After He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui left, Yue Bingqian sat on the chair for a long time and did not move. What He Zhiyuan said just now has been lingering in his ears. For a time, he fell into extreme contradictions. On one side is the 200,000 taels of silver in vain, the softness of the poetic girl on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and the temptation of the golden house, but on the other side is the oppression of He Zhiyuan's true and false, pressing step by step. It is difficult to make a decision on how to choose.

If the case of Yu Zhixian is really turned over, coupled with the various crimes of smuggling salt in partnership with Boss Lu over the years, it will be impossible to exterminate the nine clans. If he had dared to gamble on this eight years ago, now he was timid. After all, now that you have enough money, no matter how much money you have, you have to spend your life.

After a long time, he instructed the official to hurry up and invite Boss Lu, but fortunately, Lu Jie has not left since the last time he came to Huai'an.

After a while, Lu Jie hurried over. The two of them are already very familiar with each other, so naturally there is no need to be polite. After sitting down, he asked, "Lord Yue, why did you invite me this time?" ”

Yue Bingqian said a little decadently: "Boss Lu, let's give up on that matter." They are not as simple as you say. ”

Lu Jie's eyes widened, and the gray beard on his chin was so anxious that he went straight forward: "Why does Lord Yue want to retreat again?" Could it be that there is not enough silver? ”

"No, no, no, it's not a question of whether the money is enough, it's a matter of your life, we can't capsize the ship because of a fight." Yue Bingqian was like a defeated rooster, spread out on the chair and said weakly: "They repeatedly mentioned the case of Yu Zhixian, and they also knew that they only copied a few hundred taels of silver back then. They even knew that we were sure that the emperor would not overturn the case, and they also cited a counterexample of the emperor admitting his mistakes. This, this is terrible. ”

Lu Jie also gasped in shock when he heard this: "Could it be that a Liuzhizhou from a high background has such a great energy?" ”

Yue Bingqian said earnestly: "Boss Lu, do you still think that our opponent is a Liuzhizhou? Behind this are some big people in the DPRK and China. ”

Lu Jie twisted his beard with his hands, his small eyes turned wildly, and he said in his heart: "Otherwise, let's just ...... them" Speaking of this, he stretched out his right hand and made a slashing motion.

"By all means, Boss Lu, don't you think it's big enough? Killing the two of them will only make things worse, and the key is the people behind them. Yue Bingqian denied it again and again, and then said: "A few days ago, I sent someone to Juzhou to inquire, and the emperor did issue a decree to reward a thousand households surnamed Xu, and there are indeed such words as my fault in the holy decree. This is a very bad omen! And the emperor also issued a decree to praise the governor of Juzhou. Doesn't Boss Lu know these things? ”

There is obviously a reproach in this remark of Lu Jie for concealing this news, in fact, this matter is really not deliberately concealed by Lu Jie, when he sent his family to inquire, the emperor's holy decree had not yet arrived in Juzhou.

Lu Jie said with an aggrieved face: "I have never heard of it, when my people went to Juzhou to investigate, there was no emperor's holy decree. ”

Yue Bingqian saw that his expression didn't look like a lie, so he comforted him in a soothing tone: "That's also possible, the emperor has not been able to decree this matter for many days." I don't mean to blame you, after all, we have also been in a relationship for many years, and I believe you don't

Will lie to me. ”

"I didn't lie to you, I didn't expect this person to be so difficult. So that's it? Lu Jie asked.

"I think it's better to forget it, we can't lose the big because of the small. You're just doing it for a breath, and if you get that case out because of that, it's a matter of life. How many people in the DPRK are staring at the fat of the Lianghuai Salt Division, if someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, can you and I stand up to investigation over the years? It's better to calm things down. I always felt that the young man surnamed He was not so easy to mess with. Yue Bingqian saw that he was also a little shaken, and took the opportunity to say.

"If we give up, they won't overturn the case?" Lu Jie asked suspiciously.

"I feel so, he hinted at me, saying that he only asked for the release of the people and the boat, and nothing else, and it seems that he doesn't want to make a big deal about it." Yue Bingqian replied, he saw that Lu Jie was still hesitating, and then said: "After this matter passes, Beijing will spend some more money, and it is estimated that there will be no problem." ”

At this point, Lu Jie couldn't hold on anymore, so he could only agree to give up. Subsequently, the two discussed for a long time before Lu Jie said goodbye and left.

Early in the morning of 22 October, news came from the Huai'an Prefecture that the case of the Juzhou grain ship was indeed caused by a misunderstanding, and the people were immediately released from the ship, which lasted more than half a month and finally came to light. The Huai'an Branch of the Salt Division knew that he was at a loss, and in order to calm the matter, he also gave a compensation of 2,000 taels of silver.

After He Zhiyuan and the four of them received the notice, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and finally fulfilled their mission and successfully completed the task. Liang Wenhui said happily: "He Gongzi still has a way, and this matter depends on He Gongzi to deal with him." ”

He Zhiyuan laughed and said happily: "Everyone has merit, and they all have merit." ”

So everyone hastily ate breakfast, took out the clothes that had been prepared a few days ago, and hired more than a dozen carriages, and the four of them took these carriages to wait outside the Huai'an Mansion Prison. At the end of the day, more than 50 people walked out of Hulala in the government prison, and the leaders were Zhuang Wenxuan and Ji Jiude, all of whom were unkempt and disheveled.

When everyone saw the light of day again, and saw the people in their hometown again, they were so excited that tears flowed down their eyes. After a burst of hush and warmth, and after being grateful, He Zhiyuan beckoned everyone to sit in more than ten carriages that had been hired a long time ago, and first came to a bathhouse, took a bath, scraped their faces, and changed into new clothes. When all this was done, the crowd was radiant and red again.

Subsequently, I came to a restaurant and asked for a few tables of good wine and good food, so that everyone could have a good meal. During the banquet, everyone toasted He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui one after another, expressing their inexhaustible gratitude.

Subsequently, someone asked He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui: "You have spent a lot of time in the past ten days, right?" This wave of twists and turns, we are all so scared that our hearts are about to jump out. ”

Liang Wenhui replied: "Yes, these days, He Gongzi has run a lot of roads......

He Zhiyuan saw that he was about to tell the truth, and hurriedly interrupted him: "Actually, it didn't take much effort, just like the Huai'an Mansion said, it was a misunderstanding." It's not as complicated as we thought at first. ”

Everyone saw that He Zhiyuan didn't want to talk about it in detail, knowing that there must be a secret in this matter, in this kind of restaurant with many people and eyes, the Huai'an branch has many eyeliners, so naturally it is not the place to discuss this matter, so everyone will no longer ask. Just feast, first

Let's talk about the sacrifice of the five internal organs temple.

After being full of wine and food, Zhuang Wenxuan said at this time: "Today, we can all get out of prison smoothly, thanks to He Gongzi and Liang Gongzi maneuvering outside. However, our task of escorting grain ships has not yet been completed. After the heavy snowfall, the rivers in the north will freeze, and it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, so I suggest that we immediately lift anchor and sail away from this place after dinner. ”

He Zhiyuan said: "What Uncle Shi said is very true, this place is not suitable for a long time, we have been delayed for a long time, it is better to leave early." Lord Liang must be very worried at home, I suggest that Xu Detian and Ma Wushuang ride back to the state government to report the news, and I will go back with the grain boat with Liang Gongzi, what does Uncle Shi think? ”

"Well, that's a good idea, with you two on the boat, we'll be safer on the way, so as not to get into trouble again." Zhuang Wenxuan approvingly, in fact, he had this idea in his heart for a long time, but it was inconvenient to say it. He was now bitten by a snake and was afraid of the well rope for ten years, and he knew that he could get out of prison safely this time, and it was by no means as simple as He Zhiyuan said just now. There is also the idea of getting to know the inside story quickly, after all, after waiting on the ship, it will be much safer, which is the good place to talk about these secret things.

When they arrived at the ship, after lifting anchor and opening the boat, Zhuang Wenxuan, Ji Jiude, He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui shared a boat. At this point, Zhuang Wenxuan began to ask: "Now there are only four of us on the ship, so let's tell the truth." ”

"Uncle Shi, Ji Sihu, there are many people at the banquet at noon, and in Huai'an City, there are many eyes and ears in the Huai'an Branch, and there are many inconveniences." He Zhiyuan said slightly apologetically. Subsequently, he and Liang Wenhui told the details of their interactions with Yan Siyue in the past few days.

The two were surprised when they heard this, they only thought of being framed, but they didn't expect this matter to be so dangerous. Even dozens of people in the entire state government, including Lord Liang's entire family, almost all of them were closed by the ghost gate. At the same time, he also felt deep indignation and sympathy for the unjust murder of Yu Zhixian's family, and also felt deep jealousy and fear of the sinister officialdom.

These 20 grain ships went north along the canal from Huai'an, and they never encountered any more checks and difficulties from the two Huai Divisions along the way. Two days later, the grain ship arrived at Luoma Lake in Suqian, where the Yi River and the Shu River terminate. After passing Luoma Lake and going north for about half a day, we arrived in Shandong, and then left the jurisdiction of the Lianghuai Salt Division, and the grain ship was completely safe.

Ten grain ships in Yishui County were escorted by Ji Jiude and went north along the Yihe River until Yishui County. The other ten ships were escorted by Zhuang Wenxuan and went north along the Shu River to Juzhou.

On the first day of November, He Zhiyuan and Zhuang Wenxuan's fleet finally arrived at the Juzhou wharf. At this time, Liang Wensheng, who had already gotten the news, and many officials from the state government were already waiting at the wharf, Ji Jiude was walking on the Yi River, the Yi River was deep and the distance was shorter, so Ji Jiude's grain boat arrived in Yishui County one day earlier than Zhuang Wenxuan, so he also arrived at the wharf to greet him today.

Zhuang Wenxuan and the rest of the people who escorted the grain looked at the crowd waving and cheering on the dock, and their hearts were full of emotion, and a feeling of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe arose. Now I can see the familiar Shuhe Wharf again, the familiar Juzhou City, the officials and officials in the state government, as well as my wife, children, and fathers. It was all so kind, and there were tears in both eyes......

(End of chapter)

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