Gaoyou.
The dock was closed and the sergeant took over, ordering all ships to move out of the dock within one day, otherwise they would be towed away.
All of a sudden, the merchants complained and went to Gaoyou Zhizhou to complain. The goods had just been brought from the north and had not been unloaded. How could they let us go? After sailing for several days and nights, we finally stopped at Gaoyou to rest, and now they are driving us away. This is against the rules.
Faced with the complaints from the businessmen, Zhizhou only said that this was an order from the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. The thousands of households in Gaoyou are not under his control. If you want to make trouble, go find them.
Even so, after all, the docks and commerce were under the control of the magistrate. It was impossible for merchants to provoke the big soldiers, but they could use their connections to bring the matter to the censor.
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When the censor Zhang Yuanjian heard that Gaoyou Qianhu was so domineering, he couldn't help but write a memorial and send it to the capital.
Gaoyou was not far from Jinling. The memorial was sent up in the morning, but it was sent back early the next morning, and a cabinet comment was added: "I understand, let's go investigate the salt policy."
Zhang Yuanjian looked at this inexplicable reply and finally understood why Zhizhou remained silent. The water here was very deep and he could not intervene at all.
Soon after, Zhang Yuanjian received news that Prince Zhu Wenkui's fleet had arrived in Gaoyou. Only then did he understand the cause of the matter and wanted to kick those merchants into the river. , causing him to almost lose his official position.
Zhu Wenkui returned to Beijing very slowly. He not only stayed in Xuzhou for five days, but also stayed at Qingjiang Shipyard for seven days. When passing by Gaoyou, Zhu Wenkui disembarked again and prepared to go to Dingxi Salt Fields to visit Yan Ding.
Zhang Bing, Ping An, and Yang Wen were anxious to return to the capital, but they could not leave Zhu Wenkui and Han Xiayu and go directly to Zhu Yunwen, so they had to follow them all the way to the Dingxi Salt Fields.
Xie Gui, the commander of the Peking Dusi, and Shi Jigang, the commander of the Helan City Guards, and other sergeants stayed behind in Gaoyou.
Ji Gang was majestic and was checking whether there were any abnormalities along the coast. His confidant Zhou Jie came over and whispered: "Commander Shi, Miss Bai is here. She is in the boat on the other side of the lake."
"So brave."
Ji Gang said lightly, raised his head and looked towards the opposite bank, where there was a large lake. Many merchants' ships have also temporarily transferred there.
"Bring some manpower and two boats with me. You stay on the boat behind and keep an eye on it. I don't want people from the Security Bureau to follow."
Ji Gang knew the danger of this meeting, but as the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger.
It has been six years since he won the second place in the martial arts rankings in the second year of Jianwen. In six years, he was promoted from being unknown to the commander of the Guards, which is shocking to the world.
But this is just a superficial phenomenon. The Helan City Guard is outside the pass. Although it is a guard post in the imperial court, it does not have a full staff. Normally, a guard commander Shi has 5,600 people under his command, but Ji Gang only has 2,000 sergeants. . The command history may sound like a big name, but in fact Ji Gang is not the third grade, but the fourth grade, similar to the difference between Xiaxian and Shangxian.
From the fourth grade, it means nothing in the capital.
If you want to climb up, gain greater power, and control more power, you need to make meritorious deeds.
But the achievements made by Northeast China are all invisible and cannot be put on the table. If I go to the court and say, I, Jigang, in accordance with the emperor's secret order, use the strategy of sowing discord to lead the Jurchen tribes to fight among themselves, and they will perish as a result. There are more than a dozen tribes, including two medium-sized tribes. It is estimated that Zhu Yunwen's butcher's knife arrived first before the Ministry of War could award the reward.
You can do destructive things, but you can't say them. This also means that the Ministry of War cannot see its own achievements at all.
To be promoted, you need to make achievements that everyone can see and affirm.
The White Lotus Sect has contributed a lot to this.
Ji Gang had never thought of collaborating with the White Lotus Sect. These people were not opponents of the imperial court at all. If he walked with them, he would either get kicked in the head by a donkey or get wet.
But it is completely feasible to use the heads and blood of White Lotus followers to serve as flowers and red carpets to help you get promoted and stay in the capital.
Ji Gang took two boats to the lake on the grounds of inspection.
Xie Gui did not raise any suspicion and only arranged for people to be on guard.
The blue waves rippled slightly, and the resentful pipa sound came from the boat. It seemed like a troubled woman was pouring out her worries and worries about yesterday.
"Commander Shi is inspecting and conducting inspections. Everyone on board please be patient."
Zhou Jie shouted.
The sound of the pipa died down, and a pretty and gentle woman stuck her head out. Her eyes were full of resentment, her red lips were slightly parted, and her white teeth were exposed. Her blood-like red clothes formed a sharp contrast with her pure white face.
Ji Gang swallowed and thought secretly: What a beautiful woman.
Get on board.
Ji Gang only brought two close men with him. Like Zhou Jie, these two people were desperadoes with murder cases on their backs. If he hadn't taken him under his wing, he would have been killed. He had been caught long ago.
He left his men to stand at the bow and stern of the boat to check, while he walked into the boat.
Elegance and fragrance float.
In the painting boat, Miss Bai is not the only woman, there is also a man sitting behind the desk, but this man's face is half covered with a mask.
"I thought it would be just me and Miss Bai."
Ji Gang pressed the knife on his waist and strode over.
Miss Bai smiled lightly and bowed slightly: "Master Ji is coming in person. Naturally, I, a saint, cannot receive him. This is our King Yang."
Ji Gang didn't know Yang Wushan, but he knew that the King of Heaven was an important figure in the White Lotus Sect. If we catch this man and send him to Zhu Yunwen, why not worry about his success?
Yang Wushan stared at Ji Gang, smiled peacefully, stood up and walked out from behind the desk: "Number two on the Ji Gang list, I have long admired my name."
Ji Gang glanced at Miss Bai, and then said to Yang Wushan: "Time is limited. If you want to say anything, just say it. If I leave for a long time, it will easily arouse people's suspicion."
Yang Wushan asked Ji Gang to sit down, and Miss Bai offered tea, and then walked out under Ji Gang's reluctant eyes.
Seeing Ji Gang's behavior, the corner of Yang Wushan's mouth could not help but twitch: "Ji Bangyan, I am looking for you this time because I want to give you a great future. I hope you can cooperate with me. You can enjoy the glory and wealth in the court. Under one person, ten thousand people Above, I control the White Lotus Sect among the people and lead countless Yin soldiers. You and I will join forces to eradicate all enemies that hinder us from seizing power."
Ji Gang couldn't believe that King Yang Tian was so ambitious, and frowned: "White Lotus Sect, Yin Soldier? Who are you?"
Yang Wushan took out the token and placed it on the table.
"Ancient and modern?!"
Ji Gang held the token and felt a turmoil in his heart. He looked at Yang Wushan in disbelief: "Are you the ancient and modern master of Yin soldiers that the court has been searching for?"
Yang Wushan chuckled and said, "Haha, I'm not qualified to call you Gujin. You might as well call me Heavenly King. But you actually know Gujin, which makes me a little surprised."
Ji Gang is not a member of the Security Bureau, nor is he a member of the cabinet. He should not have access to the highly confidential information about the undercover soldiers. However, Ji Gang is a person who is very good at building relationships. He is strict with his subordinates and is extremely generous to outsiders. In addition, the Northeast The overall operation of the situation is inseparable from the help of the Security Bureau, and Ji Gang is naturally closely related to Qianhu Yuzhu of the Liaodong Security Bureau.
Yu Zhu did not treat Ji Gang as an outsider, and because Ji Gang was very smart, he revealed the story of the White Lotus Sect and the Yin Soldiers. He also jokingly said that if Ji Gang met these people, he would definitely be promoted if he caught one of them.
Ji Gang has a strong desire for power and will not let go of such a precious opportunity. By chance, Ji Gang met a member of the White Lotus Sect, and a fragile line formed between them.
In Ji Gang's planning, both the White Lotus Sect and the Yin Soldiers were his stepping stones, and they had been holding back, just because the White Lotus Sect members they encountered were of too low a level, and they were just a bastard. Even if they caught and offended the White Lotus Sect, they would not get any credit. It can be said.
It wasn't until he returned to Beijing with Zhu Wenkui that Ji Gang received news from the White Lotus Sect again, and today's meeting was held.
Ji Gang not only knew about the past and present, but also knew about the young master Li Qi, and knew that Zhu Yunwen regarded them as a thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh, and would not be able to get rid of them.
kill him!
As long as I kill him and take his head and this token back, I, Ji Gang, will be appreciated by Zhu Yunwen and gain greater power.
Yang Wushan saw through Ji Gang's cold intentions and said calmly: "I know you are an ambitious person, and I also know that you want to become a master. Yes, you can take my head back to Beijing now. But have you ever thought about which rank you will be after you return to the capital, the fourth rank, the third rank, or the third rank? At that time, you still have a bunch of command colleagues and command history above your head, so what does your Ji Gang mean? ?”
"Can you tolerate so many people dominating you, stepping on you, suppressing you, and even kicking you out at any time? Haha, kill me, you only have power for a moment, that's all. But stay Follow me and cooperate with me, I can make you truly inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!"
Ji Gang stared at Yang Wushan and said coldly: "Oh, why are you so confident?"
Yang Wushan picked up the ancient and modern tokens and said calmly: "Because there is a group of people standing behind me. My power can help you or destroy you. Ji Gang, you should never forget the three things buried in the woods of Su'an." It’s a corpse, they’ve been sleeping for six years. The White Lotus doesn’t want to dig it out, do you?”
With murderous intent in his eyes, Ji Gang stood up and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Yang Wushan smiled and picked up the tea cup: "Don't worry, we have settled this case for you, and someone will squat in the dungeon on your behalf. However, if you don't want someone to overturn the case, you'd better not have other thoughts and talk to us. We both benefit from cooperation, but if we are enemies, guess, will you die first or me?"
Ji Gang gritted his teeth, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him was so difficult to deal with.
"I will give you a piece of credit and guarantee your promotion. You promise me one thing."
Yang Wushan took a sip of tea.
Ji Gang said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
Yang Wushan shook the ancient and modern token in his hand and said softly: "I want another ancient and modern token, Li Qi's good character token."
Ji Gang frowned: "I heard that Li Qi was detained in the Security Bureau."
"should be."
"You want me to go to the Security Bureau?"
"should be."
"I reject."
Ji Gang did not hesitate.
Yang Wushan pointed at the door of the boat and put a weight on it: "I'll give you the credit, Miss Bai - and I'll give it to you too. I only want a token."
