Night. Chang Feng was in the study to read an essay written by his son Chang Ponu for the exam.

Chang Ponu passed the county examination at the age of fourteen and the government examination at the age of fifteen. This year, he will take the college examination presided over by Beizhili Xuezheng.

If you can pass, you will get the fame of showing talent.

As the prince's companion in the East Palace, Chang Ponu received the top educational resources in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The teachers of the East Palace include Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Wang Hua, Yang Tinghe, and any one of them is a great Confucian in the world.

Chang Fengzai carefully read the eight-strand essay written by his son. I sighed in my heart: The strong craftsmanship is stronger than me!

Maybe a few years later, Zhuang Zhuang passed the Jinshi examination, and I, the father, are still named Sun Shan.

But as a father, being strict is a must.

Although Chang Feng praised in his heart, he scolded on his lips: "Ridiculous things." Dancing guns and sticks all day long, fighting cocks and lackeys. It can be regarded as a hard work, and I made this article that is still eye-catching. ”

Chang Ponu was very unconvinced: "Dad, what do you mean by 'still seeing it'!" Mr. Li said: My article has already attracted a lot of attention. ”

"If I take this article to the examination and marking room, and the eight examiners will mark the papers, I will be able to get at least four circles!"

Chang Feng waved his hand impatiently: "Don't be arrogant and rash, study hard." Don't keep thinking about going hunting with the prince to the Imperial Garden. ”

"Your father was called a butcher. You have to take the hospital test, the township test, the meeting test, and the palace test all the way, and you have to get the middle jinshi, so that you can change our family's reputation and style. ”

Man is a very strange animal.

Chang Feng did not like the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty. But he also longs for himself or his son to be integrated into the system.

Chang Feng handed the article back to Chang Ponu: "Your aunt asked you to go to the county lord's mansion tomorrow to eat mackerel-stuffed dumplings." You bring the article and let your uncle comment and advise. ”

"Your uncle is a serious second-class jinshi and a senior in the field."

Chang Ponu said: "I know Dad." Then I'll go back to my room first. ”

After Chang Ponu left, Liu Xiaoyan came to give Chang Feng supper balls.

Chang Feng said: "Our son's talent for craftsmanship is stronger than that of me, who is a father." ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Liu Jin said that several gentlemen in the East Palace praised their strength during class. ”

"Oh, the balls filled with bean paste. Eat it. ”

Chang Feng pushed aside the blue and white bowl containing the balls: "No appetite." ”

Liu Xiaoyan asked, "What's the matter, did you encounter difficulties?" ”

Chang Feng replied: "I have encountered a terrible enemy. ”

Liu Xiaoyan was puzzled: "I think you weren't even afraid of Wantong, Shang Ming, Wan'an, and Liu Ji back then." Is there a more formidable enemy than them? ”

Chang Feng sighed: "This enemy I met is not a person or a person. It's a group of people, a few people. Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's go back to sleep. ”

Three watches in the middle of the night. Chang's family has fallen asleep.

A dark shadow quietly came to the gate of Changfu. Shoved a letter into the crack of the door.

Before dawn the next day, the porter was about to open the door and sweep the gate. Suddenly, I found a letter sandwiched between the cracks in the door.

The letter read, "Jin Yiwei Chang Tongzhi Qin Qi", but it was not signed.

The porter handed the letter to Chang Feng, who was having breakfast in the dining room.

Chang Feng tore open the envelope, and the content of the letter surprised Chang Feng.

The general content of this anonymous letter is: Ye Guang, the governor of the Right Army, is one of the shareholders of the Shuangmu Society. Know the inside story of the Shuangmu Society. Chang Tongzhi wants to thoroughly investigate the Shuangmu Society, you can talk to Ye Guang first.

Chang Feng put the anonymous letter in his sleeve: Is someone secretly helping me? Who is it?

The existence of the Shuangmu Society is a secret in itself. How did the helper know?

Chang Feng was full of doubts and went to Fengtianmen to participate in the early dynasty.

In the early dynasty, Chang Feng subconsciously glanced at Ye Guang in the military attache class.

Ye Guang is an old acquaintance of Chang Feng. In the last years of Chenghua, the two of them kept the storage together. When Li Guang created the "Yuyuan Mutiny" incident, it was Chang Feng who cleared Ye Guang's grievances.

Ye Guang has participated in the Chenghua Plough Court and is very good at setting fires. He is among the meritorious veterans.

At the night banquet in the Fujian Chamber of Commerce that day, Chang Feng saw Ye Guang on the second floor.

He knew that Ye Guang, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, was also involved in the smuggling trade. But I didn't expect him to fall so deep that he was still one of the shareholders of Shuangmu Club.

After the next dynasty, Chang Feng did not go to Jinyiwei. Instead, he went to the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army.

The Governor's Office was divided into five armies. The predecessor was the Generalissimo's Mansion during the Wu Dynasty, and after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was changed to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, which was in charge of the world's soldiers and horses.

In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, in order to prevent the power of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion from being too great, the grandfather divided it into five.

During the Yong and Xuan periods, the imperial court subdivided the military power into the right to command the army and the right to transfer troops. The right to command the army is vested in the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. The right to transfer troops belongs to the Ministry of War.

After the Tumubao Incident, the status of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies declined sharply.

A large number of illustrious governors were killed in battle at Tumu Fort. The military department led by Yu Qian became the leader of the defense of Beijing.

The Battle of the Kyoshi is over. The status of civilian officials led by Yu Qian soared.

The Governor of the Military Department, the military affairs, and the commander-in-chief of the military generals are appointed and dismissed. In fact, the power to command and transfer troops is in the hands of the Ministry of War.

It can be said that Yu Qian opened the era of civilian officials in charge of the army.

By the time of the Hongzhi Dynasty, the military attache was appointed by the Metropolitan Guard, and even the procedure of submitting documents to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies was omitted.

The military power of the Beijing camp is held by the civil officials of the military department and the eunuchs of the imperial horse prison; The local military power is in the hands of the governors of each locality, and the capital and the general army are subject to the governors.

In special areas, such as the northwest, military power is controlled by the trilateral system.

Civilian officials are the real leaders of the Ming army.

As an aside, part of the reason why Zhu Houzhao drove the expedition in person was to regain military power from civilian officials.

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has been reduced to an ornament, and can only manage the military households.

The Governor, the Governor, and the Governor have almost become an honorary title.

The governor is only entitled to a concurrent position. For example, Ye Guang served as the commander of the Fifth Military Battalion.

Chang Feng came to Ye Guang's duty room.

Ye Guang was a little surprised: "Chang Feng, you kid is a busy man." Why did you come to me? ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Why, can't I come to Brother Ye to catch up?" ”

Ye Guang said: "Come, sit." ”

Then Ye Guang personally made tea for Chang Feng.

Chang Feng took a sip of tea: "Good tea." Fujian Wuyi Mountain big red robe, right? ”

Ye Guangdao: "You kid has a very good mouth. ”

Chang Feng put down the teacup: "In the eyes of people who understand tea, black tea must not be on the table." ”

"I've heard that Westerners like black tea with a strong aroma of flowers and fruits, and don't like green tea with a slightly bitter taste."

"Every year, a large number of Wuyi Mountain big red robes are sold to the Japanese by maritime merchants. It was also resold to Westerners by the Japanese invaders. ”

Ye Guang heard the clue from Chang Feng's words: "I knew that you didn't come here today just to catch up with me. Say, what's the matter? ”

Chang Feng asked bluntly: "I heard that Brother Ye is one of the shareholders of the Shuangmu Club?" ”

Ye Guang was stunned: "What kind of Shuangmu will be three-eyed." I haven't heard of it. ”

Chang Feng sighed: "Alas, Brother Ye, don't pretend to be confused." Whenever I come to you, I already know the inside story. ”

Ye Guang was silent.

Chang Feng said: "My Brother Ye, you are so confused." Mixed with the southeast maritime merchants, at worst, it is said to be a common widow. ”

"Maritime merchants and Japanese cowards have always been one family! The main culprit in attracting the Japanese was the maritime merchants. ”

Ye Guang was still silent.

Chang Feng said: "I'll say something unpleasant again." How many brave and loyal soldiers along the coast died at the hands of the Japanese invaders? ”

"You take the money from the maritime merchant and become a shareholder of the Shuangmu Society. Are you worthy of those martyrs? ”

"Are you worthy of You Tianjue, who just died a heroic martyr this spring? At least nominally, You Tianjue is your subordinate robe! ”

Ye Guang finally spoke: "I have something unspeakable. I became a shareholder of the Shuangmu Club, also for the sake of the former robe. ”

Chang Feng asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Ye Guang is a straightforward general, and Chang Feng is a benefactor who saved his life. He told what happened.

He served in the Liaodong Frontier Army for a long time.

In the last battle of Chenghua Liting, due to his command error, hundreds of brothers were killed and more than 200 brothers were seriously injured. Among them, there are many people who have broken arms and legs.

According to the rules of the imperial court, the family members of the fallen soldiers will be given an annual pension of silver.

For seriously injured and disabled soldiers, the imperial court will also receive annual pensions.

Ten years ago, however, his old Liaodong subordinates wrote him a letter. The content of the letter is to complain and complain.

The bereavement pension of the imperial court was distributed layer by layer through the household department, the military department, the yamen of the governor of Liaodong, and the yamen of the military preparation road.

The geese naturally have to pluck their feathers. Civilian officials of the various yas, you move a little, and I will move a little. It was sent to the families of loyal martyrs and disabled soldiers, and there was very little left.

This has led to a difficult life for them.

Ye Guang couldn't administer justice for them. Whether it is the military expenditure of the Ming Dynasty or the pension silver, it is all like this. This is a well-established rule.

Although Ye Guang is in a high position, he cannot be the enemy of the entire system.

So Ye Guang chose to pay out of his own pocket to help the old ministry and the families of the martyrs.

Ye Guang is a military attache at the level of governor and one of the five highest-ranking military attachés. His family is very well-off.

However, no matter how solid the family background is, it can't support hundreds of people as adults.

Ye Guang's family fortune slowly emptied.

At this moment, a steward of the Lin family stationed in the capital took the initiative to find the door.

The Lin family's steward was very well-informed, and he actually knew that Ye Guang was short on hand, and he couldn't continue to help the old department.

He offered to let Ye Guang join Shuangmu Club and become a shareholder.

As long as Ye Guang said hello to his old subordinates along the coasts of Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and didn't embarrass the Lin family's sea boat, he could receive dividends of 10,000 taels every year.

The Lin family also funded the construction of many houses in Daxing County, purchased thousands of acres of land, and built a school.

Ye Guang's disabled old ministry and the families of the brothers who died in battle can come to Daxing County and live in the houses built by the Lin family. Children can also attend school for free. Each household was given 10 acres of land to live.

In order for the old ministry to have a good home, Ye Guang agreed and became a shareholder of the Shuangmu Society.

After listening to Ye Guang's story, Chang Feng sighed: "The Lin family is really good. Finding your sore spot, he pulled you into the water in one fell swoop. ”

Ye Guangdao: "A good man is a good man. You are a butcher, and you can deal with me according to reason. But I just ask you not to embarrass my crippled old ministry and the orphans of loyal martyrs. ”

"They don't know anything about it."

Chang Feng smiled and said, "How dare I deal with you?" According to the rules set by my grandfather, you are my top boss. ”

Rules are rules, and observance is a human business. In fact, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies can't control the people of Jinyiwei at all.

Ye Guang asked: "Then you came to me today for."

Chang Feng replied: "I was looking for Brother Ye to ask two things. The first thing is that there are still those important ministers and generals in the DPRK who are shareholders of the Shuangmu Society. ”

"The second thing is when and where the triennial dividend meeting will be held."

Ye Guang was stunned: "I can answer you for the first question." Almost all the people who went to the banquet at the Fujian Chamber of Commerce that day were shareholders of the Shuangmu Society. ”

"The second thing, I don't have anything to say."

Chang Feng complained: "Brother Ye still treats me as an outsider." ”

Ye Guangdao: "You said the opposite. It's because I don't treat you as an outsider. I'm not going to tell you. ”

"You have great powers, you should know how many people are standing behind Shuangmuhui."

"When and where you inquire about when and where the dividend meeting will be held, you are just going to check the Shuangmu meeting."

"I advise you, Shuangmu will not be able to move! If you go to investigate, you will surely burn yourself. ”

Chang Feng said: "According to your meaning." You Tianjue died in vain? ”

Ye Guang was stunned: "You Tianjue's death is related to the Shuangmu Society?" Do you have proof? ”

Chang Feng said: "There is no evidence, just my intuition." ”

Ye Guangdao: "You can catch one or two officials with intuition. But you can't catch hundreds or thousands of officials all at once! ”

"Even if you arrest all the officials, will you arrest the emperor's relatives and relatives? Uncle Xungui, can you catch it? Do you catch the vassal clan? ”

"You should know that the widow of the Lin family is a woman with superb means."

"Her cleverness lies in tying all the powerful people of the Ming Dynasty to her family's sea boat. One loses all. ”

Chang Feng stood up: "Okay." Since Brother Ye refused to tell me, I took my leave. ”

Ye Guangdao: "Don't think about the Charing family, I'm really doing it for your good." ”

In the evening, Chang Feng returned home.

Liu Xiaoyan was teaching Chang Po slave to play swords in the front yard.

Chang Feng looked at it for a while, and his baby son's sword was hey. It's really impressive.

Chang Feng was very happy in his heart: My son is an all-rounder who can write and martial arts.

But he said: "Dancing with guns and sticks all day long, can you not delay the art industry?" ”

Chang Ponu put away the sword and said, "Dad, I'm going to study in the study." After saying that, he ran away.

After her son left, Liu Xiaoyan suddenly remembered something: "Someone came to deliver an invitation next morning." It seems that the family that sent ambergris to the queen's mother, please go out to the banquet tonight. ”

Chang Feng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Lin family? ”

Liu Xiaoyan returned to the hall and took out the invitation.

This invitation is enough for the scene, and the words on the post are burned with gold leaf.

Please stick it with the words that Mrs. Lin will hold a banquet at the Fujian Chamber of Commerce tonight to entertain Chang Tongzhi.

Chang Feng said in his heart: Nine times out of ten it is a Hongmen banquet. With Yan Pan'er's supernatural powers, he should have known that I was checking the Shuangmu Society.

However, he still made up his mind and went to the banquet to find out the depths.

At night, Chang Feng left the house and rode straight to the Fujian Chamber of Commerce.

As soon as they arrived at the door of the hall, twenty young women with beautiful faces and tall figures saluted Chang Feng in unison.

All the women said in unison: "Welcome to Chang Ye." ”

Chang Feng waved the sleeves of his robe: "No courtesy." ”

He pondered in his heart: Could it be that Yan Pan'er set a beauty plan for me? Want to buy me with a bunch of beauties?

It's too much to underestimate me!

Although I have the common problem of men, I also like beautiful women. But I'm not stupid, it's not a mess of beauties.

The woman who received the gift from the Shuangmu Club was taken off the water by the Shuangmu Society. It's better to go to Yihong Mansion to spend dozens of taels of silver, and put on your pants and don't recognize people.

A group of beauties led Chang Feng to a dining room on the second floor of the Min Chamber of Commerce.

As soon as he entered the door, Chang Feng froze.

I saw Yan Paner dressed in cool clothes and standing in the dining room.

That charm. I'm afraid that Yi Honglou's top brand is not as good as her. It's really a woman who flatters her to the marrow.

Chang Feng suffered a big loss from the Ninth Lady back then. I know that when a man goes out, he must protect himself.

He subconsciously became alert.

(End of chapter)