Chapter 197 Young people should be brave and resourceful
Fang Yingwu was soft-spoken and short-handed in taking advantage of others. Fang Yingwu still couldn't stand the urging of his master, so he had to agree to go out to do things and find the Wang family as an agent to arrange the layout.
Eunuch Li saw that Fang Yingwu was willing to start preparations, so he revealed his family background, "When I came out from the palace to guard Zhejiang, the emperor once gave me five thousand salt coins. Now I am still with you, so I can use the money as capital."
I have only been in Hangzhou for a year or two, and there are no serious businessmen that I can trust. If the Wang family is sensible, it would be fine to give him 10% of the profits. But the scandal is ahead. If something is done, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Fang Yingwu secretly thought, it turns out that he was not the first to use salt bait as a bank note. The palace had already thought of this trick, and he also understood that later, too much salt bait was given to the powerful, which led to the confusion of the salt law. However,
That's not something he can worry about now
Thinking that Eunuch Li contributed the most money and relied heavily on his power in Hangzhou, Fang Yingwu took the initiative and said, "The Wang family will give you 10%, I will give you 10%, and Eunuch Li will take 80%. How about that?"
Eunuch Li nodded, approved the division, and then quietly went out from the back door of the guarding eunuch's house. He waited at the street for a while to make sure there were no suspicious people nearby, and then headed north to the Wang family's residence outside Wulin Gate.
After Fang Yingwu reported two chief envoys before, the Wang family was afraid of being implicated, so they divided their troops into two groups to spread the risk. Wang De led Mrs. Wang to escape elsewhere, while Wang Kui stayed in Hangzhou alone to look after the Wang family's property.
, if the situation really worsens, then escape.
Fortunately, in the minds of several senior officials, the small businessman of the Wang family is really not that eye-catching. It is not worth causing trouble at this sensitive time. Therefore, the Wang family has not suffered any disaster after so many days.
When they arrived at the gate of Wang's house, the doorman saw Fang Yingwu and quickly led him inside. As he walked, he said: "Master Kui is talking to the guests in the hall. Mr. Fang doesn't need to report anything. Just go to the hall."
Entering the front hall, I saw Wang Kui sitting at the main seat, and a young man sitting at the next guest seat, but Fang Yingwu felt very familiar, and for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
Fang Yingwu took a step forward and cupped his hands as a gift. But Wang Kui was very happy to see Fang Yingwu, because he knew that as long as Fang Yingwu was willing to show up publicly, it meant that the situation had improved, otherwise Fang Yingwu's
Be cautious and won't show up in a big way
Fang Yingwu was about to talk to Wang Kui, but he saw the young guest next to him stood up suddenly, glared at Fang Yingwu and said in a bad tone: "So it's you!"
Fang Yingwu asked with confusion on his face: "Forgive me for my blindness, I dare to ask you."
The young man was really annoyed by Fang Yingwu's "we don't know each other" expression, "Do you still remember the time we were on the West Lake last month?"
Fang Yingwu suddenly realized that he immediately remembered that this person was the bumpkin from the inspection family that he met when traveling to the West Lake. At that time, he borrowed the power of Ning Yamen and dealt with him very hard.
However, Fang Yingwu didn't like him very much and asked Wang Kui, "What's the purpose of this person coming here?"
The son of Inspector Zheng appeared here mainly because he heard about the feud between Fang Yingwu and the chief envoy and came here for two things. One is that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to buy up the Wang family's property, and the other is that he still covets Miss Wang.
Fang Yingwu really wanted to laugh. Thousands of words turned into just one word: "Get lost!"
Mr. Zheng wanted to challenge Fang Yingwu who had "lost power", but fortunately the Lingtai was clear for a moment. He secretly thought that if Fang Yingwu could be on an equal footing with the Chief Envoy's son, he must still have someone to rely on. Even if he broke with the Ning family, I'm afraid
It’s still not something you can absolve yourself of
Therefore, Mr. Zheng had no choice but to leave the Wang family in despair, but he was unwilling to do so. He suddenly remembered that the Inspector General had sent a message a while ago, asking the inspection departments around Hangzhou to pay attention to this person, so he took advantage of it and sent him away.
The family quickly went to the prosecutor's office to inform them.
However, it was said that Fang Yingwu had discussed business matters with Wang Kui and had eaten at Wang's house. Just when he was about to continue talking, his disciples suddenly came to report: "An officer from the Ministry of Public Security and Envoys has come outside and asked for Mr. Fang to come over by name."
Wang Kui's face was a little flustered, "After so many days, why are you still here to pick up someone?" Fang Yingwu was very calm, "It doesn't matter, this is the Inspectorate, it shouldn't be anything important."
He knew very well that the Inspector General would not do anything to him. If something happened to him at the Inspector General, Mr. Zhu would not be able to escape responsibility. Therefore, the Inspector General was not interested in looking for him a while ago.
But why did he suddenly come to invite him over today? Fang Yingwu guessed that it was because the imperial envoy was coming soon, and he was a "daring" person. Master Zhu was afraid that he would do something wrong in front of the imperial envoy first, so he wanted to "temporarily"
"protect"
Since the things that should be discussed were almost done, Fang Yingwu didn't care. He gave Wang Kui a few more instructions and then followed the inspector.
Fang Yingwu stayed in the inspector's residence for two more days and read books for two days. He was calm for the time being. On the third day, a servant came into the official residence. Fang Yingwu said: "The master suddenly sent a message.
, I have to go to court soon, please ask Mr. Fang to come over."
Fang Yingwu put down his book and asked, "Why is it so sudden? Could it be that the imperial envoy has arrived?"
The officer replied: "I heard that the imperial envoy traveled lightly and kept his name anonymously. No one knew his whereabouts and identity until he suddenly showed his flag outside Hangzhou. Now every government office in the city is in a hurry.
But most of the imperial envoys were not seen. They only met with my master first, and then ordered that the case be heard immediately in the lobby of the Prosecutor's Office, and everyone from all parties was asked to go to the lobby to wait."
"I'm just an imperial envoy on a special project. Why are other yamen joining in the fun?" Fang Yingwu continued to ask.
"Not just an imperial envoy, I heard that this great master is also the newly appointed governor of Zhejiang Province! Who dares not to be busy in the yamen of Hangzhou City?"
Fang Yingwu smiled slightly, asked no more questions, and just followed the officer to the lobby of the Prosecutor's Office to wait.
He was the first one to arrive in the lobby. After all, he lived in the residence of the Imperial Envoy and Siguan, so he was the first to get the moonlight near the water. Later, Ning Liang, the chief envoy from Zuo, arrived with Ning Yanei. He looked at Fang Yingwu and snorted coldly.
, did not speak to
After a while, an official came in. He was dressed almost the same as Ning Liang, but he was a man in his fifties that Fang Yingwu had never seen before. His appearance was somewhat immortal, and Fang Yingwu had never seen him before.
Almost without thinking, Ying Wu guessed that this must be Lu Chen, the Right Chief Minister of the province.
If the imperial envoy still asks questions like last time, it would be inappropriate and shocking for the chief envoy to come to the court. But if the imperial governor asks the case, it is natural for the chief envoy to come to the court and wait. Here is the difference in status.
Therefore, given that Mr. Lu Chenlu likes to hide behind the scenes, and dares to hide his head even when he has no choice but to come forward, this alone can be used to convict him of ignoring his dignity and contempt for the imperial envoy.
After arriving in Hangzhou for more than a month, Fang Yingwu saw for the first time the chief envoy who liked to manipulate conspiracies behind the scenes. He couldn't help but look up and down at Master Lu.
When Mr. Lu saw Fang Yingwu, a young man who was a bit too young, staring at him, and then remembered that it was Fang Yingwu who interfered with his perfect plan, he felt unhappy and couldn't help but want to teach him a lesson before he spoke.
Said: "It is said that young people should be brave and resourceful, but in fact, the word "strategy" comes before the word "brave". An impulsive young man cannot be called a brave man!"
Fang Yingwu chuckled a few times. This Mr. Lu probably relied on his strategizing skills, so he liked to teach others about the word "strategy". He retorted: "I must have a plan, sir. I'll wait and see. But I don't think the real person is good enough."
Showing one's appearance, showing one's appearance does not harm a person. Mr. Lu showed one's appearance today, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."
At this time, a government official shouted in the courtyard: "The imperial envoy has arrived! Lords, please come out to greet us."
So everyone went out of the lobby and came to the outside of the gate. They lined up neatly according to their superiority and inferiority. Not long after, everyone saw a carriage appearing in their eyes. This carriage was quite old and could even be said to be...
It's so dusty, it looks like you've traveled a long way
Behind the carriage was the official sedan chair of Lord Zhu, the imperial envoy, who was following closely. So in the carriage must be the imperial envoy and the new governor who suddenly arrived.
Pushing the golden mountain and toppling the jade pillar, no one said anything, and everyone suddenly knelt down and prostrated themselves on both sides of the gate. The imperial envoy probably knew that there was a suspect below, so he did not get out of the car to greet him. He only drove the carriage into the courtyard and went directly to the lobby.
Fang Yingwu took the initiative to walk up to Mr. Lu, pointed at the carriage and asked, "Mr. Lu, do you know who this imperial governor who came incognito is?"
Mr. Lu suddenly asked this question when Fang Yingwu saw it. It must not have been for no reason. He couldn't help but feel an ominous feeling in his heart. "No matter who you are, you must always be reasonable. What does it matter?"
What Mr. Lu is talking about is naturally the official rules he is familiar with. Currently, there are three aspects that all the officials agree on. When Prime Minister Wan An is constraining them, whoever becomes the imperial envoy must also consider three aspects.
Fang Yingwu smiled softly and said, "So that the boss will know that this imperial envoy named Wang Taishu was transferred from the neighboring governor of Su Song, so he was extremely fast and arrived in just a few days after the edict was issued.
Hangzhou"
Then Fang Yingwu sighed again: "The prince is worthy of being an upright and important minister. He is a model of honesty and diligence. I'm afraid he never slacked off for a day."
Wang Shu? Lu Chen's calm expression suddenly changed. How could he not know who Wang Shu was?
First of all, Wang Shu has a great reputation for being upright. He has defied dragon scales more than once. Who else can be feared by him? And upright people are probably the most tired of all kinds of evil tricks. However, this person is also shrewd and capable, and is known as the most powerful local official in the world.
Governance comes first, not for pedantic people who can be fooled casually
Secondly, he had heard that Wang Shu seemed to have married his daughter to Fang Qingzhi, a new concubine. Wouldn't that be Fang Yingwu's cheap grandfather?
Could this be what Fang Yingwu really planned? No wonder Fang Yingwu was so calm and steady as a rock, he really confused them all from the beginning to the end!
Mr. Lu took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down, but he couldn't help but feel his heart trembling and heard several drums beating. A government servant shouted: "The governor is promoted to court!" (To be continued...)
ps: Change the map, change the map, go home and live a small life