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Chapter 33 The general trend of government and opposition

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It’s good to have money, and you’ll be the old man everywhere you go.

After throwing a piece of silver, Liang Hong and Wang Shouren entered the private room of the restaurant, and the wine and food were quickly shipped.

The two raised their glasses to celebrate, and after drinking three cups in a row, they began to tell some recent situations.

Liang Hong's affairs were very simple. After assassinating Gao Peng, when he returned to Guiyang City, he found that he had been wanted by paintings and graphics, so he naturally had to dress up.

Wang Shouren was a little strange. There were two beards on his face inexplicably, and the flesh on his cheeks seemed a little strange.

"I've also dressed up," Wang Shouren said, and removed his beard and pulled off the glue on his cheeks.

Liang Hong didn't quite understand why he did this.

Wang Shouren sighed and said, "It's shameful to say this. I'm just because I was exiled before. When I arrived in this place, it was actually similar to exile. Even so, the eunuch Liu Jin was still worried about me and still sent someone to chase me. So I must be more careful when I go to Beijing this time. If the news leaks out, I'm discovered by Liu Jin, I'm afraid I won't be safe every day."

"You want to go to Beijing?" Liang Hong looked at Wang Shouren with some confusion.

"Yes," Wang Shouren nodded and said, "I'm not hiding it from my brother. Now that Yunnan and Guizhou are in chaos, Shouren has seen the people suffer with his own eyes, and he really can't sit idly by. Unfortunately, the court is in chaos now, and the court cannot quell the chaos. Shouren is really anxious. This time, my younger brother went to Beijing to meet his father, wanting-"

When Wang Shouren said this, he sighed and said, "Forget it, I won't say it anymore. I'm just a little bit light, and I don't think it will be of much use."

"This is not necessarily true," Liang Hong smiled and looked at Wang Shouren and said, "Spark fire can start a prairie fire. Brother Shouren should not underestimate yourself. It must be known that sand is a mountain. The power of us alone may be very small, but if thousands of people unite together, it is an irresistible torrent trend that no one can resist."

Hearing this, Wang Shouren's eyes lit up and subconsciously looked at Liang Hong, but then sighed and said, "But this trend seems to be not on our side at the moment."

"What's wrong?" Liang Hong was not very clear about the situation in the court, and asked unconsciously: "What is the situation in the court now? Why can't even slight rebellion be put down?"

"Oh, it's a long story," Wang Shouren picked up the wine glass and touched Liang Hong, then drank it all in one go. Then he was like a partner to talk to Liang Hong. Unconsciously, he said to Liang Hong: "Now that the Eight Tigers are in chaos, the emperor is addicted to the voice and expression, and there are also a group of treacherous and slutty who often accompany the emperor, and the government is already in chaos. After Liu Jin was in power, he was especially ruthless and only knew how to sell official positions and titles. He didn't think about the country and the people? Just say this

Gui's rebellion was originally a trivial matter. If it were in previous years, the court had to dispatch troops from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places to quell the rebellion with one blow. However, now, Liu Jin and the slander ministers, who had heard of whom, instigated the emperor to personally lead the army. This is not - it is not that the cart was put before the horse. How could a dignified emperor act lightly? The emperor's responsibility is to cultivate oneself and establish morality, educate all people with benevolence and righteousness, and to personally lead the army at every turn, what kind of constitution is it?"

"Those who are knowledgeable in the court are absolutely not allowed to do this. Under the instigation of Liu Jin and others, the emperor insisted on leading troops to fight in person. In addition, it is absolutely not allowed to quell the rebellion. I heard that the Ministry of War has submitted a basket of rebellions, but they have been rejected and not approved. The court officials did not allow the emperor to personally fight in person. In this way, the two sides were in a stalemate, and the matter of quelling the rebellion was delayed. Hey, these men did not know that if they delayed for a day, thousands of people in Yunnan and Guizhou would be displaced and died under the butcher's knife." Wang Shouren said this and said heartbrokenly: "To be honest, my brother, this time I went to Beijing secretly, I wanted to discuss with my father to kill the Eight Tigers and eliminate these traitors who bewitched the Lord all day!"

After hearing Wang Shouren's words, Liang Hong remained silent for a long time. He did not think that Wang Shouren was wrong. On the contrary, he was passionate and loyal to the emperor and the country. He was definitely a rare minister of loyalty and righteousness. But unfortunately, he was a person of this era after all, and his knowledge was limited by the times, so he was inevitably short-sighted.

Speaking of which, Liu Jin and the slander ministers around the emperor, how brave could they have to deceive Emperor Zhengde and lead the army? Aren’t they afraid that something happened to the emperor in the middle of the journey, and then the courtiers attacked them and killed them all?

It is obvious that the person who supported them behind them was actually Emperor Zhengde. All of this, if nothing unexpected happens, was all tricks caused by Emperor Zhengde himself. Liang Hong was not very familiar with history, but he also knew that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had lost military power since the "Tumubao Incident". Emperor Zhengde was one of the best tyrants in historical records. But in fact, no matter how those who wrote history books concealed it, they could not deny the talent of Emperor Zhengde. This man might have been a little playful, but since he ascended the throne, he knew the importance of military power. He had been fighting against the civil servant group throughout his life, trying to regain military power and become a real emperor.

If you want to regain military power, you will be in charge of the imperial dynasty in person. Because once the imperial dynasty in person, the emperor will control the troops and horses of the whole country, and the military power will be directly commanded, rather than those civil officials who are false Taoism.

The civil servants were not stupid, and naturally knew the purpose of Emperor Zhengde, so they would do everything possible to stop the emperor from personally expeditioning. In this way, the two sides formed a confrontation. The emperor was weak and could only use the power of the eunuch group to the maximum extent, and also inserted his own power in the court officials as much as possible. If you want to install your own power in the court officials, if you also choose some regular professional backgrounds, you don’t need to ask. In a few days, you will become the legendary "loyal ministers" and do not consider the emperor at all. You only know how to persuade the emperor to stay and be a model. Therefore, the emperor can only insert some people who are ignorant, have no followers, and rely entirely on their favored people to the court officials. These people are the legendary "flattering ministers".

In the three thousand years of Chinese history, there are only a few dynasties in which the Han nationality ruled. Among them, the Ming Dynasty was unique and comparable to the Han Dynasty. However, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were really pitiful and were completely a puppet that was overshadowed by civil servants. It is precisely for this reason that the Han Dynasty had Emperor Wu of Han, which was shocking the past and present. Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty was a famous "unlucky monarch".

Wang Shouren is a loyal minister, but he is definitely not the kind that Emperor Zhengde likes, so it is difficult for Wang Shouren to understand Emperor Zhengde now.

However, Liang Hong was not very concerned about these things. He was only interested in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and wanted to take a look. In addition, he had a shallow understanding of history. Although he felt that Emperor Zhengde was helpless, Liu Jin was a great disaster that ordinary treacherous ministers absolutely needed to get rid of, so he supported Wang Shouren's point of view.

"Come on, come on, drink," Liang Hong and Wang Shouren clinked their glasses, and then expressed their thoughts.

"This is a high mountain and a long road to the capital. The Shouren brothers walk alone. It is too unsafe. It is better for us to join us as a sworn person. My elder brother also happened to go to the capital to see the world."

Wang Shouren was reluctant to stick with Liang Hong, so how could he not agree? He was even more excited at the moment and drank the wine even more happily. In the end, the two of them were drunk together until the moon was hanging high and they woke up.

After waking up, the two of them ordered some food to fill their stomachs. Liang Hong was about to go find his wife and children. Wang Shouren was originally going to buy a carriage, but at the invitation of Liang Hong, they walked together and returned to the small inn.

The night is cool and the autumn breeze brings joy.

The moment the door was opened, the people in the room were already in tears.

"Babe--" Seeing Liang Hong coming back, Xiao Yu'er screamed and threw herself into Liang Hong's arms, crying all the time.

Bai Xiu'er wiped her tears and looked at Liang Hong in a daze, unable to speak for a moment. She originally wanted to pounce on Liang Hong's arms, but when she saw an outsider, she finally tried to suppress her impulse.

Liang Hong comforted the little girl, stood up and looked at Bai Xiu'er, shook her hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days."

"No, you, you can come back, everything will be fine-" Bai Xiu'er's voice choked, she was really worried about Liang Hong.

Liang Hong was moved, but he was not very used to this emotional scene. He immediately made a fuss and introduced Wang Shouren to them.

"Shouren has met his sister-in-law," Wang Shouren was very respectful to Bai Xiu'er, and naturally recognized her as Liang Hong's wife.

Liang Hong didn't say it out loud, but Bai Xiu'er was a little surprised. She looked at Liang Hong and found that he actually agreed that he was his wife. She was in a daze.

It was getting late, and Liang Hong opened a room for Wang Shouren. Wang Shouren went to rest by himself. Liang Hong held Xiao Yu'er and returned to the room with Bai Xiu'er.

Only three of them were left. Bai Xiu'er could no longer help her excitement and threw herself into Liang Hong's arms, hugged him tightly, leaning her face against his shoulder, and tears quickly wet Liang Hong's clothes.

Liang Hong comforted him for a long time, finally calming down the emotions of the big and small. Then he told him what happened after he separated from them, and then took out the five hundred taels of gold and handed them all over to Bai Xiu'er for safekeeping.

Bai Xiu'er was shocked. Later, she guessed that it was the bounty for the assassination of the imperial envoy, so she put the gold away, but begged Liang Hong not to take risks again. Liang Hong smiled and agreed, but in fact she didn't listen at all.

When they went to bed, they were still holding Xiao Yu'er between them, and there was no mercy. Liang Hong first talked with Xiao Yu'er, and after coaxing her to bed, he talked to Bai Xiu'er for a while and told her about her plans.

Bai Xiu'er heard that he was going to accompany Wang Shouren to Beijing, and thought for a while, but nodded and said, "That's fine. After going to the capital, we can open a small shop with the gold and silver we have, and our lives are stable."
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