"Don't worry, I'll go back to the kitchen right now."
Yueniang seemed to have been burned all over, and immediately turned around and walked out of Gao Hanzhang's bedroom.
She stood with her back to the door, enduring it again and again, and finally secretly held back the tears that were about to fall in her eyes, and turned her head to look at Gao Hanzhang.
"I have a few last words. Whether you want to hear it or not, I will say it.
"Shen Sanyue claims to know "Guangling San", and you, Mr. Gao, also claim to know I know "Guangling San" best. In my opinion, you are just like the three thousand imperial students at that time, none of you understand "Guangling San".
"Ji Kang never thought about becoming an official, let alone coveting things outside the body. His heart was outside things, and his body and mind were wandering. This is how he came up with "Guangling San".
"None of you have the mind of Jikang! "
After hearing these words, Gao Hanzhang was shocked, as if hearing the stick and drinking, and his whole body was crazy.
Yueniang ignored him and walked away. < /p>
That night, the two of them tossed and turned in their respective rooms, unable to sleep well.
From the next day, Yueniang never looked at Gao Hanzhang again.
After the meal was ready, he left it at the door of his bedroom and left in a hurry, unwilling to meet him.
Instead, Gao Hanzhang began to look for opportunities to talk to her.
But after finally bumping into her, Yueniang didn't even raise her eyes, turned around and left, ignoring them at all.
Just a few days later, a group of eunuchs and Jin Yiwei suddenly broke into the quiet courtyard in broad daylight. , brought Gao Hanzhang and Yueniang to the main hall.
It turned out that they were here to read the imperial edict.
After being locked up here for so long, the time to reveal their fate has finally arrived! >
"Gao Hanzhang accepted the order. "
The round-faced eunuch headed by him unfolded the imperial edict.
"The original Hanlin Academy compiled the Gao Hanzhang, but he really had no talent for strategy and proposed strategies for governing the country in vain. The strategy of "reforming and providing relief at the same time, solving the dilemma" has harmed the country and the people, and I feel sad.
"I think that although your talent is useless, you still have a conscience and do not join in the corruption of those who are corrupt and bend the law. You can understand the suffering of the victims under your governance. You have done something unintentionally and will not be punished even if you do it, so you will be exempted from prosecution. You are guilty.
"I order you to return to the Hanlin Academy and resume your duties as editor. If you have the heart to serve the country, read the classics and history carefully from the beginning. Admire this. "
Gao Hanzhang just found it unbelievable.
Not only was there no discussion of the death penalty, but he was not even held accountable.
He was even asked to return to the Hanlin Academy and his official position was restored. Position?
"The criminal thanks the emperor for his kindness. "
At this moment, he couldn't say anything. He could only kneel down and thank the emperor for his kindness.
"Gao Hanzhang, I won't say anything anymore, so that I can return to your Imperial Academy. Go to the hospital. ”
The father-in-law who announced the decree smiledHe walked down the hall and handed the imperial edict to Gao Hanzhang.
At this time, Yueniang Yingying stepped forward and bowed.
"Uncle, I was escorted from Hangzhou by the superior of the Zhenfu Division. If the palace thinks I am not guilty, I will go back to Jiangnan."
"Nonsense! Didn’t our ancestors give instructions a long time ago?"
The father-in-law frowned.
"What? Could it be that Gao Hanzhang abandoned you as soon as he was reinstated?"
Obviously, although this was the first time we met the father-in-law who announced the decree, he should be Lu Fang A trusted person around Eunuch Lu.
Otherwise, it is impossible to know his arrangements for Yueniang and Gao Hanzhang.
Yueniang smiled quickly.
"My father-in-law has misunderstood. Mr. Gao and I have nothing to do with each other. There is no question of abandonment or abandonment."
The father-in-law frowned even more tightly.
"You two have been arguing for a long time, but you two are still confused?"
Yueniang pursed her lips and lowered her head.
"I said, Mr. Gao and I have nothing to do with each other."
"What do you say? Our ancestors have explained it before. Gao Hanzhang, what do you say?" "
The father-in-law turned to ask Gao Hanzhang.
Just now he had a Bodhisattva face with a smile, but now his eyebrows were raised, and he suddenly showed a bit of an angry Vajra look.
Gao Hanzhang looked at the father-in-law and hesitated, unable to say anything.
Yueniang stepped forward again and took over the conversation.
"If our ancestors really pity the little girl, please arrange an official ship to take me back to Hangzhou."
She turned to Gao Hanzhang again, but her eyes were lowered. Look at him.
"Master Gao, there is a piano in the cabinet in the bedroom. It is a rare guqin that I brought from Jiangnan. If you like it, keep it. If you don't like it, just burn it."
Hearing this, Eunuch Huang sighed.
He stopped questioning Gao Hanzhang, waved to Yueniang, turned around and left.
Accompanied by several Jinyi guards, Yueniang took out the baggage she had packed long ago from the room and quickly followed them.
Only Gao Hanzhang was left standing in the small courtyard, holding the imperial edict representing freedom in his hand, feeling sad and happy, unable to recover for a long time.
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After leaving the imperial edict, Gao Hanzhang realized that during the more than a month he had been isolated from the world, the situation outside had changed and it was no longer what it used to be.
The case of corruption in Zhejiang official circles that embezzled the property of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau over the past 20 years, and the case of the strict party officials destroying embankments and flooding fields in the name of "converting rice to mulberry" were both seized by Hairuihai County Magistrate. , a piece of paper memorial, go up to heaven to listen.
For a time, Qingliu used this as an excuse to launch anotherThe situation is changing.
However, these cases involve too many people.
If all are thoroughly investigated, a large number of officials in the Ming Dynasty will be implicated and the court will be shaken.
What's more, Emperor Jiajing still counted on Yan Dang to continue to collect money for him to solve the problem of the national treasury deficit.
So in the end, the emperor still chose to hold it up high and put it down gently.
With his acquiescence, the Yan Party promoted several Zhejiang officials, including the governor of Zhejiang, to bear all responsibility for the crime.
This vigorous turmoil against Yan in official circles in Zhejiang only caused some ripples on the water, and then calmed down.
A few days later.
It rained heavily.
At the pier of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Gao Hanzhang stood in the rain, holding a baggage and a piano bag in his hands.
After waiting for a long time, two sedans came over from a distance and stopped next to the pavilion on the pier.
Several people who looked like Jin Yiwei held umbrellas over and picked up a round-faced man and a commoner woman from the sedan.
Gao Hanzhang saw it clearly.
The round-faced man was the father-in-law who came to the prison to announce the decree.
In recent days, he has found out that this is Lu Fang, another godson of Eunuch Lu, whose surname is Huang.
As for the commoner woman, just by looking at her back, she knew that she was the Yueniang she had been waiting for.
Eunuch Huang led Yueniang to the pavilion and pointed to a ship that had been docked on the pier for a long time.
"My ancestors have said hello and we must send you back to Hangzhou. You can get on the ship now."
He took out two documents from his arms and handed them to Yue Niang.
"One is a document from the Supervisor of Ceremonies. If you hold it, no government office will dare to find fault with you.
"There is also a bank note, which is Given by our ancestors. When you return to Hangzhou, find a secluded place to stay and don't cause any more trouble. "
Yueniang took the two pieces of paper and felt that her hands were heavy.
"Why are my ancestors and Eunuch Huang so good to me? "
Eunuch Huang looked at Yueniang's worried face and grinned.
"Yang Yijin is my ancestor's dearest son and my best brother. Let us pay for the sin he did. Don't think too much..."
"Stop! "
The Jin Yiwei on duty beside the pavilion suddenly shouted loudly.
It turned out that it was Gao Hanzhang who saw Yueniang coming. He couldn't help but get closer and closer, and unknowingly he had reached the edge of the pavilion.
After waiting in the rain for a long time, he was soaked all over. He could only wipe the rain off his face and shouted loudly
"I'm here to say goodbye." , please also ask Eunuch Huang for your approval! ”
Huang GongGong glanced back and naturally recognized Gao Hanzhang, whom he had met when announcing the decree a few days ago, and turned to ask Yueniang the question.
"Have you seen him?"
Yueniang's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she quickly glanced at Gao Hanzhang, who was wiping his face awkwardly in the rain, and her lips trembled slightly.
"See you."
She took the umbrella from Jin Yiwei's hand, rushed into the rain, and held it on the head of Gao Hanzhang, who was like a drowned rat.
Gao Hanzhang raised his head.
The man and woman finally looked at each other again.
"I'm not worthy of coming to see you off. I don't know what to say..."
Gao Hanzhang smiled bitterly and handed over the piano bag in his arms.
"Let's borrow Ji Kang's words - 'Guangling San is gone from now on.' From now on, I will not play the piano again."
It's the month My mother brought the piano all the way from Hangzhou to the capital, and left it in the small courtyard of the imperial prison when she left a few days ago.
There was a trace of tears in Yueniang’s eyes.
But she said nothing and silently took the piano bag.
Gao Hanzhang took off his baggage again and brought it to Yueniang.
"Here are some music scores I memorized, as well as some clothes I bought yesterday. If you don't like these, you can throw them into the river.
"It's just that there are still some things in the bag. There are several letters written to Wangzhi County, Haizhi County. Please pass them on to them to ensure that you are safe. "
Yueniang took the baggage and handed the umbrella to Gao Hanzhang, but was gently pushed back.
She glanced at Gao Hanzhang one last time, took a deep breath, and turned around to leave. .
Until he got on the boat, he didn’t leave a word or look back once.
Only Gao Hanzhang was left, looking at the back of the boat in the rain for a long time. Want to leave.