The war horses accelerated enthusiastically on the official road.
The horses in the Central Plains are always not as good as those outside the customs. Fortunately, the empire still holds the Hetao area and can continue to supply the court with good horses for combat.
Taiyuan City, as a nine-border important town connecting the Central Plains and the outside world, has never been short of pedestrians on its official roads.
Zhang Hui, dressed in smart clothes, led the people and rode quickly.
Just like the Yuan people outside the Guan Dynasty longed for the Central Plains, Zhang Hui also had a unique desire for the outside world.
horse.
There are the most powerful war horses outside the pass, and there are thoroughbred horses that can make those Yuan people run thousands of miles.
Although Zhang Hui is a royal guard, he is also a soldier of the empire, and he also has a strong interest and desire for everything related to war.
In addition to longing for the endless grasslands and groups of war horses outside the pass, Zhang Hui raised his head and looked at the outline of Taiyuan City that had been drawn out in beautiful and brilliant light under the afterglow of the setting sun.
A certain research project of Taiyuan Hospital has reached its most critical moment. I hope that during this trip, I can complete the final and most critical step for Taiyuan Hospital in Taiyuan City.
As a royal guard, he ordered hundreds of officials to be imprisoned.
To outsiders, Zhang Hui is the devil who climbed up from hell, an executioner who can only cramp and peel off bones.
But in Taiyuan Hospital, Zhang Hui enjoyed the highest respect.
Even though he was covered in blood, as soon as he walked into the imperial hospital, the imperial doctors who were now accustomed to wearing white coats would always surround him enthusiastically and eagerly exchange with him the latest research results and the next steps.
I hope Zhang Hui can help.
This insufficiency is felt by outsiders, which makes Zhang Hui a little more eager for the city of Taiyuan that is getting closer and closer in front of him.
"Now that the errands on Shanxi Road have been completed, it's time for us Jin Yiwei to set up outside the customs."
Zhang Hui is riding very fast on horseback, but his control of the horse is particularly superb.
Several of his subordinates who were traveling with him were also skilled in riding.
"The biggest problem now is that it is difficult for our people to show their faces on the grassland. Even though the imperial court has recruited and surrendered many grassland tribes over the years, these people are not worthy of complete trust."
A general flag officer under Zhang Hui explained quietly beside him.
Zhang Hui chuckled: "Then select some young herdsmen who have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Those who are fifteen or sixteen years old are the best. There is new research at the Imperial Hospital. As long as the methods are appropriate, these people can be completely devoted to the Ming Dynasty. That is
It’s hard for his biological parents to change his mind.”
The commander-in-chief silently closed his mouth.
Everyone in the prison knows that Baihuguan is not only doing the same things for Taiyuan Hospital.
It has been some time since the things that Baihuguan did in the imperial edicts and prisons have changed from a superficial study to an attack on a person's innermost being.
As the chief flag officer under Zhang Hui, he still remembers the time when the extremely vicious bandit was taken back to prison by him from the Ministry of Punishment.
It's only a ten-day period.
The bandit with nearly a hundred lives on his hands has become as obedient as a chicken.
The flag officer even watched with his own eyes as Zhang Baihu calmly asked the other party to cut off his five fingers one by one.
The robber, without any hesitation in his eyes, took the knife and cut off his fingers one by one.
At that moment, the flag officer felt chilled all over and the hairs on his body stood up.
No one knows what Baihuguan did to the bandit in those ten days to make him behave like this and make such a big change.
But what is known is that Baihuguan did not torture the bandit.
But soon, the experiment was stopped.
The Chief Flag Officer vaguely heard that the order came from the palace, and all written records related to the entire experiment were transferred from Jinyiwei to another unknown place, and all archives were destroyed.
As for the Taiyuan Hospital, the new and old envoys personally went out to communicate with Zhang Baihu for a long time, and even wrote a prescription for Zhang Baihu, requiring Zhang Baihu to take it for a month.
This is something that must never be made public.
When the commander-in-chief heard that Zhang Hui was going to use that method again, he tactfully shut up and refused to participate in the inquiry.
At this time, the team had arrived near Taiyuan City.
Enter the city from the southeast.
Looking up at the towering walls of Taiyuan City, Zhang Hui looked northeast.
He raised his arm holding the riding crop and pointed northeast.
"Yuan thief?"
The flag officer looked in the direction and narrowed his eyes slightly: "It's probably herdsmen from outside the customs who are entering the customs to do some business."
Zhang Hui's brows trembled: "After all, the horses outside the pass are more handsome."
The chief flag officer smiled and said: "If hundreds of households like it, my subordinates will buy those horses after entering the city."
Does Jin Yiwei need to spend money to buy what he wants?
Especially, this thing is not in Akito's hands.
The answer is obvious.
When I say I buy it, it’s just to make it sound better.
Zhang Hui smiled, shook his head and said: "Go to the city and find a good place to settle down. In the days to come, you need to be careful and don't attract the attention of Taiyuan City."
The chief flag officer nodded: "Do you want to contact the Prince of Jin's Mansion? With the secret support of the Prince of Jin's Mansion, it will be convenient for me to wait in Taiyuan City."
Zhang Hui thought for a while and then said: "His Royal Highness's decree requires the King of Jin and Duke Liang to go north and sit in Datong. The White Lotus Sect can insert its hands into the imperial city of Zhongdu. There is no guarantee that there are no eyes and ears in the palace of the King of Jin, so we should not contact them."
The flag officer's eyes darkened.
Although it is now clear that the White Lotus Sect has colluded with Shanxi merchants to do evil things.
But the other party is in the dark after all, and no one knows who in Taiyuan City is behind the development of the White Lotus Sect.
As Taiyuan City is the heartland of Shanxi merchants, the relationships in the city must have been intricate for a long time.
"It's time to respond to Heaven and send more people to Shanxi Road."
The chief flag officer said in a low voice.
At present, in Shanxi Road, apart from them, there are only those Jinyiwei Hundred Households who are on the bright side.
These people will naturally be closely watched by the people in Shanxi Road and cannot be used recklessly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! People other than them cannot cope with the current situation in Shanxi Road.
Zhang Hui lowered his eyelids and spoke after a while: "I am here to report that my grandson is here."
The chief flag officer nodded: "My subordinates understand."
At this time, the group of people had already arrived at Taiyuan City.
Everyone took out the false vouchers prepared in advance and handed them to the officers and soldiers at the city gate for verification, and then entered Taiyuan City without incident.
In a short period of time, Taiyuan City was invaded by several forces with different agendas.
But for various reasons, he kept a low profile and calm.
This makes Taiyuan City, which has entered early winter, not appear too chaotic. Just because the New Year is approaching, it does give the streets a more festive atmosphere.
Northwest corner of the city.
There is a large mansion just a few streets away from Prince Jin's Mansion. It clearly shows luxury, but no one dares to criticize it.
In the city, the three government offices on Shanxi Road, the Taiyuan government office, the county government office, and various government offices are scattered throughout the city. There are many unexplained connections with the house in the northwest corner.
Because there is Gaomen in the northwest of the city, and the streets that are slightly closer, it has become a place where people from all walks of life gather.
I thought I could be favored by a high-ranking family and get more money so I could go home and celebrate the New Year.
There are people who sing drums and calligraphy, people who sing bamboo board calligraphy, people who sell combs and grates, people who sell knives and scissors, people who sell medicine, people who tell fortunes, and people who tell fortune-telling, the street is bustling with activity, attracting an endless stream of people from Taiyuan City.
Away from the street entrance, there was a stall with several tea tables, burning tea powder, and a storyteller entertaining a few guests.
The storytellers were all talking about popular books such as "The Biography of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms". The common people had heard a lot and were not very curious.
After finishing the article, the husband only got a few pennies in total, which was not enough to cover the day's expenses, but he had no idea of continuing.
Instead, he sat down to the side and made tea at the tea stall. He drank the tea and smeared the oil beans in his mouth while looking at the high gate across the street.
"I have been in Taiyuan City for three to five days, but I can't make a few taels of silver. I probably won't be able to return home this year."
Zhang Hui's face looked a little pale because he had been in prison for a long time. At this moment, he was wearing a storyteller's gown, which made it hard to tell.
The tea stall owner was circling his hands and looking at the endless stream of people on the street, but few came to drink tea.
I didn't have much free time, so I just glanced at the storyteller here.
Then the tea stall owner showed a bit of sarcasm on his face: "You have to be good at trial work. Who hasn't heard of "The Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "Three Kingdoms"? There are many people who have talked about it. Can you do it?"
Zhang Hui looked over and stared: "I can't say it's good, your tea stall can't be burned well either."
The tea stall owner then replied: "I have nothing to do. There are seven people in my family working on the land, and I can't be more or less. I can boil water to make tea, and I can make more than ten or twenty planks a day."
Zhang Hui stopped talking. If he hadn't agreed to give half of the old man's daily storytelling to him, he wouldn't have had a place to hide his identity.
When the tea stall owner saw that Zhang Hui was always looking at the high door of the Li family, he mocked him even more: "You still have to be able to speak, for example, "The Legend of Horse Thief and the Golden Gun" for a long one, "The Case of Bao Gong" for a short one, and so on.
Well, then you can go to the Li family and say that for three or two months, at the end of the year, you can always earn dozens of taels of silver to go home for the New Year. This Li family needs your scraps of silver. Do you know what scraps of silver are? People have dozens of taels of silver.
A few hundred taels are all called broken silver."
Zhang Hui looked at the tea stall owner, and then at the Li family of Shanxi merchants in the northwest corner of Taiyuan City in the distance.
He hummed and said: "When I came to the city, I heard that the Li family has quite a lot of old money, which is buried in the cellar and is rotten underneath."
The tea stall owner smiled and said: "No, what I eat is gold, what I sleep on is jade, and the broken silver can cost dozens or hundreds of taels."
While speaking, the tea stall owner finally showed an envious look.
I also want to taste the taste of gold and sleep on that jade bed.
Zhang Hui asked: "The Li family of the former Tang Dynasty originated in Taiyuan. I don't know that the Li family is too far away now, but is it related to the Li family of the former Tang Dynasty?"
The tea stall owner hummed again: "How can it matter, but they should be made the royal relatives of the former Tang Dynasty? Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Li family was nothing, helping the Great Yuan Dynasty to squeeze the people. When we look back, we will
When the Ming Dynasty gained momentum, they turned around to help His Majesty the Emperor. I heard that they gave him a lot of money and food, so that they could avoid being held accountable. Over the years, I don't know how much money I made by delivering food to the border troops."
Is this what is said in Taiyuan City?
Zhang Hui was a little surprised. He didn't remember that when the Ming Dynasty was founded, these Shanxi merchants gave money and food to the court.
"Tell me, can I come into the Li family to tell stories?"
Looking at the sky getting darker and more and more people on the street, Zhang Hui asked softly.
The tea stall owner had already started to clean up the stall and moved the tables to the rented empty yard nearby. He laughed at Zhang Hui for a while while he was busy.
"you?"
"I see Xuan."
Zhang Hui was not angry. He stood up and sat on the steps under the eaves, still staring at the Li family's door across the street in the distance.
At this time, the sky has not yet completely darkened, but the Li family's lanterns are already lit up.
The scented candles were lit as if they cost nothing, illuminating the tall gated courtyard exceptionally brightly.
In front of the door, there were already carriages with rich decorations coming from all over the city and stopping in front of the door.
A man from a wealthy family, wearing cloth outside but wearing brocade underneath, stepped out of the carriage and entered the gate of the house under the respectful welcome of the Li family's servants.
Until night falls.
The tea stall owner had already gone home to take care of his group of grandchildren.
On the street, Zhang Hui, who had been disguised as a storyteller since entering Taiyuan City, was hiding in the shadows, behind the endless crowd of people, looking at the Li family's house.
And in that house with flowing water.
For the first time, Zhu Yunwen saw the luxurious style of the wealthy businessmen in these places.
In addition to the most eye-catching flowing water on Shanxi Road, there are bamboo drainage channels erected in the entire courtyard that go through the trees.
The sweet wine flows in the bamboo drainage channel.
Candles bought from the south were burning everywhere, and incense brought from the deep mountains and old forests were burning.
All rare birds and animals that fly in the sky, swim in the water, and run on the ground have become food for people to eat at the table.
The lights flickered.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Liu Zongsheng and these people from Shanxi Province, talking eagerly and familiarly.
As for his status as a clan member of the Ming Dynasty, after Liu Zongsheng introduced it to everyone present, he received a lot of praise.
So much so that Zhu Yunwen, who originally wanted to participate in a low-key manner, was placed in a seat close to Li Wenxiang, the head of the Li family.
Above, Liu Zongsheng, Li Wenxiang and others burst into hearty and heroic laughter.
Then I saw Li Wen speaking to everyone at the table: "Everyone! Everyone!"
Following Li Wenxiang's call, the people sitting at the table became quiet one after another tonight.
Li Wenxiang's face was red and he said: "I have recently acquired some horses at home, which are quite amazing. They have not been trained yet. Tonight, Prince Xiao Ming and Taibao will come, and the prince will also show his favor. I will be the host to pull out these horses and compete with them.
Everyone, please take a look."
After Li Wenxiang finished speaking, there was an ambiguous expression on his face.
Everyone at the banquet also laughed wildly.
Zhu Yunwen looked to the left and right, frowning slightly.