The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 184 Check My Chang Feng's Account? ([-]-character chapter)

On the outskirts of the city, Li Guangwai's house was held by Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Li Guang sat on the high platform of the outer house, admiring the scenery in front of the house.

The peach blossoms in front of the outer house are in full bloom.This peach forest was originally a thatched cottage of the common people.

Li Guang fell in love with this piece of land, and asked the magistrate of Daxing County to tear down the thatched cottage with a note.

The peach trees are all ten years old. Li Guang bought them at a high price and hired hundreds of people to plant them in front of the outer house.

The outer house is surrounded by a gurgling brook formed by Yinyu Spring Mountain Water.

Li Guang is at ease in the scenery.

His judgment nine years ago was right.As long as you hug the queen's big white legs tightly, you can be rich and prosperous and do whatever you want.

The censor's impeachment papers have piled up into mountains in the past few years.But he served the queen well.Emperor Hongzhi turned a blind eye to all the papers about his impeachment.

Apart from serving Empress Zhang wholeheartedly, Li Guang has also been developing his own power among foreign ministers.

However, his power is far behind that of Shang Ming in the previous dynasty.You can only develop some sixth-rank and seventh-rank officials to be your party members.

Recently, Li Guang plans to make friends with some people in the six parts and nine ministers.As his agent in foreign courts.

If you want to sleep, someone will send you a girl.

Supervisor Gu Dayong came to Li Guang's side: "Godfather, Liu Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is asking to see you. This is a gift list from him."

Li Guang's eyes lit up: "Liu Zhang?"

He glanced at the gift list, and saw that it said twenty shi for yellow rice and fifty shi for white rice.

According to the rules of Li Guang's mansion, it is written in the gift list that one stone of yellow rice is equal to twelve taels of gold.

One stone of white rice is one hundred taels of silver.

In order to seek a position as a member of the cabinet, Liu Zhang spent all his money.The selling price is 200 taels of gold plus 5000 taels of silver.

This is just a meeting ceremony.

Li Guang said solemnly: "You go and tell Liu Zhang. If you want to see me, you can take back the gift list first."

"The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. I am a gentleman, and I believe that he is also a gentleman!"

Li Guang loves money like his life.When he said this, his heart was bleeding!

But in order to make friends with a minister of the ministry, let Liu Zhang become his best friend, and he will be his agent in the outer dynasty from now on.He would rather give up this fortune.

Gu Dayong said: "The son invites him to come to Gaotai to meet you."

Li Guang nodded slightly first, then stood up: "Forget it. I'll meet him personally!"

After a while, Li Guang welcomed Liu Zhang to the high platform.

Liu Zhang looked flattered.

Li Guang said with a smile: "Liu Butang, I have admired you for a long time. You can come to the humble house today, it really makes the humble house flourish!"

Liu Zhang hurriedly said: "Eunuch Li's words make me feel ashamed."

The two sat down.Li Guang asked Liu Zhang to serve tea.

Li Guang said with a smile: "This is the Shifeng Longjing brought to me by the children of the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau. Liu Butang has a taste."

Liu Zhang took the authentic product seriously and said: "The fragrance is as fragrant as orchid, and the taste is sweet and refreshing. It is green in color, rich in fragrance, mellow in taste, and beautiful in shape. It is simply the best of the best!"

Li Guangdao: "Liu Butang is really an expert."

Liu Zhang exchanged pleasantries with Li Guang for a while, and then got to the point: "The emperor only favors the empress, and you are the number one celebrity around the empress."

"I think the two officials, Ri Xiao and Qian, will be the elders in the future. You will definitely be in charge of the Supervisor of Rituals!"

Li Guang shook his head slightly: "Cough. Eunuch Xiao is also in charge of the horse supervisor and has military power in his hands. Eunuch Huang supervises the East Factory and has factory guards in his hands."

"What am I, Li Guang? It's just that I have a name of Bingbi!"

Liu Zhang smiled slyly: "That's right, I am also unfair for Eunuch Li. With your ability, you can clearly control more power."

"You need a helping hand right now."

Liu Zhang and Li Guang hit it off!
Li Guang asked: "I wonder if Liu Butang is willing to be my helping hand?"

Liu Zhang cupped his hands: "It's my blessing to serve Eunuch Li. It's a pity that I speak lightly in the court."

"The Ministry of Industry is the one with the lowest status and the least power among the six ministries. There is a saying in official circles: the Ministry of Industry is the lowest among the sixteen ministries in the two capitals."

"I have the name of the department, but I don't have the reality of the department!"

Li Guang heard Liu Zhang's implication: "Liu Butang plans to move?"

Liu Zhang lowered his voice: "There is a lack of members in the cabinet. If I can join the cabinet, it will be more convenient for Li Gonggong to work like a dog in the future."

Li Guang fell into thought: If he really helped push Liu Zhang to the position of cabinet member, he must be grateful to me!
At that time, I have the queen's favor inside me, and the elders of the cabinet outside to help me, so I can't take off!

For officials that I cannot install, Liu Zhang can help me install them through the cabinet.

Liu Zhang, a member of the cabinet, can do things that are not easy for internal supervisors to do!
Wonderful!Wonderful!
Li Guang said solemnly: "Liu Butang is a famous official of the generation. Compared with Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng, he is not much inferior. I would like to help you enter the cabinet!"

Liu Zhang hurriedly said: "If Eunuch Li can really help me into the cabinet, I will definitely repay you generously."

Li Guang showed anger, and slapped the table, "Crack!"

Liu Zhang panicked: "Eunuch Li, did I say something wrong?"

Li Guangdao: "It's not just that you said something wrong, it's simply a big mistake!"

"You and I are as close as brothers. I will help you not for your money!"

"In addition, it is the foundation of loyal ministers to serve the country! You, Liu Butang, are the great sages of the world!"

Liu Zhang is not a fool if he can be upright.He understood Li Guang's intentions.

This is both an exchange of interests and a political alliance.

Liu Zhang said, "I should have made friends with Eunuch Li long ago."

Li Guang said with a smile: "It's not too late to make friends now! Today is sunny and spring is full of spring, it is a good day."

"How about we sworn brothers with different surnames?"

Liu Zhang hurriedly said: "Eunuch Li won't give up, I'm going to climb up!"

The two shifted positions and came to the peach blossom forest in front of the outer house.

Gu Dayong prepared yellow paper, fat chicken, incense candles and other things for the two to worship.

The two chopped off the chicken head and burned the yellow paper.Then say goodbye.

"Big brother!"

"Second brother!"

"Ah ha ha!"

The peach blossoms are charming, and the grass grows and the warblers fly.

This worship, the spring breeze proudly met the bosom friend, and the peach blossoms also smiled on the altar.

During this visit, Bao Guo'an was generous and generous, making contributions and displaying his talents.

This obeisance, loyal to the liver and courage, vows not to separate from each other in times of adversity (sorry, cross-talk).

After the sworn vows, Li Guang formed a political alliance with Liu Zhang.Finding a cabinet chair for Liu Zhang became Li Guang's top priority.

A day later, Kunning Palace.

Empress Zhang is in the courtyard in front of Kunning Palace, watching Chang Tian leading Zhu Houzhao and Chang Ponu playing hopscotch.

Chang Tian shouted to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Highness is stepping on the line!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed and said, "Little Aunt Huang is talking nonsense. No way!"

Chang Tian pinched his waist: "Let the empress tell me, step on it or not."

Empress Zhang said with a smile: "Zhao'er, indeed stepped on it."

Zhu Houzhao's small face tensed: "Hmph! The queen mother is leaning towards the little aunt! Big companion, do you think you are alone?"

Liu Jin played tricks: "It seems to be stepped on, but it seems not to be stepped on."

Zhu Houzhao made a face at Chang Tian: "Slightly slightly slightly. Little Huanggu is talking nonsense with her eyes open!"

No matter how old the prince is, he must be cautious.Making faces is obviously against etiquette.

But Queen Zhang never cared about these details.Zhu Houzhao was the only son of her and Emperor Hongzhi.The couple doted on Zhu Houzhao to heaven.

At this moment, Li Guang walked up to Empress Zhang, knelt down and saluted: "Empress Empress!"

Ever since Empress Zhang entered the palace nine years ago, she has been taken care of by Li Guang.

When she first became a princess, she didn't understand the complicated etiquette in the palace.It was Li Guang who patiently taught her one by one.

She doesn't understand the anecdotes in the palace and the complicated harem relationship.It was Li Guang who instructed her one by one.

Li Guangzhi was both a slave and a teacher to her.

Queen Zhang hurriedly said: "Get up, it's so cold on the bluestone board. How many times have I told you that you are getting old. You can avoid kneeling when there are no outsiders."

After Li Guang got up, he neither spoke nor left.

Queen Zhang asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Li Guang lowered his voice: "Something happened."

Empress Zhang told Liu Jin: "Take the crown prince and Princess Wanping to play elsewhere."

Liu Jin took the order.Chang Tian carried Zhu Houzhao on his back, and walked away holding Chang Ponu's little hand.

Only then did Li Guang speak: "I report to the empress. The cabinet Qiu Ge died of illness. Now the cabinet is short of members, and the emperor is selecting new cabinet members."

"There is one person with outstanding ability and both loyalty and righteousness. He is really the best candidate for the cabinet."

"If the empress can emulate the eldest grandson empress of Tang Taizong and recommend talents to the emperor, it must be a good story to leave in the history books."

Before Li Guang could say Liu Zhang's name, Empress Zhang's complexion changed drastically.

Queen Zhang is a woman with a sense of propriety.

She may protect the calf to an outrageous degree, protecting her two younger brothers in everything.

But she abides by a bottom line, that is: the harem must not interfere in politics!

Empress Zhang Fengyan was furious: "Li Guang, you are confused! Cabinet members are important ministers who assist the government. The selection of cabinet members is related to the foundation of the society."

"But you urged Ben Gong to intervene in the selection of new cabinet members? You are harming Ben Gong!"

"Do you want me to be Wan Zhen'er?"

Li Guang had never seen Queen Zhang get so angry!

He quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "This old slave is confused. This old slave deserves to die."

Empress Zhang said: "You are stupid! I know you are greedy for money. I have no objection to taking some filial piety from the people below. People without roots should always save some money for old age."

"But today, you actually asked me to interfere in politics! If I become the second Wan Zhen'er, you will become the second Shang Ming!"

"What happened to Shang Ming, you should know better than Ben Gong!"

Li Guang never expected that he touched Queen Zhang's bottom line, Ni Lin.

He still doesn't know Queen Zhang well enough.Queen Zhang is a typical person who is light on small things and has great righteousness.

Li Guang kowtowed "bang bang bang".Seeing his white hair, Empress Zhang felt sorry for him: "That's all. I don't think I've heard what you said just now."

"Don't be so stupid again!"

Queen Zhang left Qianguangting.

Li Guang thought in his heart: It's over, it seems that the Queen's way is not going to work.That can only find another way, and put Liu Zhang on the throne of the cabinet.

The next day, Jin Yiwei.

Qian Ning found Chang Feng: "Master Chang, our eyes and ears found out that someone went to Eunuch Li Guang's house yesterday."

Chang Feng frowned: "According to the rules, Jin Yiwei is not allowed to monitor above the young prisoner in the palace. How dare you put your eyes and ears near Eunuch Li Guang's outer house?"

Qian Ning explained: "How dare my subordinates monitor Eunuch Li Guang."

"It was the eyes and ears of Liu Zhang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who discovered that Liu Zhang had changed into casual clothes and left the house in a small sedan chair. The servant behind him was still carrying several large boxes."

"My ears and eyes felt strange, so I followed. I followed Eunuch Li's house all the way."

"My eyes and ears also saw that Eunuch Li and Liu Zhang entered the peach blossom grove to the east of the house. Some young eunuchs carried a sacrificial table into the peach blossom grove, as well as yellow paper, fat chicken, incense candles and so on."

"Judging by eyes and ears, Eunuch Li should be sworn sworn brother with Liu Zhang."

Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears are really powerful, and his thoughts are meticulous.It was actually judged that Li and Liu were sworn brothers.

Chang Feng didn't speak, just sat on the chair and thought.

Liu Xiaoyan told him that Liu Zhang recently sold off his wife's jewelry, and it seemed that he was trying to collect money for the lack of cabinet members.

Today, Qian Ning also said that Liu Zhang and Li Guang are sworn brothers.

The two events were connected in series, and Chang Feng came to a conclusion: Liu Zhang colluded with the internal eunuch to seek promotion.And the two are likely to form an alliance.

However, there is no evidence for this.Jin Yiwei is not like a censor, he can gossip about things.

To report to the emperor the illegal affairs of hundreds of officials, there must be evidence.

Chang Feng made up his mind, just wait and see what happens.

Yu Shi Changfeng instructed Qian Ning: "Keep an eye on Liu Zhang. Before the new cabinet member is announced to the world, I will know exactly what meals Liu Zhang has eaten every day and which concubine he has slept with."

Qian Ning asked: "Do you want it from Eunuch Li?"

Chang Feng shook his head: "Jin Yiwei has no right to monitor palace officials above the junior prisoner. This is a rule. The rules cannot be broken."

"Eunuch Li is the number one celebrity around the empress. We can't touch it easily. Unless...he has done something outrageous."

Qian Ning cupped his hands: "Success. My adoptive father also meant the same thing."

At this moment, Shi Wen walked in with great righteousness: "Master Chang, something happened!"

Chang Feng asked, "Oh? What's the matter?"

Shi Wenyi submitted an official document.

It turned out that it was Li Dongyang, Liu Daxia, and Xie Qian who jointly signed the contract and suggested that Emperor Hongzhi order that the Ministry of Households take the lead in investigating Jinyiwei's private treasury.Emperor Hongzhi granted permission and sent three people to check the accounts tomorrow.

The reason for checking the accounts is very good: Jinyiwei is also a military officer's yamen.Accounts have been unclear over the years, so there should be an explanation.

Chang Feng couldn't laugh or cry: "At the critical moment of joining the cabinet, what is Li Dongyang doing with such a moth. These three have a good relationship with me, and they are all capable ministers, but they love to be serious!"

Whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign intelligence agencies, unclear accounts are a common problem.

How can there be no secret funds for secret errands.Insufficient flow of funds is also humane.

Shi Wenyi said angrily: "These three people are full, and they want to check our Jin Yiwei's account."

Chang Feng is now the treasurer of Jinyiwei.Of course he has to take care of it.

He got up: "Go, go to the private warehouse."

Jin Yiwei's private treasury is located next to Fusi's stall in Beizhen.Bright, without any shyness.

Who would have thought that someone would check Jin Yiwei's account?
Chang Feng came to the private warehouse.

The accountant who manages the treasury is nicknamed Da Suan.As the name suggests, he is an abacus.

Chang Feng asked the big abacus: "How much silver is in private storage?"

Dabaan replied: "A total of 5 taels of silver, and 300 taels of gold."

Jin Yiwei ransacked their homes all these years, and all of them collected one out of [-] into their private treasury, which is not a small amount.

Although it costs a lot to support the eyes and ears and buy the enemy's personnel, there is still a lot of silver.

Chang Feng asked again: "What about the accounts? How many boxes are there?"

Dasuan replied: "There are 650 boxes and [-] volumes of income and expenditure accounts in the past ten years."

Chang Feng said: "The accounts are easy to talk about. Put them in a secret room and label them as secret files. Foreign officials like Li Dongyang and the others can't check the secret files without their will."

"As for the silver."

Qian Ning smiled and said, "Master Chang, we have been investigating the 'Ba Zang' for so many years, this time we are going to hide money to avoid inspection by civil officials."

Chang Feng couldn't help laughing: "Oh, yes. We are good at finding money, and we are also good at hiding money."

"Don't move the money outside the yamen. There is the Six Departments opposite. There is too much movement of so much money, and it's not revealed yet?"

"2 taels sank into more than a dozen Gongfang cesspools in Wei Nei. 2 taels were dug and buried in the school grounds. Another 1 taels sank into several wells."

Shi Wenyi cupped his hands: "Decree, I'll let Pao Ze from the Qianhu Office handle this matter."

Chang Feng instructed Qian Ning again: "Tell the brothers to shut up. Just say that Wei Li will not give any extra money for subsidies except the monthly salary."

Qian Ning nodded: "Master Chang, don't worry. I'll go and tell my brothers right now."

It took Chang Feng a day to finish hiding the private treasury.Wait for Li Dongyang and others to come to the door.

At night, Chang Feng returned to the mansion.

It just so happened that old Taishan Liu Bingyi came.

During dinner, Chang Feng told Liu Bingyi about the audit.

Liu Bingyi said: "Li Dongyang is a real person. Unexpected problems arose during the critical moment of joining the cabinet."

"Fortunately, son-in-law, you are tolerant and generous, and you don't care about him."

"If a narrow-minded person Guan Jinyiwei is replaced, and a pair of small shoes are thrown to Li Dongyang, his position as a cabinet member will be ruined."

But Chang Feng gradually sensed the taste: "Civil officials regard Jin Yiwei as an enemy."

"Old Taishan, do you think there is a possibility. Li Dongyang deliberately found trouble with Jin Yiwei in order to gain the recognition and support of the civil servants?"

"He knows who I am again. I'm not afraid that I will retaliate against him."

Liu Bingyi slapped his head: "I don't know what to say. What a Li Dongyang! No wonder everyone says he is good at planning."

At the same time, Li Guangwai's residence.

Li Guang and Liu Zhang sat facing each other with bitter faces.

Li Guang sighed: "Oh, I never expected that the empress would be so disgusted with recommending someone to join the cabinet! The road to Kunning Palace will not work!"

Liu Zhang lost his mind: "What should I do?"

Li Guang pondered for a while, and then showed a fierce look on his face.

He took a sip of his wine, and said viciously: "There is still a way! Get rid of Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, who are the most promising to join the cabinet. I will let a few censors who have made good friends with me recommend you!"

Killing competitors is the only way to get promoted.

Since the road of the pillow wind does not work, it can only go this way.

Liu Zhang was surprised: "Second brother, you said kill them? You don't want to kill them, do you?"

Li Guang smiled wryly: "Brother, one of these two is from the Right Hall of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is from the Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu. Both are third-rank officials of the imperial court, and they are extremely favored. How can they be easily killed?"

"I mean framed!"

Liu Zhang asked: "These two people usually act cautiously, so I'm afraid it's not so easy to frame them."

Li Guangdao: "It depends on human effort. Now there is only one way to get you into the cabinet, big brother."

"This matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

Li Guang conspired with his sworn brother Liu Zhang and his confidant Gu Dayong all night, and finally came up with a plan.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, who were going to Jinyiwei to check the accounts, could not have imagined that a conspiracy was slowly unfolding around the two of them.

(End of this chapter)