The next day, Shen Zechuan should go to Jinyiwei to take up his post. It happened that Xi Gu'an's younger brother, Xi Hongxuan, was holding a banquet in the east. He invited the recent talents and rookies in the capital to talk elegantly in the Chaodong Building.
Xi Hongxuan is fat, and when he sits down, someone has to wait beside him to blow a fan. He squeezed the bamboo fan and said, "This year, I am lucky. Although I didn't invite Yanqing, I did invite Yuan Zhuo!"
Xue Xiuzhuo had an official position, so he didn't come today. The "Yuan Zhuo" mentioned by Xi Hongxuan is Yao Wenyu, the lover of the current Haige Lao Hailiangyi. These three people can be so close to each other, in addition to being the same as the Eight Great Families in Yedu, it is also a friendship since childhood.
As he was talking, he saw that the bead curtain was picked up, and walked into a gentle and elegant gentleman, dressed in a robe with a slanted collar and large sleeves, and a letter bag on his waist. He only laughed when he heard the sound, and all the Confucian scholars in the audience stood up to greet him.
Yao Wenyu bowed one by one, invited everyone to take a seat, then sat down and said, "See you every year, I don't deserve the word 'rare'."
He is so humble, but no one here dares to underestimate him. Because Yao Wenyu was a child prodigy in Qidu in his early years, he wrote lyrics at the age of eight and wrote twelve odes. In order not to let his genius fade away, he devoted himself to Hai Liangyi's sect. Hai Liangyi is a rigid and serious person. So far, there is only such a student, and he is very cherished.
After everyone's gossip, talk about the recent situation.
Xi Hongxuan waved to the left and right to stop the fan, and said, "Is there a strange thing in Qidu recently. I wonder if you guys still remember Wang Shenwei of Zhongbo Jianxing who was afraid of crime five years ago?"
"Coward without fighting, collaborating with the enemy villain!" Standing upright, he said, "According to the law, it is not an exaggeration to punish his nine clans. It's a pity that the emperor's house is kind-hearted, and he has to leave the remnants of the Shen family behind. I heard that this morning. He actually came out. Shen Wei's crime has been confirmed, as the son of a defeated criminal, how can he be on an errand? This is how the world's sages can be convinced!"
"Yeah." Xi Hongxuan said, "How can this work? There has never been such a statement."
"Mostly the queen mother wants to protect people." Someone said again, "I have heard that this remnant has some origins with the Hua family. But how can an affair be compared to the national law? Isn't this a disorder of the law!"
Xi Hongxuan sighed deeply and worriedly: "I'm afraid this is the first of its kind, so that the descendants of criminals in the future will have a chance to take advantage of it."
The Confucian scholars were immediately excited, and because of Shen Wei's crimes, they could not allow Shen Zechuan to come out.
"What do you think of Yuan Zhuo?"
Yao Wenyu drank tea and said calmly, "I haven't been in Yedu for a long time, I don't know the details, how can I speak?"
Xi Hongxuan said sympathetically: "Yes, you often travel abroad to study, and you don't know about the capital."
I don't know who said it first: "Everyone here is full of poetry and books. Everyone is a person who knows shame and understands the law. You can't just sit back and ignore it like this."
Xi Hongxuan said, "Then what should we do?"
The man replied: "We are all studying at the Imperial College, and the public sentiment is rising, and the emperor should think twice. It is better to go back and kneel in the Mingli Hall with everyone, and ask the emperor to take back the order and severely punish the remnants of the Shen family!"
There was a sound of agreement during the banquet, and Xi Hongxuan put his palms together and praised: "Okay! You are worthy of being the pillars of the country. If you kneel today, you will be eternally fragrant! I am ashamed. Although I am not studying at the Imperial College, I am willing to join you."
The Confucian scholar who just spoke said: "How can this be done? Brother Hongxuan's brother is the commander of the eight major battalions. If he is implicated in this matter, it will not be worth the loss. Everyone, let us go!"
When the banquet was over, Yao Wenyu asked the shopkeeper to steam some soft and easy-to-eat meat. While he was waiting, he listened to the whispers of the scholars who came downstairs.
"When you say 'Puyu Yuanzhuo', isn't he also a tortoise with a shrinking head? Look at his talent, he doesn't even dare to say a word, how can he compare to brother Hongxuan's kindness!"
Yao Wenyu put a pine nut in his mouth, only smiled silently, and did not step out to argue with others. When the meat was wrapped and he came out, the people were almost scattered.
Xi Hongxuan said, "Yuan Zhuo, shall I send you?"
"No." Yao Wenyu lifted the meat on her hand, "I'll go to the teacher's house."
The two said goodbye, Xi Hongxuan looked at Yao Wenyu's back, sneered for a moment, and said, "Let's go."
On the other end, Shen Zechuan had arrived at the Jinyiwei Courtyard. As he stepped into the threshold, he was watched from all directions. Jin Yiwei, who was in a hurry in the courtyard, had to glance at him when he passed by.
It was Ge Qingqing who led the way. He took Shen Zechuan to the duty booth and said, "We Jinyiwei are divided into four types. One is the selection of private households. There are sisters in the family who are 'female households' in the palace, and brothers are here. Jin Yiwei, who wears a temporary waist badge, is exempt from conscription, but has no salary, such as Xiao Wu. The second is that he was recommended by the father-in-law of the Great Nei, called 'Zhongguan Pushing Feng', and the commander is like this. The third is the military household. My background is hereditary, and that's how I am. Fourth, there is a specialization in the art industry, and there are wizards in the field. It doesn't matter who you are from. They are hand-picked by the emperor. These people are very powerful, and you will meet them in the future. [ 1]"
Ge Qingqing opened the curtain and greeted, "You are going to take a job, and you are here."
Shen Zechuan entered, and the noise in the stall stopped abruptly. The Jin Yiwei, who were dressed differently and had different waist cards, all turned their heads, and the hall fell into a strange silence.
"Shen Zechuan?" The man sitting behind the table with his legs crossed pushed aside the booklet in front of him and looked at him, "It's you."
Shen Zechuan saw him wearing a flying fish suit. Among the Jinyiwei, flying fish suits cannot be worn by non-general rank and above. So he bowed slightly and said, "It's right here."
This man had drooping hair in front of his forehead, his stubble was not clean, and his behavior was rather unruly. He touched his chin and said with a smile, "Sure enough, he is the son of a maiko. It's not worth the effort of Shen Wei's daughter to give him a smile. Qingqing, give him the brand."
He said and threw the waist card prepared on the table to Ge Qingqing.
Ge Qingqing took the sign, handed it to Shen Zechuan, and said, "Lan Zhou, this is our Lord Jinyiwei Zhenfu, who made a special trip to hand you the sign today."
"My lord, Qiao Tianya." Qiao Tianya said and motioned for Shen Zechuan to look at the cards.
Shen Zechuan turned over his waist card and looked at Qiao Tianya again.
Qiao Tianya said: "What is the taming of elephants? That's where you go. Qingqing will take you there later. Now there are some rules that I want to tell you. Our Jinyiwei's waist brand is as precious as the brand of the Eight Great Camps, and we take a break. When you are not on duty, you must receive it properly and do not lend it out. Although everyone is assigned to twelve posts, they are not their own duties. Our primary duty is to serve the emperor. Whatever the emperor says, we do what we do. Except for the twelve departments The errand also needs to be the 'eyes and ears'. If there is any major incident, such as when we arrested you five years ago, the emperor's 'Qinti' is required, and there must be documents and special capture badges. What is the task? , it is not based on me, nor is it based on the command and envoy, but everyone needs to 'draw lots', that is, to draw lots to decide.[2]"
Shen Zechuan nodded after hearing Ji Gang's explanation.
"The last thing." Qiao Tianya stood up, looked around at the people in the hall, and said, "Jin Yiwei is committed, and he is our brother. All kinds of grievances and grievances in the past are like a cloud of smoke, and we did not secretly frame or play tricks on our brothers. If it is done, once it is discovered, all the tags will be removed, and they will be kicked into the imperial prison."
The eyes around him suddenly dispersed, and everyone focused on their own affairs.
Qiao Tianya turned back with satisfaction and said to Shen Zechuan, "Go ahead."
Shen Zechuan paid homage and went out with Ge Qingqing.
"I thought it would be a job at the Yiluan Office like Fanshou Division." Ge Qingqing looked at Shen Zechuan, "Elephant Taming... It's fine."
"I also made all kinds of guesses." Shen Zechuan said with a smile, "The only thing I didn't expect was to raise elephants."
"The horse taming department is a good place now. The golden saddle horses are all raised for the nobles. Once they have contacts, they are familiar with each other, and it is easy to be recommended for promotion. Elephant taming." Ge Qingqing looked strange, "... said If there is no leisure time, there is still early morning. Those elephant lords are really not easy to serve. However, there are few commanders and it is not easy to find trouble. "
The Elephant Taming Station is close to the Mingli Official Road in the King City of the Capital City, and it can lead directly to the Kailing River. When the weather is hot, the elephants are driven to the river to drink and bathe. Not only that, but every morning in the morning, you must lead six elephants to stand on both sides of the imperial steps, and increase the number of elephants during festivals and big hunting events. These elephants will not only go up like a court official, but also go down together like a court official. A court official may find it difficult to recuperate if he is ill, but an elephant can. They, like Jinyiwei, are on the wheel block[3].
Shen Zechuan has never even raised a dog, and now driving ducks onto the shelves to raise elephants, he can only say that things are unpredictable.
The two were still on their way, but they heard someone chasing quickly behind them.
Ge Qingqing looked back and said, "What's the matter?"
Jin Yiwei, who was chasing after him, looked at Shen Zechuan with a solemn expression, and said, "The waist card is suspended, he can't go to work today, and quickly return to the stall!"
Shen Zechuan said, "Is there any new order from the palace?"
"There is no new transfer order from the palace, but the 3,000 students in the Imperial College are on a hunger strike and kneel, asking the emperor to take back the order and strictly deal with the Shen family!"
Ge Qingqing immediately changed color and looked at Shen Zechuan.
Xiao Chiye was punished and grounded. He flipped through the script on the couch, and heard Chen Yang say that the King of Chu had arrived, and was too lazy to get up.
"Foot restraint." Xiao Chiye ate the fruit without raising his head, "Why did you come in so swaggeringly?"
Li Jianheng dropped Xiao Chiye's governor's badge and said excitedly, "Ce'an! Something big has happened!"
Xiao Chiye's eyelids jumped.
Li Jianheng said: "Three thousand students kneel down and ask the emperor to take care of Shen Zechuan! It's already dark, and they want to force the emperor to withdraw his life on a hunger strike. The emperor heard the news during dinner, and now he is so angry that he lies back on the couch!"
Xiao Chiye looked at the waist card and said, "Throw it out."
"... The Eighth Battalion doesn't do anything to disperse the students, no, tell me to send you the sign. If the Imperial Army can disperse the students tonight, your bill will be written off!" Li Jianheng stomped his feet anxiously and said. "It's not easy to deal with a few students who are helpless? This is a good thing!"
Xiao Chiye raised the book to cover his face, was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "This is really a fucking good thing."
Guozijian students are candidates for the DPRK and China to come to Japan, and they can mobilize the wind direction of local Confucian scholars. Xi Gu'an also knows that they can't touch them, they are hot potatoes. Tonight, if Xiao Chiye really moved these 3,000 students, he would be buried first by the pen and the spittle star!
"Where is Shen Zechuan at the moment?" Xiao Chiye sat up abruptly and asked with his knees supported.
"I heard that I went to Jinyiwei's stall early in the morning." Li Jianheng looked at his suit and asked, "Where are we going? Looking for Shen Zechuan?"
Xiao Chiye went down the stairs, Chen Yang had already prepared the horse, he turned over, hit the horse and left.
The author has something to say: [1]: For relevant information, please refer to "A Brief Discussion of the Functions of Jinyiwei", "Jinyiwei" and "Selected Book of Jinyiwei". In fact, in detail, the selection of Jinyiwei is divided into eight types, but only four kinds of plots need to be introduced here.
[2]: Jin Yiwei's task is indeed "drawing lots". In order to prevent someone from leaking relevant information in advance, it is decided by lottery.
[3]: For details about the elephant bathing and the whole city watching, please refer to "Scenery of the Imperial Capital".
Jinyiwei is a magical institution. There are not only shorthand but also painters for ears and eyes. They have painters, physicians, animal trainers, silversmiths, blacksmiths, gunpowder... including translators. Their selection requirements are very high, and most of them are top talents. Under normal circumstances, the legs are long and tall, and the arm strength is extraordinary. Liu Heping mentioned in "Da Ming Dynasty 1566" that Jinyiwei asked for "tiger-armed, bee-waisted, mantis-legged" and "can travel more than 160 miles a day". The two-zhang-high wall just climbed over the arm, and with his bare hands, he could snap a person's throat, and he could not sleep for days after the task was completed.