On the second day, Wu Zhao had just arrived at Chaoshang, but before Wu Zhao could say anything.
Someone immediately stood up and loudly impeached Li Tai.
Li Tai was directly listed, with a lot of evidence that could be enough to kill him.
Looking at this, two days ago, he stood up to support Li Tai, saying that Li Tai was just someone who was coerced by Ning Chen, and now he will directly impeach Li Tai.
The civil servants of the current dynasty all had their own thoughts.
Of course, a military attaché would not have so many unnecessary thoughts.
Thinking is a relatively luxurious thing for them.
The first person to stand up will be the second person to stand up.
The purpose is the same, which is to impeach Li Tai.
Looking at the charges they listed, they were more comprehensive than Wu Zhao's. Wu Zhao really felt that Li Tai would not survive unless he died.
"Absurd! Under my rule in the Wu Dynasty, there is such a corrupt official who perverts the law. It would not be an exaggeration to kill him ten times!"
Although the result was completely within Wu Zhao's expectation, Wu Zhao still had to show great anger.
"Pass the decree, Li Tai will be executed!"
Now that the atmosphere has reached this point, Li Tai can just kill him directly.
Keep playing, there is no need to waste this time.
Li Tai will definitely die, but who will take over Li Tai's position is a relatively big problem.
Although Yuzhou was poor, Li Tai paid them a lot of filial piety.
Especially the beautiful jade produced in Yuzhou, no one in the clan has a few of them.
So at this time, even if I have to change people to go to Yuzhou.
Then they have to replace their talents.
It's not that they are so greedy for the beautiful jade in Yuzhou, but if someone other than them went to Yuzhou.
If all the evidence of their crimes in Yuzhou is dug out, it will be their turn to be in trouble.
Before these people could nominate one of their own, Wu Zhao directly named Zhou Dingzeng.
"Zhou Aiqing these days, although you keep impeaching the champion.
But I see that you are very clear about the situation in Yuzhou. You know everything about the length of a village in Yuzhou.
It can be seen that you are indeed well aware of the situation in Yuzhou.
I think you are very suitable for the position of Yuzhou Prefectural Shepherd. I wonder what Zhou Aiqing thinks?"
Zhou Dingzeng never expected that Wu Zhao would actually think of Hui Hui and ask him to be the state shepherd of Yuzhou.
You must know that I impeached Ning Chen for almost a month, but still failed to impeach Ning Chen.
Regarding his impeachment memorial, Wu Zhao basically chose to turn a blind eye.
Zhou Dingzeng originally planned to give up and chose to retire and live in seclusion in the mountains.
But at this time, Wu Zhao actually chose to reuse himself.
This really surprised Zhou Dingzeng.
Naturally, he was very sentimental towards Yuzhou Zhou Dingzeng.
Otherwise, Zhou Dingzeng would not have traveled thousands of miles to Fengjing to impeach Ning Chen.
Before Zhou Dingzeng could agree, an official controlled by the clan immediately stood up: "Although Mr. Zhou is very fond of Yuzhou, he only served in the Imperial College in the past. I am afraid he may not be proficient in local government affairs.
When Li Tai was executed, people in Yuzhou were in panic.
Wei Chen suggested that it is better to choose someone who is proficient in government affairs to go to Yuzhou to stabilize the officialdom of Yuzhou."
Wu Zhao said coldly: "Because of Li Tai's move to ban the sea, people in Yuzhou are already boiling with resentment.
Do you think that just by stabilizing the officialdom, the people's hearts will be stabilized?
The most urgent task for Yuzhou now is to send someone who understands the situation among the people in Yuzhou to stabilize the people's hearts and minds in Yuzhou.
Is there anyone here who understands the hearts of the people of Yuzhou better than Zhou Aiqing?"
Wu Zhao's attitude has been very clear, that is, he wants to support Zhou Dingzeng to rise to power.
So at this time, even if someone really knows Yuzhou better than Zhou Dingzeng, they don't dare to stand up and admit it.
Touching Wu Zhao's brow at this time is a very inappropriate choice.
"Zhou Aiqing, what do you think?" Wu Zhao looked at Zhou Dingzeng again and asked.
Since Wu Zhaodu supported him so much, Zhou Dingzeng naturally had no objection, and Zhou Dingzeng had long held back a fire in his heart. He must reorganize Yuzhou and reverse all the things Ning Chen decided.
"My minister, I will do my best and work hard!" Zhou Dingzeng said loudly.
Wu Zhao nodded, and then ordered: "Feng, Zhou will be appointed as the prefect of Yuzhou, and he will take office immediately!"
"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"
After Zhou Dingzeng thanked Wu Zhao, he officially took office.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Zhou Dingzeng planned to go straight to the post house and immediately set off back to Yuzhou.
When Zhou Dingzeng returned to Yuzhou this time, he had too many things to do, and he really didn't want to stay any longer.
Although Zhou Dingzeng wanted to leave, he was stopped by Sun Banban.
"Master Zhou, your majesty invites you to go there." Sun Banban said to Zhou Dingzeng.
Zhou Dingzeng did not suspect him, and followed Sun Banban directly to the imperial study room to meet Wu Zhao.
"Give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Zhou Dingzeng sat down, Wu Zhao asked Zhou Dingzeng: "Master Zhou, do you know who recommended you to me this time?"
Zhou Dingzeng didn't know why Wu Zhao asked this, but Zhou Dingzeng really didn't know who recommended him.
"The champion, Wang Ningchen, told me about your various political achievements and felt that you are more suitable for Yuzhou Prefecture, so he recommended you to me." Wu Zhao directly put all the credit on Ning Chen.
Ning Chen really needs to take more than half of the credit for this matter.
When Zhou Dingzeng heard what Wu Zhao said, he immediately stood up with a look of disbelief.
"Master Zhou, please sit down."
Zhou Dingzeng sat down again, and Wu Zhao began to explain the whole story to Zhou Dingzeng: "The reason why the Champion King drove you to the capital is actually to protect you.
The champion king knows very well that moving the border and banning the sea is an offending thing.
If you are allowed to get involved, you will not be able to stand up and appease the people.
Now it happens that you are not interfering, and another person is petitioning for the people in Fengjing. At this time, returning to Yuzhou will naturally make it easier to appease the people.
Secondly, if you come back and hand over the matter to Li Tai, there will be a good opportunity to get rid of Li Tai."
After listening to Wu Zhao's words, Zhou Dingzeng was shocked.
Zhou Dingzeng never expected that Ning Chen's thoughts would be so unpredictable and profound.
It was in vain that he kept impeaching Ning Chen in Fengjing.
Now that I think about it, what I did was really shameful, ridiculous, and infuriating.
"But why doesn't the champion explain this matter directly to the old minister?" Zhou Dingzeng asked the doubt in his mind.
Wu Zhao explained: "The Champion King feels that if I explain this matter to you, Mr. Zhou's upright character will most likely make Li Tai aware of it.
It will be very difficult to get rid of Li Tai at that time.
Now we can get rid of Li Tai and allow Zhou Aiqing to take office. It can be said that we kill two birds with one stone."
Wu Zhao's words directly made Zhou Dingzeng extremely ashamed.
"I feel ashamed. If Your Majesty hadn't informed me of all this, I would have planned to convict the champion after returning to Yuzhou.
Now it seems that Lao Chen is really too narrow-minded.
Totally less generous than the champion!
After I return, I must apologize to the champion in person!"
Wu Zhao nodded and continued: "I called you here to explain that this matter is only one, the other is the matter of the demon clan.
After you return to Yuzhou, you must cooperate with the Champion King on this matter.
This matter is related to the fate of the country, so remember not to underestimate it.
No matter how much pressure there is, you must withstand it.
Dealing with the demon clan’s affairs is the top priority.”
Zhou Dingzeng solemnly clasped his fists and pledged: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will handle the matter of the demon clan even if I'm a mess."
…
After coming out of Wuzhao, Zhou Dingzeng's pace became faster.
He wanted to go to the post house immediately to retrieve his things, and then immediately return to Yuzhou to apologize to Ning Chen in person.
When Zhou Dingzeng arrived at the post house, there were already many people in the post house waiting to congratulate Zhou Dingzeng.
It is a great honor to be able to take charge of a country and be a high official in a feudal territory.
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhou on your promotion."
"Master Zhou, we have already set up a banquet at Zuixiang Tower..."
Zhou Dingzeng declined politely: "Your Majesty asked me to leave for Yuzhou immediately. This matter must not be delayed. Your kindness is appreciated by Mr. Zhou. When I return to Beijing to report on my duties, Mr. Zhou will personally host a banquet for you to apologize."
"Master Zhou must suppress the arrogance of the champion when he returns to Yuzhou this time."
Zhou Dingzeng didn't let the person finish speaking at all, he directly interrupted the speaker and said seriously: "When I return to Yuzhou this time, the first thing I do is to apologize to the champion in person."
"What!"
"Master Zhou, you have to apologize to the champion king!"
After hearing Zhou Dingzeng's words, everyone expressed their disbelief.
Because this month, Zhou Dingzeng impeached Ning Chen every day.
Why did this tone change immediately after taking office one day?
"Before, I was narrow-minded and didn't understand the champion well enough.
Now that I have realized my mistake, since I made a mistake, I will naturally correct it in time."
"Please also please don't impeach the Champion King again because of the Yuzhou incident!"
"The champion's heart is definitely not something that we can match. I would like to thank you all here in advance, Zhou!"
This attitude is not an ordinary change, it is a 180-degree reversal.
According to Zhou Dingzeng's current attitude, it's as if Ning Chen is his reborn parent.
This is simply too polarizing.
Zhou Dingzeng didn't explain much to them. While they were stunned, Zhou Dingzeng had already left the post house.
He hurried towards the outside of the city.
By the time everyone reacted, Zhou Dingzeng had already left the post house.
Although Zhou Dingzeng left, the discussion on this matter is still there.
It's just that some smart people seemed to have figured out something and left quietly without discussing whether Zhou Dingzeng was corrupted or not.
…
Let’s talk about Yuzhou.
Because the decree of Zhan Lijue had not yet arrived, Li Tai was still supplying Ning Chen with delicious food and drinks every day, and at the same time, he would send Ning Chen some local specialties from time to time.
Ning Chen did not refuse anyone who came.
And what makes Ning Chen most happy is that the reputation points have been settled.
This time Ning Chen directly settled tens of millions of reputation points.
More than 10 million reputation points!
This is all due to Li Tai.
The border was moved and the sea was banned, but these people were allowed to make crazy contributions to Ning Chen every day.
Although each citizen can only provide 1 [佞] point per day.
But their numbers are huge and they are very patient.
That's true everyone has something to offer every day.
So many reputation points made Ning Chen feel like a rich man again.
Those reputation points that were used to deal with the barbarians were already like a drop of rain in Ning Chen's eyes.
Zhou Dingzeng returned to Yuzhou seven days later.
Along with Zhou Dingzeng's return, there was also the imperial edict of Zhan Lijue.
When Li Tai heard the imperial edict of Zhan Lijue, his eyes were full of fear and disbelief.
Because of this news, he didn't have any news at all.
Of course, it was impossible for Li Tai to get the news in advance. After all, his allies had already given up on him.
Since I have given up, I will naturally not give him any news.
"Champion King, save me! Champion King, save me!"
Since your allies are unreliable, ask Ning Chen for help.
Ning Chen is much more effective than his allies.
If Ning Chen is willing to save him, Li Tai believes that he can definitely survive.
Ning Chen said with a gloomy face: "Master Li, you have done so many outrageous things and still asked me to save you. Aren't you trying to trap me into injustice?"
When Li Tai heard that Ning Chen didn't want to save him, he immediately said: "Champion King Xiaguan has contributed so much gold, silver and jewels to you. Isn't it possible that Champion King is not even willing to save Xiaguan's life?"
Since Ning Chen didn't want to save him, then his death would not be in vain if he dragged Ning Chen into the water.
After hearing what Li Tai said, Ning Chen immediately said: "Master Li, you are going to die now, and you want to drag me into this.
When did I receive your gold, silver and jewelry?"
Li Tai said: "The souvenirs I gave you are gold, silver and jewelry. Does the champion dare to say that he didn't accept them?"
Ning Chen took out all the local products that Li Tai gave him: "Are you talking about these local products? Are these local products all gold and silver treasures? Li Tai, how dare you bribe the imperial officials!"
"How could you, Champion King, not know that there are gold and silver treasures in this!" Li Tai asked loudly.
Ning Chen said: "Of course I don't know what's in it? You said it's a local product, so I'm naturally willing to believe that it's a local product.
And I have never opened it and taken a look at the contents inside.
Including the current box, there are no traces of it being opened.
So how could I possibly know what's in the box?
It was obvious that you deceived me with souvenirs, and then you still wronged me. I really trusted you in vain!"
Li Tai looked at the box that had never been opened before, and now he understood why Ning Chen just put it away without looking at it every time.
Ning Chen had long expected that he would have such a day.
Therefore, Ning Chen treats all these things as souvenirs.
Even if he bites Ning Chen back then, Ning Chen can completely shirk it by saying that he just thought this place was a local specialty of Yuzhou.
Now it seems that all of this, everything, is part of Ning Chen's calculations.
"Champion King, you..."
Before Li Tai could curse Ning Chen, Zhou Dingzeng said: "This person has committed a heinous crime and framed the champion king. I immediately dragged him down and beheaded him, and then hung his head at the intersection to warn all officials in Yuzhou!"