On the evening of the last day of the end of August, in a magnificent and luxurious mansion in Yangzhou City, Chen Guangzong sat in the living room of the backyard, frowning and looking at a letter in his hand.

Since the General Salt Merchants Association will start transporting illicit salt tomorrow, Chen Guangzong and Yang Muen discussed some of the details and tried to make it as perfect as possible.

This magnificent mansion is Chen Guangzong's mansion in Yangzhou City, and his luxury Cheng dù ranks among the top three mansions in Yangzhou City.

Just now, when Chen Guangzong and Yang Muen were discussing things, the housekeeper sent a letter, Chen Guangzong opened it and glanced at it, and his face immediately became solemn, which made Yang Muen suddenly have an ominous premonition, and the things that could make the scheming Chen Guangzong's face change suddenly were related to the salt merchants.

"This uncompetitive thing, I know how to play with women all day long, and now I want to fold myself in!" After reading the contents of the letter, Chen Guangzong slapped the letter on the table and said angrily.

"Eldest Prince, what happened?" Seeing this, Yang Muen couldn't help but put down the teacup in his hand and asked in a deep voice.

"The second son caused a big disaster in Hangzhou!" Chen Guangzong pushed Xinwang Yang Muen in front of him, and replied with a gloomy face, his words full of anger.

Yang Muen couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face after reading the letter, the letter was written by Liu Rende, after Chen Yaozu's accident, Liu Rende did not dare to tell Chen Guangzong immediately, but waited until Chen Yaozu was treated before writing a letter to Chen Guangzong, telling Chen Guangzong that he had gone to Hongluan's family and would definitely solve Chen Guangzong's matter properly.

"Eldest prince, should we change our plans for tomorrow and wait and see the wind first?" After putting down the letter in his hand, Yang Muen frowned and asked Chen Guangzong, Chen Yaozu provoked Li Yuntian at this time, I am afraid that it will have an impact on tomorrow's private salt transportation, in case Li Yuntian is angry and sends someone to deal with the two Huai Salt Dao, then things will become bad.

"No, tomorrow's business will be as usual." Chen Guangzong pondered for a moment when he heard this, then waved his hand at Yang Muen, and explained in an orderly manner, "Zhenwu Hou knows the importance of the matter, and he will definitely not be angry with Lianghuai Yandao because of the second son's matter, since he is in the mood to go to Yaolin Fairyland, it means that he doesn't want to make a big deal about this matter, and when Miss Hongluan comes forward, there will be an ending to the matter." ”

"The second son seems to be injured a lot, and the environment in the prison is worrying, and the second son is afraid that his injuries will not be good if he stays there for a long time." Yang Muen immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, Chen Guangzong was right, if Li Yuntian cared about Chen Yaozu's affairs, how could he go to Yaolin Wonderland to play? Then he remembered something and said worriedly.

"Hmph, the second son has relied on my mother to spoil him a lot of trouble outside over the years, it's time to teach him a lesson, he even dares to provoke Zhenwuhou now, if he doesn't teach a lesson this time, I don't know if he will do anything out of the ordinary next time."

Chen Guangzong sneered when he heard this, and said with some hatred, he knew that with Liu Rende's help, Chen Yaozu would not be wronged in the prison of Hangzhou Mansion.

"Eldest prince, for the sake of prudence, do you send someone to investigate and see if there is any change in the people brought by Zhenwu Hou at night?" Since the matter of private salt transportation tomorrow is very important, Yang Muen's heart was a little up and down, and asked tentatively, as the saying goes, be careful to sail a 10,000-year-old ship, and it is always wrong to be cautious.

At this moment, the butler walked in again and delivered another letter to Chen Guangzong.

"President Yang, Zhenwuhou is very interested in Hangzhou now, I'm afraid he won't have time to take care of us." After reading the letter, Chen Guangzong stuffed it into his arms and said to Yang Muen with a smile, "But there is nothing wrong with being careful, this son will send someone to monitor their actions at night in case of accidents." ”

Yang Muen keenly realized that Chen Guangzong's tone became relaxed, and he suddenly understood in his heart that Chen Guangzong had arranged a spy by Li Yuntian's side, and the letter that Chen Guangzong put away was written by that spy, otherwise how would Chen Guangzong know about Li Yuntian's recent situation?

On the first day of the ninth lunar month, Chen Guangzong got up early, and when the maids groomed and dressed him, the housekeeper came in to report that Xie Heng, Han Liang, Li Manshan and others were normal last night, and there was nothing unusual.

Chen Guangzong had already guessed this result, so he was not surprised, and after breakfast, he rushed to the hall of the Salt Merchants Association in a relaxed mood, where he would wait for the news of the delivery of the private salt with Yang Muen and other high-level officials of the Salt Merchants Association.

Today will be a difficult day for Chen Guangzong, as long as he gets through the day safely, those private salts will leave the sphere of influence of Xie Heng, Han Liang and Li Manshan, and will arrive at their destination smoothly.

When Chen Guangzong arrived, Yang Muen, Wei Deguang and other salt merchants were already in the guild hall, and they had bet a lot of silver on this batch of goods, so they were naturally concerned about the progress of the delivery of illicit salt, so the atmosphere at the scene seemed a little depressing.

Compared with the salt merchants, Chen Guangzong, who was confident, was undoubtedly much calmer, and asked people to take out Go and play against Yang Muen and others, secretly waiting for the news from outside.

At the same time, Li Yuntian ended his trip to Yaolin Wonderland and returned to Hangzhou City with Lei Ting, Hongluan and others, during which they went to Tongjun Mountain in Tonglu County and had a great time.

However, there was one person who seemed very unhappy, pouting all the way, with an unhappy face, she was Zhao Xinyue.

Zhao Xinyue hated Hongluan and Zijuan very much in her heart, but Li Yuntian talked and laughed with the two of them when she was playing, and her attitude was very intimate, which made her feel very depressed, but she didn't expect Li Yuntian to be the same as other men, they were all lustful people who liked the new and hated the old.

Especially Li Yuntian, who acted even more excessively, actually laughed with Hongluan and Zijuan in front of Lei Ting, and she was angry when she thought about it.

Lei Ting naturally knew that Zhao Xinyue was eating the vinegar of Hongluan and Zijuan, and she didn't break it, but secretly appeased Zhao Xinyue, and she couldn't tell Zhao Xinyue that Li Yuntian was playing tricks on the spot.

After returning to Hangzhou City, Li Yuntian handed over the four-wheeled carriage to Zijuan and sent her home to celebrate her grandfather's birthday, which made Zijuan very happy, and thanked Li Yuntian for his kindness, and happily got into the carriage and left.

"Lord Hou, there is a man outside, who claims to be the second brother of Miss Hongluan." Just as Li Yuntian was talking and laughing with Lei Ting and Hongluan in the living room in the backyard of the Hangzhou Division Office of Jiangwutang, a guard came in and bowed his hand to Li Yuntian and said in a deep voice.

"Master Hou, the people's girls will come when they go." Hongluan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and said to Li Yuntian, ready to go and check.

"If your second brother comes to see you, let him live here, your brother and sister may not see each other for a long time, so accompany your second brother around the city." Li Yuntian smiled and instructed Hongluan, he had already guessed the intention of Hongluan's second brother, it seemed that Liu Rende had already put his mind on Hongluan's body, otherwise Hongluan's second brother would not have come so abruptly.

"Master Xie." Seeing that Li Yuntian was so caring, Hongluan's heart couldn't help but warm, and he smiled at Li Yuntian and left.

"Brother Li, I'll go down and sort out what I've seen and heard these days." Seeing that Hongluan was gone, Zhao Xinyue, who had been sitting there sullenly, was not in the mood to stay any longer, so she said hello to Li Yuntian and went back to her room.

"What's wrong with her these days, it seems that she has talked a lot less, and her interest is not very high." Looking at the back of Zhao Xinyue, who was in a depressed mood, Li Yuntian asked Lei Ting with some suspicion, he had already felt that Zhao Xinyue's behavior was a little abnormal in the past few days.

"Girls, they all have their own thoughts, and concubines don't know about them." Lei Ting glanced at Zhao Xinyue and said to Li Yuntian with a smile, she had already discovered that although Li Yuntian was smart and wise, and no one in the city government could match, she was a little sluggish in terms of feelings, and often ignored the affection of those women who were deeply in love with her, otherwise she and Lian Xiang and Liu Wenqing would not have waited so long to marry Li Yuntian.

Lei Ting knew that emotional matters could not be forced, as long as the time came, it would naturally come naturally, and if she broke it at this time, I was afraid that it would make Li Yuntian very embarrassed.

"If it's a qiē shun lì, those goods should have already left." Where did Li Yuntian have the heart to guess Zhao Xinyue's thoughts, his current energy was focused on the illicit salt trafficked by the Salt Merchants Association, and then he turned his mind and said to Lei Ting with a smile.

"Xianggong, they wouldn't have expected you to open a big net anyway, waiting for them to crash into the net themselves." Lei Ting couldn't help but smile when she heard this, after staying in Yangzhou for so long, it was finally time to get serious.

"This thorough investigation of the two Huai salt road, the most important thing is the word 'fast', Xiang Gong should take down those private salt with lightning speed, and let the outside world think that Xiang Gong is forced to do this, only in this way can we not only know the silverfish of the two Huai salt road, but also ensure the stability of the court."

Li Yuntian smiled a little helplessly, and then stretched lazily, "When this matter is over, Xianggong must sleep well, it took a lot of effort to lay down this situation." ”

For Li Yuntian, since he has taken over the case of thoroughly investigating the Lianghuai Salt Road, then he must handle this matter properly, and he must not cause trouble to Emperor Xuande, which is what Emperor Xuande admires most about him.

Otherwise, even if the case of the two Huai Yandao is investigated, the officials of the six camps in the court will not give up, and will definitely fight back with all their might, and the situation in the court will definitely be a mess, which is definitely not a scene that Emperor Xuande wants to see.

"Xianggong, what are you going to do with Chen Yaozu and them?" Lei Ting knew that Li Yuntian was really tired these days, and he had to act for others every day, so she got up and stepped forward, came behind him, and asked softly while gently massaging his head and shoulders.

"Chen Guangzu dared to slander Lianxiang in public, Xianggong wanted to repair him well, but after thinking about it, this time the Chen family was probably going to be unlucky, so Xianggong was not interested in dealing with him anymore, and then there would be the laws of the imperial court to punish him." Li Yuntian closed his eyes, comfortably enjoyed Lei Ting's massage, and replied lightly.

"Xianggong, after this matter is over, there will be a lot of more silver in the treasury of the household department, is it time to attack the household department next?" Lei Ting had already guessed that Li Yuntian would not take Chen Yaozu to heart, and asked with a smile.

"The household department is in charge of both income and expenditure, and the power is too great, so it is necessary to let it decentralize." Li Yuntian nodded when he heard this, he also wanted to live a leisurely life, but things came one after another, and he had to deal with it.

Lei Ting smiled when she heard this, stopped talking, and concentrated on massaging Li Yuntian, she knew that what Li Yuntian did was a big thing for the benefit of the country and the people, so she would fully support Li Yuntian to realize the ideals and ambitions in her heart.