"Are you Liu Chengfeng?" An old captain wearing a shabby Feiyu uniform looked at Liu Chengfeng in surprise, his cloudy eyes flashing with a playful smile.
Liu Chengfeng was speechless. When he came out of the Qianhu House, he bumped into eight, if not ten, captains. Every captain who saw him seemed to have admired his name for a long time. The first sentence he asked was,
Then he gave a sneer or a sympathetic look.
Are you famous? Are you famous all over the world? Oh, something is wrong.
Liu Chengfeng's heart was full of slander, but this old captain was different from other captains. Every one of the captains who came in and out of Qianhu Station were dressed in bright clothes and angry horses. At worst, they were clean and decent enough to walk out. But
The old lieutenant was much shabby. He had countless patches on his Feiyu uniform. He was dirty. His figure was a little thin, and his face had a sallow look. Because he didn't wear enough clothes and the weather was cold, there were also stains on his beard on his upper lip.
Sticky and sticky nose.
Such an image is actually the captain of the Jinyi Guards? He is afraid that he is not as good as the old soldiers in the capital, and Liu Chengfeng feels a chill.
When the old captain saw Liu Chengfeng keeping a distance from him, he was not angry. He smiled in a worldly way and said: "My surname is Huo, just call me Lao Huo, hehe... Speaking of you
I am also destined. Just now I came from Wang Sili's side, and they said that the Imperial College has assigned another detective, isn't it you? Come, go, go, follow me to the Imperial College."
Only then did Liu Chengfeng realize that this old Huo was his colleague. He would work with him in the future and sit in the Imperial College.
By this time, the early morning mist had dissipated, and the inner west city was gradually becoming lively. The vendors along the street came out one after another, shouting loudly, and Liu Chengfeng and Lao Huo were walking on the street, wearing flying fish suits and Jinchun knives.
It was eye-catching, but soon, when these people saw Lao Huo, the fear on their faces disappeared.
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but be speechless about this old Huo. Jin Yiwei had become so popular that everyone loved him, but this guy was really a failure.
While chatting with Liu Chengfeng, Lao Huo secretly observed Liu Chengfeng, and finally lowered his voice and said: "Since Brother Liu is a relative of the clerk of the Nanzhen Prefecture, how can he arrange to come to the North Town Prefecture?"
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but asked: "What relative?"
Lao Huo laughed heartily, his eyes seemed to penetrate Liu Chengfeng's thoughts at a glance, and said: "What's there to hide? Who in the Qianhu Institute doesn't know that Brother Liu squeezed out Mr. Qianhu's nephew?"
Come down, to be honest, Master Qianhu has lost face in the guardhouse this time, Brother Liu, your life will not be easy in the future."
After listening to Lao Huo's words, Liu Chengfeng remembered the weird attitude Qianhu and his colleagues had towards him in the guard house just now. He couldn't help but understand. He felt ashamed. It turned out that he had offended his immediate boss on the first day he came to work. No wonder
That Senhu-sama was indifferent to him.
Liu Chengfeng thought about it for a while. Although he felt a headache, he felt relieved immediately. If he offended him, he would be offended. As long as the Qianhu didn't dismiss him from his position, he would just be able to make a living.
Unexpectedly, as he walked away, Lao Huo continued: "Just like this time, Master Qianhu asked Brother Liu to go to the Imperial College, hehe..." Lao Huo's face showed a hint of dejection, and he continued: "Brother Liu
The suffering has just begun.”
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but ask: "What? What's the reputation of the Imperial College?"
Lao Huo had stayed in the guardhouse for more than 20 years and knew all the joints in the Jinyi Guard, but he did not hide it from Liu Chengfeng. He kept imparting his experience. After this journey, Liu Chengfeng understood that it turned out that
He became a lowly member of the Imperial Guard.
There are three, six or nine levels of people, and the same goes for the Jinyi Guards. Among the Jinyi Guards, the best ones are the Han generals who stand in the palace. These people are well paid and occasionally get close to the emperor. If they are not careful, they will say no.
He is about to have a meteoric rise. The next best thing is the captains who usually patrol the streets. These people are often local snakes in the capital. They are extortionists and rich in money. They can be said to be majestic when walking on the street. Even Shuntian Prefecture is more or less powerful.
Give them some face.
Next, there are the detectives who sit in the halls of various yamen and princes' mansions. To the princes and yamen masters, although they are just pawns, they have the right to organize people after all, so they can always send them gifts during the holidays.
Even if a little reward is not enough, there will always be a few kilograms of bacon as a filial piety.
The more miserable ones are the captains who patrol certain places. These people are often assigned to vassal countries or go out to spy on intelligence in foreign countries. Even if they finally achieve great achievements, they are often dismissed.
Intercepted. And may encounter danger at any time, and it is common to lose one's life accidentally. For example, when the army went to Annan, the Annan Kingdom uncovered dozens of patrol spies, and all had their heads cut off and hung on the city wall.
There were countless holes poked into the corpse.
Of course, there are people who are even worse than them. When Lao Huo said this, he couldn't help but pointed to his nose with a wry smile and said: "It's the detectives like you and me who sit in the Imperial College. Brother, you don't know, this
The Imperial College is different from other yamen. In other yamen, people are more in awe of our Jinyi captains, but which of the Imperial College's graduates is either rich or noble? Some are the sons of princes, and the worst ones also have fame. Besides, these are
When people study, the most despised people are us Jin Yiwei, so when we enter, not only do we have no luck, but we are also looked down upon by others. You can't get angry with them, otherwise, if the censors find out and say that we bully the scholars, even Your Majesty
Even if we don’t punish the crime, the cabinet will have to suffer for us. Today’s emperor relies on the cabinet the most. Even our commander is arrogant and respectful when meeting the cabinet ministers. If these noble people say something casually, you and I
It will all be bad luck."
Liu Chengfeng understood that he was worse off than working as an undercover agent in the desert, Liaodong, and Korea.
Lao Huo showed a worldly sneer and said: "Actually, that's all what I just said. In addition to being looked down upon by others, being popular, and having no luck, there are still many hardships here. For example, ordinary doctors have to teach, and we have to
We have to listen in, but we are the bosses, but we have to be patient and listen to what they say every day. Is this how people live?"
Liu Chengfeng smiled faintly. He didn't have too many complaints about this, he just treated himself as a student again.
Lao Huo finally said: "The second most troublesome thing is that these scholars are talking without restraint. One day they will talk about the palace, and tomorrow they will criticize the government. Anyway, it will never stop in one day. You tell me, you and I have listened.
What should I do if I go there?”
Liu Chengfeng followed his words and said: "Of course the duty is to report it immediately if you hear something is going on."
Lao Huo still showed a sneer and said: "That's what I said, but when the report is really reported, the commander will have a headache. These scholars are the treasures of our Ming Dynasty. God knows how many of these people will be appointed as concubines in the Imperial Academy in the future.
Gentlemen, how many people will join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister? Let’s arrange them today. In the future, if someone wants to deal with you as a little detective, it won’t be as easy as squeezing an ant to death?”
Liu Chengfeng thought it was reasonable and said: "Then let's just forget about it."
Lao Huo shook his head again and said: "If something happens in the future, the superiors will investigate. If it is found out, you and I will be derelict in our duties. To tell you the truth, the captains in the Imperial Academy are changed like a revolving door. You know why.
Is it? Nine out of ten of these replaced detectives were taken to the Nanzhen Prefecture, where they were all beaten to death. Why? The prison guards were making trouble, and the health center had to find a scapegoat to clear the air. You and I
Now this is the scapegoat.”
Liu Chengfeng was speechless and said, "Will the supervisors still cause trouble?"
Lao Huo pouted and said: "Not only the supervisors, but also the doctors will make trouble. In the third year of Hongzhi, the supervisors made a fuss about the eunuch Guo Yong's request to select concubines to enrich the Sixth Palace. Hundreds of supervisors made a fuss.
He rushed outside the palace to express his love and fought with the eunuchs who came out to comfort him. Just because of this matter, all the detectives from the Qianhu Office in the Inner West City were taken care of. No one who entered the Nanzhen Office was alive.
Come back. Every three or two years from now on, the supervisors will always make a fuss, but whether it's a big scandal or just a small incident, the unlucky ones are definitely you and me, and the consequences are easy.
, if it makes a big fuss, I will lose my head."
Liu Chengfeng finally understood why going to the Imperial College was worse than going to the desert. His good spirits on the first day of work were suddenly wiped out. He couldn't help thinking: "I thought it was something very impressive, but it turned out to be something with my tail between my legs."
Come to be someone’s grandson, and be the scapegoat if something goes wrong.”
Seeing Liu Chengfeng's gloomy expression, Lao Huo patted him on the shoulder, as if he were brothers in distress, sniffed, and said sincerely: "Brother Liu, you and I are destined to be together. We can't hope to be rich together, but in the future
Sharing adversity is a given. Isn’t it said in the play? You don’t have to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but you can probably catch up if you die in the same year, the same month and the same day.”
After listening to his consolation, Liu Chengfeng comforted himself: "Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengfeng, what the hell kind of tragedy have you never encountered? A good doctor has traveled here, and there are worse things in this world.
What's the matter? Damn it, isn't it just a small Imperial College? Isn't it more terrifying than mountains of swords and seas of fire?"
As the two of them walked, the majestic Imperial College appeared in Liu Chengfeng's sight. The tall buildings were built one after another, with a large glazed archway standing at the door. On the archway were written the four characters "Xuehai Jie Guan".
Then there is a square palace with double eaves and spires. It has doors on all sides and six steps. The palace is surrounded by a corridor, and exquisite bridges are erected on all sides across the pool to connect the palace with the courtyard. It is extremely exquisite and grand.
To the extreme.
Lao Huo patted Liu Chengfeng on the shoulder and said, "Go in."
Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath before entering side by side with Lao Huo.
Chapter completed!