The young man faced the old man sitting across the table and asked his question.
The house is still small, with no windows on all sides. Generally, those who come here feel suffocated, but for some reason, the old man just likes to stay in this small room all day long.
The light was bright and the air was dry. The old man casually looked through the piles of books on the table and casually replied: "Why?"
The young man thought about it and thought that Ximen Qing was coming to this small room to pay homage to the adults. He suddenly felt that a large chunk of the limited space originally reserved for him had been taken away by Ximen Qing.
"Why did you praise Ximen Qing as a commander as soon as he arrived?" The young man frowned handsomely, with a hint of impulse on his fair face: "This man has just stepped into Tokyo, and he can't help but have great achievements.
As soon as he arrived, he occupied the position that everyone was eagerly eyeing."
The old man did not stop what he was doing and chuckled: "You also know the noise those people made in Liangshan. If Ximen Qing hadn't interfered, no one can say what Liangshan would be like now.
Isn’t this credit big enough?”
"Ximen Qing acts entirely based on his own temperament, why does he care about the Imperial City Division?" The young man's brows were still tangled: "It's just good luck, otherwise I don't know how to die."
After hearing this, the old man stopped what he was doing, raised his head and looked at the young man seriously. The young man suddenly felt that there was something extremely stern in the old man's eyes, and looked him up and down.
"Being able to unintentionally echo the movements of the Imperial City Secretary, what else is this but talent? Luck is also strength." The old man said seriously: "You should know this best."
At this point, the old man paused and continued: "If I remember correctly, you became a commander when you were twenty-two years old. Why couldn't Ximen Qing do it?"
The young man's hands were slightly sweaty when he was seen. He secretly wiped the sweat away from the hem of his clothes. He tried hard to hide the emotions on his face and said lightly: "I remember that year myself, even though I was only twenty-two years old.
But he has served the Imperial City Division for ten years."
"Those who have merit will naturally be promoted." The old man withdrew his sharp eyes, leaned back, and changed to a relatively soft tone, but the young man still felt that the old man's hoarse voice was like two pieces of sandpaper being rubbed back and forth: "You
The contribution he made to the Imperial City Division over the past ten years has earned him his current position. Ximen Qing also has outstanding achievements, so he can naturally be a commander."
"Don't Tan Goudang have any ideas?"
The young man thought of the days when he and his brothers were having fun and drinking, and thought that the commander was a bargaining chip in his hand. Isn't it a sure thing that those brothers with sufficient qualifications would be recommended by him?
I thought that the old man would also stand up for me, but I didn't expect that the dark horse Ximen Qing showed up in the middle!
"Tan Goudang?" Although the old man's face became a little solemn when he mentioned this name, he still smiled. It was obvious that he despised this person mentally: "Don't forget where this extra conductor came from."
"You mean King Jia?" Although the young man knew that the sound insulation effect of this room was the best in the courtyard, he suddenly lowered his voice.
The old man was noncommittal and his voice did not lower at all: "The emperor's kindness is so great. King Jia is only fifteen years old this year. He has been appointed by the officials to promote the imperial city. It is natural not to mention that he is favored. He has not arrived yet. The official
Jia then issued an order to expand the size of the Imperial City Division."
The young man naturally knew that the old man was talking about the change from the fourth commander of the Imperial City Division to the fifth commander at the beginning of the year. At first glance, it seemed that the officials were paving the way for their favorite third son, but upon closer inspection, there was something fishy about it.
The Imperial City Division was renamed from the Wude Division in the early days of this dynasty. It has always been directly responsible to the royal family and secretly played a role in supervising all officials so that the high-ranking officials could feel at ease.
Since the time of Taizu of this dynasty, the power of the Imperial City Division has sometimes been enlarged and sometimes tightened. Now it has experienced 150 years of ups and downs, and I don't know how many officials have been changed.
No matter what period it is, when officials mention the Imperial City Division and the secretly hidden Imperial City Division Inspectors, they always seem to have lingering fears, fearing that their secret affairs will be spied upon by the Inspectors, and their official careers will suddenly be ruined.
Settle the account.
So from the very beginning, there were countless hands ready to insert themselves into the Imperial City Division's gate and place their own people.
Although most of the officials of the Imperial City Department are directly selected from the eunuchs within the forbidden area, eunuchs are also human beings, and they will naturally make friends with officials. Of course, after making friends, many things can be suppressed, and there is also a chance to report the affairs of one's opponents.
If you want to get along well in officialdom, you have to learn to step on others. This is actually no secret.
The old man was not born as a eunuch, so it was already a miracle that he could sit in the position of Chief Secretary of the Imperial City.
You must know that there are only two event officials in the entire Imperial City Division.
Of course, the other Gougang official must have been born as a eunuch. The young man named Tan just now is a eunuch, and his full name is Tan Zhen.
For decades, the Imperial City Division has had four commanders, each with six to seven hundred people, which means there are four commanders in total.
The old man and Tan Zhen each have two commanders under their command, so that a recognized balance can be achieved.
On the old man's side are the young people, plus Commander Ma who has not returned to Beijing yet.
However, according to the official decree, the two officials of the Imperial City Division were promoted to the position of Imperial City Division, and their favorite third son, King Jia, was promoted to the position.
The new commander was naturally reserved for Prince Jia Zhao Kai. This new commander's trap was like a piece of fresh fleshy bone, dangling in front of the eyes of the old man and Tan Zhen.
Although the old man and Tan Zhen knew that this was done intentionally by the officials, they were cautious and still reached out to stir up the troubled waters.
King Jia Zhao Kai did not come to the Imperial City Department at all during the day, but every order was passed to him by the Huangmen officials in the forbidden area. More importantly, King Jia Zhao Kai had to give him a copy of all the information.
Although the two officials did not believe that King Zhao Kai would go through all the information, after one hundred and fifty years, it was really a mountain of data.
The old man thought about it and secretly placed Ximen Qing's information at the top. It was an unintentional move, but unexpectedly it had a miraculous effect.
Just when Tan Zhen thought that neither he nor the old man was serious, Prince Jia Zhao Kai had already issued an order.
"This is King Jia's order. I can't bear to be convinced even if I don't believe it." The old man suddenly beamed, like a child who got his beloved treasure: "Ximen Qing and Wu Song are completely new people, and King Jia must have taken a fancy to them.
This look."
The young man's heart trembled. In this way, the old man had the upper hand in this fight. Maybe it wouldn't take long, even if it was three against two, the man named Tan wouldn't be convinced even if he didn't want to.
The old man was happy for a while and then asked: "Has Commander Ma come back?"
"I haven't seen any trace yet." The young man bowed and said, "Sir, you also know that that person has always traveled around, and he likes to wander outside the most."
The old man chuckled and said: "He has been holding back in the palace for a long time, and finally arrived at the Imperial City. Naturally, he likes to stay outside, but that's okay. Although he is traveling around, everything is done steadily.
"
"My lord, that's what you said." Although the young man agreed, he was a little unconvinced in his heart. He had been working for the Imperial City Division since he was twelve years old. He had no merit but hard work, not to mention a lot of merit!
Not to mention that he was raised by an old man!
But it seems that the old man is now more satisfied with Commander Ma than himself, especially since he accidentally hired those useless guys from the "Five Tiger Generals" to complete the mission last time.
Thinking of this incident, the young man was filled with hatred and resentment towards Wu Song who was about to appear.
Why did I happen to meet Wu Song, who possesses unique skills?
"If nothing happens, just go down." The old man thought for a moment and said, "Although you were raised by me and you love father and son, there are no fathers and sons in the Imperial City Division."
"My subordinate resigns." Before the old man could finish his words, the young man took the initiative to resign.
This made the old man nod with satisfaction. Although he had always been strict with the young man he had watched grow up, the old man was still very satisfied in his heart.
This kid will have a future!
The old man inexplicably remembered that his old brother was almost eighty this year?
If he hadn't been doing something for the Imperial City, he would have gone to visit that old brother long ago. It has been twenty years since he last saw him?
The young man exited the house, closed the door gently with his backhand, and then let out a long breath.
It was so depressing. In front of other people, the young man acted like a leader. After all, he was the only one who became the commander of the Imperial City Division in his twenties.
In front of the elderly, young people are always like immature children. Even if they do good things, they still have to be scolded twice.
"Commander Qin." A police officer came out from nowhere, saluted, and greeted in a low voice: "Tan Gou is hosting a banquet at Fengle Tower. Commander Qin is invited to come over."
The young man grinned and walked to the door indifferently. The policeman also turned around and walked away minding his own business as if nothing had happened.
The message had been brought, so there was no need to confirm it again. Looking at the youngest commander in the history of the Imperial City Division, Na Chazi believed that Tan Goudang would not wait in vain.
The young man walked out of the hospital without any haste or slowness. The oncoming policemen and subordinates all bowed respectfully and moved out of the way.
"The area allocated by Kaifeng Prefecture is really too small. I'm afraid no one but the old man wants to stay here."
The young man thought as he walked, and walked out of the gate to Fengle Tower, but did not notice the two people approaching the courtyard gate from the opposite direction.
The two people walked to the door of the courtyard, and the policeman at the door looked at them coldly, without even saying hello.
Where is the Imperial City? Is it possible for people to visit it at will?
The policeman at the door looked at Ximen Qing, dressed as the young master, and Wu Song, who looked like a bodyguard, and decided that if these two people took another two steps forward, he would take it down first!