Bachelor

Chapter 465
On May 26th of the second year of Jiajing, the flood in Huainan had receded. Because of the money raised by the Lu family bank and the Ministry of Households borrowing funds to move around, the victims of the disaster were finally resettled.As a country with frequent natural disasters, the country has rich experience in disaster relief and disaster relief. Unless the political situation is corrupted to the point of unmanageable, no matter how big the disaster is, the imperial court has the ability to deal with it.Therefore, it is a blessing among misfortunes that the expected refugees did not appear everywhere.

However, the water receded, but it exposed the problems in the river engineering.

Just like a famous saying in later generations: Only when the tide recedes can you see who is naked.

Wang Shu has been a river governor in Nanhehe and Caoyamen for more than ten years, and he has not only eaten a lot of black money.But now, nearly 180 million taels of silver are missing, and hundreds of officials from the six ministries of the two capitals and several internal officials from the six ministries of the two capitals are involved. How could the emperor not be surprised and angry.

A huge political storm is brewing.

In order to thoroughly investigate the case, the imperial court set up an organization similar to a special case team, headed by Yang Yiqing, assisted by Zhang Cong, together with the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Supervisory Yuan, began to investigate the case.

This was overtly, but secretly, people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei were sent all over the country, and for a while, storms were coming.

Different from the real history, the Daliyi event that should have happened again in the second year of Jiajing did not happen because Zhang Cong was involved in the river engineering case.

With a flap of the butterfly's wings, a history that Sun Dan knew completely changed beyond recognition.

From Sun Dan's point of view, this is a good thing.

Selfishly speaking, now, Yang Shen, Wang Yuanzheng and others are all his good friends, so naturally he doesn't want to see old friends suffer from the political turmoil of the Great Rites.

From a historical perspective, the political system of the Ming Dynasty has a taste of modern Western civil servant politics. The power of the prime minister restricted the power of the monarch, and the emperor did not dare to act rashly. The political life was healthy and full of vitality.If it is properly improved, coupled with the sprouts of capitalism that have already sprouted, it may not be possible to bring China to another path.Ten years, 50 years, 100 years, 400 years, maybe the dark scene of the nineteenth century will never appear again.

Rights need to be constrained, no matter who they are.

The turmoil of this river engineering case is like a dark cloud in the sky, and the energy has been accumulated to the point where it is about to explode. We just don't know whose head the first lightning bolt will fall on.

During this period of time, there were already more than 100 impeachment memorials from imperial envoys flying to the emperor's desk like a snowflake, and most of the firepower was concentrated on Huang Jintou.

It's strange to say that the emperor didn't seem to have any indication, and they all stayed in the middle, and ignored one who came.

However, changes still occurred.

Just the day before yesterday, the emperor, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly made a decision to withdraw the authority of the supervisor of ceremonies to approve reds, and all memorials must be handed over to the emperor for his review.

The encouraged civil servants worked even harder, and the memorials to impeach Huang Jin came like snowflakes.Among them, there are many old arguments that denounce the eunuch party as a disaster for the country.

In any case, Huang Jin's living space has been further reduced, and he has also ushered in the biggest crisis in the three years since he took over as the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

He was originally a person with little resourcefulness, and he was losing power when he saw himself.In his opinion, if the Hegong case is to be closed, it is most likely that he will step down, and all the officials involved in the case will also be unlucky.It's not that he didn't want to meet Jiajing in the past, and explain the situation to him face to face.But the emperor came and disappeared behind closed doors, obviously resentful towards Huang Jin and others for privately dividing the money.

No one knows the nature of this Long Live Lord better.This is a master who reaches out in the coffin and asks for money.If you moved his money, you have formed a deep hatred with him.

In desperation, Huang Jin had no choice but to ask Chen Hong to come up with an idea.But Chen Hong usually seemed to be full of cleverness, but when he asked about this matter, he was stupid, and he had no idea at all.

Huang Jin didn't know that this Chen Hong had long been from Sun Dan.Seeing that he is unlucky, I am not as happy as I am, so how can I give him advice?
Chen Hong had no choice but to ask Concubine Zhang Guifei after Huang Jin thought about it for two days.Concubine Zhang Gui has a great think tank, Ping Qiuli, this kid is very ghostly, he will definitely find a solution.

Ping Qiuli's life has been good these days. Although he lost his name in the last exam, he still has the status of a candidate and can be an official.In the past few years, the incident in Qingzhou has gradually been forgotten, and people no longer care about him, the former chief think tank of King Jianghua.Moreover, after marrying Zhang Qiangwei, Ping Qiuli is now regarded as the royal family, supported by Concubine Zhang, this kid was hired as an official of Guanglu Temple last year, responsible for preparing the national four seasons sacrifices, he is rich in oil and water, and can be regarded as an official in the capital The last noble person.

Originally, Huang Jin had never looked down on Ping Qiuli, a braggart. He thought that although this guy had some abilities, his character was terrible, and he was a villain who liked to make money.As the eunuch in charge of his ceremonies, he usually doesn't hit him straight.However, now that it was a matter of his own life and death, Huang Jin couldn't help but let go of his figure.

Soon, Huang Jin booked a secluded Accord in the famous Changchunyuan restaurant in the capital, and met Ping Qiuli.

After drinking a glass of wine and picking up two dishes with chopsticks, Huang Jin slapped her hands.The subordinates understood, quietly retreated, and locked the door.

The pavilion became quiet, Huang Jin put on a smile: "Qiu Li, how are you doing in Guanglu Temple recently?"

Pingqiu was eating happily, as if he had no regard for decency, with vegetables in his mouth, he said vaguely: "Eunuch Huang, it's not like you don't know places like Guanglu Temple. I can’t even see one. Now that Ping has a family and a family, he doesn’t have any ideas anymore, he just needs to live his life happily like this.”

Huang Jin sneered in his heart, and said to himself: If you don't love power, that's a lie, otherwise, it's impossible to marry Zhang Qiangwei and climb up the high branch of Concubine Zhang.Seeing that our family is in trouble now, I'm afraid you are already happy in your heart, and you want to see me make a fool of yourself.

But on the surface, Huang Jin still said affectionately: "Qiu Li, I was busy with my affairs in the past two years, and I didn't take good care of you in some places. Please forgive me."

Ping Qiuli took a big gulp of wine, swallowed the dishes in his mouth, and waved his hands again and again: "Eunuch Huang, what are you talking about? Ping Qiuli made a big mistake when he followed King Jiang Hua. In His Majesty's mind, he has already been classified into the category of people who cannot be reused. Eunuch Huang is one with His Majesty's monarch and ministers, so it is understandable that you don't want to see Ping."

Ping Qiuli spoke very bluntly, Huang Jin was a little embarrassed, but still had a cheeky face, his eyes agitated, and two tears welled up: "Brother Ping, don't mention the unity of monarch and minister in the future. Although Huang Jin is not loyal to His Majesty, Two, but there is such a big leak on the other side of the river, His Majesty is in a fit of anger, seeing His Majesty is so angry, I, a slave, feel very sad."

He cupped his hands: "Mr. Ping, what is the relationship between us, anyway, you have to save me once."

Ping Qiuli smiled, but didn't speak, but moved to take the empty cup on the table.

Huang Jin fawningly lifted the jug and continued for Ping Qiuli.

Ping Qiuli deliberately pretended to be flattered, and said in an exaggerated tone: "Eunuch Huang, you are the No. Bar."

Huang Jin couldn't hear the sarcasm in Ping Qiuli's tone, so he held back his breath and said, "Mr. Ping, brother Ping, don't you want to save him? If Huang Jin falls, it will mean that relatives and enemies will be happy. In the future If Concubine Zhang wants to be a queen, without Huang Jin's help, I'm afraid she can't beat Sun Dan and the others. Also, brother Ping, Sun Dan beat you up before, don't you want to get back this place, don't you want to take revenge?"

Ping Qiuli chuckled: "The enmity between me and Jingyuan is our own. If I were him, he would leave no room for it. It's understandable if he doesn't ask for a one-shot kill. In fact, Jingyuan and I have a personal friendship. On the face of it, it is also cherished by each other. But..."

He changed his tone and said again: "However, Eunuch Huang, what you said just now is also reasonable. If you don't keep your position, I'm afraid we won't be able to beat Sun Dan in the future. Sun Dan has a lot in the palace. In Yun's Dongchang, people from the Hanlin Academy, Six Ministries, and the cabinet outside helped him talk to Empress Chen. The power is so powerful that it makes people feel chills. If even the Supervisor of Rites controlled by you, Eunuch Huang, is also destroyed, I'm afraid that in the future I will We can only wait for death. That's why Ping came here."

Seeing that he agreed, Huang Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly nodded: "Brother Ping is right, I still ask for advice." If Concubine Zhang didn't take him in, I'm afraid he would have become a starving person on the side of the road, but now he's getting big in front of our family.If there is a chance in the future, I will beat you to death.

But Ping Qiuli asked back: "Eunuch Huang, have you read "The Old Man Lost a Horse"?"

Huang Jin didn't understand what he meant by asking, and was a little displeased: "A three-year-old has read this article, so how could I not have read it?"

But Ping Qiuli stood up, looked out of the window with his hands behind his back, and recited the book unhurriedly: "The people near the fortress have good skills, and the horse died for no reason and entered the barracks. Everyone hangs up. His father said: Isn’t this a blessing? After staying for several months, his horse returned Hu Jun’s horse. Everyone congratulated him, but his father said that this could not be a disaster? The family has a good horse, and his son is good at riding it. Everyone hangs him, and his father said: Why is this not a blessing? After living for a year, the barbarians entered the fortress, and the strong men fought with their strings. The people who were close to the fortress died at nineteen. This is only because of lameness , Father and son protect each other."

Huang Jin was tired of hearing this, but for his own safety, he could only hold back the anger in his chest and listen quietly.

After a long time, Ping Qiuli said: "Worth and misfortune can be exchanged for each other, it depends on how you handle it. In fact, this matter may not be a bad thing for you, Eunuch Huang. If you follow my idea, the position of the eunuch in charge of your ceremonies is not only Keep it, I'm afraid the holy family will be even more prosperous in the future."

Huang Jin was excited, and hurriedly bowed to the ground: "I also ask Mr. Ping for advice."

"Without him, pour dirty water on His Majesty."

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(End of this chapter)