The Rebirth of Han Yuxi - Chapter 1928

[Chapter 1928 Qiyou Fanwai (3)]

When Qiyou arrived in Yangzhou, he began to play around. This reassures those who have ghosts in their hearts, but Chang Yongnian is very angry. He wrote a letter and sent it back to the capital, but Pan Shengyuan couldn’t stop it.

The notes of the imperial envoy and his followers can be directly listened to. Therefore, this booklet arrived in Qi Hao’s hands a few days later.

After reading it, Qihao smiled and said to Yuanbao, “You go to Baihuayuan, and tell the emperor and the queen mother that I will have dinner in the evening.”

In the afternoon, Qihao went to Baihuayuan and showed the book to Yuxi. Seeing Yuxi looking at him, Qi Hao smiled and said, “Mother, this is a report written by the officials who followed Qi You to Jiangnan.”

Only then did Yu Xi accept the book, and after reading it, he said, “This method can only be used once.”

Yun Qing didn’t understand and asked, “What does it mean to only be used once?”

“Qiyou travels in the mountains and waters, if Bai Zhenghu really has a problem, he will be relieved to see him like this. Once people lose their vigilance, it is easy to show their faults.” But if Qiyou finds out that Bai Zhenghu has a problem, everyone will know about it. He’s not really a dude. In the future, when they go to the local area to investigate the case, those officials will not dare to relax.

Qi Hao said: “Mother, Chang Yongnian said in the book that this Bai Zhenghu lived a simple life, and no one in the family was invited. He and Mrs. Bai did all the family affairs.”

Yun Qing had no interest in this matter at first, but after listening to it, he was very surprised: “How could there be such a poor official in my court?”

Yuxi laughed after hearing this: “The prefect’s salary is 60 taels of silver, and it doesn’t cost much to buy a servant. You can see that Nie Xin is dedicated to the people and lives a simple life. But even him, there are three or four in the family. Servant.” Nie Xin passed the jinshi examination and became an official. At that time, he found the magistrate of a county in Yunnan.

As an official, he was diligent and honest in administration and devoted himself to the people, and he was very fond of Oak-hee. However, Oak-hee didn’t promote him quickly, and it’s not a good thing to be promoted too quickly at a young age. So even if Oak-hee liked him very much, he didn’t promote him deliberately. Today, he is only a 5th-grade Zhizhou.

Nie Xin didn’t know that Yuxi had been following him all the time. He had been promoted from county magistrate to prefect within ten years without any background, and his promotion was very smooth.

Yun Qing could hear what Yuxi meant: “You mean his simplicity is all fake?”

Oak-hee shook his head and said, “I can’t say that either. Maybe it happened that the family needed a lot of money to meet difficulties, and he was unwilling to accept other people’s financial support, and then sold the valuable things in the family to pay back the money. And Qiyou, just happened to be It’s time to visit him.”

“Of course, maybe it’s fake. It’s just that a prefect pretending to be poor can easily arouse suspicion.” So Oak Xi felt that pretending to be poor shouldn’t be possible.

Yun Qing asked: “So, he may have something to hide.”

Yuxi smiled and said, “I’m not an immortal, so how can I know if he is pretending or has something to hide. This matter will be known after a while.” After the case is clear, it will be known.

Yun Qing turned to look at Qi Hao and asked, “Ahao, is this Bai Zhenghu really colluding with the salt merchant?”

Qi Hao shook his head and said, “It’s not clear whether Bai Zhenghu colluded with the salt merchant. But there is indeed a problem in Jiangnan. Not long ago, Lu Fei’s men inadvertently found a boat of smuggled salt.” That’s why once Zeng Xinde impeached Bai Zhenghu, Qihao ordered Qiyou to go to Jiangnan to investigate.

“Did you tell Qiyou about this?”

Qi Hao shook his head and said, “No, I want to use this to train Ayou.”

When Yuxi heard this, he smiled and said, “Then you’ve been worn out.” The child’s ability and wrist are not bad, but he is too lazy. Thinking about eating, drinking and having fun all day, not a little self-motivated.

But as a prince, this is actually quite good. Too self-motivated, easy to breed ambition. Therefore, knowing that Qiyou was on duty for three days and two days of fishing, Yuxi never talked about him and let him go. Others said it was useless.

Qi Hao smiled and said, “Don’t worry, you can grind it slowly.” Qi You may have many shortcomings, but he respects his big brother very much. Let him do something, even if he doesn’t like it, he will do it well.

That evening, Qiyou was having dinner with Pan Shengyuan and the others in the box, when Xiao Er brought a young girl holding a pipa over.

Hearing that the girl was here to play music for them, Chang Yongnian looked directly at Qiyou.

Pan Shengyuan frowned and said to Xiao Er, “We don’t want to play music.” Some high-end restaurants in Beijing will also provide playing piano and music, in order to liven up the atmosphere.

Of course, some of these women are performing arts and not selling themselves. Yes, performing arts is also selling itself. However, most men are just playing around and won’t really take it home. And Qiyou’s reputation in the court is not very good, that’s just because he is not positive. In his private life, Qiyou is notorious for keeping himself clean, not to mention that his concubine doesn’t even have a concubine. Therefore, Pan Shengyuan was very sure that this woman was not from Qiyou.

Xiao Er said respectfully: “It was ordered by the guests in the next room, please listen to me.” It was also the guest next to him who gave him a reward of 10 taels of silver, such a high-profile guest is rare. After asking the shopkeeper for instructions, he brought people over. But if these guests don’t want them, he will take them away.

Qiyou asked the woman, “High mountains and flowing water, Ambush from all sides, the autumn moon in the Han Palace, and the fishing boat singing late, which of these famous songs do you know?”

The woman hugged the pipa and gave a blessing, and said, “The slave family can play it…” The voice seemed like a clear spring, which made people feel very comfortable.

“Then you can play a song of high mountains and flowing water to listen to.”

Although Qiyou did not learn rhythm, he often listened to Liu Er and Huang Siling playing the piano. Under the influence of ears and eyes, there is also a certain ability to identify. So after listening to this woman’s song, Qiyou thought it was very interesting, and asked, “I play it very well, I’ve been learning it for many years, right?” With such a level, it is impossible to be a playing and singing girl in this kind of restaurant. The guest next door is intriguing.

The woman stood up and gave a bow: “The slave family has been learning to play the pipa since she was three years old.”

“No wonder.” Such a level has not been reached in more than ten years.

After finishing speaking, Qiyou waved his hand and said, “Go on!” If her second sister saw her, her temperament would probably help her. However, he is not so interested.

The Pipa girl glanced at Qiyou, then lowered her head and said, “Yes, guest officer.” She was still a little nervous after receiving the order today, but she didn’t expect that the nobles would not even look at her.

Xiao Er also wisely withdrew.

Pan Shengyuan asked, “My lord, would you like to meet this guest next door?” Let’s see what purpose this person has.

Qiyou smiled and said, “I’m tired, so I have to go back to the inn to rest early.”

From childhood to adulthood, the number of people who compliment and fawn on him is countless. Even, there are many big businessmen holding money to him. Joke, could he be short of money. Not to mention that the annual income of his three shops is very considerable, it is enough to say that the farms and other things his parents gave him are enough to keep him in fine clothes and food for the rest of his life.

In the next room sits Rong Tongji, the richest salt merchant in Yangzhou.

When Qiyou left the restaurant, a stout man pushed him away and walked into the box next door: “Brother, they’re gone.”

Rong Tongji said with a smile: “King You is a noble man of heaven. How can you see me just because of a singer. That way, it’s too much to lose his identity as a prince.”

Yan Simao didn’t understand, and asked, “Brother, since I know I won’t see you, why send a singer over there?”

“I just wanted to test the reaction of King You.” Speaking of this, Rong Tongji said with a smile: “King You, it doesn’t look like a difficult master.” King You speaks well, which is a good thing for them.

“Brother, you’re just too cautious. You’re just a hairy boy. You only became the left servant of the Punishment Department because of your good background. How can you have real skills.” Like his eldest brother, he had to fight for half his life to have a good life today.

Rong Tongji said, “Be careful and not make a big mistake.” He didn’t say anything else, and that person also sent a message to tell them to calm down for a while, and no further changes were allowed.

Yan Simao is a straight-up man. He didn’t understand the twists and turns of this. He asked directly, “Brother, what should we do next?”

Rong Tongji said, “Wait a little longer.” If you can win this master, then there will be no worries. However, there must be enough guarantees to act. Otherwise, everyone will have to fold in accidentally.

After returning to the inn, Qiyou just sat down when he heard the guard say outside: “Your Highness, Lord Chang is asking to see you.”

Qiyou was a little impatient: “I’m tired, there’s something for him to report back tomorrow.”

Chang Yongnian originally wanted to talk about today’s affairs, but seeing that Qiyou didn’t see him, he could only go back sullenly.

After taking a bath, Qiyou lay on the bed with his hands and feet spread out.

Zhao Qian handed over a booklet: “My lord, Ning Yi brought something back.” Ning Yi was one of the guards who disappeared after landing. His ancestral home in Yangzhou can speak Yangzhou dialect, so Qiyou sent him to inquire about the news.

Zhao Qian shook his head and said, “Yes.”

When Qiyou heard this, he immediately got up and took the booklet from Zhao Qian’s hand. In addition to recording the life background of Yangzhou prefect and other officials, as well as the top ten wealthy businessmen, this booklet. Of these ten rich merchants, salt merchants accounted for five.

After reading the booklet carefully, Qiyou’s eyes fell on the name Rong Tongji. I will pay special attention to this person because this person came to Yangzhou eight years ago. When he came, he was just an ordinary merchant. As for the other four salt merchants, they are more or less related to the local prominent family or the former governor-general. Of the remaining five wealthy businessmen, four were local, and their wealth was accumulated by two or three generations; the last wealthy businessman was a business genius, known to all Yangzhou people with a fortune, and is still talked about by many people today.

In other words, only Rong Tongji, without relying on anyone, took eight years to jump from an ordinary merchant to a top ten rich merchant in Yangzhou. In the middle, there is no tricky Qiyou is unbelievable.

After a while, Qiyou said to Zhao Qian, “Tell Ning Yi and let him investigate this Rong Tongji thoroughly.” He felt that there must be a gap in this person.

Zhao Qian nodded and asked, “Your Highness, how did they investigate Bai Zhenghu?”

Qiyou shook his head and said, “I haven’t found out what’s wrong with Bai Zhenghu yet.” Maybe it’s an honest official, maybe it’s hidden deep. However, he will figure it out.