The next morning, Zhao Wenhua's sedan chair landed in front of the gate of Zhejiang Guild Hall again.
As soon as Zhao Wenhua got out of the sedan chair, he saw Cui Lu walking towards him, and the two of them met face to face.
"Oh, Zhao Tongzheng, I'm so lucky to see you again. What a fate!"
Zhao Wenhua forced a smile and asked, "Where is Cui Bingke going?"
"Of course, I'll go to the Tongzhengshisi."
"That's a coincidence. I just came out of the Tongzhengshisi."
Zhao Wenhua glanced at the memorial in Cui Lu's hand and coughed, "May I take a look at it first?"
Cui Lu thought that Zhao Tongzheng was really meticulous and even had to read the memorials personally before he could feel at ease.
Cui Lu looked around and said awkwardly, "It's a bit inappropriate to do this outside, isn't it?"
"Let's talk inside the sedan."
Zhao Wenhua was still frightened by Cui Lu's dirty and messy room, so he spoke first.
Zhao Wenhua's sedan was extremely luxurious, and the interior was very spacious. Not to mention two people sitting, even one person sleeping was no problem.
But after Zhao Wenhua and Cui Lu got into their sedan chairs and sat down, Zhao Wenhua lowered his voice and said, "Bring the memorial here."
The two of them sitting so close to each other made Cui Lu feel a little embarrassed.
"Zhao Tongzheng, please look."
Zhao Wenhua was not polite and took the memorial and unfolded it to read.
Seeing Cui Lu scolding Zhu Wan harshly in his memorial, Zhao Wenhua broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, he arrived early. If Cui Lu had sent the memorial to the Tongzhengshisi and he happened to be away, there was no guarantee that the memorial would not have been sorted out by others in the office and sent to the palace along with the other memorials.
Even if the memorial is not delivered to the emperor, it will be sent to the cabinet for review first.
Wouldn't his godfather tear him to pieces then?
That was a close call! It was really close!
Seeing Zhao Wenhua's sullen expression, Cui Lu assumed he was dissatisfied with the contents of the memorial and said bitterly, "Zhao Tongzheng, I've already charged him with every crime I could think of. If I add any more, I'm afraid the only charge would be treason. That's a bit far-fetched."
Zhao Wenhua coughed repeatedly and said, "No, no need to add more..."
"Don't worry, Zhao Tongzheng. The crimes I've listed are enough to give that fellow a hard time. Your Majesty will surely be furious. Even if he doesn't get the death penalty, he will be dismissed from office."
Cui Lu laughed.
"There's no need to submit this memorial."
Zhao Wenhua held it in for a moment before finally speaking out.
Cui Lu was stunned.
What the hell? That's it?
Are you kidding him?
Who rushed to the Zhejiang Guild Hall yesterday and asked him to write a letter to impeach Zhu Wan?
Why did you change your mind after a good night's sleep?
"Zhao Tongzheng, why is this happening?"
Zhao Wenhua also felt a little embarrassed, so he said in a smooth-talking manner, "This matter is of great importance. I thought about it carefully after returning home yesterday and feel that we shouldn't act rashly. We should take a long-term view."
This sentence of "let's take a long-term view" chilled Cui Lu's heart.
The impeachment memorial that he spent so much effort to write is no longer needed?
Although he was burning with anger, Cui Lu did not dare to show it at all.
There's nothing you can do about it. Zhao Wenhua is in a high position and has great power, and he's also a capable lackey of Yan Song.
Perhaps feeling he owed Cui Lu something, Zhao Wenhua said, "Don't be disappointed, Cui Bingke. There will be times in the future when you can contribute. Cui Bingke's skills will definitely be put to good use."
"Since that's the case, I won't bother Zhao Tongzheng any more. Goodbye."
Cui Lu felt a little better, bowed, got out of the sedan chair and left.
Zhao Wenhua finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This incident naturally made him sick, and he thought to himself that Mr. Zhu was really cruel this time, let's just wait and see!
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It is undoubtedly a pleasant thing for the Zhao family to suffer a loss.
Xu Yan only had someone write a letter to warn Zhao Wenjie, and that scared the coward out of his wits.
Zhao Wenjie certainly wouldn't dare to suppress the matter and would definitely report it to Zhao Wenhua in the capital as soon as possible.
As for Zhao Wenhua, as long as he hadn't been kicked in the head by a donkey, he naturally wouldn't dare to retaliate against Zhu Wan. Otherwise, Xu Yan only needed to spread the news, which would be enough for Zhao Wenhua to cry for his parents.
Zhao Wenhua is a strange existence in the Yan Party.
Not to mention the common traits like greed and lust, the most special thing about Zhao Wenhua is that he is timid.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Wenhua is very afraid of losing everything he has already gained.
After working so hard to climb to this position with such a bright future, who would want to suddenly fall?
The handle in Xu Yan's hand is not big but not small either.
At least in the short term, Zhao Wenhua didn't dare to target Zhu Wan again.
The preparation period for annihilating Shuangyu has reached the most critical stage, and Xu Yan will never allow anyone to interrupt Zhu Wan's train of thought.
I heard that Zhu Wan will be leaving for Ningbo in a few days, accompanied by civil and military officials from Zhejiang. I hope that after listening to Xu Yan's advice, Zhu Wan can fight the Battle of Shuangyu more beautifully.
Xu Yan was studying in Gushan Academy at the moment, and indeed could not give Zhu Wan much help. He could only give his best wishes to Zhu Wan and the Ming army in his heart.
"My dear disciple, this Ningbo liquor you brought is really delicious."
Qian Dehong appeared behind Xu Yan at some point, which really scared him.
"My dear teacher, do you always walk silently?"
Qian Dehong curled his lips and said, "It's obviously you who was too lost in thought. Are you blaming me, your teacher?"
"How dare you, student? You must be joking."
Xu Yan laughed and said, "Teacher, I have a question that I've always wanted to ask you."
"When did you become so fussy?"
"Why do you think the number of Japanese pirates keeps increasing?"
Qian Dehong obviously didn't expect Xu Yan to ask this, and was stunned for a moment.
"What are you thinking about, kid?"
"Every man is responsible for the fate of his country."
Xu Yan said very confidently.
"Every man is responsible for the fate of his country..."
Qian Dehong recited it silently and felt that it made a lot of sense.
"In the final analysis, it's still a question of maritime ban."
Qian Dehong stroked his beard and said, "Ever since the maritime ban was implemented, not a single boat has been allowed to go out to sea. Many merchants, desperate for profit, have taken risks and started smuggling. To put it bluntly, the Japanese pirates were recruited by them."
Qian Dehong had a relatively thorough understanding of the issue. After a brief pause, he continued, "In fact, these are the same people who don't want to open up their maritime territory. If they do, they'll not only have to pay maritime taxes but also face a lot of competition."
"So, Master, how do you think we should end this situation? Repression alone won't do the trick, right?"
"Combining suppression and appeasement is a good strategy. But only after establishing a good reputation through suppression can we appease them. Otherwise, the Japanese pirates will think that our Ming Dynasty is weak and can be bullied, and they will definitely attack us repeatedly, causing endless troubles."
"Master, what you said is absolutely right."
In fact, Xu Yan knew all this very well. He just wanted to trick Mr. Qian into telling Zhu Wan what he was saying.
After all, given his age and status, even if Zhu Wan is optimistic about him, she can only listen to his suggestion at most, and it is unknown whether he will really adopt it.
Qian Dehong was Wang Yangming's disciple and a great scholar. Zhu Wan was sure to listen to what he said.
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