Ci Jinzhi

Emperor Xingyuan looked down at Zhang Shoufu who was kneeling on the ground, feeling a little unbelievable in his heart.

 Ayou is his daughter, this is something Chao Zhi knows full well. How dare the Zhang family dare to attack Ayou after eating it?

Thinking of Queen Xin again, Emperor Xingyuan's heart moved.

Xinxin's death could not be investigated by Minister Pei. He had long suspected that it was related to some old ministers who had different political opinions. This Zhang clan seems to be among them.

"Zhang Youming, do you think Zhang Yuchen attacked Xin Tizhao to vent his anger on Sun Zhangxu?" Emperor Xingyuan sneered, "Do you think I am so stupid that you would believe that a killer would be sent out just because of a little conflict between juniors?"

Zhang Shoufu knew that Emperor Xingyuan was not easy to deceive, but in this situation he could only refuse to admit it in order to survive: "Zhang Yuchen loves his little grandson as his own son and cannot bear to see his little grandson being wronged. He is also used to taking shortcuts to solve problems. The problem is that if I don’t restrain myself strictly, I will die!”

 Zhang Shoufu gritted his teeth and kowtowed.

He kowtowed so hard that his forehead was soon bruised and his bun was loose. He looked embarrassed and pitiful.

Emperor Xingyuan put away the sneer at the corners of his mouth and pursed his lips into a thin line: "Since you said that Zhang Yuchen loves his nephew very much, I will ask him personally today. Come, bring Zhang Yuchen!"

 Zhang Shoufu knelt down on the cold gold bricks, already dizzy, praying silently in his heart: Zhang Yuchen, don't let me down.

At this time, He Qingxiao spoke: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yuchen is in Fusi, Beizhen."

Zhang Shoufu, who looked half-dead, suddenly raised his head and looked at the young man who spoke.

Emperor Xingyuan also looked at him: "Are you in Fusi, Beizhen?"

“Last night Zhang Yuchen disguised himself and absconded and was captured by Jinlin Guards.” He Qingxiao said calmly.

 Zhang Shoufu's eyes trembled and he couldn't believe what he heard.

 Zhang Yuchen escaped?

 Last night they clearly discussed what they would say today—

 Zhang Shoufu understood that all the things last night were just Zhang Yuchen's lies to stabilize him.

This heartless beast!

Yesterday, I learned that the disaster was imminent. Although Zhang Shoufu blamed Zhang Yuchen for not doing a good job, he didn't feel resentful. He was aware of all the things Zhang Yuchen had done over the years, and he had indeed solved a lot of troubles. It was useless to blame him now.

But it was different when Zhang Yuchen abandoned the entire family and fled.

How could he blindly reuse such an irresponsible villain!

Anger and regret surged in his heart. His throat felt itchy due to the excitement, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

 The ministers were in an uproar.

Emperor Xingyuan frowned and dragged Zhang Shoufu down without saying a word.

The emperor did not speak, and the ministers did not dare to say a word. In the oppressive and quiet atmosphere, the time became extremely long. I don’t know how long it took to finally wait for Zhang Yuchen.

This is Zhang Yuchen?

 Looking at the people being brought, many officials quietly exchanged glances.

He Qingxiao explained: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Zhang Yuchen disguised himself when he was absconding. After being captured on the street and returned to Beizhen Fusi, he still maintained his disguise."

This is to tell everyone that Zhang Yuchen was indeed caught by Jinlin Guards while he was fleeing in disguise, rather than that Jinlin Guards came to take people away from their homes.

Emperor Xingyuan looked at the man kneeling on the ground expressionlessly: "Take off his disguise."

"yes."

 Zhang Yuchen fled in a hurry, his disguise was only superficial, and he quickly returned to his original appearance.

He Qingxiao presented the found road guides and other items.

Emperor Xingyuan looked at it and sneered: "You are well prepared!"

After being tortured, Zhang Yuchen felt pain everywhere in his body. He didn't even have the strength to beg for mercy, so he just knelt on the ground, motionless. His tragic situation came into the eyes of all the officials, making them more afraid of Jin Linwei.

Looking at him like this, Emperor Xingyuan frowned and asked He Qingxiao: "Do you have his confession?"

 “Yes.” He Qingxiao was quite prepared.

Emperor Xingyuan took Zhang Yuchen's confession more seriously and even read it twice.

“It turns out that you were afraid that Xin Taizhao would spread the late Queen’s innovative ideas, so you couldn’t wait to kill Xin Taizhao.”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers started talking in low voices, and some people quietly changed their eyes.

 The Zhang family was naturally not the only one who opposed Queen Xin’s reforms.

“Zhang Youming, Zhang Yuchen, what else can you two say?”

Zhang Yuchen was as silent as a dead dog. Zhang Shoufu trembled his lips and had a lot to say, but in the end he didn't say a word.

The entire Zhang family is in ruins. If he said something to stop the innovation, what use would it do to the Zhang family?

 Zhang Shoufu slowly looked at the familiar colleagues with his cloudy eyes.

 There were some who were at odds with each other, some who were good friends, and some who were seemingly at odds with each other but actually had the same interests. When these people touched his eyes, they all looked away quickly as if they were burned by sparks.

 Zhang Shoufu's eyes finally fell on Xin You, and suddenly there was an imperceptible smile in his numb and desperate expression.

 This smile was not directed at Xin You, nor at himself, but at his colleagues and those so-called allies.

 This girl is sharper than her mother, more cruel than her mother, and better at using her own advantages than her mother.

He had a premonition that these colleagues who were standing by and watching would one day fall into the hands of this girl and have to either compromise or die.

“Here comes someone, throw everyone in the Zhang family into prison, and then judge the crime according to law after further trial!”

Soon the Jinlin Guards came and dragged Zhang Shoufu and Zhang Yuchen away.

Having been with the emperor for twenty years, prudence has been engraved in Zhang Shoufu’s bones. It wasn’t until he was dragged out of the palace that he cursed at Zhang Yuchen: “You beast who is greedy for life and afraid of death, how can you be worthy of the ancestors of the Zhang family...”

Hearing these curses, Zhang Yuchen glanced at Zhang Shoufu numbly, and his eyes changed slightly.

 I'm sorry to all the ancestors of the Zhang family? When he was bullied in the clan school, did his ancestors protect him?

It was because he temporarily put aside his studies and tried his best to let this clan uncle see it.

After that, he did all kinds of dirty and smelly things, but the first person the clan uncle looked at was never him, but his own son.

It got better later, he got rid of the troublesome and incompetent guy, and the clan uncle could only look at him.

If it were his good-for-nothing cousin who did these things today, would the clan uncle scold him like this?

Thinking like this, Zhang Yuchen suddenly felt funny and actually laughed out loud.

"How can you laugh? You beast! You beast!"

 Zhang Shoufu's neatly trimmed beard was stained with blood, and he cursed at the top of his lungs as if he might die at any moment.

He Qingxiao didn't feel any softness in his eyes, but Zhang Yuchen's reaction made him feel weird.

 “Throw these two into a cell.”

There seems to be a lot of bad blood between the uncle and nephew, so let's just let the two of them fight like dogs.

The whip of retreating was sounded, and all the officials walked out of the palace gate in silence and returned to their Yamen. After interacting with Zhang Shoufu, I was worried about the follow-up. If it didn't concern me, I would have heated discussions with acquaintances.

Xinyou went to Qianqing Palace after Emperor Xingyuan's words.