Chapter 185 This Time I Have to Revolt

Li Shanchang was already lying on the chair.

There was deep sadness in his eyes.

While Li Cunyi was talking incessantly, Li Shanchang had already turned a deaf ear to his words.

He had only one thought in his mind, why didn't he die earlier, so that he lived to this moment and watched a bunch of clowns barking here.

In his life, he met many such people who lacked self-awareness, but those people... had long been swept into the garbage dump of history by Zhu Yuanzhang.

But now, what suffocated him the most was that these clowns were actually the people around him.

"Brother, brother..."

"I'm old now." Li Shanchang said with a weak look, "I'm about to die, what else can you say to me? After I die, you can take care of yourselves."

After hearing this, Li Cunyi felt both happy and worried.

The good news is that Li Shanchang no longer seems to be opposed to this. The bad news is that his brother's words seem to be a bad sign.

He left with this news, which was neither good nor bad.

Li Shanchang continued to lie back in the chair, his brows furrowed, his eyes empty. To this day, he only felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

It was just like when he followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, it was as if he was following the wind, and the strategies he planned were always implemented, and he was invincible wherever he went.

But now, he was still going with the wind, as if there was an invisible big hand pushing him forward step by step. He wanted to break free, but when he looked around, he found that he had already been swept away. However... he clearly saw the abyss ahead, but he was powerless.

Both following the wind, the former made himself reach the pinnacle of life, but it was also this same wind that led to his death.

No matter how smart and talented you are, or how far-sighted you are, in front of this gust of wind, you are nothing more than a puppet.

"Someone is coming."

"Master." Someone came in from outside immediately.

Li Shanchang asked, "What are we eating today?"

"This, I'm afraid I have to ask..."

Li Shanchang nodded and said, "Tell the kitchen to prepare more delicious food for me. If I am not feeling well and cannot eat anything, please give it to me."

"Yes."

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Yushitai.

After meeting with Chief Censor Liu Ji, the censors returned to their respective duty rooms to work.

In the Censorate, the Chief Censor was originally an assistant official, and the real chief official was the Grand Censor.

However, Liu Ji was a humble person and was unwilling to hold an important position. Moreover, the status of the Censorate was almost on par with that of the Secretariat. On the surface, the official position was relatively low, but in fact it held the overall supervisory power. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Tang He as the Chief Censor.

However, Tang He was a military man after all, and as the Chief Censor, he hardly had to take charge of the affairs of the agency. Therefore, the one who was really in charge was still Liu Ji.

But at this time, someone came to visit Censor Tu Jie's official residence.

The visitor was also an imperial censor, named Shang Hao.

The two of them were in the public housing unit, with the door closed. Their eyes met, and as they looked into each other's eyes, they both revealed deep worry.

"Mr. Tu...have you heard about it?" Shang Hao frowned.

Tu Jie took a deep breath and said, "Did I tell you too?"

In the Censorate, Tu Jie could be said to be Hu Weiyong's close friend.

This Shang Hao was also very close to Hu Weiyong, but... in Tu Jie's mind, this person was obviously not a core person.

Therefore, Tu Jie seemed very surprised.

Shang Hao nodded slightly and said, "Someone came to my house last night..."

Tu Jie's heart trembled, and he asked hurriedly, "Who is it?"

"Mr. Zhou in the mansion."

When Tu Jie heard the name, he suddenly understood something.

He looked at Shang Hao deeply and asked, "What do you think?"

Shang Hao said: "We are just imperial censors, and we are not useful for such a big event. However... after the matter is accomplished, we may be able to lend a helping hand to Lord Hu."

Tu Jie said: "Do you think this can be accomplished?"

"It's hard to say." Shang Hao's eyebrows were filled with worry, and he sighed, "But right now... it seems that there is no other way out. Besides, Mr. Hu is kind and tolerant. If we succeed, you and I will definitely be able to become generals or prime ministers in the future."

Tu Jie forced a smile and didn't say anything else. He just said, "This is not the place to talk. Go back to your public room and we'll talk in detail later."

Shang Hong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He originally thought that Tu Jie would plan something big with him, but he never thought that Tu Jie seemed a little too cautious. However, he still agreed without hesitation: "Okay."

As soon as Shang Hao left, Tu Jie's expression suddenly changed, and he looked obviously miserable.

He frowned deeply and muttered, "It's over, it's over. If the king doesn't keep secrets, he will lose his ministers. If the ministers don't keep secrets, they will lose their chastity... Even Shang Hao knows about this huge matter. How many other people know about it? Is this what Lord Hu planned? The more people know about this kind of thing, the more likely it is that it will be leaked! Once it is leaked, we will die without a burial place... If this is the case... how can we get things done?"

As he spoke, a trace of sadness flashed across Tu Jie's eyes.

The news that Shang Hao brought to him was really shocking, because Shang Hao was indeed not one of Hu Weiyong's close associates, but just an ordinary peripheral staff member. Such a person actually knew about such a confidential matter. It would be impossible for this to succeed.

So Tu Jie's face turned pale, and he sat behind his desk in a daze. For a moment, his eyes were empty, his face was gloomy, and he didn't say a word.

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Shang Hao bid farewell to Tu Jie and asked for leave from the Censorate. As soon as he left the Censorate, a car took him away.

At this moment, inside the carriage, there was a ferocious man staring at Shang Hao. Shang Hao was so scared that he subconsciously raised his hands and said, "Don't hit me, don't hit me..."

This ferocious man was Deng Qianqiu.

Although Deng Qianqiu was born with handsome features, he had a bad reputation.

At this time, Deng Qianqiu yelled angrily: "Who said I was going to beat you up? Did you see anyone?"

Shang Hao trembled his lips and said, "See, see..."

"How to say?"

"He doesn't look good." Shang Hong saw that Deng Qianqiu was just sitting there, so he slowly put his hand down and said anxiously, "I said I had something important to discuss with him, but he seemed to turn a deaf ear to me."

Deng Qianqiu raised his eyebrows and continued to ask: "Didn't you say anything else?"

Shang Hao shook his head slightly and said, "He refused to say anything, and only said that we can discuss this matter later."

Deng Qianqiu smiled and took out a roster from the cabinet in the carriage and began to look at it carefully.

I saw that on the top of the roster, there were many names densely packed together.

Deng Qianqiu placed the roster on his knees and looked at it for a while. He seemed to have found his target, so he took out a small charcoal pencil and made a mark behind the name on the roster.

"Okay, you did a great job. Later, go secretly and meet Nanxiong Hou Zhao Yong."

"Are you still going?" Shang Hao widened his eyes slightly and shrank his neck in fear.

Deng Qianqiu glared at him fiercely and said, "Why are you talking so much? Do you want to die? Think about it yourself. If you want to atone for your sins, now is the time."

Shang Hao hesitated for only a moment, then said quickly, "Yes, yes."

Deng Qianqiu then ordered the coachman outside to stop the car and immediately drove Shang Hao out of the car.

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When Tu Jie was off duty, he still looked pale, so much so that his colleagues around him asked about his health out of concern.

Tu Jie just shook his head. When he returned to the mansion, he received a visiting card inviting him to a banquet.

Tu Jie looked at the visiting card thoughtfully, as if he had been considering it for a long time, but still decided to go.

When they arrived at a tavern, there were few customers and it was very quiet. A strong waiter led him to the second floor.

When he went up to the second floor, Tu Jie was shocked to find that the person he saw was Deng Qianqiu.

Deng Qianqiu looked at him with a smile and said, "Imperial Censor Tu, I have heard of you for a long time, haha..."

Tu Jie frowned and turned to leave.

Who knew that someone had already blocked him at the stairs.

Tu Jie turned around and looked at Deng Qianqiu, sneering, "What? Captain Deng dared to block the censor's way and hold him hostage?"

Deng Qianqiu waved his hand, ordering the guards at the staircase to retreat, saying, "If Censor Tu wants to leave, no one can stop him."

But at this time, Tu Jie's legs could not move, and he clearly showed hesitation.

Deng Qianqiu struck while the iron was hot and said, "Yushi Tu, if you have anything to say, let's sit down and talk."

Tu Jie smiled bitterly and said, "Captain Deng, if you have anything to say, please tell me directly."

Deng Qianqiu said: "I can't tell you, this is a confidential matter."

When Tu Jie heard the confidential information, he felt a black screen before his eyes.

These days, it seems that the streets are full of confidential matters. Is this a joke?
Deng Qianqiu still looked at him with a smile: "These past few days, for some reason, everyone is talking about treason and assassination of the emperor. Isn't it a coincidence, Tu Yushi, Tu Yushi, what's wrong with you? You don't look very well."

Tu Jie covered his chest and groaned, "What do you want to say?"

Deng Qianqiu said: "I heard rumors outside that you have a share in this, so I came to ask."

“No…” Tu Jie shook his head hurriedly: “No…you…you don’t talk nonsense.”

Deng Qianqiu smiled and said, "Really? You don't have a share? Then I'm relieved. I thought... you were going to get involved. Well, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I won't bother you anymore. Censor Tu, we'll see you later."

Deng Qianqiu actually smiled, turned around and was about to leave.

Tu Jie's face had turned a little pale.

Everyone in the street knows about it?
He had read countless history books, but had never heard of such a rebellion!

Deng Qianqiu intertwined his body and was about to go downstairs.

Suddenly, Tu Jie grabbed Deng Qianqiu's long sleeves.

Deng Qianqiu turned around in surprise.

Tu Jie took advantage of the situation and knelt down on the ground.

Deng Qianqiu was surprised and said, "Yushi Tu, what are you going to do? You are embarrassing me."

Tu Jie showed a look of shock: "Captain Deng, save me."

Deng Qianqiu: "Save you? Why should I save you? You are innocent, and you are a noble imperial censor..."

Tu Jie said: "I have something important to tell you...but...but..."

"Just what?"

Tu Jie said in shock: "It's just... I want to ask Captain Deng to come up with a solution that will satisfy both parties!"

(End of this chapter)