Chapter 15: A coincidence

Shi Mingquan's bulletin caused a lot of controversy in the capital. Since he gave a speech, the content of the memorial had spread all over the world before it arrived. Not only were the officials in the court talking about this matter, but even the civilians on the streets and alleys were talking about the reasons, as if they had a great master of the sky for the court. However, several loyal and upright ministers were in a hurry. It should be noted that understanding the people's situation is a priority for officials, but they cannot be released when the evidence is not complete. What's more, Shi Mingquan wrote a letter to impeach the officials of Tongzhou Province in Gansu, and even the governor Fang Mingjian swept in.

On the court discussion on this day, without waiting for Emperor Feng Wuhen to speak, Hai Guanyu made a list of suggestions to transfer Shi Mingquan back to the capital. The implication was very clear. If this censor continues to toss, Gansu still doesn’t know what the situation is. He Weitao, Secretary of Justice, naturally agreed with this suggestion of a successful country. The people were looking forward to the blue sky, but if the provincial officials were replaced, who could guarantee that the new officials could be honest, might become more severe. The corruption of the government is now a stubborn disease, so it cannot be cured with severe medicine, and can only be removed bit by bit.

Feng Wuhen glanced at Bao Huasheng at the stairs, and a smile appeared on his face. This matter was agreed the day before. At this time, Hai Guanyu proposed that it would be the best. "Dear friends, I know what you mean. Shi Mingquan is a censor. It was not at fault for impeaching corrupt officials. But this time he was an imperial envoy of the court and was in charge of disaster relief. Therefore, this memorial was inappropriate at this critical moment." Seeing that everyone was relieved, he nodded slightly, "I have discussed this matter with Bao Aiqing on this matter and recalled Shi Mingquan immediately."

Everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and wait for Feng Wuhen's following. "Well, the disaster relief matter is urgent. From now on, the former Zhan Shifu Zuo Jinhuan will be the right deputy censor. Fan Hengwen, the former Zhan Shifu's concubine, was appointed as the minister of the six departments of the Supervisory Office, went to Gansu to preside over the disaster relief matter. After the disaster relief was completed, the two of them thoroughly investigated the so-called collusion between officials from Gansu Tongzhou and accepted bribes from grain merchants in the local area."

The emperor's decree was immediately understood by the officials of the dynasty. It can be said that the three young officials in the Zhanshi Mansion were all direct lineages promoted by the emperor, and it is natural to entrust a major task now. Several officials looked at each other for a while, and at the same time realized that the changes in the pattern in the court were inevitable. The upstarts came to power, and they had to make plans early.

After learning about his promotion and new mission, Zuo Jinhuan and others were all very happy. Although Li Junda was not among the promotion this time, the three of them knew that it was just a matter of time. Besides, Li Junda has become one of the 18th house examiners in this spring exam, and the scene of the whole world being born is even more grand in the future. Fan Hengwen was deeply moved when he thought of the encounter that year. He could not have thought that an inadvertent encounter would involve so many things. However, in his memory, he remembered the ungrateful Zhang Shuming, and his face suddenly became gloomy again.

The happy Zuo Jinhuan did not notice the expression of his companion and immediately proposed to go out to celebrate. If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Feng Wuhen could not be seen easily now, he almost wanted to go to the palace to see him immediately. Seeing that Fan Hengwen was confused, Li Junda dragged the other party out without asking questions. He also knew what his friends were thinking, but no matter how sad the past was, it would be useless. He was not as lesbian as Fan Hengwen.

The three of them arrived at Shui Yushengyan noisily, and did not go to the third floor, so they directly found a pair of elegant seats on the second floor and sat down. They were all regular guests here, and they were promoted again at this time, and they were undoubtedly new nobles in the court. Therefore, the shopkeeper Li Qiao of course ordered his servant to serve him diligently. While drinking, the sharp-eyed Li Junda accidentally glanced at a figure at the entrance of the stairs, and his face suddenly became gloomy. However, his ability to cover up was really good, and he immediately turned his head over, for fear that Fan Hengwen would find out.

However, it happened that the man did not seem to have any intention of going up to the third floor. Shi Shi walked towards the three of them, following the two of them step by step. "Where are we not meeting in the world, Brother Hengwen, Brother Junda, it's been a long time since we met!" The visitor had a calm smile on his face, and his full moon-white long gown set off his spirit with great pleasure. Coupled with the dark and bottomless pupils, it was enough to add a little bit of momentum to the visitor. This person was Zhang Shuming, the governor of Zhejiang who received the document from the Ministry of Personnel and went to Beijing to report his duties.

Among the three, although Zuo Jinhuan vaguely knew that Fan Hengwen and Li Junda had a grudge with others, he did not know the details. At this time, he saw that the visitor was humble and had an extraordinary appearance, and he had a three-point favor. He did not pay attention to the expressions of the other two, so he smiled and said, "It turns out that this brother and my two friends are really destined to know each other!" Seeing that there was still an empty seat opposite the table, he greeted him, "It is also destined to meet. Since brother and Tai are their friends, you might as well sit down and talk about the past." While greeting, he asked the clerk to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Fan Hengwen suddenly snorted coldly: "I can't stand such a friend! I guess if I kicked me and could make you Zhang Shuming become an official, you wouldn't be polite, right?" His fists were clenched tightly, and the blue veins on his forehead were revealed, and he was about to be impatient. Li Junda next to him was a little more cunning than him. He pressed Fan Hengwen's body and then smiled: "It's good to meet Brother Zhang again. Hengwen has always been like this. Please don't mind." He glared at Fan Hengwen fiercely, as if reprimanding the other party's unstability.

"Where are there, since you have no objection, I will sit down without hesitation." A hint of contempt flashed in Zhang Shuming's eyes, and he sat down on his own, still looking as if nothing had happened.

Zuo Jinhuan, who was on the side, was a little confused. At this time, he could not help but be surprised. However, since it had not happened, he was not easy to ask in detail, so he signaled his friend to add a few dishes and ask for a large pot of Bijianghan. The four people with each thought started drinking wine, talking about some miscellaneous things from time to time, but they kept silent about the government.

Although Fan Hengwen and Li Junda had a lot of ridicule in their words, Zhang Shuming was well-educated and always had a gentle smile on his face, which made the other two feel angry, but they could only pretend not to care. Zuo Jinhuan felt that the two were too petty and disagreed, so he became particularly enthusiastic about Zhang Shuming.

When Zuo Jinhuan saw that Zhang Shuming showed everyone's style in both his words and behavior, he couldn't help but be more careful. He saw that the two Changsu stood motionless behind his master, rarely looking up, looking like a servant of a wealthy family, and was even more surprised. He knew very well about Fan Hengwen and Li Junda's background. It was impossible to have any relationship with the wealthy families in the middle of the capital, and how could he have a grudge against the person opposite?

He suddenly realized that he had not asked the other party's name yet, and Fan and Li did not introduce it. He quickly asked with a smile: "Brother, I was really an omission just now. I have been talking for so long, and I wonder if I can tell you the origin?" Although he has been an official for a long time, he still can't remember the many civil and military officials in the court after all, let alone the person who came seemed to be a foreign official. With the drunkenness at this moment, Zuo Jinhuan did not worry about any rudeness.

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Hengwen interrupted with a sarcastic expression on his face: "It turns out that Brother Zuo doesn't know his origin yet, so I'll tell him. This is Lord Zhang Shumingzhang, who is a young master of Zhejiang's vassal state, and is our role model."

Zuo Jinhuan was shocked, and there were also many diners on the second floor who were stunned. Fan Hengwen spoke very heavily just now, so many people heard it. No one expected that such a high-ranking official would sit here without being on the third floor and bent on him, and he was immediately in an uproar.

Zhang Shuming just frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Brother Hengwen would take my affairs to heart, otherwise how could he know my official position? The things that happened back then were indeed my fault, and I didn't hide it. It was just for the word love. If you two never forgive me, then I have nothing to say. Brother Zuo, I feel so happy to meet a friend like you today. I'll give you a glass of wine!" He poured a glass of wine, then raised his hands high, and saw Zuo Jinhuan accepting it and drank it all.

When Zhang Shuming left on the pretext, Fan and Li's expressions improved, but they were still stiff. Zuo Jinhuan couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked. Li Junda originally said the love of the day one by one, and the words were a bit disdainful and contempt. Zuo Jinhuan could not have imagined that there was such a case in the three of them. When he thought about Zhang Shuming's elegant and extraordinary appearance just now, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed deeply.

Zhang Shuming was very satisfied with his words and behavior today. He naturally knew that Fan and Li were now the emperor's confidants. Although he was only one step away from the throne, he was far from the two of them. He deliberately showed goodwill. Now it seems that perhaps the knots of Fan and Li were really hard to eliminate, but Zuo Jinhuan still had the possibility of handover. Over the years, he has not only put a lot of effort into local government affairs, but also made great progress in his knowledge. Now he is no longer the down-and-out scholar of the past.

"Master, are you going to visit Lord Tang?" A long-time follower saw his master stopping under the wall of the Tang family and pondered, and couldn't help but remind him, "I guess Mrs. Tang will be very happy."

Zhang Shuming frowned slightly, and after a moment he changed into a gentle look as usual. "Well, this opportunity is rare to return to Beijing, so he should naturally visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law." He knew that although the two of them were capable, they were the roles placed by his mother-in-law by him, so he did not show his true nature at will. "But it is always inappropriate to come to the door empty-handed. Forget it today, it is not too late to bring the gifts you have prepared before tomorrow, and then visit your father-in-law and mother-in-law."
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