Chapter 1156 Mori Hui is dead!

In the letter, Zhao Wanxian first warmly congratulated Zhang Zhiwen on his promotion to Youyan Provincial Governor, then asked about his recent situation and briefly mentioned the friendship between them as colleagues in Youyan Provincial Government. Finally, as the housekeeper Zhang Zhong said, he invited him to have tea at Chenji Teahouse tomorrow...
Putting the letter down, Zhang Zhiwen fell into deep thought. Before he was transferred to be the deputy governor of Hebei and Henan, he was serving as a third-rank councilor in the Youyan Provincial Government. If he remembered correctly, Zhao Wanxian was a sixth-rank councilor at that time!
Although the two worked in the Youyan Provincial Administration Office at the same time, they did not have much contact with each other because of their very different official positions. Later, Zhang Zhiwen was transferred to Hebei and Henan to serve as deputy governor, and he had even less contact with Zhao Wanxian!

Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen’s only impression of Zhao Wanxian now is that this man named Zhao seemed to have flattered him when he attended a banquet that year!

Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen was very surprised when Zhao Wanxian invited him to have tea. However, after careful consideration, he still felt that he should give Zhao Wanxian this face and go to Chenji Tea House to keep the appointment tomorrow!
First of all, although Zhao Wanxian and I didn’t have much friendship in the past, we didn’t have any grudges against each other. Now both of us are provincial governors, in charge of the people’s livelihood and finance of a province. He invited me politely, and I don’t have any plans for tomorrow, so it’s not good to refuse his face...
Secondly, Zhao Wanxian is now the Marshal's favorite and is deeply trusted by the Marshal. If it were not for the opposition of Minister Gu of the Ministry of Personnel and others, the position of Governor of Youyan would not be Zhang's, but would have been in Zhao Wanxian's pocket!

So we should not give face to the monk, but to the Buddha. It is best not to offend Zhao Wanxian if possible!

The third point is that if he wants to achieve the development goals set by the Marshal, he needs to maintain close cooperation with the surrounding areas. Ji-Yu, where Zhao Wanxian is about to take office, is the best developed region around Youyan!

So if possible, Zhang Zhiwen hopes to reach an agreement with Zhao Wanxian on some issues related to economic development and strive to achieve win-win cooperation!

Based on the above three points, Zhang Zhiwen decided to go to Chenji Teahouse to meet Zhao Wanxian tomorrow. Although Zhao Wanxian said in the letter that he invited him to the teahouse to meet in order to reminisce about the past, Zhang Zhiwen knew very well that he and Zhao Wanxian had no friendship at all!
Therefore, reminiscing about the past was obviously just an excuse. Although Zhao Wanxian did not write the real purpose of his meeting in the letter, Zhang Zhiwen could guess a little!
If he guessed correctly, Zhao Wanxian probably wanted to know about the situation in Ji and Yu from him!

Zhang Zhiwen has been dormant in Hebei and Henan for several years. He knows very well that although the current development situation in Hebei and Henan is very good and various policies to benefit the people are being steadily implemented, there are still some internal problems and it is not perfect!

Zhang Zhiwen guessed that Ye Mingsheng not only had evidence of him accepting red envelopes and having mistresses, but also evidence of many people in Hebei and Henan. The Marshal should have evidence of this as well, but he was just holding back...
After all, once an investigation is conducted, it will inevitably cause unrest and have some negative impact on the development of Hebei and Henan, and the current financial situation of the imperial court is more dependent on Hebei and Henan!

So for the sake of stability, the Marshal did not take a direct one-size-fits-all approach, but this does not mean that the Marshal would choose to tolerate it!

Zhang Zhiwen speculated that Zhao Wanxian went to Hebei and Henan to replace Murong Yuliang as the governor. He was likely to shoulder the political mission given by the Marshal to rectify the administration of Hebei and Henan!
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Zhang Zhiwen's eyes. In fact, he mainly did two tasks in these years in Hebei and Henan. The first task was to implement new policies, develop the economy of Hebei and Henan, and improve the living standards of the people in Hebei and Henan. The second task was to fight against some local factions in Hebei and Henan!
After Gao Zongchang surrendered, the Fengwu Army made some compromises in order to stabilize Hebei and Henan as soon as possible and implement new policies to develop the economy. It only sent Zhang Zhiwen as deputy governor and chose to appoint Wang Ke as governor!
As an airborne governor, Zhang Zhiwen was inevitably ostracized by the local faction. Zhang Zhiwen had no choice but to rely on the power of the local Fengwu Army garrison to ensure the implementation of the new policy in Hebei and Henan. However, this also led to the intensification of the conflict between Zhang Zhiwen and the local faction!
Later, when the Hebei-Henan corruption case broke out, Murong Hui was able to quickly investigate the truth of the case and punish the offenders. Zhang Zhiwen, the then deputy governor, also played an indispensable role in this.

Zhang Zhiwen was very proud of himself at that time. He believed that with the merits of this case, he could be directly promoted to the governor of Hebei and Henan, enter the core of power of the Fengwu Army, and become a trusted general of the Fengwu Army and the Marshal!
However, what he never expected was that Ye Mingsheng did not promote him to the position of governor, but instead transferred Murong Yuliang, the then governor of Liaoyang, to Jiyu as governor, while he continued to serve as deputy governor of Jiyu!
At that time, Zhang Zhiwen was still very confused. Why did the Marshal do this? Was it because he did not perform well enough?
Zhang Zhiwen was depressed for a while because of this incident, but later, watching Murong Yuliang's governance of Ji and Henan, Zhang Zhiwen gradually understood Ye Mingsheng's intentions!

He did not fail to be appointed as the governor of Hebei and Henan not because of his poor performance, but precisely because Zhang Zhiwen performed too well!

Although Zhang Zhiwen used Murong Hui to overthrow Wang Ke, the leader of the local faction, and the genuine governor investigated the corruption case, he also completely offended the local officials of Hebei and Henan at that time, making the conflict between the two sides completely irreconcilable. The local officials of Hebei and Henan hated him to death!

Although Ye Mingsheng transferred some officials from Youyan and Liaoyang to Hebei and Henan at that time, most of the officials in Hebei and Henan were still local people. Therefore, if Zhang Zhiwen became the governor, it would be difficult to advance the work of the governor's office due to the conflict between him and the local faction························

However, under the general environment of seeking stability at that time, it was impossible for Ye Mingsheng to carry out a major reshuffle of officials in the entire Hebei and Henan provinces, so he could only sacrifice Zhang Zhiwen!

As for Murong Yuliang, he was born into the Murong family, one of the top families in the Great Zhou Dynasty. His father had held an important position in Hebei and Henan and had many connections in the region. Therefore, letting him serve as the governor would help him unite some people and facilitate his work!
Although he understood Ye Mingsheng's good intentions, it was too late by then. Zhang Zhiwen could only continue to lie dormant in Hebei and Henan and continue to be ostracized by the local faction. This also led to Zhang Zhiwen hating some local figures in Hebei and Henan!
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhiwen couldn't help but calculate silently in his heart. If things were really as he thought, Zhao Wanxian went to Ji and Henan with the mission of being a marshal!
Then Zhang Zhiwen would be happy to hand Zhao Wanxian a knife, just like when he used Murong Hui to overthrow Wang Ke, the leader of the local faction, and made the genuine governor retire in disgrace!
After all, those people who excluded Zhang Zhiwen are now in high positions in Hebei and Henan. Each of them is dirtier than the other. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Although Zhang Zhiwen will not gain any benefit from these people's misfortune, he will be happy as long as he sees them in trouble!
If Zhao Wanxian can defeat those guys, Zhang Zhiwen will definitely set off some firecrackers to celebrate...

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Yijing, Changshan Medical Clinic

Because of some concerns, Pei Zhixiu intended to close the Changshan Medical Clinic after giving birth to Yiren, and then stay in the Ye Mansion as Mrs. Pei.

However, with the support and encouragement of Ye Mingsheng, Pei Zhixiu decided to continue her career at Changshan Medical Clinic. She hoped to accumulate virtue for Ye Mingsheng, Jingxuan and Yiren by curing diseases and saving lives, as well as to alleviate some of the sins she committed in her youth.

At this time, Pei Zhixiu in the clinic carefully checked the pulse of the young woman in front of him, then smiled and said to the woman in front of him:
"Congratulations on becoming a mother!"

As soon as these words came out, the young lady in front of him showed a hint of surprise on her face, but she still couldn't believe it:

"Doctor Pei, is this true? Am I really pregnant?"

Pei Zhixiu nodded with a smile and said:

"It's true! The baby is about three months old now. I'll prescribe a medicine to keep the baby safe. Go back and boil it and take it!"

"Thank you, Dr. Pei!"

After seeing off the happy young woman, an old woman with a cane and a hunched back walked into the clinic. The old woman looked to be around sixty or seventy years old, and she looked very old and frail!
As the old lady walked into the room, Xiaohuan, who was standing beside her, followed the clinic's rules and closed the door to protect the patient's privacy. Then, she subconsciously wanted to help the old lady sit on the chair in the clinic...
However, before Xiaohuan touched the old woman, Pei Zhixiu's cold voice came to her ears.

"Don't touch her!"

The voice of her own wife made Xiaohuan instinctively stop what she was doing. Then, looking at the wife in front of her with a cold expression, Xiaohuan was a little at a loss!
At this moment, Pei Zhixiu stared at the old woman and instructed Xiaohuan:
"Get out! Close the door! You won't have anything else to do!" Although she didn't know what happened, Xiaohuan still quickly left the room according to Pei Zhixiu's order.

When only the old woman and himself were left in the room, Pei Zhixiu said in a deep voice:

"This is not the place you should come!"

The old woman slowly began to speak:
"This isn't the place for you to stay! Piaoxu!"

Hearing the name "Piaoxu", Pei Zhixiu's eyes flashed with a cold light and he said coldly:

"Ninja Piaoxu is dead!"

The old woman slowly raised her head, looked at Pei Zhixiu in front of her and said calmly:
"But you're still alive!"

"You are probably getting old and confused! If you leave now, you can still keep your life!"

Listening to Pei Zhixiu's undisguised murderous intent, the old woman said indifferently:

"Don't forget that you are from Dongdao! The blood of Dongdao flows in your body, and this is a fact that you can never change!"

“Ye Mingsheng is plunging the entire East Island into the flames of war. Countless people are being swallowed up by the flames of war. Is this what you want to see, Mori Hui?”

Pei Zhixiu's expression was slightly moved after hearing this, but soon Pei Zhixiu said coldly:
"Both Ninja Piaoxu and Akiyama Morie are dead. Now I am Bae Ji-soo!"

The old woman continued to preach calmly:

"You can change your name, but you can't change your heart, you can't change your soul!"

"The head of the family has made a promise to you. As long as you kill Ye Mingsheng and present his head to him, the head of the family will acknowledge you as his daughter, grant you the surname Muto, and give you the status of a mother!"

"Mori Hui, isn't this what you want most?"

Pei Zhixiu laughed angrily when he heard the words. He was too lazy to waste words with the old woman in front of him and just slapped her.

This palm strike looked calm and uneventful, but the old woman, a senior ninja from Koga, felt the suffocating pressure and the threat of death. She instinctively wanted to dodge, but found that she had nowhere to escape. She had no choice but to meet the attack with the crutch in her hand.

However, the next second, the crutch made of fine steel was completely twisted and deformed, and the old woman was knocked flying and hit the wall, vomiting blood...
Looking at the old woman lying on the ground coughing up blood, Pei Zhixiu's eyes flashed with disdain, and he said sarcastically:
"Oba-san, don't forget that I defeated you when I was eighteen. Don't you think it's ridiculous that you still want to drag me to death with you in your current state?"

Listening to Pei Zhixiu's words, the old woman's eyes flashed with despair, and she asked Pei Zhixiu in disbelief:
"Have you reached that point?"

Pei Zhixiu heard this and said calmly:
"What do you think, Oba-san?"

The old woman looked even more desperate when she heard this, but she immediately said viciously:
"You traitor, you are a sinner of East Island. You will not have a good end. Your two children will die with you!"

Hearing the old woman mention her two children, Pei Zhixiu's expression instantly turned gloomy, and then he pointed his finger and a strong wind blew through the old lady's abdomen!

'Tell me who else came with you? You don't want to try the tricks you taught me!'

The old woman, who was in severe abdominal pain, had a crazy smile on her face and yelled:
"Mori Hui, you will pay the price!"

As soon as the words fell, the Koga Jonin gritted his teeth, and a few seconds later he was completely lifeless...

(End of this chapter)