Ping An Biography

Of course, what Zhang He did made Yang Shiqi very dissatisfied. It would be understandable if someone from Yang Rong did this, but it happened to be Lu Zhen's son-in-law.But Yang Shiqi didn't intend to be too fussy, so he helped him up with a few words.

Lu Zhen couldn't keep his face off, the incident had already happened, just kowtow to admit his mistake, plus finding an excuse to receive an anonymous letter, it didn't seem to be enough.Lu Zhen then talked about something that seemed to have nothing to do with this: "The emperor's dragon body is getting worse and worse, and he couldn't walk by himself when he went to court yesterday, and he sat on the throne with the help of two servants. The black air is heavy, hey."

"The emperor's health has always been poor, and he suffers from obesity, so he needs someone to help him... But recently, his complexion seems to be worse than before." Yang Shiqi echoed casually.

Lu Zhen said in a deep voice: "The prince must return to the court as soon as possible."

Yang Shiqi was noncommittal. It was the emperor's direct order to transfer the prince Zhu Zhanji to Nanjing. He didn't discuss it with the ministers at all. The small earthquake) went to Nanjing, the prince has no choice, otherwise you dare to challenge him when he is still in front of the emperor?According to Yang Shiqi's usual behavior, he would not say anything good or bad in the face of this situation. His sincerity in safeguarding the monarchy has been consistent for many years, which is why he has the emperor's trust.

Lu Zhen paused for a moment, and seeing that Yang Shiqi hadn't spoken, he continued, "Why don't you ask someone to go on the road and try the melody? If you understand the reason, maybe the emperor will call the prince back after he figured it out... let Zhang He come to present the book. If he sees results, let him make up for his mistakes.”

Zhang He's expression changed drastically after hearing this.The previous example is in front of me: a few months ago, the prince's attendant read Li Shimian's memorial saying that the emperor should not let the prince go to Nanjing, but he was beaten half to death and is still locked up in Jinyiwei Prison.

He thought to himself: My father-in-law wants to make himself so "make up for his mistakes", is this pushing me into the pit of fire? !

Although Yang Shiqi is very honorable, his father-in-law, Mr. Lu, is also a minister after all, so why would he go out of his way to curry favor with him?Zhang He had a hundred wishes in his heart, but he endured and said nothing in front of Yang Shiqi. He knew in his heart that speaking against his father-in-law at this time would make his elders down and make others laugh at him.

At this time Yang Shiqi said: "I still want to persuade Mr. Lu, don't let people talk about this matter for now, and when it is appropriate, I will remind the emperor after a while, maybe it will be more effective."

After hearing this, Zhang He almost wanted to nod his head in favor of Yang Shiqi. How could such a thing make someone with little official position be cannon fodder?

Lu Zhen glanced across Zhang He's face inadvertently, and said, "That's fine, let Jingxiang do this when the time is right."

Lu Zhen had already seen Zhang He's reluctance. After all, it wasn't his own son who was not good at coercion. After they left, Lu Zhen planned to explain the joint to Zhang He.

After they got out, the two rode slowly one after the other. Lu Zhen called Zhang He to follow. His followers were all his confidantes, so he asked in a low voice, "I don't seem to be reluctant to see you just now?"

"Because of Li Shimian's lessons learned from the past, my son-in-law was a little worried when he first heard about it, but he didn't dare to resign from his father-in-law's order. If it is really necessary to accept the offer, my son-in-law will certainly do it." Zhang He said cautiously.

Lu Zhen nodded and said: "This matter is indeed somewhat risky, but it is not dangerous. Last year, he killed a speaker. It was because he died seeking fame and openly exposing the emperor's shortcomings. Not to mention the emperor, even ordinary people would Very annoyed. The next crown prince will be fine when he reads Li Shimian, but he will be released sooner or later to return to his post after suffering a little bit of flesh and blood. Because the current emperor is not a bloodthirsty monarch, he knows that Li Shimian belongs to the crown prince. You will be merciful; the same is true when you go to present this memorial, even if you offend the emperor, the emperor will not kill indiscriminately, and will ask who you are first. In fact, there is no danger."

Hearing his father-in-law speak lightly, Zhang He still felt that it was not so easy.Can memorials be written casually? It's easy to lose your head if you don't pay attention; but he didn't show it, Zhang He is still clear who is his backer.

The old and the young walked into a quiet alley, and Lu Zhen suddenly let out a long sigh without thinking: "To this day, the old man has only discovered that Yang Gong's layout is sophisticated and far-reaching, and the old man is indeed inferior."

"Why did father-in-law say that?" Zhang He asked puzzled.

Lu Zhendao: "As early as last year, I heard that the emperor wanted the crown prince to guard Nanjing. When he arranged for the following official positions, he had a budget: it made sense to put Zhang Pingan in the Ritual Department of the Ministry of Rites. The emperor's body is not as good as a day. , the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician is getting worse day by day, and one day someone will be sent to welcome the prince back, who will go? It is the official business of the Rites and System Department, as long as Zhang Pingan does this, he will show his face in front of the prince Maybe you can barely have a meritorious support, and you will be able to convince the public when you get promoted in the future."

Zhang He wondered, "Zhang Ning only started dating Master Yang after arriving in Beijing at the end of last year. Master Yang expected to marry the Zhang family long ago?"

"It's not just a matter of a day or two that Yang Gong's adopted daughter, Luo Yaoniang, has been in contact with Zhang Ping'an. Many people have heard of it... If it wasn't for this reason, why did Yang Gong just nominate Zhang Ping'an when there are so many official positions in the court?" In the Ritual System Department of the Ministry of Etiquette?" Lu Zhen said, "There is also Yang Gong's favorite student Yu Qian, who was originally a sixth-rank official, but was downgraded to a seventh-rank supervisor last year. He was also nominated by Yang Gong. There must be some considerations here. , but the old man didn't understand too much for the time being..."

Lu Zhen said somewhat dejectedly: "The old man has been asking you to change jobs, but because of your relationship with me, you want to avoid gossip. I couldn't find a suitable explanation, so I haven't been able to do it."

"My son-in-law still needs experience, and he will naturally be able to make a difference when he has enough qualifications." Zhang He had no choice but to say so.

At this time, Lu Zhen said seriously: "So you should write this booklet, first to pave the way for the crown prince to say something; when the time comes when the court wants to send someone to welcome you, it is barely acceptable if you take the initiative to invite Ying. Of course it is just Give it a try, in case it comes to fight for safety, we can’t force it, after all, they have the opportunity, we have to behave in a proper manner.”

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When Lu Zhen brought her son-in-law to the Yang Mansion to confess her mistake, Luo Yaoniang was hiding behind the hall and heard everything clearly.She ran to tell Zhang Ning everything without any pressure, and scolded Zhang He bloody, of course she could only scold behind his back.

Of course, Zhang Ning couldn't admit that he had known about Zhang He's conspiracy for a long time, and now he heard it again from Luo Yaoniang, and felt that there was nothing new.So naturally he didn't care about Zhang He's secret report on what he knew a long time ago, but instead asked the emperor why he was not in good health.

Luo Yaoniang finally couldn't bear it and said: "Someone stabbed you in the back, why didn't you react at all?"

Only then did Zhang Ning realize that he was indeed a bit abnormal, so he pretended to be mysterious and said: "Is it easy to hurt people with backstabbing? Most of the people who are really hurt are not because they are attacked by others, but because they are self-inflicted."

Sure enough, Luo Yaoniang was drawn in, and she pondered over Zhang Ning's seemingly philosophical words.

Zhang Ning smiled again and said: "Do you remember the experience on the road last time? I told you a word, the most difficult thing to defeat is yourself." I have scolded Zhang He's ancestors for eighteen generations several times, and now I don't think it makes any sense to scold him again.

Hearing him mention the journey last time, Luo Yaoniang suddenly remembered something, and her face quickly became flushed.She stopped scolding Zhang He, and her mood seemed to be affected by Zhang Ning, and gradually became milder. After a long time, she realized something: "It is really difficult for someone in the world to have grudges against others without a name or reason. It is even more difficult to be knocked down by a non-existent attack, most of which is because you have committed injustice first. Just like that Zhang He, who was retaliated against later, it is really a self-inflicted punishment."

Zhang Ning was stunned after hearing this, but thought to himself that he didn't think so much.

Luo Yaoniang said with a smile: "I just follow your meaning to comprehend, is this the truth?"

"It should be like this..." Zhang Ning nodded innocently.

Luo Yaoniang said again: "I don't know the details about the emperor's dragon's unhealthy condition, but I have heard it mentioned in our house several times, it may be true, and the officials in the court are very concerned about it recently."

Zhang Ning knew in his heart that Emperor Hongxi was originally a short-lived emperor. Even if the history here might change, Hongxi's body was already doomed.It's just that I don't know when he will die... The past two years have indeed been troubled. Although there are no major wars and natural disasters for the people, it is actually stable; but the situation for the power structure is completely different. Every time the emperor changes di du is a reshuffle of power, after the death of Yongle is an example, like Hu Butang almost lost all his authority overnight and sat on the bench.

Moreover, what Zhang Ning is most concerned about is the attitude of the higher authorities to the problems left by Jianwen, which is directly related to his own safety.Emperor Hongxi's attitude due to personal feelings does not mean that his son will not "set things right" after he takes office.

He sighed in a bad mood: "If you want, teach me some swordsmanship and martial arts on weekdays."

"Why don't you want to?" Luo Yaoniang's face beamed with joy, if they could do something together, of course they could spend more time together.She asked casually: "You have studied hard for so many years, why do you think of martial arts?"

Zhang Ning half-jokingly said: "In case someone pursues my unknown background one day and wants to arrest me and lock me up, I might as well run away and wander the rivers and lakes in advance and learn two self-defense methods to live through the dark days."

"It's so serious..." Luo Yaoniang shook her head and said, after thinking about it, she pretended to be pitiful, "If you run away, what should I do?" Zhang Ning said, "I'll take you to elope."

"Are you serious?" Luo Yaoniang bit her red lips lightly.

Zhang Ning nodded and said: "As long as you are willing to be a minister's daughter, you will have a good life."

Luo Yaoniang said softly: "There's no need to part with it, it's just that I don't feel good about being filial."

Zhang Ning sighed, saw the sword hanging on the bookshelf, and took it down casually.This stuff seems to inspire courage?