The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

After the ministers left, Jiajing handed over the impeachment note to Lu Fang, and said softly: "Lu Fang, you also take a look for me, what clues are there in this?" ”

"Slaves obey!" Lu Fang said, took the note from Jiajing's hand, and went through all the contents on it.

"Did you think of anything?" Jiajing looked at the expression on Lu Fang's face and asked.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that this impeachment letter is quite similar to the last case of fraud in the imperial examination!"

"I think so too, the last time I killed people, these guys don't have a long memory, and they still want to do something from this! Since they dare to do anything, then I will continue to kill until they are terrified. ”

"Your Majesty, do you want the slave maid to notify the Jinyi Guard and ask them to send someone to investigate?" Lu Fang cautiously consulted Jiajing's opinion.

"Well, let Zhu Qi and them check! At that time, no matter who is found, you can deal with it directly, and you don't have to report it. Jiajing waved his hand and spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave and maid will order to go down." As Lu Fang spoke, he wanted to bow down and leave, but Jiajing suddenly stopped him.

"Lu Fang, I ask you, do you think this Li Chunfang is innocent?"

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that this Li Chunfang is most likely framed! He is the champion of Jiajing for 26 years, and he has a great future in the future, and he can't do such a self-destructive thing. Hearing the emperor's question, Lu Fang stopped and said respectfully.

"Well, let's get busy." After listening to Lu Fang's answer, Jiajing did not have any expression on his face, and his tone was flat.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Fang answered, then took small steps and left quickly.

……

Zhejiang, Zhejiang's Governor's Palace.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the books of the salt tax have been prepared, please check them out!" Zheng Michang said goodbye and handed over the account book in his hand to Hu Zongxian.

"Well, you're doing a great job."

Hu Zongxian took the account book from Zheng Michang's hand, checked it carefully, and after making sure that there were no mistakes or omissions, he nodded and praised.

"Dare to ask the Governor, when will the imperial court send someone to collect the salt tax?" Seeing that he had been recognized by Hu Zongxian, the top boss, Zheng Michang showed excitement on his face, and then asked.

"It should be just a matter of the past few days, do you know who the imperial court sent to collect the salt tax?" Hu Zongxian picked up the teacup, took a sip, and sold the guanzi.

"Please speak up to the Governor!" Seeing this, He Maocai on the side couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

"Let me tell you, it's Yan Maoqing." Hu Zongxian put down the teacup in his hand and spoke.

"Yan Maoqing? The history of the left vice-capital! How could the imperial court send him to collect the salt tax? After listening to Hu Zongxian's words, Zheng Michang, who was on the side, couldn't help but be shocked.

"Is there anything wrong with letting Yan Maoqing collect the salt tax?" Gao Hanwen on the side saw Zheng Michang's big reaction, and his curiosity was also aroused.

"This Yan Maoqing is a, alas, forget it, you don't understand it when I told you!" Zheng Michang was emotional, and he stopped talking.

"Hmph, who would dare to do anything about the salt tax this time? Not to mention one Yan Maoqing, even ten Yan Maoqing have to collect enough salt tax! Seeing this, Ma Ning on the side said indignantly.

"Also, Governor Ma has a point, look at my memory, I have forgotten this stubble!" Seeing this, Zheng Michang gently tapped his head with his hand and spoke.

"Calculating the time, it's almost February, and the people are about to plant in spring, right?"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Zongxian turned his gaze to his student Ma Ningyuan and asked out loud.

"Yes, Lord Governor! After a while, it's time for spring planting. ”

Ma Ning saw the teacher Hu Zongxian asking, and hurriedly responded.

"When the time comes, we must prepare in advance and strive to make the change from rice to mulberry go smoothly!"

"Yes."

……

Since the last time Hu Zongxian ordered, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou have sent their right-hand men to monitor Quanzhou Port day and night, and now, it is the sixth day.

"Alas, it's the sixth day, and there's not even a figure! You say, is there something wrong with this news? ”

"I think too, most of this news is fake, it's been so many days, and I haven't even seen a strange face! It's windy and sun-drenched here. ”

"Alas, our brothers have a hard life, but they got such an errand, if you want me to say, it's better to have a good time with the real knife and real gun of the wolf!"

"I heard that all the people who participated in the extermination of the Japanese this time received double the salary, and even those who died in battle also received double the pension, and the rest of their families were supported by the government."

"I'm so envious, I knew I was going too."

The two people who were in charge of monitoring the movements of Quanzhou Port were chatting like this, and their words were full of complaints.

Just when one of them wanted to continue talking, he was stopped by the other: "Shhh ”

Looking in the direction pointed by his companion, he saw that some fresh faces suddenly appeared in Quanzhou Port, dressed in merchant clothes, and there were several large wooden boxes on the carriage, and they were now checking in to the inn.

"You are staring here, be careful, don't startle the snake, I'll go back and report to the general."

"Well, be careful."

When the man had finished giving his instructions to his companions, he walked away with great speed.

"Report to the general, there are some fresh faces on the side of Quanzhou Port!"

The person who was in charge of keeping an eye before came back and reported to Qi Jiguangtong.

"Oh, how many of them are there?" Qi Jiguang put down the book in his hand, and asked with an eager look on his face.

"Report to the general, there are probably about a dozen people, and besides, there are a lot of large wooden boxes on the carriage with them!"

The man who came back from the stalk remembered for a moment and spoke.

"Well, you guys did a great job! Keep an eye on them, report to me as soon as there is any movement, and General Ben will send his troops to prepare them. ”

"If you succeed in catching them at that time, you will have made a great contribution, and General Ben will not be able to treat you badly at that time!"

Qi Jiguang looked at his subordinates who reported the situation to him, and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, General! Subordinates obeyed. ”

Hearing Qi Jiguang's promise, the person who was in charge of keeping an eye before showed joy on his face and hurriedly responded.

……

Since receiving the emperor's order, Zhu Qi led his men and began to investigate the case.

At the beginning, they encountered a bottleneck, and the little official who was responsible for taking care of Li Chunfang's daily life in the dark house suddenly fell ill and died for some reason.

When Zhu Qi led his subordinates to the place where the little official lived, all he saw was a cold corpse parked in the mourning hall, and a family member who was crying bitterly.

"Do you know how he died?" After Zhu Qi revealed his identity, he called out the little official's wife and asked.

"Report to my lord, the night before yesterday my husband suddenly said that he had received an invitation to a banquet! When he came back, he was drunk, saying that he was a little unwell, and asked me to get him some hot water to wash his feet. ”

"Later, after he washed his feet, I put him to sleep, and when he woke up, he was silent." The wife of the little official was dressed in filial piety clothes and sobbed.

"Do you know who called him to the banquet?" Zhu Qi looked at the woman and asked.

"I don't know, he rarely goes home, and he doesn't want to talk to me about socializing." The servant's wife replied.

"Yun'er, what's wrong?" A man's voice came from inside the mourning hall.

"It's okay, it's just that this adult wants to know something." The little official's wife heard the voice, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and hurriedly responded.

"Don't get me wrong, my lord, he is my neighbor, and the folk girl asked him to come over and help." Seeing the expression on Zhu Qi's face, the little official's wife hurriedly explained.

PS: The author doesn't know what's going on, and his brain goes down when he writes 2,000 words, it's not that the author doesn't want to grow O_o

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