Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

With Jiang Hong and the others being questioned and beheaded, the matter here has been settled.

As for the crimes of the King of Chu and related personnel, they only need to be reported to the court according to normal procedures, and the court will naturally punish these guilty people.

The king of Chu committed three major crimes: trafficking in illicit salt, leaving the city without permission, and attempting to murder the imperial envoy. Even if Hongzhi did not punish him severely, the title of King Chu Junhui would definitely be deprived of him.

The next morning, the official ship to Yangzhou was ready.

Now that the matters here have been dealt with, Wang Yue naturally has to go to Yangzhou, after all, that is the source of all troubles.

Wang Yue left dignifiedly this time. In addition to the imperial convoy that had been accompanying him, Huguang had also arranged a guard team to escort him.

In front of the Huguang Governor's Yamen, the horses were ready.

Unlike civil servants who like to ride in official sedans, since Wang Yue stayed in Jiubian, he no longer likes to ride in sedans when going out, but prefers to travel on horseback.

Let's go!

Wang Yu was influenced by Wang Yue. His dream since childhood was not to get the top prize, but to become a young general. Therefore, he has always been keen on riding and shooting, so he immediately walked in front and raised his fist high.

The corners of Lu Song and others' mouths slightly raised, and they immediately raised their whips and followed.

After all, they were out-and-out warriors. After seeing what Wang Yue had done along the way, they not only felt admiration in their hearts, but were also very satisfied with their current days of killing traitors and eradicating evil.

Although there have been hardships along the way, in the end the guilty people were pushed to the guillotine and held responsible for their corrupt behavior.

Although the Yangzhou ahead is more dangerous and the situation is even a hundred times more complicated than here, they all believe that Wang Yue will be able to lead them to a new world.

As for how many moths there are in the salt matter, as long as they are all killed, the salt matter will naturally go smoothly, and they can report to His Majesty.

It's almost November, and the weather is getting colder.

The group of people left the city smoothly through the gate of Wuchang City, but when they rode their horses to the dock, they were suddenly dumbfounded.

Prince, I'm ready to see you off!

Prince, please drink our farewell wine!

My lord, thank you for helping us get rid of the harm. Please take care of yourself when you go!

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On this small platform, tens of thousands of people have gathered here, and many people came after hearing the news. When they saw Wang Yue appear, the people at the dock rushed over one after another, and the leading elders took the lead in expressing their stance.

Although this was a beheading of a king who was disgusted by the officialdom, seeing what Wang Yue did in Wuchang City, everyone knew that he was a good official who truly dared to do practical things for the people.

Now that they learned that Wang Yue was leaving Wuchang and going to Yangzhou to sort out the salt affairs, many people immediately came spontaneously and wanted to send Wang Qingtian away, who was willing to do practical things.

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Wang Yu and Hu Jun also did not expect such a huge scene. They first looked at each other, and then looked at the people rushing over in disbelief.

When Lu Song saw this situation, he just thought of what Wang Yue had done along the way. It seemed that he could really afford the courtesy from the people of Jingchu.

The other entourage members were also very emotional. Just looking at the simple faces, they all silently turned their heads to look at Wang Yue, who had already won the hearts of the people.

Wang Yue looked at this scene, a warm feeling surged into his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Prince, you are a truly good official, and I am here to see you off! An old woman came with a cane and shouted with tears filling her cheeks.

More people came to welcome Wang Yue. When Wang Yue killed the dog official Sun Hong, the prefect of Wuchang, many people's grievances that had been accumulated in their hearts were relieved.

When Wang Yue saw the people flocking to him, he took everyone off the horse, and the soft part of his heart was touched by this true feeling.

Whether it was killing Tatars in Jiubian earlier or now rectifying the salt industry and killing corrupt officials, all he wanted was to make the people of China live a better life.

Now looking at the weathered faces and the pairs of calloused hands, I feel that what I have done is still not good enough.

The people here have suffered too much, and corrupt officials like Sun Hong, the prefect of Wuchang, should have been killed long ago instead of leaving them to cause harm to this day.

Your Majesty, this is our Wuchang wine from Jingchu, also known as Osmanthus Roast. Please taste it! An old man had already poured out a bowl of wine and said eagerly to Wang Yue.

The other young men poured out the fragrant Hanfen wine one after another, and then brought the wine to Lu Song and others to express their affection.

They didn't understand the fighting in the court, but when they saw Wang Yue dare to kill corrupt officials, they knew that Wang Yue was not a good official who was complicit in corruption, so they naturally came to see Wang Yue off.

Wang Yue took the wine bowl and followed the others to return the favor. After drinking it all in one gulp, the mellow wine brought a different taste to his intestines, and he couldn't help but praise: It's really a good wine!

Your Majesty, it is a great honor that you have helped the people of Jingchu to eliminate salt pollution. Please accept our respects! Seeing Wang Yue drink the farewell wine, several old men and the people knelt down and said.

Wang Yue wiped the wine stains from his mouth and hurriedly helped the elders leading him up. At the same time, he looked at the people kneeling on the ground with red eyes and said: If the salt incident in Yangzhou cannot be rectified this time, Yue will be embarrassed to see him again. Jingchu’s father’s hometown! If Yue Yue can settle the salt incident and return, I hope Jingchu’s father will send Yue Osmanthus Roast again, and I will drink it after getting drunk!

As soon as these words came out, the sentimental people couldn't help crying.

They are all hard-working ordinary people. Although an increase of tens of cents per kilogram of salt may not seem like much, they are all people who want to spend every penny they have. Who can understand the sadness in this?

They also hope that the price of salt will come down, and they have also expressed their dissatisfaction with the continued rise in salt prices, but they, the people, are so insignificant that they can only watch helplessly as these corrupt officials and profiteers prey on them.

But now, finally, there is a good official who dares to ask for justice for them, and an imperial envoy who guarantees their votes. How can they not be moved?

I will wait for the people of Jingchu to prepare wine, and I will only wait for the prince to return and get drunk before I rest! Faced with Wang Yue's agreement, several old men responded seriously.

The sky was always gloomy, and the golden sunshine suddenly fell.

The people seeing off at the pier were bathed in the sunshine. Especially after hearing Wang Yue's assurance just now, they couldn't help but have more expectations for the price of salt.

Yue Gong, I have always heard that your poetry is amazing. Today I am here to see you off. Please write a poem for us Jingchu fathers! An old man who seemed to be somewhat educated came over and made a solemn request.

Wang Yu knew that his grandfather's poetry had caused a lot of trouble. Not to mention that he was banished to Anlu by the imperial court a few years ago because of his poetry. Even though the poem he wrote to Hu Daniu earlier was impeached by Jiang Hong and other officials, he couldn't help but stand up and stop it. Said: Grandpa, please be careful!

Sir, no! Lu Song knew that Wang Yue had just killed Xu Pu's favorite disciple Jiang Hong, but he knew that Wang Yue would definitely be attacked by the court and wanted to stop Wang Yue.

How could Wang Yue not know that his situation was getting more and more unfavorable, but he just faced the expectant eyes of pairs of eyes, and finally said softly: In this situation, I should leave a poem for everyone!

Although he was never soft-hearted about killing Tatars and beheading corrupt officials, it was the people of Jingchu who never hardened his heart.

As for the critical civil servants in the court who attack him in this way, he, the king, deserves to be the king and the people, so he should live an open life.

After learning that Wang Yue was willing to write a poem, the people immediately gathered out tables, paper, pens and inkstones.

Here comes the wine! Wang Yue didn't want to live like a timid person, so he shouted loudly.

A young man immediately and respectfully served the wine to Wang Yue. Wang Yue drank the wine in one gulp, but he was still the same old general who could mount a horse and kill the enemy.

Most of the people did not understand poetry, but they all wanted to see Wang Yue's talent. If it is a good poem, a few years later, someone may know that the people of Jingchu saw off Wang Yue.

Wang Yue wiped the wine stains on his beard with his sleeve, looked up at the people around him, and immediately wrote a poem in a rustle. Then he threw his pen and boarded the ship, stood on the bow of the ship and headed towards Yangzhou amidst the greetings of the people.

The salt issue is still pending. Salt is expensive for the people of Jingchu.

Today I am about to take a boat, and my father sends me sweet-scented osmanthus to burn.

The aroma of wine is strong and courageous. I went to Yangzhou in March in the cold winter.

There are many old people who have no time to spare, and they only want to kill monsters with their broken bodies.

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The people of Jingchu looked at the official ships going away, and shouted loudly in unison: I hope the prince will return after slaying the monsters. We will prepare wine to welcome him. Congratulations on the peace of Yan!

Peace in salt matters is so far away, but with Wang Yue in the Ming Dynasty, it seems not so far away.

Of course, many people don't seem to realize that there has always been an extremely powerful driving force behind the salt issue.

Just following what Huguang Inspector Jiang Hong and others said, they wanted to expose Wang Yue's numerous crimes even though they were in prison.

Zhu Youtang, who was far away in the Qianqing Palace, received a memorial from Huguang Inspector Jiang Hong and other officials in prison. It was still an illegal matter to impeach the imperial envoy Wang Yue, and the main charges naturally included chasing and killing the King of Chu in the street.

But, didn’t the killing succeed?

Alarmists should be killed!

Huh? Could it be that he has been beheaded by Wang Yue?