In the Governor's Yamen, several clerks in the small courtyard are carrying tables, chairs and benches back and forth. They are all assistants recruited by Zhang Guowei.

In the upper room, three men were chatting enthusiastically with Zhang Guowei. They had just arrived in Hangzhou to seek refuge.

"The governor is very honored that the three of them have come to help me. After the three of them help me defeat the Qing army, I will definitely recommend these three talents to the governor!" Zhang Guowei was very happy. His governor's office now has a governor.

Chen Hongfan brought back 3,000 soldiers from the Eastern Zhejiang Guards, and raised 300,000 taels of silver. It can be said that there is no shortage of anything, but there is a shortage of men.

"It is our honor to contribute to the restoration of the Ming Dynasty." said an older man. His name is Xu Fuyuan. He came here because he received a letter from his friend Chen Zilong. He originally lived in seclusion in the mountains and learned about Lu in his heart.

After Wang Jianguo's actions, he suddenly realized that King Lu had a clear vision, so he traveled to Hangzhou at night and starry.

Under him, another man named Qi Biaojia, courtesy name Youwen, was the censor of Youqiandu in the 17th year of Chongzhen. He was ordered to governor Su Song. Because he later offended Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, he resigned in despair.

He was idle in Hangzhou. Last night, cabinet minister Jiang Yueguang sent someone to his residence to talk about his intention to revive, but Qi Biaojia refused because the chief minister of the cabinet was still Ma Shiying.

After much thought, Qi Biaojia hurried to Zhang Guowei's governor's office early in the morning, fearing that he would be forcibly reinstated as an official by King Lu, who was overseeing the country.

Zhang Guowei and Qi Biaojia were old acquaintances. When he saw Qi Biaojia coming, he probably guessed what he was thinking.

"Brother Youwen, you are undermining your talents here. Why don't you recommend me to the supervisory state? With your talents, you can join the central government." Zhang Guowei sighed.

Qi Biaojia waved his hand and said: "I would rather die serving for the National Guard than work with Ma Ruan and others!"

Another man sitting opposite looked at Qi Biaojia and sighed slightly, yes, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng forced countless loyal people out of the court and lived in the grass.

"Yang Boxiang, do you think so too?" Zhang Guowei asked with a smile when he saw his lament.

"Don't hide the platform, just like Brother Qi said." Yang Tinglin nodded.

Zhang Guowei actually guessed the reason why King Lu still retained Ma Shiying. After all, it was Ma Shiying who protected Queen Mother Zou when she entered Hangzhou. If Ma Shiying was suddenly dismissed, Queen Mother Zou might not be able to explain it.

Outside the hall, a clerk came hurriedly. Zhang Guowei saw it and asked, "What happened?"

"I have just received the news. The supervisor went to the cabinet early in the morning. I heard..." The clerk looked around and hesitated to speak.

"But it doesn't matter." Zhang Guowei nodded.

"I heard that there was a scuffle between cabinet ministers and Ma Shoufu last night. Today, Ma Shoufu claimed to be ill. The supervisor personally visited him and ordered him to stay in bed. All cabinet affairs were handed over to old Prime Minister Jiang Ge." The clerk reported in a low voice.<

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Everyone in the hall was shocked when they heard this. Even Zhang Guowei's eyelids twitched, and his face seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Qi Biaojia, on the other hand, actually burst into laughter without concealing it, clapped his hands and said happily: "The swords of the elders are still young, so you have done a good job!"

The scribe bowed his hands and hurriedly left.

Afterwards, Zhang Guowei chatted with the three sons for a while, and then officially awarded the three people the Governor's Order and invited them to serve as the Governor's guest and counselor for aircraft maintenance.

At the beginning of the year, the city of Hangzhou became lively. On the Zhonghe River and the East River in the city, there was an endless stream of boats selling vegetables and fish, and shouts and shouts came and went.

At this moment, Lu Zhenfei had already left the Fengshan Gate and headed towards Fenghuang Mountain with four or five followers.

At the same time, Zhang Zhengchen, carrying the cabinet documents and the royal palace token, left the waiting gate and rushed to Huguang.

On the school field in the city, Chen Hongfan was personally training three thousand guardsmen. This trip almost cost him half his life. Time was tight and the task was heavy. He was running around under the stars and the moon, so he selected three thousand soldiers who could be used.

soldiers, and these three thousand soldiers have almost wiped out the entire eastern Zhejiang Guard Station. The shortage of personnel in the Guard Station is so serious that almost all the military households have fled.

Zhu Dadian, Minister of the Ministry of War, personally brought the attachés of the Ministry of War to register.

Looking at the 3,000 people in the chaotic military formation, Zhu Dadian's face was solemn. At a glance, nine out of ten people were skinny and had yellow faces.

"Zhu Shangshu, look at the rations for the three thousand governor-general's camp..." Chen Hongfan came to Zhu Dadian's side, rubbed his hands and laughed. He thought that if he could ask Zhu Dadian for rations, he could ask the governor later.

The Yamen wants some so that they can take good care of these weak soldiers and put some more in their pockets.

"Hahaha, shouldn't the governor's camp ask the governor for food and salary? What should I do?" Zhu Dadian was fat and had a plump face. When he smiled, his two mustaches trembled slightly.

"Hey, what the minister said is wrong. The governor's soldiers are also the soldiers of the imperial court. How can they be so distinguished?" Chen Hongfan pretended to look at Zhu Dadian in surprise and said in a hurry.

Zhu Dadian twirled his mustache, looked at the feeble soldiers in front of him, and pondered. It's not that the Ministry of War can't provide them with food and salary, but they have to ask King Lu for permission on this matter.

Seeing Chen Hongfan's expectant eyes, Zhu Dadian opened his mouth and said: "At this time, we need to ask the supervisor for instructions."

"Then there is Lao Shangshu. The more food and salary, the harder they work, right?" As he said that, Chen Hongfan looked around furtively. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he stepped forward and pressed against Zhu Dadian's side, secretly

He stuffed a small goldfish into Zhu Dadian's hand.

Zhu Dadian was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. He put the little goldfish into his sleeve as if nothing had happened, and said to Chen Hongfan with a smile: "Chen Jiuchou, your trip was not in vain."

Hearing this, Chen Hongfan laughed. On this trip, he used the governor's order to extract a lot from hundreds of households in those places. After all, he worked so hard, so he deserved some hard money.

After the registration of the attachés of the Ministry of War was completed, Zhu Dadian took the list and went to Prince Lu's Mansion in person to ask for instructions.

Zhu Changzi only said one thing to Zhu Dadian: enough food and enough pay!

Zhu Dadian, who understood the idea, returned to the Office of the Ministry of War and immediately began to allocate rations and pay to the army. At this time, Chen Hongfan was asking Zhang Guowei for credit, claiming that he had asked for the rations from the court and saved a sum of money for the Governor's Yamen.

Zhang Guowei looked at Chen Hongfan's performance and remained calm. He just gave him a few words of encouragement and dismissed him. Originally, Chen Hongfan wanted to ask Zhang Guowei for some money as a reward to the army, but he didn't want to give him a chance to speak.

, had no choice but to give up in frustration.

Subsequently, Zhang Guowei appointed Chen Hongfan as the general to lead the three thousand battalion, and ordered the shogunate's assistant Yang Tinglin to supervise the army with the governor's order.

Chen Hongfan, who was meeting with the officials of the Ministry of War to pay their salaries in the school grounds, was standing on the high platform with a dark face at this moment. He wanted to take some deductions from it, but he didn't expect that Zhang Guowei actually sent a supervisory army. Forget about sending a supervisory army, he actually sent a

A guy who doesn’t have enough food and salt.

Looking at Yang Tinglin who was personally distributing salary according to the book, he cursed in a low voice: "Bah, you fool, you won't do anything if you have money."

I don’t know if Yang Tinglin felt something in his heart, but he suddenly turned around, his clear eyes looking straight at Chen Hongfan like lightning.
Chapter completed!