Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 875: Governor of Zhejiang
Many high-ranking local officials in Zhejiang, led by Lu Qingrong, were arrested by the Jinyiwei who were ordered to go south, which dealt a fatal blow to the officials in Zhejiang.

Despite the arrests by the Integrity Commission and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, there are still a number of officials in office in Zhejiang. However, how can the governance of various parts of Zhejiang be maintained relying solely on these officials?

For many days, people in Hangzhou were in panic.

Yes.

Over the past long period of time, the large-scale arrests carried out by the Integrity Commission have caused chaos in the Zhejiang officialdom and led the people to a situation of governing by inaction.

In addition, various units of the Beijing camp's army to suppress the Japanese pirates were stationed in various places in Zhejiang to deter evildoers, and took over the disaster relief office under the Integrity Commission in order to gather refugees from all over Zhejiang. Although the situation in Zhejiang was very chaotic, it was not completely messed up.

But no matter what, the governor, provincial governors, provincial judges, and provincial governors in Zhejiang were not impacted or affected, which ultimately played a psychological role in calming the people's hearts.

But now even they have been arrested and purged. What is left in Zhejiang? Are they really serving the people? Who will serve the people on behalf of the court?

"clang!!!"

Suddenly, a shrill gong sounded on the no longer bustling street. The people who had to work for a living heard it and retreated to both sides.

"The new governor of Zhejiang has been ordered to go south to take up his post. All outsiders, please keep out of the way!!"

In front of the huge team, dozens of officers were beating gongs and shouting loudly, which startled many of the people gathered.

"The court sent a new governor so soon?"

“Is this true or false?”

"It must be true. Look how big the team is."

"That's not right. Why are there so many officials on horseback?"

"It really is……"

There was a lot of discussion among the crowd on both sides of the street for a while, and when they saw that there were many people wearing official robes and riding horses in this team, this caused even more discussion.

In response to the various discussions of the onlookers, the officials riding in the team walked forward with calm expressions, but they were very uneasy in their hearts.

For a long period of time in the future, they will serve as officials in Zhejiang, which will be a brand new beginning for them.

They are not the only ones who are uneasy.

At the core of the team.

In an official sedan chair.

Shao Jiechun, who was wearing an official robe, heard all kinds of discussions outside the sedan chair. He felt complicated. As a senior official of the Shaofu, he was transferred by the emperor to Zhejiang to serve as governor because of the special and complicated situation in Zhejiang.

This is undoubtedly a new challenge for Shao Jiechun.

The Governor of Zhejiang is a high-ranking official in this place. Although his position cannot be compared with that of an important official in the central government, in Zhejiang, he is the one who has the final say.

But before taking office in Zhejiang, Shao Jiechun learned about Zhejiang after visiting the emperor in Beijing, and after taking office in Zhejiang, he had to shoulder various responsibilities in Zhejiang. Apart from feeling extremely pressured, he had no other thoughts at all.

Who could have imagined that?

Because of a so-called Japanese invasion, so many people were captured and killed throughout Zhejiang, and even the order in Zhejiang was greatly disrupted.

If there had not been the Beijing Army stationed in various parts of Zhejiang to maintain order and take over the disaster relief offices to accommodate refugees, I am afraid that Zhejiang would have been in chaos by now.

'There is still a long way to go.'

Shao Jiechun, who was full of thoughts, sighed and said in his heart: "The Zhejiang authorities have been destroyed like this. If we want to make the military and civilians in Zhejiang respect the Zhejiang authorities again, there are too many things to do."

Shao Jiechun only thought so in his heart, but it did not mean that his fighting spirit was gone. Even though he faced many challenges and difficulties in Zhejiang, he, the governor of Zhejiang, had to shoulder them. Zhejiang was the Zhejiang of the Ming Dynasty, and some things had to be done by civil officials.

A military general should do what a military general should do. If the army stationed in Zhejiang and Beijing to suppress the Japanese pirates interferes in the local area for a long time and has an impact, it is hard to guarantee that they will not show signs of self-reliance, which is something the imperial court does not want to see.

As time went by, the new governor of Zhejiang came to take office and brought a large number of officials with him. This news soon spread in Hangzhou City.

Hangzhou Prefecture is the core of Zhejiang. As long as there is no chaos here, Zhejiang will not be in chaos. Even if problems arise in other prefectures and states in Zhejiang, the situation can be stabilized by relying on Hangzhou.

Somewhere in Hangzhou city.

The temporary base of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Damn it! They finally arrived to take up their posts!"

Tian Ergeng was relieved when he heard the news. "What on earth are Shao Jiechun and the others doing? Why are they several days later than expected? I have not dared to relax for a moment these past few days. I even have to keep one eye open when I sleep."

"Maybe he encountered some problems during his tenure."

Xu Xianchun sighed, "After all, the chaos is not just in Zhejiang. From Xuzhou and Huaihai to all parts of Nanzhili, it's not peaceful at all."

"That's right. Fortunately, everything went smoothly."

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Tian Ergeng stood up and said, "Go, send someone to withdraw all those banner schools. Now that Shao Jiechun has taken office as the governor of Zhejiang, we should do our job."

"Are you going to withdraw now? Why not wait a few more days?"

Xu Xianchun hesitated and said, "After all, Hangzhou is not so peaceful right now."

"No wait."

Tian Ergeng narrowed his eyes and said, "This time, Shao Jiechun is accompanied by the new Zhejiang governor Cao Wenyao, who leads more than 10,000 elite troops."

"Even if there is any trouble, it can be solved. Not to mention that this person came to Zhejiang to take up his post and was allowed to transfer a part of the navy from Tianjin. Now that Shao Jiechun and his men are here, the navy that has been heading south may have already reached the Haining area."

"Too."

Xu Xianchun nodded.

"Don't worry about them, just think about our business."

Tian Ergeng frowned and said, "The officials who came with Shao Jiechun this time include not only those who work in the Provincial Administration Commission, the Provincial Surveillance Commission, and the Provincial Military Commission, but also a group of people who will be serving in various prefectures, states, and counties."

"The Integrity Bureau has arrested many people, but there are still many fish that slip through the net. Compared with the Luan Guards, the Integrity Bureau is still a little bit inferior."

"New officials have come to Zhejiang, but those who should be arrested have not been arrested. How can they take up their posts? How can Zhejiang's stability maintenance work continue?"

"understood."

Xu Xianchun immediately said, "I'll go down and arrange it right away."

"Ah."

Tian Ergeng responded.

Watching Xu Xianchun's departing back, Tian Ergeng felt emotional in his heart. In the eyes of the world, officials in the Shaofu, the Military Affairs Council and other departments were just favored ministers and officials in charge of imperial courts, but in the eyes of the emperor, they were trustworthy officials. This time, Zhejiang was undergoing a major reshuffle, and many of them were transferred from the above-mentioned departments.

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As long as these officials perform their duties in their respective posts and fulfill their responsibilities well, their previous official titles will be obtained and they will officially enter the Ming Dynasty officialdom in the future!

(End of this chapter)