The person who came was not someone else, it was Yang Sichang, one of the "Four Great Princes".

In fact, he had long expected that his father Yang Heping was ineffective and would be removed by the imperial court; was still shocked to learn that his father Yang He was arrested by strict order and wanted to be sent to Beijing immediately. According to this development, Yang He's life will not be guaranteed. Yang Sichang is a filial piety, so he will come desperately to intercede with Zhu Youzhen and Guan Ning.

Guan Ning saw Yang Sichang breaking in, and pouted: "Who are you, our family doesn't recognize you!" Dare to cry in front of the hall, what kind of system has it become? Fork it out for us! ”

As soon as he gave the order, the two Dongchang dealers who were standing on the side immediately stepped forward and wanted to take Yang Sichang out.

Zhu Youzhen was in a very conflicted mood at this time. It stands to reason that Yang He's scholar misled the country, causing more and more thieves, and as the governor of the three sides, he really has an unshirkable responsibility. If the court really condemned him to death, I am afraid it cannot be said to be an exaggeration.

But it's probably not fair to put all the blame on Yang He, after all, the trend of thieves has been achieved, and Yang He just failed to stop the thieves from continuing to grow. At this time, the imperial court wants to have no soldiers and no salary, even if someone is replaced to be the governor of the three sides, it may not be much better than Yang He.

Moreover, compared with other mediocre officials who only know about corruption, Yang He is still a clean official with a backbone. He neither joined the Donglin Party nor paid attention to the eunuch party, and never disdained to participate in the kind of "dog eats dog, one mouthful" party struggle. If such an official is placed elsewhere, he may be able to benefit one party; The court did not use people first, but it was really unfair to use Yang He as a scapegoat at this time.

What's more, Yang He also has a baby son, Yang Sichang. This person is not only a talented person, but also known as one of the "Four Great Sons"; He also has a deep understanding of government affairs and military affairs, and creatively puts forward the strategy of "four positive and six corners" to level the thief. Zhu Youzhen admired Yang Sichang a lot, and always wanted to pull him into his camp, but he didn't have a chance.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen thought about it, and decided to help Yang Sichang and save Yang He. So he smiled at Guan Ning and said: "Father-in-law Guan, this person is the son of Yang He, named Yang Sichang, and now lives in Nanjing Guozijian Doctor." It is human nature for him to intercede for his father, so don't mind your father-in-law. ”

"Oh? Are you Yang Sichang? Guan Ning looked Yang Sichang up and down a few times, and said disdainfully: "I heard that you are still one of the 'four sons' of bullshit, and I thought you were born with three heads and six arms, but now that I look at it, you are just an ordinary person!" You came just in time, our family was going to Nanjing to find you, since you are here, our family will save trouble! Yang Sichang took the order! ”

Yang Sichang was terrified, and hurriedly knelt down to listen to the order. Zhu Youzhen's heart also suddenly rose to his throat, thinking that this Brother Apocalypse is not going to make a big deal, and even Yang Sichang will ask for the guilt together, right?

After listening to Guan Ning's holy decree, Zhu Youzhen's heart was put back in his stomach. It turned out that this holy decree was to ask Yang Sichang to take over as the commander of Jingyang County and continue to protect Zhu Youzhen for his father Yang He. In order to show punishment, Yang Sichang only had the official position of the county order, but he did not give a penny.

But Yang Sichang didn't care about anything at all, he still only thought about interceding with Yang He. Therefore, after receiving the order of thanksgiving, he still wept bitterly to pay Zhu Youzhen and Guan Ning to appeal, and even expressed his willingness to accept the guilt on behalf of his father, only asking Yang He not to die.

Guan Ning sneered and said, "Lord Yang, you are a small county commander, why should you give the trilateral governor an account?" Our family is just passing on the decree, what do you have to say, won't you play for the court yourself? However, this time, Long Live was angry, and Yang He probably couldn't escape the knife. Xi'an is a long way from Beijing, and when your recital arrives, your father's head may have been passed on the first nine sides, hahahaha! ”

Yang Sichang heard Guan Ning say this, and cried even more. Yang He, who had been tied up, couldn't stand it anymore, and scolded his son: "You killing talent, what kind of body do you have to cry at a eunuch!" The court has its own laws, and it will receive whatever sin the father should receive, and what is there to ask for! Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, even if your father dies, you must continue to appease the thieves for your father, so that Your Majesty will no longer have to worry about the West! ”

Zhu Youzhen has been watching coldly, listening to Yang He say this, he feels that he is really stubborn, and he still adheres to his set of theories; I also think that this person is a loyal minister, and it is a pity to be killed like this.

Seeing that Yang Sichang only knew how to blindly plead, but he didn't know the essentials at all, Zhu Youzhen had to speak: "Father-in-law Guan sits down for a while, and this king goes out to change clothes." ”

"Changing clothes" is a euphemism for going to the toilet to relieve your hands. As the saying goes, you can't control the sky and the earth, you can't control shit and fart, Zhu Youzhen wants to go to the toilet, of course Guan Ning can't stop it.

Zhu Youzhen got up and left his seat and deliberately walked past Yang Sichang. Taking advantage of the fact that the people around him were not paying attention, he gave Yang Sichang a look. Yang Sichang immediately understood, and retreated from the hall pretending to be dejected.

The two of them entered the toilet one after the other, and Zhu Youzhen immediately pulled Yang Sichang inside, and looked out secretly for a while, making sure that no one was following, so he whispered: "Mr. begging this dead eunuch with red mouth and white teeth is tantamount to playing the piano to the cow." ”

"Then what do you say, Your Highness?" Yang Sichang was about to cry again.

"Be quiet!" Zhu Youzhen hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't you know, sir, these eunuchs are the most greedy for money." If you want them to do something, you have to do what they like and take out real money. ”

Yang Sichang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said gloomily: "But the father-in-law must have a great appetite, his father is an honest official, and Sichang's income is also extremely meager, so how can there be any surplus wealth to fill their pockets?" ”

"It's okay, this king lends it to you!" Zhu Youzhen immediately seized this great opportunity and fiercely encircled Yang Sichang, "You go to Guan Ning privately for a while, and you don't need to talk nonsense, just promise a lot of money." ”

Yang Sichang listened and said hesitantly: "Your Highness's great grace, it is unforgettable!" But if the father-in-law is a lion with a big mouth, what should the students do? ”

"Asking for a sky-high price, sitting on the ground and paying back." Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "You scholars have learned the way of Confucius and Mencius since childhood, and you are ashamed to talk about money. These villains are all from the market, but they like to bargain the most. Listen to me, whatever price he offers, you will cut him in half. And don't let him be scared, with the silver piled up in front of him, he won't miss the opportunity. Don't forget, he used to be my minion, and I know him all too well! ”

Yang Sichang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said deeply to Zhu Youzhen: "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Highness will be useful to Sichang in the future, and Sichang will go to the soup and go to the fire, and he will not hesitate!" After that, he hurried to find Guan Ning.

Zhu Youzhen didn't bother to go back, and walked out of the governor's palace. When everyone saw that he was excited, for some reason, they didn't dare to ask, so they had to follow him back silently.

Zhu Youzhen only felt depressed in his chest and couldn't breathe, looked up at the sky and took a few breaths, but choked and coughed loudly.

Above the sky, a lone bird is hovering with its wings. At this moment, Zhu Youzhen felt that he was like that bird, how small and helpless he was compared to the sky!