Author: Use your soul to aim

The prefect saw that the yamen servants in the yamen did not listen to his words, and the staff member named Zhao looked at him provocatively.

This made the prefect feel an unprecedented insult, so he picked up the gavel and threw it at Staff Zhao. Staff Zhao turned around and dodged, which made the mockery even stronger.

At this moment, the personal entourage brought by the Yan'an prefect heard the movement and ran over. Seeing his people coming, the prefect ordered again:

"Catch this madman and beat him hard."

When those followers heard the order, they would take action. The officials in the government office did not dare to stop them. After all, they were from the prefect.

Staff Zhao looked at those personal followers with contempt, then took out his badge and shouted:

"Open your dog eyes and see clearly. If you dare to touch the Jin Yiwei, do you want to rebel?"

When the magistrate's followers heard this, Jin Yiwei was so frightened that they did not dare to move.

Staff Zhao looked at the prefect with contempt, then turned and walked away, saying as he walked:

"The prince will do his own thing."

The angry Yan'an prefect pointed at the back of Counselor Zhao:

"You! You! You!"

I wanted to scold my mother but was afraid of ruining my moral integrity as a scholar, so I could only blow my beard and glare, seeing Zhang Zongxian's cronies humiliating him like this, and then walked out of the Yamen in a swagger.

Not long after Staff Zhao left, Governor Hu's nephew came to the Yamen of Jiazhou Office again, found the Yan'an Magistrate, and asked him why? He hadn't taken down the Taiping yet, and his tone was very rude.

The prefect was still angry at Staff Zhao and was questioned by this dandy. He broke out on the spot and unceremoniously had the nephew of the governor beaten by his personal entourage.

After beating the governor's nephew, the magistrate calmed down. When he calmed down and thought carefully, he shouldn't have done this. Zongxian Zhang had been rumored to have a background in the palace. Although the new emperor ascended the throne, the inner court would definitely be cleaned up.

Card.

But his backer may not lose power. Looking at the faces of his staff, Zhang Zongxian was obviously confident. He secretly cursed himself for being obsessed with wealth, and then returned to Yan'an with his personal entourage regardless of the governor's nephew's cries.

Mr. Hu, who had been beaten, saw that the Yan'an magistrate had left and there was no one in the Jiazhou Yamen to criticize him, so he could only cover his buttocks and go back to complain to Governor Hu.

By the time he returned to the governor's office, it was already September 13th.

At the same time, Zhao's staff also arrived, and the governor of Yansui came to the Yamen. After evacuating the Yan'an prefect, Zhang Zongxian sent him to continue negotiating with the governor.

There is only one purpose, which is to hold back the governor of Yansui and the commander-in-chief, and prevent them from taking drastic actions, even if they pretend to send the Taiping out.

After inviting Mr. Hu out, who had been beaten, he angrily shouted:

"Master Hu, your governor is so dishonest. He agreed to call Qingshuiying and Huangpu Chuanbao to our Taiping for business purposes. Why did he suddenly renege on his promise now?"

Mr. Hu was not to be outdone and said in a choked voice:

My uncle is the governor with the title of "admiral of military affairs". All military affairs in Yansui Town are under the control of my uncle. What do you mean by giving Taiping for business purposes? It is an important border town of the imperial court. How can we do it privately?

Staff Zhao thought that he was already using official accent. Is this still the same playboy? Then he lowered his attitude and said:

My master naturally knows that the governor is responsible for the military affairs of Yanshou Town. Those things before were all misunderstandings. My master said that if we have money, we can make money together. The wool workshop can be given to the governor and the commander-in-chief.

Mr. Hu, please tell me, Mr. Governor, to say a few kind words for me.

After saying that, he took out five thousand taels of silver notes and stuffed them into Master Hu.

Mr. Hu took the banknote and went back to report.

When the governor saw that Zhang Zongxian was willing to give up the wool workshop, he thought he had caught Zhang Zongxian's weak point, and thought of further forcing Zhang Zongxian to give up other industries until he was drained dry.

In addition, they had already received the edict of the new king's succession, and there would inevitably be a major change of blood in the inner court, so they thought of taking advantage of this moment to report Zhang Zongxian. There must be no one in the court to speak for him.

Immediately, he asked his confidants to take the prepared memorial to the capital and hand it over to the big boss behind him.

Let his nephew continue to talk, it is best to drain Zhang Zongxian's family property before the order to arrest Zhang Zongxian comes from the capital.

In this way, Zhang Zongxian gave in step by step every time, so that the governor would not push too hard. Anyway, it was a verbal agreement plus some money. Now it depends on the game between the two sides in the capital.

Beijing, inside the palace.

Three months to recapture Hetao and rebuild Dongshengwei?

Three months, three years is almost the same. I really think that I am Zhuge when he is alive. Even Zhuge Liang went out to Qishan six times and returned without success.

Zhu Youxiao, who got Zhang Zongxian's memorial, thought that Zhang Zongxian was just bragging, but then he thought that what he said had come true, which made Zhu Youxiao have no choice but to believe it, and Zhu Youxiao did not dare to gamble with the Ming Dynasty.

He is really going to be frozen for thousands of miles, and even the ancestors will not let him go when he gets down there.

It's not a bad idea to give it a try in three months. Since he has issued a military order, if he can't get the nuclear bag then he will be punished for deceiving the emperor.

Immediately, Zhu Youxiao decided to appoint Zhang Zongxian as the imperial envoy minister, and specified that the term would only be three months, specifically to investigate and deal with the governor of Yansui Town and the general soldier, colluding with each other to steal and sell military rations. As for the recapture of the Hetao and the rebuilding of the Dongsheng Guard, it was not mentioned in the report.

The edict says.

Instead, Zhang Zongxian was given the Shangfang Sword to control all the soldiers in Yanshou Town. All the generals below the commander-in-chief could be killed first and then executed, allowing him to do things easily.

After all, whether the Tumote tribe was sincere or not, they were granted the title of the Ming Dynasty. If they sent troops in the name of the imperial court, they would inevitably be opposed by the ministers. Didn't Zhang Zongxian say that he would not waste any food or salary from the imperial court?

In this case, it depends on whether he is really as good as he claims in the memorial.

This is the power of a typical ruler. If he does well, he leads well; if he doesn't, it means you are incompetent and deserve it.

Then Wei Zhongxian was asked to select a person from the inner court to lead a team and go to Jiazhou to announce the decree, while monitoring Zhang Zongxian's every move.

The chief servant of the cabinet at this time was still Fang Congzhe. He had just experienced the palace transfer case and was thinking of retiring and returning to his hometown. Faced with Tianqi's first edict, Fang Congzhe naturally followed suit and forwarded it directly to the six ministries for review.

When the six departments received the first edict from the new king, they did not want to disgrace the new king and wanted to leave a good impression on the new king. Anyway, it was just a temporary appointment, although it was a bit against the rules to ask a prefect to inspect the governor.

But as long as the emperor is happy, how can we find out the problem after three months? There are so many powerful soldiers to suppress the pride there. What can he find out as a magistrate? I am afraid that even if the imperial envoy died suddenly, he will not be able to find out any problem.

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The big bosses, fellow villagers, and classmates behind the governor did not dare to come forward to Governor Hu after learning that the emperor had ordered the investigation. After all, the new king still wanted to leave a good impression after taking office, and the evidence was conclusive and could not be denied.

We can only have people rush to notify Governor Hu to be prepared and eliminate the evidence as soon as possible.

In this way, from the imperial edict issued by Tianqi to the drafting of the imperial edict by the cabinet, it was then submitted to Tianqi for review. After Tianqi reviewed and approved it, it was then submitted to the cabinet for review. The cabinet review was sent to the imperial censor's desk for signature. After the censor's desk signed it, it was submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for official seal.

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This set of procedures was completed in less than three days, which was unprecedented administrative efficiency in Ming Dynasty.

Wei Zhongxian also selected someone, his godson, Eunuch Li, who was a brother to Zhang Zongxian. As soon as Tianqi's father came to the throne, he recruited all the tax supervisors sent by Wanli, and Eunuch Li returned to the capital.

It happened that he was also familiar with Zhang Zongxian and was Wei Zhongxian's godson, both of whom were one of his own. It was perfect for him to be sent to Jiazhou to announce the decree.

By the time Eunuch Li left the capital with the imperial edict, it was already September 15th. This was the result of Master Ma's exhaustive efforts.

In order to get Eunuch Li and the others to Jiazhou as soon as possible, they arranged for Li Ergou to bring the silver coins and the best horses for Eunuch Li and the others. The water for washing feet had already been heated before people arrived at the post station, and everyone in the team was served.

Gotta be comfortable.

They had to hire people to carry them away. Finally, on September 25th, they arrived at the newly built Yellow River Bridge.

Zhang Zongxian, who had already been notified, immediately led Jiazhou Yamen up and down to meet them on the bridge. After receiving the angel announcing the edict from Jiazhou Yamen, they set up the incense table. Zhang Zongxian led Jiazhou officials, big and small, to kneel down, and then Eunuch Li read out the edict.

.Put the imperial edict into his hands.

After receiving the imperial edict, Zhang Zongxian pretended to be excited, and even went to great lengths to pretend to faint. Eunuch Li quickly asked what was going on? It was not that he wanted to ransack his house, so why was he so excited?

At this time, Zhao's staff ran out and explained to Eunuch Li:

"Father-in-law, you don't know! My husband was assassinated a few days ago and almost died. It was because he reported on the governor and it led to revenge!"

When Eunuch Li left the palace, Wei Zhongxian told him that he must listen to Zhang Zongxian and protect his own people.

"How dare you assassinate an official of the imperial court? Are they planning to rebel?"

Zhang Zongxian pretended to wake up at this time, took Eunuch Li's hand and said:

"Brother Wei has finally sent you here. If you don't come, you will have no choice but to offer incense to Brother Wei."

"Brother, what are you talking about? The emperor has appointed you as the Imperial Envoy to investigate the case of stealing and selling military rations in Yansui Town. You have also been given a sword by Shang Fang. When I left the palace, my godfather also told me to listen to my brother."

Okay, my brother's words are enough. The governor of Yansui, in collusion with the general army, actually dared to assassinate the imperial official. Now that the imperial edict has arrived, without further delay, we should go to Yulin as soon as possible and put these two people in jail to avoid them.

When his son found out, he rebelled.

"Everything is subject to elder brother's arrangements. The supervisory army of Yansui Town has also received the order from the inner court and will never allow them to mobilize a single soldier."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, brother, I'll leave for Yulin now."

Before Eunuch Li could answer, Zhang Zongxian took the imperial edict and Shang Fang Baojian, plus a cavalry company stationed at the academy, and headed directly towards Yulin.

We ate and drank on horses along the way, and arrived at Yulin Town after a day and night of forced march. Eunuch Li had originally come all the way, but now he was dragged through a day and night of forced march.

The Jin Yiwei who followed him also suffered a lot. Fortunately, Zhang Zongxian had already told Staff Zhao to give each Jin Yiwei a note of 500 taels as payment for the hard work of the trip.

After arriving in Yulin, they were directly surrounded by the cavalry regiment, the governor's office and the general military mansion. At this time, the two men had not received any news.

From the capital to Yansui Town, the inns along the way are the key monitoring targets of the Investigation Department. They have already arranged for their own people to deliver the news to the governor of Yansui, and they have been intercepted and killed halfway.

After surrounding the governor's office and the General Military Mansion, Zhang Zongxian took the imperial edict and Shang Fang's sword and first came to the General Military Mansion. After all, the imperial edict stated that he could use Shang Fang's sword to kill the general soldier, so he had to find a soft persimmon first.

After General Wang saw that it was Zhang Zongxian who was surrounding the General Military Mansion, he wanted to break out and mobilize his own troops back, but was shot back by the cavalry regiment's volleys.

Then when Zhang Zongxian arrived at the General Military Mansion, seeing that the General Soldier dared to resist, he directly ordered an attack, and Eunuch Li had no time to stop him.

The other generals of Yansui Town also came to the General Military Mansion with their servants. Originally, they were here to help the General Soldier, but when they saw that the eunuch of the Supervisory Army was also in Zhang Zongxian's team, they all retreated.
To be continued...