Since Hu Zongxian left Zhejiang and rushed to the capital, the affairs of the entire Zhejiang have fallen to Zheng Michang, the political envoy.

At this time, Zhejiang, Zhejiang, in the governor's palace.

In the study, Zheng Michang was sitting behind the bookcase, and handled the official documents sent by his subordinates in an orderly manner.

Since Zheng Michang had been in contact with this aspect of affairs before, he was quite easy to deal with.

Then, I saw Zheng Michang put the brush in his hand aside, and said to himself silently: "Alas, I really don't know, when Lord Zhao will be able to come to Zhejiang, this official is already too busy!" ”

Just as Zheng Michang was complaining like this, he only heard a rush of footsteps from outside the door, and after a while, he saw a guard from the Governor's Mansion push the door and come to Zheng Michang's front and report respectfully.

"Your Excellency, we have caught a group of suspicious-looking businessmen as you instructed us earlier!"

"Oh, caught a suspicious merchant?"

After listening to the guard's report, Zheng Michang's whole person instantly came to his senses, and he didn't care about the official documents in his hand that had not yet been processed, so he suddenly got up from his seat, looked in the direction where the guard was, and asked in a hurry.

Facing Zheng Michang's gaze, the guard did not panic in the slightest, and after sorting out the words in his mind, he leaned down and reported in a deep voice.

"Lord Bu Political Envoy, here's the thing, it is said that the group of businessmen asked everywhere, where is the raw silk that has been produced in Zhejiang, and later, by chance, it ......"

Under the guard's narration, Zheng Michang finally understood the ins and outs of the matter, and immediately, he saw his gloomy face, slammed the table, and said in a deep voice.

"These damn insects, not long after the Governor left Zhejiang, they couldn't wait to reach out to Zhejiang!"

When the guard saw Zheng Bichang's sudden anger, the whole person couldn't help but be startled, and immediately, he lowered his head and asked cautiously.

"Big ...... My lord, what should we do next? ”

Hearing this, Zheng Michang glanced at the guard and commanded in a cold voice.

"People, take the official over immediately!"

"Yes, yes, my lord, don't hide it, that group of suspicious-looking businessmen has been put in prison, please come with the little one!"

Subsequently, under the guidance of the guard, Zheng Michang left the governor's palace with several guards and came to the cell dedicated to the group of merchants.

……

Because of the lack of sunlight all year round, there is a musty smell in the cell that cannot be dissipated for a long time.

After entering the cell, a strong and pungent stench came, Zheng Michang couldn't help frowning when he saw this, and then saw him take out a handkerchief and cover his mouth and nose.

Seeing this, the jailer who was in charge of leading the way in front immediately turned around and proposed rather flatteringly: "Your Excellency, why don't you go up and let the matter of the arraignment be handled by the younger one!" ”

When Zheng Michang heard this, he just glanced at the jailer coldly, and ordered in a deep voice: "No need, lead the way in front!" ”

"Yes, Envoy Servant!"

When the jailer heard Zheng Michang's words, he immediately suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart and led the way in front of him.

Along the way, the prisoners who were imprisoned in the cell, seeing Zheng Michang's arrival, showed a look of hope on their faces, and desperately grabbed the door of the cell and shouted injustice.

"Adult, the small one is wronged!"

"Little ...... Xiao didn't do anything, she volunteered! ”

"My lord, I have an eighty-year-old mother to support, and a two-year-old child to be fed, how can I do such a reluctant thing, and my eldest sister-in-law is like a mother......

Zheng Michang turned a deaf ear to their shouts of grievances, and the shouts of those prisoners were quickly suppressed by the jailers who were with him.

"Shut up, if anyone dares to shout again, uncle, I will let him have no food for three days!"

"Damn, it's really a toast and don't eat and drink, give me a beating!"

After this farce subsided, Zheng Michang finally came to the cell dedicated to the group of businessmen under the guidance of the jailer.

When the group of businessmen saw the arrival of an official, it was as if they had grasped a life-saving straw, and like the previous prisoners, they desperately slammed the cell door and shouted injustice.

"My lord, we are wronged, we are just ......"

Zheng Michang didn't pay attention to the shouts of the merchants, but looked at the guard of the governor's palace before and asked, "Is it them?" ”

When the guard of the Governor's Mansion heard this, he immediately looked terrified, lowered his head, and replied respectfully: "That's right, Lord Bu, it's them!" ”

When Zheng Michang heard this, he responded imperceptibly, and then waved his big hand, pointed at the businessmen who were still shouting grievances, and commanded in a deep voice: "I really don't cry when I don't see the coffin, come here, pull them all down to the official, and let them tell who they are instructed by!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving Zheng Michang's order, the jailers who accompanied him immediately took out the key from their waists, opened the cell door, and dragged the merchants out of the cell like dead dogs.

After that, there was a terrible wail, which was chilling.

Listening to the wails that kept coming into his ears, Zheng Michang's extremely depressed mood was also slightly relieved.

Subsequently, I saw Zheng Michang suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, casually summoned a guard, and commanded: "You stay here first, and as soon as there is news, report to the official immediately, understand?" ”

After Zheng Michang brought people back to the Governor's Palace, he continued to deal with the rest of his official duties.

It was getting late, and the guard who had been left in prison by Zheng Michang earlier also brought the confessions of those merchants.

In their confessions, the businessmen admitted that they had been instructed to come to Zhejiang to inquire about the news, but they did not know anything else.

After Zheng Michang finished reading all the contents of the confession, he couldn't help frowning, and at this moment, an endless sense of crisis quietly spread in his heart.

Afterwards, I saw Zheng Michang rubbing his temples, calling the guards, and instructing: "Go and invite the envoy over immediately, and say that the official has something important to discuss with him!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

When the guard heard Zheng Michang's words, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and after answering, he left quickly.

Soon after that, He Maocai, who got the news, rushed to the governor's palace without stopping.

He Maocai, under the guidance of the guards, came to the study of the Governor's Mansion, looked in the direction where Zheng Michang was, and subconsciously asked.

"Lao Zheng, what's wrong, so anxious?"

"Well, see for yourself!"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he sighed helplessly, and then he handed over the confession in his hand to He Maocai.

After He Maocai took the confession from Zheng Michang's hand, he browsed it with extra concentration, and after he finished reading the above content, the expression on his face became extremely solemn: "Old Zheng, this is ...... This! ”

Zheng Michang took in the expression on He Maocai's face, nodded, and then said: "Alas, Lao He, it seems that those people in the court have begun to attack Zhejiang!" ”

When He Maocai heard Zheng Michang's words, his face was full of doubt, and he then asked: "By the way, Yan Ge Lao and Xiao Ge Lao have no news yet?" ”

When Zheng Michang heard this, he shook his head imperceptibly, and responded: "Well, yes, at present, there is no news from Yan Ge Lao and Xiao Ge Lao!" ”

When He Maocai heard this, his face was full of sorrow, and he sat down on the chair next to him dejectedly, and then spoke.

"At present, Lord Zhao has not officially taken office, and just a few of us can't stop those people in the court, otherwise it will still be ......"

Before He Maocai's words were finished, Zheng Michang on the side raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically: "So far, Lao He, do you think we still have a way out?" ”

When Zheng Michang said this, he didn't wait for He Mao to respond, and then added.

"For so many years, if we hadn't been protected by Yan Ge Lao, we would have died seven or eight hundred times a long time ago!"

"If something goes wrong this time, in the end, the responsibility will have to be borne by the two of us, and we may have to follow in the footsteps of Shen Yishi!"

When Zheng Michang mentioned Shen Yishi's name, the expression on He Maocai's face on the side became extremely ugly.

Unconsciously came to mind the scene of Shen Yishi and Yun Niang self-immolating together.

After He Maocai took a deep breath, he calmed down his emotions, and immediately, he saw him look at Zheng Michang and said in a deep voice.

"Lao Zheng, let's take a gamble, no matter what, we have to drag it out until Lord Zhao takes office!"

"Well, let's take a gamble, call Ma Ningyuan over later, and discuss it carefully, how to deal with this group of businessmen from unknown sources next!"

……

Five boats of different sizes are sailing on the canal, which is exactly the boat that Zhao Zhenji is on.

And it has been a while since Zhao Zhenji left the capital.

In the cabin, I saw Zhao Zhenji close the book in front of him, and then walked out of the cabin with his hands behind his back.

The rushing water crashes against the rocks, making a roaring sound, and the clouds and mist on both sides of the river, the mountains are undulating, and the lush green trees are hidden from time to time.

Zhao Zhenji stopped to watch for a moment, then withdrew his gaze, since he set off from the capital by boat, his concept of time has gradually blurred.

Zhao Zhenji's daily pastime, in addition to reading the books he carried earlier, is to get out of the cabin and enjoy the surrounding scenery.

At this moment, I saw Zhao Zhenji call the guards and asked, "How long will it take to reach Zhejiang at the earliest?" ”

When the guard heard this, after recalling for a while, he gave the answer: "My lord, according to the sailors on the ship, according to the current rate, it will be possible to reach Zhejiang in four days at most!" ”

Zhao Zhenji learned the news from the mouth of the guard, and his face suddenly showed a look of amazement, only to see him lower his head and mutter.

"Four days to go!"

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, Zhejiang, Zhejiang's Governor's Palace.

At this moment, in the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace, Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and Ma Ningyuan gathered together to exchange their gains in recent days.

I saw Zheng Michang sitting on the top, scanning his gaze from He Maocai and Ma Ningyuan respectively, and commanded.

"Let's talk about it, what's the situation now?"

When Ma Ningyuan, who was on the side, heard Zheng Michang's words, he immediately stood up and said next.

"Lord Zheng, according to your previous instructions, the government has posted notices and sent officials to carry out operations to search for those suspicious-looking businessmen everywhere, and there is not much to gain at present!"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he frowned slightly, and then said: "Is it because of the lack of manpower, it really can't be done, and the political envoy and the guards of the Governor's Mansion will also be transferred over!" ”

When He Maocai on the side heard this, he also stood up, and then added: "According to the Inspector's Department, you can also transfer some people over!" ”

When Ma Ningyuan heard this, he shook his head and said slowly: "No, it's not a problem of manpower, although the government has posted notices for several counties under its jurisdiction to cooperate, and encouraged the people to report actively, but there is still not much gain, only two groups of suspicious businessmen have been caught!" ”

"It seems that those businessmen should have gotten the news and deliberately hid it!"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he couldn't help but sneer, and then said: "Hmph, the official doesn't believe it, they can hide it all the time, isn't it just a waste of time, the official has time to spend with them!" ”

When Zheng Michang said this, he changed his words and continued: "By the way, this official has received the news, Lord Zhao will arrive in Zhejiang tomorrow, and you will go to the dock with this official tomorrow to greet you!" ”

When Zheng Michang's words fell, Ma Ningyuan and He Maocai on the side couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, their faces full of anticipation.

After He Maocai learned the news, his face was full of relief, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Huh, Lord Zhao is finally going to take office!" ”

When Ma Ningyuan, who was on the side, heard this, he also took over the conversation, and said in response: "Yes, when Lord Zhao takes office, the situation should slowly improve!" ”

After that, the three of them exchanged opinions on how to deal with the suspicious merchants, and later, when everyone saw that it was getting late, they took their leave.

After Ma Ningyuan left the Governor's Palace, he ordered someone to spread the news.

……

The night passed in the blink of an eye, and the next morning, when it was just dawn, many officials had gathered near the docks.

Those officials, after hearing the news that Zhao Zhenji, the new governor of Zhejiang and governor of Zhejiang, was about to take office, rushed over from all over the place non-stop!

After all, on a day like today, if anyone dares not to come, then in the future, he will not have to mix in the officialdom of Daming.

At this moment, standing at the front of the team are Zheng Michang, He Maocai and Ma Ningyuan.

Everyone waited for a long time, but they didn't see any sign of a ship in the distance, so they simply gathered in groups and chatted gossip.

"Do you know what the origin of this Lord Zhao, who succeeded Governor Hu?"

"You don't know this, this Lord Zhao, but he was born in the Inspectorate, and he was a minister not long ago!"

"Hey, what, Lord Zhao is actually from the Inspectorate, it seems that the days to come will not be easy!"

"There is a way that the new official has three fires, let's be more careful!"

Just as everyone was still actively discussing this matter, in the crowd, I don't know who it was, took the lead in shouting: "The boat is coming!" ”

When everyone heard this, they followed the prestige, and saw five ships bathed in the morning sun in the distance, which were moving in the direction of the pier in an orderly manner, and as the ships approached, they could faintly see the figures on the boats.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly lined up and stood up, not daring to make any move.

The ship was full of heavily armed soldiers, and according to Zheng Michang's eyesight, there were at least four or five hundred people!

Subsequently, the five ships docked one after another, and Zhao Zhenji, escorted by the guards, got off the boat, followed by the accompanying officials.

Seeing this, Zheng Michang immediately lowered his head and saluted respectfully: "Zheng Michang, the political envoy of Zhejiang, has seen the governor!" ”

When Zheng Michang's words fell, all the officials behind him bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "I've seen the governor!" ”

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he glanced at the officials present and glanced at them separately, and immediately, he retracted his gaze, looked at Zheng Michang, and commanded: "Well, lead the way in front!" ”

"Yes, Lord Governor, Lord Governor here, please!"

After Zheng Michang responded, he immediately made a gesture of please.

Then, the two walked at the front of the team, behind them were officials of all sizes in Zhejiang, and there were heavily armed soldiers patrolling everywhere.

When he was about to get on the sedan chair, he saw Zhao Zhenji stop, turned around, looked at Zheng Michang, and asked in a low voice.

"What is the current situation?"

Zheng Michang heard the meaning of Zhao Zhenji's words, the smile on his face stiffened, and he quickly lowered his head, and after making sure that no one was paying attention, he withdrew his gaze and lowered his voice.

"Lord Governor, now is not the time to speak, when you settle down, the lower officials will come to you!"

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and then, he waved his hand, got on a sedan chair, and went to the governor's mansion.

Zhao Zhenji got out of the sedan chair and looked at the Governor's Mansion close at hand, and couldn't help but have an inexplicable look on his face.

"I really didn't expect that this official came as a minister last time, but now, he has become the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, which is really impermanent!"

After Zhao Zhenji sighed with emotion, he shook his head and stepped into the Governor's Palace.

After entering the Governor's Palace, the officials of the Governor's Mansion quickly welcomed Zhao Zhenji to his study, and took the accounts, land, money, grain, population, taxes, prisoners, field grain, warehouses, and so on of the expenses of Zhejiang Province one after another, and handed them over to Zhao Zhenji for inspection.

Among them, there are 31 items that need to be checked by Zhao Zhenji, and with the assistance of the accompanying officials, Zhao Zhenji spent half a day to finally complete the inspection of the corresponding matters.

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji close the booklet in his hand and sighed to himself.

"Hu Zongxian is really an out-and-out good official, not only completely exterminated the Japanese invaders, but also governed the entire Zhejiang in an orderly manner, with abundant warehouses and a lot of money and food left in the house!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but secretly make up his mind that he must be the governor of Zhejiang!

After inspecting the relevant booklets, Zhao Zhenji also obtained the seal left by Hu Zongxian, representing the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang.

From this moment on, Zhao Zhenji succeeded Hu Zongxian and became the new governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, a veritable feudal official!

After that, soon the officials of the Governor's Mansion came to report that Zhao Zhenji's luggage, as well as several maids and a concubine, had been properly arranged.

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he responded quite casually, and then sent the official of the governor's palace away.

At this moment, Zhao Zhenji is most concerned about the current situation in Zhejiang.

After all, the task of his trip was to prevent the group of people in the DPRK and China from buying raw silk from the people at a low price.

For this reason, His Majesty also specially gave himself the right to cut first and then play, the meaning of which is self-evident!

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Wechen will definitely live up to your trust, Wechen will fight that group of insects to the end!"

Zhao Zhenji thought so, his face was full of determination, and he unconsciously clenched his fists.

Gradually, as night fell, I saw a guard walking silently, entering the study, coming to Zhao Zhenji, and said in a low voice.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the political envoy is asking to see you outside!"

"Oh, Zheng Michang is finally here!"

Zhao Zhenji thought so, then came back to his senses, looked at the guard, and commanded: "Well, the official knows, let him in!" ”

"Yes, Governor!"

When the guard heard this, he immediately arched his hand to Zhao Zhenji and replied in a deep voice.

Shortly after the guard left the room, Zheng was led to the study of the Governor's Palace.

After Zheng Michang entered the study, he looked in the direction where Zhao Zhenji was, lowered his head, and said respectfully.

"The lower official has seen the governor!"

"You don't have to be so polite, this official has just arrived, and there are still a lot of things I don't know, and I will have to rely on you as a political envoy in the future!"

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he took in the expression on Zheng Michang's face and responded with a smile.

When Zheng Michang heard Zhao Zhenji's words, his face was full of humility, and he followed up and said: "Where, where, the governor is laughing, this is all within the responsibility of the lower officials!" ”

Zheng Michang's heart knows very well that this newcomer Zhao Zhenji is very difficult, not only was he born in the Inspectorate, but also served as a minister of the Imperial Mission, and now he was sent to Zhejiang by His Majesty to serve as a feudal official!

It can be seen from this that His Majesty trusts this Zhao Zhenji, and this time Zhao Zhenji came to serve in Zhejiang, it must not be as simple as it seems!

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji withdraw his gaze from Zheng Michang's body, raised his eyebrows, and then commanded.

"Tell the official about the current situation in Zhejiang!"

When Zheng Michang saw Zhao Zhenji, he chose to go straight to the topic, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

Subsequently, I saw Zheng Michang organize the language in his mind, and then said cautiously: "Lord Governor, at present, there are many unidentified businessmen in Zhejiang, vainly trying to buy raw silk in the hands of the people, and the government is also making every effort to arrest these businessmen, but with little success!" ”

When Zheng Michang said this, he paused, and continued: "In addition, the weaving bureau ...... over there" (end of this chapter)