The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 488
Patrol the salt censor's yamen and sign the house.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and with a creak, Chen Zhao put down the book in his hand and looked at the visitor.

Sun Xiaodong gave a salute first and then said: "This subordinate is not doing well, Zhen Ruyun was silenced in prison, and I am here to plead guilty to your lord!"

Chen Zhao raised his brows, and he figured it out in an instant, and said with a sneer, "It seems that some people are in a hurry, but they think that Zhen Ruyun is dead, so they can defend and counterattack?"

After finishing speaking, he sighed again: "I showed my clues. I wanted to see what they had to do, but I didn't expect that their speed is so fast and the range is so large!"

Speaking of which, Chen Zhao got up suddenly and said, "This Zhen Ruyun is someone who drank flower wine together after all, he died, I have to see him off.

Sun Xiaodong trembled, but said nothing.

My boss speaks so sanctimoniously, I really don't know what to say.

Patrol Yan Yushi prison, when Chen Zhao and Sun Xiaodong entered the dark prison, a carriage passed by the gate, in the spacious carriage, there was a man with white head and silver beard, wearing low-key and luxurious clothes, his face glowed red, obviously from many lifetimes One is rich and honorable, while the other is elegant and respected by everyone.

At this moment, the two are sitting opposite each other, and a game of chess is being played on a chessboard in front of them.

The old man with white hair and silver beard has his eyes narrowed, but when he opens and closes them, it can be seen that he is definitely a shrewd person.

If the big salt merchants in Yangzhou City saw him, they would definitely bow down and shout "Master Zhao."

That's right, he is none other than Zhao Shanhe, the leading salt merchant in Yangzhou City.

The famous man stroked his beard and looked away from the lowered curtain of the carriage. A chess piece fell in his hand and he smiled slightly at Zhao Shanhe and said: "Master Zhao is really a good trick. If you don't take action, the world will be settled. No wonder Zhao Shanhe has done it." The family can occupy [-]% of the market of our Daming Salt Industry and become the giant salt merchants in Yangzhou."

Zhao Shanhe smiled modestly and said: "Mr. Zhou is really absurd. Mr. Zhao is a businessman, and he knows the truth that money can move people's hearts. It is not difficult to buy a prisoner who inspects salt and censors."

Mr. Zhou, who was sitting opposite him, sighed slightly, looking very sad, and even said with wet eyes: "It's a pity that Butler Zhen died tragically at the hands of corrupt officials. The Zhen family in Jinling was so humiliated, which really makes people angry."

Zhao Shanhe glanced at Mr. Zhou, his face remained unchanged.

Mr. Zhou is a local celebrity, and he is actually one of the literati funded and sponsored by the Zhao family. It was also his idea to ask Zhao Shanhe to kill Zhen Ruyun, and then frame Lin Ruhai, Chen Zhao and others.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, he looked like a dead best friend. Even Zhao Shanhe, an old Jianghu, felt ashamed of himself.

However, Zhao Shanhe is not a simple person, he just sighed slightly: "Zhen Ruyun is righteous, he reprimanded the corrupt officials and was brutally killed, it is my Yangzhou hero!"

Mr. Zhou looked at Zhao Shanhe with a serious face and said: "Mr. Zhen is generous as a hero, but today he was killed by corrupt officials. When the news spreads in Yangzhou City tomorrow, there will be a lot of people. When the people are enraged, there may be attacks on the inspectors. The yamen incident happened!"

As he spoke, Mr. Zhou said with a bit of seriousness in his eyes: "I don't know what Master Zhao thinks?"

Zhao Shanhe nodded and said: "Sir, what you said is true. The people's eyes are discerning. Back in Linzhou, there were corrupt officials who forcibly collected business taxes, but they were beaten to death by the people. In Suzhou City, there was a tax supervisor who forcibly collected silk, and was finally People were besieged in their homes, not allowed to go out for ten days, and starved to death!"

"The Zhen family in Jinling has been in charge of weaving in Jiangning for decades, and is highly valued by the Supreme Emperor. Zhen Ruyun was deeply taught by the Zhen family to value righteousness and despise life. He is an outstanding person in the world, and we will respect him."

Mr. Zhou looked admiringly, nodded his head and said: "The righteous men in the south of the Yangtze River dare to fight against those tyrannical tax collectors, and the people of Yangzhou do not lack bloody people."

Chen Zhao just walked into the prison and suddenly stopped. Without looking back, he said directly to Li Long next to him: "There is a carriage passing by outside, with a white horse and a purple shaft. Let me find out who is on the carriage?"

Sun Xiaodong said: "This subordinate immediately arranges people to go."

Seeing Sun Xiaodong turn around to leave, Chen Zhao said: "Tell the people below to be careful and not to alert others. There are secret whistles around the carriage."

When Sun Xiaodong returned, he stood next to Chen Zhao.

At this time, Chen Zhao was surrounded by his absolute confidantes.

Some are hidden talents who were promoted by him, and some are street children he adopted in the past two months, all of whom are very loyal to him.

Chen Zhao said, "Everyone stand still, I have something to say."

Soon everyone stood up and stood aside with great respect.

Chen Zhao glanced at him and said, "Master Lin was appointed by the emperor as the censor of salt inspection. He sits in Yangzhou and collects commercial taxes for the country. However, this Yangzhou has long been bewitched by drunkenness and money, and everyone wants to take all the money in their arms." , there is no country at all. Our Yanyan Yushi originally wanted to restore some due business taxes, but there are a group of people who want to put Xunyan Yushi to death. If this is the case, then don’t blame someone for killing him!"

Everyone heard the words without the slightest fear, but showed excitement one by one.

If they were able to be subdued by Chen Zhao, they naturally knew that Chen Zhao's methods were by no means what the rumors said.

Just a glimpse of it is enough to benefit them for a lifetime.

Chen Zhao nodded at Sun Xiaodong, and Sun Xiaodong immediately understood and said to several yamen servants, "I'll give you one night to concoct a batch of confessions. Master Chen said that Zhen Ruyun colluded with salt merchants, Japanese pirates, and Jiangyang thieves to bribe officials with evil intentions. If there is a mistake in killing, there is no letting go."

The names on one side of the paper involved several major salt merchants entrenched in Yangzhou, and they were obviously selected by Chen Zhao as victims of a counterattack against certain people.

This night obviously many people are going to lose sleep.

Heying was guarding Qianhu's mansion, Zhang Yunhong, the master of Qianhu, walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, did he turn his head and stare at Zhang Heqing who was kneeling on the ground?

After a long time, he sat on the grand teacher's chair, took a look at Zhang Heqing, and said with a sneer, "I'm still not convinced, thinking that Chen Zhao is a fool who can be rubbed by you in your hands?"

"Children don't dare." Zhang Heqing said hurriedly.

"Don't dare, you are already very daring! Do you know how many people that Chen Zhao shocked?" Zhang Yunhong snorted coldly: "If the first target of patrolling the salt censor's yamen was the group of salt merchants, you would have been beaten by now Broken limbs, thrown to me! I have to thank others with a smile on my face!"

"No way?" Zhang Heqing was taken aback.

"No? This Chen Zhao's martial arts are extremely advanced, and Lin Ruhai behind him is the emperor's confidant, and he can send a secret recital to heaven. You see, the magistrate of Yangzhou, the chief envoy of Jiangnan, and the envoys are all silent, ordering his subordinates not to speak." Harassment, you can't fight against the Lin family. You say their knowledge is inferior to yours?" Zhang Yunhong sneered.

"No way?" Zhang Heqing was sweating profusely, almost incoherent in fright.

"You said that you are a yamen, wandering around the city of Yangzhou all day long, everyone greets you with a smile, and applauds you when you say a word, do you really think that you are very knowledgeable?"

Zhang Yunhong looked like he hated iron for being weak, and continued: "According to the information I got, those people are going to imitate the people of Linzhou Prefecture in attacking and killing tax officials, and besiege the Xunyan Yushi Yamen, so that Lin Ruhai can't get out. Get rid of Chen Zhao."

"This..." Zhang Heqing is a yamen, eating, drinking and having fun every day, flying eagles and lackeys, and fighting with the yamen who don't like him, how could he think that the resentment behind him is so big.

He was excited, and hurriedly said: "Father, if the people in Linzhou City can kill the tax collector, then the salt merchants in Yangzhou City are stronger, will they..."

"boom!"

Zhang Yunhong stepped forward and kicked Zhang Heqing to the ground, and shouted angrily: "Are you a pig's brain? Speaking of force, no matter how powerful those salt merchants are, can they compare with thousands of Jiangyang robbers? How did Chen Zhao salt these few months?" Didn’t you notice the money-picking businessman? This group of people are blinded by wealth, and they don’t know who has big fists and who is ruthless with knives, do you understand now?”

Although Zhang Heqing was kicked to the ground, of course he didn't dare to resent Lao Tzu, instead he shouted: "However, if these salt merchants have officers and soldiers behind them, I'm afraid..., I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Yunhong snorted coldly: "Do you think those salt merchants were more filial in the past, so I should help them deal with the Salt Patrol Censor Yamen?"

This rhetorical question directly left Zhang Heqing speechless, and at the same time seemed to have a little understanding of the situation in front of him.

Zhang Yunhong saw him like this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he scolded: "Hurry up and go back to the study, and don't go out for ten days!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhang Heqing also realized, and ran away in a hurry.

Looking at the back of his son going away, Zhang Yunhong sighed slightly.

Little did he know that the same conversation was also taking place at Mr. Caobiao Qian's home.

(End of this chapter)