Chapter 1136 Go to Beijing to apologize!

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, when the people of the Great Zhou were still immersed in the festive atmosphere of the New Year, a luxurious convoy consisting of five carriages, escorted by dozens of guards, arrived at the south gate of Yijing...

Although it is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the city gate of Yijing, one of the most prosperous cities in Da Zhou, is still very busy. People of all kinds make a living in Yijing. Although it is the New Year, many people still have not rested and are still working hard for their lives.

Therefore, at this time, a long queue had formed in front of the south gate of Yijing, with countless pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods waiting to pass inspection and enter the city of Yijing.

Sun Tai, the escort leader, observed the length of the long queue in front of the city gate and reported to the carriage in the middle of the convoy:

"Madam Wang, there's a long queue in front of the South City Gate. I think we may have to wait for a while!"

As soon as Sun Tai finished speaking, the curtains of the carriage were lifted. The next second, a little maid stuck her head out. Looking at the winding "long dragon", the little maid frowned slightly. Then she lowered the curtains and nodded to the lady in the carriage.

Seeing this, "Mrs. Wang" Jiang Yuyan also said in the carriage:
"Captain Sun, how long do you think we have to wait here?"

Sun Tai thought for a moment and said:
“In my opinion, it will take at least half an hour. Although there are fewer merchants traveling back and forth during the New Year, there are also fewer officials and runners in charge of inspection. So it will take at least half an hour. If the inspection goes wrong, it may even take an hour…”

Jiang Yuyan thought quickly for a moment and then instructed Sun Tai:
"Captain Sun, let's line up and enter the city in an orderly manner!"

Sun Tai was a little surprised when he heard this. Although he was a little puzzled as to why this employer with a very strong background would queue up so obediently, since Jiang Yuyan had ordered him to do so, he naturally would not refuse and immediately said:

"Yes!"

When Qiao Er, who was in the carriage, heard that her wife had to wait in line for half an hour or even an hour, she asked in confusion:
"Madam, don't you have a token that allows you to enter and exit Yijing at will? Why do we have to queue here?"

Facing Qiao'er's question, Jiang Yuyan spoke calmly:

"The Marshal gave me the token so that I can use it for necessary things, not to jump the queue at will!"

Faced with Jiang Yuyan's high-sounding statement, Qiao'er hesitated for a moment but still did not say anything and just shut her mouth obediently!

Although Qiao'er didn't say anything, Jiang Yuyan understood what she wanted to say. Ever since Ye Mingsheng gave her this token so that she could quickly enter and exit Yijing, she never queued up no matter if she had something to do or not!

But things are different now. She has to go to the capital to apologize, and to apologize, she has to behave in the right way!

At the same time, although she was traveling in a low-key manner this time, Jiang Yuyan was very clear that there must be someone secretly monitoring her on the city wall of Yijing, and every move of her convoy was watched by those hawks and dogs...

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but sigh. Compared to the previous times she came to Yijing, she felt more uneasy this time. She even didn't know if she could leave Yijing alive!

With such a heavy heart, after queuing at the south gate of Yijing for more than half an hour, the convoy escorting Jiang Yuyan finally passed the inspection and entered the city of Yijing.

After entering the city, Jiang Yuyan arranged for Sun Tai and his escort brothers to stay in an inn. After all, her house in Yijing was not too big to accommodate dozens of people, and she did not need so many people to protect her in Yijing City!

After making arrangements for Sun Tai and others, Jiang Yuyan returned to her Feiyanzhai, her home in Yijing. A feeling of fatigue surged into Jiang Yuyan's heart. Jiang Yuyan immediately asked her maid and old woman to boil some hot water for her, preparing to take a hot bath to relieve her fatigue.

While Jiang Yuyan was waiting to take a bath, a guest came to Feiyanzhai!
Looking at the calm official in front of her, Jiang Yuyan, who was somewhat unsure of his origin, asked in a deep voice:

"May I ask who you are, sir?"

The other party smiled and replied:

"I'm Song Haibo, the deputy director of the Guards Department. I'm here on the orders of the Marshal to tell Madam Wang something!"

Hearing the other party's identity and purpose, Jiang Yuyan's heart immediately rose. The other party came as soon as she returned home. As expected, she was right. Her every move was indeed seen by others...

Although she was very nervous at the moment, Jiang Yuyan still tried her best to keep her expression calm and asked Song Haibo with a smile:
"I wonder what the commander-in-chief wants to say?"

Under Jiang Yuyan's gaze, Song Haibo took out a pen and some paper and handed them to Jiang Yuyan, saying:

"The Marshal asked me to tell Madam Wang that if you have anything to say, you can write it on these papers. The Marshal hopes you will cherish this opportunity!"

Although Jiang Yuyan had been trying her best not to lose her composure, she still turned pale when she heard Song Haibo say that!
She originally planned to meet with Ye Mingsheng, explain to him in person and tell him about her difficulties, but she never expected that Ye Mingsheng didn't even want to see her at this time!
What is it now?
If I don't write well, will he give me white silk or poisoned wine?
Thinking of this, although Jiang Yuyan's psychological quality was pretty good, her eyes became red, but she forced herself not to cry in front of Song Haibo, and pretended to be calm and said:
"What did the Marshal want me to write?"

"The Marshal didn't give any instructions, he just said if you have anything to say you can write it down here!" "I'll give it to you when!"

"I will come to pick it up on time at noon three days from now. I hope that Madam Wang can hand it over to me on time then..."

Listening to Song Haibo's words, Jiang Yuyan closed her eyes and nodded. Seeing that she had notified everyone she needed to, Song Haibo did not stay in front of Jiang Yuyan any longer and immediately said goodbye and left Feiyanzhai.

When Song Haibo left, Jiang Yuyan could no longer control her emotions and fell to the ground.

"lady!"

Seeing Jiang Yuyan fall, Qiao'er beside her immediately came over with concern.

At this moment, Jiang Yuyan didn't care about her fall at all. Looking at the pen and paper brought by Song Haibo, she also said with anger:

"You're such an ungrateful man! When you were using me, you said all kinds of sweet words and showed me affection, but now you're tired of playing with me and you don't even want to see me!"

Listening to Jiang Yuyan's complaints, Qiao'er didn't know what to say and could only cry along with her.

After venting her anger for a while, Jiang Yuyan had no choice but to accept her fate. She sat back in her chair and started thinking about what to write!
In recent years, she has promoted the business of Rishengchang Banknote House. Although she has Ye Mingsheng's support, as the saying goes, it is easier to see the devil than to deal with the devil. Therefore, although she is helpless, in order to promote Rishengchang Banknote House, Jiang Yuyan also instructs her branch shopkeepers to use the red envelope tactic.

As the old saying goes, money makes the world go round. Under the red envelope strategy, Rishengchang also received strong support from local governments. In a very short time, it blossomed and borne fruit in Hebei and Henan.

After achieving success with one set of tactics, Jiang Yuyan also set his sights on Qi and Lu, which are adjacent to Hebei and Henan, and prepared to copy his own tactics. However, unlike Murong Yuliang, the governor of Hebei and Henan, who was "pure and desireless", Sun Jing'an, the governor of Qi and Lu, was not so restrained. He even took the initiative to ask Jiang Yuyan for a bribe.

Jiang Yuyan was actually prepared for this, but Sun Jingan was more greedy than he imagined, and he asked for Rishengchang's shares right away!
This also scared Jiang Yuyan a little. After several attempts and seeing that Sun Jingan was determined to buy shares, Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but bring up Ye Mingsheng and lied that the real owner of Rishengchang Company was Ye Mingsheng. This curbed Sun Jingan's ambition and made him dare not have any improper thoughts!
Then Jiang Yuyan sent Sun Jingan several more gifts, which satisfied his appetite. In addition to Sun Jingan, Jiang Yuyan also took care of some important figures such as the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, the Deputy Provincial Governor, and the Prefect.

As Rishengchang Bank developed in Qilu, Jiang Yuyan also noticed another rapidly developing business in Qilu - Defengxing Business!

Jiang Yuyan's businessman's intuition made her keenly aware that the background of Defengxing Company was definitely not simple!
And it is most likely related to Sun Jing'an. After all, as the governor of Qi and Lu, he would definitely get involved in any opportunity to make a fortune in Qi and Lu...
Although the Defengxing Company's apparent business does not include banknote savings, some of its businesses are in competition with another Wang family company, Yuchuntang!

In addition, there was another incident at Rishengchang Bank at that time. The owner of a branch of Rishengchang in Qilu secretly approved a loan of 3,000 taels to a man named Zhao Wu, who used the money to lend out at high interest rates. Zhao Wu also had an unclear relationship with Defengxing Bank.

Therefore, Jiang Yuyan also suspected that Defengxing Company had a connection with the underground Q village and that there was a problem of lending usury!

In fact, Jiang Yuyan also thought about investigating Defengxing Company to find out where it came from and who was in charge of the other party!
However, after careful consideration, Jiang Yuyan finally gave up this plan. After all, the most important thing for Rishengchang Bank now is to develop, and it is not suitable to fight with others!

The most important thing is that Jiang Yuyan is not sure how important she is in Ye Mingsheng's heart, and she is not sure whether Ye Mingsheng will stand on her side after a struggle.

Therefore, after taking back the three thousand taels of silver from Zhao Wu, Jiang Yuyan did not delve into the matter further, but simply fired the branch manager!
After the Zhao Wu incident, Rishengchang Bank and Defengxing Company have been in a state of not interfering with each other, and everyone has been living in peace with each other······················

However, just a few months ago, when news began to spread in the Yijing court that Sun Jingan was going to be investigated, Jiang Yuyan began to panic!
Although Jiang Yuyan had not worked for Ye Mingsheng for a long time, she was also very clear that Ye Mingsheng hated corruption. People like Lin Huaiwu, Gu Zhongshi, Gu Shouting, Ye Hongsheng, Liu Zhengyue and others were all arrested and severely punished by Ye Mingsheng because of this problem!

You should know that these five people are all high-ranking officials of the Fengwu Army, including a commander, two provincial governors, a general, and the general manager of Dadongsheng Trading Company. Each of them has made meritorious services for the Fengwu Army and Ye Mingsheng, but Ye Mingsheng said he would take them down!

Therefore, with these five previous lessons, Jiang Yuyan feels that the possibility of Sun Jingan being brought down is very high!

If it was just Sun Jing'an who was brought down, Jiang Yuyan would not be afraid, but would be secretly happy. After all, Sun Jing'an had a very big appetite. He saw that Rishengchang Bank was developing very well in Qi and Lu, and he asked for more and more silver more and more frequently!
Jiang Yuyan even believed that if Ye Mingsheng was not behind her, Sun Jingan would most likely frame her with charges and then have his white gloves acquire Rishengchang and take over the bank for himself!
Therefore, Jiang Yuyan hated Sun Jingan from the bottom of her heart and even prayed to the Bodhisattva, hoping that Sun Jingan would die suddenly. When she knew that Sun Jingan was transferred away from Qilu, Jiang Yuyan drank a few glasses of wine to celebrate for the first time ever...

However, although Jiang Yuyan does not like Sun Jingan, she does not want Sun Jingan to be investigated. After all, if you pull out the radish, there will be mud. Jiang Yuyan does not expect Sun Jingan, a greedy and lustful man, to keep the secret for her!
Therefore, as long as Sun Jingan is caught, the fact that Rishengchang Company had committed bribery would no longer be hidden. And with Ye Mingsheng's temper, Jiang Yuyan really had no idea what would happen!
Just when Jiang Yuyan was at a loss, she suddenly realized that although she was panicking, someone was even more panicked!

The other party was De Feng Xing Company. In order to avoid being investigated, De Feng Xing Company destroyed the evidence as soon as possible. However, the hasty destruction of evidence was bound to lead to mistakes, which allowed Jiang Yuyan to uncover the true face of De Feng Xing Company. Jiang Yuyan was also dumbfounded to find that some people had such dark hearts!

After discovering Defengxing's activities, Jiang Yuyan also discovered the shareholders behind Defengxing. Now Jiang Yuyan had a clear idea in her mind!

At that time, Jiang Yuyan thought that Ye Baode, Ye Fu and others were all relatives of the Ye family and Ye Mingsheng's own clansmen, so Ye Mingsheng had to give face to the Buddha. In the end, the board would definitely be raised high and then put down gently. In this way, she, a weak woman, could take advantage of the situation and get away with it!

But Jiang Yuyan did not expect Ye Baode to be so persistent, so after learning about Ye Baode’s rebellion, she realized that she could not continue to fish in troubled waters as planned. After muddling through, Jiang Yuyan honestly came to Yijing to plead guilty to Ye Mingsheng...

(End of this chapter)