The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Liu Jian's mansion.

Unlike the shabby Liu Daxia mansion, and no more luxurious than Tang Hao's own Zhongshan Marquis Mansion, Liu Jian's mansion was quite satisfactory, just like himself, who had been a regular official all his life!

The concierge met Marquis Zhongshan for the first time, and before he could react, Tang Hao spoke directly.

"Go and report to your master that the person he has been waiting for...is back!"

As soon as these words came out, the concierge's expression suddenly changed. He first bowed respectfully to Tang Hao, and then said directly: "The master has already told me that if the Marquis returns to Beijing to visit, there is no need to pass the message. Please ask the Marquis Come into the house with me!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Tang Hao's tired face.

"Kuo Hai, take your brothers and stay here."

"No one is allowed in before I come out. Anyone who dares to attack the Liu Mansion will be shot to death!"

Chang Kuohai nodded solemnly when he heard this, and immediately led a hundred soldiers to draw their swords and form a formation to wait.

Tang Hao got off his horse and followed the concierge into the Liu Mansion.

After hurriedly walking, they arrived at the courtyard of the Liu Mansion and saw Liu Jian playing chess with Xie Qian.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard Liu Jian's laughter from a distance.

"Hahaha……"

"Mu Zhai, Mu Zhai, you lost again!"

Seeing this situation, Tang Hao couldn't help but smacked his lips.

This old boy is really calm.

Even though Li Dongyang had kicked him out of the cabinet, he was still in the mood to play chess here!

"Sir, the Marquis of Zhongshan has come to pay his respects!"

The concierge gave a hasty reminder and then withdrew wisely.

When Liu Jian and Xie Qian heard this, they stood up suddenly and stopped playing chess. They both turned to look at Tang Hao.

Seeing this situation, Tang Hao couldn't help but feel his heart tremble, and then he forced a smile and joked.

"Hey, Master Yuanfu, what is this operation?"

"I have just left the capital a short time ago, and the Ming Dynasty has changed the world. It really makes me admire it with admiration!"

Hearing these mocking words, the jealous Xie Qian couldn't help but reply: "It's not that I'm waiting for the corpse to be a vegetarian, but that His Majesty the Emperor is too..."

"Mu Zhai!" Liu Jian shouted sternly: "Go and serve tea!"

As Liu Jian's junior, Xie Qian always respected Liu Jian, so he did not have any resistance and went to prepare tea with a sad expression.

After he left, Liu Jian flicked his sleeves and motioned for Tang Hao to sit down and chat.

Seeing this situation, Tang Hao suppressed his impatience and sat opposite Liu Jian, on Xie Qian's seat.

"Will this voyage to suppress Japanese pirates go smoothly?"

Unexpectedly, instead of mentioning the changes in the capital, Liu Jian first asked about Tang Hao's departure to sea.

"It went quite smoothly. All the Japanese pirates along the coast were put to death. In addition, I also led the army to bloodbath the entire Tsushima Island, which is where the Japanese pirates are entrenched on the three islands."

"I estimate that in the next ten years, Japanese pirates will not dare to come and plunder our coastal areas of Ming Dynasty again!"

Tang Hao simply said it in one sentence.

Liu Jian was silent after hearing this. After a while, he sighed heavily.

"This is a great achievement, a great achievement!"

"Let's not mention anything else for now. At least the people along the coast can be protected from the suffering of Japanese pirates."

There was another long silence.

In the end, Tang Hao couldn't help it anymore and spoke first.

"What happened to all these changes?"

"You are in charge of the cabinet, Ma Wensheng is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhang Fuhua is in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which almost covers all the power of the government. Why did the three of you fall into Li Dongyang's scheme even though you worked together?"

Liu Jian laughed when he heard this, but the smile was very bitter.

"Let's talk about it one by one!"

"In the initial case of Li Fuda, His Majesty was wise at that time and knew that someone was deliberately framed by Wu Dinghou Guo Xun, and the target was undoubtedly the military power of the Beijing army. Therefore, His Majesty directly asked Tishuai Moubin to imprison Guo Xun, but in fact he was only protecting him in disguise. he."

This approach is correct and wise.

Tang Hao carefully considered all possibilities and speculated that the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao was still normal at this time.

"Then things slowly changed."

"First, Liu Jin regained power, Zhang Yong was demoted from the Qianqing Palace, and Liu Jin regained control of the Qianqing Palace, isolating it from inside and outside, making it difficult for courtiers to meet the emperor."

Is it isolated from inside and outside?

This Liu Jin really dares to think and do!

"Immediately afterwards, Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, suddenly lost his mother. In view of the Dingyou system of the country, he had to resign and become an official. He immediately rushed back to his hometown to mourn for three years, and the post of Minister of the Ministry of War became vacant."

"Originally, Master Tianguan was going to recommend someone else, but at this time, Yang Yiqing made another meritorious service in the border area, which was a real contribution to the imperial regret. In addition, there were people inciting him from the side, so His Majesty the Emperor did not consider that much and directly promoted Yang Yiqing to the Ministry of War. Shangshu."

Yang Yiqing, the Trilateral General Secretary, is indeed a civil and military wizard who has made many achievements.

However, the problem was that Xu Jin had just lost his mother and had to become an official. At this juncture, news of Yang Yiqing's military exploits spread back to the court, and then he succeeded Xu Jin as the great Sima in charge of the world's military affairs. Are the two things too much of a coincidence?

Tang Hao held his chin and looked at Liu Jian.

"What's going on with Xu Jin's mother? Are these people so bottomless?"

Liu Jian was startled when he heard this, and then sighed again.

"There are many doubts!"

"It is said that thieves sneaked into the house to steal the treasures. It happened that Xu Jin's mother couldn't sleep. She heard the noise and got up to stop her. As a result, she was killed!"

"The imperial court therefore held local officials accountable and ordered them to immediately arrest the murderer. By the time Xu Jin returned to Lingbao County, the culprit had already been beheaded in public display."

After listening to the entire process, Tang Hao shook his head speechlessly.

"Don't you think it's a little ridiculous?"

"A relative of the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War was killed at home!"

"In the end, you randomly found a scapegoat and got rid of this matter. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"It is indeed ridiculous!" Liu Jian nodded slightly, "There is nothing more ridiculous in the world than this!"

"But so what! Ding You is the iron law of the court. Xu Jin had to resign for three years and go back to mourn, and Yang Yiqing has indeed made great achievements. Everything is so coincidental and so natural!"

Even Liu Jian, Yuan Fu, who had been in charge of the cabinet for many years, had to admit at this moment that although Li Dongyang's hands looked like a beast, they were indeed beautiful and left people speechless.

Tang Hao waved his hand impatiently. He just wanted to know what kind of ecstasy was poured into the little emperor by Liu Jin, so that he huddled in the Qianqing Palace all day long, did not attend the daily banquet lectures, ignored the government affairs, and talked to his mother. Like a foolish king!

"No need to say much else."

"The Huangzhuang case and the Yudao suicide note case were all Liu Jin's means to establish his power."

"What I want to know is, why did His Majesty suddenly change his temperament and hide in the Qianqing Palace?"

Hearing this, Liu Jian took a deep look at Tang Hao and did not answer in a hurry.

"Marquis Tang should have received the edict from the Queen Mother and the Empress, right?"

"That's why I have no choice but to go to the two of them."

"The king and his ministers are isolated by eunuchs, and they don't even know about the death of the courtiers. Such an emperor is so cold and cold, it's chilling!"

Liu Jian lamented heartbrokenly, his whole body returning to the brutal scene of that day.

Thousands of courtiers were driven by Liu Jin, a eunuch, and stood in rows on the square, allowing the factory guards to search and interrogate them as to whether the memorial was written by them.

In fact, there are undoubtedly many ways to trace the owner of this memorial, such as comparing handwriting, checking papers, etc. However, Liu Jin, a damn eunuch, chose the most humiliating method for civil servants and gentry. All the courtiers were humiliated!

Liu Jian still remembers that under the scorching sun, the scorching sunlight shone on his body. A veteran and important minister was so exposed that he fainted, and three people even died of the disease directly!

But the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao turned a blind eye to this!

However, the answer Liu Jin gave afterwards was that this matter was done by someone from the inner court!

what is this?

Who are these civil servants and gentry?

Is it possible that all of them are playthings in your hands, Liu Jin, who can be humiliated and abused at will?

It was obviously a scorching sun, but Liu Jian's whole body felt chilly at that time.

Three feet of ice does not freeze in one day!

Since Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, left the capital, the little emperor's actions have already touched the bottom line of civil servants and gentry!

After the Yudao suicide note case, Liu Jian directly chose to submit his resignation.

He originally wanted to use this as a fight to persuade the emperor Zhu Houzhao to know his way back.

However, he never expected that less than half a day later, His Majesty the Emperor would directly approve it.

Liu Jian was granted the title of Zuozhuguo, and was given treasures, robes, imperial edicts for his wife, and was given the title of official for three generations by his ancestors... Liu Jian received all the honors of important ministers after they became official.

But Liu Jian didn't feel happy or moved at all. Instead, he felt endless fear.

Because he understood that His Majesty the Emperor was on the wrong track after all, and he didn't listen to advice at all!

And the entire Ming Dynasty will pay a heavy price for this!

unless……

The Marquis of Zhongshan returns to Beijing!

"Tang Hou, the only person who can save the Ming Dynasty from this crisis is you!"

Liu Jian looked at Tang Hao solemnly, then reached out to wet the tea and wrote two words on the desk.

After Tang Hao saw these two words clearly, his face turned livid with anger, and then he punched the entire desk.

"This matter was done by Liu Jin. It is precisely because of this that His Majesty will trust Liu Jin again, and Liu Jin can regain power!"

"It concerns your Majesty's safety, and more importantly, the Ming Dynasty and the country, so I have no choice but to go to the Queen Mother and the Empress!"

"Then His Majesty went his own way, and both the Queen Mother and the Queen returned without success, so I can only place my hope on you!"

There is no way, this matter is so big that the Ming Dynasty will even be in turmoil because of it!

However, there was a rift between His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother herself was a quiet person, and could not speak in front of His Majesty the Emperor, let alone give any advice to the Emperor.

As for senior officials such as Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Fuhua, they could not even see Zhu Houzhao. One can imagine how critical the current situation is.

Tang Hao took a deep breath and suppressed the overwhelming anger in his heart.

"How about Yang Yiqing?"

"As Minister of War, he is better than Liu Daxia and far better than Xu Jin!"

Liu Jian immediately gave the answer.

After all, Yang Yiqing is an out-and-out virtuous official. He can not only govern the country, but also lead troops to fight. He can be called a man with both civil and military skills.

"It is true that Yang Yiqing and Li Dongyang have a history, but Yang Yiqing still knows clearly when it comes to right and wrong, otherwise we wouldn't have watched helplessly as he took the position of Chief Sima!"

After getting Liu Jian's exact reply, Tang Hao also understood his future attitude towards Yang Yiqing.

Looking at the dramatic changes in the Ming Dynasty in the past two years, we can only come up with one answer, that is, Li Dongyang and Liu Jin joined forces!

One is responsible for seducing the emperor and isolating the emperor and his ministers in the inner court, and the other is responsible for fighting for power and profit in the outer court and excluding dissidents!

This Li Dongyang is indeed a figure. Taking advantage of Tang Hao's long trip to the sea and being unable to communicate with the little emperor in time, he directly took action and combined with Liu Jin, an eunuch, to directly eat up all Tang Hao's power. Even the little emperor has now become The two of them are the "yes men"!

Even Liu Jian, a veteran of the officialdom, was so angry that he resigned. One can imagine how disappointing Zhu Houzhao's actions in the past two years were!

"Yuanfu, don't leave the capital for the time being!"

Tang Hao said in a deep voice: "I will find a way to solve this matter."

"The imperial court cannot do without officials like Yuan Fu, and it cannot sit idly by while Li Dongyang occupies a high position!"

"I will go to the palace immediately to meet the saint, and Yuan Fu can wait for the good news!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao turned around and left.

Liu Jian looked moved and hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Tang Hou! What if something cannot be done?"

"Then sacrifice your life for righteousness! Yuan Fu remembers to burn my bones with fire and then throw them into the sea. I will never be a minister of Ming Dynasty again in this life!"

Liu Jian and Xie Qian were both shocked, looking at Tang Hao's back in a daze.

After a long time, Xie Qian finally sighed.

"I never expected that the Marquis of Zhongshan would be truly loyal and patriotic!"

"He desires to revive the Ming Dynasty more than anyone else!"

Liu Jian also sighed.

The two looked at each other speechlessly, only sighing.

At this moment, Tang Hao walked out of Liu Jian's mansion and saw that the Jinyi Guards Tiqi had surrounded the place and were confronting Chang Kuohai.

The person leading the Jinyi Guard Tiqi was not Tishuai Mou Bin, but an unfamiliar face.

"Who are you?" Tang Hao asked coldly.

The burly man stepped forward and reported respectfully: "The Marquis of Zhongshan is here, Yang Yu, who is in the humble position of guarding thousands of households!"

"Where is Mou Bin? Is he dead or disabled? You are asked to show up for a thousand households?"

Facing this fierce and illustrious Marquis Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Yu instinctively felt frightened.

However, when he thought of the tasks assigned by Liu Jin, Yang Yu still had to speak.

"Zhongshan Hou Mingjian, Your Majesty..."

Before he finished speaking, Tang Hao took action directly, pulled out the sword from his waist, and whirled Yang Yu's head away with the sword.

This sudden change shocked everyone present!

This is Zheng Qianhu of Jinyiwei!

You cut someone off just because you disagree?

All the royal guards looked at each other in disbelief, looking at the ferocious Zhongshan Marquis who was covered in blood, but they did not dare to take action.

After Tang Hao wiped the sword clean, he slowly looked at the royal guards.

"Take the body back and tell Mou Bin!"

"This is a good move to kill with a borrowed sword, but he owes me a favor."

As soon as he finished speaking, seeing that these Tiqi were unmoved, Tang Hao immediately shouted angrily: "Get out!"

In an instant, Jin Yiti's cavalry dispersed like birds and beasts.

Tang Hao looked at Chang Kuohai and said in a deep voice: "I am going to enter the palace to do a big thing. If everything goes well, but if I fail, you should find Zuo Yida immediately and ask him to find a way and send someone to inform him. The brothers who stayed behind in Jeju Island and Ryukyu Kingdom should return to the Ming Dynasty immediately and give up all their interests, otherwise they will all have to be barbarians overseas for the rest of their lives! "

When Chang Kuohai heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Although he is usually very stupid, he is not without brains. How can he not hear that the Marquis of his family is explaining the funeral arrangements?

"Master Hou, I will go with you..."

"Be good, don't make trouble!" Tang Hao smiled and rubbed his head.

"This is the consequences of my negligence back then, so it's up to me to solve it. Besides, you won't be able to enter the palace at all!"

"Don't worry, they don't dare to do anything to me, but you brothers may have to suffer some hardships in the future. I hope that Yang Yiqing is indeed a virtuous minister and official as his name suggests!"

After explaining everything, Tang Hao punched Chang Kuohai hard.

"Be smarter from now on!"

"Stop being fooled by people for being stupid!"

Before Chang Kuohai could speak, Tang Hao got on his horse and headed straight for the palace city.

After passing through the imperial city checkpoint, Tang Hao arrived at the palace city, but was unexpectedly stopped by the soldiers on duty.

"Who trespasses into the forbidden area of ​​the palace?"

When Tang Hao heard this, he immediately sneered.

He looked at the leading general, his brows filled with murderous intent.

"how?"

"I have only been away from Beijing for two years, so you don't know me?"

As soon as these words came out, all the Imperial Guards soldiers swallowed their saliva.

nonsense!

Of course they know each other!

This is Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan!

That ferocious Ming Zhongshan Hou!

It was in this position two years ago that he really beat up Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Jianchang Bo Zhang Yanling, and even disabled their hands and feet on the spot!

Tang Hao was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly took out the palace seal.

This was given to him by the young emperor back then, and he could enter the palace to meet the saint at any time without any hindrance.

"Get lost!" After taking out the seal of entry into the palace, Tang Hao shouted to the Forbidden Army soldier who was blocking him.

Everyone looked at each other and honestly gave way to the road.

He went straight to Qianqing Palace, but right at the entrance of Qianqing Palace, Tang Hao was stopped by someone.

This person is not Liu Jin, who is now extremely powerful, but a confidant promoted by Liu Jin, named Shi Wenyi.

"Tang Hou, stop!"

"Your Majesty will not see the courtiers today!"

Shi Wenyi shouted solemnly, trying to stop Tang Hao.

He was originally an Imperial Guard, but because he had no power behind him, he was never promoted.

It was not until he took refuge with Liu Jin, an eunuch, that he was promoted to Qianhu of the Forbidden Army, and was specifically responsible for guarding the Qianqing Palace.

Tang Hao turned a deaf ear to the soldiers in front of him and still strode forward.

Shi Wenyi and others' expressions changed greatly, but they did not dare to use weapons against the Zhongshan Marquis.

"Tanghou!"

"Are you going to force your way into the palace?"

Shi Wenyi shouted sharply, his face turned extremely ugly.

Tang Hao suddenly got angry, grabbed his neck, and then slammed the palace door.

"Get out or die!"

"Whoever dares to stop me today will be killed without mercy!"