The water transport terminal suddenly became a little chaotic.

The gang members were walking on the streets, all armed with weapons such as swords, guns, and sticks, and their faces were extremely serious. They came and went in a hurry without stopping at all. This emotion affected the merchants and the entire dock.

Restaurants, inns, gambling houses and casinos have the most profound feelings. The number of guests has dropped sharply, and there is a feeling of being empty.

The news has long spread at the dock. The most powerful Yuntian Gang on the dock has formed an incompatible situation with the Xinyi Gang who has entered the area with strong force. The Xinyi Gang and the Changheng Gang have joined forces to deal with the Yuntian Gang. The conflict is inevitable.

Behind every gang on the dock is a more or less powerful person. Behind the Yuntian Gang is the water transport commander Zhao Shiqi, while behind the Xinyi Gang is Wu Zongrui, the prefect of Huai'an Prefecture.

Water Transport General Army Yamen.

Since the Governor of Water Transport took charge of water transport matters, the General Military Yamen has gradually become deserted, and not many people come to visit.

In the wing room, Zhao Shiqi's face was ashen, sitting on the Taishi chair, looking at the thousands of households in the Shenji camp in front of him, without saying a word.

Wu Zongrui turned his back without any scruples. This was something Zhao Shiqi did not expect. Ever since he took up the post of Chief Water Transport Corps, the order on the dock has been maintained for several years. No one thought of disturbing the situation, whether it was the Governor Yang Yipeng or the previous officials.

Almost no one from the prefect of Huai'an Prefecture asked about the water transport terminal.

Over the years, Zhao Shiqi has almost regarded the water transport terminal as his own sphere of influence, and does not allow others to interfere. When the Sihai Gang was wiped out and the Xinyi Gang and Changheng Gang moved in, he did not feel nervous. After all, he has controlled the water transport terminal for many years, and

There is considerable power in Zuoliangtang. With the power of Xinyi Gang and Changheng Gang, including Wu Zongrui, they can't stir up trouble.

Zhao Shiqi had long disliked Wu Zongrui, but Wu Zongrui was a second-ranked Jinshi. He did things neatly and had little contact with the outside world. It was difficult to grasp the handle and could not be easily taken down.

Bandit gangs were gradually wiped out along the water transport route. This was Wu Zongrui's method and ability, which also caused Zhao Shiqi to lose part of his source of money. However, he had nothing to say about this matter and did not dare to say more.

Now, Wu Zongrui has extended his hand to the water transport terminal, which is the basis for Zhao Shiqi's wealth accumulation. If Wu Zongrui is allowed to change the order of the water transport terminal, or even completely control the water transport terminal, he will lose most of his money sources.

This is something Zhao Shiqi cannot tolerate.

The Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion was Wu Zongrui's biggest weakness. Zhao Shiqi would not set his sights on the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion until it was absolutely necessary.

Things are different now.

"Sir, would you personally come forward and go to the Huai'an government office to warn Wu Zongrui not to act recklessly..."

Zhao Shiqi waved his hand, looked at Shenjiying Qianhu, and spoke gloomily.

"At this point, do you really think Wu Zongrui will listen to my advice? He has made up his mind to change the current situation of the water transport terminal. Even if I go to the government office, I will be humiliating myself."

"Here, what should I do, my lord, my subordinates will do their best."

Zhao Shiqi's eyes flashed with a cold light, he picked up the token from the table, pondered for a while, and handed it to Qianhu of Shenji Camp.

"My order is that you will also be in charge of the Three Thousand Battalion of Water Transport for Thousand Households. The Three Thousand Battalion of Water Transport will be responsible for the Thousand Households. Liao Wenru and the sergeants under his command will obey your control. You will go to the Three Thousand Battalion military camp and take over the Three Thousand Battalion. If

If Liao Wenru and others dare to disobey military orders, military law can be used. In addition..."

Zhao Shiqi's voice suddenly became quieter, and Shenjiying Qianhu stepped forward, almost leaning against Zhao Shiqi's body, listening carefully and nodding frequently.

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Water Transport Governor's Mansion.

Yang Yipeng's expression was equally ugly. He wandered around the room, shaking his head and sighing from time to time.

"Sir, Mr. Zhao Shiqi, Commander-in-Chief of Water Transport, is here to report the matter..."

Yang Yipeng suddenly raised his head and looked at Governor Long Jianhong, whose face was slightly pale.

Yang Yipeng was very aware of the major and minor matters that occurred at the water transport terminal, but he was unwilling to get into them.

Yang Yipeng has a complicated view of Wu Zongrui. On the one hand, he thinks that Wu Zongrui is young, has courage and ideas, can accomplish things, and can do things well. On the other hand, he finds that Wu Zongrui is gentle on the outside but extremely tough on the inside.

, do things with foresight, and once you make up your mind to do something, you will not give up until you achieve your goal, and you will not give in or compromise easily.

Such a person will never be subordinate to others for a long time. In the future, he will either become the pillar and mainstay of the court, or he will go to the guillotine and be swallowed up directly by the huge court.

As for Zhao Shiqi, Yang Yipeng really looked down on him.

According to the requirements of the imperial court, Yang Yipeng needs to concurrently serve as the water transport commander and directly control the water transport soldiers. If he could not control Zhao Shiqi, he would have already reported to the court and served as the water transport commander himself. Fortunately, Zhao Shiqi is stupid and all he sees in his eyes is money.

Although he is very capable, he is also unscrupulously greedy, which reassures Yang Yipeng.

Of course Yang Yipeng has selfish motives.

The reputation of water transport soldiers is very bad. Whether it is the water transport terminal or along the canal, there are complaints about water transport soldiers.

Of course, Yang Yipeng knew the crux and the reason for this. Unless he had to, he would not concurrently serve as the water transport commander. If something happened to the water transport soldiers, and there were still people to help block it, at least Yang Yipeng would not be directly held accountable.

There was a conflict between Wu Zongrui and Zhao Shiqi, which Yang Yipeng did not want to see.

Yang Yipeng knew most of what Zhao Shiqi had done, and sometimes he felt that Zhao Shiqi had gone too far, but he would not lift the lid. Having been in official circles for many years, he knew very well that once the shady story of water transportation was revealed, the entire Ming Dynasty would be shaken.

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Therefore, Yang Yipeng supported Wu Zongrui in suppressing the gangs along the canal, and even suppressed Zhao Shiqi secretly or semi-openly, and indirectly warned Zhao Shiqi.

But Yang Yipeng didn't want to see a situation where he couldn't control it.

Wu Zongrui has already been here, Yang Yipeng has not expressed his position, and now Zhao Shiqi is here again.

"Sir, Mr. Wu, the prefect of Huai'an Prefecture, has forced his subordinates to have no choice. You see, the water transport terminal is about to be in chaos. The terminal is originally controlled by water transport soldiers, and the Huai'an Prefecture government intervenes in it. This is a violation of the rules..."

Yang Yipeng looked at Zhao Shiqi and frowned slightly.

"General Zhao, do you have any conclusive evidence that Mr. Wu is involved in the water transport terminal?"

"Sir, these are all matters before our eyes. The Xinyi Gang is supported by Mr. Wu. They were originally engaged in water transportation, but they suddenly intervened in the matters of the water transportation terminal. Thinking that the Sihai Gang was misbehaving at the dock, causing trouble, the Xinyi Gang and the Changheng Gang

The lower official accepted the replacement of the Sihai Gang, but Mr. Wu went even further and did not abide by the original agreement. He encouraged the Xinyi Gang and the Changheng Gang to intervene in the transportation of documents. Do you think Mr. Wu did not take the Governor's Palace seriously?

I don’t respect you either..."

Yang Yipeng waved his hand and spoke.

"General Zhao, what I have learned is absolutely not the case. The dispute at the water transport terminal seems to have been initiated by the Yuntian Gang. The Huai'an government office only handles the dispute at the terminal."

"Well, my lord, even if we deal with the dispute on the dock, it is a matter of the Governor's Mansion, and Sir Wu should not interfere."

Yang Yipeng's face became a little ugly.

"General Zhao, having said this, I would like to ask you. Over the years, the water transport soldiers have been responsible for maintaining the order of the docks and water transport. However, there have been constant disputes and the water transport can hardly be maintained. How should you explain..."

Zhao Shiqi was stunned, his face turned pale, and his body was trembling slightly. He looked at Yang Yipeng and was speechless.

Even a fool can clearly understand the meaning of Yang Yipeng's words, which is obviously to protect Wu Zongrui.

Seeing Zhao Shiqi speechless, Yang Yipeng sighed in his heart again. If it were Wu Zongrui in front of him, he would never have such an expression, nor would he give in easily. He would definitely fight for his reasons.

This is the gap between Wu Zongrui and Zhao Shiqi, which can be described as a fatal gap.

After sighing, he stood up and walked to Zhao Shiqi's side. Yang Yipeng spoke again.

"General Zhao, Mr. Wu and you are jointly responsible for maintaining the order of the water transport terminal and water transport. You must unite sincerely and focus on the water transport. If you cannot coordinate among yourself, how can the water transport be maintained?"

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"Go back and think about what I said..."

Zhao Shiqi finally woke up, looked at Yang Yipeng, and answered unwillingly.

"Sir, before I came here, I have already made a decision. The Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion is mainly responsible for maintaining the order of water transportation. I am the commander in chief of the water transport. I should be in charge of the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion. I have decided to let the Shenji Battalion

Qian Hu concurrently serves as the 3,000 camp and 1,000 households, temporarily controls the 3,000 water transport camp, and is fully responsible for maintaining order in water transport, including maintaining order at the water transport terminal..."

Before Zhao Shiqi finished speaking, Yang Yipeng's face turned slightly pale.

He originally wanted to mediate and coordinate, suppress the anger of Wu Zongrui and Zhao Shiqi, and at least ensure the order of the water transportation and the dock. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shiqi made such an important decision without asking for instructions.

The spearhead was directly aimed at the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion. Wouldn't this push Wu Zongrui to a dead end?

Yang Yipeng acquiesced to the current situation of the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion. Only the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion could really do something for all the water transport soldiers.

However, Zhao Shiqi is the commander-in-chief of water transportation and controls three thousand water transportation battalions. It is reasonable that even Yang Yipeng cannot object.

"General Zhao, have you really thought about doing this?"

"I have thought about it, and I am going to write a memorial to the imperial court to explain the matter of transporting soldiers by water."

Yang Yipeng stopped and looked at Zhao Shiqi. He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake in his judgment.

Zhao Shiqi is not only stupid, but also surprisingly courageous.

Of course Yang Yipeng knew what Zhao Shiqi was going to say in the memorial. If such a memorial really reached the court and got into the hands of the emperor, it would definitely cause an uproar, and he, the governor of water transportation, would not be able to escape the blame.

Yang Yipeng's expression became serious, looked at Zhao Shiqi, and spoke coldly.

"General Zhao, since you have thought of all the countermeasures, why don't you come here to report something to me? Well, I am a little tired. General Zhao, I would like to remind you that you must think carefully about anything you do.
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