"Where are you, Mr. Wang Qi, Mr. Liu Qi, and Mr. Yuan Qi? Why don't you come out and gather your brothers to meet Lord Zhenfu?" Shen Liang shouted.
"Sleep, I'm asleep." A captain stammered.
"Scream." Shen Liang shouted.
The two lieutenants hurriedly agreed and ran to call for someone. Shen Liang smiled and said to Zhang Yanling: "Don't be surprised, Lord Zhenfu. I don't have much errands on weekdays, so I am very casual. I don't mean to neglect you."
Zhang Yanling frowned and said nothing. After a while, three general flag officers rushed over in panic. When they saw Zhang Yanling, Shen Liang and others, they knelt down and saluted.
Shen Liang shouted: "You three are quite comfortable. The new governor takes office today. It would be better for you to sleep here."
The three of them repeatedly confessed and kowtowed.
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Get up and gather all our hands."
The three people got up hurriedly, took out their bamboo whistles and blew them while shouting loudly. After a while, a group of uniformed guardsmen of different colors rushed out from the house. Under the loud scolding of the three chief flag officers Form a queue in the open space.
This group of people may be tall or short, fat or thin, some may have drowsy eyes, some may be yawning sleepily, some may have their hats tilted, and some may have loose straps on their boots. They look like a rabble. There is no military appearance at all. And this is his personal guard. Zhang Yanling feels that this is an insult to himself.
"Shen Qianhu, are these my personal guards?" Zhang Yanling asked in a deep voice.
"Exactly. Hey, I have reminded Chen Baihu several times to restrain his subordinates from being idle, but Chen Baihu refuses to listen to me. He is not under our jurisdiction, so we can't say anything. My predecessor Wang Zhenfu has been sick at home for half a year and has not come to the Yamen anymore. There is no one to supervise them. But now they are better. Mr. Marquis, you are here and you have to rectify them. It is indeed a bit outrageous."
Shen Liang frowned and said. But Zhang Yanling seemed to be able to feel the gloating in his heart.
"That's it. Let's wait until Chen Baihu comes back." Zhang Yanling seemed helpless and turned around to leave.
Shen Liang smiled, waved his hand and said to the group of personal guards, "Let's all disperse."
A commander-in-chief whispered: "Shen Qianhu, is Master Zhenfu angry?"
Shen Liang smiled and said: "No, Lord Zhenfu is happy. Go ahead and do what you have to do, hahaha. Anyway, your affairs are under the control of Chen Baihu, so I won't meddle in it."
Zhang Yanling returned to the public room, sat behind the desk and drank several sips of hot tea before calming down. When Shen Liang and Zhang Yin followed closely, Zhang Yanling had already smiled.
"Thank you two Qianhu for today. The introduction was very detailed and clear. It seems that you have been working in Nanzhen Fusi for a long time." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Shen Liang said: "I have been in Nanzhen Fusi for three years. Before that, I was a deputy Qianhu of Xuanbeifang Qianhu Office."
Zhang Yanling exclaimed: "Three years? Is it so long? If you are promoted every three years, doesn't it mean you have to be promoted? Is Shen Qianhu going to go to another yamen to get a higher position?"
Shen Liang hurriedly smiled and said: "How can you have such luck in a humble position? Besides, this is Nanzhen Fusi. To tell you what you don't like to hear, it will be difficult for those who come to our Zhenfu Yamen to get promoted. We are different from others. Yamen, it is not easy for the brothers here to get promoted. In other yamen, or even the brothers from the guards below, if they want to be promoted, as long as they encounter a major case or catch a big fish, they can immediately be rewarded. Here... haha , Who should be arrested? What merits have been achieved? Speak of me, Zhang Qianhu has not moved since he came here for five years. And Chen Baihu, he has been in this office for eight years. When he came, he was Qianhu, but now he is It’s a hundred households. Instead of rising, it will fall, hahaha.”
Zhang Yanling was a little speechless. Perhaps entering Nanzhen Fusi was a very embarrassing thing among Jinyiwei. Indeed, Nanzhen Fusi's position in Jinyiwei Yamen was quite embarrassing. He obviously had the power of supervision and audit, but It seems that it cannot be used, which is indeed a bit frustrating. And because it is not a yamen involved in handling cases and arrests, there are indeed not many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. This is like an army that cannot go to the battlefield and will never have the chance to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.
"Shen Qianhu, there are always opportunities. I think this is the end of it. Thank you for your hard work, go back to work." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
"Okay, then I will resign. If anything happens, I will be here at any time." Shen Liang cupped his hands and said.
Zhang Yanling suddenly remembered something, so she smiled and said: "By the way, please do something for me."
Shen Liang said hurriedly: "My lord, please give me your instructions."
Zhang Yanling pointed to Zhao Yuancheng, who was sitting in the outer hall and looking around, and said: "That's my wife's brother, his name is Zhao Yuancheng. I want him to come to our Yamen to work. I don't know if there will be any obstruction."
Shen Liang was stunned and said: "My lord's wife and brother?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Concubine, concubine. He is illiterate, but he is very strong. My concubine is very cute. He is the only brother in the family. He wants to make a career. It is not a problem to join the Yamen and be a personal attendant by my side." It’s difficult.”
Shen Liang said hurriedly: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult. What's so difficult about it? You can just join your lord's personal guard directly, and you can follow your lord at any time without having to do any specific work. Your lord will write down a roster, and Brother Zhao will fill it out and send it to you." Just go to the general office for approval. If you are a humble employee, you can go to the general office in person to handle the matter."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Then it's hard work. Do you want to take care of something? Do you need to spend money or something?"
Shen Liang smiled and said: "No, no, it's not a matter of just one word when Master Zhenfu arranges for someone to enter the Yamen? I'm afraid I don't know how powerful you are. The appointment and dismissal of the people at Nanzhen Fusi Yamen are very important." The power is all in your hands. Recruiting people is just a matter of a word from the governor, just a signature. After the governor signs, he goes to the general office to run errands, and is included in the general office roster. After that, he can join the job and receive salary. "
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I didn't expect that I have such great power. In other words, if I don't like anyone, I can immediately kick him out, right? For example, if you, Shen Qianhu, offend me, wouldn't I be able to kick you out? Dismissal?"
Shen Liang changed color and looked at Zhang Yanling in shock.
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "It's just a joke, just a joke. Don't mind Shen Qianhu. I like to joke. Shen Qianhu knows me after getting along with me for a long time."
Shen Liang laughed when he heard this and said: "The humble post was shocked. But the humble post is for a thousand households. If the governor is not satisfied with the brothers who have more than a hundred households and wants to adjust the personnel, he has to report to the general office. Approval requires solid evidence. I'm afraid I can't do it just by relying on the words of Lord Zhenfu."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "What kind of power do you have? Hahaha. You can only bully the brothers below, which is no fun. Hahaha."
Shen Liang also grinned and laughed.
After Shen Liang and Zhang Yin left, Zhang Yanling called Zhao Yuancheng in and told him about letting him be a guard. Zhao Yuancheng was happy and worried at the same time.
"I don't know anything, so what can I do? I'm afraid of embarrassing you."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, just be my personal follower, it's nothing, just the same as before. Didn't you feel at a loss when you came to work in my house in the capital before? Aren't you familiar with the road now? You will know after a while. How to do it. Being a royal guard is actually not the best choice, but for now it is better for you to follow me. In short, if you work hard, you may become famous for your work."
Zhao Yuancheng nodded in agreement. Anyway, he just listened to Zhang Yanling's arrangements and just did as he was told. He didn't worry too much about other things.