Brocade legend

Chapter 294 The Good and Evil of Human Nature

Lu Bing ordered Xue Yang to do so, but he never mentioned the matter of letting Qiu Luan go out.

Qiu Luan rubbed his blood-congested wrist, and said to Lu Bing with a wry smile: "My lord, if you have anything to do, just say it. I will try my best to do it. I just ask my lord to change my cell to a more decent cell."

Lu Bing nodded and said, "This request is more appropriate than yesterday."

Qiu Luan could only smile wryly, full of fear for Lu Bing in his heart.

This kind of fear is stronger than the fear caused by beating him half to death...

In the current Daming, Jin Yiwei has the greatest power, and this master is the one who gave Jin Yiwei such great power... Qiu Luan has already recognized the situation.

Lu Bing and Qiu Luan whispered for a moment, then left the prison.

Xue Yang came in and transferred Qiu Luan to the earliest first-class prison.

Qiu Luan walked into the small courtyard and sat at the stone table under the tree. Looking at the quiet and tidy courtyard and the neat books on the table, he felt a little grateful to Lu Bing.

He didn't know that on top of his head, a big man with great power in the Ming Dynasty had been hanged.

Lu Bing and Qiu Luan communicated properly, and as soon as Yan Song's memorial was handed over, Emperor Jiajing saw Zeng Mian's serious crimes including embezzling military pay, failing to report defeat, and taking meritorious service without fighting, and so on, he was really furious!Immediately issued an edict to arrest Zeng Mian, Zeng Chun and Su Gang.

Upon receiving this news, Lu Bing let out a long sigh of relief. Although Zeng Mi made Lu Bing feel a little sorry, but compared to revenge, Lu Bing no longer cared about the fate of a fanatical general of the Ming Dynasty and a war fanatic.

At this time, Xia Yan didn't know that Emperor Jiajing had already sent someone to arrest Zeng Mian, and this was naturally the "credit" of Jin Yiwei.

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Xia Yan went to court as usual, and the content was the same as before, hoping to strengthen the army and restore Hetao.

And Jiajing was noncommittal as always, instead saying that Xia Yan recommended Zeng Mi privately, disregarding the safety of the country and the life and death of the people.

Xia Yan naturally refuted with all his strength, using all kinds of euphemistic words to express a direct meaning—the promised recovery of Hetao, the emperor's golden words, how could he go back on his word!
Emperor Jiajing was furious, Xia Yan held his own, and refused to give in. When the two sides were at a stalemate, Yan Song finally spoke. "It is absolutely impossible to repeat the set!"

Then Yan Song stated the reasons for his opposition in a big way, from armaments to logistics, every word spoke to Jiajing's heart, and Emperor Jiajing nodded repeatedly when he heard it.

Then, Yan Song blamed Xia Yan for everything.

Xia Yan who was next to him didn't notice Emperor Jiajing's reaction, his head was overwhelmed by anger and shock, and Yan Song, who had always avoided it, suddenly opposed his proposal in public at this moment!
"Since you object, why didn't you say it earlier, and now you stand up and blame me. What's your intention?" Xia Yan, who was furious, said loudly.

But Yan Song said: "The courtiers all know the fallacy of duplication, but they are afraid of it."

Emperor Jiajing, Xia Yan, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty all knew that this "fear" refers to Xia Yan!

Emperor Jiajing's anger had also reached its peak, not to mention that he was suspecting that Xia Yan and Zeng Mi had colluded, even the previous scenes were enough to make him furious!

Xia Yan doesn't wear a crown of fragrant leaves, and refuses to wear the Taoist robe bestowed by Emperor Jiajing, satirizing Taoism, being arrogant and unreasonable!
There are also Yan Song's advice, eunuch's complaints... these are enough!

"Shut up!" Emperor Jiajing stopped Xia Yan, gritted his teeth and spit out four words: "Strengthen the king and threaten the people!".

Xia Yan shuddered and couldn't continue, he knew exactly what this sentence meant...

No one can persecute or threaten a real emperor, especially an emperor who relies on the imperial staff to stabilize the court!
Xia Yan seized the official rank and became an official with the title of Shangshu...

In the 27th year of Jiajing, Xia Yan sadly left the capital...

Squeezing Xia Yan away, Yan Song still refused to give up. Rumors were released in the palace that Xia Yan had been aggrieved when he left the court, and scolded Emperor Jiajing for turning back on what he said.

Emperor Jiajing was very angry when the rumor spread to Emperor Jiajing's ears.

Coincidentally, in September of the 27th year of Jiajing, Al Da Khan led an army to harass Xuanfu and approach Beijing. Emperor Jiajing suspected that this must be revenge for Xia Yan and Zeng Mi's proposal to recover Hetao, so he sent Zeng Mi to prison.Officials who once supported Xia Yan and Zeng Mi were demoted, or lost their salaries, or court staff.

When Zeng Mian arrived, Jiajing personally drew up the decree, and Zeng Mian was executed as a friend and close servant. His wife and son were exiled for two thousand miles and executed on the same day.

Zeng Mian entered the Imperial Prison, Lu Bing felt ashamed of Zeng Mian and avoided seeing him.

Zeng Mian was beheaded according to the law, and his wife was exiled for two thousand miles. Lian, the family had no money left when he died.

Zeng Mian wrote a poem before his death sentence: "Yuan Gong was planning for a hundred years, but Chao Cuo fell into the danger of the Seven Kingdoms".

Before he died, he left only his last words: "serve the country with one heart".

After Zeng died, Qiu Luan was released from prison.

After hearing this poem, Lu Bing was in a daze, not knowing whether it was right or wrong to take revenge.

"I also...became a traitor..." Lu Bing, who was lying on Miss Meng's lap, murmured.

Miss Meng ran her fingertips across Lu Bing's eye sockets, wiped off a drop of crystal, and sighed.

In this world...good people...difficult...

Lu Bing can push everything on Yan Song's head, but from the bottom of his heart, he can't do it.

He asked Sun Quan to inquire about the whereabouts of Zeng Mian's wife and children. Sun Quan reported that before Zeng Mian went to prison, he had entrusted his wife and children to a soldier under his command named Wang Huan.

Lu Bing asked Sun Quan to arrange an escort quietly, and ordered Sun Quan to personally protect him secretly, and assisted Wang Huan to send Zeng's wife and children to Chenggu in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, where they would settle properly and ensure that they had no worries about food and clothing.

Sun Quan knew that Lu Bing was asking him to forgive his crimes. After all, this incident was caused by him, and he couldn't escape the guilt, so he did his best to follow Wang Huan secretly.

Wang Huan is a native of the Hui nationality in Cangzhou. He has a curly beard and iron face.After Zeng Mi was arrested and imprisoned, he entrusted Wang Huan to take care of his wife and children: "The emperor is very angry. As a subject, it is my duty to die. However, my wife lives in a poor country, barren in the ditch."

Wang Huan replied in tears: "Gong Wuyou, a certain force can bring it back."

After Zeng Mian's death, his wife and children were exiled to Chenggu in Hanzhong, Shaanxi.Wang Huan escorted his wife and his two sons to the allotment place in a small car.During the day, he prepared soup and porridge for his wife and son, and at night he slept outside the hotel, working tirelessly for thousands of miles.

Sun Quan followed secretly, standing in front of him, providing convenience, and driving away the thieves and strong men along the way.When he arrived in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, he entrusted the local Jinyiwei to protect and take care of him secretly.

Twenty years later, Zeng Mian was wronged and rehabilitated and buried in Jiangdu.Wang Huan escorted Zeng Mi's wife and son back to Yangzhou. Zeng Mi's family paid them money and silk, but Wang Huan refused to accept it and left without looking back.Zeng Mi can be described as a man of knowledge, who can be entrusted to others.No further words.

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Not long after Xia Yan left Beijing, Emperor Jiajing saw Yan Shifan's forged copy of Qiu Luan's Shangshu, and saw a key word about Xia Yan—make a close servant.

(End of this chapter)