On the second day, the sky broke, and the rain was still falling. The entire imperial capital was shrouded in a mixture of fog and water vapor. The wet weather was unpleasant, and the streets were naturally less noisy and bustling than usual. Only people hurriedly walked in. The walking steps and the water droplets thrown up by the hem of the raincoat due to the speed. The water droplets flew through a small arc and fell into a small puddle on the side of the road. The water drops fell, and a small circle of small circles appeared on the puddle. ripples.
On the expanding ripples, a vague figure appeared. The next moment, a big foot stepped directly into the puddle. The sewage immediately splashed away, and then the big foot continued to lift without stopping. He got up and walked forward, leaving behind a cesspool that was no longer clear.
Liu Fu, the general banner of Wenxuanfang Hundred Household Office, walked in a hurry. In his arms was a large bag of oil paper, with steam still vaguely steaming from it. He walked into a restaurant, and the coolness on his body was brought into the restaurant, causing several people in the restaurant to Sensing it, he raised his head and looked towards the door.
"Fu Liu, what took you so long?" General Banner Guo Yong held a bowl of hot tea in his hand, frowning slightly and looking at Fu Liu who had just come in.
There is only one table of people in the restaurant now. It is not yet midnight, and because of the bad weather, the restaurant is even more deserted when business is slow. With this table of royal guards, ordinary people are even more afraid to come in. , there was only one unlucky waiter left in the restaurant lobby, and the shopkeeper had already hid in the back hall.
Fortunately, these Jin Yiwei were not domineering, and they did not have any special requirements. They only asked for two pots of hot tea. In addition, they all looked wet, which diluted some of the Jin Yiwei's hostility.
Liu Xin was sitting at the top, playing with a tea bowl in his hand. He placed it in his hand and kept spinning it. His eyes were focused on the constantly rotating tea bowl, as if he was deaf to the outside world.
Liu Fu had an honest face and was the most honest among the four generals. With a grimace, he put the oil paper on the table. After opening it, there were still steaming steamed buns inside. He sat down next to Guo Yong and then said : "It's so close to the Imperial City, but there isn't even a steamed bun shop. I had to go two shops to find one, and it took a little jogging to keep these steamed buns from getting cold!"
After saying that, Liu Fu turned to look at Liu Xin and was about to speak, but was stopped by Ding Mingfu on the side.
"Master Liu is thinking about something, don't disturb him. Master said, let's eat first!"
"this..."
Liu Fu was still hesitant, but he saw that Guo Yong had already picked up a bun and started eating it. He also tapped the bun and said, "If you are told to eat it, just eat it. Don't talk nonsense!"
Although Liu Fu was still a little hesitant, he picked up the buns and started to eat them. After a night of cold rain, although he was a martial arts practitioner and in good health, he was still a little bit too much. The slightly hot buns and hot tea Just enough to drive away the coolness.
Although the four general banners have not been in contact with Liu Xin for a long time, they have gained some understanding of this new Baihu. This Liu Baihu is exactly the same as the old Liu Baihu. They are both relatively kind people and are easy-going towards their subordinates. But compared to Lao Liu Baihu, Liu Baihu seems to take better care of the people at the bottom.
They didn't come out of the imperial city until early this morning. The case had escalated. The upper-level officials had to have a good meeting and even go to the imperial court to receive a reprimand. This period of time allowed them to relax and take a rest. They originally planned to bring Liu Baihu to the restaurant for a meal and find a wing to sleep for a while, but they didn't expect that Liu Baihu asked a few of them if they had any money. Naturally, they didn't bring any money when they were on duty. Liu Baihu didn't expect that He nodded, gave Liu Fu a tael of silver, and asked him to buy something to eat. A few people came to the restaurant, and they didn't order any food. They just ordered two pots of hot tea, and that was all.
As for the lieutenant at the bottom, Liu Xin left them to find their own way. It is estimated that the higher-ups will not be able to give any instructions at this time.
If the case was still within a certain level before, then units like Baihu Office could act independently according to the instructions. But now that the situation has escalated, I am afraid that the entire Beizhen Fusi will be integrated together and accept unified deployment. How these hundreds of households should make some achievements in this matter next has become Liu Xin's biggest headache now.
He is an impatient person. If he slowly increases his seniority, works for more than ten or twenty years, and uses the Holy Sect as his backer to gradually support him, he will eventually be able to sit in the position of Jinyiwei Qianshi or even a fellow intellectual. But more than ten or twenty years were too long, so Liu Xin set a requirement for himself. Within three years, Jin Yiwei would be in charge!
ten thousand years is too long, fight for now!
I don’t know if Liu Xin is a bold artist or a whimsical person. Since the founding of the Zhengyang Kingdom, there have been no military attachés under the age of thirty at the level of Jinyiwei Qianshi. Even if there are, they must have a profound background and outstanding achievements. It is possible to do it.
Not to mention the background, now that the world is relatively peaceful, how can he earn such extraordinary achievements? Even if he does, how can he, Liu Xin, get his turn?
Therefore, in order to achieve the goal he set, Liu Xin must seize every opportunity to perform meritorious service. Naturally, he is not afraid of the influence of the powerful forces in the officialdom. With the Holy Sect's secret investigation team as his backer, he thought to himself, something will happen anyway. Someone will wipe his ass, as long as it's not too much.
When he came back to his senses, he realized that Liu Fu had returned. Liu Fu had been paying attention to Liu Xin's condition. When he found that Liu Xin had come out of his thinking mood, he immediately said: "Master Liu, Baozi!"
This sentence came out of his mouth because he had been paying attention to Liu Xin and his nerves were a little tense, so he blurted it out. As soon as he said it, he felt that he shouldn't be like this, it was too casual.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xin smiled, took the bun and took a bite.
"Well, the buns are pretty good. Where did Mr. Liu buy them? I will go to this place next time!"
Liu Fu was a little surprised. Liu Xin's behavior was completely different from what he expected, but he quickly reacted and said: "Ah, it's a man named Chen Ji. His subordinates think his stall is clean... so ..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Liu Xin had already eaten one bun. He was a little hungry after a busy night. Then Liu Xin picked up the second bun, but turned his head and interrupted Liu Fu:
"Is there any chili, something spicier?"
"Yes!" Guo Yong stood up, went to the back hall, and soon brought out a jar of chili peppers. This thing has only become popular in the past few years, and the price is not cheap. Every restaurant will treasure some.
Liu Xin also knew this, so he took ten copper coins from his arms and put them on the table. Then he took a spoonful of chili from the jar. The red chili gave off a spicy taste.
After smearing some on his buns, Liu Xin looked around and asked, "Do you want it?"
The four general banners were silent, but soon, Guo Yong raised his chopsticks and said with a little hesitation: "I...I want it!"
Liu Xin handed the chili over naturally, and then began to eat. While eating, he praised that it was still delicious with chili added.
The four general banners looked at each other in silence, but they all saw some strange expressions in their eyes.
After breakfast, the chill in my body was dissipated by the hot buns and hot tea, and my body felt better. At this time, the sky seemed to be a little thin, and the rain stopped. Although it was still gloomy, the annoying raindrops no longer fell, which always made people feel much better.
The high-level discussion, which was not expected to come out soon, unexpectedly ended quickly. In the end, Liu Licheng from Qianhu was the chief officer of Jinyiwei, and he made unified arrangements for the manpower mobilized by each Qianhu.
This result surprised Liu Xin slightly, but he soon realized that this was probably the result of the three factions in Jinyiwei squeezing out Liu Licheng, who was born in Emperor Wu City. The three parties were expected to kick Emperor City Wu out first.
However, he is Liu Licheng's subordinate, so this result is a good thing for him.
So before Liu Licheng summoned everyone, Liu Xin went to Liu Licheng's room first. He was quite open and honest, expressing that he hoped to make a contribution and had his own thoughts on the case. He was prepared to investigate in that direction. He hoped that Liu Licheng could allow.
Liu Licheng was also a little anxious at this time. Such a big matter fell on his shoulders, but no one discussed it with him. He quickly realized that he was being targeted, but he had no choice in this kind of matter and could only face the difficulties. , or he withdraws from the Jinyiwei circle. Of course, he will also lose the support of Emperor Wu City for him, and he will have no chance to get ahead if he wants to.
But he didn't actually care about Liu Xin's words. He was a young boy who was eager to make meritorious deeds just because of his passion. He was really a reckless martial artist. He looked like a human and thought he was a little smart. However, although I don't really care about Liu Xin's remarks that he is somewhat sure about the matter and has ideas about the case, this is also an opportunity to kick Liu Xin out.
Although he is in a lot of troubles now, he can prepare for a rainy day. Maybe he can get over this hurdle. If he can kick Liu Xin out by the way, it will really be the best of both worlds for him.
Therefore, Liu Licheng agreed to Liu Xin and allowed him to do things expediently. He even gave him a badge to investigate the case full-time. As if he was afraid that he would regret it, he also gave him a few instructions. Taking the badge was equivalent to making a decision. Got a military order.
Liu Xin was very satisfied with this, thanked Liu Licheng repeatedly and left.
As everyone knows, Liu Xin's thoughts about Liu Licheng and Liu Licheng's thoughts about Liu Xin are roughly the same.
Liu Licheng felt that he still had a chance to investigate this case. After all, he was not investigating alone, and half of the pressure was shared by Dongchang. Even if nothing can be found out in the end, Jin Yiwei still has some traditional 'craftsmanship' that can bring the case to a conclusion without finding out anything. No matter how bad the final result is, it will be limited. Liu Xin, a stupid young man, will definitely not be able to achieve anything. A hundred households will not be of much help to him now. The most important thing is that this matter can also be used to kick Liu Xin out. If you go, you can get a complete Qianhusuo.
After thinking about these joints, Liu Licheng felt as if he was possessed by Zhuge Liang, and his thoughts were extremely clear.
Liu Xin felt that Liu Licheng was very kind. Not only did he give him a pillow when he was dozing off, but he even gave him a quilt. With the investigative badge granted by the emperor, he could move in and out of the imperial city relatively freely, and it was much more convenient to investigate cases outside, which simply saved him a lot of trouble.
After taking the waist card, Liu Xin went directly back to Baihu Station and assigned tasks to the four general banners. He did not say that he had begged for the badge, but it made the four general banners uneasy. Guo Yong carefully asked Liu Xin if these were the shoes Liu Qianhu gave him to wear. He looked concerned and just asked them to do as they were told. The four of them felt even more uneasy, but now they had no choice but to do as they were told.
Liu Xin asked Liu Fu and Jiang Shixi to take people to investigate some of the relationships and situations of the five dead eunuchs outside.
And he himself rushed to the imperial city with Guo Yong and Ding Mingfu. He was going to Nadongchang to learn something about the Royal Horse Supervisor and these eunuchs.
Admiral Dongchang's Yamen was established in the imperial city, not too deep. It looked no different from ordinary courtyards in the imperial city, except that the plaque of Admiral Dongchang's Yamen hanging above was inscribed by Emperor Wuyang himself, and it was majestic.
Liu Xin took one look at this word and felt that Emperor Wu Yang was indeed a first-class hero from ancient to modern times. The awe-inspiring domineering power came from between the lines, which moved Liu Xin greatly.
When Liu Xin visited Dongchang, he naturally could not find the senior officials of Dongchang, such as those in charge of punishment for thousands of households and those responsible for punishment of hundreds of households. Instead, they found a supervisor who investigated the case. In terms of rank, the supervisor of Dongchang was at the same level as Jinyiwei Baihu, but in terms of power, Dongchang had more power than Jinyiwei.
However, the leader was not overly domineering, but rather melancholy and haggard.
The leader's surname is Wang. He is in his forties. He used to be a Jinyiwei, but was later transferred to Dongchang. He also has some background and connections. In terms of salary, Jinyiwei and Dongchang are at the same level, but in terms of real money, Dongchang is much higher than Jinyiwei.
"Wang Zhangban, I'm here this time. I want to get some information about the Royal Horse Eunuch and the five dead eunuchs." Liu Xin said straight to the point.
Wang Zhangban nodded, laughed a little tiredly, and then said slowly and pointedly: "You seem to be doing well as a young man, and you are quite valued by the superiors. Haha, you are the first one from Jin Yiwei. I'm a detective."
After saying that, Wang Zhangban recruited a Dongchang fan, gave a few instructions, and the fan went to find the case master.
Looking back, the tea ordered by Wang Zhangban also arrived. Liu Xin thanked him after taking it, and then asked in confusion:
"No one here in Jinyiwei has ever come to check the case?"
Wang Zhangban chuckled, took a sip of tea in his cup, and then said:
"You Jin Yiwei have your own sources of intelligence, so naturally you don't like these cases in our Dongchang."
Liu Xin smiled awkwardly. He finally understood that what Wang Zhangban said in front of him, which was highly valued by Shangguan, was actually teasing Liu Xin, saying that he was not doing well, and Shangguan didn't even tell him about it.
For Liu Xin, the Wang team also knew something about it. In fact, after Liu Licheng took over the case, all the information around him had been collected in Dongchang. However, other situations had been known before. Only Liu Xin was new here. , so the impression on them, Dongchang, was more profound.
However, Wang Zhangban's words had no special meaning, they were just a casual joke.
Seeing that Liu Xin remained silent, Commander Wang continued: "This case is very strange. There are nearly a thousand people related to the Royal Horse Prison. We have all touched on it carefully, but we have no clue."
Because he knew that Liu Xin was not popular with Liu Licheng, Wang Zhangban was not so wary when talking to him at this time, so he would talk a little more.
Liu Xin took the opportunity to ask: "Wang Zhangban, what is the relationship between these eunuchs, do you know?"
Wang Zhangban was drinking tea and just chatting with the young people. These things were not important, so he slowly said: "After investigation, we found that these people were originally brothers from the same sect, so they naturally have a good relationship. . But since arriving in the imperial city, their temperaments have changed. Some people have become withdrawn, while others are taciturn. In short, the relationship is not very harmonious, but it has not reached the point of hating each other. "
Liu Xin nodded and continued to ask: "Do these people have anything to do with other people on weekdays?"
Wang Zhangban shook his head and said: "Impossible, they are in charge of the secret art of raising horses, and they have not communicated with the outside world for more than ten years."
"Then, do you know anything about the secret art of raising horses?"
"Haha, those are secrets related to important military and national affairs. How did we know? If you inquire about those things, you will be beheaded!"
"That's true, Wang Zhangban, the last two people who died were poisoned. Where did this poison come from? The imperial city should be strictly guarded, right?"
Manager Wang glanced at Liu Xin with a strange look, as if he felt that this young boy was really young. If he knew all these answers, the case would have been solved long ago. However, now he was not in the mood to talk to Liu Xin, and just said lightly He said: "The Imperial City is naturally under strict supervision. If someone can send poison into the Imperial City, then this person is not an easy person!"
Liu Xin's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly: "Can Wang Zhangban tell me, who are these extraordinary people?"
Boss Wang was silent this time. He drank tea and blew air, but said nothing. An embarrassed look immediately appeared on Liu Xin's face.
Fortunately, not long after, Na Fanzi brought a copy of the case and handed it to Wang Zhangban.
Wang Zhangban put down the tea cup, put his palm on the case, and said slowly: "Boy, I think it's not easy for you, so I talked to you a few more words, but there are some things that you still have to investigate by yourself. This case The sect is right here, everything I know and don’t know is all there, you can read it for yourself, please do as you please, I have something else to do, so I won’t accompany you!"
After that, Wang Zhangban stood up and left. Liu Xin immediately stood up and bowed and thanked him repeatedly.
When the king in charge left, the intense nervousness on Liu Xin's face and the previous embarrassment slowly dissipated. He smiled slightly, sat back again, picked up the case report, and read it carefully.
An hour later, Liu Xin left the Dongchang Yamen. Guo Yong and Ding Mingfu, who had been waiting anxiously at the door for an hour, looked anxious. This Dongchang was not a kind place. Liu Xin entered for an hour, which made them a little worried.
Seeing the anxious looks on their faces, Liu Xin comforted them: "It's okay, it's okay. I see you are nervous."
Guo Yong wiped the beads of sweat on his head and said, "Did your Excellency ask anything?"
Liu Xin smiled and nodded: "Of course there are, and there are quite a few. Now I finally have a clue. Let's go somewhere."
Guo Yong and Ding Mingfu looked at each other. Liu Xin gave off a very calm feeling. This surprised the two of them and made them feel a little calmer. Then they quickly followed.
After leaving the imperial city, the means of transportation changed from carriages to horses. The Jinyiwei also provided horses, but there were not many of them. They would only come in handy when handling some urgent cases on weekdays. Now that Liu Xin had his waist card, he was naturally not polite and directly received three horses.
After leaving the imperial city, they found a place to change their clothes. After all, Jin Yiwei's fish-dragon suit was too ostentatious, and the place they were going to next needed to be more low-key.
After changing clothes, I only took Ding Mingfu and a skilled Xiaoqi with me. Guo Yong took the rest of the people and went to various places to find out the news. Among the four general banners, Guo Yong was the oldest, experienced and tactful. He also has the widest contacts and is the best person to find out information.
Now Liu Xin is out to work alone, but after all, the manpower is limited. If he doesn't take the initiative to inquire about some information, he will not be able to deliver it to his door. Liu Licheng may not deliberately hide it from him. After all, Liu Xin does not pose a threat to Liu Licheng yet, but if this matter Once the case is settled, it’s hard to tell.
The three cavalry all the way out of the inner city and arrived at the outer city. The roads here suddenly became narrow and crowded, and the roads became muddy. The roads in the outer city that had rained were full of large and small mire, deep and shallow. No, if you are not careful you may step into a deep pool and become embarrassed. But riding a horse will not cause such trouble, but riding a horse will still cause trouble to other ordinary people. Liu Xin was speechless for a moment, feeling chilled by the huge gap between the inner and outer cities.
