"No courtesy!" Han Jinxin got up and stood in front of Yang Peng with his head lowered, saying nothing.
Yang Peng said kindly: "Han, sit down, sit down!" Hearing Yang Peng call him to sit down, Han Jinxin's eyes flashed with a look, as if he had regained his former demeanor as a sitting detective of the Ministry of Justice. But soon, he thought clearly about his current situation and lost that trace of his spirit. He thought about it and even suspected that Yang Peng was mocking him for having worked for an eunuch, and he knelt on the ground again with a thud.
"The sinner has long since changed his mind and has nothing to do with the eunuch anymore!" Yang Peng knew that he had frightened him by asking him to sit down, so he turned around and said, "Don't be afraid, Father Han, I am here to give you a future!" Han Jinxin Raising his head in surprise, Na Na asked: "What's the future? Please make it clear, Lord City Lord!"
Yang Peng did not answer his words, but asked: "What did you do when you were in the Ministry of Punishment." "The criminal was a detective in the Ministry of Punishment, responsible for spying on supervisory officials." "How to spy on supervisory officials?" "That's it. Collect intelligence about officials and supervise their illegal behavior. They may stand guard to keep an eye on people, pay bribes, intimidate and suppress them, or torture them to extract confessions.”
Yang Peng nodded and said, "Please be more specific." Han Jinxin's face turned pale when he said this. He had been looked down upon by being ostracized for ten years, and he became nervous when he mentioned the past of being a detective from the Ministry of Justice. He looked at Yang Peng, lowered his head and said, "Sir, the guilty people have changed their ways and have nothing to do with the past!"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "I have something good for you to do. Please tell me how the detectives from the Ministry of Punishments gather information." Han Jinxin looked at Yang Peng, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "The so-called sentry to keep an eye on people means sending people to spy on people." Keep an eye on officials at the front and back doors, and follow them as soon as they see an official or family member coming out to do something, until the truth comes out. This requires a lot of manpower, but this is the only way to handle cases with no clues. The so-called bribery is Find the family members of officials who are greedy for money and despise justice, lure them with gold and silver, and ask them to tell the official's things. This method is suitable for exploring some insignificant clues, or when the official's crime is relatively minor. For insignificant things and For minor crimes, it is easy for the official's family to betray the official for profit."
"What about intimidation and suppression?" "Intimidation and suppression means revealing your identity as a detective from the Ministry of Justice, deceiving the families of those officials who are not determined, and lying to them that their master is in danger and will be suppressed by the officials. Now he can only say Only when his master does something bad can he have a chance to escape! Usually, after being followed for a period of time and coaxing lower-status servants to find out about the situation in the official's family, only then can such a weak-minded official's family be found and intimidated."
"What about torture to extract a confession?" "Torture is to kidnap key servants after getting clues, and put them in prison for detailed interrogation until evidence is produced." Yang Peng nodded and praised: "Through these four methods, , How can you prevent the scandals of officials? Yes, you have not lost your skills!" Han Jinxin didn't know what Yang Peng meant, and he knelt on the ground speechless.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Han Jinxin, you treated me well when I arrived in Cangzhou. Now I will show you a clear path, will you go?" Han Jinxin's eyes lit up, he raised his head and said: "City Lord, please make it clear! Xiao People are now desperate. As long as there is a mouthful of food, Han Jinxin will risk everything!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "I will let you be the leader of my secret guards, responsible for spying on the intelligence of people on Cangzhou West Road and collecting evidence of crimes."
It turned out that the general was going to work for him. Han Jinxin asked, "Aren't you afraid of others talking about your use of eunuchs?" "I'm not afraid, let them talk." Yang Peng said, "I'll give you five For two months, ten people will be given to you to take care of, will you do it?" Five or two months can support a family of five or six people in this era, which is considered an absolutely high salary. When Han Jinxin heard this, his face lit up with joy and he quickly said: "I did it. I will wholeheartedly collect information for you!"
Yang Peng helped Han Jinxin up, let him sit on a chair, and said slowly: "Dad Han, you need to find out all the information about the businessmen on Cangzhou West Road and the bureaucrats behind these businessmen, and find out their dirty things. This The first thing to check is Bingbei Dao Song Dao, and check his entire family from top to bottom!"
Yang Peng appointed Han Jinxin as the envoy of the "Secret Guard Department" of the government office. As a city lord, Yang Peng would sooner or later organize a government office to handle affairs, but currently, this government office only has one department: the "Secret Guard Department". Yang Peng advanced five or two months' money to Han Jinxin and asked him to make some decent clothes first and then move his family to Tianjing New City. Yang Peng recruited ten more clever young people and gave them all to Han Jinxin for management.
Yang Peng also found his crony, Zheng Kaicheng's younger brother Zheng Kaida, and asked him to be the deputy envoy of the Secret Guard Office to supervise Han Jinxin. Zheng Kaida used to be a supervisor in a salt factory, and he was very willing to let Yang Peng transfer him to work in the Secret Guard Department. After all, the Secret Guard Department was considered a key department and would have a bright future. The Secret Guard Office has twenty taels of "intelligence money" every month. If Han Jinxin wants to buy information or needs money elsewhere, he can withdraw the money. However, it can only be withdrawn after Zheng Kaida agrees.
There is a lot of money needed to collect intelligence, and twenty taels of silver will not be enough in the long run. But Yang Peng wanted to see Han Jinxin's ability. If Han Jinxin did well, he would give him more money for funding. Han Jinxin lived in poverty for ten years and was so poor that he didn't even have enough clothes for his wife for the winter. Many people died of frostbite, which shows how miserable life is. At this time, Yang Peng suddenly took advantage of him, and his subordinates were in charge of ten people. Han Jinxin's whole person seemed to be alive and radiant. He was doing his job well, and organized the spying and spying in an orderly manner.
Zheng Kaicheng reported to Yang Peng several times, saying that Han Jinxin was very dedicated and competent. Half a month later, Han Jinxin and Zheng Kaida found Yang Peng and reported the results of their investigation of Song Dao in the past half month. Han Jinxin came here this time to wash himself off and put on a clean jacket. At this time, he seemed to be ten years younger, looking about thirty-two or three years old. In just half a month, his whole temperament has changed drastically. Although he still missed his late wife and was a little depressed, his back was no longer hunched, his head was no longer bowed, and his eyes were somewhat bright.
"Lord City Lord, this Song Dao is corrupt and has accepted bribes. He has collected a lot of bribes!" Yang Peng was stunned when he heard this, and secretly thought that this army is really well-prepared. No wonder Song Dao is so arrogant. Yang Peng also said that it is really convenient to have Jin Yiwei help him collect information. In the past, he only knew his own situation, but now he can know other people's affairs clearly.
However, in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, bribery was common, and five thousand taels of silver was not too much. These bribes alone were not enough to make Song Dao bow his head in front of him. Yang Peng needed a more severe crime. "That's all?" "There's one more thing, I don't know if it's a big deal!" "You tell me!"
"Song Jinyu, the second son of Song Dao, has been visiting Cuiyulou, a brothel, every time, and every time he orders the number one brand of the brothel called Yuwan. There are many customers for Yuwan, and Song Jinyu would rather make an appointment and wait for a kiss. He seems to be very attached to it. And this Yuwan, We have verified that it is the work of Khitan!"
"Khitan Fine Works?" "Exactly! I have been paying attention to the top line of Khitan Fine Works in Cangzhou City for several years, and I know who it is. This leading figure meets with the top line of Khitan Fine Works once every ten days, and each time they step aside and talk in detail for half an hour. ." Yang Peng didn't expect that Han Jinxin would still pay attention to the Khitan's work when he was down, but he was actually a loyal minister who devoted himself to the country, and smiled. He suddenly had a plan in his mind and asked, "How much silver can this number one redeem himself for?"
Han Jinxin said: "Five hundred taels!" Yang Peng smiled and said: "Buy her and find a way to give her to Song Dao's son and send her to the Song Dynasty!" Han Jinxin handed over his hand and said: "I obey the order! But the money is not enough!" "Ask Zheng Kaida and I will give you enough money!"
Song Jinyu was the second son of Song Daoming of Cangzhou Bingbei Road. He was twenty-two years old. As early as the seventh year of Emperor Taizong's reign, he had been selected as a scholar and had great fame, so he was very conceited. He only knew that in a few years he had won the imperial examination and became a civil servant like his father, but he did not know that a conspiracy was gradually surrounding him. On November 27, Song Jinyu met three businessmen from Hangzhou and held a banquet at Zuixian Tower after being introduced by his Shilin friends.
After drinking for thirty years, the three merchants explained their purpose of coming: "We are merchants from Hangzhou, and we are going to run Hangzhou Blacksmithing in Cangzhou City. My goods are of good quality. I am not worried about buying and selling. I am only worried about being unfamiliar with the place in Cangzhou. I'm afraid that someone will bully me." "We want to get to know Song Bingbei through Mr. Song, so that we can have a backer and have a place to complain when we are bullied!" Song Jinyu secretly thought that this was the case. He took a sip of Bianjing wine. He said calmly: "My father has been very busy recently, but I don't know if he has time to meet with you."
The three merchants held out fifty taels of silver notes and handed them to Song Jinyu respectfully, saying, "Please recommend Mr. Song to introduce me." Song Jinyu saw the banknotes, knocked on the table, and secretly said to these few The merchants are also too instigative. They want to see their father for fifty taels. Don't they know that their father has two armies preparing for the road? However, Song Jinyu was short of money recently, so having these fifty taels was better than nothing. While he was hesitating, he saw the merchant clapped his hands.
As soon as the clapping sound ended, a figure Tingting walked in from outside the box. That soft and charming face, that curved figure, isn't it the Yu Wan that Song Jinyu misses day and night, or who is it? This Yuwan is the number one in Cuiyu Tower, and there are many customers. Every time Song Jinyu goes to see Yuwan, there are always guests, and she often has to make a reservation several days in advance. This Yuwan was not only beautiful, but she also learned to play the piano well and could draw meticulously, which fascinated Song Jinyu. It is a pity that although Song Jinyu was the second son of Bingbeidao, Songdao, Bingbeidao, had four sons and three daughters. Song Jinyu was not the most favored, and he could not afford the money to redeem Yuwan's life.
Whenever he had free time in the past six months, he went to Cuiyu Tower and spent all his remaining pocket money of more than a hundred taels. All his money was spent, and he had no money to go to Cuiyu Tower for more than ten days in a row. He missed Yuwan very much, but he didn't expect to see the beautiful woman here. Song Jinyu stood up excitedly and said softly: "Yuwan." Yuwan bowed softly and said with a slight smile: "Yuwan has met Mr. Song." The three merchants from Hangzhou laughed and said: "Come on. , Yuwan, accompany the young master to your seat!"
Yu Wan moved her lotus steps lightly and walked to Song Jinyu charmingly. She gently grabbed Song Jinyu's hand and said, "Sir..." Song Jinyu beamed with joy, grabbed Yu Wan's hand and said, "Yu Wan, more than ten years old." I haven’t seen you since the day, and I miss you very much!” The silk merchant from Hangzhou laughed and said, “Mr. Song is a romantic figure!” Song Jinyu said with a smile, “I didn’t expect three guests to invite Yu Wan!”
One of the leaders of the three businessmen said loudly: "More than just an invitation? Master Song, to tell you the truth, we bought Yuwan! As long as the master likes it, we will give Yuwan to the master!" Song Jinyu said. Zi was stunned, saying that happiness came too suddenly, his face turned red with excitement, and he burst into laughter. "I like it, of course I like it! The three merchants are so generous, Shi Yu is grateful." Yu Wan leaned on Song Jinyu's shoulder and said softly: "Master, I will be yours from now on, you must marry me as your concubine , don’t leave me outside!”
Song Jinyu nodded hurriedly and said: "I will definitely marry you home. Today, today, I will hire a sedan to marry you as a bride!" With the beauty in his arms, Song Jinyu had no intention of talking nonsense with the three Hangzhou businessmen and hurried to go home. , then he clasped his fists and said to the three Hangzhou merchants: "I accept the kindness of you three. I will contact my father to ask him to meet you someday. I will talk to you in detail tomorrow!" The three merchants looked at each other. , smiled and said: "Young master, hurry up and take Yu Wan home, and we won't spoil your good things!"
Song Jinyu quickly agreed, pulled Yuwan who covered her mouth and smiled lightly, walked downstairs, hired a sedan and returned to the Bingbei Mansion. Yang Peng was in a good mood when he heard the news that Yuwan was married back to Bingbei Mansion by Song Jinyu. It is a serious crime to have a Khitan expert in the family, and it is enough for Song Dao to lose his official title. It cost five hundred taels of silver to defeat Bing Bei Dao. This was a good deal. Yang Peng walked a few steps in the second hall and asked Han Jinxin: "After Yuwan entered the Bingbei Mansion, did she still contact Xizuo online?"
Han Jinxin replied: "I contacted you. This Yuwan has a personal maid. She is spying on intelligence in the Military Prefecture every day. Every three days, she hands the information to the maid and passes it on to Xizuo. My whistle saw this maid delivering messages twice. The general wants to launch an attack, so we can capture these three people together when the time comes!"
Yang Peng nodded and said: "You did a good job, I will reward you with twenty taels of silver!" Han Jinxin blushed with joy and said loudly: "Sir, please show me your kindness again. I don't dare to take any more silver rewards!"
Yang Peng smiled and said, "You deserve this!" Han Jinxin accepted Yang Peng's reward and said, "When are you going to attack?" Yang Peng smiled and said, "I want to play a big game. I will give you twenty more soldiers. You can lead these people to find out the details of the biggest businessmen on Cangzhou West Road. Investigate carefully and understand all their dirty things. Then I will showdown with them!"
Han Jinxin was stunned and looked at Zheng Kaida. Zheng Kaida looked at Yang Peng curiously, wanting to ask but not daring to ask. Yang Peng smiled and said: "The time has not come yet. I tell you not to spread the news outside. I want to collect business taxes on Cangzhou West Road!" "How many families have been collected and how much money?" "I bribed them. I got two servants in his house and got first-hand information. As far as I know, there was a general and nine guards who sent 3,000 taels of silver, and more than 2,000 taels of various goods.
The Eighth Prince stayed in Tianjing New City for a few days and then hurried back to Bianjing. Mrs. She and the others did not go back, only Zhou Yunjing and the Eighth Prince went back together. This time Yang Peng was also very generous, but only gave away 10,000 kilograms of refined salt. , one thousand soaps, five thousand soaps, one thousand sets of Jin Yiwei's clothes, and one hundred catties of wine were given. It was for the soldiers guarding the imperial city, because the costumes of the Jin Yiwei were really beautiful and practical. The Eighth Prince asked, and Yang Peng agreed to the Eighth Prince's request. The Erguotou in Tianjing New City was the strongest wine in the Song Dynasty. This wine is sold in Tianjing New City, but it is not available in Cangzhou at this time, and it is still in glass bottles. Where can you find glass bottles in Song Dynasty now, that is, Yang Peng has it.
One hundred flintlock muskets and matching cartridges. Yang Peng also gave twenty of Jin Yiwei's knives. It can be said that the Eighth Prince has gained a lot this time. The thing was done. Emperor Taizong has also passed away, and Empress Pan has become Concubine Pan, and she can't do anything. At this time, it's easy to attack the Pan family. No matter what, we have to give the Yang family face. After saying that she can hunt this time, she also It depends on Yang Peng's efforts.
The Eighth Prince returned to Bianjing as quickly as possible. The emperor did not go to court in the morning the next day because the Eighth Prince came back and was arguing about whether Emperor Zhenzong also sent people to the court. They made a mess and couldn't make up their minds. The Eighth Prince took The gifts that Yang Peng gave to the officials came to the imperial study room. Emperor Zhenzong came out to greet them and said, "The Eighth Prince has worked hard this time and brought so many gifts. It seems that there is a good harvest this time." The Eighth Prince said, " Officials, it’s a good thing we are going to Cangzhou this time and then to Yang Peng’s Tianjing New City, otherwise we would have to move the capital.”
Emperor Zhenzong said, "Is it that serious?" The eighth prince told Emperor Zhenzong what Yang Peng said. Emperor Zhenzong was also frightened and did not expect the Khitan and Xixia to unite. If this were to happen, Da Song would be in danger. The Eighth Prince said, "Yang Peng didn't make excessive demands. He wanted to exile the Pan family. We should explain this to Mrs. Pan. Also, Yang Peng's weapons are too powerful. They can kill people within two hundred meters. They The weapons are specially designed to deal with the Khitan cavalry. This time they gave us a hundred flintlock guns, which is to show us their capabilities."
Emperor Zhenzong asked, "How old is Yang Peng now and is he married?" The eighth prince said, "He is nineteen years old and is not married yet. It seems that there is already a candidate. He is his junior sister, who is the apprentice of senior brother Lin Qing'er." Emperor Zhenzong asked Said, "You see, Yuzhen is already sixteen years old and has reached the age to leave the court. In addition, she is my biological sister. I also want to find a good marriage for him. When the time comes, the emperor will still have to rely on you to come forward, that How is Yang Peng's talent and learning?"
The Eighth Prince said, "That is a man of great talent. He is a leader among young people. But the two-hand poems he made are unmatched by anyone in the court. They were done on the spot, and Kou Zhun was the ghostwriter." Emperor Zhenzong said, "Tell me about it." I can't wait for the details." The eighth prince told Emperor Zhenzong the details in the official hall. When Emperor Zhenzong heard it, he was really a great talent. "When I was drunk, I read the sword by burning the lamp, and I dreamed of blowing the trumpet company. Eight hundred miles away, my subordinates were burning, and the sound of fifty-stringed strings was heard outside the Great Wall. In the autumn of the battlefield, the troops were dispatched. The horse was flying fast, and the bow was like a thunderbolt. The king's affairs in the world were over. Win fame during and after life. Pity happens in vain!" This poem is so well done. It also deduces the life of the military commander. Yes, he is indeed a great talent.
"Throughout the ages, heroes have never been able to find a place for Sun Zhongmou. On the dancing pavilion and singing platform, the romance is always blown away by the rain and the wind. The grass and trees in the setting sun, the ordinary alleys. The slaves of humanity once lived. I think of those days, when they were armed with iron horses, they could swallow thousands of miles like a tiger. Yuan Jia hastily sealed the wolf as a coward, and won a hasty visit to the north. Forty-three years ago, I still remembered the beacon fire on Yangzhou Road. But looking back, under the Buddha (bì) Li Temple, there was a sacred crow drum. Who can ask: Lian Po is old, can he still make a living?" As soon as this poem came out, Mrs. She could no longer refuse. It is you, the Eighth Uncle, who has this method of motivating generals. Lian Po is old, can he still make a living? Haha, this poem is so well done that no military commander can pass it. Majestic. atmosphere.
That Kou Zhun is convinced, Kou Aiqing is also a great talent. The Eighth Prince said, "I am convinced, especially by the understanding of scholars, farmers, industrialists and merchants. I and Master Wang Qinruo are also convinced. It is not an exaggeration to say that this Yang Peng has read thousands of books."
Emperor Zhenzong said, "How about it? Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants have another way of saying it," the Eighth Prince said. It really is. "Guan Zhong, the famous Prime Minister of the Spring and Autumn Period of Qi, once said that the four people, scholars, peasants, industry and merchants, are the stone people of the country!" "But among the four people of scholars, peasants, industry and merchants mentioned by Guan Xiang, not one of them is a scholar!" "Isn't that a scholar?" "Although the scholars, peasants, industry and merchants mentioned in recent years refer to soldiers, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants respectively, there are no scholars." After all, the scholars shamelessly called the soldiers scholars in order to save face. That is to say, it was changed from the literati group of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because they wanted to improve the treatment of scholars, so there is no harm in reading, at least it means being sensible and understanding. But you cannot destroy other doctrines. The existence of Mohism, Taoism, and Legalism has its own reasons. We in Tianjing Xincheng rely on Legalism to formulate laws for us, and weapons rely on Mohism to help us. Martial arts and fighting rely on Taoism for guidance, while poetry and poetry rely on Confucianism.
The Eighth Prince said, "In the end, it was confirmed by Kou Zhun that it is true that scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and scholars are talking about soldiers, because Confucius was not famous at that time, and there was no Confucianism. Basically, it was confirmed that scholars were talking about soldiers. I didn't expect that Yang Peng So talented and learned, and they attach great importance to the Mohist school, and the flintlock rifle is the Mohist method. Well, our court is full of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and those scholars have their tails raised to the sky. How come the scholar dies for his confidant."
This time Yang Peng also brought 10,000 kilograms of salt, soap, clothes, and a hundred flintlock guns to the officials. Then he asked Zhou Yunjing to go to the martial arts field to practice for the officials. The officials would know that their weapons were so good. sharp.
Emperor Zhenzong looked at the gifts brought back by the Eighth Prince with great interest.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
