Chapter 179 Revenge from the Governor
In Lu Wenyang's opinion, no matter what he did in the position of governor of the canal transportation, even if all civil and military officials knew it, as long as the emperor did not know it, everything would be easy to say.
If the problems in the court can be solved with money, then they can be solved with money. If they cannot be solved with money, then someone will be sent to solve the problem.
With such means, Lu Wenyang can be said to be invincible and has been firmly in the position of governor of the canal transportation for many years.
But one thing is that his method is nothing but effective for the emperor.
Once this secret, which is not a secret, is known by the emperor, with the actions of men like him, unless the emperor is stupid, he will definitely not let him go.
This secret has been tacitly explained in the center of all officials for many years. Lu Wenyang thought he could continue to maintain it. This time, in order to stabilize Chu Yi, he took out millions of taels of wealth from his private warehouse in great pain. For him, it was like cutting his flesh.
However, in order to keep his seat, he accepted it even if he cut his wounds.
But now, Li Ke told him that Chu Yi took his property and handed it over to the emperor. All fools knew that the emperor must know everything.
Even if he didn't know, the emperor would not spare him just because he bribed Chu Yi with millions of money.
After venting, Lu Wenyang experienced so many storms and waves, and even the imperial envoy of the court had been killed by him. Although the problem this time was different from the past, at least Lu Wenyang was not confused and stared at Li Ke and said, "What is the current form of the capital? What is the reaction of the emperor?"
Li Ke is Lu Wenyang's confidant. He has been with Lu Wenyang for many years. Lu Wenyang is handed over many private matters to Li Ke, so he still trusts Li Ke very much.
Li Ke looked at Lu Wenyang and said, "Sir, the situation in the capital is not good. After the emperor learned that the Lord had bribed Chu Yi with millions of property, he was furious and ordered the cabinet to investigate the Lord strictly."
Lu Wenyang narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard and sneered: "Cabinet? Investigate this governor? What a joke!"
How many people in the cabinet did not accept his bribes, and the emperor actually asked the cabinet to investigate him. Do those cabinet members dare?
Li Ke naturally knew what Lu Wenyang meant and said slowly: "The cabinet masters in the cabinet did not react much, but the cabinet chief, Yang Tinghe..."
After his eyes shrank, Lu Wenyang couldn't help but frown and said, "What's wrong with Yang Ting and him?"
Li Ke said in a deep voice: "Sir, Yang Tinghe actually asked the emperor to personally come and investigate the emperor. It is said that the emperor did not agree at first, but Yang Tinghe begged the emperor. In the end, the emperor was forced to let Yang Tinghe come and investigate the emperor..."
Lu Wenyang, whose expression was changing, looked at Li Ke for a while and said, "So, is the emperor sending Yang Tinghe to investigate this governor?"
Li Ke nodded and said, "Yes, my subordinates waited until Yang Tinghe took his men out of the capital before they got on the boat and reported to the Lord."
Lu Wenyang pondered: "Did Yang Ting and his group take the water or land?"
Li Ke said: "No one in the capital knows what the lord did at the beginning. Even if they lend them a courage, they would not dare to go on the water."
Lu Wenyang said: "In this way, if Yang Ting and his group were going to arrive at Tianjin Wei, it would take almost three or four days."
Li Ke nodded and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it will take three days at the earliest, and it may take four or five days if there is a slight delay."
As he said that, Li Ke looked at Lu Wenyang and said, "Sir, should you send someone..."
Glanced at Li Ke, Lu Wenyang said lightly: "What do you want to send someone to do?"
After a trembling heart, Li Ke hurriedly said, "I think if the lord can make Yang Ting and his group disappear without knowing it, it will definitely shock the court. Maybe the emperor is worried that the lord will stop the canal transportation, so he will agree that he will continue to be the governor of the canal transportation?"
Lu Wenyang couldn't help but sneer and said, "Even if the emperor agreed, I'm afraid that General Manager Chu might not agree."
Since Chu Yi handed over the gift he presented to the emperor, it means that Chu Yi is not afraid of trouble, and it is obvious that he wants to take him down.
The emperor would have concerns, but Chu Yi might not have any concerns. Lu Wenyang was almost sure that if he killed Yang Ting and his group, he would come to the court.
Lu Wenyang did bribe many garrisons along the canal, and even the garrisons of Tianjin garrisons were gathered in his hands. However, Lu Wenyang also understood that even if he used money to smash it, once he really rebelled, not to mention anything else, even half of the garrisons of Tianjin garrisons could rebel with him.
Li Ke's expression changed: "Then what should we do? Could it be that the adults really have to wait for death?"
Lu Wenyang sneered and said, "There must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain. Haven't Yang Tinghe and others arrived yet? But it's simply a delusion to want Lu to sit and wait for death. What's next? This governor has his own plans. Li Ke, I'll arrange a task for you and you can do it for me immediately."
"Just give me the order!"
Lu Wenyang said coldly: "Go and dispatch troops to me. I will take Chu Yi's tens of millions of taels of silver. Since he dares to cheat me, don't blame me for being rude."
"ah!"
Li Ke obviously didn't expect that Lu Wenyang was still thinking about taking revenge on Chu Yi at this time, but when he thought of the tens of millions of taels of gold and silver outside Tianjin, Li Ke couldn't help but breathe a little rapid. He looked at Lu Wenyang and nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, sir, I'll go and dispatch people?"
Soon the army of tens of thousands of garrisons was mobilized, and the Tianjin Wei was naturally unable to hide such a big disturbance.
Zhang Yong
Zhang Yong had previously led one of the four Tengxiang guards to come, but he stopped in the Tianjin guards and waited for Gao Feng and others to come to meet, rather than taking the initiative to go with Gao Feng and others as the emperor ordered.
Zhang Yong came to see Lu Wenyang as soon as he noticed the movements of Tianjin Wei.
When Zhang Yong walked into Lu Wenyang's living room, he couldn't help but frown, looking at Lu Wenyang sitting there and said, "Governor Lu, what do you mean by mobilizing so many troops?"
Lu Wenyang reached out and signaled: "Master Zhang, please sit down first, this governor will naturally give the Chief Executive an explanation."
Zhang Yong sat down and could see that Zhang Yong was in a very bad mood.
Zhang Yong is not a fool. When he first issued the news that the emperor appointed Chu Yi as the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the general manager of the Sili Supervisor to Yang Tinghe and others, Zhang Yong realized that he might be suspected by the emperor.
With anxiety, Zhang Yong led the troops of the four Tengxiang guards to station in this Tianjin guard. Zhang Yong can be said to be restless these days, fearing that he would lose his life after returning to Beijing.
The emperor had already become suspicious of him and served Zhu Houzhao for many years. Zhang Yong knew very well that if Zhu Houzhao trusted someone, no matter how big the mistake he made, he would be forgiven. However, once Zhu Houzhao's trust was gone, maybe Zhu Houzhao would not do anything to him, but don't forget that Zhu Houzhao also has Gu Dayong, Chu Yi and others around him.
Even if Gu Dayong doesn't deal with him, what about Chu Yi?
You must know that he was intimidating Yang Ting and these people to deal with Chu Yi secretly. It would be fine if Chu Yi didn't know, but once he knew, it would be strange if he could spare him.
Chu Yi started a massacre in Jiangnan and killed so many people. The impression on Zhang Yong was so deep that when Zhang Yong thought of Chu Yi, he felt that once he returned to Beijing, he would have only one way to die.
He glanced at Zhang Yong, and Lu Wenyang stroked his beard and said, "The Chief Executive is full of worries. Could it be that he is worried about Chu Yi's affairs?"
The fact that Zhang Yong's fall from favor is not a secret in a certain circle, and it is naturally not surprising that Lu Wenyang knows this. Even Zhang Yong is not surprised that Lu Wenyang knows this.
He glanced at Lu Wenyang indifferently, and Zhang Yong sneered: "Governor Lu should be worried about himself. Did you plan to plot against Chu Yi at the beginning? Do you really think that giving a big gift can make Chu Yi go without any blame?"
Obviously, Zhang Yong didn't know that because of Chu Yi, the court had sent Yang Tinghe to investigate Lu Wenyang's affairs.
Lu Wenyang smiled slightly and said, "I'm not afraid to tell the general manager that Chu Yi presented the millions of property he presented to him to the emperor not long ago. The emperor was furious and sent the chief minister Yang Tinghe to investigate the general manager!"
Zhang Yong was stunned, opened his eyes wide and looked at Lu Wenyang and said, "Mr. Lu is not kidding, is Chu Yi actually handed over a million property to the emperor?"
At least Zhang Yong felt that he could not do it, that was a million dollars of property. Chu Yi said he would hand it over it, which was incredible.
Lu Wenyang chuckled and said, "So it's not a loss to say that you are defeated by Chu Yi. This eunuch doesn't even love gold and silver. I'm afraid that in his eyes there will be only power. You actually wanted to fight for power with him before, and sooner or later you will be killed by him!"
Zhang Yong's expression changed and he exhaled a turbid breath and said, "Governor Lu can actually laugh. The court sent out even Yang Tinghe, which shows the court's determination to investigate and deal with Governor Lu. Even if he dies, the Governor General will probably have to walk in front of our house first."
Lu Wenyang stroked his beard and said lightly: "The general manager said it was bad. Even if the general manager died, the general manager would not die."
With a narrowed eye, Zhang Yong looked at Lu Wenyang with some confusion. The emperor personally issued an order to investigate and deal with it. Even if Yang Tinghe had an old relationship with Lu Wenyang, he would not dare to cover up Lu Wenyang at all. In order to prove that he had no relationship with Lu Wenyang, Yang Tinghe would strictly deal with Lu Wenyang.
If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Wenyang is destined to be dead, but judging from Lu Wenyang's reaction, it seems that Lu Wenyang is not worried at all, so why doesn't Zhang Yong feel strange?
He glanced at Zhang Yong with a changeable expression, and Lu Wenyang chuckled and said, "Didn't the general manager ask me why I mobilized the troops?"
Zhang Yong's head buzzed and exclaimed: "Governor Lu, will you rebel?"
No wonder Zhang Yong had such a big reaction. After all, combined with Lu Wenyang's words and Lu Wenyang mobilized his troops, Zhang Yong could only guess that Lu Wenyang was going to rebel.
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