Among the few people present, including Xue Wu, in terms of personal combat effectiveness, Hua Zhengfang is undoubtedly the one at the bottom. But the current situation is that Hua Zhengfang is holding the leader of Jinyiwei.

His thin arm, which was as thin as a reed stick, waved in the air, like a piece of firewood that could break at any moment, and the big man could break away from Hua Zhengfang's control with a slight struggle, and let him fall on his heels. But it was precisely because of this that the big man didn't dare to move, and he didn't even have the courage to struggle, for fear of hurting the old man carelessly.

The criminal department only uses grades in the matter, but from the seventh-grade petty officials, in the officialdom pyramid, belongs to the position of the pedestal. Even the grade of this brocade is above Hua Zhengfang. But the status of the officials of the Ming Dynasty cannot be purely based on the grade, in terms of authority, even the second-grade bigwigs like Shangshu of the Criminal Department have to sell Hua Zhengfang's face, and the commander of the brocade clothes Liu Shouyou must be polite when he sees him, and this brocade guard is nothing in front of him.

The Ming system is based on the small system and the large and large system, through which the balance of the entire officialdom system is maintained, and the right to refute the emperor's decree in the matter is given, and it also has the right to supervise the work of the ministry. All negligence and mistakes in all aspects of the work of the department have the right to point out and demand correction, and they also have the right to go straight to the king. Although the personnel relationship is in the Department of General Administration, it is actually counted in the official system. Even in the Beijing Chacha, they have the right to inspect the imperial history and be responsible for the evaluation of the imperial history.

The Qing rumor official may live a poor life, but his own character is noble, and his status in the officialdom is enough to be on par with the bigwigs. In particular, Zhang Juzheng is now clamping down on the six departments with six departments, so that the status of the six departments is higher than that of the previous dynasty, compared to it, the Jinyi official is less weighty, not to mention that the problem of driving the post happens to be a handle, and if it falls into the hands of the official who is in charge of this work, then there will be no fire at all.

Jin Yiwei is not as powerful as some people think, they do whatever they want, they must have a driver's license, and the driver's license must be signed by the criminal department in order to play a role. Even in another time and space, when Wei Zhongxian's power was monstrous, he couldn't hold people without a Jinyi, and it was not as easy as writing a holy decree. It wasn't until the fifth year of Chongzhen that the holy decree abolished the driving post, and Jinyi could really catch whoever he wanted. Before that, it was not easy for Jin Yiwei to move people in the system.

The biggest problem of driving posts in the early years of Wanli was the period of Gao Gong Zhishi, when a brocade guard went to Gao's house and claimed to arrest Gao Gong and put him in prison. As a result, Gao Gong shouted loudly and asked the other party where the driving post was, and those brocade clothes who didn't know the origin were scattered.

The brocade system is the kind of wild horse that is not subject to judicial supervision, with the authority to trample on the law and arrest people at will. There are some scruples in acting.

Fan Jin is a person from other places, and in the eyes of Jingshi Jinyiwei, he is a turtle, and there will be no problem in bypassing this procedure to arrest people. Besides, the official word is two, he only said that he has a driver's post, and he is not qualified to ask to see it, so he will talk about it after arresting someone first. But now I'm unlucky, and I've bumped into the real criminal department, so it's more troublesome.

Liu Shouyou was born in a civilian family, and although he was the commander of the Jinyi Guard, he was still more biased towards the literati in his position. If a brocade guard is injured in the matter, Liu Shou will be punished by military law, but I am afraid that he will also be immortal and shed his skin. What's more, Hua Zhengfang's situation is different, he is not only hard-waisted, but also a well-known moral gentleman, his articles and ethics are impeccable, and he is very famous in Qingliu.

If such a person is injured by Wuchen, the Kedao system will never give up, and those people join forces to make trouble, and this anger is not something that ordinary brocade clothes can afford. It is because this brocade-clothed official is obviously as strong as an ox in martial arts, but at this time, he has to let Hua Zhengfang push and shove, and retreat with the strength of the other party, for fear of hurting him.

There were already a few people in the private room who poked their heads out to ask, Hua Zhengfang's voice became higher and higher, and after a while, two more diners came over. One of these two people is the official of the household department, and the other is in the household department. As soon as he entered the door, he opened Hua Zhengfang in the middle of the matter, and the official invited Jinyiwei outside and talked a few words before he walked in and said:

"Old Master Hua, you should be angry, he is also acting on orders, at most he should not say that he has a driver's license. It's also a smooth sound, and it's not a fault. You said that you are embarrassed by a person who does things, which is not good, and besides, a mere warrior in brocade clothes, is it worth your fire? The tiger doesn't eat the rabbit, and it can't be committed. ”

The other person was also constantly persuading in the matter, and Hua Zhengfang said with a blue face: "The matter will not be settled like this." This is where the national capital is, and there is no king in Jinyi to forge the driving post, and in the long run, the discipline is corrupted, and the country is unstable. If it provokes candidates to take the exam, who will bear this responsibility? This matter must be investigated clearly and the mastermind behind the scenes must be found out! ”

Xue Sufang said softly: "Brother Fan taught Feng Bangning a lesson in Chongwenmen this morning......"

"It must be him!" Hua Zhengfang snorted, "This person does countless evils on weekdays, and if the complaints received in the yamen are stacked, I am afraid that they will be even higher than himself." It's just that he is afraid of Feng Bao's forces and doesn't dare to move him, and now he dares to drive Jinyi Wei to grab the child, do you really think that you can cover the sky with one hand? I'm going to touch him this time and let him know he's awesome! ”

The two of them originally came to meet, but when they heard Feng Bao's name, they both kept their mouths shut. Everyone is different, not everyone is as upright as Hua Zhengfang, and has the courage to touch the most powerful eunuch in the Ming Dynasty today. This kind of mixed water is naturally less preferred, the two glanced at each other, smiled and retreated outside the private room.

Fan Jin couldn't eat the food of the others now, so he also got up and came out. Hua Zhengfang said to Fan Jin: "Retreat, have you found a house?" If not, stay there for a few days. I want to see if Feng Bangning dares to go to the old residence to make trouble. You don't have to be afraid, you have to be bold when you read the books of the sages, the righteousness of heaven and earth is in your body, and you are not afraid of demons and evils. No matter how powerful the Feng family is, it is no more than a rational word, whether it is Dongchang or Jinyi, it is just a group of eagle dogs, what are the scholars of my generation afraid of......"

Walking to the door, the guy walked over, handed the package wrapped in lotus leaves to Hua Zhengfang and Hou Shouyong, and said, "You always take it, this is the fat duck you want." ”

"I ...... I didn't want it. Hua Zhengfang looked at the buddy, but the guy glanced at Fan Jin, Fan Jin smiled and said: "Since the son likes to read Xiaosheng's books, this is fate, just a duck, just a gift to entertain the visitors, and I have to ask for advice in person another day, what are the shortcomings in the book." ”

Hua Zhengfang didn't shirk, nodded, lifted the tether on the lotus leaf and walked out. At this moment, the door of the bargain shop opened, and a burst of laughter drifted in.

"Haha, let me tell you, that scholar wants him to look good sooner or later. Cantonese, surnamed Fan, I remember this name. Even if he wins the Jinshi, that is, he is a sixth- or seventh-grade petty official, and when the time comes, I can clean up as much as I want......"

While speaking, Feng Bangning was in front, and a group of notorious gentlemen in the Beijing Division walked in from outside the cheap shop. Although Fan Jin gave Feng Bangning a few blows, but with Feng Bao's face, he definitely couldn't hurt him, but he only used a little force to make him feel pain, but he definitely didn't get hurt. is in good spirits and complexion, and his speech is still full of energy.

He was in the moment of complacency, but he didn't want to see an angry face when he split his face. The anger of the teaching director was already shocking and terrifying, even Feng Bangning was no exception, when he was looked at by Hua Zhengfang's eyes, he couldn't help but take half a step back.

"You...... What are you looking at? ”

"Feng Bangning! Your name, the old man, also remembered, and drove Jinyi to arrest the man without authorization, you are so bold! I'll wait for it. "Where the sleeves of the robe waved, a big fat duck swayed at will under the lotus leaf, like a meteor hammer. Immediately, I saw a group of four people lifting the curtain and stepping out of the threshold and walking out of the restaurant.

Feng Bangning was stunned, and the few people behind him also lost their smiles, everyone looked at each other, and after a while, Feng Bangning asked, "That was ...... just now Who is it? Why do I seem to see that Cantonese barbarian and that beautiful girl? But now is the time for the barbarian to be majestic, and this son is not as knowledgeable as him, so he will talk about it when the test is over. And who are those two, especially the old thing, what's going on? ”

Several people shook their heads to express their puzzlement, Feng Bangning only thought that he had met a drunkard who drank too much, and thought that he had done a lot of similar things after he was drunk, so he generously decided to forgive the old man. A few gentlemen were very broad-minded, and it didn't take long to forget about it, and then happily drank and wrote a game ticket called a fantou, and continued their happy night.

Hua Zhengfang didn't have a sedan chair, and Fan Jin wanted to hire a sedan chair class, but was stopped by the old man. "I'm used to it. When you are older, walking is also considered exercise. Your teacher is not far from where I live, so let's walk back together. ”

"This duck ......"

"It doesn't matter if this duck is cold, it's good to get hot tomorrow, although the taste is a little worse, but it can also be flavored. In fact, I didn't dare to let the dog eat the roast duck at this time. The child is small, and his mouth is very slanderous, if he is addicted to eating this roast duck, and he clamories to eat it every day, my life will be sad. ”

The old man smiled freely, "Sour Hanlin is poor and admonishes to eat and be a clean master, the criminal department is a very wide yamen, if you want to make a fortune, there is a way." But every time we make a fortune, it means that at least one family of small people has sunk to the bottom of the sea, and even the family is ruined. People say that the imperial history does not eat geese, although we can eat ducks in the matter, but we can't be rich. Jingcheng is meager, and it has been owed for many years, and I am afraid that it is not as comfortable as thinking about you. But what your teacher and I have to do is two things. First, he will not get rich, and second, he will not let the people in the criminal department get rich. The two of us are like-minded, and we agree on this matter and cooperate well. I am known for my stinky temper in Beijing, and the only one who can call me a friend is Brother Hou. When Brother Hou first arrived in Beijing that day, he was just in time for me to be chased by creditors, and thanks to his ingot of silver, I was relieved of my siege. I found out afterwards that it was Cheng Yi that you gave to the teacher, so I actually owe you a favor. ”

Fan Jin said again and again that he didn't dare, but Hua Zhengfang said, "You're welcome." Brother Hou's disciple, I should scold and scold. But a scholar who dares to teach King Feng Yan a lesson publicly, not only will I not scold, but I will also make good friends with him. Let's go, come and sit down at my house, I happen to have a few window drafts in hand, you can take them and read them. As long as the style of writing is deliberately contrary to me, the nun will not refuse to record you. ”

Hou Shouyong was also on the side to help, Fan Jin couldn't refuse, and the four of them walked all the way to the old man's house, where they lived was not very far from the cheap shop, in Dazhiqiao Hutong. So I didn't have to walk for too long to get to the place.

The old man knocked on the door, and in a short time a woman answered the door. The woman was very young, dressed in a coarse cloth jacket and skirt, and shivered in the wind. Hou Shouyong didn't greet her, but only pulled Fan Jin in, and Hua Zhengfang said: "Go, call Jiyin, just say that the Fan Caizi he usually talks about has arrived, and brought him a gift." You go and make some tea, using the best tea leaves. ”

After a short time, a six- or seven-year-old boy walked into the upper room, first gave Hua Zhengfang and Hou Shouyong a courtesy, and then came to worship Fan Jin. The lights in the room are very dim, most of them are distressed by lamp oil, and the furniture is very ordinary, which is not much better than the homes of ordinary people in Jiangning. The house is low, and the window paper is damaged, and when you sit in it, you can feel a cool breeze pouring into the house.

Through the dim light, Fan Jin looked at the child and saw that it was a boy who was loved at first glance. It is obviously strictly educated, not as lively and playful as a child of this age, but has a calmness that does not match his age, like a little adult. Even when he saw his idol, he didn't show any excess, he just came over and called his uncle, and then obediently stepped aside and waited for his father's order. His clothes were obviously thin, and even if he tried desperately to control it, he could tell that he was shivering.

Hua Zhengfang's talk was not affected by the weather or her son's coldness, on the contrary, the later the day, the more uplifting her spirits became. When the woman brought the tea, she refreshed herself with the bitter tea, first asked about the cowpox, and then talked with Fan Jin about the article, and then the topic fell back to Feng Bangning.

"Retreat, do you know what I live in this house? The famous Yang Zhongchou (Yang Jisheng) also lives in Dazhiqiao, the temple dedicated to his Dharma body, which is not far from my residence. If it weren't late, I'd take you to burn a pillar of incense. On that day, the loyal prince was not afraid of the eunuchs, and the impeachment was strictly divided, and the name was preserved after death, and the chivalrous bones were fragrant, and the name was marked in history. As speech officials, we can only be regarded as making some appearances when we are loyal to the public. He was not afraid of the old man that day, and I would not be afraid of Feng Bao. I'll write a book in a while, hand it over tomorrow, and have a good copy of it. ”

Hou Shouyong said: "Brother Nian, we have no evidence, but we are afraid that we will not be able to touch him." ”

"You think you can touch him with evidence? Cisheng, Zhang Jiangling and Feng Bao, the three of them are connected inside and outside as one, how can you and I help them? Even if you come up with a mountain of ironclad evidence, can you move him at all? Just as the strict division of the saints and relatives was long that day, could it be that the loyal prince didn't know that his own capital would be useless, but would cause trouble? The reason why he dared to give a direct advice was to let the traitors know that there were still loyal people in the court, and they would not watch them behave nonsense. Even if they can't change their ways, they can still make them restrain themselves. The second is to use oneself to arouse the blood of the people in the world, so that all loyal and righteous people can raise their voices and directly denounce the eunuchs. I am the same in the last book today, I have to let Feng Bao know that this world is surnamed Zhu, not Feng, not what he and his nephew want, they can do what they want! Besides, His Majesty was surrounded by Feng Bao's people when he was young, and it was difficult for his ears and eyes to understand. Our duty as ministers is to tell the truth to the emperor and let His Majesty know what this world is really like. This piece may not be able to do anything to the Feng family, but it can let His Majesty know that his Feng companion is not as good as he thinks, and it is enough to play this role. When His Majesty comes into power in the future, there will be some punishment, and we have also fulfilled our duty as a minister, although we have no regrets in death! ”

Fan Jin knew in his heart that Hua Zhengfang did this, although it was because he was almost arrested, but in fact, he had been brewing in his heart for a long time, and he just took advantage of this incident to start a seizure.

Even if you persuade yourself, you can't persuade you. He secretly complained in his heart, originally thought that he would make a name for himself by arresting people in brocade, but he didn't want to become an opportunity for Hua Zhengfang to make trouble. He wanted to be the son-in-law of Jiangling, and he didn't want to stiffen the relationship with Feng Bao, but the current situation was no longer under his control.

The two talked for more than an hour before Fan Jin said goodbye. Hua Zhengfang sent a few people out, Fan Jin talked a few words with his teacher, and also broke up and said goodbye. It was late at night, and it was pitch black, and there were no pedestrians. Xue Wu boldly grabbed Fan Jin's hand, and the two of them interlocked their fingers to warm each other. Fan Jin glanced back at Hua Zhengfang's house, and Xue Wudao: "What are you looking at?" ”

"Look at the lights, it's so dark, it's still bright."

"Where is it bright? Impossible. The light is so dim that it can't even light up the room, how can you see it here? ”

"That's a lack of lights, if every house here is lit with that kind of lamp, it won't be dark."

Xue Wu was stunned for some reason, Fan Jin smiled, "Let's go, I'm just saying, that lamp can illuminate the heavens and the earth, but it can't illuminate itself, and I won't light it." ”

The two walked towards the rented place, and Fan Kou whispered softly: Si is a burrow, but Wu Dexin ......