Chapter 312 The ultimate move (wish everyone safe and healthy!)
(I wish you all peace and health! May all medical staff be safe! Come on Wuhan! Come on China!)
The official ship with carved beams and painted roofs headed south along the Grand Canal, crossed Yangzhou and entered the Yangtze River, and then went up the river. After passing Zhenjiang, due to water flow and other reasons, this area could only be pulled by a boatman. So the boat temporarily approached the wharf in Zhenjiang to attract boatman.
Unlike in the past, Shi Yiwen changed into a Taoist robe today. Even if there were more than a dozen guards on the boat, his appearance would only be regarded as a handsome young man, not an official.
"We're finally coming to Nanjing!"
When talking about Nanjing, Shi Yiwen's tone contained a very special emotion, and even had the illusion of returning to his hometown. After all, he originally traveled here.
"Oh, what a pity..."
Thinking of what he might face after arriving in Nanjing, Shi Yiwen raised his lips lightly and then sneered.
"Since that's the case, just kill him in a mess!"
Just when I made this decision, I looked up at the shore, but saw a pretty woman in a long lake blue dress standing in the pavilion on the shore, as if she was enjoying the river view. Perhaps the woman found someone looking at her, so she turned her head to look here. Although she just turned her face to the side, her fingers were even more charming, which made people lose their minds.
Although she was just a quick glance and the woman had a gauze on her face, Shi Yiwen was still a little fascinated.
Could it be that I have been "holding it" for a long time?
When he shook his head and sighed inwardly, he looked up at the pavilion again, the woman who had gone before had already left.
After a while, the boatman finally arrived. The boatman carried the ropes of the boat onto the boat and tied the fibers. After almost half an hour of busy work, the boat left Zhenjiang Wharf. After leaving the dock, the boatman turned on the boat and pulled the official boat to Nanjing along the river bank. Under the pull of the boatman, the boat was walking very slowly. It was not until after crossing that section of the river that he sailed up again. Seeing that the distance from Nanjing was getting closer, Shi Yiwen was feeling more and more nervous.
"The boss, something seems to be wrong."
Wu Cai reminded him.
"At the beginning, there were still memorandums who impeached you. Why did the closer you were to Nanjing, the calmer you became."
"It started with passing Zhenjiang!"
Shi Yiwen nodded, then frowned.
"This is the tranquility before the storm!"
In fact, after passing Zhenjiang, Shi Yiwen also felt something strange. After all, he was impeached several times along the way. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be quiet anymore, but the people have stopped in the past two days.
In fact, Shi Yiwen did not passively endure all this. He also sent people from the Tax Department to search for others' charges, which was defeated by the death. He never thought about it. But since you are on the first day of the lunar calendar, I will do the fifteenth day of the year. The charges are just for the final counterattack.
When searching for other people's charges, Shi Yiwen of course also understood that those people were trying to hit him with a fatal blow, but the question was - what do they want to do?
"Master, the storm is coming and the wind is filling the building!"
Wu Cai's sigh made Shi Yiwen nod and then said.
"Then let them do it!"
Finally, after more than ten days of sailing, the ship arrived at the wharf on the banks of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing. Shi Yiwen originally thought that when he arrived in Nanjing, no one would come to greet him, the "instructor minister", but he never thought that before the ship landed, he saw a burst of people on the shore in a furious clothes and horses, and a large group of people seemed to be greeting him at the wharf.
"Hey, something is wrong!"
But when he looked at it, Liu Jinjiang said in confusion.
"Secretary General, something seems to be wrong!"
“How to say it?”
"Look, there are many people on the shore who are Jinyiwei. Logically speaking, Jinyiwei does not need to welcome us,"
Liu Jinjiang, who has been transferred to the General Taxation Department, is naturally very clear about the tricks because of his origin in the Jinyiwei.
"It's really not right, boss..."
Before Wu Cai could finish his words, as soon as the boat got ashore, Shi Yiwen saw a team of Jinyiwei rushing towards the pier. The leader was two people wearing official robes. Seeing the visitor, Liu Jinjiang quickly said softly.
"The leader is Liu Shiyan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the logician Li Zhen, is next to him. Logically speaking..."
Before Liu Jinjiang could finish his words, Liu Shiyan and his group had already rushed to the boat. Seeing this, Shi Yiwen hurriedly greeted him and said with a bow.
"Oh, I don't know if I'm not sure that I'm really in a position to welcome you."
Shi Yiwen always had some understanding of this Chengyi Bo. He was the Chengyi Bo, who was granted by Jiajing and an old minister who had gone through three dynasties. But this was not the key. The key was that with Jiajing's acquiescence, he gradually participated in the national affairs. He often used various means to defeat his existence. However, his methods were low, that is, he was just fighting against civil servants, and he had no rules at all. This old man was ordered to dismiss his post several times in his life, but he was quickly re-elected for preferential treatment of nobles.
However, why did he run to his side now? Is it because... Before Shi Yiwen even wanted to figure out what happened, he saw Liu Shiyan with an ugly face waved.
"Search it for me!"
The word "search" made Shi Yiwen stunned. Is this the drama he sang?
Before he could speak, Li Zhen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, said.
"Oh, Master, this is the official ship of the imperial envoy, but it can't be searched."
"Can't search? Why can't search?"
When Liu Shiyan heard this, he immediately said annoyed.
"Not to mention just an official, even the house of the imperial envoy, I will search it carefully today. If someone is found..."
Staring at Shi Yiwen coldly, then Liu Shiyan said.
"At that time, even if the lawsuit comes to the emperor, I will seek justice!"
"Brother, what does this mean!"
Seeing that the visitor was not good, Shi Yiwen's smile naturally disappeared, and he looked at him coldly and asked back.
"Although I am only a fourth-rank official, I am also an imperial envoy with the emperor's order. Where can I place the emperor's orders when I do this?"
Faced with Shi Yiwen's questioning, Liu Shiyan snorted coldly.
"What an emperor's destiny, you still don't know what you have done. As an imperial envoy, you are so arrogant and robbed the officials and commit such evil deeds. How can you be worthy of the emperor and the court!"
What!
Although I didn't know what was going on, Liu Shiyan's words made Shi Yiwen's heart tight, and the things he was worried about along the way finally came!
Along the way, especially after passing Zhenjiang, Shi Yiwen was thinking about how they would fight against him. Now he finally understood.
Chapter completed!