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Chapter 280 Between the position of governor of Sichuan and Ling Ai's marriage, only one can be chosen

Since Chongzhen could immediately understand the train of thought suggested by Chen Xinjia, he immediately thought to himself:

"When Shen Shuren first entered his official career, his greatest benefactor was the late Yang Ge. If Yang Ge was still alive, he could of course take care of the overall situation in the south and let Shen Shuren follow his orders. But now, who is left? Your boss and benefactor, are you sure you can restrain him?"

Facing Chongzhen's question, Chen Xinjia didn't answer the question for a moment, not daring to answer the question directly.

It's not that he can't answer, but he is also afraid that Chongzhen will suspect that he has accepted benefits from others.

After all, he was the one who came up with the idea. If he still proposed the candidate, it would mean that he was both a player and a referee, and his fairness was questionable.

However, Zhou Yanru next to him didn't have this problem. Seeing that Chongzhen intended to implement this plan, he quickly selected the people in his mind.In addition, he was also in charge of the Ministry of Officials, so he knew everything about personnel affairs, so he quickly thought of how to make suggestions.

Only Zhou Yanru took the initiative to play and said: "Your Majesty, I think that there are no more than two benefactors who are still alive in the world and Shen Shuren's official career, one is Shi Kefa, and the other is Fang Kongzhang.

Shi Kefa once helped Shen Shuren to help Shen Shuren's family when he became an official in his early years and assisted in water transportation.But now Shi Kefa is the Governor of Water Transport, and His Majesty intends to let him take charge of the Nanjing Military Department.
If you change to Sichuan as the governor, you will be demoted.Even if he is the governor of Sichuan, he can only be regarded as mediocre, and the Shen family and Shi family may not be grateful.

And Fang Kongzhang was convicted four months ago because Zhang Xianzhong committed crimes against Huguang, broke Changsha and Hengzhou, and trapped all feudal clans.Later, Yin Xianmin, the commander-in-chief of Changsha, and He Yide, the commander-in-chief of Hengzhou, were punished for the crime of surrendering to the enemy without fighting, and Fang Kongzhang's grievances have been cleared.

It's just that his original position as governor of Huguang has been taken over by Shen Shuren, and the governors of other provinces are not vacant for the time being, and there is no other suitable position for placement, so Fang Kongzhang has been staying in Beijing to wait for his post.

If His Majesty is willing to grant Fang Kongzhang an official reinstatement and be transferred to Sichuan, then Fang Kongzhang must be grateful for the mighty kindness of heaven and vow to serve his life to avenge his shame.During the years when Shen Shuren was the magistrate of Huangzhou and Huguang soldiers, Fang Kongzhang had always been the governor of Huguang and Shen Shuren's boss. When he went to Sichuan, Shen Shuren would definitely help him with all his strength.

In this way, the best of both worlds can be achieved, and Shen Shuren can be fully rewarded for his meritorious deeds in other ways without giving Shen Shuren himself a promotion, expressing the court's trust in him. "

After Chongzhen heard these words, his pupils dilated slightly, and he muttered to himself: "Fang Kongzhang... When he was in Huguang, he was considered diligent most of the time, but in the end he was attacked by Zhang Xianzhong and broke through the three prefectures. It is indeed not his fault...but, what is the relationship between him and Shen Shuren?"

Zhou Yanru thought for a while, and then said: "Except for Shen Shuren who was Fang Kongzhang's subordinate for two and a half years, Shen Shuren and Fang Kongzhang's eldest son, Fang Yizhi, were in the same year when Chongzhen took the imperial examination in 13 years. Fang Yizhi is now They were recommended by the prefect of Wuchang and also recommended by Shen Shuren, so they can be regarded as family friends who became friends in the same year."

When Chongzhen heard this, he felt that everything was normal. It can be seen that the friendship between the Fang family and the Shen family was a matter of the past three years. It was created by Shen Shuren himself after he became an official, and it did not have a long history.

But after all, Chongzhen was also worried that the two families were too close. In the future, if they were monolithic, the south would be across Jingyi, which would be Shen Shuren's sphere of influence.

After thinking about it, he said with difficulty: "What Zhou Aiqing said is very reasonable, but I have to think about the specific candidates. You should step down to deal with other government affairs first, and I will make a decision after lunch. By the way, In a while, let Shangshan Supervisor give Erqing food."

Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia quickly resigned, leaving Chongzhen alone.

After watching the courtiers leave, Chongzhen thought for a while and told Wang Chengen: "Go, get Luo Yangxing."

Luo Yangxing was the commander of Jinyiwei under Chongzhen. It was the end of November in the 15th year of Chongzhen, and the power of Jinyiwei was also very weak.

Chongzhen couldn't spend much money to support Jinyiwei's work. Fortunately, Jinyiwei was a fake and powerful existence. It could also rely on various private work and extortion to raise funds, and its life was good. It's just that the work ability is weak and corrupt. It's all spent on drilling for money.

After a while, Luo Yangxing was brought by Wang Chengen, Chongzhen didn't talk nonsense with him, and asked directly:
"Shen Shuren and Fang Kongzhang, besides the fact that Shen Shuren and Fang Yizhi were in the same age and recommended him as the prefect of Wuchang, are there any other friendships that are not known to outsiders?"

Before Luo Yangxing came, at least he had a general understanding of the cause and effect, and he also found out from Wang Chengen what Chongzhen summoned Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia to talk about before, so he was prepared.

At this moment, he candidly stated everything: "Your Majesty, according to my investigation, apart from being a subordinate of the Fang family, Shen Shuren was sheltered by Fang Kongxuan, and he was in the same age as Fang Yizhi, and he also has one or two layers of friendship.

Fang Ziling, the second daughter of Fang Kongzhang, seems to have written some librettos with a folk girl named Bian Yujing, the purpose of which should be to destroy the morale of the Chuangjun and fabricate Li Zicheng's dirty and scandalous deeds, but the references in these librettos, Most of them are the views of Shen Shuren's "On the Rogue" and "The Continuation of the Rogue", and the interpretation is quite profound.

I have no evidence to prove that these things were ordered by Shen Shuren, but I know that the folk woman named Bian Yujing and Li Xiangjun, a concubine of Shen Shuren, were once sisters, and they were both born in Nanjing Fengyuechang.From this point of view, there are inextricably linked relationships.

In addition, this Fang Ziling, when his father Fang Kongzhang was wronged and his elder brother Fang Yizhi was unable to get away because of Huguang's military logistics, he went to Beijing to defend his father on behalf of his elder brother. Zhou Ge also mentioned this matter, and His Majesty may still remember it.

As far as I know, before and after defending Fang Kongxue, Shen Shuren also contributed a lot. There are also various signs that Fang Kongxue seems to intend to marry the Shen family, perhaps because he is afraid that His Majesty will feel that the local governor is giving and receiving friends in private, so he has not done so for the time being move.However, Fang Ziling is seventeen years old and has not yet discussed marriage, which is also very suspicious.Shen Shuren was unmarried at the age of 22 and only had some beautiful concubines, which was equally suspicious. "

Luo Yangxing deserved to be the commander of Jinyiwei's capital, so he drew inferences from one instance, and when Chongzhen asked a little bit, he revealed a lot of semi-public information.

In fact, these things don't need to be probed deeply, as long as they pay attention to observation and collection, and analyze intelligence, they can all be seen.

"It turns out that it's not only the friendship between superiors and subordinates and the same year, but also the friendship of trying to get married... It's not surprising that Shen Shuren is so willing to contribute to the Fang family. The power of the Fang family has increased, isn't it tantamount to letting Shen Shuren's own power indirectly Has it risen..."

This is not what Chongzhen wants to see.What he hopes is that rewards and punishments will be clearly defined, so that Shen Shuren can appreciate him and continue to work hard, but he can't make the south monolithic.

However, perhaps because there have been a lot of news recently, Chongzhen thought hard for a while, jumped out of the confines of the Fang family and the Shen family, and after a thorough examination, Chongzhen suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a strategy to kill two birds with one stone.

He happily thought to himself: "Since Shen Shuren may have the idea of ​​marrying the Fang family, helping the Fang family is helping him, and rewarding the Fang family is also rewarding him, then let Fang Kongzhang, the governor, be released to Sichuan first, and wait for Shen Shuren to appreciate it." After that, give him a marriage with Uncle Lu's cousin!

First give Shen Shuren the surname of the country, promotion to the rank, and the position of Fu Fang Kong Xun, to settle the matter of promotion and reward, and stop here.Then give marriage to the princess of Prince Lu's Mansion!The two waves are dealt with separately, even ten days and a half months in between, or even a little longer, it doesn't matter, one yard counts for one yard! "

Waiting for Fang Kongzhang to take office, and then preventing the Fang family from marrying Shen Shuren, wouldn't it be better to check and balance the region.

Chongzhen was even moved by his ingenious plan.

He was in a good mood, rested for a while, passed lunch, and immediately summoned Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia as scheduled after the meal, and announced his decision.

"Second lovers, are you still used to the meals served by Supervisor Shang Shan?"

Of course, Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia quickly thanked him: "Your Majesty has given you a banquet, and I feel very honored."

Chongzhen: "I have already thought about it. The matter of the governor of Sichuan is Fang Kongxuan. Shen Shuren's national name and title are also the same as the previous agreement. How can I break my promise? However, the request of the Lu Palace has nothing to do with this matter. It’s irrelevant, you can postpone it, that’s all.”

Zhou Yanru is also a fine person. Although Chongzhen didn't say what happened, he immediately guessed it backwards and quickly took orders.

……

In the evening of the same day, after the six ministries were disbanded, Zhou Yanru was supposed to go back to the mansion, but he ordered the bearer to take him to the Shen family's mansion in the capital, and he wanted to meet Fang Kongzhao in person.

Fang Kongxuan and Fang Ziling, who have been in the capital for the past three months, live in the courtyard left by the Shen family. Anyway, the Shen family is rich, and all the top big cities have properties, and they are all quite luxurious. They are empty if they are left there. .

Zhou Yanru obviously also sensed that the situation in the capital was getting more and more difficult, and he also wanted to make more good karma for himself and win over more powerful local governors.So much so that he, as the chief assistant, personally came to Fang Kongxuan to announce the governor's good news.

Shoufu's trip was naturally imposing. Before Zhou Yanru's sedan chair arrived at the gate, the Fang family's father and daughter had already been notified by the servants, and they rushed to the gate to meet them.

Zhou Yanru Shi Shiran got off the sedan chair, and did not put on airs with Fang Kongzheng, he pulled Fang Kongzheng's arm very friendly, and walked in together side by side: "Brother Fang Xian, brother Yu, this is good news for you."

Fang Kongzheng looked respectful: "I'm sorry for the mediation by Mr. Zhouge, I don't know if it is..."

Zhou Yanru smiled without saying a word, and when he walked into the Chuihua Gate together, passed the first two yards, and there were no outsiders around, he said in a leisurely manner:

"Sichuan is troubled by Zhang Xianzhong again. His Majesty will decree in a few days to dismiss Shao Jiechun from his post and restore my younger brother to be the governor of Sichuan. My younger brother has been unjustly laid off for several months, and he finally made it through."

Fang Kongzheng was taken aback for a moment, and quickly thanked: "Thank you for your majesty's grace, and the old man's good mediation. After the next official takes office, he will definitely do his best to live up to the old man's recommendation."

Fang Ziling was on the side, and also gave a big gift to Zhou Yanru, thanking Uncle Zhou for his kindness.

But Zhou Yanru flicked his sleeve lightly, put on a look of nothing to do with him, and said he was helpless:
"However, at this time of national calamity, His Majesty is also worried about the safety of remote places—Brother Fang Xian, tell Brother Yu the truth, have you ever thought of marrying the Shen family?"

Fang Kongzheng was not very nervous after hearing this question.When Fang Ziling heard this, he felt a twinge in his heart, with an ominous premonition.

Fang Kongxuan glanced at his daughter before admitting in a low voice: "It is true that we have discussed with the Shen family...but we haven't gone through the process."

Zhou Yanru: "Then let's accept this idea first. It's a big taboo to make friends with local governors during this time of war. Brother Yu advises you, don't mention this matter recently, and don't mention it for a while after you take office. Wait and see the changes, so as not to be in trouble. The time will be overwhelming, and it will hurt the face of both parties."

Fang Kongzheng was startled: "What's the explanation?"

Zhou Yanru: "When Shen Shuren was victorious in Chen County, he happened to lead troops to rescue Shangqiu and save the Prince Lu's Mansion and other kings. After a while, His Majesty may take advantage of the situation and marry Shen Shuren and the little princess of Prince Lu's Mansion.

You want to use Shen Shuren's power to redefine Sichuan, but you still can't get too close after it's done—let's be honest, you can only choose one for the position of governor and your marriage with Ling Ai.This is also for the mutual trust between the monarch and his ministers, and the stability of the world. My virtuous brother should put the overall situation first. "

(End of this chapter)