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

Chapter 92: Shen Yiguan collapsed: Zhang Chonghui is a madman! !

"Ah...ah? Help me get into the...progress...department?"

Shen Yiguan was completely confused. He didn't understand why Zhang Chonghui said such 'inexplicable' words to him.

The key is, why did you say it to him with a knife? !
  "Ahem...this..." Shen Yiguan coughed twice in embarrassment, and then carefully persuaded:
  "Brother Chonghui, there is no enmity or enmity between you and me. What we are saying is...can you put the knife away first? If we have something to say between us, please do it slowly, okay?"

Shen always tried his best to persuade Zhang Chonghui in a "gentle" tone, but this was really because he was afraid that the other party would be as extreme as a desperado.

If one of your inappropriate words makes the other party go crazy, you can just rush up and stab yourself and that's the end of it!
  While persuading Zhang Chonghui, Shen Yiguan was also observing the surrounding situation. While secretly sighing in his heart that he was so unlucky, he was even more prepared to find an opportunity to escape!

"Ah?" Zhang Chonghui seemed to have just realized that he was holding a knife in his hand. He smiled as if he had "you misunderstood":

"Master Shen, you misunderstood. I didn't mean any harm. I just finished peeling the fruit with this knife and didn't have time to put it away."

While he was talking, Zhang Chonghui took out a peeled pear from somewhere, directly touched Shen Yiguan's lips, and said enthusiastically:
  "This is my greeting gift to Mr. Shen. Come on, eat it!"

Shen Guangyuan really wanted to refuse Zhang Chonghui's "warm greeting gift", but in the narrow alley, with only the wall behind him, he could not retreat, so he was forced to "accept" the other party's gift.

As we all know, no one would give someone a pear as soon as they meet, and then cut it into pieces and shove it directly into the other person's mouth!
  Shen Guanguan is almost certain! Zhang Chonghui's mental state is definitely not normal! This is a lunatic!
  Shen Guangyuan knew very well that he should not provoke anyone but a lunatic! Although he really didn't want to eat pears, he had no choice. The 'madman' in front of him not only had a knife in his hand, but he also looked very strong!

Although Shen Yiguan is not bad in physical condition, his age is there after all. At this moment, he can only be a pitiful, helpless and old man in his sixties.

While sighing again that "the boys in Nancun bullied me into being old and helpless," Shen Yiguang chewed the pears that Zhang Chonghui had "fed" to him in great pain.

Being forced to eat pears by a madman with a knife in his hand was such a ridiculous thing that Shen Yiyang had never dreamed of happening to him!
  At this moment, Shen Yiguan swore in his heart that he never wanted to eat pears again in his life! ! !
  "Is it delicious?" Zhang Chonghui asked with a smile: "Is it sweet?"

The young man smiled very enthusiastically, but it was this 'enthusiasm' that, in Shen Yiguan's eyes, turned out to be completely 'crazy'!
  "I'm crazy! I'm crazy! This crazy guy!" Shen Yiguan was shouting crazily in his heart, but on his face he could only answer cautiously: "Good... delicious... quite sweet..."

"As long as it's delicious." Zhang Chonghui smiled with satisfaction, and then talked about his purpose:
  "To be honest, the first time I saw you, Mr. Shen, at the Penal Department Yamen today, I was shocked by your face!

I have a hunch that as long as it takes time, you will be able to enter the cabinet and worship the prime minister! Ascended to the position of chief minister of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet! "

"Cough cough cough!!" Shen Yiguan didn't know whether he choked on the pear or was frightened by Zhang Chonghui's "lofty words". In short, he coughed crazily, and during the coughing he didn't forget to say:

"Be careful what you say... cough cough cough... be careful what you say!"

Seeing that the old man in his 60s was coughing like this, Zhang Chonghui, as a 'junior', very 'considerately' used the hand holding the knife to gently pat Shen Yigui's back, and said while patting him back:

"Master Shen, don't get too excited. Joining the cabinet as the first assistant is just a 'small goal'. Believe me, as long as you are willing to listen to my advice, even if it is the 'big goal' you want to achieve most, It can definitely be accomplished easily!”

Almost at the moment Zhang Chonghui said the words 'big goal', Shen Yiguan's cough got worse!
  His face turned red from coughing, and even some of the pear crumbs he had swallowed came out of his nostrils!
  Seeing that Shen Guangyuan was so excited, Zhang Chonghui seemed to be very excited. He spread his arms and said:
  "Master Shen! I knew it! You must be looking forward to the day when all the civil and military officials in the dynasty will be you Zhejiang people, right?"

As soon as Zhang Chonghui said this, Shen Yiguan, who was coughing to the extreme, coughed up until he vomited it out!
  He was leaning against the wall, coughing and vomiting crazily. He looked like he was in pain, but more like he was running away from something.

At this moment, Shen Yiguan's heart was broken and shocked! The physical pain caused by coughing was no longer worth mentioning to him. What made him panic the most was Zhang Chonghui on the side!
  What's going on with this kid?

How could he know what he was thinking?
  Who ordered him to come? !

Shen Yiguan could hardly believe that the thoughts he had buried deep in his heart for decades were exposed by a thirteen-year-old 'madman'!
  While his heart was filled with shock and confusion, Shen Yiguan even felt that he had seen a ghost!

Originally, he thought that he had already vomited. Under normal circumstances, Zhang Chonghui should have retreated to the side in disgust to prevent the vomit from splashing on him.

However, Zhang Chonghui not only did not step back, he even rubbed his back happily, as if a junior cared about his elders!
  Shen Guanyi was really drunk. He originally wanted to take advantage of the other party's rejection and retreat, so that he could seize the opportunity and escape!

But in this situation, even if he wanted to run away, he couldn't...

"Brother Chonghui." After Shen Guanshun was angry, he said to Zhang Chonghui helplessly and powerlessly:

“I have no grudges against you. I never offended your grandfather when he was alive, and I never impeached him after his death.

I'm just a little Hanlin, who ordered you to do harm to me? "

Shen Guangyuan said that he was pitiful and helpless. At the same time, he was observing his surroundings calmly.

Shen Guanyi knows very well that the demon book case has not yet been resolved, and Zhang Chonghui, the 'witness', cannot be 'truly free'!

So, someone is definitely following you secretly!
  And the people following Zhang Chonghui are probably not just people from Dongchang!
  Shen Yiguan knew all this, and he knew even more that every word he and Zhang Chonghui said might reach the ears of His Majesty the Emperor! Therefore, he must be careful what he says!

"Master Shen, what are you talking about?" Zhang Chonghui seemed to not understand what the other party was saying, and said again:
  "I know you really want to make progress, and I know even more that you really want to form a 'fellows association' in the court exclusively for you Zhejiang people.

Believe me, I can help you realize this ideal, as long as you agree to do one thing for me. "

"Hey!" Shen Yiguang was so anxious that he wanted to cover Zhang Chonghui's mouth with his hand. He was really afraid of Zhang Chonghui's "clique-making" remarks.

If these words reach the ears of His Majesty the Emperor, how can he make progress! !

"Brother Chonghui, I am already sixty years old. I just want to serve the emperor and the Ming Dynasty as much as possible in my lifetime.

I don’t know who you and the people behind you are who want to harm me. I just ask you to let go of my old bones! "

As Shen Yiguan spoke, he repeatedly raised his hands in supplication, looking helpless and humble.

Even though Zhang Chonghui in front of him was just a young man of the same generation as his grandson, Shen Yiguan still didn't have the dignity that an elder should have.

If others saw such a rebellious scene, it would only make people feel that this 'old man' was very pitiful.

Not far away, the Dongchang fans who were observing secretly thought so. It's just that they won't be merciful in their writing.

Looking at the extremely humble old man in front of him, Zhang Chonghui not only showed no trace of pity in his eyes, but actually chuckled a few times very indifferently.

While chuckling, Zhang Chonghui came close to Shen Yiguan's ear and said something in a voice that only the other party could hear.

The fans in Dongchang didn't know what Zhang Chonghui said to Shen Yiguan. They only knew that Zhang Chonghui left after he finished speaking.

As for Shen Yiguan, the old man who was pitiful before, now his face was filled with shock and sluggishness.

In addition, there is disbelief and panic!
  ……

Zhang Chonghui just left, and Shen Yiguan, who was no longer a 'threat', returned home with a solemn expression.

When Shen Yiguan returned home, it was almost dark. As soon as he entered the door, he heard the endless chattering of his old wife.

"It's almost dark, why did you come back? Are you raising a woman outside? Don't forget to warn you! If my father hadn't spent a lot of money to take care of things for you, you would have been kicked out of the Hanlin Academy!

You are the last Jinshi in the top 137, I warn you not to think about it..."

"Okay!" Shen Yiguan was already in a confused mood. As soon as he got home, his old wife was piercing his heart and lungs and chanting like this. He couldn't help but become annoyed and yelled at her:

"It's one hundred and thirty-six in the top three! It's not one hundred and thirty-seven in the top three! Thirty-six! It's thirty-six! Why do you always remember it wrong, you old woman!"

Although Shen Yiguan always laughed at himself about the fact that he was only ranked 136th in the top three, in fact, deep down in his heart, he was very resentful of this matter.

There is a saying: I can laugh at myself, but you can't agree with me.

This has always been the case with Shen Guan.

He could smile and tell everyone that he felt a little embarrassed as a top three scholar, but he couldn't accept others directly laughing at his low ranking.

Colleagues in the imperial court are all fine people. Although many people secretly look down on Shen Yiguan, the 'bottom' Jinshi who ranks 136th among the top three, they will not say it on their faces.

Shen Guangyuan knew that others looked down upon him, and it was precisely because of this knowledge that he always took the initiative to laugh at himself in front of outsiders that he was only a top three scholar.

The essence of self-deprecation is more to hope that through self-criticism, others will stop taking the initiative to mention the matter. In the end, I even humbly hope that others can comfort me:
  "Actually, you're not that bad. In fact, you're already great."

This is a way to feel inferior, and many people use this move to carefully maintain their fragile self-esteem. This is not surprising, after all, people are not saints.

Shen Guanyin also has low self-esteem, and at the same time, he is unwilling to accept it.

He does not think that he is worse than those first- and second-level Jinshis. He often even thinks: I can do as well as me! I'm better than him!
  A person with low self-esteem and arrogance is often very contradictory. Such a contradictory person often needs the support of others.

However, as Shen Yiyuan's closest family member, his daughter-in-law not only did not support and praise him, she even always poked his heart at the matter that was his most sensitive.

It's not a prick, but the important thing is that his wife always remembers his ranking incorrectly, either as one hundred and thirty-seven, or as one hundred and sixty-three.

Shen was always very angry, angry that his yellow-faced woman didn't save any face for him, and even more angry that everything he had now was largely brought to him by this yellow-faced woman and her natal family!
  Facts have proven that most women, no matter how old they are, are unreasonable.

Shen's wife, who was yelled at by Shen Yigui, stared at her eyes and questioned her husband:
  "You yelled at me? How dare you yell at me?"

Shen Yiguan couldn't help but roll his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have enough money, he really wouldn't even want to go back to this home tonight and would just stay in the brothel for the night!
  Shen Guangxi did not answer his wife's questions, and he was too lazy to explain such a topic that had been quarreling for decades.

However, Shen's wife refused to let him go. She burst into tears. While crying, she told about her difficulties over the years:

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !
  I have been married to you for decades. For decades, I have been filial to my parents-in-law, given you children, stayed with you, and endured hardships with you for decades!

It took a lot of effort for you to pass the Jinshi exam, but you ended up offending Zhang Juzheng and almost being kicked out of the Hanlin Academy!

At that time, I went back to my parents' house and knelt down to beg my father to take care of things for you, so I could keep your job. But not only did you not treat me better, but you treated me worse every year, woo woo woo...

What on earth am I doing so much for? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have married you! If I don't marry you, I won't always go to my parents' family to ask for money because of you, which will make my parents' parents hate me...

Wuwuwu, what have I been living for all my life...

You heartless person, I think we should just call it quits. You find a young and beautiful girl again, and I become a monk and go to a temple to be a sister-in-law. I don’t mind you..."

Shen Guanyi felt that his scalp was about to burst when his wife cried and made trouble like this. After a period of mental construction, he said helplessly:
  "Can you please stop making trouble? We are both sixty or seventy years old and we are still reconciled? Don't let people laugh if the news spreads? Go and heat up the food! I have been tired outside all day and I am almost hungry. died!"

Shen's wife didn't act bad anymore. After all, she just wanted to vent her words, but in fact she didn't want to reconcile at all.

Although Heli is old and has few people, the key point is that if Heli really breaks up, then she will really have no choice but to become a nun.

And her husband is now a bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy, so he might be able to find a young and beautiful step-in-law.

Shen's wife wiped her tears and prepared to heat up the food for her old man. However, before leaving, she still asked reluctantly: "You came back so late today. Are you really not looking for a woman outside?"

"No!" Shen Yiguan denied it impatiently, and finally said in a very justified anger:
  "I said, can you stop being suspicious all the time? Touch your own conscience and ask yourself, how many decades have passed since I married you? Let alone concubinage, I even have other women. Not even touched it with my hands!

Go outside and see for yourself, which man is as dedicated as me? I am so devoted to you, but you are always suspicious of me! Do you know that your behavior really chills me? "

Shen Guanyuan spoke very confidently, and his words were full of questions, as if the 'short' time in the brothel not long ago had never existed.

When Shen's wife saw her husband being so angry, she couldn't help but feel guilty. While her eyebrows were lowered, she also rejoiced in her heart and thought:

"Being able to marry such a 'dedicated' man who is hard to find is a great blessing in this life. Even if this life is a little harder and more tiring, it doesn't matter."

Shen's wife was very moved and went to heat food for her husband. While Shen was secretly glad to have escaped the disaster, he couldn't help but recall the words Zhang Chonghui said to him, which made his hair stand on end:
  "It's actually not difficult to join the ministry, and it's not difficult to have everyone in the Zhejiang Party. In addition, I know that you secretly asked people to print and spread the demon book. Also, you have been targeted by Jin Yiwei. , they are right behind me."

Recalling these chilling words, Shen Yiguan couldn't help but tremble all over. At the end, he couldn't help but curse fiercely:
  "Bastard!"

In the eyes of outsiders, this 'poor old man' who was always bullied by the 'Nancun boys' now changed his usual 'humble' image, and his eyes were full of darkness and cruelty.

Shen has always had only one goal, and that is to join the club!
  But just 'entering the ministry' is not enough! He still has to 'steadily' join the club!
  If he wants to be 'stable', he must develop his power! You must have your own 'party'!
  Only by developing the party! Get stronger! This is the real 'entry into the club'!
  Shen's consistent goal is to 'enter the club', but he also has an 'ultimate goal'!
  His ultimate goal is just as Zhang Chonghui said.

He wants that one day, everyone in the court will be from Zhejiang!

The 'ultimate goal' that Shen Yiguang had buried in his heart for many years was so easily revealed by Zhang Chonghui.

And even the fact that he secretly sent people to print and spread the demon book...

In fact, Shen Yiguang is not the only one who is doing the 'spreading of demon books'.

In today's capital, people who are "stirring up the waters" can be said to be everywhere, and most of them are officials in the court.

"Zhang Chonghui, Zhang Chonghui! You killed me!"

Shen Guangyuan gnashed his teeth as he recited Zhang Chonghui's name, as if he wanted to chew him up!
  With a sinister look in his eyes, Shen Yiguan became confused again.

So, who is behind Zhang Chonghui? Could it be Shen Shixing again?
  No! It shouldn’t be Shen Shixing!
  Who else could it be? It can't be Zhang Chonghui himself, right?
  As soon as this idea came up, Shen Yiguang made himself laugh. He couldn't help but smile contemptuously and said:

"How is this possible for a 13-year-old stupid boy! He's not his 'prodigy' Zhang Juzheng!"

　Don't keep books, bosses, woo woo woo...

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)