Liu and Xie were actually doomed to failure from the beginning. Yan Xiaoqi's betrayal only hastened their defeat.

The emperor sided with the Eight Tigers. If the civil official group wants to win, the only way to win is to learn from Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng, and launch a Zhengde version of the change to win the door.

A court fight is no different from a ruffian fight. Come out and mix up, it all depends on three things - ruthless, righteous, and many brothers.

If you are not ruthless enough, no matter how many brothers you have, it is useless.

Compared with the younger generation of civil officials sixteen years later, Liu and Xie are simply honest people.

After Chang Feng finished interrogating Yan Xiaoqi, he came to Emperor Zhengde and reported the results of the interrogation to Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde gasped when he heard this: "In addition to Zhang Yong, Liu Jin's seven people actually did eight hundred and thirty illegal things?" One person has to do more than 100 pieces? Is it a planting? ”

Chang Feng smiled awkwardly: "I'm afraid. Most of this is true. ”

The Eight Tigers are actually not much cleaner than the civilian clique. The biggest difference between the two is that the Eight Tigers listened to Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde is a young man with a lively mind. The little abacus in my heart crackled: Let's raise New Year's pigs! Support the Eight Tigers first and fatten them up. After getting fat, kill and eat meat. I attacked the Tatars in the north, and the military expenses for sealing the wolf Juxu were also available. You can also earn a good reputation for wisdom and wisdom, and sweep away the good reputation of traitors.

This idea seems a bit clever. It's a pity that if the emperor plays this kind of cleverness, he is destined to become a real Ming Jun. Supporting death is the level of a third-rate crossing author in later generations.

Emperor Hongwu may have been murderous. But from his ascension to his death, he has always adhered to a belief of "not hiding treacherous evil".

Therefore, Emperor Hongwu is a generation of Ming monarchs.

The civil officials are corrupting one after another, and I, Zhu Yuanzhang, will kill one after another, one by one. Maybe I, Zhu Yuanzhang, can't win, but at least I've been trying all my life to make this dynasty more clear.

I've done my best.

Zhu Yuanzhang is worthy of the words "Hongwu Emperor".

Emperor Zhengde broke the silence in the leopard room: "If the Eight Tigers, Liu and Xie can only save one of them, I hope to keep the Eight Tigers." ”

Chang Feng arched his hand: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Chang Feng left the leopard room, returned to his mansion, and convened Qian Ning and others to discuss the matter.

Chang Feng said: "Immediately keep an eye on Fourth Prince Xie." Within twelve hours, I want the fourth prince to appear in Jinyiwei's foreign office. ”

The foreign company, that is, the "safe house" in later generations.

Qian Ning said: "It was on the charge of assassinating the official in the salt case, and he was arrested in a grand manner." Or did you secretly tie him up? ”

Chang Feng said: "Catching the fourth prince in a grand manner will startle the snake." Civilian officials may 'get rid of the tiger' in advance. It's still the old way of our Jinyiwei, kidnapping tickets. ”

Assassination, kidnapping, planting, eavesdropping, and memory recovery can be called the five traditional arts of Jinyiwei.

The disgraceful spy agencies are all in the same vein. The CIA, Mossad, and MI6 of later generations are also best at these five major arts.

The only difference is that later spy agencies relied on technology to eavesdrop. Jin Yiwei relied on human ears to eavesdrop.

Big guy Shi Wenyi, this person is more cowardly. He said: "It seems that the son of the kidnapping cabinet member's family

Chang Feng stared at Shi Wenyi. Xindao: Shi Wenyi is still too honest. I haven't grown for so many years.

Chang Feng asked Shi Wenyi: "What is the official position of Fourth Prince Xie?" ”

Shi Wenyi replied: "I have experienced from the Governor's Mansion of the Wupin Left Army. ”

Chang Feng asked again: "What is this official position in charge of?" ”

Shi Wenyi replied again: "The cashier is transferred." ”

Chang Feng gave a solution: "The cabinet is pressuring Liaodong's military salary for ten years. The group of Qiu Ba in Liaodong sent people to Beijing to urge salary. ”

"They don't dare to go to the cabinet and the military department to make trouble. I went to the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army, which had no real power, and made a fuss. ”

"Xie Si is the son of a cabinet member, and he is also the experience of the Governor's Mansion. If the Qiu Bamen in Liaodong were bold enough to tie up Xie Si to vent their anger, wouldn't that be very reasonable? ”

Shi Wenyi gave a thumbs up: "High, really high!" ”

Qian Ning said: "Master Chang, I'm going to find a few sets of mandarin duck jackets for the border army, and let our robes pretend to be the border army." ”

Chang Feng took a sip of tea: "Remember, I can't teach you for a lifetime." One day you will have to be on your own. Learn to draw inferences. ”

Shi Wenyi nodded yes.

Qian Ning was a little disappointed in his heart: I have become the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and I am not alone? Alas, with Chang Shuaiye, I can only be a second shopkeeper in my life.

The crowd dispersed, and it was nearly evening. Chang Feng worked hard all day, and he didn't eat lunch, and he was already hungry.

The Ninth Lady walked in.

Chang Feng asked, "What do you eat at night?" ”

Mrs. Nine replied, "Beef buns." ”

The Ming Dynasty strictly prohibits killing and eating cattle, which is written into the "Daming Law": "Privately slaughtering cattle and horse rods 100, knowingly selling cattle and slaughtering and eating are all guilty." ”

However, in the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, the laws were all used to restrain the poor. The powerful can always find 10,000 ways to exploit the loopholes of the law, and no one will pursue them.

There was a slaughterhouse in the northern city that specialized in supplying beef to the powerful. The big boss is Qian Neng, and recently the two uncles of the Zhang family have also joined the shares.

Sick cows, old and dead cows can be slaughtered. I have slaughtered sick cows and dead cows and sold their flesh, and it is not lawful.

Chang Feng said: "Let's go, go to the dining room." ”

Chang Ponu and You Jingwu have not yet returned to Beijing. Li Ping'er went back to her parents' house to raise the baby.

Originally, there was only a large family of people, only Chang Feng, Liu Xiaoyan, Mrs. Jiu, and Yan Jiao remained, and they seemed a lot more deserted.

Chang Feng picked up a steaming beef bun and took a bite full of oil: "Fragrant, really fragrant." ”

Liu Xiaoyan picked two cloves of garlic for Chang Feng.

The family of the Ming Dynasty does not eat garlic. Chang Feng is fond of garlic, after all, he is from a poor family. There is no garlic in the buns, and the fragrance is halved.

Chang Feng asked Yan Jiao while eating: "Did your eldest brother have a letter recently?" Is he getting better? ”

Yan Jiao replied: "Back to my father-in-law's words." My eldest brother just sent a letter from Jiangxi Fenyi the day before yesterday. It is said that it has improved a lot. ”

Chang Feng said: "Jiang Bin gave me two pairs of bear bile a few days ago. Bear bile has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, calming the liver and brightening the eyes. Wait for me to send someone to Fenyi. ”

Jiang Bin now regards Changfeng as a backer. Every three or five days, I will send nine precious specialties to Changfu.

Yan Jiao said: "The daughter-in-law thanked her father-in-law on behalf of the eldest brother. ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Oh yes, today I went to visit Ping'er in my in-laws' mansion, and when I passed by my in-laws' study, I saw many officials in civilian clothes waiting in line to see me. ”

Chang Feng asked, "Oh? Since they are dressed in civilian clothes, how do you know that they are officials? ”

Liu Xiaoyan replied: "I have been the wife of Jinyi Wei Changye for 20 years, and I have seen a lot of people in the officialdom. I can smell their official smell just by looking at my nose. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "You can catch up with the tiger twenty years ago." ”

Jokes are jokes. Liu Xiaoyan's words attracted Chang Feng's attention.

He secretly said in his heart: Li Dongyang should have smelled the smell of the decisive battle between Liu and Xie and the Eight Tigers. He bet that the Eight Tigers would win. Therefore, before the decisive battle, he was busy gathering a group of civilian officials. Waiting for Liu and Xie to be defeated, he will take a complete set of teams to succeed him as the first assistant and become the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

In the early morning of the next day, Changfeng was about to go to the morning court.

Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi and others were already waiting at the gate of the mansion.

Qian Ning said: "Master Chang Shuai, things are a little bad. Xie Yan is missing. We can't find any trace of him. ”

Chang Feng frowned: "What? ”

Xie Sigongzi is the clue to find the tiger sin box. If the clues are broken, things will not be easy.

Chang Feng instructed the servant: "Go to the Imperial Gate to find the overseer on duty outside the Imperial Gate and give me a sick leave." Let's just say that it is occasionally infected with wind and cold. ”

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were the same as the later generations, and they had to punch in and roll call. The person in charge of punching in and rolling in is the inspector of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Then Chang Feng threw the wat board to another servant and instructed everyone: "Come into my house to discuss matters." ”

Everyone entered the hall of Changfu and sat down.

Chang Feng said: "How could Xie Qian disappear?" ”

Qian Ning replied: "Let's say in the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army that Xie Yan hasn't been to the Yamen on an errand for seven days. ”

"There is also news from the dark pile in the Xie Mansion. I haven't seen Xie Yan in the mansion for seven days. ”

Shi Wenyi pretended to be smart: "Will he really be tied up by the group of Qiu Ba sent into Beijing by Liaodong?" ”

Chang Feng waved his hand: "No." If Xie Qian was kidnapped, Xie Qian would have ordered the Arrest Division to turn the capital over. The Superintendent has been calm these days. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, Xie Yan should be secretly guarding the Tiger Sin Box."

According to what Yan Xiaoqi said. The so-called six tiger sin boxes should be six hidden places. There are more than 800 charges and testimonies, and more than 200 witnesses are lived. ”

"The capital is full of our eyes and ears, I guess the tiger sin box is not in the capital. And on the outskirts of Beijing. ”

"You immediately let the ears and eyes of Daxing, Wanping, Changping, Liangxiang, Fangshan and other counties find out."

Qian Ning arched his hand: "Yes." ”

Chang Feng said again: "The matter is urgent. We can't just rely on the ears and eyes of the counties on the outskirts of Beijing to find out the news. ”

"I have to think of a way to let Xie Gen show up honestly."

When Liu Xiaoyan came in to deliver tea, she overheard what Chang Feng said.

Liu Xiaoyan said: "I have a way. ”

Chang Feng was stunned for a moment and glanced at Liu Xiaoyan: "Do you have a way?" ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Fourth Prince Xie is good with a thin horse named Begonia in the Tanchun Pavilion. spent a whopping 10,000 taels to redeem her. It was placed in the west Xiaojing Hutong of the north city as a foreign house. It is said that Begonia is pregnant. It's been three months. ”

The circle of ladies in the capital is actually no different from the village mouth melon-eating aunt alliance, and they know everything.

Liu Xiaoyan said again: "Fourth Prince Xie loves this begonia girl very much. If she suffers from any sudden illness, I think that Xie Sigongzi will definitely appear. ”

Chang Feng blurted out: "Three months pregnant? If she slips, I don't believe that Xie Yan will not show up. ”

Liu Xiaoyan's face changed when she heard this: "Amitabha, don't do this kind of thing that hurts yin and morality!" Don't forget, your daughter-in-law is also pregnant! ”

Chang Feng said: "When it comes to men's affairs, women don't intervene." Get out. ”

Liu Xiaoyan was a little anxious: "Give your children and grandchildren some virtue!" ”

Chang Feng said loudly: "Get out!" ”

Liu Xiaoyan had no choice but to leave the hall.

Qian Ning said: "I'll arrange it." Putting some abortion pills in a skinny horse's meal, isn't that a matter of holding a drill? ”

Shi Wenyi echoed: "That is." When Xie Qian fails, the Xie family is afraid that they will be beheaded by the eight fathers-in-law! Sooner or later, the seed of iniquity will die. Stillbirth is the same as death. ”

Chang Feng said: "This matter is still under consideration." Killing a fetus in the womb is indeed too hurtful to yin morality. ”

At noon the next day, Xixiaojing Hutong in the north of the city.

Fifteen-year-old skinny Ma Haitang has just woken up. Three months pregnant, she can be described as full of ambition.

Originally, her background was decided, and she would not be able to enter the Xie family openly and become the aunt of the Xie family in this life.

Even if Fourth Prince Xie loves her again, he can't give her a name.

However, the child in her womb gave her hope. Fourth Prince Xie has only three daughters under his knees. It would be very different if she had given birth to a son.

Maybe her husband Xie Qian will loosen his mouth and allow Xie Sigongzi to give her the title of a concubine.

Begonia changed her clothes and touched her lower abdomen.

A woman is pregnant for three months and does not show her belly.

But Begonia seems to feel the new life in its belly. She said to herself: "You must be angry, you are a boy." ”

Xie Qian arranged a maid for Haitang named Ying'er. This Ying'er looks like she is twelve or thirteen years old, and she is born with thick hands and feet.

Ying'er walked into the bedroom and asked Haitang, "Is the girl up?" Lunch is ready, I'm going to bring it to you? ”

Begonia bowed slightly.

After a while, Ying'er put the meal on the table of the Eight Immortals in Begonia's bedroom.

Steamed sea bass, stir-fried beef, tofu chicken soup, stir-fried cocoon, plus Jiangnan Gong rice, the color and flavor are complete. Begonias feast. She eats more for the sake of the child in her womb.

After eating, Begonia is ready to go out to visit the rouge gouache shop. One to pass the time. Second, the doctor told her to move around more, which is good for the child.

As soon as she walked out of the bedroom, she heard Ying'er shouting: "Oh my God, there are big rats in the yard!" What a big guy! ”

After saying that, Ying'er rushed towards Begonia and collided with Begonia.

Although Ying'er is two years younger than Begonia, she is a whole head taller than her. directly knocked down the begonia and pressed it under him.

Haitang was hit with gold stars, and it took a long time before Ying'er pulled her up: "Girl, I damn it, I saw that the mouse was frightened and hit you without long eyes." ”

Haitang scolded: "When the fourth prince comes back, I will let him pick your skin." ”

Ying'er said repeatedly: "The girl spared me." ”

Suddenly, Ying'er's eyes widened, and then she shouted angrily: "Ahhh It's amazing! Girl, you're red! Don't you slip a tire, right? ”

Haitang looked down and saw that her embroidered pants were red.

She suddenly felt like the sky was falling. If she slipped, her hope of entering Xie's house would be dashed.

In fact, the blood on the embroidered pants was not her fetal blood.

Just now, Ying'er took advantage of the begonia being pressed under her and squeezed a fish bladder containing chicken blood in the chaos.

That blood was just chicken blood.

Haitang's voice trembled and said, "Quick, go and call a doctor." ”

Ying'er knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Girl, I was wrong." I deserve death. ”

Haitang scolded: "What's the use of saying this now? Call the doctor! ”

Begonia is only fifteen years old and is pregnant for the first time. She didn't understand anything, and she couldn't figure out whether it was chicken blood or fetal blood on the embroidered pants.

In desperation, she sat on the threshold in a daze, her eyebrows furrowed, and tears fell to the ground.

Not long after, Ying'er led a doctor to Haitang.

The doctor's name is Yang Henian. It is a famous gynecological holy hand in the northern city. Xie Sigongzi spent a lot of money to let Yang Henian be on call to help Begonia have a baby.

Yang Henian saw the begonia on the threshold: "Begonia girl, this is really unlucky for his mother to open the door and unlucky to get home!" It's only been three months pregnant, why is it so popular? ”

Haitang wiped her tears, pointed at Ying'er, and scolded viciously: "It's not this little slut yet!" Hit me with a four-up-and-eight fork. ”

After a while, Haitang looked at Yang Henian like a life-saving straw: "Mr. Yang, save my child." ”

Yang Henian instructed Ying'er: "Quickly bring the begonia girl into the room." I checked her pulse. ”

(End of chapter)