"Everyone is dead, so we need to investigate, why did you go earlier?!"
In the side hall of the yamen, this summer was leaning on the back seat of Li Muyuan, looking at an official document with dissatisfaction.
"The person is dead, but the silver is not found. The one hundred thousand taels of silver for repairing the river must be recovered." Yang Yue took the official document in her hand, and was also a little indignant, "Zhou Xian is no more than an official of the Ministry of Industry and Water. How could he have the guts to swallow 100,000 taels of money for repairing the river. He thought that when a person died, he could put everything on him!"
Zhou Xianji, a native of Wuxing, Zhejiang, was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Jiajing. Led 100,000 to repair the river and silver, and was ordered to repair the Yangzhou river embankment. After arriving in Yangzhou, the fortifications have not been built for a long time. Later, it was found that the money for repairing the river was embezzled, and Zhou Weigui committed suicide.
"What can I check, Yan Shifan is the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, but is there any project money that is not handled by him?" Jin Xia snorted coldly, "If you can go to his house, keep it and check it!"
"Xia'er!"
Yang Chengwan stopped her with a drink.
Yan Shifan was the son of Yan Song, the chief assistant of the dynasty. And Yan Shifan served as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry and the Shaoqing of Shang Baosi, which can be regarded as the fattest errand in the court. I sighed this summer. In today's world, it is daring and cowardly. When Yan Shifan assumed this position, he simply hung a big cake on his neck. He could be greedy as much as he wanted, and he could eat as much as he could.
"Father..." Yang Yue shook his head, "I can't handle this errand. If we can't find out, it's because we are incompetent, but if we find out, I'm afraid we won't be able to save our lives."
Yang Chengwan lifted the tea lid, lifted the foam gently, watched the tea needles rise and fall in the rising heat, and said lightly: "There's no way, Mr. Liu Xiangzuo, the prime minister of the Zuo Temple of Dali Temple, personally ordered me to go, you guys You two go home and pack your bags and go to Yangzhou with me."
"Boss, I'll just go with Dayang, you can rest in the capital." This summer said, "Jiangnan is very humid, your legs will definitely have trouble when you get there." She expected this trip to be a thankless one. Live, Yang Chengwan is getting older and has leg problems, why bother to swim in this muddy water, it is better to take good care of it.
Yang Chengwan shook his head: "This case is also co-organized by Jin Yiwei. How can you two keep an eye on it?"
Jinyiwei!
This summer, Yang Yue and Yang Yue looked at each other, and there was a look of difficulty in their eyes.
As the top commander of Jin Yiwei, Lu Bing is on good terms with Yan Song, so in the view of this summer, Jin Yiwei's trip will naturally not be to demolish Yan Song. This time Jinyiwei co-organized the case, the biggest possibility is to eliminate all unfavorable evidence for Yan Song.
"Which Jinyiwei do you send?" asked this summer silently.
"Jin Yiwei experienced Lu Yi." Yang Chengwan was still indifferent.
This summer and Yang Yue were surprised at the same time. 100,000 taels of repairing the river, it is not too small, but it is not too big, so it is necessary to use Lu Yi
I was only amazed at half a column of incense kung fu, but this summer has already come to my mind: the promotion of officials in the DPRK and China would take quite a few years if they were well-behaved. To make some great achievements, you have to make a good impression on the emperor. Lu Yi has the aura of his father, and the emperor must have a good impression of him. If he makes some achievements, he may be able to directly rise from the seventh-rank experience to the fourth-rank commander.
"Boss, how can we investigate this case?" This summer looked listlessly at Yang Chengwan.
"We only do our own thing, and don't worry about anything else."
Yang Chengwan said lightly.
Hearing that, this summer and Yang Yue were unable to do so, so they stopped talking and went back to pack their bags.
Yuan Chen originally arranged for this summer to meet Yi's elders in two days, and even gritted her teeth and made her a decent begonia red shirt with big sleeves, which made her look a little quiet and graceful. I didn't expect to leave for Yangzhou this summer, and with the hard work on the road, it would take a month or two to go.
"How is this good? Otherwise, I will tell Yang Zhaotou and let him not take you there this time." Yuan Chen said anxiously.
This summer, he waved his hands again and again: "Mother, this is unacceptable. This case is no trivial matter. The whereabouts of the 100,000 taels of river repair money are unknown. If I don't go, it would be a dereliction of duty. Besides, if I can find the river repair money, there will definitely be awards."
Knowing little about the public affairs, Yuan Chen couldn't refute her, so she could only say, "Have you seen the third child of the Yi family?"
"I don't remember." Busy said this summer.
"Why don't you remember? You only sent a basket of charcoal to his house last month."
"I remember that the basket of charcoal was quite expensive."
Yuan Chen stared at her reluctantly for a while, until she saw the hair all over this summer: "You child, are you trying to get along with me?"
"Mother..." Busy and persuading her this summer, "I really don't remember what he was like."
"Forget it if you don't remember, anyway, I'm the one who decides this matter for you." Yuan Chen muttered, "The Yi family is a scholar and gentle, and if you marry, you won't be wronged..."
"Mother, mother! It's not in a hurry, let's talk when I get back! Don't be in a hurry!" Jin Xia hurriedly packed his luggage, took out four taels of silver from his arms and handed it to Yuan Chen Shi, "It's been a long time since I went out this time. I first paid the two months' salary in advance from the yamen. You can keep it for now."
Yuan Chen collected the money and sent it to the door of this summer solstice, explaining: "Be careful on the road, and don't be stubborn in everything."
"Don't worry, it's alright."
This summer, carrying the package to the yamen, thinking about the few copper plates left in his arms, he sighed and sighed silently.
From Beijing to Yangzhou, there is the North-South Grand Canal, so it is naturally the most convenient to take a boat, which is fast and saves the bumps along the way. There are official ships in the river, which are called station ships, which means the station in the station. Yang Chengwan and others followed Liu Xiangzuo to the station boat, and learned that Jin Yiwei had already boarded the boat after experiencing Lu Yi, and had been waiting for them for half an hour.
"Master Lu has already rested in the cabin, and told me not to be disturbed." The boatman asked Liu Xiangzuo tentatively, "Do you want the villain to report?"
Zuo Sicheng of Dali Temple is an official of the fifth grade, and he has more experience than the seventh grade Jinyiwei, but Liu Xiangzuo is very short of breath, and he dares not let Lu Yi come to see him. Let's talk later."
People on the official ship deal with officials at all levels all year round, and naturally the majority are watching people serve dishes. Yang Chengwan and others are just officials with no rank and no rank, so no one will take them seriously. When the boatman just told them the location of their respective cabins, he was busy leading Liu Xiangzuo to the cabin.
The official ship has the rules of the official ship. The cabins of officials with high rank are on the upper deck, which are spacious, bright and tidy; while the lesser officials like this summer can only live in the lower cabins, which are small, dark and damp. As for the place where the boatmen live, they can only squeeze a few people into a narrow cabin.
Yang Yue first accompanied Yang Chengwan into the cabin, cooked tea foam for him, and asked his father to rest until the fragrance of the tea dispelled the musty smell in the room. This summer, I am not used to the small cabin, and the musty smell that persists for many years makes people feel very suffocated, so they go to the deck alone to breathe.
The North-South Grand Canal was built during the Yongle period. Since then, the north-south canal transportation has been unimpeded, and the food from the south has been continuously transported to the north to supply the cities and garrisoned troops in the north. On the river, there is an endless stream of boats transporting water, and flocks of wild ducks haunt the waves. The rice from the south is transported northward, and countless grains are left out of Hanoi, so that the fish and ducks in the waterway are strong.
This summer, leaning over the rail, staring at the wild duck, his eyes are a little straight.
Yang Yue went up to the deck to look for her, followed her gaze, and couldn't help but admire: "It's really fat!"
"Yeah," this summer nodded in agreement, clenching his fists and deploring, "If I had known that I had nothing to do, I should have come here to catch wild ducks, and they would definitely sell for a good price."
"It's a pity to sell it, it's delicious. The meat of this wild duck is tight, which is different from the domestic duck. If you want to eat it, you have to cut thick slices with a knife and slide it in warm oil." He couldn't stop, "wash the Sydney pears and cut them into slices. Put a piece of duck meat between two Sydney pears, and fry them in oil repeatedly until the duck meat is crispy. That taste..."
"Don't call me, I'm hungry!"
She stopped him painfully this summer. She was short of money. She wanted to have a meal in the yamen, but in order to catch the boat, she didn't even get a meal. When I was standing on the boat, I had nothing to eat before meal time, and now I am so hungry that my chest is sticking to my back.
As if she knew she would be hungry, Yang Yue took out a sample from his arms and handed it over.
Looking down, she saw that it was a scallion pancake wrapped in layers of oiled paper. This summer, she sighed gratefully, "Those who know me!" Without further ado, she untied the oiled paper first, took a few bites, and chewed.
"You haven't eaten yet?"
Glancing at him this summer, he replied while chewing, "Master... busy..."
"You can't eat without money! I heard that you paid the monthly salary in advance for the past two months." Yang Yue frowned and looked at her, "How much dowry do you have to save to get married? If you knew earlier, why did you have to do it in the first place? "He was also one of the losers this summer.
The scallion pancakes are not big, and after taking a few bites this summer, they will be eaten up.
"Don't mention it, this time it's not just about money, it's even more troublesome." This Xia wiped her mouth with her sleeve and hesitated for a while before telling him, "...Looking at my mother's posture, she is determined to win this marriage. "
As soon as the words fell, Yang Yue laughed: "This is a good thing, which unlucky child is your mother taking a fancy to?"
This summer glared at him angrily: "Go away!"
Yang Yue tried his best to hold back his laughter, and said gently: "Master Xia, calm down, I just don't want to laugh. Tell me, which one is the unlucky one... No, no, no, which one is so lucky?"
This summer, he gave him a fierce look and said, "The third child of the Yi family."
"Yi's family... Oh, I remember, it's your brother's master." Yang Yue nodded in admiration, "It's your mother who thinks long-term and marry you, so that you can save all future repairs."
"What's more, there are also ice worship in summer and charcoal worship in winter, and eight kinds of rituals during the New Year and festivals, which are all saved." He added this summer, "It can save a lot of money by pulling it down in one year."
"Such a good thing! Why don't you get married soon?"
Yang Yue laughed directly, avoiding the two kicks that came over this summer.
"My lord, I'm feeling a little aggrieved now, but at least I'm at ease. The sons of the Yi family, all day long, they can only talk about 'sick people', and their bones are so weak that the wind blows and they collapse, why should I marry He used to be a bull and a horse for his family." This summer was very angry, "If you marry me, you won't be able to suffocate me to death!"
"What's the use of yelling at me, tell your mother." Yang Yue still smiled.
"My mother just accepts the money, how can I tell her if I don't have money... Alas, don't mention these bad things!" Looking at Yang Yue this summer, he suddenly thought, "Otherwise, I'll tell my mother that I'm already yours. people..."
Yang Yue almost fell into the river.
"I'm just a little bit wronged, can I just make do with you?" Jin Xia looked at him thoughtfully.
Yang Yue shook his head and his neck was about to cramp: "Don't, I can't stand high, you can't wrong yourself like this! Really!"
This summer squinted at him inquiringly.
Yang Yue looked solemn, trying to make himself look as sincere as possible.
After a long while, Jin Xia sighed leisurely: "No, you are snoring while sleeping, who can stand it."
She turned around in disappointment, and suddenly found that there was someone standing not far behind, a striking red flying fish python robe, a sash around her waist, and an embroidered spring knife...
Lu Yi!