Chang Feng returned to Huai En's residence.
Fatty Xu, Shi Wenyi and others were busy hanging red silk and red ribbons.
Chang Feng asked: "Where is Eunuch Liu?"
Fatty Xu replied: "Eunuch Liu is in the pigeonhouse in the backyard."
Chang Feng came to the pigeon house and happened to see Liu Jin releasing a homing pigeon.
Chang Feng said: "Eunuch Liu, I thought about it. I'm borrowing Grandpa Huai'en's house as a new house. You'd better send him a letter."
Liu Jin smiled and said, "The homing pigeon I released just now has the news of your marriage tied to its leg."
"There is also news about the prince's wedding on the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month."
"The old man received these two news in Nanjing. He may be very happy."
At the same time, Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing was two thousand miles away. In a somewhat dilapidated house, an old man, a young man, and a baby were sitting and eating.
The old man is Wynn and the doll is Tangtang.
The young man looked like he was twenty-six or seventeen years old. Dressed in white, his manners are elegant and his clothes are flowing.
Who would have thought that this handsome young man is the powerful official of the generation who once ruled the court, Wang Zhi!
In the 13th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi established the West Factory, "killed the demon fox", won the favor of the emperor, and was only sixteen years old when he gained power in the government and the public.
Wang Zhi poured a glass of wine for Huai En and said with emotion: "Who would have thought that the most treacherous eunuch in the world and the most virtuous eunuch in the world would meet in Xiaoling after being demoted."
"Who would have thought that on this early spring night in Jinling, when the stars are scarce and magpies are flying south, two former mortal enemies would be drinking and chatting?"
Wynn smiled and said, "It's true that you are the most treacherous eunuch in the world, but I can't bear the word 'virtuous eunuch'."
Wang Zhi's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of pride: "But I, the most treacherous eunuch, led the army to conquer the Jurchens three times and the Tatars twice. We won five out of five battles!"
"It was me, a traitor, who promoted Wang Yue, the first general of the Chenghua Dynasty!"
"It was me, a traitor, who saved the famous minister Qin Hong!"
"It's me, a treacherous eunuch, polite and virtuous corporal, who visited the thatched cottage three times. I promoted Yang Jizong, the most upright official in the world!"
Wynn stopped smiling and was speechless for a moment. Although they are mortal enemies, he knows that the achievements Wang Zhi just mentioned are true.
People are not black and white.
The bastard things that Wang Zhi did when he was in power are countless in official and unofficial history. But few people mention his achievements.
Wang Zhi has outstanding military talents. He conquered the Jurchens three times, which caused the Jurchens to "wash their faces in tears when they heard that Eunuch Wang had arrived, and held their necks to be killed."
He conquered the Tatars twice and led his cavalry deep into the hinterland of the grasslands to attack Tatar tribes. Huo Qubing can be called a trumpet.
Wang Zhi promoted and reused Wang Yue. It was recommended that Wang Yue became the first trilateral leader of the Ming Dynasty. When Wang Yue was in charge of defense, he defeated foreigners so that they did not dare to covet him.
Wang Yue also became the only three civil servants in the Ming Dynasty who were awarded titles for military merit. The other two were Wang Ji and later Wang Yangming.
After Wang Zhi lost power and was demoted, Wang Yue was also stripped of his title and dismissed from office.
Corporal Wang Zhilixian. He learned that Yang Jizong, the prefect of Jiaxing, had great political talents and was an honest official. As the governor of the West Factory, he went to visit him personally.
Yang Jizong was rebellious and aloof, and did not want to make friends with eunuchs. Wang Zhi went there three times in a row, but was rejected every time.
With Wang Zhi's position, if he took revenge and took personal revenge, Yang Jizong's official position would definitely end.
However, instead of retaliating, Wang Zhi strongly recommended Yang Jizong in front of Emperor Chenghua.
Yang Jizong was promoted to the rank of inspector of Zhejiang, and later promoted to governor of Yunnan. Later, he was respected as "the most honest official in the world" by the world.
The famous minister Qin Hong impeached Wang Zhi for several years. Almost every month, memorials were issued enumerating Wang Zhi's crimes.
However, when Qin Hong was slandered by King Qingcheng and imprisoned. It was Wang Zhi who repaid evil with kindness and used the power of Xichang to find evidence and clear Qin Hong's guilt.
It is said that after Qin Hong was reinstated, Wang Zhi went to Emperor Chenghua with a smile on his face and praised Qin Hong as the most capable feudal lord in the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chenghua was so embarrassed that he took out a memorial from his sleeve - it was the memorial written by Qin Hong to impeach Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi only said one sentence: "Praise virtuous people without avoiding enemies."
If we count all these things in detail, who can say that Wang Zhi is a man who is completely black and has no white at all?
There was silence at the dinner table.
Tangtang broke the silence. She threw a big shrimp into her mouth and chewed it while saying, "Although I don't understand what Brother Wang is saying, it sounds very powerful."
Wang Zhi touched Tangtang's little head.
Wynn said: "But you can't deny it. During your time in power, you persecuted hundreds of loyal people."
Wang Zhi responded tit for tat: "In your opinion, they are loyal and good people. In my opinion, they are rotten scholars!"
Huaien said: "Is Liu Daxia also a corrupt scholar?"
Wang Zhi said angrily: "He is not a corrupt scholar, but has great political talents. But he is the most powerful bastard in the world! Did he burn the blueprints of Zheng He's treasure ship?"
"If the blueprints are still there, I can convince the emperor to build an invincible navy. Where are the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast?"
Wynn said: "What about Ma Wensheng? Is he also a bastard? Was it because of your involvement in impeaching him that he was deprived of office for the first time?"
Wang Zhi smiled slyly: "Ma Wensheng is indeed a military wizard."
"I joined him and persuaded the emperor to dismiss him from office, just to sharpen his will... Forget it, I won't pretend anymore. I joined him purely because he has a different temperament with me."
"This is the first time I have seen a donkey that is more stubborn than me! In the court, he and I can only stay together."
After speaking, Wang Zhi poured himself a glass and drank it all in one gulp: "Today's wine is a bit like talking about heroes with green plums cooked in wine."
Wynn smiled and said: "We are all demoted Si Xiang Fengyu now, and all the grudges in the court are just a passing thing."
Wang Zhi shook his head: "You were demoted for a moment. I was demoted for a lifetime."
"Just those idiots Shang Ming and the three Wan brothers. Can they beat the prince?"
"Sooner or later, the day will come when you will return to Beijing and serve as internal minister."
Wynn said, "Well, then I'll lend you some good advice."
Wang Zhi suddenly knelt down to Wynn.
Wynn asked: "What are you doing?"
Wang Zhi said: "I have only sorry for one person in my life, and that is Wang Yue. He lost his official position because of my involvement."
"Wang Yue is a handsome man, you know it very well. I beg you, when you return to Beijing to take power, re-activate Wang Yue...for the sake of Ming Dynasty."
Wynn said: "Get up quickly. I promise you."
After Wang straightened up, he drank more than a dozen drinks and looked drunk.
Wang Zhi laughed wildly and said: "I was demoted because I accomplished something that could never be accomplished by papering out Mr. Sange, Shang Ming, Liang Fang, Li Zisheng, the three brothers of the Wan family, and you, Huaien."
"You were jealous, so you got together and cheated on me."
After venting his anger, Wang Zhi raised his glass to the bright moon in the sky and sang a generous lament: "When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky for your wine. I wonder what year it is today in the palace in the sky?"
"I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid that it's freezing in the beautiful buildings and jade buildings at high places. When I dance to clear my shadow, it doesn't feel like I'm in the human world."
A warm breeze of early spring in the south of the Yangtze River blew by, and young Wang Zhi's white clothes were fluttering, as if he was crazy...
