"Xie Yuan, I am from the He family in Lujiang, you dare to punish me!" The head of the He family was angry.
Xie Yuan turned his head to look at the man who was tied up with five flowers, and stared at him with gentle eyes: "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law, regardless of the princes and nobles. What's more, the head of the He family who has no official position?"
Then he ordered people to take him down and confiscate his property.
The He family in Lujiang fell like a mountain.
When the people saw that Xie Yuan was serious about something, they worshiped him even more. More and more people dared to open their hearts and emboldened themselves to sue those who had not dared to sue before.
However, the sons of the gentry in Yangzhou and even local officials saw that Xie Yuan had no regard for mercy or mercy in punishing those who did not follow the laws and orders, and they all realized that this guy was not a good person.
Recalling that those who had openly opposed Xie Yuan had not ended up well in the end, these people began to be afraid. They re-read the laws and regulations formulated by Xie Yuan and began to restrain themselves.
It was also after the He family incident in Lujiang that the lives of the people in Yangzhou gradually began to get better.
After settling other civil disputes one after another, Xie Yuan began to focus on investigating the matter of minting counterfeit coins.
Because he suspected that Lu Zhong was doing something, he went to check out Lu Zhong's recent affairs.
But after the iron ore was dug out, it was all forged into weapons and sold to noble families and the military. All the money earned was given to Wang Dazai.
The same is true for salt mines.
None of the people Lu Zhong placed in Yangzhou behaved unusually.
After this incident, Xie Yuan and Cui Heng were stunned.
Could it be that they suspected the wrong person?
So who is it that secretly forges counterfeit coins, but dares not make it public and only dares to circulate them in Yangzhou?
Lu Zhong couldn't find anything out, so Xie Yuan began to investigate where the counterfeit coins were issued.
Because currency control is strict, each currency issuance company has a fixed bank opened by the government to take money from the central government and distribute it to the people.
New coins can only go out from the bank.
Thinking of this, Xie Yuan decided to continue the investigation starting from the bank.
Cui Heng believed that since those people dared to make counterfeit coins but did not dare to circulate them outside Yangzhou, they must have wanted to see if they would be discovered.
They have courage, but not much.
Therefore, it may not actually be circulated in banks, but it may also be passed through the hands of ordinary merchants and inadvertently spread to the public through trade.
Most of the people are common people. They work hard to make money every day, and they don't look carefully at the money they get, so these people have an opportunity to take advantage of it.
After hearing this, Xie Yuan felt that what he said was reasonable, so he and Cui Heng investigated separately.
On July 17, the Governor's Mansion welcomed a distinguished guest.
When Huo Qubing came out to greet him, he saw the slender young man being protected by a group of servants, with a sword on his waist, and a look in his eyes that he couldn't describe.
Some are like my elder brother and second elder brother when they were young, full of dissatisfaction.
He is an unruly young man.
"Are you that Little General Huo, Huo Qubing?" The young man looked at Huo Qubing from side to side, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.
"I am working under the governor's seat now, and the general is just a name in vain." Huo Qubing touched the back of his head, remembered something, and bowed to him, "I don't know, Your Excellency..."
"My name is Huan Feng. I am a descendant of the Huan family of Qiao State. I came here to pay homage to the governor of Yangzhou on my father's orders."
A descendant of the Huan family of Qiao State?
I'm afraid I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
Wait, Huan Feng?
That Sanlang Huanfeng of the Huan family, who started traveling in the Central Plains at the age of thirteen, defeated the Japanese with his force and wisdom, and became famous all over the world at the age of sixteen?
Huo Qubing's eyes lit up.
He continued to bow: "My master is just handling the matter. Please wait for a moment, Sanlang Huan."
Huan Feng nodded and followed Huo Qubing to the flower hall.
As soon as he saw the tea, Huan Feng's mouth twitched: "Don't you have any wine at home?"
"some."
Huo Qubing quickly sent someone to bring a jar of strong wine. Huan Feng smiled as he smelled the mellow aroma of the wine.
This is right.
This is what they good boys should drink.
Who has nothing to do to drink tea?
Huan Feng got so excited after drinking it that he wanted to compete with Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing also had this intention, so the two went to the martial arts arena set up in the governor's mansion and each took the weapons they had.
Huan Feng is holding a Jiu Chi Mo Dao, and Huo Qubing is holding a red tassel spear.
The Plum Blossom Spear is a weapon and skill inherited from their family, so he especially likes to brush the gun.
When Xie Yuan heard the sound and came, the two teenagers were fighting each other.
Cui Xunzhi coughed and winked at Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing noticed Xie Yuan's arrival and put away his gun.
Huan Feng was satisfied and accepted Mo Dao as well.
Seeing Huo Qubing bowing behind him, he turned around and unexpectedly met a pair of eyes as gentle as his father's.
The young man is obviously already the governor, but he is still wearing the common people's clothes and scarves. However, dressed like this, there is no trace of shabbyness about this young man, but he looks extremely amiable.
Well, it's very kind anyway.
Sanlang of the Huan family, who was not very good at using words, collected his thoughts and bowed to Xie Yuan: "Huan Feng, Sanlang of the Huan family of Qiao State, pays homage to the governor."
"I've always heard that Sanlang of the Huan family has become a talented person at a young age. He and Sanlang of the Huo family are both well-known among the military generals. Today, when I see them, they are truly worthy of their reputation." Xie Yuan praised without hesitation.
"Haha, the governor is so complimentary. I came here to meet the governor on my father's order. My father heard that Sanlang Huo was training under the governor, so he also wanted me to practice with him. I hope the governor doesn't mind." Huan Feng said.
The back of the head is touched, and the roots of the ears are a little red.
"I don't mind it." Xie Yuan nodded.
When Huo Qubing and Huan Feng left, quarrelsome and noisy, Cui Xunzhi noticed something different in the way Xie Yuan looked at Huan Feng's back.
Why it was done differently, she couldn't tell.
I just felt that when the master looked at Sanlang of the Huan family, there was a light in his eyes that he could not explain.
At that time, Cui Xunzhi did not know that the person Xie Yuan had been waiting for was actually Huan Feng.
Huan Feng appeared, and Xie Yuan knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had appeared.
And the world began to change because of this young man named Huan.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
After Huan Feng moved into the Governor's Mansion, he often had secret conversations with Xie Yuanxian because he heard about him.
Under the guidance of Xie Yuan, this young man who only loved wine began to accept tea.
Hey, don't tell me, as long as it's not sencha, the tea tastes really good.
It's delicious and relieves fatigue.
Huan Feng fell in love with drinking tea.
During the autumn harvest in September, Xie Yuan took everyone back to Longgang Academy to personally participate in the harvest.
Huanfeng saw Huo Qubing, Cui Heng, Cui Xunzhi and other descendants from noble clans participating in the harvest, and after being surprised, he joined them.
Everyone worked hard for several days to finish harvesting the rice and corn near the academy.