Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 420 Getting Ready
Jiangnan in June is already beautiful and pleasant.

Yangzhou is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and has been one of the most prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times.

Although the ancients have poems about fireworks going to Yangzhou in March, the scenery of Yangzhou in June is not worse than that in March, but it is more mature and charming.

And the policy of the imperial court to open up the sea has brought unlimited business opportunities here. Walking on the streets of Yangzhou, looking around, businessmen wearing different national costumes and skin colors are all over the streets and alleys, saying that this place is worthy of the name. It is no exaggeration to say that it is an international metropolis.

There is Baoyang Lake outside Yangzhou City, which is called Slender West Lake by later generations.

Because of the unique scenery here, many merchants spend huge sums of money to build garden villas beside the lake, so that they can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also a good place for self-cultivation.

On the north shore of the lake, there is a garden with the most extensive area, and the buildings inside are also the most exquisite and beautiful.

There are special personnel guarding the entrance of the garden, and on the round stone gate, the two big characters "Shen Yuan" are engraved flying and dancing.

Everyone in Yangzhou knows that this is the home of the richest man in Yangzhou, Shen Bao. The one entrusted to stop Ye Xun.

At the moment in the reception room of the Shen residence, Shen Changshan is receiving several heavyweight guests.

These people are Wang Yiming, the chief minister of Nanjing, Lu Chun, the commander of Huainan Wei, and Ju Yuping, the magistrate of Yangzhou.

Just by looking at their official positions, it is clear that these three people are people who stomp their feet on the ground in Yangzhou, and Yangzhou will tremble three times. But at the moment, the three of them are sitting in the living room of the Shen family, but they are all very respectful, as if Shen Changshan is not What businessmen, but their superiors in general.

"Brother Shen, you are the only one who knows this Eunuch Ye in Jiangnan. Do you know where Eunuch Ye is? What are your interests? This way we can be prepared!"

It was Ju Yuping, the magistrate of Yangzhou who spoke. As soon as his words fell, the other two also nodded in agreement.

For officials in Yangzhou, they do not seek promotion, as long as they can stay in their current official positions until they retire, because being an official here is the most lucrative, so what is the reason for being an official?Isn't it just to make more money?

Among the three, Nanjing Chief Envoy and Yangzhou Prefect are better, they are civil officials after all, and I heard that this Eunuch Ye is very friendly to civil officials, so all he thinks about is how to curry favor with Ye Xun.

The commander of the Huainan Guard was not the case. Ye Xun started his career as an army. He had long heard that Lord Ye governed the army extremely strictly. However, the Jiangnan Guard had a serious shortage of personnel.

According to the information we have, in this case, it is very likely that Eunuch Ye will take care of him as a model, so the road commander is the most nervous.

However, several people have also heard that this Eunuch Ye is very greedy and never refuses anyone who gives gifts, and I heard that this Eunuch Ye has a special hobby, that is, he likes young girls, seven or eight Years old is the best.

For this reason, officials at all levels in the south of the Yangtze River have made full preparations, and they must serve this Eunuch Ye happily.

Looking at the eager eyes of several people, Shen Changshan smiled slightly, and said: "To tell you the truth, Eunuch Ye did send a letter to me before leaving Beijing, but he didn't say when it will arrive, so according to my guess, Eunuch Ye There is a great possibility of micro-services coming”

Hearing what Shen Changshan said, the faces of the three of them showed disappointment. The buttocks of the three of them were not clean, otherwise they wouldn't be in a hurry to inquire about Ye Xun's whereabouts.

Ye Xun came out of Beijing this time under the banner of Daitianxunshou, but don't underestimate the words Daitianxunshou, because there are too many things in it. To put it more simply, there is nothing he can't control thing.

This was Ye Xun's deliberate decree, because he came out of Beijing to find fault, whether it was local government affairs or the army, it was all in his plan for this trip.

"I feel that the three of you are still thinking too much. In my area of ​​Nanjing, Haiqingheyan, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and pay a lot of taxes to the imperial court every year. Not to mention that there is no problem at all! But it doesn't make you so nervous Bar?"

Shen Changshan said sarcastically, no one knows the virtues of these three people better than him, but the third brother only remembered to be afraid now, it seems a bit late.

How could the three of them fail to understand the meaning in Shen Changshan's tone, but they could only dare to be angry and dare not speak out, not to mention that they had a handle in Shen Changshan's hands, even just because of his friendship with Ye Xun, it was not the three of them. People dare to provoke.

Chief Minister Wang Yiming frowned and said, "Brother Shen, we are all on the same boat in Yangzhou, you can't just watch outsiders bully us, can you?"

The chief envoy is not the highest official in a province, and there is a governor on top, but the governor doesn't bother to show up on such occasions.

After Wang Yiming finished speaking, Lu Chun quickly echoed: "Master Wang said, brother Shen, you and I have been brothers for many years, and when something happens, you have to help brother!"

Shen Changshan sighed secretly, just as Wang Yiming said, on the land of Yangzhou, officials and businessmen are fundamentally inseparable.

"Brothers have two suggestions. Whether it can be done or not depends on how far you can do it."

Under the eager eyes of the three, Shen Changshan continued: "The imperial court brought a lot of silver coins before, and I hope that the Governor-General will order to allow the circulation of silver coins in Nanjing Mansion."

Since years ago, the imperial court has clearly stipulated that settlements will be settled in silver coins in the future, but this order has become a dead letter when it arrives in Nanjing. Shen Changshan knows that the problem lies with the governor.

Silver coins were produced in Liaodong, and Ye Xun advocated their issuance. You are not allowed to circulate them in Nanjing. Isn't this a blatant challenge to Ye Xun's authority?That's why Shen Changshan said this.

Wang Yiming nodded and said, "I will report to Governor Yao when I go back."

The silver coins were all divided up by a few of them privately, so it's strange that they can be circulated.

Shen Changshan naturally knew about this, but he could only talk about it, as for whether the officials listened or not, that was their business.

"The second thing is related to the guard. Eunuch Ye has already left the capital. No matter what Commander Lu does, it may be too late. Therefore, Commander Lu might as well re-register the existing soldiers and tell the truth to Ye Gonggong. To be honest, after all, this is not the fault of Commander Lu, I believe that as long as Commander Lu confesses his guilt sincerely, Eunuch Ye will not make things difficult for you, and Eunuch Ye does not want to offend all the officials in Jiangnan."

As Shen Changshan said, several people nodded. These people are also veterans in the officialdom. What they lack at the moment is their understanding of Ye Xun. Teach again.

After some discussion, the three got up to say goodbye, and then went back to get ready.

Of course, it's not just the officials who are concerned about Ye Xun's whereabouts, the underworld is also paying attention to Ye Xun's movements all the time.
(End of this chapter)