Chapter 2: The Female Boss of the Southern Pacification Division
Chapter 2: The Female Boss of the Southern Pacification Division
The stewards of the East Depot are all eunuchs, and they are naturally sensitive to such matters.
Causing such a commotion would make people laugh their heads off.
What's more, the subsequent development of the incident was a heavy blow to Eunuch Qiu, who was hoping for luck and trying to suppress the matter.
The causes and consequences of the East Factory's expedition to Nanzhi to encircle and suppress the Plum Blossom Society were quickly spread by people with ulterior motives.
For a time, the heated discussion overshadowed the nearby civil unrest in Bazhou.
People who know the matter know that not all people in the Eastern Depot are eunuchs, but people who don’t know the matter think that everyone in the Eastern Depot is a eunuch.
So to those who don’t know much about the matter, the fact that a female knight became a eunuch is definitely the most explosive rumor in the martial arts world today.
There was even a heated discussion on the posture and feasibility of its operation.
However, this incident has sparked another topic among people who know the subject.
The rumor in the martial arts world initially said that Miss Mei had hired a "eunuch from the East Factory". Later, those people in the martial arts world who were confused about the situation simply referred to him as "eunuch from the East Factory" when spreading the rumor.
However, not everyone in the entire East Factory is qualified to be called a eunuch.
The only one who is qualified to be called the eunuch of Dongchang is Qiu Ju, one of the Eight Tigers who is as famous as Liu Jin!
So for the same story, two gossip versions are circulated by those who know the business and those who don’t, and each enjoys a different kind of happiness.
Although these rumors could not do anything to those damned treacherous officials in the East Factory, they did not stop them from feeling secretly happy.
Qiu Ju entered the palace at the age of five and remained a virgin all her life.
He never dared to imagine that when he was in his fifties and became the governor of the Eastern Depot, he would actually be blamed for such a thing!
This incident even caused Zhang Yong to do something bad to Emperor Zhengde. If it weren't for Gu Dayong's help in covering it up, I'm afraid Qiu Ju would no longer have the face to serve as the governor of the East Factory.
So on the night Pei Yuan returned to Beijing, the Eastern Depot sent out cavalrymen everywhere. The Eastern Depot guards in pointed hats and white boots made all the civil and military officials in Beijing tremble with fear.
Facing the eunuch Qiu who came to question him, Pei Yuan did not panic. He calmly asked the question he had been thinking about all the way, "It is not a pity for me to die, but if I die, who will bear this ridiculous reputation?"
The matter is obvious.
Qiu Ju was a governor of the East Factory, and it was already a loss of face for him to take these rumors seriously. He might even tickle someone's sore spot, and the more he made the fuss, the worse it would be.
If both parties died and the case became ambiguous, wouldn't it be even more difficult to explain?
Eunuch Qiu shook his body, turned around and left with tears in his eyes.
If you can't afford to provoke someone, you can still avoid him.
Not long after, Captain Pei was sent back to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The only condition for Pei Yuan to escape unscathed was to go to the largest teahouse in Beijing from time to time and tell people the stories he had to tell about his relationship with the female slut.
The common people listened to it for fun, but it inevitably aroused the contempt of their colleagues in the Jinyiwei.
Pei Yuan came to the Northern Pacification Office to meet Zhang Rong today because a captain named Han from the Southern Pacification Office came to investigate his affairs.
The Southern Pacification Division was a disciplinary organization within the Jinyiwei. It was said that many Jinyiwei who committed crimes died quietly in their secret prison.
Pei Yuan looked calm, but it would be a lie to say he was not afraid.
After entering the yamen, Pei Yuan quickly glanced around and saw Zhang Rong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, sitting at the top. He didn't see any captain of the Southern Pacification Division. Feeling a little relieved, he quickly saluted Zhang Rong.
Zhang Rong hummed, raised his chin, and motioned Pei Yuan to sit down and wait.
Pei Yuan sat down sideways, feeling uneasy again.
Since Zhang Rong is not the real boss, it is obvious that the matter being investigated by the Southern Pacification Office is not groundless.
The last time he came, Zhang Rong was hypocritically polite to Pei Yuan, but this time he obviously ignored him.
The two sat in silence for a while, and after a while, it became quite awkward.
Zhang Rong held his chin up listlessly and was distracted for a while. Suddenly, he smiled, raised his eyebrows, and said to Pei Yuan with a smile, "Hey, how did that happen? Tell me."
Zhang Rong looked as if to say, "I'm not sleepy anymore, please have a good chat with me."
Pei Yuan pursed his lips when he heard this.
Zhang Rong and Pei Yuan had no friendship, and he was too lazy to care about the feelings of his subordinate. A hint of mischief appeared on his face, and he jokingly said, "In such a short time, was it you who finished the job, or was it hers?" Pei Yuan didn't know what to say for a moment.
The bloody storm that day made his memory a little blurry. It seemed that Mei Qiniang randomly touched his lower body twice and sat on it and moved a few times.
Pei Yuan didn’t know whether this counted or not.
But thinking about Mei Qinnan's stubborn words before her death, Pei Yuan also felt that such a beautiful woman really shouldn't come into this world in vain.
She should have no regrets.
That must be counted.
and……
This item is clearly recorded in the debt of favor, but it cannot be repaid.
Pei Yuan was just daydreaming when the fat military officer came in nervously and whispered to Zhang Rong, "Someone is coming."
Zhang Rong nodded slightly, and when he heard some noise coming from the courtyard, he paused for a moment and stood up to greet them.
He calculated the timing very skillfully, and met the visitor face to face in front of the hall.
His attitude was extremely polite and respectful, and he happened to be standing a few steps higher than the visitor.
Then Zhang Rong laughed and said, "I didn't expect that Captain Han would come to Beijing in person for such a small matter. When my brother found out, he asked me to toast Captain Han tonight during the welcoming party."
Pei Yuan was secretly surprised when he heard this.
Zhang Rong was the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a position of great power and authority. How could he be so polite to a captain?
Although this "commander-in-chief" was only a military officer of the fourth rank, if the word "du" was added in front of it, it would be the third rank, and his status was higher than that of the commander of the Jinyiwei, who was also of the third rank.
Moreover, Zhang Rong was not an ordinary deputy commander. He was appointed by the emperor to take charge of the Jinyiwei in the middle of this year in order to conduct a surprise investigation into the eunuch Liu Jin.
The previous Jinyiwei commander, Shi Wenyi, fell into his hands.
Because of the presence of such a great god, the position of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard remains vacant to this day.
Besides, Zhang Rong's brother is Zhang Yong, the eunuch who holds the seal of the Imperial Household Department. How could this captain dare to accept Zhang Yong's toast?
Pei Yuan slid and knelt on the ground smoothly, waiting fearfully for the questioning from the Southern Pacification Office.
At this time, a clear and pleasant voice replied, "Thank you for your courtesy. I will never forget your kindness."
As he said this, he stepped in first.
Zhang Rong followed behind with a smile on his face and said cheerfully, "Sure, sure."
Pei Yuan looked up in surprise and saw that the man was quite handsome, wearing a brocade flying fish suit, and walked briskly towards the hall.
When he arrived in front of Pei Yuan, he stopped and asked, "Are you Pei Yuan, a captain of the Imperial Guard?"
Pei Yuan's eyes swept across the slender calves wrapped in the tights under the Feiyu suit, and he didn't dare to look up anymore.
The voice just now had made Pei Yuan have an 80% guess, and now he had no doubts at all.
This Han Qianhu is actually a woman.
However, the composition of the Jinyiwei was originally a hodgepodge. As far as Pei Yuan knew, in addition to the titles awarded to the children of royal relatives and meritorious officials, there was also a large group in the Jinyiwei, that is, painters.
Perhaps because he witnessed how Emperors Huizong and Qinzong were obsessed with art, which eventually led to the downfall of the country, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, strictly ordered his descendants not to respect painters.
However, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.
Since painters cannot enter the civil service system, they can just get a position in the Jinyiwei.
Since the time of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, there have been many painters in the Jinyiwei who held the honorary titles of Qianhu, Qianshi, and Zhizhishi.
Could it be that this Captain Han had a similar background?
Thinking in his heart, Pei Yuan did not hesitate to kowtow to this female boss who even fawned over the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, "It is my humble servant."
Live a good life and kneel down. It's not shameful.
(End of this chapter)