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Frowning slightly, the magistrate of Yangzhou pondered for a while, then glanced at Emperor Tianqi again, and said loudly: "What is your name, where do you live, and what do you do for a living, and you won't be recruited by me quickly!"

Slowly unfolding the folding fan in his hand, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "My surname is Bai Mingyu. I am from the capital. My family is in business. There are some small businesses in the capital. I am the young owner of Longchang Company!"

"A mere businessman dares to speak nonsense in the hall of this mansion. Today, this mansion will punish you!" Yangzhou prefect was furious, looked at Emperor Tianqi viciously, and raised the gavel high!

"My lord, my lord!" The master on the side hurriedly pulled out the Yangzhou state capital, and whispered in his ear: "My lord, you are the young owner of Longchang Company in the capital!" vibrato.

The magistrate of Yangzhou frowned, and said to the master angrily: "What Longchang company! Isn't it a businessman? I am a dignified fourth-rank official, and I am afraid of him as a businessman!"

"My lord, Longchang Company is different. This is an imperial merchant! Now the purchases in the entire palace are all from Longchang Company. It is said that it has a close relationship with the palace. Some time ago, Longchang Company went to Zhangjiakou, and the business there They took it away. Now the young owner of Longchang Company is here, I don’t know what purpose he has!” The master’s face was full of anxiety, and cold sweat broke out on his face, he thought of a very terrible thing.

Taking a deep breath, the magistrate of Yangzhou's expression turned ugly. If something happened to the young owner of Longchang Company, someone would definitely ask.What did I do, what is going on in Yangzhou city, the prefect of Yangzhou is very clear in his heart!

Looking back at the direction of the second hall, the magistrate of Yangzhou couldn't help complaining, you said you offended a lot of people.It happened to offend such a person.Glancing at the people outside, the magistrate of Yangzhou frowned and said to the master: "What should we do now?"

If Emperor Tianqi is allowed to go back like this now, he, the magistrate of Yangzhou, will lose face!But if you really arrest the person in front of you, Jin Yiwei may be the one who will come next time.At the beginning, Shuntian Fu Yin found trouble with Longchang Company, and Jin Yiwei immediately found him.Although he is the magistrate of Yangzhou, he is far behind Shuntian prefect.

"My lord, this is easy to handle!" Seeing that the Yangzhou prefect was no longer insisting, the master breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered something in the Yangzhou prefect's ear.

Slowly nodding his head, the prefect of Yangzhou patted the gavel, and said in a dignified manner: "I follow the emperor's decree to guard Yangzhou, and I am always careful in doing things, and I dare not slack off in the slightest. Just now I thought about it, the case There are many doubts. This officer needs to re-examine to prevent any wrongdoing. Bai Yu, this officer let you go back today, but it does not mean that you are not guilty. Take this officer to investigate the case and set a date for trial. This officer did not clear the case. You are not allowed to leave Yangzhou until you find out! Withdraw!"

Amidst the mighty voices of the yamen servants, the magistrate of Yangzhou flicked his sleeves.Went to the back hall.No one saw that the face of the magistrate of Yangzhou was extremely ugly at this time.

Emperor Tianqi smiled playfully.Having already answered his purpose, he turned around and walked outside.Looking at Yuan Keli and others who came up to meet him, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "Let's go back and talk about anything!"

The prefect of Yangzhou returned to the second hall angrily. There was already a son waiting here. It seemed that he had resentment against this person, and the prefect of Yangzhou ignored him.Sit on a chair on the side.

"My lord, things don't seem to be going well! Is there any difficulty?" The man picked up the teacup on the table and gently blew on the end of the tea leaves, but he didn't drink it.

"Do you know who you asked to arrest? Your Li family is a big family in Yangzhou City, and the biggest businessman. Although this person is a businessman, but if your Li family is compared with others, it is not enough!" Yangzhou prefect Glancing at Li Bo, he said with a mocking tone.

Slightly taken aback, Li Bo looked at the magistrate Yang in disbelief, his face changed, but he still smiled and said: "Master Yang, no matter who the other party is, whether the matter is easy to handle, Master Yang doesn't have to take this attitude? Salt merchants, this year’s money has not been lost to Mr. Yang. Because we live in Yangzhou City, we have doubled the three festivals and six offerings this year. It seems that we have nothing to do to Mr. Yang?”

Sighing lightly, the magistrate of Yangzhou shook his head with a wry smile, and said helplessly, "Mr. Li, I was a little impatient, and my words were a bit inappropriate. But this matter is indeed this matter, and this time it is very difficult. It's not the time for us to blame each other. You'd better go back now! Talk to your father about the matter, I'm afraid we can think of something!"

He didn't say anything, and Li Bo's face became serious. It might be really difficult to make the fourth-rank magistrate of Yangzhou go into such a state of affairs.Nodding seriously, Li Bo said in a deep voice, "Sir, please speak!"

"Mr. Li, today the government did not arrest people outside, and it cannot be arrested. He is the young owner of the Longchang Company in the capital. I don't need to say more about the Longchang Company. I believe Mr. Li also understands the importance of this. Go back and talk to me. Discuss with your lord! The purpose of the Longchang company is unknown, but the only ones who can recruit them in Yangzhou City are our lifelines!" Although there was nothing wrong with the prefect of Yangzhou, his heart was extremely heavy .

The magistrate of Yangzhou still knows a little about the character of Emperor Tianqi. After all, Emperor Tianqi has done a lot of great things after he ascended the throne.If you really set your sights on the salt, I'm afraid this time it's really bad luck, and I'm afraid I will also end up in a quarrel and annihilation.

Li Bo's complexion suddenly became very ugly, he stood up quickly, clasped his fists at Zhifu Yang, and said: "My lord, the future is long, I have to go back and tell my father about the matter!"

"Go! Things are extraordinary, you must be cautious!" Yangzhou prefect nodded, picked up a teacup on one side, and saw off the guests!

Without daring to delay, Li Bo left the magistrate's office and quickly returned home.Sister Chen Yuanyuan's matter has long been forgotten, and Li Bo has no time to think about them!

After returning home, Li Bo went directly to his father's study and said eagerly, "Father, it's not good!"

"You're in such a panic, how decent! How many times have I told you, be more cautious! How can someone so frizzy make a big deal!" Looking at his son who walked in, Li Chang sternly reprimanded him.

Li Bo was taken aback for a moment, not because Li Chang scolded him, he was used to his father's scolding for a long time.It's just that at this time of day, my father Li Chang is practicing calligraphy. What's wrong today?

Just as he was about to say something, Li Chang waved his hand lightly, frowned and said, "Didn't you mean to say that the young owner of Longchang Company has come!"

"Father already knows? The child is reckless!" At this time, Li Bo realized that he was far behind. His father's calmness made people unpredictable, and he didn't know when he would be able to achieve this step!

"Look at this first! After reading it, you will understand better!" Li Chang handed a letter to his son, with a bit of worry in his tone, obviously he was not at ease!

Not daring to hesitate at all, Li Bo pulled out the letter paper and quickly read it.The more he looked at him, the more anxious he became, and his face became more and more ugly. He asked, "Does father have any plans?"

"It's useless to say anything now. The Lord Yang sent by the imperial court is to hunt on behalf of the sky. The young owner of Longchang Company is here at this time, and the imperial envoy of the imperial court is also here. There are secrets that we don't know about. We need to discuss it with someone to see what can be done! After all, this is not just about our Li family!" Li Chang's face was very solemn, and his expression was very ugly when he spoke.

In the next few days, Emperor Tianqi didn't move much, as if he had calmed down all of a sudden.However, Yangzhou City is extremely noisy, and some people are discussing the young owner of Longchang Company!The other part is paying attention to the news of the imperial envoy, who has not seen the imperial envoy on behalf of Tianxunhun for many years.

For a while, the people in Yangzhou were in panic. In this city where salt is used as a business, the merchants knew very well how much money they made here.Since it is necessary to investigate, Yangzhou will definitely investigate.

Although it is the officials who need to be investigated, as long as some officials are arrested, they will probably be arrested, and it will not be possible to ransack their homes and exterminate their families.

In the inn where Emperor Tianqi stayed, Emperor Tianqi smiled and said to Yuan Keli: "Now the snake is startled, I want to see what they are going to do!"

"Your Majesty, the city of Yangzhou is dominated by salt. These salt merchants have been entrenched here for many years. They will not give in so easily. Now that Mr. Yang has not come, all we can do is wait and see what happens!" Yuan Keli also had a look on his face. Smiling, he knew very well in his heart that as long as the salt tax could be raised, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty would be filled.

At that time, whether it is military training in northern Xinjiang or disaster relief, it will not be a problem.However, if taxes are collected directly, Emperor Tianqi will definitely be overwhelmed by memorials. Emperor Wanli was a lesson.

Yuan Keli knew that Emperor Tianqi was paying the same attention as Emperor Wanli, even more thoroughly.But Yuan Keli didn't know, where did Emperor Tianqi plan to start?Even if a group of corrupt officials were investigated and dealt with, the problem cannot be solved fundamentally, what should we do?

"Your Majesty, I don't understand something. I wonder if Your Majesty can enlighten me?" Yuan Keli bowed respectfully, ready to ask his question.

"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Emperor Tianqi was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile.

Yuan Keli thought for a while, but he still felt unable to open his mouth, and finally said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, these salt merchants in Yangzhou are the moths of the country. They bribe officials and enrich their own pockets. Bullying good people is really a heinous crime. I don't know how Your Majesty wants to deal with it." They?" (To be continued..)