Zhou Zijin also went to Hangzhou City with Pei Yan.

Zhou Zijin has a very good relationship with the Zhang family.

His father was once a classmate and colleague of Zhang Ying. Later, Zhang Ying offended the emperor because of the matter of deposing the empress. It was Zhou Zijin's father who helped him avoid being demoted to Qiongzhou to go fishing. When Zhang Ying was falsely accused and could not prove his innocence, it was also Zhou Zijin's father who stepped forward to take the blame for him. He was also demoted to a commoner and would never be employed again. It can be said that Zhou Zijin's father contributed half of Zhang Ying's success.

Fortunately, Zhou Zijin's father was open-minded and the Zhou family had been wealthy for generations. He had no interest in a career in politics, and not only did he not become dejected after being demoted, but he felt that from then on the seas and skies were vast and open for him to roam freely and at ease. He spent twenty years traveling all over the country. Although he was only three years older than Zhang Ying, he had the body of a young man. Now he is instructing several grandsons to write biographies of knights-errant, preparing to write books and become a scholar whose name will go down in history.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Zijin and Pei Yan have a very close relationship.

They originally belonged to the same force.

If Pei Yan had something wrong, he would not hide it from Zhou Zijin.

Especially since Zhou Zijin has connections with all kinds of people and is also good friends with Wang Qibao. If he wants to come with him on the trip to Hangzhou, Pei Yan will definitely not refuse.

Zhou Zijin read the contents of the note and couldn't help but sigh, saying, "What does he want to do? Lord Shen is always trembling with fear and trying to smooth things over, just to retire peacefully. I think he is just picking on the weak, so he just hopes he doesn't get into trouble later."

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows.

The reason Lord Shen was able to take the position was because Li Xun and Jiang Hua quarreled too fiercely, angering the emperor, so the emperor simply made Lord Shen, who had the most seniority but the weakest ability, the prime minister.

It can be considered a kind of check and balance.

Zhou Zijin said, "Who can be the Prime Minister without some skills? Even if he outlasted others to get the position, that's still a great skill! Apart from other things, he must be very broad-minded, otherwise how could he tolerate all the wrath? You know, not everyone can tolerate wrath without getting angry."

Pei Yan agreed with this.

He thought for a moment and said, "So what should we do about this?"

It’s not that Pei Yan doesn’t have any ideas, but this matter involves the Zhang family, and they don’t know what Zhang Ying’s attitude is. How can he help the Zhang family make a decision?

Zhou Zijin sighed, "I have to report this to Lord Shen. Lord Shen is a pretty good guy. When I was in the Imperial Academy, I was protected by him. As for the Gaoyou incident, it was originally to cover up the case of the third prince. If Sun Gao reveals this now, how will he end it? Isn't he afraid of angering the emperor? Or, what else does he have in mind?"

Pei Yan was also puzzled, but he had a rather unexpected idea. He smiled and said, "How about we invite Gu Chaoyang over? It's better to let their own people solve their sect's problems."

Gu Chaoyang was also unlucky, as he happened to have a master like Sun Gao. He had always wanted to keep a distance from Sun Gao, but unfortunately he failed.

Maybe this time Gu Chaoyang can really use Gao You's case to get out of this situation.

Zhou Zijin knew what Pei Yan was hinting at. He grinned, blinked at Pei Yan, and said with a look of fear that the world would not be in chaos: "I think this is a good idea! We can also take this opportunity to throw the pot on Gu Chaoyang. Let others think that Sun Yao is fighting among themselves." Speaking of this, he thought of Pei Yan's "god-like" operation, and hurriedly said, "Tell me the truth, how did you think that Peng Yu would keep an eye on my position? I thought about it over and over again, but I couldn't figure it out. If you say that Peng Yu is keeping an eye on someone else's position, I believe it. But my senior brother is the legitimate son and grandson of the Zhang family. Uncle Zhang is still in good spirits. Isn't he afraid of the Zhang family's counterattack? What's more, Peng Yu visited Uncle Zhang a few days ago and wanted to ask for a girl from the Zhang family for his eldest son..."

If it weren't for Yu Tang's "dream", Pei Yan felt that he wouldn't even be able to dream about it.

But how could he explain this to Zhou Zijin?

He was not afraid of being criticized, but he did not want Yu Tang to be looked at differently.

Pei Yan said vaguely: "I just thought the Peng family's actions were a bit strange, so I took precautions. It was also a coincidence that I discovered Sun Gao's actions."

Zhou Zijin didn't think much about it.

Sometimes, some people's intuition is better than any speculation or prediction.

Pei Yan is also a shrewd and calculating person, and his intuition is definitely better than anyone else's.

Zhou Zijin was a crowd-pleaser, always trying to stir up trouble. It was rare for Pei Yan to plot against someone, so he immediately got excited and volunteered, patting his chest and saying, "I'll write a letter to Gu Chaoyang and get him to Hangzhou."

With Zhou Zijin's help, things became more stable.

Pei Yan nodded and talked about Wang Qibao: "I think he came for the second prince. Money is a small matter, the main thing is to see what the major families in Jiangnan mean. I think we should remain neutral as my mentor said. No matter who becomes the emperor, as long as it does not harm our interests." Then he smiled at Zhou Zijin meaningfully, "It's a good thing that Sun Gao jumped out at this time. Didn't Gu Chaoyang say that he has some evidence? Whether it's true or not, I think we should push this matter to Sun Gao. He has been jumping around in the past few years and it's annoying."

Zhou Zijin said with a smile: "You and I are on the same page. When you go to see Wang Qibao later, I will not go with you. You can take the opportunity to have a good talk with him and see what he wants to do. We can directly promise to help him. It will also save us from sending him to Guangzhou. Isn't Tao Qing in Lin'an? I will write to Gu Chaoyang, and you will write to Tao Qing. I will be responsible for Sun Gao, and you will be responsible for Wang Qibao. Let's finish this matter quickly. This year, Zhang Shibo will be 65 years old. My father is going to go to Beijing with me, and I have to serve my old man in Beijing! Don't let us all get stuck in this matter."

Zhang Ying was born in December.

Pei Yan and Zhou Zimei discussed some details and then went back to their rooms to do their work.

Who would have known that the world would have changed when I woke up one night.

An urgent letter came from Jiangxi Province, saying that Zhang Shao had fallen into the water and drowned while inspecting the spring ploughing in Jiujiang.

Pei Yan sat on the bed with his clothes on, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

How could this happen?

Zhang Shao is Zhang Ying's eldest son and the heir of the Zhang family.

Everyone will definitely die.

But Pei Yan never thought that Zhang Shao would die like this.

"Did Lord Zhang really fall into the water and drown?" Pei Yan widened his eyes, read the letter carefully from beginning to end again, and asked Pei Qi who brought the letter in.

Pei Qi knew that the matter was of great importance, and his expression was tense. He said, "I have asked carefully, and it was really an accident. We were not originally planning to take the Jiujiang route, but Lord Zhang decided to go there on the spur of the moment. Lord Zhang's teacher also fell into the water. The prefect of Jiujiang was terrified, and he discussed it with his staff all night, but he didn't know how to explain it to Lord Zhang, so he wrote a letter to you and Lord Jiang first..."

Pei Yan was Zhang Ying's last disciple, like his youngest son, and the most favored. Jiang Hua was Zhang Ying's best disciple at present, like his eldest son. When the prefect of Jiujiang had no other options, he naturally hoped that these two people would come forward to help him shoulder the burden.

Pei Yan read the letter again, and his mind suddenly exploded with a buzz.

Everything Miss Yu said before about the Jiangxi patrol may now be true.

If it were normal times, Peng Yu would definitely not dare to undermine the Zhang family. But now, Zhang Shao suddenly passed away, and the position of Jiangxi Patrol became vacant. Everyone must have risen up to attack and tried every means to get this position.

If it weren't for Miss Yu's warning, their mentor had lost his son in his old age. As senior and junior brothers, they would have been busy comforting the living, attending Zhang Shao's funeral, and arranging Zhang Shao's affairs after his death. They would not have had the energy to care who took over the Jiangxi tour.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Zhang family or in his eyes, although the Jiangxi patrol was important, it was not so important that he had to arrange his own people there.

The official career is treacherous. The government offices are permanent, but the officials come and go. Luck also plays a role in determining who holds what position.

But according to what Miss Yu said, because Peng Yu was the governor of Jiangxi, the Li family and the Li family's in-laws, the Lin family, both bought farmland in Jiangxi and started a grain business with the Pei family.

This is equivalent to the Pei family opening up the mountains and they follow to harvest the crops.

It would be fine if the two families had a good relationship, but when the Li family has always wanted to replace the Pei family, and the Pei family is also helping them get rich, Pei Yan thinks he does not have such a good temper and mind.

He suddenly understood why Yu Tang was keeping his eye on the Li family.

Pei Yan walked back and forth in the inner room in his slippers.

We cannot allow the situation to continue like this.

No wonder in Yu Tang’s dream, Li Duan was able to revive the family business and the Peng family became the largest family in Fujian.

As the governor of Jiangxi, Peng Yu was eligible to compete for the position of vice minister of six ministries and had the possibility of becoming a prime minister.

There are only so many resources in Jiangnan. If the Peng family takes more, they will have less.

There is also the Maritime Customs.

The Peng family may have the influence on which Maritime Customs Office will be eventually abolished.

If the Maritime Customs Office in Quanzhou is retained, all their current work will be in vain.

Pei Yan asked a servant to help him get dressed, and handed the letter to Pei Qi: "Show it to Zhou Zhuangyuan. Ask him to come to my place for breakfast."

Pei Qi ran away in a flash.

Pei Yan looked up and saw the orchids and golden lotus outlined in gold powder on the blue-green beams of the room.

He walked under the beam.

Is it really the Bodhisattva's blessing? !

Their family invited a great monk to give a lecture at Zhaoming Temple, and then Miss Yu had that dream.

Is the Bodhisattva hinting at his future through Miss Yu's mouth?

In other words, the second prince is the true emperor.

He carefully recalled what Yu Tang had told him.

Pei Yan suddenly felt anxious and short of breath.

According to Miss Yu, Peng Shiyi wanted to kill her!

The thought flashed through his mind, and he felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest.

"Aqi, Aqi!" Pei Yan called out Pei Qi's name loudly.

Zhao Zhen walked in quickly and said, "Ah Qi went to see Zhou Zhuangyuan. What do you want me to do? Can I do it?"