Chapter 1176 Geng Zijuan Little Fox, Old Fox

"Pan Guanying in Shanhaiguan? A deserter from Ji Town?" Qi Yongtai found it unbelievable. Why would a deserter from the army assassinate Feng Ziying?

"I'm afraid he is not an ordinary deserter. According to the person who investigated the execution room in Yutian County, this person is particularly good at using swords. Ordinary soldiers are afraid that only three or five people will die. This kind of talent must be an officer in the army. How many encounters Shang Ziying's guards are all martial arts masters specially hired by him, I'm afraid..." Sun Juxiang shook his head.

"Is the public security in Shuntian Prefecture so bad?" Qi Yongtai became more and more angry. "Weapons such as bows and crossbows that are strictly forbidden to be kept privately can be seen everywhere? And Ziying, a colleague of Yongping Prefecture, who needs to be hired? Is it that exaggerated to have martial arts masters come to protect you?"

"Brother Chengfeng, the security situation in Shuntian Prefecture has indeed been unstable in recent years, but it is not to the point where privately hidden crossbows can be seen everywhere. The reason why Ziying hired guards is probably because of helplessness. Do you still remember him and me and Ziqiang? Are you going to go to Jiangnan together? We were attacked by assassins near Yangzhou. However, Ziying also said at the time that it was more of a warning and threat, but the strategy of opening up the sea involves too many people's interests, and it is inevitable that some people will take risks in the future. , now that Ziying has made such a big fuss in Yongping Mansion, doesn’t it mean that many local gentry have come to Beijing to complain? I guess it was also hired by his father. After all, the Feng family is such a single person. If this really happens, Feng Tang will go crazy?"

Sun Juxiang sighed. No wonder the Feng family is so nervous. The key is that there is only one seedling and three houses. There are no seedlings that will continue to be popular. How dare you relax your vigilance easily? Just risk it and spend more. I'm afraid that gold and silver have to protect this single seedling, otherwise something will really happen. No matter how much money is saved at home, who can it be left to?

Feng Tang traveled from Datong to Yulin and then to Liaodong, moving through three towns and serving as an official for decades. He had no problem with either his connections or his financial resources. It was easy to recruit some experts from the world, but Feng Ziying could not be said to be the best. It's a bit exaggerated. The key point is that people have really encountered this kind of thing. Without this precaution, wouldn't something really happen?

 Qi Yongtai was silent.

What Sun Juxiang said is not unreasonable. Normally, a magistrate would not need such a posture, not even a prefect. But who makes Feng Ziying different?

He was a Jinshi and Shujishi, and later became an editor of the Hanlin Academy. His father was the governor of Jiliao, and his family had a big plan to open up sea. He went to Yongping Mansion to serve as a Tongzhi. No matter how you look at it, he was demoted and exiled, but But he was very happy with it, and he was really doing well in Yongping Mansion.

Not only did they just win over the merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi, even Qiao Yingjia, Sun Juxiang and other Shanxi scholars were a little jealous, but the Qian'an War even stole the limelight of Jizhen and Jingying, and Huang Degong's foresight was sent to the fortress for reinforcements. Even if Li Ruzhang's department could not turn the tide, at least it played a key role. With these few skills, he could be both civil and military, so who could not look at him with suspicion?

"Bofu, this matter really needs to be investigated carefully. If you say it's because of the rough plan of opening up the sea, I don't believe it. How long has it been? Ziying is no longer in the center and has gone to a local place. Why has this assassination escalated? It’s incredible to use the archery masters in the army.”

Qi Yongtai pondered for a moment, "I will negotiate with Lu Song and ask him to pay attention. It is not that Feng Ziying is my disciple of Qi Yongtai, nor is it because Feng Ziying is a leader among the young scholars in the North. The current situation is inherently There is unrest, and if something like this happens again, it will really easily cause fluctuations in public sentiment.”

"Brother Chengfeng, please don't worry. I will keep an eye on Captain Long and the Ministry of Punishment. I believe You Shigong will also be interested in Jizhen. This kind of thing is really strange. I can't imagine anyone who can recruit them." Everyone understands that fugitive officers who come to serve in these armies and do such treasonous and unethical things, killing officers is like treason,..."

Sun Juxiang also nodded solemnly to express his position.

Feng Ziying's incident still caused a lot of trouble, not only in Beijing, but also in Yongping Prefecture.

Zhu Zhiren was also shocked and went to Feng Ziying's residence to visit and express his condolences in person.

"Ziying, you are too hasty. If you are worried about this kind of thing, you can arrange for your chief of staff to go with you, or you can ask people from the government office and the office to contact you and bring you and me a letter. That's it. I know the effect will definitely not be as good as if you come forward, but this is a normal channel. If you, a fellow intellectual in the same government, cross the border and point fingers on other people's Shuntian government's territory, it is easy to attract people's disgust. Something happened. I always feel a little uncomfortable, and the officials over there are even more unhappy. Why bother coming? Besides, this is a matter that the court has given them to Shuntian Mansion. They should handle it well. We only need to take over it on our own territory. Just people are enough, as long as we make proper arrangements here in Yongping Mansion, no one can tell who we are."

Zhu Zhiren is not very satisfied with Feng Ziying's behavior. Now in his position, he just wants stability and just wants to wait until the time is up so that he can leave, and he doesn't want anything to happen.

He didn't really approve of Feng Ziying's recruitment of refugees, but because Feng Ziying did a lot of things in the early stage, he benefited a lot, and the merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi really needed it, and the arrangements were very thoughtful, so he reluctantly agreed. Now something almost happened. Naturally, this made him unhappy.

“Sir, I understand your thoughts, but I’m afraid it will be difficult for our Yongping Mansion to cease operations now.” Feng Ziying sighed.

Zhu Zhiren glanced at Feng Ziying suspiciously, "Ziying, what do you mean by this?"

"At the beginning of next year, you should know that the capital, inspection, and planning will be integrated into one. You should know that the imperial court now has many vacancies for officials not only in various ministries and the inspectorate, but also in the localities. However, it has been delayed in finalizing the implementation because of the cabinet and personnel department. As well as the various parties in the Metropolitan Procuratorate failing to reach an agreement on some things, this time the six ministers and ministers are facing huge adjustments, including many prefectures, so the news I heard is that the imperial court plans to transfer most of the personnel at once It’s all settled, so there are many foreign officials like you who want to come to Beijing, and there are even many people who would rather be transferred to Beijing than return to Beijing..."

Feng Ziying looked at Zhu Zhiren and said sincerely: "To be honest, sir, even my old father-in-law wants to move..."

"Huh?" Zhu Zhiren was surprised, "Master Shen, I'm afraid it's not yet six years old, right?"

"It's less than six years old, but he is from Suzhou. The competition for the selection of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is mostly between Mr. Sun Shenxing and Mr. Liu Yishui. But no matter who takes the post, I'm afraid that my father-in-law will have some influence. Just take it easy."

Feng Ziying’s light words made Zhu Zhiren silent.

What they said is correct. Sun Shenxing, the current Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, is from Changzhou and is deeply admired by Fang Congzhe. Shen Jue is from Suzhou. Su and Chang have always been one and the same spirit. Liu Yishui, the censor of Youdu, is also from Nanchang, Jiangxi. No matter who of these two people serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, I am afraid that the power of Jiangnan scholars will be greatly expanded. Moreover, Zhu Zhiren's backer, the Minister of the Ministry of Affairs, Zheng Jizhi, is about to retire, which will undoubtedly be a blow to Zhu Zhiren's prospects.

"Now our Yongping Mansion seems to be prosperous, but if we can't continue to produce some results in the past two or three months, I'm afraid that by February and March next year, we will be prosperous and then decline, and people may not remember us. It’s a matter of course, and it will be even more difficult to say when the new Minister of Civil Affairs takes office.”

 Feng Ziying’s words moved Zhu Zhiren.

"Then Ziying, what do you think should be done?" Zhu Zhiren is not easily convinced. He is tempted, but if it is too risky, he is not willing to do it. If Bie Jing has not entered, something will happen. , being forced to become an official is a waste of money.

"Master, you still have to do something, and you have to do it beautifully." Feng Ziying said sincerely, "This summer and autumn taxes must be shipped as early as possible, and I will give an explanation to the Ministry of Household Affairs. As far as I know, the new Minister of Household Affairs It should be Mr. Huang Ruliang. He turned out to be my boss at the Hanlin Academy. He is a good person. If we can start the operation in time, he will not make it too difficult for us, but this is just the basics of the team. There is also the resettlement of the refugees. Shuntian Mansion has done a good job. Very bad. I estimate that Shuntian Mansion will also be the focus of the next round of personnel adjustments. Mr. Wu is deeply favored by the First Assistant and Second Assistant, so naturally he will not move. Mei Zhiye is your Huguang scholar’s ​​ranking in Shuntian Mansion. The surface probably won’t be moved, but it’s hard to say for the ones in the lower states and counties. We might need a few of them to do the surgery, so if we do it beautifully, can we compare the two?"

This job is actually not complicated. As long as the refugees come, Feng Ziying and the Shanshan businessmen have already done a lot of preliminary preparations. Zhu Zhiren naturally has no objection, "What else?"

"There is also something that your Excellency has mentioned to me, the Japanese pirates at the Huimin Salt Field and Xiangyun Island." Feng Ziying became serious, "There must be an explanation from the Changludu Salt Transfer Department, Huimin The salt farm cannot continue like this forever. If this chronic problem can be solved in your hands, I estimate that the cabinet, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be very satisfied."

The Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the salt transportation department in Changludu, but the person in charge of the salt transportation department is the Salt Patrol Censor, who is from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Ziying, I don't believe you don't know who is involved in the Huimin Salt Farm. You are going to stir up a hornet's nest again. Are you really not afraid that they will sue you in the capital city?" Zhu Zhiren smiled half-heartedly, "You are a Beidishi. Man, does Mr. Qi Ge indulge you like this?"

"Master Fu, I don't want to either, but can the court let us go? So I can't be too involved in this matter. I have to show my hand before leaving, so as not to be looked down upon. Of course, I will go all out to support you in the Wrath of Thunder." Feng Ziying said with a smile: "I have contacted the Denglai Navy on your behalf."

 (End of this chapter)