Liu Xiaoyan's identity as the "Queen Mother's sworn sister" came in handy.
After Empress Dowager Zhang moved from Kunning Palace to Cining Palace, she issued a decree to allow Liu Xiaoyan to enter and leave the harem at any time without anyone stopping her.
Inside Cining Palace.
Queen Mother Zhang looked at herself in the mirror and felt sorry for herself. At the age of thirty-four, she became a widow at a young age. Compared to the title of Queen Mother, she wanted her beloved husband to live in the world more.
At this moment, a young eunuch called: "The Queen Mother, Mrs. Chang wants to see you."
Queen Mother Zhang said quickly: "Please come quickly."
Not long after, Liu Xiaoyan walked in and knelt down to salute.
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Sister, hurry up and forgive me."
Liu Xiaoyan got straight to the point: "The Queen Mother, my father passed away due to illness, and the cabinet and the senior and junior ministers submitted a letter asking Chang Feng to suspend his official duties."
Empress Dowager Zhang blurted out: "What's wrong with their brains? Liu Laobutang is Chang Feng's father-in-law, not his biological father."
Liu Xiaoyan cried: "The Queen Mother. The civil servants bully the young emperor in the court all day long. Chang Feng is one of the few confidants of the emperor. Naturally, the civil servants dislike him."
"They made a big fuss this time. They have the momentum that they won't give up if Chang Feng doesn't keep control."
"After defeating the men in my family, they will be able to bully the emperor even more unscrupulously in the court."
Liu Xiaoyan is very good at igniting fire. Empress Dowager Zhang's anger suddenly aroused.
Empress Dowager Zhang said angrily: "You rebelled against them! It's a pity that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. The Ai family can't help the Chang Qing family."
Liu Xiaoyan said: "As long as the Queen Mother wants to help Chang Feng, Chang Feng can continue to stay in the court."
Queen Mother Zhang was confused: "Oh?"
Liu Xiaoyan said this and that to Queen Mother Zhang.
Half an hour later, Chief Assistant Liu Jian's residence arrived.
The eunuchs from Cining Palace came to convey the order and summoned Liu Jian's sixth concubine into the palace to meet the Queen Mother.
Not everyone has the opportunity to meet the Queen Mother. The concubine in the sixth room happily followed the eunuch and left the mansion.
Liu Jian's poor old wife and other concubines were all jealous.
This concubine entered the Cining Palace. Queen Mother Zhang and Liu Xiaoyan first greeted her with greetings.
Then Empress Dowager Zhang ordered the imperial doctor to diagnose her pulse and prescribe some miscarriage. After checking her pulse, the imperial doctor confirmed that she was indeed three months pregnant.
Live together!
During the funeral of the late emperor, it was confirmed that Liu Jian, the first assistant, had misbehaved! Because of this matter, there was one of the most important witnesses - the Queen Mother.
As for Jin Yiwei, Chang Feng has been waiting for news from Cining Palace.
After noon, Qian Ning walked in: "Master Chang, it's done! Your Majesty Madam asked a father-in-law from Cining Palace to come and deliver a message. The imperial doctor has already checked Liu Jian's concubine's pulse in front of the Queen Mother. It is indeed a happy event. Pulse, three months pregnant."
Chang Feng asked: "Where is the doctor who took Liu's concubine's pulse before? Has he been found?"
Qian Ning said: "It's Dr. Gao from Huaide Hall in the south of the city. I've already invited him to Fusi in Beizhen."
Chang Feng stood up: "Okay. I will go to the cabinet room to have a showdown with Liu Jian."
Cabinet value room among.
Xie Qian intended to demonstrate in front of Li Dongyang.
Xie Qian deliberately raised his voice and said to Liu Jian: "This time if Chang Feng agrees to suspend his official position and observe the system, the eunuch party will lose a vicious dog. If he does not agree to suspend his official position and observe the system, we will accuse him of being unfilial! What will happen to the unfilial people? Is he worthy of being a Tiqi general? This vicious dog will still lose his position."
In front of Li Dongyang, he said that Li Dongyang's in-laws were "evil dogs." Xie Kankan's mouth is really sinister.
Liu Jian stroked his beard triumphantly: "We will take down all those who collude with the Eunuch Party one by one! The Eunuch Party wants to frame those incorruptible officials through the Lianghuai Salt Case, and we must fight back!"
Li Dongyang said nothing.
What Liu and Xie used this time was not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy. Li Dongyang thought about it from his perspective. If he were Chang Feng, he would have no way to break this deadlock.
At this moment, Chang Feng walked into the cabinet room.
Chang Feng bowed respectfully to Liu and Xie: "Liu Shoufu, Mr. Xie Ge. Oh, my in-laws are here too."
Liu Jian glanced at Chang Feng and ignored him at all.
Xie Qian sneered: "Hey, if you are not at home to keep vigil for Mr. Liu, what are you doing at the cabinet?"
Chang Feng said: "I heard that the elder Ge and the nine ministers asked me to suspend my official position and keep the system. My father-in-law is indeed like a biological father to me."
"The old man is riding a crane to the west. I should stay at home for twenty-seven months and fulfill my filial piety to him."
Liu Jian and Xie Qian were proud. I thought Chang Feng was here to admit defeat.
Unexpectedly, Chang Feng actually said: "Oh, by the way, I want to congratulate the chief minister! I heard that the sixth lady of your house is already three months pregnant."
Liu Jian's expression changed after hearing this. He thought to himself: Not good! How did Chang Feng know about this secret? If this matter is put on the table, it means that the ministers behaved inappropriately during the funeral of the late emperor and failed in their filial piety.
Then I thought: It’s nothing. The best thing to do is go home and let Xiao Liu take abortion pills, but Chang Feng can't get the evidence.
Chang Feng had already seen through Liu Jian's little calculation. He smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is very kind to the Chief Assistant. This afternoon, the Queen Mother summoned the Sixth Lady of your mansion at Cining Palace."
"The Queen Mother also asked the imperial doctor to diagnose the pulse of the Sixth Lady of your mansion. Sure enough, it is a happy pulse of three months."
Liu Jian frowned: "The Queen Mother? Did you ask the Queen Mother to summon her?"
Liu Jian never expected that Chang Feng would do this, so he directly asked the Queen Mother to be a witness.
Chang Feng smiled and said: "The first assistant is wrong. It is the Queen Mother who is concerned about the expansion of the Liu family. Her summoning the sixth lady of your house has nothing to do with me."
Xie Qian said: "Chang Feng, what's the purpose of coming here to talk about this matter? The cabinet is a military center, and we don't have time to listen to nonsense."
Chang Feng didn't say anything, but Li Dongyang spoke first: "Brother Muzhai, isn't this obvious? The sixth wife of the first assistant is three months pregnant. The first assistant should sow the seeds in June this year."
"The late Emperor's funeral was held on the seventh day of May. June is still the period of great mourning."
Xie Qian took a breath and thought to himself: Chang Feng has good tricks. He came up with a counterattack so quickly!
Chang Feng said with a smile: "My father-in-law, the first assistant is unparalleled in his loyalty and filial piety. How can he indulge in sexual indulgence during the great funeral? In my opinion, there is another possibility, that is, someone has cuckolded the first assistant!"
Liu Jian's hands were shaking with anger: "That's nonsense! She is loyal to me."
Literati value reputation most. If he defaults to being a cuckold, Liu Jian's reputation will be ruined.
Chang Feng said: "So, the chief minister admitted that he indulged in sexual pleasure during the funeral?"
Liu Jian was speechless: "This"
Chang Feng sat down on the chair unceremoniously: "Okay. I won't say any more nonsense. Don't mention the matter of my suspension from office. I will also never mention the pregnancy of the concubine during the funeral. thing."
"Let's each take a step back. If we take a step back, the world will be brighter for us!"
It's not time to deal with Liu Jian completely yet. Because Emperor Zhengde set the time to eliminate Liu and Xie in the first year of Zhengde, that is, next year. Chang Feng could not impeach Liu Jian on this matter.
Liu Jian stretched out his thumb: "Changfeng, I have you. In terms of evil, I am not as good as you."
Chang Feng smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment from the chief minister. I, Guan Gong, am using a big sword in front of me, and I will tell you what the old concubine Huai'en taught me before he was alive."
"If a man wants to achieve great things, he must control three parts of his mouth. The first part is his mouth, speak less and listen more and think more. The second part is his tail. Don't raise your tail to the sky when you get the upper hand."
"This third bama, it is said that since ancient times, heroes have struggled with beauty. Many heroes have been ruined because they could not control it."
Xie Qian said angrily: "Chang Feng, are you insulting the chief minister of the dynasty and entrusting an orphan to assist the government?"
Chang Feng said: "I didn't insult anyone, I was just discussing the principles of life with the chief minister."
Liu Jian finally spoke: "Stop talking. We will give up on your suspension. You should also stop making any announcement about my Xiaoliu's pregnancy. This is a deal reached between us."
Chang Feng said: "Okay! A gentleman's word, a whip of the horse! It's settled happily like this!"
Liu Jian was very upset: He could have overthrown Chang Feng and made him lose his power and get out of the court. He shouldn't have done that in June. Chang Feng is right, Sanba should be controlled!
Chang Feng stood up and added before leaving: "The Lianghuai Salt Case involves the financial foundation of the imperial court. It is not within our transaction. I dare not use this matter as a bargaining chip in the transaction. I will handle business affairs."
"In addition, I would like to advise those who want to make Liang Bohong commit suicide mysteriously - don't bother! If the Jin Yiwei can't even save the life of a criminal, there is no need to exist in the world."
Chang Feng made Liu Jian and Xie Qian lose face. The two of them were furious and said nothing.
Li Dongyang took a sip of tea proudly: "As expected of aged Pu'er, the tea has a rich aroma."
Chang Feng smiled at Li Dongyang and left the cabinet duty room.
In the evening, Emperor Zhengde was having a meal with Liu Jin serving him.
Emperor Zhengde looked worried: "Chang Feng can figure out a way to survive this disaster, right? He is the dagger left to me by the late emperor. I don't want the dagger to break from its sheath before I reveal it."
Liu Jin was also worried about Chang Feng: "Your Majesty, this time the civil servants are ruthless. Chang Feng is neither going to advance nor retreating. I hope he can come up with a way to break the situation."
At this moment, Gu Dayong walked in: "Your Majesty, Changfeng asked to see you and said he came to answer the decree."
Emperor Zhengde said: "Reply the order? Let him come in."
Chang Feng enters the dining hall. Emperor Zhengde asked: "How is the matter?"
Chang Feng replied: "Your Majesty. Mr. Liu and Mr. Xie in the cabinet have agreed not to mention the matter of suspending ministers from their official positions."
Emperor Zhengde was extremely surprised: "It has only been six hours since I showed you their memorials. In just six hours, you have silenced their fierceness?"
Chang Feng replied: "They want to make a fuss about the word 'filial piety'. I also use the word 'filial piety' to make them retreat."
Chang Feng told Emperor Zhengde exactly what happened.
Emperor Zhengde heard this and Long Yan was delighted: "Wonderful! Wonderful! My uncle is indeed an old Tiqi for more than 20 years. When it comes to fighting in the court, Liu Jian, Xie Qian and a bunch of rotten scholars can't even compare to you if they are tied up."
"The 'conspiracy' of civil servants only gives you two choices. Either suspend your official position and maintain the system, or you will be impeached and dismissed from office for being 'unfilial'."
"You also gave Liu Jian two choices. Either 'unfilial' or 'cuckold'."
"How wonderful! What a tit for tat!"
Chang Feng said: "Flies don't bite seamless eggs. In the end, it was Liu Shoufu who acted inappropriately and I was caught."
Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "He taught me benevolence, righteousness and morality all day long. But in the end, you caught me on the word morality. I heard what you said, it really relieved me!"
"You haven't eaten yet? Liu Jin, set up a table! I want to share dinner with my uncle!"
Chang Feng said quickly: "I thank the emperor for the meal."
The monarch and his ministers chatted while eating. Emperor Zhengde said: "The salt affairs of the Huaihe and Zhejiang provinces are a tough nut. If Ponu can chew it down for me, I will raise him by two levels when he comes back."
"You Jin Yiwei must escort Liang Bohong to Beijing safely. I rely on this corrupt official Liang Bohong to enrich my internal treasury!"
Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I am willing to issue a military order. If anything goes wrong with Liang Bohong, I am willing to raise my head to see you."
Emperor Zhengde said: "The military order is waived. I believe in my uncle's ability. Well, if my two uncles were half as capable as you, I wouldn't be forced to this point by the civil servants."
Chang Feng comforted Emperor Zhengde: "The two uncles Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou are not bad in nature. They are just informal and unrestrained. If they are strictly restrained."
Before his death, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly promoted Zhang Yanling to the rank of marquis. The Zhang family is now one family with two princes.
Emperor Zhengde waved his hand: "How to restrain them? If these two guys who dare not even put their hands on the late emperor's longevity materials were concerned about the Empress Dowager's face, I really wish those civil servants would eat them alive!"
"Let's not talk about them. Chang Qing, I will tell you the truth. This year, you first save strength for me and collect the illegal affairs of civil servants. After changing the reign name next year, I will let the people who deserve to go go, and the people who deserve to die die. !”
The fifteen-year-old emperor had already made up his mind to break the shackles of civil officials on him.
Chang Feng accompanied Emperor Zhengde to dinner at Qianqing Palace and returned home.
Liu Xiaoyan asked: "How's it going?"
Chang Feng smiled and said: "What else can we do? Liu Jian and Xie Qian compromised. Please change into mourning clothes for me. I will keep vigil for Lao Taishan tonight."
Liu Xiaoyan said: "According to me, the emperor should remove Liu Jian from his position as chief assistant because of his misconduct."
Chang Feng explained: "It is not that easy to remove him. The county magistrates, magistrates, third divisions, and governors in the world are all civil servants. The emperor must rely on civilian officials to govern the world. Liu Jian is the leader of the civil servants. It is a big game to remove Liu Jian. It must be Find a replacement for Liu Jian first."
Liu Xiaoyan said: "When you said that, I remembered something. Liu Jin has an eclipse named Ziyue, do you remember it?"
Chang Feng nodded: "I remember. This Ziyue is in her thirties and is an old palace maid of Kunning Palace. She left the palace last year because of her age. Liu Jin raised her in an outer house."
Liu Xiaoyan said: "If I have nothing to do, I'll ask Ziyue to come to our house to have tea, enjoy the flowers, and have sex."
"A few days ago, she came to the house for tea and said to me, 'My father-in-law doesn't dare to slack off for official duties, and all the talk he talks in his sleep is related to official matters. When he slept until he was ugly last night, he said, 'Husband, what do you think Liu Jin said? "
Chang Feng asked: "Don't lie. I'm not the maggot in Liu Jin's belly. How do you know what he talks about in his sleep?"
Liu Xiaoyan's next words shocked Chang Feng: "Liu Jin said, 'In the future, the governor will be abolished and eunuchs will be in charge of the three local departments. Later, the three departments will also be replaced by internal eunuchs. The prefects and county magistrates will also be replaced by internal eunuchs.'"
Chang Feng took a breath of cold air.
What a Liu Jin, what a big ambition! What a big ambition!
He wants to change "civilians rule the world" to "eunuchs rule the world"!
(End of chapter)
