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Chapter 1588 "The Imperial Envoy" - Jade Disc
"Who are you?" Jiang Chen's gaze fell on the old man.

"I am Yang Mazi, the village chief of Shanya Village," the old man said.

“My young master is your boss.” Zhou Ying stepped forward and handed the land deed to Yang Mazi.

After looking at the land deed, Yang Mazi quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."

"Get up," Jiang Chen said.

Yang Mazi stood in front of Jiang Chen with his head down.

“Tell me about the situation in Shanya Village,” Jiang Chen said.

“Yes…” Yang Mazi responded and introduced Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen looked around Shanya Village while listening to Yang Mazi's words.

Although Zhou Ying knew of Shanya Village, she didn't know much about it.

Now, hearing Yang Mazi's words, we can better understand Shanya Village.

After a moment, Jiang Chen said, "Starting tomorrow, your wages will increase by five coins per month."

"Thank you, young master," Yang Mazi said quickly.

Jiang Chen asked Yang Mazi a few questions and then left with Zhou Ying.

Mingyue Town was the first place Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying inspected. Next, Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying inspected the properties that Jiang Chen had previously purchased.

The reason Jiang Chen came to inspect these properties was because he was the only male member of the Jiang family.

Although it is permissible for women to dress as men, not everyone can do so. Moreover, the way Shen Cuixi and others in Jiangning Prefecture behave and conduct themselves is different from that of men.

after one day.

"Is that Qingshui County of He'an Prefecture ahead?" Jiang Chen asked Zhou Ying, looking at the distant city.

“Yes, we have purchased several thousand acres of land in Qingshui County.” Zhou Ying gave a brief introduction to the farmland situation in Qingshui County.

“Okay, let’s go take a look at those plots of land first,” Jiang Chen said.

"it is good."

At that moment, Zhou Ying took Jiang Chen on a tour of several towns surrounding Qingshui County.

However, Jiang Chen's expression changed when he saw the river embankment in Qingshui County.

"Young master, what's wrong?" Zhou Ying asked.

“Look at this river embankment,” Jiang Chen said, pointing to it.

"The river embankment?" Zhou Ying examined it for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "Young Master, do you think there's something wrong with this river embankment?"

“This river embankment is a shoddy construction project,” Jiang Chen said.

Zhou Ying's expression changed slightly.

Is this river embankment a shoddy construction project?
Doesn't that mean that if there's a flood, the riverbank will collapse?

Behind this river embankment, their family owns more than 2,000 mu of farmland.

"Let's go to Qingshui County," Jiang Chen said to Zhou Ying.

"And this river embankment?" Zhou Ying asked.

"There's no need to alert them. Let the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigate afterwards." Jiang Chen wasn't worried because even if there was a major flood, it wouldn't happen for another six months, and that would be enough time for him to deal with the river embankment issues in Qingshui County.

However, Jiang Chen understood.

This is not just a matter for Qingshui County.

Many of these problems exist in the Qing Dynasty, and since he currently uses the alias of the Qing Crown Prince, these are issues that he needs to resolve.

"Okay," Zhou Ying replied.

Soon, Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying arrived in Qingshui County.

It was around 5 p.m. when Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying entered the city, but there were still quite a few people on the streets.

“Young master, there are quite a few people from Qingshui County,” Zhou Ying said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

Qingshui County is an ordinary county town, but judging from the people on the streets, the county town has a large population.

"Young master, where are we going?" Zhou Ying asked.

"Let's go to the inn for dinner," Jiang Chen said.

“Okay.” Zhou Ying thought Jiang Chen would go to the county government office, but although she didn’t understand Jiang Chen’s purpose, she didn’t say anything more.

Soon, Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying entered an inn.

"Are you two guests here for a meal or to stay at the inn?" A waiter greeted Jiang Chen and his companion.

"Let's eat. Give me a private room," Jiang Chen said.

"Alright." The waiter replied and led Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying inside.

As Jiang Chen followed the waiter inside, he looked around the inn.

Just then, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Although Jiang Chen was surprised, he still silently recited it in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten million-year-old Tian Shan Snow Lotuses.]

"Ten million-year-old Tian Shan snow lotuses?"

Jiang Chen had some idea of ​​how precious the ten-thousand-year-old Tianshan snow lotus was.

The snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains that is millions of years old is even more abundant.

Even in the Southern Continent of the Fourth World, obtaining a ginseng that is a million years old is not an easy task.

This is a really good thing, a rare and precious treasure.

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Yu Die is a character in the TV series "The Government Inspector".

In the drama, she is an ordinary woman who wanders the world, making a living by singing. Zheng Tianshou, a fourth-rank official, takes a liking to her and wants to take her as his ninth concubine. She and her father refuse and file a complaint with the Qingshui County government. Unexpectedly, the county magistrate, Qian Kui, is also captivated by her beauty and spends a large sum of money to hide her and her father away. However, after receiving this favor, she gradually falls in love with Qian Kui, but she cannot resist the handsome and dashing young imperial envoy's single glance. Unfortunately, the imperial envoy only cares about his future and not about women.

"The Jade Disc from 'The Government Inspector'?"

"I didn't expect it to be this drama."

"However, this drama is set in the Qing Dynasty mainland, so the timeline has been changed."

In the drama, Yu Die lives with Qian Kui out of gratitude, but she never truly loves him. When Qian Kui is reinstated, Yu Die makes it clear that she refuses to continue the relationship, and even in the face of death, she is unwilling to stay by Qian Kui's side, demonstrating her strong-willed character.

"You don't have a strong impression of this drama?"

"However, being able to sign in is a good thing."

Relevant information flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

At this moment, Jiang Chen recalled the plot of "The Government Inspector".

In the drama, during the fourteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, a severe flood struck He'an County, Anhui Province. The Qing court allocated 200,000 taels of silver for dike repairs, but corrupt officials embezzled the funds, leaving only a hundred or so taels for the county magistrate, Qian Kui, to build a temple called "Ox King Temple" (Ox King Suppressing Floods) as a sham. That same year, the dike collapsed, inundating over 100,000 people. The corrupt officials dared not report the incident, and displaced people from Qingshui County, He'an Prefecture, flocked to the capital seeking refuge. This attracted the attention of Wei Xiangshu, a renowned official and censor of the Censorate during the early Qing Dynasty, who submitted a memorial to the Kangxi Emperor, who dispatched Imperial Commissioner Chen Xin to investigate.

While in He'an, Chen Xin heard nothing but praise for Prefect Zhou Wenzheng. It turned out that corrupt officials had been warned by their powerful backers in the court and had prepared accordingly, only lacking the knowledge of the imperial envoy's identity to act. Chen Xin finally learned some of the truth from the common people, but then lost the imperial edict and official seal. A local ruffian, A Chou, found the edict and seal and traveled to Qingshui County with his sister, Lan Yingying. Magistrate Qian Kui, knowing A Chou might be the imperial envoy, went to great lengths to curry favor. Local gentry and bullies also followed, and A Chou unwittingly received a large sum of money. Chen Xin found A Chou but could no longer retrieve the edict and seal. Desperate, he sought help from Qian Kui, who imprisoned him, mistaking him for a fake imperial envoy.

The prisoners, hearing that an imperial envoy was being held, half-truthfully pleaded their case to Chen Xin in hopes of redress. Chen Xin, unexpectedly, gained valuable evidence from this misfortune. Zhou Wenzheng, learning of the presence of two imperial envoys in He'an, rushed to investigate and immediately realized that Chen Xin was the real Chen Xin, while A Chou was an imposter. Knowing that Chen Xin had gathered evidence, he ordered Qian Kui to assassinate him. Meanwhile, Chen Xin's sister, Chen Nuo, stole the imperial edict and official seal from A Chou and went to Anqing to request the governor's assistance for Chen Xin.

Qian Kui arranged for Chen Xin and A Chou to confront each other, intending to use the opportunity to kill Chen Xin and frame A Chou. Unexpectedly, Chen Xin disdained to argue with A Chou, and Qian Kui's men, acting on Zhou Wenzheng's orders, attacked Chen Xin before Qian Kui could give the order. The prisoners, now aware that Chen Xin was the real imperial envoy, fought desperately to help him. Just then, Chen Nuo arrived with Yu Guozhu, the Anhui governor. Yu Guozhu was also a corrupt official, but being worldly-wise, he had no choice but to seize the opportunity to announce the imperial decree confirming Chen Xin's identity and handing the case over to Chen Xin for trial.

Chen Xin wanted to find out who had ordered his assassination, but he had already been poisoned. He then tried to find witnesses in prison, but Zhou Wenzheng released them all under the pretext of their merit in rescuing the imperial envoy. Chen Xin had no choice but to target Qian Kui, but Qian Kui was utterly uncooperative. It turned out that the corrupt officials, through Qian Kui's father-in-law Tian Chou, had promised Qian Kui that if he remained steadfast, they would find a way to get him out of prison. The case reached a stalemate.

Chen Xin launched an attack on the corrupt officials, implying that Qian Kui had confessed, intending to disrupt their plans. However, this backfired, prompting Zhou Wenzheng to plot Qian Kui's elimination. Zhou Wenzheng, through Tian Chou, tricked Qian Kui into believing he would be released from prison with a fake death drug. Knowing Zhou's character, Qian Kui dared not believe it and instead tricked A Chou, who was also imprisoned, into taking the drug.

Unexpectedly, the kind-hearted pharmacist who sold Tian Chou the medicine mixed the antidote with it. A Chou, through a stroke of luck, miraculously escaped from prison. Qian Kui, learning that A Chou was alive, believed the corrupt officials genuinely wanted to save him and resolved to fight Chen Xin to the end. Chen Xin, left with no other option, submitted a memorial to Emperor Kangxi. Yu Guozhu secretly intercepted the messenger and altered its contents. Meanwhile, corrupt officials, led by Mingzhu, impeached Chen Xin for abusing his power and framing loyal officials. Enraged, Emperor Kangxi dismissed Chen Xin from his post for dereliction of duty and reinstated all the officials he had impeached, giving the corrupt officials a decisive victory.

After Ah Chou escaped, Yingying remained uneasy about the bribes he had received and eventually fell ill. Ah Chou, enlightened by a passing prince, used all the bribes to buy relief grain for the disaster victims. Seeing the victims praising Ah Chou, Yingying was greatly comforted, and her illness immediately subsided. From this, Ah Chou developed a heart for good. Hearing that Chen Xin had been demoted, Yingying felt Ah Chou had wronged him and took him to the capital to plead Chen Xin's case. Wei Xiangshu, learning of Ah Chou's actions, together with the prince, petitioned Emperor Kangxi to reappoint Ah Chou as an undercover imperial envoy to investigate the case of the He'an Dike silver.

As for Qian Kui, after being reinstated, he immediately imprisoned Chen Xin and used all the same methods Chen Xin had used against him on Chen Xin. Unexpectedly, Chen Xin was a man of principle, righteous and stern, and completely unafraid of him. Qian Kui not only failed to gain any pleasure from tormenting him, but was instead subjected to a torrent of abuse from Chen Xin. He wanted to kill Chen Xin to vent his anger, but Zhou Wenzheng argued that doing so would make him appear cowardly, and that Chen Xin had leverage over him. He demanded that Qian Kui release Chen Xin immediately, and that the killing could wait until things calmed down in another location.

Before leaving the capital, A Chou not only accepted a large amount of bribes but also ostentatiously displayed the banner of an imperial envoy, despite Yingying's repeated attempts to dissuade him. Upon arriving in Qingshui, he ordered Qian Kui to greet him. Qian Kui, already under orders from Zhou Wenzheng and anxious about the imperial envoy's identity, hurriedly advised A Chou to stop playing this deadly game when he heard that A Chou claimed to be the imperial envoy. A Chou then produced the imperial edict and official seal, and the corrupt officials finally realized that A Chou was indeed an imperial envoy dispatched by Emperor Kangxi.

Everyone knew Ah Chou's character and abilities, and no one could fathom the Emperor's intentions. Although Chen Xin was rescued from prison by Ah Chou, he held him in utter contempt. Zhou Wenzheng was initially wary, but seeing Ah Chou's idleness and constant displays of imperial envoy status, settling personal scores with scoundrels who had bullied him in the past, he gradually lowered his guard. Soon after, Ah Chou hinted to Qian Kui to have corrupt officials send him silver, totaling over two hundred thousand taels, which Ah Chou accepted entirely. At this point, Zhou Wenzheng was completely convinced of Ah Chou's corrupt nature.

Although Qian Kui was a corrupt official, he still had a conscience. After selfishly appropriating the dike-building funds, he dared not go to the disaster victims' homes again. Seeing that Ah Chou, at such a young age, had acted this way, he advised him not to betray the emperor's grace and deceive the people. Ah Chou saw that Qian Kui had a repentant heart and took him to the disaster victims' homes. Qian Kui was initially terrified, but to his surprise, the disaster victims were extremely grateful to him. It turned out that Ah Chou had already used all the bribe money he received, under Qian Kui's name, for disaster relief and dike repair. Moved by Ah Chou's actions, Qian Kui decided to confess.

Because Qian Kui was in charge of the embezzlement case, the investigation progressed very smoothly. Chen Xin was reinstated to investigate the case by imperial decree, and with the help of A Chou, the corrupt officials were soon brought to justice. Zhou Wenzheng was beheaded, Yu Guozhu was impeached, and Qian Kui, to atone for his crimes, received a lenient sentence and was exiled to Heilongjiang.

While they were thinking about the plot, Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying had already arrived at the private room.

"Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?" the waiter asked.

"Give me a few of our signature dishes." Jiang Chen took out a silver ingot.

"Alright." The waiter took the silver and left the private room.

A moment later, four or five of their signature dishes were served.

"Let's have some wine." Jiang Chen took out a flask of wine from his spatial ring.

“Okay.” Zhou Ying did not refuse, but it was her first time having dinner with Jiang Chen, so she was a little reserved.

"Come on, let's have a drink..."

Jiang Chen started a conversation with Zhou Ying while they drank.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen finished his meal and drank his fill.

"I'll go to the yamen first. You book rooms at the inn. We'll leave tomorrow," Jiang Chen said to Zhou Ying.

“Okay.” Zhou Ying nodded.

At that moment, Jiang Chen left the inn and went to the yamen (government office).

Soon, Jiang Chen met with the magistrate of Qingshui County.

The magistrate of Qingshui County was Qian Kui.

A character in "The Government Inspector".

In the drama, she is a seventh-rank county magistrate, greedy, lustful, and afraid of her wife. Although she harbors a sense of justice, she is powerless to change her fate in the officialdom. She is a man of poor character, lacking in cunning, but relatively simple-minded. She hands over all the wealth she has extorted from the people to her father-in-law, as his official hat was donated by her father-in-law. Unaware of Ah Chou's true identity, she mistakes him for an imperial envoy, thus causing a series of comical incidents.

"A corrupt official."

Jiang Chen deeply despises corrupt officials, but he cannot kill them until a replacement official is sent. Even if he were to use the family's communication network to have Ruolan send an official, it would still take a month.

If Qingshui County is inactive for a month, then Qingshui County will fall into chaos.

This is not what Jiang Chen wanted.

The Qing Dynasty cannot afford to descend into chaos now.

Just then, a woman appeared in Jiang Chen's line of sight.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten million-year-old Poria cocos plants.]

[Congratulations, host! You have checked in with 1,740 female protagonists consecutively. Rewards include 10 attribute points, a 100-cubic-meter expansion of your space ring, a high-grade low-level spirit field modification blueprint, and a high-grade spirit fish pond modification blueprint.]

"Ten million-year-old Poria cocos?"

"This is the first time we've signed up for a million-year-old Poria cocos."

"Starting with Princess Rongyang, then Jiang Si, Xiao Shi, Cui Mingyue, Lu Chuchu, Xu Xiuer, Wang Qingshun, Shen Yuqi, Yu Die, and now Tian Yanyan, we've signed on to ten more leading ladies without even realizing it."

"10 attribute points, and the space ring's space has been expanded by 100 cubic meters. These are the most basic special rewards."

"A high-grade low-level spirit field transformation plan?"

"This is the eighteenth time I've checked in."

The Low-Grade Spirit Field Transformation Plan transforms existing land into Low-Grade Spirit Fields, with a total of ten acres of Low-Grade Spirit Fields that can be transformed.

The intermediate-grade low-grade spirit field transformation map is an upgraded version of the low-grade low-grade spirit field transformation map, and can transform one hundred acres of low-grade spirit fields.

The advanced low-grade spirit field transformation map is an upgraded version of the intermediate low-grade spirit field transformation map, and can transform 1,000 acres of low-grade spirit fields.

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

"High-grade spirit fish pond renovation plan?"

This is my eighteenth time checking in.

According to the system introduction, the advanced spirit fish pond renovation blueprint transforms an existing fish pond into a spirit fish pond. The basic spirit fish pond renovation blueprint can renovate ten acres of spirit fish pond. The intermediate spirit fish pond renovation blueprint is an upgraded version of the basic spirit fish pond renovation blueprint, which can renovate one hundred acres of spirit fish pond.

The advanced spirit fish pond renovation plan is an upgraded version of the intermediate spirit fish pond renovation plan, and can renovate 1,000 acres of spirit fish ponds.

"Therefore, the difference between the advanced spirit fish pond renovation plan and the low-level and intermediate spirit fish pond renovation plans is the number of acres to be renovated."

"The advanced spirit fish pond renovation plan is ten times that of the intermediate spirit fish pond renovation plan, and one hundred times that of the low-level spirit fish pond renovation plan."

"This sign-in reward is really good."

Jiang Chen looked at the female lead.

Tian Yanyan is a character in the TV series "The Imperial Envoy".

In the drama, she is Qian Kui's wife and the daughter of the local gentry Tian Chou. She is a willful and capricious woman. When she is six months pregnant, her husband, Qian Kui, who is a county magistrate, becomes infatuated with Yu Die, a commoner who comes to file a complaint. Fortunately, Qian Kui later "turns over a new leaf," taking the initiative to send Yu Die away. He then carries a bundle of thorns on his back and ties himself up to her to beg for forgiveness. She, still in love with her husband Qian Kui, softens her heart again.

"As expected, the female lead is here."

"However, the most important thing now is to uncover the secrets of the government office."

Jiang Chen glanced at the two of them and then stealthily moved to another location.

Within half an hour, Jiang Chen found what he was looking for at the yamen (government office). Then he returned to the inn.

"Son."

When Zhou Ying saw Jiang Chen arrive, she quickly came forward to greet him: "Did things go smoothly?"

"Successfully." As he spoke, Jiang Chen recounted his findings at the yamen.

"What does the young master plan to do?" Zhou Ying asked.

"I will hand it over to the Embroidered Uniform Guard to handle," Jiang Chen said calmly.

"Young master, I have prepared hot water. You may take a bath now," Zhou Ying said to Jiang Chen.