This imperial edict actually appointed Zhang Bao as the governor of Hezhou, and it has been announced to the world.
Zhang Bao smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, this imperial edict was written by Cao Kang, the current great Sima. Although Mr. Zhang is sitting in Hezhou, you are not justified in your name."
"With this imperial edict from the Holy One, it will be convenient for you, Master, to do some things."
The father-in-law squinted his eyes, looked at Zhang Bao and said.
He didn't expect that the Zhang Bao in front of him was really extraordinary.
An ordinary person would have jumped to his feet when he saw this imperial edict, but the Zhang Bao in front of him was not only unfazed, but instead frowned slightly.
Although this person is young, he has a calm mind and a deep city. No wonder Cao Kang must ask me to come in person this time. I thought it was a bit fussy before, but now I understand a little bit.
"My father-in-law must have had a hard time coming all the way."
"Here, let's hold a banquet in the backyard and ask Uncle He to bring two jars of old wine to entertain the father-in-law."
"Now that you're here, you might as well rest in Sanhe County for a few days. It won't be too late to return to Beijing."
Zhang Bao said to his father-in-law.
"In this case, I would like to thank Zhang Zhoumu."
The father-in-law said with a smile to Zhang Bao.
After meeting Zhang Bao, he wanted to know more about Zhang Bao, so he agreed.
After his father-in-law and his party left, Fan Hanzhong, who was hiding in the side room, came out.
"I didn't expect it to be him. He still takes Cao Kang very seriously this time."
Fan Hanzhong said to Zhang Bao.
"Is this old eunuch still famous?"
"What is it for?"
Zhang Bao was a little surprised when he heard Fan Hanzhong's words. He didn't expect that Fan Hanzhong actually knew this old eunuch.
"This man can be considered an old man in the palace. He has always served the emperor. He was the former chief eunuch. He retired when he got older."
"But he still stayed in the palace. I heard that he has been very close to Cao Kang."
"According to my opinion, it is actually Cao Kang's spy in the palace. After all, all the eunuchs in the palace now come from this person."
"It's rare to be released this time."
Fan Hanzhong said on the side.
"From what you say, if this person is here, doesn't it mean that the situation in the palace has been completely controlled by Cao Kang? There is no need for this person at all?"
Zhang Bao asked.
"I'm afraid that's the case. Let him come here to find out the truth."
"Even if there is an accident, there is no loss."
"By the way, what does the imperial edict do?"
Fan Hanzhong asked curiously.
Zhang Bao smiled and handed the imperial edict on the table to Fan Hanzhong.
After seeing the content of the imperial edict, Fan Hanzhong was stunned, with a helpless expression of crying and laughing on his face.
"this……"
"This is really..."
"If I remember correctly, Mr. Zhang, you became the county magistrate of Sanhe County after killing the county magistrate, right? Then you killed Chu La, the governor of Heyang County, and became the county magistrate of Heyang County. Now I haven’t done anything yet, and I’ve become the governor of Hezhou again.”
"The speed of your promotion is really..."
Fan Hanzhong didn't know what to say.
"But pull it down, don't say you can't understand what's going on inside. It seems like the emperor's grace is so great, but in fact it's just a snipe and a clam quarreling, and the fisherman gets the benefit."
"I estimate that even if Cao Kang doesn't know about Zhu Yue, he can guess a thing or two. This is even a test."
"Zhu Yue's purpose is to control Hezhou. If Zhu Yue is not dead yet, he will be really angry to death."
Zhang Bao said with a smile.
"Yes, and I estimate that he, Cao Kang, still doesn't know about me, but he still knows something about this impostor's recent actions."
"Because of this, I believe that when this imperial edict comes down, no matter whether it is overt or covert, Zhu Yue or I will definitely focus on dealing with you."
"It's a good trick to kill someone with a borrowed sword. I have to say that it's easy to do it with the emperor by your side."
Fan Hanzhong shook his head and sighed.
"That's natural. Otherwise, why are you trying to coerce the emperor to order the princes? As long as you have the title of emperor, everything you do will be done from the perspective of righteousness."
"Otherwise, any behavior will be out of nowhere, and even if the final result is achieved, it will be ridiculed by the world and history."
Zhang Bao nodded.
"But there's one thing I still can't figure out. Why does Cao Kang always target us in Hezhou?"
"I asked myself that I didn't do anything conflicting with Cao Kang before. Is it because Zhu Yue was at odds with him that he kept pressing down on our Hezhou vulture?"
Fan Hanzhong couldn't understand.
"This is easy to understand. First of all, you have to know that Cao Kang is not just dealing with us in Hezhou. Looking at this posture, he wants to stir up chaos in the world."
"Only when the world is in chaos, maybe what Cao Kang really wants to do can be done openly. Otherwise, if the world is really peaceful and he beheads the emperor and becomes the emperor, he will be treason and become an enemy of the world."
Zhang Bao explained.
"Of course, there is the second point. Don't forget. You once said before that Taizhou Prefecture Mu Dingyan is Cao Kang's people. They lost a total of 50,000 yuan in our Hezhou. Centaur!"
"How can we just give up and give up?"
"An imperial edict has caused civil strife in Hezhou, and we will fight fiercely. When we are both defeated, the people from Taizhou will definitely take action and seize the opportunity to capture Hezhou. Firstly, they can take revenge, and secondly, they can also get rid of a person. An element of unease.”
Zhang Bao pointed his hand at the table and said.
"I actually forgot about this one."
Fan Hanzhong slapped his head.
"But in my opinion, there is a personal reason for this. Now that I think about it, I kind of shot myself in the foot."
Zhang Bao said with a wry smile.
"What's the meaning?"
Fan Hanzhong had a question mark.
"Last time, I asked Zhu Yue's thousands of elites to fight on their own to kill Da Sima in Xiazhou. They almost succeeded, which surprised me."
"These people are really powerful. I don't know how Zhu Yue brought them out. They attacked, assassinated, and rebelled. Judging from the news coming back, Cao Kang was really worried during that time."
"Although Cao Kang did not die, many people around him died because of it."
"I guess they caught some people alive and found out that it was Zhu Yue who did it, so they used our hands to deal with this Zhu Yue."
Zhang Bao said helplessly.
"Wait a minute, how did you know this news?"
"I don't even know the news from Xiazhou, and it's not just the news from Xiazhou, but also the news from other aspects. You actually know more than me. Did you even ambush spies in Xiazhou before? "
Fan Hanzhong interrupted Zhang Bao and asked Zhang Bao with a shocked look on his face.
