Although the abandoned garden next to Tongjia Bridge has now been temporarily converted into an open garden, Xu Xun knows what kind of tragic situation it will be for those parks to be opened for free at first glance in later generations, let alone the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, there was no wall in this place of teaching, but he had enclosed all the large plots of land around him, and now he was having people level the land and prepare materials to break ground and build a garden. At this moment, in a temporarily renovated room, opposite him sat the two leading figures of Jinyiwei and Xichang in the current capital, and a map was spread out on the table.

"This is Shanguo Temple, this is the Sinan Factory, this is the Liuli Factory......"

Xu Xun pointed to the map that had been laid out one by one, and immediately looked at Ye Guang and Gu Dayong and said: "This place outside the city is not as good as the inside of the city, and it has never been under the jurisdiction of the permanent yamen, and now taking advantage of the emperor's will, it is just dividing the sections under their respective jurisdictions." Each small flag is responsible for a place with ten people, finding out the details of all the residents, and establishing an archive, so that if there is anything in the future, it can be responded to in time. And if it is found out afterwards that it is in the land under their jurisdiction, and they ask about sin, they will have nothing to say. Now according to the Zhengyangmen Outer Street as the limit, the west belongs to the West Factory, and the east belongs to the Jinyi Guard. If you find any clues and want to send troops to clean up, it will also be from my side. After all, if I go to the street rashly, Liu Laoshangshu of the military department will jump up first. ”

Gu Dayong and Ye Guang stretched out their heads to look at this map, and saw that the alleys and the big shops, inns, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples were clearly marked, and they couldn't help but admire Xu Xun's meticulousness in being able to toss these in a short time. And Gu Dayong, who was still worried that he couldn't do this errand well, gave a thumbs up and said: "Brother Xu, I'm really looking for the right person for your help!" Each person is responsible for a grid, and if someone can't do things well, I will ask him directly about his sin, which is much easier than blindly pushing and prevaricating before. ”

"Not bad." Ye Guang even thought that the Jinyi Guards in the city were also managed by one or two streets by convention, but because there was often overlap with the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the servants of the Shuntian Mansion, etc., and there were many conflicts throughout the year, so he planned to implement it in the city like this, but thinking about it and other yamen inevitably alarmed the bosses, he had to dispel this thought, but then he thought of one thing, "By the way, after the capital was moved to the capital during the Yongle period, the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division said that it was in charge of the south of the city." If you really want to talk about it outside the city, it can be regarded as the jurisdiction of the southern city. Although they are not high-ranking yamen, it is always bad to blindly leave them aside. ”

"Nancheng Terracotta Division? Regardless of what they do, do they dare to fight for such a big thing? Gu Dayong knew that Ye Guang was referring to the future sphere of influence, so he scoffed, "Lord Ye doesn't have to worry about it, I have this matter!" ”

Ye Guang just said casually, he didn't really plan to fight for any interests for the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses, and Gu Dayong took the initiative to take care of the matter, so he didn't say more. After the matter was assigned, he deliberately rubbed for a while, and saw Gu Dayong say goodbye first, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "I just heard last time that the king of the Ministry of War was giving a lecture here, and he made a lot of noise, and I thought that these scholars had opened their minds, who knew that it was actually your big hand." Don't say you're just borrowing this place for the time being, you can't hide it from me. ”

"Lord Ye said with a smile, how dare I hide from you that your eyes are the sharpest?" Xu Xun pulled Ye Guang into the water, originally for the sake of the game of chess in the outer city, and said a few words to the people, seeing that Ye Guang was also extremely interested, he said, "Most of the land on both sides of Zhengyangmen Street is in the hands of various nobles, and there is not much left, it is not much cheaper than in the city, but Chongwenmen and Xuanwumen Outer Street are empty, and it is a pity to waste it." Moreover, there is a curfew in the city, but there is no such rule outside the city, which can derive a lot of market ......"

Ye Guang has been immersed in silver in Jinyi Wei all his life, not to mention that he is proficient in all kinds of doors, but he is no stranger to it, and he understands what Xu Xun said. He is the most protective person, when Xu Xunken accepted his children who were former colleagues and subordinates in the vanguard of the government army, he remembered such a big favor, not to mention what happened now. If he does a good job, Jinyiwei can get benefits from all over the world, and all he has to pay is to maintain the effort, and he will not use it as a criminal annihilation department, where is he unhappy?

"No wonder you are willing to take the initiative to help Grandpa Gu take on such a thankless task as the annihilation outside the city...... Okay, I'll do my share of this, and you can just ask me to do anything! ”

After discussing with Ye Guang to stop and send people away, Xu Xun was thinking about whether to use some methods to force the so-called Annihilation out next, or whether he should check whether there were people in the shops who were doing business with the Mongols in the north, so the information was leaked, and someone outside reported that Zuo Qianhu Maqiao had returned, saying that there was something important to report, and he brought back a person. Xu Xun has always appreciated Ma Qiao, who is honest and careful, and immediately sent a message to him to come in without thinking.

After a while, Ma Qiao entered the house, meticulously saluted, and he went to Yongfu Temple to check one by one, and said at the end: "I went to investigate at the beginning of the lowly position, but also because I heard that the scholar was scared sick by the night walker, but I didn't expect him to take the initiative to say that he had an inside report, so he brought someone back without authorization." ”

"This is within your authority, what do you say. If everybody were as hard as you do, it would be a lot easier for me. ”

Xu Xun praised Ma Qiao with a smile, and immediately ordered him to bring people. But as soon as he sat down and muttered the words Xu Jing, he seemed to vaguely remember where he had heard it, but he couldn't remember it when he thought about it, and he suddenly had some doubts. When Ma Qiao came in with a young man in his thirties who didn't have much blood on his face, he stared at the other party's extremely wide blue silk shirt for a long time, and then bowed his head slightly. The next moment, Ma Qiao immediately tiptoed out of the door.

"Caomin Jiangyin Xu Jing, meet Lord Xu!"

Seeing people kneeling down and kowtowing respectfully, Xu Xun still didn't understand that the other party had no fame. remembered what Ma Qiao had said in his ear about the Wucheng Xu family's Wanjuan Building, and he couldn't help but wonder. In this world, if there is a collection of thousands of books in the family, they must all be gentry on the rich side, and there are one or two jinshi in the family, three or four people, seven or eight talents. The young man in front of him also looked full of books, how could he not even have a fame?

"Get up." Xu Xun saw him stand up with his hands down, and then asked, "Just now Ma Qiao said that you saw night walkers in Yongfu Temple, and you were frightened. If you want to see me, do you know the man's name? ”

"Back to Lord Xu, it was dark at that time, and the dark clouds covered the moon again, and the grass people were frightened for a while, and they couldn't see the heads and faces of the pedestrians that night." Xu Jing paused when he said this, and seeing that Xu Xun frowned as if he was a little disappointed, he took a deep breath and continued, "It's just that the night pedestrian deliberately provoked, and actually said to the grass people, if you don't go back, be careful that you will not only lose your reputation, but also your surname!" ”

Hearing this, Xu Xun's eyes froze, and he stood up suddenly. staring at Xu Jing intently for a long time, he finally sat down gradually, but said with a smile: "I just thought, I seem to have heard your name somewhere, it turned out to be Jiangyin Xu Jing who removed his fame with Tang Yin and Tang Bohu six years ago. Presumably, when you came to the capital this time, you also wanted to see if it would be possible to rehabilitate the case of the previous emperor and return your reputation? ”

Xu Jing didn't expect Xu Xun to be young, and he suddenly understood his identity, and even guessed the purpose of his entry into Beijing this time, and bowed down after a moment of embarrassment and said: "Lord Xu, before the grass people entered Beijing, they didn't know that the emperor had died, but they only learned about it when the ship arrived in Tianjin. Since the first emperor died, the grass people stayed, and went to several people who had visited in the past to ask to see, not wanting everyone to turn away the grass people, let alone a few nights before when there were night walkers to come to warn! ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly knelt down on his knees again, and said with a pale face: "I know that I shouldn't resort to Lord Xu for such a matter, but I really have no other way, and I am unwilling to return to my hometown like this." My father was the third in the township test that year, and he didn't want to fail the test, but he returned to his hometown to study hard but died young, so my mother has been strict with me since I was a child, and my inner son has been responsible for all the family affairs, just begging me to be on the gold list. I know that going to Beijing back then was really too ostentatious, I only knew that I blindly made a name for myself, offended too many scholars, and even attracted jealousy, but if I really didn't have enough talent and bad luck, it would be fine, but I really can't afford this kind of cheating reputation! Today, Nama Qianhu said that the adult had helped Xu Changgu, and I came to ask for a meeting with a little luck, not asking the adult to give me justice, but only asking the adult to shelter one or two, so that I could stay in the capital safely. ”

If this person is because he can speak in front of the Son of Heaven, he will come up to the pole and stammer the idea of thinking about non-separation, Xu Xun may take the person over easily, but the perception will have to be discounted; But now, Xu Jing frankly said that he was unwilling to carry such an unwarranted reputation for cheating, and even mentioned the good wife and mother in the family, and because he came to "help" Xu Zhenqing at the beginning, he couldn't help but feel compassion. After thinking for a moment, he spoke, "The man has gold under his knees, get up and speak." ”

Everything that should be said has been said, and if you want to continue to beg with a cheeky face, Xu Jing didn't have that face, and he stood up after hesitating for a moment, and before he knew it, he was already clenching his fists. Just when he had waited for a long time to hear no more and his heart gradually sank to the bottom, he suddenly heard a voice from above.

"Anyway, it's not difficult for you to stay in the capital safely. Everyone knows that my father and son don't read much, and I happen to lack a Mr. Xixi at home, so you can stay for the time being. ”

Xu Jing was just able to get shelter, and when he heard that Xu Xun was willing to keep him at home, he was stunned for a while. After a long time, he bowed deeply to the ground: "The great kindness of the adults, if Xu Jing still has a future in this life, he will definitely try his best to repay him!" ”

(To be continued)