"Dad is right." Ruan Yuandao said: "But even if dad says so, if the child wants to come, among the teachers, Mr. Xicen is the only one who has experience in entering the curtain. But Mr. Xicen is over eighty years old, if he is strong

Wouldn't it be a hardship for him to go south to Hangzhou? But except for Mr. Xicen, several other mentors have passed away long ago. Therefore, although the boy thinks of Mr. Xicen, he is not willing to do his job again. "

"It doesn't matter." Ruan Chengxin said: "Boyuan, you may have forgotten something. Mr. Xicen is indeed old, but he also has many friends in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Dad is thinking that this time when he goes south to Yangzhou,

You should first go to Mr. Xi Cen and ask if he can go south again. If not, ask him to introduce you to one or two Taoists from the south of the Yangtze River. After such mutual recommendations, there should be a few who are willing to help.

Your seniors are capable people. If you think about it again, is this true?"

"That's fine." Ruan Yuan said with a smile: "When I go south to Yangzhou this time, I will ask my husband first, but what happens after that will only depend on luck."

But as the family was talking, suddenly, they heard screams on the shore, and then, there were noisy footsteps one after another, as if something had happened in the city of Dezhou. Within a few moments,

The shouts, cries, and the sounds of pedestrians colliding became louder and louder, but the sky in the city remained silent and there was no sign of flames.

Ruan Yuan was not surprised when he heard the sounds on the shore, and said: "Yang Ji, there may be some trouble on the shore. This is still a river, so it should be relatively safe. Go find someone quickly and ask what happened." Yang Ji

He left in response, but not long after, he came back alone and said: "Boyuan, when I went to ask, they all ran away. Only one person answered me, what Zhang Biao said... By the way, you

I mentioned this name just now. Zhang Biao's men have come to Dezhou and are committing robberies in the city. These people seem to know who Zhang Biao is, so they are all afraid. When asked, they run away and ignore us. "

"But listening to this sound, they don't know where the thief is, nor where to run? There are people shouting on the streets in front and behind," Kong Luhua said. At this point, the three Ruan women thought about the enemy being in the dark and the enemy being in the dark.

They were also a little scared.

But when I looked at Ruan Yuan, I saw that his eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was deep in thought. After thinking for a moment, his mouth was still moving.

"Dezhou City...city defense..."

Suddenly, Ruan Yuan stood up, walked to the package he was carrying, took out a sign and a document from the package, walked back, handed it to Yang Ji, and said:

"Yang Ji, take this and go to Dezhou to guard Mr. Gan's house and ask him to quickly send troops to suppress the thieves." At this time, there were still lights on the boat, and everyone could see clearly that what Ruan Yuan gave Yang Ji was himself.

official ultimatum and governor's token.

"This... I don't know where the garrison is. Also, Bo Yuan, why do you trust the garrison here so much? What if he refuses to send troops when I get there?" Yang Ji never said.

I don't want to believe the government, so I naturally have doubts at this time.

"Yang Ji, if it were anyone else, I wouldn't believe it easily, but the guard here is named Gan Yunlian. He is a bannerman of the Han Army. He was the candidate for the Dezhou garrison that I selected in the South Study Room when I was also the Minister of War. He came to see him at that time

I also know that the emperor is an honest man, so I know it. He should know that I am sailing in Texas. As long as he sees this document and it seems that it is not a fake, he will definitely help you." After hearing this, the family also agreed.

They were all secretly surprised. They didn't expect that Ruan Yuan, who had been an official in Beijing for only a year, knew these local officers and soldiers so well.

"Then... going to the garrison mansion like this won't be seen by thieves, right?" Yang Ji asked.

"No." Ruan Yuan said, while he dipped his hands in tea, he simply drew a map of Dezhou City on the table and said, "I only drew the most important ones. You see, get off the boat here and go north.

Turn around that street and you'll find the road leading to the Defense Mansion. If you listen carefully there, it happens to be the place where the noise is the smallest. The thieves should be familiar with the situation in Dezhou City, so they don't dare to attack in the area of ​​the Defense Mansion. And look outside.

, although it sounds very chaotic, there is no fire or smoke, so it can be seen that the number of thieves should not be large, or even... they may not be the people who advertised, but just robbed under false names. Once you get off the boat, follow this road and go quickly.

The thieves will not find out." Yang Ji listened to Ruan Yuan's words and found everything to be true, so he naturally believed him, then got off the boat and headed in the direction of the garrison mansion as Ruan Yuan pointed out.

But when Ruan Yuan looked at Yang Ji's retreating figure, he seemed to have thought of another thing...

"Your Majesty... maybe I became the governor of Zhejiang because there are too many things going on in the Eight Banners and Green Camp that Beijing knows about, and the Emperor is worried that I will seek personal gain..."

However, when I thought about it again, it seemed that I had some clues about catching the robbers.

"I...perhaps I am too cautious. This time when I was patrolling Zhejiang, I originally had the power to regulate the Zhejiang Green Camp. However, I had always thought that I was a civil official and forgot about my military duties. Although there are many things in the Green Camp that have been neglected, but

If I were to arrange the arrangements, maybe there would be a chance..."

However, Dezhou is still thousands of miles away from Hangzhou by water. At this time, if we think about rectifying the Green Camp, there is really nothing we can do.

Fortunately, what Yang Ji did afterward was exactly what Ruan Yuan had expected. Guard Gan Yunlian had heard about Ruan Yuan's reputation before, so when he saw the governor's order and ultimatum, he naturally believed it and hurriedly led the army to arrest the robbers.

In the middle of the night, all five robbers were captured. After interrogation, as Ruan Yuan suspected, these people were not Zhang Biao's group, but just habitual criminals in Dezhou City. They were originally detained in prison, but were rescued by his accomplices, and learned that Zhang Biao had robbed them.

Regarding the Changxin store, I wanted to show off my power, but unexpectedly I happened to meet Ruan Yuan, and his true identity was revealed. Although Dezhou was in turmoil, luckily Gan Yunlian calmed him down one day, and peace soon returned. Ruan Yuan then let the boat continue southward,

All the way south to Yangzhou.

After traveling for several days, good news gradually came from the north. After Hu Jitang was able to avenge his crime and make meritorious service, he indeed diligently hunted down and lived up to Jiaqing's trust. He finally found Zhang Biao's lair and quickly led his troops there, killing Zhang Biao and his gang.

The robbery of the new store was solved immediately. However, Ruan Yuan and his entourage were overjoyed, but they did not dare to relax at the thought of the robbery happening again in January. Soon, they took a boat and turned southward through Zhuyu Bay again, arriving at the east dock of Yangzhou City.

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Ruan Yuan had previously sent a letter to Jiao Xun, asking him about joining the imperial court. Just one day before the ship arrived in Yangzhou, he had received a reply from Jiao Xun, saying that he was willing to continue south. Therefore, not long after the ship docked, Ruan Yuan saw it in the crowd.

Jiao Xun's figure. But when he saw it, Ruan Yuan was surprised and happy. It turned out that there was another person standing next to Jiao Xun. He was tall. Although his beard and hair were all white, he still had a majestic air. He was his number one.

Foreign teacher Hu Tingsen.

Ruan Yuan hurriedly got off the boat, walked quickly to Jiao and Hu, looked at Jiao Xun, and thought that although they had only been separated for a year, the capital city had gone through many great changes and made many choices, all of which were between life and death. So it was time to see our old friends again.

I felt like I was in another world. I was excited for a moment and hugged him tightly. I said happily: "Litang, I didn't expect you and I to meet again! This time when I go south, you can come out to help me. It's really... I really don't know."

How can I thank you enough? But this time is different, I am already the governor, and when we are rich in the future, we will definitely engrave more books!"

"Bo Yuan, haven't we only been separated for a year?" Although Jiao Xun had heard Ruan Yuan talk about what he had seen in the capital in his letters, he had not been able to personally experience the events of the Yi Dynasty, so when he saw Ruan Yuan's appearance, he felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

Explanation. But then he saw Hu Tingsen beside him and smiled and said: "Besides, you are going south this time to be the governor. I also heard you say that there are many things in political affairs. It is not good to take your time when engraving books.

It's too late. Look, who is here to help you?" He looked at Hu Tingsen and smiled in return.

Ruan Yuan hurriedly walked forward and bowed to Hu Tingsen, but recalling Jiao Xun's words, he was also a little surprised. When he looked back, it turned out that there were two people behind Hu Tingsen, holding packages of clothes. He was surprised and said: "Teacher

...Does the teacher also want to go south to Yangzhou together? This...student has a shallow moral character and dare not invite the teacher to join the curtain..."

"Boyuan, Litang has told me about you." Hu Tingsen was extremely calm and said with a smile: "When you passed the Jinshi examination, I went to your home to congratulate you. I still remember that it was the fiftieth anniversary of Qianlong's reign.

Four years to this day, only ten years, you have become governor. Teacher is happy for you at such a rapid promotion? You have become a big official. Teacher, I feel more glorious in front of my friends.

, isn’t this the blessing you brought, or what? In order to repay you for giving the teacher such glory, the teacher should also help you a little bit, right?”

"Teacher, the student knows that you are eighty years old, how can you..."

"What's wrong with being eighty? The teacher is in good health! Bo Yuan, have you forgotten? When you were a child, the teacher worked in the Sa Cheng Ke family, and he was the most proficient in criminal law and case investigation. You are good at reading, and you are a student leader.

It's good, but you don't know enough about the study of criminal names before, right? If you arrive in Hangzhou, don't know the reason, and decide the case randomly... Hehe, teacher, you have heard that the emperor recently opened the door to control Beijing. If the people know that you will

If you are not in jail, you can go directly to the capital to complain. When the emperor knows that you have wronged a good person, will you, the governor of Zhejiang, still be able to do it? The teacher has been proficient in punishment and punishment all his life, won't you lose your face? So...

, the teacher is worried about you going to Hangzhou this time, he has to go with you for a few days first!" Hu Tingsen said with a smile. The so-called Sa Chengke was Sa Zai, who had passed away at this time.

"Beijing control" was a special method of investigating cases in the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, there was no trial level system today. Regardless of the province, state, or county, if the people thought that the officials had violated the law in deciding the case, they could go to Beijing and directly sue the capital.

The procuratorate or the infantry commanded the yamen, and then the court could select officials from the central government to participate in the trial, which was called "Beijing control." During the Qianlong period, there were many restrictions on Beijing control, but after Jiaqing came to power, in order to restore the court's credibility,

Revitalizing the imperial court, instead of stopping the "Beijing control" incident, they actively investigated and dealt with it. Many court officials were promoted by Jiaqing for their merits in solving the "Beijing control" case. Suddenly, the number of people coming to Beijing to accuse was also increasing day by day. Hu Tingsen
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