In Polygonum Garden, Feng Wanli was the only royal guard.
Even Feng Wanli, Jiang Wan actually didn't want him to follow him in, and even more so, he was said to be Zhou Shunchang, the owner of Liaoyuan.
When he came in with Chen Wenrui, he saw Feng Wanli and Jiang Wan confronting each other. Yes, the two seemed to be just talking in low voices, but Zhou Shunchang could clearly feel the antagonistic emotions between the two.
But as soon as he saw the two of them coming in, the antagonistic mood immediately disappeared, which made Zhou Shunchang wonder if it was just his imagination.
Feng Wanli took advantage of their arrival and excused himself. Jiang Wan relaxed his slightly frowned brows and turned to look at the two of them.
"It seems that your garden, Mr. Zhou, is quite famous. Everyone is rushing to come here. If this is the case, I will not have any quiet days!"
"The mountain is not high!" Zhou Shunchang smiled slightly: "Before Guanfeng Envoy came to this garden, this garden was inaccessible. Only people like Chen Zhixian are not afraid of being exposed to bad luck, so they come here from time to time!"
"It's my fault!"
Jiang Wan smiled and said, "What's the matter with County Magistrate Chen and Mr. Zhou coming here today?"
Chen Wenrui smiled, looked at Zhou Shunchang next to him, and took a step back: "Brother Zhou is the owner of this place. I am just a guest like Lord Guanfengshi. If you have anything to say, Mr. Zhou should say it!"
He looked at Zhou Shunchang, who calmly sat down in front of him.
"This Qianhu of Jinyiwei is Wei Wei's minion..."
Jiang Wan was stunned. Zhou Shunchang's question was too direct this time. If Feng Wanli were here, he would probably fall out immediately.
"I don't quite understand what Mr. Zhou means!" He pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "Mr. Zhou, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Actually, I just want to know what the Lord Guanfeng is here to do in Wu County. It makes sense that Lord Guanfeng is here to watch the wind, but the Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards may not be here to protect the Lord Guanfeng.
Got it!"
Zhou Shunchang stared at Jiang Wan with burning eyes: "Zhou wants a clear explanation, otherwise Zhou will not be able to explain to his good friends who came to Liaoyuan!"
Jiang Wan glanced at Chen Wenrui, and Zhou Shunchang frowned: "County Magistrate Chen is also a good friend, not an outsider!"
"So, you are asking, am I here to protect you, or am I here to deal with you?" Jiang Wan looked a little serious: "Is that so?"
"That's what I mean!" Zhou Shunchang said calmly: "The eunuchs are doing whatever they want, but their methods are full of tricks. Zhou has to think more!"
"Mr. Zhou should also know that my title as the so-called Wind Watcher is actually useless!" Jiang Wan sighed: "So, no matter what I want to do, the initiative is not in my hands, to be honest.
Mr. Zhou said, whether you smashed Eunuch Wei’s shrine in Wu County or wrote an article to curse Eunuch Wei, in fact, I really don’t care at all!”
He pointed to his nose: "I'm just a little person, a little person who runs errands for His Highness King Xin. All I care about is what His Highness King Xin tells me!"
"I understand!" Zhou Shunchang's eyes were slightly disappointed: "So, the eunuchs are really dealing with us. Although Lord Guanfeng will not help Zhou do evil, he will not help us anymore!"
"Brother Zhou, don't say that. Lord Guanfeng has already helped us by staying in your Polygonum Garden!" Chen Wenrui said in a low voice.
"Help you, can you help me?" Jiang Wan looked at the two people calmly, "To be fair, I still admire Mr. Zhou's moral integrity. If I can help you casually, I will not do it.
I will be stingy, but if I, or even Your Highness Prince Xin, get into trouble just to help Mr. Zhou, I will have to think carefully about whether it is worth doing!"
"The eunuchs are running rampant, causing chaos in the world, deceiving the emperor, and harming hundreds of officials. Isn't this reason enough?" Zhou Shunchang bowed his hands to Jiang Wan: "If this reason is not enough, Zhou would like to ask Mr. Jiang for advice!"
He no longer addressed Jiang Wan as "Master Guanfeng Envoy", but instead used the title "Mr. Jiang" used by everyone around Jiang Wan. Obviously, in his eyes, Jiang Wan's identity had changed.
Just like Jiang Wan said himself.
"Enough, but not enough!" Jiang Wan raised his head, looked at the opponent calmly, and received a salute from the opponent: "There are more than thousands of scholars in the world, and there are countless people who have entered the court as officials. Jiang is just a member of Prince Xin's Mansion.
"You are a small official. If there are traitors and villains in the court, you people who have read the books of sages and are determined to cultivate your family, govern your country and bring peace to the world will naturally fight against them. It will not be my turn, Jiang Wan!"
"Just like you, Mr. Zhou, you are also one of these scholars. If you stand up, maybe you will fall down, but there are other people who will still stand up. I will not help with this kind of thing.
This kind of thing will definitely happen, and it has already happened!”
"For me, I just stand aside and watch these changes. I may have a little power, but I can help a few people. If this makes the eunuchs you call jealous, then I
Even this little bit of power will no longer be there!
"In the end, either the eunuchs you call the eunuchs completely suppressed you Qingliu, or you Qingliu successfully defeated the eunuchs!"
Jiang Wan spread his hands: "But, what difference does all this make to me? Your Majesty, today Eunuch Wei can be favored and have all the power in the world. However, in the Wanli year, Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister, and his power was no more than that of Eunuch Wei today.
Xiao ah, the inner court and the outer court, the eunuchs and the Qingliu, in the final analysis, are just the changing of the wind and water. As long as the Ming Dynasty continues, this kind of struggle will continue!"
"How can Wei Zhongxian be compared with Zhang Taiyue..."
Zhou Shunchang couldn't help but refute Jiang Wan's words. In his ears, these words were simply ridiculous.
"For the emperor, there is no difference!" Jiang Wan looked at him and said calmly: "But, what if the Ming Dynasty is gone, are these battles meaningful? All wrong and right, righteousness and evil, for all the Ming Dynasties
For the people, in fact, it’s meaningless!”
Zhou Shunchang was stunned. He did not expect that the young man in front of him could actually talk about the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty and the grudges between Eunton and Qingliu in such a calm tone.
Who does he think he is?
"I am Jiang Wan. In name, I am a watcher sent by the imperial court to Jiangnan. In fact, I am a subordinate of His Royal Highness King Xin, the imperial procurement ambassador. I came to Jiangnan to run my own errands for the imperial court and King Xin.
Your Highness is raising the military resources to purchase and install the Falang machine cannons on Jiubian. Whoever helps me, I will help!"