Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 287 There is joy in Huai'an, and father and son love each other.

Contrary to what many people think, there are actually differences in copying houses.

Many people understand that house raiding is "ransacking the house and destroying the family", but the focus of some house raids is actually "copying things".

The numerous crimes committed against Ye Rongtian actually belonged to the latter this time.

The bank run by Ye Rongtian involves "unjust enrichment", but the bank's bank has only a little silver, so it is necessary to check Ye Rongtian's property.

As early as when the summit meeting was held, Zhu Youtang had already set the tone. This time, several banks with important problems would be brought out to set an example.

Now Ye Rongtian has committed all kinds of evil deeds in order to satisfy his perverted psychological needs, coupled with the public opinion of the people in the capital, he is naturally the object of "care".

There may be some differences regarding the other companies, but in the face of Ye Rongtian and Ye's bank, all the important ministers agreed that their homes should be ransacked.

Zhu Youtang saw that this was the unanimous proposal of the three departments, and naturally it was impossible to forgive Ye Rongtian's crime because of Ye Qi, so he agreed with a wave of his hand.

"The emperor is wise!"

"Let's see how much money the Ye family has made over the years!"

"Ye Shilang's official voice is actually quite good, I'm afraid I will disappoint you all!"

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As the news of Ye's raid came out, it also aroused the hostility of some angry youths, but some people believed that Ye Qi was a good and honest official.

In addition to Ye Yingtian, the Changsheng Bank of the Huichang Hou Mansion and the Jingsheng Bank of the concubine Zhou Jing were also involved in heavy fines. These are the key personnel and banks that the court will investigate next.

After Zhu Youtang saw the incidents that resulted from the investigation of one hundred banks and pawnshops, he knew that he had taken the right step, and he could build a healthier financial system by rolling heads.

April of the second year of Hongzhi is approaching, and it is destined to be a month full of people.

Since Ye Qi, the former left servant of the household department, resigned and returned to Nanzhili, Ye Rongtian also returned to his hometown to worship the ancestors because of the Ching Ming Festival.

Even if Zhu Youtang issued the imperial decree for confiscating the family, this decree cannot be implemented immediately.

It's just that there is already a very rigorous process for confiscating homes in this era. When the imperial edict was issued, the various yamen were already in operation quickly.

The south of the Yangtze River in April is picturesque, and the boats coming and going on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal running through the north and south seem to be the best portrayal of the prosperity of this era.

South Zhili, Huai'an City.

Here is the famous Han Canal in history, which forms the most important canal line with Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou. It is very prosperous because the Governor's Mansion of Water Transport is located here.

The current Governor of Water Transport, Zhou Nai, is over fifty years old, with a fat body and fair skin. He looks very friendly when he smiles, giving people a very decent feeling.

It's just that now the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is full of people wearing masks. The more decent the officials, the more often they are villains in essence.

Zhou Nai was opening his hands to allow the maid to tidy up his clothes, but he suddenly asked the butler indifferently: "Have you prepared the gift this time?"

"Master, inside the gift box is a piece of beautiful jade, and underneath it is a bank certificate of [-] silver, but did you give too much this time?" typical.

Zhou Nai enjoyed the maid's touch of his body very much, but he asked disdainfully, "Do you think that the left servant of the household department who has been ordered to retire from office is not worth the expense?"

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the master! Ye Qi was ordered to resign because of incompetence, and the current emperor is a practical emperor, so Ye Qi may not be able to recover!" The steward first complimented, and then analyzed seriously.

Even if they were in the local area, they tried hard to figure out the emperor in the Forbidden City, so as to make themselves the type of courtier that the emperor liked most.

Zhou Nai patted one of the maids on the buttocks, and he was about to go to the banquet. He said, "Water is impermanent, and people are impermanent. Who can guarantee that Ye Qi will never recover? No matter how bad Ye Qi is." , but he is related to the court after all, even if you don’t expect him to support you in the future, it’s a good thing to help thread the needle!”

After all, he stayed in the capital. Although the emperor's preferences are very important, what is more important is the protection of officials in the officialdom.The main reason why officials like Ma Wensheng, who committed crimes earlier, can be revived in the new dynasty is that they have people in the court.

Although Ye Qi has lost power now, it is hard to guarantee that he will recover one day, after all, he is already in the inner circle in the capital.If he hadn't met such a troublesome emperor, the throne of Hubu Shangshu would definitely belong to Ye Qi.

"Master is wise!" Seeing how open-minded his master is, the steward immediately complimented him.

The Ye Mansion in the east of the city has already been decorated with lights and festoons, and it looks very lively.

Although Ye Qi has retired from court, he is still unattainable in the eyes of local officials and gentry.Although today was only Ye Qi's concubine day, but everyone also showed enough face and came to congratulate each other with presents.

Ye Qi learned that Zhou Nai, the Governor of Water Transportation, had arrived, so he came out to greet him personally.

He is already in his sixties, and he has lost a few teeth. Now he is wearing a groom's suit and smiling without disturbing his mouth, but he has a bit of the taste of wearing a monkey's crown.

Since returning from his official career, he has mainly focused on the Humble Administrator's Garden built outside the city, and now he is even more interested in taking in a concubine.

Ye Qi can be said to be a person who is in good spirits on happy occasions, and when he came to the door, he warmly greeted him and said, "Governor Zhou is here to welcome you. Please forgive me for being far away!"

"Where is Ye Shilang talking, congratulations!" Although Zhou Nai despised this old man who married a 17-year-old girl in his heart, he still cupped his hands with a smile on his face.

Ye Qi naturally didn't know the disdain in Zhou Nai's heart, so he warmly invited: "Governor Zhou, please come inside!"

"This is a wish from the lower official, please accept it!" Zhou Nai gave the housekeeper a wink, and smiled calmly.

Ye Qi knew that the governor of water transportation had made a lot of money, so he had always spent a lot of money, so he smiled brighter and said: "Hehe... Then it's disrespectful!"

The housekeeper of Ye Mansion knew that this was a generous gift, so he carefully put it away.

"Your Majesty, I have seen the Governor!" Ye Qi led Zhou Nai to the first table, and all the officials, including the prefect of Huai'an who had already been present, left the table to salute.

Zhou Nai held the title of the right capital censor of the Zhengsanpin Metropolitan Procuratorate, and also served as the governor of Fengyang and other places, so he was naturally the highest official in the locality.

Since water transport and river channels are now integrated, Zhou Nai also serves as the governor of the river. Although he is not as powerful as Governor Xuanda, he is the most lucrative governor.

Facing the greetings from the familiar officials, Zhou Nai replied very politely: "Everyone, there is no need to be too polite, please sit down!"

"Governor Zhou, please take your seat first!" Huai'an prefect Sun Chong and other officials naturally wouldn't take their seats, so they invited them respectfully.

It's just that there is a disharmonious scene here. A middle-aged man's ass seems to be stuck to the handle of a chair, and he is drinking sullenly there.

Huh?
Seeing that Ye Qi's son was so ignorant of the rules, Zhou Nai couldn't help but smile bitterly even though he knew that Ye Qi doted on his son very much.

Sun Chong, the prefect of Huai'an, and other officials exchanged glances knowingly, but they watched Ye Qi silently.

Seeing his son's appearance, Ye Qi immediately scolded out of anger: "Go back to your own yard, don't embarrass me here!"

Ye Rongtian had been drinking here just now, and now he was a little tipsy. He glanced at Ye Qi, and then walked towards the back room with the jug in his hand.

Huh?
Seeing the back of Ye Rongtian leaving, Zhou Nai faintly felt that something was wrong.

"Governor Zhou, please take a seat!" Ye Qi invited Zhou Nai to sit down as if nothing had happened.

After all, Zhou Nai is a member of the officialdom, and there is still something in the city, so he sat down as if nothing had happened.

Ye Qi had just sat down, and when he saw Ye Rongtian walking towards his new house, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly followed without thinking of saying hello to Zhou Nai.

People of any era cannot do without a heart of gossip. Just as Ye Qi left here, Sun Chong, the prefect of Huai'an, directly explained everything to Zhou Nai.

The Mrs. Ru that Ye Qixin accepted was not a woman from a good family, but a woman from a brothel in Huainanlou.

It is said that after Ye Qi resigned from office and came back, he was old-hearted after all, so he secretly wandered around brothels, and even fell in love with a brothel girl named Biyu.

It was such a coincidence that Ye Rongtian, who had just returned from the capital, didn't know the situation of his father and Biyu at all, so Ye's father and son fell in love with this brothel girl at the same time.

Just when Ye Rongtian was about to get married and go home, he was told that his father had already taken the lead, and the woman who was lingering last night became his little mother.

Although the Ye family tried their best to conceal this matter, they couldn't resist the gossip of Huai'an people, so this matter was already an open secret.

Knowing the whole story, Zhou Nai saw Ye Qi dragging Ye Rongtian out by the ear, thinking that there might be other sexual things happening in the future, his smile suddenly became brighter than ever.

"My lord, I'm afraid you have to meet a distinguished guest in person!" The butler suddenly rushed over, reporting the report with great joy.

Huh?
Huai'an prefect Sun Chong and other officials couldn't help but look at each other, and now they can be said to be the most prestigious officials in the entire Huai'an city, how could there be anyone who needs Ye Qi to greet them?
Ye Qi was sitting on the first seat, but he felt the same thoughts, and said with a bit of arrogance: "Who? Why do you want this old man to greet you?"

"My lord, the Nanjing guard eunuch!" The steward immediately reported the other party's background.

Ye Qi couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, and then said in confusion, "Wang Zhi? How did this eunuch come here from Nanjing?"

"Ye Shilang, Wang Zhi has been transferred to the Southern Wasteland, and the current Nanjing garrison eunuch is Qin Conggui, an old man from the East Palace!" Sun Chong, the prefect of Huai'an, corrected him with his eyes slightly bright.

An old man from the Eastern Palace?

Ye Qi learned that it was not the eunuch Wang Zhi who everyone was beating, but a eunuch in a hidden mansion, thinking that he might be able to return to the court through this route, he hurriedly got up.

"Let's go, let's go to greet each other!" Zhou Nai's mind was also active, and he immediately invited other officials to say.

Sun Chong, the magistrate of Huai'an, and other officials had this in mind, so they followed Zhou Nai out to greet him.

Although they are all insignificant local officials, who doesn't want to climb the ladder?If they can hug the eunuch's thick thighs, once the eunuch returns to the capital, maybe they will be able to make a fortune.

An army armed with firecrackers appeared here. Since Wang Zhi served as Nanjing's garrison eunuch, the Nanjing Shenji Battalion seemed to have been completely reborn, and it was resolutely the strongest combat force in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wearing a betta fish suit, Tan Cong came from the Guixing division to mobilize the crowd. When he entered the gate of Ye Mansion, he saw a large number of gifts piled up in the front yard, so he glanced at the roster that recorded the gift giving.

Ye Qi came out with a group of officials in a hurry, and immediately said like a spring breeze: "Eunuch Tan, what kind of wind brought you here? The old man welcomes you from a distance, please forgive me!"

"Ye Shilang, it's just a concubine. Does it need to be so grand?" Qin Conggui picked up the thick roster and said with a smile on his face.

Huh?
Zhou Nai originally thought that Tan Conggui and Ye Qi were old acquaintances, but seeing the conversation between the two, it seems that this is not the case anymore.

Ye Qi felt that the other party seemed to be coming with bad intentions, but he still chose to accompany him with a smile and said: "It was not grand at first, but when Eunuch Tan came, even if it was not grand, it has become grand!"

Although the other party was not kind, but after all, the other party was the person he wanted to curry favor with, so he still greeted him with a smile on his face.

Tan Conggui looked deeply at the little old man in front of him, remembering that this one was still a Qingliu official in the capital, how come he seems to be a different person now.

It's just that now I only have the emperor in my heart, and now I only have Huangchai.

Tan Conggui didn't care whether the other party was having a wedding or a funeral, he seemed to have something in his words: "You are wrong! The miscellaneous family is here, and your Ye family can't do it if you want to be grand!"

"Eunuch Tan, what do you mean by that?" Ye Qi didn't expect his face to be hot but his ass to be cold, but the clay figurines were all angry, so he immediately asked with a straight face.

Zhou Nai and the others couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes also full of bewilderment.

It is understandable for Ye Rongtian to make trouble, but the one in front of him is obviously a eunuch, why did he come here to fight and get jealous?

"The miscellaneous family came to raid the house by order!" Tan Conggui met everyone's suspicious eyes, and seemed to speak surprisingly authentically.

what?
As soon as these words came out, Sun Chong, the prefect of Huai'an, and other officials were all stunned, looking at the young eunuch in disbelief.

Knowing the intention of the other party's visit, Zhou Nai said suspiciously, "Eunuch Tan, are you joking?"

"Is the miscellaneous family in a hurry or something? I have time to come all the way from Nanjing City to joke here? Listen to the decree!" Qin Conggui stopped talking nonsense, and immediately took out a bright yellow imperial decree.

As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that the Ye family was facing a catastrophe, so they kneeled respectfully in front of Tan Conggui.

Ye Qi did not expect great joy to turn into great sorrow, even if he still had the heart to listen to the imperial decree, his eyes suddenly went dark, and he fell to the ground, he only hoped that all this was just a nightmare.

(End of this chapter)