Jinyi Night Walk

The sky was dim, and all civil and military officials were waiting in the court room to go to court. [http]

Officials of the first and second ranks sat inside the court room, while officials with lower ranks gathered in groups outside the court room, chatting and talking.On the top of the mountain on the wall of the court, an official stood alone, about fifty years old, with a clear face, holding a wat in his hand, with a dignified expression.

Not far away, several friendly officials were chatting and laughing, one of them suddenly saw the official standing in the corner, immediately winked at others, and said to the official standing in the corner, "Hey, Isn't that Jing Yushi?"

An official next to him turned his head and said, "Ah, yes, I heard yesterday that he was released by the emperor's grace, and Feng Wanshun, Shi Yunchang and others were also released at the same time, but those people were all officials who returned to their original posts. Only this Royal Envoy Jing was promoted by a blessing in disguise, and now he has been promoted by the emperor as Deputy Imperial Envoy of the Capital, he is the only one in the Metropolitan Procuratorate besides Chen Ying."

Another official said enviously: "No way, speaking of it, Jing Qing was also an old minister of the emperor when he was in Beiping's hidden residence. When Jing Qing was a counselor in Beiping, he had worked under the emperor. Of course the emperor valued him. Look at Wu Youdao, who led the The inspectors and all the royal envoys rushed to meet him and persuade him to come in, but now they are not as valuable as Jing Qing. Clothes are not as good as new, people are not as good as old, this is the emperor's respect for the old and the old."

Someone next to him sneered, and said in a strange way: "Didn't Jing Qing always pride himself on being loyal? I heard that the day before the city was broken, it was also the morning. In this court room, Jing Qing had made an appointment with Fang Xiaoru. Once the city was broken, They observe the festival of righteousness and death, and don’t live for you. What’s the result? Fang Xiaoru refuses to die, Jing Qing also refuses to die, I don’t know what they are waiting for, it turns out that they are waiting for the emperor’s pardon, hey! Words don’t care about deeds, greedy for life and afraid of death!”

Someone giggled and said: "Jing Qing begged for forgiveness, the emperor respected him, so he naturally pardoned him, but Fang Xizhi... Hehe! He was the one who advocated the reduction of feudal vassals; he was the one who designed Beiping; Let the emperor and his son turn against each other, and the emperor hates him to the bone, even if he kowtows 1 heads, it is impossible for the emperor to forgive him."

An older official sighed, and said: "Don't speak so harshly. Although we didn't agree with the reduction of feudal vassals at the beginning, we were also...whether uncles or nephews, we are all Ming's country. We are courtiers. Yes, as long as you do your job well, you can serve the court at the top, benefit the people at the bottom, be worthy of what you have learned, and be worthy of the salary, and you will leave."

After hearing this, the others stopped talking.

Jing Qing stood in the corner with his wat in his arms, and he could hear the words of these people clearly. He only smiled lightly, neither surprised nor angry, neither ashamed nor annoyed, looking like an ancient well without waves.But he never noticed that the guards with knives standing there like javelins and the little eunuchs who came in and out serving tea and water to serve the adults were all secretly staring at him, Feng Wanshun and Shi Yunchang.

Ji Gang's ability to handle affairs is very strong, Xia Xun reminded him, although he didn't think so.But after the arrangement, it was still watertight, an invisible big net had been quietly cast down, monitoring every move of Jing Qing and the others.All their words and deeds, these people will always report and Ji Gang know.

The Jingyang bell rang, all the officials went to the court, and the officials left the court room and walked towards the Jinshui Bridge...

By the Jinshan Bridge, Ji Gang stood by the imperial road, squinting his eyes slightly, looking at every courtier passing in front of him.He has an ability beyond the reach of others. He can quickly remember the names and faces of many unfamiliar people. Now that he has worked in the Jinyiwei business, he has put in a lot of effort to remember all the officials who come to the court every day. It was almost there, and Xia Xun reminded him of the few officials who had just been released, and he kept it in mind.

Originally, it was not necessary for him to be present every day for the picketing of discipline, just sending a representative of thousands of households, but he came early this morning, and he was more serious about observing the discipline of officials than anyone else. some admiration.

As the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chen Ying didn't need to work so hard to personally picket the discipline. He could arrange shifts for his imperial envoys and let everyone picket in turn. However, like Ji Gang, he was very utilitarian.Having just taken charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chen Ying really wanted to make some political achievements in front of the emperor. The new and old ministers in the court were uneven, especially many officials from the Beiping Department. Knowing the rules of these etiquette crowns and uniforms, it is inevitable that all kinds of mistakes will happen, and he is not at ease if he does not stay here.

Besides those heroes, only he who is also from the Peking Clan can take care of them. The envoys who belonged to Jianwen's former ministers now feel that they are inferior to the officials of the Peking Clan, and may not dare to picket them, so Chen Ying worked tirelessly. Stand in class in person.It was the first time for Ji Gang to come back. When Chen Ying saw it, he walked over, bowed to him, and said with a smile, "Commander Ji is in charge of Jinyiwei. He is so busy with his affairs. It's really hard work to go to the palace to pick up discipline himself."

Although Ji Gang didn't know him well, he knew that he, like himself, was an official from the Peking Clan, so he didn't dare to be negligent. Things, I'm busy, I'm so busy that I'm so busy, this morality, the big deal is that some hats are a little crooked, and the robe belt is not fastened. To be honest, although Ji has a reputation as a scholar, he is a warrior. I don't care about other things, but I can't help but come."

"Oh?"

Chen Ying was a little moved, and hurriedly inquired: "Could it be that the emperor attaches great importance to the morality of all officials, and specially asked Mr. Ji to check the morality?"

Ji Gang waved his hand and said: "Hey, the emperor has just ascended the throne, how many important state affairs have to be taken care of, how can he have the leisure to think about such things?"

He looked around, leaned closer to Chen Ying, and said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, Yushi Chen, Ji came to the palace to be on duty because of the order of Duke Fu."

Chen Ying's face tightened, and her ears immediately perked up.Chen Yingqian was appointed as the imperial envoy.It’s really a person who makes the best use of it. This person is not only shrewd, but also likes to inquire about gossip and gossip. He is very curious. When he heard Ji Gang’s words, it seemed that there was something hidden behind him. His shrewd little eyes blinked, and immediately Take heart.

Ji Gangdao: "Mr. Fu went to Jinyiwei yesterday to inform me that among the courtiers who surrendered to the emperor, there may be some who have ulterior motives and intend to harm the emperor by falsely surrendering. The matter is related to the safety of the emperor. How dare Ji be careless? Your majesty The guards around me have all been replaced by the most capable warriors, and I am guarding here just in case, if someone really intends to misbehave, we can be detected in advance, so as to prevent him from making trouble in the Golden Palace and embarrassing the emperor."

Chen Ying was stunned, then laughed dumbly and said, "Assassinated by the Golden Palace? Duke Fu is too suspicious, Commander Ji actually believed it, hehe, if it spreads like this, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Ji Gang's face became hot, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he said: "Chen Yushi didn't know something. When the emperor was in peace, he once mobilized the elite of the three guards of Yanshan to form a flying dragon secret spy, and gathered ten thousand ships in Peixian County. They inquired about the matter of grain and grass, and they also inquired about the emptiness of the capital's troops. A few of them broke into the Zhongshan Palace to rescue Ding Guogong, and they were able to escape safely under the siege of Jin Yiwei. These secret spies have great powers, Very impressive.

Now that the Duke of Fuguo is in a high position, he is no longer in charge, and the Feilong secret spies have also been dispersed. Some have returned to Jinyiwei, and some have returned to the three guards. However, Duke Fuguo has worked hard for many years, how can he not keep a few eyes and ears?I reckoned that the Duke must have heard some rumors, otherwise, in his capacity, how could he go to the Jinyiwei yamen on purpose and confess some untrue things to me? "

Ji Gang was able to speak frankly to Chen Ying, on the one hand, it was because both of them were from the Peking Clan, and on the other hand, it was also because the two of them did similar jobs, one was to find fault with others, and the other was to repair faults. Yes, I really don't have any other ideas.

Although Ji Gang is a rocket-promoted official, he has no intention of making friends with hundreds of officials. He is very clear about who his power comes from and who he depends on.He doesn't need to form a party, as long as the emperor trusts him, he doesn't have to be afraid of any officials, even if they are the first rank.His duty is to be an enemy of the officials by nature. If he gets too close to the officials, he may backfire and lose the emperor's favor.

After hearing Ji Gang's words, Chen Ying didn't dare to take the news lightly any longer. He stood beside the Jinshui Bridge, twirling his beard, silently watching the officials walking towards the Golden Palace, full of doubts: "Among them, Could there really be someone who intends to kill the king? "

Chen Ying's deep gaze was reflected in the morning light, and there was a blood-like brilliance in the gaze...

For three days, for three consecutive days, every day, Jing Qing carefully observed everything on the Golden Palace.Before going to court, he had never paid so much attention to everything around him, and he hadn't even noticed how many giant pillars there were in Fengtian Temple.

But in the past three days, he has memorized by heart all the furnishings in Fengtian Temple and the standing positions of people every afternoon.

He is ready to do it today!

A sharp short blade was tied to his thigh by him. When he entered the palace gate and arrived at the court room, he pretended to go to the toilet, then took out the sharp blade and inserted it in his waist. pull it out.

He stood silently under the wall of the court room, this was the first time he did such a thing, and the person he was about to kill was the emperor. He was very nervous, his heart was beating fast, and his legs were a little weak, but he kept standing in the corner, He remained silent, but no one noticed his strangeness.

"Have you heard, Qi Taiwen heard that the emperor was enthroned, and immediately left the place where he recruited soldiers, but he was so stupid that he sneaked back to his hometown, and ended up throwing himself into the trap. Now he has been caught and is being escorted to the capital, his Uncle Qi Yangyan, younger brother Qi Jing and other seven close relatives were also arrested together."

"Where can I go if I don't go back to my hometown? Huang Zicheng didn't go home. As soon as he heard that the emperor was enthroned, he pretended to be a traveling teacher and fled. When he went to stay in the hotel, was he not recognized? I heard that the Huang family It was also copied, and more than 60 people, old and young, were arrested, so, the whole family will be reunited in the capital prison now."

"I heard that Huang Zicheng's son, Huang Yanxiu, escaped Zhiji?"

"Yeah, Fang Xiaoru's family is the same, the eldest son and the second son had no time to escape and committed suicide, but the third and fourth sons were taken away by the family, but one or two escaped, how did the people who took the family and the family escape? Fang Hundreds of relatives of the family have been imprisoned.”

Listening to everyone's discussion, Jing Qing's killing intent became even more intense.

At this time, the Jingyang bell rang, and he quietly squeezed the dagger in his arms, mustered up his courage, and walked towards Jinshui Bridge...