The Most Powerful Man in the World

Chu Yi pondered for a while, then smiled bitterly: "Isn't the Governor and even His Majesty want to support the military generals and nobles to stabilize the power of the court, it's a pity..."

Both Bi Heng and Jiao Fang understood what Chu Yi's sigh meant.

In the final analysis, there are several reasons for the decline of the military commander Xungui Group.

The biggest aspect is peace in the world. The importance of military generals will naturally not be the same as before. Without war, there will be no merits. If things go on like this, the status of military generals will inevitably be replaced by civil servants.

On the other hand, the descendants of the nobles at the time of the founding of the country were born with titles and enjoyed glory and wealth, and nine times out of ten they became playboys.Unable to live up to its own standards and lack of talents, the Xungui Group will naturally decline.

For Daming, the Xungui Group has fallen, and the battle of Tumu Fort is just a fuse. Even if there is no change in the Civil Fort, as the older generation grows old, the Xungui Group will also be suppressed by the civil servants, at most Not as bad as a fall.

For the Xungui Group, it is not too much to say that the mud can not support the wall. The entire Xungui Group and the system of military commanders are almost rotten from scratch to the bottom, so that decades later, the mere Japanese pirates are stunned in several provinces in the southeast. The tens of thousands of guardsmen were like rubbish and collapsed at the touch of a button.

Jiao Fang looked at Chu Yi and said, "The Governor may wish to meet the British Lord and hear what the British Lord has to say!"

Chu Yi nodded.

His eyes fell on Bi Heng, and Chu Yi said, "Master Bi, when Lu Wenyang is taken down, the Governor will ask the Son of Heaven to appoint Master Bi as the Governor of Caoyun!"

Bi Heng hurriedly said: "The governor has been bothered, and the lower officials will definitely live up to the entrustment of the governor."

Looking at the east, Chu Yi said slowly, "If there is no accident at this moment, Yang Ting and his party should have arrived at Tianjin Wei by almost the same time."

However, Yang Tinghe went straight to Tianjin Wei after leaving Beijing.

Originally, if we were to take a boat, using the canal, the speed was naturally extremely fast, that is, we could reach Tianjin Wei in one day.

However, Yang Tinghe chose to go overland.

The officials accompanying him were all relieved to see that Yang Tinghe did not choose to take a boat and go by water.

The big boat that Liu Jin sent to investigate Lu Wenyang was inexplicably sunk in the canal, and none of the dozens of officials escaped. It really showed the ruthlessness of Lu Wenyang's methods.

Although they said that their trip was led by Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, but thinking of the ruthless Lu Wenyang, they didn't think that they could calm Lu Wenyang by relying on Yang Tinghe's name.

Once an accident happens on the canal, they really can't even escape. At least on land, they are protected by the Jin Yiwei sent by the emperor. Even if there is an accident, they still have two legs. Can run away is not.

The land route was naturally much slower. Even if it was all the way, the group was not slow, but it would take three days to reach Tianjin Wei.

Not to mention that in three days, the news in the capital could reach Tianjin Wei in one day with the help of the canal.

Tianjin City can be said to be the throat of the capital, and its strategic location is extremely important. The imperial court stationed a large army in Tianjin Wei.

However, for the people and officials of Tianjin Guard, the Governor of Water Transport is the controller of the entire Tianjin Guard.

The powerful and wealthy Lu Wenyang stomped his foot in Tianjin Wei, and the entire Tianjin city would be shaken.

In the huge mansion, Lu Wenyang was looking at Li Ke, his confidant who returned from the capital not long ago.

Sipping the tea, Lu Wenyang looked at Li Ke with an indifferent look on his face and said, "Mr. Li, how are you going to the capital? Did you give the gift to that Director Chu!"

Li Ke said with a wry smile on his face: "Go back to the Governor, I will go under the order, and hand over the greeting card, but I also met the Director Chu smoothly."

Lu Wenyang nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that Ben Governor is still a bit thin, so the robber wants to come and accept the great gift of Ben Governor."

Li Ke nodded and said, "Chu Yi did accept the great gift of the adults, but..."

Lu Wenyang glanced at him and said, "What's the hesitation, just what? Could it be that this robber is not satisfied with the gift of this lord, and the lion opened his mouth?"

To save others by himself, Lu Wenyang subconsciously thought that it must be Chu Yi lion who wanted to extort more property from him.

Li Ke smiled bitterly and said, "If that's the case, then that's fine. The Governor-General may not have imagined that Chu Yi would turn around and present all the property that the Lord gave him, together with the gift list, to the Son of Heaven!"

"what!"

Lu Wenyang was drinking tea when he spit out a sip of tea, with an unbelievable look on his face: "Is this thief sick, that's a million taels of property, why wouldn't he be tempted and hide it properly? Even if you hand it over to the Son of Heaven, is there still a eunuch in this world who doesn't love property?"

Being stared at by Lu Wenyang, Li Ke hesitated: "It should... Probably not, but Chu Yi he..."

After being shocked, Lu Wenyang put the teacup in his hand heavily on the coffee table, his expression became extremely gloomy, and said, "What a castrated thief Chu Yi, he is going to have trouble with the governor!"

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From Lu Wenyang's point of view, no matter what he did in the position of the governor of water transportation, even if he was a civil and military official, as long as the emperor didn't know, then everything was easy to say.

For the problems in the DPRK, if it can be solved with money, then it can be solved with money, and if it cannot be solved with money, then send someone to solve that person.

Relying on such means, Lu Wenyang can be said to be invincible, and has been firmly seated as the Governor of Caoyun for many years.

But there is one thing, his method has no effect on the emperor.

Once the secret, which is not a secret, is known to the Son of Heaven, with the actions of these men, unless the Son of Heaven is stupid, he will definitely not let him go.

This secret has been kept secret in the Center of Hundred Officials for many years, and Lu Wenyang thought that it could continue to be kept. This time, in order to stabilize Chu Yi, he took out millions of taels of property from the private treasury. For him, it was like cutting meat.

But in order to keep his seat, even if it was cutting meat, he recognized it.

But now, Li Ke told him that Chu Yi took his property and handed it over to the emperor. Even fools knew that the emperor must know everything.

Even if he didn't know, it was impossible for the emperor to spare him just because he bribed Chu Yi with millions of property.

After venting, Lu Wenyang has experienced so much wind and waves, and even the imperial envoy was killed by him. Although the problem this time is different from the past, at least Lu Wenyang is not confused, staring at Li Ke and said: "What is Beijing Zhong now? In what form, how does the Son of Heaven react?"

Li Ke is Lu Wenyang's confidant and has been with Lu Wenyang for many years. Many private matters are left to Li Ke to handle, so Lu Wenyang still trusts Li Ke.

Li Ke looked at Lu Wenyang and said: 'Sir, the situation in Beijing is not good. The emperor was furious when he learned that the lord had bribed Chu Yi with millions of property, and directly ordered the cabinet to strictly investigate the lord. '

Lu Wenyang squinted his beard and sneered, "Cabinet? Investigate this governor? What a joke!"

How many people in the cabinet did not accept his bribes, the emperor actually asked the cabinet to investigate him, do those cabinet members dare?

Li Ke naturally knew what Lu Wenyang meant, and said slowly: "The elders of the cabinet did not respond, but the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe..."

Eyes narrowed, Lu Wenyang couldn't help frowning and said, "What happened to Yang Ting and him?"

Li Ke said solemnly: "Sir, then Yang Tinghe actually asked the emperor to investigate the emperor himself. It is said that the emperor did not agree at first, but Yang Tinghe begged the emperor, and finally the emperor agreed to let Yang Tinghe come to investigate the emperor... "

Lu Wenyang, whose expression was fluctuating, took a long time to look at him and said, "So, did the Son of Heaven send Yang Tinghe to investigate the governor?"

Li Ke nodded and said, "Yes, my subordinates waited until Yang Tinghe took someone out of the capital before getting on the boat and rushing back to Lord Qiming all the way."

Lu Wenyang pondered: "Did Yang Ting and his group take the water route or the land route?"

Li Kedao: "There are hundreds of officials in Beijing who don't know what the adults did in the first place. Even if they lend them the courage, they will not dare to go by water."

Lu Wenyang said: "In this way, if Yang Ting and his party want to arrive at Tianjin Wei, it will take almost three or four days."

Li Ke nodded and said: "If there is no accident, it will take three days at the earliest, and it may take four or five days for a slight delay."

After speaking, Li Ke looked at Lu Wenyang and said, "Sir, do you want to send someone..."

Glancing at her, Lu Wenyang said lightly, "What do you want to send someone to do?"

With a trembling in his heart, Li Ke said quickly: "My subordinate thinks that if the lord can make Yang Ting and his group disappear without knowing it, it will definitely shock the court. Maybe the emperor is worried that the lord will cut off the water transport, and he will acquiesce that the lord will continue to be the governor of the water transport. Woolen cloth?"

Lu Wenyang couldn't help showing a sneer and said, "Even if the emperor agrees, I'm afraid that Director Chu may not agree."

Since Chu Yi handed over the great gift he presented to the emperor, it means that Chu Yi is not afraid of trouble, and it is clear that he wants to take him down.

The emperor will have scruples, but Chu Yi may not have any scruples. Lu Wenyang is almost certain that if he kills Yang Ting and his party here, the army of the imperial court will be killed.

It is true that Lu Wenyang bought off many guards along the canal, and even the garrison of Tianjin guards was brought into his hands by him, but Lu Wenyang also understood that even if he used money to smash it, once he really rebelled, nothing else would be said. It is the Tianjin Guard's army of guards, and it would be good to have half of them rebel with him.

Li Ke's expression changed: "Then what should we do, is it really impossible for adults to sit still?"

Lu Wenyang sneered and said: "The car must have a way to the front of the mountain. Isn't Yang Tinghe and others not there yet? But it is a delusion to want Lu to sit still. What happens next, the governor has his own plans, Li Ke, I will give it to you. Arrange a task, and you can do it for me immediately."

"Just as your lord tells you to!"

Lu Wenyang said coldly: "Go to dispatch troops and horses for me, and the Governor is going to take away the tens of millions of taels of silver from Chu Yi. Since he dares to cheat on the Governor, then don't blame the Governor for being rude."

"what!"

Li Ke obviously didn't think that Lu Wenyang was thinking of revenge on Chu Yi at this time, but when he thought of the tens of millions of gold and silver just outside the city of Tianjin, Li Ke couldn't help breathing a little short, glanced at Lu Wenyang and nodded quickly: "Don't worry, my lord, will your subordinates go to dispatch people?"

Soon the army of Shangwan Guards was mobilized. Naturally, such a big movement from Tianjin Guards could not be concealed from one person.

Zhang Yong

Zhang Yong previously led one of the four guards of Tengxiang to come, but he stopped at Tianjin guard and waited for Gao Feng and others to come to meet, instead of taking the initiative to join Gao Feng and others according to the emperor's instructions.

Zhang Yong came to see Lu Wenyang as soon as he noticed the movement of Tianjin Wei.

When Zhang Yong walked into Lu Wenyang's living room, he couldn't help frowning, looking at Lu Wenyang who was sitting there and said, "Governor Lu, what are you mobilizing so many troops and horses for?"

Lu Wenyang stretched out his hand and said, "Director Zhang, sit down first, and the Governor will naturally give an explanation to the Director."

Zhang Yong sat down with a butt, and it could be seen that Zhang Yong was in a very bad mood.

Zhang Yong is not a fool. When he passed the news that the emperor had appointed Chu Yi as the supervisor of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Sili Supervisor, it didn't take long for Zhang Yong to realize that he might be suspected by the emperor.

With anxiety, Zhang Yong led the men of the four guards of Tengxiang to station in the Tianjin guards. Zhang Yong can be said to be restless these days, for fear that he will lose his life after returning to Beijing.

The Son of Heaven was already suspicious of him, and he served Zhu Houzhao for many years. Zhang Yong knew very well that if Zhu Houzhao trusted a person, he would be forgiven for making a big mistake. How is he, but don't forget that there are Gu Dayong, Chu Yi and others around Zhu Houzhao.

Even if Gu Dayong didn't deal with him, what about Chu Yi?

You must know that he linked Yang Ting and these people to deal with Chu Yi secretly. Chu Yi doesn't know it. Once he knows, it will be strange if he can forgive him.

Chu Yi started a killing spree in Jiangnan and killed so many people. The impression left on Zhang Yong was so profound that when Zhang Yong thought of Chu Yi, he felt that once he returned to Beijing, he would only have to die.

Glancing at Zhang Yong, Lu Wenyang stroked his beard and said, "Your Excellency has a lot of work to do, is it because of Chu Yi's troubles?"

The fact that Zhang Yong fell out of favor is not a secret in a certain circle, and it is not surprising that Lu Wenyang knew about it, and even Zhang Yong was not surprised that Lu Wenyang knew about it.

Glancing at Lu Wenyang lightly, Zhang Yong sneered: "Governor Lu should worry about yourself. You planned on Chu Yi, did you really think that giving a big gift would make Chu Yi let go of the past?"

Obviously, Zhang Yong didn't know that because of Chu Yi, the imperial court had sent Yang Tinghe to investigate Lu Wenyang's affairs.

Lu Wenyang smiled slightly and said, "Don't be afraid to tell the general manager, not long ago that Chu Yi presented the million-dollar property that the governor gave him to the emperor.

Zhang Yong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lu Wenyang with wide eyes and said, "Master Lu won't be joking, Chu Yi actually handed over millions of wealth to the emperor?"

At least Zhang Yong felt that he couldn't do it. It was a million-dollar property. Chu Yi said it was handed over and handed it over, which is unbelievable.

Lu Wenyang chuckled: "So it's not a loss for you to lose in Chu Yi's hands, this robber doesn't even love gold and silver, I'm afraid he only has power in his eyes, you actually wanted to fight with him before, sooner or later. I'm going to kill him!"

Zhang Yong's expression changed and he spit out a turbid breath: "Governor Lu can still laugh, the court even sent Yang Tinghe out, which shows the determination of the court to investigate and deal with Governor Lu, even if he dies, the Governor is afraid to leave first. In front of our house."

Lu Wenyang stroked his beard and said lightly, "The chief executive is saying that it is bad. Even if the chief executive dies, the governor will not die."

Squinting his eyes, Zhang Yong looked at Lu Wenyang with a bit of confusion. The emperor personally ordered an investigation. Even if Yang Tinghe was old with Lu Wenyang, he would not dare to cover up Lu Wenyang in the slightest. Even in order to prove that he had nothing to do with Lu Wenyang, Yang Tinghe had nothing to do with him. Lu Wenyang will be strictly dealt with.

If nothing unexpected happened, Lu Wenyang was destined to die, but looking at Lu Wenyang's reaction, it seemed that Lu Wenyang was not worried at all, so Zhang Yong was not surprised.

Glancing at Zhang Yong, whose expression changed, Lu Wenyang said with a light smile, "Didn't the chief administrator just ask why the governor mobilized the troops?"