Jinan City.
The complexity of logistics far exceeded Mr. Shen's estimate. He originally planned to spend three or four days to sort out the matter and ensure that there would be no difficulties in follow-up logistics from the court or funding.
As a result, it took a full six days for Shen Yi, Zhang Jian and Zhao Jizhou to sort out these matters. During this period, Shen Yi also met several officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs in person.
On the morning of the seventh day, Shen Yi took dozens of personal guards and prepared to leave Jinan City. Zhang Jian walked all the way outside the city gate and talked for a long time. When the two were about to separate, Zhang Fantai hesitated. Still pulling Shen Yi's sleeve to the side, he said, "Zi Heng, there is something that I shouldn't tell you at this time, but I thought about it carefully yesterday and it seems inappropriate not to say it."
Mr. Shen smiled hoarsely: "We senior brothers, what else can't you say?"
Zhang Jian was silent for a while and sighed.
"This matter is really hard to talk about."
"Chang Jiande, the prefect of Yanzhou...he..."
Seeing him stumbling, Shen Yi frowned: "Isn't this man a disciple of my father-in-law? What's wrong with him?"
"What else?"
Zhang Jian sighed and said, "It's nothing more than corruption."
"He took office in Yanzhou for just over a year, but he already had a hand in the matter of dividing the land. Someone reported it to my Chief Envoy's Yamen. I sent someone to investigate, and it turned out that... he..."
Zhang Jian whispered: "You are almost making money without any cover-up!"
"In addition to making a lot of money from the allocated land, he also has close contacts with local powerful people. Moreover, when he interacts with these local powerful people, he fights..."
At this moment, Mr. Shen's face was already a little ugly: "Is it the sign of Ganquan Academy?"
Zhang Jian shook his head slightly, looked at Shen Yi, and sighed: "It's your signature Ziheng."
He looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "After all, he can be said to be Ziheng's biological senior brother."
Master Shen's face suddenly darkened.
"Senior brother, why did you say that?"
"It's hard to say."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "First of all, you have a heavy military load, so it's hard to bother you. Secondly, this person is too close to you and Uncle Lu. Once they fall out, it may affect your reputation in the court. "
Mr. Shen clenched his fists and took a deep breath: "This man didn't seem to have any bad deeds when he was the former magistrate of Zhejiang Province, right?"
"There must be some, but it probably hasn't been discovered."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes.
"Yes, now his junior brother is the governor of Shandong, and he is the most trustworthy person in Shandong provinces. Nowadays, among the officials in Shandong provinces, many of them are from Ganquan Academy. No one will sue him, and no one dares to deal with him. he."
"So, this person became unscrupulous."
Zhang Jian sighed: "That's about it."
"and…"
"In Shandong, he is probably not the only one who has his hands in this piece of land allocation."
"When these people were assigned to Shandong, most of them were unwilling to come. After they arrived in Shandong and took office, they discovered that there was a lot of money to be made here, and they all became blind."
Mr. Shen touched his forehead.
Although he was the governor of Shandong, he had not actually done practical work for a few days. Coupled with the frequent wars, he did not have the energy to take care of these local officials.
For example, he had never met Chang Jiande, the prefect of Yanzhou, even though he was his senior brother.
"This is the time to win over people's hearts."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said solemnly: "Anyone who wants to make money from Shandong at this time will not be spared."
"If you stretch out your hand, we will deal with it!"
Zhang Jian shook his head slightly: "This is the difficulty."
"Zi Heng, in order for the imperial court to make things easier for you in Shandong, these Shandong officials were either directly from the academy or had some indirect connections with the academy. For example, Chang Jiande was recommended to Shandong by Master Zhao. "
"This is a Jiangdu native who was born in Jiangdu Academy..."
At this point, Zhang Jian lowered his voice: "In the future, Zi Heng will be your natural supporter in the court."
Shen Yi sneered: "Bullshit fan! If you really want to follow me, I've been back to Jinan for half a month and he hasn't come to see me yet?"
"If he really wanted to follow me, he wouldn't have the guts to do such a thing in private without asking me!"
"Even those corrupt officials in other provinces still know how to respect their superiors and keep their mouths shut after they take money!"
"What did he take me for?"
Shen Yi sneered: "It's clear that he is bullying me for being young and that I am his junior brother. He wants to use me as a fool to protect him from wind and rain, so that he can hide behind me, a fool, and enjoy the benefits!"
"This kind of senior brother, if I don't recognize him, he will never recognize me!"
At this point, even someone as well-educated as Shen Yi could not help but get really angry.
"If Chang Jiande can end well, I, the governor of Shandong, might as well not do it!"
After saying that, Shen Yi was about to turn his horse's head back to the governor's office, but Zhang Jian grabbed him. Zhang Fantai shook his head at him and said, "Zi Heng, since you have spoken, then this matter It’s up to me to do it.”
"As long as these people stretch out their hands, I will intervene one by one and I will never spare them."
"But you can't end."
"Now, many civil servants no longer like you. You can't throw it away anymore in the academy."
Zhang Jian whispered: "In the future, you will be the leader of the academy. You cannot lose the hearts and minds of other people in the academy at this time."
"I'll just do whatever it takes to offend people."
Mr. Shen had no expression on his face and said coldly: "Brother, you still don't understand. If I did rely on the academy's influence a little when I joined the officialdom in the early years, now, I no longer need to rely on the academy."
"As for the leadership of the academy, I have no intention of doing it. I won't offend the civil servants, and I don't care about them. These cowards want to take advantage of my power and hide behind my back to prey on the people..."
Shen Yi snorted.
"I can't spare them."
Mr. Shen patted Zhang Jian on the shoulder and whispered: "On the contrary, it is you, senior brother, who will be the leader of the academy in the future."
"I am the governor of Shandong, the right deputy censor of Yushitai, and I have the duty to impeach these people."
After that, Mr. Shen rode back to the governor's office. According to the list mentioned by Zhang Jian, an official document was sent directly from the governor's office, suspending Chang Jiande and others, pending their participation.
And he personally revised the book, and as the right deputy censor of the capital, he impeached Chang Jiande and others, and at the end of the memorial, he solemnly wrote the last line.
"Chang Jiande and others ignored the laws and regulations of the court. When I, Chen, were about to achieve a great event, they did evil and acted for personal gain. Their actions are despicable, and their intentions are worthy of death!"
"I hope His Majesty will judge and punish you severely!"
The governor is a temporary errand to supervise the local area. Except for Shen Yi, most of the other governors only hold the position of right deputy censor of the censor. They can impeach subordinates at any time. It is precisely because of this level of power that the governor can hold the position. Ranked above the three local envoys and yamen.
Not to mention Shen Yi's status as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, just as the governor of Shandong, if these local officials are handed this memorial, there will be a 10% chance that these local officials will be dismissed from their posts and investigated.
After writing a dozen official documents in a row, Shen Yi personally stamped them with the governor's Yamen seal and had them sent out. Then he had lunch at the Governor's Yamen. In the afternoon, he said goodbye to Zhang Jian again and left Jinan. .
Before leaving, he raised his hands to Zhang Fantai and said: "Senior brother, if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, don't worry about me, just write to me directly. Now I..."
Shen Yi said softly: "There is no need to have any wings in the court. On the contrary, the more people I offend, the better."
"As long as it doesn't affect the Northern Expedition, even if they curse me behind my back, they won't lose a single hair on my head."
"As for my father-in-law and Uncle Zhao, I don't have time to explain too much to them at the moment. Senior brother has free time, so he can write a letter back to Jiankang for me and explain it clearly to them."
Zhang Jian said with a straight face, "I already regret it a little now. If I had known you had this attitude, I would never have said this to you. I would have just written to them directly."
"Now that the commotion has happened, I feel like I'm trying to stir up trouble."
Shen Yi smiled: "Why do we need to talk about this between brothers and sisters?"
"When this matter is over, we brothers will return to the court and have a good drink!"
On the horses, the brothers said goodbye.
Shen Yi took his bodyguard and headed straight for Taiyuan after leaving Jinan.
From Jinan to Taiyuan, a little more than a thousand miles away, Mr. Shen rode on horseback for more than four days. At the evening of the fifth day, he arrived at the gate of Taiyuan City.
At this moment, there are still 5,000 vanguard troops left in Taiyuan. The leader is General Gao Sheng under Xue Wei. He is not a Linhai Guard, nor is he one of the earliest anti-Japanese troops. He is an anti-Japanese soldier who joined in Yueqing. The Japanese army belonged to the second group of people who followed Shen Yi.
However, he is also a veteran.
After seeing Shen Yi, Goldman Sachs immediately knelt on the ground and bowed his head in salute: "Mr. Shen!"
Up to now, the people in the Huai'an army have no unified way of calling Shen Yi. Those who follow Shen Yi, especially those who have followed Shen Yi recently, generally tend to call him "Master Hou".
Only these "veterans" still insist on calling Mr. Shen.
Mr. Shen stretched out his hand to help, and asked: "Is Taiyuan stable during this period?"
Goldman Sachs stood up, bowed slightly, and said: "Back to Mr. Shen, after General Xue left, Taiyuan was calm and calm, without any incident."
Shen Yi nodded slightly and was about to speak. Someone trotted over from a distance. When he got closer, he took a few breaths.
"Seventh brother..."
Shen Yi turned to look at Shen Xu and saw that he was running a little embarrassed. Master Shen smiled at him and said, "The number one hero of Taiyuan is here."
Shen Xu blushed slightly and saluted, "Seventh brother, don't praise me. The younger brother who broke Taiyuan only did some meager contributions, so how can he be called the number one hero?"
Shen Yi smiled and said: "I have informed the court. When it comes to Taiyuan alone, you are definitely the number one contributor."
Hearing his words, Shen Xu felt happy.
At this time, Shen Yi's words in the court were worth countless people's lifetime efforts!
In other words, his Shen Ba's future is probably settled!
The two chatted for a few words, and Shen Yi waved to a young man behind him: "Ling Zhan, come here."
The tall young man immediately stepped forward and bowed his head respectfully: "Master Hou!"
Shen Yi pointed at Shen Xu and said with a smile, "This is my eighth brother, you know him."
Ling Zhan quickly looked at Shen Xu, lowered his head and saluted: "My nephew Ling Zhan, I have met my eighth uncle!"
Shen Xu looked at Ling Zhan, blinked, and was stunned.
But he quickly reacted: "Ling..."
"Is he General Ling's son?"
Ling Zhan lowered his head with a respectful expression.
"yes."
Shen Xu quickly helped him up, shook his head and said, "Young General, you are too polite. How can I deserve your courtesy?"
Shen Yi was on the side, stroking his hands and smiling: "Young General, you are following me now and will serve as my guard for a few days. You two know each other, and we may have to deal with you in the future."
There was nothing wrong with Shen Xu calling him "Young General", but Shen Yi called him "Young General" in a teasing way. Ling Zhan's face turned red, he lowered his head and kowtowed, and was almost speechless.
Mr. Shen patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "At this moment, you really need to read more and talk less, but in your mind, you have to think about what to say, do you understand?"
Ling Zhan lowered his head and saw no one around, then he said, "Yes, uncle."
After becoming the middleman, Shen Yi looked at Shen Xu and said seriously: "I was originally going to go directly to Xue Wei's army on this trip, but I was passing by Taiyuan and wanted to come and take a look..."
"Prince Jin, when will my eighth brother introduce me to you?"
Shen Xu lowered his head slightly: "Brother Qi, you have arrived in Taiyuan, so naturally you can see me whenever you want."
Mr. Shen nodded silently and said, "In an hour's time, I will find a place to take a bath and change clothes, and then I will go see Prince Jin of Northern Qi."
Shen Xu nodded silently: "I will go to Prince Jin's Mansion to make arrangements."
He looked at Shen Yi again: "Should I ask Brother Seven to find a place to take a bath?"
"no, I'm fine."
Shen Yi smiled and waved his hand: "I can find a place by myself."
Shen Xu then leaned forward and said, "Then I will go to Prince Jin's Mansion to make arrangements and wait for Brother Seventh at Prince Jin's Mansion."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded, and said to Ling Zhan: "Follow your "eighth uncle" to Prince Jin's Mansion to have a look. He is a well-rounded man. You can learn a lot from him."
Ling Zhan bowed his head respectfully: "Yes."
After that, he followed Shen Xu into Taiyuan City.
As for Shen Yi, under the leadership of Goldman Sachs, he found a temporary resting place, took a shower and changed into cooler clothes, and then rested for a while.
When Ling Zhan returned to Shen Yi, Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes, stretched, stood up and said, "Lead the way."
Ling Zhan nodded quickly and led the way.
After some tea time, under the leadership of Ling Zhan, Shen Yi finally arrived at the door of Prince Jin's Mansion.
As soon as he arrived at the door, a middle-aged man in blue and a group of children walked up to Shen Yi. Then without saying a word, the whole family knelt down in front of Shen Yi with a plop.
"Taiyuan Zhao Xiong, pay your respects to Lord Shen!"
"Greetings to Mr. Shen!"
Mr. Shen was a little surprised at the reaction of Prince Jin's family. He first looked at Shen Xu, but did not immediately go up to help him. He just smiled and said, "What are you doing, Prince Jin?"
Prince Zhao Xiong of Jin knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said: "For the sake of the whole family, I beg for my life from Lord Marquis."
Shen Yi then stepped forward, helped Zhao Xiong up, and said with a smile: "It's not like this, it's not like this."
After Zhao Xiong stood up, Mr. Shen said calmly: "Shall we go in and talk?"
Zhao Xiong stood sideways to greet the guests with a respectful expression.
"Master Marquis, please."
