Returning from outside the city, Zheng Yongchang sat in the second hall of the governor's yamen with a gloomy face, not saying a word, just sulking there. According to the inspector He Maocai is no exception, he muttered, drank tea vigorously, and had already drunk two large pots, and the little guy on the side looked stunned, he had never seen two adults so out of shape, didn't he say that the victorious army that greeted the governor was like this.

"Old He ......" Zheng Yongchang asked, but did not answer, he waved his hand lazily, and the little guys obediently retreated, leaving only two people.

Zheng Yongchang probed his body, tried to get close to He Maocai, and said in a low voice: "Old He, how many years have we been friends?" ”

He Maocai glanced at him and said lightly: "It's been almost five years, I am still the prefect of Hangzhou, you are the envoy, to be honest, I have suffered a lot of losses from you, and I have carried a lot of thunder for you." ”

Zheng Yongchang nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "They are all their own brothers, are they both prosperous and lossy!" ”

"Phew, Lao Zheng, let's speak with our conscience, you didn't think about me when you were honored, but you can't fall when you lose." He Maocai sighed: "Lao Zheng, you have done it this time. ”

Zheng Yongchang shook his head like a rattle, and hurriedly denied it: "Lao He, it's my sin not to save the governor, and I'm not without money, you should know." ”

He Maocai tilted his head, looked at Zheng Yongchang with the corner of his eye, and said disdainfully: "Okay, at this time, what are you pretending to be confused, the governor has already caught the witness, and under the three woods, there is no man who is beaten with iron." He Maocai sighed and patted Zheng Yongchang's shoulder.

"Zhuge is only cautious in his life, when he is old, you Lao Zheng actually made a mistake, and this time the gods can't save you!"

He Maocai said and patted twice proudly, got up and walked out. Zheng Yongchang was stunned for a moment, and then jumped up suddenly. grabbed He Maocai's sleeve and shouted with a white face: "Old He, what do you mean, do you suspect that I was reporting to the widows?" ”

"Not a doubt, but a certainty!" He Maocai sneered: "The governor is stationed in Zhenhai, and the troops are deployed. Military dispatch, in addition to you and me, there are also people in Jinyiwei who know, even the prefect Ma Ningyuan doesn't know, is Jinyiwei likely to leak the news? ”

Zheng Yongchang nodded and shook his head, shook his head and nodded, and finally could only sigh: "Who can say for sure, but it is unlikely that Jinyiwei is ...... Uh, Lao He. Why do you think it's me? ”

He Maocai rolled his eyelids and sneered: "It's not you, is it me?" ”

Zheng Yongchang's eyes lit up, clapped his hands and said: "You must have done it, the thief shouted to catch the thief, who do you want to deceive!" ”

"Phew!" He Maocai was unceremoniously, spat Zheng Yongchang in the face, and said angrily: "The surname is Zheng." You shameless! I was confused about the trivial things in my life, and I was cheated by you. But I have never been confused about major matters, secretly colluding with the widows and framing the governor, that is to destroy the nine clans! ”

He Maocai swore that Zheng Yongchang didn't believe it at all, and there were still 50,000 taels of silver tickets in the secret room of his study. He Maocai is insatiable, just if he doesn't send troops to save people, it's worth 50,000 taels, if he sells the information again, it's how much silver. Just with his big belly full of fat, I don't know how much benefit he has made!

Zheng Yongchang didn't believe in He Maocai. And He Maocai didn't believe him either. The more they talked, the more stiff they became, and in the end, they almost broke up unhappily.

He Maocai flicked his sleeves and left the governor's yamen, Zheng Yongchang sat for a long time, suddenly got up, screamed sharply, and asked his subordinates to prepare two old ginseng, and he hurried to the governor's mansion.

After the report, he entered the mansion and happened to meet Tang Yi, who was decocting medicine outside the ward.

Zheng Yongchang hurriedly came over and said with a smile: "Where is the little brother from, why hasn't the official seen you?" ”

"In Xia Tang Yi, the Duke is my uncle, who just came over. When I was at the city gate, there were many rudenesses, and I asked Lord Zhongcheng not to blame. ”

"No blame, no blame!" Zheng Yongchang smiled, took off a piece of jade pendant casually, and sent it to Tang Yi, it was still a piece of mutton fat jade, crystal clear, and excellent workmanship.

Tang Yi glanced at it, put it in his arms, and chuckled: "Lord Zhongcheng, I accepted your gift from you, not to covet your things, but to reassure you." Go in, the Governor is waiting inside. ”

Zheng Yongchang frowned, he was so unhappy in his heart, his jade pendant was worth two hundred taels at least, not to mention sending a young man, even if he gave it to Wang Chen, it was not a cold mixture, he was really a seven-grade official in front of the prime minister!

He sneered, and as soon as he turned his body, he heard a faint voice coming from behind, "My father's name is Tang Shen, Lord Zhongcheng may have heard of it!" ”

Plopped, Zheng Yongchang's feet were soft, and he tripped directly on the stone steps, Tang Shen, is there anyone who doesn't know this person now? This kid turned out to be Tang Shen's son, and he was definitely a character, no wonder he looked down on Yu Pei.

Zheng Yongchang stabilized his mind in front of him, glanced at it meaningfully, and then walked into the ward with courage, the strong smell of medicine pierced his nostrils, Wang Chen's face was as pale as paper, leaning on the head of the bed, and closing his eyes.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Wang Chen slowly opened his eyes, saw Zheng Yongchang coming in, and sighed.

"Sit down!"

"Yes." Zheng Yongchang put half of his ass on the chair, leaned over and asked, "Dugong, are you okay?" ”

"I can't die, let the Japanese slash twice, fortunately Hu Ruzhen rescued in time, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to save this old life."

Zheng Yongchang's old face was flushed, and he hurriedly said: "It's all the incompetence of the lower officials, and they didn't send people to support the governor in time, and the lower officials should die." ”

Wang Chen sighed: "You are the governor, you have to manage the whole province, and the difficulties are not small, the old man understands in his heart." I'm afraid I won't be able to be the governor this time, and the position left behind, it seems, you are the most suitable! ”

Wang Chen looked at Zheng Yongchang with expectation, boom, and Zheng Yongchang was stunned in an instant.

Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang!

How much authority you have, and the amount of food you handle in a year is more than a million taels!

Zheng Yongchang only felt hungry for three days, and suddenly a huge pie fell from the sky and knocked him unconscious.

After digesting the information easily, Zheng Yongchang swallowed and foamed, and asked stupidly: "Duke, how can the subordinate officials be able to take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

"Lord Zheng is modest, although the old man was seriously injured in this battle, but he finally eliminated the nest of the widows in Putuo, Wang Zhi fled alone, and the rest of the widow leaders are not in the climate, and the southeast will be much easier to resist the widows in the future. You have been in the local area for many years, and it is not a piece of cake to deal with food and military supplies. ”

When Zheng Yongchang heard this, he nodded frequently, and his self-confidence came up all of a sudden.

He was a Jinshi in Jiajing's fourteenth year, two years earlier than Wang Chen. After working hard in the sea for more than ten years, many of the same subjects have become squires, Shangshu, why can't he be one step higher!

As Wang Chen said, the main force of the Japanese have been annihilated, and there are some stragglers left, what is there to fear.

Wang Chen, who was on the hospital bed, looked at it quietly, and saw Zheng Yongchang's face flushed, staring at him, and secretly laughed in his heart: "What he said is right, it is really Li Lingzhi!" The old man lit another fire. ”

"Lord Zheng."

Hearing Wang Chen's call, Zheng Yongchang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Dugong." ”

"Well, the old man is not hiding it from you, there are scum in the officialdom, secretly colluding with large maritime merchants, betraying information to the widows, and the old man almost died, because of this!"

Zheng Yongchang was shocked, suppressed his excited heart, and asked in a low voice, "Dugong, do you have any clues?" ”

"Yes, I caught a messenger, but the evidence was not established, and the old man was like this, so he really didn't have the energy to investigate. Besides, I don't know when the imperial court will transfer me away. Everyone looks at the governor's position, I don't know how many glasses are staring, and the old man can't ......"

Wang Chen's tone was desolate and emotional, but Zheng Yongchang's mind was alive. Just now, Wang Chen said that he belonged to himself, and now he said that many people are staring, and it seems that the position of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is not something he can decide alone.

Compared with those characters in the court, my Lao Zheng's biggest flaw is that he is too sleek and smooth, and he is comprehensive in all aspects, so that his reputation is not obvious, and he can't think of himself if he has good things.

To make meritorious service, to strive to be a governor!

No matter how to make meritorious contributions, obviously he can't go to the front line to fight with the Japanese invaders, Wang Chen almost lost his head, and he can't get better. Since you can't fight, let's investigate the case!

Zheng Yongchang suddenly got up and bowed deeply to Wang Chen.

"The Governor is above, the lower officials are not talented, and they are willing to investigate the big case of Tongyu, find out the murderer who assassinated the Governor, and find out the scum of the officialdom, if the Governor does not agree, the lower officials will not get up!"

Zheng Yongchang said that his waist was ninety degrees, and his face was flushed. He couldn't see a smug smile flashing at the corner of Wang Chen's mouth.

"Hurry up, Master Zheng, the old man will give you the arrested person immediately, how many days will you find out the results?"

"Ten...... No, five days, as long as it is five days, the lower officials will not eat or drink, and they will do it! ”

"Then the old man will wait for five days!" Wang Chen picked up a fold casually and deliberately opened it so that he could see that it was written on it to promote Zheng Yongchang to take over his position as governor.

Seeing this, Zheng Yongchang no longer doubted, his blood swelled, his enthusiasm exploded, and the flower world in the southeast was his!

Seeing Zheng Yongchang away, Wang Chen lay in the ward for a while, and when footsteps sounded outside, Tang Yi walked in with a smile and gestured at Wang Chen.

"That's it!"

Wang Chen was dealing with Zheng Yongchang here, and Tang Yi and Hu Zongxian were fooling He Maocai over there. For people like Zheng He, Tang Yi has a clear understanding, they are the ** of officialdom, and they only have interests in their eyes. Once two people have suspicion in their hearts, they will suspect each other and even fight and kill each other.

Tang Yi said with a smile: "Uncle, I have already checked, the two families that have interacted with Zheng Yongchang and He Maocai during this time are the Wu family and the Ying family, both of which are engaged in smuggling, and they definitely have dealings with the Japanese Invaders, I have found two Japanese prisoners, asked them to pretend to be messengers, and guided them to investigate these two families." ”

Wang Chen nodded frequently, stretched out his big hand, and patted Tang Yi's shoulder, how could there be a trace of sickness.

"Wu and Ying are both big surnames in the court, and the immortals behind them are implicated, Zheng Yongchang and He Maocai can't eat and go around!" Wang Chen exclaimed: "No wonder Jingmei said that your kid is a human spirit, and between turning his hands, he let a governor and an envoy press the inspector, and the two major families were destroyed, and the old man was ashamed of himself." ”

Tang Yi smiled humbly: "It's still my uncle's acting skills." The two guys were happily touting...... (To be continued.) )