On the 8th day of July in the year Zhengyang 476, in the eleventh year of Xuyang, summer
Liu Xin officially started serving in Jinyiwei. There were only 300 steps from the martial arts field behind Qianhu Institute to Liu Xin's own Baihu Institute. The distance between the two was only one street.
Because the original Liu Baihu had never been captured by Liu Licheng, he naturally had to keep a close eye on him.
This mere three hundred steps took no more than half a stick of incense, but once they entered the courtyard of Baihusuo, the royal guards inside were already lined up neatly. At the front of the team were four middle-aged men, with a hint of excitement and depression on their faces. Suppression is to suppress your excitement. These four people are the four general banners of Baihusuo:
Guo Yong, Liu Fu, Ding Mingfu, Jiang Shixi.
Because Liu Xin's Hundred Household Office is located in Wenxuanfang, the inner city, it is also called Wenxuanfang Hundred Household Office. Wenxuanfang is a good location. Although it is not a place where a very popular minister lives, but because most of Wenxuanfang is a gathering place of Qingliu Hanlin and the like, the culture is prosperous. For the inner city, it is second only to Taipingfang is where the princes, nobles and top ministers live.
In Wenxuanfang Baihu Office, the four general banners are all close followers of Lao Liu Baihu. They are all old brothers on weekdays and treat each other as brothers. However, this is different from Liu Licheng and the three hundred households who were just getting close to each other for the sake of being close. Lao Liu Baihu and these four people really grew up since childhood, and their parents were all on duty together. They are all old pro-army soldiers.
It was natural that Lao Liu Baihu was seriously ill, so during the three days when Lao Liu Baihu was buried, Lao Liu Baihu sat up in the coffin, and then told Liu Xin about the situation in the Jinyi Guard. Especially the Thousand Households Office in the Inner East City.
Liu Licheng is from outside. The original Qianhu in the Inner East City Thousand Households Office has been transferred to other provinces and promoted one level. After two years of hard work, Liu Licheng was able to replace three of the four hundred households in the Thousand Households with his own people. Liu Baihu, on the other hand, has the support of the secret investigation team, and he has been holding on until now. It is also for this reason that everyone in the Baihu Institute is grateful to Liu Baihu.
They were all abandoned originally, and Liu Licheng was not a kind person. The other thousands of households, officials, and colleagues of Jinyiwei, including the commander of Jinyiwei, were all cannibals without spitting out bones. Naturally, these little shrimps can't get into their eyes. In the past two years, all those who had a connection with the situation have escaped cleanly, and the rest are all hopeless.
Therefore, once Liu Licheng takes over the Wenxuanfang Hundred Households, the people in these hundred households will either submit to Liu Licheng and be used as pawns to fight with other forces in the Jinyiwei, or they will be kicked out of the Jinyiwei, without the pro-junior. The livelihood of the entire family will be in question.
The appearance of Liu Xin did not make them feel much at first, because Liu Xin was too young. Even if there was a replacement of old and new Jinyi guards on weekdays, the old one would support and protect Ichigo until the new one got used to it. Will let go. But Liu Xin didn't have this chance. Old Liu Baihu was too ill and too anxious. He might not have even left a few last words, let alone support.
So almost everyone thought that Liu Xin would be easily captured by Liu Licheng and would either surrender or be deposed.
But just when everyone was not optimistic about it, Liu Xin made a surprise move and showed his super strength.
In the past few decades, through the two emperors Kangyang and Xuyang, they were both emperors who valued personal force very highly. Therefore, whether in the military or within the pro-army, personal force is an important indicator.
For example, a Baihu official must be at least a low-level martial artist. Otherwise, he is considered incompetent and will be demoted or even dismissed.
And in today's short and shocking competition, Tianba's personal martial arts was clearly known to everyone in Qianhu. To be able to fight with Xiaocheng warriors and become a general banner is considered an incompetence. If there is a chance, he can be promoted to Baidu. That's fine. Liu Xin's ability to easily capture Tianba naturally proved that he was qualified to serve as a hundred households, and Liu Licheng could no longer deal with Liu Xin easily.
Because he is the nephew of Lao Liu Baihu, and Liu Xin becomes their Baihu, the whole Baihu is naturally excited. A young and powerful Baihu is naturally the best situation for them.
Moreover, for the four general banners, the matter of Liu Xin had been mentioned occasionally by the old Liu Baihu a few months ago. In short, this nephew was a capable person. He was noncommittal before, but now he has finally confirmed it.
In this era, personal force still occupies a large part of a person's judgment criteria.
However, this does not mean that wisdom is useless and literati should all die. It means that the energy brought by force in this era is much stronger than that of literature. The two are disconnected, so the use of force to control literature has become inevitable.
Of course, literature is still needed. The way to govern a country and internal governance still requires literati. No emperor would really relegate civil servants to dust. At most, they would not be taken seriously.
However, compared to the Kangyang Dynasty, today's Emperor Xuyang still pays slightly more attention to the literati, and the hilt of the sword of force is firmly in the hands of Emperor Xuyang. Therefore, although the generals below still have an advantage compared to the civil servants, But this advantage is not overwhelming.
In general, Liu Xin's arrival will be of great benefit to the Wenxuanfang households, so everyone is very active in trying to make a good impression in front of Liu Baihu.
As a result, four general banners, sixteen small banners, one hundred and sixty Tiqi, also known as school captains, plus a dozen civil servants including Senior Brother Cheng, formed the entire Wenxuanfang Hundred Household Office. .
Everyone lined up in order, waiting for Liu Xin's arrival.
Liu Xin is considered young here, and the pro-army is hereditary, but in order to ensure the stability of combat power, there are also age requirements, the minimum must not be less than sixteen, and the maximum must not be more than fifty. Everyone in the Wenxuanfang Hundred Household Office seems to be in the middle age range. Several general banners are already middle-aged, and most of the small banners behind them are middle-aged, and there are not many young people. Although such a team is relatively experienced, it is somewhat old-fashioned. It can be used but may not be reusable. This was the first impression Liu Xin had on the Wenxuanfang households.
"Liu Baihu, one hundred and eighty people from the Wenxuanfang Baihu Office are here, please show me Liu Baihu!" General Banner Guo Yong shouted loudly, and the others all agreed.
Liu Xin was a bit confused and didn't know what to do. However, after being the senior brother of the Holy Sect for so many years, he naturally had no problem dealing with people and things, so he couldn't help but say some things about the new official taking office, which inspired everyone. But as expected, although these people were excited, they didn't have much passion. This was a bit unsatisfactory for Liu Xin who wanted to do 'big things'.
Several general banners and small banners here at Wenxuanfang Hundred Household Office also introduced themselves, and then Liu Xin called the four general banners and Senior Brother Cheng to the duty room.
The value rooms in the Baihu Office are similar to the ones in the Thousand House Office. They are both a bit old. This is also because this is the imperial capital and the Jin Yiwei cannot be too showy. If Liu Xin had the opportunity to stay at Jinyiwei in other provinces, it would be magnificent and magnificent.
Liu Xin's check-in room was still the same as that of the old Liu Baihu, except that the pen washer, inkstone, pen holder, paperweight, etc. were all replaced with new ones. Liu Xin naturally didn't care about these and entered the check-in room and sat down straight away. , and then waved his hand for the four general flags to take their seats, while Senior Brother Cheng stood next to Liu Xin.
The four general banners also knew Senior Brother Cheng and knew that he was the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion and that he was also working in the Baihu Office. He was considered a confidant of the old Liu Baihu. Unexpectedly, he was still a confidant of the new Liu Baihu. This feeling made the four general banners feel a little comforted. By analogy, they felt a lot more at ease.
The first thing to do when a new official takes office, especially young people like Liu Xin, is that their thoughts are different from those of the old people. Moreover, they don't know what the relationship between the uncle and nephew of the Liu family is, so they are inevitably a little uneasy about the future.
But soon, the four of them, who had settled down a little because of their relationship with Senior Brother Cheng, the housekeeper and scribe, felt anxious again because of Liu Xin's words, and they remained in panic for the next few days.
"These guys are my uncles, so let's call them uncles and nephews in private. I've just arrived here, and I'm not very familiar with the situation here. First of all, I want to ask my uncles to help me collect some information about our Wenxuanfang. The personal information of all the people in the 100 households mainly includes age, experience, and family situation.”
"Ah...Liu Baihu...oh no no...Nephew Liu Xian...Hey, what a shameful old man. When I'm on duty, I'd better call you Liu Baihu or Mr. Liu. I don't know about you. This information is required for..."
Liu Xin knew that Guo Yong was the oldest and most capable among the four general banners, so he took the lead. Several other people looked a little unnatural at this time, so he could only take the lead. Liu Xin took his time and said slowly: "My uncle didn't say much to me when he was dying, but he only said one thing!"
Hearing these were Lao Liu Baihu's last words, the four general banners all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
Just listen to Liu Xin slowly say: "My uncle is most worried about several uncles. What he said at the last moment is the current situation of the hundred households in Wenxuanfang. We are abandoned by others now, and we are surrounded by enemies. In short, the situation will not be too good. My uncle also said that all the people in our household are loyal and loyal, but loyalty alone has no effect at all on our current situation, so I want to find someone To find a way to get out of the current situation, the first step is of course to understand yourself. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle!"
"Yes... yes! That's what Liu Baihu said, then I'll go down and prepare." After listening to Liu Xin's words, Guo Yong seemed to have too much information. He didn't think it through for a while, so he agreed first. Come down.
Liu Xin continued to add: "These uncles are my uncle's right-hand men. My nephew still needs the help of several uncles. Today, I am so straight to the point. My nephew apologizes in advance!"
The four general flags waved their hands one after another and said: "Liu Baihu's words are serious, they are serious!"
Then the four of them left like that.
Senior Brother Cheng was behind Liu Xin with a puzzled look on his face: "You just took office today, why are you in such a hurry to be honest?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "It's not that honest, but these people, Senior Brother Cheng, are reliable, so I don't want to waste my time."
Senior Brother Cheng's face darkened: "When did I say they were reliable? I only said they were not people planted by some other forces."
"It's all the same, it's all the same!" Liu Xin waved his hand and said with an indifferent expression.
"What happened after you entered the Imperial City?" Senior Brother Cheng asked curiously. After he sent Liu Xin to the Imperial City, he returned to the Hundred Households. He was still very relieved about Liu Xin. How many people from the Holy Sect Every one of them is a pervert. This abnormality is reflected in cultivation, talent and IQ.
No one who was influenced by the leader of the Holy Sect, who was known as the number one think tank in the martial arts world, was easy to get along with.
Thinking of this, Senior Brother Cheng seemed to think of a person who likes to wear red fox fur, and couldn't help but tremble all over, making Liu Xin inexplicably abnormal.
"What's wrong?" Liu Xin asked with concern. If Senior Brother Cheng had any hidden illness, he would be in trouble.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm thinking of someone." Senior Brother Cheng waved his hand.
"Okay, if you have something to say, you have to tell me openly and honestly, just like me, openly and honestly!" Liu Xin was suspicious, but it was not easy to ask, so he ordered in a serious tone.
Liu Xin then recounted his experience in the Imperial City in detail. He also wanted to get some advice from the experienced Senior Brother Cheng.
After thinking for a moment, Brother Cheng said: "You have done a good job, there is nothing wrong. But your current identity is just a poor boy from the countryside. It is like you suddenly inherited a large amount of inheritance from relatives in the city. Liu Licheng is targeting you very much." Most of the reasons are the same. Have you thought about how to break the situation?"
Liu Xin said loudly: "I have researched my own identity. According to the information arranged for me by the covert investigation team, I am a poor relative of my uncle in the countryside. Because my uncle has no heirs, he has always taken care of me and provided me with many things." Give me money. Because I have never caused any trouble in the countryside or been in the limelight, and I have been relatively low-key in the past, so I actually have a lot of room for development. Many things can be said in vain, and there is no evidence to prove what I am saying. True or false.”
"Now that you have figured out what to do, I feel relieved."
Liu Xin asked curiously: "Senior Brother Cheng, don't you have anything to mention?"
Senior Brother Cheng looked at him strangely: "You have done a good job, why should I mention you? I remind you that the subject of the task is you. You have to solve many things by yourself, otherwise we can still help you now." You, but one day you will be in a high position, it will be inconvenient for us to help you!"
Liu Xin understands this truth. When he is in a big position, every detail of his actions will be watched by countless people. If he still relies on the secret investigation team, it will be too easy to be exposed!
The day was basically uneventful. In the afternoon, a school captain came from the Qianhu Office in Neidong City. He said that Liu Baihu was newly appointed, so there was no need to participate in the night operations. Wenxuanfang Baihu Office could also take a rest. Just leave some people to patrol within the scope of authority of the inner east city.
This inspection work was originally the responsibility of the Wenxuanfang Hundred Households Office. Because Liu Licheng could not subdue Lao Liu Baihu, the authority given to the Wenxuanfang Hundred Household Office was the most basic and least necessary task.
The imperial capital is divided into the imperial city from the inside to the outside. The inner city is divided into 28 squares, and the outer city is divided into 8 squares, for a total of 36 squares. The two thousand-household offices of Jinyiwei's Inner East City and Inner West City each govern half of the inner city.
Within the jurisdiction of the Thousand Household Office in Neidong City, the headquarters of the Thousand Household Office is in Wenxuanfang, and the other three Hundred Household Offices are in Taihefang, Liuhefang, and Junyifang. Each Hundred Household Office is also named after each office. , respectively affiliated to Gong Kexin, Wu Hao, and Cheng Guotao.
In addition to the other three 100-household offices, the Wenxuanfang 100-household office needs to be responsible for the inspection tasks of the remaining 11 households, which basically empties the manpower of the 100-household office.
After receiving this notice, Liu Xin didn't care at all. He estimated that Liu Licheng and the three hundred households were also thinking about how to deal with him. However, the means and methods used to deal with a person with insufficient abilities are completely different from those with a person with sufficient or even exceeding expected abilities.
It seems that they don't have to deal with the despicable little tricks they wanted to use in the past. They just wait and see what they can brew up.
After informing Liu Licheng of his instructions, Liu Xin obviously felt that everyone in the household was happy. It was naturally the best thing to not have to stay up late on duty.
When nothing happened, Senior Brother Cheng came to remind Liu Xin that he could go on duty. Liu Xin looked at the clock and saw that there was still one hour before the prescribed time for going off duty.
"Let's go, just say that you will patrol the area and become familiar with the environment. No one dares to say anything wrong." Senior Brother Cheng urged.
Liu Xin thought for a while and realized that there was indeed nothing to do. Several generals were still sorting out information. They probably had to revise those things, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome. Jinyiwei was still very formal, and he wanted it. The information is also relatively basic and can be taken out with a little organizing.
Liu Xin also expressed his understanding for the actions of several general banners, so he gave them enough time, followed Senior Brother Cheng to get on the carriage, and started to drive home.
However, the closer he got to Liu's house, Liu Xin became a little uneasy. Dealing with his aunt was much more difficult than dealing with those Jinyi guards!
