The emperor put down the account book that Lu Zhen handed in, sighed and asked, "How is Haoyu's health?" ”

"Imperial Doctor Shi said that he was powerless, so he could only hang with medicine to make him walk more comfortably."

The emperor couldn't help but feel a little sad, "He is much younger than me, why is this so?" ”

Lu Zhen lowered his head, "Imperial Doctor Shi said that his foundation is not very good, and he has been overworked and does not know how to maintain it over the years, so he ......"

The emperor felt even more guilty, thought for a while and asked, "Can his sister and his daughter be arranged?" ”

"The minister asked Lord Ou of the Ministry of Rites to go to Suzhou to announce the decree, and by the way, measure the county lord and the county lord's jue field, and then ask Suzhou Thorn Shi to take care of the county lord and the county lord. Presumably, they will have to rely on them when they return to their hometowns in the future. ”

The emperor bowed his head in satisfaction, "That's good, their aunts and nephews are weak and female, but they can't be bullied." ”

The emperor thought for a while and said: "I will send them some yellow folds, and then they can go straight to heaven, and if they are bullied, they will have a way to speak, so as not to chill the hearts of heroes." ”

"Your Majesty is benevolent."

The emperor waved his hand, and was about to let him go down, when he suddenly remembered the Jiangnan observation envoy who had recently won a hot battle between the DPRK and China, and couldn't help asking: "Yuan Yi, Zhao Jie is your deputy, what do you think of him?" ”

Lu Zhen lowered his head and thought for a while: "Zhao Jie has outstanding ability and is very talented in leading troops, but as for his ability to deal with civil affairs, the minister doesn't know. ”

The emperor smiled, "It seems that you already know, now that the court is making a commotion, there were originally five candidates for the Jiangnan Observation Envoy recommended by the court, except for Sun Huai and Liu Pei, who were proposed by Lin Jiang, the other two were proposed by other ministers of the court." But now, Liu Pei has been promoted to Yangzhou Assassin History, and I don't plan to let the Observer Envoy concurrently serve as the Assassin History, so only four people are left to fight. But now, the names of Sun Huai and Zhao Jie have been heard in the court. ”

Lu Zhen smiled and said: "Sun Huai was originally the head of the Suzhou garrison, Haoyu was promoted after he arrived in Jiangnan, and he slowly became Haoyu's deputy for more than ten years, and he is very familiar with Jiangnan; And Zhao Jie was born in Jiangnan, and the Zhao family is one of the five major families in Jiangnan, second only to the Shang family. In terms of control over Jiangnan, in addition to the Lin family, it is his Zhao family, so the other two are naturally a little worse than them. ”

"They are not familiar with Jiangnan, and it is not good to go there, it is better to sit and watch the two of them fight," Lu Zhen said with a smile: "The person who recommended them is not stupid, so naturally they will die down, so Your Majesty will only hear about Sun Huai and Zhao Jie." ”

The emperor's eyes gradually deepened, and he asked, "The Zhao clan has a lot of power in Jiangnan?" ”

Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment before bowing his head and said, "Minister, the minister is just hearsay." ”

"Tell me what you've heard?"

"The minister just heard that Zhao Jie's brother walked around for his brother in Yangzhou, and he had won the support of all ethnic groups in Jiangnan. Chen thought, even if it is difficult for my Lu family to connect so many families, but the Zhao family can do it, which shows the influence of his family in Jiangnan. ”

The emperor listened expressionlessly, and only after half a sound did Lu Zhen retreat.

Sun Huai and Zhao Jie, he does like Zhao Jie more, after all, Sun Huai is Lin Jiang's confidant, and Lin Jiang's network resources are only afraid that they will be inherited by him.

He was willing to hand over Jiangnan to Lin Jiang, firstly, because the royal family was ashamed of the Lin family, secondly, the Lin clan had great prestige in Jiangnan, and thirdly, because of Lin Jiang's loyalty to the monarch, he could trust Lin Jiang.

But if you change to another person, you can't do it, Lin Jiang's network resources are handed over to Sun Huai, who knows if it's a blessing or a curse?

What's more, he wanted to separate the military and government from Jiangnan, so he directly promoted Liu Pei to the assassin of Yangzhou, cutting off the way for the Jiangnan Observation Envoy to serve as a local official.

When the time comes, Zhao Jie will be used again, and his interference in civil affairs and finance will be restricted, and only the military power will be allowed to lead the army, and as long as the separation of military and political affairs in Jiangnan is successful, it can be applied to other Daozhou.

But it seems that he thinks too well.

If the Zhao family really has the same influence in Jiangnan as Lu Zhen said, I am afraid that the military and political affairs in Jiangnan will not only not be separated, but will be controlled by him.

Lin Jiang has a gentle personality and is loyal and patriotic, so his decrees can be described as accessible in Jiangnan, but it is different with Zhao Jie.

The other party is a military general, and he doesn't think that a general who goes into battle to kill the enemy can be so gentle.

For example, Lu Zhen, don't look at him from a family, he is gentle and elegant on weekdays, but in fact, his temper is also very explosive, and his desire to control is strong, at least it is difficult for the people sent by the emperor to Lingzhou to take power under him.

It was precisely because the emperor had weak control over other armies except for the Northeast Army handed over by Lin Ying, so he planned to weaken the rights of the observation envoys and the Jiedu envoys, so as to separate the military and the government.

And because Jiangnan is Lin Jiang, he has always had a high degree of belonging to the imperial court, so he planned to start from Jiangnan.

The emperor sighed and asked people to call several forbidden soldiers who followed Lu Zhen to Yangzhou, those people were his henchmen, and he still had to ask them how the situation was in Jiangnan.

The identities of these forbidden soldiers are very ordinary, so they have not been taken care of by the commanders, and they are free when they arrive in Jiangnan except for duty, so they have collected a lot of information.

Because Zhao Sheng was engaged in tandem before they left, the movement was quite big, and several people knew it clearly without taking the initiative to inquire.

However, they didn't talk about the Zhao family first, and the focus was still on the Lin family, after all, before they went, the emperor told them to collect more information about the Lin family.

"Except for the two Zhuangzi in Suzhou and the bookstore and bookstore under their names, the rest of the properties have indeed been sold out, and now the Lin family is the sister of Lord Lin, the lord of Qingwan County, and the three elders of the Lin family are still in the Lin family, I heard that the second room of the Lin family wants to give a son to Lord Lin, but Lord Lin didn't want it, so it made a little ugly."

The second forbidden soldier added: "The ministers heard that it seems that the people in the second room had made a move against the county lord, so it angered Lord Lin, and Lord Lin only then moved the idea of scattering all the family wealth. ”

The emperor frowned, put aside the Zhao clan's affairs for the time being, and asked, "What does the Lin clan's sect elder think about this?" ”

"I heard that there was a ruckus on the day of the auction, but I haven't heard anything about it since."

The emperor nodded with a calm face and asked, "Have you got the list of families bidding for the property that day?" ”

"Yes," a forbidden soldier took out a pamphlet from his bosom and offered it, "these are all recorded in the yamen, but the ministers are not good at checking there, so they can only inquire with people, so some small industries are not recorded." ”

The emperor opened the booklet and saw "Zhao Sheng" listed in the first line at a glance.

The Emperor asked softly, "Zhao Sheng?" ”

The forbidden soldiers immediately answered, "He is the second master of the Zhao family, and he is also the younger brother of the deputy capital protector of Zhao, and now he is in charge of the affairs of the Zhao family." ”

"What did he do in Yangzhou?"

Several forbidden soldiers were shocked, and this was one of the most important things they had to say, because Zhao Sheng's movement was too big, and he dared to engage in tandem when Qin Cha was still there, was this when they died?

When the forbidden army was reporting to the emperor, Lu Zhen was meeting with a few friends, and he decided that tomorrow he would let his friends recommend Zhao Jie as an observer of Jiangnan, I can't get rid of you, I will kill you.

The next morning, the Manchu Dynasty was full of joy, after all, the treasury had added so much money.

The emperor, who had been troubled for half the night, couldn't help but feel better when he saw the jubilant ministers, the appointment and dismissal of the Jiangnan observation envoy just exposed the problems that had always existed, and there was nothing to worry about, but with so much money added to the treasury, the situation was getting better and better, wasn't it?

So the emperor became in a better mood and began to listen to the government.

It's just that the good mood is only maintained for a while, Lin Jiang is seriously ill, and he sees that time is running out, so his succession is something that will be mentioned at every court meeting.

The emperor was in a good mood today, and he didn't want to mention this annoying topic, but before he could open his mouth, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu had already opened his mouth to mention it.

Chen Shangshu's reason is also very sufficient, Lin Jiang is seriously ill, he can't let him work all the time, he is loyal, His Majesty should also be sympathetic to him, so the candidate for the Jiangnan Observation Envoy must be decided as soon as possible.

As soon as Chen Shangshu's words fell, many officials came forward to echo and nominate Zhao Jie again.

The emperor squinted and found that they were all officials from Jiangnan, or officials related to Jiangnan, and he looked at it with a smile on the corner of his mouth and did not say a word.

Seeing this, the courtiers at the bottom became more and more emboldened, and they all came out to stand up for the candidates they agreed with.

Except for Sun Huai and a few votes, almost all those who spoke supported Zhao Jie, and the remaining silent courtiers sat without caring about themselves.

Although the emperor still had a smile on his face, he was already so angry that his breathing was two points heavier, and he saw that most of the courtiers in the court did not express their position, and it seemed that they were not involved, but he was not happy at all.

Gangnam Province is the most important area of Daliang today, and it is simply unreasonable for them to do nothing and let the people below fight.

Think you can hang it up if it's not your business? So what is the use of raising you?

The emperor's dislike for Zhao Jie reached the top at this moment, the smile on his face fell, and he said calmly: "I already know this matter in my heart, and I will discuss with the six Shangshu to determine the candidate to succeed Haoyu as soon as possible, and everyone will step down." ”

With that, he got up and retreated.

Chen Shangshu was slightly startled, and he didn't understand how the emperor, who had just smiled, said that he was angry.

The head of the household department and the head of the Ministry of Industry glanced at each other, and they were both a little happy. Both of them support Sun Huai, except for Chen Shangshu who expressed his support for Zhao Jie, the rest of Shangshu have not expressed their position, which can be regarded as neutral, so if the Jiangnan Observation Envoy really wants the six of them to decide, then Sun Huai is still very likely to win.

At least the odds are better than deciding in the court.

Chen Shangshu obviously thought of this as well, and his face was a little unsightly.

On the same day, the six Shangshu went to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss with the emperor the candidates for the Jiangnan Observation Envoy, and talked about it from the morning to the evening.

The emperor did not directly decide on the candidate, but Chen Shangshu's face was a little pale when he walked out of the palace gate, and he even stumbled.

And the head of the household and the head of the Ministry of Industry were smiling and leaving together in a relaxed way.

The people who stared at the gate of the palace instantly knew in their hearts, it seemed that this time it was Sun Huai who won.

It was indeed Sun Huai who won, although the emperor did not make a decision in front of them in the end, but the six people who knew the emperor knew that he had actually decided on a candidate in his heart.

Chen Shangshu returned home with a calm face, and when he saw the staff waiting at home, he couldn't help but close his eyes, shook his head and said, "Zhao Jie is too anxious, and he has committed a taboo." ”

The staff was shocked, "My lord, there are too many people coming out of the queue today, not like the people Zhao Jie can find." ”

"Are you saying that someone fished in troubled waters and framed him?" Chen Shangshu raised his eyebrows, and sighed halfway: "That must be Lin Jiang's handiwork, but what's the use of knowing it now?" His Majesty is convinced of Lin Jiang, and the image of Zhao Jie being too eager for quick success has also been formed. Send a letter to Zhao Jie, let him be mentally prepared, and let his younger brother be quiet in Jiangnan by the way. ”

Chen Shangshu didn't know that Zhao Sheng was in tandem in Jiangnan until he was about to leave the palace, so he didn't die, and at that time, Lu Zhen brought the officials of the Praetorian Guard and the Lihu Department in Jiangnan, wasn't that the handle to send to the door?