Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 132 Four horses in the capital, the case is clear

On the willow shoots in the moon, every house in Yongfang was already lit up when I was young.

Because the emperor was not superstitious about the so-called Qingliu, he still relied heavily on the two elders who were labeled as sycophants, so Wan's and Liu's houses were full of people every night.

Yang Tinghe also only stayed for a cup of tea in Liu's mansion, so he took the initiative to bid farewell and left, and Liu Zhong, a local magistrate and right servant of the household department, visited behind him.

When meeting each other in the corridor, since they are much lower in official rank than others, they also take the initiative to give way.

Although I can't remember the name of the magistrate, but I have been a Jinshi who has belonged to Chenghua for 14 years, and now I am already the magistrate of the prefecture.

As for Liu Zhong, the right servant of the household department who is proud of the spring breeze, he is also in the same year. Last year, this person was an inconspicuous member of the Guangxi department, but now he is the third-rank right servant of the household department and the governor of grain storage.

Just when he was still standing still at the position of the eighth-rank Hanlin review, the person who started obviously worse than him had already walked ahead of him.

In particular, Liu Zhong, the right servant of the household department, is not worthy of carrying shoes for him, no matter his background or fame, but now he can only look up to him.

When Yang Tinghe came out of Liu's mansion, facing the night wind blowing head-on, he felt a burst of depression.

From being famous all over the world in the provincial examination at the age of 12, to being highly regarded by the father-in-law of the then Guozijian Cheng when he was enrolled in the Imperial College, and then being only 19 years old in high school and being selected as a good scholar in high school, he is undoubtedly the real proud son of heaven.

It's just that since entering the officialdom, my life seems to have been paused, and I wasted nine years in the Imperial Academy.

Now the road to promotion has been opened, but in order to be able to control the court as the emperor teacher in the future, he still has to stay in the position of Hanlin review.

Although after some explanations from his teacher, he knew that Wan An had good intentions, but when he thought that he would continue to stay in the position of reviewing the official eighth-rank Hanlin, his face felt dull.

Not to mention some magistrates who became in charge of one side in the same year, Liu Zhong who entered the officialdom with him has already served as the servant of the third-rank household department, and he is still the Hanlin reviewer with the lowest official position in the Hanlin Academy.

But...he is the proud son of heaven, how could he be inferior to someone from a humble background like Liu Zhong?

"Young Master, Young Madam knows that you won't eat here, and now I'm waiting for you to return home with chicken soup!" A servant came up to greet him, and reported respectfully.

Yang Tinghe only felt a surge of anger in his heart, and immediately uttered a word: "Get lost!"

Even though he knew that he was being trained as the leader of the civil service group in the future, he couldn't ask for a small Hanlin editor or Hanlin editor, which made him hate this unfair world at the moment.

He even hated that self-willed emperor, and it was enough for him to be a wise monarch and give birth to a son-in-law with the queen in the harem, but he insisted on such nonsense.

What cures salt, what strengthens the army, what prevents the door from being seized, it's all nonsense.

If we want to govern this country well and create Hongzhi Zhongxing, we can only rely on their well-educated civil servants and reuse their heavenly favored sons who know the way of sages.

If he continues to do so obsessively, he will only be alienated from the civil servants. At that time, the high emperor will become a loner, and he will have to ask their civil servants to help clean up the mess.

Jiaofangsi, a brothel with a national reputation.

At night, the lights here are brightly lit, dignitaries and young men come here one after another, and the place is full of flowers, and the private rooms or the wine tables in the lobby are filled with the sound of warblers and swallows.

"Come on! It's rare that Brother Jie took the initiative to invite us. Our four horses in the capital will not return tonight without getting drunk!" Sun Gao raised the wine glass in his hand and said excitedly to his companions at the same table.

Xu Yuangai picked up the wine glass, and put down his cruel words: "It's true that the four horses in the capital haven't met for a long time. Whoever is not drunk tonight is the grandson!"

"Am I still afraid that your two grandsons will fail? In terms of drinking capacity, the three of you combined are no match for me!" Zhu Qi hurriedly put down his chopsticks, looking very proud and authentic.

No matter in the past life or in the future life, there are various circles, and there are people with good deeds who give various names, and the four steeds of the capital are famous for a while.

By chance, the four of them met in the Imperial Academy, and formed a small circle, and were dubbed the "Four Steeds of the Capital" by some unscrupulous people.

Sun Gao is the son of the Marquis of Huichang. Although he is the title of a relative, he is different from some relatives who have no name.Sun Gao's great-grandfather, Sun Jizong, once had the merit of seizing the family, so he was in charge of the heavy army during the Yingzong period, and even once supervised the [-]th Battalion during the Xianzong period.

Looking at the relatives of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that there is one and only Huichang Hou who can be in charge of the entire Beijing army. Therefore, this Marquis is not weaker than the ordinary Wuhou.

Although Sun Gao's grades in the Guozijian were mediocre, he was already outstanding among his relatives, and with this prominent blood, he was selected as one of the four horses in the capital.

There are not many children of Wu Xun who can fight in the Ming Dynasty. Both Emperor Jianwen and Yingzong lost their throne because they believed too much in Wu Xun, but Funing Hou Zhu Yong is undoubtedly an exception.

Zhu Yong was originally the earl who inherited his ancestors, but because of his meritorious service in leading the army to quell the first Jingxiang refugee uprising, he was granted the title of Marquis of Funing, demonstrating his military talent beyond other martial arts.

Zhu Qi seems to have inherited Zhu Yong's toughness. Although his grades in the Imperial College were mediocre, he can ride and shoot, and he is also a good fighter. Therefore, everyone thinks that he can inherit Zhu Yong's mantle in the future, so he was selected as one of the four horses in the capital. .

Although Xu Yuangai was not born as a son of a prince, his father Xu Pu was well-known among scholars, and he was known as a child prodigy since he was a child.

At that time, Xu Yuangai was favored by Jijiu and Jiancheng of Guozijian at that time, claiming that he had the talent of number one scholar.

A Xu family with a prominent background, his own talent is well-known in the capital, and he has received such a high evaluation from the Guozijian Jijiu, so he was naturally selected as one of the four horses in the capital.

Of course, "Your age may not be good", this kind of thing happened to many people, and the imperial examination was indeed very accidental. Even Xu Wei, one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty, failed the provincial examination seven times.

Fortune tricks people, although Xu Yuangai owns one of the four steeds in the capital, but failed in repeated trials, he can only choose to be an official and become an official from the seventh rank.

Sun Gao intentionally flattered Yang Tinghe, who had a bright future, and immediately pointed to the empty cup that had been drunk just now: "Miss Qingzhu, fill up Master Yang quickly, and wish Master Yang every step of the way!"

The woman named Qingzhu learned that the young man she was accompanying turned out to be an official, and she winked a little more affectionately, so she picked up the jug and filled Yang Tinghe's empty glass with wine.

While pouring the wine, her fragrant body also intentionally rubbed against Yang Tinghe's body, resolutely trying to seduce this most cultured young man.

"Let's not talk about official affairs, and we won't go home if we don't get drunk tonight!" Yang Tinghe also stood up with his wine glass and warned when he heard the harsh sound of "step by step".

The three of Sun Gao silently exchanged glances. Even if they knew that Yang Tinghe had encountered something unsatisfactory in the officialdom, he probably wanted to get drunk by calling them tonight.

Among the four steeds in their capital city, although Yang Tinghe came from an official family and was born in a wealthy family in Sichuan, his family background is not in the same breath as the three of them.

It's just that Yang Tinghe is indeed a talent of the sky. He has already entered the top two high schools at the age of [-], and has become a future leader that the civil official group will focus on training.

Now, the three of them are not as good as Yang Tinghe. In time, this one will be able to enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, and the three of them will be able to inherit their father's career as a noble or just idle around.

Just like that, the three of them are more or less flattering, hoping to be taken care of in the future.

Xu Yuangai was the most frustrated one, but he comforted Yang Tinghe: "Brother Yang, my father also spent 20 years in the Imperial Academy..."

"Shut up!" Yang Tinghe yelled violently when he heard Xu Yuangai, an idiot, want to talk to him about the tradition of seniority in the Imperial Academy.

The reason why he was so frustrated tonight was not entirely because Wan An wanted to continue to put himself on the eighth-rank Hanlin review, but because he was worried about his future.

This worry comes from Xu Yuangai's father, Xu Pu, his father's mentor.

In the planning of their civil official group, the new king's accession to the throne is naturally to reuse the emperor Xu Pu, but the fact is exactly the opposite, the new king not only did not reuse Xu Pu, but used it backwards.

This time there was a vacancy in the Hanlin Academy, it was Zhu Youtang who removed Xu Pu's Hanlin Bachelor.

If I have been suffering for decades, and the new king treats the emperor like Zhu Youtang, then wouldn't my forbearance be in vain?Couldn't I, the proud son of heaven, waste most of my life in vain?

Xu Yuangai was taken aback immediately, but he didn't expect Yang Tinghe's kindness to him.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about officialdom! Brother Xu, don't blame me for bringing it up again!" Sun Gao winked at Xu Yuangai, and hurriedly stood up to smooth things over.

Zhu Qi also didn't want to quarrel with Yang Tinghe, so he hastily expressed his position: "Brother Jiefu, I'm all up to you tonight!" Then he said to the purple-clothed girl on the other side: "What are you doing still in a daze, give Yang Tinghe a hand!" Serve food for adults!"

When Yang Tinghe saw the chicken drumsticks delivered to his mouth, he suddenly felt bored again.

"Master Yang, this pork belly is crispy and fragrant, please try it!" Qingzhu girl noticed Yang Tinghe's reaction, and immediately picked up a piece of pork belly and sent it over.

Yang Tinghe opened his mouth to eat the pork belly that was delivered to his mouth. He just chewed it a few times and found that it was really crispy and fragrant, and his depressed mood suddenly improved a little.

Snapped!
As soon as Zhu Qi patted the fat arm of the beautiful girl next to him, he triumphantly encouraged him: "You also go to feed Mr. Yang, but you are not allowed to use chopsticks!"

The girl looked like she was in her early twenties, but she already knew how to do this, so she walked over with her big butt twisted, and then put her arms around Yang Tinghe's neck and sat on Yang Tinghe's lap.

Under the stimulation of alcohol, Yang Tinghe also put his restraint all the time behind him, and when a cherry-lipped meat came, he greeted him unceremoniously.

"Although plum blossoms are good, Langyingxiqiao, swallows are affectionate, empty nest village shop, I think about it carefully, how many beautiful talents in the world can't make friends with each other..." Xu Yuangai tapped the bowls and plates with chopsticks, also For the fun of everyone.

Sun Gao had already hugged a girl in his arms, but said with a bit of drunkenness: "Your tune is too literary, let's listen to my eighteen touches..."

Ah!
No!

do not come!
The girls cooperated and fled in all directions in this small private room in the face of Sun Gao and others' sloppy hands.

Yang Tinghe's drinking capacity is actually the worst. After a few glasses of wine, coupled with the frequent occurrence of girls voluntarily throwing themselves into his arms, this is where he began to release his instincts.

For them, this is undoubtedly a truly prosperous age. As for the reform, it is nothing but farting, and strengthening the army is a waste of national money.

It was late at night, and the curfew time had already passed.

As a national brand, Jiaofang Division occupies a large area, and there are countless rooms. A large number of officials or noble children stay here every night.

Yang Tinghe and the other four people not only managed not to get drunk, but also passed out, but they entered the room with the help of their respective girls, and then they started crying again.

The next morning was sunny.

It was already the end of the song here, and when many people were still in their dreams, a female corpse covered with a white cloth was lifted out of the Jiaofang Division, as if carrying away an object.

People from the Shuntian government came to investigate the scene of the crime. Wu Zuo had to carefully examine the corpse, but the middle-aged pusher who came in waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's it!"

"Officer Li, the post-mortem has not yet done an autopsy. This is not in line with the procedure!" Wu Zuo said in surprise when he heard this.

Li Tuiguan has been in the officialdom for many years, but he glanced at the old servant and said: "Thank you for staying in Shuntian Mansion for so many years, some cases need to be investigated carefully, but some cases only need to go through a process! This is the explanation of Mr. Fu Yin , are you going to defy Lord Fu Yin?"

"If you don't dare, I'll report it by hanging myself!" Wu Zuo learned that it was Mr. Fu Yin who personally explained it, and immediately knew that the case involved a big man or a son of a big man, so he hurriedly expressed his opinion.

It's just that the brighter the sun is, the deeper and darker its shadows become.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Although Zhu Youtang lives in the center of the capital, the capital seems to be far away from him, especially some people and things seem to have nothing to do with him.

Ever since he made it clear that he wanted to punish the Wu Xun Group, there has been more information about Wu Xun and Wu Xun's children. Dongchang will send them to the case.

Although people in later generations are very superstitious about Jinyiwei, this institution has filled in too many civil servants and Wu Xun children. It is still very useful for monitoring the people in the capital, but it may not be so useful for investigating the Wu Xun Group.

"Your Majesty, an official prostitute died last night in Jiaofang! This official prostitute was named Lan Xiang, who was only seventeen years old. She died in the room of Zhu Lin, the grandson of Zhu Yong, the Marquis of Funing. According to Dongchang's investigation, the autopsy has not yet begun. I closed the case hastily, so I secretly sent someone to find the corpse, and found that there were two strangle marks on the neck of the deceased Xianglan!" Liu Jin was in charge of screening important information, and immediately read out the intelligence report about Zhu Yong's grandson Zhu Lin.

Zhu Youtang was dealing with the memorandum, but when he heard such an outrageous thing, he was surprised and said: "How dare the Governor of Shuntian be so foolish? Who gave him the courage?"

(End of this chapter)