In the capital city in early summer, the chirping of cicadas is not harsh, and there is still a bit of coolness at night.
When Lu Hanjiang and his party returned to the Yamen, the guards guarding the door had changed twice. Under the lights, the majesty of Beizhen Fusi was clearly displayed.
"Lord Lu." The guards on both sides bowed their heads and saluted, but their hands holding the swords did not leave.
"Um."
Lu Hanjiang stood up and dismounted, and two black-robed commanders came from the door. One of them took his horse, and the other came up and said softly: "Master Wu is already in the lobby. Please go quickly."
Wu Qiming, one of the two Jinyiwei envoys, is in charge of the North Town Fusi and is Lu Hanjiang's boss.
This time, things in Huashan caused quite a stir. Jiang Xiao, who died, was also a subordinate of Wu Qiming. He had to come forward due to both emotional and rational reasons.
Lu Hanjiang walked three steps at a time and entered the lobby. He found that in addition to the governor Wu Qiming, there were two old acquaintances here, Deputy Qianhu Liu Yishou and Deputy Qianhu Ying Wushang.
There are fourteen people in Jinyiwei's thousand households, and the official position is the fifth rank. The so-called deputy thousand households, there is no limit on the number of people. They are from the fifth rank, and they are considered candidates for the thousand households.
Historically, when there was a vacancy in the Qianhu position, the best ones were selected from among the deputy Qianhu positions. There were rarely promotions or external transfers. Lu Hanjiang also served as the deputy Qianhu position for a while.
Seeing them appearing here, Lu Hanjiang probably understood the purpose of Wu Qiming's visit today.
"I have met you, sir." Lu Hanjiang clasped his fists and saluted.
"Well, you're here." Wu Qiming was sitting in front of the eucalyptus tablet. When he saw Lu Hanjiang arriving, he put down the wooden sign in his hand, stood up and left his seat.
Lu Hanjiang glanced at it. The wooden sign was written with Jiang Xiao's name. He looked at the wall behind Wu Qiming and saw that there were only thirteen wooden signs left.
Wu Qiming was not tall. He was over forty, and his temples were already gray. There was no trace of the arrogance of martial arts practitioners on his square face. He also spoke in a gentle manner. Compared to Jin Yiwei, he seemed more like a civil servant.
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However, Lu Hanjiang knew that when his boss took action, it would be a storm.
It literally means a violent storm. Wu Qiming is good at Qinggong and hidden weapons. There are countless deadly things hidden in his body. Once he takes action, he will either die or be injured.
"I know about Jiang Xiao's matter, and you handled it very well in Huashan." Wu Qiming first praised him with a smile.
In fact, Wu Qiming didn't care much about Jiang Xiao's death. Jin Yiwei's backstage was the toughest in the world, but there were many lawless lunatics in the world, so he had long been used to life and death.
Speaking of which, this was not the first time he received news of the death of a subordinate, but this time it was Qianhu who died.
"As for the two little ones, people from Nansi will take them away from you tomorrow. The matter has been transferred to them, so you don't have to worry about it anymore." Wu Qiming casually finalized the arrangements for the two children in Shang Jidao.
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"I understand the humble position."
The Jinyiwei North and South Town Fusi can be roughly classified as the South Division is in charge of the internal affairs and the North Division is in charge of the external affairs, but sometimes the two divisions will work together to manage the affairs.
For example, in the Huashan incident, it was the job of Fusi from South Town to find out the details of various people and collect intelligence. But when it came time to come to ask for an explanation, it was the people from Fusi from North Town who arranged it.
Then, Wu Qiming handed a blank wooden sign to Lu Hanjiang and said, "You have worked hard along the way. Let's rest for a few days and then take charge of the assessment of taking over Qianhu."
Standing behind Lu Hanjiang was Mengyuan, the commander of the Jinyiwei. This was not a secret within the Jinyiwei. Wu Qiming could be said to have taken very good care of him.
In addition to the normal rest and bathing, Jinyiwei's regulations do not have detailed regulations on repairs or holidays. This aspect all depends on how Shangfeng arranges it.
Moreover, under normal circumstances, the assessment of thousands of households is handled by the governor, firstly for martial arts considerations, and secondly, it can also be used to retain a feeling of support and cultivate some trusted personnel.
Now Wu Qiming has handed over the assessment work to Lu Hanjiang. Although there are only two people to choose from, Lu Hanjiang can earn a lot of favors.
"Thank you, sir, for your cultivation."
Wu Qiming patted Lu Hanjiang's shoulder affectionately, said a few words of encouragement, and left the lobby.
The remaining two deputy Qianhu looked at Lu Hanjiang with not only great respect, but also deep envy. With the backing of the commander of the Jin Yiwei, their career would be just around the corner.
"I've met Mr. Lu."
Lu Hanjiang looked at these two people. They were both royal guards stationed in the capital. They met him frequently and were familiar with each other.
Lu Hanjiang has never doubted their ability to achieve the position of Deputy Qianhu. No matter how powerful their basic abilities are, at least they will not be mediocre.
Therefore, the assessment of Jinyiwei Qianhu mainly focuses on one point, that is, the fists are strong enough.
In previous years, the assessment was nothing more than picking some difficult tasks and letting the deputy 1,000 households handle them. Whoever did well would be promoted.
Lu Hanjiang was like this at the beginning, but the difference was that during his assessment, he was the only candidate.
After looking at these two people, Lu Hanjiang said: "You go back first and come back in two days."
"yes."
The two of them bowed and stepped back. Lu Hanjiang turned around and looked at the lonely wooden plaque of Jiang Xiao on the eucalyptus slip. He walked over, picked it up, and hung it in an empty space on the wall.
Immediately he shook his head again, took off the wooden sign and put it back on the eucalyptus tablet.
"Lao Jiang..."
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Lu Hanjiang has a house in the capital, which is not too small for three people in and three out. No matter how big it is, given his status as a fifth-rank official, he is not qualified to live in it.
He has not yet married, and there are only him, a housekeeper, and a few servants in the courtyard. Among many colleagues, he is the simplest.
Because he had a private agreement with Shang Jidao, Lu Hanjiang naturally could not throw the two children at the Jinyiwei Yamen, so he took them home and temporarily arranged for them to stay for one night.
The next day, the person who picked them up arrived. He never expected that the person responsible for handing them over would be Qiao Shifang. Lu Hanjiang took a breath and felt his teeth sore.
Qiao Shifang, a native of the capital, had an official rank of Jinyiwei Qianhu, and was affiliated with Nanzhen Fusi. He was the kind of person who would stay in the capital if nothing happened, and even more so if something happened.
This is not the key, this guy Qiao Shifang belongs to the fourth prince.
This may be a little inaccurate. After all, the fourth prince is the same type of person as the original Lu Hanjiang. He is an alien within the system and a fanatical spiritual Jianghu person. Even if you are a broken-hearted person, he can call you a brother.
But there is no truth to the fact that Qiao Shifang is a good friend of the fourth prince. It is common for two libertines to go to a brothel together.
The fourth prince did not like literature and loved martial arts. He had no power and did not form a party. He wanted to make a career in the world. Unfortunately, he could not even leave the capital for many years.
His relationship with Qiao Shifang is also open, so it's not a taboo.
Lu Hanjiang looked at Qiao Shifang with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but let out a deep sigh. After all, his pretended sophistication was not as good as his real experience.
He had always been curious about Shang Jidao's back-up, and he actually dared to entrust his two children to Jin Yiwei. He never thought that there was a prince. From this point of view, this fourth prince was not as naive as he appeared.
What made Lu Hanjiang even more helpless was that he was dragged onto this pirate ship by that bastard Shang Jidao without even knowing it.