Chapter 269: Rainy Night at the Post Station (5)
Is Xie Qian's incriminating evidence important, or is Yizi You Jingwu important? For Chang Feng, the answer is obvious.
Chang Feng is not a selfless person. A person who has no selfishness is a saint. Worried about thousands of years of Chinese history, how many people can be called saints?
In Chang Feng's vision, a few years later, the righteous son You Jingwu would inherit his power in the Jinyi Guard. His own son, Chang Ponu, will become a minister or even a member of the cabinet.
The two are one civil and one martial, one bright and one dark, supporting and protecting each other. In this way, the power of the Chang family can be maintained for a long time. It is not a problem to continue two or three generations.
In the future, the children and grandchildren of the Chang family will no longer have to be like him when he was young, in order not to be despised by others, in order to be able to marry his sweetheart for the rest of his life, regardless of the danger of his life, he will climb up all his life.
Xie Qian's criminal evidence this time is not available, and he can find other criminal evidence.
If the righteous son is gone, then it is really gone.
There was a confrontation in the North Tibetan Station.
On one side, he held three barrels of gunpowder in his hand, and threatened You Jingwu to hand over Liang Bohong's four "poisonous yellow finch".
On the one hand, You Jingwu, who is determined to complete the errand given by his father-in-law, does not hesitate to sacrifice his life.
You Jingwu glared at Lu Dahu and shouted, "Liang Bohong is the key to bringing down that group of corrupt officials. Even if I die, I can't hand him over! ”
You Jingwu is a loyal and righteous person.
He had seen countless generous and tragic soldiers in the southeast throwing their heads and spilling their blood, fighting bloody battles with the Japanese to the end. but to preserve the people of the land.
He once stood in the distance, watching the city of Yongning be breached by the Japanese and burned into a sea of fire. He looked at Yongning City from afar, where there was his father, his robe of life and death. But there was nothing he could do.
He used to think that the Wokos were his worst enemy.
However, when he entered the capital, Chang Feng told him a bloody truth: the culprits who led the Japanese into the city were those insatiable local gentry. Behind the gentry, there are civil officials who love the people like sons and are loyal to the country.
The worst enemy is not outside, but inside.
Those corrupt officials earn bloody money. The money of the house is piled up into a mountain of white flowers. They are like a group of silverfish, parasitic on the Ming Dynasty, on the loyal and brave soldiers who fought bloodily, and on the people who live a life of mules and horses.
Even if there are a hundred You Tianjue who regard death as home, they will put in a hundred times the effort and shed a hundred times the blood. The ones killed were all the small enemies of the Ming Dynasty.
The real enemy is still wearing a "moral" hat, with Yinshan in his left hand and Yinshan in his right hand, and he is still chewing the flesh and blood of the people in his mouth.
This time, You Jingwu made up his mind to bring down more than 60 high-ranking officials involved in the Lianghuai salt case.
In order to complete the errand assigned by the father-in-law. also in order to inherit his father's legacy: in order to protect the country and the community, he would rather have his body and bones broken. Although tens of millions of people have gone to me!
You Jingwu shouted at the four "poisonous yellow finch": "I won't hand over people." If you don't want to die, you can order the medicine line! ”
The poisonous yellow finches are all outlaws.
The fat turtle boy led by him shouted: "Have courage!" Heroes cherish heroes, hand in hand into the Yellow Spring! Don't be stunned, order the medicine line! ”
Lu Dahu shouted: "You Ye, heroes don't suffer immediate losses!" After handing over Liang Bohong, we can still think about it in the long run! ”
You Jingwu said angrily: "Lu Dahu, say more, don't blame me for killing you!" ”
The thin turtle boy holding the candle shouted: "Then let's die together!" ”
After saying that, he was about to ignite the gunpowder fuse.
The beggar's ancestor has been behind the four poisonous yellow finch. The poisonous yellow finches paid no attention to the two ant-like beggars.
Two little ants, can they delay our big event?
It's too late, it's too soon!
The old man and the little girl opened their bows left and right. Throwing knives with red ropes slipped out of the sleeves of each hand.
"Huh", the old man made the first move. The throwing knife actually cut off the candle flame!
"Huh", the little girl is not far behind, and she also has a blade. Hit the thin turtle in the leg. The thin turtle man was in pain and immediately fell to his knees on the ground.
Without the threat of gunpowder, things are easy.
There are more than 20 wolf-like brocade guards in the hall, and there are still three poisonous yellow finch?
You Jingwu gave an order: "Use the scorpion crossbow!" Only allow you to shoot legs! ”
"Smack! Syllable! "Poof! Burst! ”
The bolt struck the legs of the remaining three poisonous yellow finch. They lost the ability to resist. The wrestlers swarmed up and captured the remaining four poisonous yellow finches.
The fat turtle man yelled, "I didn't think we were planted in the hands of two beggars!"
You Jingwu's identity has been exposed, and there is no need to pretend to be a magistrate.
He ordered loudly: "Put these four people into Lu Dahu's room and guard them with that female yellow finch." ”
Then You Jingwu walked up to the two beggars.
You Jingwu arched his hand: "Old man, thanks to your ancestors and grandchildren." Dare to ask for your name? ”
The old man said: "You Ye is wrong. We are not grandchildren, but husband and wife. ”
You Jingwu subconsciously blurted out the Fujian dialect: "It's too long!" This little girl is only five or six years old, is she your wife? You're too. It's not serious, right? ”
I have heard that a civil official in his seventies takes a concubine of twelve or thirteen. I have never heard of a bad old man in his seventies marrying a little girl who is five or six years old.
The old man stroked his beard: "You Ye is wrong." My wife is forty years old. ”
You Jingwu was stunned: "The old man is not going to laugh." ”
The old man said: "I didn't laugh. She was disabled. When I was five or six years old, I never changed my appearance. ”
The little girl said: "What my official said is true. I am over 40 years old. ”
Just now, the little girl has always been a baby sound. At this moment, it became the tone of a middle-aged woman.
You Jingwu looked at the two suspiciously: "Who are you?" ”
The old man replied: "The emperor's people." Haven't You Ye heard of the Golden Dao couple? ”
The turmoil between the Golden Knife couple caused a stir in the capital three months ago.
It's a long story.
During the period of Emperor Chenghua, the post of heirloom official was established in the eunuchs. The herald is not a permanent position of eunuchs, but a temporary part-time position.
Its main duty, to put it bluntly, is to introduce delicious and fun outside the palace into the palace, dedicate it to the emperor, and make the emperor smile.
Emperor Chenghua died, and after Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, he revoked this official position.
At the end of the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, in order to seek the way of immortality, this official position was restored.
Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne. The young son of heaven, who has infinite curiosity about things outside the palace, naturally wants to keep the heirloom official.
He sealed eight heirlooms in one go. These eight heirs are none other than the Eight Tigers.
Three months ago, Liu Jin fulfilled his duties as a herald official and introduced a couple who were good at using flying knives into the palace.
These two people are people from the rivers and lakes, and they are famous for their superb flying knife skills. Flying knife kung fu alone is not enough. What's even more strange is that one of the couple is a bad old man, and the other looks like a five or six-year-old baby.
Liu Jin asked them to perform a flying knife trick in front of Emperor Zhengde.
In order to prevent the assassination of the two. Emperor Zhengde pretended to be a small eunuch. And sitting on the dragon chair is a real eunuch who pretends to be the emperor.
On the day of the performance, the two of them opened the eyes of Emperor Zhengde.
After the two finished their performances, General Dahan searched them. After making sure that there were no throwing knives on them, Emperor Zhengde revealed his identity. Named them "Golden Knife Couple".
This is a trivial matter in the inner palace. At best, the emperor watched a wonderful juggling.
However, the civil officials were in a hurry!
The ministers of the cabinet and ministries said a lot of words, denouncing Emperor Zhengde for being a plaything and obsessed with strange tricks. Advised Emperor Zhengde to follow the example of the previous emperor and be a virtuous monarch who abandons all bad tastes. At the same time, he asked Emperor Zhengde to revoke the position of the heirloom.
The civil officials are using the topic to play and give Emperor Zhengde a prestige.
The subtext is: Little emperor, you listen to Lao Tzu. This world is the world of the cabinet and the world of civil officials. Don't talk about the government, you don't count. Even if it's something as trivial as juggling, it's not something you just want to watch! With the consent of our civil officials?
The name of the former emperor was drawn up by our civil officials. Do you know why you are "filial"? Do you know who he is filial in our eyes?
Emperor Zhengde was greatly annoyed. These dog miscellaneous civil officials regard themselves as teachers at every turn.
I have to say that the fifteen-year-old boy Tianzi has an unfathomable city.
is angry like that in his heart, on the surface, Emperor Zhengde is "as good as a stream". not only revoked the position of the herald official, but also decreed that the "golden knife couple" would never be allowed to enter the palace.
The golden knife couple looked out of the palace. Behind his back, he was accepted by Emperor Zhengde as a confidant who specialized in doing secret errands for him!
Liu Jin reported to Emperor Zhengde that someone wanted to attack Liang Bohong in the North Tibetan Station, so as to protect more than 60 civil officials involved in the salt case.
When Emperor Zhengde heard it, this is still necessary?! The more than 60 civil officials have long been regarded as fat and oily pigs by Emperor Zhengde. Their family property is the finest pork fat meat that fills the inner storehouse.
So Emperor Zhengde instructed Liu Jin to find Chang Feng to protect Liang Bohong's life. On the one hand, Liu Jin and Chang Feng were spared, and the golden knife couple came to the North Tibetan Station.
Straight to the point. The old man arched his hand towards You Jingwu: "A knife in Xia Kan." It is proposed to serve as the West Factory to punish 100 households. ”
The little girl arched her hand: "In the lower flat dodo." It is proposed to be the head of the female stall of the West Factory. ”
One of You Jingwu's subordinates scolded: "Who are you covered? The West Factory was cancelled as early as the thirteenth year of Chenghua. In addition, the official position of the West Factory was set up according to the East Factory. Where is there a woman at the head of the stall? ”
You Jingwu scolded him and said, "Don't be rude! ”
You Jingwu heard his father-in-law Chang Feng say that Liu Jin would reopen the West Factory soon.
This confidential news is naturally unknown to the hundreds of households below.
You Jingwu arched his hand towards Kan: "Old man, as the saying goes, words are empty, and hair is a trace." You claim to be the emperor's person, do you have a certificate? ”
Kan Yidao took out a yellow sealed secret decree: "There is an emperor's secret intention for this." You Ye, please take a look. ”
You Jingwu opened the so-called "secret purpose".
A short line of words was written on the secret decree: "Kan Yidao and Pingduo are my people." ”
Signed "Jintang Old Man".
You Jingwu was stunned! The real emperor's secret decree!
The true identity of the "old man of Jintang" is known to only three people in the world.
In the middle of summer this year, Emperor Zhengde came late and had nothing to do, so he invited his "uncle" to drink wine in the wind and give him a face-to-face lecture, collecting civil official lawlessness in preparation for the purge of the court next year.
After talking about the matter, Emperor Zhengde also drank high.
On a whim, he actually said to Chang Feng: "Uncle, find me a position in Jinyiwei!" ”
Emperor Zhengde loved to play role-playing most in his life. In addition to pretending to be a brocade guard, what else to pretend to be a "Governor-General, Mighty General and Chief Military Officer", naturally these are all later words.
The emperor has decreed, where does Chang Feng dare not do it?
Chang Feng cautiously suggested: "The Son of Heaven is not in harmony with the etiquette of the Jinyi Guard, and the gentlemen of the cabinet may have objections." Why don't you take a pseudonym, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Zhengde thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the dark piles in the Jinyi Guard all have code names. I see, I'll be codenamed Old Man Jintang! ”
(Note: The word "codename" comes from the Tang Dynasty Zhang Ling's "Chao Ye Zai" volume 5.) It's not a modern word.,Half a bottle of evidence fetish, don't pick a thorn in the chapter.。 )
The old man of Jintang, a code name with a deep meaning.
The pinnacle of the power of the Jinyi Guard's commander is Ji Gang. When the old Ji Quan leaned towards the government and the opposition, he even dared to engage in an improved version of "pointing to the deer as a horse" (Ji Gang shooting willows) in front of Emperor Yongle.
During the Jigang period, the Jinyi Wei commanded the envoy to be nicknamed "Dajintang".
Emperor Zhengde gave himself such a code name to remind Chang Feng that "Jinyiwei is my Jinyiwei." I am the real master of Jinyiwei, you are not. ”
As a result, there was an additional rider codenamed "Jintang Old Man" under the Fusi of Beizhen.
Chang Feng only said this to You Jingwu, who was also the envoy of Beizhen.
You Jingwu returned Kan Yidao with both hands: "Sure enough, it is Kan Baihu of the future West Factory." Disrespectful and disrespectful. ”
Kan Yidao smiled and said, "You Ye." The Wang Zhixian who lives upstairs is probably not a good stubble! ”
You Jingwu asked, "How can you see it?" ”
Kan Yidao said: "Our husband and wife seem to be in the inn with his front and back feet. Actually, we arrived a little earlier. It's just that he didn't enter the inn, but walked around the inn to see if there were any ambushes outside the inn. ”
"We bumped into him, and he dismounted with three of his attendants, walking side by side. The lower the level, the greater the rules of the yamen. How dare the county government entourage walk side by side with the county lord? ”
You Jingwu shouted: "Come on." Go upstairs and arrest Wang Yi! The brothers in the shop, take down Wang Yi's three entourage! ”
The brothers went their separate ways.
A moment later, You Jingwu heard a bang from Wang Yi's room, "Bang!" ”
After a while, the wrestlers escorted Wang Yi downstairs and came to the hall.
Wang Yi's three "entourage" in the shop were also captured.
A wrestler held a strange handcuff in his hand and handed it to You Jingwu: "You Ye, I paid it from this kid." Wounded one of our brothers. ”
I saw that this handcuff was extremely short and could be hidden in the sleeve. Ordinary handcuffs are at least one foot or two inches long. This one is only four inches.
What's even more strange is that Daming's long and short handguns are all fired by arquebuses. There is no arquebus, only a stone is inlaid in the nose of the arquebus.
You Jingwu asked: "Wang Zhixian, what is this?" ”
Wang Yi replied with a smile: "This is the latest Western handcuff." It is called a spring wheel gun, and it is fired with flint. It was created by a strange man named Big Dung Rider in the West. It cost my master two thousand taels of silver. ”
You Jingwu frowned: "Oh? Who did you buy these rarities from? ”
Wang Yi's answer shocked You Jingwu: "I bought it from the envoy of the Ming Dynasty sent by the barbarian slave Aier I of the Western Franc Machine Country. ”
Unbeknownst to You Jingwu, King Manuel I of Portugal had sent a diplomatic envoy to Pillas, who had landed in the southeast under the protection of eight warships led by Portuguese captain Fernand.
The purpose of Pilas Laiming was to negotiate trade matters with the Ming Dynasty.
You Jingwu blurted out: "Wakou? Unexpectedly, the murder case led to the Tong Wei case. A case within a case! ”
In the Ming Dynasty, the word Wakou encompassed a wide range, such as the true Wako, the Han pseudo-Wa, and the Francois pirates, all of which were included in the category of "Wakou".
The handcuff in You Jingwu's hand is indeed the latest product of the West. It was invented by the master Leonardo da Vinci.
You Jingwu said: "It seems that you are not the magistrate of Ye County, Laizhou Prefecture. Say, what's your name? Who sent you to the North Tibetan Station? What is the purpose? ”
(End of chapter)