The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 367 Emperor Zhengde is weird

The power structure of Jinyiwei has undergone tremendous changes in the past six years.

Jiang Bin and Qian Ning are in charge of the interior, and they are in charge of the Fusi of Bei Town. They are responsible for supervising all officials.

Chang Feng and Wang Miaoxin are in charge of foreign affairs, and they are in charge of Nanzhen Fusi and are responsible for foreign military intelligence.

Jinyiwei is a vicious dog raised by the emperor. Chang Feng was powerless and unable to stop how the emperor wanted to adjust the power structure of Jinyiwei.

After all, Changfeng was tired of all the frivolous things in the court, including robbers, robbers, frame-ups, and frame-ups. He just took advantage of the situation and got away, focusing on the affairs of the Tatar army.

Dealing with foreign enemies is a just thing to protect the country at the top and the people at the bottom. It is better than doing those jobs of frame-up, kidnapping, and assassination.

Chang Feng's old brothers, such as Basha and his Tujia Paoze, were all transferred to Nanzhen Fusi.

Although there is an east factory above Jinyiwei. However, Zhang Yong, the governor of the East Factory, was busy with the affairs of the 12th Regiment Camp and had no energy to take care of the Jinyiwei.

On this day, two officials wearing eighth-grade uniforms rode horses to Zhengyang Gate.

In front of Zhengyang Gate, there is a plainclothes captain from Beizhen Fusi on duty. The plainclothes captain noticed the two men immediately.

Qianhu, the gatekeeper of Zhengyang Gate, asked: "What are your official positions? Why did you come to Beijing?"

The tall man cupped his hands and said, "I'm Yan Shun, deputy envoy of Prince Ning's palace in Jiangxi Province. This is Chen Xuan, the treasure keeper of Prince Ning's palace in Jiangxi. I have important business in Beijing."

Deputy envoy Dian Bao was in charge of sealing letters in the palace, while Dian Shan was the head cook. Neither of them has a high status.

The gatekeeper Qianhu asked: "Is there an order issued by the imperial court to enter the capital?"

Officials belonging to the vassal king were not allowed to enter the capital without orders. This was the rule set by Emperor Taizong back then.

Taizong was born in Jingnan (rebellion). When he was still King of Yan, he sent a large number of officials from the Yan King's Palace to Beijing to move around. Either to spy on intelligence or to win over courtiers

After becoming emperor, he naturally tabooed this matter.

Yan Shun said: "We are entering the capital to report a major event to the Jinyi Guards. Although there is no order to enter the capital, please do not stop us."

The plainclothes captain of Jinyiwei immediately stepped forward: "Oh? What are you going to report to Jinyiwei?"

Yan Shun replied: "The matter is so important that we can only tell Lord Chang of Jinyiwei."

The plainclothes captain said: "Okay. You two come with me."

Yan Shun and Chen Xuan followed the plainclothes captain to Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town.

The plainclothes lieutenant immediately went to the hundreds of households above, and the hundreds of households reported to the thousands of households, and the thousands of households reported to Jiang Bin and Qian Ning.

Yan Shun and Chen Xuanyuan are in Jiangxi. They still believe that Jin Yiwei is in charge of the world-famous and meritorious veteran Chang Houye.

As everyone knows, Beizhen Fusi has returned to Jiang and Qian. The vassal affairs fell under the jurisdiction of these two people.

Not long after, Jiang Bin and Qian Ning met Yan Shun and Chen Xuan in the lobby of Beizhen Fusi.

Jiang Bin got straight to the point: "As officials of Prince Ning's Palace, if you don't stay well in Nanchang, what are you doing in the capital?"

Yan Shun raised his hand and said, "I'm here to report the rebellion!"

Jiang Bin raised his eyebrows slightly: "Rebellion? Who is composing rebellion?"

Yan Shun replied: "King Ning is rebellious! In the past few years, King Ning has conspired with Li Shishi, the censor of the capital, who returned to Nanchang, Liu Yangzheng, the counselor of the palace, Ge Jiang, the governor of Jiangxi, and others to build warships secretly. He also recruited bandits from Northern Jiangxi, Thieves and refugees. They forced good people and wealthy households to death, and robbed property to use as military expenses."

"His evil intentions are clearly exposed!"

Jiang Bin and Qian Ning looked at each other.

Jiang Bin said: "The charges you accuse are not trivial! Is there any evidence?"

Yan Shun said: "The two of us are witnesses. Everyone in Nanchang City knows that King Ning has disobedient intentions. The Jinyi Guards only need to send people to check, and they will know after one check."

Jiang Bin closed his eyes and remained silent.

Qian Ning patted the case: "Bold thief!"

Yan Shun thought Qian Ning called King Ning a "thief". He said: "Prince Ning is indeed a traitor and traitor. Please ask Commander Qian and Governor Jiang to report this matter to Lord Chang immediately."

That's right, good news came from Jiang Bin's delivery room - he has been promoted. He is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Zuo Army, the highest-ranking general in the Ming Dynasty.

Qian Ning was furious: "How dare you slander the prince of Ming Dynasty? You are the traitor and traitor!"

Yan Shun was stunned.

To the dignitaries in the capital, Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao was like a boy who gave away wealth.

Every year during the three major festivals of Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival, Prince Ning’s Mansion would always send people to Beijing to scatter coins. As Jiang Bin and Qian Ning were the favorites of Emperor Zhengde, they were naturally the key recipients of gifts from Prince Ning's Mansion.

These two people have taken away hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from Ning Prince's Mansion over the years.

Jiang Bin said: "As an official of Ning Prince's Mansion, you did not perform a good job for your master. Instead, you ran into the capital secretly and falsely accused and framed your master. Commander Qian said it well, you two are real traitors! "

Qian Ning said angrily: "Who doesn't know that His Highness Prince Ning is loyal to the emperor! He is a famous wise king in Jiangnan! But you said that he would rebel? It's nonsense!"

Qian Ning not only received gift money and charcoal silver from Prince Ning's Mansion, but also received three Nanchang beauties from Prince Ning's Mansion. One of them was officially adopted as his concubine.

Jiang Bin was even more outrageous. King Ning monopolized the salt industry in Nanchang City. Among them, 40% of the shares belong to Jiang Bin.

Although Wang Shouren, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, had heard about Prince Ning's illegal affairs for a long time. However, Nanchang was in Northern Jiangxi and was not under Wang Shouren's jurisdiction. He is beyond his reach.

Yan Shun understood instantly. The two people in front of them have already been bribed by Prince Ning.

Yan Shun shouted: "I want to see Mr. Chang Hou!"

Jiang Bin said angrily: "The Marquis is busy with everything. You, a little eighth-grade sesame officer, can see you whenever you want? How can he have the time to listen to you fabricate lies and frame the vassal king!"

Yan Shun shouted: "The vassal prince's rebellion is related to the safety of the country. Changhou Ye is in charge of the Jin Yiwei, so he should."

Qian Ning slapped the public case: "Shut up! What are you shouting for? The Marquis no longer cares about the vassal affairs. The vassal affairs are under the jurisdiction of the two of us!"

Jiang Bin said: "Come on, take these two rebellious bastards to prison! They must be held in solitary confinement and no one is allowed to talk to them, lest they confuse the public with their evil talk!"

Yan Shun and Chen Xuan shouted "unjust".

Jiang Bin and Qian Ning's men didn't give it in vain. He directly used the sheath of Xiuchun Dao to hit their mouths hard. Their mouths were full of blood and they were speechless.

After Yan Shun and Chen Xuan were taken away, Jiang Bin discussed with Qian Ning: "Do you think Prince Ning will rebel?"

Qian Ning smiled and said: "Rebellion? Unless Prince Ning has shit in his head! This is not the Jianwen period! How many soldiers does the vassal king have? Take Prince Ning's palace, but there are only two guards and 30,000 troops."

"The generals at all levels of the army must eat at least half of the vacancies! He has 15,000 soldiers in his hands. After excluding the old and weak who are occupying the latrines, I am afraid that there will only be a few thousand available soldiers."

"There are 60,000 garrison troops in Jiangxi Province alone! Not to mention that there is Wang Shouren in southern Jiangxi who holds the king's command flag and can adjust the garrison in Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong. He is famous for his fighting skills."

"As long as Prince Ning is not a stupid pig, he will not rebel!"

Jiang Bin thought for a long time and said: "What Brother Qian said is absolutely true! Prince Ning will never rebel! Unless he is crazy!"

Although Qian Ning and Jiang Bin received many gifts from Prince Ning, they had never met Prince Ning in person.

They didn't know that Prince Ning was not in his right mind. In the words of later generations, it is "clear and strange". We cannot use ordinary people's way of thinking to speculate on Prince Ning's thoughts.

Qian Ning said: "Since we have determined that King Ning will not rebel. The next step is to think about how to deal with Yan Shun and Chen Xuan." Jiang Bin said: "Of course we cannot hand them over to the Marquis. If the Marquis sees them , will definitely send someone to check Prince Ning’s Mansion.”

"Although Prince Ning has no intention of rebellion, he gives gifts to officials in the capital every year! Among them are our brothers."

"The emperor's ministers accept heavy gifts from the feudal king, regardless of whether the feudal prince has any intention of treason. Once found out, the ministers will be punished."

Qian Ning nodded: "Brother Jiang is right. You can't let Mr. Hou know about this. Mr. Hou is a good person in every way, but his only shortcoming is that he loves to be too serious."

"I think we will give Yan Shun and Chen Xuan" Qian Ning made a gesture of cutting his throat.

Jiang Bin waved his hand: "That's inappropriate! When it comes to killing people, try not to do it yourself if you can. Borrowing a knife to kill someone is the best way."

"I don't think it's better than this. Let's convict Yan Shun and Chen Xuan of 'disloyalty and fleeing privately'. Each of them will be punished with fifty sticks and sent to Xiaoling Guard to grow vegetables."

"As a favor, send a letter to Prince Ning. Prince Ning will shut them up forever."

Qian Ning stretched out his thumb: "High, it's really high! In this way, we brothers didn't get blood on our hands, and we did favors for Prince Ning."

"The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. Can't he give us another generous gift to help us spend our time?"

Jiang Bin smiled and said: "Haha, Prince Ning knows how to behave. If we help him, he will naturally express his feelings."

Qian Ning added: "Prince Ning must have done a lot of things like occupying people's fields and kidnapping people's women in recent years. There are many vassal kings in various places who have done such dirty things."

"But I absolutely don't believe that Prince Ning will rebel. Yan and Chen have slandered their master. If he is killed by his master, it is entirely his own fault."

In this way, a case of rebellion by the vassal king was suppressed by Jiang Bin and Qian Ningsheng. Big things turn into small things, small things turn into nothing. This also paved the way for the rebellion two years later.

Let’s talk about the governor’s office of Southern Ganzhou, Ganzhou.

Wang Shouren is reviewing official documents in his study.

His student and staff member He Tingren came over and said, "Mr. Wang. The spy of the governor's Yamen has learned a piece of news."

Wang Shouren asked: "Oh? What's the news?"

He Tingren replied: "Three hundred remnant bandits from Jiulian Mountain fled to Bei Gan."

Wang Shouren nodded: "Just send the joint investigation documents to the Jiangxi governor's office."

He Tingren said, "If this investigation document is issued, it will probably be useless. The spy heard that these three hundred bandits were recruited by Prince Ning and became the disciples of Prince Ning's palace."

Wang Shouren frowned: "Is Prince Ning involved again?"

The word "again" shows that King Ning has done this kind of thing to snare bandits before.

He Tingren suggested: "The student thinks that you should write to the court and inform the emperor of Prince Ning's ambition."

Wang Shouren shook his head: "Without any evidence, I heard rumors that a prince had the intention to rebel? The people Prince Ning bribed in the capital will drown me with the impeachment memorial."

"By then, I will be dismissed from my post. My dismissal is a small thing, but losing the hard-won peace in southern Jiangxi is a big deal."

"To do something, you must first determine the purpose. My purpose as governor of Southern Gansu is to ensure the peace of Southern Gansu. As for Prince Ning, if he really rebels one day, I will not stand idly by."

Wang Shouren had already realized the truth. Once you understand the Tao, you will be able to understand all the problems in the world. He is not only a philosopher, but also a doer.

He Tingren handed over his hand: "Students will be taught."

Wang Shouren added: "Although I cannot submit a memorial to Shu Shen to impeach King Ning, I can write a letter to warn Chang Feng in the capital."

Let’s talk about the capital.

Chang Feng was discussing matters with Wang Miaoxin and other Nanzhen Fusi Paoze.

Wang Miaoxin said: "Master Hou, the rumor you spread in the sixth year of Zhengde is so powerful! News came back from the hidden stakes on the grassland. The little prince still believes that the imperial court obtained tens of millions of military pay by confiscating the eunuch party's stolen property."

"The leader of the Asut tribe was preparing to lead his tribe south to join the invaders. But he was sternly reprimanded by the little prince."

Chang Feng smiled and said: "The little prince knows the truth."

Basha said: "However, my subordinates feel that what the emperor is most looking forward to now is for the Tatars to go south and invade. Then he can legitimately lead the expedition himself."

Chang Feng said: "We cannot let the emperor take risks. Although the current emperor is not Ying Zongye, the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand the second Tumu Fort incident!"

The discussion is over. Chang Feng smiled and said: "Oh, by the way, my Qingyun will marry the second young lady of Dingguo's family in one month. All of you will come to my house for a wedding banquet. No one is missing."

Basha was surprised: "So fast? Isn't it just a grand ceremony? When the grandson of a marquis marries a duke's daughter, he must accept the ceremony, ask for his name, accept the honor, accept the invitation, ask for an appointment, and personally welcome him. Every ceremony must be grand and grand. It will take at least half a year. ah."

Chang Feng smiled bitterly: "Qingyun, that little wild ass, finally agreed to my marriage yesterday. I'm afraid that he will change his mind, so it's better to hurry up. If I can keep the six rites simple, I'll keep them simple. This will save the civil servants from saying I'm ostentatious."

Wang Miaoxin smiled and said: "That's done. All the old brothers will definitely go and ask for a wedding drink at that time."

Chang Feng said: "I made it clear in advance. It's okay to drink wedding wine, but don't send gifts to my family. This will save me from imitating Yang Xu, the prefect of Nanyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and hanging dead fish on the beams on the wedding day."

Chang Feng left Jinyiwei and returned home. As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I happened to see Chang Ponu getting off the official sedan.

Chang Ponu is already in his thirties. After more than ten years of ups and downs in officialdom, he has become a seasoned and capable official.

Chang Feng said: "Aren't you staying at Hubu tonight?"

Chang Ponu nodded: "Yes. Stay at home tonight."

The father and son talked while walking towards the house.

Chang Ponu smiled bitterly: "Well, I have offended all the officials in the capital by serving as the military salary steward for the emperor."

"The emperor issued a decree the day before yesterday, ordering the Ministry of Industry to rush to produce one hundred Hongwu iron cannons within fifteen days. Let me allocate the money."

"But the Ministry of Household Affairs has been short of money recently. The Emperor said that we should first suffer the hardships of the officials in the capital. We will suspend the salaries of the officials in the capital for two months and hand over the salary silver to the Ministry of Industry."

"Officials naturally dare not make irresponsible remarks on the emperor's will. They all scold me."

"They also gave me a nickname, 'Shilang who abuses officials'. There is also a jingle, 'Shilang Chang, you work so hard that you starve officials.'"

Chang Feng comforted him: "Let the officials say whatever you want. As long as you can live up to the conscience of heaven and earth, and satisfy the emperor below."

"By the way, you said that the emperor issued a decree to build a hundred Hongwu iron cannons within fifteen days? Why are you in such a hurry? There was no large-scale war in the Ming Dynasty. There are no signs of the Tatars going south to invade."

Chang Ponu said: "I'm surprised too. Your Majesty, I think of it all the time."

At this moment, You Jingwu called behind Chang Feng: "Father."

Chang Feng turned around and said with a smile: "Oh, the sun really came out of the bed. It's rare for us, father and son, to be together."

You Jingwu is now the commander in charge of one-sixth of the 12th regiment and battalion. He often lived in a military camp on the outskirts of Beijing for a month without leaving home.

You Jingwu said: "Father, I'm here to say goodbye to you. Your Majesty has just issued an order, ordering me to lead two battalions, Fenwu and Xianwu, to set out tomorrow to go to Xuan Mansion for autumn exercises."

Chang Feng was confused and puzzled: "In the past few years, the emperor transferred regiments and battalions to the Border Pass for Qiu Cao, and it was always in September. How come it's only April and you are asked to leave?"

You Jingwu said: "I don't know."

Emperor Zhengde asked people to rush to make Hongwu iron cannons, and also transferred regiments and battalions to Xuanfu. Chang Feng felt the abnormality keenly.

Weird!

(End of this chapter)