The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"This high arch, is it really going to trap this old man to death?" Xu Jie said angrily, raised the teacup in his hand and wanted to smash it down, but it stopped.

"It's not that you are too aggressive, otherwise why did others get into trouble like this?" Zhang Fan looked at Xu Jie's angry look, thinking this in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out.

"Mr. Ge, don't be angry, this will not only hurt your body, but it won't help this matter," Zhang Fan hurried forward to persuade.

With Zhang Fan's support, Xu Jie sat back on the chair, and his slightly trembling body calmed down slightly. Zhang Fan poured him another cup of hot tea, brought it to him, and said, "Mr. Ge, drink some tea and press down." Shocked,"

Xu Jie took the tea, drank it in a big gulp, and then he got better, and said: "This Gao Gong is so detrimental, the old man has retired now, and he can't hinder his footsteps at all, but he wants to kill him like this , This... This is really deceiving people too much," there was still a bit of resentment between the words.

"Mr. Ge, since this matter has already happened, it will not help the matter if we just complain about it," Zhang Fan said. "The most urgent thing is to come up with a solution."

"You're right," Xu Jie calmed down after hearing Zhang Fan's words.

Looking at Xu Jie's pensive face, Zhang Fan couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid Gao Gong's people will go to harass the elders of the Ge family now, do you want me to send factory guards to block them?"

Xu Jie thought for a while, and said: "I appreciate your kindness, but there is no need to do so. As long as I don't show up, people who are tall and tall will not dare to touch my Xu family. Besides, you are now the commander of Jin Yiwei. If you openly send factory guards to fight against Gao Gong, then there must be a gap between you and Gao Gong, I don't want you to have a powerful enemy in the court because of me, an old man who has returned to his hometown after returning from official duties,"

After hearing his words, Zhang Fan couldn't help admiring him secretly. Xu Jie had really spent many years in the court where the water was hot, and he had a very accurate grasp of the relationship between human relationships. Zhang Fan couldn't help being moved by his concern, and his desire to help Xu Jie changed from a forced request from his mentor Zhang Juzheng to an initiative to help him.

"Ge Lao, what do you think of this?" Zhang Fan said, "Although it is inconvenient for my subordinates to come forward, the safety of Ge Lao's family is still important. If Gao Gong can't wait and wants to make a big move, wouldn't it be hurt? And innocent, I let my subordinates pretend to be ordinary people to secretly protect the old family in the pavilion, if nothing serious happens, this matter will be forgotten; if anything happens, there will be someone to take care of me when the time comes, "

"Well, you're right. The old man was too impatient and didn't think carefully," Xu Jie agreed with Zhang Fan's words.

"Elder Ge is also in a hurry to deal with family affairs at the moment, so he can't think carefully about it," Zhang Fan flattered.

"What you reminded is that you must not get confused now," Xu Jie said in the same way.

"It's just that I'm afraid that the people sent by Gao Gong will act blatantly. In this case, I will have to tear myself apart with Gao Gong," Zhang Fan said as if making up his mind, "If he really acts like this, Then my subordinates will have to fight against his people, I don't believe that even if Gao Gong is powerful now, he dares to fight against my Jin Yiwei," Zhang Fan inadvertently revealed a secret in his words. The tyranny of the leader of the guard, no, it is more tyrannical than a little unscrupulous.

Seeing Zhang Fan's unintentional gesture, Xu Jie felt infinite emotion in his heart. Although he didn't have much communication with Zhang Fan, he knew him quite well. In Xu Jie's image, Zhang Fan, who never The members of Sanyuan Lianzhong from Xieyuan to Huiyuan and then to Zhuangyuan have always been well-educated scholars, but they were forced into Jinyiwei by themselves, and now their hearts have changed a lot. Thinking of this, Xu Jie couldn't help but secretly sighed, I don't know whether he was sighing about Jin Yiwei's method of transforming others, or he was sighing that he sent a good young man into the "abyss".

"You've thought well," Xu Jie was very grateful when he saw that Zhang Fan was so considerate of himself, "Thank you for your efforts for this old man."

"What's the matter with Mr. Ge, Mr. Ge has devoted too much to the court in his life, what Zhang Fan has done is nothing more than a little effort," Zhang Fan said very modestly.

"But, why did you come to help the old man like this?" Xu Jie asked, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Besides, the old man has hit you so hard in the court."

"Ge Lao, those are all past events, so why mention them again," Zhang Fan said, "If you really want to say it, Zhang Fan would like to thank Ge Lao first and second."

"Where did you say that?" Xu Jie became even more puzzled.

"Zhang Fan caught up with the right time. The time when he became an official coincided with the time when the Holy Majesty was employing people," Zhang Fan said with a sigh, "The favor of the Holy Majesty used to make Zhang Fan a little bit smug. For me, who has never experienced the dangers of the officialdom, It may not be a good thing, and although the elder Ge's suppression was not out of deep hatred with Zhang Fan, it also made Zhang Fan wake up in the scenery. won't understand,"

After listening to his words, Xu Jie felt quite comprehensible in his heart. The truths Zhang Fan said were very real and simple, but ordinary people, even people like Xu Jie, who used to be under one person and above ten thousand people, experienced After going through these things, although his heart has changed, he always ignores these problems. Zhang Fan can see these truths clearly like an outsider, which makes Xu Jie have a different view of Zhang Fan, "It seems that the old man still underestimated Without him, this child can understand these truths in such a short period of time and in such a small blow, it is better than the helplessness of the big storm in the future, there is no limit, no limit," Xu Jie couldn't help sighing in his heart.

"This matter can only be like this now, I will immediately write to Beijing to ask my teacher about it," Zhang Fan continued, "The relationship between my teacher and Gao Gong is quite peaceful now, maybe Gao Gong will read it after his first appointment as the chief assistant. Soon, if you don’t want to cause trouble, there may be a turning point in this matter.”

"Now that's the only way to go," Xu Jie had no other choice.

When Zhang Fan returned to the room, Yingyue had just packed up her affairs. Both of them had been on the road all night without a rest. Yingyue was fine and in good spirits; Zhang Fan was also worried about Xu Jie's family affairs just now. He didn't want to rest, now that the matter was tentatively settled, sleepiness came to his mind immediately, but Zhang Fan still wanted to write to his teacher Zhang Juzheng to inquire about the matter, he planned to write with his eyelids which were difficult to open.

Yingyue saw it, and hurried over to take the ink stick to help Zhang Fan grind it.

"Aren't you tired from the journey?" Seeing Yingyue's fair and pretty face, Zhang Fan's energy suddenly improved a lot, and his drowsiness also disappeared a lot.

"I'm fine, but Brother Fan looks very sleepy," Yingyue glanced at Zhang Fan and said with a smile.

"People often say that people live in sorrow and die in peace. I think I also went out with the army before. At that time, it was common for me to stay up for two or three days. I don’t feel sleepy at all, now that I am the commander of the Jinyiwei, I should be busier, but I can’t bear this hardship anymore,” Zhang Fan said, with a bit of self-deprecation in his words color.

"Brother Fan, don't underestimate yourself," Yingyue said, "Yingyue wants to come, when someone hunts you down, no one can sleep well. Now that Brother Fan's power is increasing, there are more and more decisions to be made. It is becoming more and more important, and it is more important to be cautious, and there must be no confusion, so Brother Fan should also take a good rest. The emperor sent you here to thoroughly investigate the switch tax, but let you come a month earlier, isn't it just a change of law for Brother Fan? A chance to rest?"

Zhang Fan watched Yingyue's picturesque figure beside him concentrating on grinding himself. He couldn't help feeling a little emotional in his heart, and said, "Yue'er, although you and I haven't been together for a long time, we have experienced many things, even Birth and death have happened before, but since the incident of the Five Poison Sect, these days I really feel that you look different from the past, tell me, what is Yue'er thinking now, "

After hearing Zhang Fan's words, Yingyue's body couldn't help shaking, and her hands that were grinding stopped moving. The clear water in the inkstone that had not yet turned into ink melted with the pitch-black ink, as if showing Yingyue's inner confusion and flustered.

"Brother Fan, Yingyue..." Yingyue murmured, but didn't know what to say.

Seeing her like this, Zhang Fan gently pulled her into his arms, and comforted her tenderly, without any lust.

"Don't talk," Zhang Fan put his chin lightly on Yingyue's fragrant shoulder, and whispered in her ear, "I know what Yue'er is thinking, is it because of your sister..."

"Brother Fan, don't say any more," Yingyue suddenly and loudly stopped Zhang Fan from continuing, her voice already choking.

Zhang Fan didn't need to look any further to know that her eyes must have been wet. Instead of talking about her sister, he said, "Yue'er, do you know that in my mind, there is a girl named Yingyue, she She is so beautiful, and what attracts me the most about her is her cynicism and mischievousness. No matter what she encounters, no matter when she is in danger or almost dying, she can face it with a smile. This is what attracts me the most about her, but now, although she still has a smile on her face, I can see that she is struggling and helpless in her heart, and she can no longer find the expression she used to have. "

Yingyue listened to Zhang Fan's words, although she didn't make a sound and her body no longer trembled, but Zhang Fan felt that water droplets were gradually dripping from the arm that was holding her shoulder, seeping through the not-thick material, Feeling wet, Zhang Fan didn't use a handkerchief, but wiped away Yingyue's tears with his own hands, and said: "Don't cry, Yue'er in my heart will never cry, she will always smile, promise I, no matter what, will smile in the future, I don't want to see that teary face again, it makes me very... uncomfortable,"

Yingyue wiped away her tears in a panic, then turned around, Zhang Fan could still see the tear stains on her pretty face, and more of it was the kind of smile that radiated from the heart.

"You figured it out," Zhang Fan asked.

"Well," Yingyue nodded, and said, "Yingyue has thought a lot these past few days. Although she is unwilling to admit it in her heart, she still knows that my sister has suffered all her life, but it is all because of me. Now my sister is still dead. Yingyue But Yue wants to live a good life, if Yingyue goes to see her sister now, I am afraid that her sister will not be happy either."

Only then did Zhang Fan realize that he had completely figured it out, and he couldn't help but feel happy, and said, "This is my Yue'er,"

The two stayed together for a while, Yingyue suddenly remembered that Zhang Fan still had a letter to write, she hurriedly got up and continued to grind, and asked: "Brother Fan, what is it that is so anxious that you have to write a letter at this time, Yingyue looks at Fan Brother is already very sleepy, and I won’t go until I take a rest..."

"This matter is very urgent, and we can't wait any longer," Zhang Fan frowned when he said this, "Yue'er doesn't have to worry, I'm free, this time I'm just writing a letter to Beijing to ask the teacher something, it won't take too long How much energy?" Although Zhang Fan said it lightly, his heart was not so peaceful.

Yingyue could also see that he was very troubled in his heart, but she couldn't do anything about it, so she could only concentrate on grinding for Zhang Fan and didn't ask any more questions.