It turns out that this letter contains some information about Lu Wenyang, the Governor of Water Transport. Lu Wenyang has been serving as Governor of Water Transport for nearly ten years. Even when Liu Jin was in power, Lu Wenyang did not lose this opportunity.
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The Grand Canal is a flowing golden river. Not to mention other things, there are millions of people who rely on this Grand Canal to make a living, not to mention the cities along the coast that the Grand Canal radiates.
It can be said that the Governor of Water Transport can decide the life and death of many people with just one sentence. He is definitely not an ordinary person to be able to sit in such a position for so long.
As for why Lu Wenyang was not captured by Liu Jin, in fact, you can guess it just by thinking about it. With Liu Jin's greed, as long as Lu Wenyang can offer a large amount of gold and silver to keep his position as stable as Mount Tai, after all, for Liu Jin, his eyes are
Most of them stared at the court.
As an important node of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Tianjin can be said to be the throat of the capital. People coming from the sea must pass through Tianjin Wei to reach the capital, and the Water Transport Governor's Palace is located in a port city like Tianjin.
It is nearly a thousand miles from Jining to Tianjin, and even if Fang Xiaoyu and his party were to hurry up, it would still take several days.
Although Chu Yi wished he could fly to Tianjin to meet the Governor of Water Transport, after some careful consideration, Chu Yi gave up the unwise move of going directly to Tianjin and led his men to chase Gao Feng and his party.
The most important thing right now is to ensure the safety of these more than 10 million taels of silver. As for Lu Wenyang, Chu Yi believes that they will meet, and it won't be less than a few days.
The long convoy stretched for several miles, and was surrounded by soldiers, guarding the entire convoy airtight. Without thousands of people coming, it would be impossible to capture this team.
It only took half a day for Chu Yi and others to catch up with Gao Feng and his party. After all, it only took half a day, and Gao Feng and his party could travel dozens of miles at a very fast speed.
Gao Feng and Chu Yi rode on horseback, slightly behind Chu Yi by half a horse and said: "Brother Chu Yi, I'm relieved that you didn't run away to Tianjin!"
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows. Although Gao Feng's letter to him stated Lu Wenyang's whereabouts, it also vaguely advised him not to rush to cause trouble for him. Now that Gao Feng mentioned this, Chu Yi turned his head and looked at it slightly.
Turning to Gao Feng, he said, "Brother Gao Feng, why don't you come and listen? Is there anything else Lu Wenyang can't rely on?"
Gao Feng's expression straightened, he looked at Chu Yi and said solemnly: "Brother Chu would not think that someone who has been able to hold the position of governor of water transportation for nearly ten years would be so easy to deal with. Don't forget, he supervises water transportation, so
The people I came into contact with were even more mixed. It can be said that except for Chen Xuan, the first water transport commander who has been in office for thirty years, how many people have been able to serve in this position for three years?"
Chu Yi was silent. As Gao Feng said, the position of Governor of Water Transport is definitely not something that ordinary people can secure. The interests involved in this position are too huge, and there are too many people eyeing this position. In addition, all
The people he came into contact with were a mixed bag of people from all walks of life. If he didn't have any ability, he would either be impeached and lose his official position, or he would fall into the water and die.
Anyway, this is a high-risk position with flowing gold water. Guarding such a flowing gold river, let alone more, it is not enough to easily plunder dozens or millions of taels of silver every year.
You must know that on this Grand Canal, ships come and go. Over the course of a year, there may be tens or millions of ships coming and going. Just the slightest move on this canal is a terrifying profit.
What's more, guarding such a flowing golden river, collecting tolls from ships is the lowest method, hoarding things, buying low and selling high, etc. It can be said that as long as you are not a fool, you can easily accumulate millions of net worth
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Smiling slightly, Chu Yi looked at Gao Feng and said, "According to Brother Gao Feng, is Lu Wenyang really untouchable by Chu?"
Gao Feng said sternly: "It's not that you can't touch him, but it's better not to provoke him if you can. The governor was in the capital a few years ago. I'm afraid he didn't know that Liu Jin had sent a team of people from the household and criminal departments here.
Trying to check the account books of water transportation over the years, what do you think the result will be?"
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, so what's the result?"
Gao Feng said with a cold expression: "Dead, a dozen court officials and dozens of staff just sank in the Grand Canal along with a large ship."
A chill flashed in Chu Yi's eyes and he said: "It seems that the Governor of Water Transport is really cruel and daring! It seems that Liu Jin is not the kind of person who is willing to suffer losses. Could it be possible that the matter will just end like this?"
Gao Feng chuckled and said: "This is naturally impossible. Lu Wenyang is also a ruthless person. After killing a group of people sent by Liu Jin, he sent 500,000 taels of silver to Liu Jin's house the next day."
Chu Yi couldn't help but laugh and said: "One hand is a stick, the other is a carrot, what a governor of water transportation, what a Lu Wenyang!"
Gao Feng nodded and said: "This person has gathered a group of desperadoes under him, and he can dispatch thousands of soldiers and horses from several Tianjin Guards at any time. It can be said that in the entire Tianjin Guard and the entire Grand Canal, Lu Wenyang's words are more powerful than
Our Majesty's words are quite useful."
Looking at Chu Yi, Gao Feng said: "Because this Lu Wenyang is not an ordinary person, I'm afraid that Brother Chu, if you don't know the details and bump into him, it will be very bad if you suffer a loss."
Chu Yi nodded and said to Gao Feng: "Thank you, Brother Gao Feng, for reminding me, otherwise Chu Yi really wouldn't know the details of Lu Wenyang."
Having said that, according to Chu Yi's style of acting, every time before making a move, he would first find out the details of his opponent so that he knew it well. Even if he didn't know the details of Lu Wenyang at the moment, Dongchang couldn't do it.
He still has the ability to collect intelligence. When he was in Jining City, Chu Yi had already ordered Dongchang to collect information about the Grand Canal and Lu Wenyang. In a day or two at most, more complete information than what Gao Feng said would be sent to him.
In the hands of Chu Yi.
Just when Chu Yi and Gao Feng were escorting tens of millions of taels of silver to the capital, the news that Chu Yi had massacred Jining's official circles in Jining City spread at an extremely fast speed.
Taking advantage of the convenience of the Grand Canal, the news reached Tianjin Wei on the evening of the next day.
Tianjin Wei is also very prosperous, with many merchants. A solemn and majestic mansion covering an area of more than ten acres is located in the city. It is the residence of Lu Wenyang, the governor of water transportation.
The Governor's Office for Water Transport is located not far from the Lu Mansion. The Governor's Office is not big, but such a small office manages the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the north-south artery of the Ming Dynasty.
In the study room of the Lu Mansion, Lu Wenyang, dressed in a loose robe, was sitting leisurely on the Taishi chair, listening to several of his confidants reporting on the affairs of the Water Transport Yamen.
Suddenly, there was a sound of rapid footsteps, and a man in smart clothes walked straight into the open study, prostrated himself and said: "Shen Yi pays homage to the Governor!"
With a raised brow, Lu Wenyang glanced at Shen Yi and waved his hand. He saw the confidants retreating one by one. Lu Wenyang sat up straight and stared at Shen: "Is the matter done? "
Shen Yi bowed his head and said: "Back to the Governor, Chen Li and others did not do well. The attack on Chu Yi failed!"
"Failed?"
Lu Wenyang's voice was a little high-pitched, and his eyes were full of anger. He suddenly stood up and walked a few steps: "I will tell you the details in detail."
Shen Yi told Lu Wenyang what happened in Jining that night, in great detail, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
When Lu Wenyang heard that Chu Yi had secretly moved reinforcements from Liaocheng, he couldn't help but snorted: "It turns out that it was Gao Feng, the gelding, who intervened and allowed him to escape. This time, he is lucky!"
Shen Yi lowered his head and said slightly worriedly: "Sir, this Chu Yi is a lunatic. He even dared to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan in Nanjing, even his uncle and general. If he knew that it was your master who was plotting against him behind his back, I'm afraid he wouldn't I will give up and give up!"
Lu Wenyang couldn't help laughing when he heard this and said: "Really? Does he, a eunuch, want to deal with this governor? Back then, Liu Jin covered the sky with one hand and claimed to be the emperor, but there was nothing he could do against me!"
Shen Yi was slightly startled, as if he thought that Liu Jin, who had all the power for a while, could not do anything to win over his governor. Compared with Liu Jin, although Chu Yi had a bad reputation, he was obviously inferior to Liu Jin. He was still a little worried at first. Now I felt completely at ease.
"The Governor is far-sighted and has a wide network of contacts that no one in the court can match. Naturally, a mere castrated dog cannot shake your position. It's my subordinates who are worrying too much."
Lu Wenyang said with a look of regret on his face: "I don't care if Chu Yi dies or not, but it's a pity that the tens of millions of taels of silver are worth it!"
When he mentioned the tens of millions of taels of silver, Lu Wenyang's eyes seemed to glow with golden light. His regret and heartache felt as if someone was cutting his flesh.
Shen Yi knows his master very well. He has no other shortcomings. The only certainty is that he attaches too much importance to yellow and white things. If he had no choice but to do so, Lu Wenyang would never bear the pain and take money from his private treasury. He took out 500,000 taels of silver and presented it to Liu Jin.
"How about we send more people..."
Lu Wenyang slowly shook his head and said: "This matter ends here. Since Chu Yi has escaped the disaster, it means that this governor has no chance with those silver coins. You can tell people not to think about these silver coins anymore. "
Seeing Shen Yi leave, Lu Wenyang suddenly looked distressed and gritted his teeth and said: "Chen Li, Du Wen, Wang Guan, you trash, trash, I just lost tens of millions of taels of silver by you, it hurts. It hurts me, it hurts me!"
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