In the first month of the Zhengde year of the Ming Dynasty, in August, the capital.
There are many bustling and noisy places in Beijing. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching again, and the market is even more lively. However, there are some places that cannot be compared with the excitement even if the festival is approaching.
From the root of Donghuang City to Baodaifang, there is one place. Needless to say, that is where the Dong Jiji Factory is located. Based on the current market situation of the Dong Factory, it is really a detour for strangers to keep away from ghosts and gods. Then there is Shibei Hutong.
, another place, that is where Beizhen Fusi is located, not to mention this one. Although Jinyiwei has not been as domineering as before in recent years, it is still a formidable place. In terms of notoriety, Dongchang is not.
It's just catching up from behind.
In addition, I am afraid that these are the guards of Beizhen Fusi outside the imperial city. The geographical division of the capital was planned when Emperor Taizongwen moved the capital. Outside the imperial city is the inner city.
City, outside the inner city is the outer city, one layer inside another, with clear distinctions. These guard posts are always in key positions, each responsible for one. Looking at the map, almost both the inner city and the outer city are located here.
Under the radiation from the health center.
In the inner city, Beizhen Fusi has five thousand-household offices. Below these thousand-household offices, there are also many hundreds-household offices. What does not match the festive atmosphere is that these health offices under the jurisdiction of Beizhen Fusi
Therefore, even if it is so close to the bustling market that it can be seen across the street, this side of the street and the other side of the street seem to be two completely different worlds.
Two feeble stone lions, an almost mottled plaque, and the occasional cold man wearing a flying fish robe with an expressionless face coming in and out, as well as pedestrians hurriedly walking away from here, this place is under the jurisdiction of Fusi, Daming North Town
Xiliu Hutong Qianhuzao, one of the Qianhuzao in the inner city.
On weekdays, it would not be too much to describe this place as deserted. However, what seems to be a little different today is that in Qianhusuo, the guards wearing flying fish robes are coming in and out, looking a little more lively.
Outsiders may not know it clearly, but the Jinyi captains coming in and out know very well that today is the day when thousands of households in Xiliu Hutong are paying their bills.
When you live in this world, no matter you are a nobleman or a peddler, you must eat, drink, and defecate. To eat and drink, it is impossible without money. The Jinyi captains are prestigious in front of others, and they also have to eat, drink, and defecate behind others.
To support their families, so today, thousands of households, whether they are patrol officers patrolling the streets to detect thieves, or detectives regularly dispatched to monitor the homes of civil and military officials, all come back here today to collect their food and wages.
Qian Wubing is one of these many imperial guards.
One or two and a half cents of silver as salary and three cents of silver as labor expenses for overseas assignments. This is all he will need for food and drink next month. Qian Wubing weighed the two broken pieces of silver in his hand, smiled bitterly, and placed them on the roster.
He pressed his fingerprints and walked outside the guardhouse.
It's a shame that his surname is Qian. It seems that whether in his previous life or in this life, he has not had a good relationship with money. Either money is hiding from him, or he is hiding from money.
It's been a long time since I've eaten meat! Qian Wubing lowered his head and walked out of Baihusuo, thinking about it. In the past few days, the noodles have been cold and have been eaten in vain, and I've felt sick from eating them. Today I want to be extravagant no matter what, and make a pot of rice wine.
Just roast chicken to satisfy your craving.
Like him, there were many people walking out of Baihusuo while calculating. They were all the captains in Jinyi wearing half-new flying fish robes and carrying embroidered spring swords at their waists. Although they had received food and salary, they were all smiling.
But there were only a few. When the common people lamented the hardships of the world, no one thought that these people who were eating the royal food were also lamenting the hardships of the world.
The Thousand Households in Xiliu Hutong in the inner city is definitely not a prosperous place. This is the inner city. Most of the land under the jurisdiction of Qianhu is the residences of princes, ministers and senior officials from various yamen in Beijing. Although there are also many shops and businesses.
, but there are not many who don’t have a backstage. Maybe the wonton seller in your bowl of Chaos can have a relationship with a certain adult who is in charge of the waiter, but there is no one who does business in the inner city.
These are all untouchable by the Jin Yiwei at the moment. In the past few years when the Jin Yiwei was in glory, it was nothing. Ping An’s money can be said to be soft-handed. He is wearing a flying fish robe, which is at least one tael within the radius of the guard.
There is no need to spend money on anything, but now. Let’s not talk about it now, after all, this Feiyu suit is not as popular as the top hats of Dongchang fans.
"Brother Wu Bing, Brother Wu Bing!" someone shouted from behind. Qian Wu Bing didn't even turn his head. He raised his hand and waved it in response. He didn't have to look back. He could tell who the owner of the voice was.
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"I knew I would find you here today. My father told you to come to my house for dinner today. I have something to tell you!" A short, fat young man came over from nowhere, very nervous.
It was a familiar person who patted Qian Wubing on the shoulder.
"Your father is doing this again. Every time it's pay day, he takes me over and gives me a lecture. There's something ridiculous. He just wants to eat my filial piety!" Qian Wubing was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed and scolded me.
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The young man's name is Wu Huchen, a very powerful name. It is said that his father spent two cents of silver to hire a failed candidate to give him this name when he was one month old. As a son of a military family, it is indeed true that he has such a name.
It is much more majestic than those with names like Zhu Tou and Dayong.
Introducing the boy's name in detail, of course, it is not because of how well he chose his name. Qian Wubing also thought that his name would be good for him and that he would be free from disease and disaster! Wu Huchen was not the point. The point was that the failed candidate might have thought that he should choose a good name.
The name was given to Wu Huchen's father for two cents, which was not very kind, so he bought one and got one free. After naming Wu Huchen, he also gave his twin sister a name - Yanran. And this Wu Yanran is Qian.
Wu Bing's dead ghost father who has been dead for two years gave him a wife from the Qian family that he had already booked.
Yes, this Wu Huchen is Qian Wubing's future brother-in-law.
"Exactly!" Wu Huchen didn't care about his contempt and said with a smile: "This son-in-law respects his father-in-law. Isn't it a right thing to do? If you dare to touch your chest and say, you don't want to see my sister, you dare to say that, I will turn around immediately.
Just leave, I won’t be annoying in front of you anymore!”
"Hey"! Qian Wubing softened a little. Thinking of Yanran's dark eyes, he began to feel that the bit of silver in his hand was growing wings and might fly away at any time.
"Let's go, the old rule is to cut two kilograms of meat first. Does the old man still have wine? Do you want to buy a pot?" Qian Wubing shook his head helplessly, "How come this old man knows more about the days of pay than me?
" He muttered and let Wu Huchen lead him forward.
Wu Huchen's home is over Deshengmen, and it is also within the scope of the inner city. In fact, in the inner city of Beijing, in addition to many dignitaries, there is also a kind of people who are definitely not much less than ordinary people, and that is the Beijing Guards
Soldiers and their family members. From another perspective, these soldiers and their family members are actually the common people of the inner city.
There are 26 guards under the command of the Jingweidu Commandery Division, more than 200,000 people. Among them, people like Qian Wubing and Wu Huchen, who have been born in military families for generations, are really not too many. There are some alleys in the inner city. From the entrance of the alley,
At the end of the alley, every military household in Yishui has to work in the guard station. It is so common that even the good guys in the market do not dare to make a living in these places as long as their heads are not damaged.
Of course, this all refers to the lowest-ranking school captains and warriors. If they can really join a hundred households, they will naturally have their own situation and be able to buy a house. Therefore, in these alleys, the one with the highest official position,
That is to say, when the general flag reaches the sky, no matter how high it is, it will not be there anymore. It seems reasonable to say that these places are the gathering places of these miserable military households.
Fortunately, the military households in the Ming Dynasty were all hereditary. Although everyone was a little poor, they could still get by. The imperial court still provided sufficient food and salary to the imperial guards. They could get sufficient salary for at least seven or eight months out of the year.
, compared with those in local health centers, this treatment is already very good.
The Wu family's military status is in the Banner Guards, which is regarded as a peace job. The Banner Guards are the personal soldiers in charge of the flags, drums and guards of the imperial city. There are never too many manpower. The Wu family has more than just the twin siblings Wu Huchen and Wu Yanran. Above them,
There is also an older brother. Now that Old Wu Tou has retired, the family has naturally added Wu Huchen and his eldest brother to the guard station. Wu Huchen has become a military remnant, which is not embarrassing!
According to the imperial decree, military households are not allowed to do other things for a living. As the saying goes, a half-grown man will kill me. With such a half-grown man in the family and a daughter, the Wu family's four members all rely on his eldest brother.
Living with food and salary is naturally a bit tight. In contrast, Qian Wubing is much more lively when one person is full and the whole family is not hungry.
After buying wine and meat from a shop, Qian Wubing thought about it, then took Wu Huchen and transferred him to a shop. He remembered that Wu Yanran told him about this shop. It seemed that their hairpins were good?
Seeing Qian Wubing readily paying for the wooden hairpin and picking up the wooden hairpin, Wu Huchen put on a coquettish look like "I knew it was like this": "You said you don't miss my sister, how can I spend half a penny to buy such a hairpin?"
You are the only one who is willing to part with this thing, and even my sister may not be willing to part with it, right?"
"Spend as much money as you can, spend less money as little as you should. If you save what you should spend, that's called being stingy. If you spend what shouldn't be spent, that's called prodigal. Spending money on your sister is called spending money in real terms. Be filial.
It would be unfair to kill your father..." Qian Wubing was talking nonsense while looking outside the door. When he just entered the door to buy a hairpin, there was a bit of commotion on the opposite side of the street outside the door. A lot of people had gathered at the moment.
Idle people.
After collecting his things and walking out, Qian Wubing saw what he least wanted to see - the unusually tall hats of the Dongchang fans.
"It's the gangsters who are robbing people again. I wonder which one of them is unlucky?" Wu Huchen said gloatingly. This kind of mentality is quite a bit like hating the rich. Seeing that these shops were smashed into a mess by these gangsters, the shops were in a mess.
The chubby boss there was crying and crying. Even though he knew that none of these stories were good and that they must be a clever excuse to make money, he couldn't help but say something cool.
Qian Wubing glanced at the miserable scene of people crying and fighting on the opposite side, and walked past the idle people without any expression on his face.
Not to mention whether he has the ability to take care of this kind of thing, even if he has the ability to take care of this kind of thing, he will never get involved in this kind of thing that has nothing to do with him anymore. The lessons in his memory deeply tell him that no matter what world he is in
, although there may not be more bad people than good people, but when bad people are in power, good people had better not get involved, otherwise, it will prove the wise saying "good people don't live long".
Strangely enough, when his father was around, he didn't feel any different about himself, except for the occasional strange dreams that he didn't even understand.
He also told his father about the situation in the dream in detail, such as the big iron bird flying in the sky, the large cart on the ground that ran very fast without horses, etc. The result was that his father was frightened.
Thinking that he had encountered an evil spirit, he went to Daqing Shou Temple to ask for talisman water to exorcise him.
From then on, he no longer told others about his dreams. He was not stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart. If this was about chasing evil spirits, wouldn't it mean that he was bumping into evil spirits every day?
No one would treat him well. From then on, he no longer told his father about his dreams. After his father passed away, this dream became his own secret, buried deep in his heart.
The deepest part no one knows anymore.
He knew that he might be a little different from others.
Until one day in his dream, he clearly saw that in those strange dreams, he was stabbed to death by several thieves in order to help a woman. He finally had some guesses, maybe this was not an evil attack, nor
The dream, maybe it was his past life, otherwise, how could it be so clear.
He heard that after death, people should drink a bowl of Mengpo soup in front of Naihe Bridge, and they will forget all the things in their previous lives. He thought that maybe he did not drink the bowl of Mengpo soup when he was reincarnated in this life.
The past life in the dream gave him the biggest warning, which is to never force yourself to be a good person! Being a good person is not just something you want to do. If you don't have the ability to stand out and be a good person, you will definitely die miserably. He clearly remembered it.
, when I was stabbed and lying on the ground bleeding in my previous life, the cold and numb eyes of the passers-by around me must be similar to the eyes I have at the moment! If there is a difference, it is that there is no one at the moment.
Leng Tou Qing jumped out and tried with his own body to see if the steel knives from Dongchang were sharp.
I'm just a little captain in uniforms, a detective in uniforms who is not even qualified to go out on the streets to hunt down thieves. I'd better let others do things like being brave enough to confront injustice! Do your job well and strive to be a small flag and a general flag.
, save enough money, marry Yanran back home, and spread the branches of the Qian family. That is what I, Qian Wubing, should do!
Qian Wubing walked silently and thought silently!
"Brother Wu Bing, why don't you just watch the excitement before leaving!" Wu Huchen was at his most active age, and when he saw Qian Wu Bing leaving quietly, he felt a little unhappy.
"This kind of thing happens every day. What's there to see? By the way, Dongchang didn't come to our place to recruit soldiers to make jokes. I heard that a lot of people were recruited. Why didn't you sign up?" Qian Wu
Bing ignored him and asked casually. He knew that his future father-in-law was very worried about his son.
"Spit!" Wu Huchen spat fiercely on the ground, "The men in our health center are not those educated gentlemen with waists as soft as noodles. How can you look down on me like this even if you are not sick?"
"What's wrong with being a fan? It's both rich and prestigious!" Qian Wubing said with a smile: "Since our Lord Long Live came to the throne, the Dongchang has been shaking so much that our Jin Yiwei have to walk around when we see them!
"
Wu Huchen had just made an impassioned speech, but his face suddenly turned strange when he heard these words. He finally couldn't help laughing: "The second son of the Qi family signed up without telling his father. After he came back, he was killed by Mr. Qi."
Dad broke his leg as soon as he closed the door, and he still hasn’t gotten out of bed!"
"Are you afraid that your father will break your legs?" Qian Wubing also smiled. Although he was dressed in shabby brocade clothes, his smile was extremely gentle. Not many serious military families looked down on Dongchang's fans.
Ours, many of those people are rogues in the market in the past. When you are with these people, everyone generally feels that the price has dropped.
"No!" Wu Huchen said anxiously: "Our future has to be shot with one knife or another to be glorious. It's not shameful enough to arrest someone on the street, let alone the father-in-law of Dongchang.
If you can't even afford it, what's the point of following them?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Wu Huchen felt something was wrong. Seeing Qian Wubing's smile slowly fading, he explained with a guilty conscience: "I was talking about the fans of Dongchang and the others, but I didn't mention Brother Wubing and you Jinyiwei, we
The flag-bearers, the imperial guards, and the imperial guards are all the emperor's personal soldiers, and they are not the same thing!"
"You can't hide your words, don't say such nonsense in the future!" Qian Wubing glared at him: "Let people listen, there is no reason to bring trouble to the family!"