Han Du was originally called Han Liu, and he has been farming in Jinling for generations to make a living.

He still remembered that before his grandfather died, he said happily that he finally paid off the money he owed others, and then left with a long sigh.

He would never forget the smug sigh for the rest of his life, because it is said that because the creditors were displaced, dead, and missing in the wars at the end of the Mongol Yuan, most of the debts were wiped out by God.

In his father's generation, he experienced the early founding of the Ming Dynasty and the Jingnan Campaign, and it was still in chaos.

So his father was very clever to send his own land to a juren’s family, with more than 50 acres of land, which could save a lot of money and food a year.

By the time he arrived, the whole family was already a tenant from the juren family, but life was still acceptable.

He felt that he was working hard to support his five sons, but the old Juren died, and his son Huang Huan stopped at the scholar, but he became a small official in Jinling Mansion through connections.

Han Du borrowed money, but he borrowed it from his master's family. He had always had money and profits, but he would never pay it back in his life. He finally changed from a farmer to a tenant of the Huang family.

A real tenant!

The sun was very big. Han Liu heard that Lord Huang was coming home, so he brought a chicken to ask for a visit, just to ask the official who was not short of money to reduce the rent.

The side door opened and a man Han Liu knew came out, Huang Da, the butler of the Huang family.

The cicadas were screaming desperately, which made people feel upset.

Han Du quickly carried the chicken in front of him, and then said to Huang Da: "Mr. Da, this is a small... a small..."

He forgot the word "heart" with a clumsy mouth, but Huang Da didn't even look at the chicken, and snorted in his nose and asked, "What are you doing?"

Han Du said awkwardly: "Once Da, the little one... the little one wants to ask..."

He had forgotten that he was here to ask for a meeting with Huang Huan. He was scared and was frightened by Huang Da's aura.

Seeing him stuttering, Huang Da said impatiently: "What's the matter? If you don't say it, just get out!"

Han even wanted to get out, but when he thought of the five sons at home, he said his intentions from somewhere.

"Tenant rent?"

Huang Da frowned and looked at him, saying disgustedly: "Don't forget the name the old man gave you back then, it's a thousand gold medal!"

The name Han Du is the old juren who occasionally passed by Han Du's house. When he saw Han Du playing stupidly at the door, he asked casually and then changed Liu to Du.

So the Han family was happy for a long time, feeling that it was contaminated with the aura of Wenquxing, and his own sixth family probably had great luck.

But to this day, Han still farms, and successfully planted his own land into the Huang family's land.

The family was about to lose food again, and Han didn't dare to borrow money from the master's house. He just wanted to ask the master to reduce the rent. He went to his married daughter to open his mouth and at least get some food back.

Thinking of this, Han felt a little happy and said, "Yes, yes, yes, the master's kindness will be remembered for the rest of his life, but... I really can't survive at home. Master Da, the little one... the tenant rent was agreed! At that time, you said you would never change it in your life..."

He knelt down without hesitation, but he firmly grabbed the rooster in his hand.

The rooster was giggling, and Huang Da said disgustedly: "That's because you can't live up to your own business. What's the relationship with others? As for the agreement? What agreement? Who saw it? Get out! Get back and take your chicken with you. It's not rare for the master!"

Han Du suddenly became soft and kowtowed, "Of course, please give me some, just give in, just the same as last year."

Huang Da stretched out his feet and was about to kick him over. His eyes rolled and he said, "For your respect, I'll give you an idea."

"Thank you, Mr. Da! Thank you, Mr. Da!"

Han was so happy that he kowtowed like pounding garlic.

Huang Da's voice became a little ethereal and compassionate, "Master, charity, I said before. If there are merchants in the village who cannot survive, you can lend them money and food."

Han Du's cheeks were trembling and joy disappeared.

Several village houses came from afar. Seeing someone kneeling here, they came over to watch the fun.

Then they saw Han Du raised his hands high, the rooster he grabbed with his right hand screaming, and then pecked the hand hard.

The rough big hand relaxed, the rooster landed, and then cried a few proudly.

But Han Du's screams were screaming in their ears.

"No! Master Da! I don't dare to borrow..."

The shouting was heartbreaking, with fear and despair, making people tremble.

When the merchants heard that they were borrowing money, they immediately turned sideways and turned, but their bodies tilted towards this side, and wanted to hear the final result.

"Do you borrow?"

Huang Da kicked Han Du, who was walking over with his knees and asked coldly.

"No, Mr. Da! I can't afford it..."

"Then get out! You can die of starvation at home, so don't miss the rent!"

Han Du returned home in a daze, and then realized that he had forgotten to bring the rooster back, so he ran to look for it like crazy.

But the door of the Huang family's mansion was closed tightly. The loess was covered with the ground outside the door, but there were no roosters, but there were a few chicken feathers.

That chicken was the last thing the Han family could exchange for money. Now that it has been lost, the Han family is a veritable family of all the people...

"My chicken..."

After a stick of incense, Han Du, who was beaten to the point of bruised nose and swollen face, was lying outside the gate of the Huang family and moaned. After a long time, his sons came timidly to carry him back home.

...

Fang Xing's banquet was rare, so those who received the notice rushed to his base at the time.

As soon as I came in, I didn't find any happy appearance of the banquet, and the soldiers were still cold.

After arriving at the local area, everyone discovered that the people who came to the banquet today were the six ministers of the Ministry of Justice, and Bao Hua from the Ministry of the Ministry of Enquiry.

Is this a Hongmen Banquet?

The seven people stood there in a look of each other, communicating with their eyes.

I woke up later, but there was no wine or food.

The seven people were nervous, not knowing what Fang Xing’s gourd was selling.

After sitting down, Fang Xing said, "The Ming Dynasty's national power is booming and the situation is now grand. If you look forward, no matter how many hundred or thousands of years, will there be such a powerful dynasty? Is there such a prosperous momentum?"

The seven people shook their heads. They did not want to express their opinions before they understood Fang Xing's intentions, so as not to stand in the wrong team.

Fang Xing looked outside with his eyes as if he was talking to himself.

"Your Majesty's decree has arrived..."

Li Jing appeared again. Among the seven people, the clever ones had already thought of Fang Xing's strangeness of having been in Jinling for almost ten days, but there was no movement.

When Peking is so far away from Jinling, if you have the intention, you will probably have a tacit understanding in advance.

What is it?

After Li Jing finished reciting the imperial edict, the seven people all looked pale.

It's really going to do it!

After the cleanup in the north, some people said that the emperor would clean up the south immediately, just to strike while the iron is hot and not to prepare for the gentry in the south.

But this analysis was ignored in the midst of optimism.

As soon as the decree arrives today, the emperor's toughness is almost suffocating.

So what are you waiting for in the past ten days of awakening?

Some people remember Xue Lu and Liu Guan, as well as the Dongchang and Jinyiwei who have been extremely busy recently.

This is preparing!

Fang Xing sat upright and asked lightly: "Your Majesty's will is here, who objected?"

Silent, the room is silent.

...

Everything was ready, Fang Xing stood outside Jinling City, looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "Jinling is a good place for dragons and tigers, and Nandu deserves it. Today we will clean up some scum for this good place and set off."

Just behind him, teams of cavalry were ready to go and scattered to various places with the orders.

They are messengers who check the situation in various places back and forth and report them in time.
Chapter completed!