Half an hour later, the miscellaneous servants of the Hanlin Academy led Wang Shouren to Chang Feng.

Wang Shouren was a little familiar when he saw Chang Feng, and he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while.

Chang Feng smiled and said, "Brother Wang, don't come to harm." ”

Wang Shouren asked, "Who is my lord?" ”

Chang Feng said: "You forgot? On the ground of Tai'an, you ate my six pot helmets. Good fellow, I've never seen anyone as good as you. ”

Wang Shouren patted his brain: "Ah! Come to think of it, you are the one who has a meal for me. ”

Wang Hua reprimanded him: "Don't be rude. Now you should call it 'Chang Qianhu'. Quickly kneel down and bow and confess guilt. ”

Chang Feng said: "No need to be polite, please sit down." ”

Chang Feng understood Emperor Hongzhi's thoughts. Emperor Hongzhi asked him to find out who wrote the anonymous letter because he was afraid that the person who wrote the letter was a pedantic official. Emperor Hongzhi had to find him and abandon him.

Now it has been found that the person who wrote the letter was an eighteen-year-old boy, who had no official position, no position and no fame. With the benevolent character of Emperor Hongzhi, he will never be punished.

Wang Shouren didn't dare to sit down, and asked directly: "What is the matter with Chang Qianhu looking for me?" Shall I return the helmet? I didn't have a pot helmet at home, so I didn't bring it. ”

"Why don't you pay you back six pieces of silver? I can buy 60 pot helmets! ”

Wang Hua was anxious, and teased the emperor's most favored horseman, don't you want to die, turtle son?

Wang Hua kicked him directly: "Kneel!" ”

Wang Shouren knelt down.

Chang Feng hurriedly picked him up with both hands: "You don't have to kneel." Master Wang, don't scare Ling Gongzi. ”

After Wang Shouren got up, Chang Feng handed him the anonymous letter: "This is what you wrote?" ”

Wang Shouren nodded.

Chang Feng asked again: "Did you steal Ling Zun's official robe last night and wear it to the East Central Gate of the Imperial City?" ”

Wang Shouren replied truthfully: "Yes." ”

Chang Feng asked: "Why did you write such a letter to the emperor?" ”

Wang Shouren replied: "Scholars should set their hearts for heaven and earth, establish their lives for the people, continue their studies for the saints, and open peace for all generations." ”

"It's a pity that I don't have fame and official position for the time being. I can't meditate on the way to open peace for all generations to play the emperor. ”

"I had no choice but to surrender anonymously. I hope that the emperor will give good advice. ”

The truth of the anonymous letter was revealed. It's just an eighteen-year-old nerd who wants to express his unrealistic thoughts to Emperor Hongzhi.

Chang Feng comforted Wang Hua: "Master Wang, this is not a big deal. The emperor shouldn't be held accountable. You and Ling Gongzi need not be afraid. ”

Turning his head, Chang Feng said to Wang Shouren again: "Little brother, if you want to serve the emperor, you'd better go all the way up according to the five and ten court examinations, township examinations, meeting examinations, and palace examinations to obtain official positions." ”

"At that point, you'll be able to play in the open."

Wang Hua was relieved when he heard this: "Thank you Chang Qianhu for raising your noble hand." ”

After speaking, Wang Hua made a gesture and knelt down to Chang Feng to salute.

Chang Feng said: "Bachelor Wang doesn't have to be like this. Although I am a tiqi, I am also a reader. You are a senior in Xuelin and a champion father. I should honor you! ”

Chang Feng entered the palace, came to the Qianqing Palace before lunch, and made a report to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "Eighteen-year-old boy, it is not strange to have such childish remarks. I won't pursue this matter."

But then again, his thoughts were naïve. But the writing is brilliant and the handwriting is very good. If you can train it, you will definitely be able to do great things in the future. ”

Chang Feng hurriedly slapped Emperor Hongzhi's dragon fart: "The emperor is forgiving, which is really a blessing for the people of the world." ”

Emperor Hongzhi said again: "That's right. You say this person is the son of Wang Hua, a scholar? Coincidentally, tomorrow I will have a big feast. Wang Hua also had to come as a lecturer. ”

"You let him take his son with him. Oh, come, too, and listen to the long learning of the scriptures. ”

Chang Feng arched his hand: "Thank the emperor for Longen." ”

In the evening, Changfeng went home on a business trip.

Mrs. Nine courteously changed Chang Feng's flying fish suit.

Chang Feng instructed her: "Prepare me a set of plate-collared shirts and square scarves." I'm going to wear it tomorrow. ”

Holding the strong Liu Xiaoyan on the side, it was a little strange: "This is the dress of a Confucian scholar." What do you wear it for? ”

Chang Feng explained: "I will go to the palace tomorrow to participate in the sutra feast. The officials who participated in the banquet did not wear official uniforms, but wore Confucian uniforms. ”

The Ninth Lady doesn't know what a sutra feast is. She asked, "What feast?" Do you have to change your clothes after drinking? You Han people have a lot of rules. ”

Liu Xiaoyan smiled: "Sister, it's not a banquet. It's a prayer feast. It is a group of scholars who surround the emperor to talk about books and discuss knowledge with the emperor. ”

Mrs. Nine nodded slightly: "It's still my sister who is well-informed." ”

Tangtang interjected: "My brother is a butcher holding scriptures, and he is a hard reader!" ”

Liu Xiaoyan reprimanded her: "Tangtang, don't talk nonsense." Your brother is an official of the imperial court, not a butcher. ”

Tangtang said, "Pingping told me." She said she heard her father tell a prince that my brother was a butcher. ”

Chang Feng asked, "Pingping is?" ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "The little girl of the high waiter of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Chang Feng was stunned. Even if I study and make progress every night. The officials of the court and China still regarded him, the emperor in the brocade guard, as a butcher.

The stereotype can't be changed.

The next day, the feast began.

Chang Feng came to the Xinuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. He's weird. According to the rules, those who participate in the feast should be Hanlin officials.

However, among the people who participated in the banquet today were the three elders of the cabinet, the six scholars and the Hanlin officials.

Where could Chang Feng have thought that Emperor Hongzhi's reopening of the big and small feasts was not to listen to the noise of the old scholars.

He wanted to express his philosophy of governing the country and his major policies on specific affairs to his courtiers through the feast.

Wang Hua, a scholar, and his son Wang Shouren also stood in the Xinuan Pavilion.

Emperor Hongzhi asked, "Who is Wang Shouren?" ”

Wang Shouren knelt down: "Grass people Wang Shouren, long live my emperor." ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked Wang Shouren up and down: "I see that your face is quite weathery. ”

All the courtiers were puzzled, why did the emperor let a grass man participate in the feast? Could it be that this young man is a young talent with great talents?

Emperor Hongzhi saw the doubts of his courtiers. He explained: "This Mr. Wang Xiao is the son of Wang Hua, a bachelor of waiting. The night before, he handed me an unsigned note. I'm going to have to teach me a lesson. ”

Wang Hua knelt down "poof": "The dog is arrogant, the minister has no way to teach, and the minister is guilty." Please punish the emperor. ”

Emperor Hongzhi said with a smile: "The boy has his own juvenile madness, despises Kunlun, and laughs at Lu Liang." After a few years of sharpening the sword, choose a day to show its edge. ”

"Wang Qing is not guilty, why should I be punished?"

Emperor Hongzhi's words changed: "I see, today I will start the feast with Wang Shouren's recital to me." ”

"Wang Shouren, read your recital to the people."

Wang Shouren took the anonymous letter from Xiao Jing's hand and read it aloud.

If it weren't for the presence of Emperor Hongzhi, the courtiers would probably have laughed back and forth.

Teach the poor people self-denial and revenge to avoid rebellion? Oh, who do the poor people know about Confucius? In their eyes, Confucius may not have a small piece of wheat bread.

Teach the North to be benevolent, righteous, lie, wise, and faithful? Still put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot? Why don't you teach the evil wolf to eat fast and recite the Buddha and cultivate the mind?

Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng have spent most of their lives quelling the rebellion, resisting the northern captives, plowing the Jurchens, and fighting all the way with real knives and real guns.

The two old men finally couldn't help but laugh. After a moment, they realized that they had lost their temper and quickly restrained their smiles.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "What do you think of Wang Shouren's eloquent article? ”

Wang Shu said: "Your Majesty, the writing is brilliant, and there is a piece of waste paper." ”

Ma Wensheng echoed: "Wang Butang's evaluation can be described as the most acceptable. ”

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Today's feast, there are only two people who are about the same age as me, Wang Shouren and Chang Feng. ”

"Chang Feng, tell me about it."

Chang Feng knew that the opportunity to perform in front of the emperor had come again.

He arched his hand and said: "The minister also thinks that Wang Shouren's remarks are very naïve. After saying this, he was shocked to find that the emperor called Wang Shouren to the sutra banquet today, and he was the target of the arrow.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Tell me carefully, where is the naivety?" ”

Chang Feng said: "The people of the Han family are probably the most docile people in the world. But if there is a bite to eat, there will be no rebellion. ”

"Just now Wang Shouren mentioned the two largest rebellions in the Chenghua Dynasty - the Guangxi Rebellion in the first year of Chenghua and the Jingxiang Rebellion in the third year of Chenghua."

"The reason for the rebellion is by no means what he said, and the people have not restrained their selfish desires and are consumed by their lust for profit."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Tell me, what are the reasons for these two rebellions?" ”

Chang Feng talked eloquently: "Let's talk about the Guangxi rebellion first." In the final analysis, it was the government that squeezed the local toast in Guangxi, and the toast could only turn around and squeeze the Yao people. ”

"The Yao people were forced to live. Can you not rebel? ”

Chang Feng's words sounded like he was exculpating the traitors and going against the grain.

But no one will contradict him. Because Emperor Hongzhi's maternal grandfather was a member of the rebels in Guangxi!

If there was no Ming army's victory in the Broken Vine Cliff, how could Empress Dowager Ji be captured and sent to the palace? It's hard to say who is sitting on the dragon chair today.

Hongzhi Emperor Long Yan Dayue: "Well said! Go on! ”

Chang Feng said again: "As for the rebellion of the Jingxiang exiles. It is because there are too many gentry in Jingxiang and there are serious land annexations. If the common people lose their land, they can only become homeless. ”

"But what about the local government? They restrict the movement of displaced people. To restrict migration, we have to come up with food, so that the displaced people can fill their stomachs and survive first. ”

"The minister has consulted the archives of Jinyiwei. The two prefects of Jingzhou and Xiangyang took out not food, but steel knives! ”

"Whoever migrates, the government kills him. Ordinary people have nothing to eat in the local area, and they can't survive. The government did not allow them to leave their hometowns to find a way to live. It's no wonder that there is no rebellion! ”

Emperor Hongzhi patted the dragon case: "That's good! Ladies and gentlemen. I believe that the eleven rebellions of all sizes in various parts of the Chenghua Dynasty are, in the final analysis, nothing more than four words: 'the officials forced the people to rebel'! ”

"Just now, Chang Feng said that the real reason for the rebellion of the Jingxiang refugees - land annexation."

"I know that many of you here are big landowners. I tell you that I will not take the land that is already in your hands. ”

"But if any of you dare to continue to annex the land of the people, I will punish you severely!"

"You need to know that if you lose your land, you will lose your people, and if you lose your people, you will lose your country!"

"The gentry and the powerful annexation of the people's land are equivalent to digging the corners of the Ming Dynasty!"

"In the second year of the change of the era, one of the biggest errands of the imperial court is to suppress land annexation!"

Chang Feng suddenly understood the reason why Emperor Hongzhi reopened the feast.

It turned out to be to convey the great politics of governing the country through the sutra feast!

Li Min, the head of the household, came out of the class: "Your Majesty." It is the duty of the Ministry of Households to curb land annexation. The minister must handle this well. ”

The emperor had the intention of suppressing land annexation, and his courtiers also expressed their support. But it's not that easy to do.

The land annexation will really come to an end until 460 years later, when the Five Stars will come out of the East to benefit China.

All Emperor Hongzhi could do was to suppress it as much as possible.

Emperor Hongzhi added: "Wang Shouren's second suggestion is to send Confucian scholars to the north and teach them benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith. Chang Feng, what do you think? ”

Chang Feng said: "Go back to the emperor." In the ninety-eight years of stealing the country from the pseudo-Yuan, he also respected Confucius and Mencius, respected Confucianism, and opened the imperial examination. Their emperors and important ministers also read the Four Books and the Five Classics. ”

"But after ninety-eight years, have they changed their ways? No! still treat the people of the Han family as talking animals and two-legged sheep! ”

"Xing Taizu raised the banner of rebellion, expelled the northern captives, and restored the world of my Han family."

"Fifteen hundred years ago. My Central Plains Han family has been treating foreigners with benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith. ”

"For example, if they have no clothes, we teach them how to make clothes and wrap their bodies. They didn't have salt tea, we gave them salt tea. ”

"But what did they do with the Han family in the Central Plains? It's not benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, but sabers, bows and arrows! ”

"Dealing with Beiyu, any Confucius and Mencius and Cheng Zhu are useless. Only one word"

Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, interjected: "I know which word you are talking about - fight!" ”

Chang Feng's words just now made Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng like a sound.

Chang Feng said: "Ma Butang is high-minded, it is the word 'hit'!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Chang Qing said it well! The northern captives are brave and good at fighting, and it is often difficult to get into the Kou. If we learn from the Great Song Dynasty, we will blindly retreat. The one who greeted us was Jing Kangsha! It's a cliff and a mountain to the sea! ”

"I respect Taizu, Taizong, and Xianzong. Grandpa Tai made thirteen Northern Expeditions, and Grandpa Tai went on five personal expeditions. The northern captives did not dare to invade the south. ”

"At the time of Xianzong, the national strength was not as good as that of Taizu and Taizong. However, he still sent surprise soldiers several times to attack the northern captives in the hinterland of the grassland. Won a brief peace for the nine sides. ”

Ma Wensheng burst into tears and shouted: "The emperor is wise!" ”

Ma Wensheng was one of the two commanders of the Chenghua Dynasty's several grassland raids, the other being Wang Zhi.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Whether I treat the northern captives, the Northeast Jurchens, or the Northwest Turpan, it is all a strategy. ”

"That is, never learn from the Great Song Dynasty. Keep in mind Taizong's ancestral motto of 'no harmony, no compensation, no land, and the Son of Heaven guards the country'! ”

Through this feast, Emperor Hongzhi conveyed a second strong political signal. That is to continue the hard-line attitude towards foreigners when he continued Kenjong.

A group of courtiers shouted: "My emperor is Shengming! ”

Emperor Hongzhi said with a smile: "Chang Feng's grand remarks can be said to be the best in today's feast. I can't help but appreciate it. ”

"But in the past two years, I have promoted and rewarded you a lot. I can't overtake you anymore, I'm afraid that the foreign ministers will gossip and say that I favor domestic slaves. ”

"I'm a poor emperor again, and I can't give you much money."

"So be it. I have allowed you to take part in this autumn's Beizhili Township Examination. I'd love to see if you can use your talents to make a move! ”

Chang Feng does not have a talent to show fame. Letting him participate in the township examination is already an exceptional reward beyond the system.

Chang Feng knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you to the emperor for your grace!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Wang Shouren again: "Your book will continue to read." And learn and apply. You're only eighteen this year, and you don't care about smiling and being generous at the feast. ”

"I hope that when you are twenty-eight or thirty-eight years old, you will be able to become a pillar of the court who can do things and can do things!"

Wang Shouren kowtowed: "The grass people must live up to the emperor's expectations." ”

At this moment, a shout sounded outside the door: "Report! The Red Feather Messenger is urgent! ”

If there is an emergency military situation on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, the guard will send a Hongling messenger to enter Beijing urgently, and the emergency report can be sent directly to the palace without going through the military department.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Xuan!" ”

The Hongling messenger was helped into the Xinuan Pavilion by two Han generals.

He was holding a small leather bag in his hand. The skin pouch contains a feather sash.

The so-called feather is to insert pheasant feathers into military documents to indicate the urgency of the situation.

Pheasant feathers, pheasant feathers also.

The most important military intelligence should be inserted into three roots.

As an aside, the story of the three chicken feather letters of Haiwa in later generations has a historical heritage.

Xiao Jing forwarded the feather to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at it and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the general army of Datong is playing 'The little prince of the Northern Tatar Department led his troops to sneak near Datong, with a camp of more than 30 miles, about 50,000 people, and is about to enter the Kou'!" ”

"Just now we were still discussing the matter of the Northern Captives. Now the North Captives have found the door! ”

In the history books, there have been more than ten chieftains of Mongolia who are called little princes. The little prince mentioned by the general army of Datong was the leader of the Tatar tribe, Dayan Khan Batu Munk.

As soon as I finished reading the feather box handed over by the general soldier of Datong, the little eunuch outside the door said: "Wang Yuanning, the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites, asks for an audience." ”

In the words of later generations, the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites were in charge of diplomacy. Lang Zhong asked to enter the palace, and there must be a diplomatic important matter.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Xuan! ”

After a short time, Wang Langzhong entered the Xinuan Pavilion: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Tatar Ministry presents the letter of state. Called the little prince of Tatar asked for tribute to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Emperor Hongzhi said angrily: "Tribute? Did anyone pay tribute with 50,000 soldiers and horses? ”

Wang Langzhong added: "The little prince of Tatar is rebellious!" In the national letter, he called himself 'Great Yuan Great Khan'! ”

The little prince is famous on the grassland for his thoughts on "anti-Ming restoration".

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Today's feast ends here. Move the main hall. Xiao Jing, a member of the Xuan Cabinet, a member of the military department, a member of the Governor of the Five Armies, and a member of the Jinyi Weinan Town, entered the palace to discuss the military! ”

In Jinyi Weizhong, Beizhen Fu Si is in charge of supervising hundreds of officials, investigating and dealing with official illegalities.

In addition to managing the discipline of the guard, the Nanzhen Fusi is also in charge of the foreign military situation.

Nanzhen Fusi is in the nine sides and the hinterland of the grassland, and there are countless internal responses and hidden piles.

Liao Fanyong, the envoy of Nanzhen, has been in charge of foreign military affairs since the time when Wantong was in charge of the guard.

After Emperor Hongzhi succeeded to the throne, he carried out a major reshuffle of Jinyiwei. Only Liao Fanyong was not abandoned.

Because Liao Fanyong has been in charge of foreign military intelligence for 15 years, others cannot replace him.

Chang Feng is not among the military affairs of the main hall. Returned to Jinyiwei.

Seeing that Chang Feng was dressed as a Confucian student, Xu Fatzi smiled and said: "Chang Ye wears this, and he looks elegant and erudite." I still look like a prostitute in you. The feast is over so soon? ”

Chang Feng said: "Hmm. War seems to be going on in the north. The emperor ended the feast ahead of schedule and convened the generals to discuss the military. ”

Xu Fatzi became interested: "There is a war in the north?" Fat man, can I participate in the battle? ”

"My ancestor's best friend Kaiping King Chang Yuchun said that the husband has a three-foot sword, and he will run rampant in the world and protect the mountains and rivers!"

Although it was a bit late, it was still a day of 10,000 word updates.

(End of chapter)