The so-called small bottom, serious position is called serving in the bureau. The old name is Bujindian Xiaodi, also known as Waizhang Xiaodi. They are the thirty people who are responsible for surrounding the imperial tent when the emperor is on tour. They are usually in the eighth rank or junior eighth rank.
The Internal Affairs Bureau, which the emperor relied on, originally had the same status as the Artifacts Bureau, the Stables Bureau, and the Chariot Bureau. It was under the jurisdiction of the Inspection Department in front of the palace. It was an inconspicuous small organization. On the small bottom, there is one person to guide, one person to make, two people to lead, and sixteen people to serve. There is nothing else.
As the valet bureau continues to rise, the status of these people has also risen a lot out of thin air these days. Any ordinary little guy has a large number of helpers and thugs under his command. When walking around the streets, he has a cloud of followers, and even the third and fourth-rank officials of the imperial court are not left behind.
Theoretically, the fifth-grade Xuanfu judge from the local area could only nod and bow when he saw them.
But Du Shisheng, the Xuanfu judge, was not among them.
The emperor knew, and everyone in the bureau knew that this old man was the representative of Ding Haijun in Zhongdu, and he also collected information about Central Capital for Ding Haijun, so that Guo Ning's evil tiger could profit from it. So there is no doubt that this old man is a thorn in the emperor's side and a thorn in his flesh.
In the past few months, many officials who had interacted with Du Shisheng had avoided him. Only Shangshu Youcheng Xu Ding occasionally chatted with Du Shisheng for the sake of food sources, maintaining a neither salty nor indifferent scene.
But everyone also understood that the fact that Guo Ning sent such a person to Zhongdu meant that he was quite concerned about the court and wanted to know about the court's trends. It also meant that he hoped to make money through trade with wealthy merchants in Zhongdu.
Then Guo Ning really wants to stop paying attention to the court and summon Du Shisheng back with an order... With that guy's ferocious demeanor, he will most likely overturn the table and go wild. The court is now having a hard time maintaining it. How can it bear this?
Therefore, we are extremely cautious and must not allow anything to go wrong.
This is the result. None of the soldiers and horses under Guo Ning's command were allowed to enter; and the judges under Guo Ning's command were not allowed to stray even a step.
This time Du Shisheng followed his daily habits and had a few side dishes and a pot of wine in the restaurant, while the wolf-like waiters of the bureau accompanied him, and even emptied the entire restaurant in advance, lest this Something happened to me.
When Du Shisheng finished eating and drinking, and leisurely stood up and left, several Xiaodi breathed a sigh of relief and continued to stare. It was getting dark now, the torches were swaying and the firelight was swaying. Several people stared at Du Shisheng's every move with wide eyes, feeling that their eyes hurt.
Du Shisheng left the restaurant without getting on his horse and walked slowly down the street for half a mile to the north of Kanglefang, the courtyard where he lived. He stepped over the threshold, suddenly patted his head, turned around and said to the servant leading the horse: "Today, there was another robbery in Xuanyao Gate. From now on, supply will always be difficult. Hurry up and bring more money to buy enough. Food and firewood!"
The servant asked: "Where can I buy it?"
"Nonsense! Of course we go to the market on the east side of Wangfu Street. The other places are so far away, why don't you use my carriage to move it!"
Du Shisheng scolded him casually and went to the backyard.
The servant glanced at him, muttered twice, led the horse into the courtyard, turned around and closed the courtyard door. Not long after, having probably packed up his horses and brought enough money, he came out of the side door and went to the market on the east side of Wangfu Street.
The weather was still cold, and a few bits of snow foam were sprinkled in the air from time to time. A few valets stood across the courtyard. Some people breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, the day is over, nothing happened. This old man is fine." "
Some people also said with a sad face: "I'll ask a few men to keep an eye on it at night. It's really too cold. How can I stand it if this goes on day after day?"
"Your Majesty said that we must keep an eye on this guy! Who will stay tonight?"
"I stayed here yesterday, but I won't serve you today! I have to go back home, take a good bath, and then make the two girls feel comfortable."
While the waiters in the bureau complained, Du Shisheng walked back and forth in the room for a few steps before sitting down.
Lighting the candle casually, he found that his hands were shaking a little.
How could this happen? So old! He was a little emotional, but couldn't help but want to laugh.
He is not young anymore,
But his eyesight was not bad. Just sitting in the restaurant of Tongmafang, he had already seen clearly the team of envoys from the Song Dynasty.
They were indeed envoys from the Song Dynasty, but the hundreds of people who were behind the envoys and followed the vehicles were definitely not from the Song Dynasty. Especially a fat man with short hair sitting cross-legged on the roof of the carriage...
Du Shisheng hadn't seen his colleagues in the navy for a long time, but how could Du Shisheng not recognize this man who once wiped out the remnants of Hu Shahu's troops in the palace and killed them like rivers of blood?
This is Luo Chongwei, Monk Luo! He is the chief of the Sixth General Manager of Shandong Dinghai Navy and Guo Ning’s right-hand man! Good guy, Guo Liulang has sent Master Huifeng back to Zhongdu!
Needless to say, Guo Liulang is going to do something big!
Du Shisheng clenched his hands into fists and sighed deeply and with satisfaction.
He has been operating in Zhongdu City for many years. Since Xu Zhiguo's prime minister Xu Cheng was in power, he had won the reputation of being a strange man by virtue of his skill in wind and calculation. In fact, he recruited the city foxes and rats in Zhongdu for Xu Zhiguo and kept abreast of various folk situations in case of emergencies.
Twenty years have passed since then, and Du Shisheng has not accomplished any real big things. In the past year, he has always been regarded as Guo Ning's messenger, and he is just a has-been old scholar.
But Du Shisheng knew it himself. In the past year, Guo Ning has given Du Shisheng great support and great authority. And Du Shisheng will definitely repay the favor at the appropriate time.
The noble stomachs of those Jurchens have been out of touch for too long, and are rotten from head to toe. So the things they thought they had a firm control over were actually gorgeous buildings built on mud and sand. No matter how delicate and solid they were, once the foundations were shaken, they were immediately riddled with holes and crumbling.
And Du Shisheng is someone who knows every piece of mud and beach very well.
At this moment, Du Shisheng was sitting peacefully at home, but his servants who went out to buy grain and firewood were very particular about their whereabouts.
The market he went to was the one on the east side of Wangfu Street. This market is not far from the courtyard where Du Shisheng is located, so it is natural for the servants to go there.
Because this market is located between Sheng'en Temple and Xianlu Temple, it is very cramped, so the shops are located in the north, but the supply yard is placed in the south across Shirenmen Street. If you are an old acquaintance going to buy something, just go directly to the stockyard.
To the south of the yard, there is a high wall that has been in disrepair. Opposite the high wall, which is about twenty to thirty feet wide, is the famous Minzhong Temple. But there is also a short corner, facing the Huitong Pavilion used by the Kingdom of Jin to house envoys from various countries.
Directly below the folded corner is a house used to house the delegation's entourage.
All of this is within Du Shisheng's budget, and he has already arranged the relevant support manpower.
Half an hour later, the door outside the courtyard rang. The servant followed a dilapidated cart hired temporarily and returned to the side gate.
The vehicle was pushed into the courtyard and the side door was closed. The firewood piled up and down on the cart was pushed away with a crash. Monk Luo sat on the cart and smiled at Du Shisheng.
"Lao Du, I want to be your neighbor for a while!" The monk lowered his voice and said cheerfully.
