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Chapter 1043 Before the Storm, Give Them a Surprise

After Jiang Qingzhi led the navy warships out to sea, the city of Hangzhou suddenly fell into chaos.

If you want to go to sea, then go to sea! Two civil servants in Zhejiang also followed him.

In addition, the commander Mao Shunchang and the captain of the navy were kidnapped by Wang Bie...

Three of the four carriages responsible for governing Zhejiang were missing.

If an accident occurs to the fleet, it will be the biggest loss for the Ming Dynasty in recent years.

So the prefect of Hangzhou asked the provincial inspector to take charge of the situation. The provincial inspector cursed inwardly, thinking that no one took him seriously on weekdays, but now that something big has happened, you all know how to respect him.

The Censor simply gave up and claimed to be ill and refused to go out.

So the highest-ranking official in the entire Zhejiang Province at that time turned out to be the prefect of Hangzhou.

The prefect of Hangzhou also wanted to claim illness, but since the censor had used this trick, his imitation would inevitably lead to criticism.

He immediately submitted a memorial to the court, in which he first exonerated himself, hinting that the Censor was faking illness, and mentioned that it was Jiang Qingzhi's idea to go out to sea to pursue the rebels, and Lin Xi and others also followed suit spontaneously.

After clearing himself of responsibility, the prefect of Hangzhou brought people to inspect the dock every day, and each time he would stand at the edge of the dock, looking forward to it.

The posture was so firm that people ridiculed it as the Husband-Waiting Stone.

The prefect arrived late today and was about to re-enact the scene at the Wife-Waiting Rock when he heard a shout.

The officials around him were ecstatic, "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Chief Wei Bur is back."

What would happen if Jiang Qingzhi got into trouble at sea?

Public opinion in Hangzhou generally believed that Emperor Jiajing would be furious, furious, and would inevitably purge the Hangzhou officialdom.

Everyone felt a little uncertain, waiting for the hammer of fate to fall.

When they saw the flag with the word Chiang on it, they couldn't help but feel ecstatic, as if they had escaped death.

But upon closer inspection, the prefect had a gloomy expression on his face.

Someone was startled and whispered, "Why is the Lord unhappy?"

An old official sighed, "It's good that Long Wilbur is back, but what's next?"

"Next..."

"I'm afraid Hangzhou will have to make a comeback next."

"Why do you say that?"

The old official pointed at the generals who were kicking and beating their troops to line up to welcome the soldiers, "Who doesn't know about the smuggling of the navy? So many people are involved... Wang Bie's mutiny gave Chang Wei Bo a reason to take action. So many people are counting on him to die at the hands of the Japanese pirates..."

"Yes, recently the incense in Hangzhou's major temples has increased significantly. Could it be that they are praying for the gods to protect them and let Long Wilbur die at sea?"

"That's right." The old official said, "Now that this noble has returned, Hangzhou, and even Zhejiang, will never have peace again."

The prefect coughed dryly and said, "All of you follow me to greet him."

Everyone followed the prefect, and at this moment, someone shouted, "The provincial governor is here."

The prefect was surprised and thought, wasn't the Censor claiming to be ill and unable to come out?
He looked back and saw Wang Dong, the provincial governor, rushing out of a tavern near the dock. After coming out, he straightened his clothes, coughed dryly, and walked slowly with an official step... that is, with his feet turned outward.

After walking a few steps, Wang Dong began to speed up, getting faster and faster.

"Long Wilbur!"

Wang Dong raised his hand towards the first warship and called out affectionately.

Jiang Qingzhi stood at the bow of the warship, with his hands behind his back, looking at the various people on the dock.

"My Lord, it's the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner and others who are here to welcome you," an official introduced.

"So ugly." Chen Zheng sighed.

Xu Wei said, "For many years, the officialdom has been like this. Who can escape this custom? Without this honor, who would be willing to study hard for ten years and who would be willing to serve as an official?"

Chen Zheng looked at him and sighed, "Didn't anyone tell you that your sharp tongue can easily cause trouble?"

If Wang Dong and others knew what Xu Wei said, Xu Wei would have a group of more enemies.

Xu Wei opened his folding fan and fanned a few times. "Everyone says it's good. There are too many flatterers like this. This is what makes the officialdom even more turbid."

These words also swept Chen Zheng into the picture. The old man wanted to admonish this guy, but after hearing this, he walked silently to Jiang Qingzhi's side.

Xu Wei stuck out his tongue, "Is it very poisonous?"

The ship shook and then came to shore.

Wang Dong glanced at the deck and saw Lin Xi and Zhou Wang were there, and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

If these two died at sea, Wang Dong would become the highest official in Zhejiang. He had made all kinds of preparations, such as becoming a disciple of Jiang Qingzhi.

When Lin Xi and others were not around, Wang Dong became his disciple and was willing to cooperate with him. Jiang Qingzhi was not stupid, so he would naturally recommend Wang Dong to the position with Dao Ye.

But the surface work still needs to be done... Wang Dong bowed. "Congratulations to Long Wei Bo for his triumphant return."

Jiang Qingzhi nodded, and someone on the dock said, "Those mutinous warships have returned."

When Jiang Qingzhi set sail, he had only more than 30 warships, but when he returned, there were more than 10 warships, which were the mutinous warships.

"This guy is invincible in naval battles!"

The prefect of Hangzhou could not hide his surprise and somewhat regretted writing the memorial.

If he had known that Jiang Qingzhi was so brave, he would have flattered the Taoist priest in his memorial and stood firmly on Jiang Qingzhi's side.

But the memorial had already been sent out by express horse for many days, and according to the speed of the horse, it should have reached the capital by now.

The opportunity for speculation is gone.

Jiang Qing got off the warship and walked towards Wang Dong and others, looking quite happy.
It looks like this person is going to change his attitude?
Wang Dong was delighted and bowed again, ready to flatter this gentleman.

Jiang Qingzhi walked up to him and passed him.

Wang Dong: "..."

"Old Tang!"

"Qingzhi!"

When everyone turned around, they saw Jiang Qingzhi hugging the beggar-like man.

"Why did you come to Hangzhou?" Jiang Qingzhi let go of his hand and asked with a smile.

Tang Shunzhi looked at Jiang Qingzhi and saw that he was still the same. He couldn't help but smile, "Lord Xia went to the palace a while ago and talked to His Majesty about something. He came back to find me and said that you would have to fight on this trip. Unfortunately, there are not many people around you who can be used, and Du He and others are not here, so he asked me to go south to help."

Jiang Qingzhi said, "I found out something in Songjiang Prefecture, so I wrote to Mr. Xia. I didn't expect you to be invited. All along the way... I said, Old Tang, you..." He stepped back and looked at the beggar version of Tang Shunzhi, "Were you robbed?"

Tang Shunzhi smiled and said, "We met some refugees on the way, so we gave them all the dry food and money we had. Then we went hunting or had a meal at the temple. With my eloquence, I won't starve to death."

This person is truly compassionate and sympathetic. Jiang Qingzhi said, "Go back first."

The two men walked side by side, and a group of officials and generals behind them were stunned.

Are you just going to leave us like this?

Wang Dong was a little embarrassed and annoyed. At this time, Lin Xi came over and said lightly: "After I leave, how are the various places doing?"

what!
Wang Dong was a little surprised. In the past six months, Zhou Wang relied on the momentum of the Yan Party to suppress Lin Xi. Lin Xi chose to lie in wait and was unusually low-key.

But at this moment, Lin Xi looked sharp, even a little aggressive.

What's going on here?
But Lin Xi was the governor after all, and had the power to command Zhejiang.

Wang Dong shuddered, then bowed and said, "Everything is fine."

After Lin Xi got ashore, he felt a little weak under his feet. He was just slowly recovering now. When he saw Wang Dong's stern expression, he realized that he had forgotten his composure.

He had been suppressed by Zhou Wang for too long, and the anger that had been pent up for half a year had no place to vent, so it was revealed inadvertently.

Hold on!

Lin Xi nodded and smiled, "Okay."

After saying that, Lin Xi kept walking and chased after him.

Wang Dong turned around and saw Lin Xi catching up with Jiang Qingzhi, with a smile on his face that became even brighter.

"Governor, this is..." Wang Dong was puzzled.

"He joined Jiang Qingzhi!"

Zhou Wang walked over.

"This shameless person!"

So that's how it is... Wang Dong suddenly realized and thought, if Zhou Wang had not joined the Yan Party, how could you have the ability to suppress Lin Xi?
Jiang Qingzhi is now in Hangzhou, but Yan Song is far away in the capital.

The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now.

Tsk!
Wang Dong said with some gloating: "The governor was a little angry just now, and I don't know who he was angry at."

Zhou Wang snorted coldly, "Chang Wei Bo has come to Zhejiang, and the issue of declaring land and population is the first thing to be dealt with. What is the public opinion like?"

The position of the Censor was quite transcendent, but Zhou Wang asked Wang Dong in the tone of treating a subordinate.

Wang Dong was intimidated by the power of the Yan Party and suppressed his anger, saying, "Many families have said they are willing to apply."

"They are really scared." Zhou Wang felt a little regretful, thinking that Jiang Qingzhi used thundering means in Songjiang Prefecture to kill the monkey to scare the chickens, which really made the Zhejiang powerful people afraid.

“But the atmosphere was very wrong,” Wang Dong said, “just like before a rainstorm.”

As soon as he entered the city, Zhou Wang sensed something was wrong.

Several confidants came to greet him and said that most of the powerful people in the city had chosen to bow their heads, but someone had said that unless Jiang Qingzhi stayed in Zhejiang for the rest of his life, as soon as he left, someone would create trouble for the new policy.

"Some people also said that no matter what measures the new policy takes from now on, we should spare no effort to oppose it."

"It's destruction!" Zhou Wang said dimly, "Jiang Qingzhi's iron-fisted implementation of the new policy seems to have been a great success, but the resentment is like a raging fire underground, just waiting for the right time to come, then it will drill out of the ground and burn everything of the new policy."

"Agency, isn't this the same old path that Wang Anshi of the former Song Dynasty took to carry out his reforms?" a confidant said.

In the early stages of Wang Anshi's reform, he used an iron fist to implement the new policies smoothly, but as time went on, the resistance became greater and greater, and he ultimately suffered a disastrous defeat.

"Let's just watch the fun of this matter." Zhou Wang sneered, "I want to see how long Jiang Qingzhi can stay in Hangzhou."

"When people leave, politics ceases."

"If this happens everywhere in the world, unless Jiang Qingzhi can transform into millions of people, the new policy will be difficult to sustain."

Everyone laughed.

Jiang Qingzhi returned to the station. After Tang Shunzhi took a shower, he found Jiang Qingzhi reading a letter. "I have been in Hangzhou for a few days and have been investigating everywhere. Qingzhi, the powerful people in Hangzhou are complaining. Some say that if this continues, there will be snow in the middle of summer."

The so-called snow in midsummer means that the resentment rises to the sky.

"You can suppress it now. If you leave, the new policy in Zhejiang and even in Nanzhili will probably be reversed."

"I know."

Jiang Qingzhi took out his medicinal cigarette and said slowly, "The way to use troops is to combine the positive and the strange. There are many people outside waiting to see me make a fool of myself, right?"

Tang Shunzhi nodded.

"Then give them a surprise."

(End of this chapter)