In order to prevent Emperor Zhengde from patrolling the south and protect his hometown in the south of the Yangtze River. The civil servants worked hard!
In the spring of the fourteenth year of Zhengde's reign, hundreds of civil servants from the Cabinet, Six Ministries, Legal Department, Hanlin Academy, and various temples knelt down at the Meridian Gate to remonstrate.
Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, held a spiritual tablet in his hand and wrote: "Open the sky to guide the way and establish the great sage, the most divine, the benevolent, the righteous, the martial, the wise, the successful and the high emperor." This is the full posthumous title of Taizu.
In order to prevent the southern tour, the civil servants even moved out the ancestors of Emperor Zhengde.
In fact, it was very common for civil servants to kneel to remonstrate during the Hongzhi Dynasty and the early Zhengde Dynasty.
But now that they are kneeling down to remonstrate, they are looking for death!
Today's emperor is not the child emperor he was, let alone the frail and honest late emperor.
Emperor Zhengde now holds great power. The civil servant group can no longer be coerced by kneeling down.
Outside the Meridian Gate.
Chang Feng, Qian Ning, and Jiang Bin stood side by side. Five hundred Han generals who looked like wolves and tigers had surrounded the civilian officials.
Chang Feng walked up to Yang Tinghe: "Mr. Yang, why are you doing this? It's a good thing that the emperor is touring the south to understand the sufferings of the people. Why does it sound like he's digging up the ancestral graves of you people?"
Yang Tinghe found a reasonable reason: "There was a disaster in the south of the Yangtze River last year, and the people were miserable. The emperor's tour to the south must be grand. The victims of the disaster must flee in order to prevent intrusion. We advise the emperor to give up the intention of the tour to the south. For the sake of millions of people in Jiangnan!"
What is a glib tongue? What does it mean to be sharp-tongued? Yang Tinghe is the best example.
It is clear that the original intention of the civil officials in blocking the southern tour was to exploit the people of Jiangnan safely without interference from the imperial power. When it came to Yang Tinghe's words, it was actually for the sake of the people.
Chang Feng sighed: "Hey, my Yang Shoufu, do you believe this?"
Yang Tinghe said: "Everything I said is from the bottom of my heart! For the sake of the people's livelihood, we civil servants are willing to die to advise!"
Chang Feng turned around and left helplessly.
Jiang Bin said: "How about it? The Marquis can't persuade them, can he?"
Chang Feng shook his head: "These bastards have eaten the weight and are determined. Jiangnan's finance and taxation are their lifeblood. If the emperor goes to the south and personally lifts the lid of this shady pot, I'm afraid the foundation of the civil service will collapse."
Qian Ning ordered a Qianhu: "The emperor's decree has arrived. Tell the brothers to be alert and prepare to deal with these stupid civil servants."
Liu Jin had done this before. But Liu Jin did not die well.
Chang Feng showed his true colors as an old fox at this time. I saw him covering his stomach with a painful look on his face: "Uh, me, me"
Jiang Bin was shocked: "What's wrong with you, Mr. Hou? Have you been poisoned?"
Chang Feng gritted his teeth and said: "Well, I, I was greedy for cold last night and ate two more bowls of rose ice dew. I pampered Biyun's little hooves at night, and fell asleep without any clothes on afterwards. I also kicked off the quilt, and my belly caught a cold. "
"Uh, I can't do it anymore! I'm going to escape! If I escape outside the Meridian Gate, wouldn't I lose my decency? Ah, hurry up, help me back home."
Jiang Bin said: "Come quickly and help the Marquis back to the house."
Basha helped Chang Feng: "Master Hou, I told you a long time ago to eat less rose ice dew."
Chang Feng scolded: "There is no need for you to act in hindsight! Let's go!"
Basha, supported by Chang Feng, left the Meridian Gate in a hurry.
Qian Ning stared at Chang Feng's back and said meaningfully to Jiang Bin: "Master Hou is indeed the senior of our two brothers. He is trying to prevent blood on his hands."
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "The Marquis is too cautious. The emperor is wise and powerful, how can the civil servants rebel against God? With the emperor's body and bones, it will not be a problem to live for another fifty years."
"In the past fifty years, civil servants have been grandsons! We, the emperor's ministers, have been grandpas. Have you ever seen a grandson take revenge on grandpa?"
Qian Ning smiled and said, "Uncle, this is a wonderful metaphor."
At this moment, Gu Da ran over in three steps and two steps at a time: "The Emperor's decree!"
Qian Ning and Jiang Bin quickly asked: "What's the purpose?"
Gu Dayong said: "The staff is responsible for all officials below the fifth rank outside the Meridian Gate! No matter those above the fifth rank!"
Emperor Zhengde still saved face for his teacher Yang Tinghe and the six ministers and nine ministers. Only officials of the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades are responsible for the staff.
Qian Ning ordered fiercely: "The Han generals have listened! All officials of the fifth rank and below will be punished with the rod! Hit them hard!"
The Han generals held up big sticks and began to beat the civil servants.
Yang Tinghe and the six ministers and nine ministers wanted to stop him, but they were blocked by the Han generals.
Suddenly, there was a wailing sound outside the Meridian Gate. The outcome can be imagined when the rotten scholars who have no power to restrain a chicken encounter a Han general who is armed with a big stick and looks like a wolf or a tiger.
Blood spread all over the bluestone outside the Meridian Gate.
Half an hour later, the imperial staff ended.
A total of 147 civil servants were punished with canes. Eleven of them were beaten to death with sticks.
Qian Ning said loudly: "Listen! Now we are beating the fifth, sixth and seventh grade officials. If you still make trouble here unreasonably, the next ones will be the first, second, third and fourth grade officials!"
"It's useless to beat him to death!"
After saying that, Qian Ning walked up to Yang Tinghe and said with a smile: "Yang Shoufu, the emperor is a promising king. He is very much like Taizu. Taizu would kill even the prime minister."
"You don't want to see all the six ministers and nine ministers die outside the Meridian Gate, right?"
Yang Tinghe said angrily: "Qian Ning, you care so little about human life! How dare you beat more than a dozen imperial officials to death."
Qian Ning didn't take it seriously: "During the Hongwu Dynasty, the Jinyi Guards killed more than thousands of imperial officials? Only eleven people are not worth mentioning."
Yang Tinghe said angrily: "Qian Ning, just wait!"
After speaking, Yang Tinghe gritted his teeth and stood up: "Comrades, let's go back to our offices first and discuss it in the long run."
Yang Tinghe said the cruelest words and did the most cowardly things. Two quarters later, all the civil servants had left outside the Meridian Gate. The Han generals began to carry the corpses, and the palace eunuchs carried buckets to wash away the blood outside the Meridian Gate.
Qian Ning proudly said to Jiang Bin: "Uncle, civil servants usually claim that they don't care about death. They are just a bunch of ghosts who are afraid of death!"
Changfeng pretended to be indifferent, and left the place of right and wrong at the Meridian Gate in an official sedan, and returned home.
Changfu is very lively today.
In order to avoid trouble, Chang Ponu and Chang Qingyun and his son took leave. Huang Yuan took leave.
Even You Jingwu, who led the troops in the regiment camp, took leave. Chang Feng was afraid that Emperor Zhengde would be angry and mobilize troops to deal with the civil servants. Simply let You Jingwu return to the mansion.
Changfeng's family sat across from each other, drinking tea, and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. After an hour, an ear came to report: "Master Hou, the matter at the Meridian Gate is over. The Han general beat to death eleven officials of the fifth rank and below."
Chang Feng asked quickly: "Where are the six ministers and nine ministers?"
The ears and eyes replied: "Officials from the fourth rank and above are not included in the responsibilities of the staff."
Chang Feng nodded slightly: "The Emperor is still rational."
Chang Ponu answered: "That's eleven people killed! The last time so many officials were killed by the imperial stick was when Liu Jin was in power."
Chang Feng showed no pity for the civil servants at all: "They deserve it! Look, after the emperor's southern tour, the good days of civil servants' manipulation and bribery are over!"
Chang Qingyun asked: "Grandpa, eleven of them died this time, can they let it go?"
Chang Feng shook his head slightly: "Civil officials are like dog-skin plaster. They will never give up. I'm afraid people will die."
"Po Nu, Huang Yuan, Qingyun. All three of you are civil servants. Please pay attention to it recently. Once you find any differences in the court, you will pretend to be sick when you need to, and take leave when you need to."
"The dispute between imperial power and ministerial power is a whirlpool. If you know it is a whirlpool, you have to find a way to stay away from it." Chang Ponu asked: "What if Mr. Yang and his group are determined to stop the southern tour? Can the southern tour still take place? Well?"
Chang Feng said: "They are just acting as chariots in Mantis Arms! Let me tell you, the emperor has a reason to patrol the south that is enough to convince the public."
Chang Ponu asked: "What's the reason?"
Chang Feng stroked his white beard: "You can't say it."
What Chang Feng was referring to was, of course, Prince Ning’s rebellion! Prince Ning has now become a pawn of Emperor Zhengde without knowing it.
Yang Tinghe's mansion.
All the cabinet members, six ministries and nine ministers gathered together. Naturally, the only one missing among them was Chang Ponu, who was in charge of the household department.
Second Assistant Liang Chu said: "The Emperor is so cruel and ruthless. I never expected this. First Assistant, what should we do now?"
Yang Tinghe said: "On the one hand, we need to continue to dissuade the emperor from visiting the south. On the other hand, we have to prepare for the worst. Send a message to the governor of Jiangnan and ask them to restrain themselves recently. Let them wipe their butts quickly. Especially the grain tax. and salt tax.”
When he said this, Yang Tinghe was startled. He suddenly discovered that dragon slayers eventually become evil dragons. He became the kind of person he least wanted to be - covering up the dirty things done by his colleagues.
The local officials in the south of the Yangtze River are connected with the officials in the capital. They both suffer losses and prosper.
As a civilian leader, Yang Tinghe could only do things against his will.
Jiang Mian sighed: "Well, if the military power is still in the hands of the Ministry of War and local governors, how dare the palace do this?"
Yang Tinghe waved his hand: "Don't say that again in the future. The world belongs to the emperor, and we are all ministers of the herdsmen on behalf of heaven."
"But if the emperor makes a mistake, it is the duty of the ministers to correct the mistake."
"Eleven people died at the Meridian Gate this time. If the emperor brings up the matter of the southern tour again, we need to continue to kneel down and remonstrate!"
"To put it bluntly. If the southern tour takes place, many of you here will die. It's better to fight to the death."
"I don't believe that the emperor has the courage to kill all the civil servants in the dynasty!"
As expected by Chang Feng, this group of civil servants are simply dog-skin plasters.
The Chang family has been relaxing recently.
The whole family took a long vacation. I simply played Ma Diao at home. There was one table for the men and another for the women.
On this day, the Chang family continued to have a fierce battle at the card table.
Chang Qingyun played a chick.
Huang Yuan was overjoyed: "Eat the chicken!"
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole. Chang Ponu smiled and said: "Touch the chicken!"
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "A single chicken, what a fool! Haha! Give me money, give me money, five cents per person! Thank you all the rich bosses."
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded: "Chang Feng, you are rich!"
The person who came was actually Emperor Zhengde, and Zhang Yong was followed behind him.
Chang Feng and his family hurriedly saluted Emperor Zhengde: "I wish you long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty."
Emperor Zhengde said: "Forgive me the courtesy."
After speaking, Emperor Zhengde sat down on the card table, picked up a hemp tag and played with it in his hand: "You Chang family members are really good at hiding for leisure."
Chang Feng quickly opened his eyes and lied: "Ah, our family is not living up to expectations. When we had dinner a few days ago, we all had a bad stomach, and we were getting thinner every day. The wine bucket at home was about to explode. I feel really ashamed that I can't serve the emperor these days. ”
Emperor Zhengde laughed and scolded: "Come on, old fox, stop pretending to be weak and sickly! I am really convinced. I sent Biyun to you to be my eyes and ears. It has only been a few years, but she has become you "
"Yesterday she sent a message to the palace, saying that your whole family is suffering from abdominal disease."
"Uncle, you are really getting stronger and stronger with age. You can sleep with Biyun's little hooves."
Chang Feng quickly covered his eyes and said, "Ah, Biyun is the emperor's eyes and ears? If the emperor hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known."
Emperor Zhengde said: "When it comes to pretending to be ignorant, my uncle is really the best in the court."
"Okay, I want to tour the south, and none of you in the Chang family will be free! Chang Ponu, I order you to be in charge of the money needed for the southern tour."
"Chang Feng, I order you to plan the garrison matters."
"You Jingwu, you will bring the Four Yong Battalion with you when you arrive."
"As for Qingyun, I order you to check out what delicious and fun places there are along the way."
"And the imperial aunt. After I leave the capital, the garrison of the capital will be handed over to you. In addition to the five-city military and horse division, I will give you the four-power camp. You must prevent the civil servants from causing chaos in the capital."
Chang Feng asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, is the date of departure for the southern tour in June?"
Emperor Zhengde looked surprised: "How did you know?"
Chang Feng said with a smile: "Yesterday, my godfather, the old lady, gave me a dream and told me that the emperor would go on a southern tour in June."
In fact, these words of Tuo Meng can only coax the children.
Prince Ning had won over hundreds of thousands of bandits, thieves, and ruffians in Jiangxi. It was easy for the Jinyiwei Southern Pacification Division to plant some spies among them.
News has come back in the past few days that King Ning may rebel in June.
If King Ning rebels, Emperor Zhengde's southern tour will turn into a southern expedition. The emperor is famous for his personal expedition to quell the rebellion of the feudal kings, and the civil servants cannot stop him even if they have ten thousand reasons.
Not only Chang Feng knew about King Ning's rebellion in June, but Emperor Zhengde also knew about it.
Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "A dream? I really believed you."
Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty, it's really a dream! Biyun can testify. I told her this dream when I woke up."
Emperor Zhengde said: "Okay, it's tacit agreement! In short, I will leave all the chores of the southern tour to your Chang family. I can't trust others."
Chang Feng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something that I can tell you privately."
Emperor Zhengde nodded. Chang Ponu and others retreated wisely.
Chang Feng knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Nanchang is too close to Ganzhou! Wang Shouren, the governor of Nangan, is a talented prime minister. But he doesn't have a single soldier in his hands now."
"If King Ning starts an uprising, with Wang Shouren's character, he will never surrender. Death awaits him."
"To protect the virtuous minister, I request the emperor to transfer Wang Shouren away from southern Gansu!"
Emperor Zhengde said: "No, it will scare the grass and scare the snake!"
Chang Feng begged Emperor Zhengde: "Your Majesty, Wang Shouren is not only a talented prime minister, but also a sub-sage. If he dies in the war, the Ming Dynasty will suffer the loss of literary stars!"
Emperor Zhengde showed the ruthlessness of an emperor at this time: "If the sub-sage of the Ming Dynasty died at the hands of King Ning, wouldn't there be more reasons for me to march to the south?"
Emperor Zhengde used King Ning as a pawn for two purposes. First, he went to the south of the Yangtze River as a matter of course and stabbed the civilian officials' nest.
Second, establish the martial arts to quell the feudal king's rebellion.
Emperor Zhengde never expected that it was precisely because of his ruthlessness towards Wang Shouren that Wang Shouren single-handedly put down Prince Ning's rebellion and robbed Emperor Zhengde of his martial arts achievements. (End of chapter)
In the spring of the fourteenth year of Zhengde's reign, hundreds of civil servants from the Cabinet, Six Ministries, Legal Department, Hanlin Academy, and various temples knelt down at the Meridian Gate to remonstrate.
Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, held a spiritual tablet in his hand and wrote: "Open the sky to guide the way and establish the great sage, the most divine, the benevolent, the righteous, the martial, the wise, the successful and the high emperor." This is the full posthumous title of Taizu.
In order to prevent the southern tour, the civil servants even moved out the ancestors of Emperor Zhengde.
In fact, it was very common for civil servants to kneel to remonstrate during the Hongzhi Dynasty and the early Zhengde Dynasty.
But now that they are kneeling down to remonstrate, they are looking for death!
Today's emperor is not the child emperor he was, let alone the frail and honest late emperor.
Emperor Zhengde now holds great power. The civil servant group can no longer be coerced by kneeling down.
Outside the Meridian Gate.
Chang Feng, Qian Ning, and Jiang Bin stood side by side. Five hundred Han generals who looked like wolves and tigers had surrounded the civilian officials.
Chang Feng walked up to Yang Tinghe: "Mr. Yang, why are you doing this? It's a good thing that the emperor is touring the south to understand the sufferings of the people. Why does it sound like he's digging up the ancestral graves of you people?"
Yang Tinghe found a reasonable reason: "There was a disaster in the south of the Yangtze River last year, and the people were miserable. The emperor's tour to the south must be grand. The victims of the disaster must flee in order to prevent intrusion. We advise the emperor to give up the intention of the tour to the south. For the sake of millions of people in Jiangnan!"
What is a glib tongue? What does it mean to be sharp-tongued? Yang Tinghe is the best example.
It is clear that the original intention of the civil officials in blocking the southern tour was to exploit the people of Jiangnan safely without interference from the imperial power. When it came to Yang Tinghe's words, it was actually for the sake of the people.
Chang Feng sighed: "Hey, my Yang Shoufu, do you believe this?"
Yang Tinghe said: "Everything I said is from the bottom of my heart! For the sake of the people's livelihood, we civil servants are willing to die to advise!"
Chang Feng turned around and left helplessly.
Jiang Bin said: "How about it? The Marquis can't persuade them, can he?"
Chang Feng shook his head: "These bastards have eaten the weight and are determined. Jiangnan's finance and taxation are their lifeblood. If the emperor goes to the south and personally lifts the lid of this shady pot, I'm afraid the foundation of the civil service will collapse."
Qian Ning ordered a Qianhu: "The emperor's decree has arrived. Tell the brothers to be alert and prepare to deal with these stupid civil servants."
Liu Jin had done this before. But Liu Jin did not die well.
Chang Feng showed his true colors as an old fox at this time. I saw him covering his stomach with a painful look on his face: "Uh, me, me"
Jiang Bin was shocked: "What's wrong with you, Mr. Hou? Have you been poisoned?"
Chang Feng gritted his teeth and said: "Well, I, I was greedy for cold last night and ate two more bowls of rose ice dew. I pampered Biyun's little hooves at night, and fell asleep without any clothes on afterwards. I also kicked off the quilt, and my belly caught a cold. "
"Uh, I can't do it anymore! I'm going to escape! If I escape outside the Meridian Gate, wouldn't I lose my decency? Ah, hurry up, help me back home."
Jiang Bin said: "Come quickly and help the Marquis back to the house."
Basha helped Chang Feng: "Master Hou, I told you a long time ago to eat less rose ice dew."
Chang Feng scolded: "There is no need for you to act in hindsight! Let's go!"
Basha, supported by Chang Feng, left the Meridian Gate in a hurry.
Qian Ning stared at Chang Feng's back and said meaningfully to Jiang Bin: "Master Hou is indeed the senior of our two brothers. He is trying to prevent blood on his hands."
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "The Marquis is too cautious. The emperor is wise and powerful, how can the civil servants rebel against God? With the emperor's body and bones, it will not be a problem to live for another fifty years."
"In the past fifty years, civil servants have been grandsons! We, the emperor's ministers, have been grandpas. Have you ever seen a grandson take revenge on grandpa?"
Qian Ning smiled and said, "Uncle, this is a wonderful metaphor."
At this moment, Gu Da ran over in three steps and two steps at a time: "The Emperor's decree!"
Qian Ning and Jiang Bin quickly asked: "What's the purpose?"
Gu Dayong said: "The staff is responsible for all officials below the fifth rank outside the Meridian Gate! No matter those above the fifth rank!"
Emperor Zhengde still saved face for his teacher Yang Tinghe and the six ministers and nine ministers. Only officials of the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades are responsible for the staff.
Qian Ning ordered fiercely: "The Han generals have listened! All officials of the fifth rank and below will be punished with the rod! Hit them hard!"
The Han generals held up big sticks and began to beat the civil servants.
Yang Tinghe and the six ministers and nine ministers wanted to stop him, but they were blocked by the Han generals.
Suddenly, there was a wailing sound outside the Meridian Gate. The outcome can be imagined when the rotten scholars who have no power to restrain a chicken encounter a Han general who is armed with a big stick and looks like a wolf or a tiger.
Blood spread all over the bluestone outside the Meridian Gate.
Half an hour later, the imperial staff ended.
A total of 147 civil servants were punished with canes. Eleven of them were beaten to death with sticks.
Qian Ning said loudly: "Listen! Now we are beating the fifth, sixth and seventh grade officials. If you still make trouble here unreasonably, the next ones will be the first, second, third and fourth grade officials!"
"It's useless to beat him to death!"
After saying that, Qian Ning walked up to Yang Tinghe and said with a smile: "Yang Shoufu, the emperor is a promising king. He is very much like Taizu. Taizu would kill even the prime minister."
"You don't want to see all the six ministers and nine ministers die outside the Meridian Gate, right?"
Yang Tinghe said angrily: "Qian Ning, you care so little about human life! How dare you beat more than a dozen imperial officials to death."
Qian Ning didn't take it seriously: "During the Hongwu Dynasty, the Jinyi Guards killed more than thousands of imperial officials? Only eleven people are not worth mentioning."
Yang Tinghe said angrily: "Qian Ning, just wait!"
After speaking, Yang Tinghe gritted his teeth and stood up: "Comrades, let's go back to our offices first and discuss it in the long run."
Yang Tinghe said the cruelest words and did the most cowardly things. Two quarters later, all the civil servants had left outside the Meridian Gate. The Han generals began to carry the corpses, and the palace eunuchs carried buckets to wash away the blood outside the Meridian Gate.
Qian Ning proudly said to Jiang Bin: "Uncle, civil servants usually claim that they don't care about death. They are just a bunch of ghosts who are afraid of death!"
Changfeng pretended to be indifferent, and left the place of right and wrong at the Meridian Gate in an official sedan, and returned home.
Changfu is very lively today.
In order to avoid trouble, Chang Ponu and Chang Qingyun and his son took leave. Huang Yuan took leave.
Even You Jingwu, who led the troops in the regiment camp, took leave. Chang Feng was afraid that Emperor Zhengde would be angry and mobilize troops to deal with the civil servants. Simply let You Jingwu return to the mansion.
Changfeng's family sat across from each other, drinking tea, and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. After an hour, an ear came to report: "Master Hou, the matter at the Meridian Gate is over. The Han general beat to death eleven officials of the fifth rank and below."
Chang Feng asked quickly: "Where are the six ministers and nine ministers?"
The ears and eyes replied: "Officials from the fourth rank and above are not included in the responsibilities of the staff."
Chang Feng nodded slightly: "The Emperor is still rational."
Chang Ponu answered: "That's eleven people killed! The last time so many officials were killed by the imperial stick was when Liu Jin was in power."
Chang Feng showed no pity for the civil servants at all: "They deserve it! Look, after the emperor's southern tour, the good days of civil servants' manipulation and bribery are over!"
Chang Qingyun asked: "Grandpa, eleven of them died this time, can they let it go?"
Chang Feng shook his head slightly: "Civil officials are like dog-skin plaster. They will never give up. I'm afraid people will die."
"Po Nu, Huang Yuan, Qingyun. All three of you are civil servants. Please pay attention to it recently. Once you find any differences in the court, you will pretend to be sick when you need to, and take leave when you need to."
"The dispute between imperial power and ministerial power is a whirlpool. If you know it is a whirlpool, you have to find a way to stay away from it." Chang Ponu asked: "What if Mr. Yang and his group are determined to stop the southern tour? Can the southern tour still take place? Well?"
Chang Feng said: "They are just acting as chariots in Mantis Arms! Let me tell you, the emperor has a reason to patrol the south that is enough to convince the public."
Chang Ponu asked: "What's the reason?"
Chang Feng stroked his white beard: "You can't say it."
What Chang Feng was referring to was, of course, Prince Ning’s rebellion! Prince Ning has now become a pawn of Emperor Zhengde without knowing it.
Yang Tinghe's mansion.
All the cabinet members, six ministries and nine ministers gathered together. Naturally, the only one missing among them was Chang Ponu, who was in charge of the household department.
Second Assistant Liang Chu said: "The Emperor is so cruel and ruthless. I never expected this. First Assistant, what should we do now?"
Yang Tinghe said: "On the one hand, we need to continue to dissuade the emperor from visiting the south. On the other hand, we have to prepare for the worst. Send a message to the governor of Jiangnan and ask them to restrain themselves recently. Let them wipe their butts quickly. Especially the grain tax. and salt tax.”
When he said this, Yang Tinghe was startled. He suddenly discovered that dragon slayers eventually become evil dragons. He became the kind of person he least wanted to be - covering up the dirty things done by his colleagues.
The local officials in the south of the Yangtze River are connected with the officials in the capital. They both suffer losses and prosper.
As a civilian leader, Yang Tinghe could only do things against his will.
Jiang Mian sighed: "Well, if the military power is still in the hands of the Ministry of War and local governors, how dare the palace do this?"
Yang Tinghe waved his hand: "Don't say that again in the future. The world belongs to the emperor, and we are all ministers of the herdsmen on behalf of heaven."
"But if the emperor makes a mistake, it is the duty of the ministers to correct the mistake."
"Eleven people died at the Meridian Gate this time. If the emperor brings up the matter of the southern tour again, we need to continue to kneel down and remonstrate!"
"To put it bluntly. If the southern tour takes place, many of you here will die. It's better to fight to the death."
"I don't believe that the emperor has the courage to kill all the civil servants in the dynasty!"
As expected by Chang Feng, this group of civil servants are simply dog-skin plasters.
The Chang family has been relaxing recently.
The whole family took a long vacation. I simply played Ma Diao at home. There was one table for the men and another for the women.
On this day, the Chang family continued to have a fierce battle at the card table.
Chang Qingyun played a chick.
Huang Yuan was overjoyed: "Eat the chicken!"
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole. Chang Ponu smiled and said: "Touch the chicken!"
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "A single chicken, what a fool! Haha! Give me money, give me money, five cents per person! Thank you all the rich bosses."
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded: "Chang Feng, you are rich!"
The person who came was actually Emperor Zhengde, and Zhang Yong was followed behind him.
Chang Feng and his family hurriedly saluted Emperor Zhengde: "I wish you long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty."
Emperor Zhengde said: "Forgive me the courtesy."
After speaking, Emperor Zhengde sat down on the card table, picked up a hemp tag and played with it in his hand: "You Chang family members are really good at hiding for leisure."
Chang Feng quickly opened his eyes and lied: "Ah, our family is not living up to expectations. When we had dinner a few days ago, we all had a bad stomach, and we were getting thinner every day. The wine bucket at home was about to explode. I feel really ashamed that I can't serve the emperor these days. ”
Emperor Zhengde laughed and scolded: "Come on, old fox, stop pretending to be weak and sickly! I am really convinced. I sent Biyun to you to be my eyes and ears. It has only been a few years, but she has become you "
"Yesterday she sent a message to the palace, saying that your whole family is suffering from abdominal disease."
"Uncle, you are really getting stronger and stronger with age. You can sleep with Biyun's little hooves."
Chang Feng quickly covered his eyes and said, "Ah, Biyun is the emperor's eyes and ears? If the emperor hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known."
Emperor Zhengde said: "When it comes to pretending to be ignorant, my uncle is really the best in the court."
"Okay, I want to tour the south, and none of you in the Chang family will be free! Chang Ponu, I order you to be in charge of the money needed for the southern tour."
"Chang Feng, I order you to plan the garrison matters."
"You Jingwu, you will bring the Four Yong Battalion with you when you arrive."
"As for Qingyun, I order you to check out what delicious and fun places there are along the way."
"And the imperial aunt. After I leave the capital, the garrison of the capital will be handed over to you. In addition to the five-city military and horse division, I will give you the four-power camp. You must prevent the civil servants from causing chaos in the capital."
Chang Feng asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, is the date of departure for the southern tour in June?"
Emperor Zhengde looked surprised: "How did you know?"
Chang Feng said with a smile: "Yesterday, my godfather, the old lady, gave me a dream and told me that the emperor would go on a southern tour in June."
In fact, these words of Tuo Meng can only coax the children.
Prince Ning had won over hundreds of thousands of bandits, thieves, and ruffians in Jiangxi. It was easy for the Jinyiwei Southern Pacification Division to plant some spies among them.
News has come back in the past few days that King Ning may rebel in June.
If King Ning rebels, Emperor Zhengde's southern tour will turn into a southern expedition. The emperor is famous for his personal expedition to quell the rebellion of the feudal kings, and the civil servants cannot stop him even if they have ten thousand reasons.
Not only Chang Feng knew about King Ning's rebellion in June, but Emperor Zhengde also knew about it.
Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "A dream? I really believed you."
Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty, it's really a dream! Biyun can testify. I told her this dream when I woke up."
Emperor Zhengde said: "Okay, it's tacit agreement! In short, I will leave all the chores of the southern tour to your Chang family. I can't trust others."
Chang Feng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something that I can tell you privately."
Emperor Zhengde nodded. Chang Ponu and others retreated wisely.
Chang Feng knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Nanchang is too close to Ganzhou! Wang Shouren, the governor of Nangan, is a talented prime minister. But he doesn't have a single soldier in his hands now."
"If King Ning starts an uprising, with Wang Shouren's character, he will never surrender. Death awaits him."
"To protect the virtuous minister, I request the emperor to transfer Wang Shouren away from southern Gansu!"
Emperor Zhengde said: "No, it will scare the grass and scare the snake!"
Chang Feng begged Emperor Zhengde: "Your Majesty, Wang Shouren is not only a talented prime minister, but also a sub-sage. If he dies in the war, the Ming Dynasty will suffer the loss of literary stars!"
Emperor Zhengde showed the ruthlessness of an emperor at this time: "If the sub-sage of the Ming Dynasty died at the hands of King Ning, wouldn't there be more reasons for me to march to the south?"
Emperor Zhengde used King Ning as a pawn for two purposes. First, he went to the south of the Yangtze River as a matter of course and stabbed the civilian officials' nest.
Second, establish the martial arts to quell the feudal king's rebellion.
Emperor Zhengde never expected that it was precisely because of his ruthlessness towards Wang Shouren that Wang Shouren single-handedly put down Prince Ning's rebellion and robbed Emperor Zhengde of his martial arts achievements. (End of chapter)
