I'm watching the gate in the jail

Standing at the gate of Fusi Yamen, Jinyiwei North Town, which is next to Chengtian Gate and adjacent to the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies, Wanda folded his arms around his chest with a perplexed expression on his face.

Just ten days ago, in the Wenhua Palace, his emperor's brother-in-law Zhu Jianshen personally sealed his official position as "Jinyiwei Qianhu".His eldest brother was also appointed as the right governor of the five ranks of thousands of households, and he had already reported to the yamen a few days ago.

As for his father, he is over 60 and can't do anything anymore. He was awarded the title of "Xin Le Bo" and is just waiting for his retirement.

His dear brother-in-law rewarded him with a big house, and let his family of four - not including his sister-in-law Zhang who just arrived in the capital a few days ago - move in together.

As for how big this Earl's Mansion is... It's been so many days, and the four country bumpkins from Lao Wan's family still get lost while walking in their own home.

Wanda is now very resistant to being conferred the title of "Jinyiwei".

Jin Yiwei also - in the TV movies he watched since he was a child, these people are villains when they appear on the stage!

Especially in Tsui Hark's "New Dragon Inn" and "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", those Jin Yiwei and eunuchs colluded to kill Zhongliang, which made Wanda's hands itchy while watching the movie.

So when he heard that his brother-in-law wanted to make him a Jinyiwei, Wanda's head shook like a rattle.

"No, no, no, I don't want to be a royal guard. I'm a cook, and my specialty is cooking with a kitchen knife. It's not the same way as those unreasonable people."

If possible, I'd rather brother-in-law give me a big restaurant and let me be the shopkeeper and chef.

Hearing Wanda's "speaking rudely", the maids and eunuchs on the side all changed their colors in fright.

"Uncle Lang, you say that Jin Yiwei is 'unreasonable'... Where did you start?"

Seeing that Wynn wanted to come forward to explain, Zhu Jianshen narrowed his eyes and reached out to stop him.

Seeing this brother-in-law with a completely different expression from before, Wanda faintly felt that he had said something wrong.

How did he know that Zhu Jianshen had only sat on the throne for a few months with trepidation, and he hadn't cultivated his own power yet.What he can't hear the most is that the people below are misbehaving and challenging the newly acquired imperial power.

"I... I used to work in a restaurant in Bazhou, and factory guards often passed by... I didn't pay for meals. It's very unreasonable."

Feeling the coercion from Zhu Jianshen, Wanda finally realized belatedly—this brother-in-law, although young, is the real emperor!

I was crying and wiping my tears just now, but I didn't expect the aura between the words to be completely different.

Although the five or six Jinyiwei surrounded me that day was impressive, but compared with the emperor's brother-in-law, they were nothing compared to the emperor's brother-in-law.

"I see……"

Zhu Jianshen leaned back slowly, and the terrifying aura on his body gradually weakened.

"Since this is the case, Uncle Xiao Lang must take good care of these 'unreasonable' Jin Yiwei for me."

Zhu Jian said with a deep smile.

"After a few days of rest, go to the Yamen to report. If you can't do anything else, why don't you watch the head office?"

Wanda, who was already trembling with fear from the real dragon emperor, nodded his head spinelessly, and knelt down to thank him with a "plop".

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"So... am I 'working' in this place? Ahhh! Why is no one teaching me?"

Wanda shouted, hugged her head excitedly and knelt down.

"Wu that little thief, who is he? Standing here sneakily!"

Following Wanda's screams, two gold-clothed guards in yellow uniforms came out of the yamen.

One of them pointed at Wanda and shouted, "Where are the country bumpkins making such noise? Where is Dangbei Town Fusi?"

"No, I'm here to 'work'."

Wanda hurriedly explained, "I'm also from Jinyiwei."

"What? Are you also a 'Jinyiwei'?"

The two big men looked at each other, as if they heard a big joke, "You said you are you? What about the waist card? What about Ren Shu? What about the flying fish suit and the embroidered spring knife?"

Hey, Wanda looked at her in despair and couldn't answer a word.

He was going to die, he had been thinking about the question of "Where does Jin Yiwei go to work" for the past few days, wandering around the capital every day, and today he finally saw the plaque of "Beizhen Fusi".

Beizhen Fusi should be the Jinyiwei yamen, right?Isn't that how it's done in movies?

When Wanda got excited, she howled at the door regardless.

What kind of waist card, what kind of book, he didn't have any of them.

"It turned out to be a lunatic. It's a pity, but he looks pretty good."

Seeing him like this, the two lost interest in beating him up, shook their heads, and were about to walk into the yamen.

"Hey, Wanqianhu, what brings you here?"

At this moment, a familiar person led a small group of people and walked over from the street outside the yamen.

"Brother Deng!"

"President Deng."

Wanda and the two Jin Yiwei guarding the gate shouted at the same time.

Deng Xiang, Deng Zongqi, was the Jinyiwei official who went to Bazhou to welcome Wanda half a month ago.

Although the two had only been together for a few days, Deng Xiang liked the emperor's brother-in-law very much.In addition, no one inside or outside the palace knows that Wan Niangniang is the most favored, and Wan Niangniang likes this little brother the most, so she can't help but want to make friends.

It's just that Wan's family moved into Earl's Mansion recently, and they are still in the stage of buying servants and maids. They don't even have a housekeeper, and everything is still in a mess. He has no chance to visit.

But he didn't expect to meet him at the gate of Fusi Yamen in Beizhen today.

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"So...my 'Jinyiwei Thousand Households' is just a vain job of 'granting merit and reward'. I can just eat my salary and not work?"

In a small hall of Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, Wanda, who was sitting opposite Deng Xiang, said belatedly.

"Yes."

"No one told me that..."

He blinked his eyes and said very sadly.

The point is, it wasn't mentioned in the movie...

"Everyone in this court knows about it. 'Jinyiwei' is said to be an official position, but since the Yongle Dynasty, it has often been used as a vain position, specially awarded to the descendants of meritorious ministers, as well as foreign relatives like you. "

Deng Xiang said dumbfoundedly.

Well, this young man looks quite clever, and it is said that he answered the questions fluently in front of the imperial court without any fear, but he turned out to be a tough country man, and he actually came to the Fusi of Beizhen to "be on duty".

Wanda frowned awkwardly.

Speaking of which, his elder brother Wantong has already entered the value at the military yamen, and he clocks in on time every day, which made him think that he is just like his elder brother. Since he has received the royal salary, he has to go to work to clock in if he doesn't like it...

"Besides, there is more than one Beizhen Fusi in this Jinyiwei yamen."

"What?"

Is this still a big unit?

"Brother Deng, tell me, how many yamen does Jinyiwei have?"

Deng Xiang counted for him with his fingers, "Look, there are many government offices under Jinyiwei. In addition to the Nanbei Zhen Fusi, there is also the Experience Department, the front, the left, the left, the front, the middle, and the rear offices, as well as the standard-bearer office and the elephant training office... …Hey, why didn’t you find the elephant training place? It’s hot these days, and they’ve been bathing the elephants at the Jishuitan recently. The common people are so cute.”

"Stop talking, it's the movie that misled me..."

Wanda asked the sky speechlessly.

This is the disadvantage of "watching TV to learn history".

What fourteen schools, what kind of meritorious service, he had never heard of it before today.

"Since I don't have to go to work, I'm leaving..."

Wanda stood up unsteadily.

It was really embarrassing to go to grandma's house today... Forget it, Wanda himself doesn't know what his grandma looks like.Or hurry home and take it easy.

Deng Xiang held back his laughter and escorted him all the way to the gate of the yamen.

Before the two stepped out of the gate of Fusi in Beizhen, they saw several eunuchs standing at the gate and about to walk in.

The one in the lead, Wanda just knew - was the eunuch who brought him into the palace that day, Wynn.

"Why is the father-in-law here?"

Wanda asked confusedly.

"The miscellaneous family has followed the emperor's oral order, and they are here to deliver the decree."

Wynn looked at Wanda with a smile in his eyes.

Wanda didn't know how old Wynn was, and only thought of him as a favored eunuch by her sister's side.The guards in Jinyi are well aware of his background and the power he represents.

This Eunuch Huai'en was also a son of an official, and his father was the Minister of the Imperial Palace.During the reign of Xuande, his brother Dai Lun, the servant of the Ministry of War, was convicted, and Dai's family was ransacked.Wynn was young and was not beheaded, but was taken into the palace as an eunuch and named "Wynn".

This eunuch Wynn is honest and prudent, and has a reputation in the palace.The most important thing is that he and Concubine Wan Gui are about the same age, and both of them spent their childhood serving the Empress Dowager Sun, and they have a deep relationship over the years, like brother and sister.

Now that Wan Niangniang is very popular, this eunuch Huai En not only didn't use his old love to ask for rewards from officials, but instead acted more low-key, and was even more favored by the emperor and empress.

Although the eunuch who is now the palm print eunuch of the Supervisor of Rituals is Eunuch Niu Yu who has just arranged the wedding for the new emperor.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Eunuch Niu is old and does not please His Majesty. This eunuch Huai En, who is only in his thirties, is the most likely person in the inner court to be favored by His Majesty the Emperor in the future.

Therefore, upon hearing the news of Wynn's arrival, the entire Jinyiwei yamen was shaken.Yuan Bin, who had just come out of the Yamen of the Bingmasi in Wucheng, tidied up his clothes as he walked, and came to meet each other with fists in their hands.

"Thousands of households, kneel down and accept the order."

Wynn said with a smile.

"The emperor's decree for me?"

Wanda pointed at herself.

Wynn nodded.

Immediately, Wanda felt that something was not quite right.

He went out early in the morning and wandered all over the street. He didn't even know that he would find Beizhen Fusi Yamen today. How could this father-in-law come here to arrest someone?

"Kneel down."

Wynn didn't intend to talk too much with him.

Wanda swallowed his stomach full of questions, and knelt down with everyone.

If there is an aerial camera at this time, if you take a scene from above, you will see the golden threads of flying fish suits and python robes of different colors and grades, reflecting the dazzling light in the summer sun.

"The emperor said, let Wanda - 'take good care of the door for me'."

With that said, Wynn walked up to Wanda, bent down, and patted his narrow shoulders.

"that's it?"

Wanda raised her head and asked.

"That's it. Get up."

Wynn picked up Wanda and patted the dust on his clothes.The movements were so intimate that Jin Yiweimen who was watching was stunned, and his heart began to turn back and forth.

"This capital city... No, there is nothing in the entire Ming Dynasty that the emperor doesn't know about."

Before leaving, Wynn answered Wanda's previous questions in a neutral voice.

All Jin Yiwei held their breath and focused.

"Thousands of households, do your job well. In a few days, I will come to the palace to visit your empress. Your empress misses you."

With that said, Wynn pulled Wanda aside, took out a small waist card from his sleeve, stuffed it into Wanda's hand, and said in a low voice.

"As long as it's daytime, no matter what time you come to the miscellaneous family with this waist card, the miscellaneous family will be able to take you into the palace."

"This, doesn't make sense?"

At any rate, he had been intensively trained in court etiquette courses for several days before, and Wanda also knew that he was Cheng Ding's nephew, so how could he enter and leave the palace at will?

"The emperor has taken a fancy to you, don't let the emperor down."

Wynn didn't answer him directly, but said this sentence ambiguously, then patted him on the shoulder, turned around and went to greet Yuan Bin.

"The emperor's brother-in-law... he is going to roast me on the fire."

For the sake of talking about it, if Wanda doesn't understand it, it's not the "ghost sorrow" who has been rampant in Bazhou City for more than ten years.

Wan Xinghai's academic qualifications are not high, and it's not that he has a bad mind.

His brother-in-law of the emperor had placed him in the Jinyiwei yamen as a "bright son".If this is a game, isn't he a "cannon fodder" setting that attracts firepower?

The promised "gratitude and reward", do you not have to go to work?

Wanda looked sadly at Deng Xiang not far away, who also had a complicated expression on his face, and lamented that he was simply asking for trouble.

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"I thought it was just a favored relative..."

The Commander of Jinyiwei and his fellow-prefect Yuan Bin sat in the hall, opposite to Wang Xi, the Commander of the Imperial Guard.

"The emperor... doesn't trust us."

Yuan Bin smiled wryly.

"And trying to embarrass us a little bit."

Wang Xi answered.

The emperor sent this little thing from the countryside to the most important Fusi in Beizhen in the Jinyiwei yamen—in the words of later generations, the lethality is unknown, but it is extremely insulting.

Both Wang Xi and Yuan Bin are over [-] years old, old men in Jinyiwei who have gone through many dynasties.How could he fail to see Xindi's plan.

Especially Yuan Bin, who was just an ordinary school captain at first.During the "North Hunting" period of the late emperor, he guarded the emperor's side the whole time, and saved the late emperor from danger several times.

After the "Change of Seizing the Gate", the late Emperor was restored, and Yingzong's trust in him could not be increased, and he was promoted to his current position.Jin Yiwei's power has thus overshadowed the former Dongchang.

It's just that the emperor and the courtiers, the young emperor, whether it's Jinyiwei or Dongchang, I'm afraid he doesn't have much trust.

Perhaps, the only person he trusts now is Wan Niangniang, who has been with him for more than ten years...

"Then how should we deal with this thousands of households?"

Wang Xi pouted his mouth out.

Deng Xiang is now accompanying Wanda to visit around Fusi in Beizhen.

"Thousands of households, here is the famous 'Zhao Prison'... Would you like to go in and have a look?"

Standing at a gloomy stone gate in the northernmost part of the yamen, Deng Xiang pointed to the gate and introduced "enthusiastically".If you put a small flag in his hand, he will look like a tour guide.

Wanda raised his head, looked at the high granite wall, and heard the faint wailing sounds coming from inside. It was a hot day, and he shivered.

"Next time, next time..."

Wanda waved his hand.

It's the first day of work today, so there's no need to be so exciting.

As for the two wrestlers who scolded Wanda at the door early in the morning, they followed behind him in every possible way, one fanning him, and the other holding a jar containing iced sour plum soup—just kidding!This is Wan Niangniang's younger brother, a dignified lord of Qianhu, with a dignified appearance and extraordinary heroism. They were blind in the morning and didn't recognize him!

"Find someone to serve him...He can go wherever he wants and do whatever he wants."

After thinking for a while, Yuan Bin coughed twice and said.

"ignore him?"

Wang Xi asked in surprise.

"It doesn't matter... let's see what tricks he can come up with."

"Hey...high, my lord."

Wang Xi is also a smart person, and immediately understood Yuan Bin's thoughts.

Since the emperor didn't say what to do with that country boy in his oral order, then let him run around the room.

Ever since Emperor Hongwu established Jinyiwei, and it was carried forward by Emperor Yongle, this yamen has become the place where the deepest water in Daming is located.A kid who can't read or write can come and chant, how much splash can he make...

"This subordinate will order you to find someone who can follow him."

"You don't need to be 'powerful'. If you have good skills, you can guarantee the safety of thousands of households. It will be easy to explain in front of the empress."

"Yep."

Wang Xi immediately understood what his boss meant.

"By the way...Speaking of which, Guanghuai is coming back from Guangxi."

After talking about the bad things, Yuan Bin changed the topic.

"Yes, a letter came a few days ago, saying that he will arrive in Beijing in the next few days."

When mentioning this rising star of Jin Yiwei's younger generation, the two old bosses smiled expectantly.

"One year at the earliest, three years at the slowest. The emperor will definitely use troops against Guangxi... In the next generation, only Guanghuai will have this ability to carry forward Jinyiwei and Beizhen Fusi."

In addition to being in charge of ceremonial guards, inspecting criminals, and managing the city, Jin Yiwei also has a very important job-to spy on the military intelligence of Ming Dynasty at home and abroad.

Since the Yingzong era, Guangxi chieftains have colluded with local officials, and there is a faint tendency to rebel.At that time, Emperor Daxing considered using troops against Guangxi, but failed due to various reasons.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, and the young people are full of ambitions, it is time to stand up again.The battle in Guangxi is imperative.

This is an important opportunity for their Jinyiwei to regain the trust of the new emperor...it must not be destroyed.

Yuan Bin turned his head, watched Wanda and his party pass by the other side of the corridor, and slowly narrowed their eyes.

This thousands of households, can't let him ruin his own layout.

The author has something to say:

Daming science popularization time:

Although Jin Yiwei has been described as having a high force value in many film and television works, he looks very awesome.But in fact, the composition is very complicated. Let’s talk about the source. In addition to the serious and hereditary Jinyiwei, there are also royal Jinyiwei (children of Lao Zhu’s family), female household Jinyiwei (children of Lao Zhu’s woman’s family), and nanny Jinyiwei (old Zhu’s family). Zhu's nanny's child).

In the later stage of development, it was simply a "pension unit". When the emperor could not get any official position, he stuffed people into the Jinyiwei system, which led to the emergence of such craftsmen, painters, doctors... all walks of life in the Jinyiwei.

These are the so-called "salary officials", basically they just get their salaries according to their grades, and they don't have to be on duty.

Xiao Wan didn't know, so he ran to work foolishly.