"Here, what do you command?" A clever little schoolboy ran in, about my age, white and clean, and gave a beautiful salute.

"He is a new brother, named Zhang Ying, you lead him around, familiar with this place, and tell him some allusions by the way!" Liao Jianzhong said, took out a silver ticket from his arms, and said: "I'll go outside later, buy some fruits, wine and food, and invite everyone to have a meal, it's an acquaintance!" ”

"Okay, please rest assured, the small ones will be arranged!" Xiang Chong stretched out his hand to take the silver ticket, I subconsciously glanced at Liao Jianzhong, he smiled and nodded at me, I hurriedly said goodbye politely, and then walked out with Xiang Chong, and the voice of the pony father-in-law came from my ears: "This kid looks very clever!" "I just don't know if this is Xiang Chong or me.

When we got out, Xiang Chong had already taken my hand and said with a smile: "I'm Xiang Chong, and I'm new, but three months before you." Come, I'll show you the North Town Fuji. ”

【Kitajin Fuji】

Since the Hongwu Emperor, this is the location of the North Town Fusi, because it is located in the north of the capital, and at the same time it corresponds to the South Town Fusi, so it is also called the North Yamen. What does Kitajin Fuji do? It is a case appointed by the emperor, which has its own prison (edict), and can arrest, torture, and execute prisoners on its own without going through the judiciary. Beizhen Fusi has many external tasks, often travels the whole country, because it is directly responsible to the emperor, so the local officials see the people of Beizhen Fusi are respectful, not careless at all, and call it "Shangcha" or "Qincha". In layman's terms, Beizhen Fusi is the department of the imperial court to arrest people, and there are countless souls who have died under torture, which is a creepy place. But there is one point, there are a lot of houses next to each other, and you can even see the residents walking freely through the door, the residents are not afraid of this place at all, this is very curious, Xiang Chong and I belong to the kind of people who are familiar with each other, and soon have nothing to talk about, so for my question, Xiang Chong smiled mysteriously and said: "We are personally arranged by the emperor's grandfather to arrest officials, and we don't care about the affairs of the common people." ”

I nodded as if I understood, it seems that this brocade guard really has a lot of power, Xiang Chong led me out of Beizhen Fusi, looked at the sky, and said: "I should have taken you to go through the Si and the edict, but those places are too evil, you are just getting started, and after worshipping the great god, it is not too late to go." Let's go, let's get out! But he ran to the back door, where there were seven or eight lieutenants guarding, and a leader sat on a tree bench drinking tea, and said to Chong: "It's convenient to go to the street here, and there is always an interrogation at the main gate. The leader saw us and said, "Xiang Chong, the new here?" ”

Xiang Chong grinned and said: "It turned out that the second brother Lou was on duty, exactly, this is the new brother named Zhang Ying, Liao Qianhu asked me to take him around, go to the street to buy some things, and entertain the brothers at night!" Zhang Ying, this is the second brother of Lou Fenglou Xiaoqilou, Zhang Ying, you give your waist card to the second brother Lou to take a look, it will be convenient in the future! ”

I hurriedly took out the waist card, Lou Feng took the waist card, looked at me and said, "Since it was appointed by Liao Qianhu, naturally there will be no mistakes." For your own convenience, there are many rules in the outer realm, so you must not be greedy for fun, and ruin the reputation of Jinyiwei. ”

As he spoke, he returned the waist card to me, and said to Chong: "Second Brother Lou is right, the younger brother naturally doesn't dare to indulge wantonly, I will lead him out, find a familiar store to buy some things and come back, everyone will gather in the evening!" Second Brother Lou must appreciate his face! So saying, he took me and came out.

On the street, the crowd was bustling, and before I could see the distance, I found a group of people sitting at the door, one by one with a sad face, and when they saw us coming out, their eyes were instantly bright, and a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper got up and said, "Two errands, it's convenient to talk!" ”

I was stunned, but Xiang Chong was very natural, followed the man over, in a secluded place, the man gave a deep salute, and said: "I am the housekeeper of Gao Dezheng, my young master was originally put to Leizhou, Guangdong Province to be a county of knowledge, but the young master was confused for a while, went to the place where he should not go to eat and drink, was taken by Jinyiwei, so far there is no news, the family is very anxious, please two of you go on a convenient errand, find some way, let me know some news of the young master." As he spoke, he took the silver ticket from his sleeve, how have I ever seen such a scene, Xiang Chong was natural, and he quickly tucked it in his sleeve, but said, "What's your name?" This little thing, and so polite, I really don't have to give it to us, hey, but thank you. Can you go to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion to report the case? If not, let's go back and help you ask, and go to the old store of the Ping family at this time tomorrow! Someone will give you news there. When the man heard this, he smiled and said, "Villain Gao Qian, thank you two masters!" ”

Xiang Chong didn't wait for Gao Qian to salute, led me away, and said as he walked: "Jin Yiwei doesn't know how many people he arrests in a day, and he doesn't have time to send a special person to inquire, and we have to check a little bit tomorrow." Then he grinned and said, "Commander Mu won't let us collect money, catch one who collects money privately, beat twenty boards, and release it to a remote and barren place, but we still have to do it." He said to me again: "Those people are the family members of the officials, it is estimated that their master is gone, guessing some disgraceful places, and they dare not report to the official. Not to mention, this is also a financial road for Jinyiwei! ”

I don't have too many thoughts about money, I just feel that these people are crying and sad, very pitiful, thinking that my family has just come here, everything is still careful, I nodded at the moment, and said: "In the future, I will have to rely on Brother Xiang to take care of me!" "Where's that? I'll have to rely on you to help me in the future! Seeing that I didn't understand what he meant, Xiang Chongyang said proudly: "I have read your post, you are Zhang Gonggong's person, Feihuang Tengda is just around the corner, I am sighing, although I am older, the entry is rootless and mountainless, and I will count on you to take care of you in the future!" ”

I was taken aback, thinking that I had just joined Jinyiwei, and others understood it so clearly, and I couldn't help but look back at the Beizhen Fusi Yamen.

Xiang Chong chattered and said: "The people who can do things in Jinyiwei have some foundations, like you and the newcomers with you, they are all sheltered, do you know, Qian Sheng, a newcomer who came with you, didn't even enter the gate of Jinyiwei, and went directly to Dongchang to do things, not his uncle Qian Tong and Qian Cai are the godsons of Qiu Gonggong, so naturally the moon is the first to get near the water!" ”

That Qian Sheng, I just have a vague impression, after all, I am still unfamiliar; But when I thought of meeting the Lord Qian when I first entered the door, I unconsciously asked: "When we first came, we met a master of a thousand households, who is said to be surnamed Qian!" "That's him, Qian Cai Qian Qianhu, Nansi Qianhu, no one, he has a younger brother named Qian Tong, who is for 100 households, and works in Dongchang!" I asked about Liao Jianzhong, and Xiang Chong said: "Liao Qianhu is amazing, he is one of the best heroes in Jinyiwei, he is bold, and he is exquisite, he gives him face in all aspects, and he does things cleanly, and the emperor and grandfather know his reputation." If it weren't for the government, our Jinyi Wei would have soared a long time ago! ”

I was very puzzled, and asked what was hindering the government, Xiang Chong looked around, and said in a low voice: "Jinyiwei started from Emperor Taizong and went to Grandpa Hongzhi, several ups and downs, Jinyiwei commanded almost no good deaths, and we competed, there are civil officials, there are Dongchang, either you come up, or I come up, over the years, the fight has not stopped." Grandpa Hongzhi ascended the throne, I really can't stand it, we and Dongchang, are suppressed, and we are not allowed to participate in the government, for more than ten years, we have been cautious, and there is really no trouble. The things arranged by the imperial court are also beautifully done! ”

I said, "I think this is Grandpa Hongji's care for us!" Xiang Chong pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Having said that, our ordinary Jinyi guards are here to be on an errand, mixing and eating, if the ancestors are virtuous, they may be mixed with an official and a half-job, but some big people are not willing to be so mediocre, so they naturally want to soar!" ”

I nodded and said, "This is probably because everyone has their own ambitions!" Xiang Chong smiled and said, "It's natural to have ambitions, but there is no chance, but it's just empty talk." I don't have much hope, but you don't, I hope you can help me more in the future. He said it so seriously that I didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xiang Chong didn't care about my embarrassment, he still smiled, and said confidently: "The world is so big, there is always a place for us to stand, no matter what, I climbed out of the big ravine, and I will definitely go back to see it in the future, after all, I am the only one who has come out to be an official in our small mountain village for so many years!" ”