on the fire?"

"Wansheng also felt that the supervision of Deputy Han Yun was not easy to do."

"It's not just that it's hard to do, whether you can save your life is a big deal!" Guo Peilin became more anxious and worried as he thought about it. He said with a frown with his brows and said worriedly: "If I had known that a party in Shanghai had committed rebellion, I wouldn't have let him go to Shanghai to get food! Now, he is trapped in Shanghai and is still roasted on the fire. If he really had a few mistakes, how could I explain to Duan Dazhang, Huang Zhongyin and Ji Yunfei!"

"Dongweng, Han Yun's deputy lucky fortune is a lucky general, and he will definitely not be able to do anything."

"There will be a time when good luck is exhausted. I blame me, but it is too late to say anything now. Now things can only depend on his luck."

Han Si, who was not only trapped in Shanghai, but also "entrusted with important tasks" by the Governor of Liangjiang, was worried. A sound of footsteps came from outside. Then he heard Guo Tong say outside: "Master, Wang Qianli, the alternate magistrate, ask for a meeting."

"please."

"Master Wang, please."

The door creaked and was pushed open from outside, and Wang Qianli bowed and said, "Qianli greets Lord Guo."

Guo Peilin, a gentry like Wang Qianli, has always treated him with courtesy. He quickly calmed down and came up to help him up: "Brother, don't be too polite, come in and talk."

"Mr. Xie Guo."

"Guo Tong, give me tea."

"Affect the order."

After Guo Tong made tea, Mr. Yang bowed and left the study. Guo Peilin asked straight to the point: "Qianli, what happened in Taizhou these days? Is it true that someone is in trouble?"

Wang Qianli said with a bitter face: "Mr. Guo, I dare not say it even though I am young."

"There are outsiders here, but it's okay."

"Mr. Guo, I...I..."

"If you ask me, just say it, can you even believe me?" Guo Peilin was anxious, and his face was not angry and powerful.

Wang Qianli was startled and did not dare to hesitate anymore. He hurriedly put down the teacup and said, "Mr. Guo, as far as I know, it was not a big deal. It was just that this year's drought was severe and the harvest was not good. After Mr. Xu took office, he dismissed all the idle clerks and white servants. Those idle clerks and white servants were abominable. However, while they were helping the state yamen, they also provided people with rest. Whoever could not pay the land silver or the year of the disaster would not pay the rent, they would help pay the interest from others, and the people, especially those tenants, could still have a way out."

Guo Peilin subconsciously asked: "Are there any villagers who resist taxes and rents?"

"Well, the people in Thirteen Liwang could not afford the rent, so they gathered at the doors of several large households to cause trouble. The land belonged to the big households. In the past year, those big households would slow down and even reduce some land rent. But this year is not as good as in previous years. Not only is the harvest bad, but the life of the big households is not easy. Mr. Xu urged him tightly. If he didn't pay it all over the deadline, he would have to be beaten, so those big households went to the city to report to Mr. Xu."

"What did Xu Ying say?"

"Master Xu sent more than a dozen yamen runners at the beginning, but the yamen runners were forced to run away. In fact, they did not really beat them, but were scared by the villagers. After Master Xu found out, he was furious and said that the villagers were in trouble and sent people to go to Jiangbei camp overnight to report to Lord Qishan, asking Lord Qishan to send troops to quell the rebellion."

Seeing Wang Qianli's look of being angry but not speaking, Guo Peilin realized that Xu Ying not only made people angry but also made people lose their hearts. After a while, he was silent before he asked solemnly: "How many people died?"

"More than two thousand villagers died, and the men, women, young and old in Thirteen Liwang are almost dead. I heard a relative who escaped said that the soldiers would kill everyone they saw, without asking any questions, and even women and children were not spared." Wang Qianli peeked at it and whispered: "The corpses are everywhere, and blood flows into a river. Many people privately talk about Qiu Ba's taking this opportunity to kill Liang and make contributions."

"A cruel official is really a cruel official who has failed to do anything more than anything else. He still has the face to summon gentry to worship the city god, and he is not afraid of retribution!" Guo Peilin has now not only been the salt transport envoy of the two Huaihe Rivers, but also the preparatory force of the Huaihe River. Taizhou is now one of the many prefectures and counties under his rule. When Xu Ying did such a thing that harmed the heavens, he was so angry that he trembled all over.

As a local gentry, Wang Qianli really hated Xu Ying and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Guo, when Mr. Xu led the yamen runners to chase Zhang Guangcheng on the day he took office, Mr. Han once said something."

Guo Peilin asked coldly: "What did Zhixing say?"

"Master Han said that Mr. Xu may be a loyal minister or a clean official, but it is probably not a blessing for the people of Taizhou to let Mr. Xu take charge of Taizhou affairs."

"He has foresight, but it's too late to say anything now."

As soon as Guo Peilin finished speaking, another footsteps came from outside. Immediately afterwards, Guo Tong's younger brother Guo Da said carefully outside: "Report to Master, Mr. Xu, the main hall of Taizhou, is asking for a meeting."

"I didn't see you, so I said, "Master, I'm exhausted and rested."

"Affect the order."

"He still has the face to ask for a meeting," Guo Peilin became more and more angry as he thought about it. He suddenly turned around and said, "Guo Tong, please come over by Mr. Yang."

"Okay, I'll shout now."

After a while, Master Yang came to the study again. Before he could speak, Guo Peilin said coldly: "Mr. Yang, please draft two official documents and order the Shunde Juren to be appointed as the alternate magistrate Hu Haiping to take charge of Taizhou affairs! After the draft is completed, use a seal, and submit one to the vassal department after printing, and send one to the Fairy Temple quickly!"
Chapter completed!