Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 854

"Damn it, in our temple, it is directly buried in the fertile field behind, and there is still such a lot of trouble here!"

The old woman's body was cold and she had lost her breath. A monk was putting a rope around the neck of the corpse and pulling it towards the beam, cursing and complaining. Gloomy, a man dressed as a policeman said:
"Master Fu Hu, please be more careful. After the death, you always have to report to the government to find out the reason for hanging yourself. My elder brother will go there in a muddle."

"Second brother, I didn't find what the master said."

Not long after, the person who was looking for something turned around and reported. The catcher nodded quickly, turned to look at the monk beside him, and said with a dry smile:

"Master Jianglong, do you see this?"

The monk's face became more gloomy, and he said roughly:

"Sajia feels that these people haven't searched hard enough, so the crucial things can't be hidden so easily."

The catcher beside him smiled and bowed, and said:
"How can the brothers deal with the things arranged by Puyuan Buddha? These few people who come to find things are all skilled in Suzhou Prefecture. If you enter a big family, you have to rely on them to find the place where the gold and treasure are hidden. Their eyes are poisonous. Very, if they can't find it, even the old policemen in the mansion can't find it either."

The gold and silver treasures of high-ranking and wealthy families are naturally hidden in the secret places of their homes. Going in to steal and loot, torture is one aspect, and there must be people who know how to search, and those who search in this dilapidated house are of this type.

The monk over there had already hung the woman's body on the beam, making it look like she was hanging herself, then searched in the house, moved the chair under the corpse, and kicked it down again, as if the person was stepping on a stool I went up by myself.

Someone knocked on the door a few times, and a man with the appearance of a street vendor came in, nodded at a few people, and said:
"People around have inquired once, and the children in this family have not been seen for three days."

Several people in the room looked gloomy again, but one person who was still searching there seemed to have found something. He took out a short knife and scratched a few times in the cracks in the corner bricks beside the bed, pried the two bricks apart, and then stretched out his hand. Feeling inside, he turned his head and said:

"Second brother, this is the only place to hide things in the house, but there are no more things in it, so they should have been taken away."

"Damn, this little bastard must have taken it to the imperial envoy, Zhao Er Er, send your people to Songjiang to block it!"

The monk who hung the old woman up shouted harshly, but the catcher was not in a hurry and said with a smile:

"Master Fuhu, don't worry. If this little bastard wants to see the imperial envoy, he must go to the riverside. The imperial envoy has just entered the territory of Changzhou Prefecture. There is Puyuan Buddha personally guarding over there, and there are Boss Liao and the others on the Songjiang side. Keep an eye on it, nothing will go wrong, what we have to do here is to keep a close eye on the Suzhou government, don't let someone take advantage of it, please rest assured, master, there are more than [-] people on horseback following here."

"What the Buddha said is indeed true. When the imperial envoy of Lao Shizi arrives, all the odds and ends will be moved. Otherwise, I really don't know that this family is actually hiding in Suzhou."

The monk on the other side said harshly.

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"Master Hou is really amazing. Everyone in Wei Guogong's Xu family treats him like the king of Jiangnan, but he is so honest in front of Lord Hou. Uncle Cheng Yong's business has already reached Henan, and the ground in Nanzhili Give some face, but dare not say a word in front of Lord Hou. No wonder the villain felt trembling all over when he saw Lord Hou, and he couldn't even stand still. It turned out that it was because of this. Lord Hou's might is really amazing. !"

Lu Da, who was captured in Pizhou, was also taken into Nanjing City, but there were people watching all the time, and he would not be allowed to run around. However, Lu Da still knew about the events and news that happened.

The ship started sailing eastward, and Wang Tong called Lu Da over. Before he could ask any questions, Lu Da was flattering and flattering. Wang Tong shook his head with a smile, and said:
"Don't say these nasty words, let me ask you, besides their own nursing home, what other people with knives can use this big family in the south of the Yangtze River?"

"How can it be considered disgusting, Lord Hou, the little one is speaking from the bottom of his heart. This Xiu'er is known as the "Sky Fox" on the Qinhuai River. There was a big man from Yuegang who was willing to give 10 taels to redeem Xiu'er. I never agreed, but I obediently sent it in front of Lord Hou. It was because of the power of Lord Hou. Well, not to mention the small ones. The local dens selling stolen goods and selling salt are also used by the men of the salt lords nearby, and the few places near the sea are often related to pirates in one way or another, and the pirates are also active."

Lu Da is also familiar with his temperament, and he has no shame. There is nothing to be said for flattery. Seeing Wang Tong's stare, he changed the subject. He also knew that Wang Tong was here to investigate the case of the Songjiang Xu family's land occupation. After thinking about it, he opened his mouth and said:
"The Xu family is different from other places. Last year, there were conflicts between people from the sea and people from the Xu family. They were originally trading at sea and could not meet officials, but the Xu family actually transferred local officers and soldiers to suppress them. Startled."

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Wang Tong's fleet entered the canal again in Danyang, the capital city of Zhenjiang Prefecture, and then headed eastward. At the junction of Zhenjiang Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture is a small town called Benniu.

After passing the checkpoint in Benniu Town, they entered Changzhou Prefecture. There was a flat river in this area, and the water network criss-crossed. Before entering the boundary of Changzhou Prefecture, Wang Tong noticed that there were horse teams following up on both sides of the canal.

If in the north, a team with a total of less than thirty horses is not a cavalry team, but in the south of the Yangtze River, where there are more boats and fewer horses, this is already a cavalry team.

The speed of the horse team is fast. Even if there is a river on the way, you can use a ferry to cross it, and then catch up. Even if you stop and go, you can see Wang Tong, so you can't be blinded. The man on horseback was looking at Wang Tong.

"There are at least four boats on this river staring at us."

Jiangnan water town, the scenery on both sides of the river is quite beautiful in this season, Wang Tong also often moves around on the bow deck, with Shi Qi and others accompanying him, they can naturally see clearly.

"As far as they can see, although these people are lawless, they still dare not touch the imperial envoy's boat. What happened in Nanjing should tell them what to be afraid of!"

Wang Tong said coldly, he turned to look at the other side, and Liu Sanlang by his side adjusted his position so that he would not block Wang Tong's sight, and if there was any movement on the river, he could cover this direction with his body, Wang Tong Tong is not really enjoying the scenery there, he said in a deep voice:

"When Hai Rui gave me the list, it already stated that many of the people on it were dead, and many of them had disappeared. Lu Da also said that when he was wandering around the south of the Yangtze River, he heard some rumors that it was In those few years, some people secretly died in Songjiang, Suzhou, and Changzhou, all of which were related to the land occupation.”

"Didn't Lord Hou also mean that His Majesty arranged for Lord Hou to go out of Beijing this time just to let him relax outside? The clues about the case of the Songjiang Xu family's land occupation are already shocking. The Xu family themselves His power is like this, if it is really investigated."

Wang Tong shook his head, but he didn't answer the question. There have been officials in the capital to impeach him, saying that Wang Tong harbored evil intentions, coveted his family property, and intended to frame him. Moreover, some people in the court said at the court meeting that Mr. Xu Ge and Xu Ge When the servant was an official in the court, he worked hard for the country and the people. Just two years after Xu Ge's death, the court sent people to investigate and deal with it.

The most vicious thing is that Wang Tong has resentment towards Emperor Wanli's gift of marriage, and wants to make things worse, causing a bloody storm in the south of the Yangtze River, and shaking the foundation of Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Wanli ignored Han Xin's statement, and sent people to reprimand and even punished those who harbored evil intentions and shaken the foundation of the country, but on the whole it was still not painful.

People who know the inside story of this attitude understand that Wang Tong is sent out to the left and right to relax, and Wang Tong can do whatever he wants. Although the purpose is to investigate and deal with the Xu family's occupation of the land, there are thousands of reasons for this matter. It's extremely troublesome, and I don't expect to find out anything this time.

Therefore, the decree only said to investigate, but did not say to find out the results. Emperor Wanli's order also said to let Wang Tong look at Jiangnan taxes.

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When Wang Tong and his party left Nanjing, officials saw them off, and people watched them day and night from far or near. It was impossible and unnecessary to hide their whereabouts.

Not long after passing Benniu Town, an official ship from Changzhou came to respond, but they followed the fleet, but the horse teams on both sides of the strait did not disperse, they still followed. It is estimated that there are spies on the ship who are watching the fleet, and everyone is tacit.

It is up to the imperial envoy to stop or not to stay in transit, but the local government must complete the greeting etiquette, otherwise the imperial envoy will say a few words and find fault after returning to Beijing, it will be a disaster from heaven.

For Wang Tong, the left and right are to go out to relax. Since the place is so grand, it is good to stop and chat. With this posture all the way, one can imagine how boring it will be after going to Songjiang Mansion for business.

In fact, it is not very interesting to stop the ship to socialize with local officials, just go through a fixed procedure and say some polite words.

"The imperial envoy came to Changzhou. The elders in Changzhou are all proud. The local elders prepare thin wine in the restaurant to clean up the imperial envoy."

The prefect of Changzhou is very flattering, and the officials behind him are all smiling, all looking flattering. According to regulations, the shore is beating gongs and drums, and it is very lively, but there seems to be some commotion in the crowd, and the prefect of Changzhou also frowned and looked back After a quick glance, I don't know what happened, so I lost face in Changzhou.

(End of this chapter)