The day after Li Hongyu left Yangzhou City, Lord Qincha, who lived in the Yangzhou Prefect's Mansion, ordered the new army to arrest Tieshan, the deputy gang of the Cao Gang who was still in Yangzhou.

Zhang Tieshan did not have the slightest defense against this, and was taken away by the soldiers of the new army when he was having a banquet in the mansion in Yangzhou, and the new army also seized the mansion by the way.

Zhang Tieshan was confused about being arrested suddenly, he thought that he hadn't done anything to be sorry for Lord Qincha, so he subconsciously thought that this was Yang Xiaotian secretly making trouble, and wanted to use Lord Qincha's hand to get rid of him.

For this reason, the people of the Zhang family are running around, looking for various connections to save Zhang Tieshan, but it is a pity that Zhang Tieshan's case was investigated and handled by the new army of Lord Qincha, so the various yamen in Yangzhou have no right to interfere.

At the beginning, the outside world also believed that Zhang Tieshan's arrest was a secret calculation by Yang Xiaotian, but with the contact with the officers of the New Army who handled the case, people were surprised to find that this matter had nothing to do with Yang Xiaotian, and it was Zhang Tieshan himself who caused the trouble.

According to the New Army officers who handled Zhang Tieshan's case, the reason why Zhang Tieshan was arrested was because the assassin of the Cao Gang who had assassinated Lord Qincha last time was sent by Zhang Tieshan, and the New Army had already found out the henchmen who had been sent by Zhang Tieshan to do business, and he confessed to the assassination.

Li Hongyu has not been idle since the assassination, no matter how dare to assassinate Qincha is a felony, besides, how can he swallow this sulking, if Zhang Tieshan is not found out, Zhang Tieshan still thinks that he can treat the dignified Qincha as a monkey!

In addition, the New Army has found out that Yang Li'er was chased and killed by unidentified persons at the time of the assassination incident, and fled to a fishing village in Zhenjiang to take refuge, where was there an opportunity to plan the assassination.

As soon as the new army reminded him, the outside world suddenly remembered the corpses that appeared on the street on the night when Yang Li'er was attacked, including the Cao Gang who protected Yang Li'er, and the masked strong men who were unidentified, which undoubtedly confirmed that Yang Li'er was hunted down and had no time to take care of the assassination of Lord Qincha.

In this way, Zhang Tieshan's situation is very passive, and the assassination of Qincha is a big crime that is full of beheadings, and once the crime is confirmed, more than 100 people up and down the Zhang family will be finished.

However, what is surprising is that except for Zhang Tieshan, the people of the Zhang family have not been arrested, this abnormal scene makes people feel quite puzzled, and the meaning revealed in it is quite intriguing.

The Zhang family is like a headless fly everywhere for help, but unfortunately those dignitaries and nobles in Yangzhou City can not do anything about it, you must know that the assassination of the Qin Cha is like a rebellion, and the rebellion is unbearable by the kings of the past dynasties.

After some encounters, the Zhang family finally realized that the root of the matter was in Lord Qincha, and in order to make Zhang Tieshan escape, he had to get the approval of Lord Qincha, but the Zhang family and Lord Qincha couldn't fight each other, and they didn't even know each other, let alone deal with Lord Qincha.

Besides, how could Lord Chincha be so easy to see? How many of those powerful people who can meet Lord Qincha want to wade into this troubled water?

Just when the Zhang family was in a hurry for this, someone "kindly" reminded them that the Cao Gang to help Yang Xiaotian was the most suitable person to meet Lord Qincha to intercede with Zhang Tieshan, first, Yang Xiaotian was the director of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and secondly, he was the help of the Cao Gang, if Zhang Tieshan had an accident, he would be implicated in the Cao Gang, so Yang Xiaotian was the best candidate for public and private.

Therefore, the Zhang family went to see Yang Xiaotian, and after some crying, Yang Xiaotian agreed.

It wasn't until Yang Xiaotian went to visit Zhang Tieshan in the prison that Zhang Tieshan knew why he was arrested by the new army, and he suddenly felt annoyed in his heart, thinking that his actions at that time were too reckless.

Yang Xiaotian and Zhang Tieshan had a secret investigation and left, and the next day, the henchman who had accused Zhang Tieshan of testifying suddenly changed his mind in prison, saying that he had taken a fancy to Zhang Tieshan's concubine and framed Zhang Tieshan, and he had no idea who was responsible for the assassination.

Although this seems a bit absurd, but the new army uncharacteristically adopted the confidant's explanation, Zhang Tieshan was released, and the henchman suspected of false accusation was handed over by the new army to the Yangzhou government for investigation, and was later sentenced to exile.

After being released from prison, Zhang Tieshan returned the territory he had snatched from Yang Xiaotian some time ago, and an agreement was reached between the two, which temporarily calmed the contradictions and conflicts within the Cao Gang, and set their sights on the shipping of the Yangtze River together, agreeing to share the benefits brought by the shipping of the Yangtze River.

To this end, the Cao Gang launched a fierce offensive against the local forces entrenched in the Yangtze River Valley, and a war over the control of the Yangtze River shipping slowly began.

After dealing with Zhang Tieshan's affairs, Lord Qincha set off to return to Beijing to report to Emperor Wanli, and under the escort of the cavalry of the new army, he took the land route and opened Yangzhou City in a mighty way, which made the dignitaries and nobles of Yangzhou City breathe a sigh of relief, and Yangzhou became their world again.

If anyone pays close attention, they will find that the cavalry of the new army escorting Lord Chincha is only 400 horses, and more than 100 horsemen have not appeared.

But then again, even if someone notices this detail, who will pay attention to the movements of the more than 100 horses, for the magnates of Yangzhou City, where the 100 horses have gone has nothing to do with them.

When Lord Qincha left Yangzhou City, Li Hongyu had already entered the territory of Beizhili, and he and Naren Toya changed into the clothes of the new army, and rushed to the capital at a gallop under the escort of more than 100 cavalry of the new army.

At the beginning of July, Li Hongyu, who had been traveling day and night, finally arrived in the capital, and as soon as he entered the city, he was keenly aware of the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the air.

After bathing at home, Li Hongyu changed into a brand-new official uniform and hurried into the palace to meet the Wanli Emperor, during which time he had learned from Qin Yue about the recent movements of the officialdom in the capital.

Although on the surface the officialdom of the capital seemed to be uneventful, the private activities of factions large and small such as the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, the Chu Party, and the Donglin Party became more and more frequent, and they joined forces with each other to prepare for the political situation after the death of the Wanli Emperor.

With the declining health of the Wanli Emperor, the situation in the capital is now complicated, not only the party disputes of various factions, but also the struggle for the national capital, which has been silent for nearly twenty years.

Although Zhu Changluo has become the crown prince, due to his mother's humble status and the fact that Emperor Wanli does not like him, Zhu Changluo is not the opponent of Zheng Guifei, who is favored by Emperor Wanli, if he competes in the power of the court.

As the supreme imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty's harem, Concubine Zheng was favored by Emperor Wanli, so she naturally wanted to let her son Zhu Changxun, the king of fortune, inherit the throne and dominate the world.

Obviously, Zheng Guifei will not give up on this matter, according to the news that Qin Yue got from Zhao Xin, Zheng Guifei is now convincing Emperor Wanli to let King Fu enter Beijing to serve in front of him, after all, King Fu is Emperor Wanli's favorite son.

However, Emperor Wanli has not agreed to this matter, he has lived with Zheng Guifei for decades, and naturally knows Zheng Guifei's thoughts, but as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he must think about the future of the Ming Dynasty, once King Fu enters Beijing, then the situation in the capital is bound to be turbulent.

After all, Emperor Wanli has passed that age of willfulness, so he naturally does not want to see Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun kill each other after his death, and he must think about what happened after his death.

Li Hongyu knows the direction of history very well, but he doesn't know the hidden swords and swords, it can be imagined that the succession of the crown prince Zhu Changluo will definitely not be as simple as the few strokes recorded in the history books, Zheng Guifei can only win the favor of Emperor Wanli, is it an idle person?

Due to the death of Emperor Wanli and no longer dealing with the affairs of the court, it is not easy for the courtiers to see him, but Li Hongyu is different, he is a messenger sent by Emperor Wanli to Jiangnan, and he naturally wants to return to Emperor Wanli after returning to Beijing this time.

As soon as he entered the imperial city, Li Hongyu found that the number of pro-troops on duty at the city gate had doubled, and the frequency of pro-troops patrolling the imperial city had also increased a lot.

The Forbidden City was even more heavily guarded, and the investigation was more careful, and everyone who entered and exited the palace gate had to go through strict interrogation, putting on a posture as if facing a great enemy.

Li Hongyu is a frequent visitor to the Forbidden City, so after entering the city, he came to the Qianqing Palace with a familiar car, and the guards of the Qianqing Palace are undoubtedly the strictest in the entire Forbidden City.

"Minister Li Hongyu, knock on the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

After entering the Qianqing Palace, Li Hongyu did not wait for a long time, and after the chamberlain went to the Dongnuan Pavilion to pass the news, he was soon passed in by the Wanli Emperor, kneeling in front of the soft couch and saluting in a deep voice to the Wanli Emperor lying on it.

"Get up." Emperor Wanli's expression was haggard, and his whole person was thinner than when Li Hongyu last saw him, and he was talking to Concubine Zheng Guifei, who was taking care of him on the soft couch, and when he saw Li Hongyu coming, a smile appeared on his face, and he spoke.

"Thank you, Emperor Longen."

Hearing this, Li Hongyu stood up, and after teaching the piece of music he was holding in his hand to the attendants standing on the side, he bowed down and reported to Emperor Wanli, "Back to the emperor, the minister is fortunate to not be dishonored this time, and he has raised a total of six million taels of silver in Yangzhou, which is enough to start overseas trade and other matters. ”

"Really six million taels?"

Hearing this, Zheng Guifei, who was sitting in front of the soft couch, couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu in surprise, she had heard the rumors about the Yangzhou auction in the capital before, and thought it was just a rumor, but she never expected that Li Hongyu really got such a large sum of silver from those businessmen.

Emperor Wanli also showed a look of surprise, originally he thought that Li Hongyu's reserve price of 200,000 taels was high enough, and it would scare off businessmen who were interested in overseas trade, but he didn't expect Li Hongyu to sell the supplier at a higher reserve price.

Then, a bitter smile flashed at the corner of Emperor Wanli's mouth, and it was only now that he really realized the wealth of the Ming merchant gentry, six million taels of silver was more than the income of the Ming treasury and the inner treasury in a year, and he still had to levy more Liao from the people, which was really a great irony!

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