After leaving Jiangnan County, we changed to a ship. This time, Jiangnan County Navy was responsible for the escort. Although it was very windy and rainy along the way, we did not encounter any more pirates or Japanese pirates.
Not long after arriving at Jiangdong County safely, Governor Lin Dongyang led hundreds of officials to greet him. Needless to say, there was a lot of excitement.
When chatting with Lin Dongyang, they talked about Shi Mingwen's death. Although the emperor issued an order to capture the murderer Xiao Xinghan, he did not press hard. The emperor must have known that Lin Dongyang was incapable of catching Xiao Xinghan.
Therefore, a general named Lin Han was specially transferred to replace Shi Mingwen's position and was responsible for catching and suppressing the rebels of Tianxuanhui.
It has been more than half a month of hard work, but dozens of suspects have been caught, many of whom are officials from Jiangnan County. Although they were all recruited under severe torture, the opinions of lower officials may not be the same.
Xuanhui's...
Let's say that Xiao Xinghan has done such a big thing, and he has already run away a long time ago. How can he still stay here and wait for him to catch him?
But he has worked so hard that the entire Jiangdong County is now in panic. Everyone has no intention of doing anything. He doesn't know that one day he will be targeted by Lin Han, and a disaster is imminent!
I wonder what the emperor is thinking? We in Jiangdong County have finally lived in peace for a few years, but if we continue like this, we will cause trouble!
Lin Dongyang obviously did not agree with the emperor's move. The Tianxuan Society had been in rebellion for a year or two, so how could it be wiped out in one fell swoop?
The most important thing now is to let various places recuperate and improve the economy. Once people can live and work in peace and contentment, who will want to rebel?
As the saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world!
If the Tianxuan Society loses the support of the common people, it means that it has lost the foundation for its existence and will naturally gradually die out. The same is true for other rebels.
This is also the mainstream opinion in the court, but the emperor insists on going his own way and must wipe out Tianxuanhui in one fell swoop!
This time the ministers were not able to express their opinions, because it was said that the Queen Mother was so frightened and angry after hearing that her nephew was killed that she fell ill...
Therefore, the emperor is avenging his mother. This is an act of a filial son. Who dares to persuade the emperor to be unfilial?
Tired of living!
However, Xiao Chen knew that Tianxuanhui was a thorn in Li Wanjiang's side, and if it was not removed, he would not be able to survive for a day.
If not for the opposition from all officials in the court, he would have launched a large-scale purge operation.
This time he was not showing any filial piety, he was just using it as an excuse.
As for the fact that the Queen Mother was so angry that she was bedridden, I am afraid that most of the reason was that Li Wanjiang sent his cronies to become the generals of Jiangdong County!
Because the former Jiangdong County was always controlled by the Queen Mother and her relatives.
As soon as Shi Mingwen died, Li Wanjiang snatched him away. How could the Queen Mother not be angry?
Naturally, there was no need to say these words to Lin Dongyang. I just listened to his complaints for a long time and then changed the subject.
Ask him what happened to Liu Changan, the official in Anyang Mansion?
Lin Dongyang said that three days after Shi Mingwen's death, he immediately resigned and left Jiangdong with his family. He was probably afraid of being implicated by Shi Mingwen's affairs...
Xiao Chen could only sigh and shake his head after hearing this.
Wei Yuntian was greatly disappointed when he heard about it. He had been thinking about Miss Liu Xiangqin.
Ye Baiqing said, what is there to worry about? You should be happy. Now that Xiangqin girl is no longer a young lady, you are more than enough to match her!
There is no need for the boss to step in. Your brother and I can propose marriage. Where is his hometown? For your happiness, brother, I will take the trouble to go there!
Xiao Chen said that Liu Changan was a native of Jiangdong. He did not return to his hometown after resigning, but disappeared with his wife and daughter...
Ye Baiqing has no choice now. It seems that you and Yuntian have no fate!
But why should a real man worry about not having a wife? Where is the end of the world without a fragrant grass? When you come back, brothers will definitely find you a lady who is ten times better than her.
While the brothers were trying to persuade Wei Yuntianzhong, a brother from the West Factory came to report that there was a young girl outside who wanted to see...
Wei Yuntian's mind was filled with Liu Xiangqin's thoughts, and he jumped up immediately after hearing this.
However, the brother said that the little girl claimed to be our boss's distant cousin, Xiaozi Ling'er.
Xiao Chen looked confused when he heard this, "Holy shit, I have a cousin? Why don't I know it? What Ling'er? I don't know her."
Is she mistaken?
That brother is right, we have already cross-examined you very clearly, and we are looking for you, the boss! By the way, boss, you are so famous, there is no way you can make a mistake...
Really? Who the hell is asking her to come in and let me take a look?
"Cousin!" As soon as a pretty girl came in, she threw herself into Xiao Chen's arms, hugged him and cried loudly. Although the cry was deafening, there was not a drop of tear in her eyes. It was like a howl.
Xiao Chen sighed secretly and said to himself, Second Brother, what are you doing?
It's not enough for me to spy on your brother secretly, now I've obviously sent a little spy here!
What kind of cousin...isn't this Duan Ling'er?
"Okay, stop howling. Your ears are going to be deafened. You don't even have a single tear. Who are you crying for?" Xiao Chen pushed her away.
As a cousin, he is quite ruthless and unjust.
"But I'm so sad. I've traveled thousands of miles and experienced all kinds of hardships, and finally saw you. Can you not cry?" Duan Ling'er paused and added the key sentence, "Besides, I can't do anything in this world.
You are a relative!"
It sounds quite like memorizing lines.
Everyone here is a human being, and they can tell she is lying at a glance.
Brand new thin calfskin boots, spotless green gauze light clothes, shiny hair, pink and snow-white face, it doesn't look like someone who has walked through thousands of mountains and rivers and been exposed to wind and sun.
The accent is wrong, the expression is wrong, the tone is wrong, and most importantly, the behavior is wrong.
How can any cousin be so affectionate when she sees her cousin? She immediately rushes towards her and hugs her. Doesn’t she know that men and women should not be intimate with each other?
What's more, she's a distant cousin.
"Then there's no need to be sad, I will take good care of you." Xiao Chen couldn't help but be touched when he heard her last words, and his expression softened.
"Well, thank you cousin." Duan Linger stopped crying immediately.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Zhuge Xiaosheng..." Xiao Chen was interrupted by Duan Linger before he could finish his words.
"I know him, he is... cousin, your brother." Duan Ling'er almost said something wrong, but fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and came back in time.
Before she came, Xiao Xinghan gave her a detailed introduction to the people around Xiao Chen, especially Zhuge Xiaosheng, saying that he was talented in literature, martial arts, and extremely smart, and was one of the people Xiao Chen trusted most.
"That's right, he is my brother, you have to call him brother." Xiao Chen had three black lines on his forehead and thought to himself that this is not an undercover agent, it is just a little bomb!
"I don't dare, but in order to make it easier for the two of us to get along with each other in the future and avoid making people suspicious, it is better to act like brothers and sisters." Zhuge Xiaosheng said with a smile.
"Yeah!" Duan Ling'er couldn't understand what Zhuge Xiaosheng meant, but she happily agreed.
She just didn't want to think about it, what's suspicious about a cousin of yours coming to seek refuge with her cousin?