In the Imperial Study of Chengguang Hall, the emperor was reading a secret letter sent back from Yangzhou by Song Dekang. In the letter, Song Dekang reported in detail the situation in Yangzhou to the emperor, and everything was proceeding very smoothly. At the end of the letter, he asked the emperor when he would close the net.
After reading Song Dekang's secret letter, the emperor received another secret memorial from the County Magistrate of Guangling County.
Seeing the secret memorial from his "old father-in-law" Liang Shuren, the emperor couldn't help but show a trace of surprise on his face. He had a fairly good impression of this "old father-in-law" who was far away in Yangzhou. Though the County Magistrate had bought the position during the previous dynasty, he had been diligent for over twenty years, working for the people, never engaging in corruption, nor currying favor with his superiors.
