After thinking for a while, Wang Yuanwai asked a key question: "Although Governor Yang is powerful, how much can he support you?" ”

Zheng Zhiyan is really afraid that someone will stab him in the back now, and recently he feels that Wang Yuanwai is not very honest.

After all, only real peers can know what illegal and criminal things they have done to each other.

So Zheng Yuanwai decided to show his hole cards, "If I asked the cabinet deputy to greet Governor Yang, do you think Governor Yang would pay attention to it?" ”

Wang Yuanwai was surprised, but not surprised, you Xiao Zheng is hiding quite deeply!

Today's first assistant is Shen Shixing, a native of Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture, and the second assistant is Xu Guo, a native of She County, Huizhou Prefecture.

Zheng Yuanwai's ancestral home is also She County, so he is an authentic fellow villager with Xu Guonai, and it is normal to be able to climb to Xu Guo.

Besides, with the current culture of worshipping money, the identity of the leader of Yangzhou salt merchants is also worthy of interacting with the second assistant.

"Huizhou people must help Huizhou people." Wang Yuanwai immediately said, "I can lend someone to you." ”

Zheng Yuanwai was relieved at this time, and he always felt that Wang Yuanwai was an unstable factor.

Now that Wang Yuanwai has lent all his manpower to himself, it is equivalent to temporarily handing over the "military power", so he can rest assured for the time being.

When he returned home, Wang Yuanwai found Lu Xiucai and asked, "Did Lin Tailai ask you to find me?" Or have you expressed any intention to contact me again? ”

Lu Junbi replied: "No, then Lin Xie Yuan never mentioned you at all, and it seems that he has no intention of contacting you again." ”

Wang Yuanwai was a little confused, why did Lin Tailai suddenly ignore himself? Is the previous enthusiasm for cooperation fake?

Could it be that Lin Tailai is just using himself as a disguise? Is he a tool to attract Zheng Zhiyan's attention?

Nanzhili is one of the most special "provincial-level regions" in the Ming Dynasty, both politically and economically.

For example, there are two governors in Nanzhili, one each in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, of course, the governor of Jiangnan and the governor of Jiangbei are both folk sayings, and there is no official such title.

In the official abbreviation, the one in the south of the Yangtze River is the governor of Yingtian, and the one in the north of the river is called the governor of Fengyang, Hecao.

There is also a significant difference between the governor of the Ming Dynasty and the magistrate that the general magistrate "has the responsibility to defend the land", and the government office is fixed in one place.

Although the governor also has a relatively fixed station, he can actually move the office in the province, and the procuratorate that is repaired for the governor in other places is also called "Xingtai".

These related names are both "patrol" and "line", so you can imagine the work of the governor.

Lin Daguan didn't know much about the early governor system, but he guessed in his heart that when the governor system was first created, it may have been to make up for the shortcomings of local officials who were restricted by the system and could not adapt flexibly across regions.

Whether it is the governor of Yingtian or the governor of Fengyang, among the more than 20 governors of the Ming Dynasty, it is one of the heaviest.

A few days after Yang Junmin, the current governor of Fengyang, took office, he and the former governor Li Shida completed the handover in Huai'an, and Li Shida was promoted to the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials.

Yang Junmin is from a very powerful background, he is a native of Puzhou, Shanxi, and in recent years, there has been an explosion of talents here, and there have been officialdom bigwigs such as Wang Chonggu, Yang Bo, and Zhang Siwei.

Wang, Yang, and Zhang also became the top famous families in Puzhou and even Shanxi, and they were all particularly wealthy because of their business, and the three families married for generations.

Yang Junmin is the son of the bigwig Yang Bo, and he married Zhang Siwei, the former first assistant, and this background is definitely one of the best in the officialdom.

Although Zhang Siwei suddenly fell ill and died in October last year, Yu Yin is still there, and Yang Junmin, who is currently highly qualified, is the leader of this faction, and is almost destined to be promoted to Shangshu, and most likely to be the Hubu Shangshu.

After all, in the tradition of Ming officialdom, the promotion of Fengyang Governor and Governor He Cao to the head of the household department is also a common promotion path.

After Governor Yang and his predecessor Li Shida completed the handover in Huai'an, they went to Yangzhou for several reasons.

First, Yangzhou is an important town in Jiangbei, and as a governor, he should come to inspect it.

The second is to marry the former governor Li Shida, so Governor Yang personally sent Li Shida to Nanjing to take up his new position, all the way to Yangzhou.

After all, Li Shida is also a well-known officialdom with deep qualifications, and he has a very deep relationship with the Qingliu forces.

This time, Li Shida was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Nanjing Province, and maybe one day he will go north to Beijing to become a powerful ministry.

Third, because of the implementation of the law in the early years of the salt industry, many Shanxi and Shaanxi merchants gathered in Yangzhou.

Therefore, when Governor Yang went to Yangzhou City, he also had the intention of opening up financial resources for his family.

And the friendship of Zheng Zhiyan, the leader of Yangzhou Hui merchants, is also in the arms of Governor Yang, and there are great opportunities for cooperation.

What's more, the second assistant Xu Guo wrote a letter to him and asked him to take care of Zheng Zhiyan.

Fourth, the rebuilding of the historical spot of Pingshan Hall has been completed, and it is said that Wang Shizhen, the leader of the literary league, will also go, and if he can appear in the first elegant gathering of Pingshan Hall, he can also raise his prestige.

Gao Changjiang has been running back and forth in and out of the city in the past two days, constantly deploying according to the verbal instructions of the museum, so busy that his feet do not touch the ground, and his life can be described as very fulfilling, I don't know if it is a blessing that he has cultivated in several lifetimes.

According to the news from the inquiry, Governor Yang will arrive in Yangzhou City tomorrow and enter the city through Lijin Gate.

Tonight, Gao Changjiang came to Lin Zaoguan and made a general report on all the arrangements.

"Where's the sitting?" Gao Changjiang asked Zhang Wen, the left protector who was sitting in the front hall.

Zhang Wen replied lazily: "Right now, it's in Wu Tian's house." ”

Lin Daguan treated Wu Tian quite favorably, and provided two separate rooms for Wu Tian to live in.

Gao Changjiang walked to Wu Tian's residence again, and as soon as he approached the door, he heard the sound of talking inside.

So Gao Changjiang paused his footsteps and listened to the sound inside, so as not to collide with the good things of sitting in the hall and see things that should not be seen.

"Great official! No! First I heard Wu Tian's soft exclamation.

I heard Lin Tailai's slightly annoyed voice again: "I've done so many things for you, and you dare to refuse me!" ”

Then Wu Tian begged bitterly: "The slave family doesn't want to seek revenge on the Zheng family, so begging the officials to let the slave family go." ”

Lin Tailai scolded: "Since you are already here with me, you have to do it if you can't do it!" ”

"Not really!" Wu Tian was still resisting.

Lin Tailai's voice cooled, "Madam! You also hope that your son can grow up safely, and in the future, he will study and even enter the picture, right? ”

Gao Changjiang sighed and pushed the door in, and said to Wu Tian in a sadistic manner:

"Madame! I advise you to obey it, and don't disobey the will of the museum.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I'm going to hand you over to those dozens of guys outside, how can you resist dozens of them alone? ”

The Grand Canal goes around the city from the east and south directions outside the city of Yangzhou, so there are large piers in both directions.

Ships coming from the south like to dock outside the South Gate, while ships coming from the North prefer to dock outside the East Gate.

In a blink of an eye, the next day, the big wharf outside the Lijin Gate in the east of Yangzhou City was very lively, and dozens of local officials and celebrities gathered here.

Because Governor Yang immediately arrived at Yangzhou City, disembarked here, and then entered the city through Lijin Gate. So as is customary, it is natural to organize a local representative to meet you here at the dock.

After Governor Yang got off the ship, the prefect of the government, the county and the leader of the salt merchants, Zheng Zhiyan, greeted him together.

It would be strange if there was a business leader in another place, and the average businessman would not be on the table at all.

But this is Yangzhou, and the salt merchants have a special status in Yangzhou, which is basically equivalent to the gentry in other places.

After the greetings, everyone got out of the way, respectfully asked Governor Yang to get into the sedan chair, and waited until he entered the city to pick up the wind and wash the dust.

But at this moment, suddenly a beautiful young woman held her young child in her arms, pounced in front of the governor, and shouted: "Wu Tian, a folk girl, sue the evil thief Zheng Zhiyan for killing his peers and seeking money and killing him!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and no one knew how this young woman appeared or how she got in.

It can only be said that this kind of interception of high-ranking officials' complaints has always been strictly guarded against, but it has been repeatedly prohibited.

In fact, Wu Tian was not willing to show up in front of the public. But I was forced to come helplessly.

Governor Yang glanced at Wu Tian coldly, and said, "If you have grievances, you can go to the prefecture and county, don't go to the higher level to sue!" ”

If it weren't for the fact that the other party is a woman and a child, he would have drunk the order left and right.

Wu Tian shouted again: "This matter may be related to the officers and soldiers, and the matter happened outside the city, and it also involves the salt industry, can the Yamen of the prefecture and county deal with it?" Only please Futai Qingtian Master to call the shots! ”

Governor Yang came to Yangzhou City for the sake of profit, not to find trouble and be a blue sky.

He immediately reprimanded: "If there is no evidence, what is the complaint!" Stand back! ”

There was a rhythmic shout from the crowd: "Who said that a complaint must be proven? If it is found that it is a false accusation, it will be reversed, and what can not be accepted?

If Futai doesn't want to sue the Zheng family, please say it directly! ”

Governor Yang glanced contemptuously in the direction of the crowd, didn't say anything, and walked away.

Judging by common sense, this state is definitely a pit, and it can't be connected in order to avoid the pit.

As a feudal official, he naturally has enough to bear.

Not to mention not accepting an unclear case, what can you do if you really judge an unjust, false and wrongful case?

But before he could get on the sedan chair, he heard someone shouting: "The evidence of the Zheng family's harm is here!" ”

When I looked back, I saw more than a dozen people tied up two men, pressed to the ground.

Zheng Zhiyan's brows furrowed, he had already recognized that the two people who were tied up were the leaders of the Zheng family's thugs.

Three days ago, when he was recuperating from his injuries in the martial arts hall, the martial arts hall was attacked and more than a dozen people were captured, and these two people were two of them.

At that time, Zheng Yuanwai's energy and manpower were insufficient, so he had no time to take care of him, and he only thought about waiting for the governor to come and then think of saving people, but he didn't expect them to appear in such a way today.

Someone continued to shout: "Fang Cai Futai said that there is no evidence, I can't accept it!"

Both of these people have participated in the Zheng family's encirclement and suppression of the Wu family in the same industry, and they can be used as witnesses! ”

Other people who were still watching thought that it seemed that the beautiful young woman who complained was also prepared, and now there was a drama to watch.

After hearing the tragedy of Wu Tian's family that day, Lin Daguan immediately guessed that if the Wu family was almost wiped out, it was really the Zheng family's actions, then eighty percent of the Zheng family's thugs were directly involved at the scene, and at least they would be watching the situation at the scene.

Therefore, 200 people were quickly mobilized to besiege the Zheng Family Martial Arts Hall, and more than a dozen suspected leaders were captured from the wounded.

After careful interrogation, it was finally found out that two people had participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Wu family.

When everyone was puzzled by Lin Daguan's attack on the Zheng Family Martial Arts Hall, no one thought that Lin Daguan was trying to catch another person's witness.

Governor Yang couldn't help but glared at Zheng Zhiyan next to him, the leader of the salt industry is this? You can't do anything cleanly!

This form is even more unacceptable, and once it is connected, it is equivalent to a big pit.

If the case enters the judicial process, then it will be "supervised" by someone with a heart, which will be more troublesome, so it is to avoid pitfalls if you don't accept it.

Zheng Zhiyan was still in doubt, he didn't expect that this little matter of the Wu family would be taken out at this time.

Don't you really think that Governor Yang is the Qingtian master in the commentary, and he accepts the case in public casually?

Governor Yang shouted to Zheng Zhiyan who was in a daze: "What is the situation? ”

Zheng Yuanwai replied without hesitation: "Please Dazhong Cheng Ming, this is all false accusation!" And there must be someone behind it! ”

Then he pointed to two witnesses and said: "These two people were abducted by Lin Tailai, a native of Suzhou, three days ago!" It is estimated that Lin Tailai set up a private court again, and he was beaten into a trick!

The dozen or so people with Suzhou accents next to him are all Lin Tailai's accomplices! ”

After thinking about it for a while, Governor Yang decided to help Zheng Zhiyan pass the test, after all, Zheng Zhiyan's interests were too big.

And because of Zhang Siwei's relationship, the first assistant Shen Shixing and himself obviously can't urinate in the same pot, so it is a must to marry the second assistant Xu Guo.

Besides, this is just a small case, and it is not difficult to deal with.

As for saying that Lin Tailai has a good relationship with the Shen family, it is not within the priority of Governor Yang.

After all, Shoufu Shen Shixing does not have the authority of Zhang Juzheng, and for ministers with factions and powerful support, they are not afraid of Shoufu; Only those officials who do not have a backer or a strong backing will be afraid of Shousuke.

After making up his mind, Governor Yang ordered: "Take all the people away, and wait for this court to investigate whether it is a false accusation, and whether there is anyone behind the instigation and instigation!" ”

Immediately, dozens of governors' personal soldiers stepped forward and surrounded the dozen or so people and two witnesses. Don't say a word, just arrest people!

Suddenly, a six-rank military attache squeezed out of the crowd and shouted, "Slow! ”

Governor Yang looked at this little six-rank military attache in surprise, which green onion are you?

The military attache saluted and said: "Zhao Dawu, the official of the Hundred Households in Suzhou, has the courage to ask the military gate to release him." ”

Governor Yang was too lazy to take care of the military attaché, so he got up in a sedan chair and left.

People who come up with nothing to do must be pits, it's better to ignore them, and if you say one more word, you'll lose!

But before he had walked a few steps, he hadn't even reached the city gate, and suddenly he heard the sound of a crowd whistling outside the sedan car.

Governor Yang lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked outside, but saw that outside the city gate in front of him, at least a thousand people had gathered.

not only completely blocked the way of the official sedan chair, but also gradually outflanked both sides.

This made the well-informed Governor Yang's face change greatly, what is the situation? Was there a civil uprising, or a riot?

If there is no organization in it, then the dogs don't believe it, but who can organize such a big battle?

(End of chapter)