Although the old salted fish in the room seemed to have heard Ah Liu's words and called out twice inside, the little peanut turned a deaf ear and ran out immediately without thinking. He has been living in the county government these days, and he is wearing the same clothes.
Wearing silk clothes, at first glance, he looks no different from Ah Liu's dress. Besides, the servants and clerks in the county government are all used to it, so no one can stop him.
He already knew that Zhang Shou was in the second hall, but he hurried to the door and found that only Zhu Tingfang's guards were there. They only glanced at him and no one asked him to leave. He couldn't help but feel a little calmer.
But he didn't dare to enter rashly. He just waited at the door with his hands lowered, but his ears were raised high, trying his best to eavesdrop on what was said inside.
"Lao Jiang Ge wanted to catch General Zhu and Dr. Zhang for their faults, but he didn't even think about it. The old master received the sacred order and personally sat in Cangzhou, while his old disciples were desperately attacking General Zhu and Dr. Zhang for favoring the rebels.
, asking for fame and selling one's integrity, doesn't it mean to criticize Sang and Huai, and slander the old master? His disciples are all over the world, but how can they compare with the disciples of the old master?"
In the second hall, Zhang Shou didn't know that Little Peanut was eavesdropping outside the door at this time, but Lu Chan was showing off so openly that he couldn't help but laugh. Jiang Ge's old disciples are all over the world, but all the disciples of Ren
Together, if you want to compare with Ge Yong, you are really not close, just because Ge Yong also has a disciple who is the current emperor! The emperor personally recognized him, and the word "teacher" is always on his lips!
Of course, if the emperor is weaker, the outcome of Jiangge Lao vs. Ge Taishi may be hard to say, but is the current emperor easy to bully?
"Furthermore, Mr. Jiang Ge suddenly started a war with several people. It was really too much. He was a mortal enemy of the great scholar Confucius. Not long after he joined the cabinet, he was suppressed by him again and again. This time, his party members lost their jobs again.
No one can bear it when he frantically throws dirty water on the two of them! In addition, Zhao Guogong, Lu Shangshu, no, Lu Jijiu, Chu Eunuch all said, I don’t know what he thinks..."
Zhu Tingfang listened calmly to Lu Chan's explanation of the situation in the capital. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Ge Yong who was concentrating on reading a book, as if he was turning a deaf ear. From time to time, he poked at the contents of the book with his right finger and grabbed Zhang Zhang with his left hand.
Shou asked him to explain what joints there were. Even though he knew that Ge Yong was just making a gesture without even thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel angry about it.
If Ge Yong wants to drag Zhang Shou back to the capital to study arithmetic wholeheartedly, and then leave the affairs in Cangzhou to him... don't do it so obviously!
Therefore, Master Zhu took a deep breath with a tigerish face, and then suddenly interrupted Lu Chan: "Eunuch Lu, if I remember correctly, eunuchs should not be able to leave the capital for leisure, right?"
Before Lu Chan, who suddenly changed his expression, could explain or defend himself, he said calmly, "I am not one of those civil servants who clings to the past. I just want to know that since this time has been an exception, I guess you are not just a messenger, because
Anyone can do the work of delivering messages, so why do we need eunuchs? There are dozens of vacancies in Cangzhou, from county magistrates to subordinate officials and then to subordinate officials. The court does not fill them, but it sends you here?"
Lu Chan was originally distracted. He was eavesdropping on what Ge Yong and Zhang Shou were talking about. When he found out that they were talking about the three expressions of the circular equation in the plane rectangular coordinate system, he listened to the weird-sounding symbols.
, his scalp went numb immediately, and when he realized that Zhu Tingfang had spoken sharply, he was even more unprepared when he heard that someone asked him straight to the point about his purpose after his expression changed.
Although he wanted to talk to him indifferently, or vaguely change the subject and bring it up later, Zhu Tingfang's gaze was so oppressive. He couldn't even avoid the sharp eyes. In the end,
Just open your heart and reveal your intentions.
"The construction of a port in Cangzhou has not yet spread to the DPRK and the Central Government, especially Mr. Jiang Ge, who is still completely kept in the dark. But now that General Zhu and Dr. Zhang have contacted businessmen from Shanxi and Suzhou, the DPRK and the Central Government are besieging the officials of Jiang Ge's faction.
Among them are officials from these two places. It may not be that easy to keep this news hidden until Mr. Jiang Ge is pulled out of office."
"Furthermore, even if Mr. Jiangge steps down in the future, whether it is Master Kong Da, Master Zhang, or even Mr. Wu Ge, who used to be a yes-man who never hummed, do you think they will be in harmony with the Zhu family, or even more?
To be precise, are we of the same mind as the emperor? Impossible! These officials rushed out of the examination room among thousands of troops. In the final analysis, they actually believe in themselves more."
"Since those people can't believe it, and General Zhu and Dr. Zhang are doing their best to serve the emperor, don't you want to put aside those constraints and plan a new Cangzhou? You know, Cangzhou is affiliated to Hejian Prefecture, but there has been a long-term shortage in Zhizhou Yamen.
Although the magistrate of Changlu is able to control the sky with one hand, the district magistrates are ultimately controlled by the prefect of Hejian. What if this old system is reversed?"
"Furthermore, if Cangzhou can be upgraded to a prefecture and Nanpi County, Yanshan County and Dongguang County are all included under it, then not only can the canal area be separated from Hejian Prefecture, but it will also be enough to compete with it.
Moreover, all the coastal areas have been included. If you are worried that the future docks will be as unmanageable as Tianjin, the Customs and Excise Department and the Supervisor of the Army are willing to help!"
When Lu Chan said this, he saw that Zhang Shou finally pulled away from Ge Yong's arithmetic book and looked at him. Zhu Tingfang also had a solemn look on his face. He thought that at least the two of them had paid attention to his words.
, who knew that Zhang Shou stood up directly.
"I'm not in my position, and I don't plan for the government. I just accepted the request of General Zhu and casually talked with people about the construction of the port. I don't know the specific details or what the future should be like.
Eunuch Lu, please discuss it with General Zhu. I am just a scholar, and I am just a teacher in the Imperial College. How can I have such great ability and think so far-reaching."
Before Lu Chan could say anything to object, he said with a smile: "Furthermore, since you said before that the emperor has great expectations for the effectiveness of the cinchona tree, then the schedule of these prisoners' departure to Qiongzhou Mansion cannot be delayed.
They have just received a hundred canes, and I plan to go and see how the situation is now and when they can set off, so as not to delay things."
"This is my first time out of Beijing. I don't understand anything like astronomy, geography, hydrology, etc., and I am not as good as the erudite teacher. If Eunuch Lu asks to teach Cangzhou affairs, my teacher is a ready-made expert right in front of me, so why bother to ask?
I’m a fledgling boy?”
Seeing Zhang Shou cupping his hands and striding out as he spoke, Lu Chan was stunned. Immediately afterwards, he heard a bang and turned around to see that Ge Yong had smashed the armrest in anger.
"This damn brat! If anything happens, just blame it on the teacher. Are there any lazy students like you? You don't understand astronomy and geography? Then what you said about the dynamic spectrum equilibrium equation in front of me kept me awake all night
Who’s the good guy?”
Zhang Shou, who had already left the second hall, pretended not to hear Ge Yong's roar. As for the irritated look like a knife from his future uncle on the back of his vest, he couldn't care less. When he saw little peanut when he went out, he didn't hesitate.
Grab the person and leave.
Teachers often take the blame, so you should be used to it by now... right?
As for the dynamic spectrum equilibrium equation, it is impossible to calculate it without a computer. He listed it just to fool a complete layman in the field of mathematics like Shopkeeper Hua.
As for listing the equation in front of Ge Yong, he just said hello first, lest in the future when shopkeeper Hua was really stupid enough to ask Ge Yong for advice, he would be chased by the angry teacher who had somehow taken the blame...
Anyway, he already understood what Lu Chan wanted, but he didn't want to get involved at all - wasn't it because the eunuch wanted to play a further role, under the banner of checking and balancing the civil servants for the emperor? At Zhu Tingfang's request, he had already said
After moving people from the north and south to join forces, his thin arms and legs didn't bother to worry about the next thing.
Cangzhou is not his private territory, so he still needs to correct his attitude of keeping away from others!
Little Peanut, who had been eavesdropping outside just now, didn't understand much at all. After all, what Lu Chan said was too big, too complicated, and the character level was too high. On the contrary, Zhang Shou's excuse when he came out was relatively simple. At this moment, he always
Frankly was dragged out by Zhang Shou, and after he was far away from the second hall, he explained in a low voice: "Brother Six told me that I could come over. I didn't understand anything just now."
He wanted to say that he didn't hear it, but that was really lying with his eyes open, so he could only claim that he didn't understand.
Zhang Shou laughed when he heard the words and said casually: "If you don't understand, you don't understand. Even if you understand, it doesn't matter. But forget these now, because we are going to see Xian Yunhe and the others now. This is better than what you heard."
Things are more important."
Little Peanut nodded quickly, and all his energy was immediately focused on Xian Yunhe's situation. All the words he just heard were thrown out of his mind: "Yeah, don't worry, Dr. Zhang, I will forget those things soon."
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Zhang Shou was amused by Xiao Peanut's sincere attitude, but in his mind he remembered the execution scene just now on the platform in front of the lobby.
The news of today's execution had been released a long time ago. Compared with the previous trials of big businessmen and corrupt officials, there were far fewer people who came to the county government gate to watch and wait for the news. He even heard the police officers coming in to report.
That is to say, not even the spinners and cotton farmers who had worked with Xian Yunhe and others before came.
At first glance, this seemed to be a clear line. However, when he saw Zhu Er at the end, Zhu Er told him in a low voice that many cotton farmers and spinners did not dare to come over because they felt that even if they could not see, they could hear.
The sound of being beaten may still hurt others, and you can't help but feel emotional.
It is precisely because of this that he ordered someone to prepare a roll of cloth for the torturer to gag - whether it is hypocrisy that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen and does not want to hear the wailing of the lamb to be slaughtered, or it may be something else, anyway, if
It wasn't that he had to be there, he couldn't wait to find some excuse to avoid such an occasion.
At this time, when he entered the county prison with Little Peanut, he saw several new jailers who had just taken office coming towards him with smiles on their faces. He smelled the smell of blood and medicine that filled the air, and couldn't help but feel soft in his heart.
Sighed lightly.
Had it not been for Zhu Tingfang's ruthless crackdown, which eliminated many guards and jailers in one fell swoop, and then used Cangzhou Wumen to suppress the backlash that these eliminated people deserved, a group of them would have been sent directly to salt labor with great anger.
The honest group is responsible for escorting the Qi family and other prisoners who were sentenced to exile. If this prison were still run by the same group of people as before, I'm afraid it would still have a musty smell.
And now, with the rapid conclusion of many previous prisons, this place has also been cleaned from the inside out. The air has improved a lot. However, with today's collective execution, the smell is probably better now.
The days will go away.
Smelling this smell, Little Peanut's face turned pale, and he unknowingly tightened his arm on Zhang Shou, making his whole body tremble. At this time, he finally understood that Ah Liu said that Zhang Shou would not let him go over to see
What does it mean?
If he had really seen the execution scene at that time, I am afraid he would not be able to help but rush forward!
Zhang Shou felt the strong force pulling his arm, and couldn't help but turn his head and glanced sideways. Seeing that the little guy's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, he coughed. Seeing that the person came to his senses with a start, he reached out to pat him.
He patted the head and then said in a deep voice: "Don't move or make any noise for a while. Do you understand?"
Little Peanut bit his lip hard, and then nodded heavily. When he entered the depths of the prison, the groans could not be heard, and his heart was still in his throat. He saw that in the wooden-barred cells on the left and right sides of the passage, there were straw mats on the floor, and several
A man was lying there, and there was a jailer who was busy giving medicine to someone. He couldn't help but subconsciously wanted to step forward, but then he resisted.
Thinking of Zhang Shou's warning, he almost bit his lip and bled, but he still resisted and followed Zhang Shou. Immediately afterwards, he heard Zhang Shou ask: "How are they doing now?"
The chief warder on the side pretended not to see Xiao Huahua's pale face - who would not pay attention to the people around Zhang Shou? Who doesn't know that this young man once made trouble with Xian Yunhe? It's just because he is young,
In addition, he was initially released by Zhu Tingfang along with others, so others did not dare to talk nonsense.
"Reporting to Dr. Zhang, he is a master from the capital. His skills are excellent."
As if he was afraid that this explanation was not enough, the chief jailer smiled and explained: "A hundred sticks can only break the skin and hurt the flesh, but not the muscles or bones. The top expert in Cangzhou City who has practiced this craft, that torture stick
It’s even worse than this. Besides, Master Ge ordered me to clean the wound with liquor and then apply medicine to bind it. The pain is a bit painful, but it will heal quickly in the future..."
Listening to the explanation of the head warder outside with spittle flying around, a man in the cell who was in pain and gripping rotten straw with his hands to vent his anger couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "It's easy to say, why don't you try to get a beating?"
Xian Yunhe saw other people's faces twitching, or moaning and screaming in pain as the medicine was being applied. Although no one agreed, their moods were probably about the same. He, who had fainted from pain twice before when he was beaten, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Even if it is true as the chief jailer outside said, the executioner controlled the strength very well when he struck, but the death penalty can be avoided and the living penalty is difficult to forgive, but the suffering is not made less! But even so, even if you think about it, it is deserved,
It is still inevitable to feel resentful, as people are like this, and it is inevitable to look forward to Shu.
As if because he was scolded, the chief warder shouted angrily: "In the past, those who were beaten before being exiled were not treated like this. Not to mention cleaning the wounds and applying medicine, they were taken down and thrown into the cell. Life or death is a matter of life. There is no one at home." There are too many people who will die from illness and pain without having enough money! If it weren’t for the Emperor’s kindness and Dr. Zhang’s fairness, you’d better wait to die right now!”