Last time, it was just a royal study that went to Guangdong, and the army was wiped out above two and three grades.

This time, it was the chief companion of the imperial study who went south to Zhejiang.

Yan Song didn't rush there.

Even when the news was about to reach back to Zhejiang, he hadn't left yet.

Now it's not what it used to be, and he has a lot of people to see.

Because he has been dormant for so many years, in addition to the chief companion bachelor of the imperial study, this year he has mixed up with an important achievement: the chief examiner.

Jiajing was a second-year jinshi, and he was all his protégés.

The reason is very simple: since His Majesty wants to support the New Party in trying to enrich the country first, then the chief examiner of this subject must be a member of the New Party.

There are only a few who are qualified to be examiners. Yang Tinghe could not serve because his second son also had to take this exam.

Shi Xuan, Jiang Mian, and Mao Ji have all participated in the main examination of the general examination before, and it is not appropriate to serve continuously.

And the emperor didn't seem to want to choose a person whose identity was completely the new party or the imperial party, and in the end, this beauty difference fell to Yan Song.

Now, as Yan Song is about to leave the center, there are two prominent positions vacant: the head of the imperial study and another imperial study to accompany the reading.

One can participate in the national policy meeting, and the other can see the emperor from time to time.

The chief of the imperial study will probably discuss the seniority of Zhang Bi first, he is the emperor's hometown, and the emperor will definitely give priority to him.

Then the remaining one of the imperial study companions is also very fragrant!

took advantage of the opportunity of Yan Song to go to the place where he was going to visit and say goodbye, but the purpose of many people was very clear.

However, the emperor's decision soon came down: Fei Hong's nephew Fei Maozhong!

After compiling a history for two years, Fei Maozhong became the least qualified companion bachelor since the establishment of the Imperial Study. The previous Yan Song, Yang Shen, Wang Shouren, Zhang Bi, and Gu Dingchen, which one is not young and has been an official for many years?

Yan Song set off south with the secret box amid the suspicion of the officials in the capital, and at this time, the decision of the capital also spread to Zhejiang.

Ou Zhu has been working hard for a month, running around to inspect Ningbo and Shaoxing.

He went to every village that was affected by the disaster and the damaged families in the city of Ningbo, and brought representatives of the gentry to help the orphans.

The official can do this, seeing that he was moved and deeply indignant, he expressed that he would definitely go to the court to punish corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the emotions of the common people slowly passed.

After all, people cannot be resurrected after death, and although the government was not effective in arresting the Japanese invaders this time, it actually took out silver taels and grain relief, which was already an unexpected joy.

When the news received by the Hangzhou Mansion came to Ningbo urgently, Ou Zhu, who returned to the Ningbo Mansion, had a gloomy and terrifying face.

"What now?" Ningbo Governor Lu Hongwu panicked, "Such a trivial matter has already been dealt with, why do you want to send the governor of Zhejiang?" ”

Ou Zhu was irritable.

Why send the governor of Zhejiang? Judging from the secret letter sent by Sun Yu, this is only the result of Yang Tinghe's compromise! His original intention was to take over the military and political affairs of the southeast completely on the pretext of the expedition, and plow the officials and gentry and rich households in the southeast first!

The good news is that there is a new contradiction between the New Party and the Imperialist Party.

The bad news is that the Zhejiang City Bosi has been ironclad to be abolished.

Xie Changjie, Ryan, Zheng Shoujie and others will be sent to Beijing for questioning, Yang Tinghe can't run the entire southeast, can he use this matter to deal with Zhejiang first?

When he came to the Yamen of the City Division, Ryan's face was like earth, his lips were trembling when he spoke, and his hand was unsteady even with a teacup.

He thought of Fu Lun, the former eunuch of Guangdong, and Dong Wenzhong, the eunuch of Ganzhou.

But he didn't dare to kill himself.

Xie Changjie's face was also like ashes, and his mouth was full of bitterness: he felt that His Majesty might as well be happy.

"Ou Xun, didn't you say that the imperial court would not punish severely? The city and the city have all been abolished, this is ......," Zheng Shoujie was frightened, "the thieves are bold, and our city and ship division have no soldiers, how can they punish us?" ”

"It's not that you are guilty, it's the DPRK and China that are fighting back and forth, hurting Zhejiang!" Ou Zhu said with some sadness and indignation, "I have been running around for several days, but it has all come to naught!" I will say it impartially, the city department cannot be abolished! ”

"Can it be turned around now?" Ryan had a glimmer of hope.

"Solve the capital!" Ou Zhu saluted Xie Changjie, "Now that Yang Ge is old enough to practice the new law, he is flying in the court, which is too careful!" First of all, he ordered Xie to be in the land of Qingzhang in Guangdong, and then ordered Yang Yongxiu to visit the Guangdong gentry Suojuan, Yang Ge is used to radical changes! However, how can Zhejiang, a tax-bearing country, do the same? Zhejiang's income is inseparable from the benefits of the city's ship, thousands of people are tied to food and clothing, you are the former minister of Qiandi, and I hope that you will report to Your Majesty after entering Beijing! ”

Xie Changjie looked at him silently: So what should I do to find a turning point in you who are jumping over the wall in a hurry?

If they are all sent to Beijing for questioning, where can I still participate in the bureau in Zhejiang?

The last sentence is a bit interesting, why do you want to mention that I am an old minister of the Qiandi?

"Xie Yidu, you are the promotion of the city ship, you must say a word for our city ship!" Ryan cried and begged him, "Guangdong has implemented a new law, and the city has not been abolished, so why should Zhejiang be abolished first?" ”

Ou Zhu stared at him: "Xie Yidu, since the imperial court has a will to send you to Beijing, then it is better to follow me to Hangzhou Mansion first!" ”

The news has spread far and wide, and everything is as usual in Hangzhou Mansion on the surface, but many people with status are already emotionally exploding in their homes.

"If the city department is going to be abolished, what about the silk that the weaving bureau wants? What to do with the porcelain that the city wants? I've been saving up for three years, just for this year! ”

For more than a decade, the Japanese mission has been held once every three years, and many people have become accustomed to this rhythm.

"Yes, Gonggong Liu, didn't you say that the four Dao Kanhe will definitely trade as usual? According to your old orders, I have already hired people to add looms in an expedited manner, and I have collected a lot of raw silk! ”

In the south, there are three weaving bureaus in Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou. At this time, Liu Zhong of the Hangzhou Manufacturing Bureau looked very impatient: "What's the hurry?" Last year, His Majesty's wedding asked you to prepare the goods, did you lose? Where can those Dongyang people be separated from the good things of our Celestial Empire? This time, Xu Wei smashed the matter and fled back, maybe he would tie up the person in the second half of the year and send him back to bear the guilt, and it will not be business as usual at that time? The cloth is in the hands and will not rot! ”

"Father-in-law Liu, I'm afraid that it will really be cut in the future!"

Liu Zhong raised his tone a little: "Even if the city department is abolished, the palace and the imperial court still want goods every year?" Don't come to our house one by one! Our family is doing things according to the will of the palace, how much the Ministry of Rites wants, how much the palace wants, our family will prepare as much as possible! Why, do you still want our family to be the lord of His Majesty and the court? Get back to our family! It's annoying to our family! ”

After blasting these people away, Liu Zhong showed real concern.

If you want to cure the crime of the city, will that guy Ryan talk nonsense?

Liu Zhong paced around the room, and then called out to his godson: "Go to the Yamen of the Domain!" ”

In the yamen of the political envoy, Sun Xuan, who was about to change from the No. 1 person in Zhejiang to the No. 2 person, was looking at a letter.

This letter came from Sichuan, and Sun Xuan read it very seriously.

Therefore, the news of Liu Zhong's invitation to see him came in, and he only ordered him to sit down for a while and go over immediately.

But after putting down the letter, he didn't leave.

After thinking for a while, Sun Yu even picked up the letter again and read it carefully, and then took the letter and lit it until it was almost burned out, and put it in the pen wash on the side.

It wasn't until he went to the side to wash his face and wipe his hands that he opened his arms and asked someone to help him tidy up his official uniform and sideburns.

Put on the official hat and walked to the outer room where the subordinate officials were summoned, and then he smiled and said to Liu Zhong: "Manager Liu, you have been waiting for a long time." ”

Although Liu Zhong has a special identity, he will not slack off on Sun Yu: "Don't dare." Fantai, Jingli is going to send a governor to Zhejiang, and what I heard is not quite right. ”

Listening to his direct speech, you know that the previous relationship between the two was not shallow.

Sun Yu sighed: "If there is such a incident in Zhejiang, it is natural for Your Majesty to be angry. ”

“…… Your Majesty wants to abolish the City Shipping Division, and my Weaving Bureau has asked them to prepare silk as usual before, and now they are all running to the Weaving Bureau to make trouble with me. He looked at Sun Xuan and asked meaningfully, "What can I do in the future?" ”

Sun Yu smiled: "There is no need to worry about the future, but the past is ......."

Hearing this, Liu Zhong's heart chuckled.

Everyone has a share in the past. Therefore, Liu Zhongcai was worried about whether this governor would be another Zhang Fujing, and whether this Zhejiang would be another Guangdong.

But Sun Yu was laughing there again.

"Oh, don't sell the guanzi."

Liu Zhong was disgusted, and Sun Yu's heart was slightly furious.

"Manager Liu, don't be impatient. After all, the governor has not yet arrived, Yan Futai is a pleasant person in Jiangxi, I heard that this time I have to go back to Jiangxi first, and then come over, so I am not in a hurry. ”

Liu Zhong pondered the meaning of his words, and then gave up: "Fantai, are you saying that you still have time to make some preparations?" ”

"Preparation is something to be done." Sun Yu dealt with him, "After all, Zhejiang doesn't even have a governor's yamen, so it must be renovated and built in one place." Manager Liu, you might as well ask who people are willing to help. ”

Liu Zhong looked at him strangely: Do you still ask those rich people to donate at this moment?

Sun Yu just said: "Yan Futai is not in a hurry to Zhejiang, that is to see if Zhejiang understands the imperial court." Zhejiang is not as good as Guangdong, and in the past year, it could only hand over 400,000 stone grain and 100,000 taels of silver. Nowadays, the imperial court needs to use money everywhere, and Zhejiang cannot be easily chaotic. Looking at Yan Futai's itinerary, I am afraid that I will not be able to arrive in Zhejiang until the harvest. ”

“…… I still don't understand. ”

Sun Yu didn't have any other expression on his face, so he could only say in a low voice: "Manager Liu, there are some things that I can't say, you might as well go and ask Gonggong Liang." ”

So Liu Zhong could only helplessly go to the side of the garrison eunuch Liang Yao.

And Sun Yu shook his head after he went out, and then commanded awe-inspiringly: "Go and invite Hu Zhentai to come over!" ”

……

Yan Song was indeed going south leisurely.

As for him wanting to take a slight detour back to his hometown, Yang Tinghe couldn't say anything.

After studying hard for so many years, today I have finally become a big member, what's wrong with returning home?

He pondered on the way.

Wang Shouren's father died of illness in March last year, and he will not be able to return to the office until July next year.

Yan Song returned to Jiangxi because he knew that Jiangxi's enslavement situation was no lighter than that of Nanzhili and Zhejiang.

Because Jiangxi is also a large province for imperial examinations.

Over the years, how many official gentry families have been accumulated in Jiangxi?

Now that he has become a governor through the springboard of the imperial study, when he returns to the capital, there will be only two steps left: a certain Shangshu and a cabinet minister.

Up to three steps.

Yang Ting and them were reluctant to be forced to become a new party, and everyone knew very well how difficult it was to be at that level in the fifth year of Jiajing.

And Yan Song understands very well how resolute the emperor's desire to change the law and seek prosperity and strength, in order to stabilize in that monstrous wave, Yan Song can't just stay in the imperial study all the time to be a close minister.

Go back to Jiangxi, first pave the way for Wang Shouren. When I arrived in Zhejiang, I had to go to Wang Shouren more.

Perhaps, His Majesty's three principles of heaven, things, and people will be one of the keys to breaking the situation.

After he traveled to Nanzhili, there was another delay in passing through the city of Nanjing.

At this time, it was already late July, and there were four major happy events in the capital.

The first is what the common people like to see, the Zhang brothers were beheaded. As for how many relatives and conservative-minded gentry talk about His Majesty's use of knives against Empress Dowager Zhang's own brother, that is another matter. What's more, because His Majesty had intended to spare their lives, Yang Ting had to force the emperor to raise the butcher's knife.

The second is what both the New Party and the Imperial Party like to see, the queen is also pregnant, and His Majesty's concubine can be expected.

The third happy event was the wedding of the eldest princess of the dynasty, and the new party was very happy, and the emperor and the party leader had an in-law relationship.

The fourth happy event, then everyone is happy to see: Guangdong sacrificed prisoners to Beijing.

The long procession of prisoner wagons was full of strange-looking Westerners, the horses pulled the cannons on the carts thick and long, and the carts and carts of boxes that looked like they were full of treasures.

The Ministry of Rites arranged a grand ceremony for this purpose, and also dedicated the Jietai Temple.

The onlookers looked lively, but they were not very polite.

"Let me say that if you catch the Tartar leader in the future, it will be worth doing such a big deal. Having won these small countries like savages, there is really nothing to boast about. ”

“…… Hush! What nonsense? I think their guns are pretty powerful. ”

"What's awesome? The last time I went to Liangxiang, the cannon I tried in Jingying almost shocked me to the crotch of my pants twenty miles away. ”

“…… Are you bragging or burying yourself? ”

Alfonso felt humiliated, his neck stuck in the prison car, and he could see the disdain and mockery in the eyes of these Orientals.

Cunning Orientals! It is so unruly to spend so much money and energy preparing the banquet and deceiving them!

In the palace, the favored one now has become Wen Suyun.

"You want to see it, how do you see it? If you don't come to the harem, you still want to run to the front court? Zhu Houxi was getting dressed in the backyard of the Heart Cultivation Palace, "You are a concubine, a lady!" ”

"Isn't it okay to cultivate the Heart Palace?" Wen Suyun whispered, "No, I'll hide behind the screen and take a sneak look, just a glance!" ”

Zhu Houxi looked at her expectant appearance and shook his head: "Is it that the queen has no one to care about you now, and you have to inch in?" Then go back to your Changle Palace today. ”

“…… The concubine knew that she was wrong. ”

Zhu Houxi glanced at her angrily.

I kind of like her naughty energy and vitality, but I also think that she is a bit of a headache after being familiar.

Zhu Houxi sent her back to Changle Palace and began to walk outward.

In addition to Yang Ting and them to highlight the achievements of the "new law", Zhu Houxi was more interested in Alfonso, a Portuguese general of higher rank in the East, as well as many craftsmen and Western creations sent to Beijing by Zhang Fujing.

I heard that there was a small table clock, and I wondered if I could get the craftsmen to try to improve it into a smaller mechanical pocket watch.

According to Zhu Houxi's own understanding, precision mechanical instruments represent the research and utilization of some many scientific principles, as well as the progress of technology.

Just as he has already participated in the improvement of guns and artillery in the War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau under his own "inspiration" and request.

And the grandfather clock seems to use the pendulum principle of gravity, right?

The new law has already been worried by Yang Ting and them, and Zhu Houxi needs to have some convincing enough weapons to come out as an opportunity to formally put forward the three principles of heaven, matter, and man.

In the most imposing Fengtian Temple, Alfonso was escorted up and forced to kneel before the Emperor of the East.

Zhu Houxi smiled as soon as he opened his mouth: "I heard that you also brought your wife and daughter with you." With only 17 ships, they are so confident that they will open the gate of the Ming Dynasty and reoccupy Tuen Mun Island? ”

(End of chapter)