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The jailer and An Zheng had gotten to know each other previously, so when he introduced him, An Zheng had to call him Old Sun. An Zheng was directly brought to the prison by Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War Chen Zaiyan, so when they came in, Chen Zaiyan had specially informed Old Sun and the others, so they were courteous to An Zheng.

After entering, Old Sun smiled and said, "Lord An, you might need to stay here for a while longer."

An Zheng who was lying on the bed sat up: "Why?"

Old Sun said: "Just now, Minister said that he needs to wait for the people's will to be pacified before you can appear. Lord just sent someone over, let me inform you ? He said that the best time for you to show up was when this matter was about to be solved perfectly. Come out and say a few words for the Martial Arts Academy and the Ministry of War. As for your crime, Minister said that he will think of a way to wash it off you. "

An Zheng thought for a moment, which was nothing. "I will be fine staying for a few days, but I want to write a letter to my family."

Old Sun said: "Then it's not much, Lord An, you've finished writing it, I'll send someone to send it back to your house."

An Zheng nodded his head: "Thank you, Big Brother Sun. You are older than me by a lot, don't call me Lord An."

Old Sun continued to laugh. He was very honest and honest, but there was a kind of philistine look in his eyes that would only appear after many things had happened, "Master An and I can't talk about age. Even though you seem to have committed a few crimes, there's still the letter of advice and the assistant minister to protect you. Furthermore, after this matter, your future will be bright. "In the future, when you leave the Martial Arts Academy, the worst you can do is to become a sixth grade officer. If you accumulate some military merits, you will be promoted to fifth grade.

"At that time, your status and mine would have been worlds apart. So, it is not too much for Old Sun to call you Lord An. "

An Zheng pointed to the dishes and wine that Old Sun had left on the table. "Have a drink?"

Old Sun laughed mischievously. "Alright, thank you for your rewards, Lord An."

The other guard quickly ran out to find two stools. This guard was a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old. His skin was very dark and his eyes were big. He looked as simple and honest as Old Sun, but his mental energy was much higher. His name was Lu Kuan, and he called Old Sun Master.

This was an unwritten rule, as all the new guards in the prison had to have a master with them. In the yamen, the ordinary constables also had a group of helpers. These helpers were able to collect money from the constables, but it did not come within the proper regulations of the yamen.

Lu Kuan looked dark and simple, but he was smart. He moved the chair over, and stood by the side and poured wine for Old Sun and An Zheng.

"Sit down, why are you so restrained?"

An Zheng pointed to the empty chair beside him.

Old Sun said: "Since Lord An has asked you to sit, you should sit. In the future, if you looked at the exciting points, you would see that there was no limit to your future achievements in the Lord An. "He's a few years younger than you. As for you, if you don't have any prospects, you can just follow me in learning how to deal with people in this prison."

Lu Kuan was still giggling and did not speak.

An Zheng laughed and said: "Actually, I am quite at ease with my position here, there is no need to get into contact with too many people outside."

Old Sun said: "That's why everyone is silly. I was locked up and became silly. After working here for so many years, I already don't know anything. My foolish disciple has gone up a level. He was born stupid, and after entering the Ministry of War's prison, he will be locked up for a few years, and he will become even more foolish. "When he goes out, he won't be able to communicate with others and won't be able to work. What if I don't have anything in the future? What will he do then?"

Lu Kuan continued to laugh foolishly.

An Zheng poured a cup of wine for Old Sun: "Our Ministry of War is actually the fairest yamen, at least we don't have that many dirty things. "He's fine if he's honest, he wouldn't be bullied if he stayed here."

The Old Sun nodded his head: "Lord An is right, the atmosphere in our Ministry of War is extremely clean. If this foolish brat was sent to the prison of Ministry of Justice, he would have already been bullied to death. At the very least, I am easy to serve. As long as you don't contradict me and not make me angry, that's enough. "

Lu Kuan laughed foolishly and said the first sentence, "How could you make Master angry? "That's not filial."

His expressive language was limited, and he had probably never read any books before, so he used the shallowest word to describe his thoughts.

They looked like two pretty good people, but An Zheng kept feeling that these two were a little strange. Perhaps it was because of his many years of experience in the Law Department of Great Xi that An Zheng had seen many people. Thus, from the start, he had always been wary of Old Sun and Lu Kuan, even though he felt that the people of Ministry of War wouldn't really make things difficult for him.

An Zheng had been chatting casually with the Old Sun all along, and when he leaned back, he saw Lu Kuan's hands under the table rub unnaturally. His left hand rubbed his right hand, while his right hand rubbed his left.

That night, Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War Chen Zaiyan personally sent to the carriage. When they got on the carriage, perhaps because he was too tired and his footsteps were a little shaky, Chen Zaiyan held Hao Pingan's hand and sent him to the carriage. The carriage was escorted by sixteen experts of the Ministry of War and it directly returned to Hao Pingan's residence.

At daybreak on the second day, Chen Zaiyan entered the palace and reported the matter regarding the Martial Arts Academy in detail to the King Yan Mu Changyan.

The window was open, and the morning wind was blowing through the window, causing Mu Changyan, who was drunk last night, to wake up. He already knew what happened at the martial academy yesterday, before he could do anything, the Empress Dowager Su Qing Wen had already rushed over, demanding to thoroughly investigate the Ministry of War and to recall Hao Pingan. Mu Changyan had some brains regarding the Ministry of War. He knew that Hao Pingan and the people of the Ministry of War were considered to be the most loyal batch of mandarin seed s to him, if he were to fall out with them, he wouldn't have any power left.

Last night he was worried and drunk.

"What do you mean? Ministry of War arranged this himself? "

Hearing Chen Zaiyan's words, Mu Changyan's face changed.

Chen Zaiyan nodded: "Reporting to my King, this matter was personally planned by Master Shang Shu. Master Shang Shu knew full well that the Martial Arts Academy had already been infected by the Evil Wind. Over time, the Martial Arts Academy would become a place filled with hidden filth. However, too many people's interests are involved in the Martial Arts Academy. Therefore, if this matter is made public in advance, it would be difficult to investigate the Martial Academy. "

"Then you should have told me first."

Hao Ping An has good intentions, but it seems that he was a bit reckless." Mu Chang Yan was slightly more at ease after hearing Chen Zaiyan's explanation of the solution. Especially since the events that occurred before the Grand Ceremony of Qiu Cheng had a terrible impact. I'm afraid those students may be disappointed in Big Yan.

Chen Zaiyan lowered his head and said: "Master Shang Shu's intention is to report to the King first, but later on when I was discussing with you, I felt that if we were to report this matter to the King, I am afraid... The empress dowager will intervene. "

The empress dowager was a thorn in Mu Changyan's heart, so Chen Zaiyan's words immediately made him a little angry. In the end, what Chen Zaiyan said was not wrong.

Chen Zaiyan continued to speak, "Master Shang Shu said that the dojo is rotten. If we do not cut off the rotten meat, the people who want to control the dojo will use the rotten meat to rot faster. At that time, it would be difficult for the Martial Arts Academy to continue moving forward. Furthermore, the reason why Master Shang Shu made this decision was because he sensed that there was an unknown force that wanted to control the Martial Arts Academy. "

Of course, Mu Changyan knew who the unknown power that Chen Zaiyan had pointed out was. The empress dowager had always wanted to control the Ministry of War and the martial academy, that he knew.

Chen Zaiyan said: "Master Shang Shu said, we are going to catch the opponent off guard. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he cut off all those hands that were extended into the Martial Arts Academy, all those that were extended into the Ministry of War. This was the only way to ensure the purity of the Martial Arts Academy and the Ministry of War, and the loyalty of all the people in the Martial Arts Academy and the Ministry of War to the King. He also said that in the end, it would require a person to stand up and make a sacrifice, and that he was willing to be that person. "

Mu Changyan sighed: "Sigh ? "It's hard on him."

Chen Zaiyan said: "Actually, the one who sacrificed was not only Master Shang Shu, but also that youth called An Zheng."

"An Zheng?"

Mu Changyan's mind went blank for a moment, as he felt that this name sounded a little familiar. Suddenly, he remembered that time he went out of the palace and met that group called Heavenly Awakening Sect in the city. These two things that were inexplicably linked, actually reminded Mu Changyan of the incident four years ago in the Fantasy Eternal Residence City.

"Oh ?" It's him. "

Mu Changyan muttered to himself, and then he was greatly shocked in his heart.

Could it be that the son of the Lady Ye and the previous crown prince had also come to the capital?

He immediately sat up straight: "Who is this An Zheng?"

Chen Zaiyan said: "He is a young man whom Master Shang Shu admires greatly, a rare talent. Although he was only 15 years old, his ambition was high and his plans were deep. He would definitely become a great person in the future. Moreover, this youth had the heart to sacrifice himself for his country. He was willing to sacrifice his reputation and future to help Master Shang Shu accomplish this. The King is at the moment of employment, so this young man can be used again in the future. "

This matter was like a raging storm in Mu Changyan's heart, his thoughts were all on another matter.

Ye Yun and the previous prince's son, Xiao Qidao, had come to the capital. If the empress dowager knew about this, Xiao Qidao would definitely die. And once Ye Yun knew that her child was gone, she would definitely be utterly disappointed in Mu Changyan. That child was his brother, and was of the Mu Family's bloodline. This matter must not be leaked out.

Then, Mu Changyan changed his mind. This youth called An Zheng had already protected Xiao Qidao for more than four years. If he were to mobilize people from his side to protect Xiao Qidao, it would definitely arouse the empress dowager's suspicions, so she had to keep An Zheng here. Originally, he had thought that An Zheng would immediately get rid of An Zheng after knowing his identity.

However, the moment he thought about it, he knew that getting rid of An Zheng was the most irrational thing to do.

"Oh ?"

Mu Changyan absent-mindedly let out an "oh", and then, perhaps because he felt that he had lost his composure, he subconsciously asked. "Why didn't Hao Pingan tell these things to me personally?"

Chen Zaiyan lowered his head and said, "For this matter, and also for the border wars, it has already been half a month since I last returned home. I can't sleep for more than two to three hours every day. This morning, he had wanted to personally report this matter to the King, but because of his unwell condition, he was already bedridden. Last night, the Master Shang Shu sent someone to tell me that it would be difficult for him to personally report this to the King, so he told me to come to the palace early in the morning to meet you. "

Mu Changyan sighed: "If Great Yan had a few more people like Hao Pingan, then I would be at ease. You two have been Hao Pingan's most capable assistant all these years, and you two have been operating the Ministry of War smoothly and smoothly. In regards to Hao Pingan's recuperation at home, you can temporarily take over from the minister. You should be familiar with the Ministry of War, if it was anyone else, the entire place would probably be filled with the miasma of the Ministry of War. "

"This subject accepts the order."

Chen Zaiyan cupped his fists, "Great King, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, so this subject has already begun to inspect the Martial Academy, and the results will be out today. This official will first leave to pacify the people, then I will announce the results of the Martial Arts Academy in the afternoon. "Arrange for people to find the examinees who have been delayed by the Martial Arts Academy all these years. Then, arrange for the Martial Arts Academy to open up to the public and let them enter the Martial Arts Academy. This way, the people will have a better understanding of the Martial Arts Academy."

"Go."

Mu Changyan said: "You take responsibility for this matter, do not worry about the empress dowager. For Ministry of War's matter, Gu Jue will never give in."

Chen Zaiyan got up, "This subject will take his leave."

After Chen Zaiyan left the Tianji Palace, he immediately went to the dojo. Then he explained everything to the crowd outside the Martial Arts Academy. With such a powerful official in the imperial court, the citizens' ruckus gradually lessened. Then, Chen Zaiyan sent someone to prepare a lot of steamed buns and send it to the crowd. He stood on the stage and explained while eating the steamed buns with the commoners.

In the afternoon, Minister of War's family sent a messenger to Tianji Palace to report that he was severely ill. Mu Changyan was shocked, and personally brought the best healer s to the Hao Pingan Palace.

At the same time, at the entrance of the Martial Arts Academy, Chen Zaiyan announced the list of people who had committed dereliction of duty in the Martial Academy. There were at least two pages of the list, covering more than sixty people, including the Vice Principal of the Martial Academy. Ministry of War directly rushed into the Martial Arts Academy to arrest someone. In less than half a day, over a hundred people had already died. Furthermore, this case was not handed over to the Ministry of Justice, so the Ministry of War directly reported it to the King Yan Mu Changyan.

By the time the sky turned dark, the commoners were all infected by Chen Zaiyan's charisma and became completely convinced of his sincerity.

Chen Zaiyan announced to everyone at the entrance of the Martial Arts Academy that the academy would be open for three days. Anyone could enter the Academy to visit. After that, the Martial Arts Academy would start a new censorship system and relax the conditions for the Humble Class. There would be more ordinary people who could enter the Martial Arts Academy and receive the same kind of fair treatment as everyone else. As long as they completed their training in the Martial Arts Academy, they could be assigned to the army as low-level officers.

This news was truly too exciting for the commoners.

Before Chen Zaiyan left, he said: "That young examinee, An Zheng, who has discovered the matter of the martial academy's greed is currently within the Ministry of War. Everyone, rest assured. Furthermore, An Zheng said that he was willing to take out a part of his assets and look for those examinees who were once excluded from the Martial Arts Academy, so that they could return to the Martial Arts Academy to learn from him. In addition, An Zheng is willing to give a sum of money to specially support students who live in poverty to let everyone have at least three meals in the Martial Academy without any worries. "

The citizens cheered, and along the way, more and more people found out An Zheng's name.

Embroidery Palace

Su Mao's face was extremely ugly, "Empress Dowager ? The Ministry of War's reaction was just too fast, this subject had thought that this would be our chance to take Hao Pingan down, and it could also be our chance to do so. However, before this official could come up with a plan, the matter of the Martial Arts Academy had been resolved and the public opinion had been appeased. Now, we can only call for the officials to listen to Hao Pingan and see if we can take Hao Pingan out of the Ministry of War. "

Empress Dowager Su said: "For this matter, the King is very determined. He rarely dares to talk back to me, so I can't force him too much. After all, I still need this puppet. But no matter what, we have to take care of the matter of the Ministry of War, and bring Hao Pingan down so that our people can get involved. As long as the Ministry of War is in his hands and the military power is in his grasp, he will no longer be able to tolerate the King having any thoughts of fighting against me. "

Su Mao replied: This cannot be delayed, this subject will go back now, gather all the officials, and discuss how to use the night's worth of words to listen to Hao Pingan.

The Empress Dowager Su waved his hand, "Go. The Martial Arts Academy is small, but the Ministry of War is big. The matter of the Martial Arts Academy can be left to them to cause trouble. But I can't let the matters with the Ministry of War rest for even a moment. Even if Hao Pingan dies, I can't let him die a glorious death. "

Su Mao got up and said his farewells, "This subject will be going to do it."

Just as he was about to leave, Li Changlu, the servant beside Empress Dowager Su, hurriedly ran in and knelt on the ground. Minister of War Hao Pingan... "Dead!"

Empress Dowager Su stood up abruptly. "Dead? Didn't you say that she was severely ill? To die so quickly? "

Li Changlu kneeled there and replied: "It's not that I'm too sick, there was a mistake in the previous news. Just a moment ago, the exact news came from Hao Pingan's home. It was that Hao Pingan blamed himself too much for the matters between the Ministry of War and the Martial Academy, and he could not think of it properly, so he decided to apologize with his death. "

Empress Dowager Su's body shook slightly, the anger in his eyes burned like fire: "This Hao Pingan!"

She had just said that even if Hao Pingan were to die, she could not let him die gloriously. Right now, Hao Pingan was indeed not dead due to glory, but had left this world to apologize for his crimes. However, this person's reputation could not be sullied any longer. He was dead, and there was no point in putting any more charges on his head. A single death atone for all the faults.

Once Hao Pingan died, the people of Ministry of War would definitely have an unprecedented unity, so even if she wanted to take this opportunity to insert people in, it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

"Immediately think of a way to rope Chen Zaiyan in."

After the Empress Dowager Su calmed down, he instructed: "He comes from a Humble Class and has never seen much of the world. Give him money, treasures, and women. The King will definitely allow Chen Zaiyan to be promoted to Minister of War. We have already lost the initiative, it is too late to fight Chen Zaiyan to choose anyone else. "Then bring him here and do it now!"

Hao Pingan immediately ran out, his footsteps was in a mess.

At this time, Chen Zaiyan was quietly sitting opposite of An Zheng in the prison of Ministry of War.