Liu Jin heard that Chang Feng had arrived at Zhengyangmen. He rode directly from the celebrant in a carriage.

Liu Jin rode in a five-wheel carriage.

Ming followed the Zhou ceremony, the Son of Heaven drove six, the princes drove five, the Qing drove four, and the doctor three.

The five-horse carriage was a treatment only for vassal kings.

This is the treatment given to Liu Jin by Zhengde Emperor Jiaen.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin was already low-key if he didn't take advantage of the Son of Heaven.

Liu Jin got out of the carriage and came to Chang Feng.

The two looked at each other for a long time.

Liu Jin's feelings for Chang Feng are complicated. He is grateful to Chang Feng for lifting him up and allowing him to be where he is today.

At the same time, he hated the knife that Chang Feng stabbed him last year. In his opinion, this is a betrayal.

I have a heart-to-heart relationship with my brother, and my brother plays with me. Good for you! I'm wrong!

Although Liu Jin is ruthless, although he is greedy. But he is extremely emotional. This is his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.

Liu Jin finally spoke: "Back?" ”

Chang Feng didn't answer, and "poof" knelt down for Liu Jin: "Father-in-law Liu, I have offended a lot before." This time I went back to Beijing to catch the exam, and I asked Gonggong Liu to make it convenient! ”

can bend and stretch, and he is a husband.

If you want to bring down the eunuch Liu Jin, you must first bow to him and return to the capital.

has been a veteran drama for more than 20 years, what about one more kneeling scene?

Liu Jin saw Chang Feng's groveling appearance, and shouted angrily: "Get out!" Everyone in the world can kneel to me, but you can't kneel to me! Will break my life! ”

Chang Feng got up when he heard this, got on the horse, turned the horse's head and was about to leave. He also muttered in his mouth: "Gonggong Liu's order is equivalent to a holy decree. He told me to get out, and I had to go back to the dragon field. ”

Liu Jin scolded: "Who let you go!" I'll tell you to go back to Kyori! Let's go and reunite with your family! ”

Putting down this sentence, Liu Jin got into the five-way carriage. General Jinyi Wei Dahan rode a horse to open the way and left Zhengyangmen majestically.

With the words "go back to Beijing" by Gonggong Liu, the soldiers of the inner factory and the regimental battalion who guarded the door naturally did not dare to block the road of Changfeng.

Changfeng beat the horse, and entered the capital after more than a year of absence.

Changfu front yard.

Liu Xiaoyan is holding her grandson Chang Qingyun basking in the sun. Mrs. Jiu, her daughter-in-law Li Ping'er, and her daughter-in-law Yan Jiao coaxed him on the side.

Chang Feng, who was scruffy with a beard, suddenly appeared in front of the family.

Liu Xiaoyan looked at Chang Feng and was speechless for a long time.

Thankfully, she didn't say, "Oh, yes, you're back!" Otherwise, Chang Feng will definitely give her two big pockets mercilessly.

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Husband, you are back!" ”

After saying that, she didn't care about maintaining her mother-in-law's dignity in front of her two daughters-in-law. handed Qingyun to Li Ping'er to hold, and rushed directly into Chang Feng's arms, hugging Chang Feng and crying bitterly.

Chang Feng smiled: "Okay, okay." The grandmother of forty-three is forty-three, and what kind of body is it to cry in front of the children. ”

The Ninth Lady said, "Master." Our sisters are going crazy thinking about you. ”

Forty like tigers, these two women have not had a man for a year, and they are already dying.

Chang Feng said: "Don't cry, Xiaoyan, go and prepare a reunion dinner." Send someone else to call Tangtang's family over. We're reunited as a family. ”

The Ninth Lady added: "The eldest young master is in the Yamen. Lao Huang, go to Shuntian Mansion and call the young master back. ”

Half an hour later, Liu Xiaoyan and Mrs. Nine gathered a table of delicious food.

Chang Ponu wore a three-grade official uniform, strode back home, and met his father.

Not long after, Chang Tian, Huang Yuan, and Huang Chengen's family of three also came to Changfu.

Huang Chengen is eleven years old this year and has grown into a handsome young man.

Liu Jin ordered Li Dongyang, the first assistant, and Yang Tinghe, the head of Hanlin, to be Huang Chengen's teacher.

Needless to say, the family was reunited.

After eating half of the reunion dinner, Chang Feng took a sip of wine: "When I was in Longchang, I heard Xiuwenzhi County say that I often saw the praise of the officials for Po Nu and Huang Yuan in the Di newspaper. ”

Chang Ponu sighed: "Alas, isn't that all the face of Grandpa Liu?" Now everyone in Beijing says that my uncle and I are hardcore eunuchs. ”

Huang Yuan echoed: "There are even rumors in officialdom that the eunuch party's civilian lackeys are one Jiao, two Zhang, three four, Liu Wu, Huang Liu, and six Chang. Jiao refers to Jiao Fang, Zhang refers to Zhang Cai, and 'three or four Liu' refers to Liu Yu, the secretary of the military department, and Liu Ji, the secretary of the household department, respectively. ”

"Five Huang is my Huang Yuan. The six constants refer to the broken slaves. ”

Chang Feng said: "Outsiders can say whatever they want." Our family has a clear conscience. ”

Chang Feng suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked Yan Jiao at the women's table next to him: "Your eldest brother Yan Song's illness should have been cured a long time ago, right?" Have you returned to Beijing and resumed your job? ”

Yan Jiao shook her head slightly.

Chang Feng was surprised: "It's been three years, and the illness hasn't recovered yet?" ”

Yan Jiao replied: "The illness has long been cured. But my eldest brother wrote and said"

Chang Feng asked, "What do you say?" ”

Yan Jiao said: "Speaking of the power eunuch, he disdains to be a slave of the eunuch party. ”

At this time, Yan Song was a young man with a sense of justice.

Chang Feng bowed slightly: "Your eldest brother has backbone." ”

Chang Ponu said: "Dad, I'm really afraid that Gonggong Liu will kill the Ming Dynasty." How many years of hardcore country can't stand his indiscriminate tossing. ”

The main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Liu Jin sat on a chair at the bottom of the dragon chair. Today, on behalf of the Son of Heaven, he presided over the Imperial Council attended by the Cabinet and the Six Ministries and Nine Secretaries, and the Master of Ceremonies.

Such an important imperial meeting, Emperor Zhengde did not participate. Liu Jin presided over the meeting.

The people in the cabinet and the six ministries and nine secretaries who did not submit to Liu Jin have been swept away.

The rest of the gang are either Liu Jin's henchmen. Either they are hypocritical and wronged to the eunuchs, and they are subservient on the surface.

Liu Jin said: "Shi Wengui, the governor of Xuanda, is on the stage. After passing through the border gates, 500,000 taels of silver are required. That's a lot of money. The household department can take it. ”

"However, the old man of the border pass asked Jingli for silver, which is not a long-term solution. The national treasury of the household department is not washed by a flood either. ”

The secretary of the military department, the eunuch Liu Yu looked like he was in the chest, and he arched his hand and said: "Father-in-law Liu, the lower officials have a plan to solve the needs of the border pass." ”

"The lower officials have come up with a specific strategy and written it into a statement."

Liu Jin's eyes lit up: "Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Liu Yu said loudly: "The method of the lower officials is called 'accepting silver to confer military positions'. It can be ordered to all provinces, and those who are willing to donate military expenses for the imperial court shall pay 150 taels of silver and give 100 households. Two hundred taels of silver were actually awarded to the deputy thousand households. ”

"Higher-level positions. There are 250 taels of 1,000 households, 400 taels of commanding servants, 450 taels of commanding Tongzhi, and 500 taels of commanding envoys. and commanded six hundred taels. ”

Selling official beards is not exclusive to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Kang Mazi.

Liu Yu, the secretary of the military department, was bought for money. He rightly thinks that there is nothing wrong with selling officials in the name of the imperial court.

As soon as Zhang Yong heard this, the fire "rubbed" up: "Martial arts, famous weapons of the imperial court!" Non-secular positions, military merits are not awarded, and no promotions are given. ”

"Liu Yu, you actually proposed that the imperial court sell martial arts? It's still sold so cheaply! You are trying to bring down the Ming army! ”

Turning his head, Zhang Yong looked at Liu Jin again: "Father-in-law Liu, if you agree with him to do this." I want to reason with the emperor! ”

Liu Jin sneered: "Heh, I remember that Yang Yiqing has just been exonerated from the crime." ”

Liu Jin's subtext is: Zhang Yong, don't point fingers in front of me. I can't touch you, but I can move your close friends, your relatives and friends, and your subordinates!

If you oppose me today in the matter of Nayin's military position, I will arrest your best friend Yang Yiqing again.

Zhang Yong naturally knew the meaning of Liu Jin's words. He was furious and said, "Good, good, good! Just make a fuss. I don't care! Sooner or later, you will kill Daming! ”

After speaking, Zhang Yong left the hall angrily.

Liu Jin said: "I don't know the current affairs. Leave him alone. Liu Yu, you go on. ”

Liu Yu continued: "I discussed it with Liu Butang of the household department. The imperial court could not only set a precedent for awarding military positions with silver. You can also donate to students, students, and students. ”

Hubu Shangshu, eunuch member Liu Ji said: "Yes! If the student is willing to enter the prison, he will donate 150 taels of silver to the household department, and he can be given a meal to the student, and 200 taels will be enlarged and the virtuous student will be enlarged, and 230 taels will be attached to the student. ”

"I have more than 100,000 students. Who doesn't want to go to jail. There are always 10,000 or 20,000 people who can afford to pay. Sell two or three million taels, and it is easy to subsidize the needs of the household. ”

If you use the words of later generations, Liu Ji is suggesting that the official sell the Qingbei quota.

Guozijian is the highest institution of learning in the country. If prison places can be bought and sold, who wants a ten-year cold window?

Liu Jin agreed: "Wonderful, wonderful! How I didn't think of that. You are truly capable and virtuous ministers! I came up with such a brilliant idea. The imperial court's finances will be out of trouble because of these two clever strategies! ”

Jiao Fang, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, was not to be outdone: "In addition to donating martial arts and prisoners, you can also donate to monks." ”

"Since Yongle Ye, the number of monks has been limited. Every year, there is a fixed number of monks and Taoists issued by the Ministry of Rites. ”

The monks and Taoists that Jiao Fang said are, to put it bluntly, monk certificates and Taoist certificates.

If there is no monk or Taoist priest issued by the Ministry of Rites, no matter how deep your cultivation is and how high your Taoism is, you are only a fake monk and a fake Taoist.

There are many poor people in this world. When you become a monk or a Taoist priest, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and if you are in a black-hearted temple or Taoist temple, you can make a lot of money.

There are more people in the world who want to be monks and Taoist priests.

Therefore, the monks and Taoists of the Ministry of Rites have always been in short supply.

Jiao Fang continued: "The Ministry of Rites can issue an additional 20,000 monks and 20,000 Taoists this year. Those who are willing to be monks and Taoists will pay fifty taels of silver. In this way, the imperial court has another two million taels of income!"

Liu Jin was overjoyed: "Wonderful! You deserve to be the second assistant of the cabinet, and your brain is fast! ”

Those who have the money to buy monks and Taoists are naturally not poor.

Once this policy is implemented. I'm afraid that bad people with bad intentions and some spare money will definitely rush to buy it. Collect wealth through Buddhist and Taoist affairs.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty will be full of bad monks and evil Taoists.

Liu Jin actually agreed.

As Zhang Yong said, "Sooner or later, you will kill the Ming Dynasty."

Now it can really be said that "the Ming Dynasty is chaotic, Liu Jin has the final say".

Xia Guan Liu Yu has been looking forward to entering the cabinet. He saw that Jiao Fang had been praised by the emperor, and wanted to continue to be in the limelight and please Liu Jin.

So Liu Yu was in a hurry: "Ah, father-in-law Liu, the lower officials still have a plan." ”

Liu Jin asked, "Oh? What's the meter? ”

Liu Yu replied: "Among the generals, there are those who have been convicted for something. Let them pay money to atone for their sins, according to the size of their crimes. ”

Liu Yu said that in the Qianlong period, there was an exclusive name: "Discussion Silver".

Liu Jin slapped his thigh: "He is worthy of being a summer official of the imperial court!" Good way, good way! ”

Zhang Cai couldn't help it: "Father-in-law Liu, their 'wonderful' methods are messing around!" It is shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Zhang Cai is the backbone of the eunuch party, and Liu Jin values him the most. At the same time, he is also the only person in the court who dares to talk to Liu Jin in person.

Liu Jin is also very strange. Others bared their teeth with him, and he killed other people's entire families.

Zhang Cai bared his teeth with him, not only was he not angry, but he felt that Zhang Cai could speak and dare to admonish. On weekdays, he calls Zhang Cai "sir".

But this time, Zhang Cai couldn't persuade Liu Jin anymore.

Liu Jin said in a calm tone: "Mr. Zhang, I have made up my mind. This matter must be carried out categorically. ”

Zhang Cai was a little anxious: "Sell military positions, sell prison quotas, sell monks and Taoists, and military attaches spend money to atone for their crimes." What is the difference between doing this and Emperor Han Ling? ”

Then Zhang Cai turned his head to look at Jiao Fang, Liu Yu, and Liu Ji: "Your bad ideas will shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Liu Jin waved his hand: "Mr. Zhang, don't say it again." The Cabinet shall immediately draw up a statement and make known to the provinces what has been agreed upon today. ”

Zhang Cai was extremely angry, but he couldn't persuade Liu Jin, so he had to learn from Zhang Yong and walk away.

Liu Jin muttered in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, his temper is getting bigger and bigger." ”

After a while, he instructed Wei Bin, who was waiting beside him: "Let the imperial dining room stew a cup of bird's nest lotus seed soup in a while and send it to Mr. Zhang." That soup can go to the heart fire. ”

"Don't be angry with Mr. Zhang's body because of different political opinions."

Wei Bin arched his hand: "Yes." ”

History books: In the third year of Zhengde, Liu Jin opened a military position and paid silver to make up for his crimes, and he was given a prison by silver, and he was awarded a Buddhist Taoist example.

At this moment, Yang Tinghe, the head of the Hanlin Academy, really couldn't help it, and he snorted coldly.

Previously, Li Dongyang tried his best to recommend it to Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde has agreed, after the completion of the revision of the "Records of Filial Piety", Yang Tinghe, one of the compilers, was given merit to enter the cabinet and serve as a cabinet member.

Yang Tinghe is only one step away from entering the cabinet.

Liu Jin's ears were very sharp, and he heard Yang Tinghe's cold snort.

Liu Jin said in a gloomy voice: "What's the matter, Yang Zhangyuan is dissatisfied with the national policy I set?" ”

Yang Tinghe was silent. He can't confront Liu Jin in front of the cabinet and the six ministries and nine secretaries.

Li Dongyang was shocked when he saw this scene. hurriedly played a round for Yang Tinghe: "Ah, Gonggong Liu, Yang Zhangyuan will have a nose disease as soon as he arrives in spring." He had just sneezed. It is not that he is dissatisfied with the national policy proposed by his father-in-law. ”

Yang Tinghe had no choice but to get off the donkey: "The lower official lost his honor in front of the palace due to a nose disease, and he was ashamed." Father-in-law Liu forgive me. ”

Liu Jin sneered: "Whether it is a real nose disease or a fake nose disease, only God knows." Okay, don't explain it anymore. ”

"Oh yes, Li Shoufu, your baby in-laws have returned to Beijing. He scolded me a year ago in the early days. There is no way I will restore him to his official position in the Jinyi Guard. ”

"But the Chang family is kind to me, and I don't want others to say that I am unkind."

"So, didn't he go back to Beijing in the name of rushing for the exam? Then let him take the test. If he is hit, let him serve as a civil official of the sixth or seventh rank as a jinshi. ”

"If you don't win, be an idle cloud and wild crane at home and hug your grandson!"

Li Dongyang arched his hand: "Gonggong Liu is worthy of being a broad-minded national pillar. In the next substitute for the in-laws, Xie Liu's father-in-law is lenient. ”

Liu Jin sneered again: "Heh, you accept my love, but he may not receive it." ”

(End of chapter)