The closer he got to his relatives, the stronger his homesickness became. When the boat arrived at Yanziji, Liu Ziguang got off the boat, entered the city from Shence Gate in the north of the capital, and headed straight for Xuanwu Lake.
When the group of people came to the lake, they were stopped by the guards. Since the last attack, the security level of Xuanwu Lake has been raised to another level, which is the same as the defense level of the Forbidden City. The guards have not received news that Zhenwu Hou has returned to Beijing.
, he was surprised and quickly let people into the lake. Liu Ziguang took the clothes stored here on the dock, jumped on the fishing boat, and ordered people to go to the island quickly. He quickly changed into ordinary people's clothes on the boat. When the boat reached the middle of the lake, Liu Ziguang
With sharp eyes, he found Zeng Cheng sitting on the grass on the shore and staring blankly at the lake, apparently waiting for someone.
"Who are you waiting for, silly girl?" Liu Ziguang said to himself while holding up his cloth shoes.
"Master Marquis, since you left, His Highness has been sitting on the grass and waiting for several hours at this time every day. He has almost become a star." The captain who punted the boat was an Ouchi guard and Liu Ziguang's subordinate.
He also speaks a little bolder.
Liu Ziguang's heart suddenly stung. Zeng Cheng was so kind. He said he would let her husband go out to do big things, but in fact, he must be worried about her. The woman had just become pregnant and needed care, but she went to the north for business.
, it’s been months since she left. I’m really sorry for her.
"Pull the boat over and go around the back of the island." Liu Ziguang ordered. He wanted to surprise Zeng Cheng. The guard followed the instructions and pushed the boat to a place where Zeng Cheng could not see. Liu Ziguang jumped ashore and walked gently to Zeng Cheng.
Zeng Cheng walked towards the grass where Zeng Cheng was sitting.
Although her husband is away from home, Zeng Cheng’s family doesn’t have to worry about food and clothing. The rice tank is always full. Neighbors bring fresh fish every day. During meals, some people even bring cooked chicken, duck, meat and eggs.
The neighbors on the island have a very harmonious relationship. With everyone's help, Zeng Cheng has nothing to do every day. She is skillful and diligent in her crafts. She has prepared the children's winter and summer clothes, including diapers, and takes them out to play with every day.
Then I would sit on the green grass on the shore out of boredom and wait for my husband to come home.
The weeping willows on the shore were gently brushing their soft branches, and the green grass was like a thick carpet. Cicadas were singing tirelessly. Zeng Cheng sat in the shade of the tree, holding his cheeks and watching the fishing boats passing by on the lake.
, muttering in a low voice: "Dead people are the worst. They have been gone for a month without even a letter coming. You don't know that our baby is already two months old and can feel it."
Liu Ziguang had quietly come up behind her. Hearing her complaint, his heart suddenly filled with love, and he gently hugged Zeng Cheng's soft and slender body from behind.
There was a sudden sound, and before Liu Ziguang could react, Zeng Cheng grabbed his arm with his backhand and threw him directly. He was knocked upside down. Liu Ziguang fell to the ground dumbfounded: "Xiao Chengcheng, it's me."
"Ah, you're back! Are you injured? It's all my fault. I was too cruel." Only then did Zeng Cheng realize that it was Liu Ziguang and hurried over to help him check his injuries. Liu Ziguang's steel and iron bones would naturally be fine. Hehe
With a smile, he took the opportunity to throw Zeng Cheng on the grass, and the couple rolled into a ball, expressing their feelings of separation.
Liu Ziguang stayed on the island in the middle of the lake that night, but the news that Marquis Zhenwu had returned to the capital had been reported to the palace by the imperial army guarding the lake. The first person to get the news was naturally the chief internal officer Wei Zhongxian, who reported to the emperor flatteringly.
After hearing the good news, he sent someone to inform the counselor Sima Sheng.
When it was time to turn on the lamp in the evening, Wei Zhongxian served the emperor to bed and returned to his house. Mr. Sima had been waiting here early. When he saw Wei Zhongxian coming in, he smiled slightly with his fleshy face and said reservedly: "Mr. Wei, Liu Ziguang will be here tomorrow.
There's trouble."
Wei Zhongxian was puzzled: "Marquis Zhenwu just entered Beijing today, how can he cause trouble?"
Sima Sheng said: "He is in trouble when he comes to the capital. Who is Liu Ziguang? The Beiyang minister appointed by the emperor, and the person recalled by the emperor's decree, did not come to the capital to deliver the order, but went to Xuanwu Lake to see his wife. This kind of thing
What you did was clearly not to take the Emperor seriously."
Wei Zhongxian said: "Can this also be regarded as a crime? This kind of crime is not enough to scratch Liu Zi's itch. Who is his wife? She is the emperor's biological sister. If he does not visit His Highness the Princess first, he will make the Emperor unhappy."
Sima Sheng was a little unhappy because Wei Zhongxian didn't understand his intention. He turned around, put his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "Shanren naturally knows that this crime will not cause any substantial harm to Liu Ziguang, and may even cause the emperor to
But Wei Gong, you know, if someone always says bad things about a person in front of you, then over time, you will have to believe it even if you don’t believe it. What we adopted is this method of boiling the frog in warm water, bit by bit eroding the power of Marquis Zhenwu.
The level of trust in the Emperor’s heart.”
"Good advice, sir, but who should come forward to speak ill of this person?" Wei Zhongxian obviously didn't want to come out like this. He had always appeared as a good gentleman in front of Zhu Youxiao, and would never bother others for such a trivial matter.
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Sima Sheng smiled calmly: "Wei Gong is worried too much. The mountain people have already made arrangements. Those young censors who don't know how to die will come forward. There is no need for people from Dongchang to lift a finger. Even if the emperor and Liu Ziguang are angry, they can't do anything."
You have to address them."
"Great! Mr. Sima is indeed an expert. I, Wei, did not misjudge the person. Come on, let's have a few drinks together, brothers and sisters." Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but praise him, and he was about to reach out to pull Sima Sheng's sleeve.
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Although Sima Sheng was dressed in coarse cloth and looked slovenly and unhygienic, he was extremely arrogant. He naturally avoided Wei Zhongxian's extended hand and said calmly: "Shanren still has a few plans to make, Wei
You'd better do whatever you want, sir."
Eunuchs are castrated men. There are few things to pee on, and no matter how well they are handled, they will inevitably be a little smelly. People in society, especially scholars, have a contempt for eunuchs from the bottom of their hearts. No matter how high the status of the eunuch is,
No matter how powerful you are, it is in vain. Sima Sheng is such an arrogant scholar. He does not know that he is Wei Zhongxian's counselor. In his heart, Wei Zhongxian is just a tool to help him realize his ideals in life, so he does not respect and obey him. He usually has an arrogant attitude.
Very. Although Wei Zhongxian is young, he knows how to treat virtuous corporals, and he is not surprised at all. He knows that scholars are a little noble, so what does it matter? As long as it can be used by me, it doesn't matter if I sit on our neck and shit.
Early the next morning, when Liu Ziguang entered the palace to deliver his order, he encountered a group of young censors gathered around the Meridian Gate and were whispering. When they saw him approaching, they put on an aloof look and didn't even raise their eyelids, let alone say hello.
, Liu Ziguang's relationship with the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been bad, so he didn't care about their attitude. However, seeing that the censor's team had grown stronger, he was a little curious and asked Song Yingxing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who was waiting to go to court next to him: "Brother Chang Geng.
, the team of censors has grown again."
Song Yingxing smiled slightly and said: "This year's Enke Jinshi, in addition to filling the vacancies of officials who were sent out and some who entered the Hanlin Academy, most of them entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Now it is time to study with the old censor, waiting for them
After leaving the army, you have to go to all the prefectures and counties across the country to have salt, water and other departments. This is the new policy implemented by the cabinet. The censor is used to supervise the world, replacing the original Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Now that the people are governed by officials, I really hope that this will happen.
Recruitment can effectively clear away officialdom."
The politics of the Ming Dynasty turned out to be spy politics. The factory guard system directly under the emperor was responsible for supervising all officials. However, this system itself was rotten and under the leadership of eunuchs, so it was deeply despised by the world. This
The supervisory system has completely collapsed. The policy proposed by the Donglin Party members is also a new one. From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have used censors to monitor the world, but Qian Qianyi and the others have used censors to monitor the world.
This system has been further expanded, and the team of censors has been expanded. The censors go down to county-level units and have the power to impeach officials of any level without being convicted. Officials are just to guard against minor mistakes.
To be honest, this policy of the Donglin Party can be regarded as a kind of progress in the social system. A large number of supervisors are spread to government offices at all levels, which has a certain positive effect on purging officials. Unfortunately, this is just a way for the Donglin Party to seize the right to speak politically.
Sacrifice the function of controlling Jin Yiwei to squeeze the scope of functions of Dongchang and Nachang, thereby attacking the two political opponents Wei Zhongxian and Liu Ziguang.
Liu Ziguang once killed a censor who patrolled the city, and sent a deputy censor to the frontier. He was the biggest enemy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. At the same time, he also offended almost the entire civil service system. You must know that the official position of censor can be
Concurrently, most ministers, ministers, and academicians were in charge of the duties of the left and right censors of the capital, or the deputy censors of the capital. Liu Ziguang's behavior was tantamount to starting a war with all of them. As senior officials, it was inconvenient for them to directly write a letter to impeach Liu Ziguang, so they
Encourage those young and enthusiastic censors to write impeachment papers. Anyway, they can say that the official is not guilty, and anything they say is fine. Therefore, Liu Ziguang was often impeached by the censors. At the slightest sign of trouble, a flurry of reports would be handed over, as if any censor was not involved.
If you have only a few copies of Zhenwuhou, you are not qualified to be a censor.
This time was no exception. After Liu Ziguang handed over the imperial edict in Fengtian Palace, a group of censors jumped out to impeach him. The reason for the impeachment this time was quite absurd. It turned out that Marquis Zhenwu returned to Beijing and went to his house first, instead of directly entering the palace.