The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 237: Conflict with Emperor Hongzhi

The duty room of the East Factory Governor.

Qian Neng sat on the chair and cursed Qian Ning who was kneeling on the ground for being stupid.

Chang Feng sat aside and drank tea.

Qian Neng cursed loudly: "Why did you mess with Li Dongyang and Xie Qian when you had nothing to do? In the past two years, the emperor has obeyed the cabinet. It is not an exaggeration to say that the two of them have power in the government and the public."

"If they bully the prince today, they will cry in the future. Why are you so anxious for this moment?"

"How many times have I told you, the first rafter will die first!"

The factory guard in the 17th year of Hongzhi was probably the least powerful factory guard in the 270-year history of the Ming Dynasty.

Even the governor of Dongchang is afraid of the civil servants.

Qian Ning retorted to his adoptive father for the first time: "Do you want your son to watch the civil servants sit on the prince's head and shit?"

"This group of people all came from reading the books of Confucius and Mencius. But now they have completely forgotten the king, king, minister, father, son and son, and have no courtesy at all!"

Qian Neng said angrily: "How dare you talk back? You, you, you, you are so angry with me!"

Chang Feng finally put down the tea cup and spoke for Qian Ning: "Eunuch Qian, please calm down. Civil servants have become more and more arrogant and domineering in recent years."

"They relied on the emperor's trust and made great efforts in the court. Those who obeyed me prospered, and those who disobeyed me perished."

"For those who do not submit to them, they instruct the censors and officials to impeach them like swarms of swarms."

"For those who obey them, they will be promoted in an exceptional manner, and they will open offices and build mansions with eight residences."

"Qian Ning is right, they have even forgotten about Jun, Chen and his son!"

"The way they punished the prince by kneeling today is quite light. Three months ago, the emperor planned to rebuild Yanshou Temple and summoned eminent monks from all over the world to pray for him at Yanshou Temple in order to recover from his serious illness as soon as possible."

"Civil officials actually resisted the decree and refused to allocate money in the name of wasting national funds to repair the temple. The emperor stated that he would use money from the inner treasury to build the temple. They also said that both internal funds and national funds were the people's support."

"This matter can only be given up!"

Chang Feng took a sip of tea and continued: "What are these civil servants who talk about the country, the country, and the people like in private?"

"It is a habit to annex land, participate in coastal smuggling trade, sell officials and win titles, and privately grant and receive like a group of blood-sucking leeches."

"The factory guards are the emperor's domestic slaves. If they don't fight, they will lose the meaning of their existence."

Qian Neng said: "I know what you said. But what should Ning'er do now?"

"It's not easy for him to go from being a small flag in the [-]th Regiment Battalion to being the right comrade of the Imperial Guard!"

Chang Feng stood up: "This time I will stand at the front desk to fight against the civil servants and protect Qian Ning! Let's go, Qian Ning, follow me back to Jinyiwei."

Not long after Chang Feng and Qian Ning returned to Jinyiwei, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian, the elders of the three cabinet cabinets, came to the door.

Xie Qian said in a loud voice: "The emperor has decreed that Qian Ning Qu intends to flatter the prince, and he is a member of Wantong and Shang Ming. He will be dismissed from his post by the cabinet and questioned, and he will be escorted to the Three Law Departments to be punished severely. I admire this."

Xie Qian is falsely preaching the imperial edict!
Emperor Hongzhi only said, "Qian Ning will be dismissed from his post, questioned and severely punished", but he did not say that he would be escorted to the Sanfa Department.

The Three Law Divisions are controlled by the civilian clique.Qian Ningruo entered the Sanfa Division and was destined to die without rebirth.

The commander Mu Bin is famous for his kindness. Kindness and weakness are sometimes twin brothers.

Mou Bin knelt down and kowtowed: "I accept the order."

Xie Qian looked at Chang Feng: "Chang Tongzhi, I have issued an oral decree, why don't you kneel down and accept the decree?"

Chang Feng said: "Three pavilion elders. Qian Ning is not an ordinary Tiqi, but the right comrade of the Jinyi Guard. He ranks third among the guards."

"To arrest him, it seems that it is not enough for you to pass on the emperor's oral instructions. You also need the emperor's explicit edict."

Liu Jian glared at Chang Feng: "It's a joke. Today, three cabinet members are gathered here, and there is an order from the emperor. Isn't it possible to catch a small commanding officer?"

Xie Qian clapped his hands.

"Hulala", hundreds of officers from the Criminal Department poured into Jinyiwei.All of these officers were armed with swords and guns.

Officers from the Ministry of Justice broke into Jinyiwei with swords and guns. This was the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Chang Feng sneered: "Ah, the times have really changed! How dare a group of soldiers and generals from the Criminal Department dare to show off their power in the Jinyi Guards?"

"Shi Wenyi! Bring all the guardsmen to me. I want to see who wins in the end between the officers of the Ministry of Justice and the cavalry of the Jinyi Guards!"

Shi Wenyi shouted: "Take the order!"

Not long after, the Tiqimen, armed with swords and guns, surrounded the officers of the Ministry of Punishment.

Li Dongyang tried to smooth things over: "Whether it's the Jinyiwei or the Criminal Department, they all belong to the imperial court. Why should there be a tense situation?"

Mou Bin also said: "Master Chang, let the brothers disperse first. We have something to discuss. If it really leads to a tragedy with the Criminal Department and the Jin Yiwei fighting, it will be impossible to deal with."

Chang Feng had long been dissatisfied with Mou Bin's submission to civilian officials.

This time, he didn't give any face to his nominal boss.

Chang Feng shouted: "The commander asked the robes to withdraw. Are you willing to withdraw?"

Shi Wenyi shouted: "No!"

All the cavalry shouted in unison: "I don't want to!"

Li Dongyang said: "The emperor has an oral order to dismiss Qian Ning and punish him severely. Do you all want to resist the order?"

Chang Feng heard the clues from Li Dongyang's words: "The emperor said that Qian Ning would be severely punished. Did he explicitly hand him over to which Yamen for severe punishment?"

Li Dongyang is not the big liar like Xie Qian.Not good at lying: "this"

Chang Feng sneered: "Oh, the court has rules. Those who commit imperial crimes should be sent to Jinyiwei Prison."

"Qian Ning just committed an imperial crime a few days ago. He should be sent to prison."

Li Dongyang asked: "What imperial case?"

Chang Feng said: "In the 16th year of Hongzhi's reign, the emperor issued an order to the Jin Yiwei. Anyone in the officialdom or among the people who criticizes or slanders cabinet members or officials of the six departments should be imprisoned and punished by the Jin Yiwei."

"A few days ago, Qian Ning scolded the three senior ministers in the cabinet as all bastards! They are immoral and have been stabbed. There is no house in the forty miles that three wolves can take out!"

"This is a typical slander against cabinet members. It is tantamount to committing an imperial crime."

As soon as Changfeng said this, all the Tiqi burst into laughter.

Liu Jian glared at Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, are these nasty words said by Qian Ning or you?"

Chang Feng said: "Of course it was Qian Ning who said it! Come on, put Qian Ning in prison."

Liu Jianjian was the chief assistant and felt very humiliated at the moment.He shouted: "Who dares!"

"Whoever puts Qian Ning in prison is resisting the imperial edict! I will lock him up together and put him in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the three justices will discuss the crime!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from the door: "I dare!"

Fatty Xu, wearing an eight-beam crown and a ducal robe, strode in.

In May of this year, Xu Yongning, the old Duke of Ding, died of illness, and Fatty Xu inherited the title.Now he is seriously one of the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

Following the imperial conquest, he resigned from his post as Jinyiwei Qianhu.

Fatty Xu said: "I, a dignified prince of the imperial court, made a special trip today to escort Qian Ning to prison. Why, Liu Jian, do you want me to be sent to the Three Laws Division for prosecution?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "Xu Guangzuo, you are so bold that you call the chief minister by his first name."

Fatty Xu cursed loudly: "Zhuo! Is the chief minister a hegemonic egg? Master Yongle has established the cabinet system, and cabinet ministers are the fifth grade!"

"Where's the current Duke? He's super!"

"Although I am no longer a member of Jinyiwei, I have served in Jinyiwei for 20 years!"

"You rotten scholars are bullying Jin Yiwei, and I won't agree to it!"

After saying that, Fatty Xu walked up to Liu Jian aggressively.

Liu Jian subconsciously took a step back.Fatty Xu said: "I'm standing in front of you with two hundred pounds of fat meat. You want to catch me and try? Don't you dare? If you don't dare, don't be a bigot in Jinyiwei!"

Chang Feng said loudly: "Well said!"

Sure enough, power changes, events change, and friends turn into enemies.

Once upon a time, Chang Feng was friends with Liu, Li and Xie.Now they have become equally powerful enemies.

Fatty Xu turned his head and shouted at the officers of the Criminal Department: "Get out!"

This "get out" sound is full of energy, quite like Zhang Fei drinking down the Dangyang Bridge.

A group of Tiqi followed Fatty Xu and shouted in unison: "Get out!"

Liu Jian had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay! You resist the decree, and the Jin Yiwei rebelled! I will enter the palace immediately and meet the emperor!"

"let's go!"

Fatty Xu foamed at the mouth and spat at the departing figures of the pavilion elders: "Ah haha! What the hell!"

Chang Feng sighed: "If the emperor had not ordered the destruction of Jin Yiwei's secret files of hundreds of officials a year ago, how could these civil servants dare to be so arrogant?"

The reason why Jinyiwei is scary is because Jinyiwei controls the privacy of all officials.

In the 16th year of Hongzhi's reign, Chang Feng went out to Liaodong to comfort the border troops.

Taking advantage of Chang Feng's absence in the capital, the three elders of the cabinet actually instigated Emperor Hongzhi to "destroy the secret files of hundreds of officials in the Jinyi Guards to show the sage's trust in his ministers."

If Chang Feng was in Beijing, even if Emperor Hongzhi ordered the secret files to be destroyed, he would copy some or leave some of the secret files for later use.

However, the person in charge of daily security affairs in Beijing is the commander Mou Bin!
Mou Bin is a real person, and it is possible that he does not have the courage to violate the imperial edict. Mou Bin has reached a certain tacit understanding with the civil officials.

The final outcome was that a fire burned all the official secret files.Jin Yiwei became a toothless tiger!

Chang Feng looked at Mou Bin: "My commander Mou, why didn't you spare a hand at that time!"

Mou Bin smiled awkwardly: "Ah, there was a decree at that time. How dare I resist it."

"Oh, by the way. I am getting older. I feel inadequate for my responsibilities as a commander. In a few days, I will submit a resignation letter to the Emperor."

"I still have something to do at home, so I'll go ahead."

After saying that, Mou Bin left in a calm mood.

After Mou Bin left, Chang Feng said to Qian Ning: "Qian Ning, you have to accept your grievances first and live in Zhao Prison. Zhao Prison is our own land. You should take a leave of absence to recuperate."

Qian Ning cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chang, for protecting your subordinates."

Chang Feng said: "My brother, why bother saying thank you? I have to go to the palace quickly and ask to see the emperor."

"It saves those three in the cabinet from making trouble in front of the emperor."

Half an hour later, in front of the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

Chang Feng, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian had been kneeling in front of the hall for a long time.

Xiao Jing, the chief minister of etiquette, said: "Three pavilion elders, Chang Feng. The emperor has just gone to bed. You should go back and wait."

Liu Jiandao: "There is a treacherous official in the imperial court who resists the imperial decree and disrespects the imperial decree. As the chief minister, I must report to the emperor in time."

Xie Qian agreed: "That's right. It's a big deal to advise the emperor to eliminate traitors and traitors. We just wait for the emperor to wake up."

Chang Feng smiled bitterly: "Ha, have I become a traitor? Okay! I will decide whether I am loyal or traitorous when the emperor wakes up."

Xiao Jing shook his head helplessly and returned to the hall.

Li Dongyang said: "Chang Feng, why are you doing this? We have been dating for many years. We should work together to assist the emperor and maintain the prosperity of Hongzhi."

"Why go to such a dangerous step?"

Chang Feng turned his head and glanced at Li Dongyang: "I'm also wondering how we got to where we are today."

"In other words, when did you become so aggressive! So aggressive that even the emperor and the prince don't look down on you."

Liu Jian said meaningfully: "The rule of kings and ministers together is the foundation of a prosperous age. The rule of one king alone is the source of troubled times."

"The Hongzhi Dynasty prospered because the emperor practiced co-governance between the monarch and his ministers. He governed the world with his virtuous ministers."

"We were never aggressive. We were just doing our job as courtiers."

Chang Feng sneered: "Oh, Liu Shoufu is a wise minister. Mr. Xie Ge is also a wise minister."

"I would like to ask, how many acres of land has Liu Shoufu accumulated in his hometown in Luoyang in recent years?"

"I also want to ask Mr. Xie Ge's relatives, how much money have they made in Ningbo through maritime trade other than paying tribute in recent years?"

"There is also Mr. Li Ge. He scolds the crown prince every day for three days, and often makes him kneel down and copy the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions". Is this what a wise minister does?"

The three of them were at a loss for words.

Among the three, Li Dongyang has nothing to say about his integrity.After so many years as an official, he is still alone.

But in Chang Feng's view, Li Dongyang may be the most greedy of the three.What he is greedy for is not money, but power.

Everyone has two sides.There is no black and white.

All three of them have great political talents.Hongzhi's reputation as "the last three gentlemen" is not in vain.This is their white side.

But Liu Jian allowed his family to annex land in Luoyang; Xie Qian allowed his family to participate in the smuggling trade; and Li Dongyang was greedy for power.This is their dark side.

Chang Feng sighed: "I only hate Mou Bin for being weak. He shouldn't have burned all the secret files of hundreds of officials last year."

"If there is a secret file, why would the three pavilion elders and the civil servants under you be so arrogant?"

The four of them knelt in front of the Qianqing Palace for an entire hour and a half.

It was not until evening that Xiao Jing walked out of the main hall: "The emperor asked you to enter the bedroom together."

The four of them stood up.Xiao Jing warned again: "Four of you, let me remind you. The emperor's dragon body is not in good condition. You must not make him angry."

It was impossible not to make Emperor Hongzhi angry.

As soon as he entered the palace and saw Emperor Hongzhi, Xie Dahuang began to spit out foam and stars, and tried to impeach Chang Feng for resisting the decree and protecting his shortcomings.

After Xie Dahuang finished speaking, Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Chang Feng: "Are you covering up Qian Ning? Is there such a thing?"

Chang Feng said: "This is for your Majesty. I am not protecting Qian Ning, but upholding justice for him."

“Mr.

Chang Feng truthfully reported to Emperor Hongzhi that Li Dongyang and Xie Qian punished the prince Zhu Houzhao to kneel down, and Qian Ning spoke for the prince.

With Xiao Jing's help, Emperor Hongzhi finally got up and sat on the edge of the dragon couch.

Emperor Hongzhi said in a weak voice: "Whether it is the cabinet or the royal guards, they are all my arms. Don't fight among yourself."

"I asked Mr. Li and Mr. Xie to strictly discipline the prince. The prince made a mistake, and it is right for the two gentlemen to punish him by kneeling."

"Qian Ning is a domestic slave. When he saw his master being punished to kneel down, it was understandable that he would be filled with righteous indignation. To say Qu Yimei is not enough."

"Okay, that's it! Go down."

Due to his long illness, Emperor Hongzhi no longer had the energy to mediate the conflicts between foreign ministers and domestic slaves.It can only be mixed with thin mud.

Originally, Xie Qian planned to repeat his old tricks and work with Liu Jian and Li Dongyang to threaten Emperor Hongzhi by resigning.

Li Dongyang winked at Xie Qian and shook his head slightly, signaling him to drop the matter.

Li Dongyang chose to stop all activities because he was afraid of Changfeng.He simply felt that it was unscrupulous to threaten to resign when Emperor Hongzhi was so ill.

Everyone walked out of the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

Xie Qian said: "Chang Feng, we will start from today."

Chang Feng looked calm: "I'll stay with you until the end."

(End of this chapter)