Jiajing frowned and thought for a while, and his face darkened. He was still the same as Jiajing, who was hiding in the harem and playing with the ministers in his hands, discovered something strange. After thinking about it carefully, he guessed it almost the same. He immediately ordered Pei He,

"You send someone to investigate secretly and find out what's going on for me?"

"yes!"

Pei He took the order and turned away. He immediately sent the Jinyiwei's men to investigate. In fact, it was not difficult to investigate. After leaving the territory of the riverside dock, you will know it after taking a look around!

The emperor's tour was a waste of money and was spent a lot of money everywhere. If he was placed in a poor place, local officials and merchants would naturally have a headache. However, the wealth of Suzhou and Hangzhou is famous all over the world. Those salt merchants, cloth merchants, etc., who live a wealthy family, are so luxurious that they cannot like the leaders of all walks of life. How could they not afford to pay for the money to support the emperor? To put it more disrespectfully, even if a relative in the family is better than the emperor.

What they fear is that they are too good to the emperor. If the emperor becomes addicted, he will go to Jiangnan when he gets interested, which makes people unable to bear it!

They just didn't come again, because they were afraid that the emperor would go back and think that Jiangnan was so rich, so they simply mentioned the taxes in Jiangnan. Wouldn't they be in trouble!

The emperor was in poor health now and could not get off the dragon boat, so he simply spent some money to destroy the coast of the dragon boat wherever he went. He had good houses and good fields were riding on horseback. Then he summoned a group of people, including those with big and fat bodies, those with fair skin, those with rosy faces, those with thin body, hunchbacked and disabled faces, and those with bitter faces could also add one tael of silver.

In this way, many people with bad devils were summoned, put on old clothes, and kneeled on both sides of the shore. The emperor was shocked when he saw it.

"This is true for the people in the wealthy areas of the south of the Yangtze River. Wouldn't the people in the remote areas of the north and northwest suffer even more!"

Emperor Jiajing felt a lot of guilt for this.

"I have only known to practice in the palace for many years ascending the throne, but I didn't expect that the lives of the people are so hard. It's really wrong for me!"

The dragon boat was like this whenever he went to the back. As the emperor looked at it, he saw that something was wrong. So he called Pei He to ask. The emperor didn't show his face, and he wanted to jump off the boat in person. He caught someone and slapped him in the face.

"Even if you are doing a show, you can do it carefully! You are so perfunctory, you are playing with me as a fool!"

The emperor was so angry that he was waiting for Pei He's people to come back to report the results of the secret investigation. The Jinyiwei people soon got news. Pei He sat upright in a boat dedicated to the Jinyiwei, looking at the dozen secret reports sent from him. He was calm, but he was thinking about how much there was to report to the emperor and how many there were to hide it and not report it for the time being!

He was not pitying the heads of the officials in Jiangnan and wanted to hide them for them, but he was afraid that if they would send too much of these things, they would make the emperor angry, and he would be very guilty!

Just as I was thinking, someone came to report it outside.

"Sir, someone is asking for a meeting outside..."

"Who?"

"It was said that the surname was Zeng and his name was Zhuo. This person reported to his family that he was the manager of the Wang family in Suzhou City..."

"Wang Family?"

Pei He also stayed in Jiangnan, so he naturally knew that among the nine great masters in Jiangnan, there was a Wang family. What did the people from the Wang family want to see him?

Pei He glanced at the secret report scattered on the table and immediately realized it and said secretly,

"The nine masters are well-informed. Once my people are spread, they will know!"

I couldn't help but feel dark,

"It seems... I'm afraid they have news and spies in this fleet, right?"

Pei He was afraid that the local Jinyiwei station in Jiangnan would be in sync with the local area, so when he left Beijing, all his subordinates were loyal and reliable, and no one would disclose the news.

"That... the leak of the news is probably from the emperor..."

When he talked to the emperor, although only two of them were on the spot, there were still many small eunuchs standing outside the door!

Pei He curled his lips and smiled coldly.

"Please come in!"

Soon, the man was taken in, but he was a middle-aged scholar with a medium body and an ordinary appearance. The man came in and looked up and saw Pei He's appearance. He was stunned at the time, and then he knelt down and bowed down to salute.

"Mr. Qianhu is here, Caomin Zeng Yu kowtowed to you!"

Pei He looked at him and asked loudly,

"Get up, what's wrong with you when you see me?"

Zeng Qing stood up, and he said without saying nonsense,

"Sir, Caomin is the manager of the wealthy Wang family. When I heard that the Lord accompanied Wang Pei here, my master learned that the Lord and the brothers worked hard all the way, so he specially sent Caomin to express his condolences and rewards..."

"oh……"

Pei He smiled slightly and glanced at him.

"The rich Wang family..."

These wealthy people in Jiangnan are all full of hearts and wealthy. They call for wind and rain in the shopping mall, but their identity and household registration can only write one merchant. The rules set by Taizong in the early years, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are at the lowest level. They must kneel when they meet officials, and when they meet scholars with fame, they must kneel when they can't wear silk, silk, and silk, and can only wear cloth. However, over the past few years, these people have already used money to open a road to heaven for themselves. Although these rules are still there, no one has followed them!

Zeng Qing looked at his expression, unable to see his joy and anger, so he continued,

"I am a relative in-law with the Pinghu Lu family. Speaking of which, I am not an outsider with the Jinyiwei. When I heard that the Lord had come here, I specially sent a villain to comfort you brothers..."

The Pinghu Lu family he mentioned was Lu Bing's family. One reason was to get close, but the other was to put pressure on Pei He!

Pei He's expression did not change and he didn't say a word. Zeng Qing saw this and turned around and clapped his hands outside. Soon, the strong servant in green hat was in a group of two people, carrying four boxes in, and Zeng Qing said to Pei He,

"Our master said that if the things here are not enough, buy some wine, meat, tea, etc. for the brothers... only need to send someone to send a letter, our master must deliver it on call!"

"oh……"

Pei He's expression remained unchanged. He looked at him with an unpredictable look, suddenly curled his lips and smiled, nodding at Zeng Qing.

"So, thank you for your kindness!"

Zeng Qing saw Pei He accepting the thing, his expression relaxed, and he bowed and said,

"Thank you for your hard work, so I dare not disturb you too much, so I said goodbye!"

Pei He raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Do your master have nothing to say to you to bring?"

Zeng Qing looked up at Pei He and said meaningfully,

"Adults are young and promising, and they are very smart. There is no need for the public to talk too much. I think... I have understood it a long time ago!"

He bowed and led the person back.

Pei He looked at his departure back and smiled coldly. After a while, he stepped out of the seat, unscrewed the copper lock hanging on the wooden box, opened the lid and saw that it was indeed white and dazzling silver ingots inside. One ingot was stacked neatly. One box might have tens of thousands of taels of silver, and these four boxes were tens of thousands of taels of silver!

"What a big deal!"

Pei He sat back again, thought about it and told the people,

"Come on! Move these boxes first and pack them!"

"yes!"

Someone came in here to move the box down. Pei He's expression remained unchanged. He still lowered his head and finished reading the secret report. He then carefully put the secret report into the box. Then he got up and went to see the emperor in front.

"Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei has a secret report..."

After saying that, he held the box in his hands and presented it to the emperor. Huang Jin, who was standing beside Jiajing, reached out to pick it up. The emperor suddenly said,

"Huang Jin, go out!"

Huang Jin was stunned, looked at Pei He, who was lowering his head, and hurriedly bowed and retreated. He walked slowly outside and stood outside the door, but heard the emperor talking in the main hall,

"Pei He, come close!"

"yes!"

Pei He held the box in front of the emperor. The emperor reached out and opened it, took one and opened it.

“Huh…”

The emperor's voice was very surprised.

"This is……"

Pei He replied,

"Your Majesty, this is the result of the secret investigation by the Jinyiwei..."

After that, the emperor was silent. After a while, Huang Jin heard the emperor say,

"I know, you go down!"

Pei He slowly retreated out as he was. Huang Jin glanced at the box in his hand, and then looked inside with concern.

"Mr. Pei, what's your Majesty now?"

Pei He replied,

"Your Majesty is a little tired, he has closed his eyes and rested!"

"Um!"

Huang Jin nodded at Pei He, turned around and lowered her head and went in. Pei He turned around and left with the box...

In Prince Yu's mansion, Chiba Xiaomei led two maids into the kitchen of the palace.

"Has our wife's blood swallow soup been stewed?"

She asked, and someone came out from the busy cook to answer.

"Is it Mrs. Shangguan's blood swallow soup? It's already done..."

As he said, he pointed to a small black porcelain jar stewed with Xiao Wenwen. Qianye Xiaomei turned around and called the maid behind her.

"Go and bring it here!"
To be continued...