After receiving the emperor's secret order, Zhang Fengyi, who was originally very happy, changed his mood instantly.

When he was stationed in Pyongyang, although he was respected by the North Korean royal family, he was in a foreign land, far away from the capital, in fact, he also felt lonely, and the prosperity of Pyongyang was far from being able to compare with the capital. As the former secretary of the military department, Zhang Fengyi still has a certain political vision, away from the capital, it means far away from the center of power, for a long time, I am afraid that it will be forgotten by the emperor and the court, those generals who have been stationed at the border for more than ten years or even decades, isn't this the case.

The emperor's secret decree arrived when Zhang Fengyi entered the Xuanzhou territory.

Zhang Fengyi never dreamed that he would have to shoulder such a heavy responsibility, and he was directly opposite Su Tiancheng.

Although stationed in North Korea, but Su Tiancheng's situation, Zhang Fengyi still knows a little, since Su Tiancheng entered the cabinet, the power is greater, especially after the conquest of the Golden Tartars, Su Tiancheng is fully responsible, commanding the Jiangning battalion, the Liaodong border army and the Datong border army, mastering hundreds of thousands of troops, these armies are the most elite troops in the Ming Dynasty. Under such circumstances, it is almost an impossible task to work against Su Tiancheng, and to divide Su Tiancheng's henchmen in Dengzhou and other places, and win over officials and businessmen.

Of course, Zhang Fengyi knew that the emperor would make such a secret decree for Lu, in fact, he had long been a little worried, as Su Tiancheng's power grew stronger and stronger, and more and more merits were made, the contradiction would definitely break out. The people around you will also remind you from time to time.

Zhang Fengyi was faced with a choice, either according to the requirements of the emperor's secret decree, after the army was stationed in Dengzhou, he would win over the officials and merchants of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, and take the opportunity to control the Weihaiwei wharf, including the shipyard and arsenal. gradually dismantled Su Tiancheng's strength, either perfunctory, did not take these things seriously, and found a way to deal with the court and the emperor, or took refuge in Su Tiancheng and showed his attitude.

It's a choice that has to be made.

After all, Zhang Fengyi is a second-grade high-ranking official in the imperial court, and it is impossible to imagine and not choose to take refuge in Su Tiancheng, so he can only act at the opportunity. If you can win over the strength of all parties in Dengzhou and fulfill the requirements put forward by the emperor's secret decree, maybe you can immediately enter the cabinet and reach the peak of power. If all the obstacles are pushed on Su Tiancheng's head, the imperial court will not be good.

But there is a Zhang Fengyi that must be grasped. That is, the army cannot be shaken, cannot obey Su Tiancheng's dispatch, and must be firmly rooted in Dengzhou.

Everything else is easy to say, but thinking that the 30,000 army can take root in Dengzhou, this is probably the most difficult, and it is impossible to allow others to snore next to the couch. Su Tiancheng will never sit idly by, if the operation is good, it may be safe in a short time, and the army can stay in Dengzhou temporarily, if the operation is not good. Maybe Su Tiancheng will be strong, but in terms of commanding and encircling the army, Zhang Fengyi knows his own ability, and it is impossible to compare with Su Tiancheng.

With this ambivalence, Zhang Fengyi ordered the army to slow down the march, and he needed to think seriously about what kind of preparations should be made before arriving in Dengzhou, and how to act safely.

Qu Qingze returned to Dengzhou.

The 10,000 officers and men of the Jiangning Battalion who remained in Dengzhou and other places have made important adjustments to their garrisons; Laizhou and Qingzhou have each left behind their former soldiers, and the inspection department is mainly responsible for the local public security situation, and the remaining 8,000 soldiers are all stationed in Dengzhou's capital city, Penglai, Weihai, and other places, and docks, shipyards, and arsenals are the focus of the guard, and no one else is allowed to interfere.

In this regard, Qu Qingze also has a lot of confidence, the officials in these key places, including the technical personnel, have been gradually adjusted, and they are all controlled by Su Tiancheng's most trusted people, and they are absolutely loyal, as for the officials sent to the dock by the imperial court, they have long stood aside and cannot get involved in the core matters.

In terms of employment, it is also the place where Qu Qingze admires Su Tiancheng the most, Su Jun and Yue Gaofeng control the wharf and control everything, it can be said that how much silver the wharf earned, how much tax was collected, the court could not know the Tao at all, the two cooperated with each other and played their respective strengths, Su Jun is still the imperial envoy appointed by the imperial court, with very good authority, William and David are even more dead-eyed, one controls the shipyard, the other controls the arsenal, unless Su Tiancheng speaks, what the rest of the people say has no effect at all, Su Tiancheng once set strict rules for the shipyard and arsenal, everything is done according to the rules, no one is allowed to interfere easily, Qu Qingze and others did not understand it very well at the beginning, but now it seems that Su Tiancheng's arrangement is very reasonable.

Therefore, Qu Qingze's task is to deal with Zhang Fengyi.

Besides, the officials of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, Deng Hui, the prefect of Dengzhou, Lan Qiaozheng, the prefect of Laizhou, and Liu Yunqing, the prefect of Qingzhou, are all absolute loyalists, it is impossible to betray Su Tiancheng, don't say that Zhang Fengyi does his work, even if the emperor's decree comes, they will not follow the order, everything depends on what attitude Su Tiancheng has, Laizhou Tongzhi Liu Jingting and Qingzhou Tongzhi Liu Zhongji, this is also no problem, some problems are Dengzhou Tongzhi Liu Chongsan, this Liu Chongsan, is still dedicated to the imperial court.

Su Tiancheng also thought of a way, reused Su Tianhao, Xu Jili, Gu Xingsong, Su Ertong and others, Su Tiancheng as the governor of Pingdu Prefecture, concurrently served as the judge of the Governor's Mansion, Su Ertong as the imperial envoy of the capital, concurrently served as the judge of the Governor's Mansion, responsible for the daily affairs of the Governor's Mansion, Xu Jili was promoted to the same governor of Dengzhou Mansion, concurrently served as the magistrate of Jiaozhou County, Gu Xingsong was promoted to the same governor of Dengzhou Prefecture, and concurrently served as the magistrate of Wendeng County.

The highest leadership organ in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou is the Governor's Mansion, and all major decisions are subject to the requirements of the Governor's Mansion, that is to say, the power is absolutely concentrated in Su Tiancheng's hands.

After Zhang Pu became the governor of Shandong, the authority of the governor's office had begun to spread throughout Shandong.

As for the businessmen in Dengzhou and other places, there is no need to worry about it, Wan Chenggui is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and he contacts many businessmen on weekdays, and he opens and closes his mouth to take care of the supervisor, and the facts are more telling, in other places in the Ming Dynasty, although the businessmen are rich, but they do a lot of things, they are restricted, for example, the matter of opening a workshop, how many apprentices are hired, the government will intervene, and there are a lot of contradictions for this, but in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, there is no such problem, the larger the scale of the workshop, The more it is valued by the government.

A few years have passed, and the businessmen in Dengzhou and other places have fully understood that Su Tiancheng's attitude towards businessmen is indeed different, not verbal attention, in this case, businessmen are of course oriented to Su Tiancheng.

Qu Qingze knows that the problem must exist, and it is very serious, otherwise Su Tiancheng would not have asked him to return to Dengzhou to deal with these problems, at least from the perspective of the understanding of officials and gentry and wealthy households, they all support the imperial power, and they all recognize the court and the emperor, this is a matter of no doubt, and it is also a matter of course, no matter what, Su Tiancheng himself is the cabinet minister and the governor of Jiliao, and it is precisely with such an identity that Su Tiancheng may have power.

Qu Qingze has always believed that since the relationship with the imperial court has deteriorated, then openly challenge, there is nothing remarkable, if you want to maintain the overall situation, you can't do it at some times, for example, the emperor and the imperial court want to control Dengzhou, Fuzhou and Qingzhou and other places, you can do it openly, Zhang Fengyi led 30,000 troops into Dengzhou, it is the most powerful action and signal, you must know that at this time, Su Tiancheng is leading the army, and the Houjin Tartars are fighting, such a critical moment, The emperor and the court were able to make decisions that disregarded the overall situation, which shows that it is no longer feasible to take into account the overall situation.

It's a pity that Su Tiancheng's understanding is different, after the extermination of the Golden Tartars, it is not only a matter of the Jiangning camp, nor is it entirely a matter of Su Tiancheng and his henchmen, the Jiangning camp represents the imperial court, not to mention the Liaodong Border Army and the Datong Border Army, at this time, the face is torn with the imperial court, what kind of measures will appear in the Liaodong Border Army and the Datong Border Army, that is a matter that is unclear, no matter what, the dispute with the imperial court cannot be made public at this time.

Qu Qingze could only obey Su Tiancheng's request.

After returning to Dengzhou, on the one hand, he began to adjust the deployment of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, on the other hand, he had frequent contact with officials at all levels, and the contradictions between Su Tiancheng and the imperial court were faintly revealed in his words, and warned the officials at all levels in advance, I am afraid that when the time comes, the most critical point is that Qu Qingze began to fully activate the intelligence network, including the intelligence network installed in the capital, he and Su Tiancheng knew that once Zhu Xianxin and others left the capital, Zhu Xianxuan's situation would definitely be very difficult, It will be difficult to continue to gain access to the dynamics of the imperial court, so you will have to rely on the intelligence network planted in the capital.

Although the actions are very hidden, Qu Qingze also knows that once these actions are made public, the contradictions between Su Tiancheng and the imperial court are also completely public, and there is not much room for evasion.

Of course, Qu Qingze has not forgotten one person, which is also what Su Tiancheng particularly emphasized, that is, Wu Sangui, who has always been idle, Su Tiancheng even emphasized that Wu Sangui has any abnormal performance and can take action. (To be continued......)