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Chapter 245 The Young Emperor

"Mingde, you are too impulsive, didn't you tell you to bear it!" Yang Shiqi stepped forward to persuade him.

"Is it tolerable or unbearable? Internal officials intervene in politics, and the chaos of the ten permanent servants is just around the corner. How can I not be impatient?" Zeng Yunfeng still had nothing to say. Except, it is hard to feel at ease for a day.

"You, you, you are not young, why are you taking risks like this, the seven people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all implicated, and you probably won't be able to stay any longer, hey!" Yang Shiqi shook his head.

Zeng Yunfeng stared at Yang Shiqi and said with a smile: "Old Yang Ge, the older you get, the more slippery you become. Isn't this the result you want!"

Yang Shiqi stroked his beard and laughed again. It seemed that Yang Shiqi, the first assistant in the court, had no control over anything, but most things were under his control, and Zeng Yunfeng's move this time was no exception.

Three days later, Zeng Yunfeng was directly demoted to the household department as the right servant, demoted two ranks in a row, and everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was demoted without exception, but they were all promoted secretly.

Many officials who were involved in corruption were also questioned and ransacked their homes, dismissed from their posts and exiled. This was considered a compromise between the emperor and the queen mother, but Wang Zhen was safe and sound.

This incident is a tacit understanding between Zeng Yunfeng and the cabinet for many years. He doesn't care about official positions, the cabinet will actually get benefits, and he can give an explanation to all officials.

After this incident, Zeng Yunfeng was completely disappointed when he died, and he never mentioned the matter of the eunuch Wang Zhen, and instead devoted all his energy to Zhu Qiyu.

The current emperor can't be called an emperor at all, not even a tyrant and a fool.

If Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji knew about this, it is estimated that his coffin could not be covered.

At this time, there were frequent border conflicts on the northern border. Zeng Yunfeng knew that the ambitions of the Wara tribe had begun to expand again, and he had already begun to actively prepare to attack the border of the Ming Dynasty. This time it was just a test.

Soon news came that the Empress Dowager's younger brother Zhang Kejian had killed the herdsmen and robbed them of their property.

Zeng Yunfeng didn't care about the life of the Empress Dowager's younger brother Zhang Kejian.

What Zeng Yunfeng cares about is that there will be another war on the border, and the Ming Dynasty does not know if it is ready.

But what Zeng Yunfeng knew was that the eunuch Wang Zhen had made a mess inside the imperial court. After Zeng Yunfeng was demoted, these officials were jumping up and down and colluding. Now is not a good time to start a war.

The empress dowager has been patient, but she just wants her son Zhu Qizhen to be in charge, she can compromise on anything, even the management of the Xuanda exchange market is given to the empress dowager's younger brother Zhang Kejian.

Zeng Yunfeng has already begun to prepare for the border war. Over the past few years, border conflicts have continued to occur again. The tribes of the grassland have kidnapped many laborers and craftsmen, a total of more than 17000 people, more than 9000 women and children, and more than 60 catties of pig iron. It seems that they In the past ten years, it has begun to regain its vitality.

This also includes items purchased on the border market. It is obvious that some officials and generals on the border began to sell weapons from the Ming Dynasty, and even secretly sold some prohibited items from the Ming Dynasty. Time will pop up frequently.

Regarding the matter of the border, Yuqianzuo, Zeng Yunfeng and Sanyang all participated.

San Yang's attitude was the same as Queen Mother Sun's, they both tended to be conservative, but Zeng Yunfeng knew that there was no way to avoid this war.

Even if Zhang Kejian was compensated for what Zhang Kejian had done on the border of the grassland tribes this time, the battle still had to be fought.

The empress dowager blamed the incident this time on the empress dowager's younger brother Zhang Kejian killing herdsmen on the border to rob goods.

But what Zeng Yunfeng knew was that this was just an excuse to launch a war. In view of the national interest, the goods were robbed and herdsmen killed by the uncle of the country. The whole Wala actually mobilized and gathered in the city of Datong. To be reasonable, it seems that this Wala tribe also had a lot of confidence at first.

I want to see if the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty has the strength and ambition of his fathers.

When many court ministers and the emperor were discussing this matter, suddenly a eunuch ran out, knelt on the ground and said: "Anyone who offends China will be punished no matter how far away."

Looking at the smile on the corner of the emperor Zhu Qizhen's mouth, Zeng Yunfeng knew that this little internal official belonged to him.

But Zeng Yunfeng wants to let the emperor know that there are still some rules to be followed, and the government must be upright.

When the ministers of Yang Shiqi looked at the eunuch with puzzled expressions, Zeng Yunfeng said to the eunuch: "Little internal officer, what is your name and what position is it?"

When Zhu Qizhen heard Zeng Yunfeng's words, his heart skipped a beat, the lesson from the past was still in front of his eyes.

The eunuch said: "The slaves are killed by the imperial dining room."

Zeng Yunfeng then asked very seriously: "Do you know that it is an iron law set by Emperor Taizu Gao that eunuchs should not interfere in state affairs?"

The eunuch tremblingly said: "I know this, but even though I don't have all six roots, I can't help but burst into anger when I heard about the crime against China. I startled the emperor's holy driver. This slave deserves death."

Zeng Yunfeng smiled again and said: "Since you know, then do you know that the last and first item of this iron law says that internal officials are not allowed to interfere in politics, offenders~ beheaded!"

This stern question made the eunuch collapse on the ground in fright.

"No matter how intentional you are, and who instigated it? But when many important court officials are discussing state secrets with His Majesty the Emperor, you dare to intervene without authorization. Interfering with politics is true!" Zeng Yunfeng squinted his eyes.

"An eunuch in the imperial dining room can come in and out at will without disturbing the palace guards. It can be seen that the gatekeeper outside should be with you. Your words are well-founded, and someone must have instigated them. If you tell the people behind you today, maybe His Majesty the Emperor I can spare your life." Zeng Yunfeng looked at the eunuch kneeling on the ground trembling and said.

"Today, you are firstly engaged in government affairs, secondly, eavesdropping on state secrets, thirdly, colluding with others, choleraing the court, each of these is enough to kill you." Zeng Yunfeng said coldly.

The important ministers and San Yang beside him also nodded.

But the emperor said: "I think an inner eunuch has such a bloody spirit, he should be rewarded!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!" The eunuch said happily, and wiped off his sweat, almost stepping into the gate of hell.

Although the emperor wanted to step down to this level, Zeng Yunfeng did not intend to let the eunuch go easily.

There must be someone teaching behind this person, and he is too courageous, and his status is definitely not low. Judging from the emperor's appearance, it is most likely the eunuch Wang Zhen next to him. The emperor is now smart enough to push people out .

But if we don't kill the chickens and monkeys today, we don't know how many good things this great eunuch Wang Zhen will ruin later.

Zeng Yunfeng bowed to the emperor and said: "Since His Majesty thinks that the eunuch is bloody, please let this minister try it, I wonder if it will be possible."

At this time, Emperor Qi Zhen was very curious about these strange things, and immediately said with interest: "How to try!"

Sanyang looked at each other with weird eyes, but he didn't stop them.

Zeng Yunfeng said with a smile: "Since this eunuch is very bloody, there is no need to go to the battlefield. The most important duty of an eunuch is to protect the emperor. As long as he can block a knife for the emperor, then he can be said to be very bloody."

"I have a kind of golden sore medicine, as long as it doesn't hit the vital part, it can stop the bleeding and relieve the pain immediately. Please ask the palace guard to get a throwing knife, let this person stand in front of your majesty, and ask the guard to shoot it with the throwing knife. The apple on the head of the supervisor, to test how much blood he has." Zeng Yunfeng continued.

"Hey, this is good!" the emperor said happily, his face turned pale from the internal monitor.

Zeng Yunfeng added, "Of course, in order to consider His Majesty's safety, the minister will stand behind this eunuch instead of His Majesty." Just as he was speaking, the emperor had asked a guard to bring the dagger.

Zeng Yunfeng teased: "I admire the inner prisoner's courage and blood spirit very much, and I also trust the guard's skills very much, but I am very afraid of blood and death, so I simply use the black cloth with the inner prisoner. Bind your eyes and stand still to prevent it from moving around, it would be bad if the guard shoots it crookedly and makes blood all over the place!"

Now it can be said that this eunuch is riding a tiger, and it is impossible not to do it.

Together with the eunuch, Zeng Yunfeng tied black cloth strips on his eyes, and the last flash of the eunuch's eyes was filled with resentment and fear.

Then the eunuch tremblingly placed the apple on top of his head with his hands.

Regarding Zeng Yunfeng's words, several ministers in Sanyang did not believe a word. You must know that this is an important minister who is capable of writing and martial arts among the civil servants, and he was knighted for his military achievements.

He went there twice just to conquer various tribes in the grassland. Which time did he not walk out of the mountain of corpses and blood? He himself said that he was afraid of blood and also afraid of death. Who would believe it?

He frantically strangled all the tribes in the grassland back then, and his notoriety is still resounding on the grassland today.

In the last battle with the Wala people during the Xuande period, he shot Mahamu to death with an arrow. He was one of the few civil servants who won the title of knighthood by virtue of his military exploits.

And with blood on his hands.

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