。 Taiji: "It's impossible, what era is it now, and there are still vassal kings who want to rebel?" "In fact, he also had the idea of rebelling and usurping the throne, of course, he just thought about it, and knew that it was impossible." How impossible, don't forget, how did Yang Minggong's new uncle come about. Lin Run sneered: "Since the Zhengde Dynasty can produce a King Ning, why can't this Dynasty produce a King Yi?" As he spoke, he gave Shen Mo a brief and said, "According to the regulations." There were originally 2,000 guards in the Yiwang Mansion, but according to investigation, there have been more than 14,650 recently! The original number of captains of the Honor Guard Division was 600. More than 6,600 today! The original armament of 2,600 people to defend the rights and interests of the palace was more than enough, but now it has expanded to more than 20,000 people. Isn't there nowhere to spend King Yi's money?! Lin Run's question made Shen Mo unable to refute, and after being silent for a while, he said softly: "Participating in the impeachment of a founding prince is not as good as ironclad evidence, it is not possible." ”

"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Lin Run said: "And I don't know, there are still those characters around the emperor, who are with King Yi, so I can't report it rashly." "Speaking of which. His face darkened, and he said in a low voice, "This information. It was bought by several people with lofty ideals, and I can't let them down, and I must do it with one blow! ”

Shen looked at him silently, and said in a deep voice: "Say, what do you want me to do?" ”

"Help me report these situations to the emperor. Please take precautions as early as possible, there must be no accidents. Otherwise, I'll have a big mess! Lin Run bowed deeply and said, "Please!" Brother Humble Words! ”

Shen Mo hurriedly held him up, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Ruoyu, I understand your hard work!" ”

"So, you agreed?" Lin Run said happily.

Shen smiled silently: "You should be a good person all over the world?" ”

"No, no, that's not what I meant," Lin Runshi said with a smile: "Brother Humble Yan is a good person among good people. ”

After discussing with Shen Mo all night, early the next morning, Lin Run said goodbye to Shen Mo, he was going to Henan first to monitor King Yi's movements, Shen Mo held his hand tightly and said: "Brother Ruoyu, you must pay attention to safety, if you can't do anything, don't be strong, don't forget, you are not one." People are fighting! ”

Lin Run nodded solemnly and said, "I won't sacrifice myself until I can't do it." The implication is that it is a last resort. I don't take care of myself either.

"Precious!" Shen Mo said with some difficulty.

"You are also precious." Lin Run smiled and said to Abi: "Let's start the boat!" ”

Zaibi's silver bell-like voice sounded again: "Mother, let's start the boat!" ”

The bamboo fence was propped up, the boat broke through the water, left the dock, and went farther and farther north, silently waving his hand, watching the small boat disappear into the vast Grand Canal, but still looking at the river and falling into deep thought. ", heart", one

It took a long, long time for the silence to come back to his senses. Said to the three feet standing quietly behind him: "Let's go." Let's go to Suzhou. ”

Sanchi was a little surprised and asked in a low voice, "My lord, aren't we going to chase the Southern Patrol team?" Coincidentally, Su Song's big families also did not want the emperor to come, and their methods were more clever than those of Yangzhou, after the Chinese New Year. Several cases of resurgence of the Gang were reported one after another. Frightened, Sister Yuan didn't dare to put Suzhou Guige into the southern tour route, and the fleet directly entered Taihu Lake from Wuxi, and then from Huzhou to Hangzhou, far away from the coastal line of Susong.

"The official has taken a leave of absence," Shen Mo glanced at him lightly and said, "There should be a holiday." ”

Sanchi knew that he had upset the adults, so he quickly shut up.

After all, he was an old brother for many years, and he couldn't chill his heart when he was silent, and said softly: "Jiangbei's Jinyiwei is no longer usable." ”

Sanchi's face was moved when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord doesn't need to explain, it's my subordinates who have no sense of proportion." He smiled silently and tolerantly: "I don't blame you, I've been stunned too comfortably in Beijing in the past few years, we have to tighten that string again." ”

"Yes!" Sanchi replied in a loud voice.

Shen Mo and his guards diverged from the emperor and headed east to Suzhou. When you arrive in Suzhou. It was dark night, and it was parked at night at Fengqiao outside Hanshan Temple. It was a night where the rain was pouring down, and the sky was as dark as ink, and the lights on the passenger ship were silent, but they kept on; If anyone's eyes can see through the rain curtain, he will be able to see the figure in front of his window, as if there are several groups of guests visiting, and this heavy rain has become a good assistant for the guests to hide their whereabouts.

The next day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining on the pier. But by the Gu Feng Bridge, there is no shadow of the silent clipper, and few people even know about it. This glorious decorator of Suzhou today has come quietly and left quietly; But the few who have seen him can testify. His heart is always concerned about this place, and he has always secretly guarded the beauty here. Because this is Suzhou, a beautiful city like ink painting, a place where sprouts are born.

Standing silently at the stern of the boat, looking at the hazy outline of the city in the distance, his eyes were full of reluctance, which made Sanchi and the others puzzled: "My lord, since you miss Suzhou so much, why don't you go and take a look?" ”

Shen Mo held Yan Feng with his hand, and said softly: "My actions, in the eyes of such a big businessman, are all unique and meaningful, and I can do it casually?" As he spoke, he looked at Dongfang and said, "Sometimes in order to get more attention to a certain place, I have to favor one over the other

The clipper rode the wind. On the second day, they arrived outside a young city, saying that the city was young. It's not an exaggeration at all, but look at the city wall, the gatehouse, the arrow girl, and the watchtower, all of them are brand new. It has not been eroded by the years at all, just like it was built yesterday, and there are two thick and powerful characters on the main gate of the city, saying "Shanghai.!" There seems to be a small line on the side, but it is too far away to be clear.

On the wide waterway leading to the city, there was a queue of cargo ships that could not be expected, and the merchants on board were talking from south to north, but few of them were anxious and cursing, as if they were accustomed to it. The silent clipper also lined up for a while, and then heard the merchant shouting, "Hey, the boy on the passenger ship." You're going the wrong way, this is the waterway for goods, and the one on the west side is the one who is leaving. ”

Shen Mo looked back behind him, he had been waiting for more than a dozen ships, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Do I still have a choice now?" The merchants were amused by his humor, and they all burst out laughing. 、

The laughter narrowed the distance between each other, the horizontal and vertical time was still early, under the greeting of those merchants, they stepped on the board of the boat silently, went to the other party's boat to drink tea and chat with them: "Listen to the accent, you are from Huizhou, right?" ”

"Childe has good ears". The merchants smiled and said: "We are tea merchants from Huizhou, and one of them likes to show off, and added: "Hu Dashuai's fellow countryman." ”

Hehe, Jiu Yang Jiu Yang smiled silently: "What kind of fortune do you come to this Shanghai City?"

"Hey, look at what your son said." Those people laughed and said, "If we tea merchants don't sell tea, can we still sell tea eggs instead?" There was another burst of laughter.

Shen Mo also laughed, shook his head after laughing, and said: "What I mean is that I heard that Huizhou's tea is famous all over the country, and it is waiting for merchants from all over the country to collect it and sell it at a good price. ”

"Huh. Gongzi is not a layman, and the young man in the Huizhou tea merchant replied with a smile: "Yes, our tea is indeed not worried." But people from us, transported here only a few hundred miles, but also all waterways, the price can be more expensive, we are lazy, the big head will let the family earn, it is better to work hard, make a lot of their own money There are elderly Hui merchants, probably the young man said too bluntly, so he added on the side: "In fact, it's not all for money." The main reason is that some people use inferior tea to pass off as our Huizhou tea and smash our signboard, so we have an authentic town atmosphere, so that those Westerners can know what is the real hairy." His words drew a round of applause from his fellow villagers. Apparently much better than that young man.

Ban Mo asked again: "Are you really convenient, is it convenient in Shanghai or Suzhou?" ”

Of course, it was Shanghai that made it convenient for the Hui businessmen to smile and said: "Although we merchants have to walk an extra section of the Wuhong River, this sea wharf is much stronger than the river wharf, and the throughput capacity is much stronger; If you are in Suzhou, if you negotiate the business, you may have to wait for eight days before the goods can be loaded and shipped away, which is much more powerful, and it can be shipped in two or three days at most. And there are few rules here, as long as the tax is paid according to the regulations. The government is very convenient

"Oh, is it possible that the Suzhou government still makes things difficult for merchants?" Shen Mo said in surprise.

"It's too hard to talk about." The Hui merchants shook their heads and said, "But you know, the old yamen has many rules. There are many immortals to be dotted, but it is not as good as this Shanghai City, which is refreshing and refreshing, sharp and neat, and has a lot of less to worry about. ”

"Isn't there a government in Shanghai? He asked silently: "I heard that the Shanghai county magistrate was not born on the right path, and those cunning old officials are all under his control?"

"Convincing, it's just obedient." As soon as the Shanghai county order was mentioned, the Hui businessmen came to the spirit and said: "This county lord usually looks very kind, even funny, but he can be ruthless, it is definitely killing people without blinking, and people are very shrewd, doing things under him, who does not tremble, who dares to do anything wrong?"

Shen Mo said with interest: "Is it really so powerful? ”

"Of course, if I don't believe it, I'll tell you how he suppressed those black-hearted officials in the first place." I listened to them preach: "When he first took office, those officials felt that the county magistrate was young and was born as a prisoner, so he should be easy to bully, so they held a large stack of miscellaneous official files and submitted them, and quietly tested him. ”

"The result?. When it came to the Shanghai county order, Shen Mo's interest was also extremely high, as if people were talking about his own family, and asked with concern: "How did he handle it?" ”

"Not good." The merchants said vividly: "The county magistrate squinted, and he didn't ask about the merits, he all nodded. Yes, yes, and then he will say, "Don't lie to me, or you won't be able to eat and walk around." seems to don't know much about political affairs, and he's afraid that people will think he doesn't understand. ”

At this time, those officials who did evil despised the county magistrate in their hearts: "Sure enough, it was a straw bale" who "had no ability", so he became more and more evil, and made Shanghai County a mess, which also made the businessmen complain, and the normal trade county was greatly affected; Others complained to the county magistrate, but he just ordered someone to write a good petition and hand it over, and then sail you; Below, the faint official model who has to be begged and begged "But no one thought about it, one day in a month." The prefectural magistrate announced to his subordinate officials: "All gather in the county government hall, and this official will read Hu Butang's edict!" The young merchant told the story vividly, though he had told the same story no less than twenty times. But every time I spoke, I felt very cool: "The officials of Shanghai County, who did not know why, came to the lobby and knelt down to listen to the edict of the governor of the southeast. I heard the county magistrate read: "Now all the officials in Shanghai County will be under the full management of the Shanghai county magistrate, and the officials under them will do illegal things." They have the right to directly arrest and interrogate them themselves, and they can report the case after it is decided! ”

As soon as this edict was announced, those lawless officials were all stunned, they couldn't imagine that the young county magistrate could ask for this authorization from Hu Dashuai, and they didn't expect that this young man would be so able to endure it, and only read this edict when they showed their original form. The young man's eyebrows fluttered and said: "Announcing the edict, Shen County ordered the horse to ascend to the hall, all the officials were worried and uneasy, but the county magistrate was full of spirits, and it was not the sluggish appearance of a few days ago, so I heard him pat the hall and said sharply: "Where is the six-room scribe?"

"In the small one" is obviously other people's favorite, and there are merchants with you immediately. disguised as a scribe on trial.

The young man learned the voice of the county magistrate and said, "I saw Shen Xianling sink his face and said, "A month ago." You falsified the accounts of the county government and embezzled 3,000 taels of official silver! In the past month, he has used the power in his hands to extort two thousand miles, right? Then he told the amount of money that everyone had embezzled, and the six scribes were shocked. Immediately kowtow like pounding garlic and begging for mercy

"This, this, how do you know so well?" The merchant, who pretended to be a proper scrivener, said with a frightened face: "My lord, spare my life, we won't dare next time."

"What did you do earlier? , only to hear Shen County Ling sigh: "The ugly words of this official have been said in front, and it is your business not to listen." I'm a rough man, and I can't stand too many cumbersome trial formalities. But what I can conclude is that with the amount of money you have embezzled and extorted, it will be enough to kill you eight times." The young man followed the example of Shen County's order. Pointing to a merchant pretending to be a small official, he said, "You, take off your clothes first." ”

"Why are you stripping naked?" Shen Mo asked softly, if he was to punish these little officials, the most he could do would be to send them to Xu Hai's ship and be a first, Rong's ocean-going sailor.

But the Shen County Order is obviously more ruthless and hot. I only heard the young man say: "The scribe who was pointed at by his finger had to take off his clothes obediently, and then was supported by four stout servants with water and fire sticks. And he restrained his limbs, lifted himself up in the air, threw them high into the air, and then fell to the ground, and several times the scribe bled and fell to his death.

And then the other five all died. However, Shen County's order did not stop, and immediately ordered the hanging corpse market to be displayed to the public, so that the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the hall trembled with fright, lest they all suffer the same fate, and they all clamped their tails and behaved, as a result, all the vices disappeared, and Shanghai County took on a new look

The merchants said with relish, but they were silent but they were greatly surprised, because the image gap between the Shanghai county order in these people's mouths and the person in his impression was too big!

When the merchants saw him silent, they thought that Brother Gongzi was moved by compassion, and felt that Shen County's order was too cold-blooded, so he said with a straight face: "Son, you are kind-hearted, and everyone is cultivated, and you may feel that it is wrong to kill people." After a pause, he asked: "I don't know if you have heard a saying, call the car and boat shop foot, and you should be killed if you are not guilty!" It's said that the people who are engaged in these five trades are all scoundrels and scum like hob meat, and they all have black hearts, or kill a few to suppress them, and never expect these people to be obedient. ”

Qi Mo smiled and said, "I'm not such a pedantic person

That's good, that's good, the merchants smiled: "Actually, Shen County is very easy-going, sometimes come to the dock to patrol, and we can talk to the people, and sometimes teach us to sing...... "Singing?" Shen Mo was curious: "What song to sing?".

"Call, what kind of bird do you love," the merchants laughed.

"Lovebirds?. Silence blessed the soul Dao.

"Yes, yes, it's the bird." The merchants nodded, "It's weird, but it's good." By the way, how do you know it's the bird? ”

"Nonsense" Shen Mo laughed secretly: "That's what I taught him back then"

As he spoke, the boat finally entered the city. I saw that on the wharf in Shanghai, thousands of sails gathered, covering the sky and the sun, and the merchants were noisy, sweating like rain. It is clearly a scene in the center of a commercial port.

Silent in his heart was even more enthusiastic, but he had no time to take care of these scenes for a while, he couldn't wait to say goodbye to the group of talkative Hui merchants, let people ask the direction, and went ashore to the county government, and secretly shouted in his heart: "Brother who has been absent for a long time, are you okay?"

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