On 12 August, the Mingyang, which had been traveling day and night, arrived at Ningbo Port as planned, and Li Yuntian rested for the night after getting off the ship, and then led the people to Yangzhou City at a gallop.

This year is the time for the triennial Jiangnan Oiran Conference, which is a major event in Jiangnan, when the Jiangnan wealthy and powerful and wealthy businessmen will gather in Yangzhou City, which is a grand event of power and status.

Wen Du felt very strange that Li Yuntian was in a hurry to return to Yangzhou, in his opinion, Li Yuntian was not the kind of person who liked to join in the fun, let alone a womanizer.

At first, Wen Du thought that the young and beautiful Lin Xin was Li Yuntian's woman, used to relieve the loneliness on the road, but he soon found out that he was wrong, Lin Xin not only never spent the night in Li Yuntian's room, but also took care of the affairs around Li Yuntian.

Moreover, none of the officials in the state capital along the way offered beautiful women to Li Yuntian, and according to common sense, the magistrate must have tried his best to get Li Yuntian a seductive beauty in order to curry favor with Li Yuntian.

Therefore, Wen Du felt that Li Yuntian must have another meaning when he rushed back in such a hurry, but he didn't know what Li Yuntian was going to do now.

Two days later, on the morning of 15 August, Li Yuntian and his entourage finally arrived in Yangzhou City, but the civil and military officials in the city did not receive the news of Li Yuntian's arrival in advance, so it was not until Li Yuntian entered the Jiangwutang Office in Yangzhou City that the dignitaries and nobles in the city knew that Li Yuntian had returned.

Those prominent magnates in Yangzhou City went to see Li Yuntian one after another, this is a courtesy, and they naturally dare not slack off.

At noon, the soldiers of Yangzhou Wei surrounded the Baihualou where the Oiran Conference was held, with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and was heavily guarded.

Not only that, but the Xiaowu army of Longjiang Shipyard was also transferred over, responsible for checking the people who entered and exited Baihualou.

It is worth mentioning that this year's Jiangnan Oiran Conference was held by Baihualou, which is one of the four major green buildings in Yangzhou and has a lot of roots with Li Yuntian.

The reason why the word "again" is used is because the last time Li Yuntian participated in the Oiran Conference, the Oiran Conference was also held in the Baihualou, and Hongluan was strong enough to win the Oiran at that time.

If Li Yuntian is not mistaken, this Baihualou used to be the property of Wei Deguang, the president of the Salt Merchants Association, but Wei Deguang lost his head during the Lianghuai Salt Road case, and Baihualou also changed hands and became someone else's property.

According to the usual practice, early in the morning, the people of Baihualou nervously began to arrange the hall on the first floor, and the Qing people from Jiangnan will compete on the high platform of the hall and compete for the best.

The layout of the second floor of the Baihua Building is specially prepared for enjoying the singing and dancing of the hall on the first floor, with a row of circular windows, each window corresponding to a private room, and every year the distinguished guests who come to participate in the Jiangnan Oiran Conference will choose to enjoy the singing and dancing talent show of the Qing people in those private rooms.

Among the private rooms on the second floor, the private room facing the high platform is the "No. 1 room of the first word", which is naturally the most noble, and only the most distinguished guests can be worthy of this room.

As the most prosperous and wealthy place in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many officials and nobles in Yangzhou City, so the competition for the No. 1 house has always been fierce, and there has been a vacancy, which can be seen in its fierceness.

Like the last time he participated in the Oiran Conference, if Li Yuntian is there, then who would dare to compete with him for this No. 1 room?

However, because Li Yuntian was temporarily interested in participating in the Oiran Conference, the No. 1 room had already been booked, and the new governor of Caoyun, Xue Wu, the Marquis of Ningming, booked the No. 1 room of the first word.

This is not a problem for Li Yuntian, he and Xue Wu are in room No. 1, and the friendship between the two is not trivial, because Xue Wu's ability to enter the marquis is completely supported by Li Yuntian.

Among the nobles of the Western Expeditionary Army, if you talk about military merits, in addition to Bai An, who was named a duke, the second place is Xue Wu.

Because of his meritorious service in blocking the sneak attack of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Hetao, Xue Wu was promoted from Ning Mingbo to the Marquis of Ning Ming, and was transferred from the Liaodong Military Region to the Caoyun Governor's Mansion as the Governor of Caoyun, and he could really enjoy a few years of Qingfu.

If others want to insert a pole into the No. 1 room of the first word, Xue Wu will definitely be furious, he is now due to the battle exploits in the Western Regions in the ranking of the Ming nobles, and he has become the upstart among the nobles of the Weisuo Army, and not everyone can afford to provoke him.

Although Xue Wu's qualifications are deeper than Li Yuntian's, because he fought under Li Yuntian in the Battle of the Western Regions, his identity is Li Yuntian's subordinate, and he is respectful to Li Yuntian.

"The prince is going to the Oiran conference tonight?" In the study room of the back house of the Yangzhou Mansion, Cui Hui, who was absentmindedly flipping through the file in his hand, was taken aback after listening to the report of an errand officer, and asked with a surprised face, never expected that Li Yuntian would go to join in the fun.

"My lord, the people around the prince have come to spread the word, so that our government will send people to the scene to maintain order and prevent the young people from getting in." The officer nodded, and said in a deep voice.

"Inform the Acquaintance and let him arrange this matter." After receiving an affirmative answer, Cui Hui's eyes lit up, and then he waved his hand to the errand officer quietly, considering that the grievances between him and Li Yuntian were not mixed tonight, and the Yangzhou Mansion Tongzhi would take people to the scene to maintain order.

After the officer bowed and left, Cui Hui got up and paced back and forth in the room, his brows furrowed slightly, he didn't expect that Li Yuntian would come back earlier than expected, and he would also participate in the Oiran Conference, in his opinion, this would give him a chance to ambush Li Yuntian.

What is especially important is that if Li Yuntian sets off to return to the capital the next day, then they will not have a chance to attack Li Yuntian, God knows what Li Yuntian's itinerary is.

After pacing back and forth in the room a few times, Cui Hui changed into civilian clothes and hurriedly left the mansion through the back door, and after two circles on the street, he entered a small alley, stopped at the back door of a house, knocked on the courtyard door and walked in quickly.

"Brother Cui, you're a rare guest." In the living room in the backyard, Chen Guangzong was leisurely sipping tea, and when he saw Cui Hui coming, he got up with a smile to greet him.

"Eldest son, Li Yuntian has returned to the city, and he is going to go to the Oiran Conference in the evening, which is a good opportunity for us to start." Cui Hui got straight to the point, and explained his intention to Chen Guangzong in a deep voice, wanting Chen Guangzong to mobilize manpower to attack Li Yuntian, and now only Chen Guangzong has enough manpower to complete this matter.

"Brother Cui, don't be in a hurry, think long-term." Chen Guangzong also heard the news of Li Yuntian's return to Yangzhou City, so he naturally knew Cui Hui's intention, and said with a smile quietly, and then stretched out his hand to the seat next to him and made a gesture to sit down.

"Eldest son, once Li Yuntian leaves Yangzhou, then we will be beyond our reach." Cui Hui had the mind to "think long-term" at this time, and said anxiously after sitting down.

Wang Lu searched for Liu Feng's incriminating evidence in Yangzhou City with great fanfare during this time, and turned out all the dirty things that Liu Feng did more than ten years ago.

Speaking of which, Cui Hui also wants to thank Li Yuntian, because Li Yuntian doesn't like to use torture when handling cases, so Wang Lu did not give Liu Feng a big punishment, which allows Cui Hui to be preserved, otherwise once Liu Feng is punished, Liu Feng will not be able to bear it at all.

Liu Feng knew that he was finished, and he offended Li Yuntian, not to mention, just the evil things he did in the past were enough for him to be cut off his head, so for the sake of his family, he had to keep Cui Hui, so that he could bring a good life to his family.

Therefore, as long as Wang Lu didn't let him involve Cui Hui, Liu Feng happily admitted his previous evil deeds, and only wanted to die in his heart.

Liu Feng has already made a decision in his heart, if Wang Lu asks him about Cui Hui, then he will commit suicide in prison, he is originally a ruffian on the market, relying on a brave and ruthless family, he is considered an outlaw, he doesn't value life and death so much, to be honest, he has earned it by living until now.

Wang Lu was not in a hurry to get Cui Hui and Liu Feng involved, Cui Hui was a dignified prefect after all, so Cui Hui could not be convicted by Liu Feng's testimony alone, and there needed to be enough evidence.

The reason why Cui Hui is not panicked because of Liu Feng's incident now is because Liu Feng has no evidence in his hands that he violated the law and discipline and filled his pockets.

Therefore, even if Liu Feng stood up to testify against Cui Hui's acceptance of dirty silver and overseas smuggling, Wang Lu could not do anything about it without physical evidence, and he would be beaten up by him if he was not careful, so he had to act cautiously.

Although Cui Hui knew that Wang Lu could not bring him down through Liu Feng, it was really uncomfortable to be targeted by the Imperial Inspectorate, and it was certain that he would become the focus of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate from now on.

Besides, although Liu Feng can't spoil his affairs, others may have Cui Hui in their hands, after all, Cui Hui must have done a lot of shady things to get to this day, he can't do everything, if something goes wrong in any link, it will be a disaster for him.

Therefore, in Cui Hui's opinion, the best way now is to kill Li Yuntian, so that he can solve his worries once and for all, otherwise he will be awakened by nightmares every night.

Cui Hui alone, he definitely didn't have the strength to kill Li Yuntian, but after accidentally getting the help of Gu Chen and Chen Guangzong, Cui Hui's confidence has increased greatly, he believes that Gu Chen and Chen Guangzong would prefer to see Li Yuntian die, and if he pushes the responsibility on the two of them, he will be able to get out calmly.

To tell the truth, Li Yuntian's early return to Yangzhou surprised Cui Hui, and his heart was numb, for fear that Li Yuntian would leave Yangzhou and return to Beijing, and it would be too difficult for him to turn over at that time, so he didn't care that he hurriedly came to Chen Guangzong to discuss countermeasures during the day.

"Brother Cui, junior brother heard that Baihualou is now heavily guarded, and even the Xiaowu army from Longjiang Shipyard is here, if we attack at this time, it will be tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg."

Chen Guangzong knew Cui Hui's eagerness at this time, so he asked his subordinates to serve Cui Hui a cup of tea, motioned for him to taste the tea, and said with a smile, "Our strength is weak now, so if we want to hit with one blow, we must attack him unprepared, and take advantage of the most lax defense around Li Yuntian." ”

"What is the best plan for the eldest prince?" Where did Cui Hui have the heart to taste tea at this time, and after taking a sip indiscriminately, he asked repeatedly, now it is time for his life and death to be at stake.

"Brother Cui, Li Yuntian rarely comes to Jiangnan, so this time he will definitely take the opportunity to inspect Jiangnan, Yangzhou is the most prosperous and wealthy place in the world, he will definitely stay for many days."

Chen Guangzong groaned for a moment when he heard this, and said to Cui Hui with a smile, "As long as we can find out his itinerary, then we can make arrangements in advance on the road and attack him." ”

"Well, if only we could get those explosives now!" Cui Hui couldn't help but nod when he heard this, then sighed and said with regret.

As Chen Guangzong said, Li Yuntian finally came to Jiangnan for a patrol, so he shouldn't leave so early, and tonight Li Yuntian's side must be heavily guarded, it is indeed not a good opportunity to start, if the explosives in Gu Chen's hand are there, then things will become much simpler.

"Dynamite?" Hearing this, Chen Guangzong's eyes couldn't help but show a look of surprise, and he looked at Cui Hui with some astonishment, he naturally knew that explosives were one of the sharpest firearms in the Ming army, so he was extremely shocked by Cui Hui's remarks, could Cui Hui be able to get explosives?