The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 335 King Ning’s Envoy

Chang Tian subconsciously shied away: "Godfather, I can't take this money."

Liu Jin sighed: "Silly boy, the most reliable thing in the world is money. The sea will turn into a wasteland, the power will change, the world will change, and the best friends will turn into mortal enemies. Only money will never betray you."

"As long as your godfather lives, he can take care of you. But he is already fifty-nine years old, how many years can he live?"

"More than five hundred thousand taels of silver is different. As long as you and your descendants don't waste your fortune, you and your descendants can at least be guaranteed to be rich for three generations!"

Liu Jin really has nothing to say about his treatment of "Little Tangtang". My biological daughter is probably like this.

For this reason, Chang Tian could only accept the money and accept the kindness of his adoptive father Liu Jin.

Liu Jin coaxed Chang Tian like a child: "It's a good birthday. I'm another year older, taller and smarter again."

Chang Tian laughed out loud: "I'm thirty, can I still grow taller?"

Liu Jin smiled and said: "Why not? At thirty-five, I can still drum!"

At this point, Liu Jin stopped smiling: "Tangtang, take Huang Yuan and Xiao Chengen back to Chang Mansion to find your brother. If you don't celebrate your thirtieth birthday with your brother's family, it will be considered as not having a birthday."

Chang Tian was stunned: "Father."

Liu Jin said: "Let's go. I know that you are closer to your brother than to me."

Chang Tian said nothing more and silently left Liu Jin's study.

Liu Jin stared at Chang Tian's leaving figure and felt endless loneliness for a moment.

The banquet in the mansion outside the study was extremely lively, crowded and loud. The study room was deserted.

Liu Jin thought mockingly to himself: No wonder the monarchs of all dynasties were solitary and ignorant! People who have all the power in the world are really lonely.

When a eunuch has such an idea, it can only be said that he is almost done.

In the evening, Chang Feng came to the kitchen of the mansion.

He told the chef in the mansion: "Make a pot of longevity noodles."

The cook added something: "Isn't the eldest lady's birthday banquet held at Eunuch Liu's mansion?"

Chang Feng said: "No matter how lively the birthday banquet in Liu Jin's house is, the eldest lady will go home in the evening. Oh, remember to cut a plate of pork head and mix it with minced garlic."

Chang Feng finished giving orders to the cook and went to the dining room.

Longevity peaches, longevity snacks, and red silk cakes have been placed on the dining room table.

Liu Xiaoyan said from the side: "With so many things prepared, Tangtang may not come tonight. I heard from the wife of the opposite minister, Zhao Shilang, that today all the officials in the capital who are above the seventh rank went to the Liu Mansion to celebrate Tangtang's birthday."

"The Liu family will definitely have a lunch and a dinner. Tangtang is the protagonist, how can she get away with it?"

Chang Feng was a little impatient: "I said Tangtang would come home, and she will definitely come home. Her surname is Chang, not Liu! She still knows her surname."

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Chang Tian entered the courtyard with her husband Huang Yuan and son Huang Chengen.

The servant at the door of the dining room shouted: "The eldest lady is home!"

Chang Feng smiled proudly at Liu Xiaoyan: "Look, what did I say?"

Changfeng came to the courtyard. Chang Tian called out affectionately: "Brother."

Chang Feng said: "How about it? No matter how many delicacies are served at Liu's birthday banquet, it won't be as sweet as our own rice."

Chang Tian said: "Brother, my adoptive father also has good intentions."

Chang Feng nodded: "I know he means well. Well, I've already asked people to prepare your 30th birthday banquet in the dining room. Let's go to the dining room and eat longevity noodles, longevity peaches, and your favorite pig head meat when you were a child. Mix in minced garlic.”

The family happily reunited in the dining room to celebrate Chang Tian's birthday.

After dinner, Chang Tian told Chang Feng: "My adoptive father collected a sum of silver for me today to celebrate my birthday."

Chang Feng asked: "Oh? I have to charge tens of thousands of taels, right?"

Integrity limits Chang Feng's imagination.

Chang Tian's answer shocked Chang Feng: "A total of 520,000 taels were collected."

Chang Feng was shocked: "What? I heard from Zhang Yong that the amount of silver in the internal transportation warehouse is only one million taels."

"Oh, I understand. Liu Jin is using your birthday as an opportunity to enrich himself! This greedy bastard!"

Chang Tian shook his head slightly: "No, he didn't keep any of this money, he gave it all to me."

Chang Feng quickly asked: "Did you confiscate it?"

Chang Tian said, "I'll take it."

Chang Feng suggested: "You should return this money to Liu Jin! Otherwise, it will be a trouble in the future."

Chang Tian said seriously: "Brother, I will not return this money. But I will not spend even one tael."

"I will use this money to do good deeds in Shuntianfu and Beizhili in the name of my adoptive father. I will help those in need and help those in need, and set up charity schools."

"My foster father has done too many bad things in the past few years. Even if I help him accumulate some virtue."

"I'm not a loyal official like you and Wang Shouren. I'm just a little woman. Whether my foster father is loyal or traitorous has nothing to do with me."

"I only know that there were only three people who loved me the most when I was a child. The first was you, my brother. The second was Grandpa Wynn. The third was my adoptive father."

Chang Feng suddenly discovered that his sister truly regarded Liu Jin as her father.

This is not surprising, the human heart is made of flesh. Chang Tian knew what Liu Jin was doing to Chang Tian.

Chang Feng thought for a moment: "Okay. That's the money Liu Jin gave you. Whether you keep it or withdraw it, and what you use it for, is all your own business."

Chang Tian said again: "Brother, let me ask you a question. You have to answer me truthfully. Huang Yuan told me that you and Liu Jin are now life and death. Only one of the two can survive. Is that so?"

Chang Feng nodded: "The political battles in the court have always been a matter of life and death. Liu Jin has committed too many sins. If he is cut to pieces in the future, it will be his own fault."

Chang Tian said in a pleading tone: "Can't we let him live?"

Chang Feng sighed: "It's not whether I want to let him live. It's whether the emperor wants to let him live."

"In the past three years, the emperor has indulged him in every possible way. It seems that he favors him, but in fact he has given him a dead end."

Over there at the Liu Mansion.

Liu Jin set up a small banquet in the study and sat across from the three cabinet elders Li Dongyang, Jiao Fang and Liu Yu.

Jiao Fang and Liu Yu are really Liu Jin's people. Li Dongyang has been submissive to Liu Jin in the past three years, even groveling. He is also regarded as an eunuch by the world.

Liu Jin said with a smile: "To celebrate my birthday with Tangtang, I will gather the three pavilion elders together today and let's talk the truth."

"Since the Hongzhi Dynasty, the power of civil servants has become increasingly powerful. At the beginning of Zhengde, Liu Jian and Xie Qian in Beijing almost became emperors. The local governors almost became emperors."

"The governors went behind the back of the imperial court and imposed excessive taxes on the local areas, causing the people to live in dire straits and resentment boiled over." "This situation should change! I would like to say hello to you. I have issued an order a few days ago that Shandong, Zhejiang, Henan, and Huguang will The governor's powers are performed by the guarding eunuch."

"This is just the beginning, not the end!"

"In the future, the two capitals and 13 provinces will implement guard eunuchs to act as governors. Supervisory eunuchs will also be implemented to act as chief envoys, inspectors and governors."

"Eunuchs are people with no roots and no heirs. Without roots and no heirs, they have no desires or aspirations. Eunuchs are loyal to the emperor and to the Ming Dynasty. They are much more reliable than the three governors!"

Liu Yu said with a smile: "Eunuch Liu is really far-sighted, and I admire him very much. When I first join the cabinet, I will strictly implement all the major policies formulated by Eunuch Liu."

Jiao Fang also expressed her position: "The cabinet assists Eunuch Liu in governing the country. Eunuch Liu has marked the way, and we must go on even if we act like cows and horses!"

Only Li Dongyang remained silent.

Liu Jin asked: "Li Chief Fu doesn't agree with my big policy?"

Li Dongyang was vague: "How dare you? Like Mr. Liu Ge, I have always admired Eunuch Liu."

Liu Jin sneered: "Oh, Li Shoufu, I have always regarded you as one of my own. Why do you always talk in perfunctory official terms to outsiders in front of me?"

Li Dongyang cupped his hands: "How dare you, how dare you."

In the past three years, "How dare you, how dare you" has almost become his mantra when meeting Liu Jin.

Liu Jin added: "Let me tell you something again. The cabinet will be supported by the three of you. Within two years, I will transfer a fourth person to the cabinet. This person is my son-in-law, Huang Yuan!"

Even if he obeyed Liu Jin, as Jiao Fang did, he couldn't help but raise objections at this moment: "Eunuch Liu, this is probably against the rules! As far as I know, my son-in-law is only thirty-two years old this year. If he entered the cabinet before the age of thirty-four, I’m afraid of criticism from both the government and the public.”

Liu Jin imitated the literati, and Li Zou Zou said: "I have three virtues: diligence, frugality, and the courage to be the first in the world!"

"Brother Jiao, may I ask how old Huo Qubing was when he made his northern expedition to the grasslands and sealed the wolf as a home in Xu?"

Jiao Fang was stunned: "Uh, this, twenty-one years old."

Liu Jin added: "Huo Qubing was able to become a great commander in charge of the Han military at the age of twenty-one and accomplished great achievements. Why can't my son-in-law join the cabinet at the age of thirty-four?"

Li Dongyang unexpectedly agreed: "What Mr. Liu said is absolutely true! Old and corrupt officials always say that young people need more experience before they can take on important responsibilities."

"What is experience? If you delve into the useless ways of the world and become a slippery loach, what is that called experience? Is this kind of experience useful?"

"Since Huang Yuan is outstanding in academics and possesses both talent and talent, he should boldly make extraordinary appointments. Gan Luo became prime minister when he was twelve years old. Why can't Huang Yuan become a cabinet member when he is more than thirty years old?"

The reason why Li Dongyang was so supportive of this matter was that in his eyes, Huang Yuan was never from Liu Jin, but from the Chang family. The Chang family is also his in-laws.

If Huang Yuanruo joins the cabinet, Li Dongyang will have one more helper.

Liu Jin said with a smile: "The chief minister still sees things clearly! Jiao Fang, you are in charge of the staff. Tomorrow you will promote Huang Yuanfa to the post of official document, official certificate, and official seal. Promote him to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites!"

The Minister of Rites is known as the "preparatory cabinet member". Since the Tianshun Dynasty, serving as the Minister of Rites was almost a necessary step for entering the cabinet.

Jiao Fang said: "It requires the emperor's explicit decree to promote the Northern Zhili Governor to serve as the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

Liu Jin smiled slightly: "Tomorrow, the Supervisor of Ceremonies will draft an imperial edict on behalf of the Emperor to promote Huang Yuan."

After Yang Tinghe was transferred, Liu Jin took over the drafting of the edict again. He can once again make unscrupulous corrections.

Liu Jin added: "Draft another transfer order. Yin Changponu of Shuntian Prefecture will be transferred to the position of Minister of Taichang Temple."

The Yin of Shuntian Prefecture is of the third rank, and the Minister of Taichang Temple is also of the third rank. On the surface, they have the same rank, but in terms of power, they are worlds apart.

Yin of Shuntian Prefecture is in charge of the most beautiful area under the emperor's feet and the place where Taizong Longxing was established. Although he was only in charge of the "government" in name, in fact he was on an equal footing with the governors of other provinces.

Although the Minister of Taichang Temple is nominally the head of Xiaojiu Qing. In fact, he is only responsible for sacrifices, rituals and music. In later generations' terms, it was basically equivalent to being in charge of a military band.

According to what Liu Jin said, it seemed that Chang Ponu was being demoted, but in fact he was seizing power and secretly demoting him.

Liu Jin also had no choice but to do so. Chang Ponu is Chang Feng's son after all. Chang Feng is now confronting him in Dongchang. If he still re-employs Chang Feng's only son, how can he convince the eunuch officials?

Jiao Fang was obedient: "Yes, yes. I will go to the Ministry of Personnel to issue a transfer order tomorrow."

Liu Jin said again: "Also, say hello to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Third Factory and the First Guard are going to take the lead in cutting expenses. Let's start with the East Factory. Starting tomorrow, the East Factory's expenses will be reduced by 90%!"

Liu Jin is too cruel. He was planning to cut off Chang Feng and Zhang Yong's financial resources.

Jiao Fang smiled and said: "It's long past time to cut down the expenses of the East Factory. That fellow Zhang Yong was not a good person before and was always at odds with Eunuch Liu."

"Now that he has Chang Feng's helper, he is even more unscrupulous."

At a night banquet, Liu Jin almost used his power to the extreme.

Three days later, Dongchang.

You Jingwu quickly walked into Chang Feng's room: "Father, our eyes and ears have heard an important piece of news."

Chang Feng asked: "Oh? What's the news?"

You Jingwu said: "Yesterday, the Supervisor of Ceremonies conveyed the Emperor's order to restore the guard to Prince Ning of Nanchang. Do you know about this?"

Chang Feng nodded: "I know, what's wrong?"

You Jingwu said: "My eyes and ears came to report that three days ago, King Ning's envoy came to Beijing and brought two carriages of treasures to Liu Jin's house! Only then was the imperial edict to restore the guard!"

Chang Feng frowned: "Making friends with foreign vassals? Did Liu Jin help restore Prince Ning's bodyguard?"

You Jingwu nodded: "Exactly!"

Prince Ning was the most unlucky vassal king in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The first king of Ning was named Zhu Quan, and he was the seventeenth son of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. This man resembles Cao Cao's son Cao Zhang, King of Rencheng, who was very brave in his youth.

When he was fifteen years old, Taizu granted Zhu Quan the title of Daning, an important town on the northern grasslands. The elite soldiers of the army in charge and the three guards of Duoyan who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

When Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne and cut off the vassal vassal, King Zhu Di of Yan took the title of throwing melons at Prince Yan's Mansion in Peiping, and raised troops to quell Jingnan. In fact, King Ning did not want to rebel with his fourth brother at that time.

Zhu Di did not have enough troops and went to Daning in person. With coaxing and tricking, King Ning was tied into his chariot. King Ning's elite border troops and Duoyan's three guards were all captured.

At that time, Zhu Di promised King Ning that the world would be divided equally after the Jingnan effort was successful.

When Zhu Di led the Yan army's cavalry into Yingtian, he changed from the king of Yan to the Yongle emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he immediately turned his back.

Emperor Yongle never mentioned the original agreement with Prince Ning. Divide the world equally? Split the eggs! There is no door!

Prince Ning was tricked by his fourth brother, so he was naturally dissatisfied.

In order to punish him, Emperor Yongle changed his fiefdom to Nanchang, Jiangxi. He also took away all his bodyguards and military power.

However, people from the King Ning family live a long life. Until now, the king's title has only been passed down to four generations. The fourth generation of King Ning was named Zhu Chenhao.

Chang Feng said: "Prince Ning's guard was cut by Taizong. Liu Jin dared to change even what Taizong had decided? He restored Prince Ning's guard. He is crazy!"

You Jingwu nodded: "Who says it's not the case! Prince Ning's envoys are still active in the capital, bribing high-ranking officials and entertaining nobles at banquets."

Chang Feng frowned: "What is the messenger's name? Where is he?"

You Jingwu replied: "The envoy's name is Liu Yangzheng. He currently lives in Liu Jin's house and is regarded as an honored guest."

Chang Feng said: "Liu Yangzheng? Why is this name so familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while."

(End of this chapter)