Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 172: The whole situation is crazy! All fell into the water! Emperor Wanli has a headache!
"Rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng?"

Perhaps he felt it was too unbelievable, so Zhu Yijun read the memorial in his hand again.

He simply couldn't believe that someone actually dared to go to Shu to vindicate Zhang Juzheng!
Do you want to die? Or do you want to challenge his emperor's endurance?
I really thought he was still the easy-to-control ten-year-old boy back then!
Zhu Yijun was angry. The emperor who had been touched by the "reverse scale" was about to issue an order to demote this person who had no idea about life and death to a promotion official in the valley!

However, when Zhu Yijun saw the signature on the memorial, he was stunned for a moment...

Shen... consistent?
Shen Yiguan, who was so good and had no connection with Zhang Juzheng, why did he suddenly go to work to rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng?
Could it be that Shen Yiguan already knew that his secret connection with Uncle Zheng Guo had been exposed? And he was afraid that he, the emperor, would push her out and defend his beloved Concubine Zheng from the possible charges of "treason with the Japanese"?
Although Zhu Yijun did think about doing this,...how did Shen Yiguan know it so quickly?
Almost reflexively, Zhu Yijun's first thought was that Zhang Chonghui was up to something!
But Zhang Chonghui has already been locked up in the palace by him, and he is still in the side hall of Qianqing Palace, only a few steps away from him!
They are already locked up, how can Zhang Chonghui still do mischief?

Zhu Yijun, who realized something was wrong, immediately looked at Chen Ju aside and asked without saying a word:

"Didn't Shen Li's people also be arrested and interrogated by Zhang Jianxiu? They haven't been tried yet?"

"Back to the emperor, there is no news yet, but it should be soon. I will go and urge you." Chen Ju replied.

Seeing that Chen Ju was about to retreat and urge him, Zhu Yijun stopped him, frowned and ordered:

"Tell Luo Sigong to stop pretending to be sick and ask him to interrogate and investigate with Zhang Jianxiu! Also, tell Luo Sigong to keep an eye on Zhang Jianxiu! I always feel that something is wrong..."

"What's wrong with me? I'm doing things impartially!" Zhang Jianxiu said sternly:

As for Zhang Chonghui...it's a coincidence.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor has not slept well all night because of Concubine Zheng. His eye circles are purple, how can he not be sleepy?

Even if you are blind, you can't be so accurate. In the final analysis, this should be just a coincidence!

……

"Sizhe, what kind of provocation did Zhang Chonghui use to trick the emperor into regaining your official position?"

However, it turned out that Chen Ju was not the roundworm in Zhu Yijun's belly, and he did not know the Emperor as well as Feng Bao, so he had to smile awkwardly and gave an answer:
"Back to your lord, I guess...you should be...very angry now, right?"

"Zhang Sizhe, don't think that I don't know what you are planning." Luo Sigong said directly:

Is it possible that Zhang Chonghui deliberately brought up the matter of letting Zhang Maoxiu and Zhang Si restore the officials? So as to provoke him to use Zhang Jian's restoration officer to "wade in troubled waters"?

Zhang Jianxiu replied perfunctorily: "Just follow the clues and check. How else can I check."

The following scene made it seem as if Zhang Jianxiu was still his boss and Luo Sigong was still his subordinate.

"How many times have I told you! I like women! Can you please stop being like this!"

"I've covered up so many things for you, why are you still hiding it from me?"

Zhu Yijun seemed to think this answer was a bit monotonous, so he asked again: "What else?"

Luo Sigong's face also turned green. Although he was embarrassed, he was not particularly embarrassed. After all, it is not uncommon for men to like men these days.

This time, Luo Sigong simply sent all the other Jinyi guards around to find trouble, leaving only Zhang Jianxiu and him in the courtroom.

"It's not like you. You just take money and don't do anything, which makes Jin Yiwei inefficient and procrastinating in doing things!"

"Zhang Sizhe, you are not being honest." Luo Sigong came closer again and continued to ask in a low voice:

"Forget it." Zhu Yijun sighed, waved his hand and said, "Go and do your business."

After all, Zhu Yijun remembered that Feng Bao could roughly guess what he was thinking with just a glance from him, and took the opportunity to please and flatter him, and then took the opportunity to report and expose him in front of Empress Dowager Li.

"Do you think I'm willing to take a trip into this muddy water?" Luo Sigong also said angrily:

Therefore, in Zhu Yijun's current view, Chen Ju should be able to guess what he was thinking.

Now, Zhu Yijun also realized that something was wrong. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was a wrong decision to reinstate Zhang Jian to his original post.

Zhu Yijun also felt that he was a little ridiculous. Chen Ju was not a roundworm in his stomach, how could he know what was thinking in his mind.

"Ha." Luo Sigong didn't bother to argue with Zhang Jianxiu. The key was that he couldn't quarrel with the other party. With purpose, he approached Zhang Jianxiu's ear and asked in a low voice:

Seeing Zhang Jianxiu's perfunctory look pretending to be indifferent, Luo Sigong saw through everything in an instant.

Zhang Jianxiu screamed out, and the entire Yamen court fell silent...

"Can you fucking stay away from me!" Zhang Jianxiu covered his ears and deliberately amplified his voice:

impossible! Reinstating Zhang Jianxiu's official position was just a whim of his. How could Zhang Chonghui have predicted it so accurately?

Fu Si of Beizhen was imprisoned.

Not to mention Qiu Ba, a military general like him, among the scholars in the previous dynasty who held pens and prided themselves on being noble, there were still many who were proud of raising male favorites.

The other Jin Yiwei around him lowered their heads and touched their noses, all pretending that they had not heard these words just now.

Luo Sigong knew that Zhang Jianxiu deliberately shouted such words to prevent him from continuing to talk, but this just proved that Zhang Jianxiu had something up his sleeve!
"What are you going to investigate next?" Luo Sigong suddenly became serious.

"Also..." Chen Ju felt very embarrassed, "I guess you are... very sleepy, right?"

"Chen Ju." Zhu Yijun once again called out to Chen Ju who was about to retreat. Then, he asked the other party a somewhat inexplicable question:
"Do you know what I'm thinking about right now?"

"The Emperor saw that something was wrong with you, so he specially asked me to look at you!"

"I don't understand what you are talking about." Zhang Jianxiu turned his head away and ignored Luo Sigong who came to talk to him.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor had just read the memorial that wanted to vindicate Zhang Juzheng, and he would be angry if he didn't.

In Zhu Yijun's opinion, Chen Ju is the eunuch who has been with him the second longest. The time he has spent with him is second only to Feng Bao, who held him when he grew up. Chen Ju should probably know him very well.

"Aren't you pretending to be sick? Why are you here?" Seeing Luo Sigong coming, Zhang Jianxiu showed his unwelcome expression without any secret.

It can't be that... Zhang Chonghui knows him too well, right?

"Now that Shen Guanyi has vindicated your father, Shang Shu, the next crime of treason with the Japanese will definitely fall on Shen Li!

Next, if Shen Li is as sensible as Shen Yiguan and rehabilitates your father...

After much investigation, the final responsibility will definitely be thrown to Concubine Zheng!
As for Concubine Zheng, the emperor would not dare to investigate! At first, the emperor was afraid that he would find out something!

Secondly, the matter now involves so many people. The ministers of the previous dynasty wanted to protect themselves, to bring down Concubine Zheng, and to protect the status of the prince!

Even if Concubine Zheng didn't do anything, the ministers would still wonder what she had done!

At that time, the emperor had no choice but to let it go in order to calm the matter! How are you, Zhang Sizhe? Did I guess everything right? "

This time, Zhang Jianxiu was really silent because Luo Sigong guessed everything correctly.

But, so what?
"So?" Zhang Jianxiu asked calmly, "How about you tell me what to do next?"

Luo Sigong was obviously stunned for a moment...

Yeah, so what?

It was only at this time that Luo Sigong realized that this road seemed to have been 'prescribed' a long time ago. No matter how much you avoid it, you will eventually get back to this road!

What a Lantern Festival riot! What "Continued Worry and Crisis Hong Discussion"! These are all pretense!

These two cases happened during the Lantern Festival this time! In the final analysis, there are still two words that cannot be avoided - Li Chu!
In the final analysis, it is still the civil officials who want to use these things to make His Majesty the Emperor completely give up the idea of ​​changing the crown prince!
Luo Sigong, who realized the 'fundament', now had only one question left. He looked at Zhang Jianxiu and asked:

"Zhang Sizhe, aren't you afraid that the investigation will lead to your nephew being blamed?"

Zhang Jianxiu crossed his legs and said with a smile: "Luo Gongbao, I told you that my nephew is innocent. Besides, he is now a meritorious person who saved the queen and princess. What does it have to do with him?"

"Bah!" Luo Sigong sneered: "Come on! I would rather believe that your father is alive! I don't believe that Zhang Chonghui is innocent!"

Zhang Jianxiu's expression froze almost instantly, and Luo Sigong was also surprised when he saw this!
Just when Luo Sigong wanted to ask something, someone came to report the latest progress!

"Boss, this is the testimony just confessed by someone from Shen Li's house."

Chen Yin held up the information with both hands and didn't look at anyone clearly. He didn't know whether the "boss" he called was Luo Sigong or Zhang Jianxiu.

Luo Sigong was about to reach out to take the testimony from Chen Yin's hand, but Zhang Jianxiu snatched it away first.

Luo Sigong didn't say anything, just rolled his eyes and took his hand back again.

Luo Sigong's performance fell into Chen Yin's eyes, and he felt a moment of astonishment!
Chen Yin also didn't expect that Luo Sigong was such a person...

Tsk tsk tsk... so disgusting...

"Guo Zhengyu?"

Looking at the slightly familiar name on the testimony, Zhang Jianxiu's face showed a smile of 'Sure enough,'. The next moment, he decisively ordered:

"Immediately send people to surround Guo Zhengyu's house. Not even a fly can be let out!"

"Wait!" Luo Sigong stopped Zhang Jianxiu and warned in a low voice:
"Guo Zhengyu is the teacher of His Highness the Crown Prince! If you offend him, you are offending the Crown Prince! If you offend the Crown Prince, you are offending the entire civil service group! Are you crazy?"

Facts have proved that Zhang Jianxiu didn't seem to be afraid of offending any prince. He directly said:

"I am following the Emperor's orders! If you have any objections, please go and discuss with the Emperor!"

Zhang Jianxiu's "only obeying the emperor's orders" look, people who don't know how loyal he is to His Majesty the Emperor.

In fact, Luo Sigong knew very well that Zhang Jianxiu was just trying to bring trouble to His Majesty the Emperor.

Everyone knows that the Jinyiwei only obeys the emperor's orders. The Jinyiwei have already attacked Mr. Guo, whom the prince respects the most. Everyone will naturally think that this is the emperor's intention!
In other words, His Majesty the Emperor is suspicious of the Prince!
For a time, the news that the prince's teacher Guo Zhengyu was captured by Jin Yiwei and sent to prison spread throughout the government and the public!

No one knows yet whether Emperor Wanli was really suspicious of Prince Zhu Changluo.

Everyone only knew that His Majesty the Emperor did not stop Jin Yiwei's rude move, and it seemed that he was not aware that it had happened.

I don’t know whether Emperor Wanli really didn’t know or was just pretending not to know.

...Time flies, and two days have passed.

Guo Zhengyu and the people in his house have been imprisoned for two days, but not a trace of news has been spread.

No one knew what Guo Zhengyu had done or not.

No one knows whether Guo Zhengyu is still alive.

The joys of people are not the same as those of others.

In these short but long two days, some people were happy and some were sad.

The ones who are happy are naturally Guo Zhengyu's mortal enemies, and Shen Yiguan and other Zhejiang Party members who have just escaped from danger.

Although Shen Yiguan and his accomplices had offended His Majesty the Emperor because of Zhang Juzheng's vindication, in the end it was much better than being inexplicably accused of "treason with the Japanese."

Not to mention, His Majesty the Emperor did not punish Shen Yiguan and others very much. He just handled the matter with the status of 'read and cannot return'.

Some people are happy, and naturally some people are sad.

The most worrying thing is Guo Zhengyu’s accomplices, the Donglin Party members.

The Donglin Party members are almost certain that Guo Zhengyu has not confessed them yet! Otherwise, it would have been two days and no one had come to arrest them!

After all, they were the ones who created this 'Renewed Demon Book'!
Now that everything is going against the Donglin Party members, the Zhejiang Party members headed by Shen Yiguan will naturally not miss this great opportunity!
The Zhejiang Party members even dug up the dark history of some Donglin Party members from many years ago, and wrote these old accounts of old sesame seeds and rotten millet into the impeachment memorial!

The attitude of the Zhejiang Party members clearly shows that they want to kill him while he is sick!

……

In these short two days, although the previous dynasties impeached each other, they fought to the death!

But the cabinet office was surprisingly quiet, so quiet that only the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhao Zhigao, was left, dragging his sick body to work.

There was no other way. This time, Zhu Geng, Shen Yiguan, and Shen Li, three new cabinet ministers, were involved in the demon book case one after another.

In order to avoid suspicion, these three people could only stay at home, so only Zhao Zhigao was left in the cabinet.

Zhao Zhigao was already ill and had not fully recovered yet, and now he was so tired that he was about to vomit blood.

But at this time, there was actually an official who was watching the fun and not taking it too seriously to complain to him, saying why among the four ministers in the cabinet, only he, Zhao Zhigao, was fine. It was clear that it was him, Zhao Zhigao, who was responsible for the demon book case.

Now, no matter how honest Zhao Zhigao is, he really can't hold back his breath!

The old man, who had been in the second year of Longqing's reign, was so angry that he immediately gave up his job. He simply called it a disease and quit working!

……

In these short two days, not only the front court was in a state of chaos, but the harem was also in trouble.

Zheng Mengjing had been crying and making trouble for two whole days, hanging herself and swearing, but her emperor husband finally chose to forgive her.

Zheng Mengjing was forgiven, but her good brother Zheng Guotai was not so easy.

Zheng Guotai was not only scolded by the emperor's brother-in-law, but was also driven to the Ming Taizu Mausoleum in Yingtian Mansion to guard the mausoleum.

……

In these short two days, both the front court and the harem had become a mess.

The cabinet was completely paralyzed 'again'.

In prison, Guo Zhengyu, who had not slept for three whole days, was about to collapse...

"Hey, wake up."

Zhang Jianxiu held a gong in his left hand and a hammer in his right hand. He placed it next to the ear of Guo Zhengyu, who could hardly open his eyelids, and struck it hard several times!

"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"

The violent sound hit his ears again, Guo Zhengyu was really going crazy!
Guo Zhengyu had long heard about Jin Yiwei's brutal punishment, and before he came in, he was already prepared to be completely injured!
He originally thought that the Jin Yiwei would use brutal punishments such as the "Tiger Bench" or "Gai's Death" on him, but what Guo Zhengyu never expected was that Zhang Jianxiu, who was responsible for interrogating him, actually just refused to let him sleep!

At first, Guo Zhengyu thought that the punishment of depriving people of sleep was not a big deal.

It's just that I came over to wake him up when he was about to fall asleep. He was just sleepy, nothing.

But as time passed day by day, and it was only the third day, Guo Zhengyu was already going crazy!
If you don't eat for two or three days, you won't starve to death, but if you don't sleep for two or three days, you will really go crazy!
Whenever Guo Zhengyu is extremely tired and about to fall asleep, he will always be woken up by various violent noises or violent pushing!
Being in this extremely tired and tense state for a long time, the trauma to the brain nerves is very terrifying!

People will really go crazy!
"Kill me directly..." Guo Zhengyu shouted tiredly directly to Zhang Jianxiu.

He really can't stand it anymore! This is simply a thousand times more painful than killing him!
"How can this be done!" Zhang Jianxiu laughed and said, "You are the teacher of the current prince, but I don't even dare to touch you with a finger!"

"Haha..." Guo Zhengyu sneered tiredly: "What do you want?"

"It's nothing." Zhang Jianxiu said: "You just need to confess who is the mastermind behind the demon book case."

Guo Zhengyu was still very stubborn and did not answer. Even if he was really going crazy, he would never betray his teammates.

"You have such a tough mouth." Zhang Jianxiu looked around calmly, and after making sure no one was eavesdropping, he quietly approached Guo Zhengyu's ear and whispered:
"What's the use of being so stubborn? Gu Xiancheng and the others are not planning to fish you out. You have become their abandoned child!

If I were you, I would confess them all! Then put all the blame for Tongwa and the demon book case on them! "

"Hahaha..." Guo Zhengyu laughed so hard that he looked at Zhang Jianxiu and replied 'again':
"What are you talking about? Isn't it your nephew and your fifth brother who are the culprits of this demon book case?"

Just like the previous times, Zhang Jianxiu frowned again, with a slandered and confused expression on his face, and cursed:
"Guo Meiming, did I give you some shame? For the sake of both of us being from Huguang, I didn't hurt you, and I kindly advised you!
But you have slandered my Zhang family again and again! My fifth brother has been gone for several years! You fucking slandered him! What do you mean? "

This time, it was Guo Zhengyu who was puzzled. He looked tiredly at the angry look on Zhang Jianxiu's face. He didn't feel like he was acting.

Guo Zhengyu also felt that he had seen a ghost. Could it be that Zhang Jianxiu was so good at pretending?
Or did Zhang Chonghui and Zhang Yunxiu not tell this stupid fool with strong limbs their previous plan at all?
And from Zhang Jianxiu's words, it seems that this idiot doesn't even know that his younger brother Zhang Yunxiu has returned to Beijing?
Guo Zhengyu didn't know what the specific situation was. He only knew that he was almost sleepy now, but his nerves were still tense.

Guo Zhengyu also knew that if Gu Xiancheng and the others were still hesitant, he might really be tortured and go crazy...

……

At the same time, in the bustling inner city of Shuntian Mansion, there was an inconspicuous small house somewhere.

Gu Xiancheng looked at the entire room of carved blocks in front of him and was dumbfounded...

"Uncle Gu, ah, Uncle Shi! Don't say that Guo Meiming has been harmed by you, all of us have been harmed by you!"

The speaker's surname was Zhou, his given name was Jiamo, and his courtesy name was Mingqing. He was the right deputy censor of the capital at that time.

At this moment, there were only two people, Gu Xiancheng and Zhou Jiamo, in this inconspicuous house.

The reason why these two people came here was because they received an 'anonymous letter'.

"Look at these carvings, they are all engraved with demonic writings! If there are guards in royal robes surrounding us at this time, we will not be able to wash ourselves off even if we jump into the Yellow River!"

Zhou Jiamo's words were all complaints, but he was smiling from beginning to end, and he didn't know what he was smiling about.

"Zhou Mingqing, do you still have the heart to laugh? Do you know that we are about to die?" Gu Xiancheng said this, but he also laughed.

He casually picked up a piece of engraving that was stained with a thick layer of dust. The content engraved on it was the content of the first edition of the Demon Book a few years ago.

"Don't you also want to laugh? You are allowed to laugh, but I am not allowed to laugh?" Zhou Jiamo simply squatted on the ground, looking too lazy to move, and laughed again:
"It's all your fault, Uncle Gu, for letting you believe that kid Zhang Chonghui's nonsense and come up with this "Continued Worry and Risk Hong Yi"! It's okay to do it, but you are good at making opinions and changing the content randomly!
By the way, that kid named Zhang Chonghui is really big-hearted! He actually didn’t even look at the content you changed! It's better now!

Upon investigation, it was found that he knew absolutely nothing, and the responsibility was all ours! Even if you want to put the blame on him now, you can't!
Hey, by the way, what trick did Zhang Chonghui use? He actually tricked the emperor into reinstating Zhang Jianxiu's official position! What a hell! Is it possible that his kid is also capable of casting poison? "

Zhou Jiamo smiled bitterly while complaining.

Gu Xiancheng smiled calmly and listened calmly.

Until, someone comes.

"Goro? You came alone?"

Gu Xiancheng could tell at a glance that the person coming was Zhang Yunxiu, as if they had known each other for a long time.

Zhang Yunxiu was also stunned for a moment. He remembered that he had never met Gu Xiancheng before, and he didn't know how the other party knew his identity.

Zhang Yunxiu didn't dwell on this matter. He directly discussed the terms with the other party straight to the point.

"My fourth brother is in charge of the Jinyiwei now. If you want to rescue Guo Zhengyu, you must quickly send your people to redress my father's case! Otherwise, not only will Guo Zhengyu die, but all the demon books in this room will also belong to you. "

Faced with this threat, Zhou Jiamo didn't say anything. He just squatted aside quietly with a smile on his face, as if he was just watching a show.

Faced with this threat, Gu Xiancheng rolled up his sleeves habitually. He looked at the young man in front of him and asked:

"I can promise you, but who will bear the final responsibility?"

Zhang Yunxiu did not hesitate and said directly: "Of course it is Shen Yiguan."

"Hahahaha!" Zhou Jiamo laughed suddenly: "Do you Zhang family like to kill people so much?"

Gu Xiancheng also said in agreement: "Yes, Shen Yiguan helped your father to be rehabilitated, but you sold him, what if we are also..."

Zhou Jiamo and Gu Xiancheng's intentions were obvious. What if they were sold out by Zhang Chonghui and Zhang Yunxiu like Shen Yiguan?
Although it is said that the first ones to regret and break promises are obviously themselves.

In response, Zhang Yunxiu, who was originally expressionless, also smiled.

"Do you think you still have any choice?"

……

At the same time, Qianqing Palace.

The Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, who was already worried, heard another annoying news.

(End of this chapter)