Soon, Lu Zhen made these Shandong officials understand what it means to be vigorous and resolute. Only one day later, he sent twenty brocade guards from his Qin Guard to the Yamen of the Political Division, and asked Gao Qianzhong to immediately send relevant people to the prefectures and counties mentioned the day before to investigate and verify.

In the face of this practice, Gao Duzhong and others, who had planned to delay, really couldn't find a reason, so they had to reluctantly send their subordinates, and left Jinan in a hurry accompanied by Jin Yiwei. And after knowing that things were difficult, Gao Duzhong repaired another letter and sent it to Qufu, hoping that the people of the Confucian family who had a clear attitude in this matter could give him some help, after all, as a subordinate of Lu Jin, the governor, he didn't dare to embarrass him.

At the same time, Yang Zhen, who was slightly disguised, had also come to the station of the Jinyi Wei Shandong Thousand Households that looked quite simple, and after revealing his identity, he was introduced into it and saw Qu Gongliang, a local Jinyi Wei Qianhu who looked a little black and thin.

"It turned out that Yang Qianhu was here, and he was willing to forgive his sins." After confirming the identity of the visitor, Qu Gongliang immediately invited Yang Zhen to the upper seat with flattery, and was full of humble words. You must know that the two of them actually have the same official positions in Jinyiwei, but one of them is from Fusi, Beijing Town, and he looks like he has a higher status.

Yang Zhen looked around and found that this Jinyi Wei Qianhu was indeed a little shabby, and these captains and officers inside did not have the murderous aura that Jinyi Wei should have, so he understood. Obviously, this Qu Qianhu had a very difficult time here, so he didn't have the sharpness he should have.

So, he could only slow down his expression and said with a pleasant face: "Qu Qianhu is serious, you and I are colleagues in Jinyiwei, why are you so angry?" And in the future, I will be able to do things in Shandong without the help of you and your family. ”

"I wonder what the adults command? As long as the lowly people can do it, they must do their best. Hearing this, Qu Gongliang's spirit suddenly perked up, and he immediately expressed his position.

During this period of time, Jinyiwei was the most severely suppressed imperial institution. Because of Wang Zhen's involvement, even ordinary magistrates can find out what they are not doing, which makes the life of the local Jinyi Guard feel so aggrieved. It turns out that the privileges of surveillance officials are almost gone, and they have to worry about being sued, so they can only be low-key with their tails between their legs.

But they didn't just accept this situation in their hearts, they just didn't have a chance. And now, as soon as Yang Zhen, who was the commander of the Thousand Households and had the status of the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, came, he gave them a glimmer of hope, so they didn't ask in detail, and made a guarantee.

"This official came here today, and there are indeed some things that need to be handed over to you to do, after all, compared to those brothers I brought, the brothers in the Thousand Households Institute are more familiar with everything in Shandong. It's just that this thing will offend people after all, so ......"

"But please tell me that! My Jinyiwei was originally on an errand for the emperor, and since you are a messenger, you naturally have the right to mobilize us. Qu Gongliang assured again.

"Good!" Yang Zhen didn't go around in any circles anymore, and directly said his intentions: "Your Excellency wants you to send people to keep an eye on the words and deeds of the officials of the various prefectures in Shandong, especially their dealings with each other, is it possible for you to do it?" ”

Hearing this, Qu Gongliang obviously hesitated, if this matter was discovered, he would definitely have to be hanged. But after hesitating for a moment, he nodded heavily: "No problem, we have already planted eyeliner in various yamen, and this matter is not difficult to do." ”

"Also, what my lord means is to let you send someone to keep an eye on Qufu again, and also know what officials have dealings with there. In addition, it is necessary to grasp what they do on weekdays and what they do unsavedly. Yang Zhen lowered his voice again and commanded carefully.

Hearing this order, Qu Gongliang's body shook significantly, and his expression became nervous: "Who do you want us to keep an eye on in Qufu?" ”

"What do you say is there in Qufu who is worthy of Lord Futai's concern, and he arranged for you to keep an eye on?"

Knowing that it was indeed what he thought, Qu Qianhu felt even more nervous, and then even sweated on his forehead. He has been in Shandong for many years, how can he not know how famous and powerful the Qufu Kong clan has in the local area, if it is found out that he has sent people to monitor them, the end will be miserable.

Seeing his frightened look, Yang Zhen grinned: "What's the matter, my dignified brocade guards are still afraid of them?" Or do you not have confidence in your subordinates? ”

Feeling the dissatisfaction in the other party's words, Qu Gongliang's heart trembled again. Immediately, he clenched his fist again, and his heart was horizontal: "Damn, people die and birds rise to the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years...... This aggrieved day has passed enough, this is a great opportunity for me to turn over, how can I miss it? Isn't it just a Confucian family? Is there anyone in this world who we Jinyi Wei dare not check? ”

After cheering himself up, he nodded solemnly: "Since it is the intention of the governor and you, Yang Qianhu, then even if you take a big risk, you will definitely try your best to do the errand well!" Don't worry, adults, I'll let people stare at Qufu. ”

Yang Zhen showed a satisfied smile at this time: "Then I will work for you." As long as it is done, the credit is naturally indispensable to Qu Qianhu and the brothers in Shandong. ”

Qu Gongliang hurriedly showed determination and loyalty again, and then sent the satisfied Yang Qianhu out of the door. It was only then that a hesitant expression appeared on his face again, and after walking back and forth in the hall for more than half an hour, he called several henchmen in, and then carefully instructed him.

After another half an hour, these people walked out of the hall either solemnly or excitedly. Since this moment, Shandong Jinyiwei, which has been silent for more than half a year, has become active again......

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In the blink of an eye, August is about to pass, and it has been half a month since Lu Jin, the governor of Shandong, took office.

On the surface, nothing has changed in Shandong, or in the city of Jinan, and Lu Jin, as the governor, does not seem to be in a position to interfere in local government affairs, but the pressure he puts on the officials has not been reduced in the slightest.

In particular, every few days, he would call several important officials headed by Gao Quanzhong to his front and tell them about the idea of opening the sea and trade, which made them even more nervous.

You must know that Qufu has already explained that they are resolutely not allowed to reopen the sea ban in Shandong, and if these officials can't stop this, then wait for a replacement. At the same time, Weihai and other prefectures and counties have also brought back news, and it is said that there are really a few places suitable for building ports.

This is the consequence of the people who have brocade guards and follow the relevant people. Originally, they still wanted to fool the governor, who was not familiar with the geographical situation of Shandong, and only deduced that the coastal prefectures and counties were not suitable for opening ports, and even if they could not cancel the decision to open the sea, they could delay it for a while.

But now it's a good thing, under the surveillance of Jinyiwei, the local officials no longer dare to open their eyes and tell nonsense, so some extremely unfavorable results for them have also been reported. Although this information was temporarily suppressed by Gao Quanzhong and did not report to the governor's line, it could only drag on for a while, and it would not be long before they had to obediently tell the truth about things.

Under such circumstances, it made a group of officials even more restless, and they didn't even have the heart to deal with the routine affairs on weekdays.

On this afternoon, Gao Duzhong and the others gathered together under the pretext of discussing the affairs of the city, but everyone sat for half an hour with wide eyes, but still no one spoke, and they seemed very depressed.

Finally, Zhou Chaoxian was the first to bear it anymore, and said with a low cough: "This is not a way, if it drags on, those people will come back, and the matter will have to be reported to Lord Futai at that time." We'll have to come up with another charter and see what we can do......"

"It's easier said than done. Lord Futai has already made a decision, and no matter how much we persuade us, it will be in vain. Gao Duzhong shook his head slightly, he really couldn't think of any way.

"It's all the troubles of the Kong family, they have to use us as gunmen, and they actually let us go to confront the imperial court!" One official muttered rather dissatisfied.

These words hit the minds of other people, and many people nodded in agreement, showing their dissatisfaction with the Kong family. Yes, if your Kong family is dissatisfied with the strategy of opening the sea, you can come forward to oppose it, why don't you like to hide behind it? Isn't this embarrassing for yourself and others?

But everyone also knows that this can only be complained about here, and they really dare not say it directly to the people of the Confucian family.

This is not because of any respect for Yan Shenggong, or any reverence for Confucius, in fact, for these people who have become officials, what saints, what Confucius, can not compare to their own future at all. The reason why they have concerns and dare not go against the Confucian family is because the Confucian family is too powerful in Shandong, and many families are looking forward to it, and the government cannot do anything without their cooperation.

As far as the collection of autumn grain and autumn taxes is concerned, many prefectures and counties in Shandong can smoothly receive the money and grain because of the care of the Confucian family. When the time comes, it will be difficult for these officials to make a difference to the imperial court, and life will not be easy.

Thinking about these problems, everyone's faces looked even more unsightly. And at this moment, He Yuan suddenly sighed and said, "A few adults, the lower officials have a plan, maybe they can drag things off for a while!" ”

"Oh? But what a clever plan, let's talk about it quickly! Gao Qianzhong, who was worried, immediately became interested when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.