Rise From the Humble

After Zhu Pingan sent Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian away, he returned to the study and muttered to himself, "He replaced me", then shook his head and smiled. It's okay to think about it, just go to bed, and you can dream about anything.

"He replaced me".

This is the bait thrown by Zhao Wenhua, which is really tempting. He really wants to replace him, but

How is it possible? Even if he is caught as a perch, this bait will not fall into his stomach.

Zhao Wenhua's preferred candidate is Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian obeys Zhao Wenhua 100%, and he can't even do 1% of it. If Hu Zongxian is the governor, Zhao Wenhua is the governor's emperor. Zhao Wenhua must prefer Hu Zongxian to be the governor.

Even if Zhao Wenhua really wants to replace him, Yan Song and Yan Shifan will not agree.

Historically, even if the Yan Party fully supported Hu Zongxian, this position had gone through many twists and turns and passed through several hands before it fell on Hu Zongxian's head. The Yan Party would definitely not spend this effort to help me.

It's good that the Yan Party didn't add insult to injury.

Everything depends on myself. Well, there is also the seat teacher Xu Jie who can help me to drum up support in front of the emperor.

The battle of Wangjiangjing is about to begin. I have to earn more military merits and save face in front of Emperor Jiajing.

"Come here, present the news reported by the baojia newspapers in various places." Zhu Ping'an ordered the errand boy outside the door.

"Yes."

The errand boy outside the door responded.

Soon, a thick stack of information more than two feet high was reported by the errand boy. Zhu Ping'an took it and immersed himself in it.

Liuwang Village Sanjia reported that there were suspected Japanese pirates in exile in the woods outside the village.

Wangmu Town Jiafang Wujia reported that a suspicious person entered the cloth merchant's house in the market yesterday and did not come out all night.

When Zhu Ping'an was immersed in the sea of ​​information, several riders rushed to the gate of the Governor's Office in Jiaxing City. The guards at the gate wanted to intercept him with sticks. The first rider took out a "Pun" token. The guards saw the token and quickly stepped aside. Several riders ran into the government office.

"You go to place the horses, I will report to the Governor." The leader turned over and dismounted, and said to the riders behind him.

Soon, this person came to Zhang Jing's study with the token of "Pun" under the leadership of the guards.

"Report, the patrol camp has urgent information." The guards stepped forward to report.

"Order the patrol camp to enter."

Zhang Jing's voice came from the study.

The guards nodded to the patrol camp man, who put the token in his arms and walked into the study.

In addition to Zhang Jing, there was another person in the study, the former governor of Zhejiang and now the doctor of Yingtian Military Department, Li Tianchong.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I am monitoring Zhao Wenhua and have urgent information." The patrolman reported.

Because of the presence of Li Tianchong, an outsider, the patrolman did not report the information immediately.

"Zicheng is not an outsider, but it's okay to tell." Zhang Jing waved his hand, signaling the patrolman to tell the information.

"Reporting to the Governor, yesterday, after the Imperial Commissioner Zhao Wenhua and the Zhejiang Provincial Supervisor Hu Zongxian left the government office, they went straight to Shaoxing. On the way, they went to the famous Fengxiang Jewelry Store to purchase two small gold locks. Hu Zongxian paid for the two small gold locks. The total cost of the two small gold locks was 68 taels of silver. When they arrived in Shaoxing, they entered the Zhejiang Governor's Office in the name of congratulating the Zhejiang Governor Zhu Ping'an on his wedding. About an hour later, Zhao Wenhua's confidant Zhao Si, under the protection of more than ten good guards, brought a memorial of eight Baili rushed to submit the memorial to the capital. Because Zhao Si was cautious, I had no chance to investigate the contents of the memorial. Afterwards, Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian had lunch at the Zhejiang Governor's Office, and did not leave the Zhejiang Governor's Office until nearly half of the afternoon. When the two walked out of the Zhejiang Governor's Office, they were smiling. Before getting on the sedan chair, Zhao Wenhua patted Hu Zongxian on the shoulder, as if promising him something. Then Hu Zongxian bowed and clasped his fists to thank Zhao Wenhua. "

The patrolman bowed and reported, and told the details of what happened after Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian left.

"Very good, you've worked hard, go down and rest." Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, and motioned the patrolman to go down and rest.

"Yes."

The patrolman clasped his fists and left.

Zhao Wenhua's every move was almost under Zhang Jing's surveillance, and this patrol was just a part of the surveillance network.

If Zhang Jing wanted, he could even know which dishes Zhao Wenhua ate for three meals a day and whether he got up at night.

"Zicheng, what do you think Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian are trying to do when they go to Zhu Ping'an?" Zhang Jing asked Li Tianchong.

"Master Zhu Ping'an just won a great victory in northern Zhejiang. Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian rushed over at this critical moment. They should have gone to Master Zhu Ping'an to plot against Master Zhu. Combined with the fact that Zhao Wenhua always boasts about being the commander-in-chief, if nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Wenhua will definitely go to Master Zhu Ping'an to shamelessly add his contribution to the victory in northern Zhejiang."

Li Tianchong said almost without hesitation.

He hit the nail on the head, and guessed one of the main purposes of Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian going to Zhu Ping'an.

"Yes, I think so too." Zhang Jing nodded. What he thought in his heart was consistent with what Li Tianchong guessed.

"According to the report from the patrol camp, Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian left the Zhejiang governor's office with smiles on their faces. I guess they must have achieved their goals. Master Zhu Pingan and Zhu compromised with them. The patrol camp people did not have the opportunity to investigate the memorial, so there is no need for it. Guess, after Zhao Wenhua achieved his goal, he couldn't wait for a moment, so he immediately drafted a memorial to report the great victory of his commander in northern Zhejiang. He was rushed 800 miles to send it to the capital for inspection. Bah, I have never seen anyone as shameless as Zhao Wenhua!”

Li Tianchong snorted and spat, his contempt for Zhao Wenhua's shamelessness beyond measure.

"The merits of the governor?! He deserves it! Look what he did when he came to Jiangnan. He either accepted bribes or asked for bribes. Even when he came to the governor to urge the troops to be sent out, it was just a perfunctory urging. When he left, he went to fish with Hu Zongxian. He has never been to the military camp, raised a bucket of grain and grass, visited the soldiers, investigated the Japanese affairs, measured the mountains and rivers, and visited the restaurants and flower houses in the south of the Yangtze River. I’ve been there all over the place! As soon as I saw someone taking credit, I shamelessly jumped in. It’s so shameless!”

Li Tianchong said angrily.

"You said he is a shameless person. A shameless person would not care about this." Zhang Jing also complained about Zhao Wenhua with disdain.

"The same goes for Mr. Zhu Ping'an. He obviously won the great victory in northern Zhejiang through hard work and bravery of fire and arrows. Why should he share the profits with Zhao Wenhua for his unwarranted military governorship? This is a waste of money for Zhao Wenhua, a thief!"

Li Tianchong shook his head and sighed. (End of chapter)