Chapter 34: Northern Transfer

However, either secretly or looking for other excuses to suppress the vassals, or use conspiracy and other charges to remove their titles, subordinates and guards respectively, and cancel the power to command the garrison, such as using excuses to remove the guards and subordinates of the king and Min, and the kings of Qi and Gu were successively abolished as commoners; or moved the vassals of the fortress area to the mainland. Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, moved to Nanchang. Moreover, the vassal king also has many restrictions on the fiefdom. For example, the two kings are not allowed to meet; they are not allowed to leave the fiefdom without authorization, and they are also monitored by the local brocade guard agency. Moreover, because Chengzu formulated strict clan regulations, the clan was often blamed and many of them were abolished as commoners. After many and many depreparation, the vassal forces can never fight against the imperial power, and the possibility of taking the throne by force within the royal family has basically disappeared after the Zhengde Dynasty. And those vassal kings who drink alcohol and are close to women are called "good kings" because they have no threat to the court and are rewarded. These clans have really become typical parasitic classes that are not farmers, people's fat, and house arrest in the fiefdom.

So this "nine sides" were stationed on behalf of the emperor at the time of the Hongwu Dynasty, but now it is gone. Wu Zheng originally wanted to transfer to the original Datong, but now Shangguan meant to transfer Wu Zheng to serve in 100 households in Taiyuan. Because of the particularity of the "Nine Borders", there was originally a thousand households in one province, but in each of the nine important towns of the "Nine Borders", there was a thousand households in each town to strengthen the control of border areas. This officer is a thousand households, and there is also a deputy thousand households as a control and assistant. It is under the jurisdiction of a hundred households. Because this Jinyiwei is a special "guard", although it manages 100 people in the name of 100 households, in fact, it does not have so many people. There are fewer people who can lead the dispatch directly.

The main responsibilities of the "Nine Sides" are divided into two, which are jointly managed by the North and South Zhenfu Department. Historically, the number of Fusi in Beizhen has been stronger than that of Fusi in Nanzhen. Not only because the imperial prison is located there, but the most important thing is that the Fusi of Beizhen is in charge of secret surveillance, counter-corruption, independent investigation, arrest, judgment and detention. This is what the officials and the people are most afraid of. The responsibilities of the Nanzhen Fusi are slightly more "bright". They belong to the agents, gendarmerie, military courts, and intelligence collection. Because the Nanzhen Fusi is also in charge of military crafts, it also serves as the responsibility of the Rear Municipal Arms Bureau. In general, the people who originally belonged to the "North Division" occupy seven or eight, but in the northern border, the people who originally belonged to the "South Division" can account for three or four out of ten.

Wu Zheng was not blamed because the previous "Li Gui case" was smashed, but he was still worried that he would receive some criticism. He was worried that his transfer to the north would be put on hold. Today, it has not been affected, which also makes him breathe a sigh of relief.

Ten unsatisfactory things in life*, what if you can't go to Datong! Taiyuan is the seat of Shanxi Province, which is the largest town among the nine sides, and Datong is naturally incomparable. After thinking about it, my heart is even more relieved.

Fortunately, this Shangguan also sympathized with Wu Zheng's initiative to ask for a northward transfer, especially allowing him to take the two people away together. As soon as Wu Zheng heard this, he thought of these two people - Cao Muwen and Wei Bingwen.

Wei Bingwen belongs to the Jinyiwei family like himself, and his father seems to be in a hundred households in the south. Wei Bingwen was also transferred to Beijing and became his own subordinate. After all, this "quality" is much better than those recruited by the market. Looking at Wei Bingwen's family knife method, he was proficient. Although he didn't read much, he knew how to write. He was also good-looking, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Wu Zheng only valued himself as his subordinate before he saw Cao Muwen.

This Cao Muwen needs to know more about it in the future to see what other skills he has. However, Wu Zheng himself knows it. He never thought of letting Cao Muwen dance with swords. He belongs to the staff and staff and makes suggestions behind the scenes.

Anyway, this is the case, and Wu Zheng's good habit of "killing first and playing later" makes Cao Wei and the two of them unable to regret even if they want to repent. Wu Zheng has already reported the names of these two people to the Jinyiwei experience. Now it is estimated that their guardhouses have been included in the thousands of households in Taiyuan.

Cao Muwen had to "glow his head" to this, but it seems that Wei Bingwen is calm. It seems that he knew about this before?! Cao Muwen felt a little sad, because it meant that he would leave Beijing for nearly a year.

Oh, that's right. Muwen, your knife is in the drawer over there. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me to give you the knife directly yesterday~~~" After Wu Zheng explained the matter, he said to Cao Muwen when he went out.

"Yes, alas? How can I forget this by myself?" Only then did Cao Muwen remember that the brocade guards all had a shiny "guy thing". When he came, those brocade guards held hands, but he was empty-handed. Without this, it can't be called a brocade guard. As the saying goes, "If you have a knife in your hand, don't panic"! Cao Muwen hurried to the drawer and opened the drawer. An embroidered spring knife appeared in front of him. It was quietly there, as if waiting for its owner to come to pick it up.

"Yes, Muwen, you have to experience the report later. Because you are in office for the first time, you have to register. Let Bingwen take you there. It's just that you are familiar with it. Wu Zheng stood outside the door and said to the two people in the room, "I have explained what to do specifically before. Bingwen can go to replace Muwen." After saying that, he gave Wei Bingwen a color and turned his head to Cao Muwen. "If you don't understand, you must ask. Bingwen will definitely know everything and say everything." The tone was like an elder following a good inducement to the younger generation, and there was a little concern in his words.

"Well, I understand." Wei Bingwen picked up his two thick eyebrows and responded.

This afternoon, Cao Muwen and Wei Bingwen went to the Jinyiwei Experience Center together. The two occasionally communicated with each other along the way and had nothing to do with each other.

It's just Wei Bingwen's slightly jealous sentence, "Brother Cao, I didn't expect that Lord Wu, a 'Muwen' and a 'Bingwen', should really be close to us." Cao Muwen obviously heard the "vinegar" in his words!

What! Cao Muwen suddenly felt a chill in his heart, "This~~~ this guy is actually jealous?!" He suddenly thought, "Uh~~, think about it, he was so valued by Wu Zheng only a few days after he joined the brocade guard, even if he was an outsider. It will definitely make those old people jealous~~~" Turning around, he thought, "It seems that Wu Zheng only let Wei Bingwen meet himself, which also has this deep meaning. He doesn't want me to have any intersection with those other 'waste' subordinates. It's also to make me have no worries. It seems that the old man's mind is so deep.

"It seems that it is necessary to get familiar with this Wei Bingwen." Thinking of this, Cao Muwen said. In this case, we should not go too much. Why don't we match our names in the future? We don't need to use surnames anymore. After saying that, he arched his hand and said, "Brother Bingwen."

"Haha, okay, Brother Muwen."

The rush on the day of Wu Zheng's trip to the north will be completed in a blink of an eye. Today, Wu Zheng went to the experience and received the transfer *. The day after tomorrow, February 4th, is the day of the trip.

Wu Zheng has given Cao Muwen a few days off. Today is also a good day. On February 2nd, the dragon looked up. Spring has come since this day, and there are already signs of spring in Beijing. As the so-called spring flowers bloom, Cao Muwen is also in a better mood. The day after tomorrow, I will go to a brand-new place. "Well, it seems that I am a wandering life, and I can't stay anywhere for a long time. It used to be like this, and now it's no different. Cao Muwen thought silently, "Hey, why do you still think about this now!" Cao Muwen shook his head and swept away the gloomy worries. Good day, let's go out for a walk. Anyway, I will leave the day after tomorrow. I don't know when I will come back, and I won't have a chance in the future.

Thinking of this, I suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside the door. Get up and go out to have a look. Yo, Brother Cao, I haven't seen you for a while! I came to see you today." The iconic voice of Wei Manliang came through.

Cao Muwen was also very happy when he saw it. Originally, he went to visit Brother Wei today, but he didn't expect that he would come by himself. "Why, he left his daughter-in-law and run by himself?"

"Brother Cao, the second dragon looks up today, and the street is lively. I'll ask you to go and have a look!" Wei Manliang said with a happy face, "Your sister-in-law~~~ She went back to her mother's house, and someone from her mother's house picked her up early this morning. I'm comfortable living alone for a few days. I can come to see you, brother. Wei Manliang said it to himself without waiting for Cao Muwen to say a word.

"February 2, the dragon looks up; the big warehouse is full, and the small warehouse flows." A ballad can accurately express the "dragon's head". Naturally, this is also a popular entertainment activity from ancient times to the present. It is popular in all ethnic areas of the country. There are many customs and activities in this festival, including the Flower Dynasty Festival, the Spring Festival, the Picking Festival, the Spring Dragon Festival, the Green Dragon Festival, and the Dragon Heading Day. Because the time is on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, it is called. At that time and later, people asked about knives and rulers, grains, melons and fruits, seeds, and fruits to welcome the rich and noble, and there were activities such as picking vegetables, stepping on the green, and welcoming the rich. On February 2nd, there are many customs about dragons raising their heads, such as sprinkling ash to attract dragons, helping dragons, smoking insects to avoid scorpions, shaving dragon heads, avoiding needles to stab dragon eyes, etc., so it is called the dragon's head-up day. On the day of the festival, the family killed chickens to respect their ancestors, ate two colors (black and white) glutinous rice, and prayed to the land god to bless the whole village. There are many activities about dragons on this day, so it is called Dragon Head Up Day. In February, the custom of raising the dragon's head, Liu Dong and Yu Yizheng of this dynasty briefly described it in the "Dijing Scenery Strategy": "On February 2nd, it is said that the dragon will look up, and the remaining cakes will be sacrificed on New Year's Day, and the bed kang will be smoked. It is said that the dragon will be introduced, and the insects will not come out." The Qing Dynasty still followed its customs. Fucha Dunxuan's "Record of the Years of Yanjing": "February 2nd, the ancient China and the festival. It makes people look up. Those who eat noodles are called dragon scale cakes, and those who eat noodles are called dragon beard noodles. The boudoir stopped needleing and threading, and he was afraid of hurting the dragon's eyes.