All the people in the Ming Dynasty knew that Liu Jin had power over the government and the opposition, and all government orders came out of him. The emperor was fooling around every day, ignoring political affairs, and indulging treacherous ministers.
But these are not real situations.
Because the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty all knew that there was only one person in the world who could decide Liu Jin's life and death, and he was Zhu Shou.
No matter what serious crime Liu Jin committed, no matter how many people wanted to kill him, as long as Zhu Shou didn't nod, Liu Boss would be safe and sound and continue to be his "emperor."
Under the attack of the informant memorial and in the fierce eyes of the eunuchs, Boss Liu seemed to be strolling in the courtyard, talking and laughing freely. His confidence was that he had already seen through Zhu Shou's thoughts.
Just as Admiral Zhang thought, the emperor had no intention of killing Liu Jin!
why?
It's very simple. If Zhu Shou really planned to kill Liu Jin, he wouldn't need any evidence of guilt at all. He could remove Old Liu's head with just one word.
So when Lao Liu just came in, he saw many eunuchs surrounding him and thought he was dead. Unexpectedly, a memorial came!
It doesn't matter what the memorial says or what serious crime Liu Jin committed. Zhu Shou threw the memorial in his face instead of saying the word "kill", so Liu Jin passed the test naturally, and what happened next was just
It was to act in a play with Zhu Shou.
Speaking of acting, Lao Liu's acting skills are at least ranked among the top three in the Ming Dynasty. He is a real actor. He is among a pack of wolves. From fear to laughter to calmness, his expressions are very precise.
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Zhu Shou also admired this very much. He did not have any intention of killing Liu Jin, nor did he even intend to punish him severely. He just wanted Liu Jin to know: I am using these things to beat you because I see that you are too close to Li Dongyang.
, you didn’t even notify me when you changed the minister, do you really think I don’t care about anything?
Liu Jin naturally knew that Li Dongyang's plan was a conspiracy, and he had to accept it. With six ministers and two elders, except for Yang Tinghe, he already had the right to speak in the entire Ming Dynasty. He could do whatever he wanted.
He is handy, this is his use, and it is also the biggest reason why Zhu Shou does not kill him. Therefore, no matter how poisonous Li Viper's mind is, Boss Liu has to swallow the bag of poison. This is politics.
As for Zhu Shou's thoughts, Liu Jin understood better that the emperor scolded and beat himself not because he was really dissatisfied with himself, but because as soon as Li Dongyang joined forces with him, the court lost its balance. The concept of balance advocated by Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin
The boss also deeply agrees, but the temptation of power makes him dare to walk on the tightrope and seek a chance to survive in the cracks of imperial power. This is also politics.
If Zhu Shou wants to let him go, Boss Liu understands that there are only two ways. One is to break up with Li Dongyang again and throw the bag of poison in Li Viper's face. The other is to dress himself up as the person who is targeted by thousands of people.
The biggest target of struggle in the DPRK.
With Liu Jin's character, he didn't hesitate much and immediately chose the second option.
"Why do you say that?" Zhu Shou's voice came, a little cold, which made Liu Jin, who had watched him grow up, a little uncomfortable, "Then Chen Weiyuan is just a businessman. Although he has some assets, he was never the owner of Mamosha Sultan.
Opponent? It only takes a few subordinates to take off the Chen family's head and wipe out his entire family."
Even a wealthy businessman is just a white and tender pig's head in front of the emperors. This has been the case throughout the ages. The county magistrate who ruined his family and the prefect who destroyed his family are just casual remarks.
of?
Liu Jin nodded and raised the memorial in his hand: "This is Chen's personal letter. Whether it is true or false, it is a stepping stone for my Ming Dynasty to enter Manlajia. If it doesn't work in one day, just wait ten days; if it doesn't work in a year,
Just wait ten years!”
After listening to Liu Jin's words, Zhu Shou nodded approvingly. This old dog's knowledge was indeed a long way ahead of the eunuchs next to him...
Chen Weiyuan's life and death were of no importance at all. He was just an overseas businessman. To the emperors and generals, it was just a small number. The situation in Manlajia, no matter whether the Portuguese or Ma Mosha won in the end, the Ming Dynasty
They all have excuses to send troops there. And the key to entering Manlajia is this enclosed guide.
Selling sheep's heads for dog meat was something Zhu Laosi, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, did in Annan. Now Zhu Shou does it again, which can be regarded as learning from the advanced experience of his ancestors.
As long as the strength of the Ming Dynasty's navy is increased and Zhu Shou's determination is matched, it is just a matter of effort to occupy Manlajia.
For Zhu Shou, the current Liu Jin is very dangerous and very useful. All the civil and military officials and eunuch bosses of the Manchu Dynasty are on the opposite side of Liu Jin, but Liu Jin firmly controls the government and his political methods are so clever.
Zhu Shou was in awe of his quick thinking.
However, Liu Jin's situation also destined him to rely closely on Zhu Shou's authority in order to continue to survive. His authority was actually an extension of Zhu Shou's imperial power.
Therefore, Liu Jin cannot do without Zhu Shou, but what about Zhu Shou? The otaku with weak political skills cannot do without Mr. Liu.
The two each took what they needed and maintained a sweet love for the time being.
Zhang Yong and others looked at Zhu Shou's gradually calmer expression and knew in their hearts that this big hole was dug in vain. They should all discuss how to deal with Liu Jin's revenge.
In fact, they still have one last chance to make a comeback, which is enough to kill Liu Jin immediately. However, the guy who looks like a "eunuch" is still building the Great Wall on three sides and has not become the source of wisdom and determination of the eunuch bosses, so
Before Yang Yiqing revealed the plan, Mr. Liu would be safe and sound.
"This is a false report! You said you were virtuous, so I did not use it; you said you were unworthy, so I will use it now." Zhu Shou finally sentenced Liu Jin to death in the third memorial, but still did not let Liu Jin go, "Xuan, the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies
The eunuch Liu Jin, who has disobeyed the emperor and is punished with a one-year salary penalty, went to the left side of Fengtian Gate and stood there for an hour."
What he means is: I know very well who Liu Jin is. If he were a good person, I would not use him at all. It is precisely because this old man is so bad that I feel safe using him.
The board was lifted heavily and dropped gently. Zhu Shou's strategy of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger was extremely skillful.
The fate and future of Qin Dongyi and Chen Weiyuan, as well as Sa Wei's ambition, are all very small matters to Zhu Shou and Liu Jin. As long as the matter is not out of their control, there is no need to worry about the fate of others.
If you don't take revenge, you are not a gentleman; if you take revenge when it is due, you are a villain!
The first move of Boss Liu's revenge was not to hit the mastermind's eunuchs, but directly to the civil and military officials.
Fengtian Gate, also known as Taihe Gate in later generations, is the fourth gate of the Forbidden City. After passing through this gate, you can see the Fengtian Palace, hence the name. It is also the tallest palace gate in the Forbidden City. It is the main entrance to the outer court and is seven rooms wide.
It occupies a very large area and there is a pair of tall bronze lions in front of the door.
After leaving the Gate of Supreme Harmony, there is the Yudai River running east-west. There are five white marble stone bridges on the river, collectively called the Jinshui Bridge. The middle one is also known as the Yulu Bridge; on both sides are the royal family and princes, so it is called "Princes".
Bridges"; the two on the edge are used by officials of third grade or above, and are called work-level bridges.
The stone road from Yulu Bridge leading directly to Taihe Gate is called Yulu.
Today, on both sides of the imperial road, there were hundreds of civil and military officials kneeling in dense crowds in the square. It was the end of summer, and the heat was extremely hot. Everyone did not kneel for long before they shed countless amounts of stinking sweat, and even some
The two weak ones had long since fainted and died.
But no one dared to get up, because this was Zhu Shou's order. The person who delivered the order was also standing in front of Fengtian Gate, with sweat on his head and face, dizzy from the sun, and his thin body was crumbling. It was Liu Jin.
Eunuch Liu...
"Someone submitted a false report to impeach an important minister of the DPRK. Such behavior should be severely punished and will never be tolerated!"
This was Zhu Shou's original intention, but when it came to Boss Liu's mouth, it became: If you don't tell who is the mastermind, everyone will kneel here, either until they die or in the sun!
How could the civil and military officials know who the mastermind was? Even if someone knew, they would not dare to point out the mastermind.
Afterwards, Zhu Shou asked Boss Liu: Why did you think of recruiting hundreds of officials?
Boss Liu smiled proudly and said, "This is Prime Minister Li's plan."
Li Dongyang's conspiracy was carried out openly, and he clearly sent Boss Liu to his death. Boss Liu was willing to accept it, but he was unable to resist the poison of power.
Becoming the target of thousands of people, becoming Zhu Shou's indispensable right-hand man, and becoming the second person in the Ming Empire, Boss Liu is sitting on a chariot that can never stop, sliding quickly towards the end of his life, leaving behind
A dazzling but short-lived path to power.
Of course, Lao Liu still chose to believe in the love between him and Zhu Shou. He could not and did not dare not believe in this love.
When we look through history, we can clearly see that Boss Liu, who had no ability to resist in the face of imperial power, was actually a very pitiful victim of power. His originally dark mind and bloody road to power
, after being splashed with countless dirty water by civil servants, it became even more unclear.
Zhu Shou's corporal punishment for Boss Liu was to stand in the sun for an hour. Therefore, when the time was up, Lao Liu was ready to leave Fengtianmen, leaving a group of royal guards to watch the officials.
At this time, Huang Wei, the internal eunuch who was responsible for submitting the letter, walked up to Old Liu, looked at the civil and military officials, and scolded loudly: "What the letter says is for the country and the people. I stand up for myself. Even if I die, I am still a good man, but it is in vain."
others."
He was clearly scolding the officials, but what he actually meant was: Lao Liu, you bastard, those things were not made up, why are you venting your anger on others?
Old Liu spat, looked at the boy with side eyes, and replied: "What kind of a good man is he? If you don't reveal your identity, you will be anonymous. If you are anonymous, you will die."
Lao Liu's meaning was clearer: Xiao Huang, don't think I don't know about the good things you have done. I tell you, anyone who offends me will die. If I don't do anything to you now, it's just that the time has not come yet.
When the two were bickering, everyone who had knelt for an hour was already exhausted, and dozens of people fell down. Among them, the leader He Yi, the official Zhou Chen of Shuntian Prefecture, and the Jinshi Lu Shen were killed alive because they were too weak.
Sunk to death!
The real masterminds couldn't stand it anymore. After Liu Jin ignored Huang Wei and walked away, Li Rong, the most senior eunuch and eunuch, stood up and asked his men to throw iced watermelons into the crowd.
to quench everyone's thirst. Naturally, the Jinyi guards did not dare to stop him, so they had to quietly repay Liu Jin.
Li Rong asked everyone to stop kneeling and get up to move around and eat watermelon. At this moment, a little eunuch on lookout ran over and shouted: Old Liu is back!
So everyone dropped the watermelon and knelt on the ground again.
When Liu Jin saw this scene, he was so angry that his nose was filled with smoke, but Li Rong had no choice but to give up.
After a while, maybe the fun was almost over, Liu Jin asked the high-ranking civil servants to exempt themselves from kneeling. The junior officials in the Hanlin Academy immediately shouted: Old Liu, do you dare to be tolerant to us? We will definitely write a few articles for you.
Good article to praise.
Liu Jin laughed: These poor people are quite funny, forget it, just treat it like a fart.
The low-level censors looked at it, as if an opportunity had come, and shouted: Old Liu, do you dare to let us go? You must know that we are all good children who abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and it is impossible to do anything illegal.
activities.
Old Liu was furious: Bah! I am the first person who has done the most bad things in the world. If you people are ranked third, no one would dare to be ranked second!
Their conversation was passed down as a joke in history books.
When the sun went down, everyone with connections could go home, leaving more than 300 officials below the fifth rank, all of whom were thrown into prison by Liu Lao. There was no way, there were too many officials in the capital, and they walked to the streets.
If you throw a brick randomly, you can hit a high-ranking official.