Zhang Zhou, Zhu Feng and his entourage, with a team of nearly 3,000 people, went out of the Beijing Division, all the way to the direction of Santunying, the garrison of Jizhou Town.

Jizhou of the Ming Dynasty belongs to Shuntianfu and is an administrative region, while Jizhou Town is referred to as Jizhen Town, and the station is located in the territory of Yongping Mansion in the east, but Shuntianfu and Yongping Mansion are connected to each other, and they all belong to Beizhili, which still has a certain commonality in administration.

A group walked along the official road, and the army would be stationed along the way, marching up and down seventy miles a day, which was not slow for a team dominated by infantry.

But when he entered Yongping Mansion in the afternoon of this day, Zhang Zhou had the team stationed early, and the main soldiers were camped on the spot, while Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng and other major officials and generals had tiles to cover their heads.

Zhang Zhou entered the guest room early, and he came out with a female dependent, which was Wang Mingshan.

Others thought he was going to war, but in fact, his main purpose was to open mines, and he was engaged in those things of climbing mountains and wading through water to explore the terrain, so there was no need to make himself so tired.

This time, in addition to Wang Mingshan, Wang Mingshan's father Wang Shi and fourth uncle Wang Xin also accompanied them as Jinyi Wei Qianhu and Baihu, but they did not follow to stay in the post house, but camped and rested on the spot with the soldiers of the army.

"It's so hot, it's finally getting dark, shouldn't I hurry more?"

Zhang Zhou was still writing and drawing, probably because the door was open, Zhu Feng came uninvited and went on a rampage, so he entered Zhang Zhou's room.

Zhang Zhou raised his head and frowned at him, and said, "Zhijie, why are you so reckless?"

"I think...... The door is open." Zhu Feng looked guilty and walked out of the door.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I opened the door to breathe, it was quite hot this day, but less than a few miles ahead is Yongping Mansion, for us it is Longtan Tiger's Den, it is best to rectify it today, and then enter the boundary of Yongping Mansion tomorrow."

Zhu Feng looked puzzled and said, "Longtan Tiger's Den? Not really, right? These are all under the feet of the Son of Heaven."

Zhang Zhou put down the pen, while Wang Mingshan took the things Zhang Zhou had written, sorted them out and put them aside, and then went to the door to inspect, leaving only Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng in the room.

"Zhijie, I can tell you, after entering the boundary of Yongping Mansion, don't travel alone, we are here to grab food, and the entanglement of interests is far more complicated than you imagined, don't look at this place and Shuntian Mansion is also separated by a wall, but strictly speaking, this place already belongs to the realm of Emperor Shangao, so be careful."

Zhang Zhou kindly reminded him.

Zhu Feng was a little annoyed and said: "I know about the mining business, and it may rob the local interests, but that is because Brother Zhang has the ability to find the ore vein, and besides, Brother Zhang opened the mine by His Majesty's order, and you are still the secretary of the military department and Cai Guogong, who dares to go against you?"

Zhang Zhou wanted to say that in these years, even his father has to stand aside for the sake of interests, and the so-called respect and fear are all nonsense, which is far less real than gold, silver and jewelry.

"Anbianhou." Liu Gui was shaking his head at the door, "Little Marquis, your family is here, saying that they are sending you something, just outside, can you see it?"

"Uh......" Zhu Feng hesitated.

Zhang Zhou knew that this kid was "running away from marriage", in order not to marry Chen Rui's daughter, Zhu Feng withstood all kinds of pressure, persuaded him Zhang Zhou to set off early, and then didn't even say hello to the family, and fled as if he was following the army.

Now the family sent someone, nominally to bring something with a burden, more like they came to beat him.

"Go ahead." Zhang Zhoudao, "Don't let your family worry about it, and after returning to Beijing, you will get married early, so as not to be considered immature again."

"Oh."

Zhu Feng went down to see the people sent by the Chengguo Mansion with a disgraced face.

What Zhu Feng saw was Zhu Daqi, who was also an old acquaintance, but because Zhu Daqi was hired by the Chengguo Mansion, Zhu Feng just regarded Zhu Daqi as a family constraint on him, and he didn't bring it to him this time.

took the things, and Zhu Feng left Zhu Daqi in the army.

There is a sense of running away from home and being chased by the family, and there is no choice but to accept the family's surveillance.

That night, Zhang Zhou received a letter from Yongping Mansion, and Sun Shangqi, who was responsible for the security of mining in Yongping Mansion, was the one who followed him to the first time.

"How?"

Zhu Feng was eating at the same table with Zhang Zhou, and when he saw Zhang Zhou reading the letter, he couldn't help but ask.

"As I said, the local situation is not very good, there are often people in the mine who make trouble, and there are often incidents of fighting," Zhang said.

"The magistrate doesn't care?" Zhu Feng frowned.

In Zhu Feng's opinion, from the prefect of Yongping Mansion to the county government below, he should wholeheartedly defend the interests of Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Most of the people who eat the imperial grain are in the spirit of the mentality that more things are better than less, besides, this mine is nominally my own, and it is not considered an official government or a royal one, in what name does the local government manage it?" The officials are all staring, maybe everyone is afraid of being impeached, saying that it is for the benefit of me, and I want to involve the government to defend and disturb the place."

Zhu Feng stammered, "Isn't that unreasonable? No, let's bring more people, then we are reasonable, anyway, there are many people."

"There are a lot of people in the mines." Zhang Zhou said, "Didn't you forget that His Majesty transferred 10,000 soldiers and horses for my training and allocation? But this group of people are always people in the army, and there will be a certain conflict between the Beijing camp and the local soldiers and horses in Jizhou Town, and sometimes the relationship is not easy to coordinate."

The original intention of the Ming Dynasty to set up Jizhou Town, in addition to connecting the military exchanges between Jingshi and Liaodong, and maintaining the stability of the pass from Shanhaiguan to Xuanfu.

There is also a purpose, that is, to contain the Jingshi Jingying.

The so-called eggs can't be put in one basket, in case Beijing is opposed, there need to be heavy troops around Gyeonggi who can be deployed to help the capital at any time, so Zhang Zhou can mobilize the Jingying people to Yongping Mansion to open a mine, which will form a conflict of interest with the local defense soldiers and horses in Jizhou Town, and the two sides are a bit of a situation.

is not in the same system, no one looks at it well, plus the soldiers from the Beijing camp transferred by Zhang Zhou can have a mine to eat meat, and the local soldiers and horses in Jizhou can't even drink soup, this contradiction is even greater.

In the face of a big cake that can bubble oil outward, no one dares to say that they will not be moved, even if this cake does not belong to the magistrates and the local garrison soldiers and horses, but the power in their hands cannot be exchanged for benefits, so they will naturally be unwilling.

It is precisely because Zhang Zhou's position is there that a rough balance has been formed.

Zhu Feng asked, "Then should we go to the mine first, or go to Jizhen first?"

Zhang Zhou said: "Of course, I will meet with the local military and political people first, and I will meet with the people from Jizhou Town and Yongping Mansion, and make everything clear. Leave early tomorrow morning, and you should be ready."

"Hmm." Zhu Feng didn't finish his meal, and suddenly as if he had motivation, he got up and went back to the room to prepare.

When the team entered Yongping Mansion, it was not as dangerous as Zhang Zhou said.

Probably anyone who wanted to have an entanglement of interests with the mines, and when they saw a large number of officers and soldiers, in addition to carrying the necessary cold weapons, they also carried guns and guns, and no one dared to come forward.

The party smoothly advanced in the direction of Santun Camp, until the ninth day of June, the team was only one day's journey away from Santun Camp, and after being stationed in the field that night, before Zhang Zhou used a pu fan to evaporate the sweat on his body, someone here came to his camp tent to report that the envoy from Jizhen had arrived.

"Master, I said that I came to deliver ice, and the troupe came to work for the army, and I heard that two carriages of wine and meat were also sent."

When Liu Guilai reported to Zhang Zhou, his face could not hide his excitement.

This shows that it is definitely beneficial to follow Zhang Zhou out of the house, and this is not the local filial piety.

Zhang Zhou said: "The ice is left, and the rest will be sent back!"

The process of saltpeter ice making has been handed down since the Tang and Song dynasties, but the cost of making ice is still very large for ordinary people, and it is impossible to engage in these things on the march.

Deliver ice to the place,

In order to let the soldiers relieve the heat, Zhang Zhou also allowed the ice to be left on a special basis, and there was no need for him to accept it.

"Ugh...... Yes!" Although Liu Gui was a little reluctant, he still went back to pass the word.

Liu Gui had just left here, and Zhu Feng had also taken off the armor on his body, and then a cool cloth coat appeared in front of Zhang Zhou's tent, and he asked curiously, "Isn't it that the local officials in Jizhen are all upright? How can this be ......?"

Even Zhu Feng didn't quite understand.

Because it is rumored that Liu Yu, the governor of Jizhou Town, is a capable minister who is praised by everyone as a traditional civil official, and he was recommended by Ma Wensheng, and he should definitely belong to the kind of rotten Confucianism of the Death Advice faction.

Zhang Zhou said, "How do I know? Maybe someone under the governor intends to come to give me a gift and want to tie up the relationship? I don't think this matter has anything to do with that Governor Liu."

"Hmm." Zhu Feng nodded seriously, "I also think that he can't do such a thing."

Zhang Zhou glanced at Zhu Feng, it seems that this kid has taken the party very seriously until now, it is estimated that Zhu Feng feels in his heart that as long as he is a person from the "opposite camp", it should be a template, and he will definitely be a loyal minister, and there will be no flattery.

It's time to teach this kid a lesson.

Large chunks of ice were brought to the barracks, and after the ice was divided, tea was made for the soldiers.

The soldiers of the brigade surrounded the wooden barrel that divided the ice, and after getting the ice cubes, they all showed satisfied looks, and even Zhu Feng couldn't help but go up to take a look, and then asked Zhu Daqi to bring someone to move a piece back for him.

"Master, go over and take a look." Liu Gui came over to talk to Zhang Zhou again.

Zhang Zhou said, "What's the matter?"

Liu Gui smiled and said, "There are still things in the bucket."

Zhang Zhou expected to be similar, since Liu Yu wanted to slap him, he just sent some ice cubes, wine and meat, drama troupe or something, can this gift show affection again?

Bribing the courtiers to take out this little thing is not enough to be cold.

Zhang Zhou specially called Zhu Feng again, and went to the three wooden barrels together, but saw that under the big wooden barrel, white flowers and silver were exposed, fortunately, the soldiers were ordered to leave far away, maybe they were afraid that the bribery would not sound good, and the soldiers in charge of guarding it were also very considerate of Shangguan.

"Silver? It seems like a lot." Zhu Fengdao.

Zhang Zhou said: "Oh, who is asking me to do something and actually give me such a generous gift? It's useless."

Zhu Feng glanced at Zhang Zhou and asked, "I don't even know who sent it, wouldn't it be a little ...... The person in charge of the gift should be called over and ask what's going on."

Liu Gui smiled and said, "Little Hou Ye, the people have been driven away. They said they were sent by the governor's yamen."

"The Governor's Yamen?" When Zhu Feng heard this, why did he think differently from me?

Zhang Zhou said: "It must be someone from the governor's yamen, pretending to give gifts in the name of the governor, there may be something important to ask me for, look at this posture, how can there be thousands of taels of silver, I didn't come to Jizhou Town this time to do things for people."

Liu Gui asked, "Then send this thing back?"

"No need." Zhang Zhou said, "Pack it up."

Zhu Feng was surprised: "Brother Zhang, this is accepting?"

Zhang Zhou said angrily, "I lack these few silvers? If you want to send 18,000 taels, maybe I can still be tempted, which is not enough for me to stuff my teeth. Besides, I'm in charge of military affairs, so should I put myself in order first?"

Zhu Feng nodded and said, "That's not something you should receive."

Zhang Zhou pointed to the wooden barrel and said to Liu Gui: "Don't clean it up, after taking out the ice, the wooden barrel will be stuffed with grass, and after entering the Acropolis tomorrow, it will be sent back directly to the governor's yamen, and whoever sent it will be returned to whom!"

Liu Gui smiled and said, "If it wasn't the governor who gave the gift, wouldn't this matter be publicized?"

"Then send it to the back door!" Zhang Zhou said, "Be smart, don't have enough brains!"

"Yes, yes."

Liu Gui was still looking at Zhu Feng when he responded.

Zhu Feng is also pondering, how can this brocade guard Qianhu look at me wrong? And who are you talking about when you don't have enough brains? Follow

Among Brother Zhang's people, is there anyone who has such a bad brain?

In the afternoon of the next day, the group finally arrived at the Santun camp where Jizhou Town was stationed.

Governor Liu Yu, Chief Military Officer Ruan Xing, Deputy Chief Soldier Zhang Lu and others went out of the city to greet them, and at the same time, thousands of soldiers and hundreds of officials and civilians were also waiting in front of the city gate.

But compared to the three thousand soldiers and horses brought by Zhang Zhou, this point is still not enough to see.

After Zhang Zhou dismounted, he took Zhu Feng and walked to the front to greet the people, and a row of people wearing official uniforms greeted him, led by Liu Yu, who had only arrived as the governor of Jizhou after the year.

Liu Yu had a heroic and righteous look on his face, but he took the initiative to come over and give Zhang Zhou a salute: "Xiaguan Liu Yu, I have seen Zhang Butang."

"I've seen Cai Guogong!"

Wenchen wanted to call Zhang Zhou's ministry or Shangshu, and the military generals regarded Zhang Zhou as a person from the Chengdu Governor's Mansion, which had a different meaning.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Let me introduce you, this is An Bianhou."

"I've seen Anbianhou." Liu Yu then remembered that there was an Anbianhou standing next to him.

Although the Marquis of Anbian is also quite prestigious in the court, the problem is that this product will not bring any political convenience to a governor, Liu Yu, an official who belongs to the "no rabbit and no eagle", plus the traditional civil servants have always had a contempt for Wuxun, and they selectively ignored Zhu Feng in the greeting ceremony.

Zhu Feng smiled and didn't mind at all, and said with a smile: "Liu Zhongcheng's great name, the last general heard about it when he was in Beijing, and it is the honor of the last general to be able to work with Liu Zhongcheng in one place."

"An Bianhou is lifted up below." Liu Yu looked very humble.

Zhang Zhou pondered.

Zhu Zhijie, this kid is also going to do things, is this really such respect for Liu Yu? In front of me, Brother Zhang didn't treat me as an outsider, and in front of Liu Yu, he was commensurate with his official position, and he called himself the last general, you kid is very rude, do you know?

Zhang Zhou deliberately asked, "This official has come from afar, and he is very tired, I don't know if Your Excellency has any arrangements?"

Liu Yu Zhengse said: "Xiaguan has prepared a guest house in the city, Zhang Butang can stay, and there is also a banquet prepared by the local gentry for you, and Zhang Butang can enjoy his face."

"Hmm." Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "Then let me go to the city for a short rest, and then go over with An Bianhou."

"Yes."

It was only at this time that Liu Yu began to introduce local officials and generals to Zhang Zhou, and naturally he was represented by another general military officer Ruan Xing, who seemed to be upright but mainly flattering.

"How?"

After entering the city, Zhang Zhou rode on a horse and deliberately asked Zhu Feng on the side.

Zhu Feng smiled and said, "It's good, I think this Liu Zhongcheng is quite approachable, much better than the people I came into contact with when I was in the northwest before."

Zhang Zhou said: "This is approachable?"

The voice outside the strings is, Zhu Zhijie, what kind of people have you met before? Could it be that the governors you knew before, such as Yang Yiqing, hurt you too much and misunderstood the word approachable?

"Of course, no one is as good at talking as Brother Zhang, but looking at Liu Zhongcheng's appearance, he should be very polite to Brother Zhang, and if someone else comes, he may not have this treatment." Zhu Fengdao.

Zhang Zhou is also pondering, is this kid's words "crooked"?

If someone else had come, he would not have been treated like this, but not because he respected me, but because he wanted to slap me and flatter me.

"Zhijie, it's still the same sentence, don't walk around after entering the city, you must bring more people when you travel, and you must be equipped with firecrackers to be able to deal with sudden situations at any time." Zhang Zhoudao.

"Got it, why is Brother Zhang so worried? This is the best place in Gyeonggi, how can there be such a villain who commits murder in the city? I'll be careful."

Zhu Feng disagreed.

Zhang Zhou said to Liu Gui on the side: "I remember that after Sun Qianhu entered the city, he directly asked him to come to the post house to meet me."

"Didn't you go to the residence arranged by Governor Liu?" Zhu Feng asked curiously.

Zhang Zhou said: "I came here just to explain, and I didn't stay for long, I will leave in about two or three days. As much as possible, there should be little contact with local people outside of official business."

"What about today's reception banquet...... Zhu Feng asked.

"I should go or go, but I'm going to Liwei, not to make friends with them, so you'd better be prepared and bring people to give the local gentry a little color." Zhang Zhoudao.

"The local community is so welcoming, and you have to get off the horse...... Forget it, I'll listen to Brother Zhang, but it's best not to cause too many contradictions." Zhu Feng seems to want to remind Zhang Zhou that other people don't want to have a problem with you, so you have to create contradictions yourself.

At that time, the danger may have been self-inflicted.