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

Chapter 159 The eunuch’s father-in-law’s order! Win back everything that belongs to you! !

Just when Zhu Yijun was alone and lost in thought, Zhang Cheng came.

"Your Majesty, here are some memorials. They are of great importance. Please read them in person." Zhang Cheng said and presented the memorials.

As soon as he heard the three words 'matter of great importance', Zhu Yijun felt a headache and rubbed his eyebrows. In fact, he had already guessed what these memorials would contain without even looking.

"You pick the important one."

Zhu Yijun was too lazy to read it and asked Zhang Cheng to read it to him.

Sure enough, what he heard next was exactly the same as what he had guessed, but it was also roughly the same.

The first thing was that King Shangshu of North Korea said that they already knew that the Japanese army was going to attack North Korea again, so they once again asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops for assistance.

The second thing is that the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government are now clamoring not to send troops to assist. After all, the last Shi Xing who took the lead in the battle has already gone to jail.

The third thing is not a big thing, but it is still a big thing. Now that Wang Xijue has resigned, Zhang Wei has also resigned under pressure, and now only Zhao Zhigao is left in the cabinet.

After all, as we all know, helping North Korea fight the war is a very loss-making business. Not only does the other party not provide money or food, it is not even willing to provide people.

Zhang Cheng was also afraid that after the only 'honest man' left, the new ministers would be difficult to deal with, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask His Majesty the Emperor again.

But if you have breasts, you are a mother, and Li Jinzhong likes this kind of godfather who is so stupid that he pays the Virgin Mother too much money!

However, this time Emperor Wanli did not make it clear how many troops the Ming Dynasty would send. He only left everything to the cabinet and the Ministry of War.

As soon as Li Jinzhong saw Zhang Chonghui coming out, he knelt down and kowtowed without saying a word. While kowtowing "Bang Bang", he cried:
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...My son misses you!"

Li Jinzhong was very touched by his godfather's kindness, but he also felt from the bottom of his heart that this young man was really stupid and rich, and he was possessed by the Holy Mother.

"Godfather!"

The back door of Zhao Mansion.

Having said that, as the sovereign state, the Ming Dynasty still had to send troops to assist.

Want to hide? Beautiful thought! Just be my shield honestly!

And now both the Cabinet and the Ministry of War advocate "not aiding the DPRK". His Majesty the Emperor made it clear by doing this - you can make up your own mind and just deal with it!

After bragging, no one paid attention to him, and many passers-by even looked at Li Jinzhong with psychotic eyes and whispered about something.

However, Zhao Zhigao 'seems' to be an honest man. This former good old minister who was recommended by Shen Shixing does not seem to want to be the chief minister of the cabinet who is under that person and above ten thousand people.

Logically speaking, Zhao Zhigao should be very happy. After all, he is the only one left in the cabinet, and the position of chief minister of the cabinet is naturally his.

Every time, Li Jinzhong always promised his godfather Zhang Chonghui that he would never gamble again!
But every time, Li Jinzhong broke his promise!
The godfather Zhang Chonghui always expressed that he was "disappointed" with Li Jinzhong, but Zhang Chonghui, who was possessed by the Living Bodhisattva, would always "borrow" money to Li Jinzhong out of "cannot bear it" and repeatedly told him to pay for it in the future. Be a good person and stop gambling.

The thugs in the gambling house had long been tired of hearing Li Jinzhong's "bragging", so they ignored him and turned around and left.

Li Jinzhong was thrown out 'again', but this time he was not beaten because this time he did not owe the gambling house money.

However, Zhu Yijun also understood that the chief assistant who was given to him for free was inappropriate and pushed the envelope. Zhao Zhigao made it clear that he did not want to be the first person, let alone block the slightest bullet for his emperor!
That's what happened. After hearing this, Zhu Yijun didn't pay attention to the next two things, but he set an example for the first thing:
"Tell the King of North Korea not to think about China sending troops to help all day long. They should also be self-sufficient!"

"Huh? It's all spent so quickly?"

Zhu Yijun's meaning is obvious, Daming can help you, but you don't expect Daming to help you with everything!

The money is gone, but he still has a godfather!

Zhao Zhigao even petitioned the emperor to appoint someone to serve as the first assistant in the cabinet.

After all, his 'godfather' did know the minister of the dynasty, and even borrowed fifty taels of silver from the minister to save his miserable life.

Li Jinzhong has lost count of how many times his godfather Zhang Chonghui, who is possessed by the Living Bodhisattva, has given him "charity" in the past six months or so.

And every time Zhang Chonghui borrowed money, seven or eight times out of ten, it was Shen Yiguan, and the remaining two or three times, it was Shen Li.

"What are you looking at! A bunch of rubes! Do you know who my godfather is!"

"Okay, Your Majesty, I understand." Zhang Cheng knew what His Majesty the Emperor meant, but he still had one question:
"Then Your Majesty, the matter of the cabinet..."

Although others ignored him, Li Jinzhong still shouted into the casino at the top of his lungs:
"My godfather knows Shen Shangshu of the current dynasty! You fools dare to drive me away! Just wait until it closes down!"

In fact, Zhang Cheng didn't need to ask anymore, but now Zhao Zhigao was yelling all day long that there was no one in the cabinet, and that the ministers in the DPRK were bullying him.

People are like iron rice and steel, but they are also hungry and have to find a place to eat.

However, just when Li Jinzhong took out his pocket and was about to see what he could eat with the money he had left, he saw...

In front of another gambling house.

It's just a pity that the godmother is really hateful and does bad things every time, otherwise Li Jinzhong would be like a leech sucking blood from his godfather!
……

Zhu Yijun also laughed angrily at Zhao Zhigao's request. This was the first time he had seen such an unmotivated person.

Li Jinzhong didn't blush at all and cursed loudly at the passers-by who looked at him strangely, as if the passers-by were mentally ill.

Li Jinzhong rubbed his butt and got up from the ground. In the past, after losing money in gambling, he would run away with his tail between his legs, but recently he was always arrogant.

"Damn it! You hurt me so much! Do you even know who I am before you dare to throw me away!"

……

"A bunch of bumpkins! I can't be bothered to pay attention to you!" Li Jinzhong rolled his eyes with disdain and left swaggeringly.

Li Jinzhong was also stunned. He didn't expect that the one tael of silver given to him by his godfather Zhang Chonghui a few days ago would be spent so quickly!
"Forget it, if it's gone, it's gone." Li Jinzhong didn't care about the lack of money at all, and turned around and headed in the direction of the Zhao Mansion.

"Ignore Zhao Zhigao." Zhu Yijun waved his hands and said, "He alone in the cabinet is enough."

Zhang Chonghui seemed to be in a hurry to rush out and secretly see Li Jinzhong. He even had a palm-sized compass in his hand before he could put it down.

"It's cold on the ground, get up quickly, be careful of getting cold!" Zhang Chonghui looked worried, and hurriedly helped Li Jinzhong, who was kneeling on the ground, up, and said strangely:

"How many times have I told you, don't call me godfather since I'm younger than you. Also, have you gone gambling again?"

Li Jinzhong, who was exposed, resorted to his old tricks and lied when he opened his mouth, which made him miserable:

"Dad, my son didn't gamble. He listened to your words and found a legitimate job, going to the dock to work as a coolie carrying sandbags!

But those gangsters at the dock bullied me into being honest. Not only did they rob me of my wages for working, they also robbed me of the money you gave me a few days ago!

Godfather, my son hasn’t eaten for three days. He is so hungry that he can’t stand it any longer, so he came to beg you. Uuuuuuu..."

Li Jinzhong cried so hard that he looked aggrieved that he had been bullied. Those who didn't know it really thought he had been robbed.

"You really didn't gamble?" Zhang Chonghui seemed to be just 'a little' suspicious.

"Really! My son swears! I really won't gamble anymore! Godfather! You have to believe in your son!" Li Jinzhong promised, slapping his chest. In order to prevent Zhang Chonghui from becoming suspicious again, he quickly changed the subject and cried:
"Godfather, my son doesn't want any money! I beg you, son, just let your son stay with you as a coolie!"
My son can do anything! It can be anything from cleaning, washing and cooking! As long as you give your son a bite of food, it will be fine! "

Li Jinzhong looked like he didn't want anything and just wanted to stay by his godfather's side and serve him!

Anyway, for Li Jinzhong, there is no loss at both ends, so it is naturally good to give money, or not to give money.

If he could stay with this stupid godfather, he would be able to suck blood 'anytime and anywhere'!
"It's good that I didn't go gambling." Zhang Chonghui seemed to really believe Li Jinzhong's words. After a while of relief, he looked embarrassed and sighed:
"Wanwu, it's not that I don't want to keep you by my side. You also know that I am just the son-in-law of the Zhao family, and my wife...well, I am also very helpless..."

While sighing, Zhang Chonghui held the compass between his arms and began to dig in his sleeves. It took him a long time before he took out a piece of broken silver.

"Wanwu, to be honest with you, my wife is afraid that I will secretly give you money again, so she only gives me two taels of pocket money every month. I gave you one tael a few days ago, and now this tael, It’s my last money this month.”

As Zhang Chonghui spoke, he put a tael of silver into Li Jinzhong's hand and said with a helpless and aggrieved look:
"This is the last one. I don't have the shame to borrow money from those two Shen Shangshu. After all, the person who finally repaid the money is my father-in-law...

When my father-in-law learned that I had borrowed so much money for you, he scolded me and said...

He also said that if I dared to borrow money again, he would kick me out... and never let me enter the Zhao family again..."

The more Zhang Chonghui talks about it, the worse he gets. Coupled with his sighing and helpless expression, coupled with his 'sensitive' status as a door-to-door son-in-law, it is really embarrassing.

"Godfather...your life...is so sad?"

Li Jinzhong was stunned. Although he had known for a long time that it was not easy to be a son-in-law, but...

But it’s not so miserable, right?

"What do you think?" Zhang Chonghui sighed again: "How can soft rice be so delicious? I am just a criminal. If I am kicked out, I will have to live on the streets from now on. Alas..."

After sighing, Zhang Chonghui said with a 'reluctant' look on his face as if saying goodbye:

"Wanwu, just take this tael of silver and leave. Don't come to me again. I really can't help you. If you come to me again, I will really have to live on the street."

At this moment, Li Jinzhong was speechless. After all, if Zhang Chonghui was really kicked out of the Zhao family, how could he still suck blood?
As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won’t have to worry about running out of firewood!

Li Jinzhong looked at the ingot of silver in his hand, then at his 'poor and holy' godfather, gritted his teeth, and returned the money!

"Godfather! My son knows your difficulties! You can keep the money for yourself! My son doesn't want it!" Li Jinzhong said with great courage.

Zhang Chonghui pushed the money back into Li Jinzhong's hand and said, seemingly distressed, "You haven't eaten for three days. Take it and eat something. Don't starve yourself."

Being treated with such gentle care, no matter how unscrupulous a person is when encountering this scene, they can't help but feel grateful.

Li Jinzhong really had a sore nose this time. He wanted to push the money back, but he was really short of money for food now. After much hesitation, he asked with not much concern:
"Godfather, there are still more than ten days left in this month. You have no money, how will you survive?"

Although Li Jinzhong knew that Zhang Chonghui had food and drink, he was the son-in-law of a wealthy family after all. He had to spend money when he went out, right?
"It's okay." Zhang Chonghui said, flipping the compass in his hand. After looking around to make sure there were no 'outsiders', he carefully whispered:

"Let me tell you quietly, I can tell people's fortunes, read Feng Shui, and make some small change."

"Ah?" Li Jinzhong was stunned: "Godfather, do you know how to tell fortunes and read Feng Shui?"

"Yes." Zhang Chonghui asked with a mysterious face: "Do you know how I met the two ministers?"

"Could it be that..." Li Jinzhong asked in confusion: "Could it be that you got to know them by telling their fortunes and reading Feng Shui?"

"How smart." Zhang Chonghui first praised Li Jinzhong and then said: "Believe it or not, these two people will definitely be able to join the cabinet by the end of this year at the latest!"

Li Jinzhong is a gangster. He doesn't know what it means to be in the cabinet. Although he doesn't understand it, he still feels very powerful.

"Then godfather, if they... join the cabinet, will you also be able to prosper?" Li Jinzhong asked hurriedly.

He now hopes that this pretty boy's godfather can stand up and support him from now on, and lead his godson to a prosperous career together!
However, Zhang Chonghui's expression turned bad now, and he even said worriedly: "I don't know...I don't know if I made a mistake in my calculations. I figured that I might have a big disaster next... "

"No!" Upon hearing the word 'catastrophe', Li Jinzhong was even more panicked than Zhang Chonghui, and said hurriedly: "Godfather! You have your own destiny! You will definitely be able to make a great career! There will never be a catastrophe!"

Nonsense, if the godfather is in trouble, how can he, Li Jinzhong, hug him!

Zhang Chonghui seemed to be 'touched' by his godson's concern. He smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Since ancient times, misfortunes and blessings have depended on each other. I figured that after this disaster, I will start to have great blessings!"

"Really!" Li Jinzhong was very happy, almost like a human being. He hurriedly said to Zhang Chonghui:
"Godfather! Can you help your son tell his fortune?"

Zhang Chonghui did not refuse. Who makes him a 'living Bodhisattva'?

"Okay, tell me your birthday and birth date."

"Godfather, my son is in the year of Wuchen..."

After learning Li Jinzhong's birth date, Zhang Chonghui started counting with his hands, mumbling something in his mouth, with a calm expression, like a fortune teller who has been telling fortunes for many years.

Just as he pinched and chanted, Zhang Chonghui's face became more and more shocked, and even panicked, as if he had figured out something terrible!
"Godfather?" Li Jinzhong was also frightened by Zhang Chonghui's exaggerated reaction, and hurriedly asked: "What's the fate of my son? Is it bad?"

"No!" Zhang Chonghui hurriedly denied it. Then he looked Li Jinzhong up and down in shock and said, "You...you actually..."

"What happened to my son?" Li Jinzhong was scared to death.

"You..." Zhang Chonghui was still shocked, "You...your life is actually...so good! This..."

"Ah?" Li Jinzhong was also shocked. What's his fate?

Just when Li Jinzhong began to wonder if his godfather's fortune telling was inaccurate, Zhang Chonghui continued to count with his fingers.

However, this time, Zhang Chonghui's face became more and more ugly!
"Alas..." Zhang Chonghui sighed longly and said, "It's a pity... Such a good life... comes at such a big 'price'... Forget it."

After saying that, Zhang Chonghui patted Li Jinzhong on the shoulder with regret and comforted him: "Wanwu, let's just live a normal life. Sometimes what you get by force is not necessarily a good thing. After all, the price is too high... "

At this time, Li Jinzhong was completely confused. One moment he said that his life was good, and the next he said that the price was high. What was going on?
"Godfather! My son has never studied and doesn't understand what you are talking about! Just tell your son in a layman's terms, what is going on?" Li Jinzhong asked anxiously.

"Let's go. Knowing too much is not good for you." After Zhang Chonghui finished speaking, he turned around and went back.

Li Jinzhong's appetite was whetted. He was not willing to let Zhang Chonghui go. He hurriedly stopped Zhang Chonghui and begged:
"Godfather! Just tell me! What happened to my son's life?"

"Wanwu, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's..." Zhang Chonghui sighed: "Oh... this will hurt you..."

"No!" Li Jinzhong said hurriedly: "Daddy, just tell me! My son, I beg you!"

"Alas..." Zhang Chonghui sighed again, but did not give a direct answer. Instead, he asked: "Has your luck been particularly bad since you were a child?"

Li Jinzhong nodded frantically and said, "Yes! It's very bad! I don't know what happened, but nine out of ten times I bet, I lose! Ah... of course, that was before! I have stopped gambling now!"

"As expected." Zhang Chonghui looked melancholy and said: "To tell you the truth, you were destined to be rich and powerful, but it's a pity... it's a pity that your luck was blocked by a 'disaster'. If such a disaster is not eliminated, , you will always have bad luck in your life.”

"What? A scourge?" Li Jinzhong asked hurriedly: "What scourge? I have to get rid of it!"

"It can't be eliminated!" Zhang Chonghui hurriedly stopped him:
"I have already said that good and bad things depend on each other. If you had nothing but this 'bad thing', what would you do in the future... Sigh... If I had known better, I wouldn't have told your fortune! You blame me for being too talkative!

Okay, I won’t tell you anymore. If your godmother sees you later, I will be scolded again. I'm going back, you go, don't come to me again, just take care of yourself. "

After that, Zhang Chonghui left without looking back. No matter how shamelessly Li Jinzhong hugged his thighs to stay, he refused to say another word.

"Godfather! Godfather! Don't leave! Please speak more clearly!"

Li Jinzhong shouted loudly, but instead of calling his godfather for an 'explanation', he instead called his godmother with a feather duster and several strong Zhao family servants.

"Okay, you! I secretly met this gambler again! I think you haven't had sex for three days, right?"

Zhao Lanying took a feather duster and shouted that she was going to hit her man. However, the strange thing was that every blow hit Li Jinzhong 'accidentally'.

Li Jinzhong was beaten several times inexplicably, and was 'thrown' out by Zhao's servants.

……

Ever since he was thrown out of the Zhao family, Li Jinzhong has been depressed, and his mind is filled with thoughts of what his godfather Zhang Chonghui said was the 'disaster' that blocked his wealth.

"What the hell is this evil thing?"

Li Jinzhong still couldn't figure it out. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that such a disaster deserved it!

Not sure if it was fate, but Li Jinzhong, who was upset, was walking when he came across a fortune-telling stall.

After a brief hesitation, Li Jinzhong stepped forward.

"Old man, tell me your fortune. I won't give you money if you don't get it right." Li Jinzhong stepped on the old fortune teller's stall with one foot in a nonchalant manner. He obviously wanted to tell the fortune of an overlord who didn't have to pay for it. '.

The old fortune teller was quite calm and said directly: "I tell fortunes without charge. All you have to do is tell me your birth date."

Li Jinzhong reported his birth date.

This old fortune teller seemed to be more 'professional' than Zhang Chonghui. He didn't just pinch his fingers, he also flipped through books and threw coins to count.

"Fancy and fancy." Li Jinzhong was full of disdain. He always felt that this was just a magic trick. It was just a casual calculation anyway, and he was not prepared to actually pay for it.

But just when Li Jinzhong thought that this old fortune teller would say some confusing 'nonsense' like other fortune tellers, what the other person said next shocked him!

"What? Is there really something wrong with me?"

"Yes, and if you don't get rid of it, you will be unlucky for the rest of your life."

"What evil?"

"your**."

"Holy shit! How dare you f**king scare me? Believe it or not, I'll smash your shabby stall!"

"I'm too lazy to scare you. Believe it or not, if you don't want to give me money, just leave!"

"Let's go!"

……

Li Jinzhong left just like that, and he didn't know if it was fate again. Just when he was irritated, he saw a notice posted on the wall not far away, and a lot of people were watching there. .

Li Jinzhong walked up with the intention of not joining in the fun.

"Brothers, what are you watching? It's so lively?"

"Brother, you don't know yet? Now the palace is looking for a father-in-law! The treatment is very good!"

"Um...how good is that?"

"Look, isn't it written here! Not only will you have the opportunity to study in the inner library of the palace, but you will also get a lot of monthly money, and you will also receive extra rewards from the emperor and nobles during the holidays!"

"If it's so good, then why don't you become a father-in-law?"

"I'm too old. If only I were a dozen years younger, I could chop up these two pieces of meat and go to the palace to serve the emperor!"

"Uh...man, you are so cruel..."

"Oh, I can't help it. I'm already in my thirties and I'm still a bachelor. What's the use of keeping these two ounces of meat? It's better to chop it up earlier and enter the palace earlier to enjoy the blessings!"

"..."

"Brother, I see that you are only in your early twenties. Based on my experience, I advise you to start earlier! Don't be like me, waiting until you are now in your thirties to regret it. And!”

"..."

……

A series of "fateful decisions" made Li Jinzhong deeply doubt his life.

Is it possible that he is really destined to be a eunuch?

Do not!impossible!
In order to prove that he is not a eunuch! To prove that you are a man! Li Jinzhong made a bold decision!

He is ready to gamble again!

Didn't everyone say that he was unlucky because he was blocked by the 'culprit'?

Li Jinzhong didn’t believe it! I can continue to be unlucky!
This time, he must win back everything that belongs to him!
……

Only he knows whether Li Jinzhong has won back everything that belongs to him.

At the end of December, the twenty-second year of Wanli.

Zhao Zhigao, the only minister in the cabinet, finally couldn't hold on anymore after enduring "huge pressure" for several months and fell gloriously ill.

At this time, the entire cabinet was empty, there were piles of memorials that no one had voted for, and the huge center of the Ming Empire seemed to be at a standstill.

Emperor Wanli had no choice but to select people to join the cabinet.

However, this time, the candidates recommended by the officials to join the cabinet once again caused a headache for Emperor Wanli.

Looking at the two extremely familiar names "Yu Shenxing" and "Wang Jiaping", Zhu Yijun really wanted to spread his wings and fly to the official office, and find out those who suggested it and scold them!
"Except for the two of them, our Ming Dynasty has no talents!"

(End of this chapter)