The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

King Xing stood up with Lu Bing's help. Then King Xing gently shook off Lu Bing's hand and forced a smile: "Gu is not old yet, he can walk on his own."

King Xing had just celebrated his fortieth birthday. But looking at his steps, he looked like a seventy-year-old man.

After King Xing left, Zhu Houcong and Lu Bing flew kites for a while.

Three of Zhu Houcong's personal eunuchs came over. The thinnest among them is Lu Fang. The fat and bloated one is Huang Jin. The tallest one is Mai Fu.

Among the three, Mai Fu is the oldest and the most independent. He is the backbone of the three officials.

Mai Fu held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to go study at Mr. Liang's place.

Mai Fu is a bit like the attacker in later "Dream of Red Mansions". He often advises his master to study more and make progress.

In fact, for Zhu Houcong, reading is not a painful thing. Because his husband Liang Zhu liked to teach him the strange things in "Zhuangzi" and "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". Liang Zhu often fascinated him when he lectured.

Zhu Houcong always regarded Liang Zhu's classes as listening to stories, which was full of fun.

Mai Fu reminded him of class. He collected the kite string and then said to Lu Bing: "Let's go to class! My father asked me just now how high the sky is. I just want to ask Mr. Liang for advice."

King Xing treated Lu Song and his son with great kindness. He even asked Lu Bing to take classes with the dignified prince Zhu Houcong. Moreover, Lu Bing is a classmate, not a book boy or a reading companion.

The three eunuchs served Zhu Houcong into Liang Zhu's "education school". The three of them took a leisurely stroll and sat and rested under the big willow tree at the entrance of the Yuxue Hall.

Mai Fu said: "The three of us are like Liu, Guan and Zhang in the Three Kingdoms. Although we are not related by blood, we spend every day together. We are like brothers."

"Since we are brothers, I won't hide it. I encountered a strange thing recently."

Lu Fang asked: "Oh? What happened to eldest brother?"

Mai Fu said: "Yang Yingchang, the governor of Zhejiang, sent someone to find me and gave me five thousand taels of silver."

Huang Jin was kind-hearted and simple. He smiled and said: "Ah ha. Now my eldest brother has a feudal official to give him gifts! It's really gratifying and congratulatory!"

Mai Fu said: "What's so gratifying? Don't you think it's strange?"

Lu Fang was very scheming and kept silent. Huang Jinxin said bluntly: "Oh? What's the strange thing?"

Mai Fu spoke eloquently: "It's not uncommon for feudal officials to give gifts to eunuchs. But they usually give gifts to the father-in-laws in the palace."

"Have you ever seen someone giving gifts to the father-in-law in the prince's palace? Our prince never cares about government or military affairs, and only indulges in calligraphy and painting."

"And I am just the prince's eldest companion. Even in our Prince Xing's palace, I am not considered a big official."

"Why should a dignified governor of a province spend five thousand taels of money and give it to an unknown eunuch in the feudal prince's palace?"

Lu Fang finally spoke: "Brother, if you don't tell me about this, it's really hard for me to mention it. I also received a gift recently!"

"Yingtian Governor Huang Ranchang sent someone to give me three thousand taels of silver."

Mai Fu said: "Oh? He didn't say why he wanted to give you money?"

Lu Fang replied: "The blame is that he didn't let me do anything."

Mai Fu said: "Officials' gift-giving can be divided into two types: urgent gifts and slow gifts. The so-called urgent gifts refer to the difficult things they have encountered. They should give gifts to people who can help them."

"The so-called slow courtesy. It means that they see someone with a great future and want to make a long-term friendship. When that person becomes prosperous in the future, they will be able to help him."

"The two gifts you and I received should be slow gifts."

Huang Jin said: "Eldest brother, second brother. I won't hide it from you either. I also received a gift recently. The prefect of Changsha gave me a thousand taels of silver."

Mai Fu said: "It's really weird. The three of us are only serving the prince of the vassal. Not the prince of the East Palace. Why do these powerful local officials give us slow gifts to make friends?"

"This matter is very strange. The three of us should not tell anyone about it yet."

Lu Fang said: "I was introduced to our palace by the wife of Lord Changhou of Jin Yiwei. I think I should write a letter to inform Lord Chang of this strange matter."

But Mai Fu said: "Master Chang Hou of Jinyiwei has many things to do. How can he have the time to care about trivial matters in Prince Xing's Mansion in Huguang, thousands of miles away? It's better not to disturb him."

"Anyway, the three of us should be more careful in the future. We need to communicate with each other if there is anything going on."

Lu Fang asked: "What about the money you gave us?"

Mai Fu said: "We will accept the money without fail. In the officialdom, if you don't accept money from someone, you have offended that person. With the status of the three of us, how can we offend those feudal officials?"

"Let's see what they are going to do."

The three of them are all teenagers, with immature minds and visions.

To say the least, even if Chang Feng knew about this, an old fox like him would not be able to guess what the border officials wanted. In other words, Chang Feng did not expect how bold the civil servants were.

Look at it from the perspective of God in later generations. First, Emperor Zhengde had seriously endangered the interests of the civil servant group at this time.

Second, Emperor Zhengde was not selfish. If he "dies of a sudden illness" one day, he can only choose one of his close cousins ​​to take the throne.

Third, King Xing was the uncle of Emperor Zhengde. The crown prince Zhu Houcong was a close cousin of Emperor Zhengde.

Fourth, looking at the vassal kings all over the world, the one with the best reputation is King Xing. King Xing was a well-known virtuous king.

The fifth and most important one. If Emperor Zhengde dies, the new emperor will be selected from among his close cousins. It is best to choose someone whose biological father is deceased. This saves the Ming Dynasty from creating an extra emperor out of thin air. However, King Xing's health was not good and he often fell ill. This was not a sign of longevity, which was well known in the official circles in the south of the Yangtze River.

The reason why the feudal officials made a bet in advance and sent money to befriend the three personal eunuchs around Zhu Houcong is self-evident.

There is only one possibility. The civil servants expected that the great Emperor Zhengde, who was in great health, tasted delicious, had the power of a dragon and a tiger to control four women in one night, and was capable of killing people in Yingzhou on horseback, was about to die soon.

In other words, they want Emperor Zhengde to die soon.
Let’s talk about the capital. Half a month later, the Chang Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and there was a big banquet. Chang Qingyun, the grandson of the Marquis, is getting married today!

This big wedding shocked most of the capital. It was not a wedding of close relatives at all.

Fortunately, the Marquis Mansion given to Chang Feng by Emperor Zhengde was large enough. There were no less than a thousand nobles, civil servants, military generals, eunuchs, and factory guards who came to congratulate him, and they filled the Marquis Mansion.

Emperor Zhengde also specially ordered the Han generals from the Jinyi Guard to serve as Chang Qingyun's wedding ceremony guard. Chang Qingyun rode a tall horse, majestic and joyful, to the Duke Dingguo's mansion to welcome his bride.

The people watching along the way whispered: "Who is getting married in such a big event?"

"Jin Yi Wei often marries the direct grandson of the Butcher. He is married to a descendant of King Xu Da of Zhongshan and a young lady from the Duke of Dingguo's family."

"No wonder! Apart from the royal family, only the Chang family can put on such a big scene."

"It's time and destiny! It is said that more than thirty years ago, Chang Tufu was just a little-known member of the Jinyiwei who jumped into manure pits to find money. Who would have thought that he could achieve such success today."

"No, the Chang family's power is extremely powerful now!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Jinyiwei's ears and eyes are all over the capital, and they are all-pervasive. Let's not be caught and sent to prison for talking too much!".

A short man dressed in coarse cloth suddenly said: "I heard everything you just talked about. Don't worry, our Wei Commander Qian issued an order today. On the day of Mr. Chang's wedding, the Jin Yiwei will not arrest anyone."

Judging from his tone, this person is Jin Yiwei's "all-pervasive" eyes and ears.

Let's say that Chang Qingyun came to the door of Duke Dingguo. The one who followed him to welcome the bride was his righteous brother You Jingwu. Everyone entered the Duke's mansion. I met the Duke Xu Guangzuo in the front yard.

Fatty Xu was seen holding a big stick. Behind him stood twenty helpers armed with big sticks. These people are all young nobles who have good friends with Xu Guangzuo on weekdays, and they are all strong and healthy.

Chang Qingyun quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Xu Guangzuo: "My son-in-law pays homage to Lao Taishan!"

Xu Guangzuo sneered: "Hey, don't rush to call me Lao Taishan. Boy, if you want to marry my Xu family girl back home, I'm afraid it won't be that easy! You have to be able to get past my big stick array!"

You Jingwu shouted: "Mr. Xu, aren't you forcing things on others! Qingyun is only thirteen. How can he stand up to your more than 20 stick formations! I'm afraid he will be beaten so badly that he can't even get out of bed!"

"Mr. Xu, you don't want your wife to have to watch over a groom who is covered in wounds and moaning in pain during the wedding night, right?"

Xu Guangzuo said: "Then I don't care! If he can get through my stick formation, I will treat him as his father-in-law. If he can't get through, it's because he has no ability!"

"His mother's legs were broken. I remember when I was working for his grandfather, his grandfather often made me jump into the manure pit. This time I can finally get my revenge."

You Jingwu smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, let's discuss it. It's really too difficult for one person to break into a big stick formation with twenty people. How about you let me pick four brothers and join Qingyun in the formation?"

"Six versus twenty, you still take advantage."

Xu Guangzuo said: "Sure! But you have to be empty-handed!"

You Jingwu nodded: "Okay, just listen to Mr. Xu!"

You Jingwu selected four regiment camp captains under his command, and told Chang Qingyun: "Qingyun, when we break into the formation later, you will follow us. We will clear the way for you!"

Both sides have completed their formation.

Xu Guangzuo's butler shouted: "The battle begins!"

You Jingwu and the four regiment camp captains were all the elites of the Ming army. That's really the elite's mother opening the door for the elite, the elite is home.

On the other hand, look at Xu Guangzuo's side. Although the twenty young nobles are all tall and powerful, how can they compete with the elites of the regiment?

You Jingwu shouted: "Get the stick first! Go up!"

The five people rushed forward, and Chang Qingyun followed behind them.

You Jingwu and others were in no rush to break into the formation. Instead, he relied on his outstanding skills to seize the big stick from the hands of the nobles.

The "battle" between the two sides began. The nobles were at a disadvantage.

After a while, everyone on You Jingwu's side seized the big sticks.

You Jingwu then shouted, "Five Peaks Formation, press forward!"

"Papa", the big sticks fought with the big sticks, making a muffled sound.

Young nobles were hit in the thighs and arms by You Jingwu and others from time to time. Of course, this is just a joke when getting married. You Jingwu and others did not use a fatal blow, and used at most 20% of their strength.

The young nobles were in pain, and some threw down their sticks and became deserters. Some kept retreating.

Seeing this, Xu Guangzuo attacked You Jingwu with a big stick.

Xu Guangzuo is the same age as Chang Feng. He was over fifty, no matter how fat he was, he still couldn't beat You Jingwu who was in his prime.

"Bang!" Xu Guangzuo's big stick was lifted into the air by You Jingwu.

You Jingwu thrust the stick forward, and the tip of the stick stopped accurately just inches away from Xu Guangzuo's throat.

You Jingwu smiled and said: "Master Xu, you lose! I'm so rude."

Xu Guangzuo responded with a smile: "Well, a true man, I am willing to admit defeat. I have indeed lost today. Qingyun, go in and pick up the bride!"

Jin'anhou's mansion is in the east city, and Dingguo's mansion is in the west city. The two families are far apart.

Half an hour later, Chang Feng, who was waiting eagerly at the door of the mansion, finally saw the leader of the welcoming team - fifty Han generals in full guard of honor.

Chang Feng smiled and said: "It's almost here. Play music, hurry up, play music!"

The music officer of Taichang Temple shouted: "Joy, get up!"

The musicians immediately began to play the trumpets "Dili Li La La, Di Li La La".

According to the rules of marriage in the Ming Dynasty, the in-laws do not want to see each other on the wedding day.

However, Xu Guangzuo broke this rule and personally escorted the jewel's sedan to the gate of Chang's Mansion.

Chang Feng tightly held the hand of his old brother Xu Guangzuo: "Fat Xu, I remember when we two brothers worked conscientiously on errands together. It was true that we fought wolves in the south mountains, tigers in the north mountains, caught hedgehogs in pumpkin geography, and fished them out of big manure pits. Over money!”

"When we were saving money in the last years of Chenghua, our brothers' heads were pinned to the waistband of a pair of pants."

"Who would have thought that more than thirty years have passed. We have become in-laws! I have become your uncle!"

Xu Guangzuo smiled and scolded: "Go to hell! You haven't taken advantage of me enough. Now, whenever we meet in the rest of our lives, you will use your status as the elder to overwhelm me!"

Laughing and scolding ended with laughter and scolding, but Xu Guangzuo's eyes sparkled with tears of emotion. After all, the two old brothers have been in love for more than thirty years.

I remember that when they went to Cai Shilang's house to speculate, they were still young men in their prime. In the blink of an eye, gray hair appeared. If the experiences of the two of them over the years were written into a book, it would not have more than 1.5 million words?

This is really a fleeting moment. People have become thinner and young people have become old and decrepit.

After a series of cumbersome etiquette. Mrs. Ninth, who acted as Xi's mother-in-law, finally helped her grandson's daughter-in-law, Xu Ling'er, into the house.

At this moment, another Han general opened the way and arrived at the gate of Jin'an Hou Mansion.

Zhang Yong, the chief seal officer of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, followed closely on horseback. He dismounted and shouted: "The emperor is here to witness the marriage. All the ministers kneel down to welcome you!"

The emperor personally witnessing the marriage is the highest honor for a family.

Chang Feng, Xu Guangzuo and the guests all knelt down.

Not long after, Emperor Zhengde's dragon chariot arrived.

Gu Dayong shouted: "The Ming Dynasty's divine power is invincible, it destroys the bandits, Guangwu avenges its humiliation, and it is invincible and invincible. It sweeps across the northern barbarians. The great Emperor Shengwu comes to Jin'an Marquis Mansion to witness the marriage in person! All ministers, welcome!"

This strange title of emperor was obtained by Chang Feng in a hurry when Emperor Zhengde returned triumphantly. Emperor Zhengde remembered it very well and actually used this title of emperor.

Chang Feng knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

When he shouted, everyone who was kneeling on the ground looked at each other.

Chang Feng knew he had called the wrong one, so he looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, I'm used to it. Your Majesty, Chang Feng, welcomes you!"

All the civil and military officials echoed and shouted: "I respectfully welcome the Holy Emperor!" (End of this chapter)