Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is late August.

Early morning, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, wharf.

Since the sun had not yet come out, there was still a slight mist left near the pier, and several boats of various sizes had already docked on the shore.

Today, officials of all sizes in Zhejiang were present, and standing at the front of the team were Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou.

In addition, on both sides of the road, there are many people who spontaneously come to see them off, and there is no end in sight.

Everyone gathered here to bid farewell to Hu Zongxian, the outgoing governor of Zhejiang and governor of Zhejiang.

Just two days ago, the order issued by the Ministry of Officials was finally delivered to Hu Zongxian.

After receiving the order from the ministry, Hu Zongxian did not leave in a hurry, but personally set up a banquet in the mansion, and invited Zheng Michang, He Maocai, Ma Ningyuan, Qi Jiguang and others to the mansion.

At the banquet, everyone was drunk, even Hu Zongxian was no exception.

After this banquet, Hu Zongxian handed over the rest of the work at hand and packed his luggage.

Hu Zongxian's original plan was to quietly leave Zhejiang and go to the capital to take up his post without alarming anyone, so he did not disclose his itinerary to Zheng Michang and others.

When Hu Zongxian, escorted by several guards, came to the vicinity of the wharf, he saw the ordinary people who came to see him off spontaneously not far away, as well as Zheng Michang, He Maocai, Ma Ningyuan and many other officials at the front of the team.

Seeing this situation, Hu Zongxian couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, just as he was still thinking about what had leaked the news.

I saw Zheng Michang take the lead in kneeling on the ground, and then looked in the direction where Hu Zongxian was, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency sends off the governor!"

After that, the officials behind Zheng Bichang also knelt on the ground in unison and said in unison.

"Your Excellency sends off the governor!"

Then, on both sides of the road, the people of Wuyang also knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Congratulations to the governor!" ”

Those people who came to see them off spontaneously, their voices rose higher and higher, and their words were full of reluctance to Hu Zongxian, the parent official.

When Hu Zongxian heard this, he was also quite moved, and then, he saw Hu Zongxian step forward and help the people who were kneeling on the ground from the ground.

But there were too many people kneeling on the ground, and Hu Zongxian couldn't help them at all.

Then, I saw that he kept bowing to those people, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone get up, this official is really deserved!" ”

Under Hu Zongxian's repeated requests, these people who came to see him off finally got up from the ground one after another.

Not long after this, I saw a gray-haired old man, with two seven or eight-year-old children, trembling in front of Hu Zongxian.

In the hands of the two children, there was an umbrella with many strips of silk with their names written on it.

Seeing this, Hu Zongxian's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face was full of disbelief.

He had already recognized what the umbrella in the hands of the two children was—it was the Wanmin umbrella!

"Lord Governor, please accept these two Wanmin umbrellas, this is a little bit of the heart of the people of Zhejiang!"

After the white-haired old man finished speaking, without waiting for Hu Zongxian to respond, he knelt on the ground, and he had the posture that Hu Zongxian would not accept it and he would not get up.

And the two children also handed the Wanmin umbrella in their hands to Hu Zongxian.

Hu Zongxian didn't reach out to pick it up, at this time, his face was full of shame, and he saw that he glanced over the two Wanmin umbrellas, and then spoke.

"During his tenure, this official did not do anything practical for the people of Zhejiang, which is really deserved!"

When the old man heard Hu Zongxian's words, his face was full of determination, and he immediately said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency Governor's words are wrong, for so many years, under your governance, Zhejiang has been in good weather and grain harvests every year!"

"There are not so many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the lives of our ordinary people are getting better day by day, if you hadn't exterminated the Japanese invaders, how would our people have a peaceful birthday today!"

"Although the old man is already half of his body into the ground, but it is far from the point of being old and confused, you are a good official, an out-and-out good official, in your heart, there are the people of our Zhejiang, you are worthy of these two umbrellas!"

"Please, Lord Governor, accept these two Wanmin umbrellas!"

The old man's words fell, and the people on both sides of the road also knelt on the ground and said in unison.

"Please, Lord Governor, accept these two Wanmin umbrellas!"

Seeing this, Hu Zongxian immediately stepped forward, took the Wanmin umbrella from the hands of the two children very solemnly, and said loudly.

"I, Hu Zongxian, thank you here!"

Subsequently, I saw Hu Zongxian hand over one of the Wanmin umbrellas to the entourage on the side, and then carefully opened the remaining Wanmin umbrella in his hand.

The Wanmin umbrella in Hu Zongxian's hand is round and sewn in three layers.

The first layer is written with the surname Enxing, the second layer is written with the title of Hussar General, Governor of Zhejiang, Governor of Zhejiang, and Hu Zongxian, and the third layer is countless names, in addition, on the umbrella body, there are many silk strips with names written on them.

Subsequently, I saw Hu Zongxian solemnly put away the Wanmin umbrella and resolutely walked towards the place where the boat was parked.

After Hu Zongxian stepped on the sampan, he looked at the officials who came to see him off, arched his hand, and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone, let's leave it at that!"

"Congratulations to the Governor!"

Gradually, the sun came out, the sky in the distance was gradually soaked in orange-red, the waves on the water surface were undulating, sparkling, a breeze blew by, the water waves were instantly turbulent, and gradually rippled.

The ship that Hu Zongxian was on was like this, getting smaller and smaller, getting smaller and smaller, and in the end, it gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

Wang Yongji, as the commander of Chun'an County, naturally came to the dock to bid farewell to Hu Zongxian.

However, due to his humble rank, he could only stand at the end of the line, a very inconspicuous position.

Even so, he still got a glimpse of the whole thing and was quite emotional.

"For one term as an official, for the benefit of one party, the governor has done this, and he is naturally loved by the people!"

When Wang Yongji thought of this, he sighed helplessly and muttered to himself.

"Alas, I don't know, when, my king will be able to do this!"

After the ships leave the wharf, they will follow the established route and sail along the river, and then they will pass through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal all the way north to the capital.

At this moment, Hu Zongxian was standing on the deck, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait, his expression was in a trance, and countless memories kept emerging in his mind.

Gao Hanwen is naturally in this fleet, but he is not in the same boat as Hu Zongxian.

Just a few days ago, the officials also came down with the order about him.

He decided to return to the capital by boat with Hu Zongxian, and at this time, he was full of worries about his future future.

After all, it is different from Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, who has worked hard and made great achievements.

At best, in the process of changing rice to mulberry, he made the contribution of measuring the fields!

"Alas, I don't know where this official will be transferred next!"

Thinking like this, Gao Hanwen felt dull in his heart, and then, he saw him walk out of the cabin and onto the deck, greedily breathing in the fresh air.

The previous situation of the gray-haired old man taking two children and presenting the Wanmin umbrella to Hu Zongxian kept flashing in his mind.

"When, I, Gao Hanwen, will be able to have this day!"

I saw Gao Hanwen withdraw his gaze from the distant scenery and thought so.

……

In the afternoon, the heat is steaming and the sun shines through the dappled shadows of the trees, making people feel drowsy.

Forbidden City, inside the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the futon, his eyes seemed to be closed, and Jiajing had already fallen into a meditative state at this time.

Since he successfully refined the flying sword and mastered the trick of flying the sword, as soon as Jiajing had time, he would run to the Xiyuan side and fly a few laps.

And in this process, the mana in Jiajing Dantian has also increased greatly, and the control of his own strength has also risen to a higher level.

After Jiajing withdrew from the meditation state and roughly sensed the condition of his body, he couldn't help but look happy and said to himself.

"Well, doing so is really beneficial to cultivation, and if it continues like this, one day, I will definitely be able to break through to the foundation building realm!"

Just when Jiajing was so emotional, Lu Fang, who was waiting on the side, saw Jiajing finish meditating, and hurriedly greeted him, leaned down, and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hmm."

After Jiajing answered, he slowly got up from the futon and came to the dragon chair to sit down.

Then, I saw Jiajing turn his gaze to Lu Fang, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"By the way, Lu Fang, I heard that there have been a lot of toasts recently, and they are busy sending envoys to the capital, is there such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, there is indeed something going on!"

Seeing this, Lu Fang didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and then told Yu Jiajing everything he knew.

After listening to Lu Fang's narration, Jiajing's face was full of mockery, and he commented.

"Hmph, this group of guys, the army of the imperial court has already destroyed the Banzhou Yang clan, and they actually reacted and hurriedly wanted to come to the capital to show their loyalty?"

"It's late! After I am in the southwest and carry out the land reform and return to the stream, it will be your turn next! ”

Jiajing paused for a moment when he said this, then looked at Lu Fang on the side, and commanded.

"By the way, Lu Fang, when the time comes, tell Yan Song and them on behalf of me, and vigorously appease the Tusi who are loyal to my Ming Dynasty such as Yongshun in Xiangxi, Baojing, Emiyang in Sichuan, Tianzhou in Guangxi, Jingdong in Yunnan, etc., as for the rest, just be perfunctory!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will definitely bring the word!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Lu Fang lowered his head and responded respectfully.

Then, I saw Jiajing withdraw his gaze from Lu Fang's body, waved his hand, and commanded.

"Well, since you have nothing to do, Lu Fang, let's play two games of chess with me!"

When Jiajing's words fell, the eunuch on the side quickly prepared the chessboard.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard this, he didn't shirk it, and sat down opposite Jiajing.

After that, the entire Qianqing Palace was unusually quiet, except for the 'click' sound of the chess pieces falling into the chessboard, there was nothing else.

……

Forbidden City, Inspectorate.

The Inspectorate did not make any waves because of Zhao Zhenji's departure, and the situation in the Inspectorate was still the same as usual.

At this time, the inspectorate was in the duty room.

The hot weather made people drowsy, and the officials on duty had no motivation to deal with the impeachment notes that were sent.

In order not to get bored, everyone simply gathered and chatted gossip.

I saw a white-haired old man sigh and take the lead in provoking the topic: "Alas, this year's weather is really evil, the old man has lived for most of his life, and he has never encountered this kind of weather!" ”

When the old man's words fell, I saw a chubby official, after wiping the sweat on his head with his sleeve, took over the conversation and spoke next.

"No, the weather in the capital has always been so weird, cold in winter and hot in summer, at this time of year, it's like a steamer!"

The words of the chubby official quickly resonated with many officials present.

Subsequently, everyone began to discuss passionately which place was the coolest in the summer of the Ming Dynasty.

But the topic unconsciously shifted to Zhao Zhenji.

I saw an official put the brush in his hand back in place, and then sighed.

"Alas, Lord Zhao is really lucky, he was sent by His Majesty to Zhejiang, an extremely rich place, to serve as the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, he is a veritable feudal official, and Lord Zhao is still in Hu Zongxian's class!"

As soon as the official's words fell, the gray-haired old man from before quickly stood up and took over the conversation.

"Yes, everyone knows that Hu Zongxian is the proud protégé of Yan Ge Lao, for so many years, he has made great contributions to the imperial court, this time Hu Zongxian was transferred back to the capital by His Majesty, he should be entrusted with important tasks, maybe he can enter the cabinet!"

The white-haired old man, when he said the word "entering the cabinet", his face was full of yearning.

After all, in Daming, the ultimate dream of thousands of scholars is to be able to step into the cabinet and serve as the elder of the cabinet!

"Don't forget, Lord Zhao is from a Jishi background!"

In the crowd, I don't know who mentioned this, and then, everyone couldn't help but fall into silence.

Yes, Zhao Zhenji was born in Shujishi, and now he is about to serve as the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, and he is a veritable feudal official!

With his background and experience in governing the local government, his future prospects are bound to be limitless, and it is only a matter of time before he enters the cabinet!

Moreover, the current right capital of the Inspectorate, Yu Shi Hairui, was pulled up by Zhao Zhenji, you must know that Hai Rui at the beginning was just a small Chun'an Zhi County.

Thinking of this, everyone sighed with emotion, on the one hand, they felt that Zhao Zhenji had a good eye, and on the other hand, they felt Hai Rui's good luck and his outstanding ability.

After all, not everyone has the courage to dare to go against those big families.

And Hai Rui not only did this, but also personally led the troops, raided the homes of those families who opposed him, and brought 80 million taels of silver to the treasury!

Not to mention anything else for the time being, 80 million taels of silver were confiscated alone, this merit is enough for Hai Rui to sit firmly in the position of the right capital imperial history!

Seeing that the gossip was almost over, everyone also returned to their respective posts and began to deal with the impeachment notes that had been sent.

"This, this, this...... This is! ”

At this moment, an exclamation attracted the attention of everyone present, and everyone followed the voice, only to see the chubby official from before, his face pale and trembling, looking at the impeachment note in front of him with a shocked expression.

Seeing this, everyone stepped forward one after another and asked with concern.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

When the chubby official heard this, he shook his head to indicate that he was fine, and then, he stretched out his hand, pointed to the impeachment letter in front of him, and muttered to himself.

"Something big is going to happen!"

When the voice fell, I saw an official pick up the impeachment note and began to browse through the contents.

The impeachment letter was written in a sloppy manner, and several articles were written, the main of which was the impeachment of Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, for mobilizing the guards without authorization, trampling on the seedlings, and causing a murder case! ”

"Not only that, but it was also mentioned in that letter that this case was unknowingly suppressed by the Criminal Department."

"Therefore, Zhejiang's political envoy Zheng Michang, the envoy He Maocai, the same knowledge Gao Hanwen, and even the criminal department servant Zhang Runde, etc., were all included in the list of impeachment on the charge of covering up!"

The official also broke out in a cold sweat after reading the contents of the impeachment note.

There is no doubt that the people involved in this are all backbone members of the Yan Party!

Gao Hanwen is a student of Yan Shifan, the old man of Xiaoge, Ma Ningyuan is a student of Hu Zongxian, Zheng Michang, the political envoy of Zhejiang, He Maocai, the envoy of the inspection department, and Zhang Runde, the servant of the Criminal Department, etc., are all important figures in the Yan Party!

"It's hard to stop for a while, is it possible, are the two sides going to fight again?"

Thinking so, the official unthinkingly put the impeachment note in his hand back into place.

Because this matter was too important, Hai Rui, who was the imperial history of the right capital, soon learned the news from his subordinates.

At this moment, in the duty room, Hai Rui looked at the impeachment letter placed in front of him, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

He had already read the content in it, it was about when he changed rice to mulberry, Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, mobilized the guards without authorization, trampled on the seedlings, and caused human life.

Hai Rui clearly remembers that when he was serving as the commander of Chun'an County, because of this incident, in front of Hu Zongxian, he mercilessly participated in Ma Ningyuan's book.

But soon after, Hai Rui was valued by Zhao Zhenji, who was the minister of the Imperial Mission, and went to serve in the Inspectorate, and later, the case was no longer followed.

"I really didn't expect that after so much time, I would still be able to turn over this case!"

Hai Rui sighed so emotionally, took the teacup on the side, and took a sip.

At this moment, Zhao Zhenji's advice before leaving the capital slowly appeared in his mind: "The water in this capital is much deeper than you imagined, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will end up ruined!" ”

Then, I saw Hai Rui come back to his senses and say to himself silently: "My lord, you are right, the water in this capital is not ordinarily deep!" ”

After Hai Rui finished sighing, he turned his gaze to the signature on the impeachment note, and he did not know the official who signed it.

"Is there someone who wants to stir up the storm with this incident, or is it ......?"

At this moment, Hai Rui's heart was in turmoil, his brows were furrowed, and he couldn't make a decision for a long time.

Time passed slowly, I don't know how long it was, I saw Hai Rui suppress the chaotic thoughts in his heart and call his subordinates.

Then, I saw Hai Rui pointing to the impeachment note on the bookcase, and then commanded.

"Tell them that everything related to Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, will be pressed, and everything else will remain the same!"

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing that Hai Rui, one of the highest officials of the Inspectorate, had already made a decision, the subordinate suddenly had a relieved expression on his face, and after saluting Hai Rui respectfully, he turned around and left the room.

After the subordinate left, I saw Hai Rui get up from the seat, push open the door and walk out of the duty room, looking at the scenery in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

……

On the same day, after the next duty, Xu Jie did not hesitate at all, and went straight to the sedan chair and returned to the mansion in the capital.

Since the imperial court sent troops to pacify Banzhou, many Tusi have successively sent envoys to the capital to show their loyalty to the imperial court.

And the cabinet is also in a mess because of this matter.

Not long ago, Lu Fang personally came to the cabinet and conveyed the emperor's meaning to everyone: "Except for a few toasts such as Yongshun in Xiangxi, Baojing, Emiyang in eastern Sichuan, Tianzhou in Guangxi, and Jingdong in Yunnan, the rest of the toasts can be perfunctory." ”

After everyone learned the news from Lu Fang's mouth, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because they had originally planned to do so.

Now, with His Majesty's instructions, you can save a lot of energy.

As soon as the sedan chair heard this, the butler hurried up to meet him and said in a low voice.

"Master, just now Lord Wang sent someone to deliver the news, saying that it was a note to impeach Ma Ningyuan, and he had ordered someone to deliver it to the Inspectorate, and there should be a result soon!"

After Xu Jie learned the news from the housekeeper's mouth, his spirits were lifted.

Then, he nodded imperceptibly, withdrew his gaze from the butler, and commanded closely.

"Well, I see, tell them to pay more attention to this aspect, and remember not to take it lightly!"

"Yes, sir, the little one must bring your words!"

When the housekeeper heard Xu Jie's words, he immediately looked abrupt, lowered his head, and responded in a deep voice.

Then, a look appeared on the butler's face: "Old man, ....... master, there is actually one more thing......

Before the housekeeper's words were finished, he was categorically interrupted by Xu Jie: "Okay, this is not the place to talk, if you have anything to say, go back and talk about it!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Then, under the guidance of the housekeeper, Xu Jie stepped into the mansion.

(End of chapter)