Chapter 40: The Enemy's Road is Narrow
"Censorate? Supervisor Censor?"
Zhou Zheng was stunned and looked at Zhou Qingli with a puzzled look.
Taking into account that Chi was just being held by him, it must have been not what Chi was doing. Could it be that Mr. Zhou’s relatives and friends?
Zhou Qingli seemed to see Zhou Zheng’s thoughts, shook her head and said, “No, I asked, I was an editor from the Hanlin Academy and I never knew me. However, it is said that he is honest and upright, and he hates powerful officials and eunuchs the most.”
Zhou Zheng was deeply alert to the current officialdom and was unwilling to enter easily without being prepared. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then, will I go and visit tomorrow?"
Zhou Qingli pondered and said, "You don't need to go, I'll go to the Censorate to take office tomorrow."
"So fast?" Zhou Zheng's expression was slightly different. He took into account the matter of Taipu Temple in front of him and still dragged it down again and again when it was fully prepared.
Zhou Qingli said with deep meaning, "The Censorate has changed a lot recently and is short of people."
Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Qingli's expression and nodded slightly.
He heard that this Censorate is not a leisurely place, so it is probably more lively.
The Ministry of Personnel is the territory of Zhou Yingqiu, the first of the ten dogs, and the Censorate is the backyard of Cui Chengxiu, one of the five Biaos.
"Well, then I'll go to the Censorate to take the post tomorrow to see the situation." Zhou Zhengdao, he didn't want to enter the official position so soon, but he was not afraid of coming.
The worry in Zhou Qingli's eyes flashed and said, "After going, be careful, don't offend people easily, just do your duty..."
Zhou Zheng could hear Zhou Qingli worried and said, "Well, I know."
Zhou Qingli wanted to speak but stopped, and stood up for a moment and said, "Okay, you can rest early, I'll go back."
As he said that, Zhou Qingli turned around and walked outside, just facing Liu Liuzhe who was coming up.
Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said, "Liu Zhe, let's be here today, let's go home together."
Liu Liuzhe hurriedly said, "Oh, OK."
Zhou Qingli had a little relief on her cold face and went downstairs silently.
Zhou Qingli was not good at speaking and had nothing to say.
Zhou Zheng was even more so. He accompanied Zhou Qingli into the mansion and was sent by Zhou Qingli, saying "Go and rest."
Zhou Zheng could feel what Mr. Zhou wanted to say, but he didn't say it.
Zhou Zheng returned to the room, sat quietly in the study for a while, and then washed and went to bed.
...
Early the next morning, Zhou Zheng was dressed neatly, took Tongwen and walked straight to the Censorate.
Zhou Qingli stood under the eaves and watched silently from afar.
Uncle Fu stood beside him and said, "Master, are you still worried?"
Zhou Qingli held his hands behind his back, and said, "Zhengyun is different from before. He is meticulous and has a thorough understanding of things. He is better than his elder brother. However, he acts in a different way and often takes risks. In the current officialdom, he is not something that a young man who is just a novice can understand..."
Uncle Fu also looked worried. Zhou Qingli passed the Jinshi in his twenties, and his abilities and temperament were favored by others. He should have a bright future, but he wasted nearly twenty years in the officialdom and was still a seventh-rank official. Even if he entered the Ministry of Personnel and promoted to the sixth-rank, he still had to resign. This shows how deep and dark the officialdom in the Ming Dynasty was.
Uncle Fu looked at Zhou Qingli's cold face and comforted him, "Master, why not take a look again. The second young master is just a newcomer. If there is any danger, there is still room for improvement, so it will not be too much."
"Hope." Zhou Qingli sighed lightly and said nothing more.
Zhou, accompanied by Liu Liuzhe, came to the Censorate.
The Censorate is not outside the Daming Gate, and is not with the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel and other yamen, but with the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple in Gyeonggi Province, which is the so-called Three Laws.
Zhou Zheng looked at the towering gate of the Censorate, his expression changed slightly, and his eyes flashed with indescribable light.
Liu Liuzhe watched from the side and whispered, "Second Young Master."
Zhou Zheng took a deep breath, pressed his floating heart, and said 'yes' and said, "Let's go."
Liu Liuzhe responded, took the text and walked forward, and told the doorman, "Our young master is the new Zhejiang Road Supervisor Censor, and he is here to register his post today."
The guard only looked at the surface of the text and hurriedly said, "Censor Zhou, please come in there, Censor Li has been waiting for a long time."
Zhou Zheng looked at the doorman with a look of surprise and looked flattering with a look of smile, nodded, and walked inside.
Soon there was an official in his early twenties who was older than Zhou Zheng who was over 1980s and older than Zhou Zheng, and said with a smile on his face, "The villain is Si Yao Tongshun, Zhou Jingshi, please come with me."
Zhou Zheng looked at the Censorate in a dark way. He looked at Yao Tongshun and said with a smile, "Please."
"No trouble, no trouble," Yao Tongshun nodded and said, "If you have any problems in the future, Censor Zhou will send you to Censor Li first, he will temporarily take you in charge of Zhejiang Road."
Zhou Zheng said politely and followed Yao Tongshun inside.
The Censorate was really big. Zhou Zheng looked at it carefully and remembered that many people came and went, and they glanced at Zhou Zheng and stopped looking at each other. Everyone with a certain appearance seemed to be raising their heads high and looking down at everyone.
Especially for some officials, they even beat them and scold them.
Yao Tongshun looked at Zhou Zheng carefully and whispered, "Censor Zhou, don't read more, don't ask more, here, read less, say less, do less."
Zhou Zheng already knew that this person was assigned to him by the Censorate and nodded quietly.
Yao Tongshun was naturally very careful with Zhou Zheng. This was his future boss. Whether he could have a good life depends on Zhou Zheng's mood.
The Thirteen Supervisors and Censors, more than 100 people, are all seventh-rank. Not to mention power, for Yao Tongshun, the word "fruit and fame" is enough to crush him to death!
Yao Tong took Zhou Zheng to the corridor of the Zhejiang Road Supervisor Censor. There were ten rooms on both sides, and nameplates were hung beside the doors. Zhou Zheng glanced at him and saw the first room on the right.
Yao Tongshun said, "Censor Zhou, this is your class room. The key is mine. I will take you to Censor Li to take the post first."
Zhou Zheng nodded and followed Yao Tongshun forward.
Passing by the class room, the door was half closed, and someone looked up at Zhou Zheng from inside. When he was walking to the front, a cold snorted suddenly came from the door room on the right.
Yao Tongshun's face changed slightly, and he quickly took a step forward, respectfully approaching the closed door, "Censor Li, Censor Zhou came to take the post."
The door was very quiet. For a while, footsteps sounded and someone opened the door.
Seeing the person inside the door, Zhou's front suddenly changed, and his eyes slightly condensed.
Li Hengbing!
Not long ago, he was taken by the Jinyiwei to patrol the streets, and Zhou Zheng smashed him with a broken brick!
Unexpectedly, not only did he be fine, he also returned to the Censorate and became Zhou Zheng’s boss!
Zhou Zheng suddenly had countless thoughts in his mind, and even thought that it was Li Hengbing's tricks, so he called him over and prepared to take revenge.
Li Hengbing naturally knew that Zhou Zheng was the one who smashed him that day and said he was not as good as the treacherous Zhou Zheng!
Li Hengbing looked calm on the day he was shackled and patrolled the streets, but his face was even more majestic. He glanced at Zhou Zheng lightly and said, "Give me the text to me, I'll do it. You can take Zhou Jingshi first to familiarize yourself with the environment and hand over the previous official documents."
Yao Tongshun hurriedly said, "Yes, it's a blessing to Jingshi Li."
Li Hengbing did not look at Zhou Zheng anymore. He took the official documents and went out, walking deep into the Censorate.
Yao Tongshun watched Li Hengbing leave, turned to Zhou Zheng and whispered, "Censor Zhou, you must not offend Censor Li."
Zhou Zheng looked at Yao Tongshun's expression of awe on his face, raised his chin slightly, and his heart was as bright as lightning.
Who dares to underestimate a person who can escape from the custody prison and be restored to office?
‘It seems that I have to ask Wei Xizhuang for a clear question.’ Zhou Zheng said to himself. Wei Xizhuang must have a clear idea of Li Hengbing’s ability to come out.
But he didn't know that it was Wei Xizhuang who was so angry that he arranged a good position for him.
Zhou Zheng quickly turned his mind about his extraordinary transfer. Just as he was about to turn around, a middle-aged man in his forties suddenly threw a document into his arms, and snorted coldly with an indifferent look on his face, "You are responsible for the audit of money and grain in Huzhou Prefecture, and please reply quickly. Also, a child, don't speak nonsense! Otherwise, hum!"
Chapter completed!