The new soldier climbed up to the top of the city and shouted down: "What do you do?"
Wu Xiang shouted: "Boss, we want to escort Dr. Pang Xianpang to the Jinyiwei branch. Could you please open the city gate and let us in."
The recruit shouted: "This can't be done. I don't dare to open the city gate without the commander's order."
Wu Xiang shouted: "Please go and report to the superior."
The recruit said: "Sir, you are not here. You can wait until dawn before entering the city." After saying that, he turned and left.
Everyone had no choice but to sit outside the city and wait.
At dawn, many farmers gathered outside the city gate carrying vegetable loads, waiting to enter the city to sell.
Li Tianmu chatted with Wu Xiang and said: "It's really not easy for these farmers. They face the loess and turn their backs to the sky. They exert great efforts and sweat profusely. The sweat beads fall to the ground and smash into eight petals. They work desperately to serve the land, but they may not be able to achieve success.
It’s a good harvest, but you also have to pay a lot of taxes.”
Wu Xiang was an Orion hunter. He didn't know what percentage of taxes farmers had to pay, so he asked: "How much tax do farmers have to pay?"
Li Tianmu said: "About 15%, if you harvest one hundred kilograms of grain, you have to pay fourteen kilograms of tax."
Wu Xiang said: "This is really a lot."
Li Tianmu said: "Who says otherwise? Look at those bastards guarding the city. They make money while they sleep. They don't have to work hard or sweat. That's how easy it is. The imperial court is like
It sucks the blood of the common people like a gadfly. It would be great if there was no imperial court in this world."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Xiang was startled. He hurriedly said: "Master Li, I don't dare to say that. If someone reports him to the government, he will lose his head."
"Ha..." Li Tianmu said with a smile, "I scared you so much, forget it, I won't tell you."
After a while, the city gate opened. Wu Xiang and others came to the Jinyiwei branch office. Seeing that the gate was open, they drove the carriage directly inside and stopped in front of the stone steps of the main hall of the Yamen.
Wu Xiang walked up the stone steps and as soon as he entered the hall, he met an old man walking out with a pot of boiling water in his hand.
The old man saw that Wu Xiang was wearing low-class clothes and asked in a rough voice: "Hey, what do you do? Who let you in? Have you registered?"
The old man who asked the question was Lao Chen, the doorman in charge of the gate in the reception room. Outsiders entering the Jinyiwei branch must register at the reception room.
Being a gatekeeper at the Jinyiwei branch is a lucrative job. If an outsider wants to enter the branch, he or she must ask the gatekeeper to come in. If the gatekeeper doesn’t give the gatekeeper, he or she will not be able to come in. It’s not difficult to ask the gatekeeper to help with the gatekeeper. Just give him the gatekeeper.
, it can be as little as a few dozen articles, or as much as there is no limit.
This position is recruited from the public. The recruitment conditions of each branch are different. The recruitment conditions here in Huaiqing Mansion are: male, fifty-one years old, four feet five inches tall, widowed, with a son, and the son is twenty-seven years old.
Two daughters, one is 19 years old and the other is 17 years old. She is lame in her right leg. They are natives of Huaiqing Prefecture and their surname is Chen.
Only those who meet these conditions are eligible to apply. Lao Chen has all these conditions, and only he himself has these conditions, so this position must be his.
There is a local man named Ji Zhe in Huaiqing Prefecture who often tells people some interesting news and stories in wine shops and teahouses. When he mentioned the recruitment of disciples of Jinyiwei Branch, he said this. The recruitment of disciples of Jinyiwei Branch was met with failure.
Only one person signed up.
When he finished speaking, someone continued: "Do you really not know, or are you just pretending to be confused? What's the point of getting cold feet? There are more than 10,000 people who want to apply for this position, but according to the conditions, can we apply? This is for
Tailor-made conditions for that surnamed Chen."
Another person said: "Who made him Master Chen's second uncle? Can we compare?"
It turns out that old Chen is the second uncle of the branch Jinyiwei commander Chen Tao.
Hearing Old Chen's question, Wu Xiang clasped his fists and said, "Old man, I'm sorry. I'm new to Guibao Land and I don't understand the rules. I'll register right away."
Old Chen wanted to scold Wu Xiang a few more times, but seeing that he spoke politely and didn't look unpleasant, he didn't have the nerve to speak.
Wu Xiang followed Old Chen out of the hall. Old Chen saw a carriage under the stone steps, with Pang Xian and Li Tianmu sitting in it. He knew these two people, so he hurriedly ran down the stone steps and stepped forward with a smile.
He greeted: "Aren't these Dr. Pang and Daxia Li? Oops, Mr. Mou is looking for you everywhere. Just come back and I will inform my nephew."
Chen Tao hadn't gotten up yet, so he lay on the kang and slept soundly on the kang with Sai Yuhuan in his arms. Sai Yuhuan had a delicate body and was expensive, so Chen Tao felt that since he had spent a lot of money, he should play and eat enough. So this
One night, he and Sai Yuhuan were in a tumultuous relationship, fighting against each other several times. Sai Yuhuan's work was so good that he was so happy that he felt like dying.
Not long after he fell asleep, he was woken up by a knock on the door and asked unhappily: "Who is it? What's the matter?"
Lao Chen said: "It's me, your second uncle."
Chen Tao didn't sleep well and was upset. He endured his irritation and asked, "It's the second uncle, is there something wrong?"
Old Chen said: "Mr. Pang and Daxia Li are back."
Chen Tao was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately sat up and asked, "Does Mr. Mou know?"
Old Chen Tou said: "They just came back, Master Mou doesn't know yet."
Chen Tao said: "I understand, you go ahead."
Chen Tao couldn't sleep anymore and wanted to see Pang Xian and Li Tianmu. He couldn't leave Sai Yuhuan in the room, so he pushed her with his hand to wake her up.
Sai Yuhuan was very tired after being tormented by him all night, and she was having sweet dreams at this moment. Chen Tao pushed a few times, but didn't wake him up. He simply twisted Sai Yuhuan's nipples, and Sai Yuhuan screamed in pain, sitting down.
He stood up, rubbing his nipples, and complained: "You damn ghost, you've tormented me all night and you haven't had enough fun. Now you're working hard again. It's not easy for me to make some money from you." He continued.
Lying down, he said delicately: "Come on, don't use so much force, I just hurt you. You don't feel sorry for me at all, you damn ghost."
Sai Yuhuan thought that Chen Tao was not full and would come again, so he lay down first.
Chen Tao didn't have the time to relax now, and said in a deep voice: "I have official duties, please go back and sleep." He escorted Sai Yuhuan out of the office, but did not dare to go through the front door, and went straight to the back door, where he met Mou Rongtian in the backyard.
Chen Tao was startled and thought: "Unlucky, unlucky, really unlucky, how could he see it?" He smiled awkwardly and said: "Master Mou, you got up so early?"
Mou Rong added: "You didn't get up too late. Did you leave this woman at the office last night?"
Chen Tao said: "The streets have been uneasy recently. The official was afraid that she would be in danger if she walked at night, so she was allowed to stay in the guest room for the night. However, she slept alone."
Mou Rongtian thought to himself: "Are you going to the grave to burn rice paper to fool ghosts?" He said: "What's the matter with the red lip marks on Mr. Chen's face? Could it be that my wife came last night?"
Chen Tao woke up early in the morning, but before he had time to look in the mirror, he didn't know that there were red lip marks left by Sai Yuhuan on his face. When Mou Rongtian said this, his heart skipped a beat, and he said awkwardly: "It's my wife who came here. Let Mou
The adults are laughing."
According to the rules and regulations of Jinyiwei, prostitutes are not allowed to stay in the office. Chen Tao's doing so is against discipline, so he is afraid of being discovered.
Mou Rongtian thought to himself: "No wonder Cao Dan was able to easily rob the prison and rescue Cai Baoqi. It's no wonder that Chen Tao was thinking about sleeping with women all day long, so it's no wonder that he could guard the cell. This Chen Tao really doesn't know what to say."
He glanced at Chen Tao and was about to leave when Chen Tao said, "Master Mou, Doctor Pang and Doctor Li are back."
Mou Rongtian was overjoyed when he heard this and asked: "Where are they now?"
Chen Tao said: "It should be in the flower hall."
Old Chen took Pang Xian and others to sit down in the flower hall. It was not long before Mou Rongtian and Chen Tao walked in one after another. Everyone was very happy to see each other. Pang Xian introduced to Mou Rongtian: "This is Zu Dashou, Zu Zhuangshi
.This is Wu Xiang and Wu Zhuangshi. Thanks to these two heroes and Lin Zhuangshi, they fought off Cao Dan and Cai Baoqi, so I and Tianmu survived."
Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang paid tribute to Mou Rong one after another.
When Mou Rongtian saw Lin Ba was there, he joked: "Godson, you are here too. Why are you not polite when you see your godfather?"
Lin Bahu had a face on his face, and he knelt down reluctantly and said, "My dear, I'm going to meet my godfather."
Wu Xiang said: "Brother Lin, we are brothers. Mr. Mou is your godfather, so isn't he also my godfather? In this case, I should also pay homage with great ceremony."
He also knelt in front of Mou Rongtian, kowtowed and said, "My child Wu Xiang has met his godfather."
Mou Rong helped Wu Xiang and said, "Master Wu, you can't do this."
Zu Dashou was very unhappy when he saw Wu Xiang following Lin Ba and calling Mou Rongtian his godfather. He thought to himself: "No wonder he wants to sworn sworn brother with Lin Ba. That's why."
Everyone sat down and Mou Rongtian said: "Mr. Pang, Tianmu, I hope you can come back safely. I've been worried a lot these days. How did you get to know Zu Zhuangshi and Wu Zhuangshi? Please tell me quickly."
After Pang Xian told what happened, Mou Rongtian listened and said: "Zu Zhuangshi, Wu Zhuangshi, and Lin Ba, the three of you have worked hard to protect Mrs. Pang. When I return to Beijing, I will definitely thank you in front of the commander.
"
Wu Xiang said: "As citizens of the Ming Dynasty, we should do this and we dare not take credit."
Mou Rongtian said: "Lin Ba, I am very happy that you are willing to abandon evil and do good. Previously, I recognized you as my godson, but after thinking about it, it was really ridiculous. From now on, we will no longer have the relationship of father and son, and this matter will be dropped.
, don’t mention it again in the future.”
Lin Ba smiled and said, "That's a good feeling."
Wu Xiang originally wanted to recognize Mou Rongtian as his godfather through his relationship with Lin Ba as brothers, but he did not expect that Mou Rongtian and Lin Ba would dissolve the relationship between father and son so quickly. He could no longer call Mou Rongtian his godfather.
Very disappointed.
Mou Rongtian asked Chen Tao to host a banquet for Wu Xiang and others. During the banquet, Wu Xiang asked: "Master Mou, when will you escort the old doctor Pang to Beijing?"
Mou Rongtian said: "We will set off tomorrow."
Wu Xiang said: "I am afraid that Cai Baoqi and Cao Dan will harm the old doctor Pang again, so I would like to accompany you to the capital to help you. What do you think?"
Mou Rongtian smiled and said: "I will naturally be happy to have Wu Zhuangshi help me."
Wu Xiang said to Zu Dashou and Lin Ba: "Brother, Brother Lin, how about you work with me to assist Mr. Mou in escorting Dr. Pang into Beijing?"