When Cao Wen and Cao An were in power, the Imperial Household Department controlled the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Embroidered Uniform Guard was completely different from the previous dynasties and was almost entirely controlled by the eunuch party. However, there was one person who was not afraid of them.
This man’s surname was Luo and his name was Luo Yuan. He was the late-born son of Emperor Longqing’s wet nurse. Emperor Longqing had watched him grow up and had an unusual affection for him.
After Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he bestowed the title on their family.
But he was different from his other brothers who just lived a life of idleness and waiting to die. He had aspirations since he was young and went to Jizhou to join the army.
The life in Jizhou was difficult, and we often had to face off against the Tatars.
He was not afraid. He had been guarding Jizhou from the age of fourteen to nineteen. Later, he made many military achievements and rose from an unknown soldier to a thousand households by killing Tatars.
At that time, there was no news from him for a long time, and his family thought he had died in the battle. It was not until the battle report was submitted and the memorial requesting credit for them reached the cabinet and Emperor Longqing that Emperor Longqing recognized this familiar name.
After confirming that it was him, Emperor Longqing was very happy. He gave him rewards and appointed him as a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The Zhenfu Division was a purgatory on earth, and the Jinyiwei were all vicious and ferocious, especially in the hands of Cao An and Cao Wen. They used the name of Emperor Longqing to create countless unjust imprisonments.
But after Luo Yuan joined the Jinyiwei, he refused to go along with them. Every day he went to the prison of the Zhenfu Division with a pen and paper and questioned everyone one by one, recording clearly who had been wronged and what the grievance was. Then he went to find the files and documents and investigated them one by one.
If anyone else had done this, they would have been killed or demoted long ago.
But the person who did this was Luo Yuan, and Emperor Longqing liked him. Although Cao Wen and Cao An hated him, they did not dare to do anything to him. They simply turned a blind eye and found a way to transfer him to Yangzhou.
He caused a big trouble at the beginning and killed Eunuch Li from the Yangzhou Brick Factory.
Killing people in the palace directly is a big taboo.
Everyone thought he was finished.
Cao An and Cao Wen also took advantage of this incident to cause trouble and instigated people to impeach him.
But he had already collected all the evidence of Eunuch Li's corruption and abuse of power. The most outrageous thing was not this. The most outrageous thing was that the crime he charged Eunuch Li was not corruption or abuse of power, but that Eunuch Li took a batch of square bricks with dragon energy from the brick factory for himself and built his own house.
This charge is too vicious.
It's basically the same as pointing at Eunuch Li and accusing him of rebelling.
Since he is a rebel, why not kill him and keep him alive for the New Year
Luo Yuan killed the man without any psychological burden.
As for when Cao An and Cao Wen later asked him how he determined that it was dragon energy
Luo Yuan laughed and said, "Eunuch Li said this himself after drinking. This is extremely treasonous. We cannot let him say it a second time. We will kill him. If you want to know the details, the King of Hell knows."
Cao An and Cao Wen were speechless.
This answer was originally written in the official gazette and was known to almost everyone in the streets. From then on, the reputation of Luo Yuan Luo Yanwang spread.
If Young Master Lin had not later killed his own brother and established a reputation for being even more ferocious, Luo Yuan would still be the talk of the streets in Beijing.
Now that Luo Yuan was standing in front of him, Tan Xi couldn't help but feel a little scared for a moment.
Wei An was not afraid.
When they were on the boat before, Young Master Lin had sent her a letter saying that it was Luo Yuan who would escort Shen Chen this time, so she was mentally prepared and didn't feel scared when she met him.
Not being afraid is one thing, but the fact that Luo Yuan showed up so quickly is another - Shen Chen was lost under his escort. I heard that all the Jinyiwei were drugged and fell into a deep sleep that day, which shows that he is incompetent.
But now, he was able to find her so quickly. Should we say that he was well-informed as a member of the Imperial Guard, or should we say that he arrived too timely and seemed deliberate
Young Master Lin said that Luo Yanwang lived up to his name and was a good man.
But no matter how good a person is, he or she will change.
The relationship network of the Weaving Bureau is as complicated as that of the Salt and Iron Bureau. Luo Yuan has stayed in Jiangnan for five whole years. Now, I heard that his son is already eight years old. During this period of time, many things have changed for him.
Shen Chen is an extremely smart man. The reason why he disappeared and did not appear again, and why he did not look for the government or the Jinyiwei and Yulinwei who were supposed to escort him, is very telling, isn't it
Even if it wasn't Luo Yuan, could the Jinyiwei and Yulinwei be knocked out so easily
She smiled and winked at Zhao Qi.
Zhao Qi, who was dressed to look the most distinguished, coughed and told Tan Xi, "Send the post to the post."
With just the right amount of business tact, he explained to Luo Yuan with a smile, "Sir, the Weaving Bureau has negotiated a deal with a Western merchant for 300,000 rolls of silk. To be honest, we have never worked for the Weaving Bureau before. We are here to find work."
The Weaving Bureau was negotiating a silk business of 300,000 pieces with a Western merchant. The Western merchant required delivery within ten months. As a result, the Weaving Bureau had to find a big merchant to invest in production.
He had just returned from Jiangnan and knew that this was indeed the case. He also knew that the Weaving Bureau had indeed sent invitations to some big businessmen.
As for who exactly was clearly understood, Luo Yuan didn't know.
His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, scanning the crowd. After a moment, he tilted his head to look at Wei An and sneered, "You guys are out doing business, and you bring a woman with you?"
Zhao Qi reacted quickly and said immediately, "To reply to the superior, this is the daughter of the second master of our Hangzhou branch. She is going out with us this time and it is inconvenient for her to dress up like this."
Luo Yuan kept his gaze on them until even Zhao Qi felt his scalp tingling, then he turned and left.
When he left, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and closed the door with a bang.
Lin Yue sighed and rubbed his hands exaggeratedly: "Girl, he looks much scarier than Young Master Lin."
In fact, Young Master Lin had been watching and getting along with the Wei family for a long time, and he had always been very friendly to the Wei family. They were basically only scared by him in the beginning, but in the later period, they got used to it and never regarded Young Master Lin as the dreaded Jinyiwei.
Now that he had seen Luo Yanwang, a truly ruthless man who had killed people and came from a military background, it was natural for him to feel afraid.
Tan Xi glanced at him and gestured for him to continue speaking, but he himself leaned against the window and listened quietly to the noise outside. After a while, he stood up with a frown and suddenly opened the door.
The postman who was listening outside stood in front of everyone awkwardly and coughed, "It's almost time for dinner!"