At the entrance of Xici Hutong, there was another sound of horse hooves. "Everyone is doing business in Dongchang, please stay away~~" A sharp androgynous voice drifted over from afar.
People from Dongchang are also here. Things are really big today. Jinyiwei already has great power. He can ignore the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to handle cases independently. He has his own prison and monitors all officials.
And anyone can be arrested at will without evidence.
The power of Dongchang was greater than that of Jinyiwei. After Emperor Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, he established a detective agency headed by eunuchs. Because its address was located on the north side of Dong'anmen (today's Dongchang Hutong north of Wangfujing Street), it was named Dongchang.
Factory. The function of Dongchang is to "investigate conspirators and rebel against demons and tell great evils, etc., and share power with Jinyiwei." At first, Dongchang was only responsible for investigating and arresting people, and did not have the right to interrogate prisoners. The captured suspects were handed over to Jinyiweibei.
After the trial of the Zhenfu Division, the emperor felt that the Jinyi Guards located outside the palace was not very convenient to use, and the eunuchs
As the emperor's domestic slave, being in the inner palace makes it easier to communicate with the emperor and to understand the emperor's thoughts better.
Secondly, the eunuchs themselves were eunuchs and had no status in society. The only person they could rely on was the emperor. And without heirs, there was no motive for rebellion. Therefore, they were often more loyal and considerate of the emperor when working for the emperor, unlike the scholar-bureaucrats.
, often took it as their own duty to save the common people in the world, and sometimes did not agree with the emperor. Gradually, Dongchang's power and scope of investigation exceeded that of Jinyiwei. The imperial court would review major cases, and Jinyiwei Town Fusi would torture the felons, so Dongchang would send people
Hearings; Dongchang personnel were on duty in every yamen of the imperial court to monitor every move of the officials; even Jin Yiwei was under the surveillance of Dongchang.
The commander of the Jinyiwei must kneel down when he sees the factory supervisor of the East Factory, because the factory supervisor of the East Factory is concurrently held by the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremony, and the 9,000-year-old Huang Jinrong, the eunuch who holds the seal. The commander of the Jinyiwei is exactly
The nine thousand year old godson.
Now Eunuch Huang is in power, with disciples all over the world, and he controls the entire civil service system and most of the army of the Ming Dynasty. In today's court, the Queen Mother sits behind the curtain and listens to the government, while Eunuch Huang sits in front and directly interferes in the government affairs. The little emperor is all
The Empress Dowager and Eunuch Huang are happy to have fun without going to court. They would still be wary of a young emperor who is diligent in government affairs. The empress dowager system and the eunuch system, which were temporarily allied to seize power, are now experiencing cracks.
In order to fight for power, the relatives and the eunuchs' children fought several times openly and secretly, but the eunuch system prevailed. Huang Gonggong's ten godsons, known as the "Ten Tigers", occupied the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Personnel, the Supervisory Office, Dali Temple, the East
It is difficult to shake the factories, Jin Yiwei, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and other high-ranking positions such as governors and governors in other places. The Queen Mother's descendants occupy the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities, the Royal Guards and the Royal Army, the Yushitai, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Industry.
, as well as part of the imperial army from other provinces. As for the young emperor, I am afraid he only has a few eunuchs and maidens around him to dispatch.
What appears now at the entrance of the alley is a eunuch in Dongchang-colored clothes. He is wearing a yellow flying fish suit, a gauze hat on his head, and a sword hanging from his waist. He is about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a powdered face, red lips and white teeth, and an extremely flamboyant expression.
There were so many officers and soldiers in the city's army and horse department who didn't dare to stop him, and allowed him to ride his horse to the gate of Lianfeng. The young eunuch got off his horse, walked straight to Liu Ziguang, bowed his head and said, "Young man Wei Zhongxian, by order of my young master.
, please Mr. Liu come over and have a chat."
Liu Ziguang was a little puzzled: "Your young master? I don't know your young master. Could it be..." The young eunuch Wei Zhongxian smiled slightly: "Yes, my young master is none other than Mr. Zhu who has been swimming with me these past two days."
"Oh, that's it. Then these officers and soldiers..." Liu Ziguang felt very happy. He had a strong backer. He could afford the eunuch of Dongchang as his son-in-law, and his surname was Zhu. He must be a relative of the emperor.
Maybe it's the emperor himself, who doesn't know the current situation in the court.
Zheng Baihu and Commander Wang are very knowledgeable. Seeing the ivory waistband worn by the young eunuch for entering and exiting the imperial city, they knew that although he was young, his rank was not low. As for Mr. Zhu, they were not allowed to guess at will.
Anyway, it's matters in the palace and Dongchang. If you interfere too much, you will lose your head.
Commander Wang said carefully that the prisoner cannot be taken away today. Jinyiwei and Dongchang are in front. I'd better go back and have breakfast. By the way, I should have accepted the one hundred taels of silver just now.
Zheng Baihu was still a little unwilling to give up, and said to the young eunuch: "My father-in-law, Liu Ziguang ransacked the palace of the imperial official yesterday, and now he is holding the official hostage. He has committed a heinous crime. My father-in-law wants to take away the criminal, how can I ask the official to do this?"
Wei Zhongxian rolled his eyes: "Why did the guest invited by Dongchang become your criminal? This master of a hundred households must speak responsibly. What's your name? That one from the health center? Wait until our family has finished the official business.
You go to the factory to have tea. I would like to advise you, stay away from anything related to Dongchang! Don’t make yourself uncomfortable!"
Zheng Baihu was too frightened to speak any more. Liu Ziguang took back the Baihong knife and pushed Zheng Baihu aside. He threatened: "Don't embarrass Lian Fenghao, otherwise I will invite you to tea, not to Dongchang, but to
Go to the King of Hell."
What kind of world is this? A dignified and well-dressed guard was threatened by a white man with a knife in broad daylight and in public. He also said that he invited me to drink tea with the king of hell. Is there any king's law and is there any justice? Zheng Baihu wanted to cry but had no tears, but then he thought about it.
When I think about it, this Liu Ziguang must be very confident. He is probably a spy from Dongchang. Yes, he must be a secret agent of Dongchang, otherwise he would not be so rampant. In this case, yesterday's looting operation was also planned by Dongchang. Hurry and escape.
, this may involve some kind of upper-level struggle, which is beyond the understanding of a small household like me.
After finding a step for himself, Zheng Baihu finally felt a little better. He looked at the dozen or so subordinates who were still looking at him with big eyes and small eyes, and said angrily: "What are you looking at? Dongchang is doing things, we are still young."
Just take care of it!" After saying that, he ejaculated a mouthful of thick phlegm to vent his depression. Then he left with the fans angrily.
The men and horses of the Nancheng Army and Horse Division were already forming up and preparing to return to the camp for breakfast. Commander Wang gloated at the Jinyiwei's failure. Although they were both nine thousand years old, Dongchang and Jinyiwei were at odds with each other and undermined each other. Such things were not uncommon.
As a commander of the Queen Mother's Department, of course he would be happy to see this situation.
The people from the Jin Yiwei and the Nancheng Military and Horse Division will not cause trouble for the Lianfeng for the time being. Liu Ziguang asked his men to bring out a horse, got on the horse, and followed Wei Zhongxian. The stunned shopkeeper Han Da was left behind, wiping the cold sweat on his head.
Oh my god, Lieutenant General Liu is such a troublemaker. He brought all the soldiers, horse guards, Jin Yiwei, and Dongchang to his door early in the morning. It's awesome. I'm convinced.
The name Wei Zhongxian was so popular that he was a famous power eunuch in the late Ming Dynasty. Why did he appear as a positive figure now? Liu Ziguang was deeply surprised and asked as he walked: "This father-in-law, who is your Master Zhu? Wei Zhongxian has arrived.
He was a good comrade who kept his mouth shut. He just said: "You will know when you get to the place."
Zhu Tianxia's mansion is located on a continent in the middle of Xuanwu Lake. The two of them took a medium-sized paddle boat to the island and saw a huge house with pavilions and pavilions built according to the water flow, white walls and green tiles, and upturned buildings.
The ridges and cornices, the sparse and open Jiangnan waterscape, a few crabapples, a few clumps of green bamboos, the dark green mountains in the distance, and the sparkling lake are really a paradise on earth.
However, the mountains of coal and cinders piled high in the open space, as well as large quantities of pig iron, steel ingots, copper ingots, and wood, as well as the sound of clanking and the black smoke from the chimneys, completely destroyed this quiet and natural scenery.
If it falls down, it will be like a large blacksmith shop.
There were many fair-faced and beardless young men in the manor, wearing silk and satin clothes. Although Liu Ziguang could not understand the rank represented by their clothes, he was sure that these people were eunuchs like Wei Zhongxian. There were also some tough guards wearing soft armor.
, equipped with a sword and hanging a sword, walking back and forth.
Walking into the yard, what suddenly appeared in front of us were two half-finished power delta wings. One is stepped on by the foot, and the chain can drive the propeller at the back. The other is driven by a spring, and the spring is installed in the casing.
, the steel spring must be very heavy, and this delta wing might not be able to fly. Unexpectedly, I casually said on the boat that day that Zhu Tianxia could make it so quickly, and his hands-on ability was really first-class.
The blacksmithing stove, carpentry table, various molds, tools, and raw materials are arranged in an orderly manner. There is also a small gantry crane in the sky. Craftsmen wearing coarse work clothes work in an orderly manner.
The modern workshop is located in Xuanwu Lake. Although transportation is not convenient, it is better than disturbing people and has good confidentiality.
The other young eunuchs had already run in to pass the news. When Liu Ziguang arrived in front of the main room, Zhu Tianxia was already standing in front of the hall to greet him. He was dressed in a blue satin broad robe with long sleeves. He looked elegant and elegant, but the sleeves were rolled up high and his ears
With a pencil clipped to his waist and a steel tape measure pinned to his belt, he looked a bit nondescript.
"Brother Liu is here. Welcome. Have you seen the flying wings that I modified according to your instructions? Let's go to Yanziji for a test flight together when we have time." Zhu Tianxia did not show any politeness and directly extended the invitation.
Liu Ziguang said in his heart that this is a fatal job as a test pilot, so you should find someone else to do it. He changed the subject and said: "The matter of the divine wings can still be discussed. Yesterday's incident has already happened. Brother Zhu, do you have any good plans to deal with it? Dongchang
Why is this person acting as an errand next to Brother Zhu? It seems that your identity is unpredictable, so you should not hide it."
Zhu Tianxia pulled away the boy's voice-changing drake voice and laughed, "I knew I couldn't hide it for long, and now I have to tell Brother Liu. Little Xianzi..."
Wei Zhongxian on the side immediately shouted: "You still don't kneel down when you see the current emperor!"