Chapter 31: Questioned by the Gatekeeper

The next morning, after Ye Xiang went to the Renzhi Hall to pay tribute to Zhu Changluo, he came to the Tripitaka Factory, which is located in the north of the gate of Xi'an, the imperial city, and watched the entire printing process. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

There are more than 1,000 workers in the factory, which is the largest printing factory in the country at present, using assembly lines, and the division of labor of various functions is very clear. The advantages of printing Buddhist scriptures, classics, and textbooks in the inner book can be used without stinginess for money, so the selection of materials, engraving and printing, and binding are all good, and more good white cotton paper is taken, and the fine printing is made with good ink, the layout is broad, the line is sparse, the font inherits the legacy of the Yuan Dynasty, likes to use Zhao Ti, the word is as big as money, it is pleasing to read and refreshing, the atmosphere is dignified, magnificent, the perception is solemn, gorgeous, dignified, there is a strong artistry, and it shows the spirit of the royal carving.

There are also shortcomings in the Jingchang book, that is, after Chenghua, because the supervision of the previous dynasties was not strict, and the proofreading was often wrong, so the Chenghua Jingchang book was comparable to the Song and Yuan rare books, and the collection value was higher, and the later version was not very cherished by later collectors.

Ye Xiang sat on the bat-patterned pear blossom wooden chair in the side hall, holding the teacup, looking at the tea leaves that were sinking at the bottom of the cup and slowly relaxing, ignoring the cautious Wei Jinzhong next to him, thinking about the criminal department left to Wei Yingjia's note in the morning.

Wei Yingjia turned over the matter of Li Kezhuo's dedication to the red pill again, pointed out that the cabinet side Congzhe was acting in a bad way, and asked for a strict investigation with Cui Wensheng's dedication of the general medicine; and let himself feast; In accordance with the last orders of Emperor Daxing, the concubine ambassador was selected as soon as possible, the crown ceremony was held and the marriage was married.

The imperial history Zheng Zongzhou also participated in the original Qianqing Palace, and Fan Tong and other four people bewitched the emperor, and the most holy drove the sky; At the same time, he also advised himself to strictly review the close attendants in the deep palace to avoid repeating the past.

Ye Xiang let the celebrant approve the document and said that he knew, and he could see from it that he could not be the master of his future marriage. The desire to run a newspaper to control public opinion is getting stronger and stronger, so he brought Wei Jinzhong to the factory. Because the newspaper will face all the literati, the newspaper person must only be his own voice worm, and he can't think too much, Wei Jinzhong is the most suitable person at the moment.

Ye Xiang raised his head, looked at Wei Jinzhong, who was dressed in filial piety clothes and looked haggard, and asked, "Yang Lian was involved in the matter of you and Li Jinzhong and others before, do you have anything to defend?" ā€

Although Wei Jinzhong did not endure hardships in Dongchang a few days ago, the fatigue interrogation method used by Zou Yi and others at that time made him really unbearable, and he did not slow down after he came out and slept at home for two days, at this time, in the face of Ye Xiang's inquiry, he hurriedly argued, "Long live Lord, the slave maid really has nothing to do with Li Jinzhong and others stealing the property in the palace, Yang Lian is spewing blood." Moreover, the slaves and maids also fulfilled their duties when they cooked meals for you and talented people in Ciqing Palace, and did not go out of the half-point pool. Even if you are in front of Li Xuanzhi later, you have never done anything unfavorable to you, please long live Lord Mingjian. ā€

"Haven't you ever read a book? Who taught you all this? ā€

"Ah......" Wei Jinzhong was a little surprised, but he still answered honestly, "Yes...... It was Tu Wen who was taught by the guest grandmother's house, and he said that His Majesty was a saint and a heroic, and he was the son of the saint, so I asked him to return like this. ā€

"Hehe......" Ye Xiang was noncommittal, "You also saw the factory just now, can you manage it well?" ā€

Wei Jinzhong has been running around under Wei Chao for the past two days, which made him very unaccustomed to it, and when he heard this question, he looked at Ye Xiang with some surprise, "Ah...... The slave doesn't recognize any of the real words, this ......"

"You don't need to be literate, the other bosses are in charge, as long as you take care of the people. I asked you, are you sure? ā€

"Yes."

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On the official road outside Yuncheng, a thousand miles away from Beijing, a brown-haired horse galloped towards the city gate with a green cloth carriage, and a half-hundred-hundred-horse groom wearing a black felt hat whipped like rain, and his resolute and weather-beaten face was full of anxiety.

The gatekeeper at the gate of the city was a forty years away, with 10 small soldiers under his command, he wore a red turban and purple cloth waist-length armor, and the dog's tail grass in his mouth was prominent, and he took out the autumn dew white that he had just forcibly asked for from the liquor seller who entered the city, and took a sip, smacked his lips, and kicked the sleepy soldier holding the spear in his sleeve with both hands, "Eh, wake up...... Which widow's house did you go to last night? Hurry up and cheer up, come to life, and let everyone hurry up and line up. ā€

Xiao Bing, who was in his early twenties, pondered all day long about marrying a daughter-in-law to pass on the lineage, and was often teased by the chief and his companions for picking up the door of the widow's house, he was awakened by the sting, rubbed his eyes and looked at the chief, and then looked at the carriage from far and near, and hurriedly went to greet seven or eight companions who were hiding in the city gate.

Standing in the middle of the city gate, ignoring a few ragged ordinary people, he held a knife in his left hand, raised his right hand to stop the incoming carriage, and shouted, "Stop, get out of the car, show the official guide." ā€

Because the Ming Dynasty's taxation was mainly agricultural tax, in order to prevent the tax from being levied when due, the population household registration management was strict, and it was stipulated that the population was not allowed to move freely, but the merchant was one of the four people, and he needed to walk the world to do business.

The horseman was five miles away, and when he saw this, he quickly tightened the horse's rope, and the horse's hooves stopped suddenly, and the horse's face happened to be on the same as the frightened Shi Chang who forgot to dodge, and it was close at hand, and the horse's nose made a loud cry, and the hot air that spewed out happened to hit Shi Chang's face, and the frightened Shi Chang came back to his senses for a while.

Shi Chang angrily bypassed the horse's head, pulled out his waist knife and walked to the horseman, facing his bearded face, and said angrily, "Come down, you guy, you don't stop the horse in time when you get to the city gate, and you almost hit the official, hurry up and get out of the car to accept the cross-examination, if you don't obey the crime, you should be late."

The groom was unmoved, and smiled, "The military master has been in Yanmen Pass for many years, why haven't you heard of this in the Daming Law?" With that, he put his hands on his knees, leaned over to stare into Shi Chang's eyes, and said jokingly, "You own the laws of your own family, right?" ā€

Shi Chang saw that the horseman's eyes were cold, and there seemed to be a breath of death on his body, this feeling, he had felt in the general manager who came from Ren Chengwei on a business trip, which made people feel depressed. The general turned out to be just a military commander, lower than his own level, and when he came back from Liaodong, he became the general manager, and it is said that he crawled out of the pile of dead people, and his eyes were the same as this horseman, as if he was a walking corpse, ruthless.

Shi Chang couldn't help but feel worried, but when he looked back, he saw that his subordinates had rushed behind him, and his confidence was slightly stronger, "You...... Rushing into the city gate official, it is not right, not to mention that this is Yuncheng, not your Yanmen Pass, this official now suspects that you are a deserter from the border pass who escaped the battle, it is a fraudulent army, and you should be beheaded according to the "Seventeen Prohibitions". ā€

"You, Ye never frowned in the face of the Tatar saber back then, and you actually said that Ye was a deserter......"

The carriage first came the cry of a baby, and then a man in his thirties with an anxious face lifted the curtain and said to the groom, "Feng Wu, don't be rude, give him a way, and go into the city as soon as possible to get medicine." ā€

"Okay, uncle." After the groom, who was called Feng Wu, replied respectfully to the young man, he got out of the car, took out the road guide from his arms, handed it to the gatekeeper, and his attitude was much better, "Oh, this is the road guide." ā€

Shi Chang saw a man and two women in the car, who seemed to be a husband and wife and a maid, and the baby was in the arms of the young woman, crying incessantly. Seeing that they were dressed in decay and that they had a way to guide them, Shi Chang's anger decreased slightly, so he took it over and carefully inspected it, "Yongcheng County? How did Yongcheng County get to Yuncheng? ā€

"My aunt was ordered by the Ministry of Officials to go to Beijing, and because the young master was accidentally cold, he went to the city to seek medical advice." Seeing that the little young master was crying incessantly, Feng Wu took out a few pieces of broken silver from his arms, about two taels, stuffed them into the hands of the city gate official, and whispered, "I hope that the military master will be accommodating." ā€

Yes, in the carriage sat Sun Chuanting, the magistrate of Yongcheng, Henan, when Sun Chengzong went south to read the edict of the Emperor Daxing, he was afraid of misleading the political affairs of the Son of Heaven, so he sent the entourage of Jinyi Wei to Yongcheng to pass the order. Originally, Sun Chuanting wanted to return to Beijing with Kaifeng and Sun Chengzong, but when he arrived in Kaocheng, he heard that he was going to Luoyang again, and his wife couldn't withstand the bumps of the carriage and horse, so he decided to change ships to Jining and go north. And because of the accidental cold of the eldest son Shirui, this appeared outside Yuncheng City.

Ma Wu is his wife Feng brought from his mother's house, Dai County Feng is a big family, ancestors have been in business for generations, Feng's grandfather once commanded Zhenwu Weidu, Ma Wu is the escort who followed her grandfather, has participated in the guard of Yanmen Pass many times, because of the perennial practice of martial arts, even if he is nearly fifty years old, his body is still healthy.

When the chief heard about the ministry, he was a little panicked, and he had seen it once at the reception banquet of the county order a few years ago, to be exact, the seal as red as a bowl was said to be hidden in the palace.

The horseman who had killed people and the court ordered, he immediately realized that the origin of the few people in front of him was not small, but he did not shirk the silver, piled up a fake smile that could not be faked, and said, "It turns out that the little boy is sick, so hurry up and enter the city." ā€

Ma Wu didn't care about his front and back, and handed over about two taels of broken silver, and said, "Thank you, Master Jun, there is also a similar carriage behind us, which is one with us, and it will fall in the middle of the day, and I hope that Master Jun will also let him go when the time comes." ā€

Shi Chang waved his hand this time, excused himself from the silver, stood aside, pointed to the gate of the city and said, "That's natural, this kid is crying and panicking, hurry up into the city to find Lang Zhong to have a look." ā€

Ma Wu didn't insist, and his money was not blown by the wind, and he asked where the Huimin Pharmacy was in the city, Shi Chang was a military household, and he usually had a headache and brain fever to find a military doctor, and he didn't know much about the situation of the Huimin Pharmacy, "Oh, it seems to be in a small alley in the east of the city, close to the county office, you can inquire all the way." ā€

Seeing the wheels of Ma Wu's carriage running over the blue brick paved avenue and heading into the city, the soldier who had been sleepy before leaned up, "Boss, why don't you accept the silver if he wants to give it again, my brother hasn't smelled meat for a long time." ā€

Someone coaxed, "I'm afraid you're not thinking about the meat you eat, hahaha......"

The little soldier seemed to have been debunked, indeed, he had just seen the woman inside through the crack in the open curtain, even in the sect, he had never seen a woman who looked like a fairy. She looked anxious as if she had come out of a painting, and she wanted to take it into her arms so that she could love her.

"A gentleman loves money, and he takes it in a good way, and it is the task of the county lord to receive him in front of him. Besides, don't you see, other people's children are sick, and you still have no humanity. ā€

Xiao Bing sighed in his heart, and said in his heart, if you are afraid, just say it, and give yourself gold, and I don't see you rubbing oil on those passing merchants. However, that little lady is so beautiful, if it is like what the sect leader said, 'life should be the emperor and the king, and death should be the Buddha as the ancestor', one day when she achieves the right result, she will definitely snatch her over and give birth to her own children, well, and that little girl, it seems to be good......