The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 353: Taoist Zhang pretending to be a god or a ghost

In the words of later generations, Taoist Zhang was a magic stick who achieved prosperity by engaging in feudal superstitious activities.

I think back then he was just a handsome little Taoist priest from Ziyun Temple in Miaofeng Mountain. By chance, I went to the palace to help the Queen Mother Zhou perform fasting rituals, which confused the Queen Mother Zhou. Only then did he become a member of the Jinyi Guard, and he learned the skills of doing autopsy in the guard.

Things about ghosts and gods have always been effective if you believe them, but not effective if you don't believe them. Chang Tian is now extremely ill, and even the imperial doctors are helpless. We can only turn to ghosts and gods for help.

You Jingwu brought Liu Jin's sandalwood folding fan. Taoist Zhang thrust the folding fan into Chang Tian's hand.

Then Taoist Zhang began to shake the bell, shaking his head and head, and murmuring: "The sky is spirited, the earth is spirited, the Supreme Lord will soon appear."

"The gods of the east, the gods of the west, the gods of the south, the gods of the north. The four directions are urgent like laws."

Then he recited a bunch of weird Taoist mantras: "Ding-dong-dong-dong-dang-dang-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dong-dang-dong-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dong-dong-dong-dong-dang-dang-dang.com."

Suddenly, a bizarre scene happened.

It was the midsummer of the fifth year of Zhengde's reign, and cicadas were chirping on the plane trees in the princess's mansion.

A summer cicada flew in from the open door and landed firmly on Chang Tian's forehead.

Chang Feng on the side suddenly felt a chill running down his spine: Do ghosts and gods really exist in this world?

You know, what Liu Jin must do every year for more than 20 years in a row is to carry a bamboo pole with summer cicadas and bring it to Chang Tian as a tooth-beating sacrifice.

Isn't this cicada's appearance too strange?

There are even weirder ones.

After a while, Chang Tian sat up unexpectedly.

The summer cicada flapped its wings and flew around her several times. Then he flew away through the gate.

Chang Tian said with a weak breath: "Water. I'm thirsty."

Chang Feng hurriedly brought Chang Tian a bowl of water.

Chang Tian took a sip: "Brother, I'm still thirsty."

"Chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos", followed by the second bowl, the third bowl, and the fourth bowl.

When Taoist Zhang saw this scene, he jumped back like a big toad: "Wow! The ghost who was seeking his life became a ghost who was saving his life. Burp, burp, burp, burp, burp, burp, Alixi's stupid law!"

Then Taoist Zhang lit a piece of yellow paper, waved it in front of Chang Tian, ​​and shouted: "God damned, disperse!"

The roar ends. Chang Tian actually started to vomit. All he vomited out was black stuff, like dried blood clots.

After vomiting, Chang Tian said as if nothing was wrong: "Brother, I, I haven't eaten pig blood this month. How could I vomit these things?"

Taoist Zhang was overjoyed: "Infinite Heavenly Lord, Mr. Chang, your sister's misfortunes have turned into good fortune! Let me just say, to untie the bell, you must tie the bell."

"The cicada that flew in just now is Liu Jin's soul!"

"This is like a lawsuit in a yamen. If the culprit is not held accountable, how can the yamen look for the murderer? In the same way, Liu Jin has forgiven your sister, and the divine punishment will naturally dissipate."

Chang Feng breathed a long sigh of relief: "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang!"

Taoist Zhang shook his head slightly: "It's wrong, it's wrong. You should thank Liu Jin."

Chang Feng smiled bitterly: "He has been crushed to ashes, how can I thank him?"

Taoist Zhang stretched out his hand.

Chang Feng was stunned: "What does this mean?"

Taoist Zhang talked eloquently: "Immeasurable Heavenly Lord. When I perform rituals for others, I always ask for incense money. Even if I perform rituals for the Empress Dowager or the late Emperor, this is no exception."

Chang Feng said quickly: "Jing Wu, go to the accounting room of the Princess's Mansion to get five hundred taels of silver notes!"

Not long after, You Jingwu brought the banknote.

Taoist Zhang took the money and flicked the fly whisk in a cool manner: "The matter is over, I will take my leave."

People who engage in feudal superstition have always wanted to kill everyone, regardless of whether they are close or distant.

Regardless of whether Taoist Zhang was killed by money or not, Chang Tian's illness was miraculously cured.

In less than half an hour, she was not only able to get out of bed and walk, but she could also jump. From a seriously ill person who soon fell into a coma, he became a lively and healthy person.

My sister is fine, so Chang Feng should go about his business.

Liu Jin was punished and Jiao Fang was demoted. The eunuch officials below were also punished by beheading, imperial staff, exile, and relegation.

On this day, the cabinet is on duty.

Li Dongyang handed a beheading list to Chang Feng: "My dear brother, this is the beheading list that Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing and I agreed upon."

The first one on the list is Zhang Cai, the second one is Zhang Cai, and the third one is Shi Wenyi.

Seeing Shi Wenyi's name, Chang Feng frowned: "Does Shi Wenyi have to be killed?"

Li Dongyang said: "I know your relationship with Shi Wenyi. But he is a felon determined by the emperor to behead. And it is not a prison sentence, but a final decision. There is no room for maneuver."

Chang Feng sighed: "Oh, I don't know how Shi Wenyi offended the emperor. The emperor is determined to kill him."

Li Dongyang lowered his voice: "I heard that Shi Wenyi offended not the emperor, but Jiang Bin."

Chang Feng was stunned: "Jiang Bin?"

Li Dongyang added: "You told me that Jiang Bin secretly took refuge in you. Let me remind you that Jiang Bin is definitely not You Jingwu or Basha. This person is too ambitious, so you have to be careful about him."

Chang Feng said: "Well. I don't regard him as one of my own. I have been on guard against him for a long time."

"I just didn't expect that he would take Shi Wenyi's life."

In the afternoon, Chang Feng came to the Leopard Room with an account book and asked to see Emperor Zhengde.

Chang Feng knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, the eunuch family property has been inspected."

Emperor Zhengde said: "Tell me the numbers."

Chang Feng replied: "A total of 21,720,000 taels of silver, 283,400 taels of gold, 536,000 acres of land, 5,200 house deeds, and 430 treasures were seized. Twelve large boxes.”

"The above stolen property has been delivered to the internal transportation warehouse."

When Emperor Zhengde heard this shocking figure, he was so angry that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear: "Ah! I didn't expect that the government would collapse like this! These corrupt officials can really make money!"

"Wow! I'm so angry! If the Great Ancestor's spirit in heaven knew about such a big number, the coffin boards of Xiaoling Mausoleum wouldn't be able to hold it down, hahaha!"

Chang Feng thought to himself: Your Majesty, I see that you are not angry at all, but are extremely happy. Is the official system so broken? Aren't you the one who indulged me?

Emperor Zhengde said: "Every bit of this wealth will be used for the future Northern Expedition! We must not give it to corrupt officials anymore!"

"I can't believe the eunuchs in the inner transport warehouse. Chang Feng, you Jin Yiwei need to send special personnel to keep an eye on this batch of military expenses for the Northern Expedition in the inner warehouse."

"In the future, I will use this military expenditure to purchase military horses, forge artillery, forge weapons, and purchase grain and grass. Every expenditure will be monitored by a dedicated person in Jinyiwei."

"These are all my money! My money!"

Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "I accept the decree."

Seeing that Emperor Zhengde was in a good mood at the moment, Chang Feng took the opportunity to plead for Shi Wenyi: "Your Majesty, Shi Wenyi"

Emperor Zhengde interrupted Chang Feng directly: "I know you want to speak for Shi Wenyi. I tell you, I will kill this thief!"

"There is something you don't know. Someone once ordered him to poison the queen and your adopted daughter!" Chang Feng was horrified: "What? It's impossible. Your Majesty, there must be something fishy about this matter. How could Shi Wenyi be so big? courage?"

At this moment, Jiang Bin entered the leopard room: "Your Majesty, in accordance with your will, Shi Wenyi has been executed on the spot in the prison!"

Chang Feng froze on the spot: Jiang Bin's movements were too fast.

Emperor Zhengde waved his dragon sleeves: "Okay, I'm tired. Chang Qing, please go down first."

Chang Feng left the Leopard Room and returned to Jinyiwei.

At the gate, he met an old acquaintance, Lu Song, the guard commander of Prince Xing's Mansion.

Chang Feng was surprised: "Why did you come to Beijing?"

Lu Song replied: "Come back to Mr. Chang Shuai, my subordinates are here to pay tribute to the emperor with specialties from Huguang."

Chang Feng smiled and said, "How are you doing in Huguang?"

Lu Song smiled and said, "Thanks to Master Chang, it's very good. This year, my wife gave birth to a big fat boy for my subordinate."

Chang Feng said: "Okay! Are you forty years old? It is not easy to have a child at a young age. What will the child be called?"

Lu Song replied: "My name is Lu Bing."

Chang Feng said: "You are the guard commander in Prince Xing's Mansion, and you are listed as a hereditary family in the secret register of Jinyiwei. According to the rules, I will take you to register your little one."

"This way your little one can get a share of Jinyiwei's support silver."

Lu Song said quickly: "Thank you Master Chang. Oh, by the way, Concubine Jiang asked me to take care of it for you."

Chang Feng said quickly: "How is Concubine Jiang always doing?"

Lu Song replied: "Since the death of the late son, Concubine Jiang has been depressed all day long. Fortunately, the current heir was born three years ago. Concubine Jiang now takes care of the heir all day long. Although she is busy, she is happy both physically and mentally."

The eldest son of Prince Xing, named Zhu Houcong

Chang Feng nodded: "This is natural. Children are hope and hope. It is the same whether it is a common family, a prince, a general, or a royal family."

Lu Song added: "You asked me to take care of your young father-in-laws Mai Fu and Lu Fang in the palace! They are now the crown prince's companions with a young father-in-law named Huang Jin. They have a bright future in the palace."

Among the three eldest companions of Crown Prince Xing, two have a close relationship with the Chang family.

Let’s talk about Lu Fang first. Lu Fang was the son of a servant of the Zhang family of Marquis Chengyang. While playing in the stable, he stumbled and hit the guillotine used to cut horse feed, cutting off his male genitals.

Liu Xiaoyan and Mrs. Cheng Yanghou are so good that they can barely wear a pair of trousers. When she had nothing to do, she went to the Hou Mansion to play cards. Seeing that Lu Fang was pitiful, she asked Liu Jin to let the child enter the eunuch.

Not to mention Mai Fu, who previously denounced Liu Jin for writing a satirical post. Fortunately, the person who found out the matter was Chang Feng. Chang Feng arranged for him to go to Prince Xing's Mansion in Huguang to avoid trouble.

As for Huang Jin, he was Qian Neng's most beloved disciple. Qian Neng asked Liu Jin to let Huang Jin go to Prince Xing's Mansion to reunite with his brother.

Chang Feng said in surprise: "Maifu is just like his name. It was a blessing in disguise that he became the prince's best companion. That kid Lu Fang was also a blessing in disguise. If he hadn't been in an accident and injured his manhood, he might have been the only one to take care of me when he grew up. Oops, I'll be a servant in the Chengyang Marquis' Mansion."

"Oh, they're all gone!"

Lu Song lowered his voice: "There is something. This subordinate is very worried."

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

Lu Song replied: "When Liu Jin came to power, the princes of the world rushed to send him silver and treasures in order to get some benefits from him."

"Our Highness Prince Xing also followed the trend and gave him money."

"As soon as my subordinates arrived in Beijing, they heard that Liu Jin was detained. I am afraid that His Highness Prince Xing will also be implicated."

Chang Feng smiled and said: "Don't worry. His Highness Prince Xing is fine. It's me and my in-laws who are in charge of investigating Liu Jin's accomplices. Besides, the law does not punish the public, you have said it. The princes of the world are rushing to give him money, isn't it? His Royal Highness Prince Duxing."

Lu Song breathed a long sigh of relief: "Ah, I would like to thank Mr. Chang Shuai on behalf of His Highness."

Chang Feng led Lu Song to the Jinyi Guard.

Qian Ning was naked and knelt down in front of the lobby door with a thorn stick on his back.

Chang Feng was surprised: "Qian Ning, what do you mean?"

Qian Ning kowtowed: "Master Chang, before Liu Jin was so powerful, my subordinates had no choice but to rely on him. Although it is forced by the situation, I still feel deeply sorry for you."

"Today, I am going to apologize for my sins. Please forgive me."

Although Qian Ning had taken refuge with Liu Jin, he had never been against Chang Feng in the past few years. Besides, there is still money here to save my husband’s face.

Chang Feng quickly helped Qian Ning up: "I don't blame you, please get up quickly. We will still be brothers from now on."

Qian Ning said quickly: "Thank you so much, Mr. Chang Shuai. Although I am still the commander of the Jin Yiwei, it will still be the same rules from now on. The Jin Yiwei's surname is Chang! I will do everything you ask."

Chang Feng smiled and said: "Don't. When something happens, we two brothers will discuss it and handle it. Now the inner factory and the west factory have been withdrawn. The position of governor of the east factory still belongs to Eunuch Zhang. From now on, we two brothers will just listen to Eunuch Zhang."

Qian Ning was relieved: "Yes, yes."

Chang Feng said again: "Lu Song has come to Beijing. He has just given birth to an eldest son. You are the commander and are in charge of the Wei registration. You can lead him to put his son's name in the Wei registration book."

Qian Ning promised: "Yes, yes. I will do it now."

Changfeng entered the Jinyiwei lobby. You Jingwu and Basha were already waiting there.

Now You Jingwu has been promoted to the commander of the left Tongzhi and the governor of the North Town, and Basha has been promoted to the commander of the right Tongzhi and the governor of the South Town. Everyone in Jinyiwei was controlled by Chang Feng's people.

Basha said: "Master Handsome, there is something I have to tell you."

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

Basha said: "You often say that the most valuable thing about a person is self-awareness. I know how many pounds I have, and you also know how much I weigh."

"Let me take charge of Nanzhen Fusi, and I'm just a layman! From the grasslands to the Uzang Snow Mountains and Nanyang, there is a hidden network of three to four thousand people. I have no clue after taking over."

"I don't understand foreign military affairs!"

Chang Feng said: "I have thought of this for you. Someone is coming soon."

Talking about Meng De, the wife has arrived. Junior national player Wang Miaoxin strode into the lobby.

In the past two years, Wang Miaoxin couldn't stand the eunuch's villain taking power. Simply resign and live in the capital.

Chang Feng smiled and said: "Brother Miaoxin, you're fine!"

Wang Miaoxin handed over his hand: "Nothing is wrong. Liu Jin and his gang haven't done anything difficult for me in the past two years. I am happy to write chess records every day and play chess with the masters. I am very comfortable."

Chang Feng said: "Brother Miaoxin, now the eunuch party has fallen. Your days as a fairy like a wandering cloud and a wild crane are over."

"I have jointly recommended you with Eunuch Zhang to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army and the Secretary-General of Nanzhen. From now on, you will still have the final say in the Nansi."

Wang Miao thought: "It's better to be an idle cloud and a crane. But since Mr. Chang Shuai and Eunuch Zhang give me face, I have to keep it."

"I am willing to continue to serve Mr. Chang Shuai from now on. I will hunt down foreign enemies' secret stakes for the imperial court and spy on the enemy's situation."

Chang Feng said: "That's it! When the imperial edict to promote you to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Zuo Army comes, the robes will call you 'Wang Shuaiye'!"

Chang Feng completely reconstructed the power structure of Jinyiwei. Although Qian Ning is the commander, he can only be his follower from now on.

The power that Liu Jin took away from Chang Feng was now completely taken back by Chang Feng.

(End of this chapter)