During the reign of Emperor Kangyang, there was a test on Jinyiwei, but the test results did not meet Emperor Kangyang's expectations. After all, Emperor Kangyang was the first grandmaster emperor in the history of Zhengyang. In his eyes, whether it was the Jinyi Guards, other guards, or the army, they were just weak scum.
After that disappointment, Emperor Kangyang ordered a special assessment of Jinyiwei. After the assessment, one of Jinyiwei's colleagues died, six thousand households, hundreds of people from 100 households and below...
Although the mortality rate is extremely high, Emperor Kangyang still found many good candidates after assessment. Today's Jinyiwei commander Wang Zhongjie and Nanzhen Fusi commander Dai De'an were all figures who passed the assessment and were quickly promoted.
However, this kind of assessment only lasted for three years. After all, the mortality rate was too high, which was not good for Jin Yiwei's personnel control. After all, there was a death test every year, and many Jin Yiwei would rather take off their flying fish suits than die.
Speaking of the assessment method, it is actually very simple. It is nothing more than picking up someone with a similar position to yours from the death row and putting him into the crowd. The Jin Yiwei will be responsible for catching him back or killing him.
However, civilian casualties cannot occur during this process. Once they occur, the assessment will fail immediately.
Needless to say, it goes without saying that the prisoner on death row will be punished if the results are serious, and the Jin Yiwei who is being assessed may also be convicted!
After listening to Senior Brother Cheng's explanation of this assessment, Liu Xin's face became even more gloomy.
"The Ministry of War! It seems that someone wants to mess with me!" Liu Xin slapped the table. It was impossible for him not to notice such an obvious target.
Senior Brother Cheng's face was also ugly, but he said: "The power of the secret investigation team may be able to find out the whole story, but your assessment will be in one day. This time is probably not enough!"
"It doesn't matter! It's just an assessment. I am from a hundred households. According to your judgment, Senior Brother Cheng, I am just a death row prisoner with a small adult level. How much trouble can I cause!"
"The death row prisoner itself is not a problem. What is troublesome is the person who is making things difficult for you behind the scenes. He will probably do something about not harming civilians. But don't worry too much. I will arrange for people from the covert investigation team to help secretly!"
"If I catch the person behind him, I must let him know that I will take revenge on the little bully!" Liu Xin gritted his teeth. He has always wanted revenge for this kind of bastard who specializes in causing trouble for others and harming others without benefiting himself. Those who have complaints and complaints!
By the afternoon, the entire Jinyi Guard circle in the Imperial Capital seemed to know about Liu Xin's "abnormal" assessment. For a time, countless people were igniting the fire of gossip, not just within the Jinyi Guards, the 26 Imperial Guards, and even the capital camp. The news began to circulate.
When this matter reached Liu Xin's ears, he knew that someone must be behind it!
Therefore, Liu Xin hated the villain behind him even more. He even took a piece of rice paper and drew a human figure. But he didn't know who the other person was, so he could only write two words: villain!
Then he put it hard under the buttocks and launched a crushing offensive against the villain.
At the same time, outside an inn somewhere in the outer city of the imperial capital, Lian Subo hurriedly walked into the inn with a joyful look on his face, then went straight upstairs to a guest room and knocked gently on the door.
"Miss, it's me!"
"Uncle Lian, wait a minute, Sister Ran and I are trying on clothes!"
The voice of the little princess An Huaner came out clearly in the room, and Lian Subo's expression immediately changed. He looked around, his inner energy pouring into his ears, listening to all the abnormal sounds nearby.
A moment later, An Huan'er was dressed in a light blue dress, bright and moving. The moment she opened the door, Lian Subo seemed to see the smell of the grassland through the door frame.
"Uncle Lian, does it look good!" An Huan'er spun around in a circle, her skirt flying up.
An Ran came out behind An Huan'er, wearing a long pink dress, which was the same style as An Huan'er's, but An Huan'er gave people a more lively feeling, while An Ran still looked calm despite her pink dress. Feel.
"Good-looking! Miss is the prettiest! But Miss, you can't just say what you just said!" Lian Subo persuaded with a wry smile at the end.
An Huan'er pouted, rolled her eyes, and turned her head to both sides to look: "Uncle Lian has taken over this floor, so there's no one there. It's not fun at all!"
Lian Subo chuckled, then remembered that he had covered all this layer, and secretly praised himself in his heart. He was really foresighted.
Then he seemed to remember something again, and he quickly smiled and said to An Huan'er: "Miss, do you want to see something fun? I happen to have a big show here, and it has already caused a storm in the city in just half a day!"
"Well, what kind of big show is it? It's not the kind of babbling show, right? I don't like watching it. You can't breathe for a long time while singing, and it's easy for people to suffocate to death."
"Of course not. I heard that the Kangyang Dynasty's Jinyiwei special assessment was restarted. I had heard about it at that time. It seemed to be a very exciting assessment method, but it was canceled three years ago. I don't know why it was suddenly restarted now. This wait This lively event that only happens once in decades happens to happen when we are in the imperial capital. It is really something we can only meet but cannot ask for!" Lian Subo sounded a little yearning in his tone.
But for people of his age, Emperor Kangyang's Jinyiwei assessment at that time was indeed a grand event. Jinyiwei belongs to the ceiling of Zhengyang's domestic military force. Even ordinary small flag officers and chief flag officers are mostly skilled in martial arts, and more than 100 households are masters. It is such a grand and majestic event for such a large group of martial arts masters to assess (perform) together for you.
It's a pity that Lian Suboshang was still young at that time, only in his teens, and the test was limited to the imperial capital, so he only heard about it and didn't see it in person.
But even if he heard about it, it was enough. At that time, Lian Subo transformed into a passionate young man, clamoring to go to the imperial capital to have a look.
But at that time, even Subo's master said that he was still young and would not be in a hurry to see it later. As a result, he couldn't wait for this grand event.
Now that Lian Subo had rekindled his youthful passion, he naturally tried his best to fool, no, persuade the little princess to join in the fun. After all, he is the little princess's personal guard and cannot leave the little princess's side for a long time.
An Huan'er was naturally not an ordinary person. When she heard the news, she immediately became excited. She loved watching the excitement the most, and even Sub Bo was not an ordinary person. Things that even interested him must be interesting!
An Ran didn't think Jin Yiwei's assessment was interesting, but even Subo and An Huan'er showed great enthusiasm, so naturally she had no choice but to go along.
Early the next morning, Senior Brother Cheng sighed and came to Liu Xin:
"We only found out that the suggestion was made by a member of the Ministry of War. But for a mere member of the military to be able to persuade a right-hand minister, there must be a deeper reason. The secret investigation team is still digging deeper here!"
"Who did this to me behind my back? I think Liu Licheng must have something to do with it. The timing is too coincidental. I was just injured..." Liu Xin was wrapping his arm around The bandage will not be visible when you put on the coat.
It seemed that because Li was coming from one side, Liu Xin stopped talking.
I saw Mrs. Li wearing a lavender gauze skirt today. In fact, this beloved wife of Lao Liu Baihu has taken good care of herself. Her skin is delicate and fair. If she were not dressed like a woman, she would probably turn heads when she walked out. .
Head-turning rate?
Liu Xin felt that there were more and more inexplicable things in his mind. He shook his head with a cold face, as if he wanted to get rid of all this mess.
Li stepped forward to salute. In fact, she didn't have to do this. She was an elder, but now the Liu family relied on Liu Xin to support it. What Li said next surprised Liu Xin:
"Xin'er!" Over the past few days, the two of them had become somewhat familiar with each other, so Li changed Liu Xin's title unknowingly.
Without waiting for Liu Xin's reply, Mrs. Li continued to talk to herself: "Early this morning, my mother's family sent someone to spread the news. Xin'er, you actually received the Jin Yiwei assessment issued by the Ministry of War. I also heard about this assessment from the master. I've had it before, the mortality rate is very high... Well, what I want to say is that if the newcomer doesn't want to take this assessment, then just don't become a royal guard. I... I'll think of a way to make plans for you. Other errands.”
Liu Xin didn't expect that Li would say such a thing at this time. He knew that Li's father served as a military officer in the capital camp and was a medium-sized military attaché. However, the Li family had three sons and six daughters. His status in the Li family is not high. If he wanted to find a new job for Liu Xin, it would probably be impossible for Baihu.
"Thank you, Auntie, for your concern, but I'm sure of this!" Liu Xin comforted with a smile, and then stood up. Senior Brother Cheng handed over a brand new fish-dragon suit. Liu Xin dressed neatly and strode out of the main hall.
Li looked at Liu Xin's back with some worry in her eyes.
Today, outside the hundreds of houses in Wenxuanfang, the flow of people is much larger than in the past. I don’t know how many people come to watch the fun, but they are all dressed in regular clothes, so it is impossible to distinguish their identities.
Liu Xin looked straight ahead, and he and Brother Cheng entered the Baihu Station one after another. At this time, the four general flags in the Baihu Station had already arrived. Their faces were a little ugly. In fact, they had received the news last night. I arrived, so I felt a little anxious the rest of the night.
When Guo Yong saw Liu Xin arriving, he stepped forward and said with concern: "Liu Baihu! I went to inquire about it. This matter was directly issued by the right minister of the Ministry of War. It said that more than 100 households had been newly appointed in the past month. Officials have to undergo assessments, but in fact, in this month, Liu Baihu is the only new member of Jinyiwei, so it is obvious that he is targeted!"
The other three people also showed concern. Although they had only been in contact with Liu Xin for a short time, after all, Liu Xin was the nephew of old Liu Baihu, so he treated them well. But now Liu Xin is about to be squeezed out by the people above him. If someone else comes, it's unclear whether they can continue in this position.
Seeing the concern of several people with some worries, Liu Xin said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I have been prepared. Since it is an assessment, it is also a conspiracy. When faced with the conspiracy, just deal with it directly. The soldiers will stop the water. Come and hide!"
"But..." Guo Yong hesitated.
Liu Xin took over and said: "But this assessment is a bit abnormal, right... Secretary Cheng has already told me that this is a rule set by Emperor Kangyang of the previous dynasty. Since it is a rule, then I will There is nothing to worry about. I am confident in the assessment at the hundred-household level!"
Brother Cheng took up the position of scribe in Baihu Office.
Liu Xin's words were full of confidence, making the four of them look much better, but there was still some worry on their faces, because in terms of ability, Liu Xin was already qualified for the position of Hundred Households, and his martial arts had also been proven. . The key point is that Liu Xin was injured just yesterday. None of them knew whether this injury would affect Liu Xin.
Liu Xin found that several people's eyes were subconsciously looking at his arm. He smiled bitterly, knowing that no matter how much he explained, they would not really feel relieved, so he simply let them go.
He ordered all the general flag and small flag officers to gather in his duty room, so Liu Xin saw more eyes subconsciously looking at his arm.
Hundreds of households are united in this meeting, and everyone has the same concerns.
Liu Xin did not mention this matter. Instead, he arranged a series of tasks, including going to Baizhifang to inquire about the whereabouts of the women and children who accompanied the horse-raising eunuch to the imperial capital more than ten years ago. Because although there are only eight horse-raising eunuchs, they are all disciples of a small sect, and their own situation is actually much better than that of ordinary people. Naturally, the number of people in the family will not be just that few. Over the past ten years, if everything was safe, there would have been eight ordinary families, but now there is only one family left.
Therefore, it is particularly important to find out what these eight families have experienced in the past ten years.
Secondly, we have to send people to continue to inquire about the origin of the poison. This depends on Guo Yong, who has wide connections. Liu Licheng is mainly responsible for the current investigation of poisons. The other thousand households in the imperial capital all dispatched manpower to Liu Licheng, and Liu Xin also learned from Senior Brother Cheng that Liu Licheng had sent the information about the poison to the records warehouse set up by Emperor Wu City in the imperial capital.
The archives, known as the world's arsenal, store tens of thousands of martial arts secrets and various classics.
When he thought of this, Liu Xin couldn't help but think of a series of actions taken by Emperor Wu City when it dominated the martial arts world eleven years ago. At that time, too many small martial arts gangs were annexed by Emperor City Emperor Wu, and this case library was also established at that time.
It is said that the archives in Emperor Wu's city in the imperial capital are a complete replica of the arsenal in Emperor Wu's city. It is an important measure for Shangguan Ba to show his loyalty to the court. Now it is under the control of the Ministry of War, and Liu Licheng was originally from Emperor Wu City. It is a very simple matter to investigate the documents in this case library.
If the source of the poison can be found, it may play a vital role in the investigation of the Royal Horse Supervisor case.
And how did the poison enter the imperial city, and how did it poison the three people in the Royal Horse Prison who were under strict guard? This is also the key to this case. However, it is Dongchang who is currently responsible for investigating this key issue.
It can be said that poison and the method of entering the imperial city are the two major clues to solve the case, but Liu Xin felt that since someone was trying to assassinate the family members of the eight horse-raising eunuchs, there must be very important clues hidden in it.
After assigning all the tasks, the four general banners each had their own tasks, and went away with a lot of thoughts.
The assessment for Liu Xin will be in the afternoon, and someone from the Ministry of War will take him to the assessment location.
In the remaining time, Liu Xin was not worried about the subsequent assessment, but took advantage of the time to start sorting out the facts of the Royal Horse Supervisor case.
The imperial capital, the inner city, in a mansion somewhere.
The house is a courtyard with four entrances. This kind of house is especially rare in a place like the inner city where land is at a premium. The owners are all big shots from one party, and a stamp of their feet can shake up one party or three.
There is a lotus pond in the backyard of this house. It is the time when the lotus flowers are in full bloom. There are several maids collecting lotus seeds beside the lotus pond.
There is a bamboo forest on one side of the lotus pond. Deep in the bamboo forest, there is a small pavilion made of bamboo.
A middle-aged man with an exquisite long beard and wearing a Confucian robe stood with his hands behind his back, watching the wind blowing in the bamboo forest, making a rustling sound. If he shook his head at this time, maybe an excellent article would come out. Poetry, but at this moment, the middle-aged man probably doesn't have such interest.
After standing there for an unknown amount of time, he slowly turned around and sat down on a stone bench. On the other side of the stone table in the pavilion, two sturdy men were sitting at attention. Both of them were dressed as warriors and had similar looks. , turned out to be twins.
"Brothers of the Qin family, you have been under my disciples for some years. You have done a lot over the years. Have I treated you badly?" the middle-aged Confucian scholar said slowly.
The twins answered in unison: "Master Qi has not treated my two brothers badly. My two brothers are willing to go through fire and water for the master without any hesitation!"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar showed a satisfied smile. He took out a gold ingot from his arms, weighing twelve pounds, and placed it on the stone table.
The Qin brothers' eyes all fell on this gold ingot, with greed in their eyes.
"Keep this gold ingot. After today's events are over, leave the imperial capital and hide for a while. After this period of time, I will send people to look for you!" the middle-aged Confucian scholar continued.
One of the Qin brothers reached out to take back the gold ingot, and then the two brothers said in unison: "Thank you, Master!"
Nowadays, martial arts is prosperous, and Emperor Xuyang has perfectly inherited his father Emperor Kangyang. Although he does not treat civil servants as if they are worn out shoes, he does not pay much attention to them. And the civil servants have had the habit of supporting warriors a long time ago, especially after Emperor Kangyang, the civil servants have been recruiting vigorously. Otherwise, the civil servants will suffer too much in some things. Those vulgar warriors are always ready to punch. How could Wen Chen's frail body withstand a punch?
So the servants became warriors, and they also hired a group of retainers and imitated those of the Spring and Autumn period.
And these Qin brothers are the ones with the highest cultivation level among the warriors raised by middle-aged Confucian scholars. The two brothers are both in the Xiaocheng realm. Because they have the same mind, they can be as good as the Dacheng realm when they join forces. They are also top-notch masters in the martial arts!
At noon (one o'clock in the afternoon), in the west of the inner city, there is Ming Yufang.
This place is close to Dali Temple, and the Jinyiwei assessment arranged by the Ministry of War is in Mingyufang.
Because it is close to Dali Temple, there are actually not many houses in Mingyufang. Instead, it is mostly shops, restaurants and warehouses. And in that assessment, the death row prisoners who needed to be used were brought out from Dali Temple, so it was naturally more convenient to be close.
The formal assessment has not yet begun. Every restaurant and tea shop on both sides of the street here is already full of people. If you look closely, you will see that most of these people are powerful and not talking to any of them. Instead, they are looking around the street. What, what to expect.
"It's only a moment, so the unlucky Jinyiwei is probably here soon!" Lian Subo couldn't book a whole floor of the restaurant this time, so he could only find a private room by the window. Opposite him, he sat with a look on his face. An excited An Huan'er and An Ran drinking tea quietly.
An Huan'er opened the window and stuck her head out to look at the street downstairs. There was not a lot of people on the street at this time, and the street vendors were not very enthusiastic about drinking and selling. It should be lazy at this hour.
"Uncle Lian, didn't you say that the prisoner would be brought here to be released and then searched by the Jin Yiwei? But the people here haven't dispersed yet!" An Huan'er pulled back her head in confusion and asked Lian Subbo.
Lian Subo drank by himself with a plate of peanuts, enjoying the hard-earned moment of peace. He took a sip of the wine and felt that the wine in this restaurant tasted good and he could take two bottles with him when he left. After drinking, he explained quietly: "This is the assessment of Jin Yiwei. First, the prisoner cannot be let go, and second, the common people must not be injured. Only by ensuring that these two points are achieved can the assessment be considered completed." "
"Aren't those people in danger?" An Ran frowned, feeling that this assessment was unreasonable.
"Hey!" Lian Subo smiled: "How can an emperor at this level consider the thoughts of the people at the bottom? For those in high positions, it is enough to achieve their goals. Besides, it is not an order to fail the assessment if the people are injured. Well, these superiors have already shown some mercy to the people!"
An Ran was angry when he heard that. At this time, he also poked his head and looked downstairs, secretly thinking about whether he should take action later if the prisoner really wanted to hurt the people.
An Huan'er continued to watch the excitement carelessly, but she had actually secretly made up her mind that if those people were in trouble and the Jin Yiwei was useless, she would ask Uncle Lian to kill the prisoner and teach him a lesson. A meal for that useless Jin Yiwei.
Next door to Lian Subo's private room, Liu Licheng and Shao Shiwang were also sitting at the table. There was no food on the table, only some snacks and two pots of good tea.
"Brother Liu, your arrangement this time is really unexpected!" Shao Shiwang looked downstairs with a smile: "I have seen many familiar faces, many people from the 26th Guards of the Pro-Army came to watch the fun, and There are also many people from the Beijing Camp, it’s really a good show today!”
Liu Licheng poured a cup of tea for Shao Shiwang and said with the same smile: "It's not because of Brother Shao's help, otherwise the young master of Dali Temple would not betray me as a younger brother!"
Shao Shiwang nodded and said with a smile: "That's true, that person is not easy to talk to, but I didn't contribute much. At most, I was just a middleman. If Brother Liu hadn't got your money in place, he wouldn't have done this. Bring out important death row prisoners."
When Liu Licheng heard this, he immediately became interested. Although he asked the Ministry of War to issue the order, he had no way to deal with the death row prisoners involved in the assessment. Fortunately, Shao Shiwang had connections, and the young minister of Dali Temple was also a noble person. After some matchmaking, he , Liu Licheng spent five hundred taels before the Dali Temple Shaoqing proposed a death row prisoner who would definitely make Liu Xintong pass the test.
You must know that Emperor Kangyang has clear regulations on the assessment of Jinyiwei. What level of Jinyiwei should match what level of death row prisoners? It is not that you are a small family and you are matched with a death row prisoner of Dacheng Realm. That is murder, not Assessment.
Shao Shiwang smiled and said: "I don't know the specific situation of this person. I only know that this person was at the peak of Xiaocheng Realm when he was arrested. He entered the Dali Temple prison and broke through after being punished. Although he has been detained ever since. He was imprisoned and never had enough food. His strength must have been severely weakened, but it was not something that a small adult could handle. I think this is good, and it satisfies Brother Liu's request to directly kill Liu Baihu's mouth. .”
When Liu Licheng heard that he was such a fierce man, he was not surprised, but hesitant: "Will there be no problems with such a high-level death row prisoner?"
Shao Shiwang let out a laugh and said with a laugh: "Now on this street, there are at least ten people in a thousand households. Even if there is no one else, if you and I join forces, how can this death row prisoner escape even if he regains his strength? This is his trap. In the animal farm, his only prey is the Liu Baihu, and we are like the mantis stalking the cicada, with that oriole behind us!"
