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

Chapter 124: Practice more dishes! The extremely lively Fusi Prison in Beizhen!

"What are you doing..."

Even though it wasn't very painful, Du Yanyun still squeezed out a few tears and cried. After all, her mother had taught her that tears are the most effective 'sharp weapon' for treating men.

However, when her 'sharp weapon' fell on Zhang Chonghui, it completely 'failed'. The other party even said coldly and without mercy at all:
"Get out of here right now. I have a lot of life-related lawsuits against me right now, and you are one of them."

Faced with such expulsion, Du Yanyun still refused to give up, and asked rather aggrievedly: "Do you dislike me like this?"

"Yeah." Zhang Chonghui answered directly.

After receiving such a "heartbreaking" answer, Du Yanyun was stunned for a moment. Although she had been prepared for it, she still felt unbearable sadness.

Sure enough, in the final analysis, no one in this world thinks highly of her...

Just when Du Yanyun was feeling uncomfortable and unwilling to be content with being a 'chess piece' for the rest of his life, the young man's voice rang in his ears again:

"Little girl, it's a good thing that you want to improve, but your acting skills are too bad. You may be able to deceive young guys, but you still need to practice more to deceive old people."

"Yan'er, originally if that boy was so bold as to touch you today, if you killed him directly, he would be admitted to the palace to serve the nobles in a short time.

"Huh... That's good. It's okay that I didn't touch you." The woman patted her plump breasts, breathed several sighs of relief, and said, "Although it will be a few years later, it doesn't matter."

Zhang Chonghui was speechless. While looking away, he softly replied: "The age I mentioned..."

The 'argument' between the two was finally interrupted by a few coughs. Looking outside, 'someone else' came to visit the prison.

"Cough cough cough."

Du Yanyun: "..."

"Young is young, young is young, these are two different things." Zhang Chonghui replied.

"Yan'er, he didn't touch you, did he?" As the woman spoke, she hurriedly covered Du Yanyun with her cloak, her eyes filled with distress.

"Who are you calling young?" Du Yanyun immediately became anxious. After all, a girl in her teens is still too naive.

"I told you it's not a big deal! What? You don't believe it? You are going to die anyway, so I will be merciful and touch you today!"

Zhang Chonghui replied very straightforwardly: "What I mean is that you should practice cooking more."

For Du Yanyun who really wanted to 'progress', entering the palace later in life meant that she would make progress later, but to be honest, she didn't really want to enter the palace.

"..." Du Yanyun was speechless for a moment, and then she realized something was wrong and asked strangely: "Why do you say this so strangely? Aren't you a young guy too? Are you younger than me?"

The woman replied: "It's one thing to look down on them, but they like to 'persuad' women from good families to become prostitutes, and they even like to save prostitutes from being good.

It wasn't until she saw Du Yanyun coming out that the woman's eyes lit up and she hurriedly ran over with her cloak in her arms!

"Save Fengchen?" Du Yanyun was even more puzzled: "Don't all men look down on women in brothels?"

Fan Zi in the cell next door saw something fishy, ​​but recalling the arrangements from his 'superiors', he chose to remain silent and silently recorded these 'experiences' in the case book.

"..."

"..."

Zhang Chonghui didn't refuse. If nothing else, there should be something in the clothes.

"It's nothing, let's go back." The woman said casually, and hurriedly hugged Du Yanyun's petite body towards the carriage, eager to leave here.

Du Yanyun shook his head and said with a bit of reluctance on his face: "Mom, he didn't touch me."

Although Du Yanyun already knew the answer in his heart, he still pretended to be innocent and asked: "Mom, why is it a few years later?"

"Silly girl, you still don't understand men." The woman could only reply with a smile:

Du Yanyun left, but before leaving, he insisted on taking off his ill-fitting loose robe to Zhang Chonghui, and expressed loudly that he wanted Zhang Chonghui to wear new clothes before he died, so that he could die more decently.

"Well..." Gu Xiancheng didn't look embarrassed, but he deliberately asked in a pretentious manner: "I came at the right time, didn't I?"

"Mom, I don't understand. Since I was born to be left to nobles, why are you letting me come to a dirty place like a brothel? Isn't it an insult to my reputation?" Du Yanyun asked this question that had been bothering her for a long time.

It wasn't until she got on the carriage that the woman explained to Du Yanyun in a low voice:

"Okay." Zhang Chonghui refused to answer the question. After confirming that the fan in the next cell had heard these contents, he issued the final expulsion order and said:
"Go back and tell the person behind you, tell her that I don't like things that are too small."

"Hurry up! Don't worry, I won't charge you any money!"

"In their hearts, men all like to 'save Feng Chen'."

In front of a carriage, a plump, round woman with a silver-faced face was holding a cloak and walking back and forth anxiously, as if waiting for someone.

At this time, Du Yanyun simply stopped pretending to be a lady and simply exposed her true nature. She said angrily: "That's weird. What man doesn't like young people? Is there something wrong with you?"

"Ah?" Du Yanyun knew that there was no point in pretending anymore. She turned to look at him directly, frowned and asked: "Zhang Xiaolangjun, what do you mean?"

……

……

Outside Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.

After hearing such an explanation that he had "already known it by heart", Du Yanyun nodded with regret.

Now that he has not touched you, although you will have to wait a few years to enter the palace, you can still stay and learn for a few more years. After entering the palace in the future, you will be able to serve the nobles better, right? "

Zhang Chonghui: "..."

Before he even had time to worry about whether the 'person behind' had been exposed, the first thing Du Yanyun did, who was furious, was to secretly raise his chest, as if he wanted to show off something.

"I don't understand." Du Yanyun was still puzzled.

The woman smiled and said: "You don't need to understand, you just need to learn to understand a man's heart. When facing different men, you have to use different methods. When facing a strong man, you have to be as gentle as water and act with gentleness. Knife. Faced with a cowardly man, you have to find another way to control him subtly."

Du Yanyun seemed to understand, and suddenly asked: "Mom, how do you deal with a man like Zhang Xiaolangjun? I've tried both soft and hard, but he didn't take the bait!"

The woman just smiled and said: "Silly girl, you will understand slowly."

Du Yanyun still didn't understand. After being silent for a long time, she asked a question: "Mom, if Mr. Zhang Xiaolang didn't touch me, would he not have died? He should... still be able to come out alive, right?"

The woman became a little unhappy: "This is not our business. Besides, Yan'er, why do you talk more and more? Didn't I teach you to talk less? The girl's house is too noisy, isn't it? Good thing!"

Du Yanyun lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "Mom, I understand."

But the woman was still not at ease, and said it again, the same nagging words that she had recited countless times: "Yan'er, you must not be tempted by a man. Do you remember it?"

Du Yanyun nodded obediently: "Mom, I remember."

"Then do you still remember, what is your last name?"

"Go back to Mom, I know, my surname is Li."

"It's good to know. Now you are Du Yanyun. When the time comes, you can change back to your original surname and your original name."

……

Imprisonment.

"You're already in jail, and there's a young beauty who came all the way to this dirty place to see you. You really are very lucky." Gu Xiancheng entered the cell very quietly. While teasing Zhang Chonghui with a smile, he was also quite confident. He sat down next to Zhang Chonghui.

For those who didn't know, they thought Gu Xiancheng and Zhang Chonghui were good friends. In fact, Zhang Chonghui didn't even know the other party's name.

"What are you doing here again?" Zhang Chonghui's attitude was a little cold.

In fact, Zhang Chonghui's attitude towards Gu Xiancheng has always been very cold. The so-called "talking about everything" between the two is actually just Gu Xiancheng talking to himself most of the time.

Faced with Zhang Chonghui's indifference, Gu Xiancheng remained enthusiastic and even asked: "Why are you angry? Do you blame me for disturbing your good things? Alas, I didn't mean it, you can't blame me."

Zhang Chonghui closed his eyes and said impatiently: "What on earth is going on?"

"It's not a big deal." Gu Xiancheng said, leaning into Zhang Chonghui's ear and whispering something that could be heard by people next door:
"Zhang Juzheng has been impeached again! The ministers are clamoring to open the coffin and kill the corpse again!"

Faced with such 'bad news', Zhang Chonghui just said lightly: "Then what?"

"Then?" Gu Xiancheng smiled strangely: "Then the emperor was merciful and ignored the matter."

"Oh." Zhang Chonghui still said calmly.

"Stop it." Gu Xiancheng turned to ask: "You have been hungry for two or three days. I think you are almost done. Do you have any last wishes? I can help you realize it."

"Yes." Zhang Chonghui became interested this time, but said: "I want to see the emperor, do you have the ability to help me?"

Gu Xiancheng shook his head and sighed exaggeratedly: "I wish I had this ability. I also want to see the emperor."

Zhang Chonghui asked in a louder voice: "I have important matters to see the Emperor. Why do you want to see the Emperor?"

Gu Xiancheng's answer was very official: "As a citizen, do you need a reason to want to see your father? I think it's not enough for the emperor?"

"Crazy." Zhang Chonghui turned his head away, not looking at the other person.

Gu Xiancheng, who was scolded, was not annoyed. Instead, he asked with great interest: "What kind of disease is mental illness? How is it different from your mental illness?"

Zhang Chonghui was too lazy to talk to the other party anymore. Anyway, he had already finished what he wanted to say, and he had also finished remembering what the neighbor should remember.

Next, all that's left is to wait.

However, Zhang Chonghui was still impressed by Gu Xiancheng's shamelessness. Even though he had said nothing, closed his eyes and regarded the other person as nothing, the other person was still talking to him incessantly.

"Chonghui, it is said that you are going to die when you are only thirteen years old. Not to mention the crowning ceremony, even if you haven't even received a 'word', it is very pitiful."

"Otherwise, how about I come up with a name for you? What should I call it? Let me think about it, how about...'Bie Shan'?"

"Why don't you say anything? Do you dislike it? Your grandfather's nickname is Shuda. Why don't you call him 'Jujun'? He is many times more powerful than your grandfather!"

"Hey, that's not right! It seems that Wang Mang's character is Jujun! No, no, no! This is too unlucky. I'll change it to another one!"

"Chonghui, don't be anxious. Let me think about it carefully. Don't be anxious. Don't be anxious."

"..."

Facing Gu Xiancheng's soliloquy, Zhang Chonghui seemed to be deaf and ignored it completely.

Zhang Chonghui didn't know what Gu Xiancheng's 'purpose' was. At least from the current point of view, this 'abnormal' person did not pose any threat to him.

Facts have proved that today's imperial prison is really lively.

Because before Gu Xiancheng left, someone else came to visit him in prison.

The visitor this time is Wang Xijue.

"Hey, Yuan Fu is here, so I'll leave first." Gu Xiancheng didn't seem to want to have too much communication with Wang Xijue. After standing up and saying this, he didn't even raise his hands and left.

However, Wang Xijue directly stretched out his hand to stop Gu Xiancheng.

"Master Gu, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Could it be that you feel guilty when you see me?" Wang Xijue asked quite deliberately.

Gu Xiancheng stopped, raised his lips and smiled: "What did Yuan Fu say? Are you slandering me?"

"Haha." Wang Xijue also sneered. Finally, he suddenly asked: "Master Gu, I have been troubled by a difficult problem recently. Can you help me solve it?"

Gu Xiancheng first glanced at Dongchang Fanzi in the next corner, and then at Zhang Chonghui, who was still concentrating with his eyes closed.

Just as he was about to put his hands behind his back as usual, he seemed to suddenly remember something. He stretched out his hands in front of him and put them into his sleeves. At the same time, Gu Xiancheng said to Wang Xijue: "Although Gu is not talented, I would like to Heard the details.”

Wang Xijue didn't pay attention to this detail, and directly talked about his "troubles" loudly, saying:
"Master Gu, I feel that the current world is really strange! No matter what decision is made in the 'temple', people in the world will oppose it everywhere, regardless of whether it is right or wrong! What do you think, Why are these?"

The meaning of Wang Xijue's words is profound. The so-called "temple" and "people of the world" are not just so-called in the literal sense.

Gu Xiancheng naturally heard Wang Xijue's "overt and implicit suggestion". The other party was acting in Yin and Yang, regardless of any opinions or decisions made by the "temples" in high positions such as His Majesty the Emperor and the cabinet's bachelors.

'They', the civil servant group represented by their status as 'people of the world', will raise objections regardless of whether things are right or wrong.

In other words, Wang Xijue is accusing 'them' civil servants of always opposing for the sake of opposition!
In fact, this is already a subconscious rule in the Ming Dynasty, and everyone knows this.

It's like His Majesty the Emperor wants to make his favorite third son the Crown Prince. This is actually not a big deal, but the civil servants just don't agree.

No matter whether you are right or wrong, right or wrong, they just want to oppose for the sake of opposing.

Wang Xijue has known this for a long time. After all, he was once a member of the "opposition for the sake of opposition".

However, the stick will only hurt when it hits you. Wang Xijue knows it hurts now, but he still doesn't realize it.

In other words, I have realized it, but today is different from the past. The "butt" has moved the "position", and the thoughts are also changing accordingly.

"Oh? Gu thinks that what Yuan Fu said is wrong." Gu Xiancheng and Shi Shiran accepted this 'offensive' question and replied in an extremely 'offensive' manner:

"Yuanfu, how can it be that the 'people of the world' are against the decision of the 'temple' everywhere? The 'temple' is so high, how can the 'people of the world' dare to oppose it?
In my opinion, Gu, it is clear that the 'temple' is opposing public opinion at every turn! What the people of the world like, admire, and insist on is clearly the imperial court that opposes restrictions everywhere!
Wang Yuanfu, as the Yuanfu of the Ming Dynasty and a high-ranking person in the temple, you should be loyal to the emperor and love the people. While respecting the emperor and father, you should also care for the common people! But now the country's foundation is not solid, and the government and the opposition are in chaos!

Not only did you not reflect on your failure as the chief minister, but you instead shifted the responsibility from the 'temple' to the 'people of the world'? Is this how you become the chief minister of the cabinet?

Are you worthy of the emperor? Are you worthy of all the people? Are you worthy of the ministers and officials? Forgive me, Gu, since you can't be the first assistant, then abdicate immediately! Don't occupy the latrine and don't poop! "

The 'attack power' of Gu Xiancheng's words can be described as very powerful! Zhang Chonghui, who was still closing his eyes to recuperate, couldn't help but open his eyes and start watching the show after hearing this!

Wang Xijue was even more angry after being scolded. In a hurry, he raised his hand and pointed angrily at Gu Xiancheng, calling him by his name and angrily saying:

"Gu Xiancheng! You are so presumptuous! Do you know what you are talking about!"

"Hey, are you calling me by your full name again?" Facing the anger of the chief minister, Gu Xiancheng not only did not panic, but even asked with contempt. Then, he turned his head towards Zhang Chonghui and said with a teasing smile:
"Look at him, he's anxious again."

"You!" Wang Xijue was so angry that he wanted to punch Gu Xiancheng, a mere sixth-grade Yuanwailang!
However, Gu Xiancheng was not only extremely thick-skinned, but also extremely fast on his feet. After scolding the person and saying "He's anxious again", he walked away quickly without saying a word!

gone……

Gu Xiancheng left like this. Wailang, a member of the civil service department who was over forty years old, walked away at a fast and unrestrained pace. Although he didn't seem to have the rules and regulations that an official of the Ming Dynasty should have, he looked more like an official in the Ming Dynasty. Deliberately 'irregular libertine.

Wang Xijue was dumbfounded. Even though he was very angry, he couldn't be allowed to go after Gu Xiancheng, the dignified chief minister of the cabinet, right?
It was impossible to chase him, so Wang Xijue had no choice but to hold his breath and focus on Zhang Chonghui.

The extremely angry Lord Chief Assistant was about to question the relationship between Zhang Chonghui and Gu Xiancheng, but in an instant, Wang Xijue suddenly had an idea!
Wang Xijue, who was still angry at first, suddenly stopped being angry. Instead, he asked Zhang Chonghui with a "deliberate" meaning:

"Zhang Juzheng, what do you want to do? What is your real purpose?"

(End of this chapter)