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

Chapter 171 Imprisoned in the palace! Wanli fell into the trap!
"Are you crazy? You actually dare to covet the princess!"

As an old father, Zhu Yijun was so angry that he almost blurted out:
"How old are you? How old is the princess? Are you shameless?"

"Back to Your Majesty." Zhang Chonghui's eyes turned strange and he replied: "The common people are only...seventeen years old this year."

Zhu Yijun was silent.

To make up for it, he added: "You are already married."

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter." Zhang Chonghui said boldly: "I can abandon my wife and become a princess instead."

For a moment, the air seemed to be still.

Zhu Yijun frowned and looked at Zhang Chonghui in disbelief, as if he was looking at a madman...

He even couldn't believe that the person in front of him would be a man who abandoned his first wife in order to "catch up with the dragon and the phoenix".

He even wondered if Zhang Chonghui was pretending to be with him on purpose?

Whatever I can find out, it's the best thing to do to "kill relatives out of righteousness"!
If nothing is found...it's just a case of protecting relatives and friends! You have betrayed the divine grace! Disobey your father!
This is a capital crime!

Zhu Yijun even wanted to take this opportunity to stuff a fly into the old men of the previous dynasty and disgust them!

Zhang Chonghui seemed to understand what Emperor Wanli really meant. It seemed that he had just seen his "death path" in the future.

But who dares to sell the things given by the emperor?

Zhang Chonghui still looked very calm, but his slightly clenched hands and his composure pretending to be calm still revealed his panic.

However, Zhu Yijun said that it was impossible to vindicate Zhang Juzheng.

Moreover, Zhang Juzheng is guilty!

What are you daydreaming about?
Just when Zhu Yijun was about to call Chen Ju in to help him leave, away from this crazy Zhang Chonghui...

He admitted that Zhang Chonghui was very good at pretending, but he wanted to see how well this boy could pretend.

Huh! good idea!
"Zhang Chonghui, you are right." Zhu Yijun suddenly laughed strangely and said:

But to achieve the goal, there is often not only one straight path to take.

These words can be described as rough words but not rough words. Zhang Chonghui was calmly negotiating terms with the emperor, but he was also telling the truth.

The best 'reward' is to be big enough to convince outsiders that the queen and princess were really saved by Zhang Chonghui's innocence.

It was impossible for Zhu Yijun to agree to this condition, and Zhang Chonghui also knew that this indecisive but extremely face-saving emperor could not agree.

If he really wanted to do this, it would be equivalent to him, the emperor and king, slapping himself in the face in front of all the people in the world!
It's so embarrassing, it's impossible.

"Didn't you say it yourself, do you want your uncle to be reinstated?" Seeing Zhang Chonghui's face getting more and more ugly, Zhu Yijun smiled more and more happily, and he did not forget to joke:
"Zhang Chonghui, I have given you such a great favor, why don't you kowtow and thank me? Why, is it possible, are you afraid of something?"

As Zhu Yijun spoke, he carefully looked at all the behavior and expressions of the young man in front of him.

In this era where the reputation of one's predecessor and one's successor are of paramount importance, a clean body is sometimes more important than anything else, otherwise the status of a businessman would not be so low.

I remember that when your fourth uncle was not yet twenty years old, he had already reached the rank of commander of the Jinyi Guards. He was a real young genius.

Having said this, Zhu Yijun's meaning could not be more obvious. He always believed that the culprit of the demon book and Shangyuan riots was Zhang Chonghui!
Okay, don’t you want to reinstate your uncle’s official position?

Sometimes, 'saving the country through curves' is more feasible!
"Your Majesty, the common people know that you are unwilling to forgive the crimes that my grandfather committed during his lifetime." Zhang Chonghui suddenly said with great sincerity:

Zhu Yijun made it clear that he wanted Zhang Chonghui to "reap the consequences" and die as he deserved!

It's a pity that such a talent has been buried. Why don't I reinstate his official position and let him share your worries and find out the demon book case and the Japanese affair? "

After all, it's just a treasure. No matter how expensive it is, but after being a criminal, what does it matter even if you have a fortune?

Your Majesty, talent is an opportunity that cannot be missed. This can satisfy your urgent need without having to rehabilitate the grandfather of the grassroots. Moreover, it is a great reward that can be seen by the world. In this way, it is a two-pronged approach, the best of both worlds! "

"But now that things have happened, for the sake of the reputation of the Queen and Her Highness the Princess, and for the selfishness of the common people, the common people only ask that you restore the original official positions of the second and third uncles of the common people!
The two of them have been studying hard for many years. One is the second in the rankings, and the other is the number one. They are both talents of our Ming Dynasty. Since such talents have been bathed in the favor of the emperor, they must devote themselves to our Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yijun didn't know if Zhang Chonghui was pretending to be a heartless man on purpose. He only knew that no father would dare to let his daughter marry such a man who has no conscience and will use any means to achieve his goals.

"As a talented person of the Ming Dynasty, your uncle should devote himself to our Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Chonghui seemed very disappointed because he failed to become the consort, but in fact he breathed a sigh of relief, but he still sighed with pity on his face:
"Your Majesty, please forgive Cao Min for speaking out. You are neither willing to clear up the name of Cao Min's grandfather, nor betroth the princess to Cao Min. You only reward him with useless treasures. I'm afraid this really cannot stop the rumors outside. ”

Not to mention, this is just a sinner!
"You have such a beautiful idea. You don't even care about your status and want to be a prince-in-law!"

Zhu Yijun naturally knew that although treasures were valuable, they had no real use and could only be sold for money.

For a guilty minister, no reward can be more important than washing away the grievances of his ancestors.

Then I will reinstate your fourth uncle to his post! Let your uncle come check up on your nephew!

Reinstate the two brothers Zhang Sixiu and Zhang Maoxiu to their posts? Did he hear it correctly?
The grievances of the guilty minister have not been washed away, and he still wants to return to the court and resume his duties?

It just so happens that our Ming Dynasty is currently in a period of chaos, with Japanese pirates rioting and demonic books spreading everywhere.

Zhu Yijun sneered and scolded. This light sentence symbolized that Zhang Chonghui's 'Dream of the Prince Consort' was over before it even began.

All this was seen by Zhu Yijun, and he smiled even more happily. At the same time, he became more sure that this was just a smart seventeen-year-old boy, and he was not that 'him' at all.

Zhu Yijun didn't believe there was anyone better than Zhang Juzheng in this world!
"Your Majesty, Cao Min's fourth uncle is just a rough guy. The Jinyi Guards already have Commander Luo. If there is no need for him, don't joke..."

Zhu Yijun was silent again. For a moment, he even really thought that there was something wrong with Zhang Chonghui's brain.

etc! Official reinstatement?
What if... the person being resurrected is an 'official'... who will die if he doesn't handle it well?

But there was an idea that suddenly exploded like lightning and flint!

I saw him looking like he had accepted his fate, bowing his head in despair and saying thanks:

"The common people would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Chonghui's despair didn't look like it was staged, and Zhu Yijun became happier as he watched.

However, while he was happy, Zhu Yijun felt a little disappointed for no reason. He seemed to be disappointed that the person in front of him was really just Zhang Chonghui...

After a brief melancholy, Zhu Yijun called Chen Ju who was waiting outside the door and directly ordered:
"The decree is passed on. In memory of the meritorious service of the grandson of the guilty minister Zhang Juzheng, I specially reinstate Zhang Juzheng's fourth son, Zhang Jian, to his original post, and ask him to thoroughly investigate the demon book and the Shangyuan riot. I order him to express his gratitude to the emperor for his kindness. Don’t let me down.”

"In addition." Zhu Yijun stood up with Chen Ju's help. He looked at Zhang Chonghui who was bowing his head on the ground and said:
"Since we have rescued the queen and princess, we must treat him well. Let's keep him in the palace for a while. We will not send him back until the demon book case is over."

As soon as His Majesty the Emperor said this, Chen Judang understood what it meant.

What is a good reception? It is clearly for the purpose of entertaining, but in fact the purpose is to imprison Zhang Chonghui.

Chen Ju knew very well that the purpose of His Majesty the Emperor in doing this was simply to fear that Zhang Chonghui, the scourge, would run out and cause trouble at the 'critical' moment.

After all, everyone has seen this kid's ability to muddy the waters.

Thinking back to the dozens of times Zhang Cheng was stabbed, there are still scars. And the teeth that Uncle Guo Zheng Guotai had knocked out back then are still leaking when he talks...

Thinking back to this, Chen Ju couldn't help but feel his bladder tightening. For some reason, he always felt that something was wrong this time...

Especially when Chen Ju saw Zhang Chonghui's face with 'miscalculation' written all over it, he felt that something was not quite right...

This kid has always been very arrogant, why did he suddenly become defiant?
Is it possible that His Majesty the Emperor is so powerful that he controlled this kid to death?
Chen Ju was too lazy to think so much. Anyway, His Majesty the Emperor had given the order, and Zhang Chonghui would have to be detained in the palace from now on.

We have to wait until the 'real' behind-the-scenes instigator of the Demon Book Case is caught before he can be released!
The Forbidden City was heavily guarded, and he didn't believe that this kid could still cause trouble!
……

Emperor Wanli left, and he didn't seem to be ready to move Zhang Chonghui to another place. He actually locked him up in a side hall of Qianqing Palace to 'entertain' him.

Such an 'honor' would make even Concubine Zheng jealous.

However, Zhang Chonghui knew that Emperor Wanli was just afraid that something would go wrong after he left the nearest "eyes".

After all, even in the palace, there were too many places that the emperor could not see.

If you can't see it, there will be surprises.

And these accidents may often come from Emperor Wanli's wife, children, and children.

In the end, Wanli still doubted Zhang Chonghui.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I told you that I was not responsible for these things. Why don't you believe me?"

Zhang Chonghui changed his previous "miscalculation" appearance and returned to his previous calmness and calmness, sighing in his heart:
"Acting is so tiring, I almost broke out."

"Fourth Uncle, the rest is up to you. I don't ask you to be possessed by an immortal, I just ask you to perform normally."

……

The news that Zhang Jianxiu was reinstated spread quickly.

Upon hearing that the descendants of the guilty minister Zhang Juzheng had been reinstated, the former dynasty was completely devastated!

Many ministers have expressed that this matter is really against the rules!
However, no one actually went out into the muddy waters to express their opinions to His Majesty the Emperor.

After all, this matter is related to the reputation of the mother of a country!

The ministers of Renjing soon understood that the real purpose of His Majesty the Emperor's reinstatement of Zhang Jianxiu's official position was actually a trap!
If the ministers objected to the restoration of Zhang Jian, it would mean that the ministers had objections to the innocence of the queen and princess.

Once the queen's innocence is compromised, it means that the queen is no longer worthy of being a queen.

If the Queen is deposed because of this matter, wouldn't that satisfy His Majesty the Emperor?
At that time, not only will it be logical for Concubine Zheng to become the successor, but it will also help the emperor to more smoothly change Prince Fu to the crown prince!

The ministers did not want Zhang Jian to be reinstated as an official, but they did not want to fulfill the Emperor's wish to successfully depose the crown prince and replace him with an official!

Everything involves trade-offs. To the ministers, Zhang Jianxiu is just a sword thrown out by His Majesty the Emperor!

It's just a knife that you throw away after use and don't even bother to sharpen!

People's joys are not the same. Most people look at Zhang Jian's restoration as an official.

After all, after more than ten years, this unlucky guy was finally reinstated after taking advantage of his nephew's achievements, but he encountered the complicated demon book case and the once-in-a-century Japanese pirate riot in the capital.

The most important thing is that His Majesty the Emperor also specifically asked Zhang Jianxiu to investigate. Everyone can see that His Majesty the Emperor obviously did this on purpose.

It not only gave Zhang Jianxiu the honor of being reinstated after committing a crime, but also allowed him to handle two extremely difficult cases. Whether this is a reward or a punishment depends on Zhang Jianxiu's 'ability'!

……

Facts have proved that no one knows yet how powerful Zhang Jianxiu is, but his arrogance is staggering!
Zhang Jianxiu had just taken office, and his only superior in the Jinyiwei, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Luo Sigong, took a leave of absence due to illness.

As a result, Zhang Jianxiu, who is also the commander of the Jinyiwei, directly became the temporary boss of the Jinyiwei.

The current governor of Dongchang, Chen Ju, is not as meddlesome as Zhang Cheng. In addition, Chen Ju's thoughts are almost all on His Majesty the Emperor, so he does not pay much attention to Zhang Jianxiu.

Anyway, in the eyes of Chen Ju and even many people, Zhang Jianxiu was reinstated this time just to take the blame, and he couldn't make any splash if he was left alone!
However, something happened that surprised everyone!
The first thing Zhang Jianxiu did after taking office was to take people to the home of Shen Yiguan, the current deputy minister of the cabinet - search! check! move! Smash it!

……

Shen House.

"Zhang Jianxiu! Are you crazy! I am the second assistant in the current cabinet! The emperor's teacher! You come to my house to cause trouble without any evidence! How unbecoming! I want to give you a copy of this to the emperor!"

Shen Yiguan was almost furious. He didn't expect that Zhang Jianxiu would be so arrogant after being a sinner. He would come to his house to cause trouble just after he was reinstated!
Go crazy! Shen has always been easy to bully, right?
Faced with Shen Yiguan's yelling, Zhang Jianxiu became even more arrogant. While flipping through the information in his hand, he cursed impatiently:

"Mr. Shen Ge, what do you mean by coming to your house to cause trouble without any basis? Jin Yiwei is destined to investigate the case! Do you have any objections? He is just a deputy minister of the cabinet! What are you shouting about?

Is the emperor's order more important, or is your integrity as a junior minister in the cabinet more important? What about the Emperor’s teacher? You’ve only taught the Emperor a few days and you’re already a teacher?
You have to look at the occasion and the person you want to put money on, right? Also, I haven’t settled the debt with you for sending thieves to assassinate my nephew! Please remember this lawsuit first! "

Zhang Jianxiu's mouth is as if it has been tempered with poison. Anyone who knows him well knows that he has always been like this. Even when he has no official position, his mouth is never forgiving.

Shen always felt dizzy after being scolded, and the poor old man was so angry that he was panting like an ox. He immediately caught Zhang Jianxiu's last words and retorted fiercely:

"First of all, I have never sent any thieves to assassinate your nephew! Besides, you are avenging a private revenge!

No matter how you say it, I am an important minister in the cabinet, but you are so rude to me. It is simply unreasonable!
You have just been reinstated! Such despicable behavior! Just wait to be impeached by Manchuria! "

I don't know if Zhang Jianxiu's psychological quality is too strong, or if he simply didn't listen to what Shen Yigui was scolding.

He just kept flipping through all the information about Shen Yiguan that Jin Yiwei had found before. As he looked at it, he suddenly sneered with disdain:

"Tsk tsk tsk, Mr. Shen Ge, you are already old, why do you still go to brothels?

Still spending so much money to listen to a thirteen or fourteen year old girl playing the piano?

No, doesn’t Jiaofangsi not want money? You are not frugal enough! What a waste! "

As soon as this statement came out, the scene was completely chaotic!

Because Shen Yiguan's wife is right next to him!
When Mrs. Shen heard that her old man often visited brothels and was looking for girls of thirteen or fourteen years old, she immediately screamed in panic!

I can only say that love is great.

No, the love brain is terrible!

After Mrs. Shen heard such news, the first thing she did was not to question her old man. Instead, she grabbed Zhang Jianxiu and asked with spittle:
"How is that possible! You are lying! My husband is not like that! Young man! You must be lying to me! Right?"

"Um..." Zhang Jianxiu wiped the saliva from his face. He was still very gentle towards women. He only gently pulled away the excited Mrs. Shen and said:

"If you say yes, then so be it."

"..."

Facts have proved that sometimes the lethality of no explanation is much more powerful than the lethality of careful explanation!

The Jinyi Guards have already searched the Shen Mansion, but Mrs. Shen is still making the old drama of "crying, making trouble, and hanging herself".

Shen Yiguan was no longer too lazy to comfort his wife, because Zhang Jianxiu said something to him in private before leaving -

——"Mr. Shen Ge, you have everything in our hands, even Shen Weijing's people are in our hands. What should we do next, you should be very clear, right?"

……

It only took Zhang Jianxiu less than half a day to lead people to turn Shen Yiguan's home upside down.

As for whether anything was actually found from Shen Yiguan's home, it is unknown.

But what is certain is that Shen Guanyi panicked!
……

After coming out of Shen Yiguan's home, Zhang Jianxiu still didn't stop.

He led the vast army of royal guards to his next destination - Shen Li's mansion!
……

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yijun was also shocked when he learned that Zhang Jianxiu turned the homes of two cabinet ministers upside down in just one day...

Even if the key was revealed, many people would be arrested and tortured for interrogation!

After forcing and asking again, I really found out so many things!

The speed and efficiency are really amazing!
However, the results found out were not what Zhu Yijun wanted to see!

Looking at the bloodstained hands and the drawn case, Zhu Yijun closed his eyes with a headache.

Knew it……

Just as Zhang Chonghui said, his beloved concubine's two siblings had indeed contacted Shen Yiguan in private...

Moreover, according to the investigation, the group of Japanese pirates on the Lantern Festival this time came from Zhejiang, Shen Yiguan's hometown.

This group of people entered the capital unimpeded all the way, and left the capital unimpeded on Yuan Yuan night. In addition to the lax defense at the checkpoints on the way, the biggest reason was that someone leaked the city defense map of the capital.

As for who leaked the map, there is no further mention in the case file, because Zhang Jianxiu was 'very considerate' and did not continue the investigation, let alone the investigation.

You can’t really check everything, right? What if something is really found out?
What if Concubine Zheng is really found to be suspected of treason with the Japanese?
Zhang Jianxiu stopped investigating, and Zhu Yijun didn't say anything.

This pair of monarchs and ministers, who were not very familiar with each other and did not have a tacit understanding, at this time, had a surprisingly tacit understanding.

……

at the same time.

Zhang Yunxiu, who had disappeared for several days, appeared again.

This time, he showed up openly at Shen Yiguan's devastated home.

"Mr. Shen Ge, have you made up your mind? If you don't make a decision, you will have to bear the blame for this."

"Do you want to take the blame yourself, or let Shen Li and the others take the blame for you? Make your decision quickly!"

"This is the last day!"

This day is the twentieth day of the first lunar month in the twenty-third year of Wanli.

Shen Yiguan regrets very much. If he had known earlier, he would not have sent people to hunt down Zhang Chonghui...

This pursuit not only 'happened' to run into a Japanese pirate riot and abducted the queen and the princess, but it also 'happened' to uncover another bullshit continuation of the demon book case!

Shen Guanying knew very well that things were getting bigger and bigger now, and in the end, someone had to be found to take the blame!

As for the person who takes the blame, according to past practice, it can only be Concubine Zheng, who is extremely disliked by the civil servants, has a vicious heart, and is causing trouble in the harem!

What troubled Shen Guangyuan the most was that he had indeed had some private dealings with Uncle Zheng Guo!
Moreover, this disgraceful matter should have been discovered by Jin Yiwei long ago if nothing else happened!
Even if he hadn't been found out... I'm afraid Zhang Chonghui would have already found out...

After all, the person who originally encouraged Shen Guanyi to curry favor with Uncle Zheng was Zhang Chonghui...

Now that things have happened, there is no use in regretting.

Shen Yiguan knew very well that His Majesty the Emperor loved Concubine Zheng so much that it was absolutely impossible for Concubine Zheng and her brother and sister to be punished!
But if Concubine Zheng is not punished, who else will take the blame? He can only Shen Yiguan himself!
Shen Yiguan was almost certain that in order to distance himself from Concubine Zheng, His Majesty could only group the assassins he sent to hunt down Zhang Chonghui with the Japanese pirates who caused the riot that night!

In other words, it no longer matters where the Japanese pirates came from! They can only come from Zhejiang! And it can only be brought here by Shen Yiguan!
After all, Shen Yiguan also has an accomplice, Shen Weijing, who is in the hands of Zhang Yunxiu and the others!

And because of the peace talks, Shen Weijing had already been accused by the court of colluding with the Japanese!

Shen Yiguan is now completely covered in yellow mud, and is either shit or shit...

What else can Shen Yiguan do now? He could only act like a dead horse and try his best to clear up the relationship between himself, those assassins, and the Japanese pirates.

How to clear it up?

After a very long and extremely difficult period of thinking over and over again.

In the end, Shen Yiguan had no choice but to agree to what Zhang Chonghui had forced him to do within ten days ten days ago.

He gritted his teeth, reluctantly raised his pen, and said:
"I, the Grand Scholar of Wuyingdian Palace, and the Crown Prince's Taibao Shen Yiguan, would like to write to Your Majesty:

I heard that the laws of the country are like mountains, fair and selfless, but I also know that people's hearts are like water, and things in the world are unpredictable.

I took a closer look at a certain case involving the former criminal Zhang Juzheng. Over the years, the truth became confusing.

A closer look at the case file revealed numerous doubts, and the original verdict seemed to be somewhat inconsistent with the truth.

Although the criminal Zhang Juzheng has committed crimes, his descendants are innocent. How can they never be freed from death because of the mistakes of their ancestors?
In order to maintain the dignity of the legal system of the Ming Dynasty, demonstrate the justice of heaven, and the kindness of the saints of heaven.

I sincerely request Your Majesty to take a moment to look at this case, rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng, and restore his innocence to his descendants.

In this way, the country's legal system can be demonstrated, the people's aspirations will be fulfilled, and the world will be at peace.

I would like to play. "

……

In the twenty-third year of Wanli, it is the twenty-first day of the first lunar month.

early morning.

When the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, who had been up all night because of his "emotional injury", saw this memorial with a tired face, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
(End of this chapter)