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”The Emperor is under the blessing of the Heavens. The edict says: First Emperor Gao drove the Tawau to the north. He has restored the orthodox clothing of the Divine Lands and obtained the blessings of the heavens and the earth. He even has the prosperity of his heirs. The current descendants of Vassal State of Lu were all gone, replaced by filial piety. Upper Scrub please reclaim 1 square, do not fear 9 sides bitter cold. When we heard this, we were quite comforted, and thus, we bestowed the title of with the ability to protect the thousands of families, bestowing them with actual duties and heritages. I hope you will be diligent and take me as an example to the world. ”Here it is.”
”Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!”
After the ceremony, Zhu Yisu was not even a little bit excited, because the Xinping Fort was a huge pit of fire!
The Xinping Fort was located at the northernmost corner of the Datong Town, right at the foot of the Great Wall. A few steps to the east was Xuan Mansion Town, and it was one of the three Mashi s the imperial government opened.
One could imagine how deep the water was.
He suspected that if he jumped too high and displeased the emperor, he would arrange for the father and son pair to enter Xinping Fort. The reason for Xinping Fort was because they were extremely wealthy, and were the money bags for the Datong Town 'family of generals. If he were to take over the position of Xinping Fort as a thousand men, it would be equivalent to being roasted on fire.
After dealing with these guards and family of generals, they still had to consider the matter of the northern barbarians, the invaders of the Horse Bandit.
Zhu Yisu didn't know yet, Emperor Wanli only casually asked Qian Hu whether there were any vacancies on the side of the door. After learning that there hadn't been any Qian Hu in the past five years of Xinping Fort, he conveniently filled him in. Perhaps, even Emperor Wanli didn't know the exact location of the Xinping Fort. Since he knew that it was in the Datong Town, it shouldn't be too far away from it.
Accompanying secret service of the Ming Dynasty were the official uniforms, printed letters, and passed them to Zhu Yisu. Zhu Yisu returned to his room to change his clothes, while Angel Liu Shimin was arranged to eat tea in his main room. He chatted with Old Man Liu, who was wearing a qilin suit. They were chatting very harmoniously.
Although Liu Shimin was a eunuch, he was the official fourth rank of Yanqing Guards. At the age of sixteen, he had a strange dream. He executed his own sentence in the palace and entered the palace in the second year of his life.
Being chosen as a disciple by Chief Eunuch Chen Jing, this Chen Jing did not care whether he used Espionage Agency or not. In the Ming dynasty, where outstanding eunuchs gathered, Chen Jing held only eight words: ”the law of ancestors, the principle of sage”. He was clean and quiet, he did not disturb the officials nor harm the people, he never abused his power, he only tried to correct the shortcomings of the times, and was called ”Buddha”.
And Liu Shimin Wei Wei Institute senior officer family background, I also read a lot of poetry books. Although he had become a eunuch, Chen Li had taken a fancy to him because of his good name. Therefore, his reputation in the court was also very good.
”His Majesty was delighted to have such a wise man in the clan for a few days. It was unknown what unforeseen event placed the State Dedicating Lieutenant in the Xinping Fort. The State Dedicating Lieutenant was an example given by the clan, if they were unlucky enough to lose their Xinping Fort. The sect leader of the Under Heaven Sect will definitely be disappointed, and will still need Old Lord's help. ”
Old Master Liu stroked his beard and laughed: ”Sir Liu is relieved. If we exchange the Xinping Fort for 35, I believe we would be much safer. With State Dedicating Lieutenant as a student, it was enough to suppress the internal world. As for the Northern Elder's Horse Bandit, this little old man can't do anything about it. ”
”That's good too. After State Dedicating Lieutenant has made some achievements, we can help out to upgrade the State Dedicating Lieutenant to the Shandong City Guards Institution. At least, we can be considered to have returned Prince Lu's lineage. This way, when the flag of the State Dedicating Lieutenant is set up, the other sects will be able to follow suit and take responsibility for the court. ”
Each of them had the Espionage Agency as their leader, while the other had the secret service of the Ming Dynasty as their chief. Due to Chen Xiang being a great eunuch who abided by his duty, there wasn't much enmity between the two.
Currently, many officials in the imperial court still wanted to bring Liu Shimin to the position of General of the Espionage Agency factory to reproduce Chen Li's aura and spy agency when he was still alive. Of course, Chen Xi did not abuse his authority when he was in charge of Espionage Agency, which was what the civil officials liked to see the most.
It was a pity that the authority to command the Espionage Agency factory was in the hands of the emperor, and the civil officials could not make a decision. If he could make the decision, Zhu Family would be in danger.
The two of them then chatted about Second Elder Brother Zhu. Liu Shimin was slightly curious and asked: ”Why is the son of the State Dedicating Lieutenant so naughty? What puzzled us was that the State Dedicating Lieutenant seemed to hold his son in high regard. ”
”To tell you the truth, for Second Elder Brother Zhu, State Dedicating Lieutenant almost risked his life with this old man.” As Liu Old Lord spoke, he forced a smile and recounted the matter of Second Elder Brother Zhu's near death, then continued, ”Second Elder Brother Zhu is not like what Lord Liu saw. After all, he was used to saving money in the past, so this child can still suffer. What was even more rare was that because of the saving grace that the Lee Family young lady had given him, she would often go to the Lee Family to help out with some idle time while she was reading. Today, when we cut the wheat, Second Elder Brother Zhu was also brought here by Little Flag Hee Chong. ”
Seeing Liu Shimin's curiosity, Liu Shugang picked out some interesting things about Second Elder Brother Zhu and said: ”According to State Dedicating Lieutenant, Second Elder Brother Zhu can now recite 4 books and 5 scriptures, and can interpret sentences. Second Elder Brother Zhu is a person of pure filial piety, his culinary skills are excellent and filial to the State Dedicating Lieutenant, and he has become the talk of the village. ”
Nodding his head, Liu Shimin let out a soft sigh. He turned to Old Man Liu and talked about what he had heard along the way.
There were some things that were inappropriate to say. He was the minister, so even though this old man had retired secret service of the Ming Dynasty, he still had it. The two had Chen Jing, a good eunuch, mediating between them. However, their positions were fundamentally opposed to each other.
At this time, after Second Elder Brother Zhu took a bath and changed his clothes, Zhao Qi combed his hair. His face was filled with joy, he did not expect the emperor to be so generous, a small State Dedicating Lieutenant could actually exchange for a genuine fifth stage official.
Even if it was just a fake job, their family would still be able to profit. Firstly, he could get rid of the constraints of the Imperial Clan Court and gain his freedom. Secondly, the fifth rank officials also had salaries, which was no lower than that of the State Dedicating Lieutenant s.