Chapter Seventy-Five: Chang Feng, Ascending to Brocade and Guarding Thousands of Households
Twenty-three years of Chenghua, summer.
It rained incessantly for seven days. Today, the sky finally cleared.
A three-entry house in the north of the city, here is Chang Feng and Liu Xiaoyan's new home.
The house is wide and spacious, with a rockery and a small pond lined with trees in the backyard.
Although the dowry house given by Liu Bingyi is not luxurious, it is also quite elegant.
Chang Feng used the silver given by his father-in-law to hire a few servants. lived a rich life of "the pomegranate tree in the ceiling fish tank, Mr. Fat Dog and Fat Girl".
This daily wind break is not worth it. He sent a servant to invite Xu Fatzi to come to the mansion to drink.
Now the crown prince is saying nothing in the court. Chang Feng interceded with Xu Fatzi, Shi Wenyi and other old brothers, and they had resumed their official position as Jinyiwei.
Xu Fatzi hasn't arrived yet, and his father-in-law Liu Bingyi is here.
Chang Feng is the prince's side and is well-informed. In the past few months, Liu Bingyi has come to Chang Feng when he has nothing to do and inquire about things in the palace.
Chang Feng welcomed Liu Bingyi into the living room and ordered the servant to serve tea.
After Liu Bingyi had tea, he asked, "There is a strange thing, I have to inquire about you." ”
"You know, the high head of the Hanlin Academy is the same year as mine. The person in charge of history in the Hanlin Academy is Li Dongyang, a bachelor. ”
Chang Feng interjected: "Hmm. I'm not familiar with Gao Zhangyuan. Li Shishu often goes to the East Palace to participate in the banquets presided over by His Royal Highness, and I have met a few times. ”
Liu Bingyi said: "It's time for the spring to be ten thousand concubines." According to the rules, the Hanlin Academy should record it and use it when revising the "Actual Record" in the future. ”
"However, Li Dongyang wrote the cause of Wan Guifei as 'angry palace maid, phlegm gushing and dying'."
"Gao Zhangyuan didn't know whether to correct it or not. If you don't correct it, I'm afraid that the emperor will see it and investigate it. ”
"Correct it, I'm afraid that Li Dongyang was instructed by the East Palace and deliberately remembered it like this......"
Chang Feng smiled slyly: "Old Taishan." It's your year, not yours. ”
"Anything that involves the palace, I advise you not to get involved and ask less."
Liu Bingyi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the lesson of the virtuous son-in-law is right." I told Gao Zhangyuan, and I couldn't inquire about the inside story. ”
"Oh yes. My three-year term is approaching. The crown prince issued an edict before, saying that he would regain the ancestral system set by Taizu, 'the northerners are in the south, and the southerners are in the north'. ”
"Xiao Yan is a frequent visitor to the Crown Princess's side. Can you let her say a few kind words in front of the crown princess. Let the crown princess blow the wind on her pillow and transfer me to a rich province like Zhejiang or Huguang? ”
Chang Feng smiled bitterly: "Old Taishan! You think too highly of me and your daughter! How can we have such a great ability to interfere in the transfer of feudal officials? ”
"Besides, we don't have the guts!"
At this time, Xu Fatzi walked in. He arched his hand towards Liu Bingyi: "Shibo, it's polite." ”
Liu Bingyi returned the salute: "The son." ”
Xu Fatzi said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just rewarded your son-in-law with a jar of Hangzhou tribute a few days ago. I'm here today to fight the autumn breeze and drink good wine. ”
Liu Bingyi showed a proud expression on his face: "The prince is really kind to me, a virtuous son-in-law!" ”
The three of them came to the backyard pond. The pond is stocked with a lot of kings.
The three of them chatted about the idle days and fished Wang Ba. The tiger was lying on the edge of the pond, squinting and sticking out his tongue. Liu Xiaoyan went to the kitchen and copied a few side dishes for her father and husband by hand.
The whole house is immersed in the laziness and comfort after the summer rain.
The laziness and coziness are quickly broken!
Dozens of regimental cavalry came to the gate of Changfu like a whirlwind.
The leader of them is a man named Li Guang.
Li Guang has the same name as General Da Hanfei. But he was not a general, but a eunuch.
He has just recently been promoted by Zhu Youzhu to the title of internal official and supervisor, and he is quite reused. There are rumors in the DPRK and China that Gonggong Li will enter the ceremonial supervisor sooner or later.
Li Guang entered the Changfu. Chang Feng, Xu Fatzi, Liu Bingyi and others didn't dare to slack off, threw down the fishing rod of Wang Ba, and came to the living room to greet them.
Li Guangdao: "Chang Feng, go to the East Palace immediately." Your Highness is in a hurry to summon you. Oh? Xu Shizi is also there? As it happens, you go with you. ”
Chang Feng arched his hand: "Yes, Gonggong Li." I'll change my clothes and enter the palace. ”
Li Guang told him: "Don't wear the armor of the Han general." Wear a flying fish suit. ”
Chang Feng and Xu Fatzi followed Li Guang and rode fast horses to the palace gate.
Chang Feng noticed that something was wrong!
Guarding the palace gate, there are not only Han generals! There are three other groups of people.
Looking at the color of the uniforms, one group is the soldiers of the five military camps; One group is the regimental battalion soldiers; There was also a group of soldiers from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.
The 5th Army Battalion and the 12th Regiment Battalion were stationed on the outskirts of Beijing, and they had no authority to protect the palace at all!
Not to mention the lower-status Five Cities Soldiers and Horses. The Soldiers and Horses Division's duty is only to maintain the security of the ground in the capital.
Chang Feng raised his eyes and saw that not only was the gate of the palace full of soldiers. The palace wall is also almost three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry.
Chang Feng chuckled in his heart: "Could it be that there is a change in the palace?" ”
He and Xu Fatzi came to the main hall of the East Palace.
There were more than a dozen generals standing in the main hall. Led by Ye Guang and Shi Wenzhong, the rest are also the handsome masters of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.
These people are either the cronies of the former Imperial Horse Warden Yin Wynne; Or after the death of Concubine Wan in the spring of this year, she was newly cast to the prince's side.
Zhu Youzhu sat upright on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Xiao Jing reminded on the side: "Your Highness, everyone has arrived." ”
Zhu Youzhu opened his eyes: "Everyone, my father is seriously ill. The sky is falling apart, and I'm afraid it's just a matter of today and tomorrow. ”
When Zhu Youzhu said the news, everyone was not surprised.
Since the death of Concubine Wan in Kaichun, Emperor Chenghua has been ill. Sometimes sober, sometimes insane.
He even woke up in the middle of the night and shouted, "If the chief is gone, I will also go!" ”
When Emperor Chenghua was the crown prince, Concubine Wan was his chief attendant.
The Chinese military officials of the DPRK all saw that the destiny of heaven was not long in coming.
Zhu Youzhu said: "At this time when the sky is falling apart, the Beijing division can't be chaotic!" The court can't be messed up! ”
"Ye Guang! You return to the Fifth Barracks. Someone in the Jinyi Guard provided a list of Wanxi's henchmen. You immediately put Wanxi's henchmen in the Fifth Military Camp under your guard. ”
"Shi Wenzhong, you go and take over the defense of the Nine Gates. Close the nine doors immediately. No one is allowed to leave the city without a lone warrant. ”
"Li Guang. You are temporarily in charge of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and you will enforce a curfew in Beijing. ”
"Xiao Jing, you are still in charge of the garrison of the Imperial City."
Zhu Youzhu looked at Xu Fatzi again: "Xu Guangzuo, I'll give you an errand out of Beijing." You immediately took Gu's edict and rushed to Nanjing Xiaoling to pick up Huai'en and return to Beijing. ”
Zhu Youzhu issued more than a dozen orders in a row, all of which were related to military movements.
In the end, he looked at Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, Lone has promoted you to a thousand households in Jinyi!" You immediately go to Jinyiwei to pass on the orphan edict and remove Wanda from all positions. ”
"The 1,500 Han generals he commanded before will all be under your command from now on!"
Chang Feng didn't react for a moment.
Promoted to 1,000 households? Didn't I hear me wrong?
From 100 households to 100 households to 100 households and then to 1,000 households and 1,000 households - it is equivalent to three levels in a row!
I heard you right!
I have made three great contributions for the prince before, and it is finally time to reward my merits!