After Yan Hong discussed with these officials for a while, he dismissed everyone and returned to the back house to have breakfast with Mo Qing'er. Zhang Qingyan and Hua Yuexian also accompanied each other on the side. According to Yan Hong's arrangement last night, Zhang Qingyan took a few brocade guards to guard the second floor, specially condescending, responsible for answering all parties, and shooting the overly arrogant thugs. However, due to Yan Hong's effective arrangement last night, it basically didn't bring much pressure to Zhang Qingyan. Now Zhang Qingyan is a sister to Mo Qing'er, and she is very affectionate.

Mo Qing'er ate a few bites, and then asked Yan Hong: "Nanjun, my mother, aunt and younger brother Xingzu, were you okay yesterday?" ”

Yan Hong said: "Don't worry, I specially sent a few capable brocade guards to protect them, and there were also the officials and people of the prefect's yamen earlier. I have reported it just now, and there are indeed thieves at the door of the alley where they are trying to attack, but they have been blocked, and there is nothing wrong with your family. ”

Hua Yuexian said: "What, Mrs. Mo, the slave maid will tell you, our male monarch, he is more clever than that Zhuge Liang, if he has an arrangement, he will not be able to make a mistake." "This Flower Moon Immortal is also, since she was dedicated to Yan Hong in Gengjiazhai, what she has experienced with Yan Hong is basically some good luck. At the beginning of the year, Yan Hong was in danger in Xuanda's Malian Fort, but at that time, Hua Yuexian accompanied Sun Yuerong in the fortress outside Datong City, and the news she got was confused, so she still didn't have any personal experience.

Yan Hong said proudly: "Qing'er, Xianggong, I am actually not so capable, but at worst, I won't hurt my own woman." Mo Qing'er heard it, and she was happy and shy. The little face can't wait to be buried in his arms. Zhang Qingyan had to say a few words of comfort.

After breakfast. Yan Hong was so tossed last night. I didn't get enough sleep and I'm a little sleepy now. But to talk about going back to sleep, it's a bit boring. So I sat in the study and flipped through the book of Jiajing in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Suddenly, Tao Zhi, deputy of Jinyiwei, came to report: "Sir, I just interrogated a few thieves and said that they came to Yangzhou and it was a residence arranged by Zhang Yongfu. ”

Yan Hong pounced and squirted out the tea in his mouth. This Zhang Yongfu is really long-lived. He slapped the table: "Then quickly arrest Zhang Yongfu for me, this grandson, who was made like that by Lao Tzu, still dares to mess around, how can you rest assured if you don't remove his bone marrow this time?" ”

Tao Zhi said again: "There are more." Sir, the leader refused to reveal his identity, and he was tortured several times, but his teeth were still very tight. But there are those around him who can't stand it. That man's name was Li Jiahu, and he was the nephew of Li Wenzao. ”

When Yan Hong heard this, his brows furrowed again. For a Li Jiahu who has already been captured. He didn't take it to heart at all. It is completely reasonable to say that this person was sent by Li Wenzao. It's just that. Li Wenzao chose this time to make trouble in Yangzhou, was it accidental, or was it part of some huge plan? It was such a coincidence, Nanjing had just mutinied, and Yangzhou also made a fuss, was this an accidental crash, or was it a precise plan? I have to be careful about this.

Therefore, Yan Hong got up and said, "In this case, then go with me to the trial." Accompanied by Tao Zhi and others, he left Yan Yuan and went to Qinchayuanmen.

Although Yangzhou does not have an edict and does not have a complete set of terrifying torture instruments, a group of Jinyi guards are all veterans of torture, and they are the best at seeing magic in the plain. Therefore, a temporary torture room in this Ma Zimian mansion was arranged in a terrifying manner. A few ordinary tools came into their hands, which were soul-inducing torture instruments. Although those evil young people are rolling in the rivers and lakes, and even have the courage to fight on the battlefield, few people can stand up to this kind of place that is slaughtered by others. Therefore, with a series of terrible screams and wails of liver and intestines, most people confessed one after another.

Only this Li Jiahu was intercepted at that time, and he wanted to kill himself with a horizontal knife, but he was shot in the arm with a bow and arrow, and was captured. He was tied to a chair, his hair was scattered, his face was covered with scars, seven or eight teeth had been knocked out of his mouth, and three of his ten fingers had been pulled out, but he still kept his lips tight and silent. Even, when Yan Hong sat in front of him, he could still open his already swollen eyelids and laugh contemptuously.

Tao Zhi was furious and shouted: "This guy doesn't know how to lift, and then loosen his muscles and bones!" ”

Yan Hongyi raised his hand and said slowly: "Forget it, let's toss Li Gongzi into such a three-point human-like seven-point ghost-like appearance, it is normal for people to have grievances in their hearts, and they can't bother with him." Come on, wipe his face and feed him some water. ”

A brocade guard next to him came over, dipped the water in the bucket with a rag, wiped Li Jiahu with no head and face, and brought another bowl of water. After drinking half a bowl of water, he gasped, his eyes staring at Yan Hong, seeing what he was going to do.

Yan Hong smiled slightly: "Li Jiahu, this is Jinyiwei, and it has never been a polite place." Your Li family colluded with the Japanese Kou, the court has ordered the whole house to be beheaded, and you are also a dead person, but you still dare to bring people to my little Dengke's wedding banquet to make trouble, I just use that vicious method to rectify you, it is not an exaggeration. But seeing that you are also a man, it is not interesting to torture you like this. You just said that I listened, why do you want to bring people to trouble me? ”

Li Jiahu opened his mouth with a few teeth, laughed a few times with some leakage, gasped twice, and said, "Hmph, Yan Hong, I fell into your hands today, and I didn't expect to die a good death." Aren't you covering the sky in Yangzhou? I'm going to make a fuss in Yangzhou, so that you know that you, a corrupt dog official, a person from Jiangnan, can't wait to eat your meat raw. The righteous men I gathered this time were all the ones who fought with the Japanese Kou with a knife and a gun. You yourself colluded with the Japanese Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, but instead falsely accused my uncle of being a Japanese colleague, reversing black and white, and doing all kinds of evil, and this lie can only be hidden from stupid people! We just want to do the right thing for heaven and eliminate harm for the people! Now I don't need to say anything, but I hated that I was not well prepared, and I was escaped by you. Let's do it quickly, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it! ”

Yan Hong shook his head: "Li Jiahu, what kind of hero are you now?" For the sake of their own selfish interests, your Li family sabotaged Zhao'an, and colluded with Chen Dong, Ye Ma, Xin Wulang, etc., to enter the south of the Kou River in a big way, causing more than 10,000 casualties among our soldiers and civilians. Yes, my hands are indeed not very clean, and I have received money, but I want to stabilize the situation in Jiangnan. Let everyone in Jiangnan have a business to do. There is food to eat! You have instigated this group of evildoers. said that it was to eliminate harm for the people, but last night, it seems that there were no fewer burning houses? I won't talk about these mouths, I just ask you, what did your uncle Li Wenzao say to you? What else did he have planned? ”

Li Jiahu said dumbly: "You left the big dream of Qingqiu, and you still want me to tell my uncle's plan?" ”

Yan Hong shrugged his shoulders: "No problem, it's okay if you don't want to say it." Anyway. I don't believe that Li Wenzao can come up with any tricks to turn around, if he really has this ability, he will not be directly destroyed by me last year. All right, go down and rest. Li Jiahu, you wanted to kill me, but you still did me a favor. When the time comes, with you in my hands, this major event of opening up the sea and trade will be a little smoother. You see, you are the imperial court. Riot in Yangzhou, attempting to kill Chin Cha. These Jiangnan people. Who dares to get along with the new policy of the imperial court again, tsk, I will use your confession to set up. Thank you, Mr. Li. Go back and stay in prison and don't kill yourself. If I want to be happy, I will see you relieve your boredom, and if you are not happy, I will clean you up and get angry, you see, how good this waste is used. ”

Yan Hong said and waved his hand: "Take it down." Li Jiahu struggled violently and scolded, but was held down by the two brocade guards and dragged down. Yan Hong added: "Watch tightly, don't let him commit suicide." ”

After Yan Hong left Li Jiahu behind, he ordered someone to bring Zhang Yongfu here. He also specially asked people to invite Wang Cuiqiao to come, so that it was lively. Zhang Yongfu, the former number one salt merchant in Yangzhou, has been at the mercy of Yan Hong last year, and his strength has dropped sharply, and he has long since lost his former majesty. Now, some of the evil young people in Suzhou who were originally forced to live in his house have made such a big move, and they have all been arrested. Zhang Bancheng is really crying every day now, calling the ground unspiritual, and when he enters the door, his legs are like chaff, he fell at Yan Hong's feet, and begged bitterly: "Ouch, my lord Qincha, your old man will spare me." I really don't know that those grandsons actually had a bad heart to do such a thing. Since Xiaomin honored your old 40,000 salt introduction last year, he has always kept to himself......"

Yan Hong smiled at Wang Cuiqiao, pretending to be surprised: "Yo, isn't this Zhang Dayuan, your old man is rich and rich, and his hands and eyes are all over the sky." What kind of grandson, what is going on, you can give me some pointers. This is going to make sense, everything is fine, if it doesn't make sense, hum, Ben Chin sent the holy decree of the heavenly family, how can he be careless? ”

When Zhang Yongfu reached this point, he was a piece of meat in Yan Hong's mouth, and he was busy telling what had happened. It turned out that many of them had partnered with Zhang Yongfu before, and although there were some surprises when they came to Yangzhou, Zhang Yongfu was not good at not receiving them. Who knew that there was a Li Jiahu inside. Li Jiahu only said that he wanted to see Yan Hong's majesty. Zhang Yongfu knew that they had bad intentions, so he only feared to dissuade them, but he didn't dare to disobey them at all. In his mind, these people just took advantage of Yan Hong's marriage to make a fuss in the city, which was not a capital crime. In the past, they used to gather mounds in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River. Who knows, these people actually mixed an armed gang of 1,000 people to Yangzhou, and directly wanted to turn Yangzhou upside down. He Zhang Yongfu really didn't know anything about this, and asked the eldest master of Qincha to forgive.

Yan Hong heard Zhang Yongfu say this, he had a bottom in his heart, and snorted coldly in his nose: "To put it lightly, Master Zhang, this Li Jiahu was originally a prisoner, and now he is besieging the Yamen with thousands of party members, I see, there may be White Lotus disciples who should collude with them." In addition to Mr. Zhang, please ask the yamen to discuss for a few more days and explain things clearly before leaving. ”

Zhang Yongfu was so distraught when he heard this, he kowtowed again and again and begged for mercy. After talking for a long time, he finally promised to give himself more than 20,000 Huainan salt and more than 10,000 Huaibei salt, and then give Yan Daqin eighty percent of his filial piety. Yan Hong said in a mocking tone, as a messenger, how can he accept salt from others? This official is engaged in business, and it is not in line with the right path. As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Cuiqiao on the side. Although Zhang Yongfu was full of fat intestines and brains, he was not an idiot, so he stepped forward again, begged Wang Cuiqiao bitterly, and finally persuaded Wang Cuiqiao to accept the more than 20,000 salt leads, and then he left Qin Cha with great gratitude.

On the evening of the same day, Xun Si's confession for interrogation also came out. Although Xun Si was full of righteous indignation and directly tortured more than 20 evil youths to death, he had Shao An on the side to guide him, so he also asked a lot of details. Depending on the situation, these people were gathered by Li Jiahu, and the time was when it was determined that Qin Cha was going to go down to Jiangnan. Li Jiahu brought them here, under the banner of eliminating harm for the people, and these evil young people are inextricably linked with the wealthy businessmen who originally opposed the opening of the sea, but they really regard opposing the government as a glorious and great cause. Of course, what is the origin of Li Jiahu, what other conspiracy Li Wenzao has, those evil young people don't know about this matter, and Li Jiahu's mouth is hard, and Tao Zhi has used several sets of torture to pry it open.

However, this matter is not difficult for Yan Hong. Yan Hong summoned all the civil and military forces in Yangzhou overnight, as well as his own attachés, and analyzed it, thinking that no matter what Li Jinghu's purpose was, his first move had failed. Then the next important thing is not to change everything, and not to mess up the situation in the southeast itself. Yun Chuqi even proposed that if the Nanjing Mutiny was also instigated by Li Wenzao, then the second step was to make trouble in Yangzhou with the aim of setting fire to the southeast, and the next step was likely to provoke similar riots in other state capitals, and might even collude with the Japanese who were not under Wang's direct control to harass them from the sea again.

Yan Hong discussed with the civil and military forces for a while, and immediately took out the head of the deputy envoy of the Qin mission and dispatched troops. Shilling Han Meiting commanded the local guards, Zao Yong, and Yanding, fortified layer by layer, strictly investigated the remaining party, and asked Yun Chuqi to assist in the reorganization. After the first battle on the second night of July, these Zheng Hu troops have also gained some morale, and they also have Yun Chuqi's cooperation with Han Meiting's training, and it is not a problem to maintain law and order in Yangzhou. Of course, several yamen, Qincha Xingyuan, arsenals, docks, as well as the salt stores of the Mo family and Wang Cuiqiao, etc., are all key warning areas.

Yan Hong also sent sentry horses to the provincial capitals in the south of the Yangtze River to inform the local magistrates and strictly guard against a small number of villains from making trouble, especially to put the main force on stabilizing the local area, not to casually cross the border to be Lei Feng, and not to send troops to Yangzhou to help. He also sent Hu Baiqi and Hu Sangongzi to rush back to Hangzhou with a few generals, and told his father, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, to be careful of coastal defense and river defense, and not to worry about Nanjing and Yangzhou, and make any more trouble along the coast.

Then, Yan Hong sent Tao Zhi, a deputy Qianhu, to lead 40 Beijing Jinyi guards as the benchmark force, plus some of Yangzhou's local Jinyi guards, government officials and guards, to form a special service team, escorting more than a dozen confessed evil young people, out of Yangzhou, to Suzhou and other places, to continue to track down the same party, investigate the origin. He wrote a warrant for the Qin Cha and asked Tao Zhi to take it, and wherever he went, the local brocade guards and officers and soldiers cooperated.

In the end, Yan Hong wrote a letter to these treatments, and urgently sent them to Nanjing, where they were handed over to Zhang Juzheng, the envoy of the Qin Chazheng. Next, he sat firmly in Yangzhou, paying attention to the movements of the surrounding state capitals while enjoying the newlywed happiness of Xiao Dengke. (To be continued......)