Chapter 297 Return to Beijing? !
"What?"
"Xia Zhibai is leaving?"
"Is this news true? Where did you get it? Please tell me quickly To tell the truth."
Hangzhou Prefecture, Qiantang County.
Zhou Ziliang was dealing with daily political affairs when he suddenly heard Lin Shijia running up and happily saying that Xia Zhibai was leaving. He was also startled. His eyes were filled with disbelief. He ignored the ink dripping on the document and asked hurriedly. .
Lin Shijia said with excitement: "My lord, it is absolutely true."
"This is not a lie from me, but a letter sent by Xia Zhibai himself."
"Xia Zhibai said that their group has been in Zhejiang for more than a month, and all the matters that need to be dealt with have been almost handled. At present, households in all parties have also made their thoughts clear, and those who want to go north are already looking for people. According to official reports, many people have already packed their luggage, and those who want to stay have almost all been arranged to make a living. They have nothing to do in Zhejiang, and it is time to leave."
< br>“This is a document sent by Xia Zhibai himself.”
Finished.
Lin Shijia took out a document from her sleeve and handed it over hurriedly, fearing that Zhou Ziliang would not believe what she said.
Zhou Ziliang quickly stretched out his hand, took the letter into his hand, and read it word for word. He waited until he read the content of the letter before finally deciding on it.
Xia Zhibai is indeed leaving.
This made Zhou Ziliang look ecstatic.
Zhou Ziliang smiled and said: "You can't find anything after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get here?"
"Before, I prayed and hoped that Xia Zhibai would leave, but it never happened. Now I don't have much hope anymore. , but Xia Zhibai is leaving."
"Good thing!"
"Is he really leaving or is he leaving?"
" Don’t make a last resort and catch us off guard.”
Zhou Ziliang still remained vigilant.
Now he does not dare to underestimate Xia Zhibai.
This person is too thoughtful, he is too good at sizing up the situation, and he grasps the timing too accurately. Every time he takes action, it is unusual, which makes them uneasy. During this period, the Chief Secretary and others, I haven't had a good night's sleep.
Many people even call Xia Zhibai's name when talking in their sleep.
It’s really off the mark.
This also shows the great pressure Xia Zhibai put on him.
Lin Shijia hesitated and said uncertainly: "This shouldn't happen, and what he said in the letter is very clear. Even if the things ordered by the court are done, there is no reason to stay any longer, so he is ready Let's go."
"There seems to be no problem."
Zhou Ziliang snorted and said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate the people sent by the imperial court. These people are evil-minded. .”
“No reason?”
"Do you believe this nonsense?"
"If you really want to stay, are you worried that you won't find a reason?"
"Have all the kitchen households moved away? Those who stayed in the local kitchen have Are all the households settled? Is the salt factory merger started? There are so many things to do. I can’t find any reasons. If I just think about it, I can’t find ten reasons.”
"Besides, Xia Zhibai values this salt policy so much, there is no reason to leave so hastily."
"Is there something going on with the imperial court?"
Zhou Ziliang was suspicious.
Xia Zhibai went south with great fanfare. At first glance, it seems that he is not someone who hastily ended things. Now many things have just begun, but Xia Zhibai is preparing to leave. This is completely inconsistent with the expectations when he came. How to prevent them from being suspicious?
Lin Shijia's eyes were uncertain, and he whispered: "Then we send people over to keep an eye on it?"
Zhou Ziliang glared at Lin Shijia and scolded: "Confused!"
< br>"Xia Zhibai is an imperial envoy. Can your local officials monitor him? It would be better if he is not discovered. If he is discovered, Xia Zhibai may have stayed here with some excuse. It is even possible that he is defrauding us. Okay. Let us take the initiative and win more space and room for him.”
"How can we get into the condom ourselves?"
Lin Shijia smiled awkwardly.
He also looked helpless.
This won’t work, and that won’t work either. You can’t just wait and see, right?
Zhou Ziliang did not speak. He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He did not know what he was thinking about. After a long time, Zhou Ziliang turned around and asked: "Where did the Jin Yiwei investigation of Lin Xian go? What’s new? ”
Lin Shijia's expression froze.
He pursed his lips and said nervously: "I don't know, Xiaguan."
"Xiaguan did have some contact with Lin Xian in the past, but the relationship was not deep, and after hearing some rumors After that, the contact was immediately cut off. Now the official still doesn’t know what Jinyiwei has found.”
“And this is Jinyiwei, who can I ask about?”
Lin Shijia. A wry smile on his face. Now it was too late for him to hide from Lin Xian, so how could he dare to rush forward and get together.
His life is precious.
“Where is Duke Xin?” Zhou Ziliang asked again.
Lin Shijia shook her head again.
How dare he send someone to keep an eye on Duke Xin?
Duke Xinguo holds a high position and has a special status. Every day, he has to invite and please the nobles and commanders of the guards. How dare he make small moves in front of such people? Isn't this looking for death?
Zhou Ziliang frowned and didn't say much.
A long time.
Zhou Ziliang said: "For the time being, just assume that Xia Zhibai is really going to leave. Don't send people to ask too many questions, and just cooperate with them to leave. In addition, let the Salt Transportation Department and the officials from the local government agencies come to Be energetic and push forward the matters at hand, and don’t leave excuses to others.”
"Tell those people in your family to give me some peace of mind recently."
"If Xia Zhibai is not sent away, he will send them away one by one."
Lin Shijia nodded continuously. : "Don't worry, sir. Your subordinates have given orders a long time ago. Let alone your family members and relatives. Even the small officials who are on duty in the yamen have to be honest recently. They can only act impartially and will never mess with you." It’s nothing.”
Zhou Ziliang nodded and said, “That’s good.”
Zhou Ziliang then opened his mouth and wanted to give some more instructions, but then he thought about it and said too much. , there were too many instructions, but it seemed a bit inappropriate, so I didn’t say any more.
"That's it."
"Just treat it as knowing that there is such a thing, but don't take it too seriously and continue to do what you should do in the past."
Lin Shijia nodded: "I understand."
"Go down." Zhou Ziliang waved his hand and asked Lin Shijia to retreat.
When Lin Shijia walked away, Zhou Ziliang stroked his beard and said with an uncertain expression: "What is Xia Zhibai doing again? Or have I been too nervous recently that I was a little surprised? He is actually Do you really want to leave?”
Zhou Ziliang didn't know.
He couldn't give a definite answer either.
But the news that Xia Zhibai was leaving spread like wildfire.
This news not only frightened the officials of the Chief Secretary and Salt Transportation Department, but also made Tang He, Jiang Yu and others suspicious.
Because it was too sudden.
It's not like Xia Zhibai's handwriting at all.
Xia Zhibai came to the south with great force, but now he leaves in such a hurry, but it seems a bit anticlimactic, and even ends a little hastily. And with Xia Zhibai's past momentum of not giving up until he achieves his goal, it undoubtedly gives people A feeling of giving up halfway.
Many speculations arose out of thin air.
Some people guessed that Xia Zhibai was not used to living in the south. After all, he was from the north and was not accustomed to the climate and climate when he came to the south. Therefore, after seeing that everything was on track, he wanted to leave quickly. Others speculated that it was Xia Zhibai acted too recklessly, which aroused dissatisfaction among some people in the court and ordered him to leave as soon as possible.
Some people also speculated that Xia Zhibai had to leave early because of another decree from the court.
What's more.
The direct guess is that Xia Zhibai has lost His Majesty's trust, so he wants to return to Beijing early to please His Majesty and His Highness.
There are various theories, but none of them have been confirmed.
Just as rumors were flying all over the sky, Xia Zhibai had indeed begun to pack his luggage and prepare to return to Beijing.
It’s not that I’ve lost trust, or that I have another appointment, or that I’m not acclimated to the climate. Now that the matter is done, there’s not much real meaning in just continuing to stay in the south. The temperature in the south is much higher than in the north. Now the south Snowflakes were already falling, but not as exaggerated as in the north.
Heavy snow has blocked roads in many places in the north.
Winter is the time for the world to renovate.
And this is also the time Xia Zhibai has to work hard for.
Because of the road blockage, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son will deal with much less political affairs and have more thoughts to sort out the world situation. And he needs to use this short 'gap' to add fuel to the reform in the coming year. !
In the city of Yuhang.
Looking at the slight white snow falling from the sky, Xia Zhibai stretched out his palm and tried to catch it. The snow in the south is like this. It melts at the touch and melts into ice water in the blink of an eye. Xia Zhibai retracted his palm and stopped to look. The sky let the crystal snowflakes hit my face.
He whispered: "The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. I hope the coming year will be a good harvest."
"It is also a prosperous year!"
"It is time for the world to take a step forward. "
Just when Xia Zhibai was expressing his emotions, Lu Cang's voice came slowly: "Brother Xia, let's go!"
"Coming!"
(End of this chapter)