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Chapter 571 Arrival in Xi'an

Jiajing was very worried about Zhang Hao, and hoped that Zhang Hao could make a breakthrough in Shaanxi and that he would be able to control the court by himself.

On Zhang Hao's side, Zhang Hao was rushing to Xi'an. Along the way, Zhang Hao rode his horse and looked at the people. Seeing the people, he was dull and ragged. Zhang Hao felt uncomfortable.

There are not many people in Shaanxi, but there are also a lot of land. Why are the people so poor? It was said that the officials in Shaanxi are still collecting taxes. Zhang Hao also found out that they are collecting taxes, but they are actually collecting taxes, but they are less than before.

The total amount of taxes in Shaanxi in one year exceeded 400,000 taels, and all of this money flowed into the pockets of officials. Moreover, the court also paid 300,000 taels to Shaanxi last year. This money, the officials in Shaanxi may not be spent on the people, and most of them have entered their own needs.

In the evening, Zhang Hao and his friends settled in a county town, and Zhang Hao and Jiang Zili and others also went to the same room to have tea.

"You saw those people today, right? They are so poor, much poorer than those in Peking. Moreover, I have been to the south, and the people here are much poorer than those in the south!" Wu Qing sat there and sighed.

"This is the responsibility of your Censorate. You Censorate has not done a good job, so that the people will be able to have such a situation!" Yu Anshan looked at Wu Qing and said.

"Hey, if you want to say that your Ministry of Personnel has no responsibility, your Ministry of Revenue has no responsibility, and so many officials have problems, how can we all have problems with the Censorate? The key is the problem of the King of Qin here. The King of Qin has been here for so many years, and it has been deeply rooted. It is too difficult for officials to come over and make a difference. If they don't join them, it will probably be difficult to survive!" Wu Qing looked at them with a wry smile and said.

"Well, let's not talk about this for now!" Zhang Hao said while sitting there and pouring tea for them.

"However, Mr. Lu An, I still admire the things you did. I really admire them. Now the court is rich, and I heard that the Imperial Guards are very powerful and have been waiting for the Tatars to come. These are your contributions. Although we don't know what you are doing in Tangshan now, how important it is, I believe that this matter must be very important. Otherwise, you wouldn't be thinking about that every day, and you would also be watching it in person!" Wu Qing looked at Zhang Hao and said.

"Well, it's just a small thing, but now we really need to figure out whether there are good officials in the entire Ming Dynasty. If there are any, then there is still hope for the Ming Dynasty. However, I probably have nothing in Shaanxi, really no more!" Zhang Hao sat there and said with a wry smile.

"Sir, you don't need to be so pessimistic. After all, we are still investigating now, and it is possible to meet good officials!" Wu Qing said to Zhang Hao.

"Yeah, hope!" Zhang Hao said with a wry smile.

Zhang Hao had no hope for the situation in Shaanxi. If there were really good officials, the court would definitely know the situation in Shaanxi. Not to mention anything else, the Jinyiwei was corrupted by the King of Qin. What's more, the officials here, the will of those officials are probably not as firm as those of the Jinyiwei soldiers.

The next morning, Zhang Hao and the others continued to rush on their way. They looked at the situation of the people along the way and felt angry. The weather is still very cold now, but many children don’t even have clothes for the cold, and their hands and feet are so cold that they are so cold that they are rotten. As a marquis, they are the same. They don’t know the situation in Shaanxi at all. If they know, can they still enjoy it?

"These people deserve to die, and the officials in Shaanxi deserve to die!" Zhang Hao said with gritted his teeth and said.

"Sir, let's calm down. We will arrive in Xi'an tomorrow. At that time, you still need to calm down your emotions!" Yu Anshan and the others were anxious when they heard Zhang Hao say this.

They knew that Zhang Hao was very impulsive. What if the King of Qin was killed by a hammer? The matter would be a big deal! It can't be said that the emperor wanted to deal with the King of Qin and didn't even find any evidence, right? In this case, other vassal kings would have great opinions, and it would be difficult for His Majesty to suppress it.

"I know, don't worry, this time I have to personally escort the King of Qin back to Beijing for trial." Zhang Hao smiled and said, "Now I want to arrest the King of Qin back to Beijing. Then the world will be announced and the people of the world will see what the King of Qin in the Ming Dynasty has done in Shaanxi."

It was not until the morning of the third day that Zhang Hao and the others arrived in Xi'an City. At this moment, Shaanxi governor Xuan Yongchao, Chief Censor Liang Zhengxu, Chief Commander Shen Jingming, and Qin King Zhu Huaizhen also arrived at the city gate to greet Zhang Hao. When Zhang Hao saw them, he immediately dismounted with a smile.

"I have met Your Highness the King of Qin!" Zhang Hao bowed to Zhu Huaizhen with a smile.

"Welcome to Xi'an, come, let me introduce you to you. These are all parents in Shaanxi. This is the governor Xuan Yongchao." Zhu Huai-chan also introduced Zhang Hao with a smile, and Zhang Hao also greeted them one by one. After the introduction, Zhu Huai-chan said a request to Zhang Hao.

"Well. Your Majesty is worried about me, worried that I will cause trouble, so I need 5,000 imperial guards around me anywhere. The remaining imperial guards are stationed outside the city. I wonder if there is any place to arrange them in the city?" Zhang Hao asked Xuan Yongchao with a smile. He was the governor, and he was here to patrol Shaanxi in this time, of course he asked him.

"This!" Xuan Yongchao looked at Zhu Huaizhen and was a little afraid to answer.

"Chief Censor, there are military camps in Xi'an City, right?" Zhang Hao immediately looked at Shen Jingming.

"Yes, yes, yes, but there are soldiers living inside. Now that so many soldiers are in, I'm afraid they will feel wronged!" Shen Jingming immediately bowed to Zhang Hao and said.

"It's okay, just leave some dormitories and come out. Lord Shen, please arrange it!" Zhang Hao said to Shen Jingming.

"This!" Shen Jingming also looked at Zhu Huaiyang at this moment, but when he saw that Zhu Huaiyang did not say anything, he could only nod and said yes.

"Well. Let's go, prince, I'm going to nag you this time. My father also specifically told me that when I go to Shaanxi, I need to be more close to the prince!" Zhang Hao said to Zhu Huaiyang with a smile.

"That's right, please!" Zhu Huai-chan also smiled and said to Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao said that he was going on the horse and walked side by side with the King of Qin. He was followed by Zhang Hao's two Jinyi Guards, followed by the local officials.

Soon, Zhu Huaizhen took Zhang Hao to a mansion. Zhang Hao came here to investigate the case. He must have arranged a mansion for Zhang Hao. This mansion was also used for entertainment, and it was arranged for court officials. Zhang Hao could not live in an inn. Putting aside his identity as an imperial envoy, Zhang Hao was a marquis, and he needed to entertain him anywhere.

"This is where I rest?" Zhang Hao asked with a smile as he looked at Zhu Huaizhen.

"This was arranged by the governor, are you satisfied?" Zhu Huai-chan also asked Zhang Hao with a smile.

"It's good to have a place to live! Let's go in and take a look!" Zhang Hao said with a smile.

At this moment, the imperial guards brought by Zhang Hao began to guard the place, and the Jinyiwei also went in first and began to arrange those places. When Zhang Hao went in, he found many maids and servants.

"Mr. Xuan, let those servants and maids go back. I will bring the servants!" Zhang Hao said to Xuan Yongchao.

"This, sir, these people are very familiar with Xi'an. If you don't have anything to do, they can make up for you!" Xuan Yongchao saw that Zhang Hao didn't even need those servants, and immediately bowed and said.

"It's okay, just let them buy it. King Qin knows that I'm not short of money. How much money can I spend?" Zhang Hao waved his hand indifferently and said.

"This is, yes!" Xuan Yongchao saw that Zhu Huaizhen still didn't say anything, so he could only bow and say yes.

In fact, Zhu Huai-tiao was so angry that he knew that you were not kind-hearted when you came here. He brought the army in, but he was worried about himself and was not allowed to let those servants be here now. But he couldn't say anything, because these had nothing to do with him. It was the government's arrangement for Zhang Hao, and Zhang Hao didn't want it, and the government also came forward. He, the King of Qin, could not come forward, otherwise he would have crossed.

"Well, move the tea table in first. I also want to have tea and chat with the prince and a few adults, and go shopping for vegetables. Today, I will invite the prince and a few adults!" Zhang Hao smiled and ordered the people around him.

"This, Mr. Lu An, this is not in line with the rules. If you are you like this, then we will be embarrassing!" Zhu Huaizhen heard Zhang Hao say this and immediately spoke to Zhang Hao.

"Oh, it's okay, I'll tell you that I'm here just to go through a formality. You know, I'm not short of money. If I don't find out anything at that time, the emperor will punish me. In addition, if I eat and drink here, the emperor knows and doesn't deal with me, don't make me embarrassed. It's okay, anyone who invites me is the same, it's just a meal. Happiness is the most important thing, right?" Zhang Hao said to Zhu Huaizhen with a smile.

"That's right, but if you do this, you will make people outside say that we don't understand the rules!" Zhu Huai-chan continued to say to Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao's example is indeed a slap in the face. If it is spread, someone will immediately say that Zhang Hao has completely distrusts the officials in Shaanxi.

"Barring nonsense, hey, to be honest, I've been here all the way, after passing Shanxi, the situation here is hard to describe. I'll save you some money. I don't want to be scolded by the people of Shaanxi. Three lords, you have a lot to do. People are so poor, you have a responsibility!" Zhang Hao sighed and pointed at the three officials and said, "When the three officials heard it, they were stunned.
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