Ping An Biography

In late March, the peach blossoms began to bloom one after another. Sometimes Zhang Ning didn't know where the peach blossoms were blooming, but he could smell the fragrance blown by the wind.Not long after the cherry blossoms withered, the peach blossoms bloomed again, reminding people of a sentence, where is the grass in the end of the world.

But he still couldn't let go of his mind, and these days he kept asking himself over and over again, would he regret what he did today someday in the future?In the quiet corridor of Chu Palace, he had wandered alone for a long time.The past of the murder of his uncle Zhang's family is vivid in his mind, and Emperor Xuande is definitely the one who can kill innocent people.Besides, Luo Yaoniang couldn't be completely "guilty", would he send her to the Shura field?

It is impossible to turn back the matter now, and we can only wait for the result... It is also inappropriate to come and go, Zhang Ning really believes in some Confucian truths;The imperial court wanted to use alienation, and Zhang Ning felt the threat of the cold, so he had to retaliate with a countermeasure.

It's just that fighting evil with others is like a battlefield, killing one thousand enemies will injure eight hundred, and often you have to pay the price when you deal with others.

He thought about the bright side again, maybe this time Peach Blossom Fairy can rescue Luo Yaoniang again.But even if Luo Yaoniang can escape, he will lose her heart; and he taught this woman a vivid lesson, which can make her more realistic and mature. [

Luo Yaoniang must have guessed that it was Zhang Ning who dragged their family into trouble. If the factory guard wanted to check the handwriting, she should be able to remember that she had sent a letter to make up for breaking the appointment.Moreover, Peach Blossom Fairy asked her for help on how to contact the eunuch Wang Gou'er, and she could also think that this matter was caused by Zhang Ning and Wang Gou'er together.

She was able to write that letter because she trusted Zhang Ning; just like Zhang Ning trusted her.But a sincere heart has instead become a handle for others to use...

"Alas..." Zhang Ning let out a long sigh.

After wandering for a while, he found that Zhang Xiaomei's room was nearby, so he walked over and looked in the door, and he saw her in the room.

The door was not closed tightly, and he saw that the little sister was concentrating on reading some book, so he went in directly and wanted to say a few words with the little sister, maybe he could escape from the entangled and troubled emotions.

"Crackling" the wooden door made a sound, but unexpectedly Zhang Xiaomei didn't notice it.He opened his mouth and asked, "What book made you read so engrossed?" This finally woke up Xiaomei Zhang. She moved very quickly, and immediately stuffed the booklet in her hand into the quilt.Zhang Ning promised that she had never seen her move so quickly.

The little girl blushed: "Here is the girl's boudoir, why did my brother sneak in without saying a word?"

Zhang Ning said: "I knocked on the door and called you, but you didn't say no, so I came in naturally."

Zhang Xiaomei frowned and said, "Did you knock on the door?"

"Knocked." Zhang Ning said seriously.After saying that, he sat down casually in front of the desk, as if he hadn't noticed anything, and without even looking at the quilt that the little girl stuffed just now, "Passing by you, come in for a sip of tea, so I can talk to you, I've been busy recently. I don't even care about you."

The little girl looked back, "The water on the stove happened to be boiling not long ago, you sit down for a while."

When she turned around to make tea, Zhang Ning quietly stood up without haste, reached into the quilt and took out the things she had hidden.Looking through it, it turned out that it was the kind of booklet that is common in market bookstores, and it also had illustrations.

He casually flipped through a few pages, feeling that they were of low quality, and the illustrations were printed in black and white ink lines, which was very crude, so he could only discern the postures of the two people doing that thing.He then said: "Who gave you the book, the pictures are too bad, I remember there are colored pictures."

Only then did the little girl realize that she dropped the kettle and ran over, snatching the little book away: "Brother, you are so annoying!"

"It's not a big deal, why hide and hide?" Zhang Ning said.

Seeing that he didn't blame him, the little girl raised her mouth unhappily and said, "I got it from Sister Gu, and it looks novel, so, so..."

Zhang Ning didn't take it seriously, he just said: "There are many people in this palace, just don't let others see it."

"I know." The little girl blushed, "I just remembered that it doesn't matter if my brother finds out... Anyway, you have done bad things to others."

Zhang Ning was still thinking about Luo Yaoniang, and there was Zhang Xiaomei in front of him. He thought to himself: Many girls are as pure as Xiaomei at the beginning, and they are so ashamed to read this little book, but as soon as she leaves the shelter , being deceived and trampled, will grow again after seeing the wind and rain. [

He couldn't help stretching out his hand to hold Xiaomei Zhang's little hand, emotionally unstable, looked at her and said, "My surname should be Zhu, and your surname is Zhang. Although the world will still criticize us brothers and sisters if we are too blatant, it doesn't matter. You stay by my side, do you believe that I will not betray you?"

Zhang Xiaomei's eyes softened, and she nodded vigorously without thinking: "Of course I believe it, brother still need to ask?"

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Yangzhou's residence is not Yang Shiqi's home, but his home is in the capital, but as the chief minister, the place where he lives should not be intruded by factory guards or swordsmen. This is the minimum dignity and prestige of a minister.But it just happened, the factory guards blatantly rushed into the mansion to search, and took away a slave.

Without the emperor's approval, these factory guards would never dare to trespass into the minister's house; otherwise, an important minister who participated in the rule of the empire would not even have at least a guarantee, what would the minister do, let those eunuchs manage the country!

Yang Shiqi already sensed that something was wrong.

Within two days, the eyes of the court officials had shifted to the interior, causing disturbances against Yang Shiqi one after another.The first place to attack is Yang Shiqi's son. This opening is completely expected by Yang Shiqi, because his son is also his weakness.

He has a son named Yang Ji, who is irritable and arrogant. Perhaps it is because Yang Shiqi has cared for his son too much since he was a child, and his discipline is not too strict. This son has become more rampant when he grows up. There are more than a dozen cases of fighting, wounding, and bullying. There are more than a dozen cases, some of which were disabled.In fact, Yang Shiqi did wipe his ass every time to settle the matter. There is no other way. Could it be that as a father, he can watch his only son be brought to justice, beheaded according to the law, or embark on the road of exile in the frontier?

In fact, every time after an accident, Yang Shiqi would teach his son a lesson, and even hang him up and beat him.But this kind of punishment obviously has little effect on the son who has developed habits. Yang Ji knows in his bones that there will be a bully old man when something big happens, so naturally there is nothing to be afraid of when something happens.

Although this kind of thing has a bad influence, it has always been hurtful. As long as there is no murder case, there is always a way to calm it down.Of course, there is no one in the court to hold on to Yang Shiqi's son, and he will give it to him if he can.For the emperor and the imperial court, a virtuous minister is obviously more important than a bad boy.

But this is only fine when the weather is calm. Once the momentum is bad, everyone will seize this point and start attacking.Yang Ji's evil deeds are indeed well-documented, and the facts are conclusive, and he is in an invincible position if he makes trouble with this matter.

In fact, Yang Shiqi doesn't like his son very much. In comparison, he thinks his adopted daughter is much more well-behaved and sensible.However, Yang Shiqi has gone through the hard work of remarrying his biological mother and living in his stepfather's house. What he values ​​most in his heart is his biological son, who is the successor of the Yang family.

But this time it is Yang Ji who is attacking, but Yang Ji is not the essence of the matter; Luo Yaoniang, who has always been loved by him, makes him even more worried.

The maid who was taken away was Luo Yaoniang's personal maid. After entering the mansion, the factory guards seemed to search the boudoir where Luo Yaoniang lived and took away her handwriting.There are various indications that this matter is most likely related to Luo Yaoniang.

Yang Shiqi no longer cared about the self-esteem or face of his adopted daughter, so he called someone to ask Luo Yaoniang to come to the study for questioning.

"Are you in contact with Zhang Ning's people?" Yang Shiqi asked bluntly, his tone much harsher than usual.

Luo Yaoniang was a little apprehensive, hesitated for a while and finally nodded and admitted.

Yang Shiqi sighed, and suddenly felt that he had taken a wrong step. He should not have cared about Luo Yaoniang's idea at the beginning, and should have married her long ago... Perhaps the emperor's suspicion of him was largely due to Luo Yaoniang's opinion. mother body.Luo Yaoniang had a marriage contract with Zhang Ning, the leader of the rebel army, although it was broken later, but a big girl who is over [-] years old is still raised at home, so people don't find it strange, is it because the old love is not over?

Yang Shiqi was never confused about major matters, but he was often confused about small household matters, this time it was the simplest mistake.

Yang Shiqi's tone became more severe: "Why do you see his people?"

Luo Yaoniang has always been very courageous and assertive, but the only person she fears and respects is her adoptive father Yang Shiqi.Faced with Yang Shiqi's question, she was flustered, and timidly replied: "He sent people to Yangzhou to do business, and he sent a letter along with him, and those people are not familiar with Yangzhou, and they also want me to help them settle down."

"What are you doing?" Yang Shiqi was not as indifferent and kind as usual today, and asked short and blunt questions. [

Luo Yaoniang replied: "I don't know... and I was just bumped into by them by accident. Later, I was afraid that my father would be implicated, so I didn't want to meet, and I didn't help; I just felt that I should say something before sending Xiao Cui will tell them not to attend the appointment."

Yang Shiqi said: "Did you ask Xiaocui to take the writing, and it was written by yourself?"

For a moment, Luo Yaoniang felt that the responsibility for the whole disaster would fall on her shoulders, and she really couldn't bear it in her heart.Being cold and arrogant in front of outsiders is not enough to prove her strength. How capable is a woman in her early twenties to undertake such a big event?It is related to the future of the family of the first and auxiliary ministers, and even many bureaucrats in the court.

How can I ask people to bear it?Is it called taking responsibility when you die?

"No!" Luo Yaoniang shook her head vigorously, tears were already in her eyes.

Yang Shiqi's heart suddenly hardened, and he remained unmoved, and emphasized again: "Really?"

"No, really not! I don't know those people, so I sent Xiao Cui to say that I won't go to the appointment, just for Zhang Ning's sake." Luo Yaoniang called her name directly, and suddenly I have a lot of hatred for this person.

Just as Yang Shiqi thought, the factory guards captured Xiao Cui and took away Luo Yaoniang's handwriting. Luo Yaoniang also realized that the letters she brought should have fallen into the hands of the factory guards... and the Peach Blossom Fairy asked Wang Gou I also told her that if she wanted to find Wang Gou'er, she should first go to the eunuch Wang Zhen, and how to find Wang Zhen;How did Zhang Ning's people collude with the court factory guards?

Luo Yaoniang hated that all these crimes fell on her head alone, but there was a more uncomfortable emotion in her heart, which was betrayal.If you are psychologically wary of him, even if you are calculated, you will not be so sad; but being betrayed by someone you trust is probably one of the saddest feelings.The whole person's view of time and everything seems to have changed in an instant.

Yang Shiqi sighed again, his attitude softened a little, "Actually, you should not be blamed for this matter after all, it will come sooner or later, but a trivial matter can trigger it earlier, giving others an excuse."

"Father, let me apologize with death, I can only use my life to repay the kindness of raising me for many years." Luo Yaoniang's face was ashen, and the emotion of loss and despair was fully expressed on her face.

Yang Shiqi hurriedly said: "Absolutely not! If you can't see it, what can be used to make up for it?"

"Then what should we do now?" Luo Yaoniang asked in a daze.

"What should I do..." Yang Shiqi rubbed his hands, and said naively, "Since we haven't found a countermeasure, it's best to stay the same."

At this point, what can Yang Shiqi do?His energy comes from his prestige, reputation, connections, and status accumulated over the years, but now that the emperor wants to take back his status, all his colleagues in the court and China have made gestures to attack his son Yang Ji in order to avoid suspicion, and his connections are not reliable anymore, so what is left to solve the problem? The ability... In the past, if something happened, such as the scope of Yang Rong's management, it was resolved by saying hello. Now say hello to Yang Rong to see if he buys it.

At this moment, the butler walked outside the study and coughed lightly.Yang Shiqi called him in to talk.

The housekeeper reported: "There is a woman outside the door asking to see her. The old slave doesn't know her, so she asked for a name card."

Yang Shiqi said casually: "Who would send someone to visit at this time?" He took the name card and read, "Peach Blossom Fairy?"

When Luo Yaoniang heard this, she hurriedly said: "I know this person..."

Yang Shiqi quickly realized what was going on, stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, hesitated and said, "These people don't know what to do, but they come to visit directly. Are they going to be killed or give someone a handle? Hurry up and drive them away!"

But Luo Yaoniang didn't think so, she felt that even my father couldn't do anything about it, anyway, he was just waiting to die, why didn't he listen to what the people over there had to say?And she also had a lot of doubts in her heart, she really wanted to question Peach Blossom Fairy face to face.

Then Yang Shiqi gave a warning, strictly ordering Luo Yaoniang not to go out without authorization, and not to cause any more trouble.He can't lock Luo Yaoniang at home, Yang Shiqi doesn't know how to do this kind of thing, and it's against Luo Yaoniang... If Luo Yaoniang is a girl who doesn't know how to be deceived in world affairs, maybe she can be locked up.

Naturally, the temporary residence of Yang's mansion could not stop Luo Yaoniang, she was able to go to Nanjing alone to do dangerous things a few years ago, and it was a breeze to get in and out of the familiar Yang's mansion.

In the middle of the night, when the moon and stars were shining, she found a corner without lights, and slipped out of the courtyard wall alone in a night clothes.

Not far from the north of the city, there is a place where you may not be able to see Peach Blossom Fairy immediately, but you can find Zhang Ning's people.It was a shop that sold all kinds of writing, ink, and paper. The owner of the shop was surnamed Jiang, who seemed to be a father and son, and there was also an accountant and a boy.Peach Blossom Fairy no longer sent signals through antiques before, but she sent a message to her about the literary and ink shop, and Luo Yaoniang also took a chance to go into the shop for a while.

She walked the secret alley and approached the shop quietly, but saw a very faint light inside from the crack in the door.Luo Yaoniang lurked in the dark for nearly half an hour (an hour), and after making sure that there was no movement around, she walked to the door and knocked lightly.

The faint light inside was immediately extinguished, and there was a sudden sound of crows and sparrows.Luo Yaoniang took the initiative to say: "It's me, Luo Yaoniang, Peach Blossom Fairy recognizes me."

After a while, a piece of the mosaic wooden door panel was removed, and a voice said: "Come in quickly." The inside is still so dark that you can't stretch your fingers.

"It's urgent. I went to see you during the day, and I wanted to meet Yang Gong." Peach Blossom Fairy said.After someone re-inserted the door panel, they heard the sound of "huhu" blowing a few times, the torch was ignited, and then a lamp was lit. The wick of the lamp was so short that the light was only less than The rice grains are bigger, and the dim light prevents people from bumping into things in the room.

Luo Yaoniang didn't know where to start, so she kept a straight face and said nothing.

Peach Blossom Fairy said: "Let's talk inside, Jiang Hai stays by the door and watches."