Lu Zheng resigned and returned home, studying with peace of mind, thinking that he would be light without an official or position, and he would not listen to anything outside the window, and only read the books of sages!

However, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Lu Zheng stays at home with peace of mind, and the folds against Lu Zheng in the court are like snowflakes, not to mention Lu Zheng, who is on an errand every day, so that Lu Lun, who is on an errand in the ministry every day, feels a huge pressure.

In the history of the Dakang Dynasty, there has never been a five-rank official who has been attacked so much, at the beginning it was only the imperial historians who were on the fold, and later, like Gu Tiansheng, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Zhiqian, and other members of the court, also went to the fold, mainly to say that Lu Zheng was arrogant and arrogant, and the prince argued. and his resignation without permission, as if he was dissatisfied with the court and the emperor, and so on, all kinds of attacking remarks turned into tricks.

The current situation is obviously that everyone is competing to imitate, and the reason is nothing more than to show loyalty and affection to Dai Gao.

Especially the Chen family and the Gu family, they are not only as simple as going up and down, but also making small moves behind them. Especially in Jiangnan, the Gu family and the Chen family teamed up to deal with the Lu family, which made the Lu family feel pressure.

Since the collapse of the Zhang family, the four families in Jiangnan have now accelerated the pace of division, and the four giants of the year have become a thing of the past, and now they have become a catastrophe and fly separately, and even fight each other for survival and survival, the cruelty and cruelty are shocking.

In the prison of the Criminal Department, the boy followed Lu Zheng, with an indescribable bitter and uncomfortable expression: "Childe, in the current situation, you really shouldn't get into trouble."

The case of the Zhang family has been closed, if you touch this case again at this time, those imperial historians will be even more energetic, and I am worried that once the Lu family can't bear it, they will repeat the mistakes of the Zhang family, and there will be no eggs under the nest, son, you ......"

Lu Zheng shook his head lightly and said: "The Zhang family is the place where I lived, the Zhang family is in trouble, I am far away in the northwest, I can't take care of it, now that I have returned to the capital, I naturally want to come and take a look!" ”

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he said lightly: "Boy, you must always remember one sentence, it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, and it is easy to add icing on the cake." The dispute between me and Dai Gao is a dispute between a gentleman and a villain, and the villain's virtue is naturally everything. Like Dai Gao, he encouraged his protégé to attack me in every way, but I didn't know that the more fierce his attack was, the more calm it was for me, and his villainous virtue could be clearly seen by others.

As for me, since I am dealing with villains with the style of a gentleman, I naturally have to do what I want, and the gentleman does something and does not do something. The Zhang family is kind to me, especially my uncle Zhang Chengdong, if it weren't for him, how could I be where I am today?

He is in trouble now, my strength is meager, I can't help him, I can only come to see him, send him something useful, how meager this thing is, if I don't do this little thing, where can I be called a gentleman? That's worse than a villain, right? ”

When the boy heard Lu Zheng say this, he could only lower his head, and the master and servant were led by the head of the criminal department Lu Zheng was the first time to enter the prison of the criminal department.

Although he was mentally prepared, he did not expect that the environment in the prison of the Criminal Department would be so bad, the prison was underground, extremely damp, and when he entered the prison door, a foul smell came to his face.

This stinking smell is disgusting, and then look at the inside of the cell, it is pitch black, almost invisible, such a place is not even as good as the pigsty of ordinary people, those prisoners in the cell, one by one sloppy and numb, like walking corpses, which is shocking.

Lu Zheng gave the cell boss another silver ticket, and the cell boss's attitude did not change significantly, it was obvious that in his position, he saw a lot of people of all kinds every day, and he was the kind of person who had seen the world.

Lu Zheng walked all the way forward, and he didn't know how many cells he had passed, how many forks he had walked, and finally arrived in front of a relatively clean prison cell.

The cell boss opened the door of the prison cell and said to Nunu inside: "Go, don't stay too long, I'll come and get you out in half an hour!" ”

Lu Zheng glanced back at the boy, and the master and servant walked into the dark cell, which was extremely simple, with straw on the ground and a small oil lamp, and a strong smell of urine made people very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there was a trace of ink fragrance in the smell, which could make people feel a little better, Lu Zheng carefully searched in the room, and finally saw Zhang Chengdong on the straw under the small oil lamp.

Zhang Chengdong in front of him is much older than before, his beard and hair are white, his eyes have become cloudy, at first glance he looks like an old man who has become terminally ill.

When he saw Lu Zheng, his expression changed slightly, the brilliance in his eyes did not change much, Lu Zheng leaned over and said: "Uncle, no one would have thought that the Zhang family would have such an experience." When the Zhang family had an accident, I was in the northwest, and I couldn't do anything. Recently returned to the capital, but often entangled in miscellaneous matters, today I can come here to see you, hey......"

Lu Zheng sighed softly, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of Zhang Chengdong's mouth, and said, "It's a good sentence to make people, what you said is really appropriate." Yangzhou Zhang's family is finished like this, I, Zhang Chengdong, are not dead today, but I don't have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors!

The family and the country are all over the world, the home is gone, and the life has come to an end, and it is really painful to live for a long time, I really didn't expect that on such a day, Zheng'er, you would come over! ”

Lu Zheng said: "Uncle, don't be too discouraged, there is a way that is thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, and no one can say anything about the world." When the Zhang family was prosperous, it was likely to decline.

And the house of decay, as long as it remembers the ancestral teachings of the heirloom, may also prosper again. The daughter-in-law and sister-in-law of the Zhang family have already gone to Shandong, which is not like Jiangnan, and is somewhat similar to the northwest, but the conditions are much better than those in the northwest.

I am favored by my uncle, there is not much to repay you, barely able to keep them safe, they are now exiled to Shandong, basically settled, and have not suffered much grievances or even bullying, I believe that as time goes by, everything will fade away, and the Zhang family can still have a future! ”

Zhang Chengdong raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashed, he raised his head, knelt on the ground, and said, "Zheng'er, you ...... You saved my Zhang family, I'm ...... I can only bow down! ”

Lu Zheng hurriedly leaned over, helped him up, and said, "Uncle, the grace of Yangzhou that day, I am unforgettable!" Uncle still remembers Master Yan? How can I, Lu Zheng, be able to get the favor of Master Yan as a mere concubine, and pass on my mantle, otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today! ”

Zhang Chengdong stretched out his hand, his dry and rough hand grabbed Lu Zheng, his eyes stared at Lu Zheng, and after a long time, he said:

"Zheng'er, you're good! Very good! But I think you're in some trouble right now, right? You must be curious about Master Yan's identity, and you can't ask anything if you ask the people who stayed behind by Master Yan, hey......"

Zhang Chengdong sighed, slowly approached Lu Zheng, and said, "Zheng'er, you remember a name, Master Yan's name is Shen Ling......"

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and after a while, his face changed drastically, "Ah......" and he exclaimed, he was stunned by the name Shen Ling!

Who is the Shen Ling? This man is a well-known figure, and he also has a nickname called "Hidden Phase......

The only brother of the Dakang Dynasty passed the throne to his younger brother happened to the first emperor "Dashun" Emperor, the emperor "Yongshun" above the "Dashun" emperor, "Yongshun Emperor" originally had a son, but when Yongshun Emperor was critically ill, his only son, who was also the prince at that time, "Long Yinkong" collapsed!

Shen Ling was the crown prince and prince at that time, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and was considered to be the prime minister of Zhongshu in the first time of Long Yinkong.

Long Yinkong died, the "Yongshun" emperor no longer had a son, only brother to brother, "Dashun" emperor ascended the throne, after he ascended the throne, abolished the Zhongshu Province, banned the post of prime minister, since then the political pattern of the Dakang Dynasty has completely changed.

One of the most important reasons for the "Yongshun" Emperor to ban Zhongshu Province was that he could not do without the "Shen Ling" scholars, and Shen Ling had great authority throughout the "Yongshun" Dynasty, and he was not a prime minister, but a prime minister.

Even he did not even serve as a cabinet scholar in the DPRK, but he has always been in charge of the overall situation of the DPRK, so he has the name of "hidden phase".

Shen Ling was originally the prime minister of Long Yinkong, Long Yinkong died and did not inherit the throne, after the "Dashun" emperor ascended the throne, he banned the position of prime minister, Shen Ling was in power for many years, but he never became the prime minister in name only, and the name of "hidden phase" is worthy of its name.

In the later period of "Dashun", Shen Ling gradually faded from the court, and once Xinde was in the past, Shen Ling was even more famous, and almost everyone thought of this name and thought that it was dead.

As for how he died, most people who can understand a little bit of the emperor's mental tricks can guess how can a former prince's henchman not be feared by the emperor?

While the emperor is jealous of him, he has to let him be in power for many years, how deep is the hatred behind such patience? Therefore, how to die and what kind of death method to die is not exaggerated......

When Lu Zheng was studying the history of the Dakang Dynasty, he also thought about this issue carefully, and the conclusions he got were similar to the various theories outside.

However, he never expected that the famous Hidden Appearance Shen Ling would be alive, and not only alive, but Lu Zheng was also alive and was his student disciple.

Lu Zheng felt an extremely ridiculous and wonderful feeling rising in his heart, he was stunned for a long time without speaking, and finally he turned his face slightly and looked at the boy behind him.

The boy didn't dare to make eye contact with him at all, he lowered his head, and suddenly understood in his heart the reason why Lu Zheng came to see Zhang Chengdong today.

Imagine that Lu Zheng's decision is smart, how can he not understand many things? There are a lot of things that you can't hide in the first place! It's just that in this situation, the more Lu Zheng knows, the more bad it will be for him......