The Xiaoling Guards were once an extremely elite unit under Zhu Yuanzhang. They could always entrust important tasks such as guarding the mausoleum to such an army. They were also given the most land among all the guards, covering an area of nearly a quarter of the city of Nanjing.
This is Zhu Yuanzhang's trust and favor towards them.【】
The ideal country in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind is the ancient pastoral life where "we can hear the sounds of chickens and dogs, and never interact with each other until old age and death." He believes that giving land to these soldiers and guarding them forever is a person's greatest pursuit and dream.
, is the life they want most, but is this true?
Otherwise, just stay in the golden and prosperous place of the Six Dynasties, stay in the place where it is easiest to get rich and get promoted, and you are destined to be a grave man and a farmer forever. The officers and soldiers of Xiaoling Guard are very disappointed. Everyone has it.
Naturally, they are no exception. Especially since the Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 30 years, the soldiers back then have long since become fathers, and some have even become grandfathers. What was once a person has become a large family.
At this time, land income alone could no longer satisfy their lives, so they quietly began to fend for themselves, letting Yu Ding of the family do business and transport, and then began to get involved in more political affairs.
It means they have military background, discipline, and martial arts skills. This industry makes it easier for them to make money.
Just like any country that advertises light, there is a special force that controls the power of darkness. Sometimes a power group wants to achieve a goal that cannot be achieved by normal and open means, and it also needs special forces. Especially the big ones in the army.
Man, they have to use their brains, and most of them will find solutions from within the army. And any guard station that suddenly loses a few people will attract people's attention. Only Xiaoling Guard
After thirty years of evolution, the Xiaoling Guard is no longer an army in the true sense. They usually only need to send some soldiers to patrol Xiaoling and catch the common people who come to hunt pigweed at the base of the mountain. Other than that, they have nothing else to do, because
It is an open secret to make a living on your own in Xiaolingwei. No one will care if a family suddenly loses someone or leaves for a while, let alone ask questions. Therefore, some people in Xiaolingwei are regarded by others.
Luo, these people include the three assassins who died in Meiyuan, Hangzhou.
Xia Xun had already arranged for Qianlong to investigate the masterminds behind General Secretary Zhang Antai and others. Unfortunately, because their whereabouts were secretive and they took advantage of their official positions to mix some contacts and meetings with official contacts, it was difficult for them to be detected. However,
Xia Xun did not give up. He knew that there would be flaws in every action. As long as he investigated carefully, he would find out the truth sooner or later, so his investigation mission was never cancelled.
Gradually, Xia Xun's people discovered some clues. Especially after Xia Xun left, these people hiding in the sun became less wary and began to act carelessly. So when they used Xiaoling Guard's killers to drive away
When they arrived at the layout in Hangzhou, they were already under close surveillance by Xia Xun's people. As soon as Xia Xun landed, he received a secret report.
However, Qianlong's people still don't know who the top commander of these people is, so Xia Xun is determined to take advantage of the situation and deliberately let one of them go. In an emergency, the person who fails the mission is likely to abandon normal communication channels and directly contact the senior commander.
, it is a pity that Xia Xun's people tracked them all the way to the capital, until they entered Xiaoling Guard, and then disappeared.
Only then did Xia Xun decide to let Jin Yiwei get involved. It was already obvious that this secret enemy was probably a senior general in the military system. The reason why Qianlong's people could never get closer was because this force was entirely his.
With his personal power, he could not blatantly use public weapons, but Jin Yiwei had no scruples in this regard.
Ji Gang had been inactive for a while and was feeling extremely bored when he suddenly got this opportunity. He was overjoyed and immediately sent Ji Younan, the most scheming of his eight kings, to take charge of the matter and lead people to investigate the suspects of Xiaolingwei.
Close surveillance.
The next morning, the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion came to Xiaoling Guard in person. He was shocked to hear that his younger sister and Yang Xu were going to get married.
Got in touch.
Xu Fu rushed to Xiaoling Guards and entered the house of a Fuqianhu. After half a day, he hurriedly said goodbye and left. Both parties immediately became the key surveillance targets of Jinyiwei. The news was sent to the Yamen of the Jinyiwei capital, Ji Gang
Decide immediately: "Arrest people!"
The person following him has already figured out Xu Fu's identity. He refused to arrest him before because Ji Gang couldn't be sure whether the person he wanted to arrest knew the secrets of a higher level. If the trader caught some pawns, he would only be able to alert the snake, but Xu Fu...
The chief steward of the Shanwang Palace has much more power than the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. If he doesn't know the real secret, then there is no chance of catching the mastermind behind it.
At the same time, Xu Fu also sent the news to the Fuguo Palace. After Xia Xun was notified, his first reaction was to arrest people immediately. When he learned that Ji Gang had taken action, Xia Xun nodded happily.
Xia Xun's heart became heavy as he sent away Yuan Jiang, the Qianhu of Jin Yiwei who came to report the news. Xu Fu was involved in the case. Can Xu Huizu still be able to escape? Xia Xun ignored it, even he ignored it. He had never thought about that morning.
Xu Huizu, who was banned from the government and has faded out of the sight of the government and the public, may actually be the real mastermind behind the scenes.
He is not worried about Xu Huizu, he is not Wu Song, but Xu Huizu is just a toothless tiger now. Once he discovers Xu Huizu's behavior, he will be nothing. What he is worried about is Ming'er, who is about to get married. At this time,
Something will happen to her brother. Although she has never forgiven her eldest brother for what he did because of what happened to her third brother, they are still close relatives after all. If they let her know about this on the occasion of their wedding, she...
Xia Xun paced the hall worriedly.
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Xu Fu is recruiting!
He was not afraid of death, really. When he was suddenly thrown to the ground by a few men in civilian clothes and quickly dragged into a boxcar passing by, so fast that he did not even attract the attention of a few passers-by, he was still a little dazed. Waiting
He entered Jinyiwei from the side door and realized that the situation was over. His first reaction was to commit suicide. The problem is that the people in Jinyiwei are not only good at killing people, but also have the ability to make you die even if you want to.
Afterwards, he was sent to prison and his execution began.
He had only heard of it before, but he never knew that the pain of execution could drive people crazy. If a steel knife was put on his neck now and he threatened to kill him and his whole family, he would not tell a single word about his master.
, but his loyalty cannot make his nerves tough enough to ignore torture, the endless pain that can destroy almost everything.
When he endured the pain over and over again, after two hours, his will was finally destroyed. At this time, even if he was asked to admit that his mother had stolen someone, he was just a bastard, and he would agree without hesitation: "
No matter what, let me die first!"
Jin Yiwei's torture has such an effect that it can make a person with a strong sense of survival wish to die.
"Wei Guogong, Changxing Marquis..."
After receiving the confession, Zhu Tu, the leader of the eight great kings of the Jin Yi Guards, didn't even have time to wash the blood on his hands, so he rushed to see Ji Gang excitedly. Ji Gang's eyes turned blue when he heard that, a father-in-law and a marquis, these two people once
If he is involved, how many officials will have to be found? Once this case is solved, his power and reputation will rise to the next level, and at the same time his personal pockets will also...
Ji Gang immediately snatched the blood-stained confession from Zhu Tu and put it in his sleeve. He ordered Zhu Tu to immediately send people to monitor Shanwang Mansion and Changxing Marquis Mansion, and then he couldn't wait to enter the palace.
"The emperor is destined to carry the emperor, and he said: I have told Yang Xu to know that Miaojin, the Xu family of Princess Shanwangfu, has known you since childhood, and it is considered a destiny to marry Miaojin. Now that Miaojin has grown up, she has cicada-shaped temples and beautiful eyebrows. She should be talked about.
When it comes time to get married, I find that your appearance and character are very suitable for each other, so I betrothed Miao Brocade to you. May the two of you be married and deeply in love, just like mandarin ducks, flying together on your knees, sitting together with beautiful faces, and loving each other deeply.
One body and one mind.
I would also like to inform the two ladies of the Yang family that Miao Jin has an excellent temperament, is intelligent, sensible, and kind. Since she is Yang Xu’s wife, she will never make things difficult for you. You should also respect her and do not do anything.
There should be no resentment, let alone hate each other. If a family is harmonious, everyone will be happy. If we turn against each other and have resentment, it is extremely unsightly. It will be difficult for me to be a matchmaker, and it will be difficult for me to face it. Now I will seal you two as first-grade imperial edicts..."
After Mu En announced the decree, Yang Xu and his two wives kowtowed and thanked him. After receiving the decree, Xie Xie and Zi Qi had known that Yang Xu was in love with the little princess, but the emperor decreed the marriage. It was a bit unexpected, and when things came to a close, it was inevitable that there would be some
Uneasy. But the two of them were originally just first-class wives. Now the emperor has decreed that they are the first-class wives appointed by the emperor. Although they are still first-class wives, they only add the word "gaoming". The difference is like a Jinshi and a fellow Jinshi. In the officialdom
The ladies' social status is very different. This is because the princess is taking advantage of them. It seems that the royal family does not want to bully them by relying on the power of the princess's natal family. This move is a great favor. I don't know whether it is happy or not.
Worried, I quietly glanced at Xia Xun, full of thoughts that were hard to explain.
After Mu En announced the imperial edict, he handed his hands to Yang Xu, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "My lord, you have a beautiful wife, congratulations, congratulations!"
Xia Xun was worried about something, but couldn't ask Mu En to come out, so he quickly cheered up, thanked him twice, and then invited him to sit down for tea. Mu En agreed with a smile, congratulated him without any words, and said auspicious words.
, just as his butt touched the chair and sat down, Manager Xiao hurriedly ran in again and said to Xia Xun: "Master, someone from the palace has come to deliver the order again. Master Xuan will enter the palace immediately. I would like to see you in the palace!"
Xia Xun's heart skipped a beat. He knew that the emperor was going to ask for his opinion on Xu Huizu's matter. How should decisions be made about national and family affairs, grudges and grudges? For a moment, Xia Xun was in a state of confusion...
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Another note: When writing, I came across some interesting colloquial edicts and reprinted them into paragraphs:
In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial edict: (the word "every" here means "people", and "zuojun" means "to surrender the army")
Tell the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs that the world is at peace now, but they don’t understand just the household registration! The Ministry of Education sets up household registration records and household registration records for the whole country. You publish the list of each household and teach the officials who have the responsibility to manage the people.
, the Dujiao official attaches his name, writes down the population of his family, writes it accurately, and has the same household registration as that people. A half seal is used to survey the capital. My army will not go out to fight now, and the Tujiao will go to various states.
The people in the county went around the fields to count the households and compare them. Those who were compared were considered to be good people. Those who could not be compared were used as soldiers. During the comparison, if there were any officials who had concealed something, they would be beheaded. Every citizen
Those who have escaped will have their sins punished according to the law and use them as soldiers. I admire this.
Zhu Di’s imperial edict:
The Emperor of Fengtian carried the order and said:
On the west side of the Han people's land, the leaders of the Western tribes in the grassland on the west hand are close to me every time. Only Bili Abshu, since my father, Emperor Taizu, Emperor Gao, has captured the west side, he has come to pay tribute. This is very meaningful.
Good. Now that I have ascended to the great position, I will be the son of Abshu. I will not forget the kindness of my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, and know the way of heaven, so I send my nephew Abshu to the capital to pay tribute. I am very sincere. Seeing this good intention, I will
A person from thousands of households in Bili will be raised as a guard. The Shushe people will carefully write down my words and edicts, and promote him to be a general of Mingwei. The guard of Bili will direct the affairs, and the descendants of the descendants will do things. Xifan of my tribe will listen to him.
The leader is in charge. If there is anyone who refuses to obey the leader, he will be punished. Your soldiers will follow the orders and do not be lazy.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the first year of Yongle's reign, this is the treasure of destiny."
Zhang Xianzhong's imperial edict is more straightforward. "The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict: I told you not to go to Han, but you forced yourself to go to Han. Now you have lost many soldiers and horses. Donkey balls, your mother's hair... Qinzai