Hundreds of literati who had been executed were lying on the open space in front of the garrison's official residence. Many people in the distance who were alarmed were also watching from a distance.
At this time, some people in the crowd had begun to spread the news, boasting about how these literati were unyielding in the face of Chu Yi, the eunuch who was causing harm to the world, and how they were persecuted by the eunuch.
Cao Shaoqin glanced at the carriages parked in the distance and whispered: "Supervisor, these people..."
Chu Yi chuckled and said: "Let them go, is it possible that we have to let them block the door here?"
Following Cao Shaoqin's order, the garrison soldiers in the distance who were responsible for guarding the surrounding area moved out of the way.
"Father, the baby hurts so much!"
"Uncle, take your nephew home quickly!"
These intellectuals who were frightened by Chu Yi all shouted excitedly when they saw their relatives. They wanted to leave here immediately and stay far away from Chu Yi. It would be best to never see this person again.
The literati who were punished by the rod were picked up one by one. Even if some literati traveled to Nanjing, there were always three or five close friends there, and they were naturally picked up together.
After about an hour, the garrison government office had almost left, and now a corpse was carried out. It was Huang Shilang's disciple, Xu Jue.
There is also the crazy Huang Shilang.
Cao Shaoqin stretched out his hand to untie Huang Shilang's acupuncture points. Huang Shilang immediately tore off the rag in his mouth, cried and laughed, scratched his head from time to time, and even took off his coat and held it in his hand. His embarrassed look made people feel uncomfortable.
Astonished.
Among the crowd in the distance, a family head who stayed to observe couldn't help but froze for a moment when he saw Huang Shilang and said: "This... this is Huang Wenli, Shilang!"
A man next to him was stroking his beard, almost tearing off a few strands of his own beard. He opened his eyes wide and said, "Shilang Huang has always observed etiquette, this..."
Many people who were watching the excitement also recognized Huang Wenli's identity. To them, this man was usually a high-ranking celebrity.
However, such a famous person actually spoke obscene words and even performed indecent actions, which naturally opened the eyes of the onlookers.
"No, Mr. Huang has been tortured crazy by the eunuch. We can't let him go on like this, otherwise we, the literati, will be completely disgraced by him!"
Seeing that Huang Wenli was about to expose his breasts in public, several literati in the crowd finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward to restrain Huang Wenli.
Huang Wenli yelled and cursed at the scholars with obscene words. Finally, one of the scholars took the coat from Huang Wenli's hand, pulled off the skirt suddenly, and stuffed it into Huang Wenli's mouth, finally letting him go.
It became quiet.
Many onlookers' eyes lit up when they saw this scene, which was so exciting.
When have they ever seen such an exciting scene? One of them is a famous celebrity in Nanjing City, and those few are also talented and famous literati. I am afraid they will never see this scene once in their lives.
Chu Yi glanced at the people in the distance, turned around and entered the garrison's official residence. The heavy door creaked shut, blocking the gaze of countless people from looking at Chu Yi.
In the hall, Chu Yi sat on top of him, Fan Heng sat next to Chu Yi, and the others stood aside one by one.
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Chu Yi looked at Fan Heng and said, "Mr. Fan, have you got any results from the information I asked you to collect?"
Hearing this, Fan Heng nodded quickly and said, "Supervisor, please wait a moment."
While speaking, Fan Heng nodded to his confidant eunuch and saw the confidant eunuch leave quickly. After a while, he saw the eunuch coming quickly holding a medium-sized box.
Fan Heng took the box and handed it to Cao Shaoqin carefully, and then said to Chu Yi: "Master Governor, you asked me to collect the information on the major families in the south of the Yangtze River. All the information I can collect is here."
Fang Xiaoyu opened the box and found a thick stack of paper, which was densely packed with various records, involving dozens of families in the entire Jiangnan. Fan Heng was able to collect so much information in two or three years, which was obviously his carefulness.
After glancing at it and signaling Cao Shaoqin to put it away, Chu Yi nodded to Fan Heng and said: "Dong Fan has been interested in these two years. If there is any chance in the future, Chu Yi can ask for credit from your majesty for Mr. Fan, so that he can save Mr. Fan."
Transferred back to the capital..."
Hearing this, Fan Heng felt a sudden change in his heart and said quickly: "Lord Governor, Nanjing City is very good. Our family has no intention of climbing up. Let us take care of this land in the south of the Yangtze River for the Governor."
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows, saying that being in Jiangnan is the most debilitating thing to do, but he didn't expect that Fan Heng would be addicted to the prosperity of Jiangnan and lose the power he once had.
Glancing at Fan Heng, Chu Yi muttered: "That's all, since Mr. Fan likes to stay in the south of the Yangtze River, as long as Chu is here, the garrison position in Nanjing will always belong to Mr. Fan."
Hearing what Chu Yi said, Fan Heng was so happy that he stood up and bowed respectfully to Chu Yi and said, "My slave, thank you, Lord Governor!"
Chu Yi stood up and stepped forward to help Fan Heng up. After all, Fan Heng was also a useful person. The most important thing was that this person had enough means and abilities. Chu Yi planned the land south of the Yangtze River. Fan Heng was indeed a very suitable candidate.
As night fell, Chu Yi's carriage stopped in front of the gate of Wei Guogong's mansion. Soon he saw the young prince Xu Pengju personally opening the middle door to greet him. It can be said that Wei Guogong's mansion gave Chu Yi enough face.
At this moment, countless eyes were staring at Chu Yi's every move in Nanjing City. No one expected that Chu Yi would kill a scholar as soon as he entered Nanjing City, driving Huang Wenli, a famous scholar, crazy, and even punished him with a staff.
Hundreds of literati.
This was a first for the land of Jiangnan. No one in the land of Jiangnan dared to treat these literati who were called uncrowned kings like that.
As the most trusted eunuch of the emperor today, he was in charge of Dongchang, and the major families entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River were naturally quite curious about Chu Yi.
Chu Yi is indeed a bit ruthless, and even dares to kill literati, but as long as Chu Yi can bring them benefits, the death of a few literati is nothing.
Different levels naturally have different perspectives on problems. Just like those small and medium-sized families, they think about how to gain fame through Chu Yi, but for the families that are really at the top, in their eyes, the so-called literati are just in their hands.
Just a tool.
This time, the banquet hosted by the Duke of Wei naturally made these families want to make a move. So in the evening, in addition to the heads of more than a dozen distinguished families in Nanjing City, there were several heads of families who could almost control the economy of Jiangnan.
People from the wealthy family who are the lifeblood arrive.
Lanterns were hung high, illuminating the night. In the huge hall of Duke Wei's mansion, Duke Wei was sitting high, and the first person on the left was Chu Yi, followed by Fan Heng.
The extravagant music in the hall, the graceful dancing girls, the fine wines and delicacies, the level of luxury was definitely something Chu Yi had never seen in his life, and Chu Yi somewhat understood why Fan Heng indulged in it.
For those who are not strong-willed, if they are in this environment for several years, even if they have great ambitions, they will be worn away.
Chu Yi sat upright, sipping the fine wine and delicacies with calm eyes, looking at the stunningly beautiful woman with a smile on her face, but there was nothing unusual about her.
Chu Yi's performance disappointed many people present who were secretly observing Chu Yi. Everyone present had seen a lot of eunuchs and even important ministers sent to the south of the Yangtze River, but most of them were attracted by them with money and beauty.
Take it easily.
Xu Yan clapped his hands, and all the dancers withdrew. Xu Yan's voice sounded in the hall: "Everyone, I have specially hosted a banquet today to welcome the Governor of Chu who has come from afar. Let's join together with me.
Let’s drink together to Lord Chu!”
Chu Yi stood up, raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
The so-called banquet is nothing more than Wei Guogong selling Chu Yi well and creating an opportunity for Chu Yi to make friends with the important family forces in Jiangnan.
By the end of the banquet, at least a dozen families had taken the initiative to talk to Chu Yi, and even some families had faintly expressed their intention to cooperate with Chu Yi.
After bidding farewell to Wei Guogong, Chu Yi returned to the central government palace. In the other courtyard, as soon as Chu Yi entered the courtyard, Chu Fang came up to greet Chu Yi and saluted Chu Yi: "Master, someone has sent a gift to the governor!"
Chu Yi looked at the gift lists in Chu Fang's hand and immediately understood what the thoughts of those who chatted with him during the banquet meant.
The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and Chu Yi said with great interest: "I am a little curious, what else will these people give besides gold, silver, jewelry and other yellow and white things!"
Hearing what Chu Yi said, Chu Fang looked a little strange and secretly glanced towards the room, but hesitated to speak.
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