Chapter 30 Fan Jian: Zheng'er, you can come to the family dinner tomorrow too
The next day
South City Army
"grown ups."
"grown ups."
"... "
These archers and clerks have been trained and disciplined strictly in the past two weeks. Ye Zheng can understand that they are in awe of him, but today, as he walked along the way, he found that there was a little more... fear in these people's eyes.
"grown ups."
Just as he reached the study, Zhongli came jogging from the second hall door and called out from a distance, as if there was something urgent.
Ye Zheng stopped.
Probably having received the news, he rushed all the way to the front. Zhongli calmed down and said, "Sir, two pieces of news. First, it has spread among the people that you asked three questions and gave one remonstrance to the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards."
Ye Zheng was stunned for only a moment.
That was why those archers and clerks were afraid of him.
upright!
However, the deputy commander of the South City Military Department dared to say those things to the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards.
In addition, Gong Dian bears the mark of the Ye family, and there is also a sense of "killing relatives for the sake of justice".
Cruel person.
If he treats his own family so cruelly, who knows what will happen to them, how can he not be afraid?
For Ye Zheng, this is not a bad thing.
Previously, he had promised the archers and clerks in Nancheng that he would not withhold military pay or arbitrarily assign them to labor. He did so, making these people the envy of other archers and clerks in the Kyoto Bingmasi. This was trust.
He strictly disciplined the archers and clerks, and also used the example of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys by severely whipping four archers. That was called power.
Today's incident has increased his prestige in the hearts of these people!
also…
He didn't jump to conclusions and looked at Zhongli again.
The latter glanced around and motioned Ye Zheng to go into the study.
After entering the study, he closed the door.
"Before the evening of the twilight hour yesterday, Commander Gong went to the East Palace and returned the calligraphy and painting given by the Crown Prince."
This second piece of news made Ye Zheng surprised and alert.
"Can you find out the news about the Eastern Palace?"
He seemed to ask casually, but he was actually paying attention to the changes in Zhongli's expression.
The latter lowered his voice, moved closer, and said, "Sir, there are several news shops in this city, all kinds of information in Kyoto, including..."
Zhongli pointed to the north, meaning the imperial palace.
"All the news there can be bought at the news shop."
Ye Zheng understood.
Okay, it’s settled.
Lao Deng is the mastermind behind this.
What he said to Uncle Gong, and Gong Dian returning the calligraphy and paintings given by the prince, both pieces of news were written by Lao Deng!
Why?
The news shop was said to belong to the Inspection Institute, but in reality it had been taken over by Lao Deng a long time ago.
Where is the place to buy and sell information?
It’s definitely Lao Deng’s monitor!
As for what Zhongli said, information inside the palace can also be bought. Well... it depends on whether Lao Deng is willing to pay true or false. Regardless of whether it is true or false, not a penny less of silver can be paid.
Lao Deng gained a lot from this move.
To warn those in the court who have ulterior motives.
Push Gong Dian to the second prince and continue the Infernal Affairs.
The key point is that he is still self-righteously trying to strengthen the prince.
It's really pitiful to be your prince, Lao Deng.
"The imperial edict has arrived~"
A sharp voice was heard at the gate of the South City Military Department.
"…Since I took office, I have been working hard for the public day and night…In order to show my loyalty and righteousness, I bestow…"
“…Long live, long live, long live!”
Ye Zheng stood up and took the imperial edict of commendation and reward from Eunuch Hou.
The reward was nothing, just money and some gold, silver and treasures, which his family had plenty of.
This commendation...
It means different things to different people.
Some people may think that if they can be rewarded for showing loyalty to His Majesty, then they can do the same.
Some people may think that Ye Zheng's admonition to the palace rules was just a move to seek fame.
Some people will also analyze the complex relationships behind this matter.
And there is a person...
"Aunt, why is he doing this?"
In a pavilion in Guangxin Palace, Li Chengqian, who was sitting opposite the eldest princess, said angrily.
He has been very restrained.
Yesterday in the East Palace, he saw Gong Dian returning his paintings and calligraphy, and he was puzzled. They had maintained a good relationship, so why did it suddenly...
Gong Dian also said that before coming to the East Palace, he had gone to the Imperial Study to apologize. He was even more confused. He felt that he had always been very careful in maintaining his relationship with Gong Dian. He had always only talked about calligraphy and painting, not other things. How could...
Early this morning, he understood after hearing the news from the streets.
It turned out to be this kid from the Ye family! When he arrived at Guangxin Palace, he received news that his father had issued an edict to commend and reward Ye Zheng.
It makes him angry!
"The Ye family has always been a loyal subject to your majesty. Ye Zheng noticed that Gong Dian had a close personal relationship with you and was angry and advised against it, which is not wrong."
Li Yunrui's words seem fair, but in fact they are too biased.
In the past, I was not a person who would consider things from other people's perspectives. Besides, didn't I support the prince?
"How can I, aunt, speak for him?" Li Chengqian had complicated feelings towards Li Yunrui, but not to the point of losing his mind.
Li Yunrui lowered his head, smiled faintly, and gave a wink to the female official beside him. The latter immediately understood and came forward to pour tea.
"It's not a good idea to win over Gong Dianyuan too soon. If it's over, let it go."
"Can…"
"Prince, there are things more important than palace rules right now." She interrupted Li Chengqian's reluctance, and a sharp light flashed in her usually lazy eyes.
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian suppressed his anger but said nothing.
Seeing this, Li Yunrui smiled and handed the tea cup poured by the female official to Li Chengqian with his bare hands, "Prince, if the inner treasury is taken away by the country man from Danzhou, how can we continue to provide assistance to the Crown Prince?"
……
For several days
The incident of Ye Zheng's admonition against the palace rules has now subsided, and some people in the court and the public occasionally mention it and praise it.
The court, which had returned to peace, seemed to be experiencing undercurrents.
Today, rest day
Ye Zheng was indeed busy, as he had official business to deal with during the day, but now things were slowly getting back on track. Wen Di could help him take care of things, which was much easier than the previous two weeks. The extra time and most of the time after returning home were used for him to write the "storybook".
Although in this world, one or two modern words occasionally appear in "zhihuzheya", he still tries to make the wording fit the times as much as possible when writing.
"elder brother!"
As he entered the flower hall of Fan's mansion, Fan Sizhe came hurriedly after hearing the news.
"Brother, didn't we discuss this together?" After coming closer, she complained.
Ye Zheng was helpless. The last time he came to Fan's house, he said he would stay for half a day, but in fact he only stayed for two hours and left after having lunch.
"Blame me, blame me. Book a restaurant and we'll go out to eat later." Ye Zheng said hurriedly.
"Okay, I'll just..." Fan Sizhe's emotions came and went quickly. He put on a smile and was about to call the servants, but then he realized something and paused. He turned around and asked Ye Zheng in confusion, "The two of us? Without my sister?"
"I will pay the tribute soon, so it is not appropriate to meet in private."
What he meant by privately was equivalent to 'in public'.
Actually in private...
How can I give the "storybook" to her if I don't see the young lady?
How can we increase her strength if we don't give her the "storybook"?
"Then just eat at home." Fan Sizhe understood quickly.
"It's better to discuss business matters in a restaurant. What do you think? Si Zhe."
Ye Zheng was really afraid that the young lady would get emotional while reading the storybook and rush out to question him.
"That's right." Fan Sizhe thought about it and nodded repeatedly.
Not long after, Fan Ruoruo entered the flower hall, followed by Fan Jian.
Fan Jian obviously noticed that when Ye Zheng saw him, his expression froze.
He smiled slightly and went straight to the main chair. After sitting down, he said to Ye Zheng, "Zheng'er, you will also come to the family dinner tomorrow."
Family dinner?
Ye Zheng looked at Fan Ruoruo.
"My brother will be back home tomorrow."
This…
Ye Zheng couldn't refuse easily.
Fan Xian is Fan Jian's illegitimate son in public. If he refuses, he is afraid that Old Taishan will misunderstand that he looks down on illegitimate children.
"Okay, I've heard about your great talent a long time ago. I will definitely have a good chat with you tomorrow." He said with a smile.
Fan Jian nodded with satisfaction, but did not leave.
He didn't believe that there was no intention to monitor him and the young lady.
Whatever.
He took out a stack of manuscript paper from his sleeve. It was extremely thick and neatly folded.
"Ruoruo, this is what I wrote, can you help me take a look?"
Fan Ruoruo's delicate and creamy cheeks flushed red, not only because Ye Zheng fulfilled his promise and sent her the "storybook" he wrote, but also because he sent her the first draft of the manuscript, and more importantly because of his "Ruoruo".
When she heard it coming from his mouth, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
"it is good."
Her gaze lingered on that fascinating face for a moment, she lowered her eyebrows, and said softly, and Ye Zheng's gaze paused for a moment.
Realizing that there was another person, he immediately looked away and looked at Old Taishan who was sitting and drinking tea, with a somewhat naive smile.
Fan Jian glanced at him calmly and also smiled.
"The flowers in the forest have faded in spring, too quickly, and there is nothing we can do but to get cold rain in the morning and wind in the evening."
When I missed Lao Taishan's eyes, I realized that Fan Ruoruo had opened the manuscript and was reading the words on the first page.
It sounds like the sweet sound of silver bells, the clear sound of flowing water, with a hint of sadness and a lingering aftertaste.
"Rouge tears, drunk with each other, when will they come again? It is the long regret of life that the water flows eastward."
(End of this chapter)