Chapter 535: The Tree Falls and Scatters (Part II)
With the official issuance of the cabinet's will to confiscate Feng Bao's family property, the officialdom and the people in the entire capital caused a great shock, and Jin Yiwei's confiscation of Feng Bao's family property has become more and more rapid and convenient. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Before, they still needed to fight with the people under Feng Bao's subordinates, threaten and force the other party to submit by force, and also divided the manpower to guard the Feng family's various industrial portals, and they also had to send special personnel to guard the Feng family's top and bottom cadres, etc., in case these guys who were bound to be implicated by Feng Bao escaped when they saw a bad opportunity.
But now, when the will is issued, there are people from the criminal department and other major yamen who come to help them solve these problems. And the people of Jinyiwei only need to do the errand of raiding Feng Bao's property, which naturally greatly improves their work efficiency.
Yang Zhen was also a lot more relaxed because of this, and while the raid of the Feng Mansion was not yet finished, he also came to the place where the treasure pavilion was located with great interest, and went to see the treasures and famous paintings that Feng Bao had collected over the years.
To be honest, Feng Bao is indeed a maverick eunuch who does not look like a eunuch at all. He not only has a name, but his interests and hobbies are also very similar to those of ordinary literati and ink writers, so in addition to embezzling countless money and silver, he also intends to collect famous paintings and ancient utensils of the past dynasties, and what can be put into this treasure cabinet by him is the best thing in his collection.
It's a pity that whether it is Yang Zhen or the other brocade guards, they know too little about this. Except for knowing that the things on display here are absolutely priceless, and that they can open a large-scale museum in future generations, he can't see too many tricks from these unique and exquisite utensils.
The only thing that made Yang Zhen's eyes light up was a long painting hanging on the west wall of the Treasure Pavilion, which was several zhang long. Even Yang Zhen, a person who has almost no research on calligraphy and painting, was still excited when he saw it: "Qingming Riverside Picture......"
That's right, this is regarded as a national treasure by countless Chinese people in later generations, and is treasured by cultural relics managers in the Palace Museum, and will only be exhibited once in decades, once it is exhibited, it can attract the attention of countless people once the Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan's painting "Qingming Riverside Picture" is also one of Feng Bao's treasures.
"Why, adults have studied this painting as well?" Shen Yan, whose eyes were also attracted by this long painting, asked curiously.
"Oh, I've just heard of the name of this painting. It is said that this painting has been painted for several years, and it also depicts the scenery of Bianliang Metropolis in the Great Song Dynasty hundreds of years ago in the form of images. Yang Zhen said as his gaze slowly moved from the painting, as if he wanted to appreciate the prosperity of Bianliang City, which was rich in the world, by staring at this painting.
You must know that few people in later generations will be able to see this painting so closely. Even when it is exhibited in the Shiqu Treasures, ordinary people can only see it through the thick glass case. Moreover, the time you can see it is also very limited, so it is impossible to view this painting as quietly as Yang Zhen, and look at it for as long as you want.
"This painting is indeed a rare masterpiece in the world, and I heard that Yan Song of the previous dynasty was also interested in it." Shen Yan said with some emotion.
Yang Zhen nodded, and finally set his eyes on the last inscription of the scroll. There are countless people who have left their names on it, as if this will allow them to truly own this famous painting. It's a pity that these people have become the dust of history in the end, but this volume of "Qingming Riverside Map" has been preserved for thousands of years, and it still exists in the world until the 21st century.
"By the way, if the lower official is not mistaken, this painting should have entered the palace with Yan Song's house raided. Why are you here now? Shen Yan suddenly thought of something and said.
"And that kind of thing?" Yang Zhen's gaze just fell on the book left by Feng Bao at the end of the scroll, and when he saw the word Feng Shuanglin, the corners of his mouth curved an arc, this eunuch is indeed a maverick. As soon as he heard this, his heart moved: "If there is really such a thing, I am afraid that this painting was stolen from the palace by our father-in-law Feng." Now, there is another charge on his body. For a person like Yang Zhen, who is not much interested in calligraphy and painting, this is a little more attractive.
Shen Yan also nodded suddenly: "Yes, this is indeed a big crime." And in addition to this Qingming Shanghe map, I am afraid that Feng Bao has also used his identity to steal treasures from the palace. ”
"Then let's check it out." Yang Zhen explained such a sentence lightly. For him, as long as there is evidence that can aggravate Feng Bao's crime, it is good, this time, he will completely beat Feng Bao to the ground!
In fact, there is no need for Yang Zhen to continue to act, just after the news of Feng Bao's downfall, he and his cronies and subordinates have become the targets of all courtiers.
Officialdom has always been like this, when you are smooth, naturally some people grovel to you and meet the horse, and some people talk and do things for you, and they hate to become your son. But once something happens, these guys who used to be careful to look at your face will suddenly turn their guns and sell you to the point where they don't even have any pants left, and they can't wait to pour all the dirtiest dirty water on your head to make a stand.
Except for some officials with a clear Feng Bao mark who couldn't speak, the others, whether they were officials or not, whether they had the power to impeach people, all directly rebuked Feng Bao's crimes. Some of them can also do some investigations, tell some evil deeds such as Feng Bao's deeds during his tenure, and re-bring out the previous incident of Shanxi's greed for military salaries that led to the mutiny to add to Feng Bao's crimes. And some of them began to make up and bite up, saying that Feng Bao killed people on the street and abused other chamberlains in the palace...... All kinds of dirty water that was not there were splashed on the head of the unlucky Feng Gonggong.
Anyway, in one sentence, Feng Bao is a heinous brute, and now he has finally appeared in his original form under the holy light candle of His Majesty Wanli, who is the Ming Shengming, he should be killed and killed, and the Nine Clans should be punished to set an example.
And in this shouting and killing, Feng Bao's hardcore didn't even dare to fart. As soon as their backbone fell, they no longer had the courage to do so, and they only thought about how to protect themselves. Among them, there are a large number of Feng Bao who want to get away with this, there are also those who are waiting to die behind closed doors, and even a few even abandon their officials and run away. What is called the tree falling down, what is the wall falling down, everyone pushing, everything in front of you has been clearly presented.
Looking at the farce in front of him, Zhang Juzheng really couldn't laugh. In fact, as early as the beginning, when he had just entered the officialdom, he had seen similar scenes with his own eyes - Xia Yan, Yan Song, and Gao Gong, who was later calculated by himself and Feng Bao, and finally ended in disgrace, when they finally lost everything, it was the result of such a tree falling apart.
It's just that at that time, he watched all this as a bystander or a victor, and he didn't have much of a deep understanding. And at that time, he didn't think deeply about whether all this would fall on his head one day. But now, after seeing the tragic end of his ally Feng Bao, Zhang Taiyue and Zhang Gelao, who are in power and opposition, have a sense of desolation for the first time, and also think of their possible fate.
"I ...... Will it be so calculated, and finally end up ruined? How many people are watching me in the shadows that I can't see, coveting my place, trying to replace me? There were no answers to these questions, but they made Zhang Juzheng shiver suddenly.
The only one who can retreat with his whole body is his mentor Xu Jie. Zhang Juzheng felt that he should ask the teacher who was still in his hometown in Huating County for advice to see how he could ensure that he would not fall into that terrible situation.
But soon, Zhang Juzheng shook his head and vetoed this idea. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to protect himself, it was the best choice to retreat bravely at this moment. While his prestige is still there, and when the contradictions between himself and the emperor are still reconciled, he can make concessions, and he can get a good death. But this is something that Zhang Juzheng can't do.
He had devoted his whole heart to the plan of reform, and now, with his growing power, the obstacles that had made it difficult for him to move forward had gradually disappeared, and he was about to achieve his wish. Suddenly giving up at this time will only make your efforts in vain, and will only make all these years of persistence a joke.
Therefore, it is impossible for him Zhang Taiyue to retreat bravely, even if he knows that the road ahead is dangerous, even if he knows that with the growing power, the relationship between him and Wanli will become more and more tense, and it will eventually be incompatible, he must continue to walk, because this road is his own choice.
And under this farce, soon, on the second day of the first lunar month, Jin Yiwei finally calculated Feng Bao's staggering family property figures. There are a total of 326,511 acres of land, more than 4,963,400 taels of gold and silver and other money, as well as many calligraphy, paintings, antiques, and countless real estate in the capital and other places...... Of course, it is unknown how many of the Jinyi guards were fished out by their hands.
When he saw this report, Wanli's whole face was a little angry: "What a dog minion, it's only been a few years, and he has been greedy for so much silver, it seems that Jinyiwei's testimony is only the tip of the iceberg!" ”
"Someone! Spread my will, take away all Feng Bao's positions, demote him to a pariah, and escort him to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum. Also, his Feng family and others, all the men were sent to Hamiwei for military service, and all the women were enslaved in the Teaching Workshop Division! ”
On the second day of the first month of the sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Feng Bao, the chief eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor and the commander of the East Factory, who had been in power for six years, completely collapsed......
Previously, when the Beijing Shiqu Baoji exhibited the Qingming Riverside map, passers-by have been yearning for it. However, for various reasons, I didn't have the opportunity to see it, so I could only ask Yang Zhen to help me appreciate this ancient painting up close in my own book...... To be honest, this is good for code words, and dreams in reality can be made in such a form......