Chapter 731 Jia Heng: Come here, drag him down and torture him!
In front of Yangzhou Baihusuo
Ma Zesheng, who was surrounded by Jinyi Mansion guards just now, was so brave and brave. Now he fell to the ground, feeling pain in his internal organs and couldn't get up for a long time!
You Qi felt the pain in his arm and looked at the young man on the horse in horror. At this time, a subordinate was about to help Ma Zesheng up.
Suddenly, the man heard a bad wind blowing beside his ears, and then the sound of breaking through the air came. He felt a pain in the back of his neck, screamed, and immediately fell to the ground. Blood gurgled and flowed all the way to Ma Zesheng's hand.
Ma Zesheng felt the thick blood next to his hand, and looked at the young man on the horse in fear, as if he was seeing a ghost!
The young man immediately picked up a weapon with Xiuchun Dao, and with a wave of his hand, he killed the enemy through the neck!
At this moment, Jia Heng swung his Xiuchundao to the ground. Wherever it passed, blood rained down, and the sound of pain came one after another. He killed several people in a few breaths, and drove his horse close to the masked young man who fell to the ground.
He had just deliberately not killed the man who was obviously the leader in order to capture him alive for torture, but as expected, someone hurriedly helped him, and he was undoubtedly the bandit leader!
After that, Jia Heng immediately killed, while Chen Xiao, Liu Jixian and others behind him also led their followers to kill the surrounding pirates.
Seeing this, Nie Hong, who was leading a group of royal guards to fight against the pirates among hundreds of households in Yangzhou, shouted loudly: "The governor is here, the governor is here!"
Suddenly, the morale of the Jinyi Mansion guards who had been fighting hard was greatly boosted, and the originally stalemate situation gradually tilted towards Jinyi Mansion.
It can be said that these pirates of the Ma family, or dead soldiers, are no less inferior to the Jinyi Palace Guards in terms of willpower and fighting skills, or even worse. In terms of the casualty exchange ratio between the two parties, the Jinyi Palace Guards are even more serious.
Because the guards of the Jinyi Palace are official servants of the imperial court, their will to fight to the death may not be as good as that of the dead soldiers who were raised and trained by the Ma family with a lot of money. Fortunately, Ma Zesheng was fooled at the first sight and did not dare to quarrel with the guards of the Jinyi Palace. His pirates also had no intention of fighting to the death.
He just wants to fight his way out to escape.
At this moment, Lao Ding and all the pirates saw that Ma Zesheng was in danger and came to rescue him one after another. However, they met Jia Heng riding alone. Wherever he passed, the sword was sharp and blood surged, making him invincible.
Jia Heng was already close to Ma Zesheng and said to Chen Xiao: "Xiaoxiao, keep an eye on him. Don't let him run away. Wait for reinforcements."
Before arriving, I had already gone to the north city of Yangzhou to notify Qu Guang, and reinforcements would be sent to the Baihu Office soon.
So far, they have been killing for a while, but not a single soldier has been sent from the Yangzhou magistrate's office or the Jiangbei camp!
Is this land of Yangzhou the Yangzhou of the salt merchants or the Yangzhou of the imperial court!?
Jia Heng's heart was cold, and he raised his sword to kill the large number of pirates, helping General Jinyi to quickly eliminate the enemy pirates.
Chen Xiao responded, and he and his two guards raised their swords to kill the pirates who wanted to save Ma Zesheng.
As time passed, the Jinyi generals who were stationed in Jiaheng's Yangzhou Hundred Household Office killed the pirates from the courtyard, surrounded them outwards, and gradually gained the upper hand.
The pirates under Ma Zesheng, under the leadership of Lao Ding, rescued Ma Zesheng while breaking out in all directions.
However, at this moment, the rapid and chaotic sound of horse hooves could be heard from both sides of the long street, the sound of people roaring, horses neighing, and the sounds of beetle leaves clashing, and the shouts of killing were deafening.
Reinforcements led by Qu Guang, the commander of the Henan capital, have arrived!
Earlier, the soldiers and horses came to Pingshan, buried pots and cooked rice, and then waited until dusk, using the cover of night to head towards Yangzhou City.
On the way, they were blocked by soldiers from the Jiangbei Camp who were searching for and blocking the land route. They had a conversation with the Jinyi Palace Guards who were accompanying them, and then led them to Nancheng, where hundreds of households in Yangzhou were located, which delayed a lot of time.
But it's finally here.
As Qu Guang's large number of reinforcements surrounded him from both sides, the pirates in front of hundreds of households in Yangzhou became increasingly panicked.
Ma Zesheng roared angrily: "Old Ding, take the people and leave quickly!"
At this moment, Jia Heng no longer pursued the fleeing pirates, but instead blocked the group of dead soldiers who came to rescue Ma Zesheng with Chen Xiao.
Accompanied by the cry of killing, cavalry troops poured in like a tide from both sides of the street and strangled the pirates, while the pirates fled towards the streets.
Chen Xiao raised his eyes to look at the soldiers and horses, and said in a clear voice: "The overall situation is settled."
Jia Heng did not answer, looked at Ma Zesheng, and said coldly: "Come here, arrest this animal, take it down, and torture it severely!"
Li Shu made a promise and led his guards towards Ma Zesheng.
The crimes committed by the Ma family are all capital crimes, and the prison robbery is just one more crime.
However, we need to know how these remnants of the Ma family sneaked into Yangzhou City?
Then, Jia Heng, accompanied by Chen Xiao, entered the official office of Jinyi Baihu Office. At this moment, the corridor eaves and the courtyard were covered in blood, and he could hardly move.
Nie Hong, a hundred households in Yangzhou, and Fang Fang, a hundred households in Jinyi Mansion, walked over quickly, clasped their fists and said, "I have seen the governor in this humble position!"
Jia Heng glanced at the two of them coldly and asked: "How many casualties are there in Jinyi? How could there be so many casualties if we got the news in advance?"
The two of them were shocked, bowed their heads tightly, and confessed again and again.
Jia Heng ignored the two of them, walked towards the official hall, and sat behind the bill.
"What's the next step?" Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask.
Jia Heng muttered: "Torture the Ma family first, arrest the relevant salt merchants involved, and rectify the Jiangbei camp."
"Sir, Ma Zesheng and several pirates who were captured alive will be taken to the execution room and interrogated separately." Liu Jixian entered the official hall and said with cupped hands.
After a while, Qu Guang, the commander of the Henan capital, led several generals into the official hall. He cupped his fists and saluted Jia Heng and said, "Commander Jie, all the Majiahai bandits have been wiped out. Please give me your instructions, Commander Jie."
Jia Heng looked at the generals of the Henan Dusi and said in a deep voice: "General Qu, together with the Jinyi Mansion, sent people to the Cheng family manor to arrest people, and block them all to make sure no one escapes!"
The Jinyi Mansion's spy came from the Cheng family before, and the previous confession about smuggling with Donglu also came from the Cheng family.
It was originally meant to be lead but not released, but it just jumped out and was eager to lead him to death.
"Yes." Qu Guang received the order, and then he and Liu Jixian divided their forces and went to take the people.
As the generals from Henan Dusi came to Yangzhou, the city of Yangzhou once again fell into chaos and chaos, and people were panicked.
At this moment, the Cheng family manor——
Even in the middle of the night, the lights in the manor were still on. In the study, Cheng Peili was pacing back and forth, anxiously waiting for news. Huang Cheng and Bao Zuhui from before were also waiting anxiously.
Although the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, it was not without fear. If it failed, the Cheng family would really have no choice but to flee overseas.
During this era, various countries in Southeast Asia paid tribute to Chen and Han, such as the Zhenzhen Kingdom and the Qianxiang Kingdom mentioned in the original book Red Mansions, and the Cheng family naturally had connections.
"My lord, it's not good. A large number of officers and soldiers have arrived outside the manor." At this moment, the old housekeeper stumbled in from outside, panting out of breath.
When Cheng Peili heard this, his expression changed drastically and he sighed,
Bao Zuhui said: "Old Cheng, it's over, it's over, someone has caught something wrong."
There was a hint of pain on Cheng Peili's face, he closed his eyes slightly and said, "Old Bao, it's useless to complain at this point."
He had long expected that such a day would come. After Yongning Bo went south, he had been vaguely aware that such a day would come, so he encouraged several salt merchants to fight against Yongning Bo.
After saying that, he looked at his son Cheng Hao aside and said, "Hao'er, have you packed everything?"
Cheng Hao nodded and said: "Father, the ship is ready at Shuimen."
At this time, Bao Zuhui looked ugly and said, "Old Cheng, what are you going to do?"
Cheng Peili said: "We can't stay in Yangzhou. It's important that we escape first. All the property here in Yangzhou is gone. My Cheng family members have all escaped from the tunnel, got on the boat, and escaped to the sea through the canal."
I told General Hu Shen and Zhao Youyi that we can go out at this time."
As he said this, he felt a bit resentful in his heart.
Who is willing to abandon the foundation laid by his ancestors and flee to a foreign country, so he must avenge this!
When Huang Cheng saw this, his expression changed drastically and he said, "Old Cheng, what are you going to do?"
"What to do? Everyone has already sharpened their swords. We are still fighting here. In the Ming Dynasty, merchants were not like this. I selected Jia Heng from the imperial court to go south. I am preparing for this day." Cheng Peili sighed, a little pitifully.
He looked at Bao Zuhui.
How do you live to such an old age without even having the sense of being prepared for danger in times of peace?
For merchants in this land, good times come only one after another. How can there be any good ending?
Bao Zuhui said anxiously: "Didn't Mr. Wang go to Jinling? He hasn't reached this stage yet, hasn't he?"
Cheng Peili said: "Stop talking nonsense, you should escape with me. When we get out of the sea, we will take revenge for this!"
His purpose in dragging along these two families was to use their financial resources to bribe the pirates, and then wait for an opportunity to exact revenge!
In Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, there are six or seven groups of pirates, large and small, engaged in smuggling business with the north and south. They have a total of twenty to thirty thousand people. As long as he pulls the strings, he can make this dog court pay the price. There will be chaos in the southeast and maritime affairs.
Trouble!
In fact, this was the result of Duduo's hard planning at the time, but many pirates colluded with local merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If they could make money, they would sit in the ship trade to negotiate, draw water, and collect protection fees, but no one would eat it.
Full of support and against the imperial court.
Bao Zuhui's pupils shrank sharply and he said urgently: "Lao Cheng, do you want me to leave the whole family behind and accompany you to escape?"
Huang Cheng's heart was also beating fast, and he smiled and said: "Old Cheng, I still have something to do. If you don't want to accompany me, I will leave first."
However, just as he turned around, he saw two big men with big muscles, round waists and fierce faces blocking Huang Cheng.
Cheng Peili's face was hidden in darkness, and he said coldly: "If you don't run away, you will be caught by the officers and soldiers, and you will not be able to escape! If it weren't for our ten-year old friendship, do you think I care about your life and death?"
Huang Cheng and Bao Zuhui looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
Following the shouts of the officers and soldiers outside, Cheng Peili, his two sons, and dozens of dead soldiers followed a tunnel dug long ago directly to the water gate, where ships were waiting.
As for the daughter, daughter-in-law and grandson, they were sent out long before Jia Heng came to Yangzhou.
It can be said that Cheng Peili, who read a lot of books when he was young and was well aware of the land's attitude towards merchants, was the first to make bad plans. He had already made plans to escape at any time.
The manor's real estate, jewelry, land deeds, and Yangzhou City's properties are all thrown away here. As for the gold and silver earned every year, they have been quietly transferred out long ago.
Yangzhou Hundred Household Office
Jia Heng sat behind a lacquered wooden table. The bronze sculpture of the Descending Tiger behind him looked terrifying under the light. He looked down at the Jinyi captain who had come back to report. He frowned and asked, "People from the Cheng family."
Have you ever caught him?"
"Captain, General Qu asked his subordinates to come over and report that the Cheng family manor has been deserted and the Cheng family members have fled in fear of crime and are nowhere to be found." The captain in Jinyi cupped his hands and reported back.
Chen Xiao pondered for a moment, looked at the gloomy-looking young man, and said: "There must be something like a tunnel. With so many people in the Cheng family, it is inconvenient to escape by land. That is the waterway. Let the navy from the Jiangbei camp operate the boats."
Block waterways.”
"I'm afraid they also bribed the generals and gave them convenience, but they couldn't be arrested." Jia Heng's eyes were gloomy and he said coldly: "Qu Guang, send a team to take over the boats from the Jiangbei camp and track them from Shuimen along the canal.
Search, they can’t escape far!”
At this moment, the only thing Yangzhou failed to calculate was that he still had a direct force entering Yangzhou City. Whether they searched along the river and land with fast horses or searched by fast boats, they should be able to find the fleeing Cheng family.
In the previous search for Duduo, Jinyi Mansion led Jiangbei soldiers and horses to look for people in the middle of the night. Jiangbei Camp sent out 5,000 people, divided into fifty teams, either blocking the ferry, or searching for Duduo, basically complaining.
There is no hope of working as a foreigner on the side.
In other words, the people who really did the work that night were Ji Qianjin Yitiqi, and the people in the Jiangbei camp were basically bastards.
"Go to Shuifu and call Shui Yu." Jia Heng looked at Li Shu and whispered.
This is the adverse effect of not rectifying the soldiers of the Jiangbei camp. Otherwise, these people will be caught in a urn and no one can escape. However, the soldiers from Henan have not been sent, so how can they act arbitrarily?
As for leading the troops south, the Yangzhou salt merchants were frightened and could only run faster.
"Sir, the prefect of Yangzhou, Yuan Jichong, sent a general magistrate to ask you, your Majesty. There are soldiers and horses in Yangzhou Prefecture, and they want to see you." After a while, a captain in brocade clothes entered the official hall and reported to Jia Heng.
When Yuan Jichong, the prefect of Yangzhou, saw soldiers and horses in Yangzhou City, he quickly sent someone to inquire. Hearing that Jia Heng had returned to Yangzhou again, he quickly sent someone to inquire.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Tell him that I don't have time to see him. Let him send soldiers to suppress the streets. There are so many pirates and they don't know anything."
He had already delivered the memorial to the capital about the assassination of Duduo, and also gave the Yangzhou magistrate some eye drops.
After Captain Jinyi left to report his case, Jia Heng looked at Chen Xiao, who was standing with a knife on the side, and said: "You go back to the back hall to rest first, there is no need to stay up late with him."
Chen Xiao whispered: "I'm not sleepy."
Seeing this, Jia Heng no longer insisted. He just asked someone to prepare a tea cup and waited while drinking tea with Chen Xiao.
After about a cup of tea, Captain Jinyi came to report: "Shui Yu is here."
Shui Yu, deputy envoy of Jiangbei Camp, led two subordinates to the official office. He looked at the young man in python suit who was sitting at the top with a gloomy expression. His heart skipped a beat and he said, "Master Jia, it's so late.
, What’s the point of summoning the official?”
Jia Heng looked at the middle-aged military general with a slightly cold gaze and said: "The sound of killings in Yangzhou City was so loud that the Tiqi cavalry came out in all directions, but General Shui didn't hear it at all?"
Shui Yu asked in surprise: "This... there are many soldiers and horses on this road. Have we found traces of Donglu again? And what's the matter with the blood stains on the Baihu Office of Jinyi Mansion?"
Jia Heng's face was as frosty as he said: "The Ma family entered Yangzhou City and went to Jinyi Mansion Baihu House to kidnap the imperial prisoners. Now the Jiangbei camp clearly guards Yangzhou like an iron barrel. How did these people get in?"
of?"
When Shui Yu heard this, his heart thumped, and he said: "Master Jia, these days... In the past few days, the lower officials have been recuperating in the mansion, and they don't pay much attention to military affairs. They usually focus on the military governor Huang Xian, the marching commander Zhou Bi and others.
The person is in charge of camp affairs, and the generals Hu Gui and Yan Ruiwen are responsible for the specific deployment of soldiers."
The Jiangbei camp has 30,000 soldiers, divided into five battalions of guards, and four guards on the front, rear, left, and right to command the envoys. The central army has two generals to assist the military envoys in running the military affairs.
Jia Heng said: "Someone, please call the above people over!"
Shui Yu looked at the generals of Henan Dusi on the side, feeling something bad in his heart, and asked: "Master Jia, who are these generals?"
He saw these cavalry troops on the road and didn't recognize them at all. They were clearly soldiers and horses transferred from elsewhere.
"The army in the Jiangbei camp is in disarray. Even now, the bandits have attacked hundreds of households in Jinyi Mansion, but not a single soldier has been sent. King Lu has assassinated him, and the search has been fruitless until now!" Jia Heng said this, his face condensed.
Ru Bing said with a ringing voice: "I have been ordered to rectify the Jiangbei camp and mobilize soldiers from the Henan capital to take over the Jiangbei camp. These are all generals transferred from the Beijing camp to Henan. They are all capable of putting down the rebellion. They can be swept away.
Jiangbei camp is in a state of depression."
When Shui Yu heard this, he was shocked and looked at the boy in the python suit in disbelief.
Mobilize the troops and horses in Henan? What is this? Is it to clean up the Jiangbei camp?
Jia Heng said: "The soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei camp need to be recruited from all over the country. Before that, the defense of Jiangbei is of great importance. I will dispatch infantry from Henan. In the future, there will be 5,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Jiangbei. Currently,
We will eliminate the old and weak in the army, retain the best, and transfer them all to the Navy."
Beads of cold sweat broke out on Shui Yu's back, his eyes flashed, thinking about the pros and cons.
This is a poor picture!
Jia Heng said: "General Shui, the troops in Jiangbei are now in disarray and have low combat effectiveness. They have reached the point where they have to be eliminated. I can ignore the past events, but now Jiangbei must not accept the reorganization of military affairs."
People are blocking it! General Shui, the Holy One is very worried about this matter."
When Shui Yu heard this, he was already frightened, and he cupped his hands and said: "Uncle Yong Ning is the military commander, and he is powerful all over the world. I will obey the military orders."
The situation is stronger than the people, not to mention the fact that soldiers have been mobilized from Henan.
At this moment, Captain Jinyi reported: "Sir, Judge Huang Xian of Jiedu, Marching Commander Zhou Bi and others are here."
Jia Heng looked slightly cold and said, "Let them come over."
After a while, Huang Xian, the judge of Jiedu, Zhou Bi, the marching commander, Hu Gui, and Yan Ruiwen, the generals, entered the official office one after another. They also smelled the smell of hunting blood in the courtyard that had not been washed away with clean water.
The four of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Shui Yu sitting upright in a chair beside him, as if nothing had happened.
Huang Xian, Zhou Bi, Hu Gui, and Yan Ruiwen raised their hands towards the young man in the python suit behind the case and said, "I have seen you in this humble position, sir."
Jia Heng glanced at the four people with sharp eyes and asked: "Tonight, Ma Xianjun's son Ma Zesheng led hundreds of sea pirates to sneak into Yangzhou City. Did you lead the troops to block the ferry? Did you notice it?"
Judge Huang Xian, a middle-aged man in his forties, heard this and said quickly: "Master Jia, there are many water systems in Yangzhou, and we don't know about it."
"Hundred households in Yangzhou were attacked by pirates who robbed and attacked the prison. The sound of killings was loud. The Jiangbei camp patrol troops were less than three miles away. Why didn't they arrive for a long time? Did Huang Jiefen know the reason?" Jia Heng asked again.
But this time, Huang Xian clearly noticed something unusual. He hesitated and gently tugged on the sleeve of Yan Ruiwen, the marching judge beside him.
Yan Ruiwen, the marching judge, said with a bitter face: "Sir, the previous military order asked for the search for Donglu. We and our troops searched day and night. We did not dare to leave our posts without permission. After hearing the sound of killing, I thought it was because the generals below were slacking off. After I returned, I will definitely do it.
Investigate this matter strictly."
Hu Gui also complained: "Brothers have not been paid for a long time, but they have to hunt for imperial prisoners all night long. There are many complaints among the brothers below."
Seeing this scene, Shui Yu frowned and moved his lips, wanting to say something, but remembering Jia Heng's previous warning, he could only remain silent.
Jia Heng said with a gloomy face: "Since the military pay has not been paid, how much military pay have you withheld over the years? Come on, take down these four cunning and corrupt people!"
As soon as the words fell, the guards from the Jinyi Mansion came from the eaves of the corridor, made a promise, and pushed the four people to the ground.
"This..." The four of them were a little confused and didn't react for a while.
Without him, Jia Heng never used thunderous tactics after coming to the Jiangbei Camp. Instead, he went to the Jinling Military Headquarters to help collect pay. The soldiers in the Jiangbei Camp gradually lost their vigilance, but did not want to suddenly attack.
Huang Xian pressed his face to the ground and struggled loudly: "What crime have we committed?"
Hu Gui shouted to Shui Yu: "Jie Shuai, what have we done to deserve to be treated like this?"
Jia Heng said: "I am greedy for military pay, incompetent in running the army, allowing bandits to cause trouble, and neglecting military affairs! As a military minister and minister of the Ministry of War, I have been ordered by the Holy Spirit to rectify camp affairs. How can I allow you to quibble and deceive each other here?"
"Come here, drag us down and torture us!"
At this moment, Liu Jixian took a book from outside and glanced at several people, but still said: "Sir, the Ma family confessed."
When interrogating the confessions of Ma family dead men, Ma Zesheng obviously followed his father's style and endured torture without saying a word.
But after dozens of people were captured alive, there would always be someone who was greedy for life and afraid of death and would be willing to confess, so it was basically Ma Zesheng who was the one who supported the Cheng family.
This has solid evidence, but because there was previous evidence related to the Cheng family's smuggling to the Donglu, and now they are absconding in fear of crime, this is only more evidence of the matter.
The Cheng and Ma families were originally in-law families. The eldest son of the Ma family married Cheng Peili's daughter, but the eldest son of the Ma family has not caught it yet.
Jia Heng said simply: "Say."
"Reporting to your lord, according to the confessions of the Ma family, the Ma family's entry into the city relied on the Cheng family's support." Liu Jixian said in a low voice.
Jia Heng asked: "Did you tell me how they sneaked into Yangzhou City?"
Liu Jixian glanced at Jiedu Judge Huang Xian and others, and said coldly: "They say they bribed the generals of the Jiangbei Camp. One is named Huang, one is named Hu, and one is a guerrilla named Zhao. The others are
People, those people don’t know.”
At this moment, Huang Xian and others were pale and frightened.
"Take these people down and torture them severely," Jia Heng said coldly.
Once he is firmly established, tomorrow he will march on the military parade and organize the Jiangbei camp. How can he miss the sacrifice of heads and flags?
"Yes." All the people in Jinyi clasped their fists and responded to the order, escorting Huang Xian and the four of them to the outside.
"Shui Jie Shuai, we are wrongly accused, wrongly accused!" Huang Xian and others shouted one after another, knowing that they would never be able to survive the torture in Jinyi Mansion.
Shui Yu closed his eyes and turned a deaf ear.
The situation is over, and he is also a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, unable to protect himself.
Jia Heng glanced at Shui Yu and told the Experience Department: "Get someone to prepare a notice of the case and send it to Jinling Residence for publication in order to calm the discussion."
Two salt merchants in Yangzhou were involved in the case of colluding with the Donglu. This matter was bound to calm public opinion in Shilin. The province was in turmoil, and the relevant evidence was almost ready.
Later, he will go to Shenjing to write another memorial and explain the matter.
Returning to the back hall, Jia Heng found the memorial and began to write the memorial.
Chen Xiao sat aside and looked at the young man who was writing a memorial to the capital. He felt a little uncomfortable and whispered: "There will be storms in Yangzhou tomorrow, and the Yangzhou salt merchants will be even more frightened."
Jia Heng said: "One day, there will come a time. Besides, I have never mentioned salt affairs until now. I have been these salt merchants from beginning to end, and I have a guilty conscience."
It is really not that easy to check the salt affairs, but if you just say a few words, these people can stick together.
At that time, arresting people was definitely not as confident as it is now, but so far, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in Jinling and the Sixth Section of Jinling are watching with cold eyes and watching the development of the situation.
But this situation probably won't last long. As the methods become more and more radical, the censor's impeachments will definitely come one after another.
Chen Xiao looked at the young man who was writing at the desk. Under the light of the lamp, his profile was handsome and almost flawless. He couldn't help but take a second look and asked: "Should the evidence of the shortage of salt warehouse be tortured?"
Jia Heng put down the brush in his hand and waited for the ink to dry on the memorial. He raised his eyes and looked at the beautiful girl whose eyes were averted for some reason. He said: "It takes an opportunity to intervene in the salt affairs and check the deficit. After that,
When the general affairs of Jiangbei are decided, Qi Kun and others will investigate and submit the report to the capital, and then we can wait for Ming Ming to issue an edict, but that is the end."
This means just doing things without talking about them, doing things half-assedly, and then making the final decision.
After thinking for a while, he whispered: "As for the salt merchants, if there are those who flee, there will be those who surrender."
Chen Xiao's eyes flashed and he sighed softly.
If this man was not the heir of the deposed prince, but was really a good helper to him, she would really have to find an opportunity to assassinate him.
But now, even though he is young, he has shown himself to be a wise king.
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As time went by, it was getting closer to dawn.
In the early morning, at the Yamen of Yangzhou Yanyuan, the Yangzhou salt merchants, except Wang Shouqi who was in Jinling, other Yangzhou salt merchants, Liu Shengzao, the transshipment envoy to the Huaihe River, and Yuan Jichong, the prefect of Yangzhou, gathered at the Yamen of Yangzhou Yanyuan.
A large number of foreign troops entered the city of Yangzhou, the Cheng family was sealed off by the army, and there were shouts of killing from the direction of the Jinyi Hundred Household Office last night. What on earth was Uncle Yongning who went to Jinling doing?
