Wang Yue was arrested, but he knew that it was not only useless to show his identity now, but it was likely to be killed directly.

After all, he has now mastered the facts of the crimes of Li Zhiqing and others, and once his identity is revealed, then he will definitely drown like Wang Chunlai, the transfer envoy of the two Huaidu, and Wailang Guan Tong, a member of the Nanjing household department of Yangzhou Bank.

Now he is facing a catastrophe, if he can successfully go ashore, he can achieve a counterattack, if the matter is revealed, he may die here.

It's just that even at this moment, he didn't regret that he chose to take the risk. After all, if you don't have this experience, and you haven't seen the people and things here on the ship, how can you completely see the true face of these people?

Yes? Fake? Su Bancheng had already chosen to believe that Wang Yue was a salt merchant, but when he saw that Wang Yue had used a forged deposit ticket, he immediately looked at this tall old man in shock.

This is no longer strange, but wants to find death, and the officials here in Yangzhou are notoriously ruthless.

Gao Heng took the deposit ticket from the scribe's hand, and said with a smile: "Hehe...... It's a good method, but this sticking technique is too clumsy! Wang Yue sighed helplessly when he saw the deposit ticket.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to conjure up 20,000 taels of silver out of thin air, and the deposit ticket in his hand was naturally fake. It's just that this description is actually not correct, the deposit ticket is real, but the amount on it has been modified by yourself.

If Master Li had just carefully inspected the dock in front of the company, he could easily find out the problem, after all, there were obvious traces of adhesion.

It's just that it was already time to leave the ship, and Su Bancheng and other salt merchants just complained, so he took the fake deposit ticket to pass the customs and board the ship smoothly.

It is said that after arriving on the ship, the fake deposit ticket in his hand has been checked, so naturally he will not be suspected.

In fact, Gao Heng and the scribe were already convinced of the deposit ticket, but there was a providence in the dark, and the scribe pressed the seal, but the small note stuck to it was stained.

After all, he lost to Providence, but he was once again played by this thief.

"Senior Vice Envoy, there must be something wrong with this person!" The scribe had never encountered anything like this

"Weird" situation, even vigilantly reminded. Usually, the forgery of deposit tickets is to defraud money from the money store, but Jiangdu money store has a bottom ticket, if you get the deposit ticket and the bottom ticket comparison, you will know the authenticity, so the purpose of this fraud is not to cheat money.

Since it was not to cheat money, combined with the fact that they had done such an illegal thing here, the motives of this unknown Hu Yuanwai were obviously impure.

Wang Yue was also very nervous at the moment, his motive for boarding the ship was too obvious, it was to expose their illegal deeds today and take the risk of boarding the ship.

If it is confirmed that they are on the ship to spy on intelligence and collect evidence, even if they don't know that they are Qincha, they are afraid that they will kill themselves.

"Hu Yuanwai, you said that you didn't have time to raise enough money, and you don't need to use such means! We businessmen should pay attention to integrity, if you lose integrity now, who will dare to do business with you in the future? Su Bancheng saw Wang Yue's nervousness, but suddenly said a lesson.

Hey? Gao Heng was about to suspect that this sturdy old man had bad intentions, but when he heard Su Bancheng's words, he looked at this extraordinary Hu Yuanwai again.

"Su Yuanwai, if I miss this opportunity, I will have to wait until Lord Qincha leaves Yangzhou City! It's just that Qin Cha is injured, if he stays in Yangzhou to recuperate, he will have to stay for a month, how can the old man afford to wait? The old man didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he made this decision! Wang Yue didn't expect Su Bancheng to do it himself, so he explained along Su Bancheng's path.

The scribe had a mustache like Master Li, but he pinched his beard and questioned: "If you are really worried about missing the transaction, why didn't you subscribe in full just now, isn't it a contradiction?" ”

The reason why the old man hesitated just now was because he was holding a fake deposit ticket in his hand. If you subscribe in full, it is fraud, so you can only refuse! By the time the ship landed, my servant must have already exchanged the silver taels, and it would not be too late to order it again, at least it would be better than fraudulently using a fake deposit ticket! Wang Yue also had a desire to survive, so he seriously defended himself.

"That's what you think?" Gao Heng saw that Wang Yue really didn't look like a charlatan, so he seriously sought to prove it.

Wang Yue naturally would not deny it, and immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Nature is true! The old man admits that it is wrong to forge the deposit ticket, but now in the Yangzhou territory, what is not up to you? Originally, you said that the time for the transaction was the first day of the second month, but you repeatedly delayed the time, and this time suddenly advanced the time, will the old man not be able to raise enough money? Su Bancheng secretly gave a thumbs up, if it weren't for the idea he had just given him, he would really believe Hu Yuanwai's words.

"You can talk as skillfully, but you broke our rules this time! Someone is coming, first escort him to the bottom and take care of him, and leave the matter to Governor Yang to decide! After all, Gao Heng was not in charge of adjudicating the case, but he gave instructions.

"Yes! Let's go! The two big men came over, and when they wanted to take Wang Yue down and lock him up, they said.

Wang Yue sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that it was already a good result, and now it was much better than being exposed and being killed by them.

Su Bancheng watched Wang Yue being escorted away thoughtfully, but he turned his face to see Gao Heng, and immediately smiled as if he had changed his face: "Vice Envoy Gao, I want to buy all the money, 10,000 pieces of salt!" Gao Heng took a deep look at this wealthy businessman, but he knew that this person was extremely powerful, and it was said that this person was the new richest man in Suzhou City.

"Let's go!" Two sturdy men escorted Wang Yue down the stairs and urged with great concern.

When Wang Yue was going down the stairs, he accidentally saw a small boat following behind, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

In his plan, he arranged for these people to pick up the official ship at the docking, but he didn't expect Wang Yu, the grandson, to follow.

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"Grandpa!" Wang Yu saw Wang Yue's figure from a distance, and waved his hand very excitedly, but he still knew the measure, and the voice of the shouting was low, but only he could hear it.

"Childe, you really have a vision, you picked my ship at once, my ship is notoriously fast!" The boatman was a lean middle-aged man who seemed to be self-effacing and boastful.

Wang Yu's mind was not on the boatman, he just looked at the stairs over there and said, "As long as it doesn't sink fast, follow the boat in front of you!" ”

"Childe, let me tell you, the ship ahead is not simple! If it weren't for your repeated increase in money, I really wouldn't dare to follow! The boatman is from Yangzhou, but he advises seriously.

Wang Yu squinted his eyes and watched his grandfather disappear from sight, and then said very seriously: "Don't you like gossip?" I will follow you and guarantee that you will get the most sensational news in Yangzhou City today! ”

"Okay, sit down, we're about to speed up!" The boatman is an honest man, even if he rows the oars.

The official ship has already sailed into the canal, and it is down the river, as long as it turns a big bend in front of the river, it can return to the south wharf of Yangzhou City.

Wang Yue was taken to the cabin at the bottom of the hull, who would have thought that the dignified Qincha would become a prisoner.

Things are indeed unfavorable, and Wang Yue is obviously unlucky. Originally, the best result was to wait quietly for the official ship to dock here, but not long after the official ship sailed, a sturdy man walked down and said: "Wu Yuanwai, let's go, the prefect wants to interrogate you!" ”

"Interrogating me?" Wang Yue's brows furrowed slightly, but he was very puzzled. Although he did forge the deposit ticket, Jiangdu Qian Wei did not belong to the official organization, and he did not use it to defraud, so he was seriously not a criminal.

The sturdy man seemed to be in a bad mood, and urged impatiently: "Be quick with your hands and feet, come up with me!" Wang Yue's hand quickly wiped a handful of cloth on the ground, and then wiped it on his face, just now he faintly felt that Yang Mingyuan had a little kindness.

This officialdom

"It's not big to say, it's not small to say small", once Governor Yang really knows his identity as a messenger, then everything is over.

The two walked up the stairs, and when Wang Yueyi saw his grandson waving at him again, he felt a little more at ease, and came to a room on the third floor.

The air here was filled with the mixed smell of alcohol and medicine, and a young woman was getting dressed, while Yang Mingyuan, the governor of Yangzhou, was still lying on the bed.

"The contemptible people have seen Lord Fuzun!" Wang Yue came to the outer room of the room and said to Yang Mingyuan, who had his back to him.

Yang Mingyuan was holding a picture album in his hand, but he didn't bother to look at it and said, "You forged the deposit ticket?" ”

"Sort of!" Wang Yue knew that he could not deny it, so he happily admitted. Yang Mingyuan's face showed disdain, and he asked, "Are you guilty?" ”

"Lord Prefect, I don't know which Da Ming law I violated?" Wang Yue's brows frowned slightly, which was based on reason to fight for authenticity.

Yang Mingyuan put down the book, but found that he had just twisted his neck with exercise, so he gave up and turned around and said: "In Yangzhou, the prefect is the law, does this have to be taught?" ”

"Governor Yang, the contemptible people are also anxious to buy salt, it must be a fraud!" Wang Yue knew that this was the face of the local official, so he justified.

Yang Mingyuan continued to look at the picture album in his hand that was not in the Hall of Elegance, and said with a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance: "If everyone is as unruly as you, how can this government be the director?" ”

"Governor Yang, how about you want to be contemptible?" Wang Yue knew that daring here was not a place to teach the Fa, but it was helpless.

The corners of Yang Mingyuan's mouth rose slightly, and he said in a meaningful way: "It depends on whether you know how to do things!" ”

"What do you mean?" Wang Yue's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked rhetorically in confusion. Yang Mingyuan lay down comfortably, and he took care of this unruly rich businessman: "If it is light, it will be locked up for three days, and if it is heavy, it will be ...... Beheaded! ”

"The old man just forged the deposit note, and it was not used for fraud, and there is no national law that does not allow it, so he will lose his head?" Wang Yue was surprised when he found that this prefect was simply going to ignore people's lives.

Yang Mingyuan sighed, but commanded lightly: "Someone!" Escort this scoundrel back to the government office, and detain him for three or five days, and then the government will try him personally! "I have obviously said it very obviously, but this person still can't understand his intentions, so he can only let him suffer a little first.

When the hardships are almost over, the person will naturally understand what he means and know what to do.

"Master, the slave family recently fell in love with a bead hairpin, can you buy it for the slave family?" The young woman had already put on her clothes, but she came over and said coquettishly.

"Yes!" The man who brought Wang Yue up greedily glanced at the young woman, and said respectfully.

When Wang Yue left, he finally understood what Yang Mingyuan meant. This is to see that he is a fat sheep, so he wants to use this to make a fortune.

If you are not satisfied with him, then you may give yourself a decisive sentence. originally thought that the salt administration was corrupt, but as a local parent official, Governor Yang actually used his power to openly ask for benefits, and he was really a well-dressed beast.

"You...... You are? Just as Wang Yue went out, he met Li Zhiqing at the door, and Li Zhiqing looked shocked and pointed at Wang Yuedao.