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There is nothing wrong with the saying that Buddha needs gold and people need clothes. The group of people who came in were so majestic because they all wore pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes, and small ribbons, looking like the legendary Dongchang soldiers. Moreover, among this group of people, there are two people wearing round hats instead of pointed hats, which is the legendary costume of the ugly Yinmao twelve-star stewards in the Middle East factory.

And the two stewards, with the young man as the center, surrounded him and walked over, obviously having a higher status. Although he was wearing ordinary clothes at this time, he was the most majestic person.

When they saw so many fans outside the study, the servants inside were paralyzed with fear. They could no longer hold the sticks in their hands and fell to the floor with a clang.

A group of servants quickly rushed into the study and arrested all the servants. One of the servants quickly moved out the imperial chair behind the desk and served the young man to sit under the eaves in a cool place. It happens to be a ventilated place, which is quite cool.

When He Ting saw this, he was also paralyzed with fear. Although he had also seen big storms and waves, and there were actually people in all the yamen who were in charge, but this was the legendary Dongchang handling the case. Judging from the identity of the young man in charge, he would definitely not Low. In fact, let’s not talk about it. Even if ordinary police officers arrest prisoners, no yamen dares to take care of it.

In other words, don't say that you are just a distant nephew of Governor He. Even if you are your own nephew or son, if you fall into the hands of Dongchang, Governor He will be helpless.

The majesty of the factory guards during the Tianqi period was deeply rooted in the hearts of the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty. Although there was a lull for two years after the emperor came to the throne, it was still as powerful as ever. Not to mention anything else, just the family members of the commander of the Jinyiwei, even if the puppet capital was suffering in Jianlu in Liaodong, the emperor still asked Governor Denglai to personally lead the army to rescue them. Who has received such grace since the founding of the Ming Dynasty?

Of course, other things announced by the official, such as Liu's mother's integrity, profound understanding of justice, etc., are all ignored by those who are interested. They consciously think that Liu Xingzuo has this favor because he became the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

No matter how He Ting was frightened to the point of paralysis, it was useless. The Dongchang squadron held him in front of the young man. No matter that the dagger on his calf was bleeding slowly, he made him kneel down. Then the man who entered the house alone reported: " Mr. Factory, this person is an important criminal wanted by the imperial court for colluding with pirates and alienating Hongyi!"

When he finished speaking, someone next to him took out the wanted portrait he had drawn before. I have to say that the portraits at this time are a bit unreliable. If it weren't for such a face-to-face comparison, it would be really difficult to connect them at once, unless there are very obvious characteristics.

At this time, He Ting no longer cared about this. He opened his eyes wide in surprise and stared at the young man sitting on the chair in disbelief. "Manufacturer?" This man is actually the admiral of Dongchang? He actually alerted Admiral Dongchang, who came all the way, no, all the way to Fuzhou to catch him?

This person was Wang Chengen. He was in a good mood at this time, with a smile on his face. He compared the portraits and nodded. When he was about to speak, he saw another person escorted in from the other side of the yard. He knelt down in front of him and said One of the officers took out the portraits for comparison and showed them to Wang Chengen. At the same time, he reported: "Mr. Factory, this person is the contact person who came back from the pirates this time!"

This portrait was left by someone sent by Liang Xiaozhen. Wang Chengen also knew that he was related to He Qiaoyuan because he had the basis of his surname "He". Cha Cha Fan checked and found out that the owner of the He Mansion was distantly related to He Qiaoyuan. He lived a low-key and luxurious life, and usually lived in seclusion and did not show up easily.

Previously, we learned from the information returned from Zhejiang and Guangdong that He Ting had many shops and farmland in various places, including many large-scale maritime transactions. During further investigation, it was discovered that this person had a wide range of connections, not only in the local government, but also in the world.

Therefore, He Ting soon came under Dongchang's surveillance. It's just that Dongchang's work nowadays is no longer as unscrupulous as it was during the Tianqi years. No matter what, you must pay attention to some evidence.

The evidence Liang Xiaozhen brought back this time made Wang Chengen feel that it was enough to close the net. The officer who happened to be watching at the door of He Mansion also confirmed that the man in the portrait entered He Mansion. Therefore, the previous person pretended to be Liu Xiang's messenger and entered the house to confirm. In doing so, one is to be cautious, and the other is to be afraid that He Ting is not in the house or escapes in the house.

When Wang Chengen saw that they were facing each other again, he calmly ordered: "Search He Mansion, everyone, etc., take them all, requisition the cash-pay prison, and put them under the custody of my Dongchang."

"Yes!" The officers immediately agreed, and one of the Dongchang stewards even personally led people to start a search of He Mansion.

In this way, Dongchang's first shot was fired openly and honestly in the south of the Ming Dynasty. The sudden appearance in the south made those officials who did not know that the Fanyu was here before were frightened and trembled.

As the saying goes, when you pull up the radish and bring out the mud, He Ting was arrested. Following the clues of Dongchang, a large number of officials were seized. After the imperial edict was requested in the chat group, the governor's office sent troops to cooperate, and incidents of ransacking homes and arresting people occurred from time to time in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong. Even in Jiangsu, two families were ransacked and held accountable.

Suddenly, the prestige of Dongchang surpassed that of Jin Yiwei in the south of the Ming Dynasty, which made Wang Chengen very happy, and finally surpassed Jin Yiwei.

But what made him a little regretful was that He Ting's matter had little to do with He Qiaoyuan after all. In other words, He Qiaoyuan didn't know it, and He Ting was using He Qiaoyuan's official position and many previous teacher-student relationships to cause trouble. As for He Qiaoyuan, he didn't care much about this distant nephew who came to him and sent him things from time to time to show his respect. He was also low-key and didn't ask for anything.

It would be even more prestigious if the governor-general of the three provinces was taken off his official title. What a pity! Wang Chengen thought so.

He Qiaoyuan is already old. It was originally because of this that he continued to write letters asking for the lifting of the sea ban regardless of the remaining years. It was also because of his initiative that Emperor Chongzhen appointed him as the governor of the three provinces responsible for opening up the sea, even though he knew that he was old. Later, the capable Sun Chuanting was sent to assist him.

Now that He Qiaoyuan knew about his nephew, he felt very guilty. He felt that he had dragged down the imperial court's major event of opening up the sea. He could no longer be the nominal governor of the three provinces, so he submitted a letter to resign. After repeated attempts by the emperor to keep him in vain, he finally gave him a title so that he could return to his hometown with honor and enjoy his old age in peace.

As a result, Sun Chuanting finally officially took over the responsibility of opening up the sea and became the governor of the three provinces. The original governor's authority of Fujian was restored and was replaced by Hong Yunzheng.

This is an extra update for the Dragon Boat Festival. I wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival!