At twelve o'clock in the evening in Xuezhou County and twelve o'clock in the morning in Yingtianfu, a telegram was sent to the palace telegraph room through several relay points in the ocean.

Several palace maids translated the telegram and handed it to the female official Li Siji, who looked at the time, did not dare to delay, and walked quickly to the palace.

Although the emperor is greedy for pleasure, he is not a mediocre person. Every day at noon, there is never a delay, and every day at noon, the minister will be feasted, and this time must be in the temple.

In the palace, Zhengde invited Wang Hua, who was about to rush to Xizhou to serve as the political envoy of the Golden City, and it was Wang Shouren, the son of Wang Hua, who accompanied him.

Wang Shouren, known as Yangming, this person is one of the famous ministers that Gaozu once paid close attention to and made him trustworthy.

Zhengde has been paying attention to him since he came out, so that he has been steadily promoted step by step for more than ten years, and when he was thirty years old, he was directly promoted to the cabinet and stayed by his side.

Wang Yangming is indeed extraordinary, not only has outstanding knowledge in Confucian theory, but also has extraordinary abilities in military and civil affairs.

Although he is only 42 years old now, he is already the second assistant of the cabinet and is deeply trusted by Zhengde.

Wang Hua, Wang Yangming's father and son, are all famous ministers in the later period of Gaozu promoted by Zhengde, and now in order to make room for Wang Yangming, Zhengde has to send Wang Hua far away.

It is common for father and son to be officials in the same dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, but there must be a master and a secondary, and they cannot reflect each other.

Although Wang Yangming is the second assistant to the cabinet, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty is the emperor's secretariat and does not have any real power.

If you want to reuse Wang Yangming, who is forty-two years old this year, Wang Hua cannot continue to serve as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites.

The Golden City (Johannesburg) is the world's largest gold producer, with eight pitfalls that produce a million taels of gold a year.

In Xizhou, there are now eight royal palaces stationed, and the 20,000 square kilometers around the Golden City is the only area directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

There is still military control, and 30,000 elite soldiers, mainly the Hou Su family in Yecheng, guard the largest gold mine in the Ming Dynasty.

Going there as a political envoy is similar to providing for the elderly.

This is mainly due to the fact that although Wang Hua is now sixty-eight years old, he is still in good health, he does not accept old age, he goes to the Golden City for two years, and after he comes back, he writes to him, and he also fulfills the wish of this old minister.

Wang Hua also knew very well that the emperor's arrangement was to make way for his son and to benefit his future, so he was in a good mood.

The three of them were happy to eat at one meal, only Wang Yangming was a little reluctant to go to Xizhou because his father was nearly seventy years old.

"Your Majesty, Li Siji asks to see you, and there is a telegram from Dongzhou from Commander Li."

Zhengde was instantly overjoyed and shouted, "Hurry up." ”

When Wang Yangming heard this, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, but is Lord Li, the commander of the Jinyi Guard?" ”

Zhengde nodded, looked directly at Li Siji who entered the hall, and said with a smile: "I arranged for him to do a big thing, and now it is obvious that there is a result." ”

"Master Li has worked hard and has not been sent abroad for ten years, and it is obviously a big deal to be able to work on him."

Zhengde glanced back at him and said with a smile: "It's really a big deal, but it's not convenient to take it out for discussion now." ”

Li Siji stepped forward, squatted down slightly, and stepped forward to hand Zhengde a folded white paper.

Zhengde unfolded it, and there were only sixteen short words on it: North African layman, Zhengshun Emperor's heart. If you want to solve your worries, you can return in ten days.

Zhengde was overjoyed, and now that Zhou Bei was determined that he was not an ordinary person, and he was willing to serve himself, he didn't want to wait for a moment.

Emperor Gaozu and Concubine Lan Guifei left a benchmark of the limit, and the ability of the people who crossed made Zhengde yearn for it.

After suppressing his emotions for a while, he commanded: "Return: I know, bring people back quickly." ”

In Xuezhou Mansion in Dongzhou, Li Ji received a call back from Ying Tianfu in the early hours of the morning, and couldn't help but shake his head.

His Majesty was born rich and noble, and his personality has been out-of-the-box since he was a child, impatient, and he does not lose big things, but he is not informal.

In the past, Gao Zu was pressing, but now that Gao Zu has passed away, no one can press it anymore.

But this is harmless, he can always listen to what an old minister like himself says.

"Call back: The minister knows, and he will return when he handles it properly."

I flew on the road for two days, and I just arrived in Xuezhou today and returned, the impact is too great, at least I have to stay in Xuezhou for a few days, and then return to Yingtianfu, so as not to attract attention.

After a night, Li Ji had already gotten up after sleeping for more than two hours, and after getting up, he received a telegram from Ying Tianfu. "The ministers are in peace, and Aiqing will bring people back quickly."

Li Ji ignored the telegram and met with Xu Ji, the chief flag of Sanhe Province, who had arrived overnight.

Xu Ji is a secret agent of Jinyi Guard, although he has the name of a general flag, his identity on the surface is the river engineer inspection of Sanhe Mansion.

The river engineering inspection is responsible for the prevention of water conservancy in the jurisdiction and supervises the construction, although it is only a minor official of the nine grades, but it can patrol freely in the jurisdiction.

Five years ago, he was secretly included in the Jinyi Guard, and it has not been activated, and outsiders don't know his other identity at all.

It wasn't until March of this year that he was directly activated by the headquarters, but he secretly investigated the son of an official from the surrounding area.

He didn't know why the headquarters would attach so much importance to the son of a five-grade official, but since the headquarters was activated, he also acted on orders and kept monitoring this Zhou Zaiheng.

The information from all sides was summarized, but it was silent, and he didn't know why, so he asked his superiors, but he didn't get any response.

Until he received a call from Xuezhou County this night, it turned out to be Huo Yi, the pacification envoy from the headquarters, who personally informed him to report to Xuezhou County.

He didn't dare to be sloppy, so he took his three subordinates, brought weapons, and drove to the county seat overnight.

And just after breakfast, I was brought into this room, and what I saw was Master Li Ji, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

Li Ji is not only the idol of everyone in Jinyiwei, but also the idol of countless people in the Ming Dynasty.

The three generations of the Li family's father and son have been in charge of Jinyiwei, which can only be said to be the Li family's trust by the emperor, but Li Ji is the great grandmaster of the immortal formula, and there are less than twenty great grandmasters in the entire Ming Dynasty, which is enough to prove his excellence.

Xu Ji's heart was surging when he saw it, and he couldn't help but throw himself to the ground, and he was happy and sincere...... Ever seen...... Commander! ”

His three subordinates were even more unbearable, facing Li Ji, they couldn't say anything excited, and they all burst into tears.

Seeing this, Li Ji did not hold the shelf, but kindly came to the four of them and helped them up one by one. "The old man has read the summary of your information in the past, and he is humble and dare not forget the country, and I have you grassroots officials all over the country to make the country forever."

Xu Ji didn't dare to contend with the commander, so he quickly got up, but he fought to the end. "Don't dare to be a commander to make the adults boast, lowly people are shallow, and they only know that when they serve the bowl of the court, they should do their job well."

Li Ji said with a smile: "If you can perform your duties and not be a corpse, you are a good official." Call you here today, and know why......"

Xu Jidao: "The lowly people have been lurking, only for Zhou Beizhou to start living in Hengcai, naturally it should be for him." ”

Li Ji nodded, walked to the sofa and sat down, and waved his big hand. "Come and sit down and have tea."

The four of them sat down side by side on the sofa opposite Li Ji, and when they saw that the tea was brought by Huo Yi himself, he hurriedly got up in fright.

Li Ji smiled: "There is no need to be polite, you serve the country, and you should enjoy the service of your boss today." In the past, you have all submitted information about Zhou Zaiheng, but you have all talked about things and there is no other report. Today I would like to hear your personal opinion of him, whether there is anything wrong with this person in all aspects of his personality and character. ”

Huo Yi put down the tea one by one, heard the commander say this, turned around and took a notebook, a pen to record.

Li Ji said: "What is said in the room today is not recorded, and after today, it must not be leaked and forgotten." ”

Xu Ji and the others responded, Huo Yi paused, put away the notebook, and sat upright.

Li Ji reminded a few people, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of the good tea he brought from Zhongzhou.

Xu Ji first introduced: "After the humble post was launched in March, a team was formed with Zhong Quan in the police station, Liu Yu in the post station, and Chang Hu in the Fangji Town Government to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Zhou Zaiheng. ”

Xu Ji introduced three subordinates, and Li Ji also nodded to them. "Now that it has been activated, it will not be a dark line in the future, after understanding this matter, the four of you will report to Jinyiwei. I have already arranged for the Jinyi Guard of Sanhe Mansion, and the four of you will each be promoted to one level, and the specific procedures will be handled when you return to Sanhe Mansion. ”

Except for Xu Ji, the remaining three people were all from Jiupin, who had just entered the official rank, and when they heard Li Ji's arrangement, they all got up and thanked them.

Xu Ji has been promoted by one level from the general banner of the seventh grade, that is, from the test of the six grades to the Jinyiwei of Sanhe Mansion, the largest of the hundred households, he can be regarded as a person.

He calmed down for a while, and then organized his thoughts and said: "Zhou Zaiheng has always been a popular figure in Sanhe Mansion, he fell ill at the age of six and went insane, and he only recovered after two years. He entered school at the age of eight, completed six years of primary school at the age of eleven, and graduated from junior high school at the age of fourteen with the first grade.

However, this year, he fell ill again and only recovered in two months, attracting everyone's attention.

At the age of sixteen, he and his entourage traveled abroad, and met nine escaped robbers, and the entourage was responsible for traction, and he killed nine bounty bandits by himself, which attracted the admiration of countless people.

The government soldiers wanted to recruit him into the army many times, but he was unmoved. After that, he took a leave of absence from school and stayed at home, and in three years, he made countless inventions, and he can be described as an all-round talent in civil and military affairs.

What he is most concerned about is that he has a good relationship with Liu Zhuang, the police sergeant of the police station, and Xu Gongzhi, the detective of the criminal department, and these two people are both responsible for local security personnel, black and white, with the help of them, Zhou Bei is also a little powerful in the underworld. ”

Li Ji asked, "Is there too much involvement, or is there a secret illegal act?" ”

Xu Ji looked at Zhong Quan, Zhong Quan understood, hugged his fists and said: "This matter belongs to the scope of lowly investigation, according to the investigation of lowly positions, Zhou Zaiheng has always cared about his reputation, and there are no illegal deeds." ”

Chang Hu, an agent in Fangji Town, said: "Zhou Zaiheng lives in seclusion in the farm in Fangji Town all the year round, and he has a good reputation in the local area, and he has never bullied others. ”

And Liu Yu of the post station said: "The General Administration Department has also been paying full attention to Zhou Zaiheng, and our post guards in charge of the Fucheng and Fangji Town areas have the responsibility of collecting information about Zhou Zaiheng, and we have not found that he has violated laws and regulations......