The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei
Chapter 409: The Lion is Old, but Still Roars
On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourteenth year of the Zhengde reign, the Little New Year, the Jinyiwei parade ground.
Five thousand Jinyiwei, three thousand Dongchang, and two thousand comrades from the Five Cities Bingmasi gathered in the parade ground.
Chang Feng, who had just returned to Beijing, was sitting on the grand master's chair in the middle of the parade ground. Duke Dingguo Xu Guangzuo, Marquis Shouning Zhang Heling, Marquis Jianchang Zhang Yanling, the Secretary of the Imperial Household Wei Bin, Madam Weiguo Liu Xiaoyan, the Left Commander of the Rear Army Commander's Office You Jingwu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Chang Po Nu, and the fourteen-year-old Southern Expedition Bandit Suppression Officer Chang Qingyun were on both sides.
The elder of Jinyiwei, Wang Miaoxin, who was specially granted the title of commander and the Southern Pacification Envoy, a "little national player"; Basha, the commander of Jinyiwei, and a group of old brothers of Jinyiwei who had followed Chang Feng stood behind Chang Feng with their hands hanging down.
Chang Feng stood up and said loudly: "I have served two previous emperors, the current emperor, and the court for thirty-seven years. I have handled hundreds of cases and killed thousands of people. But this case is for my family. The people to be killed are killed for my family."
"Someone wants to cut off the Chang family's incense. I, Chang Feng, will wipe out his entire clan!"
"From now on, all cases of the Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and all cases of the Wucheng Bingmasi will be suspended immediately. All comrades, only investigate one thing. That is the assassination of my granddaughter-in-law Xu Ling!"
Although the lion is old, it can still roar!
Wang Miaoxin stood up and stated: "As long as the assassination of the wife of Marquis Jin'an remains unsolved, the salaries of the Jinyiwei will be stopped, and all transfers and promotions will be suspended!"
Wei Bin, one of the "Eight Tigers of Zhengde" who stayed in the capital and rose to prominence with the help of Chang Feng, also expressed his opinion on behalf of the palace: "Empress Dowager Zhang has offered a bonus of 30,000 taels! She also said that whoever finds the assassin and the backer first will be the benefactor of Empress Dowager Zhang! If you become the benefactor of the Empress Dowager, what else can you say about your future prospects?"
Wei Bin paused, and used a ruthless trick: "As long as the assassination of the wife of Marquis of Jin'an remains unsolved, the three thousand guards of the East Factory will draw a person by lot every day, and beat him with forty sticks with all their heart. If the case remains unsolved after three days, the person will be killed by the lot!"
Wei Bin is indeed one of the Eight Tigers of Zhengde. This move is too cruel. Who in the East Factory is willing to draw a disability lot every day and a life and death lot every three days? They will definitely risk their lives to solve the case.
Zhang Heling represented the noble group. He stood up and cursed: "You are bullying Duke Dingguo and Marquis Jin'an! Old Zhang and the dukes, marquises, and earls of the two capitals will not agree! The assassin didn't hit the Chang family's body at all. He clearly hit us, the nobles! The nobles of the two capitals also contributed a bonus of 5,000 taels of gold! Marquis Jianchang and I will give another 100,000 taels of bonus."
"In a word, whoever solves this case will be given enormous wealth and honor by me!"
"Even if it's just a trivial clue, you can get three thousand taels of silver from me!"
You Jingwu, the commander-in-chief of the rear army, represented the military group in the court. He stood up and said, "All the troops and horses of the Five Military Commands in Beijing can be mobilized as long as they are needed to investigate this case!"
Madam Liu Xiaoyan of the Wei Kingdom stood up and said, "Which comrade can solve this case for my Chang family? Those who are older than me will be considered my sworn brother! Those who are younger than me will be considered my sworn brother! I will use all my connections to help him rise to a higher position!"
Everyone in the capital knew that Madam Weiguo was the current empress dowager's adopted sister. To be related to her was equivalent to being related to the empress dowager and the royal family.
Not to mention that Madam Weiguo is the leader of the noble ladies' circle in Beijing. Anyone who gets close to her will have connections with the entire noble ladies' circle in Beijing. A few words from a noble lady may help him rise to the top!
Where there are heavy rewards and heavy punishments, there will always be brave men.
Two days later, the cabinet was on duty.
The Chief Minister Yang Tinghe, the Second Chief Minister Liang Chu, and cabinet members Jiang Mian and Mao Ji sat around the stove, not saying a word.
Mao Ji spoke up, breaking the silence: "Prime Minister. Lord Chang Laohou is investigating the assassination of his grandson's wife, causing chaos in the capital. The three judicial officials reported that the factory guards arrested two to three thousand people in the capital in the past two days and detained them for interrogation. Lord Chang Laohou also said that he would rather arrest the wrong person than let him go. Shouldn't our cabinet take care of this?"
Jiang Mian said: "After returning to the capital, Lord Chang has placed himself above the rules, laws, and official system! The three judicial departments are now useless. No matter whether it is the common people or officials, Lord Chang can arrest, imprison, or punish them at will. Where is the law?"
Yang Tinghe took a sip of tea and remained calm: "I advise you not to provoke an angry tiger."
Mao Ji was a straightforward person. He curled his lips and said, "I want to write a memorial to the emperor! The emperor should take care of Lord Chang!"
Yang Tinghe said, "Put yourself in their shoes. If your granddaughter-in-law was stabbed and had a miscarriage, would you use the three judicial departments to turn the capital upside down to find the murderer?" Mao Ji was speechless.
After the cabinet meeting, Jiang Mian and Mao Ji left the duty room and went about their respective duties.
Liang Chu lowered his voice and said, "It is said that the emperor wants Yang Yiqing to be reinstated and return to Beijing to replace you. You should have heard about this, right?"
Yang Tinghe nodded.
Liang Chu had a worried look on his face. "In theory, the rotation of cabinet ministers is an ancestral system. But Yang Yiqing is a military officer. To be disrespectful, the current emperor is militaristic. If the prime minister is also a military officer, then the Ming Dynasty will probably repeat the mistakes of Emperor Wu of Han. We can't sit idly by and watch the emperor continue to make trouble like this. When the country's strength is exhausted and it is too late to issue the Luntai Repentance Edict!"
Yang Tinghe smiled calmly: "Thunder and rain are all grace from heaven. It is also the ancestral system that the chief minister of the cabinet is appointed by the emperor. Don't worry too much."
Liang Chu could never have imagined that in the near future, the Yang Ting and Yang Shoufu would reverse the ancestral system - the emperor would be appointed by the chief minister of the cabinet!
Liang Chu was a little anxious: "Why aren't you worried at all? The emperor loves to fight wars. Wars cost not only lives, but also real money! The emperor is still determined to expand the border! Sooner or later, the emperor will spend all the wealth accumulated by the Hongzhi Restoration. How can we face the late emperor a hundred years later?"
Yang Tinghe still had an indifferent expression: "The Ministry of Revenue still has 4 million taels of silver and 6 million dan of grain in reserve. They won't be used up in a short time. Brother Liang, don't worry about it."
The reason why Yang Tinghe was able to sit on the Diaoyutai was that he had already made up his mind.
If he doesn't do some things, the group of civil servants under him will do them.
Yang Tinghe will not participate, nor will he express his views, but he will definitely be the one who benefits in the end.
During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, the monarch and his ministers ruled together. You, Emperor Zhengde, want to overthrow the emperor? No way! The civil officials in the world will not agree.
Let’s talk about the lobby of Jinyiwei.
Chang Feng was resting with his eyes closed, waiting for news from his men on the case.
Basha walked in and said, "Master Chang, there is a strongman named Hu Shangren who wants to see you. He said he has important clues."
Normally, it was almost impossible for the lowest-ranking strongmen of the Jinyiwei to meet Chang Feng. But now it was different. As long as there was a clue, not to mention the registered strongmen of the Jinyiwei, even a beggar could walk into the Jinyiwei lobby openly.
Chang Feng nodded: "Well, let him in."
Hu Shangren, a strongman, was in his thirties. His ancestral home was Longchuan Township, Jixi County, Huizhou Prefecture, Nanzhili. His family was quite wealthy and was a well-known local gentry. This allowed his father to spend a huge amount of money to put him into the Jinyiwei.
Hu Shangren served in Jinyiwei for ten years, but he was not outstanding and never got promoted.
This is an insignificant figure in history.
If ordinary Hu Shangren has any achievements, perhaps only one: he has a son who is eight years old this year.
His son's name is Hu Zongxian! (End of this chapter)
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