Chang Tian subconsciously shirked: "Godfather, I can't ask for this silver." ”

Liu Jin sighed: "Silly boy, the most reliable thing in this world is silver." The sea will become a mulberry field, power will change, the world will change, and the intersection will become a mortal enemy. Only silver will never betray you. ”

"If your godfather lives for a day, he can take care of you for a day. But the godfather is fifty-nine years old, how many years can he live? ”

"More than 500,000 taels of silver is different. As long as you and your descendants don't lose your family, you can at least keep you and your descendants rich and noble! ”

Liu Jin really has nothing to say about "Little Sugar Candy". I'm afraid that's the case with my own daughter.

Speaking of which, Chang Tian could only accept the silver and receive the kindness of his father-in-law Liu Jin.

Liu Jin coaxed Chang Tian like a child: "Good birthday, I am a year older, I can grow again, and I will be smarter again." ”

Chang Tian laughed out loud: "I'm thirty years old, can I still grow one?" ”

Liu Jin smiled: "Why can't you?" Thirty-five can still drum! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Jin restrained his smile: "Tangtang, you take Huang Yuan and Xiao Chengen back to Changfu to find your brother." On your thirtieth birthday, if you don't spend it with your brother's family, you won't have it. ”

Chang Tian was stunned: "Father-in-law."

Liu Jin said: "Let's go." I know you're closer to your brother than I am. ”

Chang Tian didn't say anything more, and silently left Liu Jin's study.

Liu Jin stared at the back of Chang Tian leaving, and felt endless loneliness for a moment.

The banquet in the mansion outside the study was extremely lively, crowded with people, and full of voices. The study room was deserted.

Liu Jin laughed at himself and thought: No wonder the monarchs of all dynasties are called lonely and widowed! The people who have the power in the world are really alone.

When a eunuch has such an idea, he can only say that he is almost at the end of his work.

In the evening, Chang Feng came to the kitchen of the mansion.

He instructed the cook in the house: "Make a pot of longevity noodles." ”

The cook said more: "Isn't the eldest lady's birthday banquet in Grandpa Liu's mansion?" ”

Chang Feng said: "No matter how lively the birthday banquet in Liu Jin's mansion is, the eldest lady will go home in the evening." Oh, and remember to cut a plate of pork head and mix it with garlic. ”

Chang Feng finished instructing the cook and went to the dining room again.

On the table in the dining room, longevity peaches, longevity and 100-year-old dim sum, and red silk cakes have been placed.

Liu Xiaoyan said on the side: "Prepare so many things, Tangtang may not come tonight." I heard the wife of Zhao Shilang say that today, the Jingguan is above the seventh grade, and they all went to Liu's Mansion to celebrate Tangtang's birthday. ”

"Liu Fu will definitely finish the luncheon and set up the dinner. Sugar candy is the protagonist, how can you get out of it. ”

Chang Feng was a little impatient: "I said that Tangtang would go home, and she would definitely go home." Her surname is often not Liu! She still knows what her last name is. ”

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

Chang Tian entered the hospital with her husband Huang Yuan and son Huang Chengen.

The servant at the door of the dining room shouted: "The eldest lady is home!" ”

Chang Feng smiled proudly at Liu Xiaoyan: "Look, what am I talking about." ”

Chang Feng came to the courtyard. Chang Tian shouted affectionately: "Brother." ”

Chang Feng said: "What's the matter, no matter how many delicious delicacies are placed at Liufu's birthday banquet, it is not as sweet as our own rice." ”

Chang Tian said: "Brother, my father-in-law is also kind."

Chang Feng nodded: "I know he has good intentions." Well, I've got your thirtieth birthday party ready in the dining room. Go, go to the dining room, eat longevity noodles, eat longevity peaches, and eat your favorite pork head meat mixed with garlic when you were a child. ”

The family reunited happily in the dining room to celebrate Chang Tian's birthday.

After eating, Chang Tian told Chang Feng: "My father-in-law received a sum of birthday silver for me today." ”

Chang Feng asked, "Oh? You have to charge tens of thousands of taels, right? ”

Honesty limits the imagination of Chang Feng.

Chang Tian's answer shocked Chang Feng: "A total of 520,000 taels were collected." ”

Chang Feng was shocked: "What? I heard Zhang Yong say that the silver deposit in the inner carrier warehouse is only one million taels. ”

"Oh, I see. Liu Jin is using your birthday as a source of wealth and selfishness! This greedy bastard! ”

Chang Tian shook his head slightly: "No, he didn't keep a tael of this silver, and gave it all to me." ”

Chang Feng hurriedly asked, "You confiscated it, right?" ”

Chang Tian said: "I took it." ”

Chang Feng suggested: "You return this silver to Liu Jin!" Otherwise, it will be a problem in the future. ”

Chang Tian said with a straight face: "Brother, I will not return this silver." But I won't spend even a couple or two. ”

"I will take out this money and do good deeds in Shuntianfu and Beizhili in the name of my father-in-law. Help the poor and set up a free school. ”

"My father-in-law has done too many evil things in the past few years. Even if I help him accumulate some virtue. ”

"I'm not a loyal and upright official like you and Wang Shouren. I'm just a little woman. Whether my father-in-law is loyal or traitorous has nothing to do with me. ”

"I only know that when I was a child, there were only three people who loved me the most, one was you, brother. The second is Grandpa Huaien. The third is the father-in-law. ”

Chang Feng suddenly discovered that his sister really regarded Liu Jin as her father.

This is not surprising, the human heart is flesh and blood. Liu Jin took Chang Tian, Chang Tian knew it in his heart.

Chang Feng thought for a moment: "Okay." That's the silver Liu Jin gave you. Whether you stay or retreat, and what you want to do with it, is your own business. ”

Chang Tian said again: "Brother, let me ask you a question. You have to answer me truthfully. Huang Yuan told me, you and Liu Jin are now dead and alive. Only one of the two can be saved. Is that so? ”

Chang Feng nodded: "The political struggle in the court has always been your life and death. Liu Jin has done too much evil, and if he is cut by a thousand knives in the future, he will be to blame. ”

Chang Tian said in a pleading tone: "Can't you let him live?" ”

Chang Feng sighed: "It's not that I want to let him live." It's whether the emperor wants to let him live. ”

"In the past three years, the emperor has indulged him in every way, and it seems that he favors him, but in fact he has given him a dead end."

Liu's house.

Liu Jin set up a small banquet in the study and sat opposite Li Dongyang, Jiao Fang, and Liu Yu, the elders of the three cabinets.

Jiao Fang and Liu Yu are really Liu Jin's people. Li Dongyang has been submissive to Liu Jin in the past three years, and even grovelled. It is also regarded as a eunuch by the world.

Liu Jin said with a smile: "With the help of my family's sugar candy for my birthday, I will gather the three pavilion elders together today, let's tell the truth." ”

"Since the Hongzhi Dynasty, the power of civil officials has become increasingly large. At the beginning of Zhengde, Liu Jian and Xie Qian in Beijing almost became emperors. The local governor almost became the emperor of the soil. ”

"The governors carried the court behind their backs and expropriated violently in the local area, resulting in the people's misery and the people's resentment boiling."

"That should change! I would like to say hello to you, a few days ago I ordered Shandong, Zhejiang, Henan, and Huguang to take over the duties and powers of the governors with the eunuchs of the town. ”

"This is the beginning, not the end!"

"In the future, the two capitals and 13 provinces will all implement the town guard eunuch to act as the governor. It will also supervise the eunuchs to act as political envoys, envoys, and secretaries. ”

"A eunuch is a person who has no roots and no descendants. Without roots and queens, there is no desire and no desire. The eunuchs were loyal to the emperor and loyal to the Ming Dynasty. They are much more reliable than those of the Governors! ”

Liu Yu said with a smile: "Gonggong Liu is really far-sighted, and the officials are very admired. When the lower officials first entered the cabinet, they would definitely strictly implement all the major policies formulated by Liu Gonggong. ”

Jiao Fang also said: "The cabinet assists Gonggong Liu in governing the country." Gonggong Liu pointed out the way, even if we are cattle and horses, we have to go on! ”

Only Li Dongyang was silent.

Liu Jin asked: "Li Shoufu does not agree with my big policy?" ”

Li Dongyang said vaguely: "How dare you." Like Liu Gelao, I have always admired Grandpa Liu. ”

Liu Jin sneered: "Heh, Li Shoufu, I have always treated you as my own." Why do you keep saying perfunctory official words in front of me? ”

Li Dongyang arched his hand: "How dare you, how dare you." ”

In the past three years, "how dare you dare" has almost become his mantra when he met Liu Jin.

Liu Jin said again: "I'll tell you something again." The cabinet is supported by the three of you. Within two years, I'm going to bring a fourth person to the cabinet. This person is my son-in-law, Huang Yuan! ”

Even if he obeyed Liu Jinru Jiao Fang, he couldn't help but raise an objection at this moment: "Father-in-law Liu, I'm afraid this is not in accordance with the rules!" As far as I know, my son-in-law is only 32 years old this year. If he entered the cabinet before the age of 34, he was afraid of criticism from the government and the opposition. ”

Liu Jin learned from the appearance of a literati, and Wen Zou Zou said: "I have three virtues, diligence, thrift, and daring to be the first in the world!" ”

"Brother Jiao, dare to ask how old Huo was when he went to the Northern Expedition to the grassland and sealed the wolf Juxu?"

Jiao Fang was stunned: "Uh, this, twenty-one years old." ”

Liu Jin said again: "At the age of twenty-one, Huo Qubing can become the great Sima in charge of the military power of the Han Dynasty and complete great achievements. Why can't my son-in-law join the cabinet at the age of 34? ”

Li Dongyang unexpectedly agreed: "What Gonggong Liu said is extremely true! The old decay and decay of officialdom always say that young people need more experience to be able to take on heavy responsibilities. ”

"What do you mean by experience? Studying useless human feelings and becoming a slippery loach, is that called experience? Is this kind of experience useful? ”

"Since Huang Yuancai is outstanding in learning, he has both talents. It should be bold and exceptional. Gan Luo was twelve years old to worship the prime minister, why couldn't Huang Yuan be a cabinet member in his thirties? ”

The reason why Li Dongyang is so supportive of this matter is because in his eyes, Huang Yuan has never been Liu Jin's person, but a member of the Chang family. The Chang family is his in-laws again.

If Huang Yuan enters the cabinet, he Li Dongyang will have one more helper.

Liu Jin smiled: "It's still Shoufu who can see through!" Jiao Fang, you are in charge of the officials. Tomorrow, you will give Huang Yuan a promotion document, official certificate, and official seal. Promote him to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites! ”

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is known as the "Reserve Cabinet Member". Since the Tianshun Dynasty, serving as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites is almost a necessary step to enter the cabinet.

Jiao Fang said: "Breaking the rules and promoting the Northern Zhili to be the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites is needed." ”

Liu Jin smiled slightly: "Tomorrow, the celebrant will draft a holy decree to promote Huang Yuan on behalf of the emperor." ”

After Yang Tinghe was transferred, the drafting of the edict was re-controlled by Liu Jin. He can be unscrupulous again.

Liu Jin said again: "Another appointment is proposed." Transferred to Shuntian Mansion Yin Chang Po Nu as Taichang Siqing. ”

Shuntianfu Yin is the third product, and Taichang Siqing is also the third product. On the surface, the grades are the same, but in terms of power, they are worlds apart.

Shuntianfu Yin Zhangtianzi is the first good area at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the land of Taizong Longxing. Although nominally only in charge of the "government", in fact it is on an equal footing with the governors of other provinces.

Although Taichang Siqing is nominally the head of Xiao Jiuqing. In fact, he was only responsible for rituals and ceremonial music. In the words of later generations, it is basically equivalent to a military band.

According to Liu Jin, it seems to be a flat adjustment of Chang Ponu, but in fact, it is a seizure of power and a secret depreciation.

Liu Jin was also helpless. Chang Ponu is Chang Feng's son after all. Chang Feng is now working with him in the East Factory. If he still reuses Chang Feng's only son, how can he convince those eunuch officials?

Jiao Fang resigned: "Yes, yes." Tomorrow, the next official will go to the ministry to issue an order. ”

Liu Jin said again: "In addition, say hello to the household." Three factories and one bathroom are ready to take the lead in cutting expenses. Start with the East Factory. From tomorrow, the expenses of the East Factory will be cut by 90%! ”

Liu Jin is too ruthless. He was planning to cut off Chang Feng and Zhang Yong's financial resources.

Jiao Fang said with a smile: "It's long overdue to cut the expenses of the East Factory. Zhang Yong didn't go to the road before, and worked against Gonggong Liu all day long. ”

"Now that he has Chang Feng's helper, he is even more unscrupulous."

At a night banquet, Liu Jin almost used the power in his hands to the extreme.

Three days later, the East Factory.

You Jingwu walked quickly into Chang Feng's duty room: "Father-in-law, our ears and eyes have heard an important piece of news. ”

Chang Feng asked, "Oh? What's the news? ”

You Jingwu said: "Yesterday, the celebrant passed the emperor's will to restore the guard to King Ning of Nanchang, do you know about this?" ”

Chang Feng nodded: "I know, what's wrong?" ”

You Jingwu said: "Ears and eyes come to report, three days ago, King Ning's envoy entered Beijing and went to Liu Jin's mansion with two carriages of treasures!" This is the holy decree of the restoration of the guard! ”

Chang Feng frowned: "Make friends with foreign vassals? King Ning's guards were restored with the help of Liu Jin? ”

You Jingwu nodded: "Exactly!" ”

King Ning, one of the most unlucky vassal kings in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The name of the first King Ning was Zhu Quan, and he was the seventeenth son of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. This person is very similar to Cao Cao's son, Cao Zhang, the king of Rencheng, who was brave when he was a teenager.

At the age of fifteen, Taizu conferred Zhu Quan in Daning, an important town in the northern grasslands. The elite soldiers of the border army and the three guards of Duoyan who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne and cut the domain, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, fell into the palace of the king of Yan in Beiping, and it was difficult to raise troops. In fact, King Ning didn't want to follow the fourth brother at that time.

Zhu Di's troops were insufficient and went to Daning in person. Even coaxed and deceived King Ning into his chariot. Thanks to the elite border troops under King Ning and the three guards of Duoyan.

At that time, Zhu Di promised King Ning that he would divide the world equally after the success of Jingnan.

When Zhu Di led the Yan army to step into Yingtian, from the king of Yan to the emperor of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, he immediately turned his face and refused to admit it.

Emperor Yongle never mentioned the original agreement with King Ning. Divide the world equally? Divide the eggs! There are no doors!

King Ning was deceived by the fourth brother, so he was naturally dissatisfied.

In order to punish him, Emperor Yongle changed his fief to Nanchang, Jiangxi. He also seized his protection and military power.

However, the people of the Ning Wang family are very long-lived. Until now, the prince has only been passed down for four generations. The fourth generation of King Ning is named Zhu Chenhao.

Chang Feng said: "King Ning's guards were cut by Grandmaster Tai. Liu Jin even dared to change the things set by Taizong? Restore the guard to King Ning, go crazy with him! ”

You Jingwu nodded: "Who said it wasn't!" King Ning's envoys also carried out activities in the capital, bribing high-ranking officials and entertaining nobles. ”

Chang Feng frowned: "What is the name of the messenger?" Where are the people? ”

You Jingwu replied: "The messenger's name is Liu Yangzheng. Now he lives in Liu Jin's mansion and is regarded as a guest. ”

Chang Feng said: "Liu Yangzheng? Why does this name sound so familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere, and I can't remember it for a while. ”

(End of chapter)