But there are two people here who are serious about their speech. One is Liao Jianzhong. He has become extremely serious. I occasionally see his smile when he is alone with me. People say that he has become more assertive after being promoted, and I understand his difficulties. So many brothers have been transferred away, and he is almost alone here. The other one is Xue Shen, a new member of Baihu, who is in his twenties. I heard that he was transferred from Nanjing. But his true identity is the nephew of the current empress dowager and the cousin of the current emperor. Maybe a few people know it, maybe because he is unfamiliar with the place. He seems very low-key, but he is very arrogant. People at the level simply don’t care. But Liu Tong, another newcomer from Baihu, was very good at doing things and had no official airs at all. He got along very well with us. Even though we were older brothers and younger brothers, he always took us out for drinks.
Gu Dachun and Tan Sheng also became Xiaoqi, and gradually became familiar with us, so much so that we became brothers.
In my free time, I would take the four of them to drink at the Pingjia old shop. As Liao Jianzhong said, I gradually became infected with some bad habits of Jinyiwei. As more and more officials entered the prison, our pockets gradually bulged. Gao Dezheng, who I brought out from Jinyiwei, didn't have much idea, but his wife often sent Gao Qian to visit me. She started to send some local specialties, and gradually mixed them with banknotes. From the beginning, I was shy and slow. Slowly becoming more experienced, although I still don’t want to do it in my heart, but occasionally I will get some money and property for it. Gao Qian said that Mrs. Gao was in the capital and he could go and sit there if there was a chance. I promised with my mouth, but put it aside in my heart. Being a lively person, I started to like drinking, and even started drinking with a group of brothers.
I finally got to know Bao Xiaobai officially. To my surprise, he turned out to be the attendant for the astronomy exam that day, that is, the secretary of the Experience Department. I almost couldn't believe it. When he saw me, he kept his inherent smile. We felt like old friends when we met. He spoke very little, but he liked to listen to me. And he never left Jinyiwei, where the world of activities was.
I can always find the person I want to find, and I never forget to bring him some benefits. Because I often went to him to inquire about news, we gradually became good friends. However, I didn’t dare to tell him about the murder of my brother Bao Song, so I didn’t give those things to him because I didn’t know what happened after giving them to him. , what should I do, so I can only listen to him asking about Bao Song with my eyes open, but my heart is tumbling, what should I tell him in the future?
Ning Boyang secretly told me that Bao Xiaobai was a person who made mistakes a few years ago and was almost to the point of being punished, but someone spoke up and survived, but he was not allowed to leave here.
God knows what it would be like to be alone here, not allowed to step out of the door. I immediately felt sympathy for him, and he seemed to like this kind of life very much. He was familiar with official documents and knew anecdotes. He was usually as quiet as a woman. The same thing, and when adults ask for something, he can answer them fluently. So we often lament, where should such people be better used?
Therefore, every time I go out, I always bring him some delicious and fun things, and he always accepts them happily without even a word of thanks.
It's snowing, and winter in the capital comes at any time. We have recently investigated many officials, and of course Ji Liaofan arranged the investigation. Soon we found that these people were doing something that seemed to be related to the palace. It is now rumored that Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Gao Feng and other eight trusted eunuchs who often surrounded the emperor were known as the Eight Tigers of Zhengde. Of course, Eunuch Zhang Yong was also among them. They want to control the situation of the government, which naturally makes the ministers quit. Therefore, these officials began to discuss and prepare to report together to impeach the Eight Tigers. In their view, the emperor was only a sixteen-year-old boy, and his experience and experience were not as good as those who participated in government affairs. Xie Qian, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang were the ministers of Gu Ming of Emperor Hongzhi, and they were the backbone of the Ming literati. They were confident of tripping up the Eight Tigers and avoiding the recurrence of the Wang Zhens of the Yingzong era.
But they don’t know that everything they do is under our control. Jinyiwei has established files on almost all officials in the court. We must say that we are indeed very powerful. Sometimes the emperor wants to check the resume of an official, and we can submit it quickly. Sometimes looking at the densely packed scrolls, they seem to be faces. When we take them out and hand them over, they may have jumped through the dragon's gate or gone to the gate of hell.
Every time I look at the official materials I compiled, I often think to myself, I don’t know this person personally, but I know everything about him. I have to say it’s a ridiculous thing. I just heard about it. All the reports we investigated are all They were all suppressed by Liao Jianzhong.
We don’t quite understand the above things, but we do know how to go out drinking in the snow.
I often go to Heike's old store, and it is also my destination. In fact, the more purpose is to wait for someone.
Yes, it’s Uncle Ping.
My grandfather mentioned Uncle Ping in his letter, but I can’t remember who it was. I always felt that Ping’s old shop was related to Uncle Ping. Maybe they both had the surname Ping! This surname is rare. It is said that there was Ping'an, the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang who died in the Jingnan Campaign. His father joined the army with Emperor Taizu and bravely charged into battle. Unfortunately, he died in battle. Ping'an was adopted by Emperor Taizu as his adopted son. He was brave and brave. He was good at fighting and had a harmonious relationship with Taizu's disciples, especially his true love with Prince Zhu Biao. After the Jingnan Incident, he naturally stood up for Emperor Jianwen and led his army to fight the King of Yan at Baigou River, almost capturing the King of Yan Zhu Di. Zhu Di became Emperor Taizong and had always harbored a grudge against Ping An, but because Ping An had made great contributions, he had no reason to take action. He could only arrange it in the north, which felt like out of sight and out of mind. In March of the seventh year of Yongle, Emperor Taizong visited Beijing. When he was about to arrive in Beijing, he looked through the memorials of the hundreds of officials who came to pay homage. When he saw Ping An's name, he said to the people around him: "Is Ping Bao'er still here?" While he was alive, he sighed and committed suicide for the sake of future generations. When Emperor Yongle saw this godbrother, he was still understanding and did not embarrass the Heng family. He ordered Ping An's son to take over his father's duties.
Later, following Emperor Yingzong's expedition, he was martyred in the Tumu Fort Incident, and the Taira family gradually declined. Of course, these were all told to me by Bao Xiaobai. He even said that Liao Jianzhong, his ancestor was also a founding hero. I once asked Bao Xiaobai, what is my background? He kept his inherent smile and said lightly: "I really don't know your profile. It is said that your family is also very remarkable." I was very surprised and told him my life experience without any scruples. He smiled and said that this is A few days after I joined the company, a letter from Baoding Prefecture was sent to me, introducing my family situation in detail. I have been practicing medicine for generations and my family is wealthy. I asked him why he said my family was great, but he didn't tell me, he just said: "Your family often goes to Suhang, so you might as well go and find out in the future!"
I had wild imaginations, but couldn't think of anything. Maybe I should ask my grandfather and father. I am not used to keeping things in mind, but I started to go to the old Taira store often. It's just that I've been going to the old Ping family store for a long time, and Brother Ping Liu has become unfamiliar. I don't know where I went wrong, but I feel that something has changed. Shu'er, on the other hand, is often as happy as a bird when she sees me coming, which makes me feel a little confused. Over the past few months, I have learned to drink, and a young person's body, even if drunk, can function normally the next morning. When the wine was in full swing, except for Hardy who clumsily waited on everyone or drank with them, these people would always compliment me and say that my rise to success was just around the corner and that I was the eldest brother. And although I knew the moisture in the words, I was also a little carried away.
My changes did not escape Liao Jianzhong's eyes. Finally, one snowy night, I was drunk and fell on the couch. He came in at some point and kicked Ning Boyang and Hardy out.
