The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 1248 Chen Zhao makes a move
"My lord, today's dissatisfaction with Shuntian Mansion is all because of the occurrence of two 'inexplicable' bandits!"

Chen Zhao deliberately emphasized the word 'inexplicable'. An old man in the officialdom like Zhang Qingbo could naturally hear the words of comfort in his heart, so he didn't show any face to Chen Zhao, the 'culprit'.

"After all, we are not military officers, so we can't participate in the later stage of suppressing bandits, but Shuntian Mansion can also carry out a large-scale clean-up operation, so that His Majesty and the princes of the court can see that we are not just for nothing!"

Zhang Qingbo only thought for a moment before agreeing to Chen Zhao's suggestion.

He had to agree.

It can also be said to push the boat along the way.

Because at this moment, the pressure on him is too great.

Although Zhu Qizhen is a fool, but he will be furious if he wants to secure his throne, not to mention that the princes in the court want to make meritorious service and promote their own people, so naturally they don't like Zhang Qingbo.

Therefore, Zhang Qingbo knew in his heart that Shuntian Mansion could not lose the chain at such a critical moment, and had to make a proper gesture, otherwise his situation would be even more embarrassing.

"Since you brought up this matter, Chen Fucheng will be solely responsible for it!"

But he is not stupid, such things can easily offend the elite in Kyoto, since Chen Zhao made a suggestion, he is naturally happy to let the situation go and get rid of the burden.

Who told you to be the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion!
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu Yin, the next official will fulfill his mission!"

Chen Zhao didn't care about Zhang Qingbo's petty calculations. It was true that there were many dignitaries in the capital, and he might offend one of them if he was not careful. Shuntian Mansion was a very embarrassing yamen, and he might encounter great resistance if he wanted to do things.

But this is only relative to the mediocre, unwilling to take responsibility for Shuntian Fu Yin, but Chen Zhao is not afraid of making troubles, not to mention, he is very willing to make troubles.

So he would choose to come to Shuntian Mansion, because so far, Shuntian Mansion is the best place to display his talents.

However, before that, I have to make a report to Zhu Qizhen, and I will say it after I get the emperor's clear promise. In this way, not only will I be famous, but even if I offend some king, some duke, etc., I can also blame the emperor. .

Emperor!He has always been the biggest backer.

Just because he killed Yu Qian, it was enough to pour all the dirty water on him.

He asked several staff around him to write the memorial according to his own wishes, and at the same time asked Zhang Qingbo to stamp the seal of the governor, and then in the name of Shuntian Mansion, he sent the memorial in a semi-public and secret way from the Secretary of the General Administration. Zhu Qizhen's desk.

quasi!
The real emperor, of course, is decisive.

Especially when it comes to the stability of the dragon chair.

For the sake of the court's face, he can make those Jiangyang thieves disappear.But it is absolutely not allowed for the capital to be unstable, nor the palace to be unstable.

So he readily agreed.

He is quite satisfied with the attitude that Shuntian Mansion wants to show. He was indeed a little disappointed with Zhang Qingbo before, but now that Shuntian Mansion has made a move, he will still fully support him. He also wants to see those ambitious people in places he can't see. What kind of monsters and monsters are there in this generation?

The incidents of the two bandits successively made Zhu Qizhen very vigilant. These bandit gangs are too powerful, especially the bandits of Changyun Mountain can block the strong attack of the officers and soldiers. If these bandits entered the capital without anyone noticing, wouldn't there be a second "snatching the door"?

If a person falls from the throne twice, he will definitely become a laughing stock in history.

In fact, it’s no wonder that Zhu Qizhen is suspicious. An emperor whose reign name has changed from "orthodox" to "Tianshun" will definitely not let go of the thought of "there will always be troublesome people who want to harm me". Whenever there is trouble, he will always talk to himself immediately on the security contact.

Moreover, these two bandit forces are so weird that Zhu Qizhen has already given birth to the idea of ​​not daring to investigate clearly, so he secretly made up his mind that all the ghosts and snake gods in the capital must not be let go, and no one knows if there will be any strong ones. Organizations or forces, already lurking in the capital, are planning to slay dragons and kings?

I didn't expect Shuntian Mansion to be so savvy, and Zhu Qizhen was quite satisfied with it without him asking for 'strike hard' in secret.

But when he looked back, Zhu Qizhen had some doubts in his heart. He knew the character of Zhang Qingbo, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. He was cautious but not enterprising. To put it nicely, he was called calm and cautious, but to put it badly, he was called a household dog. He only has the ability to stay at home but has no pioneering spirit.

To put it even harder, he is just an old official.

Although launching a "strike hard" in the capital coincided with the emperor's thoughts, Zhu Qizhen knew very well that Zhang Qingbo did not have such courage and responsibility.

Sure enough, things soon became clear, and this "strike hard" memorial was entirely the idea of ​​the newly appointed Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion, Chen Zhao.

"Chen Zhao..."

After Zhu Qizhen heard the report, he was silent for a long time, and finally heaved a long sigh: "Sure enough, he is a rising star, a promising minister! The young generation is awesome! The young generation is awesome!"

Whether it is a wise king or a faint one, he will like an official who is brave enough to do practical things, especially if this official is still relatively young.

"Long live, the hunt for the Flying Thief before was actually organized by General Jia!"

Wang An, the chief eunuch, said something again at the right time.

As the person in charge after Cao Jixiang's downfall, Wang An's vision is very clear, knowing that the emperor is very interested in this young official, so he opened his mouth and said.

If the emperor wants to promote this person, Wang An will reveal to this person that it is his credit.

"Oh, I didn't expect this guy to have such a skill?"

Zhu Qizhen became interested, and asked carefully about the detailed process of hunting down the flying thief.

What can happen?
It was nothing more than Chen Zhao's outstanding resourcefulness, how he locked down the flying bandit, and how he discovered the situation in the Bailongshan village, and finally reported it to Shuntian Mansion, which led to the bandit suppression battle.

Speaking of Bailong Mountain, his face darkened now, and most of the excitement that had just gotten up was extinguished.

This matter has been investigated quite clearly, the gang of bandits were the force raised by a certain feudal lord, and it is not clear why they were not placed in key areas such as Shuntian Mansion.

But that vassal king is no small matter, with strong power in his hands, he cannot be eradicated easily, not to mention that Zhu Qizhen's heart is almost down, and he has no momentum to deal with the opponent.

When Jinyiwei reported the news, Zhu Qizhen was very angry. He didn't expect these vassal kings who were outside to be so arrogant under his nose. If the prediction is correct, they must have a deep connection with the courtiers.

So everything should not be rushed.

But you have to knock the mountain and shake the tiger!
Because in her opinion, this is just the tip of the iceberg, and she doesn't know how many powerful forces are hiding in the dark, waiting for the opportunity.

That's why Zhu Qizhen felt that the capital city was not as safe as imagined, all kinds of undercurrents were slowly surging under the cover of peace, and no one knew when there would be a sudden explosion.

In fact, this is also normal. The change of seizing the door expelled Xu Youzhen and imprisoned Shi Heng, and sent Cao Shaoqin out of the palace along the way, trapping and killing Cao Jixiang.

Over the past few years, Zhu Qizhen has already grasped the power, but his various methods that cannot be put on the table have caused the Daming capital to be filled with smoke.

Such a situation made Zhu Qizhen quite worried, but he was getting old and had lost the decisiveness and ignorance of everything he had during the orthodox 14-year period, and he didn't want to cause huge turmoil in the court.

Of course, seeking stability is seeking stability, but if anyone really thinks that he, the emperor, is easy to provoke and is being tricked and manipulated, then Zhu Qizhen doesn't mind killing and letting some ambitious people see his fierceness means.

It's just that, after all, the prestige has been greatly reduced. Most of the courtiers that Zhu Qizhen has recruited in the past two years are old fritters. It is a shortcoming that is quite unpleasant today.

So Zhu Qizhen decided to focus on observing those young officials in the future.

……

After obtaining the consent of the emperor, Shuntian Mansion suddenly started a "strike hard" operation against the capital without warning.

Chen Zhao personally chaired the town and divided the entire capital into several districts, which were respectively in charge of the officials and judges below, and strictly dealt with all crimes in the districts.

At the beginning, it naturally attracted a lot of opposition. Shuntian Mansion has never carried out such an action. What if something goes wrong?
"Your Majesty personally requested to do a good job. If you don't want to do a good job, find a relationship and transfer away as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences may be too much for you!"

Facing the gang of veteran officials under his command, Chen Zhao was not polite, and directly threatened them with their official titles.

"Hmph, how can we be so frightened? Does Mr. Fu Cheng really have a way to drive us away?"

Immediately, a tough promoter from the backstage jumped out, and a few who had a good relationship with him immediately agreed. Of course, most of them were still hesitant and in a wait-and-see state.

"What do you think, my lord?"

Chen Zhao didn't act in a hurry, but pushed the matter to Zhang Qingbo.

"Chen Fu Cheng is solely responsible for this matter, and I will not interfere!"

Zhang Qingbo is also a cunning old man and doesn't accept the move at all.

Chen Zhao knew this early on, so he directly took out a written impeachment memorial, and asked Zhang Qingbo to stamp the seal of Shuntian Mansion, and he was going to hand it directly to the imperial case.

"Chen Fucheng, you have to think twice before you act. That person is Cheng Yanghou's disciple. If you offend Cheng Yanghou, you are not joking!"

Zhang Qingbo's complexion was extremely ugly. Chen Zhao's behavior was to drag him into the water, but he had to bite the bullet and follow up. This time, the "strike hard" was registered with His Majesty.

"Isn't Mr. Fu Yin worried about their hindrance?"

Naturally, Chen Zhao didn't care much, let alone a mere Marquis, he wouldn't care even if a few princes made a move, he just wanted to see if it was necessary.

"All right!"

Zhang Qingbo had no choice but to stamp this impeachment memorial. He was really worried that he might offend Cheng Yanghou, which really made him feel uncertain.

After all, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture is different from those officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and relies heavily on the support of those royal relatives.

If they make trouble, this Shuntian governor will not be able to do it at all.

Chen Zhaocai didn't care so much, and directly handed the booklet to Wang Anhai, the chief executive, and Wang An immediately sent it to the imperial case.

Now that he has decided to support Chen Zhao's actions, Zhu Qizhen will naturally not give any support, and directly follow the list in Chen Zhao's handbook to replace all those officials who disobey discipline, and replace them with Chen Zhao in the Ministry of Punishment. The staff of the yamen supported the officials.

It is related to whether his dragon chair is safe or not, what is a mere Marquis of Chengyang, even if Duke Ying and Duke Cheng are present, he will not give face.

It's not that he didn't clean up the British public back then...

"Haha my lord, I didn't expect that we could work together so soon!"

Wu Fan, the newly appointed official of Shuntian Prefecture, bowed his hands to Chen Zhao with excitement on his face, and a group of former officials from the Ministry of Justice followed behind him also bowed and saluted, all with excited faces and high morale.

"Okay, let's work together to create a world!"

Chen Zhao laughed, loudly encouraging these new cronies...

……

Soon, a large number of Shuntian government officials appeared on the streets of the capital...

The people in the capital who came and went didn't notice any difference, they just felt that there were more yamen servants coming and going.

And most of the yamen servants did not do anything, they just wandered around the street in charge twice to deal with errands, and then called friends and friends to meet and rest in small teahouses on the street, which is called "rest and recuperation".

"Brothers, what do you think the new Mr. Fu Cheng has gone crazy, he doesn't sit in the good yamen, why don't we send him out to patrol the streets?"

"Who knows, maybe this is the first thing a new official does when he takes office, right?"

"Three fires of fart, if the fathers don't cooperate, won't he be caught blind as well?"

"Humph, you have no hair on your lips and can't do your job well! I heard that our Lord Fu Cheng is not twenty yet, so what can we do? We just ignore it!"

"Hush, you bastard, keep your voice down, if it reaches the ears of the Fucheng Lord, he will just pick your skin off with a finger?"

"Humph, I'm afraid of a bird. Mr. Huang who was transferred said that if we are not happy at Shuntian Mansion, we can follow him to hang out in the government office outside!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't wait in a good capital, but go to a lower prefecture. Are you out of your mind?"

"Of course he's not out of his mind. This guy is Lord Huang's confidant. He must not be in the eyes of the new Lord Chen. Naturally, he has to find another way out when life is hard in the future!"

"Hey, with our identities, let's find another way out to deceive ghosts. Let's stop talking nonsense and have a good meal, so that Mr. Chen won't find another excuse to torment us!"

"..."

And just not far from the teahouse, a few paint-skinned gangsters covered in blood were threatening a peddler with an arrogant face. They took a few bright red apples from the peddler's stand carelessly, and swearing while eating. , conveniently grabbed a handful of coins from the hawker's pocket and then left with satisfaction.

In the same place, only a messy fruit stand and hawkers who want to cry but have no tears left.

"Damn it, these guys are so ruthless. They destroyed at least ten kilograms of apples in one go, which is worth dozens of coppers!"

"Oh, there's no point talking about this. These guys are local snakes. If you don't follow their wishes, it will be difficult to do business here!"

"Old Zhao, you'd better look away. This is the way of the world. The wicked live freely, but we little people can only struggle hard!"

"..."

The few peddlers who sighed and cursed angrily did not notice an old beggar with a bad smell on the street corner, who was listening to their discussion with his ears up, seeing everything just now in his eyes.

……

"What are you guys doing? Don't you see that the Qingpis in front are harming the people? Go up and arrest them!"

Wu Fan looked displeased, and yelled at the yamen servants sitting in the teahouse like uncles: "Do you still want to hang out in the yamen? If you don't want to, let me know in advance. I will help you!"

"Why is Wu Dasheng so angry? Isn't it just a few green-skinned gangsters harassing the people? This happens several times every day. If you really want to take care of it, how can you take care of it?"

Those yamen servants are all old fritters in the yamen. Although they were startled by Wu Fan's stern alarm, they still got up calmly and walked to the door of the teahouse as if strolling in the courtyard, and directed at those who harassed the shop. Qing Pi yelled: "Hey, what are you guys doing?"

"Hey, it's Brother Liu, we are discussing cooperation matters with the owner of this shop!"

Those green skins with unkind faces looked back and greeted with a smile: "Brother Liu, let's have a drink together later, let's have a little wine and listen to a little song in Chunfenglou!"

Wu Fan watched with cold eyes, feeling extremely angry but did not get angry. As a veteran in the officialdom, how could he not know about some of the tricks of the officials below, which were all to give him face.

But after all, he had just taken office recently, and he was responsible for the heavy responsibility of Mr. Chen, the Prime Minister. Although he was very annoyed in his heart, he didn't explode on the spot.

"Look, Mr. Wu, it's just an ordinary business transaction, there's no need to make a big fuss, right?"

The yamen servant surnamed Liu had a grumpy face, walked back with a big smile and said, "I think we should rest for a while, my feet are sore from walking for half an hour just now!"

Exactly, I don’t know what Master Fu Cheng thinks, he wants us to clean up the streets, this capital city is at the foot of the emperor, the first good place, the streets are peaceful, why do we need to clean up the streets? "

"That's right, if Mr. Wu told Mr. Chen that there's no need to be so troublesome, it's so comfortable to stay in the yamen honestly. Why bother running around in the street to bask in the sun and wind?"

"Drink tea, drink tea, I'm tired from walking all the way just now!"

"..."

A group of old fried dough sticks in the yamen, although afraid of the official prestige of the newly appointed officials, are enjoying themselves and don't take the orders of the Prime Minister Chen to heart.

hey-hey……

Wu Fan's face was normal, but he sneered in his heart and said nothing, these yamen servants actually bullied him that he had just come to the Shuntian government office, they were so lazy under his nose, and even talked about Shangguan without any scruples, they really didn't know how to live or die.

Although he and Chen Zhao have not been colleagues for a long time, the viewing area has seen with his own eyes that it took only half a year for Chen Zhao to open up the situation in the Ministry of Punishment, and even become a capable person in the eyes of Shang Shu and the two servants .

Shuntian Mansion was slapped in the face continuously, which led to a bad relationship with the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but in the end, Chen Zhao was easily transferred to Shuntian Mansion Yamen?

The Flying Thief who was known as Shuntian Mansion Ya's familiar and helpless before was also solved after Chen Zhao came, but it took two or three days to solve it, and Chen Zhao successfully became the fourth-rank Shuntian Mansion Prime Minister.

His ability is astonishing. Of course, only colleagues and subordinates like him who have the most contact with Chen Zhao know his true strength. Other officials think that Chen Zhao is just lucky.

How ridiculous!

In today's world, the smartest people have entered the officialdom. They do things, and they are the smartest way in the world, but at the same time they are hindered by the smartest.

Under such circumstances, Chen Zhao was able to become the fourth-rank Shuntian Fu Cheng in just half a year. Isn't it just luck?

It’s clearly Chen Zhao’s true ability!

But the gang of government servants in front of them actually committed crimes against the wind, and did not take Mr. Chen's order to heart, and they will regret it later.

However, he is also quite curious, wondering how Master Chen will open up the situation this time?
……

Chen Zhao sits in the government office of Shuntian Prefecture. In the afternoon, he received news from various neighborhoods. Basically, they were all safe and sound reports. Even if they were arrested, they were all rootless refugees who had sneaked into the capital.

Seeing the report, he twitched the corner of his mouth, shook his head with a sneer.

"Hey, these guys really don't know what to do!"

He was the commander of the Jinyiwei Capital back then, how could he not be familiar with the situation on the streets of the capital?I know all the tricks in this!
It can be seen that the people below are all old fritters, and they don't take Chen Fucheng's orders seriously.

At the same time, he was also a little disappointed. The group of cronies he had just transferred from the Ministry of Justice were all assigned to supervise various neighborhoods. However, in the end, the result was like this. None of them was responsible enough to shock the old government officials and make him happy. All at once?
Although he was a little disappointed, the current situation was already in his expectation, but it was not too much anger, but he had a deeper understanding of the water in the Shuntian government office.

After all, most of the officials in Ming Dynasty are hereditary, and the government servants in Shuntian Mansion are also local snakes. The natives of the capital enjoy the filial piety of the green-skinned gangsters every day, so they naturally turn a blind eye to them.

Besides, after all, his official position was promoted too quickly, and he suddenly ascended to a high position. He didn't cultivate capable confidantes in the middle and lower levels of the yamen. Otherwise, how could things be done like this?

But so what?

Without Butcher Zhang, would we have to eat pigs with hair on them?
He has a lot of ways to solve this trouble.Just let those old fritters take a look, they can still thrive without them.

The results of the first day were almost a joke. Chen Zhao didn't say anything, nor did he lose his temper, as if he agreed with the actions of these yamen servants.

"It seems that Chen Fucheng is nothing more than that, it seems that we will still do what we should do in the future!"

"Indeed, if there is no help from our village, Mrs. Chen won't be able to do anything!"

"Haha, I think Mr. Xiao Chen just wants to show off. After all, the new official has three things to do when he takes office!"

"..."

But it was only for one day, when the yamen was scattered, the yamen servants seemed to have discovered Chen Zhao's reality, all of them were full of smiles and complacent, as if without them, the Shuntian government office would not be able to function properly.

Although the facts were true, Chen Zhao would not give them a chance to be proud, and the task of 'Patrolling the Streets' continued the next day. This time, Chen Zhao did not sit in the yamen, but directly led a group of yamen servants to the streets.

It was still morning at this time, but the bustling street was full of hustle and bustle. Chen Zhao walked ahead, followed by a group of government servants obediently. When he came to a small stall selling Chaos, he pointed his finger and shouted coldly: "Take them!" Down!"

In the direction of the finger, a few green-skinned gangsters are eating Chaos in a big way with arrogance on their faces.

"Well, my lord, I'm afraid it's not good for us to arrest people for no reason!"

Yesterday, the Yatou surnamed Liu who was very angry in front of Wu Fan changed his face slightly and said cautiously.

"Why, do you want to resist the order?"

Chen Zhao turned his head and glanced coldly, his eyes were cold, but pierced like a knife, the yamen servant was shocked, he couldn't help but took a few steps back, and sat down on the ground with a "plop".

"Trash!" Chen Zhao said flatly, looking at the others.

Those few people broke out in cold sweat immediately, and they didn't dare to help Brother Liu at all. A small table was overturned, and several steaming bowls of Chaos with an attractive aroma fell to the ground, along with several dishes of sauces.

Suddenly there was chaos...

"Ouch, what are you guys doing?"

The gangsters who were caught and thrown to the ground were furious and yelled at their yamen servants, not understanding why these 'acquaintances' suddenly attacked them.

"Take it back and talk about it!"

Chen Zhao smiled coldly and didn't explain much at all. He waved his hand with a relaxed expression, and took out a dozen or so copper coins from Qingpi who was the most ecstatic, and handed it to the chaotic food stall with a panicked expression. Boss, personally supervise this gang of yamen servants and send people to Shuntian Mansion Prison.

"Show me all these people, Yan Shi, if something goes wrong, let's see how I deal with you!"

After sternly warning the guard a few times, he left the mansion and continued to work on the next block...

As for the yamen servant surnamed Liu, he was sent home straight away, shaking all over, sweating profusely, and his teeth chattering.

But no one sympathized with him, and no one visited him.

His family found a doctor for him, but no one diagnosed him. They only knew that he was overly frightened...

(End of this chapter)