At night, inside the harbor.

Under the guidance of Guo Ang and others, Zhang Zhou arrived at the place where Li Zhang stored his gifts, which was a carriage dealership, and several carriages were parked there, as if each carriage was loaded with Li Zhang's "heart".

"I just sent it, and when I entered the city, it was already dark, and I didn't dare to disturb you, so I had to find a way to spread the word and let you come and accept it in person." Guo Ang looked very respectful.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Gonggong Li is actually very familiar with my personality, and I won't accept ordinary gifts, what is his intention?" ”

"You'll know it when you've seen it."

Guo Ang said, asking people to lift the curtain of the first carriage, and someone held a lantern to the front, but Zhang Zhou did not go forward.

Then a pair of women came out of it, the two looked very similar, and they were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and they looked very childish, but they had a bit of wind and dust.

"Nonsense, this is your speculation!" Of course, Xie Qian did not admit that the civil officials deceived the emperor.

In the past ten years, Dongchang has always been low-key, but after Li Zhang took over, Dongchang gradually became perverse and domineering, and began to act aggressively, and now they have begun to collect evidence of officials' crimes, such as some bad words, or some corrupt things, and who to deal with, what party and private things have been done in the court, or what dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty......

"It's fine." Xie Qiandao.

In a room, there was a person standing at the window, looking downstairs, when he saw Zhang Zhou bringing people in, his face showed a very complicated look, and then he heard footsteps, Zhang Zhou went straight upstairs and entered the house.

"Yes." Guo Angdao.

Xie Qian waved his hand and said, "Excuse me!" has done something that has brought disaster to the country and the people, but he still doesn't know it, and he is still justifying! ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Who gives gifts to whom?" I, the person who received the gift, seem to be arrogant? ”

"Where's the person?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Guo Ang is very knowledgeable.

"You ......"

……

"What's so strange? You don't treat me as a scholar anymore, do you really want me to preside over the Nangong exam? I'm still quietly an idler, or I will be treated as a vulgar martial artist and Taoist priest by you, and continue to do some idle things here, and I don't bother to go to the capital to obstruct the eyes of some people. Zhang Zhoudao.

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty doesn't plan to let you preside over the spring festival next year?" ”

But this time he held back.

According to Xie Qian's previous temper, he must have turned his face with Zhang Zhou on the spot and scolded.

Immediately, Guo Ang opened the door and asked, "My lord?" ”

Xie Qian almost wanted to kill Zhang Zhou.

When Zhang Zhou saw it, he could only ponder, this person spoke sharply, liked to argue with others, and his psychological quality was quite strong.

"Elder Xie Ge? It's been a long time. Zhang Zhou smiled and arched his hand.

"You're smiling." Guo Ang said, waving his hand, and asked his mother-in-law to send people to the carriage shop, "I know that it is inconvenient for you to do things in the court, so no outsiders know about this matter." Once you've sent people in, it's easy to settle down wherever you come from. ”

"Anything else?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Zhang Zhou picked up the booklet, and under the light of the torch, he just opened it casually, but saw that it was very large, listing the "criminal evidence" of many officials.

"That's it...... Sent? Zhang Zhou asked curiously.

Zhang Zhou nodded and said: "That's the case, but I heard that your brother is fine, he and I are the same year, and there has been a little intersection in the past few years." ”

Xie Qian still didn't speak.

"Please." Guo Ang then led the way and let Zhang Zhou enter the carriage shop.

You work for the court, and you are free, and you are not a criminal, but I am an old bone carrying the charge, and I am here to make people laugh and laugh!

Zhang Zhoudao: "Seal it for me." ”

Zhang Zhou said: "However, Xie Ge Lao's case is different from Baoguo Gong, he is a member of the Governor's Mansion, and if he is guilty of dereliction of duty, he will definitely sin his family, Xie Ge Lao, you don't have to worry so much, after all, Your Majesty will still be considerate...... No, isn't your capital offense also changed to exile here? ”

As soon as Sun Shangqi heard it, he knew that the content was not simple, and Guo Ang on the side looked at it with a very awkward look on his face.

Xie Qian said coldly: "You are not directly involved in it. But if it weren't for you, in the past few years, the court would have been chaotic and blinded, why would it make the court like this? So who are you not the culprit? ”

At night, the carriage shop is still brightly lit.

Xie Qian said: "In this way, the old man should still be grateful to you?" ”

"Also, but the people have already gotten off and live here." Guo Ang said, "Temporarily settle here, don't hide it from you, Gonggong Li asked Dongchang to place a place of contact here, and he chose this place, usually responsible for transporting letters, or renting out in a carriage, but in fact, if there is anything, you can arrange for it to come over, and you can support it at any time." ”

"Also, Elder Xie Ge, do you think that in the past, the cabinet was the dominant family, and it was easier to deceive the Holy Hearing, but now it is easier to deceive the Holy Hearing when going to the Listening Office to fight against the Cabinet? Your Majesty will have a lot less channels for news because of the opening of an extra yamen? I think it's the opposite, because of the Listening Office, Your Majesty has more information and more choices. ”

Zhang Zhou waved his hand, and the people at the door all withdrew more than a dozen steps away, and even closed the door.

If the emperor hadn't asked him to be sent here, who would have dared to touch him? This will meet him, and he wants to avoid suspicion.

Zhang Zhou said: "I don't dare to accept this thing." ”

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Elder Xie Ge, I have time recently, I must come over and have two glasses with you, whether it is wine or tea." After all, we can come and talk about the affairs of the government and the opposition and exchange opinions, but I will not be returning to Beijing recently. ”

Zhang Zhou shrugged and said: "It doesn't matter if you know it or not, anyway, we are all insiders, and the authorities are confused." I should go back and ask Your Majesty what this means. ”

Xie Qian said: "Didn't you ask knowingly? Zhang Bingkuan, I advise you, you'd better be yourself! Sooner or later...... Ahem. Now I ask you, how is my family doing now? The crime is not as good as the family, and I am responsible for the mistakes of each person. ”

Xie Qian pondered for a moment, and it seemed to be reasonable.

At this time, he is still good, his clothes are clean, and he is also in good spirits, and he doesn't look like he came out of prison, but there is no difference from before.

A dignified old man, even if it was from your predecessor, and now you want me to be your bookkeeper?

Zhang Zhou smiled bitterly: "My appearance is just a chance meeting, you say that I am in trouble, but what I have done, which is not for the Ming Dynasty?" You may say that I am blinded to the Holy Hearing, but since I appeared, Your Majesty knows everything in the court and the Central People's Republic of China, even if I am in a high position now, I am often not in Beijing, how can I deceive the Holy Hearing? ”

It's not that he has no reason to argue with Zhang Zhou, it's that he thinks the debate is meaningless.

This is a major event related to his fate.

Xie Qian didn't want to deal with Zhang Zhou, turned his head to the window and said: "This way, the old man is still thinking, where is this going to be exiled, but I only know when I get here, it turns out that it is true, and I still hand over the old man to you to deal with." ”

Zhang Zhou shouted.

He didn't want to know what was in this booklet, he only knew that the stakes were high, and if Zhang Zhou returned the things, the next step was likely to be for him to carry the black pot.

"Elder Xie Ge, even if it may be exile, you won't be idle here." Zhang Zhou said, "After that, you have to go to work, but with your age, you probably can't do anything with your strength, but you can read and do arithmetic, so you can manage some accounts and help record or something." ”

Even if the booklet is not very thick, just taking out a part of it casually can make many people's lives difficult.

Zhang Zhoudao: "In my opinion, the same is true for Xie Gelao. We just have different positions, aren't our goals all for the Ming Dynasty? I can't say that the winner is the prince and the loser, in this matter, no one has failed, you are just assigned here because of a mistake, and your errand is here to continue to do things for the court. Me too, we are each other. ”

"Humph!" Xie Qian snorted lightly.

In the room was Xie Qian, who was supposed to be tortured in the Fusi Prison in Beizhen and was ready to accept the death sentence at the beginning of the year.

Zhang Zhou nodded with a smile and didn't say anything.

As he spoke, Zhang Zhou handed the things to Sun Shangqi on the side.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "This errand is very heavy, Xie Ge Lao has to seize the opportunity and do well, so he doesn't have to suffer from the fatigue of running around, where to do it?" They are all in the service of the imperial court. There is no distinction between high and low, and things should not be divided into big and small. ”

Hearing this, Xie Qian almost turned his back in one breath.

Xie Qian continued to ignore Zhang Zhou.

"That'll do." Zhang Zhou said, "I don't understand, is Xie Gelao's case decided?" Why did people come here? If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have known there was such a thing. Dongchang sent you here according to His Majesty's wishes? ”

Zhang Zhouxin said, is this honest, or is it deliberately selling flaws?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Xie Ge can't say that, I didn't know about your case from beginning to end, and even when His Majesty asked the yamen to bow, I didn't participate in the period and handed it over to me for disposal...... I don't quite understand that. Elder Xie Ge, how are you doing? ”

People are under the eaves.

"Someone."

Zhang Zhou couldn't help but take a breath.

Whether it is Li Zhang or Guo Ang, they are both ruthless characters, and they are only afraid of his majesty now, rather than really believing in him.

Zhang Zhou continued: "Also, this also has the opportunity to let Xie Ge Lao come into contact with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and you also have the opportunity to defend yourself, even if you can't get a pardon for a while, at least you can get an exoneration for your family." Otherwise, I don't know, to be the coolie who carries it, for an old man like you...... What's the point. ”

"I don't know." Xie Qian's tone was not good.

Xie Qian's face twitched when he heard this.

This thing is enough to ruin many families in the DPRK and China.

Then the second carriage came closer, this time no one stepped forward, but Guo Ang himself walked over and opened the carriage, there was no box containing gifts, there was no person, there was only a booklet on the carriage.

Xie Qian was naturally not happy when he heard it.

"Nothing." Zhang Zhou said, "Let me push it!" ”

Guo Ang leaned over and said in a low voice: "Gonggong Li knows that you are not very beautiful, but there are usually opera troupes waiting for a pastime, no, through the connections of Dongchang, these two girls were selected to come over in Jiangnan, and there are not many people, not to make up the numbers, just so that they can ask for an errand in the opera troupe in the future, and rely on you to settle them." ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe it's right." Could it be that Dongchang sent you over in order to sell me favors? With such a big case, it should be impossible to decide within the East Factory, right? ”

"Is it exile?" Xie Qian hurriedly asked.

"I don't know what Gonggong Li wants to send, so I just let me send things like this, and it's a long way to send them from Jingshi, you see...... I can't send it back. If you want to return it, you can wait until you return to Jingshi, and then return it......"

"What did you say?"

"Wrong." Zhang Zhou said, "The previous court seemed to be clear, but Your Majesty seemed to be in the palm of your hand, all your Majesty's decisions could not get out of the court, and your opinions could be extended in all directions, and even the big and small matters in the court and the central government had to pass through your hands first, so that Your Majesty could know, if you think it is inappropriate, Your Majesty doesn't even know it." ”

Guo Ang took it, handed it to Zhang Zhou, and said: "This is a gift specially prepared for you by Gonggong Li, and it is not worth any silver, it should have been handed over to you in a secret place, but because it is inconvenient, it can only be given here." ”

……

I'm so miserable, you ask me, okay? Is there any difference between asking me if I eat?

Honestly look at my jokes, huh?

"He has a relationship with you?" Xie Qian was very angry, his younger brother Xie Di wanted to betray the civilian-official alliance.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Do you think that Your Majesty doesn't have that scale in his heart?" If Your Majesty has to rely on you and cannot choose others, then it will be nothing for the monarch and the ministers to be in harmony with each other. But now His Majesty is an aspiring king, and he cannot think that because of his kindness, His Majesty does not want to make great efforts to change the Ming Dynasty. And what you did was just to make the Ming Dynasty stick to the old ways, even if you said that this could bring the people to live in peace, but in the past few years, there have been fewer floods and droughts? Is the people's life better than before? ”

Secret stronghold.

Zhang Zhou said: "I will ask people to send some money, you don't have to live here, I will make other arrangements for you." If there is any mistake, it will be considered that you are not able to undertake the errand, and you will have to be sent to the shipyard to do miscellaneous work, and if you are not good at the miscellaneous work, you will have to work as a coolie for ironmaking...... Xie Ge Lao's ability should be able to record the matters, right? ”

"That's not the point." Zhang Zhou said, "As for your second son Xie Yizhong, he is a lifter, and he may be able to go to high school in the spring of next year, even if Xie Gelao's crime is convicted, it probably won't affect his career." But the trouble is your eldest son Xie Zheng, he won the official because of your protection, the so-called loss and glory, he may ...... There will be some not-so-good things. ”

Zhang Zhou stepped forward and asked, "Elder Xie Ge, do you think what happened to you today was brought to you by me?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Xie Ge Lao is now a small official here, and he needs to have his own public office to arrange two people, in addition to three meals a day, it is also well served, it is very cold this day, don't freeze!" Hehe! In a few days, the accounts will be cleared before the year, and only a capable person like Xie Ge Lao can deal with these things. Be kind. ”

As he spoke, Guo Ang respectfully presented the booklet to Zhang Zhou.

"Yes." Guo Ang was confused.

Shouldn't this be revenge?

Why...... Doesn't it look good for Xie Qian? (End of chapter)