When he heard about the bandits in Jianghuai, Yan Hanyu knew that what he was going to do must be related to this.

Yan Hanyu almost curled up in his arms, like a kitten.

She was completely sleepy, and only heard his slightly lower voice ringing in her ears.

"The bandits in Jianghuai Bay were originally just mobs where some homeless people gathered together, but in the past decade, they have become more and more famous, and no one in the court has been able to find out their location for so many years."

"The two people we met in Jianghuai a few years ago were caught and were then robbed after being sent to the government. The speed was incredible."

"So there must be someone protecting this Jianghuai Bay." Yan Hanyu continued his words.

"Not only are they protected, but they are even more comfortable walking in the sea. They have business dealings with Goryeo, Japan and Ryukyu, and their trade dealings have not been interrupted until now."

"Yan Hanyu sat up in shock, "Didn't the emperor issued a ban on seas two years ago? He was not allowed to trade with maritime merchants?"

Seeing his eyebrows slightly restrained, I wonder if it was a headache. Yan Hanyu sat bent her legs and asked him to lean on her, "I'll rub it for you."

Zhao Xian closed his eyes, responded lightly, and only found a comfortable position to lean on him.

The long hair poured down like a waterfall, and the man leaned against him was casual and lazy, adding a few charms.

Yan Hanyu licked her lips unconsciously, lowered her eyelashes, touched both ends of his forehead, pressed it accurately to her temples, and rubbed it one by one.

He heard his voice again, "When the father was there, he had never banned the sea. Two years ago, the emperor's uncle actually enforced a ban on sea ban and did not trade with sea commerce, but those people still traded with sea commerce."

"I started to check the origins of those people three years ago. Outsiders thought that the site of these people was near Jianghuai Bay. They searched back and forth, but they couldn't find out, but they didn't know that they were actually gathered on the outer islands of Chuzhou. Moreover, their people had already been distributed in the prefectures of Huainan East Road, Bozhou, Suzhou, Haizhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Chuzhou, Zhenzhou, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Tongzhou, and ten prefectures. Now, how many people are distributed within them? They only know that they are controlled by two people, one is Jiangchong and the other is Wunong."

"Three years ago, those people entered the Huai River to rob the silver. In fact, it was because of civil strife inside them. Wu Nong wanted to be king in Jianghuai Bay and turned against Jiang Chong. Then he entered the Huai River to rob the wealth of civilians. Wu Nong's people were arrested several times. After realizing that they could not live without Jiang Chong's help, Wu Nong compromised and had to obey Jiang Chong's command."

"All arrested people can be rescued. Could it be that the officials in the court who protect them?" If there were no officials in the court, it would be so easy for a group of bandits to support them for so many years, right? Yan Hanyu's mind was a light of inspiration, but he thought of someone, "The governor of Huainan East Road is Zhou Chiling, and the Zhou family is from Chenzhou. Do you go to check the Zhou family? Have you gone to check the Zhou family?"

"Well. Something happened to the area under his jurisdiction, so it must be investigated."

Yan Hanyu said in confusion, "I forgot one thing. Zhou Chiling served as the governor of Huainan East Road for many years. Such water bandits appeared in Jianghuai, and the emperor never blamed him."

Before Zhou Chiling, he had three Jiedu governors in a row. Zhou Chiling did not find the bandits in Jianghuai, but instead allowed the bandits to spread. The emperor did not question Zhou Chiling, but instead appointed Zhou Chiling as the champion general. This was quite strange?

Is it because he has no choice but to sit back and watch the bandits in Jianghuai? Or is there another reason?

Yan Hanyu walked closely to keep up with Zhao Xian's thinking.

I heard Zhao Xian continue, "Jiang Chong and Zhou Chiling do have secret contacts, and this is also the news I have only received recently."

"If the news is true, why should you deal with this matter yourself? Isn't it true that someone reported Zhou Chiling? Collaborating with bandits and allowing those bandits to trade with sea commerce is a death sentence, and it can be directly raised to a crime of rebellion. The emperor could not tolerate rebellion, and if such a crime was convicted, the whole family could not escape."

"It's not that simple." Zhao Xian asked again, "Do you know the Gu family in Pingzi Lane, the west wing of the city?"

"I know." That was someone who had been involved with Fang Gu, so of course she knew it.

"In fact, not only the robbed official silver, Gu's family, had the four major merchants in Beijing. In the end, the only one in the Gu family was in trouble because the Gu family knew something that others didn't know. The relationship was complicated, and it was the reason why I personally went to investigate. If someone reported Zhou Chiling, it would not be so easy to convict Zhou's family next time."

"If it is true, the emperor will be unaware of it?" Yan Hanyu raised doubts.

"My uncle has an extremely hidden secret guard." Zhao Xian said without a head or end.

Yan Hanyu immediately understood what this said, and the emperor knew it. With the imperial guards who protected the emperor's safety, and the secret guards that no one knew about had never known, their mission was not just to protect the emperor's safety.

What is the reason why an emperor of a country can tolerate these? After thinking about it, there is only one reason. Among the Jianghuai River bandits, there are his people, and even the government and the people have his eyes. In this way, he controls not only the court, but also the world.

"Why did the emperor issue a sea ban?"

In fact, the trade with sea commerce has made a lot of profits. The reason why Bianliang flourished so quickly is because it maintains a close relationship with the trade with the four seas.

This time I didn't hear Zhao Xian's answer.

Feeling his breathing stable, Yan Hanyu stopped.
Chapter completed!