high official

Chapter 857 New Year's Eve
In the main hall of the Yamen of Dongchang, under the plaque of "be ahead and never be behind".

After hearing Wang Xian's words, Zhao Ying laughed and laughed. Seeing the factory supervisor laughing, all the leaders of the East Factory naturally laughed too, as if they were suffering from epilepsy.

After laughing, Zhao Ying took the handkerchief offered by his subordinates, and while wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, he teased Wang Xian and said, "Uncle's imagination is too rich. A group of swindlers who danced to the gods in the backcountry made up a trick to deceive the common people. What a nonsense, even the dignified commander of Jinyiwei was scared." Zhao Ying looked at Wang Xian with a face full of sarcasm and said, "Should I say that Uncle is serious or naive?!"

Erhei behind Wang Xian was furious, pointed at Zhao Ying and cursed: "Dead eunuch, what are you talking about?!"

This is the site of the East Factory. How could Zhao Ying's disciples and grandchildren bear it when they saw their factory owner being scolded?They all stood up with a whoosh, pointed at Erhei and cursed: "One-eyed dragon, do you want to be completely blind?!"

Although Jin Yiwei's side is an away game, there are not many people there, but how can they show weakness, and they also followed Erhei, spraying those dead eunuchs with their genitals all over their mouths!
"Shut up!" Seeing that Zhao Ying's face was getting more and more ugly, Wang Xian waved his hand, stopped his hands and said, "Don't scold the bald man in front of the monk, and don't just hang your dick on your mouth." He then reprimanded those things. The factory eunuch said: "You are also disabled, and we are also disabled here, why bother attacking each other?"

The eunuchs' noses were crooked, and Wang Xian asked Zhao Ying with a straight face: "Eunuch Zhao, do you think what I said is reasonable?"

"Hehe..." Zhao Ying has learned a lesson a long time ago. He can compete with Wang Xian in martial arts, fight minds, and play tricks, but he can't play lip service. That's hitting a stone with an egg!I had no choice but to hold back my anger, and sneered twice: "Uncle has nothing else to do, so please go back first. It's Chinese New Year, and everyone has a lot of things to do."

"Eunuch Zhao," Wang Xian said with a serious look, "Usually the two of us fight back and forth, but in this kind of matter, we have to work together. We just moved the capital and caught up with the new year. Man said that someone wanted to set fire to the imperial city, and it was in the capital." Light a fire, we can't eat and walk around."

"The place outside the imperial city is the task of Jinyiwei." Zhao Ying said indifferently: "The emperor will only blame uncle if he catches fire, not our family." After a pause, he said quietly : "As for the inside of the palace, the security is so tight that even with wings you can't fly in, so uncle doesn't have to worry about it."

"Anyway, it's best to be careful." Wang Xian said earnestly: "It's best to prevent problems before they happen, and of course it's best if nothing happens."

"Taught." Zhao Ying said indifferently.

Wang Xian saw that it was useless to talk too much, so he got up to say goodbye and left. Zhao Ying sent him to the door, turned back and sat down.Ma De and the others yelled at Wang Xian and said, "What! Dare to come to Dongchang to give instructions! Even if we want to give instructions, we should give them!"

"That's right!" The rest of the people also said with disdain: "It's alarmist! I haven't heard of it in all dynasties. Someone can order the palace!"

"Old ancestor, ignore him, what should we do!"

There was a loud bang, turning all the chattering eunuchs into gourds.They looked at Zhao Ying anxiously, only to see that the eunuch of Dongchang raised his hand slowly, and the Jingdezhen porcelain bowl that Wang Xian used to serve tea just now had turned into fine powder...

With a sullen face, Zhao Ying blew on the fine powder on his hands, looked coldly at the eunuchs, and hummed, "A bunch of idiots!"

All the eunuchs lowered their heads and obediently listened to Zhao Ying's reprimand.

"Then what kind of character is Wang Xian?!" Zhao Ying said coldly: "He can talk nonsense without any basis?! How could it be nonsense for a person like him to come here in person and solemnly warn the governor? talk?!"

"What the ancestors said is..." Ma De and the others felt helpless, and said to themselves, you are the one who sneered at you, and you are the one who attaches so much importance to it. You are so fickle, how can we flatter you?
"From now on," Zhao Ying naturally ignored the thoughts of his subordinates, and ordered in a deep voice: "The defense in the palace must be strengthened, and those who enter and leave the palace must be searched. In addition to checking the waist card, we must also identify people, and those who are in collusion will even sit down!"

"Here!" All the eunuchs hurriedly responded in unison with solemn expressions.

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Leaving the Dongchang yamen, Erhei asked in a rough voice: "My lord, do you think it's useful to remind me?!"

"It's useful." Wang Xian said lightly: "That duplicity old eunuch is actually very cautious. I just don't remind this, he will strengthen his guard at such critical moments."

"Hmm." Erhei said reassuringly, "That would be the best."

"I hope so." Wang Xian still frowned, and he couldn't relax every day he didn't figure out the plans of those White Lotus followers.

Back at the Jinyiwei yamen, Wang Xian summoned the Jinyiwei cadres and announced to them a state of emergency—from now until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, all vacations will be cancelled, all efforts will be made to search and arrest, and it is imperative to dig out all the Bailian believers hiding in the gutter!
Jin Yiwei has been investigating the White Lotus Sect for several months, but he has always been elusive and unpredictable about this mysterious and huge organization.The brothers have been holding their breath all this time, now that the adults finally ordered the whole city to search and arrest, everyone cheered up and responded in unison: "Here!"

For the desperadoes, having nothing to do is the greatest torture, and being able to do a lot during the Chinese New Year is the best New Year gift.

"However," Wang Xian changed the subject and almost suffocated them: "It's the Spring Festival, and the capital has just been moved, and the envoys of various countries have not yet left Beijing. At this time, we can't openly search and arrest, we must get accurate information. , secretly arrested at night!" After a pause, his eyes swept across the crowd and said: "In short, we must not affect the festive situation created by His Majesty!"

"Yes..." The leaders of the Jinyi Guards agreed without hesitation. Although the commander's order meant that the horse should run fast and not eat grass, the more challenging the job, the more interesting it is, isn't it? ?
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The next day was New Year's Eve. The sound of crackling firecrackers did not stop from morning to night, and at night, it was even more resounding all over the sky. There were also fireworks of various colors shooting up into the sky. Ah Heng was so happy to watch, giggling in the yard until Jumping high... The little girl who grew up in the grassland has never seen such a lively scene.

While setting off fireworks to make his daughter happy, Wang Xian looked at the flames blooming in the sky, and his whole heart couldn't help but twist into a ball. Every time the firecrackers sounded, it would make his heart tremble... Fortunately, after so many years When he came down, he had perfected his disguise, and Ah Heng didn't notice the difference. The little girl had a headache and had enough fun, and said she wanted to watch the New Year with the adults, but it didn't take long before she fell asleep in Wang Xian's arms.

Wang Xian gently put the little girl on the bed, kissed her white forehead again and again, and then stuffed a red envelope under her pillow.

When he got up, Baoyin asked with a small smile, "Why does such a young child give her money?"

"This is New Year's money." Wang Xian explained with a smile: "Bless my daughter for a happy new year, and everything will be fine."

"So," Baoyin stretched out his hand and smiled, "I want it too."

"It's okay to give it to you, but you have to kowtow." Wang Xian took out a red envelope with a smile and said, "Come on, kowtow to the official, and the official will give you a big red envelope."

"Then I'll give you one, will you kowtow to me?"

"Bold, dare to be disrespectful to officials, and see how I deal with you!"

The two laughed for a while, and Wang Xian said: "It's almost time to receive the god." He led Baoyin and Lingxiao, as well as Wu Wei, Erhei, Zhou Yong and others, and held incense in the courtyard to welcome the god with a solemn look.The God of Wealth is Zhengdong, the God of Fortune is Zhengnan, the God of Nobility is Northeast, the God of Joy is Southwest, and the God of Taisui is Southwest. Everyone bows down one by one according to their directions. Take it off, put it in the money and grain basin that has been prepared in the courtyard and burn it.

At the same time as burning, pine branches and sesame stalks were also ignited.After receiving the gods, Zhou Yong and others spread sesame straw from the inside of the street door to the door of the house, so that people walk on it and make a sound.

After finishing the necessary homework on New Year's Eve, Wang Xian looked at Baoyin apologetically, and Baoyin said reasonably, "Go, business matters."

Wang Xian nodded and said softly: "Come back at dawn." After speaking, he left the house accompanied by Erhei and others, and went back to the Jinyiwei yamen.

The torches in Jinyiwei's yamen shone like daylight, and there was crackling firecrackers outside, but inside was a chilling atmosphere of swords and guns shining on people. The heavily armed guards in Jinyi, as well as the officials of Shuntian Mansion, had already assembled.The soldiers stood solemnly, silently waiting for the order from the summit.

When Wang Xian appeared at the door, the officers who had been waiting for a long time rushed to meet him, and reported in a deep voice: "My lord, you are ready and you can give orders at any time!"

"Have you watched all the people who are going to be arrested?" Wang Xian nodded, and surrounded by the officers of Jin Yiwei, he went to stand under the eaves of the corridor.

"All one hundred targets have been fixed." Deng Xiaoxian replied in a deep voice.

"Okay!" Wang Xian nodded, glanced at the densely packed subordinates in the courtyard, and said in a deep voice: "The biggest difference between arresting people during the Spring Festival this time and the usual one is to make as little noise as possible, so as not to disturb the people. But you can't Let the cultists slip through the net!"

"Here!" More than a thousand subordinates responded in unison.

"I will let people make dumplings, and wait for you to come back in triumph!" Wang Xian waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Go!"

"Yes!" The officers and soldiers responded in unison again, and then they went out in groups under the leadership of the officers, and disappeared into the criss-crossing streets of the capital...

In the alley of Roushi Street, a few butcher-like men were cooking hot pot when the courtyard door was kicked open suddenly.The faces of the men changed, and they touched the swords hidden under the table. Just as they got up, the windows had been smashed, and more than a dozen black guns were pointed at them.

Willow alley, in a well-shielded room, a group of believers were kneeling before a Guanyin statue, and officers and soldiers armed with knives and guns poured in, shouting loudly: "Don't move!" The believers were all paralyzed on the ground in fright...

(End of this chapter)