Chu Qingqiu looked at the eldest son's abnormal reaction and looked at the middle-aged man beside him.

The middle-aged man bowed his head and dared not speak.

Shaobo, whose name is Chu Zheng.

Chu Zheng realized that he had overreacted, but he did not dare to admit that it was a death sentence to murder the imperial court!

So, he bit the bullet and said nothing.

Chu Qingqiu took everything into consideration, looked at the tea in front of him, and said, "Your tea skills are not enough, go down."

The maid's body trembled, bit her lip, and said softly: "Yes."

The maid quickly stood up, and after saluting, she quickly left.

Chu Qingqiu looked at her back and looked at the middle-aged man next to Chu Zheng with cold eyes.

The middle-aged man immediately understood and nodded quietly.

In this gaze, the fate of this maid has been decided - death.

After hearing the conversation just now, this maid was destined to have no way to survive.

Chu Qingqiu looked at the tea on the tea table again, feeling the fragrance at all, his eyebrows and eyes were a little irritated, and said, "Wei Ming, you are a governor's yamen and the new governor has not summoned you?"

The middle-aged man is called Wei Ming, and he is one of the two political participants in the Governor's Office of Jiangnan West Road.

He was a local and served as the governor of Qingzhou Prefecture. The reason why he was able to enter the Governor's Office of Jiangnan West Road was a means to win over local factions and reduce the resistance to implementing the "New Policy".

Wei Ming's expression darkened and said with a little bad look: "No."

Zong Ze arrived at Hongzhou Prefecture, and except for Zhou Wentai, he met very few people. He was still identifying and looking for reliable helpers. It was obvious that this Wei general was not on Zong Ze's list of considerations.

Chu Qingqiu's eyes became more and more cold. He glanced at the noisy front yard not far away. A hint of meanness appeared on the corner of his face and said coldly: "Whether He Yi or Zong Ze. The property of my Chu family was left to his children and grandchildren by generations of ancestors. No one can take it away, nor can the court do it!"

His eldest son Chu Zheng quickly answered, saying, "What my father said is that everything in this world is about one's affection and one's will. The court is so arrogant, not only our Chu family, but no one else agrees!"

Wei Ming glanced at him. The "other people" in Chu Zheng's words were meaningful.

Chu Qingqiu didn't seem to hear it, and his tone was strong and said, "Tomorrow, I will send a post on my behalf. I will invite the Governor of Zong."

When Chu Zheng heard this, he hurriedly said, "Father, should you invite the prefect Zhou first to find out the truth?"

Chu Qingqiu looked up suddenly, his eyes sharp.

Chu Zheng's expression changed, with fear in his eyes, and he said, "Yes. I understand."

Chu Qingqiu stared at him for a while, looked at Wei Ming, and said, "When you pass the message, we are firmly supportive of the 'Shaosheng New Policy'. We are loyal to Your Majesty and loyal to the court. Things are subject to etiquette and law, and we will never deviate."

‘Things are subject to etiquette and law, and there is no deviation’.

The court's "New Policy on Shaosheng" was essentially contrary to etiquette and law. No matter how many reasons were found, the "change" itself was the "etiquette and law".

Wei Ming understood and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Chu, I'll go and pass the message now."

Chu Qingqiu stood up, his cold face seemed to melt away, and suddenly smiled and said, "Today is my birthday. It's not too late to eat some wine before leaving. Let's go, the guests are anxious."

Wei Ming didn't dare to laugh, and bowed to respond.

Chu Qingqiu had never been a high-ranking official and had extremely limited influence in the court. However, on Jiangnan West Road, his influence was very huge, especially in Hongzhou Prefecture, where his relationship network was dense and his tentacles stretched to almost everywhere.

In the officialdom, he used various relationships, especially "in-law", and his mind, and had relationships with the Chu family and the associated families.

The Chu family's family business is also the best in Hongzhou Prefecture. It cannot be said to be "Chu Bancheng". However, when it comes to the Chu family, I don't know how many people are afraid of it.

Chu Zheng followed Chu Qingqiu and looked at his back, feeling uneasy.

他在外面做了很多事情都是瞒着他父亲的,刚才说漏嘴,他怀疑,他父亲已经知道了很多事情!

Just after walking the corner, a servant came over, seized the opportunity, waited for Chu Qingqiu to turn around, and whispered in Chu Zheng's ear: "Dalang, there is news outside."

Chu Zheng glanced at Chu Qingqiu's back and said, "Tell me quickly."

The man said, "It is said that some big figures are coming on the way, including the Censorate. I heard that the Censorate has created a thirteen-way supervisory censor, which can suppress all officials along the way, and be under the sixth rank, and be under the fourth rank, and be under the fourth rank, and be directly dismissed, and be above the sixth rank, and be under the fourth rank, and the governor's yamen agrees, and can also be directly dismissed."

Chu Zheng's expression changed immediately.

You should know that in the newly revised official system, the magistrate is from the sixth rank, the magistrate is from the fifth rank, the senator is from the fourth rank, the senator is from the fourth rank, the senator is from the fourth rank, and the governor is from the third rank.

The Governor's Office has the right to directly appoint and remove officials from the fifth rank below. Moreover, the superiors need to seek the consent of the court before they can be appointed and removed. However, when the censor came along this way, the power of the Governor's Office was greatly improved. The most direct thing is that officials at the prefect level do not need to write to the court to impeach and wait for the court to approve it. It takes time and effort to go back and forth. On Jiangnan West Road and Hongzhou Prefecture, Zong Ze can attack officials at the prefect level!

This is a huge threat to the Chu family!

Chu Zheng didn't know what to react for a moment, and suddenly said: "The news is true?"

The man said, "It is true that it is the news from Beijing. In addition, there are a few more uncertain people who still need to verify it."

Chu Zheng seemed to trust this servant very much and said with a serious expression: "Go as soon as possible, go to the account and pay it with money, and find out everything."

The following person said: "Yes."

Chu Zheng looked forward, Chu Qingqiu had already walked away and hurriedly followed.

When I arrived at the main hall of the front yard, I saw many people having started to greet Chu Qingqiu.

Some people are well-known figures in Hongzhou Prefecture, and Chu Zheng generally cannot easily see them.

Chu Zheng did not come forward rashly, stood not far away, still thinking about the news he had just received.

If the court sent another Thirteen-way supervisor and censor to cooperate with Zong Ze in their actions, they would be in trouble.

Before this, Zong Ze was certainly the so-called "Person of Permanent", but there were many restrictions on power, and he didn't just do whatever he wanted.

Now, Zong Ze has the ability to clean up the officialdom of Jiangnan West Road.

Their Chu family has a great career and has a huge influence in Hongzhou Prefecture and Jiangnan West Road. After all, they are just a wealthy family. Without the support of the official, the big guy can control it with just raising his hand.

At this time, Wei Ming came over, held his hands, looked at Chu Qingqiu and others, and said, "Shaobo, it's probably difficult for you to go to Jiangzhou Prefecture."

Chu Zheng had been planning before, wanting to get the position of prefect of Jiangzhou Prefecture, but because He Yi refused, he was disappointed.

Now, Zong Ze is here, under the turmoil, the Chu family is in conflict openly and secretly, and Chu Zheng still wants to go to Jiangzhou, which is undoubtedly a dream.

Chu Zheng was not surprised, not to mention that at this time, he didn't want to leave Hongzhou Prefecture.

Chu Zheng glanced around and said, "Zong Ze's governor's yamen is about to be built. Haven't you gone to see him?"

卫明是一个有些发福,脸角偏小的中年人,他拧起眉头,道:“我去过三次,都没见到.”

Chu Zhenggang opened his mouth and wanted to tell Wei Ming the news he had just received. A man who looked like a housekeeper appeared beside Chu Qingqiu and whispered a few words. Chu Qingqiu's face suddenly looked ugly and had a gloomy face.

Then, the front hall became quiet instantly.
Chapter completed!