Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the beginning of May of the third year of Wanli. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoEven in the northern part of the capital, it is the hottest time of the year, especially at noon, when the scorching sun hangs high over people's heads, and people who are outdoors are sweating and want to stay in the shade of the trees and do not want to come out.

But on the docks in Tongzhou, outside the capital, the situation is a little different from elsewhere, with many people staring at the canal with anticipation, and many rushing forward to get business as soon as a ship docks.

Because of the Ming Dynasty's consistent policy of banning the sea, resulting in the abolition of shipping, the Grand Canal connecting the north and south has become the busiest water system in the country, with ships like shuttles every day, and countless people and goods enter and exit from here. As the capital of a country, it is the northernmost terminus of the canal, and no matter whether people or goods come here, there are more people, which derives many people who make a living from it.

Similar to the people who pulled fibers, ran boats, and loaded and unloaded goods along the canal, there were also many hard-working porters at this Tongzhou wharf, tooth brokers who specialized in serving merchants who came here to do business, and all kinds of local snakes who had other intentions and wanted to earn some money from those strange outsiders. In fact, this kind of person is also where there are in the future generations, in every railway station, bus station, you will not see these solicitors under the banner of various hotels, tourism, etc., just a means, but not necessarily much better than in the past.

At this time, as another passenger boat slowly approached the shore, some idlers who were in the business of finding houses and inns for people, and who were responsible for making inquiries, threw away the watermelon peels in their hands, wiped their wet hands on their trousers, and greeted them with humble smiles on their faces. For them, the people who came down from this boat were their own financiers, and maybe they would be able to make a lot of money at this time, so they naturally had to fold up their spirits and wait carefully.

But this time, they obviously chose the wrong person. While the boat had brought the gangplank ashore and four or five men came out, and the idlers were still judging whether they were rich or poor by looking at their clothes to determine their attitude, a man who had just been hiding in a carriage hurried to the dock before them.

As soon as those idlers saw that someone was trying to rob them of their business, they were immediately a little annoyed. How can they say that they are also familiar with this area, how can they ask a stranger to suddenly insert a pole? And everything has to be a first-come, first-come, first-come, no, they have been waiting in the shade of the trees for a long time before a passenger boat comes, how can they ask someone to go first?

Immediately, a man who thought he was a head taller than everyone else rushed to the man in a few steps, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he blocked his way: "I said this brother, you are not doing this authentically." Our brothers have been waiting here for a long time, and only then did we come to a deal, do you want to rob us? Where are you mixed up? ”

The man's eyes only fell on the four or five men who came down from the boat, and when he heard this, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Get out of the way, don't stop me from seeing my brother." ”

"Yo, the tone is really not small, what brother, I think you are begging for a beating!" These idlers are not eating dry food, as soon as they saw this person's disrespectful words, they were immediately even more annoyed, some of them had clenched their fists, and some of them were even more searching around, to see if they could find a guy who could take advantage of it and teach each other a lesson.

When the man saw them like this, he was really angry and amused. His status is much higher than these idlers, and there is really no need to be familiar with them, so he had to reach into his arms and take out a waist card in front of those idlers and said, "What, do you still want to get along with me?" ”

The idlers were still menacing, and when they saw him reaching out with some weapon he was going to take, they were on guard. But as soon as they saw the waist card shining in the sun, the momentum of these people suddenly disappeared, and their angry faces suddenly turned into a timid and humble smile: "It turned out to be the adults of the Zhenfu Division, and the small ones have eyes and beads, and they don't recognize you...... I beg your forgiveness. As he spoke, everyone knelt down one after another, and some kowtowed to him.

Although the power of Jinyiwei in Beijing is far less than it was back then, and they are even crushed by Dongchang, and even the officials don't take them seriously, but in the eyes of the people, they are still unattainable and terrifying. Once he is really unhappy, it is a matter of one sentence to let these idlers not be able to eat and walk around.

The man snorted in his nose: "Get out of here, don't bother Lao Tzu to see my brother!" As he spoke, he passed through the kneeling crowd and greeted the guests who were already getting closer and closer.

When the idlers saw that he had no intention of pursuing his previous offense, they stood up as if they had been pardoned, and did not dare to linger any longer, and immediately dispersed. Obviously, in the next few days, there will be fewer idlers near this pier.

But to people's surprise, this man, who had just been very imposing and could make the idlers kneel down and beg for mercy, knelt down on one knee and saluted the guest at the head of the house, which drew the attention of the other brokers in the shade of the trees.

"Qianhu, you're finally here. I've been waiting on this dock for about ten days. After the man saw him, he sighed.

"It's Sizhong, you're bothered. Although our journey was relatively smooth, the things on this waterway were not under our control, and it was only a few days later than expected. Why, but is there any dissatisfaction on the side of the Pacification Division? The man who spoke was naturally Qian Sizhong's old boss, Tang Feng who came to Beijing from Hangzhou.

Only the other four people arrived in the capital with him, namely Yang Zhen, Wei Changdong, Deng Ting and Ma Feng. As for the others, including the brothers they had brought from Huguang to Zhejiang, and the subordinates in the Qianhu Institute in Hangzhou, they did not travel with them. Because the order issued by the Department of Suppression and Pacification only allowed the five of them to go to the capital to take up their posts, but the names of the others were not mentioned.

After all, this is not the situation when Tang Feng and the others were transferred to Zhejiang, it is not just anyone who comes to the capital to work as an errand in the Zhenfu Division, even if Tang Feng is still a thousand households, he does not have the right to promote his henchmen to the Zhenfu Division. This is also where Liu Shouyou's hand is great, once they are transferred to Beijing, they will become guests in a foreign country with no source in the capital, and it will be extremely difficult to do anything else. Of course, if Tang Feng really has the ability to gain a firm foothold in Jinyiwei, it is not impossible to transfer people back.

Perhaps the only exception is Qian Sizhong in front of him, he was originally Tang Feng's subordinate in Wuchang City, and he came to the capital because he had to escort and take care of the sick Qianhu Zhai Qu who came to the capital, so he worked as an errand in the Zhenfu Division. This is their only reliance in the capital.

However, as soon as they met, Tang Feng naturally wouldn't mention such a thing, after all, after nearly two years, it was impossible to see if the relationship between this brother and himself could be as close as before.

But from now on, Qian Sizhong's feelings for them are still sincere, and only he can stay at the dock for several days to wait for their arrival, which shows his hospitality. Hearing Tang Feng's inquiry, Qian Sizhong shook his head and said, "That's not true." In fact, for the people in the Zhenfu Division, all they want is for thousands of households to leave from Zhejiang, and they don't care when they come to the capital. ”

That's true. Liu Shouyou transferred Tang Feng from Zhejiang to the capital, in order to completely deprive them of their power, and then slowly think of ways to deal with them. As for when they appeared in the capital, Liu Shouyou didn't have too many requirements.

Tang Feng smiled a little relaxed: "That's good." I'm afraid they'll use this as an excuse to give our brothers a disgrace as soon as we arrive. Let's go, since we've all gotten off the boat, let's go into the capital. As he spoke, he patted Qian Sizhong on the shoulder and said, "How about it, do you have a place to live for the brothers?" ”

"Do you still use a thousand households to order this? I have already rented a big mansion for everyone in the east of the city, enough for more brothers to live in. And it's not too far from the Suppression Division......"

"Oh? As far as I know, houses here in Beijing are very expensive, and even if you rent them, you have to spend a lot of money, right? Looks like you're doing pretty well here. Deng Ting smiled at this time. Although the housing prices at this time were not as exaggerated as in later generations, Beijing, as the capital, naturally had the highest population in the country. When there are more people, there will naturally be less land, and houses will naturally be in demand. Therefore, ordinary officials in the capital only dare to rent a house and do not dare to buy a house with every inch of land. Of course, some courtiers who are highly valued by the Son of Heaven will be rewarded with mansions by the emperor, which is more magnificent and upscale than the ordinary houses bought.

"Ahem, I can only say that it's okay. After all, our Jinyi Wei is not as powerful as Dongchang, but there is always some livelihood. The younger brother will take care of a street, and after a month, he can get an income of 100 taels. Now that Qianhu is here with all his brothers, I think our life will be better and better in the future. Not to mention renting a house, even buying a few houses is not a big deal. Qian Sizhong said wistfully.

But when he said this, it made Tang Feng and the others show a trace of gloom on their faces. Because of his words, they remembered that when they first arrived in Hangzhou, An Li and Shen Zhuo wanted to arrange them like this. But I didn't expect that when I came to the capital today, it seemed that everything was going to happen again. I just don't know if they still have the courage to oppose this time?

Qian Sizhong didn't notice their reaction, and only smiled and led them to the carriage he had just jumped off: "It's still more than forty miles away from entering Beijing, let's take this car." ”

"It's fine." Looking up at the dazzling sunlight above, Tang Feng responded with a smile and took the lead in getting into the carriage. When several people entered, the coachman flicked his whip and drove a cart full of men to the direction of the capital!