A knife in love

Chapter 1111

Although Humpty Humpty lives in seclusion in Sichuan, he often travels in the rivers and lakes. The news is not blocked, and he can even be said to be well-informed, but he is not aware of the officialdom in the capital.The old man surnamed Huang has been hiding in the Magong Ancestral Hall in Chongqing Prefecture for decades, and he rarely even leaves the gate of the ancestral hall.The god of the Magong ancestral hall is a figure from the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and he is not as famous as Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others. Therefore, few people visit the ancestral hall to worship on weekdays.On the other hand, Humpty Humpty would go to Ma Gong's ancestral hall to worship every three years, and told him some things in the world.Therefore, when they heard Li Qiufeng talk about various deeds of the Yumajian, they were both puzzled and confused.

Seeing the puzzling expressions on the faces of the short fat man and the old man surnamed Huang, Li Qiufeng knew that they didn't know the origin of the Yumajian, so he went on to say: "There are twelve guards and 24 yamen in the imperial palace, among which the authority is the most important. The first is the Twelve Supervisors. The Supervisor of Rituals is the head of the twelve supervisors. The governor of the East Factory, who frightens the officials and the common people, is most likely to be the eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Rites. The Yumajian is in charge of the imperial horses and military talismans, and has a close relationship with the Ministry of War. It is one of the bureaucrats in the palace that the emperor relies on most. He was able to stand against Dongchang, the admiral of the Rites Supervisor, but his reputation is not obvious. Except for the big figures in the court, few people know about it. Therefore, everyone is afraid of the Dongchang Fanzi, but they don't know the power of the Yumajian .

"The highest leader of the Yumajian is the eunuch of the palm seal. There are one eunuch supervisor and one eunuch admiral to assist the eunuch palm seal in handling affairs. The eunuch supervisor is in charge of the internal affairs of the horse eunuch. Those who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded and those who have done wrong will be punished. The duty of the admiral eunuch is the most important. , is a military post, and is in charge of the drills of the various ministries of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and handles confidential matters. The eunuch Xiao Cheng who brought people to Shuzhong this time is the admiral of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. Martial arts are unfathomable, and he is an extremely difficult person. Although this person is unknown in the Jianghu, but in terms of martial arts and methods, I am afraid that he is not inferior to Jin Yiwei's deputy commander Yun Feiyang.

"From the eunuch supervisor and the eunuch admiral, there are also official positions such as supervisor, director, and book, all of which are held by eunuchs. There are also four battalions of Tengxiang left and right guards, and Wuxiang left and right guards, collectively referred to as They are the "Four Guards", which are not among the top twelve guards under the jurisdiction of the commander of the relative army, but their status is higher than that of the top twelve guards. Next. When Emperor Xuande was in power, in order to deal with the Han King Zhu Gaoxi who had always had different ambitions, the imperial court expanded the Imperial Army on a large scale. The Imperial Horse Supervisor had almost 4 soldiers and horses under his control, surpassing the soldiers and horses of the five cities. A great force. When the first emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, he always wanted to go to war with the Tartars, following the example of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu in conquering the Tartars in the north and sweeping holes in the court. However, the court ministers did not want to restart the war and obstructed everything. Zhengde The emperor was unable to mobilize the army, so he came up with the idea of ​​the four guards under the supervision of the horse supervisor. He secretly ordered the horse supervisor to take charge of the eunuchs to expand the army and horses, set up a warrior camp besides the four guards, and selected strong soldiers from the guards near the capital. Enter the warrior camp. After arriving, there are as many as 4 people in the four guards and the warrior camp. Emperor Zhengde practiced soldiers in the palace every day, and wanted to take the [-] troops to the north.

"Later, King Ning rebelled, and Emperor Zhengde was worried that there was no place for him to use his force. He was overjoyed when he heard that, so he brought the four guards of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the soldiers and horses of the Warrior Battalion to fight in person. But not long after he left Beijing, King Ning was defeated and captured. The emperor was disappointed, but unwilling, so he ordered the four guards and the warrior battalion to form an army formation in the Nanjing school military field, and ordered Ning Wang and his son to wear helmets and armour, and allocated them to the sergeants. It's just that this matter is too absurd, and the cabinet scholars tried their best to stop it. In the end, Emperor Zhengde and King Ning fought a few tricks. How could King Ning be the opponent of Emperor Zhengde? He was defeated within three rounds. Emperor Zhengde was knocked off his horse, and the matter was done hastily. However, Emperor Zhengde was very happy and wanted to lead the soldiers and horses of the Yumajian to march north. If he hadn't fallen into the water and contracted an illness in Nanjing, he might have led the troops out of the Great Wall and was on the grassland with the Tartars It's a decisive battle..."

When Li Qiufeng said this, his heart suddenly moved, and he immediately stopped talking.The old man surnamed Huang was indifferent, and had no interest in these important court affairs, so he listened to them without thinking deeply.Fatty Humpty listened with gusto, especially because Emperor Zhengde had a lot of legends among the people, and Humpty Humpty was very interested. When he was getting excited, Li Qiufeng suddenly stopped talking.He was anxious, and said, "Why don't you say it? I heard it was interesting, so don't play tricks in front of Master!"

Li Qiufeng said tremblingly: "Master, I know what the Yumajian and these people are going to do in Sichuan! The person they are looking for is Emperor Zhengde..."

Earlier, when Li Qiufeng was telling about his experience in the capital during the past five years, he had already told the short fat man and the old man surnamed Huang about the fact that Emperor Zhengde was still alive.At this time, he suddenly said that the purpose of the Yumajian people coming to Shuzhong was to find Emperor Zhengde, and the two were not very surprised.The short fat man pondered for a while, and said, "Feng'er, why do you know that the person they are looking for is Emperor Zhengde?"

Li Qiufeng said: "During the reign of Emperor Zhengde, the power of the Imperial Horse Supervisor reached its peak. Not only did it overwhelm the 24 yamen and twelve guards in the palace such as the Sili Supervisor, but even the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Office also wanted to rely on the Imperial Horse Supervisor. It’s just that Emperor Zhengde was conspired against in Nanjing, fell into the water, became seriously ill, and died in less than half a year after being sent back to the capital. In fact, he found out that someone was conspiring against him, so he contacted Jin Yiwei and the leaders of Dongchang Conspiracy, pretending to be seriously ill and dying, is actually trying to find out the person behind the scenes. If this matter were placed on other emperors, it would be puzzling, but Emperor Zhengde's temper was jumpy, so it is not surprising to do such a thing. I have dealt with Emperor Zhengde in the imperial mausoleum. He has a free and easy temper. If he hadn't become an emperor, he must be a strange man who plays games in the world.

"Emperor Zhengde hid himself in the imperial mausoleum after he faked his death. At the beginning, he wanted to find out who killed him, and then regain the throne. Later, for some reason, he gave up his plan to ascend the Great Treasure again. On the contrary, it is free and easy. It’s just that after the death of Emperor Zhengde and the beginning of Emperor Jiajing’s ascension to the throne, the soldiers and horses of the Yumajian were abolished. This is because the four guards and one battalion of the Yumajian are strong and strong soldiers selected by Emperor Zhengde himself. The military officers were only willing to obey the orders of Emperor Zhengde. With such an army guarding the palace, Emperor Jiajing would not even dare to close his eyes when he was sleeping. Therefore, after he entered the palace, he first asked his confidants Lu Bing and Yang The epicenter was in charge of Jinyiwei, and the three eunuchs of the imperial horse supervisor, the supervisor and the admiral, were replaced by the confidant eunuchs of Xingxian Wangfu, and the more than 6000 soldiers in the four guards and one battalion of the imperial horse supervisor were abolished to only [-] people, and the power was greatly increased. To reduce the number, we can only obey the orders of the eunuch of the East Factory, and we can no longer be as domineering as in the Zhengde Dynasty."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "However, the Yumajian has deep roots and luxuriant leaves. It is naturally not an easy task to uproot it. Although Emperor Jiajing first came to the throne, he served as a trusted aide The Yumajian holds important positions such as eunuchs, but the subordinate officials such as supervisors, directors, and books have not changed much. After more than ten years, most of these small officials have become big eunuchs. Now the Yumajian Lan Chengqi, the eunuch with palm prints, was nothing more than the book of the Imperial Horse Supervisor in the Zhengde Dynasty. When I was on duty in Jinyiwei, I heard gossip from my colleagues in Nansi that the Imperial Horse Supervisor was replaced by the Emperor Zhengde. The eunuch at the time. Master, Uncle Huang, you two may wish to think about how beautiful the Imperial Horse Supervisor was back then. Lan Chengqi and others are naturally dissatisfied with their current status. The only one who can restore the glory of the Imperial Horse Supervisor is Zhengde The emperor. So after they knew about the imperial mausoleum, they made up their minds to find Emperor Zhengde, and maybe they wanted to "seize the door" again and push Emperor Zhengde to the throne. But they don't know where they got the news from. He actually came to Shuzhong to find Emperor Zhengde."

The short fat man and the old man surnamed Huang were shocked when they heard what Li Qiufeng said, they looked at each other and nodded at the same time.Li Qiufeng said: "Emperor Zhengde was mentioned just now, and I suddenly remembered that there were so many entanglements between the Imperial Horse Supervisor and Emperor Zhengde. In fact, not only the Imperial Horse Supervisor, but also many people in Dongchang and Jinyiwei are also ready to move. I only know the Sha family After the Battle of Fort, those who wanted to change the regime have given up their conspiracy. But now, it seems that these people not only did not stop, but wanted to create a bigger disturbance."

(End of this chapter)