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

Chapter 36 Let him die!

"What? Throw yourself into a well?"

Qiu Li, Zhang Cheng, and Yu Shenxing all had disbelief written on their faces, except Zhu Yili who had no expression at all.

Just now, the Jin Yiwei came to report that Zhang Juzheng's third son, Zhang Maoxiu, who had his right hand tendon broken, actually committed suicide by throwing himself into the well.

The key is that Zhang Maoxiu had been on a hunger strike for several days, and he didn't die when he threw himself into a well for the first time! After being rescued, he tried again, but he still didn't die!
  "Is it so difficult to die?" Zhang Cheng couldn't help but blurt out.

Zhu Yili, who had been calm all this time, suddenly became interested and expressed that he wanted to see with his own eyes this 'hard-to-kill' number one scholar of the Zhang family.

……

Zhu Yixi ran away with this excuse, leaving Qiu Li, Zhang Cheng, and Yu Shenxing staring at each other.

The three of them are all responsible for 'property raiding'. Now that the young prince has come up with such an outrageous and bad idea for them to do, the three of them are speechless.

After being silent for a long time, Yu Shenxing spoke first: "I want to go to Emperor Shu to impeach His Highness Prince Lu."

Qiu Li stopped him: "Maybe what King Lu means is what the Emperor means."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhang Cheng hurriedly defended the emperor.

Qiu Li sighed: "Eunuch Zhang, there are only three of us here. Let me speak openly. Although His Highness Prince Lu is still young, he is not an indifferent person. He is just domineering on the surface. How dare you go against the emperor's wishes? The emperor doesn't want to delay this matter anymore, so let Prince Lu come and settle this matter quickly."

"Impossible!" Yu Shenxing said directly: "This is definitely not the emperor's intention!"

Yu Shenxing was almost certain that His Majesty the Emperor would never let Zhang Juzheng go so easily!
  Although Yu Shenxing wanted to end the house confiscation as soon as possible, but now King Lu actually wants an innocent person to take the blame. He really can't stand such an unjust thing.

"Ke Yuan, why are you doing it?" Qiu Li looked at Yu Shenxing and advised him earnestly:

"The people on this list are all Zhang Juzheng's former members. Their butts must be dirty. Even if their homes are confiscated, they deserve it. Why do you do unnecessary things for these people who form a clique for personal gain?"

Yu Shenxing couldn't listen. He objected: "Everything must be based on cause and effect. No matter how dirty these people's butts are, they must find real evidence to prove it! Instead of using torture to extract confessions or fabricating evidence to frame them Them! Also, if these people’s homes are really ransacked, will the money and property confiscated from their homes ultimately be attributed to themselves or to the Zhang family? "

"Do you still need to ask?" Zhang Cheng interrupted and said, "His Royal Highness King Lu has already said that we went to search on the grounds of 'hiding Zhang family's stolen money', and the money and property found will naturally be counted on Zhang Juzheng's head!"

"It's simply ridiculous!" Yu Shenxing was angry, and he said angrily: "I, Yu Shenxing, have been an official for more than ten years, and this is the first time I have heard such ridiculous things! Zhang Taiyue made mistakes during his lifetime, but must he be given a new life? Are you willing to let go only after being charged with corruption!?"

"Yu Keyuan!" Qiu Li couldn't help it, "It's not that we won't give up, it's..."

Qiu Li's words stopped abruptly. He didn't say any more, and he didn't dare to say any more. But even if he didn't say it, both Yu Shenxing and Zhang Cheng knew what he was going to say.

Who else can really refuse to give up? Is it Qiu Li? Is it Zhang Cheng? Are they the people Zhang Juzheng has offended?

Of course it is, but the only one who really makes the decision is that person.

Zhang Cheng coughed twice awkwardly, pretending that he didn't understand.

Yu Shenxing also fell silent. He didn't refute, just turned and left.

Now, Yu Shenxing finally saw through it. Regardless of whether he punished the Zhang family or not, His Majesty the Emperor would always make Zhang Juzheng bear the unforgivable crime before he would give up.

Even if it is stealing other people's stolen money, the ultimate crime will still fall on Zhang Juzheng.

Yu Shenxing knew that it would be difficult to achieve some things with his own weak strength, but he could not live up to the sage's books he had studied for decades, let alone the sage's principles he had believed in all his life!

Even if it was a head-on confrontation, he would still try to do it, or else he would lose his black gauze hat! He is not even afraid of death, but he is also afraid of losing his official position!
  With a heart of indignation, Yu Shenxing returned to the inn. Just as he was about to send a memorial to impeach King Zhu Yili of Lu to the capital overnight, he was stopped by the arrival of a man. The arrival of this person was something Yu Shenxing never expected. Looking at the dusty visitor, he was shocked:
  "Yuan Yu! Why are you here?"

……

Zhang's backyard.

"Why did you save me? Let me die! I'm just a useless person, what's the point of living?"

Zhang Maoxiu, who was only 26 years old at the time, was desperate. He had been on a hunger strike for several days, and not long ago he even threw himself into a well twice in a row. However, the Lord of Hell seemed to dislike him very much and refused to accept him into the underworld no matter what.

Zhang Maoxiu, who was now rescued, could only complain. It seemed that he was being insulted by living any longer.

The person who first comforted Zhang Maoxiu was his second brother Zhang Sixiu. Zhang Sixiu, who had passed his thirtieth year, had tears in his eyes at the moment, and his tone was self-blaming and helpless: "Third brother, why are you so hard to think about? You are my father's most proud son..."

"Second brother, I'm a useless person. I can't even hold a pen. I'm sorry for my father, so I shouldn't live." Zhang Maoxiu was still complaining.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Husband, if you leave, then I won't be able to live anymore." Zhang Maoxiu's wife Zheng covered her face and cried.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Third brother, please don't die..." Zhang Jingxiu, the sixth child, was also crying along with him.

For a time, the sound of "woo woo" could be heard throughout the backyard, which was no different from the mourning of the past few days.

Zhang Maoxiu looked desperate. He opened and closed his mouth because he didn't want to live anymore.

Zhang Sixiu himself could hardly hold on anymore, so he could only force himself to comfort his younger brother.

Zhang Jingxiu, who was only six years old, would only cry on the sidelines.

Looking at this chaotic scene, Zhang Chonghui had a headache. He no longer expected these uncles to be of any help. He only hoped that these uncles could be as quiet as his fifth uncle Zhang Yunxiu.

However, they couldn't calm down, especially their third uncle Zhang Maoxiu.

"I'm just a useless person. I'm sorry for my father, I'm sorry for my brother, I'm sorry for everyone! Don't stop me! Let me die! I really don't want to live anymore!"

Zhang Maoxiu yelled and wanted to get up and seek death again. This time he focused his eyes on the wall pillars, preparing to hit the wall and die.

However, after being on hunger strike for many days, he was already weak. He was swaying just when he stood up. People around him tried to stop him, but even if he was stopped, he would still struggle to die.

"Let me go! Don't stop me! Let me die!" Zhang Sixiu was still shouting: "Let me go..."

Zhang Sixiu hurriedly stopped him: "Third brother, don't let your imagination run wild!"

Zhang Jingxiu cried loudly: "Uuuu... Third brother, don't die!"

Mrs. Zheng cried: "Husband, I will die with you!"

"..."

Just when the chaos was getting too much, a childish voice broke everything.

"Don't stop him, let him die!"

(End of this chapter)