When chatting with Master Feng before, I heard him mention his family, but Master Feng only spoke vaguely, saying that his wife died in the war and that he only had one son who was under Chang Yuchun's command. After joining the army, Da Kui didn't know until today that Shi Shi was his son, but Da Kui couldn't let go of his doubts for a long time. Why didn't their father and son recognize Shi Shi when Shi Shi had been with him for so long? If he had known that Shi Shi was Master Feng's son, Da Kui would have done it no matter what. Nor can I take him with me to Yunnan.
Master Feng was seriously ill, and Da Kui knew that he needed to rest, so he ordered his servants to take good care of him. He left the room alone and went to the main hall of the front house. Because there was still a memorial to be written, Da Kui took the memorial to the back house and had Huang Ying write it for him. I wrote a new letter, but Dakui's handwriting was really hard to come by. If I had written it myself, I'm afraid Emperor Taizu would have bothered to read it.
While Huang Ying was writing, she couldn't calm down in her heart for a long time. Her husband traveled thousands of miles to danger and narrowly escaped death. All the soldiers guarding him died in the battle. Lord Yin Wang of Suzhou Prefecture also sacrificed his life for the country. It is a blessing for her husband to come back now, but she doesn't know what will happen next time. Could she still be so lucky? There were tears in Huang Ying's eyes, but she was trying not to fall.
Ordinarily, when Da Kui came back from Yunnan, he should first go to the capital to report on his work, but he was afraid that his family would miss him, so he returned home first. Huang Ying wrote the memorial and then helped Da Kui clean up briefly. Then Da Kui took the two Ten soldiers rushed to the capital on horseback.
Time flies, everything remains the same, and the mountains and rivers along the way are just as they were before.
After traveling for half a month, Dakui arrived in the capital. The city was still bustling with people, and from time to time the cries of vendors could be heard. Dakui followed the sound and saw that they were selling toys.
Dakui got off his horse, and his own soldiers stepped forward to take the reins of the horse. Dakui ordered, "Wait here," and the soldiers took the order.
Da Kui walked alone to the street stall selling toys. When he got closer, Da Kui took a closer look. There were so many things sold at this stall, including rattles, wooden swords, grasshoppers woven from ropes, and crickets woven from straw. The dazzling array was very beautiful. Dakui thought about bringing Zhang Changfeng a toy, so he bent down and picked it carefully.
"Boss, how do you sell this?" Dakui asked as he picked up a bunch of copper rings.
The hawker smiled and said: "Sir, this is a nine-link chain. It requires ingenuity to solve. I would like to give you fifty coins."
Dakui didn't bargain, so he reached out and took out his money bag. Unexpectedly, it was filled with silver ingots and no coins. At least he found a small piece of silver, but it was enough for one tael.
"No, here you go," Dakui stretched out his hand and handed the silver to the hawker, but the hawker didn't dare to take it.
"The guest officer is joking. We have just opened our shop. You have so much money and I can't change it." The vendor was honest.
Dakui smiled and said: "I want something else,"
The hawker hurriedly took the money, opened his chatterbox and introduced: "Sir, look at this, this is called Luban lock," and pointed to another one and said, "This is the green bamboo whistle."
Dakui nodded, picked up the Luban lock and the green bamboo whistle and said, "Just these three pieces."
The hawker couldn't help scratching his head and said: "Three pieces together are not worth even one tael of silver." After a pause, the hawker smiled and said: "Why don't you look at other items and buy two more pieces?"
Dakui smiled and said, "No need, I'll reward you with the extra money." After saying that, he stopped quarreling with the hawker and turned around to leave.
The hawker was stupid. My dear mother, the God of Wealth has come home today. You know, one tael of silver is not a small amount. A small business like his may not be able to earn one tael of silver a month. Da Kui put the three toys in his arms. After returning to the soldiers, he got on his horse and led the people to the post house. When they arrived to stay at the post house, Dakui immediately ordered someone to go to the Ministry of Personnel to record something.
It is a common practice that all officials who enter Beijing must first record their affairs in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and then the Ministry of Civil Affairs can arrange the pilgrimage according to their rank.
After bathing, Dakui changed into his official uniform and took all his soldiers to the front hall to have dinner. Unexpectedly, something happened because of his official uniform.
The lowest official rank in red robe is the fourth rank. The shopkeeper welcomed him and he naturally knew the secret of it. When he saw Dakui's official uniform, his jaw almost dropped to the ground. An official of this rank came to Beijing to stay in an inn. Ordinarily that Senior officials do not have residences in Beijing, and Dakui does not have any. Some of them were returned to the emperor, and the ceremonial guards that were supposed to be hundreds of people were also returned to the emperor. This is unique in ancient times.
The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect and cleared the second floor directly, serving fragrant tea and snacks.
Dakui was not particular about it. He occupied three tables with his people, ordered wine and food, and started eating and drinking. The shopkeeper stood aside, not daring to express his anger. Speaking of high-ranking officials who wolfed down their meals, he had never seen them before, especially Eat chicken with your hands.
Dakui was really hungry after running all the way. He only had to deal with two people on the way. Now when he arrived in the capital, he naturally wanted to have a tooth ceremony. Dakui and his subordinates had a delicious meal here, but they didn't know that disaster was coming.
Emperor Taizu purged the officialdom, and Hu Weiyong's nephew joined him. This was all due to Dakui. Although Hu Weiyong was filled with hatred, he had a different face in front of the emperor: "This rebellious beast actually did such a thing behind my back." Those who have done illegal things will be punished by death." Little did they know that Hu Weiyong's own sister was willing to fight for his life behind his back, and she cried and fussed at his house for several months before resting.
Now Dakui strangled Wang Fu to death in Yunnan. The people in the mansion had not seen the master for several days, and they couldn't help but become anxious. Somehow they happened to find the secret room. At this time, Wang Fu's body was stinking. As soon as Wang Fu died, a letter was sent to him by his close aide Fei Ge. It was reported to Hu Weiyong who was far away in the capital that Wang Fu and Da Kui were mortal enemies. Hu Weiyong naturally knew this. Wang Fu's house was not said to be full of masters, but at least it was heavily guarded. Hu Weiyong really couldn't think of anything except Who else could Zhang Dakui kill Wang Fu so easily?
Hu Weiyong and Wang Fu could be said to be sworn friends. Now that Wang Fu is dead, Hu Weiyong suddenly feels a chill in his lips and teeth. Not only is Da Kui and Wang Fu a life-or-death enemy, Hu Weiyong also has an unforgettable resentment towards Da Kui.
Before Dakui left for Yunnan, he recommended Linjiang Miaohe Xuan to Emperor Taizu. Hu Weiyong kept this in mind, and then sent people to Linjiang to investigate. As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world, this investigation does not matter. , unexpectedly learned a huge secret, Hu Weiyong knew who Miao Hexuan was, and what made Hu Weiyong ecstatic was that Zhang Dakui took 300,000 taels of silver from Miao Hexuan. But the three hundred thousand taels of silver were not reported to the emperor by Dakui.
Zhang Dakui, Zhang Dakui, there were times when you were greedy for money and perverted the law. Hu Weiyong was overjoyed when he heard the news. He overthrew Zhang Dakui. This was a God-given opportunity. Hu Weiyong did not waste any more time and wrote a memorial all night, which he sent to Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. , Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he heard the memorial, and immediately ordered Linjiang and Suzhou Prefectures to secretly investigate the matter. When Dakui and Meng Ge returned to Suzhou, two secret letters from Linjiang and Suzhou Prefectures came into Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs had just received the news that the general envoy had arrived in Beijing, and immediately detained the soldiers who came to record the incident, and then sent people to the palace to report to the emperor.
The posthouse where Da Kui stayed was the largest restaurant in Yingtian, the capital. It was named 'Deyuelou' and was formerly called 'Yelai Inn'. Ever since Emperor Taizu came here two years ago, there have been constant guests here all year round. The original intention of the shop owner to change the name was to take the allusion of "the first to get the moon near the water and the tower".
Da Kui came to this restaurant because it was here that Da Kui first met Zhu Yuanzhang, the then King of Wu and today's Taizu Emperor, and it was also because from that time onwards, he rose to prominence.
Dakui and his subordinates were already half-full, and the person who went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to record the matter had not yet returned. One of the soldiers gnawed on the chicken feet, took a sip of wine, and muttered: "Isn't it possible that Niu Liu He fell in love with that widow on the street and followed him to knock on the door." As soon as he said this, everyone burst into laughter. Da Kui always treated his subordinates strictly and treated them leniently. At this moment, he was drinking wine, eating meat and beating teeth as a sacrifice. Naturally, he will criticize his subordinates for teasing them.
Another soldier said with a smile: "Tell me, his surname is not good, but his surname is Niu. He is born to work hard..."
Unexpectedly, when Dakui heard this, he smiled and said: "Hahaha, you're right, it's a bit unfair." He pointed at the soldier who made the sarcastic remarks and said: "If there is such an errand in the future, you go."
The soldier deflated and then became silent like a defeated rooster. The other soldiers couldn't help laughing, all making fun of the soldier's inability to speak.
Dakui raised his glass and said: "Everyone has worked hard, I would like to toast you all." Seeing this, all the soldiers quickly raised their glasses and everyone drank a glass of wine together.
Although Dakui was a first-class official, he had no airs of superiority at all. All the soldiers admired him. Just when everyone was drinking and talking happily, there was a chaos downstairs, but a group of palace guards rushed into the restaurant. , the leader of the school lieutenant shouted: "Everyone, go out, the Ministry of Punishment is on errands,"
When Da Kui heard that the Ministry of Justice was running an errand upstairs, he couldn't help but feel curious. He stood up and went to the stairs to look down. Da Kui's soldiers also gathered around Da Kui to watch the fun.
Unexpectedly, the imperial guards who rushed into the restaurant cleared the place downstairs and then went up to the second floor with exclaims.
Dakui couldn't help being shocked, but he still stopped at the stairs. With his official uniform, he didn't believe that these guards dared to mess around.
When the captain who led the troops saw that the imperial guards were blocked at the entrance of the stairs, he separated from everyone and rushed up. However, when he got five feet in front of Dakui, he stopped and said, "I'm here to see you, Sir, General Secretary."
Dakui smiled slightly and asked: "What errands are you doing? We are the only guests upstairs." After saying this, Dakui motioned for his subordinates to disperse, and then continued: "Let's talk upstairs." After that, Dakui turned around and returned to his seat. , all the soldiers came to stand behind Dakui. Since there was official business, the soldiers naturally had to behave themselves.
The captain led the troops upstairs, and Dakui couldn't help but ask: "Since the Ministry of Punishment is on errands, why did you alert the Imperial Guards?"
The captain didn't beat around the bush, he raised his hand to Da Kui and said truthfully: "I dare not hide it. The emperor is angry and wants to ask Mr. Zhang to go to the Ministry of Punishment." The words made Dakui tremble in his heart.
The captain continued: "Please don't embarrass me, sir. Please," he said, moving out of the way and extending his hand to say goodbye.
Since Emperor Taizu summoned him, Da Kui couldn't disobey his order, so it didn't matter if he went to the Ministry of Punishment. Everything would be easy to talk about once the matter was clarified.
Dakui stood up and ordered: "You wait at the inn until I come back." All the soldiers agreed in unison.