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

Chapter 4: A dog bites a dog and bites the bullet!

In the backyard ancestral hall.

"Whoa, whoa, how come it's on fire? Protect the ancestor's tablet quickly."

"It must be those damn Jin Yiwei, they want to burn us alive!"

"But who locked the door? Where did the key go? How do I get out?"

"Father, please show your spirit again. Hey, where is my father's tablet? Why can't I find it? Could it be that it has been..."

At this time, the Zhang Family Ancestral Hall was in chaos, and everyone was already so hungry that they didn't have much energy left. However, at this time, there were still people taking care of the memorial tablets of the deceased.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Zhang Chonghui threw several more tablets into the fire, one of which had the words "Zhang Juzheng" engraved on it.

Zhang Chonghui didn't pay attention to this. He only had one thought at this moment.

Burn it, only if the fire burns bigger and bigger can they have hope of living!

In the corner, Zhang Chonghui's sixth uncle, Zhang Jingxiu, was so scared that he lost his soul. He couldn't believe that he had actually set fire to the ancestral hall with his own hands.

At first, he just followed the words of his eldest nephew Zhang Chonghui, and just wanted to light the rag curtain behind the ancestral hall to bake something, because the eldest nephew said that he secretly hid food and needed to roast it.

Unexpectedly, he only did this, and the eldest nephew roasted him like that, and the whole ancestral hall was set on fire...

At first, Zhang Jingxiu wanted to put out the fire, but who would have thought that after he and his eldest nephew finished their work, the fire would become bigger and bigger!
  The most terrible thing is that no one knows who secretly locked the door of the ancestral hall while everyone was not paying attention, and the key was missing. As a result, they can only be locked in the ancestral hall and wait helplessly to die.

Zhang Jingxiu was hungry and scared. He was afraid that after his death, he would be tortured by his ancestors underground. After all, he was the sinner who burned the ancestral temple with his own hands!
  "Uuuuuuuuuuuuu, Dad, I didn't mean it. Don't blame me when you get down there..."

Zhang Jingxiu hugged her knees and cried continuously. In her mind was the blurry and serious face of her old father, Zhang Juzheng.

He respects his old father very much, but he is also very afraid of his old father.

"Stop crying. As long as we don't tell anyone, no one will know that it was you who lit the fire." Zhang Chonghui comforted Zhang Jingxiu and handed over a wet cloth.

Fortunately, there was a small tank of water in the ancestral hall. There was no hope of putting out the fire, but it was enough to wet the cloth strips to block the mouth and nose.

"But...but..." Zhang Jingxiu was still flustered.

"Not that much, but I will keep the secret for you, so don't worry." Zhang Chonghui interrupted.

"Wow, my eldest nephew is so kind. I will be your uncle in the next life." Zhang Jingxiu was so moved that he blew out snot bubbles from his nose.

Zhang Chonghui rubbed his nose: "Let's not talk about the next life. You just need to remember one thing. No matter who asks, you have to say you don't know how the fire started. Do you remember it?"

Zhang Jingxiu nodded seriously: "Yeah, remember, I know that this is not only a secret between us, but you are also afraid that it will be leaked and it will be detrimental to me."

Zhang Chonghui: "Yes, that's really smart. Okay, stop talking now, cover your nose with a wet cloth, and wait for someone to rescue us."

Zhang Jingxiu: "Save us? Will someone come to save us? Aren't we dead?"

Zhang Chonghui: "Don't talk."

Zhang Jingxiu: "..."

The Zhang family wanted to protect their ancestral tablets, but they were powerless and the fire grew stronger. Their despair made them give up their struggle.

If it weren't for the smoky smoke, they wouldn't even want to accept the wet cloth handed over by Zhang Chonghui, they just wanted to die quickly.

At the same time, outside the Zhang family ancestral hall.

A dozen strong Jinyi guards were holding a temporarily sawed piece of thick wood and slamming it into the door of the Zhang Family Ancestral Hall.

"One, two, three! Come on!"

"Bang!" "One, two, three! More!"

"Oh!"

"Damn, why is this bird gate so strong!" The eunuch Zhang Cheng paced back and forth anxiously, spitting sweet fragrance, "Zhang Juzheng, a murderous talent, must have spent all his greedy money on building this bird temple!"

Although Qiu Li and others on the side did not say anything, they all had opinions about this family ancestral hall.

It doesn’t matter that the door is so strong. Even the windows are carved with marble. The key is that the eaves are also high. The scale and quality have already caught up with the Forbidden City.

"If I had known that during the inspection two days ago, I shouldn't have moved all the tables, chairs and benches in Zhang's house! If they hadn't been moved, there would be no need to borrow a ladder! Just stack the tables and chairs, and people would be able to climb up already The roof is in!”

Ren Yangxin was still nagging and complaining, and there were many targets for his complaints.

When moving things in the past two days, almost all the officials in charge of the inspection suggested that the seized property should be transferred to a nearby government office first, and then be counted.

Everyone knew very well that if something was missing on the way to transfer, no one would be responsible. Among them, everyone wanted to pick up some of the wool.

There was only one person who didn't express his position or make any excuses, and that was Qiu Li. He was famously honest.

At the beginning, Qiu Li, who was demoted from his official position and became a civilian, inevitably had to pay taxes after returning to his hometown because he had no official position.

However, Qiu Li would rather be a deadbeat and delay paying taxes than accept financial gifts from others.

In the end, Qiu Li successfully owed local taxes as much as "hundreds and ten golds."

Qiu Li's strange deeds are far more than these, and everyone present has heard about them more or less.

But now Ren Yangxin brought the matter to light. If Qiu Li became suspicious, it would be troublesome to ask the emperor for information.

"Sir Ren, the reason why things have developed to this point is because you took it upon yourself to lead troops to besiege Zhang's Mansion half a month in advance? Now that something has happened, you, a grown man, have been nagging for a long time. Don't you just don't want to take responsibility? "

It was Zhang Cheng who spoke, and behind him was the emperor. He was not afraid of offending these civil servants. Now was a good opportunity to take the blame, and he couldn't miss it.

If all the women, children, and children in the Zhang Family Ancestral Hall are dead, and when the investigation is carried out, Jin Yiwei cannot be held responsible, let alone him, the acting head of the East Factory!
  Ren Yang was panicking, but at this critical moment, he immediately became serious: "Eunuch Zhang, I sent troops to surround the Zhang Mansion in advance to prevent the Zhang family from hiding stolen money in advance! I am here to assist you in ransacking your home. , and especially for the sake of the emperor, how can you ignore the good and the bad?"

Zhang Cheng was not to be outdone, "You keep saying it's for the emperor, but when did the emperor let you starve to death seventeen members of the Zhang family? The heart of a saint is so kind and generous! I warn you not to make false accusations against the emperor!"

Ren Yangxin was the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he had always been the only one who could pass the blame to others. Now that Zhang Cheng was so eager to pass all the responsibilities onto him, he naturally didn't want to.

He simply broke the jar and said with a broken face: "Okay, okay! You have to talk like this, don't you? Then I have to mention the fact that Zhang Jingxiu hanged himself. The Jin Yiwei, who has always been strictly disciplined, actually behaved under your control, Zhang Cheng If you can't even stop a prisoner from hanging, is it my fault?"

"Don't talk nonsense to me!"

"Who is talking nonsense? We are all officials in the same court, and we came together to inspect the Zhang family under the orders. Even if I, Ren Yangxin, am guilty, you can't get rid of me!"

"You crazy person!"

"You are neither a man nor a woman!"

"Your mother's head! Our family will fight with you!"

"Damn eunuch, you are disgraceful!"

"..."

Here the dog bites the dog with a hair in its mouth.

In the 'grinding room' on the other side, a tragic scene is about to take place.

(End of this chapter)