0224 Zhengde counterattack
The ministers were all stunned when they heard Liu Jin's words, even the three major scholars and Yang Ling and the others were no exception, but they didn't dare to hesitate and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down.
Liu Jin glanced at the six people kneeling under the Dan Rhino with a complicated expression, and said in a loud voice: "The emperor's micro-service patrol in Datong is to form an alliance with the three guards of Duoyan and resist the Tatar captives. Today, there is a pro-army commander, mighty Bo Yang Ling in front of the advice, and Wuliang Hahuadang personally negotiated its affairs, swept away the border troubles and built miraculous feats, to protect my country and society to be safe, its military exploits are impressive, I have been unsurpassed in the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years, tired military merits into the mighty marquis, the right pillar of the country dragon and tiger general! β
The hall suddenly twitched, and Yang Ling's head was also buzzing, and he was stunned for a moment and forgot to receive the thanks.
For a young courtier who is not a relative of the country and is only a weak crown, the Marquis of Jin and the general of the Zhu State, although these are just fictitious titles with no real power, but this glorious grace is really unmatched. How can a courtier not be arrogant and sloppy?
At that moment, a few courtiers wanted to step forward to stop him, Liu Jin did not squint, and said first: "Zhang Yong of the Jingwu Camp followed the holy driver, did his best, and made great contributions, gave the python dragon jade belt, allowed the palace to ride a horse and a sedan chair, and was also in charge of the Qianqing Palace and the royal supervisor. β
Zhang Yong was surprised and delighted, and kowtowed: "The old slave is grateful!" β
Liu Jin said again: "Miao Kui of the Xiji Shichang supervised the army and should have been punished, but Miao Kui led 5,000 light horsemen to go deep into the barren land, disturb the enemy, and relieve my border siege.
Miao Kui fought hard for his life, and sure enough, he was pleased with Emperor Zhengde, and he was busy and kowtowed happily to thank him.
"During my tour, the three major scholars of the cabinet presided over state affairs, and made every effort to make every effort to make me have no worries, and the university scholar Li Dongyang entered the Guanglu doctor, and was crowned the Taibao, and the university scholar Jiao Fang, Yang Tinghe, and Zuo Zhuguo, gave encouragement and admiration."
When the first emperor died, Li Dongyang was promoted to the position of Taishi, Taifu, and Shangzhuguo, and now he has added the title of Taibao, especially into Guanglu Doctor, Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao The three titles of Taifu are all in one, and he is already a very human minister, and has reached the highest state of Wenchen, and then he has to be promoted unless he makes military merits to be promoted.
Li Dongyang listened to the emperor's holy decree, and already understood the emperor's intentions, this time the Hanlin scholars were self-defeating, in order to dissuade the emperor from staying in the palace for a long time, they tried their best to eliminate and suppress his military exploits in Datong. If the courtiers he brought to Datong have made great achievements, then does the emperor's trip to Datong have any merits?
As for rewarding himself and the other three, the emperor is just blocking the mouths of hundreds of officials, so Li Dongyang is not happy, but is worried that the emperor and the ministers are so-for-tat, and now the dynasty will be afraid of making trouble. Jiao Fang and Yang Tinghe had also figured out the intention of Zhengde, but the glory of the Pillar Kingdom was really very attractive, and they were still surprised and happy when they heard it, and they couldn't help but bow down and thank them together.
Hanlin Scholar Lu Jin couldn't hold it anymore, he took advantage of the opportunity of the three major scholars to get up and stand aside, and immediately went out to play: "Your Majesty, the matter of Datong is still inconclusive, how can Jue Lu be lightly rewarded?" The minister asked the emperor to withdraw the order and proceed cautiously".
Zhengde smiled slightly and said: "Outside Datong City, the Tatar barbarians have buried more than 10,000 corpses, if you want to make a conclusion, when the coffin board is closed, I will make a conclusion, why do you need to put your beak?" β
He suddenly stood up, his face sank like water, and said lightly: "Lu Qing is saying that I am a dignified son of tomorrow, and he actually lied and deceived the ministers?" β
Lu Jin blushed and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the minister didn't mean that, the minister said that the border army risked the merits to ask for rewards, for example, it was extremely bold!" He glanced at Yang Ling as he spoke, and said meaningfully: "The minister is afraid that the emperor will be deceived."
Zhengde smiled pleasantly, sat back on the chair and teased: "Lu Aiqing is too worried, I have seen it with my own eyes in Datong, if someone can take the corpses of more than 10,000 Tatars to deceive me, then I hope to be deceived a few more times."
When he saw that several more officials stood up and wanted to repeat yesterday's scene, he couldn't help but smile and raised his voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, I still have a will to announce, Liu Jin."
"Yes, the emperor", Liu Jin bowed and said loudly: "I and the border, I have seen the soldiers of the border army with one heart, brave in battle, sworn to serve to the death, although the Tatar iron cavalry is as brave as a tiger, not the enemy of my Ming soldiers, I am now awarding an edict and award, which will be conveyed by the Ministry of War to the three passes of Datong."
Wang Shouren, the deputy general of Datong, fought bravely and resourcefully, and Bai Dengshan defeated Boyan for his first miraculous feats, and was awarded the rank of commander-in-chief. Datong General Xu Tai led the troops deep into the desert, fought meritoriously, and was awarded the title of Anbian Bo and awarded the rank of general soldier. Datong Qianzong Jing Foer is brave and unparalleled, can be called an invincible general, Jian Ba is a guerrilla general, and he is a peaceful uncle. The commander of Taiyuan Wei made Zhang Yin meritorious in battle, increased the total rank, and awarded the gold medal Yugui".
The ministers were stunned for a while, when Emperor Hongzhi was there, he treated his courtiers most generously, but the reward was extremely cautious, and he easily refused to reward the title.
The hundred officials who had been beaten and blinded finally came to their senses, and for a moment they were excited, and they were about to fight on the basis of reason, but Emperor Zhengde hit him with a big stick: in view of the lack of combat experience of the officers and men of the Beijing battalion and the fact that their combat strength was far inferior to that of the border army, he ordered the 12th regiment and battalion of the Beijing Division to take turns to increase their combat strength. At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the four towns of Liaodong, Xuanfu, Datong and Yansui were requisitioned into Beijing to escort the Beijing division and coach the Beijing army, and Yang Ling, the general of the dragon and tiger, commanded the general army of the four towns.
When these words came out, even the military attachΓ©s were stunned. The requisition of officers and soldiers from the four towns into Beijing, and the transfer of officers and soldiers from the Beijing battalion at the same time, is equivalent to dividing the defense force of the Beijing division into two halves, half belonging to the 12th regiment battalion and half to the border army of the four towns, while Yang Ling has the military power to affect the safety of the Beijing division.
A powerful person behind the scenes who controls the secret agent of the inner factory and holds the tax and financial power of the Ming Division, when he walks to the stage, he has such a huge military force in his hands, once he has a disagreement with the court, who else in the world can control it?
At this time, even the generals who were optimistic about the emperor's military achievements were also uneasy, Liu Daxia frowned, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, although he knew that Yang Ling was in power at this time, even if he was a dignified military secretary and a veteran of the four dynasties, he didn't want to shake Yang Ling in the slightest, but he really couldn't stay silent anymore, and he must find a way to stop the emperor's absurd behavior. He looked left and right, and made eye contact with Han Wen, Ma Wensheng and others, and nodded secretly to each other.
Yang Ling didn't expect Zhengde to be provoked by the ministers yesterday, and today he said that he would use such an extreme measure, in his opinion, this is a lot of trust in himself, but this is roasting himself on the fire. With this power, he can indeed override the ministers and become the number one minister under one person and above ten thousand, but what foundation does he have? The weak crown and the extremely powerful minister are definitely a blessing in disguise.
Yang Ling knew the temper of the little emperor, he put his heart into himself, and such a reuse arrangement did not mean to compete with hundreds of officials, and at this time, he could not step forward and refuse, which would embarrass him in front of the ministers.
The financial power, the military power, and the power to supervise the internal factory must be given up to a part, and if the power is monopolized, it will definitely be suspicious of the officials. Yang Ling's heart turned sharply like a windmill, thinking of a way to deal with it. Zhengde seemed to be very satisfied with the scene of his own will in the Golden Palace, which could make these stupid bastard officials so panicked, Zhengde only felt a big breath of evil in his heart.
He smiled heartily and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have made up my mind, and the holy decree has been issued, so you don't need to say much. The three bachelors and the six departments and nine kings should come up with a charter for the mutual market of Duoyan Sanwei and Jurchen Sanbu as soon as possible. If a person has no faith, he will not stand, let alone the king among men? After more than a month, the spring flowers are blooming, and I want to exchange the city guards, and the people of the Ming Dynasty and the Wuliangha departments have come and gone! β
He flicked the sleeves of his robe and said as if demonstrating: "What else do you Aiqing do, hurry up and present it, my leopard house has been built, I don't say that I will move to the leopard room, and you can directly submit it to the leopard room when you have this chapter."
"What? The emperor wants to move out of the palace and move to the leopard house? A group of old ministers were dizzy by the emperor's shocking whimsy one after another.
Originally, the ministers with the same goal and the same purpose were divided into several factions, some opposed to excessive rewards, some affirmed that the Beijing camp had the heavy responsibility of guarding the Beijing division since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and that it was not allowed to violate the rules and regulations and prevent the exchange, and there were those who asked the emperor not to leave the palace and move to other courtyards.
The Great Dynasty Meeting in the Golden Palace was like a bazaar, and Yang Ling suddenly noticed a sly smile inadvertently passing on Liu Jin's lips, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and suddenly remembered that there were many unreasonable places in the Imperial Court Meeting today.
The little emperor was young and vigorous, he made great achievements, but after returning to Beijing, he was suppressed and slandered by hundreds of officials, and was stimulated to reward him aggressively, with his surname is done, but he can do it so methodically, several things are shaken out one by one, distracting the attention of hundreds of officials, this scheming may not be capable of Zhengde.
It's Liu Jin! This thought suddenly flashed in Yang Ling's heart.
Several close ministers who can influence the emperor, Gu Dayong is waiting to go to Jiangnan to get money, Zhang Yong, Miao Kui and his own surname are like-minded, and all the way back, they have no chance to do so, if it is Liu Jin, with his surname, will he help himself to grasp greater power? The tax supervisor is in his own hands, Liu Jin is still angry, will he be so selfless?
The right to tax was originally owned by the celebrant and the celebrant of ceremonies, but now it is in his own hands. The factory guards who monitored the hundred officials were originally under the control of the celebrant supervisor, but their own inner factory was unique, bypassing the celebrant and directly dealing with the emperor. The 12th regiment battalion of the Beijing Division is also in the hands of the celebrant and the superintendent, and now
If you want to take it, you must first deal with it, there is no eternal friend in the world, he is a stone in front of Liu Jin, do not move himself, he is always in name only, during this time Liu Jin has gained a firm foothold in Beijing, he is starting to fight his own idea.
Liu Jin looked at the ministers messing around, but most of the dissatisfaction and jealousy pointed to Yang Ling, and he couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart: That poor Xiucai is really a little crooked, this plan is wonderful. Yang Ling went to Datong with the emperor and made great contributions, the emperor will definitely reward him, and now he has helped him with strength, holding him higher and more powerful, and there are really more people who have offended. Hmph, both the court and the inner palace are now dissatisfied with Yang Ling, and it is not far off to see that the son who has replaced him is not far off.
The Great Dynasty did not fight for a result, and a group of rotten Confucians quarreled until the next dynasty, so they hurried home, ready to light the lamp and boil the oil overnight to write a 10,000-word recital, and said that the early dynasty would fight again. Yang Ling had the will of the harem to ask for peace, but he was not busy leaving, and the six rewarded ministers received the reward, and Yang Ling changed the black yarn in the night room, and then went straight to the harem under the guidance of the little eunuch.
Walking through the Baohe Palace, a military attache accompanied him and said: "Ah, it turned out to be Lord Yang, and the lower official Bu Xingwu congratulated Lord Yang on his promotion to the rank of lord."
Yang Ling looked up and saw that this person was a military attache in the palace, wearing a parrot green official robe, red pants and soap boots, a pale golden thin face with protruding cheekbones, and a pair of eyes under the eyebrows of the lying silkworm.
Yang Ling was promoted to the general of the right pillar of the country Dragon and Tiger, that is the second rank of the general, so the person went down according to the official courtesy, very respectful, Yang Ling hurriedly took two steps forward, raised his hand to help each other, and said with a smile: "General, please get up, see you in the palace, don't be polite."
The green-robed military attache stood up and said with a humble smile: "The Jinyi Guard has always been respectful to the Lord, and I am proud that the Jinyi Guard can produce such an outstanding talent as the Adult. β
Yang Ling's eyes froze, and he looked at the military attache carefully, seeing that his expression was a little excited, and his indignant and depressed eyes were filled with hope and hope.
He smiled and said: "How dare you, how dare you, Yang was able to be promoted because of Jinyiwei, and he has to have today's achievements, although he has now set up his own door, but Yang still regards Jinyiwei as the same family." Lord Mu has always been good? β
Bu Xingwu seemed to be relieved when he heard him say this, and happily replied: "Lord Mu is fine, Lord Yang is traveling west to Datong, and Lord Mu has always remembered you."
Yang Ling smiled faintly and said: "I just returned to Beijing yesterday, Yang is worried about his family, and he hasn't met his old friends yet, so when I leave the palace, I will go back to Brother Mu first."
A flash of surprise flashed in Bu Xingwu's eyes, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Yes, my lord is busy with official business, so I won't bother the officials, please."
Yang Ling arched his hand, and the eyes of the two tacitly touched, and then they jumped past him and went straight to the harem. Yang Ling was originally a little worried, but then put aside the identity of the mother, and thought about it from the identities of Zhengde's grandmother, mother and wife, Yang Ling figured out their thoughts.
With his ability to persuade people to take insurance, he has already figured out a way to deal with it, but there is nothing to worry about, and now that Zhengde is a marquis and an official, he has doubts in Liu Jin's heart, let alone consider these problems.
The Eight Tigers around Zhengde originally had no ambitions, but people's greed will change with the rise of status, Yang Ling has never regarded them as demons and monsters, as annihilators who want to harm people, but he also did not overestimate their quality and moral surname.
The hundreds of officials in the DPRK and the Central Committee have written moral articles, and how many of them can avoid vulgarity and suppress the stumbling blocks in front of their careers? is a loyal Geng Zhichen like Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Han Wen, and he has not spared no effort to suppress Jiao Fang, who always oversteps his rank and hopes to show up? Not to mention Liu Jin, who is not very good in personal morality.
Yang Ling originally wanted to use the huge benefits of the open sea ban to attract Liu Jin and temporarily suppress the potential contradictions between them, but it was a pity that Liu Jin, as the internal minister, was obviously unwilling to serve him before and after the saddle, especially since most of his own power was stripped of his own celebrant supervisor, and he buried the line of fire between the two of them who would fight openly and secretly sooner or later, and now he can't wait.
Thinking of this, Yang Ling couldn't help but sigh heavily: Standing on the pinnacle of power, there is a risk of falling off the horse if one is not careful, if someone shoots and arrows at himself, the danger is far better than that of the enemy who is fighting with open fire, but how can it be so simple to deal with Liu Jin, the emperor who is blocked in the middle is his own umbrella, why not Liu Jin's umbrella?
Especially now, if in the eyes of a group of officials who promised themselves to be loyal ministers, they were just a courtier who guided the emperor to play, but now in their hearts, they are jealous of the power annihilation, if they want to deal with Liu Jin and do the big things they really want to do, they must retreat from this cusp and not get entangled in the power struggle, but is it Zhengdeken? What to do, how to dispel the suspicion of hundreds of officials?
Yang Ling frowned lightly, walked slowly with his hands behind his back, and suddenly someone in front of him smiled: "Tut-tut, the mighty Marquis is so interested, his steps are calm and straightforward, if he walks leisurely, I knew that your Yang Marquis is so calm, this princess doesn't have to rush to escort you."
Yang Ling looked up and saw two beautiful girls in snow-white silk clothes standing in front of him with a smile, the snow-white arrow sleeves were soft and narrow and spotless, but the faces of the people in the clothes were as beautiful as snow, and they were even clearer and dusty.
The two girls are tall and short, tall and slim, with a tight waist, round chest, short and petite and exquisite, a melon seed face that is happy and hateful, and with seven points of immaturity and purity, both of them gently hold their soft hair, and they are lined with snow around the neck, and the neck is thin and soft.
Yang Ling was taken aback, hurriedly took a few steps forward, bent down and saluted: "Minister Yang Ling has seen Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and Her Royal Highness Princess Yongchun!" β
Princess Yongfu and he have been missing for a long time, the hazy longing of the girl in her heart has faded a little, and seeing that he is less detained, but more cordial and free, she smiled and said: "Flat, congratulations to Lord Yang for being promoted to the Marquis of Marquis."
Princess Yongchun interjected with a smile: "It's just that this new marquis is about to be tried by the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and he will be disgraced."
Yang Ling saw that the cuffs of the pair of beautiful and delicate sisters were tightly tied, and the trouser legs were also tight, revealing the beautiful and moving curves of the calves.
Sure enough, Princess Yongchun smiled and said, "This princess and her sister were just bowing, so they came to escort you, how can you thank us?" β
Yang Ling didn't expect that Emperor Zhengde blew an atmosphere on the holy decree yesterday, and the so-called protection for him was actually to send two younger sisters to help, this is really hairless, not firm, three tigresses are angry, what is the matter with this little girl?
He asked a little ridiculously: "Wechen thank the two princesses for their help, I don't know how the little princess and the ministers can thank each other?" β
Yongchun clapped his hands and smiled: "This is simple, I heard that the royal brother is going to move to the leopard room, there are many lions and tigers there, the imperial brother never takes us out to play, if you can persuade the imperial brother to let us travel, it will be a thank you gift."
Yang Ling immediately wanted to shake his head, isn't this a joke, the young lady of an ordinary big family still doesn't go out of the door, and abducts the princess out of the palace? Wouldn't that be a hundred officials?
Yang Ling's heart flashed with inspiration, and he suddenly thought of a good way to protect himself, and he smiled happily: "The eldest husband has a thousand gold, let's make a decision!" β
(To be continued)