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Chapter 159 Beat it hard, if you beat it to death, it's our family! 【order】

As the benches lined up on the small square in front of the Leopard House, there were figures lying on the benches, which were the officials who had been unable to kneel under the scorching sun before.

If you look carefully, you will find that there is no panic and fear of the upcoming punishment on the faces of these officials, but there is a faint look of anticipation and excitement on their faces.

Behind these people, a well-known Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi held a stick as thick as an arm in their hands, ready to carry out the cane punishment at any time.

In the cool and shaded place in the distance, many people who came to watch the excitement waited for a long time when the officials knelt there and did not see any movement, nor did they see the emperor come out to meet these officials.

After a long time, these people naturally became a little impatient for waiting. After all, it was a hot day, and if there were no friends to watch, who would want to stay here.

So after such a morning, many people in the originally dark area could not wait to leave.

Even so, there are actually quite a few people left to watch the excitement.

At first everyone looked listless, but someone yelled, and everyone became energetic immediately.

"Look, someone has come out of the leopard room."

"Hey, this seems to be Liu Jin, Eunuch Liu, who has power over the government!"

Someone excitedly said: "I heard that Eunuch Liu was scolded bloody by Mr. Song Jingsong in the court hall. It's really a narrow road for enemies now."

When Jin Yiwei and Dongchang fanzi dragged out benches and pressed those officials on the benches, some people finally reacted.

With an excited expression on his face, he shouted: "Sticking, this is a sticking punishment."

Seeing this, the people next to him couldn't help but show some disdain and said, "What are you shouting for? Isn't it just a cane punishment? It's as if I haven't seen it before."

As a result, the other party curled his lips and said: "The former emperor ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. He was always magnanimous to the Chinese, Chinese and military ministers of the court. In the end, few courtiers were tortured with the cane. That is, His Majesty is succeeding today. It’s not as good as the legendary rod punishment.”

Someone smiled and nodded and said: "That's right, the stick punishment is usually carried out outside the palace gate, and ordinary people like us can't get close to the palace. I never thought that today I would be lucky enough to see these officials and lords. The spanking scene."

"Haha, we've feasted our eyes today, and if we talk about it in the future, it's also a piece of talk!"

While the people around were watching, Liu Jin's eyes fell on a group of officials, and said coldly: "Don't say that our family will not give you a chance. If anyone wants to quit now, our family can ignore the past and avoid being punished." I hope you all have thought about this responsibility, and you must know that not everyone can bear this responsibility, and if you are not careful, you may lose your life."

Hearing what Liu Jin said, especially when Liu Jin said that someone might be beaten to death, there was indeed panic on the faces of some officials.

It is human nature to be afraid of death, and who can not be afraid of death.

It's just that although I was very flustered in my heart, I looked around secretly. Everyone was lying there, and no one stood up. If I stood up, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to mess around in this officialdom in the future.

Just the contemptuous gazes of these colleagues today can make people feel ashamed, it would be better to be beaten to death here to gain a good reputation.

So at this moment, even if someone regrets it and wants to get up, but under the influence of the general environment, no one dares to stand up. Sometimes you can become famous all over the world.

With the qualifications of this staff, I believe that in the officialdom in the future, people will definitely look up to them, and they will be promoted to the ranks, and they will definitely be much faster than others.

Liu Jin sneered and said, "In that case, let's start."

A small servant moved a chair behind Liu Jin, and said flatteringly: "Chief, sit down!"

Liu Jin nodded slightly, sat on the chair, and just watched.

Following a shout from a Dongchang fan, hundreds of Jin Yiwei immediately swung their wooden sticks and beat the buttocks of the officials lying in front of them.

bang, bang, bang

"Oh, it hurts me too!"

"Tap, tap!"

Most of these officials are powerless people, and they have never experienced any hardships on weekdays. They were suddenly beaten hard by someone, and it was reasonable to yell under the pain.

The people in the surrounding area opened their eyes wide at this moment, and tried their best to look at this side. It is really too rare for hundreds of officials to be scolded. Maybe they only have such a chance to see it once in their lifetime. .

"Wow, it's really a fight!"

"It must be very painful to hit him with such a thick stick!"

"Oh, it turns out that the official will also cry out in pain if he is hit with a board!"

The faces of the people around were filled with a strange excitement, as if they were watching something exciting, pointing at the officials who were tortured and talking about it.

There were even some people cheering for Jin Yiwei, who was executing the execution, and some people shouted: "The executioner, work harder, you see that the officer you beat is not as loud as others, you won't Didn't eat."

The Jin Yiwei who was executing the sentence was dumbfounded when he heard the shout.

As for the official being tortured, he was so angry that he almost jumped up and pointed at the shouting person and yelled. Isn't this fucking painful enough? Is it really painful if you really have to ignore it and shout out loud?
The official subconsciously glanced at Jin Yiwei who was executing the execution, and it happened that Jin Yiwei also looked at him, and the two just looked at each other.

With a bang, there was a sharp pain, and the official immediately let out a scream.

Dongchang Fanzi, who supervised the execution, reported: "...[-], [-]...[-]..."

It was okay at first, although the pain was unbearable, but it was still bearable with perseverance, but the more it got to the back, every drop on the body was heart-wrenching and unbearable.

At this moment, it can be said that ninety-nine percent of the officials don't care about the shame, and all of them are shouting pain at the top of their throats.

All of a sudden, a Jinyiwei official who was executing the execution stopped and said, "My lord, this man... this man is dead!"

After hearing the words of the captain of Jinyiwei, some people couldn't help but be surprised, this is killing someone.

Although it is rare to beat someone to death with a stick, it is not uncommon, but I did not expect someone to be beaten to death so soon.

Even the few officials around the officer who was killed suddenly looked up when they heard this, and saw the officer slumped on the bench with his head hanging down, dripping blood dripping from his mouth. His mouth dripped to the ground.

Liu Jin saw many Jinyiwei captains who were performing executions, subconsciously stopped and said sharply: "What are you doing in a daze, don't continue the execution."

As he spoke, Liu Jin sneered and said: "If you die, you will die. With such a weak body, you dare to imitate others to be famous by sticks. If you are beaten to death, you deserve it."

Liu Jin waved his hand and said, "Go, notify his family, and ask them to come and collect the body."

Liu Jin stood up, looked around and said in a sharp voice: "Listen well, if anyone is beaten to death, we will send someone to notify his family to collect the body. Beat me hard, and if you kill him, it will be our family!"

Many officials were really scared at the moment, especially after hearing Liu Jin's murderous words, it was clear that they were going to beat them to death.Some people couldn't help the fear in their hearts and begged for mercy loudly, while others cursed endlessly.

It's a pity that the Jin Yiwei who executed the execution didn't care about these at all, and just continued to execute.

With the first one, there will naturally be the second one, but it only took a while, and four or five people couldn't bear the responsibility and were beaten to death on the spot.

Most of these civil servants themselves are weak people, and it is not uncommon to be beaten to death on the spot with more than a dozen blows on them.

However, if someone has a heart to check carefully, they will find that these few officials who were killed were almost the most ruthless in attacking and impeaching Liu Jin above the court.

If there is nothing tricky about it, no one will believe it even if it is said.

The people watching from afar were still pointing and pointing at first, but when the first official was beaten to death, there was silence all around.

"Dead, oh my god, killed someone!"

In the eyes of these common people, although the lord Guan said that he was spanked, it was just a simple spanking, but they never imagined that this cane would also kill people.

Song Jing and Qiao Ping are definitely the oldest two among these officials, and they are also the two most stubborn.

Liu Jin deliberately ordered someone to move the chair in front of Song Jing and Qiao Ping, and just watched the two old men lying in front of her, looking at them with a sinister smile.

pop, pop

Every time the rod fell on him, Song Jing and Qiao Ping would tremble, with cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads.

With their body and bones, if they were punished with thirty sticks, to be honest, they might really die.It is even possible that even thirty blows may not be able to last.

Liu Jin looked at Song Jing and Qiao Ping with a sneer and said, "My lords, when you caught our family yelling and yelling at the court, did you ever think that this day would come?"

Song Jing's complexion was pale at this moment, and his breath was dying, giving the impression that he might die at any moment.

At this time, after hearing Liu Jin's words, he opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes were full of sarcasm, and he yelled at Liu Jin with all his strength: "Eunuch, you dare to avenge yourself, unless you beat the old man to death!" , otherwise, the old man will never end with you!"

Seeing this, Liu Jin couldn't help cursing angrily: "Old man, since you are so stubborn, let's see if it's you or the stick. Give our family a hard hit!"

At this moment, a few figures rushed over and shouted from a distance: "Stop, stop!"

Liu Jin looked up, and saw the first assistant Li Dongyang, the elder Yang Ting and the same old man striding forward.

When Liu Jin saw the old man, he couldn't help but change his expression slightly, because it was none other than the present-day British Duke Zhang Mao who accompanied the two elders.

This old Duke is the leader of the nobles. After several generations of emperors, he has been in charge of the Beijing camp for 50 to [-] years. He is extremely honorable.

Song Jing, who was lying on the bench, heard Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and the British Duke Zhang Mao coming, his mind relaxed, his head tilted, and he passed out like that.

Li Dongyang, who had just rushed to the front, happened to see Song Jing fainting and couldn't help shouting: "Stop, Mr. Song is dying!"

In fact, he didn't need to shout, the Dongchang fan who was executing the sentence had already stopped at this moment.

Liu Jin just glanced at the fainted Song Jing, stood up and cupped his hands towards Zhang Mao, saying, "Our family has seen the old man, and never thought that such a trivial matter would alarm the old man, it really shouldn't be."

Zhang Mao looked at Song Jing's bloody buttocks, and then looked around at the people who stopped temporarily because of their arrival, and sighed slightly: "Eunuch Liu, can you show me your favor and postpone the stick responsibility."

Liu Jin said with a look of hesitation: "But Your Majesty has a decree, and those who resist the decree and disrespect them will be punished thirty times with a stick, so as to serve as a warning to others!"

Zhang Mao said slowly: "I'm going to see Your Majesty and plead with Your Majesty. I would like to ask Eunuch Liu to be more accommodating."

Liu Jin giggled and said, "Okay, since the old country is open, our family has to give this face, but you have to be quick, old man, otherwise, after a long time, if His Majesty asks about it, our family will not be able to explain it." .”

Zhang Mao cupped his hands at Liu Jin and said, "I'm going to see Your Majesty right now!"

Li Dongyang said to Yang Tinghe: "Jie Fu, you stay here to take care of me, the old man will also go to see His Majesty with the old Duke."

Yang Tinghe nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Xiya."

Liu Jin said disdainfully: "Your Majesty has already given them a chance. It's only their fault that they don't know how to cherish it. They insisted on scrambling to be tortured. Now that they know they're afraid, it's too late! If it wasn't for the old Duke There are also two elders in the pavilion, our family will never stop halfway."

Li Dongyang cupped his hands at Liu Jin and said, "Binzhi thanked Eunuch Liu."

After speaking, Li Dongyang hurriedly followed behind Zhang Mao and walked into the leopard room.

As Zhang Mao, if he wanted to see Zhu Houzhao, no one would dare to stop him, but a servant ran fast and went to Tongbing first.

Zhu Houzhao, who was concentrating on practicing calligraphy in the study, was obviously a little distracted. After all, there were still a group of eunuchs who were admonishing him outside. It would be a strange thing if he, the emperor, could feel at ease.

Zhu Houzhao only hoped that some people would retreat in spite of difficulties, and even if they stayed and were punished, they would be able to learn a lesson. To be honest, these officials are indispensable for governing the country and the people. dismissed.

Gao Feng whispered at the side: "Your Majesty, it's okay, those speech officials will definitely have a long memory after suffering, and there will inevitably be a group of people who will not dare to hold Brother Li Huan anymore. Brother Huan's matter can naturally be turned into a minor matter, and it can be easily exposed."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Gao Feng and said, "If it is really as you said, then it would be great."

At this moment, the little servant outside the door reported loudly: "Your Majesty, the British Duke and Chief Assistant are here."

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, with a bit of surprise on his face, he said: "Hey, why is the old man here? Li Dongyang is afraid that I won't see him, so he directly invited the old man out."

Qiu Ju smiled and said: "That's because Li Dongyang knew that if the old Duke came to see His Majesty in person, His Majesty would definitely meet him."

Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said: "The Duke of England is a loyal family, and the old Duke has served several generations of emperors and has been in charge of the Beijing camp for decades. It can be said that he is the magic needle of the Ming Dynasty. You two, go and welcome the old Duke for me." come over."

Qiu Ju and Gao Feng quickly took orders and left.

Not far away from the study, Gao Feng and Qiu Ju saw Li Dongyang who came in a hurry and the vigorous and vigorous British public Zhang Mao.

Going forward, Gao Feng and Qiu Ju bowed to Zhang Mao together and said, "I have seen the old Duke, and by His Majesty's order, the slaves and servants will come to greet the old Duke."

Zhang Mao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "How dare the old minister, I don't know where His Majesty is now?"

Gao Feng said with a smile: "The old duke will come with us, His Majesty is waiting for the old duke in the study right now!"

Under the guidance of Gao Feng and Qiu Ju, Zhang Mao couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he passed the vast martial arts arena.

To be honest, Zhang Mao knew more about this Leopard Room than ordinary people, but he had never been here before, and only knew that the emperor built a martial arts arena here.

At first, I thought it was just the emperor's play place, but I never thought that the martial arts arena is so big, it is completely a regular small martial arts arena.

Looking at the martial arts arena, Zhang Mao, as a martial artist, was naturally moved, and said to Gao Feng and Qiu Ju, "Two chief inspectors, does your Majesty often perform martial arts here?"

Seeing Zhang Mao's questioning, Qiu Ju smiled, and immediately said: "So that the old Duke will know that His Majesty spends time here almost every day to practice boxing and horse bowing."

This is not a secret at all, as long as a little inquiring can be found out, so Qiu Ju has no intention of hiding it.

It's just that Zhang Mao couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty really insists on practicing bow and horse archery here every day?"

Gao Feng on the side smiled and said: "That's natural, I don't know what method Brother Li Huan taught His Majesty, Your Majesty has been obsessed with martial arts since then, but Brother Li Huan's method is really effective, these days we are I watched His Majesty's strength skyrocket with my own eyes."

The astonishment on Zhang Mao's face was even stronger, and at this moment Qiu Ju nodded and said: "Yes, if this continues, we all suspect that His Majesty will be stronger than us soon."

People like Gao Feng and Qiu Ju know some kung fu, Zhang Mao naturally understands this.

In fact, even Zhang Mao, the old Duke, has practiced the martial arts handed down by the generals. His strength is not weak, and he dare not say that he is brave enough to win the three armies. Back then, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Emperor Xianzong because of his own bravery. , in charge of the Beijing camp.

Speaking of which, apart from the Great Court Meeting, Zhang Mao seldom intervened in the affairs of the court. On the one hand, above the court, their military feats had almost become decorations.

Over time, many martial arts officials simply asked the emperor for leave, and they didn't even bother to go to court.

However, because Zhang Mao was getting old, he was disallowed by the emperor not to go to court every day. After doing the calculations, Zhang Mao suddenly found that he hadn't seen the emperor for a while, and hadn't observed the emperor carefully.

Taking a long breath, Zhang Mao smiled slightly and said, "Okay, okay, it's not a bad thing for your Majesty to like martial arts. If nothing else, at least it can change the imperial frailty."

Li Dongyang on the side couldn't help frowning when he heard the words. As the head of civil servants, Li Dongyang naturally knew the impact of the emperor's preference for martial arts.

But at this time, I don't care about these things. If I can't see the emperor and ask the emperor to forgive those officials, in his opinion, Liu Jin will never let go of such a good opportunity. several times.

As for persuading the emperor to pay more attention to cultural governance, that is a matter for the future, and saving people is the most important thing now.

Li Dongyang whispered to Zhang Mao: "Old Duke, it is important to save people."

Zhang Mao smiled, and his pace was faster, but from Zhang Mao's expression, it could be seen that Zhang Mao was in a pretty good mood at the moment.

After so many years, their Wuxun Group has finally hoped for an emperor who attaches great importance to martial arts, but they need to observe again. Their Wuxun Group can no longer stand the toss. If Zhu Houzhao can really give them hope If so, why do they want to be ridden on the head by the civil servants?

Li Dongyang and Zhang Mao had their own thoughts and came to the study soon.

When Zhu Houzhao saw Zhang Mao, he got up straight away, walked down the steps, greeted Zhang Mao and said with a smile, "Why does the old man have time to come to see me?"

It is a great honor for the emperor to descend to welcome him. Looking at Zhengde's reign, I am afraid that only the British Duke, the head of honor, can receive such treatment.

Seeing this, the British Duke had a look of panic on his face, and hurriedly stepped forward for a week and said: "The old minister pays his respects to Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao supported the British Duke, but when the British Duke saw this, his heart moved, and he bowed down unabated, with a lot of strength, as if he wanted to test Zhu Houzhao's strength.

Zhu Houzhao did not expect such a move from the British guild, but Zhu Houzhao is a young man after all, and the practice of Dragon Elephant Wisdom has achieved results, and his strength has greatly increased. Naturally, he is now competing with Zhang Mao.

Zhang Mao slowly increased his strength, but was held firmly by Zhu Houzhao. According to Zhang Mao's judgment, the strength of bowing down at this moment would not be able to support it without a strength of two or three hundred catties. Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao would face him Without changing color or beating heart, she just supported him so lightly.

With a move in his heart, the British Duke increased his strength again. When his strength reached four to five hundred catties, he keenly felt the slight tremor of the hands holding him. Zhang Mao immediately realized that it should be Zhu Houzhao's place at this time. Can bear the limit.

With his breath restrained and his strength gone, Zhang Mao followed Zhu Houzhao's strength and stood up slowly.

Zhu Houzhao naturally knows how strong his own strength is. Since his strength has skyrocketed, he has personally tried the stone lock in the martial arts field. He can barely lift the stone lock weighing five hundred catties. Just now, he was struggling, and he almost couldn't support Zhang Mao, which made Zhu Houzhao look at Zhang Mao differently.

On weekdays, he thought that Zhang Mao was old enough, and because he was a British Duke, he was valued by several generations of emperors. Now he understands that his relationship with Zhang Mao is not only based on his status, seniority, but also his own strength. It is also the reliance on which it has stood firm for decades.

At this time, Zhang Mao looked up at Zhu Houzhao, who had a ruddy complexion and a calm breath, and a gleam of light could not help but flash in his eyes.

Based on Zhang Mao's decades of experience in watching people, he could tell at a glance that Zhu Houzhao was a sign of success in cultivation, and he couldn't help feeling a little interested in Li Huan, who guided Zhu Houzhao to practice martial arts.

These generations of emperors in Ming Dynasty had no interest in martial arts, and none of the military officials dared to risk the displeasure of the world to guide the emperor to be good at martial arts.

As a result, I didn't expect that in this dynasty, apart from Zhu Houzhao, an emperor who likes martial arts, of course, Li Huan, who is bold and unafraid of civil officials, dares to guide the emperor to practice.

Whether it is Xianzong, Chenghua, or Xiaozong, they all died young, and it seems that it has gradually become a common practice that the son of the emperor does not live long.

It’s rare that Zhu Houzhao is such an emperor who likes martial arts. Their nobles have seen some hope, but if Zhu Houzhao dies early, their martial arts investment will be in vain in the end, even the last point of their martial arts All hope is gone.

Now that Zhu Houzhao is strong and strong, with such a strong body, if he died at the age of three or forty, Zhang Mao would have to wonder if someone had murdered the emperor.

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled.

Zhu Houzhao turned to Zhang Mao and said, "The old man came to see me because he was begging for mercy from the officials outside."

Speaking of Zhu Houzhao, he deliberately glanced at Li Dongyang, and Li Dongyang hurriedly said at this moment: "Your Majesty, those speech officials are also for my Ming's benefit. Although this move is a little too radical, the crime is not death."

Zhu Houzhao said indifferently: "I know, so I just let Liu Daban beat them for thirty, teach them a lesson, and let them improve their memory."

Li Dongyang looked at Zhu Houzhao, and he could be sure that Zhu Houzhao did not mean to beat and kill a few people with a stick, which made Li Dongyang heave a sigh of relief.

The Son of Heaven has a simple and benevolent disposition, and it is good that this has not changed. If it is true that the Son of Heaven deliberately killed a few people, then the matter is not as simple as killing a few people.

While heaving a sigh of relief, Li Dongyang said straightly to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, you know that at this time, the responsibility for the staff is only half, and several people have already been beaten to death, even Song Jing and Qiao Ping were beaten. His flesh and blood are mutilated, his breath is dying, and his life may not be long."

"what?"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his complexion became rather bad. None of the people present were fools. Having said so much, they already understood that the emperor just wanted to teach the officials a lesson, and he didn't intend to kill people. .

But someone died, all of this is naturally Liu Jin's fault, it is clear that Liu Jin took the opportunity to avenge his personal revenge, and took revenge on those officials who had targeted him.

Frowning, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Mao and Li Dongyang, flicked his long sleeves and snorted coldly: "I said before, these people are always forcing the palace, and they have no eyes on the king. Even if they are beaten to death, they deserve it."

Even though he knew that Liu Jin was avenging his personal revenge, Zhu Houzhao still carried the matter on Liu Jin's behalf.

Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Li Dongyang's eyes showed a bit of disappointment, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Since Your Majesty just wants to teach them a lesson, they must have suffered a lot and will definitely teach them a lesson. I also ask Your Majesty to be magnanimous and spare them this trouble."

Zhu Houzhao groaned, and Zhang Mao didn't mean to plead for mercy at the moment. Seeing this situation, Li Dongyang couldn't help being a little anxious, and kept winking at Zhang Mao.

The old god Zhang Mao was there, glanced at Li Dongyang, and secretly gestured at Li Dongyang.

Seeing this, Li Dongyang's expression changed, he gritted his teeth, and nodded to Zhang Mao.

There was a smile on Zhang Mao's face, and he just said at this moment: "Your Majesty, what Master Li said is not unreasonable, if His Majesty didn't mean to kill them, they have already learned a lesson. Otherwise, if the fight continues, I don't know how many people will die on the spot, and if it is spread, I am afraid that it will insult His Majesty's reputation."

Seeing Zhang Mao speak, Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Since the old man pleaded for them in person, then I will give the old man this face and let them go."

Li Dongyang was overjoyed when he heard this, and bowed to Zhu Houzhao: "The old minister thanked your majesty, your majesty is magnanimous, and all the ministers will definitely appreciate your majesty's kindness."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "Okay, I see that Master Li, you are also in a hurry to save people. If so, I will ask Daban Qiu to accompany you on the trip, and pass on my oral instructions, how about it?"

Li Dongyang naturally had no objection, he bowed to Zhu Houzhao again, and then said to Qiu Ju: "There is Supervisor Laoqiu."

Watching Qiu Ju and Li Dongyang leave together, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Zhang Mao and said with a smile: "Old Duke, just now I saw you flirting with Li Dongyang and gesturing secretly. You are..."

Zhang Mao said with a smile: "I know that I can't hide it from His Majesty's sharp eyes. The old minister just took the opportunity to ask Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to ask for a few places for us Wu Xun."

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment and said, "What quota?"

A flash of light flashed in Zhang Mao's eyes and said: "Naturally, our Wu Xun disciples are qualified to enter the Beijing camp."

Zhu Houzhao immediately realized that since the change of Tumu Fortress, hundreds of thousands of elites of the Ming Dynasty, and dozens of hundreds of nobles and elites have all been wiped out.

Shaobao Yu Qian was ordered to lead the Ministry of War in the face of danger, rectify the Beijing camp, turn the tide, and save Daming from the fire and water. It can be said that Yu Qian has made great contributions to the country, and to Daming, he has made great contributions.

However, starting from Yu Qian, the military power that was originally in the hands of the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies fell to the hands of the Ministry of War. The Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies was in the hands of Wu Xun. hands.

The Ministry of War is in the hands of civilian officials, and the military power falls into the hands of the Ministry of War. Naturally, this military power also becomes a thing in the hands of civil servants.

Originally, the Taizu set up the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the emphasis on martial arts was to hope that both civil and military affairs would be given equal importance in the court, and the civil and military checks and balances. I am afraid that the Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang would never have imagined that the Ming Dynasty would have such an emperor as Yingzong, who would ruin the military essence of the Ming Dynasty. , almost broke the fate of the Ming Dynasty.

Since then, the power of the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp has been completely in the hands of the Ministry of War, so that if Wu Xun's children want to enter the Beijing camp to lead the soldiers and horses, they have to get a nod from the Ministry of War.

Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and said, "The old man has a heart."

Zhang Mao laughed loudly and said, "Seeing His Majesty, the old minister seems to be seeing Emperor Xuanzong."

Not only Taizu and Taizong emperors of Ming Dynasty had excellent martial arts, but Emperor Xuanzong could also be called the horse emperor. Although the martial arts were not as good as Taizu and Taizong, they were not bad either.

Zhang Mao didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to be as good at martial arts as Taizu and Taizong, but he could be as good at martial arts as Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, and there is still hope for their nobles to recover.

It can be said that Zhang Mao compared Zhu Houzhao to Xuanzong, which is already a very high evaluation.

In addition to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, only the rule of Renxuan can be mentioned. As for Xiaozong Zhongxing, as a discerning person above the court, Zhang Mao can see clearly that it is not the national power of the Ming Dynasty that is rejuvenating, but the civil servants. authority.

Originally, under the balanced suppression of Emperor Chenghua, Wu Xun saw some hope. Civil officials were suppressed as before, but he never thought that Emperor Chenghua died young, and Emperor Xiaozong, who succeeded the throne, treated people with kindness and reused civil servants , All of a sudden, the faint hope that Wu Xun had just ignited was shattered. Since then, the power of civil servants has expanded again, and Xiaozong Zhongxing has just been born.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed when he heard the words, even though he was not as good as Taizu and Taizong, but he could be comparable to Emperor Xuanzong, that's not bad.

But Zhu Houzhao was not satisfied with this, looked at Zhang Mao and laughed and said: "Old Duke, just watch, Li Huanqing's family once said that my future will definitely be a generation of martial arts not inferior to Taizu and Taizong." emperor!"

Zhang Mao raised his brows, a bright light flashed in his eyes, he secretly marveled in his heart, he already had a high opinion of Li Huan, never thought that Li Huan would have such a great influence on the emperor.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Mao looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister for speaking bluntly. Li Huan's commotion this time is really too big. Now the response of the speech officer is just the first wave. Even if His Majesty tries his best To protect him, he needs to be safe, otherwise, if there is any trouble again, I am afraid that even His Majesty will not be able to protect him fully."

Zhu Houzhao straightened his expression, nodded to Zhang Mao and said, "I have written down the teachings of the old man."

Zhang Mao said with a smile: "Your Majesty has turned against the evil minister. I just know that the civil official group will never let Li Huan act recklessly. Even Your Majesty, the old minister also hopes that His Majesty can hide his strength and bide his time. Don't do it in front of Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and other civil servants." The leader showed his emphasis on martial arts, otherwise the veterans would not dare to think what they would do."

Seeing Zhang Mao's gradually serious expression, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help showing a bit of surprise, and looked at Zhang Mao rather puzzled, and Zhang Mao's reaction made it clear what he was thinking of.

"Old Duke, do you have anything you want to tell me?"

Zhang Mao opened his mouth, shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's just some veterans' speculation for many years, and it's just a guess, and it will only disturb people's minds if they say it. It's better to let these doubts and guesses that have been hidden in the hearts of veterans for many years Go with the old minister."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Mao, and his mind changed. Zhu Houzhao was able to learn several languages ​​by himself, and even learned the skill of bow and horse by stealing. He was naturally a talented and extremely intelligent person. After saying these words, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, and whispered: "Civil Fort Change, old man, you suspect that the Civil Fort Change and the Civil Service Group..."

Zhang Mao couldn't help but change his expression when he heard the words, and quickly stopped Zhu Houzhao's words, his eyes were shining brightly, and he looked around.

In this study, apart from Gao Feng, there is only a small servant standing by the door.

Gao Feng's eyes were wide open, his face was full of astonishment, obviously he had heard what Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Mao had just said.

Seeing that Zhang Mao's figure flickered, showing a vigorous posture that didn't match his age, the next moment he heard a click, and the look of panic on the little servant's face froze, and Zhang Mao's neck was twisted and he was soft. fell to the ground.

Gao Feng couldn't help being taken aback when he saw this situation, especially when he saw Zhang Mao's gaze on him, he was so frightened that the hairs all over his body stood on end, and he instinctively hid behind Zhu Houzhao and shouted: " This old servant is loyal to His Majesty, Your Majesty, save me!"

The dignified look on Zhang Mao's face made one's heart palpitate, and he just walked towards Gao Feng step by step.

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