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Chapter 935: The Ming Dynasty’s sky is not always sunny

The methods used by Zhang Juzheng and the emperor actually led to the same goal, but Zhang Juzheng's was more ruthless, tougher, and showed no mercy.

In his view, the real contradiction behind the controversy surrounding Wang Chonggu's posthumous reputation is the comprehensive strangulation of the public economy by the private economy.

If the emperor failed to ask Wei Youshan to stir up the anger of the craftsmen, then stopping the coffin at the Xishan Coal Bureau would become the backup plan.

There are many reasons for this total strangulation.

The court controlled industries such as coal, coke, steel, tobacco, and salt, and had control over the distribution of materials. It can be said that the existence of government-owned factories was the basis for the emperor to overturn the table in all aspects. For example, when facing natural disasters, if the people were resentful, military control and rationing would be implemented.

This was simply impossible in the past. The imperial court was able to take and take away what it wanted from the local governments because it had the power to distribute material resources.

If we regard the Ming Dynasty as a person, fuels such as coal and coke are the blood and flesh of the Ming Dynasty, steel is the bones of the Ming Dynasty, and roads are the blood vessels and tendons.

The benefits of tobacco are so great that no one can ignore them, and no one is not greedy. The court's tobacco can already cover the navy's annual expenditure, and the growth rate is very fast. Within ten years, it can cover all military expenditures of the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, the government-owned factory system established by Wang Chonggu was a thorn in the eyes of the meat-eaters. Not only the old cultural aristocrats, but also the emerging bourgeoisie viewed the government-owned factories in the same way.

Because the treatment of craftsmen in government factories was so good.

The craftsmen in the private workshops all aimed to enter the government-owned factories as their ultimate life plan. If they wanted to become an ordinary apprentice in the Xishan Coal Bureau, they would try their best to get in.

As long as government-owned factories exist, it is wishful thinking to establish strong personal dependence production relations under the commodity economy, that is, to turn people into slaves.

According to the distribution system of government-owned factories, 30% of profits were distributed downwards. This 30% of profits went not only to schools, official residences, canteens, but also to the people's pharmacy.

As long as this kind of distribution exists, the meat eaters' logic of gratitude will be completely untenable.

Whether they are the old cultural aristocrats or the emerging bourgeoisie, there is no difference in their essence. They hope to create a culture of gratitude. By giving out a few coins of silver, they want to become the reborn parents of the craftsmen and make the craftsmen grateful to them and kneel down to kowtow to them.

But we all do the same work. The craftsmen in the government factories can go to school and see doctors when they are sick. You, a private workshop owner, give us this little money and expect people to kneel down and kowtow to you and call you daddy?!

The poor coolies were short-sighted, but they were not stupid. The craftsmen in the government-owned factories regarded the factories as their home because they paid a lot. The annual salary alone made the craftsmen in the private workshops envious.

You, the owner of the folk workshop, want the craftsmen to kneel down and kowtow. Should the starting silver be synchronized with this?
In addition to material distribution and production relations, meat eaters find that they are no longer that important.

Craftsmen are slowly replacing their positions in the military, politics, economy, and culture, and are replacing them comprehensively.

In the past, when the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted to use military force, he had to ask the opinions of the literati, because the supply of soldiers, food, wages, armaments, and labor service had to be solved by these meat-eaters. The emperor had to rule the world together with the literati, otherwise he could accomplish nothing.

However, the craftsmen provided high-quality soldiers, high-quality weapons, and a large number of labor services, allowing materials to circulate at a high speed.

In the past, in the highly closed small peasant economy, only meat eaters could meet the needs. A poor family of coolies who had one pair of pants and a red hairband during festivals could be considered a family.

And now, a strong demand group is emerging and replacing the old landlords, that is, the artisan group.

Even in the cultural field where the old cultural aristocrats were most proficient, craftsmen were rapidly replacing their position. The prototype of the Dinghai school system was the three-level school for craftsmen proposed by Wang Chonggu. The three-level school was not confined to Confucian classics, but was divided into different disciplines.

This way of studying completely crushed private schools in terms of both breadth and depth.

For example, in elementary schools, in addition to the Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Classic, and Hundred Family Surnames, everyone also had to pass a test in mathematics.

Doctor of the Study of Things Cheng Dengji specially compiled a book called "Youxue Qionglin". The entire text is written in parallel sentences, which is catchy, easy to recite and memorize.

The contents include astronomy and geography, seasonal humanities, civil officials and military generals, personnel affairs and diet, disease and death, etc. It is very diverse and can be said to be a children's version of an encyclopedia.

A lot of the content here is stuff that the old scholars have never even heard of.

Shen Xingyan, a doctoral student at the Academy of Gewu, compiled a book called "Mengqiu Zaibian", which contains four-character rhymed verses. The book talks about history, from the time when Fuxi created the world and Nuwa repaired the sky, all the way to the Longqing period. There is a story for every four characters, for a total of 2800 words.

The Artisan School will tell these 700 stories over six years. This is already a refined content. China's history is indeed long.

Influenced by the popular opinion that "there is no great principle after the Spring and Autumn Annals, and history books are only records of events", most of the lowly scholars in the Ming Dynasty did not read history (Chapter 165 explains in detail why scholars did not read history after Zhu Xi and Cheng Yi's Neo-Confucianism).

In other words, these old cultural aristocrats are not even as good as children who have just finished elementary school in terms of history! Children know all the historical stories and lessons, but the cultural aristocrats who claim to be scholars and officials know nothing about them.

Cultural changes led to political changes. Juren and Jinshi who came from artisan families had already stepped onto the stage of history and displayed their own style.

Due to the three reasons of material distribution, production relations and social status, the carnivores who advocated the so-called private economy wanted to tear the government-owned factories apart immediately. This was also the fundamental reason why Wang Chonggu's affairs after his death caused such a big fuss.

But everything came to an abrupt end when the craftsmen went down the mountain.

The power unleashed by the craftsmen is certainly frightening, but the most frightening one is His Majesty the Emperor.

At this most critical moment, the emperor withdrew the garrison and officers from Xizhimen, and the city gates were wide open!

"I still miscalculated. I should have let Chen Mo lock Wang Qian at home." After Zhang Juzheng left, Zhu Yijun carefully reviewed his plan. The unexpected incident of Wang Qian prevented the craftsmen's strength from being more directly demonstrated.

In addition to Wei Youshan, the Doctor of the Science of Things, Zhu Yijun also appointed a group of officers from the Military Academy to the Xishan Coal Bureau. For this kind of mass incident, in addition to the backbone Wei Youshan to point out the direction, someone else had to lead the craftsmen to find the location of those beasts.

These generals were responsible for organizing the craftsmen. Zhu Yijun was not a ten-year-old child anymore, and he would not do things in an unpredictable manner and allow the craftsmen to riot indiscriminately.

The Ming Emperor, who was well-prepared, did not expect that Wang Qian would dare to stop him. This stopper had no choice but to send the Ti cavalry to arrest him.

But it’s okay, as the overall result met the emperor’s expectations.

"Your Majesty, the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan has entered the palace." A eunuch hurried in and bowed his head and said, "The Grand Master of the Imperial Clan is about to retire."

"Xuan."

After Shen Li entered the room, he shook his sleeves, bowed five times and kowtowed three times, placed the memorial in front of him, and said obediently: "Your Majesty, I, Shen Li, pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. I have come to you to retire and return home. I beg your Majesty to let me go back to my family."

Shen Li is a loyal and upright minister who is as famous as Hai Rui. Although he inherited Wan Shihe's strategy, it does not mean that Shen Li has lost his upright character.

The emperor bestowed the posthumous title of Wencheng on Wang Chonggu. Shen Li, who insisted on not giving Wang Chonggu a posthumous title, had nothing to say and prepared to pack up and go home.

"Grand Master, please don't be polite. Stand up and talk." Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "Hasn't Grand Master talked to the Prime Minister? This is not about the honor and disgrace of Wang Chonggu alone, but the rise and fall of the official factory."

"Wang Chonggu is unworthy." Shen Li bowed again, his tone was particularly firm. He thought for a moment before continuing, "He embezzled the silver for the construction of the Xuanda Great Wall, which allowed the northern barbarians to invade without any difficulty; he married his daughter and used gold characters; when he was the governor of the Beijing Camp, he actually stuffed all his former direct descendants into the Beijing Camp."

"These three things were definitely not caused by the instigation of the traitor Zhang Siwei. They were what he wanted to do. Even if Wang Ci Fu was still alive, he would have to admit the facts."

"I have been disloyal to the people of the Ming Dynasty, disloyal to Your Majesty, and disloyal to the court. My rebellious behavior has been exposed. I am fortunate to have Your Majesty's mercy and to be able to serve the country and atone for my sins. This is already a blessing from heaven."

The Ministry of Rites must maintain the existence of etiquette and laws, and the word "loyalty" must be maintained.

Wang Chonggu was not disloyal, but his rebellious behavior was obvious, which is why the Ministry of Rites insisted on not giving him a posthumous title.

The Ministry of Rites did not intend to deduct the label of "loyal offering" from Wang Chonggu, which was disgusting. Instead, they did not intend to give it to him because Wang Chonggu had done such a thing and was already notorious. After working hard for state affairs, giving him a mixed evaluation in the end was already the bottom line that the Ministry of Rites could accept.

The posthumous title of Wencheng is really too high.

"Grand Master, please stand up and speak." Zhu Yijun considered for a moment, then said, "At that time, the ruler was young and the country was in doubt. All parties were ready to make a move. It was a precarious situation. Even I was killed by the assassin. Wang Jinglong entered the Qianqing Palace with two long and short swords."

"The Grand Master doesn't quite understand the situation at that time. That was not the present time."

Shen Li's chief examiner was Gao Gong. As Shen Li passed the imperial examination, he should have become Gao Gong's disciple. However, Shen Li could not stand the behavior of the Jin Party, especially Gao Gong's protection of the Jin people. At the same time, he did not become Gao Gong's disciple. In the fifth year of Longqing, Shen Li impeached Gao Gong for protecting the Jin Party.

In the sixth year of Longqing, when the Chu Party and the Jin Party fought a decisive battle, Shen Li missed the decisive battle. His parents died one after another, and Shen Li had to return to his hometown to mourn. He returned to the court in the fifth year of Wanli and was appointed as the Left Zanshan. In the ninth year of Wanli, he became the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Shen Li missed the most turbulent times, and his words sometimes seem too pale and powerless. Since Shen Li did not experience it personally, it is difficult for him to understand the emperor's decision at the time.

"I obey your order." Shen Li bowed again and stood up. He was not stubborn enough to contradict the emperor, and the reasons given by the emperor were very reasonable. He really had no experience and did not understand the emperor's decision at that time.

According to the traditional values ​​of the literati, Wang Chonggu was indeed unworthy, but when the country was in turmoil, one could not judge a person's merits and demerits according to traditional values.

"Your Majesty, I dare to raise a question. Why was Wang Ci Fu able to escape danger?" Shen Li finally asked. Shen Li knew very well how murderous the emperor was. The emperor had zero tolerance for rebels.

The emperor supervised the execution in the Southern Courtyard, killing all 622 rebels without sparing a single one.

Wang Chonggu actually survived, and Wang Qian also survived. This father and son duo also received immeasurable favor from the emperor. This is really strange.

"Grand Master, please sit down. I want to tell you something that others don't know." Zhu Yijun glanced at Ye Xianggao, and Zhang Hong took Ye Xianggao out. Now, what was said in the imperial study would not be spread out.

Ye Xianggao really didn't want to leave, but His Majesty didn't let him listen, so he had to leave.

Zhu Yijun sighed, shook his head and said, "The Grand Master of the Imperial Clan was in mourning at the time and was not in the court. The Jin Party is deep-rooted and is truly half of the court. Now that there is no one else, I will tell the Grand Master the truth."

"If Wang Chonggu hadn't betrayed me, I wouldn't have been able to judge Zhang Siwei."

"Wang Qian tried to poison Zhang Siwei several times but failed to kill him. It was only after I knew about this that I was convinced that Wang Chonggu had come to his senses and turned back. Only then could I, or dare to, judge Zhang Siwei's rebellion and liquidate a group of Jin party members. Otherwise, I could only endure for the sake of the country and continue to be patient."

Seeing that His Majesty had taken the lead, Feng Bao searched the bookshelf in the imperial study for a long time and found the anomaly that the imperial guards had discovered at the time. Zhang Siwei had narrowly escaped assassinations from unknown sources several times, but later Zhang Siwei died and no one cared about this case anymore.

After Shen Li finished reading several investigation reports from Tiqi, his pupils suddenly trembled!

He was really shocked!

Compared with how Wang Chonggu survived, how the emperor dared to do it and get rid of Zhang Siwei is the biggest mystery. Where did the emperor get the confidence to settle accounts with Zhang Siwei?

If the emperor acted rashly, let alone the Wanli Restoration and the throne, the most urgent thing would be to save his own life. It is not impossible that he would be assassinated, the palace would be burned down, and a palace maid would strangle him again.

"The Prime Minister Gao Gong, the Grand Official of the Ministry of Personnel Yang Bo, the Grand Marshal Tan Lun, the Grand Tutor Wang Guoguang, the Minister of Punishments and the Governor-General of the Capital Military Affairs Wang Chonggu, and the Chief Constitutional Officer Ge Shouli. At that time, the Minister of Rites Lu Shusheng was your man. When Lu Shusheng saw the situation in the court, he immediately joined the Jin Party." Zhu Yijun sighed as he talked about the past.

That's not a shame, it's the way to go.

The emperor dared to take action at that time, it must be that Wang Chonggu had really defected!
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is. I deserve to die." After reading the case file and understanding the whole picture of what happened, Shen Li quickly knelt down and apologized.

He retired this time because he wanted to find out why the emperor was so partial to Wang Chonggu and his son. This was simply to open up the emperor's scars and see how embarrassed His Majesty was at the time.

It was indeed very embarrassing. It was extremely difficult for the emperor to deal with a minister who was not in the court. It was not like now. If he wanted to kill someone, the imperial guards would just kick down the door.

"No need to be polite." Zhu Yijun motioned Shen Li to stop being polite, and asked Feng Bao to serve a cup of good tea before continuing, "Wang Chonggu and his son are both loyal followers of the emperor. They may not be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court, or the people, but they are loyal to me."

"At that time, Ge Shouli had retired, and the court lacked a leader to challenge you. Wang Ci Fu knew he could not win, but he still took over."

"Does the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan still remember the question Gao Qiyu asked when he was the Superintendent of Education in Nanjing? 'Shun also commanded Yu.'"

In a flash, Shen Li understood everything!

Zhang Juzheng did not intend to take the throne, but he was the regent at the time! He could not suppress the thoughts of everyone below him. Ge Shouli took up the banner of the power of the master, but Ge Shouli could not bear it at all, and he could not beat Zhang Juzheng.

When people were suspicious, Wang Chonggu knew that he was no match for Zhang Juzheng, but he still served as a secondary assistant and took up the banner. Although it was very difficult, he still did it.

"For a long time, Wang Ci Fu was not on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion. Only after the gentleman returned to politics did Wang Ci Fu return to Wenyuan Pavilion." Zhu Yijun added a small detail, that Wang Chonggu was on duty.

A second assistant minister who was not in Wenyuan Pavilion all year round, there were some reasons why he was still the second assistant minister. On the one hand, Wang Chonggu was avoiding him, and on the other hand, he was avoiding suspicion.

Shen Li pondered blankly for a long time. If at that time, just in case, with a one in ten thousand probability, Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu joined forces, would the emperor still be the emperor?
"So, Wang Chonggu and his son are loyal ministers to the emperor." Zhu Yijun stood up, searched on the bookshelf, and picked up an unissued imperial edict. When Feng Bao saw the imperial edict, his face changed drastically. He took three steps forward, blocked Shen Li's sight, and kept shaking his head at the emperor.

Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao to move aside. Feng Bao grabbed the imperial edict and continued to shake his head. Feng Bao said anxiously, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible."

"Look at you, it's all in the past." Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "I don't care about it anymore, but you still care so much."

"I want to burn it, but Your Majesty won't let me." Feng Bao tightly grasped the imperial edict and said, "No one can see it."

"Okay." Zhu Yijun let go, looked at the imperial edict, thought for a moment and said, "You can burn it."

Feng Bao immediately asked the eunuch to bring a brazier, and in front of His Majesty and Shen Li, he burned the imperial edict, then he let out a long breath. His forehead and back were all sweat, and his hands were shaking with nervousness. He struck the match several times before it lit up.

When the imperial edict was burned out, he poured some water into it and stirred it, only then did he feel completely relieved.

Shen Li stared at the scene in a daze, and said blankly: "What does this imperial edict say?"

"Grand Master, there are some things you can ask and some things you can't ask!" Seeing Shen Li continued to ask questions, Feng Bao made a sharp explosion and scolded him harshly!
"It's nothing, just some old things." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, indicating that Feng Bao didn't need to be so excited.

"I shouldn't have asked." Shen Li knew that there were secrets that he shouldn't have known. This might be the reason why the emperor insisted on protecting Wang Chonggu.

"Actually, there's nothing big about the imperial edict. It's just that I gave it to you, sir..." Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao who was constantly stirring there, and wanted to share the secret of the imperial edict with Shen Li.

Looking back now, it was no big deal. This imperial edict had not even been approved by the Imperial Household Department.

"Your Majesty!" Feng Bao didn't dare to yell loudly when facing the emperor, and his voice sounded somewhat pleading.

"I won't say anything, just look at you." Zhu Yijun stretched out his hands, indicating that he would not say anything more.

Zhu Yijun did not tell Shen Li what was written on the imperial edict in the end. The content of the imperial edict was indeed not suitable for public disclosure. Even Zhang Juzheng did not know what was written on it.

The emperor once wrote an edict in his own handwriting to honor Zhang Juzheng as the Regent Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

If Zhang Juzheng was the Emperor Regent of the Ming Dynasty, then what was the Emperor Zhu Yijun? Emperor Xian of the Ming Dynasty?
But the situation at that time was just like that. Wang Chonggu knew very well that the emperor was willing to give up everything for the revival of the Ming Dynasty, except for the throne! But it was precisely the more the emperor was willing to give up, the more stable the throne would be.

Things in this world are always so strange and contradictory.

In that turbulent era, Wang Chonggu took up the banner of competing with Zhang Juzheng, which was a sign of his loyalty to the emperor.

And finally, the state-owned factories, or the public ownership economy, were developed, which ultimately helped the emperor survive the most dangerous time and become the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"If the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan insists on not giving Wang Ci Fu a posthumous title, I can only make the decree myself." Zhu Yijun took a deep breath and spoke of the final decision.

Except for the most important and embarrassing secret, all the rest were told. If this still failed to convince Shen Li, Zhu Yijun would have to replace the Grand Master.

"I am ashamed to your Majesty. I don't understand the complexity of the old matter and I am making trouble here. I hope your Majesty will forgive me." Shen Li gave in.

Wen Zheng? Give it to him, give him a promotion? Give it to him, you can give it to him. The emperor's scars cannot be exposed. It is the officials of the Ming Dynasty who should be ashamed.

Shen Li's reason for opposition was simple. Wang Chonggu was a traitor and should not be given a good posthumous title. But now Shen Li had seen a glimpse of the mist of the past and dared not look any further. Wang Chonggu was not a treacherous minister.

"The Grand Clan Master did it for the sake of the dignity of the country. What crime has he committed? Since the Grand Clan Master is here, I will tell him in detail about what happened back then." Zhu Yijun had no intention of blaming Shen Li. Instead, he chatted with Shen Li for a long time, carefully sorted out what happened back then, and explained in detail the role of Wang Chonggu in the court.

Zhu Yijun concluded: "Wang Jiaping cannot be the deputy assistant, so we can only let Ling Butang come back to be the deputy assistant."

Ling Yunyi's appointment may seem a little sudden, but if you think about it carefully, it is inevitable.

After Wang Chonggu, no one in the court could compete with Zhang Juzheng.

For the emperor, Zhang Juzheng could hold most of the power in the court, but he could not control all of it. This was not a question of trust or distrust, nor was it a question of checks and balances, but a question of order.

"I have come to see you and received your instructions, Your Majesty. I will keep them in mind. I will take my leave now." Shen Li bowed again and left the imperial study in Tonghe Palace. He stood in front of the gate of Tonghe Palace and looked back. He was still dizzy from the massive amount of information.

His Majesty the Emperor is indeed at the peak of his power now, but it was not like that before. In the past, the sky of the Ming Dynasty was covered with dark clouds.

As for the content of the burned imperial edict, Shen Li already had a guess. He just didn't have complete information, but he was not stupid.

"Stop stirring it. It's a blank imperial edict. Everyone has left, and you're still stirring it." Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao still squatting on the ground stirring the brazier and cursed with a smile.

"Gone?" Feng Bao looked up and made sure that Shen Li had left the gate of Tonghe Palace before asking the eunuch to clean up the brazier.

Feng Bao is an actor, he always has been. Although there was no rehearsal in advance, as soon as the emperor made a move, Feng Bao immediately took part in the play. Feng Bao and Zhu Yijun teamed up to play Shen Li.

There was indeed an imperial edict, but Feng Bao had burned it long ago. How could such an important thing have a paper archive?
Shen Li is indeed a stubborn and upright official, a tough nut to crack.

Zhu Yijun was still young, and he liked these tough guys telling the truth, rather than the court officials coaxing the emperor like a child all day long, making him think that the Ming Dynasty was really full of flowers and glory.

The Ministry of Rites responded quickly, Gao Qiyu took charge of the funeral arrangements, and Wang Chonggu's grand funeral began.

Gao Qiyu was the only official in the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of funeral arrangements. He wanted to gain merit and prove to Zhang Juzheng that he had a moment's thought and was definitely not a traitor.

He had submitted a memorial before, and since no one else wanted to do it, he wanted to do it. However, the emperor did not grant his approval because the Ministry of Rites had not approved the funeral plan. Now that the Ministry of Rites had approved it, the emperor immediately began to implement it.

Ling Yunyi is killing people.

Ling Yunyi showed his brutality as soon as he returned to Beijing. He was not Wang Chonggu, the second assistant who avoided Zhang Juzheng in everything. Ling Yunyi was a ruthless man who had fought his way through Guangdong, Shandong, Henan and Korea!
Anyone who resists arrest will be charged with treason and will be killed without mercy.

The imperial guards came to your door and you still resisted arrest. This is treason!
In Korea, if anyone disobeyed the decrees of the Governor-General's Office, Duntai Yuanhou would break into the office the next day. There was no point in talking about the doctrine of the mean.

In one day, Ling Yunyi arrested more than 120 scribes, students, academicians, and Hanlin Academy members and bachelors who cursed Wang Chonggu as Sima Yi.

The three newspaper offices that resisted arrest had their doors blown open by Ling Yunyi, and dozens of people died that day.

In Ling Yunyi's words, the Southern Imperial College is a devil's den, and the Northern Imperial College is not much better! If it weren't for the imperial decree from His Majesty, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to overturn the Northern Imperial College.

Ling Yunyi even felt that the emperor was a little too soft-hearted. He dared to disobey the emperor's order and did not even send out the Beijing troops!
"No, isn't the remnant of the rebel party in the tribute selection case an excuse? How can it really be the aftermath of the tribute selection case?" Zhu Yijun was surprised when he looked at the several case files reported by the Imperial Guards.

The remnants of the tribute selection case were just an excuse. This should have been a reckoning for those who were disloyal, just like when Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill someone, he brought out the Lan Yu case and put the crime on the person.

But after a long investigation, the imperial guards actually found the rebels in the tribute selection case.

"Ling Ci Fu is too murderous. He scared these idiots out." Feng Bao exclaimed in amazement.

Because they were afraid of Ling Yunyi's knife, some idiots overreacted and fought desperately. However, during the fierce conflict, Ling Yunyi caught some clues.

"This Li Shida is from the Jin Party, right? Moreover, he is a direct descendant of Wang Wencheng and Wang Ci Fu. How could he be the mastermind behind this anti-Wang movement? People's hearts are really complicated." Zhu Yijun's expression was filled with mixed emotions.

Wang Chonggu was wrong after all.

The case was somewhat accidental and somewhat inevitable. Originally, Li Shida, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, had nothing to do with this case. He remained silent throughout the entire turmoil.

But Ling Yunyi led the imperial guards to close the nine gates and arrest people all over the city. Li Shida immediately became restless and sent his servants to burn some evidence of Mingyufang's crimes. As a result, the servants were captured by Ling Yunyi.

According to Wang Chonggu's plan, Li Shida was Wang Jiaping's deputy, but Li Shida was not willing to be a deputy at all. He launched an impeachment against Wang Jiaping and set off a wave of anti-Wang movement.

(End of this chapter)