Chapter 99: Tang Monk's Meat, Young Man's Value
In the early morning, Jiang Qingzhi opened his eyes.
In the past, he would have to set several cell phone alarms to wake him up, but now he doesn’t even need to look at the time to know when he wakes up.
His chest felt a little heavy. Jiang Qingzhi moved, and Duoduo scratched his chest impatiently with his claws.
When Jiang Qingzhi first started raising Duoduo, he was often scratched. Gradually, Duoduo learned to hide his claws and pat him with his fleshy parts.
"get up!"
Jiang Qingzhi sat up, Duoduo meowed and scratched Jiang Qingzhi's exposed skin.
The fleshy claws made Jiang Qingzhi feel a little itchy. He played with the cat for a while, and when he was completely sober, he opened the door and went out.
In the dim morning light, two maids were waiting outside the door.
Wash your face, brush your teeth, and then exercise.
Fu Cheng was teaching Sun Chonglou how to fight and kick, but Dou Jialan avoided watching.
Later, Fu Cheng walked up to Jiang Qingzhi and whispered, "Uncle, Dou Jialan is there..."
Jiang Qingzhi wiped his sweat, "A woman can be a deputy centurion in the Jinyiwei, which shows that she has amazing perseverance. But there are always various prejudices against women in this world.
Your Majesty letting her enter the Jiang family as a guard is a kind of contempt. She is a smart person, and she has always been holding back her energy and wants to prove that women are no worse than men. "
"Master, what I mean is that there is always something separating Dou Jialan from her family, and she cannot be completely close to them. Otherwise, I will teach her?"
"Once a teacher, always a father. That's a good idea." Jiang Qingzhi smiled, "But I firmly believe that gentle influence will be better."
Fu Cheng shook his head and went back.
"Master, what are you mumbling about?" Sun Chonglou's ears were sharp. "What about spring, what about sleeping it off..."
"Shut up." Fu Cheng's face turned red. He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, and seeing that he didn't notice, he whispered, "If the uncle had married her, there wouldn't be so much trouble."
Sun Chonglou was not convinced, "It takes five hundred years for a talent like this young master to appear, just like that... Tang Sanzang, how many monsters want to eat the young master's flesh."
"What Tang Sanzang?"
"What did the young master talk about...Journey to the West."
"Tsk!" Fucheng watched Jiang Qingzhi practicing with the sword.
The knife flashed, the young man was handsome and fierce, and the maids beside him were stunned.
"I wonder which girl is lucky enough to eat meat like this, my Lord."
……
During breakfast, Prince Yu came quietly.
"What is this?" This guy was not shy at all. Seeing that the staple food was unfamiliar, he asked Sun Chonglou.
Sun Chonglou said, "It's egg-filled pancakes, and... wow! Jianbing Guozi!"
"Why haven't I heard of it?" Prince Yu couldn't help but salivate as he sniffed the fragrance.
"This is the delicacy made by the young master. It is only available in the Bo's Mansion in the whole world." Sun Chonglou raised his eyebrows, looking proud.
Jiang Qingzhi came in, and Prince Yu stood up and saluted, "Meet my uncle."
This kid became more respectful... Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Sit down, I'll give you a lesson after dinner."
"Yes." Prince Yu was very happy, thinking that since the fourth brother was not here today, it was a good opportunity for him to take advantage.
"It smells good."
The old man's voice came from outside.
The only one who could prevent Menzi from informing him was Xia Yan.
Since being released from prison, Xia Yan has been visiting the Jiang family whenever he has nothing to do. Today he plays chess, tomorrow he drinks, and the day after tomorrow he tells Jiang Qingzhi about court affairs...
Over time, they became close friends and could enter directly without informing the host.
"Mr. Xia, have you eaten?" Jiang Qingzhi asked with a smile.
"No, I'm just waiting for this one."
Xia Yan was not polite and bowed to Zhu Zaigui and sat down.
"Mr. Xia." Zhu Zaigui bowed and was very polite to the prince's former teacher.
"Your Highness looks a little tired." Xia Yan said meaningfully: "Young man, you need to take care of yourself!"
Jiang Qingzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he recalled the records in history books he had read in later generations: Prince Yu was lustful and died because of his lust.
Prince Yu was startled and then blushed.
What the hell!
Jiang Qingzhi didn't understand what he saw, but he was also a little surprised.
This fucking kid is only thirteen years old, and he can actually...
Isn't this royal child's body too precocious?
Everyone who ate the pancakes and egg-filled pancakes smiled happily. Xia Yan even sighed, "It's not easy to live in the capital. The houses in the capital are too expensive. If it weren't for this, I would buy the house next door to yours and come here for meals every day."
Jiang Qingzhi just remembered that there seemed to be no movement from the house next door recently, so he asked Fucheng.
"The head of the family mortgaged the house for gambling, and the sons owed a lot of debts from gambling and drinking, whoring and gambling. Five days ago, the creditors came to the door, and we found out that the whole family had run away."
Jiang Qingzhi's mind moved, and the traditional thinking of the Big Foodie Empire was activated. He wondered whether he should buy the house next door?
Emperor Jiajing gave him a lot of money last time, so it should be no problem for him to buy the house next door.
But then I thought, I am the only one in the house now, what can I do by buying the house next door?
Empty and haunted.
After breakfast, Xia Yan and Jiang Qingzhi took a walk in the courtyard.
"The Tiger Guard Left Guard shocked all the guards and caused a lot of discussion in the court. Some people suggested that it should be implemented, while others said it was a mule or a horse, and it should be taken to the nine borders to compete with the foreign tribes on the grassland, so as to avoid misleading people and the country by talking about war on paper." Xia Yan said meaningfully: "Qingzhi, the more His Majesty values you and appreciates you, the more enemies you will have. Are you prepared?"
"Those scholars will wait and see first." Jiang Qingzhi was certainly prepared.
The Jiajing Emperor had been an enemy of the literati and officials of the world for more than twenty years, so he had no choice but to retreat to the Western Garden to avoid their attack.
Even the emperor had to avoid his edge, so wouldn't Jiang Qingzhi be afraid since he was just a relative by marriage?
This is speculation from outside world.
"Don't underestimate them." Xia Yan said, "If you travel all over the world, you will find that this group of people are everywhere. In the palace, in the countryside... wherever there are people, there are them. Otherwise, with your majesty's temper, you would have taken action long ago."
"After the Zuo Shunmen Incident, Your Majesty was completely alienated from the literati," said Jiang Qingzhi.
"You actually know this?" Xia Yan's eyes lit up in surprise.
"Very strange?" Jiang Qingzhi was puzzled.
"It takes others a long time to figure out the big picture, but you're just a teenager, tsk tsk!" Xia Yan walked around him a few times, shook his head and sighed. "I'm getting more and more worried about you."
"Go ahead." Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette and lit it.
Take a deep breath and let the cool medicinal smoke swirl in your lungs.
Xia Yan said: "The Zuo Shunmen incident seemed like an impulsive act by Yang Shen and others, but in fact it was a premeditated attempt to force the emperor to make a choice."
Yang Shen, the son of former Prime Minister Yang Tinghe and a famous talent in later generations, and the author of "East Flows the Mighty Yangtze River", mobilized all officials to attack the palace gate in the Zuoshunmen Incident.
Faced with such pressure, Emperor Jiajing chose to endure it.
Melon rind!
Do you think you are worthy enough to make me bow my head?
So the court stick was swung, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere, and also destroying the possibility of a final handshake and peace between the literati and Emperor Jiajing.
"Yang Shen, your crime is unheard of." Xia Yan smiled bitterly.
"I don't think it's a bad thing." Jiang Qingzhi glanced at the silent Prince Yu, "The scholars and officials only care about their own interests. If Your Majesty gets close to them, you will be sold out by them sooner or later."
"They wouldn't dare!" Prince Yu was surprised.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at him, frowned, took a puff of herbal cigarette, and sighed, "This is the lesson I want to teach you today. What do you think was the purpose of Yang Shen and others in the Zuo Shunmen incident?"
"Let father change his ways." Prince Yu said.
"Do you think that the dispute between the emperor and his subjects back then was really for the imperial father?" Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile.
The previous emperor Zhu Houzhao had no children, so Empress Dowager Zhang, Yang Tinghe and others decided to pass the throne to the younger brother and chose Prince Xing Zhu Houcong as the new emperor.
Emperor Jiajing was the cousin of Emperor Wuzong. According to the ministers, you are the emperor from a minor clan. Since you have gained benefits, you should repay the late emperor.
Let the predecessor of the previous emperor be your father!
As for your biological father, Prince Laoxing, if you take a step back, it would not be bad to be the emperor's uncle.
After all, he was just a vassal king originally.
This was the beginning of the Great Ceremony Debate.
But Emperor Jiajing and his mother refused to give up.
This led to the Zuo Shunmen Incident.
Yang Shen encouraged all officials: "The country has nurtured scholars for 150 years, and today is the time to sacrifice for justice." Then all officials cried outside Zuoshun Gate and shook the gate.
Upon hearing the news, Emperor Jiajing was furious and ordered the Jinyiwei to arrest more than a hundred officials and torture them immediately.
Prince Yu said, "They said that my father was too stubborn and self-willed."
"Boy, that's for power." Jiang Qingzhi said, "The ministers want to take this opportunity to make His Majesty bow his head and give up some power. The leader is Yang Tinghe and his son. Otherwise, do you think Yang Shen is so bored that he wants to be the leader?"
Prince Yu looked up, shocked.
The Zuo Shunmen Incident was a taboo topic in the palace, and he only had a vague understanding of it.
Xia Yan sighed, "Your Majesty ascended the throne as a vassal king, and at that time Yang Tinghe and others felt that Your Majesty was selected by them, so they wanted to suppress him.
But they forgot the emperor's instinct. How could anyone who sat in that position let the authority fall into the hands of others? Yang Tinghe was possessed by a ghost, and Empress Dowager Zhang was..."
"A nagging woman." Jiang Qingzhi said.
"You! But this is fair." Xia Yan smiled.
Empress Zhang lost her son and was left alone, watching an outsider, Emperor Jiajing, ascend the throne. It was hard to describe the feeling. She was probably unwilling and angry that her treasure was stolen by an outsider, but she could do nothing about it.
"Remember, there are ministers who are dedicated to the public and righteous, but they are only a minority. If most of the ministers act righteously for a certain matter, Your Highness, remember, there must be something fishy going on!"
Later, Emperor Taichang and Emperor Chongzhen were fooled by their ministers and lost their way.
Emperor Wanli wanted to leave his life savings to his son as capital, but who would have thought that Emperor Taichang was fooled by the civil officials. After ascending the throne, the first thing he did was to open his own small warehouse and spend money like crazy.
Then, the mining tax and the customs duty were abolished, the mining tax envoys were withdrawn, and additional cabinet ministers were added.
Historical records: The government and the people were moved.
If the Wanli Emperor knew about this, he would surely be "touched" by this stupid son and die again.
Later, Emperor Taichang, who had been on the throne for only a month, died from taking elixirs.
The death was inexplicable.
The Prince Yu in front of him, the future Emperor Longqing, also died a stinking death: lustful! Died on a woman's belly.
"You are still young, you should cherish your youth." Jiang Qingzhi patted Prince Yu on the shoulder, "Lust is a knife that scrapes your bones, so don't play with women."
"Yes." Prince Yu's face flushed.
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The second update is here, currently being written.
(End of this chapter)
