Two days later, a holy decree was sent to Datong Mansion by the imperial court.

"The third waiting guard is for the country and the people, and he is really a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty and a loyal minister of the imperial court... Now Wei Zheng was assassinated by the imperial court and was seriously injured, and I was very heartbroken. In order to show my great love for Wei Zheng, I hereby add Wei Zheng as the second waiter...... Wei Zheng is allowed to recuperate in Datong Mansion, and after he recovers, he will go to the capital to take up his post......"

After receiving the holy decree and sending the imperial doctor sent by Chongzhen with 10,000 taels of silver, Zhou Shuyuan quickly sent the good news to Wei Zheng......

At this time, Wei Zheng's heart was finally completely relaxed. However, happy to be happy, Wei Zheng did not forget that Sun Chengzong, a historical minister who had already taken office as the governor of Shanxi and began to exercise his rights.

After taking a deep breath and suppressing the excitement that was constantly surging in his heart, Wei Zheng asked directly with a stern face.

"Military advisor, Sun Chengzong, who was the last governor, has it stopped in the past two days......

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Zhou Shuyuan's face, which was still full of smiles just now, was instantly replaced by solemnity.

Facing Wei Zheng, he replied in a heavy tone: "Dashuai, this Sun Chengzong is worthy of being an old minister...... All kinds of differentiation and co-optation methods for officials, and the subordinate officials directly have a feeling of dazzle......"

"Even if you don't ask, the lower officials have to report Sun Chengzong's whereabouts in the past few days......"

"In the opinion of the lower officials, if we don't restrain Sun Chengzong from now on, we don't make some countermeasures. At the latest, half a month at the latest, the entire officialdom in Shanxi will be thrown into chaos by Sun Chengzong......"

"Of course, this is not the most worrying thing for the lower officials. As far as the officials know, this Sun Chengzong has only been in Shaanxi for less than five days. Seven or eight civil servants chose to lean towards him. Especially in Shanxi, which has suffered many losses in our hands. It's like grabbing a straw. Directly the first to fall to Sun Chengzong. And by virtue of his familiarity with the officialdom of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, he began to cooperate with Sun Chengzong in Shanxi and Shanxi provinces, seizing power from us little by little, and winning over civil and military officials. “

The expression on Wei Zheng's face did not change in the slightest because of Zhou Shuyuan's worry.

Under Zhou Shuyuan's gaze, he asked in a cold tone: "It's time to give Sun Chengzong some colors to take a look." Otherwise, this Sun Chengzong really thought that he was holding the sword of Shang Fang given by Chongzhen, and he was the emperor of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. You can do whatever you want in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. ”

"As for the civil and military officials of Shanxi and Shanxi provinces, as long as we make a move, they will know that Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces still have not changed their masters. Those officials who have already defected to Sun Chengzong, as long as they are below the fourth grade, all find a reason to dismiss them, and Ben Shuai also took this opportunity to purge the civil and military officials who still have different intentions in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. ”

Hearing Wei Zheng's answer, the worry in Zhou Shuyuan's heart was immediately replaced by the heat. asked Wei Zheng in front of him.

"Dashuai, what are you going to do?"

Wei Zheng waved his hand and replied: "Don't be in a hurry first, deal with loyal ministers like Sun Chengzong." Ben Shuai has a way to ......"

"Do you still remember what Ben Shuai said at the beginning, even if Sun Chengzong brought 1.5 million taels of silver. Ben Shuai also wants to make Sun Chengzong worry about the silver every day. ”

"Since you want Sun Chengzong to lack silver, you should first use up the 1.5 million taels of silver in Sun Chengzong's hand......"

"You immediately send someone to send a secret letter to Zhou Yuhong, who stayed in Shaanxi......"

"Ben Shuai wants to let the hundreds of thousands of remaining victims in Shaanxi 'rebel' again......"

"Of course, this 'rebellion' is not a real rebellion, but a 'rebellion' for Sun Chengzong to see. Let Sun Chengzong stop holding on to the silver and not let go, but should quickly distribute the disaster relief silver given by Emperor Chongzhen. ”

Zhou Shuyuan's eyes lit up, and he directly thought of the possible consequences after this incident.

With a confident smile on his face, he replied: "Dashuai, the lower official understands......"

"With this strategy of the marshal, we will definitely be able to empty out all the 1.5 million taels of silver that Sun Chengzong kicked in his hands, so that Sun Chengzong will worry about the silver again......"

Two days later, in the lobby of the Governor's Palace, the new Governor Sun Chengzong was meeting with a full face and winning over the lower officials. A personal guard he had brought from the capital suddenly rushed in with a face full of panic.

Ignoring Sun Chengzong's eyes to himself, he directly took out the urgent document sent by Shaanxi and reported loudly.

"Your Excellency...... Something went wrong......"

"Shaanxi, Shaanxi, which has just been purged of bandits, has rebelled again......"

"More than 3,000 rebels who had no food to eat, in order to survive, directly captured a military camp of the imperial court in northern Shaanxi. More than 500 imperial court officers and soldiers were all killed, and all the grain and grass hoarded in the barracks were also robbed......"

At this time, the urgent report just sent by the prefect of Yulin, because the military rations left by the tiger and leopard army when they retreated were about to run out, and other people in Yulin also showed signs of being ready to move. If the Governor's Office does not provide relief to the 300,000 victims in Shaanxi, these victims are likely to rebel again. ”

After listening to the report, everyone in the lobby had a heartfelt shocked expression on their faces.

Especially Sun Chengzong, who was sitting on the main seat, was shocked, and beads of sweat the size of beans also flowed down from his forehead unconsciously.

At this time, Sun Chengzong suddenly realized that after he entered the previous governor of Shanxi, he seemed to have made a very big mistake.

For the past few days, he has only thought about how to take over the military and political power of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces in a short period of time, but he has ignored the 300,000 victims of the disaster in Shaanxi, who are like powder kegs and may explode at any time.

Facing the changing facial expressions on Sun Chengzong's face in front of him, several county magistrates subconsciously wanted to leave.

However, if you don't know anything about Shaanxi, these civil officials who want to take refuge in you are definitely the best way to understand the form of Shaanxi.

Therefore, although Sun Chengzong, who has been in officialdom for a long time, was full of shock, he still reacted in a short time and stopped these officials who wanted to leave.

After taking a deep breath, he comforted them with a forced smile: "Isn't it hundreds of thousands of victims and thousands of rebels? What is there to be afraid of. Don't forget, this official still has 1.5 million taels of silver and 2,000 Beijing camps in his hands. If that weren't enough, the tens of thousands of tigers and leopards in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces were not vegetarians. ”

"However, before that, this official must be clear about the real situation in Shaanxi, not the document in his hand......"

These civil officials can fall to Sun Chengzong in such a short period of time, which means that they are not Wei Zheng's henchmen. Since he is not a confidant, his understanding of Shaanxi can only come from official documents.

Therefore, all the reports they reported to Sun Chengzong were reported by Wei Zheng to the imperial court, and there was almost no source.

So after listening to the report, Sun Chengzong believed the urgent document sent by the Yulin prefect.

After a long sigh, he said to several subordinates.

"In this way, as long as we have grain in our hands and send enough grain to 300,000 people in Shaanxi for half a year, the crisis in Shaanxi will be eliminated......

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor......" several officials replied in unison.

When Sun Chengzong just showed a smile on his face, he was broken by a prefect who was the first to be lower.

"Your Excellency, that's what I said...... However, we simply do not have that much food in our hands...... Even the whole of Shanxi can't buy so much grain......"

"You must know that there are still one or two million tun residents in Shanxi, and the food they need every day is bought back from Jiangnan by the governor's palace every month. It has now been half a month since the last grain purchase, and according to the past habits, all the grain bought from Jiangnan has been handed over to the tunmin. ”

"These people are hungry people, and they value food more than human life, and even if we have more money in our hands, it is impossible to buy food back from these people......

Sun Chengzong's brows furrowed, and he said with a face full of disberence: "The previous Governor's Mansion could buy grain from Jiangnan, and the current Governor's Mansion can also buy grain from Jiangnan. ”

After speaking, he directly asked the prefect in front of him: "Who was responsible for buying grain from the Governor's Mansion in the past, and immediately found it for the official......

Soon, with Wei Zheng, the tide rose and the boat rose, and Zhou Lao, who had become a fourth-grade official of the imperial court, walked into the lobby of the Governor's Mansion with a full head of white hair.

After giving Sun Chengzong a big gift, Zhou Lao asked directly.

"Your Excellency the Governor has a lot of opportunities, I don't know if I am in such a hurry to summon the lower officials......"

As the current emperor of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, Sun Chengzong has no need to hesitate in front of his subordinates. Therefore, as soon as Zhou Lao finished speaking, he explained his purpose straightforwardly with a majestic face.

After finishing speaking, a pair of bright eyes stared at Zhou Lao in front of him, waiting for Zhou Lao to answer.

Zhou Lao did not refuse, and replied very cheerfully: "My lord, Xia Guan is an official of the imperial court, and it is the honor of Xia Guan to do something for the people of Shaanxi and do things for the imperial court. ”

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong's face directly showed a heartfelt smile.

However, this smile did not last long before it was interrupted by Zhou Lao's next sentence.

"However, there are some situations where the lower official still needs to explain it clearly to the adult, and I hope that the adult can meet the lower official's request. Otherwise, no matter how capable the lower officials are, they will not be able to buy back grain from Jiangnan......"

In order to solve the powder keg in Shaanxi that may threaten him at any time, although Sun Chengzong was very dissatisfied with the attitude of Zhou Lao in front of him, he still held back the anger in his heart and asked in his calmest tone as much as possible.

"What's the situation...... As long as the official can accept and satisfy you, the official will definitely be satisfied...... As long as you can buy enough food for this official from Jiangnan, you can solve the 300,000 disaster victims in Shaanxi who are in urgent need of disaster relief. (To be continued......)