The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 326 The Ming Dynasty will be destroyed sooner or later
  Liu Jin heard that Chang Feng had arrived at Zhengyangmen. Came here directly from the Supervisor of Ceremonies in a carriage.

Liu Jin was riding a five-column carriage.

According to the Zhou rites in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor will drive six, the princes will drive five, the ministers will drive four, and the officials will drive three.

The five-column carriage was a privilege only given to the feudal lord.

This was the treatment bestowed upon Liu Jin by Emperor Zhengde.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin was considered low-key because he did not take the Emperor Luan's chariot.

Liu Jin got off the five-column carriage and came to Chang Feng.

The two looked at each other for a long time.

Liu Jin's feelings for Chang Feng are complicated. He was grateful to Chang Feng for supporting him and making him what he is today.

At the same time, he hated Chang Feng for stabbing him last year. To him it was a betrayal.

My brother and I have a heart-to-heart connection, and he plays tricks with me. Good on you, Changfeng! I guess I misjudged you!
  Although Liu Jin is ruthless, he is also greedy. But he is extremely emotional. This is his greatest strength and also his greatest weakness.

Liu Jin finally said: "Come back?"

Chang Feng didn't answer, and knelt down in front of Liu Jin: "Eunuch Liu, I have offended you many times in the past. This time I am back to Beijing to take the exam, please make it convenient for me!"

If you can bend and stretch, you can be your husband.

If you want to bring down the powerful eunuch Liu Jin, you must first bow to him and return to the capital.

You have been an experienced actor for more than [-] years, so what if you perform one more kneeling scene?

When Liu Jin saw Chang Feng's groveling look, he shouted angrily: "Get lost! Anyone in the world can kneel to me, but you can't kneel to me! It will shorten my life!"

Changfeng got up after hearing the words, got on the horse, turned the horse's head and was about to leave. He was still muttering: "Eunuch Liu's order is equivalent to an imperial edict. He told me to get out, so I had no choice but to get back to Longchang."

Liu Jin yelled: "Who told you to leave! I tell you to go back to Beijing! Go and reunite with your family!"

After saying these words, Liu Jin got on the five-column carriage. The Han general of Jin Yiwei rode his horse to clear the way and left Zhengyang Gate majestically.

With the words "Go back to the capital" from Eunuch Liu, the guards in the inner factory and the regiment soldiers naturally did not dare to block Chang Feng's way.

Changfeng beats the horse and enters the capital after being away for more than a year.

The front yard of Changfu.

Liu Xiaoyan is holding her grandson Chang Qingyun to bask in the sun. Madam Ninth, her daughter-in-law Li Ping'er, and her adopted daughter-in-law Yan Jiao were coaxing him.

Chang Feng, an unshaven man, suddenly appeared in front of the family.

Liu Xiaoyan looked at Chang Feng and was speechless for a long time.

Fortunately, she didn't say, "Hey, okay, you're back!" Otherwise, Chang Feng would have given her two big pussy mercilessly.

Liu Xiaoyan said: "Husband, you are finally back!"

After saying that, she didn't care about maintaining her mother-in-law's dignity in front of her two daughters-in-law. He handed Qingyun to Li Ping'er to hold, and ran directly into Chang Feng's arms, holding Chang Feng and crying bitterly.

Chang Feng smiled and said: "Okay, okay. I am a grandmother of forty-three, how can I be so unworthy to cry in front of the children?"

Madam Ninth said: "Master. Our sisters miss you almost crazy."

At the age of forty, these two women have been without a man for a year and are dying of drought.

Chang Feng said: "Stop crying, Xiaoyan, hurry up and prepare for the reunion dinner. Then send someone to call Tangtang's family over. Let's reunite as a family."

Madam Ninth added: "The eldest young master is at the Yamen. Lao Huang, go to Shuntian Mansion and call the young master back."

Half an hour later, Liu Xiaoyan and Madam Ninth prepared a table of delicious food.

Chang Ponu, wearing the official uniform of a third-grade official, strode back home and paid homage to his father.

Not long after, Chang Tian, ​​Huang Yuan, and Huang Chengen's family also came to Chang Mansion.

Huang Chengen is eleven years old this year and has grown into a handsome young man.

Liu Jin ordered the chief assistant Li Dongyang and the Imperial Academy chief Yang Tinghe to serve as Huang Chengen's tutors.

Needless to say, the family is reunited and is happy.

Halfway through the reunion dinner, Chang Feng took a sip of wine and said, "When I was in Longchang, I heard from the county magistrate Xiuwen that the official newspapers often saw praise for Po Nu and Huang Yuan."

Chang Ponu sighed: "Oh, isn't that all for Eunuch Liu's sake? Now everyone in the capital says that my uncle and I are die-hard eunuchs."

Huang Yuan echoed: "There are even rumors in the officialdom that the eunuch's civil servants are Yi Jiao, two Zhang, three four, Liu, five, Huang and Liu Chang. Jiao refers to Jiao Fang, Zhang refers to Zhang Cai, and 'three and four Liu' respectively refer to the Minister of War. Liu Yu and Liu Ji, the Minister of Household Affairs."

"The five yellows are me, Huang Yuan. The six constants refer to Po Nu."

Chang Feng said: "Outsiders can say whatever they want. Our family has a clear conscience."

Chang Feng suddenly remembered something, and turned to ask Yan Jiao, the girl at the table next to him: "Your eldest brother Yan Song's illness should have been cured long ago, right? Has he returned to Beijing and resumed his duties?"

Yan Jiao shook her head slightly.

Chang Feng was surprised: "It's been three years and you still haven't recovered from your illness?"

Yan Jiao replied: "I have recovered from my illness a long time ago. But my eldest brother wrote a letter saying"

Chang Feng asked: "What did you say?"

Yan Jiao said: "It's said that powerful eunuchs are in charge, but he doesn't bother to become an official and become a slave of the eunuch."

At this time, Yan Song was a young man full of justice.

Chang Feng nodded slightly: "Your eldest brother has backbone."

Chang Ponu said: "Dad, I'm really afraid that Eunuch Liu will bring about the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Even the hard-core country that has been strong for many years can't withstand his willful tossing."

The main hall of Qianqing Palace.

Liu Jin sat on a chair under the dragon chair. Today, on behalf of the emperor, he presided over the imperial meeting attended by the cabinet, the six ministries, nine ministers, and the eunuch Bingbi.

Emperor Zhengde did not attend such an important imperial meeting. Liu Jin presided over the event.

Those who did not submit to Liu Jin among the cabinet, six ministries and nine ministers had been wiped out.

The remaining group of people are either Liu Jin's gang members. Either he is a person who is hypocritical and submissive to the eunuch, and is submissive on the surface.

Liu Jin said: "Shi Wengui, the governor of Xuanda, wrote a memorial. To plan the border forts, five hundred thousand taels of silver are needed. This is a large amount. The Ministry of Revenue can actually afford it."

"But asking for money from Beijing is not a long-term solution. The Ministry of Household's national funds do not come from the flood."

Liu Yu, the minister of the Ministry of War and eunuch, looked confident. He cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Liu, I have a plan to solve the border needs."

"The lower official has come up with a specific strategy and written it down."

Liu Jin's eyes lit up: "Oh? Let's talk about it."

Liu Yu said in a loud voice: "The method for lowering officials is called 'paying silver to confer military positions'. You can send an order to all provinces. Anyone who is willing to donate military expenses to the court will pay [-] taels of silver and actually grant it to [-] households. If you pay [-] yuan, Liang Shi is awarded deputy Qian Hu."

"It's a higher-up position. It's [-] taels for a thousand households, [-] taels for commanding officials, [-] taels for commanding Tongzhi, and [-] taels for envoys. All commanding officials are [-] taels."

Selling an official position and getting a title was not exclusive to Han Ling Emperor and Kang Mazi.

Liu Yu, the Minister of War, was bought with money. He rightly believed that there was nothing wrong with selling his official position in the name of the imperial court. When Zhang Yong heard this, he became angry: "The military position is also a famous weapon of the imperial court! If it is not a secular position, military merit will not be awarded or promoted."

"Liu Yu, you actually suggested that the imperial court sell military service? And you offered it so cheaply! You want to bring down the Ming army!"

Zhang Yong turned around and looked at Liu Jin: "Eunuch Liu, if you agree with him doing this, I want to reason with the emperor!"

Liu Jin sneered: "Ha, I remember that Yang Yiqing had just been exonerated."

Liu Jin's subtext is: Zhang Yong, don't point fingers in front of me. I can't touch you, but I can touch your closest friends, your relatives, and your subordinates!
  If you go against me today regarding Na Yin's military appointment, I will arrest your best friend Yang Yiqing again.

Zhang Yong naturally knew the meaning of Liu Jin's words. He said angrily: "Okay, okay, okay! Just make trouble. I don't care! Sooner or later, you will destroy the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying this, Zhang Yong left the hall angrily.

Liu Jin said: "Ignorant of current affairs. Don't worry about him. Liu Yu, continue talking."

Liu Yu continued: "I discussed it with Liu Butang of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The imperial court can not only set a precedent for accepting silver to confer military positions. It can also start donating funds for catering students, Zengguang students, and attached students."

Liu Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and a member of the Eunuch Party, said: "Yes! Those who want to be imprisoned should donate one hundred and fifty taels of silver to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they can be awarded Linshan students, two hundred taels of virtuous students, and two hundred and thirty additional students. two."

"The number of students in our Ming Dynasty is more than one hundred thousand. Who doesn't want to go to prison? There are always ten or twenty thousand people who can afford it. If you sell it for two to three million taels, it will be easy to subsidize the needs of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

If we use the words of later generations, Liu Ji was suggesting that the government sell quotas for Qingbei.

The Imperial College is the highest institution of higher education in the country. If the quota of supervising students can be bought and sold, who would want to live in a miserable life for ten years?

But Liu Jin greatly agreed: "Wonderful, wonderful! Why didn't I think of it? You are really capable and wise ministers! You have thought of such a wonderful plan. The imperial government's finances will be out of trouble with these two wonderful strategies!"

Jiao Fang, the second assistant to the cabinet, was not to be outdone: "In addition to donating to support military positions and supervising students, we can also provide donations to support monks."

"Since Lord Yongle, the number of monks and Taoists has been restricted. There is a fixed number of monks and Taoists issued by the Ministry of Rites every year."

The monk's certificate and Taoist certificate mentioned by Jiao Fang are simply the monk's certificate and the Taoist certificate.

Without the monk's certificate and Taoist certificate issued by the Senglu Division of the Ministry of Rites, no matter how deeply you practice and how high your Taoism is, you are just a fake monk or a fake Taoist priest.

There are many poor people in this world. If you become a monk or Taoist priest, you will not have to worry about food and drink. If you are in a black-hearted temple or Taoist temple, you can also make a lot of money.

There are many people in the world who want to be monks and Taoists.

Therefore, the supply of monk's certificates and Taoist certificates from the Ministry of Rites has always been in short supply.

Jiao Fang continued: "The Ministry of Rites can issue an additional [-] taels for monks and [-] taels for Taoists this year. Those who wish to be monks and Taoists will receive fifty taels of silver. After all, the imperial court has received another two million taels of income!"

Liu Jin was overjoyed: "Wonderful! You are worthy of being the second minister of the cabinet, your brain works very fast!"

Those who have money to buy monk or Taoist ultimatums are naturally not poor.

Once this big policy is implemented, I am afraid that unscrupulous people with ulterior motives and some spare money will rush to buy it. Make money through Buddhist and Taoist activities.

By then, the Ming Dynasty will be full of bad monks and evil Taoists.

Liu Jin actually agreed.

As Zhang Yong said, "Sooner or later you will bring down the Ming Dynasty."

Now it can be said that "Liu Jin has the final say whether the Ming Dynasty is in chaos or not."

Xia Guan Liu Yu has always been eager to join the cabinet. Seeing that Jiao Fang had been praised by the emperor, he wanted to continue to show off and please Liu Jin.

So Liu Yu came to his senses out of desperation: "Ah, tell Eunuch Liu, I have another plan for you."

Liu Jin asked: "Oh? What's the plan?"

Liu Yu replied: "Among the military generals, there are some who have been convicted. According to the seriousness of the crime, they can be given money to atone for their sins."

Liu Yu said that during the Qianlong period, it had an exclusive name: "Yin Gui Yin".

Liu Jin slapped his thigh: "As expected of the Xiaguan of the imperial court! What a good idea, what a good idea!"

Zhang Cai couldn't help it anymore: "Eunuch Liu, their 'wonderful' methods are nonsense! They are shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Cai is the backbone of the eunuch party and the person Liu Jin values ​​​​most. At the same time, he is also the only person in the court who dares to bare his teeth to Liu Jin in person.

Liu Jin is also very strange. Others bared their teeth at him, but he killed their whole families.

Zhang Cai bared his teeth at him, but not only was he not angry, but he felt that Zhang Cai was able to speak out and dare to remonstrate. On weekdays, he calls Zhang Cai "sir".

But this time, Zhang Cai couldn't persuade Liu Jin.

Liu Jin said in a calm tone: "Mr. Zhang, I have made up my mind. This matter must be carried out."

Zhang Cai was a little worried: "Selling military positions, selling prison quotas, selling monks' ultimatums, military officers spend money to atone for their sins. What is the difference between doing this and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty?"

Then Zhang Cai turned to look at Jiao Fang, Liu Yu, and Liu Ji: "Your bad ideas will shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!"

Liu Jin waved his hand: "Mr. Zhang, don't say any more. The cabinet should draft a statement immediately and inform all provinces of what was agreed upon today!"

Zhang Cai was extremely angry, but he couldn't persuade Liu Jin, so he had no choice but to follow Zhang Yong's example and walk away.

Liu Jin muttered in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang's temper is getting louder and louder."

After a while, he ordered Wei Bin who was waiting next to him: "Let the imperial kitchen stew a cup of bird's nest and lotus seed soup in a while and send it to Mr. Zhang. That soup can relieve the internal heat."

"Don't let Mr. Zhang's body get hurt because of his different political opinions."

Wei Bin raised his hand and said, "Yes."

According to historical records, in the third year of Zhengde, Liu Jin took up a military position and took money to make up for his sins. He also took money to grant prison terms and granted Buddhist and Taoist ultimatums.

At this moment, Yang Tinghe, the head of the Hanlin Academy, couldn't bear it anymore and snorted coldly.

Previously, Li Dongyang strongly recommended him to Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde agreed, and after the completion of the "Records of Xiaozong", Yang Tinghe, one of the editors, was appointed to the cabinet on merit and served as a cabinet member.

Yang Tinghe is only one step away from entering the cabinet.

Liu Jin had very good ears and heard Yang Tinghe's cold snort.

Liu Jin said in a gloomy voice: "Why, Chief Yang is dissatisfied with the national policy I have decided?"

Yang Tinghe remained silent. He could not contradict Liu Jin in front of the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers.

Li Dongyang was shocked when he saw this scene. He quickly smoothed things over for Yang Tinghe: "Ah, Eunuch Liu, Master Yang has a nose problem since the beginning of spring. He sneezed just now. It's not that he is dissatisfied with the national policy proposed by the father-in-law."

Yang Tinghe had no choice but to get off the donkey and said: "I am ashamed of my disgrace in front of the palace because of my nose disease. Forgive me, Eunuch Liu."

Liu Jin sneered: "Only God knows whether it's a real nose disease or a fake one. Okay, don't explain anymore."

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Li, your precious in-law has returned to Beijing. He cursed me a year ago during the morning court. It is impossible for me to restore his official position in the Imperial Guard."

"But the Chang family is kind to me, and I don't want others to say I'm unkind."

"Well, isn't he returning to Beijing just to take the exam? Then let him take the exam. If he passes, let him serve as a sixth or seventh grade civil servant as a Jinshi."

"If you don't win, just stay at home and hug your grandson!"

Li Dongyang raised his hand and said: "Eunuch Liu is indeed a pillar of the country with a broad mind. On behalf of my in-laws, I would like to thank Eunuch Liu for his kindness."

Liu Jin sneered again: "Ha, if you accept my favor, he may not accept it."

(End of this chapter)