Yang Tinghe was born in Yingzong Tianshun for three years, he was smart since he was a child, he knew the sound law at the age of four, read several books at the age of seven, and won the township examination at the age of twelve, and became famous all over the world. After Zhu Houzhao succeeded to the throne, he was promoted to the post of Shao Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu and served as the vice president of "Records of Filial Piety". In the second year of Zhengde, he entered the cabinet as a scholar of the East Pavilion University, and was in charge of drafting the edict. Because he accused his favorite ministers of offending Liu Jin at the banquet, he was ordered by Liu Jin to be transferred to the left waiter of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials. In May, he was promoted to the head of the household department in Nanjing. In August, he was recalled to Beijing and promoted to a scholar of Wenyuange University and participated in the confidential affairs of the imperial court. Zhengde three years plus Shaobao and Prince Taibao. In the fourth year of Zhengde, he was added to Guanglu Doctor and Zhuguo, and was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Officials and the scholar of Wuyingdian University.

At this time, Lord Yang is no longer the Yang Shilang who wants Lu Chuan to sacrifice his life to save him in Cangzhou, but he is still Lu Chuan's father-in-law, and this matter will not change anywhere. Therefore, one of the seven letters sent by Lu Chuan in Xuzhou was addressed to him.

After receiving the letter, Lord Yang first consulted with Liu Zhong and several other adults, and then got up and went straight to the imperial city.

He knew that it was unrealistic to ask Zhu Houzhao to ascend to the palace, so he could only go to the places where he went back to find it. Therefore, he didn't go anywhere else, and went directly to the leopard's room.

There was a brocade guard guarding the door of the leopard room, and when he saw Yang Tinghe, he gave a salute, "Lord Yang." ”

Yang Tinghe nodded, "Which adult is accompanying Wang today?"

"If you go back to your lordship, it is Lord Qian Ning Qian of the hundred households of Jinyi Wei. ”

"I'm sorry for you to send a message to Lord Qian, just say that I have something to find him. ”

Someone went in to pass the word, and after a while, I saw a very beautiful young man walking out of the leopard room with a smile, walking in front of Yang Tinghe and sweeping the floor, "Humble Qian Ning has seen Lord Yang." ”

Yang Tinghe hurriedly shook his hand, "Lord Qian doesn't need to be polite, is long live inside?"

"Here, is Lord Yang having something important to do? ”

"No, don't worry, I have a few words to say to Master Qian first. ”

Qian Ning looked left and right, "Lord Yang, please." ”

The two walked to the place where there was no one next to the leopard room, and Qian Ning said, "Lord Yang, please tell me if you have anything." ”

"Don't you dare, does Lord Qian know that there is a group of people in northern Sichuan?"

"I have heard that the leader is Liao Hui, a disciple of the Emei sect. ”

"Not bad. Last year, Cui Pengtou, a member of Huguangsheng, led 80 people to Daning Mansion, and more than 1,000 cooks headed by Yan Benshu and Lan Tingrui responded and attacked Dachang County. Fortunately, Cui Pengtou died under the stray arrow, and the dragons were leaderless, so Yan Lan and the others had no choice but to transfer the rebels to Yunyang Mansion. This time they made a comeback, and I heard that tens of thousands of hungry people responded to the attack, attacking the city and plundering the pool, unstoppable, if they were not suppressed in time, if someone else responded to the problem, I am afraid it would cause chaos in the world. ”

"What my lord said is, I don't know what can I do to humble my job?"

"Lord Qian, I came today to beg you to come......"

"Your Excellency is really humiliating, you just have to command, and you will never give up your humble duty. ”

"Lord Qian, if we go in in a while, you have to say a few good words for Sichuan Shu Wulin, the thief leader Liao Hui, Yan Benshu, and Lan Tingrui are members of the Emei faction, but this rebellion was not ordered by the Emei faction, and it has nothing to do with the Emei faction. If this section is not made clear, if Banzai decrees that the Emei faction will be questioned together, the Emei faction will be doomed, and I hope that Lord Qian will be pitiful. ”

Qian Ning thought for a moment, "What the adults said is true, but the adults are in the capital, how did they know that this matter has nothing to do with the Emei faction?"

Yang Tinghe never expected Qian Ning to ask this question, and wanted not to answer, but Qian Ning stared fixedly, it seemed that he had to ask something, there was no way, and finally looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice and said: "Does Lord Qian know that there is a person named Lu Chuan on the rivers and lakes?"

Qian Ning was taken aback, "What the adult said is the hero of the Little North Demon Road and Chuanlu?"

"Exactly. ”

"So this news came from Lu Daxia? Oh, don't be afraid, although the humble position is from an official family, he is also from the rivers and lakes, and the most convincing person in the world is Lu Daxia. My lord, tell me the truth with your humble position, what is your relationship with Lu Daxia?"

Hearing Qian Ning say this, Yang Tinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't hide it from Lord Qian, Lu Chuan is the old man's righteous son." ”

"Really? That's great!"

"Uh...... I don't know what Lord Qian said is too good?"

"Adults don't know, I have admired Lu Daxia for a long time, and I have long had the intention of getting acquainted, but I haven't had a chance, now it's okay, since he is an adult, your righteous son is no different, if you write a letter to Lu Daxia, please mention it by the way, just say that I would rather worship him as a teacher. I thank you here. As he spoke, he was going to kowtow to Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe also never expected Qian Ning to come up with such a thing, he was slightly stunned, and hurriedly put his hands on his hands and smiled: "What did Lord Qian say, Xiao Chuan, what can he dare to be Master Qian? But since Lord Qian intends to get acquainted, the old man will make a decision for him, and the two of you will be brothers from now on." ”

"Ouch, that's really good, my father-in-law invites me, and my son Channing kowtows to my father-in-law. As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and knocked his head three times.

Yang Tinghe was also happy, "I'll hurry up." The matter of the Emei faction ......"

"I didn't say it, what my brother and my father-in-law said was not much different from a holy decree, and the father-in-law of the Emei faction didn't care, it was all wrapped up in the child's body. ”

Yang Tinghe was overjoyed in his heart, and the two of them neatly dressed and entered the leopard room.

The scale of the leopard room is very large, no less than the general hall, and the same as the general hall, there are nine-step cloud platforms, dragon chair thrones, but the difference is that the left and right classes are not courtiers, but beautiful women and prostitutes, there is no guard of honor, but there are silk and bamboo orchestras of various musical instruments, there are many large and small cages at the door, there are jackals, tigers and leopards, rare and exotic beasts, chirping from time to time, and the laughter of women, the sound of wind music mixed with is absurd.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair, with wine and food in front of him, hugging left and right in his arms, which was difficult to look at. Seeing the figure swaying at the door, Qian Ning came back, and the faint gentleman asked, "Where did Aiqing go?"

Qian Ning came to the front and replied, "If you go back to long live, it will be convenient for the minister to go out." I happened to meet Lord Yang, the secretary of the ministry, and after chatting a few words, I came back late. ”

"Yang Tinghe, he is not in the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials, what is he doing in the palace?"

"The minister asked, Lord Yang said that there was a rebellion in northern Sichuan, and it was very urgent, and he wanted to face the saint to ask for a decision, and he was afraid of disturbing you, so he lingered at the door. ”

"There are people in northern Sichuan who are rebelling? Why didn't Liu Jin listen to him when he entered the palace to ask for peace this morning? Is Yang Tinghe making a fuss?"

"The minister has also heard a little about this matter, it is indeed very urgent, as for why Eunuch Liu didn't tell you long live, the minister estimated...... Maybe he was too busy to forget. ”

"Well, hasn't Yang Tinghe left yet?"

"I didn't leave, I said I had to see you. ”

"Then call him in. ”

When the decree was handed down, a eunuch shouted at a sharp voice: "Spread Yang Tinghe and enter the palace." ”

Yang Tinghe heard it clearly outside the hall, quickly adjusted the crown clothes, stepped into the main hall, and knelt down and kowtowed to the top of the cloud platform, "Minister Yang Tinghe, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Aiqing is exempt from courtesy, flat body. ”

Yang Tinghe said that he got up, stood below with his head down, and didn't even dare to raise his head.

"I heard you want to see me, I don't know what's going on?"

"Long live Qi, there are Diao people Liao Hui, Yan Benshu, and Lan Tingrui in northern Sichuan who rebelled, and gathered tens of thousands of hungry people in Sichuan and Shu to attack the city and plunder the land, which has become a big disaster. ”

"It's the business of the military department to suppress the bandits, so why do you want to go beyond your duties?"

"Long live, as far as the minister knows, the Ministry of War has already written this matter into a report and sent it to the political secretary to submit it, as for why he hasn't seen it until today, the minister doesn't know. ”

Zhu Houzhao wanted to reprimand Yang Tinghe in the name of overstepping his duties, and he just threw him out, but when he asked, he lifted a stone and hit his own foot, he never reviewed the folds, can he know?

"These people are so unbelievable, I have to rectify them properly! Aiqing, you are here right, if you don't come, I will still be kept in the dark by them. What do you say the Diao people who rebelled in northern Sichuan are called Liao? Who are they?"

"The ministers only know that Yan Benshu and Lan Tingrui rebelled in Daning last year, and the other ministers don't know anything, so they should ask the military department or Eunuch Liu. ”

Qian Ning said on the side: "Long live, the minister knows what they are from. ”

"Oh, you know? ”

"Yes, this Liao Hui was originally a disciple of the Emei sect, his law name is Fahui, and his family name is Liao. Yan Benshu is a pyrotechnician of the Qingcheng faction in Qingcheng Mountain, and Lan Tingrui is the youngest son of Lan Tianyang, the head of the Iron Buddha faction in northern Sichuan, and these three are all from the rivers and lakes. ”

"Oh? I heard that the Emei faction, the Qingcheng faction, and the Iron Buddha faction are all famous and upright, and the head of the Emei faction has also received the imperial title and eats the royal court's money, how dare he rebel? ”

Yang Tinghe's heart was half cold when he heard this, and he hurriedly saw what Qian Ning said, and saw Qian Ning kneeling down and said, "Long live, the minister has something to say." ”

"Oh, what else do you have to say?"

"Long live I don't know, these three people don't look at it as Emei, Qingcheng, and Tiefo, in fact, they are all small characters, with bad intentions and trouble, they are all their own opinions, and they have nothing to do with the teacher. Long live if these three factions were to be questioned together, wouldn't it have wronged the good people and chilled the hearts of the people?"

"Is that true?"

After the three of them rebelled, they began to poison their own masters, and I heard that the disciples of the three factions resisted desperately, and more than half of them were killed or wounded. ”

"Looks like I'm really wrong about them. Aiqing, as you can see, how should this matter be handled?"

"This ...... The minister didn't understand. ”

"Yang Aiqing, what do you say?"

"The minister thought that he should send Hong Zhong, the governor of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Henan provinces, to lead the suppression of bandits, and Huang Baobei, the governor of Shaanxi, Hanzhong and Shangluo, the governor of Sichuan, Lin Junbei, Meizhou and Baoning, and Mao Lun, the general of Huguang, to prepare Jingxiang and Yunyang, so as to prevent the thieves from expanding their sphere of influence and harassing the people in other places. In addition, the trilateral general system was only wide on the fifth day of the first month of winter, and the imperial captives were captured in the flower and horse pool, and the overseers searched the mountain, but unfortunately they were killed by an arrow. The minister was worried that the Tatars and other ministries would take the opportunity to Koubian, so he asked Long Live to send a grace decree to transfer Yang Yiqing, the former trilateral commander-in-chief, to garrison the three sides. ”

"Just play according to Qing. Cai Kuan is loyal to the country, my heart is very painful, plus the prince Shaobao, Xiang Xiang, give a sacrifice to be buried in the east of the county, and his son enters the brocade guard, hereditary. Qian Aiqing, you have to take care of him more. ”

Yang Tinghe retreated and didn't mention it, but said that Zhu Houzhao, as soon as Yang Tinghe left, he immediately summoned the beautiful prostitute over again, blowing, blowing, talking and laughing, as usual, as if there was no Yang Tinghe who had come to this matter at all, just like there was no rebellion and no people suffering in northern Sichuan.

Qian Ning stood aside, unable to say something in his heart, so he was naturally a little impatient and anxious. Looking at Zhu Houzhao's figure, suddenly his eyes rolled to his heart, and he laughed out loud.

This smile naturally alarmed Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao asked, "Why is Aiqing laughing? Did you remember something interesting? ”

"Chen did remember one thing just now, but...... The minister didn't dare to say. ”

"What don't you dare to say? Just say, I forgive you for your innocence. ”

"Long live thanks. Long live, I don't know, do you still remember the former director of the Supervision and Arrest Department of the Criminal Department, Yao Qi, Lord Yao?"

"Of course, I remember that the Supervision and Arrest Department of the Criminal Department is a newly established yamen in the hands of my father, and there are two directors in total, one is the current director named ......"

"Ren Yongliang. ”

"Yes, Ren Yongliang. The other is Yao Qi. What are you mentioning him for no reason?"

"The minister lost his temper just now, in fact, because he thought of Lord Yao. I think that when Lord Yao was alive, he was in charge of the affairs of the world's rivers and lakes, where did anyone in the martial arts dare to rebel at that time? Lord Ren is different, long live you guess what the minister saw when he wandered on the street on vacation? The minister saw that a newly repaired courtyard was not magnificent, and the lights on the door were as if he was going to do a happy event, and the minister was also a good thing, so he went up and asked, it turned out that Lord Ren Yongliang was going to marry a concubine, and he was married to a famous prostitute in the capital, and he heard that he was only twenty or eight years old. You said that this is not strange, Lord Ren is almost sixty years old, and his son is more than a round older than me, how can he have the heart to marry a concubine who can be his granddaughter?"

"I heard that the Governor and Arrest Division is an oil and water yamen, and it is reasonable for Ren Yongliang to build a new courtyard and accept a few concubines. ”

"Hey, oil and water are not oil and water, isn't it also a human being? You look at the same position, Lord Yao is different. I have been to the place where Master Yao lived before his death, the thatched hut and thatched hut, not even a wall, just a few fences, or people who don't know still think that it is the place where the guards of the criminal department live. ”

"He's deceiving people's eyes, didn't Jinyiwei find out 100,000 taels of silver from his house? 100,000 taels of silver, I'm afraid it's enough to repair ten courtyards, right?"

"This ...... It's actually fake. ”

"Fake?

"Anyway, Lord Yao has been dead for several years, so let's tell the truth. When Lord Yao's house was searched at the beginning, it was a team led by the minister, not to mention 100,000 taels of silver in Lord Yao's house, even if the roof was lifted, he couldn't find 10 taels of silver. The 100,000 taels of silver were all released when we searched them. ”

"You put it, why?"

"Do you still need to ask? ”

As soon as Qian Ning finished speaking, he heard a snap, Zhu Houzhao dropped the wine glass in his hand, and everyone present knelt down in fright, trembling on the ground, thinking of Amitabha Buddha in his heart, and he didn't know how to hit the lung tube of this ancestor.

I heard Zhu Houzhao say angrily: "Qian Ning, you are so bold! framing the imperial court officials, can you afford to bear the offense?"

Qian Ning kept kowtowing upwards and said: "Long live the anger, the minister will not dare to frame the official of the court even if he borrows the courage to borrow it, it is really a subordinate faction, there is no way." ”

"Who told you to do this?"

"The minister didn't dare to say ......"

"If I tell you to say it, you can say it!"

"Yes...... It's Lord Chen, Fuji of Beizhen. ”

"Chen Danyun?"

Channing nodded.

"How dare Chen Danyun do this? Could it be that he is also sent by the upper branch and the lower branches? ”

A eunuch was about to pass on the Jinyi guard to command Shi Wenyi, Qian Ning hurriedly kowtowed, "Long live, if you summon Lord Shi, won't you ask for the life of the minister in disguise? Besides, Lord Shi is the same as Lord Chen sees Eunuch Liu, where can he summon Lord Chen." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao was also stunned, "If I remember correctly, Liu Jin is Chen Danyun's father-in-law, right?"

"Exactly. Lord Chen and Eunuch Liu are nominally father and son, but in fact they are closer than father and son, and the relationship is good. ”

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment and said, "Aiqing, let's be flat." Then the music, then the dance. ”

Only then did those beautiful women stand up tremblingly, but some of them were so frightened that their legs were weak and they couldn't stand steadily, let alone sing and dance.

Zhu Houzhao felt that it was not a taste after listening for a while, and waved his hand to drive everyone down, but pulled Qian Ning into his arms.

"You say...... Am I too fond of Liu Jin?"

At this time, there was no one in the leopard room, and there were only two of them left, so Qian Ning was not so restrained when he spoke, and he put his arm around Zhu Houzhao and said, "The minister feels a little." ”

"But though he is greedy, he is also loyal, and he has served me since I was in the East Palace, and I can trust him. ”

"Eunuch Liu is, the hard work is high, and the ministers have only been with him for a few years. He has no opinion on the current favor, but what kind of thing is Ren Yongliang? Why can he sit in the position of the chief of the Arrest Division? The minister is not convinced. ”

Zhu Houzhao heard Qian Ning talk to him like this, not only was he not angry, but he was happy, "What? You covet his position? This is easy to say, I will make you concurrently the head of the Arrest Department, why are you angry? Come, give me a smile." ”

Qian Ning became happy at this time, and said with a smile: "The minister is not greedy for his position, the minister is a little unconvinced." What is an old coffin?"

"Listening to the tone of your voice, you are not satisfied with this old coffin, he has offended you?

"Yes. It's not that he offended the minister, it's just that the person he admires the most in his life, except for you, is Lord Yao, and he is not worthy of the seat that Lord Yao has sit. ”

"Then who do you say is worthy of the seat of the Inspector of Arrest?"

"There is only one person in the minister's heart, but I don't know if you dare to let him sit in the long live. ”

"Why don't I dare? ”

"In fact, long live this person, you have seen it, it is Lu Chuan who stabbed you back then. ”

Lu Chuan...... I have an influence on this person, I dare to go out of the palace to assassinate the king, and I am indeed bold. But isn't he already dead?"

"You see, the minister has lost his mouth again. It was true that he was caught, but our Lord Chen asked him to come back from the West Factory and let him go. On the rivers and lakes today, he can be regarded as the number one person, as long as he is a martial arts practitioner, there is no one who doesn't know him, Chaotianling kills the swordsman with a sword, the sword slashes the heroes on the shore of Bailong Lake, and the seven people in the battle of Baxian Town ......"

As soon as he spoke, he heard someone outside the hall shouting, "Long live, Minister Liu Jin is in." ”

The two monarchs and ministers in the palace were stunned, Qian Ning jumped up from Zhu Houzhao's arms, Zhu Houzhao also quickly adjusted his clothes, and then said, "Come in." ”

I saw Liu Jin walking into the hall with his waist down, kneeling down and kowtowing upward, "Minister Liu Jin participates in my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Aiqing is exempt from courtesy. ”

Liu Jin got up in thanks, and Zhu Houzhao asked, "Didn't Aiqing already ask for peace in the morning?

"Long live the return, the minister has something important to do. ”

"Oh, I don't know what the important thing is, Aiqing can't be arbitrary, and she still needs to ask me?"

"The minister only learned that there were Diao people in northern Sichuan who rebelled......"

"Liao Hui, Yan Benshu, and Lan Tingrui gathered tens of thousands of hungry people in Sichuan and Shu to attack the city and plunder the land, which has become a catastrophe, please send an edict as soon as possible to suppress it?"

“...... Hooray, you already know?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly, "Liu Jin, we don't have to act, right? Didn't you come when you learned that Yang Tinghe came to see me in the palace?"

Liu Jin saw sweat on his head when he said one sentence, and it took half the weather to say weakly, "Yes." ”

"And what do you think?"

"I think it...... He ordered the governor of the five armies to lead the three battalions to suppress it. ”

"The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies? The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has long ceased to be in charge of the army, and some of the Governors and Tongzhi have never fought in their lives, so what are they going to do in northern Sichuan? There are also three major battalions, and if the three battalions are transferred away, who will guard the capital......? You really don't know how to march and fight at all, and I ask you, what do the governors of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Henan do? What does the governor of Sichuan do? What does the Sichuan Metropolitan Command Department do? Do I raise them all to look like them!"

Without waiting for Zhu Houzhao to finish speaking, Liu Jin knelt down with a puff and lay on the ground, trembling with fright.

After Zhu Houzhao finished scolding, the fire in his heart disappeared, looking at Liu Jin who was curled up in a ball below, he felt a little unbearable, sighed, and said, "Get up." ”

Liu Jin stood up for the second time, and his head hung lower than Fang Cai, and his waist was bent even more.

"Do you know one more thing? The trilateral general system is lenient and loyal to the country. ”

"Minister...... Know. ”

"The three sides are the top priority, and we can't be left without an owner for a day, I want to reactivate Yang Yiqing. ”

"Your Majesty, you can't, Yang Yiqing ...... He's a traitor. ”

Zhu Houzhao was so happy that he held back for a long time before asking, "Then who do you say should take over the position of the trilateral general system?"

"The minister felt that the three sides did not need a general system, and the commander of Ningxia, He Jin, and the guerrilla general Qiu Yue were all generals who could conquer and fight habitually, and they were enough to defend the three sides. ”

"Well, you've finally said something human. Passing on my will, Yang Yiqing did not use it for the time being, and gave Gansu, Ningxia, and Yansui all commanded a thousand taels of silver, ten horses of brocade, and ten pots of imperial wine, and the rest of the deputy generals each with a hundred taels of silver, one horse of brocade, and a pot of imperial wine, so that they could guard the three sides well. ”