In fact, even if Wang Zheng doesn't say it, Sun Hualong's promotion is a matter of time, and even if he succeeds in attracting the attention of Emperor Chongzhen this time, it is nothing more than advancing the process.

"And who will be the next prefect?"

Li Yan had been thinking about this layer for a long time, and he was just thinking about the candidate, and when Wang Zheng came out, he walked around the hall for a few steps, but he was still a little groaning.

Seeing that Li Yan and Guan Qingtian were both a little hesitant, Wang Zheng smiled, spread his hands and said:

"In this way, the two military councilors each wrote a person on the paper, and as for who to write up, Rong Benzhen will think about it again." Speaking of this, Wang Zheng beckoned:

"Xiao Cui, tell your subordinates to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone up."

Xiao Cui, who was standing outside the hall, heard this, immediately turned around and said yes, and hurriedly went down the hall with two maids with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

This method is currently the safest, and the candidate for the next prefect is somewhat important, Li Yan and Guan Qingtian were still groaning after picking up the pen, and Wang Zheng sat on the first place and picked up the teacup and waited quietly.

After the two of them finished writing, all that remained was Wang Zheng asking about some recent major events in Dengzhou Mansion, and when they left, Wang Zheng slowly unfolded the two rolls of paper, and his brows only furrowed after stretching for a short time.

In fact, if you talk about the selection of the prefect, Wang Zheng's chief soldier in this place has no right to speak at all, and even Liu Zeqing will not say much about this kind of thing.

The next prefect's affairs can be big or small, if you choose a thorn like Xu Renlong, there will be a lot of unnecessary trouble, Sun Zhiqi is so old and serious, it is undoubtedly the most beneficial to Wang Zheng.

Li Yan and Guan Qingtian have different personalities, and the candidates are naturally different.

Li Yan recommended a colleague named Li Guanzheng, this person Wang Zheng has no impression, but if he sends someone to check his official resume, plus how to deal with people, he can understand the general situation.

Li Guanzheng is regarded as the protégé of the current prefect Sun Hualong, Wang Zheng is satisfied with this candidate, since he has decided to help Sun Hualong be promoted, Li Guanzheng, as his protégé, will definitely be happy and convinced by himself at that time.

Moreover, Li Guanzheng has been in the same position for six years, and he is quite tactful, although he does not have great talents, but the most important thing is to "be an official", never meddle in what should not be managed, and never ask what should not be asked.

Compared with Sun Hualong, this Li Guanzheng is obviously easier to control.

The person recommended by Guan Qingtian is Shen Wei, the general judge of Dengzhou Mansion, which is diametrically opposed to Li Guanzheng's character, Shen Wei acts steadily, is upright, and loyal to the imperial court, and even the current prefect Sun Hualong often contradicts.

As far as the nearest thing is concerned, Shen Wei was the only official who did not show up at the night banquet of Sun's Mansion last time, and he really didn't expect such a thorn in his head if he didn't check Wang Zheng.

Li Yan and Guan Qingtian's minds are obviously different, Li Guan's recommendation by Li Yan is exactly what Wang Zheng is more inclined to, and what he needs at the moment is not an upright follower like Shen Wei, but a court official who knows how to meet and shoot horses, and can handle things.

Wang Zheng's original purpose in setting up the Military Council Department was to replace the imperial court with a division internally and exercise political and legal powers.

If the prefect is clearly in charge, and the court has the coordination of officials and officials, the military council department set up by Wang Zheng can only become a decoration in the end, and it can only manage the affairs of the Dengzhou battalion and set up a military council department.

In Wang Zheng's opinion, if Shen Wei is brought up, it will be Hai Rui of Denglai and Denglai, and maybe one day there will be a whole drama of carrying a coffin to manage the government.

Wanli Zhongxing needs this kind of follower, maybe for Zhang Juzheng, this Shen is a rare talent, but for Wang Zheng, this kind of disobedient follower is a scourge.

That night, Yu'er Bing Candle, Wang Zheng wrote a report document and a secret letter to the eunuch Wang Chengen, the master of ceremonies, and there were such words in the letter.

"Dengzhou Mansion is the same as Li Guanzheng, Ming Zheng is in charge of affairs, and the administration is clear, and after discussing with Sun Futai, the last general agreed that this person can succeed him."

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On April 2, the twelfth year of Chongzhen, a fast horse galloped into Beijing from Yongding Gate, holding a document and shouting good news.

Tong Shizu, a staff officer of Liu Zeqing, the general of Shandong Army, and Yuan Rongli, deputy commander of Denglai, made a rebellion in Laizhou, and the two rebels fought with each other, causing trouble to the place, and the people were miserable.

Wang Zheng, the new commander-in-chief of Denglai, had just been stationed in Ye County, received a document issued by Xu Renlong, the governor of Denglai, and immediately led the Dengzhou battalion to quell the chaos.

As soon as the Dengzhou camp came out, the rebels fled in despair, and in less than three days, the Tong Department and the Yuan Department were pacified one after another, and Wang Zheng beheaded Tong Shizu and Yuan Rong in Ye County.

Emperor Chongzhen was dealing with official documents from all over the country in the palace, but when he heard the news, he was furious, causing Wang Chengen and the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs to kneel down in one place.

Emperor Chongzhen threw a piece of music he was looking at to the ground and said angrily:

"What a Liu Zeqing, he is a good soldier in Shandong!"

"The emperor dissipated his anger, thanks to Wang Zheng's timely quelling of the chaos, it did not cause a big disaster!" Wang Chengen hurriedly handed over the song and carefully instructed the eunuchs and palace maids to deal with the surroundings.

Wang Chengen is also a little fortunate in his heart, thanks to the fact that this Wang Zheng, who he promoted, is an understanding person and a general loyal to the court, and it seems that he will take more care of him in the future.

Chongzhen took the song from Wang Chengen's hand, calmed down, looked at it carefully for a long time, and suddenly asked:

"Sun Hualong, the prefect of Dengzhou, is said to have been evaluated as the best for several consecutive years, right?"

"If you go back to the emperor, Sun Hualong has been evaluated as 'Shang' for three consecutive years, and his performance in governing Dengzhou is remarkable, of course, this is also due to Wang Zheng's assistance in leading the troops."

After listening to Wang Chengen's words, Chongzhen waved his hand, nodded and said:

"Of course I know that Wang Zheng has made meritorious contributions to quelling the chaos this time, so he will reward 300 pieces of silver, 200 horses of silk, and a pair of armor and swords." Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen muttered:

"As for that Sun Hualong, he has been the prefect of Dengzhou for so many years, and since he has outstanding performance, he will go to Yangzhou to make up for the lack of Tongzhi, and it is good to retire there."

Wang Chengen shouted repeatedly:

"The emperor's bodhisattva heart!"

Chongzhen smiled self-deprecatingly when he heard this, put Song Shu aside, and said:

"The bodhisattva's heart can't save the world, what's the use of coming."

After Wang Chengen heard it, his expression was obviously dark, and he also shut up and didn't say more, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable, and at this moment, a slightly trembling voice came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the documents for Dengzhou Mansion have arrived."

Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward to take the document from the little eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, and handed it to Emperor Chongzhen non-stop, it turned out that this document was from Sun Hualong, the current governor of Dengzhou, and recommended a Tongzhi of Dengzhou Mansion named Li Guanzheng to succeed him.

After Emperor Chongzhen read his documents, he paced back and forth in the hall for a long time, and only after a while did he turn around and ask:

"Cheng'en, how is this Li Guanzhengren?"

"If you go back to the emperor, the slave and maid only know that the local civil officials say that he is honest and clear, and the slave and maid are eunuchs, so I dare not say more."

Wang Chengen stopped at the point, and when he spoke, he lay on the ground and didn't even raise his head.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded thoughtfully, but he didn't say anything in front of the court, and waved his hand to signal him to go down.

About five days later, a little eunuch and Jingshi rode out of Yongdingmen with the holy decree and the things that had been given to them.