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Chapter 197
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On the second day of Feng Quan and Zhangjiakou's secret meeting in Niuti Hutong, Ma Shiying secretly invited Young Master Zhang to a remote restaurant in the capital for a secret meeting under the pretext of a banquet.After both sat down, Ma Shiying straight to the point and said to Young Master Zhang: "Tan Hua Lang, I'm really sorry, I asked you out today, I want to tell you something, I have to go back to Datong tomorrow, the rest of the capital , I can only entrust everything to you.”

"So soon?" Eldest Young Master Zhang asked suspiciously, "Nine thousand years old's [-]th birthday is coming up in a few days, this is a great opportunity to please Jiu thousand years old, why are you willing to leave now?"

"It was nine thousand years old who asked the subordinates to go back." Ma Shiying replied honestly: "Sun Ge, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, sent a report to Tang. Worried that the main force of the thieves will flee to Shanxi or Datong after being severely beaten, I suggest ordering to strengthen the defense of these two places. At nine thousand years old, let the subordinate officials go back to Datong to prepare, and said that I don’t need to participate in the [-]th birthday. Alright, just give him a share of the military exploits as a congratulatory gift."

"Brother Yaocao is indeed the same as me, destined to die in the bloody battlefield." Young Master Zhang smiled bitterly, and then comforted: "However, this is not a bad signal, the thieves may flee to Datong, nine thousand The governor of Datong, the governor of Xuanda, and the governor of Xuanda don't need your three immediate superiors. They called you to rush back to Datong to organize the enemy. This proves that your position in Jiuqian's mind is very important. This time Xuanda If the governor really changes, you must have great hopes."

"Thank you Tan Hualang for your good words, I hope it will be so." Ma Shiying sighed, not very confident about this - Xuanda's governor and governor were replaced together, which was based on the fact that Young Master Zhang took over the position of Xuanda Governor. Wei Zhongxian deliberately paved the way for Young Master Zhang.Now Young Master Zhang will definitely not be able to go to Xuanda. Whether Zhang Suyang, who did not abandon the city like Zhang Pu, will be replaced is another matter.

"After returning to Datong, Brother Yaocao, you have to take care of yourself. Be careful of the open guns of thieves on the battlefield, and even more careful of hidden arrows on the battlefield." Young Master Zhang instructed: "Especially your personal soldiers, they It is not only responsible for protecting your safety, but also taking care of your basic necessities, so you must be more careful, and you must use the most reliable people—the profiteers in Zhangjiakou have a lot of money, and there is no guarantee that they will not buy your soldiers to start." Said Then, Young Master Zhang took out another silver spoon from his pocket, handed it to Ma Shiying, forced a smile and said: "Brother Yaocao, you and I met once, and I have nothing to give you, this silver spoon is for me. Yes, I’ll send you off now, when you eat and drink, remember to use this silver spoon to test for poison.”

"Thank you Tanhualang." Ma Shiying took the silver spoon with trembling hands, his voice choked with emotion.Young Master Zhang sighed again, patted Ma Shiying on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yaocao, since ancient times, the evil has never suppressed the righteous. Even though the gang of traitors and profiteers in Zhangjiakou can escape for a while, it is not that they will not report. The time has not come. Sooner or later One day, we will deal with them, and God will also deal with them! What you have to do now is to protect yourself and keep yourself useful, so that you can settle accounts with those profiteers."

"Thank you Tan...Hwarang, I will protect myself." Ma Shiying finally shed tears, sobbing and said: "Tanhualang, you should also pay attention to the hidden arrows behind your back, you are the Great God of War, no one can defeat you on the battlefield, But in the officialdom, many treacherous ministers and thieves hate you to the core, and they always think about how to bring you down. Just like Feng Quan, he will unceremoniously shoot you in the back whenever he has the opportunity!"

"Brother Yaocao reminded me, I don't know that I have many enemies in the officialdom." Young Master Zhang nodded, and said with a cold snort: "As for Feng Quan, I didn't take him seriously at all, and I haven't told him yet. The reason for the war is because if he falls, I will become Cui Chengxiu's opponent, so I have to keep him as a shield." After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhang added with a wry smile, "But it's okay, nine thousand years old He still trusts me very much now, and with his protection, no one can touch me for a while."

"That's right, even though Nine Thousand Years didn't let Tanhualang move those profiteers in Zhangjiakou, he also arranged for Tanhualang to be the governor of Fujian Town." Ma Shiying agreed with her tears, and said with a forced smile: "Speaking of conscience In other words, in terms of oil and water, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is many times fatter than the governor of Xuanda. If you let others choose, at least 99 out of [-] people choose to go to Fujian and Zhejiang, and only Tanhualang really wants to serve the court. , An official who does something practical for the people will give up his fat and take his thin, and only want to go to Xuanda. Nine thousand years old arranged such a fat job for Tanhualang, which can be regarded as kindness to Tanhualang."

"Maybe so." Young Master Zhang continued to smile wryly, looked up at the scenery of the capital outside the window, and said sullenly in his heart: "Is it really because of military affairs that old eunuch Wei is in a hurry to drive Ma Shiying back to Datong? Ma Shiying is gone, I want To deal with the gang of traitorous locust merchants in Zhangjiakou, there is one less right-hand man. Ma Shiying in Datong will also have to fight alone again."

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Young Master Zhang thinks that he is still trusted and favored by Wei Zhongxian, this idea seems a bit too optimistic.At least, at the same time that Young Master Zhang and Ma Shiying were talking secretly, Feng Quan had already come to Wei Zhongxian's home, and in front of his arch-enemy Cui Chengxiu, stabbed Young Master Zhang fiercely in the back, made Young Master Zhang seek help from the royalist party and the queen, and secretly acted Regarding Xuanda's position as governor, Wei Zhongxian was told with embellishment.As expected, Wei Zhongxian was furious, and roared with a livid face: "Is this news true? That little monkey Zhang Haogu dared to beg others behind our backs?"

"The news that the humble official dares to use the head as a guarantee is absolutely true!" Feng Quan replied decisively: "If you don't believe Jiu Qiansui, you only need to pay attention to the recent behavior of the empress, and you can know whether it is true or not. The humble official can be sure. In a few days, the empress will whisper in the emperor's ears, encouraging the emperor to bypass the nine thousand years old, and directly send Zhang Haogu to Xuanda to be the governor."

"Bang!" Wei Zhongxian shattered a teacup, and for a moment he really believed Feng Quan's words——Master Zhang coveted the post of Xuanda Governor, and Wei Zhongxian knew it well!Over there, Cui Chengxiu kept silent, and never jumped out to fight against Feng Quan as before, and testified for Young Master Zhang—after all, Young Master Zhang's strong rise has seriously threatened Cui Chengxiu's position as the number one think tank of the Eunuch Party. Especially in the Xinwang incident, Young Master Zhang completely replaced Cui Chengxiu and single-handedly planned all the plans to overthrow Xinwang for Wei Zhongxian, and gained Wei Zhongxian's absolute trust and greatest favor through this. If Cui Chengxiu said he was not jealous, Then he is truly a saint.Moreover, if Young Master Zhang goes to Xuanda, Cui Chengxiu's financial resources will also be seriously threatened, and it is even more impossible for Cui Chengxiu to push Young Master Zhang to that position.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian's fury and Cui Chengxiu's silence, Feng Quan felt even more secretly happy, took the opportunity to add insult to injury and said: "Nine thousand years old, in fact, the humble official has long thought that Zhang Haogu is unreliable. As early as when he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he had already married Zhang Weixian's niece. Eyes flirtatiously, hooking up, revealing the intention to betray Jiuqiantui. Later, Jiuqiantui, you favored him more and more, but he didn't want to reciprocate. Instead, he was domineering outside, relying on a little Gong bullied his colleagues at will, arrogant and domineering, and ruined your reputation at Jiuqian. Deliberately leaving him alone, thinking that at nine thousand years old, you are jealous of his achievements in the northern conquest of Tatar, so you deliberately refused to give him rewards and promotions, and he became rebellious, and he couldn't wait to join Zhang Weixian's party... "

"Wait!" Wei Zhongxian suddenly interrupted Feng Quan's fanfare, and asked in a deep voice: "You said that little monkey Zhang Haogu thought that our family was deliberately leaving him alone and jealous of his military exploits, so he deliberately refused him a reward." Promotion?"

"Nine thousand years old, this is obvious." Feng Quan said froze: "Zhang Haogu defeated hundreds of thousands of Tatar troops with [-] troops. )’s great victory in fishing, Zhang Haogu is proud of his merits, and it is only natural that he is eyeing such an important position as the governor. But after he returned to Beijing, you have not given him a reward for various reasons, let alone Promising to let him be the governor, of course, would have such an idea." Speaking of this, Feng Quan pretended to turn to Cui Chengxiu and asked, "President Cui, do you think so?"

Cui Chengxiu first took a peek at Wei Zhongxian's face, and found that Wei Zhongxian's eyes were rolling around, and his face became more and more angry, and he thought to himself, "That kid Zhang Haogu wants to be the governor of Xuanda, he told me this himself, and he wants me to Help him speak in front of Jiuqian. These days, Jiuqian has never said that he plans to reward Zhang Haogu with any official position. In this way, there are only two reasons at the moment. One is that Jiuqian is really jealous of Zhang. Haogu's military exploits, so he wanted to suppress his momentum; second, the gang in Zhangjiakou had already sent the silver to Jiu Qiansui through Feng Quan, and Jiu Qiansui promised not to send Zhang Haogu, the little plague god, to harm Zhangjiakou. ——These two reasons, no matter which one, it is an opportunity for me to suppress Zhang Haogu now!" Thinking of this, Cui Chengxiu finally spoke, and said cautiously: "Nine thousand years old, if the situation is really as Tangguan Feng said, Perhaps Zhang Haogu really felt a little bit resentful."

Now it's Wei Zhongxian's turn to turn his mung bean eyes to make calculations. He first looked at the flattering Feng Quan, and then at the calm Cui Chengxiu. From now on, we will keep a close eye on Zhang Haogu's every move of the little monkey boy, and if he finds any abnormalities in him, immediately report to our family! Do you hear me?"

"Follow the order." Feng Quan and Cui Chengxiu agreed together.Feng Quan probed with ecstasy in his heart again: "Nine thousand years old, I still have another idea. Anyway, Zhang Haogu is still very useful to Jiu Qiansui, so I suggest that nine thousand years old can be given to Zhang Haogu issued a little warning, let him restrain himself a little."

"How to warn?" Wei Zhongxian stared at Feng Quan and asked.Feng Quan said darkly: "Back to Nine Thousand Years, among the several governors of the Ming Dynasty, only Xuanda Governor Zhang Puzhang's term of office has expired, and he is about to leave for a rotation, so Zhang Haogu has his eye on this position. ——Humble job thinks, it’s better to decide the candidate for Governor Xuan now, and let Zhang Haogu die! In this way, it is tantamount to sending a warning to Zhang Haogu, if he rein in the precipice, everything will be easy to say , if he persists in his obsession and betrays Nine Thousand Years further, then Nine Thousand Years can also..."

"It's a good idea." Wei Zhongxian nodded slowly, then pointed to Feng Quan and Cui Chengxiu and asked, "Then who do you think is the most suitable to take over as Governor-General of Xuanda?"

"Governor of Liaodong!" Feng Quan and Cui Chengxiu replied in unison.Before the words fell, Feng Quan and Cui Chengxiu looked at each other again, and said together that you have already accepted his benefits, right?Over there, Wei Zhongxian snorted coldly: "Governor of Liaodong? His Ningjin defense line has not been completed yet, and he wants to be promoted?"

"Nine thousand years old, the imperial court did not allocate a tael of money to build the city. The governor of Liaodong built Jinzhou City to be able to block the two large-scale attacks of Jiannu. This is not easy." Cui Chengxiu said bravely: " Besides, he recently won a big victory in Liaodong, and captured Haizhou Fort east of the Sancha River in one fell swoop. This proves that his military talent is not inferior to Zhang Haogu, but he has no chance to stretch it. Governor Xuanda The first position is to guard against the Tatars in the north, defend the slaves in the west, and defend the capital in the east. This position is very important, and only the current governor of Liaodong, who is both civil and military, can take it."

"That's right. At the beginning, the governor of Liaodong proposed to divide powers and let the governor of Liaodong take charge of outside the customs. In fact, it was just Zhang Haogu protecting his father-in-law Xiong Tingbi..." Feng Quan followed suit.Unexpectedly, Wei Zhongxian interrupted suddenly: "Wait a minute, what did you say just now, the division of powers between governors and governors?"

"The humble post said that the governors and governors should be divided into powers. Do you have any questions about Jiuqian?" Feng Quan replied in a daze.Wei Zhongxian's mung bean eyes quickly rolled around again, finally smiled, nodded again and said: "It's nothing, our family just suddenly remembered something, you continue to talk."

"I believe that the so-called decentralization of powers between the governors and governors is actually just a strategy of Zhang Haogu to protect his father-in-law Xiong Tingbi, and that all the responsibility for the defeat of the governor of Liaodong outside the customs is entirely out of selfishness." Feng Quan peeked at Wei Zhongxian's face, and used it carefully The words said: "So in the past two years, the governor of Liaodong who directly blocked the establishment of slaves has been burdened by the separation of powers, and has never been able to show his strengths. The humble staff boldly suggested that Jiu Qiansui should give the governor of Liaodong a chance. Xuanda went to show his strength." Speaking of this, Feng Quan said more carefully: "And the governor of Liaodong is also loyal to Jiu Qiansui, and he built a shrine for Jiu Qiansui in Ningyuan City. On the [-]th birthday of the thousand-year-old, the governor of Liaodong sent an envoy from Ningyuan all the way to present you a generous gift to the nine-thousand-year-old."

"A rich congratulatory gift? How rich?" Wei Zhongxian asked without blushing.Feng Quan looked at Cui Chengxiu first, and seeing that Cui Chengxiu was silent, he whispered in Wei Zhongxian's ear, "8 taels of silver!"

"So many?" Wei Zhongxian was a little surprised.Feng Quan smiled obsequiously and nodded, expressing that it was absolutely true - if the price Feng Quan offered to the eight major locust merchants was not 10 taels, then it was indeed absolutely true, not bad at all.

"Alright then." Wei Zhongxian finally nodded, and said with a smile: "On the day of our family's [-]th birthday, ask his envoy to bring congratulatory gifts to the house."

Feng Quan was overjoyed, and quickly agreed.Wei Zhongxian discussed with Cui Chengxiu and Feng Quan for a while, and quickly threw the two of them in the hall of the back hall to act as agents, then turned around and entered the back room, and whispered to the little eunuch who was waiting in the back room. He ordered: "Go and call Song Jin from Dongchang here. Our family has something to tell him. Remember, don't disturb anyone." The little eunuch took the order and went, Wei Zhongxian kicked Erlang's legs and sat on the recliner. Ask the servant girl to hammer her legs, while muttering: "The governor divides the power, the governor divides the power..."

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In the next few days, in the last ten days before Wei Zhongxian's [-]th birthday, the vortex surrounding the position of Xuanda Governor became more and more turbulent, relying on the joint efforts of the royalists, the eunuchs and the eight major locust merchants in Zhangjiakou , Young Master Zhang, who was originally the most favored by all officials, was pushed to the edge, almost destined to be kicked out of this battle; Zhang Xin, the fat son of Zhang Pu, the current governor of Xuanda, jumped up and down in the capital, giving gifts everywhere, and his money was wasted. Going out, but always with little effect, is also destined to be kicked out of the battle; Wang Xiangqian, Yan Mingtai and Zhu Xieyuan, who were once considered by Wei Zhongxian, were also eliminated without the knowledge of the parties themselves. ;Other civil and military officials peeking at this position saw that even Young Master Zhang had been kicked out of the game, and they were completely dead.Only the current Governor of Liaodong, under Wei Zhongxian's acquiescence and connivance, gradually surfaced...

"It's almost done!" Huang Yunlong, who went out to inquire about the news, had just returned to Niuti Hutong, and immediately danced and cheered to the other six locust merchants except Fan Yongdou who was not present: "Just today, there are thirty Several memorials recommending the current governor of Liaodong as the governor of Xuanda were sent to the cabinet. In addition to yesterday's memorial, more than [-] officials have recommended him! There is even better news that Zhang Haogu, the little mad dog I went to visit the old eunuch Wei today, and for the first time, we were shut down! Feng Laogou said that this is probably a signal that the old eunuch Wei is going to attack Zhang Haogu’s little eunuch, and he wants us to act while the iron is hot and find more The censor impeaches that little mad dog Zhang Haogu!"

"Is there such a thing?" The six locust merchants were overjoyed together, and they all shouted in surprise: "It would be great if we can directly bring down Zhang Haogu's little mad dog. Who dares to embarrass us!"

"Don't be too happy, things haven't been settled yet, and there are even more difficult things waiting for us." Fan Yongdou's eccentric voice came from outside the room. After pushing the door and entering the room, Fan Yongdou took out a small bamboo tube and said seriously : "Sibei Le gave me the capital semicolon Flying Pigeon to pass the letter, let us spare no effort to get Zhang Haogu's little mad dog's slave slaughter army into the hands of the governor of Liaodong. This will be more beneficial to our Dajin!"

If you want to know what will happen next, please read the next chapter, "Wei Eun's Birthday"!
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