Three months later, three years of Zhengde, Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chang Feng sat by the Yongding River, and his son Chang Po Nu fished for Wang Ba.

It's August, and the sky is high and cloudy. Chang Feng is in a good mood. However, the eight kings in the Yongding River are not angry, and they don't bite the hook if they live or die.

Chang Ponu's side has not opened.

A grasshopper jumped onto Chang Feng's leg. Chang Feng flicked it lightly, and the grasshopper immediately jumped away.

Chang Feng said with a smile: "Wang Ba doesn't take the bait, and the grasshopper is fooling around." You just make trouble, it's all autumn, how many days can you still jump? ”

Chang Ponu asked: "Dad, are you talking about grasshoppers or father-in-law Liu?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Both." ”

At this moment, You Jingwu came on horseback. He dismounted and shouted, "Father, something is wrong!" ”

Chang Feng asked, "What's the big deal?" There was an abnormal movement in Tatar, or did Liu Jin kill which Shangshu and Shilang again? ”

You Jingwu said: "Neither. The stepmother has already hung the soup in the kitchen, just waiting for your queen to cook. She said that if you can't bring Wang Ba back, she will ask the servant to go to the vegetable market to buy it. ”

Chang Feng patted the grass beside him: "Jingwu, sit." I still have a pole here. Let's take the bait together. I don't believe there is no stupid king to bite the hook. ”

The father and son sat down. Chang Ponu and You Jingwu are in the prime of life. Forty-four-year-old Chang Feng already has gray hair, loose skin, and crow's feet have climbed into the corners of his eyes.

According to later statistics, the average life expectancy of the Ming Dynasty was forty-one years old. Chang Feng is a person who is middle-aged and runs to the fifty-year-old.

You Jingwu held the fishing rod and said, "Father-in-law, Liu Jin connived at the eunuchs of Shandong Town to levy fishing taxes in Jiaodong. The fishermen in Jiaodong are miserable, and seventy percent of their gains will be stripped away by officials at all levels. ”

"We have news in Jiaodong. It is said that the hearts of fishermen are fluctuating. If this continues, either Jiaodong will have a civil uprising. Either these fishermen will flee to the sea and join the Wakos! ”

Chang Feng tightened the fishing rod in his hand: "Got it." ”

You Jingwu said: "In addition, the Sichuan salt tea supervision eunuch regarded the salt wells and tea mountains in Shu as his own vegetable garden. The salt tax and tea tax silver were greedy for more than 600,000 taels a year. Among them, 300,000 taels have been transported to Beijing and sent to Duke Liu's mansion. ”

"They are not shy about corruption and private division of state funds. He didn't look for the Jin merchant money number to make a silver ticket, but used a cart to pull cash into the capital. ”

Chang Feng nodded: "Well, I know." ”

You Jingwu said again: "Liu Jin recently stretched out his hand to Zhang Yong's Beijing camp. wants his brother Liu Jingxiang to be in charge of the Siyong Battalion. Liu Jingxiang was born as a farmer, where do you know how to lead soldiers. ”

Chang Feng interrupted You Jingwu: "Okay, don't say it." Fusheng steals half a day of leisure. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Daming lacks our father and son for a day, and we can't die! ”

At this moment, the rod trembled slightly.

Wang Ba has a small mouth, and the hook used to fish Wang Ba is a special trumpet hook. Fish can't hang up.

Chang Feng was overjoyed: "Bite, bite!" Wang Ba is here! ”

The underwater thing is very powerful, and Chang Feng slipped a pillar of incense, and then he dared to lift the pole.

Fish caught out of the water - where is the king? It's a big carp weighing five pounds.

Chang Feng was puzzled: "It's weird, such a small hook can't hang the fish's mouth at all!" ”

With all his might, he dragged the carp to the case. Looking at it, he laughed and said, "This carp is unlucky." Look, it didn't bite at all. It must have been wandering around the hook and accidentally hanging the fish's eye on the hook. ”

"This is really Chang Taigong fishing for Wang Ba, and the carp is hooked. What a sign! ”

Chang Ponu grabbed a towel in his hand and held down the jumping carp: "Hey, let's not drink Wang Ba soup tonight." Drink carp soup. ”

Chang Feng said: "Crucian carp soup, carp meat." Carp is still braised or sweet and sour better. Go, go home. ”

In the evening, the three returned home. Chang Tian's family also came.

The family was happy and enjoyed the reunion dinner in the courtyard to admire the moon.

Chang Tian said inadvertently: "My father-in-law has been expanding the house recently. ”

Chang Tian never called Liu Jin by his name, but called his father-in-law. She grew up without a father, only an older brother. Liu Jin exchanged sincerity for sincerity, and Chang Tian also sincerely regarded him as his father.

Chang Feng frowned: "Oh? Is there such a thing? ”

Chang Tian said: "Well, it seems to cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver." ”

Chang Feng said with a smile: "Liu Gonggong's power leans towards the opposition. Naturally, it costs money to expand the mansion. ”

Willow tops on the moon. Li Dongyang, the in-law, came to Changfeng Mansion. After some pleasantries, the two came to the study to talk secretly.

Li Dongyang said: "Now two of the three members of the cabinet are Liu Jin's henchmen. I'm the first assistant to be alone. ”

"The most tricky thing is that since Yang Tinghe was demoted to Nanjing, the matter of drafting the edict has been controlled by Liu Jin. He could do whatever he wanted to falsely proclaim the Divine Decree. ”

"I have to think of a way to let Yang Tinghe return to the cabinet."

Chang Feng said: "In the past, there was a jargon in Jinyi Wei that it was more difficult to protect people than to kill people. If we want to protect Yang Tinghe and return to Beijing to resume his post, we have to think long-term. ”

Li Dongyang sighed: "Do you know, what is the most ridiculous fake edict that Liu Jin has made recently? ”

Chang Feng asked, "What?" ”

Li Dongyang replied: "Send 100,000 taels of silver to Liu Jin and expand Liu Jin's mansion." ”

Liu Jin is greedy enough. In the past three years, he has embezzled and bribed to obtain silver taels, and Chang Feng estimates that it is at least several million taels, or even close to 10 million taels.

spent hundreds of thousands of taels to repair the house, and he was not willing to pay all out of his own pocket. I want to fight the 100,000 taels of autumn wind in the emperor's inner library.

Chang Feng stood up: "The mansion, the mansion's way to let Yang Tinghe return to Beijing and resume his post may lie in Liu Jin's mansion." ”

"I have to find someone to help with this."

Li Dongyang hurriedly asked, "Oh? Who do you want to help? ”

Chang Feng smiled slightly: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked." ”

Out of the study, Chang Feng found You Jingwu: "You do one thing." Find a way to get the style of Liu Jin's mansion. ”

The style map is the ancient name for the architectural design drawing.

You Jingwu said: "This is not difficult. The style of Liu Jin's mansion is not a secret. ”

Chang Feng said: "It's best to get it within three days." ”

You Jingwu nodded: "Cheng." ”

Chang Feng called Liu Xiaoyan aside again: "The moon of fifteen is sixteen round." I want to admire the moon tonight, and I want to see the moon tomorrow night. Tomorrow morning, you will go to Kunning Palace and pay some moon-watching snacks to Queen Xia. ”

"That's what you told her."

Four days later, on the night of August 19.

Empress Xia rested with Emperor Zhengde in Kunning Palace.

The emperors of the Zhu family are all lovers. For example, although Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang has three palaces and six courtyards, he favors his wife Queen Ma in distress. Queen Ma returned to the sky, and the grandfather left her a wisp of green silk. When Taizu was old, he could only sleep peacefully by holding Queen Ma's green silk.

Taizong Zhu Di favored Queen Xu Miaoyun alone. Xu Miaoyun is worthy of being the daughter of Xu Da, and when the Battle of Jingnan was at its most dangerous, she withstood the siege of Li Jinglong and held Beiping City for King Yan, who went to Daning to "deceive" the soldiers and horses. They are also a husband and wife in distress.

Xianzong Zhu Jianshen favored Wan Guifei alone.

Xiaozong Zhu Youzhu favored Empress Qian alone, and even created a precedent for the monogamy of ancient emperors for her.

Although Emperor Zhengde was promiscuous in the wilderness, he raised countless beauties in the leopard room. From time to time, accompanied by Jiang Bin, he went out of the palace to visit the Qinglou and play with Datong's aunt and Yangzhou thin horse. But emotionally, he has only one belonging, that is, Queen Xia.

The emperor and queen worked hard for the Ming royal family more than a dozen times.

Therefore, men should be healthy. It's easy to use too much.

Empress Xia had a disappointed look on her face. Any woman who is left with this kind of thing will be disappointed.

Emperor Zhengde hurriedly coaxed him: "I'm too tired these days. I can't stand you tonight, my good winter moon. ”

Empress Xia asked: "What has the emperor been busy with these days, tired like this?" ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "Go to the suburbs of Beijing to exercise troops!" Jiang Bin said that with my current ability, I can be a cavalry commander with 8,000 troops. ”

Empress Xia said: "The emperor is busy practicing military all day long, and the people around him don't care about doing ridiculous things?" ”

Emperor Zhengde asked, "Oh? Who did the ridiculous thing? ”

Empress Xia got up: "Your Majesty, Liu Jin recently overhauled the mansion, do you know about this?" ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "I seem to have heard Jiang Bin say it." ”

Empress Xia said: "He expanded this time and changed his hall into a smaller Fengtian Hall shape. Flying eaves and arches, five ridges and six beasts. What is he going to do? Do you want to be an emperor? ”

These words were naturally instructed by Chang Feng to be said by Queen Xia.

Chang Feng has already seen through Emperor Zhengde's thoughts. Emperor Zhengde saw Liu Jin as a piggy bank and a tool to suppress civil officials.

It is skillful to speak ill of Liu Jin in front of Emperor Zhengde. If you say that Liu Jin is corrupt, how many taels of silver have he been greedy recently. Emperor Zhengde will definitely not care.

The meat is rotten in the pot, Liu Jin is greedy for more money, and in the end it is not mine?

If you say how many civil officials Liu Jin has persecuted to death recently? Emperor Zhengde may not be able to applaud and say "good persecution". What he asked Liu Jin to do was to suppress civilian officials.

There is only one thing that Emperor Zhengde cannot tolerate. That is to have a heart of disobedience!

Empress Xia took out the style of Liu Jin's mansion repair: "Look at it, the hall behind this central axis doesn't look like Fengtian Palace." Later, look here, does it look like the Qianqing Palace? ”

"And here? From the picture, it looks like a leopard room. Could it be that Liu Jin wants to learn from the emperor and get thousands of beauties here? He doesn't even have roots! ”

The style of the map is actually modified by Chang Feng to find a special person. The proportions of the houses have been changed. It looks a bit like a royal palace layout.

His Majesty the Emperor is not a craftsman who builds a house, and he has two knives and one knife. It looks a bit like it, and Queen Xia is fanning the flames on the side. Naturally, he believed.

Emperor Zhengde slapped his thigh: "Bullying the sky!" What is Liu Jin going to do? Do you want to rebel? I gave him power, did he really think he was the emperor? ”

Liu Jin's nickname of "Emperor Li", in fact, Emperor Zhengde had heard of it a long time ago.

Jiang Bin and Queen Xia are both Changfeng people. It's okay to say bad things about Liu Jin in front of Emperor Zhengde.

Queen Xia said: "If you talk about rebellion, Liu Jin will not do it." The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were all in the hands of Zhang Yong. What did he rebel with? But he has a heart of disobedience, which is real. ”

"According to the concubines, the emperor has to find someone to check and balance him."

Emperor Zhengde asked, "Who?" ”

Empress Xia replied: "Yang Tinghe." ”

Yang Tinghe was demoted to Nanjing by Liu Jin, and Emperor Zhengde was like a mirror in his heart, but he pretended to be deaf and dumb on the surface, and he never knew about it.

Empress Xia said again: "Yang Tinghe is the head of the Ministry of Rites. At the very least, when he returned to the capital, he could use the etiquette system as a reason to order Liu Jin to stop repairing the mansion! ”

"Oh yes, there's one more thing. The concubine remembered that Yang Tinghe was in charge of drafting the edict in the cabinet before, right? ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded: "Yes." ”

Empress Xia said: "He went to Nanjing, and the matter of drafting the edict belonged to Liu Jin." Hey, Your Majesty, guess what? ”

Emperor Zhengde asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Empress Xia said: "He repaired the mansion, and he actually took 100,000 taels of silver from the internal carrier treasury in the name of the emperor!" Isn't this digging the corner of the Son of Heaven and digging the wool of the Son of Heaven! ”

Emperor Zhengde was furious: "Liu Jin is bold! The inner carrier warehouse is all my money! My money! A stinky eunuch repairs the mansion, and he actually asks the Son of Heaven to pay for it? Is there such a reason in the world? ”

Queen Xia said: "So say it." If Yang Tinghe returned to Beijing and continued to take care of the drafting of the edict, Liu Jin would not have happened again. ”

Emperor Zhengde suddenly stared into Empress Xia's eyes: "Tell me, who taught you these words?" ”

Empress Xia did not hide it at all: "Chang Feng let our imperial aunt enter the palace, and the concubine said it." ”

Emperor Zhengde smiled slightly: "Chang Feng, this old thing." has been reduced to going to Dongchang to be a small thousand households, and he can still be able to manipulate the appointment and dismissal of cabinet members. ”

"That's it, I got Chang Feng's wish. Let Yang Tinghe return to Beijing. ”

The next morning.

Chang Feng, the head of the East Factory, did not even have court clothes, so he was not qualified to participate in the imperial gate proceedings.

Chang Ponu and Huang Yuan were eligible to participate in the early dynasties. One of the two is Taichang Siqing, the head of Xiao Jiuqing, and the other was promoted by Liu Jin two months ago to be the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, preparing for the cabinet.

Emperor Zhengde coughed.

Liu Jin sang: "Discussion! ”

Emperor Zhengde suddenly said: "Hey, why don't you see Yang Tinghe?" ”

Emperor Zhengde's words made Liu Jin stunned in place. He secretly said in his heart: What do you mean, Your Majesty! Yang Tinghe has been going to Nanjing for half a year. You have been ignoring it for half a year, and you have tacitly accepted this fait accompli. Why did you suddenly ask about Yang Tinghe today? Didn't you knowingly ask?

Emperor Zhengde asked: "Liu Jin, what about Yang Tinghe?" ”

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, you know that Yang Tinghe has been transferred to Nanjing and served as the secretary of Nanjing's household department. ”

Emperor Zhengde began to perform: "I don't know! When was the transfer? ”

This is the standard emperor's stunt - open your eyes and tell nonsense. The cabinet members disappeared for half a year, how could the emperor not know?

Liu Jin said: "I was transferred half a year ago." ”

Emperor Zhengde pretended to have a puzzled expression: "I seem to remember that Yang Tinghe has already entered the cabinet." How can there be any reason for cabinet members to serve in Nanjing? ”

Liu Jin understood that Emperor Zhengde pretended to be stupid this morning, and the purpose was to transfer Yang Ting and return to Beijing.

Emperor Zhengde looked at Shoufu Li Dongyang again: "Mr. Li, the Ming Dynasty has established a cabinet since the Yongle Dynasty. Is there a precedent for cabinet members to serve abroad? ”

Li Dongyang replied: "There is no precedent. ”

Emperor Zhengde said seriously: "I have three virtues, diligence, thrift, and dare not be the first in the world!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Jin's hairs stood on end!

A few months ago, in order to promote Huang Yuan to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Jin once released a bold statement to Jiao Fang: "I have three virtues, diligence, thrift, and daring to be the first in the world!" ”

Is the emperor saying this at me? Could it be that the emperor knew about my arrogant words after drinking that night? I have someone from the emperor by my side?

Emperor Zhengde said: "There is no precedent to follow in the law of the ancestors. Then immediately let Yang Tinghe return to Beijing and join the cabinet to participate in the maintenance of the aircraft. Ah, it's still a matter of drafting an edict for me! ”

Chang Feng used a style thunder map, plus a mouth of the righteous daughter Empress Xia, to directly let Yang Tinghe return to the capital.

As Emperor Zhengde said last night. Even if Chang Feng is only a small Dongchang thousand-household, he can still reach the sky with his hands and eyes, and manipulate the appointment and dismissal of the imperial court.

First, because the forty-four-year-old Chang Feng has become an old fox in the officialdom, and he guesses Emperor Zhengde's mind thoroughly.

The second reason is that three years ago, he laid out in advance and put his righteous daughter on the throne of the queen. There are big backers in the harem, and everything you do will be like a tiger.

(End of chapter)