Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Returning to Beijing with Ten Thousands of Silver
Yu Huatian looked at Chu Yi and said, "His Majesty ordered the governor to go back this time. It seems that he hopes that the governor can scare those people."
From Yuhuatian's standpoint, they naturally hope that Zhu Houzhao's imperial power will be stable and his prestige will grow, because only in this way can they, the eunuchs who are attached to the emperor, have greater rights.
If even the emperor was suppressed by the civil and military officials, let alone those servants who relied on imperial power.
This point can be seen from the fate of Liu Jin. If Zhu Houzhao can suppress all civil and military officials, Liu Jin may collapse, but he will definitely not lose his life. At most, he will be sent to Nanjing to be an idle guard eunuch.
It was precisely because Zhu Houzhao could not suppress the civil and military officials that he had no choice but to abandon Liu Jin under the pressure of the officials. Although he avoided Liu Jin being cut to pieces, he could not escape his death in the end.
While talking, Yuhuatian took out a roll of bright yellow silk from his arms, which was a secret edict from the emperor.
Seeing the secret edict, Chu Yi and Fan Heng quickly stood up and prepared to kneel down to greet it. However, Yu Huatian said to Chu Yi: "Your Majesty has an edict. The governor does not need to kneel down to greet it. The secret edict does not need to be read out. The governor himself will open it and read it."
That’s it.”
He saw Yu Huatian slowly handing the secret decree to Chu Yi. Chu Yi was slightly startled, and after reacting, he took the secret decree and opened it.
With a quick glance, Chu Yi couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he saw clearly the contents of the secret decree, and a strange look flashed through his eyes.
"Chu Daban, I miss you!"
As for Zhu Houzhao's handwriting, Chu Yi had stayed with Zhu Houzhao for all these years, so he was naturally very familiar with it. He could tell at a glance that the secret edict was not written by the eunuch, but by Zhu Houzhao himself.
Although it was just a short sentence, Chu Yi could understand Zhu Houzhao's state of mind from this sentence.
If it weren't for the severe persecution by the civil and military forces of the DPRK and China, Zhu Houzhao would never have written such a sentimental sentence as a secret order to call him back.
Fan Heng and Yu Huatian beside them only saw that Chu Yi looked a little uncomfortable after opening the secret decree. His mind seemed to be in a trance, and they couldn't help but wonder what was written in the secret decree that made Chu Yi react like this.
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Taking a deep breath, Chu Yi suppressed the turmoil in his heart, rolled up the secret decree and put it in his sleeves, and then said to Fan Heng: "Mr. Fan, how are you preparing the ships I asked you to prepare?"
Fan Heng looked serious and said: "Don't worry, Governor, the five official ships can not only transport the dirty silver, but also accommodate hundreds of soldiers."
Chu Yi nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Fan, thank you for your trouble."
Chu Yi said thoughtfully: "In that case, we will load the ship tomorrow afternoon and set off on the road in the evening to return to the capital."
His eyes fell on Yu Huatian beside him. Chu Yi chuckled and said, "Yu Huatian, just come back to Beijing with me."
Yu Huatian just hesitated for a moment and nodded. He was not stupid. Chu Yi was obviously trying to win over him. After returning to the capital, if nothing unexpected happens, Chu Yi would be promoted to the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies.
After becoming the number one person in Da Nei, even his benefactor Gu Dayong will be inferior to Chu Yi when the time comes.
There is no big conflict between Gu Dayong and Chu Yi. Coupled with the affection they had when they were young, Yu Huatian will naturally not reject Chu Yi's win over.
Chu Yi laughed loudly and said: "It just so happens that you came just in time. I will watch a good show with the governor tomorrow morning, and we will return to Beijing in the afternoon."
As Chu Yi's orders were arranged, the entire Dongchang stronghold began to become lively, and the Qian family also completed the home confiscation at this time.
Early the next morning, in Nanjing City, at the execution ground.
This time, there were not many people who came to watch, because most of the Qian family and other families were wealthy gentry families, and no nobles were involved, or they had received the news that Chu Yi was leaving Jiangnan tomorrow, and those who were worried
The dignitaries who had been stoned finally breathed a sigh of relief, and appeared one by one in the restaurants around the execution ground, watching from a distance as Chu Yi supervised the execution of the Qian family and others.
Although it was only one night, Yuhuatian was still a little confused. In this night, without Chu Yi blocking the news, Yuhuatian naturally knew everything about what Chu Yi did after arriving in Jiangnan.
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It was precisely after knowing this that Yuhuatian felt as if he was dreaming. He never imagined that Chu Yi would be so bold and dare to kill people in this land south of the Yangtze River.
Moreover, one killing was an entire clan, and the destruction of one clan wiped out dozens of families in the south of the Yangtze River. The number of wealthy gentry, dignitaries and their direct clan members who were implicated and lost their lives alone totaled thousands.
That was not one person or two people, but thousands of people. If the facts were not there, Yuhuatian would not believe that this was what Chu Yi did.
Now Yuhuatian, Cao Shaoqin, and several people from Chu Fang were standing not far away, looking at the execution ground. Chu Yi, Fan Heng, and the specially invited Wei Guogong Xu Yan personally supervised the execution.
There was a row of nearly a hundred people kneeling on the execution ground. They were all members of the wealthy gentry whose homes had been confiscated because of the Qian family's collusion with the Sun Moon God Sect.
Chu Yi had no sympathy for these wealthy gentry at all. Almost all of these wealthy gentry in Jiangnan had their hands stained with blood. It was unknown how many families were ruined because of them.
Chu Yi sat there, looked at the time, reached out, took the token in his hand, threw it out, and shouted: "Behead!"
Yuhuatian watched helplessly as the token fell to the ground, and then the heads rolled down, and blood spurted out. Yuhuatian looked at Chu Yi with some confusion, completely believing that Chu Yi was doing great things in Jiangnan these days.
The fact that he had committed murder one after another made me feel slightly excited and at the same time a little awed.
Compared to Gu Da's warm-hearted attitude, Yu Huatian naturally appreciates Chu Yi's decisive and ruthless approach to things.
Naturally, Chu Yi didn't know that his invitation to Yu Huatian to watch his execution would actually make Yu Huatian feel awe and recognition towards him.
On the execution ground, after the gentry and clan members were beheaded, another group of people were escorted up. Many people around could not help but look a bit puzzled after seeing the group of people being escorted up.
Xu Er frowned slightly, and Chu Yi said to Xu Er at this moment: "Old Duke, look, these people are gangsters colluded with the Qian family, disciples of the Sun and Moon God Sect."
Xu Yan was stunned for a moment and took a look at those people. Sure enough, they were all people from the world full of evil spirits. Xu Yan naturally had no interest in these people.
At this moment, Cao Shaoqin stepped forward, glanced around, and said sharply: "Everyone, these are the gangsters and disciples of the Sun and Moon God Sect colluded with by the Qian family and others. These people dare to murder the imperial envoys. It is a capital crime.
Today I will clearly state the canonical punishments to inform the world that the Ming Emperor is so majestic that no one can infringe upon him."
As he spoke, Cao Shaoqin's eyes flashed with excitement, and he shouted sharply: "Behead!"
Suddenly, dozens of disciples from the Jiangnan branch of the Sun Moon God Sect who were captured alive stared at Chu Yi and shouted loudly: "Gun, the leader will not let you go, hahaha..."
Each person's head fell to the ground, and only the curses of these disciples of the Sun and Moon God Sect echoed around.
There were disciples of the Sun and Moon God Sect in the crowd, watching helplessly as Chu Yi killed the disciples one by one. Except for whispering curses, no one dared to take a step forward.
Wei Guogong smiled slightly at Chu Yi and said: "Supervisor, I have specially prepared a small amount of wine to see the governor off."
Chu Yi heard this and said: "Old Duke is really polite. It should be Mr. Chu who entertains Mr. Chu. How can we let Mr. Chu entertain Mr. Chu!"
Duke Guo of Wei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Today the governor is returning to the capital. It is up to me to see him off. If the governor feels bad, please take care of my Duke Wei's house in the future."
There were not many people at the table, but being able to come to see Chu Yi off would at least bear a lot of pressure. After all, Chu Yi is now almost notorious in this Jiangnan area. Anyone who comes to see Chu Yi off will definitely
Will be criticized by those literati.
These scholars may not be able to do anything against Chu Yi for a while, but that doesn't mean they can't do anything against other people.
For example, Wang Hua, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Chu Yi was naturally quite surprised that this old man appeared here. This was one of the teachers chosen by Zhu Houzhao during the Hongzhi period. Chu Yi even listened to his lectures. Really
Speaking of which, there is a bit of a teacher-student friendship between the two.
It's just that Wang Hua was a bit more upright. Liu Jin came to power and refused to submit to Liu Jin. As a result, Liu Jin sent him to the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing for retirement.
In addition to Wang Hua, there were also several civil and military officials from the Six Ministries of Nanjing who came. These people were somewhat flattering to Chu Yi. Chu Yi was not stupid. How could he not see that these officials were betting on him and preparing to attach themselves to him?
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When it comes to integrity, who can surrender to the officialdom has any integrity? Even Liu Jin, when Liu Jin was in power, didn't he still have a group of civil and military personnel attached to Liu Jin's sect, willing to be Liu Jin's minions?
Although Chu Yi's future is unknown now, it does not prevent some people from placing bets on Chu Yi in advance.
Those who can have such determination and dare to take a gamble on Chu Yi are certainly not ordinary people. After all, they are really mediocre people, and they probably don't have the courage.
Therefore, Chu Yi naturally responded to these people's initiative to get close to them one by one. This return to the capital could not be said to be another mass killing. There were many heads of people at the time. If he did not have a group of available people to fill the vacancies, I am afraid that this
The court will be in chaos.
Upon noticing Chu Yi's response, these people were naturally secretly excited.
As for Xu Yan, an old fox, who took the initiative to see Chu Yi off and held this banquet, it can be said that he earned the favor without hesitation.
Whether it is Chu Yi or these civil and military officials who want to rely on Chu Yi, they all owe Xu Yan some favors, don't they?
As evening approached, several official ships docked at the pier outside Nanjing City. Chu Yi walked slowly towards the ship, paused slightly, and looked back towards Nanjing City in the setting sun. The morning glow filled the sky.
Extremely dazzling.
I don't know how many people on the shore watched Chu Yi, who had caused a series of murders in the south of the Yangtze River, step onto the ship. Their hearts dropped and they couldn't help but rejoice.
Some people even couldn't suppress their joy and cried: "The damn Butcher Chu has finally left Jiangnan, and I can finally have a peaceful sleep!"
There were also people who gritted their teeth and said in a tone that they wanted to tear Chu Yi into pieces: "The eunuch Chu Yi, Liu Jin is your role model, and the capital is your burial place."
"Let's go, this madman is finally gone!"
"Hahaha, everyone, tonight at the Qinhuai River, I am treating you to a guest. We will get drunk before resting!"
Standing on the big ship, Chu Yi relied on his innate strength to vaguely hear the excitement, excitement, or hatred-filled cheers and curses of many people on the shore.
But all this has nothing to do with him. The city of Nanjing will look completely different the next time he comes back.
"Sail the boat and set off!"
With a shout, several large ships slowly started to move along the rolling river and gradually moved away from the city of Nanjing.
When a big ship enters the river, only a big ship can transport the tens of millions of taels of silver on board to the capital quickly. Otherwise, if it really takes the land route, I don’t know how long it will take. Besides, along the way, I don’t know how much precautions I have to take to keep an eye on these thousands of taels of silver.
A man with ten thousand taels of silver.
Even with the help of the canal, Chu Yi had no doubt that those in the south of the Yangtze River would spread the news that he returned to Beijing along the canal with tens of millions of taels of silver to everyone.
The only advantage of taking the canal is that it's fast enough. Even if someone wants to do something like this, it won't work without some strength. At least it's much more difficult to do it on water than on land.
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs from Hangzhou to Beijing, but it spares the city of Nanjing. However, Nanjing City is close to the Yangtze River, so the ship goes straight into the Yangtze River, goes down the river and then merges into the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Finally, it takes the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal line and goes straight to the capital.
The river was turbulent. Chu Yi stood on the side of the ship and looked at the green mountains on both sides of the river. In the night, the sparks on both sides of the river were vaguely visible. It was indeed dangerous to sail at night. Fortunately, Fan Heng arranged for all experienced boatmen who were familiar with the Yangtze River waterways. In addition to a few large ships,
The speed slowed down a little, but it was driving steadily on the river.
At some unknown time, Chu Fang appeared behind Chu Yi and said: "Supervisor, it's cold at night. Supervisor, it's better to go back to the cabin and rest!"
Chu Yi glanced at Shi Kui, Cao Shaoqin and others who were standing aside and said, "General Shi, do you think those people would choose where to start if they wanted to rob the silver pattern on the ship?"
Shi Kui was stunned for a moment, then a gleam flashed in his eyes and said: "Returning to the Governor, the river is very fast and there are not many suitable places to take action. The general thought that even if someone wanted to hijack the ship halfway, it would be after we enter the canal.
Yes, but the Grand Canal stretches for thousands of miles, so I’m really not sure of its end.”
Chu Yi said to Cao Shaoqin and Qi Hu: "Send the order and tell us in the East Factory to cheer up. Whenever there is any trouble on both sides of the canal, we must pass on the news as soon as possible."
Dongchang has strongholds all over the world, not to mention that it is on both sides of the canal and has convenient transportation. Naturally, it has many Dongchang spies.
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