A knife in love

Chapter 206

Li Qiufeng said: "Li is just forced by the situation and has no choice but to do it for you. I just don't know if I should call you the Second Hero Zhuang or Mr. Zhuang?"

Zhuang Hengyun still smiled and said: "I am ashamed of the word 'adult'. Zhuang was only promoted to one level and served as a sergeant under Dongchang Lixing Qianhu. There is still a long way to go for an official position."

Since Cheng Zu Zhu Di established the East Factory, although it has undergone several reorganizations, the basic structure has not changed.The leader of Dongchang is called Dongchang Palm Printing Eunuch, and his subordinates and folks generally call him Changgong or Governor.There are two main subordinate officials under the palm-print eunuch, one in charge of punishing thousands of households and one in charge of punishing hundreds of households.At first, it was served by a senior official of Jinyiwei, also known as the punishment officer.It's just that later Dongchang became more and more powerful and surpassed the authority of the Jinyiwei, so the eunuch of the palm seal no longer simply selected thousands of households and hundreds of households from the Jinyiwei, but directly selected his confidantes from among the eunuchs to serve as the execution officer.

In addition to these two punishment officers, there were more than forty people in the East Factory, including the foreman, the foreman, and the secretary. At first, the commander of Jinyiwei selected capable people to fill the positions, and they were divided into twelve Zichou Yinmao.When he was on duty in the palace, the steward wore a round cap, soap boots, and a brown shirt.The rest of the people wear the same boots and hats, but wear straight.Later, as the punishment officer was replaced by an eunuch, these stewards were also replaced by eunuchs.

In fact, most of the "Fanzi" who turned the eyes of officials and folks were not eunuchs, but martial arts masters or folks bought by Dongchang.Fanzi is divided into "servant chief" and "fan servant".Among them, the sergeant is equivalent to the small leader, and the folks are called "Tantou", and they are also divided into twelve Zichou Yinmao.On formal occasions, these stalls all wear pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes, and small sash.The captain usually leads several or even dozens of fan servants, and these fan servants are actually what the people call "fanzi".Fanzi's identities are complex, including low-level officials and petty officials in the capital and various places, as well as folks from the three religions and nine streams, and even martial arts figures from various gangs in the martial arts world.Because Fanzi is responsible for specific detection and investigation operations, he is also called "officer".Fanzi was originally composed of elite elements selected from the Jinyiwei, and was under the jurisdiction of the commander of the Jinyiwei.Later, as the power of Dongchang continued to expand, the commander of Jinyiwei had lost control over the captain and Fanzi, and they all belonged to the command of the eunuch in charge of Dongchang.

Although Zhuang Hengyun is well-known in the martial arts, he is only a member of Dongchang. Although he has been promoted to a higher level, he is only a captain. It's really not the same.

Li Qiufeng sneered and said: "As the Second Hero of Zhuang, it would be too condescending to be only a leader!"

Zhuang Hengyun shook his head and said: "Brother Li's words are wrong. Although Zhuang has been in Dongchang for a long time, he has not made any achievements. Being a fan is in line with Zhuang's status. It's just the matter of the imperial mausoleum. , With the help of Brother Li's might, Zhuang was promoted to a higher level and became the leader. From this, it can be seen that Dongchang has clear rewards and punishments, and it is really the pillar of the court."

Li Qiufeng chuckled, but didn't speak.I only heard Zhuang Hengyun continue to say: "Brother Li, since Mr. Zhuang met you in Wuhu Mountain Villa, he has always thought you are a great person. Therefore, he recommended Brother Li to the big stall several times to join Dongchang and serve as an official for the imperial court. Contribute. Zhuang has mentioned this matter to Brother Li a few days ago, I wonder what Brother Li is going to do now?"

Li Qiufeng raised his eyebrows, and said: "Li is planning to wander the world and never be a court dog."

As soon as he said this, the expressions of the three people behind Zhuang Hengyun changed drastically. They pressed the hilt of their swords with their right hands, and stared at Li Qiufeng sullenly.

Zhuang Hengyun was calm as usual, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, you have been in Jinyiwei for many years. Although you are listed as a hundred households, your official position is not low, but you have never been near the center. You are just a guard on duty in the Wuying Palace. This time It may not be because of being full of resentment for the birds that we have been subjected to these years. Since ascending the throne today, and Lord Lu Bing has taken control of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the court officials have no longer paid attention to us. Xian Wang's status as the successor to Datong, the twists and turns of his succession are quite suspicious. Therefore, the former mansions Lu Bing and Yang Zhenzhong controlled Dongchang and Jinyiwei. It's just that the first emperor always used Dongchang and Jinyiwei to fight against the corrupt officials in the court. The minister, who has suddenly ascended to the position, has not been able to clean Dongchang and Jinyiwei thoroughly. Over the years, loyal people still use Yue Wumu as a model, and work hard to live up to the kindness of the late emperor. Such a loyal person, How can you be suppressed by those officials in the imperial court with human faces and beast hearts?"

Li Qiufeng said: "So you are going to incite the soldiers to mutiny and use the heroes of the world as your tools to usurp the throne?"

Zhuang Hengyun shook his head and said: "Brother Li, what you said is wrong. We are not the ones who seek to usurp the throne, we are just trying to set things right and return the throne of the Ming Dynasty to the orthodox blood of the late emperor."

Li Qiufeng sneered and said: "Orthodox or not, it's their Zhu family's business, what has it to do with me?"

Before Zhuang Heng went to speak, a person behind him said sharply: "This person is stubborn, what more can I say to him? It is serious to kill him as soon as possible."

Li Qiufeng laughed and said, "You can try it."

The man's face was pale, with a pair of slender eyebrows, but under the eyebrows were a pair of phoenix eyes, and there was a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.Seeing Li Qiufeng's sarcasm, he said grimly: "Do you think that if you kill Yun Feiyang, we will be afraid of you?"

Li Qiufeng sneered and said, "If you're not afraid, you've already made a move, and you're still talking nonsense?"

As soon as he said this, the man's face changed again, the other two stepped forward, and the three stood in a row, staring at Li Qiufeng closely.

Zhuang Hengyun hastily stretched out his hands, stopped the three of them behind him, then turned to Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Li, Zhuang knows that you have encouraged all the martial arts sects to withdraw from Yong'an City. It's just that the matter of Yong'an City is still far away." It's not over, there are many things, I'm afraid you can't imagine. Brother Li, you thought that everything would be over when you walked out of the imperial tomb, but the fact is that you walked into a bigger imperial tomb. You brought the heroes out of the tomb. After leaving Yong'an City, they thought they were flying like birds, but they didn't expect that they just went to another cage."

Li Qiufeng said: "What's so special about you knowing this? With the power of Dongchang, it's easy to install a few people in Yong'an City and the martial arts heroes."

Zhuang Hengyun smiled and said: "Since Brother Li still has concerns, you can think about it carefully for a few days, and then we will discuss it in detail. I know that Brother Li has something important to do, so don't bother me. But there is one thing I want to tell Li Brother, that girl Murong didn't turn back to the south of the Yangtze River, but went towards the capital. If you keep chasing south, you may end up in the opposite direction. The further you chase, the further you go. She arrived at Hutouyan last night, but there is a Shajiabao, the owner of the castle, Sha Yiming, is not a friendly person. Brother Li knows Miss Murong's temper better than I do. I'm afraid there will be some entanglements. Brother Li might as well go to Shajiabao to have a look. Maybe I will meet Miss Murong. Haha, haha."

Li Qiufeng's face changed color, and he clasped his fists together and said, "Thank you, Second Hero Zhuang!"

Li Qiufeng got on his horse, turned the horse's head and was about to go east, Zhuang Hengyun smiled and said: "Brother Li, are you not afraid that Mr. Zhuang will lie to you?"

Li Qiufeng said: "You still have to recruit Li for others, don't lie to me about this trivial matter."

Zhuang Hengyun said: "It's good that Brother Li knows. Let's see each other by fate!"

Li Qiufeng stopped talking, turned his horse's head and ran westward.

Li Qiufeng knew that Shajiabao was a very powerful place in the martial arts world, and the owner of the castle, Sha Yiming, was even more mysterious. There were many rumors about him in the world, but almost no one had ever seen him.More than ten years ago, Yan Wuji, the number one master of the Jiangxi Yan family, went to the capital to kick the court, and defeated seventeen martial arts masters in a row.In the end, someone deliberately provoked him with words, saying that he dared not challenge Shajiabao.When Yan Wuji was proud of himself, he went to Shajiabao to challenge Sha Yiming, who couldn't bear the stimulation of these people.Unexpectedly, after Yan Wuji entered Shajiabao, he disappeared like a rock and never heard from him again.

The Yan family is also a big force in the martial arts, after Yan Wuji disappeared, many masters of the Yan family rushed to Shajiabao, but they never returned.More than a dozen masters of the Yan family were missing, and their strength was seriously injured. They did not dare to provoke Shajiabao again, and wanted to invite several highly respected seniors in the martial arts to come forward to make peace.In the end, relying on the face of Fang Yuting, the teacher of Di Wangfu, Shajiabao sent out Yan Wuji's iron-blooded scimitar.This sword is Yan Wuji's favorite weapon. He often says "the sword is with the people, and the sword is with the people."Now that the knife was sent out, the person disappeared, so he died in Sha Yiming's hands.

(End of this chapter)