Go up Yujing Street, the main road in the city, and walk straight north, about ten miles away, to the Zhenning Jiedushi Yamen.
There is an open square in front of the yamen, with a large screen wall in the middle, facing the main entrance of the yamen. Ordinary people do not dare to walk from this place. There are only a dozen or so tooth soldiers wearing straight iron armor, standing guard in twos and threes.
The two came on horseback. A junior high school officer saw them and led several heavily armed tooth soldiers to surround them.
Uncle Wang learned the lesson this time, got off his horse early, took out the telltale sign and handed it over.
After checking it, the little inspector crossed his arms and saluted, his tone was not very respectful: "What business do you two have here?"
Uncle Wang smiled and said, "I don't have much business to do. I'm looking for an old acquaintance in your army."
"What's your name? Maybe someone knows you."
"My surname is Cao Minghan, do you recognize it?"
The principal was slightly startled and said eagerly: "We know each other. Everyone in the military knows Commander Cao. It just so happened that he came to the office today to see Wang Jiepan on an official mission, so I took the two of you to look for him."
"Oh? You have been promoted to commander." Uncle Wang raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.
"It's the battalion commander." The colonel added, and Uncle Wang felt relieved.
In fact, there is no battalion-level organization in the army. The official name should be command, but because it has the same title as the official position, sergeants are called battalion in private to distinguish them.
"Since he is here, please ask him to come out to see us." Uncle Wang said carelessly.
The colonel hesitated for a moment, thinking that you, a deputy military envoy, are here to visit the battalion commander. Even if you are an old acquaintance, you should not ask the superior officer to come out to see you.
But he still didn't say anything, and only said: "Then please stay here for a while, I will go right away."
After saying a few words to the soldiers beside him, he quickly entered the Yamen.
The young man looked at the retreating figure of the primary school and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, I bet that Cao Han will not come out to see you."
"Why does Xiaolang think so?" Uncle Wang asked suspiciously.
"Cao Han is cunning and arbitrary, and he loves great achievements. He cannot be deceived by just one word." The young man replied.
Sure enough, after a while, the primary school boy ran back alone.
The principal looked at Uncle Wang, then at the young man, and said awkwardly: "Commander Cao said that he and Wang Jiepan have military affairs to discuss. Please wait for him for a while, and then come out to greet you two after he has finished his business."
Uncle Wang was furious and shouted: "He is a commander with fart military affairs. Didn't you tell me my name?"
The primary school teacher hurriedly explained: "I've reported it."
Uncle Wang's expression froze and turned red. He could only laugh a few times. He patted the principal's shoulder with his big hand like a leaf fan and said, "Then I'll ask you to make another trip. I'm sending a noble man from Tokyo, so why don't you invite him to come out?"
See you."
With that said, he handed over a heavy handful of Kaiyuan coins.
The principal resisted for a while, but accepted: "Shangguan is polite, so I will go there again. If he refuses, he can't blame me."
"That's natural." Uncle Wang smiled happily.
Seeing his small eyes flashing and his treacherous smile, which was not as straightforward as ordinary soldiers, the principal suddenly felt that the copper coins in his arms were a little hot to the touch.
When he turned to leave, the young man suddenly called out to him.
"Wait a minute."
The principal turned around and asked, "Any other instructions?"
"When you went to report just now, could Wang Jie be on the side?" the young man asked.
"Behind the case."
"Then you tell Wang Jiepuan that Brother Yi from Tokyo is here. Please ask him to come out as well."
The principal didn't know why, but he still responded and trotted forward.
Uncle Wang waited until he was far away and then asked in confusion: "Then Wang Jiepuan doesn't know us, why should we inform him?"
Yi Geer pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "I have also heard of Wang Min's name. He was born as a Jinshi, has experienced many towns, and has a cautious and honest personality. Aweng specially ordered him to know the Zhenning Jiejuan. We are like this, and with him
I will definitely come out and take a look at my temperament."
"Young man knows these little officials so well without leaving home, I admire him!" Uncle Wang said, crossing his hands.
"Do you think I've been spending this whole year just keeping up with Chen Laodao? Besides, Judge Jiedu is no small official."
Uncle Wang chuckled, then flattered him, and then complained: "Since Xiaolang knew, why didn't he tell me earlier, which cost me dozens of dollars in vain."
Yi Geer smiled and said nothing.
Not long after, I saw a crimson-robed civil servant walking out of the side door, followed closely by a young general in armor, galloping towards them.
Yi Geer sat upright on the horse and quietly watched the two people getting closer and closer. Maybe he had stood there for too long, and the horse was a little impatient and snorted several times.
The two stopped five steps away, and only then did Yi Geer see their faces clearly.
Wang Min is already middle-aged, her temples are mottled and gray under her official hat, and her steps are unsteady. She is panting slightly as she walks so fast.
Cao Han is a young general in his twenties. He has three strands of beard and looks quite elegant.
Wearing a fine black lacquered mountain armor, he walked like a tiger and a tiger, and the armor pieces jingled.
Coming closer, Cao Han ignored the stern-faced Uncle Wang and looked at Yi Geer blankly, hesitating for a long time and unable to say a word.
Brother Yi leaned forward and said with a smile, "We haven't seen each other for two years. Commander Cao, don't you recognize Yi?"
Only then did Cao Han come back to his senses. He fell to the ground like a pillar and cried: "I don't dare to pay homage to His Highness. After the Qianyou Incident last year, I thought..."
Yi Geer waved his hand and interrupted him: "Thanks to Chai Wang's quick wit, he saved me from fire and water, and I had an experienced doctor to save my life."
After saying that, he looked at Wang Min: "Are you Wang Min and Wang Jiepan?"
When Wang Min saw Cao Han bursting into tears, he was sure of the young man's identity. When he asked, he repeatedly claimed that he was the boy and bowed his hands in a salute: "Wang Min, the judge of the Zhenning Army, has met your highness, and I didn't know his identity until now. I'm rude."
There is always hope for Haihan."
Yi Geer got off his horse and helped Wang Min up, saying warmly: "Wang Jie doesn't need to be polite.
He turned to look at Cao Han and said with a straight face: "Get up too, Shacai."
Cao Han was overjoyed when he heard him call him to kill the talent, and shouted: "Thank you, Your Highness."
As he spoke, he climbed up and stood by with a humble face.
Yi Geer looked him up and down and said, "Yes, you are also a battalion commander now."
Cao Han grinned: "Your Highness is so complimentary. Commander Quan Zhanjie appreciates it, so he was promoted to two levels."
When Uncle Wang heard this, he snorted coldly. Although the guy's tone was humble, he still couldn't hide the contentment in his eyes. He simply turned his head away and kept his sight out of sight.
Cao Han looked embarrassed, and Wang Min looked at the ground, thinking he was nothing.
Yi Geer smiled deeply, stared at Wang Min and said: "After being promoted, you will put on airs when meeting old friends. I think you should start as a pawn and sharpen your temper."
"I feel the same way." Wang Min understood it and agreed without thinking.
Cao Han's face turned bitter, but he still crossed his hands in dismay: "Provoke."
"Hahaha..." Yi Geer laughed heartily. He patted Cao Han's shoulder, his armor rustled, and said: "You're joking, I have no official position, but I can't decide who you are as a commander."
promotion."
After laughing, he asked Cao Han: "Am I in charge of the office?"
Cao Han shook his head: "Shuai Guo has gone to ask for food from the grain envoy. I'm afraid he won't be able to return home until the lights are on."
"You want food?" Brother Yi thought for a moment and said, "Is this the food envoy Zhang Mei?"
Wang Min and Cao Han said yes one after another.
"Zhang Mei is an official, but Aye's move put him in a dilemma." Yi Geer said thoughtfully.
Cao Han didn't take it seriously and said: "How can it be difficult? Asking for food in private is obviously against the rules, but Guo Shuai, who is his status, wants food and grass. I don't think he will talk too much in court."
Brother Yi smiled and said nothing.
However, Wang Min pondered and said, "What His Highness said is true. I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be angry with Commander Guo if he hears it."
Yi Geer glanced at the two of them and stretched out: "Let's not talk about this. We have come all the way and are exhausted. Let's find a place to settle down first."
Wang Min quickly invited the two of them to join the Jieshuai Office.
The Yamen is quite grand and grand, with white walls and black tiles, neat and clear.
Entering the gate, there is an open space about twenty steps wide and fifty steps long. On the left side is a row of horse posts, and at the end is the ceremonial gate.
The ritual door is tightly closed, and there are two small doors for life and death on the east and west sides.
The death door is also closed, and the prison door is next to it, while the life door is wide open. From time to time, officials and soldiers come in and out with piles of papers.
Chai Wang went to tie the horses. Cao Han was clever and called a soldier and said, "Have you seen these two horses? I will keep them aside for half a day and keep them away from anyone."
The soldier recognized Cao Han, and when he saw Wang Min nodded slightly, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Provoke."
Then he stood beside the horse with his sword pressed.
Wang Min took Yi Geer to the front of Zhisheng Gate, and several minor officials who were about to go in and out quickly stepped aside.
Making a sign of invitation, he said: "The ceremonial door cannot be opened. You have to go through this door. Please don't be surprised, Your Highness."
The Yimen was open for all important events, it was an old system, Wang Min was just being polite, Yi Geer waved his hand indifferently, and took the lead in entering the door.
The door behind the door is even more spacious, more than enough for thousands of soldiers to stand. There are row houses on both sides. The end of the north end is suddenly raised ten feet, and a platform is built, above which is the main hall.
Yi Geer kept walking and walked in like a horse. Wang Min couldn't feel his pulse, so he had to accompany him. As he walked, he introduced: "Shuai Guo is also the governor of Chanzhou, so the governor's office has also moved here.
, the row of houses on the west side is the deacon’s room of the Governor’s Mansion, and the east side is the deacon’s room of Jiedu.”
Yi Geer took a glance and saw that all the people in the west row of houses were servants in soap clothes, and all the people in and out of the east row of houses were armored soldiers. It was a busy scene.
I couldn't help but think that the people in the imperial court were all literate and Western. Why did Aye get it wrong? He immediately gave up his intention to visit and said, "I won't visit today, but there is a wing. I want to take a rest."
"Yes, there are several first-class wing rooms in the upper courtyard behind the third hall. There are not many people living in the back garden, and there are many empty houses. Your Highness is..."
Yi Ge'er said without thinking: "Aye hasn't returned yet, so I can't go to the back garden, so I'll go to the upper house."
Wang Min nodded in agreement, and took Brother Yi through the Nuan Pavilion, which led to the quiet Shangfang Courtyard.
The group of people came straight to the door of a room. Wang Min and Cao Han stopped. Wang Min said: "Please rest here, Your Highness."
Chai Wang went in first, made a general inspection, and crossed his hands and said, "Your Highness, please come inside and rest."
Yi Ge'er responded and turned to tell Wang Min: "My whereabouts and identity need to be kept secret, so please don't reveal it. In addition, Wang Jiexuan can help me buy a table of food and wine. As for Cao Han, just stay at the door."
The two of them bowed and said that they were the only ones. As soon as Yi Geer crossed the threshold, Chai Wang immediately closed the door.
Cao Han stood up on guard with his sword and pestle straddled in a serious manner. Wang Min looked at him with a serious face but a lonely look in his eyes. He smiled playfully, cupped his hands, and left.
Wang Min was a civil servant and had been in high and low positions for so many years. He looked at Cao Hanyuan, who was younger than Shang.
In his opinion, the fact that Cao Han was named as a guard was actually a sign that His Highness was willing to get close to him, and he should be happy.
Today, he met Brother Yi for the first time, and he felt that His Highness was an extremely intelligent and well-thought-out person. His words and deeds were reserved and unobtrusive, but he was just right. He could not be treated by an ordinary young man.
Today's fate has been decided, and the situation is still unclear. Your Highness's father, Guo Rong, whose real surname is Chai, is the nephew of the late Queen Sheng Mu Chai. He was originally a wealthy family. When he was a child, his family fell into decline, so he went to seek refuge with his aunt. Wei, nothing more than an envoy.
The Chai family and Your Majesty had no heirs, so they regarded their nephew as if they were already born, and soon adopted him as their adopted son. He was the eldest son in terms of etiquette. After the Qianyou Incident, he became the only surviving heir.
Now that His Majesty has ascended to the throne, Guo Rong leads the throne as a prince and has been unable to take up his position. As a result, there are many rumors in the court.
Although Guo Rong is the eldest son, he has no blood relatives. His nephew Li Chongjin is more valued by the emperor. Otherwise, why would he keep his nephew Li Chongjin beside him? The prince-in-law is the commander-in-chief of the Hezhou governor from afar, and his official position is the commander-in-chief of the first army in Xiaodi, in charge of thousands of fine cavalry.
But in his opinion, His Majesty had long wanted to appoint Guo Rong as his heir. Now the emperor's ambiguous attitude was actually because he was waiting for Guo Rong to have another son.
After all, if it was really unintentional, how could His Majesty personally choose his assistants?
He, Wang Min, was originally a censor, so wasn't it because he was so valued by His Majesty that he appointed him as the judge of the festival?
It's a pity that there are military men in power in the DPRK, so not many people can guess this. It may be that the high position is too tempting, and the young people are unwilling to give up until they see the Yellow River.
And now, Brother Guo Yi has escaped from death and behaved so modestly and intelligently. His Majesty is very fond of him when he sees him in the future. He thinks that he has a successor, and he is afraid that he will soon be appointed as the heir apparent.
If he could serve him when he was in hiding, what would Cao Han be unhappy about?
It's a pity that I am already over 40 years old and I'm afraid I won't be able to see that time.
