Chapter 578: Go south to Hangzhou

When leaving the Yangzhou Division of Jiangwutang, Zijuan on the black four-wheeled carriage with Hongluan who was riding Li Yuntian clearly felt that Hongluan's mood had changed completely differently.

Zijuan was extremely surprised by this, she didn't know what was going on with Hongluan today, she didn't seem to have been normal since she entered the Yangzhou Department of Jiangwutang, and she became a little chattering, which made her confused.

Obviously, Zijuan would not ask Hongluan what happened, because with the relationship between her and Hongluan, even if she opened Hongluan, she would not tell her the truth, so she saved herself from being bored.

Under Zijuan's ventilated message, Chen Guangzong learned the news that Li Yuntian was going to Yangzhou that night, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, it seemed that the case of Lianghuai Yandao was finally coming to an end.

Chen Guangzong is very jealous of Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian is not only both civil and military, wise and brave, but more importantly, he has the strength to compete with the forces behind him, even his father Chen Shilang has to be polite when he sees Li Yuntian.

Therefore, once Li Yuntian made up his mind to thoroughly investigate the Lianghuai Salt Road, there was a chance that the unsightly things in the Lianghuai Salt Road would be turned over by Li Yuntian, and even if Li Yuntian was hit hard because of this incident, I am afraid that the officials of the Lianghuai Salt Road and the salt merchants of the Salt Merchants Association would also be uprooted.

In his opinion, the two Huai Salt Road and the well water of the Jiangwutang do not interfere with the river water, and a shrewd person like Li Yuntian should not do that kind of stupid thing of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred.

However, Li Yuntian's actions have always been unexpected, when Baishui Town, Hukou County, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province was harassed by the water bandit leader Wang San, and the losses were cautious after a burning, killing and looting, originally Han Anyu, the same knowledge of Jiujiang Mansion at that time, wanted to turn a big thing into a small thing, and a small matter, but Li Yuntian reported it truthfully, and took the initiative to take the blame, and gave the Yongle Emperor a plea for guilt.

Later, Li Yuntian sent two edicts, and made the first contribution in quelling the rebellion of the Han King, and single-handedly exterminated the menacing Jiaozhi rebels, one of the things alone is enough to make people impressive, how can Li Yuntian not make Chen Guangzong jealous?

Chen Guangzong was able to take charge of the private salt trade in the Lianghuai Salt Road, which naturally had his own uniqueness, otherwise he would not have made those people in the Salt Merchants Association look down on him, although he was conceited, he still thought that he was slightly inferior to Li Yuntian.

The reason is very simple, if the private salt trading of the Lianghuai Salt Road is handed over to Li Yuntian to take care of it, it will definitely be in order, and it will be better than him, because Li Yuntian's business talent impresses him, in his opinion, no one in the Ming Dynasty except Li Yuntian can create a Kyushu Chamber of Commerce that is enough to compete with the Salt Merchants Association.

Therefore, after learning the news that Li Yuntian was going to Hangzhou from Zijuan, Chen Guangzong was not really relieved, but sent additional people to investigate to verify whether Li Yuntian really decided to end the case of Lianghuai Yandao.

Although there was no special news from Li Yuntian's side, Xie Heng and Han Liang were still investigating Zhao Wenju's case in an orderly manner, but there was one thing that caught Chen Guangzong's attention, that is, Lu Dezhong, who participated in Li Yuntian's banquet, no longer hid at home, but began to walk around Yangzhou City and participate in the affairs of the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce.

Lu Dezhong's move made Chen Guangzong's heart feel a lot more stable, in his opinion, if it wasn't for Li Yuntian preparing to close the case and return to Beijing, the cautious Lu Dezhong would definitely not have jumped out at this time.

Two days later, in the morning, a double-decker ship left the Yangzhou wharf and went straight down the canal to Hangzhou.

The large ship, which did not fly any flags to identify itself, looked ordinary, but the sturdy men with swords standing on the deck showed that its owner was extraordinary.

The beautiful sound of the piano came from the big ship, which caused the people who passed by the ship to look around, and then talk to each other, secretly guessing the background of the people on board.

In the cabin on the second floor, Li Yuntian was holding a wine glass in one hand and tasting the wine in the glass, slapping on the table with the other, looking at the red luan dancing in the room with great interest, and Zijuan sitting on one side smiling and stroking the qin.

Speaking of which, this time she went to Hangzhou Zijuan was the happiest, Li Yuntian's four-wheeled carriage was in the cargo hold of the big ship, as long as she arrived in Hangzhou, she could take it home to show off.

Li Yuntian, as the chief salt patrol envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Road, naturally went to Hangzhou this time under the banner of investigating the case, but he acted in a low-key manner and did not publicize it.

"Sister Ting, Brother Li won't be fascinated by those two foxes, he actually drank and had fun with them there along the way, and didn't care about the right thing at all." In a wing room on the first floor of the big ship, Zhao Xinyue, who was dressed as a man and a guard, looked up at the room where music came from the upper floor, and pouted and complained to Lei Ting, who was sitting opposite and reading a book.

"Xianggong has finished investigating the affairs of Yangzhou, and it is time to go to Hangzhou to relax, Hongluan girl and Zijuan girl are both talented, and we can save a lot of worry with them accompanying Xianggong." Lei Ting is naturally also dressed as a guard, and when she heard Zhao Xinyue call Hongluan and Zijuan Fox, she couldn't help but look up at her and said with a smile.

"They like Qinglou women who like to cling to wealth and wealth, and they will definitely try their best to please Brother Li, aren't you afraid that Brother Li will be fascinated by them?" Zhao Xinyue looked at Lei Ting when she heard this, looked at Lei Ting and said.

"Sister Xinyue, you can't say this kind of thing in the future, if you let Sister Shen hear it, she will definitely be unhappy." Hearing this, Lei Ting couldn't help but put down the book, and reminded Zhao Xinyue with a smile that Sister Shen in her mouth naturally referred to Lianxiang, who was born as a woman in the Qinglou.

Zhao Xinyue also realized that her previous words were inappropriate, so she stuck out her tongue mischievously, she was so excited just now that she forgot such an important matter, and offended Lian Xiang if she was not careful.

Lei Ting smiled when she saw this, she had been by Li Yuntian's side for so long, and she had already learned to observe words and looks, how could she not know the thoughts of Zhao Xinyue, the little girl, who followed all the way to Yangzhou from Jining in the name of escaping marriage, and did not scruple at all to kiss Li Yuntian men and women, it was clear that she was interested in Li Yuntian, otherwise she would not be so nervous Hongluan and Zijuan.

It's just that Li Yuntian seems to treat Zhao Xinyue as a sister, and he doesn't have any other thoughts, so Lei Ting can't say anything, this kind of thing is better to go with the flow.

The news that Li Yuntian was coming to Hangzhou to investigate the case had already been spread to the Zhejiang political envoy in advance, so when the double-decker ship came to the Hangzhou wharf, a group of richly dressed men in civilian clothes were already waiting there, led by a middle-aged man with a somewhat thin figure -- Zhao Lun, the governor of Zhejiang.

Zhao Lun is a two-list jinshi born, originally for the military department Langzhong, the military department was merged into the military cabinet when the military cabinet was transferred to the military cabinet, and later the Ministry of Agriculture was reappointed as the Ministry of Agriculture Langzhong, this year by the Xuande Emperor Emperor Imperial Order to hang the household department of the right Lang Lang rank governor Zhejiang, belonging to the six camp officials, and Li Yuntian has a good personal relationship.

Although Zhao Lun was sent by Emperor Xuande to inspect Zhejiang, because the governor was not an official position customized by the imperial court at this time, and there was no yamen in Hangzhou Mansion, he was not exempt from the constraints of the three divisions of Zhejiang and the imperial history of the governor when he acted, and his authority was far inferior to that of Li Yuntian, the governor of Guangxi and Jiaozhi, who had already set up the governor's office in Jiaozhi.

Moreover, the officials of the Third Division of Zhejiang were also quite in awe of Li Yuntian, and their words were full of respect.

If it weren't for the Zhejiang Imperial History to inspect local affairs, he would inevitably come to greet Li Yuntian, because the Imperial History of Zhejiang was Li Yuntian's colleague in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Huguang Dao to supervise the Imperial History Lu Zhong.

In Li Yuntian's opinion, this is probably the last time Lu Zhong patrols the place, and Lu Zhong can now be said to be the most senior supervisor of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and according to the convention, he should also be released as an official, at least a prefect in the north and south of the Yangtze River or in the prosperous and rich areas of the south of the Yangtze River, or enter the local political envoy Si Yamen to serve as a high-ranking official who participates in politics left and right.

Because Li Yuntian's visit to Hangzhou was very low-key, the banquet for Li Yuntian was set up in the backyard of the Yamen of the Zhejiang Political Envoy.

As in Yangzhou, Li Yuntian stayed at the Hangzhou Office of the Jiangwutang, and the next day, under the guidance of Hongluan and Zijuan, he went to the West Lake with great interest, and handed over the investigation of the case to several officials who accompanied him, and investigated some businessmen in Hangzhou who had business dealings with the suspect involved in the Zhao Wenju case.

Because of Li Yuntian's reputation, the businessmen who were called to assist in the investigation were all trembling, and they were busy drawing a line with Zhao Wenju's case, for fear of being involved.

Yangzhou is not too far from Hangzhou, and there is a canal to connect the traffic is very convenient, Zhao Wenju's case has been spread to Hangzhou so early, those businessmen know that Zhao Wenju is going to die this time, and no one wants to mess with it.

For several days, Li Yuntian was boating on the West Lake, and his interest was quite high, not only listening to Hangzhou's songs, but also tasting the local food.

In order to ensure Li Yuntian's safety, the Zhejiang Political Envoy specially sent two ships to follow and protect him, and the boats in the lake dodged one after another when they saw this.

At the same time, Yangzhou City, in an ordinary house.

The deacons of the general meeting of salt merchants and above gathered in groups in the living room to talk, and now it is almost September, and if the private salt in their hands is not sent out, there is a chance that the time of delivery will be delayed, and then there will be a salt shortage in the place.

Although the salt merchants were secretly anxious in their hearts, no one dared to transport salt privately without Chen Guangzong's instructions, so as not to bump into Li Yuntian's gun.

"The eldest prince has arrived!" Just as people were talking about it, a voice came from outside the door, and Chen Guangzong, accompanied by Yang Muen, Wei Deguang and others, strode in.

Seeing this, the people in the room rushed over with a hula, and they all looked at Chen Guangzong with concerned expressions, all wondering when they would be able to transport this year's private salt, because they couldn't wait any longer.