After Zhang Siwei returned to his hometown, because his reputation was already infamous, there were not many people to greet him, only Wang Chonggu was waiting for him by a ruined tower next to an official road outside Puzhou.

"Uncle!"

Fangcao wife and wife, the spring breeze kisses the green.

Zhang Siwei, who had gray hair, made a big salute after seeing Wang Chonggu.

Wang Chonggu helped him up, and said with a smile: "You are finally back." ”

Zhang Siwei showed a lonely face and said: "It's not as good as my uncle's success and retirement, and my nephew is depressed and returns!" ”

"When there is a conflict between righteousness and profit, not everyone can be upright, and it is good to come back."

Wang Chonggu said.

Zhang Siwei bowed his head: "What my uncle said is true." ”

Then, Zhang Siwei said: "If it weren't for the nephew in the court, my uncle might be able to do the Privy Council Taibao now." ”

Wang Chonggu smiled slightly: "The holy courtiers are like clouds, what did the old man count?" ”

Saying that, Wang Chonggu said: "It's you, no matter whether it is a disaster or a blessing next, you must accept it calmly!" ”

Zhang Siwei nodded and sighed: "It can only be like this, the little nephew still underestimated Jiang Ling's knowledge, and also underestimated the His Majesty he cultivated, no matter what the result, it was the little nephew who suffered by himself." ”

"Xu Huating ended up ruined, not Zhang Jiangling! That's something I didn't expect! ”

"However, sometimes things in the world do not act out according to common sense."

"Every generation of kings has the destiny of each generation of kings, just like the world temple back then, Yang Xindu (Yang Tinghe) may not have thought that the monarch he chose would be such a smart monarch father!"

"In any case, thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace; People like you and me are not hooligans in the end, no matter what, they can't do anything that violates common ethics! ”

Wang Chonggu spoke again, then looked at Zhang Siwei, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and go back to see Ling Zun!" ”

Zhang Siwei suddenly showed a sad face, and then said goodbye to Wang Chonggu, and then went home first, cried in front of his father's spirit, and then saw relatives and friends again after changing clothes, and saw that his younger brother Zhang Sijiao was still in the future, so he asked his son Zhang Jiazheng in a deep voice:

"Where's your second uncle?"

Zhang Jiazheng replied: "The second uncle hasn't come back yet, and he should still be on his way back!" ”

Zhang Siwei's face sank when he heard this, and he ordered: "As soon as he comes back, come and tell me!" ”

Zhang Jiazheng said yes.

And that night, when Zhang Siwei's father was put in the coffin, Zhang Siwei had just finished guarding the spirit and glanced at his father, and his student Yin Chang, the former left attendant of the Nanjing Rite Department, came to see him and said: "Master, these days, the disciple has been asking about something. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Siwei nodded: "Ask!" ”

"Why does the prime minister attach so much importance to self-interest?"

Yin Chang suddenly asked directly.

Zhang Siwei immediately raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "You came to ask me for Shenwu County?" ”

Yin Chang immediately knelt on the ground: "The teacher is angry!" Disciples are not naturally appointed; But if the teacher is not a person who values self-interest, then you can only be as they say, you are a person who sees righteousness and cherishes your life! Therefore, so that you do not plant a pro-party, do not reprimand traitors, and do not admonish the monarch's father! ”

Zhang Siwei grinned at Yin Chang: "Why do you have to work hard with each other?!" You might as well just kill me with a single sword! ”

"Why did the prime minister say that?!"

"Although, no matter what, the Son of Heaven will still reuse scholars, but what has changed with the trend, why didn't the teacher do this, and now let the southerners be the country!"

Yin Changhe said with a sneer.

"Then what are you going to do for the teacher?"

"Do you also learn from Zhang Jiangling, and only make a straw mat that makes people all over the world sleep peacefully, even if this straw mat can no longer be used in the future, it will be burned to make firewood?!"

"Even if I do, is there still that time?!"

Zhang Siwei gritted his teeth and continued, and then said:

"We are different from Shen, Wang, etc.!"

"Their industry is a workshop, we are a tooth shop! They can continue to reform the system in the future, even if it is to increase the commercial tax to benefit small farmers, they can accept it, the method is nothing more than to either improve their skills, or small profits but quick turnover; But we are just tooth people, and for every more official profit, we will have one less point! ”

"It's not that you don't understand!"

Saying that, Zhang Siwei asked Yin Changlai again: "Even if my Zhang family is willing, are you all willing?" Do you also understand it as a teacher?! ”

Yin Chang didn't continue to say anything after hearing this.

At this time, Zhang Jiazheng ran over: "Father! The second uncle is back! But he. ”

"What's wrong with him?"

Zhang Siwei hurriedly asked.

At this time, Zhang Jiazheng glanced back.

Zhang Siwei also looked over, and then he saw that Zhang Sijiao had already walked in at this time, but he was wearing prison clothes and a pair of shackles, he was skinny, and his expression was much haggard.

When Zhang Siwei saw this scene, he was immediately stunned.

Zhang Sijiao walked towards his father's spirit, and immediately knelt on the ground, crying: "Father, the son is not filial and has failed to keep the family with virtue!" Whining! ”

"There is a will!"

And after Zhang Sijiao finished crying, Chen Zheng, the celebrant and eunuch, took out the holy decree at this time and shouted.

Zhang Siwei came back to his senses and knelt on the ground.

His student Yin Chang and others who came to worship in Zhang's Mansion also knelt down with a shocked face on their faces.

Zhang Sijiao turned around at this time.

"He said: Taifu Zhang Siwei lived up to my grace, secretly harbored dissenting ambitions, and conspiracy to frame the ancestor for his life to trap me in injustice, and indulged in the law to steal salt...... Even though there was a general amnesty first, but the crime committed was still unforgivable, and it was difficult to forgive it for a while, so he dismissed his official title and rewarded him, and the official school of the Qin faction locked himself and the whole clan Ding into Beijing, and was tried to hear the ginseng, and the family property was not recovered. ”

After Chen Zheng finished reading the will, he looked at Zhang Siwei: "Your Majesty's special decree, we want to wait for your old guard to see your father and order Zunzun to put the coffin in the coffin to announce this will, that's why we have delayed coming until now, and please receive the decree!" ”

Zhang Siwei replied weakly after a while: "The guilty minister has the order!" Thank Your Majesty for the benevolence of the sky, and the filial piety of all ministers! ”

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So, Zhang Siwei took over the will, and then glanced at Zhang Sijiao.

"Copy!"

At this time, Zhai Rujing, the official of the Jinyi Guard, also immediately waved his hand, and immediately, a large number of Jinyi Guard captains rushed in with open fire, five steps and one post, and ten steps and a row in the Zhang Siwei family house of Nuoda.

At the same time, Wang Zhang, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, also shouted: "All the upper and lower populations will be imprisoned in the empty house first!" Non-relatives and friends of the clan can only leave after registration, and the population of the clan is waiting to be locked and taken into Beijing! ”

After Wang Zhu finished speaking, the sergeant of the Criminal Department also immediately came and began to detain Zhang Jiazheng, the son of Zhang Siwei, and shouted: "Go! ”

"Presumptuous, what are you doing?!"

Zhang Jiazheng was very surprised, and hurriedly shouted and asked Zhang Siwei: "Father, what the hell is going on?!" Doesn't it mean that the only thing that was raided could be Huajeong or Gangneung? ”

Zhang Siwei did not answer.

Gao Weisong, who was in charge of supervising the criminal department, also walked to Zhang Siwei at this time: "You always hand over the roster of your clan and the roster of your family, so that Ben is almost named!" ”

Zhang Siwei nodded, went to bring the roster in person, held it with trembling hands, and then gave it to Gao Weisong: "My relatives don't know about the family affairs of the criminals, so please be tolerant and let them leave as soon as possible, so as not to be frightened." ”

Gao Weisong nodded: "Don't worry! ”

And then, Gao Weisong shouted to the female rolls who were already screaming and the panicked male guests: "Don't panic, wait for Ben to almost be named, people who are not from this clan can leave!" ”

Here, Zhang Siwei walked towards Zhang Sijiao, who was not detained because he was already a prisoner, and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"My brother was imprisoned last year!"

"Not in Yangzhou."

"In addition, my brother also recruited everything, including the fact that you asked my brother to arrange for someone to criticize Jiangling, and the matter of accepting bribes to make Qiu Huan prepare to copy Jiangling's family and send him, and borrowing money to collect money to prepare for copying Jiangling to share the spoils, as well as buying smuggled salt for Beiyu."

Zhang Sijiao replied in a deep voice at this time.

Zhang Siwei was stunned directly after hearing this.

"Why?!"

"Why are you calling all of this?"

"You don't know, what the consequences will be if you let Your Majesty know this?!"

Zhang Siwei gritted his teeth and shouted.

Zhang Sijiao hurriedly replied: "First, it's not me they hate, it's you!" ”

"The second is that you and my brother are both prosperous and lossy, since they have found out the sins of their younger brother, how can you be alone, brother!"

"The third is why does my brother have to bear all these sins alone, most of the profits that my brother has managed over the years have let you get the long house, and the hard work is ours, but in the end, how can everything be as long as I carry the second room?!"