Xuanfu and Datong have always been important military towns, it is the gateway of the Ming Dynasty to resist the northern nomads to the south, there are heavy guards all the year round, Yulinwei is one of the many garrisons, its station is in Youyu County, Datong Prefecture, and the first year of Jiajing, Wang Qiong, the former secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu, was relegated to Yulin Wei to fill the army.

It was the height of summer, and the heat was especially strong, and even though it was already night, it was still hot and sweaty. At this moment, a sumptuous banquet was set up in the Yulinwei camp, and Zhang Yin, the commander of Yulinwei, was serving Wang Qiong.

It turned out that during the day today, Emperor Jiajing's holy decree arrived, and Wang Qiong was transferred back to Beijing to serve as a marquis, the latter was overjoyed after receiving the holy decree, looked up to the sky and laughed three times, and then decided to leave for Beijing tomorrow.

Yulinwei commanded Zhang Yin to be about forty years old, with silkworm eyebrows, Danfeng eyes, national character mouth, and three long whiskers under his chin.

In other words, this Zhang Yin is the commander of Taiyuan Wei, and he was transferred to the command of Yulinwei at the end of last year.

You must know that Wang Qiong was demoted to the official department when he was demoted, and this time he was reinstated, and the lowest position was six books, this is the ministry boss in the center of the court, not to mention anything else, as long as he said a few words for Zhang Yin in front of the emperor, the latter can benefit a lot.

At this time, I saw Zhang Yin raise his wine glass and said with a smile: "Xiaguan respects Brother Dehua (Wang Qiong's cousin) a glass, and I wish Brother Dehua a smooth return to Beijing this time, a bright future, a great future, and a promotion to make a fortune." ”

"Hehe, the auspicious words of Brother Chengzixi." Wang Qiong raised her glass to drink with Zhang Yin with a spring breeze on her face, but a trace of imperceptible contempt flashed in her eyes, and she secretly said, even though this son has a good skin, he is still a vulgar martial artist after all, and it is no wonder that he speaks so bluntly and explicitly.

Although Wang Qiong became sleek for human rights, he was born as a literati after all, and he looked down on the vulgar martial artist in his heart, if Zhang Yin hadn't treated him well when he was in trouble, he wouldn't have bothered to call Zhang Yin a brother and brother, and he would have lost his identity.

Zhang Yin obviously didn't know that he had been despised by Brother Dehua, and continued to talk and laugh: "It is said that Chen Jiuchou, who patrolled Gansu, lied about his military exploits and committed the crime of bullying the king. ”

Hearing this, Wang Qiong drank all the wine in the cup with a happy face, and sneered: "God has eyes, but it's a pity that Yang Ting and this old man have already returned to their hometown!" ”

It is said that Wang Qiong was originally taken down by Yang Tinghe from the position of the secretary of the ministry, and almost lost his life, fortunately, he also made a lot of contributions, so he was pardoned by Emperor Jiajing for capital crimes, but in the end he was dismissed from his post and assigned to the army. So Wang Qiong hated Peng Ze and Mao Cheng and other Yang Dang, of course, Yang Tinghe hated the most.

Zhang Yin said with a smile: "Wouldn't it be better for Yang Tinghe to return to his hometown, Brother Dehua will return to the center of the court this time, and he can make a big fuss about this case, I am afraid that he will want to add to the crime...... Hehe, what's the trouble without words! ”

Wang Qiong frowned secretly, although he thought so in his heart, but when he heard Zhang Yin say it so explicitly, he still felt a little harsh, but it was okay, why bother with this vulgar martial artist, he lowered his level, and said lightly: "Zhang Xuan recommended me in front of the emperor, and I am estimated that I will not stay in the center when I return to Beijing this time, and nine times out of ten I will replace Chen Jiuchou to patrol Gansu." ”

Zhang Yin smiled and said: "This is not bad, with the talent of Brother Dehua, defeating Turva is just around the corner, and the day when Brother Dehua returns to Beijing in triumph is the time for Brother Dehua to soar." ”

Wang Qiong laughed happily, Zhang Yin finally said what he heard, and arched his hand: "Brother Chengzixi's auspicious words!" ”

The two drank wine back and forth for half an hour, and near the end of the banquet, Zhang Yin clapped his hands, and immediately a personal soldier came in with a plate of gold ingots. placed in front of Wang Qiong. Wang Qiong's eyes flashed, and she said quietly: "Brother Zixi, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zhang Yin said with a smile: "Brother Dehua is going to leave for Beijing tomorrow, the younger brother has nothing to congratulate, this hundred taels of gold are given to Brother Dehua as a coil, which can be regarded as a gesture of affection, and I hope that Brother Dehua will not be too little!" ”

Wang Qiong hesitated, he is not a greedy person, but a few years ago he was robbed of his job, all his family property was confiscated, and he has no long things at the moment.

"So...... Thank you Brother Zixi, Wang Qiong will have a good reward in the future. Wang Qiong hesitated, but finally accepted the one hundred taels of gold.

Zhang Yin brushed his beard and said: "Brother Dehua has seen the outside, what do you say or not, shouldn't friends help each other in times of trouble?" ”

Wang Qiong couldn't help but be a little moved, and arched her hand and said: "What Brother Zixi said is very true, but the official is good!" ”

Zhang Yin's eyes flashed, and it was obvious that this was not as vulgar as he looked.

At this time, I saw Zhang Yin clapping his hands again, and immediately another personal soldier walked in, holding a beautiful wooden box in his hand. Zhang Yin motioned to his soldiers to put the wooden box on the table, and then opened the lid himself, and suddenly the jewels were dazzling.

Wang Qiong looked at Zhang Yin suspiciously, frowned, and said, "Brother Zixi, what does this mean?" ”

Zhang Yin said with a smile: "The sixth day of the next month is the birthday of the Marquis of Wuding, and this box of yellow and white things is a gift to the Hou Ye, and it will be handed over to Brother Dehua." ”

Wang Qiong couldn't help but suddenly realize, glanced at Zhang Yin deeply, and said, "Naturally, there is no problem, and the official will also prepare a generous gift and send it away." ”

Zhang Yin smiled knowingly and said, "That's very good!" ”

In fact, Zhang Yin wanted to send silver to Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, and he didn't need to go through Wang Qiong at all, the reason why Wang Qiong was handed over was to show trust, and secondly, to show Wang Qiong the close relationship between himself and Marquis Wuding.

Wang Qiong was not an upright person in the first place, he even filmed Jiang Bin and Qian Ning's sycophants back then, naturally he did not reject befriending such nobles as the Marquis of Wuding, not to mention that now the Marquis of Wuding Guo Xun and Zhang Xuan have a close relationship, they are both upstarts favored by Emperor Jiajing, and having a good relationship with them is beneficial and harmless, so why not do it?

It is worth mentioning here that Zhang Yin's command of Taiyuan Wei was obtained by bribing Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, with a lot of money.

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On June 16, the fourth year of Jiajing, the Empress Dowager Cishou (Empress Dowager Zhang) died, and she did not die suddenly, and her death had a precursor. On the night of the "Zuoshunmen Incident" at the beginning of this year, Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly fell into a coma, and after being treated by the imperial physician Li Yanwen, she got better, but later relapsed intermittently, lingering on the bed for several months.

In March, Emperor Jiajing fulfilled his promise to send the Zhang brothers back to the capital from Nanjing to live under house arrest, Empress Dowager Zhang's condition improved significantly after seeing her two younger brothers, and she has not been sick for more than two months, but she fell ill again on June 16, and the condition was quite serious, and the doctors could not save her, and Empress Dowager Zhang was sick!

As the so-called serious formality, although Emperor Jiajing has no feelings for the Empress Dowager Zhang, but the other party is the Empress Dowager, this form must go, so Zhu Houxi ordered the palace people to mourn that night, and announced the boycott of the five days, the Empress Dowager Zhang stopped the Lingshou'an Palace for ten days, and ordered the ministers to go to the mourning, since June 16, within 100 days is the national mourning period, the whole country prohibits all wedding banquet activities, and no animals shall be killed within 7749 days.

Marriage is forbidden between state funerals, and Princess Yongfu's marriage naturally has to be resigned, and according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, Empress Dowager Zhang is Princess Yongfu's aunt Qi Decline for one year, that is to say, Princess Yongfu has to keep filial piety for Empress Dowager Zhang for one year, in other words, her marriage date must be postponed until at least August next year.

Starting from June 17, Empress Dowager Zhang's body will be rested in the Lingshou'an Palace for 10 days, during which time ministers can go to pay their respects in batches. On 18 June, the ministers of the Protector of Rites, headed by the cabinet ministers Mao Ji and Jiang Mian, went to Shou'an Palace, knelt down in front of the coffin of the Empress Dowager Zhang and wept bitterly, the cry shook the entire palace, and it is said that Mao Ge Lao was in a coma for a time.

On June 22, five days after the boycott of the dynasty, the cabinet ministers Mao Ji and Jiang Mian resigned at the same time, but Emperor Jiajing did not allow it, so Mao Ji and Jiang Mian said that they were ill and did not go to the court, in order to express their dissatisfaction.

After Mao Ji and Jiang Mian said that they were ill, the officials of the Protector faction led by Shi Jue, a scholar of Hanlin, went up to impeach Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao Cup, and pointed the finger at the Xingxian Emperor Temple under construction, saying that the construction of the Xingxian Emperor Temple damaged the feng shui of the palace, which led to the Empress Dowager Zhang's violence.

On the surface, the ministers of the Protector were scolding the Xingxian Emperor Temple, but in fact, they alluded to the unfilial piety of Emperor Jiajing, listened to the slander of Zhang Xuan and others, and tried to welcome the tablet of Emperor Zhu Youyuan into the Taimiao Temple for worship, which made the Empress Dowager Zhang angry.

In fact, the idea of building the Xingxian Emperor's Temple was Xu Jin's idea, but Xu Jin was just a compromise method, which not only avoided the tablet of the Xingxian Emperor from entering the Taimiao, but also saved the imprisoned Minister of Rites, so the ministers of the Rite Protector naturally did not point the finger at Xu Jin, but poured their anger on Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao, plus in the past six months, the ministers of the Rite Protector were suppressed by Zhang Xuan very miserably, and at this time, the matter of Empress Dowager Zhang's illness broke out violently.

The impeachment of Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao flew to Emperor Jiajing's desk like snowflakes, Xiao is Zhang Gui and the two of them were a little panicked, and hurriedly wrote to defend themselves, and the nouveau riche faction also wrote to protect Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao.

Although the recitals of the officials of the Protector Sect are menacing, the current Emperor Jiajing is no longer the rookie when he first ascended the throne, and the emperor's wrist is getting more and more powerful. In the end, Shi Jue, a scholar from Hanlin, angrily wrote to resign, but Emperor Jiajing only pretended to reject it once, and when Shi Jue wrote to resign for the second time, he allowed it.

After the resignation of Shi Jue, a scholar of Hanlin, the Guardian faction was leaderless and finally stopped.

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