Zhang Jinglin's reminder was well-intentioned, but Yang Cheng already knew what he knew, and had even been having Yin Wuxie secretly investigate through江湖风媒 (jianghu feng mei, a term referring to people in the martial arts world).
It has been a full two weeks since Yang Cheng took his break.
In the past two weeks, Han Jin, wielding the Book of Impermanence, has stirred up countless storms and bloodshed in the imperial court, reaching a point of utter recklessness.
In the beginning, he used the power of the Book of Impermanence to attack his political enemies, and those guys were indeed not clean.
So, by using the Book of Impermanence to distort the truth and find an opportunity to send them to the Imperial Prison, some real cases were indeed uncovered, and the administration of the court seemed to become more transparent.
But later on, it got a little out of control.
Punishment for speaking out is the most difficult thing to control, and this has been the case in every dynasty, let alone for the old eunuch Han Jin.
Some of the officers and clerks in charge of the Imperial Guards were extremely greedy and used the Book of Impermanence to extort money from officials. If anything did not satisfy them, they would immediately fabricate charges and send the officials to the Imperial Prison.
Although the Book of Impermanence cannot directly convict them, the Guardians of the Imperial Household have a pretext to send them to the Imperial Prison.
Few people could withstand the severe torture in that place.
Not to mention that most of the officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty were spineless, so many people chose to pay money to avoid trouble and ask the Imperial Guard to let them off the hook.
Han Jin knew all about these things, because half of the money extorted by those captains and clerks ended up in Han Jin's pocket.
In the past two weeks, Han Jin has created chaos in the court, with officials of all ranks living in fear. Han Jin has even reached the point of incurring public wrath.
However, Han Jin had been having an exceptionally smooth time lately, even more so than he had ever imagined.
With the Book of Impermanence in his hand, Han Jin's current power is unimaginable. Those officials, big and small, who used to call him a castrated dog, are now all cautious and respectful towards him.
Under such power, the old eunuch Han Jin had long lost himself and would never know how to restrain himself.
Han Jin's actions not only offended Zhang Xiren and Grand Tutor Cai, but also the Eighth Prince.
The Eighth Prince had also made friends with some ministers in the court, but several of them were recorded in the Book of Impermanence and thrown into the Zhao Prison.
Although Zhang Jinglin was a royal physician, he not only treated the royal family but also sought help from other ministers, so he was quite well-informed.
He seemed to have heard that the ministers of the entire court were preparing to take action against Han Jin, which was why he wanted to remind Yang Cheng to withdraw in time.
"Thank you for the reminder, Imperial Physician. I understand."
Seeing Yang Cheng say this, Zhang Jinglin didn't say anything more.
After spending a few days with Yang Cheng, he could tell that although Yang Cheng was famous for his martial prowess, he was actually very cunning.
Such a person would not put themselves in danger.
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Zhuque Avenue, the residence of the Grand Secretary.
After seeing off Grand Tutor Cai's retainers, Zhang Xiren couldn't help but smile bitterly at Jiang Xuerou behind him: "I never imagined that one day I would choose to cooperate with that old scoundrel Cai Yan."
Han Jin went too far, to the point of incurring the wrath of both heaven and man.
Both Zhang Xiren and Grand Tutor Cai had reached a point where they could no longer tolerate it.
So these two are quite rare examples of putting aside decades of conflict and resentment to join forces and prepare to eliminate Han Jin.
Jiang Xuerou asked, "My lord, is Cai Yan trustworthy? Are we really able to get rid of that old eunuch Han Jin this time?"
"Although Cai Yan's actions were driven to the point of having no bottom line, he was also forced into a corner this time, so he is still credible."
Zhang Xiren paused and said, "But to be honest, I'm not sure if we can get rid of Han Jin."
Han Jin is backed by His Majesty, and His Majesty has also read the Book of Impermanence. Although there is an element of being misled by Han Jin, it also shows that His Majesty trusts Han Jin, after all, Han Jin has been with him for forty years.
He is His Majesty's personal retainer, while we are merely external retainers. There is a difference in kinship. Who do you think His Majesty would trust more?
I fear that if we try to kill the snake, we might end up harming it instead. If Your Majesty insists on saving Han Jin's life, we have no other choice.
Jiang Xuerou suddenly thought of something and said, "My lord, I have an idea."
We can ask Yang Cheng for help and join forces with him to get rid of Han Jin.
He's an insider from the Guardian Bureau, so he's definitely more aware of Han Jin's weaknesses.
Zhang Xiren frowned and said, "Xue Rou, why do you always speak up for Yang Cheng? I've told you before that Yang Cheng is vicious and has treacherous ambitions. You'd better stay away from him."
Don't forget, the Book of Impermanence came from Yang Cheng himself!
If it weren't for this child, would my Great Zhou Dynasty have suffered this calamity?
He's that old dog Han Jin's biggest accomplice, so why would he help us?
Jiang Xuerou shook her head and said, "My lord, I am not speaking up for Yang Cheng, but this matter really has little to do with Yang Cheng."
Although the Book of Impermanence was invented by Yang Cheng, he only used it to deal with Wang Yuanzhi.
Wang Yuanzhi, as the Minister of Rites, was corrupt and lawless, forced women into prostitution, and committed countless evil deeds. He certainly deserved to die, especially since he was a man of Grand Tutor Cai.
Subsequently, Yang Cheng was sidelined by Han Jin and did not participate in the chaos within the Imperial Guard.
Forget about the Book of Impermanence, he didn't even carry out any of the Guardian's tasks. He spent his days either wandering around or practicing martial arts in seclusion.
Although a knife may be sharp enough to kill, the person who forged it cannot be blamed.
Therefore, I believe Yang Cheng will come to our aid; eliminating Han Jin would also benefit him.
Zhang Xiren pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since you put it that way, then go and give it a try. But remember to be careful; Yang Cheng is not someone to be trifled with."
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