Brocade legend

Chapter 3 Brocade Family
Jiajing 11th Year Beijing Lu Mansion

"Master, is he awake?" Lu Bing asked the maidservant outside the Nuan Pavilion.

There was a sound in the house, an old woman's voice came

"But Wenfu? Come in!"

Lu Bing opened the door and walked in. There was an old man lying on the bed and an old woman sitting beside the bed.Lu Bing bowed and said:

"My son greets his father and mother. Are you feeling well today?"

Seeing Lu Bing coming in, the old man on the bed stood up vigorously, the old woman hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and Lu Bing also hurriedly stepped forward, and the two waited for the old man to lean against the head of the bed.

The old man was wearing a white lining and his complexion was gloomy, but between his brows and eyes, he could still see the majesty of the warrior.The old woman's hair is half white, but her bearing is extraordinary.

Lu Bing stood in front of the bed, and the old man couldn't help smiling proudly when he saw this young man in a golden flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife on his waist—this is, my son!

"Come here." The old man buzzed
Lu Bing stepped forward according to his words, the old man struggled to straighten up, and put off his official hat on Lu Bingzheng.

"Our family has worn this flying fish suit for several generations, so we must wear it well and neatly!"

"Yes, my son has remembered," Lu Bing replied respectfully.

"Go to work!" The old man waved lightly

"Yes, the boy is leaving."

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After leaving the mansion, Lu Bing went to Dongcheng, which he supervised.

There has always been a saying in Beijing that the east is rich and the west is rich, and the south is poor and the north is cheap.That is to say, the east city is mostly rich merchants and shops, while the west city is mostly dignitaries.

Three years ago, not long after Lu Bing took office, Emperor Jiajing removed his adverb and asked him to supervise Dongcheng as Jinyiwei Qianhu.One is to make my baby brother live a more comfortable life. After all, the east city is full of rich people and shops, with more oil and water, while the west city is full of high-ranking officials and nobles, who are prone to trouble and even offend others. There are many poor people in the south, but there are some in the north. Prosperous, but mostly a place of fireworks.

As for the second... The emperor is also short of money, especially the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.What's more, he is an emperor who likes alchemy. There are countless kinds of precious medicinal materials for alchemy, and it costs a lot.

And Lu Bing also understood the emperor's mind, so [-]% of the tribute received every month was sent to the emperor's internal treasury.

Arriving at the Dianmao Courtyard of Jinyiwei in Dongcheng, Lu Bing strode to sit on the mahogany high chair in the main hall. There were two rows of seats at the bottom, two deputy thousand households at the head, and then hundreds of households in each block. Test the hundred households, and then stand behind the hundred households are the general banners under their respective jurisdictions.Standing outside the gate and in the courtyard were the flags from the entire East City.

Today is the first month, and the jurisdiction of each hundred households needs to be redistributed. After all, the situation of each street is different, and the income is also different, so it is the most fair way to draw lots to determine the jurisdiction of each month.

Lu Bing saw that it was almost time, so he opened his mouth and said
"Let's start nodding, both of you!"

Deputy Qianhu Yuesong and Wu Jinjiang took orders, and began to click, and from time to time, they finished.Deputy Qianhu Yue Song replied in disbelief: "My lord, Xue Yang from the hundred households under the lower official has not arrived yet."

Yue Song was tall, bearded, and looked like a green forest hero. At this time, because his subordinates were absent for no reason, he gritted his teeth secretly, and his face was shaking wildly.

"Why?" Lu Bing remained expressionless.

"I'm going to send someone to his house to inquire." Yue Song saw that Lu Bing's face was ugly, and he was even more flustered, so he hurriedly replied: "If there is no reason, I peeled his skin!"

"No need." Wu Jinjiang, another thousand householder, took a step forward and gave Yue Song a sideways glance: "I know what's going on. Dongchang has found out that Xue Yang took bribes secretly, and has arrested him."

This Wu Jinjiang was thin and small, but his eyebrows were full of viciousness. Looking at Yue Song, he replied arrogantly.

"What!" Yue Song was furious: "Why didn't I know!"

"Hmph, why should Dongchang inform you of its work?" Wu Jinjiang cast a contemptuous glance at Yue Song.

"You!" Yue Song grabbed Wu Jinjiang's lapel and lifted it up directly: "Who among the subordinates will not accept some bribes privately, it's no big deal, and it's enough to alert Dongchang, I think you deliberately made trouble! "

Wu Jinjiang was also furious, struggling desperately to get down, and directly pulled out the Xiuchun knife: "Yue Huzi! If there is no proof, don't bite people..."

Yue Song saw Wu Jinjiang draw the saber, so he also pulled out the waist saber. He also bullied Wu Jinjiang that he was not as strong as him, so he even held the saber and wanted to fight.

Seeing this situation, Lu Bing clapped the armrest and shouted in a deep voice: "Enough!"

Hearing Lu Bing's low shout, Yue Song was shaken all over, quickly put the knife back into its sheath, not daring to move rashly.

Wu Jinjiang snorted coldly, and put the knife back into its sheath.

Three years ago, when Lu Binggang arrived at the Qianhu Office in Dongcheng, he served as the deputy Qianhu. He and Yue Song were colleagues.There were many dissatisfied members of Jinyiwei in Dongcheng, who believed that Lu Bing took this position because of his background, and Yue Song was one of them.

Unexpectedly, in less than three months, Lin Shen, a thousand households in the former Dongcheng City, was transferred to Shaanxi to eat loess with Wang Qiong, Minister of the Ministry of War and censor of the right capital.

Lin Shen, who used to be a thousand household in Dongcheng, was magnanimous and kind to others, and was loved and loved by Jinyiwei in Dongcheng.Yue Song was single-handedly promoted, and privately referred to Lin Shen as his master.

Yue Song has worked here for many years, has many confidantes and friends, and manages a lot of money from top to bottom, so he thought it would be a logical thing to take over the position of Qianhu.I never thought that after the appointment, it would be Lu Bing who took over the position of Qianhu. In addition, when Lin Shen was transferred to Shaanxi, he was already in his fifties. It makes room.

That's why Yue Song was so angry that he instigated the Jinyi guards in Dongcheng to make things difficult for him, and refused to cooperate with Lu Bing on his errands.

(End of this chapter)