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

Chapter 229: Unexpected! Royal version of loving father and filial son!

Chapter 229: Unexpected! Royal version of loving father and filial son!

Silence can also be deafening.

Wen Tihen's words, carried by the hot wind, blew into Zhu Yijun's ears word for word.

Almost everyone present who heard these words held their breath for a moment!
Everyone was stunned, wondering who had instructed Wen Tihen to dare to ask for a reward for Zhang Chonghui, the descendant of the criminal Zhang Juzheng, in public, in front of the Emperor!

He even said something threatening like "If Your Majesty does not reward Zhang Chonghui heavily, I am afraid that people in the world will talk about it and think that Your Majesty is unclear about rewards and punishments, which undermines the prestige of the Ming Dynasty."

Although it was not the first time that Emperor Wanli was threatened by his ministers, this matter involved Zhang Juzheng, so it was not an exaggeration to say that Wen Tihen was seeking death.

Several ministers standing in front of the crowd also heard Wen Tihen's words, and Yu Shenxing's expression was the ugliest among them.

Although Yu Shenxing lowered his head, he could feel that the Emperor was definitely looking at him at this time!
If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor must be suspecting that it was he who instructed Wen Tihen to ask for a reward from Zhang Chonghui!
As it turned out, Yu Shenxing knew his emperor student quite well.

Zhu Yijun was indeed staring at Yu Shenxing. In addition to suspecting that Wen Tihen was instructed by Yu Shenxing, he also suspected that Liu Guangfu, who had jumped out to scold him earlier, was also instructed by Yu Shenxing!
It is still unknown who instructed Liu Guangfu to do this.

Zhu Yijun only knew that someone else had stood up.

The person who stood up this time was Zhang Yunxiu. He only said three words:

"I second the proposal!"

Zhu Yijun's face was getting darker and darker. He didn't expect Zhang Yunxiu to jump out on his own initiative at this time!

As a member of the Zhang family, Zhang Yunxiu should have stayed away and not joined in the fun at a time like this.

But Zhang Yunxiu took the initiative to stand up. This was not only seeking death, but also telling the whole court in disguise: "My father is a criminal, so what? I can still be an official! What's wrong with me trying to get some rewards for my nephew?"
It seemed that even the scorching sun was admiring the bravery of Zhang Yunxiu and Wen Tiren, and the sun gradually dimmed.

Just at this moment, a dull "bang" sound hit the sky, dull and heavy.

It's thundering. Oh my god, it's going to rain soon.

The Emperor, who was about to get angry, seemed to be frightened by the dull thunder and looked up at the sky with a blank look.

As the son of God, Zhu Yijun did not believe in the existence of gods in heaven, but he was the emperor and he had no choice but to believe.

The people of all provinces need him, the father who has the divine right to rule the world.

It seemed that only Emperor Zhu Yijun heard this dull thunder.

No one knew what the emperor was looking at or thinking at this moment. In the minds of the officials below, the only thing on which his motion was seconded was Zhang Yunxiu's.

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"

Another seconding motion was heard.

Before Zhu Yijun could see who this person was, he heard Zhang Cheng's introduction:
"Your Majesty, this person is Xiong Tingbi, who interrogated Zhang Cha earlier. He was the inspector of the Ministry of Justice at the time."

When Xiong Tingbi stood up, all the officials present were stunned, even Zhang Yunxiu was stunned.

The fact that Wen Tiren dared to be the first to step forward was enough to surprise Zhang Yunxiu.

As for Xiong Tingbi, there is no need to mention it. Although Zhang Yunxiu and he are from the same hometown, they are not close to each other and do not work in the same government office.

Except for the last time when Zhang Chonghui asked Zhang Yunxiu to give advice to Xiong Tingbi, the rest of the time, even when the two met in private, they pretended not to see each other to such an extent that they were strangers.

Zhang Yunxiu knew that Xiong Tingbi was Guo Zhengyu's man, but in the eyes of outsiders, he belonged to Yu Shenxing's party.

Everyone knows that Guo Zhengyu and Yu Shenxing are fighting each other openly and secretly. At this time, Xiong Tingbi, who is a member of Guo Zhengyu's party, actually took the initiative to stand up and help him?
Zhang Yunxiu didn't quite understand what Xiong Tingbi was thinking. Perhaps the other party was just repaying a favor he owed him last time, but repaying the favor in such a deadly way made him owe the other party a favor again.

All of a sudden, three newly-appointed Jinshi stood up to ask for reward for Zhang Chonghui, and these three people were from very different parties, which made everyone confused.

His Majesty the Emperor finally came back to his senses. He first glanced at the five people in the cabinet, and finally set his eyes on Yu Shenxing and asked:
“What does the Cabinet think?”

Although His Majesty the Emperor was looking at Yu Shenxing, he was actually asking the entire cabinet.

Seeing that Yu Shenxing had no intention of speaking first, Zhu Geng, the Prime Minister, had no choice but to be the first to speak up:

"Your Majesty, I think that the case of the evil book has not yet been resolved, and Zhang Chonghui is still involved in it and has not yet cleared his suspicion, so I think this matter should be put on hold for now."

Put it on hold, put it on hold, and it will just be put on hold, there is no more putting it on hold.

After Zhu Geng expressed his opinion, Zhu Yijun asked Yu Shenxing directly this time: "Mr. Yu, what do you think?"

Yu Shenxing knew that no matter whether he said it or not, the emperor would suspect that he was the one who instigated these new scholars.

In that case, just say it!
"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Zhu said just now is inappropriate. This evil book was deliberately fabricated by someone to spread rumors, which not only implicated Zhang Chonghui, but also implicated Your Majesty.

Please forgive me for being so bold. If, according to what Lord Zhu just said, Zhang Chonghui is a suspect, then isn't he also saying that Your Majesty is also a suspect?"

As soon as Yu Shenxing finished speaking, Zhu Geng was already flushed with anxiety.

However, Zhu Yijun looked calm. He knew that Yu Shenxing wanted to change the topic to the evil book, in other words, to Guo Zhengyu.

As expected, an imperial censor soon came with a report, and the content of the report directly stated that Guo Zhengyu was the planner of the evil book.

Once the hole in the evil book is torn, things will be out of control.

Following the impeachment of one person, there was soon the impeachment of a second and a third person.

As if they had agreed on it, they took turns to come out and testify. The Donglin Party was not to be outdone and instead put the blame back on Yu Shenxing.

For a moment, everyone was immersed in biting each other and watching the fun.

As for the three people who initially asked for reward for Zhang Chonghui, they seemed to have been forgotten by everyone.

At this time, no one cared whether Zhang Chonghui could get a reward or what kind of reward he could get, even if he was a descendant of Zhang Juzheng.

After all, Zhang Juzheng is dead, and their enemies now are the people on the field.

Zhu Yijun on the high platform was watching a play as if he was watching a play. As long as someone had something to play, he would allow it.

Zhu Yijun originally thought that he would not be able to finish the play today, but unexpectedly, he still finished it!
For a moment, this grand court meeting, which was originally held only to announce important events, became like a high-end vegetable market, and became a special place for civil servants to quarrel.

Impeachment was heard everywhere, but Guo Zhengyu, who was at the center of the controversy, remained silent. The crown prince Zhu Changluo, who was also standing on the high platform, was looking at his teacher with a worried look, and then at his father, the emperor, who was watching the show. It was not until this moment that Zhu Changluo realized that his teacher might leave him...

"Guo Zhengyu." Emperor Wanli finally spoke. He asked, "So many people have impeached you as the mastermind of the evil book. Do you have anything to say?"

Guo Zhengyu then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I know that one person's words cannot defend a hundred people, but I have a clear conscience and have never done such a treasonous thing. If Your Majesty does not believe me, I am willing to die to prove my innocence!"

Death is the easiest thing, Zhu Yijun would not agree to it. He looked directly at the crown prince Zhu Changluo and asked: "Crown prince, Guo Zhengyu is your teacher, what do you think?"

Although Zhu Changluo was nervous, he still replied: "Father, I believe Mr. Guo is not that kind of person, and will never do such a thing. Please be clear about it!"

Zhu Yijun smiled as expected, looked at Guo Zhengyu and said:

"Since the prince believes you, I will follow his words and believe you as well. But the other things that you were impeached by your colleagues seem to have solid evidence.

In this case, even for the sake of the Crown Prince, I cannot completely ignore it. Let me just dismiss you from your post and never employ you again. I hope you will go back home and wake up."

When this emperor's intention came out, all the officials were shocked!

Yu Shenxing never expected that things would develop so smoothly!

However, although everything went smoothly, someone soon discovered that this seemed to be a trap!
It was not until this moment that Guo Zhengyu realized why the emperor had done this today.

It turned out that the emperor wanted to use the excuse of forgiving him, the prince's teacher, to show all the civil and military officials how much the emperor valued the prince's face and how much he doted on the prince!
After today's court meeting, who wouldn't say, "The Emperor really dotes on the Crown Prince! The Crown Prince's teacher Guo Zhengyu was impeached by so many people. If all his crimes were true, it wouldn't be too much to confiscate his property! But the Emperor only dismissed him from his post and never used him again. It shows that the Emperor and the Crown Prince are not on good terms, and the idea of ​​abolishing the Crown Prince is pure nonsense!"

This time, Guo Zhengyu's reputation was completely ruined, but the emperor's reputation remained good.

As for the case of the assassination with a stick and the case of the evil book?

These are essentially "malicious speculations" that lead the world to believe that the emperor wants to depose the crown prince, and they are all self-defeating!
This killed two birds with one stone, and many people present were speculating that this time the evil book might have been made by the emperor himself...

Perhaps the teacher and student shared the same thoughts. When Guo Zhengyu realized this, Crown Prince Zhu Changluo also discovered it.

Zhu Changluo felt very complicated as he looked at his father, the emperor, who was smiling with some satisfaction.

Although he had long known that his emperor father had convened this grand court meeting just to perform a show of fatherly love and filial piety for all the officials to see.

But he didn't expect that in order to make the play of loving father and filial son more realistic, the emperor actually used his teacher Guo Zhengyu as a sacrifice...

Zhu Changluo didn't understand why his father did this, even though his father knew how important Guo Zhengyu was to him.

But in order to show off his so-called filial piety, the father did not give any explanation and directly drove away the person who was very important to him as if he were an abandoned child...

If you don't investigate, you will end up in disgrace...

For a moment, Zhu Changluo was a little dazed. Looking at his father sitting on the dragon throne, he felt a strange feeling for the first time.

Even though the father and son were indeed strangers to each other, Zhu Changluo once only regarded him as his father, he just didn't like him that much.

Only now did he realize that his father didn't like him less, but he didn't like him at all.

Even a warm and touching scene like a loving father and a filial son, which is common in ordinary families, can only be shown by this royal father and son through forced performances and at the expense of the performances of others.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your grace!"

Even though Guo Zhengyu was extremely reluctant, he was still forced to become the clown in this play.

But he was unwilling to leave like this!

He climbed to this position by stepping on the corpses of so many people, but in the end, he became a stepping stone for others.

I don’t know if it was because I was extremely unwilling, or because this originally scorching hot day became stuffy because it was about to rain, so stuffy that it made me dizzy.

Guo Zhengyu recalled many things in a trance, including Shen Li, who had personally helped him to the position but was eventually brought down; and Shen Yi Guan, whom he extremely hated but had to call teacher.

He used to laugh at others, and now it is others' turn to laugh at him.

It was not until this moment that Guo Zhengyu realized that over the years, there was no one to pull him up, and those who pushed him to this position were all looking forward to replacing him.

"No, someone helped me."

Guo Zhengyu somehow recalled the scene many years ago when he was surrounded and accused by everyone in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice for scolding the hypocritical Shen Yikuan.

Maybe...then give that person a push!

"Your Majesty! I have something else to say!"

Guo Zhengyu suddenly raised his head and looked at his Majesty the Emperor with sharp eyes.

Zhu Yijun was originally preparing to leave the court. After all, the scene of "loving father and filial son" had been perfectly performed, and the sky was getting darker and darker, and it was going to rain heavily soon.

Seeing that Guo Zhengyu still had something to say, he immediately wanted to say that he was not allowed to play, but before he could open his mouth, the crown prince Zhu Changluo, who had been shrinking like a quail for a long time, spoke out for the first time:

"Father, please approve Mr. Guo's request!"

Zhu Yijun looked unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the play had just ended, and he couldn't let the secret show in front of so many people.

"Then it is allowed."

After getting the approval, Guo Zhengyu first took a deep look at the prince on the high platform, as if he had made up his mind. He bowed and said:

“Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was seriously injured in this attack. As the Crown Prince’s teacher, I am deeply saddened. If it weren’t for Zhang Chonghui’s sacrifice to save him, the consequences would be disastrous!
I think what the newly-appointed scholars said is correct. I hope Your Majesty will give Zhang Chonghui a generous reward for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After all, he saved the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!"

Guo Zhengyu's words shocked everyone present!

Even Zhang Yunxiu was dumbfounded. He clearly remembered that Guo Zhengyu defended Zhang Chonghui like a ghost. How could it be possible...

Yu Shenxing was also shocked, thinking that after being rejected by him, did Zhang Chonghui really go to find Guo Zhengyu?
Crown Prince Zhu Changluo was also stunned. He thought Guo Zhengyu was going to speak up to defend his innocence, but he unexpectedly asked for reward for Zhang Chonghui?
The crowd was silent. Ye Xianggao, who had been watching the show for a long time, also frowned, thinking that Zhang Chonghui was indeed just like him, a profit-seeking fence-sitter!

Even Li Rusong, who was standing at the front of the generals, felt his heart in turmoil at this moment!
Having experienced this personally and now owing Zhang Chonghui a favor, he could not help but feel shocked and said:

"Could it be that... Zhang Chonghui has saved so many lives?"

(End of this chapter)

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