The atmosphere in Yangzhou City was very strange. Anyone with a bit of status in Yangzhou City could feel it.
Among this group of people, there was a person who was very special and also very anxious. He was the Yangzhou City Garrison Eunuch, Yang Huaide.
As a eunuch who came from the palace, Yang Huaide was different from the local gentry and officials. His roots were in the palace.
Although he had a lot of power in the local area, that was only when there was nothing to worry about. Once something happened, the Garrison Eunuch was the most insecure person.
Eunuchs and officials were different. Eunuchs were the servants of the emperor. If the emperor wanted to punish a eunuch, he could do it with just one word.
Now that the imperial court was very concerned about Yangzhou City, Yang Huaide was afraid.
If he was not careful, he would lose his head. Moreover, cutting off his head would not cause any trouble.
In Yangzhou City, Yang Huaide was the most anxious person.
After understanding his situation, Yang Huaide set his target on Zhang Jing.
First, they were both eunuchs. Second, there was nothing he couldn't do. Helping Zhang Jing was not a betrayal.
"Yang Gonggong, come with me."
A young eunuch came to Yang Huaide's side and said.
Ever since the imperial envoy moved to the imperial envoy's residence, Yang Huaide basically came every day and asked to see Zhang Jing.
However, Zhang Jing did not want to see him, which made Yang Huaide even more afraid.
Now that he heard that Zhang Jing wanted to see him, Yang Huaide immediately became excited.
He followed the young eunuch through the corridor, through an arched door and arrived at the back garden.
Zhang Jing was wearing a big red robe. He was standing in the pavilion and feeding the fish. Not to mention other things, the Jiangnan courtyard had water and fake mountains. This made Zhang Jing very happy.
As for Yang Huaide, Zhang Jing also wanted to give him the cold shoulder. He wanted him to be afraid and respect him a bit.
"Godfather, Yang Gonggong is here." The young eunuch came behind Zhang Jing and said respectfully.
"Let him come."
Zhang Jing did not turn his head. He threw the fish food in his hand into the water and then turned his head to look at Yang Huaide.
Yang Huaide was a middle-aged man in his forties. Because he was living a good life in Yangzhou, he looked quite young.
He also had a good appearance. However, because of the pressure in the past few days and the lack of sleep, he looked a bit haggard.
"This servant greets Eunuch Chang." Yang Huaide saw Zhang Jing and quickly bowed.
"Come. of me." Zhang Jing did not turn his head and continued to look at the fish.
Yang Huaide stood up and came to Zhang Jing's side. He bowed respectfully.
"Look at these fishes. They're fighting over each other just for a bite to eat."
Zhang Jingyou threw some fish food and said, "But the fish food is in our hands. If we don't throw it away, they will fight for it. What can they get?"
Throwing away all the fish food in his hand, Zhang Jing looked back at Yang Huaide and said with a smile, "Eunuch Yang, do you think I'm right?"
"Gonggong Yang, your words are very righteous. This servant admires you." Yang Huaide said quickly.
Zhang Jing nodded. He walked to the table in the pavilion and sat down. He smiled at Yang Huaide and said, "Come and sit."
He picked up the teapot and wanted to pour tea. Yang Huaide reached out and picked up the teapot before he could do so.
"This servant will do it." Yang Huaide poured a pot of tea for Zhang Jing and then sat down.
Zhang Jing took a sip of the tea. He looked at Yang Huaide and asked, "You have collected a lot of money in Yangzhou, right?"
Yangzhou was like an oil depot for the officials of the Daming Prefecture. They could get a lot of oil just by touching it.
As the eunuch in charge of guarding Yangzhou, it would be strange if Yang Huaide didn't collect money.
"Gonggong Yang, I did collect a little." Yang Huaide said quickly, "This servant has a portion to show filial respect for gonggong."
Yang Huaide took out a stack of banknotes and put it on the table. Looking at the thickness, it wasn't a small amount of money.
However, Zhang Jing only glanced at it and then said with a faint smile, "It seems that you have collected a lot of money in Yangzhou. But it's nothing. We eunuchs only have this little hobby in our lives.
Besides, we don't have any children. We have to think about the future. "
"With some savings, when we get old and can't work anymore, we can live out our remaining years. We won't end up with a sad ending."
Yang Huaide heard Zhang Jing's words and immediately made up his mind. "This servant thanks gonggong Yang for being considerate."
"It's not me who is considerate. It's the Imperial Majesty who is considerate."
Zhang Jing said with a smile, "We are servants. We are doing errands for the Imperial Majesty. If the errands are done well, the Imperial Majesty will reward you."
"But if the errands aren't done well, the money will be used to pay for the journey to the underworld."
Yang Huaide said quickly, "This servant is loyal to the Imperial Majesty. Please put in a good word for me, Eunuch Chang. No matter what the Imperial Majesty asks gonggong to do in Yangzhou, this servant will follow gonggong's lead without any objections."
Zhang Jing raised his head and glanced at Yang Huaide. He said with a smile, "Then who do you think we should target first?"
"Eunuch, since you're investigating the salt administration, it's best to start with the Transport Office. This servant has evidence of Yan Huaiyuan's corruption and bribery. Eunuch, you can arrest Yan Huaiyuan first." As Yang Huaide spoke, he took out a book.
Zhang Jing froze and glanced at Yang Huaide. It seemed that he wasn't stupid.
He flipped through the booklet, Zhang Jing nodded and said, "Very good, I'll accept this booklet. You can follow behind me and do your errands for the next few days!
If you do well this time, I'll report to the Imperial Majesty and see if you can be transferred back to the capital. "
"This servant thanks gonggong for your guidance!" Yang Huaide quickly stood up and kowtowed on the ground.
Zhang Jing glanced at Yang Huaide and said with a smile, "Get up!"
The people in Yangzhou were very nervous. Everyone was waiting for someone to light a fire or to see what the imperial envoy would do. However, no one expected that the imperial envoy's temporary residence would actually make a move. What's more, it was a move that caught everyone off guard.
When they learned that the imperial envoy had sent soldiers to surround the Transport Yamen, countless people in Yangzhou were so shocked that they couldn't speak.
Looking at the Transport Yamen in front of him, Cao Yikui said expressionlessly, "Go in, seal the yamen, and arrest them!"
At Cao Yikui's order, the soldiers charged straight into the Transport Yamen. The foreigners from Dongchang also charged in.
They quickly sealed off the entire yamen and many people started to charge into the back courtyard to arrest people.
Zhang Jing and Cao Yikui walked into the Transport Yamen. Xu Xiti yawned and wanted to follow them in tiredly.
"Little Duke, yesterday, the housekeeper of the Yangzhou prefectural magistrate, Qin Hewen, sent a message saying that he wants to see this lowly one."
Next to Xu Xiti, the steward of the Taihe Floor said in a small voice, "Little Duke, please tell us what to do."
Turning his head to look at Xu Fu, Xu Xiti thought for a bit and said, "Then see him, but you can't go see him. Have him see you at the Taihe Floor.
The prefectural magistrate also needs to eat, so going to our Taihe Floor is perfectly justifiable. "
"See what he says, but don't agree to anything, understand?"
"Understood!" Xu Fu nodded his head repeatedly and then turned to walk outside.
Xu Xiti didn't care much about this matter. He didn't care about a mere Yangzhou prefectural magistrate, especially at a time like this.
Picking up his clothes, Xu Xiti walked into the Transport Yamen.
Inside the Transport Yamen, Zhang Jing and Cao Yikui looked at Yan Huaiyuan in front of them and said with a smile, "Lord Yan, we greet you!"
Looking expressionlessly at Zhang Jing, Yan Huaiyuan said, "I didn't think that the imperial envoy would make a move so quickly. I thought I would have to wait a few days." Saying this, Yan Huaiyuan didn't waste any words and followed the people from Dongchang back to the imperial envoy residence.
Qi Family.
"Master, master, it's bad!"
The Qi Family's steward, Qi Cai, ran in from outside and said while panting, "Just now, the Transport Yamen was sealed and the imperial envoy directly arrested people.
Yan Huaiyuan has been arrested and taken to the imperial envoy residence! "
Qi Heng was stunned and stood up in disbelief. "You've arrested him?"
"That Yan Huaiyuan is Yangzhou's transport envoy, how could he be arrested so easily?"
"Go, send someone to find out what exactly is going on." Qi Heng panicked this time. How could he be arrested?
Yan Huaiyuan was taken to the imperial envoy residence, so this matter would be difficult to handle.
The steward agreed, turned around, and ran outside.
"Master, master!"
Just as Qi Heng was pondering, the steward ran back again with a letter in his hand, "Master, this is from our people in the prefectural yamen. Please take a look."
Qi Heng froze and reached out to take the letter. When he opened it and glanced at it, Qi Heng's expression changed.
This letter was written very simply. Qi Heng only needed to glance at it to know what was going on. Looking at Qin Hewen's words, Qi Heng slammed the table and threw the teacup in his hand, "It was so easy to take the money, but I didn't think that it would be so easy to take it back."
Qi Heng didn't expect things to take a turn for the worse so quickly. The expression on his face was as ugly as it could be.
Li's Pawnshop.
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When Ge heard what Qi Ying said, she smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Our Eunuch Chang is really …"
Ge didn't know what to say.
She raised her head and looked at her commander, "Commander, what does our Eunuch Chang think?"
"Think? Why should he think?" Qi Ying said calmly, "He wants to cut the tangled hemp with a knife."
"Yangzhou City's situation is complicated, if we really want to sort it out, it will be troublesome.
It seems that our Eunuch Chang doesn't want to sort it out, he wants to cut it out.
But this knife needs to be sharp enough, otherwise, not only will he not be able to cut the thread, but he will also be entangled by the thread. "
But it seems that our Eunuch Chang doesn't want to tie the thread, he wants to cut it out.
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Pigeon was taken aback. She clicked her tongue and said, "How domineering!"
"Overbearing?"
Qi Ying smiled, "Who is our Eunuch Chang? He's the factory manager of Dongchang, how can he not be overbearing?"
While the two were talking, the waiter outside said, "Steward, we have business."