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Early in the morning, Emperor Zhengde finished washing up and practiced kung fu in the courtyard. He took the towel handed over Qiu Ju and wiped the sweat from his neck. Qiu Ju smiled and said, "Master, your kung fu is getting better and better. A knife is used to make a fortune. I am frightened by the side."

"Haha, this is what I learned from the four foreign armies and the soldiers of the border army. This sword technique is used by our Ming army to teach soldiers. As the saying goes, Yueshang yearly sword will be a lifetime gun. Although the sword is not the most difficult to practice, it is much more difficult than the sword technique I practiced with the Jinyiwei before. Killing the enemy on the battlefield is still a king with a sword."

Zhengde was praising by Qiu Juyi and took the opportunity to show off: "The sword should be black, and the force should be strong, especially this single sword. If you look at the hand of a single sword and the double sword, my wrist strength is still insufficient. If you see Xu Tai using a sword, especially Du Fengzi and Jing Foer from Datong Mansion, that is the sharp sword technique like a god-slaughtering."

"Yes, yes, the emperor is so empty that he is so proud of it. I am impressed. It's time for the emperor to change his clothes." Qiu Ju didn't understand martial arts at all. He was confused and was afraid that the flattery would come to the foot. When he heard Zhengde talk about sword skills with him, he hurriedly changed the topic.

"Oh?" Zhengde looked at the sky. It was time for the court to go to court. I guess all officials were going to have a big fight again today, but he was not worried. He met Tang Yixian yesterday afternoon. He had already told Tang Yixian what he meant and asked her to go back and tell Yang Ling that when he went to the palace this morning, the emperor would personally become a Duke and see how those officials could ramble.

Zhengde smiled with a will and ordered, "Go and set off the imperial carriage, I will come out after changing the court uniform."

He threw the towel to Qiu Ju and walked back to the room. Qiu Ju gestured to the small yellow door at the door behind Zhengde and turned around and went out. The door was open. Zhengde walked into the door. The four small yellow doors waiting for changing clothes were tidying up the crown and dragon robe. While chatting, he didn't seem to notice that the emperor had come in.

One of the little yellow gates said: "I heard that yesterday the emperor went to the morning court and all officials asked to waive the additional title of Yangling and Lord Yang. As a result, some people opposed it. The court meeting was held until the afternoon. There was no conclusion. The officials had to quarrel again today."

Another eunuch said, "Hi! What's the point of being quarrel? As long as Lord Yang is unwilling to be this prince, the emperor can force him. The emperor can spoil Lord Yang."

"You know what's the matter! Duke of the State? The hereditary Duke and the hereditary Duke are the same as the one in the same class. But if Lord Yang becomes the Duke of the State, he can still serve as the admiral of the internal factory, supervise the Jiangnan shipping, and hold regular positions in the court? Lord Yang is so powerful now. Today, he is the emperor.

If he became a Duke of the Kingdom, he would have to give up such great power at the age of 20. He would have to give up such great power. One was a Duke of the Kingdom without power, and the other was a powerful official with a powerful government official. At the same time, there was a hereditary marquis who could not enjoy the entire family. You choose, which one would you want if you changed it to?"

"Me? I... If I could be the position of the headmaster of Xi Jinping in the imperial kitchen, I would be content. I would have something good to eat every day, so how could I think so much?"

"I'm gonna know you're not going to be successful?"

"You have a promising future, what do you want to do?"

"I, I just hope to survive for another thirty years and get to the Jingshifang Office. Alas, it's a big deal..."

Zhengde suddenly felt uncomfortable. Yang Qing... really cared about authority so much. He wanted to be the most powerful minister of the dynasty under one person and above ten thousand people? A shadow crawled into his heart.

No, no! Zhengde was a little panicked. He didn't believe that Yang Ling would have any intention of rebellion, but Yang Ling was really the most perfect minister, and his feelings were like brothers and sisters. He didn't want the people he trusted the most to have such selfishness. He was willing to give it to, but he didn't want you to always think about it.

Zhengde's face darkened, and he coughed gently. The four little yellow gates turned their heads and saw the emperor coming, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. Zhengde ordered people to wear clothes and dress in a well-equipped robes. Then he stepped out of the door and walked towards the ceremonial guards accompanied by the officials in the crowd.

Qiu Ju saw his expression and was secretly happy: As long as this seed of doubt is planted in the emperor's heart, with the favorable conditions of being with Eunuch Liu and us by the emperor's side day and night, even if they are brothers, they will make the seed of doubt in the emperor's heart take root and sprout under our continuous slander and provocation, and grow bigger and bigger until they are not compatible with each other.

Hehe! Yangling, Yangling, if you don’t want to dig your grave, then don’t blame us for being unrighteous! Zhang Wenmian is worthy of being the number one think tank around Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Ma’s plan is used to make up for this step, and then you can emerge one after another. Scholars kill people with just one mouth."

All civil and military officials arrived, but no one took leave. Even if someone had a headache or fever, he came to court early with a fearless revolutionary spirit of being slightly injured and unable to get off the front line. After the first round of yesterday, the two sides spent a night doing sufficient and detailed preparations from all aspects such as legal principles, political systems, official systems, and ancestral systems, and preparing to make a desperate attempt.

Especially today's fuse of the whole incident, Yang Ling stood in the golden hall, with his python robe and jade belt, and his clothes were neatly dressed. He stood there, his feet were neither too small nor too small, his eyes seemed uneven, and his spirit was similar to when he was fighting against scholars in the court banquet. Some people who had suffered his losses could not help but muttered secretly.

Zhengde entered the palace and ascended to his seat, his eyes touched Yang Ling, and some suspicion in his heart disappeared. The difference between Yang Ling and other officials was that he looked at himself. Even though he was performing the three bows and nine bows, his eyes were not that ordinary ministers had infinite awe of the supreme emperor. It was a kind of intimacy and care. How could a person who was not afraid of power care about power? He would be greedy for power?

The eunuch in Sidian has changed. Bi Yun was taken to the cold palace by Liu Jin to sweep the floor and replaced him with the eunuch Sun Bin of the Inner Prison. This young eunuch is not very old and is only 19 years old. He has studied in Neishu Hall. He has been a close attendant in the Qianqing Palace and later served as the Sili Supervisor. Although he is not Liu Jin's confidant, he is very honest and is also very popular with Zhengde. So when Liu Jin mentioned it, Zhengde nodded and agreed.

Sun Bin waited for all the officials to meet and returned to his post. Then he sang as usual: "All civil and military officials, if they have a precepts, they will report early and leave the court without any trouble."

Yang Ling glanced at Jiao Fang, and Jiao Fang immediately left and said, "Report to the emperor, I have a memorial."

Liu Jin had long expected that Yang Ling's faction would definitely refuse and refused to let Yang Ling be the Duke of Wei. Zhang Cai dusted his official robe and took a long breath. He was about to fight Jiao Fang, but Jiao Fang said: "Emperor, Liu Yu, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to Shangshu, the position of Left Minister has been hanging in the air. I think such an important position should not be left alone for a long time. Corresponding candidates should be arranged as soon as possible to make up for the vacancies."

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned for a moment. Jiao Fang was from Yangling, no one knew. He was not in a hurry to resign Duke Wei for Yangling, but he seriously discussed the vacancies of the Ministry of Recruitment. It was too unexpected. Everyone was speculating whether he had any conspiracy, so that the Golden Palace was so awe-inspiring that there was no movement for a long time.

Zhengde was also stunned for a moment, then he realized and asked, "Do you have a suitable candidate?"

Jiao Fang said: "The commander of the Sanbian Town, Yang Yiqing, was strict in the military and proficient in military tactics. Since he was appointed as the commander of the Sanguan, he has strictly enforced military discipline and rectified the ranks. The combat effectiveness of the border troops has become more and more extraordinary. The Tatars were savage and feared, and rarely dared to invade the border. The old ministers thought that Yang Yiqing could take this position."

Zhengde temporarily put aside his worries and asked, "Yang Yiqing was transferred to the Ministry of War. Who can replace the commander of Sanbian Town?"

Jiao Fang said: "The deputy commander of the Sanguan Pass, Wang Shouren, can."

Zhengde had a good impression of Wang Shouren's surprise troops to remove Bai Dengshan's siege. He thought about it and asked, "What do you think?"

No one dares to speak.

No one knows what the land is like in Jiao Fang’s gourd. This old guy looks like a traitor. Now it is the critical moment when the two sides are in duel and want to pull Yang Ling off. As the number one general under Yang Ling, he is here to discuss the matter of the Left Assistant of the Ministry of Recruitment seriously. What traps are there? Who dares to speak nonsense before finding out the details?

Zhengde asked once, no one answered, and then turned to the Sixth Ministry of the Nine Ministers and Li Dongyang. Yang Tinghe said, "What do you think of the Qing family?"

Liu Yu bowed and said, "I think that the two recommended by Mr. Jiao Ge are all suitable candidates."

Li Dongyang also agreed that Yang Yiqing had a good relationship with him and was a talent he admired very much. However, Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe, who was praised by him, had a great taste of two heroes, but Yang Tinghe was inconsistent with his own preferences and dislikes. Two of the three great scholars agreed, and the Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Sixth Ministry of War was the first to express his opinion, and Yang Tinghe could only remain silent.

Seeing that no one refuted, Zhengde nodded and said, "It is approved, and the official will issue an edict."

Jiao Fang stepped down, Zhang Cai coughed and was about to step out of duty, but he didn't expect that Wang Hua, who stood beside him, took the lead and went forward to me and said, "I have a memorial. The emperor has opened three customs in the sea to lift the ban, with Hangzhou being the most prosperous. The current prefect Cang Bing is already sixty-four years old. He is old and weak and is embarrassed. He has repeatedly written letters to ask for retirement and return home. Now the government is backlog, which is very unfavorable for countries to come to trade and trade.

I believe that the capable officials should be sent as the prefect of Hangzhou as soon as possible to manage government affairs, and cooperate with Gu Dayong's customs office to open up the situation as soon as possible to ensure the opening of the offshore and the progress of the political strategies of the nations."

Zhang Cai almost laughed: "What is the Yangling School doing? It's not a mess. I want to use the word "Dangzizhi to drag this over? Can you avoid the first day of the lunar month and the fifteenth day?"

Zhang Cai sneered secretly and immediately took a step forward and said: "What Wang Shangshu said is very much. Hangzhou is the gateway to our Ming Dynasty. The merchants of all countries regard Hangzhou as our Ming Dynasty representative and the prefect of Hangzhou represent our Ming Dynasty. They should send a suitable capable minister to take advantage of the arrival of winter and the decline of business flow, and take up the post to clear the administration of officials and rectify the local governments. Next year, they will receive envoys from all countries with a new look, and promote the power of our Ming Dynasty."

Zhengde calmed down and nodded, "What he said is very true, Wang Aiqing, Zhang Aiqing is right. Do you think who is the right person to send to the post?"

Wang Hua said first: "The emperor, Yan Song, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, is talented and young and promising. Moreover, the Wanyan Word Book of 'Please open the sea ban' was presented by this person. The sea ban in the Ming Dynasty was only in the hands of my emperor. With great courage and boldness, this person has a long-term vision, performed outstandingly during his tenure in the Ministry of Revenue, and was well-evaluated. Therefore, although this person is young, he is worthy of this position. Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"

"Shangshu Wang's words are reasonable, and I am in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. Yan Song's political performance evaluation is indeed very different!" Zhang Cai was not vague. Isn't he just a prefect? ​​Let me show you how many more official vacancies you will create to discuss matters today.

"Authentication, what else can I do?" Zhengde also had a clue in his mind. What's wrong with the officials? He was so quarreled yesterday, and he didn't mention it today. It wasn't me... I had a dream yesterday?

He was thinking, Yang Ling took a step forward and bowed to the scepter: "Your Majesty, I have the original information."

"Talk", Zheng Dexin sat upright happily. His temperament was really not the material for silence. If no one mentioned this matter today, he would be very uncomfortable.

"I was ordered to inspect the world, and the emperor inspected the local military, government and civilian conditions, from north to south. From east to west, there were many government affairs and strategies. I was sorting them out in detail to submit them to our emperor for reply. When I was in Sichuan, I also found a person who was young, full of talent, and had a talent in literature and martial arts. He was a master of talent and was hailed as the number one genius in Bashu.

Our emperor has been promoted to the great throne and everything is renewed. It is the time when people are employed. How can such talents be abandoned? I jointly recommend it with Li Dongyang University, Jiao Fang, Minister of Rites Wang Hua, Minister of War Liu Yu, Minister of War, and Minister of War. I would like to ask my emperor to promote and use it in an extraordinary way."

Emperor Zhengde was moved by it: "You can make Yang Ling praise so much... He seems to have never praised anyone. This is the first one, who is so talented?"

Zhengde hurriedly asked. Yang Ling replied arrogantly: "This person's surname is Yang and his name is Shen. He is from Xindu, Sichuan. He is very knowledgeable and can be a pillar of the country."

"Yang Shen? A native of Sichuan Xindu?" Some of the ministers remembered that when he entered Beijing at the age of thirteen, he was famous for his poetry and prose in the capital. He was adopted by Li Dongyang as his disciple, but was the number one prodigy in Kyoto, who was honored by his friends. He couldn't help but say: "Yang Shen? The son of Grand Secretary Yang?"

"That's right", Yang Ling said: "If you do not avoid hatred outside, if you do not avoid relatives inside, you do not avoid relatives. This son is very talented and can be of great use. Therefore, even though this minister was an official in the same court as his father, he did not avoid suspicion and recommended him."

Li Dongyang said: "Yang Shen is indeed a talented man and can be used by the court."

Jiao Fang, Wang Hua and others bowed together and said, "I recommend you to me."

Zhengde thought for a while and said, "Okay, since all my dear friends recommend this, Yang Shen must be of extraordinary talent, so I will go to the court with the recommendation of the imperial examination. But... what official position is appropriate to grant?"

Yang Ling said: "Yang Shen was only seventeen years old, with outstanding talent and outstanding knowledge, but he still had no political experience. He should not use it rashly. He could choose a position to make him familiar with the rules and regulations of the court, and the six military and political consultants. After three or two years, he became a capable minister and official, who could be my king's favor."

Jiao Fang immediately said: "Since this is the case, the old minister thought that Yang Shen could be appointed as the chief of the Ministry of Personnel, a seventh-rank official."

Zhang Cai was already confused by Yang Ling. What were you doing? First, Yang Yiqing went to Beijing, and Yang Tinghe was disagreeing with him. Who doesn’t know? It would be strange if Yang Tinghe could give you a good face. Immediately, he sent Yan Song to Hangzhou, a small fifth-rank prefect..... Now he recommends Yang Tinghe's son to be an official. What does this mean? Is it because of this? Is it that Yang Tinghe's understanding? But if he goes to the court, no matter whether he is idle or not, he has to give him a fifth-rank first. He is only a seventh-rank....., official department?!"

Zhang Cai felt nervous when he thought of this, and he heard the emperor say, "Since all the ministers have no objection, then he issued an order. Yang Shen entered the court and was appointed as the minister of the official position. In the future, he would be promoted and rewarded."

Zhang Cai opened his mouth, but only swallowed his saliva. The opportunity flew away, and another lost. The officials and officials gave him a big shackle on his neck. He gave him a servant, advised him, made up for the shortcomings, picked up the relics, reviewed, and rejected the edicts, refuted the memorials of the Hundred Departments, supervised the six ministries, impeached all officials, and complemented the censors.

He is also responsible for recording and compiling edicts and supervising the implementation of various departments; he is appointed as an examiner in the provincial examination, as an examiner in the commemorative examination, as an examiner in the palace examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as an officer in the imperial examination, as well as a deputy envoy when he was enthroned by a foreign country, as well as a deputy envoy; as an officer in the imperial examination, he was not a member of the imperial examination, and was of a weight.

The edicts were sealed and refuted, the memorials were submitted by the Hundred Offices, and the six ministries were supervised. Impeach hundreds of officials and accepted unjust lawsuits. Is this power still small? I compile the edicts and memorials and supervise the implementation of the various departments; the provincial examination was appointed as the examiner, the commemorative examination was appointed as the examiner, and the palace examination was appointed as the examiner, and the examiner, and the examiner, and the examiner, and the examiner, and the examiner, and the examiner, and the examiner, and if you have been in this position for a long time, you will be the disciples and old friends all over the world.

The most important thing is that he is the minister of the official department. Can he still raise officials unscrupulously in the future? As long as he sits in this position, he will not be able to do things well.

Zhang Cai was filled with regrets, and took a step forward angrily and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have also reported that the Shuzhong mistakenly reported the news of Yang Ling's death a few days ago. The emperor posthumously named Yang as Duke of Wei for his merits. He also gave the posthumous title Wen Cheng Wude. He is now auspicious and heavenly minister, and he has to return to the capital. This posthumous title should be taken back, but the emperor has granted Yang as Duke of Wei for his merits.

What is the pursuit of merit? It is because Lord Yang made merits and deserve this title. However, it has not been rewarded yet, so whether Lord Yang lives or not does not affect the emperor's reward for his land. The emperor is the supreme emperor. He is so arrogant. He is not willing to go against his word and take back his destiny. Doing this will make people laugh at the world, saying that the Ming Dynasty court can only be granted a title by the dead, but not by the living person. Who else will have the ambition of this ambition in the future? Follow Lord Yang to make such a great contribution?”

After Zhang Cai finished speaking, he knelt down from behind and said in unison: "The emperor issued an edict, not a joke. I think Yang Ling should be granted the title of Duke of Wei!"

Yang Tinghe brushed his sleeves and was about to come forward to argue, but suddenly he felt his clothes tightening. He turned his head and saw that Li Dongyang seemed to be nothing, but his right hand tightly grabbed his robe.

Zhengde's heart thumped and he couldn't help but look at Yang Ling: "Will he refuse or agree?"

Zhengde hesitated and said, "Yang Qing, I think Yang Qing's merits are enough to reward the Duke of the Kingdom. Therefore, I heard that I had died and I posthumously named you as Duke of Wei in grief. Now that I have survived, some officials in the court think that I should take back my destiny, and some officials think that my merits can be called this title. I wonder what I want to do?"

Yang Ling looked panicked, knelt down in a hurry, bowed his head and said, "Your honors you, but I dare not refuse."

"Your honors you, I dare not refuse!" The ministers repeated this sentence in their hearts before they recalled it. Whether the officials who had made up their minds to force him to accept the Duke of the Kingdom of Wei or were still trying their best to pull him off the Malay people, they were all stunned.

Emperor Zhengde let out a long sigh and said only one sentence in his heart: "The four small yellow gates, after the dispersion, I must slap my mouth!"

Yang Ling said frankly: "The merits made by the humble ministers are nothing more than those of the predecessors. They are so rewarded by the emperor, so they are frightened. However, those who are ministers dare not resign from the king's gifts. They are willing to accept the position of Duke of the Power, resign from the position of governor of the inner factory, the powerful general of the four external troops, and the responsibility of supervising the opening of the sea to lift the ban."

Zhengde smiled and said to himself: Just quit. You are there. You are there. Don’t you still care about those fixed official positions?

Zhengde nodded and said, "What you said is very reasonable. Since that's the case, I agree that you have the right person to succeed you for these errands?"

Yang Ling said: "Wu Jie, the head of the internal factory, was a one-handed person who established the internal factory. He had outstanding abilities and was cautious in his work and could be promoted to the position of factory supervisor."

"allow!"

"It has been several months since the sea trade was opened. Due to the sufficient preparations, the Maritime Department and the Maritime Department are operating smoothly, and there is no need to set up full-time supervision. I think Gu Dayong, the Maritime Department's chief ward, and the local government cooperate with each other, which is enough to ensure that the maritime affairs are normal, and there will be no major changes in commercial transportation, taxation, etc.."

"allow!"

"As for the border troops entering the capital, my emperor is wise and wise, proficient in military tactics. The four other armies are directly under the emperor, with our emperor as the commander and the general of the four towns as the disciple of the emperor. I only serve as the deputy commander, and the emperor is just a busy country in order to share his worries. How dare you speak out that the emperor will decide to replace him?"

"Haha, okay, then I want you to continue to share my worries. You have to help me with these four other troops. I'm busy."

All civil and military officials were also very busy, busy listening to the dialogue between the monarch and his subjects, analyzing the personnel changes represented by each matter, their impact on themselves, their influence on the government, and their strengths and weaknesses in the three forces in the court.

"Yes, if you eat the king's fortune, I should share my worries!"

Zhengde Long was very happy and said with a smile: "The court will be separated later. Yang Qing should not leave. Let's go to the harem to meet the queen mother. The queen mother has something to say to you."

Brush~, the ears of civil and military officials suddenly stood up.

After saying that, Zhengde raised a voice and asked, "Do you guys still have this report?"

Everyone was busy 'digesting', and no one was attentive to deal with it. Zhengde waved his hand and said, "Retreat!"

He raised his butt and happily turned back to the harem first.

Yang Ling was stunned: "You said, you said, you said, if you don't say......, all officials would guess something, alas! This is the emperor who is not in tune with it."
Chapter completed!