"Oh? Brother, what did you find? Please tell me!" Yang Ding asked.

Yang Yan said: "It is the second brother's set of mental methods that can be used in swords. As long as there is a little flexibility, swordsmanship, sticks, gunshots, and even most weapons can be used. But it depends on the second brother's understanding---"

Just after noon the next day, Peng Shi received the news that Yang Ding came back. Peng Shi came out of the big tent. Seeing that Yang Ding brought fifty or sixty people and more than twenty horses, he was overjoyed and asked, "Tinghong, is this---?"

Yang Ding said: "Mr. Peng, this is the imperial guard temporarily recruited by Xiaguan. Lord Peng wouldn't blame Xiaguan for taking his own initiative, right?"

Peng Shi smiled and said, "It needs special treatment during special times. Now what we need is manpower. As long as you think these people are reliable, you can use them!"

Ding Bao stood behind Yang Yan and asked in a low voice: "Commander Yang, is this master really an imperial envoy? I have seen imperial envoys traveling before. The imperial envoy represents the emperor's traveling. The honor guards were only arranged for several miles, but this imperial envoy--"

Yang Yan said: "Originally, Lord Peng was traveling well, but when he encountered a surprise attack the day before yesterday, my second brother almost died, so my second brother went to Mopan Mountain to find you. Ding Bao, I will leave all my second brother's safety to you!"

"What, Lord Yang almost died? Commander Yang please rest assured. I must use my life to protect Lord Yang."

Beijing, Nangong.

When Wan Zhen'er heard the news brought back by Cao Jixiang, her expression on her face was both disappointed and helpless. Wan Zhen'er said, "Didn't Eunuch Cao also send someone to kill Yang Ding? Why did you and me fail after echoing each other?"

Cao Jixiang said, "Miss Zhen'er, our family didn't expect that Wang Heng's son was so useless. The enemy's enemy was a friend. He didn't know that the people sent by Miss Zhen'er had already disbanded Peng Shi's imperial guard that night. As long as Wang Dong led people to help, let alone Yang Ding, even Peng Shi could be killed by us. However, Wang Dong, a waste of the tiger fight, wasted such an opportunity. This time, our family was blind and actually found such a waste!"

Wan Zhen'er said: "This failure, Yang Ding will definitely step up his defense. I'm afraid there will be no chance to kill Yang Ding on the road. Eunuch Cao also knew that I had spent a lot of money to hire those dozens of people and dozens of horses. Zhen'er was just a little maid imprisoned in the Nangong. She has limited ability, and the prince will be deposed soon. Zhen'er is afraid that she will not be able to avenge my elder brother's revenge!"

"Miss Zhen'er must not be sad. As the saying goes, if you stay in the green mountains, you will not worry about the lack of firewood. Yang Ding will sooner or later get retribution. No matter what the current prince is in the future, Miss Zhen'er only needs to remember the four words "never leave and never give up". Our family will take care of the outside world!"

Wan Zhen'er said: "Eunuch Cao, Zhen'er has something unknown, and she also wants to ask Eunuch Cao to solve her doubts!"

"Miss Zhen'er wants to ask why our family is trying to protect the emperor's easy crown?" Cao Jixiang said.

"Eunuch Cao is wise, Zhen'er is asking about this!"

Cao Jixiang chuckled unevenly and said, "Miss Zhen'er, our family protects Yi Chu to protect the current crown prince. Yi Chu is the general trend and cannot be stopped by anyone who opposes it. If Yi Chu fails this time, the emperor will definitely find a way to get rid of the crown prince. In short, the emperor's intention to Yi Chu is impossible.

Cancelled, Miss Zhen'er please tell the Supreme Emperor that the position of a prince is just a prince. The most important thing now is to save your life. Only when your life is saved will there be infinite possibilities in the future. This is called retreating to advance!"

Wan Zhen'er said: "Eunuch Cao, there is another thing Zhen'er thinks something is wrong!"

"Not good? Why is it not good?" Cao Jixiang asked.

Wan Zhen'er said: "The Supreme Emperor has been talking about someone's name these days. Queen Qian also admires this person very much. Moreover, there is a newspaper for this person in the bedrooms of the Supreme Emperor and Queen Qian."

"Newspaper? Are you talking about Yang Ding? How can this be possible? The Supreme Emperor was imprisoned in Nangong. How did he know about Yang Ding? And there would be something outside the palace?"

Wan Zhen'er said: "The newspaper was given by the Queen Mother. Originally, the Queen Mother wanted Queen Qian to relax and read the newspaper to relieve her boredom, but she didn't expect that the articles in the newspaper became the channel for the Emperor to learn about external information."

"We have read that newspaper, and it is just about fox fairies and ghost fairies. How could the Supreme Emperor like these things?" Cao Jixiang said.

Wan Zhen'er said: "Although Yang Ding wrote a novel of strange things, the metaphor of the story is corrupt officials and suffering people. Although the Supreme Emperor was imprisoned in Nangong, the Supreme Emperor was only twenty-five years old after all, so in the Supreme Emperor's heart, he still had the ideal of ascending the throne to revive the Ming Dynasty. The things written by Yang Ding were written into the Supreme Emperor's heart, especially---"

"What especially?" Cao Jixiang didn't expect that the private newspaper he had never seen had such a great influence. To be honest, he just watched the story written by Yang Ding. As for the deeper things, he really didn't understand it.

"Especially, Yang Ding was the first and only minister who dared to oppose the emperor's Yi Chu in the court, so Yang Ding was a loyal minister in the heart of the Supreme Emperor!" Wan Zhen'er said.

Cao Jixiang took a deep breath. Yang Ding did almost nothing, so he remembered it deeply in his heart. Was he doing it intentionally or intentionally? Could it be that Yang Ding’s initial goal was the Supreme Emperor? But the Supreme Emperor is now just a bird in a cage. What are the benefits for Yang Ding?

"Eunuch Cao, now the Supreme Emperor has not only Yang Ding, but also Shang Lu, Peng Shi, and a student named Gongsun Yi!"

"What? How did the Supreme Emperor pay attention to these people?" Cao Jixiang asked in shock.

Wan Zhen'er said: "It's because of that private newspaper. Among the private newspapers published by Yang Ding, there are not only strange novels, but also articles about the imperial examinations written by Shang Lu and Peng Shi. In the first few issues, Shang Lu and Peng Shi only wrote some techniques such as how to solve problems. However, in the recent issue, Shang Lu wrote some shortcomings of the imperial examinations. The disadvantages of the imperial examinations are long-standing problems and are also issues that the Emperor had cared about before. Although Shang Lu wrote a little boldly, it pointed out that the current problems were pointed out. In addition, Shang Lu and Peng Shi were very good in writing and used very appropriately, so no one was impeached. When the Emperor met Shang Lu and Peng Shi's article, he praised a few words, which shows how the Emperor liked this article!"

Cao Jixiang thought that Peng Shi was leaving Beijing with Yang Ding, and the two of them had made great efforts to leave Beijing. Cao Jixiang suddenly felt something was wrong. Could it be that Yang Ding seemed out of place among civil officials, but actually had it already.

Faction?

No, Yang Ding can't stay anymore!

"Eunuch Cao, Zhen'er said this to remind Eunuch Cao that we really underestimated Yang Ding before. Thinking about it carefully, Yang Ding could go from a county magistrate with a suspicious identity to the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple today, and also became an imperial envoy. This is not an easy way, and Yang Ding also has a good relationship with the Wei family and the Yang family, so---"

"Miss Zhen'er's meaning is understood by our family. Yang Ding not only has a grudge against Miss Zhen'er's brother, but also has a grudge against our family. Miss Zhen'er, please rest assured. Our family has sent someone to Dengzhou Prefecture to arrange it!"

Beijing, Zhang family.

Zhang Kai is just an ordinary student in the capital. Zhang Kai's father Zhang Zhenguang was originally a minor official in the yamen. Because he was greedy, he was driven out by the yamen a few years ago. According to common sense, such greedy officials often have no good ending after being driven out of the yamen. However, Zhang Zhenguang was very lucky because he had a good daughter-in-law.

Zhang Zhenguang's daughter-in-law, Zhang Kai's wife, is called Zhang Min. Zhang Min was not beautiful and even her appearance was not even considered a normal person. However, Zhang Min had an uncle named Zhang Wen, who was the chief censor of the Censorate who had impeached Yang Ding before.

With this relationship, Zhang Zhenguang successfully arranged his son-in-law to the government office to replace him as an official, and Zhang Kai also successfully got a place for a scholar.

Zhang Zhenguang's character is extremely different. Zhang Min's daughter-in-law was chosen by Zhang Zhenguang. At that time, Zhang Kai did not agree to this marriage because of Zhang Min's poor appearance, but Zhang Zhenguang said: "Son, when you pass the imperial examination, Zhang Min will no longer have the value of use. By that time, you can divorce your wife and marry again. At that time, we have money and power. We still want to marry the beautiful girl as beautiful as we want. Now our whole family still has to rely on Zhang Min's uncle. Just treat it for your own future and for the future of the whole family!"

So, Zhang Kai used sweet words to deceive Zhang Min into following him, but Zhang Kai's temper was his father. Since Zhang Min got married, he has been abused by Zhang Kai a lot. However, Zhang Min has a gentle and cowardly personality. After every domestic violence, Zhang Min forgives him as long as Zhang Kai coaxes him.

In Zhang Min's opinion, marrying a chicken and following a dog, she was blind and following a man like this. She accepted her fate, but unexpectedly, not long after the marriage, Zhang Kai was cut off one of his arms.

The person who cut off Zhang Kai's arm was named Yang Ding. He was from the fifth-rank Honglu Temple Shaoqing. I heard that Yang Ding was appointed as the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy by the emperor a few days ago and sent to Dengzhou Prefecture. His husband's broken arm was cut off after Yang Ding left Beijing. In other words, during the period when her husband was not at home, he should have been to assassinate Yang Ding.

Assassinating the imperial envoy was a death sentence, so Zhang Min did not hold a grudge against Yang Ding because Yang Ding was not wrong. Even the last time her uncle impeached Yang Ding was because she sued the lawsuit under the threat and coercion of Zhang Kai and Zhang Zhenguang. Later, she heard that Yang Ding had nothing to do, so Zhang Min let go of his worries.

However, the people in the Zhang family were not like hers. Zhang Kai broke his arm. The worst thing in the past few days was her. Zhang Zhenguang insulted her every day for several days. The words of the scolding were vulgar and unpleasant. Zhang Kai even more, completely treating her as a punching bag. Therefore, Zhang Min felt wronged and uncomfortable for this period of time. Zhang Kai also read the books of sages, why is his character so clumsy?
Chapter completed!