Chapter 130: Punishment
Zhengde was extremely reluctant to let Liu Jin go to work, and at this time, he saw that the ministers on the stage were all persuaded, and he couldn't tell for a while, but the ministers were really reluctant to Liu Jin to go to work, so he immediately took Liu Jin's hand and said affectionately: "I can't do without Liu Bandang for a day, and Liu Bandang can't leave me for a day!"
Since Liu Jin became the prime minister, holding real power and monstrous authority, Zhengde gradually stopped calling Liu Jin his companion, and like all the ministers, he called Liu Jin Liu Gong. At this time, calling Liu Jin a companion was really moved by the scheming Liu Jin. At that moment, Liu Jin burst into tears and said: "It's not a pity for the old slave to die, but this law cannot be abolished, otherwise how can Your Majesty sit firmly in the country! The Son of Heaven broke the law, and he is still guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention me Liu Jinhu!"
At this time, Qiu Ju finally saw that Liu Jin wanted to remove the internal minister today, but he was afraid that he would be willing, and His Majesty would not either. His Majesty refuses, even if he is an insider, he will definitely go now. This is the reason why the Minister of Mantai came forward as a guarantee, anyway, it is the favor of Bai Pickup.
At that moment, Qiu Ju also said loudly: "Your Majesty is reasonable, and what Liu Gong said is also true! But in the inner court, it is indeed necessary for Liu Gong to be qualified for the post of internal minister! If you remove Liu Gong from his other position as a punishment, that is!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhengde frowned when he heard this, and said happily, "Qiu Ju is right! This celebrant supervisor, Liu Gong, you can't throw it away to me, if you really feel that you have to go to work in order to correct the law and discipline, then go to other positions!"
"Then it's up to Your Majesty!" Liu Jin actually knows that the prime minister can't go, this is just a retreat as an advance! And this time he retreated, I am afraid that Emperor Zhengde will also leave an impression that he does not love power, which is also advantageous.
"What kind of errand is Gong Liu doing now?" Zhengde saw that Liu Jin agreed not to remove the eunuch who was in charge of the seal of the celebrant eunuch, and he was also relieved at the moment, Shi Shiran glanced at Qiu Ju and asked.
Qiu Ju immediately replied solemnly: "Liu Gong has previously served as the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, the eunuch of the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor, the eunuch of the inner factory, and the eunuch of the Western Compilation Factory!
"Then get rid of the eunuch of the inner factory, this position will be nominated by Liu Gong to take over, so as to reduce the burden on Liu Gong, what will Liu Gong do?" So he pushed the boat down the river and handed over the nomination to Liu Jin.
Liu Jin's initial plan was also here, and he deliberately thanked him at the moment: "The ministers are grateful! Here I recommend Luo Xiang to be the admiral eunuch of the inner factory, please Your Majesty Holy Judge!"
Originally, Qiu Ju thought that his advice was meritorious, so that this matter ended successfully, and Liu Jin would hand over the insider factory to himself. Unexpectedly, Liu Jin handed over the errand to Luo Xiang, and was slightly stunned at the moment, but immediately reacted, lowered his head, and arched his hand at Luo Xiang to show congratulations.
Luo Xiang also didn't expect Liu Jin to recommend himself, and he was a little stunned for a while. You must know that although this insider factory admiral eunuch seems to be Liu Jin's puppet on the surface, his identity is extremely high. After all, it was created by Liu Jin, but this insider factory has the highest supervision rights, and the two factories and one guard have to obey the orders of the insider factory.
In other words, Luo Xiang became the fourth position after Liu Jin, Gao Feng, and Zhang Yong in an instant among the Eight Tigers. It is the West Factory Gonggu Dayong and the East Factory Gong Ma Yongcheng, all of whom have to be respectful to Luo Xiang.
Zhengde didn't care about Luo Xiang's nonsense, as long as Liu Jin didn't remove his internal appearance, even if he recommended a little eunuch who had just entered the palace, Zhengde agreed. What's more, Luo Xiang has been serving by Zhengde's side for a long time, Zhengde is extremely satisfied with Luo Xiang, nodded immediately, and said: "Liu Gong's recommendation is good! Then officially appoint Luo Xiang as the admiral eunuch of the inner factory, and take office on the same day!"
Zhang Mao, Sun Yue and other ministers and nobles heard this transfer of power like child's play, and they understood that the farce of Liu Jin's resignation was over, and they all shouted in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming!" After finishing speaking, these ministers retreated directly to the side and hung King An in the middle.
At this time, Zhengde also found that King An was still kneeling in Taichung, and he was slightly angry at the moment, if it weren't for the fact that Uncle An Wang didn't know how to advance or retreat, he wouldn't have made Liu Gong resign, and said at the moment: "Uncle An, since Liu Gong has gone to the position of the expert factory, then I agree with Liu Gong's ruling, punish you for two years, and confiscate your father's posthumous treasure, are you willing?"
Although King An was extremely reluctant to hand over this ink treasure, but now, he had to do so, and he sighed at the moment and said, "Your Majesty Shengming!
"As for Ma Degui!" Zhengde glanced at Ma Degui, who continued to crawl there, and said, "As the steward of the imperial village, and my royal family is doing business, it can be regarded as a high degree of hard work. This time I can be regarded as admiring my father, so I won't hold you accountable too much! It's just that after all, you made a mistake, and you will hand over the business affairs of the imperial village and the royal family to your deputy, find a place for yourself, and retire!"
"The sinners kneel down and thank God!" Ma Degui actually knew that according to his years of hard work, the emperor would not be harsh on himself, and he shouted long live when he went down the mountain, and thanked him for receiving the holy will.
Seeing everything, Zhengde brushed his dragon robe and said, "Since everything is over, then so be it! I'm tired, I want to rest for a while, Liu Gong, you come with me!" After finishing speaking, Zhengde didn't wait for the secretary to salute, and led Liu Jin directly. Liu Jin glanced deeply at the somewhat depressed King An, smiled disdainfully, and randomly chased Zhengde. Qiu Ju and Luo Xiang also led the emperor's subordinates and followed.
After the ministers of the full stage saw that Liu Jin and Zhengde left, the mountain shouted long live, so they went together in twos and threes. It's just that when I passed by King An's side, I didn't greet King An. This is true even for the Duke of England and the Duke of Chengguo. When King An waited for the platform to be empty, he smiled, then sighed lightly, turned around and walked to Ma Degui, who was prostrate on the ground, and said, "Boss Ma, you can get up!"
"The sinners have seen King An!" Ma Degui immediately saluted King An, and then stood up.
"Boss Ma doesn't have to be like this, if it weren't for Boss Ma's Gao Yi today, I'm afraid that I would be imprisoned in Fengyang City by Liu Jin and never see the sun for the rest of my life!"
"King An's words are serious! I still don't have the courage to correct Liu Jin, so I can only take all the blame on myself. Ma Degui immediately thanked him.
"Haha, Boss Ma doesn't have to blame himself!" Seeing that this Ma Degui was so sincere, King An couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty has removed you from your position today, and you are now considered a commoner, I don't know what Boss Ma will do in the future?
"Didn't Zilong tell His Highness?" Ma Degui frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked.
"What did Zilong say?" King An was also stunned when he heard this, Zilong came to see him secretly last night, but he just said that Ma Degui was willing to help, but he didn't say the specific reason.
"Hey, it seems that Zilong still hasn't forgiven me!" Ma Degui sighed lightly, shook his head, and said.
"Oh, what does Boss Ma mean by this?" Wang An was slightly stunned when he heard this, and asked. In his heart, Zilong is an honest and humble gentleman, and he will not deceive himself casually. What's more, Ma Degui said this, but he said that Zilong did not forgive him, which is really incomprehensible.
"This is not the place to talk, I see that we talk as we walk!" Ma Degui glanced around and said.
King An also knew when he heard this, and now he is in the palace, where Liu Jin's eyes and ears are everywhere. The two of them have just offended Liu Jin, but I am afraid that Liu Jin's spies have been deployed all around, and if the confidential information is heard by Liu Jin, I am afraid that he will be used.
At that moment, King An walked directly side by side with Ma Degui and walked towards the outside of the palace. In the Forbidden City, you are not allowed to ride a horse and sit in a sedan chair without permission, and you are as noble as King An, and you have to walk on foot. The two walked all the way, and when they reached a square, when there was no one around, Ma Degui said softly: "My real name is Ma Guancai, and I have an elder brother named Ma Guanzhong!"
"Ma Guanzhong?" King An was slightly stunned when he heard this, the name Ma Guanzhong made him extremely familiar, but for a while, he couldn't remember who it was.
"Ma Guanzhong has a daughter, named Ma Fengyue, and then he has a grandson, which is Zilong!" Ma Degui did not answer King An's doubts about the name Ma Guanzhong, but continued.
"I see!" King An was unconsciously relieved when he heard this, "It turns out that you are Zilong's maternal uncle!"
"Yes!" Ma Degui's expression darkened when he heard this, and he said, "Actually, the prince should have heard the name Ma Guanzhong, right?"
"Well, it's a little familiar!" Wang An nodded bluntly and said, "But for a while, I didn't remember where I knew this name!"
"In the first year of Emperor Hongzhi, the Hui people in Fengxiang Mansion rioted, and King An should also know, right?" Ma Degui showed a look of slight remorse and said slowly.
"Ma Guanzhong, the Hui people riot!" King An was shocked when he heard this, glanced at Ma Degui, and said, "Your brother is the businessman who supported the Hui people riot and was finally beheaded by the emperor as a warning?"
"Yes!" Ma Degui nodded without hesitation, and said, "Actually, I participated at that time! Later, I was afraid of death, so my eldest brother let me escape, and I was spared!"
"Then you still admire the emperor?" Wang An only felt that he couldn't see through the slightly rickety old businessman in front of him, who supported the Hui rebellion together with his eldest brother, and then fled for fear of death. In the end, he became the steward of the imperial village, a royal businessman, and served the royal family! Previously, in the name of admiring the first emperor, he asked for that painting from himself, why is this person so changeable?
"Hehe, although the emperor killed my eldest brother, in fact, I really don't hate him!" Ma Degui also saw the suspicion in King An's eyes, and said slowly, "I have been in the Ming Dynasty since Taizu, and I have inherited it for ten generations! Taizu Taizong is wise and martial, chasing the death and chasing the north, going to the West seven times, and raising the prestige of my Chinese country, and the holy name naturally needs not be said. The second emperor of Renxuan also benefited the people a lot, and the people all praised each other! But the next emperors, not me, the prince should also know how. Only Daizong and Yingzong are still slightly decent, but it's a pity that the brothers kill each other, hey!
and Emperor Xiaozongjing's accession to the throne, clarifying the rule of officials, diligent political affairs, and appointing people on the basis of merit. I originally joined the royal family with a desire for revenge, but in the end, I was moved by the benevolence of Emperor Xiaozong, and I have admired it ever since!"
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