Jinyiwei work report

Jing Guogong stood outside his grandson's courtyard, and when the doctor came out, he took the initiative to go up and ask, "How is he? Is he really sick?" to his bedroom.

When I came to the inner room, I saw my grandson half-sitting on the pillow, receiving the bowl of soup and medicine from the servant girl. When he saw him coming, his face was expressionless, his eyes drooped, and he was about to drink the medicine.

Duke Jing went forward and grabbed the medicine bowl, tasted it first, it was indeed bitter, "Are you really sick?"

Li Zhen looked up at him, and said coldly: "Yes, what is there to doubt? Or do you think I called the doctor in to hang out in the name of being sick?"

Jing Guogong held his breath in his chest, "You have never been sick, I am worried that you will come to see you, do you have to be mad at me?"

"In terms of anger, I'm no match for you." Li Zhen took the pillow away in annoyance, and lay down on his side with his grandfather on his back, "Don't worry, I won't die."

Duke Jing was worried, "You have never been sick before." His grandson has never had a headache, let alone a serious illness since he was a child.

"Why, do you want to exile 'disease' to Qiongzhou?" Li Zhen choked on him.

Jing Guogong was so angry that his hands were itchy. Considering that his side was really unreasonable, he gave up, "You just calm down and straighten out your real thoughts. You are not a child anymore. There are some things that you should think about yourself. .Remember to drink the medicine."

After finishing speaking, he sighed and shook his head facing his grandson's back, and went out.

When Li Zhen heard that his grandfather had left, he didn't even want to move. He was not interested in anything now, and he didn't want to do anything. He felt that he had no strength, so he asked the doctor to prescribe a prescription for nourishing blood and qi. But I guess it's useless to eat.

He knew very well that he had a heart disease.

But... he was not willing to let it go like this...

It's been hated anyway.

At least let him know that he likes him.

He must go to Nanjing and tell him this sentence in person.

Whether he accepts it or not, he has no regrets.

-

After the boring court session, the emperor had time to meet Pei Huaixuan who had been waiting outside.

He was always the one who summoned him, and Pei Huaixuan voluntarily asked for an audience very rarely.

Zhu Shengze couldn't wait to let Pei Huaixuan enter the hall, put Fang Ping behind him, and said with a smile: "Pei Aiqing, is there anything you want to tell me?"

"My minister has a secret report." Pei Huaixuan handed over a memorial.

Zhu Shengze asked the little eunuch who was serving at the side to pick it up, put it aside without even looking at it, and said, "Pei Aiqing, have you eaten yet? I haven't eaten since I just finished the court, why don't we go together..."

"Your Majesty, please read what I have played, otherwise my life will be in danger."

Zhu Shengze found it funny, "How could it be so serious, well, I'll just take a look." He opened the memorial that was presented, and scanned it briefly. The memorial was not long, but every word was full of murderous intent.

Pei Huaixuan impeached Cao Xiaochuan, a member of the East Factory, for accepting bribes, committing unjust imprisonment, and other crimes. In fact, these crimes are basically every senior official in the East Factory and Jinyiwei, but there is one that stands out, that is, Cao Xiaochuan sent People stole the wood for the construction of the palace hall and used it for the construction of their own outer houses.

"..." Zhu Shengze frowned, Cao Xiaochuan, a dog slave, dared to do such a thing.

But at the same time, I also wondered that Pei Huaixuan was the adopted son of the eunuch. He was different from Jin Yiwei, who was born in a noble civil official family. He was very close to the forces of the eunuch. Cao Xiaochuan was an eunuch himself, how could Pei Huaixuan probe into his dark affairs so well? up.

By doing this, isn't he blatantly opposing Cao Xiang, who is in charge of the East Factory?

The emperor now feels that whether it is factory guards or civil servants, everyone has maintained a balance. If it is not necessary, he wants to make several forces into a tripod, so he can stop and stop.

However, since Pei Huaixuan was neglected, he was expected to be the master, and if he didn't do anything, he would be disappointed. Moreover, Cao Xiaochuan was such a bold slave that he dared to steal the wood from the palace. He really didn't take Tianwei seriously.

Zhu Shengze took down a royal brush from the pen screen, dipped it in cinnabar ink, but did not rush to write, but hovered over the memorial, "Pei Aiqing, come and have a look, did you spell the word wrong?"

As soon as Pei Huaixuan heard it, he knew that the emperor had no good intentions, otherwise how could an emperor have the leisure to help him check typos.

He had no choice but to go up to him, tilt his head and look, "Where?"

"Ah, I read it wrong, and I didn't write it wrong." Zhu Shengze raised his head and smiled at him in a low voice: "I just want you to stand up."

"..." Pei Huaixuan looked at him with cold eyes, twitched the corners of his mouth, and let out a sneer that was more mocking than friendly. He even felt that this smile was unqualified.

But Zhu Shengze was very useful, he picked up a pen and criticized: "Order Jin Yiwei to arrest him and send him to prison for torture..."

In Pei Huaixuan's territory of imperial edict, people can only go and never return when they enter.

Zhu Shengze continued to write: "Jinyiwei's fellow acquaintance Li Zhen, and the town governor Pei Huaixuan co-organized it. I appreciate it."

Pei Huaixuan frowned, the emperor knew that he and Li Zhen were not getting along, and deliberately asked him to co-organize it, just to prevent him from wronging Cao Xiaochuan.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Mr. Li has been feeling unwell recently, so I asked him to take a leave of absence. Would it be too tiring to ask him to supervise it together?"

Zhu Shengze said: "If he doesn't want to do it, he will ask me for leave. If he doesn't, he should be recovering from his illness."

Pei Huaixuan had an idea in his mind, "Your Majesty, Master Li is ill. Could it be because Song Baihu, who is close to him, was dispatched to Qiongzhou? Your Majesty might as well transfer him back. I believe that Master Li's illness will be cured." The doctor healed himself."

Zhu Shengze thought to himself that Pei Huaixuan must have seen that he already knew that he and Li Zhen were at odds, so he purposely spoke nice words for him, "I didn't expect you to be so considerate of him."

Pei Huaixuan took the initiative to pardon Song Yingbai for being too abrupt, so he used Li Zhen's name to achieve his goal. "I heard that Song Baihu corrected several wrong cases. He is very prestigious. He must be Lord Li's right-hand man. Why don't he be transferred back to the capital to continue working."

Zhu Shengze pretended to be hesitant, "This...the empress dowager had a very unlucky dream, and I can't help him if I don't want him to stay in Beijing."

Pei Huaixuan said: "Then His Majesty can transfer him to Nanjing or Tianjin Wei, as long as he doesn't go to Qiongzhou."

Zhu Shengze didn't dare to drag the fishing line too long. Seeing his sincerity, he said, "Okay, then I will transfer him to Nanjing Qianhu in a while, so that Master Li's illness will be cured. Seeing your relationship I am very pleased to be so harmonious and caring for each other.”

A stone fell to the ground in Pei Huaixuan's heart.

Zhu Shengze said: "Since today is just free, let Pei Aiqing stay and have dinner with me."

Pei Huaixuan said: "I am afraid that Cao Xiaochuan will flee abroad after hearing the news, and now I want to arrest him and bring him to justice, please allow your Majesty."

Zhu Shengze regretted that he should not rush to make a decision. He should have talked about Cao Xiaochuan's criminal evidence while eating. Now that his goal has been achieved, it's no wonder he is willing to stay with him.

However, it is also very interesting.

"Do well, let's go."

"Yes." Pei Huaixuan withdrew without hesitation.

-

Song Yingbai walked very slowly, because his elder brother told him that he would try his best to get him to change to Nanjing on the way, so he dawdled and slowed down, traveling all the way to play in the mountains and rivers, but he was not in a hurry.

I just crossed the Yangtze River after walking for almost three months, and I also passed the New Year on the road. Fortunately, I have strong financial resources to guarantee that I will not be so sad when I celebrate the New Year on the road alone.

He sent a letter to his family, telling them that he had been transferred to Qiongzhou, and if he needed anything, don't go to the capital to look for him.

I wanted to write another letter to Li Zhen by the way, but I rubbed my neck and decided to forget it, who would have a long life.

If the Empress Dowager finds out that he is still restless on the road and tries to seduce their family Li Zhen, he will really be unable to bear it and walk away.

After the new year, he continued to procrastinate on the road, walking for half a day and resting for half a day, never getting tired.

Anyway, the purpose of the transfer order was to expel him, just let him leave Beijing, and there was no set time for him to arrive in Qiongzhou.

He even came up with an idea, if he just disappeared and didn't go to Qiongzhou, but as long as he left the capital and didn't see Li Zhen again, the higher authorities probably wouldn't care about him anymore.

After walking for another half a month, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and it is getting hotter and hotter, but there is still no imperial decree for transfer. He comforts himself, maybe the palace is not busy for the Chinese New Year, so wait and wait.

After finally staying on the road for another month, on a warm and peaceful afternoon, he looked forward to the imperial decree, to the effect that Song Yingbai had made great contributions in redressing unjust prisons and was promoted to Nanjing Jinyiwei Qianhu.

Thousand households?Got a promotion?Is this compensation for yourself?Song Yingbai's fatigue and worries on the road all disappeared, and the good news of his promotion gave him a little comfort after so many days of fatigue.

Now that he received the transfer order, Song Yingbai waved his hand in the direction of Qiongzhou, and rushed towards Nanjing without stopping.

As the accompanying capital, Nanjing is a good place. It is a land of gold and powder in the Six Dynasties, a splendid and prosperous capital, and it has retained a complete set of imperial institutions, such as the Six Ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and of course Jinyiwei.

It's just that the Jinyiwei Yamen in Nanjing is under the jurisdiction of the capital, and the highest officer is a Tongzhi, and he is not qualified to directly submit letters to the emperor. Everything needs to be reported to the Jinyiwei Yamen in the capital.

But Jinyiwei is not bad, after all, it still has the function of guarding Nanjing and detecting intelligence. The real disaster is the Six Departments of Nanjing, an entire nursing home, where the losers of official circles from all over the country are sent to live here.

At this time, the most famous thing in Nanjing is the Hualou boat boat on the bustling Qinhuai River.

As soon as Song Yingbai arrived, he felt the big difference from the capital city. In short, it was too leisurely. Everyone here took his time. Even Jin Yiwei was not like when he was in the capital city. Everyone was ready to deal with the situation at any time. The appearance is very loose.

Master Du, the Tong Zhi of Jin Yiwei's Nanjing Yamen, warmly received him. Although they are both Tong Zhi, they are obviously not as well developed as Li Zhen, and he only sat in this position in his fifties.

"I reckoned that you should arrive in the next two days, hahahaha, as expected, you will arrive today." Master Du has a not-so-small general belly, and as he laughed, he pouted his shirt, "Nanjing is a good place , you will know when you stay here. Tell me directly if you have any difficulties in the future, don’t be afraid to speak up, don’t be afraid of trouble.”

Master Du's attitude at least shows that he will not embarrass him in the future. Without the bullying of his boss, Song Yingbai's worries are reduced by more than half.

Then Master Du asked a series of details about his diet and daily life, such as do you have a place to live?Are there servants?Is there a room for concubines?

Song Yingbai answered one by one, and said that he can handle the daily life problems by himself.

Only then did Mrs. Du reassure: "That's good, you're exhausted, don't come to the Yamen in a hurry, take a good rest for a few days."

After Song Yingbai met Master Du, he left the Yamen and went back to the inn to rest.

After only staying for a while, someone knocked on the door. He asked the boy to open the door, and saw a man standing outside, smiling and saying, "Is it Song Yingbai and Song Qianhu? Eunuch Yang invites you to come over."

Song Yingbai's heart skipped a beat. His bad luck this time was the work of Cao Xiaochuan, the eunuch of Dongchang. Just after he arrived in Nanjing, another eunuch wanted to see him, which made people vigilant. something?"

"Our father-in-law has been waiting for you for several days. As soon as he heard that you arrived today, he hurriedly ordered the servants to come and invite you. The sedan chair is ready and it is downstairs. Come with us, the father-in-law is really looking forward to you. A few days."

Song Yingbai said: "Who is your Eunuch Yang?" Retired eunuch?It's still a serving eunuch, which is much worse.

The man slapped his forehead, "Look at this little brain, our Eunuch Yang is the eunuch of Nanjing's defense."

Because there was only one eunuch on guard in Nanjing, whose surname was Yang, and everyone in the officialdom in Nanjing knew about it. On weekdays, they only said that Eunuch Yang was invited, and they all knew he was referring to him, but Song Yingbai didn't know it when he first arrived.

The guard eunuch wants to see him?Song Yingbai wondered, the Nanjing garrison eunuch is basically equivalent to the Nanjing branch of the Ceremony Supervisor, which is an extension of the emperor's will. He is in charge of supervising officials on weekdays, and reports to the emperor at any time. .

Why did such a heavyweight eunuch want to see him?

And when he heard that Eunuch Yang was the eunuch defending Nanjing, he had a feeling that maybe this person had something to do with his elder brother.

He adjusted his coat and hat in front of the mirror, followed the man downstairs, got into the sedan chair, and staggered on the road.

He used to ride a horse before, and basically didn't sit in a sedan chair very much. It didn't matter if he sat this time, he just felt flickering. When he arrived at the place, he immediately got out of the sedan chair, clutching his chest and panting fiercely.

When he looked up, he saw a majestic and luxurious mansion. As expected, the sky was high and the emperor was far away. This kind of mansion must not be built in the capital because of overreach, but in Nanjing, no one cares about it. Anyway, it was not built under the eyelids. The emperor didn't bother to care.

He was brought into the mansion by his servants, and when he arrived in a hall, he saw an old eunuch in Chinese clothes sitting upright, a little fat, looking very kind.

Seeing Song Yingbai, he smiled more kindly, "You are Song Yingbai, right?"

"Song Yingbai, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, see Nanjing's garrison." Song Yingbai made a bow.

"You don't have to do that, it's all from your own family, haha." Eunuch Yang got up and helped Song Yingbai up, and looked him up and down with a smile, "Old Pei wrote a letter, praising you like a flower, I was just curious, wondering if you are a What kind of person, looking at it now, is really a good-looking talent, no wonder Lao Pei wants me to take care of you."

Song Yingbai understood that it was his elder brother who asked his adoptive father to write a letter to the Nanjing garrison eunuch, asking him to take care of him.

If you think about it this way...Du Tongzhi in Jinyiwei Yamen is so enthusiastic about him, did Li Zhen write to him?

...I didn't go to Chengqiongzhou, but it would be nice to bring him some specialties in Nanjing.

"My father-in-law won the prize."

"Hahaha, Lao Pei and I have known each other for most of our lives. We have been studying together in the inner school since we were seven or eight years old. It has been almost 50 years." Eunuch Yang said with a smile: "We see people with the same eyes. After so many years , I like all the people he likes, hahaha, come on, sit down quickly."

After Song Yingbai sat down, Eunuch Yang asked him kindly like checking his household registration, from how old he was to where he was born, all he had to do was ask him how much salary he paid a month.

At the end, Eunuch Yang smiled and said: "It's a coincidence for you to come. Tonight there is a small banquet in the Qinhuai Painting Boat. You can come too. I will introduce you to people in Nanjing, so you can make some friends."

Song Yingbai had only been in Nanjing for a few hours, and even the ladder to build a network was offered, "Thank you, Eunuch Yang, then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

Nanjing is indeed a blessed place, much easier than in the capital.

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that the time was about the same, they each sat in a sedan chair and were escorted by their attendants to the Qinhuai River.

After boarding the boat, there were already many people waiting there, Song Yingbai could tell that this was a banquet for Eunuch Yang, and he was brought by Eunuch Yang to drink and eat.

"You are here. I just wanted to send someone to invite you." The person who spoke was a tall and mighty man, who seemed to be a general.

Eunuch Yang laughed and said, "Haha, I'm getting old, so I won't move any more. Don't be surprised." After speaking, he pulled Song Yingbai over and introduced him, "Mr. Zhuo, this is my distant nephew named Song Yingbai. He just came to Nanjing today, and now he is serving as Qianhu in Jinyiwei, everyone should take good care of him in the future."

These words were not addressed to Zongbing Zhuo alone, but everyone present heard them, and all smiled kindly at Song Yingbai.

Song Yingbai was on the fast track of interpersonal relationship, it is estimated that it will be spread tomorrow, half of the Nanjing officialdom, anyone who knows Eunuch Yang must know him.

Zongbing Zhuo nodded appreciatively at Song Yingbai, and waved to one of them: "Mingquan, come here, Song Qianhu is about the same age as you, let's get to know each other."

Song Yingbai looked back to find this person named Zhuo Mingquan. According to Zhuo Zongbing's body type, if the two were relatives, then this student Mingquan might also be a tall man, but he didn't want to see a tall and slender man facing him. they come.

In fact, Song Yingbai only judged him from his clothes and attire, because this man was so beautiful, his facial features were more refined than women's, and his temperament was warmer than men's, which made him look indistinguishable from male and female.

However, Zhuo Mingquan's demeanor was not effeminate, he walked up to him gracefully, cupping his fists and saluting.

Zongbing Zhuo said: "He is my younger brother, although he can't speak, he is a very nice person."

When Song Yingbai heard that the other party could not speak, he chose to return silently.

Then several young people came forward, and everyone called on them one by one.

At this time, a short, fat man with long beard came over with a smile, "Eunuch Yang is here, take your seat quickly."

"Bai Shangshu, Hu Yuanjuan, you are all here? Let's take a seat quickly." Eunuch Yang arranged Song Yingbai to a seat beside him, and the banquet officially began.

As an unknown person, Song Yingbai eats more and talks less, and silently listens to the conversations of the bosses.

He figured it out, the guest was the General Soldier of Zhenjiang, he came to Nanjing to handle business, he seemed to have received the help of Eunuch Yang, and specially hosted a banquet for him, and there were several civil servants from the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing present, basically they were defeated in the officialdom and were distributed. People who have come to Nanjing to retire, are unwilling to retire, and want to join the eunuch's network and make a comeback.

In addition to Zhuo Mingquan, there are several young people who should be relatives of the officials.

Halfway through the banquet, a famous prostitute came in and sang with a pipa through the curtain. She was still holding the pipa half-hidden by the curtain.

Song Yingbai took this opportunity to leave the table and go outside to breathe. After all, there were too many people in the boat, and with the smell of wine and vegetables, the air quality was worrying.

When he came to the deck, he felt much better when the wind blew, and he took a few deep breaths.

Suddenly, he heard someone from the stern complaining: "I'm sincere, I was transferred here from the capital for you, really. It doesn't matter if you can't speak, if you understand, just nod."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the man dodge back and fall into the water with a plop.

The person who pushed him was Zhuo Mingquan, but then he also jumped off.

Song Yingbai hurriedly yelled: "Someone fell into the water—"

Looking around for the rope, Zhuo Mingquan grabbed the head of the person who fell into the water and pressed it into the water.

The man thumped vigorously, splashing layers of water.

"What are you doing? Stop—" Song Yingbai yelled loudly, but Zhuo Mingquan obviously didn't intend to stop. Seeing the man struggling more and more, Song Yingbai cursed secretly, jumped into the water, and swam down to Zhuo Mingquan In front of him, he punched him who had attempted to kill him, and knocked him back to the side.

At this time, the underwater person popped up, spit out the water in his mouth, and glared at Song Yingbai, "Who wants you to be troublesome, I am accepting the test."

Song Yingbai endured the biting cold water and came down to save him, but in exchange for this sentence, he was so angry that he held the man's head and pressed it into the water, "Won't you go to your back garden to accept the test? In a public place If you do this, others will misunderstand you!"

He didn't dare to go too far, after dipping for a few times, just as the rope was thrown from the deck, he dragged the man under the side of the ship.

Several servants jumped down from the deck to help them get up.

"Mingquan, Mingquan—" Zongbing Zhuo shouted at this moment.

Song Yingbai looked back, and sure enough, the whole water surface was calm and there was no shadow of Zhuo Mingquan.

His heart skipped a beat, isn't it, could it be that his fist knocked him out just now, and he sank to the bottom of the water.

Thinking of this, Song Yingbai plunged into the water, looking for Zhuo Mingquan's figure.

After he dived for a certain distance, he saw Zhuo Mingquan floating in the water with his head up, his limbs relaxed, as if he had really passed out.

Immediately he swam over, took him by the arm, and carried him to the surface.

Unexpectedly, Zhuo Mingquan suddenly opened his eyes, pushed him away, and swam to the deeper bottom of the water.

Song Yingbai was astonished, this Zhuo Mingquan could breathe underwater, after so long, not only did he not drown him, but he was able to do it with ease.

By the way, he himself doesn't seem to feel suffocated at all, it's no different from breathing on land.

Carp Spirit discovered this at the time, and today he can draw a conclusion. It is probably because he drank the water from the hell well that he can breathe underwater.

Zhuo Mingquan went downstream for a certain distance, and when he turned around, he saw this man standing there just now, seemingly thinking about something, calm and leisurely, not affected by the change of breath at all.

He was startled, then realized something, swam back quickly, hugged this person, and sank to the bottom of the water.

Song Yingbai was thinking about the changes in his body when suddenly Zhuo Mingquan hugged him and dragged him deeper.

The speed was so fast that after a while, the surroundings were pitch black. He tried to break apart the opponent's hand and found that it was as strong as iron tongs.

What the hell is this guy trying to do? !Who the hell is he?

It sank, kept sinking, and finally touched the silt at the bottom of the river before turning back to the bank.

Zhuo Mingquan lifted him to the bottom of a river, and the boat where they were drinking became a small bright spot from here.

Song Yingbai was glad that he could breathe underwater, otherwise he would have drowned.

He wiped off the water stains on his face, looked at Zhuo Mingquan angrily, and mercilessly aimed at Zhuo Mingquan who had just climbed up the embankment, "Damn it, you want to drown me!"

Zhuo Mingquan let him kick and beat him without any resistance at all. He wiped the water off his face, blinked his eyes, showed him a big smile, and looked at him excitedly.

You are like me, we are the same kind.