Precisely because of Jia Quan's words, Ji Gang became suspicious of Pang Ying, the governor.
Before the willow shooting activity started, he pulled Pang Ying aside and whispered: "In a moment, if I don't hit the willow branch, you will say that I did!"
In addition to watching the ministers and family members shooting willows, there were also cheerleaders beating drums and cheering. In the Jinyiwei, those who shot willows were the commanders of the capital. This great opportunity to flatter them by beating drums and cheering was snatched away by the governor Pang Ying and others.
Zhang Bi didn't grab it, nor did he want to grab it, but they took the initiative to give him a chance to perform by beating the drum.
In desperation, Zhang Bi had no choice but to take the drumstick.
After listening to Ji Gang's instructions, Pang Ying nodded repeatedly. He was the best at flattering.
Ji Gang relaxed a little. Judging from his performance, it seemed that he had no intention of betrayal. So, was Jia Quan deliberately bluffing me?
Several horses are galloping on the archery field. Ji Gang is riding on his Zhaoye Jade Lion. He is wearing a pearl white six-beam leather belt with a ribbon and a rhinoceros flying fish suit. The man and the horse are all white, seeming to blend into one. He looks majestic and majestic. He bowed his waist and carried an arrow, like a real general, suppressing the limelight of the two kings of Han and Zhao on the field.
Ji Gang was not bad at shooting down the horse, all the arrows hit, and he was able to gallop forward and reach out to catch the broken willow branches, which attracted cheers and cheers from everyone on the field. Pang Ying, Wang Qian and others were sore from beating the drums.
But after all, there were more than fifty people, and they were gradually feeling exhausted. They also noticed that the few civil servants headed by Yang Shiqi on the field did not cheer when Ji Gang hit the ball!
Ji Gang was angry. He bent his bow and set an arrow a hundred meters away. He looked at the highest willow branch and shot an arrow. He didn't know whether it was because he was really unable to shoot accurately or because he was too old and his eyesight and physical strength could not keep up. The arrow was clearly missed. Flying into the air with the willow branches, the willow branches were still swaying in the wind, as if mocking and provoking.
Everyone saw that his arrow missed, and of course the emperor also saw it.
The archery range instantly fell silent, eerily quiet.
Pang Ying took a look and realized that King Wu was embarrassed. This is not okay! Thinking only of what Ji Gang had said to him, he quickly shouted "Hit!" and took the lead in beating the drum, and Wang Qian quickly followed suit.
Zhang Bi had no choice but to follow suit.
The imperial guards who were watching all cheered in unison. Except for Yang Shiqi and a few others, other internal officials also cheered.
The atmosphere on the field was aroused, and Ji Gang finally stopped being embarrassed, and even got a little carried away. He galloped on the archery field, shouting: "I'm a good shot!"
Zhu Di, who was sitting on the throne on the high platform, took a leisurely sip of tea and asked the eunuch next to him calmly: "Did Mr. Ji hit the target with his arrow?"
The eunuch murmured: "The shot... I haven't seen it clearly yet."
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That night, Zhu Di summoned Yang Shiqi and Jianyi, and asked, "Did Ji Gang's arrow hit today?"
"Missed." Yang Shiqi replied.
"Then why are all the civil and military officials cheering and applauding, saying that he hit the target?"
Yang Shiqi and Jian Yi were silent.
Zhu Di asked again: "I have heard a lot recently that the King of Han repeatedly committed illegal acts and premeditated evil. Have you heard about it?"
Jian Yi was still speechless, lowered his head and looked at Yang Shiqi silently.
Yang Shiqi said: "I and Yi both serve in the East Palace, and no outsider dares to speak to the king of the Han Dynasty on behalf of the two ministers. However, the king of the Han Dynasty sent two people to the palace, but neither of them was willing to do it. Now that I know that your majesty will move to the capital, I have asked you to stay in Nanjing. But your majesty is familiar with it. Observe its meaning.”
Zhu Di was silent and returned to the palace.
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Ji Gang returned home, his face still filled with excitement after shooting Liu.
Jia Quan asked about the scene of shooting willows.
Ji Gang then told the story of shooting willows and said, "Sir, you are overly worried. The envoy of Pang Town still obeys my advice."
Jia Quan was shocked: "Sir, a disaster is about to happen!"
"Nonsense!" Ji Gang was very unhappy.
Not long after, Ji Gang's cronies in the court secretly came to report to him, saying that all the censors and ministers in the court were impeaching Ji Gang, and even several eunuchs in the court came forward to expose his crimes. Liu Guan, the censor of the capital, and Zhang Xin, the governor of Nanzhen Fusi, are preparing to come to arrest him and bring him to justice!
After hearing this, Ji Gang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his whole body was chilled...
"I regret not listening to your words, sir!" He seemed to believe in Jia Quan again, "What should I do for the present? Please give me your advice, sir!"
Jia Quan was used to lying down in Ji Gang's house, and he really didn't want to go through the trouble of looking for his next home again. He remembered historical records that Ji Gang was not executed until the Dragon Boat Festival next year, so it should be a misunderstanding this year and he would not die! Unless the history books are wrong.
"My lord, don't panic!" Jia Quan pretended to pinch his fingers, "I just heard from your lord that the emperor sent Liu Guan?"
Liu Guan is notorious for controlling the speech of his subordinates and for being corrupt. He is a traitor but a loyal person. Although he is not currently in cahoots with Ji Ganghang, they are all in the same camp.
Ji Gang nodded.
"I think my lord, it's best to talk to the King of Han now." Jia Quan said, "I'm going to see Liu Guan!"
"Can it be done?"
"Whether it works or not, you have to give it a try." Jia Quan said, "It depends on people."
So Ji Gang hurriedly sealed the gift, and Jia Quan took it with him, and sent five dead men to follow him.
Jia Quan originally wanted to take money and escape in the name of bribing Liu Guan. For him, the credibility of history books is extremely low. History books are written by the victors, and the essence of history is to praise the victors. He didn't want to risk his life and share Ji Gang's difficulties.
Along the way, Jia Quan was walking around the city, thinking about how to get rid of the five dead soldiers around him. He had no idea where Liu Guan lived!
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Zhang Bi rushed into the imperial prison with great interest, wanting to tell Lin Linyou the good news.
Only to find that Lin Linyou was missing!
"Where are the others?" Zhang Bi grabbed a captain and asked angrily.
"I don't know!" The captain looked innocent.
"You can't even look down on a person! What are you doing for food?" Zhang Ben said angrily, "When did you disappear?"
"Just...if I remember correctly, it was after the Dragon Boat Festival." The school captain said.
"Didn't you see who took him away?"
"No... I thought it was you, Qianhu, who took it away."
"Ci'ao!" Zhang Bi pushed the captain away, worried. Could it be that Zhuang Jing and the others brought someone to kill Lin Linyou first? That shouldn’t be the case! If you kill someone, why take away the body? Could it be that they were taken outside and killed?
Otherwise, the second brother escaped from prison on his own?
Zhang Bi hasn't come to see Lin Linyou for a long time. He is busy with palace matters before and after the Dragon Boat Festival. Where will this second brother go? He left without saying hello!
Lin Linyou was eating a bowl of rice, tofu mixed with rice, it tasted so delicious! He was chewing rice in his mouth slowly, thinking about something in his mind, so his eyes looked solemn and a little arrogant, as if what he was chewing in his mouth was not rice, but contempt and indifference to the world.
Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, was sitting opposite him, looking at him with a smile.
The beautiful Taoist nun Chen Wanran was also accompanying her, and from time to time she poured a glass of wine into the empty wine glass in front of Lin Linyou.
"Thank you, fairy lady." Lin Linyou swallowed the food in his mouth, picked up the wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"Wan'er has returned to secular life a long time ago." Xue Lu said.
Lin Linyou knew that Xue Lu had been hit hard by Ji Gang on the head because he and Ji Gang were snatching this beauty - Lin Linyou had witnessed this battle with his own eyes.
Xue Lu hated Ji Gang deeply.
"The food in the prison is not good, right?" Xue Lu smiled and persuaded Lin Lin. The so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend. Lin Linyou, this friend, spent the Dragon Boat Festival with him and has been staying with him for more than half a month.
Just now, news came that Ji Gang packed up his luggage, horses, and family, and seemed to be running away.
"Eat more meat!" Xue Lu urged enthusiastically.
"I have read some Taoist books recently, and I still think vegetarian food is delicious." Lin Linyou grilled three bowls of rice in a row and ate all the food on the table except the meat. Wiping his mouth randomly, he grabbed the embroidered spring knife and stood up.
"What are you going for?" Xue Lu asked.
"Let's go and see the excitement." Lin Linyou said, "Will the Marquis go?"
"I won't go." Xue Lu said. He believed that Ji Gang was doomed this time and would definitely die.
Lin Linyou had not yet been reinstated, and was even a convicted criminal, but he wanted to see the grand scene of Ji Gang's capture.
What kind of guilt-ridden body? If Ming's rules and regulations were useful to him, he wouldn't mess around.
He wants to catch Zhuang Jing with his own hands in order to avenge the "testicle punishment"!
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