Hu Ying is a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jianwen, and he is the same period as Wang Gen, but he is a second-class jinshi, but among the second-class jinshi, he is the best. The reason is very simple, during the palace examination, the emperor was very concerned about him, asked him about his family situation in detail, and praised him quite a lot. Therefore, when the work was finally assigned, various departments rushed to ask for him, and in the end he was taken over by the Ministry of War, and he was appointed to the Ministry of War. In July, when Zhu Yunwen went north, he also drove north.

After arriving in Beijing, Zhu Yunwen happened to see Hu Ying again, so he asked him to accompany him, along with Xie Jin, Li Guan and others, and Wang Gen, the tanhua of the same department, was sent by Zhu Yunwen to Ping'an to learn to deal with the affairs of the army with Changshi Gao Wei.

But what Hu Ying didn't expect was that the emperor actually ordered him to set up a security department, with Ji Gang as his deputy, responsible for investigating and dealing with major matters that endangered the security of the imperial court and the imperial family.

This matter was very unwilling to be done by Hu Ying, after the killing of the Hongwu Dynasty, there was a shortage of officials in the imperial court, and the quality of officials was generally not high. And as a jinshi, as long as he acts diligently, even if he doesn't drill the camp, it is a matter of time before he becomes a third-grade high-ranking official, and it is not impossible for him to become a second-grade scholar. But once you get involved in this kind of thing, I am afraid that you will immediately become the enemy of the courtiers, and at that time, it will be difficult to be promoted.

But refusal is not good, this matter represents the emperor's trust in himself, if you don't know how to elevate, it is to ignore the emperor's grace, not only has no hope of promotion, maybe there will be a disaster of killing. There is also the deputy director next to him, just a showman, but he is bold and bold, and he writes and talks, but not only is he unscathed, but he is also entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, he suddenly became rich and noble, in order to prove his value, I don't know how much bloody rain will be set off. Alas, but please be worthy of your heart, thinking of this, Hu Ying turned his head to look at the yamen of the military department, and sighed slightly.

……

After entering October, the weather in Jinling is gradually cooler, and the pedestrians on the street no longer wear summer clothes, but have added coats or underwear underneath. Thanks to Zhu Yunwen's vigorous development of the textile industry, the clothing of the people of Beijing has become more and more colorful, not only with a variety of colors, but also with great improvement in quality and comfort compared with the early years of Jianwen. Jinling's famous Bai family workshop often produces some new clothing, most of which are very popular, such as close-fitting autumn clothes and autumn pants, shorts, bras have begun to slowly become popular, the Bai family not only provides door-to-door clothing services for the noble women in the capital, but also sets up a shopping mall dedicated to the service of women's dependents, the clerks are women, and men are not allowed to enter.

In addition, because Zhu Yunwen took a series of measures to promote commerce, such as opening up the private mining, iron-making, shipbuilding, four-wheeled carriage and other industries, building cement roads throughout the country, coupled with the connection of the Grand Canal, these have greatly promoted the circulation of commerce; In addition, Zhu Yunwen also ordered the feudal kings and toasts in various places not to set up private checkpoints, extort traders, and severely punish violators, for which Zhu Yunwen also issued an edict to reprimand some feudal kings, and even Zhu Yunwen also ordered the garrisons in various places to crack down on illegal Tusi, which also caused small-scale conflicts in some places.

No matter which dynasty, the people of Jingshi are the most gossipy, because they are closest to the center of power, gossip is endless, and under mutual exchange, there are often special discoveries, so there are many people who are keen on Kan Dashan in teahouses and restaurants. Various newspapers have also provided them with new channels for news, and many teahouses have even hired some newspaper readers to read newspapers specifically for tea guests; Even some newspaper readers will add their own summaries and conjectures, and say some things are superb, and some secret things are even more vivid, as if they are there.

"It is said that Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, fought all his life, assisted Emperor Hongwu to be invincible and invincible, but there was a regrettable thing in his life, which made him haunted and unforgettable until death, that is, he failed to destroy Mongolia and completely eliminate the enemy of my Han family."

“……”

It is said that Wei Guogong led 100,000 elite soldiers to expedition to Mobei, chasing the dead all the way to the north, invincible, destroying the Mongolian army of one million, and the soldiers came to the city of Helin. Looking at the mountains and seas of soldiers under the city, as well as Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei in the army, the Mongol Great Khan Elebak was shocked: "I can't imagine that Xu Da's son is so good at fighting, is my life resting today?" ’”

"Wei Guogong is wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, a white dragon horse under his crotch, his face is like a crown of jade, and his heroic spirit is compelling, he raised the Heavenly Painting Halberd in his hand, and shouted: 'Now my great tomorrow soldiers have arrived, Erleboke, if you don't surrender at this time, when will you wait?' ”

"'Fall early!' 'Early drop! With the thunder of the three armies, the Mongolian army was so sick that their hands and feet trembled, and they could not hold their swords and guns at all. ”

“……”

I saw Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, riding forward, dialing the carving feather at will, although the Mongolian army's arrows rained down, but he couldn't help it. When he arrived at the palace gate, he held up the Fang Tian painting halberd, as if he had struck a lightning bolt in the night sky, the horse borrowed manpower, and the man borrowed horsepower, and he heard a 'boom' explosion, guess what? ”

There was silence in the field, a needle could be heard falling on the ground, and everyone raised their hearts to their throats.

Seeing the gate of the towering Mongolian palace, it was split in half by a halberd of Wei Guogong, seeing this scene, the Mongolian army could no longer hold the sword and gun, and abandoned the armor and fled. And Wei Guogong waved the Fang Tian painting halberd, and our Great Tomorrow Army rushed into the palace with overwhelming momentum and captured the Mongol Great Khan Erlebak alive. ”

"Guess what Erlebek was doing at the time? He was holding his brother and daughter-in-law there to do that kind thing, and he was very embarrassed. When pushed in front of Wei Guogong by the Ming army, Wei Guogong nodded and sighed: 'How can such a monarch not die?' ’

“……”

"Now that Erlebok has been escorted to Beiping, he will arrive in Beijing in a few days, and when the time comes, the old and young masters must go and see what kind of nest this Mongolian Khan is?"

"Yes, you have to see it!" "Must go!" "Wei Guogong is good, not the son of King Zhongshan." "Yes, what a hero." "The Xu family is really the pillar of my Ming Dynasty." "Blessed are my Ming people!"

…….

When the storyteller finished speaking, everyone in the restaurant cheered and talked excitedly about their experiences with each other.

"Humph! A group of ignorant people, pure nonsense. ”

"Yes, General Xu, these foolish people are all ignorant, how do they know the hardships of General Xu's family? Now the life and death of Wei Guogong is still unknown, and tens of thousands of soldiers are buried in Mobei; And General Xu brought Erlebok back to Beiping and made great contributions, but he was relegated to the end because of trivial matters, the reason was that he killed the Mongolian princess, and he scared a child on the streets of Beiping. Such an act is really not worth it for General Xu. ”

"You?" Xu Zengshou looked at the man in Tsing Yi in front of him fiercely: "What nonsense are you talking about?" How dare you criticize the emperor? Aren't you afraid that the Investigation Department will come to you for questioning? ”

"Hehe," the man in Tsing Yi smiled slightly: "The general is too worried, and the little one dares to speak, so he is naturally not afraid to ask for guilt." ”

"Who the hell are you?"

"General Xu," the man in Tsing Yi paused, but did not answer Xu Zengshou's question, but changed the topic: "The emperor treats you like this, are you willing?" ”

"Who the hell are you?" Xu Zengshou's face turned pale, looked around, and then said in a low voice: "You don't have to worry about Xu's affairs, are you sent by the Investigation Department to test Xu?" ”

"General, when the time comes, the identity of the subordinate will naturally be revealed, but now is not the time."

Xu Zengshou wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he stared at the eyes of the people in Tsing Yi, and the people in Tsing Yi did not show weakness, looking back flatly.

After a long time, Xu Zengshou took out the silver ticket from his arms, slapped it on the table, and then stood up and walked away quickly without looking back.

Looking at his back, the man in Tsing Yi breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and wiped the beads of sweat on his head, as if he was a little afraid. The man in Tsing Yi sat for a while before leaving the restaurant with the crowd that had ended.

After the Tsing Yi people left the restaurant, they immediately got into an ordinary four-wheeled carriage, and after they sat down, the coachman drove the carriage west along the Qinhuai River with a whip.

After walking about five or six miles, when they reached the fork of the river near Jubaomen, the coachman stopped the carriage and turned back and said, "Sir, it's here!" ”

The sun has set in the west, and the sunset afterglow that has sprinkled over the city wall onto the surface of the Qinhuai River reflects the Qinhuai River in a golden color. But for Qinhuaihe, the excitement has just begun. When the man in Tsing Yi opened the curtain, he found that there were several carriages parked not far in front of him, and there were several young men standing next to the carriages, all of whom were between twenty and thirty years old, looking directly at the flower boats not far away.

The sailors put on their boats and laid them on the boards, and the crowd of people waiting on the shore rushed over, waving silver tickets in their hands, pushing and shouting at each other, but they were stopped by a thug-like man. But everyone knew the rules, and handed over the silver tickets in their hands, and the thugs immediately let them go when they saw the silver tickets.

Seeing this scene, the people in Tsing Yi smiled slightly bitterly, since the emperor developed commerce, the merchants have become richer and richer, and the prices of the bitches by the Qinhuai River have also risen one by one, and everyone who got on the boat just now was charged five taels of silver, and they couldn't get on the boat without silver.

The people in Tsing Yi also paid the silver according to the rules before they were allowed to board the ship.

Soon after getting on the boat, the man in Tsing Yi was led to the rear cabin, and there was already an old man waiting for him in the rear cabin. The man in Tsing Yi hurriedly saluted, and the old man waved his hand and said with a smile: "Tianyuan, how is it today?" ”

"Adult, the little one met Xu Zengshou and chatted a few words."

"What did you talk about?"

"That's the ......," the man in Tsing Yi took a few steps closer and described in detail in a low voice.

The old man listened, closed his eyes, pondered for a while, and at the same time tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and the sound of "da, da, da" sounded in the room, and the people in Tsing Yi did not dare to come out, he knew that this was the old man's habit of thinking about problems, and no one dared to disturb him.

After a long while, the old man stopped tapping, opened his eyes, and said lightly: "Tianyuan, what do you think of Xu Zengshou?" ”

"It's hard to say the little one."

"Why?"

"He seemed to have some hatred, but it wasn't obvious, or he was afraid of something, and he even thought it was someone from the Investigation Division."

"Well, so be it." The old man thought for a while, and finally said: "The Xu family should not be taken lightly, even if it is risky, it is necessary to try to win over this Xu Zengshou." You look for an opportunity, get close to Xu Zengshou again, and if possible, enter the Xu Mansion and wait for my orders. ”

"Yes, sir." The man in Tsing Yi was stunned, but quickly reacted and gave up his life.

"Besides, don't come here in the future, I'll leave here right away."

"Then, how do I contact the adults?"

"You don't have to contact me, I'll send someone to contact you, there is half a piece of jade in this box." The old man pushed the box on the table over and said, "The person who goes to contact you will also bring the other half of the jade, and if you can match it, you must obey his orders unconditionally." ”

The man in Tsing Yi opened the wooden box, looked at it, then put it in his arms, knelt down and bowed to the old man three times, and got up to leave.

"Tianyuan, it's not that the old man is ruthless, but because what we're doing now is a matter of raiding the house and destroying the door, and there is no room for negligence."