Chapter 656: I am me

Bianjing City seemed a little impetuous. Although it was full of spring, more and more people became excited. Needless to say, the consultation bureau was still shouting and scolding, and even the discussion among the public took a sharp turn.

The criticism of Shilin was rising, which greatly affected the court. Everyone is waiting for Chen Ao to hand over the letter of the country and see.

Some people who have always been friends with Shen Ao will come to visit and persuade him at this time. Chen Ao just smiled faintly and greeted him very much.

He never mentioned the matter of the National Book of Documents, did not go to the Martial Arts School, nor did he go to the Honglu Temple, and stayed at home to rest. Chen Ao knew in his heart that it was useless to rely on Cai Jing, a rival like many people alone. To completely eradicate him, he had to rely on himself.

There is also a pond in the palace. The lotus pond is full of moonlight, and occasionally there are frogs croaking. Unfortunately, when it is dusk, Chen Ao dares not go, because he is afraid of snakes.

So most of this time, he would spend an hour in the study, then go back to the backyard, and accompany his wives to eat some tea and pastries for midnight snacks before he would take a break.

Chen Ao's study room was a bit messy and he was not allowed to go in. He was unwilling to let him put a book on his habit of putting books. Although it was messy, he remembered the general location of each book.

The candlelight in the palace shading cover is shining, and the book is calm and quiet. Sometimes I will pick up the tea cup on the table and drink a sip of tea. This tea is still Wuyi tea, which is richer and refreshing than other teas, and is easier to refresh.

Halfway through seeing it, there was a sound of knocking on the door outside, and Liu Sheng said, "Prince, someone is visiting Quanzhou."

Chen Ao put down the book and said lightly: "Please come in."

After a while, a man in a Confucian shirt walked in and bowed deeply to Chen Ao and said, "I have seen the prince."

Chen Ao smiled faintly and said, "Sit."

The man in a Confucian shirt sat down and looked at the messy study room. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Student Zhu Shi, the clerk of Xinghua Army, came to report back to the prince."

Chen Ao smiled and said, "Is Duan Hai's Zhijun doing a good job?"

Zhu Shi also smiled and said, "Mr. Duan remembers the kindness of the prince. He often says that without the prince, there would be no today."

Chen Ao pursed his lips. The entire Quanzhou and Xinghua Army are now Chen Ao's confidants. These people are vested interests in Xinghua Army and Quanzhou, and they don't even sell their faces on Fujian Road.

Chen Ao smiled and said, "Where is the thing?"

Zhu Shi immediately took out a memorial and said, "This is collected by Lord Duan. All the evidence is conclusive. The victim has found it. There are more than 30 crimes. Please check it out. If you think there is no problem, you can write a letter to impeach it."

Chen Ao took the memorial and glanced briefly. Here, the stories were recorded in the evil deeds of the Cai family in the Xinghua Army. After more than a dozen trivial matters were eliminated, the rest were not simple. It was like instructing the family to kill the tenants, or forcibly rob the women of the people. There were dozens of them, and each of them was a major case in the local area.

Zhu Shi said lightly: "The Cai family has a wide range of good and bad people, and they have done many evil deeds. This is just Xinghua Army. It is said that there are more than a dozen cases in Quanzhou. If the prince is impeached, I am afraid that Cai Jing will not be able to save it."

Chen Ao smiled, put down the memorial in his hand, pointed at the memorial and said, "Do you really think that you can destroy Cai Jing by relying on this?"

Zhu Shi was stunned and said, "What?"

Chen Ao said: "What is the matter with the family of the Grand Master who has committed such a little? Even if His Majesty sees it, I am afraid he will not pay attention to it."

Zhu Shi's face changed and he said anxiously: "Prince, isn't Master Duan doing useless work?"

Chen Ao shook his head and said, "He did a good job, but he still has to trouble you to go back to Xinghua Army and tell him that these memorials should be impeached separately, and each one will be impeached every three days. Each crime will be the same as the Quanzhou Prefect, discuss with Duan Zhijun, seize the time and come slowly."

Zhu Shi was confused and bowed his hands and said, "The student went back immediately and explained the prince's words to Lord Duan clearly."

Chen Ao smiled and said, "There is no need to rush back. Let's take a break here for a day. Let's live in the palace for the time being. Go out for a walk tomorrow morning and have fun if you need to play. Let Liu Sheng pay the bill." He said, "Liu Sheng."

Liu Sheng immediately came in: "Prince."

Chen Ao said, "This is a distinguished guest, I am very careful. He is from Quanzhou. It is probably the first time he has entered Beijing. I will take him to take a walk tomorrow." After a moment of silence, he said to Zhu Shi: "You have already achieved fame and fortune when you work under Lord Duan?"

Zhu Shi said: "The student is so ashamed that he is only a scholar now."

Chen Ao said: "This trip is done well, I recommend you to go and rest."

Zhu Shi thanked him and took him out with gratitude.

Chen Ao came out of the study tiredly and returned to the backyard. He heard several servants discussing: "Another group of people studying outside are caught. These people really have no laws. Are they afraid of being beaten?"

"Shh, whisper a little bit, let Commander Liu hear it, and he will definitely get angry again."

At this time, Chen Ao suddenly walked over, scaring the two servants to the point of their faces pale and even forgot to salute.

Chen Ao ignored them and walked over directly, suddenly thinking that people's hearts are clear, right and wrong, and justice is in the hearts of people. In the past, I believed this sentence without doubt, but why, but today I feel extremely ridiculous.

The former Shilin criticized Cai Jing, but the person who criticized today became him. Could it be that he and Cai Jing really do? Just because a few people are provoking it, it can cause attacks from others?

Chen Ao walked step by step, frowning, as if thinking about the key to the problem.

Power! Cai Jing has great power, so everyone scolds him, and he is at his peak, so he constantly criticizes him; most scholars are pretentious and have higher hearts than the sky, but most people have thinner lives. Such people are naturally shameful. For example, Chen Ao clarifies maritime affairs, and in the minds of maritime merchants, they are like gods. But in the minds of scholars, most of them think that if it were me, they would definitely do better than him.

Therefore, it has never been because of the treacherous ministers who did not have a good ending, but because the powerful ministers who did not have a good ending. Shang Yang's reforms did not bring gratitude to the people who benefited from it. Most of them thought in their hearts that this credit was earned by my own family, what does it have to do with the Shang family? Those who were damaged in the interests attacked them. As a result, when Shang Yang's backer fell, they immediately counterattacked and calculated, and no one even stood up to reform.

Isn’t this the case with Zhang Juzheng, who was famous in later generations?

What I have taken seems to be the same path.

"Fuck it, it's all messy!" Chen Ao cursed in his heart, then took a deep breath, muttering to himself: "I can't be Shang Yang, nor can I Zhang Juzheng, I can't be Chen Ao, the loud Chen Ao!"

The tree shadow is Posha, the moon is bright, and the evening breeze blows away Chen Ao's words.

Sleepless overnight.

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In Wenjing Pavilion, Zhao Ji was painting blankly, and used his pen to outline the ups and downs of the mountains. The candlelight swayed, and the light as bright as daylight gradually became dim. A few eunuchs went to add oil to the lamp, fiddled for a few times, and a raging fire ignited on the wick.

"Your Majesty, it's the third day." Yang Jian's eyes were sleepy and he reminded carefully.

Zhao Ji said absent-mindedly: "Well, I know."

Zhao Ji continued to write, and after several ups and downs, he put the pen down and said, "Looking at the horizontal direction, it is a peak. I am still far from drawing the steepness of Mount Lu, but I just don't know what Chen Ao is." He sighed for a long time. It has been more than ten days since Chen Ao returned. In addition to summoning him once when he entered Bianjing, Zhao Ji had not seen him for many days. Zhao Ji felt that there seemed to be a thorn in his throat, which could not be swallowed or vomited out.

It was obvious that he could be summoned, but Zhao Ji immediately gave up his mind when he got this idea. Thinking about it, would Chen Ao still be that Chen Ao? Perhaps it is no longer the case. He is now the prince consort of Xixia and the future regent of Xixia.

The more I think this way, the more uncomfortable I feel. Zhao Ji is a fragile person and his confidence begins to shake.

Zhao Ji suddenly said, "What have Chen Ao been doing these days?"

Yang Jian whispered: "Everyone stays in the palace and stays in a closed door."

Zhao Ji said oh, then stopped asking; he continued to pick up his pen and paint for a while, and suddenly said, "When will the Aoan Chinese Book be sent?"

Yang Jian smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know."

Zhao Ji said with a groaning brow: "If the letter of nationality he sent was really told by the Grand Master, what should I do?" He put down his writing again hastily, and his whole body seemed to be stiff. The four words "raising a tiger to cause trouble" were lingering in his mind. He sat down blankly, couldn't help but press his temple and said: "Yang Jian, what would you do if you were me?"

Yang Jian smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know anything."

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "Of course you don't know. There are some things you will never know. I have known Shen Ao for four years, right?"

Yang Jian nodded.

Zhao Ji said, "I have been treating him well for so many years and he is loyal, which makes me very pleased. But..." He paused and then said, "If one day he is unfaithful and even becomes my enemy, what should I do?"

Yang Jian's face looked like a mortal expression and said, "Your Majesty is too worried, I... I am willing to protect my life and life..."

Zhao Ji interrupted him with a smile and said, "Your life is mine, what should I protect?"

Yang Jian smiled embarrassedly and said, "I deserve to die!"

When Zhao Ji's face changed when he heard the word "death", he sat there for a while and became stiff.

Suddenly, Zhao Ji stood up and said with a serious expression: "If the letter of nationality handed over by Chen Ao is wrong, ask someone to take him down immediately and send him back to Xixia. I will not kill him. But Xixia, I don't want their peace talks."

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Chapter completed!