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A group of beautiful Suzhou girls have never done the train, the first time to take the car are particularly curious, there is a sightseeing plank road outside the carriage, they do not enter the carriage to rest, they gather on the plank road to hold the railing to see the outside scenery, chirping and cheering non-stop, the car slowly drove out of Suzhou Station, although it is already late autumn, the trees on both sides of the railway are still a unique lush in the south of the Yangtze River, the girls with flowers and branches looked at it curiously, and suddenly a person shouted vigorously: "Look at the good sign of life!" ”

On the official road parallel to the railway, three carriages are heading north, passing by the southbound train, the handsome young man sitting on the roof heard the excited cries of the girls on the train, raised his eyes and then turned his head to look ahead, this person is the famous son of the famous family in Suzhou in the past, Cao Zhan.

Although the benevolent Lord Qincha did not confiscate the Cao family's house and belongings, the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and since the Cao family was investigated, those who had had a holiday with them in the past have all come out. There are people who come to collect debts, and there are also people who sue Suzhou Mansion with a piece of paper, anyway, the old accounts of the old rotten grain have been turned over, and the acting prefect Wang Lei is very upright to judge these cases, resulting in the Cao family going bankrupt, the old lady is in a hurry, and the Cao family moved to the old house in the capital after sending the old lady, leaving the sad place of Suzhou.

Cao Zhan was wearing an old silk shirt, sitting in a carriage stacked with tables, chairs and benches, ignoring the train whizzing by beside him, the sorrow of leaving his hometown and the great changes in his family weighed on his heart like a mountain, how could he still be in the mood to look at a beautiful girl.

"That person is so melancholy, is it because he is leaving his hometown?" A girl on the train looked at Cao Zhan's distant back and said thoughtfully, a gust of wind blew, and the girls stopped making noise, as if they thought of the fate of their own home.

There was a moment of silence, "Let's go back to the carriage." "I don't know who said it. Everyone entered the carriage in turn silently, and the train whistle sounded for a long time, and it headed for Shanghai.

The distance between Suzhou and Shanghai is very close, half a day's kung fu Qincha special car arrived at Shanghai Railway Station, the civil and military officials of Shanghai Road have been waiting for a long time, the whole station has been cleaned up, idle people are strictly forbidden to approach, civil and military officials wearing new robes and uniforms are welcome in the middle of the road, and when the Qincha adults walk down the escalator, Governor Cheng Liangjue stands at the front and leads all the officials to greet Qincha, of course, this is not to Liu Ziguang face, but to Liu Ziguang's hand of the Son of Heaven Fujie face, who let him represent the current emperor.

At the end of the kneeling ceremony, Cheng Liangjue smiled and saluted Liu Ziguang again, he and Qian Qianyi were Jinshi in the same year, good brothers of the alliance, this time the court pattern has changed greatly, he relied on this relationship to ensure that his position is stable and unmoving, so he did not put Liu Ziguang, a young Qincha, in his eyes.

"Lord Liu is young and promising, and I have a successor to the Ming Dynasty. The old man was very pleased. Cheng Liangjue stroked his beard and laughed, looking at Liu Ziguang's gaze as if he was looking at his nephew's juniors, which made Liu Ziguang unhappy, and he didn't wait for Cheng Liangjue to introduce the officials behind him, and said coldly that the journey was tiring and he was going to rest. Cheng Liangjue was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that Qin Cha would give him a cold face when he first arrived, and he was suddenly a little unhappy, but after all, he had been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he didn't put joy and anger on his face, and still said with a smile: "In this case, Lord Qin Cha should take a good rest, the official has prepared a thin wine, and he is waiting for the big driver at night." ”

Liu Ziguang looked at Cheng Liangjue, noncommittally got into the green sedan chair and drove away, Cheng Liangjue looked at the back of the Qincha team and nodded slightly, there was no expression on his calm face, and a young man in a white python robe turned out behind the governor, and said angrily: "My lord, Qincha is so rude, let's give him some color." ”

"To be rude to others is to be rude to yourself, it seems that the rumors of Suzhou Mansion are true, this person is a special trip to find the ballast, to send such a stunned young man to come, it is too underestimated to look down on our Shanghai Dao. Ziang, you remember that the harder the thing, the easier it is to break. Cheng Liangjue said meaningfully.

That night, the Governor's Yamen held a grand banquet to catch the wind for Lord Qincha, the newly installed neon lights flashed in the night, civil and military officials, celebrities and noblewomen, wealthy and wealthy gentry gathered together, but after waiting for a long time, only a guard arrogantly told everyone: "Lord Liu has fallen asleep after a tiring journey, please take care of yourself." ”

Everyone was in an uproar, even Cheng Liangjue, who was heavy in the old city, couldn't help but brush his sleeves away, and the rest of the people also left in a huff, and it was only a few hours after the Qin mission arrived, and a smell of disharmony spread, and everyone couldn't help but think of the recent events in Suzhou Mansion, and made the same feeling: Those who come are not good, and those who are good are not coming.

Early the next morning, Liu Ziguang, who put on a red python robe, took a group of men down to the governor's yamen to listen to the work reports of officials at all levels in Shanghai Province.

Chen Ziang was still wearing a white python robe with an over-the-shoulder python embroidered with silver thread, and at this moment he was standing proudly in the queue of officials listening to the governor's brother-in-law introduce himself.

"Chen Ziang was promoted by the city boss, who was born in two Jinshi, the first place in the Nanzhili Township Examination in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, and the first place in the second class in the palace examination in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, which is really the number one talent in my Shanghai Dao. At the same time, he is also the brother-in-law of the old man, and the old man does not avoid his relatives, so he seals to the emperor that he has served as the promotion of the Shanghai Bo Division. Cheng Liangjue introduced the glorious history of Chen Ziang like a few family treasures, and all the officials exchanged heads and ears for a while, and their words were full of praise, and even Lord Qincha nodded approvingly.

"Since Lord Chen took charge of the City Shipping Division, various taxes have increased year by year, and the people and merchants have all praised it. After Cheng Liangjue finished speaking, he took a step back and made a gesture of invitation to Chen Ziang.

Chen Ziang smiled reservedly, and lifted the hem of the python robe to stand up and express his superiority, but before he took two steps, the high-ranking Lord Qincha changed color, and pointed at his nose and scolded very unreservedly: "Who told you to stand up and speak?" Do you know the rules? What kind of Jinshi background are you, I think you are a jinshi who eats! ”

Where did Chen Ziang receive such an insult, he was immediately furious, but after all, he was only a five-grade official, and he could only swallow his anger in the face of the insults of the commander of the Qincha and the commander of the South Factory, and returned to the train without saying a word.

Cheng Liangjue was very displeased, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, Liu Ziguang did this clearly to make him unable to get off the stage, but it was not good to argue with Qin Cha in front of so many officials, so he had to sink his face and ask Chen Ziang: "Who told you to stand up casually?" What are you messing around with? After speaking, he turned around and bowed to Liu Ziguang to the end: "The officials of the City Department have dealt with foreigners a lot, and the etiquette of the Celestial Empire is a little rusty, please forgive me." ”

Liu Ziguang snorted coldly and said to Chen Ziang: "You, stand up and talk back, tell me what achievements the city has made in the past few years?" ”

Chen Ziang suppressed the anger in his chest, and said: "Since the lower official was promoted as the city secretary. Every year, the amount of tax money handed over to the household department increases, and the specific data are as follows......"

After listening to Chen Ziang's report, Liu Ziguang sneered and said: "It's true that there is an increase every year, but you forgot another data, this official asked you, how many sea ships have entered the port this year, and how many cargo ships are there?" How much is a silver ship? And what is the total tonnage? How much has it increased from last year? Don't tell me that the increase in your tax money is the same! ”

Chen Ziang said: "These data are all recorded by the city, and the lower officials will send someone to take the file and ask the adults to check it." ”

Liu Ziguang didn't answer his words, and continued to ask: "I heard that the city office has been closed in the past few days, and has not released public certificates, and has also fought against the merchants waiting in line, is there such a thing?" ”

Chen Ziang was shocked in his heart, sure enough, this Qin Cha had already made an investigation, and even knew everything about the things that happened at the door of the city ship division a few days ago, and it seemed that he was determined to deal with him, so he simply let it go, and said calmly: "The city ship division is a five-grade yamen, there are not many officials but the management affairs are extremely complicated, and it is reasonable to close the door by accident to sort out the files, as for the businessmen who beat up the misdeeds and collided with the officials, it is a little trivial, He Laoqin sent the adults to worry, and the officials thought that the imperial court sent the adults to inspect the achievements of the city and the city. Instead of dwelling on these trivial trifles. ”

"It's a good idea, of course the official has to inspect the city, and he has to check the accounts carefully, and the household officials brought by the official are doing this, but I want to take you today." After Liu Ziguang finished speaking, he waved his hand, and two guards came behind him to tie up Chen Ziang.

"Wait! Dare to ask why the adults want to arrest Chen Tiju? What is Chen Tiju's crime? The Governor asked, grim-faced. Although Qin Cha is patrolling on behalf of the Son of Heaven, he can't do whatever he wants to arrest people, as a local official, he can defend Qin Cha's behavior when necessary, after all, Governor Cheng also has the position of the imperial history of Zuodu.

"The official took him because he was overdressed, and the python robe was worn indiscriminately? The little five-grade official dared to serve the python without authorization, and this official, as the governor of the South Factory, has the duty to investigate the conduct of the official, are you satisfied with this reason? Liu Ziguang stared straight into Cheng Liangjue's eyes and said.