On the 19th day of the second lunar month in the imperial calendar, the New Year holiday was over. Early in the morning, Zhang Bi, Lin Lin, You and Yang Fang all dressed up and went to their respective guards to draw their arms.
Although they are in different Qianhu Offices, they are all in the capital, surrounding the imperial city, and all belong to the Zhongzhong Qianhu Office. Yang Fang's Zhonghou Qianhu Office is in the North City, a few blocks away.
So the three of us went together.
On the way, Zhang Bi said to Yang Fang: "Third brother, from now on your direct superior will no longer be the second brother. Don't be so impulsive in everything, be low-key, and don't always rush to do any work. You have to understand that work and promotion are not the same. It’s always been two different things.”
Yang Fang nodded silently: "Remember big brother's teachings."
Lin Linyou also said: "Hey, from now on, you will no longer be under the control of my second brother."
Yang Fang smiled. After staying with the two of them for a long time, he also learned a little glib tone: "Second brother, can you control me?"
"Indeed." Lin Linyou also smiled, "But don't worry, no matter where we are, my eldest brother and I will still have to cover you when we have to... Speaking of the word "cover..."
"What bad idea do you have?" Zhang Bi saw Lin Linyou smiling with some evil intentions.
"Speaking of the word "hood"..." Lin Linyou had another inspiration in his mind...
The imperial city has been peaceful recently - or, on the surface, peaceful.
So Lin Linyou and the others had nothing to do.
In fact, being idle does not mean that there is nothing to do. Jin Yiwei still has a lot to be busy with! However, because the eldest brother Zhang Bi belongs to the "Enyin" lineage, no matter what rank he is in, his position is a false one. Taizu's ancestral system states: "Those who are in Yinxu's worldly positions are not allowed to do anything." So it's not that the eldest brother has nothing to do, but something to do. It's not his turn at all.
Lin Linyou also followed suit.
However, because Zhang Bi's eldest brother is the British Duke Zhang Fu, no one will stop him if he wants to do something. Although the position is fictitious, there is still real power.
Entering the Qianhu Office, as the largest official of the Qianhu Office, Zhang Bi met with the two deputy governors and two deputy Qianhu Offices, and affirmed their work. Accompanied by them, he and Lin The hundreds of households visited the office together.
After entering the duty room, Zhang Ben pointed to the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" inscribed on the east wall and said earnestly to his colleagues: "Now Haiyu is clean and Li Shu is peaceful, but the old Yuan is stubborn and the army in the north is not extinguished. Your Majesty We have led several military expeditions in person. As soldiers in royal robes, you and I should share the emperor's worries and solve his problems, get rid of the vulgar and treacherous officials, ensure that there are upright ministers in the court, and there is no evil in the palace. We must not let the fire start from the inner courtyard of the palace!"
Zhang Bi emphasized: It is necessary to thoroughly study and implement every word in the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", deeply understand the thoughts and efforts of Emperor Taizu Gao to "work hard and worry, consider and take precautions against minor problems", and promote the normalization and long-term effect of resolving the backlog of unjust cases in the imperial edicts. We must strive to grasp the "rebellious and stubborn people" who are against the Party and achieve results, and continuously improve the governance efficiency of our guard station in detecting traitors and thieves and supervising and correcting hundreds of officials...
Lin Linyou couldn't help but snicker.
Zhang Ben pretended to be serious and pointed at Lin Linyou: "Especially you, Lin Linyou, as an official of hundreds of households, you are the key link between us and the brothers in the banner schools under our control, so we must be more careful!"
"Yes!" Lin Linyou put away his smile and responded seriously.
"Any minister who is treacherous, a villain who builds the party, and those who seek to undermine the government will be arrested!"
Brother seems to be getting serious! The so-called three things to do when a new official takes office, the eldest brother set the fire!
…
On Yang Fang's side, life is not so good - the original Shangguan of Qianhu Office was Li Chun, and now, Wang Qian of Qianhu has filled his vacancy.
Wang Qian is also of Ji Gang's lineage.
Yang Fang's direct subordinate is a new general bannerman named Wu Yao.
Above Wu Yao, there are hundreds of solemn households!
Needless to say, Zhuang Jing was the sworn enemy of Zhang Bi and Lin Linyou. He secretly sent Wu Yao and Huang Xijue to assassinate them on Ji Gang's official ship, but luckily they failed!
Presumably, Wu Yao could be promoted from a school captain to a hundred households without Zhuang Jing's support.
Zhuang Jing, Yang Fang heard about it from his eldest and second brothers; but he has never heard of Wu Yao, nor does he know him.
But he also had a feeling in his heart that the days to come would not be easy...
However, a strong person will not complain about the environment!
…
After checking in, Zhang Bi and Lin Lin went to the Zhonghou Qianhu Residence to find Yang Fang. They planned to have a couple of drinks outside and ask him about his day. However, they were told that Yang Xiaoqi had been busy outside all day. My son hasn’t come back yet.
The two of them had no choice but to go to Jiaofangsi Nan Market Building by themselves. Originally, Yang Fang was very principled and never went to Jiaofangsi. Now that Ren Ran, the female catcher, was in charge of him, he was even more incapable and did not dare to do so. went.
Presumably when he returned from work, he went directly to see Captain Ren.
"I've been saving up for so long, just waiting for today!" Lin Linyou stood at the door of Nanshi Tower, looking generous and ready to fight.
"You have so much money, do you still need to save it?" Zhang Ben was confused.
"I'm not talking about silver." Lin Linyou smiled evilly, "But you are already very close."
In the room, Lin Linyou faced Yu Miaolan and Sisi alone.
"Actually, I have two things to ask you." Lin Lin said.
"What's the matter, General Qi Lin?" Yu Miaolan also called her "General Qi" smoothly. When Sisi saw her calling her that, she followed suit.
"What is the relationship between you and Huang Ze?" Lin Linyou asked Yu Miaolan first, "And who was the person who assassinated you that night?"
Yu Miaolan lowered her head silently, and slowly began to sob...
Lin Linyou's heart softened as soon as he saw it. He knew that she was sad for Huang Ze's death. He sighed and took out a stack of banknotes: "Miaolan... forget it, I won't ask you anymore, these money You take it..."
Although it was far from enough to redeem her.
To redeem Yu Miaolan's body, in addition to paying the ransom silver to Aunt Sun, the deregistration document from the Ministry of Rites, the yellow book of household registration... which part should not be checked? At least tens of thousands of taels of silver are needed!
It's not that Lin Linyou doesn't have so much money. He does. The main reason is that after the redemption, Yu Miaolan will be his, and he has to be responsible for her. But he hasn’t married yet, so he can’t take a concubine first, right?
Therefore, I can only give a few taels of silver occasionally to comfort her and myself.
Yu Miaolan went to rest first, and only Sisi was left in the room.
The last time I was scared by this little girl, I ran away and lost face. Now I have to make up for it no matter what I say!
"Sisi." Lin Linyou called softly.
"Sir." Sisi Yingying said, "Blessed."
"Last time, you said that Jiang Ayan asked you to assassinate me?" Lin Linyou asked.
"Yes, sir..." Sisi's eyes were obviously dodgey.
"Tell the truth!" Lin Linyou said seriously, raising his voice.
"Ah!" Sisi exclaimed in fright, looking a little frightened, "Nu... everything I said is true."
"Don't be afraid." Lin Linyou reached out and touched her hair, "Have you seen any big shots coming here?"
"Officer, aren't you a big shot?" Sisi said, "Besides, even if there is any big shot, I don't know about it..."
Knowing that this question would get nothing out of the question, Lin Linyou decided to try another method: "Let's do this! I'll play a game with you. If you lose, tell me everything you know. If I lose Now, all my gold...silver is yours!" He took out another stack of banknotes.
Seeing the treasure banknotes, Sisi's eyes lit up and she smiled: "I wonder what games the officials want to play? Shuanglu chess pieces, hidden hooks and guessing pieces, the slaves know how to do it."
"When you call me "sir", you are naturally playing an adult's game." Lin Linyou said with a smile.
"What kind of adult game? Oh, Lord Lin, don't be like this..."
…
Late at night, Sisi lay lazily on the pillow and looked at Lin Linyou provocatively: "Mr. Lin Qi, don't leave!"
"Who said I have to leave?" Lin Linyou put on his clothes, "I'm going outside to take a breath!"
After walking out of Nanshi Building, the night wind blew and the wine poured in. Lin Linyou suddenly felt a little top-heavy and a little weak. He sighed and walked to the back alley unknowingly.
This is where Nanshi Tower murders occur frequently.
It can also be regarded as Lin Linyou, the place where the "dream" begins.
He felt a little urgent to urinate, so he untied the luan belt, held his hand on the wall and was peeing happily, when suddenly he saw a shadow on the wall!
Lin Linyou turned around suddenly, and the man behind him also jumped away to avoid the urine he brought.
But I saw this man hiding in the darkness, carrying a long object on his shoulder, but I didn't know whether it was a long sword for killing horses or a steel spear for stabbing tigers?
Lin Linyou hurriedly finished the last drop of urine, shook it off, and fastened the belt.
The man also walked out of the darkness and sneered: "Master Baihu is so generous! You spend my money and you really don't feel bad at all!"
"Your money?" Lin Linyou felt that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before...
…
