When the sun set on the horizon, Zhao Lian opened his eyes again, although his body was very weak, but his heart was very happy, because he found that he was still alive. Although he had no physical strength, his heart was full of hope.

"It's poisonous!"

In Zhao Lian's mind, Zhao Lian was excited because of this matter, and he felt that this was an opportunity.

His life has just encountered a huge crisis, and this crisis has almost killed him, but Zhao Lian feels that this is an opportunity at this time, an opportunity to make himself soar.

I don't know when it started, Zhao Lian felt that his official career had fallen into a swamp.

Every step forward will take a lot of effort, and when it comes to the appointment of the squire of the Nanjing Ministry of Works, it completely stops. He was full of ambitions, but he was depressed, and he tried all kinds of ways, but he still couldn't get promoted.

But this time, this time Zhao Lian saw an opportunity and an opportunity to rise.

Fushou paste is really poisonous, and it is so poisonous, so what Xu De said is true, someone is plotting to kill His Majesty. Even if His Majesty does not pursue it, but selling such poison to the people is a heinous crime.

Naturally, tracking down these people has become a priority, and this is their chance.

Correct attitude of admitting guilt, actively assisting in solving cases, and striving for meritorious service.

Zhao Lian customized a three-step strategy for himself, if the plan is completed smoothly, then not only will he not be punished, but he will fall into the eyes of the emperor. Even if there are some penalties, they will definitely be reused in the future.

In this plan, one person is needed to vouch for himself and to speak well.

The first thing Zhao Lian thought of was Xu De, and after thinking about it for a while, he felt that Xu De was not good, he would definitely snatch his own credit, plus the eunuch was not credible, and he could not leave an image of a eunuch being promoted.

In addition to Xu De, there is only one person who is suitable, and that is the household servant Lang and the tax secretary Si Cheng Wang Yongji.

Although everyone is a waiter, there is a far difference between himself, the waiter of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and Wang Yongji, the waiter of the household. There have long been rumors in the imperial court that once Zhang Xueyan Zhishi, the person who takes over the position of the household secretary must be Wang Yongji.

After the completion of the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry, no one doubted this.

Wang Yongji is definitely a close minister of the Son of Heaven, if he is willing to speak for himself, then his plan to turn over will be half of it.

Zhao Lian still knows a little about Wang Yongji, and the two of them were colleagues when they were in Nanjing. It's just that at that time, the two of them were not waiters, but Langzhong, and the two of them knew each other.

There are also some intersections, although they are not too close, but Zhao Lian feels that this time his opportunity has come.

While Zhao Lian was pondering, Wang Yongji walked in from outside, followed by a maid behind Wang Yongji, holding a tray in her hand, on which was placed a bowl of porridge and a plate of side dishes.

"Brother Zhao Xian, wake up!" Wang Yongji looked at Zhao Lian and said with a light smile.

Zhao Lian nodded and sat up strongly, but was pressed back by Wang Yongji.

"Don't get up, you're very weak, recuperate!" Wang Yongji nodded to the maid as he spoke: "Brother Fool made people boil porridge, you are very weak now, it is better to eat a little porridge." ”

"Thank you, Brother Wang!" Zhao Lian nodded, and let Wang Yongji help him up and sit on the bed.

In fact, Zhao Lian didn't want to eat anything, but he knew that he couldn't lie down like this, and he needed to stand up as soon as possible. If you don't eat, your body can't stand it, so you can't bear it, and you can't bear the nausea, Zhao Lian began to eat porridge under the service of the maid.

After drinking a bowl of porridge, the maid went down, and Wang Yongji and Zhao Lian started chatting.

Wang Yongji wanted to ask a lot of questions, but he didn't know where to start, he was afraid that Zhao Lian would be stimulated.

Zhao Lian glanced at Wang Yongji with a wry smile, and then said lightly: "Brother Wang, have you experienced despair?" ”

Listening to Zhao Lian's words, Wang Yongji was stunned for a moment, what does this mean?

didn't hear Wang Yongji's answer, Zhao Lian didn't care, and said with a smile: "The younger brother reads a thousand words at the age of five, memorizes Tang poems at the age of eight, reads four books and five classics at the age of thirteen, shows talent at the age of sixteen, lifts people at the age of twenty-two, and ranks ninth on the gold list at the age of twenty-five. ”

"I didn't have a chance to be a Jishi, but my little brother was not discouraged, and he did his best in every position."

"Does Brother Wang know why?" Zhao Lian seemed to ask Wang Yongji again, and seemed to be asking himself, without waiting for Wang Yongji to speak, Zhao Lian continued: "Because of the breath in my chest, because of my father's high hopes, and my mother's expectations. ”

"When I was five years old, my father taught me to write the first word, which reads: Zhi!"

"My father once said that a young man should have great ambitions, and later he learned more and more words and understood more and more truths, but this ambition was imprinted in the heart of the younger brother. The younger brother doesn't like miscellaneous books, but he especially likes to read history books. ”

"Those sages with few great ambitions in the history books all make the little brother yearn for them."

"Determined when you are young, and fight for it, this is the true nature of a man, how exciting it is."

"The younger brother was also determined at that time, when he studied hard and studied hard, one day he could be named on the gold list, and when the time came, he would show his ambitions and express his life's aspirations. Do something for the emperor, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the people. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Lian's body trembled, and his eyes were a little red.

But just now, just now, the little brother was lying on the ground, although his body was in pain, although he was suffering, but the most tormented thing was not these, but the little brother's heart. The younger brother is forty years old and six, and at the age of five, he is literate and reads, forty-one years, a full forty-one years. ”

"The younger brother hopes that one day he will be able to enter the center and show what he has learned in his life, and live up to himself and the teachings of the sages, but at that time, the younger brother was full of despair, and the younger brother not only failed his father, failed the teachings of the saints, but also failed His Majesty."

Seeing that Wang Yongji wanted to speak, Zhao Lian waved his hand: "If you are comforting, there is no need to say anything about the elder brother, the younger brother only has one thing to ask the elder brother." ”

Wang Yongji was empathetic by Zhao Lian's words, who of them did not study hard when they were young, who did not want to show what they had learned in their chests, who did not want to go to Jun Yao Shun and leave a name in history, Zhao Lian's situation, how could Wang Yongji not sympathize, and at the same time hated the people who sold Fushou ointment.

"Brother Xian has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it, and if Brother Fool can help, he will definitely help." Wang Yongji nodded vigorously and said.

"The younger brother will write a letter to ask the guilty to be sent to the capital, and ask the elder brother to present it to His Majesty on his behalf, it is related to the poison case, and he can only go through the secret fold, so as not to be seen." Zhao Lian took Wang Yongji's hand and spoke.

Wang Yongji nodded: "No problem, Brother Fool will send someone to send you to the capital." ”

"The younger brother is sorry for Your Majesty, he has no face to face His Majesty, the younger brother knows that he can't continue to be an official, but the younger brother is unwilling. This Fushou ointment is not only poisoned by the younger brother himself, but also by many officials and ordinary people. ”

"The younger brother wants to follow the thorough investigation of this case, not to mention the meritorious service, the younger brother's crime is not to be atoned for, please ask the elder brother to intercede with His Majesty on his behalf, and when the case is cracked, no matter how the punishment is, the little one has no regrets."

Wang Yongji looked at Zhao Lian, feeling the power he held in his hand, and nodded without the slightest hesitation.

"Brother Xian, don't worry, Brother Fool will definitely go to this fold, and when the time comes, he will enter Beijing with Brother Xian's guilty excerpt." Wang Yongji stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Lian: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and you will definitely give Brother Xian a chance." ”

After a few words of appeasement, Wang Yongji left, but Zhao Lian restrained his expression.

At this time, Zhao Lian's eyes flashed with light, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his chest, he couldn't wait to go out now, go out to copy the He family, and go out to make the case bigger, this is for revenge, but also for his official career.

Zhao Lian didn't believe that the He family didn't know that the Fushou paste was poisonous, since they knew that it was poisonous, the He family actually dared to give the Fushou paste to themselves, to Cui Fu, and even instigated Cui Fu to offer the Fushou paste to the emperor, the He family should die!

In the past, Zhao Lian liked Fushou Cream, and now Zhao Lian is grateful for Fushou Cream.

Compared with Xu De and Cui Fu, Zhao Lian knows more about Fushou Paste and knows better. Although he didn't know the origin of this Fushou ointment, he had heard rumors. Fushou paste is not a product of the Ming Dynasty at all, but comes from the South Seas.

Java and other countries have been sacrificed back then, so where did the He family get it?

People in the southeast know that large households engage in sea trade, ignore sea bans, and even collude with pirates and pirates, and the origin of these blessing ointments is self-evident. Stirring up this case and chasing Fushou to investigate it yourself will inevitably be a great achievement.

The He family gave poison to themselves, that is unkindness, you are unkind, then don't blame yourself for being unjust.

Use your heads to pave the way for me, and you will die a well-deserved death.

No one knows what Zhao Lian thinks, Wang Yongji is self-respecting to Zhao Lian, and is very sympathetic to Zhao Lian. In Wang Yongji's view, Zhao Lian is a disaster. Fushou ointment is poisonous, and he doesn't know that he himself is poisoned.

After saying that, Zhao Lian didn't do anything hurtful, he really has to be investigated, Zhao Lian is also a victim!

Leaving Zhao Lian's room, Wang Yongji ran back to play and fold, preparing to protect Zhao Lian.

In the room not far away, Xu De held a teacup and listened to the little eunuch's report to him expressionlessly. The little eunuch said in detail, it was the conversation between Wang Yongji and Zhao Lian, as if he was at the scene.

After the little eunuch finished speaking, Xu De fell into deep thought, and put down the teacup in his hand for a while.

"Let our people keep an eye on them, don't move for a while, and don't startle the snake." Xu De put down the teacup and said lightly: "All go underground, if anyone leaks the news, our family can't get around them." ”

The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, and said in shock: "Godfather, let's not investigate?" ”

Glancing at the little eunuch, Xu De asked with a light smile, "Xiao Anzi, how long have you been with our family?" ”

Wang An hurriedly said: "Back to Godfather, it's been nine years!" ”