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Chapter 17 Chapter 17 The Conspiracy of Death

Although it was a bit late, the news of King Ning's rebellion still spread to the palace. Although Wang Shouren had already gone to Ji'an at this time, preparing to fight back, the officials in the capital did not know this. They only knew that King Ning had given them a lot of money in the past many years. From this point of view, his rebellion must be carefully planned and difficult to put down.As a result, there was a panic in the capital, and there were many people packing their bags and preparing to slip away. Only two people showed completely different attitudes, one was confident and the other was happy.

The confident one is Wang Qiong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. He patted his chest to comfort everyone's fragile hearts: "Everyone, don't panic. I sent Wang Bo'an (Shouren character) to guard southern Jiangxi just for today! With him here, within a few days, the rebels will be captured!" To put it lightly, is it that easy? At least at that time, few people believed Wang Shangshu's words. The happy one was Zhu Houzhao. He was so happy that he danced with joy. Zhu Chenhao, you dare to rebel, okay, that's great, let me personally deal with you! For the restless Zhu Houzhao, this is really a godsend opportunity. He doesn't have to travel so far to fight the Mongols, and there is one ready-made, which is really convenient.

He quickly issued an order - personally conquer! The ministers could ignore Wang Qiong's words, but they couldn't ignore the old man, so the previous scene reappeared. Countless ministers wrote letters desperately, and pushed out Yang Tinghe, hoping that Master Yang would take the lead in speaking and stop Zhu Houzhao's adventurous actions. But this time, Zhu Houzhao did not back down. He has endured it for too long. These old men have been controlling him for more than ten years. It seems that they want to control him until he is put into the coffin. And this "Master Yang" really takes himself seriously, and he's not your son, why should he meddle in his own business? !

Facing Zhu Houzhao's firm gaze and decisive tone, Yang Tinghe understood that they would not be able to stop this old man this time. Let him go! Yang Tinghe had no choice but to take up the job of staying behind, watching Zhu Houzhao pack his luggage, put on his armor, and prepare for the glorious expedition. At that time, almost all the officials in the court opposed Zhu Houzhao's personal conquest, except for one person, who was Zhu Houzhao's first favorite minister Jiang Bin. He strongly encouraged Zhu Houzhao to fight in person, and actively made various preparations. This hard work also won Zhu Houzhao's appreciation.

However, Zhu Houzhao didn't know that this seemingly obedient slave had ulterior motives and conspiracy behind his obedient approval of the expedition. With the help of Jiang Bin, Zhu Houzhao quickly summoned all the elite of the Beijing army, and scheduled to officially go out in August of the 14th year of Zhengde (1519). However, when everything was ready and just waiting to open the way, several fast horses rushed into the capital and brought an urgent report. The report was sent by Wang Shouren, and the content is very simple, just to tell everyone that there is no need to rush, and there is no need to dispatch troops. I, Wang Shouren, have already solved the problem, and everyone can rest at home.

This is a good news. According to common sense, it should be handed over to His Majesty the Emperor immediately, and then the whole world will celebrate together, and the world will be peaceful. However, Jiang Bin, uncharacteristically, hid the good news. This was a very weird move. He did this not only to satisfy Zhu Houzhao's interest in going south. The real reason was that only by inviting His Majesty the Emperor out of the capital could he realize his plan. Dressed in shining armor, Zhu Houzhao, who has infinite scenery, finally stepped out of Zhengyang Gate as scheduled. The feeling of freedom once again filled his whole body. The beautiful Jiangnan is calling him. He has completely lost sight of the magnificent capital behind him. Interested.For him, leaving here means a kind of relief.

However, Zhu Houzhao would never have imagined that this was his last expedition and his last adventure. During this journey, he would encounter a truly deadly death trap and be shrouded in the shadow of death, leaving a The mystery of the ages. Of course, this will also be the end of his legendary life, and he will get real and complete relief soon. The expedition team set off. In this team, apart from the elated Zhu Houzhao, there were two other people with other plans, one was Jiang Bin with ulterior motives, and the other was Qian Ning who was restless. Jiang Bin is thinking about his affairs, so let's not talk about it. The reason why brother Qian Ning is flustered is because we have already said before: he is Zhu Chenhao's man, and he is a traitor planted beside the emperor.

He already knew that Zhu Chenhao was defeated and the person who gave the bribe had already been brought to justice, what should he do as the person who took the bribe?It is unrealistic to expect Zhu Chenhao to show his loyalty and not confess him.This buddy committed a capital crime! Maybe tens of thousands of words were written in the confession in the prison, and even the year, month and day, what was given and how much was given, and whether the left hand or the right hand received it was clearly written. He walked all the way thinking about how to solve this problem. Knowing that the future is dangerous, but still being forced to go on, this is really a torment.

Fortunately, his torment will end soon, because Jiang Bin decided to take his life and help him completely relieve the pain. After the brigade had not gone far, he received an order from the emperor, asking him to return to Beijing to help with business (Mr. Zhu Houzhao also did some business). But he had no choice but to go back home obediently. This is Jiang Bin's plan to turn the tiger away from the mountain. After all, everyone is acquainted, and it is difficult to do it in person. He suggested that Zhu Houzhao arrange for Qian Ning to return to Beijing, and at the same time sent people to Jiangxi to find evidence that Qian Ning colluded with the vassal.

Brother Qian Ning was relentless in collecting money, so the evidence was naturally found in a basket. The messenger came back and reported to Jiang Bin, Jiang Bin reported to Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao spoke: "Dog slave, I have suspected him for a long time!" It's similar to what he said when he killed Liu Jin. Since he suspected it a long time ago, why did he go there earlier. Trees fell and monkeys scattered, walls fell and everyone pushed them. Soon, Qian Ning was arrested and his home was ransacked. Things were done very neatly. The second largest power traitor since Liu Jin's era collapsed (the first was Jiang Comrade Bin), was imprisoned.

The irony is that this prisoner lived longer than Zhu Houzhao and Jiang Bin who imprisoned him, and God closed his eyes. After taking care of Qian Ning, Zhu Houzhao continued to move forward. His itinerary was as follows. He set off from the capital, entered Shandong via Baoding, arrived in Yangzhou via Jining, and then went south from Nanjing and Hangzhou to Jiangxi. It can be seen that this is a travel route that condenses the wisdom of Mr. Zhu Houzhao. It has both cultural landscapes (beauties produced in Yangzhou) and natural scenery. Although he has heard the news of Zhu Chenhao's defeat, he has not given up on traveling. Fun, on the contrary, he was ready to take this opportunity to have a good time and relax. It is said that the local officials should be happy when the emperor went on a trip to investigate and inspect, but when this tourist route spread, the officials along the way were scared out of their wits. Because they have a general consensus: the emperor should stay in the capital honestly and not go anywhere, why are you making trouble around?You are in charge of food and housing, and everyone has no time to serve you, so don't cause trouble. From this point of view, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were really not very conscious. You must know that when the prosperous age went to the south of the Yangtze River more than two hundred years later, officials from all over the country were eager for His Majesty the Emperor to visit the cold land. Well, I can still impress the emperor a bit, get promoted and get rich, isn't it a joy? But getting the emperor to come is not so easy. You have to pay. This is also an important way for the famous embezzler and Mr. Gentleman to make money. Whoever gives more money will arrange for the emperor to go somewhere.If this was during the Zhengde period, he would probably lose money. In this way, the officials took the minzhimin ointment they collected to honor the emperor, received a few words of praise from the emperor, and then knelt on the ground neatly, kowtowed a few times skillfully, made loud and rhythmic sounds, shed a few tears, and said: At the same time, he yelled the fixed line: "Break and kill the slaves!" I have a general feeling for the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. These people always like to twitter, form cliques, and sometimes file complaints indiscriminately to exclude dissidents.But they are still worthy of praise. After all, it is not so easy to dare to stick to principles, dare to risk beheading and spanking, dare to scold the emperor, dare to scold power and rape eunuchs, and dare to disobey orders. In my opinion, it seems that parents have been born and raised for many years, not to let their children call themselves "slaves" every day, and kowtow and kneel to others everywhere.There should be one thing more or less in a human body - backbone. The magistrates at that time seemed to have a bit of backbone, and without exception, they expressed disagreement with the traveling emperor. Zhu Houzhao had just arrived in Tongzhou, and the royal memorial of Baoding Mansion came, to the effect that the road was dangerous and inconvenient. , you should go back. Zhu Houzhao ignored him. After passing Baoding, before entering Shandong, the memorial of the Shandong censor also came, and he was still advised to go back. Zhu Houzhao went back. But the reason why the old man is willing to go back is definitely not because of his remonstrance, but because he lost something. Then he broke away from the brigade, ran all the way for hundreds of miles, brought a few followers, and ran back to the capital from the Shandong border in one breath, just to say a word to a woman: "I'm here to pick you up." This woman's surname is Liu, and it is called "Liu Ji" in the history books. She is a woman Zhu Houzhao loves very much. Before he set off, he planned to take Liu Ji with him, but considering the danger of the battlefield, Zhu Houzhao decided to place her in the capital. In the suburbs, it depends on the situation. Before leaving, Liu Ji gave Zhu Houzhao a jade hairpin, and agreed that if there were no accidents, she would use it as a token to meet each other. But an accident happened. When crossing the Marco Polo Bridge (which happened to be at this place), he was so excited that he rushed too fast and lost the jade hairpin. Although there were no sanitation workers cleaning every day in those days, after all, there was an army of 100,000 behind, and hundreds of thousands of feet went down, not to mention the jade hairpin, and the jade stick and mallet were all gone. At that time, Zhu Houzhao didn't care. When he arrived in Shandong, he heard that Zhu Chenhao was dead, so he sent someone to pick up Liu Ji. But although this Liu Ji is a weak woman, she is a guy who accepts death. Seeing that the person has no token, she refuses to leave even if she is beaten to death. The messenger went back and reported to Zhu Houzhao, saying that the matter was difficult and she refused to come. It's really difficult, and it's impossible to return to the court just because of this. For this woman, His Majesty the Emperor will go there in person? Among a hundred emperors, there will be a hundred who will say no, and Zhu Houzhao is the one hundred and first. He thinks it's worth taking a trip for the woman he likes. So, after being extremely pleasantly surprised, Liu Ji boarded Zhu Houzhao's boat and set off for Shandong together. This incident once again tested the limits of patience of the civil servants, you can play as long as you play, and now you are acting alone without the crowd, it is too much! Before the speech officials in the capital could do anything, a Xiong Yushi from Shandong wrote a memorial. It can be seen that the censor still used his brains a lot. His memorial can be described as strange, roughly meaning: "His Majesty the Emperor took a few followers, dressed in plain clothes, and slept in the open. This is too wrong! If something happens, what will the country do? What will your mother do (such as the Queen Mother)?" Zhu Houzhao has a good self-cultivation, and it is not easy to deal with him. The people received it and continued to move forward, entered Shandong, passed Dezhou, passed Jining, and moved on to Yangzhou. It can be said that there are constant troubles in Shandong. There are a lot of evil deeds recorded in history books, such as showing off, bullying magistrates, and collecting property. Zhu Houzhao also has a very bad reputation because of this. But if you look closely, you will find that there is a subject in front of most of the evil deeds—Bin. Bin responsibility, Bin Suozhi, Bin Jiaozhi (fake decree), and so on, are too numerous to enumerate. Relying on Zhu Houzhao's trust in him, Jiang Bin did whatever he wanted. Zhu Houzhao has everything under his belt, and the main purpose of coming out to play pranks is for fun. Jiang Bin was different. He was just a small military officer with nothing. If he didn't take this opportunity to make a fortune, when would he wait? He did too much. When he arrived at a place, he immediately asked the local government for money. If he didn't give him money, he would arbitrarily impose a crime, and even put the rope directly around the neck of the magistrate, not treating people as human beings.Soldiers were also sent to collect the property of the people everywhere, and those who dared to resist would fight each other, making the place restless.His arrogance is also getting bigger and bigger, and he pretends to be a tiger, and even Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng, wants to kneel when he sees him! Zhu Fu is the descendant of Zhu Neng, the hero of Jingnan who fought with Zhu Di. In the battle of Zhending, Zhu Neng dared to lead dozens of people to chase tens of thousands of enemy troops. survived. Although Zhu Houzhao himself has done some similar things that are not authentic, in general, he himself is more measured in his work. He can even tolerate the officials who point their noses and scold him, but can't he tolerate ordinary people? But he is responsible for everything that happened. Jiang Bin is a vicious dog, but he is the owner of the vicious dog. But Zhu Houzhao didn't realize that due to his endless indulgence, this vicious dog had turned into a vicious wolf, and was about to turn his sharp teeth at his master. Jiang Bin is a military general. He started out fighting and fought very bravely. It is said that once on the battlefield, half of his face was pierced by a cold arrow. I don't care if I take the risk directly, and continue to fight, scaring the enemy out of their wits.This situation is comparable to that of Comrade Xia Houdun back then. But apart from being brave and ruthless, he is an out-and-out villain who does everything from corruption, bribery, and extortion. Zhu Houzhao knows about these things, but he is unwilling to take care of them. In his opinion, this person is just trying to make some money. It is understandable and acceptable. Unfortunately he was wrong. Jiang Bin has a big appetite, and not only wants his money, but also his life, his country. For this reason, he set up a trap and planned to take this opportunity to get rid of Zhu Houzhao.As for all this, Zhu Houzhao was still in the dark. In his eyes, Jiang Bin was a very reliable and obedient person. After all, he was just a young man under 30 years old who lacked social experience. Zhu Houzhao's life can be regarded as colorful. In just a dozen years, he encountered three rebellions, Liu Jin (controversial), Zhu Zhixiu, and most recently Zhu Chenhao. Perhaps it was God's blessing that he didn't even hurt a single hair in these three rebellions, but this time was different, a deadly threat had already come to him. The black hand of the conspiracy is slowly reaching out to the unaware Zhu Houzhao, and soon, it will strangle His Majesty's throat and put him to death. But life is like a TV series, there will always be some ups and downs. When Jiang Bin saw the fatal memorial, his brain that thought he was extremely smart and strategizing was finally dumbfounded. This memorial is relatively long, and the selected content is as follows: "Before there are treacherous parties along the way, it is expected to be the conspiracy of Bo Lang and Jing Ke." "I'm sincerely afraid that those who sneak up will take advantage of the opportunity to steal, or there may be accidents, and I will regret my death!" These few sentences should be easier to understand, so I won’t explain them.Finally, I would like to introduce the author of the signature—Gannan Wang Shouren. By the way, Zhu Hou took care of this memorial, but ignored it. Before that, Jiang Bin and Wang Shouren were comrades-in-arms to some extent. After all, they had Zhu Chenhao as their common enemy at that time. But Wang Shouren's outstanding military achievements made Jiang Bin angry. He didn't expect that this guy with no money and no soldiers would put down the rebellion and steal his limelight.And every word in this memorial, in Jiang Bin's view, is talking about himself. With pink eye and a guilty conscience, Jiang Bin decided to take Wang Shouren first. A magazine once commented on the worst strategic mistake that human beings should make in history. After voting, one result was elected with a super high number of votes - attacking Russia by force.This result is more reliable. Even fierce men like Napoleon and Hitler traveled thousands of miles to eat a few mouthfuls of Siberian snow, but in the end they could only run back in despair. If you want to select the mistakes that should not be made during the Zhengde period, you can probably come to a conclusion without voting by looking through the history books-challenge Mr. Wang Shouren. In fact, the memorial written by Wang Shouren was not aimed at Jiang Bin, but mainly about Zhu Chenhao's remnant party. Of course, whether there is any hidden meaning in it is also worth studying. You know, although Mr. Wang Shouren looks like a fool, he is actually not only proficient in the art of war, but also good at strategy.He is very good at being a man, and he is considered an old fritter in the officialdom. He often calls others brothers and sisters. He has always had a good relationship with Wang Qiong, Minister of the Ministry of War (who will be transferred to Minister of the Ministry of Officials at this time), and his mass base is also quite good. Of course, there was one person in the cabinet who didn't like him—Yang Tinghe, but that didn't seem to matter. With these interpersonal relationships, Mr. Wang Shouren is naturally well-informed. Judging from the urgent actions he took half a year later, he should have been aware of Jiang Bin's plot long ago. So, following Zhu Chenhao, Jiang Bin became Wang Shouren's new enemy. Facts have proved that he is a much more terrifying opponent than Zhu Chenhao. Jiang Bin came up with a very disgusting method. He was waiting for an opportunity to punish Wang Shouren slowly like a cat catching a mouse, and then get rid of him. This opportunity presented itself quickly. In September of the fourteenth year of Zhengde (1519), Wang Shouren played again, and this time he made a request: he hoped that Zhu Chenhao could be sent to Nanjing, where a prisoner presentation ceremony would be held. Wang Shouren's opinion seems simple, but there are extremely far-reaching considerations hidden behind it. According to Zhu Houzhao's plan, he was going to Nanchang to fight against Zhu Chenhao. Although Zhu Chenhao had been arrested, Zhu Houzhao didn't seem to give up. He was going to go all the way and hold a vigorous armed parade. From the capital to Shandong, so many things have been caused. If hundreds of thousands of troops and those treacherous villains really enter Jiangxi, eat, drink, and rob houses to earn some extra money, the common people probably won't have to live. So Nanjing is the best place. Anyway, His Majesty has been playing for a long time. After arriving in Nanjing, don’t move around, so as not to toss around. Besides, Nanjing is also an imperial capital and a megacity. It’s a good place to hold ceremonies here. Hurry up and finish. Just go back quickly, it's convenient for everyone. Zhu Houzhao received the memorial on the marching road. After reading it, he didn't think much about it, so he handed it to Jiang Bin next to him and asked his opinion. Jiang Bin understood, he fully understood Wang Shouren's good intentions, and knew that he was unwilling to cause troubles again for the sake of the peace of the people. Then he expressed his opinion to Zhu Houzhao: "Absolutely not!" "I led an army here from thousands of miles away, how could I return empty-handed!" But Zhu Chenhao was arrested, who else could he beat? "Put him back to Poyang Lake, His Majesty will catch him again!" Such a thoughtless idea can be thought of, and it can be regarded as bad enough to be nothing but scum. Zhu Houzhao was very happy, and he agreed to Jiang Bin's proposal. This is a very insidious suggestion, which contains ulterior motives. Once the emperor and his 100,000 troops entered Jiangxi, with the chaotic situation after the war, their supplies would inevitably be unable to be supplied.Raising soldiers has to take care of food, and if there is no food to eat, they will go to grab it, and the situation will inevitably be chaotic. And the most chaotic time is the best time. This opinion quickly reached Wang Shouren's ears, and he was stunned. He is very clear that this plan is extremely dangerous. If it is carried out, a new catastrophe will inevitably arise, and those innocent people who managed to escape the war and survive will eventually be unable to escape the fate of death. But what to do? Jiang Bin's order is the emperor's order, can you reason with the emperor? Wang Shouren seemed to have come to the end of the road again. On the first chilly autumn night, under the solitary lamp, he began to think nervously. The army is coming, the situation is out of control, time is running out, we must find a way, we must find a way! But this time Wang Shouren's wisdom didn't seem to be of any use. He thought hard all night, but he couldn't come up with a solution. It seems that there is only one solution that is not a solution, and this is his only choice - disobedience. Those who disobey the sacred order are rebellious! Wang Shouren knew this very well, but he still decided to do this in exchange for the lives of those innocent people. Can't wait any longer, take Zhu Chenhao to Nanjing, and never let them enter Jiangxi! I'm sure it's the right thing to do. Renyin in September of the fourteenth year of Zhengde (1519). Wang Shouren led his entourage, escorted Zhu Chenhao, and took the first step towards his unknown destiny. Wang Shouren set out on the road with speculation and uneasiness. It should be said that he made a brave decision, but soon, Wang Shouren realized that his fearless act might not change anything. He suddenly discovered that even if he disobeyed his orders and left the place and voluntarily handed over Zhu Chenhao, he might not be able to save the people of Jiangxi. What if those grandsons refused to let him go and Zhu Chenhao still went to Jiangxi to make trouble after getting his hands, what should he do? The answer is no way. But Wang Shouren had no choice but to continue walking, but just halfway there, he received a seemingly insignificant piece of news: His Majesty the Emperor sent an advance team to Jiangxi day and night, and had arrived in Hangzhou . It should be said that this matter has little to do with Wang Shouren, no matter what kind of advance team or guerrilla, anyway, go to the place to hand over the people, and then go home and lie down on the bed, it will be up to you to kill or cut. But when Wang Shouren heard the name of the person in charge of the advance team, he changed his mind. He decided to meet this man. This crucial decision finally saved him and countless innocent people. The person in charge of the advance team is Zhang Yong. We are no strangers to this person. Although he often does some bad things and cannot be regarded as a good person, he is also reasonable and reasonable. Ten years ago, he worked with Yang Yiqing to get rid of Liu Jin. It is precisely based on his excellent performance that Wang Shouren believes that Zhang Yong is still a man of conscience, and he hopes to win over this man, after all, he has no other hope now. At the end of September in the fourteenth year of Zhengde (1519), Wang Shouren arrived in Hangzhou with Zhu Chenhao, and immediately went to the mansion to pay a visit to Zhang Yong. It is said that Wang Shouren did not bring any gifts at that time, and went there empty-handed, which was quite sensible. According to Zhang Yong's level and the level of gift-giving, Mr. Wang would not be able to afford it even if he were pants. He has neither power nor money, but he is ready to win the support of the powerful official Zhang Yong—with his courage and perseverance. After all, he was a governor, and the gatekeeper didn't dare to be careless, so he immediately notified Zhang Yong. Just as he was considering the wording of the meeting at the door, he got an unexpected answer: no see! Zhang Yong was not a fool, he knew what Wang Shouren was here for and what he wanted to do, and he would not take such a big scapegoat. Without saying a word, the gatekeeper immediately closed the gate. Facing the closed door, Wang Shouren seemed to understand something, but he didn't back down. He stopped knocking on the door, stepped back, and shouted out his anger: "I'm Wang Shouren, and I'm here for the common people! Open the door to meet me!" A voice full of grief, indignation and strength penetrated the silent gate, echoed in the empty courtyard, and shook everyone in the courtyard. The door opened. Zhang Yong finally appeared in front of Wang Shouren.But he didn't seem to intend to make friends with this Mr. Wang, he just asked casually: "What is Governor Wang doing here?" Wang Shouren didn't care about the other party's indifferent attitude. He said something from the bottom of his heart in a very sincere tone: "The people in Jiangxi have been squeezed by Zhu Chenhao for a long time, experienced rebellion, and encountered natural disasters (military chaos followed by drought), and now the army insists on going to Jiangxi, and the supply of food and grass will never be available. There will be chaos! The common people are innocent!" "Eunuch Zhang, you have won the trust of the emperor. I hope you can persuade Shengjia to return to Beijing. Jiangxi is very fortunate, and the people are very fortunate!" However, Wang Shouren's affectionate words did not impress Zhang Yong. For the experienced eunuch Zhang, these so-called tragedies did not seem to be important. He thought about it for a while, and made his request expressionlessly: "It's natural to speak up, but there is one condition." "What conditions?" Zhang Yong pointed with his finger and asked tentatively: "I must hand over that person to me, are you willing?" The "that person" he was talking about was Zhu Chenhao.Because for him, this is a precious gift that can be used to invite credit. Wang Shouren was stunned. After a long while, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed! In this burst of sudden laughter, Zhang Yong became angry, and he felt an unprecedented humiliation. So he asked in a murderous tone: "Dare to ask Governor Wang, what's so ridiculous?" Wang Shouren stopped laughing, and replied seriously: "That person is naturally going to be handed over to Eunuch Zhang. What do I need this person for?" What's the use?Don't you know that you can ask for credit and receive a reward? From Zhang Yong's puzzled eyes, Wang Shouren understood his doubts. "I raised troops to put down the rebellion. It is for the common people. The world is peaceful, that's all." Wang Shouren explained very sincerely, then he lowered his head, waiting for Zhang Yong's reply. However, this answer made Zhang Yong fall into a deeper confusion. This person raised an army alone to quell the rebellion, but after the event was completed, he did not count credit or seek wealth. Why did he do this? This was a difficult question for Zhang Yong. Back then, he cooperated with Yang Yiqing to eradicate Liu Jin. In the final analysis, it was because Liu Jin was in power and he was incompatible with him. Only by killing Liu Jin could he be able to control the supervision of the palace alone.Who will do things that are not beneficial? But this person in front of him seems to be an exception. He has achieved extraordinary feats by himself, but he is willing to give up the biggest spoils in his hands, just for those ordinary people who don't know him? Zhang Yong closed his eyes and began to think seriously. He wanted to solve this difficult mystery, wanted to understand this strange person in front of him, and wanted to know why he did this. After a long time he opened his eyes, for he had found the answer to his question, and for the first time in his life of intrigue he began to believe: In this world, there is a quality called integrity, and there is a kind of person called a righteous man. "Okay, I'll help you." Wang Shouren was slightly surprised to get up and walk out of Zhang Yong's residence, but his body was already filled with excitement. He finally found a friend, a reliable ally. This friend was indeed made in a timely manner, because soon after, Jiang Bin came to make trouble again. He also learned that Wang Shouren had brought Zhu Chenhao to Hangzhou, and when such a large piece of fat was put on his lips, he immediately became alive. As long as you get Zhu Chenhao, you will be able to defeat the rebellion! But considering his status, he couldn't find Wang Shouren by himself. After thinking twice, he decided to send a Jin Yiwei to Hangzhou to dig someone. Jiang Bin was full of expectations, and Jin Yiwei who received the order was also very happy, because in the yamen errands, this kind of job of being ordered to find low-level officials and dignitaries is the most lucrative job. Pen, if your requirements are not met, you will find fault on purpose, and then you will file a lawsuit when you go back, making you cry without tears. But it was quite difficult to ask Mr. Wang Shouren for money. Wang Shouren heard that Jin Yiwei came to ask for someone, so he refused to see him, saying that the person had been sent to Zhang Yong, and if you have the guts, go ask for him yourself. Mr. Jin Yiwei naturally did not dare to go to Zhang Yong, and he would not leave if he could not find him. The meaning is very clear, you have to express it. Wang Shouren has no money, even if he has money, he doesn't want to give it. But out of face, he still gave some money—five taels of silver. That's right, five taels.Looking at the silver, Jin Yiwei couldn't believe his eyes. He was extremely angry, smashed the silver on the ground, and walked away. Now Mr. Wang Shouren is in big trouble. If he offends this dear man, he will naturally turn black and white when he goes back, and try his best to attack and slander, and he must get rid of it quickly. But until now, it is very difficult to recover, even if you send money to make amends, it may not be useful. The subordinates were very worried, but Wang Shouren told them complacently that he had his own way to keep the Jin Yiwei from complaining. But he didn't seem to intend to give money, nor did he want to make amends, he just slept peacefully until dawn, washed up leisurely, and waited for the Jin Yiwei to come to the door. Soon, this man really came. Although he was a Jin Yiwei, according to his rank, he was Wang Shouren's subordinate, and according to official rules, he should come to say goodbye. Wang Shouren was standing in the courtyard waiting for him, looking at this unruly iron rooster, Mr. Jin Yiwei was about to say something ugly, but he saw Mr. Wang Shouren walking up to him in three steps at a time. Wang Shouren took his hand sincerely and said affectionately: "I used to be in the prison of your department (that is, the five years in Zhengde), and I have seen many of my colleagues, but this is the first time I have seen a good person like you, brother!" These inexplicable words completely stunned Jin Yiwei. He stared blankly at Wang Shouren, speechless. "I was afraid that your Excellency would have to work hard, so I specially prepared a small gift (it is indeed thin enough). I didn't expect that your Excellency would be so honest that you would not take any money! I have no other use as a person, but I can write articles. In the future, I will definitely write an article for you. Everyone in the world knows how noble you are!" Jin Yiwei staggered away, afraid to stay here for one more minute, this time he was completely convinced, convinced. In fact, Master Jin Yiwei is not an idiot, he knows very well that Wang Shouren is making fun of him, but he finds that he can't lose his temper!Because in those few words of Wang Shouren, there was also a murderous intent. The so-called "Your Excellency is so clean" is to give him a step down and take into account his face, which is soft. The so-called "I have no other strengths except that I can write articles" is warning him that if you dare to mess up, just write an article scolding you, so that everyone in the world will know your evil deeds.It's hard. Under the combination of soft and hard, is there anyone who is not afraid? Wang Shouren is upright and honest, and he doesn't want to give gifts, but troubles will come to him automatically.Facing the dilemma of giving gifts or being punished, Wang Shouren solved the problem with an almost perfect method.He stuck to his principles and avoided trouble. If you still don't understand what "the unity of knowledge and action" is, then let me tell you, this story is "the unity of knowledge and action". With a mournful face, Mr. Jin Yiwei brought back the disappointing news to Jiang Bin—that he had been snatched away by Zhang Yong. Jiang Bin was furious, but he knew very well that Mr. Zhang Yong was not to be provoked. If his face was torn, he would have nothing to eat. After much deliberation, he could only vent his anger on Wang Shouren. So this villain started to fabricate rumors, saying that Wang Shouren and Zhu Chenhao were originally a team, because Wang Shouren was afraid that the matter would not succeed, so he raised troops temporarily and other nonsense, and sent people to spread it around to confuse the public. Although these words are absurd, if they reach Zhu Houzhao's ears, Mr. Wang Shouren will still be very troublesome. At the critical moment, Zhang Yong stepped forward. He explained the ins and outs to Zhu Houzhao, and said angrily: "Wang Shouren is such a loyal minister, the pillar of the country, why should he be so slandered? What is the law of heaven!" Although Zhu Houzhao likes to play and disobeys, he also understands reason. So when Jiang Bin came to Zhu Houzhao and described Wang Shouren's "crime" vividly, he only got one answer: "Remember, don't say such things in the future!" Before Jiang Bin could react, Zhu Houzhao gave him another sap: "Wang Shouren will return to his post immediately, and he will be the governor of Jiangxi from now on. He will arrive on time and there must be no mistakes." Jiang Bin, who was scolded bloody by the leader, withdrew. It is estimated that he will never make small reports again in his life. In fact, Jiang Bin has always been a lucky person. He can't read a lot of Chinese characters. He majored in fighting since he was a child, but he followed the right boss.Yang Tinghe was polite to him, Zhang Yong didn't dare to provoke him, Qian Ning was locked in a cell by him, and it was the end of the day. Until he met Wang Shouren. He tried his best to take credit for others, but he fetched water from a bamboo basket, made a small report, dug a pit and set a trap, and finally fell into it by himself. Fail, terribly fail. At this point, it's time to retreat in the face of difficulties, but Comrade Jiang Bin is not, he must fight Wang Shouren to the end.Considering that Zhang Yong was protecting him in front of the emperor, Jiang Bin decided to move the battlefield and go to Jiangxi to punish Wang Shouren. It's the end of the day for the wicked to reach Jiang Bin's level.But this time, he did take the lead. When Wang Shouren received the decree and was about to return to Nanchang to take office, Jiang Bin had already sent his fellow party Zhang Zhong and others to lead part of the Beijing army into Jiangxi. As soon as this Zhang Zhong arrived in Nanchang, he did a vicious thing. He even arrested Wu Wending, tied him up, and asked him to confess his so-called crime. But Wu Wending is easy to bully?He didn't talk about politeness, and jumped up and cursed as soon as he was tied up: "I don't care about my parents and wives. What crime is there to suppress rebellion for the country?! You guys are all living in front of the emperor, and you have wronged Zhongliang and want to avenge Zhu Chenhao? From this point of view, you are also The anti-thief comrades should be killed!" This sentence is quite powerful. Who would dare to take the blame for the rebels? Zhang Zhong was so frightened that he didn't dare to do anything to Wu Wending in the end. Seeing that they couldn't get anything from Wu Wending, they had an idea and began to question Zhu Chenhao's accomplices, hoping to get a statement from them about Wang Shouren's coordinated rebellion. Facts have proved that the rebels are also more moral than these scumbags. No matter how they ask, no one has wronged Wang Shouren. 同时,张忠还鼓动手下的京军,天天在南昌街头寻衅闹事,希望挑起事端,本地官员虽然尽力维护,但情况仍然很糟,人心日渐不稳,眼看要失去控制,酿成大乱。 在这关键时刻,王守仁回来了。 张忠终于找到了目标,他找来了上百士兵,分成三班倒,天天站在王守仁的家门口,只干一件事情——骂人。 这帮京城来的丘八都是老兵痞,骂人极其难听,而且还指名道姓,污秽到了极点。 王守仁的随从和下属们每每听到这些话,都极为愤怒,准备找人收拾张忠。 然而王守仁反对,他明白张忠的企图就是挑起是非,现在必须保持冷静。 他采取了一种完全不同的处理方法,非但不跟京军计较,还善待他们,病了给药,死了给棺材,也从来不排挤歧视他们,本地人吃什么,就给他们吃什么。 没有人给京军们上思想教育课,但他们亲身经历的一切都在不断地告诉他们:王守仁是一个好人,是一个值得尊敬的人。 而转变正是从这里开始的。 慢慢地,没有人再去捣乱胡说八道,也没有人再去寻衅滋事,张忠催促多次,鼓动挑拨,却始终无人响应。 王守仁又用他那无比的人格魅力避免了一次可能发生的灾难。 京军们大多没有读过什么书,很多人原先还是流氓地痞出身,但王守仁用他的行动证明,这些准流氓们也是讲道理,有人性的。 可是张忠先生是不讲道理,没有人性的,他连流氓都不如,为了陷害王守仁,他挖空了心思四处寻找王守仁的工作漏洞,终于有一天,他觉得自己找到了。 于是他立刻找来了王守仁。 “朱宸濠在南昌经营多年,家产应该很多吧?”张忠得意地发问。 王守仁平静地看了他一眼: "yes." 好,要的就是这句话。 “既然如此,为何抄家所得如此之少,钱都到哪里去了?!” 面对表情凶恶的张忠,王守仁开始做认真思考状,然后摆出了一个恍然大悟的表情: “张公公(张忠是太监),实在对不住,正好这件事要和你商量,我在朱宸濠那里找出来一本帐,上面有这些财物的去向记载,还列有很多收钱的人名,张公公要不要看一看?” 奇怪的事情发生了,张忠浑身打了个哆嗦,立刻就不言语了。 因为他知道,这本帐本上必然有一个名字叫张忠。 说起这本帐,实在是朱宸濠人生中少有的得意之作,以前他曾多次到京城,四处送钱送物,十分之大方,李士实看着都觉得心疼,曾劝他,即使有钱也不能这么花,应该省着点。 朱宸濠却得意地笑了: “你知道什么,我不过是给钱临时找个仓库而已(寄之库耳),到时候自然会拿回来的。” 朱宸濠实在是个黑吃黑的高手,他的意思很简单,等到将来他夺了江山做皇帝,就可以把这些行贿的钱再收回来。连造反都打算要做无本生意,真可谓是官场中的极品,流氓中的流氓。 为了到时候要钱方便,他每送一笔钱,就会记下详细的时间地点人物,久而久之,就有了这一本帐本。 后来这本要命的账本就落入了王守仁先生的手里,成为了他的日常读物之一。 张忠看着王守仁脸上那急切企盼回答的表情,哭笑不得,手足无措,过了很久才支支吾吾地说道: “不必了,我信得过王先生。” “真的不用吗?”王守仁的表情十分诚恳。 “不用,不用,我就是随便问问而已。” 张忠从此陷入了长期的抑郁状态,作为宫中的高级太监,江彬的死党,他还没有吃过这么大的亏。 Must take revenge!
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