"Do you think this is a vernacular novel or an historical opera? The first thing you say is that so-and-so is in great danger and I come to save you, and then you talk a bunch of nonsense. Do you think it's so easy to achieve success and fame?! Haha, you're so crazy about wanting to get promoted and make money! I've seen so many people who think like you, and you still want to deceive me! Go away, don't stand at the door and get in the way." The steward mocked Zhou Fangzheng and waved his hand to drive Zhou Fangzheng out like a dog.
"You—" Zhou Fangzheng's face turned red from being pushed.
"What are you talking about? Go away." The steward waved his hand as if he was getting in the way, and the servant on duty behind the door rolled up his sleeves and "invited" Zhou Fangzheng to the bottom of the stairs.
but.
Zhou Fangzheng eventually entered the Yan residence, not because of his eloquence and convinced the steward, but because he spent a lot of money to buy a folding fan in Henian Study.
After getting the folding fan from Henian Study, the treatment was indeed different. The steward at the gate of Yan Mansion seemed to be able to change his expression and invited Zhou Fangzheng into Yan Mansion with a smile.
After Zhou Fangzheng entered Yan's house, he was invited to the waiting room to wait for an audience. Zhou Fangzheng walked around in the waiting room of Yan's house and waited for about half an hour before Yan Shifan finally arrived, with a bulging belly and picking his teeth with a toothpick.
"This bear paw is delicious, but it's stuck in my teeth." Yan Shifan picked out the meat that was stuck in his teeth before entering the house, rubbed his cheeks with his fat fingers, complained, squinted his eyes, turned his head and ordered the servant, "Go and tell Lao Zhang in the kitchen to stew the pair of bear paws sent from the north until they are a little more mushy tomorrow."
"Okay, sir. I'll go right away." The follower nodded and bowed.
"Go away." Yan Shifan cursed with a smile, flicked the toothpick in his hand away, clapped his hands, and walked into the waiting room with a protruding belly.
"Your humble servant Zhou Fangzheng greets Lord Yan." Before Yan Shifan's feet even stepped over the threshold, Zhou Fangzheng had already trotted to the door and bowed very respectfully.
"Haha, isn't this Lord Zhou from the Ministry of Education? Lord Zhou is such a rare guest. What wind brings our Lord Zhou here today?" Yan Shifan squinted his eyes and glanced at Zhou Fangzheng, jokingly saying.
Faced with Yan Shifan's teasing, Zhou Fangzheng was so stiff that he didn't know how to respond.
Just at this moment, there was a "puff" sound, and then an indescribable stench spread wildly in the air.
It stinks.
Zhou Fangzheng covered his nose subconsciously.
There were only two people in the room. Zhou Fangzheng knew that the fart was not his, so the answer was obvious—the fart was from Yan Shifan.
It's unrealistic to pretend I didn't hear it. The sound was too loud and I covered my nose. It's unrealistic to pretend I didn't hear it.
But
I covered my nose. Would Yan Shifan think I was mocking him? I finally managed to get through the Yan Mansion by chance last month. If I was hated by Yan Shifan because of such a small matter, wouldn't I lose a chance to succeed
what to do
what to do
In a state of panic, Zhou Fangzheng suddenly had an idea. He rubbed his nose and took two deep breaths. Uh, his throat was a little choked, but Zhou Fangzheng looked intoxicated. "Hey, why is there a strange fragrance?"
After responding to such an emergency, Zhou Fangzheng was very proud of his quick wit.
Yan Shifan looked at Zhou Fangzheng with amusement, and saw his flattering face. He knew that Zhou Fangzheng was complimenting him. However, seeing Zhou Fangzheng's square face, but making such a flattering expression, the contrast was so great that Yan Shifan couldn't help but feel a sense of bad taste, so he deliberately frowned, pretending to be uneasy, and said, "If the fart doesn't smell, then according to what Doctor Wang said, the person who farts has a disease in his lungs. Doesn't that mean that I have a disease in my lungs?"
Zhou Fangzheng was extremely embarrassed when he heard this. He thought that he was flattering someone but failed. He quickly added, "Since you said that, Master Yan, I'll taste it carefully. You know what, it really stinks."
“Hahahaha~~”
Upon hearing this, Yan Shifan laughed uncontrollably.
Zhou Fangzheng understood at this time that all the talk about whether his fart smelled or not or whether he had a lung disease was just a deliberate teasing. He blushed and felt very embarrassed.
"Haha, I wonder what brings you here today, Lord Zhou?" After laughing, Yan Shifan got back to the topic and asked with squinted eyes.
Hearing Yan Shifan's question, Zhou Fangzheng came back to his senses from his embarrassment, and his spirits were lifted. He looked up at Yan Shifan and said seriously, "Your Excellency, I have an important matter to report to Lord Yan and Master Yan today."
"What's so important? Haha." Yan Shifan couldn't help but laugh when he heard it. "What's so important that I have to report it to my father. Tell me about it."
"Someone is planning to impeach Lord Yan in the next one or two days." Zhou Fangzheng looked at Yan Shifan and replied word by word.
"Someone wants to impeach my father again?! Haha~ Who?" Yan Shifan laughed when he heard it, but did not take it seriously. In recent times, many officials have impeached the old man, with one popping up almost every few days. In the end, they all suffered the consequences of their own actions, without exception.
"Yang Jisheng." Zhou Fangzheng replied.
"Yang Jisheng?" Yan Shifan was stunned for a moment and turned to Zhou Fangzheng with suspicion.
Yang Jisheng wants to impeach the old man? !
When Yan Shifan first heard the news, he felt a little bit unbelievable, because Yang Jisheng was promoted by the old man. At the beginning, Yang Jisheng impeached Qiu Luan, and was imprisoned and exiled to Didao. It was the old man who suggested that the emperor re-appoint Yang Jisheng, and then the old man led Yang Jisheng to move four times in a year, from county magistrate to the head of Nanjing Military Department, then to Nanjing Military Department Deputy Director, and then transferred to the capital to serve as the military selection department of the Military Department. The old man told him more than once that he intended to make Yang Jisheng his confidant, although he did not think much of Yang Jisheng.
However, the old man promoted Yang Jisheng so exceptionally, and this Yang had only been transferred to the capital for less than two months, and he was about to impeach the old man? !
Yan Shifan found it a little unbelievable when he heard it.
How many people are vying for the position of Langzhong of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War in the capital...
The old man wanted to develop Yang Jisheng as his confidant, but he ended up impeaching you directly.
"Yes, it was Yang Jisheng, absolutely true. Yesterday evening, Yang Jisheng invited me to his house, saying that he had some wonderful writings to appreciate together. I didn't expect it to be a memorial impeaching the elder cabinet. I spent the whole night pretending to be nice to him and took the opportunity to write down the memorial. I just came out of Yang Jisheng's house." Zhou Fangzheng replied as if seeking credit.