Liuzhai is located in Bianyifang on the south side of the inner city. Most of the people living here are pro-military people. The Kyoto guard is the Kamizhiwei. To put it bluntly, there are 26 guards under the Kamizhiwei. Only the Jinyiwei is also in these 26. Although it is under the guardianship, it has independent jurisdiction.
This change originated from a change that occurred after Emperor Wuyang took back the Northern Land from the Northern Barbarians.
Therefore, although the Jinyi Guards are called pro-army, there are actually 25 other guards who are also pro-army. There are more than 100,000 people in the Shangzhi Guard, all of whom belong to the emperor's personal army. As for the Beijing Forbidden Army, a military force that also defends the imperial capital, that falls under the category of the military. It defends the imperial capital, not the emperor alone.
The houses in Biafang are basically contracted by Kamizhiwei, but those who can buy a house here must at least be more than 100 households. It may even take several generations of 100 households to have the ability to purchase. After all, this is an inner city. Living in a big city is not easy.
Today was the first day on duty. Mrs. Li seemed to have expected that Liu Xin would return early, so she waited there early. However, Liu Xin was more likely to believe that her aunt had arranged an informant somewhere and came out early when she found out that she was back. meet.
After Liu Xin got off the car, Brother Cheng drove the carriage and fulfilled his responsibility as a housekeeper and went to the side door to make arrangements. Then Liu Xin came to the main door alone, smiled and saluted Mr. Li:
"Liu Xin has met aunt, why is aunt at the door?"
Li Shi smiled brightly and said with a calm and elegant tone: "Today is Liu Xin's first day on duty. I told Uncle Cheng to bring you back in advance. You have also worked hard these days for the funeral, and now the funeral has been taken care of. It’s time for us to take care of you.”
Liu Xin knew that martial arts had become common in this era, and people saw more life and death, but there were no lengthy rules like before. Once the funeral was over, you had to live your life as you should.
However, Aunt Li's mood changed really quickly. If he hadn't received information in advance, Liu Xin would have thought that Li and his uncle were not on good terms.
However, Li does not come from a small family, and has a relatively high degree of acceptance of reality. Now he has entered a new role state.
After all, Liu Xin had only known Mr. Li for four days and was far from familiar with him, so he smiled and took the lead into the courtyard.
The second entrance courtyard of Liuzhai is a living room with a cross-courtyard on each side, which is used to accommodate guests. Each has three independent small courtyards.
The third entrance is the backyard, which is also two courtyards, each with five independent small courtyards. Li lives alone in the east courtyard, and the other five aunts live in the west courtyard.
Liu Xin had been keeping vigil in the mourning hall for the past few days, while making the final handover with Lao Liu Baihu, but he had not chosen his room yet. There are three bedrooms and a study in the main courtyard of the backyard. Li originally lived in one of the three bedrooms. After Liu Xin moved in, she took the initiative to move across the courtyard.
Now Li started to ask Liu Xin which room he wanted.
Liu Xin thought for a while and decided to live in the second courtyard and let someone clean up a room and leave the backyard. He still left the backyard to his aunt and a few aunts.
Li persuaded her from the beginning to the end of dinner, but Liu Xin still insisted, so she reluctantly accepted.
After dinner, a recognition meeting started in Liu's house. All the maids, servants, and several aunts came out to meet Liu Xin one by one. Only then did Liu Xin realize that the number of people in this house was no less than his own. . Aunt Li and the maids, servants, and grooms who take personal care of each aunt total fifty or sixty people, as well as other accountants, housekeepers, cooks, doctors, etc., all of whom live in the side room in the front yard, where However, there were actually so many people living in the seven or eight side rooms.
The main purpose was to let these servants get to know Liu Xin, the new owner of Liu House. Li's arrangements were comprehensive. Liu Xin didn't have to do anything. He just sat there and waited for someone to come up and salute. Senior Brother Cheng was standing next to Liu Xin. He was the general housekeeper of Liu House and had a special status. Mrs. Li never expected that this housekeeper Cheng would become Liu Xin's confidant so quickly.
After everything was over, Liu Xin asked someone to change a room in the second courtyard into a study, and specifically asked Senior Brother Cheng to personally supervise it. At present, they can only go to the study room in the backyard. Old Liu Baihu is a warrior, and there is a study room in the house that is rarely used. Now this study room can be put to full use. Mrs. Li soon discovered that Liu Xin was in this house. Apart from the bedroom, the place where I spend the longest time is actually the study.
Liu Xin entered the study, stretched his body first, and said with a little distress: "Dealing with this family is more difficult than dealing with the same number of bandits!"
Senior Brother Cheng followed behind, closed the door of the study, and said with a smile: "Li's family is actually doing well. She has a brother who relies entirely on the protection of the Liu family, and is doing well now. If the Liu family is gone, She has to endure hardship, so now that she recognizes the reality, she can be considered as sincerely helping you."
Liu Xin sat behind the desk, hugged each other with his hands behind his head, and nodded in agreement with Senior Brother Cheng's words:
"It's best to have an aunt at home to take care of it. But during today's dinner, in addition to persuading me to move into the backyard, she also asked me many personal things. What is she going to do?"
Liu Xin was very puzzled by this question, so he asked Senior Brother Cheng now. Senior Brother Cheng looked at Liu Xin blankly at first. Even if he was a butler during the meal, he could not attend the table. Naturally, he did not know about this matter. Now that he knew it, he I started laughing uncontrollably.
"You're smiling so much!" Liu Xin felt some conspiracy in Senior Brother Cheng's smile, so he was a little angry.
Senior Brother Cheng held his stomach and tried not to laugh too loudly. When his laughter subsided, he slowly explained with Liu Xin's cold expression:
"Ms. Li is really anxious. In order to have a good relationship with you, she wants to find you a wife!"
"..."
"Hahaha!"
"Do not laugh!"
"Hahahaha!"
"Hey, forget it, it's also good to get to know some people through aunt's relationship."
"Do you really have this plan, or do you really want to find a wife? You are not young anymore. In this imperial capital, people younger than you may already have a thriving population."
"Senior Brother Cheng, have you ever gotten married or had any children during your years in the Imperial Capital? Why don't I meet my nieces and nephews someday when I have free time?"
Liu Xin's counterattack was invisible and deadly. Senior Brother Cheng's smile suddenly froze, and then he coughed violently, and then he never mentioned it again.
After the two of them were emotionally stable, Liu Xin also started talking about business with Senior Brother Cheng.
Taking out a map of the inner city of the imperial capital, several circles were drawn on it, which are the locations of the Jinyiwei Hundred Household Office and the Thousand Household Office. There were also some virtual and real lines with many different meanings, and countless annotations were made. On the back of this map, there are some names, as well as the information and meanings represented by the names.
Zhu Houzhi, commander of Shangzhiwei, age...address...experience...guessed personality...;
Wang Zhongjie, commander of the Jinyi Guards,...;
Dai De'an, commander and commander of Fusi, Jinyiweinan Town,...;
Wei Fuchuan, from Fusi Qianhu, Jinyiweinan Town,...;
Kou Gang, commander and commander of Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town,...;
Liu Licheng, from Qianhu, Fusi, Jinyiweibei Town,...;
...
"Senior Brother Cheng, the price paid for this map, these lists, and intelligence must be quite high. You and other senior brothers have really worked hard!" Liu Xin suddenly said this seriously, and Senior Brother Cheng's face also darkened. .
He seemed to remember something, and memories and pain appeared on his face:
"The imperial capital has always been the center of politics, and it is also the Shura field for spies. In this imperial capital, spies from various forces of all sizes emerge in an endless stream. The number is staggering, and the countless intertwined intelligence networks are like mountains and mountains. The price we have paid Naturally, it is not small, but it is also necessary. You are now the user who bears these costs, and you should be responsible for their efforts!"
Liu Xin's face was solemn, and his hands pressing on the map were slightly hard. He said seriously:
"I will work hard and not let the hard work of my senior brothers go in vain!"
Senior Brother Cheng looked pleased, then let out a long breath, and said quietly: "Now is not the time to recall these things. Your goal is to expand your influence and rights here as much as possible, and I will give my full assistance. You! We have to think about how to go down now."
Liu Xin held up his chin and fell into thinking. After a long time, he looked down at the names of the people, and then said slowly:
"Since I have become a royal guard, I naturally want to help the emperor and do things that the emperor wants to do but are inconvenient or temporarily unable to do it. Only by gaining the emperor's trust can I get the fastest promotion. I don't plan to take refuge. Either party, even if it is of great help in the short term, will also have many constraints in the long term. Since I cannot rely on these people and cannot rely on my own strength, I can only find another supporter."
"Who do you want to be your backer?"
"Most of the civil servants are people who are plotting behind their backs. They are two-faced. The first thing I have to exclude is this group of people. Eunuchs... This Dongchang has undergone great changes since Emperor Xuyang came to the throne. Now it has always been secretive. Not saying it makes people a little unpredictable, but the name "Eunuch Party" doesn't sound good, although it is somewhat attractive, but let's forget it." Liu Xin began to think about it one by one, and first eliminated the two forces within Jinyiwei.
"You don't consider Dongchang? In fact, I wanted to recommend you to choose Dongchang before. Today's Dongchang is different from before. Mi Yusong came to power. This is not a simple eunuch. He and the current Emperor Xuyang are brothers. ! He played an indispensable role in supporting Emperor Xu Yang to ascend to the throne, and he is the most trusted person by the emperor!"
"Although Mi Yusong is not an ordinary person, Dongchang is a force in the imperial city after all and does not want to be contacted. And there is still the problem. The word eunuch is too easy to laugh at. I can see it now. There is no such thing in the Holy Sect. A good man clearly suggested that you join the eunuch party, and he said it righteously, but he didn’t know how to make fun of it afterwards!”
"..." Senior Brother Cheng looked innocent. Isn't that what he was talking about?
Liu Xin clapped his fingers and continued: "Although it is easier to break through in Emperor Martial City, I am not a disciple of Emperor Martial City. Even if I can join, the upper limit is visible, and it is not enough to reach the level we want to achieve. I am very concerned about which side Commander Wang Zhongjie of the Imperial Guard is leaning towards!"
Senior Brother Cheng asked with some confusion: "Wang Zhongjie must be a member of the emperor. This person usually has little contact with other forces. He lives in seclusion. He was once the commander of Emperor Xuyang's bodyguard, so he is naturally loyal. Although some Greedy, but no official is clean!"
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Wang Zhongjie is greedy, but his greed goes too far. If I were the emperor, I would certainly allow the people below to be greedy, but for people like Wang Zhongjie who go beyond a certain level, as the emperor I will definitely Can't tolerate it. If I still use him, then I will definitely beat him and let him return to the range of my tolerance. But now Wang Zhongjie has obviously exceeded the emperor's tolerance, but he still lets it go. I don't believe the emperor His eyes are so blind that even the secret investigation team can find out things, can't the emperor find out? Mi Yusong of Dongchang is not very powerful, couldn't he find out either? "
Although Senior Brother Cheng understood somewhat after hearing this, he still had doubts:
"Then doesn't Wang Zhongjie know the emperor's way of dealing with him? He is the commander of the Jinyiwei. Even if the Jinyiwei is in serious internal strife, he cannot be underestimated. What Mi Yusong can do, he may not be able to do. !”
Liu Xin smiled and said: "There are some things that you can't see clearly when you are in the middle of the game. Thinking of this, I think Wang Zhongjie will be a better breakthrough!"
"You want the position of commander? That's impossible. Your qualifications are far from enough. How much effort do you need to spend to achieve this step!" Senior Brother Cheng felt that this suggestion was completely unreliable.
Liu Xin also nodded and said:
"Of course it is difficult, but it is still possible. But the first thing to do is to improve your qualifications and win the emperor's eyes, so that you can talk about what follows."
"What are you going to do?"
"Of course I want to prove that I have extraordinary abilities! However, this will also depend on the help of all the senior brothers!"
Senior Brother Cheng nodded mechanically. There was too much information in Liu Xin's words, and he was also a smart person. However, Liu Xin's leap of thinking made Senior Brother Cheng give in for a while. But he soon understood that the so-called full help naturally relied on the methods of the secret investigation team.
There are many talents in the imperial capital, and no one is stupid. The people Liu Xin has to deal with are, to put it mildly, among the best. To stand out among this group of people, it is not enough to rely on the strength of one person.
"But now there is no good opportunity to show off myself, so I can only come up with something offbeat to make my reputation known first!" Liu Xin seemed to have thought of some plan, and smiled extremely brightly.
The next day, I went to the Thousand Household Office on time to do the counting, and then went to the Hundred Household Office. Seeing that several general banners had not sorted out the information about the people of the Hundred Household Office, I casually called a small flag and ordered him to take it with him. Go out and patrol the streets by yourself.
In fact, Jinyiwei's patrol is not to ensure the safety of the place. That kind of thing is done by Jingzhao Mansion. Jin Yiwei's street patrol is actually just for the sake of oil and water.
Because although Jin Yiwei’s salary is the first among the 26 guards, unlike other guards, Jin Yiwei also has a large number of spies in addition to itself. These talents are the foundation of Jin Yiwei’s detective work, but the imperial court will not give these people salaries, so Jin Yiwei needs to earn it himself.
How to make money? After more than two hundred years, it has become a routine, and that is patrolling the streets.
Jin Yiwei went to the streets to protect Zhou Wenfang. The people of this area were grateful for this, so they naturally had to be somewhat filial. This is what hundreds of households in Wenxuanfang do.
The little flag officer took Liu Xin for a few walks, and the pockets carried by the two captains behind him were full. Because it was approaching noon, the little flag officer looked for a restaurant. It was stipulated that you could not drink alcohol while on duty, but it did not say that you could not drink tea or eat. So the little flag official called the restaurant manager very familiarly and whispered something there. The manager nodded repeatedly and secretly looked at Liu. A new pair of eyes.
Liu Xin didn't care about this look, because they were dressed in fish-dragon uniforms and accompanied by a few captains. They were quite eye-catching. The restaurant had a lot of customers at noon, and it was almost full. The voices of these diners immediately became quiet the moment Jin Yiwei appeared. Go down.
Nowadays, although ordinary people are not afraid of Jin Yiwei, they are still somewhat wary. However, the sound from downstairs was small, and the sound from the second floor was faintly transmitted.
As a warrior, Liu Xin had deep inner strength and excellent hearing. After listening closely, he discovered that in the private room upstairs, there should be a group of scholars talking loudly. Maybe they were drunk, and now they happened to start talking about some things about the current factory guards.
Liu Xin smiled meaningfully and walked slowly up to the second floor. The shopkeeper and Xiaoqi Guan naturally didn't notice anything unusual. Liu Xin was supposed to go up to the second floor to eat, so he didn't care much.
Liu Xin asked the captains behind him to find a cubicle by themselves, and gave some instructions to another captain. Then he walked slowly outside the crowded cubicle, only to hear the heroic voices of scholars coming from inside. road:
"Brother Shiyang is wrong! Factory guards are not separated into different families. During the Ming Yang Dynasty, the eunuchs brought trouble to the court. This Jin Yiwei was a knife in the hands of his eunuchs."
"No, no, no, brother Jing Yi, during the Ming Yang Dynasty, the great eunuch in Dongchang had many adopted sons. Wasn't the commander of the Jin Yiwei also one of the great eunuch's adopted sons. I don't think the Jin Yiwei is the eunuch's sword. Agree.”
"Two, two, there is no point in arguing about whether the factory guards belong to the same family. They are all lackeys! Nowadays, although the reputation of the Dongchang is not prominent and the Jin Yiwei is considered a rule, since the Kangyang Dynasty, my status as a scholar has actually begun to rise again. Descending, that’s the key!”
"Yes, we are about to establish a country and run it immediately. How can a group of reckless warriors come to govern the country when the world is at peace? Now, among the governors of the provinces, none of them are my civil servants. How sad!"
"Brother Zizhang's words are on point. The Four Books and Five Classics are what govern the country. The sage once said that we should inherit the unique knowledge of the saints and bring peace to the world. But now we can only do some civil servants' work. Those methods of governing the country are actually useless!"
"Brother Jing Yi's words made me so emotional that I decided to compose a poem..."
"Brother Longchang is so talented in literature, so talented in literature!"
"I am over-flattered!"
"Brother Longchang, this poem will definitely be remembered for eternity in the future. As this poem spreads, of course, the things we gather to discuss today will also become a good talk!"
"Yes, Brother Longchang did a great job with this poem!"
"Hahaha, it's just something I feel, something I feel!"
Standing at the door of the compartment, Liu Xin smiled. The flag officer came to him and whispered a few words in his ear. Then Liu Xin's eyes lit up and he sighed in his heart, it really took no effort at all!
Then he opened the door and strode in. As expected, the smell of alcohol was lingering inside, and several scholars had drunk a lot.
Because a person suddenly broke in, the six scholars in the room were all stunned on the spot. They all drank too much, their eyes were blurred, and they didn't notice what Liu Xin was wearing. One of the tall scholars was stunned for a long time, and then his expression changed. He asked unhappily:
"Who are you!"
Liu Xin smiled, gave the six people a bright smile, and said:
"I'm just a sunny and cheerful...Jin Yiwei!"
