Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 269: Provoked Someone Who Shouldn't Be Provoked

In the early autumn of the 42nd year of Jiajing, He Liu and Lao Hu hired a carriage and took Bai Xiaoyan, Xiangxiang and Zhonger to Nanjing.

Autumn is high and crisp, the wind is light and the clouds are light.Out of the capital city, there are fallen leaves and catkins all the way, and the scenery is so beautiful.

He Liu let out a long breath. He made pillows with his hands, and leaned against the side of the carriage: "Finally I became a wild crane."

Old Hu said from the side: "You have been a wild crane for a while, but you can't be a wild crane for a lifetime. Looking at Daming's strength now, it will be three or two years before the emperor Long Yu dies. When King Yu succeeds to the throne, you still have to get out of here Go back to Beizhen Fusi?"

He Liu took off his shoes, and while drinking in the carriage, he clasped his feet, and said with a smile, "Drinking wine, clasping your feet, it's only a moment of comfort."

Xiangxiang pinched her nose: "Father, your feet stink. It smells worse than stinky tofu!"

Bai Xiaoyan reprimanded He Liu: "Put on your shoes! What if I smoked my little loyal son?"

Lao Hu raised the curtains of the carriage and enjoyed the scenery outside the window. Suddenly, he lowered his voice and said, "No, someone is following us! Don't want to murder us?"

While coaxing Zhong'er, Bai Xiaoyan said, "Don't be nervous, old man Hu. That's a brother under Zhao Feihu, the commander-in-chief of the five northern provinces. You and our sixth son have offended so many people in the past few years. I always have to be wary of someone on the road. Attack our family. I gave Zhao Feihu 1 taels of silver, and [-] masters will escort us all the way to Yangzhou. When we arrive in Yangzhou, it is the territory of Ding Sanjiao of the Cao Gang. Ding Sanjiao will send someone to replace Zhao Feihu and escort us to Nanjing .”

He Liu pouted at Old Hu, and said half-jokingly, "See, I, Mrs. Xu Xian, is a hero among women comparable to Mrs. Qi."

Old Hu said: "Then I have to ask. Who will protect us when we arrive in Nanjing?"

Bai Xiaoyan said: "Of course it is Liu Tingchun, the eunuch in charge of Nanjing. Here is a letter written by Eunuch Huang, and I have prepared a meeting gift of 3 taels for Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Huang's face and money are there, Eunuch Liu will definitely not Let us have trouble on his turf."

Hongwu Lord had a legacy before his funeral: eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics, and those who violate it will be delayed.

The Ming Dynasty was founded nearly 200 years ago.The eunuchs in the palace and even the emperors of all dynasties completely forgot Hongwu Lord's legacy.

Since the year of Hongxi, the imperial court sent eunuchs to various border towns as "guardian eunuchs".Their duty is to monitor the illegal affairs of the guards in various places, so they are also called "eunuchs who supervise the army".

In the hands of the guarding eunuchs, there are 3000 to [-] soldiers of the supervising army.Because of the power to play to the emperor's secret scriptures, local officials fear him like a tiger.

The five guardian eunuchs in Nanjing, Datong, Gansu, Xuzhou, and Fuzhou are known as the "Five Guardian Eunuchs".The five guarding eunuchs supervise local military affairs, and they are all veterans.Even Si Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, has to give them a little bit of fluff.They are in the local area, and they can be called powerful.

Liu Tingchun, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, had the duty of supervising the six yamen left behind in Nanjing.He is the out-and-out earth emperor on the ground in Nanjing.

He Liu smiled and said, "Madam, you have a lot of money. A meeting gift is only [-] silver."

Bai Xiaoyan sighed: "If we can buy the safety of our whole family in Nanjing, let alone 3 taels, even 30 or 300 million taels are worth it!"

From Beijing to Nanjing, it takes only 20 days to travel by water.He Liu and the others traveled by land, traveling in mountains and rivers all the way.Walked for three full months.It was not until winter that I slowly arrived in Nanjing.

As soon as she arrived in Nanjing, Bai Xiaoyan bought a three-entry compound as her residence.I bought more than a dozen servant girls and women.

Xiangxiang was already eight years old, and when she reached the age of literacy, Bai Xiaoyan hired an old Hanlin teacher for her.

After everything was arranged properly, He Liu and Lao Hu came to Nanjing Jinyiwei to stay at the yamen.

Today, Lao Hu is the full-time job of Nanjing Jinyiwei.He Liu is the deputy.The third person in Nanjing Jinyiwei is Qianhu Zhao Can.

Zhao Can is in his forties.He is Lvda's brother.Two years ago, He Liu investigated and dealt with the Jiangnan salt smuggling case, which made Lu Da go to the Guangxi frontier fortress to drink.

After Lu Da was transferred to Guangxi, it was originally Zhao Can who acted as the town governor.After two years of suffering, according to the rules, it was finally time to formally take over as the governor, but the superiors sent Mr. Hu and Mr. He.

Zhao Can harbored [-]% hatred towards He Liu and Lao Hu in his heart.

He thought to himself: Anyway, these two guys were demoted to Nanjing, and a phoenix without feathers is not as good as a chicken.Nanjing is my land, strong dragons can't overwhelm local snakes, I must give them a good look.

He Liu and Lao Hu entered the Yamen lobby.The entire Jinyiwei yamen was empty, and in the lobby, there was only Zhao Can from Qianhu.

Old Hu asked, "Who are you?"

Zhao Can held his head high, and replied loudly, "I'm Zhao Can from Qianhu of Jinyiwei, Nanjing."

It stands to reason that Qianhu would kowtow to salute when seeing the governor and deputy governor.This is Jin Yiwei's family rule.But why does Zhao Can have the slightest intention to kneel down?
He Liu asked: "Nanjing Jinyiwei has [-] posts, how come no one has a job until now?"

Zhao Can smiled and said, "Brothers, I don't know what's wrong, all of them have called for sick leave."

He Liu and Lao Hu looked at each other and smiled.They knew in their hearts that this was Zhao Can trying to show them off!
Zhao Can clasped his hands again and said: "To be honest, I came here with a sickness today! I also invite you two, Haihan. I'm going home to recuperate!"

After speaking, Zhao Can strode away.

He Liu and Lao Hu guarded the empty yamen for a day.In the evening, the two of them got off their errands and went straight to the guarding eunuch's mansion with Huang Jin's letter.

Guard the eunuch's mansion.After Liu Tingchun read Huang Jin's letter to him, he said, "We are all from our own family. Don't worry, when we arrive in Nanjing, I will be responsible for everything!"

He Liu took out a silver note of 3 taels from his pocket, and handed it to Liu Tingchun: "Eunuch Liu, this is a greeting gift."

Liu Tingchun was overjoyed when he saw the bank note: "What are you talking about! The sixth master will spend money as soon as we meet! In these two capitals and thirteen provinces, who doesn't know the names of the sixth master and the third master? Although you are annoyed Your Majesty, temporarily bow down to the city of Nanjing. But one day, the Emperor will still use capable people like you. It’s still the same sentence, in Nanjing, everything depends on me!”

After leaving to guard the eunuch's mansion, He Liu and Lao Hu went back to the house.

At night, He Liu told Bai Xiaoyan who was beside him that Zhao Can deliberately made things difficult for him and Lao Hu today.

Bai Xiaoyan was furious when she heard the words: "A small Nanjing Jinyiwei Qianhu is nothing more than a fish, shrimp and turtle cover. How dare you act wild in front of the dignified Jinyiwei sixth master?"

Instead, He Liu persuaded Bai Xiaoyan, "Be patient for a while, and take a step back to open up the sea and the sky."

Bai Xiaoyan got up from the bed in a jerk: "Fart, bear with it for a while, take an inch, take a step back and make it worse!"

A few days later, Zhao Lan, the younger sister of Qianhu Zhao Can, went north to the capital.In the capital, Prince Yu's Mansion is drafting girls.Everyone in the government and the public knew that King Yu would succeed to the throne sooner or later, and when that time came, the beautiful daughter of the palace would be able to become a concubine in the palace.Therefore, all the officials scrambled to present their daughters to Yu Wangfu for selection.Zhao Can is also not immune.

Bai Xiaoyan asked someone to deliver a letter to the capital.

After half a month, Zhao's younger sister was rejected in the first round of selection.The reason was "there is a huge smell under the armpit"!
This is a nasty reason.Don't talk about being a concubine for a girl from the Zhao family, it will be difficult for her to marry a well-matched man from now on.

More than ten days later, Zhao Can's eldest nephew went to Beijing to take the entrance exam for the Imperial College.

Bai Xiaoyan sent the second letter to the capital.

The nephew of the Zhao family didn't even enter the examination room, so he was kicked out of the Imperial College.The reason given by Guozijian for offering wine is: "This son has misbehavior. He must never become a disciple of the Son of Heaven."

Qianhu Zhao Can suddenly realized that he had offended someone he shouldn't have!Although He Liu and Lao Hu are tigers in Pingyang, they still have a daunting aftertaste!
In addition, Liu Tingchun, the guardian eunuch, found Zhao Can and reprimanded him.From then on, he never dared to say no in front of He Liu and Lao Hu again!
Nanjing Jinyiwei was originally an idle yamen.He Liu and Lao Hu have nothing serious to do.Drinking and fishing all day long.

Bai Xiaoyan was busy taking care of Zhong'er and Xiangxiang.The family is having a good time.

Time flies like water, and two years have passed in a flash.

(End of this chapter)