***At the request of the surgical heroine, Charcoal of Black Powder, this chapter is called Escape ^_^***
"Master."
"How about it?"
"It's...the little lady...and the three people she brought..."
"Did you catch it?"
"Back to the eldest master, they ran away. I don't know what method they used. There were so many Jinyi guards, but they didn't catch them. Master Luo said..."
"Get down!"
"yes!"
The old housekeeper stood across the door, bowed subconsciously, and then quietly withdrew.
In the study, Xu Huizu turned on the lamp wick a little brighter, put on the lampshade again, leaned back on the chair, and sighed tiredly.
Hearing that his little sister was not left behind, Xu Huizu was a little disappointed, but also felt relieved. These days, he lived alone in the study room. The most important thing was that he was afraid of facing the tears of his third younger brother and sister, and
The nephews and nieces looked at him with some hatred, and even... his wife and children all looked at him with strange eyes. Even the wife of the second child secretly restrained her children and did not let them appear in front of him.
None of them knew that Lao San was dead. They just thought that they had put Lao San in jail. With that attitude, if they knew...
Although he is still the head of the Xu family and has the supreme status in the Xu family, he feels like he is betrayed by everyone.
"Did I really do something wrong?"
Xu Huizu subconsciously thought of that day again.
Zhu Yunwen was so enraged by Xu Huizu's words that he took off the sword from the wall and stabbed Xu Zengshou in the chest, so fast that he had no time to kneel down to plead for mercy. He really never thought about forcing his third brother to die, he did
As the eldest son of the Xu family, he has been given many responsibilities and obligations since he was a child. At that time, he just wanted to kidnap his third brother to plead guilty to the emperor, to fulfill the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, to protect the Xu family's reputation, and to bring peace to the whole family...
When the time comes, relying on the Xu family's great contribution to the Ming Dynasty, relying on the iron book of alchemy given by Emperor Taizu, and begging hard to spare the life of the third brother, but who knows...
He watched helplessly as the sharp sword pierced his third brother's chest, viciously and without hesitation.
He was sad, but he couldn't bear the hatred for the emperor. The emperor's father's imperial power was mandated by heaven. Does the emperor need a reason to take the life of someone? Shouldn't he?
The Xu family is the first aristocratic family in the Ming Dynasty, but the aristocratic family is not a powerful family. The wealthy families in the Han and Tang Dynasties only relied on and used the imperial power. They were only loyal to their own family, but the aristocratic family completely relied on the imperial power for their survival. Xu Huizu
He has a very orthodox idea of loyalty to the emperor.
He does not hate the emperor, he hates King Yan, he hates the spies of King Yan, and he hates his third brother for being ignorant.
So after hearing the news, Luo Kedi, who hurriedly came to grab only one body, turned to conceal the news of Xu Zengshou's death and used Xu Zengshou as bait to lure King Yan's people to take the bait. He readily agreed.
Luo Kedi has been planning carefully for so long, but he still failed tonight. Next, it is time to announce the death of the third child. At that time, will my family believe it? What will Miao Jin think? How should I face all my relatives?
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Xu Huizu let out a long sigh, leaned his elbows on the table, and hid his face in exhaustion.
In just a few days, he has become much older.
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"Dang, Dang..."
"In response to the order of Tianfu, all the men, women, and children in all streets and alleys, who are open for business and closed for daily life, all should be heard clearly by me. From now on, all those who are not permanent residents will go to the Yamen to report. Everyone's eyes widened.
If you see any unfamiliar faces in your store, your neighbors, whether they are visiting relatives or friends, working or staying in a hotel, or even begging on the street, you will report them all to the government. If you catch any criminals, report them to the government.
Those who are found guilty will be heavily rewarded. If the government catches the criminal first and fails to report it, he will be charged as an accomplice!"
Everywhere in the streets and alleys, there were villagers and land guards sent by the government beating gongs to announce the news to the people. Everyone who had appeared that night, including Xia Xun, had their shadows painted by the government and plastered all over the streets and alleys.
lane.
On the streets of Stone Lane, the shopkeeper who sells duck blood soup has not seen the pot-bellied man come to drink two bowls of duck blood soup and eat six scallion pancakes for several days. The shopkeeper is very nostalgic, and as he is missing, a man comes over.
, smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, three bowls of duck blood soup and six scallion pancakes, take them away."
"Okay, okay!" The shopkeeper became excited when he saw the business coming to his door.
The proprietress next to him gave him a hard elbow. The shopkeeper immediately woke up, opened his eyes and asked, "Why did you buy so much? Can't you eat here?"
"Hey, I said you are in charge of so many people. My family has a large population, including old ones and small ones. It is not convenient for them to come out."
"Isn't it convenient? Why can't you start a meal at home? Are you from out of town? Take out the guide and let me take a look."
Across the street, smoke was just rising from the chimney of a house, and several policemen who looked like tigers rushed in: "How many people are in the house? Come out, come out, check! One, two, three, four, Liu Jian
, I went to take a look inside the pot and cooked food for several people!"
The inspection at the gate of the city became even more stringent. People leaving the city formed a long queue. All kinds of cars, whether they were driven by noble people or grain trucks, were climbed up and rummaged inside and out. Among the crowd
There are also many spies wandering around. As soon as they see someone who looks suspicious, they immediately pounce on the person and control the person first.
In the Jinyiwei Yamen, Luo Qianshi said coldly: "Now that I have the Holy Oracle in hand, what kind of house can't I enter? What kind of person can't I arrest? Tell the people in Yingtian Mansion and Wucheng Army and Horses Division, anything
, I'll take it, search it for me, and turn the entire Jinling City upside down. Using the method of sitting in a row, I will force the people in the city to be my eyes and ears. Even if they are hidden deep under the Nine Earths, I can force them out.
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"yes!"
Chen Dong agreed and hurried out.
Luo Kedi picked up the tea and looked at Ye An again: "Those city foxes and community rats..."
"Don't worry, Sir. Those rogues, the people in Yingtian Mansion and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division don't know about it. We usually just ignore them. Now, after we forced them to beat them up, these people have also started to move.
The corners of walls, cracks in gutters and floors, and other places that we can't sweep are all their eyes and ears. It's hard for Yang Xu and the others to stay in such a place."
"Well, have all our people escaped?"
Ye An said: "Yes, our people on the surface and the power in the dark are fully used this time."
Luo Kedi smiled faintly and put the cup to his mouth. Ye An saw this and retreated wisely.
Liu Yujue was a little restless on the side, but this time Lord Luo didn't need him to come forward. He knew what the Lord was worried about, and secretly glanced at the Lord's face, but after all he didn't dare to say anything about volunteering.
Luo Kedi was not ashamed at all because of Xia Xun's escape. On the contrary, he was a little happy now.
Early this morning, he went into the palace to report the entire story of Yang Xu's escape to the emperor, and even more elaborately described Xia Xun's energy in an even more astonishing way. He did not want to shirk the responsibility for the imperial prisoner escaping under his nose.
, he just wanted to let the emperor know that King Yan’s people had reached the point where they could call the shots in Jinling City.
As expected, the emperor was shocked and so was Academician Fang. They were finally willing to delegate power.
"The imperial court finally realizes how foolish it is to lack a strong set of eyes and ears!"
It feels so good to have the power!
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Even if the huge waves on the sea can overturn a 10,000-ton ship, the bottom of the sea is still calm.
No matter how powerful the Jin Yiwei is, can they really turn a capital city upside down? The answer is: no! With the capabilities of modern law enforcement agencies, it is impossible to clear all the corners of a city, let alone that era.
However, Luo Kedi not only mobilized the power of the government, the power of the underworld, but also used the intimidation power of Lian Zuo to turn the entire city's people into his eyes and ears. This is something that modern law enforcement agencies cannot achieve. Therefore,
There are only a few corners that his might cannot sweep away.
There are only a few, that is, there are others, such as sending incense rooms.
The incense delivery room cannot be found in the records of the twelve prisons, four divisions, and eight bureaus of the Ming Dynasty. It does not have a formal name at all. It is just one listed under the Huanyi Bureau.
In the local area, the Huanyi Bureau is the only eunuch agency among the twenty-four yamen that is not located in the palace. Of course, the incense delivery room is also outside the palace.
The incense delivery room is responsible for thousands of toilets in the palace. The palace uses toilets, including bedpans, toilet bowls, etc. There are no special toilets. How can such a smelly place be installed in the palace. In this way,
, there are thousands of toilets that need to be cleaned every day. These toilets are collected by the incense delivery room every day, transported out of Jinling City, rinsed and cleaned, and then sent back to various corners of the palace.
The bedpan is filled with charcoal ash, which is specially prepared for defecation. After removing the hands, just cover it with the charcoal ash. The toilet bowl is filled with charcoal ash. The toilet bowl is filled with charcoal ash directly, and then the toilet bowl is covered with a lid. The emperor and concubines
The toilet used is called "guanfang", also called "huzi", "beast son" and "horse son". The toilets used by other lower class people are called "bedpan".
The "official room" is of course very particular. It is usually made of wood, tin or porcelain. It has a wooden frame on the side and an oval opening on the frame. It is lined with soft cushions around it and has a lid on the opening. The bedpan can be drawn out like a drawer.
Well, the toilet stool had a backrest and soft lining, just like the current sofa without armrests. Sitting on it was no worse than the current toilet.
The most precious "official palace" was that of Yuchang, King of Shu at the end of the Five Dynasties. It was inlaid with gold and jade and was extremely gorgeous. After Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin destroyed Shu, he would have thought it was some precious artifact when he got it, but if it weren't for the stamens
When the lady revealed its origin, Lao Zhao happily placed it on his dragon writing desk as a decoration.
However, no matter how valuable it is, it is still an object for defecation and uncleanness, so the incense room cannot be located in the palace. This place is to the west of the palace, a very remote place, and everyone who lives in the incense room compound
They are old and ungrateful eunuchs or guilty eunuchs. They are like a group of people who are isolated and forgotten by the world. No one will ever remember them, although they are indispensable people in the palace every day.
So is there really only old and guilty eunuchs in this place, and no one else? The official statement is this. In fact, some formal employees of our current Environmental Sanitation Bureau receive two to three thousand yuan a month.
Just like paying a salary of 800 yuan to hire someone, put on his uniform and clean the road section he is responsible for, play mahjong at home or find another job, there is also a group of lower-level eunuchs in this place than these lowest-level eunuchs.
People work hard for them. Most of these women are poor people who have no livelihood and have entered the palace without success.
Therefore, although they do the most tiring and dirty work, they actually don't even get a few cents in wages. They can only make ends meet. The only common treatment is that these people are also called father-in-law.
Not long ago, they gained two more partners, one was quite strong, and the other was as weak as a chicken. The strong one was called Eunuch Xia, and the thin one was called Eunuch Xu...
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