A boat sails slowly along the Grand Canal, from north to south.

"Master Qiqi, there are people on the shore to greet you."

Gao Hub closed his eyes slightly and asked, "This is Huai'an?" ”

"Back to the master, exactly!"

Gao Hub nodded and said, "It must be Xu'er, the old man hasn't returned to his hometown for many years, so let's go home for one night today, and continue to travel tomorrow." ”

"Sir...... Looking at this posture is small, it looks like a person from the government. ”

Gao Hub was a little surprised, slowly opened his eyes, and said: "The old man went out of Beijing this time, he left in a hurry, and he didn't give the prefect of Huai'an a document, how could they know the old man's itinerary?" ”

"It's a small estimate, it should be that the local prefect learned about the master's itinerary from the young master, and came to greet him."

Gao Hub sighed, shook his head and said: "The old man went out of Beijing on a business trip, but he passed by Huai'an, so he went home to take a look. This Xu'er is really ...... Alas, when the old man sees him, he will have to be disciplined! ”

"The old man is angry, the local officials are close to the young master on weekdays, maybe ...... It's just that the young master inadvertently mentioned ......"

Gao Hub waved his hand and said, "When I get home, the old man will ask him personally, let's go ashore first!" ”

For his nephew, Gao Hub has always been worried.

He had two sons, both of whom lived in Jingshi, so the family business of Huai'an Mansion was handed over to Gao Xu.

However, Gao Xu has been arrogant and domineering since he was a child, and now he is even more out of control by relying on his identity as an old uncle, and over the years, he has made a lot of trouble.

The local government looks at its own face, and for the affairs of the Gao family, it is generally a big matter and a small matter, but there is still a lot of gossip that has been passed on to the Beijing Division......

Gao Hub raised his head and was suddenly stunned, it turned out that it was a colleague who greeted him on the shore, a newly promoted university scholar, Yu Qian.

Although he knew that Yu Qian was presiding over the river control project in Huai'an Mansion, he still felt a little surprised.

Because this person never pays attention to officialdom etiquette, let alone takes the initiative to have a relationship with others.

I really didn't expect that I would come to greet myself today, could it be that Yu Qian, who is smelly and hard, has also changed his sex?

"Master Gao, it's been hard all the way!"

Gao Hub replied with a smile: "Lord Yu is really hard to govern the river, the old man is just passing through Huai'an, Lord Yu doesn't have to be so popular, the local ...... Local ......"

He wanted to say that it was the local prefect, but when he looked at it, it seemed that except for Yu Qian, the others were all errand soldiers, and he didn't see any other officials.

Yu Qian understood and said: "I understand that Lord Gao is worried about disturbing the people, so he is ...... Local officials were not notified. ”

Gao Hub smiled awkwardly and said, "That's right! ”

"I have ordered someone to prepare wine and food, and wash the dust for the tall man, please!"

Gao Hub nodded and said, "Then there is a lot of work!" ”

Although Yu Qian picked the door, he still prepared a sedan chair intimately, and Gao Hub got on the sedan chair, and he kept thinking on the way, where did my nephew go?

It's just that the prefect didn't come, why didn't my eldest nephew come?

Did you forget?

However, the itinerary made it clear to him, shouldn't it......

Yu Qian is really a real person, he directly brought people to the construction site and asked the chef to fry a few dishes, even if it was a catch.

Then he pretended to say: "The conditions are really limited, and I still hope that the tall man Haihan." ”

Gao Hub didn't dislike it, laughed, and said: "The old man only has two dishes and one soup on weekdays, and today's table is already very rich." ”

Having said that, however, this reception banquet is really shabby, because only Yu Qian is the only one to accompany him.

Gao Hub couldn't help but ask, "What about Wang Yong and Wang Shilang?" ”

Yu Qian replied: "Seeing that it is about to enter winter, the construction period is tight, and Wang Shilang really can't get out. ”

"Yes, it's important, it's important...... By the way, is Belin from Qin Tianjian also here? ”

"Exactly!"

Gao Hub asked again: "My unruly nephew wrote that he had some conflicts with Belin, and the old man had lived in Beijing for a long time, and he neglected to discipline this nephew, so he wanted to come...... It must have been his unruly disobedience and he bumped into Lord Pei. The old man passed by Huai'an this time, just to discipline him, and at the same time, he also wanted to apologize to Lord Pei in person. ”

"Well...... Actually, you don't have to ......."

Yu Qian's face was a little hesitant, and he seemed to be very entangled.

Gao Hub realized that something was wrong with the situation, so he asked, "Why did Lord Yu say this?" ”

"Regarding the conflict between Gao Xu's nephew Gao Xu and Bei Lin, it was because Gao Xu went to Suqian's post station for dinner and was bumped into by Bei Lin, and the two didn't talk about each other, you know, Bei Lin is a violent temper and seems to ...... Gao Xu's temper is not good, young man, he is angry, so he fights, and afterwards Gao Xu took the initiative to bear all the expenses, and the matter is over. ”

"How's that going to work?"

Gao Hub slapped the table excitedly and said angrily: "The post station is prepared by the imperial court for past officials, Gao Xu has no official or position, and he went to the post station to eat and drink, isn't it a mess of the rules?" ”

"Don't get angry, Gao Xu didn't give out the silver!"

"This is not a matter of silver, when the old man sees him, he must be disciplined and let him understand what the word rules are!"

At the moment, Gao Hub couldn't eat any more rice, and asked: "The old man went south this time to persuade the emperor to return to Beijing, Lord Yu, you honestly, where is the emperor?" ”

Yu Qian said: "The emperor has indeed come, but he has already left!" ”

"When?"

"It's only ten days, half a month at most."

Gao Hub shook his head and said, "Lord Yu, you have seen the emperor, why don't you persuade the emperor to return to Beijing?" ”

"I persuaded it, but the emperor didn't listen!"

"Since ancient times, loyalty has been contrary to the ear, you and I are both ministers, and we can't follow the emperor in everything, otherwise, wouldn't we become the next Wang Zhen? Now that the emperor is traveling in micro-clothes, there are no guards around him, if he encounters a bad person, how can he be good? ”

Yu Qian arched his hand and said: "What Master Gao said is, keep in mind below!" ”

Gao Hub nodded, stretched out his hand to twist his beard, and continued: "Although you entered the cabinet late, you are the most valued by the emperor, and because of this, you must always encourage yourself to introspect, self-denial and public service, and not live up to the grace of God." ”

While the two were talking, the curtain of the door was lifted, and a person walked in.

Gao Hub is most disgusted by such unruly subordinates, but when I think about it, this is the scene of river governance, and everyone is messy, so don't worry about it.

"Master Gao, you're here!"

Gao Hub raised his head, and really said that Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, is this person in front of him not Belin or who?

He staggered to his feet and arched his hand: "Deputy Bei Jian is polite!" ”

Yu Qian looked a little strange and asked, "Didn't you go to get busy with business?" ”

Belin nodded and said, "yes, I'm done!" ”

Yu Qian asked again: "Have you found out?" ”

"It's all clear, the stolen goods have been seized, and it's time to settle it!"

Seeing that what the two said was clueless, Gao Hub couldn't help but ask: "Isn't it to control the river, what kind of eucalyptus did you check?" ”

"Master Gao doesn't know anything!" Belin smiled politely and said, "This eucalyptus is much more important than the river." ”

Gao Hub asked, "What kind of eucalyptus?" ”

"This eucalyptus is also ...... with the tall man."

Suddenly, Yu Qian interrupted him and said, "Belin, don't talk nonsense until everything is clear!" ”

Belin said: "Please rest assured, Lord Yu, the lower officials have already found out." ”

Yu Qian glanced at Gao Hub beside him, and asked again, "Are you sure?" ”

"Sure!"

Belin nodded triumphantly.

Gao Hub was already impatient, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

Yu Qian let out a long breath and said, "Lord Gao, you have to be mentally prepared first. ”

Gao Hub's face changed, and he asked, "Could it be ...... Gao Xu, that bastard......"

Belin said truthfully: "Lord Gao, don't worry, about your nephew Gao Xu, who is suspected of fornicating with the thief......"

"What did you say?"

Gao Hub stood up and said excitedly: "Belin, what mistake did Gao Xu make, you tell the old man, the old man will discipline him, but you say that he has fornicated with the thief, isn't it a trumped-up crime?" ”

Belin explained: "Don't get excited, Lord Gao, about Gao Xu...... In fact, it can't be regarded as fornication, he was just used by the White Lotus Sect's anti-thieves, and there is also your relationship in this. ”

"Presumptuous!" Gao Hub slapped the table and said angrily, "It's not enough to wronged my nephew, do you want to pull the old man into the water?" ”

Belin hurriedly took out a confession: "You better see for yourself!" ”

This confession comes from the White Lotus Sect Zhang San, who has been rooted in Huai'an Mansion for many years, and his task on weekdays is to find out information, expand relationships, and use Lichun Courtyard as a base to use beauty and silver to attract valuable people as much as possible.

People like Gao Xu are their key targets.

Because of Gao Xu's relationship, the local officials naturally tried their best to get close to Gao Xu, and over the years, the White Lotus Sect had directly or indirectly obtained a lot of valuable information from Gao Xu.

And all this, Gao Xu himself did not know.

After reading the confession, Gao Hub's heart couldn't help but become angry, and said: "Since the White Lotus Sect has bad intentions, their one-sided words must not be believed!" ”

"What Lord Gao said is that after the lower official got the confession, he went to your old mansion as soon as possible, and found 800,000 taels of silver, and another ......"

"What did you say?"

Gao Hub's face was like frost, and he said coldly: "You dare to search the old man's house?" ”

Belin smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm really sorry, I'm done." ”

"Presumptuous!"

Gao Hub was furious and shouted: "The old man is a cabinet minister, a pillar of the country, what right do you have to search the old man's house?" ”

Belin also changed her smiling face and said in a deep voice:

"Since you know that you are a courtier, you should try your best to restrain your family and set an example for the people of the world! Do you know how many illegal things you've done over the years with your fame, your bastard nephew? Now that he is caught in rebellion, he is also greedy and takes the blame on himself. So far, you don't look for reasons from yourself, you just want to use power to exert pressure and exonerate your nephew, and you deserve to be called a pillar? ”

"You...... You ......"

Gao Hub was counted down by Belin for a while, his face was pale with anger, he was trembling all over, and he couldn't speak.

"What am I?"

Belin didn't intend to stop there, and continued: "Did I say you were wrong? You have no way to discipline yourself, and you still have to blame others? I will also tell you today, the White Lotus Sect's rebellion is a major crime of the Nine Clans, and all the people involved will never be sentenced lightly, over the years, how much silver has the White Lotus Sect sent to your nephew, and how much silver has it given you? ”

"You...... Bloody mouth! ”

"You dare to say that you have confiscated the silver of the White Lotus Sect?"

"The old man can use the Qingming guarantee of the first life, and he will definitely confiscate a copper coin from the White Lotus Sect!"

"Even if you don't confiscate it, where did you get the more than 800,000 taels of silver in your old mansion?"

Gao Hub's face was gloomy, and he said, "Belin, are you interrogating prisoners, what are you, and why are you trying old men?" ”

"That's it!"

Belin wasn't used to him, snapped, and slapped something in her hand on the table.

Gao Hub looked at it, and suddenly an old face turned dark.

This is the emperor's gold medal, and normally, it is only taken out when performing important tasks.

The front of the gold medal is engraved with a dragon pattern representing imperial power, and on the back is the four big characters of Ru Zhen's presence.

Gao Hub hurriedly bowed down and shouted long live.

Belin put away the gold medal and said, "Lord Gao, Xia Guan can tell you responsibly that most of the silver and curios in your old mansion can match the account books of the White Lotus Sect, and there is no personal enmity between Xia Guan and Gao Xu, and he will never be wronged." ”

Gao Hub's face turned from black to white, and then from white to green, and after a long time, he asked, "You keep saying that the White Lotus Sect rebelled, what kind of rebellion did they make?" ”

Belin replied: "Gao Da, you won't forget about the emperor's assassination so quickly, right? ”

Gao Hub retorted: "There are many members of the White Lotus Sect, it is difficult to guarantee that there are some people with ulterior motives, how can you prove that the person arrested here is the one who assassinated the emperor in the first place?" ”

Belin scratched her head, through interrogation, Zhang San and others confessed to the rebellion of the people, but never mentioned the assassination of the emperor in the capital, the two really have nothing to do with each other.

"Well, let's not talk about the assassination of the emperor, let's just say that in Huai'an Mansion, the White Lotus Sect conspired to fan the people to make trouble, intending to create chaos and take the opportunity to rebel, what do you say about this matter?"

Gao Hub listened to it very well, but there was one thing he understood, the White Lotus Sect was doing something in Huai'an Mansion!

There are 100,000 people in Huai'an Mansion, this is not a trivial matter, in case the imperial court cannot handle it properly, or it is improper, the consequences are unimaginable.

Gao Hub thought about it, and then asked: "Even if Gao Xu has some dealings with the thief, the eucalyptus should also be tried by the local prefect. ”

"The prefect can't manage it, there is no way, so he can only do it himself."

Gao Hub was puzzled: "What do you mean...... Can't the prefect manage it? ”

"Because the prefect of Huai'an...... I didn't hide it, and I was also arrested by the lower officials. ”

"You...... You actually arrested the prefect? ”

"Exactly!"

Gao Hub gasped and asked, "Could it be ...... The Huai'an prefect also had an affair with the White Lotus Sect? ”

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