Ping An Biography

The basic function of the six yamen from ancient times to the present is the executive body. It has been relatively complete in the Ming Dynasty.If Shang Shu Hu Ying is handling internal affairs, the basic procedure is to first hand it over to the assistant minister or to the doctor, but there is almost no rule to directly find the principal, and it is suspected to be illegal in terms of administrative rules.

Therefore, if Hu Ying is in a hurry to find the principal Yu Qian, it is probably not about the government affairs of the Ministry of Rites, but for other things.Today, he took over Qin's case in a hurry, and immediately went to Yu Qian and felt that it was too eye-catching, so he planned to wait for two days before talking.

Hu Ying has been in the officialdom for more than [-] years, and she is still very calm.

When he returned to the mansion after a busy day, the butler surnamed Yan came over to report the matter.

"My lord, I have dispatched a fast horse in the morning to send a letter to the interview envoy in Nanzhili. If it is fast, there will be news within ten days or half a month..." Old Cousin Yan narrated respectfully, with Clear and fluent without a hint of emotion.

His name is Yan Ruofei, of course he wasn't born lame, otherwise he wouldn't have taken this name. He used to be a figure in the rivers and lakes, and he was quite famous. Many people from the senior generation in the wharf cottage had to use honorifics when they heard his name, but he The current status is just a servant of the Hu family, even if Hu Ying is not treated like a servant, the world is somewhat impermanent.

Hu Ying nodded lightly: "I heard that Zhou Na confessed to a gang named Taohuashanzhuang. The old man also wondered at the time that we have a lot of knowledge about the three religions and nine streams of the merchant gangs and guilds in various places, and places like Nanzhili are even more familiar. I’ve heard of Peach Blossom Villa. I want you to pass on the following interview to confirm, but it may be of other use now.”

The so-called interview envoys have no rank or establishment, and they have other official positions stationed in various places, most of them are supplementary officials;Hu Ying accepted a secret decree to run errands, and the roster of his subordinates and what they did had to be reported regularly, and the funds were also paid by the Ministry of Rites, but only the emperor's people could manage the detailed accounts, and the censor could not find them.

Yan Ruofei was silent for a moment, waiting for Hu Ying to explain. If Hu Ying didn't say the specific "other uses", he wouldn't be able to ask.

Hu Ying paused and then said: "The emperor entrusted this old man with a matter today. He asked me to investigate the poisoning case of Yushan. He thinks that the mastermind behind the scenes should not be Han Wang, but those people."

After hearing this, Yan Ruofei said: "I thought that Zhou Na was arrested because he vainly responded to the cheating case in the Tianfu Examination, and someone took the opportunity to make things worse. He has nothing to do with 'those people'. The Peach Blossom Villa he confessed It probably doesn't matter too much."

Hu Ying nodded: "It may not be useful, let's try it, it's just a premonition of the old man: the mastermind behind the scenes is going to set up a scheme to assassinate the emperor. If she is a court lady, otherwise she would have no chance to get close to the emperor; this court lady must come from an unknown source, how did she become a beautiful lady? She must have colluded with officials. And that Peach Blossom Villa is said to be just a gang that traffics in private salt. Is Zhou Na colluding? This gang has nothing to do with officialdom, and it may not be as simple as trafficking in private salt."

"My lord is right." Yan Ruofei said, seeing that Hu Ying didn't intend to talk about the poisoning case anymore, he said again, "One more small thing, Zhang Ning from Nanzhili went to Yu Qian's house tonight, Yu Qian He was invited."

"Yu Qian?" Hu Ying blurted out unintentionally, mainly because he was thinking about Yu Qian in court, and here Yan Ruofei mentioned it again.

Yan Ruofei repeated calmly: "The head of the Ministry of Rites is Yu Qian."

"Oh..." Hu Ying looked thoughtful.

Seeing that he was interested, Yan Ruofei said, "There was another incident a few days ago. I didn't mention it because I was very young. On the day Zhang Ning went to meet Lu Shilang, Yang Shiqi's daughter Luo Yaoniang held a banquet in the Juke Building. Saw him alone."

When he told things, he never mixed his own thoughts, which Hu Ying appreciated very much.When Hu Ying heard this, she would also guess that these two young men and women had a private relationship?But he also wondered: How did Zhang Ning make friends with Yang Shiqi's daughter?The last time Luo Yaoniang and Zhang Ning went to Beijing together, Hu Ying had no way of knowing, and he didn't expect Yang Shiqi to send his daughter to handle errands.

Hu Ying pondered for a moment and said: "I see. In the future, your people should not monitor too closely, just know where he is. It's not good to be discovered... In case there is an extra opponent in the East Palace inexplicably, Isn't it just looking for trouble?"

"Yes."

Hu Ying stood up and said casually: "The last time I heard Zhang Ning from Yang Shiqi, I just did a little research as usual. In fact, after ten years of Yongle, there are not many people who have sneaked in. But I also blame Zhang Ning." It is a coincidence that I am just 21 years old, and I am also from Nanjing, which makes me feel a little bit more concerned."

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Two days later, a pavilion was vacated in the courtyard of Jinyiwei Mansion, and a few officials and a group of scribes selected by Hu Ying moved in. The formation was a bit like a modern task force, with Hu Ying's assistants and There are three justices of the people.The location was chosen at the Jinyiwei yamen, not only for the convenience of interrogating the prisoners, but also because it was easy to use people, and the commander of the Jinyiwei could send the school lieutenant to handle the affairs on the spot.

The errands of Jinyiwei, such as arresting bandits and secretly investigating the situation of the enemy and the people are all deputies. Their main targets are officials. Zhu Yuanzhang was established to clean up his own family... Usually, what a factory guard is has nothing to do with ordinary people None, they basically don't care about civil cases and don't ask people about their lives.Of course, not all of them were against the officials, except that Captain Jin Yiwei of Zhen Fu Si sometimes served as bodyguards to protect the emperor's trusted ministers.It should be true that Jin Yiwei did evil, but the reputation is so bad, most of the civil servants who control public opinion hate them too much. It is suspected of exaggeration. .

Hu Ying arranged the staff in the office properly, and then someone called Yu Qian to her study.As a minister, he has his own separate room to handle documents and meet guests, and there is even a bed in it for taking a nap. In case of emergency, there is a suite upstairs with all food, clothing and accommodation facilities, so he can go directly to the room without going home. Squat in the yamen and concentrate on doing business.

The scribe heard that Hu Ying was coughing unnaturally, so he picked up the teacup and went out.

"The next official sees Mr. Hu." Yu Qian clasped his fists and saluted, and he also looked calm in front of the senior officials on the peak.

The difference in grades was too great, so Hu Ying sat on a chair and nodded in response, saying, "Master Yu is from the Department of Cleaning Officials?"

Yu Qian said: "Back to Mr. Hu, the next official is the head of the Yizhi Qingli Department."

"There are two people in the Yizhi Qingli Department." Hu Ying didn't want to talk with Yu Qian here for too long, so she cut to the point as soon as possible, "The emperor ordered the joint trial of the Qin case, and there are people in every yamen, and the old man, the chef, presided over the joint trial, and there is one missing. Deputy, Chief Yu temporarily put down the official duties of the Ministry of Rites and came over to handle this matter."

After hearing this, Yu Qian's expression changed slightly, and he said: "Master Hu ordered, how dare you refuse to obey?"

Hu Ying smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Yu Qian was silent for a while, of course he didn't want to.As soon as Hu Ying finished speaking, Yu Qian immediately understood his plan. He was just doing it for himself not to offend the people on the side of the prince; for public reasons, Yu Qian didn't think it would help the court or the East Palace, and he really didn't have to rely on it for personal reasons. Hu Ying came to support his official career, so this matter is of little significance to him, and it is easy for mice to enter the bellows, so why bother to take risks for nothing?

The silence made Hu Ying look a little embarrassed, so far he is still at the Shangshu level.

At this time, Yu Qian said calmly: "Master Hu, there are also two people in the Department of Rites and Affairs."

After all, Yu Qian felt that this job was not a good job, so he convinced himself in his heart: I have absolutely no intention of harming others, and Zhang Ning can't do much in the position of secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Maybe Hu Ying can be promoted, which can avoid suspicion and reassure Give him one more chance to advance; besides, it's not all good to have someone watching the case.