Ming Dynasty: The Rampant Crown Prince

"Jinyiwei pro-army commands the envoy, commands the ......!" As

soon as the four masters read out a few halfs, the token was taken back, and the words behind it were not read clearly, but he was still shocked and confused, this group of people was actually Jinyiwei!

Jinyiwei Of course he knew, and he had heard a lot, saying that Jinyiwei had become the knife in the hands of the prince of the prison country, specializing in eliminating dissidents, killing hundreds of officials as if they were playing, these rumors, of course, were heard from those Jiangnan scribes.

"Since you are the Jinyi Guard, then there is really no need to be afraid of them.

"But even if you are Jinyiwei, I'm afraid you can't. "

The four masters still look a little cramped and uneasy, no way, in the face of the rumored executioner Jin Yiwei, he said that he was not afraid that it was fake, but he still didn't believe that only two or three hundred Jin Yiwei could give such a huge interest group in Jiangnan to a pot, and the emperors in the past couldn't do it, let alone these Jin Yiwei, it's just that, because it is Jin Yiwei, he is not afraid of these people, but it is still a little difficult to completely eradicate them.

"Okay, you don't have to worry, do you want to deal with this matter?"

Zhu Cihong frowned, obviously he didn't have much patience, if the other party was unwilling, it would be a big deal, and then the army would directly bulldoze it, and dig three feet into the ground to dig out those account books.

"It's okay if you want me to do it, but I have a small request. When

the fourth master saw the appearance of this young man, he knew that the other party was probably impatient, if it was nonsense, it was estimated that he would really explain it, but he really didn't want his helper to have an accident.

"You said, as long as it's reasonable, it doesn't hurt to promise you.

Zhu Cihong nodded.

"I hope that when the time comes, when you eradicate the Bamboo Gang, you can spare the life of our gang leader. The

fourth master said, and said: "He has always been very good, he is also righteous, the big boss, the second boss They wanted to kill people and sell goods several times but were stopped by the gang leader, I think the gang leader should not be implicated."

"You're very righteous.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "It is impossible to pardon him for free, so when the time comes, let's break the wealth and eliminate the disaster, and loosen his bonds." At

the same time, he was also a lot more relieved of this person, this kind of person could not be a capricious villain, and he should be handed over to him to do this matter, there should be no major problems, of course, it is impossible to just let him go back alone, or send someone to follow him back to the Bamboo Gang, monitor the four masters at the same time, and also investigate the specific situation inside the Bamboo Gang by the way.

"Ancestral hometown

!" "Name

!" "Do you have any relatives at home!"

After Yijin Yiwei loosened the ties of the four masters, he took out a book of impermanence and began to interrogate, recording some background information of the other party.

"His ancestral home is Yanzhou, Shandong, his name is Li Si, he has no relatives at home, and he died of starvation. The

fourth master looked sad and said: "I and the gang leader are both orphans, and we were later adopted and raised, and then established the Bamboo Gang.

"No wonder you have such a good relationship with your helper.

Zhu Cihong took the tea brought by Zhang Huaibin, and planned to continue to listen to the other party's story, so he asked: "Tell me about the current situation of

the Bamboo Gang?" "Our Bamboo Gang has nothing to do with any officials, gentry, or businessmen in Yangzhou, and some are only business cooperation.

After the four masters were untied, he then took the ointment given by Yijin Yiwei, applied it to the wound on his stomach, and after putting on his shirt, he said: "Actually, don't look at the fact that our bamboo gang has cooperated with Yangzhou for so much business, five or six million silver every year, but the money is not ours, but it has to be handed over." "

Who will it hand it over?"

Zhu Cihong felt that this matter was not simple, there was a bigger force behind it that was manipulating the Bamboo Gang and using the Bamboo Gang to smuggle and make money.

"We are orphans who have been adopted since childhood, and the one who adopted us is a nobleman of the imperial court, and it is estimated that the marquis has gone up to the title. The

four masters recalled, and said: "I remember, after we were adopted, we were strictly trained, not only me and the helper, but also many orphans trained together, more than 100 orphans, and in the end only 27 people survived, our bamboo gang leader has the highest martial arts, so the bamboo gang was set up in Yangzhou, and five people were brought over to manage and monitor each other.

"And I am the fourth in the Bamboo Gang, so I am called Li Si, so I am the fourth leader in the Bamboo Gang.

Zhu Cihong thought for a while, if the marquis goes up, it is either a marquis, a duke, or even a certain vassal king.

"What about the remaining twenty-one people?" Zhu

Cihong thought, suddenly thought of a possibility, and immediately asked: "Could it be that this person has cultivated more than one gang of your Bamboo Gang, there are multiple gangs to make money for this person?"

The four masters said, and said: "The Bamboo Gang in Yangzhou, the Dragon Gang in Suzhou, the Yan Gang in Hangzhou, and the Wu Gang in Nanjing, the four gangs are responsible for the smuggling business in the four regions.

"This person will choose places, all of which are the most prosperous areas in the south of the Yangtze River. "

Who is this person?" "Where is it?" Zhu

Cihong asked repeatedly, his eyes revealed a trace of murderous intent, fleeting, this person must be exterminated, it is too rampant, I don't know how much revenue is harmed

by the country, this is all taxes!" "I only know that this person is

a nobleman in Nanjing, but who it is, no one knows, he himself has never been in direct contact with the people below, and he has sent cronies to pass orders." The

fourth master said, and said: "I also want to know who he is, who he is desperately trying to make money for, and his adoption and parenting grace, which has earned him so much money over the years, should also be paid off."

Zhu Cihong showed a thoughtful look, in Nanjing, the marquis and above, there are many people, at least the marquis is everywhere, the duke he knows that there is only one person, Zhu Guobi, the duke of the country, although he was temporarily deprived of the knighthood, but the real power is still there, or the governor of Nanjing, garrisoning Nanjing, and mastering the military power of Nanjing!

He felt that it was very likely to be Zhu Guobi, but with Zhu Guobi alone, he could afford to eat so much smuggling business?

If it was Zhu Guobi, the 50,000 army, plus the 10,000 tax army, would probably not be enough, and he would not be able to control Nanjing, so he planned to transfer 20,000 troops over.

"Zhang Huaibin, send someone to follow Li Si back to the Bamboo Gang.

Zhu Cihong stood up, turned around and left the secret room, came to the courtyard outside, and then wrote down a warrant, stamped the seal, handed it to Li Ruolian who followed behind, and said: "Send someone back to Beijing, send an order to the Beijing camp, and transfer 20,000 elites out of Beijing to the south and return with the army." "

Commanded.

Li Ruolian took the warrant and then arranged for someone to go.

......

Yangzhou.

Day 10.

Night.

At

this moment, the city is very lively, the sky has just ended, the streets and alleys on the street are already full of lights, the night in Yangzhou is very prosperous, most places in the south of the Yangtze River are not night bans, because this side is the country's tax center, so these prosperous cities are basically night and night singing.

The prosperity of Yangzhou has continued since the Tang Dynasty, and many poets have used poetry to describe the prosperity of Yangzhou.

For example, the dream of Yangzhou in ten years, for example, fireworks in Yangzhou in March, the world is divided into three bright moonlit nights, two points of scoundrels are Yangzhou, and the night market is full of blue clouds...... And so on, these famous sentences are full of nostalgia and admiration for Yangzhou.

The night bridge, the lights are even starry, in this ancient time without electric lights, the night lights here are like a flyover connected to the heart of Yunhan, the world is beautiful at night, the lovely moonlight, have been seized by Yangzhou in two.

Zhu Cihong strolled in the lights of Yangzhou City, in his previous life he thought about the Jiangnan in ancient times, but today when he really set foot here, he was still shocked, this kind of continuous scene of lights is very common in modern times, but it is still very shocking to see in ancient times, this Yangzhou is really the starry sky of the world.

The capital is not as lively and prosperous as here, at least there is a night ban in the capital, although it is not as strict as the management, but it is not like Jiangnan, singing every night.

"Childe, I've already made a plan, we will go to the west of the city for a banquet later, and tonight Peony Fang will hold a night banquet in Slender West Lake.

Li Ruolian walked beside Zhu Cihong and introduced: "The west of the city is the most prosperous area in Yangzhou, and the Longmen Department Store is also established in the west of the city.

"The most powerful salt merchants in the whole Yangzhou City, as well as the Bamboo Gang, will be present, and then the government and the salt administration of Yangzhou will distribute the salt for the second half of the year. "