Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 139 Network Collection 1
In February, Yangzhou City is a bit more springy, and the water of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is still clear.

The Yangzhou Wharf has been cleared by the wolf-like Yangzhou Guards. An official ship coming from the direction of Songjiang Mansion is slowly docking, and the imperial envoy's flag is swaying in the wind.

Knowing the arrival of the imperial envoy Wang Yue's official ship, officials from all the yamen in Yangzhou City flocked to the wharf next to the south gate, ready to welcome the imperial envoy who was holding Shang Fang's horse-killing sword.

Li Zhiqing, the transshipment envoy of the two Huaihe Rivers, is an out-and-out third-rank official, and now he is the actual leader of Yangzhou officials, so he stands at the forefront without hesitation.

Yangzhou prefect Yang Mingyuan and Lianghuai inspector Yan Yushi Zhang Huangshan stood behind, and when they saw the tall official ship approaching slowly, they couldn't help feeling nervous.

Because Wailang Guandong, a member of the Yangzhou Chaoguan household department, drank alcohol and drowned in the Xiaoqinhuai River earlier, only a few low-level officials in Yangzhou Chaoguan are present to greet him.

Even so, there are dozens of officials from all the yamen in Yangzhou city, big and small.

"Is Wang Yue really here?"

"It can be false, I just heard that this person is bloodthirsty!"

"Be careful what you say, and be careful that someone's Shang Fang sword will cut you off!"

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There were quite a few scholars who came to watch. Facing the beheading of this famous king in Huguang, everyone also showed a bit of fear and authenticity.

"I heard that this imperial envoy killed many corrupt officials in Huguang, I don't know!"

"Officials in this world are all virtuous, just look at that iron-faced censor!"

"You can't say that. It is said that the imperial envoy really decides for our people!"

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Many people who stayed here learned that the person on the official ship turned out to be the imperial envoy Wang Yue, combined with the news from Huguang earlier, they all looked forward to it.

Since Yangzhou Chaoguan is a few hundred meters ahead, there are many merchant ships coming and going here.

It's just that there are grades for ships, and now facing such an official ship flying the imperial envoy's flag, all merchant ships naturally have to give way.

The imperial envoy ship had already berthed at the pier, but Wang Yue hadn't been seen for a long time.

"How is this going?"

"What a big air, is this a show of power?"

"I've seen a lot of imperial envoys, but I haven't seen such arrogance!"

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Yangzhou officials were originally hostile to Wang Yue, but now seeing Wang Yue's delay in showing up, they couldn't help complaining in a low voice.

Just as everyone was getting impatient, a eunuch in brocade clothes came to the deck and said, "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. The miscellaneous family is Sun En, the eunuch of the Weaving Bureau. Fortunately, he came to Yangzhou to do business with him this time!"

"I've seen Eunuch Sun!" Li Zhiqing and other officials couldn't help but looked at each other, but they didn't know which song Wang Yue was singing, but they still said politely.

Sun En knew that he would not be valued by these civil officials who regarded themselves as upright officials, so he replied very calmly: "My lords, you are welcome!"

"Eunuch Sun, I don't know why the imperial envoy refused to come out to meet you?" Li Zhiqing naturally didn't care what kind of errand a eunuch from the weaving bureau was doing here, so he asked directly.

Yangzhou prefect Yang Mingyuan and Lianghuai inspector Yan Yushi Zhang Huangshan were also very puzzled by Wang Yue's actions, so they all looked at the eunuch Sun En on the deck.

Sun En cleared his throat, and then threw out the remarks he had prepared: "My lords, the imperial envoy has not recovered from his serious injury. Today, he is on a long journey, and the weather in the river is changeable, causing the cold to invade the body, and the wind and cold occasionally! Therefore, please everyone I will return to the government for the time being, and listen to the call!"

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Yangzhou prefect Yang Mingyuan and other officials couldn't help but looked at each other after hearing these polite words.

Although he had heard that Wang Yue was seriously injured in the attack earlier, but since he had already come all the way from Songjiang Mansion, he should show up anyway, but he chose to avoid seeing him in the boat.

"The imperial envoy came to the Prime Minister Yanzheng under the order. Now he is wounded to replace the emperor and he is sick in Yangzhou. The Yangzhou bureaucrats are very disturbed. I don't know if there is any demand. The Yangzhou bureaucrats are there to drive them, and they dare not delay." Li Zhiqing If you want to find out the truth, you will express your opinion on behalf of everyone.

"I don't know if the imperial envoy has any needs, but the Yangzhou bureaucrats are available!" Yangzhou prefect Yang Mingyuan and other officials knew that they wanted to try to contact Wang Yue, so they immediately echoed Li Zhiqing's words.

Sun En found that the transshipment envoy of the two Huaihe Rivers was quite difficult, so he responded quickly and wisely: "The imperial envoy's injury is close to that of Kangda, and the wind and cold are really minor illnesses. There is no need to disturb the place, just rest for three days!"

"The officials in Yangzhou will resign now and listen to Hou Xuanzhao!" Li Zhiqing saw that the other party was indeed determined not to meet each other, so Dang even decided to back down.

Sun En couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, and immediately said politely: "Master Imperial Envoy, I would like to ask the miscellaneous family to pass on my apology, please forgive me!"

"Your imperial envoy patrolled the herds on behalf of the Son of Heaven. How dare the officials of Yangzhou apologize for the prime minister's local affairs? I hope that the imperial envoy will recover soon, and the officials of Yangzhou will retire first!" Li Zhiqing saw Sun En's reaction in his eyes, and replied in a very tactful manner. .

A group of officials saw that the imperial envoy Wang Yue refused to disembark, so they had to take official sedan chairs and return to Yangzhou City from the south gate.

Regardless of whether Wang Yue's injury is real or not, now that the imposing imperial envoys are here, no matter how rampant they are, they have to keep their tails between their legs during this time.

The ten-mile green brick street in Yangzhou City is still bustling, but it doesn't appear to be affected in the slightest.

Officials from various yamens returned to their yamen offices one after another, but the "Yangzhou Iron Triangle" met again in the transfer envoy's yamen in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and now the three of them no longer shy away from it.

Since Wang Chunlai, the governor of the transshipment envoy of the two Huaihe Rivers, and Wailang Guandong, a member of the Nanjing household department of Chaoguan, fell into the water drunk and died, Yangzhou prefect Yang Mingyuan and the salt inspector Zhang Huangshan of the two Huaihe Rivers followed Li Zhiqing's lead.

Now that the imperial envoys came suddenly, all their officials gathered under Li Zhiqing's command, but they hoped that Li Zhiqing could lead them through the current crisis.

As soon as he returned to the meeting room, Yangzhou Magistrate Yang Mingyuan complained directly: "Wang Yue is really putting on airs today, but he just avoided seeing him. Which one is he singing?"

"It's rare that Wang Yue is really seriously injured and hasn't recovered yet?" Zhang Huangshan, the censor of Lianghuai patrol salt, frowned slightly, expressing his own judgment.

Li Zhiqing took his seat at the main seat, took the teacup brought by the maid and said, "Wang Yue was attacked and fell into the water last year, but he is nowhere to be found, but no matter how badly he was injured, it's time for him to heal now! This man is a famous general of our Ming Dynasty, At the border, he has repeatedly made military exploits and is very good at using military tactics. The direction of Huguang did not expect Wang Yue to kill his carbine, and as a result, the entire Huguang officialdom was negligent. This is the opportunity for Wang Yue to take advantage of it. Now that Wang Yue does not show up, I'm afraid they are plotting something else!"

"Master Li, according to your opinion, what should we do now?" Zhang Qinshan, the salt censor of the Lianghuai River, knew that Li Zhiqing was resourceful, so he asked seriously.

Yang Mingyuan, the magistrate of Yangzhou, is well aware of Li Zhiqing's ruthlessness, and he is also the backbone of his group.

Li Zhiqing squeezed the lid of the tea and poured hot tea lightly, and then expressed his thoughts: "Knowing yourself and the enemy is the key to victory in all battles. We must find out what Wang Yue wants to come to Yangzhou as soon as possible, and where will he come from?" Let's do it! If the officer has not made a mistake in his estimation, Wang Behead may have already disembarked early!"

"Disembark early? If he doesn't come to Yangzhou City, where is he going?" Zhang Huangshan frowned, and immediately asked very puzzled.

Li Zhiqing took a sip of tea, seemed to be in control of everything, and said: "I have ordered the magistrates and magistrates under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture to send more people to check all the gates. Once they find Wang Yue's traces, they will report immediately!"

Yangzhou Prefecture governs three prefectures and eight counties, Gaoyou leads Baoying County and Xinghua County, Taizhou leads Rugao County, Tongzhou leads Haimen County, and directly governs Jiangdu, Yizhen, Taixing, and Jingjiang counties, and Jiangdu County is the seat of the government.

After so many years of management, he had already tied the magistrates and prefectures below to his warship, and now he naturally followed him to guard against Wang Yue.

If Wang Yue still wanted to play the trick of "killing the carbine" in Huguang, but he would not give the opponent a chance. He definitely wanted to grasp Wang Yue's whereabouts in his hands, but he would not give Wang Yue any regrets. Take the opportunity.

As soon as the words fell, the officials in charge of information transmission rushed to report: "The news just came from Taixing County! They found a group of strangers coming by water in the territory. Most of them spoke with a capital accent. It is suspected that Wang Yue and his party!"

"Hehe...Wang Yue really wants to go to Taixing? It seems that he is going to the saltworks this trip!!" Li Zhiqing couldn't help showing a sly smile after learning about Wang Yue's movements.

Zhang Huangshan finally took office not long ago, and he didn't know many things at all, so he immediately asked in confusion: "Master Yang, what is he doing in the salt field?"

"Zhang Yushi, I'm afraid you didn't know it on purpose. In the early years, my official has already released the news that there is a large private salt factory in Yangzhou Prefecture!" Li Zhiqing took a sip of tea, looking complacent and authentic.

Zhang Huangshan learned that this was Li Zhiqing's intentional release of false news, so naturally it was impossible to find the hidden private salt field in Taixing County, so he smiled slightly and said: "Hehe...so that's the case, then he is looking for a needle in a haystack. !"

"Zhang Yushi, what you said is absurd. It's not looking for a needle in a haystack, it's looking for a moon in a water!" Yang Zhifu also picked up the teacup and immediately corrected it.

Fishing for the moon in the water?

Zhang Huangshan was a little confused at once, but he couldn't understand what it meant.

Not far from the Siyamen of the transfer envoy of the two Huaihe Rivers, the brothel named "Yangzhou Dream" is more lively than before.

Since Wang Yue came to Yangzhou, Li Zhiqing's plan was disrupted, and some things had to be changed.

Master Li Zhiqing Qian Gu seemed very busy today, meeting the salt merchants that had been negotiated earlier here, like a hardworking bee with a mustache.

"Master Li, I don't know why you suddenly found a foreign company for me?" Wang Yue was naturally not on the official ship, and he still pretended to be a salt merchant from Hubei.

Master Li opened the door and saw Wang Yue who was waiting here, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Hu, the salt you asked for caused an accident, so we have to change the method and time of the transaction!"

"Master Li, I don't know why you want to change?" Wang Yue frowned slightly, but he asked clearly.

Master Li has already determined that Wang Yue is a high-ranking customer, so he explained the whole story: "The imperial envoy has already arrived in Yangzhou, and some things should not be handled on the surface! If you sincerely want salt, deposit the money in Jiangdu within two days. Qian Si, otherwise we will have to wait until the imperial envoy leaves before we can trade!"

"Didn't you say earlier that you want to trade in cash? Now you suddenly want to deposit the money in an unheard of money shop, what if the shopkeeper flees with the money?" Wang Yue felt secretly happy, but he pretended to be Be vigilant.

Master Li has encountered vigilant salt merchants more than once today, and he directly revealed the tone: "Behind the Qiansi in Jiangdu is the Yangzhou City Chamber of Commerce, which also contains the shares of our lords and your lords. You deposit money and silver in it." Absolutely safe! It's just that this matter is of great importance, so don't spread it out!"

"Hehe...it's natural, I won't make any noise out of it! Since Jiangdu's money shop is safe, I'll have people transfer the money back, but it will take some time for the money to be stored outside the city!" Wang Yuedang even said It is an authentic statement.

Master Li found that Wang Yue had a lot of thoughts, but he also warned seriously: "This time the matter is more urgent. If your money cannot be credited to the account before noon the next day, after missing this time, you can only wait until the imperial envoy Leave to trade!"

"Okay, the money must arrive on time, but what should I do if I don't know how to get the deposit?" Wang Yue asked calmly when he saw that he was getting closer to the truth.

Although they have broken into the enemy's interior, they have not been able to figure out their specific gameplay.

What puzzled him the most was how these people ensured that they could successfully mention salt with Shiyin, and where did they get so much Yanyin for themselves, and what happened to the mysterious private salt field, and the Where did all the money from that silver ship go?

In order to find out the truth of the matter, he needs to complete this transaction, extract the truth from their mouths, and kill them all.

Master Li saw that the big deal was about to be completed, so he gave instructions: "After you deposit the silver in Jiangdu Qiansi, bring the deposit to Siqian Wharf at noon the day after tomorrow. Someone will guide you on board and discuss it in detail!"

"Okay, see you then!" Wang Yue didn't expect the other party to arrange the transaction location on the boat, and nodded calmly.

In this transaction, the silver purchased from the imperial court for Yanyin can be credited first, but each Yanyin four taels must be paid in advance.Since Wang Yue chose the highest amount of 5000 taels, he now needs 2 taels of silver.

Just after returning to the residence, Wang Yudang said in a difficult way: "Grandpa, where did we get 2 taels?"

"You're wrong, it's not 2 taels of silver, but a 2 taels of silver deposit certificate!" Seeing his grandson's headache, Wang Yue planned to teach his grandson a lesson.

Wang Yu frowned, but said puzzledly, "Grandpa, aren't 2 taels of silver and 2 taels of silver deposit certificates the same?"

"Wrong, this is different!" Wang Yue looked into Wang Yu's eyes and replied in an inscrutable manner.

(End of this chapter)