(Open the twenty-second volume of "Zhan Yingzhou")

In the twelfth year of Zhengde, April 26, the beginning of summer.

A huge mansion in the northern city of Jingshi.

On the door of the mansion hangs a gilded plaque with a royal pen inscription "Jin'an Hou Mansion".

This mansion belongs to the Marquis of Jin'an.

Two years ago, Chang Feng's cousin Chang Qingli died of illness. Chang Qingli has no heirs. The members of the Chang family opened a family temple and discussed, and decided to write to Emperor Zhengde and recommend Chang Feng to inherit the Marquis of Jin'an.

The small abacus of the Chang clan crackled. Whoever is the Marquis of Jin'an is the patriarch of the Chang clan.

If the patriarch is a powerful butcher, the whole family has a big umbrella. As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree.

So the Chang clan jointly wrote to Emperor Zhengde, asking for Chang Feng to attack the lord.

Emperor Zhengde believed that Chang Feng had been serving the Zhu Ming royal family for thirty-five years since he entered Jinyiwei as a wrestler in the nineteenth year of Chenghua, and he had worked hard. should also be a veritable noble.

In addition, it was the Chang clan who took the initiative to request, and Emperor Zhengde was happy to be a favor.

As a result, the wind often hit Jin'anhou. Liu Xiaoyan became the wife of Jin'an Hou, and Chang Ponu became the son of Jin'an Hou. Chang Qingyun became the grandson of the Marquis of Jin'an.

In the past six years, Emperor Zhengde has been extremely gracious to the Chang family. Even the Ninth Lady, who was a concubine of Changfeng, was given the second order. Biyun bestows three orders on the three products.

Chang Ponu was promoted to the prefect of Baoding in the ninth year of Zhengde, and was promoted to the north in the eleventh year of Zhengde. In less than a year, the right attendant of the household department was vacant. Chang Ponu was promoted to Beijing again, acting as the right attendant of the household department.

There is no way, Chang Ponu was promoted by Emperor Zhengde too quickly. Emperor Zhengde could only add the word "acting" in front of his right attendant official title, saving the officials from being noisy.

Chang Ponu was in charge of only one thing in the household department - to raise military expenses for Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde has been planning the Northern Expedition for many years. Now the Beijing camp and the border army have taken on a new look. The strength of the Ming army returned to the level before the defeat of Tumubao.

At this time, Emperor Zhengde had enough capital to follow Taizong's example, drive his own expedition, and gallop across the grassland.

Chang Feng's in-law Li Dongyang died of illness in July last year in his hometown of Chaling, Huguang. Emperor Zhengde posthumously awarded him the title of Taishi, and his nickname was Wenzheng.

Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been the supreme pursuit of civil officials in previous dynasties to be given "Wenzheng" after death.

Since the founding of Taizu, Li Dongyang has been the first person to be called "Wenzheng". (Note: Fang Xiaoru is a posthumous scholar of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty)

Li Dongyang returned to his hometown in the seventh year of Zhengde. In the last five years of his life, he spent the rest of his life under scolding. Most of the civil officials of the imperial court, as well as the entire Jiangnan Shilin, said that he was the "first assistant of the soft bones" who was subservient to the eunuch Liu Jin. Li Dongyang was very painful.

He was an honest official all his life. Than Liu Jian and Xie Qian, I don't know where Qing went. As a result, he was destitute after returning to his hometown.

Chang Feng, as a family member, sent people to give him pension silver many times. He refused.

People always have to eat. What's more, Li Dongyang still has a big family to raise?

Li Dongyang was forced to have no choice but to show his skills - selling calligraphy and painting for a living. And his calligraphy and paintings have never signed his own name. They all made up some signatures that no one had ever heard of, and put the calligraphy and paintings on the market for sale

Li Dongyang is worthy of the word "Wenzheng".

Changfeng's best friend Wang Shouren has been transferred to Jiangxi. Wang Qiong, the secretary of the military department, appreciated Wang Shouren very much, and under Wang Qiong's strong recommendation, Emperor Zhengde was promoted to the governor of Southern Jiangxi, and received the title of imperial history of the left of the Imperial Palace.

The governors of the Ming Dynasty were divided into fifteen major governors and eight minor governors.

The so-called "Great Governor" refers to the Governor of the Thirteen Provinces and the Two Governors.

The eight minor governors included the governors of Nanjiang, Yansui, Xuanfu and other places.

Although the governor of Southern Jiangxi was a small governor, Wang Shouren finally became a local feudal governor who opened the government and built a mansion, and was able to display his talents and ambitions.

The most feared thing for court officials is to be the governor of Southern Jiangxi. Because the biggest specialty of Nangan is - bandits.

Nangan is not abundant, and the production is not surplus. In the Ming Dynasty, it has always belonged to the existence of poor mountains and bad waters.

It was too late for the court officials to hide from this shortage. Wang Shouren happily went.

As soon as he arrived, Wang Shouren found that Nangan was simply full of vitality and the realm of all things competing to drop. Bandits of tens of thousands of people in a dozen or so groups participated in the grand event in the local area.

The bandit leader Xie Zhishan occupies Hengshui, Zuoxi, and Tonggang; The bandit leader Chi Zhongrong occupies the head; The bandit leader is high and fast, and Ma Zhan Lechang; The bandit leader attacked Fuquan to occupy Chenzhou, and the bandit leader Chen said that he could occupy Dayu.

In the whole of Southern Jiangxi, almost half of the area is controlled by the government, and the other half is controlled by bandits.

Wen Sen, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, was unable to control the situation, so he resigned from illness and rolled up his bed.

And since ancient times, the official and bandit family. In the government, there are countless bandits' eyes and ears.

Wang Shouren is facing such a fragmented and wildfire-scorched Southern Jiangxi.

For mediocre officials, Nangan is a disaster. For Wang Shouren, Nangan is a stage for him to display his talents!

After he arrived in the summer of the 11th year of Zhengde, he spent half a year clearing the eyes and ears of the bandits in the government. At the same time, among the 30,000 troops of the Southern Ganwei Station, he selected 3,000 young and strong, and stationed troops in Shanghang County, which was surrounded by a large number of bandits.

There is no room for sand in the eyes of the bandits. Not to mention the 3,000 nails led by the governor of Nanjiang! The bandit leaders made a bloody alliance and went to Shanghang to "exterminate" the officials and soldiers.

That's right, elsewhere it was the official army that suppressed bandits. Nangan is a bandit official army.

The enemy was outnumbered, Wang Shouren pretended to retreat, and then killed a horse pistol. This time, the strength of the horse pistol was a bit strong - "broke through 40 villages in a row, beheaded and captured more than 7,000 bandits".

Wang Shouren's journey to suppress bandits in Southern Jiangxi won the first battle.

The documents of the great victory are reported to the capital, and the emperor of Zhengde is happy! The royal pen wrote to encourage Wang Shouren to make persistent efforts to quell the bandits in southern Jiangxi.

Wang Shouren took it to the hall - Your Majesty! The power of the governor of Nangan was too small to mobilize more garrisons. There is nothing the minister can do.

Wang Shouren's courage is indeed not small. Liu Jin dared to scold Liu Jin when he was in power. Now he dares to bargain with the emperor.

Emperor Zhengde was not only not angry, but overjoyed. I'm afraid you won't dare to ask me for power! The governors of other places have evil intentions and evil intentions. The governor of Nanjiang and I have the right to take responsibility and dare to act! I'll give it to you!

Emperor Zhengde made an exception to grant Wang Shouren the "little governor" the royal flag, and the entire garrison of Jiangxi was at his disposal.

Wang Shouren has greater military power, and he is like a tiger with wings!

In February, Wang Shouren marched into Dayu, broke 37 bandit villages, beheaded and captured 4,600; In March, Kezuo Creek and Hengshui broke 84 bandit villages, beheading and capturing 6,000. Then he sent troops to Ganzhou and beheaded and captured 2,000.

The rest of the bandits scattered like birds and beasts.

Wang Shouren also posted a notice to appease those who had fallen into bandits, and the government would voluntarily register with the government, and the government would not blame the past. Otherwise, if they are found out afterwards, they will be beheaded.

At one time, more than 20,000 bandits rushed to the government to turn themselves in.

Wang Shouren is only honest to honest people, not to bandits! Forgive somebody's past misdeeds? Oh, if you believe you, you'll lose.

He asked more than 20,000 people who turned themselves in to report themselves. Whoever has a life in his hands will be killed. The big and small leaders of the bandit village are also unforgiving.

Wang Shouren is among the people who read in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is the "Mr. Yangming" and "Ya Sage" who are rich and rich. In the mouth of the Southern Jiangxi bandits, it is "the king shaves his head".

In this way, the bandits of Southern Jiangxi, who had plagued the imperial court for more than 20 years, spent countless military expenditures, and were helpless for the five governors before and after, were completely pacified by Wang Shouren in only ten months.

Emperor Zhengde took a look, hey, this Wang Shouren is good! The bandits in Southern Jiangxi have been pacified, and the bandits in western Fujian and eastern Guangdong will also be handed over to you!

Wang Shouren, as a "small governor", was able to command the guards of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong. In western Fujian and eastern Guangdong, he won successive battles. The bandits from all walks of life scattered.

You treat me as a scholar Wang Shouren, but I don't know that I am an out-and-out Ming God of War.

This "god" is not Wang Shouren's self-appointed. The officials and people in the south all called Wang Shouren "the immortal governor".

After the banditry is suppressed, it is necessary to come up with effective methods to prevent the resurgence of banditry.

Wang Shouren restored the Qin and Han Baowu system among the Hakka people in Jiangxi. Establish "fathers and veterans" and "child soldiers" in various places, that is, the militia as later generations.

Subsequently, Wang Shouren began to build a school and promote education. Implement the "Ten Family Tablet Law" and "Nangan Township Covenant". The atmosphere of Nangan's courage and ruthlessness has been changed. The whole of Nangan has a new look.

The next step is to encourage reclamation. "All the new fields reclaimed will be returned to the people". When the people have food to eat, they will naturally not make trouble anymore. This is the fundamental point of putting an end to banditry - this is the truth he realized from his interactions with the Miao people during his demotion to the Dragon Field.

The so-called saints should not only create doctrines that have been passed down for thousands of years. It should be able to put theory into practice and be effective.

From this standard, there is actually only one saint in China. That's Wang Shouren. Kong Mengshang is inferior, as for Zhu Xi and Ercheng, who are known as Yasheng, they are just hypocrites and corrupt Confucians who sell their reputation and shackle human nature compared to Wang Shouren.

It stands to reason that Wang Shouren has made such a great contribution in Southern Jiangxi. Not to mention a civil official like Wang Yue, at least he should be promoted from the rank of Imperial History of the Leader to the rank of Squire of the Commander Department.

However, Emperor Zhengde only made verbal commendations for Wang Shouren's merits in the newspaper.

This may be the jealousy of the young and vigorous Emperor Zhengde. There can only be one Ming God of War, and it's me! And not you, Wang Shouren.

Chang Feng's life and death brother Xu Guangzuo, in the past few years, it seems that the bloodline of the King of Zhongshan has awakened, and it may be that he is too old to play. He no longer soaks in green buildings, appreciates thin horses, and plays with his mother-in-law. Instead, he stayed in the Beijing camp for many years, training soldiers and practicing mounted archery.

Emperor Zhengde greatly appreciated him. If it weren't for Xu Miaoyun's kinship, Xu Guangzuo would be Emperor Zhengde's cousin. Emperor Zhengde wanted to accept him as a fat boy in his fifties and more than 200 pounds.

Chang Feng's sister Chang Tian is thirty-eight years old. The girl who was loved by everyone back then has become a fat and bloated woman. She is still the guest of Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia.

Chang Feng's brother-in-law Huang Yuan was a fourth-grade Shaoqing in Guanglu Temple. It's an official who is in charge of cooking. Chang Tian often goes to the kitchen of Guanglu Temple to play the autumn breeze. No wonder he was fat like that.

Chang Feng's righteous son, You Jingwu, is worthy of You Tianjue's bloodline. Compared with doing secret errands in Jinyiwei, he is better at leading troops. Now he has been promoted to the capital. There are 30,000 soldiers and horses in the two battalions of Zhangfenwu and Xianwu.

The west cross courtyard of the Marquis of Jin'an, the meditation hall.

The Meditation Hall is located in the most secluded place in the entire Hou Mansion. It was Chang Feng who used his thirteen-year-old grandson Chang Qingyun to read and improve.

The thirteen-year-old Chang Qingyun is about the same age as Jia Baoyu in the later masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions".

Jia Baoyu's little romance is nothing compared to Chang Qingyun.

Chang Qingyun sat at the desk, shaking his head and reciting the "Book of Shang".

Eighteen-year-old maidservant Chunmei came to pour him tea. This Chunmei is tall, fair-skinned and lovely.

Chang Qingyun asked, "What about Xia Yue and Qiu Gui?" ”

Chunmei replied: "One of them suffered from heat stroke and rested in the bedroom. One went home to visit relatives. ”

Chang Qingyun raised his eyebrows: "So, there are only the two of us in the meditation hall at this moment?" ”

Chunmei's face was slightly red: "Master, you are going to be indecent again." ”

Chang Qingyun smiled: "Hehe, Sister Chunmei." After speaking, he took Chunmei's hand: "Sister Chunmei, I'm so uncomfortable that I'm dying." You help me. Please. ”

Chunmei hurriedly withdrew her hand: "In broad daylight." Let the Hou Ye, Mrs., and Aunt Nine know that they must not break my legs? ”

Chang Qingyun smiled: "No." To break is to break my legs. They are reluctant! If my leg is broken, how can the Chang family pass on the ancestry! ”

Chunmei chuckled: "Hu Qin again." What does a broken leg have to do with the succession? ”

Chang Qingyun said: "It depends on how many legs you break." Sister Chunmei, let's go and lie down on the couch over there for a while. ”

Chunmei deliberately anxious Chang Qingyun: "I don't." In case someone comes to the meditation hall. Seeing that you are monkey hands and feet to me, how can I still have the face to see people! It's still night, when I'll wait for you to sleep in your clothes."

Chang Qingyun said: "I can't wait for a moment!" Sister Chunmei, Living Bodhisattva, please! ”

Chunmei can't resist evergreen. Besides, if she is pregnant with the child of the marquis's grandson, won't she, the maid, fly up the branch and become a phoenix? In the future, at least I can be an aunt of the Hou Mansion.

The two of them are like glue, and they want to do that kind of entertainment.

Liu Xiaoyan came to deliver bird's nest soup to her eldest grandson. She is fifty-two years old, and her hair is half gray.

As soon as she entered the study, she saw that her eldest grandson was tired of being on the couch with Chunmei.

When Chunmei saw her, she exclaimed, "Ah! ”

Then Chunmei almost rolled down and knelt down in front of Liu Xiaoyan: "Madam, the slave and maid should die, the slave and maid know that they are wrong." ”

Liu Xiaoyan didn't blame her: "If you want to blame this kind of thing, you have to blame the man." It's not up to you. You go down first. ”

Chunmei fled in the wilderness.

Chang Qingyun couldn't find a crack in the ground to get into, and he was embarrassed to pick the courtyard.

Liu Xiaoyan sighed: "Alas, I really don't know how you were born." When your father was thirteen, he took a slingshot every day to go to the pond in the back garden of our old house to raise the fat king eight. Where does he know that? ”

"You're good. The three maidservants around me slept with just what I knew! ”

Chang Qingyun put on his clothes and knelt in front of Liu Xiaoyan: "Grandmother, Qingyun knows that he is wrong. ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Catch Ming'er, I'll go and ask the Queen Mother." Let her choose a powerful daughter-in-law for you from the clan and the noble family. It also saves you from messing around with the handmaid all day long. ”

"I think Ling'er, the second daughter of Xu Guangzuo's family, is good! She's only fifteen, and she's already done a great deal of wrestling, so it's so tight! ”

Chang Qingyun hurriedly said, "Grandmother, don't." Xu Lingna dominatrix. Bullied me since I was a child. If she becomes my wife, I'll have to be a rake for the rest of my life! ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "That's it." Let your servant Nan Cheng go to the treasury and get two taels of musk. The monkey cub must know how to use it. ”

"If the maidservant girl has a child. In the future, if the eldest son is not a concubine, then he will have it? ”

"Don't kneel, get up and eat bird's nest! Your grandfather has been busy these days, and he has been at home in brocade. Just mess around! ”

(End of chapter)