Chapter 11: The Governor's Yamen (I)
Although the governor's yamen has been vacant for nearly three years, within half a year of the arrival of Wang Chen, the governor of Zhejiang, it has re-established itself as the political center of Zhejiang and even the south of the Yangtze River.
The internal control of the yamen is extremely strict, and the servants guard themselves, but the officials who come and go are endless, and the courtyard outside the yamen is even more crowded.
The middle-aged man in the green robe slowly picked up the tea cup in his hand, smiled and nodded left and right, and the surrounding officials immediately squeezed out a smile no matter what their mood was.
The first thing Wang Chen did after taking office was to recruit staff, he was a native of Taicang, Suzhou, and most of the staff members were from the south of the Yangtze River, mainly in Susong and Zhejiang.
Fortunately, he came from Shaoxing Huiji, and Jiajing won the show in eight years, but unfortunately he failed to pass the township test six times in a row, so he broke the heart of entering the office and began his master experience with the elders of the township.
Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was a master who had to dig meat for mosquito legs, not only set the salary standard that made countless officials complain, but also cut the office staff of the yamen, so many officials could only pay for their own staff.
After a long time, the so-called staff gradually became a decisive political force, and the master of Shaoxing began to take shape during the Jiajing period, such as the famous Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang.
Although there was no seat, although he was squeezed to the far outside of the courtyard to blow the cold wind, but when fortunately cast his gaze, Qian Yuan straightened his spine, with a faint smile on his face, and his deliberately posed poss were obviously superior to others.
Xingshi also noticed the young man in the cyan robe, and looked at it several times with interest.
The affairs to be dealt with by the governor's yamen are naturally complicated, Qian Yuan waited for more than two hours, and the courtyard went from crowded to scattered, Qian Yuan stood there calmly, as if he had never moved.
Xingshi, who had been busy, noticed this young man again, hesitated to see that there were empty seats in the hall, coughed twice and prepared to let the servants bring people in, but at this time, the wooden door on the left side creaked, and two burly men walked out.
Xingshi hurriedly put the thought just now behind him, and got up with a smile to meet him, "Commander Lu, everything is going well, right?" ”
"Mr. Yuki." Lu Bo, who only came out of prison three days ago, respectfully bowed his hand, "Fortunately, Lord Zhongcheng, Lu Mou has seen the light of day again." ”
This later generation is known as second only to Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou of the anti-Japanese famous general has been in prison for four years, when Zhu Kun committed suicide unjustly, Jiajing was furious and dismissed Lu Bo from prison for the crime, until Wang Chen recently wrote to the court to reactivate, and was also promoted to the commander of the capital.
"Back then, Commander Lu really suffered an unwarranted disaster, and the Lord was just upheld by the public heart." Xingshi was a delicate man, looked at another big man, and said with a smile: "Wasn't Zhang always there back then, it can be seen that this is pure luck." ”
Lu Bo was Zhu Kun's confidant back then, and I was not treated by Zhu Kun...... Zhang Siwei squeezed out a smile on his slightly tense face, "The little boss of the lower official really can't get into the eyes of the upper official, so it's a fluke." ”
"To tell you the truth, Commander Lu's luck is really not as good as Mr. Zhang, ...... in the past few years"
The corners of Zhang Siwei's mouth twitched, and when he saw that no one on the left and right stepped forward and directly put his hand into Xingshi's loose cuffs, the smile on the latter's face became stronger and stronger.
A trace of disdain flashed in Lu Bo's eyes, "My lord has an order, I will leave for Taizhou tomorrow morning, and Mr. Tang has already set off first." ”
"Since Lord Zhongcheng patrolled Zhejiang, there have been fewer and fewer widows in Susong, Jiaxing, and Ningbo, but there are more and more widows who have come ashore to loot in Taizhou." Xingshi's expression tightened, "Then rely on Command Lu." ”
Fortunately, although his image was not good, he was very eloquent, and he sent the two out of the yamen for a short time, and his casual words were full of interest, and even Zhang Siwei, who was a little nervous, smiled and nodded.
As soon as he walked out of the yamen, Zhang Siwei's eyes flashed, and on the opposite side of the yamen, the chubby Jin Hong was waving desperately.
Fortunately, he squinted and looked at it, Lu Bo snorted and was about to leave, Zhang Siwei took a deep breath and walked to the other side, but at this moment, an unexpected and happy voice sounded.
"Uncle Kim!"
Jin Hong was stunned, and only after half a ring did he find that Qian Yuan, who poked his head out from the back of the crowd, knew that this was in contact with the governor's eldest son, Wang Shizhen, but he didn't expect to appear in the yamen.
Zhang Siwei reacted earlier than Jin Hong, and suddenly turned his head to stare at Qian Yuan, who felt dazzling before, this is the Songjiang case leader?
"Uncle Jin, why did you come here?" Qian Yuan, who walked over a few steps, was surprised and delighted, "I haven't seen you for a few days." ”
"The virtuous nephew is here today......"
"Hey, the little nephew is also confused, his feet are numb after standing for more than two hours, which is worse than being punished for kneeling in the ancestral hall when he was a child." Qian Yuan smiled bitterly and turned his head to look at Zhang Siwei, "Uncle Jin, who is this?" ”
"Well, this is Mr. Zhang." Jin Hong introduced nervously: "Relatives at home ......"
"Mr. Zhang." Qian Yuan arched his hand, leaned closer and whispered: "I've calculated, it's the longest time that Mr. Zhang has stayed in, almost two meals." ”
The corners of Zhang Siwei's mouth twitched, this can be regarded as a shallow and deep talk.
Across the street, Lu Bo had already left, Xingshi looked at this scene with a long beard in his hand, and Zhang Ju behind him was expressionless and guessed in his heart what Qian Yuan wanted to do......
"By the way, I'm just looking for Uncle Jin these days." Qian Yuan said affectionately: "I don't have a cup of tea until now, I am thirsty and hungry, and it is estimated that the yamen will not leave food...... Stingy, Uncle Jin came to the shop at night? The little nephew is really wearing filial piety, and it is inconvenient to come to the door. ”
Jin Hong tilted his head and looked at Zhang Siwei's face before nodding down, and said with a reluctant smile: "I'll order a vegetarian table in the evening, but there are still some chores......
"Then Uncle Jin, you're busy, you're busy." Qian Yuan arched his hand towards Zhang Siwei and turned to cross the street, squeezing his eyes at Zhang Juzheng, "Brother White Turtle, is it my turn?" ”
"Call me what?" Zhang Juzheng glared.
"Uncle, big brother." Qian Yuan smiled.
Xingshi on the side smiled and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please, and the three of them walked back to the yamen together, and Zhang Siwei's pupils shrank across the street watching this scene, it seems that the relationship between the head of the Songjiang case and the governor yamen needs to be reconsidered.
Although Qian Yuan took Wang Shizhen's line before, Zhang Siwei did not intend to give up the original plan, which was a secret recipe that could be passed on to future generations.
But seeing this scene, Zhang Siwei made up his mind neatly, "That's the end of it." ”
"What is it...... Oh, okay, okay. Jin Hong wiped the cold sweat on his head, "Did he know about that incident......
"What is it...... Probably not. Zhang Siwei shook his head slightly, "I asked people to check, Qian Yuan occasionally bumped into that prince in the restaurant." ”
Zhang Siwei is an ambitious person, but he is also a self-aware person, as high as Lu Bo and Tang Kekuan, he will also be imprisoned, and there is no military general in the Ming Dynasty who is not afraid of civil officials, since Qian Yuan really caught up with the governor's yamen, it is too risky to start again.
But Zhang Siwei is also a very cautious person, and after hesitating, he turned his head and ordered, "Tonight, you test one or two to see if you can invite him to my house." ”
Jin Hong only knew how to nod, guessing in his heart what the eldest nephew would discuss with him in the evening.