Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Jiao Fang and Liu Jin had a tacit understanding before, and the two had special means of communication.

Soon, Jiao Fang will bring the news into the palace.

During this period of time, Liu Jin and others were forced to the point of desperation by the cabinet and the civil service group, and they were in constant fear.

In the middle of no plan, Jiao Fang's idea came to him suddenly, and after careful consideration, he took a breath of air: the civil servants are so powerful, they can even think of such a poisonous method.To be honest, Su Ziqiao is the only one who can use this method.Fortunately, Su Mu had already been sent to Shaanxi early. If he was in the capital this time, he probably would not agree to Liu Jian's alliance with Wang Yue.At that time, there will be no loopholes left in the cabinet, and everyone can only jump into the Jinshui River as soon as possible to die clean.

Having got his idea, Liu Jin hurriedly took the other seven people to Xiyuan overnight to join Emperor Zhengde. This time, even Zhang Yong and Liu Jin united as one.

As soon as the eight tigers saw Zhengde, they kept crying without saying a word.

Emperor Zhengde was annoyed by everyone crying, so he asked them what was the matter.

At this time, Liu Jin began to yell, saying that because Wang Yue was not from the Eastern Palace, he was ambitious and connected with the civil servants, and wanted to kill the colleagues of the Supervisor of Ceremonies so that he could become a eunuch with palm seals.This matter, in fact, has nothing to do with the civil servant's impeachment of himself, it is Wang Yue's mischief, asking Long Live Lord to be the master for the slaves and maidservants!

Hearing this, Zhengde's hair stood on end.

As for the civil servants, he had long since despaired, knowing that these officials would not be of one mind with the royal family at all.In fact, starting from Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xuanzong, civil servants took pleasure in picking on the emperor's faults.

If you can't help but punish them, you've really fallen into their trap.

No matter what you do, in the end, people will gain the reputation of being a righteous minister, a dignified gentleman, and will immediately become famous all over the world.

Seeing this shortcut to fame, many civil servants followed suit one after another, taking pride in offending the emperor.

Being an emperor sometimes makes me feel helpless when I think about it.To put it bluntly, the ministers treated him like a big monster and beat him up to gain reputation and experience points.

In the end, the emperors also learned well, didn't you want to take the initiative to ask for the court stick to gain fame, but I will not fulfill your wish.The more you scold me, the more happy I am, and I look like I'm enjoying it.

When it came to Emperor Hongzhi, he even developed the ability to do things himself.

In the end, he used the ministers and officials to build his reputation, and after his death, he became the king of Yao and Shun in the hearts of the people of the world.

The same is true of Emperor Zhengde's attitude towards civil officials, keeping them at a respectful distance.On the contrary, the eunuchs around him, who are homeless and have been waiting for them for a long time, can only be trusted when the critical moment comes.

Civil officials and eunuchs should check and balance each other is the last word.

But now, his most trusted eunuchs are colluding with civil officials.

Masanori looks ridiculous, but he is actually very shrewd.When it comes to matters involving imperial power, even the most stupid emperor will immediately become sensitive.Of course, except for Emperor Hui of Jin.The problem is that Zhengde was a promising king after Taizu, Chengzu, and Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. How could he not know how powerful he is.

To put it bluntly, if civil servants are dissatisfied with themselves as the emperor, they must take action.The eunuchs in the palace and their people, wouldn't they themselves become puppets.

Under the imperial power, parents don't recognize me anymore!

Zhengde's face darkened, like a dark cloud of accumulated rain.

After being silent for a long time, he suddenly said: "Ge Lao is my thigh, and I regard him as my teacher."

His hesitation was already in Jiao Fang's calculations, and it also taught Liu Jin how to deal with it.

At this moment, hearing the emperor say these words as expected, Liu Jin was also shocked: "Students are so amazing, even the emperor's mind can be figured out!"

He immediately followed Jiao Fang's instruction and said: "The world belongs to His Majesty, and His Majesty decides, who dares not to obey?"

This time, the former boy finally realized everything.

Emperor Zhengde suddenly realized that he was the emperor, and the Ming Dynasty was actually the world.He was like the patriarch of a large family, with arbitrary power, at least legally.

The reason why the previous emperors were courteous to civil servants was just a gesture, the gesture of a wise king.

If you don't care about fame, you don't have to be afraid of them.

"Dou Nama, be tough!" Emperor Zhengde's heart suddenly resurfaced the vulgar words he had said with Su Mu when he was with him before: "I just want to do what I want today!"

In an instant, the Emperor Zhengde in real history came to his senses completely.

Therefore, the emperor ordered that Wang Yue be arrested overnight and sent to Nanjing to take care of him.

The next day, Liu Jian and others thought they could hear the news that Liu Jin and others were executed, but what they didn't want to wait for was such a result.

They also already know that things have reached the point of no return.

Losing the emperor's trust, the cabinet, as a nominal central decision-making powerhouse, has degenerated into a pure secretarial organization, and their existence is meaningless.

The disheartened three major cabinet ministers wrote to resign.

Emperor Zhengde didn't ask him to stay, he agreed directly, and only rejected Li Dongyang's resignation.

In this way, the troika of the cabinet left by Emperor Hongzhi for Zhengde was completely dismantled, leaving Li Dongyang alone.

The news that the two ministers of the cabinet were dissatisfied aroused the public indignation of the court officials, and almost all of them wrote to resign.

This time, Zhengde was completely convinced and handed over all matters to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin also simply said, "Hit!"

After killing two people with sticks, beating more than 40 court officials, and dismissing a large number of officials from their posts, the situation has calmed down.

Up to now, the class left by Hongzhi to Zhengde has completely collapsed, and a large number of job vacancies have been left.

And Liu Jin has completely grasped all the government affairs, and has become truly under one person and above ten thousand people.

This news was recorded in the residence newspaper.Wu Shiqi's letter also mentioned it, and it was his luck. Originally, with Mr. Wu's character, he would definitely participate in the letter of resignation this time.

It's a pity that the old man's reputation is so bad now that he has long been classified as a villain.

The actions of gentlemen will naturally not take him to play.

When all the dust settled, the old man still didn't understand what happened.

Zhang Yong's letter is the most detailed. In the letter, Eunuch Zhang said that this time he was forced to do so. In order to protect himself, he could only form an alliance with Liu Jin first. Now that the cabinet is empty and the ministries are seriously short of staff, Su Mu might as well return to the capital. , with his favor in front of the Long Live Lord, it may not be impossible to find a high-ranking official above the third rank.

The words are full of enthusiasm.

Su Mu smiled wryly in his heart, but now is not the time to return to Beijing.Liu Jin is very powerful, and it is inevitable that he will have direct conflicts with him after returning to Beijing.Now that the civil service group has been hit hard, he, Su Mu, doesn't have the power at hand.

Besides, for him, Su Mu in Ningxia was a rare opportunity to be in the top position.For future generations, now is not the time to return to Beijing.

Putting down the letter, Su Mu looked at the snow-falling sky, sighed and cheered at the same time: The influence of the Hongzhi Dynasty has completely withdrawn from the stage of history, and the era of Zhengde has finally come.