In the dark night, Xia Wanchun, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, came to the Huangpu River and boarded a warship of the East China Sea Navy.

At the same time, elite soldiers drawn from Jiangbei also arrived in the south bank of the Yangtze River in the rain.

The Zhou family is very powerful in Jiangnan, so Gao Huan can only mobilize troops from other places to handle cases.

"Mr. Xia, we have been waiting for a long time." Man Dazhuang, deputy general of the East China Sea Navy on the ship, led a group of naval officers and soldiers wearing white military uniforms to stand attentively and salute.

Now naval battles are evolving towards giant cannon ships, and naval ships rarely engage in platoon battles, and even muskets are rarely used.

In this case, the role of armor in naval battles is greatly reduced. Not only is it bulky, but it will also become a burden after the soldiers fall into the water, affecting the soldiers' swimming and survival. Therefore, the Ganchao Navy has gradually cancelled the armor and put on new military uniforms.

Xia Wanchun responded with a military salute, "General Man, are you all ready?"

Mandahai smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Lord Xia, we have been staring at them for half a month. If Lord Xia doesn't look for us this time, we will cooperate with the National Security Department to arrest us."

After hearing this, Xia Wanchun thought to himself that the navy had prepared half a month ago, and His Majesty knew everything.

Although the army does not participate in politics, soldiers are also human beings.

Man Dazhuang was born in the Dongting Navy and was a member of Du Yinxi. The Chu Party really wanted to use the crackdown on gangsters and anti-corruption to crack down on the Jiangnan clan.

Xia Wanchun swelled her cheeks, and tried her best to keep her face calm and said, "Since that's the case, I'll ask the navy soldiers."

"It should be!" Man Dazhuang saluted.

At this time, the warship had quietly set sail, downstream and entered the Yangtze River.

Since the inspection team arrived in Songjiang, Xia Wanchun's superiors, colleagues and friends have been constantly talking about love and gifts, making him feel the pressure from around him. At the same time, he also noticed that there were also many corrupt officials in the inspection team who reported to the Zhou family quietly, and the people in the inspection team had been closely monitored.

Since the inspection team entered Songjiang, there have been resistance everywhere from the province to Songjiang Prefecture, and they don’t want him to find out anything.

This is not to say that the entire Nanzhili is ruined, but that the officials in the province and the government do not want any major cases to be exposed to affect their political achievements and the economic development of Nanzhili.

Under this situation, Xia Wanchun was unable to investigate at all, and at the same time realized that any emperor, especially the founding king, could not tolerate this situation.

Recalling the Ming Dynasty Taizu, Xia Wanchun seemed to have seen the first bloody storm that was about to come since the founding of the Dagan Dynasty.

Xia Wanchun is a smart person. He believes that the emperor must understand the situation of the inspection team, and under such circumstances, the inspection team cannot conduct an investigation at all.

Therefore, Xia Wanchun judged that the emperor might not ask the inspection team to conduct an investigation, but was testing the inspection team to see how the inspection team took the team.

Thinking about this, Xia Wanchun recognized Gao Huan's philosophy and believed that the actions of the Jiangnan Group were indeed too much, so he chose to stand in the team to avoid the subsequent cleaning and at the same time preserve his own strength.

It now seems that the emperor, the Chu Party, and the Henan Party all want to attack the Jiangnan Party, but there are indeed problems with the Jiangnan Party, and it is inevitable that they will be investigated.

As the young and strong sects of the Jiangnan Clan, it is obviously unrealistic to let those old guys in charge surrender voluntarily. So instead of letting the Chu Party, the Yu Party, or the Guoan Security Department investigate and clean up the Jiangnan Clan, it is better to let the young and strong sects of the Jiangnan Clan kill their relatives for the sake of justice, eliminate those old guys, and let the faction be reborn.

Therefore, while deliberately obeying the will of the Jiangnan master, Xia Wanchun took the initiative to report the situation of the inspection team to the emperor.

Now, through Xia Wanchun and Zhou Zhaowen's report, and the investigation of the Guoan Department, Gao Huan has basically figured out the relationship network behind the Zhou family, and only has the ability to obtain conclusive evidence.

At this time, the warship continued to sail, reaching near the estuary of the Yangtze River, hiding behind a sandbar.

Xia Wanchun asked, "General Man, can only one ship catch them?"

Man Dazhuang said: "Please rest assured that other ships have been scattered and ambushed, so that no one can escape."

While speaking, two British merchant ships came from the river. Soon, several more Zhou family cargo ships arrived. Both sides anchored near a sandbank and then began unloading the goods.

These two British merchant ships are Jewish merchant ships from the British East India Company, responsible for transporting the British opium produced in Bangladesh to Ganchao and handing it over to the Zhou family for sale.

At this time, the Zhou family's friends were unloading goods from British merchant ships.

"Zhou, this time you asked our ship to wait on the sea for half a month. You must give us more money!" Jewish businessman Grandet made his request in a stiff Chinese.

The butler Wenyu was stern, "This time it was an investigation by the court, and the transaction had to be postponed. If you want money, you can go to the court!"

Grandet shrugged, knowing that the Zhou family could not give more money, and complained: "When will your court completely release the customs and allow our opium to enter again!"

After Gao Huan discovered the tobacco restaurant in Shanghai, he ordered the Maritime Bureau to ban opium from flowing in, filling the policy hole.

Butler Zhou sneered, "At least it is impossible when Your Majesty is still there. Okay, the goods are almost counted, you can transport them and get them over quickly!"

At this time, both sides were in the process of a transaction, and suddenly someone exclaimed, "No, there is a private boat!"

Manager Zhou raised his eyebrows. The Shanghai Inspection Department had a family member of the Zhou family, so he had already settled his relationship. Why did there be a private boat coming?

Butler Zhou couldn't help but be furious, "Don't panic, I'm going to see who is not open to my eyes. I dare to check me. When I go back, I have someone stripped his clothes!"

"No! Butler! It seems to be the East China Sea Navy!" said the sharp-eyed guy.

"Army!" Butler Zhou was shocked. The East China Sea Navy was not something that their Zhou family could buy, so he hurriedly said: "Go away!"

The ships that were trading were in panic and raised their anchors and sails to escape.

At this time, the huge warships and the navy's clutch were surrounded from all directions. The sailors on the ship held the iron trumpet and shouted: "The East China Sea Navy inspected and smuggled, you have been surrounded by our fleet, don't fight unnecessary!"

...

In the Zhou Mansion, there was a banquet in the living room, and Zhou Yanhui was having dinner with several representatives of everyone.

Zhou Yanhui picked up the wine glass and said, "This time my Zhou family can escape danger and overcome difficulties. Thanks to everyone putting pressure on the inspection team. In the future, we will do our business and continue to make a fortune!"

After speaking, Zhou Yanhui raised his head and drank the wine, and everyone picked up the wine glasses to accompany him.

At this time, Ma Xi put down his wine glass and smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master Zhou, let Bangning live in the labor camp for a while, but don't worry, you will never let him suffer. You don't have to work after entering. Live in a single room and have good wine and food every day, just treat it as a practice. When the limelight comes, everyone is helping with the operation, reduce his sentence, or someone replaces him, change his name and surname, and continue to be free and easy!"

Zhou Yanhui heard the words, "I thank you everyone for this. If Bangning can be harvested out, I would like to give you 20% more of the opium share!"

"Hahaha, that's a good relationship!" Ma Xi stood up and picked up the wine glass, "Everyone! I suggest everyone drink this glass and make a fortune together!"

Everyone stood up, picked up their wine glasses, and laughed as if they had won a battle.

Everyone in the Zhou Mansion celebrated and drank happily. Several guards at the door fell asleep against the wall. Suddenly, a sound of horse hooves came. The guard door was awakened and barely penetrated the rain and fog, and saw a large group of figures coming.

At this time, the guards were all excited, and the cavalry stopped in front of the Zhou Mansion. A general turned over and dismounted, leading a brigade of soldiers carrying live ammunition.

"This is Zhou Mansion, you..." The guards reacted when they saw this.

With a crisp "bang", the officer staggered the mansion before he finished speaking.

"How do you hit someone!" The guard covered his face and questioned, feeling a little confused. He didn't expect that someone would dare to hit the Zhou Mansion's guard.

"I'll shoot you even if I hit you!" Jiang Zhi'e waved his hand, and several soldiers came up, holding Longwu's muskets, forcing the guards into the corner and tied up.

The army then picked up the rifle and took over the sentry, while Jiang Zhie and his subordinates flocked to Zhou's mansion.

The Zhou family is in Shanghai, but in fact they are just pretending to be powerful. When they really face state violent organs, they are not worth mentioning.

The army drove all the way into Zhou Mansion, and all the guards they met were taken down. The banquet continued in the room, and everyone was discussing the issue of opium distribution.

Suddenly the door was pushed open, Jiang Zhie, dressed in military uniform, walked in and smiled and said, "Zhou Yuanwai is in a good mood, I don't know until the end of death!"

As he said that, he looked at the others again, smiled and said, "Yo, the little lord is here too!"

When Ma Xi saw the visitor, he was almost scared to death, "Defendant Jiang, why are you here?"

"Deputy Secretary Jiang! Guoan Secretary!" The big bosses at the table were all full of horror.

Jiang Zhie walked to the table, sat down, saw several contracts and books on the table, and smiled, "It seems that I'm here at the right time!"

Zhou Yanhui stood up in shock, and then his head became dizzy. He suddenly fell down and pulled the tablecloth under the table. The plates, bowls and chopsticks fell to the ground, and a "crackling" sound sounded.
Chapter completed!