On their side, a boat was slinging sails and was hitting head-on.

This was very sudden. Originally, Yang Tinglin also glanced at the river and recognized that the ship was heading downstream like them. But for some reason, he suddenly turned the rudder and cut it across.

It was too late to find out, mainly because no one expected that such a thing would happen. There was a loud "bang" sound, and the ship just hit the side of the official ship.

"Pubo, pubo"

Many people were caught off guard on the bow of the ship, and fell down the river as the official ship was shaking violently.

However, Yang Tinglin himself, after all, came from the battlefield and his skills were not comparable to ordinary civil servants. He immediately lowered his body and grabbed the side of the ship firmly. He did not fall down, but just a big bag was knocked on his head.

The hull was also damaged and was swung on the river surface.

"What's going on?" The people in the cabin were still in shock and rushed out one after another. They only felt relieved when they saw that Yang Tinglin was fine.

There could also be panic sounds on the boat that hit him, and someone was still shouting loudly, "I bumped into Master Guan's boat, it's amazing, I bumped into Master Guan's boat!"

Yang Tinglin didn't care about anything else at this time, looked at his rushing men on the boat, and immediately ordered them to say, "Someone fell into the water, hurry up and save people."

At this moment, the ship that caused the accident not only did not save people, but turned the bow of the ship and fled downstream quickly. There was also a clear voice coming: "Run quickly, I'll be caught by the official, I will definitely pay my life!"

When Yang Tinglin heard the sound, he turned to look and saw that the boat had sailed away, and he was setting sail.

Seeing this situation, Yang Tinglin couldn't help but be furious. He hit the boat and several lives fell into the river. Not only did he not save the people quickly, but he ran away immediately?

What made him even more angry was that the people on the boat did not go to the deck from beginning to end, and they did not show their faces. The boat was not special and difficult to identify.

Yang Tinglin's men were naturally also angry and shouted to the other side: "You bumped into the boat and still want to run away?"

"Why don't you save someone quickly, someone has fallen into the water!"

“…”

However, they shouted without any use, and the ship kept stopping and getting farther and farther away.

If you want to save people here, it is impossible to chase the ship, so you can only watch the ship run away.

"Sir, the people on the boat just now have a Minnan accent, they must be from Fujian!"

"Yes, I also heard that it was a Fujian native who was supposed to be a boat and ran away like this!"

“…”

At this time, it was not the time to pursue the ship, but Yang Tinglin could only organize people to save people. On the river, other passing ships saw the situation here, but leaned over and extended a helping hand.

However, among the few people who fell off the river, only one of them was rescued, and the others were all washed away by the river.

Yang Tinglin's official ship was seriously damaged, so he moved to the ship that came to rescue him.

Everyone was very angry at the escaped ship just now.

Of course, Yang Tinglin was no exception. He immediately ordered: "After the docking, I followed the ship along the way, and the bow of the ship was also hit and it was easy to identify."

After getting ashore, Yang Tinglin and his party could not continue to go to Changshu County. Those subordinates who fell into the water had to continue looking for him. Yang Tinglin himself was also injured and stayed at Changzhou Prefecture for the time being.

In Changshu County, Zhang Pu did not wait. He showed up in person and explained at the county government office that he had guaranteed that there was a limit of more than 100 acres of grain fields in the emperor's will. In addition, he also asked local officials such as Pan Xiuwen to come forward to explain to the people of Changshu and scholars.

It is naturally impossible for Pan Xiuwen and others to disbelief like ordinary people, because they received a report from the court, which was written in black and white.

There was a Dongchang Fanfu watching from the side. Pan Xiuwen and others did not dare to play tricks, so they had to come forward to explain to the people and scholars that there was indeed a lower limit of 100 acres of grain fields. The inspector checked this time that the family had more than 100 acres of grain fields, and they had to pay the tax. These were also the people.

What made Zhang Pu and others, who were concerned about the development of the situation, was that the explanations from the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief clerk and others were more useful, and the situation immediately eased.

However, what they didn't expect was that soon, forged newspapers began to circulate outside, and there was no mention of the lower limit of 100 acres of grain fields. Moreover, it is said that even if there is a lower limit of 100 acres of grain fields, it is only temporary. First, more than 100 acres of grain fields are collected, and then everyone will have to be collected. If you don't resist now, it will be too late to boycott again.

So the situation slowly began to become tense again.

It’s like someone is fighting. If you make a move, I will also make a move. It depends on who is better.

Zhang Pu knew very well that it was Qian Qianyi who was behind the scenes. The current situation is that it is hard to defeat the local snake!

This would not work. Zhang Pu finally decided to force Pan Xiuwen to come forward and oppress him to clarify the situation. At the same time, he asked him to arrest those who spread rumors outside within a specified period of time.

Pan Xiuwen had some concerns at the beginning, but under the oppression of the Dongchang military service, he had no choice but to agree to this matter.

However, when he went to do it, he was decisive and immediately sent a yamen runner to go to the streets to inspect. When he saw someone talking about this, he immediately arrested him and was imprisoned in the county jail.

One, two, three...

In just one day, Pan Xiuwen arrested nearly 100 people to the county jail.

As a result, there was no longer any talk about this outside, but there was a very bad atmosphere that began to spread.

Jiang Dong Mingrui discovered that the arrest of people, as Zhang Pu said before, not only did not ease the situation, but instead made the situation more serious. When they walked on the street and looked at them, they were all hatred.

What to do? Release someone?

Pan Xiuwen did not agree and told Zhang Pu that these people were indeed spreading rumors. If they were released, they would encourage their arrogance. After they went out, they would definitely continue to spread rumors.

As a last resort, Zhang Pu had to Xiuwen to the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture and asked the troops there to be transferred.

Changshu County is under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture. There are no soldiers in Changshu County, but as a top-level prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture is definitely stationed by troops. However, in the past, the Suzhou riots occurred in Suzhou Prefecture City. Therefore, it is unknown whether this letter of help is useful.

What surprised Zhang Pu was that Suzhou Prefecture responded quickly, but on the third morning, someone arrived. He said to the yamen runner at the door: "Is Zhang Xun in there? We came here on the order of the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, please inform us."

There was a Dongchang fan standing behind the door. Hearing this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He hurriedly walked out and saw that he was just a captain dressed as a head-in-law and had not seen the army.

So, when the yamen runner informed it, the Dongchang agent asked curiously: "Why are you just a few? Where are the troops sent?"

"Army?" The captain looked a little puzzled. Seeing that the person who was asking about the Dongchang Fanjun in front of him, he clasped his fists and told him: "I don't know that there is a letter from the prefect here. I will meet with the governor Zhang Xun later. There should be something in the letter."

While speaking, Zhang Pu, surrounded by Jiang Dong and others, strode towards the door. There was still a hint of excitement and a little relaxation on his face.

Before the person arrived at the door, he spoke loudly and asked, "Which leader came to help?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Pu saw the situation at the door and couldn't help but be stunned. There was no army as he imagined, only some constables.

The captain saw Zhang Pu and knew that it was the real master who had arrived, so he took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands, saying that it was the reply from the prefect.

The Dongchang fan next to him immediately stepped forward and submitted it to Zhang Pu. Then, he saw Zhang Pu immediately, and opened it at the door and started to look quickly.

At this moment, everyone was watching Zhang Pu, but saw him glanced at him with all his eyes. Soon, his face darkened. Obviously, the letter should not be good news.

Zhang Pu handed the letter to Jiang Dong beside him, then turned around and walked inside with a gloomy face.

Jiang Dong took it and saw that the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture said that Changshu County was just complaining on the streets and alleys, and it was no big deal. If the troops were sent rashly and aroused civil unrest, no one could afford such consequences.

However, Zhang Xun's guard repeatedly emphasized that someone spreads rumors and tampers with the will, so he can only catch these people with ulterior motives. For this reason, he sent an experienced captain to assist Zhang Xun's guard.

On the surface, this letter has no problem at all. At least from the perspective of the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, it is normal for him to say this. However, in fact, the situation in Changshu County is already very serious. It is just a matter of sending a dozen constables. What's the use? No wonder Zhang Pu turned around and left with a gloomy face after reading it.

...

There was news that the constable came over in Suzhou Prefecture, and it was also immediately spread to Qian Qianyi.

When Hou Fangyu heard this, he immediately looked at Qian Qianyi and praised: "It's true that Zhang Pu couldn't come to the army, haha!"

Qian Qianyi heard this, but was a little proud, stroked his white beard without saying anything.

The prefect of Suzhou Prefecture was of course related to Qian Qianyi. After hearing that Zhang Pu sent someone to Suzhou Prefecture, he had already sent a letter to him, and the result was obvious.

After Hou Fangyu smiled for a while, he asked Qian Qianyi: "To prevent the night from getting long and dreaming, when will we take action?"

"What should we do?" Qian Qianyi shook his head and said, "What should we do? The public anger has not arrived, and when it comes, it will naturally explode. What are you anxious about?"

At first, Hou Fangyu was stunned when he heard it, but after hearing it, he showed a sudden enlightenment and nodded repeatedly to say yes.

"The person from Suzhou Prefecture is just an opportunity. I believe it will be almost done!" After Qian Qianyi said lightly, he stood up and said, "I took a nap for a moment. No big deal, don't disturb me!"

Hou Fangyu immediately bowed to see him out, but he thought in his heart that he was really old, and he was about to go to bed before the summer was sleepy!

Although Qian Qianyi is old, the subsequent situation is indeed as he expected.

The headmaster from Suzhou patrolled the streets, and in just one day, many more arrests were arrested, and the county jail was full of people.

The arrival of these constables not only did not ease the situation, but instead intensified the situation.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Dong immediately advised Zhang Pu: "The situation is already very dangerous. As the adults said, there may be civil changes. Why not take a step back first, withdraw and then talk about it later?"

Hearing this, Zhang Pu's mind, the old man Qian Qianyi's smug smile flashed. He shook his head and said, "I am on an order to go on a tour. How can I be scared away by a group of troublemakers!"

He is a person familiar with the details of civil changes, and he has confidence in saying this. He knows that the key point is still in the local government.

Just as he finished speaking, a Dongchang Fanshi came in and reported: "Sir, there are many people gathering outside, and the situation seems to be not good."

As soon as they heard this, everyone knew that at this time, they were afraid that they would not be able to leave even if they wanted to.

So, Zhang Pu made a quick decision and immediately went to find county magistrate Pan Xiuwen, and said straight to the point: "If there is a civil rebellion in Changshu, something happened between me and the Dongchang military service. You are a small county magistrate and you will never be the emperor's thunderous anger!"

In fact, Qian Qianyi had thought of this threat for a long time, and had already cheered Pan Xiuwen up and relieved him.

Once the civil unrest occurs, at least colleagues in the southern officialdom will distinguish it for him. It was Zhang Xunzhang who did evil in the local area, took advantage of the situation, and took nonchalantly, and took no action on human life... which will arouse the anger of the people and cause civil unrest.

In short, in one sentence, it is Zhang Pu’s fault.

If it were the past, there would be no problem with the Suzhou riots as the previous example.

However, Zhang Pu had already expected this and immediately threatened Pan Xiuwen: "The current emperor is wise and powerful, and the Shanxi merchants are all in charge. There are cabinet ministers covering up, and there are censors who speak up, and there are local governors and governors, and the commander of the garrison station are in the same group as the party. Even so, what is the ending? Does this need to be reminded by my official?"

The Shanxi merchants' Tonglu case can be said to be the biggest incident in the twelve years of Chongzhen, and even a major incident in the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. Although Changshu is indeed far away from the capital, Pan Xiuwen absolutely knew the details of such a matter.

When he heard this, he was immediately depressed.

However, he didn't have time to speak, but Zhang Pu continued to add information: "The wise man doesn't say secret words. The reason behind the trouble this time is that I know that Qian Qianyi is also the biggest landlord who came to Changshu to investigate and deal with the order. Do you think this matter can be better than the Shanxi merchants? Can you deceive the emperor and let me take the blame? Do you dare to bet? The current emperor will let you go gently like the Emperor Wanli of the year? Or, if you dare to bet, your fate will be better than the Shanxi merchants?"
Chapter completed!