From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 165

On the night of the Double Ninth Festival, the moon is still far away.

It shines like a jade plate, illuminating the earth and making this autumn night even quieter.

The carriage moves forward slowly, and the rolling wheels make a heavy sound that echoes in the streets.

Xiaozhuang holds a knife, his eyes are like torches, and he observes the surroundings with full concentration.

Zhou Yuan and the eldest sister walk behind, like a couple taking a night walk. The atmosphere is so ambiguous and so fresh.

"The Wucheng Bingma Division has five yamen in the southeast, northwest, and center, each with five commanders. You are in charge of the Beicheng Bingma Division, which is also the most difficult yamen."

Miao Shanzi's voice is very clear, and also has a hint of inexplicable wisdom.

She continued, "Although the North City Military Department is still only responsible for fire prevention, theft prevention and sewage disposal, it also has to deal with some basic criminal cases, such as armed fights, such as evil forces oppressing the good."

"There are many gambling houses and brothels over there, which naturally breeds more powerful forces. We must deal with them."

"You have to handle the rest yourself."

Zhou Yuan was full of emotion and sighed in a low voice: "I didn't expect that after a trip to Baiyun Temple, I could meet the eldest sister. Life is really wonderful."

Miao Shanzi turned her head to look at Zhou Yuan, her star-like eyes emitting a strange glow.

Her faint smile seemed so noble and so wise.

"Junior brother, I liked you the first time I met you."

"You are honest, you don't hide your desires, but you are upright, which is extremely precious."

"What's more precious is that you can write a poem like "Song of Pity the Peasants". There are countless talented people in the world, and which Jinshi in the north and south is not talented and knowledgeable?"

"But those who speak for the people and farmers are rare and can be counted on one's fingers."

Speaking of this, she also sighed and said: "The Chen family of the Great Jin Dynasty has also been in power for four hundred years. It is gloomy everywhere, and natural disasters occur frequently every year. It is already in a desperate situation."

"I am powerless and cannot save the world. After all, my status limits me and I cannot do many things myself."

"So I thought, can you make a career?"

"Fortunately, you did not disappoint me in Yunzhou, and you gave me a bigger surprise in Lin'an Prefecture."

She reached out and gently pinched Zhou Yuan's face, smiling: "Look at this Shenjing, what can you do?"

"This is the best place, which can affect the whole country."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and said: "As long as the heaven above does not collapse, I will be invincible below."

Miao Shanzi is Shaking his head, he said, "Who can guarantee that the heavenly order above will not collapse? The way of the ministers is still a check and balance after all. You must understand it, otherwise who can protect you?"

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "I understand, senior sister, so when should I take office?"

Miao Shanzi said, "Among the gifts brought by Xiaozhuang, there are tokens, documents and seals. You can take office tomorrow."

Zhou Yuan said, "Alas, senior sister is still stingy. I have made such a great contribution in Lin'an Fu. I came here thinking that I would be in charge of the Five City Military Department, but it turned out to be just one of them."

Miao Shanzi couldn't help laughing and said, "You are dreaming. The Five City Military Department Each horse department has a commander-in-chief, so the chief officer is an idle position, that is, he has power but no responsibility. It is often held by royal relatives, just a title. "

"If you have the ability, go and get it yourself. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance."

"What I can give you is a way. If you do well, you will definitely have a way."

Zhou Yuan clasped his fists and said, "In this case, thank you, senior sister."

Miao Shanzi said, "Don't say I'm stingy anymore. As long as you can help me, I can give you anything and I can afford it."

If it were before, Zhou Yuan would definitely make a few jokes at this time, but now he didn't dare to pretend to be so.

He just smiled and said, "I hope I won't disappoint senior sister."

Miao Shanzi looked at the sky and chuckled, "Go back and do your things well. It's time for me to go back."

She quickly got on the carriage and disappeared into the night.

Until this moment, Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face, and gritted his teeth and said: "Damn, there is such a thing!"

He turned around and quickly returned to the mansion and closed the door.

Then he shouted: "Eat! Let's talk business after eating!"

He thought about whether to tell others about the identity of the eldest sister, but after careful consideration, he felt that he still couldn't tell it.

This is a tacit understanding. If it is spread out, it will be bad for both himself and the eldest sister.

Who dared to think that he could become the younger brother of the current empress by practicing Taoism and martial arts.

When he met Xiaozhuang in Lin'an Mansion, he had some doubts, but this matter was too fake, so he didn't dare to show it.

It was not until the eldest sister came to the door that Zhou Yuan confirmed the identity of the eldest sister.

SoWhen she came to visit the mansion just now, the atmosphere was a bit weird, the kind of weirdness that seemed harmonious and enthusiastic, but in fact it was always on the wrong line.

But this also made Zhou Yuan completely calm down. Empress Zhaojing is my senior sister, so what am I afraid of!

It's just the North City Military Department, just those trivial matters, I don't believe it can't be handled.

After three rounds of wine, Guan Lu whispered: "Sir, what are you talking about? About the Five Cities Military Department?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Not the Five Cities, but the North City, the focus is all on the North City. We must make the North City a new look as quickly as possible."

"Now is the ninth day of the ninth month, between New Year's Eve, we have our goals."

"Guan Lu, tell me about the situation of the North City Military Department!"

Guan Lu immediately said: "The North City Military Department has one commander, four deputy commanders, one governor, and a total of 4,000 subordinates "These four thousand people are further divided into four sections: fire prevention, anti-theft, ditch and prisoner restraint. Each section has about one thousand people, and there are changes from time to time." "But in fact, there are only two thousand three hundred people in total, and the other one thousand seven are all fake heads who are not paid." At this point, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Among the five city military divisions, the commander-in-chief of the North City Military Division changes most frequently. Each commander-in-chief can only stay for about a year and a half, because the deputy commander is Cao Ning, the son of Yong'an Earl Cao Ye, a powerful and wealthy child, and everyone doesn't like him. Dare to provoke. "

Zhou Yuan sneered: "If I remember correctly, Yong'an Bo Cao Ye is a member of the Zhejiang Party?"

Guan Lu nodded and smiled: "Your Excellency is wise, Cao Ye is indeed a member of the Zhejiang Party, and he is a powerful figure. He is in charge of the five military camps in the Beijing Camp and is the left commander in chief."

Zhou Yuan was a little surprised and asked in confusion: "The commander of the military camp also formed a party?"

Guan Lu smiled bitterly: "There is no way, the officialdom is broken, and the emperor can do nothing about it."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before saying: "Tomorrow I will take office as the commander of the North City Military Department. You should be prepared. It's time to start infiltrating the major gangs in the north of the city."

"You can tell them in advance that I want to reshuffle the cards, so that they can also prepare to change the rules."

Guan Lu frowned and said, "Sir, this may cause a backlash. Those gangs are lawless, and there must be big shots behind them."

"Bullshit!"

Zhou Yuan shouted, "I still have the country to support me! I'm not afraid of him. Tell them to either follow the rules or die!"

Guan Lu had no choice but to smile bitterly.

Zhang Fei wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Sir, I will apply for 10,000 taels of silver. Safety construction must be in place, otherwise something will go wrong."

"In addition, the masters must arrive early, otherwise I'm afraid I can't hold on."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice, "I don't lack money or masters. You do your job well, and the rest will not be a problem."

There was a raging fire in his eyes, ready to burn in this best place in the world.