When he came out of Jiangnan, Qi Qingchu was already "infamous". Together with Xi Zien, who was with him, he was also feared and hated by many officials in Jiangnan.

Everywhere the two of them went, it was not that there was no grass, but that it was like a pig that had been dehaired, and there was nothing left.

All the things that have been corrupt and perverted the law, what bribes there are in private, how many women from good families have been occupied, and what moral and disadvantaged things they have done outside.

No one knows where Qi Qingchu's intelligence and news came from.

But as long as he stays in one place for more than seven days, it means that there is something big wrong with the local officials.

At present, three have been arrested, because the circumstances are more serious, after consulting the imperial court, the house will be raided, and all the frontiers will be distributed, and if the circumstances are not serious, they will be demoted.

Those who have done a lot of evil in the past have all hurriedly cleaned up their past, wanting to clean up their own bottoms, and of course they are also praying, praying that the patrol team will not come to their own territory.

But as long as His Majesty does not let Qi Qingchu return to the capital for a day, this inspection will continue.

The court seemed to be calm on the surface, but in fact, there was an undercurrent, and this undercurrent became more intense after Qi Qingchu left the capital.

His Majesty has not been in a very good mood recently, and ordered the return of the four princes, but so far there has been no news that it is the return of the prince.

I heard that the four princes slaughtered a large number of innocent family members of those bandits in the bandits' local area, and the methods were extremely bloody. caused Emperor Gao De's dislike.

did not ask Qi Qingchu to conduct a strict and selfless inspection, but he carried it out meticulously, leaving no room for it.

The positions of the officials who were cleared by him in front have not yet found a suitable replacement, and the people that Qi Qingchu unscrupulously uprooted have affected all forces, and the bigger the rank, the more important the position, the greater the fluctuation.

Originally, the two of them were allowed to go out to stabilize order, but instead they were bombing around like a cannonball, which caused turmoil. Can Emperor Gao Dedi be happy like this?

Qi Qingchu himself didn't think about it that much, and he didn't pay attention to what the current situation in the court was.

He has always been meticulous and has always done everything himself. Before he went out, he thought that corrupt officials and corrupt officials would be eliminated wherever he went.

He is a courtier of His Majesty, and it is necessary to solve problems for Emperor Gao De, and clean up those moths in the court and the beasts that kill the people.

On the day he left Yangzhou, Qi Qingchu didn't know what to think, and suddenly proposed the next stop to Jinzhou.

Jinzhou, Jinzhou, Jiangnan.

Xi Zien wanted to ask him, was it because Li Jicai was born in that place before, so he wanted to go and see it? Xi Zien always felt that since the death of Li Jicai's sister and brother, Qi Qingchu seemed to be a different person, sullen.

But he couldn't ask what he said.

Because of the time spent following Qi Qingchu's inspection, Qi Qingchu's mood has not been very good.

Just, Xi Zien didn't even dare to joke with him, he was very careful when he spoke, and he was very cautious in his actions, less of his usual recklessness.

Even if Xi Zien usually messed around too much, Qi Qingchu wouldn't bother with him, but now it's different, he will give him a look.

Jinzhou, south of the Yangtze River, seems to be a place that makes a fortune by doing silk business in Xi Zien's eyes.

Nothing special.

Xi Zien likes Yangzhou, and when Qi Qing was busy handling cases, he went out by himself.

At least he has been to all the places in Yangzhou, big and small, and he especially likes the painting boat on the lake, and there are many gentle and lovely women in the painting boat.

If it weren't for the fear that Qi Qingchu would say about him, Xi Zi'an really planned to bring back one or two Yangzhou women to the capital.

The women of Yangzhou are white-skinned and beautiful, and there are many jasper people in small families, who speak softly and have elegant postures. That's inexhaustible, inexhaustible good.

He wanted to stay here and not go back, and he didn't have to go around with Qi Qingchu.

Of course, Qi Qingchu also said that he could stay here and come to pick him up when he returned to Beijing.

To be honest, Xi Zien was moved, but how dare he? obviously said that it was good to protect Qi Qingchu, not just to eat, drink and have fun.

There were also several ambushes along the way, but because they had many people and were well-trained, they were not successfully attacked.

If he harmed Qi Qingchu because of his greed for fun, then he would definitely be unable to get over it in his heart.

Either way. Jiangnan Jinzhou is Jiangnan Jinzhou, just go to it again.

Anyway, the main responsible person is Qi Qingchu, and it is not on him, at best, he is just a person who protects Qi Qingchu.

However, the news that Qi Qingchu was preparing to go to Jinzhou, Jiangnan, quickly attracted the attention of some people.

For example, the Jiang family in Jinzhou, Jiangnan.

At present, the entire silk business in Jiangnan is almost monopolized by the Jiang family, and it is impossible for the Zhang family to achieve this level without the government's contribution to it.

Of course, this is just a private deal.

Emperor Gao Dedi hates the collusion between officials and businessmen the most, and any official who has inspected in the past can be dealt with, but this time it was Qi Qingchu who came, and he was selfless.

It is estimated that no matter how much money is spent, the other party will not be impressed. Maybe they will pick up their old bottom even harder.

Jinzhou is the foundation of the Jiang family, if Qi Qingchu touches it and finds out what is good, not only those officials will be unlucky, but the Jiang family is estimated to be unlucky.

So as soon as he received the news, Jiang Li immediately withdrew from the business that had just started in Kyoto and returned to Jinzhou.

After Jiang Li that night, he went to inquire later.

I finally learned who the three men who appeared that day were, especially the one who was the first to leave.

It was Qi Qingchu.

At that time, Jiang Li was very impressed, he didn't know that a little maid could climb such a big man. Even he was not qualified to approach such a person.

After coming to the capital, she also changed her name, originally called Mustard, and later changed her name to Li Jicai, and she can still mix so well after changing her name, is it possible that she has some demon magic?

A first-class minister, the emperor's favorite minister, was born in a famous family, has a rich family background, and his appearance is needless to say.

And that Xi Zien is not simple, he is the child of Prince Yong, the one he loves the most.

The other one is named Li Jiye, who is the younger brother of mustard greens, and he is probably recognized. It turned out to be the leader of the new department. I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it.

Later, I don't know why, he didn't have time to find trouble with Li Jicai, and Li Jicai died inexplicably.

The matter had to be abandoned, and he originally wanted to arrest her back to his house.

However, Li Jicai's matter is a trivial matter, and the main thing now is that his previous encounter with Qi Qingchu was a little unpleasant.

In case the other party has a bad impression of him, will this affect the Jiang family's business? Or even find out the secrets of his past?

Or, after going back that night, did Li Jicai tell Qi Qingchu about the bad things she saw in the Jiang Mansion about him?

These are all unpredictable, although Jiang Li tried to comfort himself and comfort himself not to think so much, but there were still hidden worries.

The people in the mansion who knew the relationship between him and his sister-in-law except Li Jicai were all dead, and now that Li Jicai is also dead, no one should know what he did anymore.

I hope that after rushing back, everything will still have time to be remedied, especially all the officials of the Jiang family who have given gifts will be cleared of the relevant people.

Whatever has to do with it, it must be cut off immediately, before Qi Qingchu arrives in Jinzhou.

The country of Chu is rich in land and resources, and the place where Qi Qing first went was Yangzhou at the beginning, Jiang Li never thought that he could turn his head around, change his head, change his direction, and be able to look at Jinzhou.

It's something I didn't expect.

And Jiang Li was feeling restless because Qi Qing first came to Jinzhou, the court was annoyed and complained because Qi Qing had purged corrupt officials at the beginning, and Xi Zien felt uncomfortable because Qi Qingchu was not in a good mood.

He himself didn't think about it that much.

Choosing to go to Jinzhou is just a temporary idea, and there are no unexpected factors in it, just because I want to go.

Spring is always in a hurry, the water falls and the flowers are gone, and it won't be long before summer comes.

Spring nights are enchanting.

Qi Qingchu stayed in a small restaurant on the way to Jinzhou, this small restaurant is very simple, and the decoration is also very simple.

It's just that there's no better option on the road than this one.

The room by the window on the second floor was left for Qi Qingchu, and Xi Zien lived downstairs.

Of course, no one dared to go upstairs to disturb Qi Qingchu, I was afraid that it was not enough to be scolded.

Xiao Er sent a pot of wine and a few dishes to accompany the wine. Qi Qingchu did not refuse.

There were no stars tonight, and a huge full moon hung in the sky, bright and beautiful.

I forgot that today is the sixteenth day.

The moonlight sprinkled in, illuminating the place so white that there was no need to light a candle, and the inside of the house could be seen clearly, but there was no warm breath under the candlelight, only that it felt extremely cold.

Qi Qingchu was dressed in black, with his back against the wall, one hand on the windowsill, but his legs were crossed in front of him, such a posture he had never had before.

Looking at the lights outside, there is a lake in the distance, and the light is shining with stars, I don't know where it came from, dark and far away.

Looking at such a scene, it was obviously spring, but Qi Qingchu had a feeling like falling into an ice cave.

It seems that I have lost interest in everything, and I am not so used to enduring loneliness at first.

But even in the midst of a busy crowd, I still feel lonely.

I don't know why, Qi Qingchu always felt that his mood began to change very badly the moment he came out of the capital.

In the past, he would never be impatient with Xi Zien's real temper, or even snubbed, nor would he treat the people around him.

Well, and he had to admit that Li Jicai's departure did make him a little concerned.

Especially when I get farther and farther away from Kyoto, when I think back to the past, I always unconsciously think of that person, the woman who played tricks around me, and the woman who played tricks around me.

will cry, laugh, be greedy, playful and stupid, and play scoundrels from time to time, making people half dead, but helpless.