Beauty Scheme

Ji Yuqing hurriedly smiled and said, "Sir, what are the instructions?"

Zhang Zhun shook his head, looked at Yun Shang up and down, and said casually: "No, I suddenly remembered that the three of them are so similar. I called Yun Shang that way just now, I wonder if they were right. Ah, you are Yun Shang. Huh? Why are your lips bleeding?"

Yun Shang thought that Zhang Zhun had discovered her actions just now, and her heart was trembling. After all, she had not yet cultivated to the point where she was as happy and anger as Ji Yuqing. Under Zhang Zhun's eye, the fear in her heart couldn't help but emanate. She hurriedly let go of her pursed lips and said in a trembling voice: "I... it's Yun Shang."

Zhang Zhun nodded casually and said gently: "Oh, it seems that I am not called the wrong person."

After saying that, he turned around and ignored the matter.

Only Yun Shang pursed her lips helplessly, and tears of pain almost flowed out. Zhang Zhun turned around casually and suddenly glanced at her. She even bit her lips. She didn't even know what was going on.

Soon, a sniper named Lu Yidian came in, handed Zhang Zhun a note, and whispered: "Sir, this is tied to the carrier pigeon. It was sent from the city. It was given to Ji Yuqing. The content has something to do with you, sir."

Zhang Zhun said curiously: "Oh? Is that right?"

Among the snipers around Zhang Zhun, there were very few people who recognized the words. Dugu Lie and others were all purely illiterate and could not even write their own names. Only Lu Yidian could barely recognize hundreds of words. At that time, it was already very good to recognize hundreds of words, and the general meaning could be basically understood. Therefore, Lu Yidian had a nickname of "scholar" in the sniper team.

Zhang Zhun took the note, looked it roughly, then smiled slightly, handed the note to Ji Yuqing, and said as if nothing had happened: "It's my subordinate Meng Lang. This is written by Eunuch Han to you. It seems that I want to compensate you for a carrier pigeon."

Ji Yuqing stood up from the recliner with some anxiety, and naturally pulled the clothes on her chest, covering the large piece of snow-whiteness, and then took the note. After looking at the contents on the note, Ji Yuqing's face changed slightly, and then she smiled and said, "Isn't this just right? It's the right time for the lord to come!"

It turned out that the note was written by Han Zanzhou. The content was very simple, and Ji Yuqing wanted to find a way to approach Zhang Zhun and see what Zhang Zhun was thinking. Zhang Zhun surrounded Nanjing City, and all the city gates were blocked, and even spies dared not leave the city. Several spies once tried to climb down the rope from the city wall, but when they reached halfway through, they heard a "bang" gunshot and fell from mid-air. With a "splash", water splashed everywhere and fell directly into the moat. However, the Ming army on the top of the city could not see where the enemy was hiding.

Affected by the cold gun, Nanjing City was blocked and knew nothing about the outside world's news. The officials inside seemed to be ants on a hot pan, and everyone was trying their best to solve the crisis as soon as possible. Everyone knew that the longer the matter was delayed, the more unfavorable it was for them. The longer the matter was delayed, the greater the variables it might cause. Although Jiangnan was much more peaceful than the north, it was not absolutely peaceful. Under the calm surface, there were still many undercurrents surging. If the undercurrents of Brigadier General were stirred up, it would be even more troublesome.

Han Zanzhou remembered his goddaughter and had some friendship with Zhang Zhun, so he sent a message to Ji Yuqing through a pigeon, asking Ji Yuqing to ask for Zhang Zhun to meet Zhang Zhun. He hoped that Ji Yuqing would use his beauty and charm to get close to Zhang Zhun and obtain information. Of course, the main purpose was to explore Zhang Zhun's words and see what Zhang Zhun was going to do. As long as Zhang Zhun was willing to evacuate Nanjing City, everything was easy to negotiate. However, he did not expect that his pigeon would be shot by Zhang Zhun's men.

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said to himself: "What am I doing in Nanjing? Actually, I don't know. If someone hadn't messed with me, I wouldn't have been too lazy to come to Jiangnan. Haha, if I responded like this, I wouldn't know if Eunuch Han believed it?"

Ji Yuqing said with her eyes curled up: "Is this considered a formal negotiation?"

Zhang Zhun said disapprovingly: "I came here to have fun, not to negotiate. If I want to negotiate, I should set up a table outside Chaoyangmen and wait for people to be sent out in Nanjing City. Yiqing Tower is not a good place for negotiation."

Ji Yuqing's eyes were watery, as if spring water was flooding, and she said with her eyes curled up: "I am a hero. I will naturally make proper arrangements for this fun and make sure that the adults are satisfied. But this important thing cannot be forgotten. Don't you want to get more benefits?"

Zhang Zhun looked careless and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, Boss Ji would tell me, what benefits can I get?"

Ji Yuqing's dark and bright eyes rolled, stared at Zhang Zhun deeply, and said softly: "Do you like gold, silver and wealth, or do you like to be promoted to the title?"

Zhang Zhun said indifferently: "Boss Ji, what do you think?"

Ji Yuqing slowly restrained her smile and said seriously: "If you like white silver, you should give more than 100,000 taels of money in the city. The silver in Nanjing is much more than that in Beijing. The princes in the city should also be willing to lose money and eliminate disasters. If you like to be promoted, it would be even simpler. Just have a document of prosecutorship, two bronze medals, four sets of robes, and four sets of armor, and you can hold a name in the Nanzhili Liushousi."

Zhang Zhun said casually: "I am now the commander of the third rank. Where can I add it? Does Nanjing City have such power?"

Ji Yuqing was obviously quite familiar with the official system of the court. She could blurt out without any thoughts and said with a smile: "The place in Nanzhili is not big or small. The power of the Nanjing City Left-behind Office is not big or small. As long as they are willing, it is not difficult to give the adult a high-grade military officer. The most important thing is that Nanjing City also has the Five Army Governor's Office. Although the Five Army Governor's Office in Nanjing City has much fewer troops than the Five Army Governor's Office in Beijing City. However, its rank is the same as the Five Army Governor's Office in Beijing. If the adult is willing, wouldn't it be better to have a name in the Five Army Governor's Office in Nanjing City?"

Zhang Zhun asked knowingly, "Boss Ji, what name is best for me to hold?"

Ji Yuqing looked at him with some resentment, as if complaining, he was not proactive at all. How could such a good thing be let go? She said with a smile: "The Governor's Office of the Five Army looks glorious, but in fact there is no power. They are only responsible for commanding troops, but they do not have the power to dispatch troops. The Ministry of War has the power to dispatch troops, but they do not have the power to command troops. The Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army check and balance each other. If there is no order from the Minister of War, the army of Nanjing City will at most wander around inside and outside the city and dare not leave too far. However, this is of course not a problem for the adults. Therefore, the innocent concubine believes that for the adults, the most important thing is to increase the level. As for the actual power, it is irrelevant."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "That's right, I, the Laizhou guerrilla, the third-rank guard commander, ran from Shandong to Nanjing City, which is indeed a bit far away."

Ji Yuqing said in a casual manner: "The advantage of the Five Army Governor's Office is that the rank is extremely high. The Governor is the first-rank, the Governor is the first-rank, and the Governor is the second-rank. Relatively speaking, the Six Ministers and the Commander of the Provinces are only the second-rank. With the ability of the adults, as long as the rank is raised, will the future affairs be controlled by the adults themselves?"

Zhang Zhun laughed and said cheerfully: "Boss Ji is indeed a good introduction."

In fact, Zhang Zhun had long thought of Ji Yuqing's statement. The third-rank commander of the guard level was too low, so he had to upgrade it well. For the military officers of the Ming Dynasty, it was very easy to improve the rank. Every time the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty had to make great efforts to improve each level. Even a great man like Zhang Juzheng took decades to finally achieve the first level. However, it was too easy for the military officers to reach the first level.

At present, the dozens of generals in the Ming Dynasty were basically first-rank. Why? Because they all held the title of governor. The Fifth Army Governor's Office originally stipulated that dukes, marquises, and counts could be awarded. Even if others had high military achievements, they could not be awarded. However, the Fifth Army Governor's Office was in charge of the military forces. With the corruption of the ward system, the Fifth Army Governor's Office naturally also became corrupt. By the late Wanli period, the Fifth Army Governor's Office had basically been abolished, and the number of governors continued to increase.

For example, Qin Liangyu is the left governor of the Governor's Office of the Later Army. He Renlong is the right governor of the former Army. Cao Wenzhao is the left governor of the Central Army. Qi Jiguang was also the governor before. Anyway, there was no limit on the number of governors of the Five Army Governor's Office. As long as the superiors were willing, anyone could have the title of governor. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, a large group of ignorant people among his relatives could have the title of governor. He only received salary and did not do anything. By the late Ming Dynasty, it had become a common phenomenon.

In fact, in the civil service system with very strict hierarchy, such titles are also common. It is just that it is not as outrageous as the military officer system. For example, there are many people who have the title of Minister of War. In addition to the serious Minister of War Chen Xinjia, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, Gao Di, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu and others, they all have the title of Minister of War. In the past, Yuan Chonghuan also had the title of Minister of War. If there are many titles, the power will naturally be prominent. This is a bit like a part-time job in later generations. When Hong Chengchou had the most titles, there were six titles in total.

Due to the proliferation of military officers, they have basically lost control, so the imperial court has given military officers quite a bit of awards. Anyway, the first-rank governor has been the top of military officers, and there is no higher position than the governor. If you become a military officer, you will be the end of the day. The Minister of War, the Minister of War, the Minister of War, the Minister of War, the Prime Minister, the Governor, the Governor, the Supervisor, etc. must be civil officials to serve as civil servants, so don’t think about you military officers.

At present, there are dozens of governors in the Ming Dynasty. There are only a few generals and deputy generals below, and they can calculate how many of them are. There are countless deputy generals, generals, etc., who are given the title of generals and deputy generals. Therefore, there are definitely not many more ones, and there are definitely not many less ones.

Since the ranks of military officers are so extensive, is it useful?

Of course it is useful!

Whether the grade is useful depends on people!

In the eyes of civil officials, the military officers of the third rank are almost the same as garbage. When they see the fifth rank soldiers, they must be the first to salute. However, in the eyes of Zhang Zhun, he can make the fourth rank Zhenjiang Prefecture prefect obediently salute to him. If he gets a second rank chief governor, Zhang Zhun dares to be on par with the Minister of War. Everyone is the second rank, who is afraid of whom? If he is a first rank chief governor, or a first rank chief governor, Zhang Zhun dares to salute to him!

Things are done by man, nothing is impossible!

Of course, it is a little more difficult for the governor and the governor to be a co-master, so there is no problem with the governor. The guys in Nanjing City want to give him the title of governor. Because this title does not require going through Beijing, Nanjing can handle it by himself. Zhang Zhun also did not want to disturb the Beijing side, so the second-rank governor is basically a foregone conclusion.

Ji Yuqing found that Zhang Zhun was silent and couldn't help but say anxiously: "Have you made a conclusion?"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to negotiate at all."

Ji Yuqing said regretfully: "Sir, this is a good opportunity! If you miss it, it would be a pity! The second-rank chief governor can be on par with the Shandong commander."

Zhang Zhun still shook his head and smiled without saying a word.

In fact, Zhang Zhun had no desire to negotiate at all.

Zhang Zhun sneered at Han Zanzhou's suggestion. He had already bombarded Nanjing City and frightened the Zhu family's ancestral temple. This was a huge death penalty. In the feudal dynasty, this was like slapping the emperor in the face. It would be no exaggeration to describe it as unforgivable. The seriousness of the matter is basically the same as when you dig other people's ancestral tombs in later generations. If the emperor could tolerate such a thing, it would be a strange thing. Therefore, the next thing must be the crazy counterattack of the court.
Chapter completed!