In the main hall of Dongchang Yamen, under the plaque "Ahead of Time".
After hearing Wang Xian's words, Zhao Ying laughed up and down. Seeing the factory supervisor laughing, all the leaders of the East Factory naturally laughed loudly along with him, as if they were collectively suffering from epilepsy.
After the laughter was over, Zhao Ying took the handkerchief offered by his subordinates, and while wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, he teased Wang Xiandao: "Uncle, my imagination is too rich. A group of liars who dance in remote areas made up this to defraud people of their money."
What nonsense, even the dignified Imperial Guard Commander was frightened." Zhao Ying looked at Wang Xiandao with a sarcastic face: "Should I say whether my uncle is serious or naive?!"
Erhei, who was behind Wang Xian, became furious. He pointed at Zhao Ying and cursed: "Damn eunuch, how can you talk?!"
This is the territory of Dongchang. Seeing that the owner of the factory was being scolded, how could Zhao Ying's disciples and grandsons bear it? They all stood up with a roar, pointed at Erhei and cursed: "One-eyed dragon, do you want to be completely blind?
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Although Jinyiwei was on an away game and there were only a few people there, they couldn't show any weakness. They followed Erhei and sprayed at those dead eunuchs, with their mouths full of genitals!
"Shut up!" Seeing Zhao Ying's face getting more and more ugly, Wang Xian waved his hand to stop his subordinates and said: "If you don't scold a bald man in front of a monk, don't just talk about it." Then he scolded those things.
The factory eunuch said: "You are also disabled, and we are also disabled here, why bother attacking each other?"
The eunuchs' noses were all twisted with anger. Wang Xian asked Zhao Ying with a serious face: "Eunuch Zhao, do you think what I said is reasonable?"
"Haha..." Zhao Ying has learned a lesson long ago. He can compete with Wang Xian in martial arts, fight with each other, and play tricks, but he can't use words. That would be hitting a stone with an egg! He had to hold back his anger and sneered twice: "Uncle
I don’t have anything else to do, so please go back first. It’s the Chinese New Year and everyone has a lot of things to do.”
"Eunuch Zhao," Wang Xian said with a straight face: "Normally our two families fight each other, but on this matter, we have to work together. We just moved the capital and it's New Year's Eve. There's talk that someone wants to set fire to the imperial city. It's in the capital.
Light a fire and we can't even eat and walk around."
"The places outside the imperial city are the tasks of the Jin Yiwei." Zhao Ying said, "The emperor will only blame my uncle if he is on fire, not our family." After a pause, he said quietly.
"As for the inside of the palace, the security is so tight that you can't even fly in with your wings, so I don't have to worry about it."
"In short, it's better to be careful." Wang Xian said earnestly: "It's best to take precautions before they happen. It's best if nothing happens."
"I've learned a lesson." Zhao Ying said calmly.
Wang Xian saw that it was useless to talk too much, so he stood up and left. Zhao Ying sent him to the door, then came back and sat down. Ma De and others talked about Wang Xian and said: "What the hell! Dare you come here?"
Dongchang is here to give instructions! Even if we have to give instructions, we should give them to them!"
"Exactly!" The others also said with disdain: "Scaremongering! I have never heard of anyone in the past dynasties who can control the palace!"
"Ancestor, don't pay attention to him, let's do whatever we need to do!"
There was a loud bang, turning all the chattering eunuchs into gourds. They looked at Zhao Ying anxiously, and saw the Dongchang eunuch slowly raising his hand, which he had just used to serve Wang Xian tea.
The Jingdezhen porcelain bowl has turned into fine powder...
Zhao Ying had a sullen face, blew the fine powder on his hands, glanced coldly at the eunuchs, and hummed: "A bunch of idiots!"
All the eunuchs lowered their heads and listened obediently to Zhao Ying's scolding.
"Then who is Wang Xian?!" Zhao Ying said coldly: "How can he talk nonsense without any basis?! How can it be nonsense to allow someone like him to come in person and solemnly warn the governor?
talk?!"
"What the ancestors said is..." Ma De and others were helpless and said to themselves, you are the one who sneers at you, and you are the one who attaches great importance to you. You are so fickle, how can we flatter you?
"From now on," Zhao Ying naturally ignored the thoughts of his men and ordered in a deep voice: "The defense in the palace must be strengthened, and those who enter and exit the palace must be searched. In addition to checking waistbands, people must be identified. Those who are complicit will be imprisoned!"
"Here!" All the eunuchs quickly responded in unison with solemn expressions...
After leaving the Dongchang Yamen, Erhei asked in a rough voice: "Sir, do you think this reminder is useful?!"
"It's useful." Wang Xian said calmly: "That duplicitous old eunuch is actually very cautious. Even if I don't mention this, he will be more vigilant at this juncture."
"Well." Erhei said assuredly, "That would be perfect."
"I hope so." Wang Xian still frowned. He couldn't relax until he figured out the plans of those White Lotus cultists.
Returning to the Jinyiwei Yamen, Wang Xian summoned the Jinyiwei cadres and announced to them that a state of emergency was in place - from now until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, all vacations will be canceled and all efforts will be made to search and investigate. All White Lotus cultists hiding in the ditch must be dug out!
Jinyiwei has been investigating the White Lotus Sect for several months, but this mysterious and huge organization has always been unclear and elusive. The brothers have been holding their breath, but now the Lord has finally ordered a city-wide manhunt. Everyone is confused.
They were refreshed and responded in unison: "Here!"
For desperadoes, being safe and having nothing to do is the greatest torture, and being able to go on a big fight during the Chinese New Year is the best New Year gift.
"But," Wang Xian changed the subject and almost silenced them: "It coincides with the Spring Festival, and just after the capital was moved, and the envoys from various countries have not yet left Beijing. At this time, we cannot openly search and arrest, and the intelligence must be accurate.
, secretly arrested at night!" After a pause, he glanced at the crowd and said: "In short, it cannot affect the festive situation created by His Majesty!"
"Yes..." The leader of the royal guards agreed without hesitation. Although the governor's instructions were partly to make the horses run fast and not eat grass, the more challenging the task, the more interesting it is, isn't it?
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The next day was New Year's Eve. The crackling of firecrackers never stopped from morning to night. At night, it was even louder, and there were all kinds of fireworks rising into the sky. Ah Heng was so happy that he giggled in the yard.
High jump... As a little girl who grew up on the grassland, she has never seen such a lively scene.
While Wang Xian was setting off fireworks to make his daughter happy, he looked at the flames blooming in the sky. His whole heart clenched uncontrollably. Every time the firecrackers sounded, it made his heart tremble... Fortunately, after so many years,
When he came down, he was so good at pretending that Ah Heng didn't notice anything strange. The little girl had a headache and had enough fun. She also said she wanted to stay with the adults to watch the New Year, but she didn't stay up for long before she fell asleep in Wang Xian's arms.
Wang Xian gently put the little girl on the bed, kissed her white forehead again and again, and then stuffed a red envelope under her pillow.
When he stood up, Baoyin laughed softly and asked, "Why would such a young child give her money?"
"This is the new year's money." Wang Xian explained with a smile: "Bless my daughter to have a safe and sound new year and everything goes well."
"So," Baoyin stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "I want it too."
"I can give it to you, but I have to kowtow." Wang Xian took out a red envelope with a smile and said: "Come, kowtow to the official, and the official will give you a big red envelope."
"Then if I give you one, will you kowtow to me?"
"Be brave, dare to be disrespectful to officials, see how I deal with you!"
The two laughed and laughed for a while, and Wang Xian said: "It's almost time to receive the God." He led Baoyin and Lingxiao, as well as Wu Wei, Erhei, Zhou Yong and others, and solemnly went to the courtyard to raise incense to receive the God of Wealth.
Zhengdong, the God of Fortune, Zhengnan, the God of Nobility, the northeast, the God of Joy, southwest, and the God of Taisui, southwest. Everyone knelt down and worshiped according to the direction. After kowtowing, they stood there until the incense was gone, kowtowed again, and finally took out the incense roots, statues, ingots, etc.
Then put it into the money and grain basin that had been prepared in the courtyard and burn it.
While burning, they also lit pine branches and sesame straw. After receiving the god, Zhou Yong and others spread sesame straw from the street door to the house door, so that people walked on it and made a crackling sound. This is called stepping on the New Year, which is also
It’s called trampling on evil spirits, which means to drive away evil spirits and avoid evil spirits.
After finishing the necessary homework for New Year's Eve, Wang Xian looked at Baoyin apologetically, and Baoyin said reasonably: "Go ahead, business is more important."
Wang Xian nodded and said softly: "Be back at dawn." After saying that, accompanied by Erhei and others, he left the house and went back to Jinyiwei Yamen.
The torch in the Jinyiwei Yamen shines in the sky, as bright as day. There are crackling firecrackers outside, but inside there is a chilling atmosphere with swords and guns blazing. The fully armed Jinyiwei soldiers, as well as the officials from Shuntian Prefecture, have been assembled. The soldiers stood solemnly.
, waiting in silence for the order to go up the mountain.
When Wang Xian appeared at the door, the officers who had been waiting for a long time rushed to greet him and reported in a deep voice: "Sir, you are ready and can give orders at any time!"
"Have all the people to be arrested been targeted?" Wang Xian nodded, and surrounded by the officers of the Imperial Guard, he walked to the eaves and stood still.
"All one hundred targets are on target." Deng Xiaoxian responded in a deep voice.
"Okay!" Wang Xian nodded, glanced at the dense crowd of subordinates in the courtyard, and said solemnly: "The biggest difference between arresting people during the Spring Festival this time and usual is that we must make as little noise as possible and not disturb the people. But we can't.
Let the cultists slip through the net!”
"Here!" More than a thousand subordinates responded in unison.
"I will have the dumplings cooked, waiting for your triumphant return!" Wang Xian waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Go!"
"Yes!" The officers and soldiers agreed again in unison, then separated into groups under the leadership of the officers and disappeared into the streets of the capital...
In the alley of Meat Market Street, several men who looked like butchers were cooking hot pot when the courtyard door was suddenly kicked open. The faces of the men changed and they touched the swords hidden under the table. When they were about to get up, the windows had been smashed.
Several black guns were pointed at them.
In a tightly covered room in Willow Alley, a group of believers were kneeling to worship a Guanyin statue. Officers and soldiers armed with swords and guns rushed in, shouting: "No one is allowed to move!" The believers were so frightened that they all collapsed on the ground...