After a good night's sleep, as soon as the morning dawned, Yang Zhen and the others woke up one after another, and when they met each other, everyone's faces looked a little dignified. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Because today, they will go to the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division to meet their immediate boss Liu Shouyou, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, but they don't know whether this is a blessing or a curse.

Qian Sizhong saw them looking like this, so he had the heart to explain: "Actually, you brothers don't have to be so nervous, then Liu Dudu is not an unreasonable person, although we have offended him, but after all, it was a few years ago, how can he always hold on to it?" And look at me, am I not the same as an errand boy under him? ”

"That's because of your low status, Liu Shouyou can't make a move against you at all." Yang Zhen thought in his heart, and at the same time turned his gaze to Tang Feng on the side, obviously, among these people, he may encounter the most trouble, whoever calls him the head of everyone, all the advantages and disadvantages will naturally be borne by him.

In fact, several other people also knew this, seeing that Tang Feng's expression was a little gloomy, Deng Ting, who had always been outspoken, patted his chest and said: "Qianhu rest assured, our brotherhood is deep, and we have been with you for so many years, and we will definitely stand firmly on your side forever." Even if it's Liu Shouyou, he doesn't want to rub us at will! ”

"Yes, if he dares to be unfavorable to Qianhu, our brothers will do it with him! We are not even afraid of the people in Dongchang, will we be afraid of him? Ma Feng also hurriedly echoed and said.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Are we still in Wuchang and Hangzhou? Unexpectedly, Beijing said such presumptuous words at the feet of the Son of Heaven. Tang Feng saw that the more they talked, the more unpleasant they became, so he turned his face and opened his mouth to reprimand: "Governor Liu is our superior, even if we are punished for our mistakes, we should be punished." What's more, we haven't seen any of us now, let alone his attitude, you guys are talking nonsense here. If you dare to commit it again, be careful that I will punish you severely! ”

Deng and Ma saw that he said solemnly, so they didn't dare to be presumptuous, but they said yes, and repeatedly promised that they would not dare to talk like this again in the future, so Tang Feng's face softened slightly. He comforted them again, saying that he knew that the other party was righteous and kind, so that the faces of the two of them also changed slightly, and then he said: "The hour is not early, let's set off." ”

So the six people in this group went straight to the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division under the guidance of Qian Sizhong.

Whether it is at this time or in later generations, when it comes to the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei is always a topic that cannot be bypassed, and it seems that the three words Jinyiwei represent spy politics and the reign of terror. In fact, it is ordinary people who make some generalizations.

Jinyi Guard, formerly known as the Gongwei Division established by Emperor Taizu, was later renamed the Pro-Army Governor's Mansion, and governed the Yiluan Division, just from these names, it can be seen that the duties of these official offices are only on the side of the Gongwei Emperor, which is similar to the general guards or bodyguards, similar to the Zhongnanhai bodyguards in later generations.

It wasn't until the fifteenth year of Hongwu that the pro-army governor's mansion was renamed Jinyiwei, and because Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious by nature and did not trust his subordinates, he sent some of his personal guards to the homes of various officials to spy on the news. But Jinyiwei is not only these secret agents, but also does his old job - the guards around the Son of Heaven, and then these people are called the Han generals.

In order to command those spies more systematically, and at the same time give the officials a greater deterrent, Taizu specially set up a special Yamen of the Suppression Division to carry out unified inspections and arrests, because these brocade guards all wear red uniforms and have always been on horseback, so these people are called Tiqi. Moreover, after taking people, Jinyiwei and the edict opened by Emperor Qinzhu can bypass the judicial organs of the government to interrogate prisoners, so soon after the opening of the Zhenfu Division, it became a terrifying existence that people feared.

However, what many outsiders don't know is that it is actually inside the Zhenfu Division, and it is not only all secret agents and Tiqi, these two kinds of people are only subordinate to the North Town Fu Division, and there is still a South Town Fu Division in the Zhen Fu Division, but there is almost no connection with the outside.

The North Town Fu Division is responsible for external surveillance, while the South Town Fu Division is internal to Jinyiwei. Otherwise, if an institution with great power and can arrest and torture people at will will will not disagree with the Son of Heaven, it will be a big problem. Therefore, Emperor Hongwu, who has always been a disbeliever, opened the South Town Fu Division to supervise the North Town Fu Division. It's just that these two Zhenfu Divisions belong to the category of Jinyiwei.

In fact, these two can be compared to the FBI and CIA of the United States in later generations, one is an external spy agency, and the other is internal.

Of course, after Chengzu founded the East Factory and continued to suppress Jinyiwei in the following years, and almost became the regulatory department of Jinyiwei, the authority of Nanzhen Fusi was almost gone, and Nanzhen was only left with a brand, which was useless. So today, Yang Zhen and the others went to visit Liu Shouyou's place, which was Beizhen Fusi.

As Qian Sizhong said, the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division was indeed not too far from their residence. Everyone was just walking, and it was only a meal before they arrived in front of the Zhenfu Division.

Unlike the rest of the capital, which is overcrowded and extremely lively, the streets near Dong'anmen are deserted and desolate, with few people walking around. Even though the sun overhead was radiating a blazing glow, walking here still made people feel a faint chill.

"It is said that the eastern part of Beijing is an area that no one can approach, and I have seen it today." Deng Ting shrunk his neck a little uncomfortably and said casually. Because there are not only the Yamen and the Imperial Prison that people are afraid of here, but also the Dongchang that people are even more afraid of, and sometimes there are always some people who are tortured in prison who let out a scream, so ordinary people naturally rarely come here to walk around. Even if they had to come to this neighborhood, ordinary people flashed by in a hurry, and did not dare to stay in the slightest.

It was Yang Zhen, who also felt a little strange when he came here, so he had to smack his tongue and said, "Actually, there is nothing to be afraid of, we will soon be one of the members here." You see that the two brothers standing at the door are not in good spirits, can't you see the slightest abnormality? As he spoke, he pointed to the two guards in front of the blackened gate.

This brocade guard is indeed different from other yamen, generally the door of the yamen is painted with red lacquer, which looks particularly atmospheric and solemn, but it is good, even the door is black, which makes people uncomfortable at first sight, and gives people a strong deterrent. And in front of the gate, accompanied by two big stone lions with teeth and claws, they were two big men with protruding chests and bellies and long knives at their waists.

"Let's go, it's all here, there's nothing to be afraid of." After Tang Feng was silent, he took the lead and walked towards the gate. Seeing this, some of the other brothers were not reconciled, and they followed him one after another.

The two guards at the gate had already noticed them. In fact, in the empty street in front of them, there are only six people staying here, and no one can ignore them. Just when the two of them were guessing in their hearts who these bold masters who dared to stay in front of the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division, they found that they actually walked over by themselves. This surprised them slightly, and one of them put his hand on the long knife at his waist.

"Stop, who are you? What are you doing here? Before Tang Feng came to them, a guard stepped forward, blocked his way, and asked.

Tang Feng smiled slightly, and with a wave of his hand, he had already shown the waist card he had already held: "Tang Feng, the former Jinyi Guard, Zhejiang Thousand Households, led a group of brothers to visit Liu Dudu. ”

"You are Tang Feng? You're from Zhejiang? As soon as the two guards heard him report to his house, their expressions changed and they looked a little strange. I saw that after they carefully looked at a few people, they said, "You are waiting here, and this will be the same interpretation inside." As he spoke, one of them turned around and entered, while the other stared at Tang Feng even more playfully, as if he had seen something rare.

Tang Feng's name had already spread in the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division. This colleague who dared to fight with local officials, dared to offend Zhang Shoufu, and even dared to deal with people in Dongchang was already a legend in the minds of all Jinyiwei. Although in their opinion, this guy who has offended all the most powerful people today in just two years will definitely not end well, but it does not prevent them from paying attention to him.

Today's Jinyiwei has long been reduced to a subordinate of the East Factory, and has no autonomy. The only thing these people in the capital talk about masturbating is to fantasize about the scene when Jinyiwei was in the scenery. And Tang Feng did something in other provinces that they only dared to think in their dreams, so he naturally wanted to be looked down upon in secret. However, this did not mean that they would help Tang Feng when he was in trouble, after all, everyone knew who was really in power now, and they couldn't afford to offend the people above for the sake of a colleague worthy of appreciation.

But Tang Feng, a celebrity, is still a little beneficial, at least if he wants to enter the door, he doesn't have to be embarrassed and left out of the door for a period of time like other provincial brocade guards who came to report on his work, and even have to spend money to get in. After only a cup of tea, a lean-looking man came out with the guard.

"It turned out to be Tang Qianhu, you have finally arrived, it is really a matter of asking Du Du and I to wait for the brothers who are eager to see your true face." The man first bowed his hand to Tang Feng and said polite words, and then reported to his home: "In Xiabei Town, Fu Si Zhen Fu Shi Tao." ”

"It turned out to be Shi Zhenfu, and you personally greeted him, which is really flattering to be humiliated." Tang Feng hurriedly bent over and returned a big gift. This envoy is a higher official position than Qianhu in Jinyiwei, the former is from the fourth grade, and the latter is from the fifth grade, which is one level worse.

"Hehe, Tang Qianhu doesn't have to be so polite. We will be brothers of the yamen from now on, so let's relax. As he spoke, Shi Tao nodded at the others: "Okay, let's not talk about it, Liu Dudu has got the news inside, let's go see him." ”

"Yes!" Tang Feng didn't dare to hold it up, and after holding his fist, he was half a position behind the other party and entered the gate, and Yang Zhen and the others also walked into the black lacquer gate one after another with him!