Chapter 106: The Man Behind the Scenes
The big man walked into a wood, and there were several men standing in the woods, these men were dressed in black, they were agile and steady, and they looked like well-trained people.
When the men saw the big man coming, they hurriedly greeted him, and then they found an open space to sit down.
Su Yi hid behind the forest and secretly looked at the group.
Facing away from him was a young man in his early twenties, a broad-shouldered and round-waisted man who was quite burly. Although his back was facing Su Yi, he could feel the murderous aura coming from the young man's body.
On the left hand side of the young man was a middle-aged man, although he was about forty years old, his skin was white and tender, his eyes were slightly closed, he was leaning against a big tree, just sitting there quietly, but Su Yi felt that his threat was much greater than that of the burly young man.
The other people sat farther away, and they were blocked by the young man, and Su Yi couldn't observe their situation for a while.
After a long time, when Su Yi was waiting impatiently, he heard a person in front of the young man speak: "Have you heard about what happened in Bowang County, maybe it has something to do with what we investigated." β
The young man sneered and reprimanded unceremoniously: "Stupid! At present, the matter of Jingmen County has not been clarified, what strength do we have to worry about what happened in Bowang County, and besides, the power of our Jinyiwei has long been much worse than before. Now the eunuch surnamed Bai is deeply favored, and there are private guards and westward guards who don't take us seriously. There are a lot of dignitaries and nobles in Bowang County, and if you are not careful, you will offend those powerful people, and today's Jinyiwei is no longer the Jinyiwei of the past, and we should make less trouble. β
Several people in front of the young man were still a little unconvinced, and screamed: "But what if...... The group of escaped assassins in Bowang County are the people we want to investigate? You also said that the status of Jinyiwei is not as good as before, and now is the time for us to make meritorious contributions, if we want to turn over, we must seize the evidence of the rebellion of the Cardinal Sect! Don't let go of any clues! β
Someone beside him immediately chimed in: "Yes, the red-clothed sect is different from ordinary bandits, those grass bandits and bandits occupy the mountains as kings, at best, they can only be a disaster, and it is difficult to become a climate, but this red-clothed sect is different, they are good at winning people's hearts, and they make friends with officials and gentry from all over the country, if they can find evidence of their rebellion, how many officials in the entire Great Chu will be involved, and when the time comes, the emperor will not be able to reactivate the Jinyi Guard." β
The young man sneered and said: "Even so, the emperor also uses private guards and westward guards, and it is difficult for our Jinyi guards to come out!" Don't forget, when our Jinyiwei was at its most glorious, several deputy commanders took people to a minister's house to get people, but the minister happened to be the godson of the nine thousand years old, and several deputy commanders were beaten to death by a group of eunuchs in the alley. β
The middle-aged man who had not spoken spoke faintly and said: "It is said that there are people in the Cardinal Sect who secretly meet the eunuchs, and now there are two major eunuch institutions in the private guard and the Xixingwei, which are rampant in the government and the opposition, if they conspire with the Cardinal Sect, do you say that the emperor will believe in our Jinyi Guard, or will he believe in those eunuchs?" β
The young man still had some scruples about the middle-aged man, and when he heard him speak, he stopped talking, but looking at his silent appearance, he obviously did not agree with the middle-aged man's words.
Su Yi's heart moved, he didn't expect that the institution of Jinyiwei still existed in this world.
The case of the abolished prince, the greatest meritorious service is Jinyiwei, the case of the abolished prince is very widespread, and the Jinyiwei, who has made great contributions, has no good end, the power gradually falls, and is almost collapsed by the westward guard, and finally it was revoked by the order of Emperor Chu.
Like Qianniuwei, this Jinyiwei is also one of the institutions of the six schools and eleven guards. But they are different from the Supervision Office, the Supervision Office, and the Nanzhen Office, these three are subordinate to the Imperial Historical Observatory, supervising internal and external officials, supervising civil and military officials, but officials have words and deeds that are rude, they will be impeached by the speech officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and it is the Supervision Office that collects these evidence.
However, what really frightened the officials in various places was not these three, nor were they the inspection posts that wandered around the places blindly for three days and two times, but the Jinyi Guard, the Private Guard, and the Westward Guard in the Eleventh Guard, which made the civil and military officials frightened and frightened.
Jinyiwei secret agents are widely distributed, and it can even be said that the three religions and nine streams all have Jinyiwei secret agents, there are special surveillance, kidnapping, arrest and assassination and other means, they monitor courtiers and supervision offices are different, supervision and supervision offices are only to monitor whether there is corruption among civil and military officials, whether there is anything improper in daily words and deeds, but Jinyiwei is different, they specialize in monitoring officials around the country, but there are people who are plotting against each other, so Jinyiwei intervenes in the investigation, and Jinyiwei is only sent by the Son of Heaven, so the power is very great, secretly arresting officials, and lynching is a common thing.
It's just that after the abolition of the prince's case, Jinyiwei's life is worse day by day, and in the end, even the commander of Jinyiwei has to retreat when he sees people with private guards and westward guards, and his status can be imagined.
As for the private guards and the westward guards, the power is more powerful than the Jinyi guard, and the two guards are eunuchs, who are only sent by the Son of Heaven, and they can supervise and arrest their subjects at will without going through the picketing of the Imperial Historical Observatory and the interrogation of the Criminal Department.
The supervision office and the supervision office are only responsible for picketing and listening, and do not have the right to arrest and detain prisoners, and the Nanzhen office only arrests prisoners but does not have the right to interrogate.
Jinyi Wei, Youyou Private Guards and Xixingwei can bypass the Yushitai and the Criminal Department, and directly arrest and interrogate officials suspected of rebellion, and they also have their own prisons, which can be described as powerful in the Great Chu Imperial Court, but they are also hated by people. These three guards are dependent on each other, but they check and balance each other.
Perhaps some military attachΓ©s in the court will be afraid of the Jinyi guards, private guards and westward guards, but those generals who are stationed in various places and hold military power are not afraid of them. What really gave the garrison generals everywhere a headache was the notorious Qianniuwei in the Great Chu military.
Qianniuwei is different from Jinyi Wei, private guards and westbound guards, most of these three guards are composed of members who fight alone and have strong martial arts, and the establishment of Qianniuwei is the same as the army, most of its members are military men, Qianniuwei has a clear hierarchy, and is well-equipped compared to the forbidden army.
Liu Han, who chased and killed Su Yi at the beginning, was a member of Qianniuwei.
At this time, the young man with his back to Su Yi spoke again: "Before, Xiahou Shu came with news that the red-clothed sect was hiding in Jingmen County and was planning a major event today, but unfortunately when we arrived in Jingmen County, that Xiahou Shu had already disappeared. β
The young man sighed and continued, "I don't know if this Xiahou Shu deliberately teased us and others......"
"No, it won't." The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Xiahou Shu is cautious, he will never ......" Speaking of this, the middle-aged man's cold gaze looked in the direction of Su Yi, and his white face was full of green energy.
"What kind of person hides his head and tail!" The middle-aged man shouted, and the young man was startled when he heard this, and stood up in vain.
Su Yi complained bitterly, and the weapon in his hand was held tighter, but he also knew that he must not be exposed first at this time.
As soon as the middle-aged man's voice fell, "Whoosh! With a bang, a short sharp arrow shot at him, and the middle-aged one dodged sideways, and the short sharp arrow sank into the trunk of the tree.
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