"Hahaha, my dear brother Ouyang, I have great news to share with you."
After finishing his work at the office, Luo Longwen took a detour to find Ouyang Zishi who was also finishing his work at the office. He excitedly went up to Ouyang Zishi, put his arm around his shoulders, squinted his eyes, and said to Ouyang Zishi with an unstoppable smile.
Ouyang Zishi also had a smile on his face. "Hahaha, I guess what Brother Luo wants to tell me is the impeachment of Zhu Ping'an."
"Oh, so Brother Ouyang already knew about it. That's right, after all, Zhu Ping'an is an old member of the Yu Palace. The Jing Palace must be particularly sensitive to this news. Haha, the old member of the Yu Palace is in trouble, so of course the Jing Palace is happy to see it happen." Luo Longwen was stunned for a moment, then he figured it out and said with a smile.
"Ahem, I, a humble younger brother, also followed Lord Xu Pu's proposal and submitted a memorial. Shameless scum like Zhu Ping'an should be eliminated for the benefit of the people." Ouyang Zishi said complacently, with the light of revenge flashing in his eyes.
Ouyang Zishi had been looking forward to this day for countless days. He had finally managed to banish Zhu Ping'an to Jingnan, where he would surely die. He thought that Zhu Ping'an would definitely die, but he was so lucky that the Japanese pirates invaded Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Not only did the bastard survive, but he also made three great achievements: defending the city, recovering the city, and killing the Japanese pirates. He was promoted several levels at once and became a fifth-rank official, one level higher than before he was demoted! When Ouyang Zishi heard the news, he was so upset and angry that he didn't eat for several days! Especially at that time, he boasted in front of Yan Lan that the next time he heard news about Zhu Ping'an, it would be the day to pay tribute to Zhu Ping'an. Unexpectedly, the news he heard at that time was the news that Zhu Ping'an had made merit and was promoted!
When Ouyang Zishi thought of the way Yan Lan looked at him, he became even more upset and angry! He almost vomited blood on the spot!
Zhu Ping'an!
An enemy for life!
Haha, now the heaven finally has eyes, and Zhu Ping'an, this scum, has finally revealed his true colors. Zhu Ping'an, who was born in a peasant family, is indeed a short-sighted person. He has never seen money, but he is so greedy and has been caught by others. This time, even gods can't save him!
How can I describe my mood in one word: great!
At this moment, Ouyang Zishi was so happy that he wanted to shout to the sky! Tomorrow is a day off, I must go to find my cousin Yan Lan, and read the memorial impeaching the thief Zhu Ping'an to my cousin Yan Lan without missing a word! It will also let my cousin Yan Lan see that I, Ouyang Zishi, am many times better than the thief Zhu Ping'an!
"Haha, Brother Ouyang really hates evil and is a role model for our generation. I admire you, old brother."
Luo Longwen flattered him at the right time.
"No, no, Brother Luo, you are too kind. I just don't like Zhu Ping'an, a coward like him. Hahaha..."
Ouyang Zishi smiled with a smug look on his face. Now that he had finally avenged his life, he was in an extremely good mood.
"Hahaha, Zhu Ping'an is dead this time. Humph, if it was at the beginning of the dynasty, Zhu Ping'an would have been skinned alive and stuffed with straw! Even now, Zhu Ping'an will be skinned alive if he doesn't die, or at least his official career is over! Such a happy event should be made public. Come on, I'll treat you, brother Ouyang, and let's go to Zuixianju for a drink." Luo Longwen put his arm around Ouyang Zishi's shoulder and invited him with a laugh.
"Although Zuixianju is nice, it is not convenient to talk here. If Brother Luo doesn't mind my disturbing him, why don't we go to his house to have a drink?"
Ouyang Zishi said with misty eyes, ahem, speaking of which, the scholar in women's clothing in Luo Longwen's mansion is truly a stunning beauty in the world. Last time, I took advantage of Brother Luo being drunk and had an intimate moment with her. It was truly intoxicating and unforgettable... ... Today I will try to get Brother Luo drunk again. Haha, then I can have an intimate moment with her again.
"How could that be? It's an honor for me to have you, Brother Ouyang, come to my house. Let's go, we must get drunk tonight." Luo Longwen patted Ouyang Zishi on the shoulder and invited him passionately.
Ouyang Zishi listened to the story until he was drunk, his eyes lit up, and he said politely, "So I am bothering Brother Luo again."
So, Luo Longwen and Ouyang Zishi walked arm in arm, gloating over Zhu Ping'an's misfortune, and went to Luo Longwen's house.
Prince Yu's Mansion.
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng sat opposite each other, and on the table between them was a stack of seven memorials impeaching Zhu Ping'an.
"What do you think about Zihou's matter, Shuda?" Gao Gong sat upright and asked.
"Minister Su, I am not close to Zihou, but from what I have seen and heard, Zihou is not a corrupt official. However, I have seen the official document about Jingnan's grain price setting attached to Liu Wannian's memorial impeaching Zihou. The handwriting on it is indeed from Zihou's hand, and the official seal on it is indeed the official seal of the Jingnan County Magistrate. In my opinion, Zihou's definition of raising grain prices is true, and corruption and bribery are false, but the memorial is so convincing that it is puzzling."
Zhang Juzheng replied with a wry smile.
"That's right... When I first heard the news, I thought that some people deliberately spread rumors and retaliated against Zihou. But after seeing the memorial, especially the official document defining the grain price in Jingnan, although I don't believe that Zihou is the kind of corrupt official who is short-sighted and doesn't care about the lives of the people, I have to take this memorial seriously." Gao Gong agreed with this and pointed to the official document defining the grain price on the table, frowning slightly.
Although Zhu Ping'an was not as important as Zhang Juzheng in his heart, he was still a rare person who caught his eye. There were not many civil and military officials in the court who caught his eye, most of them were good-for-nothings who were just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking.
However, judging from the current situation, corruption remains questionable, but Zhu Ping'an has indeed raised food prices.
"There is a flood in Jiangnan. Logically speaking, the first priority should be to stabilize grain prices to appease the people. Why did Zihou raise the grain price to 2,500 coins per stone at this time, despite the public outrage?"
Gao Gong said in confusion.
At this point, one cannot help but suspect that there is something fishy going on between Zhu Ping'an and the grain merchants.
"It's really puzzling." Zhang Juzheng nodded.
"Uncle, have you met Lord Xu today?" Gao Gong asked, "What was Lord Xu's reaction to this?"
"My teacher was in the Wuyi Palace today, so I didn't have the chance to see him. But I did meet Zishi (Li Chunfang) at noon. Zishi told me that my teacher was the only one in the cabinet today, as Lord Yan had caught a cold and was not on duty. Wuyi Palace was already buzzing about Zihou's affairs, but Zishi said that my teacher had no intention of slowing down the many memorials impeaching Zihou, and seemed to be happy to see them succeed..."
Zhang Juzheng shook his head slowly and frowned slightly. He was quite puzzled by the attitude of his teacher Xu Jie.
"What?"
After hearing Xu Jie's attitude, Gao Gong was greatly surprised.
It shouldn't be.
Zhu Ping'an and Zhang Juzheng are both Xu Ge Lao's favorite students. Perhaps Zhu Ping'an is more valued by Xu Ge Lao. When Zhang Juzheng encountered setbacks in his career, Xu Ge Lao defended him. Now that Zhu Ping'an has been impeached, it would be fine if Xu Ge Lao did not defend him, but why is he happy to see him impeached? ! This is not normal...
unless... ...
Gao Gong seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly a light flashed through his mind, but when he tried to catch it, it disappeared.
"Brother Suqing, Zihou has done many unusual things. His definition of high grain prices may have a deep meaning..."
Zhang Juzheng said thoughtfully.
"What's the deep meaning?" Gao Gong asked.
Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment, smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It's hard for me to understand what he meant at the moment."
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng sat opposite each other in deep thought.
About a cup of tea later, the two seemed to have thought of something. They raised their heads almost at the same time and smiled at each other.