In mid-March, the cabinet was finally adjusted again, and Yang Sichang entered the cabinet as the secretary of the military department, and was enshrined as the crown prince Shaobao, and the scholar of Dongge University, until this time, the news of the deterioration of the situation in Henan was still in a state of secrecy.

Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, has been worried that Kaifeng Mansion will be attacked, but nearly two months have passed, and after taking Luoyang Mansion and occupying most of Henan Mansion, Liukou did not attack Kaifeng Mansion again, which made Xiong Wencan's hanging heart finally let go of some, Yang Sichang successfully entered the cabinet, Xiong Wencan immediately wrote a letter, imploring Yang Sichang to find a way to mobilize other armies and join the army to exterminate Liukou, in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and Sichuan provinces, the total number of imperial troops, Far less than the number of rogues.

In late March, Liukou began to move towards Huguang's Xiangyang Mansion, which made Xiong Wencan nervous again, and after a short time, he finally understood that the original Liukou did not attack Kaifeng Mansion for the time being, the purpose was to be able to attack Huguang and occupy a larger territory.

Xiong Wencan, who understood, suddenly thought of the matter of carrying the black pot.

The Liukou's actions are so big, the emperor has never been clear about the inside story, if he really waited until the Liukou occupied Xiangyang Mansion and other places, and the forces invaded Huguang, he would not be able to hide anything at that time, and the one who took all the responsibility was him, the governor of the five provinces. Thinking of this, Xiong Wencan couldn't sit still.

It will definitely not work to write a recital to the emperor directly, you must know that some adults in the court have already made all the preparations, and they have no way to defend themselves, and stabbing the situation directly to the emperor will make Xiong Wencan lose all his support, I am afraid that Yang Sichang will not support him.

The only way to do that is to stop the rogue attack.

Take stock of the army you can control, and it's impossible to have a head-to-head confrontation with the rogues.

Xiong Wencan, who sensed the danger, couldn't eat and couldn't sleep well. After weighing many aspects, Xiong Wencan made a bold decision and turned to Zheng Xunrui, the governor of Caoyun.

Zheng Xunrui once served as the governor of the five provinces, responsible for the eradication of the Liukou. In front of Zheng Jiajun, Liukou is equivalent to ashes, and when Chongzhen was eight years old, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were trapped in Kuizhou and Banzhou respectively, and Li Zicheng's command was less than 100 people. If it weren't for the sudden invasion of the Houjin Tartars, the Zheng Jiajun would be responsible for fighting the Houjin Tartars, and the Liukou would definitely be completely wiped out.

Zheng Jiajun's bravery, Xiong Wencan knows something, he has been in the military department for a long time, and of course he knows a lot of wars.

At this time, what Xiong Wencan can ask for is Zheng Xunrui.

After arranging all the matters of the Governor's Palace, Xiong Wencan secretly set off for Huai'an. He set out by boat, so that he could completely disguise his whereabouts and not attract the attention of others.

On the fifth day of April, Xiong Wencan arrived in Huai'an.

After getting off the boat, looking at the busy and orderly order on the dock, Xiong Wencan was very emotional, no need to look at other places, just from the situation on the dock, you can see Zheng Xunrui's ability, you must know that Huai'an Pier is the busiest dock in Daming. If you want to manage such a place, it's not as simple as words.

When Chongzhen was seven years old, Xiong Wencan once inspected Huaibei and arrived at the dock. He waited on the ship for most of the day, at that time he was still on the official ship, and his identity was not ordinary, and at that time on the dock, he had asked the crew about the ships. How many more than ten days to wait at the pier.

This time to Huai'an wharf, I saw countless ships of all sizes, but there was no waiting, customs clearance was very smooth, there was a special person responsible for the inspection on board, mainly to check the goods carried on the ship, as for the personal almost no inspection.

The owner of the ship seemed to know the rules of the wharf, cooperated with the inspection, and then was taken to a row of houses, and after a short time he came out, with a list in his hand, and handed it to the clerk who was waiting outside, and he could immediately call the coolies to start loading and unloading the goods, and at this time, the owner of the ship only had to watch alone, and did not need to bring a large number of people to guard.

Xiong Wencan stood on the dock and didn't leave immediately, he wanted to see if other boat owners did the same.

In the wharf for more than half an hour, I saw more than 20 ships loading and unloading goods, all of which were taken care of by the ship's owners or guys on the ship.

This made Xiong Wencan surprised, when he inspected Huai'an, although the Caoyun Governor's Mansion made certain preparations, but he still saw some gangsters on the dock extorting the shipowner, and when loading and unloading the goods, the shipowner hired a large number of personnel, such as facing the enemy, nervously waiting.

It's only been a few years, and the situation at Huai'an Wharf is completely different.

Xiong Wencan, who sighed, took a carriage to the Caoyun Governor's Palace.

More than a dozen pro-soldiers who followed him were still on high alert, constantly staring at everything around them.

The carriage stopped about fifty meters away from the Governor of Caoyun, and the coachman told Xiong Wencan that if he wanted to go to the Governor's Palace, he would have to walk the distance of fifty meters.

This made Xiong Wencan a little unbelievable, the carriage could actually reach a distance of fifty meters from the Caoyun Governor's Mansion, which didn't seem to be very possible, in the previous Caoyun Governor's Mansion, there were sergeants guarding five hundred meters away, and ordinary people were not allowed to approach at all.

After getting out of the carriage and seeing that the gate of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion was not far away, Xiong Wencan really believed it.

When he arrived at the Governor's Palace, Xiong Wencan suddenly changed his mind, he did not go to the Governor's Mansion for the time being, but turned around and walked in the direction of the street.

Everything he saw in front of the dock and the governor's palace made Xiong Wencan a little suspicious.

Zheng Xunrui's reputation in the capital is very great, it turned out that when he was in the Ministry of War, Xiong Wencan heard many times, especially the emperor's decree to collect agricultural taxes in arrears over the years, only Huaibei and Shaanxi did not implement it, everyone knows that this is Zheng Xunrui's decision, so openly violating the holy decree, the emperor actually did not make any decisions, which is also not confusing.

However, Huaibei and Shaanxi have paid taxes, and the amount is exactly the same, which also makes some adults in the court helpless, the purpose of collecting arrears of taxes over the years was originally to collect more silver, so as to allocate silver to build Dalinghe City, Huaibei and Shaanxi have paid taxes, what else can you say.

Walking on the street, Xiong Wencan felt a lively atmosphere.

However, he did not pay attention to these conditions, but walked into the relatively remote alleys, where most of the beggars and poor people were customary, or on the edge of the city, or even outside the city.

In the secluded alleys, to the edge of the city, and even outside the city.

There were no imaginary beggars, not even people with sad faces.

This made Xiong Wencan marvel from the heart, after serving as the governor of the five provinces, he went to Henan, Huguang and many other places, whether it was in Kaifeng Mansion, or in Xiangyang Mansion or Wuchang Mansion, he could always find a large number of beggars and homeless people in secluded corners, the situation of these people was miserable, and they were also the targets of government expulsion.

As for the ruffians and scoundrels, not to mention, the officials in many places are themselves ruffians.

All this was not found in Huai'an Fucheng.

Even if you do superficial things, you can't do it so thoroughly.

At this moment, Xiong Wencan had great confidence, he believed that he had come to the right place, as long as he could meet Zheng Xunrui, the problem of Henan and the problem of Liukou would definitely be solved.

After walking around the city for such a long time, it was noon in a blink of an eye, and two hours passed like this.

Xiong Wencan felt hungry, so he found a restaurant on the side of the road and walked in.

The guy in the restaurant was very polite, and when he saw that Xiong Wencan was followed by many people, he also noticed that Xiong Wencan's temperament was not ordinary, so he beckoned Xiong Wencan to the private room.

Xiong Wencan did not refuse, and went upstairs to the private room.

Those who followed would not enter the private room, they would stay outside, and as for the matter of eating, these guards could easily solve it.

There was a low noise outside the door, which quickly fell silent.

Xiong Wencan didn't mind, the wine and food had already come up, and he was eating it.

The door of the private room was pushed open, and a middle-aged man entered, with an equally unusual temperament.

Xiong Wencan was a little surprised, looked at the middle-aged man who came in, and was speechless for a while.

He didn't know such a middle-aged man, how could he casually enter the private room, and his guards didn't follow in.

"This is Lord Xiong, the governor of the five provinces, and below is Xu Wanghua of the Governor's Mansion."

Xiong Wencan's body trembled slightly, Xu Wanghua's name, of course he knew, he used to follow Lord Xu Guangqi, and after Lord Xu Guangqi passed away, he followed Zheng Xunrui, and now he is Zheng Xunrui's most trusted confidant.

Since Xu Wanghua has come here, it means that his whereabouts have been exposed.

How did Zheng Xunrui know that he had come to Huai'an Mansion City, and this method of investigation was too powerful.

Xiong Wencan hurriedly stood up.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Xu was here, and the official came to Huai'an to visit Lord Zheng, it was noon, and I wanted to eat something to satisfy my hunger, and I would visit Lord Zheng in a while."

"It seems that I am disturbing Lord Xiong, but Lord Zheng has already prepared a banquet and is waiting for Lord Xiong."

"Don't dare, don't dare, this official is going to visit Master Zheng."

When he walked out of the restaurant, Xiong Wencan's face was already a little pale, he didn't expect that Zheng Xunrui knew all his whereabouts, even the route around the city, Zheng Xunrui was clear, and it was so fine that it showed Zheng Xunrui's power.

It is no wonder that Zheng Jiajun was able to rise in just a few years, and he couldn't do anything well because of Zheng Xunrui's finesse.

When he got into the carriage, Xiong Wencan sighed slightly, if it was the adults in the court, they could be so fine, how could the rogues be arrogant, and how could Houjin rise. (To be continued.) )