East Factory Governor

Chapter 356 Timely Rain

Chongzhen's worries were not unreasonable.Li Fu is good at opening foreign cities, and the silver from other places is used to cover the two rates. If it is small, it is not abiding by the court's laws and law enforcement is breaking the law.
If this kind of official is promoted, what if other officials follow suit?
Or, what should he do if he has grown into a big official?
It is true that Chongzhen wants to be a capable official and a dry official, but the prerequisite is that he is obedient!Any emperor would not like officials who do their own way.

Qin Shuhuai knew Chongzhen's worry, and immediately said, "The emperor is worrying too much. Let me just say one thing. That night, I entered Li Fu's mansion at night, and saw that he was a majestic magistrate, wearing a long gown full of patches in the hot weather. The study room is also extremely shabby. Your Majesty, you have to know that there are millions of taels of silver in the hands of Li Fu every year, and he is not greedy for a penny! Do you know what this means?"

"It means he is an upright official? I agree! But this is not the same as whether I will use him again or not!"

Qin Shuhuai shook his head, "No, this not only means that he is an upright official, but also means that he is an extremely paranoid person. I think he has obsessive-compulsive disorder!"

"OCD?"

"Anyway, it means extreme paranoia. Think about it, the emperor, if these scholars are not for profit, then what is it for?"

Chongzhen thought for a while, and said, "For a name?"

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "That's right, Li Fu has put all his energy into it, and he is extremely paranoid about becoming a clean and good official with a long history. If he is reused in the future, he will be full of thoughts about getting the court's approval after his death." Posthumous titles, even listed in the annals, so that they can truly go down in history, right? Therefore, the bigger his official position, the more he wants to be recognized by the emperor. The minister dares to use his head as a guarantee. If the emperor is willing to reuse him, he will listen to the emperor more than anyone else. if!"

Chongzhen thought about it, and felt that what Qin Shuhuai said was not unreasonable.After all, looking at the world, there are not many officials like Li Fu who are able to handle affairs and still abide by integrity.

So he said, "Since brother Qin is trying his best to protect this person, I will choose an opportunity to send a reliable person to visit him. However, you also said that this person is paranoid, so I will beat him first to let him know what he did Not quite right."

Speaking of this, it means that he promised to give Li Fu a chance.

Qin Shuhuai chuckled, "The emperor is wise."

Li Fu who is thousands of miles away will not know, because of Qin Shuhuai's words, his fate will undergo an earth-shaking change.

After eating a few pieces of cakes, Chongzhen asked again, "By the way, brother Qin is going to the three sides, what do you need my help for?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Naturally, the emperor needs to give me an identity, otherwise, wouldn't it be troublesome if the officials on the three sides don't recognize me?"

"Yes. Or should I still be the imperial envoy?"

"Well... almost. But this time, I want to clarify the purpose. Let me say that I will take care of the three sides on behalf of Tianzhen, and assist in the suppression of bandits."

Chongzhen smiled meaningfully, "Brother Qin, it's really wonderful to use the word assistant!"

Qin Shuhuai also smirked, "I've thought about this word for a long time."

"Hahaha!"

The two laughed in unison.

Assistant, that is, with Yang He around, Qin Shuhuai will assist him.

But what about Yang He's death?Before the new governor of the three sides came down, Qin Shuhuai could act arbitrarily in the three sides!
By doing this, Qin Shuhuai won't startle the snake when he goes there.As soon as Yang He died, Qin Shuhuai could quickly take over the military power, and it was too late for the Donglin party members to react.

Of course, to successfully receive the military power of the three sides, it may not be possible to rely solely on a single imperial decree.But Chongzhen fully believed that with Qin Shuhuai's means, he would be able to take over the military power smoothly after Yang He's death.

After talking about the business, Chongzhen suddenly thought of a worrying thing.

"By the way, Brother Qin, did you see that girl Liu Yan afterwards?"

Qin Shuhuai was stunned for a moment, and then smiled guiltily, "I see, but it's not as good-looking as I imagined."

"Really?"

"See you!"

Chongzhen smirked, "Is there anything wrong with it?"

"Hey, seeing that she was nothing more than that, I lost interest, and left after drinking a few drinks with her."

"Brother Qin is dishonest. If she is nothing more than this, why would there be so many princes from aristocratic families flocking to her? Tell me quickly, or I will tell my brothers and sisters."

"I'll go! Brother Huang, do you want to inquire so carefully? I really didn't do anything!"

……

After Qin Shuhuai came out of the imperial study, it was already dusk.

When leaving Donghua Gate, I ran into Wen Tiren again.

"Hey, Qin Shaobao, what a coincidence, you're here too!"

Qin Shuhuai thought, what a coincidence, you have been standing here for a long time, the snow under your feet has been melted.

But he didn't say anything, he smiled and cupped his hands at him, "Master Wen, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Qin Shaobao is going back? It's so cold, how about going to the humble house to drink a glass of water and wine to warm up?"

"This...I'm afraid it's not convenient today, I have to go home."

Wen Tiren leaned into Qin Shuhuai's ear and said, "Qin Shaobao, Dongchang and Donglin are fighting together! Don't you want to hear it?"

After hearing this, Qin Shuhuai immediately became interested.

Dongchang and Donglin are working together?Speaking of Dongchang's Cao Huachun, he has always done things in a stable manner, and has never offended the Donglin Party members in history, so why did he get involved with them?

Well, this has to be heard.Cao Huachun hadn't come to compete with him for a long time, and he always felt that he seemed to be holding back some big moves, and his heart was furious.If we can dig out some black materials from the East Factory from Wen Tiren, it can be regarded as a precautionary measure.

Thinking of this, he rubbed the back of his hands and said, "Not to mention, it's really cold today, so let's bother Mr. Wen and go to your mansion to get warm."

Wen Tiren's eyes narrowed into a line, "Hey, Qin Shaobao please."

When we arrived at Wenfu, we saw four or five officials there.

"Qin Shaobao, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Qiu Bingzhen, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and this is Mr. Wang Zhengwang, the official secretary of the Ministry of Rites and Regulations. This is..."

Qin Shuhuai greeted them one by one with a smile.He thought to himself, it turns out that Wen Tiren, an old boy, has not been idle in recent years, so he poached a lot of civil servants in the corner of Donglin, forming a small wing of his own.

Don't say anything else, let's just say that Qiu Bingzhen, the left servant of the official department, is a senior member of the third rank and holds real power.You must know that the Ming Dynasty will hold a terrible "Jingcha" every six years. This is a major event that determines the promotion and dismissal of countless officials.Every time the "Jingcha" must be a reshuffle of power, it is said that all officials "either get promoted or leave", that is, they will be promoted if they are not well received by the Jingcha, or they will leave or even go to jail.The Minister of the Ministry of Officials' power in Jingcha is second only to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Yushi of the Zuodu. If he makes comments like "irregular" or "impetuous", that person will probably be finished.

Therefore, Qin Shuhuai was surprised that even Qiu Bingzhen could hang out with Wen Tiren.

Surprise, of course, is a surprise.

He has no foundation in the court, but with Wen Tiren's team, it will be quite different.

I thought happily in my heart, Lao Wen, Lao Wen, you are really timely.You have stolen so many antiques from your house before, so don't take it to heart.Don't worry, I will treat you well from now on!

(End of this chapter)