Fortunate Young Gentleman

The 555th chapter of the main text of Ruyi Xiaolangjun: Strike first and gain the upper hand. Those exotic women are obviously from the Western Regions, and the rough men, judging from their attire, should undoubtedly be from the grasslands.

Jiangnan business is booming, and merchants from the Western Regions and grasslands come to Jiangnan from thousands of miles away to do business, exchanging local treasures for Jiangnan specialties, and they can make a lot of money in one trip.

Even the Tang family has business in Jiangnan, and the scale is not small. In fact, until now, Tang Ning doesn’t know how rich his cheap father-in-law is.

This also means that although he is far away in Jiangnan, he dare not be too extravagant. If he is seen by Tang Yaojing’s eyes, he will not be able to report back.

After all, her current identity is not Xiaoyi’s best friend, but the third wife of the Tang family.

They have not yet entered the Jiangnan Road, but they are Beijing officials of the Ministry of Personnel after all. After checking into the post station, local officials in Anzhou heard about it and came to pay their respects.

After that, the local officials hosted a welcoming banquet. They had attended many such banquets along the way.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Tang Ning did not refuse such an occasion. It was not a good thing for officials from the capital to be too high-handed when they arrived in the local area.

Anzhou was just a small city, neither prosperous nor wealthy. The best restaurant in the city looked a bit shabby, and the food was not to Tang Ning's taste. He ate a few bites and then left the box on the pretext of something, leaving the Chief Censor to deal with the situation.

The capital or some important cities would have a curfew at night, but a small city like Anzhou did not need a curfew, and the people's nightlife was more lively than that of the capital.

Although the hall downstairs was not full, it was also occupied.

The most eye-catching guests were a table of people from the Western Regions. Their unique appearance made them more attractive than others.

The men were fine, but the two women were tall and pretty, and were standard Western beauties. Most of the men downstairs glanced at them from time to time.

Among the men, there was also a man who looked like a Han Chinese. Judging from where he sat, he should be the one with the highest status among them.

This was a strange phenomenon that Tang Ning had seen, just like Xiaowan Country, which was obviously a Western Region country, but the envoys were Han Chinese. This Western Region caravan was actually led by Han Chinese.

When they chatted, they spoke in Western Region dialect, and Tang Ning could not understand a word.

On the other hand, when the grassland people at another table drank a lot and talked loudly, Tang Ning could occasionally understand one or two sentences.

This was thanks to Wanyan Yan. When Tang Ning taught her Chinese, he also learned a lot of the language of the Sushen people from her. Although he could not communicate with the grassland people, he could string together the words he could understand and roughly understand what they meant.

"The eldest prince", "the third prince" and "the fourth princess" are the words they mentioned most. The reason why there is no second prince is that the second prince is dead.

Obviously, these people are from the Wanyan tribe, and what they said is also the affairs of the Wanyan tribe. From them, Tang Ning heard a lot of news about Wanyan Yan.

After the second prince died in Chu, his power on the grassland was inherited by Xiaomanniu. Although the eldest prince and the third prince have always wanted to seize her power to strengthen themselves, they have failed many times. The heirs of the Khan of the Wanyan tribe have officially formed a three-legged tripod.

Of course, this is only for the three of them. The real commander of the Wanyan tribe is still their father. He holds most of the power of the Wanyan tribe. In recent years, he has been leading the expansion of the Wanyan tribe...

Before Tang Ning left the capital, he heard that the situation on the grassland had changed.

When Chen and Chu formed an alliance, one country secretly funded the Shuhu tribe, and the other country secretly supported the Jiagu tribe, forming a countervailing force with the Wanyan tribe, thinking that it could completely curb the expansion of the Wanyan tribe.

Their goal was indeed achieved, but no one expected that in just two years, the Wanyan tribe would further suppress the two tribes, and the situation of the three tribes competing against each other had already shown a trend of being broken.

No wonder the Emperor Chen attached so much importance to the affairs of Jiangnan. The chaos in Jiangnan alone was nothing to Chen State, but if there was a problem in the north, the court would have no time to take care of it. Under the attack from the north and the south, the situation of Chen State would immediately become serious.

Although his soul came from another world, he lived in Chen State after all, and his family and friends were all in Chen State, and he did not want to see such a situation.

Tang Ning could not understand what the grassland people said next, so he did not continue to listen and turned back to the box.

However, during their conversation, they occasionally mixed in a few poor Chinese words, which reminded him of Wanyan Yan. The little girl in the past has become the female Khan today. Tang Ning always has a mysterious premonition that the two will meet again one day...

The convoy stayed in Anzhou for a day and then set off again. Two days later, they arrived at the border of Ezhou.

Although Ezhou is still far away from their destination, it is indeed part of the Jiangnan West Road. The clerks of the Ministry of Personnel have to work when they enter Ezhou.

Tang Ning had read the information of the Jiangnan states earlier. Compared with other states he passed along the way, Ezhou is already very rich. Copper mines are also produced in the state. According to convention, this should be the state that the Ministry of Personnel pays special attention to.

However, Tang Ning knew the purpose of his trip. The examination of Jiangnan officials has always been the same. Even if there is something fishy, ​​he does not intend to delve into it, let alone waste time here.

Local officials of Ezhou had already been waiting outside the city. The governor of Ezhou personally came forward and bowed, saying: "Several adults have come from afar. The governor of Ezhou and the officials of Ezhou are waiting here..."

The Chief Censor smiled and walked forward, saying: "Master Yu is too polite. Let's go into the city to talk."

The governor of Ezhou looked at him and said in surprise: "It turned out that it was Master Qi who came to Jiangnan this time. We haven't seen each other for a long time..."

The governor of Ezhou and the Chief Censor obviously knew each other. The Chief Censor, who was used to bowing his head along the way, finally straightened his body this time and looked at Tang Ning with a warning look.

Tang Ning didn't care about it. He didn't plan to stay in Ezhou for a long time. He would set off again in two days at most.

After all, the examinations of officials in Ezhou can be delayed, but the matter of treason and rebellion cannot be delayed for a moment.

Of course, if there is no accident.

After entering the city, the group was arranged at the post station.

Inside the post station, Tang Ning was resting in his room. In another secluded wing room, the governor of Ezhou looked at the Chief Censor and wondered, "Why is it Brother Qi who came this time? The Censorate is making a fuss. Is there something wrong?"

"Brother Yu guessed right." The Chief Censor looked at him with a solemn expression and said, "The candidates for the examination in Jiangnan this time are different from the past. They keep changing. Your Majesty must have some thoughts about Jiangnan. We have to be on guard..."

The governor of Ezhou looked at him suspiciously, "Is there something fishy about the candidates sent by the Ministry of Personnel this time..."

"This person is not easy to deal with." The Chief Censor said with a gloomy face, "Even I have been suppressed by him all the way. I am afraid he really wants to stir up some trouble in Jiangnan."

"Are there not many people who want to stir up trouble in Jiangnan?" The governor of Ezhou looked at him, curled his lips, and said sinisterly, "Since he has bad intentions, we might as well strike first..."