Chapter 853: The imperial envoy is always polite to pass through

"Damn it, in our temple, we are buried directly in the fat field behind us, and we have to make trouble here."

The elderly woman's body was cold and lost her breath. A monk was putting a rope on the neck of the corpse and tugging at the beam of the house. While cursing and complaining, the other monk was staring at several people in the house for examination. His face was gloomy. A man dressed in a constable next to him said:

"Master Fuhu is more responsible. After the death, people always have to report to the government. If you get a suicide, my elder brother will get over."

"Second brother, I didn't find the thing the master said."

Soon, the person who was looking for something turned around and reported. The detective nodded quickly, turned to look at the monk beside him, and said with a dry smile:

"Master Dragon Surrender, do you see this?"

The monk's face became even more gloomy and he said roughly:

"Shajia feels that these people have not been looking for it all, so the key things will never be hidden so simply."

The detective beside him smiled and bowed, and said:

"How could the brothers be vague about what the Lord Puyuan Buddha arranged? These guys are all skilled in Suzhou Prefecture. When they enter the wealthy family, they have to rely on them to find the place where they can hide gold and treasures. Their eyes are very vicious. They can't find them, even the old soldiers in the mansion can't find them."

The gold, silver and treasures of wealthy families are naturally hidden in secret places at home. Going in to steal, loot, and torture are one aspect, and there must be people who know how to search. This is the type of person who searches in this broken house.

The monk there had already hung the woman's body onto the beam of the house, made her look like she was hanging, and searched the house again, moved the chair to the bottom of the body, and kicked it down again, as if the man stepped on a stool and went up by himself.

Someone outside knocked on the door a few times, and a street vendor came in, nodded at the few people, and said:

"Everyone around me asked once, and the child in this family hadn't seen it for three days."

The people in the room looked a little gloomy again. But the person who was still checking there seemed to have found something. He took out a short knife and scratched the bricks in the corner beside the bed a few times, pried the two bricks open, then reached out and touched them, then turned his head and said:

"Second brother, this is the only place where things are hidden in the house, but there is no such thing as it is, so it must have been taken away."

"Damn it, it must be this little beast who took it to see the imperial envoy. Mr. Zhao, send your people to Songjiang to block the block."

The monk who hung up the old woman shouted roughly, but the constable was not in a hurry and said with a smile:

"Master Fuhu doesn't have to worry. If this little beast wants to see the imperial envoy, he must go to the river. He is planning that the imperial envoy has just entered Changzhou Prefecture, where there is Puyuan Buddha personally guarding it, and there is Boss Liao and the others staring at it. There is no way out of trouble. What we have to do here is to keep a close eye on Suzhou Prefecture and not take advantage of the loopholes. Please rest assured, more than twenty people have been arranged to ride horses here."

"What the Buddha said is indeed not bad. When the imperial envoy of Lao Shizi came, he would move all kinds of messes. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known that this family was actually hiding in Suzhou."

The monk on the other side said rudely.

"The Marquis is really great. The Xu family of Wei, the Xu family, everyone treats them like the King of Jiangnan, but they are so honest in front of the Marquis. Chengyong's business has already been done in Henan. There is a bit of face on the ground of Nanzhili, but they dare not say no in front of the Marquis. No wonder the villain felt trembling when he saw the Marquis and couldn't stand steadily. It turned out that it was because of this, the Marquis's tiger power was indeed amazing."

Lu Da, who was caught in Pizhou, was also taken into Nanjing City, but there were people watching him and he would not let him run around. However, Lu Da still knew about the things and news about his life.

The ship began to sail eastward, and Wang Tong shouted Lu Da over. Before he could ask, Lu Da was just flattering and flattering. Wang Tong smiled and shook his head, and said:

"Don't say these stingy words, let me ask you, in addition to their own guards, there are any other people with knives on hand that can be used by this wealthy family in Jiangnan?"

"How can it be considered stingy? Marquis, the young man is all heartfelt. Xiu'er is known as the "Heaven Fox" on the Qinhuai River. A great man from Yuegang was willing to pay 100,000 taels to redeem Xiu'er. Chengyong Bo's family did not agree, but he gave it to him in front of the Marquis. It was not because of the Marquis' power. Good, good, the young man will not say that there are many guards in the Jiangnan area. These big families are generally local nests for selling stolen salt. The subordinates of the nearby salt owls also use it. The few places near the sea often have a relationship with the pirates, and the pirates can also move."

Lu Da is also a familiar person, and has no face. He has no sense of flattery. He saw Wang Tong staring at him and changed the topic. He also knew that Wang Tong was here to investigate the case of the Xu family in Songjiang occupying land. After thinking about it, he spoke again:

"The Xu family is different from other places. Last year, there were people coming from the sea and clashing with the Xu family. They were originally unable to meet officials when they were trading at sea, but the Xu family actually transferred local officers and soldiers to fight for the fight, which scared everyone at that time."

Wang Tong's fleet entered the canal in Danyang, the city of Zhenjiang Prefecture, and then headed east. At the junction of Zhenjiang Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture is a small town called Benniu.

After passing the clamps of Benniu Town, he entered Changzhou Prefecture. This area was flat and the water was crisscrossing. Wang Tong noticed that a team of horses followed on both sides of the canal.

If it is in the north, a team with less than thirty horses in total cannot be called a horse team, but in Jiangnan, there are more ships and fewer horses, which is already considered a horse team.

The horse team is moving fast. Even if there are rivers on the way, you can use a ferry to cross it and then catch up. Even though you chase and stop, Wang Tong's eyesight will naturally not be deceived. These horse riders are just staring at Wang Tong.

"There are at least four ships on this river that are staring at us."

In the Jiangnan Water Town, the scenery on both sides of the straits is quite wonderful this season. Wang Tong also often moves on the bow deck, and Shi Qi and others are with him, so they naturally can see it clearly.

"As far as they see, although these people are lawless, they dare not touch the ship of the imperial envoy. In the matters in Nanjing, they should also tell them what they should be afraid of."

Wang Tong said coldly, and he turned around to look at the other side. Liu Sanlang, who was beside him, adjusted his position so that he would not block Wang Tong's vision. At the same time, if there was any action on the river, he could use his body to cover his direction. Wang Tong was not really there to enjoy the scenery. He said in a deep voice:

"When Hai Rui gave me a list, it already showed that many people on it were dead, and many people were gone. Lu Da also said that when he was exploring various prefectures in Jiangnan, he heard some rumors that some people died in secret in Songjiang, Suzhou and Changzhou in those years, which were all related to the invasion of the fields."

"Didn't the Marquis say that this time, His Majesty arranged for the Marquis to leave the capital, just to let the Marquis relax outside. The clues exposed by the Xu family in Songjiang now are already shocking. The Xu family's own power is like this again. If we really investigate it,"

Wang Tong shook his head, but did not respond. A censor in the capital had already submitted a memorial to impeach him, saying that Wang Tong was greedy for the sake of corruption and wanted to be honest with his family property, and he intended to frame him. In addition, some people in the court said at the court meeting that Xu Ge Lao and Xu worked hard to serve the country and the people when they were officials in the court. Just two years after Xu Ge Lao passed away, the court sent people to investigate, which made the people of the world feel cold.

The most vicious thing is that Wang Tong was resentful of Emperor Wanli's marriage, wanted to make things worse, causing bloody storms in Jiangnan and shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Wanli ignored the cold statement. He sent people to criticize or even give salary penalties, but overall it was still not painful.

All the people who knew the inside story understood that Wang Tong was sent out to relax and Wang Tong would do whatever he wanted. Although the intention was to investigate the Xu family's occupation of the land, this matter was complicated and extremely troublesome, and I didn't expect anything to be found this time.

Therefore, the decree only said that the investigation was conducted, but did not say that the results should be found. Emperor Wanli's advice also said that Wang Tong would take a look at the taxes in Jiangnan.

When Wang Tong and his party left Nanjing, officials saw him off. People stared at him from afar or near day and night. It was impossible to hide their whereabouts, and there was no need to.

Not long after Benniu Town, the official ships from Changzhou Prefecture came to respond. However, following the fleet, the horses on both sides did not disperse and were still following. The horses were on the surface. The official ships who came to greet were probably spies staring at the fleet, and everyone was tacitly aware of it.

It is the matter of the imperial envoy who passes the border and stays or not, but the local government must complete the greetings. Otherwise, the imperial envoy who will say a few words and find some faults after returning to Beijing, which would be a disaster that would be caused by heaven.

For Wang Tong, the left and right are coming out to relax. Since the place is so grand, it is good to stop and deal with it. As you go along the way, you can imagine how boring and boring it will be after going to Songjiang Prefecture to handle the job.

In fact, stopping the boat to socialize with local officials is not very interesting. It just takes a fixed procedure and says some polite words.

"The imperial envoy arrived in Changzhou. The Changzhou elders were all blessed with faces. The local elders prepared a small amount of wine in the restaurant to welcome the imperial envoy."
Chapter completed!