Zhu Youxiao nodded, didn't say anything more, and continued to wander around the academy, as if what he said just now was a casual question.

However, everyone present knew that His Majesty could not ask such a thing casually.

When Zhu Youxiao was strolling, Xu Xianchun had already finished interrogating Chen Zhenglin.

Looking at the testimony in his hand and then at the documents in his hand, Xu Xianchun nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's go, go back and continue to be your transfer envoy." I'll say when I need you. I will forward these things to Your Majesty, and as for what happens in the end, it depends on what Your Majesty does. ”

After hearing this, Chen Zhenglin breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, he still has room to turn around for the time being, and he was not directly arrested. This time, His Majesty's plan is very big, to put it bluntly, he wants to sweep away all the mess in Jiangnan.

In such a situation, if you cooperate well, you may get your Majesty's leniency. That's a good thing for me.

Chen Zhenglin stood up, arched his hand at Xu Xianchun and said, "Then please take care of Lord Xu and say a lot of kind words in front of Your Majesty." ”

Xu Xianchun will not collude with such a person, and he doesn't dare to accept money now.

The lesson from the last time was very profound, and if I had to do it again, I would definitely not have the opportunity to do it now.

So Xu Xianchun said with a straight face: "It is more useful to be loyal to Your Majesty than anything else." Alright, let's get busy. ”

"Yes, Lord Xu." Chen Zhenglin stood up, his face was a little embarrassed, but he still turned around and walked out.

After Chen Zhenglin left, Xu Xianchun also stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, it's done. With these things given by Chen Zhenglin, plus the wire newspaper from Nanjing, he can start arresting people in Yangzhou.

has a lot of experience in handling cases, and Xu Xianchun knows that there is no big problem with this case.

If someone wants to raise an army to rebel, it is not their own business, and they can be handed over to the royal new army to deal with.

As for the rest, all you have to do is arrest them. In a nest case like this, as long as one is caught, a nest will definitely be able to be brought out.

Now that Xu Xianchun has two lines, as long as he reaches in and grabs it, he will definitely be able to bring out a lot.

Xu Xianchun turned around and said to his subordinates: "Let people prepare the carriage, and I will report the matter to Your Majesty immediately." ”

After hearing this, his subordinates said with some hesitation: "My lord, Your Majesty is not in Lichun Courtyard. ”

After hearing this, Xu Xianchun's face instantly darkened.

He turned his head to look at his subordinates and asked, "How do you know that Your Majesty is not in Lichun Courtyard?" Are our people staring at Your Majesty? ”

After hearing this, his subordinates were immediately startled.

Staring at Your Majesty?

Who dares to stare at His Majesty?

It is not the duty of the Jinyi Guard to protect His Majesty. It's not to protect Your Majesty, you actually track Your Majesty's whereabouts, don't you want to die?

The subordinates also knew what Xu Xianchun meant, and hurriedly said, "My lord, no." Our people met His Majesty on the street and went out with someone, saying that they had gone to the Royal Academy. ”

After hearing this, Xu Xianchun breathed a sigh of relief, but he still glared at his subordinates and said, "This kind of thing, if you know it, you have to pretend not to know." Are you a fool? ”

"Let the carriage be prepared at once, and I will go to see Your Majesty. Your Majesty is not there, so you have to wait there. Rubbish! ”

After his subordinates were scolded by him, he didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, my lord, I'll go right away." ”

With that, he turned around and ran outside.

Looking at the back of his subordinates leaving, Xu Xianchun shook his head helplessly.

After tidying up his clothes and picking up the paperwork on the table, Xu Xianchun turned around and walked out with a serious expression.

It's one thing for Your Majesty to be there, it's another thing for you to go or not.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know that his own Jinyi guard commander had already run to the door to wait for him. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

Because Zhu Youxiao encountered a more interesting thing at this time, he never thought that he would encounter such a plot.

This not only did not make Zhu Youxiao feel bored, but made him feel very excited.

Looking at the person standing in front of him, Zhu Youxiao could be sure that this was a rich man.

Judging from his age, this is a rich second generation, wearing Qingyun-spun boots on his feet, Qingyun-spun green silk thick noodles on his waist, and carrying the jade pendant around his waist, he knows at a glance that it is a good Lantian jade; Look at the folding fan in your hand, it is clear that it is from the hand of a famous artist; The other hairpins on the top of the head are everyone's handiwork at a glance.

There were two women standing next to him, and at a glance they knew that they were twin sisters, and they were beautiful. He was accompanied by two scholars.

In addition to the poor guards, this is even richer than Zhu Youxiao. This pomp alone is bigger than Zhu Youxiao's pomp.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao was very interested in such a person, who would have thought that this person would actually find himself in front of him, and he was ashamed to put forward a request, which made Zhu Youxiao feel very excited.

I finally have the opportunity to be a little white man, and this feeling is also quite refreshing.

"I don't know what Brother Tai is called?" Zhu Youxiao looked at this person with a smile and asked.

The expression on Zhu Youxiao's face was brilliant, and his attitude was amiable, and the whole person was full of expectation.

Zhu Youxiao's question made the rich boy on the opposite side stunned.

The reason is also very simple, the rich boy brother has seen a lot of flattering people, but he has never seen Zhu Youxiao so sincere, which makes him a little uncomfortable.

But he quickly got used to it, "Well, in the lower Korean Thai." The rich boy Han Hantai hugged his fists at Zhu Youxiao and said with a smile.

Although he was talking to Zhu Youxiao, Han Tai's eyes never left Chen Yu'er beside Zhu Youxiao.

In fact, as soon as Han Tai came over, Zhu Youxiao realized that this was the woman who rushed to his side.

Since Zhu Youxiao came here, whether it is a man or a woman in Yangzhou, his eyes have never left Chen Yuer.

Zhu Youxiao originally thought that it was just to see, but he didn't expect that someone would really dare to come over.

So Zhu Youxiao greeted him excitedly, and this is the scene in front of him.

The Wei Dynasty next to him was a little helpless, His Majesty was too big.

Although the person opposite is brightly dressed, he knows that he is very rich by looking at this dress. But the Wei Dynasty can see that this is clearly a straw bag, and I don't know which one cultivated it.

Qi Yuanfu, who was standing beside Zhu Youxiao, was ready to make a move at any time, if this waste in front of him dared to be unfavorable to His Majesty, then kill it directly.

He doesn't care who is on the other side, who he loves, our Son of Heaven is so rampant.

"Korean Thai, good name." Zhu Youxiao said in admiration: "I don't know what Brother Tai is stopping me about? ”

"It's very simple, I have a crush on this maid of yours, you can make a price." Han Tai turned his head to look at Zhu Youxiao, looking arrogant. That look is "I fall in love, you have to give it to me".

Zhu Youxiao almost didn't laugh, there is really this kind of thing in the world.

Wei Changsheng, who was standing beside Zhu Youxiao, walked over and cautiously leaned into Zhu Youxiao's ear.

Seeing that the emperor did not object, Wei Changsheng said cautiously: "Your Majesty, this person is the son of Han Qingsheng, a famous businessman in Yangzhou. Han Qingsheng is the representative of Huizhou businessmen, and he has dabbled in the entire salt industry in Yangzhou. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, understanding what Wei Changsheng meant.

These salt merchants are not easy to deal with now. You must know that at this time in the Ming Dynasty, the salt merchants of the entire Ming Dynasty controlled five-sevenths of the country's finances, and to put it bluntly, five-sevenths of the country's money was in their hands.

And of these five-sevenths, two-thirds are in the hands of Hui merchants, and their position can be said to be pivotal.

For example, the capital they can mobilize, the one that can be called a big salt merchant, is a few million taels of transfers; can be called a giant businessman, it is casually a transfer of tens of millions of taels of silver.

If it is a transfer of Hui businessmen, hundreds of millions of taels will not be a problem. It can be seen how much money these people have, these are their capital, and they hold money or power, which can be said to be in the limelight.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Youxiao has been forbearing.

It's been seven years, and I've been doing things around, doing this and that, and I've never dared to attack them, and I've never even shown hostility, and I haven't dared to come over until now.

Zhu Youxiao knew very well that as long as these salt merchants were cleared, then no one in the world could oppose him anymore.

Wei Changsheng saw Zhu Youxiao nodding, hesitated for a moment, and said again: "Your Majesty, the life of a salt merchant is very luxurious, and every family will raise some thin horses as a gift. Therefore, it is already customary for them to give women to each other, and sometimes it is regarded as an elegant thing. They've gotten used to it for so many years. This Korean Thai stopped His Majesty, it should be for this matter. ”

"Okay." With a smile on his face, Zhu Youxiao said admiringly: "It's so good." ”

In fact, this kind of atmosphere existed in the Tang Dynasty, when slaves were still private property, and they were beaten to death like animals, and they just had to pay a little fine.

This situation was much better in the Song Dynasty, but the matter of giving concubines to each other was still a habitual thing among literati and scholars.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was different, Zhu Yuanzhang came from a more difficult background, and he was most unaccustomed to this kind of thing. Sitting in a sedan chair is all about people, let alone giving women to each other?

What is good at the top, but what is good at the bottom will be very bad!

What Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like, there are really not too many people in the world who dare to do it, so the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty has been greatly reversed in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

And in the capital and other places, there are not many such things, and the robbery of people's daughters is still cleaned up.

I didn't expect that in the land south of the Yangtze River, where culture and education flourished, this set of things actually arose?

I don't know if it's progress or regression, or if it's just money to burn?

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