Jiang Mian stared at Chang Feng's departing back.

There is a kind of person who is born with a heroic and righteous spirit, never gives in, and never timid.

Jiang Mian is this kind of person.

Jiang Mian, originally from Guangxi, was born in Yuxi, Yunnan, and spent his childhood and youth in Yuxi.

He, like many ministers of the Ming Dynasty, has been a prodigy since he was a child.

In the thirteenth year of Chenghua, at the age of fifteen, he returned to his hometown of Guangxi to take the township examination and solve the yuan in high school. This is a remarkable achievement.

Fate seems to be intent on tempering this proud teenager.

In the next three examinations, he was defeated by Sun Shan.

It wasn't until the spring of the twenty-third year of Chenghua, when he was twenty-five years old, that he came to the capital for the fourth time to take the examination.

It was worth ten thousand concubines. Emperor Chenghua even had the intention of abolishing the spring of the year.

Fortunately, the crown prince Zhu Youzhu fought hard to let the Chunfu examination start normally.

Jiang Mian was able to participate in the examination, and the apricot list was crowned tribute, and the gold list was ranked eleventh in the second class (the fourteenth in the country).

Such a ranking, coupled with the solemn appearance of the treasure. He was selected as a member of the Hanlin Academy. A broad road awaited him.

However, he ran into a problem.

His broken Yunnan accent is obscure. It was a problem to communicate with the masters of the Hanlin Academy.

Learn Mandarin well, and you won't be afraid to go all over the world. This truth really runs through the ages.

In order to learn the official dialect of the north. In the second year of Hongzhi, he took the initiative to ask to be transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to serve as the imperial historian of the city.

Patrolling the city, Yushi wanders the streets all day long, and can contact many natives of the capital and correct their accents.

As one of the 110 imperial historians of the Imperial Inspectorate, Jiang Mian is not outstanding.

He just quietly did his job. Supervise the Nancheng Terracotta Division and manage the security of the mixed Nancheng.

A few months ago, the Zhang family and the Zhou family used sticks to drive away the vendors on Maoji'er Street. Originally, he planned to seek justice for the people and fight with his relatives.

However, none of the more than 100 traders dared to testify or sue the two relatives.

If there is no bitter master, there will be no case.

The only thing he could do was to write excerpts, rumors, and rumors, and participate in the impeachment of the two families. However, the excerpt was lost in the sea.

Today, he finally grasped the handle of the two relatives who were flying and domineering. He will never give in.

Because he retains the most basic conscience of being a human being in his heart.

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty became officials, and most of them were not people. For officials, the basic conscience of being a human being is a rarity.

Jiang Mian belongs to an endangered and rare animal with a conscience, the officialdom giant panda.

Jiang Mian made up his mind: evil cannot defeat good, and today he must fight for right and wrong!

Chang Feng returned to the Qianqing Palace and informed Emperor Hongzhi that Jiang Mian refused to release the first marquis and the second uncle.

Emperor Hongzhi did not fall out this time, and there was no dragon roar. He knew he was at the loss.

He was also aggrieved in his heart: I have been on the throne for eight years and four months, and I have not slackened off in government affairs for a single day. The morning dynasty, the afternoon dynasty, the large and small sutra feasts, and the night batch are folded to the child. Tired as a dog.

I treat people with generosity, accept advice, be kind as a stream, and love the people of the world.

No matter how you look at it, I am a rare good emperor.

I've given so much. Wouldn't it be possible to only want to protect the families of the two most important women in my life today?

Why are you Jiang Mian holding on to my pigtails?

Chang Feng became the mouthpiece between the Hongzhi Emperor and Jiang Mian, the imperial history of the Qipin Patrol City.

Emperor Hongzhi instructed Chang Feng: "That's it." You go and preach two more wills to Jiang Mian. The first decree was to promote him to the rank of Shandong Qing official of the Criminal Department. ”

"The second will, let go of Zhang Heling, Zhang Yanling, and Zhou Yu."

Chang Feng understood in his heart: The emperor is going to exchange his official position for his relatives.

He left the main hall of the Qianqing Palace again and returned to the Nancheng Terracotta Prison.

The decree is complete. Jiang Mian once again resisted.

Jiang Mian said righteously: "The emperor tempts his courtiers with his official position, this is not the attitude towards loyal ministers, this is the attitude towards thieves. ”

"Does the emperor want his courtiers to treat the court law as a commodity that can be sold?"

Chang Feng was stunned. Jiang Mian was right, he couldn't refute it.

Chang Feng arched his hand towards Jiang Mian: "Then I'll go back to the Qianqing Palace to reply." ”

Chang Feng, the treasurer of the brocade guard, broke his leg between the emperor and the Qipin imperial history, which actually proved the open-mindedness of the political atmosphere of the Hongzhi Dynasty from one side.

If Emperor Chenghua had been replaced, I am afraid that the house slaves of the factory guard would have forcibly captured the imperial history and saved their relatives.

Whether Jiang Mian can survive or not is questionable. Not to mention reasoning with the emperor.

Chang Feng came to the main hall of Qianqing Palace for the third time today and repeated Jiang Mian's words to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi was silent after hearing this.

Li Guang, who was in the Qianqing Palace today, couldn't help it: "Chang Feng, what do you Jinyiwei eat?" ”

"Arrest Jiang Mian directly, won't it be over if you smash the cell door open?"

"Over the years, the emperor has given you so many big errands, and you can do it beautifully."

"Wan An and Liu Ji are not your opponents. Today, you have no way to take a seven-grade imperial history? ”

"Unless you don't want to do this errand for the emperor! Just became a Zuo Tongzhi, have you forgotten the roots? ”

"The root of Jinyiwei is in the palace! Not at the Imperial Historian's! ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Chang Feng, although he still didn't speak, his eyes revealed that he wanted Chang Feng to answer Li Guang's question.

Chang Feng was helpless, so he had to kneel and kowtow: "Your Majesty." You have said many times that the Jinyi Guard should not only severely punish the traitors, but also protect the loyal ones. ”

"The minister doesn't dare to catch an iron-faced imperial history who enforces the law impartially! That would not only violate the hadith, but also tarnish the emperor's reputation! ”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "Do you want me to go to the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division to pray for Jiang Mian?" ”

Li Guangdao: "Your Majesty, Chang Feng is unwilling to do things, and the old slave is willing to do things!" The old slave went to the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division to save the three uncles! ”

Emperor Hongzhi was silent. Silence at this moment is acquiescence.

Li Guang went out of the Qianqing Palace, ordered a hundred small eunuchs, and rushed to the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division in a vigorous manner.

No matter how upright Jiang Mian is, there is only one person and one knife. If a hundred eunuchs really beat him, he would definitely not be an opponent.

Li Guang made a good calculation: I, a hundred disciples and grandchildren, is not holding a drill to deal with a powerless sour imperial history?

Save Zhang Heling's brothers and Zhou Yu, you can sell it well in front of the emperor, the queen, and the queen mother!

It's like, picking melons and catching grasshoppers, killing three birds with one stone!

Chang Feng was smart all his life, but today he is as confused as a pig. He didn't want the opportunity to please the emperor, the queen, and the empress dowager. Cheapened me for nothing!

Thinking of this, Li Guang laughed proudly.

He rushed to the Nancheng Terracotta Division and saw Jiang Mian sitting on a chair with a knife in his hand.

Li Guang sneered: "Heh, what are you!" I can see it at a glance! ”

"In order to win a loyal name, the emperor can't come to the stage! Chang Feng doesn't dare to touch you, but I, Li Guang, dare to touch you! ”

Jiang Mian stood up: "Then step on my corpse and open the prison door!" ”

Li Guang gave an order: "Children, give it to me!" ”

More than 100 eunuchs swarmed up. Among them, the leader is named Gu Dayong, who is the supervisor of the celebrant eunuch.

Gu Dayong reacted extremely quickly, and grabbed Jiang Mian's wrist holding the knife with both hands. The other two minor eunuchs snatched Jiang Mian's sword.

Jiang Mian is one enemy and one hundred, and his face is fearless.

But two fists are hard to beat four hands, let alone two hundred hands?

In an instant, he was pushed to the ground. The small fists of the eunuchs continued to pound his body one after another.

Jiang Mian was beaten to the point that he spat blood, and still shouted: "The laws of the imperial court are not allowed to be blasphemed!" ”

At this moment, a loud shout sounded in the Soldiers and Horses Division: "Stop!" ”

The angry shout came from the old heavenly official Ma Wensheng!

It's not just Marven who has risen.

Xu Pu, the first assistant of the cabinet, came, and Liu Jian, the second assistant, came; Liu Daxia, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian came; Yang Tinghe also came.

All the conscientious officials of the Manchu Dynasty are here! There were two hundred of them.

Over the years, officials have long been tired of the mudslides in the three relatives in the prison.

However, Emperor Hongzhi treated them like treasures. The officials knew that they were the untouchable rebels of Emperor Hongzhi, and they had always turned a blind eye to their lawlessness.

When the news that Jiang Mian had arrested the three uncles reached the ears of Ma Wensheng and others. Ma Wensheng sighed: "I am waiting for a first-grade master, but I can't catch up with Jiang Mian's seven-grade imperial history!" ”

So Lao Ma gathered his colleagues and rushed to the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Prison to guard the prison door side by side with Jiang Mian.

The eunuchs only listened to orders from the palace. Ma Wensheng asked the eunuchs to stop, they weren't even birds.

Ma Wensheng rolled up his sleeves and clenched his sandbag-like fists: "It seems that today you are going to force me to convince people with virtue!" ”

Lao Ma was born as a civilian official with soldiers, advocating martial arts.

Ma Wensheng's best friend Wang Shu dared to beat the eunuchs.

Lao Ma inherited the glorious tradition of Lao Wang. Dare to beat the eunuchs in the palace.

After all, he is a person who has been the secretary of the military department, and commanding a group fight is not a piece of cake!

More than 200 civil officials swarmed up under the leadership of Lao Ma. The little eunuchs are no match at all!

Li Guang was afraid of his life. If the eunuch and the civil official beat each other and died, then the matter could not be cleaned up. He is responsible.

So Li Guang shouted: "Stop it, children! ”

Seeing that the eunuchs had stopped, Ma Wensheng also shouted quite tacitly: "Colleagues, stop!" ”

Li Guangda walked in front of Ma Wensheng: "Ma Laobutang." Do you want to lead the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty to fight with the emperor? ”

Ma Wensheng said: "We are defending the law of the court for the emperor!" It's loyalty! ”

Li Guang said angrily: "Good, good! Jiang Mian is reversed, Chang Feng is reversed, you Ma Wensheng and the Manchu officials are reversed! I went to find my father-in-law Qian from the East Factory. Let the soldiers of the East Factory clean you up! ”

At this moment, Chang Feng walked into the Terracotta Division.

Chang Feng said: "The emperor has a decree. Xuan Jiang Mian entered the palace to see the driver. ”

Jiang Mian said: "Forgive me! The minister needs to guard the prison door! ”

Chang Feng was a little embarrassed: "Jiang Yushi." There are no more than three things. If you don't go to the palace, it will be the third time you resist the decree today. ”

Ma Wensheng said to Jiang Mian: "Jiang Yushi, you go." We're at our disposal for the prison door. ”

Jiang Mian nodded slightly and followed Chang Feng to the palace.

On the way, Chang Feng said to Jiang Mian: "Jiang Yushi, when you enter the palace for a while, don't face the emperor with the tip of the needle." ”

Jiang Mian said: "Chang Tongzhi can rest assured. I'm straight, but I'm not round. ”

The two entered the main hall of the Qianqing Palace and saluted Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi did not let the two of them even. Silence.

What to say? Ordered Jiang Mian to release three relatives? Maybe you'll touch a nose of ash.

Punish Jiang Mian? They enforce the law impartially.

You can't ask Jiang Mian if he has eaten it, what he eats, and whether it is delicious or not, right?

Unexpectedly, Jiang Mian took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty." As a royal historian, the minister has the responsibility of admonishing. The minister has a word, please ask the emperor to admonish. ”

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Play it." ”

Jiang Mian said righteously: "Sect Master Xian once ordered the family of Xun Qi not to set up shops and compete with the people for profit. ”

"The current honorable relatives such as Shou Ninghou, Jianchang Bo, Changning Bo and others cannot abide by the edict of the emperor, indulge in evil servants, and ruffians to run through the thoroughfares, and invite them to intercept commercial goods."

"Grandmaster Tai once decreed that there are twenty servants of the prince, and there are only twelve people in one product. Today, there are hundreds of relatives and servants in Beijing, which is a big violation of the old practice, and during the period, there are many scoundrels in the market, oppressing the good, and the people are not complaining. ”

"Today, the Zhang and Zhou families used dirty profits and disputes, and instructed two or three thousand evil servants and ruffians to fight in the market. It damages the prestige of the imperial court and the emperor's holy name. ”

"Please ask the emperor to decree that the Zhang and Zhou families will be severely punished. All relatives who set up shops and shops will be stopped. ”

"In addition, please ask the Imperial Procuratorate to unveil the prohibition, disturb the merchants and rob the people, and order the patrol of the city and the place where the department is located to punish them."

Jiang Mian's words are well-founded. Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to say: "According to the law." ”

Jiang Mian arched his hand: "Dare to ask the emperor, how do you plan to punish the first marquis and the second uncle?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi's color changed: "Could it be that how can I punish my relatives and make a clear statement to the imperial history of the city?" ”

Jiang Mian said: "That's not what the minister meant. This time, the two relatives brawled and caused a sensation in the capital. If it cannot be severely punished, it may be difficult to convince the hearts of the ministers and the people. Detrimental to the Holy Name! ”

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be a holy king, and it is not easy to keep a holy name.

Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to say: "Order the Jinyi Guard to have a staff of thirty for one marquis and two uncles." Imprisoned for one month. Three years fine! Jiang Mian, are you satisfied? ”

Jiang Mianshan shouted: "The emperor is sage! ”

Jiang Mian's goal of punishing his relatives was achieved. threw the hot potato to Chang Feng.

Let the two relatives of the brocade Wei Tingcane?

Although the executioners of Jinyiwei all have work on their hands. Be proficient in the use of "fighting", "playing hard", and "playing with heart".

The stick of the cane is not a rolling pin. Although it won't hurt the muscles and bones after thirty battles, it will also open the flesh!

beating those three to the point is tantamount to offending Empress Zhang and Empress Dowager Zhou.

Chang Feng received the order. first went to the Nancheng Terracotta Prison and brought out Zhang Heling, Zhang Yanling, and Zhou Yu.

Zhang Heling was overjoyed: "Brother Chang, you are here to save us!" ”

Zhang Yanling asked: "Brother Chang, has Jiang Mian been arrested and imprisoned?" ”

Zhou Yu complained: "That sesame official should be broken into pieces!" Dare to catch me, this earl, hum, I have eaten the bear's heart leopard gall! ”

Chang Feng smiled bitterly: "There is a will." The Shouning Hou Zhang Heling, Jianchang Bo Zhang Yanling, Changning Bo Zhou Yuting cane thirty. He was sentenced to one month in prison. and a fine of three years. ”

The three were dumbfounded.

Zhang Heling asked: "Brother Chang, you didn't pass on the wrong will, right?" The emperor wants to spank us? ”

Chang Feng finally couldn't help it. He reprimanded Zhang Heling: "As uncles of the country, you two brothers actually instructed evil servants to occupy the fishing market, and also instructed ruffians to fight because of the uneven distribution of spoils. lost the emperor's face. Shouldn't it be punished? ”

Zhang Yanling said: "It's just selling some fish and shrimp to make some money." What a big deal! ”

Chang Feng sighed: "Alas. How can you not know what is wrong? ”

Zhou Yu coaxed the seedlings: "Heh, it is said that Chang Tu of Jinyiwei is the queen's person." Why don't you even protect the queen's two younger brothers! ”

Chang Feng glared at Zhou Yu: "You have also lost the face of the Queen Mother!" ”

Zhou Yu said angrily: "I don't believe it, there are still people in this world who dare to spank Lao Tzu's ass!" ”

Chang Feng ordered: "Escort back Jinyiwei!" ”

Seeing this, Ma Wensheng and other civil officials all applauded.

Chang Feng escorted the three of them back to Jinyiwei. He found Lao Qi, the general banner of execution.

Chang Feng asked Qi Zongqi: "Is there any way to beat the thirty court canes without hurting the fur of the three uncles?" ”

When people reach a certain position, they must learn to compromise and retreat. When it's time to coax, you have to coax.

As the chief treasurer of Jinyiwei, he must not offend Kunning Palace and Cining Palace at the same time.

If you want to follow Chang Feng's original intention, you should beat them with thirty rods and let them remember them for a long time.

But Chang Feng can't do that.

If Jin Yiwei encounters tricky things in the future, he will inevitably ask Empress Zhang to blow the pillow wind to Emperor Hongzhi.

Qi Zongqi smiled bitterly: "Master Chang, even if it is the lowest level of 'beating', the skin will be open if you go down with thirty canes." ”

"There's the weight of the rod there."

Chang Feng said: "Then use your hands and feet on the big stick?" The emperor only ordered the court staff, and did not say that the hundred officials should watch the punishment. ”

"It's not as good as . Wrap cowhide at the bottom of a stick? ”

Qi Zongqi nodded: "This method is good." I will order the wrestlers of the executions to be watery again. ”

Chang Feng instructed Shi Wenyi again: "You clean up three cells." Everything is taken from my house. ”

"During the imprisonment of the three uncles, you will serve you. Good food, good drink, good hospitality. ”

Serving people is the business of "big guy" Shi Wenyi.

Shi Wenyi arched his hand: "Chang Ye rest assured." I will definitely make the three uncles feel at home. ”

Chang Feng sighed: "Alas! What's going on! ”

In the court, there will always be helplessness. How can you do things exactly as you want?

The executioner used a big stick wrapped in cowhide and a dragonfly to beat the three uncles with 30 canes each.

The three uncles lived in the super VIP presidential suite in the Imperial Prison.

This is the end of this farce of brawls caused by the uneven distribution of spoils among relatives.

Ten days later, Emperor Hongzhi had already lost his anger towards Jiang Mian.

I have to say that Mingjun is Mingjun.

He made a decree and transferred Jiang Mian back to the Hanlin Academy as an editor.

The seventh grade patrol city imperial history was transferred back to the Hanlin Academy, and when the seventh grade was edited and revised, it was a horizontal transfer.

But the will also added a sentence: Jiang Mian was ordered to serve as the school secretary of the Department of Economics and Economics, and wait for the East Palace to lecture and read.

This is a great reward. In the future, Jiang Mian will become one of the many big and small gentlemen of the crown prince Zhu Houzhao.

And the crown prince will be the emperor in the future. At that time, Jiang Mian will have the identity of an emperor.

This decree illustrates Emperor Hongzhi's affirmation of Jiang Mian's impartial law enforcement.

It was a wise decision. The butterfly effect has been everywhere throughout history.

Emperor Hongzhi was tolerant and generous, and did not end Jiang Mian's political life.

And Jiang Mian will contribute to quelling the dangerous rebellion that is related to the survival of the Ming Dynasty at the critical moment more than 20 years later.

A month later, on the twelfth day of the first month of the eighth year of Hongji.

Chang Feng personally opened the prison door for the Zhang brothers and Zhou Yu.

Zhang Heling stretched his waist: "It's time to see the light of day again!" ”

Chang Feng told him: "Shou Ninghou, my crane elder brother! When the vultures were in trouble, I saved the lives of your brothers. ”

"If you still recognize me as a life-saving benefactor, listen to my advice, and be more restrained in the capital in the future!"

Zhang Heling was a little impatient: "I know, I know!" ”

Dogs can't change their eating.

(End of chapter)