After entering May, the city of Hangzhou, which has been troubled this year, has finally returned to its former stability and calm. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Whether it is the fire of the Lantern Festival or the theft of the silver vault in April, it has become the talk of the people on the streets and alleys.

But in the seemingly calm city of Hangzhou, there is still an undercurrent surging at this time, but ordinary people and even the government do not know about its existence.

The poet Yang Wanli of the Song Dynasty once famously said: "After all, in the middle of June, the scenery of West Lake is not the same as the four seasons." The lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red. "It depicts the beautiful scenery of West Lake in June.

But at that time, the weather was hotter after all, and even if you take a boat on the blue waves, it is really difficult for people to feel like they are swimming in the painting. But now this May season, the temperature is just right, the lotus leaves have been standing in a pavilion, the lotus flowers are also in bud when they are about to bloom, and visitors can enjoy the different style of the West Lake in the boating lake.

Because of this, there is an endless stream of tourists coming to West Lake these days. And Yang Zhen and Luo Chengzhang also chose to connect in the cruise ship of West Lake, which can not only hide people's eyes and ears, but also avoid being overheard by others to talk about their secret conversations. After all, it is impossible to have an extra pair of ears around you when you are sailing on the lake.

Although he could enjoy the beautiful scenery of the West Lake with red and green as soon as he turned his head, Yang Zhen was not distracted, but carefully described the tracking and investigation of the suspicious people proposed by Jinyiwei to Luo Chengzhang during this period of time: "Six of them, we didn't find anything unusual after we traced them. There are only two people, Cao Hua and He Wei, but there are some problems. ”

"Oh, what's wrong with them?" Luo Chengzhang suddenly looked very nervous, both of them were in important positions in the Cao Gang, although they were not as powerful as him, the deputy gang leader, but they should not be underestimated. Especially that He Wei, who is the henchman of the helper Yan Chuang, if this person is related to the previous matter, it will be difficult to do.

Yang Zhen moved a copied account book to Luo Chengzhang: "This is the account we got from several big money houses in Hangzhou City, and there is a person named Han Xiang who deposits a large amount of silver into the money bank every month, and it is found that this person is Cao Hua's pseudonym." In other words, in the past few months, he has always had a secret channel to earn a lot of money. ”

After Luo Chengzhang took the account and looked at it carefully, his face was slightly heavy: "120,000 taels of silver...... This is really a lot of money, I don't know what he has done to get someone to give him so much money. But he was more concerned about the person who He Wei: "What did you find out where He Wei?" Is it also a matter of money? ”

"No, we can't find that out there. It was only after following him for about ten days that he found that he would go out of the city every three days to meet and talk with someone who had hidden tracks for a few hours. Our men tried to follow the man, but they were not able to succeed because of their caution. Yang Zhen said, not without concern: "And when we followed He Wei again the day before yesterday, he seemed to have noticed it, and in the end he just took us around the city and didn't meet that person again." ”

Luo Chengzhang listened to his description, and his brows tightened even more. Indeed, this He Wei's situation is more serious than Cao Hua's, especially when he finds out that someone is following, he is afraid that he will act more carefully in the future, and if there is any conspiracy, maybe it will be launched faster to prevent changes.

After explaining this, Yang Zhen said again: "After all, I am in the official mansion, and they are in the rivers and lakes, I want to investigate more carefully, but I am afraid that I will not be caught, so I hope that the Luo gang leader will forgive me, and I will ...... next."

"Oh, I understand. Being able to find out these, Luo is already full of hospitality! Luo Chengzhang heard the meaning of Yang Zhen's words, it was impossible for Jin Yiwei to always check things for them, after all, they were from the government.

"Since we have found out that there are some problems with these two people, please be more careful with the Luo gang leader, after all, it is easy to dodge open guns and difficult to defend against dark arrows." Out of kindness, Yang Zhen couldn't help but remind again.

"Hmm, Luo knows it." As he nodded, he had already made a decision in his mind.

"Daddy, do you want me to leave Hangzhou?" Luo Yueying said with some puzzlement: "Now that these two possible hidden dangers have been identified, shouldn't my daughter stay by your side and help you make suggestions?" ”

Luo Chengzhang's big hand stroked his daughter's long silky hair, but his face was resolute: "No, this time things are different from the past, I must not let you take risks here." On the previous Yuan Festival, their target may be you, but fortunately, Yang Zhen saved your life, and I can't let this happen a second time. ”

"But...... Isn't it safer for a daughter to stay with her father than to leave? ”

"Their ultimate target must be me, someone in the gang who doesn't want me to change my original mistake is using people like He Wei, it will only be more dangerous to be around me, you must leave Hangzhou temporarily." There is no room for accommodation in Luo Chengzhang's words. Seeing the worry on his daughter's face, he comforted again: "You don't have to worry about your father, I sat in today's position from a small gang, and I have not encountered any dangers, and I can naturally deal with it this time."

"And you're just going to Shaoxing's hometown to temporarily avoid the limelight, it's not far from Hangzhou, and you can come back after the incident, so what's there to worry about?"

Seeing her father's resolute look, Luo Yueying had no choice but to reluctantly nod her head and agree: "Since you have made up your mind, Daddy, then your daughter will go back to Shaoxing first." ”

"You can leave tomorrow, I will ask Zhenying and them to escort you all the way back, and you don't have to worry about any danger you will have."

"Hmm......" Luo Yueying replied softly, but there was still a look of worry in her eyes: "Daddy, you must be careful in Hangzhou." ”

When the father and daughter of the Luo family were inevitably melancholy because they were about to separate, Yang Zhen received two pieces of good news.

One is about his brother Yang Chen, it turned out that in April, Yang Chen had received an appointment from the Ministry of Officials to go to Zhuji County, under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing Prefecture in Zhejiang Province, to be a county magistrate.

When he learned the news, Yang Zhen felt that it was deliberately arranged by someone. Because not long ago, they tortured and interrogated those captured White Lotus disciples, and under the many methods of Jinyiwei, Rao is people could not resist no matter how hard they spoke, and finally had to confess that the silver was originally going to be transported by water to the territory of Zhuji County in the south.

Although he didn't know if they would have another strategy after transporting the silver to Zhuji, Yang Zhen believed that at least this small county town that he had only heard from Cai Yingyang must have the secret dens of the White Lotus Sect, and even greater forces were hidden in it.

But this matter can't be said on the face after all, because in the officialdom, almost everyone believes that the theft of the treasury was committed by An Li and others, and there is no matter of the White Lotus Sect at all. Once the matter was reported, he was afraid that it would bring a lot of trouble to himself, so Tang Feng would not allow Yang Zhen to investigate again.

But now, once he knew that his brother would actually go there to be a county magistrate, Yang Zhen naturally had to worry in his heart. Not to mention that he didn't believe that Yang Chen could deal with the intricate officialdom relations and local forces, just the possible existence of the White Lotus Sect forces in Zhuji was enough to make him, the newly appointed Qipin Zhengtang, anxious.

"No, I can't just sit back and watch my brother fall into the quagmire of Zhuji, I have to find a reason to go there and help him!" After hearing the first news, Yang Zhen had secretly made a decision.

As for the second news, it is about the final ruling of the imperial court on the theft of the silver treasury. In the face of a lot of evidence and human witnesses, even Feng Bao was powerless to change all this, so he had to admit defeat and convict An Li, Shen Zhuo and others. As for the Jinyi Wei who have made a lot of contributions in this case, naturally everyone has a reward.

Tang Feng, as the leader of Jinyiwei who seized the case, naturally took the first credit, so he was promoted to Jinyiwei Zhejiang Thousand Households on the spot. In this way, he has rightly become the real leader of Jinyiwei on the ground in Zhejiang.

But what no one else expected was that in the reward for the rest of the people, Yang Zhen's credit was actually placed in the first place, second only to Tang Feng. And he was even promoted to the position of Jinyi Wei Hundred Households. However, those who have followed Tang Feng for many years, such as Wei Changdong, Deng Ting and others, were only rewarded with some silver this time, and they still made their small flags and general flags.

has been mixed in Jinyiwei for a long time, and Yang Zhen naturally knows the difference. Although the 100 households are not 100 households, it is another level of matter compared to the small flag and the general flag. If you want to make an analogy, it is like the gap between the fourth and fifth grades in officialdom. If someone has been an official for a lifetime, he can only reach the fifth grade, and he can't go any further; And Jinyi Weizhong is also average, if it is not for the great merit, it is really difficult for the small flag general flag below to be promoted to try 100 households, it is not only a position, but also an identity!

When Yang Zhen received the brand-new flying fish suit, the embroidered spring knife with the golden swallow shark skin as the sheath, and a jade brocade cloth Wei Baihu waist card, when he faced Deng Ting's congratulations, he could clearly see the jealousy in the eyes of these old colleagues. Thinking about it, he is just a newcomer who has only joined Jinyiwei for less than a year, but this time he has surpassed them for a few years, and more than ten years of hard work is unacceptable to anyone.

Although Tang Feng saw that the above arrangement seemed to harbor evil intentions and intended to use it to provoke unity within Jinyiwei, he couldn't explain it for a while. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the other fraternities will be even more dissatisfied.

Yang Zhen saw this, and he was even more careful in his heart, it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time. So at the celebration banquet, he put forward his thoughts: "Qianhu, I want to leave Hangzhou and go to Zhuji." My brother is an official there, and there are traces of the White Lotus Sect there, I can't rest assured, and I ask Qianhu for permission! ”

This time, Tang Feng did not refuse his request to continue tracking down the White Lotus Sect: "That's fine, how many people do you want to take with you?" ”

Yang Zhen looked at the brothers and said with a smile: "After all, this matter is just a guess, there is really no need to use too much of our manpower, just let me go alone." Coupled with Cai Yingyang, he is a local in Zhuji, and it is easy to do things with him. ”

“…… All right. Once you're there, be sure to tread carefully. After groaning, Tang Feng finally decided: "When are you leaving?" ”

"Without further ado, I'll leave in two days!" Yang Zhen said without the slightest hesitation, he was already anxious to see his brother Yang Chen, who had not seen him for half a year!

End of Volume II