Night, inside the port.
Guo Ang and others led Zhang Zhou to the place where Li Zhang stored his gifts. It was a carriage shop with several carriages parked there. It seemed that each carriage was loaded with Li Zhang. Zhang's "mind".
"It was just delivered. It was already dark when we entered the city. I dare not disturb you because of my humble position, so I had to find a way to pass it on and ask you to come and accept it in person." Guo Ang looked very respectful. .
Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Li is actually very familiar with my personality. I will not accept ordinary gifts. What is his intention?"
"You will know it when you see it."
As Guo Ang spoke, he asked someone to lift the curtain of the first carriage, and someone held a lantern and moved forward. Zhang Zhou did not move forward.
Then a pair of women came out from inside. They looked very similar. They looked only fifteen or sixteen years old. They looked very childish, but they had a bit of a romantic air.
"Nonsense, this is your conjecture" Xie Qian certainly did not admit that civil servants deceived the emperor.
Dongchang had been keeping a low profile for more than ten years before, but after Li Zhang took over, Dongchang gradually became arrogant and domineering, and became aggressive in doing things. Now they are starting to collect evidence of the officials. Such as some bad words, corruption and perversion of the law, who you associate with, what you did in the government to form a party for personal gain, or any dereliction of duty or dereliction of duty
"It's okay." Xie Qian said.
In a room, there was a person standing at the window, looking downstairs. When he saw Zhang Zhou bringing someone in, he had a very complicated look on his face, and then he heard footsteps. After hearing the news, Zhang Zhou went straight upstairs and entered the house.
"Yes." Guo Ang said.
Xie Qian waved his hands and said, "I have done something that has harmed the country and the people, but I don't know it and I am still trying to defend myself."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Who gives gifts to whom? I am the receiver." People who are polite seem to be confident."
"Where is he?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Guo Ang is very knowledgeable.
"You"
"What's so surprising that you don't treat me as a scholar? I really hope I go to preside over the Nangong Conference. I'd rather be a quiet idler, or You regard me as a vulgar martial artist and Taoist priest who continues to do some idle things here and is too lazy to go to the capital to disturb some people's eyes," Zhang Zhou said.
Xie Qian said, "Your Majesty does not intend for you to preside over the Spring Festival next year."
But this time he held back.
According to Xie Qian’s previous temper, he would definitely have fallen out with Zhang Zhou on the spot and started scolding him.
Then Guo Ang opened the door and asked "Sir"
Xie Qian almost wanted to kill Zhang Zhou.
When Zhang Zhou saw it, he could only think that this person was sharp-tongued, liked to argue with others, and had a strong psychological quality.
"Long time no see, Mr. Xie Ge." Zhang Zhou smiled and held his hand.
"You are joking." Guo Ang said, waving his hand and asking the mother-in-law to take care of him.Sent to the carriage house, "I know that it is inconvenient for you to do things in court, so no one else knows about it. After sending people here, it will be easy for you to settle down no matter where you go."
"There is something else "?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Zhang Zhou picked up the booklet and opened it casually under the light of the torch. He saw that the words on it were large and listed the "criminal evidence" of many officials.
"That's how it was delivered," Zhang Zhou asked curiously.
Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "That's the truth, but I heard that your brother is fine. He and I are the same age, and we have had some interactions in the past few years."
< p>Xie Qian still didn't speak."Please." Guo Ang immediately led the way and let Zhang Zhou enter the carriage house.
You work for the court, you are still free, and you are not a criminal, but I am an old man carrying the crime, here to do things to others and make people laugh and laugh at you
Zhang Zhoudao, "Seal it up for me."
Zhang Zhoudao, "But Mr. Xie Ge's case is different from Baoguo Gong. He is a member of the Governor's Mansion. If he is convicted of dereliction of duty, his family will definitely be blamed. Mr. Xie Ge, you don’t have to worry so much. After all, His Majesty will still be considerate. Your death sentence will also be changed to exile here.”
When Sun Shangqi heard this, he knew what was going on. The content was not simple, and Guo Ang looked at it with a very awkward look on his face.
Xie Qian said coldly, "You were not directly involved. But if it hadn't been for you, who had disrupted the imperial court and deceived the saints in the past few years, why would the imperial court have become such a mess? In this way, you If it’s not the culprit, then who is it?”
The carriage house was still brightly lit at night.
Xie Qian said, "In that case, I should be grateful to you."
"Also, I have already got off the car, so I will live here." Guo Ang said, "Settlement for the time being. To be honest with you, Eunuch Li asked Dongchang to set up a liaison place here. He chose this place. He is usually responsible for transporting letters or renting carriages. But if anything happens, you can arrange and ask him to come over. , can support you at any time.”
“Also, Mr. Xie Ge, do you think that it was easier to deceive the Shengting when the cabinet was dominated by one family, but now it is easier to deceive the Shengting when it is competing with the cabinet. Because His Majesty Shengting has opened an additional yamen, there will be fewer channels for information. I think on the contrary, precisely because of the Shangting Office, His Majesty will receive more information and have more choices. ”
Zhang Zhouzhou waved his hand, and everyone at the door retreated more than ten steps away, and even the door was closed.
If the emperor hadn't asked him to be sent here, whoever dared to touch him would have encountered him, and everyone wanted to avoid suspicion.
Zhang Zhou said, “I don’t dare to accept this thing.”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “Mr. Okay, tea. Anyway, we can talk about the affairs of the government and the public and exchange opinions. I won’t be returning to Beijing recently.”
Zhang Zhou shrugged and said, “It doesn’t matter whether I know it or not.Guan, we are all insiders anyway, and the authorities are obsessed with it. I should write a memorial later and ask Your Majesty what this means.
Xie Qian said, "Aren't you asking questions knowingly? Zhang Bingkuan, I advise you, you'd better take care of yourself sooner or later." Now I ask you, how come my family members are not as guilty as my family members? I am responsible for everyone’s mistakes. ”
Xie Qian thought about it, and it seemed to make sense.
At this time, he was still in good shape, his clothes were clean, he was energetic, and he didn’t look like he was in prison. What comes out is no different from before.
The dignified old man, even if he belongs to his predecessor, now he wants me to be your accountant.
Zhang Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "I am." My appearance is just a matter of chance. You said that I brought trouble to the court, but what I did was not for the Ming Dynasty. You may say that I deceived the emperor, but since I appeared, your majesty has paid close attention to everything in the court. I know everything, even if I am in a high position now, I am often away from Beijing, how can I deceive Shengting?"
It's not that he has no reason to argue with Zhang Zhou, but that the debate is meaningless.
This is It was a major event related to his fate.
Xie Qian didn’t want to talk to Zhang Zhou, and turned his head to the window and said, “All the way, I was still thinking about where I was going to be exiled. Only when I got here did I know, it turned out. That’s true, I’ll leave it to you to deal with it. ”
Zhang Zhou shouted loudly.
He didn’t want to know what was in this booklet. He only knew that it was of great importance. If Zhang Zhou returned the things, he would probably come next. Taking the blame.
“Mr. "Zhang Zhou said, "You have to go to work after that. But at your age, you probably can't do much physical work. But you can read and do arithmetic, so you can manage some accounts and help record things. ”
Even if the book is not very thick, just taking out a part of it can make life difficult for many people.
Zhang Zhou said, “In my opinion, Mr. Xie Ge is also in this way. We just have different positions. Aren’t our goals all for the Ming Dynasty? I can’t say that the winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit. In this matter, no one has failed. You are just sent here because of your mistakes. , your job is to continue working for the court here. Me too, we have each other. "
"Humph" Xie Qian hummed.
The person in the room was Xie Qian who was supposed to be tortured in Fusi Prison in Beizhen and was preparing to accept the death sentence at the beginning of the year. Move.
Zhang Zhou smiled and nodded without saying anything.
As he spoke, Zhang Zhou handed the things to Sun Shangqi who was standing aside. Zhou smiled and said, "This is a very heavy job. Mr. Xie Ge must seize the opportunity and do it well, so that he doesn't have to suffer from the fatigue of running around. By the way, no matter what you do, you are serving the imperial court." People are not classified as high or low, and things should not be classified as big or small. "
After hearing this, Xie Qian almost couldn't bear it.
Xie Qian continued to ignore Zhang Zhou.
"That's fine." Zhang Zhou said, "I don't understand either. Is Mr. Xie Ge's case settled? Why did he come here? If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have known about it. Dongchang sent you here in accordance with His Majesty's wishes."
Zhang Zhouxin said, this is considered honest, or is he deliberately showing off his flaws
Zhang Zhou said, "You can't say that as an old saying from Xie Ge. I was kept in the dark about the case from beginning to end. Even when His Majesty asked the various government offices to attend court, I was not involved. I don’t quite understand what he said about it being left to me to handle. Mr. Xie Ge, how are you doing these days?”
People are under the roof.
"Here comes someone."
Zhang Zhou couldn't help but take a breath.
Both Li Zhang and Guo Ang are ruthless characters. Now they are only afraid of his majesty, rather than really confiding in him.
Zhang Zhou continued, "Also, this will also give Mr. Xie Ge the opportunity to come into contact with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and you will also have the opportunity to defend yourself. Even if you cannot get a pardon for the time being, at least you can get a pardon for your family." . Otherwise, I don’t know what it means for an old man like you to be a moving coolie."
" Xie Qian said in a bad tone.
Xie Qian’s face twitched after hearing this.
This thing is enough to destroy many families in the DPRK.
Then the second carriage came closer. This time no one else came forward. Instead, Guo Ang walked over and opened the carriage. There was neither a box containing gifts nor anyone inside. There was only something that looked like a booklet on the carriage.
Xie Qian was naturally unhappy after hearing this.
"It's nothing." Zhang Zhou said, "Let me push you."
Guo Ang leaned over and whispered, "Eunuch Li knows that you are not good at beauty, but usually There will always be theater troupes waiting for entertainment. No, through Dongchang's connections, I selected these two girls from Jiangnan. There are not many people. It's not to make up for the number, just so that they can find a job in the theater troupe in the future. It depends on you. Set them up."
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe. It's not like Dongchang sent you here to sell me a favor. It should be done internally by Dongchang. It's impossible to decide, right?"
"Is it exile?" Xie Qian asked hurriedly.
"I don’t know what Eunuch Li wants to send, so I just asked him to deliver it like this. It’s a long way from the capital, and I can’t send it back. If you want to return it, you can wait. After returning to the capital, it will be returned."
"What did you say?"
"Wrong," Zhang Zhou said, "The previous court seemed clear, but His Majesty was. It seems that between your hands, all His Majesty’s decisions cannot leave the court, but your opinions can be spread in all directions. Even all matters in the court, big and small, have to go through your hands before His Majesty can know about it. If you think it is inappropriate, , Your Majesty doesn’t even know about it.”
Guo Ang took it and handed it to Zhang Zhou and said, “This is a gift specially prepared for you by Eunuch Li.It is worth so much money. It should have been given to you in a secret place, but due to inconvenience, it can only be given here. "
I am already in such a miserable state. Asking me how I am is no different than asking me if I have eaten.
You are sincerely looking at my joke, right?
" He has a relationship with you." Xie Qian was very angry. His younger brother Xie Di wanted to betray the civil service alliance.
Zhang Zhou said, "Do you think that His Majesty doesn't have that steelyard in his heart? If His Majesty insists on relying on you, he can't If you choose someone else, then it won't matter if the monarch and his ministers live in harmony. But now His Majesty is an ambitious king, and we should not think that His Majesty does not want to work hard to change the Ming Dynasty because of his kindness. And what you did is just to make Ming Dynasty stick to the old ways. Even if you say that this can bring people to live in peace, the lives of the people have become better than before without the floods and droughts in the past few years."
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Zhang Zhou said, “I will ask someone to send some expenses, and you don’t have to live here. I will make other arrangements for you. Accounts must be recorded clearly. If there are errors, it will be considered that you are not capable of taking on the job, and you will be assigned to work as a handyman in the shipyard. If you can't do the job well as a handyman, you will have to work in ironmaking. Coolie Xie Ge's ability should be enough to handle the matters recorded."
"This is not the point. "Zhang Zhou said, "As for your second son Xie Yizhong, he is a juren and may be able to go to high school next spring. Even if Xie Ge Lao is convicted, it probably won't affect his career. But the trouble is your eldest son Xie Zheng. He got the official position because of your blessing. As the saying goes, he will suffer both losses and prosperity, so he may encounter some bad things. ”
Zhang Zhou stepped forward and asked, “Mr. Now that I am a minor official here, I need to have my own office to do things. I can arrange for two people to help. In addition, three meals a day are also provided. It is quite cold today. Don’t freeze. Haha. In a few days. When it comes to settling the accounts before the year, only a capable person like Mr. Xie Ge can handle these matters well. You have to be kind. "
With that said, Guo Ang respectfully presented the booklet to Zhang Zhou.
"Yes. "Guo Ang was confused.
Shouldn't Zhang Zhou be retaliating?
Why does it seem that he is treating Xie Qian well? End of this chapter
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