Qinhuai Street.
More than a dozen Jinyi guards were walking in the middle of the road, and pedestrians around them hurriedly avoided them.
Anyone who knows a little bit can see that the leader of the Jin Yiwei is intimidating in his bullfight uniform.
In the early Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period, the Jinyiwei were Zhu Yuanzhang's personal bodyguards and honor guard.
Because of their function as an honor guard, the Jin Yiwei's costumes are extremely gorgeous.
Among them, the top Jin Yiwei will be rewarded with flying fish uniforms and bullfighting uniforms.
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, people could even be rewarded with python suits.
"I bought breakfast from this teahouse."
The group of people was led by Chen Zhi and soon arrived at Ping An Teahouse. Chen Zhi said quickly.
When Song Zhong and others walked to the door of the teahouse, the waiter who greeted guests quickly came over and said, "Masters, I'm really sorry, today's breakfast has been sold out."
The boy was a little nervous. He didn't expect what happened earlier, even Jin Yiwei was alarmed.
In the capital, Jin Yiwei had a reputation of being extremely cruel. Especially affected by the Hu Weiyong case, he frequently confiscated homes and exterminated clans.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is Mr. Song Zhongsong, the envoy of Fusi Town in Jinyiwei North Town. Why don't you hurry up and ask your boss to come out to greet you."
Qianhu, who followed, shouted directly.
The reason why they came was not just for the simple breakfast, but also for the people who made the breakfast.
The boy was frightened, turned around and ran in to report.
Many tea guests in the teahouse lobby were frightened when they saw Jin Yiwei coming to the door, and they quickly left one by one.
In just a dozen breaths, the entire teahouse became quiet and quiet.
In this situation, there were not even a crowd of people watching.
Only some people who couldn't hold back their curiosity stayed away to watch.
Upstairs, Zhu Ying quickly learned what happened downstairs.
"Why did Jin Yiwei come to my teahouse? Is it possible that someone is looking for trouble?"
Zhu Ying frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, she said to Uncle Zhang: "Go down and deal with them first and see what's going on."
Uncle Zhang nodded and went directly downstairs.
Zhu Ying's ears twitched slightly. The sound insulation of this wooden structure was extremely poor. He could hear the movement below even from the upper floors.
At this moment, Jin Yiwei and his party were already sitting in the lobby. The shopkeeper also greeted the servants to quickly bring tea, and then stood by with a smiling face.
Uncle Zhang walked straight down and asked with a smile: "Your Excellencies, your visit to our teahouse really makes the teahouse shine."
"I don't know if you adults are here to drink tea, or if you want to try breakfast."
After finishing speaking, Uncle Zhang scolded the boys: "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and make arrangements in the kitchen, and hurry up and get them out as soon as possible."
After hearing Uncle Zhang's instructions, several servants hurried to the kitchen to deliver the news.
Song Zhong looked at Uncle Zhang and asked with a smile: "Are you the owner of this teahouse?"
"It's just Xiaomin. I don't know what the master has ordered. I will go all out and don't dare to let the master down." Uncle Zhang said with a smile on his face.
Song Zhong did not answer. His smiling face suddenly turned gloomy, and he snorted coldly and said:
"You think I am a blind person. When will the Jurchen people become Han people?"
Song Zhong's voice was cold, and anyone could hear the anger in his words.
In fact, he was not angry, but he was a little suspicious of Uncle Zhang in front of him.
If this Jurchen is the owner of the teahouse, Song Zhong also believes that the cook behind it is definitely Han.
Zhang Bo suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He didn't expect to deny him.
It's just that this Jin Yiwei has great power in Nanjing City, and suddenly Uncle Zhang doesn't know how to deal with it.
But before Uncle Zhang could worry for long, footsteps soon came from the stairs.
Zhu Ying came down directly. He knew that under this situation, Uncle Zhang was already unable to handle it.
Although he was a royal guard, Zhu Ying had nothing to worry about.
Not to mention that the teahouse business is not too important to him, and the teahouse is still under the name of King Yan Zhu Di.
"It makes you laugh."
Before Zhu Ying's figure fully appeared, the voice was already heard.
His tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was calm and composed, as if it was no big deal if he was exposed.
But this time Song Zhong was really unhappy.
This is really not taking Jin Yiwei seriously.
What would a humble businessman dare to do, such as deceiving Jin Yiwei?
Even if a small school captain goes out of his yamen in royal robes, everyone will treat him with respect.
Who is Song Zhong?
Jinyiwei North Town Fusi Town Fu Envoy, a fourth-rank official, is in charge of the imperial edict and prison, and has the power to inspect and arrest.
Your Majesty is directly under the yamen, so I can find you guilty even if you are not guilty, let alone guilty.
Even if it is the six ministers, nobles and heroes must be treated with caution when they meet.
A businessman is still a businessman.
Who gave him the confidence?
However, Song Zhong was a cautious person.
What happened earlier has already been forgotten by him.
He wanted to find out who this businessman was who gave him the courage to look down on Jin Yiwei like this.
Song Zhong's silence does not mean that thousands of households and hundreds of households do not speak.
"What a boy, he is so arrogant, even the Jinyiwei Yamen and I don't take him seriously."
"Do you know what a crime you are committing by deliberately deceiving Jin Yiwei."
"If a businessman sees an official looking down upon him, it is considered disrespectful to say the least."
Next to Song Zhong, there were people who shouted harshly, scolded people, and had all sorts of weird and eccentric personalities.
It’s not to put any pressure on Zhu Ying.
As a Jinyiwei, a small businessman like this can be treated to death by even a captain under his command, and it is not the turn of superior officers like them to come forward.
I say this just because my boss is here, acting as a vanguard, and I have no choice but to do it myself.
Song Zhong looked indifferent and just watched Zhu Ying coming downstairs coldly.
Just as Zhu Ying's face gradually appeared in front of Song Zhong's eyes.
His indifference instantly receded, and in the depths of his eyes, a hint of horror suddenly appeared.
"This, this, this, how is it possible, absolutely impossible!!!"
When he saw Zhu Ying's profile, Song Zhong became confused, even a little panicked.
As the governor of Jinyiwei North Town, you don't stay in the yamen every day, or you just go around the capital.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not trust the eunuchs and only had one or two around him to serve him.
Even the matter of conveying the decree is the responsibility of the Jinyiwei Shangguan.
For example, Jinyiwei Tongzhi and Qianshi are officials of the third rank and the fourth rank respectively.
Among them, the personal bodyguards were the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Yu.
Most of the time, there were only two envoys from the south and the north guarding the Jinyiwei Yamen.
Among them, there are five thousand people in Jinyi Guards, and more than two thousand people are waiting for His Majesty's safety in the palace.
If there are any important events in the palace, such as sacrifices, even Song Zhong must take people there.
Therefore, Song Zhong was not unfamiliar with Prince Zhu Biao.
They are also among the few people who are qualified to personally guard His Highness the Crown Prince.
Although he hasn't seen Zhu Ying's face yet, the extremely similar profile alone is enough to frighten Song Zhong.
