Chapter Nine hundred and Five: Nine Lives
This time, the passage through Qufu was just a small episode. After leaving the territory of Qufu, local officials were already waiting for him on this official road.
Although everything was simple, and Chen Kaizhi tried his best to not disclose his identity along the way, so although there were officials who welcomed the observation group along the way, the news that Chen Kaizhi arrived in Qufu was inevitably spread.
The news suddenly exploded. Chen Kaizhi looked out from afar and saw a man with many assistants and officers, and was filled with slaughter.
When the Pegasus approached, he saw the other party clearly. Chen Kai smiled and stood there was Jeju magistrate Deng Jian, who was his senior brother.
Deng Jian seemed a little more steady than before, especially under his jaw, with a little more wretchedness, and his face was no longer as malnutrition as before. He was more full and more mature, and he looked less young and energetic.
Chen Kaizhi sighed in his heart that the years are really unforgivable. After sighing silently, he stopped and turned over and got off the horse.
Those servants didn't know what had happened, and they could not imagine that the horse rider in front of them was from the current Emperor Chen, but Deng Jian recognized it, quickly stepped forward and gave a great gift.
"I have met His Majesty, the magistrate of Jeju."
The assistants and officers behind were shocked, looked at each other one by one, and then bowed down one after another.
Chen Kaizhi walked to Deng Jian, pulled Deng Jian up, patted his hands, and smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't be too polite. I heard that you have been an official in Jeju and have achieved great political achievements. Originally, many people in the court recommended you, saying that you have outstanding political achievements and want to transfer you to Beijing to be promoted to a prominent position, but I have been suppressing you, just to come and ask you in person one day."
Deng Jian received widespread praise, not because of Chen Kaizhi's politeness, but in fact, since Chen Kaizhi ascended the throne, the call in the court has been extremely high. Suddenly, the prefect Deng became popular. The Ministry of Revenue praised him for paying a lot of grain in Jeju this year, and the Ministry of Rites said that the prefect of Jeju was building a temple, and everyone praised it.
Deng Jian suddenly became a good official, and even a model of the entire Dachen local officials. All kinds of honors floated like snowflakes. But Chen Kaizhi knew very well that his senior brother was definitely not a talented person and could not be considered a person with great abilities. To put it bluntly, he was just a pretty good local official. There were secret reports from Jinyiwei and Mingjingsi.
Deng Jian had already stood up, and was praised by him, and a little complacent flashed across his face. As a person, he was praised by others, so naturally he felt good about himself. Although he didn't show too much at this moment, his eyes and eyebrows were filled with smiles, which showed that he was very proud of himself now.
Chen Kaizhi naturally discovered it, and couldn't help but smile, and then said, "But I know that these are all the officials who are my senior brother. They praise you, praise you, say you are the Master Qingtian, and say you are a capable minister in governing the world, but in fact, this is just flattery."
Deng Jian's face suddenly fell down. He was originally a little bit awe of Chen Kaizhi, but now he couldn't help saying: "In fact, I... am not that unbearable. I am building a river in Jeju, so I am also educating..."
Chen Kaizhi smiled: "It can only be considered a barely passing." Seeing that the senior brother looked discouraged, Chen Kaizhi smiled again: "You are only mediocre among the Jinshi, but I also know that you are still doing everything in the local area, and this can be said to be diligent and make up for your shortcomings. OK, I will talk while walking."
Chen Kaizhi walked a few steps quickly: "So I have been thinking about how to arrange this senior brother?"
Seeing that Deng Jian didn't follow, Chen Kaizhi couldn't help looking back at him and said with a smile.
"I'm going to come here to find my senior brother. Senior brother, the position of Jeju prefect, will be temporarily appointed as the Jeju Tongzhi. There is a big thing left to you."
Deng Jian stood there for a while. Seeing that he hadn't seemed to have reacted, Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but shake his head, and took the steps below and started to act. He seemed to be unwilling to let the people behind him hear the conversation of his brothers.
Deng Jian stayed for a while and naturally realized it. How could he not understand the junior brother's temperament? He was busy trotting and catching up.
Only then did Chen Kaizhi seriously examine Deng Jian and said word by word: "Senior Brother, I have something important to you!"
Deng Jian was shocked when he heard this. He seemed to have been waiting for today. He said excitedly: "Please give your Majesty the command, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Chen Kaizhi smiled and said, "You are really going through fire and water. You are my senior brother. I will naturally not treat you badly. But if you are allowed to enter the court without making any contribution, it is really inappropriate. I am not afraid of being gossiped about, but I am afraid that others will look down on you. So, next, there may be a life-long errand. After thinking about it, I can only ask you to help."
Deng Jian was stunned and murmured and recalled Chen Kaizhi's words: "A lifetime of death..."
Seeing Deng Jian's dementia look, Chen Kaizhi pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Fang Wucai, do you know?"
Deng Jian couldn't help but be shocked, frowned deeply, and asked in confusion: "Didn't he be named Marquis, and was once the confidant of the Empress Dowager?"
Chen Kaizhi shook his head and smiled, "But then, he turned against him again, but to put it in detail, he actually didn't turn against him, because he himself is my own person. Speaking of which, he is still your and my uncle."
Deng Jian's body was shocked, he looked at Chen Kaizhi in surprise, and asked in confusion: "Whose person is he?"
Chen Kaizhi smiled and said, "There are not many people who know about this. I tell you today because I and my uncle have a plan. Although this uncle finally defeated the Empress Dowager, people in the world still believe that he colluded with the Empress Dowager and was the confidant of the Empress Dowager. The final cut of the Empress Dowager was just to protect himself. But I plan to take this opportunity to remove him from his title."
Deng Jian couldn't help but look shocked: "He is the uncle, even if he is not a thing..."
"Let me tell you." Chen Kaizhi smiled slightly, interrupted Deng Jian's words, and then swallowed and said to him carefully: "I have changed his title to show people. Only in this way can people think that Uncle Fang has lost everything because he was involved in the Empress Dowager's gang. Senior brother, think about it, what will Uncle Fang do at this time?"
Deng Jian pondered, and said lightly the next moment: "Of course I was afraid. First, I was dismissed from the title. Next, will Your Majesty continue to kill? In the eyes of outsiders, Uncle Fang will definitely try his best to escape from a foreign land, and the farther away from Luoyang, the better."
Chen Kaizhi smiled and pointed at Deng Jianzhong: "Yes, a person who has been implicated in the Empress Dowager, although I have not killed him, it is because I still need to calm people's hearts now. Therefore, everyone in the world thinks that one day, Uncle Fang will definitely die. It would not be surprising if he escaped at this time."
"But, why did Your Majesty do this?" Deng Jian still didn't understand.
He was already slow, and Chen Kaizhi didn't blame him, but squinted his eyes and explained to him patiently: "Because I and Uncle Fang have secretly decided to do a big thing, and they have to find out the people behind the Empress Dowager and beat them all in one place. The way to use troops is to know yourself and your enemy, but I know nothing about these unrest parties. Uncle Fang heard that those unrest parties had hidden huge treasures that had been accumulated for hundreds of years, so he was very interested. Only with his identity can he have the opportunity to get involved in these unrest parties."
"Must... get involved in the rioters..." Deng Jian was even more shocked, his eyes wide open like a copper bell, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly.
He thought it was too incredible. Is this uncle crazy? He has a good life, but he has to die forever. How good would it be to eat chicken while lying down every day? What would it be tormenting for an old bone?
Chen Kaizhi, however, had a stern face and said to him word by word: "You need to see me like this. This is not that I have to take the risk of my uncle, but that is, my uncle... I volunteered, but once my uncle wants to get into the chaos, it means that I am very likely to go out to sea. In this vast ocean, there is a thousand miles of fubo, and it is unpredictable. If there is no one around me who can trust me, I really can't sleep or eat. But after thinking about it, who can really trust me? I finally thought of you. My uncle is my uncle and your uncle. You accompany him and take care of his daily life. If you can succeed, you and my uncle will be a great achievement. Of course, I will never force you to go. You will make your own decisions."
Deng Jian was also suspicious, but couldn't help but say, "But, since these rioters are overseas, how can the uncle contact them?"
Chen Kaizhi stared at Deng Jian, then smiled faintly: "I naturally have my own way."
Deng Jian looked at Chen Kaiyi's eyes and asked in shock: "Is it really a great achievement if we can accomplish this?"
Chen Kaizhi focused his attention and spoke seriously: "These unrest parties are a big trouble in my heart. No, they are not just a big trouble in my heart, but also for the people of the world. I have to clear them so that I can feel at ease and have great benefits for the country and the people. Therefore, if the senior brother really can make contributions with his uncle, it will not be just a great contribution."
Chen Kaizhi stared at Deng Jian deeply, as if waiting for his answer.
Deng Jian hesitated for a while, finally sighed before saying seriously: "Your Majesty has said this. What else can I say as a senior brother? Since that's the case, I will go with my uncle."
Chapter completed!