Li Qiufeng said: "Li was just forced by the situation, so he had to do it." I just don't know if I should call you Zhuang Erxia or Master Zhuang now?"

Zhuang Hengyun still smiled and said: "The word 'adult' is ashamed. Zhuang was only promoted by one level, serving as a military commander under the Qianhu family of Dongchang, which was far from the official position of the Li brothers when they were in Jinyiwei. ”

Since Chengzu Zhu Di set up the East Factory, although it has been reorganized several times, the basic structure has not changed. The leader of the East Factory is called the Palm Seal Eunuch of the East Factory, and his subordinates and people generally call him the factory duke or the superintendent. There are two main subordinate officials under the eunuch of the palm seal, one member of each of the 1000 households and the 100 households. Originally, it was filled by a high-ranking official of the Jinyi Guard, also known as the Punishment Officer. It's just that later, Dongchang's power became more and more powerful, and it had surpassed the authority of Jinyiwei, so the eunuchs with palm prints no longer recruited thousands and hundreds of households from Jinyiwei to fill the position, but directly selected henchmen from among the eunuchs to serve as the criminal officer.

In addition to these two criminal officers, there are more than 40 people in the East Factory, including the foreman, the foreman, and the secretary, who were originally selected by the Jinyi Wei to be able to fill the position, and they were divided into 12 sub-chou Yinmao. When he was on duty in the palace, the steward wore a round hat, soap boots, and a brown shirt. The rest of the people have the same boot cap but wear a straight fit. Later, as the prisoners were appointed by eunuchs, these stewards were also replaced by eunuchs.

In fact, most of the "fans" who made hundreds of officials and people hear about them were not eunuchs, but martial arts masters or folk people who were bought by Dongchang. Fanzi is divided into "chief" and "fan". Among them, the chief is equivalent to a small leader, which is called "stall head" by the people, and is also divided into 12 sub-ugly Yin Mao. On formal occasions, these stallheads wear pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes, and small tapestry. The chief of the army generally leads a few or dozens of officers, and these officers are actually what the folk call "fans". Fanzi's identity is complicated, there are not only low-level officials and officials in the capital and various places, but also the three religions and nine streams of the people, and there are also martial arts people from various gangs in the martial arts. Because Fanzi is responsible for specific detective and reconnaissance operations, he is also called "officer". Fanzi was originally composed of elite elements selected from the Jinyi Guard, and was under the jurisdiction of the Jinyi Guard's commander. Later, with the continuous expansion of Dongchang's power, the commander of Jinyiwei has lost control over the chief and Fanzi, and all of them are under the command of the eunuch of Dongchang's palm seal.

Although Zhuang Hengyun is quite famous in the martial arts, he is only a fan of Dongchang, although he has been promoted by one level now, he is only the position of the commander, and in terms of official position, it is indeed not the same as the Jinyi Wei Baihu that Li Qiufeng once served.

Li Qiufeng sneered: "As Zhuang Erxia, it is too condescending to be only a stall leader!"

Zhuang Hengyun shook his head and said, "Brother Li's words are wrong. Although Zhuang has joined the East Factory for a long time, he has not made an inch, and being a fan is in line with Zhuang's identity. It's just that this time in the matter of the imperial tomb, with the help of Brother Li's tiger might, Zhuang was promoted to the first level and became the head of the stall. It can be seen that the rewards and punishments of Dongchang are clear, and it is really the pillar of the imperial court. ”

Li Qiufeng smiled and did not speak. I only heard Zhuang Hengyun continue: "Brother Li, since Zhuang met you in the Five Tiger Villa, I have always thought that you are a great character. It is to recommend the Li brothers to the big stall several times to join the East Factory and contribute to the imperial court. Zhuang had mentioned this matter to Brother Li a few days ago, I don't know what Brother Li plans to do now?"

Li Qiufeng raised his eyebrows and said, "Li plans to wander the rivers and lakes, and never be a court eagle dog again." ”

As soon as he said this, the faces of the three people behind Zhuang Hengyun changed greatly, and they held the hilt of the sword with their right hand, staring at Li Qiufeng with pity.

Zhuang Hengyun was calm as usual, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, you have been in Jinyiwei for many years, although you are listed as a hundred households, and your official position is not low, but you have never been close to the center, and you are just a guard on duty in Wuying Palace. This time he broke the door and went out to teach, not necessarily because of the resentment he had received over the years. Since ascending the throne today, after Lord Lu Shan's control of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the hundred officials of the imperial court no longer regard us in their eyes. The emperor entered the throne as the king of Xingxian, and the twists and turns of the throne are quite suspicious. It is to control the East Factory and Jinyiwei by the old people of the Domain, Lu Shan and Yang Zhenzhong. It's just that the first emperor has always used Dongchang and Jinyiwei to fight against those corrupt ministers in the court, and now he has suddenly ascended to the throne, but he can't completely purge Dongchang and Jinyiwei. Over the years, loyal and righteous people still take Yue Wumu as a model and run to live up to the kindness of the previous emperor. How could such a loyal person be suppressed by those human-faced and beast-hearted officials in the court?"

Li Qiufeng said: "So you want to incite the sergeants to mutiny, use the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and be your tool to plot the dynasty and usurp the throne?"

Zhuang Hengyun shook his head and said, "Brother Li, what you said was wrong. It is not us who are plotting to usurp the throne, we are just setting things right and returning the throne of the Ming Dynasty to the orthodox bloodline of the first emperor. ”

Li Qiufeng sneered and said: "Orthodoxy or not, it's their Zhu family's business, what does it have to do with me?"

Before Zhuang Heng could speak, a person behind him said sharply: "This person is stubborn, what do you have to say to him? ”

Li Qiufeng smiled: "You can try it." ”

The man's face was pale, with a pair of thin eyebrows, but under the eyebrows were a pair of phoenix eyes, and there was a strange smile at the corner of his mouth. Seeing Li Qiufeng's mocking look, he said gloomily: "Do you think that if you kill Yun Feiyang, we will be afraid that you will not succeed?"

Li Qiufeng sneered: "If you're not afraid, you've already made a move, and you'll still talk this nonsense?"

As soon as he said this, the man's face changed again, and the other two stepped forward, and the three of them stood in a row, staring at Li Qiufeng.

Zhuang Hengyun hurriedly stretched out his hands and stopped the three of them behind him, only then did he turn to Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Li, Zhuang knows that you instigated the martial arts sects to withdraw from Yong'an City. It's just that the matter of Yong'an City is far from over, and many things are just afraid you can't imagine it. Brother Li, you think that when you walk out of the Imperial Tomb, all this can be over, but the fact is that you have walked into a larger Imperial Tomb. You took Qunhao out of Yong'an City, thinking that they were now flying in the sky, but you didn't expect that they were just going to another cage. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Do you know what's so strange about these? The forces of the East Factory, it is easy to install a few fans in Yong'an City and the martial arts heroes. ”

Zhuang Hengyun said with a smile: "Since Brother Li still has concerns, you can think about it carefully for a few days, and then we will discuss it carefully." I know that Brother Li has something important, so there is no need to bother. However, there is one thing to tell Brother Li, that Murong girl did not turn back to Jiangnan, but went to the direction of the capital. If you blindly chase south, I am afraid that you will go in the opposite direction, and the further you chase, the farther you go. She had arrived at Hutou Rock last night, but there was a Shajia Fort there, and the owner of the fort, Sha Yiming, was not a good match, Murong Girl's temper, Brother Li knew better than me, and I was afraid that there would be some entanglement at that time. Brother Li might as well go to Shajiabao to take a look, maybe he will meet Miss Murong. Haha, haha. ”

Li Qiufeng's face changed color, and he clasped his hands into fists and said, "Thank you Zhuang Erxia!"

Li Qiufeng turned over and got on the horse, turned the horse's head and was about to go east, Zhuang Hengyun smiled and said: "Brother Li, aren't you afraid that Zhuang will deceive you?"

Li Qiufeng said: "You still have to recruit Li for others, you don't have to lie to me in this trivial matter." ”

Zhuang Hengyun said: "It's good that Brother Li knows." We'll see you soon!"

Li Qiufeng stopped talking, turned his horse's head and ran west.

Li Qiufeng knew that Shajiabao was an extremely powerful place in the martial arts, and the owner of the fort, Sha Yiming, was even more mysterious, and there were many rumors about him in the rivers and lakes, but almost no one had ever seen this person. More than ten years ago, Yan Wuji, the first master of Jiangxi Yanjia, went to the capital to kick the gym and defeated 17 martial arts masters in a row, so that no one dared to come forward to face the "one city, three games, seven gates and thirteen castles" in the capital. In the end, someone deliberately provoked him with words, saying that he did not dare to challenge Shajiabao. When Yan Wuji was proud, how could he be stimulated by these people, so he went to Shajiabao to challenge Sha Yiming. Unexpectedly, after Yan Wuji entered Shajiabao, he sank into the sea like a stone, and there was no news.

The Yan family is also a major force in the martial arts, after Yan Wuji disappeared, many masters of the Yan family rushed to Shajiabao, but they all came and went. More than a dozen masters of the Yan family disappeared, and their strength was greatly injured, so they did not dare to provoke Shajiabao again, and wanted to invite several respected seniors in the martial arts to come forward to make peace. In the end, relying on the face of Fang Yuting, the teacher of the palace of the palace, Shajiabao sent out an iron-blooded scimitar. This knife is Yan Wuji's favorite blade, and it is often said that "the knife is in the person, and the knife is dead". Now that the knife is out, the person is gone, and he died in the hands of Sha Yiming.

(End of chapter)