Chapter five hundred and eighty first jumping out of the window
Bai Jin looked at Su Mei and said, "Tang Ning, acting minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
Su Mei stood up, looked at Bai Jin, suddenly smiled, and said, "You deceived me..."
"Whether I deceived you or not, you know for yourself." Bai Jin glanced at her and said calmly: "As soon as we arrived at Jiangnan West Road, we arrested several officials, including the governor of Ezhou, and jailed them, and escorted them to the capital for a month.
, stirred up chaos in Jiangnan West Road, and raided our stronghold in Quzhou when we arrived at the first state in Jiangnan East Road... Apart from him, who else could do such a thing?"
After Bai Jin finished speaking, he threw a few pieces of paper on the table and said, "You can read it yourself."
Su Mei picked it up and looked at it, then put it back and said with a smile: "It's good that he's here. I can sleep peacefully again..."
"I hope that's just it." Bai Jin looked at her and said, "You'd better tell him not to interfere in our affairs."
Su Mei's eyes flickered and she said, "You can tell him yourself..."
Thinking of Tang Ning, Bai Jin showed a hint of fear on his face and said, "I don't want to conflict with him, and I believe you won't either. As long as he doesn't interfere in our affairs, I will advise the prince not to be an enemy of him."
After saying that, she turned around and walked out.
After Bai Jin walked out, Su Mei put away the cynicism on her face and turned to a trace of worry.
At the same time, Jiangnan West Road, Yuanzhou.
As soon as the caravan from the capital entered Yuanzhou City, a steward walked onto the street, stopped several passers-by, and asked eagerly what they were doing.
After a while, he came back, walked to a carriage, and said: "Miss, I have inquired, Mr. Tang left Yuanzhou more than ten days ago..."
"He's gone again..." A look of disappointment appeared on the woman's face, she jumped off the carriage and said, "You guys stay here for now, I'll go alone..."
The steward hurriedly stopped her and said, "Miss, you can't do that. Before leaving, the shopkeeper specifically told you not to let you go alone. Besides, you don't know where my uncle has gone..."
The woman's face showed an annoyed look, and she complained: "You are so slow, how long will it take..."
…
Tang Ning stood under the city wall, looked at Runzhou City, and then at the bustling crowd at the city gate, and determined that the economic center of Chen State's Jiangnan seemed to have moved to Runzhou.
No wonder several big families from the south of the Yangtze River have established themselves in Runzhou. The King of Guizhou also chose this place to hide in the past. As long as Runzhou is captured, his money bag will be enriched quickly.
After determining that the target was Runzhou, Tang Ning did not plan to go to other state capitals in Jiangnan East Road in person, but handed over this task to other junior officials in the Ministry of Personnel.
Anyway, he came to suppress the rebellion. In the process, he also took over the strongholds of King Qian in Shezhou and Wuzhou, with Runzhou being the last stop.
If he guessed correctly, Su Mei is in Runzhou now, most likely in the Xiao Mansion.
However, Tang Ning couldn't go to see her. He had taken over three of their strongholds. There was a high chance that King Qian's people would not welcome him. If he went to the Xiao family, it would cause some unnecessary trouble.
He needs to go to the city defense camp in Runzhou first. Runzhou is an important economic town in the south of the Yangtze River. There are thousands of troops stationed in it. When traveling, safety is the most important thing. They have already hit the enemy's lair. If they don't mobilize thousands of soldiers and horses, they will have to sleep.
Not practical.
Even if officials taking the Ministry of Civil Service exams entered the city without prior notice, the guards at the city gate immediately notified the local officials in Runzhou after learning of their identities.
When the governor of Runzhou led Runzhou officials to the inn in a hurry, some people also got the news.
Su Mansion.
The four major wealthy families in Runzhou, headed by the Su family, are not only because of the Su family's strong financial resources and influence in the south of the Yangtze River, but also because of the in-law relationship between the Su family and the Tang family of the capital, the Su family also has a strong background in the court.
If the king can ascend to the throne, the Su family will become the legitimate first family in Jiangnan.
A servant hurriedly ran into the Su family, ran to a certain hall, looked at an elegant man, calmed down and said: "Master, he is here."
A person opposite the elegant man looked at him and asked: "Brother Su, who is here?"
The elegant man put down his teacup, smiled, and said: "An interesting young man came to Jiangnan this time for something. I wrote from home asking the Su family to take good care of him..."
The man looked at him and said: "If Brother Su can rate it as interesting, then it is really interesting. When will you introduce me?"
The elegant man smiled and said: "Let's wait until we have the opportunity..."
"There are still some things in the house, so I won't stay any longer." The middle-aged man stood up, looked at him, and said, "Brother Su, remember to think about what I just said."
The elegant man nodded and said, "Definitely."
When the middle-aged man walked out of the Xiao Mansion, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he murmured: "I wonder if this Shang Fang sword will be able to kill the Su family..."
In the Su Mansion, the expression on the elegant man's face was not as indifferent as before.
He tapped the table with his index finger and said slowly: "Why did he come to Runzhou..."
When the officials who took the Ministry of Civil Service examination entered Runzhou, there was no big splash on the surface, but there was a lot of turbulence secretly.
In the Xiao Mansion, Prince Qian grabbed someone by the collar and said angrily: "What are you talking about? The Xiao family in Shezhou and Wuzhou were also raided by the government?"
The steward trembled and said: "Hui, Hui Shizi, this time the Ministry of Civil Affairs took the Jiangnan exam, it was very strict. Businessmen from various states who had tax problems were mostly fined silver, and some even had their homes confiscated..."
The Crown Prince of Guizhou didn't listen to his explanation, pushed him away, and said gloomily: "No matter who it is, whoever dares to ruin my important affairs will stay in Jiangnan forever!"
Bai Jin's expression changed, and he took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. All the silver from Quzhou, Shezhou and Wuzhou has been transported to Runzhou. Now that the Crown Prince has decided to start an uprising, these three places will not be of much use in the future.
It’s not a pity to investigate, but the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has many tricks, and it is really unwise to actively antagonize him..."
The Crown Prince of Guizhou looked at her and said: "You have been in the capital for so long, but your courage is getting weaker and weaker. This is Jiangnan and Runzhou. I, the Crown Prince, can't do anything to the four major families. How can I defeat a small one like him?"
Isn’t there anything the Beijing officials can do?”
Bai Jin's expression changed again: "Your Majesty..."
"Shut up!" Prince Qian waved his hand and said, "As long as he dares to come to Runzhou, I will let him never come back!"
…
It was late at night, and inside the inn, Tang Ning was looking at the information about Runzhou that she had collected before, while Chen Zhou was making the bed in the house.
With Chen Zhou on this trip, he not only had an extra personal guard, but also a servant girl. Of course, Tang Ning had never ordered him around before, and he did all these things on his own initiative.
He walked to the window, checked it, and found that one window was not closed. When he was about to close it, Tangning stood up and said, "There is no need to close that window."
Chen Zhou was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Tangning looked at him and said, "It's getting late, so you should go back and rest early."
Chen Zhou cupped his hands and said, "I'm resigning."
After Chen Zhou left, Tang Ning simply washed up, turned off the lights, and went to bed with her clothes on.
Not long after, a soft "squeak" sound came from the window of the room, and Tang Ning smelled a familiar fragrance in her nose.
Afterwards, there was a warm body under his quilt.
