Jinyi champion

Chapter 996

Xu Jie lived in Sixian's residence for one night.

Xu Jie didn't know what Zhu Hao was doing that night. Xu Jie was supposed to go back to the Imperial Academy for work the next morning... He was different from Zhu Hao. He would never be lazy if he had a job. Zhuan was being stared at, and he had to work hard even if he didn't want to.

But Zhu Hao still forced him to meet Yang Shen who was about to be dispatched from the capital.

It was already the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the weather was extremely cold.

When Yang Shen went out of Beijing, not to mention dragging his family with him, even the carriage was just an empty cage, and the emperor specifically asked him to "carry the shackles", and Yang Shen had just received thirty rods before, although He was a little better than others, and only received one round of beatings, but with his proud heart and his thin body, these thirty blows caused him serious injuries.

Physically and psychologically, Yang Shen seemed to be hurt.

"Jingdao, Zisheng, are you here?"

Yang Shen was not surprised to see Zhu Hao, but he was still a little surprised to see Xu Jie.

But as far as he knew, Zhu Hao had always admired Xu Jie very much. Although he didn't know why, since Zhu Hao had already started to make a fortune, it wouldn't seem so abrupt to promote Xu Jie by the way.

Zhu Hao said: "You are about to leave, and I don't have any gifts for you, so I greeted the government officials and gave them 50 taels of silver, asking them to take care of your daily life along the way, especially... changing your medicine."

Yang Shen couldn't even sit down when he was talking, but he didn't want to lie on his stomach either, he just stood there holding on to the side of the cage, looking a bit miserable.

Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Yang Shen said: "The physical pain is nothing, I just want Yang to know what happened in the capital on the way to the south or at the destination, can you think of a way to ask someone to bring the news to me? I mean...if something important happens in the capital."

Zhu Hao was quite surprised by this request.

You can't protect yourself, but you still want to know about the important affairs of your family and country?

The question is, even if you know what happened to the court, do you still have the ability to participate in it?For you, Yang Yongxiu, basically your official career has been ruined.

"I will try my best"

Zhu Hao still agreed.

Even Xu Jie couldn't help but look at Zhu Hao.

Do you agree to this kind of thing?
Even if you really want to send him a message, how do you convey the message?After he arrives at the garrison, is it okay to write to him?Aren't you afraid that the people in the court will suspect that you have secret contacts with Yang Yongxiu, and even criticize you, saying that you have a heart of treason?
Yang Shen nodded, seemed satisfied, and sighed: "But I don't know how Mao Gong and the others are doing now, whether they are the same as me..."

Zhu Hao saw it.

The reason why Yang Shen hasn't turned against him now is not that the other party completely forgives him for being double-faced, but that Yang Shen has no news channels now, and he is in bad luck now, so someone needs to make some adjustments for him in the court. thing.

It can also be seen from this that Yang Shen's character has not changed, and he is still so eager for quick success.

Zhu Hao said: "If there is no accident, they will not be held accountable too much, but this official... probably won't be successful, and will be sent back to his hometown in all likelihood."

Yang Shen shook his head and said: "Mao Gong and the others could have done more things for Daming, but they cut off their official careers at such a time, all because of my involvement... Sigh! It was I who harmed them."

He didn't say anything to Zhu Hao, and asked him to ask the court for mercy.

Probably Yang Shen also knew that even if Zhu Hao really had the ability to help intercede now, he would not go. In the mind of a person with a strong utilitarianism, most of the others are also like this, just like Su Xigui thinks that everyone is a businessman.

This time, without waiting for Zhu Hao to say anything, Xu Jie said on the side: "Scholar Yang is wrong, this time there is no question of who hurts anyone, since you colleagues have made a choice, you must be responsible for your own choice, even if they are for the family. The same is true of the country standing up for justice.”

Yang Shen smiled and asked, "Then Zisheng, what choice do you make?"

Yang Shen had never looked down on Xu Jie, so naturally he would not listen to Xu Jie's persuasion, so he choked up in his heart, making Xu Jie unable to step down.

Fortunately, Xu Jie didn't plan to have the same knowledge as Yang Shen.

If it were someone else, they might be able to scold Yang Shen on the spot... Do you see how far you have messed up?How dare you have the face to teach others a lesson?

In the past, you were the son of the Chief Assistant, the Hanlin of the Ming Dynasty, and even a Bachelor of Attendant. We dare not do anything to you because of your status, but now you are a fart?

"Brother Yongxiu, what else is there to worry about in the capital?" Zhu Hao asked.

Zhu Hao knew that this time Yang Shen was dispatched to the Yunnan Garrison, and he could not even bring his wife and children with him. His second wife, Huang E, could only return to live in Xindu, his hometown of Shu. Later, Yang Shen remarried in Yunnan. However, the couple met each other in Jiajing five years ago and lived together for a while.

Yang Shen shook his head.

Naturally, Yang Shen would not ask Zhu Hao to ask someone to take care of his wife.

Zhu Hao and him are at most friends, and this kind of friends are all out of interest, and the two sides have almost no personal relationship. Of course, Yang Shen is also afraid of learning from Zhu Hao's talent. What if his wife is abducted?
Zhu Hao said: "If you have nothing else to do, let's set off earlier. The mountains and rivers will meet again, and there will be a time later."

At first Zhu Hao thought that Yang Shen was going to tell him something so important, but now it seems that Yang Shen just wanted him to help pass some news about the capital from time to time.

Or is this Yang Shen's means of "revenging" him?
If the two of them exchanged letters frequently, the emperor would definitely be suspicious of Zhu Hao. If Yang Shen deliberately said something "disrespectful" in the letter, it would be even more detrimental to Zhu Hao.

Although Zhu Hao felt that it was a little dark-hearted to think so, but Yang Shen was such a useless person, so Zhu Hao had to be wary.

……

……

Yang Shen's prison van headed for the train station.

This was specially arranged by Zhu Si.

Ask Yang Shen to take the train to Xishan first, and then go south by horse-drawn carriage from Xishan.

Zhu Si just wanted to show the power of the train in front of old-fashioned officials like Yang Shen, which was also a way to show off his power.

Xu Jie looked at the direction in which the carriage was leaving, and asked gloomily, "Will he come back after he has gone?"

"It should be impossible."

Zhu Hao shook his head.

"Ugh!"

Xu Jie sighed, and asked again: "With his talent, even if he doesn't become an official, he can still be famous in history, right?"

Zhu Hao looked back at Xu Jie.

In a sense, Yang Shen is a great talent, while Xu Jie is a typical politician.

The two have different ways of leaving their names in history.

It is precisely because Xu Jie has the potential to develop into a top politician, so he is still very accurate in judging people. Even if Yang Shen's reputation has not yet reached the point where he is unique in an era, he has not even been called "No. "Genius", but Xu Jie still keenly felt that Yang Shen would be respected by history for his talent in the future.

"Let's go back."

Zhu Hao said, "I'll go back to the etiquette department, how about you?"

Xu Jie sighed: "I'd better hurry back to Hanyuan. I've been out for so long, I'm afraid I won't be able to tell the people around me when I go back."

Zhu Hao asked with a smile, "What did you say?"

Xu Jie remained silent.

Now that the talent in the Hanlin Academy is withering, there are not many people working in the first place. This will make everyone in the Imperial Academy feel like a daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law. After all, there are too many vacant positions, and the chances of promotion for the remaining people will be great. Although they may not be in line with the mainstream public opinion on the issue of the ceremony, they will be criticized by others, but the opportunities for official promotion brought about by this are real.

What Xu Jie is thinking about now is not promotion, but fear of other people's gossip.

Zhu Hao guessed that Xu Jie was afraid of being known, so he ran out to send Yang Shen away from Beijing.

Yang Shen left the capital as a scapegoat, except for Zhu Hao and Xu Jie, no one else was present, which actually explained the problem.

"Come back and join me in the palace to face the saint." Zhu Hao said.

Xu Jie suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is there no morning court today?"

The right servant of the Ministry of Rites of Ming Dynasty was involved in the key matters of discussing the ceremonies, and he was supposed to attend the court meeting on time, but Zhu Hao took him out to see Yang Shen off like a normal person?
Is Zhu Hao deliberately contradicting the emperor?
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "When you come out to give away Yongxiu, it's like seeing off an old friend."

That's what he said, but Xu Jie always felt that Zhu Hao didn't answer his question directly.

When you send an old friend away, you don't even participate in the court meeting. Is this to abolish the government for personal reasons?

Zhu Haodao: "The sutra banquet after the beginning of spring next year will say that there is a shortage of manpower. It's still the same sentence. I want to promote you. Although my current strength is not enough, you are the Jinshi I admire most in your department. one."

"Ha ha."

Xu Jie smiled wryly.

He didn't think he was very good, but Zhu Hao seemed to value him very much.

In the past, he also liked to ignore Zhu Hao, because he couldn't see any political convenience brought by being close to Zhu Hao. In the past, he still felt that meeting Zhu Hao was enough to give Zhu Hao face. Zhu Hao is a person who is not pleasing to both the new emperor and the civil servants.

But now...

Xu Jie found out, it turned out that Zhu Hao was hiding something, and he was the real boss.

The two walked towards the gate of the city together.

Xu Jie still didn't want to initiate a conversation with Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao asked, "What do you think of the train?"

Xu Jie said, "Very good."

Still a plausible answer.

Zhu Hao asked with a smile: "If you are asked to supervise the construction of the train, what's your opinion?"

"Then... I'm not good at this, and I may disappoint Jingdao." Of course Xu Jie would not accept some errands that he was not good at.

Zhu Hao said: "A capable person should not stay in the Imperial Academy all the time, you should consider going outside for some experience."

"..."

Xu Jie was a little speechless.

When you, Zhu Jingdao, were sent out of the Imperial Academy, everyone felt sorry for you, and you seemed disappointed. Now that it's your turn, you want to get people out of the Imperial Academy regardless of other people's considerations?
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Don't worry, no matter what errands are arranged for you, you will retain the duties in the Imperial Academy. Part-time errands will not only live up to the reputation and status of the Imperial Academy, but also will not delay your service for the court. I have experienced myself, why not make this choice?"

(End of this chapter)