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Volume 13: Reviving the Ming Dynasty Chapter 610: Heartbroken and Helpless

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    Although Lu An and Luo Yangxing were thrown into the prison and even their families could not visit them, Tang Feng, the Marquis of Anping, still easily entered them to meet these two good helpers.  Not only did he come, but he also prepared a good banquet and asked Xieyu to accompany him.  In this regard, the members of the Criminal Department who guarded the Tianlao did not dare to object. After all, the other party was the Marquis of Anping who had the most powerful family members and personally captured the two prisoners.

    When they heard that it was Tang Feng who invited them to get together, Lu An and the others were startled at first, thinking that he was going to do something sinister.  But then they stopped thinking so. Under the current situation, even if Tang Feng didn't deal with them, there was no possibility for them to stand up again. Why would he bother to do something unnecessary and cause unnecessary trouble?  So the two of them quickly followed the jailer who called them out of the cell and came to the wing originally prepared for the guards.

    Although it is said to be a wing room, the layout here is actually not much different from that of a prison cell. It is the same without sunlight, the same cold and damp place, but with some more ordinary furniture. In addition, because of Tang Feng's instructions, there are also a number of lights here.  Ten candles made it look much brighter.  The two of them had been staying in darkness for the past two days, and they were still a little unable to adapt to the sudden exposure to light. Fortunately, they already had martial arts skills, and they no longer felt uncomfortable after a while.

    At this time, Tang Feng was already sitting behind a low table. There were two other low tables beside him, and there were also a lot of wine and food on them.  Seeing their arrival, Tang Feng smiled at the two of them, and then ordered: "Undo their shackles, just to give me face."

    Although this was somewhat against the rules, after Tang Feng asked Xie Huo to hand over a hundred taels of silver notes, the jailer immediately obeyed the order.  Lu and Luo looked at each other, and they both had some doubts in their hearts. Could it be that Tang Feng was not afraid of unraveling the two of them, and would they be harmful to him?  But after seeing clearly and clearing up their doubts, they understood why Tang Feng was so bold.  With such a master standing by at all times, the two of them suffered a lot here, and could not perform 30% of their martial arts, so they no longer posed a threat.  In fact, Tang Feng had never thought about it this way. In his opinion, the two of them still had their families outside, so they would not dare to do anything too extreme. Of course, they would not attack him.

    "You two, please take a seat." After everyone else had retreated, Tang Feng gestured to the two of them, then picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine in a respectful manner.  The two of them glanced at him and drank from their glasses.  The two of them, Lu An, had suffered a lot in the Tianlao these past few days, and their food was very poor. Now that they had the food and wine in front of them, they were no longer polite, and quickly wiped out all the food and wine in front of them.  , and then Luo Yangxing said: "I wonder why Mr. Hou came to see us? This time we were defeated by you, and we are convinced. Do you still want to humiliate us?"

    Tang Feng didn't pay attention to the two people's vindictive words. After slowly drinking a glass of wine, he said: "What are you talking about? You and I were friends at last. Now you are in the sky prison.  I should come and see you, right?" At this point, he looked at the surrounding environment and the three tables of food and drinks and then said: "This power and money are really good things, let's just say today, just because I am  With my identity as a marquis, I can come to see you two unconvicted criminals at will, and after spending some money, I can let you drink and eat with me here, and talk freely without even having a guard. What are you doing for  These two things, and being my enemy, seems to be a good choice.¡±

    "Have you not forgotten to laugh at us at this time?" Lu An said after letting out a wry smile.  Luo Yangxing's face was also a little ugly. Apparently they had the same idea, thinking that this was Tang Feng's ridicule to them.

    "No, you misunderstood. I never meant to laugh at you." Tang Feng shook his head and said, "I'm just a little regretful. It turns out that we can be lifelong friends and make a contribution to the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty, but we can't.  But youhave you forgotten everything we did when we fought together against the eunuchs and fought to the death with the Jin people in Liaodong?"

    "Hmph, the Marquis is talking such big words." Luo Yangxing said coldly: "Are you accusing us of not being your enemy? But have you ever thought about why we do these things? Yes.  , when there were rumors in the capital that you were self-reliant and disloyal, we tried to add fuel to the flames. But if not, how could we completely remove your suppression of us? How could we really achieve anything?  What should we do? We are not your puppets, we must do whatever you ask us to do."

    Tang Feng was stunned for a moment, and then let out a long sigh: "I have imposed my will on you too much." Only then did he understand the two people's thoughts. It turned out that they had always had some ideas about themselves.  unacceptable.

    "Yes, sir, you can give up everything for the Ming Dynasty,"If you don't seek wealth, it's because you are now a noble man, and you can get everything without having to fight for it.  But what about us?  We have just taken over the power of Jinyiwei, and of course we hope to do something good, but you always don't allow us to do this or that. We are not your servants, the Marquis of Anping, and we also have brothers to take care of  " Luo Yangxing didn't want to endure it anymore, and said all his inner thoughts at once: "We know that once you discover something we have done, you will definitely stop it and even use your influence.  If we can use force to deal with us, why can't we strike first and take advantage?  "

    Tang Feng looked at Luo Yangxing and Lu An, and his heart fluctuated. Suddenly, he felt that some of his ideas were indeed too biased.  He knows that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. When he first became the county magistrate of She County, he was able to show some mercy to his greedy subordinates. During his previous trip to Suzhou, he knew how to show some mercy.  The maritime issue is so important that the collusion between local officials and businessmen in smuggling is not dealt with.  But he was obviously not so generous to the people around him. Whether it was Lu An or Luo Yangxing, he hoped that these people would be like him and wholeheartedly think about the court.

    Now that I think about it, I am indeed too demanding for perfection.  Because I have the emperor's attention, I don't need to worry about money and power. This has also led to my understanding of my subordinates being much weaker, forgetting that they are also ordinary people with desires. Whether it is power or money, these are all things that they have already mastered.  Needed by people with a certain amount of power.

    It turned out that Tang Feng just wanted to meet them, and it would be best to let them know their mistakes, but now it seems that he was the one who was wrong.  This made him feel very uncomfortable. After a while, he stood up and saluted the two of them: "It's Tang Feng who ignored your ideas. It's true that I imposed my own ideas on you too much.  That¡¯s why you did such a thing.¡±

    The two of them did not expect that Tang Feng would accept his statement humbly. They were both stunned and could not recover for a long time.  But Tang Feng's words did not stop there. He continued: "But it is true that you violated the national law. Although sometimes it is not a big sin to seek personal gain for yourself, but when you harm other people because of it,  It's a different matter. Brother Luo, because you wanted to win people's hearts, not only did you not severely punish those people in Shaanxi, but you allowed them to accept bribes, which completely corrupted the officialdom of Shaanxi and ultimately led to the great chaos. You  It¡¯s always hard to shirk the blame. And Brother Lu, as the commander of Nanzhen, you have the responsibility to supervise the situation in the Jinyi Guards. You also have an unshirkable responsibility for this, so the imperial court has put you in jail this time.  That¡¯s what it should be.¡±

    When the two of them heard this, they also sighed, but they couldn't argue.  They also knew how much damage they caused to Daming that time. To be honest, they did something wrong, so it was reasonable for Tang Feng to say what he said.  Seeing that the two of them seemed to have regrets, Tang Feng stopped talking about their faults and changed the subject: "Although you are all guilty, you are not worthy of death. I will also ask for His Majesty's mercy. With you,  For the merits you have made before, His Majesty will definitely give you a light sentence. I hope that after this experience, you will be able to distinguish your priorities and never do anything to make your relatives happy and your enemies happy."

    "Sir" Seeing Tang Feng say such words, the two of them were greatly moved, and even more regretful expressions appeared on their faces.  Now they know how much Tang Feng values ??them, but is it too late?

    "It's not too late to regret now. Even if you are really convicted, you can still make meritorious service. You are all people with special abilities, and our Ming Dynasty is employing people now. You will always be able to succeed." Tang Feng looked at it.  He looked at them and encouraged them with a smile: "Okay, you just rest in prison for a few days. When I have the opportunity, I will plead with the emperor for you." After saying this, Tang Feng got up and left.  The people from the prison will take care of the banquet and banquet on their behalf.

    After leaving the prison, Tang Feng took a deep breath again. He knew that it was time for him to change.  In the past, I only knew how to do things for the imperial court and didn't care too much about the people below. Even with the rebellion between Luo and Lu, in the future, I should naturally understand the thoughts of the people below and give them more support and care.  When they violate the general principle, give them more benefits, so that they can truly gain a foothold in the court.

    Thinking of this, Tang Feng glanced at the person next to him. He had been with him for the longest time, helped him the most, and was the most loyal to him. How could he ever think about him?  "To clear up the confusion, you have been following me for a long time. I have never asked you where you are from. Do you still have any relatives alive?"

    "I was abducted and sold when I couldn't remember. Later, I was taken in by the young master and became a book boy. I don't know where I am from." He answered in confusion: "Now my relative is the young master and also  Madam, young master, young lady, they"

    Look at himAfter saying these words, Tang Feng was very moved. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yes, we are a family now. It's time for me to make some plans for your future, sir."

    Despite Tang Feng's plea, the emperor was still very angry at the Jin Yiwei people for deceiving him, especially the Northern and Southern Governors, who used to be the emperor's most trusted people, but now they have become the masterminds of deceiving him. How did this make Chongzhen  How can you not be disappointed?  So a few days later, these people were severely punished.

    Luo Yangxing and Lu An were originally sentenced to death for disregarding the stability of the country because of some personal selfish desires. Considering their achievements in dealing with the eunuchs and against the Jin people,  He was exempted from the death penalty.  However, this living crime cannot be spared. Both of them were removed from their current posts and sent to Liaodong as vanguards.

    "In addition, some of the Jinyi Guards who were found to be involved in this matter were either sent to the north or the northeast for military purposes, or were demoted to slaves, with no possibility of recovery in this life.  Thanks to Tang Feng's persuasion, the emperor did not go on a killing spree this time, which invisibly further consolidated Tang Feng's position in the Jinyi Guards.

    As for the position of the governor of Jinyiwei's north and south towns, some old people in Jinyiwei will hold the position.  It turned out that Bai Liangfeng, who had been in office when Dongchang was rampant and had always been invisible, became the new Admiral in Jinyi and the envoy of Beizhen. He was paired with Xiong Hui, who had made a lot of contributions in this operation.  , he became a commander.  As for the candidates for Nanzhen, Chongzhen found them from other places. In order to prevent the people of Jinyiwei from violating him, he gave the position of Nanzhen's envoy to a person he could trust, named Ma Haiying.  .

    In this regard, many discerning people saw something unusual. This was obviously the emperor's restriction on Tang Feng.  Knowing that his status in the Jinyi Guards was very high, and the original people were already in awe of him, they specially brought in an outsider, and he was in such a unique and delicate position as the governor of Nanzhen.  This is indeed a great trick.

    In this regard, Tang Feng did not express any displeasure. After the estrangement from the Kingdom of Jin, the relationship between himself and the emperor was not as close as before, so it was understandable that he should be on guard against him.  And he really didn't mean to stand alone, so of course he didn't mind letting the emperor put any nails in his body.

    This purge within the Jinyiwei has made the courtiers worried for a while. After all, sometimes there are secrets between the monitors and the monitored, otherwise the spies of the Jinyiwei will not be able to support themselves. Those who were originally  People with unclean hands and feet are deeply afraid of being held accountable for what they have done before.

    However, this time after Tang Feng came under the influence of Luo and Lu, he was much more tolerant than before. He no longer held on to some minor mistakes, so that the courtiers were not really implicated. This was also the reason why Chongzhen  What you want to see.  Generally speaking, this incident only involved some people within Jinyiwei and had no impact on the daily work of the court.

    After this incident, those officials who had been instigated by Luo and Lu suddenly attacked Tang Feng, saying that as a lord, he should abide by the ancestral system and not participate in politics, and should only take care of himself.  In response, the emperor also accepted this proposal. Now that the Jin people outside could no longer make trouble, and the domestic situation had stabilized with the improvement of the weather, there was no need for Tang Feng to rush around anymore, so he followed their wishes,  Tang Feng was dismissed from all his political positions, and he was only made to serve as the idle marquis.

    Although Tang Feng felt a little unhappy about this kind of burning of bridges, there was nothing he could do about it.  He still didn't have many connections in the court, and now that the emperor was not on his side, he had no choice but to be at the mercy of others.  Fortunately, he was originally a person who was not too ambitious. Now that he has most of Jin Yiwei's power in his hands, he is not afraid of anyone really daring to be his enemy.

    But sometimes, in the dead of night and unable to sleep, Tang Feng always has to ask himself: "Am I going to live like this for the rest of my life? For the stability of the Ming Dynasty, it doesn't matter even if I do nothing. But the officials in the court now  It¡¯s not all for the Ming Dynasty. Many of them are here to grab more money and power. Can such a court really embark on the road to rejuvenation?¡±

    Such a question cannot be answered for the time being.  Moreover, there was something coming from Shaanxi that made Tang Feng unhappy. Those local officials who had been convicted by him, at least to be removed from all positions, or even to be executed, didn't know  Whatever tricks he used, he was actually pardoned.  Except for a few people who were removed from their posts due to too much public outrage, others still served as local officials in Shaanxi's yamen, as if nothing happened before.

    In this regard, Tang Feng quickly found out the reason through the power of Jin Yiwei.  That's because these people spent a lot of gold and silver on BeijingThe adults among them asked them to speak well of themselves.  The cabinet also plays a role in checking and balancing the imperial power, so under their manipulation, these corrupt officials who committed heinous crimes actually escaped.

    Today, two hundred years later, the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty has internal greed that is deeply ingrained and difficult to recover from. It cannot be changed by removing an eunuch and the emergence of a capable emperor.  Chongzhen also knew this very well. He still needed those officials to govern the people for him, so there was no way he could argue with them. In the end, he had no choice but to show mercy to Shaanxi.  But all this once again aroused the excitement of officials in the DPRK. Although it may not be as obvious as when the eunuchs were in power, the corruption in the officialdom is still getting worse.

    In this regard, Tang Feng could only look helplessly. Not to mention that his current power was extremely small. Even if he really had the power, he would not be able to make a difference in the face of the entire Ming Dynasty bureaucracy.  Will everything be broken by a peasant uprising again, as happened in history?  How serious is the harm to the people?

    Just when Tang Feng was worried about the future of Ming Dynasty, something bigger than last time happened, and chaos broke out in Shaanxi again

    ps: I was finally banned, the chicken is moving!  But the sad thing is that I actually caught a cold and my brain was unclear, so I couldn't update at such a good time. I couldn't help it!  !  !  !  !  !  !
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