For the children of the Shi Eun family, it seems to be an instinct to be left and right, when Yan Song and Li Mo were fighting, Wang Chen and Li Mo became sworn friends, but his son Wang Shizhen had a good relationship with Yan Shifan...... Although it is not directly related, he is the speaker of King Jing's Mansion, and Yan Shifan often walks around with King Jing, so the two of them often meet, although they do not have deep friendships, they can also speak.

Of course, if Wang Shizhen is willing to flatter, the relationship between the two is 100% far more than that, in fact, Yan Shifan very much hopes to make friends with this literary giant in order to improve his stinky reputation, but Wang Shizhen is different from Yan Maoqing and Zhao Wenhua after all, he has a conscience and distinguishes right from wrong, and the reason why he intersects with Yan Shifan is just for the sake of the family...... This kind of wisdom of not putting all your eggs in one basket is not an unusual thing, but it is extremely useful. So Wang Chen didn't follow Li Mo unlucky, but was just transferred to the governor of Jiliao to show Yanjing the gate, but after facing Yan Song with the gong and the drum opposite, he could still get such a result, what was not satisfied?

If nothing else, the happy life of the Wang family's father and son will continue steadily. However, because of the death of a man, everything changes.

That person is Yang Jisheng, who risked death to read and had the courage to go to the book! Since he started writing, he has survived the torture that ordinary people can hardly bear, and he has endured tenaciously for another three years in a cold and damp cell. In the past three years, Yan Dang has stepped up his interrogation, but nothing useful has been tried, but it is his unyielding behavior that has touched more and more people.

The number of officials who sympathized with him gradually increased, and they often sighed for Yang Jisheng's experience in private, saying that this duke was a righteous man in the world and should not die in this scene. But intimidated by the strict party's Yinwei, everyone dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and no one dared to visit Yang Jisheng.

But there is one person who is an exception, and he is Wang Shizhen. Wang Shizhen, Yang Jisheng, Zhang Juzheng, Li Chunfang, and Yin Shizhan are all fellow scholars in Jiajing's 26th year...... The quality of the talents admitted to this subject is so high that I am afraid that it will rank second in the history of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty.

In the same year, this section helped each other and operated secretly, and it has formed a lot of strength in more than ten years, and it is precisely under the private operation of this gang in the same year that Yang Jisheng's case can be dragged on for more than three years.

According to common sense, if it is delayed, it will turn big things into small things and small things, and they are exactly this idea, hoping that after a long time, things will fade and Yang Jisheng can be rescued.

So they waited for three years, and in these three years, everyone did not dare to visit Yang Jisheng, but Wang Shizhen was not afraid, he not only visited the prison many times, but also looked for doctors and medicines, and sent them to Yang Jisheng after frying, and sent him many books, so that Yang Jisheng could survive.

Three years later, they discussed that the time should come, so Wang Shizhen went to Yan's Mansion to pay homage to Yan Song and said: "Now everyone in Beijing says that Yang Jisheng is a 'righteous man in the world', and it is ominous for such a person to kill." People's words are also terrifying, why don't you open up the net and rescue Jisheng, otherwise you will slander the world, and you will not take miles for my father. ”

What he said was very artistic, which made Yan Song quite moved, so he agreed: "I also pity him for his loyalty, and I should play the emperor for him, and forgive him a little." Wang Shizhen listened to Yan Gelao's words, so he thanked him and went back to wait for the news.

Yan Song is already old, and his brain is becoming more and more dull, so he has to discuss everything with his son, lest there be anything wrong. When Yan Shifan listened to Wang Shizhen's request, he said categorically: "If you don't kill Jisheng, how can you say Ning?" Kill him to make peace! ”

Yan Song hesitated for a long time, but still hesitated...... Although he is old, his vision has not deteriorated, and he has already sensed that Yang Jisheng is a character who should not be killed, because he knows that there is an old saying - it is difficult to commit public anger! Now that the call for the release of Yang Jisheng is getting louder and louder, Elder Yan Ge has to think about how much disgust and even resistance it will cause once Yang Jisheng is killed.

So he said to his son, "You just want to be happy for a while, and you don't care about the future." ”

Yan Shifan said: "If there is a way, if you listen to it partially, it will be dark, and if you listen to it carefully, if your father can't pay attention to it, why not discuss it with others?" ”

Yan Song thought about it for a while, and said: "You go and exchange Hu Zhi and Yan Maoqing, let me ask them, how?" ”

Yan Shifan took the order and left, that is, to Yan Maoqing's house...... It is said that he is such a big name, and he has always been called by Yan Maoqing, and he is now willing to deign to invite him, so he naturally has something to explain.

Talking about the conversation with his father and Yan Maoqing, Yan Maoqing said: "This is called raising tigers." Godfather, he has been meticulous all his life, but now he has such hesitation, which is incomprehensible. ”

Yan Shifan laughed and said, "His old man's family is old, and his heart is soft. I also have the same opinion, but he prefers to ask you to discuss with Hu Zhi. ”

Yan Maoqing thought about it for a while and said, "Lao Hu is afraid and doesn't approve of it!" I went to invite him to meet his godfather and persuade him to be an old man. "When I ordered my family to recruit Hu Zhi...... Hu Zhi and Mao Qing entered and exited Yanmen together, both of them were godson series, and they naturally came when they heard the call.

There is a way that people gather in groups and things in kind, and after meeting each other, when it comes to Yang Jisheng's problem, Hu is also the same opinion, and the three of them came to see Yan Song together, and persuaded him that he could not let go of Yang Jisheng, and said: "If this person has to live, who will be afraid of the majesty of the elder of the pavilion in the future, I am afraid that those ministers will learn from this fang to invite the straight name, and deliberately commit it, the elder will be annoyed from now on...... And there are so many people who talk about it, and everyone is so golden, maybe it can really reverse black and white. ”

When Yan Song heard one son and two godsons say this, he felt that he was really old, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "It seems that I am outdated." He shook his head and said, "That's it, since everyone agrees, let's do it." ”

Although he decided to kill Yang Jisheng, how to kill him was still a technical job, because when Yan Shifan ordered Yang Jisheng to be sentenced to death a few times before, he was always stopped by different people and could not succeed, which made him realize that it was almost impossible to execute Yang Jisheng through formal channels, so he came up with a trick - borrowing the supreme imperial power to directly kill Yang Jisheng.

At that time, a major uprising in the north was suppressed, and a list of anti-thieves waiting to be executed was sent, Yan Shifan had an idea and filled in Yang Jisheng's name at the back, and sure enough, Emperor Jiajing deceived the will of 'colluding together'.

Seeing that the annihilation plan was sold, Yan Dang was overjoyed, and he was afraid that he would have many dreams at night, so he urged Yousi with a holy decree, and finally sentenced Yang Jisheng to death, and asked for beheading after the autumn.

Wang Shizhen's inquiry was like being struck by lightning, and went to find Yan Song, but Yan Song didn't see him; Looking for Yan Shifan, Yan Shifan asked him to be nosy - this made Wang Shizhen completely disappointed in the Yan family's father and son, and at this time, Yang Jisheng's wife Zhang, a very ordinary woman, found Wang Shizhen and explained to him what she meant, if her husband's capital crime is not exempt, then I swear to die on my husband's behalf!

Wang Shizhen thought about it, this may be a chance to live together...... Because no matter what, the Zhang family will not be guilty, but her request may move the above, and it may not be possible to keep someone under the knife. He agreed without hesitation, and said according to her wishes:

"The courtiers admonished the horse market, pre-cut the revenge Luan, had been the saint on the thin scold, the spin because of the defeat of the Luan, the first to give the snow, one year old and four moves, the minister's title Entu report, misheard the words of the market, the view of the scholars, vain Chen said, the lotus is not killed, the officials are not killed, the staff is imprisoned, two catties of meat are cut, two tendons are broken, the night cage hoops, prepare for all suffering, the two scriptures are played, and Mu Kuan'en."

"Now I suddenly entered the anti-thief and sparse the tail, and was ordered to be executed, and the ministers admired only the holy virtues, insects, plants and trees, all of which wanted to get what they wanted, how could they not regret to go back to Chengu and catch the raspberries? If the crime is serious, it will not be forgiven, and I am willing to behead the ministers and concubines immediately, and punish them on behalf of their husbands. As soon as the husband is born, he will be able to hold the spear, resist the charm, and serve the ghost of the frontier to repay His Majesty! ”

A letter was written sincerely and emotionally, and Wang Shizhen felt that if Emperor Jiajing saw it, he would probably change his mind and spare Yang Jisheng's life. But the naivety of the scholar is undoubtedly reflected at this moment - since the Yan Party has deceived the Holy Hearing, how can you let you hand over the petition?

Yan Ge Lao directly withheld the letter and did not show it to Emperor Jiajing, so after the autumn, Yang Jisheng's name was on the list of beheadings.

At this point, Wang Shizhen knew that there was no way to return to heaven, so she could no longer hide her emotions and completely broke with the Yan Party. He will never forget the day before Yang Jisheng's execution, when he went to the prison to see his friend for the last time.

After three years in prison, Yang Jisheng had already been tortured by insincerity, and when he heard that he was about to be executed, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Wang Shizhen cried and said: "Jiaoshan, I killed you, if I hadn't been smart, you wouldn't have been killed?" ”

Yang Jisheng smiled slightly, and in turn comforted Wang Shizhen and said: "Fengzhou doesn't have to be like this, the purpose of my original book was to die under the butcher's knife of the Yan Party, who knew that it had dragged on for so many years......" said with a smile: "Now that you can finally die as you deserve, you should be happy for me." ”

Yang Jisheng and Wang Shizhen, although the two are in the same year, but their lives are too different, the former does not have the latter's illustrious background, profound knowledge, and not as good as Wang Shizhen's exam results and promising future, he even looks far worse than the suave Wang Shizhen.

He is just a hard-working cattle herder, who has not been loved by his parents since he was a child, standing outside the window and listening to people's endorsements; When I grew up, I didn't have a good ranking in the Jinshi exam, and my articles were not outstanding, so I was destined to have no future in the future, and I never had a chance to be sought after by everyone. Compared with the star-studded Wang Shizhen, he is really ordinary and can't be more ordinary.

However, throwing away those flashy things, he is nobler and nobler than everyone else, which also makes Wang Shizhen admire from the bottom of his heart. So Wang Shizhen asked him, "What else can I do for you?" "He wants to make amends so much, this righteous man who sacrificed for his country.

Yang Jisheng shook his head and said, "Don't care about me anymore, it will cause you trouble." This was the last thing he said to Wang Shizhen...... The next day, Yang Jisheng was escorted to Xishi for execution, and when people heard that Yang Jisheng was going to be killed, the people of the four cities flocked to Xishi to see him off. At that time, there were a sea of people along the street, but there was no trace of the lively mood, people knew that this Yang Gong died for them, and countless people wore linen and filial piety for him, and the originally blue sky suddenly darkened and became the color of blood.

People said that this is because God can't see that the loyal ministers have been wronged, and they have knelt down to ask the supervisor to play the emperor again, but the officials who are in charge of the beheading are bent on currying favor with Yan Ge Lao, who is willing to listen, and when he sees that it is even more leaky until three o'clock in the afternoon, he ordered the knife to be beheaded.

Yang Jisheng was about to be executed, although he was covered in bruises, his clothes were ragged, and his eyes were blind because he had been blind in the dark dungeon for a long time, but his demeanor was extremely serene, his head was held high, and he recited the desperate poem aloud with his last strength:

"The spirit is still too empty, Dan's heart is eternal; If you don't have anything to do before you die, leave it to future generations to make up for it! ”

After speaking, he calmly went to his death at the age of forty. At the moment when his angry head fell, the entire Xishi cried loudly, and it could be heard clearly in the Yan Mansion a few miles away.

Yan Shifan was originally having fun with Mei Ji, but when he heard this voice, he suddenly didn't raise his head, and irritably pushed away the delicate female body, jumped off the bed, and walked around barefoot. After a while, he slammed open the door and shouted outside, "Go and see who will collect his body!" "Not only the opponents will die, but also the sympathizers! Let's see who dares to go against my Yan family!

Wang Shizhen was dressed in white, kneeling in front of the execution table, as soon as Yang Jisheng was full of blood and sweat, he almost fainted from crying, while tears poured down, while crawling to Yang Jisheng's side, picked up his head, carefully held it in his arms, and followed a few people in the same year, lifted Yang Gong's body to the shed set up on the side, where there was already a master tailor waiting, sewing Yang Gong's body together, changing clothes for him, and collecting it.

After the big things were done, Wang Shizhen said to a few of the same people: "Everyone, we must have hated Yan Shifan's house this time, in order to avoid accidents, we should quickly apply for an external transfer, and don't stay in the capital." ”

A few people nodded and said, "I know, but it doesn't matter to us yet, it's just that Brother Fengzhou has a big reputation, and I'm afraid that he will focus his anger on you alone." ”

Wang Shizhen smiled and said, "What are you afraid of, things have been done anyway!" Having said that, in order not to affect the family, he was cautious in his words and deeds from then on, and did not give Yan Shifan a handle, and later took the initiative to ask for a transfer to other places to serve as the deputy envoy of the Qingzhou military garrison in Shandong.

He underestimated Yan Shifan's madness, that guy didn't forget this account at all, but as time went by, because he couldn't find Wang Shizhen, he hated him more and more, and finally two years later, he encountered the invasion of Panjiakou, he used trumped-up charges to dismiss Wang Shizhen's father and interrogate him, this is a big or small thing, and in any case, it should not be a reason to hit the second grade, but because of Yan Shifan's rain and clouds, he actually wanted to ask Wang Chen to be a capital crime.

Wang Shizhen fainted on the spot when he heard this, and after waking up, he abandoned his post and left the Qingqing, rushed to the capital in the starry night, abandoned all his self-esteem and dignity, knelt at the door of Yan's father for a few days, kowtowed and begged for mercy, wept bitterly, and begged to spare his father's life.

The man has gold under his knees, but not in despair...... Wang Shizhen is a person with status, although his official position is not high, his status as the leader of the literary world is not self-appointed, it is recognized by all literati. Now let him kneel like this, Yan Song felt that the impact was too bad, and the consequences were also very serious, so he ordered someone to bring Wang Shizhen nearby and comforted him a few words, saying that the matter was written off, and his father would be fine.

But as soon as Wang Shizhen left, Yan Shifan said to Yan Song: "Does my father want to learn Xia Guixi?" Yan Song suddenly remembered that when their father and son were cornered, they knelt in front of Xia Yan, crying and begging, and finally got Xia Shoufu to relent, and let them go. But what are the consequences of being a good person? It was escorted to the West Market, and his head was in a different place.

Yan Song shook his head and waved his hand: "That's it, you can get it, I don't care about it at all." ”

After Wang Shizhen went back, she waited and waited, and she didn't wait for the news of her father's release from prison for a long time, but she waited for the same year that the Criminal Department secretly sent a letter, saying that Yan Ge Lao had put pressure on them several times to close the case immediately and sentence Wang Chen to death.

Wang Shizhen was stunned when he heard this, he didn't have time to hate the Yan family's father and son's rebellion, and he had only one thought in his mind, that is, how to rescue his father, but so far, no one can help him, and he has exhausted his donkey skills.

With nothing to do, he and his younger brother resolutely came to the gate of Xiyuan, knelt on the pavement of the courtier's door to enter the palace, and kept kowtowing to everyone who entered.

This scene is even the iron man who will cry when he sees it - the dignified Wang Fengzhou, a fairy-like character, today said that he took out his self-esteem and let others trample on it, which is more painful than killing him.

Countless people couldn't stand it, but no one dared to come forward to talk to him, because Wang Shizhen's lesson was right in front of him, and no one dared to bear such consequences...... The officers in the scarlet robes cast sympathetic glances one after another, but they didn't dare to stop, so they could only sigh in their hearts and walk quickly into the palace gate...... Shen Mo finally couldn't stand it anymore, he pushed everyone away, and was about to step forward to help Wang Shizhen up......

(To be continued)