Chapter 164: Blurring the Truth (I)
This situation. Or this kind of speculation of Zhang Fan and the others. Very bold. After all, this statement can be said in the past. But the truth is really unsatisfactory. It's a bit too far-fetched. But after all, the stakes are high. No matter who you are, you can't be too cautious.
Merely. Here is far-fetched though. But once this statement is spoken. Then the situation is very different. Let's take Zhang Fan as an example. Originally, he had a trace of doubt in his heart about this matter. And now. Wang Meng gave him a far-fetched albeit one. But the reason to be able to say the past. Now. The trace of doubt in Zhang Fan's heart was immediately strengthened a lot. For the current Zhang Fan. If you tell him, there must be some conspiracy behind this. He will most likely have some reservations; But if you say to him: It's clean and pure. There's no one manipulating anything behind it. Zhu Yijun can meet this Ruan'er. And fell in love with her to the extreme. It's all a coincidence. I'm afraid Zhang Fan will never believe it.
Person. There is such a contradiction. However, it can embody the special existence of both sides of the contradiction at the same time. Zhang Fan sometimes thinks of these things himself. Laugh at yourself. But right away. He didn't have time to discuss these philosophical issues. The man he was waiting for had already arrived. Maybe in this person. Zhang Fan can find something.
Liang Chao came in. He was followed by a man. Walked up to Zhang Fan and bowed. He said respectfully: "Humble Liyang." See Adults. ”
Not bad. The person who came was Liyang who Zhang Fan asked Liang Chao to summon.
"Get up." Zhang Fan asked him to stand aside. He asked. "How. It's been a good time. ”
"Lord Xie cares. The lowly office has been under the command of the Lord since he came. Everything was fine. Li Yang said with a smile. The other brethren were not dissatisfied with their former status and behavior. He got along well with the brothers. Although Li Yang's words carried some compliments and suspicions of patting. But what he said was true. The establishment of tens of millions of people under the brocade system is carried out. The personnel among them are even more miscellaneous. It's complicated.
The people under the Ming Dynasty. Or a file on record. So much so that the "bricks called beasts" and civilians in later generations. The brocade guards that these people know and know. It is the exclusive yin dog of the Ming Emperor. In order to preserve the rights of the emperor. Jin Yiwei can be said to do everything and dare to do everything. Do everything, dare to do everything. Therefore in the memory of these people. The main members of the Jinyi Guard are nothing more than the children of the imperial court officials and eunuchs, and the retired sergeants. The family is the son of the Jinyi family. and some of the common people who have checked their ancestors eight times as much. And in these people. Especially in the understanding of future generations. The number of civilians is minimal. They may feel that since it is a powerful organization working for the state. This kind of though can be checked. But the number of civilians who cannot be prevented should be minimal. But the opposite is true.
If the recruitment of Jinyiwei is really talking. It's a bit like the FBI and the CIA under "Uncle Sam" in later generations. Many of them were recruited and screened from among the common people. Of course. Out of the need to have a clean background outside. You also need to have a lot of technical skills. After all, this kind of organization is not for people to eat. Even. The stakes are also high. It's not just that when you perform any tasks abroad, you may be killed. Even when doing things in your own home. Some factors that you have not yet discovered may cause dissatisfaction among your colleagues or superiors. Thus a great calamity has befallen you.
And these are the sources of the main staffing of Jinyiwei. But that's not all. Although Jinyiwei made its functions clear at the beginning of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's establishment of it. That is to help the emperor maintain the throne. Consolidate the throne. Eliminate all possible threats to imperial power. Detect this threat before it happens. And eliminate this threat in advance.
However, the Ming Dynasty has gone through more than a hundred years of ups and downs. Although it regained power from the hands of the Yuan and Mongolian foreigners. Let the Han people be the masters again. However, this situation of admiration by all the people was only in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, he passed the throne to his grandson Zhu Yunwen, who should have belonged to Zhu Yuanzhang's most vocal among all his sons. And Zhu Di decided to show his imperial nephew his majesty as an imperial uncle. And finally after seizing the throne. This Ming world is a little different.
It is now the third year of Longqing. The Ming Dynasty has been full of ups and downs for more than 100 years. Although the emperor and ministers in the court had heard a lot about rebellions in various places. And there are serious occurrences. For example, Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled during the Zhengde period. Another example is the Southwest Wei Yinbao Uprising during the Jiajing period. These were relatively successful uprisings. Although they were all suppressed by the Ming army in the end. But it also shows that under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. The world is really not very peaceful.
And yet that's exactly what happened. These uprisings, no matter how successful. But they were all suppressed. And the ministers in the court did not ask much about it. They will not investigate what caused these people to revolt. And for the emperor. The emperor was most afraid of the people rising against him. After all, there are many people. Take, for example, the state's most advantageous violent organization, the army. Almost all of them came from the common people. This kind of opposition from the people also made the emperor pay the most attention and anger. After all, this means that one's ruling regime may not be secured. It's just that the emperor is angry. Everyone, including the emperor himself, thought at that moment that the reason for the anger was because they felt that some people had not done their job well. This led to opposition from the people. But. Even the emperor himself will know afterwards. The reason why I am so angry. In fact, it comes from a feeling of fear.
And for the ministers of the imperial court. They don't care much about that either. They are more concerned about their rights. Compared to the kind of uprising that threatens to overthrow the regime. What they pay more attention to is their own internal struggles. But even so important. It was in this Ming Dynasty that more than 100 years have passed. There are still people such as Liu Jin and Yan Song. Not to mention people like Wei Zhongxian, who did not appear later. Of course, this is also what Zhang Fan needs to guard against. But then again. This is also a kind of irony.
And so. Both the emperor and the ministers were concerned about infighting. The folk uprisings outside that are considered "small fights" for them are not eye-catching. But no one can be left unguarded. So. Now he is the Jinyi Guard, who is the Minister of Inspection. As well as the East Factory, which was supposed to inspect Jinyiwei. All have a task of checking all kinds of suspicious activities both civil and overseas.
And for the court organization like Jinyiwei. It is not easy to find a place on the mainland full of characters. So. They will recruit a large number of charlatans. Rely on them to achieve their own ends. However, since these people are all recruited temporarily. Even some people have long been dissatisfied with the imperial court. And Jinyiwei naturally has a way to deal with this situation. Let's put it down here. Let's talk about it later. These people helped Jin Yiwei get the situation they wanted. The impact is that some gangs in the rivers and lakes were directly wiped out. And how many times have some of them been recruited by the Jinyi Guard again for some reason. In the name of it, it will help them pay. As everyone knows. Their enemies are at hand.
But then there is a problem. You must know that there are grievances everywhere in the rivers and lakes. Some may be rivals. Hence how. How to prevent enemies from drawing knives when they meet. This becomes a problem. However, Jin Yiwei has seen this situation not less. Naturally, there are some ways. There are no physical precautions. However, all the Jianghu people who have entered Jinyiwei will be told some words by the "seniors" around them. It's nothing more than that this is a subordinate unit of the imperial court after all. Rights and hearts are the most important thing. Perhaps these "newcomers" may think very highly of themselves. will not obediently listen to persuasion. Then these "seniors" will tell these "newcomers" some bloody facts. Most people just go down honestly.
And then. These people. Especially these people who were recruited halfway. They value the relationship between their peers. After all, although there are quite a few of them in the brocade guard. But after all, it is a vulnerable group. Therefore, they will never easily hate anyone. Most of the time. They all showed a sense of unity. Never ask about other people's past. Never despise others because of their past. He never judges people by their appearance.
Therefore. In some ways. The most notorious, terrifying and bloody emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the most feared by officials. Ancient spy agents stop the Jinyi Guard. But it is a united organization more than any other organization. It sounds a bit like a bad joke, though. But this is true. As long as anyone who knows a little bit about the situation of Jinyiwei knows that this is the real situation.
So. Back to topic. Although some of the words Li Yang said were used to send him in front of Zhang Fan. But what he said was entirely true. Liyang's origin is not very glorious. It's not because he's from an alien gang. It's because he used to have some connections with those rebels who wanted to be against the court. But since he entered the brocade guard. I never met anyone who would look down on him, laugh at him, or show hostility to him. This made Li Yang, who had already prepared for this, feel very strange. However, after he learned the real reason. He didn't think much of it. The situation was quickly accepted. And that's not surprising. After all, Liyang was once in the rivers and lakes. He knew this feeling best. This is also one of the reasons why he can look forward to Zhang Fanma. He thought that this situation of Jinyiwei was led by Zhang Fan. And the others listened to him and did not refute it. Just smiled. After all, Zhang Fan is the new leader. Naturally, the people below want to pat the horse. And Liyang is the "victim" of this situation.
"My lord called for humiliation, and I don't know what happened." Liyang asked.
"I'm going to ask you about the Five Poisons Sect." Zhang Fan said. Seeing Li Yang, he immediately wanted to speak. He quickly waved his hand to stop. Go on. "I don't want to know about the Five Poisons Sect. I just want to ask you about the current Master. Some things about Fang Yueling. ”