A knife in love

Chapter 2427
Hearing what Xu Yingyang said, Li Qiufeng felt chills in his heart. He thought to himself that Lu Bing was the old man of Emperor Jiajing's mansion when he was in Longqian, Hubei, and that he was one of the emperor's cronies. Although his position was not high, he followed Jiajing After the emperor entered the court, he was ordered to take charge of Jinyiwei, and he had great power.Since he has his eye on Zhang Gui, he must have been ordered by Emperor Jiajing.Back then, Emperor Jiajing entered the Datong as King Xingxian, and his throne was unstable. Therefore, when he first ascended the throne, he did not dare to attack the veterans of the late emperor.Uncle Liu is a college student in the cabinet. His disciples are all over the government and the public, and his status is very important. Lu Bing must monitor Uncle Liu in every possible way.Zhang Gui is a disciple of Martial Uncle Liu, so there must be Lu Bingan's eyeliner by his side.At that time Lu Bing didn't attack Zhang Gui, it was because he had borrowed from Martial Uncle Liu, and he didn't want to offend him too much.Why didn't I see any records about this matter in the Nanzhen Fusi archives?

When Liu Kang was forced to resign from office, he knew that Emperor Jiajing was narrow-minded and had better be suspicious.As one of the most powerful ministers of Emperor Zhengde, Emperor Jiajing must be deeply afraid of him, and he might find an excuse to confiscate his family and exterminate his family at any time.For the sake of the lives of hundreds of people in his family, Liu Kang wrote a letter asking Li Qiufeng's master to come to the capital to help him.Although Li Qiufeng's master is superb in martial arts, he has never been interested in official career and does not want to intervene in official battles.It's just that Liu Kang said in the letter that Emperor Jiajing was not in the right position, and he was afraid of the veterans of the late emperor, but when he first came to the throne, he didn't dare to kill.At present, Emperor Jiajing has stabilized the political situation, and the heads of the cabinet, six ministries, five army governors' offices, and Yushitai have all been replaced by his confidant ministers.Seeing that Emperor Jiajing was about to strike at the old ministers of the late emperor, my brother, as a cabinet scholar bestowed by the late emperor, must bear the brunt of it.The first emperor treated his younger brother well, even if his younger brother was convicted because of this, he would have no regrets.It's just that the emperor wanted to kill the grass and roots, and if he was convicted, he would definitely search his family and exterminate his family, which would involve a lot of people.My Liu family is of the blood of the royal family of the Han Dynasty. If the family is exterminated because of this, and no one pays homage to the ancestors, how can we have the face to see our ancestors, Emperor Guangwu, and Emperor Zhaolie in the ground?Brother has a peerless skill, when the whole family is in danger of being overthrown, would you rather just sit back and ignore it?

After Li Qiufeng's master read the letter, he couldn't make up his mind.Although he had no intention of getting involved in the imperial court's party disputes, it was related to the safety of the Liu family, so he could not just sit idly by.After all kinds of considerations, he asked Li Qiufeng to leave Sichuan immediately, rush to the capital, and obey Liu Kang's orders.After seeing Li Qiufeng, Liu Kang knew that his brother would not go down the mountain to help him, so he was really disappointed.But after he talked with Li Qiufeng, he was both surprised and happy, knowing that this junior is not only excellent in martial arts, but also extremely witty.With his help, things will be much easier, so I feel a little relieved.

Liu Kang has been in the cabinet for many years, so his old disciples are all over the government and the public, and he has great power. Otherwise, Emperor Jiajing would only need to write a note, and the Jin Yiwei would arrest him and kill him in imperial prison. Why bother?Liu Kang knew that Emperor Jiajing wanted to liquidate the veterans of Emperor Zhengde, so he tried his best to contact his old disciples and form a powerful force, which made Emperor Jiajing dare not attack him.Liu Kang knew that the cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, Shuntian Mansion, Yushitai, and even the general governor's yamen in various places, and even Dongchang had their own protégés. If Emperor Jiajing wanted to deal with him, most of these yamen would not do anything.Only Jin Yiwei was firmly controlled by Emperor Jiajing's confidants Lu Bing and Yang Zhenzhong, and they might attack him at any time.Therefore, he tried every means to recommend Li Qiufeng to serve as an errand in Jinyiwei South Town Fusi, as if he had driven a nail into Jinyiwei. Once there was any change in Lu Bing and Yang Zhenzhong, Li Qiufeng could report the news to him.

After Li Qiufeng went to Nanzhen Fusi as an errand, in addition to patrolling the palace every day, in his free time, he often went to the case file library to look through the files accumulated by the Jinyiwei over the years, hoping to see if the emperor had mobilized the Jinyiwei to deal with Liu Kang. Intend.It's just that he looked through thousands of case files, but he didn't find any records related to Liu Kang.After Liu Kang heard Li Qiufeng's report, although he felt relieved, he didn't dare to take it too seriously, and told Li Qiufeng to be careful in Nanzhen Fusi and never reveal his identity.

At this moment, after hearing Xu Yingyang's words, Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Mr. Liu was extremely witty, hiding in his mansion, it would be extremely difficult to escape his eyes.The Jin Yiwei hiding next to Uncle Liu must be an extremely remarkable person, otherwise he would have revealed his face long ago. This matter is related to the political situation of the imperial court. Lu Bing and Yang Zhenzhong absolutely do not want to leak the matter.Therefore, the news related to Uncle Liu must be reported to Lu and Yang by Jin Yiwei himself, and no written records will be left.

Although Xu Yingyang was cunning, he didn't know that Li Qiufeng was an undercover agent sent by Liu Kang to Jinyiwei. He didn't suspect that Li Qiufeng had other plans at all, so he went on to say: "After Mr. Zhang returned to the Xuanfu, he told Mr. Liu Ge that he was an undercover agent. I was very dissatisfied with the behavior of avoiding seeing him. I heard that after he was drunk, he spoke disrespectfully to Mr. Liu Ge. After a few months, the imperial court suddenly ordered Mr. Zhang to be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and asked him not to enter the capital to thank him. , Immediately went to Liaodong to take office.

"Xuanfu and Datong are the two largest cities in the nine border towns. The generals of the two towns have high positions and weights, and they are the most important generals of the imperial court. Although the titles of the Liaodong generals are the same as those of Xuanfu and Datong, they are distinguished by power and status. In theory, it is naturally far away. The court wants to transfer Mr. Zhang from the Xuanfu to Liaodong, and it is clear that he wants to depose him. Moreover, according to the court practice, local officials such as governors and general soldiers have to be given new posts. He can only take office after he has been given an opportunity to meet the emperor in the capital. Mr. Zhang was transferred to Liaodong as the commander-in-chief, but the imperial court did not allow him to meet the emperor in Beijing. It can be said that it is a great deal for the governor and commander-in-chief. Humiliation. After Master Zhang received the order from the imperial court, he was terrified and restless. He was delayed in the Xuanfu for more than ten days. Commander."

When Xu Yingyang said this, he took a look at Li Qiufeng and said, "Master Li, in your opinion, is it good or bad for the court to deal with Mr. Zhang like this?"

Li Qiufeng was afraid that Xu Yingyang would find out that he was secretly colluding with Liu Kang. He shook his head when Xu Yingyang asked, and said, "Li is stupid. I don't know why the court treats a veteran general like this. But to say something that offends the imperial court, Master Zhang left the Xuanfu to serve as an official in a remote place like Liaodong. To be convicted because of party strife is not necessarily a bad thing for him."

Li Qiufeng's words were impeccable, and Xu Yingyang did not have the slightest doubt.After Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Master Li is right. As the saying goes, it is better to live than to die. Whether it is a governor or a general, if his head is lost, his family is ransacked and his family is wiped out, no matter how high the official position is, No matter how powerful it is, what's the use? Master Zhang lost his former glory, but he was able to save the lives of himself and his family, and live at ease in Liaodong. It is indeed as Master Li said. This matter may not be a bad thing for Master Zhang .”

(End of this chapter)