The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 286 Traveling south to worship ancestors?

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, as well as more than [-] officials, ministers, officials, and academic officials in the capital, jointly signed an inexplicable memorial.

The general content of the memorial is: Xia, a woman from Daxing County, has both virtue and beauty, and is the best candidate for the queen.The ministers and others are sincerely delighted that the emperor has obtained such a satisfactory queen-to-be.

However, Xia's ancestral home is Yingtian.Before the wedding, the Xia family should first return to Yingtian to worship their ancestors, and then return to Beijing to marry the emperor.

baffling!

There had never been any precedent in the Ming Dynasty. Before the queen was appointed, the queen-to-be had to return to her place of origin to pay homage to her ancestors.

This was Liu Jian and Xie Qian's delaying strategy.

In the plan of Liu Jian and Xie Qian.In October of this year, that is, three months later, the civilian clique will complete the operation to collect black materials against the Eight Tigers and launch a fatal blow.

The fatal blow to eliminate the Eight Tigers is best launched before Emperor Zhengde takes office.

Emperor Zhengde came to power after his wedding.Then, the wedding must be postponed until October this year.

It takes at least three months to go back and forth from the capital to Nanjing to worship ancestors.This creates a time difference and a perfect plan.

Neither Emperor Zhengde nor the Eight Tigers nor Chang Feng could guess what Liu and Xie were thinking.They felt that Monk Zhang Er was confused about this memorial.

Emperor Zhengde expressed his position at court the next morning after receiving the memorial: Before the wedding, it was neither an ancestral system established by Taizu nor a rule for the queen-to-be to worship her ancestors.I appreciate the good intentions of all the ministers, and so does Xia.But this matter is purely unnecessary and I won’t allow it.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhengde's statement stirred up a hornet's nest!

Throughout the morning, the civil servants almost overwhelmed Emperor Zhengde with their comments.The civil servants all said the same thing: Your Majesty, we are all doing this for your own good!If you disagree, you are shameless.

Well, we cabinet ministers, court officials, division officers, lecturing officials, and academic officials will quit our jobs!All go to Qianqing Palace and kneel down to remonstrate!

Kneeling to remonstrate is equivalent to a strike.

The civil servants in the capital were the core of the entire Ming Dynasty's ruling machine.If you don't agree, then let the entire Ming Dynasty stop.

This trick has been tried and tested.

Emperor Zhengde, who was forced to be anxious, suddenly made a decisive decision without any ambiguity. He resorted to the method of escape.

I have diarrhea!Humans have three kinds of urgency: stool urgency, urination urgency, and monkey urgency.I can't hold it in anymore and I want to show my respect. You can't just hold me in the courtyard in front of the royal gate, right?
After returning to Qianqing Palace, Emperor Zhengde immediately summoned seven people.Liu Jin, Chang Feng, Zhang Yong, Jiang Bin, Qian Ning, Chang Ponu, Huang Yuan.

These people belonged to Emperor Zhengde's inner circle.Although Chang Ponu and Huang Yuan had low official positions, they were regarded as confidants by Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde asked: "My lords, tell me why the civil servants went crazy and forced me to issue an edict to let Miss Xia go to Yingtian to worship her ancestors?"

Liu Jin said: "They obviously don't want to make you happy, Your Majesty. As long as you have any happy events, they will definitely use some tricks to cause trouble for you."

Qian Ning said: "It's two thousand miles from Beijing to Nanjing. It's four thousand miles back and forth. They don't want to send someone to assassinate Miss Xia during this four thousand miles, right?"

Jiang Bin echoed: "What Commander Qian said is absolutely true. They must want to send someone to assassinate Miss Xia. Is there anything that these cowardly civil servants wouldn't dare to do?"

Emperor Zhengde looked at Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, what do you think?"

Chang Feng said: "Assassination should not happen. They don't have this need. Even if they assassinate Miss Xia, Miss Wu and Miss Shen, the emperor can still get married and rule in person."

"In my opinion, they just want to delay the emperor's personal rule by three or four months."

Chang Ponu was confused: "But they can delay it for a while, but they can't delay it forever. Sooner or later, the emperor will get married and rule in person."

Chang Feng calmly analyzed: "There is only one possibility, they want to do something. It will take three or four months to complete."

Emperor Zhengde asked: "What are the civil servants going to do? Didn't the factory guard receive any news?"

Chang Feng held up his hands and said, "Not yet. I will investigate as soon as possible."

Emperor Zhengde looked at Liu Jin again.

Liu Jin said: "There is no news about those two hidden piles."

The two secret stakes Liu Jin mentioned were Jiao Fang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhang Cai, the doctor of the Selected Works Department of the Ministry of Personnel.

Liu and Xie have been very careful in collecting the illegal affairs of the Eight Tigers recently, hiding it from most civil servants.Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai did not know.

Emperor Zhengde said: "I can't break up with them just yet. We can't really let them give up their fight and go to the Qianqing Palace to kneel down and remonstrate."

"This morning I used the golden cicada's escape plan. But it won't last long. In my opinion, let Miss Xia go to Yingtian."

"Chang Feng, the candidate to escort Miss Xia, how do you think I should arrange it?"

Chang Feng thought for a while and replied: "If the emperor really wants to order Miss Xia to go south to Yingtian, she should be escorted along the way by Eunuch Zhang and [-] Han generals led by Eunuch Zhang and You Jingwu." Accompanying me as the doctor of the Ministry of Rites."

Chang Feng knew very well the importance of Miss Xia to Emperor Zhengde and the Chang family.

In order to ensure her safe journey, he suddenly suggested that Emperor Zhengde send his biological son and godson.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Okay. Just follow what Chang Qing said. Zhang Yong, You Jingwu, and Chang Ponu. I'll put the ugly words up front. If Miss Xia encounters any accidents on her way south or back north, she will lose a hair. , I will punish you severely regardless of your feelings."

The strong men came out, accompanied by Chang Ponu, You Jingwu, Wen and Wu, a thousand elite regiment soldiers, and five hundred Han generals.If they couldn't protect Xia Dongyue's safety, they should go home and hold their child.

In fact, Liu Jian and Xie Qian really never thought about assassinating Miss Xia.They simply want to delay their wedding.

Cabinet value.

Liu Jin walked into the duty room: "The emperor ordered the queen candidate Xia to go to Yingtian to worship the ancestors. Soldiers from the regiment and the Han generals will protect you along the way."

Li Dongyang stood up and bowed his hands respectfully: "I obey your order."

Liu Jian and Xie Qian were sitting on chairs without raising their buttocks.Liu Jian only said: "I understand."

The two of them felt disdainful of Li Dongyang's respectful attitude.

Liu Jian cursed in his heart: Even if you continue to curry favor with the emperor and Liu Jin, it will not be your turn to sit on the chair of the cabinet chief minister.

For Liu Jin, the cabinet housekeeping is the enemy's territory.He felt uncomfortable here, so he left after delivering the order.

Liu Jian smiled and said: "Thank you, brother, it seems that the emperor is still afraid of loyal ministers kneeling down to remonstrate. Look, he has given in again."

Xie Qian said: "No matter how young and frivolous the emperor is, no matter how fond of mischief, he is still the blood of Taizu. Who is a loyal minister and who is a treacherous minister. He can think clearly whose advice is for his own good."

The two were happy too early.Since Emperor Zhengde came to the throne, every time Liu and Xie led hundreds of officials to kneel down and threaten him, they could always make Emperor Zhengde surrender and compromise.

They thought Emperor Zhengde was afraid of them.As everyone knows, what Emperor Zhengde was afraid of was not the kneeling and remonstrance itself, but the shutdown of the Ming Dynasty's bureaucracy.

Kneeling to admonish has many practical meanings.Express dissatisfaction, force the emperor, and another is to go on strike.There is a limit to human patience.When the civil servants really went to the Palace of Qianqing to kneel down and remonstrate, it would be a day of great earthquake and blood change in the court.

In the evening, Changfu.

You Jingwu's brother-in-law Yan Song came to Chang Mansion.He came to say goodbye.

Yan Song suffered a serious illness recently.He originally had a strong physique, but lost weight to just over 70 kilograms.In desperation, he had to ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs to allow him to suspend his official duties and take a long leave.

In the living room, Chang Feng felt sorry for Yan Song: "The emperor asked Huang Yuan and Po Nu to recommend a group of familiar young talents. Po Nu has already recommended you to the emperor. It's a pity that such a thing happened to you at this juncture. Serious illness."

Yan Song smiled bitterly: "The gains and losses in life are just ordinary things. There is no time in life, so don't force it."

"This serious illness has made my nephew understand that all official positions and fame are empty. Living well is real."

Chang Feng nodded: "That's right. Just go back to your hometown and take good care of your health."

"Oh, by the way, you are going back to Fenyi, Jiangxi. It just so happens that Jingwu and Ponu are going to work for Yingtian Gong. You can take their official ship to take you to Yingtian. The official ship is a big ship with a thousand materials. Sitting on the general It’s more stable than a small boat. You are seriously ill, but you can’t withstand the bumps of the small boat.”

The "material" Chang Feng refers to is the unit of displacement of Ming ships.One thousand materials is roughly equivalent to the displacement of [-] tons in later generations.

Yan Song shook his head: "My nephew's trip south to return home is a private matter. How can I take an official ship? It is extremely inappropriate to use public equipment for private use. My nephew should hire a mule cart to go south."

The 26-year-old Yan Song is an outstanding young official who is selfless, honest and self-reliant.

Who would have thought that 50 years later he would become a powerful traitor, embezzling millions of dollars.

However, no matter how corrupt Yan Song was, he was not the most corrupt official in the Jiajing Dynasty.The wealth he accumulated was only one-fifteenth of Xu Jie's.Xu Jie, a Qingliu leader and a model civil servant, took advantage of 24 acres of fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River alone. Of course, these are things for later.

Chang Feng felt deeply regretful: "It's the time when the emperor is employing people. It's a pity that a good official like you, who is honest and self-reliant, can't be reused due to illness."

Yan Song smiled and said: "There are times in life that must be fulfilled, but there are times in life that don't force it. My dear nephew, I say goodbye to you now. We will see you again later."

Originally, Chang Feng thought that Yan Song would return to his hometown to recuperate for at least a year or two before returning to the court.How could he have thought that it would be ten years since Yan Song returned to his hometown?
Shortly after sending Yan Song away, Chang Ponu and You Jingwu returned to their home.

Chang Feng told them about Yan Song's return to his hometown.

Chang Ponu also felt regretful: "It's such a pity. A while ago, the emperor asked me to recommend a group of younger officials. I also wrote Yan Song's name on the list."

"The top of the list is Zhai Luan, who was in the same year as mine. The emperor summoned him to the palace and talked for a while, then promoted him two levels. From editor of the Hanlin Academy to chief executive of the Criminal Department."

Chang Feng was right just now, Emperor Zhengde was in urgent need of employing people.

Chang Ponu was Emperor Zhengde's companion when he was young and was deeply trusted by him.There were only a few confidants around Emperor Zhengde.If you want to find talents, you have to rely on the recommendations of confidants such as Chang Ponu.

Half a month ago, Chang Ponu recommended more than 30 people in one go.They were all young officials who were successful in the palace examinations in the 18th and 15th years of Hongzhi's reign.

Emperor Zhengde took the time to issue separate edicts to these people. If available, he would be promoted to two or even three levels in a row, making an exceptional promotion.

Unfortunately, Yan Song was ill and could not enter the palace to meet Emperor Zhengde.

Chang Ponu only felt that the recommender was helping the emperor to share his worries, and did not express any gratitude to the recommended person.

How did he know that if it were the old bureaucrats in the imperial court who recommended young people to the emperor, they would be able to earn more than 30 taels with more than 15 people.

Chang Feng asked: "Okay, let's get down to business. Have you ordered all the five hundred Han generals traveling south?"

Chang Ponu said: "Everything is ordered."

You Jingwu added: "These Han generals are all carefully selected."

Chang Feng said: "You must be careful. Even if Miss Xia makes the slightest mistake, the emperor will not spare you. In addition, Eunuch Zhang is both your superior and your elder. You must respect him all the way."

Chang Ponu smiled and said: "I know, I know. Eunuch Zhang and my father helped Uncle Wei Ning to go straight to Helan Mountain. You are brothers from Paoze who fought side by side and are our uncles."

Chang Feng lowered his voice: "Whether the Chang family's power can be maintained in the next few decades depends entirely on whether Miss Xia can successfully marry the emperor. A thousand regiments of soldiers and five hundred Han generals accompanying her are not safe enough."

"I will inform the Jinyiwei dispatch offices in the provinces along the way to assist secretly."

Chang Feng has been in charge of Jinyiwei for more than ten years and has perfected Jinyiwei's expatriation system.Each province has at least one hundred-household office stationed there.

Let’s say that the Chang family is very deserted today.Liu Xiaoyan, Mrs. Jiu, Li Ping'er, and Yan Jiao all went to Daxing County.

Daxing County, the "treasure house" of the Xia family.

The Xia family was surrounded by more than 300 Han generals armed with guns and knives to protect them.The courtyard was small to begin with, but the Han generals simply surrounded it with three floors inside and three floors outside.

In the courtyard.Liu Xiaoyan brought two full carts of things.

Liu Xiaoyan picked up a hand warmer and said to Xia Dongyue: "I'm afraid it will be late autumn when you return to Beijing. The canal has heavy water vapor and is very cold. This hand warmer was made by the skilled craftsmen of the Ruifu in Beijing."

"It is equipped with jujube charcoal, which can warm your hands and can also be used as a small incense burner."

Madam Ninth said: "You must wear plain clothes when worshiping your ancestors. I asked Lin Qiaoshou from the Acupuncture Bureau to lead people to make these ten plain clothes overnight. There are five sets of the same for summer and autumn."

Li Ping'er said: "Sun De'en, Yin of Yingtian Prefecture, is my father's old friend. My father has already sent him a letter. Miss Xia is going to Yingtian's hometown, and Sun Prefecture Yin will make arrangements for ancestor worship."

Only Li Dongyang in the court knew about the fact that the Chang family favored Xia Dongyue as their queen.Because every time Liu Xiaoyan came to see Xia Dongyue, she brought her daughter-in-law Li Ping'er with her.

Li Pinger naturally revealed the news to her father Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang is not a corrupt scholar and is very good at getting things done.The future queen will not lick her.

Xia Dongyue was moved by the women of the Chang family again.

Xia Dongyue said with tears streaming down her face: "Godmother, little mother, and two sisters-in-law. You are so kind to Dongyue."

Liu Xiaoyan held Xia Dongyue's hand: "I am just a goddaughter like you. If I don't love you, who will? Oh, by the way, the ones escorting you to Yingtian this time are your two sworn brothers. Don't worry, they will definitely I will keep you safe along the way."

Xia Dongyue was even more moved and secretly vowed in her heart: If I can successfully marry the emperor, I will become the mother of the country.The Chang family must be treated kindly.

Liu Xiaoyan reminded Xia Dongyue: "You will leave in three days. Before departure, you must go to Cining Palace to say goodbye to Queen Mother Zhang."

Xia Dongyue said: "But my daughter is still a daughter of the people. Cining Palace is not something that my daughter can enter just because she wants to."

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Are you afraid that you won't be able to enter Cining Palace with your godmother here? I will take you into the palace then."

Liu Xiaoyan's face is her passport to the harem.After all, she is Empress Dowager Zhang's sworn sister. She was stabbed for Empress Dowager 19 years ago, and she still has scars.There is still some dignity in having free access to the harem.

(End of this chapter)