Hearing Yang He's words, Xu Hongji was slightly stunned, but without too much hesitation, he picked up his clothes and knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Minister Wei Guogong Xu Hongji received the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Unfolding the holy decree in his hand, Yang He cleared his throat and read with a serious face: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been close to the people and diligent in government, and I dare not forget it all night!" Nanjing Wei Guogong lineage, after King Jing of Zhongshan, the world of Nanjing, has made great contributions to the dynasty. The place where Nanjing Taizu set the capital is the most important thing, and the rule of officials is particularly important. Today, there is Yang He, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, who is an honest official, but can be a heavy responsibility, and is ordered to be sent by order, patrolling and hunting on behalf of the sky, and everywhere he goes, he is like bowing to his relatives! ”

Xu Hongji, who was kneeling on the ground, had a very serious face, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, I really don't know what he was talking about, I'm afraid that the next thing is going to be business!

"Xu Hongji, the governor of the Metropolitan Office of the Chinese Military Governor of Nanjing, is well aware of the situation in Nanjing, and is loyal to the imperial court. After Yang He finished reading it, he closed the holy decree and dragged it forward with a serious face.

"Minister Wei Guogong Xu Hongji received the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Xu Hongji hurriedly bowed three times and knocked nine times, stretched out his hand to take the holy decree, and stood up with Yang He's support.

Looking at Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, Yang He arched his hand and said: "Grandpa Guo, Shizhen Jinghu, the important minister of the country, can get the help of Grandpa Guo, this trip to Nanjing, the lower officials can live up to the emperor's trust!" ”

Yang He's attitude is very polite, Xu Hongji naturally won't take it big, he doesn't stretch out his hand to hit the smiling person, Xu Hongji is not a gentleman who doesn't understand the world! Like Yang He, he returned the salute and said with a smile: "Lord Yang is polite, whether there is a holy decree or not, if there is anything Lord Yang said!" ”

There was no expression on his face, Yang He didn't think so in his heart, if there was no emperor's holy decree, you Wei Guogong would definitely push 625! Yang He didn't say this, and said to Xu Hongji with a smile: "What is there to rely on Grandpa Guo, this is Nanjing after all, Grandpa Guo should be familiar with it!" ”

"Lord Yang, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister! Wherever he goes, Lord Yang is sent by order, and naturally no one dares to object! Looking at Yang He with slightly squinted eyes, Xu Hongji said with a smile.

The two of them glanced at each other and suddenly laughed, obviously through the conversation just now, the two of them reached a tacit understanding.

"Lord Yang, can you say it now? Why did the emperor send Lord Yang here this time? Since the emperor has issued a holy decree, he will naturally not just let me watch from the side, since it is useful to me, Lord Yang may wish to inform me! Xu Hongji took a bowl of tea on the side and drank it, and said with a serious face.

Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, knew very well in his heart that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was going to use soldiers! Otherwise, I would never have made such a decree myself. If you want to mobilize troops in Nanjing, this case will definitely not be small, although there are some conjectures in my heart, but I am not sure.

Nodding slowly, a touch of solemnity flashed in Yang He's eyes, and he dipped it in the tea bowl and wrote a word on the table with his fingers!

His pupils shrank slightly, and Xu Hongji's face twitched a few times, obviously he didn't expect the Emperor of the Apocalypse to really dare to move here. However, he also knew in his heart that the emperor was forced to be in a hurry, otherwise he would never have come to this point.

"Grandpa Guo, if you say anything superfluous, you won't say much, please send troops to help!" Yang He stood up, bowed to Xu Hongji with a serious face, and said in a deep voice.

Standing up in disbelief, Xu Hongji's face twitched a few times, and he said in surprise: "Lord Yang, you're not joking, are you?" Do it now? ”

Without answering the words of Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, Yang He slowly turned his head and said to the people outside: "Go, bring Yang Xiayu, the prefect of Yangzhou, and Ding Qianli, the transfer envoy of Yangzhou!" Then he turned his head and said to Xu Hongji: "Grandpa Guo, stay less!" ”

Nodding, Xu Hongji frowned slightly, sat on the side and looked at Yang He, with a little hesitation on his face. Needless to say, the prefect of Yangzhou naturally has a very special status as a transit envoy, implicating the Yangzhou Caoyun Yamen. Now that Yang He has brought these two people in, what is in them?

It didn't take long for the Jinyi guard outside to come back, followed by two people who were Yang Xiayu, the prefect of Yangzhou, and Ding Qianli, the transfer envoy of Yangzhou.

When they came to the hall, the two of them knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, first to Yang He, and then to Wei Guogong. The two of them are officials in Yangzhou, and they are naturally no strangers to Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, but they don't understand why Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, is here.

"Two, I won't say much about the superfluous words, now let's talk about your chamberlain and Wei Guogong!" Yang He's face was like water, his eyes were blazing, and he said in a serious voice.

Yang Xiayu and Ding Qianli glanced at each other, with a little doubt on their faces, but there is nothing more to say now! The two of them nodded, and Ding Qianli explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Picking up the tea bowl on the table, Yang He had a smile on his face, but his eyes looked at Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei. Looking at the expression on Wei Guogong's face seriously, Yang He couldn't help but think in his heart.

The Wei Mansion is deeply rooted in Nanjing, and the Lianghuai Salt Case is not believed to say that there is no shadow of the Wei Mansion in it. Now that the emperor has handed over the matter to Wei Guogong to participate, Yang He's heart naturally understands. Presumably, Wei Guogong also knows in his heart that what is needed now is to reach a tacit understanding.

The involvement of the two Huaiyan cases is far from being comparable to the Liaodong military salary case, if they are really all arrested and killed, I am afraid that the entire Ming officialdom will have to go to five or six. In that case, the court will be in chaos for a while, and just the personnel dispute will make the court anxious.

What can be done now is to severely punish the officials in the salt case and confiscate the tainted silver taels. The salt works were re-surveyed, and all the salt taxes were received into the hands of the imperial court. As for the real investigation of responsibility, I'm afraid it also starts with the beginning.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Yang He turned over these things in his heart and sighed softly. It is not easy for the Emperor of the Apocalypse, knowing that these people are moths of the country, but he has no choice but to cry out in vain. Even if it is really possible to find out that the Wei State is selling private salt, what can it be? If you don't give an order to reprimand, it will only increase your troubles!

After listening to the narration of the Yangzhou prefect and the Yangzhou transfer envoy, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, nodded slowly, glanced at Yang He, who was smiling, and suddenly understood in his heart. Facing Yang He, Xu Hongji said with a smile: "Lord Yang, the situation of the matter has been understood. What to do now, please tell Lord Yang! Since there is a holy decree, I will not shirk it! ”

waved his hand to signal the Yangzhou prefect and Yangzhou to go out, and ordered the Jinyi guards outside to guard their posts, and then cautiously said to Wei Guogong: "Grandpa Guo, the matter is very clear now, once this case is moved, it will be a big case." If they are really all arrested, I am afraid that Jiangnan officialdom will be empty. Let's grab some of it first! Then report to the cabinet, and when the cabinet sends officials here to preside over the overall situation, we will wipe out these people! ”

Frowning and thinking about it, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, said quite seriously: "Lord Yang, if you really do this, I'm afraid you will be startled." If you want to find out the person when the time comes, I'm afraid things will be in trouble! Doing so is tantamount to giving people time to transfer evidence, and I'm afraid the gains outweigh the losses! ”

Nodding slowly, Yang He also thought of this, but this was the case with the Emperor of the Apocalypse last time, could it be that the emperor was negligent?

Thinking about it repeatedly in his heart, Yang He is also in a dilemma, what should he do?

"Grandpa Guo, if it can really be done, I'm afraid that the officialdom in Nanjing will be in chaos!" Looking at Wei Guogong, Yang He said hesitantly, this is also what he is worried about.

"Lord Yang's words are wrong, if someone really destroys the evidence and gives these people time, it will be a big mess. Lord Yang is sent by order, and there are all the six departments and other officials in Nanjing City, and when the time comes, there will be no problem in sending them to various places to control the situation! Wei Guogong had a touch of ruthlessness in his eyes, as the so-called cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, one blow is hit, and people must not have a chance to turn over.

Nodding again, Yang He understood in his heart that what Wei Guogong said was very reasonable. But I don't know what the Emperor of the Apocalypse thinks, do I want to ask the Emperor of the Apocalypse? I really can't make an assertion myself.

Xu Hongji also saw that something was wrong at this time, this Lord Yang seemed to agree with his thoughts, but he was also quite worried in his heart, what was he worried about? Because it should be unspeakable, Xu Hongji didn't ask, just quietly waited for Yang He to think by himself.

I don't know how long it took, Yang He hugged his fist at Xu Hongji, and said in a deep voice: "Grandpa Guo, it's not too early, let the lower officials think about it, tomorrow morning, we are doing the district!" ”

"Lord Yang, the night is long and dreamy, I hope you will make a decision as soon as possible!" Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, seemed to have expected it a long time ago, nodded, got up and said goodbye!

When Xu Hongji left, Yang He found someone to bring civilian clothes, and after putting on makeup, he left Qinchaxingyuan. With a few brocade guards who were also dressed in civilian clothes, they came towards the residence of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was playing chess, and his opponent was a teenage girl, and he was also playing a very advanced backgammon. The two of them come and go, and they don't let each other go, and there will be quarrels from time to time.

Not far away, Yuan Keli and several people watched this scene, they didn't dare to laugh if they wanted to laugh, they were very uncomfortable!

"Lord Yuan, our family doesn't understand, and our family doesn't ask what we shouldn't ask, does Lord Yuan know when the emperor will be able to return to Beijing?" Chen Hong looked at Yuan Keli with a smile and asked softly.

"It's over! Things here in Nanjing will have a result, as long as Lord Yang's side moves, the emperor should return to the capital! Yuan Keli stroked his beard and said with a smile.

At this moment, a guard walked in outside, and after saying a few words in Chen Lin's ear, Chen Lin's eyebrows furrowed. To be continued. )