Chapter 170: Living in the capital is not easy

It was not until the morning of the next day that Xie Hong realized that he had such a majestic nickname. He expressed his confusion about this and muttered angrily: "Brother is obviously a craftsman. If you want to get a nickname, you have to call us the number one craftsman in the Ming Dynasty. Why is he a jester? Do I have that lack of technical content?"

Jiang Bin grinned and said, "Brother Xie, the jester is actually not bad, he is much more powerful than the craftsmen. After all, the jester is a celebrity around the emperor. What are craftsmen? They are not as good as those of us who are in the army."

Well, I think you are comforting me, and I won’t bother with you. The scholar met a soldier and couldn’t explain it clearly. Xie Hong shook his head and gave Jiang Blank a blank look.

When he entered the city yesterday, Zhengde naturally wanted to return to the palace. The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother had already received the news. The messengers urged him to send one group after another, but because there were too many people, they were blocked at the gate of the city and they didn't see him.

Although Zhengde warmly sent the invitation, Xie Hong still deferred to Xie Bumin. Entering the palace is not a good result, especially when it happens to men.

Besides, the messengers had a very bad look. These eunuchs were all people around the two empress dowagers. From them, they could see the attitude of the two women. They must have been regarded as the culprit of abducting Zhengde. Xie Hong was not stupid, so he would not follow Zhengde into the palace to make things boring.

He is so confident because he has the help of the Zeng family.

Zeng Lu had already helped him buy a house in the city. Although it was not big, Xie Hong's family did not have many relatives. In addition to my mother, there were two brothers Erniu and Ma Wentao, and there were only a few girls. Even if they were added to those craftsmen and their family members, they were more than enough.

After saying goodbye to Zhengde, Xie Hong arrived at the house located in the west of the city. In this era, the most prosperous area of ​​Beijing City was in the south city, which was Qianmen area, and the southern suburb area was very lively. The west of the city was relatively deserted, but Xie Hong didn't care. He originally planned to be more low-key.

Regarding Jiang Bin and his men, Zheng Deben and Xie Hong discussed that they were planning to arrange for them to enter the Beijing camp. These people were border troops and were very brave, so it was a waste to arrange them in the Jinyiwei.

But things are not that simple. Although Zhengde was the emperor, in fact, the appointment and establishment of the Beijing camp personnel were not something that Zhengde could decide in one sentence.

The Beijing Camp is a general term, including the 12th Regiment Battalion adapted from the three major camps, and the 12th Guards and the Imperial Horse Supervisor, which are known as the personal army of the emperor.

The Four Guards and Warriors Battalions in the Imperial Horse Supervision were called imperial guards by the government and the people, and were guarded in the Forbidden City; while the upper twelve guards were called capital guards, who were responsible for the escort of the palace, that is, guarding the inner city of the capital. Together, they were called imperial guards.

This imperial guard is considered to be the emperor directly, but after the Tumu Fort Incident, the Twelve Guards began to decline.

Except for the Jinyi Guard, Tengxiang Left Guard, Tengxiang Right Guard, Wuxiang Left Guard, Wuxiang Right Guard, Wuxiang Right Guard, the other guards of the twenty-six guards have been confused with ordinary troops in the Beijing camp. Although the name has not been changed, it has been changed to be managed by the Ministry of War and is no longer an imperial guard commanded by the emperor himself. Not only does the command power belong to civil servants, but it is also subject to civil servants in terms of administration, personnel, salary, etc.

The Imperial Horse Prison has nothing to do with civil officials. This is the armed force that the royal family can directly mobilize through the cabinet. The most heartbreaking statement is that if the Beijing camp outside the city and the Beijing guards in the city change, the Four Guards and Warriors Battalions of the Imperial Horse Prison will exist as the final suppression and escort force.

But the Imperial Horse Supervisor is under the jurisdiction of the Sili Supervisor. Even the emperor, without the cooperation of the eunuch Wang Yue, wanted to arrange someone to go in, but he didn't want to.

The 12th Regiment Battalion had the largest number of people, and was responsible for the guards of the outer city. The commander had a general, but in addition to the general, there was also an admiral. The admiral was an internal minister, the Minister of War and the Dugong Envoy. In this way, even if Wang Yue was willing to cooperate and wanted to make some moves in the regiment camp, he would still have to pass the civil minister's level.

After Zhengde made a fuss in the suburbs, his relationship with the civil servants had dropped to freezing point. Not to mention that he could not issue orders to the Beijing camp, even if he could, Xie Hong would not be willing.

He didn't know in advance, but after listening to Qian Ning's statement, he understood how bad the situation was. Zhengde had no control at all the military forces in the capital, and only the Jinyiwei was still directly under the jurisdiction. However, according to Qian Ning, the Jinyi Admiral Zhang Xiu seemed to have the same heart as Wang Yue.

What's more, the Jinyiwei is not good at fighting power. Even if the righteous virtue is as good as the commander of the Jinyiwei, the power comparison between the two sides has not changed much. The elite of the Imperial Horse Supervisor is far better than the Jinyiwei. Compared with the number of people, the Jinyiwei cannot speak the same as the regiment camp.

Finally, Xie Hong discovered that the more than a thousand people under Jiang Bin were the most trustworthy and worthy of relying on by him and Zhengde. He had originally won people's hearts and caught a life-saving straw. Therefore, he decided to keep Jiang Bin's power in his hand, and his identity was the Jinyiwei, under Qian Ning's name, but was actually responsible for him and Zhengde.

Jiang Bin was not dissatisfied with it. He was serving the emperor anyway. He didn't care about the military officers. The military officer had no status. What if he was a general? The inspector was only seventh-rank, so why didn't Zhang Jun serve him respectfully? Besides, he has become an Jinyiwei now, which is much more powerful than being a soldier.

He handed over his subordinates to the commander of a few brothers and followed Qian Ning to the military camp. However, he himself stayed at Xie Hong's house. Not only did he have more opportunities to get close to the emperor, but yesterday's dinner also impressed him. Compared to the chef of the Xie family, he felt that he usually ate pig food, and he wanted to eat at Xie Hong's house every day.

Xie Hong didn't care about this. For him, the capital city can be said to be full of enemies. It would be safer to bring a fierce man like Jiang Bin by his side. Isn't there just a pair of chopsticks on the left and right? No matter how hard he can eat, he can eat more than his third brother?

When he woke up today, Xie Hong took Jiang Bin and Ma Wentao out. One reason was that he was going to visit Zeng's mansion. Zeng Jian or the entire Zeng family supported him strongly, and he still had to do his etiquette.

Secondly, he also wanted to visit Beijing City of this era, see the prosperous front door, have some snacks, and see the legendary Eight Hutongs... Cough cough, of course, this is just to admire the scenic spots and historical sites.

As for concerns about the situation in the capital, Xie Hong had already left aside. He was startled when he heard it yesterday, but when he thought about it, he was actually a fuss. Without Xie Hong's help in his previous life, Zhengde had been tormenting for more than ten years, and even the villain Liu Jin was famous for his future generations.

Now that I have my own help, Zhengde should be like a tiger with wings. Leave the civil servants and other things to Zhengde to deal with, just keep in mind the innovation of technology. Xie Hong is an optimistic school. When he thinks about it, he will lose so many worries and even feel like he is in the mood to visit the capital.

Qianmen Street is indeed well-known. I saw a wide and straight street, with shops lined up with rows of shops, such as silk shops, pharmacies, restaurants, and teahouses. Each one is more grand and magnificent, and endlessly prosperous scenes.

It was okay in Xicheng. Xie Hong came out early and there were not many pedestrians on the street. But when he arrived at this bustling area, his troubles came. First, he was watched, and then someone pointed at him and said something. The speaker gritted his teeth, and the listener also showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. Finally, people put down their work and pointed at Xie Hong's backbone and cursed.

My brother just arrived in Beijing and didn’t do anything bad. How could he be criticized by thousands of people? Xie Hong expressed his confusion about this.

After Ma Wentao went to inquire, he learned the truth. He was amused and laughed and cried for a moment: As Zhengde's scare yesterday, all the accounts that Zhengde scared people were settled on me. We only said one sentence in total, and there were only two eyes. Why did he become a jester? He is the number one in the Ming Dynasty...

This has become a fact. Xie Hong had no other way to imagine that he had met someone wrong, so he could only accept it. As for Jiang Bin's joke, he had to endure it. Looking at the situation just now, if it weren't for the fierce scar face beside him, he would have scared the people who were eager to try, he would probably have difficulty leaving Qianmen Street.

With this disturbance, Xie Hong lost the mood to go shopping, so he simply took Jiang and Ma to Zeng Mansion. When he entered the city yesterday, Zeng Zheng took Yue'er home first. Before leaving, he explained the path to Xie Hong, but it was not difficult to find.

Most of the imperial government offices were on East Chang'an Street. Zeng Jian was the Minister of Works and his mansion was not far from the official office, and he was in Dongcheng. Along the way, looking at the ancient flowing eaves and quiet walls on both sides of the road, Xie Hong's originally depressed mood improved.

"It's this right?" Turning a corner of the street, Xie Hong looked up at the blue stone wall, a new red lacquer gate, and there were two stone lions at the door. The plaque on the door had the word Zeng Mansion written on the silver hook and iron painting. He said to himself, and then asked Jiang Bin in a low voice: "Brother Jiang, is anyone following him?"

"Originally, one was thrown away when he was on Qianmen Street."

Xie Hong nodded and gave up his mind. It seemed that although the civil servants shouted loudly, they actually did not pay much attention to him. There were only one group of people who followed him, and only one was quite amateur.

Although it is impossible to hide the relationship with Zeng Jian completely, Xie Hong thinks that the later it is better to be exposed. So in addition to being a bodyguard, Scarface also has the responsibility of counter-tracking. This is also the reason why Xie Hong brought Jiang Bin out, and it has more functions.

The Zeng family was very grand, but Xie Hong was very smooth when calling the door. I don’t know if it was because the door got the instructions or Zeng Zheng simply waited at the door. In short, after he called the door, Zeng Zheng and Yue'er came out.

I didn't see each other for a long time and didn't say anything to each other. After saying a few words, Zeng Zheng said, "Brother Xie, didn't you say you would come back at noon? At this moment, my grandfather hasn't given a court yet."

I originally wanted to go shopping, but I found that I was beaten by everyone, so I had to come over early. Of course, Xie Hong would not say such shameful words. Yue'er is here. If she hears it, everyone will soon know.

He called out and said, "Haha, the weather is better, so I woke up early, so I came early." Jiang Bin rolled his eyes from the side. It was obvious that it was Chen Shisan, so he was embarrassed to say that he would get up early.

"However, today's court meeting is really long." Yue'er and Zeng Zheng did not know him on the first day. They didn't have to look at Jiang Bin's expression, and they knew that his words were unreliable. Xie Hong had to scratch his head and change the topic.

Like the prefectures and counties, the construction started at the time of the Mao period. Xie Hong stayed in the county government and understood these things. Although it was not yet noon, it was already half past Si. From five to ten in the morning, the court meeting was almost all morning.

"I think the emperor has been away from Beijing for more than a month and has too much backlog of affairs?" Zeng Zheng never cared about political affairs and responded casually.

In addition to etiquette, Xie Hong also had to discuss things with Zeng Jian. He had to figure out all aspects that might be involved in opening a workshop. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to leave and followed Zeng Zheng to the living room to talk.

But it happened that as soon as I sat down here, there was a chaotic situation outside. Before Zeng Zheng went out to ask, Zeng Jian, whose hair and beard were white, stepped into the living room. He saw Xie Hong at first glance and said, "Nephew Xie, you are here just in time. I am about to look for you."

"Looking for me?" Xie Hong was a little surprised.

"That's right, at the court meeting today, the emperor had a dispute with the court officials again. In my opinion, this matter may eventually fall on you."
Chapter completed!