From the very beginning, the atmosphere of the banquet was very eerie.

Except for Yu Chengxun and Zhu Hao, who seem to be all the way, the rest have their own thoughts, Luo An seems to have the highest status among these people, but he seems to be restricted by the existence of the civil officials in front of him, and he can't let go of his hands and feet.

"Luo Zhen Fu envoy, I don't know what is the purpose of your coming to Jiangnan?"

In the end, Zhu Hao was more direct, and directly asked the question that almost everyone present wanted to ask.

Luo An said: "I came from Beijing to run an errand on an errand by the emperor.

"Emperor's Order?"

This time, Yu Chengxun took over, "The emperor ordered you to help us thoroughly investigate the accounts of the southeast coastal defense, or something else?"

Huo Tao said: "Since it is the emperor's order, I am afraid that it will be difficult to say to the outside world, so it is better not to ask in detail."

Yu Chengxun glared at Huo Tao, as if to say, do you help us or help him? Previously, you directly questioned Luo An and Gong Yi, saying that they openly offered and accepted bribes, and now you actually speak for Luo An?

Huo Tao didn't look at Yu Chengxun squarely.

This made Yu Chengxun even more annoyed, and at the same time, he couldn't figure out what this guy from Jinshi was doing.

"Let's put it this way, what I did and what the two Hanlin did in the south did not contradict or conflict, and there should be no intersection."

Luo An still didn't say anything about the content of the emperor's order, only that there was no intersection.

Yu Chengxun smiled reluctantly and said, "I don't want everyone to go from Beijing to Nanjing, but we have never crossed paths, but we are negligent, it is better to go all the way back to Beijing, and there is a solid foil...... I wonder when Luo Zhenfu's envoy will leave for Beijing?"

If you can't ask what you're here for, then ask when you'll be back, so you can deduce what you're doing.

Luo An's tone was very formal: "The emperor's order cannot be violated."

It means that when I will leave, it all depends on whether the emperor's order is completed, and I will definitely not be able to walk with you.

Yu Chengxun thought that he could suppress Yu Chengxun with his own mind when he came up, but he didn't get a bargain at all, so he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Hao, but saw that Zhu Hao was eating and drinking there at this time.

Reincarnation of a starving ghost?

You don't know how to drink, so you patronize the food, and you pick the good food, which is really big-hearted.

Zhu Wanhong said with a smile: "When Luo Shangguan came to Nanjing, the Nanjing Jinyi Guards have made all the preparations, but they said that there are indeed female evil people left behind by the emperor in Nanjing Jinyi Guard, and they rely on Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and other powerful people to ascend to the throne, so they should seize the opportunity to eradicate them in one fell swoop."

In fact, he indirectly reminded Yu Chengxun that in fact, the purpose of this envoy from Beizhen Fusi to Jiangnan was to clean up Nanjin Yiwei.

Now that the throne has been stabilized after the emperor ascended the throne, it is time to solve the problems left over from the Zhengde Dynasty, and there are many guys in Nanjing who have ascended to the throne through Qian Ning and Jiang Bin.

Zhu Hao was originally eating vegetables with his head down, but when he heard the words, he looked up at Zhu Wanhong with a smile, and his eyes stared at Zhu Wanhong and he felt furious in his heart.

What do you mean?

What if I'm from Jiang Bin and Qian Ning's faction?

I defected to Yang Tinghe early on, and I made great contributions to the killing of Jiang Bin and Qian Ning, as well as the expulsion of their remnants.

Yu Chengxun seemed to think about it: "In the land south of the Yangtze River, Jinyiwei has the responsibility of assisting in coastal defense and river defense, will it have anything to do with this matter?"

Nanjing Jinyiwei has a naval cadre office, which is responsible for the anti-theft and other things on the Nanjing waterway, and the southeast coastal defense involves pirates and robbers, etc., strictly speaking, it is actually under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Jinyiwei, just because Nanjing Jinyiwei is mostly idle personnel, so it is a bit embarrassing for them to arrest thieves.

But it was not difficult for this group of people to set up a temporary card at the water gate and collect some additional taxes, such as suppressing bandits and fighting pirate taxes.

Luo An said: "Doesn't it mean that the matter of the southeast coastal defense has been ascertained, and the two of them have also been played to the imperial court? Why do you ask me to be associated with it? 「

Yu Chengxun was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I'm just asking, and by the way, I want to inquire about what Jinyiwei has found."

"Nope."

Luo An categorically

veto, and then explained, "The responsibilities are different, even if banditry is rampant in the southeast, at least in the vicinity of Nanjing, it is still a scene of prosperity and peace, and I will not do that thankless thing in the future." Yu Hanlin, I want to ask you, before you arrived in Nanjing, Yang Ge didn't tell you to do anything else?"

"Huh?"

Yu Chengxun didn't expect the other party to speak so politely.

Just when he wanted to say a few words-for-tat, Zhu Hao pulled his sleeve and said with a smile: "Luo Zhen Fu Envoy, today is just a daily reception banquet, just talk about the old days during the banquet, and talk about some ups and downs, why talk about official business? I haven't seen you for a long time, so I'll give you a drink."

As he spoke, Zhu Hao raised his wine glass.

Seeing Zhu Hao raise his glass, Luo An was a little uncomfortable for a while.

He knew that Zhu Hao had always disliked to socialize outside, and he usually had banquets with Zhu Si, and he used tea instead of wine.

Today, Zhu Hao actually made an exception to toast him?

He hurriedly picked up the wine glass, but he couldn't show how honored he was in front of Yu Chengxun, and calmly drank a glass with Zhu Hao.

After Zhu Hao and Luo An sat down.

Yu Chengxun asked, "Jingdao, are you okay?"

Because Yu Chengxun also knew that Zhu Hao usually didn't drink, he seemed to understand why Zhu Hao had to eat food before, maybe he padded his stomach first.

At a young age, he has no experience at the wine table, but he seems to know a lot about things at the wine table.

"Gong Yuan, why didn't you see Su Dongzhu? I've known him in the past, but how is he doing lately?" After Zhu Hao drank a glass of wine, he immediately turned his target to Gong Yi.

Gong Yi said: "Su Dangjia has just returned to Nanjing recently, and it is difficult to see each other when I heard that he is doing something. That's a nobleman."

Yu Chengxun said: "It's just a businessman, what kind of nobleman can you talk about?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Brother Mao Gong can't say that, Su Dongzhu is a businessman, but he can't stand up to a strong background, I heard that when he was in Anlu, he often did some business with Xingwangfu...... Luo Zhen Fu, is there such a thing?"

The atmosphere at the table was a little stiff again.

It's really a pot that can't be opened.

If the current emperor is not Zhu Si, Zhu Hao said this to bring *** annoyance to Xingwangfu and Huang Zan behind Su Xigui.

Now said ......

That's nothing, Su Xigui is a political investment, and people are betting on the right thing.

"Brother Mao Gong, you may not know, when I was in Anlu, I knew Huang Butang, who was the Huguang Domain at that time, but I didn't have the opportunity to see it with my own eyes, but at that time, the Su Dongzhu often traveled back and forth between Anlu and Wuchang, and later Huang Butang went to Xuanfu to take care of the northwest finances as the right attendant of the household department."

Zhu Hao smiled and seemed to start talking drunk.

"Uh-huh."

Luo An cleared his throat, as if reminding Zhu Hao that if he said too much, he would lose.

But it's all for Yu Chengxun to see.

When Yu Chengxun heard this, he was so excited that he almost wanted to find a small notebook and write it down.

No wonder the old man always looks down on Huang Gongxian, it turns out that this person is a two-faced, while defecting to Jiang Bin and other female cadres, and fighting with the emperor hotly, but on the other hand, what kind of investment activities are there in Anlu to invest in the hidden dragon? This can be regarded as catching this person's handle......

Oops, no.

How did Zhu Hao say this?

If Zhu Hao had known this a long time ago, he hadn't told Yong Xiu before?

Why haven't I heard about it?

"Virtuous nephew, you've drunk too much, let's talk about something else."

Zhu Wanhong was about to go over and grab Zhu Hao, who continued to wrestle.

Zhu Hao said, "I just drank a cup, how can I get drunk?"

Zhu Wanhong said: "Nephew, although you are a young man, you are not good at socializing after all. You still don't experience this kind of scene much, you don't know how to drink, and it's easy to get drunk. Ladies and gentlemen, do not take what he says to heart."

Ladies and gentlemen?

Yu Chengxun looked around, except for Zhu Hao, no one was familiar with him, to say that Huo Tao might be co-opted to Yang Ting and the faction, but at present, it seems that this kind of person can't help

Why are you busy, why do you want to collect it? Isn't it better to bring over Yan Song, the head of Nanjing Hanlin Academy, than to recruit people like Huo Tao?

Besides.

If I hadn't had to be cheeky to attend this banquet today, I wouldn't have known that you, Huo Tao, had actually secretly met with Luo An of the emperor's faction, and that was the second leader of the Jinyi Wei intelligence system around him!

Hmph, what do you mean by that?

Who will trust you again?

Little people, not worth mentioning.

"Uncle, maybe I'm really unsociable, let you laugh, but I speak in a measured way, I can come to Nanjing, I am very happy, I want to stay in Nanjing for a long time, and never return to the capital from now on. This Nanjing is a good place, rich in culture, pleasant climate, and you don't want to leave if you live. 「

Zhu Hao changed his previous style of speaking, as if he had suddenly opened the conversation because he had drunk two glasses of wine.

Yu Chengxun pulled Zhu Hao to sit down, and said with a smile: "Luo Zhen Fu envoy, don't be surprised, Jingdao is like this, in the past, when I was in the Hanlin Academy, I rarely went to the banquet."

While persuading Zhu Hao to speak less, he also wanted to use Zhu Hao's chaotic words to get some useful information from Luo An.

"Luo Zhen Fu envoy, I want to ask you, the main purpose of your trip south is not to meet someone, right? I've heard that you went south very early, but you only recently arrived in Nanjing, is this ...... Gone somewhere else?"

Zhu Hao asked with a smile.

Yu Chengxun couldn't help but look nervous.

Who else does Luo An have the purpose of meeting someone?

Who to meet?

Could it be someone who can help the emperor?

Hey, respectfully this kid is good enough, such confidential information can be analyzed by him, and he can still say it so nonsense and without concealment?

spoke with the strength of wine, and because he had an old acquaintance with Luo An, he asked each other directly......

Then you kid won't pretend to be drunk from the beginning and deliberately wait to ask this question, and set Luo An's words, right?

Luo An said coldly, "Zhu Hanlin, you are drunk."

"I'm not drunk, let me guess, this Jiangnan is a good place to raise people, but there are many virtuous people living here in Daming, and I don't know who you are going to visit...... Although there are many capable people in Jiangbei, there are also many capable people in Jiangnan...... Uncle, you say that's the case, right? 「

Zhu Hao blushed, his eyes were slightly dull, and he said with a smile.

Zhu Wanhong said: "There are indeed many capable people in Jiangnan, but I don't know which one you are talking about, nephew."

When Luo An heard this, he got up angrily: "Zhu Hanlin, you are not very drunk...... Zhu Ganhu, this is the distinguished guest you found to accompany the wine? Hum! 「

After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.