Good morning senior brother, Ping An was abrupt and came uninvited, I hope senior brother will forgive me.”Zhu Pingan smiled and Yang Jisheng arched his hand in greeting.
“Hehe, ZiHou and I are polite these for what, it’s rare that someone doesn’t mind the simplicity of the humble house, quickly please come in.”Yang Jisheng smiled and returned the salute, gently patted Zhu Pingan’s shoulder and invited Zhu Pingan to enter.
After entering the courtyard, the two of them exchanged simple pleasantries, Yang Jisheng invited Zhu Pingan into the main room.
The hall was very simple, furnished with only tables and chairs. Just now, Yang Jisheng was supposed to be having his breakfast, and the breakfast on the table had not yet been removed, a basin of thin porridge, a dish of pickled radish, a nest of coarse grain steamed buns, and nothing else, nothing more.
It is hard to believe that this is the morning meal of a fifth grade official. The morning meal of the ordinary people in the capital is much richer than this. Zhu Pingan knew that this was because Yang Jisheng had sent his meagre salary back to the academy that he had founded when he was banished to Didao to subsidise the meals for the local students.
On the table, apart from the spare dishes and chopsticks, there are two sets of used cutlery, one set is used by Yang Jisheng, and the other set should be Mrs Yang’s, it should be because Mrs Yang just heard someone visiting and avoided suspicion, and avoided going to the bedroom.
The etiquette of feudal society is like this.
When a male guest arrives, a woman must avoid suspicion.
Zhu Pingan had long been accustomed to and adapted to this code of conduct in feudal society, and was used to it.
“Zi Hou, if you have come so early, you should not have had breakfast yet, right? If you don’t mind, why don’t you have breakfast together?”Yang Jisheng invited, “But the breakfast here is a bit simple, I’m afraid Zi Hou won’t be able to get used to it.”
“Hehe, you are really right, Ping An really hasn’t had breakfast yet. Senior brother’s hospitality is hard to resist, then Ping An will not be polite.”Zhu Pingan laughed, not polite at all, directly sat down, while taking the spare bowl to give himself a bowl of rice, said, “What is simple or not simple, Pingan is from the countryside, when the family was in the early days of the harvest, the stomach was not full, where is there anything to eat is not accustomed to.”
Zhu Pingan acted naturally, not at all pretentious, the smile on Yang Jisheng’s face became even more real and natural.
“Well, this radish is delicious, it goes best with congee, it can truly be called a match made in heaven, senior brother really has good taste.”Zhu Pingan put a chopstick of pickled radish into his mouth, crisp and refreshing, chewing “Kiribobobo Kiribobo” sound, sour with sweet, sweet with fragrance, eat with relish, and then drink a mouthful of congee, it is really a kind of enjoyment, Zhu Pingan was full of praises.
Zhu Pingan this is really not a compliment, is really delicious, and grandmother pickled radish flavour is different, but are very delicious.
“Oh, this radish is pickled by your sister-in-law’s hands, the best with porridge, I can’t live without it every day, turn around and let your sister-in-law fill a jar for you.”Yang Jisheng said with a smile, promising to install an altar for Zhu Ping to take away.
“Many thanks senior brother.”Zhu Pingping thanked him.
“It’s just pickled radish, it’s not worth a few bucks, what’s the point of being polite. Oh, right, I wonder what is the reason for coming so early to enquire about my brother?”Yang Jisheng smiled and shook his head, then brought the topic to the point.
“If senior brother doesn’t ask, Ping An will also say it.”Zhu Pingan put down the chopsticks in his hand and returned with a straight face.
“Oh, what does Zi Hou have to say, my humble brother is all ears.”Seeing this, Yang Jisheng also put down his chopsticks.
“Is senior brother going to impeach Yan Song Yan Pavilion Elder?”Zhu Pingan looked up at Yang Jisheng and asked softly in an affirmative tone.
Zhu Pingan’s voice was very light and faintly inaudible, but to Yang Jisheng’s ears, it was like a thunderbolt.
“Zi Hou, who did you hear that from?”Yang Jisheng changed his face for a split second.
Could it be that the news has leaked out?
It shouldn’t have.
One’s secrecy was done well ah.
The news that he was going to impeach Yan Song had only been told to Zhang Juzheng and three other trusted people, and even though Shuda and the others were not involved in signing their names, with their character and their own understanding of them, they would never have told this news to anyone else, or else he wouldn’t have informed them of this news.
Then how did Zi Hou know about it?
If the news had leaked out, it would be a big problem, one had wanted to catch Yan Song off guard. If Zi Hou could have learnt the news, wouldn’t it be more likely that Yan Song would have learnt the news by now? Then how to give him a surprise ah?
It was a matter of great importance, and there was no way for Yang Jisheng not to be nervous.
“Originally Ping An wasn’t sure, but now he is.”Zhu Pingan sighed lightly, “Senior brother doesn’t need to be nervous, no one told Pingan, it was Pingan himself who guessed it. Yesterday’s birthday banquet of the senior mother, senior brother fasted from alcohol and meat, and later listened to the senior brother sarcastically Uncle Mingzhe, Wensheng and Ziwei said that the day after tomorrow, the senior brother has a big event to do so he fasted ……Ping’an birthday banquet ate too much wine, head drowsy, then did not think much, and later returned home, soak in the bath when the alcohol slightly solved, think of the birthday banquet on the elder brother’s behaviour, suddenly surprised in a cold sweat. If not because of the curfew, Ping An last night to visit the senior brother. Ping An knows that the senior brother recently home and no sacrifice or perform a big ceremony. Thinking of the senior brother last year, before the impeachment of Qiu Luan, is also so fasting for three days, to impeach the death wish. Previously, the senior impeachment of other officials, have not been so strict, only the impeachment of such as qiu luan, such as the power of the sky, the party fasting things, to die to clear the will. In this way, the scope is narrowed down a lot, coupled with the understanding of Ping An on the senior brother, senior brother plainly on what Yan Song did more indignation, so Ping An has such speculation. In fact, before Elder Brother had just opened his mouth, Ping An was also all speculation. However, now it is certain.”
“Seeing the smallest things, worthy of being Zi Hou.”
So that’s how it was, Yang Jisheng breathed a sigh of relief at his words, admiring Zhu Pingan’s keen sense of smell.
“Senior brother, Ping An came here today for this matter.”Zhu Pingan looked up at Yang Jisheng with a serious and earnest face.
“I wonder what Zi Hou has to say? Sheng, wash your ears and listen.”Yang Jisheng left the table and rose, arching his hands.
Just guessing that he may impeach Yan Song, Zhu Pingan will be the first time after the curfew is over, specially rushed to his own door, this kind of good intentions, Yang Jisheng heart is very touched.
Compare and contrast Zhang Juzheng and other bright, pretend to be confused, draw the line and other doings, Yang Jisheng heart is more emotional.
“Pingan please senior brother think twice, also hope that senior brother, wish to benefit attention, immortal industry, the end should be in the deacon and for.”
Zhu Pingan got up and bowed long and earnestly.
Zhu Pingan knows that Yang Jisheng this impeachment, is three years behind bars, inhuman torture, heaven and earth, never come back.
Reminiscent of when he first came to the capital to catch the examination, the door to the post station, Yang Jisheng’s old-fashioned and warm-hearted sentence “Hey, the horseback-riding young man, if you don’t mind, you can live with me”, vaguely still ringing in the ears.
Such an old-fashioned, loyal to the country, for the people, all the courage of the people should not be so tragic end.
That’s why Zhu Pingan advised Yang Jisheng to think twice, wish to pay attention to, immortal career, the end should be in the deacon. I.e.: I hope that the senior brother will think twice and increase his willingness to stay, and the immortal cause, after all, still needs to be in power to do. I hope that Yang Jisheng can think differently, stay useful body, in order to serve the family and the country.
