More than thirty years ago, ten years after the founding of Emperor Wu, the vassal state of Xirong in the Western Regions was rumored to have been instigated by the Guge dynasty in the far west, and united with several other surrounding tribes to form an alliance to launch a rebellion.
At that time, Emperor Wu Jian, who had a strong military complex, gathered 100,000 troops from Longyou Dao and mobilized more than 40,000 imperial soldiers from various provinces around the capital to march in person, leaving the capital defense empty. This also played into the Guge Dynasty's plan of diverting tigers away from the mountains. .
The Guge dynasty took this opportunity to pay heavily to the Beiyi tribe in the Gongbei Governor's Mansion. The Beiyi tribe was so interested in their interests that they sent nearly a thousand light cavalry all the way south, bypassing the Guannai Road and raiding for thousands of miles, crossing the next door across the grassland, and making a surprise attack on the capital.
At that time, through some secret manipulations by his daughter-in-law's family, the Jianghu Ranger, who had gradually improved in his official career, came to the capital at night and was ready to leave with his children. For this man who once took pride in fighting for his life in the Jianghu , also for the knight-errant who became famous in the world for his fighting skills, in the past, a single person only had one life and no matter what meal he had, but now it is no longer possible, and he is also a member of a big family.
However, his daughter-in-law Xiaozhi threatened him with her thumb and index finger, and even threatened him with death. The only prince with a different surname in the Zhou Dynasty who later became famous throughout the world had no choice but to fight against the thousands of northern Yi elites on his own.
There were only two thousand reserve soldiers in the capital, led by a general who had also never experienced war, but they did not fight. At nightfall, after assassinating dozens of light cavalry and destroying several grain and grass warehouses outside the city, they invited five people. Eighteen martial arts masters from thirteen states, martial arts masters and sect masters, turned the tide at the critical moment and defeated the enemy outside the city.
Naturally, in the battle to defend the capital that was recorded in extremely meticulous detail in history books, whether it was at that time or later, the one that received the most attention was of course Nightfall.
It is true that what he did at that time is indeed admirable.
That same year, Emperor Wu Jian returned to the court with his troops. In memory of his bravery and loyalty, he appointed a patron king. He set up a vacant throne to ennoble Ye Mulin as the first prince with a different surname since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, allowing him to accomplish great things within ten years. Then he sealed it with the national seal.
Ye Minglin lived up to expectations. With the secret help of Nei Zining's family, it only took him five years to make many achievements, whether it was martial arts or martial arts. He was promoted to the third rank in a row and became a serious third-rank official in the court.
Emperor Wu Jian kept his word. At the New Year's Festival held on March 3 of that year, he personally named Ye Mulin the Patron King of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He also granted Panshan Mountain in the south of the capital as a fief, where he could raise troops, enter the court without worshiping, and commit crimes for a lifetime. Immortal.
Many honors have been added to him, making people all over the world envious.
After all, a sixth- or seventh-grade captain suddenly became the pillar of the country and the pillar of the imperial court. This was unprecedented in the thousands of years of history in China.
Later, Emperor Wu Jian, who had made great achievements in martial arts, mobilized tens of thousands of militiamen to prevent similar useless things that would harm the face of a great country. According to the calculations of Master Kan Yu, it took four years to build a capital city similar to the capital in the north of the capital. , meaning the border of the capital, protecting the imperial capital.
It is said that these complementary forces can form the horns of the winding mountain, just like a dragon's head, which coincides with the number of days.
Due to the fact that it was detailed and involved many unexplainable and unavoidable reasons, the conversation that should have been held after dinner was moved to another place.
After all, these are all rewards on the surface, and there are more things that people can’t figure out in private.
Monarchs are always good at strategizing. Emperor Wu Jian publicly consecrated Ye Mulin, but he was taboo about the heir in his family who won the mantle. So in private, in order to restrain this martial arts master who became king in his early years, he secretly recalled him. The eighteen people who had been entrusted by Nightfall to guard the capital were given high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and were strongly invited to guard both the capital and the capital. They were so powerless that they did whatever they wanted, and only listened to the emperor's orders.
These eighteen people are originally from the martial arts world, and their free and easy temperament is not ashamed of the temple. Looking at the fact that they joined the court as Jianghu people at that time, these people also had a lot of sarcasm behind their backs, but they were hindered by the tricks of the night. I didn't dare to bring it to light.
Now that such good things have happened to him, and seeing that in just a few years, he has been promoted to a high official position, he has become greedy, and he has completely forgotten what he was shouting about in the past: " "People in the world are ashamed to be court hawks" and all those who spoke of benevolence, righteousness and morality accepted the title and had the official position of "Si Yanhou", becoming the gatekeeper of the imperial city, the capital and the capital in the words of Emperor Wu Jian. .
It's just that they forgot that Ye Mulin's current power was a reputation he had made step by step. In the final analysis, these eighteen people only relied on Ye Mulin and chance coincidences that they were ashamed of to get the favor of the saint. If It wouldn't be a bad idea to be someone else.
Therefore, those martial arts masters who had never had such an opportunity were naturally jealous. They secretly and openly criticized these eighteen people as "dogs" - dogs at night.
It's just that there are secret twists and turns inside, and how can those people in the world know about it?
Ever since, these eighteen people have been nicknamed "Watchdogs" - they are just the rhetoric of the Jianghu people. They have to take advantage of what they can't get, no matter what.
Later, more than thirty years later, some of the eighteen people were thin-skinned. Over time, they could no longer bear the joking name, nor could they bear the back-biting comments from their close friends, so they resigned. When he returned home, Quan was treated like a passer-by. There were also some who were already old and were summoned to the court, just to gain fame and die in office. He also fulfilled his responsibilities, fought with his life against some dead soldiers who had evil intentions, and died in battle.
Up to now, this eighteen-person group, nicknamed "Watchdog", has gone to fifteen years, including one in the palace, one in the capital, and one in the capital.
Among the three people, the one who sat in the palace hated this unpleasant name the most. It is said that many years ago, when this man returned to his hometown to visit relatives, he accidentally heard someone in the village mention these three words, and he killed everyone in a rage. There were five people in the house. Whether this matter was true or false was due to the fact that the identity of this person was not settled in the end. Anyway, there were many rules within the high wall, so no one would get into trouble like this.
The gatekeeper in the capital took a neutral attitude towards this title, and he was also tolerant of it. After all, his job was to look after people's homes. It was just a title, but he could still lose a piece of meat? This person is also the most popular, and no one can be offended, no matter whether you are a trafficker or a high-ranking official, as long as there is no interest involved, everything will be done well, yes, yes, yes.
And there is this guy from the capital, who spends his whole day wandering around this big or small city. He can't stop for a moment, smiling at everyone and calling himself "" "Watchdog", he seems to particularly like this title. Others call him "Master Gou", which is of course "Gou" and not "dog", because his surname is Gou and his given name is Rixin.
Since he was born, he has been known as the eldest grandson of the patron king of Panshan Mountain in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if he has never seen him in Beijing for so many years, how can he not know about this watchdog?
"It turns out to be Mr. Gou Rixin Gou." Ye Sangeng said politely. Since he has been recognized by others, there is no need to hide anything anymore, otherwise it will only increase his pettyness and make people laugh.
The old man smiled and said: "Third Young Master still remembers me, I am flattered, I am flattered."
There was a burst of hearty laughter before the words were spoken.
Ye San Geng got straight to the point without being too long-winded and said, "Didn't Master Gou recognize me even though I'm dressed like this? I should have said that I was flattered, but I was just a little surprised."
Gou Rixin, who had lived for seventy or eighty years, could naturally hear the temptation in the late night words and said with a smile: "It's just a coincidence. Isn't this what I do? I happened to be passing by and felt that the Third Young Master's outfit really didn't suit him. Just take a few more glances. Fortunately, these two tricks are reasonable and there is no mistake. Why, when the Third Young Master came back, why did he come to the house leasing department instead of going home first? "
Holding the hat on his head, he felt that it was indeed nondescript. After all, he bought it for his sister to hide it from others. As a grown man, he put it on without giving it much thought. It was indeed counterproductive.
Before Ye Mi could speak, Ye Xiayou stuck his head out from the carriage and greeted with a smile: "I don't know if Mr. Gou got a warning from someone in advance. I can't say for sure."
Gou Rixin couldn't help laughing, but he still smiled politely and said, "What do you mean by the second lady's words? In the past more than a month, you two have been traveling all the way from west to west, so arrogant, do you need anyone to remind you?"
Ye Xiayou avoided the important points and said lightly: "This spread is really fast. In more than half a month, everyone knows it?"
The tone was not questioning, but more teasing. He was obviously making fun of Gou Rixin for talking nonsense.
The old man had spent less than half his life in Xibo City, the former city of Chang'an. Naturally, he knew this woman's sharp tongue, so he did not follow her words and said: "Second Miss and Third Young Master are not going back to Prince Ye's Mansion, so come here to rent a house." Should I buy a house or rent a house?”
"Why haven't we seen each other for three years? Master Gou stopped guarding the door and started to inquire for information?"
Ye Xiayou said sarcastically, but the old man didn't say anything, still smiling.
Instead, Ye Xiayou paused and explained himself: "You have heard of the two of us looking like this. It would be a big shock if we go home. I won't talk about the others. Who will suffer if the Yelin Bell makes a noise?" Come on?"
Seemingly remembering the battle outside the city that caused celestial phenomena a few years ago, Gou Rixin nodded in agreement with a smile and said, "It's true."
Ye Xieyou continued: "This is not about finding a house first and thinking about how to deal with the subsequent events. Speaking of which, I wonder if it can be convenient and cheaper to use the name of Mr. Titigou in the house leasing department. ?”
Gou Rixin laughed heartily again and said: "Second Young Lady, please don't make fun of me like this. My title is not as good as Second Young Lady's. If Second Young Lady goes there with Third Young Master, I'm afraid that with this face alone, I'm so big." Convenience.”
Ye Xiayou chuckled and nodded, and said: "Since Mr. Gou knows my reputation and also knows that my face is worth some money, then please be more careful and don't talk nonsense to others. If I return to Beijing this time on a whim, I want to find a husband, but if my reputation is bad and I can’t get married, who do you think I should blame? Huh?”
With the last soft question, Ye Xiayou had no intention of Gou Rixin replying, so he put down the curtain and said no more words.
Ye Sangen put down his bamboo hat, smoothed things over, and said, "Sir, Mr. Gou, don't be offended by this temper."
After that, he ignored the old man with a strange expression and went back to the car without entering the rental agency.
This watchdog, who had watched the capital from scratch for more than thirty years, turned to look at the carriage that had gone away, and after a long time he gave a wry smile.
"It's true that the more you live, the more you regress, and even a little girl scares you."
