You think too much.
My mentor Xu Jie is taking a step backward to advance, and bending to stretch. He is doing the same thing as Goujian, and his purpose is to overthrow you.
Judging from Zhao Wenhua's attitude towards his teacher Xu Jie, his teacher Xu Jie has successfully gained the trust of the Yan Party. At this moment, Zhu Ping'an really wants to sing a song "Liang Liang" for them.
"Haha, Zihou, are you worried about Brother Donglou and the others? Don't worry, I'll endorse you, and your master Xu Jie will help you mediate. As long as you bow your head to Brother Donglou, there's nothing that can't be solved with a round of wine. If that doesn't work, then two rounds. I guess you'll just get a round of wine from Donglou and you'll be fine. Donglou won't dare to go against the will of my adoptive father, who values your talent and intends to recruit you. I have a hunch that Donglou will sympathize with you, you're both extremely smart people."
Zhao Wenhua smiled, thinking that Zhu Ping'an was worried about Yan Shifan's retaliation, so he confidently comforted him.
No, I'm not worried about Yan Shifan, but I simply don't want to join your Yan Party.
First, I am determined to eliminate the hidden dangers of party disputes for the Ming Dynasty; second, your Yan Party seems to be flourishing, but in fact it is a raging fire. History has long destined the demise of the Yan Party. Master Xu is a special case. He is now a cabinet elder and the gravedigger of the Yan Party. He has joined the Yan Party now, and he doesn't have to worry about being implicated by the Yan Party in the future. But it will be different if I join. The Yan Party can still support for nearly ten years. I am now the acting deputy envoy. Every step of promotion in the future will be deeply marked by the Yan Party. When the Yan Party is destroyed in the future, I am destined to be implicated and liquidated. This is the general trend, and even Master Xu is powerless.
People with different ideals cannot work together. I am destined not to join the Yan Party.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Yan, and for your generosity. I am just a student with limited knowledge..."
Zhu Ping'an bowed and declined.
When Zhao Wenhua heard this, he was surprised at first, then his brows obviously frowned, and an expression of obvious displeasure appeared on his face.
When leaving Beijing, Yan Shifan specifically approached him and asked him to kill Zhu Ping'an. He was now recruiting Zhu Ping'an on behalf of the Yan Party, and was already taking the risk of offending Yan Shifan, but he did not expect Zhu Ping'an to be so ungrateful.
"Zihou, you are a smart man. Do you know what you are doing now?" Zhao Wenhua looked at Zhu Ping'an with burning eyes and asked in a deep voice.
"The students know." Zhu Ping'an looked up and met Zhao Wenhua's eyes.
"You are very talented and capable. After being demoted to the magistrate of Jingnan, you still rose rapidly in less than half a year and was promoted to the current fourth-rank acting deputy envoy. If you think that your talent and ability can allow you to ignore everything, then you are too ignorant and too arrogant. The reason why you can rise again in Jingnan is not because your talent allows you to ignore everything, but because you have been ignored after being demoted to Jingnan..." Zhao Wenhua said expressionlessly, with a strong warning in his words.
"Student understands." Zhu Ping'an nodded and said slowly that he knew what Zhao Wenhua said.
"You understand, but do you still want to persist?" Zhao Wenhua looked at Zhu Ping'an with burning eyes and continued, "Before I left Beijing, Brother Donglou even visited me. Do you know what Donglou told me?"
I wouldn't specifically ask you to strangle me, would I
Yan Shifan wouldn't think so highly of me, would he? I don't have that much face, do I? Zhu Ping'an wondered suspiciously.
"Donglou told me again and again that after I come to Jiangnan, I must suppress you and strangle you." Zhao Wenhua said word by word.
It is such an honor to be valued so highly by a genius in history, Zhu Pingan said with emotion.
However, I now understand Zhao Wenhua's anger. When Yan Shifan repeatedly told him to strangle himself to death, he went against Yan Shifan's wishes and secretly recruited me on behalf of the Yan Party. It was really not easy.
Of course, this was also because Zhao Wenhua had a high enough status, especially after he served as the Imperial Envoy for the Sea Sacrifice, he was one of the best in the Yan Party. Facing the Yan Party's Crown Prince Yan Shifan, Zhao Wenhua also had a certain degree of autonomy. In addition, Zhao Wenhua knew that Yan Song valued my talent and Yan Song had never given up recruiting me. Therefore, Zhao Wenhua went against Yan Shifan's intention to kill me and turned to recruit me.
Of course, despite this, Zhao Wenhua's recruitment was still quite difficult and quite courageous.
That's why Zhao Wenhua was so angry when faced with his own rejection.
"Zihou, do you know the consequences of refusing? Even if I give you a break for the sake of our friendship, I am still a nobody in the Yan Party, but compared to Donglou, I am just a nobody. Others will only listen to Donglou and not me. We have too many people. Do you know how many of our people there are in Jiangnan? Relatively speaking, you, Zihou, are too insignificant. One person is not a concern, but three people can make a tiger. What about ten, a hundred, or a thousand people? Zihou, do you know the consequences?"
Zhao Wenhua stood up, looked down at Zhu Ping'an, his figure looming over Zhu Ping'an, and spoke slowly.
I know the consequences, I have always known the consequences.
Zhu Pingan raised his head and said sincerely, "Teacher, I have no intention of being your enemy. Now we have a common enemy, the Japanese pirates! Instead of using our strength to deal with our own people, why not gather our strength to deal with the Japanese pirates?!"
"Zihou, your importance is not related to the overall situation of suppressing the Japanese." Zhao Wenhua shook his head disapprovingly.
As an acting deputy envoy of the Judicial and Censorate, in charge of the Zhejiang Army, with only about 2,000 men under his command, well, it seems that he is indeed not qualified now, Zhu Pingan laughed at himself, but Zhu Pingan believed that he and the Zhejiang Army would surprise everyone, for sure...
"Donglou has noticed you. I believe that except for me, everyone else has also received Donglou's message. Zihou, you are fighting against so many people alone. Even if it is not like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, it is no different from an egg hitting a stone."
Zhao Wenhua shook his head at Zhu Ping'an and sighed.
"On the contrary, if you join the Yan Party, you will not be an enemy, but one of us. Our resources are your resources, our connections are your connections, and with us protecting you from the wind and rain, you can thrive and rise to prominence. For example, you have both literary and military strategies, and I have the power granted by the emperor. You can assist me, and I can give you full trust. With us here, we will give you money, food, and soldiers. No one can stand in your way, and you can display your talents to your heart's content in Jiangnan. The increasingly rampant Japanese invasion will become a stepping stone for you and me to rise to prominence as a teacher and student."
Zhao Wenhua patted Zhu Ping'an on the shoulder, stretched out his right hand and pointed to the southeast, saying confidently and temptingly.