The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return.

At this time, Qin Li's mind was full of these words. As Jiang Yao walked all the way towards the emperor's palace, he had been restless.

It was almost dusk, the drizzle had already stopped, and the entire city of Yangzhou was shrouded in gray mist. Jiang Yao and Qin Li stood at the gate of the palace, Jiang Yao's face was calm, and he nodded meaningfully towards Qin Li.

After getting the passage of the eunuch guarding the door, the two entered the temporary council hall of Emperor Zhengde one after the other. Zhengde was sitting in the center, with Liu Niangniang, who was as beautiful as a flower, and Jiang Bin and Wu Jing stood on the left and right. It seemed that the few of them were chatting at this time.

Jiang Yao and Qin Li didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed. Jiang Yao knelt on the ground and said in a loud voice, "Jiang Yao, the prefect of Yangzhou, has a plan to play." ”

Because of the suddenness of the incident, Jiang Yao was very angry, and he didn't write it in a legato. Zhengde was stunned for a moment, glanced down, and said in a deep voice, "If you have something, just say it!" ”

"The minister sued Wu Jing, the chief eunuch of the capital governor. Since Wu Jing came to Yangzhou, he seized private houses, widely recruited unmarried women in Yangzhou, and asked his family to bring two hundred taels of silver to ransom. As a result, the people of Yangzhou are in dire straits, and the people are not happy! ”

"Is there such a thing?" Zhengde asked in surprise.

Hearing Zhengde's question, Jiang Yao and Qin Li were both surprised. How? Could it be that Wu Jing's solicitation of beauties was not the emperor's will, but Wu Jing's personal action? In this way, this Wu Jing is really bold enough. Accumulating money in the name of the emperor is not a small crime! It seems that Wu Jing is going to fall completely this time.

Next, Jiang Yao told the tragic death of Lao Jiang Tou's daughter in detail today.

When Wu Jing heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, but then he quickly calmed down and looked at Jiang Yao hatefully. I couldn't wait to step forward and tear Jiang Yao's mouth apart.

After listening to what Jiang Yao said, Zhengde's face did not change in the slightest, he turned his head to look at Wu Jing and asked, "Wu Jing, you did this?" ”

Wu Jing hurriedly knelt down and said in a trembling voice, "This ...... This, the emperor, the old slave came to Yangzhou and did recruit some unmarried women, isn't that the old slave thinking about the emperor? The old slave wanted to dedicate these women to the emperor and let the emperor have fun. ”

"Where's the beauty?" Zhengde was overjoyed and asked anxiously.

Liu Niangniang, who was beside her, glanced at Zhengde with disgust.

"Back to the emperor, the old slave took a lot of effort to recruit some unmarried women, but those women are really mediocre, and even the old slave can't look down on them, let alone the emperor? It was the old slave who put the women back. But these days, those women ate and drank at the old slave's house, and the consumption was very much, and the old slave collected two hundred taels of silver from each of them to make up for the shortfall. Wu Jing said while quietly looking up at Zhengde's face.

"Alas! Looking at the many beauties from Guyangzhou, this is a bit unworthy of the name! Zhengde sighed regretfully and continued to ask, "What about ...... Then I ask you, why did the Jiang family woman die? ”

Wu Jing did not hesitate, opened his mouth and said, "Back to the emperor, the old slave said just now that the women in Yangzhou are mediocre, and there are still a few people who are sick!" Alas! It's all the old slaves who are anxious, and even the sick women have been recruited, the old slave should die, it's not good to do things, please ask the emperor to cure the old slave's crimes! ”

Listening to that shrill voice, Qin Li was cold. Jiang Yao, who listened to it, was even more stunned and furious. He didn't care about the emperor's presence, he raised his head and scolded, "Wu Jing, you...... You are clever in your tongue, covering up right and wrong, and cruelty to the people, and your heart can be punished! ”

"Humph! Don't make any noise, be careful, be careful! If you do too much of this, my reputation will be ruined, and I won't be a faint king, won't I? Zhengde said coldly.

Without waiting for Wu Jing to speak, Jiang Bin on the side interjected, "Godfather is angry, Godfather is angry, Wu Jing is also thinking about Godfather, and he doesn't know how to please Godfather, so he was confused for a while to do this kind of thing that ruined Godfather's reputation." Godfather, for the sake of his loyalty, should spare him! ”

Jiang Bin and Wu Jing are in cahoots and have a very iron relationship. At this time, he naturally helped Wu Jing speak.

"Your Majesty, please be gracious to the emperor, for the sake of the old slave's age and filial piety, spare the old slave!" Wu Jing slammed his head on the ground and said in a trembling voice.

Although Wu Jing behaved submissively and looked frightened, he was actually down-to-earth. Wu Jing felt the temperament of this Zhengde emperor clearly, and he concluded that Zhengde would not punish him for such a trivial matter.

Sure enough, Zhengde smiled faintly, "Who said that I want to punish you for your crimes, I just said that this is overkill, and I will do less such things in the future!" Get up! ”

Zhengde's words made Jiang Yao almost vomit blood in anger. Who is this? Is this the Ming Emperor? Faint king, full faint king.

Wu Jing said in a loud voice, "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

When he got up, he secretly glanced at Jiang Yao, and a little smugness appeared on his pale and bloodless face, and then there was an extraordinarily vicious look.

Jiang Bin coughed lightly and said, "Godfather, let's continue to talk about that Qian Ning." It is said that Xiaochen was originally a young general on the side, but thanks to Qian Ning's recommendation, he came to his godfather's side and served his godfather, this Qian Ning was kind to Xiaochen. But the minister can't use the public to abolish the private! Qian Ning colluded with King Ning, and he was a big traitor, and now the evidence is conclusive. According to the minister's opinion, it is better to dispose of him as soon as possible. ”

"Humph! I had long seen that Qian Ning was not a good bird, so I had bad intentions, so I arrested him first and waited for me to return to Beijing to try him properly. Jiang Bin, righteous annihilation, worry for me, I didn't see the wrong person! Zhengde said with a happy face.

"Thank you godfather for complimenting, it is the minister's honor to do things for the godfather, and the minister will send Qian Ning to prison first." Jiang Bin's heart was overjoyed, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, "You can knock down Qian Ning's thorn in the eye and the thorn in the flesh!" Without him, I, Jiang Bin, am in front of the emperor, so it's called covering the sky with one hand! ”

"Huh! Jiang Bin, you killed your relatives in righteousness, forgot your selfishness, I want to reward you. This is a night pearl presented by the Ryukyu Kingdom, which is priceless, and I have always worn it on my body, and I will reward you today! ”

As he spoke, Zhengde took out a light blue bead from his bosom.

As soon as the beads were taken out, they were suddenly brilliant and colorful, and the whole hall was very gorgeous.

The cold aura is empty, and the realization is always unrestrained.

Looking at the night pearl in Emperor Zhengde's hand, Jiang Bin's eyes were straight. Jiang Bin had seen this pearl of the night, and according to the envoys of the Ryukyu Kingdom, there was only such a pearl of excellent quality in the Ryukyu Kingdom, which was a priceless treasure.

It's not just Jiang Bin, but even Wu Jing has round eyes, and when he looks at it carefully, his greedy eyes are almost going to flow down.

Baby, real baby! This Jiang Bin is really shit lucky, and the emperor is really willing to do it.

For a while, Wu Jing was very envious of Jiang Bin.

That Liu Niangniang is also a pair of beautiful eyes narrowed into a slit, both envy and jealousy.

Jiang Bin took the night pearl from Zhengde's hand, and hurriedly knelt down, his voice trembling with excitement, "Junior minister Xie godfather, Xie godfather!" ”

Holding the night pearl in his hand, he looked at it carefully, and gently rubbed it for a long time before carefully putting it into his arms.

Liu Niangniang gently poked Zhengde on the side, very displeased. Such a valuable night pearl was shot, and Zhengde also regretted it a little at this time.

But Jun has no jokes, since the emperor has rewarded it, is it possible to ask for it back from Jiang Bin's hands? So what did the emperor do? Besides, Zhengde is a very face-saving person.

Zhengde coughed lightly and said, "Get up, do a good job for your godfather, and your reward will be indispensable in the future!" ”

Jiang Bin knelt down and thanked Zhengde again, and then got up.

Liu Niangniang glanced at Jiang Yao who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly turned her head and said to Zhengde in a coquettish voice, "Your Majesty, the concubine has long heard that Yangzhou is rich in Qionghua, Qionghua is beautiful in jasmine, and smiling roses are in the mortal, but narcissus can be and its leisure, and Jiang Mei seems to be the same as its Qingshu." The emperor rewarded your godson Night Pearl, and the concubine also wanted to reward her, and the concubine wanted Qionghua. ”

It is said that this Qionghua is a specialty of Yangzhou, and since ancient times, it has the reputation of "a flower in Weiyang, and there is no similar kind in the four seas".

Zhengde laughed, gently patted Liu Liangnu's fragrant shoulder, and said with a smile, "Good, good!" I want to reward you! ”

Immediately, his face turned cold, and he said to Jiang Yao, "Jiang Yao, go and get a few Qionghua for my concubine!" ”

Jiang Yao sued Wu Jing, but Emperor Zhengde ignored it, and Jiang Yao was angry to death a long time ago. At this time, he heard him ask for Qionghua, and replied in a muffled voice, "Emperor Qiqi, there were Qionghua in Yangzhou in the early years, but after Song Huizong and Song Qinzong were taken captive and went north, this flower has become extinct. The minister really can't find Qionghua! ”

It goes without saying that Jiang Yao's words are obviously satirizing Zhengde, like the Second Emperor of Huiqin.

Zhengde was slightly stunned when he heard this, "You...... You...... That's fine. ”

Then he smiled and said to Liu Niangniang, "Concubine Ai, don't be like him, I will accompany you to fish in a while, let's have fun!" ”

Liu Niangniang's face was slightly red, and she glanced at Jiang Yao stupidly, so she had to give up.

Zhengde was depressed, and looked down at Jiang Yao and Qin Li who were still kneeling on the ground, his eyes stopped on Qin Li, and then he asked, "Qin Li, you came in with Jiang Yao, could it be that it was also for the tragic death of the Yangzhou woman?" ”

When the emperor said this, Wu Jing's eyes bit on Qin Li's body, and his face was cloudy.

Jiang Yao also looked at Qin Li busily, her eyes full of encouragement. Jiang Yao did not say that the emperor would dispose of Wu Jing. He pinned all his hopes on Qin Li at this time. Qin Li is the emperor's favored person, maybe the emperor will listen to him when he speaks.

Qin Li knelt on the ground and said loudly, "The grass people met Jiang Zhifu at the gate of the palace, and the grass people don't know anything about the tragic death of the Jiang family's women. Besides, Gonggong Wu is the godfather of the grass people, how can the grass people sue the godfather? Isn't that any different from a beast? The grass people came to the emperor to play mahjong. ”