From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 196

Heavy snow was falling, and the capital was all white.

Wang Ang shivered as he placed his oil-paper umbrella on the window sill, patted the snow off his body, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's so cold, the winter in the north is really hard to endure."

After that, he looked up and saw the little girl sitting on the roof, and couldn't help but laugh: "Xiaoying, don't get wet up there, come down and eat."

Xiaoying tilted her head and glanced at him, then said: "Old man, don't worry about me."

Wang Ang was so angry that his breathing stagnated. I'm not even forty yet, how can I be an old man?

Forget it, I won't bother with the little girl.

He walked into the hall and saw Zhao Jianjia. He bowed and said, "Madam, is Lord Zhou in the study?"

Zhao Jianjia smiled and said, "Lord Wang, don't be polite. Just call me Jianjia. My husband is in the study, and the people from the nine gangs are also here."

"What a coincidence."

Wang Ang waved his hand, went straight to the study, and knocked on the door gently.

"Come in."

When Zhou Yuan's voice sounded, Wang Ang walked in, rubbed his hands, and smiled, "Your study is still warm, with charcoal burning at any time, as if I'm back in the south!"

"It seems that Lord Wang is homesick."

Zhou Yuan said slowly, "Why don't you bring your wife and children to Shenjing!"

Wang Ang smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Forget it, I can't stand this winter, why call them here? Jinling is pretty good, at least it's not that cold."

Boss Qiu had already stood up. He hadn't seen Wang Ang before, so he could only nod and bow to show his respect.

Zhou Yuan said softly, "Boss Qiu, this is Lord Wang Ang, the captain of the Northern Pacification Division, who is responsible for dealing with the culprits of your nine gangs."

Boss Qiu's face changed, and he smiled and said, "It turns out that you are the captain of the Jinyiwei. Qiu Yuanren greets you."

Wang Ang glanced at him and snorted coldly, saying, "Qiu Yuanren? Are you the leader of the Shahe Gang? I really want to find you."

"The incident in Wudefang three days ago caused a sensation, and the commander personally asked about it. How are you going to explain it!"

Boss Qiu forced a smile and whispered, "Master Qianhu, it's really not us who did it. We, the gang members, are doing the hard work of scavenging excrement to earn some money to support our families. How dare we steal the money of the Prince Consort? There must be a misunderstanding."

Wang Ang said, "Anyway, the Prince Consort is very angry now. When he has time, he will definitely make you look good."

Three days ago, a manor in Wudefang was stolen, and 40,000 taels of silver disappeared overnight. The spearhead was directly pointed at the three gang members who came to scavenging excrement.

Now, not only is the Shenjing government investigating, but the Jinyiwei has also joined in. This is just the tip of the iceberg of the excrement cleaning project in the past two months. There are also a lot of contradictions, all of which were suppressed by Zhou Yuan.

Qiu Yuanren was also helpless. In order to keep this piece of fat meat, their nine gangs have thought of many ways, but there are always people who take advantage of the opportunity to steal silver and money.

I thought the punishment mechanism was strict enough and the gang members would be more restrained, but the money was stolen from the manor, and the manor belonged to the current emperor's son-in-law.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Go back and take care of your people. I will help you suppress this matter, but how many things do you expect me to help you deal with?"

Qiu Yuanren was sweating profusely and whispered, "Yes, Lord Zhou, don't worry, I will definitely discipline these bastards when I go back."

Zhou Yuan said, "In our eyes, you are one, understand? If something happens to your people, it is equivalent to something happening to you."

Qiu Yuanren's voice was trembling: "Lord Zhou, I... I will definitely do it well, and similar things will never happen again in the future."

"Get out! If you cause trouble for me again, I will remove you."

Zhou Yuan's words made Qiu Yuanren want to cry but not cry, and he quickly shrank his head and walked away.

Wang Ang took a sip of tea and felt his body warmed up. He frowned and said, "What happened? The nine major gangs have rarely had any problems recently. I have been taking good care of them. How come they stole the manor of the Prince Consort again?"

Zhou Yuan laughed and said slowly, "The nine major gangs are now in charge of the whole of Shenjing. It sounds bad, but the power is really great."

"Qiu Yuanren is a little arrogant. It is said that he has been meeting some merchants more frequently in recent days. I just want to warn him."

Wang Ang was puzzled and said, "So, the theft of the manor..."

Zhou Yuan said: "You guessed right, I sent someone to do it, and the money is still with me."

"Puff!"

Wang Ang couldn't help laughing and said: "In order to crack down on the nine major gangs, you have to spend so much effort!"

Zhou Yuan glared and said: "Oh, you think 40,000 taels of silver is not money! I have a lot of expenses now, and I am short of money everywhere."

Wang Ang rolled his eyes and said: "Do you think I will believe it? "Three Kingdoms" is popular throughout the Jin Dynasty, Mo Yunzhai has made a lot of money, how can you not get a share of the money?"

"Hehe!"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughingIn fact, Qu Ling had just sent over 150,000 taels of silver four days ago, which could be regarded as Zhou Yuan's complete farewell to the economic crisis.

He sighed and smiled, "40,000 taels of silver is a small matter, just a quick buck, the main thing is that I plan to take action against the prince consort."

"After all, it's the end of the year, and the rectification of Shenjing has almost been declared a success. The entire city has a new look, and the annual fee for cleaning up is about to be collected."

"Now I have four million taels of silver in Bingmasi Hutong, and countless people are staring at me. I have to ask the prince consort to help me bear some pressure."

Wang Ang smiled and said, "It has to be you, Lord Zhou, but I came here this time because something happened, all of which are intelligence from the Jinyiwei."

Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned, then frowned and said, "What intelligence do you need to run in person?"

"Gao Biao's position is too low, and he can't get in touch with these. "

Wang Ang said this, then looked around and said in a low voice: "Qu Shaogeng did not take over the Five Military Camps in the end, but became the governor of Tianjin. The situation there is almost unbearable."

"What?"

Zhou Yuan changed color and said: "Are you kidding? Has the Eastern Tartars reached there? Has Liaodong been completely lost?"

Wang Ang nodded and said: "Half a month ago, the Eastern Tartars' 20,000 troops marched straight into Shenzhou, which fell and was renamed "Shenyang" by the Eastern Tartars."

"This news has been suppressed. If it spreads, the world will be in chaos."

"Your Majesty is furious. He directly abandoned the Five Military Camps and sent Qu Shaogeng to Tianjin as the governor, commanding 60,000 troops to guard the capital."

Zhou Yuan frowned and felt very heavy.

This Jin Dynasty is on the verge of collapse. The Eastern Tartars are coming in full force. If Tianjin falls, Xuanfu will be in danger. If Xuanfu is in danger, Shenjing will not be able to stay.

We might even have to move the capital by then.

"And more."

Wang Ang whispered, "Zhang Bailong, the bandit from the Central Plains, proclaimed himself emperor and started a new era. He has sent troops one after another in the past few days. Ru'ning and Chenzhou have fallen. Xuchang and Kaifeng are in danger. Nanyang and Luoyang are also in danger."

Zhou Yuan scratched his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Don't tell me there are new developments in the Tusi in the south."

Wang Ang smiled bitterly and said, "The Tusi didn't make any moves, but something big happened in Nanyue. The red-haired devils from Haojing came across the sea and occupied Xiangzhou. Hundreds of civilians were plundered as slaves. "

"Bang!"

The teacup was suddenly thrown to the ground, Zhou Yuan stood up and said sternly: "They are looking for death!"

Wang Ang was stunned, looking at the fierce murderous intent on Zhou Yuan's face, he couldn't help wondering: "Why is Lord Zhou so excited? The south is just a small matter, it has little impact on the Great Jin Dynasty."

Yes, a few thousand red-haired ghosts can't affect the Great Jin Dynasty, compared with the Central Plains bandits and the Eastern Tartars, they are nothing.

But Zhou Yuan couldn't control his emotions.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "You don't understand, but I do."

Wang Ang didn't dwell on this, just sighed: "Now that half of the Great Jin body has fallen into the abyss, only that face is clean."

Zhou Yuan said: "You are right, it's just half of the body, there is still hope."

He had a raging fire in his eyes.