In the evening, when the wind was blowing, I led Hu Zi back home.
Two brothers, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, are here.
Zhang Heling was lying on the ground in the front yard pretending to be a big tortoise, humping Tangtang. He also muttered: "If you don't move, you are a bastard."
Zhang Yanling peeled oranges for Tangtang and fed them to Tangtang's mouth.
When Chang Feng saw this, he shouted: "Tangtang, don't be rude!"
Chang Feng then scolded Liu Xiaoyan: "You don't care!"
Liu Xiaoyan looked helpless: "Uncle Guo insists on treating Tangtang as a bastard, what can I do?"
Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "You two little country uncles, my sister-in-law is rude, please forgive me."
Zhang Yanling hugged Tangtang to the ground and said, "Brother Chang, you are making a fool of yourself by saying this! Tangtang is like our brothers' half-sister!"
Zhang Heling echoed: "My brother is right! If Brother Chang hadn't saved us, we might have died in the black jail in Wanping County!"
"You saved my eldest sister's life, and you saved the lives of our two brothers. You are our two brothers' great benefactor! Your sister is our biological sister!"
Zhang Yanling took out a pocket from his arms. In the pocket was a pile of human teeth, still stained with blood.
Chang Feng asked: "What is this?"
Zhang Heling explained: "We suffered such a big loss in Wanping County Prison, how can we not take revenge?"
"Today we brothers went to Wanping County. We pulled out all the teeth of the magistrate, county magistrate, chief registrar, and clerk!"
Chang Feng was a little dumbfounded. These two little uncles are simply two lawless little devils.
Chang Feng admonished the two of them: "The county magistrate, county magistrate, and chief registrar are all imperial officials. Although the magistrates have no rank, they at least have the reputation of being a judge."
"Shi Ke cannot be killed! Besides, I have already interrogated him clearly. The Vulture Society's affairs have nothing to do with them."
Zhang Heling said: "I know! Next time we won't pull out their teeth, the most we will do is pull out their beards."
Chang Feng asked: "By the way, why do you two uncles come to my humble residence?"
Zhang Heling ran to a box placed in the front yard. Open the box, it's full of top-quality treasures!
Chang Feng took a look and found that many of those treasures looked familiar to him. It seems that in the second half of the 23rd year of Chenghua, he copied the proceeds from the evil monks of the previous dynasty.
Previously, Emperor Hongzhi sold most of the treasures and gave a small portion to Queen Zhang.
Zhang Heling said: "Our eldest sister asked us to bring this here and give it to Brother Chang! Our eldest sister said that Brother Chang is as kind as a mountain to the Zhang family. From now on, the Chang family's affairs will be the Zhang family's affairs!"
"The affairs of the Chang family are the affairs of the Zhang family." Saying it from the mouth of the harem master is equivalent to a political commitment, as heavy as Mount Tai!
Chang Feng said quickly: "I, Chang Feng, am so virtuous and capable that I am so loved by the Queen."
Zhang Heling said: "Brother Chang, why do you always think of yourself as an outsider! According to the etiquette of outsiders, when we see our savior, we have to kowtow dozens of times! If you do this again, I will kowtow to you!"
Zhang Yanling echoed: "That's right! The Chang family and the Zhang family are all one family! You are still our sworn brother-in-law!"
After Dayongchang Temple was rescued, Zhang Fengling and Liu Xiaoyan became sworn sisters. Liu Xiaoyan married Chang Feng, and Chang Feng naturally became the queen's brother-in-law.
Tangtang said: "Brothers, can we stop talking in the courtyard? I'm already hungry!"
"Brother Zhang, can you throw away all those teeth? They look so unappetizing!"
The two little country uncles are not very old, and they form a "family". Liu Xiaoyan, Mrs. Jiu, Tangtang and other female relatives had nothing to avoid. They ate at the same table as a family.
Zhuangzhuang is six months old and has already opened his teeth. This little guy seems to have a special liking for green onions. At the family dinner for my uncle, a plate of green onions was served.
Zhuangzhuang sucked the green onions and made babbling sounds, which was so cute. The two Zhang brothers liked him very much.
After the banquet, Chang Feng sent away the two little devils.
Liu Xiaoyan picked up Zhuang Zhuang and said, "Today it's Ninth Sister's turn to take care of you. I'll go back to the room and put Zhuang Zhuang to sleep."
Chang Feng and Mrs. Jiu
Entered the west wing.
Chang Feng smiled and said, "There is great news."
Madam Ninth asked: "What's the good news?"
Chang Feng said: "From now on, neither the government nor the Jianghu people will dare to offend your tribesmen in Xiangxi Lane."
Madam Ninth was a little surprised: "Why?"
Chang Feng deliberately brought it to the court: "Go and pour me a cup of tea. I'll moisten my throat and tell you slowly."
Madam Ninth brought tea to Chang Feng: "Why on earth? Don't rush me."
Chang Feng smiled and said: "The new Nanzhen Fushi Wang Miaoxin proposed that one hundred people under your command be recorded in the Nanzhen Fusi's eyes and ears book."
"Although Nan Division's ears and eyes have no official positions or positions, they are still considered people who work for Jin Yiwei. Who dares to mess with Jin Yiwei's ears and eyes?"
Madam Ninth was stunned when she heard the news.
Then she fell on the table of the Eight Immortals and started crying loudly.
For so many years, she gave up everything, even her own chastity, for the sake of her tribe's survival in the capital.
In the past, even the police officers of the Criminal Department, the squad leaders of Daxing County, and the commanders of the Military and Horse Department could bully her. For the sake of her people, she could only accept humiliation.
But now, the tribesmen have become Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears. He has firmly established himself in the capital.
Looking at the entire Sijiu City from now on, who the hell dares to touch my Xiangxi Lane?
How could Madam Ninth not cry with joy?
Chang Feng gently stroked Madam Ninth's back: "You have always been a hard-hearted person. Why are you crying this time? Stop crying. If Xiaoyan hears it, she will think I am playing some novel trick with you."
Madam Ninth hugged Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, my life is yours for the rest of my life!"
Chang Feng bared his teeth: "Ah! Hug me gently. My injury is not healed yet, it hurts!"
Madam Ninth sat on the bed and patted the quilt with her hand: "Come here, lie down..."
Let's talk about Chang Feng's great defeat of the Vulture Society in the capital. A month later, Datong.
This time the little prince brought 50,000 Tatar cavalry.
On the Ming army side, the Datong garrison, Shaanxi army reinforcements, and Beijing camp reinforcements totaled 130,000 people.
At the time of the Tumubao Incident, the strength of the Ming and Wala armies was 500,000 versus 50,000.
But the battle depends on who fights, and the soldiers depend on who leads them.
When Tumu Fort was built, the commanders were Baozong and Wang Zhen, the "Gods of War of the Ming Dynasty".
This time the commander-in-chief was Ma Wensheng and Wang Yue - two civil servants who were well-known for their ability to fight in the Chenghua Dynasty.
They commanded 130,000 Ming troops and guarded Datong like an iron barrel.
In fact, Emperor Hongzhi had been on the throne for more than two years, and the country was just beginning to show signs of prosperity. Emperor Hongzhi did not want a war to consume national power at the border.
Before Ma Wensheng left, Emperor Hongzhi gave him the final word: "Try to keep the enemy outside the country's gates and avoid a decisive battle with the main force. If the little prince advances, then our army does not have to give in, and we must show military and national prestige!"
Therefore, Ma Wensheng's strategy focused on defense. There was no intention of taking the initiative.
However, the situation in the game between countries is changing rapidly.
The list of hidden stakes found by Chang Feng in Yuansheng Teahouse came in handy.
After Sun Guishou arrived in Datong, he sent his capable men to pretend to be Mongols and sneaked into the Tatar army camp, and contacted the secret stakes hidden in the Tatar army.
The hidden stake conveyed two important pieces of information.
The first piece of information: In fact, there are hidden dangers in the Tatar rear. The Oara tribe revived and posed a threat to the Tatar hinterland. When the little prince went south to join the invaders, he did not make up his mind to fight decisively, but mainly tried to test them.
The second piece of information: The Tatar army's food and supplies are stored in Pingyang River, one hundred and fifty miles north of Datong.
Ma Wensheng made a prompt decision and personally selected three thousand cavalry, led by Ye Guang, to surprise Pingyangchuan. The Tatar army's food and supplies were destroyed in one fell swoop.
Without food, grass and baggage, would this war be a fart?
In the past, the vulture would send someone to contact the little prince. What he said would kill the Ming Emperor and a bunch of generals.
But now the little prince has not received any news that the vulture will succeed in his conspiracy.
The little prince began to think about retreating.
Marvin assessed the situation when he was promoted to trial and gave the little prince a step down.
Want to pay tribute? Can! The total number of envoys is at most five hundred, and they are not allowed to carry any weapons. I, the Ming Dynasty, welcome you to the capital to pay tribute. The Ming army would also send troops to escort them.
The little prince faced Datong's impregnable city defense, and it was impossible to fight. Don't fight. If you stay here too long, you're afraid of a fire in the backyard.
In desperation, we had to get off the slope. He sent his subordinate Zhiyuan Tongha to the capital with 500 people to pay tribute.
The incident of the little prince paying tribute in the early days of the Hongzhi Dynasty was settled. The little prince's intention to invade was not successful, and the army returned to the grassland. Tongha, the Tatar magistrate, led 500 people to Beijing under the strict "escort" of the Ming army.
Chang Feng also played a role in quelling the little prince's tribute incident.
Of course, it mainly relied on Ma Wensheng and other famous ministers and generals to strategize. The officers and soldiers of the Ming army shared the same hatred of the enemy and worked desperately to serve.
Spring is gone and summer is coming. Summer goes and autumn comes.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of August in the second year of Hongzhi.
North Zhili Gongyuan.
The courtyard soldiers knocked on the final gong, and the gate of Gongyuan opened. Countless students who took part in the Qiuwei Provincial Examination filed out of Gongyuan.
This also includes Changfeng.
During the Dajing Banquet in February this year, Chang Feng's grand remarks were greatly appreciated by Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi was very happy and rewarded Chang Feng for taking part in the Beizhili Township Examination.
Chang Feng was ordered to rush for the exam.
Among the emperor's confidants in the Imperial Guard, Chang Feng was the first to take part in the imperial examination. But not the last one.
Decades later, a young man named Lu Bing under Chang Feng also participated in the imperial examination. But what I took part in was not the Wenxiang Examination, but the Martial Arts Examination and the Wudian Examination, and the high school Jinshi...
Of course, these are things for later.
Chang Feng stretched his waist. There were three rural examinations, each lasting three days. He has been in Gongyuan for nine full days.
His subordinates Qian Ning and Shi Wenyi were wearing flying fish uniforms and led a dozen strong men towards Chang Feng quickly.
When all the students saw this scene, they were all shocked: Why did this dear fellow provoke Jin Yiwei just after finishing the exam? Don't cheat on the exam, right? He had finished the calculation and entered the Jinyi Guards. He would have to shed his skin even if he didn't die!
However, they did not see Jin Yiwei tying chains and shackles on Chang Feng.
The group of wolves and tigers in uniform knelt down and kowtowed to him.
This left the students, Monk Zhanger, confused.
Qian Ning knelt down, kowtowed, and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Mr. Chang on the provincial examination for high school!"
Chang Feng smiled and said: "Everyone, get up. Stop talking nonsense. The results haven't been released yet. Let the other students listen and think there's something fishy about the provincial examination!"
Shi Wenyi said: "With our Master Chang's talent and learning, is it not just a matter of holding high school exams? Maybe we can win the prize!"
"Next year, Mr. Chang will pass all the exams and get the top spot in the imperial exams and the palace exams! Hey, that will make our Jinyiwei very proud!"
Qian Ning agreed: "That's right. Let the civil servants see that there are not only ruthless men in the Jinyi Guards who kill people, but also top scholars who are rich in knowledge!"
Chang Feng couldn't laugh or cry: "You two, stop bragging for me! Let others hear the joke. Do you think the provincial examination is so easy to pass? Are the general examination and palace examination so easy to pass?"
"Okay, don't be ridiculous. I'm not here for nine days. How is peace in Weili? How are the various errands of our Qianhu Office going?"
Qian Ning said: "Master Chang, the brothers who went to copy the salt inspectors of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River have returned. The total value of the property they copied is more than 40,000 taels!"
"No wonder everyone says that the Salt Inspector is one of the eight most fertile vacancies in the imperial court! A seventh-grade official can earn more than 40,000 silver in a three-year term!"
The Salt Patrol Censor is one of the Supervisory Censors, and his position is only in the seventh rank. However, the actual status and authority are higher than that of the salt transport envoy from the third-grade capital.
Chang Feng said: "This should be the biggest bribery case this year. This guy named Xu embezzled more money than Cai Zhongdu, the minister of household affairs in the late Chenghua period."
Qian Ning said: "But it's very strange. The emperor only asked the Sanfa Division to sentence the person named Xu to exile and not to execute him."
Chang Feng sighed: "The emperor
Please be generous! "
Emperor Hongzhi was a good emperor who "lived for himself and let others live." For convicted officials, we will not kill them if we can.
But then again, the Jinyiwei side reported the corruption and bribery of Xu Yushi to Emperor Hongzhi as early as the 23rd year of Chenghua.
However, Emperor Hongzhi remained silent. It was not until June of the second year of Hongzhi that a thorough investigation was sent.
God knows whether Emperor Hongzhi regarded Xu Yushi as a piggy bank for him to collect the salt merchants' money.
Chang Feng returned to Jinyiwei surrounded by his brothers.
Sun Luan, the governor of Beizhen, coughed: "Cough, cough, Chang Qianhu, the exam is over? How was your exam?"
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "I just do my best to obey fate."
Sun Luan's coughing became louder and louder. Chang Feng quickly helped him rub his chest.
Sun Luan said: "My lung disease is getting worse and worse. I have submitted a memorial to the emperor for a long leave. From now on, the Beisi side will be entirely dependent on you to take care of me."
What Sun Luan handed over was a memorial for leave, not an old age memorial.
Power is the most tempting thing in the world. Who is willing to hand it over until the day of death?
Chang Feng said: "The governor will rest in peace and recuperate. My lords and I will do our best to complete our errands."
After three days, it was a holiday.
Chang Feng was chatting with his wife and concubines in the yard, coaxing his sister and son to play.
Madam Ninth noticed that he was a little distracted: "What's wrong?"
Chang Feng said: "Today the results of the provincial examination are released, I feel uneasy! When I entered the Jinyi Guards, I also had my head hung from a beam and a cone stabbed my buttocks."
"From February to August, I studied hard for two hours every night to prepare for the exam. I really wanted to know how good my knowledge was."
Chang Feng took a sip of the tea handed over by Liu Xiaoyan and said, "I probably won't be able to pass the exam. But I was able to take the provincial exam only because of the emperor's extraordinary grace."
"If you fail the exam, wouldn't it make the emperor lose face?"
Tangtang said: "Brother has been studying hard all day, why do you say you can't pass the exam?"
Chang Feng said: "Silly boy. There are many people who work harder than my brother! And it is much more difficult to pass the imperial examination than the imperial examination!"
Mrs. Ninth was a little puzzled: "Isn't it better to be a Jinshi than to be a candidate? Why do you say that it is more difficult to test for a candidate than to be a Jinshi?"
Chang Feng talked eloquently: "In the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, there is a saying that gold is used to promote people and silver is used to promote people."
"In the first year of Hongxi, the imperial court set a fixed number of qualified candidates for each province. For example, the number of candidates for each subject in Beizhili was 100."
"In the last provincial examination, there were more than 3,000 scholars in Beizhili who took the examination. It was almost one out of thirty."
"The examination is different. For each subject, there are more than 4,000 candidates participating in the examination, and there are 200 to 300 people who can be awarded the tribute. If you take the tribute and participate in the imperial examination, you can become a Jinshi." ap.
"In other words, to get a Jinshi is to get one out of twenty."
"It is more difficult to pass the examination to promote a person than to be a Jinshi. Therefore, there is a saying that the gold is to promote people and the silver is to be a Jinshi."
Mrs. Jiu said: "Oh, that's it."
Chang Feng added: "Nearly all of the more than 3,000 talented people competing with me for candidates' places have been studying for years to prepare for the exam."
"I've only had time to read every night for the past six months. It's amazing that I won."
Liu Xiaoyan said: "I told you earlier, the Northern Zhili Academic Affairs Bureau is my father's old subordinate..."
Chang Feng waved his hands repeatedly: "If I had a hundred courages, I wouldn't dare to play tricks on the provincial examination. All the civil servants in the court are staring at me!"
"Speaking of which, I don't mean to take the imperial examination and become an official. Why would you get yourself into trouble by following your father's footsteps?"
"It's enough to know what your own knowledge is."
The family was chatting when suddenly they heard the sound of gongs and drums.
The newspaper from Beizhili Xuezheng Yamen arrived in front of the house.
Chang Feng walked out quickly.
The newspaper shouted: "But Mr. Chang Feng Chang?"
Chang Feng nodded: "It's me."
The newspaper shouted: "Congratulations to Mr. Chang, who ranked 98th in the Beizhili Provincial Examination in the second year of Hongzhi's high school!"
After saying the newspaper, he presented the red wedding invitation with both hands.
Chang Feng picked up the wedding invitation and looked at it carefully. He couldn't believe this was true! But the seal of Beizhili Academic Affairs was stamped on it, so he couldn't help but not believe it.
Chang Feng laughed wildly: "Oh! Okay! I got it!"
Ninety-eight is a ranking close to the bottom of the list, missing out by three people.
But this is enough to make Chang Feng ecstatic!
The newspaper quickly reminded: "Mr. Chang, exhale and inhale. Carefully let the phlegm drain your mind."
Chang Feng smiled and said, "No, not really."
Baozi stretched out his hand.
Chang Feng was stunned: "What to do?"
The newspaper said: "Mr. Chang's high school, he should..."
Chang Feng patted his head and said, "Ahem! Why did you forget this? Xiaoyan, go to the accounting office quickly and get twenty taels of silver and give it to me as a reward!"
In the Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to selecting talents. After the Beizhili Township Examination ended, he personally met with academic administrator Zhang Yuhao to check the list of successful candidates.
Emperor Hongzhi saw Chang Feng's name at the end of the list.
Emperor Hongzhi was a little surprised: "Chang Feng actually won the election? Zhang Qing, are you not showing favoritism?"
Zhang Xuezheng kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I have a clear warning. I dare not show favoritism. If you have any doubts, you can retrieve Chang Feng's three examination papers for your personal review."
Emperor Hongzhi was doubtful. He retrieved Chang Feng's examination papers and called for Li Dongyang, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
Li Dongyang is a well-known scholar in the Hanlin Academy.
Emperor Hongzhi tore off the names on Chang Feng's three examination papers, and then gave them to Li Dongyang: "Li Qing, what do you think of these three examination papers?"
Li Dongyang looked at it carefully, and then handed it over: "It's still not enough in the classic sense. I definitely don't understand Yuan, and I can't enter the Asian Yuan. But I can decide on a ranking at the bottom of the list, somewhere around eighty or ninety."
The first place in the provincial examination is called Jieyuan, and the second to tenth place is called Yayuan.
With the evaluation of Li Dongyang, an authoritative scholar, Emperor Hongzhi determined that Chang Feng's success was due to his true talent and practical learning. .
He laughed and said, "Li Qing, do you know whose paper you are holding belongs to?"
Li Dongyang cupped his hands and said, "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
Emperor Hongzhi said: "Jinyiwei Changfeng!"
Li Dongyang blurted out: "That butcher? How is that possible?"
When Chang Feng defeated the Vulture Society in February, he personally removed an arm of the Vulture Society's captive. At that time, there were a bunch of soldiers from the Beijing camp watching. This matter has long been spread in the capital. Chang Feng's reputation as "The Butcher" spread like wildfire.
Li Dongyang knew he had made a mistake: "Ah, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to say that I didn't expect that the warriors in Jinyiwei could also win."
Emperor Hongzhi Long Yan was delighted: "It shows that I know how to recognize and employ people! Chang Feng is indeed a talent that can be made!"
