The matter of reform has been handed over to the court for discussion.
At the beginning, Yang Tinghe strongly opposed it, but suddenly fell silent. The four bachelors in the cabinet had no objections, and the inner court strongly supported it. Although the officials saw the trick of the reform, they were leaderless, and even the cabinet
No one stood up to strongly object. The former leader of the Qing Dynasty had recently been beaten to death by Liu Jin, so everyone chose to remain silent after a slight hesitation.
The outcome of the court discussion was almost predictable, and the reform was settled. Immediately afterwards, Neinu allocated some money to prepare for the construction of the inner factory. Liu Jin ordered him to be the eunuch in charge of the inner factory, and Gu Dayong was promoted to the eunuch in charge of the east factory.
However, many newspapers more or less praised the reform. After all, the benefits of the reform are obvious. Taxes around the world have been halved, which has relieved many people's burdens. However, in-house factories should control factory sanitation, and factory sanitation should be controlled.
Newspapers were surprisingly silent on the so-called reforms of officials. In fact, there were some who were not silent, such as the capital's report.
The Economic Daily, which is a relatively inconspicuous newspaper, exposed this reform very harshly. The next day, the entire newspaper office was attacked and everyone went to jail. They even hid and bought the newspaper.
All of the customers are also suspected of being part of the party. Even now, under the supervision of the inner factory, the East-West Factory is still filling in the drawings, and they must kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
When things got to this point, everyone realized that the Zhengde Dynasty and the Hongzhi Dynasty were different. The Hongzhi Dynasty only punished the heart, but the Zhengde Dynasty used the knife. Although the Hongzhi Dynasty punished the heart, the heart of the courtiers was punished, but the ministers also had the intention to punish the ministers.
At that time, people in the palace were also punished, but in the Zhengde Dynasty, things were completely different.
These scholars made a lot of noise during the Hongzhi Dynasty, but in the Zhengde Dynasty, they suddenly became silent. At most, they only used some sour curses. They just praised Hongzhi in unison for how he was doing, and praised the late emperor as an eternity.
Yi Di, in fact, the scholars did not want to praise the Hongzhi Dynasty. In their eyes, the late emperor was also full of flaws. But when they praised the Hongzhi Dynasty and the late emperor, they were actually satirizing the righteous dynasty and the present day.
The so-called scholar's character is actually nothing more than that. It is nothing more than rubbing his nose and face when he is relaxed. When others show their fierce looks, they are so frightened that they even lower their voices and use a few meaningful words to satisfy themselves.
However, the news of the decree still spread out of the palace, saying that the emperor had invited the King of Chu to take the princess back to Beijing. This matter was discussed in major newspapers, and many newspapers praised the King of Chu. In the past
At that time, when scholars talked about Liu Chengfeng, they all sneered and raised their heads.
Lao Gao looked disdainful. But now that he has come to his senses, he realizes that this King of Chu is not too bad. When he was in the factory guard, he was much better than the Eight Tigers. Jin Yiwei
Although there are also bad points, compared to the inner factory, the west factory is considered gentle.
Therefore, many people are looking forward to the return of the King of Chu. The Imperial College is also discussing how long the King of Chu will stay in the capital this time. Some people even whisper that they hope that the King of Chu will always be stationed in the capital.
I don’t know when it was, but it spread that Liu Chengfeng whipped Liu Jin at the city gate. This news was naturally a lot of exaggeration. It was said that the King of Chu was shaken, and Liu Jin immediately fell to the ground, and the King of Chu held the golden whip.
, so what.
However, this kind of news really satisfied the scholars. They hated Liu Jin so much that they dared not even let out a fart, so they pinned all their hopes on Liu Chengfeng.
Over at Jubao Tower, the merchants are all excited. Although the so-called reform does not involve business, there are faint signs of it. Liu Jin has always been greedy. Who knows when he will take action against Jubao Tower? Now the merchants are having trouble sleeping and eating.
An, there are also many businessmen who are not allowed to invest as much as possible in Lianzhou, because they are afraid of the variable Liu Jin.
Now that the King of Chu has returned to Beijing, it is exactly what they have been thinking about day and night. This is extremely good news.
The decree has been sent to Lian Shi. I am afraid that the King of Chu and the Princess have already arrived in Lianzhou, so Liu Jin is also very nervous. In fact, since the decree came out, Liu Jin has gradually felt that the officials who used to be silent to him have begun to
There was some obsequious behavior toward him, which was not a good sign. Obviously, as soon as the King of Chu arrived, it was time for a complete liquidation.
Liu Jin was just a dead eunuch at first, and he didn't have much ambition. All he wanted was to make some money as much as possible and bully those who bullied him in the past. But it's different now. Under the guidance of Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai
Under Liu Jin
Already brand new, he now realizes the benefits of having such great power, and has tasted the glory and respectability of one person below ten thousand people. He has gone too far in recent times. Now that the King of Chu is about to enter the capital, Liu Jin suddenly
Somewhat frightened.
He is just a very mediocre person. The only difference between him and other living beings is that his eggs were cut off and sent to the palace. If not for this, maybe he is just a tenant, or a clerk somewhere. Although he is smart, but
After all, his knowledge was limited, and it was precisely because of the guidance of Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai, as well as the emperor's indulgence, that he became what he was.
If he met other opponents, he might still have the guts, but if it were King Chu, the nightmare hidden deep in his heart would suddenly arrive here, and he would have already begun to retreat.
Liu Jin now has a house outside the palace. This house occupies a huge area, comparable to that of a prince. The servants in the house are all carefully selected by Jiao Fang, as well as some people from the inner and west factories. Liu Jin now
He also began to be arty, so there were many calligraphy paintings in the main hall of the house, all of which were dharma stickers from famous people. However, although he wanted to deliberately show his elegance, there were too many of them, which made people feel like a nouveau riche.
Liu Jin was sitting in the hall at this time, completely lost in his thoughts. Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai had also arrived. In addition, there were also some party members in the court who had now settled down.
Liu Jin sighed, and then looked around. His eyes first fell on Jiao Fang. In fact, Liu Jin was not close to Jiao Fang. He always felt that this person was a bit hard to see through. For such a person, in fact, Liu Jin's heart
Deep down, he was still wary, but Liu Jin had to rely on Jiao Fang's scheming, so Liu Jin had to rely on him.
As for Zhang Cai, Liu Jin has a closer relationship with him.
He drank the tea and said with the mountain: "The urgent news from Xichang is that the King of Chu has already left for Lianzhou, and Her Royal Highness the Princess is pregnant, so there will be some delays along the way. However, according to Zajia's estimation, at most
In just a month, his people will arrive in the capital.
You know, we have been struggling in the capital for so long. Although the King of Chu did not say anything, he was afraid that he could no longer see it. This time when we arrived in the capital, many officials and merchants were secretly happy.
Encouragement. When the King of Chu wants to deal with the Zajia family, what should the Zajia family do?"
Everyone in the world knows that Liu Jin is powerful, but in fact it is not Liu Jin who is really powerful. Liu Jin's power comes from the emperor. The reason why he gets this power is because he serves the emperor well, and Liu Jin's methods come from these close aides.
Since Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai, in the final analysis, Liu Jin is just an agent. On the one hand, he is the emperor's tool, and on the other hand, he is Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai's puppet. When encountering difficulties, Liu Jin is naturally the first
Time asked Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai for advice.
"One month..." is enough." Jiao Fang's eyes flickered to the north and she said calmly: "Don't worry, father-in-law. The power of the world is now in the hands of one person, father-in-law. Why should he be afraid? Although the King of Chu is powerful, after all,
Still an outsider, as long as my father-in-law makes arrangements as soon as possible, what do you have to fear from him?"
Zhang Cai also said: "Jiao Gong is right, the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. The King of Chu is in the light and we are in the dark. As long as we arrange it in advance, he can't do anything to us."
Liu Jin smiled bitterly and said: "That's what I said, but go...
Jiao Fang narrowed her eyes and said: "King Chu is a man who always uses swords and armors when doing things. If you really want to fight in the ring, you don't have to be afraid of him with the power of the father-in-law. As for the emperor, although King Chu is deeply trusted by the emperor, but
My father-in-law is also someone very close to the emperor. I believe that if the King of Chu comes to Beijing and really wants to kill my father-in-law, he will only use the same method."
Liu Jin hurriedly said: "Master Jiao, please give me some advice."
Jiao Fang said: "Behead first and then play!"
After saying this sentence, Liu Jin couldn't help but shudder. This is what he is most afraid of. This is what Liu Chengfeng is best at. Kill Liu Jin first, and then go to the emperor to admit his mistake. What is the relationship between him and the emperor?
Relationships, the emperor is the most popular
After a temper tantrum, the matter was settled in the end. To put it another way, if the emperor really wants to pursue the case, don’t forget that he also has a queen mother and a princess. Could it be that the emperor has no mercy at all? Liu Jin treated Liu Chengfeng
This is the fear.
"Master Jiao, Zajia"... Zajia..."What should we do?"
Jiao Fang stroked her beard and smiled softly, saying: "Don't worry, father-in-law. In fact, it is easy to make the king of Chu surrender to the rat weapon. Now we have enough time. As long as we can arrange it in advance, when the king of Chu arrives in the capital, there will be nothing we can do to my father-in-law. I only ask my father-in-law.
In a word, what is Liu Chengfeng most concerned about?"
Liu Jin was stunned for a moment. What was Liu Chengfeng concerned about? He was not a worm in Liu Chengfeng's belly, so how could he know?
Jiao Fang smiled coldly and said: "What Liu Chengfeng is most concerned about is the country of the Ming Dynasty. His Chu State is just a small country. He can suppress Nanyang only because of Liu Chengfeng's skills. At the same time, he also has
Made in the Ming Dynasty
In addition, the late emperor had great kindness to him, and the empress dowager and him share weal and woe. Even the emperor and he are brothers. This person naturally has an extraordinary concern for the Ming Dynasty." (To be continued)