Smuggling Daming

"Things? What things?" Zhou Zhong was also very surprised when he heard Bracelet's words. Zhou's mansion has its own ancestral hall, which is located next to the garden, where Zhou Hai's tablet is enshrined. Only Zhou Zhong was eligible to go in for the whole family, and Zhou Zhong only went in once when dealing with Zhou Hai's funeral, and never went there at all.

"It's here with me, Chong'er, wait a minute!" Aunt Wang also remembered what Zhuo'er said at this moment, she hurriedly stood up and ran to her bedroom, and then took out a long box.

Zhou Zhong took the box and put it on the table, and took the key from Aunt Wang to open the small brass lock on it. When he lifted the lid of the box, he found that there was a long and narrow waist knife in the long box. , I saw that this knife is longer than ordinary knives, but the blade is narrower than ordinary knives. It looks a bit like a Japanese sword, but the spine of the knife is straight, and there is a large arc at the tip, and the handle is also smaller than ordinary knives. The knife should be longer, you can hold the knife with both hands, it looks more conducive to chopping.

In addition to this knife, there are two other things in the box, one of which is an extremely exquisite jade, engraved with two dragons grabbing beads, and the dragon shape is covered with cloud patterns, the carving is extremely exquisite, and it is not ordinary at a glance things.At first Zhou Zhong thought it was a jade pendant, but when he picked it up, he saw that there were four seal characters engraved under the two dragons. After careful identification, he finally recognized these four characters as "Fushou Wannian". Such characters are only engraved on life locks, and after Zhou Zhong looked carefully, he found that this piece of jade was indeed a longevity lock that only a child would wear.

Zhou Zhong picked up this beautifully carved Longevity Lock and looked at it for a long time, but found that it was extremely exquisite.Aside from getting a lot of money at the pawn shop, I didn't find anything special.

The other is an oval token the size of a baby's palm. It is black and looks like it should be made of metal. It is also very exquisitely made. The round edge on the front is decorated with two monsters, and there are some small characters underneath. Zhou Zhong picked it up and looked at it. , but was taken aback, only to see the above two columns of words read "Jinyiwei Thousands of Households".There is also a name "Wang Hai" below.

Jin Yiwei, of course, Zhou Zhong is no stranger to this famous name, and it can even be said to be like a thunderbolt. Jin Yiwei, as the eyes and ears and minions of the emperor, has the duty to supervise the world.Zhou Zhongcheng also met Jin Yiwei guarding Songjiang Mansion a few times in the city, but the opponent looked no different from ordinary soldiers and servants, but the clothes and knives on his body were more exquisite than ordinary soldiers.

Thinking of the Jinyiwei in the city, Zhou Zhong also suddenly came to his senses, picked up the long knife in the box and looked it over carefully, and now he finally recognized it.This knife should be Jin Yiwei's special knife Ruochun Knife, which absorbed some of the advantages of Tang Mo Knife and Nanfang Miao Knife.The shape of the knife looks very beautiful, but it is very good for chopping. A strong person can even chop off a horse's head with one knife.

"Jin Yiwei, how come there are Jin Yiwei's things at home, and who is this Wang Hai?" Zhou Zhong really couldn't figure it out, but he had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Chong'er, we don't know about this matter. But you can first listen to how Zhuo'er discovered these things." At this time, Aunt Wang took it and said, and then saw Zhuo'er began to introduce how she discovered these things. go through.

It turned out that Zhou Zhong was not at home during the Chinese New Year.Although the family is in chaos, the proper etiquette during the Chinese New Year cannot be abolished. For example, during the Chinese New Year, ancestor worship is required. This kind of thing is usually done by Zhou Zhong, the only man in the family, but he is not at home. In the end, Steward Xu and Aunt Wang discussed it, and they decided to let Bracelet instead of Zhou Zhong go to the ancestral hall to pay homage. Anyway, there is only Zhou Hai's memorial tablet in the ancestral hall, so it doesn't matter too much.

It was exactly like this that Zhuaner replaced Zhou Zhong to worship Zhou Hai on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. At that time, she saw that the futon in front of the memorial tablet had a big hole bitten by a mouse, so she took out the broken futon and threw it away. She took out a new futon from a corner of the ancestral hall and knelt down, but as soon as she knelt down, she immediately felt something in the futon, which made her jump, and hurriedly called Steward Xu and Aunt Wang, and the three of them They opened the futon together, only to find the box in front of Zhou Zhong.

After listening to Bracelet's story, Zhou Zhong sat there and meditated. Not everyone can enter the ancestral hall. In the past, when Zhou Hai was alive, only he could enter the whole family. That is to say, the things in the box are very Maybe Zhou Hai put it there on purpose.Moreover, the owner of the Jinyiwei Token is Wang Hai, who has the same name as Zhou Hai and a different surname, and the token looks like it has been around for some years. Based on these conditions alone, it is enough to make people have many associations.

"Auntie, besides you, Bracelet and Butler Xu, who else knows about this matter?" Zhou Zhong thought for a while and suddenly asked.

"No, after we saw the things in the box, we all knew that the matter was serious, so no one told, not even Su Niang knew about it." Bracelet replied at this time, with a flustered look on her face After all, this matter is related to Jin Yiwei, and if it is not done well, the whole family may be involved.

"Well, it's good that no one knows. Just pretend that this incident never happened, and no one should spread it. As for these things, I will keep them with me." When Zhou Zhong said this, he was still a little uneasy when he saw Aunt Wang and Bracelet. , So he smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, no matter who these things belong to, they have been hidden in the ancestral hall for so long, and no one has come to the house, so I guess these things have long been useless."

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Aunt Wang and Biao'er were still a little worried, but their faces finally looked better. It was almost noon, and Zhou Zhong's return was a great event worth celebrating, so the two of them immediately called Su Niang went to the kitchen to cook together, and the Bai sisters also came up to help, and finally everyone sat down and had a sumptuous lunch together.

In the afternoon Zhou Zhong chatted with Aunt Wang and Zhuo'er for a while, and then played with Duo'er for a long time before returning to his yard to rest, but before he could sit down, Butler Xu ghosted He ran in furtively and said, "Master, have you seen the contents of the box?"

"Yeah!" Zhou Zhong sat down and nodded. In fact, he just wanted to ask Butler Xu about Jinyiwei. He is much.

"Then, do you see anything, young master?" Steward Xu also went to sit next to Zhou Zhong and asked.

Zhou Zhong had already brought the box from Aunt Wang, so he stood up and took the box out from under the bed, put it on the table and opened it: "I only see the Rusty Spring Knife and Jinyiwei's Thousand Household Token inside, as for the long Life lock didn't see anything, why, did you see any clues?"

Butler Xu nodded, then reached out to take out the token from the box and said: "Master, the owner of this token is a thousand households, with the same name and different surname as the master, and it is hidden in the ancestral hall. Speaking of his past, do you think this token belongs to the master?"

"I'm not sure about this. My aunt followed your father a little earlier than you, but she didn't know anything about his past. She only knew that his father was from the north. She never heard anything from him. His accent is from Shandong, and she doesn't know whether his father has worked in Jinyiwei." Zhou Zhong also shook his head in distress, and the more he got to know, the more he found that his cheap old man The more mysteries there are about Dad, the whole body seems to be shrouded in a layer of fog, making it difficult to see clearly.

Seeing Zhou Zhong's troubled look, Butler Xu suddenly said: "Master, although the master used to speak with a Shandong accent, but once he drank too much outside, I drove the carriage to pick him up At that time, I heard him talking drunk in the carriage, but he used very standard official language, so I guess the master probably stayed in the capital."

Zhou Zhong was taken aback when he heard this, but then he shook his head and said: "Being able to speak official language does not necessarily mean that you have been in the capital. After all, Nanjing and others also speak official language. In addition, some businesses also use official language to facilitate communication. Official."

The first capital of the Ming Dynasty was Nanjing, so the official dialect also refers to the Xiajiang official dialect in Nanjing. When Chengzu moved the capital, he brought many rich families from Nanjing to Beijing, so the two capitals at that time used Nanjing Xiajiang official dialect.

"Master, the official words may not explain anything, but this brand has a lot of mystery, you can take a closer look." At this time, Butler Xu told his second discovery.

"Brand?" Zhou Zhong felt a little strange when he heard it. He took a look at the token in the box, but found nothing other than that the token was beautifully made and the official title and name of the owner was written on the front. .

"Master, look at the back." Butler Xu reminded again at this moment.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhong turned the sign over and looked it over carefully. Sure enough, he found something new, that is, there were a few rows of small characters on the back of the sign. The handwriting on it is blurry, and it is easy to miss it if you don't read it carefully.

"...This card is not used for the four gates of the imperial city, Qianhu!" Zhou Zhong whispered.Because the handwriting on it was worn away, the first few words could not be read clearly at all, only some of the latter words could be seen.

"Young master, this token is not an ordinary token. Look at the words written on the back. It is the token for Jin Yiwei to enter and leave the imperial city. From this, it can be seen that the adults on this token can freely enter and leave the imperial city. That is, the Jinyiwei Qianhu in the capital, not the local Qianhu." Butler Xu said again.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhong also showed a bit of solemn expression on his face. Qianhu is already in the official position of the five sense organs, and he is also the Jinyiwei of the capital. One party is a big member, but I don't know if this Jinyiwei Wang Hai is his cheap father Zhou Hai? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)