The rise of the poor

Chapter 2073 I have never seen such a shameless person

After Zhu Ping'an saw Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian off, he returned to his study and muttered to himself, "He will take his place." Then he shook his head and smiled. It's okay to think about anything. Just go to bed. You can dream about anything.

"He took his place."

This is the bait thrown by Zhao Wenhua. It is indeed very tempting. I really want to take it, but

How is that possible? Even if you are caught as a black carp, the bait will not end up in your stomach.

Zhao Wenhua's preferred candidate was Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian obeyed Zhao Wenhua 100%, and he himself could not even do 1%. When Hu Zongxian was the governor, Zhao Wenhua was the governor's emperor. Zhao Wenhua definitely preferred Hu Zongxian to be the governor.

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

Historically, even if the Yan Party fully supported Hu Zongxian, this position still went through many twists and turns and passed through several hands before it fell into Hu Zongxian's hands. The Yan Party would definitely not go to the trouble to help themselves.

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

Everything depends on myself. Well, I also have my mentor Xu Jie who can help me to speak in front of the emperor.

The Battle of Wangjiangjing is about to begin, so I have to earn some military merit to save face in front of Emperor Jiajing.

"Come here, bring us the news reported by the baojia system in various places." Zhu Ping'an ordered the servants outside the door.

"promise."

The officer outside the door responded.

Soon, a thick stack of information more than two feet high was reported in by the officers. 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.

While 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 officers at the gate wanted to stop them with sticks, but the leading rider took out a token with the word "Pun" on it. When the officers saw the token, they quickly moved away, and several riders rushed into the office.

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

Soon, this person came to Zhang Jing's study under the guidance of the police, holding the token with the word "Xun".

"Report, the patrol camp has urgent intelligence." The officer stepped forward to report.

"Order the patrol camp to advance."

Zhang Jing's voice came from the study.

The officer nodded to the patrolman, who put the token in his arms and walked into the study.

In addition to Zhang Jing, there was another person in the study, who was the former governor of Zhejiang and current doctor of the Yingtian Ministry of War, Li Tianchong.

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

Because of the presence of an outsider, Li Tianchong, the people patrolling the camp did not report the situation immediately.

"Zicheng is not an outsider, so you can talk as you please." Zhang Jing waved his hand, signaling the patrol officers to report the intelligence.

"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 came in. Under the protection of more than ten good guards, a memorial was carried 800 miles to be sent to the capital in an urgent manner. Because Zhao Si was cautious, I never had the opportunity to explore 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, describing in detail 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 signaled the people patrolling the camp to go down and rest.

"promise."

The patrolman clasped his fists and left.

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

If Zhang Jing wanted to, he would even know exactly 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 wanted to do by looking for 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 him. Considering that Zhao Wenhua always boasts about his title of commander-in-chief, if nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Wenhua must have gone to Master Zhu Ping'an to shamelessly attribute his contribution to the victory in northern Zhejiang."

Li Tianchong said almost without hesitation.

He hit the nail on the head and immediately guessed one of the main reasons why Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian went to find 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 think the two must have achieved their goal, and Lord Zhu Ping'an compromised with them. The patrol camp people didn't have the opportunity to investigate the memorial. No need to guess, Zhao Wenhua must have achieved his goal and couldn't wait any longer. He immediately drafted a memorial to report his victory in northern Zhejiang, and had someone send it to the capital city for the emperor's review in an urgent manner. Bah, I have never seen anyone as shameless as Zhao Wenhua!"

Li Tianchong snorted and spat, expressing his contempt for Zhao Wenhua's shamelessness to the utmost.

"The merit of being a commander-in-chief? He doesn't deserve it! Look at what he did when he came to Jiangnan. He either accepted bribes or asked for bribes. Even when he came to the governor-general to urge him to send troops, he only urged him perfunctorily. When he went out, he ate fish and meat and spent money like a drunkard with Hu Zongxian. When has he ever been to the military camp, when has he ever raised a bucket of food and grass, when has he ever visited the soldiers, when has he ever investigated the Japanese situation, when has he ever measured the mountains and rivers, when has he ever been to... He has been to all the restaurants and brothels in Jiangnan! As soon as he saw that there was a credit to be claimed, he shamelessly approached. He is really shameless!"

Li Tianchong said indignantly.

"You said he is a shameless person, but a shameless person would not care about these things." Zhang Jing also complained about Zhao Wenhua with contempt.

"Master Zhu Ping'an is the same. It was clearly his hard work in the midst of a hail of arrows that won the great victory in northern Zhejiang. Why should he give a share of the credit to Zhao Wenhua, a fabricated commander-in-chief? This is a free gift to Zhao Wenhua, this bastard!"

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