That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 483 What is Wei Wuji, a human cat?

Xu Beiyou was silent for a long time, and asked softly, "Does the Master know about this?"

"Maybe I know, maybe I don't know." Zhang Wubing shook his head and said: "Although Wen Gong was the leader of the Han Party back then, he may not be able to know all about the affairs of the Han Party, and the matter of the Xu family was caused by the Queen Mother's secret order, so I guess Mr. Wen probably didn’t know about it completely, but as for how I knew, I have to mention my little old friend Fa.”

"Wei Wuji?" Xu Beiyou asked.

"It's him." Zhang Wubing nodded and said: "At that time he was already serving in the Dark Guard's Mansion. Although his position was not too high, he belonged to the late Emperor's confidant, and his position was quite detached. He knew many things that ordinary people would hardly know. I was dismissed from office. After resigning, he was sentenced to exile, and Wei Wuji came to see me off, and before he left, he said a lot of vague words, which I didn't quite understand at the time, and it wasn't until many years later that I savored it carefully that I suddenly realized it."

Xu Beiyou asked in a deep voice, "What role did Wei Wuji play in it back then?"

Zhang Wubing shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Xu Beiyou asked again, "Where is Prime Minister Lan?"

Zhang Wubing pondered for a while, and said softly: "Maybe I knew it. Even if I didn't know it at the time, after so many years, with Lan Xiang's strong strength in the temple, I should be able to find out many clues."

Xu Beiyou finally asked: "Then... where is His Majesty today?"

This time, Zhang Wubing didn't hesitate, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty must know about it. Let's not say that His Majesty has been in power for these years, and many things can be traced to the end. As for letting His Majesty take charge of the government with many suspicions."

Xu Beiyou didn't ask any further questions.

There are so many secrets hidden behind the scenes, how can anyone else know all about them except the person behind the scenes?
Even Jianzong did such things back then, if not, why was the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall set up?Not to mention the Taoism and the imperial court, the Dark Guard Mansion and the Town Demon Palace are like two intertwined sharp blades, cutting this splendid world into pieces. In the final analysis, it is the contest of those chess players. Today I will count on you, tomorrow If you give me back a hand, most of the dead will be pawns.

Xu Beiyou saluted solemnly: "Thank you, senior, for clarifying the confusion."

Zhang Wubing waved his hand.

The two continued to dine, truly keeping the rule of not talking when eating, and didn't say a word. In the end, they only ate half of the dishes on the table, and drank all the wine.

Zhang Wubing asked someone to remove the leftovers from the table, and served green tea again.

Xu Beiyou sipped the tea foam lightly with the tea lid, "If Beiyou's trip to the imperial capital goes smoothly, when the wedding is over, senior must come to have a cup of wedding wine."

Zhang Wubing smiled and said: "That's natural."

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The Anwei Mansion, which belongs to the ranks of the Nine Streams, ranks at the end of the Nine Streams.

The reason for this is not because the strength of the Dark Guard Mansion is too weak, but because the Dark Guard Mansion is not like a sect, but more like a yamen. With the existence of the wrist, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the top of the nine streams.

Different from the major imperial guards who are only divided into left and right governors, the Dark Guard Mansion also has the post of Palm Print Commander, who becomes the nominal chief officer of the Dark Guard Mansion.

The reason why it is said to be the chief official in name is because although the governor of the palm seal has the highest official title and the most powerful power, he cannot rule the other two governors. All three are directly under the emperor's majesty, so the three governors are not too clear The difference between superior and inferior has become a three-legged situation.

Duanmu Ruisheng is the current governor of the Dark Guard Mansion, whose main duty is to monitor the internal affairs of the imperial court, including the three divisions in various places. If the emperor wants to arrest a high-ranking official, he will do it.Zuo Dudu is Fu Zhongtian, who is responsible for dealing with monks from all walks of life, especially paying close attention to the movements of the Taoist sect. The matter of Chonglong Temple was planned by him.The right governor is Wei Wuji, who targets the major forbidden troops, so it is Wei Wuji who arrests the former rear army left governor Chen Qiong.

The three are responsible for well water and do not violate river water, but if they encounter major cases, they will work together to handle the case under His Majesty's will, such as the case of Chen Qiong, because it involved Wei Wang Xiaojin and Daomen Zhenmo Temple, so Fu Zhongtian He and Duanmu Ruisheng also participated in it, but Wei Wuji was the main one and the two were assistants.

Just because Wei Wuji has the right to "supervise the army", he has also become the only right governor in the entire court who is not inferior to the left governor. In a sense, he is even slightly higher than the left governors who hold military power.

Wei Wuji's original name was Wei Xianji. In his early years, he and Zhang Dingguo, who had not yet changed his name to Zhang Wubing, participated in the Red Scarf Army uprising. Later, they surrendered to Emperor Xiao and were given the name Wuji.

Wei Wuji was nicknamed Renmao. In fact, this nickname did not originate from him, but from Li Yifu during the reign of Emperor Wu. At that time, Li Yifu was an official in Zhongshuling. He flatters himself in front of his face, but recklessly disrupts the law when he goes out. All the officials are afraid of him, and no one dares to say anything wrong. He can only call him "Li Mao" behind his back, saying that his appearance is docile but his heart is sinister. After Li Yifu learned about it , not ashamed, but claiming to be a cat among people, so there is the saying of "human cat".

The reason why Wei Wuji got this obviously derogatory nickname was because of a major event he did in the tenth year of Taiping.

Among the four personal guards back then, although Zhang Wubing was the first to ascend to the high position of governor, Wei Wuji was the first to be valued by Emperor Xiao and made his fortune.

As early as the seventh year of Taiping, he entered the Ministry of Punishment, and then moved to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households. He took the route of civil servants. Xiao Gongyu, an important minister of the clan, and Wei Wuji, who was the right servant of the household department at that time, were the imperial envoys to recover the money owed to the treasury.

At that time, Xiao Gongyu was mainly in charge of the clan and nobles, while Wei Wuji was in charge of civil and military officials from all walks of life. Fortunately, the clan and nobles had a lot of property in the imperial capital, and it was not difficult to pay back the money. They were all born in Qingshui Yamen, and most of them were from literati who didn't know how to make a living. Even the houses were rented, so there was no money to pay off their debts.

At this time, Wei Wuji was young and energetic, and it was also because he wanted to seize this opportunity to reach the sky in one step, and was too eager for quick success. If he couldn't pay the debt, he would personally lead someone to ransack the house. The overwhelmed old minister committed suicide by hanging from the beam. This incident shocked the government and the public, and the court was raging. Countless Qingliu wrote to demand that Wei Wuji be severely punished, and compared him with Li Yifu back then, calling him a human cat. Since then, Wei Wuji has been nicknamed a human cat.

At that time, although Emperor Xiao did not issue a decree to reprimand Wei Wuji, he let him resign from his job in the household department and transferred to the Dark Guard Mansion. After the first year of Taiping, Qu Cang, the former governor of the Dark Guard Mansion, died, and Tang Chunyu, the former left governor, was imprisoned. Duanmu Ruisheng, the former right governor, was promoted to the position of the palm seal commander, and he was able to ascend to the position of the right governor of the Dark Guard Mansion.

Now, the sick tiger Zhang Wubing, Fei Xiong Yu Kuang, and Zhong Mang Zha Qing have all become the left commanders of the army. It was vacant again, so Zhang Wuji, the new governor of the left army, and Yu Kuang, the new governor of the left army of the rear army, became the top priority of the supervision of the Dark Guard Mansion.

Today, Wei Wuji sent a piece of the latest secret report to Wei Wuji's desk. Apart from the date, there was only one sentence, "Zhang Wubing hosted a banquet in honor of Xu Beiyou. The two talked in secret for more than an hour, and the content of the conversation is unknown."

Wei Wuji put down the secret report, rubbed his temples, and whispered to himself, "Zhang Dingguo and Xu Beiyou."

(End of this chapter)