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

Chapter 68 Meeting!

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly calmed down.

Zhang Jing was already sweating profusely, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to break through the thunder and get angry at any time.

Zhang Jing didn't want to answer this question, but the emperor was too obsessed with the day "June 20th". He was lucky enough not to answer last time, but if he doesn't answer this time, there will be a next time, and a next time...

Zhu Yijun didn't speak for a long time, as if he was mute. Suddenly, he trembled violently!
  "Why is it so dark? Go and light the lamp!"

Zhu Yijun looked around in panic, as if there was something around him.

Zhang Jing was stunned. Aren't all the lights lit?

Looking at His Majesty the Emperor's panicked and frightened expression, Zhang Jing suddenly understood.

It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is afraid of the dark, afraid that Zhang Juzheng will come to find him on such a 'special' day!
  ……

This night, the Qianqing Palace can be said to be "brightly lit". Everything is as bright as the Chinese New Year, especially the palace of His Majesty the Emperor.

Many servants didn't understand why they suddenly lit so many lamps. They only knew that the emperor was sick again and ordered that he would not go to court tomorrow.

……

Shenfu.

"Ke Yuan, when did you return to Beijing?"

Shen Shixing was very surprised when he learned that Yu Shenxing came to visit him so late. He did not expect that Yu Shenxing would return to Beijing so soon.

Yu Shenxing, who was tired from all the work, had obviously rushed to the Shen Mansion as soon as he got off his horse. After seeing Shen Shixing, the first thing he said was not to answer the question, but to comfort him: "Rumo, I heard that your grandmother passed away. , alas, my condolences."

Shen Shixing sighed sadly, as if he didn't want to mention this 'sad incident', and turned to ask: "By the way, look at your outfit. You have just arrived in the capital, right? Why don't you go back and have a rest first? It will be the same when we meet again tomorrow."

Yu Shenxing smiled and shook his head: "It doesn't matter, I'm not tired. The main thing is that I have something to ask you."

"What's so urgent?" Shen Shixing looked like he didn't know anything.

Yu Shenxing did not expose the other party, nor did he ask why the other party never replied. Instead, he asked: "Did you send someone else to Jiangling to teach Zhang Taiyue's grandson Zhang Chonghui to do those things?"

"Ah?" Shen Shixing looked confused. He really didn't know what Yu Shenxing was talking about.

"It seems it's not you anymore." Yu Shenxing breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he frowned and sighed:
  "Rumo, you may not believe it when I tell you. You were blackmailed by Zhang Taiyue's grandson. He told others everywhere that you were his backer..."

"Ah?" Shen Shixing was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed: "Hahaha, hahaha."

"You still have the heart to laugh. If the emperor finds out, how can you explain it?" Yu Shenxing asked worriedly.

But Shen Shixing waved his hands indifferently and said with a smile: "If your feet are straight, you don't have to worry about the shoes being crooked. What should I worry about if I haven't done anything before? Oh, by the way, Zhang Taiyue's grandson seems to be only six years old, right? When he was just born, I I even hugged him, and that kid peed all over me!"

Shen Shixing was still laughing, but Yu Shenxing was hesitant to speak, as if he was struggling with something.

Seeing the other party like this, Shen Shixing was also curious. He asked: "Keyuan, what's wrong? But what's the secret?"

Yu Shenxing gritted his teeth, and after struggling for a moment, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Rumo, do you believe that after death, the soul is taken away from the body?"

"What?" Shen Shixing frowned, and he even wondered if he heard wrongly: "Seizing the body? Are you talking about the theory of gods and ghosts? Ke Yuan, why would you ask such an irrelevant question?"

Yu Shenxing said with some excitement: "Rumo, during the raid on the Zhang family this time, Ren Yangxin died mysteriously, and then Qiu Li went crazy. Don't you think it's weird?" "It's indeed weird. "Shen Shixing stroked his beard thoughtfully, but did not say any more.

He should act cautiously and speak for himself.

However, Yu Shenxing changed the subject after sighing deeply: "Rumo, I heard that the emperor agreed to Li Zhi's recommendation and asked Wang Yuanyu to return to Beijing to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. 'They' have made it clear that they are targeting you. Come on, how are you going to respond?"

The sudden change of topic whetted Shen Shixing's appetite. However, he did not pursue the previous topic, but replied directly:

"We can't talk about how to deal with it. I'm going to let Yu Bingzhong return to the cabinet, and the emperor has agreed to this."

"This is not enough." Yu Shenxing said: "Li Zhi is Wang Yuanyu's student. Once Wang Yuanyu enters the cabinet, you will be unable to move forward! Although the matter of confiscating the house has been resolved, the matter of 'destroying Zhang' will not be over so quickly! Rumo, you have to make more plans!"

"Then who else can there be? Ke Yuan, I can't help it, and there's no one..." Shen Shixing said helplessly.

"I do have a candidate." Yu Shenxing said: "Uncle Wang Zhong, how about Wang Jiaping?"

"Uncle Wang Zhong?" Shen Shixing nodded and said with considerable approval: "This person is dedicated to his duties and is not greedy for power and arbitrary. Moreover, he is not like those people in the court who only follow the wind."

"Okay, okay, Shen Rumo, you are really getting better and better." Yu Shenxing pointed at Shen Shixing, looking like he was being fooled, and said with an angry smile: "Let me tell you everything, but in fact you have already You’ve planned it, right?”

Shen Shixing smiled apologetically and said repeatedly: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, but please don't be angry with me, Yuan. I'm used to being careful, you know."

The two immediately laughed and sighed, and after a few back and forth, Yu Shenxing was ready to leave.

But before leaving, Yu Shenxing asked Shen Shixing the question again:

"Rumo, do you really not believe that there is such a thing as a soul taking over after death?"

It was such a nervous question again, Shen Shixing just smiled and didn't answer.

No answer is the most direct answer.

He didn't believe it.

……

Yu Shen walked, and the sky became darker and darker.

Facts have proved that the curfew of the Ming Dynasty was only used to 'forbid' the common people. Not long after Yu Shenxing left, someone else came to the Shen Mansion.

Shen Shixing seemed to have expected this person to come, and immediately ordered someone to bring out a jar of good wine and a few side dishes that had been prepared long ago.

"Wang Yuanyu, I haven't seen you for a few years, you are getting older." Shen Shixing's first words when he saw Wang Xijue were frowning and sarcastic.

"Yes, yes, you are still young, and you are still a handsome young man in his twenties!" Wang Xijue sat down without seeing anyone else, and poured himself another drink. No need to use chopsticks to pick up the peanuts, just grab a handful and stuff them into your mouth.

"Hey, everyone knows that I'm handsomer than you. You have to be convinced!" Seeing that the other party was so careless about image, Shen Shixing joked again: "Can you pay attention to your image? You don't even need chopsticks. It’s really insulting to gentlemen.”

"Just be polite!" Wang Xijue picked up the chopsticks on the side unhappily. While picking up the vegetables, he suddenly became serious and said:

"Let's get down to business, Yu Keyuan just came to see you."

(End of this chapter)