Yang Shijun had mixed feelings in his heart. He was grateful to Han Pingzhi for saving him, but the disaster he had just caused was also related to him. If he sincerely expressed his gratitude to him at this moment, he would inevitably feel a little unwilling.
However, after being in the White Guard organization for so many years, Yang Shijun also developed the ability to be flexible and flexible. He knew in his heart that the most important thing at the moment was to quickly resolve the difficulty in front of him. As for what happened next, it was a matter for later.
He knelt and moved in front of Han Pingzhi, and kowtowed heavily: "Master Han, thank you for disregarding past grudges. Yang is here to kowtow to you."
When the white-clothed guards nearby saw Yang Shijun's virtue, they all sneered in their hearts. As white-clothed guards, they were used to being arrogant and domineering. Except for the emperor's cronies and the emperor himself, they almost didn't care about anyone. In his eyes, how often had he experienced such shame and humiliation?
Yang Shijun was originally the most ruthless character in the White Guards organization. Although he was not the one with the highest martial arts skills, he was definitely the most ruthless person when it came to doing things. Therefore, in the White Guards organization where the jungle was strong and the jungle was strong, he was the most ruthless person. He had a certain amount of prestige, but after what happened today, his prestige was suddenly shattered.
Although the white-clothed guards said nothing on the surface, they already despised this boss in their hearts.
Zhou Yiming sat on the chair, watching the good shows one after another. Not to mention how happy he was. He even felt that it was a great regret in life that no one came to sell peanuts and melon seeds at this time.
Han Pingzhi is an old man in the officialdom, and he naturally understands that he came from Yan Qiu. Although he has left his sphere of influence, the outside world always thinks that he is Yan Qiu's person. This identity label has given him many times. A lot of protection, but sometimes it is also a stumbling block for him to get promoted and make a fortune.
After all, the world belongs to the emperor, and no one who becomes an emperor is a fool. Even if he trusts Yan Qiu, he does not want his sphere of influence to be too large and ultimately out of his control, causing a catastrophe.
Therefore, although the emperor trusted Yan Qiu and his men very much and was generous with their rewards and promotions, the emperor was very wary of people like Han Pingzhi who left Yan Qiu's sphere of influence.
The emperor's attitude towards these people was very clear: control their use, demote them, and never give up the top leadership of any yamen until absolutely necessary.
The reason why Han Ping was able to become the general manager of the General Affairs Office was because of Yan Qiu's hard work. In addition, in the position of the general manager, Han Pingzhi handled matters very well, whether it was handling affairs or dealing with various forces. If he is qualified, if he does not look at his identity and background, but only his ability and professional level, Han Pingzhi would have been able to enter the Dali Temple Yamen long ago.
However, due to the limitations of his status and background, no matter how hard Han Pingzhi tried, he could never get the favor of the emperor, which became a worry for him.
And the reason why he values Zhou Ming so much is precisely because Zhou Ming has brought him hope. As long as he can perfectly complete the task of catching these spies from the Northern Kingdom, the court and the emperor will definitely look at him differently and be promoted when the time comes. There will be a chance.
Moreover, he had just argued with Yang Shijun in front of several father-in-laws in the palace. This was actually a move he made after careful consideration. The purpose was to let those father-in-laws know that what he, Han Pingzhi, was doing was from the Kingdom of Chu. As an official, he received the emperor's salary, and he was loyal to the emperor alone. As for Yan Qiu's kindness to himself, he would never forget it, but that was already a thing of the past.
Although he had already made plans to cut off from Yan Qiu's forces, Han Pingzhi also knew in his heart that this was not the time to completely fall out and cut off. His most powerful backer in the future, Yi Ming, was not strong enough to protect himself. He could only protect himself now. Being able to deal with everything on your own first, handling relationships with all parties well, so that you can be invincible no matter how much danger you encounter.
Even if things don't develop in the direction he expected in the future and Yi Ming doesn't become a pillar of the country, then he can return to Yan Qiu's sphere of influence. At least there will be no problem in saving his life safely.
Just because he had this plan in his mind, when he saw Yang Shijun suddenly kneeling down and kowtowing to him, Han Pingzhi hurriedly bent down to help him: "Mr. Yang, why are you doing this? You and I are both imperial officials and have been deeply favored by the emperor. You were so kind just now The impulsiveness is just to be loyal to the emperor.
It's just that you used the wrong method. Fortunately, you can wake up in time and pull back from the cliff. I believe that the Holy One today is wise and kind. Even if he knew what happened today, he would not blame you. "
Ever since Han Pingzhi had been defending Zhou Ming just now, Yang Shijun had been very critical of him and even regarded him as a thorn in his side. Only when he heard these words did Yang Shijun suddenly wake up. In terms of ability, Han Pingzhi is much higher than himself.
I had been having a verbal conflict with him just now, but not only did he not take it seriously or bear any grudge against me, but he also said such reasonable words at such a critical moment. Wasn't this a natural setback for me?
Thinking of this, Yang Shijun felt guilty, and at the same time he felt sorry for the White Guards organization for losing such a capable general.
"Master Han, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, and I won't say anything else. From now on, we will be brothers sharing life and death, and your business is my business."
After saying this, Yang Shijun kowtowed a few more times, and then wanted to stand up.
Han Pingzhi stood nearby and watched, wanting to laugh in his heart. He said to himself that Yang Shijun has a simple mind and strong limbs. Although I don't hate you and even let you go down the steps, don't forget that there is also a father-in-law in the palace here. , if you don’t deal with them and just stand up like this, wouldn’t that mean you still don’t take the emperor seriously?
Han Pingzhi, who was extremely tired, couldn't let it go. After all, no matter how bad things happened at the General Affairs Office, he had to step in to clean up the mess.
When no one was paying attention, he secretly kicked Yang Shijun's knee as he was about to stand up straight, and at the same time winked at him, which meant to remind Yang Shijun that this matter was not over yet, and the father-in-laws had not yet finished it.
Yang Shijun was kicked. He was confused at first and didn't understand Han Pingzhi's intention. It wasn't until he saw the look in his eyes that he realized that while he was happy, he almost made another big mistake.
He hurriedly knelt down again, then moved to his father-in-laws on his knees, knelt down honestly, and at the same time begged for mercy: "Fathers of father-in-law, I was really confused just now. In order to handle the case, I even asked these father-in-laws to show their noble hands. , spare me this time."
Those father-in-laws were happy to be a favor. After all, Han Pingzhi had already taken over the task of reporting this matter to the emperor, so they hurriedly helped Yang Shijun up.
"Mr. Yang is Mr. Yan's right-hand man. He usually does many errands for the emperor. How could we not know about it? It is understandable to make a slip of the tongue in the moment. Just be careful with your words in the future."
"Master Yang, just rest assured. We are not outsiders. Even if the emperor finds out about this in the future, we will put in a few good words for you within our ability."
Seeing that the father-in-laws were so easily dealt with, Yang Shijun breathed a sigh of relief. After a while of thanking him profusely, he slowly stood up.
"The great kindness of these father-in-laws will never be forgotten by Yang. If any difficult errands come from these father-in-laws in the future, just ask me and I will risk my life to handle them."
After that, everyone praised each other in a friendly manner.
Zhou Yiming originally thought that Yang Shijun was definitely doomed this time, but he didn't expect that under Han Pingzhi's understatement, he actually passed the test safely and became friends with those father-in-laws. This really opened his eyes and made him feel worried about the chaos. I also have a new understanding of the experts in the officialdom.
Seeing the ugly way everyone was socializing with each other, Zhou Yiming almost vomited. It seemed that he couldn't be a high-ranking official in the Chu Kingdom. After all, he couldn't stand this kind of official atmosphere.
Seeing that the crisis was over, Yang Shijun was also frightened. If Han Pingzhi hadn't ignored the past and came to the rescue just now, he would have been doomed this time.
The joy of surviving the disaster even made him forget about making things difficult for Yi Ming just now.
Several guards in white clothes on the side felt ashamed when they saw that their superiors had forgotten business in order to save their lives.
"Mr. Yang, it seems you have some business that you haven't done yet?" one of the guards in white reminded him, his tone full of disrespect.
After working hard in the White Guard organization for so many years, Yang Shijun understood from the tone of his voice that he had lost such a big face just now and had forgotten the important matter of dealing with Yi Ming. His subordinates must have looked down on him in their hearts. .
He absolutely cannot allow his men to be so disrespectful to him, because if he doesn't respond to this disrespect immediately now, these white-clothed guards will definitely spread the embarrassing story about him when they go back. No matter how thick-skinned he is, , I definitely can’t hang out anymore.
Yang Shijun rolled his eyes and thought of a way to save his face, which was to continue to cause trouble for Yi Ming and get back the face he had just lost from Yi Ming.
Although this would more or less hurt Han Pingzhi's interests, he couldn't care so much at the moment. Even if this matter caused Han Pingzhi to lose his official position, he could only do this. Transferred back to the White Guard organization.
Once such a situation occurs, it will be beneficial to both the White Guards organization and Yang Shijun, because by then Yang Shijun will not only have one more brother in the organization who will share life and death, but the White Guards organization will also have one more capable person. Go-getter.
Thinking of these, the haze in Yang Shijun's heart just now was swept away. He glanced at Zhou Ming, who was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed and leisurely, and he felt angry.
