On the afternoon of the next day, Liu Shimin asked a servant whom Zheng Haizhu recognized to come to the inn to inform him that Eunuch Liu had handed over a greeting card for Mrs. Zheng, and that she could go directly to Beizhen Fusi in Maoer Hutong to meet Luo Sigong.
command.
"Liu Shimin's efficiency is much higher than Dong Qichang's." Zheng Haizhu thought to himself.
So the best.
It's not a big problem to meet the Jin Yiwei first, and then to meet the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.
He met the censor of Kedao first, then ran back to Beizhen to Fusi Taoqin. He didn't have to teach anyone inside or outside to guess, as if he was going to tell some secret on his own.
When the master and servant were packing their belongings and preparing to go out, Li Daniu threatened Hua Er: "Second girl, do you know that the imperial prison in Fusi, Beizhen, is more frightening than the Yama Palace?"
Hua Er glanced at Zheng Haizhu who had taken off his gold hairpin and replaced it with a wooden hairpin, and said disapprovingly: "Isn't it just a dungeon for interrogating prisoners?"
"Isn't that an ordinary dungeon," Li Daniu pouted, "I heard that the torture inside, not to mention the prison officials in the prefecture and county yamen, even the ruthless people who interrogated the prisoners in the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment, would shudder when they saw it. For example,
There is a severe punishment called "Don't sleep". Make a large wooden cage, with long iron nails densely driven into each wooden bar, and let the prisoner stand in it. If he turns slightly to one side, he will be pierced by the nails.
If you are sleepy and want to take a nap, if your body relaxes, your body will immediately be filled with holes."
While listening, Hua Er walked up behind Zheng Haizhu, carefully helped the hostess fasten the wooden hairpin, and said coldly: "It's still not as cruel as the Tatars. The Jinyi Guards interrogating prisoners will not bring disaster to their parents, wives and children, right? The Tatars
Ask us Han people to force food, hold a mace in front of the parents, smash the child's head, and spray the brains on the parents' faces. Brother Da Niu, the Tatars are the evil spirits of Hell."
Li Daniu suddenly choked on his words. He had not been working with Hua Er for too long, and today was the first time he heard her talk about past events in Liaodong.
"Okay," Zheng Haizhu, who had his back to the two of them, spoke softly, raised his hand and patted Hua Er's arm, then slowly turned around and said, "Speak less and do more, so that the Tatars can be kept out.
Daniel, Mr. Wu is gone. You are his apprentice. You started doing espionage to avenge him. Those civil servants like to call the royal guards of the imperial court like eagles and dogs. We should learn from their detective and interrogation techniques.
, it will be useful to the Tatars in the future."
"Yes, madam." Li Daniu and Hua Er responded respectfully.
…
Liu Shimin ordered his servants to bring the mule cart for the trip, so as to avoid the ill-informed and loudmouthed cart drivers hired on the street.
The mule cart's wheels were making a beeping noise as it headed for Fusi, Beizhen, in Mao'er Hutong.
Zheng Haizhu seemed unaware of the flying dust in the dry climate of the capital and the melodious cries of vendors on both sides of the street, lost in thought.
The Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty originated from the head of the twenty-six guards of the emperor's personal army at the founding of the country. They gradually evolved into the emperor's special agent team to handle confidential matters, and became the "factory guards" together with the Dongchang led by the eunuchs.
Zheng Haizhu generally knew that Jinyiwei was not suppressed by Dongchang from the beginning, nor was it supervised by the eunuch in charge of the ceremony at every period. In the Youming area, who spoke louder, the governor of Jinyiwei or the eunuch in charge of the ceremony?
, it all depends on who the emperor favors and trusts more. During the Jiajing period, Emperor Zhu Houcong’s wet nurse’s brother Lu Bing (the wet nurse’s son) was the commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei who could outshine the chief minister of rites. When he went to court, he stood in the first row of military ministers.
, side by side with the first assistant.
Zheng Haizhu asked Liu Shimin to recommend Luo Sigong, the current Jinyiwei commander. Counter-reconnaissance against Jin Nurhaci was only one of his goals, and he also had a long-term plan to counter the Dongchang eunuchs.
After all, in this time and space, she is the only one who understands that Wei Zhongxian, who currently has to run errands for Li Xuan's family in the palace, will become a "standing emperor" in two or three years until he is nine thousand years old.
Luo Sigong was the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei who he immediately purged after he gained power.
If I can no longer have the luck of having butterfly wings to reverse the Red Pill case, and if Zhu Changluo will still die soon, then how to keep Wang An and Luo Sigong, virtuous officials and Wei Shuai who can get along with civil servants, will become
It's very urgent.
Before she traveled through time, there was a trend in the online world of whitewashing "Wei Zhongxian", but she didn't catch it.
She, Zheng Haizhu, only believed from the perspective of a modern person who has undergone civilized education. The central judicial trial system of an empire has completely collapsed. The emperor's favored eunuchs can control the Jin Yiwei, a military household system, to arrest and interrogate officials indiscriminately.
, lynching and carrying out "Wei's Terror" must have been a major push towards the destruction of the empire.
Zheng Haizhu closed his eyes and thought. In less than two sticks of incense, the car turned into Maoer Hutong from Nanluogu Lane in later Beijing.
Li Daniu first asked the mule cart to stop farther away, jumped out of the car, walked quickly to the gate of Zhenfu Si Yamen, and reported the source.
After passing the message, a gentleman in blue robes quickly came out. When he arrived at the car, he said in a humble tone: "The Commander-in-Chief is in the room on duty. Madam, please step forward. I'll lead you in."
Zheng Haizhu got out of the car and said calmly: "What do you call me?"
"Send hello to Madam, I am here to cultivate my character, and Marshal Wei is my father."
"oh."
Zheng Haizhu didn't show any signs of disbelief. He only looked at Luo Yangxing for a few brief moments as his sense of propriety allowed.
Since the establishment of the Jinyiwei, both father and son have been the top leaders, and they are the only ones in the Luo family. However, in real history, Luo Yangxing, the last commander, was severely tortured by the peasant army after Li Zicheng conquered Beijing, and he vomited tens of thousands of
When the Qing army entered the pass, Luo Yangxing resented the intruder and led his men to surrender to the Qing army.
Luo Yang took a few people with him, but they did not go through the main entrance where there was a statue of Yue Fei in the tree, but went to the small alleys squeezed between high walls.
A side door opened there.
After entering the door, Zheng Haizhu tilted his head, and Li Daniu hurriedly presented a wooden box with the word "tea" carved on it.
"Master Luo, I have brought some new tea this year, please let me taste it." Zheng Haizhu opened the lid of the wooden box and said warmly.
Luo Yangxing lowered his eyes and glanced at the banknotes inside, and calmly cupped his hands: "Madam, you're welcome."
At that moment, a young man in a blue shirt emerged from nowhere and took the tea box. In a flash, he disappeared again.
Liu Shimin had mentioned that the first time we contacted him, it would not be appropriate to go directly to the mansion. It would be better to come to the Fusi Office in Beizhen. If asked by the inner court, he would say that Zheng Haizhu was here to ask for advice on the discipline of Xiaoqi and the captains. He replied.
Chongming copied it and shocked the soldiers.
Luo Yangxing continued to lead the way.
Weimaoer Hutong is not wide, but the courtyard behind the high wall is very spacious.
Zheng Haizhu saw one after another in front of the large and small tile-roofed houses on both sides, sergeants wearing flying fish uniforms began to appear, either practicing battles or wiping their sabers. There were also Tiqi wearing ordinary red clothes, leading the horses to feed them. They looked dusty.
Pupu, I think I just returned to Beijing from a business trip to other provinces.
If it weren't for those flying fish uniforms with a little extra uniformity, the dark and rough sergeants would be no different from the soldiers of Mao Wenlong's camp that Zheng Haizhu saw in Liaoyang.
The incredibly handsome brother Jin Yiwei in the idol drama? Doesn’t exist.
But some of them who are slightly older will nod when they see Luo Yangxing.
But not nervous either.
Zheng Haizhu then judged that Luo Yangxing did not have a relatively high military position, and the hundreds of households were just saying hello as a courtesy, and would not show a military attitude of absolute obedience from subordinates to superiors like he did to his father, Luo Sigong.
"Madam, behind this door is the Imperial Prison." Luo Yangxing suddenly pointed to an inconspicuous black doorway.
"Oh." Zheng Haizhu responded noncommittally and waited for the next step.
Luo Yangxing added: "I've actually passed Commander Wei's duty room just now. He's not in there. He probably came to interrogate the criminals in person."
Zheng Haizhu's lips relaxed: "Standing here and waiting is just waiting. Mr. Luo, I'm curious about how prisoners are tried in the imperial prison? Can you take a look?"
Luo Yangxing's eyes were stunned.
Although Eunuch Liu politely and considerately conveyed the idea that the Zheng family, who had been awarded an imperial edict for military merit, would come to the door with a gift of gold and sincerely wanted to ask Commander Luo for advice on how to run the army, but his father Luo Sigong agreed.
, receiving gifts is a gift, but I am still impatient in my heart.
"A woman who is a woman, not Qin Liangyu... Forget it, for the sake of Lao Liu, let's socialize with her for a few words. To cultivate her character, I will take her directly to the prison and watch her while talking."