Get off at Tongzhou Wharf and get on the dragon boat, and then go all the way along the canal to the south.

It is said that the waist is wrapped around 100,000 yuan, and the crane is ridden down Yangzhou.

It can also be seen that the life of the gentry in Jiangnan is extravagant.

Zhang Lingyang went to Jiangnan, one of the main purposes was to declare the royal majesty, and naturally he couldn't be stingy with money.

Otherwise, wouldn't it make those gentry who were not very convinced look down on them even more?

But fortunately, now Zhang Lingyang's internal money is really not short of money, so this time he naturally has to spill a lot of it.

Of course, this is also Zhang Lingyang's own statement that he will go south to the south of the Yangtze River this time, and he will not use even a penny from the national treasury, so the ministers did not stick to the end in the end, and half-pushed and half-acquiesced to Zhang Lingyang's decision.

Otherwise, Zhang Lingyang will have to spend another while with these ministers.

The dragon boat traveled south along the canal, passing through Zhili, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and other provinces, and arrived at Yangzhou, the first stop in the south of the Yangtze River in early April.

During this period, nothing happened, so I won't go into details.

It is said that after the dragon boat arrived in Yangzhou, Zhu Yang, the prefect of Yangzhou, and all the officials in Yangzhou came to the dock to pick it up.

Originally, the governor of Jiangsu, Li Yaoshi, who had just taken office, also wanted to come to Yangzhou to pick up the car, but was rejected by Zhang Lingyang.

Jiangning, Jiangsu's administrative office, is the second location of Zhang Lingyang's patrol, and he is naturally not in a hurry to see him.

In Yangzhou City, all the manors near Slender West Lake were temporarily confiscated by Zhu Yang and used as a palace to receive Zhang Lingyang and a group of concubines.

In this regard, the civil and military officials and gentry in Yangzhou City. No one dared to speak out against the merchants.

After all, their mansion was used to receive the emperor, and it was their glory to say it, and it was too late to be happy, only a fool would object.

But there are such fools.

Money is such a person.

Qian Si was originally just a broken settlement in Yangzhou City, and I don't know what shit luck I had, but I suddenly made a fortune in business in recent years.

The year before last, after the big salt merchants in Yangzhou were investigated and punished by the imperial court, Qian Si invested in the purchase of a house on the shore of Slender West Lake.

Now, the house has not been lived in for a few days, and it was forcibly confiscated by the government to receive the emperor.

Maybe he was stunned, but he was more afraid that he was really a fool, and Qian Si, who was forcibly confiscated from the house, made a big noise near the dock when Zhang Lingyang's Luan arrived at the Yangzhou wharf.

As Qian Si, he is naturally not qualified to take over.

But now Qian Si is a 'celebrity' in Yangzhou City, and for a while, the officials in Yangzhou City really didn't dare to do anything to Qian Si.

Otherwise, when the Son of Heaven was visiting Yangzhou, there was a thing of the people being brutalized by the government in the city, even if Zhu Yang, the prefect of Yangzhou who was in the heart of the emperor, he was afraid that he couldn't afford it.

Naturally, Zhang Lingyang, who had just descended to the dock, heard the noise outside the dock.

"Zhu Aiqing, what's going on?" Zhang Lingyang frowned, looked at Zhu Yang and asked.

Zhu Yang wanted to kill Qian Si in his heart, but when he saw Zhang Lingyang asking at this moment, he didn't dare to hide it at all.

You must know that Zhu Yang, Jinyiwei's methods, couldn't be clearer.

If Zhu Yang dares to lie today, he is afraid that tomorrow he will be a corpse in Zhang Lingyang's heart.

Zhu Yang informed Zhang Lingyang of Qian Si's matter in 1510.

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang nodded and shook his head again, "You have saved a lot of money by doing this, but I am afraid that the rich gentry in Yangzhou City will scold you in the future!" ”

"Wechen does things for Your Majesty, those gentry and rich families don't scold Wechen, Wechen doesn't take it to heart, as long as Your Majesty doesn't mind in his heart, Wechen will be satisfied."

Zhang Lingyang nodded, turned his head and instructed Sun Sheng, "Bring the one named Qian Si to me." ”

After a while, Sun Sheng brought Qian Si to Zhang Lingyang.

Maybe he heard too much about the drama, Qian Si saw Zhang Lingyang wearing a dragon robe, and he knew in his heart that the young man in front of him was today.

Qian Si hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Cao Min Qian Si knocked to see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live!" ”

Seeing this, the corners of Zhang Lingyang's mouth twitched, you must know that when he first entered the palace to see the real Tai'an Emperor Zhao Chenxi, he did the same.

And Qian Si was a little bold, because before, when he came over, he didn't bow his head, but stared straight at Zhang Lingyang.

Seeing this, Zhu Yang couldn't help but curse in his heart, "Bastard thing, I really don't know whether to live or die."

However, it seems that Zhang Lingyang was not angry, but looked at Qian Si funny and asked: "I heard that you have grievances to shout, it is better to say that I will uphold justice for you!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qian Si deducted his head again and said: "The grass people bought a house on the side of Slender West Lake, and they didn't want to live for a few days, so they were forcibly taken away by the Zhu Governor's Mansion, saying that it was to take over."

Cao Min thought to himself, what a wise man the emperor is, how to rob the people's houses to live, it must be the Zhu Governor's Mansion that colluded with other officials to dare to do this.

So...... That's why today the grass people have the courage to come here to state the grievances of the grass people to the emperor! ”

"What if I say that I know what Zhu Yang has done?" Zhang Lingyang looked at Qian Si playfully and said with a smile.

"......" Qian Si was speechless, not knowing how to answer.

In his heart, Qian Si wanted to cry without tears, he didn't expect that even the emperor would be so unruly.

Doesn't the drama always say that as long as a commoner comes out to sue the emperor, as long as the Son of Heaven finds out the truth, will the people be given justice?

Why is this different from what is said in the drama today?

The more Qian Si thought about it, the more bitter he felt.

Through Zhu Yang's introduction before, Zhang Lingyang has understood that Qian Si is an authentic businessman who made a fortune by running by sea, and there was no violation of law and discipline during the period, and Zhang Lingyang will not catch it.

After looking at Qian Si's colorful face for a while, Zhang Lingyang finally spoke: "Don't worry, I won't live in your house."

However, during my days in Yangzhou, your house still can't be occupied. ”

For the sake of their own safety, all the mansions around Slender West Lake are uninhabitable.

In this regard, Qian Si naturally did not dare to have the slightest opinion, and left the dock with a thousand thanks.

After walking away, Qian Sifang was like deflated, slumped to the ground, and muttered: "My mother, the house has finally been saved!" ”

It turns out that according to the convention, as long as it is the place where the Son of Heaven or the concubine has lived, no one else is allowed to live again.

Otherwise, it would be a blasphemy against royal majesty.

It is also for this reason that Zhang Lingyang said that the gentry and wealthy families in Yangzhou would hate Zhu Yang.

After all, the yard that he bought and built with a lot of money was uninhabitable in the end, so it's no wonder that he has no resentment in his heart!

But Zhang Lingyang didn't care about this.

After all, if he had to worry about such a trivial matter, he was afraid that sooner or later he would end up dying young......

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