The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

The welcome ceremony has just ended. Suddenly two more groups of honor guards came.

Emperor Zhengde and his ministers were all surprised. Could it be that the queen has arrived?

After a while, a young eunuch on horseback came to the door of the Hou Mansion. The young eunuch dismounted and knelt down to Emperor Zhengde first. Then he said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Queen have come to Jin'an Marquis Mansion to congratulate you!"

The relationship between Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia and the Chang family is that they are truly half-relatives.

Without Changfeng, there would be no Zhang Fengling's position as Queen Mother and Xia Dongyue's position as Queen.

Changfeng is the great benefactor of Cining and Kunning palaces.

The benefactor's direct grandson got married, and he married the Queen of Zhongshan King. Queen Mother Zhang and Queen Xia discussed it and decided to come in person to congratulate the Chang family.

It is extremely rare for the emperor to attend the wedding of his ministers in person.

The emperor, the queen mother, and the queen all attended the wedding ceremony at the courtier's house. It was really the sun coming out of bed, the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!
Queen Xia helped Queen Mother Zhang get out of the phoenix chariot.

All the ministers shouted: "The Queen Mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old."

Chang Feng's face seemed to grow three times out of thin air. Chang's Enrong is really mutton soup with garlic, it's not cured!
Chang Feng is an old theater performing artist. Tears come as they come. He shed two lines of hot tears and said in a trembling voice: "How virtuous and capable is the Chang family? The ministers and grandchildren are getting married, but they are working hard for the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Zhang said loudly: "Chang Feng was the most meritorious official in the Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties! When the grandson of the first meritorious official gets married, the Ai family will naturally be present!"

Empress Dowager Zhang exaggerated.

Wang Shu, Ma Wensheng, and Wang Yue, which one does not have greater contributions than Chang Feng?

But Queen Mother Zhang was always a woman. In a woman's mind, whoever helps her the most will get the most credit.

As soon as these words came out, Chang Feng kowtowed: "The Queen Mother is too praised. The old minister is scared! The old minister is not a meritorious official, but has only done his meager efforts for the court and the palace for decades."

Queen Mother Zhang said quickly: "Please get up quickly! Where is the sworn sister of the Ai family?"

Emperor Zhengde quickly asked: "Zhen, where is Mrs. Wei Guo?"

Chang Feng replied: "It is not convenient for women to receive guests at the door of the house, ah no, welcome guests."

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Let her come out and enter the mansion hand in hand with this old sister of the Ai family."

Liu Xiaoyan left Beijing a while ago and rushed to Yingzhou. After returning to Beijing, she was very tired. She rested at home all day and did not go to Cining Palace to visit Queen Mother Zhang.

The emperor is a loner, and so is the queen mother. Liu Xiaoyan was one of the few close people to Empress Dowager Zhang. She hadn't seen her for a long time, and she missed her sworn sister who had blocked a knife for her in the Demon Monk Temple.

Not long after, Liu Xiaoyan arrived outside the house.

When Empress Dowager Zhang saw Liu Xiaoyan, she burst into tears: "Sister Yi, I heard that you went to Yingzhou to fight, and the Ai family was very worried. They couldn't sleep all night, just because they were afraid that something might happen to you."

As the wife of an old sycophant, Liu Xiaoyan naturally learned the basics of wearing a top hat: "The emperor is like a god in using his troops. There will be no danger for Xiaoyan to follow him. She will only gain glory and make meritorious deeds because of the emperor's command."

Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "Empress, let's enter the palace!"

Liu Xiaoyan went to help Queen Mother Zhang, but Queen Mother Zhang directly held her hand.

Entering the house as a servant and entering the house hand in hand are two different things.

All the civil servants and generals sighed in their hearts: Oh my God! The royal family's favor to the Chang family can be said to be the highest in the Zhengde Dynasty!

In the hall, Chang Qingyun and Xu Ling first worshiped the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress, then worshiped the heaven and earth, the high hall, and finally bowed to each other.

After the four prayers were over, the two were sent to the bridal chamber to drink Henu wine.

Although Chang Qingyun is young, he is a pioneer in the romantic formation. Already experienced.

But Xu Ling was a serious girl, and it was the first time that a grown-up girl was on the bed.

Chang Qingyun used all the eighteen martial arts skills he learned in Baofang on Xu Ling. Xu Ling'er is simply as majestic as Feng Xu riding the wind but not knowing where it stops; fluttering as if he is left alone in the world, becoming an immortal and ascending to immortality.

Originally, Xu Ling only had a good impression of Chang Qingyun. After this battle, Xu Ling completely fell in love with the boy in front of her who she had bullied since childhood.

There were swords, guns, sticks, axes, axes, hooks and forks in the bridal chamber, and the newlyweds were overjoyed. Outside the bridal chamber, Emperor Zhengde, Chang Feng and others were enjoying themselves together.

There are no foreign ministers in the harem. Liu Xiaoyan set up a separate table in the side hall to entertain Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia, accompanied by Mrs. Jiu, Biyun, Li Ping'er and Yan Jiao. Wei Bin was waiting on the side.

Queen Mother Zhang was happy today and drank a few more drinks. She sighed with emotion: "Sister Xiaoyan, youth is fleeting. I think back thirty-two years ago, when you and I were still young and beautiful, with beautiful faces."

"In the blink of an eye, you and I will become an old woman with white hair."

Liu Xiaoyan said quickly: "The Queen Mother is not old. If she changes into casual clothes, others will think she is only thirty!"

Queen Mother Zhang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law can still speak."

Empress Dowager Zhang turned to look at Mrs. Ninth again: "Nine sisters, don't you regret marrying Chang Feng?"

The Ninth Lady said: "I don't regret it. If I hadn't married her, I wouldn't have had the imperial title I have today. Maybe I'm just an old broker who sells stolen goods in the capital. Maybe she'll be in jail eating corn."

The origin of Madam Ninth was an unspeakable topic more than ten years ago.

But more than thirty years have passed, and this matter can be said openly. No one will use this matter as an excuse for Chang Feng anymore.

Queen Xia picked up the wine glass: "Godmother, my daughter would like to propose a toast to you."

Empress Xia now no longer has to hide her relationship with the Chang family.

Liu Xiaoyan said: "I can't bear it."

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "You can afford it! The Ai family already knows that it was you and your wife who secretly helped Zhao'er get the queen he wanted."

Liu Xiaoyan took the glass and drank it in one gulp.

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Sister-in-law. As long as we, the two of us, are still in charge of the harem, we can guarantee that everything goes smoothly for the Chang family."

Queen Mother Zhang is establishing FLAG. When you are the head of the harem, everything goes smoothly for your family. What if you are no longer the head of the harem? Has the harem changed hands?
Liu Xiaoyan was so moved that the old pearls fell down: "Thank you, the Queen Mother, thank you, the Queen Mother. From now on, the Chang family will serve the court and the royal family!"

Let’s talk about the main hall. Emperor Zhengde drank too much and was bragging to his ministers about his extensive knowledge.

Emperor Zhengde said: "A while ago, Yasan's relatives came to Ming Dynasty by sea. They told Yasan a lot of strange things. Yasan told me."

"Today I am happy to tell you a joke about Western Europe."

The emperor was about to show off his knowledge, so Chang Feng, an old fox, naturally had to pretend to be ignorant to reflect the emperor's erudition: "May I ask your Majesty, what is this Europa?"

Emperor Zhengde replied: "Europe is not an east or west thing, it is a west."

Chang Feng asked again: "How big is Europa? Is it as big as the Ming Dynasty?"

Emperor Zhengde said quickly: "Uncle, please don't be arrogant! The Ming Dynasty has a population of 60 million, but the population of Europe is 10 million. Its vastness is comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty."

"However, Europa is not a country. It is a general name for dozens of large and small kingdoms, hundreds of large and small principalities, and princely states."

In fact, Chang Feng has heard about these things for a long time. But he still pretended to be suddenly enlightened: "Oh, that's it! Your Majesty is really the most educated king in ancient and modern times!"

Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "Chang Qing, don't rush to give me a high hat. I haven't started telling my jokes yet!"

"Say, there is a pope in Europe named Li Ao X." All the civil servants laughed.

Yang Tinghe laughed and said: "What kind of name is this? Are pears still boiling? Is it boiling lung-moistening ointment? What kind of lung-moistening ointment needs to be boiled for ten lifetimes?"

Emperor Zhengde said: "Westerners have really weird names."

Chang Feng asked: "May I ask your Majesty, what kind of official is the Pope?"

Emperor Zhengde said: "In terms of status, he is roughly equivalent to the Supreme Emperor of all kings, dukes, marquises, and earls in Europe. In terms of title, he is a bit like the Panchen Lama of Uzang."

"This Li'ao tenth generation wanted to build a cathedral. Oh, the church is a Taoist temple in the West. But he was short of money, so he thought of a trick."

"He printed a lot of 'indulgence coupons'. He said that as long as guilty people spent money to buy indulgence coupons, they would go to heaven after death and not go to hell."

"He also said that buying more indulgences can preemptively exempt future crimes, and can also atone for the sins of the dead who have committed crimes."

All the civil servants and generals laughed.

Chang Feng laughed and said: "Haha, can you atone for your sins by spending money on buying those coupons? Then I have to buy hundreds of them. I will spend my whole life... Alas."

Liang Chu said: "This is a small barbarian country after all! A great emperor can't even afford the money to build a temple. He came up with such a damaging trick. Isn't this deceiving the people?"

Everyone was talking and laughing. Suddenly, a civil servant wearing the uniform of a seventh-rank official at the last table knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I, Shi Tianzhu, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, have a bloody memorial to report!"

Xue Shu, as the name suggests, is a memorial written in blood.

The powerful Chang Feng family is holding a wedding. But a bloody one appeared. There was a sudden silence in the hall.

All the civil servants secretly applauded in their hearts: Someone comes out to cause trouble for the Chang family? Wonderful!

Emperor Zhengde looked displeased: "What's so important that we have to report it now? Why can't we even wait for tomorrow morning?"

Shi Tianzhu said: "Reporting to the Emperor, you have not been to the morning court for six days. I can't wait any longer!"

Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty, I'm not sure he really has something urgent to report. Why don't Your Majesty be merciful and let him finish?"

Emperor Zhengde nodded: "Okay. Come on!"

Shi Tianzhu said: "Now the imperial court is empty, the city is empty, the warehouses are empty, and the borders are empty. Everyone in the world knows about the dangers and disasters, but your majesty does not know it! The chaos and safety will stop here, so I am sad and feel pity for your majesty!"

"That's why I risked my life to speak for Your Majesty. I wrote the blood letter with sincerity and sincerity. When I send the blood letter, I will be ready to accept the crime!"

This passage was written into the "Records of Wuzong" by civil servants four years later to express Emperor Zhengde's ignorance.

Shi Tianzhu is just a small person. This blood memorial was clearly directed by someone behind the scenes.

Chang Feng glanced at Yang Tinghe first.

Yang Tinghe shook his head slightly, indicating that he had nothing to do with it.

Chang Feng said seriously: "Is Shi Gei exaggerating? Is the imperial court empty? The more than three million taels of silver in the national treasury are sitting there. Where is the empty space?"

"The warehouse is empty? There are millions of dan in the Tongzhou warehouse. Oh, although there are silverfish tampering with the accounts. But after Jin Yiwei investigated, they found that the actual number of 800,000 dan is still there! Where is the emptiness? "

"The border is empty? Your Majesty has just won the battle of Yingzhou. The Mongols will not dare to go south for several years or even more than ten years. The eyes and ears of the Jinyiwei have detected that major merchants in the north are preparing to expand trade at the border market. There is a steady stream of caravans. Heading to the border. Is this called border air?”

"As for the danger of death, that is even more nonsense! The emperor won a great victory in Yingzhou, not a defeat!"

Chang Feng defended Shi Tianzhu for Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde Longyan was delighted: "Chang Qing said it well! You said what I was thinking!"

This Shi Tianzhu is different from the Hai Rui of later generations. He is obviously the kind of person who is famous for his loyalty to death. And I don’t know how many civil servants were standing behind him.

Shi Tianzhu was about to argue.

Zhang Yong immediately shouted: "Why don't you take this guy out quickly?"

Two Han generals stepped forward, grabbed Shi Tianzhu and left.

Shi Tianzhu shouted: "The emperor does not accept loyal advice!"

Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "Qian Ning! Check! Check this person's background! Check this person's purpose of causing trouble for the Chang family today!"

"Even if we peel off his skin, we still have to figure out the whole story!"

However, Chang Feng advised Emperor Zhengde: "Your Majesty, we can't find out clearly. If he dies in the imperial prison, the crime of killing the minister who directly admonished him will fall on the Chang family."

"I think it would be better to transfer him to a local government official."

Emperor Zhengde thought for a while and said: "Well, today is a happy day for the Chang family, and we really shouldn't start killing. Just follow Chang Qing's words and assign him to be a local promotion official!"

This episode seriously damaged Emperor Zhengde's mood. But in order to give Chang Feng face, he still forced a smile: "Qingyun is young and strong. I wonder when I can give Chang Qing a great-grandson!"

"If Chang Qing gets a great-grandson, I will name him personally!"

Emperor Zhengde showed his face to his family today. Chang Feng said quickly: "I am scared. The emperor treats the Chang family so kindly, how can the Chang family repay it?"

Emperor Zhengde said: "You're telling the truth! It's because of the Chang family's dedicated service to the court over the years that I gave the Chang family such generous treatment!"

The civil servants looked at each other and thought to themselves: As long as this old guy Chang Feng wants to, he can be the second Liu Jin of this dynasty.

It has been thirteen years since Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne in the 18th year of Hongzhi.

During these thirteen years, Emperor Zhengde's attitude towards Chang Feng changed from wariness to trust, from trust to reuse, and then from reuse to favor.

Everyone in the court knew that as long as Emperor Zhengde reigned, the Chang family would become famous.

In the whole world, Chang Feng is probably the one who looks forward to Emperor Zhengde's long life the most.

But things in this world have always been elusive. Some people in the court hoped that Emperor Zhengde, a promising monarch, would die quickly and be replaced by a new emperor who was as weak and honest as Xiaozong.

The future of the Chang family is still unknown.

Don't talk about the future, just talk about the present. Unknowingly, New Year's Eve in the twelfth year of Zhengde's reign has arrived.

During this year, three members of the Chang family participated in the Battle of Yingzhou. He not only had the merit of accompanying the driver, but also had the function of rescuing the driver, and was richly rewarded by Emperor Zhengde.

The power of the Chang family reached its peak in the court.

But Chang Feng always reminds himself: Power will change a person's character, so don't become the second Liu Jin.

Therefore, he still works conscientiously on errands and is as honest as water as an official. There is no arrogance or domineering attitude at all, and he is humble and easy-going towards others. He is simply a model of a powerful minister.

On the first day of the first lunar month in the thirteenth year of Zhengde's reign, Emperor Zhengde suddenly had an idea after paying homage to the ancestral temple.

Since Yongle moved the capital, there has been no precedent for an emperor to tour the south.

I have averted the shame of Tumubao, and I am fully qualified to tour the south to Yingtian Xiaoling Mausoleum to personally pay homage to Taizu.

This idea will kill Emperor Zhengde's Qingqing. (End of chapter)