Even the Princess of Ming Dynasty came to accompany her, plus the rumors she heard about being in the Wenhua Palace, Luo Yangxing knew with his toes that Li Ruolian would not be just a commander of Jinyiwei in the future if he fell in love with such a big shot. !
And if Li Ruolian wants to be promoted, it is very likely that he will be in the Jinyiwei system, and then only the position of Jinyiwei commander will be available.
In addition, Li Ruolian will also accompany the prince on his southern tour. In this way, the relationship with the next emperor of Ming Dynasty will become closer. This means that Luo Yangxing will never have a chance to turn around in his life, and will always be ridden by Li Ruolian!
Thinking like this, his eyes showed coldness, staring at the people in front of Zuixian Tower, as if he wanted to eat them.
At this time, he can be sure that the person who brought such a huge change to Li Ruolian must be this person who suddenly appeared!
Luo Yangxing was staring, calculating his future interests in his mind. If possible, he would never let something that might threaten his power and interests happen.
While he was thinking, suddenly, his eyes lit up. Judging from the way the man mounted his horse, it looked like he didn't even know how to ride a horse. This means that this person should be a weak scholar?
Thinking of this, Luo Yangxing observed carefully again, and then ordered his subordinate Xiaoqi: "Qian Liu, follow them and see where they stay."
When Qian Liu heard this, he saw a person next to Wang Erbiao leading the four refugees away towards the city. So, he quickly agreed and followed with his men.
Luo Yangxing himself continued to follow with his men.
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Zhang Mingwei and his party headed towards the city gate. Wang Erbiao couldn't help but remind Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, these people are probably unruly people. If you just pity them, you might as well give them some money."
"Oh?" After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned to look at him, noncommittal.
Zhu Ailao also turned to look at Wang Erbiao and said doubtfully: "You haven't seen that their father is kind and his son is filial. How could they be unruly?"
Faced with her question, Wang Erbiao did not dare to be negligent and explained quickly: "Your Highness, please think about it. He calls himself a scholar and is very knowledgeable. He is not ashamed of those things in the officialdom. It can be said that he thinks he is noble. However, he can keep his expression straight. He went to deceive Baozi and rob Baozi together with his brother. Isn’t this a slap in the face? It shows that he is cunning and cunning. What is he other than a cunning person?”
Having said this, he looked at Zhang Mingwei again and said with a smile: "It's just that Mr. is soft-hearted and can't bear to see other people's suffering. As a result, he took advantage of him."
If you are an inexperienced person, you might be confused by what he said.
No, Zhu Ailao no longer insisted on her own ideas. She frowned and said hesitantly: "Look at how hungry their parents are, and no one is willing to hire them. This is also a filial piety for their parents." . You can’t say that he is a treacherous and cunning person, can you?”
"Your Highness, didn't the ancients cut their own meat for their parents to eat?" When Wang Erbiao heard this, he immediately sneered and said, "Isn't he a scholar? Wouldn't he know this allusion? What about the integrity of a scholar?"
When Zhu Yuyao heard this, she immediately fell silent, thinking in her mind that if she said this, there was indeed something wrong with this person's character.
Zhang Mingwei listened to their conversation, but he was thinking in his mind that Emperor Chongzhen was surrounded by people with their own purposes. The same thing, like Lan Tianbao, might have a completely different effect if it was said in another way.
From this perspective, it is no wonder that Emperor Chongzhen could not distinguish right from wrong, and was eventually led away by the nose.
With this thought in his mind, he continued to ride out of the city and said: "Starving to death without food is easy to say, but it can really be done. How many people have there been in the past? You said that you have to cut off your flesh to save your mother, then what? It’s just a medicine introduction. Just like Lan Tianbao, given his family’s situation, Lan Tianbao can’t solve the dilemma even if he cuts off his own flesh!”
In fact, Zhang Mingwei originally wanted to say that Wang Erbiao could stand and talk without pain in his back, but after thinking about it, he stopped saying this and just continued to analyze what happened just now: "Lan Tianbao and Lan Dibao can actually find a chance to survive. , however, their employers disliked them for being two burdens. For the sake of their parents, they finally embarked on this road of cheating and stealing buns. Although I am not excusing them, to be honest, many people in their situation have even You can do anything like murder!"
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. I have seen things like this too many times!" Li Ruolian heard this and agreed.
Zhu Yuluo had been in the palace all the time. When she heard such a thing, her expression suddenly changed.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei sighed secretly, changed the topic and said to Zhu Yuluo: "In addition, have you noticed that when they were caught by those Jinyi guards, they would rather be arrested themselves than plead for their brothers and think about their parents? . People who can do this are already very rare."
Zhu Yuyao listened carefully and thought, nodding her head repeatedly. When Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, she felt that people's hearts were not so dark after all, so she finally showed a smile and praised: "Sir, what you said makes sense, I believe you."
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei also smiled and replied: "How good a person is, you might as well see what he does. If it doesn't work, just don't use it!"
After he finished speaking, he stopped discussing the matter and turned back, looking at the front and sides of the street, admiring the street scene of this era.
"Sir, you are so knowledgeable!" Wang Erbiao didn't know if he really thought so, but that's what he said at this time, "I admire you, I admire you!"
Actually, Zhang Mingwei still had a reason not to say anything.
That Lan Tianbao collided with the powerful, but he was not afraid at all, and even scolded "a dog relying on human power." This shows that he may still insist on the distinction between good and evil in his heart, or he may have a sense of resentment towards the powerful because of his own experience. meaning.
As Lan Tianbao later exposed the shortcomings of the local imperial examination, Zhang Mingwei immediately had an idea. If this Lan Tianbao is used to investigate those local officials, I believe he can play his due role! Of course, this matter needs further investigation!
He was thinking about it and was about to reach the city gate. Suddenly, he turned back to look at the situation behind him.
Luo Yangxing, who was following behind, was startled and hid quickly.
Li Ruolian followed Zhang Mingwei's gaze and looked back, but he did not see Luo Yangxing and his party, nor did he see anything special. As he was responsible for guarding Zhang Mingwei and Her Royal Highness, he quickly asked: "Mr. , but did you find anything wrong?"
Upon hearing this, everyone else, including Zhu Yuluo, also turned around and looked around, wanting to see what Zhang Mingwei had discovered?
At this time, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but laugh when he saw how nervous they were. He pointed at the street and said, "Have you noticed that the closer you come to the city gate, the dirtier the street becomes. Even just now I saw a The rat jumped around the corner over there."
When Li Ruolian heard that this was the case, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and replied casually: "Sir, you don't know something. People are so scared these days. Who cares about this? It's good to be full."
"Yes, sir, near the city gate, there are many soldiers guarding the city, and there are also many refugees. Ordinary dignitaries will not come here. If I didn't accompany you, sir, I wouldn't come here either." Wang Erbiao He also followed the explanation and even pointed at the garbage on the street and said, "So, it's not strange at all to be like this here!"
Zhang Mingwei frowned when he heard this. It seems that history books record that when Li Zicheng attacked the capital two years later, he happened to encounter a plague in the capital, which caused most of the defenders to be attacked and unable to defend. Otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen would probably hang himself later.
With this in mind, he didn't say anything about it on the spot. He planned to go outside the city to have a look first, and then talk to Emperor Chongzhen, which was the right way to go.
Luo Yangxing, who was observing from behind, was convinced after seeing that he had not been found, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to follow.
When Zhang Mingwei and his party were approaching the city gate, they suddenly heard the noise on the other side of the city gate. There were sounds of children crying, adults yelling, women crying unwillingly, etc., all mixed together.
