Yangguang rode his horse fast, whipping it all the way, and in more than an hour he arrived in front of the office of the Judicial Supervisory Commissioner in Yingtian City.
"My Lord, you are back."
Several officers on duty in front of the yamen saw Zhu Ping'an and his party from afar, and they trotted forward to greet them, holding the horse's stirrups and serving them. Liu Dadao and others also received special treatment.
Now Zhu Ping'an is the acting deputy envoy of the Zhejiang Provincial Judicial Commissioner's Office. It is only a matter of time before he removes the word "acting". His status is different from before. His status in the yamen is second only to the censor and he belongs to the highest leadership of the yamen. Naturally, the yamen officials will flatter him warmly.
This is human nature.
Zhu Ping'an was a little uncomfortable, but he understood it.
Like the previous times, Zhu Ping'an first visited Zhang Nietai, and then went to meet the two deputy envoys.
Then, Chu Xiong, Zhang Chufeng and others came to pay their respects. In feudal society, the hierarchy was strict, and it was a rule in the officialdom that the lower officials should pay their respects to the higher officials.
Chu Xiong was still as cordial as usual, but a little more respectful, while Zhang Chufeng felt a little guilty.
Zhang Chufeng felt relieved when he saw that Zhu Ping'an treated him as usual and had no obvious hostility.
Before, he had joined the Yan Party and felt confident. He regarded Zhu Ping'an as a thorn in his side and took many actions to suppress him. When Zhu Ping'an warned Yingtian about the Japanese invasion, he ridiculed and mocked Zhu Ping'an many times. He also secretly colluded with Zhang Han, the head of Yingtian's Ministry of War, and Liu Qing, the governor of Yingtian's Censorate, to impeach Zhu Ping'an for not understanding military affairs, spreading rumors, seeking popularity, disrupting the morale of the army and the people, and undermining the stability of Yingtian. He demanded that Zhu Ping'an be punished and removed from office. He never expected that Zhu Ping'an's words would come true. The Japanese pirates really attacked Yingtian, and Zhu Ping'an even made great contributions to destroying the Japanese pirates. As a result, Zhang Han, the head of Yingtian's Ministry of War, and Liu Qing, the governor of Yingtian's Censorate, were demoted to serve as magistrates in the desolate and malaria-ridden area of Guangxi for slandering and framing Zhu Ping'an.
Fortunately, when he colluded with Zhang Han and Liu Qing to impeach Zhu Ping'an, he took into account that they were both from the Zhejiang Provincial Judicial and Surveillance Office. If he impeached Zhu Ping'an jointly, people would think he was introverted and mean-spirited, which would damage his image. Therefore, he did not reveal his name and did not sign the impeachment jointly. This is how he escaped the disaster. He also spent a large sum of money to silence Zhang Han and Liu Qing, so that the secret was not exposed.
Otherwise, Zhu Ping'an would definitely settle accounts with me after being promoted to deputy envoy.
God knows how I have been getting through these days. I was terrified, afraid that my crime would be exposed and Zhu Ping'an would hold me accountable.
However, it will be fine in a few days and I don't have to be so scared.
Because Lord Zhao Wenhua will be here soon and he has a backer. As long as he holds on to Lord Zhao's thigh tightly, what will Zhu Ping'an matter to him
Not worth mentioning at all!
Deputy envoy, haha, if Zhu Pingan can do it, I, Zhang Chufeng, can do it too.
In addition, Zhu Ping'an had offended Prime Minister Yan so much that he even 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. These were the original words of Young Prime Minister Yan. Young Prime Minister Yan wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible and had said so many times.
Lord Zhao is Prime Minister Yan’s godson and a senior member of Yan’s party.
I believe that Lord Zhao will definitely not sit idly by and watch Zhu Ping'an get promoted and make a fortune in Jiangnan. Zhu Ping'an's tenure as acting deputy envoy will eventually come to an end. By then, the one who will be worried will not be himself, but Zhu Ping'an.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chufeng felt more confident.
At noon, he had lunch at the Yamen of the Supreme Court. After lunch, Zhu Ping'an looked through the correspondence of the Yamen to familiarize himself with the official business and political affairs of the Yamen. Anyway, Zhao Wenhua had not come yet, so he might as well do nothing during this period of time.
As the acting deputy envoy, Zhu Ping'an was qualified to read all the official documents in the government office. Most of the official documents were about judicial matters, including major cases, important cases, difficult cases, etc. There were also a few documents about official administration and discipline.
Zhu Ping'an flipped through the official documents on administration and discipline, and found that two of them were about Songjiang Prefecture. Someone impeached Songjiang Prefecture for being unable to resist the Japanese pirates, which led to the occupation of Huating, Zhelin, Chuanshawa and other places by Japanese pirates. In recent days, more and more Japanese pirates have gathered here, about 40,000, forming a Japanese pirate nest. Moreover, more and more Japanese pirates continue to gather in this bandit nest, forming a huge Japanese pirate force.
These Japanese pirates would not stay in their lair obediently. They often went out to harass local residents, and committed crimes such as burning, killing and looting. The people of Songjiang Prefecture were miserable, and they were full of resentment towards the officials of Songjiang Prefecture.
"Huating, 40,000..."
Zhu Ping'an put down the document, shook his head helplessly and sighed.
The Japanese pirates in Jiangnan were getting more and more serious. When I went to Yiwu to recruit soldiers, Xu Hai, Chen Dong and other Japanese pirates had only occupied Zhelin, Chuanshawa and other places, with a total number of about 30,000. How long has it been since then, and Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates have occupied Huating, and their military strength has increased by another 10,000 to more than 40,000.
This was just the Japanese invasion in Songjiang Prefecture, but it shows how serious the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River was.
Huating... ...
Huating is also the hometown of Master Xu Jie. I guess Master Xu in the capital would be very upset when he received the news that Huating was occupied by Japanese pirates.
It was not until the late afternoon that news came that Zhao Wenhua's fleet was about to arrive in Yingtian.
Then, an order came from Jiangnan Governor Zhang Jing, ordering all the government offices and officials to go out of the North Gate Wuli Wharf to welcome the Imperial Envoy Zhao Wenhua.
Zhang Nietai led Zhu Pingan and others out of the north gate and went to the dock to welcome the imperial envoy Zhao Wenhua. On the way, they met many officials who were going to welcome them, and they also went together in groups of government offices.
Everyone greeted each other, then gathered together and went to the dock to welcome Zhao Wenhua.
As they walked, they became more and more powerful.
The road was clean everywhere. The Ministry of Rites had organized servants and laborers to clean it yesterday, and they sprinkled water this morning. Even when the wind blew, there was no dust.
The dock has also been decorated, and red silk has been tied to the trees on both sides of the road. Zhu Ping'an took a closer look and found that these red silks were the ones that had been used once last time to welcome the eunuch who announced the imperial decree. Well, not bad, reused, thumbs up.
Soon after Zhu Ping'an and his party arrived, all the major government offices in Yingtian and officials of the fifth rank and above from all over the country gathered in front of the dock.
After a while, Zhang Jingcai, the leader of Jiangnan, arrived late, accompanied by Duke of Wei, Marquis of Linhuai, Yu Dayou and other generals.
Among the generals, Zhu Ping'an only knew Duke of Wei, Marquis of Linhuai, and Yu Dayou, and he didn't know the others.
"Greetings, Governor Zhang." The officials who were waiting for Zhao Wenhua stepped forward to pay their respects to Zhang Jing, the Governor of Jiangnan.
"My Lords, there is no need to be so polite. I am here to inspect the training of the Beijing Camp. I am a little late. Please forgive me."
Zhang Jingxu helped everyone and nodded slightly.
"Not too late, Lord Zhao hasn't arrived yet. Governor Zhang has been working day and night to wipe out the Japanese pirates. He is truly a role model for us. What crime has he committed?"
A group of officials spoke up one after another and consciously stood behind Zhang Jing, showing great respect to Zhang Jing, the Governor-General of Jiangnan.