Chapter 64 Onboarding

Chapter 64

The straight distance from Beijing is actually not far, but about 500 miles. However, at this time, the road is difficult to travel, winding, and the distance has more than doubled for no reason.

Because there were family and were not in a hurry, Song Nan regarded this trip as an opportunity to visit the mountains and rivers to familiarize themselves with the ancient style. In May, the weather was mild and the temperature was not very hot. Along the way, the green * peaks were piled up, and everything was full of vitality. Song Nan was in a good mood.

Everyone traveled for three or four hours in the day, and did not get up early or get dark. The speed of travel was comparable to that of a turtle. After three days of walking, they left Weizhou for more than 200 miles and arrived at the boundary of Baoding Prefecture.

Song Nan is still the first time to travel far in this era. The blue water and blue sky these days make Song Nan tongue-tongu. Later generations of this area is seriously polluted, and the wind, sand and haze continue to bring infinite trouble to people. Today, more than 500 years ago, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there are no annoying pollution and haze at all; The earth-shaking changes brought about by the development of science and technology have also brought nightmares in just hundreds of years, and I don't know if all this is worth it or not.

Fang Datong was able to transfer back to the capital this time because of misfortune. He also knew that all this was due to Song Nan, so he was respectful to Song Nan all the way. Now Song Nan has also entered the Jinyiwei, and his position is 100 households like him, and Mou Bin, the commander, was transferred to the capital by name. In terms of status, in fact, he has Above himself; however, Fang Datong did not buy Song Nan's account in his heart. He had high confidence in himself and always thought that he would be better than Song Nan in the capital. On the surface, he had to do it because of the new benefits.

Song Nan actually needs the assistance of Fang Datong. Among other things, everything in the capital is unknown to Song Nan. Fang Datong was originally born in the capital, and as a hundred households of brocade guards, he knows the situation and trends in the capital better than himself. Song Nan needs to get some advice from Fang Datong and touch it slowly than himself. It is effective to get twice the result with half the effort.

Under Song Nan's deliberate inquiry, Fang Datong also told Song Nan what he knew about the situation in the capital. In the daytime, when the two rode together, in addition to pointing out the wind and objects, the topic revolved around the capital.

"Brother Song, the capital is not easy to stay. At the feet of the emperor, there are millions of people, and there are many officials like crucian carp crossing the river. Our small 100 households can still be majestic in other places. As soon as we arrive in the capital, it will be flooded."

Song Nan smiled and said, "Fang Baihu, I'm not going to the capital to show off my prestige. Naturally, the capital of the emperor is a place where high-ranking officials gather, but everything is bound by rules and regulations, and you don't have to worry too much."

Fang Datong nodded and said, "That's right, but we are brocade guards. If others don't make trouble for us, we have to find trouble for them. Let me tell you, don't mess with these people. Even if you provoke these people, you can't protect them."

Song Nan said, "I would like to hear more about it."

Fang Datong pulled his fingers and said, "The first kind of person is nobles. We can't mess with the imperial relatives in the capital. They are the emperor's relatives. If you provoke them, you should understand."

Song Nan smiled and said, "Of course I know this, needless to say?"

Fang Datong said, "There is also a class of people who are hereditary princes, such as Zhang Mao, the British Duke of the capital, Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Ding, various hereditary marquis leading the Beijing camp, etc. These people are not completely incompetuable, but these people hold tightly and hold the capital in their hands. Military power, it's better to deal less with the masters who can crush us little ants with their fingers.

Song Nan nodded and said, "I understand. I'm afraid Commander Mou doesn't dare to provoke these people."

Fang Datong said, "The emperor should also give them some face after the command. These people are all meritorious officials. Although they have eaten the old roots of their ancestors, they have snowballed for so many years since the founding of the country, the upper, lower and lower aspects can be said to be quite deep. In fact, there are not many times when we deal with them, but There is a new government of the Duke of England in the area under the jurisdiction of thousands of households in Zhengnanfang where you will work. I'm afraid you will not offend.

Song Nan arched his hand and said, "Thank you for reminding me that I'm afraid we can't even see these people. There's nothing to offend."

Fang Datong laughed and said, "Yes, we naturally can't see the bigwigs in the inner court, but we can tell you about these people. The three university scholars in the outer court first recommended Li Dongyang, and then Xie Qian and Liu Jian. These three are deeply trusted by the emperor. They are all people who shake the capital and the palms around the emperor in the inner court. Wang Yue, the eunuch of India, Fan Heng, the eunuch of Bingbi, and Xu Zhi, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse, are all celebrities around the emperor. Of course, our Mou command is not bad, and it is probably these people who can speak in front of the emperor.

Song Nan nodded and secretly remembered these.

Fang Datong continued: "However, our Jinyiwei has never bought the accounts of the East Factory. Many of Fan Heng's Admiral East Factory have been selected from our Jinyiwei. In the past, the relationship was good. In recent years, Fan Heng of the Admiral East Factory has been left alone, and his fans have also often clashed with the people under our Jinyiwei, which made trouble. It's a little unpleasant; although Director Mou did not give any orders himself, our brothers are all fighting against the guys of Dongchang. You know, this time you can turn into the Jinyiwei, which is probably the move that Commander Mou thought in order to suppress Fan Heng in front of the emperor; of course, this is all my personal Don't take your speculation seriously and don't talk nonsense, or you and I will have to fall to the ground.

Song Nan was secretly shocked that he did not know anything about the situation of the Ming Dynasty. The nouns such as Jinyiwei and Dongchang were also widely circulated in later generations, and the dispute over the factory guard was also heard. The inner court was in charge of the East Factory, and there was also the supervision of Jinyiwei in his responsibilities. Naturally, he would feel that he was superior to Jinyiwei, but in fact, both of them acted as The intelligence department is directly responsible to the emperor, and the contradiction between the two is inevitable. It is understandable to fight openly and secretly.

Fang Datong is not a matter-all, and the situation in the capital can only be summarized, but this simple overview is enough for Song Nan to digest for many days. Sure enough, as he imagined, various forces in the capital are grouped, colluding and fighting with each other, which can be said to be extremely complicated. He has entered the brocade guard with the most right and wrong. I'm afraid he has to be careful about everything he does. He toss around at will like in Weizhou. I'm afraid he doesn't know how to die.

Because of Fang Datong, Ye Fanggu and Lu Qingli could only hide in the big car and could not show their faces. The rest of the Song family also went out for the first time. Xiaoping and Li Xiaomei slipped out of the car and ran around when they had nothing to do. Lu Qingli was greedy.

Song Nan knew that they were bored. When they stayed at night, they often went to their rooms to talk and chat with them. Since the conversation between Song Nan and Lu Qingli, Lu Qingli has been like a happy bird all day long. From time to time, she sneaked on Song Nan with her small mouths when people were not paying attention. At the beginning, Song Nan also took care of Ye Fang's presence to stop it with her eyes until One day, Lu Qingli rolled into Song Nan's arms and hugged her neck and acted coquettishly in front of Aunt Ye Fang, but she smiled and said nothing. Song Nan knew that all this had become a foregone conclusion. Song Nan simply no longer cares. As soon as Ye Fang was not present, Lu Qingli came to make trouble again, she mercilessly attacked her. On the contrary, Lu Qingli was often scared to escape like a frightened bird.

After more than ten days of travel, a group of people arrived in the capital; Xiao Lang went to hold a banquet to welcome Song Nan and others. Fang Datong was transferred to serve under the jurisdiction of Fusi of Beizhen, while Song Nan settled down. Before entering Beijing, Xiao Lang had already greeted Jinyiwei Qianhu in Zhengnanfang to help rent a small courtyard in the workshop, saving Song Nan has a lot of things.

After three days of special leave, Song Nan took Zhao Daniu to report to thousands of households in Zhengnanfang and began a new career of Jinyiwei.

The office gate of Jinyiwei Qianhu in Zhengnanfang is located in a hutong called the square. Like the Jinyiwei general office outside the East Chang'an Gate, the whole thousand households are dilapidated and ancient, and the walls of the courtyard are full of moss. Except for a few open spaces, the courtyard are full of green trees. At first glance, it doesn't look like flying. The office space of the brocade guard is like an old garden residence.

Peng Qianhu of Zhengnanfang Qianhu led several deputy thousands of households and hundreds of households to greet Song Nan 'warmly'. More than a dozen guys stood on the steps to welcome each other. Originally, a small hundred households did not need to be so big, but since Zhenfu Xiaolang personally asked about this matter and forced Song Nan in, what did he have any idea today? You still have to put on appearance.

Peng Qianhu's name is Peng Wanli. He is a thin man in his fifties. He is a kind-looking and speaks softly. Compared with him, these thousand households and five or six hundred households under him are big and round and fierce. Looking at Song Nan, there is also obvious contempt and unkindness. In the eyes of these people, What ability does a 17-year-old teenager have to get into a hundred households in Zhengnanfang? He must have obtained this official position by giving gifts. He has worked hard for more than ten years to get to his current position. This guy is more than himself and others. Of course, he is not very happy.

"Is it Song Baihu? I am Peng Wanli." Peng Wanli saw Song Nan arched his hand from afar and said with a smile.

Song Nan took Zhao Daniu forward to salute: "I have seen Peng Qianhu, Song Nan. This is the Li Daniu brothers who came with me."

Peng Wanli laughed and said, "Two young talents came to serve in Zhengnanfang. Peng has a bright face. In the future, we will have two more talents in Zhengnanfang Jinyiwei. Congratulations."

Song Nan repeatedly said, "I dare not, dare not."

At present, Peng Wanli introduced Song Nan's meeting with several deputy thousands of households and hundreds of households. Everyone was not salty and returned the salute. They said some polite words, but their faces looked unwelcome. Song Nan didn't care. He hugged his fists all the way and asked for care.

The brief welcome ceremony ended quickly. Before Peng Wanli spoke, everyone dispersed. Peng Wanli rolled his eyes and led Song Nan through the two round doors in the west to a house.

Song Nan secretly smacked his tongue. It turned out that the area of thousands of households in Zhengnanfang was not large, but there were more than a dozen small courtyards hidden inside. Each yard had a large piece of open space and several main rooms, which was really a universe inside.

"Song Baihu, this is where your 700 households are located. This room is where you do business. Several rooms next to it are the places where the brothers rest. At this time, Zheng Han's two general flags have taken people out to do business, and the two calligraphers are left behind. You will do things here in the future." Peng Wanli said softly.

Song Nan arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord Qianhu, for your hard work."

When the two sgraphers saw the arrival of thousands of households, they quickly ran out of the main house and greeted Peng Wanli's forces. Peng Wanli pointed to Song Nan and said to them, "This is the new 100 households of your 700 households. You two are well served."

The two librors quickly gave a salute to Song Nan and muttered in the dark center: It turned out that a 16 or 17-year-old teenager came to be a hundred households, which was fun.

Peng Wanli turned to Song Nan and said, "Song Baihu, we will be brothers working together in the future. You can ask your sage for specific matters. I still have official duties, so I won't accompany you anymore. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in the warm wind building to pick you up the dust. By the way, my work is in the right first public room of Sanjin. What is there? If you have any questions or needs, you can find me.

Song Nan hurriedly said, "How dare you let the adults hold a banquet? It's a despicable job."

Peng Wanli smiled and said, "It should be, it should be."