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Chapter 103 Zhu Ying's Thoughts (please subscribe for monthly ticket)

Jinyiwei Yamen needs to cross the Chengtian Gate of the Outer Wulong Bridge in the inner city.

On the right side of the road between Duanmen and Chengtianmen.

This road is also the place where officials commute to and from get off work every day, and further ahead is the Meridian Gate.

After the Meridian Gate, there is the Inner Wulong Bridge, and then there is the Fengtian Gate, and behind the gate is the Fengtian Temple, commonly known as the Jinluan Palace.

At the gate of the inner city, when Zhu Ying came here, she was stopped.

"Young master, may I ask what is the purpose of entering the inner city?"

The guards in the inner city saw Zhu Ying approaching.

Originally wanted to reprimand him, but seeing Zhu Ying's scholar-like temperament, his attitude softened.

In Daming these days, looking at faces is a very normal thing.

If he looked sallow and thin, he might not be so easy to talk about.

Of course, the main reason to stop Zhu Ying was because Zhu Ying was dressed in linen and green clothes.

It doesn't look like he has an official position.

"My little brother, I want to go to the Jinyiwei yamen to find Song Zhong, the governor of the town, and I have something to do."

Zhu Ying was not angry. After all, it was someone else's responsibility. She calmly talked about her needs, even Song Zhong's name was directly reported.

In this way, you can fully support your own words and avoid some irrelevant troubles.

The gatekeepers were really moved when they heard Song Zhong's name.

Jinyiwei yamen, this is not a place where everyone can go.

After a little hesitation, he made way for Zhu Ying.

After all, Zhu Ying looks like a scholar, and her body is not big.

The defense of the inner city is not strict, so there is no need to offend some people.

Such things as mindless finding faults generally rarely exist.

Zhu Ying bowed slightly as a thank you, and then walked directly to the inner city.

After passing the inner city, especially at three or four in the afternoon, the road ahead is relatively deserted.

At this point, the officials have not yet left work, and such things as leaving early are impossible in the current Daming, especially on the capital side, I am afraid that they don't live long enough.

Overtime work is not unique to later generations. Officials who can work in the capital now may be more intense than the 996 of later generations.

Going all the way, Zhu Ying soon arrived at Waiwulong Bridge.

This is equivalent to the first moat outside the palace. It is not too wide, about six meters. It is made of stone. There is no place to climb. It belongs to the kind that cannot be climbed if it falls.

Because it is not yet dawn, officials will pass by here, and occasionally some blind officials will fall down.

So you can see that there are bamboo ladders prepared at the Chengtianmen in front, just to prevent the officials from falling and being able to pick them up in time so as not to drown.

After passing the Wulong Bridge and arriving at Duanmen, the guards here are not so easy to talk to.

The office behind the Duanmen is not something ordinary people can go to.

Those who can work at the gate of the palace are all important officials in the court.

Ordinary yamen, where the common people can go, are generally on the edge of the inner city, belonging to the boundaries of the outer city.

"Please inform me, Zhu Ying, the owner of the tea house by the Qinhuai River, has something to do with Song Zhong, the governor of Jinyiwei's yamen," Zhu Ying said.

The first guard in charge of the city gate saw a commoner approaching and subconsciously wanted to drive him away.

It is impossible for the people who come and go here to have civilians.

Even officials need a wooden card certificate to enter. Without a wooden card certificate, officials cannot enter.

Even if you belonged to the early dynasty, even if you are a minister of the Six Books, or a Duke or Marquis, you are not allowed to enter without a wooden signboard.

Not to mention commoners?

However, when the guards in charge saw Zhu Ying's face, they felt very familiar.

It seems to be, where have you seen it?

This feeling made the commander of the guards a little unsure. Hearing Zhu Ying's reply, he frowned and said:
"The palace is an important place. Without a waist card, no one is allowed to enter. Please return, young master. If you want to find someone, you can ask someone to help pass it on."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying frowned slightly.

He came over after walking for more than half an hour, and just went back like this?

This is also because Zhu Ying is not familiar with some of the current systems of Ming Dynasty, especially the system of the imperial palace.

This is the first time to visit the Daming Palace.

Earlier, because there were too many things in my mind, I ignored this one.

Just when Zhu Ying felt helpless and was about to return, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Young Master Zhu, why are you here?"

Zhu Ying turned her head and saw that it was a guard in brocade clothes.

It looked a little familiar, but I didn't have any impression of it. I recalled it carefully, and then I remembered that it seemed to be a certain Jinyiwei when Song Zhong first came to the teahouse.

"I want to ask Song Zhenfu about something, and I would like to ask this little brother to pass it on to you." Zhu Ying said with a bow.

The Jinyi guard saw Zhu Ying making a bow, and hurriedly avoided it, and hurriedly said: "Young master Zhu, wait a moment, I will go in right away, and immediately notify Song Zhenfu to come over."

After speaking, without waiting for Zhu Ying to reply, she showed her waist badge and hurriedly went inside.

As soon as he passed the Chengtian Gate, he started to gallop.

Realizing that the identity of the coming person might be more important than he imagined, the commander of the guards didn't say much, cupped his fists at Zhu Ying, and then returned to his post.

Zhu Ying's expression remained the same, she stood there and waited quietly.

He knew in his heart that the appearance of this Jin Yiwei was not a coincidence.

According to the old man's temperament, he arranged for Jin Yiwei to monitor him. This phenomenon is too normal.

Very early on, Zhu Ying knew that she might be under surveillance.

It's just that the scope of this kind of monitoring is very wide, not in his own yard or in the teahouse, so Zhu Ying didn't pay too much attention to it.

Presumably, after he entered the inner city, the Jin Yiwei kept following him.

Not long after, there was the sound of rapid walking from Chengtianmen, Zhu Ying turned her head to look, and sure enough Song Zhong came directly in person.

"Young Master Zhu is here, and I will wait for the Jinyiwei Yamen to flourish."

Song Zhong came up and laughed, and said very familiarly.

"There are some things that I need to trouble Song Zhenfu for help." Zhu Ying said with a bow.

Seeing this, Song Zhong, like Jin Yiwei before him, didn't care about losing his bearing, and hurriedly avoided it.

This is in front of the palace, and Zhu Ying's identity in front of him, although it has not been announced yet, it is not something he, a pacifier, can afford.

Even if there is a possibility of being discovered, he dare not.

Seeing this, Zhu Ying was not surprised, her eyes were as usual.

"Young Master Zhu is being polite. It is Song's blessing to be able to help Young Master Zhu."

After Song Zhong finished speaking, he took out his badge and registered it with the commander of the guards.

The current responsibilities of the Jinyiwei yamen are quite special, because it involves the function of protecting His Majesty's safety and the power to arrest people to the Jinyiwei prison, so they are qualified to be assigned to the palace.

But it is limited to Chengtianmen.

It is naturally impossible to enter the Ouchi.

After entering Da Nei, there are two checkpoints at Meridian Gate and Fengtian Gate.

Except for the officials who went up to the court and the guards who changed defenses, if anyone else wanted to go in, it would be as difficult as heaven.

Song Zhong led the way, and Zhu Ying entered with him.

After passing the Chengtian Gate, there is the Qianbu Corridor, passing all the way, and soon arrived at the Jinyiwei Yamen.

Song Zhong led the way and soon brought Zhu Ying to his office.

And asked his subordinates to make tea.

"I don't know Mr. Zhu is here this time, but if there is something that needs Song's help, Mr. Zhu, even if he asks, as long as Mr. Song can help, he will definitely be unambiguous."

After arranging Zhu Ying to be seated, Song Zhong didn't take the main seat, but sat down next to Zhu Ying, and opened his mouth to pack up.

Zhu Ying said: "I have some things here in the Western Regions, and I want to send them to the capital as soon as possible. The journey is far away, so I want to ask for a customs clearance document to facilitate the passage of the station."

Song Zhong, who was still taking care of everything just now, suddenly became the owner.

The post station is not something he can handle in the Jinyiwei Yamen.

The post station was extremely important to the Ming Dynasty, especially in ancient times when communication was backward. Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to it, and clearly stipulated that the post station could only be used by officials of the court who were on business trips, and no one else could use it.

It was around the 18th year of Hongwu, there was a son-in-law who wanted to secretly transport tea and make huge profits, so he thought that he was also a relative of the emperor and exercised some privileges.

For this reason, the son-in-law asked his servants to get the certificate of the post station, and went to the post station to borrow a carriage.

But at that time, the person in charge of the post station refused to lend the carriage to the servants of the son-in-law, and the servants got angry and beat them.

This matter was reported to Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, thinking that the son-in-law completely ignored the laws and regulations set by him, even if his daughter was a widow, he would have to execute the son-in-law and servants.

At that time, this incident caused a great wave of joy among the ruling and opposition parties. Since then, no one has dared to involve the station in the slightest.

Seeing Song Zhong's troubled look, Zhu Ying frowned slightly.

As for the understanding of the station, it is obvious that Zhu Ying does not have the same feelings as Song Zhong.

Song Zhong also noticed Zhu Ying's unhappiness, gritted his silver teeth, stood up and said, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Zhu, I will go and help Mr. Zhu settle this matter."

Zhu Ying frowned, knowing that this matter might be troublesome, she got up and bowed, "Then Song Zhenfu will be troubled."

"Don't dare, Mr. Zhu will rest here for a while, and he will come whenever he goes. If there is any order, he can just arrange for his subordinates."

Song Zhong waved his hands again and again, Mr. Zhu was good at everything, but he was too polite, and he bowed at every turn, which made him feel overwhelmed.

After speaking, he hurried out.

Zhu Ying was speechless, picked up the tea, and waited with peace of mind.

After Song Zhong went out, he immediately gave instructions to his subordinates who were waiting outside.

"As long as Mr. Zhu has any needs, he must meet them. If he can't, he must find a way to meet them, understand?"

"My subordinate understands."

Waiting outside the door was the Jin Yiwei who had helped Zhu Yingtong pass it to Song Zhong.

I often guard Zhu Ying, and I have some understanding of Zhu Ying's situation.

After Song Zhong gave his instructions, he quickly walked towards Da Nei without any hesitation.

He wanted to convey this matter to Commander Jiang Yudu immediately.

Daming Palace, in Huagai Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang is discussing the effect of using work for relief with several six ministers and several real palace scholars.

"Your Majesty, at present, the strategy of using work as relief is very good, and the gentry and dignitaries are willing to offer food as a guarantee in exchange for the opportunity to undertake the project."

"In this famine, many victims have survived. I believe that it can be deployed on a large scale."

Shen Mo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said.

The work-for-relief is mainly in charge of by the Ministry of Industry, and Shen Mo understands the current situation best.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after listening, and said to everyone: "Everyone discusses, let's see if there is any place to check for omissions and make up for vacancies."

After the words fell, everyone present began to whisper and discuss.

At this time, outside the gate of the Huagai Palace, a guard in Jinyi quickly came over and whispered a report to Jiang Yu who was guarding the gate.

After Jiang Yu listened, he pushed the door open regardless of the dignitaries being discussed inside.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to announce."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and said, "Speak."

Hearing this, Jiang Yu said: "The matter is very important, please allow your majesty to let me talk about it in detail."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Yes."

Jiang Yu walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang's side with small steps, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, His Highness Changsun is currently at the Jinyiwei Yamen, and wants to ask for a pass document for the post station, saying that he wants to bring some things from the Western Regions."

(End of this chapter)