On this trip to Beijing, Chu Haoyu chose the waterway, and the three warships left the port and headed for Jiangnan. On the big boat in the middle, Li Huairen and several others sat in the cabin, waiting for the arrival of the Seventh Prince, Chu Haoyu. At this moment, Li Huairen has lost the pride of the previous two days, and he has seen Han Bing, the waiter of the Chinese book, being dragged away in the Qinzheng Palace, especially thinking that there was a civil uprising in Huainan Road, Li Huairen finally understood that this trip to Beijing was not as simple as he imagined.

Opposite Li Huairen sat Wang Jiangshuo, the right attendant of the household. Wang Jiangshuo is over sixty years old, his hair is gray, his face is solemn, and the official mansion exudes a strong official authority, at this moment, there is an unconcealable excitement in his slender eyes, and occasionally there is a flash of light but it is cold. Li Huairen's next head is to supervise the imperial history Cui Xiaolian, Cui Xiaolian has a dignified appearance and clear eyes, but he is wearing an official uniform but it is difficult to hide the bookish atmosphere on his body, giving people a feeling of righteousness and the world. Opposite Cui Xiaolian sat the criminal department of the criminal department, Zong Gucheng, who looked ordinary and had dark skin, but his bearing was calm, especially a pair of eyes, the essence of the light flashed, giving people a shrewd feeling.

The four people here are the ministers of the court who followed Chu Haoyu to inspect Jiangnan, and several of them also know that the matter is very important and closely related to their careers. Therefore, although their minds are different, the four of them are determined to do this well.

In the silence, they suddenly heard footsteps, and the four of them immediately stood up, and bowed down to Chu Haoyu, who was walking in, and said, "Your Highness has seen the prince." ”

Chu Haoyu waved his hand and said, "Okay, I've already left Beijing, there's no need to make this big gift again, let's get up!" While speaking, Chu Haoyu sat down on the main seat, and when the four of them got up and opened their mouths, they said: "You all know the purpose of this trip, and this king will no longer talk nonsense, there is a copy of the excerpt of Qi Anmin's change, you take a look first, sit." ”

Following Chu Haoyu's words, Sun Hou handed several folds to the four of them, and added tea to everyone before leaving. After getting the fold, Li Huairen and the four of them carefully flipped through it, while Chu Haoyu picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully.

Chu Haoyu's excerpt was passed by the Eagle Guard in quite detail, and Li Huairen and the four of them looked through it and understood the general situation, but the four of them did not make a sound, but thought about how to deal with it is the best plan, so as to get the approval of the Seventh Prince, Chu Haoyu.

After being silent for a long time, Li Huairen cleared his throat and said, "Lord Wang, the lower officials took a closer look at the excerpts and thought that the most important thing at the moment was An Min. Seeing Chu Haoyu nodding, Li Huairen continued: "According to the excerpt, the cause of the civil uprising was that the county magistrate of Muar County was greedy and insatiable and was finally killed by chivalrous warriors, and the county commander Zhang Anliang had a deep relationship with Qi'an County, and the Taishou of Qi'an County sent people to investigate and had a conflict with the people of Muar County, which led to the people besieging the county government and even capturing the county government. Therefore, the lower officials thought that they should send all the way to Anmin in Muar County first. At this point, Li Huairen stood up, bowed to Chu Haoyu and said, "Xiaguan is not talented, I am willing to go to Qi'an County to Anmin." ”

Li Huairen has been able to sit in the position of Jing Zhaoyin for ten years, relying on his kung fu with the mud, turning big things into small things, and besides, the people who can make him and the mud are all high-ranking officials and nobles, and appeasing a group of people is not easy to capture? Therefore, Li Huairen was very sure to appease a group of ignorant people, but at the same time said: "The cause of the civil uprising in Muar County is that the county commander Zhang Anliang is insatiable, and the officials of Qi'an County are too shou Dong Dachen to protect and send troops to suppress it, and even the governor of Huainan Province conceals it and does not report it. In addition, in an elongated voice, Li Huairen glanced at Wang Jiangshuo, the right attendant of the household department, and continued: "Lord Wang was the governor of Pingjiang Prefecture and was familiar with the officials of Jiangnan Province, while Lord Cui supervised the imperial history for the Imperial History Observatory, and he had inspected Jiangnan Province many times, so he could patrol Jiangnan Province with the prince. ”

Chu Haoyu was originally planning to do this, nodded and said: "What Lord Li said is not bad, according to Lord Li's opinion, you take a team of people and horses straight to Muar County, Zongsi will be punished, and you will walk with Lord Li." ”

Hearing Chu Haoyu's words, Zong Gucheng immediately stood up, bowed down and bowed, "Your Majesty has an order!" ”

Looking at Zong Gucheng, Chu Haoyu continued: "On this trip, Zong Si needs to find out the cause of the civil uprising, the relationship with Qi'an County and even the Huainan Governor's Mansion, remember, what this king wants is evidence." In addition, the death of Zhang Anliang in Muar County eventually led to a civil uprising, and the Zong Si must investigate this matter in detail, and if someone has a heart to take advantage of this to make trouble, it should be investigated to the end. ”

In Chu Haoyu's aggravated tone, Li Huairen's face changed slightly, and he was surprised that Chu Haoyu's mind was so quick that he actually thought of this. At this moment, Zong Gucheng's eyes also flashed with a different color, and he bowed in a deep voice: "The lower officials have an order, and they will definitely find out what happened, and they will never let the traitors and thieves go unpunished." ”

Chong Zonggu Cheng nodded, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "This king has heard the name of Zongsi punishment for a long time, as long as this case is investigated, this king will write to the court to ask for credit for Zongsi's punishment." ”

With the credit of Zong Gucheng, a servant of the Criminal Department is not a problem, but he has offended many big people by being upright, and he has been pressed to the position of the criminal department for more than ten years, if he didn't really have some ability, I am afraid that he would have been kicked out of the court long ago. How could Zong Gucheng not know this, but whether he has a bad temper or an arrogant temperament, he neither wants to be in the same league with everyone nor does he want to be bad, so he is stuck in the punishment of the fifth grade for more than ten years, but it is false to say that he has no desire at all. Now, suddenly hearing the promise made to him by the Seventh Prince Chu Haoyu, especially thinking of this lord's personality, Zong Gucheng's eyes showed a trace of excitement, but after decades of ups and downs, he calmed down in a breath, bowed down and said: "I have thanked the prince for my humble duties, and I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the prince." ”

Nodding at Zonggu Cheng again, Chu Haoyu set his eyes on Li Huairen, and opened his mouth to say: "Lord Li and Zongsi will go directly to Qi'an County, this trip is not only to appease the people of Qi'an County, but also to strictly rectify the rule of Huainan Province, below the third grade, as long as the evidence is conclusive, you can be killed without reporting to the imperial court." At the same time, the king will order the guards to accompany him to protect the safety of Lord Li, and the sea is wide. ”

In Chu Haoyu's loud shouts, Meng Haikuo, who was dressed in black armor, strode in, bowed down and bowed: "The last general!" ”

Looking at Meng Haikuo, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said, "You take two hundred guards to protect Lord Li's safety, and you must follow Lord Li's orders along the way." Go, I've seen Master Li. ”

Regarding Chu Haoyu's military order, Meng Haikuo would not disobey him in any way, and immediately bowed to Li Huairen and said, "I have seen Lord Li in my humble position. ”

Li Huairen knows very well who Chu Haoyu's guards are, they are guards that can be comparable to the forbidden army or even more elite, there are only two thousand people in total, this time out of Beijing, Chu Haoyu only brought a battalion of five hundred guards with him, and he gave himself two hundred people at one time, Li Huairen was surprised and at the same time had a joy that could not be concealed, this joy was not pretentious but the recognition and trust of the seventh prince Chu Haoyu in himself.

Seeing that the black-armored general saluted him, Li Huairen hurriedly held him up and said with a smile: "The general is too polite, we will all be colleagues in the future, and the general will take care of him more." At this point, Li Huairen turned around and respectfully saluted Chu Haoyu, and said solemnly: "The lower official has thanked the prince for his trust, and he will live up to the prince's trust, strictly investigate the civil changes in Qi'an County, rectify the rule of Huainan Province, and give the prince and His Majesty an explanation." ”

This trip out of Jiangnan, Chu Haoyu's biggest purpose is naturally the Qian family and the heavenly thorn traitor, but Jiangnan and Huainan are chaotic, and they must be vigorously rectified, this matter is related to the foundation of the Chu family, so Chu Haoyu will select capable officials from the criminal department, the official department, the household department, and the imperial history platform to accompany him, and he has great hopes for everyone. Looking at Li Huairen, Chu Haoyu nodded and said, "This king is waiting for Lord Li's words." In three months, if Lord Li can clear the rule of Huainan Province, the eldest brother has promised you the position of governor of Jiangnan Province. ”

Suddenly, Li Huairen and the four of them all stared at Chu Haoyu with shocked expressions, and there was shock and disbelief in their eyes. It is no wonder that everyone looks so good, there are only eleven ways in the Great Chu River, and each of the Metropolitan Governors is a real important minister of the imperial court, of course, to be able to stand out from many officials and become the Metropolitan Governor, not only needs the trust of His Majesty, but also the result of the struggle and compromise of all forces, Li Huairen was able to jump from the left servant of the Ministry of Officials to the feudal official of the second grade, thinking that it is not only the trust of the saint, but also the reason for the seventh prince Chu Haoyu.

Soon, Li Huairen thought of this, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and knelt down to the bottom and bowed to Chu Haoyu: "Thanks to the trust of Your Majesty and the prince, it is difficult to repay the death of the lower officials, and it will definitely be a good luck in Huainan Road." ”

Li Huairen's words suddenly woke up Wang Jiangshuo and the three of them, and they all looked at him with envy in their eyes, the governor of the second grade was out of reach for them, but the eyes of the three of them were also hot, Li Huairen could become a feudal official, and their rewards would not be less.

Sensing the change in everyone's minds, Chu Haoyu sighed inexplicably in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change, and he waved his hand and said, "Get up, Lord Wang, do you have something to say?" ”

Wang Jiangshuo knew that the Seventh Prince, Chu Haoyu, had all been arranged, Li Huairen and Zong Gucheng went out to patrol Huainan Road, and he and the Seventh Princes inspected Jiangnan Province together, but if there was no opinion, how could he win the favor of the Seventh Prince? Therefore, Wang Jiangshuo immediately stood up, clenched his fists and said: "The prince arranged, the lower officials have no objections, but the lower officials once served in Pingjiang Mansion and have a few ignorant opinions about Jiangnan Province, I don't know if I should talk about it?" ”

Looking at Wang Jiangshuo, Chu Haoyu smiled to himself and said, "If you listen to it, you will understand, not to mention that Lord Wang once worked in Jiangnan Province and is more familiar with Jiangnan than us, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Holding his fists and saluting, Wang Jiangshuo opened his mouth and said, "Then the lower official will be presumptuous." After a pause, Wang Jiangshuo stood up straight and said in a deep voice: "Jiangnan has been prosperous since ancient times as the granary of the world, all dynasties have relied on Jiangnan, and my Dachu is no exception. In a year, the Qing prefect's mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, in the south of the Yangtze River, don't say that a prefect is a county order, and it is far more than that. ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu's face sank, but Wang Jiangshuo didn't seem to realize it, and continued: "This matter, chasing the reason, although it is rich in Jiangnan, it also has a lot to do with the local clan. ”

Chu Haoyu did not answer, but looked at Cui Xiaolian, the superintendent of the imperial history. Standing up, Cui Xiaolian clenched his fists and said: "Lord Wang, what Lord Wang said is very true, my Yushitai has received a lot of rumors, but unfortunately it is difficult to find evidence, and in the end it can only be stopped." ”

After a moment of silence, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "According to what Lord Wang said, the two people of the light and the dark will investigate the rule of Jiangnan in detail, and this matter will be arranged by the two of you." Speaking of this, after a pause, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said: "Before leaving Beijing, the eldest brother told the king in person, saying that he had great hopes for this king's trip, everyone, don't let the saint down." ”