"I wonder what the captain's name is?"
Although Zhao Junchen's voice and expression were kind, through Lang Qianhu's various behaviors before, Colonel Qin already knew that this person in front of him was definitely not someone he could mess with at will. Thinking of all the difficulties he had put in front of Zhao Junchen, he couldn't help but panic. , for fear that Zhao Junchen’s inquiry at this time was for future revenge. 【Read full text】
As Jinyiwei, although they are not afraid of most powerful and high-ranking officials, which is their capital for being arrogant and domineering, they also know more clearly what will happen to them after they offend the people they shouldn't offend.
"Humble, humble position..."
Seeing that Colonel Qin just said nothing, and Zhao Junchen had not expressed anything, Lang Qianhu became impatient and ordered: "The master in front of you, even our commander does not dare to neglect, now this When an adult asks you something, just answer it properly, why are you stumbling!"
After Captain Qin was given the order, he couldn't help but become even more flustered, but he didn't dare to delay any longer. He replied in a panic: "In reply to this lord, my humble name is Qin Wei. I offended your noble servant before. I am a humble servant who has no vision." Taishan, I hope you will be magnanimous and magnanimous..."
Seeing Qin Wei's behavior, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you. When you reported to that little flag before, you were very protective. I can see that it's rare for you to Have a good heart.”
With that said, Zhao Junchen turned to Lang Qianhu and said, "Although this Qin Wei is a little reckless, I like his character very much, so I don't want to punish him."
Lang Qianhu naturally nodded in agreement, and Qin Wei was also overjoyed.
but. After being overjoyed, Qin Wei glanced at his colleagues around him. At this time, everyone could see that Zhao Junchen and his party were really from an extraordinary place. They all looked frightened, and Xiaoqi, named Zhang, was not as arrogant as before. He kept winking at Qin Wei with a look of pleading on his face.
Therefore, Qin Wei couldn't help but said to Zhao Junchen: "Sir, these colleagues in humble positions also made unintentional mistakes. You see..."
However, this time Zhao Junchen ignored Qin Wei and just asked Lang Qianhu: "This Qianhu, your commander is waiting for me? I came here in secret this time concealing my identity, how should I see him?" "
Lang Qianhu replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, my commander has received the imperial edict and knows that you are coming in secret this time. So I want to offend you and enter through the back door of the government office. People come and go here, from There are so many people between the front door and the main hall, so I hope you don’t take it personally. Your Majesty, the commander, is waiting for you in the back hall."
"Oh?" Zhao Junchen couldn't deny it, but just said: "After such a commotion, and after the dispute just now, I still entered your Jinyiwei Yamen through the back door. Isn't it too obvious?"
Lang Qianhu said with a smile: "Please rest assured, sir, what happened just now was not a big deal. Except for the group of Xiaoqi captains guarding outside the Yamen, no one else noticed. And it just so happened that these people offended your sir. , Beizi intends to punish them. After a while, Beizi will throw them all into prison and confine them for a period of time, preventing them from interacting with outsiders, and then release them after a period of time. In this way, they will not be afraid of leaking the news. Of course, Except Colonel Qin Wei."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said casually: "In that case, I'll let you, Lang Qianhu, make the arrangements."
As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, all the guards in uniform who had been showing off their power before turned pale. Fortunately, Zhao Junchen did not kill them all, but planned to imprison them for a while, otherwise there would have been a lot of crying.
On the other side, under the arrangement of Lang Qianhu, Zhao Junchen's carriage drove slowly towards the back door of Jinyiwei Yamen.
Zhao Junchen glanced at Qin Wei, who was still in a daze, smiled slightly, and closed the car curtain again.
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The royal guards were powerful, and the government office was more luxurious and grand than Zhao Junchen imagined. Although Zhao Junchen entered through the back door, the high door, deep courtyard, and majestic nobility were already above the six government offices across the street.
Under the leadership of Lang Qianhu, Zhao Junchen came all the way to the Yamen Hall of Jinyiwei Mansion. I don't know if it was due to arrangements in advance, but he had hardly seen anyone all the way until now.
At the door of the back hall, there was a middle-aged man wearing a bright red bullfight suit, standing there waiting.
Zhao Junchen took a look and saw that it was Hong Jin, the current commander of Jin Yiwei.
This Hong Jin is worthy of being a figure who has been serving Emperor Deqing all year round. He has a stern face, bright eyes, and is more than seven feet tall. His temperament is naturally majestic, but I don’t know if it is because of the long-term imprisonment. There is also some gloomy air hidden between the eyebrows.
After seeing Zhao Junchen, Hong Jin looked happy, walked a few steps quickly to Zhao Junchen, held Zhao Junchen's hands, and laughed loudly: "Master Zhao came so quickly, I just received the secret order." It won’t be long. Come, let’s talk in the room.”
While he was talking, he led Zhao Junchen to the back hall, where the guests and hosts were seated. He first asked people to serve tea, and after saying a few polite words to Zhao Junchen, he winked at Lang Qianhu next to him, and Lang Qianhu understood. left, and Xu Qingyan himself also left together. For a while, only Zhao Junchen and Hong Jin were left in the room.
When there was no one else around, the smile on Hong Jin's face faded, his expression became extremely serious, and he asked in a deep voice: "I don't know what happened when Mr. Zhao came here this time, but why he was so hidden? Although your Majesty came with a secret order, he said I am asked to receive your Excellency well and follow your arrangements, but the specific situation has not been stated clearly, and I hope that Mr. Zhao will make it clear."
After Zhao Junchen took a sip of tea, he said slowly: "Commander Hong, as you know, the murder of Master He shocked the government and the public a few days ago. Later, the Jinyiwei and Dongchang's intelligence data were lost together. It seems that the factory guard It has been infiltrated and controlled by someone, which made His Majesty very angry. Your Majesty summoned me yesterday and planned to clean up the factory guards."
"Your Majesty, does this really mean it!?"
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Hong Jin's body trembled. Although he tried to keep calm, he still couldn't help but show a bit of panic. This was what he was most worried about in the past two days.
Zhao Junchen smiled at Hong Jin to reassure him. Then Youyou said: "However, I managed to persuade His Majesty, and I told Your Majesty. For the senior management of the factory, everything is given by Your Majesty, how can they be bribed and controlled by others? Especially Hong Mr. Jin, you have been favored by your Majesty for generations and have always been loyal to His Majesty. You are even more unlikely to be bribed. Even if the factory guard is really infiltrated and controlled by others. I think you are just a small character. If this is not the case, the information will not be available. It would be so noticeable if they were lost together. But it was faked."
Hong Jin looked grateful, clapped his hands and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhao, I have thought the same thing since the factory guard information was lost. Now there is a strict investigation in the Jinyi Guard, and the bastard who stole the intelligence information must be caught." It’s a pity that although I and I often accompany you, after all, Mr. Zhao, you are generally close to His Majesty, and there are some things that you cannot express to His Majesty. Anyway, thank you Mr. Zhao for speaking up and speaking up in front of His Majesty.”
With that said, Hong Jin stood up. Bowed to Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen quickly stood up and helped Hong Jin up. Then he sighed: "It's a pity that something like this happened to the factory guard who has always been so handy. Your Majesty is still a little worried after all, so now he intends to rebuild the West Factory, but he has left all this hard work to me, and even Let me, a foreign minister, serve as the governor of the West Factory, hey..."
Zhao Junchen said it easily, but when Hong Jin suddenly heard the news, his body was shocked and he looked at Zhao Junchen in disbelief.
Seeing Hong Jin's behavior, Zhao Junchen added: "In order to prevent the government and the public from backlash against the reconstruction of the West Factory, and also to prevent the West Factory from being infiltrated by others, this matter needs to be planned secretly before the West Factory builds the shelf. And this is the reason why I concealed my identity and came to see the Commander today. No, Commander, this is His Majesty’s secret order.”
While speaking, Zhao Junchen took out the imperial edict from his sleeves and gave it to Hong Jin with both hands.
Seeing that it was a secret edict, Hong Jin quickly knelt down and took it, then opened it and looked at it carefully. After reading it, he returned the secret edict, and then he didn't even get up. He knelt down to Zhao Junchen and said, "I see, I have seen the factory governor in this lowly position." .”
Seeing Hong Jin suddenly kneel down to him, Zhao Junchen was stunned. He had long heard that Dongchang had already suppressed the Jinyiwei so much that he could not lift his head. The commander of Jinyiwei had to kneel down and salute when he saw the factory supervisor of Dongchang. Now, Seeing Hong Jin kneel down to himself, the director of the West Factory, without any awkwardness, he knew that the rumors were true.
While thinking to himself, Zhao Junchen helped Hong Jin up with a polite and kind expression, and then said in a reproachful tone: "Hey, Commander Hong, why do you need to pay such a big gift? You and I have similar responsibilities and the same rank. , they are all foreign ministers, and they also serve His Majesty, so they should cooperate well, why are they superior and inferior? Why do they need to pay such a grand ceremony?"
After a pause, Zhao Junchen said pointedly: "I don't know how Commander Hong gets along with the people in the East Factory on weekdays, but I treat Master Hong Jin as an equal friend. This must not be the case in the future. . Commander Hong will understand if you get along with me for a long time, I don’t have so many rules. As long as you are one of my own, you can do whatever you want, and I will never treat you badly."
Hong Jin didn't seem to understand what Zhao Junchen was secretly referring to, and he didn't express anything clearly. He just became more respectful and polite to Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen is not in a hurry, he has to win over people slowly. Hong Jin and Jinyiwei Yamen have been controlled by the East Factory for many years, and the West Factory has always had a weak foundation, so they need to be given time to think about it.
Under Zhao Junchen's greeting, the two sat down again. Hong Jin asked respectfully: "Mr. Zhao, are you here this time to choose people among the Jinyi Guards?"
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "To be precise, I want to get rid of you, Commander Hong, to help select some reliable and capable people in Jinyiwei. Commander Hong has controlled Jinyiwei for many years. Who is trustworthy and who is not, who is capable and who is not?" Their abilities are obviously better than those of a layman like me, so I would like to ask Commander Hong to help compile a list, and I will pick them up in a few days."
Hong Jin said quickly: "Thank you for your trust, sir. I will not disappoint you in this humble position. I will send the list to your residence within three days."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "I trust Commander Hong. However, Commander Hong can help select a hundred or so people this time, not too many. This time when the West Factory is rebuilt, in addition to the Jinyiwei Department, I also plan to recruit from the pro-military The Twelve Guards and the three Waichao yamen also select some personnel. In addition, I don't want any of the fifth-rank imperial guards such as Qianhu and Deputy Qianhu under Commander Hong. I will give some to Baihu and General Banners. Just low-level people like that. It’s not that I can’t trust the Jinyiwei, but this reconstruction of the West Factory is to put His Majesty’s mind at ease.”
Hong Jin nodded repeatedly without any dissatisfaction and said: "This is what it should be, this is what it should be."
Then, after the two discussed some details, Zhao Junchen was about to leave. Before leaving, Zhao Junchen seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Hong Jin: "By the way, I want to ask Commander Hong for your personal life." , I wonder if Commander Hong is willing?"
Hong Jin quickly smiled and said: "My lord, please tell me, as long as the humble function makes the decision, I will never let you down."
"It's Commander Hong who has made the decision for you." Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "He's just a captain, his name is Qin Wei. I liked him, so I took him with me."
Hearing that he was just a school captain, Hong Jin didn't care and said: "I will give the order. From now on, this Qin Wei will be the person next to you. In other words, this is Qin Wei's blessing."
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ps: Second update. (To be continued. Please read.)
