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

Chapter 191 The Emperor in Embarrassment! Do you also want your home to be confiscated?

When Zhu Yijun heard that Yang Chunyuan, the son-in-law he had carefully selected for several years, was not only a cut-off man, but also fell in love with Zhang Chonghui, he felt bad!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Even though Zhu Yijun dismissed Zhu Xuanyu's 'false accusation', he then said with some uncertainty:

"There must be a misunderstanding here, no... there is definitely a misunderstanding! I don't believe Yang Chunyuan is that kind of person!"

Zhu Yijun didn't want to believe that such a good-looking and well-born son-in-law whom he finally selected could be so ridiculous!

"Father, this is really not a misunderstanding!" Zhu Xuanyu wiped his tears and cried with great grievance:
"I heard it with my own ears, and the palace people who were with me at the time also heard it. If you don't believe it, you can ask them."

Zhu Yijun was obviously stunned when he heard that such a 'scandal' was actually heard by a servant...

Where does this put his old face as an emperor?
You must know that Yang Chunyuan is the future consort personally selected by the emperor. Although he has not yet officially decreed a marriage, such a scandal still shows that the emperor has a poor eye for people and has a bad taste!
How could His Majesty the Emperor, who always has a good face, admit that he has bad taste? Zhu Yijun immediately said:

"I have gotten to know Yang Chunyuan very well. Although he is a bit arrogant, he is very polite and self-respecting.

While feeling lucky, Zhu Xuanyu also said strangely:

Although the death of a guilty minister was not a big deal, this marriage was given by the emperor himself. If Zhang Yunxiu died like this, if word spread, it would definitely damage his reputation as the emperor.

To think that as the most respected master of the Prince of the East Palace, he was actually threatened by Zhang Chonghui's "seven inches" this afternoon!

"Talking in your sleep?" Zhu Yijun tilted his head and asked, "What were you talking in your sleep?"

Compared to Guo Zhengyu's excitement, Gu Xiancheng remained calm and even said with a smile: "Ha, what a wonderful life, Zhang Chonghui is just a kid, how big a stir can he make? Are you making a fuss out of a molehill?"

However, it was these words of forced comfort that made the originally exhausted Emperor Wanli perk up for no reason.

"Back to the Emperor," Chen Ju replied: "Zhang Sicheng hasn't woken up yet, but I think it won't be a serious problem. It's only a matter of time before he wakes up."

At the same time, at Gu Xiancheng's house.

However, the crying little princess immediately changed her face after returning to the harem.

"Well, your Imperial Grandmother is becoming more and more lively recently." Sister Wang Xi smiled and casually mentioned the scene she saw today and said:

But... he clearly dislikes Zhang Chonghui so much, why does he still let him go to the East Palace to accompany Chang Luo as a reading companion? "

……

Xiyuan.

"Should?" Zhu Yijun said with a bitter smile: "You also know that it should be. Falling into the water can kill people. When Wu Zong was in his prime and fell into the water, he couldn't be saved. What's more, Zhang Wulang still fell into the water drunk..."

If I had known that he would not have read those bullshit demon books in the first place, he would have spent more than ten days in jail for nothing, and now it is even worse. Zhang Chonghui still has a handle on his hand, which makes him suffer from constraints everywhere. !

Among them was Zhang Chonghui's threatening words to him!
"Uncle Gu, that Zhang Chonghui was too presumptuous! With the support of the emperor, he actually said that if I dared to stop him from contacting the prince again, he would ask the emperor to terminate my official position!
This son is really too ignorant. We should think of a way to get him out of the East Palace as soon as possible, so as not to be led astray by him, who has always been a peaceful and honest prince! "

"Hey, Queen Mother." Zhu Xuanyu looked at the commotion outside the palace and asked, "Did the Imperial Grandmother find actors from outside the palace to sing in the opera again?"

'Even if' he did something wrong this time, it was definitely not his fault! The restless Zhang Chonghui must have provoked him on purpose! "

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much about Zhang Sicheng. Although he hasn't woken up yet, I heard that he talks in his sleep from time to time. He can already talk, so it should be fine."

"Huh... that's good." Zhu Xuanyu rubbed his chest, feeling lucky that his marriage was over.

Zhu Yijun was not concerned about Zhang Yunxiu's health, he was just afraid that Zhang Yunxiu would die inexplicably in his Xiyuan on the second day of his wedding.

After hearing his father's blaming remarks, Zhu Xuanyu, who was crying, hurriedly explained:
"Father, it was not Zhang Chonghui who provoked Yang Chunyuan, but Yang Chunyuan who took the initiative to force Zhang Chonghui. He also used money to lure Zhang Chonghui into..."

……

Although the drunk Zhang Yunxiu was rescued after only soaking in the cold lake water for a while, he also caught a cold and developed a fever.

Chen Ju originally just wanted to comfort His Majesty the Emperor so that the tired Emperor could sleep peacefully.

Seeing that the time has come, her daughter not only did not care about the dignity of her father, the emperor, but she even rushed to speak for Zhang Chonghui, an outsider. Zhu Yijun was so angry that his face turned purple!
"Xiao'er, that's it!" Zhu Yijun didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he directly said:

It was dark, the capital city was freezing in early February, and the lake in Xiyuan was even more freezing cold.

"Hearing is deceptive, seeing is believing! Just hearing some meaningless words does not count! You should go back first. I will ask people to investigate Yang Chunyuan's matter, so you should stop worrying about it!"

"That's it." Zhu Xuanyu didn't think much about it, but he felt strange in his heart 'instinctively' and blurted out:
"How could the Imperial Grandmother like an actor?"

"Is Wulang still awake?" Zhu Yijun held his forehead tiredly. He couldn't remember how many times he had asked this question.

Chen Ju was silent for a moment. After all, in this day and age, it is indeed easy to die if you fall into the water. But when he saw His Majesty the Emperor was so worried, he forcibly comforted him:

"Mother, I find that my father is so strange. He seems to have a lot of opinions about Zhang Chonghui...

Not only was Zhu Yijun no longer sleepy, he even wanted to see for himself what Zhang Yunxiu was talking about in his sleep!
……

"Holy grace is unpredictable, who knows." Sister Wang Xi just smiled and shook her head, as if she had seen through something, but she didn't say anything.

Zhu Xuanyu was 'driven away' by the emperor's father. On the way back, she kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief. Those who didn't know thought she had been scolded by the emperor's father.

Guo Zhengyu sat on the creaking chair and told Gu Xiancheng excitedly about today's events.

"Don't worry, Lao'er." Sister Wang Xi said to her daughter: "Your father is very suspicious. Once he becomes suspicious, even if Yang Chunyuan is not Duanxiu, in the eyes of your father, he is no longer worthy. Fuck you."

"Queen mother, father, will he still want me to marry Yang Chunyuan?" Zhu Xuanyu's face no longer looked sad, but only worried.

"Your Majesty, it's just some random babble. What exactly was said... I don't know very well." Chen Ju answered truthfully.

Guo Zhengyu's anger was not fake, he was really angry to death from Zhang Chonghui.

"I saw today that among the opera singers, there was a little girl who was very beautiful and very clever. Your imperial grandmother liked her so much that she held her in her arms and talked to her for a long time."

Hearing what Gu Xiancheng said, Guo Zhengyu suddenly became even more anxious and said, "Uncle Gu, you are also going towards him, right? I'm warning you, this kid is not simple! He is the emperor's man now, and his purpose is to help the emperor abolish the The prince!"

"Well, you are right." Gu Xiancheng did not refute at all, but followed Guo Zhengyu's words and said matter-of-factly:
"Zhang Chonghui is indeed the emperor's man now, so we must not let him get close to the prince now, let alone lead the prince into mischief."

"So?" Guo Zhengyu asked urgently: "Is there any way to drive him away from the East Palace?"

Gu Xiancheng lowered his head in deep thought. After a moment, he raised his head and said, "How about we do what Shen Yiguan did and find a killer to kill Zhang Chonghui?"

Guo Zhengyu was silent. He looked at Gu Xiancheng and said nothing for a long time, because he could tell that the other party was making fun of him.

After all, judging from the current situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Chonghui is now His Majesty the Emperor's man. Killing Zhang Chonghui inexplicably was a small matter, but if the emperor were to investigate, it would be a big deal.

"Uncle Gu, I'm not kidding you." Guo Zhengyu said seriously:
"I know you're looking at Zhang Chonghui now, but you should know who that kid is!

Like Ye Jinqing, he always takes the side of whoever is beneficial to him. This kind of person is unreliable! "

"Who is not?" Gu Xiancheng smiled and said:
"Mei Ming, I know what you are afraid of. You have put all your efforts into cultivating the prince as the future emperor. You are afraid that if King Fu changes his throne, all will be lost after the replacement of the throne.

But you also have to think about it, the prince is also a human being, and people change. Now you are his husband, what about in the future? After he ascends the throne, can you guarantee that the prince will not change at that time? "

This time, Guo Zhengyu couldn't sit still at all. He stood up from the rickety chair and said angrily:

"Yes, I am indeed afraid of the replacement of the reserve! I am afraid that everything I do now will be in vain after the replacement of the reserve!

I know that in the eyes of you people, my kindness to the prince is just so that the prince can have great power after he ascends the throne!

But the prince is my student! To put it bluntly, I not only train the prince as a student, but I also treat him as my biological son!
Uncle Gu, I know you may not believe what I say, but I still want to say it!
Even if I, Guo Zhengyu, do not live to see the crown prince ascend the throne, even if I never join the cabinet, I will never let the good prince's moral character be corrupted by those with ulterior motives! "

Seeing Guo Zhengyu's bold words directed towards the sky, Gu Xiancheng was in a daze for a moment.

However, in the end, Gu Xiancheng smiled, his smile full of irony.

Finally, Gu Xiancheng said something to Guo Zhengyu, and it was these words that made Guo Zhengyu feel shaken.

"Treat the emperor as his son? Guo Meiming, do you want to be the next Zhang Juzheng? Or do you also want your home to be confiscated?"

……

Xiyuan.

Zhu Yijun has been sitting next to Zhang Yunxiu's bed for almost half an hour. During this half hour, Zhang Yunxiu slept like a baby, and did not talk in his sleep 'from time to time' as Chen Ju said.

"Didn't you say that he talks in his sleep from time to time? I've been waiting for a long time, why is there no movement?" Zhu Yijun asked displeasedly.

"Go back to your Majesty, slave..." Chen Ju was also ashamed. He did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would be so bored that he came here to listen to Zhang Yunxiu talking in his sleep...

Chen Ju didn't know how to explain it, so he could only kneel down and kowtow to admit his mistake. After all, he had heard Zhang Yunxiu talk in his sleep from other palace officials, and he had never heard it live.

Seeing that there was no movement after waiting for more than half an hour, Zhu Yijun, who was still full of curiosity, lost his sense of expectation.

Zhu Yijun didn't know why he was so bored that he came all the way to see Zhang Yunxiu talking in his sleep. Maybe he wanted to hear some clues from the other person's sleep talking.

Or maybe he wanted to see if Zhang Yunxiu was like him, often shrouded in nightmares and unable to sleep peacefully.

After waiting for a long time with no results, Zhu Yijun got tired and got up to go back and rest. He just hoped that his grandfather would stop scolding him tonight. Even if he wanted to scold him, it would be better if he scolded him lightly.

"Dad...brother...don't leave..."

Zhu Yijun, who had just stood up to leave, suddenly heard Zhang Yunxiu's weak voice!
Zhu Yijun suddenly became energetic and sat back down again!
"It hurts... it hurts..." Zhang Yunxiu frowned. He seemed to be in great pain in his sleep. He struggled to wake up but to no avail.

Seeing Zhang Yunxiu's painful expression as he fell into a nightmare, Zhu Yijun smiled, laughing happily and happily!

He felt much happier when he thought that he was not the only one suffering so much!
In order to hear more clearly what Zhang Yunxiu was talking about in his sleep, Zhu Yijun, who was gloating about his misfortune, almost put his ear to Zhang Yunxiu's mouth.

Just when Zhu Yijun was listening intently to what the other party was saying, this clear sentence came to his ears:
"Your Majesty...what are you doing?"

Zhu Yijun: "..."

……

In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, February 27th.

Time flies, more than half a month has passed.

Since the high fever kept coming back and forth, Zhang Yunxiu had been living in Xiyuan for more than half a month and was being treated by the imperial doctor. It was not until this day that he was able to leave the palace and return to his home after his health recovered.

Not long after Zhang Yunxiu returned to the mansion, Zhang Chonghui came.

After telling Zhang Chonghui what had happened for more than half a month, Zhang Yunxiu couldn't help but wonder:

"I really don't understand, why does the emperor behave like this? And since that night, although I have been living in Xiyuan, I have never seen him again..."

Zhang Yunxiu's eyes were full of weirdness, but Zhang Chonghui didn't have much surprise or curiosity about this. He only asked:
"Has the Emperor promised you to return to Jiangling?"

Zhang Yunxiu shook his head and said: "I didn't have time to ask, but I don't want to go back, and it's the same with studying in the capital."

Zhang Yunxiu still had something to say. The biggest reason why he didn't want to go back to Jiangling was actually because he was afraid that Zhang Chonghui would not be able to help him on his own.

"Actually..." Zhang Chonghui seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say it and only said:

"You just need to study hard. The court will be in chaos. We have to take advantage of the time when Yu Shenxing joins the cabinet to let you get admitted to the Hanlin Academy!"

"Can Yu Shenxing... really be able to join the cabinet?" Zhang Yunxiu asked: "The emperor hates him so much, I'm afraid... it's impossible, right?"

"Don't worry." Zhang Chonghui said, "The emperor will let him join the cabinet."

"Why? There are so many Hanlin bachelors, why is Yu Shenxing the only one?"

"Because the emperor has no choice!"

……

At the same time, Emperor Wanli in Xiyuan not only learned about Zhang Yunxiu's return to his home, he also learned another news that made him furious!

The mine supervisor he sent to private mining to collect taxes unexpectedly incited a civil uprising inexplicably!

Moreover, he was beaten to death!

Zhu Yijun knew very well how could a group of unscrupulous people dare to beat to death the mine supervisor who represented the emperor?
This is clearly someone who is deliberately provoking a popular uprising and wants to use this as an excuse to prevent him from continuing to mine and collect taxes!
Zhu Yijun was really angry. He, the emperor, had already been forced to huddle in Xiyuan and live a subsistence life, but his ministers still wanted to force him!

It's because he wants to force his father to death that he is willing to do so!

"Check! Check it for me!" Zhu Yijun ordered angrily:

"Find out for me who is causing trouble! I can't spare him!"

(End of this chapter)