Fenghou

Realizing that he had made a mistake, Yang Yuanqing was so anxious that he rushed out of the big tent and ran towards Zhang Jian's big tent.

Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping came to Zhang Jian's big tent, and found that there was no one in the tent, the box was opened, and some belongings were gone.

"Where's your deputy commander?" Yang Yuanqing asked a soldier.

The soldier scratched his head and said, "Just now I saw him leading his horse out of the camp, but he didn't say where he was going?"

"Oops!"

Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping looked at each other, and they both realized that it must be Zhang Jian. Seeing that the situation was not good, this bastard absconded.

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Chen Qing returned to the camp in Chengji County that night. He returned to the big tent, only drank some hot water, and immediately called for Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping.

"Liu Zan escorted you all the way to Chengji County, did you have any indication?" This was Chen Qing's first concern, and he couldn't let others help for nothing.

Yang Yuanqing hastily said: "Xiaozhi originally wanted to give him [-] guan, but he refused to accept it. In the end, he took [-] sheep, and they drove the sheep back."

This is also okay, first express your gratitude, and return the favor later.

"Have you found the person who leaked the news?" Chen Qing asked Zheng Pingdao again.

Zheng Ping nodded, "The preliminary judgment is that Zhang Jian leaked the news to Pan You. Pan You and his son escaped yesterday. I got the news at noon today, and we found Zhang Jian this afternoon. He realized something was wrong. , also absconded."

Yang Yuanqing sighed, "The humble job bears a heavy responsibility for this matter."

"What are your responsibilities?" Chen Qing asked puzzled.

"Zhang Jian was recommended by the humble official, and the matter of Zhongnan County was also told by the humble official, and now he ran away, which was also caused by the humble official's lack of investigation, so..."

Before he could speak, Chen Qing waved his hand and said: "You have no responsibility, only a lesson, learn from it, and just don't do it again next time. I don't want to hold anyone accountable for this matter."

"Thank you for your tolerance!"

Zheng Ping asked again: "Then Fu Xuan, do you want to teach him a lesson?"

"This is not a fight between rogues and rascals, we must find the place!"

Chen Qing glanced at Zheng Ping, and said calmly: "Now what we have to deal with is the crisis of Zhu Shengfei's new official appointment."

Yang Yuanqing was startled, "Zhu Shengfei will target us?"

Chen Qing nodded, "Zhu Shengfei is Fu Xuan's backer, Fu Xuan can't steal chickens and lose a handful of rice, will he let it go?"

Both Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping understood what Chen Qing meant. Fu Xuan failed to rob money and paid hundreds of soldiers instead. He would definitely not let it go and sue Zhu Shengfei.

It is against the rules for them to hide the booty. Wu Jie can turn a blind eye, but Zhu Shengfei will smile tolerantly and not pursue it?

Both Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping became worried. Zhu Shengfei was appointed as the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shanxi, and he had great power. It was a breeze for him to clean up and control. How should they deal with it?

Both of their eyes turned to Chen Qing, and Chen Qing said with a faint smile: "Zhu Shengfei and Zhang Jun are handing over in Lin'an, I believe Zhang Jun will not allow Zhu Shengfei to wantonly destroy his personnel arrangements, so does Zhu Shengfei have the right to return the order?" It’s hard to say, if Zhu Shengfei didn’t have the right to obey the imperial edict, then he wouldn’t be able to dismiss me or reassign me, at most he’d be stuck with the Qinzhou army’s salary, and I could appeal to the imperial court.”

The two of them immediately understood that Chen Qing's position of control and the envoy of Qinzhou were both appointed by the emperor, and only the emperor can remove them. In the third year, because of the victory of Dasan Pass, he was granted the imperial edict right.

With Zhang Jun's rules in place, it is impossible for Zhu Shengfei to get the power of imperial edict as soon as he takes office, not to mention that Zhang Jun will obstruct it, so the judgment of the control is correct. Without the power of imperial edict, Zhu Shengfei has no right to dismiss the appointment of the emperor.

Zhu Shengfei's only method is to block the military salary. Other troops have no money, and the soldiers will make trouble when the military salary is a few days late, but they have money in their hands. Speaking of which, they are really not afraid of Zhu Shengfei.

Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said coldly: "There is also this Fu Xuan, who thinks he can act recklessly because he has a backer? See how I can deal with him?"

Chapter 194 New Official

Zhu Shengfei, the new Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy, finally arrived in Hanzhong. Frankly speaking, Zhu Shengfei did not want to take up this position, and he aimed at the position of Xiangguo.

After Fan Zongyin stepped down as prime minister, almost everyone believed that Zhu Shengfei was the one who would succeed him, and Zhu Shengfei himself was bound to win. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun was the one who picked the peach in the end. .

Of course, the official Zhao Gou also comforted Zhu Shengfei and asked him to go to Sichuan and Shaanxi with the qualifications of peace affairs. As long as he made political achievements in Sichuan and Shaanxi, he would be given the position of prime minister sooner or later.

However, before Zhu Shengfei set off, Zhang Jun still put him in a position. Among his various functions and powers, the extremely important power of imperial edict was gone, which meant that he could not act on behalf of the emperor when he went to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he would not be able to exercise some important personnel appointments and dismissals.

The struggle between civil servants lies in the shadows, in the dark, behind the scenes, in the sternness, in the superficial writing, but the knife is ruthless behind the scenes.

Zhang Jun was like this. When he and Zhu Shengfei handed over his heart, he talked about the world's major affairs with a smile, and he wished that the two would join hands to rule the world.

But what about after handover?Zhu Shengfei got the handover list, but found that there was a gold medal missing from it. He asked Zhang Jun again, but Zhang Jun reasoned that it was only granted temporarily by the government, and the gold medal had already been returned to the government.

This incident made Zhu Shengfei so angry that he didn't sleep well for three days. The imperial power was clearly given to the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shanxi, but Zhang Jun believed that it was his own power and had nothing to do with his successors. This power was returned again.

It's like a diner eating in a noodle restaurant, the shopkeeper brought a pot of soy sauce, but the diner took the pot of soy sauce away after eating, he thought it was given to him personally by the shopkeeper.

Is this a deviation in Zhang Jun's consciousness?No, this is the struggle between civil servants. Zhang Jun dug a big hole for Zhu Shengfei. Zhu Shengfei can appoint new people, but the old ones are not easy to deal with. It must also be approved by the emperor.

There are two official offices of the Sichuan-Shanxi Xuanfu Envoy, one is the main official office in Chengdu Mansion, and the temporary official office is in Nanzheng County of Xingyuan Mansion, but even the temporary official office is quite majestic.

To put it simply, the government office in Chengdu is a civil government office, and the government office in Xingyuan Mansion is a military government office. At present, the Xuanfu envoys in Sichuan and Shaanxi are mainly military, and they are supported by literature, so Zhu Shengfei first sat in Hanzhong.

On the day Zhu Shengfei took office, he immediately sent an order to the commanders of all localities, the commanders-in-chief of military and horse envoys, and the envoys of Zhizhi, requiring them to come to Xingyuan Mansion to report on their duties within three days after receiving the order.

The first person to arrive at Nanzheng County was Fu Xuan, the general manager of Fenglong's army and horses. Fu Xuan's younger brother, Fu Jingyi, was Zhu Shengfei's chief aide.

Now that Zhu Shengfei was serving as the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Fu Xuan was so happy that his spring had finally come. He received Zhu Shengfei's order and immediately led five hundred soldiers to Nanzheng County without stopping.

Fu Xuan stationed his own soldiers outside the city. He first met his brother Fu Jingyi when he entered the city.

"Leave the small ones to my virtuous brother, and pass on the big ones to the Xuanfu envoy for me."

Fu Xuanhuan handed two wooden boxes, one large and one small, to Fu Jingyi. Fu Jingyi opened the small box and took a look. It was full of silver, estimated to be about 300 taels.

He pushed the big box back to Fu Xuan, and said with a faint smile, "Don't you know? Xuanfu Envoy is an upright official and never accepts such valuable things."

Fu Xuan was stunned, "Didn't you ask me to prepare some gifts?"

"The gift I'm talking about is not this, and I want you to prepare some calligraphy and paintings. The envoy likes elegant things."

"We military generals are all rough people. How can we know calligraphy and painting? What if we buy fakes?"

Fu Jingyi wrote an address and handed it to him, "Go to this store and buy it. The big box contains 1000 taels of silver! Then buy calligraphy and paintings of 1000 taels of silver. You tell the shopkeeper that you are giving a congratulatory gift to the Xuanfu envoy, and he I will give you the calligraphy and painting."

"What if it's a fake?"

Fu Jingyi was a little anxious. Seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "It must be fakes. The Xuanfu envoy won't accept the real ones, but I just bought this store yesterday, and the shopkeeper is my own. You know Yet?"

Fu Xuan immediately understood that he paid a high price to buy fakes as gifts, and Zhu Shengfei took the money as well as the gifts. If someone reports in the future, the gifts will also be fakes. This trick is really clever.

"What about other people's gifts?"

"Do you think the envoys will accept gifts from cats and dogs?"

Fu Xuan secretly despised the hypocrisy of these literati, but Zhu Shengfei was his backer, so he didn't dare to reveal it, so he hurriedly said, "I want to meet the Xuan Fu envoy, can you arrange it?"

"Go and buy a picture first, and then I will arrange it for you."

Fu Jingyi was secretly proud, and after some manipulation, without anyone noticing, he got 300 taels of silver.

……

Fu Xuan finally met Zhu Shengfei. Zhu Shengfei heard that Fu Xuan spent 50 taels of silver to buy a piece of calligraphy of his own.

"I know about your nephew. It's understandable for young people to be impulsive. The key is to know the mistakes and correct them. When he recovers from his injuries, he will go back to the military camp. Talents are rare!"

Zhu Shengfei erased all the crimes committed by Fu Moshan in the past, which meant that the records of the Xuanfu envoy's official office would also be wiped out. Fu Xuan was really grateful.

"The envoy's care for the humble staff is really touching."

Zhu Shengfei smiled and waved his hands, "Don't talk about that, let's talk about the situation in Fengxiang Mansion, and how about the puppet Qi army?"

"We are living in peace with the puppet Qi army. They have no signs of attacking Fengxiang for the time being. The low-ranking army is mainly due to the lack of military rations! We only have half a month of military rations left. Please pay attention to this issue. .”

Zhu Shengfei frowned, "In a place as rich as Fengxiang Mansion, are you still short of food?"

"The envoy Xuanfu didn't know that all the food in Fengxiang Mansion was stripped by the Jin soldiers, and burned by the Song army in Monk Yuan. Now not only Fengxiang Mansion is short of food, but all the Western Army's food is in short supply. It is estimated that we must ask the Xuanfu envoy for help!"

"Let's talk about this matter! You write a written report, and I will think about it."

"There is another matter. The humble official must report to the Xuanfu envoy."

"what's up?"

"It's about the private possession of spoils by the envoy of Qinzhou, Chen Qing. The value of the case involves hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Zhu Shengfei's eyes widened suddenly, "What did you say, hundreds of thousands?"

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Chen Qing was the fourth to arrive in Nanzheng County. As the envoy of the Qinzhou system, Chen Qing belonged to dual leadership. On the one hand, the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi had jurisdiction over him; To be responsible to the court.

Zhu Shengfei, the newly-appointed Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Envoy, asked Chen Qing to come to Nanzheng County to report on his duties.

Zheng Ping married Yang Liu'er as his concubine, and settled down in Nanzheng. Of course, he wanted to live in his own home, while Chen Qing lived in the very famous Yuelai Inn in Nanzheng County with a dozen of his own soldiers.

Not long after Chen Qing moved in, Wu Jie came looking for him.

"I've been waiting for you these two days."

Wu Jie didn't exchange pleasantries, and straight to the point when he entered the door, he said, "Did you know? Fu Xuan sued you in front of the Xuanfu envoy, saying that you secretly coveted hundreds of thousands of dollars in spoils of war."

"and then?"

Wu Jie said with a stern expression: "Then the envoy Xuan Fu was furious and said that he would investigate you strictly. I came to you to tell you to leave quickly."

"Zhu Shengfei has obtained the right to serve? Can you dismiss me?"

Wu Jie shook his head, "I knew that your experience is too young. The imperial power is only useful when you can't be caught. If you can be caught, what kind of imperial power do you need? I will put you under house arrest in Hanzhong for three months. In five years, you are still the envoy of the Qinzhou system, and you are still the commander, so what's the use? Zhu Shengfei also appointed a commander to serve as the military envoy of Qinzhou, wouldn't you be completely empty?"

Chen Qing's face changed, it was really the case, just like when Wu Jie emptied Fu Xuan during the Battle of Dasan Pass, he made the problem easier for himself.

"Then I'm leaving now."

"You pretend to be my personal soldier, and I will take you out. Fu Xuan is probably going to bring someone to arrest you."

He immediately changed his clothes, and at this moment, the sound of a large number of people came from outside the inn.

Wu Jie's complexion changed drastically, and he pointed to the window, "It's too late, you leave the window and wait for me at the North City Gate!"

Chapter 195 Escape

This time, Fu Xuan brought five hundred elite soldiers, who temporarily became Zhu Shengfei's guards. As Wu Jie said, Zhu Shengfei has no right to dismiss or transfer Chen Qing, but he can use the excuse of investigating a certain matter to arrest Chen Qing. Suspended and stayed in Hanzhong to cooperate with the investigation.

As long as he doesn't report to the court and the emperor, he can investigate for as long as he wants, which is equivalent to a disguised form of house arrest, which is exactly the same as when Wu Jie suspended Fu Xuan for a few months.

Fu Xuan did not come forward directly, and secretly ordered five hundred soldiers to arrest Chen Qing. As soon as Chen Qing stayed in the inn, Fu Xuan got the report from the eyeliner, and immediately sent troops to arrest Chen Qing.

Chen Qing didn't bring Fang Tian's painted halberd when he came to Nanzheng this time. He carried a bow and arrow on his back and brought a sword and quickly came to the window. He lived in the uppermost room on the east side. There is also a side window on the front, and below the side window is the roof of a private house.

Chen Qing jumped off the roof, ran a few steps on the roof, jumped to another side street, and disappeared soon.

More than a dozen of his soldiers went out to eat, and the soldiers and horses could only be entrusted to Wu Jie temporarily.

Wu Jie left the inn with his own soldiers, and at the same time took away Chen Qing's war horse. Yuan Gang, the commander who came to arrest Chen Qing, knew Wu Jie. He didn't dare to mess around and watched Wu Jie leave.

……

"Stupid! Stupid!"

Fu Xuan became furious and scolded Commander Yuan Gang, "Chen Qing must have been among Wu Jie's soldiers and was let go by you blind man."

Yuan Gang was sweating profusely and said, "I know Chen Qing, and I guarantee that he will not be among Wu Jie's soldiers. Chen Qing should jump out of the window and escape."

Fu Xuan walked a few steps, and asked again: "Since he jumped out of the window, what about the horse?"

"War Horse and his subordinates are gone, and his subordinates don't know about their subordinates, but Zhan Ma's subordinates feel that they were taken away by Wu Jie."

"It's not what I expected!"

Fu Xuan immediately said: "Wu Jie will definitely send him out of the city. You immediately lead three hundred cavalry to keep an eye on him and chase him. Even if you chase him to Qinzhou, you must catch him. Remember, you must capture him alive!"

"Remember the humble job!"

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Outside the northern city, Chen Qing said to Wu Jie who was seeing him off: "Although there are hidden murderous intentions in this report, we still have to do face-saving. The report of the Qinzhou Army is indispensable. Let Zheng Ping report to the Xuanfu envoy on behalf of the humble official. In addition, please tell the general Xuanfu envoy, because Xixia invaded Qinzhou, the humble officer must go back immediately, and I will report to him later!"

Wu Jie nodded, "Go quickly! I will arrange it myself."

Chen Qing turned his horse's head and shouted, "Let's go!"

A dozen or so soldiers followed him and sped up their horses and galloped westward.

Watching Chen Qing walk away, Wu Jie couldn't help sighing softly. Although he had only been with the new envoy for two days, he already felt some disharmony. They are more bookish and self-willed. They don't listen to their opinions at all, making it difficult to deal with them.

Zhu Shengfei opposed the use of Sichuan's strength to help the Shaanxi army, and advocated that the Western Army should be self-reliant and increase the intensity of military training. This means that the Western Army will be restricted in terms of money and food, and will prevent the Western Army from expanding its strength.

Wu Jie also knew that the people in Sichuan had been heavily burdened in the past few years. Almost all the money and food had been transported to Hanzhong to support the western army and the Jin soldiers in their confrontation. They could not do without the support of the Sichuan people.