Shoufu Prefecture.

Liu Jian re-read the "Removing the Tiger Shu" he wrote, and he was very dissatisfied with the writing.

Liu Jian turned his head to look at Xie Qian: "The words used in this piece are decent, more neat and not enough murderous!" ”

"Participating in the impeachment of the Eight Tigers and the Eunuch Party, that is to go down in history! Such a mediocre text is really difficult to enter into the history books. ”

Xie Qian said: "Why don't you write another one?" ”

Liu Jian said: "We are all engaged in the eight-share article of the art industry. How your own article is, you know it in your heart. ”

"If my essay is taken to the field, it may be favored by the examiner. But if you want to say that words are like knives, and knives and knives see blood, you have to find someone else to draft. ”

Xie Qian patted his brain: "I have a candidate." ”

Liu Jian hurriedly asked, "Who?" ”

Xie Qian replied: "Hubu Shandong Qing official Shi Langzhong, Li Mengyang!" ”

Li Mengyang is the head of the seven sons of the retro school in the Ming literary world. put forward the earth-shattering "Wen must be Qin and Han, and poetry must be prosperous Tang".

Although there is only one word difference between Li Mengyang and Li Dongyang in their names, their official fortunes are very different.

Li Mengyang is quite a Wei and Jin dynasty character, with a clear distinction between love and hate, and is not informal, and the Hanwen of the household department once commented on his "debauchery".

People with distinctive personalities and unconventional rules are not treated well by officialdom.

Therefore, although Li Mengyang is quite famous in the literary world, he has only achieved the rank of five-grade official so far.

Liu Jian said: "Okay! Go and invite Li Mengyang! ”

Li Mengyang was woken up in his sleep by the servants sent by the Liu Mansion to deliver the message.

Lao Li was quite dissatisfied, and scolded angrily: "The first assistant is in charge of heaven and earth, so you can't stop your subordinates from sleeping, right?" Even if the big thing is in the morning! ”

When the servants of the Liu Mansion told him that Shoufu asked him to write an essay on the crusade against the Eight Tigers. The anger on his face was swept away!

Cutting the Eight Tigers with a pen and a knife? Hey, Liu Dashoufu is right to find our Lao Li!

Li Mengyang has a simple view of good and evil: the Eight Tigers are eunuchs, how many good things have been in the eunuchs since ancient times? The Ten Standing Servants killed the Han, and Wang Zhen almost killed the Ming.

As a literati, you should be different from the eunuchs!

Li Mengyang got dressed. He followed the servant to the Shoufu Mansion.

Liu Jian has a big official frame. Like Li Mengyang, a five-grade master, Liu Jian doesn't even look at it when he encounters someone on weekdays.

This time, Liu Jian first followed the old rules of officialdom and said to Li Mengyang: "Brother Mengyang is a Jinshi in the sixth year of Hongzhi, right?" I'm the deputy examiner of that subject, and we're kind teachers and students."

Who would have thought that Li Mengyang, who has a distinct personality, would not eat him at all. Lao Li said straight to the point: "Shoufu asked me to write a recital to eliminate the Eight Tigers? Please give me pen and paper! ”

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Brother Mengyang is really a cheerful person!" Come on, take the wolf pen and pine smoke ancient ink given to me by the first emperor! ”

Li Mengyang got the pen and paper, and began to splash ink without thinking.

The 1,800-word "Removing the Tiger Shu" was written in half an hour. It's just a matter of leaning on the horse.

You must know that the average writing speed of later generations of online writers such as those surnamed Liu Ming Cole is only 2,000 words per hour.

Web writers use keyboards. Li Mengyang uses a brush.

Needless to say, the handwriting is neat, and the content is simply like a knife, and the knife is bloody. scolded the Eight Tigers to the point of blood, but there was not a single dirty word!

After reading the recital, Liu Jian sighed again and again: "Good article, good article!" Brother Mengyang, if you can successfully get rid of the tiger tomorrow, I will transfer you to Hanlin Academy as a bachelor! ”

Xie Qian said: "Yes! Brother Mengyang has the potential to be the head of the Hanlin Academy. ”

Li Mengyang said: "Fame and fortune are so good for me!" I only want to sweep away the eunuchs and protect the country! ”

When Li Mengyang said this, the words were sonorous and powerful.

In each dynasty, there will be a few ministers who are not afraid of the powerful and jealous of evil.

Li Mengyang is such a minister.

During the Hongzhi Dynasty, how favored were the uncles Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling? Emperor Hongzhi hated to spoil them to heaven.

The Zhang brothers were lawless and fought with the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Zhou in the market. Li Mengyang was a small six-grade sesame official at the time, and he still dared to play the impeachment. not only scolded the Zhang brothers, but also piggybacked on Emperor Hongzhi to accuse Empress Zhang of favoring Empress Zhang.

Even if he was imprisoned, Li Mengyang never regretted it.

What if you can't eat in officialdom? What about going to prison? I am me, I am Li Mengyang! No one can change me!

Liu Jian sighed: "Brother Mengyang is really a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune!" Admire! ”

Xie Qian said: "I don't think there is a word to change this song. Ahead of the court this morning, let's ask hundreds of officials to sign on the note by the Jinshui Bridge. ”

Liu Jian said: "Okay! Eliminate the tiger and exterminate the castration, right now! ”

The dormitory of the Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Zhengde has recently become obsessed with dominoes. is having fun with Jiang Bin and Yasan.

The Eight Tigers came to Emperor Zhengde and began to cry when they turned their heads.

I cried so much that my liver and intestines were broken, my heart was like a knife, my liver and gallbladder were broken, and I couldn't live in pain. Pain and despair come together, snot and tears.

Emperor Zhengde frowned: "I cried so much that I got goosebumps!" What's going on? ”

Liu Jin snorted his big snot with a "sting" sound: "Your Majesty!" Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and that group of civil officials don't give the old slave eight a way out! They made up a bunch of accusations, and they wanted to go out tomorrow morning to force the emperor to kill eight old slaves! ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled slightly: "Oh? Really? Are these charges fabricated? Or is the evidence conclusive? ”

The subtext of Emperor Zhengde is: Has the tiger sin box been found? If it's still in the hands of Liu and Xie, I can't protect you even if I want to.

Liu Jin replied: "Back to the emperor, it's all nonsense and rumors. There is no evidence. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "That's easy to do." They are involved in you, and I will dismiss them. ”

Liu Jin was stunned in place: Rejection is?! Your Majesty, don't you plan to get rid of Liu and Xie in one fell swoop and become the real boss of the Ming Dynasty?

Why do you seem to want to settle down at this point?

Well, I'll have to arch your fire.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, tonight in Beijing all the civil officials above the fourth grade have gone to the Shoufu Mansion!" ”

"Liu Jian came when he summoned high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and he left when he waved. His name is Auxiliary, but he is actually a regent! ”

"What's even more sensational is that he actually said a word to the Six Ministries and Jiuqing tonight, insulting the Holy Venerable!"

Emperor Zhengde asked, "Oh? What words? ”

Liu Jin made a killing move and made up a lie: "Liu Jian said, 'Sixteen-year-old naughty son, how to rule the world?' 'Your Majesty, Liu Jian is not subservient! ”

Emperor Zhengde was suddenly furious: "Heh, the sixteen-year-old naughty son can't rule the world." Only he, Mr. Liu, can cure the world, right? When did the Ming Dynasty have the surname Liu? ”

Liu Jin continued to add oil and vinegar: "Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others have prided themselves as emperors since the emperor ascended the throne. The emperor said to the east, and they will go west. I also have to say that I am not ashamed, saying that the emperor is young and ignorant. ”

"They have long been Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it!"

"If you don't get rid of Liu, Xie and the huge civilian-official group behind them, I'm afraid Da Ming will really change his surname to Liu! Liu Jian's Liu! ”

The favored minister Jiang Bin helped on the side: "Your Majesty, that group of corrupt Confucians is in trouble with current affairs." At every turn, he coerced the people to bully the king. Not a deceitful bully, but a bully of a bully! ”

According to what the minister saw, what Gonggong Liu said was very true. If you want to create a foundation for all generations, you must get rid of Liu and Xie! ”

Emperor Zhengde sneered: "Okay! Wonderful! Let's go back for the time being, and tomorrow morning I will make my own decision! ”

Let's say that Jinyi Wei is in prison.

Chang Feng sat on the chair, feeling chilled for Zhang Cai to take refuge in Liu Jin.

That's right, not anger, but chills.

Zhang Cai was picked up by him. betrayed him at the most critical moment and destroyed the tiger sin box for Liu Jin. His heart was cold at the moment.

At this moment, You Jingwu and Chang Ponu walked in.

Seeing his own son and godson, the elderly Chang Feng opened his bow left and right and hugged the two: "My two good sons, you are back!" ”

Chang Ponu said: "Dad, we heard from Uncle Guo in Baoding that Liu Shoufu turned back halfway, so he rode a fast horse to the capital, didn't delay anything?" ”

Chang Feng originally wanted to say: "If you come back a day earlier, I will not hand over a big matter to a traitor." But the words came to his lips and he swallowed them again.

Chang Feng said: "There was no delay. It's good to be back, it's good to be back. Fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers. No one else can be trusted, only the two of you can be trusted! ”

Chang Ponu is a smart person, and he heard the clue from Chang Feng's words: "Could it be that someone in Jinyiwei has taken refuge in Liu Jian and Xie Qian?" ”

Chang Feng shook his head: "No, someone has taken refuge in Liu Jin!" ”

Chang Ponu said: "That's okay." At least for now, Grandpa Liu is still sitting in the same boat with you. ”

Chang Feng said: "That's it." There will be a bloody storm tomorrow morning. Let's go home first. ”

Yinshi, by the Jinshui Bridge.

Hundreds of officials came to the Jinshui Bridge one after another to wait for the court.

Liu Jian first read "Removing the Tiger Shu" to the civil officials, and then took a long note in his own hand and walked in front of each civil official and asked them to sign it.

Li Dongyang signed, Wang Hua and Wang Shouren father and son signed, and Liu Daxia signed.

Li Dongyang is careful. Wang Hua's father and son have a decent relationship with Liu Jin, but they admit that Li Mengyang's eloquent essay is written correctly and well.

The civil servants all signed it. Even if the Eight Tigers turn defeat into victory, they must always leave a group of people in the court.

So they followed the crowd and signed it.

Chang Feng came to the military attache pile.

Xie Qian walked over: "Chang Du Du." Our grievances are going to be settled today! ”

Chang Feng sneered: "Heh, if I hadn't helped back then, I'm afraid you would have been killed by Li Guang a long time ago, and now you should be cutting sugarcane in Lingnan!" Where is the cabinet member's golden chair? ”

"My kindness, you can't repay it in this life!"

Xie Qian originally came to demonstrate, but he didn't show it, but he touched his nose.

The veteran Shi Wenzhong helped: "Those who are ungrateful and repay virtue with grievances are in front of our group of Qiu Ba Laoru!" ”

The veteran Ye Guang said: "Heh, our group of Qiu Ba don't know a few big characters. But we won't take revenge! I don't look down on ungrateful bastards the most! ”

Xie Qian was bored with himself and returned to the civil service.

Finally, it was time for the early dynasty of the Imperial Gate. Baiguan Yuguan walked into Fengtianmen.

Emperor Zhengde came to the front court and sat on the dragon chair. Xiao Jing, the master of ceremonies, shouted: "Discussion!" ”

Liu Jian came out of the class: "Your Majesty, the cabinet, the six ministries and nine secretaries, the deputy hall, the officials, the outside staff, the director, the middle of the matter, the imperial history, the subordinate officials of the temples, the subordinate officials of the Zhan Shifu, and the Hanlin scholars, a total of 396 people have joined forces. Ask the emperor to kill the Eight Tigers to correct the dynasty! ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "Oh? Is there such a thing? Read it out! ”

Liu Jian recited "Removing the Tiger" aloud.

Emperor Zhengde patted the dragon case: "Well written!" Who wrote such an eloquent essay? It doesn't sound like Mr. Liu's writing. ”

Liu Jian replied: "Don't dare to deceive the emperor." The song is drafted by Li Mengyang, the Qing official of the household department in Shandong. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "Li Mengyang? I know. The head of the retro seven sons, a giant in the literary world. Sure enough, I have read more than 10,000 books, and I write like a god! There are such heroes in the court, which shows that our Zhengde Dynasty has a prosperous literary style! ”

Liu Jian listened to Emperor Zhengde praise Li Mengyang, and thought that Emperor Zhengde would obey the wishes of the civil official group and kill the Eight Tigers.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhengde's words changed: "But I have a problem." This eloquent essay really made me feel indignant and boiling. But is it too broad, is there a specific crime? Is there any specific human and physical evidence? ”

Liu Jian was stunned: "Uh, this. The ambition of the Eight Tigers and Wolves, such as Sima Zhao's heart, is well known to passers-by. Why is there a specific charge? ”

Liu Jian didn't know that Liu Jin also compared him to Sima Zhao in front of Emperor Zhengde last night.

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "That's the rumors?" ”

Liu Jian looked at him left and right: "Your Majesty, the Eight Tigers are extremely evil. Not killing is not enough to correct the dynasty, and not killing is not enough to calm the anger of the officials and the people. ”

Emperor Zhengde asked: "Is it rumor?" ”

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, the Eight Tigers are standing in the court, embezzling bribes and committing lawlessness, which has endangered the safety of the society. ”

Emperor Zhengde asked the third time: "Is it a rumor?" ”

Liu Jian couldn't avoid it anymore, so he had to say: "Back to the emperor, there were originally more than 830 pieces of criminal evidence and testimony, and more than 200 witnesses. It was snatched away by Chang Feng, an accomplice of the Eight Tigers! ”

Chang Feng is out of class, and the quality is three times: "Shoufu, I'm not, I don't, don't talk nonsense." How can you tarnish people's innocence out of thin air? ”

"You said that I robbed the evidence of the crimes committed by the eight fathers-in-law. Who can prove it? ”

Liu Jian said angrily: "Your Majesty, Liu Jin is the first traitor of the Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties!" Chang Feng is the first traitor of the two dynasties of Hongzhi and Zhengde! ”

"Chang Feng is a person, with a honey belly sword, seemingly loyal, but in fact, he has a ghost in his heart! He and Liu Jin wear a pair of pants, which has long been an open secret in the court! ”

"If the emperor wants to kill the Eight Tigers, he has to kill him together!"

Emperor Zhengde said half-jokingly: "Mr. Liu, when did I say that I was going to kill the Eight Tigers?" Are you a false proclamation? ”

Liu Jian, a big troll, didn't say anything, but also piggybacked on Changfeng.

Uncle Zhang Heling, who had just returned to Beijing, couldn't listen to it anymore, and he was out of class for a long time.

Zhang Heling glanced at Liu Jian: "Liu Jian, tell you, Lao Tzu also wears a pair of pants with Chang Feng and Liu Jin!" Chang Feng saved Lao Tzu's life and Liu Jin's life. ”

"Do you want to kill me as you wish? Are you going to kill the emperor's own uncle? ”

Liu Jian said angrily: "Shou Ninghou, don't do your business, don't climb around!" ”

Zhang Heling raised the wat board in his hand: "Fart!" Changfeng's business is Lao Tzu's business! ”

Xie Qian left the class: "The imperial gate is early, and the uncle of the country should not speak filthy words." ”

Chang Feng said: "Filthy words? That's better than some people who are full of benevolence and morality, and have a belly full of men and prostitutes! ”

Xie Qian said angrily: "Who are you scolding for male thieves and female prostitutes? ”

The early dynasty turned into a scolding war, and Emperor Zhengde watched it with relish.

However, Emperor Zhengde still spoke out to stop the oral gymnastics of both sides.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Okay, okay." Quiet! Liu Jian, I ask you the fourth time, is it rumored that you participated in the impeachment of the Eight Tigers? ”

Liu Jian replied: "The minister has already answered, there was evidence originally, but he was robbed by Chang Feng." ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "That means, you don't have any evidence in your hand?" No evidence is just rumors. ”

"I can't kill seven eunuchs and one young eunuch in the inner palace because of the civil official's rumors!"

"The Ming Dynasty is the most important law. The proof is the testimonial! ”

Liu Jian and Xie Qian glanced at each other.

Looks like it's going to be a killer move!

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty." If the emperor insists on going his own way, the minister will resign. Nearly 400 joint officials of the six departments, deputy halls, officials, non-staff, directors, ministers, ministers, ministers, subordinate officials of various temples, subordinate officials of Zhan Shifu, and Hanlin scholars resigned together! ”

"Hulala", the civil officials knelt down and said in unison: "The minister resigns!" ”

Wonderful! Our Emperor Zhengde, what we are waiting for is your Mr. Liu's words!

(End of chapter)