Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

On May [-]th in the fourth year of Zhengde, the day before Su Mu decided to do it, the news of King Anhua's rebellion reached the capital.The speed of information transmission in ancient times really makes people feel helpless.

The heavy rain was pouring down, and in an instant, it was as if God had knocked over the washbasin in the sky, and the rain was full of white flowers in front of my eyes, and splashed a foot high on the stone slabs in the street at the head of the city.

It's like being in the tide, and the ears are full of the sound of "booming" water.For a split second, I couldn't see anything.

In the historical evaluation of later generations, the Ming Dynasty had two golden ages.

One is the era of Taizu and Chengzu. Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Taizu was born as a grassroots. After eliminating the separatist princes in the south, he drove north to Mongolia and unified the world. Chengzu made seven voyages to the West, pushing the country to its peak.

The second is the era of Renzong and Xuanzong. With the efforts of two generations of kings, the people were rich and the treasury was full.

After the Tumubao, the power of the Ming Dynasty has shown signs of decline.If Hongzhi hadn't trusted civil officials and rested with the people, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty would have perished decades earlier.

In fact, during the prosperity of the Hongzhi Dynasty, the policy program used was still the same as that of Emperor Renxuan.Moreover, before Zhengde, the Ming Dynasty had always had good weather.In the farming era, the rise and fall of a country actually has a lot to do with God.

But after entering the Zhengde Year, the climate seems to be a little abnormal.First of all, it was the Zhending Flood, and then the Huaihe River didn't seem to be very quiet, and it washed away several counties this year.

This year, summer came very early, but it was the middle of May, and the weather was very hot.

This torrential rain was also particularly severe. In the city gate cave of Guangning Gate in the capital, the two soldiers guarding the city couldn't bear the rain and kept moving their bodies into the city gate cave.

The clothes on the two of them were already soaked by the rain, and they were so cold that they kept stomping their feet.

One of them complained: "It's raining heavily, I should have brought my coir raincoat with me if I knew it earlier."

Another person said with a smile: "Wearing a coir raincoat, with a disheveled appearance, I was carefully thrown out of this job by the officer. By the way, such a heavy rain, I really didn't see it in previous years!"

"Who says it's not? May and June are the time to harvest the wheat. When it rains, I'm afraid the wheat will germinate before it can be harvested."

When talking about the crops in the field, the two soldiers were in a bad mood.

At the same time, he sighed: "This God is really tricking people!"

Just as I was depressed, suddenly, the torrential rain suddenly stopped.The sound of rumbling water suddenly disappeared, and everything fell into a deathly silence, and the sound of blood flowing in the ears could even be heard.

Looking back, it was already dark, and the lights in the city were lit one by one, shining brilliantly under the imprint of the accumulated water on the street.

The two soldiers were very pleasantly surprised: "The rain has stopped, good, good, the crops in the field have been saved."

"Ada, it's getting dark, close the city gate!"

"Okay, after closing the city gate, go to my house for a few drinks."

"That's a good feeling."

The heavy city gate made a hoarse sound, which spread far away in the silence of the evening.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in the distance, as if they were running crazy.

At this time, there are still fast horses coming, and they are running so fast, there must be something urgent.

The two soldiers stopped their hands at the same time and listened with their ears sideways.

After a while, a man rushed over and saw that the city gate was closed with only a gap left. The man stopped his horse abruptly, and shouted anxiously and angrily: "Open the door, open the door, hurry up eight hundred li, eight Baili hurry up!"

It turned out to be an express courier from the post station.

Looking at it through the lantern at the top of the city, the man on the horse was wearing a coir raincoat woven from palm tree shells. Water was pouring down from his head and body like a stream, and he didn't know whether it was rain or sweat.

The so-called [-]-mile express refers to the official means of communication in the Ming Dynasty.In ancient times, the transmission of documents relied on courier stations. Generally, there was a courier station every [-] miles. Once the official document to be delivered was marked with the words "delivery immediately", it must be delivered at a speed of [-] miles per day according to the regulations.

In case of an emergency, the transmission speed can reach [-] miles, [-] miles, or [-] miles at the fastest.

When delivering urgent documents, each post station uses fast horses. In this way, although they are not thousands of miles away, each horse can run as fast as it can, and it can also travel a thousand miles in one day.

Generally speaking, the expedited [-] miles is usually used for urgent matters such as the invasion of foreign enemies and local riots.

The two gatekeepers knew how powerful it was, and hurriedly opened the city gate.

Beijing is at the feet of the emperor, and the people in the city have a political enthusiasm and sense of politics that are not available in other places.

One of the soldiers couldn't help asking: "Brother, what happened?"

Immediately the man became very impatient and shouted angrily: "You can ask this, King Anhua rebelled, get out of the way!"

With a cry, the war horse rushed into the city, "Hurry up for eight hundred miles, hurry up for eight hundred miles!" The voice became farther and farther away, but it became louder and louder.

The faces of the two soldiers turned pale at the same time: "Fuck, there are rebels in the country!"

……

Liu Jin was in a very bad mood these days.

After driving away the cabinet chief assistant Liu Jian and the second assistant Xie Qian, Li Dongyang seemed to be afraid, and simply became a display in the cabinet.As for Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai who were newly added to the cabinet, they were simply Liu Jin's people.As for a mere Yang Tinghe, he didn't take it seriously.

It can be said that he alone has the final say in the entire Ming Dynasty.

It feels so good to have the power in your hands and to be under one person and above ten thousand people.

While complacent, Liu Jin still has some regrets.

The ancients paid attention to: wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade clothes at night,

Always feel less taste.

However, as a middle official and in such an important position, it is impossible to leave the capital.

Therefore, Liu Jin simply sent someone to Shaanxi to bring his brother's family into the capital to enjoy the blessings.One is to repay relatives, and the other is to let family members see their current scenery.

It's a pity that the eldest brother was also unlucky. After traveling on the road for more than a month, after entering Beijing, he unexpectedly became ill.

This disease has lasted for more than a month. Up to now, not only has he not recovered, but his condition has continued to deteriorate.

According to the imperial doctor who went to see him, the elder brother is old and weak, and he suffered from the wind and cold along the way, this time I am afraid it will not get better!

Being able to persist for half a year is considered God's blessing.

Anyway, in a word, arrange funeral affairs as soon as possible!

Liu Jin is just such a family member in this world. He planned to let his brother go to Beijing to enjoy happiness with him, but he didn't want to harm him.

He was guilty and sad, and his mood was so bad that it couldn't be worse.

In addition to his busy schedule, he hadn't slept soundly for several days. After a whole day of work, he didn't bother to go back to his room, so he simply stayed overnight at the West Court of the Superintendent of Ceremonies.

Now when I was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, I was woken up, and an evil fire suddenly surged up in my chest.

"What are you doing!" He sat up suddenly from the bed, glaring at the little eunuch who came to deliver the message, his eyes were bright green in the dark.

The little eunuch was scared out of his wits, knelt on the ground and couldn't speak: "God...Godfather...Jiao...Ge Lao and Zhang Ge Lao...they, them!"

"What happened to them?" Liu Jin was furious, lifted the pillow and threw it over, hitting the little eunuch's forehead.

The bedding of the ancients has a special feature, which is based on making the user uncomfortable.For example, the backrests of the chairs are all made straight at [-] degrees, and your body curve is not considered at all. Anyway, in a word, you should sit upright.As for the pillows, they are made of porcelain or wood.

Liu Jin's pillow is no exception, it is made of a whole lobular red sandalwood.

The little eunuch was hit on the forehead, blood dripped down, and he almost fainted.

Now, his tongue finally became flexible, and he said urgently: "Mr. Jiao Ge and Mr. Zhang Ge came to see, and they said that there was an urgent delivery of [-] li to the cabinet, and there was an urgent military situation in the northwest."

"Northwest, urgent military situation, could it be that the Tatars have invaded?" Liu Jin immediately woke up, "Change clothes, change clothes."

A bad premonition rose from my heart.

Just as the little eunuch was about to step forward, Liu Jin pushed him away impatiently: "Get out of the way, you are covered in blood, how handsome are you, go down and wash your face, and rest for two days."

After putting on his clothes, he rushed into the duty room, and saw Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai, two cabinet ministers, were already waiting there.

Jiao Fang's face was a little blue, showing an unhealthy gray color.

Liu Jin: "What's the matter, let's take a look at the emergency report."

It's okay if he doesn't ask, but when he asks, Jiao Fang can't suppress her anger: "Eunuch Liu is thinking about it, if you are late, I will hit the Jingyang Bell. You can see it for yourself. Understood. How can state affairs be treated like a trifle? We are at the center. Every time a state policy is made, it will involve thousands of households, and even affect the lives of others. We must not be careless. My Ming Dynasty The military system was established by the Taizu, and it has been a hundred years since then, so there is no way it can be easily changed."

Jiao Fang spoke so bluntly that she was even heartbroken.

Zhang Cai said in a low voice: "Old Jiao Ge, when Eunuch Liu reformed the military system, it was out of publicity. The military system has been corrupted, and the time has come for reform. We don't want to see this happen. "

The attitudes of the two elders towards Liu Jin are different. Jiao Fang and Liu Jin are political allies, and they are equals, so you can't speak politely.

On the other hand, Zhang Cai was promoted directly into the cabinet by Liu Jinzheng. Facing the two of them, he felt that he was a head shorter, as if a subordinate was seeing a superior.

Hearing what he said, Jiao Fang was even more annoyed: "What has to be reformed? Why is there a public mind? Eunuch Liu reformed the military system only after he listened to your nonsense. Now, we have only been in the cabinet for a few days, and the court is in turmoil today. Keep it quiet to raise people's expectations. It is said that a little movement is not as good as a stillness, so where is the reason for looking for trouble?"

Zhang Cai was annoyed by his scolding, and couldn't help but said: "The matter has already happened, so what, complaining can't solve the problem."

Liu Jin was startled when he heard the two speak so seriously, and picked up the urgent report and looked at it quickly.

Seeing this, there was a "buzz" in my mind, and I was shocked and said: "King Anhua is rebellious? This, this, this..."