This unhappily parted reception banquet made Lu Zhen see a lot of things hidden under the calm water.

Obviously, Hua Qianfeng was able to invite the eunuch Wu Gonggong as the prefect of Hangzhou because he borrowed the names of the two people who were not present, and he must have had their promise before he dared to invite someone.

From this point of view, Hua Qianfeng, Wu Gonggong, and Xie Chang must have deep interests between them, and Xie Chang, as ordinary people, also played a leading role.

A dignified local prefect, a eunuch with a palace identity and a lot of power in his hands, will be led by the nose by two ordinary people who have no official position, even if he was released today, he did not have a seizure on the spot, which is enough to be interesting.

And the entanglement of interests between these four people is even more curious. What kind of huge interests are involved in order for Hua and Wu to endure such humiliation?

In addition, are the businessmen present and the officials in the prefect's yamen also related to this matter? In other words, today's banquet is actually just a pretense for yourself, and all the people who come to this banquet are here with the benefit of sharing profits.

If this is the case, Lu Zhen will feel a little weird again. Since they gathered together for their own interests, why did they bring themselves into the outsiders who had just arrived in Hangzhou and were not on the same line as them? Aren't they afraid of spreading the news from their own side, which will bring trouble?

Do they believe that they can be subdued by their own power, or do they think that they can be co-opted by sharing their own profits? Or do they have a reason to do it, such as to hide it from outsiders who are suspicious of their meeting?

This last point, Lu Jin, feels that it may be the most reliable. Because the real power in Hangzhou is neither Hua Qianfeng nor Wu Gonggong, but the political envoy and the Yamen. If they are aware of this layer, I am afraid that the officials of the Hua Governor's Mansion will also come to an end.

The other is the attitude of Xie Chang and the others. Why do they suddenly show up after saying yes and then suddenly showing up? Are they not afraid of reprisals?

Although judging from today's seats, the forces in Hangzhou City should still be above the Hua Governor's Mansion, but is it necessary for them to be so out of line? Once Hua Qianfeng is really offended, and the net is broken, I am afraid that the ending of these two families will be quite miserable.

Could it be that they have other grounds? Or have the two found more suitable candidates for cooperation in terms of their common interests this time, such as the people from the Political Envoy and the Inspectorate?

Along the way, Lu Jin's head turned around these thoughts from time to time, but in the end it was still chaotic. He has only been in Hangzhou for two days, and he has not even recognized all the people in the yamen, how can he deduce all kinds of connections in the depths of Hangzhou officialdom through these subtle and trivial traces?

After finally being a mess, Lu Zhen finally put this question aside, and thought of the silver ticket that was closely related to him. This silver ticket of 1,000 taels is really hot, and he gave himself 1,000 taels of silver with only a meeting gift, and this businessman in Hangzhou is really very generous. It's just that what is the purpose of him giving such a generous gift? At least now Lu Jin can't think of any questions about that Wu Luoxuan at hand, is it a precautionary plan, or has another plan?

Countless related or irrelated, big or small problems were entangled all the way, and Lu Zhen still couldn't come up with a reason. But one thing he is sure of is that the water in Hangzhou is much deeper than he thinks.

This seemingly charming and lovely ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River, under its glamorous appearance, hides a monstrous undercurrent that is enough to swallow everyone!

So what should you do and choose?

This point was decided after Lu Zhen woke up the next day.

This is the case today, but under the gorgeous clothes of the prosperous era is an astonishing ugliness and corruption. With his current status and ability, it is impossible to completely eliminate this ugliness. Especially in the south of Hangzhou, where the emperor is far away, once Zhenhe has been entrenched here for many years, and the power of the government, I am afraid that any of them can easily get rid of themselves.

Although he has decided to do something for Daming to change the history in a few years, the premise of all this is still to ensure his own safety. Since he is really powerless to resist this, he simply stays out of the matter, just stands by and waits until he has the strength to reverse all this in the future, and it is not too late to do something real.

He is not an upright man who can't rub a little sand in his eyes, but he still knows how to advance and retreat. What's more, before coming to the south this time, Hu Hu had reminded himself that when he arrived in Jiangnan, he should no longer rush around like the capital and cause trouble.

At that time, Lu Zhen only said that he warned himself so much because Jiangnan was the capital and food of the imperial court, and there was no trouble, but now it seems that it was obviously Hu Butang who knew something inside, so he reminded himself early.

Since even the important ministers of the court know that there is a problem but it is difficult to intervene, there is no need to take risks with a small general judgment. Anyway, I only came here to support Tao Hui and increase my qualifications as an official, so as long as I finish the errands ordered from above, I can't see anything else.

So just a few days after coming to Hangzhou, Lu Zhen had already made a plan for the next few years, and decided to be a quiet official, waiting for Hu Hu to transfer him back to the capital in a few years.

But can he really get his wish?

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In Nanjing, in a secluded courtyard, Mao Shun, with a gloomy face, came to a room guarded by several men with knives in the middle courtyard.

He only arrived in Nanjing yesterday, and he rode all the way from Beijing, but it was really hard. But Mao Shun didn't stop long, and rushed to this secret stronghold of Jinyiwei in Nanjing early this morning to meet the person he wanted to see.

Seeing that it was the adults of their own hundred households who accompanied each other, the guards immediately shook their spirits and clasped their fists and saluted. The hundred households who led the way asked with a straight face, "Is that person willing to recruit?" While asking, he also cautiously peeked at Mao Shun behind him.

Mao Shun also squinted his eyes and looked at the few people in front of the door. The head of the Jinyi Wei Zongqi also seemed to feel the pressure, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and then replied: "Let's use methods against him several times, and he was willing to recruit him at the fourth watch yesterday." ”

Mao Shun nodded with satisfaction: "Take me in, I'll ask him personally." ”

"Yes. Governors, please. Baihu immediately showed a stammering look, and personally stepped forward to open the door for Mao Shun, but a strange smell mixed with the smell of feces and urine and blood still made the look on his face change.

Fortunately, Mao Shun didn't care too much about the environment here. The smell in the Beijing Zhenfu Si Edict Prison is much bigger than here, and he doesn't have to go in and take a turn every day. Without hesitation, he stepped inside, and then his gaze fell on the barely motionless figure curled up in the corner of the room.

"Xu Da, tell me what you explained before, and we will let you go." After helping Mao Shun close the door, the hundred households immediately asked in a cold voice.

The person in the corner first trembled when he heard the voice, and then reflexively said: "I have recruited everything, don't torture me anymore, I have recruited everything......"

"I'm asking you to tell you what you told me again, hurry up!" Baihu stepped forward, lifted the person out of the corner, and then slammed it to the ground.

A faint scream then flew out of his mouth, and only then did he seem to understand the meaning of his words, and said with difficulty: "Of the two people who were rescued in Shandong that night, one of them died on the ship early. ”

"What did you say?" Mao Shun raised his eyebrows: "Say it again!" "That's not what he got from Shandong before, I heard from the officials there that the person was saved by the doctor who followed, how did he come to such a situation?

"That's true...... The little one also saw the corpse, a man in his forties with a thin face...... "He didn't dare to hide anything after eating enough of Jinyiwei's methods, for fear that the other party would not believe it and do it to him again, so he quickly told everything."

"Xu Gong is dead?" Ma Shun rubbed his chin with his hand: "What about the other one?" He's alive? Is it in the Mansion of the State of Wei? ”

"I really don't know this little one. I only know that he got off the boat with that Lu Gongzi later, and it is unknown where he went after that. ”

Lu Jin...... "If the other party doesn't mention it, Mao Shun really forgot about this guy." Now thinking of this guy who ruined the prince's affairs in the capital and didn't take Jinyiwei in his eyes, he still has itchy teeth. It's the life and death of another person who followed Xu Gong on the boat, and now he doesn't take it too seriously.

Thinking of this, Mao Shun didn't mean to delay here any longer, turned around and went out, before going out, his cold gaze swept over the body of the man on the ground, and without his command, the hundred households had already bent down, and his hands were divided left and right at his chin and neck, and he directly twisted the neck of this boatman named Xu Da.

After going out, Baihu cautiously looked at Mao Shun, whose face did not improve much: "Dudu, ...... next"

"Next, don't alarm anyone in the Wei State Mansion, since Xu Gong is dead, then the matter will be stopped." Mao Shun took a breath and said, "But there is one person, since I came here, I can't spare him." It's just that he can't be started by our Jinyi guards, you say, how to deal with him? As he spoke, he briefly said Lu Jin's current identity.

The hundred households pondered for a long time before they said: "This, the little one has an idea, we can get rid of him by the hands of those officials in Hangzhou!" And to do this, you need to use a person to speak......"