Thinking of this, everyone consciously figured out the reason, looked at each other and nodded, then turned their attention to the canal, wondering whether Eunuch Zhou would swallow his anger and pay the tax?
But to their disappointment, the eunuch paid all the taxes honestly this week! You must know that when he came back from the prosperous land of Hangzhou, everyone saw that his fleet always consisted of fifteen or six ships. It can be seen that he brought an unknown amount of goods and the tax money he paid was not a small amount!
However, I thought that Eunuch Zhou was also suffering from physical pain at this time. Everyone felt much relieved when they thought of this! Anyway, as long as the eunuch is unlucky, they are happy to see it.
Soon, after paying enough tax money, more than a dozen of Eunuch Zhou's ships sailed through the water gate one after another and continued northward. A ship immediately approached the vacated trestle. The tax collectors and royal guards on the riverside immediately made preparations to board the boat.
Seeing this situation, several people felt bored. Just as they were about to leave, someone in the crowd suddenly said, "It's going to cause a scene! It's going to cause a scene!"
"I just don't know if this group of people can withstand it?"
When the crowd heard these sounds, they became curious and stretched their necks to look into the canal. He Xianli and others were also very surprised when they saw this. They thought about what good things there were to see in the canal, but they still gathered together to watch in the river.
At this time, I saw a fleet of about six ships on the canal heading straight for the water gate, with no intention of stopping at all! Only then did everyone realize why those idle men said the show was about to begin! I think the people who come to this fleet have some status and don't want to pay taxes here, so there will definitely be a conflict with the Jin Yiwei who collects taxes! Thinking of this, everyone was very interested and stopped to look carefully.
I saw the group of boats rushing directly in front of the water gate and then gradually slowed down. It seemed that they had no intention of slowing down and wanted to rush directly through the water gate. But he didn't expect that the Jin Yiwei guarding the water gate above would turn the winch very fast and tightly close the two gates! Seeing that the gates are made of thick logs, if a tanker hits it, I'm afraid the tanker will be the unlucky one!
The fleet reluctantly stopped in front of the water gate. A man rushed out from the boat and stood on the bow of the boat. He shouted loudly to the guards on the water gate: "People above, listen, quickly open the water gate to let the fleet pass! My husband is from Huzhou." I know that I am going to Beijing this time to report for promotion! If it delays my master’s affairs, you people can’t afford it!”
He shouted very loudly, but the Jin Yiwei above ignored him at all and just said loudly: "Go back and check the value of the goods. You can only pass customs after paying the tax!"
The man who looked like a butler stood at the bow of the boat and asked the Jin Yiwei above to open the water door. He also said that after his grandfather came to Beijing, he would be a Beijing official, and he would definitely deal with you Jin Yiwei and so on!
At first, the Jin Yiwei just listened indifferently, but when the housekeeper started to curse, these Jin Yiwei finally became impatient! Someone took out a crossbow, took a brief look, and then pulled the trigger!
Because the distance was too close and the speed of the crossbow arrows was so fast, the flight trajectory of the crossbow arrows could not be seen at all. As soon as the bowstring sounded, there was a random "bang" sound, and a crossbow arrow pierced the housekeeper's two sides. On the deck between legs! Not to mention that the entire arrow was sunk into the ship's plank, but the tail of the crossbow was still "buzzing" and shaking!
The man who looked like a butler didn't react at first when he saw this scene. When he suddenly discovered that there was a crossbow arrow between his legs, he jumped back with a "Ouch!" Unexpectedly, none of them could stand still and rolled over and over again, even throwing off their hats and hairpins, leaving their hair disheveled and messy!
Moreover, his appearance made the idle people by the river burst into laughter and point their fingers, so happy!
At this time, two people who looked like house servants rushed up and helped the housekeeper up. However, the housekeeper not only did not move back, but felt that he had lost face, and he continued to curse!
The King of Jin Yiwei on the water gate put another arrow in his crossbow, then raised the crossbow and said loudly: "If you bastard makes another rude statement, the next arrow will hit you in the mouth! Hurry back and be inspected and pay the tax." Only then can you pass the level!"
The housekeeper had no choice but to get into the cabin, probably to report to the head of the family. After a while, the guys on the tanker probably had to
Upon receiving the order, they all propped up the bamboo poles and moved the boat back to the small pier on the shore. And this scene made the idle people who didn't see enough excitement let out a burst of dissatisfied boos!
When the ship stopped and the tax collector was about to board the ship, suddenly a man in official attire came out of the cabin. Surrounded by the steward and several servants, he said loudly: "There is no tax customs here at all. What are you doing?" If you are collecting taxes secretly here, call your supervisor!"
The tax collectors and royal guards who were about to board the boat were blocked and turned their attention to a tea shed on the shore. I saw a person walking out of the tea shed. This person was wearing the uniform of Jinyiwei Baihu, and the clothes were very new! If someone you know is there, you will find that this person is He Lishui, the prison chief of Tianjin Dalao! It's just that at this time, he was wearing a royal guard's robe, and he had a special air. Compared with the previous prison chiefs, he was completely different!
He Lishui walked slowly to the trestle and faced the official at the bow of the ship. He was the first to hold up his hands and said: "I am the 100th household of Tianjin Qianhusuo, He Lishui. I don't know your surname?"
The official said with an arrogant look: "I, Liu Fangyuan, am a colleague from Huzhou. I came to the capital this time to report on my work. I will serve as an official in the capital in the future!"
He Lishui raised his hand again and said, "It turned out to be Lord Liu, but I don't know why Lord Liu stopped the tax collector from boarding the ship to inspect the goods?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Fangyuan immediately frowned and said, "I just heard from the crew on the ship that Wu Ninghou set up a checkpoint on the canal to collect taxes without authorization, which is really harmful to the people! At first, I didn't believe it, but in the end, I The official did it! But I just want to tell you that such behavior will be punished by the imperial court! You must know that under the bright and clear world, how can there be room for such a greedy and despicable person? You will be punished by the imperial court for helping Zhou to commit evil! However, you are also acting under orders, as long as Retreat quickly, and I will exonerate you when I impeach you to the court!" ap.
When Wu Yunshan and others heard such righteous words, they couldn't help but admire in their hearts that this man really had the character of a scholar, and what he said was well-founded!
But to everyone's surprise, He Lishui, the military attache who usually saw the civil servants bowing their heads, held his hand on the handle of his knife and said, "If Mr. Liu wants to impeach my Marquis, that's up to you, but the tax still has to be collected. , Sir Liu, please do it for your convenience and don’t make everyone unhappy!”
