Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 193 Chapter 93 Chapter [-] Zhang Zongjun's troubles
Hearing Yang Xinlu's nonsense, Erhu became paralyzed.

If he remembered correctly, Zhu Yunxi just asked to move the things over and put them in the side hall to the west!

As for sitting where the crown prince used to sit, that's pure nonsense...

In fact, the layout of this side hall was completely created by Yang Xinlu.Even the words just now were made up by Yang Xinlu after thinking about Zhu Yunxie's tone.

Aren't the so-called disciples just checking up for the lord's vacancies?

Zhu Yunxie has already done everything a master should do, so the three of them naturally want to help him make a name for himself, open his eyes, gain the goodwill of the old emperor, and do their part for him to ascend to the great position!

Lao Zhu silently withdrew from the west side hall, and did not go to the main hall, and went straight out of the Wu Palace.

Old Zhu stood outside the palace for a long time, and only after he calmed down did he ask slowly.

"Our eldest grandson built such a big palace, didn't he build a bedroom for himself?"

Yang Xinlu bowed and said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the grandson of the Three Emperors forgets his selfishness and has no self in his heart. He never considered building a palace for himself."

"Weichen also persuaded him to set aside a separate place in the park and build a bedroom for himself."

"However, Sun Yan, the third emperor, will sooner or later become a feudal clan. After he becomes a feudal clan, he won't be able to come back once in a few years. Even if he comes back once in a while, it's enough to squeeze with His Royal Highness Prince Yu. There is no need to waste money."

"Instead of wasting money on building palaces, it is better to expand Xiayingtianfu Primary School and do something good for the people in the capital."

Lao Zhu was moved again when he heard this.

"Our great grandson, why are we willing to let him go to the palace, we want to..."

Just as Lao Zhu was about to speak his mind, he suddenly woke up, and looked at Yang Xinlu next to him meaningfully.

If it is said that Zhu Yunxi had a deep affection for the late prince and concubine, Lao Zhu still firmly believes it.But if it is said that the grandson did not build a palace for himself in order to save money, he would not believe it even if he killed Lao Zhu.

There should be something else hidden here, either the turtle grandson doesn't like it here, or the turtle grandson hasn't had time to build it yet!

"Master Yang has a heart!"

When Yang Xinlu just heard "We want", his heart was in his throat.

He rambled so much today, didn't he just want to hear a promise from the old emperor!

However, the old emperor stopped talking and said something with ulterior motives to beat him.

Although Yang Xinlu knew that Lao Zhu was pointing at him, he still bowed to thank him.

Because if you don't give thanks, it means that you have committed the crime of deceiving the king.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment, I am ashamed of myself!"

Hearing the words, Lao Zhu "hummed" twice, walked out of the park with his hands behind his back, and then boarded the carriage to return to the palace.

In fact, Lao Zhu just visited less than one-tenth of the places. He just passed by many places, and he couldn't talk about playing at all.

After Lao Zhu left, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty had leisure time to play again.They were only focused on being with the old man before, and they haven't had time to see many scenes yet.

However, when they were about to enter the park again, they met that idiot Liu San carrying a bamboo basket again.

"Give the money!"

"Ten essays for officials, three essays for ordinary people!"

Zhu Xi immediately scolded furiously.

"Are you stupid!"

"The lonely king just came out of the palace after sending his father back to the palace. Now that the king is going in again, you still have to charge money!"

"I don't care, the King of Wu said that no matter who enters, he has to pay. If you don't pay, you won't be allowed to enter!"

Zhu Xi raised his foot and kicked Liu San on the spot, knocking Liu San to the ground.Just when he was about to mend a few more feet, Xu Liuzi walked out of the small house at the door while chewing cucumbers.

"His Royal Highness Qin Wang, calm down, if you really have no money, the humble official will pay for it for you?"

King Qin snorted coldly when he heard the words, and glanced at the guard behind him, who immediately took out a small piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it into the bamboo basket.

"I'm treating guests today, and I'll cover the entry fee for these people!"

Xu Liuzi arched his hands towards King Qin and said.

"King Qin is generous, and I thank His Highness King Qin on behalf of my brothers!"

Although King Qin wanted to show his generosity, the civil officials didn't appreciate it.Just as civil servants don't like Zhu Yunxie, relatively speaking, they don't like King Qin even more, and feel ashamed to let him treat him to the garden.

Therefore, everyone who entered the Wu Palace took out a few pennies from their sleeves.Those who didn't bring any change were invited by colleagues, and they definitely didn't take advantage of the King of Qin.

After Zhu Yuanzhang left, the Wu Palace became completely lively.

Although Xuanwu Lake People's Park is written on the big stone at the entrance, no matter the officials who come in and out, or the people who visit, they all affectionately call it Wuwang Palace.

However, there are only a small number of officials who can play here, and many of them have errands, so even if they want to play, they have to wait until after work is over.

Chen Zongli, Minister of the Household Department, had no time to play. After waiting for Lao Zhu to get into the carriage, he immediately got into the carriage and rushed back to the Household Department.

As soon as Chen Zongli returned to the household department, he ordered the servants of the household department to take down Li Biao, a member of the household department.

Li Biao suddenly saw the guards rushing in, and tied himself up without saying a word, the whole person was frightened.

"What are you doing!"

"What crime did I commit? You want to humiliate me like this!"

Just as Li Biao scolded the guards, Chen Zongli walked in from the door.

"Li Biao!"

"You have committed a crime. His Majesty ordered me to try your case with the three justices."

"If you are sensible, shut up and follow me honestly to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial!"

Li Biao was still lucky when he heard the words.

"May I ask Lord Shangshu, what crime did this lower official commit?"

Chen Zongli saw that Li Biao was still obsessed at this time, so he couldn't help pointing to the north.

"You have been accused of instigating Poppi to frame King Wu..."

When Li Biao heard this, his legs softened immediately, and he was taken away by the servants of the household department without any resistance.

However, when he arrived at the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, he didn't say a word.

Chen Zongli, together with the officials of the Sanfa Department, did not dare to torture him casually, so they could only spend time with him like this.

When it was almost dark, Chen Zongli got up and bowed his hands to the three chief officials of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"My lords, Your Majesty has a strict order to give us only one day, and we must report the case tomorrow!"

The three looked at each other, then said to Li Biao who was kneeling on the ground.

"Li Biao, if you don't confess again, we will torture you!"

"Three lords, let me tell you, I...I have other secrets..."

Just when Li Biao was about to confess, he suddenly heard a report from the yamen servant outside the door.

"Report to Master Shangshu, there is an official from the Wenhua Palace outside the door asking to see you."

"East Palace?"

The faces of the four people in the room all changed when they heard this, they were most afraid that they would be involved with the East Palace at this time.

Therefore, when the case was tried, Li Biao was not lynched for a long time.

Now when they heard someone coming from the Wenhua Palace, they were all startled.

Could it be that this matter has something to do with Zhu Yunqi?

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice hurried out of the lobby, only to see a servant of the Eastern Palace standing outside the door wearing a seventh-rank official uniform.

Zhang Zongjun bowed to Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, then stepped forward and said.

"Master of the Ministry of Justice, can you take a step to speak?"

Yang Jing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, changed his expression slightly when he heard the words, then nodded and walked towards the back hall.

Zhang Zongjun hurriedly followed, and after entering the back hall, he took out the note with the seal of the princess from his sleeve, and showed Yang Jing a look.

After Yang Jing read it, he confirmed that it was the seal of the princess, and immediately burned it.

He had already known this "token" from Qin Kui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and after confirming that it was correct, there was no reason to keep it to bring disaster.

"What advice do you have, sir?"

Zhang Zongjun didn't speak, but made a "kill" gesture to his neck.

Yang Jing said with a look of distress when he heard the words.

"This matter is an imperial case, His Majesty will definitely send someone to watch over it, and it is very difficult for me to do so!"

Zhang Zongjun smiled slightly when he heard the words.

"This matter is not difficult. As long as Mr. Yang puts him in a prison cell and prepares a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for him, he will naturally write down the crime, and then..."

The hesitation on Yang Jing's face softened when he heard this, but he was worried that Li Biao would not cooperate.

He was also a minister of the Ministry of Justice for several years. As soon as Li Biao was brought into the lobby, he could see that this person was not a tough person, and he was afraid that he would not be able to survive the great horror between life and death.

Zhang Zongjun saw Yang Jing's concerns, and said in a low voice again.

"If your lord is worried, you can lock me next door to Li Biao, and I will persuade him to go on the road with peace of mind!"

"Is that so..."

Yang Jing pondered for a while, and there seemed to be no better way at the moment.

Once Zhu Yunqi was abolished, Zhu Yunxi was almost the only choice, which was absolutely unacceptable to their civil official group.

It's not that they hate Zhu Yunxie, it's that they don't want to be ridden on the heads of military generals and nobles again, driving them like cattle and horses.

"It's so good, but I don't know how sure you are, sir?"

"very!"

"it is good!"

Yang Jing returned to the lobby, whispered to a few people for a while, seeing that they had no objection, he immediately picked up the gavel.

"Retire!"

"I will interrogate you after dinner with the other adults!"

After Yang Jing said this, the Yamen servant immediately took Li Biao to the cell.

Li Biao looked at the tables and chairs prepared in advance in the cell, as well as the pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.

He didn't want to die, at least he didn't want to die so vaguely.

Obviously Lu Lu instructed him to do this, so why should he bear all the consequences?
Just as he was crying, he suddenly saw the door of the cell next door open, and a person came out from inside.

"Li Biao, I am here on behalf of a nobleman."

"This nobleman said that as long as you can handle this matter, he will not only protect your family, but also promise to reverse the case for you in a few years!"

"Give you a title, and let your descendants inherit it!"

Hearing this, he asked in horror.

"Who is the nobleman you speak of?"

Zhang Zongjun sneered when he heard the words.

"Don't even think about it. In the current Ming Dynasty, who dares to promise to reverse your case in a few years?"

Zhang Zongjun deliberately bit out the accent on the word "a few years", but seeing that Li Biao still didn't understand, he couldn't help reminding him directly.

"The key point is the word 'years'!"

"If you think about it carefully, His Majesty is very old now, and it may not take a few years..."

Li Biao was originally a man of enlightenment, otherwise he would not be able to fulfill his duties as a member of the household department.Just because of fear, I forgot about it for a while.

Now after being awakened by Zhang Zongjun, he immediately thought of the Lu family represented by Lu Lu, and Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor behind the Lu family!
Didn't the reason why I agreed to Lu Lu before was because of the face of Zhu Yunqi, the emperor's second grandson in name, and in fact the emperor's eldest grandson?

"I... how do I do it?"

"Carry everything, don't grab anyone, and then..."

Zhang Zongjun looked at the beams on the cell, and casually took out a rope from his sleeve.

"Then you can hang yourself!"

Li Biao also knew at this time that he was bound to die, no matter whether he tried to get out of Lu's house or insisted on it, he could not escape this catastrophe.

Moreover, it is a good fortune to fall into the hands of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Once His Majesty handed it over to Jin Yiwei, it would be impossible to survive, to die.

Therefore, he just wanted to gain some benefits for himself before he died.

"May I ask this lord, if I take everything down and hang myself, what will I get?"

"Home is safe!"

"Seal after death!"

Li Biao tremblingly said something.

"I... I believe it..."

"If you...you dare to lie to me...I'll never let you go even if I'm a ghost...you..."

After Li Biao finished speaking, he immediately sat down on a chair and wrote the charges, and he took all the charges.

Then he picked up the rope on the ground, stepped on a chair and hung himself on the beam of the house.

Zhang Zongjun watched him swallow his last breath before walking out of the cell.

At this moment, he almost hated the princess and the Lu family behind the princess.

This group of people is really not enough for success, but more than failure.

It's simply full, why do you have nothing to do with this kind of conspiracy?
He didn't do it thoroughly, and he had to wipe their ass in the end!

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