If you want to be caught, it's best to indulge.

Emperor Zhengde is a little genius in drama.

When Liu Jian proposed the resignation of all civil officials, Emperor Zhengde had a frightened expression on his face.

Emperor Zhengde's voice trembled: "Ah! Mr. Liu and all of you Aiqing are going to resign? How good is that? How will the various government offices in the capital function in the future? ”

Liu Jian's heart blossomed: Heh, it seems that the emperor is afraid. I'm afraid! Without us civil officials, you would become a bare-bones emperor!

Thinking of this, Liu Jian added: "The emperor is wrong. Not only ministers and colleagues in Beijing will resign. Governors, political envoys, envoys, prefects, and prefects will all resign! ”

"Civil officials with conscience all over the world disdain to coexist with the Eight Tigers and traitors in the officialdom!"

Emperor Zhengde deliberately opened his mouth wide and said in a daze: "Huh? The civil officials have all resigned and gone into hiding, so who will help me govern the world! Don't you want to lose the country! ”

Liu Jian said triumphantly: "Back to the emperor, you protect the Eight Tigers, let the eunuchs continue to be in power, and the Ming Dynasty will lose the country." If civil officials resign en masse, they will also lose their country. ”

"The only right choice for you is to kill the Eight Tigers and clarify the rule of the officials. Only in this way can the prosperity of Hongzhi continue in the Zhengde Dynasty. ”

Emperor Zhengde looked embarrassed: "Ah, this, I have to think about it." I will go back to the Qianqing Palace first. ”

Liu Jian said: "If the emperor doesn't kill the Eight Tigers for a day, the ministers will go on a hunger strike in the Qianqing Palace!" ”

Emperor Zhengde got up directly from the dragon chair: "Ah, such a big matter, I always have to think about it, deliberate and deliberate before making up my mind." Scatter the dynasty! ”

After Emperor Zhengde left, Chang Feng and other military attachés dispersed and walked outside the imperial gate.

The civil officials still gathered in front of the royal gate.

Liu Jian said loudly: "Colleagues, let's write a resignation note first. At noon today, if the emperor has not issued a decree to kill the Eight Tigers, we will take the resignation of the official to the Qianqing Palace for a hunger strike and kneel down!"

A group of civil officials echoed: "Yes! Since ancient times, loyalty and treachery have not been opposed. If the emperor doesn't kill the Eight Tigers and traitors, we will go into hiding! ”

"That's right! Heaven and earth have righteousness, and miscellaneous manifolds! Our heroic righteousness is gathered in a resignation. We will definitely be able to defeat the treacherous spirit of the court! ”

Li Dongyang looked at the impassioned and silent colleagues of the civil officials.

Chang Po Nu stood in the civil service class. He is the Lang Zhong of the Department of Etiquette and Ceremonies, and is naturally among the early dynasties.

Xie Qian said to Chang Ponu: "Ponu, you have been studying in the East Palace with the emperor since you were a child. I am your teacher. ”

"A word of advice from a teacher. There are many forks in the road in a person's life, and they must make a choice. ”

"You've got to choose the right path!"

Chang Ponu arched his hand: "Dare to ask Mr. Xie, what is the right way in your opinion?" ”

Xie Qian said: "Simple. Stand with us and fight the eunuch party together! Kill your relatives with righteousness, don't follow the evil path of your father's attachment to the eunuchs! ”

Chang Ponu said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I have been taught." ”

Liu Jian said: "That's it." Let's disperse for the time being, and go back to write the resignation first. Stay until noon, go to the Guangting in front of the Qianqing Palace to gather and kneel down. ”

Let's say that Chang Feng returned to Jinyiwei after dispersing.

Along with Chang Feng, there were also Zhang Yong, the head seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Jiang Bin, the chief soldier of the Xuanda Army, Shi Wenzhong, Ye Guang, the veterans of the Beijing camp, and more than 20 "leopard slaves".

These leopard slaves are actually border army generals. Emperor Zhengde asked them to stay in the leopard room, waiting for this day.

Chang Feng said: "Everyone, there will be great changes in Beijing today. We want to firmly control the Beijing camp for the emperor. ”

"According to the previous emperor's arrangement. You immediately went to the 12th regiment battalion, the three major battalions, and the pro-army guards, and took charge of the soldiers and horses of each battalion. ”

"Martial law was immediately imposed on the Nine Gates, and the defense of the Nine Gates was jointly responsible for the Jinyi Guard and the defenders of each Gate."

"In addition, the Beizhen Fu Division transferred two thousand robes and settled in the Five Cities Terracotta Division. The Terracotta Division is controlled by civilian officials, beware of them making trouble in Beijing! ”

Emperor Zhengde was afraid that the civilian clique would infiltrate the Beijing camp too deeply, and at this time of great changes in the imperial court, he must firmly grasp the military power in his hands.

Zhang Yong added: "Anyone who finds that there are people in each camp who are secretly communicating with civil officials and plotting against them will be punished on the spot!" ”

After the generals dispersed, Chang Ponu came to Jinyiwei.

Chang Ponu said: "Dad." At noon today, my colleagues all had to go to the Qianqing Palace to hand over their resignations and kneel down to admonish. I'm not going to join in the fun, I'm going to stay in your place for a day. ”

Chang Feng shook his head: "No! You have to follow the crowd and resign with your colleagues. Tell you, your father-in-law, Li Dongyang, will do the same. ”

Chang Ponu was puzzled: "Isn't my old Taishan going to stay in the capital and replace Liu Jian as the first assistant of the imperial court?" How could he follow Liu and Xie to resign and kneel down? ”

Chang Feng said: "Because Li Dongyang knows in his heart that even if there are more officials who resign today, the emperor will only allow two people to resign." One is Liu Jian, and the other is Xie Qian! ”

Chang Ponu was stunned: "Oh? ”

Chang Feng patiently explained: "Liu Jian and Xie Qian are too confident. They felt that the emperor would not dare to let them resign. They have forgotten a truth, and everyone in this court will turn around the same way! ”

The man who provoked the resignation left the court. Will the civil servants below them continue to make trouble? No! ”

"I know the civil servants too well. Most of them think of reading as a business. Ten years of hard work is their capital. The title of the gold list enters the officialdom and wins the official position, which is their profit. ”

"How many of them are willing to throw away their official hats and leave the court where they have studied hard for half a life to be able to join?"

Chang Ponu thought for a long time: "Dad, what you said makes sense. ”

Chang Feng said again: "For the sake of his reputation in Confucianism, Li Dongyang will resign and kneel down with him." At this moment, whoever does not resign and kneel down is a fellow party of the Eight Tigers. ”

"What literati would like to have a reputation as a subservient eunuch? Therefore, you have to follow your old Taishan and go to the Qianqing Palace together. ”

"The emperor will not allow your resignation. And if I'm right, the emperor will be promoted to your official after today. ”

Seven quarters. Chang Feng came to the gate of the Qianqing Palace and commanded the Han general on duty. lest the civil servants make drastic moves. For example, hitting the jade fence to death, beating the Eight Tigers and so on.

There is a lesson to be learned from the past. In August of the 14th year of Orthodoxy, after the Tumubao Change. In the early days of the Imperial Gate, in front of Zhu Qiyu, the king of the prison state, the civil officials of the imperial court hammered to death Wang Zhentong and Ma Shun, the commander of the party Jinyi Guard.

Shengsheng hammered out Ma Shun's brain flower with his fist!

If these civil officials are ruthless, they dare to learn from the ruffians to beat and kill people.

At noon, the civil officials gathered on time in the front courtyard outside the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Liu Jian shouted: "Please resign!" ”

Three or four hundred civil officials shouted in unison: "Please resign!" ”

At this moment, Liu Jin walked out of the main hall.

Chang Feng stopped him: "Grandpa Liu, what are you doing here?" ”

Liu Jin said: "The emperor asked me to come out to collect the resignation of hundreds of officials. ”

Chang Feng suggested: "Is Old Man Xiao inside?" Let him come out and collect the recital. If you go to Qianguangting, I am afraid that the civil officials will rush up and give you a full fist. There are hundreds of people, and one person and one punch can beat you to death. ”

Liu Jin said: "They don't dare, right? ”

Chang Feng was a little anxious: "Have you forgotten what happened to Ma Shun, the great treasurer of the Jinyi Wei of the Orthodox Dynasty?" ”

As soon as Chang Feng said this, Liu Jin subconsciously shrank his neck: "Ah, it's still Chang Du Du thoughtful." I'm going to find Old Man Xiao to come out. ”

After a while, Xiao Jing walked out of the hall and came to the former Guangting: "Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor asked me to forward your resignation. ”

Liu Jian handed the music in his hand to Xiao Jing: "Old man Xiao, it's not that I said that you are old. As the celebrant of the seal, you should take care of things. Now the power of the celebrant is all in the hands of Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, and Gu Dayong, resulting in ."

Xiao Jing is very good at pretending to be confused, and he is well versed in the method of not offending both sides. He shouted, "Huh? What did Liu Shoufu say? I'm old, my ears are back, I can't hear clearly! ”

Liu Jian raised his voice: "I said you should take care of things!" ”

Xiao Jing said: "What? You say I have a mole on my nose? That's not hemorrhoids, it's age spots! ”

Liu Jian smiled bitterly: "Come on." Ladies and gentlemen, quickly hand over the resignation to Gonggong Xiao and pass it on to the emperor. ”

Liu Jian and Xie Qian are confident. Nearly 400 resignations will definitely be able to force Emperor Zhengde to kill the Eight Tigers.

Li Dongyang, who was kneeling on the side, was thinking: Waiting for Liu and Xie to "Zhishi", who should be selected to join the cabinet as my assistant?

Xiao Jing led eight little eunuchs and carried nearly 400 Dao Shu into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Songs are all over the place.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Only pick out the resignations of Liu Jian and Xie Qian." ”

Xiao Jing singled out Liu Jian and Xie Qian's resignations.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Liu Jin, serve the pen and ink, I want Zhu to criticize!" ”

Emperor Zhengde spent two moments of effort, and wrote Zhu Zhu Zhu seriously and neatly, carefully and carefully.

Then Emperor Zhengde handed the two notes to Xiao Jing: "You give them to Chang Feng." Chang Feng read out Zhu Zhu to Liu Jian and Xie Qian. ”

"In addition, let Chang Feng pass on my edict, except for Mr. Liu and Mr. Xie, the resignation of the rest of the officials will not be allowed!"

After a while, Chang Feng came to Qianguangting with two notes.

In order to prevent being beaten, he called fifty elite and strong generals to accompany him.

Chang Feng opened the recital: "Liu Shoufu, Xie Gelao, the emperor ordered me to come and read out the Zhu Criticism." ”

"There is an edict. Mr. is a veteran of the Four Dynasties and a meritorious veteran. The name of the good is the best in the world. There is a proverb that 'Liu Gongju, Li Gongmou, Xie Gongshan Kankan'. Hongzhi Dynasty, the auxiliary emperor created the prosperous era of Hongzhi. He also coached in the East Palace and taught me. I am very grateful, my husband is indeed my auxiliary country, a good teacher."

Emperor Zhengde spent a full 300 words praising Liu Jianhao.

Liu Jian rejoiced in his heart: Heh, the emperor is showing weakness to me! If I'm right, the next step is the decree to kill the Eight Tigers.

Unexpectedly, Chang Feng suddenly raised his voice: "However, Mr. is seventy and three this year. There is a cloud among the people, 'Seventy-three, eighty-four, the king of Hades does not call himself to go'. Mr. is a native of Luoyang, Henan. How can I bear Mr. Fallen leaves and not return to his roots, and die in a foreign land? ”

Mr. Jin handed over the letter to the officer. Although I was reluctant, I had to endure the pain and give permission. Mr. Ci returned to his hometown in fine clothes and took care of his life. ”

"I gave Mr. Bao and clothes, and Mr. gave him a ride on his way home. He ordered the division to allocate five stones to the public office every month, and eight to the husband every year for the servants. ”

After listening to this, Liu Jian couldn't believe his ears.

He subconsciously asked, "What does the emperor mean?" ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Shoufu, what the emperor said is very clear." He graciously granted your resignation. Prepare for your return home! ”

Liu Jian was dumbfounded, and cried out in his heart: Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will threaten you with my resignation. Why are you still serious?

Chang Feng no longer paid attention to Liu Jian, and took out Xie Qian's resignation note and read out Zhu Criticism.

Emperor Zhengde's Zhu criticism to Xie Qian is exactly the same as Liu Jian's. The first few hundred words are a good boast. It seems that the Ming Dynasty is about to die without Xie Qian. Then "endure the pain" and agree to Xie Qianzhishi!

After Xie Qian heard this, he was like five thunderbolts!

You must know that Xie Qian was only forty-five years old when he entered the cabinet, and he is only fifty-five years old this year. In the court, he is an official who is in the prime of life and is in his prime.

Official career. And that came to an abrupt end?

Don't be crazy, right? Pushing the boat down the river, really let me be a leader?

Chang Feng finished reading out the Zhu criticism, and then said: "Mr. Liu, Mr. Xie, please kowtow and thank you." ”

Liu Jian glared at Chang Feng angrily, and scolded in his heart: Okay, Zhu Houzhao! If you want to die, I won't stop you! The Manchu Beijing officials and local foreign officials have all resigned, look at how you govern the world!

Then Liu Jian kowtowed, gritted his teeth and said, "Minister Liu Jian is grateful!" ”

Xie Qian held his breath and shouted: "Minister, Xie Qian, thank you!" ”

After the two of them thanked him, Baba waited for Chang Feng to read out the Zhu Approval that Emperor Zhengde had allowed the rest of the officials to send together.

Among the more than 400 officials kneeling in the former Guangting, most of them were terrified at the moment: even the first assistant and the elder of the pavilion were allowed to play the emperor. We. I'm afraid that my official position will not be guaranteed!

Oh! The hardships of hard study and officialdom are all wasted now! My beloved official seal is about to be handed over to others!

Most of the civil servants were dead-faced.

Surprisingly, Chang Feng actually said: "Another message from the emperor." The rest of the officials are not allowed to play sparsely! ”

When the civil officials heard Chang Feng's words, they were immediately overjoyed! It was a lost ecstasy!

Liu Jian and Xie Qian looked at each other.

Liu Jian got up: "That's not right." Why did the emperor only approve the resignation of me and Xie Gelao, but not others? ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Mr. Liu, you are no longer the first assistant. The emperor does not allow others to resign, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

Liu Jian was furious: "How dare he. Oh no, how could he? ”

Chang Feng frowned: "Mr. Liu, please respect yourself!" As a subject of the emperor, how can he be called the Son of Heaven by the word 'he'? ”

Xie Qian said: "I want to see the emperor!" ”

Chang Feng shook his head slightly: "Mr. Xie, you are now the elder of Zhishi." Not eligible to see the emperor. ”

After speaking, Chang Feng turned his head and shouted to the three or four hundred civil officials: "The emperor does not allow you to resign, and you still don't receive the decree to thank you?" ”

Liu Jian shouted at the top of his voice: "No one is allowed to receive the decree of thanks!" You have to continue to kneel and resign! ”

The officials looked at each other.

At this moment, Li Dongyang took the lead in kowtowing and shouted: "The ministers are grateful!" ”

Immediately afterwards, seven people followed Li Dongyang and kowtowed and shouted in unison: "The ministers are grateful!" ”

These seven people are Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Jiao Fang, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Hua, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Cai, the Wenxuan Division of the Ministry of Officials, Chang Ponu of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Shouren, the director of the Military Selection Division, and Zhai Luan, the director of the Etiquette Department of the Ministry of Rites.

The rest of the civil officials can keep the official hat on their heads, and it is already Amitabha Buddha, and a few people who are not open-eyed will resist the decree and continue to resign and kneel down?

A group of civil officials kowtowed one after another: "The ministers are grateful!" ”

Liu Jian and Xie Qian suddenly discovered that they were betrayed by everyone!

Fortunately, there is still one person who has not kowtowed to thank him for a long time!

That person is Li Mengyang, the drafter of "Removing the Tiger".

Chang Feng walked up to Li Mengyang: "Brother Mengyang, I know that you and the Eight Tigers are incompatible!" ”

"But I'm telling you, if you want to continue to be the enemy of the Eight Tigers, you have to stay in the court!"

"If you go into hiding, you are falling into the hands of the Eight Tigers!"

Chang Feng's agitation method works very well.

Li Mengyang thought about it and felt that Chang Feng was reasonable.

So Li Mengyang also kowtowed: "The ministers are grateful!" ”

Two quarters of an hour later, in the long palace alley.

Liu Jian seemed to be ten years old, and slowly walked towards the direction of the palace gate with Xie Qian's support.

The scorching sun was over, but Liu Jian felt chills all over his body.

The midday sun shone on the faces of Liu Jian and Xie Qian. The two of them were like falling into an ice cave.

The era of the "Three Gentlemen after Hongzhi" in the court is completely over today.

The court opened the "Eight Tigers Era". It will be a time of great darkness, blood, and corruption

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