This quiet restaurant has few customers, and the interior is simple and elegant, with a few wooden square tables and benches arranged casually, and some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.

"Although I am a gatekeeper today, but being loyal to my duties is the family style of our iron family, not to mention that today's emperor is worthy of my iron life!" Iron Head has a strong belief and is very honest in his eyes.

Zhang Qiang felt the loyalty of the iron head, so he changed his words: "When it comes to the emperor, this trip is probably dangerous!" ”

As he said this, he stared at the iron head's reaction, knowing that this subordinate had a pure loyal and patriotic heart.

"How is this possible?" Iron Head reached out and was about to pick up the wine glass, but he couldn't help but glare in shock.

Zhang Qiang seemed to have seen through everything, and slowly brought the wine to his mouth: "You are still too young!" As soon as His Majesty ascended the throne, he rectified the salt administration and cracked down on high-priced salt, and when he saw that many people in the capital were ruined, he rectified the usury industry, and the imperial court also levied taxes on the rich when there were financial difficulties. Even if he is the son of heaven, those people have dead soldiers at home, and they may be able to do anything! ”

In the past, it was the divine right of the emperor, but after so many dynasties in China, ordinary people may still be superstitious, but many officials and gentry are actually disdainful.

If it weren't for the Song Dynasty, the imperial court's emphasis on literature and light on military force made it difficult to get strong military support for rebellion, but I don't know how much turmoil it would have to endure.

"You're wrong!" Iron Head drank the wine glass in his hand and said loudly with confidence.

Zhang Qiang stopped the wine glass that was brought to his lips, and suddenly looked up in confusion and said, "What did I do wrong?" ”

"The emperor loves all the people, and all the people in the world will be loyal to the king, willing to be his siblings, willing to be his eyes and ears, and also a sharp blade! Whether it is the magnates in the capital or the small people in Jiangnan who do not obey the government order, it is impossible to afford half of the waves! "The eyes of the iron head are unusually clear and authentic under the light of the oil lamp by the wall.

The emperor loves all the people, and all the people in the world are loyal to the king?

Zhang Qiang muttered this sentence, put down the wine glass completely, and slowly tore off a piece of freshly grilled dried squid with his hands and chewed it carefully.

Because he lived at the bottom, he could clearly feel that Emperor Hongzhi was deeply popular, and he was also the emperor with the most charismatic personality in his opinion.

The Three Emperors and Five Emperors have been a long time ago, but it must be about the same.

Now the people of the capital always talk about Emperor Hongzhi, and grilled fish is popular to this day, and even some people are constantly worried about the emperor's heirs, all of which prove that today's emperor is the most popular emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The various measures of the emperor today are undoubtedly to love the people as his son, but are the people not silently supporting the emperor?

"By the way, I just got a piece of news that someone went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate last night and kidnapped a death row inmate!" Zhang Qiang took a sip of wine beautifully, and suddenly shared an update news.

Iron Head's brows furrowed involuntarily, and he inquired curiously, "Who?" ”

"The left deputy of the former Imperial Palace, Yu Shi Bian Yong!" Zhang Qiang put another piece of dried squid into his mouth and chewed it.

Bian Yong was born as a person, and as a result, he slowly sat in the high position of the left deputy capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, where he was good at political speculation, but he was inseparable from his party.

In the incident of Cheng Yi, the result was recognized by Wang Yue, who was the ghost of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Originally, Bian Yong was going to be beheaded, but Wang Yue wanted to find out the real mastermind behind the scenes through Bian Yong, but he kept putting people on death row.

It's just that who would have thought that this mysterious force hidden in the capital would actually enter again, and now rescue Bian Yong, who was on death row, so the mastermind behind the scenes is naturally impossible to investigate.

It's not so much that these people are saving Bian Yong, but that this group of mysterious forces is protecting their leader.

Iron Head's face was bruised, and his expression was very hideous: "Bian Yong, a person with a heinous crime, was rescued from death row, what kind of world is this!" ”

"The way of the world has always been like this, I said earlier that our emperor is not in a good situation! Don't worry about the maids, maybe after we drink tonight, I'll have to prepare a set of white clothes tomorrow!" Zhang Qiang looked very open, and took another glass of wine to joke.

At this time, a flash of inspiration flashed in the iron head's mind, but he suddenly said confidently: "Bian Yong? I...... Thought of it! ”

"What do you think?" Zhang Qiang didn't care about pouring wine, and was full of doubts about this brainless sentence.

The Iron Head stopped talking, and even got up to leave.

"Iron head, this is your own departure, let's take turns to be the east, next time you have to invite me back!" Zhang Qiang put down the wine jug in his hand and emphasized very seriously.

Tietou's footsteps continued unabated, and he walked straight out of the wine shop, and a burst of excitement surged in his heart. He had only taken a few steps when he keenly noticed two sturdy men following him from the shop.

The night is like ink, the moon is hidden and the stars are scarce, and the streets and alleys of Beijing are quiet and deep.

A young man walks in a hurry, walking through the dark alleys, his figure looming in the faint light. He felt a chill behind him, and a trace of alertness flashed in his eyes.

Fortunately, out of the alley of the liquor store, there is a street with more pedestrians and lights.

Although he clearly felt that the two men were following him, as long as he returned to Dongzhimen, then these two gangsters would not dare to make a move in front of Dongzhimen.

It's close!

Tietou kept a long distance from the two people, and Dongzhimen had already come into view, and he couldn't help but feel a snickering joy in his heart.

As a result, a carriage drove up from the darkness. The horses' hooves shattered, the wheels rolled, and the tall carriage stopped in front of the iron head.

A middle-aged man who looked like a butler sat in front of the carriage and smiled at Tietou, and his tone revealed an undoubted majesty: "Tie Xiaoqi, the Prime Minister is invited!" ”

"Dare to call it that? But I don't know which prime minister's mansion it is? Iron Head looked at the person by the light of the lantern in the other party's hand, and asked very seriously.

The housekeeper raised the lantern high, and said proudly: "Contemptible people call me white, you can call me the white steward, the Prime Minister's Mansion is naturally our Liu Mansion!" ”

Because the emperor promoted Zhang Sheng to a scholar of Dongge University before the southern tour, there are now as many as five prime minister's mansions in the Ming court. It's just that in terms of status and prestige, it is naturally his grandfather Liu Ji, and Liu's mansion is also the most powerful mansion at the moment.

As the two spoke, the two sturdy men who had been following behind had come closer, but there was no next move.

"Good!" Iron Head is not stupid, when even full of promise.

Guards were arranged in front and behind, and they personally intercepted themselves here, and under the banner of a dignified minister's house, they had to go if they didn't go.

Because Liu Ji is a person from the capital, he actually has a deep network in the capital, and even some of his own clansmen hold low-level positions in the yamen of the capital.

Steward Liu glanced at the iron head with satisfaction, and smiled slightly: "Get in the car!" ”

Tietou felt that there were actually a few people hiding around, and he couldn't get out at all, so he got into the carriage silently. It was pitch black in the carriage, except for a faint light that spilled through the gap in the curtains, reflecting his frowning brow.

I have nothing to do with the Prime Minister's Eight Poles, and I call myself over at this time, and I am afraid that this trip will be more auspicious.

There is only one thing he has never figured out, he didn't do anything today, at most he glanced at Liu Gongzi's carriage, why did the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion find him?

The carriage galloped through the silent alleys in the night, but instead of Liu's Mansion, it stopped in front of a remote abandoned temple.

This temple was originally dedicated to Guanyin, but because it was found to be related to the White Lotus Sect by the Shuntian Mansion, a seal was affixed to the gate. Today, the temple is dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, and surrounded by desolation.

"Come down!" Both the white butler and the groom had already jumped out of the carriage, and the white butler commanded coldly.

Tietou sighed in his heart, but his heart was like a mirror: "The Prime Minister's Mansion hasn't arrived yet, right?" ”

"You were deceived by me, we are not from the Prime Minister's Mansion, you are too gullible to trust others!" The white steward and Liu Fu have a clear relationship, but they are joking.

The iron head knew that the other party was going to kill himself, but the hardest thing seemed to be his own teeth: "I have something to understand!" ”

"Say!" When the white steward saw that his men had surrounded the carriage, he was also interested in catching cat and mouse.

Tietou felt the killing intent around him, and there were at least ten people around him: "I'm just a small flag guarding the city gate, why do you want to work so me?" ”

"You know you've seen things you shouldn't see!" The white butler thought that the other party was about to die, so he simply revealed some information to let the other party understand the ghost.

Tietou smiled indifferently, knowing that he had actually guessed correctly: "Are the two sons of Sun Jiao?" ”

In the original Huguang Qing Zhangtianmu, in order to prevent the imperial court, which infringed on the core interests of the entire gentry class, Sun Jiao did not hesitate to attack Liu Zhong, the governor of Huguang, and Wang Zhi, the eunuch of Nanjing, and even did not hesitate to ambush with the help of the military force of the clan.

After the defeat, Sun Jiao chose to carry everything alone, and his two sons in the capital did not know what happened.

You must know that the capital is not the pigpen city in "Kung Fu", and it is unbelievable to want to hide two people under the nose of the Son of Heaven, and it is several years to hide it.

On the contrary, people really did it, and what is even more strange is that today, the two sons of the Sun family are going out of the city under the banner of Xiangfu and pretending to be the maids of Liu Zizong, the little son of Xiangfu.

If Tietou reported this matter to Jinyiwei, it would be a fatal blow to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and maybe the Prime Minister's Mansion was really a place to harbor the imperial court's criminals.

"You...... You know it! The white steward looked at the people in the carriage with a lantern in his hand, shocked and lucky.

When Tietou heard the other party's reaction, he also completely confirmed his judgment: "Actually, I still don't understand something!" ”

"Then let you be a ghost!" The white steward also admired the keen observation of this little flag, so he was reasonable and authentic.

Tietou asked the doubts in his heart: "Liu Ge is highly respected and has the grace of His Majesty, why does he frequently do such disloyal and unrighteous things?" ”

"Don't cliché, things are ...... with me Liu Ge has nothing to do with it! The white steward was wary, but immediately denied it.

The iron head said teasingly: "Until now, do you still use cover-up?" ”

"Tyrants have no way, everyone will be punished! Even if Liu Ge Lao is strategizing in it, it is also to eliminate harm for the people and set things right for the Ming Dynasty. I'm not afraid to tell you that the Holy Sect has spread a net in Jiangnan, and the tyrant has gone and never returned! Steward Bai decided to let Tietou be a clear ghost, which was also to vent his dissatisfaction with Zhu Youji.

Tietou had his own judgment, and suddenly gossiped and said: "The matter is really related to Liu Gelao!" It is rumored that Mrs. Zhang of Jingyuanbo's Mansion and Jingyuanbo have a bad relationship with her husband and wife, and she got the son of Wang Zeng not long after she came back from military affairs. ”

"What are you doing to Mrs. Zhang, follow me...... How could Liu Ge be related? The white steward's brow furrowed, looking dissatisfied.

Tietou's eyes flashed with a touch of wisdom, as if he was a different person: "When Mrs. Zhang was young, it was rumored that she was beautiful and beautiful, and she was sought after by many young people, and the Liu family and the Zhang family are world friends, right?" If I am not mistaken, Wang Zeng is actually the son of Liu Gelao, and arranging Wang Zeng to be a concubine is not a kind of protection? ”

"You...... Who are you? The butler's head was buzzing, and he suddenly realized that the people in the carriage were so terrible.

Cough!

It was then that a coughing sound was heard.

"Dead man, it's useless to talk to you more!" Bai Guan also noticed that more than ten people were surrounding the iron head, and suddenly snorted coldly.

Tietou sighed secretly, and suddenly said in a surprising voice: "Zhang Zongqi, you don't have to hide it at this time, right?" ”

"How do you mention the general flag?" The white butler said in a deep voice.

The corners of Tietou's mouth rose slightly, and he said with a bit of sarcasm: "If Zhang Zongqi hadn't helped you test me tonight and found out something, how could you find me?" ”

In the light, a tall man walked out of the darkness, it was Zhang Qiang, the superior of the iron head.

Zhang Qiang followed the image of the old fritter on weekdays, but now he had a killing aura on his body, and looked at the carriage with a gloomy face: "I really didn't look away, you are really a rare talent!" Originally, I had a heart for talent and was ready to introduce you, but unfortunately you are too smart, don't be so smart in the next life! ”

As he spoke, he was ready to take matters into his own hands and send this demonic young man all the way.

Tietou had sensed that the killing machine around him was getting closer and closer, but he suddenly spoke: "Mr. Zhang, have you forgotten something?" ”

"What's the matter?" Zhang Qiang had already come to the carriage and was puzzled.

The corners of Tietou's mouth rose slightly, but he asked a question: "When you went to Hanjia Hutong to find an old friend, do you know where you went?" ”

"Where have you been?" Zhang Qiang also reacted suddenly, and asked vigilantly.

It was at this moment that a bolt of lightning pierced the night sky and illuminated the ruined Guanyin Temple. I don't know when, a large group of people wearing betta suits appeared on their periphery, and each of them had already shown a bright embroidered spring knife.

Although the Son of Heaven left Beijing, his civil and military officials were guarding, and the Son of Heaven's personal guards were also eyeing this city, and they were loyal and patriotic. (End of chapter)