Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1 Check Hundred Households He Liu
The autumn of the 39th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty.

In a courtyard house in Jinyu Alley, a middle-aged man in a flying fish suit was eating breakfast.

Flying fish suits are not allowed to be used by ministers of the second rank or above and the generals who have left the town.There are always exceptions to everything.More than a hundred households in Jinyiwei were given flying fish clothes and embroidered spring knives.

The middle-aged man in front of him is He Liu, the Fusi of Jinyiwei North Town, inspecting Baihu.

Opposite He Liu, sat a four or five year old girl.This girl's big eyes are flickering, her face is flushed, she is really cute.

In front of the little girl was a bowl of vegetables and a plate of beef.She looked at He Liu pitifully: "Father, Xiangxiang doesn't eat vegetables."

He Liu looked at his daughter affectionately: "Xiangxiang is good, the little baby will not be able to poop if he eats only meat and no vegetables. If he can't poop, his belly will explode! When the time comes, wow, this intestine , bleeding everywhere..."

He Liu is obviously not very good at coaxing his daughter.He was using Beizhen Fusi's method of scaring prisoners to force his daughter to eat vegetables.

Xiangxiang burst into tears after hearing He Liu's words.

He Laoliu is like a child who has done something wrong, and he is at a loss for his daughter for a while.

He Liu was coaxing his daughter when the courtyard door opened and an old man in his 60s walked in.

The old man was dressed in a soap suit, with Beizhen Fusi's badge on his waist.In Jinyiwei, more than a hundred households wear flying fish skins, while those below a hundred households wear soap clothes.The old man was not polite as soon as he entered the door, and sat directly next to Xiangxiang, touched Xiangxiang's head with his left hand, and picked up a pair of chopsticks with his right hand.

"Why is Xiangxiang crying?" the old man asked.

It's strange to say that Xiangxiang, who was crying just now, stopped crying when she saw the old man: "Grandpa Hu, Dad said that Xiangxiang doesn't eat vegetables, and his belly will explode."

The old beard laughed loudly: "Listen to your father bluffing you!"

While talking, the old Hutou picked up a piece of beef and fed it to Xiangxiang.

He Liu asked Old Hu, "Old Hu, what is your job today?"

Lao Hu replied: "Copy the house of Wan Anliang, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites."

He Liu is in Beizhen Fusi, he should check the position of Baihu.This inspection of hundreds of households was dubbed by colleagues in the Beisi as the family copying officer.

Since Lord Hongwu founded the country, it is inevitable that an official will be beheaded, exiled, and punished if he loses power.Accompanied by these crimes, there is often another one, that is, ransacking the house.As the saying goes, three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes.Those officials who have their homes ransacked are often greedy for money, and even better at hiding money.There are endless ways for them to hide money.At this time, it was time for Jin Yiwei's inspection of hundreds of households to appear.

Checking Baihu is different from other colleagues of Jinyiwei.The people in Jinyiwei are either highly skilled in martial arts or superior in intelligence.All of them are heroes.Checking Baihu is more like a craftsman.No martial arts, no extraordinary intellect.It will be the same - every tael of silver and every penny hidden in the courtyard of the deep house will be exposed in broad daylight.

Check the positions of hundreds of households and the craftsmanship of plagiarism, which are all hereditary.He Liuzu has eaten this bowl of rice for several generations.The old man Hu in front of him is Hu Ping, a small flag official under the inspection of hundreds of households.

Lao Hu was Xiao Qi when he was under He Liu's father.After spending most of his life in Beizhen Fusi, he is still just a small banner official.

Lao Hu glanced at a nanmu box next to He Liu's hand.In the nanmu box, there was a crumpled book cover.I saw the four big characters "Jubao Yaoshu" written on the cover of the book.

"Jubao Yaoshu" is said to have been written by Jutan Tongguan in the Northern Song Dynasty.It records hundreds of ingenious ways of hiding silver in mansions.Yuan people invaded south, and the only copy of "Jubao Yaoshu" disappeared.

Lao Hu's face changed: "Lao Liu, you started investigating the ghost house case again? Don't die? Have you forgotten how your father died? Forgot how Xiangxiang's mother died?"

Twenty years ago, He Liu's father, He Quan, was killed because he was involved in the ghost house case that caused a sensation in the government and the public.Before he died, He Quan was holding the book cover of "Treasure Gathering Technique".

Three years ago, He Liu got the clue of the ghost house case, and continued to investigate, wanting to find out the cause of his father's death, never thinking that his wife was set on fire to death.

The book cover of "Jubao Yaoshu" is the only clue to the current ghost house case.

He Liu put the lid on the nanmu box: "I've given up on investigating the ghost house case a long time ago. I just miss my father, so take out the book cover of "Jubao Yaoshu" to have a look."

Old Hu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. This man should know what he can touch and what he can't touch." Turning his head, he asked again: "Lao Liu, do you have any wine?"

He Laoliu smiled bitterly: "What kind of wine do you drink early in the morning? Old Hu, old Hu. You say you old bastard, when will you never forget the wine! How many things have you missed because of drinking? If you are not greedy , It’s not like you’ve been in Jinyiwei for 40 years and you’re still a small flag! Those old brothers of yours who joined Jinyiwei together, are they all mixed up in thousands of households now? The current Beisi Governor, Mr. Liu, He was your apprentice back then."

Lao Hu buried his head in his meal and said, "No wonder Xiangxiang cried when he saw you. You are as noisy as a crow. I washed your kid's diapers back then! It's your turn to teach me a lesson." What! Go, go, stop farting, hurry up and get me some wine!"

He Lao Liu shook his head and went to the kitchen to bring Lao Hu a pot of wine.

After Lao Hu drank a glass of wine, a blush was added to his face.After three glasses of wine, Lao Hu said with emotion: "Oh, good wine. Sixth, this man, you need to know how much you weigh. You just said that the old brother who entered the Jinyiwei with me? That's right, half People are developed. What about the other half? They are all buried in the mass graves in the western suburbs! Jin Yiwei's job is so beautiful, if he is not careful, he will lose his head! We have no brains, so we should be honest. Xiaoqi. Anyway, as long as you wear Jinyiwei's skin, no one will dare to mess with you. Isn't it good to be at ease with a few glasses of wine in exchange for salary?"

He Laoliu shook his head: "Old Hu, my Master Hu. There are still six months until your [-]th birthday. According to the rules of our Jinyiwei, if you have less than [-] households, you will be old when you reach [-]. Next month, the Beisi will be promoted to one. The small flag is approved as the general flag. You have been working all your life from the eighth-rank small flag, so you have to be a general flag before you retire? When the general flag retires, you can get an extra five taels of silver from Beisi every month as a subsidy!"

Old Hu laughed and said, "What's the difference between the seventh grade or the eighth grade, the retirement allowance of seven taels of silver per month or the subsidy of 12 taels?"

He Laoliu smiled wryly: "Others are sharpening their heads and wanting to be promoted. It's good for you... Let's not say anything else, just because Mr. Liu, the governor of Beisi, was your apprentice back then, you can't be promoted to the general banner. It's for you to say hello to him. He is now a celebrity in front of Commander Lu Binglu!"

Old Hu shook his head: "That kid has no conscience. After being promoted to an official position, the apprentices don't even know that the New Year's day is for the master to pay New Year's greetings to the master! I don't want to take advantage of him, old man."

In Jinyiwei, there are masters and apprentices.For example, when the envoy Liu Zhenfu had just entered Jinyiwei, he worked as a wrestler under Xiaoqi Lao Hu for a few days, and Lao Hu was considered the master of that envoy Liu Zhenfu.Jin Yiwei's family rules are extremely strict.A master is like a father.Even if the apprentice one day becomes prosperous and becomes a superior official, he still has to respect his master.

He Liu said anxiously: "Even if you don't find the envoy Liu Zhen, with your qualifications, you only need to pay 200 taels of silver to Command Tongzhi Tang, and it will be done! Don't say you don't have money! If you don't have money , I will give it for you!"

Lao Hu didn't appreciate He Liu's affection at all: "Don't tell me! If you have the 200 taels of silver, why don't you just give it to me! I'll use this money to build Xinghua Village with 20 jars, and I can drink it to death in my own backyard! That's enough, don't mention my promotion. Aren't you the same? After [-] years of inspection of hundreds of households, there must be thousands of houses that have been confiscated, right? The pile of stolen money is enough to pile up a mountain. Commander Lu A while ago, I wanted to flatter you and promote you to be the deputy Qianhu in charge of investigations. You are good, and you have little talent and learning, so you just gave Xu Laoqi the Congwupin you got."

He Liu laughed: "Aren't you just still teaching me? This person needs to know how much he owns. I know exactly how much I have. Besides ransacking the house, what else can I do? Don't come When the official was promoted, he couldn't handle the errands assigned by the above, and the deputy Qianhu couldn't do it for a long time, and he lost the guy who eats around his neck!"

After the two had finished eating, He Liu brought Xiangxiang to the south suite of the courtyard.

A sixty-year-old woman walked out of the south suite.

"Aunt Zhang, I'm on a business trip. Xiangxiang also asks you to take care of me."

This Aunt Zhang is a tenant in Heliu Siheyuan.Let's say she was originally a rich wife from a wealthy family.It's a pity that when her husband died, her family fell into poverty, and she and her son depended on each other for life.Seeing that the old woman was pitiful, He Liu rented the south room of the courtyard to her.On weekdays, when He Liu was on business, Aunt Zhang helped him take care of his daughter Xiangxiang, which paid off the rent.

Aunt Zhang quickly said: "Sixth Master, what are you talking about. Isn't this what you should do. You go."

After handing over their daughter, He Liu and Lao Hu, the two Jinyiwei who were unwilling to be promoted, lazily walked out of Jinyu Alley one after the other, and walked to the Jinyiwei Yamen outside Chengtian Gate to go on business.

"Lao Liu, Xiangxiang's mother has been dead for three years, right? After the three-year mourning period, you should marry another house. This matter is on me." Old Hu said as he walked, "I am a 40 A year-old man, if the media is marrying a decent Huanghua girl, wouldn't it be a waste of time? Spend money to find a brothel girl or a singer from a restaurant to fill in the house, and I'm afraid those goblins will treat Xiangxiang badly. Let's talk about it again. He Liu replied.

(End of this chapter)