Xu Guangqi didn't leave late, so Ji Qingwen had enough time to sleep beautifully and relieve the fatigue accumulated along the way.

Ji Qingwen hadn't slept well for several months since Chongzhen sent troops to quell the White Lotus Sect rebellion in August of the third year.

He originally planned to take advantage of the fact that when he had just arrived in the capital and Yuan Chonghuan was not so quick to discuss the crime, he would take a good rest first, recuperate his spirits, carefully sort out the situation in the court, and then talk about Yuan Chonghuan's big case with Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, and even the emperor.

Unexpectedly, before the sky was completely bright, Ji Qingwen was woken up by the shouting outside the door.

Ji Qingwen is a gentleman, and now he is about to be knighted, his status has improved, and his temper is naturally big, listening to such a big noise outside, he can't have a good rest, so he got up and scolded: "Hey! Wasn't this broken inn fully covered by Lao Tzu? Why are you still arguing? Stir Lao Tzu to sleep again, see if I don't tear down this broken shop? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Duozi's voice came from outside the door: "Young master, you better get up quickly, the emperor has a will!" ”

Emperor.

In addition to the fake emperor of the dead Xu Hongru in the Ming Dynasty, there was only the real living emperor of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen.

As soon as he heard that it was the emperor's decree, Ji Qingwen couldn't sleep anymore, and scolded in his heart: Okay, you feudal dog emperor, Lao Tzu has just entered Beijing, and he hasn't even slept peacefully, you are good, you sent someone over early in the morning to deliver the decree, and you didn't even let people rest, it's really darker than a capitalist!

Ji Qingwen thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say that, so he could only sigh and reply loudly: "I know!" Then he hurriedly got dressed and got up.

When he pushed the door out of the house, he saw that a few eunuchs and people dressed as brocade guards were already sitting in the middle hall of the Yunlai Inn, and there were Duo Jiugong and the innkeeper standing on the side, trembling and cautiously waiting for these people to drink tea and eat snacks. After all, in the capital, everyone knows the power of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, this person, you don't respect them, and you can't be overly courteous, so you can only be as polite as possible, don't provoke them.

But in fact, the people who do things in Dongchang and Jinyiwei are also people. And as long as it is human, it has to talk about human feelings.

Dongchang and Jinyiwei are naturally no exception, especially for high-status figures, they will become extremely enthusiastic, as soon as they saw Ji Qingwen come out of the house, a eunuch and a Jinyi guard scrambled to get up and win, and they called "Lord Ji" and "Lord Ji" that Huan.

Raising his hand and not hitting the smiling face, Ji Qingwen saw that they were so polite, and his anger when he got up just now also decreased a lot, and he also said politely: "I heard that the emperor has a decree to pass on to the lower officials, so I just went on a trip early in the morning." It's better for us to do the right thing first, and after we are done, the next official will be thanked. ”

These eunuchs and Jinyi guards all knew that Ji Qingwen was very rich and extremely generous, so when they heard that he was going to be rewarded, they immediately showed a more flattering smile on their faces, and said several words of gratitude one after another.

Duo Jiugong was a sensible person, and finally caught the gap between a few people talking, and asked: "Two Shangguan, since it is a holy decree, how about waiting for a while, and let the little one with the innkeeper sprinkle the courtyard, set up an incense case, and then read the holy decree?" ”

The attitude of the eunuch who delivered the decree was so polite that it was embarrassing.

I only heard him pinch his voice and said: "Excuse me, the miscellaneous family and this Lord Jinyi Wei are passing on the words of the Long Live Lord, and there is no need for such a big show." It's just that Lord Ji knelt down and listened to our decree. As for you...... Please stay out of the way. ”

Ji Qingwen was reluctant to kneel down to worship Zhu Youzhen, the Chongzhen Emperor who woke him up from his dream, but now he was "under the low eaves and had to bow his head", so he had to kneel down, kowtow a few times indiscriminately, and pretend to listen to the eunuch read out the will with a respectful face.

Ji Qingwen's kowtow action was not very standard, but the eunuch who delivered the decree was not too provocative, nodded, and then chattered: "Long live the lord's dictation: It is rumored that Ji Qingwen, the weaving governor of Suzhou, will go to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint." Chin this! ”

After that, the eunuch had a smile on his face again, and while stretching out his hand to help Ji Qingwen up, he said, "Okay, the will of the miscellaneous family has arrived, then please ask Lord Ji to hurry up and go on the road." We still have to hurry up and get back to the Lord of Long Life! ”

While agreeing, Ji Qingwen asked Duo Jiugong to take ten taels of ten silver ingots, and gave them to these eunuchs and brocade guards who came to deliver the decree.

These goods took real money, and their faces seemed to bloom with joy.

Especially those Jinyi guards, because they didn't have the task of passing on the decree, they didn't catch the opportunity to tie up Ji Qingwen, so they hurriedly seized the excuse and said: "Lord Ji, since you drove away the Manchurian Tartars last year, the Jingshi is very peaceful, and there is no need for a few of us. But what kind of person is the lord, the pomp and circumstance of coming out and entering still has to be talked about, just a few of us will escort the lord to the Forbidden City, how about the face along the way? ”

As soon as they finished speaking, they heard an extremely serious voice in their ears: "What are you talking about? Although Jingshi is the first good district, Lord Ji has done a lot for the emperor, and there are naturally many people who have offended. This is also the reason why the emperor sent a few of you soldiers from the brocade guard to escort him into the palace, how can you ignore it? ”

Those brocade guards were accustomed to being powerful and blessed in the Beijing Division, and when they heard someone unceremoniously mentioning their faces, they scolded immediately: "Which one doesn't talk nonsense with long eyes? Don't you see that we're wearing flying fish suits? Didn't you see that we wore embroidered spring knives on our waists? ”

"Flying Fish Suit? Embroidered spring knife? I have it too! Which of you is the brocade guard under the leader, tell him to come out and talk to me! The man said again.

Only then did these Jinyi guards know that the person who spoke was also their own person in the Jinyi Guard, and they were busy following the sound and looked up, and sure enough, they saw a person meticulously wearing a neat flying fish suit, standing far away and looking at him.

Seeing that this person was stiff and dignified, and should not be underestimated, these brocade guards hurriedly asked, "I don't know ...... senior?"

Before they finished speaking, they heard this person say aloud: "I am Li Yuanyin, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. How? I've been in Jiangnan for a few years, and the Jinyi guards in the Beijing division don't recognize me anymore? ”

Li Yuanyin's reputation in the Jinyiwei circle is still very loud, and as soon as these goods heard the name of "Li Yuanyin", they quickly apologized and admitted their mistakes.

Li Yuanyin was still unrelenting: "What's the use of you apologizing and apologizing?" Which of you commanded his men, and told him to come and speak to me? ”

Ji Qingwen hurriedly made a round and said, "Okay, Commander Li is angry, I'm just joking with a few of them, why take it seriously?" ”

Li Yuanyin has always been cautious and cautious, and on this kind of issue, he didn't even give Ji Qingwen face, and said, "Lord Ji, that's not what I said. Jinyiwei was responsible for the security of the capital, and not only had to meddle in ordinary cases, but also investigated and arrested Manchurian Tartars and the remnants of cults. But look at a few of them, such a lazy and lazy look, when it comes to a critical moment, how can they be reliable? Lord Ji, I'm angry in this place! ”

"Oh, I see!" Ji Qingwen suddenly realized, "It turns out that Commander Li is used to seeing the Ming Wu Army under me, so he is naturally dissatisfied with these loosely disciplined guys. But originally, there is only a team of Ming Wu Army in the whole world, and you prefer others to learn from it...... Isn't that what a strong man does? ”

Li Yuanyin was still unconvinced, and wanted to argue, but when he saw Li Yan walking out of nowhere, he said, "Okay, Commander Li shouldn't be serious." Ming Wujun is Brother Ji who fed out a lot of silver, can it be the same? Didn't Brother Ji still have to be ordered to go to the palace to face the saints? Why are you still entangled in this kind of thing here, if you delay it any longer, I'm afraid you will be guilty of disobeying the order......"

Li Yan brought out the emperor, Li Yuanyin naturally had nothing to say, and glared at the stunned Jinyi guards viciously, then turned around and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Ji Qingwen knew that Li Yuanyin was also thinking about his own safety, so he shook his head with a wry smile, motioned to a few eunuchs and Jinyi guards to lead the way, and walked quickly to the palace after leaving the Yunlai Inn.