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Hearing Yang He's words, Xu Hongji was taken aback for a moment, but without too much hesitation, he lifted up his clothes and knelt down on the ground, saying loudly: "My minister Wei Guogong Xu Hongji accepts the order, long live my emperor!"

Unfolding the imperial decree in his hand, Yang He cleared his throat, and said with a serious face: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been close to the people and diligent in government, and I dare not forget it all night long! Nanjing Wei Guogong's lineage, after King Jing of Zhongshan, the world's Nanjing, has made great contributions to the Dynasty. The place where Nanjing Taizu established the capital is the most important thing, and the administration of officials is especially important. Today there is Yang He, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Patrol hunting, wherever I go, I bow like myself!"

Xu Hongji, who was kneeling on the ground, had a very serious face, but he couldn't help sighing in his heart. He really didn't know what he was going to say. I'm afraid the next thing was going to be serious!

"Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei Guogong, the Metropolitan Governor of Nanjing Central Army, is well aware of the situation in Nanjing and is loyal to the imperial court. He was specially appointed as the deputy imperial envoy to accompany the imperial envoy Yang He to investigate the administration of officials and put down unjust prisons. Hereby!" After Yang He finished reading Then he closed the imperial decree, and dragged the imperial decree forward with a serious face.

"Minister Wei Guogong Xu Hongji accepts the decree, long live my emperor!" Xu Hongji hastily bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, stretched out his hand to receive the imperial decree, and stood up with the support of Yang He. [

Looking at Wei Guogong Xu Hongji with a smile, Yang He arched his hands and said: "Guo Gong, Shizhen Jinghu, an important minister of the country, can get the help of Guo Gong, this trip to Nanjing, I will live up to the emperor's great trust !"

Yang He's attitude was very polite, Xu Hongji naturally wouldn't take it too seriously, he would not hit the smiling face with his hand, Xu Hongji is not a playboy who doesn't understand the world!For example, Yang He returned a salute, and said with a smile: "Master Yang is polite, whether there is an imperial decree or not, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

There is no expression on his face, Yang He doesn't think so in his heart, if there is no imperial decree from the emperor, you Wei Guogong must be [-]!Yang He would not say this, and said to Xu Hongji with a smile: "If you have anything to do, you have to rely on the Duke of the State. This is Nanjing after all, and the Duke of the State should be familiar with it!"

"Master Yang, is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the coast of the land! No matter where he goes, Lord Yang is an imperial envoy, so naturally no one dares to object!" Looking at Yang He with narrowed eyes, Xu Hongji He said with a smile.

The two looked at each other, and suddenly laughed out loud. Obviously, through the conversation just now, the two reached a tacit understanding.

"Master Yang, can we talk now? What is the reason why the emperor sent Lord Yang here this time? Since the emperor has issued an imperial edict, naturally he will not just let me watch from the sidelines. Since it is useful for me, Lord Yang You might as well tell me!" Xu Hongji took a bowl of tea and said with a serious face.

Wei Guogong Xu Hongji knew very well that Emperor Tianqi wanted to use troops!Otherwise, he would never issue such an imperial decree like himself.To mobilize troops in Nanjing, this case must be a big deal. Although I have some guesses in my heart, I am not sure.

Nodding his head slowly, Yang He's eyes flashed a look of solemnity, he dipped the tea bowl into the tea bowl, and wrote a word on the table with his fingers!

Pupils shrank slightly, and Xu Hongji's face twitched a few times, obviously he didn't expect Emperor Tianqi to really dare to move here.But he also knew in his heart that the emperor was forced to rush, otherwise he would never have come to this point.

"Master Guo, I won't say much about the unnecessary words, please send troops to help!" Yang He stood up, bowed to Xu Hongji with a serious face, and said in a deep voice.

Standing up in disbelief, Xu Hongji's face twitched a few times, and he said in surprise: "Master Yang, are you joking? Are you going to do it now?"

Without answering Wei Guogong Xu Hongji's words, Yang He turned his head slowly, and said to the people outside: "Go, bring Yangzhou prefect Yang Xiayu and Yangzhou transfer envoy Ding Qianli!" Then he turned his head and said to Xu Hongji: " Lord, please wait!"

Nodding his head, Xu Hongji frowned slightly, and sat looking at Yang He with a bit of hesitation on his face.Needless to say, the magistrate of Yangzhou, but the status of the Yangzhou transshipment envoy is very special, implicating the Yangzhou Water Transport Yamen.Now that Yang He has brought these two people here, what is in it?

Not long after, Jin Yiwei from outside came back, followed by two people who were Yangzhou prefect Yang Xiayu and Yangzhou transfer envoy Ding Qianli.

When they came to the hall, the two knelt down and kowtow respectfully, first to Yang He, then to Wei Guogong.The two were officials in Yangzhou, so they were no strangers to Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, but they didn't understand why Wei Guogong Xu Hongji was here.

"You two, I won't say much if it's superfluous. Now tell Wei Guogong about your servant!" Yang He looked at the two of them with piercing eyes, and said in a serious voice.

Yang Xiayu and Ding Qianli glanced at each other, with some doubts on their faces, but there is nothing to say now!The two nodded, and Ding Qianli explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Picking up the tea bowl on the table, Yang He had a smile on his face, but looked at Wei Guogong Xu Hongji.Watching the expression on Wei Guogong's face seriously, Yang He couldn't help thinking in his heart.

Wei Guogong's mansion is deeply rooted in Nanjing. If you say that there is no shadow of Wei Guogong's mansion in the Lianghuai salt case, you won't believe it if you kill Yang He.Now that the emperor entrusted Wei Guogong to participate in the matter, Yang He naturally understood in his heart.Presumably Wei Guogong also knew in his heart that what is needed now is to reach a tacit agreement. [

The involvement of the Lianghuai Salt Case is far from comparable to the Liaodong Military Pay Case. If all of them were arrested and killed, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom will be ten to five or six.In that case, the imperial court would be in "chaos" for a while, and the personnel disputes alone might cause the imperial court to be devastated.

What can be done now is not to severely punish the officials involved in the salt case and to seize the contaminated silver.Re-investigate the salt field, and receive all the salt tax into the hands of the court.As for the real pursuit of responsibility, I am afraid it is also from the beginning.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Yang He went through these things in his heart and sighed softly.It was not easy for Emperor Tianqi. He knew that these people were the worms of the country, but he had no choice but to do nothing.Even if it is really possible to find out that Wei Guogong is selling private salt, so what?If you don't make a decree to reprimand, it will only increase your troubles!

After listening to the narration of the prefect of Yangzhou and the transfer envoy of Yangzhou, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji nodded slowly, glanced at Yang He who was smiling, and suddenly understood.Facing Yang He, Xu Hongji said with a smile: "Master Yang, the situation is clear now. Please tell Mr. Yang what to do now! Since there is an imperial decree, I will naturally not take it off!"

He waved his hand to signal the magistrate of Yangzhou and the transfer envoy of Yangzhou to go out, and ordered the Jinyi guards outside to stick to their posts, and then cautiously said to Wei Guogong: "My lord, the matter is very clear now, once this case is moved, it will be a big case. If we really arrest all of them, I’m afraid Jiangnan’s officialdom will be empty. Let’s catch some of them first! Then report to the cabinet, and when the cabinet sends officials here to preside over the overall situation, we will kill them all!”

Frowning and thinking about it for a while, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji said quite seriously: "Master Yang, if you really do this, I'm afraid you will startle the snake. If you want to find out the person at that time, I'm afraid things will be troublesome! Doing so is equivalent to giving I'm afraid the time it takes for people to transfer evidence is not worth the loss!"

Slowly nodded, Yang He also thought of this point, but that's what Emperor Tianqi explained last time, could it be that the emperor was negligent?

Repeatedly thinking in his heart, Yang He is also in a dilemma, what should he do?

"Master Guo, if it is really possible, the officialdom in Nanjing may be in chaos!" Looking at Wei Guogong, Yang He said hesitantly, which was also what he was worried about.

"Mr. Yang's words are wrong. If someone really destroys the evidence and gives these people time, there will be chaos. Mr. Yang is an imperial envoy, and the Sixth Department of Nanjing City and other officials have all of them. It would be no problem to send them to various places to control the situation!" Wei Guogong had a look of sternness in his eyes, as the so-called cutting grass and roots, one hit hits, and there is absolutely no chance for people to stand up.

Nodding again, Yang He knew in his heart that what Wei Guogong said was very reasonable.But I don't know what Emperor Tianqi thinks, should I ask Emperor Tianqi for instructions?I really can't make a claim myself.

Xu Hongji also saw that something was wrong at this time, Master Yang seemed to agree with his thoughts, but he was also quite worried in his heart, what was he worried about?Because it should be an unspeakable secret, Xu Hongji didn't ask, but just quietly waited for Yang He to think for himself.

I don't know how long it took, Yang He cupped his fists at Xu Hongji, and said in a deep voice: "Master Guo, it's getting late, let the subordinates think about it, tomorrow morning, we will be working as a district office!"

"Master Yang, Ye Chang has many dreams, I hope you will make a decision soon!" Wei Guogong Xu Hongji seemed to have expected it a long time ago, nodded, got up and said goodbye!

When Xu Hongji left, Yang He asked someone to bring casual clothes, and after putting on makeup, he left the imperial envoy's office.He brought a few Jinyiwei who were also in casual clothes, and came towards Emperor Tianqi's residence.

At this time, Emperor Tianqi was playing chess, and his opponent was a teenage girl, who also played quite advanced backgammon.Two people come and go, refusing to give in to each other, and there will be quarrels from time to time.

Not far away, Yuan Keli and the others all watched this scene, they dared not laugh even if they wanted to, it was so uncomfortable!

"Lord Yuan, our family doesn't understand, and we don't ask what shouldn't be asked. Does Master Yuan know when the emperor will return to Beijing?" Chen Hong looked at Yuan Keli with a smile, and asked softly.

"Yes! The matter in Nanjing will come to fruition very soon. As long as Master Yang makes a move, the emperor will return to the capital!" Yuan Keli stroked his beard and said with a smile.

At this moment, a guard walked in from outside, and said a few words in Chen Lin's ear, and Chen Lin frowned.To be continued. )

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