Jiangxi, Nanchang City.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Second worship high hall!"

"Husband and wife worship each other!"

"Send it to the cave!"

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The daughter of Zhu Yanghe, the counselor of the Jiangxi Buzheng Division, was married, and the groom official was Wang Shouren, the eldest son of Wang Hua, the current governor of Southern Jiangxi, which caused this marriage to attract widespread attention.

Because Nanchang is the provincial capital of Jiangxi, and the three divisions and yamen are all here, a large group of officials came today, almost including the officials of the entire Nanchang City.

Wang Hua's status as the champion was already transcendent, and now he was directly promoted by the emperor to be the governor of Nanjiang, the right of the Imperial History of the Fourth Rank Metropolitan Inspectorate, and was naturally more valued and stammered by local officials.

It's just that the officials who are in office are not allowed to leave the station, although the Ganzhou Mansion belongs to Jiangxi, but you are a governor of Southern Jiangxi who runs to Nanchang must be impeached by the imperial history.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Hua did not appear here today, and the guests who were greeted here were Zhu Yang, the councillor of the Jiangxi Buzheng Division, and Wang Shouren, the groom official.

Wang Shouren is only sixteen years old, born with red lips and white teeth, with the delicacy of Jiangnan people, but the two sword eyebrows are quite bright, and the whole person looks energetic.

Because he was born in a wealthy family and grew up in the capital, he also traveled to Biansai to broaden his horizons, and now he has a maturity and stability that does not match his age.

It's just that after the worship hall came out, the whole person still looked sad.

"Virtuous son-in-law, don't be anxious, your father-in-law will help you deal with this matter!" Zhu Yanghe and Wang Shouren greeted them at the door, and said to Wang Shouren, who was full of anxiety.

Wang Shouren was immediately relieved, and even seriously bowed his hand and said: "There is Lord Lao Taishan!" ”

"Well said!" When Zhu Yanghe heard this title, he immediately felt like he had eaten honey, and stretched out his hand to gently stroke his gray beard.

Although he has five daughters, the one who marries him the most is undoubtedly the youngest daughter who ordered a baby kiss by himself.

The most rare thing is that now Wang Hua has been appointed by His Majesty as the governor of Southern Jiangxi, and his future can be said to be immeasurable.

"Is this the son of the champion?"

"Governor Wang's son is really a talent!"

"Huh...... Senators, you really found a good son-in-law! ”

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The prefect of Nanchang arrived first with a group of government officials, and under the introduction of Zhu Yanghe, they all commented on Wang Shouren.

"Governor Li, Zhao Tongzhi, Sun Tongju, hurry up and please!" Zhu Yanghe is already an old fritter in the officialdom, and he is enthusiastic and authentic to the officials who come.

Although Wang Shouren had just gotten married, he was only a sixteen-year-old boy after all, and he couldn't squeeze out a smile at all at these unrelated officials, and even wrote the worry in his heart on his face.

"Lord Fantai, it is really a blessing for your son-in-law and daughter to come in person!" Zhu Yanghe saw his boss appear, and immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

Xu Huai, the political envoy of Jiangxi Zuobu, is an old man over sixty years old, his hair is gray, but his face is ruddy, and his mental state looks very good.

This just got off the sedan chair, and smiled kindly at Zhu Yanghe, who greeted him: "Senators, we are colleagues of the political envoy, and today we are the daughter-in-law of Governor Wang's family, why should this official not come?" ”

"Lord Fantai, this is the humble son-in-law Wang Shouren! Shouren, come and meet the lord of the domain! Zhu Yanghe solemnly introduced Wang Shouren, and then said to Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren knew that Xu Huai had been an official in Jiangxi for many years, and from the first nine years of his tenure in Jiangxi, to the political envoy of Jiangxi's right and Jiangxi's left, it can be said that he had taken root in Jiangxi and had great influence.

It's just that I don't know why this person doesn't seem to deal with his father, the original Ganzhou city built the southern Jiangxi governor yamen was based on the Ganzhou government to advance money, and now the new army's salary has a problem.

After Wang Shouren saw the salute, he went straight to the point and said: "Lord Fantai, after the salary of the new army in Ganzhou was escorted back, he found that it was missing two percent, dare to ask why?" ”

"Today is your big day, and we should not talk about this kind of bloody thing! Senators, do you remember that you have a jar of red for your daughter who has been buried for 20 years, but you can be at today's banquet? Xu Huai waved his hand lightly at Wang Shouren, and then looked at Zhu Yanghe Dao with a smile.

"Huh...... Today, of course, the altar is going to be opened, and the lower official will lead you to the table, and I will definitely let you taste the first bite! Even though Zhu Yang and Dang were like a spring breeze, they secretly shook their heads at Wang Shouren, and then personally led Xu Huai into the seat.

Wang Shouren's brows immediately furrowed, and when he saw Xu Huai leaving, he faintly smelled a smell of conspiracy.

Although he had always heard about the sinister local officialdom as early as his time in the capital, some people warned his father to be more careful. Now that I'm really in the middle of it, I realize that what I said is true.

Although he set off from the capital to the south in early February this year and began to form the Ganzhou New Army as soon as he arrived in Ganzhou Prefecture, this matter encountered difficulties everywhere.

First of all, the prefects did not cooperate with the work of building the army, and the new army was finally selected, but the matter of money and grain was stuck by the Jiangxi political envoy Si Yamen.

Because the Jiangxi political envoy Si Yamen had been stuck in the soldiers' salaries, his father was forced to send troops to the Jiangxi political envoy's yamen's treasury to release the soldiers' salaries and return to Ganzhou.

Although he went to the scene at that time to carefully inspect the silver of the political envoy, he only found that the silver was transported back to Ganzhou Mansion to distribute military salaries, and the silver released this time was completely less than 20%.

It is good that the reason for the shortage of military pay can be found, but once the reason for the shortage cannot be found, and the treasury of the Jiangxi political envoy Yamen is indeed not miscalculated, then this board will be hit on his father.

It was precisely because of this that he needed to verify the salary with the Jiangxi political envoy today, otherwise his father might face a catastrophe.

Zhu Yanghe went and returned, looked at Wang Shouren with a sad face, and immediately packed the ticket and said: "Virtuous son-in-law, don't be anxious, your father-in-law will help you deal with everything!" ”

Wang Shouren already had some doubts in his heart, but he still respectfully bowed his hand and said, "There is Lord Lao Taishan!" ”

Although Zhu Yanghe is only an idle official from the fourth grade, Wang Shouren's father is a genuine governor of Southern Jiangxi, and he is more likely to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future, so there are not many big names who appear today.

In addition to the Jiangxi governor Li Ang was not present, the prefect of the three divisions, the Wuchang prefect and the Jiangxi governor were all present, and even King Ning sent the palace Zuo Changshi to congratulate him, which was enough to give Wang Hua face.

"Senators, your wine tastes so good! Today, the official is happy, we are not allowed to talk about business at the wine table, or we will not get drunk or return! After the banquet, Xu Huai said loudly.

Zhu Yanghe's amount of wine was average, and after a few glasses of wine, his face was already red, and he said with a little drunkenness: "As long as the lord of the clan is happy, the lower officials will definitely give up...... Sacrifice your life to accompany the lord of the domain! ”

Wang Shouren saw his father-in-law's appearance, but he found that he couldn't count on his father-in-law about the salary, so he brought up the old matter again: "Lord Fantai, the salary of the new army in Ganzhou was escorted back and found that it was less than 20%, dare to ask why?" ”

Qin Minyue, the right political envoy of Jiangxi, was also present this time, and after hearing this, he put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at Xu Huai solemnly.

Unlike Xu Huai, who has a rich career in Jiangxi, he directly parachuted into Jiangxi officialdom and served as Jiangxi's right-hand political envoy.

"Less? That's impossible! Your father sent someone to take the soldiers' salaries from the treasury, and the note given by the official at that time clearly wrote the amount, weren't you also present that day? Xu Huai immediately waved his hand, looking unrecognizable.

Wang Shouren's brows frowned slightly, and he immediately grabbed the question and asked: "Lord Fantai, the silver two were not bad in the process of escorting, but when they returned to Ganzhou to count, they found that they were missing two percent!" Now the student would like to ask the lord of the clan to immediately check whether the account book is wrong in the calculation of the colored silver, and also check whether the cashier of the treasury is correct, presumably there is a mistake in some link! ”

Seeing that Xu Huai was actually going to pull the skin, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Although he was still willing to believe that this was just a misunderstanding, if Xu Huai repeatedly insisted that Jiangxi's political envoy Si Yamen had not made a mistake, then he could only prepare for the worst.

Even from the beginning of the Jiangxi political envoy Si Yamen, it was a huge conspiracy to deliberately default on military salaries, first luring his father, who had no experience in handling local military affairs, to send troops to come over to get silver, and then exploited a loophole that was not easy to be detected, and finally deducted the dirty water of the military salary on his father's head.

"Today is your big day, don't talk about these irrelevant things! The official is here to make a statement: as long as the silver taels are not taken, then the silver taels will not be able to run away, let's just eat and drink today, and the official will definitely find out the matter clearly! Senators, Governor Li, hurry up, let's not get drunk and don't return! Xu Huaidang even packed the ticket, and then said to Zhu Yanghe and other officials.

"Yes, as long as the silver taels are not taken, then the silver taels will not be able to run away, let's just eat and drink today!" Zuo, who had already drunk too much on the side, immediately echoed the authentic language.

Zhu Yanghe's face was already as red as an apple, and he immediately echoed loudly: "Come...... The official is happy today, let's not get drunk and don't go home! ”

Wang Shouren looked at his father-in-law's appearance, but he knew that he couldn't count on it at all, and Xu Huai's words were probably not credible, so he left the table on the grounds of changing clothes.

As it happened, he had barely reached the corner of the corridor in the front yard when he heard two servants whispering.

One of the servants who had just come over said to Xu Huai's servant: "The governor of my family asked your family to stop drinking too high, and there are important things to discuss when you go back." ”

Governor Lee?

Wang Shouren overheard these words, and finally became enlightened.

If this matter is mixed with Jiangxi Governor Li Ang coming in, then it will make sense.

After all, there was such a serious rebellion in Jiangxi this year, if it weren't for Xu Pu protecting himself in the imperial court, Li Ang of the same year, and now Li Ang, the governor of Jiangxi, would have been demoted a long time ago.

Now it seems that his father's biggest opponent is not the gang of rogues entrenched on Tai Mo Shan, but the governor of Jiangxi who wants to keep his position.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, things were far more tricky than he imagined.

"Where's the groom?"

"That's right! He's been away for too long, where has he gone? ”

"Senator, your son-in-law just said that he was going to change his clothes, could he have fallen into the ......?"

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The official who was drinking slowly realized that there was one person missing, and then realized that Wang Shouren had long since disappeared, even if someone made a bad guess.

The servant who had gone to look for him in the hut soon returned, and then searched the whole house inside and out, but was stunned to find no one.

"Governor Wang's son won't be taken captive by the wicked, will he?"

At first, he felt that Wang Shouren didn't know how to be polite, but he was slowly worried that Wang Shouren would not be able to explain to Wang Hua if something happened to him.

The prefect of Nanchang looked very enthusiastic at the banquet, and even sent all the officials of the Nanchang Mansion to the city to find Wang Shouren.

History does not seem to have changed, after all, Wang Shouren did "escape the wedding night" again, but the situation has changed.

At this time, Wang Shouren was not meditating with an old Taoist named Wuwei Daoist in the Iron Pillar Palace, but had already ridden his horse on the official road to Ganzhou Mansion.

Ganchuan Wangjun, the right capital of the river.

Ganzhou city originated from the Western Han Dynasty Emperor Gao six years, after destruction, Jin Yonghe, Taishou Gaoyan began to build the city between the two rivers of Zhanggong and Gong, the ancient city is surrounded by the Zhangjiang River and the Gongjiang River, the Zhangjiang River and the Gongjiang River converge in the east for the Ganjiang River.

The brick wall of this ancient city left over from the Song Dynasty is seven meters high, with a circumference of more than seven kilometers, and there are five city gates: Yongjin Gate, Jianchun Gate, Xijin Gate, Zhennan Gate and Baisheng Gate.

Due to the repeated avoidance of the harm of war, the style of the Song Dynasty is maintained here, and the streets on both sides appear antique, so it has the name of "Song Capital".

The newly established Gannan Governor's Yamen is located in the west of the city, and belongs to the same street as the county government and the government office.

Wang Hua, who was wearing a four-grade official uniform, was no longer as light as he was in the Hanlin Academy earlier, but he was already annoyed in the face of various affairs of the governor of southern Gan.

After he was ordered to go south, he also recruited strong men from all over the country to garrison troops outside the city.

The original plan was to directly wipe out the bandits in Tai Mo Shan, but the previous two unsuccessful attempts to raise troops were unsuccessful, and this time they went again and fell into the trap.

On the contrary, there was a problem with the salaries of the soldiers who had returned from the release of the Yamen from the Jiangxi Provincial Political Division, and he wrote to Wuchang to inquire, but there has been no reply so far.

"Master, the young master is back!" It was at this moment that a joyful voice came from outside the door.

Wang Hua's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately looked at his son who walked in, and said with a shelf as a father: "Why did you come back so soon?" ”

"Dad, the child has already gotten married, so naturally he wants to come back to help his father exterminate the rogue!" Wang Shouren saw the tea cup on the table, which was a matter of course.

Wang Hua knew that this son's mind was still on the Ganzhou New Army, so he looked behind him and said, "What about Wenjun?" ”

"Dad, didn't you say that? It's not safe here in Ganzhou, let her stay in Wuchang City! Wang Shouren saw that his father did not stop him, and immediately picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Wang Hua looked his son up and down, but corrected him: "Before you go to Nanchang, remember that your father let the two of you stay in Nanchang together, right?" ”

"Men are ambitious in all directions, how can they be long-sighted? Dad, I'm afraid that the matter of military pay is worse than imagined, and the child suspects that the matter of military pay is a set set for you by Li Ang, the governor of Jiangxi! Wang Shouren drank all the remaining tea and said his judgment seriously.

Wang Hua knew that his son was not a targetless person, so he immediately said quietly: "Do you have evidence?" ”

"No, but the child accidentally knew that Li Ang and Xu Huai had a close relationship, so Xu Huai was probably instructed by Li Ang! Dad, the child's guess must be eight or nine and ten, so you must immediately go to Your Majesty to prove your innocence, and the matter of exterminating the bandits in Tai Mo Shan cannot be delayed any longer! As long as we can subdue it in one fell swoop, Your Majesty will believe what we say, instead of suspecting that you are greedy for military salaries! Wang Shouren put down the teacup, and reached out to remove a piece of tea on his lips.

Wang Hua first smiled bitterly, and then glared at his son fiercely and said, "When did your father want to delay?" The three times they raised the army but returned in vain, and now the father suspects that their nest is not in Tai Mo Shan! ”

"The child has thought a lot along the way, and I have probably found the problem!" Wang Shouren quenched his thirst as if he had come back to life, even if he was serious.

Wang Hua's brows frowned slightly, and he said very puzzled: "What's the problem?" ”

"Dad, as long as you follow my arrangement this time, I will break the game for you!" Wang Shouren met Wang Hua's gaze and said confidently.

Some things in history can change, but some things are inevitable, such as the fact that the rogue in Ganzhou is becoming more and more rampant.

The land in the central and northern parts of Ganzhou is fertile, but the land in the south is barren and the terrain is dangerous, and the vast mountains are connected to Guangdong, Fujian and Huguang, so it is very suitable for bandits.

It's just that Ganzhou Mansion is a necessary place to connect Guangdong.

The main traffic routes between the central and eastern parts of Guangdong and the Central Plains are Xijing Ancient Road and Meiguan Road. The Xijing Ancient Road was the road from Guangdong to Chang'an or Luoyang in those years, but now the political center has moved north and the economic center has moved south, so Meiguan Road has become the first choice for merchants and people going to the examination.

After the examination of the lifter over the Meiling, walk or take a carriage to Dalu County, from Dalu County to the waterway, along the Zhangjiang River to Ganzhou, in Ganzhou take a bigger boat down the river, through Gu'an, Zhangshu, Nanchang, Poyang Lake, from the mouth of the lake into the Yangtze River to Dangyang transit, can go down Yangzhou, and then from Yangzhou along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the north. 33

Ganzhou Mansion is the only place to pass through Meiguan Road, so the commerce and trade here are developed, and it has become a transit station for goods from the south to the north.

The difference between the poor and the rich in the north is too large, and the southern region is suitable for bandits, and the rich gentry in the central and northern parts of Ganzhou have annexed land, forcing more and more people to be able to farm, making it easy to breed bandits.

It is in this way that the prosperity of thieves in Ganzhou is inevitably related to the land annexation of the Ming Dynasty, and the most serious time of land annexation has led to the gradual growth of thieves in Ganzhou and other border areas.

"Okay, I promise you!" After some hesitation, Wang Hua finally chose to compromise with his son.

History does not seem to have changed, and the fate of Wang Shouren and the Liukou of Gannan intersected, but I don't know if Wang Shengren can still solve the crux of the Liukou of Gannan.

Some people died, but not completely......