Da Ming: I told you to die for your cause, why are you actually going to die?

Chapter 100 Let's go crazy together! Let's die together! [Bonus Chapter 7 for Monthly Tickets]

In this era, both thunder and rain are expressions of imperial favor. But that doesn't mean Fu Youwen and his ilk will sit idly by and wait for their doom.

After all, who doesn't want to live a good life? Except for that 'madman' named Zhang Biao.

While others try every means to survive, he tries every means to die.

It's kind of funny, actually.

However, Zhang Biao was indeed very frustrated at this moment.

He originally thought that Old Zhu would definitely explode after reading his extremely abstract memorial.

However, the truth is that not only did Lao Zhu not explode, but he also planned to use him to eliminate long-standing problems.

This is practically sending him and his gang to their deaths.

Because their previous actions, though seemingly crazy, were actually quite reasonable.

After all, they were the ones owed wages, so they had reason to cause trouble at the company.

However, Zhu's decree directly turned their 'legitimate rights protection' into 'political purge'.

This changed the nature of their actions.

After all, no matter how much trouble they caused before, the Embroidered Uniform Guard wouldn't arrest anyone, but if it turned into a political purge, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would definitely arrest people.

In that case, their conflict wouldn't be a mere disturbance; it would be a life-or-death struggle.

So, how could he and his brothers possibly have a good life?
At that time, those people will fight to the death, and won't they retaliate?

Even without retaliation, Old Zhu will eventually discard him like a dog after the rabbit is caught.

Therefore, he had no choice but to forcibly suspend the audit by tearing up the imperial edict.

After all, it doesn't matter if he dies. He was already looking for death anyway, so there's no need to make Shen Lang and the others die with him.

Even if Shen Lang and his group were not afraid of death, Zhang Biao felt there was no need to implicate them.

"Ugh! Why is it so hard to die?!"

Zhang Biao stood on the banks of the Qinhuai River, looking up at the sky and sighing deeply.

At this moment, the sounds of sheng and xiao flutes from both banks of the Qinhuai River began to wail, and the lanterns on the painted boats lit up one after another, reflecting in the murmuring water, outlining a scene of decadent and glamorous pleasure.

But Zhang Biao had no time to care.

"Brother Biao—!"

Just as Zhang Biao was feeling frustrated, a familiar voice suddenly rang out behind him. He was startled at first, and then looked in the direction of the voice.

Then, Shen Lang, Li Mo, Sun Gui, Zhao Fengman, Wu Naida, and the group of brothers he had driven away appeared behind him with smiles on their faces.

Everyone had changed into official robes, no longer looking as poor and shabby as they had during the audit.

Moreover, each of them was carrying a table and a stool, as if they had just gone to rob and plunder.

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Biao looked completely bewildered: "What do you want to do?"

"Brothers—!"

Ignoring Zhang Biao's bewilderment, Shen Lang pointed directly at both banks of the Qinhuai River and declared loudly, "This is the money pit that we working people have built with our hard-earned money!"

"Ow!"

The crowd immediately began to wail and scream.

Zhang Biao was even more bewildered, thinking to himself, "You guys aren't planning to wear your official robes to brothels, are you?!"
Is it that abstract?!

But then Sun Gui raised the chamber pot lamp again and shouted, "Let us use our light! Let us illuminate the darkness of this den of iniquity! Let us save those women who have fallen into depravity!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mo stepped out, carrying a newly purchased copy of the Analects, and declared in a resounding voice, "Confucius said, 'To sacrifice oneself for righteousness.' I, Li, am willing to go with my brothers to a brothel."

"I wipe!"

Zhang Biao finally couldn't help but curse, "What the hell are you guys doing! Are you all fucking crazy?!"

"Hey, Biao-ge, don't even think about abandoning us! We're sticking with you for life! If we're going to go crazy, we'll all go crazy together!"

Zhao Fengman stepped forward with a smile.

The others stepped forward one after another, shouting in unison, "If we're going to go crazy, we'll go crazy together! If we're going to die, we'll die together!"

"I"

Zhang Biao opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Damn it!
These bastards!

What should I do? I got sand in my eye!
“Brother Biao, we’ve all gone back to make arrangements for our funerals. If the Emperor is truly shameless and implicates our families, then we’ll be family again in the next life. At least in this life, we can die without regrets!”

Shen Lang walked over with a smile, put his arm around Zhang Biao, who was about to turn away to secretly wipe his tears, and whispered:
"As the saying goes, a woman adorns herself for her lover, and a man dies for his confidant. In this age where ambitions are often thwarted and success is difficult to achieve, it is rare to find someone like Brother Biao who has the heart to look to the future."

"Yeah, Brother Biao."

Sun Gui also came over, holding a lantern: "We met by chance, and you could have ignored us. But you risked your life for us, how could we let you down?"

"In the torrent of worldly affairs, it is already extremely difficult to gain a foothold; to stand out from the crowd is harder than climbing to heaven."

Wu Naida shook his head and sighed, “In the Ministry of Personnel, I have seen too many good officials who spoke up for the people but could not be promoted for more than ten years. Not to mention doing what we are doing today, they probably would never dare to dream of it in their entire lives.”

“In this world, someone has to make a sacrifice. If we don’t sacrifice, our children and grandchildren will. Let us sacrifice.”

Zhao Fengman looked at Zhang Biao solemnly: "Where there's a will, there's a way. The road ahead is long, so why not spread our wings and fly together? What do you say, Vice Minister Zhang?"

"Brother Biao!"

"Imperial Censor Zhang!"

"Zhang Qianxian!"

As Zhao Fengman finished speaking, more and more shouts rang out.

Zhang Biao's heart skipped a beat. He then turned his head and scanned the group of people. He saw that each of them had a firm gaze and was ready to die, which deeply moved him.

He finally understands what it means to share the same ideals.

Throughout history, there have always been those who are fearless and uphold righteousness, sacrificing themselves for the greater good.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Biao would encounter such a group of people.

"Hahaha--!"

Zhang Biao suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, as if his previous frustration had vanished and he had regained his arrogant attitude: "Good! Brothers, you're right! If we're going to go crazy, we'll go crazy together!"

"Tonight, I'm taking you to another place to audit this den of iniquity!"

"Ow—!"

The crowd howled and wailed again, their spirits even higher than before.

Soon, they entered that place of pleasure in a grand procession. Pedestrians on the road, pleasure seekers, and even the courtesans and their clients on the pleasure boats all looked at this strange group with suspicion and uncertainty.

"Who are all these people?"

"He looks like an official? But his attire..."

"Look at that! Holding up a chamber pot?!"

"Why are they carrying tables, chairs, and benches? Are they going to set up stalls on the Qinhuai River?"

"Isn't that the one leading the group the Imperial Censor Zhang who made the Emperor faint before?!"

"Hiss, it really is him! What's he doing here?!"

Amidst the murmurs, Zhang Biao walked straight to the most luxurious and largest pleasure boat on the riverbank, the Phoenix Seeks Its Mate.

Upon seeing this, the pimps and guards on the pleasure boat felt a chill run down their spines. They forced themselves to step forward and stop them: "Gentlemen, what brings you here? This pleasure boat has been booked for today...today!"

"You booked it all?"

Zhang Biao raised an eyebrow, pointed at Shen Lang and his men's official robes, and arrogantly said, "Open your dog eyes and see clearly! Who are we? Take off these official robes! Wouldn't that be enough to cover your lousy boat ten times over?"

The pimp was startled, but when he saw the official robes of the group of low-ranking officials from the capital, his legs went weak: "Enough, enough, absolutely enough! Please come in, sir! Please come in quickly!"

"That's pretty much it!"

Zhang Biao waved his hand and said, "Brothers! Get on board! Today we're turning this 'Phoenix Seeking Phoenix' into a 'Workers' Union Team Building Center'!"

"Ouch——!"

A group of people cheered and surged onto the pleasure boat like bandits entering a city.

The singers and dancers on the pleasure boat, who were dressed up and ready to perform, were terrified when they saw this group of strange-looking patrons who even brought their own props. They screamed and hid to the side.

Some noble sons wanted to come forward to argue, but when they saw that the leader was Zhang Biao, the madman who even dared to make the emperor faint, they immediately shrank back and slipped away.

Zhang Biao unceremoniously took the main seat, pushing aside the originally elegant decorations in the painted boat and placing Sun Gui's chamber pot lamp in the center of the table as an ambient light.

"The madam! Where's the madam?!"

He slammed his fist on the table and shouted.

A heavily made-up, still charming madam approached timidly: "Sir, what are your orders?"
"Bring out all the most popular girls here! Those who can sing, sing! Those who can dance, dance! Those who can play the pipa, play your hearts out!"

"Sir, we only have one girl per boat here. If you take them all, I'm afraid other gentlemen will..."

"What do you mean, one boat, one person? If the corrupt officials next door see this, they'll think we honest officials can't afford to play this game!?"

"No, sir, we're all the same!"

"I don't care about all that! Hurry up! Get one for each of my brothers! They have to be good ones!"

As Zhang Biao spoke, he glanced at the other tables and added, "Also, bring out the best wine and food! I'm in a good mood today, so please have some fun with the brothers!"

Just as the madam was about to shout "Someone's causing trouble!", another, more perceptive old-timer quickly interjected, "Oh! Don't worry, sir! We guarantee you and all the gentlemen will be satisfied!"

Having said that, without paying any attention to the madam's expression, he immediately called out to the girls behind him, "Girls! Quick! Come out and greet the guests! Serve the best wine! Serve the finest food!"

“Here I come——!”

Immediately, the sounds of string and wind instruments filled the air, and birds sang and danced, while fine wines and delicacies were served in a continuous stream.

"You all better let go of me!"

Zhang Biao put one foot on the stool, picked up a large bowl of wine, and said, "We're here to enjoy ourselves today! Forget everything that happened before! Tonight, it's all about wine and girls! Cheers!"

"Done!"

Infected by his emotions, everyone picked up their wine bowls and drank deeply.

After a few bowls of wine, the atmosphere quickly became lively.

Zhao Fengman, with a singing girl in his arms, loudly boasted about how he had carried away the screen from the Cao family that day.

Another censor gestured to the dancers, showing off his heroic posture when he scolded Ru Chang.

Sun Gui even tried to use a chamber pot lamp to light a girl playing the pipa, which frightened her so much that she almost threw the pipa into the river.
The entire Phoenix Seeking Phoenix pleasure boat was completely transformed by this group of abstract individuals into a large-scale team-building event for low-level Beijing officials.

The sounds of elegant music mingled with the shouts of drinking games, and the graceful dancing was accompanied by boastful cries. The light from the chamber pot lamps and the magnificent palace lanterns complemented each other.

Looking at this absurd scene, Zhang Biao felt both amused and strangely pleased.

right! That's it!

Go all out! Make as much as you can! Go crazy!
It would be best if the whole of Yingtian Prefecture knew by tomorrow that this group of people, ordered to conduct audits, were partying on the Qinhuai River.

Moreover, he received a reward from Old Zhu.

He didn't believe that Old Zhu could resist contacting him.

He was drunk, his face flushed, and he staggered to the bow of the boat. Facing the lights on both banks of the Qinhuai River, he gathered his inner strength and roared:

"Zhu Chongba! Are you crazy?! If you've got the guts, come and kill me right now!"

"If I even frowned, I wouldn't be your grandfather!"

The sound carried far across the river, attracting countless people on the pleasure boats to crane their necks and stare in astonishment.

crazy!

Totally crazy!

The Imperial Guard spies, hidden among the crowd on the shore, quickly took notes with expressionless faces.

At the third quarter of the hour of Xu (7:45 PM), Zhang Biao, on the pleasure boat "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix," openly squandered his rewards, frequented prostitutes, drank wine, and once again publicly insulted the emperor.

Inside the pleasure boat, Shen Lang had also drunk a bit too much. Holding his wine bowl, he leaned close to Zhang Biao and asked, slurring his words, "Brother Biao, will we still be doing audits in the future?"

"Audit my ass!"

Zhang Biao grabbed Shen Lang's shoulder and drunkenly shouted:
"Tomorrow I'm going to the Fengtian Hall to ask Old Zhu if the cost of living on the Qinhuai River is reasonable. I'll ask if his imperial treasury is enough for us to come here and have fun every day!"

"it is good!!"

A group of drunks joined in the commotion.

However, at this moment——

An untimely voice, trembling with sobs and utter anxiety, pierced through the commotion on the pleasure boat: "Brother Biao! Brother Biao! Something terrible has happened!!"

A minor official who had been left to guard the temporary storeroom scrambled onto the pleasure boat, his face pale and panting heavily.
"Jiang Huan! Commander Jiang has surrounded our warehouse with the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"Tell them you're acting on imperial orders to take over all the embezzled funds and supplies!"

"Our people have been driven out! They've put all our belongings under their guard!"

The noisy pleasure boat fell silent instantly.

The music stopped, the singing and dancing stopped, and the drinking games stopped.

All the drunken members of the 'audit team' were instantly sobered up by the shock, and fear appeared on their faces.

The Emperor has finally made his move?!

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