Chapter 65 Borrowing a few heads

Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui, who were both working in the Suzhou Prefecture's Grain Inspectorate, eventually parted ways.

Hai Rui, who held the position of Censor-in-Chief, directly cited the Ming Dynasty Law and parted ways with Zhang Juzheng and left.

After wandering around Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures for three days, he returned south to Zhejiang Province with a heart full of anger.

With Zhang Juzheng around, Hai Rui knew that he would not be able to find out anything about the hidden matters of the two governments' land.

But in Zhejiang Province, because the Xin'an River dike was destroyed, the people affected by the disaster could not wait.

He needed to investigate the reasons behind the destruction of the Qing'anjiang dike, and supervise the relief work for the victims, to prevent the local authorities in Zhejiang from violating Yan Shidu's requirements and buying the victims' land at low prices.

There is the treacherous minister Zhang Juzheng as a contrast.

Hai Rui couldn't help but develop a strong interest in Yan Shaoting, who came from the Yan Party.

He even began to imagine that he could use this young official from the Yan Party to wipe out the Yan Party that had controlled the court for decades and restore peace to the government and the country.

All this was beyond Zhang Juzheng's expectations.

But the various relationships between the two of them and Yan Shaoting that would happen in the future and that no one could understand were officially laid out at this moment.

Without Hai Rui's obstruction, Zhang Juzheng was finally able to make full use of his power in the two governments. After temporarily giving up the investigation into the concealment of land reserves in the two governments, he began to promote the policy of replacing cotton with mulberry.

This time, there were no cotton farmers to oppose him.

And Zhang Juzheng also knew that all this was not because of him.

Just in the distant city of Beijing.

The sky gradually darkened, the setting sun hid below the horizon, and a yellowish light broke out from the horizon, giving the earth the last ray of light before the night arrived.

A horse-drawn carriage slowly drove from the official road outside the city into Beijing.

When night falls completely.

The carriage slowly stopped on the street in front of Yan's mansion.

The groom carefully took down the horse stool and placed it beside the carriage. Then he stood aside respectfully and called softly into the carriage, "Minister, we have arrived at the residence of Lord Yan."

There was a noise in the carriage.

Then a bearded man with a thin figure, sunken cheeks and a sad expression walked out of the carriage.

This person was the Governor-General of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty.

The man who held the sway over the southeastern half of the Ming Dynasty.

Hu Zongxian.

He raised his head and looked towards the Yan family residence, which he had not visited for many years.

A complicated look appeared on Hu Zongxian's face.

He slowly stepped down from the horse stool and stood on the street in front of the mansion.

The groom tilted his head, looked at the Yan family, and then looked at his own department.

The groom whispered, "Should I knock on the door?"

Hu Zongxian glanced at the groom and said, "I will go there myself, you stay here."

The groom stopped talking.

Hu Zongxian had also taken a step forward, and in just three or two steps he had arrived at the gate of Yan's mansion.

Bang bang bang.

In the Ming Empire, the door of the cabinet chief's house was knocked by his students.

After knocking on the door, Hu Zongxian stood quietly in front of the door.

After a long time, the doorman finally opened the door a crack.

Hu Zongxian spoke first and introduced himself: "I am Hu Zongxian, the Governor-General of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang. I am back in Beijing today and I am here to visit Lord Yan."

The concierge's brows jumped.

This person is a high-ranking official in the southeast and also a disciple of my old master.

The doorman didn't dare to be negligent, but due to the rules of Yan's house, he could only say "wait a moment" and then turned around and went into Yan's house to report.

And at this moment in Yan Mansion.

Yan Shifan was discussing the current situation in the southeast with his advisor Luo Wenlong.

The doorman in front came to report.

Yan Shifan immediately glared at the concierge and said, "Hu Zongxian has repeatedly declined to do the job, but now that something happened in Zhejiang, he has finally come to our door?"

The doorman dared not say anything and could only wait for the decision of the young minister. Luo Wenlong whispered to the side: "I think he was ordered to come to Beijing to explain the matter of the Xin'an River dike in Zhejiang Province. Why not meet him and see what he says?"

Yan Shifan snorted coldly: "The matter of the Xin'an River dike in Zhejiang Province has been handed over to my son.

According to the rules of the imperial court, foreign ministers cannot meet with court officials privately before they see the emperor. My Yan family must abide by the laws of the country."

Luo Wenlong looked at Yan Shifan and saw that his attitude was clear, so he told the doorman: "Go to the front and tell him that Lord Yan has gone to bed and cannot meet with him today. We can meet again tomorrow after Hu Butangsheng's preface."

The concierge was helpless.

You can only bow and exit.

In front of Yan Mansion.

Hu Zongxian frowned and said, "Is it true that I won't be able to see Lord Yan tonight?"

He knew clearly that he had not agreed to the destruction of land in Zhejiang this time, nor had he indulged those businessmen in buying the victims' land at low prices at the first opportunity. He even arrested Ma Ningyuan and other county officials, which must have angered the Yan government.

The doorman shook his head and said, "The Lord has indeed gone to bed. You should come back tomorrow. According to the court's rules, it is not convenient for you to enter the palace at this time."

As he spoke, the doorman closed the door of Yan's residence tightly as if he was avoiding the plague.

Hu Zongxian gazed deeply at the gate of Yan's mansion which was closed again in front of him and sighed silently.

He stepped back step by step, and when he reached the edge of the stairs, he slowly turned around.

he knows.

Perhaps, he had been cut off from the Yan family.

However, just as Hu Zongxian took a step and was about to land on the next step, his foot was suspended in the air.

creak.

The sound of the door hinge caused his foot, which was about to fall, to stop in mid-air.

Yan Shaoting was wearing inner clothes, a pair of cloth shoes on his heels, and an outer robe draped over his body. Half of his body was exposed from behind the closed door of the Yan Mansion.

"Is it Hu Butang?"

Some unfamiliar young people's voices.

Hu Zongxian was confused and curious. He slowly retracted his dangling foot, put it down, turned around and looked at the gate of Yan's mansion which had been closed to him but was now opened again.

"Is it Master Shao Ting?"

Hu Zongxian looked at the reopened door and saw a young man with disheveled clothes, who had obviously come in a hurry, and asked hesitantly.

A smile appeared on Yan Shaoting's face.

"Minister Hu came to visit so late at night. I guess he just returned to Beijing."

Hu Zongxian was still hesitant, and nodded, saying, "I just arrived in the capital, and I wanted to see the Lord first, but I didn't expect that the Lord had already gone to bed. I will come to see the Lord tomorrow after I meet the Lord and make a report."

He was the Governor-General of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang.

After all, you still have to have backbone.

Yan Shaoting smiled as he stepped out of the mansion, and when he came to Hu Zongxian, he gestured to Hu Zongxian to enter the mansion: "It's getting dark, and Minister Hu must have rushed all the way to get into the city. You should go into the mansion and have a cup of hot tea before going to the official post."

Hu Zongxian was very surprised why the young master of the Yan family allowed him to enter his mansion.

But he still remembered what the doorman had just said, the rules of the court.

But before Hu Zongxian could refuse.

Yan Shaoting has already said: "It's just right. I have the trust of His Majesty, and now the mission in the southeast has been handed over to me. Hu Butang is returning to the capital today, and there are some things I need to clarify with Hu Butang."

Old Hu, don't look at me like a kid.

Now, I am also your superior.

Only then did Hu Zongxian react and think of the news he received on the way back to Beijing.

He bowed quickly and said, "In that case, I will listen to the tutor. I will ask for a cup of hot tea and explain the situation in Zhejiang to the tutor."

Seeing that Lao Hu finally agreed.

Yan Shaoting's smile grew wider, and he quickly pulled Hu Zongxian towards the Yan residence.

"It's just in time for Hu Butang to return to the capital today."

"I just wanted to borrow a few heads from the Ministry in Zhejiang."

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