Chapter 98: Unqualified High Officials
On this day, the county magistrate Song hurried to Yang Qiuchi's house and told Yang Qiuchi that Ma Du, the General Banner of the Jinyiwei, had returned and asked him to go to the post office to meet immediately.
Since Qin Zhihui was kidnapped by that female senior, there has been no good news for a long time. Now that Ma Du is back, he must have brought news of his promotion. Yang Qiuchi rushed to the inn excitedly.
The two met, and they were extremely happy. Ma Du had heard about Yang Qiuchi's concubine's disappearance. As soon as they met, he comforted Yang Qiuchi for a long time and told him that he had been promoted. This time he went to Beijing, the commander of the Jinyiwei Guard, Ji Gangji, was very happy and personally promoted him to be the deputy Qianhou Office of the Jinyiwei Qianhou Office of Yingtian Prefecture. This is a fifth-rank official, who has been snatched two levels in a row than the original general flag, and has countless rewards. After coming back to see Yang Qiuchi this time, he will take office immediately.
Yang Qiuchi hurriedly congratulated Ma Du. Ma Du said something grateful first, and then told him that he had told him everything he had solved the case in front of Lord Ji, and he fully recommended Yang Qiuchi. Lord Ji Gang and Ji were very happy and sent a secret envoy, Eunuch Li, to see Yang Qiuchi.
It seems that Ma Du is still very righteous, and Yang Qiuchi is grateful from the bottom of his heart. Ma Du went to the back hall to ask the special envoy Li to come out to meet Yang Qiuchi.
Eunuch Li held a bird cage covered with black cloth in his right hand and a brocade box in his left hand. He was dressed in a soldier's face. When he spoke, his voice was sharp. Eunuch Li put the bird cage and brocade box on the table. After others avoided him, he took out a small brocade scroll from his arms, held it in his hand, and whispered: "Mr. Yang, please kneel down and receive the order!"
Receiving the order, Yang Qiuchi's head buzzed, as if it was about to explode, and he fell to the ground in a daze. Could it be that the old emperor wrote to him? Somehow, such a strange idea suddenly appeared in Yang Qiuchi's head. He thought that Ma Dutto could replace him as the general flag of the Jinyiwei, so he should laugh. Now it seems that he is a young official, and the emperor appointed him personally, just kidding, at least he is a deputy ministerial-level cadre, no matter how bad he is, he should be a provincial level.
"In accordance with the will of heaven, the emperor said: Yang Qiuchi, the capital, was appointed as the commander and envoy of the Jinyiwei commander, and was respectful and cautious. Those who rebel against the orders shall be deposed first and then reported. Impress this."
"Commander Special Envoy? What is the Special Envoy?" Yang Qiuchi's head was still buzzing, and he didn't dare to ask randomly. He went to pick up the brocade scroll with both hands, but Eunuch Li didn't let go. He whispered: "Mr. Yang, you haven't thanked you yet."
Yang Qiuchi was stunned for a moment, and quickly kowtowed and shouted: "Thank you, Lord! Long live my emperor!"
Eunuch Li let go of his hand. Yang Qiuchi took the brocade scroll, spread it out and looked again. He felt so beautiful in his heart. He became an official. Finally he became an official. Haha, Mr. Bai Qian, now your daughter is my concubine. Isn’t it wrong? Hahaha. I just don’t know what rank the special envoy is, and I was about to ask. Eunuch Li said, “Mr. Yang, please get up and talk.”
Yang Qiuchi quickly stood up, rolled the brocade scroll and held it in his hand.
Eunuch Li picked up the small brocade box on the table and handed it to Yang Qiuchi.
What kind of treasure is this? I didn’t have time to ask, let’s take a look first. Yang Qiuchi respectfully stuffed the imperial edict into his arms, and opened the brocade box with both hands. He saw a yellow ivory waist sign in it, which was oval, with a flying dragon cloud pattern ornament at the upper end, and a round hole was used to penetrate the rope. The words "Yang Qiuchi, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei" were engraved in the vertical line of the card. The words "Jintezi No. 1" were engraved in the left side, and the words "Guanfang" were engraved in the right side. The words "Guanfang" were engraved in the middle side of the reverse side. The two lines of regular script were engraved in the middle side of the reverse. Those who rebel against the orders first and then report. The words "Created in the seventh year of Yongle" were engraved in the left spine: "Made in the seventh year of Yongle".
Yang Qiuchi picked up the waist tag and turned it over and looked over. He had his own name on it. He didn't know what was going on and asked, "Eunuch Li, this is..."
"This is your Jinyiwei waist card."
"Ah? My Jinyiwei waist card?" Yang Qiuchi exclaimed.
"Yes, after hearing your investigation into the case of Jianwen's remnants, the commander Ji personally interrogated Wang Cheng and others, and also checked the bodies of Hong Ying, the general manager of Jianwen's guards, and praised your achievements and reported this to the emperor specifically."
"The remnants of Jianwen have been escaping for several years, and have been secretly active, murdering, and instigating important officials of our court. Although the years of pursuit have achieved little success, the emperor has been worried about this matter. Lord Yang has successively arrested the core figure of the remnants of Jianwen. The emperor was very happy and wanted to invite you to the palace and commend him personally, but considering that the bandit leader has not yet been trapped and this matter still needs to be hidden, he sent an old slave to issue an edict. He personally ordered you to be the commander's special envoy and is fully responsible for solving the Jianwen case."
Ah? Yang Qiuchi was surprised and happy, but he didn't know what kind of official the commander's envoy was. He asked embarrassedly: "What kind of official is this envoy?" Now he cares about this the most. After becoming a high-ranking official, Mr. Bai Qian would not underestimate him.
"Nothing," Eunuch Li smiled, "but it is bigger than any official of the Jinyiwei. You are now in the Jinyiwei, who is more than one person than ten thousand people, and are directly under the command of the commander Ji. When you need to call the Jinyiwei in the crackdown on Jianwen, you only need to show this card. All Jinyiwei will obey the orders together." After a pause, he said word by word: "Mr. Yang, as a special envoy, you have the power to take action first and then report! Your privilege is the commander Ji who asks the emperor for the grace. Anyone who resists the order, whether it is the Jinyiwei or the official staff, can take action first and report first!"
Damn! Take action first and then report? The emperor personally approved it, so arrogant! I don’t like it, kill it! I’ll find a reason after killing it. Haha, it’s great! Yang Qiuchi felt his blood boiling all over his body.
Eunuch Li whispered: "The Beizhen Fushi has joined hands with the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice to issue official documents to inform the various Jinyiwei yamen and the various government yamen, prefectures and county yamen, but for the sake of secrets, you did not say your name."
Yang Qiuchi nodded, which means that the Jinyiwei and the government knew that there was a special envoy responsible for the Jianwen case, but they didn't know that this special envoy was me, Yang Qiuchi.
Eunuch Li took the bird cage covered with black cloth from the table next to him and handed it to Yang Qiuchi: "There are two carrier pigeons here. When you have any secret matters to report, you can directly send a letter to Lord Ji. After sending the letter, the pigeon will fly back to the ground by itself. It can be used repeatedly. Lord Ji gave you instructions, and it was also directly passed through the carrier pigeon. Do you understand?"
Yang Qiuchi nodded, took the small cage, lifted a small corner of the black cloth, and looked in. He saw two white doves inside, and when he saw the light, he cried.
Eunuch Li said again: "Mr. Ji knows that the Jianwen case has been going on for many years, and the rest of Jianwen's party is lurking deeply. If you want to solve it, it cannot be completed overnight. Therefore, there is no limit on the time limit for solving the case. I just hope that you will perform your duties and strive to solve the case as soon as possible."
No deadline? Well, now the commander and envoy of the Jinyiwei Commander, one person below ten thousand people, it will be more than the wind and rain, and it will be cool. Yang Qiuchi was happy, but his worries over the past few days suddenly faded a lot.
Eunuch Li said again: "However, Lord Yang must be very clear about the relationship between the Jianwen remnants and the current emperor. The commander Ji emphasized that this matter is related to the national system and must not be extended. Moreover, he does not know who else in the court is the remnants of Jianwen. Therefore, you can only secretly investigate, including the old slave coming this time, and the local government does not know about this matter. This matter must be kept confidential and you cannot easily use this waist card. Remember!"
Ah? Yang Qiuchi was stunned and hoped to use this waist card to show off to Mr. Bai Qian. Now, I can't say it, I can't say it, but I can't say it and show it off.
Eunuch Li walked to the door, opened the door, and whispered a few words to the guards. The guards bowed and left. After a while, five Jinyiweis in flying fish suits came in outside the door. The leader was a burly man, in his forties, with a beard on his face, bowed to the two of them with his hands crossed and bowed: "I am in charge of Eunuch Li, and I am in charge of the special envoy Yang."
Does this know me? Yang Qiuchi was called the envoy for the first time and thought it was very new.
Eunuch Li introduced: "This is the 100-house Cattle and Niu Dahai Niu, Jinyiwei, Ningguo Mansion."
The Jinyiwei Baihu? This person is the boss of Ma Du before, and the leader of the Jinyiwei Guard in Ningguo Mansion? Yang Qiuchi was both surprised and happy. He heard Ma Du say that the Jinyiwei Baihu is a sixth-rank official, and he is the same as the Chief Bai Qian. He felt so good to see the rituals of his subordinates. He hurriedly held his fists and returned the greeting.
"Mr. Niu, you must do your best to do what the commander and envoy Yang in the future." Eunuch Li smiled.
Niu Baihu bowed again: "As for orders from the envoy! What command does the special envoy have? Huyi must do his best to do everything in one go. Please rest assured, please rest assured, please rest assured!" After that, he turned around and pointed to the four Jinyiwei guards behind him, "These are four capable generals under Beiyi. The chief officer is the Jinyiwei Xiaoqi. The special envoy will call him Hou Xiaoqi. Beiyi recommends that the four of them behave as servants and follow the special envoy so that they can be sent at any time. I wonder if it is appropriate?"
Yang Qiuchi smiled and said, "That's good, but my salary is low, I'm afraid I don't have that much money to afford these costs."
Eunuch Li laughed and patted Yang Qiuchi on the shoulder: "Don't worry about this problem, Lord Yang, I still have two good things I haven't told you. When you finish listening, you won't worry about money."
"Oh?" Yang Qiuchi became interested and asked, "What's the good thing? Eunuch Li."
Eunuch Li took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it to Yang Qiuchi. Yang Qiuchi took it and saw that it was some land deeds, house deeds, etc., and he was a little confused.
Chapter completed!