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Li Huan's figure appeared in the line of sight of Chen Jizu and the others, and everyone's eyes lit up immediately, and they cupped their hands towards Li Huan from a distance and said, "Master Hou is finally back, we have been waiting for Master Hou here for a long time."

If ordinary people listen to these words, they may think that Chen Jizu is complaining that Li Huan made people wait for a long time, but everyone can hear that Chen Jizu's words are just stating a fact, not complaining about Li Huan.

Li Huan was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he smiled and said: "It's not that Li doesn't want to come back early, everyone knows: Your Majesty entrusted Li to supervise the investigation, and he just came back after dealing with the affairs in the yamen. Everyone has waited for a long time, but it is Li's fault."

At this moment, Cheng Guogong's voice came and said: "Okay, what are you doing blocking the door, let Ziyu come in soon."

Walking into the hall, Li Huan, as the host, naturally sat down in the middle, that is to say, the Li family's mansion is big enough, and the hall is even more spacious, otherwise, if there are more than ten or twenty people in one place, it would be really crowded.

Li Huan took a look at everyone, and knew without guessing: the purpose of these people coming to the house today.

Without waiting for Li Huan to speak, Chen Jizu opened his mouth and bowed solemnly to Li Huan: "Mr. Chen is here to thank Lord Hou. Without the care of Lord Hou, my son would not be able to achieve today's fortune. Now I am a family of the Chen family. Shuangjue, even if Chen dies immediately, he can comfort his ancestors."

Speaking of this, Chen Jizu said to Chen Ang who was on the side: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you thank Lord Hou, if it is not for Lord Hou, you may not be able to have today's fortune in your whole life."

Chen Ang, who was conferred the title of Uncle Dingyuan by the emperor, immediately stepped forward to bow to Li Huan and said: "The last general thanks the general, if it weren't for the general, there would be no pride today."

Li Huan flicked his long sleeves and said, "Hurry up and be polite. If you really want to say something, you have to wait for yourself. Otherwise, even if I want to support everyone, I can't do it."

At this time, along with Chen Ang and Xu Ying, several people who were able to be knighted also stood up and greeted Li Huan together.

Xu Guangzha looked at Li Huan with a light smile when he heard the words: "That being said, there are many capable people in this world, but there are very few who have the opportunity to display their talents and abilities. There are their own reasons for today's good fortune, but if it wasn't for you, Lord Marquis, how could the chance of being knighted fall on them with so many strong men in the army."

All the people around nodded their heads.The most indispensable thing in the army is the strong, and there are even people like Xu Ying and Chen Ang. However, due to various reasons, it is rare for these people to have a bright future. It has to be seen and there is no chance to display it.

Under the compliments of the crowd, it was not until night fell that Li Huan saw off the crowd.

In the room, several people said: "The figure sitting there is not Zhang Lun, Duke of Cheng, Zhu Fu, Duke of Cheng, Xu Ying, uncle of Weiyuan, and Chen Ang, uncle of Dingyuan, who are the figures sitting there."

Seeing that Li Huan sent the rest of the people into the room, the eyes of Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and others all fell on Li Huan.

There was a bit of solemnity in the expressions of several people.

Then Zhang Lun said: "Uncle, Your Majesty has decided to let you supervise the case this time, I don't know you..."

Zhu Fu on the side stroked his beard, looked at Li Huan with a bit of solemnity in his eyes, and said, "Ziyu, I'm afraid this case is not that simple, especially since Yangzhou Mansion is now a den of dragons and tigers, you have to be careful."

For a person like Zhu Fu, who had never seen any plots and tricks, he could tell at a glance that the case of the Yangzhou Jinyiwei Yamen being exterminated was definitely not as simple as the Yangzhou government reported.

Hundreds of Jinyiwei could be killed by someone, if it was really done by the remnants of the Chen family, that would be great, I'm afraid there is something hidden in it.

Xu Guangzuo also looked at Li Huan solemnly and said, "If you want me to tell you, Ziyu, when you go to Yangzhou Mansion this time, it is best to bring a soldier with you, so that you can be safe."

As soon as Xu Guangzuo said this, Xu Ying, who was sitting there, immediately said: "General, let the last general lead three thousand cavalry to go to Yangzhou Mansion with the adults, no matter how small the Yangzhou Mansion is, three thousand cavalry Under the circumstances, it must disappear in smoke."

Chen Ang also opened his mouth and said: "The last general can also lead three thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to go with the general, and there is no one under firearms.

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Whether it is Xu Ying or Chen Ang, they all have a look of self-confidence and a murderous spirit that is naturally exuded.

In the room, Xu Guangzuo, Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and others could naturally feel the murderousness exuded from Xu Ying and Chen Ang, and they couldn't help but be surprised.

Although they know that Xu Ying, Chen Ang and others have experienced more than half a year of wars, they are no longer what they used to be, but now they feel the real killing spirit of the two, and they secretly sigh Incessantly, the eyes looking at the two at the same time also became different.

If they looked at rising stars like Chen Ang and Xu Ying with their inherent eyes before, there was a vague meaning of relying on the old and selling the old, but now they look at them as equals to themselves. .

Chen Ang, Xu Ying and the others naturally didn't know: it was just a blink of an eye, and Zhang Lun and Zhu Fu's attitudes towards them changed invisibly.

With a light cough, Zhu Fu looked away from Xu Ying and Chen Ang and said to Li Huan: "Ziyu, Xu Ying, Chen Ang and the others are right. It must be very dangerous for you to go to Jiangnan to investigate the case this time. If you can have a sharp The accompanying soldiers and horses can deter Xiaoxiao's generation."

Li Huan sat there with a calm and indifferent expression on his face. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "I will consider this matter."

Seeing Li Huan's reaction, Zhu Fu, Zhang Lun and the others didn't say anything more. Li Huan is not a fool. Huan.

Stroking his beard, Zhu Fu said with a smile: "We don't care how you handle the case, but it's good that you know what to do."

If it were someone else, maybe Zhu Fu, Zhang Lun and the others would still worry about whether they would be tied up, but Li Huan didn't care about the case. Li Huan was really in a hurry. He really thought that Li Huan's butcher name was for nothing. !
A few days later, the gates of the capital opened wide, and a group of Jinyi Weiti galloped across the long street on horseback.

The person in the lead is dressed in brocade clothes, wearing a big cloak, and looks heroic. Who is it if it is not the new champion of the Ming Dynasty, Hou Lihuan.

Hundreds of Jinyi Wei Tiqi surrounded Li Huan and roared out, bringing up the sky full of smoke and dust and disappearing into the official road: the end.

Li Huan and his party went out of the city without the slightest concealment. Such momentum was seen in the eyes of countless people, and naturally it was also seen by many caring people.

Above the teahouse, several officials watched the scene where Li Huan took people away and couldn't help feeling emotional: "Li Huan is going to Jiangnan, I'm afraid there will be troubles in Jiangnan!"

An official put down the tea in his hand, looked away and snorted coldly: "If I ask you what, Li Huan can rely on the emperor's favor to run wild in this capital, but in the south of the Yangtze River, I really think he can still be unscrupulous. "

Someone shrank their eyes and subconsciously looked at the official.

The official who spoke didn't seem to notice the gazes of his colleagues, and said with a sneer, "Since the entire Jinyiwei Thousand Households in Yangzhou Prefecture can be killed, who can guarantee that Li Huan and the others will also be killed?" Same experience!"

Someone coughed lightly and said to the official, "Senior Brother, be careful!"

Not mentioning Li Huan's departure, the reaction of the people in the capital and the officials, it is said that Li Huan and his party left the capital, then took a boat through the Grand Canal, and within ten days they had already approached the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture.

The mighty Grand Canal stretches for thousands of miles, running through the south of the Yangtze River and the north. It can be said to be a major water artery of the Ming Dynasty.

I don’t know if such a grand canal feeds: how many people make a living on it. On the grand canal, you can see ships passing by, showing a busy scene.

At this time, on the river surface, three huge official ships were slowly driving, just looking at the flags hoisted on the ships, it was the banner of Jin Yiwei.

Ordinary people may not be able to recognize it, but for the gang members who live on the canal, it is their basic ability to recognize the various flags hoisted on official ships, otherwise, if they are not careful, they may offend the nobles.

The General Administration of Water Transport of Yangzhou is a branch of the Governor of Water Transport, which mainly supervises and manages the water transport affairs of a section of the canal in Yangzhou.

At this time, in a hall of Yangzhou General Administration of Water Transport, several officials

The members were gathered together, and these people looked at a confidential letter in front of them with solemn expressions.

The leader of a doctor slowly said: "Everyone, everyone has read this secret letter, let's talk about it, whether you want to do it or not."

A patrol envoy coughed lightly and said with a bit of surprise on his face: "The magistrate means to let me wait and watch the official ships coming from the north on the canal. If there are official ships from the Jinyiwei Yamen Think of a way to wipe out all the people on board?"

The expressions on the faces of several officials nearby were also dignified and terrified, because the content of the secret letter was really too appalling.

Although they said that they were under the administration of the Governor of Water Transport, they were actually more closely related to the Yangzhou government to a certain extent.

There are no less than a dozen water transport bureaus in various sections, large and small.

If they have anything to do with the General Administration of Water Transportation in Yangzhou on weekdays, they will first discuss with the officials of the Yangzhou government, and only if the problems cannot be resolved will they be reported to the Yamen of the governor of Qianyun.

Over time, the General Administration of Water Transport in each prefecture naturally became very close to the officialdom of each prefecture.

Although it is said that the water transport yamen is independent of the local yamen, the officialdom is the sophistication of the world, and when it comes to rank, these officials are naturally inferior to many officials in the Yangzhou government. It's all done with all my heart.

If it weren't for this, it would be impossible for the several persons in charge of the Yangzhou General Administration of Water Transport to sit here and discuss with frowns.

Zhuo Li glanced sharply at the few people present, and slowly said: "Ming people don't speak dark words, you should know: the big case in Yangzhou Mansion."

The expressions of the several officials present all changed. Yangzhou Jinyiwei's thousand households were killed and burned to the ground. Such a sensational news, they don't know how it is near the Yangzhou government.

Even some well-informed people know the inside story clearly.

Seeing the reactions of several people, Zhuo Li, as the water transport envoy of the Yangzhou Water Transport Bureau, said indifferently: "Such a big case has already been heard by the heavens. According to the latest news, the emperor has handed over this case to Li Huan, the God of Killing, personally supervised it."

"Hiss, don't you know, the princes of the court: "Will there be any consequences for this case to be supervised by Li Huan, a murderous god?" "

Someone couldn't help but exclaimed, his face was full of shock.

Just like at the Great Court Meeting, a group of officials competed for the initiative in handling the case in front of the emperor. It can be said that everyone knows what it means for the case to be handed over to the third division to supervise and to be handed over to Li Huan.

Li Huan supervised the handling of this case, and any fool could imagine that once Li Huan arrived at Yangzhou Mansion, everyone in Yangzhou Mansion would not know how many officials would lose their titles or even ransack their families for this.

Although they are independent from the Yangzhou government, the General Administration of Water Transport is too closely connected with the Yangzhou government. When the time comes to pull out the carrots and bring out the mud, they may not end well.

In particular, this major case involved the Chen family, a wealthy family in Yangzhou. The Chen family not only had a close relationship with Yangzhou official circles, but also had a good relationship with their Yangzhou Water Transport Administration.

The Chen family distributes hundreds of thousands of shi of table salt every year, but all of them are distributed to all parties through their General Administration of Water Transport. It can be said that anyone present holds Chen

The benefits of the family, and the Chen family are completely like grasshoppers on the same rope.

At this time, Zhuo Li sneered and said: "I think you all know what happened to Master Jin Lijin of the Salt Transport Envoy."

Several people couldn't help feeling a chill running down their backs when they heard the words, and looked at Zhuo Li in horror.

Jin Li, the son-in-law of the Chen family, was arrested by Jin Yiwei as the spokesperson of the Chen family's salt transport envoy's yamen. The entire salt transport envoy's si yamen had dozens of officials, big and small, and none of them escaped. They were all imprisoned in Yangzhou Jinyi guard. In the big prison, dozens of officials, including Jin Li, all died in the big prison.

Seeing everyone's reactions in his eyes, Zhuo Li said with cold eyes: "Everyone, think about it carefully. If Li Huan really arrives at Yangzhou Mansion, I'm afraid I will be like those colleagues in the Si Yamen who transported salt. Jin Yiwei's arrest."

Zhuo Li said slowly: "Everyone knows what we have done. Once Jin Yiwei finds out, we will die.

It's all right if we are killed alone, but Li Huan is not a human being. Do you think he only killed us, or will he ransack our family and exterminate our family? "