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

Chapter 187 Nightmares again and again! Your majesty, the emperor who broke the jar!
Xiyuan.

"Waste! What a waste! You can't even control Zhang Juzheng? The eighteen generations of my Zhu family's ancestors have all been disgraced by you!"

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson is also forced to have no choice..."

"What do you mean by being forced to do nothing? You are incompetent! Just as incompetent as your incompetent father! No, you are even more incompetent than your father!"

"Grandpa Huang...please listen to me..."

"Get out! Get out of Xiyuan quickly!"

"..."

Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun could not remember clearly. This was the first time he had dreamed of his grandfather, Emperor Sejong Zhu Houcong, whom he had never met in real life in the more than half a year since he moved to Xiyuan.

At first, Zhu Yijun only knew that his grandfather in the dream was always angry and seemed to be scolding him.

However, at that time, Zhu Yijun couldn't hear clearly at all. Even if he could hear something clearly, he would forget it immediately after waking up.

"So?" Gu Xiancheng was even more puzzled.

Of course Gu Xiancheng understood what Zhang Chonghui meant. He was originally wondering why the other party changed his mind this time and didn't rush to negotiate terms first.

"A major event that can directly drive away the chief minister of the cabinet?" Gu Xiancheng frowned and said:

"What are you burning? Do you think I am as extreme as you?" Zhang Chonghui smiled and said: "Besides, Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace have not been rebuilt yet. It is too early to burn them now."

"It's not that I can't bear to part with Shen Li, the main thing is now, how can I bring down Shen Yiguan?" Gu Xiancheng's face was confused:
"We have piled up a mountain of memorials to impeach him, but the emperor doesn't even look at them. The emperor has made it clear that he wants to protect him to death."

……

"Now the situation is clear. If the cabinet does not leave, the emperor will not let new people join the cabinet!

Although Zhang Chonghui's "crazy talk" did not panic Gu Xiancheng, it did make Gu Xiancheng sweat slightly. However, Gu Xiancheng still defended calmly:
"The fires in Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace were caused by natural disasters. They were punishments from God for the emperor's unkindness. The emperor has already issued an imperial edict to admit his guilt, so please don't talk nonsense."

"Okay, stop saying these useless words." Gu Xiancheng changed the subject and said bluntly: "What other conditions do you have? Tell me!"

"are you crazy?"

"Although the current situation in the court is chaotic, in the final analysis, there are people in the cabinet supporting the emperor, and the emperor also knows the nature of Shen Yiguan, the chief minister!
Shen Yiguan had put in so much effort and finally climbed to the position of chief minister of the cabinet. He would not really make a fuss about resigning!
The emperor saw through this, and precisely because he saw through it, he could rest in peace in Xiyuan and pretend to be dead!
No matter how windy and rainy it is outside, as long as there are people in the cabinet to vote for and the Supervisor of Ceremonies to approve, the Ming Dynasty will still be able to run smoothly! "

The shock on Gu Xiancheng's face became more and more obvious. He looked at Zhang Chonghui, nodded repeatedly, and sighed with a smile: "It has to be you!"

Unexpectedly, we still have to negotiate conditions first.

Gu Xiancheng didn't seem to understand and asked: "So... what does this have to do with the emperor's mining?"

If Shen Yiguan doesn't leave, the emperor will always have a reason to hang on! If Shen Yiguan leaves, he will definitely drag Shen Li into the water with him!
It's just Shen Li walking away, what are you afraid of? Behind your Donglin Party are Guo Zhengyu and Li Sancai! Even worse, there is Ye Xianggao! "

"Mining is an act that wastes people and money. The emperor wants to make money for himself, and officials at all levels also want to make money from it. In the end, it can only make the people suffer.

I won’t even give you money to repair the house, right? Then I will get the money myself!

"What's so difficult about this?" Zhang Chonghui said disapprovingly:
"The reason why Shen Yiguan can't leave is because during this period of time, nothing major happened in the Ming Dynasty that would cause a headache for the emperor!

But the people are living people, not animals. Cows and horses will resist when they are tired, but what will happen to people when they are suffering to the point of suffering no more? "

After all, he often dreams, and often dreams about the past when he was scolded by Zhang Juzheng and Queen Mother Li, and he is used to being scolded.

"You really don't want to burn down the palace again, do you? I'm warning you, don't even think about such nonsense! The emperor is so suspicious now that he doesn't even see Concubine Zheng!"

"Tell me, why doesn't the emperor read the memorial now?" Zhang Chonghui suddenly asked.

This time, before Gu Xiancheng expressed his opinion, Zhang Yunxiu said with disgust on his face:
"Why else? To put it bluntly, the emperor is not lazy, lazy and afraid, so he is just avoiding it!"

Thus, the disaster of mine supervisors began!

In short, the money is not enough!
Zhu Yijun was really angry. He thought that the palace of an emperor had been burned down for more than half a year and it hadn't been repaired yet!
He didn't know whether he was angry or was being scolded by his grandfather in the dream, but Zhu Yijun was so angry that he ordered the opening of mines all over the country!

"So, prescribing the right medicine is the key!" Zhang Chonghui pointed his fingers and asked again: "Let me ask you, what is the emperor most concerned about right now?"

"Civil uprising!" Gu Xiancheng said slightly excitedly: "You mean... stir up a civil uprising! This will not only make the emperor aware of the dangers of mining! It will also make the emperor punish and remove cabinet ministers in anger !”

It's best to have dreams that you can't hear clearly or remember, so you can sleep peacefully.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

However, since the end of last year, Zhu Yijun has clearly heard what his grandfather was scolding him in his dream. And as time goes by, he has been scolded more and more, and he remembers it more and more clearly!
Zhu Yijun couldn't bear the scolding anymore. If the Qianqing Palace hadn't been repaired yet, he would have moved back!
For this reason, Zhu Yijun began to issue orders to urge the Ministry of Industry to speed up the repair of Qianqing Palace and complete it as soon as possible.

What if something big happened now that touched the Emperor Nilin? And it has to be something so big that it can directly drive away the chief minister of the cabinet! "

Normally when talking about cooperation, the conditions are discussed first and then the actual situation. However, this time Zhang Chonghui did not discuss the conditions first.

Seeing that the other party had noticed the signs, Zhang Chonghui said in a general way:

"It's now here, are you still hesitating? This is not like your Uncle Gu's style!" Seeing Gu Xiancheng's hesitation, Zhang Chonghui urged directly:

"Yes, but it's more than that." Zhang Chonghui said slowly:

"This has no direct relationship with the emperor's mining." Zhang Chonghui looked at Gu Xiancheng quietly and said meaningfully:
"But it has a lot to do with whether Yu Shenxing can join the cabinet, so, do you understand what I mean?"

Regarding this defense, Zhang Chonghui only smiled and said: "Whether it is nonsense or not, you know it in your heart."

Gu Xiancheng did not answer immediately, but began to think deeply.

In this regard, the Ministry of Industry explained the situation truthfully to His Majesty the Emperor, stating that it was not that the Ministry of Industry did not want to speed up the process, but that the Ministry of Household Affairs always pushed back when appropriating funds, and the cabinet's attitude was also vague.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun didn't take it seriously.

"What else could it be? Of course it's..." Gu Xiancheng suddenly thought of something. Not only did he stop talking, but his eyes also widened!

"Hey, I didn't say anything." Zhang Chonghui retorted innocently:
"The civil uprising is a rebellion. Don't think of putting this treasonous label on my head."

"Hahaha! Okay, okay! It's all my fault, okay?" Gu Xiancheng returned to his usual hypocritical good-guy appearance. Under his extremely kind smile, he suddenly asked Zhang Chonghui an inexplicable question:

"Have you seen "Water Margin"?"

"I haven't seen it." Zhang Chonghui shook his head directly.

"That Wulang, have you seen it?" Gu Xiancheng turned to Zhang Yunxiu.

"Have seen it, what next?" Zhang Yunxiu was a little surprised why Gu Xiancheng asked such a question.

Gu Xiancheng asked with a smile: "Do you think the Liangshan heroes are heroes?" Zhang Yunxiu was about to answer such an inexplicable question, but was stopped by Zhang Chonghui, who said to Gu Xiancheng: "Okay, let's talk about the terms first."

"What? You still want to negotiate terms?" Gu Xiancheng looked surprised and asked exaggeratedly: "You don't want to borrow money from me, do you? I have made it clear in advance that I have nothing to lose and the house I live in in Beijing is full of leaks. It’s raining!”

Zhang Chonghui ignored Gu Xiancheng's deliberate surprise and said bluntly:
"Tomorrow I will go to the East Palace to be a reading companion for the prince. I hope that your lecturer 'friends' can take more care of me as a reading companion. You can always fulfill such a small request, right?"

"Of course!" Gu Xiancheng agreed immediately, and said with a smile: "You and I are close friends, so they will naturally take more care of you!"

Zhang Chonghui knew that Gu Xiancheng just agreed casually, but his goal had been achieved, and nothing else mattered.

At the same time, Zhang Yunxiu on the side was a little dumbfounded. He looked in surprise at the two people who almost fell out not long ago, but now they actually became close friends with smiles on their faces?

Zhang Yunxiu was puzzled when Gu Xiancheng suddenly stuffed something into his arms. It was an envelope. He didn't know what was inside.

"Okay, I'll take my leave first." Gu Xiancheng stuffed his things and left. When he came to the door, he didn't forget to say:
"Wu Lang, happy marriage, may you have a son soon."

……

After Gu Xiancheng left, Zhang Yunxiu did not open the envelope immediately, but asked Zhang Chonghui, "What does he mean?"

"It should be for you to follow." Zhang Chonghui said: "Tear it apart, it will be fine."

Zhang Yunxiu then dared to open the envelope with confidence and saw that there was indeed a meeting ticket inside.

However, the amount on the ticket was so large that even though Zhang Yunxiu had seen a lot of money, he couldn't help but gasp!
"What did he give us so much money for?" Zhang Yunxiu immediately realized something was wrong and said in panic: "Is he... could he be..."

"Yeah." Zhang Chonghui nodded, as if he had expected it, and said with a smile: "He is dragging us into this, and after taking his money, we will also be members of the Donglin Party from now on."

"Then we must not accept this money!" Zhang Yunxiu got up and chased Gu Xiancheng with the ticket in hand, eager to return this 'huge' ticket!
"Hey, don't be afraid." Zhang Chonghui stopped the excited Zhang Yunxiu and patiently explained:
"Listen to me first. Now, although you have only taken advantage of an idle official named Sicheng Shangbao, you will definitely not stop here in the future, and you cannot stop here!

I know you hate the Donglin Party’s hypocrisy, hypocrisy and righteousness! But officialdom is a field! You will inevitably need the support of cronies! "

Zhang Yunxiu was still extremely reluctant: "Is there no other way?"

"Special times, special treatment!" Zhang Chonghui suddenly remembered a person while persuading him, and he even brought out 'that person' and said:

"Think about your father! Think about him in the past! He told you with his actions! Only when your fist is strong enough can you truly make your own decisions!"

"Father..." After hearing the word 'father', Zhang Yunxiu couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhang Yunxiu has always known about all the forbearance and dormancy his old father Zhang Juzheng made in order to climb up in the past.

He clearly remembered the things his old father had done, but what made him sad was that when he looked through his past memories, as a son, he could no longer remember what his father looked like.

"Father..." After Zhang Yunxiu called out again in a daze, his absent-minded eyes gradually came into focus. He looked at Zhang Chonghui, who was in a slight daze in front of him, and asked:

"You just said that I will never stop here in the future. What do you mean?"

Zhang Chonghui withdrew his gaze and said: "You also know that in the Ming Dynasty, non-Hanlin officials were not allowed to join the cabinet. Although you have returned to the official position, you have no embarrassment."

"You mean to let me take the imperial examination?" Zhang Yunxiu asked with a surprised look on his face.

"Well, you take the test!" Zhang Chonghui nodded seriously.

"But..." Zhang Yunxiu was still a little confused: "It's not that I don't want to take the exam, and it's not that I'm afraid of hardship. The main thing is... can I take the exam with my current status as a criminal minister? Even if I can take the exam, I'm afraid I won't be able to pass it, right? "

"The Emperor has reinstated you and granted you a marriage, so who dares to say that you are the guilty queen?" Zhang Chonghui said:
"As for whether you will win or not, just go to school and take the exam. As long as you are capable enough and your essays are good, I guarantee you will win!"

Although Zhang Yunxiu was still a little hesitant, he still nodded after thinking of his old father's experiences back then:

"Okay! I'll read! It's just a good excuse to study so I don't have to pay attention to the woman in the backyard!"

Zhang Yunxiu instantly relaxed a lot when he thought that he had a legitimate reason to avoid the spy sent by the emperor in the backyard.

Almost instantly, he thought of another brilliant idea and said:

"Otherwise, I will just go back to Jiangling to study! The second brother and the third brother are all Jinshi. With their guidance, I will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"

Zhang Chonghui thought for a while and said: "That's okay, but...in this case, you will take your bride back with you, but will she be willing? In other words, will the emperor be willing?"

Zhang Yunxiu fell silent.

"Otherwise, you should go and ask the Emperor in person." Zhang Chonghui suggested: "Your marriage was granted by the Emperor himself. Now that the marriage has been completed, you should go there with your wife to thank the Holy Grace in person."

"But..." Zhang Yunxiu said in a dark and strange tone: "The emperor doesn't even dare to leave the house now, and he doesn't even dare to see his concubines. I am alone...he shouldn't see me, right?"

"It's hard to say." Zhang Chonghui said thoughtfully: "For some reason, I always feel that the emperor would really like to see you now."

"Okay, then I'll go try it tomorrow and see if I can ask the emperor to thank the Holy Father in person." Zhang Yunxiu said.

"Ha, I've been resting for more than half a year, but I'm going to be busy again!" Zhang Chonghui smiled, yawned, stretched again, and said:
"It's getting late. I have to go to the East Palace tomorrow morning, so I'll go back first and you can rest early."

"Wait, I..." Zhang Yunxiu seemed to have something to ask. After he stopped talking, he asked: "By the way, aren't you going to take the imperial examination?"

"I won't take the exam."

"Why? You are obviously still so young, but you still have this ability."

"It's enough for you to take the test."

"But...don't you want to join the cabinet?"

"forget about it."

……

At the same time, in Xiyuan.

Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, who had just woken up from a nightmare, learned about the ridiculous things that happened at the wedding banquet today.

This incident was like a fuse, completely igniting Emperor Wanli who had been feeling aggrieved for more than half a year!

"How brave! They actually teamed up to cause trouble!"

"I want to see Zhang Yun early tomorrow morning..."

"Wait...Why do I always feel that something is wrong..."

(End of this chapter)