"Sir, Your Majesty is dissatisfied with Shuntian Mansion all because of the appearance of two groups of 'inexplicable' bandits!"
Feng Zhou said slowly. An old official like Zhang Qingbo could naturally hear his condolences clearly, so he didn't show any face to Feng Zhou, the 'culprit'.
"After all, we are not military attachés and cannot participate in the later suppression of bandits. However, Shuntian Mansion can also launch a large-scale cleanup operation to show His Majesty and the princes in the court that we are not just freeloaders!"
Zhang Qingbo only thought for a moment before agreeing to Feng Zhou's suggestion.
He had to agree.
It can also be said to be smooth sailing.
Because at this moment, the pressure on him was too great.
Although Zhu Qizhen was easy to fool, he would get angry in order to secure his throne, not to mention that the princes in the court wanted to perform meritorious service and promote their own people, so they naturally disliked Zhang Qingbo.
Therefore, Zhang Qingbo knew in his heart that Shuntian Mansion could not lose control at such a critical moment and must make a proper gesture, otherwise his situation would be even more embarrassing.
"Since you brought this matter up, then Fengfu Cheng will be solely responsible for it!"
But he is not stupid. Such things can easily offend the powerful people in Kyoto. Since Feng Zhou has made suggestions, he is naturally happy to go along with the situation and get rid of the burden.
Who told you to step up and become the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture?
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu Yin, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Feng Zhou didn't care about Zhang Qingbo's little scheme. It was true that there were many powerful people in Kyoto. If you were not careful, you might offend some powerful family. Shuntian Mansion was a very embarrassing yamen, and you might encounter great resistance if you want to do things.
But this is just a comparison to the mediocre Shuntian Prefecture Yin who is unwilling to take responsibility, but Feng Zhou is not afraid of making troubles, not to mention that he is very willing to make troubles.
So he would choose to come to Shuntian Mansion, because so far, Shuntian Mansion is the best place to display his talents.
However, before that, we have to report to Zhu Qizhen and get the emperor's explicit permission before doing so. In this way, not only will the teacher be famous, but even if he offends some king, some prince, etc., he can also pass the blame to the emperor.
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The emperor! He has always been the biggest scapegoat.
Just by killing Yu Qian, he could pour all the dirty water on him.
He asked several staff around him to write the memorial according to his own wishes. At the same time, he asked Zhang Qingbo to stamp the seal of the governor. Then, in the name of Shuntian Prefecture, he sent the memorial to the Secretary of General Affairs in a semi-open and secret way.
Zhu Qizhen’s desk.
allow!
A true emperor is of course decisive.
Especially when it comes to the stability of the Dragon Throne.
He can make those gangsters disappear for the sake of the court's face. But he will never allow the capital to be unstable and the palace to be unstable.
So he readily agreed.
He was quite satisfied with Shuntian Mansion's attitude towards showing off. He was indeed a little disappointed with Zhang Qingbo before, but now that Shuntian Mansion has made a move, he will still fully support it. He also wants to see those ambitious people in places he can't see.
What kind of monsters and monsters are there in this generation?
Two bandit incidents have made Zhu Qizhen very wary. The strength of these bandit gangs is too strong, especially the bandits in Changyun Mountain who were able to block the strong attack of the officers and soldiers. Thinking about it, he feels frightened. What if?
If these bandits entered the capital without anyone noticing, wouldn't there be a second "gate-stealing incident"?
If a person falls from the throne twice, he will definitely become a laughing stock in history.
In fact, it is not to blame Zhu Qizhen for being suspicious. For an emperor whose reign title changed from "Zhengtong" to "Tianshun", he would definitely not let go of his thought that "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me". Whenever there was any trouble, he would always be the first to contact him.
Safe contact.
Moreover, the two bandits' forces were so weird that Zhu Qizhen had the idea not to investigate openly, so he secretly made up his mind not to let go of the demons and ghosts in the capital. No one knew whether there would be any powerful ones.
Organizations or forces are already lurking in the capital, planning to slay dragons and regicides?
Unexpectedly, Shuntian Prefecture was so sensible that he would take the initiative to demand a 'hard strike' without him having to point it out in secret. Zhu Qizhen was quite satisfied with this.
But when he looked back, Zhu Qizhen had some doubts in his heart. He knew the character of Zhang Qingbo, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. He was more cautious than aggressive and was seriously lacking in aggressiveness. To put it nicely, he was called calm and cautious, but to put it badly, he was called a household dog.
He only has the ability to stay at home but has no pioneering spirit.
To put it worse, he is just an old official.
Although launching a "severe crackdown" in the capital coincided with the emperor's wishes, Zhu Qizhen knew very well that Zhang Qingbo did not have such courage and responsibility.
Sure enough, things soon came to light. This "severe crackdown" memorial was completely the idea of the newly appointed Shuntian Prefecture Chief Fengzhou.
"Fengzhou..."
When Zhu Qizhen heard the report, he was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "He is indeed a rising star and a promising minister! The younger generation is to be feared! The younger generation is to be feared!"
Regardless of whether you are a wise king or a foolish king, you will like officials who are brave enough to do practical things, especially if this official is relatively young.
"Long live my lord, the person who organized the previous pursuit of the Flying Thief was actually the same person!"
Wang An, the chief eunuch, said something else regardless of the timing.
As the person in power after Cao Jixiang's fall, Wang An had a very clear vision and knew that the emperor was very interested in this young official, so he spoke.
If the emperor wanted to promote this person, Wang An would reveal to him that it was his contribution.
"Oh, I didn't expect this guy to have such ability?"
Zhu Qizhen became interested and asked carefully about the details of the pursuit of the Feitian Thief.
What can happen?
It was nothing more than Feng Zhou's outstanding resourcefulness, how he locked the Feitian bandits, discovered the situation of Bailong Mountain's cottage, and finally reported it to Shuntian Mansion, which led to the war against bandits.
Speaking of Bailong Mountain, Zhu Qizhen's face darkened, and most of the interest he had just aroused was extinguished.
This matter has been investigated very clearly. The bandits are the military force of the Southeast King. As for why they were placed in key areas such as Shuntian Mansion, it is not clear why.
However, the Southeast King is not a trivial matter. He has strong power in his hands and is protected by a master like Ye Gucheng of the Nanhai Sect. He cannot be eradicated easily. What's more, Zhu Qizhen's morale has almost dropped and he has not been able to deal with the opponent's momentum.
When the Jinyi Guardian reported this news, Zhu Qizhen was very angry. He did not expect that these vassal kings outside the country would be so arrogant under his nose. If the prediction was correct, they must have deep connections with the courtiers.
So nothing can be rushed.
But you still have to knock the mountain to shake the tiger!
Because in her opinion, this is just the tip of the iceberg, and she doesn't know how many powerful forces there are in the dark, waiting for the opportunity.
Because of this, Zhu Qizhen felt that the capital was not as safe as he imagined. Various undercurrents were slowly raging under the cover of the peaceful scene, and no one knew when a big explosion would suddenly occur.
In fact, this is normal. In order to seize the gate, Xu Youzhen was chased away, Shi Heng was imprisoned, Cao Shaoqin was sent out of the palace by boat, and Cao Jixiang was trapped and killed.
In the past few years, Zhu Qizhen has gained power, but his various unsightly methods have made the capital of the Ming Dynasty a mess.
This situation made Zhu Qizhen quite worried, but he was old and no longer had the decisiveness and disregard for everything that he had during the fourteen years of orthodoxy, and he did not want to cause huge turmoil in the court situation.