high official

Chapter 185
Years later, when Wang Xian was walking on the white sandy beach on the jewel-like South China Sea, listening to the rustling of palm trees in the wind, he would always think of what Zhou Xin said to him that day.

In one's life, if you are lucky or unlucky enough, you will always meet one or a few people who will change you profoundly.This is how Zhou Xin was to Wang Xian. If he hadn’t met Zhou Xin, Wang Xian would have become hopelessly vulgar like the petty officials we see every day, and would eventually be assimilated into the world of mortals...

However, the appearance of Zhou Xin opened a new chapter in his life, started his magnificent life, and profoundly changed the history of the Ming Dynasty.However, none of the parties realized that this would be the starting point of a legend, because they were all immersed in their own emotions at that time, unable to extricate themselves...

"You may think that what I said is too outrageous," Zhou Xin said with a self-deprecating smile as he watched the rolling water, "You may also think that I am justifying myself, but when people's hearts are in turmoil, they have to make excuses for themselves." Find the answer yourself, and this is my answer."

"Yes." Wang Xian replied softly.

The two were silent for a while by the river, Zhou Xin looked at Wang Xian and said, "You are a talent with deep scheming, which is rare in the world. As long as the opportunity is right, you will definitely stand out."

"It's absurd praise from Taiwan." Wang Xian said modestly.

"But..." Zhou Xin said with a smile that was not a smile: "But you don't study too much and you are too young, which makes me very worried that you will cast a bright pearl in secret, or even go astray. That will not only be your misfortune, but also The misfortune of the imperial court and the common people." After a pause, he said, "Regardless of your position or age, let me tell you a few words, I hope you can listen to them."

"The lower officials are all ears." Wang Xiangong said.

"First of all, you need to read more books. Reading is to cultivate righteousness and understand things. To be a person or an official must be upright, and you must be sensible. If you are not righteous, you will be evil, and if you are ignorant, you will be stupid. Sometimes stupidity is more terrifying than evil. You must be careful about this." Remember. Whenever you have to make a major decision, you have to think clearly about the priority, don't get into the horns, and think 'the waters of the waves are muddy' when things go wrong. Remember."

"Then you have to keep your true colors," Zhou Xin said again: "I let you study, not to take the imperial examination. The purpose of the imperial examination is to become an official. You have already become an official, and..." He hesitated, and he said vaguely : "The future must be limitless. But the premise is that you have to maintain your true colors. Others look at you differently because you are unconstrained and unconstrained. This is the guy who reads and reads his head, and he can't keep up with flattery. Once you learn to walk in Handan, you will be lost When everyone is gone, no one will use you."

These words made Wang Xianmao suddenly enlightened, and he couldn't help staring at the Daxian who was close at hand.For a long time, although Wang Xian had a lot of contact with Zhou Nengtai, he always had the impression of a cold face in his heart, and he never dared to speak to him proactively.Listening to him say these heartfelt words this time, the high artistic conception, deep insight, and sincerity of attitude are really shocking.But why did he say these things to himself?
Zhou Xin seemed to see through his thoughts, and said casually, "You must be wondering why I'm telling you this."

"It's out of love for lower officials." Wang Xian said softly.

"Hehe..." The smile on Zhou Xin's face was fleeting, and he said lightly: "It's too hypocritical to say that. It's too empty to say that it is for the common people." Speaking of this, he stared at Wang Xian, and whispered: "Actually, I also did it for the sake of the common people." myself, but the real reason, I can't tell you now!"

"..." Wang Xian's expression is wonderful, it's not serious, man, you are so cold-faced!
"Of course there is a reason for not telling you. Knowing too much is not good for you." Zhou Xin didn't seem to be joking, "You just need to remember what I said, and the rest, just do it casually..."

"Yes." Wang Xian was completely helpless... If he didn't come to play like this, Hu Qin sent himself a charade and got himself involved in the black hole of Jianwen's case. It was a blessing to be able to climb out.Now that you are playing charades again, do you have to play me to death before giving up? !
"What else do you want to ask?" Zhou Xin came to see off Zheng Fantai and his party, so he stopped by to have a few words with him.

"It's true." Wang Xian thought for a while and said, "One is that the people of Pujiang County suffered from such an innocent disaster. Not only that, many families were destroyed, and they were charged with Mingjiao crimes and sent to prison. I would like to ask if you can Please ask the emperor to only punish the chief villain, and maybe not ask about the rest, so as to calm people's minds?"

"It's not bad that you can have this kind of heart." Zhou Xin said slowly: "But now Jin Yiwei has taken over the case in an all-round way, and the local government can't intervene." He sighed and said, "This is why Hu Qin and I tried our best to avoid them. The reason for meddling is that once Jin Yiwei takes over the case, thousands of families will suffer like this..." After a pause, he said, "But I will write a joint letter with Zheng Fantai and try my best to plead with the emperor."

"On behalf of the people of Pujiang, I thank you, my lord." Wang Xian bowed deeply to Zhou Xin.

Zhou Yantai waved his hands lightly and said, "The people in Pujiang are also my people."

"Yes." Wang Xian asked again: "And Wei Wuque, where is he now?"

"Is this person..." Zhou Xin paused, but did not answer immediately, and instead asked, "What do you think of him?"

"This person is very strange, there must be something wrong," Wang Xian said softly, "But the officer has no evidence."

"I have no evidence, so I have released him..." Zhou Xin said, "You will definitely meet again in the future."

"Release?" Wang Xian asked in surprise.

"It's rare to have such an eye-catching guy who can always remind us of Mingjiao's movements. Of course, we have to take a long time to catch big fish." Zhou Xin said with a worried face: "The Pujiang Incident has been clearly reflected. Compared with With the remaining Jianwen party coming, the Mingjiao is the imperial court’s confidant.”

"Fortunately, this time is also a heavy blow to Mingjiao." Wang Xian said softly.

"It's far from enough." Zhou Xin shook his head and said, "As far as I know, all the four guardians of the Ming Cult came to Pujiang this time, but only one tiger king showed up at the end, and he escaped. If these backbones are not destroyed, They can stir up trouble again at any time." He sighed and said, "It's a pity that the imperial court put the main energy on the former..."

"Speaking of which, Jin Yiwei is making a big move this time," Wang Xian said in a low voice, "It seems that the drunkard's intention is not to drink."

"You can see it too?" Zhou Xin's face became more worried: "Zhejiang is rich in the world, they have been coveted for a long time, but they have never had a chance to intervene, this time they finally let them in..." He said Frowning tightly, he said, "I'm afraid I'm going to hang on."

"Ah?" Wang Xian's heart sank, no one wanted his hometown to be under the claws of spies.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's get on the boat." Zhou Xin didn't want to talk about this question, Wei Yi raised his hand and said, "Blessings to your parents."

"Thank you so much." Wang Xian bowed deeply and said, "I also want to pay my respects to the old age..."

"I wish us all the best in the new year." Zhou Xin had a faint smile on his face, but said in a heavy tone, "Go."

"Yes." Wang Xian saluted again, bid farewell to adults in Taiwan, and boarded Zheng Fantai's ship.

The building boat lifted anchor, slowly sailed out of the pier, and left the county along the Puyang River.Looking at the farther and farther Pujiang city walls, Wang Xian felt a sense of understanding. Although the Pujiang incident has subsided, the real story has just begun...

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Zheng Fantai's personal soldiers closely guard the top floor of the building, and a jaw-dropping scene is happening in the luxuriously decorated cabin...

Zheng Ji, the governor of Zhejiang Province of the Ming Dynasty, kowtowed and bowed to his long follower.

That long tail has a face that is so bland and rigid, but those eyes are like deep pools of water, full of compassion and self-blame...

"My minister Zheng Ji kowtowed to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live..." Zheng Fantai's voice was low, but he was full of tears.

There were tears in the eyes of the long follower, and he said in a low voice: "Zheng Qing's family, I am no longer the emperor, you should call me an idiot..." The voice was Jianwen Jun, but his face was nothing like that. .

"You will be king for a day and you will be king for life." Zheng Fantai said in a deep voice, "Eunuch Zhou, Mr. Ji, Mr. Zheng, they treat you as the emperor, so they will sacrifice their lives and be loyal!"

"..." Mr. Jianwen was speechless, remembering that all his guards and ministers had already collapsed in the Pujiang River, and now there was only a big man with a purple face left beside him, so he couldn't help crying and said: "I am a faint king, exhausted to death Loyal minister!"

"Your Majesty is not a faint king. If he was a foolish king, how could Eunuch Zhou and the others accompany him to death?" Zheng Fantai said in a low voice, "Don't mention the past. Your Majesty should think about the next step." Although his tone Not too polite, but the dignified head of the province, willing to take the risk of punishing the nine clans, used the secret human skin mask made in the palace, and Li Daitao stiffly replaced Emperor Jianwen, which is enough to show his loyalty.

"The people around me are dead and dead, I am really an ominous person." Jian Wenjun said sadly: "After leaving your place, I will not go anywhere, and I will go straight to the capital to surrender and completely end this tragedy. "

"Your Majesty, you must not give up on yourself!" Everyone has their own attitudes, and so does Zheng Fantai. He flatly objected: "Otherwise, those loyal ministers and righteous men will be in vain! Will my Ming Dynasty always belong to a usurper?! "

"What can you do, Zheng Qing's family?" Jianwen said with tears, "We are not the emperor's opponent!"

"Yes, we are not his opponent." Zheng Fantai said in a deep voice: "But we don't need to make a move, because his biggest opponent is himself, and he will definitely be defeated by himself! Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is very similar! He conquered Jiaozhi in the south and Mongolia in the north. At the same time, he also wanted to sail to the West, build canals, and build the city of Beijing! He tried to be an emperor through the ages! But he spared no effort for the people! Zhejiang is better, the northern provinces, Yanbian along the river The land has already been exposed to the wild and filled with complaints, and if it continues for a few years, the world will be in chaos! Then is the time for the emperor to come forward!"

"Alas..." Lord Jianwen sighed. On the one hand, the people are suffering and dying, and on the other hand, he is a loyal minister and righteous man with a bloody heart. What should he do?
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