The Imperial City Division was secretly conducting a purge on one side, while on the other side it was recruiting personnel from outside.
In this era, the need for political review is not as exaggerated, but the background of the personnel still needs to be investigated. After all, the Imperial City Department is not like an ordinary place, but a mysterious organization directly responsible to the officials.
There are several sources for recruiting personnel. One is directly transferred from the Forbidden Army, and the other is through Ximen Qing's suggestion to recruit rogues and settle down.
Most of these people are from poor families or are too lazy to do things. They hang out in society all day long with nothing to do. They are familiar with all kinds of religions and all kinds of people, so they have certain advantages in asking for information.
After passing the background check and physical fitness test, most of the rogues taught by Lu Zhishen successfully joined the Imperial City Division and became Chazi.
Lu Zhishen was also recruited and took Qin Fei's seat.
But the charming Master Lu did not return to secular life, and still dressed as a monk. Firstly, because he had to go to Wenshu Monastery in Mount Wutai to find Elder Zhizhen to return to secular life, and secondly, because he had worn this monk's robe for a long time and was not used to wearing those secular clothes.
Regarding this, Qian Gui was omnipotent. Whether Lu Zhishen wanted to return to secular life or continue to be a monk, Qian Gui welcomed him.
In addition, Commander Ma under Qian Gui has also disappeared recently. After Ximen Qing asked, he found out that Commander Ma always liked to hang around outside, so Qian Gui simply sent him to serve as a front station on Tian Hu's territory.
While the Imperial City Department was busy in full swing, Yao Tuiguan of Kaifeng Mansion was troubled by something.
That was the question of how to deal with the tens of thousands of dollars of property Liang Le left behind after his death, and the huge Fengle Building.
Liang Le was originally married to a wife, but she never had children. Fan Xiaomei was killed by Liang Le not long after she got married, so no one inherited the huge inheritance.
Liang Le has been identified as a murderer, and since there is no one to inherit, his property will naturally be confiscated.
At this time, several shopkeepers in the thirty-six main stores expressed their intention to take over Fengle Building, and they sent people to find Kaifeng Prefect, which made Yao Tuiguan feel a lot of pressure.
The key problem is that no matter who gives the Fengle real estate to others, other people will be offended.
At this time, it was the master's words that made Yao Tuiguan's eyes light up.
"Why don't you go to Ximen Gouguan? The Chuixuelou opened by Pan, the concubine of Ximen Gouguan, is now very prosperous and has surpassed most of the thirty-six main stores. But everyone knows that Chuixuelou
The real boss of the building is the Ximen Prostitute."
"Leave him this troublesome Fengle Tower, and your master will be relieved."
Official Yao made the decision on the spot and sent a formal document to Ximen Qing. At the same time, he dismissed the shopkeepers with just one sentence.
"You should go to Ximen's dealer about this matter."
So when Ximen Qing was wondering how many shopkeepers came to his house in one day and didn't say anything when asked, the official document from Kaifeng Mansion arrived.
For Ximen Qing, this is exactly what he wants.
When I arrived in Bianliang, the first restaurant that Jiang Jing, the fortune teller, brought me to was Fengle House. That place was really a prime market entrance.
Today's Chuixue Building is already a very good market place on East Cross Street, but compared with Fengle Building, it is far behind.
"This is a good thing, boss!"
Jiang Jing, the divine fortune teller, was very excited when he heard about this: "Fengle Building is such a good place, we must book it as the headquarters of Chuixue Building!"
"Of course." Ximen Qing nodded: "The Kaifeng Mansion thought it was troublesome and was afraid of offending others, so they pushed it to my side. I accepted this great gift."
After Jiang Jing was happy, he was a little worried: "But if this matter is not handled well, I'm afraid it will provoke the Yushitai gang, and King Jia's face will not look good."
"Then let's have an auction." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "I will just be the central host, and Jin Lian will come forward to buy the Fengle real estate."
Jiang Jing gave a thumbs up: "This is a good idea. As the owner of Chuixue Tower, we will auction it publicly, and no one else will have anything to say."
After Pan Jinlian took over Chuixuelou, her management ability was secretly praised by both Ximen Qing and the fortune teller Jiang Jing. Soon everything was in order, and Ximen Qing felt more and more how correct his original decision was.
Ximen Qing also occasionally told Pan Jinlian some of the modern management methods he remembered, and Pan Jinlian not only absorbed them all, but also often drew inferences and put forward many of his own ideas, which surprised even Ximen Qing.
"If Pan Jinlian traveled back in time, with her character and abilities, she would probably be a top-notch strong woman." Ximen Qing thought secretly: "Fortunately, I traveled through time first and my achievements are not small, so I can suppress her."
When Pan Jinlian heard the news, she was not particularly surprised. Instead, she said lightly: "It is inevitable that things will develop."
Ximen Qing was speechless. From Pan Jinlian's point of view, this seemed to be a matter of course, and there was not much to be surprised or happy about.
"Jinlian, what do you think of the public auction?" Ximen Qing asked slightly depressed.
"Those shopkeepers are all short-sighted, and they don't have the advantage of Jing Yangchun like Chuixuelou. I'm afraid most of them will quit as soon as the slave family comes forward." Pan Jinlian said without thinking, "There are still two or three who are encouraging to persevere, and it won't take a moment.
With Kung Fu, the slave family can easily take it down."
"Since you are so sure, then I don't have to worry." Ximen Qing said: "Chuixue Tower has become two places, so it will take more effort to manage it."
Pan Jinlian smiled slightly and said: "As long as you follow the methods taught by the master and follow the steps step by step, there will be no problem. The slave family sees that there are several outstanding people among the clerks. If they are promoted, they will not be too busy."
"With you in charge of Chuixuelou, I feel relieved." Ximen Qing hugged Pan Jinlian and kissed her with a smile. Jiang Jing, the divine fortune teller, just pretended not to see him and hid away.
Pan Jinlian also responded enthusiastically, gasping: "These are all master's teachings."
"Oh?" Ximen Qing's hands have already reached into the place where they should go: "Master, I will teach you more than this. Come here, come here, let me test whether you know how to do it."
Pan Jinlian bit Ximen Qing's ear and said, "Master... you are so bad..."
"Huh? Of course I am a bad guy." Ximen Qing looked anxious, his hands had already touched a sensitive spot: "Let's take the first test first, contestant, are you ready..."
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By the time Ximen Qing got up from the bed, it was already sunset. Pan Jinlian's performance made him want to stop, so he gave this "student" a score of ninety points.
As for another "student" Xue'er, she has not been very obedient recently. She and Hua Yuerong have been playing with Wangcai in the backyard all day, and Wangcai seems to have changed from a spy dog to a house pet, allowing Xueer and Hua Yuerong to play together.
The flowers and moon are ravaged.
From holding a stick in his mouth to standing up, sitting down, and rolling all over the floor, Wangcai almost shook his tail off, making Xueer and Hua Yuerong lean forward and back together, especially Hua Yuerong, who liked it so much that Wangcai wanted to be there at night
Only by watching the door can you sleep peacefully.
Ximen Qing was shocked to see Xueer doing it in the name of training, but he was too lazy to care.
In his mind, there is still a question mark as to how useful detection dogs can be.
At least under the Imperial City Secretary, the spy dogs didn't get much.
Sometimes when Ximen Qing sees prosperity, he can't help but think of Yeluyun's pair of "murderous weapons".
A veritable murder weapon.
"My heart softened. I should have taken that little girl down and ravaged her under me." Ximen Qing would regret it occasionally, but there was always a feeling in his heart that one day he would still be with Yeluyun.
See.
By then, Ximen Qing will never let it go again.
At this moment, a strange visitor came to Ximen Qing's home.
Zixuan of Baihualou.
The last time Ximen Qing saw her, she was almost insulted by Gao Yanei. If Ximen Qing hadn't appeared in time, Zixuan wouldn't have been able to walk out of that room.
So for Zixuan, Ximen Qing can be said to be a lifesaver.
Ximen Qing knew that Zixuan came out to do errands for Baihualou, but he still joked casually: "Is Miss Zixuan here to collect the bill? I don't remember going to Baihualou."
"My lord is joking." Zixuan said with a smile: "My shopkeeper said that if you want to go to Baihua Building, all expenses will be free of charge."
"Oh? Such a good thing?" Ximen Qing laughed and said, "Then you have to thank your shopkeeper for me."
The last time there was a wedding, Baihualou seemed to have sent a representative to deliver congratulatory gifts, but the shopkeeper of Baihualou was mysterious and never showed up.
After laughing and joking for a while, Zixuan took out an invitation from her arms: "Sir, I am here because of the entrustment of the shopkeeper, and I invite you to come to our Baihua Building to watch the ceremony."
"Huh?" Ximen Qing opened the invitation, and the fragrance coming from it was light but not strong, which made people feel refreshed.
There were two or three lines of words written on the invitation in very beautiful small regular script. The font was extremely beautiful, and even a person like Ximen Qing who had a headache with small regular script found it a pleasure to read.
The meaning is very simple. The Chinese Valentine's Day is approaching, and there will be a grand event at Baihua Tower tomorrow night. I hope Ximen Qing can go to watch the ceremony.
A grand event at Baihualou?
Ximen Qing was very curious about this.
"You will know when your Excellency goes there." Zixuan smiled and did not answer Ximen Qing's question: "By then all the literati and poets in Bianliang City will be going. If Lord Ximen goes, he will sit at the head table. When he arrives,
There are also some mysterious guests, Sir Ximen, don’t be too surprised when you see them."
"Okay, I will be here tomorrow night."
Baihualou had already surprised Ximen Qing when he was in Qinghe County. This Baihualou was different from other brothels. It was found all over the Song Dynasty. The backstage was so mysterious that even a Japanese girl like Juzi could be found.
, Ximen Qing wanted to take this opportunity to find out something.
Ximen Qing also searched for records about Baihua Tower in the Imperial City's files, but did not get any useful information.
To put it simply, Baihualou abides by the law and does the business that a brothel should do. There is nothing suspicious about it.
If it weren't for Juzi's existence, Ximen Qing would not have suspected Baihualou.
What is also a bit suspicious is the girl Mengqing who claims to know him.