My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 456 Two Chief Envoys

The Yamen of the chief envoy of the Jinan government.

Chu Yun hurriedly found Zhang Hai, the Chief Minister of the Right, and said solemnly: "Things are not good. The imperial court must have known about the refugees, but there has been no movement. This is absolutely abnormal!"

"I also know that something is not normal, so I have sent people to inquire about the situation a long time ago, but there has been no reply yet."

Zhang Hai also frowned and said.

Since the news of Zhu Zhanhe's recruitment of refugees in Qingzhou spread, it not only caused a shock among the refugees, but also shocked the entire Shandong officialdom.

Because Zhu Zhanhe appeared in Shandong and began to recruit refugees, this meant that the imperial court was aware of the situation in Shandong. This made Shandong officials like Zhang Hai, who deliberately concealed the truth, feel frightened.

Therefore, during this period, people like Chu Li and Zhang Hai were also moving around to inquire about the movements of the DPRK, but unfortunately, they have not heard any useful information yet.

"Supposedly, it shouldn't be. The son of King Han is His Majesty's favorite grandson. He has come to Shandong to recruit refugees. He must have obtained His Majesty's approval. But since His Majesty knows the situation in Shandong, why didn't he do anything?"

Chu Lao also frowned and said to himself.

He and Zhang Hai are the left and right political envoys of Shandong. The two of them can hardly eat or sleep. Every day, they have nightmares about the imperial court sending people to arrest them. More than ten catties.

"Do you think it's possible that His Majesty doesn't intend to blame us?"

Zhang Hai suddenly guessed in a low voice that after all, they were feudal officials. Even if Zhu Di was the emperor, if they were really held accountable, the entire Shandong officialdom would be liquidated.

This will definitely cause a major earthquake in the officialdom, and even greater turmoil, so Zhang Hai suspects that Zhu Di may not intend to hold them accountable out of stability considerations.

"This is impossible. With His Majesty's courage, is there anything he dare not do? He will never let us go easily!"

Chu Lai did not agree with Zhang Hai's guess, but firmly believed that Zhu Di would definitely pursue it to the end. Even the current calm was probably just Zhu Di brewing a bigger storm.

"Today is different from the past. His Majesty is getting older and no longer has the courage he had when he was young. Do you think that since the capital was moved, has His Majesty never made another expedition to the north?"

Zhang Hai felt that his judgment was reasonable, and even used Bei Zheng as an example.

"But don't forget, His Majesty just sent the Crown Prince to Zhejiang to arrest Zhejiang's Zuo Chief Envoy!"

Chu Yun snorted coldly and said again.

Zhang Hai stopped talking now. In fact, what he just said was also deceiving himself. Zhu Di was an emperor who dared to rebel. How could he let them go just to stabilize the situation?

"Then what do you think we should do? I sent people to the capital to inquire about the news, but no news has come back so far. It is probably that the DPRK and China have blocked the news."

Zhang Hai sat down on the chair and asked with a depressed look.

"Since His Majesty established the cabinet, all the power in the court has been in the hands of the cabinet, and the cabinet ministers sound powerful, but the appointment and dismissal all depend on His Majesty's will. It can be said that all the power of the court is in the hands of His Majesty, and other ministers cannot intervene at all. We want Finding useful information is naturally incomparable."

Chu Lai was also a little discouraged at this time and sat down next to Zhang Hai.

Both of them felt that a catastrophe was imminent, but there was nothing they could do. The torment of waiting made life worse than death.

In the end, the two were silent for a long time, and when it was almost dark, they left the yamen and went back to their residences.

Zhang Hai returned to his mansion and immediately called his staff for discussion. This staff member's surname was Lin, and he was also his confidant. In many matters where it was not convenient for him to come forward, this Mr. Lin would help him.

"Mr. Lin, now that the court is hiding, the situation may be more critical than I expected. Do you have any good ideas?"

Zhang Hai gave an overview of the current situation, and then asked Mr. Lin for help.

"This one……"

Mr. Lin thought for a long time and finally spoke.

"My lord, in my opinion, now you have three ways to go!"

"Which three roads?"

Zhang Hai's eyes lit up when he heard this and he immediately asked.

"The first one is to get ahead of the old man Chu, take the initiative to admit the crime to the court, and then identify the crimes of the old man Chu and others, and try to put all the blame on them. In this way, although punishment is inevitable, at least there is a glimmer of hope!"

Mr. Lin said in a deep voice.

"Impossible. If I plead guilty, even if the responsibility is put on Chu Lai, my career will be over, and I may even go to jail for it. Even if I don't die, I will probably shed my skin!"

Zhang Hai immediately shook his head and refused, unless he was desperate, he would never bet on his own future.

"For the second way, you can only go 36 times. Based on the situation in Shandong and your majesty's temper, if you are arrested and brought to justice, you will definitely end up dead. Therefore, if you want to save your life, you have to leave Everything, I took my family and escaped quietly, and now I have opened the sea, if you are willing to go to sea for refuge, it should not be difficult to save your life."

Mr. Lin suggested again.

"It's even more impossible to ask me to take my family into exile overseas? Then you might as well kill me directly!"

Zhang Hai refused even more decisively, and then smiled bitterly at Mr. Lin and said: "Mr. Lin, can you make a useful suggestion? Don't mention things like escaping at sea again."

"Well, since you are not willing to rebel against the first two paths, sir, you can only choose the last one."

Mr. Lin sighed, then approached Zhang Hai, and said in a low voice.

"The last way is actually similar to the first way. It also puts the blame on the old man Chu. However, if the old man Chu is alive, he will definitely drag you into trouble, so the best way is to shut him up completely! "

"what do you mean……"

Zhang Hai's eyes flickered, and he already understood what Mr. Lin meant, but he was undecided for a while.

"Master, only the dead can't speak, and it's best to make it look like suicide. Then let the governor leave a suicide note confessing his guilt. In this case, you will be guilty of negligence at most, and you will be considered your Majesty in the future. If you blame me, you will be demoted at most, but there is still hope of making a comeback in the future!"

Mr. Lin looked gentle and gentle, but his tone was full of viciousness.

Zhang Hai was also a little alarmed at this time, but he was more hesitant. After all, Chu Yun was the Zuobu political envoy. If it was found out later that he killed the other party himself, then he would definitely be more guilty.

But if he didn't kill Chu, he couldn't blame him. This made Zhang Hai very hesitant.

(End of this chapter)