The man slowly raised the wine cup and then took a sip of the wine.

Then, he raised his eyes and looked at everyone.

He smiled and said, "I see you, I am... Zhou Yingqiu went south and was responsible for heavy responsibilities. He would never give up easily. If he didn't investigate thoroughly, not only Wei Zhongxian would not spare him, but His Majesty would not spare him either. You can plead with your relationship in the same year. Can this love be said?"

After saying that, he stood up and continued, "All the south of Jiangnan are all our people. The court sent a mere minister of the Ministry of Personnel to make us surrender? If all the dukes want to surrender, then... please."

Everyone was silent.

"The court is doing something wrong... They want to have a new policy and want to impose excessive taxes. This is their business! We can't control your Majesty's affairs, but it's not possible in Jiangnan. So... if you want to thoroughly investigate, I will dig the roots of my side. All the masters are wise people. Are you sitting on the court to dig your roots? If you have no roots, you will just duckweed? So... Zhou Yingqiu is just a scabies."

Someone sighed: "It is precisely this. How peaceful is Jiangnan? It can be said to be a paradise on earth. How can we allow people to come here to be presumptuous."

"Since that's the case," the man smiled and said, "Then there is no way to talk about it."

He sat down with a tired look on his face and continued, "Since there is no way to talk, then send Zhou Gong to the road."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and said nothing.

But this man seemed to have decided on a small matter and continued to drink.

The beautiful woman came to him and continued to fill his wine cup. He nodded at the woman and said modestly and politely: "I'm working."

As he said that, he immediately said, "Why have you made so much less profit these days? Is the profit this month actually 20% less than last year?"

"this……"

"Hmph!" The man said coldly: "This is the most important thing. Instead of thinking about Zhou Yingqiu, it is better to focus on profits. Otherwise... will everyone drink the northwest wind?"

The man was silent and kept saying yes.

Immediately, the man's face became gentle and said, "Drink bar."

"Drink, drink..."

Everyone laughed and raised their wine cups one after another. When they were drunk, there were inevitably people who were proud: "A few days ago, I spent fifty taels of silver to buy a woman. After this woman combed her hair, she really made people's eyes lit up..."

"Haha, aren't those servants around you enough?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"I have visited Mr. Zhou from Zhejiang these days and visited his copybook. I am so lucky. In a few days, I might as well come to our mansion to observe."

"Wonderful, wonderful."

Then, a group of women entered one after another and began to sing and sing. In the boat, there were waves of silk and bamboo, and they became happy.

Until the evening, the pleasure boat leaned against the southern bank of Qinhuai. Although the guests were still unsatisfied, they got off the boat one after another.

There were dozens of sedan chairs waiting here at the pier here. When a group of sedan chair servants saw the owners drinking, they all cheered up.

On the southern bank of Qinhuai, the rivers are crisscrossed, and the high and low ridges extend. The lights are all lit up, like starlights.

There were spliced ​​bluestone slabs on the ground, and moss was growing between the gaps, so... a group of servants hurriedly carried lanterns, fearing that the owners would slip.

A group of people were a little drunk, and at this time they couldn't help but immerse themselves in the tune just now. Someone sang: "The south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, and the scenery was once known. The sunrise, the flowers are redder than the fire, and the spring comes, the river water is as green as blue. Can you not remember the south of the Yangtze River..."

This is a poem, but now it has been composed by someone. At this time, it is sung in this beautiful place, with a unique flavor.

Just as soon as these people left the dock, a group of ragged people, like crazy, suddenly rushed up.

The benefactors who come out of this pleasure boat are often the most generous in their actions.

Almost every day, a large number of refugees or beggars gathered here. The weather was a little cold at this time. The clothes on these people were still thin, and there were also people holding their children in their arms. The crowd shouted: "Master, please give me some food."

A group of people were hysterical.

At this time, the servants were vicious and wielded their sticks to drive them away.

On the contrary, those kind-hearted guests will show some kindness to this point and say, "Give them some food."

As he said that, he waved his fan and got into the sedan chair.

The servant was prepared for the order. His master was kind-hearted and went out... he couldn't bear to see people so miserable, so... he... all special servants would prepare a dustpan of rice, and at this time it was like feeding chickens, sprinkling the white rice.

Suddenly... the beggars and refugees rushed to fight, and the children's crying and scolding were heard all over the place.

Occasionally, a grateful voice came from tears: "Thank you, great charity..."

"The master and the prince will be rich for thousands of years..."

The masters and young men raised their sedan chairs and headed towards the direction of the lights of thousands of families.

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Half a month later, the general Zhou Yingqiu arrived in Nanjing.

All the civil officials and generals from Nanjing came to greet them. Everyone entered the city. Zhou Yingqiu first went to the military camp to see the training of the Nanjing Guards, and then, surrounded by officials, went to the commander to take charge.

He fell into a sedan chair, and there were many officers and soldiers nearby guarding here. As the commander, the Minister of the Six Ministers of Nanjing, the Prefecture of Nanyingtian Prefecture, and other officials went out to greet him personally, and he was incredibly glorious.

But Zhou Yingqiu was not happy at all. He knew very well that this time he was ordered to come here to do dirty work!

This time, if he didn't find out anything in Jiangnan, his official career would be over.

The Minister of Personnel was called the Heavenly Official, and was the hand of the Secretary of the Six Ministers. Almost one foot had entered the cabinet.

For Zhou Yingqiu, entering the cabinet was only a step away. He thought that this time Li Guo was taken, he would have the opportunity to enter the cabinet, but he did not expect that he would still be implicated.

Therefore, when the six ministers of Nanjing came to greet him, Zhou Yingqiu did not show excessive intimacy, but instead maintained a certain distance.

After he got off the sedan chair, someone had already asked him to carry it in the shaft.

He tidied up his clothes, nodded, and was about to step in quickly.

At this moment, suddenly, a person rushed out of the crowd.

In fact, there are many onlookers watching in this kind of occasion.

However, there are officers and soldiers and officers nearby to block them.

But the man looked like a loach, and the officers and soldiers did not intercept him.

The man strode hard, dressed in an ordinary person, and quickly arrived in front of Zhou Yingqiu.

Zhou Yingqiu had no reaction at all. In fact, he was completely confused because he couldn't understand... Such a thing would happen, and he would never think about how to deal with it.

Seeing that this person was approaching, Zhou Yingqiu shouted: "Who...what is there any injustice..."

He thought the other party might be here to sue.

The man shouted: "I am Zhang Qingxiang, I'm here to kill the traitor!"

After saying that, a dagger appeared from his sleeve.

The dagger emitted a cold light.

The man was already facing Zhou Yingqiu.

Zhou Yingqiu's colors changed and he was about to retreat in a hurry.

It was too late, and the dagger quickly stabbed over.

Zhou Yingqiu subconsciously shouted: "Come here..."

Unfortunately, the guards he brought... were separated from him just now, but the officers and officials around him were mostly from Nanjing.

After all, the guards were busy with their journey along the way. Now that they arrived at the place, under normal circumstances, officials would be polite to these subordinates who came here, let them take a break and temporarily hand over their defense to others.

These officers, soldiers and officers did not make any moves, just shouting: "There is an assassin."

But at this moment, the dagger had pierced into Zhou Yingqiu's chest.

Zhou Yingqiu let out a scream, and blood suddenly splashed out on his chest.

The man who claimed to be Zhang Qingxiang immediately pulled out his dagger, then stabbed him hard, stabbing him several times in a row, as if he was afraid that Zhou Yingqiu would not die, and the last stab was pierced straight on Zhou Yingqiu's neck.

Zhou Yingqiu struggled for a few times first, but finally fell to the ground.

The servant beside him then shouted: "Take the thief, take the thief."

The person named Zhang Qingxiang was not panicked at all, and he was not in a hurry to escape. Instead, he said calmly: "I will kill the thief today and I can't blame others, just take me!"

As he said that, he threw down his dagger and let the officers and soldiers take him.

At this moment, the soldiers, civilians and people who were watching from afar were already panicked.

A few dozen steps away, the Nanjing officials who welcomed the commander looked at Zhou Yingqiu, who was lying in a pool of blood, and they all remained motionless.

There were even a few tolerant snickers from the crowd.

At this time... someone finally stood up slowly and said lukewarmly: "Take the thief and interrogate immediately..."

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A quick report quickly entered the capital and then delivered it to Emperor Aoki.

After seeing it, Emperor Aoki was stunned.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian looked sad: "I have asked the local eunuchs to investigate thoroughly... I think... this matter is definitely not simple."

Emperor Aoki didn't say anything for a moment.

After a long time, he said in a strange tone: "Parent Wei, did I have such a thing in the Ming Dynasty before?"

Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty... is unprecedented."

Emperor Tianqi said inexplicably: "I have encountered something that my ancestors and ancestors did not encounter..."

Wei Zhongxian was only thinking about one thing, so he said again: "Your Majesty... here in the East Factory..."

"You mean to investigate thoroughly?"

"Yes, investigate it thoroughly!" Wei Zhongxian said: "I...I think I must not tolerate it..."

Emperor Tianqi actually shook his head calmly and said, "I see... I don't have to investigate it. Such a case is not interesting."

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he didn't know what Emperor Tianqi meant. He was extremely frightened at this time. Don't investigate? Why don't you investigate? Don't investigate such a big matter. Could this be deliberately sarcastic?

Emperor Tianqi said lightly: "Kill one or two assassins and find one or two so-called behind-the-scenes envoys. What's the use of investigating such a case?"

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Chapter completed!