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

Chapter 177 Reunion with Zhang Yunxiu after a long absence! Wanli's personal interrogation!

Zhang Chonghui returned to the "familiar" Qianqing Palace. Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he could make a rough guess.

If nothing else, Emperor Wanli must have thought he had done something, although he might have done nothing.

Or, in other words, I actually did everything.

"It's so late, why isn't the emperor still asleep?"

Looking at the brightly lit main hall, Zhang Chonghui asked this question casually.

It was just a casual question, and Zhang Chonghui had no intention of anyone answering him.

However, the young eunuch who was responsible for 'transferring' Zhang Chonghui was eager to seize some 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity. He opened his mouth in a hurry:
"Long Live Lord has always been diligent in government affairs, so naturally he went to bed late!"

After hearing the flattery, Zhang Chonghui glanced at the little eunuch who was talking. After thinking briefly, he sighed and said:
"Oh, it's not easy for the Emperor. As one of his subjects, it's really my fault that I can't share my worries for my father."

The little eunuch opened his mouth and said nothing more, but his eyes were a little strange.

Obviously, both of them knew that the conversation between them would reach the ears of Emperor Wanli, so didn't they have to take advantage of this golden opportunity to flatter the emperor?

It turns out that news spreads extremely fast, and Zhu Yijun soon learned what Zhang Chonghui said.

"Flattery."

After Zhu Yijun recited this sentence, he didn't think much about it. He was extremely sleepy and annoyed, and finally prepared to sleep.

But before going to bed, Zhu Yijun asked another question out of nowhere:
"How old is Zhang Yunxiu this year?"

Chen Ju on the side was stunned for a moment, and then replied uncertainly: "Back to the emperor, I remember that Zhang Yunxiu seems to be... about twenty-five, sixty, seventy-eight years old, right?"

Zhu Yijun, who was lying on the dragon bed, was already sleepy. After hearing Chen Ju's "rough" answer, he only said something vaguely unconsciously:

"It turns out he is so much smaller than me... No wonder he is so much shorter than me..."

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so sleepy that he could not speak clearly, Chen Ju did not dare to ask any more questions.

But Chen Ju was still wondering, how did His Majesty the Emperor know that Zhang Yunxiu was so much shorter than him? Is it possible that Zhang Yunxiu still met the saint?
Chen Ju is not very clear about these past events. After all, he is not Feng Bao who watched His Majesty the Emperor grow up, nor is he Zhang Jing who accompanied His Majesty the Emperor day and night in his early years, nor is he Zhang Cheng who will do anything to climb up.

As a 'latecomer', Chen Ju did not know much about His Majesty the Emperor's past, but as a slave devoted to his master, he had to know.

So, Chen Ju took advantage of His Majesty the Emperor's sleep to check some records about "once".

After this investigation, Chen Ju understood why the emperor Hao Duanduan said those words.

"In the third year of Wanli, Zhang Yun Xiuyin Shang Baocheng, accompanied his father Zhang Juzheng into the palace to thank the saint for his kindness. The saint liked him very much and ate and played with him..."

Chen Ju said to himself while looking at these old records:
"It turns out that this Zhang Yunxiu is really a saint... And the emperor seemed to... like this nine-year-old boy who was four years younger than him?"

Chen Ju was shocked. He was shocked that His Majesty the Emperor, who was already twelve or thirteen years old, actually played well with Zhang Juzheng's nine-year-old son?

"Hey...isn't this embarrassing..."

In Chen Ju's opinion, His Majesty the Emperor disliked Zhang Juzheng, a strict master.

Master Yan's son should naturally feel disgusted no matter how he looks at it.

After all, there is no guarantee that after Zhang Yunxiu returns home, he will complain to his father Zhang Juzheng and speak ill of His Majesty the Emperor!
Chen Ju said he didn't understand, but there was no time for him to understand. The people His Majesty the Emperor asked him to bring have already arrived.

"Detain Zhang Yunxiu at Fengtianmen first, and let's go meet him first."

……

"You are Zhang Yunxiu, Mr. Zhang's youngest son."

The twelve or thirteen-year-old Emperor Wanli looked curiously at the fair and delicate little boy in front of him, who was a head shorter than himself.

Xiao Wanli was a little surprised, why did Mr. Zhang's youngest son look so much younger than himself? He looks about the same age as his younger brother Zhu Yili...

Xiao Wanli did not ask how old Zhang Yunxiu was, because in his opinion, the other party should be as old as himself.

After all, when Mr. Zhang first taught him how to play the wind gourd, he said casually: "My youngest son likes to play this game just like your Majesty."

Almost subconsciously, Xiao Wanli believed from the beginning that Mr. Zhang's youngest son was either the same age as himself, or a few years older than him. Anyway, he couldn't be younger than him.

"Your Majesty, my... minister is Zhang Yunxiu..." the nine-year-old child replied timidly. Zhang Yunxiu, who always remembered his strict father's teachings, did not dare to raise his head and look directly at the emperor in front of him.

"Don't be afraid." Seeing Zhang Yunxiu's nervous hands shaking, Xiao Wanli hurriedly comforted him: "Your father is my master, and you are his son. I will naturally treat you well."

I don't know if it was because of the subtle reason that Zhang Yunxiu was Mr. Zhang's youngest son, but little Wanli became very curious about this timid and shy boy.

"What books have you read?" Xiao Wanli asked.

Xiao Wanli was curious as to whether Mr. Zhang's youngest son read more books, or whether he, the emperor's student, read more books.

When asked by the young emperor, Zhang Yunxiu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I have not read many books, only..."

Xiao Wanli listened quietly to Zhang Yunxiu's reading of the book title. He thought that the other person would read it for a long time, but he didn't expect that he would stop reading it after a while.

"You have only read this little book?" Xiao Wanli looked surprised. In his opinion, this shouldn't happen. After all, the other party is Mr. Zhang's son!

What a stern person Mr. Zhang is! How could it be possible for his own son to neglect his studies like this?

"Your Majesty, this is all..." Zhang Yunxiu looked confused: "My eldest brother also wants to study, he only takes time to teach me..."

"Your elder brother taught you?" Xiao Wanli was even more surprised: "Why did your elder brother teach you? Shouldn't it be your father who taught you?"

Zhang Yunxiu shook his head and said a little lonely: "Father, he is too busy. It is difficult for me to even see him. How could he have time to teach me..."

Hearing that Zhang Yunxiu found it difficult to even meet his biological father, little Wanli was so surprised that he was speechless!
After all, for Xiao Wanli, meeting Zhang Juzheng was a normal thing. Sometimes he could even meet Mr. Zhang several times in one day!

And he stayed there for several hours!
But Zhang Yunxiu is Mr. Zhang’s biological son, but it’s hard for him to even see his biological father?
Xiao Wanli could see that Zhang Yunxiu was feeling uncomfortable, and he could understand him. After all, he rarely saw his biological father, Emperor Longqing.

Xiao Wanli knew that this feeling was uncomfortable, but he didn't know why. When he thought that Mr. Zhang cared more about him as a student than his own son, he felt a strange sense of pride in his heart. Come.

Children love to show off, even if little Wanli is the emperor. So, a child of twelve or thirteen years old took a child who was only eight or nine years old and started showing off for a while.

"Goro, have you read this book?"

"Your Majesty, I haven't read it."

"This is a book your father specially asked to compile for me. It's called "The Illustrated Theory of Emperor Jian". It not only explains it in detail, but also has illustrations!"

"Wow, there are actually illustrations?"

"Yes, and your father comes in person almost every day to explain the contents to me."

"That's it..."

"Speaking of Goro, how are you doing with the Feng Gourd? Can you fly?"

"Return to your majesty, I can't do it."

"No way, doesn't your father often teach you how to play? He is so good at playing, so you should be good too."

"Your Majesty... my father only taught me how to play once..." "Ah... it was only once. Don't feel bad. Your father only taught me how to play once."

"..."

"No, twice!"

"..."

The eight or nine-year-old baby was feeling increasingly uncomfortable, but Zhang Yunxiu did not dare to say anything.

After all, Zhu Yijun was the emperor, and he was an emperor's student who received more attention and training from his father than his own youngest son.

Xiao Wanli saw all this.

People's happiness is often based on the pain of others. Seeing Zhang Yunxiu feeling so uncomfortable, Xiao Wanli suddenly felt that Mr. Zhang's usual strictness and control did not seem so annoying anymore.

……

Zhu Yijun has not had such a peaceful sleep for a long time.

He was immersed in the 'big dream' of the third year of Wanli, and kept showing off to Zhang Yunxiu everything that originally made him feel oppressed.

Oppression is painful, and suffering is also painful. However, people sometimes like to psychologically alienate oppression and praise suffering.

Perhaps only in this way can we enjoy the joy of suffering.

He slept until three o'clock in the morning when Zhu Yijun finally woke up unconsciously.

Everything beautiful in the dream came to an abrupt end, and only reality greeted Zhu Yijun.

The oppression that had made him breathless in reality, the leg disease that had caused him to collapse several times in reality.

And in reality, Zhang Yunxiu is about to 'reunite'.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Yunxiu has been escorted here." Chen Ju said while helping His Majesty the Emperor put on his boots:
"Last night, the slave went to interrogate him first. He said that he had gone to North Korea in recent years. He said that he originally wanted to buy a slave from Silla to be his wife, but he happened to catch up with the war."

"Going to North Korea to buy Silla maids? Hahaha!" Zhu Yijun laughed: "He might as well just make up a reason and say he went back to his hometown Jiangling."

"Your Majesty..." Chen Ju persuaded with some anxiety: "I don't know if this slave is overthinking it. I always feel that this Zhang Yunxiu is a little abnormal. Why don't you...don't see him?"

"What's abnormal?" Zhu Yijun asked.

Zhu Yijun remembers that Zhang Yunxiu was quite normal when he was a child, just a little shy and introverted. However, at that time, he liked this kind of shy and obedient younger brother, rather than Zhu Yiliu's naughty younger brother who loved to make mischief and complain.

"Your Majesty..." Chen Ju was also embarrassed. He felt that Zhang Yunxiu was abnormal, but he couldn't tell what was abnormal. He could only say awkwardly:
"My slave can't tell what's wrong with him. I just think he's a little... spooky..."

"Scaremongering, a good living person is not dead, why is it so spooky!" Zhu Yijun was a little unhappy, and he directly ordered:

"Go and bring him here, I will judge him personally!"

……

His Majesty the Emperor gave the order, so Chen Ju could only obey the order and let Zhang Yunxiu, who felt gloomy to him, be brought to Qianqing Palace.

This time, Zhu Yijun stated from the beginning that he would interrogate Zhang Yunxiu privately.

In other words, even Chen Ju didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor had talked about with Zhang Yunxiu.

Chen Ju only knew that His Majesty the Emperor and Zhang Yunxiu had been chatting for a long time, and when they finally came out, they even had smiles on their faces!

That's all. What surprised Chen Ju the most was that His Majesty the Emperor actually asked him to immediately buy a house in Beijing for Zhang Yunxiu, who was currently living in Zhao Shizhen's home!
Chen Ju felt as if he had seen a ghost. He had agreed to interrogate, but after interrogating, why did he still give away the house?

Could it be that Zhang Yun practiced witchcraft and bewitched His Majesty the Emperor?
Chen Ju was confused and even shocked!
However, something even more puzzling and shocking happened to Chen Ju!

"Chen Ju, according to my decree, Zhang Yunxiu will be reinstated to the official post of Zhang Yunxiu from now on, and he will still be the fifth-rank Shang Baocheng."

With a smile on his face, Zhu Yijun resumed Zhang Yunxiu's official position lightly, but he still stood at the entrance of the palace and announced loudly!
At this time, not only Chen Ju was shocked, but everyone in the palace who heard this holy order was also shocked!

At the same time, Zhang Chonghui, who was imprisoned in the side hall, also heard Emperor Wanli's loud and 'deliberate' announcement!

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Chonghui sighed with a wry smile.

It seems that something went wrong again!
Forget it, nothing in life is smooth sailing, just go with the flow!
……

As a guilty minister, Zhang Yun was not only rewarded with a house by His Majesty the Emperor, but was also reinstated in his official position. In just half a day, the news had already spread throughout the government and the public!
Obviously, this was done on purpose.

And this 'someone' is probably no one else except Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun.

……

Yu Mansion.

After coming out of the palace, Zhang Yunxiu rushed to Yu Shenxing's home without stopping.

"Fifth brother! Where have you been these past few years! I've been worried about you to death!"

The sixth child Zhang Jingxiu shed tears of excitement when he saw his brother whom he had not seen for many years suddenly appear in front of him.

However, Zhang Yunxiu had no time to talk about feelings with his brother. The purpose of his trip was just Yu Shenxing!
"Uncle Yu, the emperor has restored my official position, what does he want to do?"

Zhang Yunxiu asked Yu Shenxing a little excitedly. He also saw that it was definitely not a good thing for Emperor Wanli to restore his official position. There was definitely a scam here!
Not surprisingly, the emperor must have known something!
Or... could it be that the emperor... already knew everything?

Zhang Yunxiu didn't know what Emperor Wanli had already guessed. He only remembered what Zhang Chonghui had told him at the beginning -

——"Everything cannot go smoothly, and it is normal for something to go wrong. If in the future, something goes wrong with the emperor, and I am unable to move and cannot help you, you can go directly to Yu Shen. OK."

"Wu Lang, don't be impatient." Yu Shenxing seemed to have expected it. He said calmly:

"First tell me, what did the emperor talk to you when he announced your entry into the palace?"

Seeing how calm Yu Shenxing was, Zhang Yunxiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yunxiu told the contents of the conversation between himself and Emperor Wanli.

……

At the same time, Qianqing Palace and side hall.

At this time, Zhang Chonghui was lying on the couch, pretending to be sleeping.

With his eyes closed tightly, he heard the sound of the palace door being gently opened and then closed.

Apparently, someone came in.

However, Zhang Chonghui, who was pretending to be asleep, did not get up to greet the visitor. Instead, he turned over and continued sleeping as if he had been disturbed while he was sleeping.

"Are you still thinking of pretending to be asleep?"

Emperor Wanli's voice suddenly sounded, and his tone was even more gloating, saying:
"You should already know that you're done, right?"

"How dare you commit the capital crime of interfering with Japanese invaders? Zhang Chonghui, you are really not afraid of death!"

(End of this chapter)