Chapter 778 Chongzhen strikes again
Looking at the expression on Zhou Shuyuan's face, a trace of bad premonition quickly came to the old butler's heart.
However, as an old worker, the old housekeeper hid the shock in his heart at the first time.
He asked Zhou Shuyuan with a tentative look on his face: "Master, then you agree..."
Zhou Shuyuan said without thinking, "Why don't you agree? Instead of being a prime minister who is famous and ridiculed in Beijing, it is better to go to Gansu and Ningbo provinces to be governors..."
"In Gansu and Ning provinces, they not only manage the military, but also the people. They can be said to be a veritable local emperor..."
"But, I suddenly became Governor General of Ganning, and I felt very unwilling to be..."
Speaking of this, Zhou Shuyuan seemed to have thought of something, and immediately reminded him: "Also, this matter is still a secret to the entire Tiger and Leopard Army... So, it must not be revealed, otherwise I will not even be the Governor of Ganning..."
After giving Zhou Shuyuan a very affirmative answer, the old housekeeper hurriedly left the study room, returned to his room, and began to write quickly...
There is no doubt that at this moment, he is reporting to his master what he just heard.
At the same time, the old housekeeper also began to worry about his future...
The reason why Zhou Shuyuan is the butler is because Zhou Shuyuan is Wei Zheng's deputy. Following Zhou Shuyuan, you can find out many advanced secrets of the Tiger and Leopard Army.
However, once Zhou Shuyuan left Beijing City and left Wei Zheng, he would never have the chance to find out the high-level secrets about Wei Zheng and the entire Tiger and Leopard Army... In this way, he would not be able to complete the task assigned to him by the commander himself.
Just after the old butler waited for four days with a worried face.
The flying pigeon finally came back and brought a secret letter from the commander to himself.
Fortunately, the old housekeeper felt that the two consecutive letters of intelligence he sent to the commander were recognized by the commander.
As a reward, now I am the steward of the Zhou Mansion on the surface. But in fact, I have become a thousand households of the Jinyiwei. The fifth-rank military officer of the imperial court...
Of course, the questions I was worried about were also responded to by the commander...
From now on, I will continue to follow Zhou Shuyuan. However, the mission has gone from a detailed study of information to an envoy of the Jinyiwei who encouraged Zhou Shuyuan to surrender to the court...
As long as he can make Zhou Shuyuan surrender to the court, after returning to the Jinyiwei, the old housekeeper will become a fourth-rank Jinyiwei Tongzhi, and will become an important official of the court...
Speaking of this, there is no need to explain it. Everyone knows that this old housekeeper is not an ordinary old housekeeper.
Not only that, he was also a detailed work of the imperial imperial guards who were placed beside Zhou Shuyuan...
Over the past two years, a lot of information about the Tiger and Leopard Army was reported to the capital through the carrier pigeons and eventually sent to the commander of the Nanjing Jinyiwei.
Just as the old butler looked thoughtful and thought about how to be the messenger and drag Zhou Shuyuan to the court.
The newly appointed commander of the Jinyiwei, who was not long ago in the imperial court, was full of excitement and hurried to the palace.
It turned out that the commander's reply and orders to the old housekeeper were all decided by himself.
The reason why I have not informed Emperor Chongzhen until now was that the commander had to obtain more accurate information before he could make his own suggestions to Emperor Chongzhen and take this extraordinary contribution to him.
Soon, the commander met Emperor Chongzhen in the hall.
When Emperor Chongzhen learned that civil strife might break out within the Tiger and Leopard Army at any time, during this period, his solemn facial expression, which was greatly reduced in the court's salt tax, was directly replaced by a smile...
Because this is the second good news that Emperor Chongzhen heard in two months besides the new red cannon...
After confirming the authenticity of the information in his hand again, Chongzhen, who was excited, subconsciously asked: "Zhou Aiqing. Do you think the Tiger and Leopard Army will really break out in civil strife... If civil strife breaks out, is it possible for the new imperial army to counterattack the Tiger and Leopard Army..."
The commander shook his head with a embarrassed look and said negatively: "Your Majesty, according to the intelligence reality, the possibility of the outbreak of the Tiger and Leopard Army is very low... After all, Beiwang Weizheng has taken certain measures..."
Faced with this answer, the smile on Chongzhen's face disappeared immediately.
Then, he asked the commander of the Jinyiwei with dissatisfaction: "Zhou Aiqing, are you kidding me... Since the Tiger and Leopard Army will not break out in civil strife, then what good news is this information for me..."
The commander quickly answered: "Your Majesty is happy and angry, the good news I have said is another piece of information..."
"According to the detailed report of the Jinyiwei lurking beside Zhou Shuyuan, a military advisor of the Tiger and Leopard Army, this relationship between Zhou Shuyuan and Wei Zheng has already appeared due to the rights issue, and it is almost at the point where water and fire are incompatible..."
"In order to avoid further increase in conflict between the two, Zhou Shuyuan, who is second only to Wei Zheng in the Tiger and Leopard Army, has been demoted to the Governor of Ganning by Wei Zheng... Although this news has not been released yet, the Jinyiwei's detailed work has been confirmed from Zhou Shuyuan. More importantly, Zhou Shuyuan is already full of dissatisfaction and hatred for Wei Zheng..."
"If Zhou Shuyuan took office as the governor of Ganning, the court could find a way to make Zhou Shuyuan surrender. Then, the two provinces of Ganning that the Tiger and Leopard Army obtained at a huge cost will return to the hands of the court..."
"Not only that, Zhou Shuyuan's tens of thousands of elite Tiger and Leopard Army commanded by the two provinces of Gansu and Ning also returned to join the court and belonged to the court..."
"Of course, this is not the biggest benefit..."
"As Zhou Shuyuan, who has the second power in the Tiger and Leopard Army, once surrendered to the court, the attack can definitely be called deadly for the Tiger and Leopard Army. It is possible to even trigger civil strife in the Tiger and Leopard Army. After all, in the Tiger and Leopard Army, Zhou Shuyuan still has a very powerful force, and many civil and military officials were promoted by Zhou Shuyuan..."
"As long as Zhou Shuyuan is really willing to surrender to the court and help the court... many civil and military officials in the Tiger and Leopard Army will be interested in the court... At that time, the court will become a response when it marchs north..."
At this time, Chongzhen also realized the seriousness of the problem, and at the same time realized that once this matter became a fact, it might bring him a huge opportunity...
So, after the commander finished speaking, Chongzhen, with a serious expression, said: "Is it very likely? After all, Zhou Shuyuan has followed Wei Zheng from the beginning..."
"It didn't work before, but it's absolutely possible now! Zhou Shuyuan is a person with very strong power. As long as the court can give him a high enough high official and generous salary, there is a way to dig him..." The commander said loudly.
Chapter completed!