Chapter 558: Gaining Momentum
As for King Qing, it is because King Qing in the past dynasties had many children, and these many food estates were sealed, even if they were not as good as the other two kings, they were more deterrent than King An.
It's just that these three vassal kings have always been loyal to the Ming court, especially the king of Shu, who has been the king of Shu and will personally work hard to come to the capital to worship the grace of heaven, which is really a model for vassal kings.
To say that these three vassal kings would make trouble, Emperor Zhengde did not believe it. It's just that now even King An, who is known as the emperor's uncle and has been entrusted by Emperor Hongzhi to Gu, wants to rebel, and Emperor Zhengde can't help but be suspicious.
"Even if it's to guard against these vassal kings, what does that have to do with this reform?" Emperor Zhengde's tone softened, but he still didn't want to be at the mercy of Liu Jin, so he immediately asked.
Seeing that Emperor Zhengde's tone was soft, Liu Jin also breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "The old minister's implementation of this is just a bait, and most of those who really oppose this are related to King An! They know that if the imperial decree is smoother and the reaction speed will be faster, then the response to King An's rebellion will be more swift and decisive, so they will come forward to oppose it!"
If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, when Zhang Cai arrests Cai Mao and these people in the edict prison and tortures them, you will know that these people are only afraid that they have already secretly communicated with King An, and intend to wait for King An to lead his troops to fight in Beijing, and then they will join forces with the outside and become a meritorious achievement!"
"Huh, is it?" Emperor Zhengde was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Jin with some suspicion, and added, "Don't you want to bend into a move?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry! This time, the old minister will never make a mistake! He will never do such a trick!" Liu Jin assured.
"Okay! just prove that they are indeed with Ann...... King An is related, I will forgive you, if not...... "Emperor Zhengde was originally going to habitually call Uncle An, but now that the seeds of doubt have been planted, he has also changed his mind.
"If not, the old minister is willing to take the blame and resign!" Liu Jin saw that Emperor Zhengde was no longer pursuing it, and immediately said happily, in fact, for him, if he wants Cai Mao and others to speak, even if he does not use the punishment, there are many means, but these do not need to be said to Emperor Zhengde.
Originally, he looked down on Emperor Zhengde, but after all, Emperor Zhengde was the king of a country, the son of tomorrow, if Emperor Zhengde was not in harmony with him, he was afraid that he would not be able to do many things, so he had to dispel the evil anger in Emperor Zhengde's heart.
Seeing that Emperor Zhengde had a faint tendency to reconcile with Liu Jin, Empress Dowager Zhang was also very happy, and said loudly: "That's right! You monarchs and ministers get along, and the mourning family can rest assured! Zhao'er, you have to believe that Liu Gong is dedicated to our mother, not to mention anything else, what is the benefit of Wang An and Ma Fengyue, what is the benefit of him, is it not to block the mouth of the world and prevent others from chewing their tongues behind their backs, saying that you are not the biological child of the mourning family?"
"Yes! The queen mother taught me a lesson!" Although there are already some suspicions about Liu Jin, just like the Empress Dowager Zhang said, at present, Liu Jin's insistence on dealing with King An and Ma Fengyue is indeed to help himself and the Empress Dowager Zhang, and the current Emperor Zhengde has to bow his head and admit his mistake.
After finishing talking about Emperor Zhengde, Empress Dowager Zhang deliberately kept a straight face and lectured Liu Jin: "Liu Gong is too, he has been assisting Zhao'er for so long, and he doesn't know Zhao'er's impulsive temperament, how can he do such a rebellious thing in front of civil and military officials in the court?
"Please show the Queen Mother!" Liu Jin also knew that if he didn't suffer a loss, he was afraid that the little emperor wouldn't be able to swallow this breath, so he immediately said respectfully.
"The mourning family has been staring at that Fang Jinpa in a daze recently, obviously he has a sweetheart! You solved this matter for him, so that my family Zhao'er has a lover and finally becomes a family, can you do it?" Empress Dowager Zhang was careful, noticed that Emperor Zhengde was wrong, and also guessed Emperor Zhengde's thoughts.
And Emperor Zhengde didn't expect that Empress Dowager Zhang would see it, and immediately blushed, shook her head and said writhingly: "Queen Mother, where is it, where is it......"
"Haha!" Empress Dowager Zhang smiled amorous and said, "As the saying goes, Zhi'er Mo Ruomu, you were brought up by your mother, how can I not understand you!
"I ......" Speaking of this, Emperor Zhengde didn't even need my self-title, stayed on the spot, his thoughts drifted, he sighed, shook his head and said, "Queen Mother, the child knows how to deal with it, so I won't bother you and Duke Liu, I still have something to do, so I will ask the Queen Mother first!"
After finishing speaking, Emperor Zhengde took care of himself and asked the Empress Dowager Zhang to say goodbye, and directly withdrew from Cining Palace, along the way, naturally no one could stop him.
Seeing Emperor Zhengde leaving, Empress Dowager Zhang did not stop him, and when he disappeared, she said to Liu Jin: "Duke Liu, you are also frizzy! How can you do this to this child in public? After all, he is also the emperor!"
"The old minister knows his mistake!" Liu Jin saw that there were no outsiders, so he immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and said, "The situation was critical at that time, if you don't suppress Cai Mao and these people, I'm afraid that when Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and them come forward, the old minister's plan will not be able to be successfully implemented, and I ask my mother to understand!"
"No need!" Empress Dowager Zhang also held it high, waved her hand, and said, "Forget it this time, there will be no next time!"
"Yes! Lao Chen understands!" Liu Jin nodded and said.
"As for the incident that the mourning family said just now, I'm afraid that this kid left the palace this time, and really met some sweetheart, you go to the mourning family to find out the bottom, if it is a good family, the kind that is easy to control, don't take him into the palace for him, and teach him to be honest! If not, then directly disappear for the mourning family, can you understand?" Empress Dowager Zhang said casually.
"Lao Chen understands!" Liu Jin had long understood Empress Dowager Zhang's methods, and he was not surprised at all, but nodded and said.
"That's good! mourning the family, you can step down!" Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand pretending to be tired and motioned for Liu Jin to retreat.
Liu Jin also arched his hand, shook it with Empress Dowager Zhang, and then turned around and withdrew from Cining Palace. After leaving Cining Palace, he was also full of worries, first of all, the first thing was what Empress Dowager Zhang mentioned just now, Emperor Zhengde left the palace this time and met the person he loved.
The reason why Zhang Yong and his family led by Qian Ning launched the extermination operation was that Liu Jin was angry that Zhang Yong let Emperor Zhengde leave the palace without permission, as if he didn't listen to his own words.
Therefore, Liu Jin instructed the people who went to the rescue, except for Emperor Zhengde, all the other people were killed. This can be regarded as a lesson to Zhang Yong, so that he will not dare to mess around again in the future.
It's just that he didn't go in person because of something, but he didn't expect that Emperor Zhengde would have an extra sweetheart in his heart after such a short period of time.
Who is this person, and what is his identity? Is he dead or alive now, and if he is alive, where is he?
These are all questions that Liu Jin thinks in his heart, but he will not get answers for a while. And he also thinks the same as Empress Dowager Zhang, if that Zhengde's sweetheart is easy to control, he will not mind helping Emperor Zhengde, let this person enter the palace and always accompany Emperor Zhengde.
But if this person is scheming and has an unusual family background, Liu Jin will definitely use a black hand to wipe out the power that ties her behind her.
The second thing is that he is reviewing the details of this court and detecting the flaws. In fact, the reason why he wants to promote his own reform and deal with King An is still the word right.
By carrying out his reforms, he will be able to enter the cabinet as a minister, thoroughly grasp the government affairs, and grasp all the powers of the court.
At that time, the government will be free, and who else in this court can compete with him, but isn't it all up to him, or a faction of people, to have the final say?
As for dealing with King An, it is even more important. If you want to firmly grasp the power you have now, and then control the entire court, then military power is indispensable.
And to deal with King An, he can assemble an army on a large scale, take the opportunity to cultivate cronies, and replace the people in the army with his own cronies.
In this way, as long as you control a part of the army, your rights in the DPRK can be as stable as Mount Tai, and the meritorious relatives such as Chengguogong, British Gong, and Dingguo Gong will no longer be able to check and balance themselves!
Finally, dealing with King An is equivalent to killing a chicken to show the monkey, as long as he exterminates King An with the power of thunder and bridges the turmoil in the Hetao, then all the vassal kings in the world will not dare to make a slight move.
In this way, with the cabinet in hand, the army has a considerable part of its own forces, and the clan is not in turmoil, isn't there anyone else in this world?
These are the real reasons why Liu Jin wants to implement reforms and deal with King An. As for helping Empress Dowager Zhang and covering up the scandal of the year, it is just an excuse, an excuse for Empress Dowager Zhang to stand behind her back and help herself.
Thinking of the smugness, Liu Jin couldn't help but smile, and didn't think about it anymore, so he sat directly on the soft sedan chair carried by the little eunuch, and walked towards the outside of the palace one by one, looking at his leisurely appearance, as if he was the master of the Forbidden City......
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And Zilong overheard the conversation between Zhang Fu and Wei Bin outside the military tent, and the main thing was to talk about this court meeting. Among them, the relationship between Emperor Zhengde and Shangshan Muzi, as well as Liu Jin's true inner thoughts, and even the actions of Li Dongyang and others, naturally did not have any.
Zhang Fu just said that after that court meeting, Liu Jin not only became a very popular minister and had monopolized power in the court, but also decided that King An and Zilong were both rebellious, and they were already gathering troops, but they were afraid that they would attack Ningxia soon.
Hearing this, Zilong suddenly understood, it turned out that these people had been emphasizing that they had to hold themselves back, not because of anything else, but because Liu Jin's main force had gone to encircle and suppress King An.
In Liu Jin's heart, he probably felt that as long as King An and the Fengyue Gang were destroyed, then he would be regarded as a rootless duckweed, and he would be slaughtered.