Women's clothing in the Ming Dynasty

Facts have proved that Zhang Cong's worries are not unreasonable. After the crown prince was established and several vassal princes reluctantly left Beijing, Jiajing began to have an attack.

This day in the court, Zhang Cong, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, went to report to the emperor alone, and his lips were dry, but Jiajing on the dragon chair changed from usual and didn't respond much.Zhang Cong felt that something was wrong at the time, and as expected, Jiajing suddenly said: "I vaguely remember that Mr. Zhang was a Jinshi in the year when I first became the throne?"

"If you go back to the emperor, it's true. I'm the first disciple of the emperor. I'm very honored." Zhang Cong replied respectfully.

Jiajing chuckled: "Back then, you were the first to speak up for me in front of all the officials. You were the first to speak for me. But I didn't keep you, and Yang Tinghe drove you away. I am truly ashamed to have gone to Nanjing.”

"Sharing the worries of the emperor is what I should do, even if my body is broken, I will not hesitate, not to mention that the emperor will transfer me back to the capital, so trustworthy, I will never hesitate to die." Zhang Cong showed gratitude, and then seemed a little Embarrassed, he said: "Besides, the minister was not completely afraid at that time. It was just that he met a Taoist priest on the road and gave him a divination, so that the minister had the courage. That little Taoist priest, little Taoist priest..."

Zhang Cong suddenly stopped talking, as if his body was frozen.

Jiajing glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter, Elder Ge?"

"...Nothing, nothing." Zhang Cong wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he suddenly recalled that day, the vaguely middle and small Taoist priest's face coincided with the Guozijian's sacrificial wine Li Chengfeng and Master Li.Thinking back to the various mysteries about Li Chengfeng, why I have never heard of this person before, and I can go to the southeast as a commander without any foundation... Of course, it may also be because I am old and my memory has gone wrong. for ten years.But if the two are really the same person, could it be that the emperor started making arrangements as soon as he took the throne, how many hidden stakes does the emperor have, and whether he is in the eyes of the emperor...

Zhang Cong's brain hole became bigger and bigger, and Jiajing at this time became more and more mysterious in his eyes.

Of course, Zhu Houcong himself didn't know these things, so he took out a dozen memorials with a blank face, and handed them to Zhang Cong for him to see.

Zhang Cong opened it tremblingly, and almost knelt down at one glance, only to see that it recorded in detail that he and Yan Song had secretly contacted several vassal princes, and there were detailed records of what they ate that day.

"Plop!" Zhang Cong knelt down on the ground, in his opinion, everything the emperor did today was a signal!He has been the chief minister of the cabinet for so many years. Although he claims to be conscientious, he has done a lot of bad things. The emperor wants to liquidate him!Immediately kowtowed: "Holy Majesty, spare your life! Holy Majesty, spare your life!"

Jiajing was also surprised, he just wanted to beat Zhang Cong so that he would stop mixing with the Jiangnan faction headed by Yan Song, why is this person afraid of this?So I could only say: "Get up first, I can't understand why you have such thoughts."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Cong became even more frightened when he heard it, but he didn't dare to disobey the holy order, so he got up obediently, but he still looked timid.Zhu Houcong had no choice but to see how old he was, it would not be good to keep scaring him like this, and he had to let him go back and talk about it later.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Cong was on the resignation table the next day, and the civil and military officials of the court were shocked. You must know that Zhang Shoufu is famous for his love of power and power, and his body is still in good health. Why did he retire and return home?Jiajing didn't know why, so he tried to persuade him to stay several times but failed, so he had no choice but to agree.Before leaving, I also rewarded Zhang Cong with a bunch of things. After all, I have been with me for so many years, and there is hard work without credit.

When Zhang Cong packed up his things and returned home, Yan Song went to visit, of course, in order to find out.

Naturally, Zhang Cong couldn't tell him everything, so he just took a deep look at him, and advised him: "Master Yan, I would like to advise you before leaving. The emperor is a wise king through the ages, so it is not so easy to fool. But he is a man with clear rewards and punishments. Do your duty as a courtier, you will have what you should have, you are also a Jinshi, so don't forget the words of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism that you made at the Enrong Banquet back then."

Yan Song responded with disapproval at the same time, there is nothing in this world that is not fought for.He, Yan Song, was able to become the six ministers, wasn't it because he understood the emperor's mind better than others, if according to what Zhang Cong said, everyone should follow the law and not take the imperial examination.

Zhang Cong shook his head, good words are hard to persuade the damn ghost, he said it all, whether he listens or not depends on the individual.

Daming has never been short of people, and it was enough to make up for it after leaving the first assistant. Zhang Cong's resignation was only a commotion for a while, but it soon subsided, and the officialdom continued to run smoothly.

Lord Yan Songyan not only will not stop because of the downfall of his allies, but secretly happy because of it.Zhang Cong is a bit headstrong, and extremely power-hungry, sometimes wishing to dominate the emperor, some things are difficult to bypass the first assistant to flatter the emperor.The most important thing is that when Zhang Cong is old, there will only be one vacancy in the cabinet.Yan Song summed it up in his mind, in terms of qualifications and positions, he is the most powerful candidate!

Because of this, Yan Song worked harder to figure out the emperor's mind, wishing to greet him every day, Jiajing was so annoyed every day, but he couldn't say anything about him.After all, Mr. Yan is dependent on his own work, and he has not left behind his job. It has to be said that this is also a skill.Jiajing had no choice but to send him to work.In the eyes of other people, it is the emperor's attention!So Yan Song became even more popular.

But Yan Song was so focused on court affairs that he forgot one thing—fortresses were disintegrated from within.His own son Yan Shifan and godson Zhao Wenhua cheated him hard.

On this day, Jiajing had nothing to do, climbed up with several ministers and looked into the distance, and happened to see a mansion on West Chang'an Street.Because everyone uses cement as the raw material for building houses nowadays, although it is not as modern as it is, it is always a bit higher than the previous buildings.Coupled with the snow-white walls and brand-new glazed tiles, the house exudes the atmosphere of "I am rich" in the sunshine.

One must know that this is close to the imperial city, and it is not an exaggeration to say that every inch of land is expensive, how much does it cost to build such a big house.

"Whose house is that?" Zhu Houcong asked casually. In fact, he didn't care too much. Now that the society is facing changes, there are not too many people who seize the opportunity to earn a lot of money.As long as it is within the scope allowed by the Ming Law, it is a good thing to hide wealth from the people, and he, the emperor, is not so narrow-minded.

But precisely because he is the emperor, every word he uttered was pondered over.This situation reminds people of Zhu Qizhen, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty a hundred years ago. After the restoration, he stood on a high platform, looked at similar buildings, and asked the same question.In the end, Master Shi Hengshi, the owner of the house, was liquidated by Ming Yingzong, and none of his family ended well.

This matter can be big or small, it depends on what people around you say.But there is no friendship in the officialdom. Many people see that the other party is unlucky and will not help him in the snow. They will only step on it to make him fall even lower, so that he can climb up on the corpse.

Although Yan Song is high and powerful now, he has not yet reached the point where he can overwhelm the sky with one hand. Everyone is still willing to drag this candidate for the cabinet.

"If you go back to the emperor, this is the new house of Yan Shifan, the son of the Yan family."

"Hey, Mr. Yan's house is magnificent. It must cost a lot."

"I heard that it was repaired by his righteous brother Zhao Wenhua, Mr. Zhao. Most of the materials from the Ministry of Industry are here. Your Majesty's new house is delayed."

Jiajing was still expressionless at first, but now his face is completely black.

Zhao Wenhua is now the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although the Ministry of Industry has been divided by the Tiangong Bureau, its essence has not changed. It is a place for engineering.In modern times, Zhao Wenhua is roughly equivalent to the deputy minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Industry, and Industry, one of the largest contractors in the country, and the oil and water are extremely rich.

And Zhao Wenhua, who is greedy by nature, putting him in this position is equivalent to a mouse falling into a rice bowl.Some time ago, his performance was not very good, he didn't help his godfather Yan Song, he didn't say anything, and he made a fool of himself and tarnished the image of the Yan Party, Yan Song was very dissatisfied with him.

The godfather was very angry, and the consequences were serious.But Zhao Wenhua's years were not in vain, and he immediately thought of finding someone to speak well in front of Yan Song.The first choice was Yan Song's wife, Ouyang Shi. Yan Song met his wife when he was young, and has supported him all the way. He loves his wife like a treasure and never takes concubines. In terms of this alone, he can be said to be a model of a good man.

It's a pity that Ouyang Shi caught a cold some time ago and couldn't see him.Zhao Wenhua had no choice but to go to Yan Shifan reluctantly.

Yan Song, this son, is not only more greedy than him, but also extremely smart. He won't do anything for you unless he gets his hands on it.

Sure enough, Yan Shifan said it was a house, not only big, but also luxuriously decorated, and he wanted to entertain guests.Zhao Wenhua reluctantly agreed, but he didn't know what he was thinking. He saw that there was a vacant lot beside the imperial city, so he used it.

Facts have proved that if the house is built too close to the emperor, there will be no good end.

In the early years of Jiajing, Xiyuan, which was originally a royal garden, was set aside for a large area to serve as the headquarters of the Tiangong Bureau.The Forbidden City caught fire half a year ago, and it was a coincidence that Jiajing’s sleeping palace was missing. Now the two palaces can’t stay together, and the emperor has no place to sleep.

So Yan Song suggested that Jiajing move to Nangong, and then let the Ministry of Industry rebuild the bedroom.This is Zhu Houcong, if another emperor Yan Song would be sprayed to death.Without him, Nangong, this is the place where Yingzong Zhu Qizhen (yes, it was him again) was imprisoned by his younger brother. It was cold and humid, and it was a certain distance from the Supreme Harmony Gate.Yan Song let the emperor into the cell, does this mean he doesn't want to live? !

However, the facts were contrary to what everyone thought. Although Zhu Hou frowned and struggled for a while, he still moved there.Yan Song was disdainful in his heart, these idiots thought he was promoted on the basis of trying to figure out the holy will.Although Jiajing loves beauty, he is not very materialistic. On the contrary, he is very frugal. Where he lives is just a trivial matter for him.

But even if he didn't care about it, he couldn't bear to see that his house hadn't been repaired for more than half a year, but his courtier's was resplendent!Thinking back to him as the Ninth Five-Year Lord, he climbed up from the dark Nangong every day in order to catch up early in the morning, and sometimes he had to get up without even thinking about eating, Jiajing felt like a fool!

When the emperor was angry, it was not just a few reprimands, the person in charge was Zhao Wenhua who was the first to suffer.He is quite knowledgeable about current affairs, knowing that if he doesn't speak up, Yan Song will try his best to save him.So he gritted his teeth and resisted everything, Jiajing became even angrier when he saw it, and with a swipe of a pen, ransacked the house!As a result, a general of the Yan Party fell from power, Yan Shifan was also punished, and Yan Song was fined for two years by teaching his son Wufang.

If that's all, Yan Song can still stabilize on the surface, then the next step will be a fatal blow.

Yan Shifan relied on his father to be domineering, causing many troubles, and even small officials bullied him.In the next few days, seeing that their Yan family is powerful, and Yan Song is a popular candidate to join the cabinet, no one dares to say anything.It's different now, the emperor beat his son, this is the rhythm of losing power!So everyone started to get excited.

The first person to attack was a young man named Yang Jisheng. He was poor in his family when he was a child, and he was admitted to Juren with the help of others.After the reform of the Guozijian, there were great subsidies and rewards for students with excellent character and learning, so he was admitted to the Guozijian and became an ordinary supervisor.The few months he came to Beijing were the happiest time in his life. The Guozijian school has a clean and upright style, and the teachers are friendly. Even if the students look down on his background, it is just a bit of ridicule.The people in central Beijing live and work in peace and contentment, and they speak with smiles on their faces.

In this happy scene, those second-generation ancestors who committed crimes seemed so disharmonious, and the leader was Yan Shifan!

So Yang Jisheng, a young student with a bit of an angry youth temperament, went up to him with enthusiasm!He wants to eliminate these disharmonious factors for Daming!Yang Jisheng also had a little bit of action, and jointly wrote an essay with alumni who also couldn't understand them, scolding Yan Shifan for several major crimes, and even Yan Song couldn't escape.Not only that, but he also contributed articles to newspapers from time to time, and there was a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition.

On such an ordinary afternoon, after Jiajing came to court, he suddenly issued an imperial decree: "Xuan Guozi Jian Jijiu Li Chengfeng was changed to the position of the left servant of the Ministry of Officials and the scholar of Dongge University", no matter how serious Yan Song was, he couldn't help it at this time The eyes are black.He didn't care about anything, and immediately stepped forward to dissuade him: "Your Majesty! This is absolutely impossible!"

Jiajing frowned: "Oh? Master Yan, why don't you think so?"

Yan Song was speechless for a while. In terms of political achievements, Li Chengfeng put down the Japanese pirates, presided over maritime trade, and brought huge income to the country; Not bad; in terms of etiquette, it is true that non-scholars cannot join the cabinet, but there is Zhang Cong, the chief assistant, in front of him, and no one can say anything.

Yan Song can only start with age, saying that Li Chengfeng is too young to take on this important task.

The emperor said in a nonchalant manner: "Master Li is about to stand up, and he is not too young to say that he is young. There is no ancestral law that says that the cabinet must be an old man."

Yan Song... What else can Yan Song say, he now fully understands that the emperor asked Li Chengfeng to go to the Imperial College just to pave the way for him!

After figuring out what was going on, Yan Song couldn't sit still any longer. He hurriedly went to the Li Mansion to find Li Chengfeng, and knelt down for him without saying a word.

"..." Li Chengfeng was also shocked, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Is this the legendary master Yan's thigh-hugging skill in history.

Yan Song didn't feel ashamed, and at the age of 50, he cried with snot and tears: "Master Li! I was once bewitched by others, and I offended you! Now I have awakened, and I wish to serve you for the rest of my life." Do the work of a dog and a horse!"

Unlike other literati, Li Chengfeng is a martial arts practitioner, he easily lifted Yan Song up with one hand, and held him down so that he could not move.Sighing lightly, he also said helplessly: "What is Master Yan doing, don't worry, the emperor will not do anything to you." After all, Yan Song at this time is different from the later generations, and he has not done anything bad. All belong to his son.Anyway, I have served Jiajing for so many years, so I definitely won't touch him much.

... But the death penalty can be avoided and the life penalty cannot be escaped.

After a lot of talking, he finally persuaded this famous traitor in history to go back. Li Chengfeng sat on the chair tiredly, and said to the corner next to him: "After watching the excitement for so long, come out."

I saw Lu Bing coming out embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "This little old man really can afford to let it go. I originally asked you to drink and wish Li Ge's promotion, but I didn't expect to see such a big show. Li Ge, you are not always Do you want to drive him away, that's fine."

Li Chengfeng shook his head: "I hate Yan Song and his son because they are fish and meat people. It doesn't matter to me whether they leave or not. Everything depends on the emperor."

Yes, even if there are ten more Yan Songs now, Li Chengfeng doesn't pay much attention to it, because he knows it very well.Although the person in the Ninth Five-Yearth position is very clumsy, he still strives to keep the oath he made back then - to be a good emperor.

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