"What?"
At night, in the side hall of Liu Mansion, Senior Brother Cheng, who was having dinner with Liu Xin, exclaimed in shock and stood up suddenly.
Liu Xin patted Senior Brother Cheng on the arm, poured him a glass of wine and said:
"Okay, Senior Brother Cheng, calm down and don't get too excited!"
"What did you do? Why were you suddenly transferred to Nanzhen Fusi?" Senior Brother Cheng sat down, drank a glass of wine, and then asked.
"Senior brother Cheng, do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?" Liu Xin asked without answering.
Brother Cheng frowned, poured himself another glass, drank it down, and then said: "It's a good thing, but it can't be a good thing."
"Oh, tell me." Liu Xin asked curiously as he picked up some food for himself.
Senior Brother Cheng put down his glass and said, "Let's talk about the disadvantages first. Going to Nanzhen Fusi means that you have to fight alone, and I can't help you easily."
Liu Xin nodded. Indeed, at Wenxuanfang Baihu Office, he could always discuss with Senior Brother Cheng, just like the case of the Royal Horse Prison. Most of the information he obtained came from Senior Brother Cheng and the covert investigation team. Without the latter, he would not have been able to obtain so much information and capture so many clues in a short period of time.
"Actually, the disadvantages are not too bad, but the advantages are more." Senior Brother Cheng drank another drink, and then said:
"In fact, the real master of Nanzhen Fusi is Mi Yusong, as you know. Mi Yusong is a close minister of His Majesty the Emperor, and the two of them are considered brothers in private!"
Liu Xin looked up in shock, Mi Yusong and the emperor were brothers.
Brother Cheng saw the shocked look on his face and said with a smile: "This is no secret, and it's not just the two of them. Shangguan Ba of Emperor Wu City and the current Marquis of Jin are also part of this group. I heard that Mi Yusong is the boss , Emperor Xuyang is the second eldest son, and Shangguan Ba is the third eldest son. This origin comes from the time when Emperor Kangyang found many folk companions for his princes, and Mi Yusong and Shangguan Ba were among them. The specific story between them is unknown to outsiders, but the friendship between the three of them is extraordinary!"
No wonder Emperor Wu City was able to get the full support of Emperor Xu Yang. Remember, the year Emperor Wu City began to unify the world was exactly the year Emperor Xu Yang ascended the throne.
"Therefore." Senior Brother Cheng continued with a smile: "If you can get Mi Yusong's favor in Nanzhen Fusi, it means that you have almost entered the emperor's eyes. This is a good thing for you to quickly master the Jinyiwei. Also. Fortunately, you were transferred to Nanzhen Fusi. It would be terrible if you were transferred to Dongchang. Hahaha!"
At the end of the sentence, Senior Brother Cheng didn't know what he thought of, and he laughed heartily.
"What are you laughing at?" After Liu Xin asked this question, he suddenly felt something bad.
Brother Cheng looked at Liu Xin narrowly and said with a smile: "If you are transferred to Dongchang, do you think the sect will give you a secret order one day, asking you to join the palace as a eunuch after you leave the palace? ! After all, if you want to master Dongchang, you must first be a eunuch! Hahahaha!"
Senior Brother Cheng laughed more and more wildly, but Liu Xin had a dark look on his face.
What's so funny about this!
Senior Brother Cheng was already laughing so hard that tears welled up in his eyes.
After a long time, Senior Brother Cheng finally restrained his emotions, and would only twitch from time to time. But Liu Xin knew that Senior Brother Cheng was not twitching when he looked at him, so what was he thinking about, so happy.
Senior Brother Cheng finally calmed down his emotions and was finally able to continue speaking:
"Nanzhen Fusi broke away from the control of Jinyiwei commander Wang Zhongjie, and it was entirely because of the leadership of Dai De'an, the commander and commander. Dai De'an was the commander of Dongchang Qianhu before entering Nanzhen Fusi. After he left, Mi Yusong just poached Yuan Dongxiang from the army."
Liu Xin suddenly realized: "It turns out that Yuan Dongxiang's predecessor was Dai De'an."
Senior Brother Cheng nodded and continued: "The responsibilities of Nanzhen Fusi were originally internal audits, just like the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to the civil and military officials. Nanzhen Fusi currently only has one thousand households, but there are many hundreds of households under his command. In recent years, it has been actually in the hands of Mi Yusong, so the structure of Nanzhen Fusi is more like Dongchang."
Liu Xin nodded, it looked like it.
"Over the years, the power of Nanzhen Fusi has been expanding. It is not that it has taken power from Beizhen Fusi, but that Dongchang has transferred part of its power to Nanzhen Fusi. Therefore, Nanzhen Fusi will still investigate some special cases. Cases. These special cases overlap with some of the powers of the North Town Fusi. It is equivalent to the South Town Fusi having some rights similar to those of the North Town Fusi."
Senior Brother Cheng took a few bites of food and finally concluded: "Nanzhen Fusi may be a better place for you to be promoted. Although I can't help you in time, with the assistance of the secret investigation team, you can get The speed of meritorious service must be faster than others. Maybe you can really control the entire Jinyiwei in a short period of time."
Liu Xin didn't know how long the short time that Brother Cheng was talking about was. As everyone knows, in the eyes of Senior Brother Cheng, ten years is already a short period of time to be able to control Jin Yiwei! If he knew what Senior Brother Cheng was thinking, he would probably give up.
My dear, I am wasting such a beautiful youth on something like this. It’s unreasonable. I’m done with it!
But Liu Xin didn't know what Senior Brother Cheng was thinking, so he ate his meal happily.
Generally speaking, people who are not close associates of the emperor cannot sit in the position of military commander.
Judging from historical experience, basically when an emperor is in power, the position of the commander of the Imperial Guard will be changed at most. As long as the commander does not seek rebellion, he can basically follow the emperor to the end.
After all, this position mainly focuses on being obedient and easy to use, and ability is secondary.
The two of them ate and drank again until late at night before going back to their rooms.
When Senior Brother Cheng returned to his bedroom, the moment he closed the door, his drunkenness was instantly evaporated by his internal energy, and he looked into the room with bright eyes.
There was a dark shadow over there, standing at the head of Senior Brother Cheng's bed. Under the thin moonlight, the shadow seemed to turn around and look at Senior Brother Cheng.
"Secret Order A-2!" came the hoarse voice of the black shadow.
Senior Brother Cheng had a look of surprise on his face!
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Early the next morning, Liu Xin met an unexpected person on his way to Baihu Dianmao.
"Gui Wanqiu, why are you dressed like this?"
In a small alley, Liu Xin saw Gui Wanqiu dressed as a beggar. If the latter hadn't deliberately revealed his face for him to see, he would never have recognized it.
Gui Wanqiu said calmly: "I'm here to say thank you to Liu Baihu!"
Liu Xin frowned. He knew that with Gui Wanqiu's underworld methods, it would not be difficult to find out where he lived, because he did not hide his identity. The next moment he suddenly woke up and understood why Gui Wanqiu was dressed like this.
"Shao Shiwang...you asked someone to kill him!"
When Gui Wanqiu heard Liu Xin's words, she nodded calmly, and then a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes:
"If I want revenge, I need to spend money. But if Shao Shiwang can't get rid of him, I won't have that money."
Liu Xin's face was complicated, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Fortunately, Shao Shiwang is not a good person, so he will not worry about whether to catch Gui Wanqiu.
"Are you looking for the killer of the Dog Slaughter Sect?" Liu Xin asked.
He remembered that the killer who assassinated Shao Shiwang and the one who attacked Jian Fangliang and destroyed the evidence were probably the same person, so maybe he could get the identity information of the killer from Gui Wanqiu.
Gui Wanqiu nodded: "Yes."
Liu Xin asked tentatively: "Then do you know the killer's situation?"
Gui Wanqiu shook her head and said, "The only one I've seen before, Liu Baihu has also seen it."
It's that female killer, Rabbit!
Liu Xin was already prepared in his heart, so he was not disappointed. Looking at Gui Wanqiu's appearance, he asked tentatively:
"Are you ready to leave the Imperial Capital now?"
Gui Wanqiu nodded and said: "I found the killers of the Dog Slaughter Sect. They found the northern barbarians who killed my elder brother and fourth brother, but the latter was too strong. The people of the Dog Slaughter Sect said they couldn't do it. So they replaced him. I killed Shao Shiwang and gave me a discount in the end, allowing me to keep part of my money so that I could live away from here."
The killer of the Dog Slaughter Sect is quite humane! Liu Xin thought this way.
Gui Wanqiu continued: "I took away the money from the gambling house. The people behind Shao Shiwang must want to find me, so I had to dress up like this. But before leaving, I hope to come to Liu Baihu again and thank him in person. I also There is a Taoist and a Buddhist, but they are hard to find, so I can only give up."
Liu Xin looked at Gui Wanqiu and felt a little emotional for a moment. Although Gui Wanqiu has been in the underworld for more than ten years, her character has rarely been eroded. She also has a sense of loyalty that is rare for women.
Fortunately, he is actually a fake Jin Yiwei and a real Jianghu person. Otherwise, if Gui Wanqiu took such a great achievement and sent it to Jiang Yin Gong or Liu Licheng, he would definitely get a lot of benefits.
"Then how are you going to get out of the city? The city gates are being searched closely now." Liu Xin asked a unnecessary question.
Sure enough, Gui Wanqiu replied confidently: "Having been operating in the imperial capital for more than ten years, I still have this ability. Liu Baihu can rest assured!"
"That's good."
After a brief exchange between the two, Liu Xin watched Gui Wanqiu disappear into an alley corner.
Suddenly he had an inexplicable feeling that Gui Wanqiu would not really find a place to hide. She might think of other ways. One day, she might be able to succeed in revenge, or she might reach the end with her continuous efforts.
After pausing in silence for a moment, Liu Xin slowly merged into the crowd.
When Liu Xin entered the Wenxuanfang Hundred Households Office, he found that there were many people inside. The four chief bannermen were all there, and most of the minor bannermen were also there, except for those who were still being ordered by the people from the Inner City Qianhu Office. , the rest have arrived.
Guo Yong was well-informed. Early in the morning, a note from the commander of Nanzhen Fusi arrived at the Qianhu Office in Neidong City.
I heard that Liu Qianhu looked at the note in surprise, his face uncertain, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad for a moment.
"Liu Baihu, you...you are going to be transferred to Nanzhen Fusi!" Guo Yong's face showed regret, loss and a hint of uncertainty. It might be because he was worried about the future.
Liu Xin looked at everyone's expressions and immediately understood why everyone was acting like this.
Within the Thousand Households House in the East City, where the Wenxuanfang Hundred Households are located, there is an anomaly. Liu Licheng has always wanted to incorporate the Wenxuanfang Hundred Households Office. If that happens, there will definitely be a cleanup in the Wenxuanfang Hundred Households Office and a group of Liu Licheng's people will be replaced.
Before, it was Lao Liu Baihu who had been protecting everyone, and later it was Liu Baihu, but in just a few days, Liu Baihu was about to leave everyone. This departure directly caused the Wenxuanfang household to no longer have any resistance. force.
Among the several general flags and small flags, it is estimated that not many can be left.
Liu Xin sighed in his heart. Although they had not been in contact for a long time, this group of people still respected him. No matter what the reason was, they would at least do their best.
Suddenly, Liu Xin had an idea, but he didn't say it, and he didn't have time to say it.
At the gate of the Hundred Households, Cheng Guotao came in a hurry, passing through the crowd, his face full of smiles, all the general flags, small flags, the captain swore that except in front of Liu Licheng, they had never seen Hundreds of Households act so flatteringly. Laughed.
"Liu Baihu, Liu Qianhu invites you to go to Qianhu's office to discuss matters."
You are very polite! Liu Xin secretly cursed, he always told you to come over before.
Liu Xin nodded, did not say anything to everyone in Wenxuanfang, and left directly with Cheng Guotao, leaving behind all of them with angry, confused, and frightened faces.
"Lao Guo, when did you say we would be sent home?" said a small flag official who was no different in age from Guo Yong and entered the Jinyi Guard at the same time.
Guo Yong's expression changed, and he finally showed a look of helplessness. He shook his head, said nothing, and went straight back to his check-in room.
The rest of the people scattered around.
After only a few days of contact with Liu Xin, some of them had not even spoken to Liu Xin. Although they were resentful, they did not rise to the level of resentment.
When he arrived at the Inner East City Thousand Households Office, Liu Licheng naturally looked enthusiastic. Because he was in a flat tone, he couldn't say anything like congratulations, but he also said a lot of good things.
However, Liu Xin had something on his mind, and now he didn't need to look at Liu Licheng's face, so he went directly to transfer orders, said a few polite words and left in a hurry.
After Liu Xin left, Liu Licheng's expression darkened.
"Brother, this kid really went to Dongchang, and now he is a little arrogant!" Cheng Guotao said.
Liu Licheng snorted coldly, but he didn't care too much about this matter. He was more concerned about another thing, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily:
"It's okay if this guy goes to Nanzhen Fusi. There will be a vacant spot at Wenxuanfang. We can finally win Wenxuanfang!"
Cheng Guotao seemed to have just remembered the matter at this moment, and gave a cooperating and exaggerated expression, saying: "Then the adopted son of Qin Guogong can come to the imperial capital with peace of mind and take up his post!"
Liu Licheng sneered and said, "No need!"
The smile on Cheng Guotao's face froze: "No need?"
Liu Licheng nodded and said: "The adopted son of Duke Qin has a better position!"
Cheng Guotao immediately realized that it was the one Shao Shiwang had vacated, the post of Thousand Households!
Under the control of Duke Jiangyin, it is not difficult for a mere Jin Yiwei to occupy a thousand households. Besides, the adopted son of Duke Qin has his own aura.
"The current situation is the best for us!" Cheng Guotao sighed. A few days ago, they were in an embarrassing situation, but a few days later, the situation was turned upside down.
Liu Licheng nodded in agreement, but at the same time he tapped his fingers on the table and said, "But Liu Xin is also a troublesome guy. We have to give him a lot of trouble. If he gets up while holding on to Dongchang's thigh, we can't say no to him in the future." It’s accurate.”
Cheng Guotao comforted him: "Brother, it's okay. We just need to make good friends with the Duke of Qin's son. With his ability, it's very simple to deal with Liu Xin. Not to mention the distance, there will be a personal guard martial arts competition in two months." Yes, Liu Xin meets this requirement. Our Emperor Wu City lineage has many connections among the personal guards, so we can ask those people to help. Although Wu Bi is not allowed to kill the opponent, there is always a disability rate. "
Liu Licheng immediately understood the meaning of Cheng Guotao's words, and suddenly showed a sinister smile.
The Yamen of Nanzhen Fusi is on the south side of East Chang'an Street, only a few steps away from Bianyifang.
It will be more convenient to be on duty in the future, but I don’t know if there will be as much free time as in Wenxuanfang in Nanzhen Fusi.
Next door to Fusi Yamen in South Town is Jinyiwei Yamen, which is also Fusi Yamen in North Town. The two were close together, but most of the Jin Yiwei wearing the same robes who came in and out of the two door openings were hostile to each other.
In addition to internal supervision, Nanzhen Fusi's duties are also responsible for the research and development of weapons and ordnance. This can only overlap with the department responsible for ordnance of the Ministry of Industry, but because Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal army and needs weapons and equipment that are not known to outsiders, it is opened independently. Sometimes, the weapons produced by Nanzhen Fusi are even better than those produced by the great craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry.
The reason is that Nanzhen Fusi has sufficient funds and is much more generous than the Ministry of Industry.
Therefore, the captains of Nanzhen Fusi who are close to the water and the towers are the first to get the first prize. Each Nanzhen Fusi captain will have something more than the one from Beizhen Fusi.
The most basic one is a mini short crossbow that is no more than the length of your hand.
Equipped with three crossbow arrows, the power can penetrate a two-inch thick wooden board. Although it cannot penetrate armor, it is enough to cause a certain amount of damage as long as it lands in a position without armor protection.
When he arrived at the gate of Nanzhen Fusi, the Jinyiwei Yamen was next door. When he saw two school captains passing by with short crossbows on their waists, Liu Xin knew that these two people were from Nanzhen Fusi.
One of them saw Liu Xin, who was wearing a fish-dragon suit but did not have a crossbow on his waist, so he turned his head and fired as if he hadn't seen him.
However, Liu Xin called out to the two of them, but they ignored him. Liu Xin was embarrassed for a while.
Liu Xin had no choice but to walk towards the gate of Nanzhen Fusi. For some reason, it was the time of day when he was on duty, but the gate was still closed and no one was guarding it.
After standing at the door for a moment, a voice came from behind:
"What are you doing!" This was a deep voice. Liu Xin turned around and saw a middle-aged man wearing Jin Yiwei's Qianhu costume. His whole body was tall and powerful, and his bulging muscles covered Jin Yiwei's fish dragon suit. He was stretched tightly, and there was an inch-long beard on his chin, mixed with a little paleness.
This should be Wei Fuchuan from Qianhu, Fusi, Nanzhen.
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Wei Qianhu? I am the 100th household here to report today, Liu Xin!"
...
"Um!"
After a long silence, when something called embarrassment gradually condensed in the air, Wei Fuchuan hummed softly, then walked to the side of the door and passed through a corridor. There was a side door there, and two schoolmasters stood at the door. Lieutenant on duty.
Due to its location, this side door happened to be blocked, and Liu Xin didn't notice it at first.
If he hadn't learned from Senior Brother Cheng that Wei Fuchuan and Wei Qianhu of Nanzhen Fusi cherished words like gold, he might have thought that the other party was deliberately targeting him.
With Wei Fuchuan leading the way, Liu Xin entered Nanzhen Fusi Yamen all the way.
The layout here is similar to that of Thousand Households and Hundred Houses, except that there are deep corridors on both sides, connecting the rear. There are probably armories, foundry workshops and other places further back.
Wei Fuchuan knocked on the door of a public house, stepped aside, and motioned for Liu Xin to enter.
Liu Xin went in and noticed the smell of ink inside. Looking at it carefully, he found that the room was full of calligraphy and paintings, and most of them were freshly written, and some of the ink was not even dry.
"Hahaha, is our new deputy Qianhu here?" A hearty laughter came, arriving before the person arrived.
Deputy Senhu?
Was it a mistake?
Shouldn't I be here?
boom!
The door is closed, Wei Fuchuan! You mute, you want to harm me!
