Chapter 263 Drinking more tea is a beautiful thing
Zhang Shicheng actually stole his own manuscript and wanted to figure out how to deal with him. He also recruited the four most talented people in Wuzhong to compete with him...
Zhang Ximeng was stunned by this news. OK, Zhang Shicheng's brain is not bad! The cards given to him are not small. It seems that among the four great talents in Wuzhong, there is Liu Ji and Gao named after Song Lian.
Qi, I heard he is also a young talent and is not so easy to deal with.
You have to cheer up.
Zhang Ximeng said to Guo Ying: "Zhang Shicheng used his beauty and money to buy his claws and eagles, while we won people's hearts with our ideals and ideas. Do you understand the difference?"
Guo Ying said with a sullen face: "I understand. I have been exchanging letters with my brother Guo Xing during this period. He talked about the prisoner of war camp and how to reform the prisoners. I also understand that money and beauty may be able to bribe a
They are two despicable people, but they can never buy sincerity. You can't achieve great things by relying on them."
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "It's good that you are aware of this. Remember, even if you are spying on the military situation and learning all kinds of information, you must go on the right path. Don't think that you can go unimpeded if you are mean and shameless... After all, whatever we do,
Everything must be scrutinized by the world. You sit in this position and are extremely careful. Many people say that people like you will not end well. But I can guarantee that as long as you can control it,
, there will be no worries in this life.”
Guo Ying nodded quickly. With Mr. Zhang's assurance, he felt relieved.
"Mr. Zhang, should we arrest people now, or wait and see?"
Zhang Ximeng thought for a while and said: "Since we want to arrest someone, we must be upright and arrest him in action. I will write a note to Zhu Ying and ask him to send someone over with a set of books. If that You Fang comes, arrest him immediately.
, and at the same time follow the clues and arrest everyone in that house."
Guo Ying nodded immediately and quickly arranged the closing operation to ensure nothing went wrong.
You Fang still doesn't know that he has fallen into a dragnet, but this does not reduce his fear.
If you want to assassinate Zhang Ximeng, even if you succeed, you may not be able to escape intact!
He tried hard to recall how he embarked on this path... When he heard that Zhu Jiajun was opening a subject to obtain scholars, he rushed over from Hangzhou but was a step too late and did not catch up. Later, he lived in a temple for a while. Fortunately,
I met Zhu Yuanzhang who was looking for a teacher for Zhu Ying. Because of his excellent calligraphy and painting skills, he finally became Zhu Ying's teacher as he wished.
After that, he met a woman who was offering incense in the temple, and they got together. However, the girl's father broke out and was so angry that he wanted to beat them to death. He said that the girl was engaged, but he actually did it.
Such a scandal has brought disgrace to the family and disgraced the ancestors...
You Fang was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and begged, breaking his head. The old man finally agreed to let them go, and the marriage could be canceled, but he must be good to the girl and be filial to his father-in-law.
At that time, most of You Fang's soul was gone. Instead of punishing himself, the old man went along with the situation and allowed himself to marry his sweetheart. What a kindness this was!
You Fang almost regarded the old man as his biological father and was very filial to him.
He was very happy, and today, his wife has given birth to another child for him.
If there was no assassination, he even felt that he was the luckiest person in the world.
But when he looked back at this moment, You Fang suddenly felt that he seemed to have fallen into a trap from the beginning, a carefully woven trap.
From going to a temple to live temporarily, to meeting a woman, to becoming a couple...everything happened to be as if it were scripted in a play.
Cui Yingying met Zhang Junrui, and she lived a good life since then. No matter how she thought about it, it was a bit unbelievable... but she believed it. Once she stepped in, even if she wanted to turn back, where would she be?
You Fang walked around three times in front of Zhang Ximeng's mansion and kept looking inside. He wanted to go in and talk about the matter, and maybe he could be freed.
But after all, he stole the manuscript, and I'm afraid that this incident alone is enough to behead him.
Since it's all about death, why seek death yourself?
You Fang did not take this step after all. He returned to Zhu Ying's mansion and planned to teach Zhu Ying. By chance, Zhang Ximeng sent a note asking him to move the books.
You Fang had no suspicion that it was against him, but he was still hesitant whether to take action.
However, being able to go to Zhang's house to move books and possibly meet Prime Minister Zhang was something no one else could wish for, so You Fang didn't dare to neglect and came over quickly.
Smoothly, we arrived at the door of the study.
At this moment, You Fang stopped. Not long ago, he entered the study like this, opened Zhang Ximeng's bookcase, took out a manuscript inside, and then left in a hurry.
At that time, he was still thinking that his old father-in-law admired Prime Minister Zhang and insisted on getting his manuscript, so he made this move.
But later he found out that his old father-in-law wanted to give it to a friend, and this friend turned out to be Zhang Shicheng's.
Now that things have come to this, what can You Fang do?
Anyway, this is the last time. As long as the drug is administered successfully, he will run away quickly. No matter whether Zhang Ximeng is dead or alive, he will be free.
Thinking of this, You Fang no longer hesitated. He stepped in and found a stack of books on the desk.
You Fang hurriedly came over to check and found that there were no mistakes, but his focus was more on a purple sand tea cup. This was Zhang Ximeng's commonly used cup. He could see the thick tea stains left by long-term tea brewing.
As he wrote more and more at night, Zhang Ximeng became addicted to drinking strong tea. He soaked a large amount of tea leaves in boiling water to fully release the caffeine. When he drank it, the strong bitterness was released instantly, and his literary thoughts suddenly opened up.
, I wrote without feeling sleepy until the middle of the night.
You Fang's heart was pounding. He knew very well that this kind of strong tea was dark in color and strong in taste. If poison was put in, even if something happened to him after drinking it, he wouldn't notice it for a while, and he would be able to escape safely with the beauty.
Already.
Don't hesitate, just do it!
You Fang hurriedly took out the dark powder and poured it into Zhang Ximeng's tea cup. Then he stuffed the paper wrapped with the powder into the middle of the book pages, picked up a stack of books, stood up and left.
"Is it Mr. You?"
Zhang Ximeng suddenly walked in from outside and said hello with a smile.
You Fang was startled and trembling all over. He could only barely control his emotions so as not to reveal his secret.
"Zhang, Zhang Xiang!"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "You're welcome, I was just looking for you... There are too few people in my mansion. I lost several manuscripts a few days ago and asked them to look for them, but they couldn't find them. Most of them were taken to the kitchen to light a fire.
This group of uneducated people is really not good. I see that you are teaching Zhu Ying and you are doing well, and your calligraphy and painting are also first-rate. Just stay here with me and be responsible for processing the text. It just takes over Liu Ji's position, how about it? "
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile, and when You Fang heard it, thunder exploded and his whole body trembled violently.
Zhang Ximeng didn't take the matter of losing the manuscript seriously. This was a blessing. It was another blessing to reuse him!
As long as you stay with Zhang Ximeng for a period of time, you will at least become a prefect when you go out. He was born in poverty and relied on financial aid to study.
Now that you can reach the sky in one step, what else can you ask for?
I really am the parents who gave birth to me. My parents are not as good as Prime Minister Zhang!
Just when You Fang was thinking about how to answer, Zhang Ximeng had already taken the kettle from the side and poured it into the teacup.
Looking at the heat, You Fang was startled, what should I do?
Block?
But what if it’s leaked?
If you don't stop him, if Zhang Xiang dies, what will happen to your own future?
You Fang has never been so entangled... Why should he face this choice?
He stared blankly at Zhang Ximeng raising the teacup. Suddenly, he brought the teacup to You Fang.
"From now on, when we work together, there is no wine here, so I will substitute tea for wine and give you a toast."
"Drink!"
Zhang Ximeng handed the tea cup to You Fang.
You Fang suddenly changed his face in fear and could no longer hold the books in his arms.
"Zhang, Prime Minister Zhang, how can I drink your tea? This, this tea is very precious."
Zhang Ximeng smiled, "What's precious? It's just some leaves, not Xiaolongtuan. As the saying goes, tea and wine don't separate families. Today you drink mine, tomorrow I'll drink yours... Why do you want to refuse my kindness?"
You Fang was trembling all over. He raised his head and looked at Zhang Ximeng's eyes, and felt a hint of murderous intent in them.
"I, I don't dare... Zhang Xiang's gift will be engraved in my heart. I, I will take it back and savor it slowly."
Zhang Ximeng said calmly: "No need, the tea will be cold when we get back, hurry up while it's hot!"
"I, I...drink!"
With trembling hands, You Fang rubbed the manuscript and put it on the desk. His mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of ways to survive. However, Zhang Ximeng was watching from the side and did not give him a chance.
You Fang grimaced, struggled to grab the tea cup, and lifted it up little by little, with cold sweat streaming from his temples.
"Zhang, Xiang Zhang, I, I drank."
"Drink!" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Drinking tea is a beautiful thing! After drinking, I have something to explain."
You Fang stared at the cup of tea with mixed emotions. He could obviously change his destiny and become a high-ranking official in the Zhu family army, and be prosperous and wealthy from then on. However, he was so obsessed that he boarded the pirate ship and could never get off.
After being stunned for a long time, You Fang finally raised his neck, took a sip of tea, and then hurriedly said: "Prime Minister Zhang, I have resigned from my humble position and will come back later."
You Fang wanted to escape, but perhaps inducing vomiting at this time could save his life.
But just when he ran to the door, Zhang Ximeng suddenly said: "Such a grown-up, why are you still throwing away the book? The book is still here!"
After You Fang paused, he could only turn around, pick up the manuscript, and run outside again. For some reason, he felt that his eyes were getting dark and his steps staggered.
This medicine is really powerful!
Just when You Fang was taking steps to go out, several more people appeared in front of him.
There were Guo Ying, Lu Qiuyun, soldiers from the Gongwei Division, You Fang's wife, father-in-law, and two servants.
"You, why are you here?" You Fang asked in surprise.
Guo Ying chuckled, "Mr. You, I heard that you are still alone, but I didn't expect that you secretly got a family and are about to become a father. It's really surprising!"
You Fang was shocked. No matter how slow he was, he knew something was wrong.
At this time, someone else came over. They escorted several monks and they also rushed over.
Guo Ying said with a smile: "You cannot get married without a great matchmaker. This is the first time I heard that the temple even arranged for a chance encounter in the west chamber. Mr. You, you are very lucky!"