At noon, after lunch, Chen Guanlou sat under the eaves to bask in the sun, feeling lazy. Lu Datou was picking his teeth and sitting in a row with him. The two chatted casually, saying a few words here and there. "Every time the officials make a big fuss, the Jia-shaped prison will make a fortune." His tone was quite envious. Chen Guanlou glanced at him, "Do you want to work for the Jiazi-shaped big and small?" Lu Datou was tempted for a moment, then shook his head, "Forget it, I can't read a single word, so I won't go to the Jiazi-shaped big and embarrass myself. I'm also impatient to serve those officials. You see, they've already been sent to the prison, and they're still putting on airs. You can bear it. It's better to be in the C-shaped big and small, you can beat them if you want, scold them if you want, and it doesn't matter if a few people die." The sun was warm on his body, and Chen Guanlou half-closed his eyes to enjoy it, "You are destined not to make a fortune." "It's okay to have money to spend, it doesn't matter whether you make a fortune or not." Lu Datou chuckled. He was useless, but he knew that he was at that level of ability, and he didn't force wealth that didn't belong to him. "Xu Fugui is here." Chen Guanlou reminded him. Lu Datou glanced at Xu Fugui who had just entered the gate with a disdainful expression, "Ignore him."
Xu Fugui also saw Lu Datou and frowned immediately, "Lu Datou, what are you doing here if you don't go to work?" "Sunbathing!" Lu Datou pointed to the sky. Xu Fugui was so angry when he saw that he was so lazy and didn't give him face. He was really annoyed by the old foxes in the C-shaped prison, and he couldn't drive them away. Without these old foxes, the C-shaped prison couldn't be played. A group of gangsters is not something a newcomer can deal with. Not all the jailers in the prison are Chen Guanlou, who showed the characteristics of the chosen jailers from the beginning. He said with a stern face, "It's almost sunbathing, go back to work quickly. There may be inspections from above in the next few days, you'd better not gamble in the duty room." After that, he left angrily. Lu Datou snorted coldly and complained, "You are using chicken feathers as a token of authority." Chen Guanlou watched the whole process and said, "At least give him some face." "I am too lazy to do superficial work. Didn't you just ignore him?" "I pretended to be invisible." Chen Guanlou said and laughed first. Then, Lu Datou also laughed, and the two laughed loudly. The other jailers were confused. After being exposed to the sun, the moldy smell on his body disappeared a little. Chen Guanlou went down the prison and sat in the duty room to look through the account books. The court has been very lively recently. Yu Zhaoan jumped up and down, trying to win over, promise and suppress, and he finally got his wish. The old emperor issued an edict, asking him to take charge of the civil affairs of the northwest as the left assistant censor, and to raise food and weapons for the army to suppress the bandits. As for the commander-in-chief, the old emperor has been dragging his feet and has not made up his mind. This gave Guo Dachun and the King of Daming the opportunity to grow and develop. Everyone knows why the old emperor has been slow to make a decision, and the eldest master knows it too. However, the eldest master sat still, neither mobilizing the nobles to fight for him nor showing his loyalty to the old emperor. He just recited poems and painted in his mansion every day, and was unrestrained, with an attitude that he didn't care about the ups and downs outside. It seemed that he didn't want to command the army or fight at all. The more he did this, the more the old emperor wondered: Is he dissatisfied with me? Is he still resentful about not being promoted last time? Humph! As a minister, it is unreasonable not to share the worries of the monarch and father. The old emperor thought again: Chen Qianzhi really has no intention of getting involved in military power? Did I misunderstand him? But even if it was a misunderstanding, letting him command the army meant that the power of the nobles was strengthened. The old emperor hated the eldest master for not giving face and not actively fighting for it. Then he reflected on whether he was too harsh and chilled the hearts of his ministers.
Just like a scumbag, sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes entangled in contradictions, sometimes reflecting and repenting. After repenting, he continued to be a scumbag. The master is not in a hurry. The more serious the harm caused by the rebels, the more prominent his importance will be. This time, no matter what, the old emperor can't let the donkey get rid of its work easily. In a word, don't release the eagle before you see the rabbit. He even hopes that the old emperor will send a general in the army to be the commander-in-chief to fight first. Win? It's basically impossible! Based on his understanding of that group of border troops, there are no extraordinary means, they don't listen to orders at all, and they do their own thing. Looking through the court, only he can suppress that group of rebellious border army generals. The officers and soldiers are like a pile of scattered sand. No matter who is the commander-in-chief, it is impossible to win. The key to winning is to integrate the officers and soldiers and twist the scattered sand into a rope. Let me ask, who else can do it except him? If the old emperor doesn't use him, then wait for the rebels to go south to cause trouble. If the rebels come to the vicinity of the capital someday, he would like to see where the old emperor's face is and whether he still has the face to continue sitting on the throne. Maybe there will be a palace coup. It is estimated that 70% to 80% of the people in and outside the court are looking forward to the crown prince's enthronement and the restoration of the government. Due to the delay of the old emperor, most of Pingzhou has fallen into the hands of the rebels, and even the front of the army has pointed its sword at the county of the next state. The King of Jinzhou has occupied the territory of five counties and expanded the army by 100,000, claiming so. In fact, there must be not so many, but there must be 30,000 or 20,000. Officials in the northwest have complained that the rebels are harming the local area, and the people have been bewitched and coerced. The local garrison forces and local garrisons have come into close contact with the rebels, and they have collapsed at the first touch and have been chased and beaten by the rebels. I beg the court to send the court army as soon as possible, send the general to take charge of the military affairs, and quell the two rebels. Local officials still know to save face for the old emperor and dare not scold the old emperor for being incompetent. Officials in the court, especially the censors, will not give the old emperor face. Even with Yu Zhaoan's restraint, there are still some young people who jump out and put the blame on the old emperor. Rebellions occurred in three places in one year. This is clearly a warning from God, warning the old emperor that if he does not stop, there will be a disaster sooner or later. The tyrant is alive, and God is warning. Even God can't stand it. Please kill Jiang Tu, this beast! Jiang Tu: It's none of my business. I didn't harm Jinzhou and Pingzhou. It's clear that Pingjiang Hou was not good at suppressing the bandits and watched the King of Ming escape, which led to the repeated wars in Jinzhou today. As for Pingzhou, it was the fault of the Ministry of War, and he had nothing to do with it. The religious bandits and civil unrest in Dongzhou were his responsibility, but he was acting on orders and venting the anger for the old emperor. He is a first-class good man in the world, a loyal minister! Unlike you traitors, you dare to accuse the king and father of being a tyrant, you deserve to die! The old emperor was a petty person who would take revenge for any slight. He would punish anyone who insulted him. At the beginning of the year, a group of officials had been imprisoned because of the rebellion of the Dongzhou religious bandits. But the officials who insulted him kept falling into the trap, not knowing whether to live or die. So, this time, another group of officials were imprisoned. What was even more terrifying was that the old emperor suddenly pointed his sword at Zhuang Wenlin, the prince's tutor, the Dongge university scholar, and the prince's uncle. He was imprisoned on the charge of forming a clique for personal gain.