It wasn't until the next morning that Xie Hong knew that he had such a majestic nickname, and he was puzzled by this, muttering angrily: "Brother is obviously a craftsman, if you want to give a nickname, you have to call us the first craftsman of the Ming Dynasty, why is it a courtier?" Am I so unskilled? ”

Jiang Bin grinned and said: "Brother Xie, in fact, the courtier is not bad, it is much more majestic than the craftsman, the courtier is a celebrity around the emperor, what is a craftsman?" It's not as good as us being soldiers. ”

Okay, when you are comforting me, don't worry about you, Xiucai met a soldier, and it is unreasonable Xie Hong shook his head and glanced at Jiang Bin.

Yesterday into the city, Zhengde naturally wanted to go back to the palace, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother had already gotten the news, and the urging messenger sent one after another, but because there were too many people, they were blocked at the gate of the city, so they didn't see it.

Although Zhengde sent out the invitation very warmly, Xie Hong still postponed it with respect, entering the palace is not a good luck, especially when it happens to men.

Besides, the eyes of those messengers are also quite unkind, these eunuchs are all people around the two queen mothers, and the attitude of those two women can be seen from them, they must be regarded as the culprits of abducting Zhengde, Xie Hong is not stupid, so he will not follow Zhengde into the palace to be bored.

He is so confident, also because of the Zeng family's help.

Zeng Lu has already helped him buy a house in the city, although it is not big, but Xie Hong's family is not much, in addition to the old lady, there are two brothers, Er Niu and Ma Wentao, there are only a few girls, even if you add those craftsmen and their families, it is more than enough.

After bidding farewell to the reluctant Zhengde, Xie Hong went to the house in the west of the city. In this era, the most prosperous area of Yanjing City is in the south city, that is, the Qianmen area, and even the southern suburbs are very lively. The west of the city is relatively deserted, but Xie Hong doesn't care, he originally planned to keep a low profile.

For Jiang Bin and his people, Zhengde and Xie Hong discussed that they planned to arrange for them to enter the Beijing camp, these people are border troops, and they are very brave, and it is a bit wasteful to arrange them in Jinyiwei.

But things are not so simple, although Zhengde is the emperor, but in fact, the appointment and establishment of personnel in the Beijing camp are not something that Zhengde can decide in a word.

Jingying is a general term, including the 12th regimental battalion adapted from the three major battalions, and the upper 12 guards and the imperial horse supervisor known as the Son of Heaven's pro-army.

The Four Guards Battalion and the Warrior Battalion of the Imperial Horse Prison were called forbidden troops by the government and the opposition, and they were guarded in the Forbidden City; The upper twelve guards are called Jingwei, which is responsible for guarding the palace, that is, guarding the inner city of the capital, which together is the so-called Praetorian Guard.

The Praetorian Guard was considered to be directly subordinate to the Emperor, but the Upper Twelve Guards had already begun to decline after the Tumu Fort Incident.

In addition to the Jinyi Guard, and Teng Xiang Left Guard, Teng Xiang Right Guard, Wu Xiang Left Guard, Wu Xiang Right Guard, the rest of the 26 guards of the pro-army have been mixed with the ordinary troops of the Beijing camp, although the name has not changed, but it has been changed to be managed by the Ministry of War, no longer the Janissaries under the personal command of the emperor, not only the command belongs to the civilian officials, but also subject to the civilian officials in terms of administration, personnel, salaries, etc., the Imperial Horse Supervisor has nothing to do with the Wenchen, this is the royal family can not directly mobilize the armed forces under the command of the Cabinet and the Ministry of War, the most damning statement is that if the Beijing camp outside the city, In the chaos of the Jingwei in the city, the four guard battalions and warrior battalions of the Imperial Horse Prison will exist as the last suppression and protection force.

But the imperial horse eunuch is under the jurisdiction of the celebrant eunuch, even if he is the emperor, without the cooperation of the eunuch Wang Yue, he wants to arrange people to go in, but he doesn't want to think about it.

The twelve regiments and battalions have the largest number of people, and they are responsible for the guards of the outer city, and there is a general soldier in command, but in addition to the general soldiers, there is also the commander, and the commander is the minister, and the military department is still in charge of the three parties.

And Zhengde made such a fuss on the outskirts of the city, and the relationship with the civil officials has dropped to the freezing point, not to mention that he can't give instructions to Jingying, even if he can, Xie Hong will not be willing.

He didn't know in advance, but after listening to Channing's story, he also understood how bad the situation was. All the military forces in the capital, Zhengde did not control it at all, only Jinyiwei was still directly under the central government, but according to Qian Ning, Zhang Xiu, the commander of Jinyi, seemed to be of the same mind as Wang Yue.

What's more, the Jinyi Guard is not known for its combat effectiveness, even if Zhengde can command the Jinyi Guard like an arm, the comparison of the strength of the two sides has not changed much, and the elite of the Imperial Horse Guard is far superior to the Jinyi Guard, compared to the number of people, the Jinyi Guard cannot speak the same language as the regimental battalion.

In the end, Xie Hong found that the more than 1,000 people under Jiang Bin were the most trustworthy and trustworthy force for him and Zhengde. Therefore, he decided to keep Jiang Bin's force in his hands, and his identity is Jinyiwei, nominally under Qian Ning's jurisdiction, but in fact he is responsible for him and Zhengde.

Jiang Bin is not dissatisfied, anyway, he is all working for the emperor, he doesn't care if the officials are big or small, the military attache has no status, even if it is the general soldier, what can he do? According to the patrol is only seven grades, doesn't Zhang Jun have to be served respectfully? What's more, now he has become a brocade guard, which is much more majestic than being a soldier.

He handed over his subordinates to a few brothers and followed Qian Ning to the barracks, but he himself stayed in Xie Hong's house, not only to have more opportunities to get close to the emperor, but yesterday's dinner also impressed him, compared to the Xie family's cook, he only felt that he usually ate pig food, and he couldn't wait to eat at Xie Hong's house every day.

In this regard, Xie Hong didn't care, for him, the capital can be said to be full of enemies, and it would be more secure to bring a fierce man like Jiang Bin with him, isn't it just more pairs of chopsticks left and right? If he can eat it again, can he eat it better than the third brother?

When he woke up today, Xie Hong took Jiang Bin and Ma Wentao out of the door, one was that he was going to visit Zeng's mansion, Zeng Jian or the entire Zeng family supported him, and he still had to fulfill his courtesies; Second, he also wanted to visit Yanjing City in this era, see the bustling front gate, eat some snacks, and see the legendary Bada Hutong...... Ahem, of course, this is just to see the sights.

As for the worry about the situation in the capital, Xie Hong had already thrown it aside, and he was startled when he heard it at first glance yesterday, but when he thought about it, he was actually making a fuss. In his previous life, without his Xie Hong's help, Zhengde had not been tossed well for more than ten years, and even Liu Jin, a villain, was able to be famous for future generations.

Now with his own help, Zhengde should be like a tiger with wings, and the civil officials or something will be handed over to Zhengde to deal with, and he can only innovate technology. Xie Hong is an optimist, thinking about it like this, he doesn't have so many worries, and he is even in the mood to visit the capital.

Qianmen Street really lives up to its name, only to see a wide and straight street, lined with rows of shops, what silk shops, pharmacies, restaurants, teahouses, one is more magnificent, indescribable prosperous scene.

Fortunately in Xicheng, Xie Hong came out early, and there were not many pedestrians on the street, but when he arrived in this lively and prosperous area, his trouble came. First he was watched, and then someone pointed at him and said something, the speaker gritted his teeth, and the listener also showed an expression of sudden realization, and finally people put down the work in their hands and pointed at Xie Hong's backbone behind their backs and cursed.

Brother just arrived in Yanjing City, and he didn't do anything bad, how could he be pointed out by Qianfu? In this regard, Xie Hong said that he was very puzzled.

When Ma Wentao went to inquire, he learned the truth, and he couldn't cry or laugh for a while: The account of Zhengde's scare yesterday is all on my brother's head, we just said one sentence in total, and there are just two eyes, why did you become a courtier, and you are the first in the Ming Dynasty...... This has become a fact, Xie Hong has no choice but to acquiesce except to lament that he is unladylike, and he has no choice but to acquiesce, as for being laughed at by Jiang Bin, he has to endure it. Looking at the situation just now, if it weren't for the vicious Scarface beside him, which frightened those people who were eager to try, I am afraid that it would be difficult for him to leave Qianmen Street.

With this mixing, Xie Hong lost the mood to go shopping, and simply took Jiang and Ma to Zeng's mansion. When he entered the city yesterday, Zeng Zheng took Yue'er home first, and explained the path to Xie Hong before leaving, but it was not difficult to find.

Most of the official offices of the imperial court are on East Chang'an Street, Zeng Jian is not only the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but his mansion is also not far from the official office, and it is also in Dongcheng. Along the way, looking at the antique eaves and quiet walls on both sides of the road, Xie Hong's originally depressed mood also improved.

"This is it, right?" Turning a street corner, Xie Hong raised his eyes and saw the blue stone wall, the new vermilion lacquer gate, and two stone lions at the door, and the plaque on the door with the word Zeng Fu written on the silver hook iron painting. He muttered to himself, and asked Jiang Bin in a low voice, "Brother Jiang, is there anyone following?" ”

"There was originally one, but it was thrown off when I was on Qianmen Street."

Xie Hong nodded, let go of his thoughts, it seems that although those civil officials shouted loudly, they actually didn't pay much attention to him, and there was only one thing to watch, and this one was quite amateurish.

Although the relationship with Zeng Jian cannot be completely hidden, Xie Hong feels that the later it is exposed, the better. So in addition to being a bodyguard, Scarface also has the responsibility of anti-tracking, which is why Xie Hong brought Jiang Bin out, it has more functions.

Zeng's mansion was very magnificent, but when Xie Hong called the door, it was very smooth, and I don't know if the door was instructed, or Zeng Zheng simply waited at the door, in short, not long after he called the door, Zeng Zheng and Yue'er greeted him.

I just didn't see each other for a long time, and there was no greeting, just a few words of greeting each other, Zeng Zheng said: "Brother Xie, didn't you say to come back at noon?" At this time, my grandfather had not yet gone to court. ”

I originally wanted to go shopping, but I found that I was shouted and beaten by everyone, so I had to come over in advance, of course Xie Hong would not say such a shameful word, Yue'er, this little girl is here, if she hears it, it will soon let everyone know.

He snorted and said, "Hehe, the weather is better, so I woke up early, so I came early." Jiang Bin rolled his eyes on the side, obviously he didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning, and he was embarrassed to say that he got up early.

"However, today's court meeting is really long." Yue'er and Zeng Zheng didn't know him for the first day, they didn't need to look at Jiang Bin's expression, and they knew that his words were not credible, so Xie Hong had to scratch his head and change the topic.

The capital, like the state and county, started construction at the same time, and Xie Hong stayed in the county government, so he also understands these things. Although it was not yet noon, it was more than half of the time, and from five to ten o'clock in the morning, the morning meeting was almost in the morning.

"I think the emperor has been away from Beijing for more than a month, and there are too many backlogs, right?" Zeng Zheng has never cared about political affairs, and he also responds casually.

In addition to etiquette, Xie Hong also has something to discuss with Zeng Jian, and all aspects that may be involved in the workshop must be clarified, so he is not in a hurry to leave, and follows Zeng Zheng to the living room to talk.

But it just so happened that as soon as I sat down here, there was chaos outside, and before Zeng Zheng went out to ask, Zeng Jian, who had white hair, strode into the living room, and when he saw Xie Hong, he said repeatedly: "Nephew Xie Xian, you came just in time, the old man is going to look for you." ”

"Looking for me?" Xie Hong was a little surprised.

"Exactly, at today's court meeting, the emperor had a dispute with the courtiers again, in the old man's opinion, I am afraid that this matter will still fall on you in the end."

(To be continued)