Ming Zuo

Chapter 642 Zhang Pu's Courage

Prisons are undeniably daunting places.

Many people fall into it, and they will almost die.

But there are exceptions.

This is the case with Zhang Pu.

His cell was clean and comfortable, and the south-facing windows even let in warm sunlight.

There are tables, chairs, paper and pens in the room for him to write on.

I don't know, I thought this was his quiet room.

Footsteps approached, and a eunuch's voice reached Zhang Pu's ears.

"Mr. Ximing, His Majesty has an order to order you to have an audience."

Zhang Pu didn't respond, and continued to write with his head down.After writing the last word, he put away the paper, got up and walked out of the cell.

"Mr. Ximing, the bathing and changing place has been prepared."

Zhang Pu looked sideways.

"Why bathe? Why change clothes?"

The eunuch hesitated when he heard the words.

"To see His Majesty, it is natural to take a bath and change clothes."

Zhang Pu didn't listen.

"Life is a journey, death is a journey, and this prison is also a journey. All kinds of things. They are all experienced by Zhang, so I dare not deceive you."

The eunuch was angry, but there was nothing he could do.

He could only let Zhang Pu walk out of the prison in plain clothes.

When the door of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment opened, Zhang Pu stopped in his tracks at the scene of a sea of ​​people outside.

"How can Zhang, what virtue, do you want to treat the people of the capital like this?"

The eunuch looked strange on the side.

"Mr. Ximing misunderstood. These people came to see that traitor Mao Chenglu was hacked to pieces."

Zhang Pu was stunned, and rarely blushed.

But walking out like this, facing countless looking eyes, made him quite uncomfortable, and even walked smoothly.

They had just walked not far away when shouts of mountains and tsunami suddenly erupted behind them.

Zhang Pu looked back and saw a prison van slowly walking out of the prison.

A disheveled man was being imprisoned in the wooden fence on the prison cart.

Although guarded by Jin Yiwei from the brigade, the angry people in the capital continued to rush forward, and the charging carriage was crumbling.

Countless objects were thrown towards the people in the car, and the scene was completely chaotic almost instantly.

Zhang Pu looked at it from a distance, sighing.

"Is this the Dongjiang traitor Mao Chenglu?"

Hate flashed in the eunuch's eyes.

"It's this beast. Your Majesty has a decree. If you cut him into pieces today, I'm afraid it won't be able to eliminate the hatred of the people in the world."

Zhang Pu was silent, but a thought flashed in his mind.

"Killing Mao Chenglu, will the world be peaceful?"

"Zhang Pu, are you convicted?"

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Chongzhen's questioning did not make Zhang Pu any nervous.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Although the students are far away in the rivers and lakes, they still worry about their lord. What they do is for the eternal prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. I don't know what is the crime?"

Chongzhen sneered.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Is this what Shandong rebels say? You can use it smoothly. People say that Zhang Ximing and Shandong are incompatible. From my point of view, I'm afraid that may not be the case."

Zhang Pu spoke bluntly.

"Your Majesty, is Shandong really a traitor? If that's the case, please declare the decree to the world, call the world's insightful people, and put the rebellion as the top priority."

Chongzhen, who was pushed up this time, was extremely uncomfortable, and his anger came up on the spot.

"The major events in the country are complicated, and if you accidentally move, you will lose everything. But Er and others hijacked public opinion and disrupted the court, resulting in a lot of public opinion and confusion. The situation cannot be planned. Do you still know your mistakes?"

Zhang Pu responded generously.

"Students are neither important ministers in the court, nor leaders of the army. The only thing that can be loyal and filial to the Ming Dynasty is the paper and pen. If His Majesty is ordered not to speak, the student will immediately close the pen and go back to the mountain, and just be a grassroots person."

Chongzhen snorted, "You have resentment in your heart, it's just that I don't use you more."

Zhang Pu hurriedly kowtowed to grab the land.

"Students dare not."

"The imperial court has always been simple, selecting talents and appointing talents, supplemented by virtue. If you want to reuse you, you need to show your real skills."

Zhang Pu was extremely excited.

"The state has supported scholars for two hundred years, and the students have been greatly favored by them. They have devoted themselves to death and died. Fame and fortune belong to the students, just like floating clouds."

Chongzhen chuckled, please be sarcastic, at least he didn't say it on the spot.

"I have learned about the debate between you and Shandong. In today's world, you are the only one who can unite people's hearts and set things right. You have read this article, do you have any countermeasures?"

Chongzhen handed "The Process of History" to Zhang Pu, revealing his purpose.

This article is now spread everywhere in the north and south of the country, and there are many people talking about it, and many people agree with its views.

Chongzhen was terrified when he saw it, and finally knew the horror of Shandong.

But now the imperial court lacks military force and is besieged on all sides, so there is no way to suppress it militarily.

This is why Chongzhen thought of Zhang Pu.

At the time when Shandong's ideas were spreading wildly, only Zhang Pu kept tit for tat and refused to give an inch.

If Chongzhen wanted to maintain orthodoxy, he would naturally use Zhang Pu's influence.

Hearing Chongzhen's words, Zhang Pu really burst into tears.

He worked hard, wrote books, and forgot to sleep and eat for the debate with Shandong. For what?
Not for this day yet.

"Your Majesty, the student's view of this article has become harmonious. Everyone knows about Shandong. The student has devoted himself to grinding these days, and there are still many things that I don't understand."

Seeing Chongzhen listening attentively, Zhang Pu expressed his thoughts.

"Shandong's theory is novel and eccentric. It is completely different from the ancient and modern sages, and has another system. Students feel that it is better to go deep into the tiger's den than to watch the fire from the other side or see the flowers in the fog, so that they can see the whole picture of the true face."

Chongzhen was taken aback.

"You want to go to Shandong?"

Zhang Pu was impassioned.

"Although the students have no power to restrain the chickens, they still protect our sacred teachings and the heart of the Great Ming Dynasty. The world can learn from it. Although Shandong is a tiger's den, the students also regard death as home."

It has to be said that Chongzhen was moved by Zhang Pu's statement.

The incident in Shandong has been troubled so far, and the court is in a state of desperation.

But no one has ever dared to stand up and say, go deep into Shandong to see what happened.

The information that Jin Yiwei can pass back is basically high-end goods.

The imperial court knew it, and so did the people.

But regarding the real situation in Shandong, the imperial court has always been unable to see through the truth.

Zhang Pu and Shandong have long been mortal enemies, and they dared to risk their lives.

Among other things, this fearless spirit alone is enough to crush the government and the opposition.

"What if the Shandong rebels are against you?"

Zhang Pu confessed frankly.

"From the perspective of students, although Shandong conspires against them, it is not a cruel, easy-to-kill, and reckless person. When the students came to Beijing, they occasionally saw it. Although the Shandong section of the canal was controlled by rebels, it passed smoothly and did not disturb each other. Think about it People in Shandong will not be guilty of words. If a student dies because of this, he can awaken the people of insight in the world to work together, and it will be considered a worthy death."

Chongzhen remained silent, but actually felt a little unhappy in his heart.

He could hear that Zhang Pu seemed to have a high opinion of Shandong.

If Shandong is really good, what will happen to the court?

But the matter has come to this point, and he also agrees with Zhang Pu's point of view.

In any case, you have to go to Shandong to take a deeper look before you can find a way to deal with Shandong.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles.

(End of this chapter)