Chapter 1736 Renzijuan shortlisted

  Following Feng Ziying's reorganization of the third class of Yamen servants in Shuntian Prefecture, many of Ni's second-hand gang have joined the third class of police officers, and the cooperation between the two parties has been greatly strengthened.

  One of the tasks assigned by Wu Yaoqing was to inform Hongqing Temple and Cuihua Hutong, two known places where the White Lotus Sect was active, and told Feng Ziying that they attached great importance to it, and Ni Er was naturally very concerned.

   "Any abnormal behavior?"

"The Cuihua Hutong is now inaccessible and has basically disappeared. According to the last two traces of the people we followed, one group went to Gu'an, and the other group went to Bazhou." Ni Er observed Feng Ziying With a pale face, he explained in a low voice: "The young one happens to have a reliable brother whose hometown is Gu'an, so the young one let him go back to Gu'an to see if he can make a relationship and understand the situation. He is lucky. After returning Soon I got connected through a relative, so I joined Bai Lian over there, and the signboard there is Yuan Dunjiao,..."

  Feng Ziying is not in a good mood. Both Gu'an and Bazhou still belong to Shuntian Prefecture, and in the south-central part of Shuntian Prefecture, they belong to the marginal area, but they still belong to Shuntian Prefecture. If something happens, it is still her own.

"what else?"

"My brother reported that they had very close contacts with Baoding Mansion. He followed a so-called master to Yizhou, Laishui, Dingxing, Xincheng, and Xiong counties. very popular."

"What do they mainly do when they go from village to household?" Feng Ziying collected herself, and then asked carefully: "That brother of yours can go out with a missionary and scripture teacher so quickly, and a newcomer will not be suspected? "

"Master Hui, my brother is quick-witted and tactful, and he is a branch of the local surname in Gu'an. In addition, I asked him to use some money and had a few local guarantors as guarantors, so he got in smoothly,..." Ni Er didn't dare to lie, "However, he could only wander around with the master. When the master really came into contact with important local people, he couldn't see him. He could only communicate with the disciples around the master through various observations. Make friends with each other, try to understand something,..."

Ni Er spoke in such detail, Feng Ziying felt relieved, this person looks rough but his temperament is extremely meticulous and cautious, otherwise he would not be able to make a big name in the west of the capital city, of course he has his own support for the past two years, but It also has a lot to do with his temperament.

  The person he can admire must have some ability. Judging from what he said, it is safe for his brother to get into the White Lotus Sect.

   "How about Hongqing Temple?" Feng Ziying brought the topic back.

"The side of Hongqing Temple should be related to the side of Cuihua Hutong, but they are not close, or they are not from the same route. Their movements are secretive and they come and go in a hurry. It is also difficult for our people to track, and we often cannot keep up. , Mr. Wu explained that we would rather lose it than expose it, so we are also very cautious. Judging from the situation in the past two months, there are people from Shanxi who have had close contact with them, but they disappeared later. In addition, some time ago, There are many cases where they go to Huairou, but we don't know the specific whereabouts,..."

   "Did you find anything else about those people in Shanxi? Where did they come from?" After all, they are not professional, and they cannot be exposed and contacted directly. Feng Ziying thinks it is pretty good to be able to do this.

  Ni Er shook his head, "We can't follow Shanxi, it's too easy to be exposed, those people hardly deal with outsiders, and they can't get in touch with them, the only one that is suspicious..."

   "What's suspicious?"

"Our people have been close to each other twice, and I heard their conversations. It doesn't seem to be a Shanxi accent, but more like a foreign language, with Mongolian mixed in..." Ni Er scratched his head, and he was not too sure about this situation. .

   "Oh?" Feng Ziying pondered intently. This issue needs to be taken seriously. Is there any connection between the White Lotus Sect and the Mongols? It's unlikely, but it's true that there are indeed a large group of old Bailian sects outside the side wall.

  Not long after staying in the government office, Feng Ziying received a call from Wenyuan Pavilion, which made him feel like he was already a candidate for the cabinet minister.

  The series of news probably made the court cabinet a little bit at a loss. After all, Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe, Qi Yongtai and Li Sancai have never really experienced such a thing.

  The cabinet ministers during the Imjin Japanese Invasion were all dead and old, and they had never experienced such a turmoil.

  And this time the accident is not the same as the foreign war. This is a real civil strife, a challenge from within.

The Nanjing Yamen was suddenly upgraded to a Nanjing imperial court that was divided into courts against the capital. The cabinet and the seven Kadu procuratorates were fully equipped, and Prince Yizhong had issued edicts to all parts of the country in a big way. This is a posture to directly replace it. How can this keep the cabinet princes busy.

  Although the attitudes of the provinces are still uncertain, what is certain is that Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi should have fallen to the puppet court of Nanjing.

  The years of prestige of Prince Yizhong and the support of a group of gentry from the south of the Yangtze River made these three places his basic base, and there is a high probability that Fujian will follow.

  Although Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji are very influential in Fujian, this is the general trend. The south of the Yangtze River is integrated, and the prestige of one or two people can hardly reverse the overall situation, unless there are other changes that affect the entire wind direction.

Feng Ziying also had a special understanding of the situation of the Six Ministries of Nanjing at the time. It was similar to the previous Ming Dynasty, but it was different. Among the Six Ministries of Nanjing, the Household Department had the greatest power, and the four provinces of Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang were all collected and handed over to the Nanjing Household Department. The Imperial Household Department and the Nanjing Military Department are in charge of the military affairs of Nanzhi, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces. The Nanjing Civil Affairs Department is in charge of the officials' plans in Nanzhi and Zhejiang provinces. For example, the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Rites are only in charge of the affairs of the Nanzhili area, and their powers gradually decrease. .

So from this point of view, it seems that Fujian has always been independent of the jurisdiction of various ministries in Nanjing. Whether it is military affairs, taxation or even official inspections, it has nothing to do with Nanjing. , Zhejiang, and Jiangyou study tours, so they are almost one, and Fujian officials are mostly scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so the relationship is also very close. Therefore, once the Nanjing court is established separately, it is very likely that Fujian will fall to Nanjing.

  So Jiangnan generally refers to the four provinces of Zhizhi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, and the four provinces are integrated, advancing and retreating together.

   On the way to Wenyuan Pavilion, Feng Ziying was also full of thoughts. For him, such a scene was beyond expectations.

  Although I had expected this scene before, but when I really waited for this moment, I still felt a little flustered. It was hard to deal with such things coming out all of a sudden.

  As soon as she arrived at the gate of Wenyuan Pavilion, Feng Ziying saw Qi Yongtai's long-term follower.

  He immediately realized that calling him might not be the same as last time. Qi Yongtai specially asked his confidant to wait for him at the door, probably because he had other arrangements.

   As expected, Feng Ziying arrived at Qi Yongtai's office and residence first, following the long follower.

Wenyuan Pavilion is just a general title. In fact, it is composed of a main hall and a small courtyard. The five cabinet ministers each have their own separate office and residence, and they are all independent without interfering with each other. They go their own way, and even if you enter the door together, you may not know which cabinet minister the other party is going to.

  Ordinary collective discussions are held in the main hall. In Feng Ziying's view, this kind of discussion in the main hall is equivalent to the cabinet administrative meeting, including the main officials of the Seven Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate may be invited to participate.

Qi Yongtai's small courtyard was already full of people, which made Feng Ziying even more aware that today's summons should be a major event that all political forces in the capital city need to face seriously, so they had to ask for help from various political groups. The opinions of important members, which means that I have finally been fortunate enough to enter this Northland political group and become a member of it.

  As soon as she stepped into the yard, Feng Ziying saw Lian Guoshi. Feng Ziying was also very happy, and stepped forward quickly, holding the other's arm, "Junyu, when did you come back? Didn't you tell me?"

   "I didn't come back until midnight last night, and I was called early this morning. I guess you will come too..." Lian Guoshi was also very happy.

  Feng Ziying looked around, then whispered: "Just the two of us?"

Lian Guoshi nodded slightly, and also understood the meaning of Feng Ziying's words. There were at least a dozen people in this courtyard, and when they said "the two of us", they meant that they were the only two of the younger generation of Beidi scholars, or simply said that it was the fifth year of Yonglong. There are only the two of them in one department.

Lian Guoshi is Yongping Tongzhi, and he is the number one scholar in this subject in the fifth year of Yonglong. Feng Ziying is the editor of the Hanlin Academy who was born as a second-class Jinshi and Shujishi. They are second to none, and they are also near Gyeonggi, so it is reasonable to invite them, it is to listen to the opinions of the younger generation of northern scholars.

"Except Prime Minister Qi, Duke Zhang, Duke Cui, and Duke Qiao are all here. Lord Wang, Lord Sun, Lord Zhou, Lord Han, and other lords in the court are also here." After saying hello, Zhang Huaichang, Cui Jingrong, Qiao Yingjia, Wang Yongguang, Sun Juxiang, Han Yu, Zhou Yongchun and others are also elite figures among the northern scholars.

   "Where is Li Xiang?" Feng Ziying hesitated and asked.

   Lian Guoshi also hesitated for a moment, "I haven't seen it, maybe I don't want to come over, or maybe Prime Minister Qi will talk to him when the time comes."

  Li Sancai is from the north, but he has good friends with the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, and his relationship with the scholars in the north is a little strange. Under such circumstances, it would be embarrassing for him to come or not.

   "We should still call Li Xiang. It will be a bit narrow-minded to care about those opinions at this time." Feng Ziying shook her head, "Master Qi is not so superficial."

  While speaking, he saw Li Sancai coming in from the outside, and all the princes also greeted him, looking very happy to meet him.

  (end of this chapter)