Under normal circumstances, except for reporting some major events, Gu Changfeng is not allowed to enter Beijing as a member of the 100th household.
Through Gao Ming's understanding, Gu Changfeng's top leader was Wang Fuping, the Jinyiwei Qianhu of Zhenfu Si.
Wang Fuping was a man who loved martial arts and was very fond of martial arts. He was in charge of thousands of households in Zhenfusi Prison and practiced diligently every day. It was said that he was already a first-rate master. When he heard this news at the beginning of Gaoming Dynasty, he didn't quite believe it.
It's just a head, but his martial arts is so powerful.
Speaking of the capital, through the explanations of several of his subordinates, Gao Mingcai figured out that the Jinyiwei was not a combat department at all. Strictly speaking, the Jinyiwei was actually considered a 'guard of honor'.
It's just that the torture department under Wang Fuping's charge under the Zhenfu Division often has to face many special situations, so it recruits some "warriors" who can wield swords and sticks.
During the Wanli Period, the Ming Dynasty's Dongchang had a higher status than Jinyiwei. Many investigations would be handed over to Dongchang, who would then allocate manpower from Jinyiwei. However, the commander of Jinyiwei and the equal rank of Dongchangchang were only responsible to the emperor.
At present, Zhang Juzheng is in control of the government and has great power. Emperor Wanli is relegated to the deep palace, and even Dongchang and Jinyiwei are keeping a low profile.
After learning this, Gao Ming thought of Gao Gong again. He had a good impression of Gao Gong, especially his research on Qi science. Gao Ming wanted to read it.
If possible, Gao Ming also plans to find a few "protective umbrellas" for Huashan, but he doesn't know if Gao Gong's disciples are still employed in the capital.
Entering Zhenfusi, there are imperial prisons on both sides, the official prison on the left and the civilian prison on the right.
Imperial prisons are cases ordered by the emperor. The Zhenfu Division has always acted in accordance with imperial orders when arresting people. Therefore, the punishments used upon trial are different from those in outside yamen. Those who are convicted are imprisoned in imperial prisons.
However, when the Jin Yiwei arrests someone, they arrest you first and then act according to the order. This is equivalent to killing first and then showing off, giving people a feeling of great power and arrogance.
Moreover, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Procuratorate have no right to interrogate the people arrested by Jinyiwei.
Those who were convicted in the Zhenfu Division had an easy time getting in and a hard time getting out. After entering the imperial prison, they were tortured almost every day. Therefore, when Gao Ming entered the imperial prison of the Zhenfu Division, his ears were filled with all kinds of miserable howls, and everything he saw was like,
They were prisoners who were being tortured. Some of these prisoners were dripping with blood, their Qi and blood were exhausted, some of their limbs were swollen, and their bodies were covered with sores.
Under such circumstances, Gao Ming met his immediate boss Wang Fuping.
Wang Fuping, with gray hair on his temples and a big belly, was standing in the auditorium playing with the birds, holding a birdcage in his hand.
"Gu Changfeng meets Mr. Qianhu" Gao Ming knelt down and saluted.
Wang Fuping recently bought a clever myna from Xintao. It has blue fur all over his body and he really likes it.
Hearing that Gu Changfeng came to see him, he said: "Get up, if you don't go and monitor the movements of the rivers and lakes, why do you come here to me?"
The superb detection technique was activated, and Wang Fuping's basic information fell into his eyes. This guy turned out to be a top-notch expert. It seemed that appropriate adjustments would be made for this trip to the capital.
"Sir, there are not many things going on in the Jianghu. I have another matter to report to you." Gao Ming said one by one what he had thought of.
Gao Ming planned to use the imperial court's help to test the Sun and Moon Sect, especially Dongfang Bubai's martial arts.
Since Wang Fuping was fond of martial arts, Gao Ming deliberately claimed that Dongfang Bubai was invincible, hoping to arouse his hostility.
Unexpectedly, Wang Fuping laughed loudly after hearing this, and said: "The Sunflower Book was just passed down by us. You were only in office for a short period of time, so you didn't know what was going on. In fact, the Sunflower Book was deliberately placed in the world by the palace.
The only thing is to muddy the waters and attract the attention of people in the world. After they have fought over their heads, they have no time to think about anything else."
"No wonder this happened, no wonder," Gao Ming murmured.
A Sunflower Book successfully caused competition between Shaolin, Huashan, and the Sun and Moon Sect. During the competition, Huashan was severely damaged, but Shaolin was not seriously affected. The Sun and Moon Sect was usurped by Dongfang Bubai, and the strength of the middle-level people plummeted.
"That's the credit of the previous one. Let's not mention him. If you have time, look up the deeds of the previous ones. It will be of great help to you in the future. Changfeng, I heard that you conquered Emei elder Lu Ying this time. Then
Have you obtained Emei’s secret knowledge?”
After hearing this, Gao Ming secretly thought that the old fox actually openly asked for martial arts secrets, but he was not Gu Changfeng, and he did not know about the bad blood between the two in the past.
"This person has not sincerely surrendered, but his subordinates are almost successful." Gao Ming deliberately delayed for a moment. All the martial arts secret books were very important to him. How could he casually hand over the things Gao Ming had obtained?
"Well, it's best to hurry up. The Commander-in-Chief will resign in a few days. Although I have no intention of doing so, I can't let that guy Ji Pei succeed," Wang Fuping said slowly.
Ji Pei was the governor of Qianhu in the Zhenfu Division, opposite to Wang Fuping, who was in charge of Qianhu. The two had always been at odds with each other.
Wang Fuping suddenly remembered something and said: "You came just in time. The Dongchang department has asked you to handle the next thing."
"My lord, please give me your instructions."
"This matter is of great importance. You need to be careful and don't reveal any flaws." He paused and continued:
"Regarding Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister, many ministers have been impeached recently. Many of the crimes have been handed over to you for investigation. Remember, you must act in secret. Once the matter is completed, we will be promoted and make a fortune soon." Wang Fuping finished his meaning and went to walk the bird.
He doesn't seem to care about getting promoted and making a fortune. He is actually a martial arts fanatic. He wants to make a fortune by becoming an official. With his current position of power, is he still in need?
Gao Ming returned to the post house. There were too many things going on today, and he wanted to sort them out.
First of all, through the communication with Wang Fuping, Gu Changfeng must have an informant under Wang Fuping. This can be seen from the fact that Wang Fuping asked about subduing Lu Ying in person today.
However, after getting to know him through contact today, he felt that Wang Fuping had no ambitions and did not care much about the oppression of Jianghu people. Most of his hobbies were martial arts. He made a clever analysis and asked whether he should be promoted to the position of commander. So with
His temper is relatively easy to control, but this person's martial arts skills are too high, and he is afraid of being backlashed by him.
Also, the Sunflower Book came from the palace, so judging from Wang Fuping's first-class master level, there must be some masters in the palace, most likely the eunuchs.
Thinking of the power of the Sunflower Book, Gao Ming had no choice but to give up his original plan of entering the palace to investigate.
Secondly, Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister of the dynasty and held great power that no one could match. At this time, he wanted to investigate him. After much deliberation, Gao Ming could only think that the current emperor would take action on Zhang Juzheng.
It is now the 9th year of Wanli. According to the historical process, there is still more than a year before the regent's chief assistant, Zhang Juzheng, dies, and the Wanli Emperor will take charge. At that time, the Wanli Emperor will liquidate him. However, this is not a historical time and space, but a novel world. In time, there are
Coming in and out is normal.
When the young emperor Wanli wants to take charge of the government, Zhang Juzheng is the biggest obstacle. If it were Gao Ming, he would do the same thing.
However, Gao Ming did not act rashly, he just asked Lu Ying to discuss it first.
On the way to the capital, Lu Ying was burdened with the burden of being an abandoned disciple of Emei, and she had been feeling depressed for days.
Gao Ming found Lu Ying in private and revealed his true identity as the young master of Huashan. He also said that Huashan was willing to accept him and that he would still hold the high position of elder.
For Lu Ying, he pays more attention to honor and integrity. His status as an abandoned disciple of the sect means that he will be looked down upon by others wherever he goes. Now that Huashan is willing to accept him, he just wants it.
With Lu Yingzhun's first-rate skills, Gao Ming could rest assured that she would handle many things in the capital.
Gao Ming and Lu Ying entered Jin Yiwei's "Tianshu Pavilion". "Tianshu Pavilion" is a variety of information collected by Jin Yiwei through generations. Anyway, Wang Fuping wanted him to study more, so he just took this opportunity to see if he could learn anything from it.
Discover.
Tianshu Pavilion is divided into three floors: front, middle and back. The first floor mainly contains information about the officials of the imperial court over the years. The second floor mainly contains information about Jianghu and other miscellaneous matters. The third floor mainly contains information about the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Gao Ming cannot enter the third floor, but Gao Ming can browse at will on the first two floors.
Of course, the first thing Gao Ming was interested in was the intelligence from various sects. For two days in a row, neither Gao Ming nor Tianshu Pavilion visited the Tianshu Pavilion. They read the information during the day and discussed and analyzed important information at night.
Gao Ming also carefully checked the information about Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng is currently seriously ill and bedridden, and his condition is good and bad.
According to intelligence reports, Zhang Juzheng indulged in womanizing, and there were a large number of beauties from both the East and the West presented to him by Qi Jiguang in his residence. Qi even gave Zhang Juzheng seal kidneys (which were aphrodisiacs) from time to time.
To be fair, given Zhang Juzheng's position, it was common for him to have several wives and concubines at home. With more women, it was normal for them to rely on aphrodisiacs for support. Over the past dynasties, many princes and nobles had died from excessive aphrodisiacs, and Zhang Juzheng was no different.
In addition, Zhang Juzheng had strong political ability and diligence. He vigorously rectified border defenses and fully supported famous generals such as Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang in consolidating the borders. He also inventoried land across the country, reformed taxation, and implemented the One Whip Law, which played a major role in the political and economic development in the early years of Wanli.
Excellent boost.
However, it seems that this person's advantages are all reflected in his strategy of governing the country. As an official, Zhang Juzheng was not good at uniting his colleagues and being strict with himself. At the same time, he also used this set of standards for his colleagues and Emperor Wanli, which made people feel that he was too strict and inhumane.
, so Zhang Juzheng rarely had a good relationship with him in the court.
It was precisely because he was too harsh that he led to Zhang Juzheng's tragedy.
Originally, ministers like the regent, chief minister, and assistant ministers had the power to overthrow the emperor. Wanli once drunkenly molested the palace maids, and the queen mother even compared Zhang Juzheng to Huo Guang to scare Wanli. Who was Huo Guang? He had deposed the Han emperor.
A powerful minister with the same rights as Zhang Juzheng, Wanli was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. After that, the originally harmonious teacher-student relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Wanli ended, and Wanli began to be wary of Zhang Juzheng.
No emperor would like a minister who has too much power. No matter how capable the minister is, he is doomed to tragedy.
Gao Ming secretly argued, "No matter how much Zhang Juzheng does, it won't help if his immediate boss doesn't like him."
However, it was precisely because of Zhang Juzheng's drastic reform of the political shortcomings that the future of the Ming Dynasty improved. Compared with Zhang Juzheng's political policies, his failures as a person were insignificant.
When Gao Ming thought of this, he felt very sympathetic to Zhang Juzheng. Later historians commented that the Ming Dynasty died due to Wanli, the economy, and land annexation.
If Zhang Juzheng's reform measures can be implemented continuously, then the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to lay the foundation of a capital economy and a stable transitional social system.
Unfortunately, the limitations of royal power led to the failure of the reform. After Zhang Juzheng's downfall, Wanli was like a wild horse that could not be controlled. He was extravagant and lustful, plundering people's wealth, hoarding gold and silver, and annexing land. The Ming Dynasty was revived. Hope was lost just like that.
Gao Ming asked himself that he was not a hero who aspired to the world, nor was he a minister who cared about the country and the people. He was just a knight who liked to indulge in grudges and forget each other.
However, as a Chinese son or daughter, who doesn’t want to do something that is beneficial to the country and the Chinese nation within their ability?
"Since God has brought me to this era, and I have encountered the opportunity for change, no matter what, I will not just watch as a passer-by. Hey! Zhang Juzheng is seriously ill, I will give you a doctor." Gao Ming thought secretly in his heart Decided. Thanks for the big reward~~~!
