Chapter 378: The wind rises

Jiang Lang said that he was a jury, but it was better to say that he was a jury. Moreover, this matter was very clear and there was nothing to be tried. It was just an explanation for the general public and at the same time it played a certain role in killing the chicken and intimidating the monkey.

The case itself is not complicated, and basically all the evidences are all there, so the Song and Yuanba cannot deny it anyway. However, it took a lot of time to let the common people say their grievances one by one. Of course, the most obvious effect is to make the people who act as listeners angry with each other.

After the case was over, Jiang Lang returned to the yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture. Now Song Wenxuan has been detained. Although he has not been detained, his travel has been restricted. No one in Yangzhou Prefecture is now in charge. Jiang Lang naturally played the role of the prefect of Yangzhou for a temporary guest appearance, but he has only taken office today.

Jiang Lang’s current purpose is to travel around, eat, drink and have fun, but he secretly investigates the case. So after going back this time, he immediately patted the table and shouted loudly: “Master, Master!”

"Here, come!"

The master ran in happily and said, "Sir, I wonder what instructions do you have to call me?"

Jiang Lang then sat down leisurely and said, "You go now and invite me the best chef in Yangzhou City to the mansion."

The master couldn't help but be stunned and said strangely: "Sir, why are you? Do you want to have a big banquet for guests?"

"What a big banquet for guests!"

Jiang Lang was a little impatient and said, "Now you Lord Song has been removed from your official hat and are waiting for investigation at home. I will look at the Yangzhou Prefecture for a while. If he is innocent in the end, then the official will naturally be restored. If he is really guilty, then the Yangzhou Prefecture Court will naturally arrange someone to take over."

The master nodded quickly and said, "Sir, what you said is, what you said is!"

However, I still don’t know what Jiang Lang means to be a chef.

Seeing that the master still couldn't go out, Jiang Lang said in a deep voice: "Why haven't you gone yet?"

The master came to his senses and asked carefully again: "Sir, I don't know what you called this cook!"

"Damn it!"

Jiang Lang slapped the table and said, "I am also a third-rank official in this capital. Can you just eat what the cook of your yamen?"

The master immediately understood that he would dare to say more, so he hurried to invite the most famous chef in Yangzhou.

After seeing the master leave, Jiang Lang said to Qian Zhengbang: "Let's go and see Sun Yuanbiao!"

After saying that, he walked towards the prison in the prefect's office. Now his identity is basically known to everyone. Seeing that he came to the prison, no one dared to stop him, and at the moment he could only let him go honestly.

Before Sun Yuanbiao's prison, he saw that he had not seen each other for many days. Sun Yuanbiao was a little thin, and he couldn't bear it and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Biao!"

Sun Yuanbiao, who was lowering his head, raised his head and saw that Jiang Lang was outside the door. He quickly got up and said with his head down: "Sir!"

Then approached the cell.

"I feel wronged!"

Jiang Lang couldn't help but sigh, "If I asked you to come back earlier, things wouldn't be like this!"

Sun Yuanbiao hurriedly said, "Sir, this doesn't matter to you. You are busy all day long. It is a blessing for you to be with you. Besides, no one can predict this matter, and you can't do it either. You are already very grateful to you if you can come here in person."

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "Now things are basically clear. I can go out in a few days. You just need to endure for a few days!:

After saying that, he turned his head and shouted, "Come here!"

Several jailers hurriedly ran over and said, "Sir, do you have any instructions!"

Jiang Lang pointed at Sun Yuanbiao and said, "During this time, this man has good wine and meat to scout me. If I find that you have neglected, I will pull your skin!"

The jailer couldn't help but be startled, his face changed, and he immediately said, "Yes, the little one knows, the little one knows!"

Jiang Lang nodded with satisfaction and said something to Sun Yuanbiao, including his younger brother and sister, everything was fine, and then he went out.

After leaving the prison, Jiang Lang returned to the government office again. He heard that the master had called the chef and had arranged it to the kitchen, so he walked towards the kitchen. After arriving, he saw two chefs standing outside the kitchen. When he saw him coming, he had already knelt on the ground and shouted: "Grandmaster Caomin participated!"

Jiang Lang nodded slightly, waved his hand, and said to the master: "You go and do your business first. I want to go to the kitchen now!"

The master couldn't help but hesitate and said, "Sir, this..."

Jiang Lang's face darkened and he said angrily: "What, do you still want to ask about me about this?"

The master was so scared that he knelt on the ground and said in horror: "I don't dare!"

"snort……!"

Jiang Lang waved his sleeves and said coldly: "You don't dare to measure it, why don't you get out of here!"

“Yes…yes…yes!”

The master was so scared that he kowtowed quickly and hurriedly got up. The pressure Jiang Lang gave him was completely different from that of Song Wenxuan. After all, Jiang Lang commanded thousands of troops, and the aura of a general was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After the master left, the old chef suddenly said, "I'm the master!"

Jiang Lang was slightly stunned, then waved his hand, pointed to the kitchen, and said, "Talk inside!"

After entering, Jiang Lang sent all the chefs away, then stopped the chef from worshiping, and whispered: "Be careful to be seen!"

The chef immediately understood what Jiang Lang meant and did not visit him. Then the two pretended to check the dishes. The chef said: "The youngest one was a person arranged by the Jinyiwei in Yangzhou. Three months ago, he received an order from Lord Jiang to investigate the matter of Yangzhou City Taxation and Silver."

"How is that going?"

Jiang Lang asked, then pretended to choose dishes. In the eyes of others, the two seemed to be discussing dishes.

"not bad!"

The chef immediately replied, "We have basically found out about the situation in Yangzhou. Last year alone, the tax silver in Yangzhou City was as high as one million taels, but the tax silver reported was only 800,000 taels. The vacancy was close to more than 200,000 taels."

"Two hundred thousand taels!"

Jiang Lang nodded slightly. This was not a small amount, so he continued to ask: "Will the investigation be made clear where the tax silver go?"

The chef immediately said: "A part of the investigation was clear, and 150,000 taels should be paid to the adults of the court, while the remaining 100,000 taels were used by Song Wenxuan to buy a large amount of land in his hometown, a large part of which was purchased in the name of his younger brother Song Wenzhi. At the same time, Song Wenzhi also used these silver to trade, and was a famous local wealthy family!"

A question suddenly appeared in Jiang Lang's heart, and he said strangely: "Song Wenxuan is not from Yangzhou? Then why did he help Song Yuanba?"

"no!"

The chef immediately said, "Song Wenxuan is actually from Fuzhou. When he was in Beijing, he was stolen all his money when he passed by Yangzhou. In a down-and-out situation, he was rescued by Song Yuanba, and the two seemed to have some relationship. At the same time, we found that Song Yuanba also helped Song Wenxuan launder money."

"Fuzhou!"

When Jiang Lang heard this familiar name, he couldn't help but feel a trembling in his heart. His heart was moved. After careful calculation, Zhu Yuqi's mourning period has expired, and he had promised her at the beginning.

However, Jiang Lang knew that he was definitely not the time when his children were in love, so he calmed down and said, "In other words, a very important figure now is Song Yuanba and Song Wenzhi from Fuzhou."

The chef nodded and said, "The lord is right. These two people are the most critical figures who helped Song Wenxuan turn the money from black to white. Of course, in addition, we also found that Song Wenxuan used this money to buy a large number of treasures and antiques, especially famous paintings, and many people would give him gifts, and most of the gifts were famous paintings, etc. We estimate that Song Wenxuan should have given the money to these people and let them buy them into famous paintings and give them to themselves! In this way, no one knows it!"

Jiang Lang couldn't help but nodded slightly and said, "It's very likely! Do you know the situation elsewhere?"

The chef shook his head and said, "I don't know. I heard that it was arranged by Lord Yu Qian and Yu in Hangzhou. We are just cooperation. They will only know the specific situation!"

"That's good!"

Jiang Lang stopped his movements and said, "You can stay in the mansion with peace of mind now. If there is anything, report to me immediately!"

The chef nodded immediately and said, "Yes, sir!"
Chapter completed!