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After hearing Sun Miao's statement, Zhao Junchen opened his mouth and asked, "Oh? What is it? ”

Sun Miao replied with a deep groan: "More than a month ago, when Lord Wang Zheng, the governor of the three sides, was inspecting the border defense, for some reason, he suddenly fell seriously ill, and this incident alarmed the officialdom of Shanxi and Shaanxi and Gansu, and the governor of Shanxi, Lord Li Xun, the governor of Shaanxi, Lord Zhang Shengde, the governor of Gansu, Lord Wu Min, and several commanders and commanders in the military town went to visit the illness, and stayed in Huamachi, where Lord Wang Zheng was stationed, for two or three days, and it is said that during this period, several of them had secret talks......

Speaking of this, Sun Miao's expression was a little thoughtful, and he said slowly: "Speaking of which, that is, since that day, the officialdom of the Northwest Provinces has been a little weird, the disaster relief matters that were originally prepared have suddenly changed, and there is a shortage of disaster relief money and grain in various places, and the lower officials have also received a secret letter from the Governor of Shanxi, Lord Li Xun, saying that the disaster relief money and grain supported by the imperial court to Lu'an Mansion will be diverted elsewhere, and the three governors have also issued an order that the grain of the Northwest Provinces this autumn will be collected as usual, and the more the better, They also asked local governments to intercept and arrest the victims fleeing the famine, and sent them to the provincial governors' stations......"

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After thinking for a moment, Zhao Junchen asked again: "So, what are the changes in the military towns in Shanxi?" What is wrong with the Jin merchants? ”

In the northwestern provinces, it is the tripartite establishment of the feudal officials, the major military towns, and the Jin merchant forces, and all things in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu cannot be circumvented by the influence of these three forces, as long as the dynamics of these three forces are determined, Zhao Junchen can deduce many things.

After thinking for a moment, Sun Miao replied: "There is no change in the military towns in various places, but they are actively preparing to resist the fire screening into the Kou, the cities of the state capitals are heavily guarded, and there are still a large number of troops supporting the trilateral military towns, but this is also the case in previous years, but this year's action is extraordinarily large, but considering that the situation of this year's fire screening into the Kou is more severe than in previous years, so this kind of movement is not strange." ”

After a pause, Sun Miao said again: "As for the Jin merchants, they also have some actions to raise prices and hoard Juqi, but they are the same in previous years, which is not abnormal. The influence of the Jin merchants on this side is deep-rooted, so no one dares to care about them...... However, in addition to hoarding food this year, the Jin merchants also seem to have collected cloth, tea, medicinal herbs, wine and other things, but the Jin merchants did not spend too much thought on these things in previous years, if you want to say abnormal, this is the only abnormal situation of the Jin merchants. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly with a deep groan, his expression changing uncertainly.

On the other hand, after hearing the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Sun Miao, Bao Wenjie finally noticed the strangeness of the matter.

Prior to this, Bao Wenjie had always thought that the affairs of the northwestern provinces were just simple cases of corruption and fraud.

Therefore, Bao Wenjie's face couldn't help but change greatly, and immediately thought of the worst possibility, and hurriedly asked Zhao Junchen: "Lord Zhao, now it seems that the situation in the northwest is really weird...... Is this someone trying to rebel and rebel? “

Hearing Bao Wenjie's speculation, Sun Miao's face also changed greatly.

If the imperial court regarded the abnormal dynamics of the northwestern provinces as evidence of rebellion, then all officials in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu would be implicated, and even if Sun Miao had Zhou Shangjing as the backstage, his career would be completely ruined.

Sun Miao, who was still in turmoil, was really flustered this time, and hurriedly explained: "Lord Bao, there is absolutely no man-made counter-rebellion, and several governors of the northwestern provinces must never have such ambitions, let alone such ability, after all, all the military towns in the northwest provinces are loyal to the imperial court, and most of the generals in the military towns are from noble backgrounds. Even if someone really has a different heart, it is impossible for the lower officials not to be unaware, although the officialdom in the northwest is a little strange now, but it has absolutely nothing to do with rebellion. “

Seeing that Bao Wenjie's expression was still suspicious, Sun Miao finally stopped pretending that he was unaware of the abnormality of the matter, and said the true speculation in his heart, and said with an anxious expression: "According to the speculation of the lower officials, several governors went around arresting the victims, and I am afraid that they were only worried about the situation of the fire screening into the Kou this year, so they gathered a large number of disaster victims to consolidate the defense of northern Xinjiang and fill the lack of manpower. But it was also for the border defense of the imperial court...... Lord Bao, you are the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, you can't casually question the rebellion of the feudal officials of the imperial court, otherwise things will be out of control. ”

At this moment, Hong Gaogong suddenly appeared.

After entering the room, Hong Gaogong did not pay attention to Bao Wenjie and Sun Miao, but after saluting Zhao Junchen, he handed Zhao Junchen a few letters.

Zhao Junchen stretched out his hand to take the letter, opened it and read it carefully, and after a long time, he sighed softly and said: "Now it seems that there is indeed no one who wants to rebel and rebel, and there is nothing false about what Lord Sun said just now...... But ......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen shook his head slightly, and his expression became more and more solemn.

Zhao Junchen did not simply listen to Sun Miao's information, and asked Zhou Taifu to deceive Sun Miao to Nanguan Village, Zhao Junchen also sent a large number of Jinyi guards to collect news everywhere, and even let the Jinyi guards infiltrate Lu'an Mansion, kidnap local officers, merchants, and officials of Lu'an Mansion, and ask for news from these people.

Just now, the few letters that Hong Gaogong handed over to Zhao Junchen were the information collected by the Jinyi guards.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's statement, Bao Wenjie asked, "Why did Lord Zhao say this?" “

Zhao Junchen slowly explained: "At the same time that we asked Lord Sun for information, I also asked the Jinyi guards to inquire about the news through various channels, the governors of the northwest provinces only gathered a large number of disaster victims and money and food during this time, and they did not take other actions, that is, they did not buy the generals in various places, nor did they empty the officials in various places, the military towns in various places are still controlled by the imperial court generals, and the state capitals are still the imperial court officials who preside over the overall situation, and there are no strange rumors among the people, except for the northern war zone, The road traffic between the state capitals was not restricted, and it was obvious that the governors of the northwestern provinces only needed a large number of disaster victims, money and food, and had no other ambitions, as Lord Sun said, it was not enough to rely on a few disaster victims. ”

For Zhao Junchen's vision and judgment, Bao Wenjie still trusts.

After hearing Zhao Junchen deny the possibility of someone plotting rebellion, Bao Wenjie breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

However, what made Bao Wenjie feel strange was that Zhao Junchen's expression did not have any sense of relaxation, but became more and more solemn, as if something worse than rebellion had happened.

In fact, since he deduced that the local governments in the northwestern provinces had arrested more than 100,000 people fleeing the famine, Zhao Junchen had guessed three possible scenarios in his heart!

The best situation is like Sun Miao's speculation, the governors of the northwest provinces are collecting the victims everywhere just to increase the border manpower and consolidate the situation on the border, but this situation is unlikely, after all, the victims do not have any combat power, and most of them are cowardly, sending them to the frontier battlefield, not only will there be no help, but it will also increase the logistical pressure and the danger of chaos, even if a certain governor thinks of this whimsical idea, it will definitely be rejected by the rest.

As for the bad or bad situation, it is like Bao Wenjie's speculation, but there are feudal officials in the northwest provinces who intend to rebel, and the collection of disaster victims and the interception of money and grain are just to enhance their own capital for rebellion, but the probability of this situation is the lowest, because the political environment of the Ming Dynasty makes the feudal officials have no capital to rebel at all, and there is no chance of success just by relying on 100,000 disaster victims, and none of the troubles since ancient times have been led by court officials.

As for the last case, it is the worst case, and the nature is also the worst, because this possibility is too terrifying, so Zhao Junchen has never dared to think about it.

But now, with Sun Miao's explanation and the information collected by the Jinyi guards, Zhao Junchen found that the possibility of this situation was getting higher and higher.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen is naturally in a dignified mood.

However, Zhao Junchen summoned Sun Miao to talk in private this time, it was precisely to rule out the possibility of rebellion, as long as the northwestern provinces were still in the hands of the imperial court, then Zhao Junchen could let go and do a big job, without any worries, especially the two hundred Jinyi guards under Zhao Junchen, although they could not be counted on in the war, but if they were to scare the local officials, it would be more than enough, even if several governors of the northwest provinces would be timid after seeing the Jinyi guards, not to mention the identity of Zhao Junchen's minister.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Junchen raised his head and said to Sun Miao: "Lord Sun, this official is now in the capacity of the minister of the Imperial Mission, and there is one thing I want you to do. “

Seeing that Zhao Junchen had moved out of the identity of the Qincha, Sun Miao's face was straight, and he hurriedly got up and saluted: "Please also ask Lord Qincha to command!" “

Zhao Junchen said coldly: "Aren't you intercepting and arresting the victims fleeing the famine everywhere and sending them to the governor of Shanxi?" This official brought a total of two or three hundred people this time, and he was planning to go to Taiyuan Mansion, where the governor of Shanxi was stationed, and he still had to conceal his identity, but it was close to the war zone, I am afraid that the censorship was strict, and the official had a large number of people, which was easy to attract attention, so the official planned to disguise more than 200 people under his command as the famine escapees, and the rest of the people were pretending to be Lu'an Mansion officials who escorted the famine victims, so you need to issue a road guide for the official, so that the official can arrive in Taiyuan Mansion smoothly, and by the way, you can also find out the truth about the disaster victims in the northwest provinces! “

Hearing Zhao Junchen's idea, Bao Wenjie next to him slapped his hands and praised: "This plan is wonderful, you can not only conceal your identity, but also find out the truth, it is really a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone!" “

Zhao Junchen didn't pay attention to Bao Wenjie's praise, just stared at Sun Miao and continued: "In addition, after you return to Lu'an Mansion, you must not leak the news of this official's appearance in Lu'an Mansion to anyone, once someone knows the whereabouts of this official in the future, then this official will only ask!" “

Sun Miao hurriedly reassured: "Please rest assured, Lord Qincha, the lower official must be tight-lipped!" After Xia Guan returned to Lu'an Mansion, he would immediately prepare all the things he needed along the way, and personally brought people here with him...... Well, these things can be done today! “

So, Zhao Junchen said to Sun Miao: "In this case, without further ado, you can return to Lu'an Mansion City now!" ”

Sun Miao did not have any delay, and after saluting Zhao Junchen and Bao Wenjie again, he got up and left, and his actions were very decisive.

After seeing Sun Miao's performance, Zhao Junchen finally showed a satisfied face.

Although Sun Miao lacks responsibility and always takes Mingzhe as the top priority, but seeing that he is thoughtful and decisive, he is worthy of being Zhou Shangjing's proud protégé.

After Sun Miao left, Zhao Junchen turned his head to the thoughtful Bao Wenjie and asked, "Lord Bao, after arriving at Taiyuan Mansion, I will show my identity to Zhang Xun, the governor of Shanxi, and take him by surprise!" At the same time, you have to grieve Lord Bao, and you will lead someone to disguise yourself as a disaster victim! ”

At this time, Bao Wenjie was thinking about the follow-up actions, and after hearing Zhao Junchen's words, he smiled and said: "Lord Zhao has such a clever plan, and the lower officials naturally have to fully cooperate." ”

Zhao Junchen nodded slightly, but his expression was still calm.

The abnormal situation in the northwestern provinces was unexpected by Zhao Junchen, but this kind of accident also had an advantage, that is, Zhao Junchen smoothly intervened in the border war.

If Zhao Junchen's guess is not wrong, the reason why the governors of the northwest provinces want to intercept money and grain and collect the victims is because of this year's fire, but their position is really contemptible, so after Zhao Junchen exposes this matter, he can use his identity as a minister to remove these governors from their positions, and take over their government affairs, and naturally interfere in the border war, even if Emperor Deqing in the capital receives the news, he can't find any fault!

And just as Zhao Junchen was thinking, Mao Jiadong quickly entered the room and reported to Zhao Junchen: "Lord Qincha, that male disaster victim is back!" ”

Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned and asked, "Oh? Why did you come back so quickly? Did he catch his companions? ”

Mao Jiadong shook his head and said: "He came back alone, it seems that something has happened, and he is noisily asking to see an adult." ”

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