Bistro backyard.
Li Chenan felt a little complicated when he looked at the handsome father-in-law.
Today was the first big trouble he encountered when he came to this world. He knew that if no one saved him, he would definitely fall into jail. He didn't know how long he would stay in jail, but the days inside would definitely be extremely difficult. .
So time travelers are not omnipotent.
Especially for an unsystematic time traveler like myself.
If you don't hug a thigh, it's best to live an honest life with your tail between your legs.
But he seems to have some luck.
On the third day of junior high school, I met this handsome father-in-law by chance in the Yanyu Pavilion, and then there seemed to be some involvement. Perhaps the father-in-law admired his two poems quite a lot, so he started to appreciate his talent.
It happened that he arrived at this tavern today, but he didn't leave even after he left.
His words saved him from that bad luck. Obviously, he had a very high status in the palace. Although it was a bit shameful to hug an eunuch's thigh, if he could keep himself safe, this would not be a problem for Li Chenan, who had always been very thick-skinned. Not a big deal.
So, he bowed his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Mr.... Mr. Sir, for your help."
If Ning Chuchu knew that Li Chenan regarded her dignified fourth princess as a eunuch, she would probably let Kai Yang kidnap him and send him directly to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
It's a pity that she can't read minds, but her actions also have deep meaning.
"I thought you were a cautious person, but I didn't know you had done such a wild thing."
"But it's a good thing after this. You should understand the importance of power now."
"I saw that your little courtyard was kept clean for a while, otherwise... you would be kneeling in the courtroom of the Yamen."
"You have no fame...that day when we first met at Yanyu Pavilion and listened to your words,"
Ning Chuchu stood up.
He walked two steps under the big banyan tree with his hands behind his back.
"Life is just like a catkins before the wind,
Joy is sporadic, sadness is sporadic,
All of them are Lian Jiang and Dian Dianping. "
"I like this half-Que Ci very much, and I also appreciate your talent. I also like your indifferent temperament."
"But I still have to tell you,"
She turned around and looked at Li Chenan, "Being indifferent means being indifferent only when you have enough strength to protect yourself!"
"If just any street gangster can bully you, where does this indifference come from?"
"I'm afraid what you get is the hesitation in your heart and the mess of your life!"
"So... I want to give you an identity. With this identity, not only will street gangsters not dare to bully you, but even the government will not be able to do anything to you. Of course, the premise is that you have not committed any heinous crimes."
"how?"
Li Chenan did not agree immediately because he never believed that pie would fall from the sky.
He always believed that any good thing was based on mutual benefit. He was just a small person in Erjinggou Alley. Why did the Grand Duke like him and be willing to help him so much?
Are you really just relying on those two poems?
You can fool the little kid, but you can't fool this handsome father-in-law.
The key to being able to stand in a palace as deep as the sea and to stand out among so many eunuchs in the palace is that he is still so young. It is obvious that he has extremely high wisdom and extremely powerful means.
He must be the emperor's favorite!
So what does he like about himself?
"What do I need to do?"
Li Chenan's hesitation and these words made Ning Chuchu look at him high.
She originally thought that such a good thing would happen to Li Chenan who had just experienced danger, and he would agree without hesitation. Unexpectedly, he still had such sense.
This is good.
It is this kind of calm talent that Lijing Division needs!
"Join the Mirror Division."
"What Lijing Division does is very simple. It mainly collects intelligence... all kinds of intelligence, whether it is public sentiment, official sentiment or military sentiment."
"Including but not limited to discovering changes in people's livelihood within the jurisdiction, corruption of officials, and changes in people in the world, etc."
"Of course, the other thing is the targeted mission assigned to you by your superiors."
"Or maybe you were ordered to assassinate someone."
Li Chenan was startled, wasn't this the Dongchang of the Ming Dynasty?
I'm afraid this young father-in-law is the leader of Dongchang... Wei Zhongxian?
No wonder he is so powerful at such a young age!
"Then...is there a salary? It's just a salary!"
"Yes, the monthly salary is four taels of silver. If there is a case to be handled, the case handling expenses will be calculated separately."
"good!"
Li Chenan didn't hesitate anymore, because joining Dongchang, no, joining Lijing Division seemed like he could really go sideways.
As for the things that need to be done, it is not too difficult to imagine with this identity.
Zhongli Ruoshui looked at Ning Chuchu and curled his lips, thinking that Lijing Division had not paid monthly salary to his subordinates for two or three years, right? It's just that this kid was tricked by you without knowing it.
But again, the Zhongli Mansion is not short of money, and the salary of these four taels of silver doesn't matter at all.
Zhongli Ruoshui was interested in Lijingsi's brand, so although she knew the truth about Lijingsi, she didn't stop it.
After all, before he finished writing the two characters of Li Chenan, he couldn't stay with him at all hours. That sign was his way to save his life.
Ning Chuchu handed a silver sign to Li Chenan, "This thing represents the identity of Li Jingsi."
"With this silver medal, you don't have to kneel when you meet a high-ranking official, including a first-class official. In addition...if the Lijing Division needs it to handle a case, you can use it to access all the files at the state level, and even use it to mobilize ten people. A policeman of less than 50 people, or a government soldier of less than 50 people."
Li Chenan was overjoyed when he heard that, so the Lijing Department is a special department directly responsible to the emperor!
The power is overwhelming!
With this identity, he can walk sideways in Guangling City and even in the entire Ning Kingdom.
Let's see who else dares to trouble me!
"However... Li Jingsi needs to keep a low profile. After all, he does a job that is not very visible to the public. His identity cannot be exposed easily, so don't reveal your identity unless it is absolutely necessary."
Ning Chuchu reminded Li Chenan and said:
"The Lijing Division is divided into four levels."
"Of course I am the first level, holding the black jade brand."
"The second level is the Council of Elders. There are eight elders in Lijing Division who hold gold medals."
"Your silver medal is at the third level and is called the embroiderer."
"Ningguo has five provinces and seventy-two states, with a total of seventy-two embroidery envoys. You...have jurisdiction over all the bronze agents under the jurisdiction of Guangling state."
Li Chenan didn't expect that he would become an official just after joining Lijing Division.
But he still doesn't know how big Guangling Prefecture is.
"How many bronze agents do I have?"
"There were originally more than six hundred people..."
Ning Chuchu paused, turned around, her face turned red, Li Chenan didn't see it: "There are more than sixty people now."
Li Chenan was stunned, "Why is there so much missing?"
"Of course it's because the good and the bad are mixed. The Lijing Division only needs elites... but the full complement of a state is 800 people. You can make up the difference, but remember, the Lijing Division only needs elites."
"Besides... the people in the Presbyterian Church and I are very busy, and we can't evaluate the character of the people you recruit, so there will be a one-year probation period."
"During the probation period, you must be responsible for all their expenses until they are approved by the Presbyterian Council before they can officially become a bronze agent of the Mirror Division."
Zhongli Ruoshui looked at Ning Chuchu again. She was really shameless. It turned out that she generously gave Li Chenan an embroidery job because she was interested in her own family's money, and he ended up in her urn——
If Li Chenan really becomes his husband-in-law, then the Zhongli Mansion will definitely have to help Li Chenan fill the vacancy. After all, things are easier to do when there are more people. Only when the things are done can the name Li Chenan be heard by the emperor.
But this requires a lot of money.
Lijingsi didn't have that much money.
It is said that the money was originally spent from the emperor's internal funds, but the emperor's internal funds seemed to be unable to make ends meet, so the share of the Lijing Division was reduced, resulting in a large number of people missing from the Lijing Division, and now it can hardly do much.
Of course Li Chenan didn't know that this was all a trap at this time. He just felt a little strange and thought that if he had known about it earlier, I would have sold the marriage certificate for more money.
“How do I get these people together?”
"Oh, you can find the old spy in Guangling City. What is her name?"
Ning Chuchu looked at Kaiyang, and Kaiyang cupped her hands and replied, "Her name is Cuihua, she lives in the Four Temple Alley and runs a coffin shop."
"Cuihua is an old man from the Lijing Division. Yaoguang left the list of bronze secret agents of the Lijing Division in Guangling Prefecture with her before leaving Guangling City. You can go get it and take a look."
"Then if I recruit someone, who can I ask for this brand? They must have this brand to protect them when they go to work."
"Ah," Ning Chuchu turned around, the blush of shame on her face had disappeared, "You can let the craftsmen make this brand yourself. Kaiyang, give him a bronze medal. Just make it like this, just number it. The numbers cannot be repeated."
Li Chenan was stunned.
I thought to myself, Reijingsi is so mysterious and has powerful energy, why is the sign that represents the identity of Reijingsi’s secret agent so casual?
Xu Shi saw the suspicion on Li Chenan's face, and Ning Chuchu said again:
"Bronze agents don't have many privileges, because their identities need to be kept secret. As for their permissions, you can ask Cuihua."
"If bronze medals are issued from the Lijing Division headquarters, this will affect the efficiency of your Embroidered Clothes Envoys in recruiting spies. Therefore, the Elders Council later discussed and decided to delegate the power of creating bronze medals to the Embroidered Clothes Envoys."
Li Chenan suddenly realized.
In other words, the Presbyterian Council does not need to know who the Embroidered Clothes Envoy has recruited. If they have a task, they will only assign it to the Embroidered Clothes Envoy. They do not care about how the Embroidered Clothes Envoy completes it.
This actually highlights the power of the Embroiderer, giving this level a lot of room for maneuver.
It’s just a one-year trial period, which is a long time!
Even if a bronze agent earns 2 taels of silver a month, that is 24 taels of silver a year.
Eight hundred bronze agents... 19,200 taels of silver, how can I afford it?
"Well, Master, Master, do you think this probation period is too...?"
Ning Chuchu walked out and said something to Li Chenan:
"You are the embroiderer personally selected by this young master. Do your best and don't embarrass this young master!"
"If you accumulate merit and are promoted to elder...I will wait for you in Kyoto!"
