Chapter 43: The Eastern Depot is keeping an eye on you

  Although I don't understand what "little brother" means, I roughly get the idea. Liu is hesitating there and saying:

  "Our ancestors often said that the people are most precious, the altars of the soil and grain come next, and the ruler is lightest. When reading the books of sages and worthies, one must have a sense of grandeur..."

  Jiang Feng heard this explanation that was so sour and pungent, and became even more impatient, abruptly asking Liu Zheng:

  "Whose world is this, who's the emperor, whose hands are the troops in? Ah yes, a few years ago there should have been a case about how to address the emperor's father, how was that matter resolved? It's really confusing, really confusing."

  The speech contained many outrageous and unorthodox views, but Jiang Feng himself didn't realize it, instead, he made Liu Zheng's face turn pale with fright, however, he was clearly moved by Jiang Feng's coarse but accurate words, after which Jiang Feng calmed down.

  Found himself indeed a bit too talkative, but he didn't think much of it either, his body again went limp on the bed, and he said casually:

  "What's the point of us two discussing these useless things? You're a street patrol and I'm a laundry worker, eating our fill and sleeping is the real deal."

  Liu Zheng on the other side also reacted and followed with a few dry laughs. For a while, neither of them had anything to say. The heat from the hand warmer made people drowsy, and Jiang Feng soon closed his eyes and fell asleep. In a daze, he heard someone shouting in the courtyard, Liu Zheng rushed out of the room, and then he fell into a deep sleep.

  When he woke up, the house was empty. Jiang Feng packed his things and walked out of the door. He habitually wanted to climb over the wall, but saw that the door was open, which was different from usual. Jiang Feng shook his head and didn't think much about it, and walked out directly.

  On the west side of the Imperial City, there is a fairly large yamen on the west side of the capital city. It looks no different from other Six Ministries and Governor's Offices, with two stone lions placed at the entrance. There are even no guards standing on either side of the gate, but everyone who passes by tries to avoid this place as much as possible.

  This is the East Factory, one of the most terrifying places in Ming Dynasty. A fast horse came galloping, and when it was about to arrive at the gate, more than a dozen armored soldiers suddenly appeared at the gate, holding long spears at attention. The knight on the horse took out an iron plaque from his bosom and threw it over there.

  A guard took the iron plaque, looked at it up and down a few times, waved his hand, and the guards behind him seemed to have never appeared before, disappearing at the door. The knight rode in on horseback, dismounted, and immediately ran towards a house with small steps. Most of the East Factory's runners were doing errands outside.

  There were only a few officers in charge who stayed here every day, so there weren't many houses. The knight arrived at the door of one of them, first respectfully kneeling down and kowtowing at the entrance, then carefully saying:

  "Lord Xu, today Jin Yiwei's Nan Cheng Xun Jie Xiao Xiao brought a sealed letter from Jiang Feng."

  The house is a connected piece, looking no different from the ordinary houses in Nancheng, except that the exterior walls are all painted with white lime, and the eaves above are stretched out as if to shelter from the rain, looking neat and tidy, on the upper left side of the door where the knight was bowing his head.

  A small wooden plaque hung on it, with four characters "Detective Bai Hu" written in black and red lacquer. In the capital city, there were eight guards of Jin Yiwei, and twelve teams of garrison troops guarding the capital. The Imperial Horse Guard had a personal guard cavalry. Each guard had three to five thousand households, and each thousand households had eight or nine hundred households if they were full. The hundred-household officers in the capital were indeed scattered all over the place and not very valuable. However, in the Dongchang that dominated the world, there was only one thousand households, one hundred households, and the master of the factory led the guards.

  When a hundred households from the East Factory go out, the thousand households of the Brocade Guard must respond with a smile, not to mention ordinary civil and military officials, meritorious ministers and noble families.

  In Beijing, there is a common saying: "Dongchang Baihu Hou, Jin Yi Baihu Gou", which means that although the rank of Dongchang's hundred households is not high, their actual power is extremely great, and they are indeed figures of great influence.

  The knights outside didn't dare to lift their heads, they just held a letter high above their heads with both hands, waiting respectfully outside. After a short while, a low voice came from inside the house:

  "Come in."

  The knight outside hastily responded with a bow, holding the letter in both hands and entering the house with his head down. The house of this powerful bailiff was not luxurious inside, but only had a desk, beside which stood several bookshelves as tall as a person, on which various scrolls were placed.

  That hundred households were sitting behind the desk, holding a brush and writing something. On the white wall behind him, there was a small shrine, which enshrined Yue Fei, the King of Yue. The four characters "Zhong Yi Qian Qiu" (Loyal Righteousness for Thousands of Years) were written on both sides according to convention. For the Eastern Depot, who always spoke for evil forces, this must be somewhat sarcastic.

  With a flourish of his brush, Xu Baihu put down the pen in his hand and raised his head. It was none other than Director Xu who had come to exchange silver money that day when Jiang Feng was there. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the hundredth of the Eastern Depot, with an air of calmness and a gloomy expression just like back then.

  Xu Baihu took the letter from the knight's hand, which was a "sealed paper", a confidential document sent by the Eastern Depot to their superiors. It was an urgent message that could not be viewed by the person delivering it. Xu Baihu removed the seal and pulled out a white paper with dense writing.

  He walked up to a place with light and examined it carefully, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the knight beside him:

  "Have you ever investigated the people who came and went with Jiang Feng before? Were there any officials from the imperial court?"

  The knight on the side hastily bowed his head and replied:

  "Reporting to Your Excellency, the three squad leaders of the South City led forty aborigines to thoroughly investigate Jiang Feng's associates and found no officials among them."

  Upon hearing this, a rare smile appeared on Xu Baiwu's lips as he muttered to himself:

  "A small street patrol has such insight, it's incredible."

  Xu Baihu tapped his hand gently on the table, as if pondering something. The knights beside him naturally wouldn't speak up. After a moment of contemplation, Xu slowly opened his mouth to say:

  "Immediately send a message to the factory master, saying it's Yang Shangshu, and ask Zhang Shilang to take care of it. Old Fei is getting old and not as capable as before. Seal the letter and pass it on quickly."

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