Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Smashing and Burning of the Small Courtyard

It was already evening after walking out of Kunning Palace, Zhang Siwei slowly walked to the edge of the palace wall with a tired face, and was about to get on the sedan chair to leave, but saw the oncoming luxurious sedan chair. [Ran^Text^Library] []

The decoration on the sedan chair told Zhang Siwei what the identity of the person in the sedan chair was, and with his identity, he had to stand on the side and wait for the adult to come over to greet him before leaving.

It's just that just when Zhang Siwei was about to go up to salute, the sedan chair stopped, and then a middle-aged man with a delicate face walked out of the sedan chair, with a proud look on his face, and glanced at Zhang Siwei casually.

Zhang Siwei was respectful on his face, he knew very well the status of the eunuch in front of him in the palace and even the imperial court, the master of ceremonies and the commander of the Dongchang Factory, which could almost be compared to Gao Gong.

So he bowed slightly, gave a big salute to the person in front of him, and said in a low voice: "I've seen Gonggong Feng." ”

Feng Bao was still disdainful on his face, since Meng Chong was cleared, his status in the palace has increased day by day, and he has befriended Li Guifei and the queen, even Gao Gong does not dare to be his enemy.

The scholar of the Hanlin Academy in front of him, although he has now become an official of the East Palace, is thousands of miles away from him, who has been the prince's companion since he was a child, so he can't be compared at all.

So after he saw the salute, he snorted lightly and said lightly: "Mr. Zhang left in such a hurry...... Is this a side story? ”

Zhang Siwei shook his head, his face was still calm, and he said respectfully: "It's not early...... It's time for the lower officials to go home. ”

"Oh, go home." Feng Bao nodded, then chuckled, and said, "Mr. Zhang is now working in the East Palace...... You should always know who to listen to, but don't mess around. ”

Zhang Siwei hesitated slightly, but his heart sank, and he guessed that what he said to Concubine Li and the emperor before had already been heard by Feng Bao.

Feng Bao and Shen Wuyan have an extraordinary relationship, and these things today are indeed unfavorable to Shen Wuyan, after he heard about it, he will definitely stop it, so that this matter will not be known by Gao Gong, although this matter has not been explicitly said, but the meaning is also very clear.

"Your Majesty is loyal to you. He is also loyal only to His Majesty...... Then listen only to His Majesty. ”

This was neither humble nor arrogant, but Feng Bao was immediately annoyed, he raised his eyes and glared at Zhang Siwei, and shouted angrily at the top of his throat: "Lord Zhang has to weigh what he says...... Mr. Shen has done a lot of things for Daming. ”

The words were already clear, but Zhang Siwei was a little embarrassed, and he also had a lot of respect for Shen Wuyan, although he was not from a Jinshi. But the intelligence is second to none in the Ming Dynasty, which is really admirable.

And the contribution that the other party has made to Daming over the years is really immeasurable. Don't talk about it from afar, but say that several battles in Liaodong, exterminating the Jurchen Ministry, and sticking to Liaoyang City, all shocked the Ming scholars.

After a pause, Zhang Siwei bowed down and said, "Mr. Shen is naturally good for the country and the people...... But everything that follows is true...... I believe that Mr. Shen also hopes to find out these things. ”

Feng Bao took a deep breath and shouted, "You erect a Confucian ...... Nowadays, all the literati in the capital are rumored that Mr. Shen is selling his reputation and reputation, and those were all deceptive works in the past...... You're making such a fuss. How bad it will be for Mr. Shen. ”

Zhang Siwei's face always remained calm, even though Feng Bao was already angry, he was still unfazed, just hugged his fist towards Feng Bao, and said lightly: "There is still something at home...... The lower official took his leave. ”

Before Feng Bao could react, Zhang Siwei had already turned around and got into the sedan chair, and then slowly disappeared into the white wall and willows in the distance.

It took a long time for Feng Bao, who was dazed, to come back to his senses. Inserted his hand and immediately scolded: "Okay, you Zhang Siwei...... The petty officials of the Hanlin Academy also dare to put this value on me...... Look at Lao Tzu if you don't clean up your ......"

After scolding angrily for a long time, Feng Bao was already out of breath, so he gasped and sat back in the sedan chair, and said coldly: "Go to Mr. Zhang's house to ......."

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Duanyang is approaching day by day, and the capital is becoming more lively, and the streets and alleys are full of Duanyang's festive atmosphere.

The yamen is not on duty today. Therefore, after Shen Wuyan sent Shen Tianjun to Guozijian, he returned to the small courtyard to sit with Li Wan'er.

Probably because he knew that Li Wan'er was still in menstruation, and it was really inconvenient on weekdays, so Shen Wuyan didn't go out, but he could often make some soup for Li Wan'er when he stayed at home.

The morning light shines in the small courtyard, after yesterday's wind and rain, the flowers and trees in the courtyard today are also clear. Shen Wuyan cleaned the courtyard, and his mood was much more comfortable.

It was not abrupt, and suddenly a stone fell out of nowhere, just at Shen Wuyan's feet, if it was a little off, it would hit Shen Wuyan's head.

The stone is not big or small, but it also has a lot of weight, and if it is smashed on the head, it will definitely bloom, although it will not cause major problems, but it is inevitable that it will be injured.

Shen Wuyan frowned slightly, but he said that it was Li Wan'er, and when he looked back, Li Wan'er was reading with her head down, but she didn't know the situation here, so she hurriedly looked up.

This time he looked up, Shen Wuyan's heart was even more shocked, a fist-sized stone was about to smash over in an instant, he hurriedly dodged, but he still rubbed it on his arm.

Immediately, blood appeared on his arm, but it also alarmed Li Wan'er. When she saw this, she was about to come over, but was stopped by Shen Wuyan loudly, and hurriedly said: "Come into the house and hide......"

Li Wan'er didn't know the situation, but seeing Shen Wuyan's heavy face, she didn't seem to be joking, so she hurriedly ran towards the house.

In an instant, four or five more stones fell in the courtyard. This time, Shen Wuyan was on guard and would not be hit by a stone.

Shen Wuyan was suddenly annoyed, and said angrily: "That little bastard...... Come out quickly, parents don't care......"

He guessed that it was probably whose naughty child did it, but this kind of play really annoyed him, so he couldn't help but curse a few times. With such a furious shout, he had already rushed out of the courtyard.

As soon as he got out of the courtyard, Shen Wuyan saw a young man in a Confucian robe picking up stones on the ground, as if he was about to throw them into the courtyard, while another young man was holding a torch and had already thrown it in the direction of the kitchen.

Shen Wuyan was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly shouted, "What are you doing...... Quickly put out the fire......"

Fortunately, the servants in the courtyard were also idle, so as soon as the kitchen caught fire, it was extinguished in time, and the two young men were also caught by Shen Wuyan.

The two young men were both weak scholars, and compared to Shen Wuyan, who had been training for many years, they were really not opponents, and after a few chases, the two of them had already lost their breath.

After twisting the two young men into the small courtyard, they were tied up in the courtyard.

This back and forth made Shen Wuyan really embarrassed, so seeing these two young men was also very annoyed in his heart, and shouted angrily: "Say ...... Who instructed you both? ”

The slightly older young man glared at Shen Wuyan and snorted coldly, "My brother is familiar with the books of sages...... Mr. Shen has no virtue and insulted the saint, so we are obliged to do so......"

Shen Wuyan was even more angry and shouted, "Don't blame the saint for the wrong...... When did I offend both? ”

The younger young man was obviously a little nervous, especially under Shen Wuyan's roar, he was even more timid, and couldn't help but say timidly: "Mr. Shen didn't offend the two of us......

"I didn't offend you and hit me with a stone...... I want to burn my house, believe it or not, arrest you officials? Shen Wuyan became more and more angry, but he hesitated for a moment, and then said curiously: "You know me?" ”

The elder snorted lightly and sneered, "Are there any literati in the capital who don't know Mr. Shen?" ”

Shen Wuyan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What is the origin...... Where are the people, how many people in the family ......"

The elder sneered, "We never affect our family when we do things...... Below is Wang Wu, a candidate who came to Beijing for the scientific examination this year......"

"You came to Beijing for scientific research, why did you burn my house with fire?" The scientific examination has probably ended now, and some of the unsuccessful candidates have stayed in Duanyang in the capital, and there are also opinions and acquaintances of all literati, which is not unusual.

When Shen Wuyan asked like this, the old man was not afraid, but said: "Mr. Shen is not benevolent, and we will naturally not be benevolent to you......"

"When have I been unkind...... In addition, it is not benevolent and righteous in the lower benevolence...... What does it have to do with you? The more Shen Wuyan spoke, the more angry he became, and it wasn't until Li Wan'er walked out of the house that he eased slightly.

The old man just looked disdainful and muttered, "I always thought that Mr. Shen was a noble person, but how could I think that he was a thief and a dog...... It really chills me. ”

Shen Wuyan on the side was angry, and when he heard this, he was shocked and annoyed again, and said angrily: "Who stole chickens and dogs...... Did I steal your chicken, or did I touch your dog...... Besides, I don't have this fetish......"

When the young man heard Shen Wuyan say this, he immediately laughed, but he realized that it was not the right time to laugh, and when he saw Shen Wuyan's eyes glaring, he hurriedly covered his mouth and said, "My two brothers learned that Shen Wuyan cheated in the Guozijian for his daughter...... I felt that this fact was unbearable, so I came over and ......"

"Who said I cheated?" Shen Wuyan snorted lightly and said in a deep voice, "It's all rumors...... Rumors stop at the wise...... You two are ...... too."

The elder had a clear disbelief on his face, and muttered softly, "The literati in the capital say so...... If one person said that, the two of us would definitely not believe it, but now everyone in the capital says that...... Even Jingming Yang Gongzi said this, I can't wait to believe it......"

"Young Master Yang?" Shen Wuyan hesitated slightly, and said curiously: "Which Yang Gongzi?" ”

In fact, he had probably guessed who it was, but he still couldn't believe it, and it wasn't until the two of them went around with the name of the person that Shen Wuyan sighed bitterly and said, "Yang Xian...... Sure enough, it was him...... I didn't provoke him, how did this happen......"

After a slight pause like this, Li Wan'er probably understood what was going on, so she said: "The two of them are also willful, but there is nothing wrong with them...... It's better to let the two of them go, if they are officials, they will miss the future of the two of them......"

Shen Wuyan knew the reason for this incident, so he didn't want to embarrass the two of them, so he said, "Go back, go back...... Don't believe the rumors again...... I, Shen, am not this kind of rooster and dog thief. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )