20demayo Chapter 601 Zhao Renzhi
Chapter 601 Zhao Renzhi
Otherwise, given the court's usual efficiency and principles, it would be impossible to continue delivering food to the front line.
This is no small matter.
Zhang Ping'an ordered his men to find out more.
After a while, the men came back to report and confirmed that it was the imperial grain transport team.
In addition to escorting food and supplies, another point worth noting is that two of the leaders seemed unusual.
He is a civil servant of a relatively high rank and should not appear in the grain transport team.
"Civil servant?" the bald old man repeated with a frown.
Zhang Pingan frowned upon hearing this and guessed, "Could it be the newly sent military supervisor by the court?"
He nodded as he spoke, and said to himself, "That makes sense. The people in the court are not stupid. Even if they took these grains for the sake of the overall situation, they would definitely try to control the commander-in-chief."
"Tsk, how cunning! There are military supervisors at Huaiyang Pass and Zhengyang Pass, and they send people to the front line again?!" The bald old man said dissatisfiedly with his hands on his hips.
"I guess they feel that the current military supervisors are just decorations and are useless, so they sent new people here. If I'm not mistaken, the backgrounds of these two people are closely related to the regent ministers of the current court," Zhang Pingan pondered.
If it were him, he would also find a way to send people to the front line. After all, Zhou Ziming has become too powerful and does not obey orders.
If we allow him to continue to grow in power, it will be more difficult to control him in the future.
While resolving the crisis on the front line, finding ways to break up his power is a top priority.
It’s hard to say whether it’s effective or not.
Zhang Ping'an was not optimistic about the court's move.
"Ping'an, do you want to invite the leaders to come into the city and have a seat?" The bald old man asked hesitantly.
"No need, don't meddle in other people's business. Be careful not to get into trouble. This muddy water is not something you and I can wade into! Since they didn't send a letter asking us to rest here, we'd better pretend that we don't know," Zhang Ping'an said with his hands behind his back and shook his head.
"I understand!" The bald old man originally wanted to inquire about some information, but after hearing what Zhang Pingan said, he realized that it was not the right time.
Zhang Ping'an and Lao Tu stayed on the city wall for a long time before they could see clearly through the telescope the faces of the two civil servants who were in the lead as mentioned by the sentry.
"Why is he here?" Zhang Ping'an's face changed.
"Who is it? Let me see," the old bald man took the telescope and looked carefully, but found that he didn't recognize anyone.
"The two people riding side by side, the younger one on the right is my former classmate in the provincial school. His surname is Zhao and his name is Renzhi. He is the son-in-law of the Du family in Dingzhou. I have met the one on the left a few times. I heard that he is very popular in the officialdom of Lin'an and seems to have close relations with the Wang family. However, I am not very familiar with these two," Zhang Pingan replied.
"What's so special about these two people? A son-in-law can be a military supervisor? This is unheard of!" The bald old man asked in surprise.
"You also know that I have been in Ci County for a few years before, so unless it is a big deal, I am not so familiar with many of the intricate connections in the Lin'an officialdom. Especially since these two people do not have very high status and are not so eye-catching, I will not go out of my way to inquire about them," Zhang Pingan explained helplessly.
When he said this, he thought of something and looked up thoughtfully, "As for what's special about him, I know that Zhao Renzhi is from a military family in Zhuozhou. His father was the governor of Zhuozhou. When I was in the provincial school, I found that he was particularly good at archery and horsemanship. I wonder if the person who arranged for them to come here had this deeper consideration!
Although the status of a son-in-law is low, this dynasty already allows sons-in-law to take the imperial examinations. He passed the examination in the same year as me, but only ranked in the top three. He usually keeps a low profile. I hadn't heard of his saga before, so how did he suddenly jump to the front line as a military supervisor? I was wondering just now!
"Do you think we should send a letter to Lord Zhou to inform him about this?" The bald old man hesitated.
"Haha," Zhang Pingan laughed twice when he heard this, and said with his hands behind his back, "I'm afraid Yangzhou has already sent the letter over. If they hadn't been prepared, Lord Zhou wouldn't have dared to do this!"
After hearing this, the old bald man thought it made sense and stopped worrying about it, just pretending not to know.
The grain delivery team slowly passed through Ze County.
Little did they know that the two people they were talking about at this time were also discussing the situation in Ze County.
Zhao Renzhi looked at the slowly receding Ze County wall and smiled at the person beside him, "Brother Wang, you might not know this, but Mr. Zhang, the Tongzhi of Huai'an Prefecture who's currently serving in Ze County, was actually my classmate at the provincial academy! If we weren't in a hurry, we could even go get a glass of wine!"
"Oh? I didn't know you had this kind of relationship," the middle-aged man called Brother Wang replied with a smile.
"You know, I have always been low-key and don't interact much with my classmates. It's normal that you don't know."
"Brother, I know your hardships very well. I guess they think your status as a son-in-law is too low and they don't want to make friends with you. If it weren't for your status, you wouldn't have ended up as just a fellow Jinshi. Don't you know that you have great ambitions? This trip to the front line is your chance to show your skills. I have high hopes for you. Let's see how rampant Zhou Ziming can be in the future, hum!"
"Thank you, Brother Wang, for your comfort," Zhao Renzhi said with a fist clasped in gratitude.
But he sneered in his heart. Although Wang Zhu was good at networking, slick and a shrewd person, how could he guess what he was thinking?
Although he was trying to win me over, I'm afraid he was just like everyone else in his heart, thinking of me as a harmless and useful chess piece.
He wanted to see what the consequences would be if this chess piece of his was disobedient.
Let’s just wait and see!
The two men, each with their own ulterior motives, continued along the official road towards Huai'an.
Although Zhang Pingan appeared calm, he was actually worried in his heart. He wondered what changes these two military supervisors would bring to the front line.
I can only communicate with Magistrate Huang from time to time and pay more attention to the developments on the front line.
A few days passed in a flash, and Zhang Ping'an and Liu Sanlang received letters from home.
The letter still said that everything was fine, and Xiaoyuer could now speak fluently, and his little mouth was very talkative.
None of my cousins can argue with him. He often makes people angry, and then he uses sweet words to coax them. I don’t know where he learned this from.
It is also mentioned that Donkey Egg and Cat Egg are not good at studying after all. Although they are always looked after by Master Lu in the provincial school, they still want to take the path of military examination.
Recently, Mr. Lu has helped me find a good martial arts master to learn martial arts from.
The two men have grown a lot taller now, almost catching up with Liu Sanlang. They have big appetites too, and miss their father Liu Sanlang very much, and often talk about him.
Zhang Ping'an and Liu Sanlang both felt sad after watching it.
My longing for you is beyond words.