The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 347 Return in triumph

The tenth day of the eighth month of the fifth year of Zhengde. The imperial envoy Yang Yiqing, the supervisor Zhang Yong, and Xianning Bo Qiu Yue escorted the rebel king Zhu Zhixiu back to the capital in triumph.

Emperor Zhengde came out of the capital ten miles away to greet him. This was the highest courtesy to Qiu Yue, the first hero in suppressing the rebellion.

All the ministers paid three obeisances and nine kowtows to Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde waved his sleeves: "No courtesy!"

After saying that, he got off the dragon chariot and came to Qiu Yue, carefully looking at the bearded fierce general.

Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "Qiu Qing really has the face of a warrior who has fought many battles. Tell me, who did you learn your fighting skills from?"

Qiu Yue blurted out: "Learn from Uncle Weining, Prince Yue, Lao Shuai!"

The so-called famous ministers will still be remembered in their hearts even many years after their death.

Emperor Zhengde was full of emotions: "I was only eight years old when Wang Yue took command of the Western Expedition. I have never seen the old commander's demeanor with my own eyes. Although he has been dead for twelve years, the old generals he taught are still impressive to the Ming Dynasty. Benefited a lot.”

"Yang Tinghe, draft an edict. Order the Ministry of Industry's Maintenance Department to expand the tomb of Wei Ning Bo in the suburbs of Beijing, according to the duchy system. I remember that Wang Yue has a direct grandson?"

All the civil servants and eunuchs looked at each other in shock. After Wang Yue passed away, none of them cared about the old commander's descendants.

Only Chang Feng answered: "Your Majesty, Wang Yue's direct grandson is named Wang Xuan. In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, the late emperor granted him admission to the Imperial College to study. Wang Xuan failed to pass the test many times, so he put up a sign in the Ministry of Personnel to participate in the competition. Now. Serve as the official historian of Wanping County."

"Every year on the anniversary of Laoshuai Wang's death, I go to visit the tomb to pay homage to Wang Xuan. He is now twenty-six years old and looks very much like Lao Shuai Wang. If the emperor can summon him, he can make up for the fact that he has never met Lao Shuai Wang. regret."

Emperor Zhengde was surprised: "Chang Qing, do you go to pay homage to Wang Yue every year?"

Chang Feng replied: "Exactly."

Emperor Zhengde sighed with emotion: "My uncle is really kind and righteous! I have drafted a decree to promote Wang Xuan, the direct grandson of Wang Yue, to the rank of Yuanwai Lang, a staff member of the Ministry of War, and to study military affairs in the Leopard Room!"

Chang Feng shouted: "Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"

Emperor Zhengde grabbed Qiu Yue's arm: "Qiu Qing, let's enter the capital hand in hand!"

Chang Feng reminded Emperor Zhengde: "Your Majesty, you should first use the whip to rebel against the traitor Zhu Zhixiu."

The imperial whip is a kind of prisoner presentation ceremony. Emperor Zhengde symbolically picked up the imperial whip and whipped the wooden cage where King Anhua was imprisoned three times to show imperial punishment.

Emperor Zhengde nodded and was led by officials from the Ministry of Rites to the wooden cage of King Anhua.

Emperor Zhengde looked at King Anhua and said, "According to the seniority of the Zhu Ming royal family, I should call you Uncle Emperor."

King Anhua was the fifth generation successor of Ming Taizu, and Emperor Zhengde was the eighth generation successor. Emperor Zhengde really had to call him Uncle Emperor.

King Anhua shouted: "A good man does what a good man should do! Rebellion is the responsibility of the minister and the court! Don't embarrass the minister's family!"

Emperor Zhengde was stunned: "Internal response within the court? Ah, this matter will be interrogated by the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Department of Sanfa after the prisoner presentation ceremony is over."

"Uncle Emperor, you are three generations older than me. Your rebellion this time has not only merit but also merit. The credit is that you discovered for me the most powerful general of the Zhengde Dynasty, Qiu Yue!"

"Therefore, I reduce the stroke of the imperial whip from three to one."

After saying this, Emperor Zhengde waved his riding crop and whipped the wooden cage.

Chang Feng quickly winked at Qiu Yue.

Qiu Yue understood this and took the lead in shouting: "I, the Great Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty, am invincible in the world!"

The greatest advantage of Emperor Zhengde is his ambition. Ambition, in other words, means great success. He likes this the most.

The accompanying Ningbing and Shaanxi soldiers shouted in unison: "The Ming Emperor Zhengde is invincible in the world!"

Emperor Zhengde was so proud that he took Qiu Yue's hand and strode towards the dragon chariot. The two of them walked together in the chariot and headed straight for Anding Gate.

Liu Jin rode a horse and opened the way for the dragon chariot majestically. He had already made a plan in his mind: he must make a good friendship with Qiu Yue. Giving him one hundred thousand taels of silver is not enough. I have to give him another big house in the capital.

There are also a dozen coquettish old women, a dozen slutty and lost girls, and a dozen little girls waiting to bloom in the house for Qiu Yue to enjoy.

I still have to find a way to marry him. Judging from his popularity today, I am afraid that he will become a famous person in front of the emperor in the future. If he becomes my adopted brother, my strength will be even stronger from now on.

Liu Jin had a beautiful idea. Qiu Yue on the dragon chariot was following Chang Feng's teachings to pave the way for framing Liu Jin.

Emperor Zhengde said: "You attacked Prince Anhua's Mansion that night. How many casualties were there?"

Qiu Yue replied: "Three people were killed, eight were seriously injured, and nineteen were slightly injured."

Emperor Zhengde began to study Qiu Yue's military battles: "Oh? The memorial said that there were still three hundred people guarding the Anhua Palace that night. One hundred against three hundred, only three people died? How did it happen?"

Qiu Yue said: "Go back to the emperor. Huang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites in Beijing and Chang Fuyin of Shuntian Prefecture have repeatedly reminded the general in letters to the general in recent years, asking the general to be careful about King Anhua. Therefore, the general has long been secretly Explored the terrain of Prince Anhua’s Mansion.”

"General Qiemo also buried an internal agent in the Anhua Palace. That night, the internal agent assisted the general and opened the west door of the palace, catching them off guard."

Emperor Zhengde was surprised: "Huh? Do you have correspondence with Huang Yuan and Chang Ponu?"

Qiu Yue said: "The last general and Mr. Chang Shuai once accompanied Mr. Wang to recover Helan Mountain. They lived together through life and death, and they are half-brothers. His brother-in-law and son are like the last brother and nephew of the last general. The last general I correspond with them several times a year.”

Emperor Zhengde was doubtful and said: "Oh, I know you used this trick very well!"

Qiu Yue said: "Report it to your Majesty. Not only did General Mo use Internal Response, King Anhua also used Internal Response!"

Emperor Zhengde asked: "Did King Anhua send an internal response to your army?"

Qiu Yue shook his head: "No, King Anhua has a big insider in the court! This person has a high position and has access to the top secrets of the Ming Dynasty. He is also very familiar with the military deployment and deployment of the Ming Dynasty."

"If I hadn't captured King Anhua, the consequences would have been disastrous if King Anhua had led 60,000 soldiers and horses to Shaanxi! He was able to cleverly avoid the officers and soldiers who were encircling him according to the military information provided by the internal affairs department, and went straight to the capital! "

Qiu Yue's words made Emperor Zhengde's neck shiver: "Oh? Who are you talking about?"

Qiu Yue replied: "In the end, all the generals will die. King Anhua's inner circle is far away in the sky, but close before our eyes."

After speaking, Qiu Yue pointed his finger at Liu Jin in front of the dragon chariot.

Emperor Zhengde was a smart man. Smart people are often suspicious by nature. He said "Oh" calmly and did not respond.

In fact, Emperor Zhengde did not believe that Liu Jin would collude with King Anhua to rebel.

Emperor Zhengde's heart was like a mirror: Liu Jin knew who gave him his power. Without my support, he would be torn into pieces by the civil servants of the world.

Liu Jin colluded with King Anhua to rebel. Is this detrimental to me? Unless he has shit in his head.

The dragon chariot stopped at Andingmen. The Ministry of Rites held a grand ceremony to present prisoners. After the ceremony, Emperor Zhengde held a grand banquet in Fengtian Hall to reward Qiu Yue and feast all the ministers.

Liu Jin followed Emperor Zhengde and never left.

A few months later, Liu Jin also came back to his senses - when he agreed to Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong to go to the northwest to quell the rebellion, he fell into the trap of Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe.

Now that Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yong and the sinister benefactor Chang Feng have returned victorious, Liu Jin has to follow Emperor Zhengde closely to prevent them from speaking ill of him in front of Emperor Zhengde.

But Liu Jin made a mistake. He thought that Yang, Zhang, and Chang wanted to tell Emperor Zhengde that it was Liu Jin who forced King Anhua to rebel.

The real purpose of Yang, Zhang, and Chang was to tell Emperor Zhengde that Liu Jin participated in King Anhua's rebellion.

After three rounds of drinking. Emperor Zhengde suddenly asked: "Qiu Luan, I heard that King Anhua rebelled and wrote a proclamation? I want to see why he rebelled." As soon as Emperor Zhengde said this, Liu Jin's heart skipped a beat.

Neichang, Xichang and Jinyiwei are not without eyes and ears in the northwest. Liu Jin had long heard that the content of King Anhua's message contained this sentence: "Today we raise the righteous soldiers to clear the emperor's side, kill Liu Jin, and spread the news to the border towns."

These sixteen words will confirm his accusation of forcing the rebel King Anhua.

Qiu Yue said: "Your Majesty, Chang Qianhu of Dongchang is responsible for inspecting the rebel enemy's property, seals, ribbons, and proclamations. The proclamations should be at Chang Qianhu's place."

Emperor Zhengde said: "Chang Qing, please bring me the message."

Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order." Then he left Fengtian Hall. A quarter of an hour later, he left and returned, presenting King Anhua's "Message" to Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "Yang Tinghe, read it! It is also a wonderful article to appreciate together."

Let the cabinet ministers read anti-king proclamations in the Fengtian Palace. This was something that Emperor Zhengde could not do.

Liu Jin's heart was in his throat.

Yang Tinghe began to read aloud King Anhua's proclamation of rebellion.

It was beyond Liu Jin's expectation. There is not a single word about Liu Jin in the appeal.

The general meaning of the proclamation is: When the King of Yan rebelled to seize his direct descendants, it was a treasonous and unethical act to use a small sect to seize a large sect. As a descendant of Taizu, I should support the real lineage, that is, the line of Emperor Jianwen. In view of the fact that Emperor Jianwen had no heirs. I, King Anhua, would like to recognize Emperor Zong Jianwen. In order to avenge Emperor Jianwen, he raised his troops and launched an uprising.

The more Liu Jin listened, the more confused she became: Why didn’t the statement mention me in just a few words? Could it be that Chang Feng wanted to help me because of our friendship for so many years?

After Yang Tinghe finished reading, the courtiers were all filled with indignation.

"Insanity!"

"King Anhua is really treasonous!"

Liu Jin took the opportunity to suggest: "Your Majesty, I think we should immediately issue an order to remove King Anhua from his title, remove his clan name, and behead him in public."

Liu Jin wanted Emperor Zhengde to kill King Anhua quickly to avoid future troubles.

Chang Feng suddenly said: "Why is Eunuch Liu so eager to kill King Anhua? The rebel king is escorted to Beijing. He should be rigorously interrogated and find out who is involved in the rebellion."

"If you kill him in a daze, won't you benefit his accomplices?"

Emperor Zhengde listened to Chang Feng's "advice" and glanced at Liu Jin suspiciously. Then he said: "Yes, that makes sense. Don't kill him yet. Tomorrow, the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Department of Sanfa will interrogate King Anhua."

Speaking of this, Liu Jin could only say: "Your Majesty is wise."

The banquet is coming to an end. Gu Dayong walked quickly to Liu Jin and patted him on the shoulder.

Liu Jin understood, quietly left Emperor Zhengde, and went to a secluded place with Gu Dayong.

Liu Jin asked: "What's wrong?"

Gu Dayong said: "Eunuch Liu, my dear brother is dying. The eldest lady is guarding over there."

Liu Jin’s eldest brother, the old-timer Liu Jingxiang, has been dealing with Zhuang Cao for most of his life. Five years ago, Liu Jingxiang, who was in his sixtieth year, was brought to the capital by his younger brother. He rose to the top with the rank of governor and magistrate, and became a nominal high-ranking general of the Ming army.

He enjoyed the glory and wealth that he had never dared to imagine before.

There is no hardship that cannot be endured by this kind of person, but there are blessings that cannot be enjoyed.

If Liu Jingxiang was still farming in his hometown in Shaanxi, he might be able to live another twenty years.

But since this year, he has become extremely ill and cannot even get out of bed.

Think about it, a person who has been eating glutinous rice bran for sixty years suddenly eats rich fish and meat for five years, and has a dozen goblin-like women as bed-warming maids. It would be strange if the body does not collapse.

Liu Jin was in a dilemma: "Can't my eldest brother survive even one day?"

Liu Jin didn't want to leave Fengtian Palace. He was afraid that Yang Yiqing's group would sue him in front of Emperor Zhengde.

Gu Dayong said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for half an hour. If you don't return home, you may not see my dear brother for the last time."

Liu Jin gritted his teeth: "I'll go back to the house, and you can keep an eye on Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yong, and Chang Feng in Fengtian Hall."

Gu Dayong nodded: "Understood. Don't worry, Eunuch Liu, I'm here. You should go back home quickly."

Liu Jin left the palace and rode a fast horse back to his mansion.

Chang Tian stayed in front of Liu Jingxiang's bed. To her, the eldest brother of her adoptive father Liu Jin was her biological uncle.

Liu Jingxiang has no children, so Chang Tian has been waiting by his side for the past two days.

Liu Jingxiang was dying on the hospital bed.

Liu Jin came over in a hurry: "Brother! I'm back! Brother, please open your eyes and look at me!"

Liu Jingxiang seemed to have regained consciousness and opened his eyes.

He said: "Second brother, after these five years of prosperity, my life has not been in vain, it has not been in vain!"

Liu Jin comforted Liu Jingxiang: "Brother, I have asked the imperial doctor. They said you are just a minor illness and you will be fine with careful care in a few days."

Liu Jingxiang said, "I dreamed just now about the three thatched huts in our old house. I also dreamed that there was thunder in the sky and the thatched huts collapsed."

After saying this, Liu Jingxiang closed his eyes.

Liu Jin used her hand to feel Liu Jingxiang's breath and let out a wailing cry: "Brother, wuwuwu!"

Crocodiles still have tears, let alone humans?

In grief, Liu Jin hugged Chang Tian: "Tangtang, woo woo woo. The only person related to me in this matter is gone!"

Chang Tian patted Liu Jin on the back, like a filial daughter comforting her elderly father: "Father, your uncle is gone. It's not that you don't have any relatives. You still have me."

The love was so deep that Chang Tian's tears also flowed down.

The father and daughter hugged each other and cried.

Over there at Fengtian Hall. The great feast ended at sunset.

Gu Dayong has been staring at Chang Feng, Yang Yiqing and others.

Chang Feng did not make trouble.

Emperor Zhengde seemed to be dissatisfied. He said: "Qiu Qing, Yang Qing, Zhang Qing, Chang Qing. I will set up a small banquet in the Leopard Room tonight to entertain you. How about it?"

The four people quickly knelt down to thank them.

Emperor Zhengde ordered Gu Dayong: "Get up and drive to the Leopard Room."

Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty, I will go to the palace gate first. During this rebellion, Uncle Qiu has seized many rare treasures from the Anhua Palace to present to you!"

Qiu Yue was confused: The wealth in the palace has long been divided by the gang of brats in my family. The most valuable ones cost me a lot. Are there any other rare treasures?

Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "Exquisite treasures, okay, Chang Qing, go and get them. Then send them to the Leopard Room!"

(End of this chapter)