Chapter 47: Fight Ben
Emperor Jiajing had a strange temper.
The young man succeeded to the throne and fought with his ministers for many years. The pressure was so great that it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine.
He once whipped a famous horse when he was drunk. This is the behavior of a famous scholar.
The Taoist priest once whipped a woman out of anger.
He really whipped her with a whip.
I fought to the death with my ministers in the previous dynasty, and the women in the harem were not understanding, and they also caused trouble for me...
Changing the angle, when he saw that his confidant Cui Yuan almost destroyed the morale of Huben Zuowei for his own selfish reasons, he was furious!
"whip!"
Jiang Qingzhi blinked his eyes, "Your Majesty..."
Could this be the birth of a famous scene from the Jiajing period?
Cui Yuan shuddered, "Your Majesty, spare my life."
Lao Cui is old and can’t stand the beating!
Huang Jin didn't dare to persuade him and handed over the whip himself.
"Old dog!"
The whip is as fast as the wind and the howl is like a ghost.
Jiang Qingzhi was frightened by the whip and quickly stepped aside.
Emperor Jiajing wielded the whip with great ease and skill.
Cui Yuan did not dare to dodge, and after being whipped several times, he shouted: "I am loyal to Your Majesty... Your Majesty, only by being loyal to Your Majesty can I have wealth and honor!"
Similar to Lu Bing, Cui Yuan's honor and disgrace all depend on Emperor Jiajing. Once Emperor Jiajing abandons him, many people will pounce on him and bite him.
Old ghost, it is indeed an old ghost... Jiang Qingzhi felt regretful, but when he saw Cui Yuanru kneeling there trembling like a ghost, he couldn't help but feel happy.
The Emperor Jiajing whipped him again, then threw the whip on the ground and cursed, "Old dog."
"Is there any evidence?" Emperor Jiajing looked at his cousin with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Tsk!
The anger came and went quickly, and Jiang Qingzhi guessed that Taoist was taking drugs.
"Just outside the palace."
"Call him over, and I will personally inquire about it."
In fact, after Jiang Qingzhi opened his mouth, both Emperor Jiajing and Cui Yuan knew that the evidence had been nailed down by Jiang Qingzhi.
Otherwise, if Jiang Qingzhi was charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor, Cui Yuan and others would send him to the ends of the earth.
Witnesses came forward one by one.
When Emperor Jiajing heard that Wang Xintian ordered Shang Congliang to eat vomit, he cursed: "It is not a pity to die!"
Jiang Qingzhi watched coldly. He did not expect Emperor Jiajing to speak for the military men... this was not in line with the current mainstream voice.
"Get lost!" Emperor Jiajing shouted coldly. Cui Yuanru was as if he had been pardoned and hurriedly left. But Emperor Jiajing pointed outside and said, "Find a place for him to wash."
Cui Yuanlao burst into tears, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I am so kind, your servant..."
Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and someone took Cui Yuan out.
But Jiang Qingzhi did not leave.
"Qingzhi, is there anything else?"
Perhaps it was the beating that got Emperor Jiajing moving around, and he looked refreshed.
"Your Majesty, Altan Khan is eyeing us covetously from outside the Great Wall, and the Japanese pirates in the southeast have been causing trouble for many years." Jiang Qingzhi said, "I have seen the great warriors of the Ming Dynasty who once swept across the world in the past in the southeast this time..."
Watchdog is not enough to describe the current incompetence of the Ming army.
"It's vulnerable." Emperor Jiajing looked disappointed. "Do you think I don't know?"
"Then your majesty..." Jiang Qingzhi frowned, "This is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!"
"You only see a small part of it." The Jiajing Emperor said earnestly, "Who controls this world? Who controls the land, commerce, and most importantly, the topic of gossip?"
At this moment, Emperor Jiajing's eyes were bright. How could he be the emperor who was obsessed with Taoism?
All of this was in the eyes of the Taoist priest, nothing could escape his sight... Jiang Qingzhi felt a chill rising from his coccyx.
Those time travelers regard the emperor as Sabi, but in fact, they themselves are the Sabi!
"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the scholars and officials refused to serve in the government. Do you know why?" Emperor Jiajing said coldly, "They refused to serve in the government because they believed that the Mongols were the orthodox dynasty."
"Holding ninety-nine steel knives, I will not stop until all the Hu people are killed." Emperor Jiajing recited the song.
"I am a man, why should I serve the Tartars as a slave?" Jiang Qingzhi felt a surge of anger and could not help but sing loudly.
"It's good to see Qingzhi still have passion." The Jiajing Emperor didn't know whether he was mocking or really pleased. "But those scholars have forgotten that they are Han men. Tell me, why is that?"
“The one who has money is the father, the one who has milk is the mother.” Jiang Qingzhi thought of a poem, “The loyal ones are usually butchers, the unfaithful ones are usually scholars.”
Qingzhi is indeed talented... Emperor Jiajing's eyes showed more appreciation, "That's right."
"I also want to restore order and revitalize the Ming army. But once it is launched, I feel stuck in a quagmire." Emperor Jiajing sighed for the first time, "After Emperor Chengzu, the scholar-officials have become powerful and difficult to suppress."
The disastrous defeat at Tumu Fort was an important turning point for the Ming Dynasty.
Most of the Ming Dynasty's most elite soldiers were killed in this battle.
From then on, the warriors no longer had the chance to raise their heads.
Looking around, the entire Ming Dynasty was under the control of the literati.
"I once promoted generals, but within a few years, they were impeached on charges. The worst thing is, the evidence is irrefutable." Emperor Jiajing's eyes were filled with sternness. "Those people are everywhere, from food and fodder to military equipment, from the capital to the border. If I promote the status of military men, what do you think they will do?"
Do they dare to kill the king?
Jiang Qingzhi suddenly thought of the previous emperor, Emperor Zhengde.
"Everyone says that the late emperor fell into the water and died of an illness, but the late emperor was in good health, how could this be possible?" Emperor Jiajing snorted coldly.
Jiang Qingzhi thought of the palace coup in the 21st year of Jiajing.
A few palace maids dared to kill the emperor. If the rope had not been tied into a knot in the chaos, the grass on Emperor Jiajing's grave would be three feet high by now.
Damn it!
There will be no more Red Pill cases in the future.
Jiang Qingzhi looked around and saw that there were nets everywhere.
He looked at Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting there with eyes extremely cold.
"Celebrate it."
"I'm here." Jiang Qingzhi suddenly felt a little pity for his cousin.
The emperor was like being trapped in a small room, unable to move.
This is not an emperor, he is clearly a prisoner.
Emperor Jiajing stood up and walked over, patting Jiang Qingzhi on the shoulder, "Are you scared?"
I'm afraid of birds!
Jiang Qingzhi has a free and unrestrained side to his personality. Hearing this, he said: "Fighting against the sky is endless fun. Fighting against people is endless fun."
What’s the point of this person living a life of petty intrigue and deceit?
Let's try something exciting.
"Aren't you afraid of the scholar-officials who are everywhere?" Emperor Jiajing looked at his cousin with a scrutinizing gaze.
"They are human beings too." Jiang Qingzhi knew what the Jiajing Emperor didn't know, and what the literati didn't know. He felt like he was standing high in the sky, watching those literati being so proud of themselves.
But I know their problems, and I know their shortcomings even more. Otherwise, Jiang Qingzhi would rather lie down in the Ming Dynasty, and I don't care about the fate of the country.
Emperor Jiajing's eyes lit up, "Do you have any plans for this life?"
This is asking about ideals.
"When I was little, I wanted to be a rickshaw driver."
When Jiang Qingzhi was in primary school, his teacher asked everyone what their ideal was. At that time, Jiang Qingzhi envied railway drivers the most. The thought of sitting on the front of a train and operating it was so cool.
Emperor Jiajing was stunned.
"Later, I wanted to be a teacher."
Later, Jiang Qingzhi felt that being a teacher was better, so he changed his ideal.
"Later, I felt that it would be better to make a living first." Jiang Qingzhi said self-deprecatingly.
He didn’t even get into a top university, and the job situation the year he graduated from college was... bad.
Jiang Qingzhi became unemployed after graduation and followed his uncle to South America to open a supermarket. His life took a different path from then on.
Poor kid... There was a hint of disappointment in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing. "Mother once told me to treat you and your son well, but you have suffered so much over the years."
Jiang Qingzhi did not explain and handed over a document.
Huang Jin took it, glanced at it casually, and was shocked.
Emperor Jiajing took a look.
I admire my cousin more and more, "That's thoughtful."
Jiang Qingzhi resigned.
After leaving the imperial city, Sun Chonglou asked, "Master, where are we going?"
"Go home and clean up the mess!" Jiang Qingzhi said murderously, "Do you really think I'm a piece of clay? Today I'll show those idiots in the capital what it means to plan before you act."
In Zhilu, Yan Song looked at a pile of memorials impeaching Jiang Qingzhi and sighed, "Chang Wei Bo is a minister that Your Majesty values, but it is difficult for me to deal with him. Come, take these memorials and I will go to see Your Majesty."
After walking out of Zhilu, Yan Song found something wrong.
"What are those guards doing there?"
When I met Emperor Jiajing, I unexpectedly discovered that he was in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, these are all memorials impeaching Long Wilbur. I dare not take the initiative..."
Cui Yuan started from within, Lu Bing controlled from outside, and Yan Song was in charge...
The whole scheme was flawless, and Yan Song felt that Jiang Qingzhi had no chance of escaping.
Emperor Jiajing said calmly: "What did you say?"
Yan Song said: "Most people say that Chang Wei Bo relied on your majesty's favor and acted recklessly. He protected the criminals... It's appalling."
"What do you think?" asked Emperor Jiajing.
"Your Majesty." Yan Song was about to say that Chang Wei Bo was young after all, but then he remembered what his son Yan Shifan once said: Your Majesty, Dad had better be more cautious.
After a change of mind, Yan Song said, "This is your Majesty's family affair."
This was such a beautiful statement. Emperor Jiajing nodded, and Yan Song felt relieved and became more convinced of his son's judgment.
Emperor Jiajing casually flipped through the impeachment documents and found five copies.
"Tell Lu Bing to arrest these five people and put them in prison."
Yan Song was shocked, "Your Majesty, I am worried that the public sentiment will be agitated..."
"Why?" Emperor Jiajing was unfathomable.
"After all, Wang Xintian died tragically at the hands of a warrior..."
Your Majesty, instead of punishing Chang Wei Bo who spoke for the military, you dealt with the officials who spoke for Wang Xintian. Isn't this provoking conflict?
"What if I say that Wang Xintian deserves to die?"
Yan Song looked up.
impossible!
If that's the case, then everything is turned upside down.
A piece of paper was thrown down.
"Just take a look."
Yan Song bent down and picked it up tremblingly.
Then, kneel down.
"I failed to supervise you. Your Majesty, please punish me."
The paper recorded the evidence of Wang Xintian’s corruption, even including the amount.
At this moment, Yan Song felt a chill in his heart.
"Order the Royal Guards to confiscate the Wang family's property!"
"Leader!"
Murderous intent suddenly burst out from the palace.
Huang Jin shuddered, thinking of the "privilege" of Cui Yuan being kept in the palace to wash and change clothes. Now he thought that this was Emperor Jiajing's attempt to punish his ministers, and temporarily detained Cui Yuan to prevent the news from leaking out...
Your Majesty's skills are frightening!
At this moment, outside the Jiang family’s gate, the farce reached its climax.
"My husband!"
The woman banged her head against the door.
More than a dozen officials behind were scolding angrily.
The momentum is huge...
Just then, the sound of horse hooves was heard.
Everyone looked.
Jiang Qingzhi, holding a cigarette in his mouth, pointed at the officials and said:
"Fucheng."
"The old slave is here!"
At some point, the side door opened.
Fu Cheng came out with a few burly servants, holding wooden sticks.
Jiang Qingzhi shook off the cigarette ash.
"Give it to Benbo, hit him!"
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Asking for votes.
(End of this chapter)
