December, 23rd,
A light snow fell in Yi Jing at noon. At the same time, the south gate of Yi Jing was temporarily suspended. Hundreds of people who were originally waiting to enter the city, although they did not know what happened, they could only Either enter through another city gate, or choose to wait...
About one stick of incense had passed, and dozens of government officials in court uniforms walked to the South City Gate, seemingly waiting for something.
This scene made the people waiting outside the south city gate more and more curious about what happened. How could these high-ranking Qingtian men, like ordinary people like them, wait obediently outside the city gate in this snowy day? ?
And while everyone was whispering and discussing, a motorcade escorted by hundreds of guards slowly came from a distance. When the motorcade arrived in front of the city gate, under the gaze of everyone, a middle-aged man wearing regular clothes and an elegant expression appeared. The man just got off the carriage.
Seeing this person's appearance, the dozens of officials who came to greet him immediately surrounded him, bowed and saluted in unison:
"I'll wait to see the Chief Envoy!"
The person who was called "Master Chief Envoy" by everyone was Sun Jing'an, who was transferred from Qilu Chief Envoy to Youyan Chief Envoy after receiving Ye Mingsheng's order!
Sun Jing'an bowed his hands in front of everyone and said:
"My colleagues are so kind!"
"Sun has been transferred to Youyan by the grace of the commander. From now on, he will work side by side with all of you. I also ask all colleagues to take care of you and give you your advice. Sun would like to thank all of your colleagues here... ·············”
After saying this, Sun Jing'an also bowed to everyone. Seeing Sun Jing'an's posture so low, Youyan Deputy Chief Inspector Zhang Qinghe and Youyan Deputy Chief Inspector Zheng Jie looked at each other secretly, and then The two immediately pretended to be nonchalant.
Seeing that Sun Jing'an had finished speaking, Zheng Jie, as the deputy chief envoy, also smiled and expressed his position:
"Master Sun, you are so polite. Now that you have arrived in Youyan, we, the colleagues of the Chief Secretary of Youyan, have a backbone. From now on, we colleagues will definitely unite closely around you!"
"well!"
The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Sun Jing'an's motorcade slowly entered Yijing City under the envious and anxious eyes of the people on the side.
These common people don't care what kind of official Sun Jing'an is. They just want to enter the city as soon as possible to do business. Fortunately, as Sun Jing'an entered the city, the Yijing South Gate that was briefly closed was reopened, and the people waiting outside the city immediately came. He rushed towards the city gate.
After entering the city, Sun Jing'an first sent someone to the Attendant's Department to make an appointment to report to Ye Mingsheng the day after tomorrow. Then he came to the Yamen of the Chief Secretary of Youyan and had a more detailed understanding of the political participation of the governors in the Chief Secretary. .
Time soon came to the evening. Originally, Zheng Jie had booked a banquet at Zhengxin Building, one of the famous buildings in Yijing, and wanted to set up a banquet for Sun Jing'an to welcome him and cleanse him from the dust.
However, Sun Jing'an used the excuse that he was too tired along the way, so despite Zheng Jie's invitations, Sun Jing'an did not go to the banquet... ·
Seeing this, Zheng Jie had no choice but to cancel the reception banquet. Although the banquet was cancelled, Zheng Jie was not idle. After getting off work from the Chief Secretary's Yamen at about a moment, he did not return to his home, but changed into Went to Chunhua Building in casual clothes.
After arriving at Chunhua Building, Zheng Jie went straight to the private room on the second floor and saw someone waiting for him in the private room.
Seeing Zheng Jie's arrival, Youyan Deputy Inspector Zhang Qinghe said with a smile:
"Brother Zheng, you're too late! You'll have to drink a glass of wine as a penalty later!"
"Brother Zhang, it's easy to talk! It's easy to talk!"
After speaking, Zhang Qinghe asked the waiter to serve the food. After a while, a table of five meat, three vegetarian and eight dishes, plus a pot of aged thyme, was served on the table.
This Chunhua Building is indeed a famous restaurant in Yijing, and the waiters are also very discerning!
Seeing that Zheng Jie and Zhang Qinghe seemed to have something to talk about, after the food and wine were served, they left the room without the instructions of the two adults in the room, and closed the door to give the two adults a very private environment of.
At this time, Zheng Jie stopped being polite. He picked up the flask and poured Zhang Qinghe a glass of wine. Then he poured a full glass of wine for himself. Then, without Zhang Qinghe's persuasion, he just raised his neck and drank. Drink all the wine in the cup!
Seeing this, Zhang Qinghe also clapped his hands and praised:
"Brother Zheng is so heroic! It's admirable!"
Hearing this, Zheng Jie poured himself another glass of wine, then looked at Zhang Qinghe and said very sincerely:
"Brother Zhang, I have a question that I don't want to ask. Is Mr. Zhuang, your supervisor, really going to Yuyang for business today?" ··”
Facing Zheng Jie's inquiry, Zhang Qinghe said calmly:
"An underground loan sharking bank was found in Yuyang. It was also suspected of thirteen crimes including concealing firearms, intentional injury, and murder. The circumstances are very serious. There are hundreds of people involved in the case, and the number of cases involved is also very huge!"
"So after receiving the report, Mr. Zhuang Shanhezhuang, the Inspector General, also attached great importance to it and decided to go to Yuyang in person to supervise the handling of this case!"
Hearing this, Zheng Jie said helplessly:
"Brother Zhang, please don't talk like this with me. Mr. Zhuang, does he know something that's why he hid out on purpose?"
Zhang Qinghe smiled lightly when he heard this, then picked up the wine glass and touched it with Zheng Jie and said:
"I don't know much about Brother Zheng's specific situation, but I can only say that although Yuyang's case is very big and serious, it may not require Master Zhuang to supervise it in such a hurry!"
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Jie's eyes suddenly narrowed, and then he swallowed the wine in the glass directly!
As the new Chief Envoy of Youyan, Sun Jing'an's itinerary has attracted a lot of attention. Therefore, the news that Sun Jing'an was about to arrive in Yi Jing this morning was sent to the yamen of the Chief Secretary and the Chief Secretary.
The officials from the Chief Secretary and the Prosecutor's Office began to prepare to welcome Sun Jing'an. It was also at that time that Zheng Jie ordered a reception banquet for Sun Jing'an at the Zhengxin Building... ·······
Everything was going in an orderly manner, but no one expected that at about three o'clock in the morning, Yuyang Xiangyouyan sent news from the Chasi, saying that they had cracked a major case there!
Zhuang Shanhe, who had just taken up the post of Youyan's Inspector General half a month ago, immediately went to Yuyang and asked his deputy Zhang Qinghe to go to the South City Gate to greet Sun Jing'an on behalf of Youyan's Inspector General.
Although Zhuang Shanhe's reasons were very legitimate and sufficient, as the second-in-command of Youyan's chief envoy, Zheng Jie, who was the deputy chief envoy, did not come to greet Sun Jing'an when he just arrived. , I felt something was wrong!
Zheng Jie knew the details of Zhuang Shanhe before. Zhuang Shanhe used to work in the Liaoyang Police Department. Later, he was transferred to the Justice Bureau after the establishment of the Justice Bureau. He made many contributions while working in the Justice Bureau, and even had a Rumor has it that he will become the deputy director of the Justice Bureau.
When the marshal was preparing for the Yijing court, Zhuang Shanhe was also considered a strong competitor for the two ministers of the Ministry of Justice, but unfortunately he lost to Cui Zibo and Gongsun Hao in the competition!
However, when Murong Hui was transferred to Anqing as the Inspector General, Zhuang Shanhe's fortunes turned around and he was suddenly parachuted in by the Commander-in-Chief and became the Inspector General of Youyan. This appointment also exceeded many people's expectations... ···············
Many people are also curious as to why Zhuang Shanhe suddenly rose to prominence and was suddenly appointed by the commander-in-chief as the inspector of Youyan. Some of them said that Zhuang Shanhe took the route of an "old lady" and had a close relationship with the Ye family when he was serving in Liaoyang. It was very good, so some of the Ye clan members spoke well of Zhuang Shanhe in front of the old lady!
Some people also say that Zhuang Shanhe took the route of the Cui family. When Zhuang Shanhe was serving as Chasi in Liaoyang, he had a good personal relationship with Zhu Xiaowen, the current Minister of Dali Temple, and Zhu Xiaowen was Cui Shao's favorite disciple. Therefore, Zhu Xiaowen transferred Zhuang Shanhe to Recommended to Cui Shao.
There are still some statements like this, but Zheng Jie believes that most of these statements are nonsense, and many of them are just speculations without any substantial evidence!
Zheng Jie himself believed that the key figure in why Zhuang Shanhe was able to surprise everyone and become the inspector of Youyan was neither the old lady Ye Cui nor the Minister of Household Affairs Cui Shao, but the Minister of Punishment Li establish!
Among the ministers in the Yijing court, Li Jian, the Minister of Punishment, can be said to be the most low-key figure. He almost never participated in some of the overt and covert fights in the court and even before the Fengwu Army. He just sat and watched the moon rise and set, and the tides Rise the tide!
Because of such a low profile, Li Jian's presence in the Yijing court was also very low. However, Zheng Jie believed that although Li Jian was low-key, he was always favored by the commander-in-chief for business, and he has always been firmly seated as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Diaoyutai is naturally not a simple task...
Zhuang Shanhe had always been close to Li Jian when he was in the Justice Bureau, so this time Li Jian reciprocated and recommended Zhuang Shanhe to the commander-in-chief!
In this case, Zhuang Shanhe deliberately avoided seeing Sun Jing'an. Did he get any information from Li Jian?
Thinking of this, Zheng Jie's expression became even more solemn. He had heard that when Sun Jing'an was the chief envoy in Qilu, several of his men made a lot of money!
One of them, Zhao Jin, ruined many businessmen's families and families for money, and did many unethical things!
If this is the case, Sun Jingan will not stay in Youyan for long!
Thinking of this, Zheng Jie's eyes couldn't help but twinkle. He was originally the prefect of Changshan. Many people were implicated in Youyan's case because of Liu Zhengyue's case. Zheng Jie had been marginalized because he was disliked by Liu Zhengyue before. , so this time it was a blessing in disguise. Not only was Liu Zhengyue not implicated, he became the deputy chief envoy!
Zheng Jie, who became the deputy chief envoy, originally wanted to get closer to Sun Jing'an and strive to make progress in the next few years, so that the burden on him would become heavier!
But now it seems that Sun Jing'an is no longer reliable. This guy may not even be able to protect himself...
After thinking about it carefully, Zheng Jie asked Zhang Qinghe in a deep voice:
"Brother Zhang, you are well-informed. Who do you think can take over from Sun Jing'an after he collapses?"
Zhang Qinghe snorted lightly and said calmly:
"Brother Zheng, you have just been promoted to the position of deputy chief envoy, so you are so anxious to become a full-time official? With all due respect, if you want to become a full-time official, you may have to settle for a few years!"
Zheng Jie shook his head and said:
"Brother Zhang, I understand even if you don't tell me. I originally planned to serve as the prefect of Changshan. I am lucky to be the deputy chief envoy this time!"
"The position of the chief minister of Youyan is so important, and there is no one above me. Neither Cui Shangshu nor Gu Shangshu may know that there is such a number one person as me, Zheng Jie!"
Upon hearing what Zheng Jie said, Zhang Qinghe also smiled and joked:
"Brother Zheng, you are very self-aware!"
Zheng Jie smiled bitterly, then poured another glass of wine for Zhang Qinghe and said sincerely:
"Although I know that I cannot be the chief envoy of Youyan, becoming the deputy chief envoy this time, to be honest, has given me some new hope in my political life!"
"Youyan is not qualified to be the chief minister, but if I work hard in the position of deputy chief minister and make some achievements, I think I still have a chance to be promoted... ·········”
Upon hearing what Zheng Jie said, Zhang Qinghe was also keenly aware of his thoughts and immediately said:
"So Brother Zheng, you want to have a good relationship with the Chief Envoy?"
Zheng Jie nodded and said helplessly:
"Chief Minister can even use the word "Chief Minister" without even farting! If I want to make some achievements, I naturally need the support of the Chief Minister!"
Zhang Qinghe nodded when he heard this, agreeing with Zheng Jie's idea. After thinking for a while, he said:
"The possibility of Ye Hao and Jin Zaicheng is very small. Although they are very popular, if the commander-in-chief really wants one of them to serve as the chief envoy, then he will directly transfer him this time and will not let Sun Jing This is the plan!"
Zhang Qinghe hesitated for a moment at this point, but under Zheng Jie's hopeful eyes, he still couldn't hold back and said immediately:
"Brother Zheng, I haven't received any news, but I am optimistic about the current Chief Minister of Liaoyang, Zhao Wanxian. Zhao Wanxian, who succeeded Gu Zhongshi in recent years, has made Liaoyang prosperous and made Liaoyang's economy prosperous. The commander seems to appreciate him very much. Talent!”
"Moreover, Zhao Wanxian was involved in politics as Chief Secretary of Youyan before. He knows Youyan's situation very well. Now he has served as Chief Secretary in Liaoyang for a period of time. His ability to preside over the government affairs of a province has been verified. Now it seems that it is almost time to give him It’s time to be bolder!”
Hearing the name Zhao Wanxian, Zheng Jie was a little surprised and said hesitantly:
"Zhao Wanxian seems to be only thirty-seven years old this year! The commander-in-chief will ask him to shoulder the burden of You Yan..."
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