The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 461 War of words
"I believe it," Zhu Qizhen interrupted him, walked down the steps, stretched out his hand to help the man up, and said with a smile: "I believe what Elder Yang said. I am just curious, if only Wang Zhen's party has connections inside and outside, why can't the silver mine tax in Jiangnan be collected? No matter how powerful Wang Zhen is, he can't reach Jiangnan, right?"

Xue Shao, who was standing nearby, suddenly understood why the emperor suddenly put Wang Zhen in prison.

He clenched his fists slightly and swept his eyes across the faces of all the ministers in the hall. At this moment, no one was happy.

Even Wang Zhen's followers, such as Ma Shun, did not seem happy after Yang Pu was defeated. Instead, they became even more worried and uneasy.

He looked at Zhu Qizhen who was standing in the main hall. The ministers around him were all bent over with their heads lowered. The sunlight coming in from outside the hall fell only on him and only on him.

The dust particles in the light flickered, but although he stood in the light, he was not with the dust particles.

Xue Shao's heart sank, and he felt an indescribable mixture of emotions.

After the emperor turned around and sat back on the dragon throne, Xue Shao thought about it and took a step forward to ask the emperor to recall Xue Xuan, Pan Hong and others who were in charge of the case back to Kyoto. "Since we are investigating whether they formed a clique for personal gain and accepted bribes, they must be recalled for questioning."

He then said, "From the case files, we know that it was Pan Hong who investigated the murder of Yue's husband and found that there was no violation of rules or regulations. Should his daughter Pan Yun be released from prison?"

Ma Shun immediately came to his senses and retorted, "The case is still under investigation. Xue Chuanlu said in one sentence that he would call the suspect back for questioning, and in the next sentence he said that Pan Hong had done nothing wrong. Does it mean that it is true or not, and it all depends on your words?"

Zhu Qizhen also waved his hand and said, "Pan Yun, continue to be locked up. I think she is doing well in the imperial prison."

Pan Yun was living a good life, mainly because after Wang Zhen was imprisoned, not only did her treatment improve, but she was also no longer bored. Even though she was still fasting, she was still very happy.

Every day when the first ray of sunlight shone through the high window, Pan Yun would open his eyes from the bed, finish his practice, sit under the ray of sunlight, and sit cross-legged looking at Wang Zhen next door.

Wang Zhen: …

Wang Zhen's cell had changed a lot. Not only were there more quilts, washbasins, shelves and other things, but there was also a screen.

The toilet was separated by a screen, and Wang Zhen used it to relieve himself every day.

No matter what Pan Jun was doing, she liked to hold up her head and watch carefully from the side.

It only took Wang Zhen three days to go from being so proud and conceited at the beginning to being angry and embarrassed, and then to being so expressionless now.

At this time, he was already accustomed to Pan Yun's gaze. After being forced to get up, he threw back the quilt and got out of bed, then turned to the screen with a dark face to relieve himself.

Pan Jun sighed.

Wang Zhen clenched his fingers and squatted behind the screen for a long time before he prepared his expression. He stood up expressionlessly, fastened his belt, and walked out from behind the screen.

Pan Yun immediately smiled and waved at him, "Good morning, Wang Zhangyin. A new day has begun."

Wang Zhen picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands expressionlessly, then sat down at the table. The jailer outside the cell immediately came in with a food box and took out the various breakfasts bought this morning.

Wang Zhen picked up the chopsticks and looked at Pan Jun who was sitting opposite him. As if she saw him looking at her, she immediately smiled.

Wang Zhen lowered his eyes. No wonder His Majesty became friends with her after just one meeting. If she wasn't Pan Hong's daughter and was born to be his opponent, he would have been unable to resist becoming friends with her. Wang Zhen picked up a bun and couldn't help but look up at Pan Yun, frowning slightly: "Since I was imprisoned, I have only seen you drink water and never eat anything. I heard from the jailer that you haven't eaten since you were imprisoned. How come you didn't starve to death after all these days?"

Pan Yun opened his arms and said, "Do I look like someone who is starving to death?"

Wang Zhen ate the buns thoughtfully.

Pan Yun propped up her chin and watched him eat the buns. She swallowed her saliva involuntarily and said in a brisk tone, "Wang Zhen, how about we guess who is the first official who came to see you today?"

"You've been guessing for so many days, aren't you tired of it?"

"Not boring," Pan Yun said, "I think it's very interesting. Even though the powerful Wang Zhangyin was imprisoned, he still served His Majesty loyally and took care of the country's affairs. I admire him just for saying it. I wonder how touched His Majesty would be if he knew it."

The bun on Wang Zhen's chopsticks fell onto the table with a thud, and his expression changed slightly.

Seeing this, Pan Yun burst into laughter.

She laughed so hard that tears streamed down her cheeks, and had to wipe them away with her fingers, "The world is actually in the hands of people like you, who are worse than me."

Wang Zhen glared at her fiercely, dropped his chopsticks, strode forward, and stared into her eyes through the fence, "Tell me! What is the yellow talisman you gave His Majesty for?"

Pan Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Yellow Talisman~ Which one are you asking about?"

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Wang Zhen's face turned dark: "How many did you give him? What are they for?"

Pan Yun approached the fence and whispered, "I won't tell you~"

Wang Zhen clenched his fists and said, "Pan Yun, you used evil magic to deceive His Majesty, and you deserve to be killed! Your father, brother, and family will all be implicated by you, so you must think it through."

"We are the boss now, not to mention the second in command. Wang Zhen, your fate is not even determined yet. How can you decide mine?"

Pan Jun patted his butt and stood up, facing him, with a slight smile on his face, "Besides, when it comes to bewitching people, who can compare to you?"

"You have been following His Majesty and bewitching him since he was a child," Pan Yun approached the fence, stared into his eyes and spoke word by word, "From the moment you entered the palace, your target was the little emperor. Tell me, aren't you more sinful than me?"

Wang Zhen was so angry that he reached out to grab her, but Pan Yun leaned back to avoid his hand, tilted her head and smiled smugly at him: "Wang Zhangyin, you have to come to my side to catch people."

Wang Zhen held the fence tightly, his face twisted, "Those scholars studied hard for decades, and those ministers worked in humiliation, all for power and to climb up. I am the same! The same goal, all doing the work of serving the royal family, who is nobler than who!"

Wang Zhen said angrily: "I am greedy, but among the civil and military officials in the court, how many are not greedy?
In terms of loyalty, who among you can compare with me! I will not go against the emperor's mind, and I will not take the emperor's world, but you may not be. You so-called loyal ministers and good generals are all good at talking. In fact, you force people to sell their land, seize good land for military land, eat empty salaries, embezzle taxes, what bad things have you not done? "

Wang Zhen’s entire face was almost squeezed into the railing, and he glared at Pan Yun: “In the end, when the people rebelled, you threw all the dirty water on me, saying that I deceived the emperor. It was not me who deceived the emperor, it was you who deceived the emperor, you deceived the emperor!!!”

Pan Yun: "They are all rotten people. Are you trying to compete with them to see who is worse? There have been many eunuchs who have made achievements and have good reputations. You are obviously capable of being a good eunuch who will go down in history, but you chose this path. Who can you blame?"

(End of this chapter)