Chapter 1660 The Japanese invasion intensified
Sunshine rode fast and whipped all the way. In more than an hour, they arrived in front of the Yamen of the Provost and Inspector of Yingtian City.
"My lord, you are back."
Several officers on duty in front of the Yamen saw Zhu Pingan and his party from a distance, and trotted up to greet him, leading the horses to kick, and doing their best in front of and behind the saddle. , Liu Dadao and others also received special treatment.
Now Zhu Ping'an is the acting deputy envoy of the Zhejiang Prosecution and Prosecution Commission. It is only a matter of time before the word "dai" is removed. His status is different from the past. His status in the yamen is second only to the procurator's envoy, and he belongs to the highest leadership of the yamen. Yes, the Yamen officers naturally welcomed him enthusiastically.
This is human nature.
Zhu Ping'an is a little uncomfortable, but he understands.
As before, Zhu Pingan first visited Zhang Zhengtai, and then went to meet the two deputy envoys.
Then, Chu Xiong, Zhang Chufeng and others came to pay their respects. Feudal society had a strict hierarchy, and it was an official rule for lower officials to pay respects to superior officials.
Chu Xiong was still affectionate as usual, but a little more respectful, while Zhang Chufeng felt a little guilty.
Zhang Chufeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhu Pingan treated him as usual and showed no obvious hostility.
Before, I had taken refuge in the Strict Party and had confidence in it. I regarded Zhu Ping'an as a thorn in my side and a thorn in my flesh. I often tried to suppress pressure. When Zhu Ping'an warned Yingtian about the Japanese invasion, I ridiculed him many times. , ridiculed Zhu Pingan, and secretly colluded with Zhang Han, head of the Yingtian Ministry of War, and Liu Qing, governor of the Yingtian Procuratorate, to impeach Zhu Pingan for not knowing military matters and spreading rumors to cause trouble. , grandstanding, disrupting the morale of the army and the people, undermining the stability of Yingyao, and demanding that Zhu Pingan be punished and dismissed. Unexpectedly, Zhu Pingan's words came true. The Japanese pirates really attacked Yingtian, and Zhu Pingan also made a great contribution to destroying the Japanese. Zhang Han, the head of Tianbing Department, and Liu Qing, governor of Yingtian Procuratorate, were demoted to the barren land of Guangxi as county magistrates for slandering and framing Zhu Ping'an.
Fortunately, when I colluded with Zhang Han and Liu Qing to impeach Zhu Pingan, I considered that I and Zhu Pingan were both from Zhejiang Province. His behavior was detrimental to his image, so he did not reveal his name or jointly impeachment, so he escaped disaster. He also spent a large sum of money to seal Zhang Han and Liu Qing's mouths, so they were not exposed.
Otherwise, if Zhu Pingan is promoted to deputy envoy, he will definitely liquidate himself.
God knows how I got through these days. I was terrified, lest the incident would be revealed and Zhu Ping'an would liquidate him.
However, it will be fine in a few days, and I won’t have to be frightened anymore.
Because Mr. Zhao Wenhua and Mr. Zhao will be here soon, and his backer is here. As long as he holds Mr. Zhao's thigh tightly, Zhu Ping'an is nothing.
Not worth mentioning at all!
Deputy envoy, hehe, if Zhu Pingan can do it, I, Zhang Chufeng, can do it as well.
In addition, Zhu Pingan offended Prime Minister Yan so hard that he actually instructed Yang Jisheng to impeach Prime Minister Yan. If Yang Jisheng had not been stubborn and did not listen to his advice, Prime Minister Yan would have been in big trouble. This is The original words of Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang. Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang wants to get rid of it quickly, and has spoken out many times.
Mr. Zhao is the godson of Prime Minister Yan and a high-ranking member of the Yan Party.
I believe that Mr. Zhao will definitely not sit back and watch Zhu Pingan get promoted and make a fortune in Jiangnan. Zhu Pingan, the acting deputy envoy, is about to reach his end. By then, it will not be him who is worried, but Zhu Pingan.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chufeng felt more confident.
At noon, he had lunch at the Yamen of the Procuratorate of Punishment. After dinner, Zhu Ping'an read through the Yamen's correspondence and became familiar with the official affairs and political affairs of the Yamen. Anyway, Zhao Wenhua hadn't come yet, so this period of time was idle.
As acting deputy envoy, Zhu Pingan is qualified to read official documents in the yamen. The contents of official documents are mostly judicial, such as major cases, important cases, difficult and miscellaneous cases, etc. There are also a few documents related to official governance and ethics.
Zhu Ping'an looked through the official documents on official governance and discipline and found that two of them were about Songjiang Mansion. Some people impeached Songjiang Prefecture for its inability to control Japanese pirates, resulting in Huating, Zhelin, Chuanshawa and other places being occupied by Japanese pirates. In recent days, more and more Japanese pirates have gathered here, about 40,000, forming the Japanese pirate bandits. nest. Moreover, Japanese pirates continued to gather in this bandit nest, forming a huge Japanese pirate force.
These Japanese pirates will not just stay in the bandits' nest. They often go out to harass the people in nearby places. They commit crimes of burning, killing and looting in an endless stream. The people of Songjiang Prefecture are miserable, and the officials of Songjiang Prefecture are also suffering. Full of resentment.
"Huating, forty thousand"
Zhu Pingan put down the official document, shook his head helplessly, and sighed.
The Japanese pirates in Jiangnan are getting more and more serious. When I went to Yiwu to recruit troops, Xu Hai, Chen Dong and other Japanese pirates only occupied Zhelin, Chuanshawa and other places. Their number was about 30,000. How long did it take for Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates to occupy Huating again? Their strength increased by 10,000 to more than 40,000.
This is only the Japanese plague in Songjiang Prefecture. The seriousness of the Japanese plague in Jiangnan can be seen from this.
Huating
Huating is still the hometown of Master Xu Jie. It is estimated that Master Xu in the capital should take action after receiving the news that Huating was occupied by Japanese pirates.
In the second half of the afternoon, news came that Zhao Wenhua’s fleet was about to arrive in Yingtian.
Then, an order from Jiangnan Governor Zhang Jing came, ordering all major government offices and officials to go out to Wuli Wharf at the North Gate to greet the imperial envoy Zhao Wenhua.
Zhang Zhengtai took Zhu Ping'an and others out of the north gate and went to the pier to meet the imperial envoy Zhao Wenhua. On the way, I met many officials who were going to greet me, and they all went together in yamen units.
Everyone greeted each other, then gathered together and went to the pier to greet Zhao Wenhua.
As I walked, it became majestic.
Everywhere on this road is clean. The Ministry of Rites organized the guards and civilian workers to clean it as early as yesterday. This morning, they sprinkled water on it. Even if there was a gust of wind, there was no dust flying.
The pier was also decorated, and red silk was tied to the trees on both sides of the road. Zhu Pingan took a closer look and found that these red silks were all used once when he welcomed the eunuch who announced the decree last time. Well, Not bad, reuse, give it a thumbs up.
Soon, after Zhu Ping'an and his party arrived, all the major yamen in Yingtian and officials of fifth rank and above from all over the country gathered in front of the dock.
After a while, Jiangnan talker Zhang Jingcai arrived belatedly, surrounded by generals such as Wei Guogong, Linhuai Marquis, and Yu Dayou.
Among the generals, Zhu Pingan only knew Wei Guogong, Linhuai Marquis, and Yu Dayou, but not the others.
"Meet Governor Zhang." A group of officials waiting for Zhao Wenhua stepped forward to pay homage to Jiangnan Governor Zhang Jing.
"My lords, there is no need to be polite. I came a step too late to inspect the drills in the Beijing camp. Please forgive me."
Zhang Jingxu helped everyone and nodded slightly. .
"Not too late, Mr. Zhao has not arrived yet. In order to exterminate the Japanese pirates, Governor Zhang neglected to sleep and eat. He is really a role model for us. What crime is he guilty of."
A group of officials spoke one after another. , consciously stood behind Zhang Jing, and showed full respect to Zhang Jing, the governor of Jiangnan. (End of this chapter)