The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Hangzhou was the seat of the Zhejiang governor. Jiang Bin was a man who loved to save face, so when he came to Hangzhou as an imperial envoy, he naturally wanted to find a respectable imperial envoy's office.

He took over the governor's office and turned it into his own headquarters.

Chang Feng and Zhang Yong did not move in, but moved to a courtyard house outside Hangzhou.

The two waited until September 15th. Wang Shouren finally arrived in Hangzhou. But Wang Shouren did not enter the city, but took Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao to the courtyard outside the city.

Wang Shouren's students were all over the country. The Zhejiang governor's office, the Hangzhou government's instructor, and the Qiantang county's prefectural official were all his students. It was not difficult to find out where his best friend Chang Feng lived.

Wang Shouren entered the courtyard and reunited with his old friend Chang Feng.

Chang Feng bowed: "Brother Shouren, long time no see!"

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "Brother Chang. No, I should call you Old Marquis now. I did something to let you down."

Chang Feng asked: "Oh? What's the matter?"

Wang Shouren replied: "Do you remember when I passed the imperial examination and ranked sixth in the second class? My father held a banquet in his mansion to celebrate. You gave me six silver pot-cakes at the banquet?"

Chang Feng nodded: "I remember."

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "Military funds were tight during the rebellion. I melted down the six silver pot helmets and used them as salary to distribute to the militiamen I recruited."

Chang Feng joked: "So, I also contributed to the suppression of the rebellion."

Wang Shouren took out a memorial and said, "Of course. I have already written one. This time, we suppressed the rebellion, firstly, thanks to the emperor's good command and his personal arrangement of military strategies for Shouren; secondly, we relied on the accurate intelligence on the rebels provided by the eunuch Zhang Yong and Lord Chang of the Imperial Household Department."

A saint is not only good at doing things, but also good at being a human being!

To be honest, the credit for suppressing the rebellion belonged to Wang Shouren and his group of scholars. Whether it was Emperor Zhengde, Chang Feng, or Zhang Yong, what contribution did they make?

Zhang Yong, who was standing by, was shocked when he heard this: "Governor Wang, how can I take credit for something that is not my own?"

Wang Shouren said, "Eunuch Zhang is really a forgetful person. You and Lord Chang have been running the East Factory and the Imperial Guard for many years. The East Factory and the Imperial Guard have a huge intelligence network in Jiangxi. After Prince Ning's rebellion, this intelligence network, at your instruction, provided me with a large amount of intelligence on the rebels."

Zhang Yong and Chang Feng looked at each other.

Chang Feng smiled and said, "Brother Shouren, this is a kind offer. Eunuch Zhang, it would be disrespectful for you to refuse it."

Wang Shouren knew that he was stealing the emperor's limelight, disobeying the emperor's order, and going to Yingtian without his permission. There were many reasons for a lot of people in the court to want to kill him.

If you want to protect yourself, you need to find some strong backers.

It goes without saying that Chang Feng and he have a life-long friendship.

Zhang Yong, the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, has been favored for many years, and has been in charge of the military power of the Beijing Camp for a long time for Emperor Zhengde, and he is also the Prime Minister. This is a huge backer.

Moreover, Zhang Yong was different from ordinary eunuchs. He had a good reputation and was very upright. When Liu Jin was in power, he dared to slap Liu Jin in front of Emperor Zhengde. If you make friends with virtuous eunuchs, you will not be criticized.

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Governor Wang is a master at using troops, and can be called the Wang Yue of the Zhengde Dynasty. He is also good at governing and ruling the people. I have heard from Chang Feng that when you were exiled to Longchang, you turned the area of ​​Longchang Posthouse, which is dozens of miles in radius, into a paradise for the Han and Miao people."

"I love making friends with capable people. I'm determined to make you my friend!"

Zhang Yong suddenly gained a great achievement, and he liked Wang Shouren more and more. He even addressed Wang Shouren as "you".

Chang Feng slapped his head and said, "Oh, this is really destined. Eunuch Zhang, do you know what was the first job that Brother Shouren did when he first entered the officialdom?"

Zhang Yong asked, "I'd like to hear the details." Chang Feng replied, "We were ordered to build the tomb of our old uncle Wang Yue! You just said that he could be called the Wang Yue of the Zhengde Dynasty. Isn't this destined by heaven?"

Wang Shouren said quickly: "You two are praising Shouren too much. How dare I compare myself with old uncle Wang Yue?"

After the polite conversation, it was time to get down to business. Wang Shouren said, "The rebel king Zhu Chenhao is outside the courtyard. He was captured by the two imperial envoys on the emperor's orders. I have been guarding him for a few days, and now I am handing him back to the two imperial envoys."

Zhang Yong was shocked when he heard this: "According to what you said, you will lose the great achievement of suppressing the rebellion! Are you willing to accept this?"

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "All under heaven belongs to the king. All the soldiers in the world are the emperor's soldiers. I led the emperor's soldiers and followed the emperor's military strategy to quell the rebellion against the king. The credit belongs only to the emperor and the two of you. What credit do I have?"

Zhang Yong sighed, "I often hear that Confucius and Mencius regarded fame and fortune as dirt. I will never see them again. But today I have seen a true saint who regards fame and fortune as dirt!"

Chang Feng also said: "You are handing the credit to the two of us."

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "Eunuch Zhang, you are overpraising me. There is a saying among the common people: one should eat as much rice as his appetite allows. I don't have such a big appetite to take on such a great achievement as suppressing the rebellion of Prince Ning."

"If I claim all the credit for this achievement, I will be envied and many people will want to kill me! I am afraid I will not live past the end of this year."

Chang Feng sighed: "Brother Shouren, you still see things so clearly."

"Plop." Wang Shouren suddenly fell to his knees.

Chang Feng asked, "Brother Shouren, what are you doing?"

Zhang Yong also said, "Governor Wang, please stand up quickly."

Wang Shouren said, "I don't need any credit. But I have one request for you two."

Chang Feng asked: "What's the matter? Just tell me."

Wang Shouren replied: "Please both of you speak to the emperor. Do not allow the hundreds of thousands of troops to enter Jiangxi. The people of Jiangxi have just experienced war and cannot afford to support such a large army!"

Zhang Yong was completely stunned.

He had previously guessed that Wang Shouren was giving away the credit out of thin air because he must have something to ask of him.

But he didn't expect that Wang Shouren did this for the people.

He doesn't care about any great achievements, but only wants the welfare of the people. Such a person is hard to find in the world.

Zhang Yong, as the official in charge of the Imperial Household Department, knelt down before Wang Shouren and said, "Mr. Yangming is so righteous! I am willing to swear on my blood and risk my life to stop the Southern Expedition Army from entering Jiangxi!"

Chang Feng said: "You two should get up quickly!"

The two men stood up. Zhang Yong suddenly remembered something. He reminded Wang Shouren: "Governor Wang, there is one person's name missing from your memorial requesting merit."

Wang Shouren asked: "Who?"

Zhang Yong replied: "Jiang Bin. The one who is most favored by the emperor now is not me and Lord Chang, but Jiang Bin. You commended us two but not him. He will be jealous of you. You are a sage in Jiangnan, you should know that it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain."

Wang Shouren made a startling statement: "I think Jiang Bin will never have a good ending. If I ask for credit on his behalf, I will inevitably be implicated when he loses power. Therefore, anyone's name can be added to the petition, except Jiang Bin's."

A saint not only knows how to do things and behave, but also knows how to judge people. (End of this chapter)