After inspecting Yangzhou Caoyun Yamen and tasting Yangzhou food, Yang Huairen did not stop, and set off the boat the next day to go to the next stop Jiangyin.

Zhao Xianqiu didn't dare to send gold and silver directly to Yang Huairen, so he prepared a lot of Yangzhou specialties and sent them to Yang Huairen, and asked Tong Guan to accompany Yang Huairen to continue south.

Zhao Xianqiu is indeed a good person, almost so meticulous that he follows Yang Huairen to all the family members and entourages in Jiangnan with him, which can be said to be a lot of effort.

When the big official boat returned to the canal, Yang Huairen asked Tong Guan to come to the bow of the boat together, and asked with a smile, "What does Tong Geling think of Zhao Xianqiu?" What happened between him and the eunuch Cen Gonggong, the head of the City Division? ”

Tong Guan understood that Yang Huairen asked him alone, but he didn't treat him as an outsider, so he was happy in his heart, so he didn't dare to hide anything.

"Lord Wang, Jiangnan looks quiet and peaceful, but secretly it is treacherous. Zhao Zhixun's incident involved hundreds of officials at all levels in Jiangnan at once, do you say that there can be nothing without him Zhao Xianqiu?

Now the officials in all parts of Jiangnan have just changed a few years ago, and with the lessons of the past, the new officials naturally dare not be too presumptuous, but Jiangnan is rich, and the officials are all cats. ”

Yang Huairen said with a smile, "This kind of thing has existed since ancient times, as long as it is not done too much, and it does not make people angry, the common people turn a blind eye, and the court is too lazy to take care of it, so I don't want to take care of it, even if I want to manage it, I can't manage it."

However, from this matter, as well as today's performance of Zhao Xianqiu, this person is really powerful, no matter what clouds are changed in the sky, no matter whether it is sunny or rainy, this old guy can stand tall, which shows this person's ability. ”

Tong Guan seemed to have been pardoned, "The prince is really clear-eyed, our family has only been in Jiangnan for two years, so naturally we don't dare to get involved in their affairs."

The prince also knows our family, our family has been in the palace for many years, and went to the northwest for a few years, and has suffered all the hardships. ”

Yang Huairen looked at the Grand Canal in front of him and felt that Tong Guan could think like this, maybe he had done a great thing for the Great Song Dynasty.

In the original history, Tong Guan leaned towards the government and the opposition by tying up Zhao Jiquan, but now the history is different, the Western Xia was destroyed in advance, and there was no chance for Tong Guan to lead the border army to make meritorious contributions.

There is another old oilman like Zhao Xianqiu in Jiangnan who is pressing him, and he doesn't dare to go to the court to seek power, and Yang Huairen is now regarded by Tong Guan as his backer, with Yang Huairen pressing him, there will be no one who will send flowers to Zhao Ji in the future.

If Tong Guan could honestly guard his weaving bureau in Jiangnan from now on, perhaps there would be no head of the six thieves who would plague the Northern Song Dynasty in the future.

In this way, didn't Yang Huairen do a good thing for Da Song? As for his greed for small fortunes and small profits, it is nothing.

Yang Huairen asked again, "What happened to Zhao Xianqiu and that father-in-law Cen?" ”

Tong Guan thought for a while and replied, "Cen Xiaonian of the City Ship Division, in his fifties, has been in charge of Jiangnan City since Yuanfeng five years ago, and before Cen Xiaonian left the palace, his status in the palace was much higher than that of Zhao Xianqiu.

Cen Xiaonian was Yingzong's inner servant in the Yingzong Dynasty, and the Shenzong Dynasty became the father-in-law in charge of the palace in the Concubine De Palace, this person also has some skills, he can do things in the Concubine De Palace at that time, and he was also appreciated by the Empress Dowager Gao at that time, and he was photographed in charge of the city in charge of the city in Jiangnan, which can be seen from this. ”

Tong Guan said this, Yang Huairen didn't understand what it meant at first, and he also knew a little about the relationship between the characters in the harem, but it was more than ten years ago, and when he heard the names of these people at first glance, he was a little confused.

Tong Guan immediately explained to Yang Huairen, "Concubine De of the Shenzong Dynasty is the current Empress Dowager of Qincheng. ”

Yang Huairen suddenly realized, this Cen Xiaonian is really not small, the Empress Dowager Qincheng was just crowned last year, she is Zhao Xu's mother, she has been pressed by the Empress Dowager Gao before, until Zhao Xu returned to power last year, and she can be regarded as a real queen mother.

Although the Empress Dowager Qincheng has a very honest personality and has never been involved in the affairs of the imperial court, after all, she is Zhao Xu's mother-in-law, Cen Xiaonian has served both Yingzong and the current emperor's mother-in-law, so his status in Zhao Xu's heart must be very special.

But Cen Xiaonian got an errand from the eunuch, the head of the Jiangnan City, but it was given by the Empress Dowager Gao, which made Yang Huairen a little confused. Which end is this Cen Xiaonian?

This question is put aside for the time being, why don't Zhao Xianqiu and Cen Xiaonian deal with each other again?

Yang Huairen continued to think about it, comparing those characters with time little by little, and gradually suddenly figured it out.

Empress Zhu, that is, Concubine De at that time, was born to Zhao Xu in Xining's tenth year, and in the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Zhao Xu was made a prince, and Empress Dowager Gao knew that these things could not be changed, so she used Empress Zhu in disguise to give her some benefits, and also planned for her future.

As the Empress Dowager Gao expected, Zhao Xu ascended the throne at a young age, and he had a later grandson to govern, perhaps it seems that she showed favor to Concubine De back then, and she was also repaid accordingly.

Maybe the details at that time are unknown, but I have to say that things in the harem are indeed very complicated, and maybe what is happening now will gradually ferment and become very influential in the next ten years or even longer.

According to this, Cen Xiaonian can be regarded as a benefit, with his identity and resume, whether it is Empress Dowager Gao or Zhao Xu is in power now, no one dares to touch him.

Then Zhao Xianqiu wants to use Yang Huairen's hand to suppress Cen Xiaonian, so it makes sense.

Zhao Xianqiu has been operating in Jiangnan for more than 20 years, the errand is done well, and the benefits he gets don't need to be said, more than ten years ago, there was another Cen Xiaonian in charge of the city, although everyone is the emperor's errand, but who is the one who has the final say in Jiangnan, there is still a difference.

Naturally, the importance of the Transshipment Division does not need to be mentioned, and Zhao Xianqiu is also the chief eunuch with the highest status and strength among the three divisions in Jiangnan at present.

Although Cen Xiaonian's City Shipping Division cannot be compared with the Transshipment Division, he has a thick background, and the emperor's mother is a backer, which is no different from Yang Huairen relying on Zhao Xu's backer.

A few years ago, it may be good to say that in recent years, Zhao Xu has returned to power and is ready to vigorously develop maritime trade, and the stall of the city is getting bigger and bigger, and it is more and more valued by the imperial court.

Cen Xiaonian's influence in Jiangnan is getting bigger and bigger, and his status is getting higher and higher, which is an indisputable fact, and it is unknown whether he can beat Zhao Xianqiu in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Xianqiu naturally panicked inexplicably, for fear that everything he had in Jiangnan would be robbed by a later Cen Xiaonian.