Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Seven: Beat hard, if you beat it to death, it will belong to our famil
As benches were lined up in the small square in front of the Leopard House, figures were lying on the benches, which were the officials of the Department of Science and Technology who had previously been unable to kneel under the scorching sun.
If you look closely, you will find that there is no hint of panic or fear on the faces of these officials that they are about to receive the punishment. Instead, there is a hint of anticipation and excitement.
Behind these people, a famous Jin Yiwei, Dongchang Fanzi, held a stick as thick as his arm in his hand, ready to carry out the punishment at any time.
In the shade in the distance, many people followed and came to watch the excitement. When the officials knelt there and couldn't get up, they waited for a long time without seeing any movement, nor did the emperor come out to meet these officials.
After a long time, these people naturally became impatient with waiting. After all, it's a hot day, and if you don't have friends to watch, who wants to stay here?
Therefore, after such a morning, many people who were originally in a dark area had already left because they couldn't wait any longer.
Even so, there were actually quite a few people left around to watch the excitement.
At first, everyone seemed to be in low spirits, but then someone shouted, and everyone suddenly became energetic.
"Look, someone is coming out of the Leopard Room."
"Hey, this seems to be the powerful Eunuch Liu Jin of Liu Jin!"
Someone said excitedly: "I heard that Eunuch Liu was scolded by Master Song Jingsong in the court hall. Now we are really enemies."
When Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi dragged out benches and pinned the officials on the benches, some people finally reacted.
With a look of excitement on his face, he shouted: "Cane punishment, this is a cane punishment."
When the people on the side saw this, they couldn't help showing a bit of disdain and said: "What are you shouting for? Isn't it just a cane punishment? It's like you've never seen it before."
As a result, the other party curled his lips and said: "The late Emperor ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, and he was always generous to the civil and military ministers in the DPRK. In his entire dynasty, few of his ministers were punished with a stick. That is to say, His Majesty succeeded to the throne. Otherwise, you guys would really care.
It’s not like this legendary rod punishment.”
Someone smiled and nodded and said, "That's right. Punishments with sticks are usually carried out outside the palace gate. Common people like us can't get close to the palace. I never thought that I would be lucky enough to see these officials here today."
The spanking scene.”
"Haha, we have a feast for our eyes today. If we talk about it in the future, it will also be a good talking point!"
While the people around him were watching, Liu Jin's eyes fell on a group of officials and said coldly: "Don't say that our family won't give you a chance. If anyone wants to withdraw now, our family can ignore it and avoid the stick."
I hope you have all thought about the responsibility. You must know that not everyone can bear the responsibility of the rod. If you are not careful, you may lose your life."
Hearing what Liu Jin said, especially when Liu Jin mentioned that people might be beaten to death, some officials did have panic expressions on their faces.
It is human nature to be afraid of death, and who can not be afraid of death?
Although I was very panicked, I secretly looked around and saw that everyone was lying there and no one stood up. If I stood up now, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get involved in this officialdom in the future.
Just the contemptuous looks from these colleagues today can make people feel ashamed. It would be better to be beaten to death here and lose a good reputation.
So even if some people regretted it and wanted to stand up, under the influence of the general environment, no one dared to stand up. They could only grit their teeth and hold on, praying that they could withstand this wave of punishment.
Sometimes you can become famous all over the world.
With the qualifications of this staff, I believe that in the future, in the officialdom, I will definitely be looked upon highly by others, and I will definitely be promoted to a higher position much faster than others.
Liu Jin sneered and said: "In that case, let's get started."
A young chamberlain moved a chair behind Liu Jin and said with a flattering look on his face: "General Manager, please sit down!"
Liu Jin nodded slightly, sat on the chair, and just looked at it.
As a Dongchang fan shouted loudly, hundreds of guards in uniforms suddenly picked up the wooden sticks in their hands and hit the official lying in front of him on the buttocks.
Bang, bang, bang
"Oh, it hurts me so much!"
"Tap it, tap it gently!"
Most of these officials are powerless people, and they have never suffered much on weekdays. It is understandable that they were suddenly hit hard and they screamed in pain.
The people around opened their eyes one by one and looked over here hard. It was really a rare scene of hundreds of officials being beaten with sticks. Maybe they only had the opportunity to see it once in their lives.
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"Wow, it's really a fight!"
"It must be very painful to be hit with such a thick stick!"
"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Guan also screams in pain even after being beaten!"
The faces of the people around him were filled with a strange excitement, as if they were watching some excitement, and they pointed at the officials who were being punished and talked about it.
There were even some people there cheering for the Jin Yiwei who was executing the execution. Some people even shouted: "The executioner, please work harder. You see, the official you beat can't shout as loudly as others. You can't."
It’s because you haven’t eaten.”
The Jin Yiwei who was executing the execution had a look of confusion on his face when he heard the shout.
As for the official who was said to be tortured, he was so angry that he almost jumped up and pointed at the shouting person and yelled. Isn't this painful enough? Is it really painful to just ignore it and shout loudly?
The official subconsciously glanced at the Jin Yiwei who was executing the execution. It happened that the Jin Yiwei also looked at him, and the two looked at each other.
There was a bang, and a sharp pain came, and the official immediately let out a shrill scream.
Dongchang Fanzi, who supervised the execution, reported the number: "...eleven, twelve...fifteen..."
It was okay at first. Although the pain was unbearable, I could still bear it with my perseverance. However, as I went on, every drop on my body was heart-wrenching and unbearable.
At this moment, it can be said that 99% of the officials no longer care about their dignity, and all of them screamed in pain at the top of their lungs.
Suddenly, a Jin Yiwei official who was executing the execution stopped and said: "Master Manager, this man... this man is no longer good!"
After hearing the words of the Jinyi Guardsman, some people couldn't help but be shocked. This was like beating someone to death.
Although beating people to death with a stick is rare, it is not unheard of. I just didn't expect that someone would be beaten to death so quickly.
Even several officials around the official who was beaten to death suddenly looked up after hearing this. At first glance, they saw the official slumped on the bench, his head hanging down, and drops of blood coming from the bench.
Drops fell from his mouth to the ground.
When Liu Jin saw many Jinyi guardsmen executing executions, they subconsciously stopped and couldn't help but screamed: "What are you doing here in a daze? Why don't you continue the executions?"
As he spoke, Liu Jin sneered and said: "If you die, you will die. With such a weak body and bones, you dare to imitate others and gain fame by receiving a stick. You deserve to be beaten to death."
Liu Jin waved his hand and said, "Go, notify his family and ask them to come and collect the body."
Liu Jin stood up, looked around and said sharply: "Listen carefully, whoever is beaten to death, I will send someone to notify his family to collect the body. Beat him hard, and if he is beaten to death, it will belong to our family!"
Many officials were really scared now, especially after hearing Liu Jin's murderous words, which clearly meant that they would be beaten to death. Some couldn't help but beg for mercy loudly out of fear, while others cursed.
Endless.
It's a pity that the Jin Yiwei who carried out the execution didn't care about this and just continued the execution.
With the first one, the second one will naturally follow. In just a short time, four or five people were beaten to death on the spot because they could not bear the punishment of the stick.
Most of these civil servants are extremely weak people. It is not uncommon for more than a dozen people to be killed on the spot.
However, if anyone is careful and takes a closer look, they will find that almost all of the officials who were beaten to death were the ones who criticized and impeached Liu Jin the most in the court.
If there is nothing fishy in this, I'm afraid no one would believe it.
The people watching the excitement in the distance were still pointing and pointing, but when the first official was beaten to death, there was silence everywhere.
"People are dead, my God, people are killed!"
In the eyes of these people, although the official said he was spanked, it was just a spanking. However, they never imagined that this spanking could also kill people.
Song Jing and Qiao Ping are definitely the two oldest and most stubborn people among these officials.
Liu Jin specially ordered someone to move the chair to Song Jing and Qiao Ping. He just watched the two old men lying in front of him, looking at them with a sinister smile.
Snap, snap
Every time the stick fell on them, Song Jing and Qiao Ping were so beaten that they trembled, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
With their bodies and bones, if they were hit with thirty sticks, to be honest, they might really die. They might not even be able to survive thirty blows.
Liu Jin looked at Song Jing with a sneer, and Qiao Ping and the others said: "Two old ladies, when you caught our family yelling at each other in the court hall, did you ever think that this day would happen."
Song Jing was now pale and breathless, giving the impression that he might die at any time.
At this time, after listening to Liu Jin's words, he suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes full of ridicule and yelled at Liu Jin with all his strength: "Eunuch, you dare to avenge yourself, unless you beat me to death."
, Otherwise, I will never be done with you!"
When Liu Jin saw this, he couldn't help but cursed angrily: "Old man, since you are so stubborn, let's see who is tougher, your mouth or this stick. Give us a hard beating!"
At this moment, several figures hurriedly came over and shouted from a distance: "Stop, stop it quickly!"
Liu Jin looked up and saw Chief Assistant Li Dongyang, Ge Lao Yang Ting and the same old man striding over.
When Liu Jin saw the old man, his expression changed slightly, because the person who came with the two elders was none other than the current British Duke Zhang Maoshi.
This old Duke is a distinguished leader. He has been in charge of the capital for forty or fifty years after several generations of emperors. He is extremely noble. Even he, who is known as the powerful general manager, has to maintain some respect when meeting the other party.
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When Song Jing, who was lying on the bench, heard that Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and the British Duke Zhang Mao were coming, his whole body relaxed, his head tilted, and he fainted.
Li Dongyang, who had just rushed forward, happened to see Song Jing fainting and couldn't help shouting: "Stop, Mr. Song is dying!"
In fact, there was no need for him to shout, as the executioner Dongchang Fanzi had also stopped at this moment.
Liu Jin just glanced at the unconscious Song Jing, stood up, cupped his hands towards Zhang Mao and said, "We have met the old Duke, but we never thought that such a trivial matter would alarm the old Duke. It's really inappropriate."
Zhang Mao looked at Song Jing's bloody butt, and then looked at the people around him who had stopped temporarily because of their arrival. He sighed slightly and said, "Eunuch Liu, can you show me a favor and suspend the punishment of the rod?"
Liu Jin looked hesitant and said: "But His Majesty has a decree, and anyone who resists it or disrespects it will be punished with thirty sticks to serve as a warning to others!"
Zhang Mao said slowly: "I am going to see Your Majesty to plead with Your Majesty. I also ask Eunuch Liu to be accommodating."
Liu Jin chuckled and said: "Okay, since the old prince has said it, we have to give him this face. But old prince, you have to be quick. Otherwise, if time goes by, if your majesty asks, it will be difficult for our family to explain."
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Zhang Mao cupped his hands towards Liu Jin and said, "I will go see Your Majesty right now!"
Li Dongyang said to Yang Tinghe: "Jie Fu, please stay here and take care of me. I will also go to see His Majesty with the old Duke."
Yang Tinghe nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xi Ya."
Liu Jin said rather disdainfully: "Your Majesty has given them the opportunity. It's only their fault that they don't know how to cherish it and insist on rushing to be tortured. Now that they know they are afraid, it is too late! If it weren't for the sake of the old prince,
And because of the kindness of the two pavilion elders, our family will never stop halfway."
Li Dongyang cupped his hands towards Liu Jin and said, "I thank you, Eunuch Liu."
After speaking, Li Dongyang hurriedly followed Zhang Mao and walked into the leopard room.
With Zhang Mao's identity, if he wanted to see Zhu Houzhao, no one would dare to stop him. However, a young chamberlain ran very fast and got to Tong Bing first.
Zhu Houzhao, who was concentrating on practicing calligraphy in his study, was obviously a little distracted. After all, there were still a group of officials outside who were admonishing him. It would be strange if the emperor could feel at ease.
Zhu Houzhao only hoped that some people could retreat despite the difficulties. Even if they stayed and received the punishment, they could learn a lesson. To be honest, these officials were indispensable to govern the country and the people. Otherwise, he really couldn't help but want to kill them all.
Removed.
Gao Feng whispered from the side: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter. Those officials who have suffered a lot will definitely have a long memory. At that time, there will definitely be a group of people who dare not hold on to brother Li Huan anymore. By then, Li Huan will
Brother Huan's matter can naturally be turned into a big deal and trivial, and it can be easily solved."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Gao Feng and said, "If it is really as you said, that would be great."
At this moment, the little chamberlain outside the door reported loudly: "Your Majesty, the British Duke, the First Assistant is here."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, and said with a bit of surprise on his face: "Hey, why is the old Duke here? Li Dongyang was afraid that I would not see him, so he directly invited the old Duke out."
Qiu Ju gathered aside and said with a smile: "That's because Li Dongyang knows that if the old Duke comes to see His Majesty in person, His Majesty will definitely meet him."
Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said: "The British Duke is a loyal family, and the old Duke has served several generations of emperors and has been in charge of the capital camp for decades. It can be said that he is the pinnacle of the Ming Dynasty. You two go and welcome the old Duke for me.
come over."
Qiu Ju and Gao Feng quickly accepted the order and left.
After leaving the study and not walking far, Gao Feng and Qiu Ju saw Li Dongyang coming in a hurry and the British male Zhang Mao, who was vigorous and strong.
Gao Feng and Qiu Ju came forward and saluted Zhang Mao: "I have met the old Duke, and by your Majesty's order, the servants and maids have come to greet the old Duke."
Zhang Mao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Old minister, how dare you, I wonder where your majesty is now?"
Gao Feng smiled and said: "Old Duke, just come with us. Your Majesty is waiting for me in the study at the moment!"
Under the guidance of Gao Feng and Qiu Ju, Zhang Mao couldn't help but raise his brows as he passed by the vast martial arts arena.
To be honest, Zhang Mao knew more about the Leopard Room than the common people, but he had never been here. He only knew that the emperor had built a martial arts arena here.
I originally thought it was just a place for the emperor to have fun, but I never thought that this martial arts arena would be so big, and it was completely a regular small martial arts venue.
Looking at the martial arts performance field, Zhang Mao, as a martial artist, was naturally moved. He turned to Gao Feng and Qiu Ju and said, "Two eunuchs, do your Majesty often perform martial arts here on weekdays?"
Seeing Zhang Mao asking, Qiu Ju smiled and said calmly: "So that I can let the old man know that your Majesty will take time to practice boxing, bow and horse skills here almost every day."
This is not a secret in the first place. It can be found out with just a little inquiry, so Qiu Ju has no intention of hiding it.
But Zhang Mao couldn't help but froze for a moment when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty really insists on practicing archery and archery here every day?"
Gao Feng on the side said with a smile: "That's natural. I don't know what method Brother Li Huan taught His Majesty. Your Majesty has been obsessed with martial arts training since then, but Brother Li Huan's method is really effective. These days we are
I watched with my own eyes His Majesty’s strength skyrocketed.”
The look of surprise on Zhang Mao's face became even more intense, and now Qiu Ju nodded and said, "Yes, if this continues, we all suspect that your majesty will be stronger than us before long."
People like Gao Feng and Qiu Ju are more or less good at kung fu, and Zhang Mao naturally understands this.
In fact, even Zhang Mao, the old prince, had practiced the martial arts passed down from the generals. His strength was not weak. He dare not say that he was brave enough to win the three armies. Back then, he was entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Xianzong because of his own bravery.
, in charge of the Beijing camp.
It seems that except for the big court meetings, Zhang Mao rarely interfered with the affairs of the court. On the one hand, above the court, their military honors have almost become decorations. Even if they go to court, they are just background boards and have little say.
As time went by, many military officers simply asked for leave from the emperor, and did not even bother to go to court.
However, Zhang Mao was granted permission by the Emperor not to go to court every day because of his age. If he did the math, Zhang Mao suddenly found that he had not seen the Emperor for some time, nor had he carefully observed the Emperor.
Taking a long breath, Zhang Mao smiled slightly and said: "Okay, okay, it's not a bad thing that Your Majesty likes martial arts. If nothing else, it can at least change the royal family's weak attitude."
Li Dongyang on the side couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. As the head of the civil service, Li Dongyang naturally knew the impact of the emperor's preference for martial arts.
But at this time, he couldn't care about this. If he couldn't see the emperor and ask for mercy from the emperor to pardon those officials, in his opinion, Liu Jin would never let go of such a good opportunity, and those who were beaten to death would have to be re-examined again.
How many times higher.
As for admonishing the emperor to focus more on civil affairs, that is a matter for the future. For now, saving people is more important.
Li Dongyang whispered to Zhang Mao: "Old Duke, it's important to save people."
Zhang Mao smiled and walked a little faster, but it could be seen from Zhang Mao's expression that Zhang Mao was in a pretty good mood at the moment.
After so many years, their Wuxun Group has finally been looking forward to an emperor who values martial arts. However, we still need to wait and see. Their Wuxun Group can no longer withstand the hardships. If Zhu Houzhao can really give them hope
If so, why would they want to be overridden and suppressed by civil servants?
Li Dongyang and Zhang Mao both had their own thoughts and soon came to the study.
When Zhu Houzhao saw Zhang Mao, he stood up directly, walked down the steps, greeted Zhang Mao and said with a smile: "How come my old master has time to see me?"
It was a great honor for the emperor to lower his rank to greet him. Looking at the Zhengde Dynasty, I am afraid that only the British prince, the head of the noble family, could receive such treatment.
Upon seeing this, the British Duke's face was full of panic, and he quickly stepped forward and said: "Old minister, I pay my respects to your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao supported the British Duke, but when the British Duke saw this, his heart moved. He bowed down with great force, as if he wanted to test Zhu Houzhao's strength.
Zhu Houzhao did not expect that the British Guild would act like this, but Zhu Houzhao was still a young man at heart. In addition, his practice of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu had achieved results and his strength had greatly increased. Now he naturally started to compete with Zhang Mao.
Zhang Mao slowly increased his strength, but was supported steadily by Zhu Houzhao. According to Zhang Mao's judgment, the strength to bow down at this moment would be absolutely impossible without a strength of two to three hundred kilograms. Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao actually faced him.
Without changing her expression or heartbeat, she held him up so gently.
With a thought in his heart, the British Duke increased his strength again. When his strength increased to four to five hundred kilograms, he keenly felt the hands holding him trembling slightly. Zhang Mao immediately realized that he should have reached Zhu Houzhao's place at this time.
It's the limit of what I can bear.
His breath converged and his strength disappeared. Zhang Mao slowly stood up following Zhu Houzhao's strength.
Zhu Houzhao naturally knew how strong he was. After his strength skyrocketed, he personally tried the stone lock in the martial arts arena. He could barely lift the stone lock weighing five hundred kilograms. He never thought that
Just now they were struggling and almost couldn't hold Zhang Mao up, which made Zhu Houzhao look at Zhang Mao differently.
Normally, he thought that Zhang Mao was valued by generations of emperors because he was old enough and he was a British prince. Now he finally understood that Zhang Mao's feelings were not only based on his status, qualifications, but also his overall strength.
It is also the reason why it has remained standing for decades.
At this time, Zhang Mao raised his head and looked at Zhu Houzhao, who had a ruddy complexion and a calm breath, and couldn't help but a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
Based on Zhang Mao's decades of experience in observing people, he could tell at a glance that Zhu Houzhao was a sign of success in his cultivation, and he couldn't help but become somewhat interested in Li Huan, who guided Zhu Houzhao in his martial arts training.
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty had little interest in martial arts, and no military minister dared to risk the disapproval of the world to guide the emperor to be martial.
Unexpectedly, in this dynasty, except Zhu Houzhao, an emperor who loved martial arts, there was also a bold man like Li Huan, who was not afraid of the civil servant group and dared to guide the emperor in his cultivation.
No matter Xianzong, Chenghua, or Xiaozong, they all died young. It seems to have gradually become a rule that the emperor will not live long.
It is rare for an emperor like Zhu Houzhao to be fond of martial arts. They have seen some hope. But if Zhu Houzhao dies early, their investment in martial arts will be in vain in the end. Even the last bit of their martial arts will be in vain.
All hope is completely gone.
Now seeing that Zhu Houzhao is strong and strong, with such a body and bones, if he would collapse at the age of thirty or forty, Zhang Mao would wonder if someone had poisoned the emperor.
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and smiled.
Zhu Houzhao said to Zhang Mao: "The old prince came to see me, maybe because of the officials outside who are interceding for mercy."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao deliberately glanced at Li Dongyang. Li Dongyang said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, those officials are also doing it for the good of my country. Although this move is a little excessive, the crime will not lead to death."
Zhu Houzhao said lightly: "I know, so I just asked Liu Daban to punish them for thirty years to teach them a lesson and improve their memory."
Li Dongyang looked at Zhu Houzhao, and he could confirm that Zhu Houzhao did not mean to kill a few people with the stick, which made Li Dongyang breathe a sigh of relief.
The emperor's temperament is simple and tolerant. It's good that this has not changed. If the emperor really killed a few people on purpose, then the matter is not as simple as killing a few people.
While heaving a sigh of relief, Li Dongyang said sternly to Zhu Houzhao: "But your majesty knows that the punishment of the stick at this time is only half, and several people have been beaten to death. Even the two elders Song Jing and Qiao Ping were beaten.
His flesh and blood are blurred, his breath is dying, and he may not be alive for long."
"What?"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his expression became quite bad. No one present was stupid. After talking to this extent, they already understood that the emperor just wanted to teach the officials a lesson, and he was not seeking to kill people.
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But someone died. All of this was naturally Liu Jin's fault. It was clear that Liu Jin took the opportunity to avenge his personal vengeance and took advantage of the staff to retaliate against the officials who had targeted him.
Frowning, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Mao and Li Dongyang, flicked his long sleeves and snorted coldly: "I have said that these people are always trying to force the palace and have no regard for the emperor. Even if they are beaten to death, they deserve it."
Even though he knew that Liu Jin was seeking personal revenge, Zhu Houzhao still took care of the matter for Liu Jin.
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Li Dongyang showed a bit of disappointment in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said: "Since Your Majesty just wants to teach them a lesson, I think they must have suffered enough now and will definitely teach them a lesson.
Please also ask Your Majesty to be magnanimous and spare them this fate."
Zhu Houzhao pondered endlessly, but Zhang Mao didn't say anything to plead for mercy at the moment. Seeing this situation, Li Dongyang couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and kept winking at Zhang Mao.
Old God Zhang Mao glanced at Li Dongyang and made secret gestures towards Li Dongyang.
Li Dongyang's expression changed when he saw this, he gritted his teeth and nodded towards Zhang Mao.
Zhang Mao suddenly had a smile on his face, and then he said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Li said is not unreasonable. If Your Majesty did not mean to kill them, they would have learned a lesson by now.
Otherwise, if the fight continues, I don’t know how many people will be killed on the spot, and if it spreads, I’m afraid it will bring disgrace to His Majesty’s reputation.”
When Zhu Houzhao saw Zhang Mao speaking, he nodded and said: "Since the old man personally pleads for them, then I will give him the face and spare them this time."
When Li Dongyang heard this, he immediately looked overjoyed and bowed to Zhu Houzhao: "Old minister, I thank your majesty. Your majesty is so generous. All the ministers will definitely be grateful for your majesty's kindness."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Okay, I see that Mr. Li, you are also anxious to save people. In that case, I will ask Qiu Daban to accompany you on the trip and pass on my instructions, how about it?"
Naturally, Li Dongyang had no objection. He bowed to Zhu Houzhao again, and then said to Qiu Ju, "Here comes Superintendent Laoqiu."
Watching Qiu Ju and Li Dongyang leave together, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Zhang Mao and said with a smile: "Old Duke, I just saw you and Li Dongyang flirting with each other and making secret gestures. What are you..."
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "I know that I can't hide it from His Majesty's sharp eyes. The old minister just took the opportunity to ask Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet, to ask for a few places for our Wu Xun."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment and said: "What quota?"
A flash of light flashed in Zhang Mao's eyes and he said: "Of course we, the disciples of martial arts, are qualified to enter the capital camp."
Zhu Houzhao immediately realized that since the Tumubao Incident, hundreds of thousands of elites in the Ming Dynasty, and dozens of hundreds of nobles and elites, had all been wiped out.
Shaobao Yu Qian was ordered to face the danger, led the Minister of War, rectified the capital camp, turned the tide, and saved the Ming Dynasty from fire and water. It can be said that Yu Qian made great contributions to the country, but to the Ming Dynasty, he made an incomparable contribution.
However, starting from Yu Qian, the military power originally in the hands of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion fell aside and fell into the hands of the Ministry of War. The Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was controlled by Wu Xun. The military power after the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was equivalent to that under Wu Xun.
in hand.
The Ministry of War is controlled by civilian officials, and military power falls into the hands of the Ministry of War. Naturally, this military power also becomes the property of civilian officials.
Originally, Taizu set up the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and the purpose of emphasizing military honors was to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs in the court, and to balance civil and military affairs. I am afraid that Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang never dreamed that the Ming Dynasty would have such an emperor as Yingzong, which ruined the essence of the Ming Dynasty military.
, almost ended the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty.
From then on, the power of the soldiers and horses in the Beijing Camp was transferred to the Ministry of War, so that the disciples of Wu Xun who wanted to enter the Beijing Camp and command the troops had to get the nod from the Ministry of War.
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and said: "The old Duke has his heart."
Zhang Mao laughed loudly and said: "Seeing Your Majesty, I feel as if I have seen Emperor Xuanzong."
In the Ming Dynasty, not only Taizu and Emperor Taizong were outstanding in martial arts, Emperor Xuanzong could also be called the emperor on horseback. Although his martial arts were not as good as Taizu and Taizong, they were not bad either.
Zhang Mao did not expect Zhu Houzhao to be as proficient in martial arts as Taizu and Taizong, but if he could be as proficient in martial arts as Xuanzong and Zhu Zhanji, there was still hope for their revival.
It can be said that Zhang Mao compared Zhu Houzhao to Xuanzong, which is already a very high evaluation.
Apart from the prosperous Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty, only the rule of Renxuan can be mentioned. As for the resurgence of Xiaozong, Zhang Mao, as a discerning person above the court, could see clearly that the resurgence was not the national power of the Ming Dynasty, but the civil servants.
authority.
Originally, under the balanced suppression of Emperor Chenghua, Wu Xun saw some hope. The suppression of civil servants was no longer the same as before, but he never expected that Emperor Chenghua died young and Emperor Xiaozong who succeeded to the throne treated others with kindness and valued civil servants. , which suddenly shattered the weak hope that Wu Xun had just raised. Since then, the strength of the civil service has expanded again, and only then did Xiaozong Zhongxing come about.
Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed when he heard this. Even though he was not as good as Taizu and Taizong, it was good to be comparable to Emperor Xuanzong.
However, Zhu Houzhao was not satisfied with this. He looked at Zhang Mao and laughed loudly: "Old Duke, just watch. Li Huanqing's family once said that in the future, I will be no less powerful than Taizu and Taizong. emperor!"
Zhang Mao raised his brows, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he secretly marveled in his heart. He had already looked up to Li Huan, but he never thought that Li Huan had such a great influence on the emperor.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Mao looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The noise Li Huan made this time is really too big. Now Yan Guan's reaction is just the first wave. Even if your Majesty tries his best To protect him, he must be safe, otherwise if something happens again, I am afraid that even your Majesty will not be able to protect him."
Zhu Houzhao's expression straightened, he nodded towards Zhang Mao and said, "I have taken note of the old Duke's teachings."
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "Your Majesty has betrayed me. I just know that the civil servants will never let Li Huan do whatever he wants. Even your Majesty, I hope that your Majesty can keep a low profile and not do it in front of Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and other civil servants." Leaders must show their preference for military affairs, otherwise I can’t imagine what they will do.”
Looking at Zhang Mao's expression that gradually became serious, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look a little surprised and looked at Zhang Mao in confusion. Zhang Mao's expression made it clear what he was thinking of.
"Old Duke, is there anything you want to tell me?"
Zhang Mao opened his mouth, shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "It's just speculations made by some veterans over the years. It's just speculation. Speaking out will only disturb people's mood. It's better to let these doubts and speculations that have been hidden in the hearts of veterans for many years Go with me, old minister."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Mao and his mind wandered. Zhu Houzhao could learn several languages by himself. He also relied on secret learning to acquire proficient bow and horse martial arts. He was naturally a talented and extremely intelligent person. He recalled what Zhang Mao had just done. After saying this, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and whispered: "Tumubao Incident, old Duke, you suspect that the Tumubao Incident is related to the civil servant group..."
Zhang Mao couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this. He quickly stopped Zhu Houzhao's words and looked around with a bright light in his eyes.
In this study, apart from Gao Feng, there was only a small chamberlain standing at the door.
Gao Feng opened his eyes wide, with a look of shock on his face, obviously having heard what Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Mao had just said.
I saw Zhang Mao's figure flashing, showing a strong and healthy posture that was not suitable for his age. The next moment, he heard a click, and the look of fear on the face of the young waiter froze, and his neck was broken by Zhang Mao, and he went limp. Fall to the ground.
Gao Feng couldn't help being surprised when he saw such a situation, especially when he saw Zhang Mao's eyes falling on him, he was almost so frightened that the hair on his body stood up. He instinctively hid behind Zhu Houzhao and shouted: " This old slave is very loyal to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please save me!"
The solemn look on Zhang Mao's face was heart-stopping, and he walked towards Gao Feng step by step.
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