The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 97

In fact, Ma Wensheng also had a headache for the generals to retaliate against him.

On the battlefield, Ma Wensheng had never been afraid of fighting against foreign enemies such as Jurchens, Tatars, and Oirats.

He can fight back with steel knives and spears, blood for blood, tooth for tooth.

However, the disarmed generals were not his enemies.At least he doesn't see them as enemies.

It's also good to have Jin Yiwei's personal protection.Save wasting energy on guarding against shameless sneak attacks.

Chang Feng said: "Mabutang. The emperor attaches great importance to your safety and has given us an order. Even if you eat, sleep, and go to the toilet, we will follow."

Ma Wensheng said with a smile: "Fortunately, I'm old and don't like women. I only have an old wife in my family."

"If I have a few concubines, if I mess around with the concubines at night, wouldn't it be in vain for you Jinyiwei to see the live spring picture?"

"Let's go. Follow me into the mansion."

Chang Feng, Fatty Xu, Shi Wenyi, and Qian Ning entered the mansion.The rest of the brothers stood on guard around the Ma Mansion.

Chang Feng followed Ma Wensheng to the hall.

He was stunned!This is the hall of the mansion of Minister of War?
Ma Wensheng's house was bestowed by Emperor Hongzhi.

But Emperor Hongzhi ignored one point.The house is empty.There is no display inside.

Ma Wensheng had no choice but to pay his own copper money, and let the old servant go to the second-hand goods yard in Nancheng to pick up some furnishings.

Without exception, all are bargains.

Tables and chairs are made of poplar.The top is moth-eaten.But it was pretty clean.

A pair of hat tubes placed on the table in front of the hall are all iron curled.The crack above is like a meandering snake.

The teacup on the table is chipped.

However, the couplets hanging on both sides of the hall are quite powerful and grand.

The first couplet is "the green bamboo is the bone of the soul lotus".

The second line is "the hearts of the people are mirrored by the moon".

The joint signature of the middle hall turned out to be "Yujie'an"!
Yu Qian, No. Jie'an.

In the second year of Jingtai, Ma Wen was promoted to Jinshi, and his teacher was Yu Qian.Yu Qian presented Ma Wensheng with this painting, exhorting him to be a clean and honest official.

39 years have passed, and Ma Wensheng has never dared to forget the teachings of his teacher.

No matter where he is an official, he always takes this couplet with him.

After Emperor Chenghua rehabilitated Yu Qian, he was finally able to hang up this couplet in the middle hall in an upright manner, encouraging himself from time to time.

In short, the decoration of the treasure house of Shangshu of the Ministry of War in this dynasty is far inferior to that of Qianhu Changfeng's family.

Ma Wensheng sat down: "I can't take care of your daily meals. Good guy, a strong man with a size of more than 100. If you eat me, I will be hungry for half a year."

"I can't manage the accommodation either. My house is big enough. But I don't have so many bedding."

Chang Feng cupped his hands: "The subordinates, Pao Ze, change shifts in two shifts, and go home to sleep after an errand. Three meals are also taken care of by themselves."

Ma Wensheng said: "Yes! I'm hungry. Ma Ping, let's serve dinner!"

It is not only personal protection, but also follow when eating.Chang Feng followed Ma Wensheng to the dining room.

Ma Wensheng has an old wife and two sons.

The eldest son, Ma Cong, was released to Sichuan as a juren and became the county master.

The youngest son, Ma Jie, is a playboy who does nothing.Ma Wensheng was so angry that he severed relations with him.

Both sons are not in the mansion.

In the dining room, there was a dilapidated dining table with traces of moth-eaten rat bites.

Ma Wensheng and Mrs. Ma went to the table.

The servant Ma Ping served the meal.Two bowls of corn and rice, plus a plate of fried cabbage, four pieces of fermented bean curd, and a plate of shredded salted radish.

Sicai sounds quite tall.In fact, it is the Chinese cabbage of later generations.

Chang Feng looked sad for a while: Ma Butang didn't know that Paozhe and I were coming today, obviously he didn't pretend to be poor to show us, he was really poor.

Ma Wensheng felt that the shabby food at home had disgraced his military department in front of Jin Yiwei.

After all, Jin Yiwei is one of the 26 guards of the pro-army, nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and Ma Wensheng is their immediate boss.

So Ma Wensheng said: "I am tired of delicacies from mountains and seas. I change the taste occasionally. Don't you hear a folk saying that fish produces phlegm and meat produces fire. Cabbage and tofu are safe?"

Chang Feng nodded hastily: "The minister has a high opinion."

After dinner, Ma Wensheng started his night life.

In the Chenghua Dynasty, the paper-pasted Sange elders and clay sculptures of the six ministers went to banquets, enjoyed lean horses, and listened to Kunqu opera at night, enjoying themselves to the fullest.

Ma Wensheng's nightlife consisted of reviewing documents reported by the capitals and guards of various provinces, and studying maps.

Chang Feng is on duty tonight to protect Ma Wensheng.

He watched Marvin Sheng struggling to flip through the documents under a dimly lit oil lamp.

Chang Feng couldn't stand it anymore.He came to the door and told Shi Wenyi: "Go and buy some tall candles."

Not long after, Shi Wenyi bought Gao Zhu back.

Chang Feng lit a tall candle and placed it on Ma Wensheng's desk.

Ma Wensheng raised his head and glanced at Chang Feng, then at the flickering tall candle: "This month's Lumi and official salary haven't been paid yet. I don't have any money for you."

Chang Feng had no choice but to say: "This tall candle is the property of Jin Yiwei, and it doesn't cost money."

Ma Wensheng stopped talking and went to the bedroom to rest until midnight after reviewing the documents.

Chang Feng, with an embroidered spring knife on his waist and a scorpion crossbow, stood guard in front of the bedroom.

Over the years, he has been used to copying the mansions of corrupt officials.I'm used to seeing those high-ranking officials who are full of incorruptibility and become rich behind their backs.

He had never seen such an upright official as Ma Wensheng.

Today, Chang Feng has seen what it means to be a truly upright official.

From ancient times to the present, honest officials are rare, and capable ministers are even rarer.

Those who can combine honest officials and ministers are often called "the backbone of the country" by later generations.

During the long night of guarding Ma Wensheng, Chang Feng began to think.Think about who you want to be
In the early morning of the next day, he escorted Ma Wensheng to Fengtian Gate.

Ma Wensheng entered the Guangting in front of Fengtian Gate to participate in the early court.Chang Feng stayed where he was.

Qian Ning came over: "Master Chang, I'll pick up your work. Go back and rest quickly."

Chang Feng made up his mind to do something for Ma Wensheng.

Jin Yiwei is the eyes and ears of the emperor.More than a thousand households can deliver secret documents to the emperor.

Chang Feng did not return to the mansion, but returned to Jinyiwei.He wrote Ma Wensheng's poverty into a secret book and handed it to the palace.

In the next afternoon, clean up the palace.

Wynn came in with a booklet: "Your Majesty, Changfeng has a secret booklet."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Oh? I sent him to protect Ma Wensheng and investigate the assassination case. Could it be that he has already caught the assassin? What conspiracy is behind this assassination case?"

Speaking of which, Emperor Hongzhi opened the secret book.

After reading the secret book, Emperor Hongzhi was shocked!He didn't expect his Minister of War to be so poor.

Emperor Hongzhi looked sad, and he gave the memorial to Wynn: "Let's have a look."

After seeing it, Wynn was shocked: "It's the old slave who was negligent! He didn't take good care of Ma Butang."

"No wonder he was promoted back to Beijing. The old slave asked him to treat him to a drink, but he pushed back and forth."

"The old slave thought that he was aloof and didn't want to get too close to the eunuch. He was wrong, he couldn't afford the money for the banquet."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Wynn, you immediately go to the inner carrier warehouse to get 500 taels of silver and give it to Ma Wensheng."

"This old man, if he has money, he probably won't be willing to spend it. Take 200 taels from it and buy him some good furnishings."

"Oh, by the way, go to the warehouse of the Inner Prison and give him three hundred candles."

Wynn cupped his hands: "yes."

Emperor Hongzhi pointed to the secret papers again: "The secret papers handed over by Jin Yiwei in the past are all the secret papers."

"Chang Feng's errand is well done. Jin Yiwei is the emperor's eyes and ears. Not only should he report the crimes of the officials, but also the good deeds of the upright officials."

"You tell Chang Feng. His future is far more than a small thousand households."

(End of this chapter)