The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 284: Double happiness for the Chang family, winning after winning

Liu Jian and Xie Qian have indeed been too calm recently.

Calm seas usually have rough undercurrents.

The two people's thinking is this: The emperor is getting married and taking charge of the government. We can't stop it even if we want to.

But if we get rid of the Eight Tigers, even if the young emperor takes charge personally, we will still have to rely on our civilian officials to rule the world.

If you want to maintain power for a long time, the key is to get rid of the Eight Tigers.

The emperors of the past dynasties could use the Imperial Guards to collect the illegal affairs of officials and use them as evidence to take anything away from them justifiably.Then can our civil servants use the Criminal Department to collect the illegal affairs of the Eight Tigers, and when the time is right, release the dirty information about the Eight Tigers and carry out a fatal blow?

In recent days, Liu Jian, Xie Qian and their confidants are using the Ministry of Punishment as a tool to spread their knowledge and collect illegal information about the Eight Tigers and factory guards.

Except for Zhang Yong, no one in the Eight Tigers could withstand the investigation.

Whether Liu Jin or Gu Dayong, they all have the common problem of eunuchs - greed for money and good goods.

Liu Jin said all day long that civil servants appeared to be benevolent and moral, but in reality they were greedy.This is a typical example of having a hairy face and calling others monkeys.

The eunuchs also appeared loyal to the royal family, but were actually greedy.

They have done corruption, they have taken bribes, they have done things like planting cronies, and they have done all the things that civil servants do.

It's just that due to their limited power, they do less dirty things than civil servants.

But there are always exceptions to everything.Among the civil servants there were people like Ma Wensheng and Wang Hua who were honest and self-reliant.There are still loyal officials like "Strong Man Zhang" Zhang Yong among the officials who are dedicated to serving the country.

As for Jin Yiwei's side, they are also not subject to investigation.Qian Ning and Shi Wenyi also fell into the hands of civil servants.

Let's say that a few days later, the last step after the election was being carried out in the wide courtyard in front of the Qianqing Palace - the official appointment.

Bahu, Changfeng, Changponu, Jiang Bin and others lined up on both sides of the dragon chair.

Not long after, old Xiao Jing and old Qian Neng, one on the left and the other on the right, helped Emperor Zhengde to the front courtyard.

When the emperor appoints the empress, Xiao and Qian, who are the chief ceremonial officers and the chief pen bearers, must be witnesses.

It was the rule for eunuchs to support the emperor.But in fact, these two old men regarded Emperor Zhengde as a crutch.It’s still a matter of debate about who will help whom.

Major post-election events have nothing to do with foreign ministers.Therefore, those who came to Guangting today were either eunuchs or retainers of Emperor Zhengde.For example, the Chang family and his son, Jiang Bin.

After passing all the tests, Xia Dongyue, Wu Cuiyun, and Shen Guifang, who stood out from tens of thousands of young girls, lowered their heads and came to the front courtyard.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Raise your head."

The three looked up.

I saw that the three of them each had their own characteristics.Xia Dongyue is dignified and beautiful, and in Liu Xiaoyan's words, she "has a face of peace for the country and the people."

Wu Cuiyun looks sweet and pleasant.

Shen Guifang grew up early. Although she was in her late teens, she looked like she was 20 years old.Quite mature and charming.

Although Liu Jin already knew that the Chang family had tampered with the Queen Mother during the election, she didn't know about the heroic rescue drama.

So he figured he had a two-thirds chance of getting what he wanted.

Between the two of us and the Chang family alone, I have the advantage.

This was the first time Emperor Zhengde saw Xia Dongyue since he heroically saved the beauty.

He didn't say a word, his eyes never left Xia Dongyue's face, and he didn't say a word for the whole stick of incense, as if he was admiring a painting.

When Liu Jin saw this scene, his heart skipped a beat: Something bad happened.The emperor seems to have fallen in love with Miss Xia, and his eyes are wide open!

Chang Feng and his son are full of confidence: Our Chang family arranged people to act in plays, racked our brains to make up stories, and found old nuns to teach Xia Dongyue Buddhism. Every detail has been considered, and we will definitely get what we want. .

After a long time, Emperor Zhengde finally looked away from Xia Dongyue and looked at Wu Cuiyun and Shen Guifang.

Emperor Zhengde was also very satisfied with these two beauties.

Emperor Zhengde winked at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing understood this and shouted: "Beauty, please step back."

The three beauties took small steps, lowered their heads, and left the front courtyard backwards.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Chang Po Nu."

Chang Ponu knelt down in front of Emperor Zhengde: "I am here."

Emperor Zhengde said: "Let me tell Wang Hua, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, that I have decided that Miss Li Xia will be the empress, Miss Wu will be made the virtuous concubine, and Miss Shen will be the virtuous concubine."

"The Ministry of Rites immediately started to accept the gifts, ask the names, accept the gifts, accept the invitations, ask for appointments, and personally welcome the guests."

Chang Ponu kowtowed: "I obey your order!"

When the dust settled, a stone fell from Chang Feng's heart.No accidents, thank God!The Chang family had Empress Zhang as their backer during the Hongzhi Dynasty.In the Zhengde Dynasty, Queen Xia will be the backer.

If there are people in Kunning Palace, the backbone will be strong.

Thinking of this, Chang Feng straightened his back subconsciously.

Liu Jin was greatly disappointed: Alas, we still lost to the Chang family.No, there is nothing about who wins or loses between me and the Chang family.If the Chang family wins, it means I win.

Emperor Zhengde asked Chang Feng: "What is Miss Xia's father doing for a living now?"

Chang Feng replied: "Back to the Emperor. His father Xia Ru is a small landowner in Daxing County, with a hundred acres of thin farmland. This man has not forgotten his roots in farming and reading. He works in the fields every day at noon and reads at noon."

Emperor Zhengde asked: "Do you have any fame?"

Chang Feng replied: "Xia Ru has great talent, but he is indifferent to fame and fortune. He has no intention of success and has not even participated in the county examination."

Chang Feng was telling lies with open eyes to put gold on Xia Ru's face.Xia Ru has been taking the county examination in Daxing County since he was 15 years old. He has been taking the examination for more than 20 years without being admitted.

Emperor Zhengde nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay! Only such a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune and never forgets his roots is worthy of being the head of the Ming Dynasty."

"But according to the rules, before the selection of the queen is confirmed and before the wedding, the quasi-governor must be appointed as a sinecure."

"Chang Feng, you have a good relationship with Liu Daxia, the Minister of the Ministry of War. During the Hongzhi period, you went to Shandong to control floods together. I went to the Ministry of War to say hello to Liu Daxia. I want to commend my future father-in-law and give him the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies has long been famous but not powerful, and has become a title awarded by the emperor to meritorious military ministers, relatives, and nobles.

When Emperor Hongzhi came to the throne, Zhang Fengling was promoted from Crown Princess to Queen. Emperor Hongzhi once appointed Zhang Luan, the abbot of the country, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army.

Changfeng's opportunity to borrow flowers and offer false favors to the Buddha has come again!

It was noon that day in Lvdiaozi Alley.

Three hundred Han generals, led by Chang Feng, majestically arrived in front of the Xia family's new house.

Now Xia Dongyue is the final candidate for the queen.Even though they are not getting married yet, Jinyiwei still has to send Han generals to protect her.

Xia Ru came up to him: "Brother Chang."

However, Chang Feng knelt down to Xia Ru with a "pop" sound: "Your Majesty, Chang Feng, pays homage to Governor Xia!"

Xia Ru was confused: "What is Governor Xia? Get up first. I'm afraid my life will be shortened if you kneel down!"

Chang Feng stood up and said with a smile: "I gave the emperor a few words of praise for my brother. Hey, when the emperor was happy, he ordered the Ministry of War to register your name and put up a sign, granting you the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army!" Chang Feng's words were ambiguous.It sounds like he got the title of Governor and Viceroy of Xia Ru from Emperor Zhengde.

But what is said is true.Before Emperor Zhengde expressed his intention to confer an official position on Xia Ru, Chang Feng did say a lot of good things about Xia Ru.

Xia Ru was dumbfounded: "Commander of the Chinese Army? That's a high-ranking member of the first rank! My ancestor was just a counselor of the third rank during the Hongwu period. After more than a hundred years, the Xia family has become prosperous again!"

"Ah! Brother Chang, you are really the reborn parent of the Xia family! I will set up a longevity tablet for you at home, burn incense all the time, and kowtow every day!"

Chang Feng said quickly: "Don't say that. I can't bear it. There is better news!"

Xia Ru asked: "Is there any better news than that I have become a member of the first rank?"

Chang Feng smiled and said: "That's right! The post-election ceremony has ended. The emperor has designated your concubine as the queen. After completing the six rituals, your concubine will be the mother of the Ming Dynasty. You will be the father-in-law of the country!"

Xia Ru felt as if he had been struck by lightning after hearing the news.Standing there upright, neither moving nor speaking, his eyes became blank.

Chang Feng was afraid that in Xia Ru's ecstasy, he would be confused by the phlegm.He asked the Han generals in the courtyard to retreat outside the courtyard.

Xia Ru laughed wildly and said: "Hey, okay, my daughter is going to be the queen. I am going to be the head of the country!"

Chang Feng rounded his arms and gave Xia Ru a big dick: "Beast, what do you want to do?"

Xia Ru calmed down a lot after receiving this slap: "Brother Chang, why did you slap me?"

Chang Feng deliberately covered his hands: "I was afraid that you would be obsessed with phlegm. That's why I used the traditional method of fanning to relieve your phlegm."

"Oh! They say that the emperor's relatives are like stars in the sky descending to earth. Sure enough, they cannot be beaten! It was obviously me who slapped you, but my hand hurts as if it had been cut with a dull knife."

Xia Ru smiled and said, "Thank you so much, brother Chang, for giving me this slap. Just now I did feel that phlegm was rising and I couldn't breathe. Come on, come on, let's talk in the main room."

Enter the main room.Xia Ru called Xia Dongyue.

Xia Ru said seriously: "When Dongyue marries the emperor and becomes the queen, she will no longer be able to kneel and kowtow to you. Today, we, father and daughter, kowtow to you! Thank you for your great kindness to the Xia family!"

After saying this, Xia Ru and his daughter both knelt down and kowtowed to Chang Feng.

Chang Feng said quickly: "Get up quickly. Dongyue is my adopted daughter. She has become the queen, and I will also benefit from it!"

Xia Ru was a shrewd man and immediately understood the meaning of Chang Feng's words.

Xia Ru said to her daughter: "Dongyue, you swear to God that when you become the mother of the country, you will help the Chang family in everything. Otherwise, you will die a good death, and God will strike you with five thunders!"

Xia Dongyue raised her hand and swore, but Chang Feng did not stop her.

Xia Dongyue said piously: "I, Xia Dongyue, swear to God that I will help the Chang family in everything from now on. Otherwise, I will die a good death, and the sky will strike me with five thunderbolts!"

Chang Feng, an old drama star, squeezed out a few tears: "Good girl."

Xia Dongyue called out sweetly: "Father."

Chang Feng thought for a moment: "By the way, there's something I almost forgot to mention. This house is my ancestral house. It's too eye-catching for you to live here. It's better to go back to Daxing County to live there first. Wait for the Ministry of Rites to send someone. Your family will discuss the six rites."

"I will send three hundred Han generals to your home to protect the safety of your father and daughter. In addition, I will ask my wife to ask the Queen Mother, and I will send dozens of palace maids to take care of Dongyue's food and daily life."

Whether you send a Han general or a palace maid, these are all regulations.Chang Feng said it as if he took special care of the Xia family.

Xia Ru said: "Isn't it too troublesome?"

Chang Feng said: "No trouble. It is my duty as a royal retainer to protect and take care of the future queen and father-in-law."

"Ha, now Brother Xia Shi is the co-president of the governor, and I am the governor's official. You are still my boss in name! I have to please my boss!"

Xia Ru hurriedly said: "Don't say that. We are a family, don't talk about two families. There is no boss but no boss. Even if I rise to the moon, I will still be your good brother!"

Chang Feng held Xia Ru's hand: "Good brother!"

Xia Ruqing said sincerely: "Good brother."

Then the two burst into hearty laughter: "Ahaha!"

Chang Feng came out of the Xia family and told You Jingwu: "From today on, you will take these three hundred Han generals to Daxing County to protect the Xia family. You are not allowed to return to the city until the wedding."

"Remember, you must be very energetic. Until the wedding is over, the Xia family cannot make any mistakes."

You Jingwu cupped his hands and said, "Father, don't worry."

Chang Feng said again: "Let's do this. To be on the safe side, all the farmers in Pangezhuang will be temporarily relocated. I will send another 500 people there to pretend to be farmers. They will secretly protect the Xia family."

“Only in this way can we achieve complete safety.”

"Oh, by the way, each relocated farmer will be compensated with 20 taels of silver. This silver will come from Wei Li's private treasury."

You Jingwu said: "Is the adoptive father too cautious? Who dares to plot evil against the future queen?"

Chang Feng sighed: "You are young and don't know the story of Chenghua's last years. Be careful and sail the boat for ten thousand years."

The next day, You Jingwu led the Han generals to protect the Xia family and returned to Pangezhuang, Daxing County.

As soon as he returned to his hometown in Pangezhuang, Xia Ru found an empty god tablet from the side room where the sundries were stored, and wrote the eleven characters "Ming Dynasty Governor Qian Shi Chang Feng Chang En Gong", which he used as a longevity tablet and put it up every day. Offer incense and kowtow.

Xia Ru regards Chang Feng as a great benefactor who changed the fate of the family.Xia Dongyue is also grateful to her adoptive father.

Chang Feng went through all this trouble and secured the power of the Chang family for the next 16 years. Naturally, these are all things for later.

On this day, Chang Feng got off work and returned to his house.

A family of women gathered around.Chang Tian and his wife also came.

Liu Xiaoyan solemnly gave Chang Feng a Wan'an ceremony: "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir, our family has received a great blessing!"

Chang Feng was stunned: "Great joy? What great joy? Didn't you tell us about our adopted daughter? Don't make any announcement."

Liu Xiaoyan said: "That's wrong! Our good daughter-in-law Ping'er is pregnant! You are going to be a grandfather!"

After Chang Feng heard this, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear: "Huh? Ping'er is so confident?"

Brother-in-law Huang Yuan rubbed his hands excitedly: "Brother-in-law, do you want me to slap you with two big-eared melon seeds to prevent you from getting confused by the phlegm?"

Huang Yuan was fanned by Chang when he passed the examination, and was fanned by Chang again when he passed the imperial examination.He has been holding back his revenge for a long time!It's a pity that Chang Feng is proud in the officialdom but frustrated in the examination room.So far, there is no title on the gold list.Huang Yuan never found a good opportunity for revenge.

Chang Feng smiled and said, "I don't need to bother you, the Princess of Honor, to take action."

After saying that, Chang Feng slapped himself.Then he shouted: "Come here, Po Nu stayed up all night in the Ministry of Rites to finalize the regulations of Nacai. Go and call him back."

A servant took the order and left.

Chang Feng said with a smile: "I will be a father when I am 22 years old. I will be a father when I am [-] years old. This is the Yangtze River where the waves behind push the waves ahead, and each generation becomes more powerful than the other!"

"By the way, has the doctor checked the Ximai pulse?"

Liu Xiaoyan replied: "I found three doctors, and even the imperial doctor from the palace was invited. My pulse is correct."

Chang Feng said: "Hurry up and prepare the sedan. I'm going to my parents-in-law's house to tell my parents-in-law the good news. Forget it, it's too slow to sit in the sedan, I'll go on horseback!"

The adopted daughter was confirmed as the queen, and the daughter-in-law became pregnant again.This is really a double blessing, a blessing on top of happiness.

In the past two days, the Chang family has really been fighting against Hu Hai, winning more and more!

(End of this chapter)