When Ouyang Jiong came out of the Jinyiwei Yamen, it was already completely dark.

He rode on the flower horse, looked at the sky, and frowned. After a "pop", the flower horse turned west.

Soon, he came to Zhengyang Gate and could leave from here to the outer city. However, this city gate was exclusively for the emperor. Ordinary people could not pass through it from now on, otherwise it would be disrespectful and he could only continue to go west.

Soon, he arrived at Xuanwu Gate, and the city gate was about to be closed.

"slow!"

When he saw that it was Ouyang Jiong, the sergeant guarding the gate still asked him to go out.

As soon as he arrived at the outer city, Ouyang Jiong relaxed. Although he could walk sideways in the inner city as a person, there were still too many people who could cure him. Not to mention anything else, just say that the people in the large yamen near Chang'an Street could be arguing with him as long as they were doctors or above, let alone a large number of nobles and internal officials.

What's more, he had three immediate bosses, in addition to the admiral of the East Factory, the eunuch of the Jinyiwei, Wang Zhixin, who was nominally under the command of the Jinyiwei and the commander-in-chief.

Although there are some civil and military officials in the outer city, most of them are low-ranking people, and there are many wealthy merchants and tycoons. However, Ouyang Jiong did not see these people. Most of those with a little background moved to the inner city. The more money they are in the outer city, the easier it is to become the targets coveted by all parties.

For Ouyang Jiong, these people are nothing more than walking "purses". When can you find a reason to do it at any time?

To the north of the outer city, the three major fangs of Xuanbeifang, Zhengxifang and Zhengbeifang are distributed from west to east, relying on Xuanwu Gate, Zhengyang Gate and Chongwen Gate respectively. They are the most prosperous places in the outer city. After Ouyang Jiong arrived at the outer city, he immediately rushed east and soon after walking through Xuanbeifang, he arrived at Zhengxifang in the middle.

Caijia Hutong, an alley that looks ordinary.

It is Ouyang Jiong's destination.

Phoenix Platform, a two-story building hidden among many alleys, is a place that combines brothels, catering and stages. Although its name is not as big as that of the inner city and the famous restaurants near Chongwenmen, it is better than concealment, and the content is almost the same, or even better, it becomes a place where people like Ouyang Jiong who "knows" come often.

When Ouyang Jiong's flower horse appeared in Caijia Hutong, the beggars squatting nearby ran away - they were not afraid of Ouyang Jiong, but reported the news to many forces near Phoenix Platform.

However, a man who was squatting at the entrance of the alley, about thirty years old, dressed in a ragged manner, stood up.

He took the reins from Ouyang Jiong's hand.

"Slow down"

But Ouyang Jiong stopped him.

This person is Hong San, the biggest leader of tens of thousands of beggars in Beijing. He is known as the "gang leader".

Hong San, from Tongzhou, was also a martial arts student. However, when Huang Taiji first entered the pass and robbed, his family was destroyed. When he learned about the situation at home, he disappeared for a while and then appeared at the canal port on the Grand Canal. Not long after, he gathered a group of men from the Jingji area, both from the coolies on the dock and from the boatman. In the end, he became bigger and bigger, and almost occupied 30% of the coolies and boatman market in Tongzhou.

However, when Huang Taiji entered the pass for the second time, the guy's family was destroyed again. Finally, he simply brought some coolies to the capital. This man was from martial arts and had been involved in the gang. After a year of fire, he gradually annihilated and expelled the Beggars' sected in the capital. He became the leader of the gang himself.

This man was squatting at the entrance of this alley, needless to say, he learned about Ouyang Jiong's arrival in advance.

He Ouyang Jiong is the backstage of the entire Beggars' Sect in Beijing.

Hearing Ouyang Jiong's words, Hong San quickly said, "Prince, what else is there?"

The Jinyiwei was officially named "Personal Military Commander's Mansion" for a period of time. Therefore, after that, any Jinyiwei who has a certain official position will probably call itself "the chief governor" (people with the title of the governor's mansion of the Five Army Commander's Mansion) and "the chief guard" (the Jinyiwei below the governor).

Ouyang Jiong asked, "Is anyone here today in Phoenix Platform?"

Hong San lowered his head, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Report to the commander, it's a coincidence that not only someone has come, but there are several groups."

"oh?"

"The first group is the dung king Dingxiang near Andingmen in the north of the city."

"The second wave is that the coal king near Fuchengmen is all black"

"The third wave is the grain king's field beetle near Chaoyangmen"

Ouyang Jiong was shocked when he heard this.

Dingxiang, whose original name was Ding Xiang, was the current queen's family, the current father-in-law, the relative of Mrs. Zhou Kui, the wife of Jiading Bo (Mrs. Zhou Kui's surname was Ding), now almost monopolizes the feces in the inner city.

In theory, Zhou Kui's emperor would not get involved in such a low-level industry, but Zhou Kui did not follow the ordinary road and would do whatever he made. Moreover, although this feces industry is low, it can hold on to others. Once the transportation is cut off, it will definitely make you unable to stay in three days and you will definitely come and beg for it.

Quanhe, whose name is Quanhe, is a relative of Wang Zhixin, the admiral of the East Factory of Danei. Not only that, behind him was the boss of the entire internal official system, which almost occupied 40% of the sales of Xishan Coal Mine in the capital. At this time, in Beijing, Fuchengmen specialized in coal trucks, so Quanhe's base camp was also located there.

Tianzhu is a big name called Tian Du, but he has passed away today. However, the relative of Concubine Tian, ​​who gave birth to King Yong, was specially used for food trucks. Therefore, it has become Tian Du's base camp. On the last mile of the food that has been arduous and hard-working through the Grand Canal, there are still many people who dare to start, and Tian Du is one of them.

In addition to Concubine Tian, ​​I heard that Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, also had a part of it.

These three are the three "giant" who are both black and white in the capital. The capital is mixed with fish and dragons. The pure white ones are not easy to use, and the pure black ones are not easy to use. Only backgrounds like these three are easy to use, but these three are obedient to one person's words.

“Is there any more?”

Ouyang Jiong was a little confused for a moment. At this time, under this situation, the man attracted these people. There was a large army of treacherous people outside the city, and he was not involved. Could it be that he was making arrangements in advance?

"The Wenren commander of the Five Cities Military Command is inside"

Ouyang Jiong was shocked, but he quickly replied.

Speaking of these five cities, the military commanders are actually the embodiment of the Ming Dynasty, the three-in-one market management bureau, the Urban Management Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau, and are extremely powerful in the capital.

According to the regulations, the commander of the Five Cities Military Command and the first deputy commander were all served by the emperor's relatives. The current commander is Zhou Kui, and the first deputy commander is Zhou Yi, the eldest son of Zhou Kui, the current uncle and Zhou Kui.

However, he still has several deputy commanders who are actually doing business under his command, Wen Renyao is one of them. He is also the deputy commander of the entire outer city (at this time the entire outer city was called the Nancheng and one of the five cities).

Since Ouyang Jiong and Wen Renyao both have a pair of surnames, the last character has the word "fire" next to it, the underworld in the capital jokingly called them "inner city embarrassment, outer city demon".

Wen Renyao is actually the biggest backstage behind 40,000 prostitutes, storytellers, actors, bartenders, and Gui Gong in the capital. Of course, he could not support himself. He just represented the military officer and some nobles.

"Is this guy also taken by that guy?"

Ouyang Jiong didn't believe it. He still believed it if Ding Xiang, Quan He, Tian Du and others were taken by that person, because if these people were either hostages in the hands of that person, they would have a deep connection with the interests of that person and could not easily escape, so they had to obey the manipulation.

But Wen Renyao was also taken by this person, this...

Ouyang looked at the sky. At night, the wind and sand made the capital almost dark. However, in the alleys inside and outside the city, there were still bright lights, and the sound of silk and bamboos and teasing still came from time to time.

"That guy must be planning a huge conspiracy, which will definitely be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty!"

He made up his mind instantly.

He got off the horse, "Hong San, how many people are there in your neighborhood?"

Hong San was stunned and replied for a while: "I am a special person today. The young one has arranged hundreds of people here."

Ouyang Jiong nodded. This guy is known as the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Most of his men are naturally old, weak, sick and disabled. However, there are still about two thousand real young and strong men. These people usually show up as big carts, docks, mules, and horsemen. In fact, they can gather together at critical moments and become a force that cannot be ignored in the city. This is also the reason why smart people like Ouyang Jiong value it very much.

"Call half of the people and follow me to Phoenix Platform"

After saying that, Ouyang Jiong got into the alley without looking back.

Phoenix Terrace is a two-story courtyard hidden in Caijia Hutong. However, there is a two-story building in the middle, and it is also a place where Zhengxifang looks not amazing and is actually extremely luxurious. It is named "Phoenix Terrace" by the enthusiasts.

Just as Ouyang Jiong led Hong San and others to the Phoenix Platform from the main entrance, a tall and thin middle-aged man was leaving at the back door.

The man was naturally Wen Renyao, the deputy commander of the Five City Military Commander, who was specifically responsible for the outer city. As the largest local snake in the outer city, Ouyang Jiong's arrival could not be hidden from him. Although they were not good people when they met on such occasions, they were a little embarrassed after all, so he left through the back door.

On the second floor of Phoenix Platform, facing the main entrance, there was a woman standing, about twenty years old and ordinary in appearance, but she looked like a god, but she had a kind of charm, and there was a bit of majesty between her eyebrows and eyes, which made the servants and girls following her tremble.

This person is the owner of Phoenix Platform, the second wife of Lao Song, the eldest manager of the Jin family, one of the eight great masters in Shanxi. After the eldest daughter-in-law Sun Xiuru remarried Chen Qixin, the second wife was taken over by the helm.

It is said that after Sun Xiuru left, Lao Song should have taken action personally. Unexpectedly, he still asked his second wife to come forward to deal with various matters. This second wife must be of great origin, otherwise he would not have let Ding Xiang and others bow down.

In addition to Wen Renyao, who had just left the back door, this person was so powerful. Now, it is almost impossible for such a person to appear in the capital. Unless it is the emperor or the crown prince who ended in person, it is impossible. Or the cabinet chief colluded with the entire six officials to do business together, it is even more impossible. Do you think the Ming Dynasty raised so many censors to make a living?
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