Chapter 425: No one is sitting in this seat, so I'll take it.
The structure of Nanjing City is completely different from that of the capital.

The capital city faces south and the south and north cities have a central axis, which is square and symmetrical.

But the city of Nanjing was built according to local conditions.

The imperial city and various government offices are all in the East City direction, while the South City, Central City and North City are where officials, gentry, merchants and common people gather.

As for West City, due to its remoteness, it is mostly occupied by military camps, and occasionally some not-so-rich people are trapped here.

The East City is connected to the Central City by several cross-water bridges.

On the other side of Dongshuiguan Wharf is Dazhong Bridge, which connects the various government offices in Dongcheng and Taipingfang in Zhongcheng.

night.

Zhu Qi was wearing a Feiyu suit, with his left hand pressing down on the Embroidered Spring Sword at his waist, and he led the Jinyiwei people to clear the way. Liu Wan personally led the people from the Beijing Camp to protect Yan Shaoting on both sides.

The group left Dongshuiguan Wharf and went to Chongli Street to pay New Year's greetings.

This is the southernmost street in Dongcheng.

Just go straight ahead without turning and you will reach the garrison office.

Yan Shaoting just looked around silently.

In the direction of the imperial city, the towering city walls merged into the darkness, with only lights lit here and there on the walls.

In the direction of East City, there were few lights at the offices of various departments at this time.

And behind himself.

To the west of Dongshuiguan Wharf is actually the Shili Qinhuai River.

Even at this late hour over there, there were constant subtle noises coming from there. It must be bustling with singing and dancing over there.

The wealth of all the provinces south of the Yangtze River is concentrated in one place.

The prosperity of Nanjing city cannot be fully seen in one day.

It was not something Yan Shaoting could see clearly in the middle of the night.

But not for long.

However, they had no obstructions along the way, and did not encounter any night watchmen or the night patrol teams of the Five Cities Army. They had already stood in front of the Nanjing Garrison Office.

The two officers and soldiers guarding the gate of the yamen wanted to turn around and go back to the yamen to report, but they didn't expect that Qi Dazhu had already taken a step forward and took two people with swords drawn to block the officers and soldiers who stayed in the yamen.

"When the Jinyiwei are doing their job, you guys keep quiet. If you dare to speak, I will kill you first and report later!"

Qi Dazhu looked coldly at the two people who were about to warn him, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

He had been in the Imperial Guard for many years and had already developed a murderous aura.

In addition, he was tall and mighty, and this glance immediately frightened the two men so much that they shrank their heads and dared not make any movements. They could only secretly look at Yan Shaoting who was climbing the stairs step by step surrounded by the crowd.

Yan Shaoting glanced at the two of them, chuckled and looked at Qi Dazhu: "Don't make it too difficult for them, it's all our duty."

Qi Dazhu clasped his fists and nodded.

Then he stood beside the gate of the yamen with a knife in hand, apparently intending to lead his men to guard outside to prevent other places in the city from hearing the news and leading troops in, which could cause even greater chaos.

Yan Shaoting had already walked into the garrison office with Zhu Qi and Liu Wan.

Enter the yamen.

Then I heard bursts of noise coming from behind the screen wall.

now.

In the White Tiger Hall of the garrison government office.

Everyone has stopped discussing how to deal with Yan Shaoting and has turned their attention to the customs and habits of the six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and how there are now several courtesans in the Qinhuai River area within the city.

Xu Pengju stood up and walked to the door again, rubbing his stomach and yelling outside: "Damn it, when will the food, wine and meat be delivered! Damn it, let us go hungry again, watch out for our skin and flesh!"

He was a fool, but he was a duke, and he spent most of his time eating, drinking and having fun.

Everyone in the hall glanced at him sideways but said nothing more.

But at this moment.

Xu Pengju, who was standing at the door, did not receive any wine, meat or food.

Instead, a team of Jinyiwei cavalry arrived.

Looking at these people, Xu Pengju raised his eyebrows: "Why are you Jinyiwei here? Who is it from your government?"

Xu Pengju was asking questions.

Yan Shaoting had already appeared in Xu Pengju's sight, guarded by Zhu Qi and Liu Wan on both sides, with a smile on his face.

Xu Pengju immediately raised his eyebrows.

They are all old bastards in Nanjing City. There is no such young man in the Jinyiwei Yamen.

Without waiting for Xu Pengju to ask.

Yan Shaoting just glanced at him, then smiled and squinted his eyes and said, "Duke Wei really has a good taste. At this late hour, he can invite all the wise men to gather in the White Tiger Hall to eat wine and meat, where they should be discussing the strategy of the attack."

Seeing Yan Shaoting approaching step by step.

Xu Pengju looked angry and looked around: "Come..."

He hasn't asked anyone to come over yet.

Xu Pengju stopped talking and looked at Yan Shaoting: "Who are you?"

At this moment.

The noise outside the door had already attracted the attention of everyone in the White Tiger Hall, and they all looked over.

However, Yan Shaoting had already stepped over the threshold next to Xu Pengju and walked into the White Tiger Hall.

Zhu Qi and Liu Wan stood on either side of Xu Pengju, holding down the swords at their waists, and watched coldly as Xu Pengju followed into the White Tiger Hall.

A drop of sweat seeped out of Xu Pengju's forehead.

Suddenly his eyes lit up.

He immediately turned around, his face filled with fear, and waved his finger at the back of Yan Shaoting who had already walked into the White Tiger Hall.

"you……"

"You are Yan Shaoting!"

After revealing Yan Shaoting's identity.

Xu Pengju's face turned pale, without a trace of blood. His eyes were filled with fear: "You... why are you here?"

And in the White Tiger Hall.

As Xu Pengju called out Yan Shaoting's name.

For an instant.

The hall was filled with all kinds of people.

Everyone's expression was different.

Chen Hong narrowed his eyes, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and looked up and down at the young man who walked in.

Yang Zongqi's face was filled with fear and his eyes were full of anxiety. He was in a state of confusion and quickly lowered his head. His eyes kept rolling and his hands hidden in his sleeves kept rubbing subconsciously, looking very anxious.

As for the Minister of Revenue Zhang Shunchen, he was just like when he came to the garrison office today, silent and expressionless. He just sat upright in the chair, watching Yan Shaoting approaching step by step with calm eyes.

As for the Minister of Justice Zhao Dayou, this old man who was obviously ill, heaved a sigh of relief with a look of relief on his face.

The rest of the people, in addition to being confused and puzzled, were also somewhat surprised and uneasy.

According to what they had said in their previous discussion.

It is three hundred miles from Huai'an Prefecture to Nanjing. If Yan Shaoting takes a boat south, it will take at least three or two days.

Even if he could rush here at this time by riding his horse at full speed day and night, Wang Ting and Li Youzi in Huai'an Prefecture would definitely be able to send people to deliver the letter.

But now.

Yan Shaoting should never have entered the city so quietly and went straight to the garrison office.

In the White Tiger Hall.

Yan Shaoting stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at everyone present.

In the hall, everyone was silent.

"Who are you anyway?"

at last.

After a while, Zhang Shunchen looked at Yan Shaoting with confusion.

Just now, Xu Pengju called out Yan Shaoting's name outside the door, and the other party did not refute. Although it was not clear how he suddenly entered the city and came here, it seemed that his identity should be correct.

Zhang Shunchen asked this question not so much to inquire about his identity as to confirm how Yan Shaoting did it.

Zhu Qi immediately showed the imperial edict of enthronement that he carried with him.

He walked forward, turned around, and looked around. Zhu Qi's face was a little cold, and he said loudly: "This is the emperor's decree to appoint the prince's guest Yan Shaoting as the chief of the six provinces in Jiangnan to manage the money and grain storage, the admiral of Nanjing military affairs, and the governor of the local area. Do you want to see it with your own eyes?"

Finished.

There was a snap.

The imperial edict then unfolded in Zhu Qi's hands.

……

The Suzhou City Grain Supervisor's Office is 400 miles away from Nanjing.

It was late at night.

The lights are dancing.

Faintly, a figure was seen walking in the dark under the corridor and arrived in front of a house.

Bang bang bang.

There was a knock on the door.

The voice of Governor-General and Minister of Maritime Affairs Zhang Juzheng came from inside the room.

"Who?"

Hai Rui was standing at the door wearing only his inner garment and outer robe: "It's me."

The room was silent.

Not long.

Zhang Juzheng was yawning. He was also wearing his inner garment and outer robe. He lit a candle, opened the door, and frowned as he looked at Hai Rui, who was still awake and came to look for him so late at night.

"Brother Gangfeng, you didn't forget that I just came back from Songjiang Prefecture today and just went to bed not long ago, right?"

Hai Rui poked his head out and glanced inside the house.

No one else.

He nodded and, under the gaze of Zhang Juzheng, walked into the house and sat directly on the chair.

"I can not sleep."

After replying, Hai Rui poured himself a cup of cold tea.

Zhang Juzheng was extremely angry and stomped his feet hard.

There is no justice!

This Hai Rui is truly unworthy of being a human being!
Zhang Juzheng rushed back into the house in a rage, staring at Hai Rui: "Hai Rui! What on earth do you want to do? You want to check the land, I've already done it for you in Songjiang Prefecture! I finally came back, don't you want to let me sleep? Do you think I'm your donkey pulling the mill?"

Hai Rui looked up at Zhang Juzheng with a calm expression, "Uncle, please understand. I don't have a donkey at home."

"you……"

Zhang Juzheng stared and almost fainted from anger at Hai Rui's words.

He snorted coldly, helplessly sat on the other side of Hai Rui, and begged for mercy: "Brother Gangfeng, please forgive me. If you have anything to say, don't beat around the bush. Just tell me. I, Zhang Juzheng, will do my best to help you. But at this time, you have to let me sleep well first!"

Ever since he was dragged into this trouble by Hai Rui and personally went to Songjiang Prefecture to investigate the actual situation of local farmland, Zhang Juzheng has hardly had a good night's sleep.

Hai Rui glanced at Zhang Juzheng who was actually begging for mercy, but his expression remained unchanged: "You also know that Runwu was ordered to go south. According to the news a few days ago, he has already arrived in Huai'an Prefecture. According to the schedule, he should have arrived in Nanjing by now. But the news a few days ago showed that he wanted to stay in Huai'an Prefecture and not go to Nanjing. Could he really stay in Huai'an to wipe out the White Lotus Rebellion?"

Zhang Juzheng blinked, looking resentful: "Just for this?"

Hai Rui nodded and said, "Runwu has been ordered to be the director of the six provinces' money and grain storage, the commander of Nanjing's military affairs, and the governor of the local areas. As long as he agrees, what we want to do in Jiangnan will definitely be twice as effective with half the effort."

Okay.

Hai Rui wanted to drag Yan Runwu into this as well and make him work like a donkey for him!
Zhang Juzheng hummed in his heart. He felt that with the methods used by Yan Runwu, who knows who will drag whom into the water.

"Why do you think he hasn't entered Nanjing yet?"

Thinking about something, Zhang Juzheng hummed and responded.

Hai Rui immediately stood up and walked up to him: "What? You said he is already in Nanjing? But the news from the day before yesterday showed that he was still in that stupid Matou Zhenshui Posthouse in Huai'an Prefecture! If he had been to Nanjing, how come there is no news at all?"

Zhang Juzheng shrank back.

He felt that Hai Rui was probably ill.

Stay up late at night.

Run into a man's room and think about another man.

Isn't this just pure brain disease?
Hai Rui probably realized that his behavior was a bit too radical. He shook his head and returned to his original position. Then he looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, "Uncle, you have to explain this matter clearly. Why do you think Runwu is already in Nanjing?"

I saw that Hai Rui had finally calmed down.

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief and began to explain: "If it were me, the assassination attempt by the White Lotus Sect in Matou Town, Huai'an Prefecture could be a reason and an excuse, but I don't necessarily need to stay in Huai'an Prefecture for long.

"At this time, the best way is to test the waters and come up with a plan to startle the enemy, preferably to cause panic in Nanjing.

Then, when the other party has not yet reacted and figured out how to deal with it, it is like a sudden attack with troops during a march, which can be said to be a direct attack on Huanglong. In this way, the situation is completely in my hands!"

While explaining for Hai Rui, Zhang Juzheng, the naval governor who came from a military family, had a murderous look on his face.

And if Yan Shaoting was also in this room at this moment, he would certainly be surprised that Zhang Juzheng was not involved in the game, nor was he at the scene, but could actually guess his entire plan.

Hai Rui sat at the side with a frown on his face. He pondered for a moment before taking a deep breath, "So, Runwu has already started his first three moves as a new official?"

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said "hmm".

He narrowed his eyes.

"If I were an official in Nanjing, I would be thinking about how to avoid being burned by Yan Runwu."

……

what should I do?
What to do now?
Will Yan Shaoting target me later?

Almost at the same moment.

In the White Tiger Hall of the Nanjing City Garrison Office, everyone was panicked and had countless thoughts in their minds when faced with Zhu Qi holding the imperial edict in his hand, and Yan Shaoting standing there with an uncertain expression but never uttering a word.

Facing Zhu Qi who was holding the imperial edict.

In the end, everyone could only shift their attention to Chen Hong who was present.

Chen Hong snorted in his heart, secretly cursing these people for being spineless.

But he still stood up with a smile and walked up to Zhu Qi.

He didn't dare to take the imperial edict, so he could only tilt his head slightly to look at it.

Not long after.

Chen Hong straightened up with a grim expression, looked at everyone and nodded slightly.

Immediately.

Chen Hong bowed and clasped his hands towards Yan Shaoting with a smile on his face.

"Young Master Yan is loyal to his country and has traveled day and night to enter the city at this hour without informing us so that we can go out of the city to welcome him. It is truly our fault!"

Chen Hong came out of the palace.

With his on-site identification, Yan Shaoting's identity must be correct.

Because Chen Hong spoke in public, everyone reacted immediately and stood up and bowed.

Yan Shaoting just smiled faintly.

"Eunuch Chen is thoughtful."

He looked at the officials from various Nanjing departments present, who had different thoughts.

Subsequently.

His eyes fell on the main seat above the White Tiger Hall.

Chen Hong was sitting in the first seat on the left. The first seat on the right opposite was previously vacant. It was probably occupied by Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei, who was standing outside the door.

Yan Shaoting smiled as everyone stared at him.

He paced with a smile on his face, and actually walked straight to the main seat above the White Tiger Hall in public, and placed his hands on the table.

Outside.

Xu Pengju frowned, feeling unhappy and puzzled.

However, under the gaze of everyone, Yan Shaoting slowly bent his knees and lowered his waist, with his buttocks falling on the seat of the White Tiger Hall master.

"Since this seat is unoccupied."

"I have traveled all day and night, and I will sit here to rest for a while."

"Do you have any objections?"

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