Chapter 152: Liu Jin's downfall
"Young Master, Mr. Wang has sent someone back. He has now regained his post. Because some things have to be handled, he has left the capital and is rushing to Songjiang Mansion. He will arrive in Songjiang next month at the latest."
The dark and ugly Fugui bowed to Zhou Chong, who was sitting in the pavilion of the trading center.
After hearing this good news, Zhou Chong couldn't help but stand up from the stone bench and walked back and forth in the pavilion a few times. Then he said excitedly: "Very good, you must always pay attention to Uncle Wang's movements,
When he was about to arrive in Songjiang, he told me that I would go and greet him in person!”
After hearing this, Fugui agreed and reported the second thing to Zhou Chong. This incident was also good news for Zhou Chong, that is, Liu Jin finally fell, and Wang Lun no longer has to worry about being plotted against by Liu Jin.
The news of Liu Jin's fall seemed very sudden, but in fact it was indeed the case. Liu Jin, who had been in Zhengde for five years, was at the peak of his life, and the entire court was controlled by his followers. It can be said that no one dared to disobey his orders, even after he fell.
Before going down, almost no one thought that Liu Jin would fall suddenly, but in the end he did fall suddenly, and a large number of Liu Jin's followers were liquidated. However, some people with interest found that Liu Jin's fall was everywhere.
It's weird.
After the rebellion of Anhua King in Ningxia, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong were ordered to lead a large army to quell the rebellion. However, before their army arrived in Ningxia, Yang Yiqing's old subordinate Qiu Yue had already quelled the rebellion. In this way, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong
The tasks that were waiting for changed from suppressing the rebellion to appease the place, and dealing with a series of funerals left by the rebellion.
It was during the period when Ningxia was pacifying the place. Yang Yiqing, the foreign minister, had an intersection with Zhang Yong, the internal minister, and in the end, he colluded with each other for some reason. He was preparing to work together to move to Liu Jin, but this was Liu Jin's downfall.
The first weird thing.
Yang Yiqing was a civil servant to command the army. He was a strong man and had also been the chief censor of the Ming Dynasty. He had never been accustomed to the people among the Eight Tigers. In addition, he had no friendship with Zhang Yong before.
It can almost be said that this is the first time people meet, but it is also when the two first met. They actually discussed the great things like Liu Jin. Although the history books explained it, it was Yang Yiqing and
Zhang Yong spontaneously united, and no one else participated, but this explanation was inconvincing and reasonable.
It is reasonable to argue that the two people who met for the first time discussed getting rid of Liu Jin, but because Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong were both stubborn and refused to let go, and the history books also recorded this. So I'm afraid no one can do this question.
answer.
But what happened next was even more strange. After Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong comforted Ningxia, their army was recruited from all over the country. It was supposed to be disbanded at this time and let these troops from all over the country turn their backs.
The station. But in fact, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong did not do this, but brought the army back to Beijing again. Moreover, the date of their return to Beijing was originally decided by Liu Jin himself, but in the end, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong suddenly returned early
Go to the capital.
Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong, who returned to the capital early, presented the captives of King Anhua and other emperors to Emperor Zhengde, and also had a list of those who had made contributions in the fight against the rebellion. But at this moment, Yang Yiqing suddenly spoke up and told Anhua.
The reason for the rebellion of the king belongs to Liu Jin, and Liu Jin's more than a dozen serious crimes were listed. The most serious one was that Liu Jin had a disobedient heart and wanted to rebel himself as an emperor. God knows that Liu Jin was an eunuch and became an emperor.
What to do?
Originally, Liu Jin was impeached without evidence like Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong, and everything seemed so hasty. It was probably impossible to bring Liu Jin down. After all, no matter what, Liu Jin is in power now, his every move
It may involve the stability of the political situation of the Ming Dynasty, and Liu Jin is deeply trusted by Emperor Zhengde, so if there is no conclusive evidence, Emperor Zhengde would not have easily moved Liu Jin.
But the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. Emperor Zhengde seemed to suddenly no longer trust Liu Jin, and was actually inspired by the words of Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong. He first summoned Bahu in his own name.
, and then celebrated the return of Zhang Yong, but after the banquet, Emperor Zhengde suddenly ordered Liu Jin to be imprisoned in the palace, and at the same time ordered Zhang Yong to go and search Liu Jin's home in person.
Liu Jin's family was raided, which made the whole thing come to a climax, and it was also strange everywhere, because during the process of surveillance of Liu Jin's mansion, many rumors about Liu Jin's rebellion suddenly appeared inside and outside the court and the country, and at the same time, Liu
In Jin's mansion, a large amount of gold, silver and treasures, armor and gastric weapons and passages to the palace were also found. Even the "iron evidence" of Liu Jin's rebellion was found, which was a set of dragon robes and what Liu Jin used in daily life.
There is a sharp blade hidden in the fan, which is said to be the weapon he was preparing to assassinate Emperor Zhengde.
In addition to Liu Jin, all the followers of Liu Jin like Sun Cong, Zhang Cai and others were arrested and imprisoned. Moreover, these people were tortured in the summoning of Jinyi. Soon many people personally admitted the fact that Liu Jin rebelled.
Now there was a witness. Liu Jin's rebellion was almost determined to die, and there was no possibility of overturning the case.
Liu Jin's fall was like his first step, all of which were extremely rapid. Almost before many people could react, everything was a foregone conclusion. Liu Jin and his gangsters had been put into prison, and Li Dongyang officially became the chief minister of the cabinet.
The officials who were persecuted by Liu Jin were also rehabilitated one after another. As for the series of reforms Liu Jin had made in the government, both good and bad, they were erased without leaving any trace.
Zhou Chong was very happy at the beginning of Liu Jin's fall. After all, this meant that he no longer had to worry about Wang Lun being persecuted by Liu Jin again. However, he soon thought of another problem, which made him frown again.
Liu Jin fell. Xie Qian, who had been suppressed by Liu Jin before, would definitely make a comeback. Even if Xie Qian himself would not become an official again, as the leader of the Southern Scholars and the leader of Yuyao officials, he has the potential.
It is very huge. In this way, it will definitely have a corresponding impact on the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Family Chamber of Commerce, and may even affect your own Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. This impact is both good and bad. You need to find some time to do it.
Planning a little.
Wang Lun is coming back, so Zhou Chong naturally wants to tell Wang Jinxuan the news, but when he thinks of going to see the other party, he can't help but feel a headache. However, even if he has a headache, he has to tell her the news himself, hoping that the news can be
Make her happier.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chong asked Fugui to continue inquiring about the news. He stood up from the pavilion and prepared to leave. However, just as he had just walked a few steps, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards him, and the other party also looked at him.
When he arrived, he said in surprise: "Why are you here, are you going back?"
Zhou Chong was also surprised when he saw the person in front of him and said, "Wu Shan, why are you here? I heard Uncle Tu say you were sent to manage the port?"
What comes to him is Wu Shan, who has not seen for many days. Last time, Zhou Chong doubted Wu Shan’s true identity because of theft of the Zhou Mansion. However, there was no evidence after all, so he was temporarily arranged to be under Uncle Tuo.
When doing things, you can fulfill your friend's meaning and let the mature Uncle Tuo help you observe.
However, after several months of observation, Uncle Tuo did not find anything wrong with Wushan. He usually worked hard to learn how to do things with Uncle Tuo, which was deeply loved by Uncle Tuo. Now Uncle Tuo has begun to truly cultivate Wushan.
Let him take over some management work in the port.
Hearing Zhou Chong's question, Wu Shanyang smiled and said, "The adoptive father has transferred me back from the port. Now he has started to check the cargo information of the consignees in the trading center.
I just checked all the goods today and was about to come back and handed over the goods information, but I didn't expect to meet the owner!"
"Entertainment Father? Do you really worship Uncle Tuo as his adoptive father?" Zhou Chong said in surprise when he heard this. Uncle Tuo likes Wu Shan very much, and both of them are surnamed Wu, and Uncle Tuo has no son, so
Finally, he thought of taking Wu Shan as his adopted son. He had asked Zhou Chong before, but Zhou Chong thought it was a private matter of Uncle Tuo, so he made his own decision. Unexpectedly, Wu Shan really became
Uncle Tuo's adopted son.
Seeing Zhou Chong's surprise look, Wu Shan smiled embarrassedly and then said, "He is a foster father who is very nice to me, and my parents died early, so no one has ever treated me so well, so
...Hehe~”
Wu Shan is still as honest as before, which makes Zhou Chong wonder about his previous guess. If Wu Shan is really the Jinyiwei, then his acting skills will be really good.
Next, Zhou Chong asked Wu Shan how he had been in the Chamber of Commerce recently and whether he had encountered any difficulties. As a result, Wu Shan was very satisfied with his current life, and there were no difficulties. After all, with Uncle Camel taking care of him, what could he do?
All the difficulties were solved by Uncle Tuo.
Finally, Zhou Chong reminded Wu Shan to see Su Niang and Butler Xu more in the past few days. Calculate the time. Su Niang's child is about to be born, but maybe because of pregnancy, Su Niang's temper has become bad.
Butler Xu did nothing and stayed at home with Su Niang, but even so he still often made Su Niang unhappy. Wu Shan is Su Niang's younger brother. If he goes to visit Su Niang, he should be able to make Su Niang's wife.
Mood gets better.
After saying goodbye to Wu Shan, Zhou Chong left the gate of the trading center and took Wangcai and several followers back to his residence. It was already dusk. It was probably Wang Jinxuan should have dinner with Aunt Wang now, so Zhou Chong entered.
Chapter completed!