Zhao Yan knew perfectly well that this Chen Sihai was probably sent by His Majesty to watch over him. If he showed any signs of misbehavior, Chen Sihai would likely take him down.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Yan really didn't dare to offend Chen Sihai. He was a little cautious along the way, fearing that he would be implicated.
Now that he was back in Jinan, Zhao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Arriving here, Zhao Yan felt somewhat safer, and the anxiety he had been carrying for days finally settled down.
After getting off the carriage, Zhao Yan shook his slightly stiff hands and feet and took a deep breath. The air in Jinan City is still good!
Seeing Chen Sihai also get off the car, Zhao Yan adjusted the skin on his face, forced a smile and walked over, saying with just the right smile: "Master Chen has been exhausted from the long journey. Now that he has arrived in Jinan, it is a perfect opportunity for me to show my hospitality and welcome Master Chen."
Chen Sihai glanced at Zhao Yan, nodded, and said, "You are too polite, Lord Zhao. Serving His Majesty and being loyal to the court is not tiring at all."
After saying this, Chen Sihai looked around.
Seeing the two ministers not far away, he turned to Zhao Yan and said, "Are those two over there the Shandong Provincial Governor and the Chief Justice?"
"Replying to Lord Chen, it is Zhao Kui, the Governor of Shandong, and Zhou Fusheng, the Chief Justice of Shandong." Zhao Yan nodded and said.
"Then let's go and meet them." Chen Sihai said expressionlessly.
After saying that, he walked forward.
The Jinyiwei behind Chen Sihai hurried to catch up.
This time, he was protected by the Jinyiwei when he went out, which was an extremely high standard given by Zhu Youxiao to Chen Sihai. You know, the Jinyiwei were the emperor's personal army and royal guards. Giving them to Chen Sihai showed how much Zhu Youxiao valued him.
Zhao Kui and Zhou Fusheng also looked worried.
This time, His Majesty summoned Zhao Yan to Jining, but did not summon the two of them. At the same time, His Majesty also sent an imperial envoy. This was not good news for Zhao Kui and Zhou Fusheng, or it was bad news enough.
Now seeing Chen Sihai coming over, how could Zhao Kui and the others not be worried?
Without any hesitation, Zhao Kui and the other man hurried forward to meet them.
They were about to say something when Chen Sihai on the opposite side spoke up, "Come here, take them down. Take off their official hats and uniforms, and take them away and lock them up."
No one expected that Chen Sihai would say just these words when he came up.
Seeing the people surrounding them, Zhao Kui and Zhou Fusheng shouted at the same time: "What are you doing? I am the governor of Shandong (the chief justice), you can't arrest me like this. I want to see His Majesty! I want to see His Majesty!"
Chen Sihai seemed not to hear the shouts of Zhao Kui and the other man.
As the governor of Shandong, Zhao Yan did not expect Chen Sihai to do this. It can be said that Chen Sihai's behavior has exceeded his imagination.
At the same time, Zhao Yan also gained a deeper understanding of Chen Sihai: these people really had no scruples. The people from the Supervisory Office, favored by His Majesty, were even more arrogant than the Imperial Guards. They could arrest people at will, regardless of the governor or the chief judge's order.
This made Zhao Yan think of the word "cruel officials," so he took a step forward and said directly, "These two gentlemen are important officials in Shandong. It's not appropriate to arrest them like this, right?"
"Here is His Majesty's secret decree." Chen Sihai took out a copy of the imperial edict, turned around and handed it to Zhao Yan, saying, "I didn't dare show it to you before I met them. It's not that I don't trust you, but I'm afraid the news will leak out. Now that the people have been arrested, I can show it to you."
Although Chen Sihai said that he didn't distrust him, but showed it to him to avoid leaking the information, in fact, to put it bluntly, he still didn't trust him. However, now was not the time to worry about this. Zhao Yan quickly took the imperial edict and quickly read it. The expression on his face eased slightly.
This imperial edict was indeed for the arrest of Zhao Kui and the other two. Since there was an imperial edict, it meant that it wasn't Chen Sihai's personal act.
This made Zhao Yan feel relieved. His Majesty's plan to arrest two senior officials from Shandong was nothing.
"Next, I will conduct a thorough investigation of the Shandong bureaucracy to uncover the case of reselling disaster relief grain. I hope the Governor will cooperate." Chen Sihai looked at Zhao Yan and said slowly, "This is an assignment from His Majesty, and no mistakes can be made."
Zhao Yan could tell that Chen Sihai was giving him a warning. However, Zhao Yan was not too worried. Although he was the governor of Shandong, he was not deeply involved in this matter. Because he came relatively late, he was unaware of many things and had not yet been corrupted or bribed by the Kong family.
This time, when the food arrived for disaster relief, Zhao Yan only distributed it to the provincial government office.
As for how the governor specifically handled the disaster relief grain, Zhao Yan was not very clear. Of course, this was also a dereliction of duty, and he would definitely be investigated and punished afterwards.
However, Zhao Yan also knew that he came to Shandong to consolidate the rear, to put it bluntly, he came for military purposes. So since taking office, Zhao Yan's energy has been in this area, building warships, repairing armaments, and preparing to support Jizhou and Liaodong.
I haven't made any mistakes in military affairs, but I don't have much to do with political affairs, so even if I am punished, it won't be too serious.
However, Zhao Yan also understood Chen Sihai's attitude and knew that now was not the time to be serious.
Zhao Yan quickly said, "Don't worry, Master Chen. All the officials in Shandong will do their utmost to cooperate, and there will be absolutely no mistakes. I will give them strict orders when I return, and they will not allow Master Chen any obstacles."
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