After the fourth master and I wear each other [Qing wear]

How deep is the water in the south of the Yangtze River?

Arrived in Jiaxing in May, but failed to meet Zhou Wuzuo.

The yamen servant said that Zhou Tong was unwell and quit his job half a year ago, and returned to his hometown to retire.It's not far from Fucheng, but it's too late to find it now, as Zhou Tong passed away three months ago.

Zhou Tong started to work as a pupper at the age of 20, and has worked in Fucheng for 30 years.

Since two years ago, his health has not been very good, coughing up blood from time to time.The doctor advised him not to do it anymore, because he has been in contact with corpses for many years, and the evil spirits entering the body are not conducive to recuperating.

Zhou Tong refused to listen, until he couldn't hold on any longer, so he quit his job at the end of last year.Just because there is nothing to worry about, no work and nothing else to do.

As a teenager, he was an apprentice in a pharmacy.His parents died early and he was raised by his master.

At the age of 16, the master was seriously ill, and he got married for Chongxi.Unexpectedly, three years later, his wife died on the delivery day.

Later, Zhou Tong lived alone.Someone persuaded him to remarry but was rejected, he thought he was the lone star of Tiansha and didn't want to delay others.

The funeral was done with the help of the villagers.After Zhou Tong died, his neighbors locked the door of his house from the outside.

In fact, there is a high probability that Zhou Tong's family will not recruit thieves, because there is nothing worth stealing.

The job salary is not high, and I don’t buy any valuables for living alone. The only things that can be called valuable are a few medical books.

Zhou Tong died of illness, and he was considered half a doctor. He didn't raise any thoughts about the disease he was suffering from, and of course he didn't ask for an autopsy.

Wu Fuyi came here as a junior of Zhou Tong's old friend, and after inquiring about the news, he always felt that it was a little too late for Zhou Tong's death.

It would be great if the coffin could be reopened to inspect the corpse, but now the burial is very important.

Excavating the grave will attract attention no matter what the reason is. If Zhou Tong died of poisoning, the attention-grabbing behavior such as opening the coffin may scare the snake away.

You can't open the coffin, but you can judge it in another way.

"Qingfu, you take a person to Zhou Tong's house tonight to have a look. Zhou Tong is devoted to work and has no other hobbies. He should be able to write some autopsy notes and experience. You can take it back."

Wu Fuyi called the chief guard who was equipped by Kangxi for this trip.He could be regarded as an old acquaintance, and it was Qingfu from the Tong family who gave him this new mission.

Qingfu guarded Zhuangzi in the northern suburbs during the vaccinia experiment, and when the experiment was over, he was transferred to take care of the glass factory, and then it was this time to guard King Yong to travel alone.

Although it seems that they have been following the fourth elder brother all the time, in fact, the two parties have not had many private contacts.He also avoided talking about work tasks to his family, and only obeyed the emperor's arrangement.

He understands that the Tong family is powerful, and there can't be too many people in the limelight.The family originally intended that the third elder brother Long Ke would be more successful, so he just listened to the emperor's arrangement honestly.

The emperor chose to let him follow King Yongjun, what he needed was for him to keep a low profile and do a good job as a guard without extra thoughts.

The situation is always unexpected.

At this moment, Qingfu heard Fourth Master's order, does this mean that he is going to break into private houses?Let the Tong family be thieves?

Wu Fuyi watched Qingfu remain silent, and seemed to be considerately comforting him.

"Do you think that taking the notes is not enough to prove that Zhou Tong's death is strange? You really want to open the coffin and re-examine the body, thinking that is accurate enough. Qingfu, although it is important to find out the case, we must be cautious right now You understand your determination to do practical things, so don't regret it."

After all, Wu Fuyi patted Qingfu's shoulder solemnly and understandingly, as if he was really serious about his work and was eager to dig up the corpse.

Qingfu suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, and he accepted the hope that he never expected.

Who is eager to dig up Zhou Tong's body?

He didn't!

That's much more than night-time visits to private houses.But it's hard to say, you can't tell fourth master that he is not interested in finding out the case.

From Huangmiao to Jiaxing, he knew what happened.

We listened to the live version of the ghost ship story together, and were later told by the fourth master that the wrist tie marks on Zheng Xiaomei's body were suspicious, and then Zhou Wuzuo, who performed the autopsy on the headless autopsy, died.

As long as you are not stupid, you should be suspicious of the ghost ship now. It is not a story, and there seems to be some kind of secret behind it.

"The slave will take Liao Fei to find Zhou Tong's notes tonight."

Qingfu didn't have a valid reason for his refusal, and he immediately agreed, regardless of whether he wanted to be a thief.If he doesn't agree anymore, what if the fourth master really orders him to dig the grave?

"Be careful, don't be found out, I'm waiting for your good news."

Wu Fuyi left after a single order, not caring about Qingfu's psychological activities.

Qingfu is loyal to Kangxi, but he also has to do the reasonable tasks ordered by his fourth master.

Finding out which ghost caused the ghost ship is a more reasonable task. Sooner or later, it will be placed in front of Kangxi, and it cannot be more tenable.

Now I have to say goodbye to Pu Songling.

Due to the death of Zhou Wuzuo, half of the clues about the headless corpse were cut off.

It is said that half of it was broken, not all of it, because there may be other people in the government office who know about it, but they can't ask rashly.

If Zhou Tong had not died of natural causes, the person who murdered him might be in Jiaxing Mansion.

Although Wu Zuo, who had been in direct contact with the headless corpse, died, he could continue to investigate from another angle, but it was more difficult.

This can start with a cargo ship.When a shipment of goods enters the south of the Yangtze River, there will always be traces of swallowing, and the goods from Fanbang need customs clearance documents and corresponding records.

Kangxi changed his father Shunzhi's comprehensive sea ban policy.The concept of customs was put forward in the 23rd year of Kangxi.Four customs offices in Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been established successively.

The Guangdong Customs is located at Wuxianmen in Guangzhou; the Fujian Customs has one Manchu and one Hanhai tax supervisor stationed in Fuzhou and Xiamen respectively.

Jianghai Customs was originally located in Lianyungang, and later moved to Shanghai County.Jurisdiction over the seaports of Suzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, etc.

Zhejiang Customs has separate bases in Ningbo and Dinghai. It is generally managed by the governor of Zhejiang, and supervised by Ningshaotai Road.

The headless corpse appeared on Taihu Lake, and the ghost ship related to it may haunt Jiangsu or Zhejiang.

Did the ship enter the country from Jiangxi Customs or Zhejiang Customs?

Even though Zhou Tong works in Jiaxing Mansion, it doesn't mean that a certain secret force z can only be entrenched in Zhejiang, and it may have its minions in many places.

Pu Songling decided to take a trip to Haizhou, and wanted to try to ask Chen Pengnian, the prefect of Haizhou, for help.

Chen Pengnian is a fair official, diligent in administration and loving the people.

From settling the displaced people after the San Francisco Rebellion, to daring to rehabilitate unjust cases, to being proficient in river engineering to control the water in the south of the Yangtze River.

Every time he leaves office, the people feel sorry for him.Although he only knows the state from the fifth rank now, his ability and character are comparable to the first rank of the imperial court.

Chen Pengnian used to work in Zhejiang Province, but now he works in Neihai Prefecture, Jiangsu Province.

Perhaps, he could find out whether there was a strange Japanese cargo ship that appeared in Taihu Lake four years ago.

Wu Fuyi sent away Pu Songling who asked for help.

Although approving of his chosen object of help, eggs cannot be put in one basket.

The government may not be able to find out.

Referring to the old smuggling case in the last years of Chongzhen, Dongying ships could only enter the south of the Yangtze River and loaded with sky-high ginseng. How could they avoid the interrogation by the Maritime Shipping Department?

Cooperating with the inside and the outside, and deceiving the upper and lower, there must be problems internally.

In this matter, even if he went to the government to check the accounts as Prince Yong, he might not be able to get the real account book, and it might be that someone with a ghost in his heart had already made a fake account.

If you don't go through official channels, go through private channels.

Goods in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be separated from water transportation.Who shipped what kind of goods will more or less leave clues on the dock.

Yinzhen said that there are hidden threads in several water transportation gangs in the south of the Yangtze River, and the nearest one is in Gusu, so you can try to contact them.It is said to be an attempt, because there is no guarantee that the secret agent will be there at the moment.

Before going to Suzhou, it is necessary to make sure that there is nothing unusual about Zhou Tong's family.

Wu Fuyi was waiting for the news of Qingfu, if this kid can't do it, tomorrow she will go to the moon to visit the house in person.

"Fortunately, the slave did not disgrace his life."

It was the first time for Qingfu to be a gentleman on Liangshang. Although he felt a little awkward, he still completed the task seriously.

"It's really weird among Zhou Wu writers. He didn't leave a single autopsy note, not even any other family letters."

Zhou Tong has been working as a Wu Zuo for 30 years and has been alone for 30 years.

If he hadn't been seriously ill, he wouldn't have left the yamen. How could such a devotion to his post and his work not leave an autopsy record?

"There are pens, inks, papers and inkstones in the study room, but the only things with words are the purchased medical books, and there are no articles written by Zhou Tong himself."

After searching carefully, Qingfu found it very strange, how could Zhou Tong not keep any of it?Unless, what he wrote was destroyed in advance.

Zhou Tong had a premonition that the end was approaching, so he burned all the brushes, ink, calligraphy and paintings?

Or had someone stolen it before he died in the months following his death?

Qingfu couldn't be sure of the answer, and he couldn't return to Fourth Master empty-handed, for fear that he would really be sent to dig up the corpse.I checked Zhou Tong's house again, and found an inaccurate item in the medicine cabinet.

It is a ginseng.

There is no shortage of good ginseng in the Tong family. Every year, the emperor will give ginseng, and there are also ginseng as gifts from all walks of life.

The one in Zhoutong's medicine cabinet is not considered to be of good quality.If you want to say where the blame is, the box where it is stored is labeled "wild ginseng".

The problem is not with the word "gin", but with the word "wild".

"Fourth Master, the slave looks a little uncertain, this ginseng doesn't seem to be wild."

Qingfu brought back the suspected ginseng, "The rest of the medicinal materials in the medicine cabinet are all classified accurately. Zhou Tong, as a master, doesn't understand ginseng? He used to be an apprentice in a pharmacy, so he should understand the difference between wild and wild ginseng cultivation."

Don't talk about efficacy, just talk about price.

Ginseng collected from the mountains is several times more expensive than artificial cultivation.

When Wu Fuyi heard that he had doubts about the ginseng issue, it happened to be related to the smuggling case in the last years of Chongzhen that Yinzhen mentioned earlier.

Now, take a closer look at this ginseng.

To be honest, I can't see anything unusual, there is a specialization in the art field, and some things require a wealth of experience.In her opinion, there is no difference between the wild ginseng participating in Si Ye's mansion.

"You've worked hard, go and rest for a while. I'm leaving this afternoon to go somewhere else."

Wu Fuyi first affirmed Qingfu's work, and then took the box to show Yinzhen, what's so unusual about this gin?

When Yinzhen saw it, he immediately judged the origin of this reference.

There are three, six, and nine grades of ginseng.The imperial court prohibits smuggling of wild ginseng in Northeast China, but ginseng grown in private ginseng gardens is not included in the list of prohibited items.

The ginseng plant in Zhou Tong's house is not a pure wild ginseng, but it is not a garden ginseng either.

It is called forest ginseng, or called seedling ginseng.

In the early stage, it was artificially cultivated and grown in the ginseng garden, and then it was transplanted into the wild mountains, so that it can be infinitely close to the wild environment.

Young ginseng itself also has medicinal value.

It doesn't cure a person of the kind of problems it can cause.It’s just that pretending to be wild ginseng can make a profit from the price difference, and if the user mistakenly regards young ginseng as wild ginseng, it will lead to insufficient medicinal power.

Yinzhen said that if it is not experienced or has been in contact with wild ginseng all the year round, it is possible for the young ginseng to be confused with the real one.

Such a seedling ginseng appeared in the suspicious Zhou Tong's house. Did Zhou Wuzuo find out that someone was deliberately pretending to be fake?

In connection with the headless corpse and the death of Zheng Xiaomei, will the ghost ship be transporting young ginseng pretending to be wild ginseng?

So, go to Suzhou.

Try to get in touch with the insiders in the Water Transport Chuanbang, and check whether there have been Japanese ships transporting ginseng in the past four years.

Zheng Xiaomei died four years ago, and Zhou Tong became ill two years ago and died in February this year.After Zhou Tong's death, there was no pen and ink left in his family.

From a series of timelines, it can be seen that the secret transaction has continued for several years, and the possibility of taking the initiative to stop the plundering of huge profits is very small.In other words, this trading line is still in Jiangnan.

Now, the time has entered May.

Shengjia has already set off for Jiangning, and it is expected that he will be able to move into Cao's house in four or five days.

Wu Fuyi calculated the distance and time, and simply packed Honghui and Hongyu to Kangxi.It is time to temporarily separate from the two children, and it is not suitable for them to take them to Suzhou together.

Not to mention the mixed dragons and snakes at the Water Transport Wharf, but there are dangers on the ground in the south of the Yangtze River that I don't know where they exist.It is known that three people have died, and more people may have been silenced in unknown places.

Staying with Kangxi can give the children an extra layer of security, and it is safer than staying with "Master Zhen".

Wu Fuyi couldn't take care of Honghui and Hongying all the time.

Six guards sounded like a lot, but it was the first time for Qingfu and the others to come to the south of the Yangtze River, and they were afraid that even a strong dragon would not be able to overwhelm a local snake.

Let the two children go to Kangxi, and let them chat with the emperor about what happened on the road.

The ghost ship must have involved the officials of the DPRK and China. If Kangxi is to be prepared, it should be wiped out so that there will be no remnants.

In this way, it was divided into two teams.

Qingfu led three of his men to escort the fourth master's children to Jiangning, plus Su Peisheng and Wang Momo were in charge.

Wu Fuyi, Yinzhen, maid Guanshuang, and two other guards went to Suzhou, trying to get clues about the strange Dongying boats from the private boat gang.

In May, the folks call it Poison Moon.

It was only one day since Cao's family received Shengjia, and the bad news spread.Someone is sick, not the emperor, but the prince.

Kangxi doted on the prince and was worried when he saw the prince was ill.

Yinfeng's temper has become irritable in recent years. In order to make him feel better during his illness, Kangxi ordered Suo'etu to rush from the capital to Jiangnan immediately.

Yinfeng has always had a close relationship with his grandfather Suo'etu, so he must also hope that someone can talk to him when he is sick.

This imperial decree was sent back to the capital in a hurry, and the posture seemed as if the prince would live in a few days.

In the capital, Suo'etu received the news, and immediately set off for Jiangnan regardless of the urgent matters at hand.If you want to say that you care about Yinfeng's life and death, you dare to compare yourself to Kangxi.

Because Kangxi lost Yinfeng, there are still a group of sons for him to choose as the prince.

I am different, if Yinfeng is gone, all his support will be in vain, and there will be no talk of power in the future.

Suo'etu also doubted the severity of Yinreng's illness. Is it as serious as the imperial decree said, and he hoped to see his grandfather to soothe his nerves?

But he couldn't afford to gamble, what if Yinfeng was really seriously ill?Do you need his help?Like rushing to Jiangnan with the best ginseng?

On the other side, Honghui and Hongying also heard some gossip on the way that the prince was seriously ill and bedridden.

Three days later, when they arrived at Cao's house in Jiangning, the two children realized that the situation might not be as bad as outside.

Because they had a sense of deja vu when they observed Huang Mafa's state, but it was a bit similar to Ama's situation in March.

At that time, Wu Ze Fujin feigned illness according to the order, and Ama co-existed withered.

Right now, it's hard to say if the prince is ill, but looking at the emperor, it doesn't look like he's really sad.

See through without revealing.

The two children learned to be smart.According to Ama's instructions, remember that too many words will lead to mistakes, and just chat with the emperor and talk about what you have seen and heard on the road.

This tells the story of meeting Pu Songling, hearing the story of the ghost ship, Zhou Yuzuo's death and so on.

After Kangxi listened patiently, he found that the two children never showed any fear but were very calm.

I first praised them for their bravery, but I knew in my heart that the fourth child probably didn't tell the children everything.

Three people are known to have died.

Neither Zheng Xiaomei nor Zhou Yuzuo's apparent cause of death was murder, and Zheng's elder brother was missing, so it was impossible to say with certainty that he was the same person as the headless corpse.

The length of time spanned four years, with such a method of silence, how could only three people die.

Kangxi couldn't help worrying, the fourth child should have taken Wu to make an unannounced visit.

This son is not good at riding and shooting. If he is exposed, will he be able to escape smoothly, not to mention whether one-to-many can beat the opponent?

If you change to the boss, you may be less worried.

Anyway, Yinti beat Yinzhen.Sometimes I really don't want to admit that the ruler is short and the inch is long, and Yinzhen's force can be called weak among all the brothers.

Suzhou, the Grand Canal Wharf.

Wu Fuyi didn't know that Kangxi had given the fourth elder brother a new nickname.

At this moment, she and Yinzhen are standing on the pier.

I received a bad news half an hour ago. The shipping line I was looking for was not in Suzhou City, and the delivery was gone, and I will be back in at least half a month.

Of course, there are other spies in Suzhou City, but there is only one who can get access to the secret information of water transport and guarantee that he has a firm stand.

The news about Dongpu ships and profiteering items is top secret.If it weren't for the secret, it would not be known that the three people were silenced.If the insider is not firm enough to act as a multi-faceted spy, it would be even worse to find them rashly.

What to do next?

How to break into the ship gang quickly and make the leader willing to provide clues?

Looking around, Wu Fuyi's eyes fell on a flag.

Yinzhen followed the old ghost's gaze and looked over, "What's wrong with that "Auspicious Yuncaotong" flag? "

On the bank of the river, there is a long row of boats moored, belonging to different gangs.

In order to show the difference, flags with different logos are hung on the ships.

The pattern of the flag not only appears on the ship, but also appears on the shipping box as a mark of each company, indicating which company is responsible for the delivery.

What Wu Fuyi was looking at was the banner with the words "Auspicious Water Transport" written on it.

"I've seen this pattern before. Last year, when Yinzhen delivered mussels to me, he used this boat gang. His family was not only responsible for transportation, but also responsible for organizing people to catch mussels."

Last spring, there was an extra batch of mussels sent by Brother Jiu on the Zhuangzi in the northern suburbs.

Yinzhen knew about this, and that thing was a gift from Yinzhen to his fourth brother for saving his life.

Why is it a river mussel?

Yinzhen asked Wu Fuyi, and the old ghost said that he kept it for fun.Believe it or not, right now the focus is on the banner of "Auspicious Water Transport".

Wu Fuyi had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good way to sneak into the boat gang.

"I asked Yinzhen a few words, the leader of "Jiyun Caotong" is called Ji Wangcai.Counting it, Yinzhen has cooperated with Jibang for three years, and they have a lot of business contacts.According to Yinzhen's self-praise, Wangcai's leader admired him, but the two sides never met.

Because the prince was not allowed to leave the capital without an edict, and Yinzhen only met the steward of the Jibang in the capital a few times.This time, Yinzhen was finally able to accompany him on the southern tour, and I thought he would take the opportunity to meet Ji Gangzhu. "

When will we meet?

Not now anyway.Now that the news of the crown prince's illness came out, Yinzhen could only stay in Jiangning and dare not move.

Yinzhen immediately reacted.

Could it be that the old ghost wanted to pretend to be the ninth younger brother and go directly to the leader of the gang, Ji Wangcai, to talk to him?

"You, you really dare to think!"

Yinzhen lowered his voice, his tone could not hide his disbelief.

The old ghost is getting more and more outrageous, knowing that he and the ninth brother are not compatible, and this kind of Li Daitao's stiff strategy is really beyond the imagination of ordinary "people".

Wu Fuyi also lowered his voice, "At the end of the day, you don't have any other trustworthy and high-ranking informants in Chuanbang. That's why I want King Yong to pretend to be Brother Jiu and talk to Brother Jiu's subordinates." .Actually, it couldn't be more appropriate."

This explains why clearly.

First, he can immediately take out the imperial gift token to deceive Ji Wangcai, anyway, he can't tell whether the object was given by the emperor to the fourth master and returned to the ninth master.

Second, it is also very important.

Assuming that the Dongying ship is related to Yinzhen and its related people, then Ji Wangcai will not hide it from the master who wants to join him.

Thirdly, if Yinzhen really breaks through, what can he do?He could only pinch his nose and recognize that the fourth brother was pretending to be him.

Wu Fuyi promised that if Yinzhen dared to deny it, he would let him repeat the mistake of Fourteen.

Tell the analysis one by one, and then look at Yinzhen. "Do you think this trick is very clever?"

Yinzhen was silent for a moment, and finally could only nod his head.The old ghost is always right, but he also always feels that something is not right.

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Four days later, Cao's house in Jiangning.

Yinzhen huddled in the room, watching the birds chirping outside the window in boredom.

The prince is ill, and everyone else has to accompany him to quiet down. Whoever dares to go out to play at this time will be dancing on Kangxi's head, and he doesn't want to live.

At this time, Xiaoluzi entered the door with a tangled expression.

When he came to Brother Jiu, he whispered a message. "Jiu Ye, there is news from Suzhou. It means that Brother Jiu met with the leader of the Ji Gang a few days ago and had a good conversation. Tell me, what should we do?"

Yinzhen was bored, a little drowsy, and didn't understand at first.

I do have plans to meet Ji Wangcai, but now I have to live in Cao's house because the prince is sick, and I dare not move. How could I have a good talk with Ji Gangzhu a few days ago?

Wait!

"Good guy!"

Yinzhen jumped up, "Which grandson has the audacity to pretend to be a grandpa to bluff!"