The sixth day of the fifth month of the eighteenth year of Hongzhi. South of the city, Yuansheng Teahouse.

Xu Chunbao, the trickster of the Thousand Doors, was sitting on a chair, his eyes scanning the people in the teahouse, looking for a target.

He is a true master of a thousand doors.

A few months ago, a peer made a bet with him. Do you dare to deceive the famous ruthless and stupid uncle Zhang Heling in the capital.

Xu Chunbao easily deceived 1,000 taels of "scattered silver taels" from Zhang Heling. After Uncle Guo was deceived, he was still praising him as a "righteous thousand", and he would be his backer after packing tickets.

Xu Chunbao was proud while drinking tea. Suddenly, several big men walked up behind him and pressed him on the shoulder.

A middle-aged man in his forties sat down in front of him.

Middle-aged people are the norm.

Xu Chunbao's face was calm: "Brother?" ”

Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Chang Butcher of Jinyiwei, have you heard of it?" ”

Xu Chunbao was stunned for a moment, and then regained his composure: "Jinyi Wei Changye, I have admired my name for a long time, like thunder. ”

Chang Feng picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Hello means." deceived the uncle of the country for a thousand taels of silver. Uncle Guo hasn't been back for more than half a month. What kind of righteousness do you still have? ”

Xu Chunbao smiled: "Who deceived Uncle Guo?" Do you mean the thousand taels of silver? That's what Uncle Guo rewarded me, how can it be considered a fraud? ”

Chang Feng said: "Sharp teeth." But I have to admit that you do have some means. The accuracy of grasping human nature is impressive. ”

Xu Chunbao asked, "Chang Ye, what are you going to do with me?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Who said they would dispose of you?" I'm here to see what you're capable of. ”

As he spoke, a rich, richly dressed man got up from the teahouse and prepared to leave the teahouse. He wore a jade pendant around his waist.

Chang Feng pouted at the rich man: "Xu Chunbao, have you seen that person?" He is a very shrewd person by looking at his face. In two moments, can you trick the jade pendant on his waist? ”

"If you cheat, I will be rewarded. If you can't be deceived, I'll put you in prison and tie up the urine bucket. ”

Xu Chunbao got up and left the seat: "Master Chang, just take a look." ”

Xu Chunbao followed the rich man out of the teahouse.

Zhang Cai asked: "Master Chang, aren't you afraid that he will run away?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Run? If you can run, the monk can't run the temple. This kind of human-like thousand-door liar will not be unable to figure this out. ”

After speaking, Chang Feng began to taste tea.

After about two pillars of incense, Xu Chunbao went and returned. He sat back down across from Chang Feng and placed a piece of jade pendant on the table.

Chang Feng was surprised: "You can get it so quickly?" ”

Xu Chunbao smiled: "It's a piece of cake." ”

Chang Feng asked, "What method did you use?" ”

Xu Chunbao lowered his voice and told Chang Feng about the story of deceiving the rich man to obediently send the jade pendant.

Chang Feng gave a thumbs up after hearing this: "Gao Ming! But that person looks very shrewd, how can he easily fall into your trap? ”

Xu Chunbao began to pull up the deceitful door: "Chang Ye doesn't know. The more savvy you are, the more self-righteous you are. Smart people who think they won't be deceived are actually the best to deceiver. ”

"If that person was a stupid idiot just now, the Immortal Guiding Bureau I used wouldn't have worked."

"In this world, there is no one who will never be deceived. It's just that he hasn't encountered a trick that suits him yet. ”

Chang Feng rubbed the edge of the teacup: "Are you interested in getting an errand in Jinyiwei?" ”

Xu Chunbao was stunned: "Chang Ye is not joking, right?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Am I joking? If you want, go to Jinyiwei tomorrow, and I'll give you a lieutenant. From now on, you will be on an errand in Beizhen Fuji. ”

"But I'm ahead of that. After entering the Jinyiwei, you can only lie to the people I let you deceive. Otherwise. I'll turn you into a corpse in a mass grave in the south of the city. ”

From a thousand door liars to a royal horseman, it is equivalent to one step to the sky. Where would Xu Chunbao be unwilling?

He hurriedly gave up his hand: "In the future, the little ones are willing to listen to Chang Ye's dispatch." ”

Chang Feng just accepted a novice. Suddenly, dozens of Han generals surrounded one person and came to the door of the teahouse.

The person who came was Zhang Yong. He walked quickly into the teahouse and shouted, "Where is Chang Ye? ”

Chang Feng got up: "Grandpa Zhang." ”

Zhang Yong walked quickly to Chang Feng's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

Chang Feng listened to the color change after listening. He walked out of the teahouse and followed Zhang Yong to the palace on a fast horse. Dismounted at the palace gate.

He almost trotted all the way into the palace and went straight to the dormitory of the Qianqing Palace.

Outside the dormitory, he saw Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly.

The physicians hurried in and out of the dormitory.

Liu Jin walked in front of Chang Feng: "There is a will, Jin Yiwei commanded Zuo Tongzhi Chang Feng to enter the palace to see him." ”

Liu Jian's color changed: "The emperor is critically ill and can't see the three ministers, why do you want to summon a house slave alone?" ”

Liu Jin glanced at Liu Jian: "That's it, Liu Ge Lao waited until the emperor summoned him and asked the emperor!" I'm just an old slave who preaches the message, how can I know so many 'why'? ”

Chang Feng followed Liu Jin into the dormitory of Qianqing Palace.

Liu Jin was falsely preaching the holy decree just now. The thirty-six-year-old Emperor Hongzhi has fallen into a coma, where can he still open his mouth to make an order?

In fact, it is the prince Zhu Houzhao in the dormitory, who wants to see the usual wind.

Zhu Houzhao said with a straight face: "Chang Feng, with the edict that Gu gave you." With Xu Guangzuo and Zhang Yong, immediately control the Gyeonggi soldiers and horses! In addition, martial law is imposed at nine gates, and there is a curfew in the city. ”

When Zhu Houzhao said this, his eyes did not look like a fourteen-year-old boy, but like a veteran of power schemes.

The last moments of the Hongzhi Dynasty have finally arrived.

Chang Feng arched his hand: "The minister receives the order!" ”

Chang Feng left the palace, and first sent someone to call Xu Fatzi to come to Jinyiwei, and everyone gathered.

Chang Feng gave orders one after another: "Jiang Bin, you are in charge of the palace garrison and command all the Han generals." No one is allowed to enter the palace without the emperor's decree or the prince's decree. There are trespassers who will be killed! ”

Jiang Bin arched his hand: "The subordinates receive the order." ”

"Dingguo Gong Xu Guangzuo, you immediately go to the 12th regiment battalion, and together with the admiral and military minister Ye Guang, take over the military power of the 12th regiment battalion. Without an order, no soldier or general is allowed to leave the barracks without permission. Violators will be killed. ”

Xu Fatzi arched his hand: "Take the order." ”

"Zhang Yong, you go to the three major battalions. As the master of ceremonies and the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, he took over the three major battalions together with the governor Shi Wenzhong. ”

Zhang Yong arched his hand: "Take the order." ”

"Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi. The two of you led the north town to Fu Si Pao Ze and went to the Nine Gates. Take over the defense of the Nine Gates and close the Nine Gates to impose martial law! ”

Qian Ning and Shi Wenyi said in unison: "The subordinates receive orders!" ”

"Wang Miaoxin, you lead Nanzhen Fusi Paoze, command the soldiers of the five cities, be responsible for patrolling the city, and implement a curfew!"

Wang Miaoxin arched his hand: "The subordinates receive the order." ”

After Chang Feng issued a series of orders, he said in a loud voice: "Everyone, this is an extraordinary time. The safety of the Daming Jiangshan Sheji is all on you! ”

At this moment, Chang Feng became the most powerful person in the entire capital.

When the emperor was critically ill, he took control of the entire Gyeonggi military power. Only the most trusted person can get such power.

Within one day, all the soldiers and horses of the entire Gyeonggi were under the control of Changfeng.

At night, Chang Feng came to the front of the Qianqing Palace again.

Liu, Li, and Xie were still kneeling in front of the dormitory.

Chang Feng strode towards the gate of the dormitory. Liu Jian shouted: "Chang Feng, who let you enter the temple without permission?" ”

Chang was in the limelight and said: "Today, the emperor gave me a will. I have entered the temple to give a reply! ”

When I entered the dormitory, I saw Liu Wentai, the head of the Tai Hospital, kneeling in front of Queen Zhang and Prince Zhu Houzhao, kowtowing incessantly.

Liu Wentai's voice was full of tears: "The minister is guilty." Damn it. The minister is incompetent. ”

Empress Zhang is a benevolent mother of the country. She didn't intend to pursue Liu Wentai, but sighed: "Alas, birth, old age, sickness and death are all destiny. You're not guilty. Let's go down. ”

Chang Feng cautiously asked: "Queen Mother, the emperor is him."

Empress Zhang replied: "It's either tonight or tomorrow morning." ”

Chang Feng felt a heart-wrenching sadness, and tears couldn't help but flow down.

Emperor Hongzhi is his Bole. If there is no attention from Emperor Hongzhi, how can there be today's common style?

He and Emperor Hongzhi knew each other as monarchs and ministers. Emperor Hongzhi died soon, and he felt sad from the bottom of his heart.

Zhu Houzhao asked on the side: "Can the soldiers and horses of Gyeonggi be in Qingzhi's hands?" ”

Chang Feng replied: "Your Highness, rest assured, you have everything under control." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Hmm." You do things, your father can rest assured, and loneliness can rest assured. ”

"Oh yes, in order to prevent accidents during the extraordinary period, I took your entire family and the entire family of the county lord of Jinyang to the East Palace, and Gu Dayong protected and served them."

Chang Feng was stunned. This is clearly a threat.

But it's no wonder that Zhu Houzhao is not surprised. At this time, Changfeng gathered the military power of Gyeonggi. Once he has two hearts, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will change the sky.

Zhu Houzhao can only be a villain first and then a gentleman, and put Chang Feng's entire family under house arrest in the East Palace as hostages.

Chang Feng arched his hand: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your trouble." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Protecting the families of loyal ministers is what Gu should do. ”

Let's say that Emperor Hongzhi on the sickbed seems to have had a long dream.

From the weak and helpless, the young prince with no name, to the young son of heaven of the Ming Dynasty, the respect of the Ninety-Five. Scenes from his life appeared in his dreams.

Faces appeared in front of him: Emperor Chenghua, Emperor Wanguifei, Huai'en, Empress Zhou, Wantong, Shang Ming, Wang Shu.

Loved ones are closer at this moment. The enemy also released his suspicions at this moment.

"Those relatives and enemies who appeared in my life are all destined by God."

Emperor Hongzhi was in a trance in his dream and walked into a smoky bamboo forest.

In the bamboo forest, there is a storyteller named Liu Kele, who is telling a group of people about the merits and demerits of Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled secretly in his heart: Liu Kele? What kind of stupid and stupid name is this? This man is as fat as a meat ball. It's a different name.

Liu Kele said in a pious and respectful tone: "Emperor Zhu Youzhi of Hongzhi is benevolent and generous, frugal and frugal, not greedy for money, not good for women, and diligent in political affairs."

"At the beginning of his reign, he tried his best to reverse the corruption of the government and drive out the traitors. The appointment of Wang Shu, Ma Wensheng and other upright ministers, known as 'Hongzhi Zhongxing' in history."

"Although he was too indulgent to the civilian government, it led to the rise of the civil service. However, the flaws are not hidden. As Zhu Guozhen, the first assistant of the cabinet during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, said, 'Those who are called virtuous lords are Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Renzong of Song and Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty'."

"In terms of political measures, Emperor Hongzhi has eradicated traitors, reused virtuous people, treated ministers leniently, and abolished the four virtues of harsh laws"

Economically, he was light-hearted, thrifty, and built water conservancy. In the first year of Hongzhi, the population of the world was only 50,000,200,000. By the end of the Hongji period, it had increased to 60 million and 100,000."

"Militarily, he actively defended the unity of the country. The Ming army recaptured Hami three times. Revive armaments. Appointed virtuous ministers Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng to take charge of military affairs. Appoint Xinjiang ministers such as Wang Yue and others, and take them captive outside the Great Wall."

"Emperor Hongzhi also made an important contribution to history. That is to practice monogamy with the dignity of the emperor"

"Emperor Hongzhi practiced the way of leniency. His mercy is not only to his subordinates, but even to his enemies."

"Finally, allow me to quote a sentence from Mr. Mingyue back then, to summarize the life of Emperor Zhu Youzhi of Hongzhi - 'Zhu Youzhu is a good emperor and a good person'."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this evaluation in the bamboo forest, he burst into tears: "I am a good emperor and a good person? ”

Later generations have such an evaluation. This life is enough! ”

Life is like a dream, and a bottle is still a river.

In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, the eighth day of the fifth month. Wake up from a big dream.

Before a person dies, he must return to the light. Emperor Hongzhi opened his eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi instructed Xiao Jing, the celebrant who was waiting beside him, to seal Xiao Jing: "Let the prince, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie move in, and the rest of them will retreat." ”

Not long after, Zhu Houzhao, Liu, Li, and Xie knelt down in front of the sickbed.

The four wept bitterly. The Ming Dynasty Hall is the place where the actor is produced. Their tears at the moment are not playful, but sincere.

Emperor Hongzhi said calmly: "Man is inherently dead. The Son of Heaven cannot transcend life and death. I don't have much more to say, but there is one thing I can't rest assured about. ”

"The prince is gifted and intelligent. It's just that he is still young and playful and naïve. I hope that you gentlemen will persuade him to study more and help him to be a wise man. ”

The last sentence is not a casual remark. This sentence can be summed up as a two-word historical noun - Tuogu.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian will become the auxiliary ministers of Tuogu. The new emperor also has to listen to the assistant minister.

The three of them spoke in unison, and said in a firm tone: "The minister swears to live up to his mission." ”

Hearing the answers of the three auxiliary ministers, a generation of Ming monarchs, Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhi closed his eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi was born in danger, and even if he turned the crisis into peace and ascended the throne as emperor, he did not enjoy the pleasure that an emperor should have for a few days.

He worked hard all his life and worked hard to make the Ming Dynasty prosperous. However, the only regret is that he relied too much on and indulged the civilian government during his administration. As a result, the civilian power is in a tail-to-tail trend and cannot be cleaned up. laid one of the banes for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

No one is perfect, and the emperor cannot be perfect.

I'm tired. I'm going to get a good night's sleep.

In a trance, a woman seemed to appear in front of Emperor Hongzhi's eyes.

That woman was his mother, Ji. The woman who left him forever when he was a child.

My mother is still in her twenties. Beckoned to him: "Son, come here." Our mother and son are finally reunited. ”

Zhu Youzhu opened his arms and ran quickly to his mother, and the mother and son hugged each other and cried.

Emperor Hongzhi, who was on the sickbed, stopped breathing.

In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, the eighth day of the fifth month. Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty died in the Qianqing Palace. He reigned for eighteen years at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve.

On the tenth day of the first month of May, the Ming court set the temple number of the Daxing Emperor Xiaozong, and the name was Jiantianming Dao Chengchun Zhongzheng Shengwen Shenwu Zhiren Dade Jing Emperor, and was buried in Tailing.

On May 18, the 14-year-old crown prince Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne. It is set to change the name of the year to "Zhengde" on the first day of the first month of next year, which is for the Zhengde Emperor.

An emperor who was controversial and had mixed reputations in later historiography officially stepped into the center of the historical stage.

The long river of history is still rolling forward tirelessly

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