A ripple gently rippled on the surface of the lake, and at this time the water pavilion seemed to be audible in the falling needle.

Yin Zhi saw the reactions of these two people in his eyes, and naturally knew what these two people were thinking.

If it weren't for the fact that he was reused by His Majesty, instead of being dismissed again and returning, even the disciples he had brought with him would have kicked him out of here.

Now his situation is that he is also the governor of Zhejiang, and this time he came down to cleanse the family in Jiangnan that does not have a court, so that they can understand the fate of going against the court.

As for the two officialdom scum in front of him, he naturally had to clean up first, and he instructed Zhang Cai very indifferently: "Announce the decree!" ”

Just three words, causing the surrounding temperature to drop by a few degrees.

"Decree? What purpose? ”

Zhang Jue and Zhao Fu looked at each other, completely confused by the second monk.

A pavilion elder who left the capital is naturally a phoenix that has fallen into the water is not as good as a chicken, they don't understand where Yin Zhi's confidence comes from, let alone where the holy decree comes from.

"I'm still stunned, listen to the order!" Zhang Cai took out the holy decree he carried with him with a straight face, and said in a deep voice in the face of the two officials who had just been arrogant.

Holy Decree!

When the surrounding entourage and escort girls saw the Minghuang Holy Decree, they immediately realized that things were different from what they thought, and they knelt down in fright.

"Minister Zhejiang Governor Zhang Jue (Ningbo City Bo Si promoted Zhao Fu) to welcome the will!" Zhang Jue and Zhao Fu saw the holy decree that appeared, and hurriedly knelt down to welcome it.

No matter how many evil deeds they knew about the tyrant, and how much they hated the emperor of the Forbidden City in their hearts, since they were the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, they naturally wanted to bow down to the order.

It's just that the situation has developed to this point, and both of them feel a crisis in their hearts, especially Yin Zhi's situation is very different from what they think.

If Yin Zhi is still a courtier who is deeply favored by the emperor, then the consequences are unimaginable.

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: Yin Zhi, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, is diligent and loyal, occupies a high position and loves the people's livelihood, is worried about the world in the temple, and now Jiangnan is also the governor of Zhejiang...... All officials in Zhejiang are controlled by him, and they can take off their official hats and report to them. Zhang Cai unfolded the Ming Huang Holy Decree in his hand and read out the content of the Holy Decree.

Even if they are both governors, the powers of a governor and a governor are very different.

Yin Zhi concurrently served as the governor of Zhejiang as a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and as a cabinet minister, he was in the forefront of a hundred officials, and now he is directly in control of the future of Zhejiang officials.

Now when he goes down to the place, he is simply an invincible existence, almost equivalent to the emperor himself.

"How so?"

Zhang Jue and Zhao Fu's brains suddenly buzzed, but they couldn't believe what they had heard.

Yin Zhi was not only not dismissed by the emperor, but appointed the emperor as the governor of Zhejiang, and had direct power to dismiss officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Originally, the two of them were the rulers of Zhejiang officialdom, especially Zhang Jue, who was the most influential official in the entire Zhejiang officialdom, but now they can only be reduced to Yin Zhi's younger brother.

I thought that Yin Zhi was a frustrated person in the officialdom, but I didn't want to be the emperor's grace, and the emperor simply handed over the whole of Zhejiang to him for disposal.

Cough!

Zhang Cai didn't like these two corrupt officials very much, so he coughed heavily.

Zhang Jue and Zhao Fu smiled bitterly, but they knew that Yin Zhi in front of them was an insurmountable mountain, so they could only say in a proper manner: "The minister's decree!" ”

"Sure enough!"

Although Master Qian had already guessed, but now that it has been proven, his heart is still very shocked, and his good days have come to an end.

Since Yin Zhi's identity has been clarified, even Zhang Jue, who was hostile to Yin Zhi just now, quickly changed his attitude and said: "Xiaguan welcomes Yin Ge to come to Jiangsu and Zhejiang!" If you miss the distance, please forgive me! ”

Seeing Zhang Jue's face change so quickly, he found that no matter how big the official was, he was a chameleon, and this Ming officialdom was mostly a sanctimonious clown.

"You are guilty, but the sin is not in Yuanying, but as a minister, not only can you not share your worries for Your Majesty, but you also do things that are corrupt and pervert the law, and you are even more disrespectful to Your Majesty." Yin Zhi looked at the two kneeling on the ground, and immediately counted the landings.

Zhang Jue's face turned white in an instant, after all, he didn't intend to let them go, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhao Fu.

In the Ming officialdom, the relationship between teachers and students is like that of father and son, and now I only hope that Yin Zhizhen will treat Zhao Fu, a fool, as a son.

Beads of sweat were already oozing from Zhao Fu's forehead, and he confessed his mistake with a reformed look: "Master, the disciple has failed your teachings back then, please punish him!" ”

"What did you teach? The old man really wishes there had never been such a disciple as you! Yin Zhi looked at Zhao Fu, who suddenly turned back to the good baby he was back then, and said with heartfelt emotion.

Originally, he always thought that the Hanlin official was superior to others, and it was easier to become a clean official. After all, they are more knowledgeable and have a more thorough understanding of the holy words of the saints, so they naturally will not become greedy traitors.

It's just that it turns out that this kind of thinking seems to be very wrong, and these Hanlin officials are actually no different, and they are even more greedy than ordinary officials.

At the beginning, he was humble and polite and instructed the country, but he wanted to plot the phase, and once he knew that he had nothing to do with the phase, he could eventually become a big corrupt official who was arrogant and lustful.

Now seeing this polite protégé back then, there is no longer the slightest sense of pride in my heart, but a kind of shame and remorse for the court and the people has surged.

Zhao Fu seemed to have realized his mistake, so he kowtowed to the ground and said: "Master, the disciple will definitely change his past, and ask the master to give the disciple a chance to mend his ways!" ”

Live a new life?

Zhang Cai and Zheng Zheng and the others looked at each other, but they didn't know if this Zhao Tiju didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, or thought that he and Yin Zhi still had a deep master-apprentice relationship?

Although Zhao Fu still looks like a gentle and elegant gentleman, he lives so arrogantly and lustfully, not only making Ningbo Bosi a miasma, but also sabotaging the imperial court's plan to open the sea, and even deserving of death.

"You still want to mend your ways?" Yin Zhi smiled at the moment, and his smile was mixed.

As if hearing an opportunity, Zhao Fu immediately said with great certainty: "The disciple has always remembered the teacher's teachings, and he will definitely be a good official in the future!" ”

"It seems that you really don't realize the seriousness of the crime you have committed!" Yin Zhi looked at the disciple who seemed to be still a little innocent back then, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Zhao Fu's eyes flashed a little dazed, and he looked very serious and defended himself: "Although the disciple asked for some benefit fees from the merchants, the income from the imperial court customs is not less!" ”

Zhang Jue originally wanted to count on Zhao Fu to get out of trouble, but found that fools have stupid blessings, but being too stupid can only be reduced to a joke.

"If it weren't for today's Shengming, the old man personally came down to inspect the place, and you really used taxes as a cover to ruin the foundation of Daming Maritime Trade, you are even more hateful than Shanghai Bosi!" Yin Zhi was immediately angry and accused fiercely.

Beijing and Ningbo are far away, and even if they are ministers who have read the books of sages, what they see is often only a tax data that has been reported.

In the past, the emperor promoted the clearing of the fields, and the emperor actually let Liu Zhong spend three years to clear the fields one by one, and he thought that the emperor was too cautious, and this kind of thing was just to issue an executive order.

It's just that when I really arrived at the place and saw the real situation of Ningbo City, I knew that once the imperial court gave them a little power and rent-seeking space, they could turn good things into bad things.

Both the Shanghai Shipping Division and the Ningbo Shipping Division opened the door to the Jiangnan business, but the Shanghai Shipping Division did not infringe on the interests of ordinary maritime merchants after all, while the Ningbo Shipping Division was plucked by the goose.

Once it goes on for such a long time, the Zhejiang maritime merchants will not only be unprofitable, but may also lose their principal, and it is impossible for anyone to continue to be enthusiastic about maritime trade.

On the other hand, the growing strength of Jiangnan firms is now unwilling to pay taxes to the imperial court, and it is naturally impossible to obediently pay taxes to the imperial court in the future.

In the end, Jiangnan firms will embezzle all the interests of maritime trade, and then they will help Japan mine silver mines and loot the wealth of China, and even stand on the opposite side of the nation in the end.

The person who caused this situation turned out to be a proud protégé of himself who was once proud, a prince who had almost stayed in the Hanlin Academy, and a person who was reused by the imperial court through his own recommendation.

Yes?

Zhao Fu was counted down by Yin Zhi in person, not only was the hope he had just had extinguished, but he also realized that the problem was far more serious than he thought.

In fact, he didn't really want to argue with the imperial court, but he was in the position of Ningbo City, but he couldn't help but choose the best way.

Because he opened the door to Jiangnan business, not only did the yamen respect him from top to bottom, but also successfully won the friendship of Zhang Jue, the governor of Zhejiang, and others, and he also enjoyed inexhaustible glory and wealth.

As for the imperial court, he also agreed with Zhang Jue's statement, as long as enough taxes were paid, then he had already paid to the imperial court.

never expected that the emperor would suddenly send his mentor to Jiangnan, and he never thought that his arrogant and lustful days would hit his mentor.

Master Qian and the others, who were still holding a glimmer of hope for a reversal just now, saw Yin Zhi's attitude now, but they knew that Zhao Fu was completely finished.

The top brand of Yichun Yuan is a standard Jiangnan person, with a delicate melon seed face, skin that is better than snow, and those beautiful eyes seem to be able to capture people's souls.

It's just that seeing the development of the situation, she silently put away the pipa, but she knew that tonight's benefactor was going to spend time in prison, and she would even be pushed to the guillotine.

"Do you two honestly confess all your crimes, or do you want the old man to be locked up and tortured slowly?" Yin Zhi didn't want to say more, but coldly threw out the option.

Zhang Jue, the governor of Zhejiang, is an old fritter in the officialdom, and he said fearlessly: "Old Yin Ge, although you are the governor of Zhejiang, you have no right to punish this official!" ”

Although the governor of Zhejiang served in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he actually inspected Zhejiang as an official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he was not a local official in Zhejiang, so he naturally did not need to be restrained by Yin Zhi.

Although the status of the cabinet minister is now transcendent, and he can even command the six ministries, there is no absolute superior-subordinate relationship between the two sides.

If Wang Yue came here, Zhang Jue might have to be punished obediently, but now that Yin Zhi wants to directly punish Zhang Jue, there is really a lack of procedures, and he doesn't even think that he has any handle in Yin Zhi's hands.

"Your Majesty is so wise, do you think you will be left out, the most suspicious person?" Yin Zhi saw Zhang Jue's arrogance in his eyes, but he threw out a question.

Zhang Cai and Zhang Dashan looked at each other, this pavilion elder dared to blackmail Zhang Jue!

Zhang Jue thought of the methods of the young emperor in the Forbidden City over the years, and couldn't help but secretly swallow and spit out: "Do you have another secret purpose?" ”

"Wang Yue was able to stir up the entire Jiangnan by himself, do you know what it is?" Yin Zhi met Zhang Jue's gaze and threw out another question.

Zhang Jue was full of excitement, and his tone changed slightly: "Shang Fang Sword? ”

Wang Yue was originally a person who was excluded by officialdom, and he lived in Anluzhou, and the reason why he was able to kill from Huguang to Yangzhou was because of the unreasonable Shang Fang sword.

Although he is the right hand of the Imperial Court of the Fourth Grade, in front of Shang Fang's sword, he is actually not even a fart.

"You are a smart person, there is no need to let the old man be murderous before he relents, then we will not end well!" Yin Zhi didn't answer directly, but he warned lightly.

Zhang Cai heard Yin Zhi's argument and found that every pavilion elder should not be underestimated.

Zhang Jue suddenly sweated like rain, but he grabbed the last straw and said, "You...... Even if you have the sword of Shang Fang, I am faithful, you ...... You don't have the right to kill me! ”

"Not to mention that you get grass carp from West Lake and drink the century-old Shaoxing flower carving, just inviting the top brand in Hangzhou will cost a hundred taels, how can a governor afford this kind of consumption? Just now you were in front of the elder of the cabinet, but you were disrespectful to the emperor in person, even if you were beheaded, it was a loyal minister's act! Yin glanced at the wine and food on the table, but his face changed suddenly.

This......

Zhang Jue acted very cautiously in his life, but he didn't want to show such a big flaw here.

Since ancient times, he has paid attention to a loyal word, not to mention that Yin Zhi is a favorite minister of the emperor's side, and he has nowhere to shout injustice if he has just been beheaded when he has just spoken wildly.

It's just that he can't be blamed for this, after all, who would have thought that the high-ranking cabinet would be sent to Jiangnan by the emperor, and he didn't hear the slightest rumor.

just drank some wine, and in the face of Yin Zhi, who had been "dismissed", dared to count him in person, he couldn't help but ridicule him.

It's good now, it was this little carelessness that made him fall into a place of no return, and he was even more worried about his life.

"The old man knows that the water in this Zhejiang officialdom is very deep, even if you are a cabinet minister, not necessarily everyone is afraid of me! Today, it doesn't matter whether you recruit or not, the old man just borrowed your head to deter the officialdom in Zhejiang, letting people know that the old man is not a pedantic person, let alone a kind person! Yin Zhi's words changed, and he also said his plan.

In the past, he really wanted to be a cabinet elder with both fame and fortune, but after all these years of experience, he saw the real situation of local officialdom, but he already had another plan.

The world says that Wang Yue is the king who beheads him, but as everyone knows, only Wang Yue can give justice to all the people in the world.

Originally, he just thought that the problem of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was to disobey the imperial court's ban on silver, but when he arrived here, he found that if he did not control it, the strategic goal of the imperial court to develop maritime trade would have to die.

The best thing to do now is to learn from Wang Yue, who quickly gained a foothold in Jiangsu and Zhejiang by cutting through the chaos of killing with a quick knife, and then slowly pushed the executive order.

Zhang Jue felt the threat of death, but said in great horror: "You...... Are you trying to use my head to shock Zhejiang officialdom? ”

"Zhang Jue, you are a smart person, don't you think that you are just right for the governor?" Yin Zhi's hand waved slightly, and he already had a decision in his heart.

Mutter......

Zhao Fu saw that his teacher wanted to kill so decisively, and suddenly found that his teacher had changed too much, and even he felt a little strange.

It's just that when I think of what I've done since I took office, I can't help but feel a panic in my heart, will I also be used by my teacher to make an example of chickens?

Zhang Jue knew that he was indeed the best candidate for the sacrifice flag, and suddenly had a very strong desire to survive: "Elder Yin Ge, please spare my life!" ”

"Why?" Yin Zhi knew that the smarter the person, the more greedy he was for life and afraid of death, so he asked playfully.

Zhang Jue is a smart person, and he quickly thought of the possibility of survival and said, "I ...... I have an important piece of information, and I would like to ask for mercy from the old men! ”

"What information?" Yin Zhi knew that Zhang Jue must know some inside stories, and he was also a little interested.

Zhang Jue immediately searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, but he suddenly caught important information and said: "The golden ship in Luzon was robbed, and this matter is related to Jiangnan business!" ”

"That's not enough! Even if you don't say it, we already know that we can't get rid of Jiangnan business! Yin Zhi shook his head slightly.

Zhang Jue turned his heart sideways, showed the last hole card and said: "You must have come down this time to clean up the officialdom in Zhejiang, I ...... I can give a list of all corrupt officials! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhejiang was destined to set off a bloody storm. (End of chapter)