The news of the death of the Son of Heaven was sent from the capital by messengers from all walks of life, and was sent to various places as soon as possible, and the government was informed along the way, so when the officials and people of Yangzhou learned of this, it had been six days since the death of Emperor Longqing.

Since the beginning of the country, the funeral of the Son of Heaven has been customized, and many officials have experienced the funeral of Emperor Jiajing six years ago, so they can be regarded as experienced, but the problem is that these four words are caught off guard. After the initial shock, the government put on the incense case, from the chief to the subordinate officials, they all changed into black gauze hats and black horn belts, and after listening to the funeral notice of the Son of Heaven, they went up and down to change filial piety clothes and cry spirits.

As for the people, it is not so troublesome to change linen mourning clothes, but to wear white clothes for three days. After three days, there is no restriction on marriage and drinking, this is the old system left by Emperor Taizu Hongwu, which has been implemented for so many years, and is often called benevolent by the subjects, but the first three days still need to be restrained. Even if there are no people in ordinary civilian homes who watch the movement all the time, most people will not break the ban in these three days because of a moment of greed, and the same is true for Cheng Mansion.

Due to the special relationship with the government, the news of the Cheng Mansion is far better than that of ordinary people. What Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi were appointed as ministers to take care of their lives, what Zhang Juzheng and Cao Xian, the eunuch of ceremonies, went to Tianshou Mountain to inspect the mausoleum, what amnesty the world, exempted the summer tax and autumn grain except for gold and silver...... Among all kinds of news, Wang Fulin paid the most attention to the queen Chen and the imperial concubine Li Although they did not officially honor the queen mother, the title of Li had been changed to the Queen Mother after the Xinjun sacrificed to the Heaven and Earth Taimiao. Gao Gong couldn't wait to launch five new policies to be stepped up, and the wording was unusually tough.

Although Yangzhou, thousands of miles away from the capital, could not feel the turbulent undercurrent of the change of throne, Wang Fulin still smelled a little nervousness from these news. However. After three days of mourning, although the officialdom and the people cannot be said to be jubilant, the city of Yangzhou has recovered the wealth and prosperity of the past. All kinds of flower streets and willow alleys are still full of people, and wine shops and restaurants are staggered, for most people. It's just that the emperor has changed his position, anyway, they are all the Zhu family's fathers and sons, and they have little to do with ordinary people. As for the worries about the young monarch, it is only a few officials and people of insight who secretly discuss two sentences.

Disturbed by this national mourning, almost no one cares about the flooding of the Yellow River that was rumored before. And because of this sudden event, the work of inspecting the official salt was delayed again. On this day, Wang Daomin, who went to several salt farms in person, hurried back to Yangzhou. Taking advantage of Master Cheng's promise, he finalized the purchase of two million catties of surplus salt on this trip, and sent the first batch of 500,000 catties back to Yangzhou. Seeing that these salt ships were unloaded from the ships and stored in the stacks, he immediately came to the Yamen of the Imperial History of Salt Patrol without stopping.

When he was about to invite someone in to report, he didn't expect Master Cheng to come out with the young man named Shuangmu, and he suddenly sneered.

"Brother Cheng is sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to harvest surplus salt this year, you salt? The sacrificial wine has lost people's prestige? ”

"Thank you Brother Wang for worrying." Master Cheng's face did not change at all, and he said lightly. "During the state mourning, it is also a good time to take a break. Although the money is good, it is also inexhaustible. ”

Wang Daomin was almost choked by Master Cheng's words, and was about to ridicule each other, but he didn't expect to ride a fast horse at a gallop, stopped in front of the yamen, and then a person hurriedly rolled off the horse. One stumbled and almost fell to the ground, and then rushed into the yamen without hesitation. Seeing this scene, Wang Fulin, who was closely following Master Cheng, couldn't help but look back, only to see this person rushing straight to the lobby of the director of the Imperial History of Salt Patrol, but he only took a few breaths. There was an exclamation, followed by the sound of something being knocked over, and then the sound of heavy slapping.

"How is that possible!"

Wang Daomin's eyes moved, and Master Cheng had already said to the porter in front of the door, "Master Wang came to visit Lord Shiyu, please inform him." ”

This was clearly meant to inform Wang Daomin, but in fact it was nothing more than a trick to take the opportunity to see what was going on, and the porter naturally understood, and ran in with a smile as soon as he agreed. Wang Daomin was a little annoyed when he saw that Master Cheng was using himself to find out the news, but he was also curious about what the new news was, and he was looking inside at the moment. This came and went, but there was enough tea kung fu, and the porter at the front walked back, compared with the excited footsteps when he went, at this time he walked very slowly, obviously still digesting what he had just heard.

At this moment, Wang Daomin, who couldn't bear his temperament, had already stepped forward quickly and asked in a low voice, "What did Lord Shiyu say?" ”

"Something big has happened in the capital." The porter swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looked around again, and then lowered his voice and said, "The first high pavilion elder has been dismissed, and he has been ordered to return to his hometown on the same day, and he is not allowed to stay in the capital!" ”

Whether it was Wang Daomin or Master Cheng, in the face of this news that was more sudden than the death of Emperor Longqing, they were all stunned. Since Gao Gong entered the cabinet, it can be described as invincible, Li Chunfang, Yin Shidan, and Zhao Zhenji were all driven out of the court by him, and the former first assistant such as Xu Jie was also retaliated against, and Emperor Longqing trusted him so much that he said nothing in the court, and he was still the head of the ministers before, how to say that the prime minister would be dismissed? The little emperor is only so old, and the two palaces are women, how could he suddenly make such a determination?

Shocking to shocking, nothing is more important to a salt merchant than his own business. Wang Daomin sorted out his mood for a while, and then he spoke: "The major affairs of the court and the central government, but it has nothing to do with me and other businessmen, since you have reported it, I will go to see the Lord Shiyu." ”

However, Wang Daomin had just taken this step, and the porter stopped him deadly. Without waiting for him to get angry, the porter said politely: "Lord Shiyu said, I won't see a guest today." ”

Touching such a nail all of a sudden, Wang Daomin's grievances were lifted. Seeing that the porter returned to his original position, he saw Master Cheng smile and Shi Shiran left, and the little boy behind him made a helpless gesture to him, he was even more angry, and couldn't help but pull his legs and chase after him.

"Could it be that you're making trouble again?"

This time, Master Cheng didn't answer, but Wang Fulin smiled and said: "Master Wang is also a person who often comes and goes to patrol the salt imperial history yamen, why did he forget one thing?" It is said that the lady in it is the attendant. It is the person who was the first to be raised by the elder Gaoge. ”

When Master Cheng and Wang Fulin got into the carriage and left, Wang Daomin couldn't help but pat his forehead vigorously - he just said that the major affairs of the DPRK and China have nothing to do with businessmen, and now it will be related immediately! The two Huai patrol salt imperial history has no big backer in the court, and the main energy will definitely be spent on how to keep the official position and future, where is the time to take care of others? It's just that in order to buy all the remaining salt before Master Cheng, he didn't have time to get here to open the joints. There's a lot of time to lose!

The most terrible thing is that there is more salt left this time, and the price of salt will fall in response, even if Master Cheng does not have as much salt as him, maybe he can still earn a vote, at this time time time is money, he must see people!

And Master Cheng and Wang Fulin, who went back in the same car, thought about their own thoughts on the first journey, and in the end. It was Master Cheng who asked first: "Fu Lin, Elder Gao Ge was deposed this time, and the successor to the first assistant should be Elder Zhang Ge, who is in the same department as Mr. Nanming." Previously, Mr. Nanming had rumors that he would return to the dynasty to serve as the young Sima, and this time I am afraid that it will be ironclad. If Mr. Nanming agrees to go to the capital with you, please bring Naixuan with you. He is impulsive and impetuous, and it will be beneficial for him to precipitate and press in that kind of environment. As for the expenses. I have my own Cheng family to take responsibility. ”

Master Cheng, you really think far enough!

To be honest, Wang Fulin really didn't want to go to the capital. That whirlpool can even swallow a powerful appearance like Gao Gong, let alone such a little showman? I didn't see even Ye Cannon, he also deliberately sought an errand for someone to do in Huining Dao, in case this prospective father-in-law ran headlong into the non-circle in Jingshi? However, Zhang Ju is righteous, and now Wang Daokun and he seem to be in the honeymoon period. There is a chance that Gao Sheng will be promoted, and the Wang clan of Songming Mountain is now only relying on Wang Daokun alone to carry out the head, and if there is something missing, there is really no successor.

"If Uncle really has this intention, of course I won't forget Brother Cheng." Wang Fulin thought for a moment. In the end, he agreed to Master Cheng, but he still added, "As for the expenses, although it is natural for Master Cheng to provide Brother Cheng, I am afraid that Brother Cheng will not accept it, so I am even more embarrassed." Although it is not easy to live in the capital, we will have a place to stand at that time, if we really can't get by, it is not too late to ask Master Cheng for help. ”

Master Cheng just wanted to sharpen and exercise his son, Wang Fulin said so, of course he would not object. Suddenly, he heard a hurried sound of horses' hooves outside, and hurriedly opened the curtains, only to find that it was the messenger who had rushed into the Yamen of the Imperial History of Salt Patrol before. At this time, he couldn't help frowning and thinking about it.

And Wang Fulin also discovered this scene, and he also had to think about it. Gao Gong's dismissal of the prime minister is indeed big news, but this is not a military event like the great funeral of the Son of Heaven, which needs to be urgently notified of the subjects of the world with six hundred miles, where did this messenger come from? Is it the Gao Gong faction that privately informs the cronies and henchmen, or does the two Huai Patrol Salt Imperial Shi have confidants in the capital to inquire about the news, or is it something else?

The same news also reached the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division on Yunsi Street. It's just that compared with the imperial history of the salt patrol that has only been in office for five years, Gu Tingzhen has gone from the county order, the head of the household department, the foreign lang, and the langzhong, and then the prefect, and the salt transportation envoy, so step by step, after a full thirteen years, and Gao Gong has almost nothing to do with the head of the dynasty, so he is purely shocked. But when the messenger said something else, he couldn't help but change color.

"Master Gu has been diligent and diligent for many years, and he was deliberately promoted when Gao Ge Lao was in power before, and even the recommendation was written, but he still had time to send it up. Now that Gao Ge Lao is difficult to protect himself, please forgive me. ”

PS: In the last less than 30 hours, I continued to ask for a monthly pass to increase the appearance rate...... Although you can't get the monthly pass award anyway, those seniors said well, asking for a monthly pass is an attitude ^_^ (to be continued......