In the middle of the night, the old man sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes and felt an unknown murderous aura. Sure enough, four jailers came to their door after a while, and Zeng Xuanjun was also awakened by this suddenness. The four of them didn't say much, and went directly to the prison door to take the panicked Zeng Xuanjun away, and the old man only half-opened his eyes and watched the jailer's actions throughout the whole process.

It wasn't until dawn that Zeng Xuanjun was dragged back to his cell by the jailers. It's just that this time Zeng Xuanjun was injured all over his body, and his clothes were torn with a lot of blood, and it seems that he was severely tortured.

The old man approached and looked at Zeng Xuanjun, who was lying on the ground with only half a life left, what a means, this is from the handwriting of Jinyiwei. It seems that this kid has either offended Jinyiwei, or he has caused some serious trouble.

The old man saw that Zeng Xuanjun was seriously injured and pitiful, so he moved him to the bed and let him rest well. At this time, Zeng Xuanjun was seriously injured and naturally had a slight fever, and his mouth kept reading, "What Jianghu Order?" I do not know...... I didn't take it......" It seems that Jin Yiwei thinks that this young man is related to Jianghu Ling, and this torture to extract a confession has made this kid like this.

Jianghu Order? The old man thought of this thing and his heart was solemn, this thing that had disappeared for hundreds of years, is it going to reappear in the rivers and lakes now? The rivers and lakes are bound to set off a bloody storm again.

The old man touched Zeng Xuanjun's wrist and gave him a pulse, if it weren't for the fact that this kid was young and strong, he might have been tortured to death. However, he found that this kid's qi and blood were weak, so he touched the position of Zeng Xuanjun's abdominal dantian with his other hand, and slowly transported a little true qi into it.

The old man also shook his head and said to himself, "It's a pity that this good body is a good figure, the eight veins of the Qi Jing are completely messy, and the most important Ren Du and the second vein are also not at all, it seems that he is a young man who does not know martial arts at all." If he is innocent, he can only die in the days to come. ”

Yes, as soon as this order comes out, the rivers and lakes will inevitably set off a storm. And now Jinyiwei has also made a start for this, and it seems that the imperial court also has the heart to intervene. If that's the case, it's a big trouble, and I don't know if those stupid apprentices can withstand it in the days to come......

On the second day, close to noon, the jailer brought light rice and vegetables and left. Zeng Xuanjun was already hungry, and as soon as he heard that the food was delivered, he immediately got up. Although the injury was serious, it was only a pain in the flesh, as if there was no damage inside. He himself was very surprised, anyway, it was not very painful to eat it anyway. He hurriedly picked up his food and devoured it, and halfway through his meal he remembered that there was an old man in the cell.

He looked at the old man, who seemed indifferent to it, so he picked up the old man's food and prepared to serve it to his mouth, and then thought that it was inappropriate. So he brought the old man's food to him, and went back to his bed and ate it wildly. The old man saw his performance, decided that this person was of character, and smiled and ate. It's just that all this is in the dark, and Zeng Xuanjun didn't notice any difference in the old man's expression.

After the meal and a short rest, the old man suddenly asked, "Young man, what's your name?" ”

Zeng Xuanjun was also opened by this sudden inquiry, and immediately replied, "Zeng Xuanjun." ”

Zeng Xuanjun...... Good name. ”

Zeng Xuanjun felt that he was losing, why did he suddenly ask his name? Immediately asked, "Oh no, what is your name, old man?" ”

"Me?" The old man smiled slightly, "My name is Zhang Sloppy." ”

Sloppy? Who is called this name, Zhang sloppy? His surname is Zhang? Zeng Xuanjun whispered, "That...... Then I'll call you Senior Zhang. ”

I don't want Zhang to be sloppy and say, "What is not a predecessor, I will be called Zhang Sloppy, if you have a name, what is the use of taking it?" ”

This is really a weirdo, Zhang is sloppy, Zhang is sloppy.

Zhang was sloppy and asked again, "Zeng Xuanjun, what is the Jianghu order that you are talking about?" ”

Jianghu Order? How does this sloppy one know?

Seeing Zeng Xuanjun's doubts, Zhang Sloppy immediately added, "You were taken away by the jailers yesterday, and you were sent back this morning with injuries. I've been reciting the Jianghu Order in a coma, and I'm not curious about this thing, but if this thing appears now, it will definitely cause a lot of unnecessary disputes, and your life will be very dangerous in the future. ”

For the rest of my life, I am now locked up in this place where I don't see the light of day, and maybe I will live here for the rest of my life.

Zeng Xuanjun sighed and said, "Some time ago, the master entrusted me to send an object to the imperial city to find Sai Hazhi, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, but I didn't want to lose this thing at the edge of the imperial city, so I was arrested in this Zhao prison. It was only during yesterday's interrogation that I learned that the thing that was lost was called Jianghu Ling...... Hey......"

Zhang Sloppy then became concerned, "I don't know if Xiaoyou Zeng Xuanjun can say it in detail, let me analyze it." ”

Originally, this was a secret, but it is conceivable that it is possible to stay here for the rest of his life, and with the means of Jinyiwei, it is even more likely to be buried here directly. After sighing for a long time, he let go of his heart, anyway, he is dead, it is better to vomit the injustice of fate during this time.

So Zeng Xuanjun told Zhang Sloppy in detail how the master got the Jianghu order, how he let him come to the capital, and how he got into Zhaojiao. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, this person relaxed a lot. Even if he died, he felt relieved.

Zhang Sloppy listened very carefully, sometimes frowning, sometimes closing his eyes and thinking, and when Zeng Xuanjun finished speaking, he also relaxed. So that's the case, Zhang Sloppy seems to understand something, but at the same time there are many questions.

Zeng Xuanjun saw that Zhang Xuanjun's sloppy expression was more undulating than his own, could it be that this old man was also so interested in Jianghuling? Oh, this is the face of the world, but it doesn't matter, what can you do in this place where you don't see the light of day? Seeing that he is nearly 100 years old, what can he do even if he goes out? The rivers and lakes are so big, where can he find them? Even if he did, what would he do with the few years he had left? Forget it, I don't want to think about it, what do you like?

Zhang was sloppy and said, "No, there are some things that don't make sense in the middle." ”

Zeng Xuanjun was no longer interested in this matter, but when this old man said this, didn't he make it clear that he was lying? Then Zeng Xuanjun said loudly, "I'm not lying, if you don't believe it, forget it." ”

Zhang was sloppy but not angry, and said seriously, "It is precisely because what you describe is true that this matter is not right." ”

Suddenly, Zeng Xuanjun was also interested, after all, it was closely related to him. "Dare to ask what's wrong?"

Zhang Sloppy asked, "Do you know the difference between Jinyiwei and Dongchang?" ”

Zeng Xuanjun nodded, then shook his head.

Zhang Sloppy continued, "In the eighteenth year of Yongle, the current emperor set up the East Factory. The leader of the East Factory is called the East Factory Palm Seal Eunuch, also known as the Factory Gong or Governor, and is the second person among the eunuchs after the Celebrant Palm Seal Eunuch. Usually the second and third eunuchs are the second and third eunuchs, and their full official title is 'Governor of Qincha Dongchang Official School Office Eunuch', referred to as 'Admiral Dongchang'. ”

"The subordinate officials of the East Factory have one member of each of the 1,000 households and the 100 households, and the 1,000 households and 100 households of Jinyiwei are called the criminal officers."

In addition, there are more than 40 people in charge, foreman, and secretary, who are allocated by the brocade guards, and are divided into 12 sons, and the stewards wear round hats, soap boots, and brown shirts. The rest of the people have the same boot cap but wear a straight fit. ”

Zeng Xuanjun listened very carefully, although he had heard of Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi earlier, but this was the first time he had heard of the specific situation, so he listened very carefully.

"The specific person in charge of the investigation work is the commander and the officer, the commander is equivalent to the squad leader, also called the 'stall head', there are more than 100 people, and there are also 12 ugly people, all wearing pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes, and small tapestry. There are several commanders of each commander, and the officers are also called 'fans' and 'officers', and these people are also composed of capable elements selected from the Jinyi Guard. ”

"Dongchang is not only more capable and reasonable in terms of organization and staffing, but also has formulated a very strict system in terms of detection operations. For example, on the first day of each month, the East Factory should concentrate on the investigation work of the month, and the factory staff will draw lots in the East Factory to decide the site they are responsible for. In the literature, it can be found that the types of work in the East Factory have special names. For example, those who monitor the interrogation of criminals by officials of various ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee and the torture of criminals by Jinyi Wei are called 'Tingji', and those who visit the local government offices are called 'Zaji', and if a certain official takes any measures, or if a certain city gate catches an important criminal, the official records and reports it to Dongchang is called 'beating incident'. This is the main function and structure of the East Factory. ”

Zeng Xuanjun was like an initiation, it turned out that in the eyes of his Jianghu people, this little Dongchang fan was actually like this. This knowledge can be regarded as benefiting Zeng Xuanjun a lot, and he admires the old man in front of him even more.

Zhang Sloppy asked, "Now you know the difference between Jinyiwei and Dongchang, right?" You understand the contradiction in what you just said, right? ”

Zeng Xuanjun carefully recalled what his master had said to him, and suddenly became fierce, "Are you saying that all the external operations of the East Factory are completed by Jinyiwei?" ”

Zhang nodded sloppily and said, "At least for now." Although the Jinyi Guard was a direct subordinate unit of the kings of the Ming Dynasty, it only did some guards to maintain the consolidation of the emperor's political rule after all. In order to consolidate his imperial power even more, our emperor added the East Factory Department, but the implementation of the East Factory was through the hands of Jinyiwei. So ......"

Zeng Xuanjun took over, "So it's impossible for Jinyiwei and Dongchang fans to quarrel......"

Zeng Xuanjun couldn't believe it, and shook his head again, "Then according to what you say, my master is lying to me?" No, he would never fool me with that......"

"I don't know what kind of person your master is, but according to your account, there is something unreasonable in this."

Zeng Xuanjun retorted righteously, "No, no, absolutely not." Master has taken me in since I was a child, and we have lived together for seventeen years, and he would not do such a thing, let alone what he lied to me about. ”

Zhang Sloppy didn't want to argue with him too much, and asked, "Who is your master?" What kind of sect are you? ”

Zeng Xuanjun also knew that the old man had changed the topic, so he complied with him and replied, "My master's name is Nian Xuzi, on the rivers and lakes...... In fact, it is unknown, and our sect is not even ranked third-rate. ”

"Nian Xuzi? Taoism? Zhang asked sloppily.

"Hey...... We are also just a small Taoist temple in Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan, strictly speaking, in fact, it is not even a sect," Zeng Xuanjun said of his Taoist temple, a little embarrassed, and continued, "Our Taoist temple is actually in tatters, and the entire Taoist temple is just me and my master, and the incense is not very prosperous." Everyone is going to make a pilgrimage, and they also go to the Qingcheng Mountain Taoist Temple next door. ”

Zhang Sloppy then smiled, "That's that...... Qingcheng Mountain is indeed the best choice for pilgrimage. Nowadays, many sects in Shu, such as Qingcheng, Tangmen, Shushan and other sects, have lost their former style, and they have to barely support it, and now the first sect in Sichuan should be the Emei of the Buddhist sect......"

Zeng Xuanjun nodded, "Yes." Nowadays, the rivers and lakes are headed by the four major schools, Wudang, Shaolin, Emei, and the Zhuxu Palace on the southeast island that has been newly promoted in the past ten years. After that, Huashan, Taishan, Longhu Mountain, Nanning Prefecture, Guangxi Province, and so on. And then there is the third-rate sect of the small sect...... Hey......"

Thinking of this, Zeng Xuanjun sighed with emotion, "It's not the eighteenth year of Yongle, and the imperial court has promulgated a 'ban on martial arts', so that all sects and factions don't dare to develop too much." ”

Zhang Sloppy said, "The 'ban on martial arts' was actually implemented in every dynasty and dynasty, especially in the Song Dynasty. This is to prevent the standard weapons of the military system from falling into the civilian population, so as to avoid triggering a larger conflict. However, most of the previous dynasties also stayed on the prohibition of weapons, and this time the emperor's ban on martial arts and the impact on martial arts, did agree deeper. But ......"