The pirate Liu Xiang was exterminated, and the cowhide that Zhang Bin blew in front of Chongzhen was finally cashed in, and there were no pirates on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty since then.

Although the extermination of this pirate was a bit late, exceeding the one-year period, but he can't be blamed for this, mainly Liu Xiang came to Guangdong, he was only the governor of Fujian at that time, and the whip was beyond his reach.

In any case, the pirates on the southeast coast have finally been wiped out, and it is natural to show credit to Chongzhen for such a big matter.

How to write this recital, Zhang Bin has been thinking about this problem on the way back to Guangzhou from Qiongzhou Mansion.

He also gained a lot from killing Liu Xiang this time, the silver alone is more than one million taels, and the gold and jewelry are counted, but this time he doesn't want to intercept it anymore, he wants to hand it all over to Chongzhen, and let Chongzhen remember his great achievement in exterminating pirates.

With so much gold, silver and jewelry, he thought of buying an official again, the question he remembered, the more famous, he had won over, who to buy?

With a stomach full of questions, he returned to Guangzhou, but as soon as he got off the boat, he was stunned.

On the dock, among the officials who greeted him, there was an old acquaintance, Sun Chuanting!

He hurriedly saluted the other officials who greeted him, then walked over quickly, took Sun Chuanting's arm and said in surprise: "Brother Boya, why are you here?" ”

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, how dare I not come?" ”

Zhang Bin was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed and said, "Brother Boya, I'm asking why you came here so quickly." ”

Sun Chuanting continued to smile: "Anyway, I was idle at home, and when I received a call from my virtuous brother, I came." ”

He said lightly, but in fact, he was not light, what he received was not Zhang Bin's letter, but the official document of the ministry, which asked him to report to the ministry.

As soon as he went to the Ministry of Officials to report, he was really shocked that the Ministry of Officials actually arranged a position for the punishment and procurator!

You know, when he left his job, he was only a member of the Ministry of Inspectors, and he was only in the fifth grade, and when he was reinstated, he was generally assigned an official according to his original position.

As soon as he inquired, he found out that it was recommended by Zhang Bin, and at this time, the original little brother Zhang Bin had become the governor of Fuguang!

Zhang Bin and he can be said to be from the British public, since the same door, he naturally did not dare to slack off, on the same day, he took the appointment and dismissal documents, and visited the British public, and set off.

He did not delay all the way, every day he changed the fast horse at the post station, rushed all the way, rushed for more than 20 days, and finally arrived in Guangzhou City, and at this time, Zhang Bin led the Fujian Navy Division and the Guangdong Navy Division to encircle and suppress the pirates.

He could only take the errand of the probationary envoy and wait while doing it.

Zhang Bin especially wanted to know the situation in the capital at this time, he said goodbye to the officials who came to greet him, so he invited two war horses, invited Sun Chuanting to go with him, and asked the guards to separate passers-by from the front and back, and then asked: "Brother Boya, how is the situation in the capital, but what is the big thing?" ”

Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting shook his head and sighed: "Alas, the first assistant of the cabinet, Han Yi, the second assistant of the cabinet, Qian Longxi, the second assistant of the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong, a scholar of the cabinet, have all resigned!" ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked: "Ah, why? ”

What's going on, hasn't Yuan Chonghuan been reinstated, they shouldn't be implicated and forced to resign anymore!

Sun Chuanting continued to sigh and said: "Zhongshu Sheren originally held Qi to impeach the first assistant of the cabinet Han Yi, old and faint, the ruler misled the country, recruited the enemy and bullied the king, the country was on the verge of death, Ding Jin, the son of the left concubine, Li Fengshen, the director of the Ministry of Industry, etc., followed by the impeachment, Lord Han was the elder of the four dynasties, and the first assistant of the two dynasties, humiliated by this, angrily resigned, and the emperor repeatedly retained, he still said that he was sick and resigned, and then someone impeached Lord Qian and Lord Sun, Lord Qian and Lord Sun did not know what was going on, and also asked to resign and return to his hometown. ”

Hara Huqi!

This person Zhang Bin is a little impressed, because he is Yao Zongwen's friend, and Yao Zongwen is the first eunuch to attack Xiong Tingbi, and in the end, Xiong Tingbi, who was almost ready to spew blood from the forty-eighth year of Chongzhen to the first year of the Apocalypse, was rumored to be the head of the nine sides, and the eunuch party used the Xiong Tingbi case to slaughter the Donglin Party!

It's these eunuch remnants again!

Sun Chuanting didn't know what was going on, but Zhang Bin knew that because the remnants of the eunuch party were afraid that Chongzhen would force Han Yi to continue to investigate the eunuch party, and if they continued to investigate, they would all be finished, so no matter what, they had to fix Han Yi.

Qian Longxi and Sun Chengzong, these two are a little inexplicable, why did they resign as soon as they were impeached?

Actually, Zhang Bin didn't know, Qian Longxi had seen it through, he knew that sooner or later this son would be killed if he sat down, and in the case of Yuan Chonghuan, he was almost implicated and convicted of the felony of fornicating with slaves. This time, when he saw that the signs were wrong, he simply resigned and went into hiding, insisting on being accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason, plotting rebellion and rebellion, then it was not his business alone, and the entire Nine Clans would be exterminated!

As for Sun Chengzong, he was disheartened, anyway, there was Yuan Chonghuan in Liaodong, and he didn't have to worry much, so he simply resigned.

These people, the kindness of women, are indecisive, and sooner or later they will be rectified by the remnants of the eunuchs.

Zhang Bin shook his head and sighed: "It's a bad thing to be able to retire in peace, so let them go." ”

At this time, he thought of the remnants of the eunuch party in the Manchu Dynasty, and suddenly had a sense of urgency, if he wanted to take power, he had to kill them all, and there were too few people on his side, and the development of his power was too slow.

It seems that we must recruit troops, and if we want to win the war, we must be strong and strong, not only on the battlefield, but also in the officialdom.

He had never been so eager to expand his power, and it happened that this time it was a rare opportunity to hand over the pirate dirty silver, and he was ready to "buy" a few good officials from Chongzhen.

However, there are only so many people he knows, and almost all of them can be used, where to recruit people, he is not familiar with other officials!

Thinking about it, he thought of Lu Xiangsheng, the two of them are fellow scholars, so the relationship is naturally closer, perhaps, it is a good idea to let these cronies under him recommend some of the same subject to him.

He and Lu Xiangsheng are both Jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse, but he only knows Lu Xiangsheng in the same department, perhaps, Lu Xiangsheng should know other Jinshi in the same department.

Others, Bi Maokang, Cai Shanji, and Zou Weilian are all in their fifties, and they are afraid that they will retire in a few years, which is not of much significance, only Sun Chuanting, a Jinshi in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, is just one subject earlier than himself, and those on the same list with him should all be young and strong, which is just right.

So, on the same day, he sent a clipper to inform Lu Xiangsheng and asked him to come to Guangzhou.

At midnight the next morning, Zhang Bin was still handling official business, and Lu Xiangsheng hurried over.

Zhang Bin directly let him sit down at the coffee table of the guest, and asked Sun Chuanting to be invited, and then dropped the official business in his hand and said straight to the point: "Brother Boya, Brother Jiandou, you have also seen that there are many vacancies in Fujian and Guangdong officialdom now, I am thinking, instead of letting the officials stuff some people for me indiscriminately, it is better to recommend them yourself, I don't know if you can know the honest and capable officials in the same department, if you want to know, how about recommending a few to me?" ”

When Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng heard this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, they didn't expect that Zhang Bin was looking for them for this.

The two gave in to each other, but in the end, Lu Xiangsheng still pushed it back, and spoke first, because at this time he was a bigger official than Sun Chuanting, and Sun Chuanting was only a procurator, but he had been brought to the high position of the governor of Fujian by Zhang Bin.

He pondered for a while, and then spoke: "If you want to say that the upright and capable minister, among the scholars of the second year of the Apocalypse, we should be the champion Lang Wen Zhenmeng, Wen Qigong is the martyr Wen Tianxiang, the great-grandson of Wen Zhengming, the four great talents of Wuzhong, has a long history, and is just right. ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he fainted at the wrong point, he must know this Wen Zhenmeng, but he is too rigid and too positive, his brain will not turn, and he is tough and tough with the eunuchs, and he is played to death by the eunuchs every time.

It's not a good thing for this person to be pulled into his own lineup, and besides, he was also beaten into the ranks of the Donglin Party by the Eunuch Party, and he is a sworn enemy.

Zhang Bin thought for a while and politely refused: "Wen Qigong is the champion, let him be below me, the second list, is it disrespectful, or forget it." ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he recommended: "I am also quite upright with Fu Guanfu and Fu Yuanfu, who is the same as the subject list, he once advised the emperor to protect his vitality, identify talents, correct discipline, and revise edicts, which is quite insightful, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded, took a blank letterhead and wrote it down, and then asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng thought about it and recommended again: "There is also Ni Yuanlu Ni Ruyu, who is the proud protégé of Yuan Keli and Yuan Shaobao, the patriarch of the Four Dynasties, who is upright and upright, and his calligraphy is superb, what do you think?" ”

Yuan Keli is Zhang Bin's old superior, and he is a famous capable minister in the late Ming Dynasty, this must be no problem, Zhang Bin hurriedly wrote it down, and nodded approvingly: "This is good, Yuan Shaobao is a famous minister in the world, and his proud protégé must be extraordinary, is there anything else?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he slapped his hands and said: "By the way, Zhang Guowei and Zhang Yudi, who are in the same department, are now in Renzhi County, Panyu, and I heard that he is building a school and teaching agriculture and mulberry, and he is quite accomplished." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Oh, there is still the same department in front of me, it's great, I'll go over and take a look later, is there any?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng said embarrassedly: "I've heard of these too, and I don't know much about other subjects." ”

Zhang Bin nodded regretfully, and said to Sun Chuanting: "Brother Boya, do you have any recommendations for the same department?" ”

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he immediately recommended: "If you want to say that we have no science, the most famous is Tanhualang Chen Zizhuang, whose father and son are both Jinshi, and they are upright and upright, and do not attach to the eunuch party. I heard that he went home to keep filial piety in the early years of Chongzhen, and it should be exactly twenty-seven months old at this time, waiting for Ren Shi, do you know where he is now? ”

Zhang Bin couldn't help but be surprised: "It won't be in Guangdong, right?" ”

Sun Chuanting nodded and said, "Yes, his family is Nanhaiwei's." ”

Zhang Bin couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Hahahaha, good, another one is close at hand, this is good, is there anything else?" ”

Sun Chuanting also recommended: "Qian Shijin, the younger brother of Qian Shisheng, the champion of Bingchen Branch, is also good, and he has rehabilitated hundreds of unjust prisoners when he first became the head of the Criminal Department, and he is quite famous. ”

Zhang Bin immediately wrote it down, nodded and said, "Mmmm, okay, is there anything else?" ”

Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting spread his hands and said: "Shuangquan, I'm really sorry, it's been five or six years since I resigned and returned home, and these are the only two people in the same department can remember." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he nodded regretfully and said: "Well, it's already very good to have these few, it's really hard to find really honest and capable officials these days!" ”

The Chongzhen Dynasty is indeed like this, because the remnants of the eunuch party are full of the imperial court, and the wind of corruption is prevalent.

Zhang Bin saw that it was still early, and simply proposed: "It's still early, Brother Boya, Brother Jiandou, Panyu and Nanhai are not far away, why don't we go and visit Zhang Guowei and Chen Zizhuang together?" ”

Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng naturally agreed, so Zhang Bin asked Xie Zhenggang to prepare more than 100 war horses, and then took a group of guards and Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng to Panyu.

Panyu is only fifty or sixty miles away from Guangzhou, and it will take an hour to gallop on horses, Zhang Bin did not rush to find Zhang Guowei, but took a turn near Panyu County and observed it carefully.

He found that, as Lu Xiangsheng said, there are a lot of ordinary people who grow mulberry and raise silkworms here, and most of them are full of real smiles on their faces, and there are quite a few places in the school.

After observing outside for a while, Zhang Bin took everyone straight to the county office, at this time, at noon, Zhang Bin did not go to the Qinzhi Hall of the county office, but took everyone to the dining hall near the left of the gate.

Such a large group of people ran in and naturally stunned the people inside, there were not many people eating in the canteen, that is, more than a dozen people, and one of them was serving in a county order, and he was sitting there eating at this time.

Zhang Bin took a look, this person was about thirty years old, with a loyal and honest face, and he ate coarse tea and light rice with relish.

He stared at this person's house, and they also stared at him, and the two looked at each other for a while, but the person who served the county order was surprised: "Dare to ask, but the governor?" ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he looked down and saw that he had forgotten to change his official uniform, and he couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhang Yudi, we are fellow scholars, you are serving in Guangzhou, why don't you go to see me?" ”

This person is Zhang Guowei, he couldn't help but be embarrassed when he heard this: "My lord is the governor of the two provinces, how dare you go to Gaopan with a seven-grade county." ”

Zhang Bin sat down opposite him unceremoniously, and beckoned Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng to sit down on both sides, and said directly: "What you said is not right, the same department should support each other, see that you have governed Panyu so well, you are really a capable official, I am short of credible people, what are you willing to do with me?" ”

Unexpectedly, Zhang Guowei was ashamed and said: "Alas, it is ashamed to say it, the lower officials know that bandits are rampant in Guangdong, but they can only shrink their heads and manage this county, and they dare not stand up and accuse those corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

Zhang Bin shook his head and said with a smile: "The location is different, the things I do are naturally different, when I was the county commander, I didn't just cover my head and manage my own county, this year, it would be very good to be able to do my own thing well." ”

Zhang Guowei smiled awkwardly, and then asked, "Dare to ask, who are these two?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng immediately bowed his hand and said: "Lu Xiangsheng, the second class of the Renxu Branch, is now the governor of Fujian under the command of Shuangquan." ”

"Hiss", when Zhang Guowei heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath, these two are in the same department, a governor, a governor!

Sun Chuanting then said: "Sun Chuanting, who has not been a third-class student, has grown up in a realm, and now Shuangquan's subordinates are sentenced to punishment in Guangdong. ”

This guy, another positive three products, listen to their self-registration words are used which list of jinshi, this means that to visit colleagues, no need to distinguish respect and inferiority, the problem is that the lowest one is a positive three products, he is a seven-grade county order, really a little afraid to climb high!

Zhang Guowei could only bow his hand again and again: "Fortunately, fortunately." ”

Zhang Bin simply asked the guards to bring a coarse tea and light meal to the three of them, and asked his guards to go outside to buy some food casually, and just eat with everyone.

To be honest, this taste is indeed a bit flattering, but he is quite satisfied with this Zhang Guowei, everyone is eating and chatting gradually familiar, after eating, Zhang Bin stood up directly, patted Zhang Guowei on the shoulder and said: "Yudi, I still have something to do today, so I won't bother much, I will ask the emperor to play when I go back, transfer you to the prefect of Guangzhou, and let you be such an honest and honest official here as a county magistrate for nine years, it's really a bit excessive, they don't need you, I use it." ”

When Zhang Guowei heard this, he was dumbfounded, and he was promoted to the prefect of the fourth grade at once, is it possible?

If someone else went to ask him to play, Chongzhen would probably scold him for being a bloody dog, but Zhang Bin is different, Chongzhen really has so much trust in him, generally the officials he mentioned, no matter how outrageous they are, Chongzhen will not hesitate to approve them!

Leaving Panyu, Zhang Bin took everyone straight to Nanhaiwei, found Chen Zizhuang and chatted for a while, and he immediately found that this was also a usable talent.

Before Chen Zizhuang came back to guard filial piety, he was the official of the fourth product, Zuo Chunfang, Zuo Yude, and it happened that there was a shortage of people in Fujian, according to the principle of being an official in a different place, Zhang Bin decided to directly ask him to transfer the political envoy of Fujian Chengxuan to the right political envoy!

After visiting these two fellow subjects, Zhang Bin already had confidence in the people recommended by Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, these two did not recommend them indiscriminately in front of him, and the people they recommended must be honest and capable ministers.

Back in Guangzhou, Zhang Bin immediately began to write a recital, first boasted about the extermination of pirates, and then offered more than a million taels of silver, and finally, directly wrote all the people recommended by Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, and only two official positions were set, and the rest, how Chongzhen arranged it casually, anyway, he "bought" these people.