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Leng Zi of Jade Catalpa Ping

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During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, the protagonist, who is both good and evil, wanders among the Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and the emperor by chance. He is deeply favored by the inner court and gradually becomes righteous because of his contact with good ministers and scholars; the gangsters, the officialdom, and the powerful eunuchs fight. , feudal king's rebellion, emperor's personal expedition and mysterious family affairs.

After more than ten years of ups and downs, from an ignorant boy to a tactful person, he has tasted all the bitterness and sweetness, and he can only do helpless things in desperation. Although he deliberately upholds the right path, he finally feels that all the hard work is nonsense.

Fortunately, I met a good teacher, a good friend, a beautiful woman, the court changed, and I ended up living in seclusion in the busy city, without caring about worldly affairs. I played a bad game of chess, and gently talked about life on the willow bank!

This book is the first one, detailing the protagonist's chance to become a Jinyiwei, and his first involvement in the Jinyiwei. It is the time when Emperor Zhengde succeeds to the throne, and the courtiers and the inner court compete for power. However, the inner court is full of conflicts and conflicts. Naturally, this is a young man who is not deeply involved in the world. Becoming a chess piece in the hands of others, starting to make plans step by step, and finally becoming a black and white chess piece.

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Chapter 1: Suspension (1) Update Time: 24/01/27 09:27:20
Emperor Hongzhi passed away and told the public that he had been ill for a long time and that treatment was ineffective. I believe this, but I have always suspected that it was the pill, but I didn't dare to say it, so I still worked very carefully in Beizhen Fusi. It was just that on the day Emperor Hongzhi passed away, there was a strong wind, dark clouds, thunder and lightning. Rumor has it that many people saw many dragons looming in the clouds. Everyone deplored the death of this good emperor, especially when he was dying, he specially ordered The princes and pavilion elders only kept the coffin for twenty-seven days, and everyone in the world paid tribute. After twenty-seven days, everything returned to normal, and the government was not allowed to restrict civil weddings and funerals. The governors of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other remote areas did not need to go to Beijing to mourn, and the same was true for the vassal kings in various places.

This decree made many people cry. But the prince and the elders resolutely carried out the task. We guarded the palace for twenty-seven days, and we often saw civil and military officials fainting in tears in front of the coffin from a distance. The prince, with a sad face, often supported the weak body at dusk. The Queen Mother was walking around in a secluded place, while Ning Xi, dressed in filial piety, was surrounding the Queen Mother. I often think that the Queen Mother won the favor of Emperor Hongzhi, but the Emperor passed away at the age of only thirty-six. Although she is the Queen Mother, what should she do with her future life? The splendid Forbidden City sometimes makes people feel depressed.

But my sympathy for the Queen Mother at that time could not compare to the even more miserable experience that the Queen Mother faced twenty years later...

Although the three pavilion elders come to keep vigil every day, from their sad but serious faces, we can still believe that Ming Dynasty will still operate normally...

In June, the great Emperor Jiantian, Mingdao, Cheng, Zhongzheng, Shenwen, Shenwu, Zhenwu, benevolent, virtuous and respectful was buried in the Tailing Mausoleum in the west of Beijing. At this point, an emperor worthy of the praise of future generations came to an end!

The new emperor ascends the throne, the reign is Zhengde, and everything is renewed! This is what all of us automatically think about. And where will our fifteen-year-old young emperor take the Ming Dynasty?

Many people said that this emperor was extremely smart. When he was the prince of the East Palace, he respected his teachers and treated his subordinates well. He also has a photographic memory, and can read articles and classics immediately from his mouth. What's even more amazing is that he is very enthusiastic about learning foreign languages, and he can quickly master Uzbek, Portuguese, Japanese, Mongolian, etc., and even rap. Arabic can be used freely, which makes us more confident that the Zhengde Emperor will inherit the wisdom of Emperor Xiaozong and make the country more prosperous.

Hu Haisan said that there was an Emperor Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, who was favored by his grandfather Emperor Taizong. He was proficient in all arts, politics and martial arts, and governed the Ming Dynasty smoothly. Even so, during the Xuande era, there was still a rebellion by the emperor's uncle, King Han, and the Xuande Emperor's biggest hobby turned out to be fighting crickets, the so-called promotion of weaving! And this kind of custom is followed by the whole world. I often wonder why dignitaries and dignitaries are so addicted to games played by children. After many years, I gradually understood that everyone's status and environment are different, but human nature is the same. When you are at the height of the temple, you think about the distance of the rivers and lakes; when you are in the wilderness of the rivers and lakes, you think about the worries of the temple.

Now that Emperor Zhengde has come to power, what can he bring to us?

The Ming Dynasty still has three pillars: the emperor, the courtiers, and the chamberlains. This may be a pattern that the Ming Dynasty will never be able to solve. They restrict and develop each other. Emperor Hongzhi left behind the cabinet of Xie Qian, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang, as well as Wang Yue and Fan Ting as chief ceremonial supervisors. The royal guards either took orders from the chamberlains or served the courtiers, like clowns, while the courtiers and chamberlains were the actors on the stage. Dan and Jing Mo performed their own wonderful performances, and the emperor seemed to be always a spectator, but as a spectator, he could ask to change the protagonist of the play at any time and at any time.

Of course, I only realized this later. Although the emperor changed, I am still a royal guard. Although a year later, I jumped up, but at this moment, I am still an ordinary royal guard in the Zhengde Dynasty.

In July, the commander of the Jinyiwei changed, but it was not Qian Ning, but a man named Shi who succeeded Mou Bin as the commander of the Jinyiwei. It was said that he was Liu Jin's man. I heard that Qian Ning was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Nothing can be done. And Gu Dayong's father-in-law took full charge of the East Factory. The East Factory was nominally in charge of the eunuch Xiao Jing, the eunuch Bingbi. It is said that this man was a veteran of the four dynasties. He was calm and unconcerned. He was transferred out of the capital many times, but He is also able to come back soon. He never stirs up trouble, but he can win everyone's respect. He is especially suitable for the emperor. Some old allusions come out as soon as he opens his mouth. Eunuch Liu Jin actually controls the East Factory, but his bigger goal is to become the chief eunuch of the ceremonial department, but now he is still Eunuch Wang Yue. Eunuch Wang Yue is close to the civil servants and is highly valued by the former emperor, although he is not too fond of the factory guards. Enthusiastic, he didn't even suggest arranging his own people to Xinjun, but his position was still there and he couldn't move for a while. The other father-in-laws have their own duties. Eunuch Zhang Yong was still in charge of the Shenji Camp. I heard from Liao Jianzhong that Eunuch Zhang could have been an internal official with greater power, but he resolutely postponed it. He only promoted his two brothers, but he still served as a guard outside the capital. Thousands of households.

Liao Jianzhong was promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei, which was regarded as a promotion. And he still held the title of Fu Si Town Fu Envoy in Beizhen, and Murong Zhao became the Commander-in-Chief of Jinyiwei.

As for Ji Liaofan, Qian Tong and others, they were all promoted to a thousand households, and Little Ma's father-in-law also jumped up and became a royal eunuch. Hua Shichun, Gu Dayou, Ji Maotong and Yue Ziqian naturally became one thousand households, and they were soon transferred from Zhenfusi, leaving Ji Liaofan to come to our place to take charge of the prison.

I am still the general banner, and I still carry the two smaller banners of Ning Boyang and Hardy. However, Liao Jianzhong took us back and stopped going to Yiluan Division. I don’t know the reason, but it is probably because of my last experience. . It's just Luo Zhong, who was promoted to Nanjing and served as Nanjing's governor. Before leaving, he made a special trip to Liao Jianzhong, met with me, and said that I would prosper sooner or later and would take care of him when the time came. This made me confused and very embarrassed. Liao Jianzhong noticed my embarrassment and said with a smile: "Lao Luo talks to everyone like this, big or small, don't take it seriously!" Luo Zhong said goodbye and left. At that time, he still said to me very seriously: "Good job! Don't forget, you are the Minister of Gu Ming appointed by Emperor Daxing!" His words made me more confused and frightened. I don't know what Minister Gu Ming is. Clearly, I just want to live well!

Because I am already familiar with this place, coupled with my level, especially my relationship with Liao Jianzhong, it has become easier for me to enter and exit here. But I rarely go out, and when I do, I take Ning Boyang and Hardy with me. After Liao Jianzhong was promoted, he went to work elsewhere and rarely returned to Beizhen Fusi. Naturally, he had less communication with me. He has always been very serious and rectified the imperial edict. Therefore, in the first two months, everyone became diligent.

In October, the capital is already a bit chilly. And rumors about Emperor Zhengde are slowly spreading around us. This emperor is so fun and full of tricks. The habit of getting up early to study was quickly abandoned by him. He hangs out with several eunuchs in the palace every day, and holds a small market where he buys things, listens to plays and fights. The even more terrifying rumor is that the so-called oral instructions coming out of the palace every day are actually from the eunuchs, especially Liu Jin. Some people say that whenever Zhengde was having fun, Liu Jin would report the matter, which often made Zhengde unhappy. He scolded him several times and asked him to deal with it by himself. Liu Jin is already the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, but rarely participates in government affairs. The one who can really give orders is Wang Yue, the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies. Although he is also an eunuch, he is completely different. Wang Yue has a harmonious relationship with the courtiers, especially the three. As a minister who cared about life, this kind of harmony allowed the government to move forward according to the ideas of the courtiers. At the end of the eighteenth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, everything seemed to be progressing step by step, no different from the Hongzhi Dynasty.

Although we don't understand these things, we still hope that Ming Dynasty will be stable, peaceful and prosperous, and that the people will live and work in peace and contentment. As for the rumors about Emperor Zhengde, we still don’t believe it. The emperor is a person of status, how can he do things for ordinary people? Even the elderly people understand the meaning of stability. But the rumors must be true, and we have no right to interfere. We just try our best to do our best. The contacts between Jinyiwei and Dongchang became more and more frequent. We continued to receive orders to secretly monitor civil and military officials. We had to keep records and report to Ji Liaofan at any time.

After staying in Jinyiwei for a long time, I found that most of the people here seemed very easy-going and did not pay attention to the rules stipulated by the court. They often talked and laughed during meetings, showing no dignity. But I can feel that Ji Liaofan's lovely smile is completely different from Luo Zhong's. Maybe Ji Liaofan is deliberate, while Luo Zhong is just natural.

But there are two people here who are serious about their speech. One is Liao Jianzhong. He has become extremely serious. I occasionally see his smile, also when we are alone with me. People say that he has been promoted, so he naturally has an air of dignity. I understand his difficulties. So many brothers have been transferred away, and he is almost alone here. The other one is Xue Shen, a new member of Baihu, who is in his twenties. I heard that he was transferred from Nanjing. Maybe it was because he was unfamiliar with the place, but he was very arrogant and didn't care at all for people of our level. But Liu Tong, another newcomer from Baihu, was very good at doing things and had no official airs at all. He got along very well with us. Even though we were older brothers and younger brothers, he always took us out for drinks.

Gu Dachun and Tan Sheng also became Xiaoqi, and gradually became familiar with us, so much so that we became brothers.

In my free time, I would take the four of them to drink at the Pingjia old shop. As Liao Jianzhong said, I gradually became infected with some bad habits of Jinyiwei. As more and more officials entered the prison, our pockets gradually bulged. Gao Dezheng, who I brought out from Jinyiwei, didn't have much idea, but his wife often sent Gao Qian to visit me. She started to send some local specialties, and gradually mixed them with banknotes. From the beginning, I was shy and slow. Slowly becoming more experienced, although I still don’t want to do it in my heart, but occasionally I will get some money and property for it. Gao Qian said that Mrs. Gao was in the capital and he could go and sit there if there was a chance. I promised with my mouth, but put it aside in my heart. Being a lively person, I started to like drinking, and even started drinking with a group of brothers.

I finally got to know Bao Xiaobai officially. To my surprise, he turned out to be the attendant for the astronomy exam that day, that is, the secretary of the Experience Department. I almost couldn't believe it. He kept his inherent smile when he saw me. We felt like old friends when we met. He spoke very little, but he liked to listen to me. I could always find the person I wanted to find, and I never forgot. To bring him some benefits. Because I often went to him to inquire about news, we gradually became good friends. However, I did not dare to tell him about the murder of my brother Bao Song, and he never left Jinyiwei, where his activities were.

Ning Boyang secretly told me that Bao Xiaobai was a person who made mistakes a few years ago and was almost to the point of being punished, but someone spoke up and survived, but he was not allowed to leave here.

God knows what it would be like to be alone here, not allowed to step out of the door. I immediately felt sympathy for him, and he seemed to like this kind of life very much. He was familiar with official documents and knew anecdotes. He was usually as quiet as a woman. The same thing, and when adults ask for something, he can answer them fluently. So we often lament, where should such people be better used?

Therefore, every time I go out, I always bring him some delicious and fun things, and he always accepts them happily without even a word of thanks.

It's snowing, and winter in the capital comes at any time. We have recently investigated many officials, and of course Ji Liaofan arranged the investigation. Soon we found that these people were doing something that seemed to be related to the palace. It is now rumored that Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Gao Feng and other eight trusted eunuchs who often surrounded the emperor were known as the Eight Tigers of Zhengde. Of course, Eunuch Zhang Yong was also among them. They want to control the situation of the government, which naturally makes the ministers quit. Therefore, these officials began to discuss and prepare to report together to impeach the Eight Tigers. In their view, the emperor was only a sixteen-year-old boy, and his experience and experience were not as good as those who participated in government affairs. Xie Qian, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang were the ministers of Gu Ming of Emperor Hongzhi, and they were the backbone of the Ming literati. They were confident of tripping up the Eight Tigers and avoiding the recurrence of the Wang Zhens of the Yingzong era.

But they don’t know that everything they do is under our control. Jinyiwei has established files on almost all officials in the court. We must say that we are indeed very powerful. Sometimes the emperor wants to check the resume of an official, and we can submit it quickly. Sometimes looking at the densely packed scrolls, they seem to be faces. When we take them out and hand them over, they may have jumped through the dragon's gate or gone to the gate of hell.

Every time I look at the official materials I compiled, I often think to myself, I don’t know this person personally, but I know everything about him. I have to say it’s a ridiculous thing. I just heard about it. All the reports we investigated are all They were all suppressed by Liao Jianzhong....