Chapter 85: The Secret Decree
"Then Deng Pingyu and Li Chengen are still hesitating?"
Ying Hao saw Kou Shicheng enter the house, got up and asked.
Kou Shicheng shook his head, "Hey, it's still the same old way, hesitant, but it's reasonable. β
Ying Hao snorted, "Looking ahead, it's hard to make a big deal, the big seal of the jade seal is here, will it be fake?" β
The two of them naturally knew about the ghost power, and they also knew that now that the northern part of the country had changed drastically, the jade seal of the country had fallen into the hands of Mahamu of the Ross Department.
Mahamu sent a sincere letter and wanted to make a deal with Deng Pingyu, but the difficulty was that he needed to escort Sarenya to Horin.
This made it difficult for Deng and Li, although this Mahamu's attitude was much more sincere than that of Ugqi, and he also had three points of humility.
But after all, there are lessons from Ugqi's past, and they don't dare to make arbitrary decisions, which has become a dilemma.
This is a big deal for the two down-and-out Jinyi guards, and even if Deng Pingyu doesn't have a jade seal, he is also a third-grade military attachΓ©, and now that the civil official is gone, the future is naturally bright.
And Li Chengen doesn't need to say that Li Jinglong has made meritorious contributions to the dragon, and now he is not only pardoned, but also a smash hit.
But what about them? The hundred households of the sixth grade became the captain of the unqualified school in an instant, how could Kou Shicheng accept it for so many years?
Deng Li and the others can live a chic life without the jade seal, but he Kou Shicheng and Ying Hao have no jade seal, so he will die here in this life, and be an unknown secret agent.
They also want to return to the capital for meritorious service, and they also want to wear brocade clothes and shine around the emperor, instead of dying alone in this border pass covered with yellow sand.
"Hmph, in the past few days, Ganzhou Wei and Liangzhou Wei have come one after another, if it drags on any longer, I'm afraid there will be many dreams at night." Ying Hao slapped the table and said hatefully, "I have to think of a way to force them, this princess of Beiyuan can't stay here in Suzhou anymore!" β
Kou Shicheng thought deeply, sighed and got up to hold a box of treasure boxes.
Ying Hao looked at it and knew that this was something that Kou Shicheng regarded as a treasure, and he had taken care of it for so many years, but he didn't think that it would be brought out now.
"It's ......"
Kou Shicheng nodded, and slowly opened the treasure box, which contained an ochre yellow cloth, some old but difficult to hide the high-quality materials.
"This is a volume of empty seal secret decrees from the Hongwu period."
"Empty Print...... Secret Purpose?! β
This empty seal is an empty decree without any words but with a jade seal, and it is a very deterrent secret decree that only needs to be completed to complete the content of the will.
Kou Shicheng said indifferently: "You are still young, I don't know that during the Hongwu Dynasty, the illustrious reputation of my Jinyi Guard, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all discouraged!" β
Ying Hao listened to Kou Shicheng's narration, and only then did he know that although Zhu Yuanzhang single-handedly created the empty seal case of the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, he killed tens of thousands of people in order to consolidate the imperial power.
However, very few people know about it in private, but he used the idea of the empty seal case to find another way to apply the trick of the empty seal to the secret decree and the Jinyi guard, and his intention was also to consolidate the imperial power.
There are many noble ministers in the Hongwu Dynasty, although Jinyiwei is called the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, but if it happens suddenly, there is very little that can be done, especially in the northern border pass, the emperor is far away.
It is very easy to be tied up because of the difference in identity, unable to grasp the opportunity, and difficult to determine life or death.
So Zhu Yuanzhang was ingenious, and with the inspiration of the empty seal case, he learned for his own use.
Countless secret decrees were stamped with large seals, and privately issued to the brocade guards stationed at the border gates.
The secret decree is not the same as the holy decree, the holy decree is the emperor's will, and the secret decree is a special title that the emperor adds to the brocade clothes, a noble status so that they can suppress the nobles and nobles who are far away.
This is similar to the gendarmerie of later generations, as long as the official is a big one, as long as the secret is in hand, whether you are a first-class member or a duke earl, as long as the Jinyi Wei shows the secret decree, the Jinyi Wei who holds the secret decree is the biggest official here.
The content of the secret decree was written by Jin Yiwei, who had the temporary right to take life and death, and no one dared to disobey it.
It shows Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in Jinyiwei back then, and it also shows Zhu Yuanzhang's control of power.
Now this Kou Shicheng actually came up with such a thing, which Ying Hao didn't expect.
Now that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, has overthrown all the old things of Jianwen and respected and restored all things of Zhu Yuanzhang, this secret decree that has been abandoned for many years has naturally turned into a fragrant dumpling.
Kou Shicheng sighed: "I didn't want to make a dangerous move, but now that the arrow is on the line, I have to send it." β
After saying that, he wrote hard, and after a while, he finished with a lot of excitement and beckoned Ying Hao to go to the yamen.
Bao Yuanqian was in the inner hall to report the recent situation to Deng and Li, but before he finished speaking, he saw Kou Shicheng and the others entering with a roll of ochre yellow cloth.
"Idle people can retreat, there is a secret decree from the top, announce it to Lord Deng, and Lord Li will listen."
His voice was indifferent, without a hint of color.
Although Bao Yuanqian didn't understand what he meant, he naturally knew that he was the idle person, so he naturally retreated.
When he went out of the house, he saw that Deng Pingyu found Li Chengen to listen to the order, so he naturally closed the door of the inner hall.
After a stick of incense, the door of the inner hall was pushed open, and the two of them walked out of Kou Shicheng, obviously quite relaxed than when they came.
Bao Yuanqian entered as usual, but saw that Deng and Li were a little dirty, and they seemed to be a little unpleasant.
"Knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, the two of them are so eager, sooner or later they will fall for that Mahamu!"
Deng Pingyu snorted angrily and said unhappily.
"They are already iron-hearted, and they have to send a ...... on the string," Li Chengen looked outside thoughtfully.
Deng Pingyu was unwilling to say: "Is this true or false?" β
Li Chengen shook his head, "Lord Deng, the current pass is no longer the truth or falsehood of the secret decree, but the attitude of Jinyiwei, their attitude is like this, even if it is false, you have to admit its truth." β
"Could it be...... Is it just that, really sent to Helin? Even if it is a business, how can there be any reason to do so? Even if you can't make a hand of money and a hand of goods, you should give up one step, right? β
Li Chengen waved his hand and said: "They want to turn over with this, they are naturally fanatical, and they are willing to fight for their lives." β
"But they have a good saying, then the princess of Beiyuan can't stay in Suzhou Wei anymore, if she stays any longer, the East Window incident will happen, and you and I will be finished!"
Deng Pingyu raised his voice and said, "Then what should I do!?" β
Li Chengen pondered for a moment, and suddenly looked at Bao Yuanqian on the side, and said to himself: "Since they want to risk their lives, then they will go, the secret decree will be pressed, and you and I will not be able to resist. β
He said that he reprimanded Bao Yuanqian, turned around and looked at the unwilling Deng Pingyu, and said with a smile: "If it doesn't work, this vast yellow sand, thousands of miles away, who can say clearly?" β
Deng Pingyu said uneasily: "Have you ever thought that if they are lucky enough to get the jade seal, if they are coerced in private, we will become outsiders, and then we will become wedding dresses for others?!" β
Li Chengen suddenly sneered, looked outside the gatehouse, and said gloomily: "Lord Deng, I said it...... This vast yellow sand is thousands of miles away...... Who can tell you what is going on this road? Hehe......"
Deng Pingyu was dull for a moment and seemed to understand what he meant, and then he was a little indifferent, and his heart was beating wildly!