Therefore, even though he was watched eagerly by his classmates, he refused to agree easily. He only said: "After I personally check it, I will naturally take action."
My classmate came here today with the idea of hitting three poles if there were jujubes but no jujubes. Now that he saw that the jujubes were not hit, although he felt resentful, he did not dare to get too entangled and exchanged pleasantries with him. sentence, finally stood up to say goodbye.
After exiting the gate of Duke Xing's mansion, he was stopped by the guards in black: "Excuse me, please take a walk."
The classmate was angry and anxious: "I am an official of the imperial court, how dare you..."
The guards in black who blocked him laughed loudly: "We are arresting the imperial official!"
Just kidnap the person away.
Very torture, very hard.
This man's servant was quite clever and ran away quickly when he realized something was not going well.
Although a few guards in black saw it, they didn't take it seriously. He was just a nobody, so there was no need to take it seriously.
The young boy quickly ran into the Duke of Xing's mansion. After being informed by the concierge, he arrived in front of Su Zhan, panting and pale with shock: "My Lord, as soon as my master left the door of your mansion, he was captured by a guard in black. The people were captured!"
Su Zhan was really taken aback. After he realized what he was doing, he stood up immediately and said, "Where's the person?"
The boy gasped and said, "I don't know where they took them..."
Su Zhan thought about it for a while, then went straight to the black-clothed guard's office. When he got outside the door, he reported the names of Duke Xing and Su Zhan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei. Not long after, someone came out to greet him.
As soon as I saw the person in charge, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
When he returned to Beijing this time, he saw a lot of beautiful men. In today's world, there are dragons and phoenixes, Hongqian and phoenixes. Lu Chong is strong and unrestrained, and his heroic figure is outstanding. Anyone who comes.
Cao Yang is of medium stature, neither tall nor short, slender and jade-like, with a pair of red phoenix eyes on his bright face.
When he looked at the person in front of him with a smile, his eyes seemed to be overflowing with gentleness and sincerity. However, when his eyelashes lowered and he looked askance, he felt that evil aura was everywhere and his monstrous attitude was revealed.
When he met Su Zhan, his face was filled with a gentle and approachable smile, as enthusiastic as a close friend he had not seen for decades: "Oh my, Duke Xing - what brought you here? The noble steps and the humble ground really make this place shine!"
Reaching out to avoid hitting the smiling man, Su Zhan exchanged a few words with him in a friendly manner, and then said: "Just now, my classmate went to visit the mansion. Not long after he said goodbye, a servant came to report that he had just left the Duke of Xing's mansion. Someone took him away."
Cao Yang frowned in sympathy, and was very angry: "How can such a thing happen? In broad daylight, the universe is bright, under the feet of the emperor! Is there any law of kings? Is there any law of heaven?"
He also comforted him: "I have some friendship with Jing Zhaoyin, so I will write a letter immediately and ask him to put more effort into this matter..."
Su Zhan knew that he was pretending to be confused, so he couldn't help but make his words more clear: "According to what the boy said, he was taken away by the black-clad guards."
"Really?" Cao Yang seemed a little surprised, and turned around and ordered his subordinates: "Go and check the records to see if there is such a thing."
Then he turned his head and looked at Su Zhan: "The face of Mr. Xing has to be given. If it is really someone under my command who captured your classmate, I will immediately let those unsighted people catch him." Let people go..."
Su Zhan frowned and said, "I didn't come here with the intention of calling Colonel Cao for favoritism..." Just after he finished speaking, Cao Yang continued slowly: "Of course that's impossible!"
Su Zhan hesitated and saw that Cao Yang was still looking at him with a smile and asked: "Can Mr. Xing hold the position of commander of the black guards?"
Su Zhan shook his head and said, "No."
Cao Yang asked again: "Do the guards in black have the power to supervise all officials and correct them for their crimes?"
Su Zhan said: "Yes."
Cao Yang said a long "Oh", and then asked him: "In that case, what is the stance of Duke Xing in visiting today?"
Su Zhan's lips moved, and when he was about to speak, a black-clad guard Xiaoqi came over. There were several black-clad guards behind him, and the person he was escorting was none other than his old classmate who had just bid farewell to him not long ago.
When the man saw Su Zhan, he was astonished as if the rain had come after a long drought, and he was overjoyed: "Brother An Guo, save me!"
He struggled angrily, but his shoulders were clasped tighter: "These shameless villains failed to blackmail, so they deliberately framed me!"
When he complained excitedly, Cao Yang listened with a smile, but did not look at him. His eyelashes were slightly lowered, and he only looked at Su Zhan sideways.
When Su Zhan saw that he was still missing his arms and legs, he felt relieved at first, and then noticed Cao Yang's look that looked warm but was actually sarcastic, and he was not angry at all.
He apologized to Cao Yang and said warmly: "I am not here to interfere with the law enforcement of the black guards, and I have no intention of forcing Captain Cao to bend the law for personal gain. It's just that he and I were classmates after all, so I can't see him." He was imprisoned but ignored it. As an official of the imperial court, he was arrested and imprisoned in public. There must be a reason, right?"
When Cao Yang saw that he didn't show any expression at all and was pushed back by him with a gentle word, he was still gentle and gentle, so the smile on his face seemed a little more real.
But he was still speechless. He only took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Su Zhan.
Su Zhan politely thanked him and opened it, but it was a memorial impeaching him, as a noble general, for interfering in the internal affairs of the Black Guards...
Even though he was such a well-mannered man, he couldn't help but look angry at this moment. At this moment, Cao Yang calmly said "Oh!" and said with a look of embarrassment: "I'm really sorry, I accidentally picked up the wrong one." Yes, you have a lot of it, please don’t take it seriously.”
As he said that, he took back the letter in Su Zhan's hand, took another copy from his sleeve and handed it over: "This one is the one."
Su Zhan looked at him deeply, his face was filled with frost, and he read the newly obtained document from beginning to end. The coldness on his face became more and more serious. He held up the two pieces of paper. In front of the hopeful classmates: "Did you do it, or did they trap you?"
The classmate glanced at the contents of the document in front of him, and his expression changed slightly. Just as he was about to quibble, Cao Yang said leisurely: "Du Wulang, I have always been compassionate, and I sincerely advise you now. Think before you speak."
He looked lazily at Su Zhan's classmate: "It's true that Duke Xing is anxious for justice, but I, Cao Yang, am not the kind of person who can swallow his anger. If this matter breaks out, I won't I mind taking the case to the Emperor. If you are upright and act with no guilt, the Emperor will definitely give you justice. Then you can go home and wash your hands and sleep. The next day, you can go to the streets to watch me being beheaded. But if you act shamefully, the lawsuit will fall into my hands again..."
Cao Yang admired the panic on his face, clicked his tongue twice, and said no more.
Su Zhan looked at the expression on his face, and there was nothing he didn't understand. He handed the document in his hand back to Cao Yang, said "no," and was about to leave.
The classmate stopped him in panic: "Please help me, Anguo! Just this time, please, Anguo!"
Cao Yang watched this scene with interest.
Su Zhan turned around and saw his classmate's face full of hope and longing. He said expressionlessly: "For the sake of our former classmates, on the day you are sentenced to death, I will send a hand to the executioner." If you have a nice bottle of wine, tell him to sharpen the knife!"
The classmate's face couldn't help but show a bit of despair. Before he could say anything more, Cao Yang waved his hand, and someone blocked his mouth and took him back.
Cao Yang also asked Su Zhan hypocritically: "How long has Duke Xing been here, and he is leaving now? Why don't you come in and sit down? I still have a lot to say to Duke Xing!"
Su Zhan had only been here for a quarter of an hour, and he had suffered enough from Cao Yang's bad temper. He had always been upright, but this was the first time he was rude, so he walked away without saying a word.
Just as he was about to walk out of the gate of the black-clad guard's office, a ragged old man suddenly rushed out from the side, hugged him, and called him "Master Cao, Master Cao!"
Su Zhan was born in a martial arts family. He licked blood from his sword all the time, and his reaction was much faster than ordinary people. He noticed the visitor when he just rushed over. He just realized that he was just an ordinary person, so he did not push him away and helped him. After calling the person who came to stand still, he said: "I am not the Mr. Cao you are looking for."
A trace of sadness instantly appeared on the old man's wrinkled face: "Ah! Aren't you? Did I look in the wrong place? They said that Master Cao can be found here..."
The guard in black who was guarding the door glanced at Su Zhan with eyes that were not eyes and a nose that was not a nose, and said, "You found the right place. Our Lord is inside. Wait, I'll pass the message - —”
Just as he was talking, Cao Yang came out: "What's going on?"
His eyes fell on the old man, and he instantly realized what had happened: "Oh, I am the Master Cao you are looking for."
The old man almost crawled to his feet: "Master Cao, you must make the decision for me!"
Su Zhan was on the side, watching the indescribable kindness on Cao Yang's face. It felt as if the soul in that limb had suddenly been replaced.
He sat on the ground without any manners. The old man pulled his sleeves, his face full of longing, and told his sorrow and grievances in an obscure native accent.
Cao Yang listened attentively, taking notes while listening. When the old man finished talking, he sent someone to take him to repair it, and sent someone to check whether what he said was true.
The old man was taken away. Cao Yang patted the dirt on his butt and stood up. Only then did he realize that Su Zhan hadn't left yet.
That generous smile appeared on his face again: "Hey, Duke Xing, do you have any other advice?"
Su Zhan looked at him, a little helpless: "You are a person who obviously does good things, why can't you talk properly?"
Cao Yang scratched him with the corner of his eye and sneered: "Because I am a lowly born bitch who has to sell my butt to make a living. How can I compare with the glorious and magnanimous gentleman, Mr. Xing Guo? ?!”
After saying that, he turned his nostrils to the sky and walked away arrogantly.
Su Zhan was stunned for a long time, and finally returned home holding his breath.
…
When Cao Yang went to the palace again the next day, Ying Zheng lowered his head and reviewed the memorial, but added one more sentence: "Xing Guogong is an upright man, so don't provoke him."
Cao Yang rolled up his sleeves and stood beside the writing desk, studying ink for the emperor. When he heard this, his eyelids couldn't help but twitched, but he said: "Xing Guogong is your majesty's beloved minister. He is a famous general in the world. How can I dare to provoke him?" "
Ying Zheng didn't even raise his head: "Why, did your memorial to impeach him slip into your sleeve?"
Although he was not in the official office, he seemed to have experienced what happened yesterday.
However, Cao Yang did not show any panic. After saying "I will die, I am terrified", he asked tentatively: "Why, did Duke Xing come to the palace to complain? He doesn't look like this kind of person." ah."
Ying Zheng did not expect that a person as upright and upright as Su Zhan would be involved in such a thing as "going to the palace to file a complaint". He was momentarily lost in thought and started coughing while laughing.
When Cao Yang saw this, he stopped studying the ink, took the tea cup from the hand of the waiter who was near him, tested the temperature, and handed it over with both hands.
Ying Zheng took it and took a sip and said, "He is an extremely upright person. How could he say anything about people behind their backs? Someone else told me."
When Cao Yang heard how much he admired Su Zhan in his words, his eyes couldn't help but pause for a moment, then he quickly responded: "Yes, I won't be like this in the future."
Ying Zheng glanced at him keenly: "You don't seem to like Duke Xing very much?"
Cao Yang was silent and speechless.
Ying Zheng didn’t ask any more questions.
After a long time, Cao Yang suddenly spoke softly: "Xing Guogong, he is a rare gentleman. I... I am actually very jealous of him."
Yes, if given the choice, who wouldn’t want to take the Emperor’s Road?
Ying Zheng sighed secretly and felt pity for this capable minister. He couldn't help but said: "I know that you are not lacking in talents. If you are really tired of your career as a black-clad guard and have nothing to do here, you can just go elsewhere."
Cao Yang was startled at first, then shook his head, looked deeply at the emperor, and said: "If I go elsewhere, where can your majesty find someone like me who can fill your treasury."
He smiled softly, the beautiful jade shining brightly: "Didn't I say that I would give up my life to build a road for Your Majesty from Chang'an to all the important cities in the world?"
Ying Zheng was fascinated and felt that the monarch and his ministers were in harmony with each other. He smiled and said: "In that case, I will wait and see!"
Emperors in space: "..."
Emperors in space: "…………"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "Uh."
Li Yuanda said: "The First Emperor."
Li Shimin sighed: "Do you feel it?"
Ying Zheng: "? Ah? What's wrong?"
Liu Che suddenly became excited: "There's something wrong with him!"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Is it about Su Zhan? He just tested it, it's not harmful. When the water is clear, there will be no fish."
Emperors: "Ugh."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "...Aren't you angry?"
Ying Zheng had been a straight man for several lifetimes and had been admired by many people. He didn't notice anything strange at all.
After thinking for a while, he said: "As a black-clad guard, he acted like this. He is indeed suspected of fishing for law enforcement, but..."
