() "Chen Dongshan......" Xue Tan muttered, he seemed to have heard someone talk about this person during the period in the capital, this person is arrogant, brave and good at fighting, but he is simple-minded, not the material for officials, and he has countless enemies in the capital, although he has a skill but has never been reused, but this person has a temperament, straight to the point, if you can make friends with this person, it is also a pleasure.

It's just that Xue Tan was jealous in his heart, and he didn't know where this person came from, whether he was involved with Dong Yuliu's elder brother in the capital, if so, it was better to be careful, so he secretly gave Chang Lei a look, intending to tell him to act at the opportunity.

This Yangzhou is located in the east of the capital, surrounded by the sea, there are often fishing and salvage businessmen, to transport seafood to various places, the material is not scarce, but because the next state and county are located in the Central Plains, the population is large, can not make a living so they all move to Yangzhou with their families.

Although fishing is abundant, but it is not perennial to rely on this to eat, and the seafood is not cheap, and ordinary people can not afford to consume, so they can only take this opportunity to fish and farm for a living, and even some people have the idea of private salt.

Xue Tan has long heard that the people here are fierce, although they have a bold temperament, but they can't be governed, and every local parent official has a headache, plus there is a military salary in the army, and the food is military food, many people see that there is oil and water to fish, so they have joined the army to eat, plus the soldier Cao has left the other to continue to embezzle, this army is circulating, and it is gradually scattered.

A soldier is not like a soldier, and an officer is not like an officer.

Xue Tan sighed, thinking in his heart, in this way, don't say three years, I'm afraid ten years will not be able to change this is already a foregone conclusion.

The three of them first resigned to the prefect and went out of the mansion, Du Jiang arranged a few entourages to help him pack his bags and go to his residence first.

"What?" Xue Tan listened to what Chang Lei was muttering there, and asked curiously.

"I said, you kid is very blessed, the girl from the prefect's mansion has always been flirting with you, do you know?"

"What nonsense, I'm just a little soldier, but I am the daughter of the prefect, how can I climb such a high branch."

"Look at what you said, don't be presumptuous, you are not the poor and sour talent in his mouth, and naturally you will not be bullied coldly when you first came to Yangzhou, and the time when an old bustard could bully you has long passed."

Chang Lei quipped, although he didn't know why Xue Tan put down his body and came to such a place.

"You are now a serious official, not to mention the achievements you don't do, if there are really people who dare to spread rumors and bend the law, you naturally have the power to deal with them, I know, I'm afraid you are worried that your reputation in Beijing is not good, but that is also the victim of traitors."

"If it weren't for the fact that the sixth elder brother harmed you and me, I'm afraid you would still be just accompanying Yin Qingqi to buy silk and silk in the capital." Chang Lei said.

"What's more, you still have the prince behind you to support you, what are you afraid of? The prefect is only a third-grade official position at best, and you are also a Beijing official, if you really want to be with her, then Du Jiang will naturally help you. ”

"Don't mention him." Xue Tan suddenly stopped and said to Chang Lei.

"How?" Chang Lei asked puzzled.

"I suspect that this Liang Chenshan is close to you and me, and has other plans." Xue Tan pondered and replied slowly.

"What do you mean?" Chang Lei was puzzled and asked Xue Tan.

"Do you know what he said to me after he saved me? He told me he was going to take me to an old friend of mine. Then please go to his mansion. Xue Tan motioned for Chang Lei to sit down, and the two talked about the matter in detail in front of a brand-new wooden table.

"Well, I remember you told me at the wine table, what's wrong?"

"Since the incident in the Jinghong Pavilion, the sixth elder brother wants to blame Dong Yu, saying that the disappearance of Siniang and the death of the geisha in the Jinghong Pavilion are related to Dong Yu, he sent me to Yangzhou to find Siniang's traces, and before Dong Yu knew about it, he rescued Siniang from Du Jiang's hands."

"In your opinion, that Dong Yu is a Beijing official, what a smart person he is, will he not know that this matter is someone who intends to frame the blame? He didn't choose to turn his face directly with the sixth elder brother, but quickly sent Siniang to Yangzhou. ”

"I am also very grateful to him for this, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid Siniang would have to receive greater grievances in the capital, after that, the sixth elder brother explained to me that now the capital can no longer settle me, it stands to reason that Dong Yu's connections are not inferior to the sixth elder brother, so why talk about fear? If you say that you are afraid that the sixth elder brother will take the opportunity to retaliate, what is more than Qi Yuan? ”

"Since Dong Yu exonerated the rebellion, it can be regarded as calm, and no one is looking for trouble with him anymore. and quickly gained Qi Yuan's trust and appreciation, and he was also very impressive in the palace. ”

"Besides, in terms of Dong Yu I know, firstly, he received a great threat and wanted to take this opportunity to intimidate the sixth elder brother with Siniang, but there was nothing to do in the capital, and secondly, he was profitable from the beginning and wanted to use me to accomplish something."

"In my opinion, it's because you've been doing too much lately, I'm afraid you're seriously ill." Chang Lei still disagreed.

Chang Lei felt that the reason why the sixth elder brother would find Xue Tan was nothing more than because he was straightforward and quick-witted, so he was naturally easy to offend Qi Yuan, and besides, there was something at the level of Yin Qingqi.

The conspiracy and trickery that Xue Tan said, Chang Lei didn't think so, naturally he didn't believe it, and since people want to frame you, they will inevitably come up with something substantial, instead of just blowing the wind in Qi Yuan's ear, you can be promoted and make a fortune casually.

But what he didn't know was that in this officialdom, it was not relying on evidence, it was relying on many people to rush up and bewitch those in power, so they naturally made a decision that they were satisfied with, and it seemed that who was born and who died was not so important to them, the important thing was whether they could achieve their goals, and whether they could be promoted to the rank of lord was what Dong Yu was most concerned about.

Xue Tan seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "I remember, I was in Haichun Courtyard that day, and I seemed to see Liang Chenshan, I'm afraid that the sixth elder brother sneakily sent someone to follow me after I left, I was drunk at that time, and I was already delirious, but I saw that person vaguely, very similar to Liang Chenshan who I 'met' later!" ”

"But recently, there has been a lot of rumor in the capital, saying that Du Jiang was known by Dong Yu because of his deeds, and secretly sent someone to kill him, but this Du Jiang is a court official after all, if it is spread out, Dong Yu assassinated the court official, and this person also intends to rebel, Qi Yuan is naturally misemployed and derelict in his duties."

Chang Lei frowned, there have been so many rumors in the capital recently, and the news is mixed, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, I'm afraid he would have been blinded.

"It stands to reason that the prince has the right to punish the sixth elder brother and Dong Yu. It's just that Qi Yuan doesn't have much power in his hands now, and now he is presided over by a few generals, and in the final analysis, he is just a puppet, I will only tell you this......"