Return to the Qing Dynasty (25)

Li Xu was completely isolated.

There was no place for him at night. However, the little eunuch beside the fifth prince appeared in time when he was hung. "Oh, hey! My Lord Li, why did you come here? How could this place be where you stay? You call Xiaodi this one easy to find! Come quickly, the bed has been arranged for you, the best tiger-skinned mattress, it was brought to the fifth prince by the Queen before going out."

The place turned out to be good. Although it was not large, it was much better than the big bunk bed.

There was tea on the table, the snacks were still steaming, the small carbon stove was burning with a lot of fire, and the bed was indeed covered with tiger-skin mattresses. I don’t know if it was brought to the fifth prince.

Li Xu looked at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, and his eyes were frozen. Even if he was Yangchun Baixue, I am afraid no one would believe it. What can I do? Everyone says that he is an old minister, but he is a dead person. Old minister means that he has no friendship with the new emperor, and no friendship means that he has no privileges available.

If you want to save your life and save the lives of the whole family, it seems that you don’t have many choices.

The fifth prince is not old, but his heart is very vicious and he is a ruthless person. Now he is toasting himself. If he doesn't eat it, it will be a punishment for wine.

So I sat at the table and ate the snacks and tea steadily. Then I started grinding them, and I didn't dig them out. I was afraid that the fifth prince wouldn't let him go.

Don’t say that the debt is gone, this person is only twelve years old after all, and he says “naughty boy” and “nonsense”, and this promise is nothing. It is pure nonsense to tell the royal people that a gentleman is not a gentleman.

Xiao Luzi came over to collect snacks, plates and tea, glanced at what Li Xu wrote and took them back, and when he went back, he said to Hongzhou: "After all, he is the old minister of the late emperor, but he is the one who knows the current affairs."

Hongzhou curled his lips, turned over and fell asleep. The boat was swaying and wanted to go to bed.

Xiaoluzi covered the master, then turned around and came out, and he kept guarding the outside.

Li Wei waited for Xiaoluzi to come out and asked about the little master's situation. He was very polite to Xiaoluzi, "...If you have any situation, just shout. There are people guarding outside, and no one can disturb the little master..."

Xiaoluzi quickly thanked him. He looked at the deck and saw three steps and five steps. Even the windows of the cabin were guarding people. He couldn't help but be amazed, "What's wrong? I'm afraid of running away?" But where could he go? He floated on the lake, and he could really swim back? In such a cold day, in the center of the lake, who is so good at water?

Li Wei waved his hand, "It's not that he is afraid of running away, but that some people think too much and seek death."

Xiao Luzi was shocked. This is true. The debts of people will be eliminated! Some people think they can't afford to pay back the deficits, and some people probably want to die and leave their family wealth to their descendants after they die.

But no one knew that this Lord Li blocked their way of dying.

"You are busy! You are busy!" Xiao Luzi nodded and bowed, deeply feeling that Lord Li is also a worthy person.

After he went back, he thought about it and whispered the matter in his master's ear. Hongzhou only said "hmm" and said he knew it. This slave only knew one thing but not the other. Li Wei asked so many people to guard it, not only for this. There was also the governor and the governor.

The governor and the governor said that they were just important members of a province, but the governor was a chief official. He held the military and political power of several provinces in Jiangnan and had the power to mobilize military forces over the green camps. He was so angry that he had lifted all the officials of a province out of the lake. The governor could not get the news today, and he would probably get the news tomorrow. It might even be faster. If he got the news tonight, he would dare to come tomorrow morning.

What should I do if I meet someone when I meet someone? I will go beyond someone else's subordinates and it will be irregular. But if the rules come, it will not be done. If this happens under the governor's nose, he will have a crime of "not investigating". No matter how he is an imperial envoy or a prince, he is still a bald prince who is less than twelve years old and is still a young son. If he really won't be a tough guy in the future? That would be too naive.

So this matter can only be a battle.

"After midnight, I'll call you up." Hongzhou turned over again and then fell asleep.

Xiao Luzi didn't dare to sleep, so he looked at the pocket watch in his hand. He did not forget to go out quietly and told Li Wei and Hongzhi some princes.

As soon as the hour arrived, the footsteps of Xiaoluzi sounded, and Hongzhou woke up by himself.

Xiao Luzi brought a hot veil to cleanse the face for the master, "Mr. Li and the three masters are waiting outside."

"Bring people." Hongzhou casually wiped his face, "Go back to Beijing before dawn."

"How to bring it?" Hongxuan heard it outside and asked loudly, "Click on the list in our hands?"

"No!" Hongzhou came out of the inside, raised his hand to sort out his braids, and stopped combing it again. He pointed outside and signaled to others to follow, "Ask each one to see what they could say."

But from the early morning to the beginning of dawn, he was worried.

Why?

The people on the list didn't run away. Seeing that they were sold by their colleagues or bosses, they didn't deny it, and it didn't mean to deny it. After all, the fifth prince just wanted money. After taking the money, the account was settled. Let's talk about the future. Although this matter doesn't sound real. But first, Jiangnan really needs stability, and second, there is no other way but to believe, he is lucky.

With confession, this matter is easy to handle. It is not so easy to talk back. The boat sends messages one by one, and there are people arranged by Li Wei to get the money. Hongzhou doesn't have to worry about these things.

What he was worried about was that many people who were originally fine were not on the list. He thought they were good officials and their psychological quality was not up to standard. Before he could ask much, he left it alone.

An old county magistrate, who had a very deep impression on Hongzhou, knelt when he came in, "... The old minister was wrong. The old minister was sorry for the previous emperor. The old minister was ashamed of the emperor. The old minister redeemed his crimes even if he died..." Then he cried bitterly, saying how much salt merchants he received every year, how many silk merchants he received, etc. Hongzhi remembered that his hand hurt, "These people... some of them were very close to my superiors. They were the people whom the Shangguan had repeatedly told me to take care of me. What can I do? If I don't care, I won't be the turn of this person to sit down. But I took care of me. If I send gifts, I will offend people. I should think too much. But I swear that no one in those silver is the money and oath of the people..."

But taking bribes is also a crime!

Hong Ting was a little reluctant. After the person left, he whispered: "We heard about this person when we asked about the officials in Jiangnan before. Among the people, the reputation is still good." There was no such person on the list, so he always thought that this was a clean official. Who would have thought?

Hongzhou scratched his head, and he was up and down. He heard that he could go through the past without pursuing it. He could take out the silver one by one, and shouted that after today, they would definitely change their minds and never make trouble again.

But they were too quick to react, and Hongzhou was so quick to react.

Could it be that everyone from top to bottom can be brought back?

This definitely won't work.

It is impossible not to be messy.

What to do?

Li Wei asked someone to take the notes and take the silver, then he turned to look at Hongzhou, "Fifth Prince, there will be another hour before it will be dawn."

what to do?

Make an idea!

Hongzhou looked at the box of things that Hongyu and the others took turns to write down, gritted his teeth and said, "Take the people on the list away, and all the people not on the list are placed on another boat, let them go first, and let them go to office." He also asked them to pass the policy of not paying the money on their own to some people. "As for the people on the list, they will be escorted back to Beijing from another waterway."

Hongxuan said anxiously: "Fifth Prince, there is no honest official here!"

I can't know this yet.

Hongzhou couldn't explain to him, and gritted his teeth and said, "Just do it like this, I'll take it if something happens."

Li Wei nodded, "I sent my little master to pass this river, and then returned to get the silver. Immediately, I took the silver back to Beijing with it."

As long as you reach the canal boundary, it will be safe. No one dares to go wild here.

Now, after all, it's on someone's territory.

Hongzhou had no objection, "Arrang now, don't delay."

As he walked along the way, he entered the canal channel. Hongzhou stood on the deck and could see several clutches chasing behind him.

Hongzhi finally had a problem at this moment, "What kind of ship is this? How fast?"

Hong Takashi was kind-hearted, and when he saw Li Wei leave with the two guards, he was a little worried, "Is he okay alone?"

Hongzhou shook his head. The Emperor Ama dared to call Li Wei out, which proved that this guy who was not good-looking should have some ability.

He smiled a little relaxedly, "This river food is good, and when I return to the capital, it will be so fresh." As he said that, he asked someone to take the boom, "Get the charcoal basin and copper pot, and eat and rinse it, it will be really good."

Hongxuan immediately jumped out and responded, "Get out another iron rack and bake it."

When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, these are all good players.

The four of them ate and drank, leaving Li Wei behind.

Xiao Luzi stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the distance at Lord Li's ship slowly turned into a black spot, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Lord Li Wei... Can he do it?

"He can do it!" The Fourth Master answered Lin Yutong with a pressing memorial sent by Li Wei. He said that, and then got up and went to the desk.

"What do you write?" Lin Yutong followed him and started grinding him directly.

"The imperial edict to the governor of Liangjiang Tang Wenyao." The Fourth Master said, but his hands did not stop.

Lin Yutong glanced at it and found that it was a decree. Then she understood what it meant. The Governor of Liangjiang was in charge of the military and political affairs of the three provinces, and Jiangsu was the most important. Jiangsu was not only the richest place in Jiangnan, but also the richest granary in the entire Qing Dynasty so far. It was not an exaggeration to call it a "money bag". Hongzhou took almost all the officials of Jiangsu this time. This matter was not only big, it was simply to break the sky. Is Tang Wenyao responsible? The responsibility was too great. If he had asked him to know the news first, Hongzhou and Li Wei would not have been able to successfully handle the matter. Regardless of whether Tang Wenyao had any problems himself, as the chief official, it was much more likely to hold it than the one who had uncovered the lid. What he feared the most now was to take it down with him.

At this time, a rebuke is more useful than a comforting memorial. Officials are not afraid of the superiors scolding, but are afraid that the superiors will not even scold. If they scold, even if the superiors are angry, even if the matter has not been over, there will be no major problems. But if they don’t scold, they will be holding back their ultimate moves.

Therefore, the Fourth Master used a rebuke to appease Tang Wenyao, which was to save Li Wei.

"I'm afraid this person is not very innocent." Lin Yutong said, then blew the brother written by the Fourth Master, then gently picked it up and put it aside, signaling Su Peisheng to pay attention.

The Fourth Master laughed, "There are thirty-six wives in the mansion, and he can't afford to support his salary."

But I can't move for the time being.

The noise these children have made is already huge enough this time.

Lin Yutong was worried about Hongzhou, "There are four children in this group, not only our Hongzhou..." The child is also a treasure.

"Thirteenth has arranged someone to pick him up." The Fourth Master said and ordered Su Peisheng, "Call Zhang Boxing and Zhang Pengheng."

Zhang Boxing was the Minister of Rites and served as the governor of Jiangsu. His most brilliant political achievements were also in the position of governor of Jiangsu. At that time, it was about the 45th year of the Kangxi reign. Zhang Boxing played a crucial role in the case of corruption in Gali, the then governor of Liangjiang. He has always been praised for his integrity and integrity.

Zhang Pengheng is now a Grand Secretary of Wenhua Pavilion, one of the officials promoted by the late emperor to Jiangnan. The late emperor once praised him, "There is no honest official in the world beyond his right hand." This shows how famous his reputation of integrity is. Since he was an official who went to Jiangnan to investigate and promote him, he was once an official in Jiangnan and was once promoted to the Governor of Liangjiang. Later, he served as the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Revenue, and the Minister of War. Half of the six ministries were wandering around. Now he is a Grand Secretary of Wenhua Pavilion, which is equivalent to the Prime Minister.

After reading the resumes of these two people in my heart, Lin Yutong knew it. The Fourth Master planned to ask these two people to preside over the Jiangsu corruption case.

It was difficult to meet the foreign minister, so Lin Yutong came out of the study and headed behind.

"Master." Bi Tao replaced Zi Zhu and became the last powerful girl around her. "Master, Eunuch Zhang is back. Seeing that the master has not come back, I asked him to go down and change his clothes first."

Lin Yutong's hand was stopped when she took off her clothes. So, is Zhang Qilin back? "Wait until he changes his clothes and brings them over."

Bi Tao responded and went down. Before Lin Yutong could cool down a cup of tea, Zhang Qilin hurried in, "Master, Empress..."

"Don't be too polite." Lin Yutong shouted and asked directly, "How is the matter you asked you to inquire?"

"I'm pretty clear about what I said." Zhang Qilin stood up and saw that there were no other people serving in the room, so he whispered, "Yue Xing'a did not take the job. She had a very indifferent relationship with Mr. Tong San and his son. She was closer to Lord Kua Dai."

Yue Xing'a is the son of Longkodo and his original wife, and Kuadai is the cousin in the next room.

"How is Kua Dai?" Lin Yutong asked about this person.

Zhang Qilin did not hesitate and said, "I miss Tong Xiang..."
To be continued...