"This is it. If you want to see it, just open the bamboo curtain. If you don't want to see it, just sit down and drink some tea and eat some cakes."
Zhang Ximeng casually pulled out a chair and asked Jiang Nan to sit down. He pulled out a chair himself, very gentlemanly. Zhang Ximeng was not sure what stimulated this girl. He wanted to watch the murder, but as his immediate boss, Zhang Ximeng still didn't want to
I hope she will be fine and stop thinking wildly, just be an official honestly and do her job well.
He chose a restaurant, located in a private room on the fifth floor. By the window, he could naturally see the scenery of Caishikou, but there was a bamboo curtain on the window to keep out the blood.
After Jiang Nan sat down, her heart kept beating. She wanted to stand up and look down at the execution ground. Once, she even walked in front of the bamboo curtain and stretched out her hand halfway, but in the end she retracted it.
It's as if there is a scourge outside, a hell of Shuras that will devour all living beings.
Jiang Nan tried hard to overcome her fear, but she never took the last step.
In front of her eyes, a large area of blood seemed to appear.
In the end, he could only sigh dejectedly: "Xiang Zhang, do I think that Mr. Ye is a good dragon? Is it just whimsical?"
Zhang Ximeng shook his head calmly, "If a person doesn't even dare to think about it, what's the difference between that and salted fish? Can I ask, why do you have the thoughts you have today? After all, even men may not have such thoughts!
"
Jiang Nan was startled and said slowly: "Prime Minister Zhang, if it is a personal grudge, will you blame your humble position?"
Zhang Ximeng frowned, "Why, the Wang family has offended you?"
"It's not our home, it's my uncle's home."
Jiang Nan was very sad. Her uncle Shi Boren was a wealthy family in Suzhou, and her aunt Zheng Yunduan was a famous and talented woman. The couple had a deep love for each other, and they were a couple of gods. Compared to Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng, they were no less generous.
But since Zhang Shicheng entered Suzhou, the two families fell into decline. Zheng Yunduan died of illness. Shi Boren fled to Jinling to avoid disaster and is currently working for the Zhu Jiajun.
"Prime Minister Zhang, I originally thought that Zhang Shicheng was crazy and wanted to attack his uncle and his family, but when I was checking the property of the Wang family, I found a group of mulberry fields that belonged to the Shi family! Only then did I know that the Wang family was also involved.
This thing! They killed my aunt!"
Zhang Ximeng was startled, this happened?
The Shi family and the Wang family, one in Suzhou and the other in Hangzhou, are both involved in the silk business, so it is no wonder that they have conflicts. It is not impossible to frame the Shi family after pretending to be Zhang Shicheng.
And Jiang Nan knew about Sang Tian's mistake, so she probably paid attention to it, and then she saw the flaw.
"Xiang Zhang, my aunt is not an ordinary talented woman, she has a heart of blood and courage! If she can be an official, she must be a beautiful woman! She has written a poem: It is very difficult for the prime minister to be loyal to the ancients. It is difficult to sacrifice one's life.
Returning to the North Palace, only Nanguan died. The blood has turned green for three years, and I have an inch of elixir in my heart. I occasionally bring poems to scrolls, and play them as sad."
Jiang Nan was full of affection and recited Zheng Yunduan's poem.
Zhang Ximeng frowned slightly, thinking secretly, and couldn't help but nod in admiration, "She is indeed a talented woman, with a bloody integrity that can put many men to shame!"
When Jiang Nan heard Zhang Ximeng praise her aunt, she felt excited and spoke out the words that were stuck in her heart.
"Xiang Zhang, I, I have always admired my aunt. I think that a woman who can live to her level is a person in the sky. She is talented, so I study hard. She doesn't want women to just cling to men, so I also follow her example.
To settle accounts and do things. Later, I replaced my brother and delivered food to Yingtian..."
"Later, I learned that women can also be officials, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity still fell on my head. I felt uneasy and happy at the same time. I may not be as talented as me, but I have encountered a good opportunity and can make some moves.
, prove to the world that what my aunt said is right, and women can do more things."
"Xiang Zhang, over the years, I have followed in my aunt's footsteps, wondering what I would do if it were her. Such a strange woman has lost her family. Shouldn't the Wang family die?"
Jiang Nan said sadly and indignantly, but then she had no choice but to blame herself, "I wish I could take revenge with my own hands. Now that things are about to happen, the enemy is right in front of me, but he is afraid of the sword and doesn't even have the courage to look! Females, after all, are
These women are making fun of themselves by imitating others for nothing."
Just as he was saying this, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded outside. Jiang Nan was stunned, and then his expression suddenly changed.
If someone cheers at the execution ground, it means that the heads of the Wang family have been chopped off.
Sure enough, the cheers became louder and louder.
There was a faint sound of a good killing, Jiang Nan's face became paler and his shoulders trembled slightly.
The Wang family has a grudge against him, and he also hopes that they will be dismembered and take retribution. But when this day comes, why can't he act like a man and watch his enemy's blood splatter with his own eyes?
Why don’t you have the courage to draw your sword and kill your enemy?
Don’t even dare to look?
Jiang Nan clenched her fists tightly. She didn't even dare to look at her enemies. If corrupt officials were found out and executed here because of her calculations in the future, would she be able to withstand the pressure?
If I don't kill Boren, Boren will die because of me.
Isn’t this still my own sin?
As an official, and an official who holds great power and can decide the life and death of others, in addition to power, there is something called pressure.
Ask yourself, how can you bear such a weak shoulder?
Jiang Nan looked down at his heart, which had been ups and downs in the past few days, from thinking about hating evil and seeking justice, to revenge, comforting the dead, to a mountain of pressure that he couldn't resist...
After a long time, the cheers outside were still there, and Jiang Nan's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
How many were killed?
Is it one hundred or eighty?
The entire Wang family is dead!
Jiang Nan suddenly raised her head, her face was very ugly. She was full of melancholy, and finally she could only say helplessly: "Xiang Zhang, I may not be able to last a few days, so I'd better choose another suitable person!"
Zhang Ximeng did not agree, but smiled slightly, "You still haven't adapted to the change in status, your mind is upset, and you have lost your sense of place. Let's go, I will take you to a good place where you can calm down and restore peace."
Zhang Ximeng extended a warm invitation, Jiang Nan followed obediently, and the two of them went straight to Lingyin Temple.
…
"Sister, what do you think of Mr. Zhang? He ran over and gave Jiang Nan a bucket of milk tea on the first day." Zhu Yuanzhang said confused: "Do you understand what it means?"
Ma was also confused, "An extraordinary person does extraordinary things... This is what makes Mr. Zhang unique!"
"It's really different. Then they went to Caishikou to watch the murder!"
"Murder?" Ma was shocked, "Did you really see it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "Probably not, but the two of them sat in the restaurant for a while, and after coming out, they went to the temple."
Ma couldn't help but said: "If you are stained with blood, you need to go to the temple and let the Buddha and Bodhisattva bless you to get rid of the murderous intention. This is right!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed even more, "Sister, you guessed wrong. They didn't go to burn incense at all, but went to watch the melting of the Golden Buddha."
"Melting the Golden Buddha?"
"Yes, it is the golden Buddha donated by the Wang family. After it was confiscated, it was re-melted into net profit and transferred to the treasury. This is what Mr. Zhang and Jiang Nan went to see."
Ma frowned and thought hard, but couldn't understand what on earth these two people were doing.
"Chongba, are you saying that Mr. Zhang is really teaching Jiang Nan how to be a good official?"
"How to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.
"Look, let Jiang Nan know first that her conclusion can determine the life and death of countless people, let her understand that responsibility is important and cannot be careless. Then he went to see the confiscated stolen goods. This is to let her know the results of her work.
It's not just as simple as killing a few people, but it has the effect of benefiting the country and the people."
Ma racked his brains and tried hard to interpret,
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and had no clue. Let's just assume that the princess was right!
"Sister, you actually know what we are thinking. Mr. Zhang is so busy, he should have someone around to take care of him, and he is not too young. Looking around, there is no more suitable person, but Jiang Nan is a girl, age, appearance, personal
Their talents are all good. We are determined to have an early wedding banquet, but looking at the two of them, it seems they are not going in that direction!"
Ma was also helpless, "I can see that Mr. Zhang is such a shrewd person, but he is too slow on this matter. This is because his parents left early, and he helped you take care of things at such a young age.
, there is no time to think about these things. I think, let’s not think about picking someone who is both talented and beautiful, and well-matched. I think we just need to find someone who can serve Mr. Zhang well."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Is this... okay?"
"Why not? Just choose someone who has good looks, is honest and obedient, can serve daily life, and is virtuous. As long as the character is good, no one is worthy of Mr. Zhang anyway!"
Lao Zhu frowned, weighed it again and again, and asked: "Sister, is it easy to find someone like you?"
"It's not difficult! For example, Feng Guoyong's daughter, Guo Xing's little sister, and several relatives of civil servants... I have also looked for them before. At the worst, I will let Mr. Zhang choose by himself!"
Lao Zhu rolled his eyes, and then said after a while: "Take a closer look, if he still doesn't understand, then this method is necessary! Let's entrust Biao'er to Mr. Zhang, and with his age, he can assist two generations of our family.
It makes sense. If we get married early and give birth to a son, we can teach him well and raise him by our side. When the child grows up, we can also let him assist our grandson and great-grandson... In this way, our Zhu family and Zhang family,
Generation after generation, keep going, support each other, and never give up! What do you think, girl?"
Ma couldn't help but laugh and said: "Chongba, you really know how to think...but if you can really do this, I will die without regrets."
Zhu Yuanzhang wrote down his wife's words. A few days later, when he was free, Lao Zhu called Zhang Ximeng and asked with concern: "Sir, what do you think of Jiang Nan?"
"Very good! Smart, capable, able to draw inferences from one case to another, and very capable of doing things... I suggest that the lord reward him appropriately."