The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 214 "Carrying the Coffin to the West" Volume Finale ([-]-character chapter)

Chang Feng settled Wang Yue's body in a willow wooden coffin, and agreed with several town commanders and eunuchs to take turns to guard the coffin.

Coming out of the handsome tent, Chang Feng went to see Fatty Xu who was injured in six places.

Fatty Xu was lying on the sickbed with his butt pouted.From time to time, he let out a groan: "Oh, I hurt Fatty to death!"

"Goddamn Tatars. Shots shot in the back. Shoot where it's not good, shoot me in the ass!"

"Next time, if there is a battle, I will follow Ye Guang's example and set fires all over the grassland to burn down your tents!"

Seeing Chang Feng walking in, Fatty Xu felt as if he had seen his relatives: "Master Chang! My mother thought I couldn't see you anymore!"

Chang Feng sat beside Fatty Xu's bed.Originally, he was worried about Fatty's injury.Hearing Fatty Xu scolding the Tatars at the door, he was full of anger.His hanging heart was relieved.

Chang Feng said: "Fortunately, the shot was on the back of the thigh, and the shot was on the front of the thigh. How can I go to Yihonglou in the future."

Fatty Xu said: "That's right. By the way, Master Chang, you heard about it. I was lucky enough to kill the deputy leader of the Tumote Department with my own hands."

"Looking at those gossipers in the capital this time, who would dare to say that Zhongshan Wang Beimai is a coward."

Fatty Xu did not rely on luck alone to achieve such great feats.

In the capital, he is just a lazy nobleman who loves leisure, hates work, is greedy for food and lust.

Once on the battlefield, the Zhongshan King blood in him was completely awakened.

During the Battle of Pucaogou, Zhang An, the chief general of the North Route Army, and Hao Shan, the guarding eunuch, arranged the 300-man cavalry team he brought at the end of the army for the safety of Fatty Xu.

When fighting with the Tartar army, the whole army made a surprise attack.Fatty Xu rushed to the front with his cavalry team with only one stick of incense.

Where there are many Tatars, he will rush there to kill them.Where the arrow clusters are dense, he will appear there.Completely ignore life and death.

On the bloody battlefield, Fatty Xu no longer looked like a fat maggot swimming in a sea of ​​dung.

Rather, it looks like a living dragon who can overwhelm the river and overwhelm the sea with ease.

All in all, in this battle, Fatty Xu didn't embarrass his ancestor King Zhongshan.

Chang Feng said: "Your injury, returning to Beijing will not be a problem, right? How about I go back to Beijing first, and you stay in the northwest to recuperate?"

Fatty Xu said: "Small injuries, what's the point? We came out together, so we have to go back together."

The two chatted for a while.Fatty Xu said with emotion: "By the way, after I came back, I lay down and couldn't get up on the couch. I didn't go to see Commander Wang Laozhi."

"Hey, Commander-in-Chief Wang is really using his troops like a god. Brothers follow the strategy he set to sweep Helan Mountain, it's simply destructive!"

Chang Feng was stunned for a moment, with a sad expression on his face: "Marshal Wang passed away three quarters ago."

Fatty Xu was like thunder when he heard the news.

A commander who can lead his subordinates to win battles will be loved by his subordinates from the bottom of their hearts.

Fatty Xu had long admired Wang Yue's five bodies.

Fatty Xu scolded God: "God, you are blind! Those useless old civil servants in the capital all live a long life, and they occupy the latrines and don't shit."

"Wang Laozhi is such a capable minister and fierce general, but he can't pass the hurdle of 73!"

At night, Chang Feng was on duty in the commander's tent to keep watch.

Wang Yue lay peacefully in the willow coffin.All his life, he stepped on the grasslands, flattened the northwest, fought in all directions, and calmed the frontiers of the captives.
To make a digression from the perspective of God, the 270th year of the Ming Dynasty and the 18th year of the Southern Ming Dynasty.Only three civil servants were knighted.

Among them was Wang Yue.He was granted the title of Weining Bo during the Chenghua period.

No one is perfect in this world.He has repeatedly made friends with powerful people and tried his best to praise his ability to be attached, which is despised by civil officials.

But he did this not in pursuit of glory and wealth.He is already an earl, what else is there to pursue?
He stuffed his old face into his crotch to do all this, so that his military strategy could be passed and implemented by the court.Better stabilize the frontier fortress and attack the northern captives.

Now, at the age of 73, he goes straight to Helan Mountain.He died of illness in the northwest land that he spent his whole life guarding.

Wang Yue's life has no regrets.

Zhang Yong walked into the handsome tent and came to Chang Feng's side.

Zhang Yong discussed with Chang Feng: "Master Chang, the imperial edict ordering us to return to Beijing will take at least a month to arrive."

"Ningxia is 2000 or [-] miles away from the capital, a few months' journey. The prince's body is transported back in a coffin, and I'm afraid it will rot into water halfway."

"Ningxia is not as impoverished as the capital. There is no place to store ice and put it in the coffin. What should I do?"

Chang Feng waved his hand: "There is no need to transport it back to Beijing. Just bury it in the northwest."

Zhang Yong hesitated: "It can't be done. The prince is the No.1 general in the Chenghua Dynasty, the earl of the court, and the biggest official in the Hongzhi Dynasty."

"According to the rules, the emperor will definitely order his body to be transported back to Beijing for burial."

Chang Feng walked to the willow wooden coffin and stared at Wang Yue's face: "The prince said it before he left for the expedition. His wish is to be buried in the northwest after death."

"Let's bury him before the emperor's imperial decree arrives. This is not considered a decree."

"As for the honorable burial in Beijing. Let's take some clothes of the prince back. It's just to build a tomb."

Helan Mountain is already the site of the Ming army.The frontier soldiers guarded Wang Yue's coffin, left Lingwu City, and came to the foot of Helan Mountain.

It is autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are light.Under the blue sky and white clouds, tens of thousands of frontier soldiers stood upright like javelins.

Zhang Yong, the supervisor of the army; Chang Feng, the admiral of military affairs; Li Jun, Zhu Jin, and Zhang An, the commanders-in-chief of the town;

Wang Yue said before he left for the expedition: "Even if I die, put it in a coffin and bury it in the northwest, my soul will turn into Yin soldiers and Yin generals, guarding the northwest border of Ming Dynasty."

It is his best destination to be buried at the foot of Helan Mountain which he recovered with his own hands.

Tens of thousands of frontier soldiers were crying bitterly.The sound was earth-shattering.

The man did not shed tears, but he did not go to the sad place.

Chang Feng shouted: "Everyone, the prince doesn't want to see you cry and see him off."

"The prince told me on the way to Ningxia. He likes the "Red Scarf Army Song" made by Taizu the most."

"Let's sing the military song together and send the prince on his way!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers of the frontier army tapped their scabbards and sang.

"The cloud follows the dragon, the wind follows the tiger, the fame and wealth, the dust and the soil. Looking at Shenzhou, the people are suffering, and the fertile land for thousands of miles is barren."

"Look at the world, all the barbarians, the heavenly way is broken, everyone will make up for it. Good man, don't give up your parents, just for the common people and not for the Lord."

"While holding the steel knife 99, I will kill all the Hu'ers before I stop. I am a masculine man, why should a Hulu be a horse and an ox?"

"Soldiers drink all the wine in their bowls, and they will never turn back during the journey of thousands of miles. The golden drums are beating and the crowds are roaring, and they will never stop until they break the yellow dragon!"

The "Red Scarf Army Song" sung by tens of thousands of people echoed in the sky of Helan Mountain
A few days later, in the capital, the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

The members of the cabinet and the officials of the six departments stood in the hall.

Emperor Hongzhi looked solemn.There are two memorials and one good news in front of his dragon case.

He received the first memorial and good news three days ago.According to the victory report, in the great victory in the northwest, the Ming army gained a lot and expelled the captives outside Helan Mountain.

The memorial is the list of soldiers who made meritorious service in the Western Expedition written by Wang Yue's dictation before his death.

Chang Feng's name ranks fourth on the criminal list.It is second only to Zhang An and Hao Shan who have made great achievements, and Zhang Yong who must be listed in the top three in order to save face for the Supervisor of Rites.

It is also specifically stated after the name that Chang Feng has made two great achievements, supervising food and military affairs.

Xu Guangzuo, the son of Duke Dingguo, ranked fifth.

The second memorial was just received by Emperor Hongzhi, and it contained the news of Wang Yue's death.

Emperor Hongzhi stared at the three memorials, and suddenly shouted: "Before the Western Expedition, all officials who participated in the impeachment of Wei Ningbo will be dismissed!"

Xu Pu has retired and returned home.Today's cabinet chief assistant is Liu Jian, second assistant Li Dongyang, and cabinet member Xie Qian.

Liu Jian hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, it is the ancestral system to tell officials what they say. Besides, there are too many people who participated in the impeachment of Wang Yue."

Emperor Hongzhi was a benevolent king who always treated civil servants kindly.This is also the reason why later generations criticized him for relying on and conniving with civil officials.

But this time, Emperor Hongzhi didn't give the civil officials any face.Gritting his teeth, he repeated: "All dismissed!"

Liu Jian had no choice but to hand in his hands: "Yes. The cabinet is drafting an order."

Emperor Hongzhi said again: "Another decree is drawn up to posthumously present Wang Yue Shaobao with the posthumous title of Xiangmin. He ordered the Ministry of Rites to set up nine altars for sacrifice. Wang Xuan, the grandson of Wang Yue, entered the Imperial Academy."

"The cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials will draw up rewards based on the list of meritorious service played by Uncle Weining during his lifetime."

Wang Yue was posthumously presented to San Gong.

His subordinates were also well rewarded.Zhang An and Hao Shan were promoted to a higher level.Li Jun, Zhu Jin, Wu Jiang and others all received generous internal money.

For the rest of the subordinates, two were promoted to two levels; 47 were promoted to one level; 73 were promoted to one level (equivalent to half a level) as an agent;

At the end of autumn, Chang Feng, Zhang Yong, and Fatty Xu embarked on the road back to Beijing.This ended the coffin-carrying western expedition following Wang Yue.

Everyone returned to the capital in the early spring of the 12th year of Hongzhi.

Withdraw the troops and walk through the Andingmen.

The supervisor of ceremonies held a pen and money to welcome the coffin containing Wang Yue's clothes and the three heroes on behalf of the emperor in front of Andingmen, and delivered a decree to reward them.

Chang Feng, Zhang Yong, and Fatty Xu fell to their knees.

Qian Neng said in a loud voice: "Feng Tian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said. Commander Zuo Tongzhi Changfeng of Jinyiwei, Eunuch Zhang Yong of Bingbi, Supervisor of Rites, and Xu Guangzuo, the son of Duke Dingguo, assisted Duke Xiangmin to attack Helan Mountain and made great contributions in calming the northwest."

"Give Changfeng the commander of the hereditary Jinyiwei commander and acquaintance."

"Give Zhang Yong the title of 'Strong Yong Eunuch'."

"Give Xu Guangzuo the rank of military commander-in-chief."

"Chin this."

This is an extremely generous reward for the three of them.

The imperial decree at the beginning of "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, Chaoyue" is not something that any official can receive, it is very formal.

The posts of Jin Yiwei are divided into hereditary or non-hereditary.

The emperor likes to grant hereditary Jinyiwei posts to generals.

For example, someone is a hereditary Jinyiwei Qianhu passed down from their ancestors.But in fact, he may not be able to make up for the lack of Jinyiwei.In name, they are paid, but in reality they don't care.

Chang Feng's post was originally bought by his father with money, not hereditary.Because the hereditary Jinyiwei posts need to be bestowed by the emperor, there is no room for operation, and they cannot be bought at all.

Now he has received a hereditary reward.When his son Chang Ponu grows up, he can receive the salary of the commander Tongzhi, and his grandson can also receive it, and the descendants are endless.

This is a golden rice bowl, which can be eaten until the Ming Dynasty divides luggage and disperses.

As for Zhang Yong being awarded the title of "Strong Bravery" by the eunuch, it is an honor that can only be enjoyed by eunuchs such as Zheng He with outstanding merits.

Because Xu Guangzuo was originally the son of the Duke, he had a noble status.The low reward does not fit his status.Therefore, he was given the title of military officer of the second rank.

However, like "hereditary", the title does not necessarily lead to a real job.

In terms of official rank alone, Fatty Xu is now two ranks older than Commander Mu Bin of Jin Yiwei.

The three entered Beijing, and under Qian Neng's guidance, they came to Qianqing Palace to seek Emperor Hongzhi's return.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw the three of them, he praised: "You have done a great job in helping Duke Xiangmin this time."

"Zhang Yong, in Wang Yue's memorial to me before his death, it is said that you are quite capable of leading the army. You are a rare warrior."

"Xu Guangzuo, although you have a noble status, you can take the lead. You can still fight the enemy bravely after being wounded in the sixth place, and you have made great achievements in beheading the general. The king of Zhongshan has a spirit in heaven, and he will be proud of you."

"Chang Feng, it has to be you! Supervising food and military affairs, you have done it properly. You also obtained Tatar's military deployment and military strategy for Duke Xiangmin before the war."

"You have to learn from Duke Xiangmin. Be a capable minister who is capable of writing and martial arts. This year's spring will start in half a month, and it's time for you to return to Beijing."

"I granted you a half-month leave, you go home and prepare for the exam."

Emperor Hongzhi respected Wang Yue very much.He was nicknamed "Xiangmin Gong".Now he is not afraid that the civil servants will talk a lot about how he treats Wang Yue favorably.

A handsome person covers a hundred ugliness, Wang Yue pacified the northwest, and died of illness in the army.No one will speak ill of him again.

Chang Feng returned home.Nearly a year's trip to the Northwest made his skin tanned.

Needless to say, Liu Xiaoyan, Chang Tian, ​​Chang Ponu, Liu Bingyi, Mrs. Jiu and others saw Chang Feng, their family was reunited and rejoiced.

In the dining room, the family ate dumplings and celebrated the reunion.

Xiaohu also made an exception and was put into the dining room.Wagging his tail beside Chang Feng, rubbing his head against his leg.

Liu Bingyi said: "My son-in-law, you have made great contributions and returned safely. I am so happy and congratulated."

"The emperor gave you a hereditary commander. Watch it, those who come to congratulate me tomorrow may have to step through the threshold again."

Chang Feng said the truth: "This meritorious service is not because of my son-in-law's ability. It's just luck."

Chang Tian said: "Yesterday when I entered the palace, the empress told me. The emperor has been full of praise for you these past few days. He said that you are the sharpest dagger in Ming Dynasty. You can kill demons and ghosts no matter in the capital or the frontier."

The dagger, the dark blade that can't be seen.

Chang Feng smiled wryly.He couldn't tell whether it was a derogation or a compliment for this evaluation.

I have been in the army for nearly a year, and the army is poor.When I got home, I naturally wanted to have a full meal of meat.However, it is an old saying that wives and concubines have different rooms.

In the first half of the night, Chang Feng was in the room of his wife Liu Xiaoyan.

In the second half of the night, Changfeng was in the nine lady's room.

This night, it can be described as shocking and weeping ghosts and gods.The King of Hades was terrified when he saw it, and the Jade Emperor blushed when he saw it.

As Liu Bingyi said.In the morning of the next day, there was an endless stream of officials who came to Changfu to congratulate him.

Chang Feng asked Liu Bingyi to block the door of the mansion, and to those who had nothing to do with him, he only said that he was tired from the journey and was sick, so it was inconvenient to see guests.

Only the robes of Jin Yiwei and a few literary friends of Chang Feng can enter the mansion.

Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi, and Wang Miaoxin came to the living room.

After asking about the warmth, Chang Feng asked: "I have been away for a year, how is the situation in Beijing? How is the situation in Weizhong?"

Qian Ning replied: "Civilian officials are getting more and more smug! The emperor wants to build a temple, but he doesn't get money from the treasury, he uses internal funds."

"A little seventh-rank censor dared to block the emperor in the early court."

"The old three in the cabinet are also getting more and more entrusted. The emperor's will, they will always reject it."

It is indeed a fact that the power of civil servants has grown since the Hongzhi dynasty.

Shi Wenyi interjected: "Damn, several doctors and chiefs from the Ministry of War came to our guard in a big way last month. Check the staff of Jinyiwei. See if there is any reselling of staff."

"If Commander Mou hadn't stopped me, I would have dealt with him a few times and put them in prison."

It is an old practice and bad practice to resell Jinyiwei's posts privately.I think Chang Feng's post was bought by his father with all his wealth.

Chang Feng remained silent.The supervisor of ceremonies and the factory guard are the best tools for the emperor to check and balance civil officials.

However, Long live today is kind and kind, and he is not very willing to use domestic slaves to clean up foreign officials.He, the big brother of Jinyiwei, can't do anything about it.

Another digression, the Jinyiwei of the Hongzhi Dynasty may be the most famous among the sixteen emperors and seventeen dynasties of the Ming Dynasty.In other words, it is also the weakest and the least powerful.

Chang Feng said: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Where is Wei Li, what's the big errand recently?"

Qian Ning replied: "The emperor has always attached great importance to the national talent promotion ceremony. This year's Chunwei is the same."

"Last winter, the emperor issued an order. Let Jinyiwei strictly investigate the malpractice of the imperial examination. We must ensure that this spring is fair and just."

Chang Feng said with a smile: "I took the Chunwei exam three times. The second time I failed Sun Shan, and this time I took the fourth exam, it may be the result of failing again."

"I'll formally return to Jinyiwei to do business after the Chunwei Examination is over."

Shi Wenyi said: "Master Chang is self-effacing. You will definitely try to pull the tribute this time, and you will be on the gold list!"

Chang Feng waved his hand: "There is no need to say auspicious words. I know how much I have."

"Besides, I haven't read a book for a year since I went to the Northwest, and I haven't practiced art articles."

"I am satisfied if I am a few laps away from entering the list."

After talking about the examination, Chang Feng said to Shi Wenyi and Qian Ning, "You two go back to Weili first. Brother Miao Xin stay here for a while."

Qian Ning and Shi Wenyi left the hall.Only Chang Feng and Wang Miaoxin were left in the hall.

Chang Feng said: "'Black Willow' Bale Mengyi betrayed Nanzhen Fusi and took refuge in the little prince."

"'Panshi' Hada is still loyal to Daming."

"This time, I almost fell into the trick of Balmeng."

"You Nanzhen Fusi think of a way. Spread rumors on the grasslands, saying that the military situation of the Tatars during the Western Expedition was leaked to our Daming by Balmeng."

Wang Miaoxin said: "You mean to use countermeasures to get rid of Balmengyi?"

Chang Feng nodded: "That's right. You have to be full of acting. Ba Lemeng went to the grassland more than 30 years ago. His family stayed in Daming."

"Although he has a new home in the grassland, his old home should still be in the capital."

"Check it out. Pick a man from his family and fill him in as a Jinyiwei, as the general banner."

"The bald eagles have not been eradicated in Beijing. They should spread the news to the grasslands."

Wang Miaoxin cupped her hands: "Master Chang, don't worry. I know what to do."

Chang Feng said: "The trick is not only to get rid of Ba Lemengyi, but also to protect Hada who is loyal to Ming Dynasty."

Say something later.Eight months later, Nanzhen Fusi's countermeasure succeeded.Balmeng was chopped up by the little prince and fed to the eagle.

(Note: This kind of postscript is just a one-shot, and I won’t write it later. Explain the ending of the supporting role villain. Don’t spray it, it’s not digging holes at all.)
Chang Feng chatted with Wang Miaoxin for a while.He suddenly remembered something: "Zhang Cai is very capable. This time, he has made a lot of contributions to the expedition."

"Go back and tell Commander Mou to promote Zhang Cai to the first level. Let him be a deputy Qianhu. He will still follow me in the future."

Wang Miaoxin nodded: "Success. Then I will go back to Weili first."

In the afternoon, Changfeng sent people to invite three literary friends to discuss making art articles.They are brother-in-law Huang Yuan, Zhang Cai, the "Little Servant" of the Ministry of Officials, Wenxuan Secretary, and Wang Shouren, the Juren.

Wang Shouren also brought a good friend of his, named Zhang Cong.

Zhang Cong is about the same age as Wang Shouren, in their 20s.He and Wang Shouren have the same temperament, so good that they only need to wear a pair of pants.

Both Huang Yuan and Zhang Cai were Jinshi scholars.It is Chang Feng, Wang Shouren, and Zhang Cong, the seniors of the three Juren.

The two of them pose a question.Chang Feng, Wang Shouren, and Zhang Cong wrote the title and accepted the title.

After writing the problem, accept the problem.Zhang Cai and Huang Yuan carefully read and commented.

Huang Yuan said bluntly: "Brother Shouren's articles are full of charm, exquisite and elegant, and quite spiritual. They are much better than my crafting skills."

"I think that the undergraduate Shouren will definitely be a Jinshi in high school. Maybe he will be among the top of the first or second class."

"Brother's essay is quite satisfactory. If I were an examiner, I would have to decide whether to accept it or not."

"As for Brother Zhang Cong's article. It's hard to describe."

Although Huang Yuan was born in a coffin shop, he has been a royal relative for a long time and is good at emotional intelligence.

Low EQ: shit doesn't make sense.

High emotional intelligence: hard to describe.

Zhang Cong belongs to the category of mediocre aptitude but very hard-working failure as a problem solver.

He is 26 years old, and this is his first time participating in the test.Next, he will fail seven subjects in a row.It was not until the age of 47 that he became a Jinshi and entered the officialdom.

This person is the most late bloomer among the chief assistants of the Ming Dynasty.

Let's say that Chang Feng, Huang Yuan and others are discussing art making articles.

At the same time, two southerners came to the capital.

Of these two people, one is named Tang Yin, and his style name is Bohu.

One is Xu Jing.

Tang Yin, 30 years old.People at that time commented on him as "the first of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River".

The life of a gifted scholar is very rough.

At the age of 25, Tang Yin's father, mother, wife, and son passed away one after another.The younger sister committed suicide.

Except for him, the whole family died.The account will be sold out without him.It's like a Ming version of "Fuguier".

This man with a rough fate can be called a great talent in the world.

After the whole family died, Tang Yin was very depressed.All day long, he drank wine to relieve his worries, and expressed his sadness with calligraphy and painting.

This depression lasted for four years.

In order to cheer him up, his good friends Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming, and Xu Zhuangqing encouraged him to take the Yingtianfu Township Examination last fall.

After the township examination, the three served Tang Yin a drink.

Tang Yin drank an extra glass, and uttered wild words: "Today, Xie Yuan will give me Tang Yin, who else is there?"

This sentence sounds like bragging.

Xieyuan, ranked first in the provincial examination and first in the province.

The township examination is a competition for the smartest people in the province.Tang Yin is so confident, dare to say that he can win the first place in the province?

Zhu Zhishan is a cheating teammate with a big mouth.Spread Tang Yin's drunken raves.

The entire Jiangnan scholar community ridiculed Tang Yin for his arrogance, for being an arrogance born of arrogance.

Then, the provincial examination list was announced.Everyone was dumbfounded.Tang Yin really ranked first, high school Jie Yuan.

Xueba is not scary, but I am afraid that Xueba will control points, and I am even more afraid that Xueba can predict the ranking.

Knowing about Yuan, he naturally had to go to Beijing to take part in the examination.Tang Yin thought to himself: I am 30 years old, and I have not wasted my life if I have the status of a number one scholar and an official position in the Imperial Academy for fun.

Then go to Beijing.

So he embarked on a trip to Beijing in late autumn last year.

Not long after his departure, he ran into Xu Jing.

Xu Jing, a native of Jiangyin.Real landlord old fortune, rich man!

The Xu family of Jiangyin is the largest landlord in Jiangyin.There are thousands of hectares of fertile land, rice flour into warehouses, trees into forests, rice flour into warehouses, coal piles into piles, gold and silver into boxes, mules and horses into groups, chickens and ducks into fences, fish and shrimp into ponds.
Tang Yin is the idol of Jiangnan scholars.Xu Jing is his little fan.

Xu Jing asked Tang Yin to go to Beijing with him, and patted his chest, saying that he could cover all Tang Yin's expenses: we will stay in a five-star hotel along the way; we will ride to death, and we will never take a Mazda; to relieve loneliness and find songs All the dancers are looking for the most high-end and most expensive ones!

How could Tang Yin not agree to such a good thing?Not only can I have a comfortable trip to Beijing, but I can also follow my little fan every day.

No matter what he does, the little fans will praise his feet: "Awesome, awesome, really awesome!" to satisfy his vanity.

Tang Yin and Xu Jing walked together.The two traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, spending money like water, looking for flowers and willows.Finally arrived in the capital today.

Tang Yin glanced at the sky in the capital, and thought to himself: Heh, what's the point of mere examinations?The real test is the palace test.

The only suspense is whether I can be the No. [-] scholar in the undergraduate course or the second place-whether Daming will have a scholar who is smarter than me.

The next day, Yumen went to court early.

Although Chang Feng has a half-month vacation, he still has to attend the morning court.

He suddenly discovered that the emperor and his subjects hadn't seen each other for less than a year, and the health of Emperor Hongzhi on the dragon chair was getting worse and worse.

Emperor Hongzhi coughed at every turn, and his face turned yellow.His voice was weak.In the second half of a decree, Xiao Jing will give him a smooth back.

You know, Emperor Hongzhi just turned 30 this year!
Judging by his complexion, he looks like an old man who has been ill for a long time.

Both Taizu and Taizong were workaholics.One lived to 71 and the other to 65.In ancient times, it was considered a long life.

Because both of them have been in the army for a long time, they are warriors, and their bodies are just right.

Emperor Hongzhi grew up in the palace since he was a child, weak and inexperienced.He arranges every morning, afternoon, and large and small sutra banquets to the brim.

He also pretended to die, following the example of Taizu and Taizong in reviewing memorials until Zishi.Only sleep two or three hours a day.

This kind of rolling method, it would be strange if the body is not damaged.

Not everyone can be a workaholic.

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi's appearance, Chang Feng was very distressed.After all, the monarch and his ministers love each other deeply.He thought to himself: next time I face the emperor alone, I must remind the emperor to take care of the dragon body.

Xiao Jing finally shouted "Sanchao", he helped Emperor Hongzhi leave the dragon chair.

A group of officials walked towards the imperial gate.

I will try it in half a month.Chang Feng lowered his head, thinking about the words used in the stereotyped article.

Before he knew it, he walked side by side with a third-rank civil servant.He didn't notice it.

The third-rank civil servants are the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, Cheng Minzheng.

Ma Wensheng suddenly grabbed Chang Feng: "Chang Xiaoyou, please go slowly."

Chang Feng asked: "Ma Laobutang, what's the matter?"

Ma Wensheng did not answer immediately.After Cheng Minzheng walked away, he lowered his voice and said, "Just now you walked side by side with Cheng Butang from the Ministry of Rites. He is the chief examiner for this exam."

"Being seen by the officials, there must be gossip. Just in case you will try Bagong. The mouth of the court officials is as broken as a shrew in the market. You have to avoid suspicion."

The examination has always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites.Cheng Minzheng, the right servant, was the chief examiner, recommended by the second assistant Li Dongyang.

Chang Feng said: "I was negligent. Thank you Ma Laobutang for pointing it out."

After finishing speaking, Chang Feng looked up at Cheng Minzheng's back.

Chang Feng didn't know that when he was in charge of military supplies in Yanchi last fall, a small incident happened in the capital.

After Liang Chu, the main examiner of Yingtian Township Examination, finished marking the papers, he regarded Xie Yuan and Tang Yin as heaven and man.

As an academic officer, it is natural to fall in love with the articles written by the outstanding talents of the time.

In a moment of excitement, Liang Chu copied Tang Yin's paper.I sent someone to Beijing to give it to my good friend Cheng Minzheng, and we all appreciate the anecdote.

Cheng Minzheng read Tang Yin's article, and also regarded Tang Yin as a once-in-a-century talent: This young man can do it!Good article!
Cheng Minzheng was going to court at this time, and he didn't intend to go to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.Instead, he was going to go back to the mansion, and asked the servant to pass a message to Tang Yin, asking Tang Yin to visit him at his mansion.

He wanted to meet Tang Yin, a great talent well-known in the south of the Yangtze River.It's best to be able to harvest the promised disciples smoothly.

It is one of the imperial examination habits of Ming Dynasty to make appointments with students, and it is a convention.

Civil servants in Ming Dynasty like to be examiners the most.To engage in politics, you need connections.The so-called connections are nothing more than the words "old disciples".

For example, in the general examination, the examiner paid tribute to a student's paper.He is the "teacher" of that student.

In the future, when a student becomes an official, he must be of one mind with his teacher.Share adversity, advance and retreat together.

The transportation captains of later generations love to deal with teachers and students.Use the teacher-student relationship to safeguard political interest groups.

Promising students is a special case among students.

For example.Tang Yin has a great reputation and his articles are the best in the world.Old man Cheng took a look, hey, this young man can do it!I have to start early and get him into my network of contacts.

Before the exam, old man Cheng would find Tang Yin: Xiao Tang, your essay is pretty good.But exams are not only based on strength, but also on luck.

The article is good, but the luck is bad, and there are many people who lose their names.

If you don't believe me, look at Wang Shouren, the son of the scholar Wang Hua's family next door.He is considered well-known in the capital, but he failed two subjects in the exam.

But don't worry.If you meet Bole like me, your luck will come!I am the examiner for this session.I guarantee you can win!

According to the script, next Tang Yin would kowtow on his knees, weeping with gratitude: Thank you Mr. Cheng for your love.You will be my teacher from now on.Master and apprentice are like father and son.You will be my godfather from now on!No, dear father!Closer than my own father!
Wait for the test to release the list, and the palace test will be listed continuously.When Tang Yin became an official, he had to follow the lead of his teacher Cheng Minzheng.Be the teacher's most loyal lackey.

Cheng Minzheng would act as a matchmaker and introduce to Tang Yin if any of the seven aunts and eight aunts' daughters were not out of the cabinet.Everyone kisses each other more, breaking the bones and tendons.

This is how the large and small interest groups, large and small circles of civil servants are formed.

In a word, engaging in interest groups starts with making appointments with students.

However, in the past ten years or so of the Ming Dynasty, no examiner of the general examination dared to accept Chang Feng as a promised student.

Chang Feng used to be the chief shopkeeper of Jinyiwei, but now he is considered the second shopkeeper even though his power is not as good as before.People don't like your officialdom's tricks at all.There is no need to curry favor with you.

Besides, what if the examiner Baba ran to make an appointment with Chang Feng.Chang Feng turned around and complained to the big boss Emperor Hongzhi: the chief examiner of this session was engaging in malpractice for personal gain.

Then the examiner will be too hungry to walk around.

Chang Feng, a candidate for the 12th year of the Hongzhi Examination, went home after returning home and continued to prepare for the exam.

The chief examiner, Cheng Minzheng, returned to the government.Waiting for Tang Yin, a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River, to come to his door.

A major imperial examination fraud case in the Hongzhi Dynasty is about to take place.

("Carrying the Coffin to the West" ends, and a new volume "Tang Yin Case" will be opened tomorrow)
(End of this chapter)