The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 270 Rainy Night at the Station ([-])

Is Xie Qian's evidence of guilt more important, or is his adopted son You Jingwu more important?For Chang Feng, the answer is obvious.

Chang Feng is not a selfish person.A person without selfish motives is a saint.After thousands of years of Chinese history, how many people can be called saints?

In Chang Feng's imagination, a few years later, his adopted son General You Jing would inherit his power in the Jinyi Guards.His biological son Chang Ponu will become a minister or even a cabinet member.

The two are civil and military, one overt 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 for two or three generations.

From now on, the descendants of the Chang family will no longer have to climb up the ladder like he did when he was young, in order not to be despised by others, and in order to finally get married with his sweetheart, regardless of the danger of life.

Xie Qian couldn't get evidence of his crime this time, so he could look for other evidence.

If the adopted son is gone, then he is truly gone.

Beizang Station fell into a confrontation.

On one side are four "poisonous oriole" holding three barrels of gunpowder, threatening You Jingwu to hand over Liang Bohong.

On one side is You Jingwu, who is determined to complete the errand assigned by his adoptive father at the expense of his life.

You Jingwu glared at Lu Dahu and shouted: "Liang Bohong is the key to bringing down those corrupt officials. Even if I die, I can't hand him over!"

You Jingwu is a loyal person.

He had seen countless heroic and tragic soldiers in the southeast throwing their heads and blood to fight the Japanese pirates to the end.Just to protect the people on this land.

He once stood in the distance and watched Yongning City being attacked by Japanese pirates and burned into a sea of ​​fire.He looked at Yongning City from a distance, where his father was, the man he shared life and death with.But there was nothing he could do.

He once thought that Japanese pirates were his biggest enemies.

However, when he entered the capital, Chang Feng told him a bloody truth: the culprits who led the Japanese invaders were the greedy local gentry.Behind the gentry stood civil servants who loved the people as their own sons and served the country with loyalty.

The greatest enemy is not outside, but within.

Those corrupt officials are making bloody money.The money at home 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 bloody battles, and on the common people living a life of mules and horses.

Even if there are a hundred You Tianjue who look forward to death, they will work a hundred times harder and shed a hundred times more blood.Those killed were also the minor enemies of Ming Dynasty.

The real enemy still wears a "moral" hat, holding Yinshan in his left hand, Yinshan in his right hand, and chewing the flesh and blood of the people in his mouth.

This time, You Jingwu was determined to bring down more than 60 senior officials involved in the Lianghuai Salt Case.

Not only to complete the errand assigned by the adoptive father.In order to inherit his father's legacy: to protect the country and the country, he would rather die in pieces.Although there are thousands of people, I will go!
You Jingwu shouted loudly at the four "poisonous oriole": "I won't deal with people. If you are not afraid of death, just order the medicine thread!"

All poisonous oriole are desperadoes.

The leader, Fat Turtle, shouted: "You have courage! Heroes cherish heroes and join hands in hell! Don't be stunned, get some medicine!"

Lu Dahu shouted: "Master You, a good man never suffers immediate losses! After handing over to Liang Bohong, we can still make long-term plans!"

You Jingwu said angrily: "Lu Dahu, if you keep talking, don't blame me for killing you!"

The thin turtle man holding a candle shouted: "Then let's die together!"

After saying this, he will light the gunpowder fuse.

The beggar grandfather and grandson have always been behind the four poisonous oriole birds.The poisonous oriole didn't pay any attention to these two ant-like beggars.

How can two little ants delay our important event?

It's too late to say, then soon!
The old man and the little girl opened their bows on the left and right respectively.Throwing knives with red strings slipped out of the sleeves of both hands.

"Tian", the old man struck first.The flying knife actually cut off the candle!

"Tian", the little girl didn't give in too much and also fired a blade.Hit the thin turtle male on the leg.The thin turtle man was in pain and immediately fell to his knees on the ground.

Without the threat of gunpowder, things would be easier to handle.

There are more than 20 wolf-like and tiger-like guards in golden robes in the hall. How can they still be no match for the remaining three poisonous oriole?
You Jingwu gave an order: "Use the scorpion crossbow! Only shoot in the legs!"

"Pah! Pah!" "Puff! Puff!"

The crossbow arrow hit the legs of the remaining three poisonous oriole.They lost the ability to resist.The warriors swarmed up and captured the remaining four poisonous oriole.

Fat Turtle shouted: "I didn't expect that we fell into the hands of two beggars!"

You Jingwu's identity has been exposed, there is no need to pretend to be a county magistrate.

He ordered loudly: "Take these four people into Lu Dahu's room and guard them together with the female oriole."

Then You Jingwu walked up to the two beggars.

You Jingwu held up his hands: "Old man, thanks to your grandfather and grandson for taking action. May I ask your name?"

The old man said: "Master You is wrong. We are not grandparents, but husband and wife."

You Jingwu subconsciously blurted out in Fujian dialect: "Yaoshou! This little girl is only five or six years old. Is she your wife? Are you too old?"

I've heard of civil servants in their 70s taking concubines from twelve or three years old.I have never heard of a bad old man in his 70s marrying a five or six year old girl.

The old man stroked his beard: "You are wrong. My wife is 40 years old."

You Jingwu was stunned: "Old man, don't make jokes."

The old man said: "I'm not joking. She has a disability. She hasn't changed since she was five or six years old."

The little girl said: "What my officials said is true. I am over 40 years old this year."

Just now, the little girl had a baby voice.At this moment, it changed into the tone of a middle-aged woman.

You Jingwu looked at these two people suspiciously: "Who are you from?"

The old man replied: "The emperor's people. Haven't you heard of the Golden Sword couple?"

The dispute between the Golden Knife couple caused a stir in the capital three months ago.

It’s a long story.

During the reign of Emperor Chenghua, the post of salary officer was established among the eunuchs.The stipend officer is not a permanent position for eunuchs, but a part-time position appointed temporarily.

Its main responsibility, to put it bluntly, is to bring delicious and fun food from outside the palace into the palace, present it to the emperor, and make the emperor smile.

After Emperor Chenghua died and Emperor Hongzhi came to the throne, he revoked this official position.

At the end of the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, this official position was reinstated in order to seek immortality.

Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne.The young emperor, who has infinite curiosity about things outside the palace, naturally wants to retain the official.

He sealed eight salary officials in one go.These eight stipend officials are none other than the Eight Tigers.

Three months ago, Liu Jin fulfilled his duties as a salary official and introduced a couple who were good at throwing knives into the palace.

These two people are people in the martial arts world, and they are famous in the martial arts world for their superb knife-throwing skills.Knife flying skills alone are not interesting enough.What's even more surprising is that one of the couple is a bad old man, and the other looks like a five or six-year-old child.

Liu Jin asked them to perform knife throwing skills in front of Emperor Zhengde.To prevent the two from assassinating each other.Emperor Zhengde disguised himself as a small eunuch.Sitting on the dragon throne is the real eunuch pretending to be the emperor.

On the day of the performance, the two's knife-throwing skills opened the eyes of Emperor Zhengde.

After the two performed, the Han general searched their bodies.After confirming that there were no flying knives on them, Emperor Zhengde revealed his identity.They were named the "Golden Knife Couple".

This is a small thing in the inner palace.At best, the emperor watched a wonderful sideshow.

However, the civil servants were anxious!
The ministers of the cabinet and ministries wrote tens of thousands of words, denounced Emperor Zhengde for losing his ambition by playing with things and being obsessed with strange skills.He advised Emperor Zhengde to imitate the late emperor and become a virtuous king who would abandon all bad tastes.At the same time, Emperor Zhengde was asked to revoke the position of stipend official.

The civil servants were using the topic to show their authority to Emperor Zhengde.

The subtext is: Little emperor, listen to me.This world is the world of the cabinet and the world of civil servants.Don't talk about government affairs, it's not up to you.Even if it’s something as trivial as watching a sideshow, it’s not something you can watch just because you want to!Has it been approved by our civil servants?

The posthumous title of the late emperor was drawn up by our civil servants.Do you know why the posthumous title is "filial piety"?Do you know who he is filial to in our eyes?

Emperor Zhengde was very angry.This bunch of bastard civil servants always think of themselves as teachers.

It has to be said that the 15-year-old boy emperor has an unfathomable power.

He was so angry in his heart, but on the surface Emperor Zhengde was "doing good".Not only was the position of stipend official revoked, but the "Golden Sword Couple" was also ordered to never enter the palace.

The Golden Knife couple seemed to have left the palace.Secretly, he was accepted by Emperor Zhengde as a confidant who ran secret errands for him!
Liu Jin reported to Emperor Zhengde that someone was going to attack Liang Bohong in Beizang Station in order to save more than 60 civil servants involved in the salt case.

When Emperor Zhengde heard this, was it okay? !Those more than 60 civil servants had long been regarded as fat and oily pigs by Emperor Zhengde.Their property is high-quality pork fat that enriches the internal treasury.

So Emperor Zhengde ordered Liu Jin to find Chang Feng to save Liang Bohong's life.On the one hand, Liu Jin and Chang Feng were spared, and Jin Dao and his wife were allowed to come to Beizang Station.
Back to business.The old man raised his hand towards You Jingwu and said, "I'll give you a sword in Xia Kan. I plan to appoint Xichang as the judge to punish hundreds of households."

The little girl held up her hands and said, "I'm Ping Duo Duo. I plan to be the female stall owner of the West Factory."

One of the trial households under You Jingwu scolded: "Who are you fooling? The West Factory was abolished as early as the 13th year of Chenghua. Moreover, the official positions in the West Factory were the same as those in the East Factory. Where are the women as stalls? of?"

You Jingwu scolded him: "Don't be rude!"

You Jingwu heard from his adoptive father Chang Feng that Liu Jin would reopen the West Factory soon.

Naturally, the hundreds of trial households below do not know this confidential information.

You Jingwu raised his hand towards Kan Yida and said, "Old man, as the saying goes, words are empty and hair is gone. You claim to be the emperor, do you have proof?"

Kan Yidao took out a yellow-sealed secret edict: "The Emperor's secret message is here. Please read it, Master You."

You Jingwu opened the so-called "secret edict".

The secret edict contained a short line: "Kan Yidao and Heping Duoduo are my people."

Signed "Jintang Old Man".

You Jingwu was stunned!The real secret decree of the emperor!

Only three people in the world know the true identity of "Old Man Jintang".

In the midsummer of this year, Emperor Zhengde came late and had nothing to do. He invited his "uncle" Chang Feng to drink, gave him face-to-face instructions, and collected illegal affairs of civil servants in preparation for the purge of the court next year.

After talking about business, Emperor Zhengde was also drunk.

On a whim, he actually said to Chang Feng: "Uncle, find me a position in Jinyiwei!"

Emperor Zhengde loved role-playing most in his life.In addition to pretending to be a royal guard, he also pretends to be a "Governor-General of Military Affairs, a Mighty General, and a Chief of Soldiers." Naturally, these are things for later.

The emperor has issued an order, how dare Chang Feng not do it?
Chang Feng cautiously suggested: "The emperor's role as a royal guard is inconsistent with etiquette, and the gentlemen of the cabinet may have objections. Why don't you, the emperor, use a pseudonym?"

Emperor Zhengde thought for a while and said: "I heard that the hidden stakes in the Jinyi Guards all have code names. Let me see, let me call them Old Man Jintang!"

(Note: The word "code name" comes from Volume [-] of "Chao Ye Qian Zai" by Zhang Jue of the Tang Dynasty. It is not a modern vocabulary. If you are a semi-textual critic, you don't need to criticize the chapters.)
Old Man Jintang, a code name with profound meaning.

The pinnacle of power of the Jinyiwei commander is Ji Gang.When Lao Ji Quan was in power, he even dared to engage in an improved version of "turning a deer into a horse" (Ji Gang shoots a willow tree) in front of Emperor Yongle.

During the Ji Gang period, the commander of Jinyiwei was nicknamed "Dajintang".

Emperor Zhengde gave himself such a code name to remind Chang Feng, "Jinyiwei is my Jinyiwei. I am the real master of Jinyiwei, you are not."

As a result, there was a Tiqi codenamed "Old Man Jintang" under Fusi in Beizhen.

Chang Feng only told You Jingwu, who was also the envoy of Beizhen, about this matter.

General You Jing gave a secret order to return Kan's sword with both hands: "Sure enough, he is the future Kan Baihu of Xichang. Disrespectful."

Kan Yidao smiled and said: "Master You. The Wang Zhixian who lives upstairs is probably not a good person either!"

You Jingwu asked: "How can you see it?"

Kan Yidao said: "My husband and I seemed to have entered the inn together with him. In fact, we arrived earlier. We just didn't enter the inn. Instead, we walked around the inn to check if there were any ambushes outside the inn."

"We bumped into each other. He and three of his followers were walking side by side after dismounting. The lower the yamen are, the greater the rules. How dare the county yamen's followers walk side by side with the county magistrate?"

You Jingwu shouted: "Come on. Go upstairs and capture Wang Yi! Brothers in Tongpu, capture Wang Yi's three followers!"

The brothers acted separately.

A moment later, You Jingwu heard a gunshot sound from Wang Yi's room, "Bang!"

Not long after, the warriors escorted Wang Yi downstairs and came to the hall.

Wang Yi's three "entourages" in Tongpu were also captured.

A strongman held a strange blunderbuss in his hand and handed it to You Jingwu: "Master You, I took this from this guy. He wounded one of our brothers."

I saw that this gun was extremely short and could be hidden in the sleeve.The average hand gun is at least one foot or two inches long.This one is only four inches long.

What’s even more strange is that the Ming Dynasty’s long guns and short-handed guns were both fired with match ropes.This one does not have a match rope, only a stone is embedded in the nose of the machine where the match rope is hung.

You Jingwu asked: "Wang Zhixian, what is this?"

Wang Yi smiled and replied: "This is the latest hand gun in the West. It is called a spring wheel gun and it is fired by flint. It was made by a strange man in the West called Dung Rider. It cost my master a full 2000 taels of silver!"

You Jingwu frowned: "Oh? Who did you buy such a rare thing from?"

Wang Yi's answer shocked You Jingwu: "I bought it from Pei Lai Shi, the special envoy sent to the Ming Dynasty by Ai'er I, the barbarian slave of the Western Franco Kingdom."

You Jingwu did not know that King Manuel I of Portugal sent a diplomatic envoy, Piles, who had landed in the southeast under the protection of eight warships led by Portuguese captain Fernando.

The purpose of Piles coming to Ming Dynasty was to discuss trade matters with Ming Dynasty.

You Jingwu blurted out: "Japanese pirates? Unexpectedly, the murder case led to the Japanese case. A case within a case!"

In the Ming Dynasty, the word "Japanese pirates" had a wide scope. The real Japanese pirates of the Japanese country, the fake Japanese pirates of the Han family, and the Franco pirates were all included in the category of "Japanese pirates".

The gun in You Jingwu's hand is indeed the latest product of the West.It was invented by Leonardo da Vinci.

You Jingwu said: "It seems that you are not the magistrate of Ye County, Laizhou Prefecture. Tell me, what is your name? Who sent you to Beizangyi? What is the purpose?"

(End of this chapter)