By appointing Zhang Piao as Yushi Zhongcheng, Shen Gai's intention was very clear.
Your brother helped me take the blame, and I asked your brother to be the censor Zhongcheng. You picked it out. Although the reputation is not very good, it is actually not that bad.
You two brothers are bad guys, and you will add some power to your power. In this way, we will be clean and no one owes anyone. From now on, your reputation and mine will have nothing to do with each other. No matter what outsiders speculate, it has nothing to do with us. You What do you think?
Zhang Shi suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and acted very calmly.
"I wonder if my younger brother is capable of taking on such a big responsibility because he has little talent and knowledge? And will doing so make people gossip and think that my brothers are using their power for personal gain?"
"Your Majesty is very knowledgeable. Many people have recommended your Majesty to me for official positions before. When it comes to hiring people, don't pay attention to the opinions of these mediocre people. If they are willing to come forward to handle the case with the Ming Dynasty, I can also appoint them. Someone among them will be the censor Zhongcheng."
What Shen Gai said suited Zhang Shi very well, so Zhang Shi stopped saying anything and started to handle the matter.
Zhang Piao soon officially took up the post of Yushi Zhongcheng, and then informed Zhongdu about the incident, asking Zhongdu to send people to assist in handling the case.
In Zhongdu, Su Yonglin was quite surprised after receiving the notification from the Jiangnan court.
"Brothers Zhang Shi and Zhang Piao are not only talented in literature, but also talented in fighting. In the enemy's camp, not only did they not reveal their identity, but they were promoted steadily. The elder brother has military power and the younger brother has judicial power. These two brothers are really powerful. Talent, amazing."
Su Yonglin admired the two brothers more and more, and then decided to cooperate with them in fighting this smuggling war on a preset battlefield.
As long as some results are achieved this time, it will be regarded as a precedent. Once this is opened, many things in the future will not be tolerated by the Jiangnan Kingdom's court to say whether it is willing or not.
The Third Judicial Department of Zhongdu immediately dispatched capable officials to form a judicial support team to Lin'an. The speed was very fast, and it took only eight days to reach Lin'an City from Zhongdu.
At this moment, there are still rounds of debates going on in Lin'an City over this matter.
The reason for the dispute was simple. It was simply that Zhou Linzhi and others were dissatisfied with Shen Gai and Zhang Shi's decision to directly cooperate with Ming Guo over them.
The current power structure of the entire Jiangnan Kingdom is actually completely different from when Zhao was still there. The Ming Kingdom was aloof as the supreme arbiter, and at the same time, Lin'an City was generally ruled by a republic of the three giants Shen Gai, Zhang Shi, and Zhou Lin. Feel.
Although two votes were greater than one, Zhou Linzhi was obviously dissatisfied that the two people did not say anything to him when they voted.
I should have the right to know after all, right?
As a result, the two of you didn't say anything. Not only did you bring the Ming Dynasty into the situation, but you also gave the position of censor Zhongcheng to Zhang Shi's younger brother. Doesn't that mean Zhang Shi has a say in the military and judicial fields? Could this deal have been made more obvious?
This situation made Zhou Linzhi very unhappy, and he immediately asked Shen Gai to explain. Shen Gai was unwilling to explain more, and instead questioned Zhou Linzhi.
"There are some people who are very close to you, and also very close to Shu Jin. It would be fine if we knew it internally, but if we do things carelessly and people in the Ming Dynasty find out, this matter is no longer our internal matter, but This is a foreign matter, and foreign affairs are no small matter. The Ming Dynasty comes to accuse me, how do you want me to deal with it?"
Zhou Linzhi had nothing to say about this matter.
He didn't know about this at first, but later he learned that the Ming Dynasty had intervened. Some officials who were close to him felt scared and came to him for help. He only learned about these things.
Therefore, he felt dissatisfied.
"Some people are greedy for profit. I am also very dissatisfied. If Ming Guo blames me, you can discuss it directly with me and we will deal with it together instead of directly dragging Ming Guo in like now. This is our internal affairs. What is written in the agreement? Can the Ming Dynasty directly interfere in our internal affairs?"
"How should we deal with it together? How about raising it high and putting it down gently? If someone forgets to eat rather than fight, continues to smuggle Shu brocade, and is discovered by the people of the Ming Dynasty, what should we do?"
Shen Gai said dissatisfied: "In the Ming Dynasty, nearly a hundred people have been executed and nearly a thousand people have been dealt with due to smuggling. They have done so thoroughly. When it is our turn, what will they do? Those who have been directly punished by edicts It’s not you, it’s me! Maozhen, can you think about it for me?”
Zhou Linzhi was a little stunned when he said this. He had a vague feeling that Shen might have done the right thing, but he couldn't take away his face.
"My husband, you want me to think about you, can you also think about me? Are you going to attack my friends without saying a word, or are you going to kill them? They are all crying to me now, a It’s hard for me to be worse than the other one!”
"Isn't it difficult for me to do it?"
Shen Gai slapped the table and stood up, saying angrily: "If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place? The imperial court has clearly ordered that smuggling is not allowed, but they are going against the imperial court. They are the enemies of the imperial court. Since they are the enemies of the imperial court, there is no room for sympathy! Now the most important thing is The most important thing is to satisfy Ming Guo and to prevent Ming Guo from making things worse, do you understand?"
This time Zhou Linzhi was also angry.
"I don't understand? I came to you directly to discuss it because I understand so well! If I didn't understand, I would just make trouble for you and make you scolded by Mingguo. Is this what you want me to do? Since After the war, do you know how many people were dissatisfied with you? I suppressed them all! How do you ask me to suppress them now?!"
Shen Gai took a deep breath, his face turned livid.
"If the imperial court wants to continue to exist, it must rely on the Ming Dynasty."
Zhou Linzhi also had a livid face.
"But sooner or later, the Ming Dynasty will go south and annex Jiangnan."
"That's better than us killing each other and killing our own people!"
Shen Gai slapped the table: "This matter ends here. The rest will be handled by the Ming people. Any problems will be blamed on the Ming people and have nothing to do with you and me!"
"It has nothing to do with it?"
Zhou Linzhi said angrily: "They are crying and making a fuss in my house right now. Do you want me to drive them all out of the mansion and hand them over to the people of the Ming Dynasty? Then how can I have the face to continue to be the Minister of Finance?"
Shen Gai stared at Zhou Linzhi expressionlessly.
"That's your business, not mine."
Zhou Lin was stunned, then laughed angrily.
"Shen kept his promise, Mr. Shen! Is this what you should say?"
"So are those things you should have said just now? Why don't you understand how difficult it is for me? Why don't you know what the Ming Dynasty means to our country now?"
Shen Gai said angrily: "Faced with a broken house, I repaired it and made it barely sheltered from wind and rain. How difficult it is to do this. Can't you understand me?!"
Zhou Linzhi closed his eyes, pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, as if he was calming down the anger in his heart.
After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at Shen Gai.
"Shen Shouyue, remember what you said today."
"I remember it firmly!"
Shen Gai confronted him tit for tat and did not back down.
Zhou Linzhi snorted, flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.
The two broke up unhappy.
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