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After talking about Zhang Siwei, Yang Ning asked Zhang Juzheng about the collusion between Jia Quan and Ma Deliu in Nancheng yesterday. Zhang Juzheng already knew about this matter. He looked angry and said, "Wang Sui has reported the specific story to Benfu. Jia Quan and Ma Deliu are simply a group of lawless scum. He is also forced and exploited by hungry and cold victims. Don't worry. Benfu has already told Wang Sui. No matter who Jia Quan has supported him, this matter must be thoroughly investigated and severely punished."

Thinking of the British Duke Zhang Rong and Yang Ning, he was a little worried and said, "This Ma Deliu and others are easy to deal with. But this Jia Quan is involved in the British Duke. Will it..."

Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this. Although Benfu is now in charge of military, political and border defense in the cabinet, he can still manage this matter. As the saying goes, a prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people. Don't say that Jia Quan is just the brother of a concubine of a Duke. Even if he is a royal relative, Benfu will never tolerate it."

After a pause, Zhang Juzheng looked at Yang Ning with a smile and said, "As my friend said just now, if Juzheng had the ambition to reform the world and benefit the people, some extraordinary means need to be used. But some things have to be persisted in. If Benfu even contradicted the people because he feared the powerful, it would be better to resign directly and retire and go home and live in seclusion."

This was said loudly. Yang Ning heard it in his heart, but he was also deeply moved: Because of reading history books, he always felt that Zhang Juzheng's final reform failed because his personality was too straightforward. He always thought that if Zhang Juzheng could do things more smoothly, his methods would be less radical. Perhaps the reform would be a complete success. He tactfully advised him when he first met him in the vegetable garden.

But now, from Jia Quan's case, I really take it for granted. Some things are easy to say but very difficult to do. According to what Jia Quan did, it is not an exaggeration to judge a decree. But Ruoruo did this and would have to offend a powerful Duke. If Jia Quan was spared, then it would have become a joke to say that reform the world and benefit the people.

I always felt that I came from the future. I knew some history and some ideas that preceded this era. I always felt like everything was under control, and I was even proud of myself. Now, through this matter, I can also give myself a warning. When considering questions in the future, I always have to think about it again and again and grasp it comprehensively.

After chatting with Zhang Juzheng for a while, some things inside and outside the court were happening. You Qilai reported that a guest came to the front yard. Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was so busy, Yang Ning stood up and said goodbye. He declined Zhang Juzheng's invitation to leave in the evening. He led Yue Feng and the other two to leave quietly from the side door of Zhang's mansion.

Look at the sky. It was still an hour before we made an appointment with Mou Tai and others to have a drink. Yang Ning thought about it and simply stopped going back to the mansion. He and Yue Feng and the other two slipped directly along the street towards Tianranju.

While admiring the dazzling array of shops and stalls on the street, Yang Ning was thinking about the matter of helping the disaster victims in the capital that had not been discussed with Zhang Juzheng. He originally visited Zhang Juzheng today. Yang Ning wanted to ask him for some discussion. But then he thought about it. After all, Zhang Juzheng's main work in the cabinet is border defense and military affairs. This relief to the disaster victims is civil affairs. He was afraid that he would not interfere. If he didn't say it himself, he would avoid Zhang Juzheng's embarrassment.
Chapter completed!