Yingtian.

The capital of the capital was once the capital. However, since Emperor Taizong moved the capital, his status has plummeted. Although it is still used as a capital, it still retains various yamen and even has six ministries, everyone in the court knows it well that this is a place of "exiled".

Most of the time, this place is a nursing home for those who are not favored by the emperor or who fail to fight in the capital. As for the Secretary of the Six Ministry, they have completely retired positions. Those who sit in the yamen are all senior officials who are old and weak but are not easy to directly resign.

However, although his status is not as good as before, his official rank is exactly the same as that of the six government offices in the capital, so his treatment is also the same, at least the salary is the same on the surface, and therefore, it is indeed very consistent with the saying of pension. Many officials who are already open-minded and are really not repulsive of being able to pension in Yingtian.

Now, Zhang Bin, the Minister of War of Yingtian, is one of them.

Zhang Bin, whose ancestral home is Songjiang, was once the Minister of Justice of the Capital. If it is unknown, as one of the six ministers, he can be regarded as a big shot, but the sarcastic nursery rhyme of "Six Ministers of Clay and Three Pavilions are pasted on paper." He sold his details cleanly.

Zhang Bin left almost no traces when he was the Minister of Justice in the capital city. Therefore, shortly after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was driven out of the capital together with the other five ministers and three ministers.

Compared to those unlucky guys who were too old to have to retire directly, he was much lucky. He was transferred directly to Yingtian and became the Minister of War.

Although Yingtian’s Six Ministers had no power, which was basically equivalent to decoration, there was obviously no difference between the two for Zhang Bin, who was ridiculed as the “Clay Sculpture Sword” when he was the Minister of Justice in the capital.

When he was in Yingtian as the Minister of War, he was much closer to his hometown Songjiang. He not only could meet with the younger generations from time to time, but also to help the younger generations, but also to take care of the family.

Even if Yingtian’s six ministers have no power, as the saying goes,

Don’t use bean bread as dry food!

Anyway, Yingtian's six ministers were also second-rank high-ranking officials, and his official career has been ups and downs for many years, and there are still many disciples and former officials.

Therefore, since he was driven to Yingtian by the Xinhuang to be the Minister of War, Zhang Bin's life has been very good.

But in recent times, he has always been restless.

The reason is very simple. Zhang Fu, the manager of his mansion, has been going to work in the south for more than two months, but no news has been heard back.

According to the past situation, Zhang Fu should have only been there for a month at most and it should be almost time to come back. Even if something has stopped him, someone should send a secret message back.

But now, he was worried that all the people sent to investigate had returned, but there was still no news.

This inevitably made him feel uneasy.

Zhang Fu seems to be just an ordinary manager in his house, but his real responsibility is a secret that cannot be revealed.

If Zhang Fu is really caught and confesses to himself...

Whenever Zhang Bin thinks of this terrible situation, he can't sleep at night and can't eat. He looks a little older than before.

In recent times, Zhang Bin's mood has become increasingly anxious and nervous, not only because the people he sent to investigate the situation failed to bring back the news about Zhang Fu, but also because he noticed the movements of the Jinyiwei.

He was once the Minister of Justice in the capital for many years and had experienced the great power of the governor of the Xichang Gong Wang Zhi. He had a deep understanding of spies like the Jinyiwei.

Even though he is not very sensitive to such matters and cannot see any clues in a short period of time, he can still detect clues over time.

Half a month ago, he noticed the movement of the Jinyiwei.

The other party seemed to be monitoring him and his mansion.

The actions of the Jinyiwei inevitably reminded him of the missing Zhang Fu.

Could it be that Zhang Fu was caught by the Jinyiwei that there was no news for a long time?

This terrifying thought flashed through his heart.

After all, the person he sent to investigate Zhang Fu's traces to report that no trace of Zhang Fu was found.

Unless Zhang Fu disobeyed his order and did not go to Ningbo Prefecture, it would be impossible that he would not have left any trace.

But if Zhang Fu did not disobey his orders, it would undoubtedly mean that someone could erase the traces left by Zhang Fu. And those who are capable of doing this are undoubtedly the only Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

But if Zhang Fu was really caught by the Jinyiwei, why haven’t the Jinyiwei attacked him?

Zhang Bin was uneasy and couldn't help but feel deeply surprised. He didn't think that the Jinyiwei was afraid of his high position and power.

At this time, he was not the Minister of War in the Capital, who existed as a boss. He was just a Minister of War in Yingtian. As long as there was evidence, the Jinyiwei would not have to worry about arresting him at all.

Could it be that Zhang Fu was still unwilling to sell himself? So the Jinyiwei could only interrogate Zhang Fu while trying to find out what evidence from him?

Zhang Bin was still very smart in his mind and was able to squeeze through the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination and rise and fall, becoming a second-rank senior official. He relied on little information and conjecture the facts.

The only thing he didn't expect was that Zhang Fu had already sold him completely when he was arrested, and someone secretly helped him, assassinated Zhang Fu, and temporarily resolved his crisis.

However, I don’t know that these two things will not have much impact on Zhang Bin.

What he should do next has not changed.

He pretended not to know anything, and he should pay the upper and lower points every day, and at the same time he restrained his family. He was careful in recent times and did not reveal any flaws.

Zhang Bin's handling was very good, or he had done a good job, otherwise the Jinyiwei would not have gained nothing before he noticed it.

If it weren't for knowing that Zhang Fu was arrested and interrogated by Princess Zhu Jinxuan of Xianyou, perhaps Yingtian's Jinyiwei would have thought that something went wrong in Zhang Bin's case, and even deliberately wanted to play with them.

But when they have not gained anything for a long time, they almost have to give up.

Anyway, it has been two months since Xianyou Princess Zhu Jinxuan has already returned to the capital, and her boss has no instructions to inquire about this matter. Maybe she has already put this matter behind her. Only they still want to use this matter to get promoted and make a fortune, so they persevered in investigating Zhang Bin.
Chapter completed!