In June, the south of the Yangtze River has long been beautiful and pleasant.

Yangzhou is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and has been one of the most prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times.

Although the ancients had the verse that fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March, the scenery of Yangzhou in June was no worse than that in March, but more mature and charming.

Walking on the streets of Yangzhou, looking around, businessmen wearing different national costumes and different skin tones are all over the streets and alleys, saying that this is a veritable international metropolis, it is not an exaggeration at all.

There is a Baoyang Lake outside the city of Yangzhou, which is called the Slender West Lake in later generations.

Because of the unique scenery here, many businessmen have spent a lot of money to build garden villas by the lake, so that they can enjoy the beautiful scenery, and it is also a place of self-cultivation.

On the north shore of the lake, there is one of the most extensive gardens, and the buildings inside are also the most exquisite and beautiful.

The entrance of the garden is guarded by a special person, and on the round stone gate, the dragon and the phoenix dance are engraved with the two big characters of "Shen Yuan".

Yangzhou locals know that this is the richest man in Yangzhou, Shen Bao's family, Shen Bao is old, and he rarely shows up, and now it is Shen Bao's eldest son, Shen Changshan, who is in charge of the Shen family's affairs, that is, Ye Xun led troops into Beijing for the first time, and was entrusted by Zhang Weixian to stop Ye Xun.

At this moment, in the living room of the Shen Mansion, Shen Changshan was receiving several heavyweight guests.

These people were Wang Yiming, the political envoy of Nanjing, Lu Chun, the commander of Huainanwei, and Ju Yuping, the prefect of Yangzhou.

Just by looking at the official positions, you know that these three people are all stomping their feet on the ground in Yangzhou, and Yangzhou is trembling three times, but at this moment, the three of them are sitting in the living room of the Shen family, but they are all very respectful, as if Shen Changshan is not a businessman, but their Shangguan.

"Brother Shen, in the entire Jiangnan, you are the only one who knows this Ye Gonggong, do you know where Ye Gonggong has arrived? Interested? So we're so prepared! ”

It was Ju Yuping, the prefect of Yangzhou, who spoke, and as soon as his voice fell, the other two also nodded in agreement.

For the officials in Yangzhou, they don't seek promotion, as long as they can mix with their current official positions until they retire, because being an official here, oil and water are the most lucrative, why are they officials? Isn't it just to get more money?

Among these three people, the political envoy of Nanjing and the prefect of Yangzhou are better, after all, they are civil officials, and I heard that this Ye Gonggong is very friendly to civil officials, so he only thinks about how to get along with Ye Xun.

The Huainan Wei commander is different, Ye Xun started with the army, and he has long heard that Ye Gonggong is extremely strict in governing the army, and the Jiangnan Wei is seriously lacking, the soldiers are negligent in training, and the armament is not complete.

According to the information in hand, in this case, it is very likely that Ye Gonggong will be taken as a typical example, so this road commander is the most nervous.

However, several people have also heard that this Ye Gonggong is very greedy, and he has always refused to give gifts, and I heard that this Ye Gonggong also has a special hobby, that is, he likes young girls, seven or eight years old is the best.

For this reason, officials at all levels in Jiangnan have made full preparations, and they must wait for this Ye Gonggong happily.

Looking at the eager eyes of several people, Shen Changshan smiled slightly, and said: "Don't hide a few, before leaving Beijing, Gonggong Ye did send a letter to Zaixia, but he didn't say when it would arrive, so according to Zaixia's guess, it is very likely that Gonggong Ye came from Weifu."

Hearing Shen Changshan say this, the faces of the three of them showed disappointment, the buttocks of the three of them were not clean, otherwise they would not be in a hurry to inquire about Ye Xun's whereabouts.

Ye Xun went out of Beijing this time, under the banner of Acting for Heaven Patrol Hunting, don't underestimate the words Acting for Heaven Patrol Hunting, because there are too many things in it, to put it in layman's terms, there is nothing he can't manage.

This is Ye Xun's deliberate holy decree, because he came out of Beijing to find fault, whether it is local government affairs or the army, it is all in the plan of his trip.

"I think the three of them still think too much, I am in Nanjing, Haiqing Heyan, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and they pay a lot of taxes to the court every year, not to mention that there is no problem at all! But it doesn't make a few people so nervous, right? ”

Shen Changshan said sarcastically, no one knows better than him what kind of virtue these three people are, but this third brother is only afraid of it now, and it seems a little late.

How could the three of them not hear the meaning in Shen Changshan's tone, but they could only dare to be angry and dare not speak, not to mention that they had a handle in Shen Changshan's hands, even if he had a relationship with Ye Xun, it was not something that these three people dared to provoke.

Wang Yiming, the political envoy, frowned and said, "Brother Shen, how can you say that we are all on the same boat in Yangzhou, you can't watch outsiders bully me, right?" ”

The political envoy is not the supreme governor of a province, and there is a governor above, but on occasions like this, the governor disdains to come forward.

After Wang Yiming finished speaking, Lu Chun hurriedly echoed: "What Lord Wang said is, Brother Shen, you and I have been brothers for many years, and when something happens, you have to pull my brother along!" ”

Shen Changshan sighed secretly, as Wang Yiming said, on the ground of Yangzhou, officials and businessmen are inseparable at all.

"Brother has two suggestions, whether it can be done depends on how many of them can do it"

In the eager eyes of the three of them, Shen Changshan continued: "The imperial court has shipped a lot of silver coins before, and I hope that the governor will order that the silver coins will be allowed to circulate in Nanjing Mansion."

Since the beginning of the previous year, the imperial court has clearly stipulated that it will be settled with silver coins in the future, but when this order arrived in Nanjing, it became a dead letter, and Shen Changshan knew that the problem was with the governor.

The silver coin is produced in Liaodong, which was issued by Ye Xun's initiative, and you are not allowed to circulate in Nanjing, isn't this a blatant provocation to Ye Xun's authority? That's why Shen Changshan said this.

Wang Yiming nodded and said, "I'll report to Governor Yao when I go back."

The silver coins have been divided among them privately, so it's strange that they can be circulated.

Shen Changshan naturally knew about this matter, but he could only talk about it, as for whether the officials and masters listened to it or not, it was their business.

"This second thing is related to the guard, Gonggong Ye has already left Beijing, no matter what Commander Lu does, I'm afraid it will be too late, so Commander Lu might as well re-register the existing soldiers, and then tell the truth to Gonggong Ye, after all, this is not Commander Lu's pass, I believe that as long as Commander Lu makes his confession sincere enough, Gonggong Ye will not be embarrassed for you, and Gonggong Ye doesn't want to offend all the officials in Jiangnan."

Shen Changshan said, a few people nodded, these people are also old fritters in the officialdom, what they lack at present is their understanding of Ye Xun, now Shen Changshan is tantamount to giving them a wake-up call, what to do next, there is no need for Shen Changshan to teach again.

After some deliberation, the three of them got up to say goodbye, and then went back to prepare.

Of course, it is not only the official who is worried about Ye Xun's whereabouts, but the underworld is also paying attention to Ye Xun's movements at all times