On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Yanling went to Duke Dingguo’s Mansion with generous gifts to pay New Year greetings. Duke Dingguo’s Mansion received the future son-in-law’s visit with a very high standard. Everyone no longer had the initial contempt for Zhang Yanling. After the relief work,
, everything has changed.
Tea and snacks were served, and the Xu family and his son accompanied Zhang Yanling to drink tea and chat, and the atmosphere was harmonious. When Zhang Yanling told the Xu family and his son about the news that he was about to be appointed as the governor of Fusi, Jinyiweinan Town, the Xu family and his son, who were still smiling, were shocked.
Open your mouth wide, with a strange look on your face.
"What's wrong? I thought you would congratulate me." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, is it not a good idea for you to become an official? Why do you want to serve in the Jinyiwei Yamen? Can't the emperor arrange another position for you? The grandsons of the Jinyiwei Yamen are scolded every day. If you go to the Jinyiwei Yamen, then what?
Aren't you feeling uncomfortable? I advise you to refuse this appointment, it's better to do nothing." Xu Yande shook his head and said loudly.
Zhang Yanling was a little embarrassed, but Xu Guangzuo waved his hand and said: "Yande, don't talk nonsense. Although the Jinyiwei Yamen has a bad reputation, it is not as bad as you said. The Jinyiwei Yamen is under the personal jurisdiction of the emperor, and the Jinyiwei commander Mou Bin is
I have to be polite when I see him, that is the real power yamen. The Jinyiwei Yamen has jurisdiction over 17,000 households, and the North and South Town Fusi Yamen, with nearly 30,000 people at the top and bottom. Which yamen commander can have so many people? There are so many
A big force? Jinyiwei's power is not small. He can decide the case, convict and deal with it without the permission of the Three Justices Division. What kind of power is that. The Jinyiwei Yamen is a place that many people want to get into. "
Xu Yande frowned and said: "Dad, I know. But what the Jinyi Guards do is to arrest, eavesdrop and spy on people. They are not visible to the light, and they are not visible to others. They are despised by others. My brother-in-law is the Marquis of Xun Qi. With this status, he works in the Jinyi Guards.
Doesn't this mean you are surrendering your status? Your Majesty is also serious. If you really want a reward, why don't you let your brother-in-law lead the army? It is only natural for the Marquis to lead the regiment. Even if it is not possible, it is okay to lead the army in the governor's mansion of the Chinese Army. Why go to the Jinyiwei Yamen?"
Xu Guangzuo pondered: "The emperor's arrangement naturally has deep meaning. Since Yanling agreed to serve, he naturally also considered it. Are you more sage than the emperor? Smarter than Yanling? Maybe there is a reason for this."
Seeing the quarrel between father and son, Zhang Yanling hurriedly smiled and said: "Father-in-law, brother, there is no need to argue about this matter. I went to work in the Jinyiwei Yamen, actually just because I didn't want to be idle. You all know my identity. I am a relative, so it is inconvenient to lead the army.
, the emperor also asked me after careful consideration whether I would like to work in the Jinyiwei Yamen. And as far as I know, Nanzhen Fusi is not involved in specific case handling affairs. It is a clean place in the Jinyiwei Yamen, so I agreed. As for reputation.
Well, that’s okay. I don’t care about reputation or not.”
Xu Yande rolled his eyes and said, "You don't care about your reputation? Our Duke of Dingguo does. You are going to become my brother-in-law, how can you not be cautious? Hey, that's all, this is already the case, so what else can you say?"
Xu Guangzuo said in a deep voice: "Yande, don't talk nonsense. Yanling is right if he wants to come out to do things. Although Jinyiwei is not a good place to go, the position of Jinyiwei South Town Fusi Town Fu is not low. This is fine,
Some of our relatives are in the Jinyiwei, and maybe the younger generation will restrain themselves. The Jinyiwei Yamen is actually an army, and Yanling has actually taken up a military position. The emperor actually took great pains and directly let Yanling take charge.
Tuanying, I am afraid that those guys in the DPRK will strongly oppose it, so this is also a flexible strategy."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "That's true, the emperor said so too. There is no precedent for a relative to lead the army, and the emperor doesn't want to cause trouble. After all, the relief work has already brought shame to the outer court. If they get the chance, they are not willing to give up.
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Xu Yande said: "That's all, just stay for now. You have to find a chance to get out of that big cesspool. Although many people think that Jinyiwei Yamen is a beautiful place, but in the eyes of us, it is just a big cesspool. Can you Yanling
Be careful, don't get yourself covered in excrement and water, and you won't be able to wash it off when the time comes."
Zhang Yanling was speechless. Jinyiwei Yamen actually had a new metaphor in Xu Yande's mouth: a big cesspit. This was too much.
Xu Guangzuo said in a deep voice: "Although Yanling and Yande's words are extreme, they are not unreasonable. The emperor may just let you practice for a while and think of a way in the future. It is indeed taboo in the court for relatives to lead the army. Even if the emperor intends to let you lead the army,
, will definitely be opposed by the outer court, so this is a compromise. However, I have to remind you that the Jinyiwei Yamen is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and the personnel are extremely complex. Even Nanzhen Fusi is not a pure place. After entering Jinyiwei,
, it is indeed like jumping into a big cesspit. No matter how clean you are, in the eyes of outsiders, you are still full of stench. Of course, this is actually nothing. There are no yamen in this court that others can look at. Outside.
How is the court? It’s not like a bunch of civil servants are noisy and squabbling every day. How about us nobles? Outsiders are not pointing fingers at us and cursing us. But we don’t need to care.”
Zhang Yanling was speechless when Xu Guangzuo also supported the metaphor of "big shit pit". It turned out that in the eyes of noble court officials, the Jin Yiwei was so miserable. This was very different from the image and impression of the Jin Yiwei that he knew in later generations.'Xianyi was angry.
Ma's handsome image in a Feiyu suit with an embroidered spring knife suddenly collapsed. Of course, Zhang Yanling also understood that this may be because of the true impression Jin Yiwei gave people in these days. An agency that engages in secret investigation, assassination and even lynching and imprisonment.
Naturally, it gives people a bad impression. But beyond the impression, it is more likely to have a slanderous nature.
Jinyiwei is a powerful yamen independent of the outer court and the army. The nobles and officials of the outer court cannot control such a yamen. Instead, there is a knife hanging above their heads, which naturally makes them more afraid of Jinyiwei yamen.
, and therefore spared no effort to slander it. No one wants such a yamen to exist.
"By the way, brother-in-law, what dad said made me think of one thing. Once you enter the Jinyiwei Yamen, you have to be more careful with those guys in the inner court. Dongchang and Jinyiwei are sworn enemies. The ceremonial supervisor Wang Yue, Li Rong, Fan Heng, Xu Zhi and his gang
People who can't be dealt with are Mu Bin. Admiral Fan Heng is in charge of Dongchang, and the fans of Dongchang often work with Jin Yiwei overtly and covertly in order to grab the credit. Last month at Wanjia Restaurant in Zhengnanfang, Dongchang's fans
Zi then openly fought with the Jinyi Guards Qianhu Station in Zhengnanfang just to fight for a prisoner that both sides were targeting. Song Nan, the commander of Jinyiwei Qianhu Station in Zhengnanfang, even openly ordered his men to beat him.
Dongchang Fanbu. The incident was so big that it almost alarmed the emperor." Xu Yande said in a deep voice.