Heshen is a strict wife

Why did He Shen ask Wang Rulong this sentence?

The doubts did not arise for no reason. There was a cooperation between He Shen and Lian Shuangcheng. It was agreed before that Wang Jie would fake his death so that He Shen could completely penetrate into the opponent's interior.

But now, Wang Jie is gone, and the news from Lian Shuang City is very perfunctory.

He Shen could guess in a blink of an eye that Lian Shuangcheng probably had his own plan behind it, and took advantage of He Shen's calculations this time to plot against Wang Jie.

But why did Lian Shuangcheng plot against Wang Jie?What is the use value of Wang Jie?

The only thing that can be said is what Lian Shuangcheng is investigating recently - he is looking for the accountant, and he wants to settle an account, a salt account for the Jiangnan officialdom.

The account book is in the hands of Wang Rulong, and He Shen knew it before, but now Lian Shuangcheng does not target Wang Rulong, but instead turns to target Wang Jie, that is what Lian Shuangcheng knows...

I just hope nothing happens to Wang Jie.

After all, they were the imperial envoy Yonggui. He and Shen were fine, but something happened to Wang Jie. Even though Yonggui had reported to Qianlong early in the morning, Heshen and Yonggui could not escape the crime of dereliction of duty.

Now the priority is to find Wang Jie.

He Shen just asked this question, and got another sentence from Wang Rulong's mouth, which was really shocking.

If Wang Rulong's legs were not so weak that he couldn't pull them out, he would have rushed to the door and fled at this moment. He said tremblingly: "My lord, don't think too much about it, the villain is just... just..."

Stuttering and unable to speak.

He Shen suddenly raised his hand to press the center of his brow, his lips curled up coldly, and said, "Why is Boss Wang shivering? The weather in the south of the Yangtze River is warm. Please sit—"

Please sit still, Wang Rulong was too frightened to speak, but under He Shen's knife-like eyes, he had no choice but to sit down again.He only dared to touch half of the stool on his butt, and he was already complaining in his heart, and at this moment, he really felt that it was over...

In one word, he exposed Feng Shuangzhi to He Shen, which was no small matter.

Wang Rulong hasn't thought about the seriousness of the matter yet. Feng Shuangzhi has some things that He Shen doesn't know about. This matter about Wang Jie is just one of them, and it may be the most serious one.When Wang Rulong gave the ledger to Wang Jie, he said it was confidential, but now...

Oops, it's troublesome anyway.

Seeing him sit down, He Shen cross-examined the matter carefully. Wang Rulong knew that he was a fish on the chopping board, but now he couldn't explain it clearly. He could only talk about it in a small way. It is said that Feng Shuangzhi was just there as a witness at the time, so in short, Feng Shuangzhi was taken out.

He Shen didn't interrupt him either. A person like him can find clues in every sentence of Wang Rulong and get the answer he wants.

After Wang Rulong finished speaking, He Shen smiled: "It seems that Boss Wang is really well-intentioned. He doesn't want to cooperate with Fukang'an, nor does he want to cooperate with someone, just like Lian Shuangcheng."

They all have their own ambitions and want to grow up. Even Shuangcheng is a grass on the wall that falls on both sides on the surface, but in fact it is a stinky stone that cannot be penetrated by oil and salt, while Wang Rulong is a tortoise shell that cannot be rotted no matter how much it is bitten.

One of these two people wants to protect themselves wisely, and the other wants to hold power in their own hands, neither is a good thing.

He Shen poured a cup of tea for Wang Rulong, and said, "This Jiangnan matter is almost over, and it's not a big deal for Boss Wang to drink tea to suppress his shock."

Of course it's not a "big event", it's something earth-shattering.

After seeing off Wang Rulong, He Shen called Zhou Qu, didn't say a word about what Wang Rulong said about Feng Shuangzhi, but told Zhou Qu: "I'll trouble you to make a trip tonight, and I want to go back to Tongzhou Rice Shop by waterway. The ship brought back some local products, and the news was released that it was full of gold and silver. If there were only local products in the ship, the draft must not be deep enough, so you put big stones in it for me. Make sure the ship looks like it is full of valuables Appearance. Three days later, when the sun was just fainting, we drove into the Caohe section of Yangzhou..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "You have done a lot of business on this water, and when you know where the water boats of the Cao Gang gather in this section of Yangzhou, I will give you news in three days. When the time comes, follow the news I gave you."

Can't say much just yet.

He Shen's intuition is that the matter in Jiangnan cannot be dragged on any longer. Now he has no leisure time to waste here, and he just wants to go back to the capital quickly, but what can he do when he goes back? He Shen thinks about it again. have no idea.

The arrow is on the string, and it has reached the point where it has to be fired. He Shen can't tell clearly what will happen in the end.

For a person like Lian Shuangcheng who is malicious and duplicitous, once the use value is reached, he can let go of this pawn, just to eliminate his threat, this matter must be done cleanly.

He Shen, who had already moved to kill, revealed his hidden vigor and resoluteness when he acted.

Zhou Qu only listened to He Shen's words and went to work, not knowing what Wang Rulong talked about with He Shen.It is only said that when Wang Rulong went back, he was terrified and wandered around the room, "Big things are going to happen, big things are going to happen."

His concubine came out to persuade him, "What big things could happen? Isn't everything in Jiangnan already settled?"

"It took me a long time to hand over the account book. I'm afraid of getting into trouble. I only hope that this time, the fire won't catch me."

Don't burn him, or it will be bad...

Wang Rulong couldn't think of any good solution now, so he issued several orders in succession, ordering the salt ship under his control not to walk on the water for the next two days, otherwise it would be a big loss if something happened.

And what happened at night three days later proved how correct Wang Rulong's premonition was at the moment.

Waking up early the next day, He Shen went to visit Yonggui, and said to Yonggui: "I received news the day before yesterday that Wang Jie fell into the hands of Lian Shuangcheng, the leader of the Cao Gang. Maybe you don't know, Mr. Yonggui, Wang Jie has the account books before and after the Lianghuai Salt Citation case in his hand, which is related to the overall situation of the Jiangnan officialdom, if we don't snatch Mr. Wang Jie from the hands of Lianshuang City, we are afraid that something will happen."

Yonggui has been an official for many years, so he knows that once something like "ledger" is involved, a lot of trouble can be involved.

If Wang Jie has the account... Yonggui immediately knew what was the matter. They came here this time to investigate Chen Hongmou.He Shen's words are likely to overturn the entire Jiangnan officialdom...

But after all, saving Wang Jie is also an important matter, Yong Gui immediately said: "Let's discuss this matter in the long term, what can you do?"

He Shen had already been waiting for Yonggui here, so he told Yonggui about the strategy he had thought of earlier, Yonggui twisted his beard, and walked around the room for a long time, "Lianshuang City is the leader of the Cao Gang after all, Isn’t it too broad for us to do so?”

"As long as the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is changed, he will not be able to hold the position of the leader of the Cao Gang for too long. The transportation of grain is related to the lifeline of the world. Let a person like Lian Shuangcheng become the help of the Cao Gang, the emperor must I'm not happy. Master Yonggui, have you forgotten how Lianshuang City came to power?" He Shen has a vague feeling of breaking the sky.

During Qianlong's fourth southern tour, he inspected the water transportation. At that time, the leader of the Cao Gang was not Lian Shuangcheng. At that time, the Cao Gang was powerful, and even Qianlong did not dare to offend them.If the water transportation in the nine provinces were suddenly paralyzed, it would be a blow to the economic lifeline of the entire Qing Dynasty. Therefore, at the invitation of the leader of the Cao Gang, Qianlong actually joined the Cao Gang-this is a rumor from outsiders, and it is said that Qianlong also Caobang people.

It's just that Qianlong was the master of the entire Qing Dynasty, so he felt that even if he joined the Cao Gang, he was still the master of the Cao Gang-this so-called "joining" was actually just verbal.

Why did Qianlong join the Cao Gang, or in other words, why did he show courtesy to the leader of the Cao Gang?Basically, it's not that he likes the Cao Gang, but that he is jealous.

After all, Lian Shuangcheng killed the original leader of the Cao Gang and took the position, with Fukang'an's support behind him, so he secured his position.

Before Lian Shuangcheng had a rift with Fukang'an, Lian Shuangcheng had already secured the position of the leader of the gang. Now it is not easy to pull him out?It is certainly a good thing for the capable Lianshuang City to manage the water transportation, but this person is so good that the water gang is flourishing, but it is gradually getting out of the control of the government.

"You mean, the emperor is also afraid of this gang, in fact, he wants to..."

Yonggui suddenly understood, and then thought about it for a while. It is absolutely not allowed for the Cao Gang to get out of control. What's more, Wang Jie still has the account book in his hand. Even Shuangcheng has great ambitions. If you want to control Jiangnan's officialdom, if you keep this big hat, it can be said to be a serious crime of treason.

He Shen said: "So after our plan is completed, you must appear on the spot to ensure that Mr. Wang Jie will not be silenced."

"You are right, today I will go to the prefect of Yangzhou to see what they do."

In the end, whether this move can be played or not depends on the IQ of Yangzhou officials and He Shen's ability to fool.

At this time, He Shen called someone to inform Wang Rulong, and after discussing the caliber with him, he went to the Yamen of the prefect of Yangzhou.

During the period of the imperial envoy's inspection, the magistrate was really at work every day, dealing with things, and looked busy, but he knew whether it was true or not.

The only advantage of doing this is actually - He Shen can come to the magistrate's office to find him at any time.

Now the magistrate of Yangzhou has regarded He Shen as his own, so he welcomes He Shen in and asks him what he can do.

He Shen smiled, but then his face became serious, and he said worriedly: "Master Zhifu, you may not know that something is going to happen."

When the magistrate heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked He Shen, "But what happened to Mr. Yonggui?"

"No and no." He Shen shook his head and sighed.

The magistrate became anxious, "My brother, if you have something to say, don't hang on to me."

He Shen said in one sentence: "Then Wang Jie is not dead. The account books before and after the Lianghuaiyan case are in Wang Jie's hands, and now Wang Jie is in Lian Shuangcheng's hands."

In a word, the amount of information was too large, like a thunderbolt, which knocked out the Yangzhou magistrate and didn't react.

After a long time, he opened his mouth, but he muttered for a long time without saying a word.

He Shen turned his back and sneered, but at the same time got a glass of water for the Yangzhou magistrate. They were in the back office, surrounded by the magistrate's confidantes, and they were not worried that someone would come in suddenly.He handed him the teacup, and then sighed: "Now the magistrate knows how serious this matter is?"

The magistrate was just intimidated by this sentence at first, but now that he realized it, his brain started to work.

Now he regards Heshen as a person on a boat, a grasshopper on a rope, and seeing Heshen's calm expression, he said, "Since Brother He came to look for me, he is calm again now." Looking idle, there must be some clever plan."

"There is no clever plan, but there is really a poor plan." He Shen sighed and said, "If that thing really comes into the hands of Lian Shuangcheng, according to Lian Shuangcheng's ambition, you also know what kind of person Lian Shuangcheng is. , the water transportation yamen has never subdued him, this man is not used to obeying the government, if he gets the account book, then you are not living in Paradise - but in Hell."

No one knows better than the Yangzhou magistrate himself the layers of exploitation in the Jiangnan officialdom. He nodded, thinking that He Shen was right.

These are quite logical and even reasonable analysis, I don't know whether the government believes it or not.

What He Shen was thinking in his heart was not what he was talking about at all. He just said it casually, but suddenly felt that his ability to double-task had reached an extreme.What you say and what you think in your heart are basically two things.

Seeing the magistrate's letter, He Shen said again: "The top priority is to get rid of Lian Shuangcheng and save Wang Jie. Then we can plan the account book. As long as this matter is completed, you will be the one who has made great contributions." Minister, it is better to have the ledger in your hands than in someone else's."

One is that he is safe, and the other is that he can order others.

The prefect knew better than He Shen the importance of the things in Wang Jie's hands. He asked He Shen, "But Lian Shuang City is so powerful, how can we provoke him?"

"This matter involves too much. If this account book is handed over to the emperor, you will not be the only one who is unlucky. How can this Jiangnan provoke him? He is the one who wants to make people angry in Shuangcheng. At this time, we will take advantage of the situation." Don't be soft. As the saying goes, people don't fight with officials, and even Shuangcheng is just a villain no matter how powerful he is. What kind of ability can he have? Once the loose sand in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly gathers, what's the point of destroying Shuangcheng? Disaster?"

He Shen is really a perfect lobbyist, even if it is not the magistrate of Yangzhou, someone else will be persuaded by He Shen.

The magistrate already knew that things had to be done, and now he was frowning and thinking.

He Shen threw out the last hole card, and said: "The existence of the Cao Gang has always been a serious problem for the emperor. The position of the leader of the Cao Gang in Lianshuang City is not justified. He is very conceited. We only need to If you take any opportunity to do it when the Cao Gang's ships are moving other serious merchant ships, then you will not be favoritism at all, and you will get rid of Cao's abuses and prevent Lian Shuang City from bullying others."

That is to say, when catching Lianshuangcheng committing crimes, all the people in Lianshuangcheng will be wiped out.

The magistrate is not a stupid person either, he laughed, "This strategy is good, but it's wrong to catch everything in one go."

He Shen frowned, "What's wrong?"

The magistrate waved his hand, with a proud expression on his face: "If we really want our government's ship to fight against the Cao Gang, we will only pursue Lian Shuang City and not anyone else. What we have to deal with is Lian Shuang City. If we offend the entire city Cao Gang, it will be difficult to handle in the future.”

Unexpectedly, the magistrate's attention was all on such trivial matters, and He Shen suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

He sighed and said, "It's still you who are scheming."

The plan has been finalized in this way, and He Shen conspired with the magistrate, but the magistrate has already notified the Zhizhou Water Transport Salt Administration Yamen of the miscellaneous news, and gathered all the people in the situation he knew.

It is not a short period of time that these people have been entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and they all have their own eyeliners in the Cao Gang. At this time, when the corrupt officials connect, they can really give people an illusion of great power.

He Shen laughed when he heard about these corrupt officials at the place where he was resting.

Some insiders knew that the account book was originally in Wang Rulong's hands, so they ran to ask Wang Rulong, but Wang Rulong had already colluded with He Shen, so he said: "It was Wang Jie who forced me to hand over the things. Do you think I am stupid? In fact, this thing has nothing to do with me at all. What do you think will benefit me if this matter is revealed? Originally, the officials and gentlemen in the government office were all acquaintances. Let me tell you, the relationship I have built in the past few years has been in vain... Sigh, you asked me if I have anything to do with that Wang Jie? I can only tell you that I have a big hatred with him ..."

So the person who inquired about the news was speechless. Wang Rulong was full of nonsense, saying that his concubine had a crush on Wang Jie, and she would agree to whatever Wang Jie asked, but it was a pity that Wang Jie looked down on her. In order to please Wang Jie, this The concubine actually stole the ledger to Wang Jie directly...

Anyway, the matter suddenly had nothing to do with Wang Rulong again, and everyone immediately confirmed that the account book was really in Wang Jie's hands.

Now as soon as things are confirmed, the action begins immediately.

The government's eyeliners lurking in the Cao Gang were all mobilized, and they could only feel the turbulent undercurrent under the water.

Zhou Qu followed He Shen's instructions, and on the third day, the disguised rice boat had already reached the Yangzhou River section, slowed down, and did not enter until dusk.

The draft of the ship is very heavy, as if it is carrying a heavy cargo.

In fact, most of the flagmen of the Cao Gang are local rogues. They run rampant on the water and do what the Jiang bandit did. So at this time, seeing this rice transport boat coming, and looking at the draft of that boat, several water boats The people in the house were distracted, and they didn't know who said that the boat was carrying gold, so all the flagmen were going to have a look, and immediately asked Zhou Qu to stop the boat, Zhou Qu knew that this was He Shen's plan. , and didn't dare to say anything else, so he followed the group of banner men and drew the boat over.

Banners who have been in the water for many years have all walked on the water for many years. They have done murder and robbery, and many times they are no different from Jiang Pirates.

They also ignored the obstruction of the people on the boat, and asked them to open the warehouse.

At this moment, this group of people has actually been tricked.

The main ship of Lian Shuang City was moored not far away, and the people from the government had already inquired about the news, and Wang Jie was nearby at this moment.

This group of bannermen's boat had just approached Zhou Qu's boat, and someone below was already secretly preparing——

Zhou Qu seemed to be very calm and calm when dealing with these people, and he didn't panic at all: "Masters, we can only pay a little toll for this small business, and it's filled with rice and Tuyi from Tongzhou. How much money can't be paid, you guys just let us go, it's not easy to do business here and there."

"Your grandfather, where did you come up with so much nonsense? If you want to open a warehouse, open it, and besides, grandpa wants your life!" This group of people is no different from Jiang Pirates, there may be one thing - that is, they are organized, and the government recognizes their identities, but Jiang Pirates are mostly stragglers, and they will be mopped up by the government in a short time.

Zhou Qu had no choice now, so he winked at the people around him and acted according to the plan.

The people below went to open the warehouse. There were no souvenirs or rice, only big boxes. The flagman went up and opened the boxes, only to find that the gold and silver inside were all blinding. That saliva is about to flow down.

The man rushed out and yelled to the tank boat next door: "It's all gold, it's all gold inside! Pull this boat to our side, cut off the things first!"

Zhou Qu accused him again and again, saying that it was gold from the salt merchants, but the Qi Ding rolled his eyes and asked him which family it belonged to. Zhou Qu said it belonged to Wang Rulong's family, and the Qi Ding immediately laughed out loud: " Idiot, your grandpa is Wang Rulong's pustule! He is an old enemy with our leader, and now that our leader has found a good man, I'm afraid I'm going to kill him right away! Stealing his things? That's how to respect him! Brother Hurry up, don't be shy!"

These bannermen are Caoding stipulated by the government, and they are in charge of collecting and transporting grain at the same time. Originally, the imperial court gave them land as a subsidy, but as the years went by, they were all pawned by them. After going out, the boats on the river followed, and they followed suit. Over time, because of this water supremacy, there was a tradition of blackmailing passing ships.

They not only transported food, but also threatened the nearby ships and asked them to pay tolls.The Cao Gang was formed in this way, but all the ships that come and go will not give them tribute, unless they want to use the Cao Gang's ships to carry goods, but that is another kind of charge.

Now the leading flagman is really not polite at all, as soon as he greeted, several flagmen jumped into the water immediately, and the water passed by. In the night, his figure looked extraordinarily vigorous, only Zhou Qu and the others A boat was pulled in, and it quickly approached the big boat. There should be Lianshuang City inside.

It's just that in the darkness behind them, on the surface of the water, a dark boat surrounded them quietly, and they approached quietly.

Just when these bannermen thought they had succeeded, suddenly countless men in black jumped out of Zhou Qu's boat, and rushed towards the surrounding bannermen to kill the generals. The whole scene suddenly became chaotic and out of control.

Lian Shuangcheng was "talking" with Wang Jie inside, and asked him about the account book, but Wang Jie was an inexperienced person who couldn't explain it clearly. If this person hadn't held the account book in his hand, today's Lian Shuangcheng might have directly wiped out the account book. He was thrown into the water and drowned.

At any rate, he was still a former classmate, but now he has come to this relative point.

Not only Lian Shuangcheng, but Wang Jie also found it ironic. He said: "Don't tell me these questions. When you asked me in the early years, I told you. I won't give it to you either."

"it is good."

Lian Shuangcheng sneered, "You have a backbone, I can't do anything to Lian Shuangcheng—"

After finishing speaking, he threw the wine glass in his hand and asked someone to tie Wang Jie down. Wang Jie just looked at him with a sneer. Back then, He Shen's arrow just hit the man who deliberately wanted Wang Jie to put it on his chest. On a breastplate, it's just a show.He was still surprised when he was rescued by Lian Shuangcheng, but he didn't expect it to be reversed at this moment.

Lian Shuangcheng saw that Wang Jie was being dragged away, but at this moment he heard the shouts of killing suddenly outside, and subconsciously felt something was wrong. As soon as he walked out of the cabin, he felt that the shouts of killing were coming from all directions. When did countless official ships come and surround them.

I don't know where the torch was thrown, and a ship beside Lian Shuangcheng ignited, and the sky was filled with flames.

One person stood on the ship tower in the distance and shouted: "Shuangshuang City——"

Lian Shuangcheng subconsciously looked in that direction, but suddenly realized something was wrong, this person was deliberately looking for his position!It's just that it was too late for him to react, a bluish arrow had already sunk into his heart, and blood oozed out.

Lian Shuangcheng fell into the water with a bang, and when it was over, I just remembered, this voice was He Shen, right?