Chapter 224 Yang Yiqing

Tang Hao took the initiative to resign.

And his resignation was really a farewell.

He left Beijing and went to sea, never returning to Ming Dynasty for the rest of his life.

Even Zhu Houzhao did not expect that this damned savage would give such an answer.

"Savage!"

"Are you really so disappointed in me?"

Zhu Houzhao asked with red eyes: "Do you really have to leave Ming Dynasty?"

Tang Hao nodded silently and said what he really thought.

"Liu Jin colluded with Li Dongyang and forced me to kill Feng'er. It was nothing more than a return of favor. Just like I planted Zhang Yong as a thorn in your majesty's heart, your majesty would think of Liu Jin's actions in the Nanyuan Tiger Case when he saw Zhang Yong. Now, whenever your majesty thinks of Feng'er's tragic death, you would want to cut me into pieces, right?"

Faced with Tang Hao's questioning, Zhu Houzhao nodded subconsciously. After all, he had just said that whenever he couldn't fall asleep because of nightmares, whenever he thought of Feng'er's tragic death, he would want to cut Tang Hao into pieces!

"If that's the case, then the direction of things is not something you and I can control."

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it? The trust between you and me has collapsed. Your Majesty no longer dares to let me lead the army. He is wary and suspicious of me. Under such circumstances, there is no point for me to stay in the Ming Dynasty."

"If I continue to stay, I will just become a Zhongshan Marquis without real power. This is not what I want, nor does it want your Majesty. So it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible. You and I..."

Tang Hao hadn't finished speaking when Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized He stood up and angrily shouted: "Why don't I dare let you take charge of the military power?"

"You created the Beijing Army and you should continue to command it. In addition to the Beijing Army, there are also Shandong Weisuo Army and armies all over the world. I will give them all to you!"

Zhu Houzhao seemed to have made up his mind and roared with gritted teeth: "Isn't it just military power? I still trust you!"

"Wild man, you have to remember one thing, Feng'er can't die in vain, do you understand?"

As soon as these words came out, Tang Hao was stunned on the spot.

What is this...?

Feng'er can't die in vain?

Suddenly, Tang Hao woke up.

Why did Feng'er die?

Tang Hao did kill him with his own hands, but the person who really put Feng'er in danger was not Tang Hao, but Liu Jin!

The series of plans by Liu Jin and Li Dongyang seemed seamless and seemed to have achieved their goals.

But they overlooked the most critical point, that is, Zhu Houzhao's rebellious psychology!

That's right, it's rebellious psychology!

Zhu Houzhao was always impatient with the advice of the three senior officials, which was also caused by rebellious psychology!

At this age, Zhu Houzhao, to put it bluntly, was still in adolescence, the most restless time.

Maybe he really listened to what Tang Hao said, because this guy was a wild man who didn't know etiquette, and he really dared to scold and kill people.

In the final analysis, in addition to trusting Tang Hao, Zhu Houzhao also had an extra layer of awe for Tang Hao.

In the Nanyuan tiger case, Tang Hao's bravery and heroic appearance of violently killing tigers has always been remembered by Zhu Houzhao.

He can even violently kill tigers. If he really wants to do it to me, the little emperor, I would have died thousands of times!

In other words, people have never had any evil thoughts about him, Zhu Houzhao, from beginning to end.

In this case, the more Liu Jin and Li Dongyang want to alienate them, the more Zhu Houzhao will not let these two dogs succeed under the influence of rebellious psychology!

To put it more bluntly, Zhu Houzhao's whole life was actually full of rebellious psychology!

As soon as he ascended the throne and became emperor, the civil officials and gentry couldn't wait to put shackles on him, making him like Emperor Hongzhi, and being a puppet emperor, good for you, me and everyone.

But Zhu Houzhao was just that kind of character. The more you want to control me, the more I will rebel against you. So he didn't let the civil officials and gentry succeed, and did a series of absurd things, which made the civil officials and gentry miserable, and finally succeeded in tossing him, the Emperor Zhengde, to death.

In summary, Zhu Houzhao's absurd life was unrestrained and free-spirited, and he did whatever he wanted!

Liu Jin is indeed the person who knows Zhu Houzhao best in the world.

However, compared with Tang Hao, Liu Jin is still far inferior, because Tang Hao is cheating!

"Your Majesty, you have to think clearly!"

Tang Hao looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile.

"If I continue to command the troops, what if..."

"What a shitty what if!" Zhu Houzhao sneered: "I have finally understood that you, Tang Hao, are the only one in the world who is willing to sacrifice his life for the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty, and even scold me!"

"The rest of the guys, including the three senior officials, are either keeping themselves safe or just shouting slogans!"

"I am not stupid enough to cut off my own arms to satisfy others' wishes!"

"They have worked hard to plan all this, but I just won't let them do it!"

That's right, I, Zhu Houzhao, want to rebel!

I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I can do whatever I want, you don't need to teach me how to do it, let alone use some conspiracy to force me, Zhu Houzhao, to do things!

Tang Hao smiled bitterly, and then laughed from the bottom of his heart.

Zhu Houzhao also laughed when he saw this, and soon his eyes turned red again.

"Savage, don't think I can't see that you have a lot of pride in your bones, even I look down on you, right?"

Zhu Houzhao said faintly: "You and I are both people who don't want to be bound, but I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I can't be as lawless as you. There are too many shackles on me!"

"So sometimes when my temper comes up, I want to be stupid for a while and want to be willful for a while. Do you understand?"

In the final analysis, Zhu Houzhao was really tired of the position of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was obviously the master of the Ming Dynasty, but he became the most bound person in the world. Coupled with all kinds of conspiracies and calculations, it really made this young emperor almost breathless.

He, Zhu Houzhao, is only seventeen years old after all!

Tang Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then stood up and stretched out his hand to him.

"Then let us cut off these shackles together!"

"When you hold the law in your mouth and follow your words, you can also be lawless!"

Hold the law in your mouth?

Follow your words?

Can it really be done?

Only Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Wen of the Ming Dynasty have done this, right?

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were filled with blazing fire, and then he reached out and held Tang Hao's hand tightly!

"I'm waiting for that day!"

"I want to gallop across the desert and chase the enemy!"

"I also want to sail to the sea and cut through the waves!"

"I... I really want to be a foolish emperor. It's really tiring to be a wise emperor!"

"That's enough!" Tang Hao said impatiently: "Don't force me to scold you!"

Zhu Houzhao was feeling sad, and suddenly heard this, and he was furious, jumping up and down and scolding Tang Hao.

"Hurry up and issue an order to get Guo Xun out. After this lesson, he should be more cautious and mature. I'm going to the East Official Hall camp immediately. I don't know if there is any change!"

When it comes to business, Zhu Houzhao also restrained his smile and immediately issued an order to get people out.

Because Li Dongyang became the clay cabinet, the emperor's orders could be issued unimpeded.

Tang Hao regained his fighting spirit and strode out of the Qianqing Palace.

"Savage, I like your book very much!"

"Write a few more books when you have time!"

The voice behind him made Tang Hao smile uncontrollably.

Write a few more books?

It's not impossible.

There are thousands of online novels in the future, and half of them are hot-blooded fantasy!

How about arranging a "Break the Sky" for this middle school boy to inspire his ambition?

The gap between Tang Hao and Zhu Houzhao was eliminated, and the whole person felt extremely relaxed.

But the current situation still has many hidden dangers, such as the Dongguanting Camp, which he hasn't been to for almost two years!

When Tang Hao arrived at the Dongguanting Camp, the soldiers of the Beijing Army were overjoyed to see him, and generals such as Xu Tianci, Chang Kuohai, and Lei Xiong were also ecstatic and came forward to ask about his concerns.

Everyone understood that the presence of Marquis Tang in the East Official Hall camp at this moment meant that he had not been relieved of his military power and was still the Marquis of Zhongshan who was in charge of the Beijing Army!

However, now there was a Minister of War, Yang Yiqing, who was in charge of the military affairs of the world, above the Marquis of Zhongshan!

Xu Tianci reminded in a low voice: "My Lord, since the morning court, that person has come to the East Official Hall camp, and seems to be waiting for you!"

Hearing this, Tang Hao's heart moved, and then he walked quickly into the general's tent.

I saw Yang Yiqing sitting high on the main seat, and then he looked at Tang Hao's leisure work with relish.

"Yang Yiqing, do you have shame?"

Tang Hao blushed and rushed forward to snatch the manuscripts back.

He never thought that this guy was so shameless, looking through other people's things casually, really uncultured!

Yang Yiqing looked at Tang Hao with a smile, and a rare strange smile appeared on his originally cold face.

"The Tyrannical Emperor Falls in Love with Me?"

"On the Diary of the Little Emperor's Development?"

"Zhongshan Hou, you are..."

"Shut up!" Tang Hao was angry, "If you say one more word, I'll chop you up!"

These manuscripts were originally written by Tang Hao based on his experience in "The Illustrated Book of the Emperor" and combined with the famous online articles of later generations. He wanted to arrange some "after-school readings" for the little emperor, and mixed some private goods into it to help Zhu Houzhao grow up as soon as possible!

As a result, Tang Hao never expected that Yang Yiqing, this bastard, was so uncultured and so unworthy of a son!

Even though Tang Hao was thick-skinned, he was a little embarrassed now.

Faced with the violent threats of Zhongshan Hou, Yang Yiqing had to take it seriously, because when this reckless man went crazy, let alone Yang Yiqing, who knew a little about boxing, ten Yang Yiqings couldn't beat him.

"Lord Tang, I have also seen the replica of the "Imperial Mirror Illustrated" before, but it doesn't match your manuscripts!"

Tang Hao's forehead was bulging with veins, and he grabbed a chair beside him and wanted to kill someone.

Yang Yiqing's face immediately changed when he saw this, and he hurriedly said: "It's just a joke, don't mention it anymore."

Confirming that this guy was really scared, Tang Hao silently put down the chair.

"You deliberately waited for me here just to let me beat you up?"

Hearing this, Yang Yiqing's mouth twitched, after all, he had seen the fierceness and arrogance of the Marquis of Zhongshan.

After a moment of silence, Yang Yiqing took the initiative to speak.

"Lord Tang, you also know that Li Zhaofan was wronged."

"I have seriously investigated the assassination of the Japanese deputy envoy, but it was just an excuse you deliberately made up to attack Japan and the Huguang folks."

"The assassination was unwarranted. Li Zhaofan and others have been unjustly imprisoned once. Now, is Tang Hou going to watch them unjustly imprisoned for the second time, and even lose his life for it?"

He came here for Li Zhaofan?

Tang Hao looked at this famous minister with slight surprise, unable to figure out what this man was thinking for a while.

"Earlier in the court, you also agreed to split Li Dongyang's authority. Why do you want to do it again now..."

"Li Dongyang is Li Dongyang, Yang Yiqing is Yang Yiqing, and Li Zhaofan is Li Zhaofan!"

Yang Yiqing sighed and said: "It is true that I studied with Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia as classmates, and I have been recommended and supported by them since I entered the official career. This is a fact and indisputable!"

"But since I have been an official, Yang Yiqing, I have never abandoned the official position for personal reasons, and I have never done anything that harmed the national interests and violated my true intentions!"

"It is the general trend to separate Li Dongyang's authority in the court, but it does not mean that I support your plans!"

Yang Yiqing looked at Tang Hao solemnly, and his tone became extremely harsh.

"I can turn a blind eye to the fight between you and Li Dongyang, but why did you involve Li Zhaofan, an innocent man, in it and use his life to force Li Dongyang to resign?"

"Is human life so worthless in your eyes, Tang Hao? Or is it that you, the Marquis of Zhongshan, are really as ruthless and murderous as the rumors say?"

Tang Hao couldn't help but sneered when he heard this. He was not in a hurry to argue, but asked Yang Yiqing a question.

"Do you know how Xu Jin's mother died?"

Yang Yiqing was startled when he heard this, and his face instantly turned livid!

"You mean... what Li Dongyang did?"

Tang Hao did not answer, but described in detail the murder of Xu Jin's mother.

Yang Yiqing was stunned when he heard this, and finally closed his eyes in pain.

If what Tang Hao said is true, even a fool can see that the murder of Xu Jin's mother is full of doubts. It is clear that someone deliberately wanted to take her life, and then forced her son Xu Jin, who was the Minister of the Ministry of War, to go home. Ding You is in mourning!

Li Dongyang, Li Dongyang, how could you do this!

"Do you understand now?"

"The person who broke the rules first was not me, Tang Hao, but him, Li Dongyang!"

"He can kill someone's mother for his own purposes, so why can't I destroy his son?"

"Besides, it's not like you didn't notice Li Dongyang's previous performance in the court. He doesn't care about Li Zhaofan's life or death at all. What he really cares about is his own position of power!"

"Yang Yiqing, Li Dongyang is indeed different from you. He is a pure politician who puts power and interests first in everything. He can give up anyone and anything. This is Li Dongyang!"

Yang Yiqing didn't answer, just kept his eyes closed.

He was thinking, why did his former enthusiastic classmates and friends become so ugly now?

At that time, Yang Yiqing was a classmate of Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia. He drank wine and composed poems more than once, talked eloquently, pointed out the country, inspired writing, and described his political ambitions!

Among the three, Li Dongyang had the smoothest official career. He was selected as a scholar to enter the Hanlin Academy, then to the East Palace to become a close minister of the prince, and then to the cabinet and became a bachelor. It can be said that he rose through the ranks.

And Liu Daxia did not hesitate to make concessions. He was not only ups and downs in the officialdom, but also became famous due to two hiding incidents. He also rose to great heights under the political shadow of Yang Pu. He held an important position in the central government and was deeply trusted by Emperor Hongzhi. He was even more praised. He is a "gentleman of Hongzhi".

When did the two of them... fall?

Or are they controlled by the clan forces behind them from the beginning?

Yang Yiqing didn't know and didn't want to think about it.

He no longer wanted to pay attention to these stupid and scandalous things.

Yang Yiqing suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Tang Hao sharply.

"One more thing!"

"When you left the capital, you took 10,000 soldiers with you, but in the end, only more than 5,000 soldiers returned to the capital. Excluding the 3,004 forbidden soldiers, where are the 4,000 soldiers left?"

"Tang Hao, the soldiers of the Beijing army are not your private army, how dare you mobilize troops without an edict?!"

At the end of the sentence, Yang Yiqing's tone was extremely harsh!

Because the four thousand soldiers who disappeared were clearly left overseas by the Marquis of Zhongshan.

However, there are no relevant documents in the Ministry of War, which means that Tang Hao once again bypassed the Ministry of War to dispatch soldiers. This is something Yang Yiqing absolutely cannot tolerate!

Although he is upright and devoted to the country, he is a civil servant after all, so it is naturally impossible for him to watch Tang Hao seize power and grow stronger!

Tang Hao looked directly at Yang Yiqing's sharp eyes and sneered: "Who told you that I am dispatching troops without an edict?"

"I am acting on His Majesty's orders as to the whereabouts of the four thousand soldiers. If you want to know, just ask Your Majesty yourself!"

Yang Yiqing's expression changed. He didn't expect that Tang Hao and His Majesty the Emperor were really planning something overseas, and that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were completely unaware of it. This was too terrifying!

"Tang Hou, you have to understand that no matter what you are planning, the deployment of soldiers cannot be hidden from the civil servants and gentry. We will know sooner or later, and you alone cannot afford to raise so many soldiers, so why do you do this..."

Tang Hao waved his hand and impatiently interrupted Yang Yiqing.

"That's the difference between you and me."

"You and I both want to revive the Ming Dynasty and see the Ming Dynasty become prosperous and strong!"

"But you, Yang Yiqing, can't get rid of the shackles of the gentry after all, and can only do your best to deal with the national justice and family private affairs."

"But I, Tang Hao, have no clan behind me, even if it is the Tang family, I will not pay any attention to it, so I can do my best to develop the Ming Dynasty!"

There are many people like Yang Yiqing. It's not that they don't want to be loyal to the country, but they have clans and gentry behind them.

The clan feeds you and clothes you, supports you to study and take the imperial examinations, and finally you enter the official career, so you have to give back to the clan for all these years of efforts, right?

How to give back to the clan?

It's nothing more than encroaching on national interests and annexing land.

This is not a person, but a whole group!

Yang Yiqing is restricted by this, and he has been struggling in this vicious circle all his life!

Seeing Yang Yiqing's pale face and a dazed look, Tang Hao couldn't bear it, and finally spoke.

"In fact, there is no plan, just occupying a Jeju horse farm."

"Jeju horse farm?" Yang Yiqing was stunned, and then he said in a lost voice: "Isn't it the Joseon Dynasty's?"

"No, it belongs to my Ming Dynasty now!"

"..."