Wang Shouren said Yang Yiqing's name.
Chang Feng asked: "Why him?"
Wang Shouren said: "For more than ten years, Yang Yiqing has been guarding the northwest for a long time. I have seen every military order he issued and every military strategy he executed in the Ministry of War."
"This man has a clear mind, and his great wisdom also hides a little cleverness. He is a wizard with military skills."
"It can be said that Yang Yiqing's military talent is no less than that of Wang Yue who carried the coffin during the Western Expedition."
"The court is like a battlefield. Those who win on the battlefield can often be successful in the officialdom. For example, Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng."
"The most important thing is that this person is upright and not afraid of Liu Jin."
"A month ago, Liu Jin instructed the Ministry of Household Affairs to cut off Yang Yiqing's money for building the fort. In less than half a month, he came from the northwest and wrote a memorial. He scolded Liu Jin for being stingy, stupid, and ruining the country."
Chang Feng answered: "I know about this. Liu Jin was furious at that time. But there was nothing he could do about Yang Yiqing."
"First, Yang Yiqing has been in charge of the northwest for a long time. In the northwest, the trees have big roots and deep roots. He is inseparable from the border."
"Secondly, Yang Yiqing is a close friend of Zhang Yong. He also has a big backer in Beijing."
"Third, and most importantly, the emperor appreciates this military officer who has great strategy."
Wang Shouren nodded slightly: "I guess that the one who will destroy Liu Jin in the future will be the cabinet minister Li Chief Fu who is temporarily obedient to Liu Jin."
"If Yang Yiqing can enter the capital and help Li Shoufu, he will have a better chance of winning."
Wang Shouren is worthy of being a saint. And not a sour saint, but a pragmatic saint.
He was only thirty-five years old, and his previous rank was only at the sixth level. But he saw the big shots in the court clearly.
The next day, Chang Feng went to Zhang Yong and suggested that Yang Yiqing be transferred to Beijing. Zhang Yong agreed immediately.
As the Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Ceremonies, the Chief of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and the Governor of the East Factory, he went to the Ministry of Personnel and proposed that Yang Yiqing be transferred to the capital to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War.
The eunuchs of the Zhengde Dynasty were so awesome. Has the power to nominate ministers to the Ministry of Personnel.
However, the official department is controlled by Liu Jin's confidants Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai.
The two dismissed Zhang Yong's suggestion.
Zhang Yong went to Baofang to find Emperor Zhengde again. Emperor Zhengde said: "The promotion of officials should be decided by Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai."
Zhang Yong came out of Bao Fang and came to Chang Mansion.
Chang Feng has already packed his luggage. I plan to leave Beijing with Wang Shouren tomorrow.
Zhang Yong got straight to the point: "Master Chang, the matter didn't get done."
Chang Feng asked: "The emperor did not agree?"
Zhang Yong nodded: "The emperor seems to have been poisoned by Liu Jin. Let Liu Jin and his gang members make decisions on everything."
Chang Feng said: "There is nothing we can do. It seems we have to find that person for help. Eunuch Zhang, I am now a postman and cannot enter the palace."
"I have a letter here for you to give to someone."
Zhang Yong asked: "Who?"
Chang Feng replied: "Jiang Bin."
That night, Leopard Room.
Emperor Zhengde finished his dinner and asked his favorite minister Jiang Bin: "What is there to do tonight?"
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, how about doing a sand table deduction tonight?"
Emperor Zhengde said: "Sand table deduction? What's so fun about that?"
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you and I will go to the military training room. This sand table simulation performed by me is absolutely novel and fun."
Emperor Zhengde followed Jiang Bin to the military training room.
Thirty beauties stood in the training room. The beauties wore shorts, bellybands, and leather armor, and held Mongolian scimitars and Ming army's sabers.
On the stone slab under their feet, there was a map of the border pass in the northwest.
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, tonight we will deduce that Anta Khan will lead a hundred thousand Tatar troops to invade, and our Ming army of two hundred thousand will guard the border."
"The beauties are divided into two armies, the Tatar army and the Ming army. One person is equal to ten thousand soldiers."
"The emperor will be the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, and I will pretend to be Amada Khan. Each will direct the troops."
"The last surviving and winning beauty will sleep with the emperor tonight."
Jiang Bin is indeed the number one jester in the world. He was very good at making fun for his "adopted father" Emperor Zhengde.
Emperor Zhengde clapped his hands: "Hey! This is fun. Let's get started!"
Jiang Bin used his troops sharply, and the "one hundred thousand" Tatar army attacked with great momentum under his command.
Emperor Zhengde was tired of dealing with it. In less than half an hour, thirteen of the twenty beauties in his hand had already "died" and exited the chessboard.
However, there are still 80,000 Tatars left. And broke through Xuanda's defense line.
Emperor Zhengde sighed: "Oh, I lost! But I don't accept it! Come again!"
In the second sand table deduction, Jiang Bin still had the same strategy as before. Emperor Zhengde racked his brains and was finally defeated.
The third set was the same.
Emperor Zhengde said: "I admit defeat, I really can't find a way to break it. Jiang Bin, tell me, how should the Ming army defend itself so that it can withstand your three-axe attack?"
Jiang Bin sighed: "I don't know how to resist! I only think about the Tatar army's attack strategy. But I can't think of the Ming army's response strategy."
Emperor Zhengde frowned: "If one day, Anda Khan invades the Ming Dynasty according to the strategy you just formulated. Wouldn't the Ming Dynasty be in danger?"
At this time, Jiang Bin finally started to do business and took Emperor Zhengde into the ditch: "Your Majesty, I know that there is someone who will definitely be able to break this game tonight."
Emperor Zhengde asked: "Who?"
Jiang Bin replied: "Yang Yiqing. Commander Yang is a genius in military affairs. He has been managing the northwest for more than ten years. He can be called the first frontier minister of the Zhengde Dynasty."
"If he is in the capital, he will play sand table simulations with the emperor. The emperor's ability to use troops will definitely improve day by day."
Emperor Zhengde said: "Let Yang Yiqing come to Beijing? No way. Zhang Yong suggested today that I promote him to be the Minister of War. But he and Liu Jin are not on the same page."
"If I want to use Liu Jin to suppress civil servants, I can't give him a powerful enemy in the Ministry of War."
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing does not necessarily need to be promoted when he comes to Beijing. You can transfer him to Beijing to report on his duties."
These words were actually what Chang Feng taught Jiang Bin in the letter.
Chang Feng's idea is: It doesn't matter whether he returns to Beijing to be promoted or to return to Beijing to report on his work. As long as Yang Yiqing returns to Beijing, he will be able to stay in Beijing with his intelligence.
As time goes by, Yang Yiqing, the trilateral leader, may become a "remote leader" like Jiang Bin.
Emperor Zhengde hesitated.
Jiang Bin is very good at satisfying others: "Your Majesty, you have been studying military affairs for the past two years."
"Studying military affairs requires a teacher who can truly lead troops to fight."
"No matter how good I am, or how beautiful my military robes are, they are just generals, not handsome men."
"Only a handsome man like Yang Yiqing can teach you to become the Ming Dynasty God of War who wields weapons like a god!"
Jiang Bin's words completely moved Emperor Zhengde.
Emperor Zhengde slapped his thigh: "Okay, as you said, Yang Yiqing will be sent to Beijing to report on his duties! I will humbly seek advice from Yang Yiqing in the future!"
Jiang Bin held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty! Look, which beauty will you choose to sleep with me tonight?"
Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "No need to choose! There are thirty of them, I want them all!"
Of course, Emperor Zhengde could not fire thirty times in a row. Anyway, Emperor Zhengde had a way to make the best use of everything. How to make the best use of thirty beauties overnight? It's boring and uninteresting. I won’t go into details here.
Before Chang Feng left Beijing, he accomplished this most important event through Jiang Bin.
Early the next morning, he, Wang Shouren and Basha drove out of Zhengyang Gate in a carriage.
The once powerful Jinyiwei Chang Shuaiye was demoted to Guizhou. It was extremely desolate when I left Beijing.
The civil servants and military generals who had been friends with him in the past were afraid of Liu Jin's power, so no one came to see him off.
Even Li Dongyang, the dignified chief minister and in-laws, did not show up at Zhengyang Gate.
As for his family, Chang Feng is afraid of crying when parting. Just let your family stay at home.
The only people who came to see him off were Xu Guangzuo, Zhang Yong, Zhang Heling, and Zhang Yanling.
Although brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling have done many evil things, they are the mudslides in the family world, bastards among bastards. In the court, people hate dogs. Even his nephew Emperor Zhengde frowned when he saw them.
But I have to say that these two people are still loyal. And they didn’t urinate in Liu Jin’s pot.
Zhang Heling handed a stack of letter papers to Chang Feng. Each piece of letter paper said "Those who bully Chang Feng will bully the Marquis of Shouning and the Marquis of Jianchang."
The lower right corner of the letter paper is stamped with two large seals: "Shouning Hou" and "Jianchang Hou".
Chang Feng asked: "What is this?"
Zhang Heling said: "Brother Chang, to put it bluntly, a fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken! People in officialdom have always been powerful."
"You went to Guizhou to work as a postman. I'm afraid the officials passing by Longchang Post will bully you."
"We brothers just made this pile of letter paper. If anyone bullies you, give him a piece of letter paper."
"Let's see who dares to explode!"
Chang Feng smiled bitterly: "It's hard for you to come up with such a way. I have recorded your feelings."
"You treat me as your elder brother, but I still want to advise you to be more honest in Beijing. Don't always bully men and dominate women."
Over the years, Chang Feng's advice has made the Zhang brothers' ears and eyes numb.
Zhang Heling said: "Chengcheng, let's remember Brother Chang's words. From now on, we will no longer bully men over women. Instead, we will bully women over men. Hahaha."
Zhang Yong said from the side: "I have a letter here for Ruan Yan, the eunuch guarding Guizhou. Ruan Yan is my junior brother. I asked him to try his best to protect you two in Guizhou."
Chang Feng said: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Zhang."
Zhang Yong sighed: "Oh, Master Chang, please take care of yourself along the way."
Chang Feng suddenly called Xu Guangzuo aside: "How is the matter I asked your Sai Tanghong to do? This is related to whether we can reach Guizhou smoothly."
Xu Guangzuo lowered his voice: "Don't worry, I have already"
After the two of them whispered, Chang Feng sighed: "Fat man. Our brothers have been together since we were twenty years old. For more than twenty years, we have never been four thousand miles apart."
"Take care of your health in Beijing. Eat less fatty food."
Xu Guangzuo pointed to his temples: "Look, I also have white hair on my head. You must not stay in Guizhou for ten or twenty years. Otherwise, when you return to Beijing, I won't even know whether you are there or not."
Chang Feng smiled slyly: "Don't worry, I'll stay for a year or two at most and then come back."
Chang Feng scolded Liu Jin and asked to be demoted to Guizhou. The purpose was to make a gesture of cutting off relations with Liu Jin and turning friends into enemies. In order to prevent Liu Jin from being implicated after his defeat.
He will not really set up camp in Guizhou.
He had already thought of a reason to return to Beijing.
I, Chang Feng, am a candidate for the rural examination in Beizhili. Is it reasonable to go to Beijing to take the exam in the year of the National Examination?
In two years it will be a trial year!
Chang Feng has been working hard in the court for these years, and he has already developed the ability to take one step and see three steps.
After hearing this, Xu Guangzuo grinned: "Hey, my Lord Chang, you are such a cunning old bastard!"
Chang Feng said: "There is no way. Walking in the court is like walking on a knife's edge. If I don't learn to be cunning, my life will be lost as early as the last years of Chenghua!"
Chang Feng and Xu Guangzuo returned to the carriage.
Chang Feng raised his hands to the four of them: "Everyone, you have sent me thousands of miles away, and you have to say goodbye eventually. Let's say goodbye right now!"
The four people cupped their hands and said in unison: "Take care!"
Chang Feng got on the carriage. Basha waved his riding crop: "Drive!"
Wang Shouren's journey of enlightenment in Longchang and Changfeng's journey of dormancy in Longchang begin now!
In the carriage, Wang Shouren could only lie down, unable to get up.
Wang Shouren said: "Brother Chang, in the autumn, Liu Jian and Xie Qian left the capital in despair. You probably didn't expect that you would also leave the capital in the middle of winter, right?"
Chang Feng sighed: "I didn't expect Liu Jin to change so quickly! From a good old man who was obedient, to a money-hungry and murderous lunatic."
"It can be seen that power is poison. It can change a person's temperament drastically in just a few months."
Wang Shouren said: "Yes. Throughout ancient and modern times, how many people have been ruined by the word 'power'."
Chang Feng said: "Liu Jin entered the palace at the age of six. Until he was thirty-seven, he was just a little hotshot. He didn't start to make a fortune until he was forty-seven, and he didn't become a leader until he was fifty-six."
"He has been suppressed for too long most of his life. Once he gained power, he fell into madness."
"For example, if a person has been in business for generations and has been rich for generations. Even if he makes a lot of money, he will not show off and spend it randomly."
"Suppose a poor person gets a big sum of money out of thin air and becomes rich overnight. He wants to buy everything he sees and wants to spend money all the time. He wishes he could buy the whole world."
Wang Shouren echoed: "Well, Brother Chang's analogy is very insightful. Liu Jin is the upstart. It's just that he didn't get big money out of thin air, but great power."
Chang Feng said: "Do you think I made a big mistake when I helped him squeeze out Liu Jian and Xie Qian?"
Wang Shouren said: "Otherwise. It was one moment and another. At that time, Liu Jian and Xie Qian took advantage of their power and self-respect to oppress the monarch. As the leader of the emperor's domestic slaves, there is nothing wrong with you taking action to drive them away."
Chang Feng sighed: "Oh. There are three kinds of medicine that are hard to find in the world. One is the elixir of life, the other is the rejuvenation medicine, and the third is the regret medicine."
"You took the lead in rescuing your colleagues, offended Liu Jin, and ended up being demoted from the imperial staff. Do you regret it?"
Wang Shouren said: "I will never regret it! I did this out of conscience!"
"I believe that conscience lies in a person's heart!"
"My heart is bright!"
Chang Feng murmured to himself: "My heart is bright, my heart is bright"
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "When I was twelve or thirteen, I didn't like reading. I liked dancing with guns and sticks. My father asked me, what can you do when you don't study when you grow up? What do you think I answered?"
Chang Feng asked: "How did you answer?"
Wang Shouren said: "I told my father at that time that I wanted to be a saint when I grow up!"
"My father was so angry that he almost fainted. He rewarded me with thirty lashes! I was so beaten that my skin was torn apart!"
"Now that I think about it, the young man Wang Shouren at that time was really arrogant!"
"This time I am banished to Guizhou, and there is no need to write documents. I plan to study hard. I will definitely study a bright science in my lifetime!"
"Maybe I won't be able to be a saint in this life, but I will try my best to pass on a bright science to future generations and inspire future generations of scholars."
(End of chapter)
