Zhang Ying told the others to avoid it, and Xuan Yue and the others all exited the room. Zhang asked, "How did Ying'er get this letter?" ”

Zhang Ying said calmly: "After the concubine left Shenyang, she returned to Beijing, found the Shen family's people in Beijing, and found some old friends in the rivers and lakes before, reorganized Xuanyiwei, arranged eyeliner, and collected news from the government and the opposition. The concubine did this, hoping to help the princess. ”

"Is it necessary for Ying'er to do those things?" Zhang Wen's heart felt like knocking over the five-flavor bottle, and he couldn't tell the taste.

Zhang Wen couldn't understand Zhang Ying's psychology, in fact, Zhang Ying's values were much more avant-garde than those of her contemporaries, so Zhang Wen couldn't understand why she did this.

Zhang Ying said: "The concubine is doing very well now, and the princess doesn't need to be persuaded by him." ”

Zhang Wen opened his mouth, wanting to educate her with the great principles such as the husband gang, but in the end he didn't say it, and only asked: "Where does the money and food needed by the new Xuanyiwei come from?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this minister, we can all interfere with the income that the government can't manage."

Zhang Wen sighed, helpless against Zhang Ying, and said in his heart, no wonder a big family must have a well-educated lady to marry a wife. Those ladies who have received Confucian moral education since childhood, naturally know etiquette, and obey Confucian values.

"What's the use of Ying'er forming this Xuanyi Guard?" Zhang Wen wondered.

Zhang Ying said: "In the past few years of acquaintance with Xianggong, the concubine has already understood that in Xianggong's heart, merit is the most important thing. The concubine hopes that this Xuanyi guard can help the prime minister. The concubine was preparing to form a general helm in Hangzhou, because Miss Shen had some connections in Zhejiang, which was very helpful to the expansion of Xuanyiwei. ”

It seems that although Zhang Ying's mind is avant-garde, she still can't get rid of the man-centered thinking, although she has established a Xuanyi Guard from scratch, but the purpose is only to assist Zhang Wen's work.

"This time, I am the governor of Zhejiang and the prime minister of the southeast military affairs, the governor's palace is in Suzhou, and it is also in Zhejiang, Ying'er will go with me." Zhang asked.

"Hmm."

Zhang Wen couldn't help but show a happy expression when he heard this.

He shouted outside the door again: "Come on, bring Fang Shuting in and talk." ”

At this time, Xuanyue also came in from behind to meet Zhang Ying, and with her, there was also Hui Niang.

After a while, the guards brought Fang Shuting into the house. Zhang Wen asked someone to loosen the tie, took the letter in his hand to Fang Shuting, and said: "The official has already verified, Qian Yiqian wrote to tell Ling Zun that it was the official who framed Lord Fang, not Ling Zun's fact. Qian Yiqian has no evidence, do you really believe it? If it weren't for Ling Zun, who was framed by the official, you only recognized the official as the enemy, wouldn't it be to let the real enemy get away with it, how to comfort Ling Zun's spirit in the sky? ”

What Zhang Wen said is not unreasonable, there is no evidence, why do you believe Qian Yiqian's words? Fang Shuting's obvious eyelids blinked a few times, and said: "My father was friends with Master Qian before his death, so there is no need for Lord Qian to lie to my father." ”

Zhang Wen sneered: "In front of the overall situation of the Donglin Party, how much weight does the friendship between Qian Yiqian and Ling Zun have?" Donglin regarded the official as an opponent of the government, so he unscrupulously framed him, blamed the official for framing Zhongliang, and trampled on the official name, and the people of the Fang family were just a small chess piece in their hands. You also grew up in the house of the eunuch, so you should understand something. This matter is actually very simple, I have no grudge against Ling Zun, and it is not my turn to impeach Ling Zun, what can I do if I have nothing to do? ”

Fang Shuting groaned, and then Hui Niang said: "Miss, I also think that what Lord Zhang said is not unreasonable, if it is really Lord Zhang, why should the Lord spend so much time with us, just kill us or hand it over to the government, isn't it?" ”

Fang Shuting's wide round face still had an indignant look, "You didn't really show that you didn't do it, you only spoke with red mouth and white teeth, why should I believe you?" If you didn't do it, then who did? ”

Zhang Wen said impatiently: "Whatever you want, what I should say has already been said." Who framed the house to be convicted, and what does it matter to me? It's getting late, we have to leave for a while, and you can get out of here. I won't report the assassination that happened last night, so I'll spare you once. ”

Fang Shuting's shoulders trembled slightly, at this time, she must be lonely and helpless. For the first half of her life, she has been under the protection of Fang Kezhuang, and she is a young lady, but now she has become a loner, and her helplessness and despair are self-evident.

But she is undoubtedly different from ordinary weak women, and she gritted her teeth and said: "I'll ask Lord Qian, and I will naturally know if it's true or false." ”

Zhang asked, "Are you confused?" If Qian Yiqian really did it on purpose, would he admit it? ”

Fang Shuting finally couldn't hold on, a tear fell from her eyes, her spirit almost collapsed, and she choked up: "Then what should I do?" ”

"You don't even know how you're going to live now, so what if you find out who your enemy is?" Zhang Wen said with some sympathy.

"Kill the enemy, and if you don't succeed, you will go with your father."

Zhang Wen didn't care about her anymore, stood up, and said to everyone: "Pack up your things and set off." ”

Everyone went about their own thing, and soon left the inn with their belongings, or by horse or chariot, and prepared to set out. At this time, Cao An found Zhang Wen and said in a low voice: "Young master, Yi Cheng sent five hundred taels of silver to the old slave, do you accept it?" ”

"It's okay to take it, so let him let go of something."

"Yes, young master."

Everyone left the post station by car and horse one after another, leaving only Fang Shuting standing on the side of the road, her eyes full of confusion. At this time, a car drove past her, and the curtain opened a corner, it turned out to be Zhang Ying, Zhang Ying glanced at Fang Shuting and said, "Get in the car, I'll help you." ”

Fang Shuting hesitated for a moment and got into Zhang Ying's carriage. Hearing Zhang Ying say "please sit", Fang Shuting sat opposite Zhang Ying, looked at Zhang Ying a few times, and saw that she was wearing a green martial arts suit, and her head style was also very simple, with only one hairpin fixed with green silk, full forehead, beautiful face, and she looked very good.

"Are you Lord Zhang's wife?" Fang Shuting asked. Zhang Ying nodded. Fang Shuting asked again: "How can Mrs. Zhang help me, why do you want to help me?" ”

Zhang Ying took out a piece of paper and said, "This is a contract, you can see it clearly." Just put a fingerprint on it and we'll help you fulfill your wish, find out who is the enemy, and get rid of him. ”

Fang Shuting's eyes lit up, but she also understood that there were no bastard cakes in the world, so she immediately asked, "What price do I need to pay?" If you can help me do this, you can take my life. ”

"You have to do things for Xuanyiwei all your life, if you betray, the end will be worse than death. And all the property that Ling Zun left you must donate to Xuanyiwei. As long as you can do it, sign the contract and we will help you do what you want to do. This deal is as you and I will, and we will not force it. ”

Fang Shuting thought for a while, and said with a firm gaze: "I promise you." ”

The group traveled day and night along the post road, and first arrived in Suzhou in Nanzhili, and Zhang Wen stayed in Suzhou, because the residence of the governor of Zhejiang should be here, and he first established the abolished governor's palace. Zhang Ying and Zhang Wen separated, and she took her own people to continue south to Zhejiang.

Suzhou is on the shore of Taihu Lake and the mouth of the Yangtze River, and Hangzhou is as prosperous as Hangzhou.

Zhang Wen's arrival, many officials of Nanzhili came to greet him, whether it was the eunuch party, the Donglin party, or those who did not have a clear camp, out of the need for etiquette, they all came to greet Zhang Wen. Governor of Zhejiang, Prime Minister of Southeast Military Affairs, although Zhang Wen has no one and no money in his hands now, but this official title is not a false title, and he has great power.

The Doge's Palace is an old mansion, some years old, and it looks dilapidated on the outside. In the past, the residence of the governor of Tianfu was located here, and later the governor of Zhejiang was established, and it will be used for the house of the governor of Yingtian.

When Zhang Wen arrived at the Governor's Palace, he ordered the local state and county governments to dispatch officials and soap subordinates to come up. And Zhang Wen's people were also busy with their work, first cleaning up the place where they lived, then cleaning up the front hall of the yamen, repairing the house, and purchasing furniture, which was very busy for a while.

After he lived in the governor's yamen, he found that although the outside of the house was broken, the inside was indeed quite exquisite, the courtyard and the courtyard were very different, the mountains and rivers and stone forests, everything, a huge garden.

After arranging the palace, Zhang Wen and the others only rested for one night, and the next day Zhang Wen summoned the advisers and asked them to formulate a governance plan.

The imperial court appointed Zhang Wen as the governor of Zhejiang and the prime minister of the southeast military affairs, and gave him a task, that is, to quell the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in Fujian Province; Because the government had completely lost control of Fujian Province, it had to transfer troops from Yingtian and Zhejiang to quell the chaos; However, the two official offices in Zhejiang and Zhizhi also had no troops to adjust, and the regular army was transferred to Liaodong, and the armed forces to ensure social stability were only some private soldiers, a small number of garrisons, local miscellaneous armies, and soap subordinates.

In such a situation, it is obviously an empty word to immediately mobilize people and horses to form a large army to sweep away the White Lotus Sect in Fujian. What Zhang Wen had to do was not only to recruit troops and train them, but also to raise salaries, food and grass.

Shen Jing believes that it is not difficult to find people, there are natural disasters in Fujian, and there are a large number of hungry people, as long as there is money and food, you can recruit soldiers, and you can also train in Tuntian. The problem is how to get a large amount of start-up capital, because the government is now in a difficult financial situation from the central government to the local government.