Idle courtiers

Chapter 347 Jedi Counterattack
It was May now, and although it was already night, the room was still hot and stuffy after being scorched by the sun all day.

Zhou Nan was wet all over, and the sweat the size of soybeans on his forehead dripped onto the floor.

Chen Hong: "By the way, our family is from Neishutang, and the teacher who taught him is Yang Yingning, a bachelor. He was framed by a traitor and died of depression. Fortunately, Sheng Mingzi set things right and restored his reputation. It’s our family’s luck to be able to be guided by such a No.1 person in China.”

The Yang Yingning he was talking about was Yang Yiqing, a cabinet minister in the early years of his family.

The so-called Neishutang is the place where the eunuchs in the palace study. The teachers are generally served by cabinet ministers and academicians from the Imperial Academy.

After the eunuchs of the Neishutang came out, they would usually make signs for the stewards of various yamen and even hold pens for the supervisor of ceremonies.It can be regarded as an advanced training class for the palace servants, a senior cadre academy.

"People say that a famous teacher must have a good student. What's a shame is that our family doesn't like reading and is the most incompetent student of his old man." Chen Hong: "Other students study hard all day long, but I only like to read novels. These are unscrupulous. The day before yesterday was the anniversary of my teacher's death. Our family was reading "Journey to the West" and read the chapter "Chen Guangrui went to office in a disaster, Jiang Liuseng's revenge book", and remembered the inconsistency of Mr. Zhou's signature in the early files. I couldn't help it. Ask your lord to talk. Hehe, lord Zhou, are you Chen Guangrui or the water thief Liu Hong? Our family is old and our eyes are dim, but we can't see the truth."

As he said that, his green eyes fell on Zhou Nan's face, like two knives trying to see through him.

The Chen Guangrui he was talking about was Tang Seng's father in Journey to the West.

Let's say that after Chen Guangrui won the first prize, he was appointed a magistrate of some place, and he took his wife to take office.While on a boat, Liu Hong, a water bandit, was hacked to death.

Seeing Tang Seng's mother's beauty, Liu Hong accepted her as his wife, took Chen Guangrui's official photo and pretended to be an official.

This has been done for 18 years, and no one has seen through his identity.

When Chen Hong suddenly mentioned this section, Zhou Nan couldn't understand that what he said meant that he was a Xibei product pretending to be someone else.

As long as Chen Hong brought up the old files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and paired them with Zhou Nan's current notes, and went through several trials, it would not be difficult for the factory guards to get to the bottom of the matter.

Different from other cases, this is a strange case that caused a sensation in the world by pretending to be someone else's identity and becoming a high-ranking official.

At that time, what was waiting for Zhou Nan was the ending of the head falling to the ground, and even the gods could not save him.

It seems that this official is really going to resign?
Even if he resigned, Nuo Da had a handle in Chen Hong's hands, and he would not be able to be in the officialdom in the future, and Huai'an would not be able to go back.

Otherwise, Chen Hong felt uncomfortable, and he could bring up the old matter again at any time, and send someone to arrest him and bring him to justice.

At this moment, Zhou Nan felt a sense of despair. He had struggled and forged ahead in the Ming Dynasty for more than a year, and finally got to where he is today. Could it just be nothing?

He couldn't speak anymore, and the sweat was still pouring out.

Chen Hong shook his head with sarcasm: "Lord Zhou, silence is useless. What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true. I am also a person who keeps my promise. As long as you promise to resign from the position of Zuo Zheng in the Department of Daolu, you will never be in trouble for the rest of your life." If you enter the officialdom, our family will pretend that you don't know you."

After finishing speaking, he opened the drawer of the desk and threw a stack of files on the desk: "This is the file of Zhou Xiucai's murder of Mei Xiucai in Andong County, Huai'an Prefecture, which our family extracted from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. You can take these things away. Don't worry, our family has canceled the file when we asked someone to raise it, and there will be no traces. Master Zhou, what do you think?"

The pile of files seemed to be filled with magic, luring Zhou Nan to walk over subconsciously step by step.

Chen Hong didn't stop him either, and just looked at him contemptuously with cat and mouse eyes.

Zhou Nan picked up the pen and dipped some ink in it, feeling that the pen in his hand was as heavy as a thousand catties, and how could he keep writing.

When Chen Hong saw that he hadn't written his resignation for so long, he felt impatient, and scolded: "Master Zhou, a manly man, you can afford it and let it go, and the ink stains are so bad, we don't have to make our family look down on it."

Suddenly, Zhou Nan turned his head and smiled at Chen Hong: "It is impossible to write this resignation letter, and it is impossible in this life. Zhou has gone through all kinds of bloody storms from a prisoner to today, and it is not easy. How can he give up? Eunuch Chen, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you today, so I'm leaving!"

After finishing speaking, he threw away the pen in his hand and walked out with his head held high.

Chen Hong looked at him in surprise: "Ants still steal their lives, you are crazy."

Zhou Nan stopped suddenly, looked back at Chen Hong and smiled even more strangely: "Eunuch Chen, I actually admire you very much. You were planning for King Jing, and you have completely offended Prince Yu's Mansion. Now Don’t you worry about being punished if you suddenly change the court and vote for it?”

"I understand your eagerness to make meritorious service to please the prince. If you can force Zhou to leave the capital and help Gao Gong win the position of first assistant. Seeing this great achievement, the prince's resentment will naturally disappear."

After he broke his mind, Chen Hong's face was livid, and he cursed rudely: "You know nothing about serving as a thief!"

Zhou Nan: "However, the position of Chief Assistant not only requires His Majesty's nod, but also has to be recommended by the courtiers. Even if you send people to serve the emperor and affect Wan Sui's mind, Gao Gong may not be able to become the chief. Whether it depends on the fact Spectrum, if you want to get credit for this, it is too illusory, why don't you think otherwise? Credit, there is never a shortage, it depends on whether you have the eyes to discover the credit."

"By the way, the money from the Daolu Department has been delayed for a long time. Firstly, it is Eunuch Chen who intends to punish me, Zhou Nan. Another more important reason is probably because Fujian is short of money. I spent some money in the past, and the money is also in distress, right?"

"Eunuch Chen, your thinking is right. In the past, Fujian was the face of Yan Song, but now it is not the face of the prince? Mr. Erhua belongs to the prince. If he plays well there, King Yu will naturally be in the heart of the emperor, and the position of the prince. Even if it is stable. In comparison, the position of a chief assistant is nothing. If you attack from two sides, it is better to specialize in one way."

"I just came up with a way to make money, which can guarantee that there will be 20 taels of fixed income every year in Fujian, and it is reasonable and legal. If the father-in-law can help the prince solve this troublesome problem, the prince will naturally accept you love."

Hearing what Zhou Nan said, Chen Hong subconsciously asked, "What method?"

Zhou Nan: "As for the method, I don't want to tell my father-in-law. There must be a decision-maker in the palace who can speak up in Ruiqing Palace today. Let him come to see this official. In addition, bring these files. Farewell!"

After all, he laughed and walked away.

"You..." Chen Hong roared angrily behind him, "You thief, you really don't cry when you see the coffin!"

Zhou Nan just ignored it. According to the real historical records, this Chen Hong is just a villain, and he has no integrity at all.This method of making money is the best way to save his life that he has thought of so far, so naturally he can't tell others easily.

I was afraid that Chen Hong would sell him back.

Zhou Nan left Ruiqing Palace, not in a hurry to leave.With only his hands behind his back, he walked slowly forward at a speed of two kilometers per hour.

He had already determined in his heart that there was an important person in the palace in Ruiqing Palace, and this person was very likely to be Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Baigui is a man of integrity, but dealing with him is much more at ease.

Shichahai, Zhonghai, and Nanhai are where the royal gardens are located, the center of the center of Beijing, and there is not a single ordinary family within a few miles.It was already midnight at this moment, and it was pitch black in front of him, only the Forbidden City on the left was brightly lit, but there was no one in sight.

On a hot day, when the cool wind blows from the water surface of Haizi, the sweat will be absorbed, which is indescribably refreshing.

As soon as he walked all the way, someone shouted from behind: "Mr. Zimu, wait a minute! I have something to ask."

Zhou Nan was overjoyed in his heart: here we come, Tan Lun, who was in the front line of Fujian Province, was really poor and couldn't stand the temptation of 20 taels of silver a year, so the palace recently came to negotiate terms with me.No... why is it a woman's voice?
Zhou Nan turned around suspiciously, and saw a graceful figure: "Who are you?"

"Mr. Zimu, I've finally caught up with you." The woman came out from the willow bushes by the roadside and smiled at Zhou Nan.

By the light, Zhou Nan saw a dignified and beautiful face.

This face was so familiar, it turned out to be Princess Jiashan whom I had met in Baiyunguan last year.

She...why is she here.

There is a difference in honor and inferiority, after all, she is the eldest princess of the royal family.Zhou Nan bowed hurriedly: "My minister Zhou Nan has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"I'm not, don't talk nonsense." Jiashan waved his hands again and again: "Quickly get up and talk."

Zhou Nan understood that if the royal princess met a man at night, it would be detrimental to her reputation to spread the word.What's more, his old Zhou almost became her husband: "Yes, Your Royal Highness is right, so I will forgive my rudeness." He straightened his body and looked up.

But I didn't want to, the princess also looked over.

The eyes of the two met in the air.

After all, Jiashan is a woman. Although she is a widow, she still blushed a little bit embarrassedly, and looked away: "Master Zhou, you...this is for you." After speaking, he handed a small bundle in his hand to Zhou Nan.

This Jiashan seems to be about 21 or [-] years old, but this shame is as beautiful as a young girl.Moreover, there was a kind of grace and luxury in her body, which made Zhou Nan's heart tremble.

I can't help but think: This woman... almost became my wife, and I don't know what it's like to live together with her... Well, today's matter is a matter of life and death, what do I want to do with these messy things?
Quickly opened the small package and looked, it turned out to be the old file left by the former Zhou Nan and Zhou Xiucai in the Ministry of Punishment.

With this thing in hand, Zhou Nan's heart hanging in the air finally felt at ease, and he asked, "Do you know what this thing is?"

Since it is inconvenient to call her Your Highness the Princess, and I don't know her name, I can only use "you" instead.

Jiashan shook his head: "But I don't know, I still ask Mr. Zimu for advice."

(End of this chapter)