In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, the twenty-third month of La.

Both inside and outside the imperial court are preparing for the celebration of the change of the yuan. In another seven days, the Ming Dynasty will officially change its name to Zhengde. The prosperity of Hongji will be completely relegated to history.

The wheels of history roll forward. Not only the wheels of the Ming Dynasty, but also the wheels of the world.

The eighteenth year of Hongji is 1505 in the Gregorian calendar.

Over the past year. The Portuguese began to colonize Mozambique in Africa and Sri Lanka in Asia. Their colonial tentacles even extended to India, with Manuel I appointing Almeida as the first viceroy of India. The barbarians, "with a sword in their right hand and a cross in their left", had already invaded several places in the Mughal Empire.

In this year, Magellan embarked on his first ocean voyage.

When someone leaves, someone returns.

In this year, Columbus ended his last voyage and dragged his sick body back to his homeland.

In this year, the Grand Duke of Moscow, Ivan III, died. Vasily III obtained the Grand Duke through a coup d'état. From the moment he ascended the throne of the Grand Duke, he would devote himself to the great cause of unifying Russia. During his reign, he was to annex the Pskov principality, recapture Smolinsk from the powerful Lithuania, annex the Ryazan principality, and complete the unification of the major Russian principalities in the northeast.

Changfu.

Chang Tian and Huang Yuan led their eight-year-old son Huang Chengen to set off firecrackers at the door.

Huang Chengen jumped and jumped happily: "Mother, firecrackers are so fun!" ”

Chang Tian said: "What's so fun about this. Firecrackers blow up the dung pit, that's the fun! ”

Back then, the greedy little girl Candy Candy has become a mother, but she shows her naughty nature from time to time.

Huang Yuan smiled: "My county lord, you don't teach our son to order good ones." The son of the lord of the county blows up the dung pit with firecrackers? What do you think? ”

The study room in the house. Chang Feng was reading Chang Ponu's letter.

In the letter, Chang Ponu first greeted his father and mother.

Next, he reported to his father the results of the half-year salt tour.

In the past six months, he and Wang Miaoxin inspected the five major salt farms and recovered 3.8 million taels of salt taxes for the imperial court.

This is only the recovered salt tax, and does not include the income from the investigation and confiscation of the stolen official property in the salt case.

The stolen silver confiscated from the stolen officials' family property will only add up to more than the salt tax recovered on the surface, not less.

Chang Feng looked at this astonishing number and found that the corruption caused by the prosperity of Hongzhi had penetrated into the bone marrow of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Zhengde just sent someone to check the salt business, and he copied the dirty silver and recovered the tax silver for a total of about seven or eight million taels. There are also a series of fat and oily yamen such as copper division, tea affairs, silk affairs, and water transportation?

According to the official list of the officials, there are a total of 2,995 civil officials of the seventh rank and above in the Ming Dynasty. The total number of civil servants of the eighth and ninth grades is 5,787. A total of eight thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.

Among the 8,000 civil officials, can there be 1,000 Qing officials?

For a moment, Chang Feng suddenly felt confused.

Chang Feng has been in officialdom for more than 20 years, and he still retains a trace of conscience. It's not much, but it's enough. In his view, honesty is the most basic ethics of an official.

Since the last years of Chenghua, he has struggled in the Hongzhi Dynasty for a full eighteen years. It can be called a hard work.

The result of running for half a life is that the level of official corruption in the last years of the Hongzhi Dynasty was more than ten times that of the last years of Chenghua.

Liu Xiaoyan shouted: "What are you doing in a daze?" A small year should be a big year. Let's go to the dining room to eat dumplings! ”

This shout interrupted Chang Feng's thoughts.

Chang Feng got up: "I'm reading through the slave's letter." Let's go, eat dumplings and go. ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "I have read a letter more than ten times. Just think of our son? ”

Chang Feng smiled: "You haven't watched it more than ten times? ”

As he was talking, the next person said: "Liu Jin and Father-in-law Liu came to pay homage to the old man."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Jin had already walked into the study. He said to his subordinates: "I told you a long time ago, I am a family with your master, and I don't need to be polite." ”

Chang Feng deliberately bowed solemnly: "I've seen Gonggong Liu." ”

Liu Jin's face changed: "Little uncle, if you want to do this, you won't treat me as your own family!" ”

Chang Feng said with a smile: "Although Xiao Jing and Qian Neng's husbands are still in office, they don't care anymore. You are now the de facto treasurer of the celebrants. I have to honor you. ”

Liu Jin said: "Even if I become the master of ceremonies one day, you are also my little uncle." The grace of knowing and saving lives will never be repaid. Without you, I'd be a lowly fireman now. ”

Liu Xiaoyan said on the side: "It's better to come early than to come by chance." Let's go, go eat dumplings. ”

Liu Jin said: "Dumplings to eat." But I have to tell my uncle and aunt a great news first! ”

"The emperor has instructed Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, to be promoted to the rank of Household Ministry, Beizhili, Qing Official, Shi Langzhong, and the post is five products! Upgraded four levels in a row! The emperor asked him to return to Beijing immediately to take up his post. ”

It is worthy of being the emperor's companion when he was a child. Ordinary new science and technology scholars, from the seventh grade to the fifth grade, I am afraid that it will take ten years and eight years.

Chang Feng heard a strong political signal from this good news: "So, the emperor is going to suspend the investigation of the salt case?" ”

Liu Jin nodded slightly.

When it comes to government affairs, Liu Xiaoyan left with interest.

Liu Jin continued: "Wang Miaoxin was also transferred back to Beijing. The reason for this is that the Tatar Ministry has recently been harassing frequently at the border gates. Wang Miaoxin returned to Beijing to preside over military affairs against Tatars. ”

Chang Feng said: "The emperor may do this in order to stabilize them before making a big move against the civil official group. ”

"Po Nu and Miaoxin have finished inspecting the Lianghuai Salt Farm, and they are about to go to Hangzhou to inspect the Liangzhejiang Salt Farm, and they will find out a large number of civil officials involved in the case."

"Your Majesty. If you beat the grass before striking the snake, it will startle the snake. ”

"It's right to let them go back to Beijing. You have to pretend to accept it when you see it, and you will stop the drum to paralyze the civil officials. ”

Liu Jin raised his thumb: "Little uncle, you and the former emperor are monarchs and ministers. I also know each other as a monarch and a minister! That's what the emperor thinks! ”

"Although the slave did not inspect all the salt works this time. But three million 8,800,000 taels have been recovered from the state treasury. More than 3 million taels have been enriched for the inner carrier. ”

"It's a great achievement. The four levels in a row are well deserved. The slave is only twenty years old after the New Year, and he is already expensive for the fifth grade. In my opinion, in less than ten years, he will become the youngest minister of the Ming Dynasty since the founding of the country! ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Then borrow the auspicious words of Gonggong Liu." Let's go, eat dumplings and go. ”

Liu Jin said: "Wait." I'm not done yet. Emperor's will. Tonight, he wanted to meet the of the who lived in the Siyi Pavilion of the Ministry of Rites in private. I order you to take care of this. ”

Pillais has been in Beijing for a month. However, Emperor Zhengde never saw the above - the cabinet was opposed.

The Cabinet's reason is very strong: Francois was not a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Its envoys are not subordinate envoys. I don't deserve to meet the noble son of tomorrow.

Emperor Zhengde had no choice but to give in first. Everything he does now serves the court purge plan that will start next year. Before he can deliver a fatal blow to the auxiliaries, he needs to forbear for a while.

However, his intense curiosity drove him to meet the Western envoys.

So he simply handed over the matter to Chang Feng.

In the eyes of the young emperor, the old fox Chang Feng is an all-powerful and capable person. Such small things can definitely be done.

Chang Feng said: "I can do such a trivial matter in two hours." You go to the dining room to eat dumplings first. After eating, they chatted with Tang Tang and Huang Yuan. I'll be back the next morning. ”

An hour and a half later. The host and guest of the Ministry of Rites are in Anmin's house.

Yu Anmin, 40 years old, is a standard civil bureaucrat full of benevolence and morality.

The Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs + Ministry of Education + Propaganda Department + Ministry of Culture + Religious Affairs Bureau in later generations. The host and guest divisions, on the other hand, are in charge of diplomacy.

Yu Anmin is equivalent to the foreign minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Anmin was in the hall, listening to his four sons recite Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness" in unison.

This is a fixed program for the New Year at home. In the words of Lao Yu, this is the family style of the Yu family.

"Heaven and earth have righteousness, and miscellaneous manifolds"

Yu Anmin closed his eyes and listened to the recitation of his four sons.

After memorizing, he taught his four sons: "Those who are human beings should take Wen Tianxiang as an example, be bold and upright, and not afraid of treachery and evil, and not afraid of life and death."

At this moment, an uninvited guest came to the house - Chang Feng.

Chang Feng clapped his hands: "It's good, it's good." Yu Langzhong, Xiao Nian is good. ”

Yu Anmin was stunned when he saw Chang Feng, and subconsciously shrank his neck: "Chang Tu. Oh no, Chang Dudu, why did you come to the Humble House? ”

Chang Feng sat down on the chair unceremoniously: "Come and give Yu Langzhong your early years." I'm not the king of Yama, didn't you just teach the children not to be afraid of adultery, not to be afraid of life and death? Why is my face white when you see it? ”

Yu Anmin instructed his four sons: "You go out first." ”

After the four sons left, Yu Anmin walked in front of Chang Feng: "Chang Dudu, I don't seem to have offended you." ”

Chang Feng said: "But you have violated the law of the country." Jin Yiwei has the duty to picket the illegal affairs of hundreds of officials. ”

Yu Anmin trembled and said: "How can the governor of Changdu tarnish people's innocence out of thin air? ”

Chang Feng took out a pamphlet from his bosom, turned one of the pages, and read: "In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, on the twelfth night of July." Lin Yan, the director of the main and guest department of the Ministry of Rites, wants to be promoted to a foreign officer. paid a bribe of 500 taels to Yu Anmin, a direct subordinate Langzhong. Yu Anmin strongly recommended him in front of the officials of the ministry, and Lin Yan got what he wanted. It is a bribe and an official. ”

When Yu Anmin heard this, his face was even more bloodless.

Chang Feng said: "I know that the head of the sixth department wants to be promoted to the outer lang, and he wants to send silver and ask for a recommendation to the direct lang." This has become an unwritten bad rule in officialdom. But this bad rule is against the king's law. ”

"I can put you in prison right now for the crime of bribing and selling officials. You've had to spend the year in prison. ”

Yu Anmin knelt down for Chang Feng with a "poof".

Literati often had a flexible sense of morality. Drinking with fellow civil officials on weekdays, Yu Anmin always says: "I am different from the eunuch factory guards. ”

When he was really in the hands of the factory guards, he knelt faster than anyone else.

As an aside, the Qing army went all the way south after entering the customs. In every city passed, there were a bunch of local civil officials who were "heroic and upright" to open the city and kneel to greet them. Shaving the tail of the money rat, these moral gentlemen are more active than anyone else. has long thrown the "parents of the body's hair and skin" out of the clouds.

Straight to the point.

Yu Anmin was scared and anxious. Beads of sweat appeared on his head: "Chang Dudu, you know the six parts!" Among the six departments, the Ministry of Rites is the poorest. ”

"I, the official of the Ministry of Rites, can also take a few people who recommend money. Among the officials of the other five departments, which family does not have 10,000 taels of silver? The five hundred taels I charge are not enough, and they can buy a high-quality Yangzhou thin horse! ”

"Why are you staring at me?"

Chang Feng said: "That's it, I'm too lazy to take off my pants and fart with you." Ming told you, I asked you to do one thing today. If you do, I will not pursue you. If you don't, then we'll have to press five rows of ten and talk about it. ”

Yu Anmin said: "If the governor of Changdu has anything to do, just give orders. Xia Guan must do his best. ”

Chang Feng said: "This matter is very simple. The Siyi Pavilion is under the jurisdiction of the main and guest divisions, right? ”

Yu Anmin replied: "Exactly." ”

Chang Feng said again: "The group of Westerners that Jinyiwei picked up from the south live in the main and guest divisions, right?" ”

Yu Anmin replied: "Exactly." ”

Chang Feng said: "My request is very simple. Today's New Year, the host and guest should let these Fanbang envoys follow Le Yile and feel the atmosphere of the Ming New Year. ”

"Tonight, you take them to the Workshop Division to enjoy the singing and dancing."

Yu Anmin was stunned: "That's it?" ”

Chang Feng nodded: "That's it." You can do it with your mouth in Dalang. ”

Yu Anmin raised his eyebrows: "Cheng, Cheng." The lower officials must do a good job of the errand assigned by the governor of Changdu. ”

Chang Feng stood up: "Just now you also taught your four sons to learn Wen Tianxiang." Wen Tianxiang's knees are not as soft as yours. Just, get up. ”

That night, Yu Anmin led more than a dozen Francophone people to the Teaching Workshop Division.

The singing and dancing of the teaching workshop division is a must in the world. Franco's eyes were straight. It made Pileth even shed a halazi.

Pillay is not greedy for the bodies of those dancing girls. It's the silk clothes worn by the gluttonous dancers.

Before coming to the Teaching Division, Yu Anmin gave them popular science. Most of the dancers in the Department of Education are the daughters of the families of criminal officials.

They are humble and slaves.

Pierreth came to Daming with an interpreter. The interpreter told Pillais that the slave was similar to the slave girl in Europa.

Pillace looked at the silk on the dancing girls, and said in his heart: The clothes on the bodies of these slave girls are being transported to Lisbon. I am afraid that the ladies of the palace will have to pay a high price to compete for it.

Daming is too rich. Even the clothes worn by the slave girls were worth at least thirty gold escudos.

If I can reach a trade with the Ming Dynasty, I will bring back a mountain of gold to King Manuel! His Majesty the King must not make me a duke?

At this moment, Chang Feng came to everyone.

Chang Feng asked Yu Anmin: "Who is the Western envoy?" ”

Yu Anmin pointed at Pillas: "He is the fart of the Francois Country." ”

Chang Feng frowned: "Why did you choose such a tasteful name?" Does he speak Chinese? ”

Yu Anmin shook his head: "He won't." Interpreters. ”

After speaking, Yu Anmin pointed to one of them: "This person's name is Yasan, and he is a translator." ”

Yasan, full name Hawke Yasan. He is a native of Malacca.

As early as the Taizong period, when Zheng He went to the West, Manraka had already been regarded as a bathing king. There are many people in the country who can read Chinese characters and speak Chinese.

When Pilas's fleet passed through Mangara, he hired a local man, Hawk Yasan, as an interpreter, and came to Daming with him.

Chang Feng said: "Let the fart come to and Yasan follow me and see someone." ”

Yasan translated Chang Feng's words to Pillas.

Pillace asked Yu Anmin, "Who is this?" ”

Pillace said a word, and Yasan translated it.

Yu Anmin said: "This is our Ming Dynasty's governor in charge of brocade clothes and guards, and he is always handsome." ”

Yasan's translation of the official position of "Governor of the Governor in charge of the brocade clothes and guards" is quite reliable. He told Pilas that the man in front of him was the equivalent of Portugal's deputy army commander and commander of the Royal Guard.

Pillace and Yasan followed Chang Feng to a quiet room in the Faculty Division.

Pillace saw a handsome young man sitting in a chair.

The handsome young man is the Emperor Zhengde, the son of the Great Tomorrow.

Emperor Zhengde is on patrol this time. Dressed like a gentleman in the capital.

Chang Feng said: "In front of you is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Why don't you kneel down and salute? ”

After Yasan translated, Pillas knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Zhengde smoothly, and his movements were smooth.

In some TV dramas in later generations, I always like to mention that Magerni came to the Qing Dynasty to see the faint king Qianlong, and it is actually nonsense that he refuses to kneel down in life or death.

White Europeans, like Han Chinese civil officials, have a flexible sense of morality. As long as you can make a lot of money by reaching trade, let alone kowtow. If you let him eat, he will incarnate as the eighth child in the island city, shouting while eating, "Ollie, well, it's so fragrant!" ”

While Pillace was still floating on the sea, Yasan had already roughly handed him some Ming etiquette.

Emperor Zhengde looked at Pillas: "Although your name is indecent, you still know how to count etiquette." Flatten. ”

After Yasan translated, Pillace got up.

Emperor Zhengde asked, "How many people does your country of Franco have?" Where? ”

Pillace is an old navigator. He didn't have a map, but it didn't bother him. He pointed to the pen in front of Emperor Zhengde's case: "Can I draw it with a pen." ”

After Yasan translated, Emperor Zhengde readily agreed.

Chang Feng walked to the desk and took a pen and paper and handed it to Pillas.

Pilas drew a sketched map of the world, pointing to it and saying, "This is my native Portugal." This is the country of Ming. ”

"My homeland has a population of 1.5 million."

He said one sentence, and Yasan translated one sentence.

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "Only 1.5 million people? I have 60 million people in the Ming Dynasty. In this way, your king has a little more power than the prefect of the Ming Dynasty, and a little less power than the governor of Gannan. ”

Then Emperor Zhengde walked up to Pilas and looked at the map: "This is your country." It doesn't look far from the picture. ”

Pillais replied: "It is not far from the map, but it is a voyage of 40,000 miles to your country. ”

Emperor Zhengde was surprised: "You said that you have drifted 40,000 miles on the sea? It's twice as long as Zheng He's voyage to the West! ”

"We have a saying in the Ming Dynasty that it is very happy to have friends from afar. You have traveled 40,000 miles across the ocean to come to Daming, and this alone shows your sincerity. ”

"The Kingdom of Portugal has plenty of sincerity to be your country's trading partner. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "I have to admit that although your country is small. But the firearms produced are really powerful. Many of the guns and cannons in the manufacturing office of my Ming Military Department are all firearms that imitate your Franco. ”

Pilas heard from Yasan that the Ming Emperor was interested in Portuguese guns. Immediately, God came: "We can exchange the world's most advanced arms for your country's silk, tea, and porcelain." ”

In fact, there are a lot of clear goods in Portugal. But these clear goods flow to Portugal, without exception, all of them have middlemen who have made more than ten times or even dozens of times the difference.

The middleman is the Wako.

If you can get rid of the middlemen, establish direct trade with the Ming Dynasty. That Pillace was a worthwhile trip.

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "Commerce? Yes! It also saved the gentry in the south a lot of money from the smuggling trade. However, this matter is against the ancestral system, and I need to think about it in the long run. ”

After Yasan translated, Pileth was overjoyed: "Oh, my great, generous Emperor Your Majesty. Your wisdom is enough to illuminate the whole of Asia, oh no, the whole world! ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "But Daming's goods are worth a huge amount. How much can you buy each year? Just by exchanging those guns and cannons, you can't change much. ”

Chang Feng answered: "What the emperor said is true." In the past, the minister investigated and handled the smuggling cases of the Four Seas Society and the Shuangmu Society. If the smuggling trade became official trade, Westerners would have to take at least tens of millions of taels of silver every year to buy Ming goods. Can a small country with a population of 1.5 million get so much silver? ”

After Yasan translated, Pillas said, "There is absolutely no problem! Our Kingdom of Portugal has just discovered two large silver mines in Latin America. The annual output of two silver mines, converted into the currency unit of the Ming Dynasty, 'tael', is about 15 million taels! ”

Zhu Houzhao had already moved his heart to trade with Westerners.

At the age of fifteen, he was rebellious. Whatever the civil servants were for, he was against. Whatever the civil servants opposed, he agreed.

What's more, he had long heard Chang Feng say that the civil officials were tired of the southeast. It is true that the ancestral system of maintaining the closure of the sea is false, and it is true that it has made a windfall through the smuggling trade.

If the switch is opened to the sea, the smuggling trade loses huge profits. It hurts worse than ripping the flesh of civil officials.

However, according to Pierreth, Franc found two large silver mines in the Americas, producing fifteen million taels of silver every year. Zhu Houzhao muttered again in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao muttered to himself: "Can the silver mine produce fifteen million taels of silver per year? Is it still silver? Isn't it stupid? You are equivalent to exchanging worthless stupid iron for real goods. ”

"There will be more and more silver in the Ming Dynasty. In the end, it is becoming less and less valuable like a treasure banknote. ”

Although Zhu Houzhao did not understand the economics of later generations, he did not understand inflation and deflation.

But he knows the simplest truth: scarcity is expensive.

Silver is also a "thing", and if you have more, it will not be worth anything.

It is not easy for a fifteen-year-old boy born at the end of the fifteenth century to think of this level.

Zhu Houzhao is an understanding person!

In later generations, a poet who was very good at fighting said: "In the Ming Dynasty, except for the two emperors of Ming Taizu and Ming Chengzu, who did better, and Ming Wuzong and Ming Yingzong were slightly better, the rest of the emperors were not good." ”

That's right, the "poet who is very good at war" is the person you think.

He has such a high opinion of Zhu Houzhao. It can be seen that Zhu Houzhao is not as unbearable as the black in "History of the Ming Dynasty".

Zhu Houzhao said: "Fart,." I have to think about trade again. Go back to your home country first. This interpreter Yasan had left for me. I want to learn Western from him. ”

Zhu Houzhao is clearly recorded in the history books, the first Han emperor to learn a foreign language.

Hearing this, Pillace was surprised and said, "The great emperor asked me to return home? Don't you lose interest in trade? ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "Don't worry." You are not far away, no, 40,000 miles to Daming. I won't let you go home empty-handed. Chang Feng, say hello to the host and guest. 2,000 horses of fine silk for fart. This batch of silk was shipped from my inner warehouse. ”

Chang Feng said: "Fart, don't you hear it, the emperor will reward you with his own private money!" Two thousand silks! ”

After Yasan translated, Pileth was dumbfounded.

Two thousand horses of silk? If it goes well and brings it back to Europa. I'm afraid I can sell it for 100,000 gold coins! I will be the richest man in all of Portugal!

Pillace kowtowed: "Great Emperor, your generosity is enough to illuminate the whole world!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said again: "Yasan stayed in Daming and taught me to speak Western. I will not treat him badly, but I will give him three hundred taels of silver a month. ”

When Yasan heard this, he was also busy kowtowing: "Long live the great emperor!" ”

Zhu Houzhao instructed Chang Feng: "Return these two to Liu Anmin first." ”

Chang Feng led the two away. After a while, he went and returned.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Chang Qing, what do you think of the trade matter?" ”

Chang Feng said: "More than ten years ago, I discussed with Yang Tinghe, who was then the head of the Ministry of Rites, about letting the Wa Kingdom pay tribute to silver. ”

"Yang Tinghe said that if the Wa State directly pays tribute to silver, there will be a big drawback."

"Japanese silver. There are several large silver mines such as Iwami and Ikuno. Huge quantities of silver are produced every year. In their place, silver cannot be said to be the same as stupid iron, but it is indeed not very valuable. ”

"If the Wa Kingdom uses a large amount of silver, it buys our silk, tea and other things in a big way. A large amount of silver poured into the Ming Dynasty, and the silver in the Ming Dynasty was worthless. ”

"After paying a very low price, the Japanese will buy back the goods that our silk workers and tea farmers have worked so hard to produce, so that they can enjoy them cheaply."

"Yang Tinghe's point of view is insightful. The tribute between the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty was, to put it bluntly, a trade. ”

"The current Western Ocean is very much like the Japanese Kingdom. There are several large silver mines in his hands, which produce a huge amount of silver every year."

Emperor Zhengde said: "Yes! That's what I'm worried about. Although there was smuggling trade in the South, it was not as large as the official trade with much fanfare. The amount of silver flowing into the Ming Realm is limited. ”

"Once I clear the sea. I'm afraid the silver that flowed into Daming was not the current number. ”

"Look, that's it. The matter of clearing the customs and opening the sea was stopped. Leave Yasan behind, let Yasan teach me to speak Western, and tell me what the West is like. ”

History books. At the beginning of the 16th century, King Manuel I of Portugal sent an emissary to Pilease to seek trade, but Emperor Zhengde refused.

Emperor Zhengde left behind to translate Yasan. Yasan became the medium through which Emperor Zhengde understood Europa. Yasan often traveled with Emperor Zhengde, conversing with each other in Portuguese for fun.

However, Yasan is pampered and proud. Secretly befriended the favored minister Jiang Bin. After the death of Emperor Zhengde, Yasan was involved in Jiang Bin's rebellion and was killed.

Emperor Zhengde, who was on patrol with Chang Feng, returned to the palace, and then returned to the mansion to celebrate the New Year with his family.

Liu Jin asked, "Is the matter done?" Has the emperor returned to the palace? ”

Chang Feng nodded slightly: "It's done." ”

Chang Tian said: "The emperor is really, he has to give his brother an errand during the New Year." ”

Liu Jin smiled: "Little Tangtang, this just shows that the little uncle is favored!" The little uncle is really a favorite of the Zhu Ming royal family. The first emperor reused him, and now he also looks up to him. The first thing that comes to mind when something happens is the little uncle. ”

Chang Tian smiled: "You still call me Little Sugar Candy." My son is nine years old after the Chinese New Year! ”

Chang Feng interjected: "You are eighty years old, and you are still a little sugar candy in the eyes of Liu Jin and me." ”

Liu Xiaoyan and Mrs. Nine led the maids to bring dumplings. The family feasted with Liu Jin.

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Father-in-law Liu, I have something to ask you." ”

Liu Jin asked, "What's the matter?" Although the little aunt is told, she says what she asks for or not. ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "This is a matter of accumulating virtue and doing good. There is a servant surnamed Lu in the Zhang family of Chengyang Hou, who is the best at making pickled sparrows. He has a son who is eight years old. is very naughty, named Lu Fang. ”

"When playing in the stable, this little Lu Fang accidentally knocked on the guillotine, just on the guillotine of the horse cutting, and broke the male root."

Liu Jin sighed when he heard it: "What a hard-working child!" ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Who said it wasn't? Originally, his father was a servant in the Hou family of Chengyang, and he also had five or six taels of silver a month. In the capital, it can be regarded as a well-fed family. ”

"Who would have thought that such a catastrophe would result in such a catastrophe, this child would cut off his male roots, and he would become a middle-aged man in the future. Can Gonggong Liu do a good job and bring him into the palace as a eunuch. ”

Liu Jin is very good at talking: "It's a trivial matter! Auntie, this is an opportunity for me to accumulate virtue and do good! ”

"Coincidentally, after the emperor ascended the throne, he repeatedly showed favor to the vassal kings of various places. Many palace maids and eunuchs were given to the vassal kings. ”

"No, yesterday the emperor issued another decree. This year, for the third time, he rewarded the feudal kings of various regions. I think I'll let him go to the Xingwang Mansion in Huguang on an errand. ”

"Let this little baby go to my house with his father and mother tomorrow. I took him to the inner prison and put a sign on him. ”

Chang Feng answered: "I am familiar with Xingwangfu." Lu Song under my command is in Xingwangfu. I wrote him a letter and asked him to take care of the poor baby. ”

Liu Jin said: "Chenghao." ”

In the past year, Liu Jin was entrusted to send two small eunuchs to the Xingwang Mansion in Huguang.

One is Huang Jin, who was entrusted by Qian Neng and sent to Xingwang's Mansion.

One is Lu Fang, who was entrusted by Liu Xiaoyan and sent to Xingwangfu.

The family happily finished the New Year's dinner.

Liu Jin said: "Little uncle, can you talk about it in the study?" ”

Chang Feng nodded and followed Liu Jin to the study.

Liu Jin said: "There are some words that the emperor is inconvenient to say to you directly. I can only paraphrase it. ”

"At the beginning of spring next year, the emperor will take action against those civil officials in the court. Then you will be the emperor's dagger. But the emperor didn't plan to kill people, he only planned to let them roll up and get out. ”

"The emperor said, 'After all, the monarch and the minister, the master and the apprentice, let others live'."

Chang Feng said: "The emperor is really a benevolent king. ”

Liu Jin's words changed: "However, before he can do it, the emperor needs to complete an important thing. ”

Chang Feng blurted out: "You mean a big wedding? ”

Liu Jin nodded: "That's right." According to the rules of our Han dynasty, the young son of heaven can only officially govern after getting married. ”

"Now, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian are still auxiliary ministers. It doesn't matter if the emperor says it at all. Therefore, the top priority after the Chinese New Year is to choose a virtuous queen for the emperor. ”

"If this matter is handed over to the Ministry of Rites. Liu Jian and Xie Qian are going to be obstructed again. ”

"I want the Queen Mother to enter the palace at the beginning, and it was you who handled it single-handedly, little uncle. Now the matter of the selection of the queen, the emperor has discussed it with the queen mother, and it is better to leave it to you. ”

Chang Feng frowned: "What does the emperor mean is to let Jinyi Wei be in charge of the election?" Isn't that deceitful? This matter has always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Liu Jin said with a smile: "It's up to the little uncle to find a way to make things that are not in accordance with the law of etiquette become in line with the law of etiquette." ”

Emperor Zhengde seemed to have given Chang Feng an impossible task.

Jin Yiwei is in charge of the election, once this matter spreads, the civil officials must not go crazy?

Besides, how can it be possible to comply with the etiquette law after the Jinyi Wei is elected?

Chang Feng's face was full of sadness: "This is not easy to do." ”

Liu Jin put on a top hat for Chang Feng at the right time: "The emperor said, 'My uncle is the best at turning things that are difficult to do into easy ones'." ”

"The big wedding is a crucial step for the emperor to take back power from the civil officials. Don't shirk it, little uncle. ”

Chang Feng had no choice but to say, "Okay, let me think of a way." ”

Seven days later, the sound of firecrackers was one year old, and the spring breeze sent warmth into Tusu.

The Spring Festival of the first year of Zhengde is quietly coming.

Changing the yuan is a big deal. Cumbersome rituals such as Emperor Zhengde's participation in sacrifices are naturally indispensable.

The affairs of the accompanying guards are naturally all handled by Chang Feng.

Busy with the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Chang Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Most of the rituals and ceremonies have finally come to an end. Everything went well.

On the day of Emperor Zhengde's sacrifice to the temple, colorful auspicious clouds appeared in the sky above the capital, which was a good omen. There was joy both inside and outside the court.

On this day, Emperor Zhengde summoned Chang Feng in the Qianqing Palace.

This half a month can exhaust the little emperor. Emperor Zhengde was almost half-lying on the dragon chair, and it was appropriate to teach the face of the common wind.

If Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang were present, they would definitely reprimand Emperor Zhengde for not paying attention to his prestige.

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "Two things. That Yasan is really interesting. I'm going to let him join your Jinyi Guard as a Han general. In this way, he will be able to be with me all the time. ”

Chang Feng said: "The minister will give Yasan a register in Jinyiwei tomorrow and give him a waist card." ”

Emperor Zhengde seemed to intend to show off in front of Chang Feng: "In the past few evenings, I have been talking to Yasan a lot of Buddhas. Chang Qing, do you know what Franc says about 'money'? What do you say 'how much do you pay'? How do you say 'I want to do business with you', and what do you say 'lucky meeting'? ”

Chang Feng couldn't cry or laugh: "The minister's knowledge is shallow, and the minister doesn't know." ”

Emperor Zhengde talked to Chang Feng about the Francophone words: "'Money' is 'handing internal beans'." ”

"'How much do you pay' is 'Eight pieces of for watching beans'."

"'I'm going to do business with you' is 'come and sell mines, dripping and watching dripping'."

(The fat author has tested Portuguese C2, and this is the pronunciation, which is authentic!) ）

Although Chang Feng heard a question mark, he still praised: "The emperor is really the first learned monarch in the past!" ”

After talking about Yasan, Emperor Zhengde said again: "The second thing is that Jinyiwei has been in charge of the election for more than half a month, have you figured out a way to make this matter conform to the etiquette law?" ”

Chang Feng arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister only came up with a way." ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "There are not many ways. It works. Tell me about it. ”

Chang Feng said: "After the election, you must comply with the etiquette law, and you can't bypass the etiquette department." ”

Emperor Zhengde frowned: "Let the Ministry of Rites do this, Liu Jian and Xie Qian can drag it out for three or five years!" As long as I don't get married, I can't be in power. They are still auxiliaries. I just said that the affairs of the court don't count! ”

Chang Feng said: "The emperor will finish speaking. Po Nu will return to Beijing in a few days. You have just promoted him to the rank of Tobu Beizhili Qing Servant Shilangzhong. Why don't you transfer him to the Ministry of Rites? ”

"The minister went to the ministry to inquire about the old minister's hall. There is a vacancy in the ceremonial department of the Ministry of Etiquette. ”

"Ruo Po Nu became the official of the Ministry of Rites. You can then make an order, and the slave will be solely responsible for the post-election matters. ”

"Breaking the slave is responsible, but behind the scenes, isn't it equivalent to the minister being responsible? The minister is responsible for the same as the Jinyi guard is responsible. ”

Emperor Zhengde blurted out: "Uncle, you are so good!" ”

Chang Feng said: "The emperor has a reputation. ”

Emperor Zhengde praised: "When it comes to the court's wrists, my uncle has reached the realm of transformation, and he is perfect!" ”

Chang Feng smiled awkwardly: "The left side of the door is not enough to worry about." ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "Just as you say." As soon as Ponu returned to Beijing, I greeted Ma Wensheng from the Ministry of Officials and asked Ponu to be transferred to the Ministry of Rites. ”

Don't look at Liu Jian and Xie Qian's fierce momentum in the court, and they have a posture of covering the sky with one hand. But the personnel power of the imperial court was not in their hands.

Because the person in charge of the ministry is the ruthless Ma Wensheng.

The old horse has old qualifications and a good reputation. He was one of the first three gentlemen of Hongji. This old guy is the same as Wang Shu, he is a civil official who has slashed people with a knife, and no one is afraid of being ruthless. Liu Jian and Xie Qian didn't dare to provoke him.

Lao Ma's attitude towards Liu Jian and Xie Qian is that "well water does not interfere with river water". You can recommend people for promotion normally, and our officials will inspect them.

If you are really capable and of good character, the officials will agree. Otherwise, don't talk about it!

Of course, Liu Jian and Xie Qian are also two of the "last three gentlemen". Although there is some cronyism in terms of recommending, I will never recommend mediocre fools.

It is good to promote Chang Po slave to the positive five grades, or to transfer to the Ministry of Rites. It was useless for Liu and Xie to object.

As long as the old horse agrees, things will fall into place.

Isn't this a coincidence, Chang Feng and Lao Ma are serious New Year's friends. Chang Po slave is an old horse who grew up. His ability and conduct are clear to the old horse.

Chang Feng asked, "By the way, the emperor. Rong Chen dared to ask a word. This may be a great disrespect. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "There are only two of us here. That's it. ”

Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty, what kind of woman do you like?" ”

Emperor Zhengde was stunned for a moment, and then replied simply and rudely: "I like good-looking women." ”

Chang Feng hurriedly said: "Ah, the ancient sages all have a love for beauty. The emperor is really a virtuous monarch who chases after the sages! ”

Emperor Zhengde added: "It's not enough to be good-looking. It's better to have no brothers at home. I don't want to have another Marquis of Shouning and Marquis of Jianchang in the court. ”

Emperor Zhengde's post-election criteria are somewhat similar to the blind date criteria of later generations: good-looking, only child.

He was scared by his two uncles, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling.

These two uncles even dared to embezzle the money of the emperor's coffin. Emperor Zhengde didn't deal with them, he couldn't swallow this breath in his heart. Deal with them, and the Empress Dowager Zhang's affection is there

Chang Feng said: "The minister remembers. The courtiers will choose good-looking women who have no brothers in the family. ”

Emperor Zhengde half-jokingly said: "I will entrust my life's major events to my uncle!" ”

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