Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 167 Tiger Fly
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was subordinate to the emperor.

Even the cabinet has no power to transfer him, and this is Han San's confidence.

Walking into the prison with a smile, Han San staggered to the desk and sat down.

After a while, the lieutenant in charge pushed Wang Dehan out quickly. Han San smiled and asked, "Have you made up your mind, Ambassador Wang?"

Wang Dehan nodded: "Everything depends on the mobilization of the thousand households."

After a night of thinking, he finally understood.

He was caught in a game between big shots.

No matter which side you choose, you will offend people anyway, so you might as well choose a side that makes you feel comfortable. After thinking this through, Wang Dehan revised his confession overnight.

Most of the people above are Zhang Siwei’s students and old friends.

Han San took it and glanced at it, and was immediately overjoyed.

"Okay, okay, go get Mr. Wang a roast chicken. Look how hungry he is!" Han San put away the supply paper and ran out in a hurry. When he reached the edge of the prison, he looked back and said.

The residence of Grand Secretary Zhang.

Zhang Yunxiu and Han San sat down in the side hall.

After a few days of rest, Zhang Yunxiu finally recovered some of his complexion and his face began to look rosy.

When Han San saw it, he first gave a sincere compliment, then reported: "Sir, this is Wang Dehan's confession."

As he spoke, he took out a four-inch square piece of rice paper from his arms.

Zhang Yunxiu took it and looked at it. He couldn't help but frowned and cursed in a deep voice: "Han San, you are so stupid. Look at the people above, they are all Zhang Siwei's Jin Party. If this gets out, people will think that you are a party that is fighting against dissidents together."

Han San, who has always been good at observing people's words and expressions, hit the horse's hoof this time.

His old face flushed with embarrassment. He looked at Zhang Yunxiu and cautiously asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

"Investigate, no matter who it is, investigate thoroughly. The bigger the commotion, the better." Zhang Yunxiu clapped his hands vigorously and shouted, "Let's start with this little carrot and see how much dirt it can bring out."

Han San was stunned.

If we conduct a large-scale investigation, how many of the 18 government offices in the capital are clean?

As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked. If the upper beam likes something, the lower beams will also like it. The list above is just a bunch of small shrimps.

The real big shots haven't appeared yet.

"Sir, I have something to say."

"speak!"

Han San nodded and spoke out his thoughts: "Corruption has existed since ancient times. Wasn't it great that Emperor Hongwu killed corrupt officials? Skinning and stuffing, the 'Empty Seal Case', the 'Guo Heng Case', which one didn't kill a lot of people?"

But is it useful?
After killing a group of people this morning, another group will take their place in the afternoon to continue embezzling.

Zhang Yunxiu interrupted him and asked, "Are you going to let them embezzle?"

"No, no, no." Han San waved his hand and continued, "What I mean is that mosquitoes can be caught in one fell swoop. But tigers cannot be hit all at once, but must be hit one by one. Tigers eat people, so it is best to shock the tigers and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys."

At this point, Han San felt his throat smoking, and Zhang Yunxiu pushed the teacup beside him.

Han San took the teacup, held it in his hand, and gulped it down his throat.

Afterwards, he stretched out his arm to wipe his mouth, and then carefully reminded: "The Prime Minister is ill now, and you should maintain stability at this time."

Zhang Yunxiu knew that Han San was going to say this, and he also knew that this was indeed a good reason to convince himself.

However, he did not agree to it, and only sighed: "We are just afraid that these tigers are too brave, and killing these chickens will not be effective."

"Think twice, young master."

"Okay, I know everything. I'll leave this list with you for now."

Han San nodded, clasped his fists and said, "I'll take my leave."

As soon as he left, Zhang Yunxiu closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair to weigh the pros and cons. Now that Zhang Siwei was in power, everything he did was to make things difficult for him. If he could gain something else, that would be great.

This investigation into corruption is one of them.

It's easy to investigate corruption, but it's really scary to dig deeper. Roots are connected to roots, just like the vines of an old tree. If you investigate, you may find yourself.

The sunlight coming through the window formed beams of light that hit his face, stinging his eyes. Zhang Yunxiu opened his palms to block them.

At this time, Zheng Xier walked in with a three-layer snack box in her hand. Zhang Yunxiu smelled the fragrance, slowly opened his eyes, smiled and said, "Why are you here? Xuan'er is asleep again?"

"Yes." Zheng Xier nodded slightly, put down the food box, and said, "This is the winter melon skirt soup I made for my husband. My husband has been overworked recently, and his body will definitely not be able to bear it in the long run."

As he spoke, he scooped a bowl for Zhang Yunxiu with ease.

Zhang Yunxiu took it and drank it in one gulp. He felt his limbs warm up and his whole body was filled with energy. His appetite was immediately aroused, and he ordered Zheng Xier to serve him two more bowls.

After finishing several bowls, Zhang Yunxiu finally lay back in the chair.

Zheng Xier slowly walked behind him, moved her delicate hands, and carefully massaged her husband. While massaging, Zheng Xier grumbled and looked at her husband angrily.

But he was seen frowning and concentrating, sitting there like a wooden man, with no expression on his face.

It has been like this since my husband came back.

I didn't say much to her and kept everything in my heart.

At such a young age, his brows were furrowed into a big pimple.

"My husband is worried about something."

"No."

"You're lying." Zheng Xier frowned and added, "When you lie, your eyes blink faster than usual."

Hearing this, Zhang Yunxiu grabbed Zheng Xier's hand, pulled her into his arms, stared into her eyes and said jokingly, "Then tell me, am I lying now?"

The two looked at each other, and Zheng Xier tilted her neck upward and did not give in.

"My husband, Xi'er is also your concubine. Now that Miss Xu has not yet entered the family, Xi'er is also considered to be the mistress of this family. You can talk to Xi'er about anything."

"Need not."

"Tell me about it."

"Okay then." Zhang Yunxiu was afraid that she would keep getting annoyed with him, so he just blurted it out.

After hearing this, Zheng Xier also felt that the situation was very difficult.

Previously, when his subordinates were corrupt, she could only threaten them with threats and dared not take any major action. Now her husband wanted to challenge the acting prime minister and investigate corruption.

This is a huge event that will blow your mind.

She slowly stood up from her husband's arms and said carefully, "My husband, Han San is right about this matter. We must be extremely careful. Even if we catch this batch, the next batch will come out soon."

"Besides, ordinary people still exchange gifts during festivals. It is normal for officials to exchange some gifts."

Zhang Yunxiu remained silent.

At first, he just wanted to disgust Zhang Siwei, catch one of his pawns, and make him lose face. Who would have thought that a mere ninth-rank official could bring about such a huge pile of mud.

You can think about it.

How corrupt must the officials in the capital be?
Although he knew that corruption could not be eradicated at its source, he still had to kill this evil spirit. Otherwise, when corruption became the norm, those who did not go along with it would become the outliers.

Is this political ecology still acceptable?
Just as he was thinking about it, a servant outside the door suddenly came to report that Wei Qing from the palace wanted to see him.

What is he doing here at this time?

Zhang Yunxiu was puzzled in his heart, and then he told the servant outside: "Take Eunuch Wei to the living room, I will be there soon."

(End of this chapter)