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

Chapter 115 The turmoil at the joint trial arises again! Pretend to be a ghost! Everyone was shocked!

The lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

The venue for the trial is still here. Although the 'chief judge' and 'jurors' have been replaced, 'almost' all the court officials from the Sixth Department and the censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate are here.

It's just that this time, they came 'only' to join in the fun.

It is worth mentioning that Sun Piyang, who was the 'presiding judge' of the last demon book case, the Minister of Punishment, took sick leave today for no apparent reason.

What is even more worth mentioning is that the senior staff of the Sixth Section still had no chance to participate in the trial, and could only huddle around eagerly to join in the fun.

"Servant Shen, you are the chief judge this time, come here and sit in the middle seat!"

An unknown Hanlin was greeting Shen Yiguan with a smile on his face, who had been promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, but was still appointed by His Majesty the Emperor to work part-time as a bachelor's student at the Hanlin Academy.

Today, the Hanlin Academy's highest official, the 'Bachelor in Charge', is still vacant for the time being, so there is no 'so-called' highest official in the Hanlin Academy.

Shen Yiguan, who is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and has relatively high qualifications, was promoted by the emperor's decree. The old Hanlin who once allowed "the boys in the south village to bully him because he is old and weak" can now be said to have transformed into a Hanlin. The default 'boss' in everyone's mind.

More and more people are trying to persuade Shen Yigui, and I don't know if they really feel sorry for this 'poor' old man, or if they have other 'purposes'.

"Oh, that's not necessary, is it? Although I am in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette, I don't have much time to intervene in the affairs of the Hanlin Academy. I am just here to make up for the trial."

Everyone could see that the newly appointed chief minister obviously did not want to deal with Shen Yiguan.

As a result, everyone in the court scolded Guo Zhengyu even more, and even praised Shen's consistent 'tolerance'.

"Yes, Master Shen, now you are the only one who speaks with the most weight in our Hanlin Academy! In the eyes of the students, no one but you is worthy of sitting in this position!"

A certain 'enthusiastic' official finally couldn't bear it and spoke up for 'poor' Shen Yiguan.

"Yes, when has Wang Yuanfu ever humiliated Shilang Shen? Wang Yuanfu comes from a Suzhou family and is a first-class Jinshi. With his current high position, how could he stoop to humiliate Shilang Shen?"

Guo Zhengyu, a student of Shen Yiguan, was shockingly stubborn. When his mentor was promoted, he not only did not go to Shen Yiguan's home to give gifts, but he did not even say a word of congratulations to Shen Yiguan.

After saying that, Shen Yiguan was about to leave again, and the people around him tried to dissuade him again, but Shen Yiguan was determined to leave.

"Mr. Wang Ge." Shen greeted Wang Xijue with a cheerful smile and sat directly next to him.

However, just when the situation was about to 'turn around', someone in the crowd said leisurely:

In the crowd, once someone jumps out and takes a firm stand, countless people who have long wanted to speak out will follow and follow suit!

Shen Yiguan sighed and stood up from his chair as he spoke, looking aggrieved by being 'humiliated'.

With the compliments and support of all the officials, Shen Guanyi was invited to the position of chief judge. There were three people beside him, namely the chief assistant of the cabinet Wang Xijue, the "ten thousand years second assistant" Xu Guo, and the cabinet minister Wang Jia Screen.

If this continues, as long as nothing happens, Shen Yiguan will definitely be able to enter the cabinet in a short time!
Faced with Shen Yiguan, a "veteran candidate in the cabinet", everyone will naturally fawn over them as much as they can, especially the Hanlin Academy members. Whether they can "enter the ministry" in the future depends on Shen Yiguan. His face changed.

Everyone knows that Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping are involved in the demon book case, and they are just here to make up the numbers.

"That's right, how can Wang Yuanfu be such a small-minded person? Sir Shen, don't think too much, you may get it wrong!"

In response to Shen's usual 'friendly' greetings, Wang Xijue had a cold face and only nodded perfunctorily.

"Jianwu, sit down! Only you can sit in this position!"

In this scene, it feels like an honest daughter-in-law is bullied by an evil mother-in-law, but she can only swallow her anger and compromise.

Of course, there are some exceptions, such as Shen Yiguan's 'student' - Guo Zhengyu.

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed and complimented again. After all, they could all hear it and could see the next situation.

At the same time, Wang Xijue, who was being questioned, was very calm. He slowly closed the file in his hand and asked slowly: "When did I humiliate him?"

Not to mention the person involved, Shen Yiguan, sighed with a lonely look on his face and said with shame:
"Well, after all, I don't deserve to sit in this seat. How can I, a Jinshi at the bottom of the top three, be worthy of sitting next to you, Mr. Wangge, who was born second in the first class? It's all my fault that I didn't see my identity clearly. I was a low-ranking official. , transgressed..."

"Oh, it's true that it was me who misunderstood Wang Yuanfu's meaning." Shen Guiyang admitted his mistake, and then said:
"I believe Wang Yuanfu is not that kind of person, and it is all my fault. But after all, I am not worthy of this position. I'd better step down."

"Shilang Shen, please sit down quickly. Wang Yuanfu may not mean that. Don't misunderstand me."

Everyone can guess with their toes that Yu Shenxing will definitely be here soon, and after Yu Shenxing leaves, the position of Minister of Rites will definitely fall to Shen Yiguan, who is currently the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Seeing the topic of comfort, 'Wang Xijue's people' are about to drag him back to the 'right track'! However, Shen Yiguan turned the situation upside down again with just a few words!

Anyone with a discerning eye can hear that Shen Zimu's words are obviously because King Xi Jue of Yin and Yang is very proud of himself and looks down on others.

Therefore, the 'real chief judge' of this demon calligraphy case is actually Wang Xijue, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Shen Yiguan, the current 'boss' of the Hanlin Academy.

Shen Zimu is so bold and dares to be so angry with Wang Xijue, the chief minister of the cabinet, in front of so many people. This is obviously to confront the chief minister.

After such an act, Shen Yiguan said nothing, acting like a 'good teacher'.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly stopped Shen Yiguan, who was about to run away in shame, and they all spoke out to comfort the "helpless" "poor old man".

The man was also stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Shen Yiguan was feeling sorry for himself, while Wang Xijue, the chief assistant, seemed to have done nothing...

"Wang Yuanfu, Minister Shen has never offended you, why do you want to humiliate him like this?"

Looking around, in the entire Ministry of Rites, the only one who is above Shen Yiguan is Yu Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, who may lose his official position at any time.

When such a scene fell into the eyes of everyone, the atmosphere inevitably became a little awkward.

Sure enough, those officials who had long been dissatisfied with Wang Xijue began to jump out!
What followed was a collective "criticism" meeting that was "tit-for-tat" and had no useful meaning.

The yin and yang man is also an old man in his sixties. This man's surname is Shen and his name is Zimu. He is a censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is worth mentioning that he is from Zhejiang.

All in all, there were more and more voices comforting Shen Yiguan, but gradually they turned into another kind of voice, a questioning voice!
Questioning Wang Xijue’s voice!

Shen Guangyuan expressed with a smile, but the other meaning in his words was not obvious.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that this is the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, and this is the trial of the demon book case. Rather than the 'Chao Hui' they use to exclude dissidents and criticize each other!
Looking at the officials who were already quarreling in the center of the lobby, Guo Zhengyu, who was in the crowd of 'watchers', sneered several times and said to Shen Li beside him:

"Look, Shen Jianwu is perfectly invisible again! I really admire him. Every time he just pretends to be pitiful, countless people will jump out to speak for him as a 'ghost'!
It's a pity that Shen Jianwu is a man. If he were a woman, even if he was destined to be a concubine, I am afraid that his clever words would make him the main wife and occupy the magpie's nest! "

Guo Zhengyu's sarcasm was very obvious, and his voice was not quiet. Not only Shen Li could hear it, but also people within a few feet around him.

However, this time no one came out to refute him, and no one came out to speak for the 'poor' Shen Yiguan.

After all, Shen Yiguan himself is not here to listen. The prerequisite for doing 'good things' must be known to him, right?
Faced with Guo Zhengyu's sarcasm, most people chose to pretend not to hear, but Shen Li could not. After all, Guo Zhengyu was speaking to him.

Facts have proved that Shen Li was not prepared to ignore this topic. He even reprimanded Guo Zhengyu directly in public, saying:

"Good life! After all, Shen Jianwu is your teacher, how can you talk like this? It's really out of character!"

As we all know, Guo Zhengyu has a fiery temper. This young Hanlin, who once scolded his mentor Shen Yiguan in front of everyone, did not show any trace of shame or anger after being scolded by Shen Li!
That's all. Guo Zhengyu actually admitted his mistake to Shen Li honestly: "You are right, it was the junior's words and deeds that were inappropriate."

This damn scene really made many people wonder. Is Shen Yiguan Guo Zhengyu's teacher, or is Shen Li Guo Zhengyu's teacher?
Looking at the center of the lobby, it was getting louder and more chaotic at the moment. However, the 'rightful owners' of this quarrel, namely Shen Yiguan and Wang Xijue, were barely involved in it.

Shen Guanyi just stood aside with a helpless expression, looking pitiful as he wanted to step forward to break up the fight, but was unable to do so. Wang Xijue, on the other hand, was holding the 'latest' file and looking at it carefully amidst the noise, as if he had never heard the quarrels and curses in his ears.

In the end, this undoubted dispute finally ended with the arrival of one person.

"Noise, noisy, noisy! I've known all day long that there is no doubt about it! Do you have anything else to do besides quarreling? The emperor asked you to judge his case! He didn't ask you to come here to quarrel!"

Apart from His Majesty the Emperor, the only people who dare to say such bold things are those who "don't want to do it."

Indeed, this person is Yu Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, who is always ready to give up his job.

Yu Shenxing is neither the presiding judge nor a jury now. At most, he is just a "hearer" who comes to "join in the fun". However, he was speaking out loud in the crowd, as if he was also the chief judge.

"Yu Shangshu, what qualifications do you have to say this?"

The person who raised this question was Li Shida, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

As the chief judge of the last demon book case, this time Li Shida could only come to join in the fun like Yu Shenxing.

However, they were all just joining in the fun, so why did Yu Shenxing dare to shout so shamelessly? Who is he?
"Am I not qualified?" Faced with Li Shida's question, Yu Shenxing burst out laughing and asked:

"Master Li, now that your father is troubled by the demon book, he has sent the cabinet and the Hanlin Academy to re-examine the demon book case. The cabinet and the Hanlin Academy should start reviewing the case quickly and solve your problems earlier!

But as the chief judge, they are now making a lot of noise here. A group of grown men are acting like the daughter's family, they are noisy and have no rules!
Mr. Li, do you think I am not qualified? I am an official of the Ming Dynasty. Although I am only here to hear the trial, as an official in the court and receiving the emperor's salary, I must fulfill my duty of resolving the problems of the emperor and his father!
They are wasting time like this. Is there anything wrong with me telling them to stop them? Or do you think, Mr. Li, that it is right to let them continue to act like this? "

Facts have proved that no matter how powerful the 'talking king' is, he cannot defeat the 'barefoot man' who is ready to 'quit' at any time.

Although Yu Shenxing's words were a bit unreasonable, they were hard to find fault with, and even made Li Shida speechless...

"Okay!" Wang Xijue, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. He glanced at Yu Shenxing, knowing in his heart that the other party was just trying to save him.

Even though he was very grateful to Yu Shenxing, Wang Xijue still insisted on his own point of view - he was determined not to help the Zhang family! Not even helping Zhang Chonghui!

"Ke Yuan, he is not Zhang Taiyue! He is just an evil spirit who doesn't know what he is! He is the one who created the Demon Book Case! Don't be deceived by him!"

These were the words Wang Xijue said when he personally went to Yu Shenxing's house last night to persuade Yu Shenxing not to get involved in the demon book case again.

Faced with this 'sincere' dissuasion, Yu Shenxing replied hesitantly:

"I know...but...but it's not all his fault...and...he's not guilty enough to die, right?"

Wang Xijue refused directly: "Zhang Chonghui is a disaster! Keeping him will only cause more troubles! He must die!"

Faced with Wang Xijue's decisive answer, Yu Shenxing, as if he had been "lowered", pleaded for the first time:

"Yuan Yu, for my sake, just save his life! I guarantee that he will change his ways! He will never cause so many troubles again!"

When Wang Xijue heard this sentence, he seriously felt that he was hallucinating, or that Yu Shenxing was crazy!

Save Zhang Chonghui’s life?
Are you kidding me?

This kid caused so many troubles and committed so many capital crimes. Not only did he break Long Zi's teeth, but he also stabbed Admiral Dongchang more than a dozen times, and he almost beat Uncle Guo to death!
With so many fatal lawsuits, Wang Xijue really couldn't think of any way to save Zhang Chonghui's life.

And even if there were, he would never guarantee it!

Wang Xijue is almost certain that a trouble-loving scourge like Zhang Chonghui must die! Otherwise, the chaos in the future will not necessarily be the 'things', but the 'world'!

Recalling all the earnest attempts to dissuade him last night, Wang Xijue failed to wake up Yu Shenxing, who was already in a daze.

Wang Xijue stopped trying to persuade him. He knew that Yu Shenxing would not let it go, but he was too lazy to care about him. Zhang Chonghui was bound to die anyway. At worst, after the case was over, he would have the shamelessness to admit his mistake to Yu Shenxing. By then the two were still good friends.

With such a thought in mind, Wang Xijue ignored the various hints in Yu Shenxing's eyes and directly ordered the announcement: The trial will begin!
……

This time, there were many more people on trial than last time.

In addition to the two "veteran actors" Shen Shixing and Zhang Chonghui, there were also Luo Sigong, who was grabbed by Zhang Chonghui, and Zheng Guotai, who was lying in a wheelchair but still insisted on being present.

"Zhang Chonghui, the Holy One has been merciful and exempted you from the crime of harming the third prince, but not only do you not repent, you actually worsen it.

Not only did you hurt the father-in-law of the Supervisor of Ceremonies again, but you also injured the uncle of a country to this extent.

Zhang Chonghui, do you know that you are now fully responsible for your death, and Ling Chi is not a pity? "

Wang Xijue started by asking for "death penalty" when he opened his mouth. He had already put aside the interrogation of the demon book case because he knew very well that for a scourge like Zhang Chonghui, it was most important to first convict him of the death penalty!
After hearing such a 'threat', the 'soft rice' boy suddenly showed 'panic' and 'fear', as if 'Oh my God! I actually committed such a big crime? 'The fear of déjà vu!

This scene fell in Wang Xijue's eyes, and he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly...

He even snorted coldly in his heart: "You guys are really damn good at pretending! Even better than this old guy Shen Yiguan!"

Just when Wang Xijue was about to ignore Zhang Chonghui's pretentiousness and make a decision directly, the 'soft rice boy' suddenly said to 'everyone' with a face full of 'grievance':
"Wang Yuanfu, you misunderstood me! I didn't mean to hurt them, I have my own reasons!"

"What's the reason?" Wang Xijue laughed out loud, and blurted out: "Do you have a reason for that?"

Such a sentence could not help but attract the attention of everyone present.

Everyone was a little puzzled. As the dignified chief minister of the cabinet, why did Wang Xijue seem to have a lot of resentment towards Zhang Chonghui, a 'little kid'?

After thinking about it, it's not surprising. After all, Zhang Chonghui's grandfather, Zhang Juzheng, frightened the old man Wang Ge and fled in public!

"Wang Yuanfu, I really didn't mean to hurt Eunuch Zhang and Uncle Guo. I really have hard reasons because..."

At this point, Zhang Chonghui suddenly changed his previous panic expression, and his eyes calmed down instantly!

Calm, even a little weird!

This scene surprised everyone present! However, what’s even more surprising is yet to come!

I saw Zhang Chonghui staring coldly at Wang Xijue's face and explaining word by word:

"Because I'm sick."

Wang Xijue was also stunned. For some reason, he was being stared at and felt... numb all over...

But Wang Xijue still calmed down and asked angrily: "Zhang Chonghui, what on earth are you talking about? This is the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense!"

In the face of angry shouts, Zhang Chonghui remained calm and calmly replied: "I said, because I am sick."

"Ah...ah?" At this time, not only Wang Xijue was stunned, but also everyone else present was confused.

Zhang Chonghui said again: "I really didn't mean to hurt them, because I couldn't control myself."

"What the hell are you talking about!" Wang Xijue frowned.

"I'm not talking nonsense." Zhang Chonghui still emphasized, and finally said:
"Mr. Wang Ge, let me tell you the truth, I actually have a mental problem, that is to say..."

"Actually, I'm mentally ill."

(End of this chapter)