Smuggling Daming

"Master, Master Wang has sent someone back. He has been reinstated as an official. He has to come back to deal with some matters, so now he has left the capital and is rushing to Songjiang Mansion. He will arrive in Songjiang next month at the latest." Fugui, who was dark and ugly, bowed and reported to Zhou Chong who was sitting in the pavilion of the trading center.

Zhou Zhong, who heard the good news, couldn't help but stood up from the stone bench, walked back and forth in the pavilion a few times, and then said excitedly: "Very well, you should always pay attention to Uncle Wang's movements, Tell me when he is about to arrive in Songjiang, and I will go to meet him personally!"

After hearing this, Fu Gui also agreed, and then reported the second matter to Zhou Zhong, which was also good news for Zhou Zhong, that is, Liu Jin finally fell, and Wang Lun no longer had to worry about being tricked by Liu Jin.

The news of Liu Jin's downfall seems to be very sudden, but in fact it is true. Liu Jin, who lived in Zhengde for five years, is at the peak of his life, and the entire court is controlled by his party members. Before leaving, almost no one thought that Liu Jin would fall suddenly, but in the end he did fall suddenly like this, and a large number of Liu Jin's followers were liquidated.However, some interested people found that the process of Liu Jin's downfall was full of strangeness.

After King Anhua of Ningxia rebelled, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong were ordered to lead an army to put down the rebellion, but before their army arrived in Ningxia, Yang Yiqing's old subordinate Qiu Yue had put down the rebellion. The waiting task changed from countering the rebellion to pacifying the place and dealing with a series of aftermath left by the rebellion.

It was also during the period when Ningxia appeases the region.Yang Yiqing, an outsider, and Zhang Yong, an insider, met each other, and in the end they colluded together for some reason, and planned to work together to move to Liu Jin, but this was the first strange thing about Liu Jin's downfall.

Yang Yiqing used civil servants to control the army. He was a man of strong character, and he was also the censor of the capital of the Ming Dynasty. People can almost be said to be meeting for the first time.But it was also when the two met for the first time that they actually discussed such a big matter as getting rid of Liu Jin. Although the history books explained it, it indicated that it was Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong who united spontaneously. Other people participated, but this explanation is not convincing in terms of emotion and reason.

It doesn't make sense for the two people who met for the first time to discuss getting rid of Liu Jin.However, because Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong were steadfastly biting their tongues, and it was also recorded in the history books, so I am afraid that no one can answer this question.

But what happened next was even more weird. After Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong appeased Ningxia, their armies were recruited from various places, and they should have been disbanded at this time.Let the troops from these places return to their stations.But in fact Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong did not do this, but returned to Beijing with a large army.Moreover, the date of their return to Beijing was originally set by Liu Jin himself, but in the end Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong suddenly returned to the capital ahead of schedule.

Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong, who had returned to the capital ahead of schedule, dedicated King Anhua and other captives to Emperor Zhengde, as well as a list of those who contributed to the suppression of the rebellion. The reasons for Wang's rebellion were all attributed to Liu Jin, and a dozen of Liu Jin's major crimes were listed.The most serious one turned out to be that Liu Jin had the heart of disobedience and wanted to rebel against him and become the emperor.God knows what Liu Jin is doing as an emperor as a eunuch?

Originally, like Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong impeached Liu Jin without evidence, and everything seemed so hasty, it should be impossible to remove Liu Jin. After all, Liu Jin is now in power, and his every move All may involve the stability of the political situation in the Ming Dynasty, and Liu Jin is deeply trusted by Emperor Zhengde, so if there is no conclusive evidence, it is impossible for Emperor Zhengde to move Liu Jin easily.

However, the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. Emperor Zhengde seemed to suddenly no longer trust Liu Jin, but he was really moved by what Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong said. He first summoned the Eight Tigers in his own name. , and then celebrated Zhang Yong's return, but after the banquet, Emperor Zhengde suddenly ordered Liu Jin to be imprisoned in the palace, and at the same time ordered Zhang Yong to search Liu Jin's home in person.

The ransacking of Liu Jin's home can be said to push the whole matter to the fore, and at the same time, it is also full of weirdness, because during the process of raiding Liu Jin's mansion, many rumors about Liu Jin's rebellion suddenly appeared inside and outside the court. In Liu Jin's house, a large amount of gold and silver treasures, armored stomach weapons and passages leading to the palace were also found, and even "iron evidence" of Liu Jin's rebellion was found, that is, a set of dragon robes, and Liu Jin's daily use There is a sharp blade hidden in his fan, which is said to be the weapon he was planning to assassinate Emperor Zhengde.

In addition to Liu Jin, Liu Jin's henchmen like Sun Cong and Zhang Cai were all arrested and imprisoned, and these people were tortured in Jinyi's call to prison. Soon many people personally admitted the fact that Liu Jin had rebelled, Now that the witness testimony is finally available, Liu Jin has almost been convicted of treason, and there is no possibility of overturning the case.

Liu Jin's downfall was the same as when he came to power, all of which were extremely swift and violent. Almost before many people realized it, everything was a foregone conclusion. Liu Jin and his party members had already been imprisoned, and Li Dongyang officially became the chief assistant of the cabinet. Those officials who were persecuted by Liu Jin have also been rehabilitated one after another. As for the series of reforms Liu Jin carried out on the government before, they were all erased, good or bad, without leaving any traces.

Regarding Liu Jin's downfall, Zhou Zhong was very happy at the beginning. After all, it meant that he no longer had to worry about Wang Lun being persecuted by Liu Jin again, but soon he thought of another problem, which made him frown again.

Liu Jin has fallen, and Xie Qian, who has been suppressed by Liu Jin before, will definitely make a comeback. Even if Xie Qian himself will not be an official again, but as the leader of the Southern Shilin and the head of Yuyao officials, he has the potential to It is very huge. In this way, it will definitely have a corresponding impact on the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Family Chamber of Commerce, and may even affect my own Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. planning.

Wang Lun is coming back, Zhou Zhong will naturally tell Wang Jinxuan the news, but he can't help but feel a headache when he thinks of going to see the other party, but no matter how painful he is, he has to tell her the news in person, hoping that the news can be resolved. Make her happy.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong asked Fugui to go down to continue to inquire about the news, while he stood up from the pavilion and prepared to leave, but just when he had just walked a few steps, he suddenly saw a familiar figure approaching in front of him, and the other party also looked at him at this moment. When he arrived, he was very pleasantly surprised and said, "Master, why are you here? Are you planning to go back?"

Seeing this person in front of him, Zhou Zhong was also very surprised, and immediately said: "Wu Shan, why are you here? I heard Uncle Tuo said that you were not sent to manage the port?"

It was Wu Shan who hadn't seen him for a long time. Zhou Zhong had doubts about Wu Shan's true identity because of the theft of the Zhou Mansion last time, but after all, there was no evidence, so he was temporarily assigned to Uncle Tuo. Doing things, in this way, you can fulfill the meaning of a friend, and you can let the old-eyed uncle Tuo help you observe.

However, after several months of observation, Uncle Tuo didn’t find anything wrong with Wu Shan. He usually worked hard to learn how to do things from Uncle Tuo. Let him take over some management of the port.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Wu Shan raised a stack of paperwork in his hand and said with a smile: "The father-in-law has transferred me back from the port, and now I'm checking the cargo information of the consignors at the trading center. Not only did I check all the goods for today, but I was about to come back and hand over the goods information, and I didn't expect to meet the owner!"

"Father? You really worshiped Uncle Tuo as a foster father?" Zhou Zhong was surprised when he heard this. Uncle Tuo liked Wu Shan very much. In addition, both of them were surnamed Wu, and Uncle Tuo had no son, so In the end, he decided to accept Wu Shan as his adoptive son. He had asked Zhou Zhong for instructions before, but Zhou Zhong thought it was Uncle Tuo's personal matter, so he left it up to him to make up his own mind. Unexpectedly, after a few days of seeing each other, Wu Shan really became Uncle Camel's adopted son.

Seeing Zhou Zhong's surprised look, Wu Shan smiled a little embarrassedly, and then said: "Father is very kind to me, plus my parents died early, no one has ever been so kind to me, so ...hehe~"

Wu Shan is still as simple and honest as before, which makes Zhou Zhong doubt his previous guess. If Wu Shan is really Jin Yiwei, then his acting skills are really good.

Next, Zhou Zhong asked Wu Shan how he was doing in the Chamber of Commerce recently, and whether he had encountered any difficulties. It turned out that Wu Shan was very satisfied with his current life, and there were no difficulties. After all, Uncle Tuo took care of him. The difficulties were also solved by Uncle Camel.

In the end, Zhou Zhong told Wu Shan to visit Su Niang and Steward Xu more in the past few days. Counting the time, Su Niang's child is about to be born, but it may be because of her pregnancy that Su Niang's temper has become bad. Butler Xu didn't do anything during that time, so he stayed at home with Su Niang, but even so, he often made Su Niang unhappy. Wu Shan is Su Niang's godbrother, if he visits Su Niang, it should be able to make Su Niang I feel better.

After bidding farewell to Wu Shan, Zhou Zhong left the gate of the trading center and returned to his residence with Wang Cai and a few attendants. It was already dusk, and it was estimated that Wang Jinxuan should be eating at Aunt Wang's now, so Zhou Zhong entered After the inner house, go straight to Aunt Wang's yard. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)