After learning the news that Yang Jisheng was temporarily spared the death penalty, the stubborn old man was so excited that he said three good words in a row. As a result, his impression of Zhu Pingan improved a little bit.
Although I haven't gotten rid of the negativity yet, but... ... there are really not many people who can get positive comments from the stubborn old man.
"Didn't you flatter the emperor so much that he was greatly pleased? How did you end up in this prison? Was it because you were impeached for your 'deceitful memorial' and the emperor came to his senses, that you are being punished?! Humph, I told you, young man, you can't take shortcuts. If you take a shortcut, there will be no way out. Isn't that true?"
Although the stubborn old man's impression of Zhu Ping'an improved a little, he was still as unreasonable as ever.
"no."
Zhu Pingan shook his head speechlessly.
"No?! Then why?" The stubborn old man became curious. Logically speaking, this kid had made the emperor very happy. If he had not been impeached for "deceiving the emperor", he would not have been thrown into the imperial prison.
"It is true that I was impeached, but it was not a 'petition to deceive the heaven.'" Zhu Ping'an and his old neighbor found a dry place across the fence, put some hay on it, and then sat down.
"Why was he impeached?" The stubborn old man became even more curious.
"Before my senior brother Yang Jisheng submitted the impeachment memorial, I went to visit him and gave him some suggestions on the memorial. I never expected that the official Zhou Fangzheng was also in my senior brother's house at the time, hiding in the bedroom to avoid me. This morning, Zhou Fangzheng reported me to the emperor, accusing me of helping my senior brother Yang Jisheng to modify the memorial, conspiring to frame Lord Yan, misrepresenting the prince's order, and criticizing the emperor... So, I was arrested here." Zhu Ping'an leaned against the fence, stretched lazily, and said slowly. After being reported by Zhou Fangzheng, there was no need to conceal the matter.
"What?"
The stubborn old man next door looked like he was struck by lightning. He pulled out a tuft of his beard in shock and grimaced in pain.
"You were the one who advised Yang on this memorial?!"
The stubborn old man was shocked and dumbfounded. He stretched out his hand through the fence, turned Zhu Ping'an's face over, and came closer, as if he wanted to get to know Zhu Ping'an again. In the eyes of the stubborn old man, Zhu Ping'an's evaluation was rising rapidly, from the negative area to 0 in an instant, and then continued to rise...
You, an old comrade, are you really an old comrade? !
Zhu Ping'an quickly retreated.
"Why are you hiding?!" The stubborn old man blew his beard in dissatisfaction and widened his eyes, "Can I eat you?"
Zhu Ping'an smiled angrily and said, "Why should I hide? It's because you overreacted just now and caused people to misjudge."
"I'm asking you, and you have to answer me truthfully. Was Yang's memorial really written by your advisor?" the stubborn old man asked immediately, staring at Zhu Ping'an without blinking, not missing any of his slightest expressions.
"You can't say I was an advisor. Although I made a few suggestions at the time, Senior Brother Yang Jisheng didn't adopt them."
Zhu Ping'an shook his head and answered truthfully.
"What suggestion do you have?" the stubborn old man asked.
"I mainly made two suggestions. One is to suggest that you delete the remarks involving the emperor in the memorial. The other is to suggest that you delete the remarks about 'or ask the two kings'." Zhu Ping'an replied.
"Hey... if Yang had listened to you, he wouldn't have ended up like this..."
After listening to Zhu Ping'an's suggestion, the stubborn old man sat there in melancholy for a long time, and then he sighed heavily.
Or ask the two kings!
It was because of this sentence that Yang was convicted. If Yang Jisheng had listened to the boy's advice and deleted this sentence, perhaps the outcome would have been very different.
"If my senior brother had listened to my advice, he would not be Yang Jisheng." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but sighed when he thought of the scene at that time.
The cell suddenly became quiet, with only the sighs of the two people echoing in the deep and terrifying corner of the imperial prison.
But thinking that Yang Jisheng had been spared the death penalty, the stubborn old man suddenly became energetic again, patted the fence, and said to Zhu Ping'an, "Your name is Zhu Ping'an, right? I will remember you. If you can get out in the future, I will treat you to a drink."
"Thank you for your respect, old man. I am honored."
Zhu Pingan bowed in reply, and then asked curiously, "We've been chatting for so long, but I still don't know what to call the old man?"
"I am Yang Zui, the Minister of the Imperial Household Department." The stubborn old man replied, stroking his beard.
"It turns out to be Mr. Yang. I am so disrespectful." Upon hearing this, Zhu Pingan quickly stood up and bowed. The Minister of the Imperial Household Department was a third-rank official, with a higher official position than himself, and he was also a senior, so naturally he had to be polite.
As he bowed, Zhu Ping'an quickly went over the details in his mind and confirmed that no one had heard of Yang Zui in modern times. He thought that he was probably a person who was lost in the long river of history.
"Why are you so polite, kid?" The stubborn old man waved his hand.
"Master Yang, why did you end up in prison?" Zhu Ping'an asked curiously.
"This old man also has something to do with a memorial." When the stubborn old man said this, he couldn't help but glare at Zhu Ping'an again.
Well…
Why do you keep staring at me
Zhu Pingan scratched the back of his head in confusion, "Have you also been impeached?"
"I stand upright and act uprightly. Who dares to impeach me?" The stubborn old man blew his beard and said slowly, "On the day of the solar eclipse, I also submitted a memorial to the emperor, advising him to provide routine rescue."
sweat.
So that's how it is. At this moment, Zhu Ping'an understood why Lord Yang was so dissatisfied with him in the beginning.
The stance is different.
It was the same solar eclipse, but he submitted a petition requesting "exemption from routine rescue", while Lord Yang submitted a completely different petition requesting "routine rescue", and then they were imprisoned in this imperial prison.
However, if he only advised to rescue the patient, he wouldn't be thrown into prison, right? Zhu Ping'an looked at his old neighbor in confusion.
"In addition to advising the emperor to provide routine medical treatment, I also advise His Majesty to focus on state affairs and stop cultivating immortality and refining elixirs."
The stubborn old man stroked his beard and added another sentence while looking at Zhu Ping'an's puzzled gaze.
Advise His Majesty not to cultivate immortality and make elixirs anymore...
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an seemed to be struck by lightning. He stared at his old neighbor in amazement, his mouth twitched twice, and he was speechless.
You are too vigorous, no, more than vigorous, you are extremely vigorous.
Don’t criticize Xiu Xuan!
This is the first iron rule in the Ming Dynasty officialdom. Everyone knows it and everyone remembers it.
How dare you write a petition to advise His Majesty not to practice cultivation and alchemy anymore? ! !
No wonder you were imprisoned in the imperial prison. To be honest, you were lucky to be imprisoned in the imperial prison.