The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 118: The Rampant Local Bully
The fourth brother has always been vigorous and decisive in his work, which makes it completely difficult for the Jiangning officialdom to adapt.

On the second day after arriving in Jiangning, the fourth brother issued imperial letters to Galin and Zhang Boxing respectively, asking them to hand over all those involved in the imperial examination fraud case to the imperial commissioner's office so that he could personally try them.

The government offices in Jiangnan are very special and rare in the country.

The Jiangning General was stationed in Jiangning, the Jiangsu Governor Zhang Boxing was stationed in Suzhou, the Liangjiang Governor-General Galin was in Jiangning, but the Jiangsu Education Commissioner and the Jiangsu Provincial Governor were both in Suzhou.

However, the Jiangnan Imperial Examination Hall was in Jiangning, not Suzhou.

In other words, every time the Jiangnan provincial examination was held, the Governor of Jiangsu would rush from Suzhou to Jiangning to preside over the situation.

What is even more strange is that the Anhui Provincial Governor is not in Anqing, but is stationed in Jiangning.

In fact, all these unusual things can be summed up in six words: Jiangnan is rich but not tame.

After the Qing army entered the pass, the vast areas north of the Yellow River surrendered without any significant resistance.

After the order to shave the head was issued, people in the north accepted it obediently. However, the resistance from people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was particularly fierce.

Of course, everything has two sides. The former Ming officials in Jiangnan have both jokes about the cold water and glorious deeds of their entire clans who died fighting against the Qing dynasty.

It would take at least a few days to transfer the first batch of failed students from Suzhou to Jiangning.

The fourth son asked Yinyu: "What do you think about the cheating case in the imperial examination?"

Yinyu made a move of "Shi 4 to 5" on the chessboard and said casually, "Fourth brother, if we don't retake the exam, there will be endless disputes and they will never stop. If we retake the exam, the more than 100 people who have passed the exam will definitely not agree."

The fourth brother sneered, "The Imperial Examination Hall is in Jiangning, but the students who failed the exam went to Suzhou to file a complaint. This is very strange in itself."

Yinyu smiled slightly and said, "The mutual complaints between the governors and governors-general can already explain many problems."

The fourth brother had rich experience in government affairs. When Yinyou just gave him a slight hint, he instantly understood the Jiangnan imperial examination fraud case, which was related to the conflict between the governor and the governor-general, and that was why it caused such a big stir.

As the saying goes, there is no wind without waves!
Things that happened in the Qing Dynasty would have been easily settled if there were no powerful local officials fanning the flames behind the scenes.

"Forget it, I won't eat anymore. Let's go out and have a meal. I'll treat you and you are not allowed to snatch it." The fourth brother chattered with Yinyou like an old hen.

What the hell did Yinyou steal?

As long as he follows Lao Si, why would he need to pay a penny?

The fourth brother is the kind of person who takes on so much responsibility. As long as you are his good brother, you don't need to worry about anything and he will take care of you in every aspect.

The only drawback was that the fourth son acted too much like a parent and did not take Yinwei's specific needs into consideration.

So the two brothers slipped out of the back door of the camp with light luggage.

If you want to visit Nanjing, you must visit the famous Ten-Li Qinhuai River.

The Inner Qinhuai River, from Dongshuitou to Xishuiguan, along both banks of the river has been a place where prominent families have lived since the Six Dynasties.

Here, merchants gathered, scholars gathered, Confucianism flourished, and it was known as the "Golden Powder of the Six Dynasties".

As the carriage was moving on the large bluestone road, the fourth brother couldn't help but sigh, "There's no smell of urine or feces."

Yinyou smiled faintly but said nothing. When it comes to the level of urban management, the capital city, which is filled with eight banners, cannot be compared with the Jiangnan region.

After getting off the car, the fourth brother saw a poster on the wall, which denounced the Governor-General of Liangjiang, Galin, for accepting bribes and deliberately leaking the questions of the provincial examination.

As a senior figure in the system, Lao Si shook his head and said, "It must be a rumor."

Because the local governors and governors could not interfere with the questions of the provincial examination. Before the chief examiner lifted the lid, Galin had no way of knowing.

Unless the chief examiner of the Jiangnan Provincial Examination conspired with Galin.

With Lao Si's rich experience in government affairs, this is almost impossible.

Although the Qing Dynasty still had its barbaric nature, its attitude towards the imperial examination was very correct.

If the test questions are leaked, the examiner will be sentenced to death with his property confiscated and his head cut off!

When the fourth brother and Yinyu went out, the sun had already set. When they reached the bank of Qinhuai River, it was already dusk.

Seeing that the night curfew was about to begin, the fourth brother found a more luxurious pleasure boat on the shore and took Yinyou on board.

Nanjing’s night curfew is very unique.

At 1:30 a.m., the evening drum is struck and people are prohibited from traveling; the ban is lifted after the morning bell is struck at 5:30 a.m.

However, it is not against the rules for large or small pleasure boats to sail on the Qinhuai River as long as people do not go ashore.

After listening to Huafang's mother's introduction, the fourth child said bluntly: "If there is no trick, it would be very strange."

Yinyou just smiled and didn't say anything. Is there any need to ask? In such a place of feasting and revelry, how could an exception be made if there were no huge interests hidden among the local tyrants?
In the past, in the county town where Yinyu lived, only one street was allowed to hold special activities. In other places, if they showed up, they would be resolutely cracked down.

When the provincial government was alerted and sent personnel to investigate secretly, they found out that the person behind the scenes was none other than the top boss of the Six Gates in the county.

If you spend the night on a pleasure boat without asking a singing girl to accompany you, it means you don't know the rules.

Mom brought the first batch of four concubines. The fourth son picked one for himself and also picked one for Yinyou.

Anyway, the emperor is far away and the country is high, so the fourth brother spent his own money and let himself go.

Yinyou secretly found it funny. The fourth brother was good at government affairs, but he didn't understand the unspoken rules of special industries.

Usually, the first batch of girls brought up by a mother are not the best.

If the customer is dazzled and orders the girl right away, the mother will know: you country bumpkin who has never seen the world, just get ready to be ripped off!
It was just a drink and a chat, so Yinyu was too lazy to say anything. What Yinyu didn't expect was that the ten medium-sized boats around the large painted boat were all equipped with supporting facilities.

There are people cooking, cutting fruit, boiling water and making tea, doing pedicures, and serving bathing services. It can be said that there is everything you need.

Here, as long as you have money in your pocket, there is no service you can't find!

Of course, the reward money is really high, and the starting reward for a servant is 500 coins.

It's really a money-making hole!

However, to be honest, the Shandong cuisine served on the pleasure boat is indeed very authentic. Moreover, it is much lighter and less heavy than the Shandong cuisine in Beijing.

Shandong cuisine is enhanced by natural MSG, and neither Huaiyang cuisine nor Beijing or Jiangsu cuisine can compete with it.

No matter how high-end the ingredients are, without the addition of sea rice rolls, the taste will always be inferior.

The fourth brother could not drink much, but he kept raising his cup and urging Yinyou to drink more.

Yinyou was a huge drinker, maybe because of his powerful liver enzymes, he could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

To be honest, the singers who have undergone long-term training, regardless of their appearance, are all eloquent and good at acting coquettishly and always snuggle into the arms of others.

Soon, the fourth child could no longer control himself and started touching around under the table.

Yinyou was used to similar scenes and had always been as steady as an old dog.

However, the singer serving him was no ordinary person and she actually reached out to touch him.

After all, it was just a show, so Yinyou was not angry. He reached out and grabbed the singer's wrist bone and squeezed it gently.

The singer couldn't bear the pain and let go.

This kind of vulgar woman, isn't she just after money?

Yinyou instructed Wulin to reward her with twenty taels of silver, and the singer immediately stopped behaving.

As long as the money is in place, it’s not a problem.

The boatman gently paddles the bamboo pole, letting the pleasure boat glide on the Qinhuai River, which is full of lights, wine and women, and sweet words and romantic talks.

To be honest, the atmosphere of pleasure on the Qinhuai River is much more intense than that in the capital.

Towards the middle of the night, the sound of hurried horse hooves suddenly came from the shore.

Not long after, someone shouted, "Mothers on the Yinchun Boat, listen up, hurry to the shore, our general has returned from Jingkou."

The fourth brother and Yinyou looked at each other. The pleasure boat they rented for a short period of time was called Chunyue Fang, not Yinchun Fang.

Soon, a larger and more luxurious pleasure boat docked at the shore.

The Goshas on the shore stepped onto the gangplank and rushed onto the Yinchun Boat, waving their scabbards and driving away the guests on the pleasure boat.

The vice-captain of the Eight Banners garrison was acting arrogantly, and neither the Governor-General of Liangjiang nor the Governor of Jiangsu could intervene. Only the General Jiangning in the city was qualified to intervene.

After a short while, a group of ragged merchants were driven ashore.

The sad thing is that even if they have money in their pockets, they can't go anywhere after the night curfew. They can only stay on the shore and wait for the night curfew to be lifted.

Originally, it was none of the business of the Fourth Prince and Yinyou, and they didn't want to meddle in it.

However, the deputy governor who had just returned from Jingkou wanted to reward his brothers, so he shouted and seized the pleasure boat that the fourth brother and Yinyou were riding on, and pulled it to the shore.

The Fourth Prince and Yinyou were both extremely mature politicians. Even if they had secret instructions, they would not openly fall out with each other when they were outnumbered by the enemy.

If you can run away from the monk, can you also run away from the temple?
However, when Su Peisheng went ashore, the silver bag on his waist was noticed by the leader of Goshaha, who put a knife to his neck and forced him to hand over the silver bag.

Although Su Peisheng had lost his balls, he was very smart. He didn't make a fuss, pretended to be very scared, and obediently handed over the silver bag.

After landing, Su Peisheng said without adding any extra spice or exaggeration, "Master, all the money has been taken away. My life is nothing, but I am afraid they have bad intentions towards you, so I gave in to them."

The fourth brother was so angry that his face turned blue. He turned to Yinyu and said, "You must help me vent my anger!"

The military power of Jiangnan is in the hands of Yinwei, so he naturally will not let the fourth brother down.

"Fourth brother, I will definitely turn his wife and girls into the Ahas in your palace." Yinyu was very good at using public power to help the fourth brother vent his anger.

In the night with mottled lights, a cold wind blew across the Qinhuai River, and the fourth brother shivered for more than a dozen times.

Su Peisheng took off his apron and coat without saying a word and put them on the fourth brother's shoulders.

Yinyou nodded secretly. No wonder during the Yongzheng period, Su Peisheng's power was several times greater than that of Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu combined.

The Fourth Brother and Yinyou were both considered the top powerful men in Jiangning, but it was not a wise move to send people to alarm Galin or Oksun during the night curfew.

A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger!

No adult with any sense would stand under a dangerous wall.

It's not worth using Yuan blue and white porcelain to smash a clay jar!
However, the fourth brother and Yinyou did not want to get angry right away, so the deputy governor who occupied the boat ordered them to massage the legs and waists of the Goshahas.

The fourth brother turned his head and looked at Yinyu, who instantly understood that the golden order bestowed upon him by Kangxi had to come in handy!
But, if a dignified Prince Yong were to massage the legs and waists of the Goshahas, who knows how big a commotion it would cause?

PS: There are many guests at home, so it's even later, sorry. I've received a lot of monthly tickets, so I'll continue to update at 3 am.

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