Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 847

The government office of Suzhou Prefecture is in Wu County, which is also one of the hubs of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the most prosperous place in the world, so the news here is naturally very well-informed.

The imperial court is going to send an imperial envoy to Songjiang Mansion to investigate and deal with it. The imperial envoy is Wang Tong, the commander of Jinyiwei. The news has already spread in Suzhou Mansion. Knowing his whereabouts, everyone in Suzhou Mansion also knows about it.

The imperial envoy arrived in Nanjing and was having an interview with Hai Rui Hai Qingtian. He was about to arrive in Songjiang, and the news had already begun to circulate in the streets and alleys of Suzhou.

It takes only three days to travel from Nanjing to Songjiang by boat, and it can be even faster if the wind is favorable. In this way, Wang passed through Suzhou and went to Songjiang in just a few days.

"When Wang Tong saw Hai Qingtian, Hai Qingtian pointed at Wang Tong and cursed, you are a traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people, and you have come to the south of the Yangtze River today to make trouble. Do you really think that no one in Ming Dynasty can cure you? Then Wang Tong is the reincarnation of a demon. Feeling fierce, he pressed his hand on the knife. Unexpectedly, Hai Qingtian is also a star descending from the sky, protected by golden light, and most of all, he is not afraid of ghosts and ghosts. Wang Tong felt that he was hit with a stick out of thin air, and immediately collapsed on the ground, so scared that he called Grandpa , repeatedly begging for mercy!!"

Suzhou is the richest in the world, not to mention that the grain and rice harvests of the counties and counties below are the highest in the world, and the industrial and commercial industries are also the crown of the Ming Dynasty. All kinds of workshops, craftsmen, and commercial shops are densely populated. Otherwise, the prefectures of the Ming Dynasty, Suzhou Prefecture Taxation will not be the best in the world.

There are a lot of rich people, and not everyone is busy with their lives. There are also many natural places for leisure. The rich and powerful people all spend their time in their own gardens. The first class at that time was to go to tea shops.

Suzhou is densely covered with lakes and rivers, and teahouses are usually located near the water. If you take a water feature, you call it a teahouse, and there are all kinds of singing and juggling inside. Not to mention tea and snacks, you can also set up banquets. Compared with the private gardens , the kind of hustle and bustle is also a style.

There is really a wealthy businessman who ignores the exquisite and quiet garden at home, and neglects the beautiful singing and dancing girls and concubines at home, but is willing to come to the teahouse for entertainment.

The teahouses in Suzhou, the first-class places are by the canals. Although this place is more chaotic and lively than other places in Suzhou City, you can see businessmen and travelers going from south to north, looking at the customs and customs of various places. There are the first-class seasonal goods, commercial market, and perhaps famous courtesans from Nanjing to the south and Songjiang to the north, which makes people happy.

Come here every morning, make a pot of good tea, make some exquisite snacks, sit around with three or five friends, talk, talk about the world, and live a happy life.

Naturally, most of the chatter is about state affairs and romantic affairs, and everyone talks about it. They are obviously scholars who have studied the Four Books and Five Classics, but they talk like they have been working for many years. I don't know, if people who don't understand anything listen to it, they will definitely feel that the country doesn't use this kind of person as the chief minister, and it is really a waste of talent.

Naturally, everyone didn't believe the gods and monsters that the person said earlier, and they all burst into laughter, but someone said:

"What a noble family is the Xu family in Songjiang. Our leaders in Jiangnan, many scholars rely on the Xu family to have their futures, and how many widows and widows rely on the Xu family to support them. Sending Wang Tong, a traitor, to investigate is really absurd!"

"If you ask me, the people in the north are uncomfortable looking at us in the south. They feel that we are a land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and we are rich. They are greedy and jealous, and they will always have right and wrong. It's a pity that the Xu family has suffered!"

"Everyone, don't be pessimistic. The emperor asked Wang Tong to go out of the capital, but he was just driving him out, so that this traitor would not do anything wrong in the capital. Then Hai Rui always neglected Xu's family several times a year, why did he do it this year!"

"Hai Qingtian is also old, and he is confused about this matter."

"You are all talking about the Xu family. I don't think the Xu family is as good as you say. Everyone knows how his family's land came from. He has more than 40 mu of land in his hands. The price of cotton in Songjiang Prefecture and the The food prices are all controlled by his family, how much of everyone’s hard earned money will be eaten by them every year!? Are you still talking good things about him here?”

"Brother, what you said is wrong. Everyone knows how his family's land came from, but everyone here didn't set up their family business like that. Isn't it my dear friend?"

The teahouses are full of gossip anyway, everyone talks to each other, not everyone is friendly, and they all attack each other with guns and sticks. This kind of teahouse has good tea and water, and there is a famous chef. Exquisite snacks, this is also available, this kind of business, but it will not delay others from making a fortune, and create a lively scene.

In this teahouse, there are some hawkers coming and going, some selling cooked beef, some selling spiced beans, some selling lotus root slices, some selling flowers and fruit trees, all dressed neatly, whispering a few words at each table, If there is business, do it, and if there is no business, just walk away kindly and go to another table.

They talked happily over there, but no one noticed that there was a half-grown kid selling spiced beans listening carefully there. He stopped there, inevitably obstructing the way of others, but was pushed by the tea guest from behind and scolded:

"Be smart and don't get in the way of others!"

The child staggered, the bamboo basket he was carrying almost fell over, he turned his head and bowed repeatedly to apologize, his voice was hoarse and not so pleasant.

Five-spice beans are a snack that goes with tea. As long as the taste is not bad, there is always a small road, and there are people yelling to buy them.

"There is no such thing as the best of both worlds in this world. Hai Qiniang from Xieyuefang has good looks and figure, but her calves are a bit thicker. Look at the kid who sells fragrant beans. Looking at it from the back, it's not bad. How about Zhang? It’s dark, and the voice is rough, or else it’s a pleasure to take it home and train it, and it’s a pleasure to be a servant.”

"You don't want to take good water roads, but you like dry roads."

What they said was unscrupulous, some people frowned, but some people listened with delight. I don't know if the child who was selling spiced beans over there heard it. I just saw the child tremble and hurried downstairs.

There are many people in the teahouse who know this kid. Every time they don’t sell out the five-spice beans in the bamboo basket, they won’t leave. Sometimes they have to make up a few more goods to sell. Today, I don’t know why. Looking at the bamboo basket There are quite a few more, so why are they leaving now.

The price of houses in Suzhou City is extremely expensive. The land in Wu County is twice that of Nanjing City. This is still the most corner place. If it is in the city, the price will be so high.

A young man who sells spiced beans is naturally not qualified to live in this place. He hurried out of the city with a bamboo basket in his hand, and finally came to a desolate place, but walked into a broken thatched hut. In the room, the young man put down the bamboo basket and opened the room, and said excitedly:
"Mother, I was listening to people by the river today. The imperial envoy is coming soon. Mother, let's file a complaint and seek justice for our family."

An old woman was mending a piece of clothing that was already full of patches. Hearing this, she sighed and said in a harsh voice:
"Son, you don't have to speak in a hoarse voice at home. Sue, or don't sue. The officials are not guarded by the officials. How did your Uncle Wu die? Didn't you go to sue but was deceived by others? Now even the corpse is still missing. , mother is just a child like you, you have to have something good or bad."

Having said this, he couldn't help sobbing, the boy hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, and said:
"Mother, it's different this time. The Tianguan Haiqing returned to his original post and was separated from the emperor. Then the emperor sent an imperial envoy, and he heard from the teahouse that this time the imperial envoy and the big family here are not on the right track. Mother, everyone It is said that Hai Qingtian is already old, and in a few years, no one will mention this matter, so what will happen to our family's enmity?"

Hearing the eagerness of the young man, the woman stopped sobbing and said eagerly:
"Son, those people are on guard. The imperial envoys are going to be too ostentatious. You may not even be able to get close to the official ship. If those people find out, you will still kill yourself. How will mother live then! "

"Mother, don't worry, it won't work here in Suzhou, there is always a place where you can, this is an opportunity, this is my father and uncles, there are spirits in heaven"

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Shi Qi and Liu Sanlang are both characters with sharp eyebrows. They selected smart people to go to Jinyiwei. Although Nanjing Jinyiwei is very wary of them, they can still find out some news.

From morning to night, feedback was sent to Wang Tong one after another. Both Yu Qingguo and Meng Xianhui were very strict with the thousands of households under their command, and they were also cunning. It was not planned to let Zhang Liansheng work in the yamen.

But in the end, there was only this one male in the family who could come out to lead the door. There was no way to do it. Zhang Liansheng was spoiled since he was a child, so he was inevitably weak in this military yamen, and he didn't dare to compete with others. Although it was the position of Qianhu, Those who can manage are worse than a hundred households, but this person is not good at being an official, but he is good at business. His cloth village and vegetable garden make a lot of money every year, which is enough for him to spend money and wine.

With such a wimpy thousand households in the position, various forces in Nanjing can reach out to insert people in, and those subordinates can fish in troubled waters. Everyone benefits, so he is left in office.

It is not wrong to say that Zhang Liansheng has no other thoughts. It is said that he wanted to seize power but was tricked a few times. In the past two years or so, his thoughts have been completely on business, and Jin Yiwei's errands are just a formality.

Regarding today's matter, he really kept his word. As soon as the sun set, Zhang Liansheng came to Wang Tong's side, saying that he had booked Bailanfang, the largest painting boat on the Qinhuai River, to clean up the dust for Mr. Dutang.

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