Crunch...
The shabby wooden door of Yang Jisheng's mansion opened, and Zhu Ping'an walked out with a pale face, like a patient who had just suffered a serious illness. He was thin, his steps were unsteady, and he looked very frail.
The rising sun is about to rise in the eastern sky.
Zhu Ping'an looked up and saw a red and golden light coming out from the eastern sky, shooting towards the earth like a sharp arrow. Then the second and third arrows came whistling towards him and merged into a golden light.
-The sun is coming out.
Zhu Ping'an witnessed a sunrise, but did not see the dawn and hope. He only saw a dark tragedy begin.
Although Yang Jisheng promised that "he would consider it" before leaving, Zhu Ping'an saw the answer from his determined eyes. The consideration Yang Jisheng mentioned was just to comfort himself who had come from afar, and his memorial would not be changed.
Zhu Ping'an failed.
Zhu Ping'an, who comes from the modern era, has hundreds of years of historical experience and is familiar with the direction of this period of history, still failed.
Because that person is Yang Jisheng, he is the one who knows it is impossible but still does it, and never retreats in the face of danger and difficulties. As long as the success rate of impeaching Yan Song can be increased by even 0.1 percentage points, Yang Jisheng will never care about his own life.
This is Yang Jisheng, the backbone of a nation and a brave fighter!
This is a man worthy of respect.
But, unfortunately...
Zhu Ping'an looked back, and a blazing bonfire in his ink-black eyes was dimming.
"Sir, are you okay?"
Liu Dadao, who was waiting at the door, greeted Zhu Pingan as soon as he saw him come out, but Zhu Pingan didn't respond. This time he couldn't help but ask louder with concern.
"I'm fine, it's just windy..."
Zhu Ping'an replied in a gloomy tone, then he tightened his clothes and climbed onto the horse, holding the saddle.
"Is it windy? No..."
Liu Dadao touched his head in confusion, looked at the motionless leaves around him, and became even more confused.
"Big Knife, let's go."
Zhu Ping'an, who was on horseback, said something, then waved the whip and urged the horse away.
"Sir, wait for me."
Liu Dadao quickly jumped onto the horse, squeezed his strong legs against the horse's belly, and rode forward to catch up.
The sound of horse hooves
The sound of horse hooves falling
After a series of crisp horse hoof beats, Zhu Ping'an and Liu Dadao disappeared at the corner of the alley under the blood-red morning sun.
"Brother Jiaoshan, has Zhu Ping'an gone far?"
After Zhu Ping'an disappeared in the alley, a man's voice came from the inner room of Yang Jisheng's mansion. The voice was deep, magnetic, and full of a sense of justice. He sounded about forty years old.
Very strange! Isn't it!
Shouldn't Yang Jisheng's wife and his child be in the room? How could there be such a man's voice? Could it be that Yang Jisheng's son is mature beyond his years? Although he is young, his voice is so mature? That's not right. When he knocked over the teacup and apologized, his voice was clearly very young and immature.
However, Yang Jisheng did not show any surprise at the man's voice coming from the inner room.
"Zihou has left."
Yang Jisheng nodded slowly and withdrew his gaze from the direction of the gate. He had been staring at the direction of the gate, keeping the posture of watching Zhu Ping'an leave.
Crunch.
After Yang Jisheng finished speaking, the small door of the inner room opened and a man in his forties walked out.
He was tall and strong, with a dignified appearance, and thick sword-like brows on his standard square face, giving people a feeling of firmness and uprightness. His spine was straight, like a giant pillar piercing the sky. He was wearing a brand new blue brocade robe and a jade pendant hung from his waist. He walked slowly and calmly, and the jade pendant made a pleasant sound.
"Brother Jiaoshan."
After the man came out, he bowed slightly to Yang Jisheng and said apologetically, "Fang Zheng has brought disgrace upon Brother Jiaoshan's upright character."
The man's surname was Zhou Fangzheng, and his courtesy name was Wenda. He was an official with a good reputation. He had known Yang Jisheng for many years and was deeply trusted by Yang Jisheng. He was also the only person in the capital besides Zhang Juzheng that Yang Jisheng told about the impeachment of Yan Song. Zhou Fangzheng was at Yang Jisheng's house last night. The two of them talked about the impeachment in the study all night, and they were still discussing the memorial and the impeachment this morning.
When Zhu Ping'an knocked on the door to visit Yang Jisheng, Zhou Fangzheng was still discussing impeachment with Yang Jisheng while having dinner.
When Zhou Fangzheng heard that Zhu Ping'an was coming, he hid in the inner room for the sake of secrecy. When Zhu Ping'an was there, the person who knocked over the teacup and screamed in the inner room was Zhou Fangzheng, not Yang Jisheng's second son Yang Yingji.
What Zhou Fangzheng meant by causing Yang Jisheng's upright character to be tarnished was the fact that he hid in the inner room and caused Yang Jisheng to lie to Zhu Ping'an.
"Brother Wenda, your words are too polite. Please take a seat. This is an extraordinary period, and we must act with caution. I think Zihou will understand even if he knows." Yang Jisheng bowed to Zhou Fangzheng in return, shook his head slightly, and said softly.
After Zhou Fangzheng sat down, Yang Jisheng stood up, took the teacup and poured a cup of tea for Zhou Fangzheng.
"Thank you, Brother Jiaoshan." Zhou Fangzheng took the teacup and thanked him.
"Brother Wenda, what do you think of Zihou's suggestions? Just now when Zihou mentioned "or ask the two kings", Brother Wenda seemed a little excited?" Yang Jisheng asked.
"In my opinion, the two suggestions Zhu Ping'an just made are indeed for Brother Jiaoshan's sake. First, Zhu Ping'an suggested that Brother Jiaoshan delete the words about His Majesty's leniency towards Yan the thief, so as to avoid the suspicion of accusing His Majesty of shielding Yan the thief. Although this may seem like throwing the baby out with the bathwater, it is indeed for Brother Jiaoshan's sake. Fangzheng also advises Brother Jiaoshan to give it more consideration." Zhou Fangzheng took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, put down the teacup, and spoke slowly.
"Brother Wenda said that we are just throwing the baby out with the bathwater." Yang Jisheng shook his head slowly.
"I knew the answer would be this." Zhou Fangzheng said with a wry smile.
"The one who knows me best is Brother Wenda." Yang Jisheng smiled slightly.
"As for the second suggestion, I think Zhu Ping'an is also thinking about Brother Jiaoshan. The emperor has a taboo that the two dragons cannot meet each other, and the ancestral system prohibits princes from interfering in politics and strictly prevents ministers from communicating with princes in private. These are facts that must be considered... But..." Zhou Fangzheng paused here.
"But what? Brother Wenda, please speak frankly." Yang Jisheng asked.
"This is just my personal feeling. Brother Jiaoshan, just listen to it and don't take it to heart." Zhou Fangzheng looked up at Yang Jisheng and said slowly, "I think Zhu Ping'an's suggestion that Brother Jiaoshan delete it or ask the two kings, in addition to the above two taboos, must have selfish motives."
"Selfish motive?" Yang Jisheng was slightly stunned.
"Excuse me, Brother Jiaoshan, what is Zhu Ping'an's current position?" Zhou Fangzheng asked.
"Zihou is currently serving as a lecturer in Prince Yu's palace." Yang Jisheng replied, and then seemed to be thinking about something.
"Brother Jiaoshan may ask about the words of the two princes. From the perspective of Prince Yu's Mansion, we should not like it." Zhou Fangzheng looked at Yang Jisheng and said slowly, "If this sentence is deliberately misinterpreted by someone with ulterior motives, it may be understood that Brother Jiaoshan impeached the thief Yan at the behest of the two princes. Among the two princes, Prince Jing and the thief Yan are on good terms, but only Prince Yu and the thief Yan are on bad terms. Some time ago, Prince Yu bribed Yan Shifan to get back the annual gift that had been withheld for several years. Therefore, this sentence can be further misinterpreted as Brother Jiaoshan impeaching the thief Yan at the behest of Prince Yu. Zhu Ping'an probably also considered that Prince Yu would be angered by Brother Jiaoshan's words..."