marquis of jingan

Chapter 621

For Cheng Tingzhi, the emperor's summoning was definitely a surprise.

Because this is the first step towards the success of his plan.

It is impossible for the chief constitution of a province and almost all high-level officials of a province to pull them all down with Cheng Tingzhi's simple words and some evidence of corruption.

You must know that even the county magistrates who have been newly filled by the Ministry of Officials will sometimes be summoned by the emperor before leaving Jiankang.

Of course, this depends on the emperor's mood. If the emperor is in a bad mood, he probably doesn't want to see these people, and just asks the eunuch to read the imperial decree for encouragement.

And reconsidering the candidate for the first constitution of a province, even for the imperial court, is a big deal, and the emperor cannot rely on his own likes and dislikes to decide the candidate for the governor.

The emperor had to discuss with the prime ministers of Zhongshu Province, and with the officials of the Ministry of Officials, and finally made a decision.

To put it bluntly, this is a big deal.

Before the emperor formally considered this matter, he needed to meet Fu, the bold Fujian chief envoy.

Speaking of which, when Shen Yi was in Zhejiang before, he also sent a letter to Shen Yi, asking Shen Yi to take Zhou Yishan, the governor of Zhejiang, to Jiankang for the Chinese New Year.

In other words, this year's Chinese New Year, Mr. Shen will bring two local officials back to Jiankang.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked at Cheng Tingzhi, and said with a smile: "Cheng Fantai, the Holy Majesty is willing to see you, which means that he is already seriously considering this matter, and now there is only more than one month left before the end of the year. Cheng Fantai has to think carefully about what he should say when he sees the Holy Majesty."

Cheng Tingzhi seemed to hear something in Shen Yi's words. He looked up at Shen Yi thoughtfully, and then lowered his head slightly: "Scholar Shen please advise."

"I don't dare to give advice."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "I just have some personal thoughts and want to remind Fantai a few words."

Cheng Tingzhi looked serious, lowered his head and said, "Cheng is all ears."

"No matter which province it is in, or in Jiankang, corruption cannot bring down the court officials."

Master Shen said slowly: "Because for the Holy Majesty, for the court, as long as an official is willing to do things and can do things, then it doesn't matter if he has lost his personal morals or got some money in private."

"Take Fujian Province as an example."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "For the Holy Majesty, the stability of a province is the most important thing, and corruption, bribery, and oppression of the people are trivial things."

Cheng Tingzhi thought for a while, then looked at Shen Yi, and sighed: "Cheng Mou knows these truths more or less in his heart, but Cheng Mou has only seen the Holy Majesty twice, and he took a look from a distance, privately once. I haven't seen it before, and I don't understand His Majesty's temper at all..."

Emperor Hongde has been in power for almost ten years this year.

In these ten years, the first six years were made by the court's ministers and the Empress Dowager Sun, and it was only these four years that the emperor really ruled.

In the past ten years, although Cheng Tingzhi has been to Jiankang several times, he only met the emperor at the court meeting, and the time between the two times was very long. He met the emperor for the first time, and the emperor was still a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. The second meeting was seven years in Hongde.

But it was in a hurry, and there was no contact.

Therefore, he is completely ignorant of the disposition and temper of the current emperor.

Cheng Fantai bowed his head slightly to Shen Yi and said, "Scholar Shen is a close minister of the emperor, can you give me some advice for Cheng?"

"I'm going to talk to Fantai about this."

What Shen Yi said earlier was actually a foreshadowing, and now he finally got to the point.

Master Shen looked at Cheng Fantai, and said slowly: "Cheng Fantai sees His Majesty, there is no need to think about anything else, just remember two words."

"Success!"

"The current Holy Majesty is an emperor with long-term ambitions, and what he thinks in his heart is the great cause of the court."

Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said: "If Cheng Fantai wants to do something, he must let His Majesty know what you are going to do, how you plan to do it, and how confident you are that it can be done."

"Abandon all falsehood."

Master Shen said in a muffled voice, "Directly point to the word merit."

The so-called meritorious service means being pragmatic.

All means are for getting things done.

The meritorious school is actually a minority among scholars, because some scholars think that the word meritorious deeds is too "utilitarian" and does not conform to the lofty style of the study of sages.

These scholars pay more attention to self-cultivation and moral cultivation.

And this part of scholars is the most remarkable, and they can only do "talking about their hearts on weekdays, and repaying the king when they are in danger".

But the fact is that these scholars often can't even "repay the king with one death". When the real national crisis is imminent, they should shave their braids, but they still know how to shave their braids.

Cheng Tingzhi bowed to Shen Yi politely, bowed his head and said: "Cheng has memorized everything that Xueshi Shen said."

He looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Scholar Shen, in half a month, it will be the twelfth lunar month. When are you going to leave for Jiankang, so I can prepare in advance."

Shen Yi thought for a while, and then said: "The Japanese pirates captured by the anti-Japanese army have been killed for more than ten days, and in another five or six days, they should be able to kill them all. At that time, I should bring the anti-Japanese The army returned to Yueqing, Wenzhou, and then took the road to Jiankang from Yueqing."

Most of the soldiers of the anti-Japanese army are from Taizhou or Wenzhou. Shen Yi himself has to go back to Jiankang to be with his family during the Chinese New Year.

Cheng Tingzhi lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "Cheng has been taking leave from the governor's yamen for the past few days, and then he will return to Jiankang with Bachelor Shen."

He was originally from the so-called "Gyeonggi" near Jiankang, so it was reasonable to go back during the Chinese New Year.

Shen Yi asked with a smile: "Does Fantai have family and children in Fuzhou, I will arrange two more carriages for you."

Cheng Tingzhi shook his head slightly.

"Cheng is alone, working as an official in Fujian..."

Good guy.

Shen Yi couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

No wonder these officials in Fujian didn't buy into Cheng Fantai's account. They turned out to be a "naked official" in Fujian alone.

After all, this kind of official has nothing to worry about, and no one knows what they can do.

And this kind of Shen Yi is not even considered a naked official.

If he was an official in the local area and had a permanent official office, he would definitely bring his wife and children with him.

It's just that he was traveling around in the southeastern provinces, and it was really inconvenient to bring his family by his side. Moreover, the coastal areas of this era are not as prosperous as the other world. In comparison, it must be easier for his wife and children to stay in Jiankang of.

After talking with Cheng Tingzhi, Shen Yi bid farewell, and then told Cheng Ting: "Cheng Fantai, when I leave Fuzhou, I will send someone to inform you."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused, and then said with a smile: "This time, after entering Jiankangmiansheng, Fantai will either become the first constitution of Fujian next year, or be transferred to another province. In this way, Fantai really will not suffer no matter what. I really admire it in my heart.”

Cheng Tingzhi was at odds with Fujian officials, so it would be a good thing for him if he could leave Fujian.

Even if it was a half-level transfer, he must be happy in his heart.

"They are all taken care of by Bachelor Shen."

Cheng Tingzhi cupped his hands to Shen Yi and said, "From now on, if Bachelor Shen has any orders, all he needs is a letter, no matter where Cheng is, he will do his best."

This is a bit of an official alliance.

However, in Shen Yi's eyes, this Fujian chief envoy was a bit crazy, and it was too unsafe to be an ally.

So... Shen Yi didn't answer this question, but smiled: "Next year, if Fantai takes control of Fujian and manage the city and shipping department for the imperial court, Shen will be very happy in his heart."

"If that's the case..."

Cheng Tingzhi smiled at Shen Yi: "Cheng will bring all his family members to Fuzhou next year."

This sentence of seeing death as home made Shen Yi's heart sink.

He sighed silently, and then said slowly: "As long as Fantai can do a good job for the imperial court, the imperial court..."

"It will definitely ensure the safety of Fantai's family."

(End of this chapter)