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Yangzhou Wharf, Yangzhou Governor Cui Tong is leading his subordinate officials here to welcome Yang Sixuan's arrival. Together with the Jianghuai transfer envoy Lu Yusheng and his government office. In addition to the two administrative systems of the military and government, Yangzhou also has a transshipment department. This is an extremely important department that is responsible for continuously transporting supplies, grain, and money from Jiangnan to Chang'an, the capital, and those who hold this position are generally high-ranking officials.
With a population of more than 400,000, Yangzhou is a big city second only to Chang'an and Luoyang. Due to the rich resources and convenient water and land transportation in the south of the Yangtze River, its commerce is extremely developed. In addition to the gathering of merchants, overseas trade is also extremely prosperous. From a commercial perspective Judging from it, it has faintly surpassed Chang'an. Therefore, the officials here are all high-ranking officials. Lu Yusheng, like the governor Cui Tong, is not only a prominent family member, but also a high-ranking person in the court.
Although they were in a high position, Yang Sixuan was here, and he hurriedly prepared for the meeting. Although Yang Sixuan was an eunuch, he was the emperor's celebrity, and a man with outstanding achievements, no one dared to take it lightly.
Yang Sixu's boat gradually docked at the Yangzhou Wharf, and the gongs and drums rang on the shore immediately, and a group of officials also stood in two rows, waiting for Yang Sixu to disembark.
Yang Sixuan took his guards and got off the boat. Now he is nearly 80 years old. Although he has gray hair, he is still very tough. Seeing him disembark, Cui Tong stepped forward and bowed his hand.
"The next official Yangzhou Assassin Cui Tong led all the Yangzhou officials to welcome the general to Yangzhou, and the general worked hard along the way."
"You don't need to be polite to urge the emissary. When he came, he had heard the name of the emissary, long and long admiration." Yang Sixuan also politely said, and bowed his hand to Cui Tong, which was considered a courtesy.
"The next official Jianghuai transfer envoy Lu Yusheng, with the transfer secretary, welcomes the general."
"Shijun Lu is polite. When I came, the sage specially asked me to talk to you, saying that in the land of Jianghuai, you have Lu Yusheng in charge of water transportation, and the sage is very relieved."
"Your Majesty Xie praises, the minister is ashamed. This tax is robbed, it is really the responsibility of the lower official." After he bowed his hand in the direction of Chang'an, Lu Yusheng said to Yang Sixu again.
"Shijun Lu does not need to be like this. After detailed investigation of this matter, he has his own conclusion. The tax was taken away, and his majesty was furious, so I came to Yangzhou for detailed investigation. I don't know this. How are you investigating?"
Yang Sixu also knows very well that this is just a cutscene. To put it bluntly, even if these officials were negligent in their duties, they would be fine. At most, they would be demoted. Who made these two people belong to the Qinghe Cui family and the other It's Fan Yang Lu's family, this is the top family with five surnames and seven hopes. As long as it is not treason, the emperor will not move lightly.
Seeing Yang Sixuan's question, Cui Tong quickly said: "General, Xiaguan and Lu Shijun have set up a banquet in the Cuiming Building to meet the generals. Moreover, this is not a place to talk."
"Hehe, okay, then it is better to be respectful than fate, two envoys please."
"General, please, get on the sedan chair."
Afterwards, surrounded by a group of sergeants, a group of officials followed the three sedan chairs, and the Haohao **** rode towards the Cuiming Building in the city.
Cuiming Building is one of the best restaurants in Yangzhou, and it is also the closest to the pier, so I chose it here.
The reception banquet is set up in an elegant room on the third floor. This elegant room is the most luxurious elegant room in the restaurant. Not only is the elegant outdoor room big enough, there is also an inner room next to it, which is convenient for conversation. After entering, Yang Sixu was invited to take a seat above the main seat, and then the others sat down. After they were all seated, the maids took their wine jugs and began to pour wine for the officials. ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм
When the wine was poured into Yang Sixuan's glass, he saw the clear water, frowning, thinking, how could the wine be so clear, but then he smelled the wine, and was about to ask a question. Cui Tong had already held it. The wine glass got up. New Bayi Chinese website first released https://https://
Cui Tong raised his glass and stood up and smiled and said to Yang Sixu: "Today, the general arrived in Yangzhou for the first time, and he ordered a cup of respect for the general in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. Please the general please."
With him taking the lead, the officials also stood up one after another, holding the wine glasses and said in the same way: "The officer respects the general."
After taking a sip, Yang Sixu put down his cup and said, "You don’t need to do this, just sit down. Hurry up, Lu Shijun, where is this wine produced? It’s so much better than ordinary wine, even Yujiu is also incomparable."
Cui Tong and Lu Yusheng smiled at each other, and Cui Tong said: "General, this wine is called Yuye Pulp. It has just been sold in Yangzhou less than a month ago. This wine is produced locally in Yangzhou, Lijiazhuang in the south of the city."
"Haha, well, I have time, I'm going to have a look, I think your majesty will be delighted to have this wine."
At this time, the glass was filled with wine again, and after drinking another glass, Yang Sixuan became more and more interested in the wine. After a few glasses, he understood a little bit about the wine. The strength of this wine is comparable to rice wine and wine. It's big, but I drank some burnt mouth, but this wine is still more mellow after the mouth.
After a meal, Yang Sixuan, Cui Tong and Lu Yusheng went to the inner room to talk, and all the government officials also left.
Yang Sixuan asked Cui Tong: "Your Majesty ordered me to investigate the tax robbery case. Please also inform you how this happened. Can anyone find out who did it now?"
"General, this batch of taxes in Shengzhou was robbed, and the place where the incident occurred was Fanliang Lake. According to the surviving boatmen, the water bandits claimed to be from Hongze Lake. As for the water bandits in Hongze Lake, they have been cleansed and suppressed. There are more than a hundred people, and there are still two gangs. This number is not enough to rob the official ship. After the water bandits were eliminated, the whereabouts of the taxes were not found."
After listening to Cui Tong's words, Yang Sixuan looked at Lu Yusheng again and said: "If the money is not recovered this time, I am afraid that your Majesty will blame others, and both of you have a good idea!"
Lu Yusheng also glanced at Cui Tong and said, "General, this matter has already been arranged."
His so-called arrangement is the person who is used to fend off disasters and offset crimes when investigating responsibility. Everyone knows this in their hearts. If the money is not recovered, someone will definitely be unlucky, not to mention that they will be dismissed from office. At least demotion punishment is necessary, but in this matter, we have to say that the above demotion investigation is the same thing, and the local government must do it, but afterwards, these officials who are used to prevent disasters will definitely be reappointed. Therefore, there are many people who are willing to stand up to pick up thunder. Certain official positions are too small. If you want to do this, you can't do it!
"That's good. In the past few days, you will sort out the files of this case, and I will bring them back to Beijing."
"Then thank you General." After Cui Tong finished speaking, he handed over four gold ingots.
Lu Yusheng also gave money, and this money must be given. As long as Yang Siyu doesn't talk nonsense in front of the emperor, this matter will pass. As for the water bandits, they have been wiped out anyway, and a dozen or so of them have been arrested. This has already made Yang Siyu have a relationship. . (End of this chapter)