open sea

Chapter 196 Fighting
Zhaoqing, Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Before dawn, the fast horse from Xiangshan called to open the city gate half an hour ago, and the governor's waist card went straight into the governor's yamen. Outside, only Chen Mu entered the mansion.

The candles in the governor's mansion were lit all night, and the old servant changed the candles three times. When the candles were refilled for the last time, the master was wearing single clothes and looking at the full moon in the yard with his hands behind his back.

Chen Mu was looking at the map. There was a large map on the table in front of him. He was familiar with this map.

Luo Hongxian, Deng Zilong's teacher, once drew a map of Guangdong. This map is similar, and it is also Guangdong. The only difference is that it is not marked with prefectures and counties, but guards.

South China Sea, Chaozhou, Leizhou, Hainan, Qingyuan, Huizhou, Zhaoqing, Guanghai... are densely packed, forming the establishment of more than [-] guards in Guangdong. All the forces are on this map.

His official position is fixed, but Zhang Han has the final say on where to award it.

Zhang Han let him watch, let him take a good look, no matter where he wants to go, even if Jiuzhan Que's nest transfers the original commander, he can let him do it, and he is the commander who holds the real power of the guard.

Chen Mu knew Zhang Han well. This old military man was reluctant to govern, and he didn't even know how to fight. But he was a politician with sophisticated speech and background. Even if he appreciated Chen Mu, he wouldn't make such a drastic decision.

This is abnormal.

The well-repaired wooden door was pushed open with almost no sound, but the cloth-soled official boots deliberately stepped on the ground, making Chen Mu aware of someone coming in behind him, and turned his head to Zhang Han.

Standing up and saluting, Zhang Han waved his hands weakly, his beard and hair were all pale, which made his already aging expression even more sluggish.Behind Zhang Han, a servant brought hot fish soup and put it on the table. Chen Mu heard Zhang Han ask, "Have you thought about it, where are you going?"

"Humble job, I still want to go..." Chen Mu pursed his lips slightly, cupped his hands, bowed his head straight but said: "Guanghai."

The old man let out a long sigh, "Guanghai, what's so good about Guanghai? The soldiers are gone, and the city has been overthrown by you, but guarding the mirror of Xiangshan, you can only have the power of Xiangshan. How can the new governor give you that?" Time to show its talents.”

Zhang Han ignored Chen Mu who was staring wide-eyed and shocked, and shook his head, "Change to a place where there are no thieves and no wars. You are still young. Three to five years ago, it's a good situation."

"Governor, you want to transfer? New, new governor, why?"

At first, Chen Mu didn't understand why Zhang Han asked him to choose a random place, even if he transferred the original commander, he had to arrange it for him. John didn't know, he felt something was wrong at the time.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Han intended to arrange a way out for him before he was transferred.

The crux of the matter is that Zhang Han does not look like he is about to be promoted to an important official in Beijing.

"It's cold at night, and it's the people below who let you ride the horse all the way. They lost their sense of proportion and drank soup." Zhang Han was energetic, but it was only because he was worried that he looked tired. After sitting down, he stroked the stone inkstone on the table, and waved Chen Mu didn't want to be offended, and said: "People have a lot of old talk, you have time to say what you want to hear, don't make a fuss, drink the soup first."

There is no need to make a fuss, Zhang Han looks like this, how can Chen Mu be calm?
A month ago, he taught him how to write stereotyped essays, and in a blink of an eye, he became the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he became this depressed. At this time, what Chen Mu cared about was not what to do about his transfer to other guards such as Xiangshan and Haojing, but what to do. But what actually happened?
What exactly happened to make Zhang Han, who holds the power of the two powers, so lost.

"This old man wants to report to the imperial court to resign and return to his hometown. The reason is three people, the second assistant Zhang Taiyue, the governor of Yingtian Hai Gangfeng, and the general of Guangdong Zhou Yunxiang."

Zhang Han narrated, but Chen Mu couldn't understand. He knew all three of them. Zhang Taiyue was Zhang Juzheng, whom he wanted to get along with, and now he was the second assistant; But how the two of them got involved with Zhou Yunxiang, Chen Mu didn't understand.

Zhou Yunxiang used to be a general in Guangdong. This year, the Guangdong police guarded against Zeng Yiben's rebellion and killed Geng Zongyuan who was guarding Lei Qiong. He wanted to respond to Zeng Yiben, but in the end Zeng Sanlao was killed by Chen Mu before even Ling Dingyang escaped. , Zhou Yunxiang, who came to join the teacher, had nowhere to go, and went into exile overseas without a trace.

How could such a person have a relationship with those two?
"Cifu has always intended to reuse Hai Rui. At that time, the elder Xu Ge was in charge, and he was finally restored to his post. As soon as he came out, he pointed at the elder and scolded him for being corrupt. This year's performance appraisal, Cifu suggested that important officials from all over the country recommend three capable people to His Majesty. Official, the old man chose Haigang Peak according to his preferences."

When it comes to doing what he likes, Zhang Han didn't mind at all, he just said as it should be: "If you are valued by others, you will also offend others. You know that this is an official, what kind of official is the best?"

Chen Mu smiled, and just about to say military officer, Zhang Han said, "It's a speech officer, and it's best to be a speech officer, because no matter whether you are a military officer, civil servant, or even the second assistant chief assistant, even Zhu Zongbing will be scolded by the speech officer, but The officials don't scold themselves."

Zongbing Zhu is referring to Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao.

"Wu You neglected his duties, and his writing was negligent. His position as a speech officer is in his mouth, and he speaks as he pleases, whether he wants to scold or not."

"In the court meeting in July, the old man was negligent, impeached and dismissed from office, and the second assistant said something. He was going to be demoted and transferred to another place. The news that he was shot and killed by you was sent to the capital, so it was avoided. As a duty of negligence, order Zhou Yunxiang to be arrested."

"The vast sea is boundless, even Yu Zhifu can't catch him, so what can I do? Heh!"

Zhang Han chuckled lightly, and waved his sleeves across the table, "Cifu has already said that, since the old man can't do anything, he must be aware of current affairs. The scriptures for suing the old man have been written, and the old man who supervised the army in Guangdong has never suffered a loss, but he is protected by you." , I will play the book in three months. In the meantime, let you settle down, Chen Erlang, and forget it.

Zhang Han didn't go into too much detail, and didn't explain everything to Chen Mu, but he probably understood what happened.

Zhang Juzheng wanted to reuse Hai Rui, Zhang Han agreed, some people disapproved, Zeng Yiben's attack on Guangdong made Zhang Han's reputation in the imperial court decline, relying on Zhang Juzheng's help to speak, Chen Mu killed Zeng Yiben quickly, and thus retained the position of governor Otherwise, he would have been transferred away long ago.

But this time Zhou Yunxiang was just an innocuous fuse, and it became a big deal if he was attacked by words as a target, but Zhou Yunxiang couldn't be caught in exile at sea, and the matter was tied to a dead end.

Chen Mu had no experience in dealing with this kind of thing, let alone thinking in detours. The only feasible way in his mind to repay Zhang Han's kindness was to go straight in - to catch Zhou Yunxiang.

"The military sect is worried. They are worried that they will not be able to capture Zhou Yunxiang next time. His lowly position may be like the work of eagles and dogs."

Chen Mu, who crossed his hands, thought that he was an ignorant person. He didn't believe him, even if he didn't say kindness. At this stage, only Zhang Han was sitting in the governor's seat, so he could use his fists better, not to mention Zhang Han. John knew him well.

He said: "The lowly position is for the army, let's fight for it!"

"A fight?"

"Your words are enough."

Zhang Han looked at Chen Mu and shook his head and smiled, looked at him, rolled his eyes and smiled, looked at him, rolled his eyes and smiled, and went back and forth three times, his expression was both gratified and sad, and finally sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Go back and have a good time." Thinking about where to take up the post, the old man's last book, no one will refute it."

　Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Zhengde, named himself Zhu Shou. He was archived by the Ministry of War and granted the title of Duke of Zhen.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)