Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 760
The conversation between grandson and grandson reminded He Liu.

He Liu thought to himself: Yes.The rebel gold seal is not a silver ticket that can be carried on the body.That's a solid lump of gold!The cabinet is on duty deep in the palace.If you want to sneak out of the palace under the noses of Nanzhen Fusi's imperial guards, you must have an excellent cover method.There is obviously only one way of covering this way!
He Liu asked Li Hanjiao: "Hanjiao, you are now the acting prefect of the fourth rank. You should be familiar with the various systems of the court. I will test you. In the memorial system of the court, each ministry and each locality How did the official's memorial be handed over to the emperor?"

Li Hanjiao replied: "The memorials of various ministries and local officials must first be handed over to the Shangbao Division for collection. Every day at the hour of the day, when the cabinet walks, it will come to the Shangbao Division's yamen and use a 'folder' to carry a sealed memorial to the cabinet. The elders of the cabinet will review all the memorials. According to the importance of the memorials, some of them will be selected and handed over to the inspector of ceremonies. Then the inspector of rites will forward them to the emperor."

He Liu stood up suddenly, with a smile on his face: "Han Jiao, please explain to me again, what is 'burden'?"

Li Hanjiao replied: "Zhoudan, as the name suggests, is a pole with folded pieces. There is a large wooden box at each end of the pole. In "Dagao", there are also clear regulations on the form of the wooden box. The wooden box must be three feet square, willow Red lacquer, unicorns carved on it... The cabinet will select the chief ministers and Yuanwailang from the six ministries to do the walks, and they must choose people in their prime, the reason is that every morning the cabinet walks have to pick up the burden!"

He Liu asked again: "The burden is unloaded every morning. What about at night? Where should the empty burden be placed?"

Li Hanjiao replied: "When I was working in Su Song, I made good friends with Zhao Dan, the magistrate of Songjiang. He had done cabinet walking before. According to him, the burdens were all in the evening when he was on business, and the cabinet walking carried them out of the palace. After leaving the palace, I will hand it over to my chief attendant who is waiting at the gate of the palace to take it home."

He Liu said to the maid Yan who was serving at the side: "Go and call your husband to the dining room."

Not long after, Hong Lang entered the dining room.

He Liu asked: "Tomorrow, you will go to the Fusi of Beizhen to inspect thousands of households Xu Dahong. Ask him for three hundred eyes and ears. Then ask Zhao Shoufu from the cabinet for a detailed list of the cabinet. These days, you bring three hundred eyes and ears to see The 61 members of the cabinet were imprisoned. Who they met, what they did, and what they ate, I will know everything!"

Xu Dahong is the only son of Xu Qi and Fatty Xu.Three years after Fatty Xu Longqing died in the snake spirit case, He Liu made Xu Dahong a name in Jinyiwei.Today, Xu Dahong has inherited his father's previous position as a thousand households.

Hong Lang cupped his hands: "Yes, Sixth Master."

He Liu untied a thing from his waist and handed it to Hong Lang.This thing turned out to be the Jinyi order passed down from generation to generation by the shadow commanders of Jinyiwei!

During the Jiajing period, the owner of the Jinyi Order was Lao Hu.In the first year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing gave He Liu the Order of Jinyi to show his trust.

He Liudao: "Commander Wang Zhizhen and Beizhen governor Luo Sigong have withdrawn from the investigation of the theft of the gold seal in order to avoid suspicion. From today until the day when the truth about the theft of the gold seal is revealed, you can use this token to mobilize There are thousands and hundreds of households in Jinyiwei."

Hong Lang said in surprise: "Master Liu, such a heavy responsibility. I, a small family, can't afford it. I'm afraid there will be criticism from my colleagues in Weizhong."

He Liudao: "You are working for me, He Liu, who dares to criticize? Come, Hong Lang, sit down. Ziyan, you add a pair of bowls and chopsticks to Hong Lang, let's talk while eating."

Hong Lang sat down, and Li Hanjiao knew that his grandfather wanted to discuss the Qin case with him.He tactfully got up and said, "Grandpa, Gui'er, Zezhen and I are full. Take your time."

After speaking, Li Hanjiao led his wife and cousin out of the dining room.The maid Yan also walked out of the dining room and closed the door of the dining room.

He Liu said to Hong Lang: "The rebel gold seal is a lump of gold weighing ten catties. If you want to steal it and take it out of the palace, the only way is to hide it in the burden at dusk."

Hong Lang said: "That's right, why didn't I think of that. The warriors in charge of guarding the palace in Nanzhen Fusi usually don't check the burden. That is to say, the person who stole the gold seal was the 61 members of the cabinet who were walking." One? It has nothing to do with the three elders? You know, the three elders will not personally pick up the burden and go home."

He Liu shook his head: "Not necessarily, maybe one of the elders of the three cabinets ordered a certain cabinet to take the gold seal out of the palace with a burden. Anyway, we have this clue, just keep an eye on those cabinets. Who knows Change, you must tell me immediately."

The next day, as soon as He Liu arrived at Jinyiwei's yamen, Wang An came to pass the decree, announcing that He Liu would meet him at Yongshou Palace.

The main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Wanli was sitting on the dragon table reviewing a memorial.Wang An entered the hall and said: "Report to the emperor, He Liu is waiting for the order outside the hall!"

Upon hearing the words, Emperor Wanli came to the gate of the palace to welcome He Liu, a house slave, in person with the honor of Wancheng!This is enough to show Emperor Wanli's respect for He Liu, a veteran of the three dynasties.

The monarch and his ministers entered the hall.Emperor Wanli gave He Liu a seat.

Emperor Wanli said: "He Aiqing, I came to you today for two reasons. The first thing. The officials impeached your in-laws. Land, soldiers and horses are regarded as the private property of a family. I know that Li Chengliang is still loyal. However, the court has decided that this is the case, and I can no longer use him. I plan to give him to retire and return to his hometown."

The 34-year-old Wanli Emperor is now a master of power manipulation.The three generals of the Li family controlled 20 soldiers and horses in the four towns of Ji, Liao, Xuan and Da.This made Emperor Wanli have to take precautions.

Although the Yanguan Group is the enemy of Emperor Wanli.But sometimes, Emperor Wanli was happy to regard the Yanguan Group as a tool that could be used.This time the Yanguan Group participated in the impeachment of Li Chengliang, which was actually used by Emperor Wanli.

To put it bluntly, Li Chengliang has been running Liaodong for 30 years, and he is indeed proud of his achievements and does not stick to small details.For example, he regarded the land in Liaodong as private property, and rewarded his soldiers at will.It's really not groundless that the officials participated in him.

He Liudao: "Report to the emperor that the appointment and dismissal of the commander-in-chief of the border town is a military and national event. Veteran officials dare not speak nonsense."

Emperor Wanli said: "You are not only the Zuo Dudu of Jinyiwei, but also the Crown Prince Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty, one of the three princes. Is there anything you can't say about the affairs of the court? Although I have spared Li Chengliang, I know that he has served the court all these years. He has made countless contributions. It is inconvenient for me to commend him publicly, so you can write him a letter as his in-laws. You must state in the letter that I know he has been slandered by the officials group. I will let him It is also a helpless move to return home for the elderly.”

When Emperor Wanli did this, it was obviously a slap in the face, and then a sweet date, and he used He Liu's mouth to appease Li Chengliang with kind words.You know, even though Li Chengliang was dismissed, his three sons, Li Rusong, Li Rubai, and Li Rumei were still leading the army in the border town!

He Liudao: "Yes, Your Majesty. I will write this letter to my in-laws when I get home."

Emperor Wanli smiled and said, "Don't bother He Aiqing to write, I have already written this letter for you. You only need to sign your name."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli took a letter from the dragon case and handed it to Wang An.Wang An gave the letter to He Liu again.

He Liuxin thought: Li Chengliang, the father-in-law, is 71 years old.It would be a good destination to resign from the official position and go home to take care of the rest of the world.

How could He Liu think of it.Five years later, Liaodong's military equipment was abolished.Emperor Wanli once again used the 76-year-old Li Chengliang as the general officer of Liaodong.He served as the general soldier of Liaodong until he was 84 years old.It was not until the 43rd year of Wanli that the 90-year-old Li Chengliang died without a problem in the capital.

Among the loyal ministers and generals of the Jia, Long, and Wan dynasties, historians of all dynasties have different opinions about who deserves the most credit.But if you want to say who has the longest life, Li Chengliang is the first, no one criticizes!The two sons, Li Rusong and Li Rubai, failed to outlive their father, Li Chengliang.

(End of this chapter)