Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 66

Early the next morning, Wang Daoqiu and the others gave Mrs. Qiu a day off and lent the Dawan Liang horse to Gao Yi to drive the horses. The five of them went to hire a carriage and went to Baiyun Temple.

Wang Daoqiu, Yin Zhengmao, Yuan Hongyu, Zhang Juzheng, and Fatty, a total of five people, were crowded in a carriage, talking and laughing, and they were very happy.But what they didn't know was that Gaoyi was in bad luck at this time. The reason was that he went to work this morning and rode Wang Daoqiu's Dawan horse.

The Ming Dynasty has always been short of horses, especially war horses.Now in the Daming market, an ordinary good horse would be sold for seven to eighty taels of silver, and war horses are even more strategically controlled materials by the country, and they are absolutely not allowed to be sold.

As for the beautiful Dawan horse that Lu Bing gave to Wang Daoqiu, it was a war horse, as this professional horse-reader could tell at a glance.

So this morning, Gao Yi rode this Dawan horse, and as soon as he arrived at the gate of the Imperial Academy, he was suspected by the guards guarding the gate.Gao Yi has worked in the Hanlin Academy for five years. What background does he have?Of course, they knew about the Jinyi guards guarding the Hanlin Academy.

So Gao Yi came riding such a majestic and tall horse, which naturally aroused the suspicion of other spies.As soon as Gaoyi got off his horse, there was a little banner in brocade clothes, leading two black-booted juniors. He stepped forward and said, "Master Gao, I have been in charge of the Hanlin Academy for many years. I see that every time you come to Dianmao, you are always good." You came here in a hurry. Why are you riding a horse today?"

"Uh, you're asking this! This horse was lent to me by a friend, not mine."

"My friend lent it to you? Mr. Gao, please forgive me for being rude. Your horse looks extraordinary. I suspect it is a high-quality war horse. Can you let me test it?"

"What? This is a war horse? Don't talk nonsense, Chen Xiaoqi. The friend who borrowed my horse is just a student from Zhejiang who came to Beijing to participate in the examination next year. How could he have a war horse?"

Zhejiang will come to Beijing to participate in the exam next year!The message was obvious, since Gao Yi had made the identity of the owner of the horse so clear, after hearing this, Chen Xiaoqi also believed that the horse was not Gao Yi's own.

So Chen Xiaoqi said to Gao Yi: "Master Gao, please be patient. Our war horses all have their marks. I'll make it clear after a little test."

"Please."

Jin Yiwei has doubts, and it is his right to want to test it. Gaoyi cannot refuse.So after Gao Yi said "please", he handed the horse's reins to Jin Yiwei Chen Xiaoqi.

Chen Xiaoqi did not take the reins from Gaoyi's hand, but waved his hand to signal the black boots of the Jin Yiwei behind him to lead the horse.

Black Boots Junior took the horse's reins from Gao Yi and controlled the horse.Chen Xiaoqi made a "please" gesture to Gao Yi, indicating that Gao Yi would go with him to inspect the horse.

Chen Xiaoqi led Gao Yi and peeled off the long hair on the horse's neck. Sure enough, there was a tattoo there.Chen Xiaoqi took a closer look at the words on the tattoo. He immediately put on a proud expression and said angrily to Gaoyi: "Master Gao, this is a big deal for you! This horse is not a war horse, but it is from a big inside. The royal horse is the emperor’s horse.”

"What, this is impossible? Chen Xiaoqi, please stop talking nonsense."

Gao Yi was also frightened when he heard that Chen Xiaoqi said that the horse he was riding was a royal horse.While he was busy scolding Chen Xiaoqi for talking nonsense, he leaned over to look at the tattoo.

Gao Yi didn't know it without looking at it, and was shocked when he saw it. There was indeed a big word "imperial" on the tattoo, and there was also a line of small words that recorded that this was a great horse from Dawan, which was collected by the palace in the 22nd year of Jiajing. , with Ma Guan’s name on it.

This is really a royal horse in the palace, but how can the wise brother Liangzhen have a royal horse in the palace?Gaoyi couldn't understand this question.

Just when Gao Yi's forehead was numb, Chen Xiaoqi held a horse's hoof in one hand and called to him: "Master Gao, come and take a look. Not only does this horse have the mark of the palace on its neck, but there is also the palace supervisor on the horse's shoe. The name of the craftsman who made this pair of horseshoes. Mr. Gao, it's not that Chen is trying to scare you. Chen dares to use the head on his neck to guarantee that the horse you are riding is a royal horse in the palace. Mr. Gao, what's wrong with you? It's too big! I think you are so weak today, you have to move to another place."

After Chen Xiaoqi said this, he turned sideways and made a "please" gesture to the front.They are all in the officialdom, so Gao Yi naturally understands where Chen Xiaoqi wants him to go.

To be honest, Gao Yi didn't want to go to a place like Jinyiwei, because he was afraid that someone would make an unjust, false, and wrong case if nothing happened.But the situation is stronger than the person. Now that they have evidence and the matter involves the palace, he dare not resist.

So Gao Yi rushed to the middle-aged Hanlin who was standing far away and was watching the excitement, raised his hands and said loudly: "Brother Suqing, I have suffered an unreasonable disaster today, and I have to go to the Jinyi Guards to cooperate with the investigation. Please, brother Suqing, Daiyi asked for a leave of absence from the Master."

"Brother Zixiang, you have a noble character, and everyone in the Hanlin Academy knows it. Don't be afraid of the Jinyiwei gang. If you have any grievances, our Imperial Academy will make the decision for you." "Thank you, Brother Suqing, I will go too .”

After explaining to this "Su Qing" brother, Gao Yi followed Chen Xiaoqi and the others to the Jinyiwei Yamen.

And when Gaoyi and the others arrived at Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei happened to be at Dianmao.So Chen Xiaoqi and Gao Yi waited at the entrance of the Jinyiwei Yamen until the people inside finished ordering and received today's errands. After the large troops came out to go on their errands.Chen Xiaoqi then asked the primary school officer on duty at the door to go inside and report the matter to Shangguan.

When Jinyi Primary School came in to report this matter, Lu Bingzheng and several senior officials from Jinyiwei were sitting there drinking tea and chatting in a routine manner.I heard that a Hanlin man rode a royal horse from the palace and went to the Hanlin Academy as an errand this morning. He was caught by Xiaoqi, the Imperial Guard on duty at the Hanlin Academy, and is now being held at the gate awaiting trial.

Several other senior officials in Jinyiwei were shocked when they heard about this. In this city of Beijing, there are still people who dare to steal horses from the palace and openly show off on the street!This is appalling.

After the shock comes the surprise. After all, the bigger the case, the greater the credit!So after they finished the surprise one by one, they immediately started clamoring to steal the case. This case was solved, which was definitely a great achievement, but they couldn't let others snatch it away!
No one wants to miss out on great achievements, so the top executives of Jinyiwei all transformed themselves into Li Yunlong, started praising themselves and belittling others, and asked Lu Bing to hand over the case to him!The solemn Jinyiwei main hall immediately turned into a vegetable market.

Lu Bing was a little unhappy when his men turned the solemn Jinyiwei main hall into a vegetable market, so he didn't say a word and just stared at the men who were snatching the case.

They are all old spies and old spies. When Lu Bing looked at him, the senior executives of Jinyiwei immediately understood that the boss was not happy because they were fighting for each other without regard for dignity.

Therefore, the senior executives of Jinyiwei, who knew how to behave well, saw that the boss, Lu Bing, was unhappy. They all shut up and sat back in their seats wilting.

After forcing those men back with force, Lu Bing sat there and hugged the matter, and then he ordered: "Don't touch the Hanlin yet, just let him wait at the door. Go and ask our Hanlin Academy guard Xiaoqi , lead the royal horse here to talk."

"promise"

After Lu Bing gave the order, one of his subordinates immediately promised to go out and deliver it.

Not long after, Chen Xiaoqi, who was on duty at the Hanlin Academy, came in with the great Dawan horse.

Seeing the horse coming, Lu Bing hurriedly led a group of Jinyiwei senior officials out of the lobby to see the horse in the courtyard.With just one glance, Lu Bing recognized that this horse was the one he gave to Wang Daoqiu a few days ago.

So after confirming the horse, Lu Bing asked Chen Xiaoqi: "Did Hanlin say that this horse is from Zhejiang Province?"

"Yes! Commander, how did you know?" As soon as Lu Bing opened his mouth, he revealed the prisoner's confession, which shocked Chen Xiaoqi.

Seeing Chen Xiaoqi's stupid look, Lu Bing said with a look of disgust: "I think you are stupid for being an errand in the Hanlin Academy. Didn't you hear anything about Wei Li? You You idiot, go and return the horse to me. Don't say anything else. Just say that the horse was lent by the palace. As for who you lent it to, just say it wasn't mentioned above."

"Yes, yes, yes, little one, let's do it right now."

To be honest, Chen Xiaoqi has been working as a guard at the Hanlin Academy for a long time. He really doesn't know much about the affairs in the Imperial Guard, and he still doesn't quite understand what Lu Bing meant by what he just said.

But if you don't understand, you won't understand, but Chen Xiaoqi still understands by looking at his appearance.So after seeing the unhappy look on Lu Bing's face, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he just nodded and bowed, led the horse, and backed away.

When he came outside, he saw Gao Yi nervously pacing back and forth at the door. Chen Xiaoqi hurriedly led the horse over and apologized with a playful smile: "I'm sorry, uh, I'm sorry, uh, Master Gao, this is a misunderstanding. This horse does belong to the palace, but it has been loaned out by the palace. As for whom it was lent to, the Shangfeng did not say, and the younger one did not dare to ask. Anyway, Master Gao can ride this horse in the future. .Okay, Mr. Gao, that’s it for today. I’m going to take my leave. I’m going to take my leave.”

After saying this, Chen Xiaoqi was deeply afraid that Gao Yi would pull him to ask questions, so as soon as he finished speaking, he ran away, as if a dog was chasing him.

(End of this chapter)