Shi Zheng and his family were very happy to meet Ye Mo by chance, but after hearing the comments about him and knowing that he was now the director of the Special Investigation Department who frightened everyone in the capital, the whole family was a little silent.
"Is it necessary to be so scared? We haven't committed any crime. People from the Special Investigation Department wouldn't arrest people on the street for no reason, right?" Shi Fuxin felt that everyone's reaction was overreaction.
After hearing this, Manager Shi's expression changed drastically. If it weren't for his identity, he would have stepped forward and covered Shi Fuxin's mouth: "Miss Six, be careful what you say."
Looking at Manager Shi's solemn expression, Shi Fuxin was even more puzzled: "Did I say something wrong? Is it possible that the Special Investigation Department really arrests people on the street for no reason?"
Manager Shi looked around in panic, then quickly led Shi Zheng and his family to an open place, and then lowered his voice and said: "Miss Six, please stop talking. You just came to the capital, and you don't know about this special inspection department."
How terrifying.”
Shi Fuxin: "Then you can tell me how scary they are?"
Manager Shi's face was full of fear: "Sixth Miss, the Special Investigation Division has overwhelming power, and their eyes and ears are all over the city. We are outside, if we can not mention the Special Investigation Division, we will try our best not to mention it."
Shi Fuxin frowned: "Can't you even mention it? The Special Investigation Department still wants to control people's freedom of speech?"
Manager Shi nodded solemnly: "Otherwise, why do you think everyone is so afraid of the Special Investigation Division? If you say something wrong outside, and someone from the Special Investigation Division hears it, you will most likely be hacked to death in the street."
"how come?!"
Hearing this, Shi Dingxuan and Shi Fuyin were shocked.
Yes, Master Ye was a bit indifferent, but they didn't believe that he would kill people randomly.
Manager Shi sighed and looked at Shi Zhenghe: "Fourth Master, it is true that the Special Investigation Division cannot be mentioned casually outside. If you really want to know, ask the old lady and the old lady in person after returning home. They know much more than the old slave.
Already."
Shi Zhenghe saw that Manager Shi was really afraid of Te Cha Si and shook his head at the four children.
After that, no one mentioned the Special Investigation Division.
However, because of this episode, everyone was not very interested in shopping. After Shi Fuxin bought some spices, herbs, and materials for making rouge and gouache in the West Market, the family returned to Shifu.
As soon as they returned to the mansion, Manager Shi informed Mrs. Shi and Mr. Shi about their chance encounter with the Special Inspector.
"Sixth Miss and the others asked about the Special Investigation Department on the street, but they frightened the old slave."
After hearing this, Mrs. Shi was silent for a moment: "Thank you for your hard work today. I will tell them about the special inspection department. You go down and do your work."
While waiting for dinner, Shi Zheng and his family came to Yixiang Hall. Mrs. Shi called them over and asked them about the shopping, and finally mentioned the special inspection department.
"The Special Investigation Department is a department established after the current emperor ascended the throne. It specializes in supervising officials and collecting evidence of various crimes such as rebellion and treason inside and outside the court."
"When they take action, it's a big case, a murderous one. Nobles and officials in the capital are unwilling to deal with them, let alone have any involvement with them."
"The Chief Manager doesn't want you to mention it outside, just to avoid trouble. In the Special Investigation Department, not to mention the earl, even the emperor's relatives are not in trouble."
"When you encounter people from the Special Investigation Division in the future, it's best to avoid them as much as possible."
After hearing this, Shi Zhenghe and his family's eyes became a little dark.
Shi Fuxin still didn't understand: "Grandma, considering the responsibilities of the Special Investigation Department, it is understandable that the officials are afraid, but why are the people in the city so afraid? Can't even mention it?"
Mrs. Shi glanced at Shi Fuxin, thought for a moment, and waved all the maids in the room to leave, leaving only Aunt An to serve: "Why do you think the emperor established the special inspection department?"
Shi Fuxin: "Prevent anyone from plotting rebellion."
Mrs. Shi nodded: "The late Emperor gave birth to a total of seven princes, and the Emperor ranks fourth. He is neither the eldest son, nor the legitimate son, nor the favored youngest son, but in the end it was he who ascended the throne."
As he spoke, he paused.
"In the year when the emperor ascended the throne, rumors abounded in the capital, all saying that the emperor was improperly appointed to the throne."
Shi Fuxin understood something in her mind: "So, in order to suppress the rumors, the people from the Special Investigation Division massacred people in the city?"
Mrs. Shi was silent and gave an impartial answer: "It is not true that the special inspection department killed people at will, but in the year when the emperor ascended the throne, many people did die in the capital, some were noble officials, some were
They are ordinary people, and all the main streets in the inner and outer cities are stained red with blood."
"The noble officials were killed mostly because they were involved in the battle for the throne. The main ones who competed with the emperor for the throne were King Fu and King Kang. After the emperor came to power, King Fu, King Kang, and their followers would naturally not be able to escape accountability."
"Most of the people were killed because of the desperate counterattack by King Fu, King Kang and their gangs. They bewitched the people, incited them to make trouble, and talked wantonly in the city about the unfairness of the emperor's accession to the throne. In order to kill this trend, the Special Inspectorate used iron and blood.
Wrist suppression.”
"It would be no exaggeration to say that the capital city that year was in turmoil and bloodshed."
"Because so many people were killed, it is normal for the Special Investigation Division to be feared and feared."
Shi Fuxin was still a little confused: "Extraordinary measures are used in extraordinary times. That special period has passed. Now that the emperor has been on the throne for four years, the rebellious parties should have been almost eliminated. The Special Investigation Department will definitely not be like before.
People shouldn't be so afraid of bloody things."
After hearing this, Mrs. Shi's eyes changed slightly when she looked at Shi Fuxin. She was surprised by the depth of her granddaughter's understanding of the problem.
For such important events in the court, among the female relatives at home, she could only chat a few words with Mrs. Shi, who had been raised as a patriarchal wife since she was a child. The others could not even pick up the conversation.
Mrs. Shi thought for a while and then said: "The court is not the emperor's palace. Civil servants, military officers, aristocratic families, nobles, relatives of the emperor, the harem, various forces are intertwined, and the emperor is often constrained."
Shi Fuxin understood, looked at her family, and said in a serious tone: "So, the Special Inspectorate is actually a murderous knife in the hands of the emperor to control the court and eliminate dissidents!"
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Madam Shi's eyes brightened, and she looked at Shi Fuxin with deep joy in her eyes.
There are many grandchildren in the family, but there are very few truly outstanding ones.
Sister Xin who just came home was so pleasantly surprised.
Isn’t the Special Investigation Division just a murderous knife in the emperor’s hand?
Shi Zheng and his family were all silent. Hearing the murderous knife in the emperor's hand made people feel fearful. It's no wonder that Manager Shi and the people in the city avoided it.
After all, Ye Mo was the master who taught them martial arts. Shi Fuxin was not in a good mood at the moment.
She knew very well that the Special Investigation Department was the bargaining chip between the emperor and all parties. It was okay that the Emperor kept winning, but once he lost, the first person to be pushed out and take the blame would be the Special Investigation Department.
Such an existence...mostly has no good results!
How could Master Ye choose to take such a path?
Shi Fuxin thought for a moment and looked at Mrs. Shi: "Grandma, who is the director of the Special Investigation Department?" Why can he go directly to the emperor and still be used by the emperor?
Mrs. Shi suddenly sighed: "Director Ye of the Special Investigation Department... is actually a poor man. He was born in the Changle Marquis Mansion. The Changle Marquis Mansion, like our Wuchang Bo Mansion, all contributed to the founding of the country.
s home."
Shi Fuxin's family was shocked: "Channgle Marquis Mansion?!"
Although they had already guessed that Ye Mo was from a high background, they never expected that he would be the prince of the Hou family!
Mrs. Shi nodded: "The former Changle Marquis Mansion was also a well-known high-ranking nobleman in the capital. Unfortunately... in the 20th year of Jianxing, he was implicated in the regent case and his home was confiscated and exiled.
Already."
"The Ye family is full, the men have been exiled, and the women have joined the Jiaofang Department. Now it seems that Director Ye is the only one left in the entire Ye family."
Listening to this, Shi Fuxin and others became more and more silent.
Ye Mo had hatred in his heart, and Fu Xin could clearly feel this. If he didn't have worries in his heart, he wouldn't have such a desire to live.
Therefore, taking over the Special Investigation Division will most likely be an important step in his revenge plan.
Mrs. Shi thought of something and suddenly looked at Shi Zhenghe and others: "The place where the Ye family was exiled is the Northwest Border Pass, which seems to be near Dieling Pass. Do you know Director Ye?"
Shi Fuxin said directly: "I don't know him! Dielingguan is so big, and every military camp is far away from each other. We have no chance to know the director."
Mrs. Shi's gaze passed over the faces of Shi Zhenghe and others one by one. When she saw that the second son's family all lowered their heads and remained silent, not looking at her directly, her eyes moved slightly, and finally she smiled faintly: "It's best if you don't know each other. If you do, it's okay."
Pretend you don’t know me."
"In the past few years, the Special Inspection Division has raided homes and exterminated clans everywhere, and offended countless people. Now that they have the support of the emperor, others dare not act rashly, but those who are familiar with them and have no ability to protect themselves have nothing to worry about."
Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "Grandma, don't worry, we don't know the director of the Special Investigation Department."
Mrs. Shi smiled and nodded: "It's okay if you don't know me." After a moment of pause, she added, "The Special Investigation Division is quite prestigious now, but they are not without constraints."
"After the emperor ascended the throne, in addition to establishing the Special Investigation Department, he also established a Special Supervision Department. The two departments supervise each other."
Shi Fuxin: "Special Supervision Department? Is he also responsible for killing people?"
Mrs. Shi shook her head: "The Special Inspectorate is much more mysterious than the Inspectorate. It mainly collects various intelligences and rarely appears in front of others. You can understand that the Special Inspectorate is the emperor's eyes and ears, while the Special Inspectorate is the emperor's sharp sword.
.”
At this time, a maid's voice sounded outside, saying that Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi were here.
"Okay, let's stop here today and let people pass the food around."