Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 320 Special Situation World, Father of the World!
Beizhen Fusi.

In people's impression, it is just a huge intelligence agency with cruel and severe means, spies everywhere and no matter what happens.

Even Lü Fang, who had been the ancestor of the Imperial Household Department and the Embroidered Uniform Guard for decades, no, it should be said that Zhu Fang, who is now the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, maintained the impression of the past.

Most of the officials in the Cabinet, the six ministries and nine government offices, the two capitals and the fifteen provinces were also affected.

Even the location has not changed.

In fact, since the beginning of last spring, most of the Jinyiwei moved from the capital to Nanyuan.

Nanyuan was the royal garden of the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Because the old course of the Yongding River passed through the garden, large lakes and swamps were formed, with lush vegetation, and gatherings of animals and elk.

Nanyuan, also known as "Nanhaizi", was a royal hunting ground in the Yuan Dynasty and was historically known as "Xiama Feifangbo".

"Dismount" means that the city is not far away. You can get on a horse and dismount in a few moments and you will arrive there.

"Feifang" refers to flying eagles and releasing dogs, and "bo" naturally refers to "Haizi".

After Emperor Chengzu Wen Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he drove away all the residents living in the lake, expanded the palaces, and built a 120-li wall around it, calling it "Nanhai Zi".

The hunting grounds of the Yuan Dynasty were expanded dozens of times, and "Autumn Wind in the Southern Enclosures", one of the Ten Scenic Spots of Yanjing in this dynasty, refers to the area around Nanhaizi.

There are four gates in Zhou, with government offices built inside, and one chief admiral and four admirals in charge of management.

The garden is divided into four parts, each managed by an admiral who is in charge of 400 sea households.

Twenty-four gardens were set up in the park to raise animals and grow fruits and vegetables for the emperor and bureaucrats and nobles to hunt and enjoy.

But by the Jiajing period, Nanyuan had already fallen into decline.

The current emperor has lived in the Western Garden for a long time and seldom goes hunting. The cabinet ministers, the six ministries and the nine officials are all literati who do not like killing (military affairs). The nobles before the 40th year of Jiajing were all wiped out. The nobles who can be called now are all newly conferred titles on the battlefields in the southeast, the grasslands, and the South Asian subcontinent. There are only two kinds of people: those who died were posthumously awarded titles, and those who are alive continue to fight for the country and expand the territory.

In the whole capital, there are only two nobles who can enter Nanyuan, and they are both from the same family. They are the son and grandson of the cabinet elder, Duke of Weiguo Wang Chonggu, Duke of Anguo Wang Qian, and Duke of Shunguo Wang Zhizhen.

Wang Qian has been a sickly child since childhood. Not to mention hunting, even riding a horse or shooting arrows can cost him half his life.

Wang Zhizhen was still a child, and it was too early for him to ride a horse, hunt, or shoot arrows.

Therefore, Lu Bing, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, submitted a petition to the emperor to ask for Nanyuan to be given to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Nanhaizi, whose wall was 120 miles long, became the new Northern Pacification Office, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Imperial Prison.

The old government offices in the capital were only used to confuse outsiders.

After receiving the imperial edict, Zhu Fang returned to the capital from Nanjing and went to Nanhai Zi to report on his work.

There are four gates in Nanyuan: Dahongmen in the north, Nan Dahongmen in the south, Donghongmen in the east and Xihongmen in the west.

In front of the big red gate.

Zhu Qi, the acting commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, came out of the garden to greet him in person, but after just one glance, he was a little flustered.

Zhu Fang got out of the car and saluted first, saying, "Greetings, Commander-in-Chief."

Zhu Qi came back to his senses, looked into Zhu Fang's eyes, and moved his lips slightly, his voice barely audible, "Alike, alike, especially those eyes, so similar."

As the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, Lü Fang suppressed the Embroidered Uniform Guard for more than 40 years. Forty years before the reign of Emperor Jiajing, all members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard could be said to have lived under the terrifying shadow of Lü Fang.

Even though forty years after the Jiajing reign, the Jinyiwei broke away from the control of the Silijian and stood up again, all of them would unconsciously bow slightly when they saw Lu Fang. This humility came from their bones.

It was not until Lu Fang was expelled, left the inner court and left the capital that the Jinyiwei finally stood up straight.

Zhu Qi thought that everything was over, but when he saw "Zhu Fang" again, the slight similarity between their eyebrows immediately made him panic.

"What?" Zhu Fang knew what Zhu Qi was thinking, pretending to know nothing, and asked.

Zhu Qi slowly calmed down, thinking about the contents of Meng Yin, Lü Fang suddenly died, the emperor was grateful, and ordered his "nephew" Zhu Fangyin Jinyiwei Commander, sighed that the nephew is like his uncle, smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Nothing."

"From now on, I will rely on the commander-in-chief to take care of me."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Zhu Qi responded absentmindedly, saying, "Follow me into the garden first."

"Yes."

Even with the presence of Zhu Qi, the acting commander, inspections were still necessary to enter Nanyuan. There were ten checkpoints throughout, and people were checked almost inside and out. Only after making sure that there was nothing suspicious could they actually enter Nanyuan.

The world changed.

Beautiful scenery and several government offices.

All kinds of animals such as musk deer, hares, elk, and even tigers can be seen everywhere in the grass on both sides of the road, but there are more people.

Countless people came in and out of these rows of government offices, walking quickly, coming and going in a hurry.

The people here are even busier than those Zhu Fang saw on the busiest streets in Jinling.

Seeing Zhu Fang's shocked expression, Zhu Qi explained himself, "In the beginning, our most important responsibility was to protect the imperial power internally and arrest criminals.

We did this for nearly 180 years, from the 15th year of Hongwu to the 40th year of Jiajing.

As the current emperor is rectifying the administration of officials and reforming bad policies, we have won his favor. In order to better fulfill his command, it is inevitable that we will develop and grow stronger.

To this day, our duties include collecting intelligence, countering espionage, supervising the army, protecting the court, ensuring court communications, maintaining social stability, defending border towns, and executing special orders entrusted by Yuxi Palace and the cabinet..."

At this point, a subtle change appeared in Zhu Fang's eyes. He understood the emperor's purpose in letting him join the Jinyiwei.

Zhu Fang did not hide his curiosity and asked directly: "How many government offices do we have and how many people do we have?"

Zhu Qi looked at Zhu Fang for a long time. The Jinyiwei officials were divided into ten levels, but the further you went, the fewer people there were. The three levels of officials, including the commander-in-chief, the deputy commander, and the assistant commander, all added up to only about ten people.

Zhu Fang entered the Jinyiwei by imperial order. As the acting commander of the Jinyiwei, Zhu Qi could be sure that Zhu Fang must have a special imperial order and came with the will of the emperor.

Say nothing and wait for Zhu Fang, or the emperor, to dig up the matter, which will arouse suspicion!

Or should we tell the truth, through Zhu Fang's statement to the emperor behind him, that the Jinyiwei had no ulterior motives?
Zhu Qi was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "We are divided into five groups and six bureaus. The Dragon Group is responsible for internal reconnaissance, the Phoenix Group is responsible for external reconnaissance, the Tiger Group is responsible for supervising scholars and believers, the Turtle Group is responsible for information liaison, and the Kirin Group is responsible for border defense.

Bureau One is responsible for sending "consultants" abroad to do some overt work.

The second bureau is responsible for forging identities..."

At this point, Zhu Fang's heart couldn't help but beat faster, but his extreme calmness prevented him from showing any sign of abnormality.

"The third bureau is responsible for contacting foreign envoys and delivering intelligence. The fourth bureau is responsible for providing intelligence tools.

Bureaus 5 and 6 are responsible for internal administration.

The above six bureaus all serve as auxiliary offices.

And the number of people…”

Zhu Qi paused for a moment and continued, "There are about 100,000 secret envoys at home and abroad, and another 500,000 internal staff, guards, border troops, and special troops."

At this moment.

Zhu Fang didn't know how to describe the Jinyiwei specifically. Things like the Embroidered Uniform Envoys, the Bad Guys, and the Imperial City Bureau were nothing compared to the Jinyiwei.

We may not dare to say that this scale is unprecedented, but it is definitely unprecedented.

There are 600,000 people, including the army. How can His Majesty feel at ease with such a situation?

Zhu Fang knew that these were just the surface of Nanyuan, and there might be more at a deeper level, but he would have to find them slowly in the future. He bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice, Commander-in-Chief."

Zhu Qi nodded and said, "In the Northern Pacification Division, a deputy commander can be in charge of one group and one bureau. Deputy Commander Fang, how many groups and bureaus do you want to be in charge of?"

Xiao Fang, the assistant?

Zhu Fang had never imagined that he would be called this. According to the identity fabricated by Huang Jin, he was "Lü Fang's nephew."

Judging from his past status, position and seniority, he is at least of the same generation as Zhu Qi. This obvious way of addressing an inferior by a superior may be a bad taste that Zhu Qi has hidden in his heart for decades.

With Zhu Qi's expressionless face, who knows whether he was calling "Xiao Fang" or "Xiao Fang"?
Zhu Fang smiled and said, "I will obey your orders, Lord Commander."

"Dragon Team, how about five games?" Zhu Qi obviously had a plan in place. His question just now was just a courtesy and he was not going to let Zhu Fang really make a choice.

But this plan was indeed well thought out. The Dragon Group was responsible for all investigations within the Ming Dynasty, and the Fifth Bureau was in charge of the Jinyiwei's internal administration, including personnel, finance and other powers.

Directly managing the Dragon Group and the Five Bureaus can enable Zhu Fang, who has just joined the Jinyiwei, to quickly understand the overall picture of the Jinyiwei, well, the overall picture of the Ming Dynasty.

As for foreign information, it is temporarily out of reach, but this is enough. The Jinyiwei fully revealed the content that the emperor is most concerned about through Zhu Fang.

The person who assisted Zhu Fang in his work naturally could not be Zhu Qi, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. A captain from the Dragon Group led Zhu Fang to familiarize himself with the Northern Pacification Division.

But after Zhu Fang left, Zhu Qi did not immediately plunge into busy affairs. He spent some time in the lake and received a piece of news.

"Standing."

Zhu Qi's tense nerves finally relaxed. The biggest difference between ordinary people and eunuchs in daily life is standing and squatting.

Since it is standing, it proves that I am overthinking it. It just looks similar.

Anyone who has a relationship with the current emperor, including ministers and servants, might as well make it clear. Cabinet elders, eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department, whether former or current, Lu Bing has issued the strictest orders to the Embroidered Uniform Guards, prohibiting all investigations and spying.

Therefore, the Embroidered Uniform Guard did not know what happened after Lu Fang left the capital and went to Nanjing, and they did not know that Lu Fang had married. The next news they heard about Lu Fang was when Lu Fang had died and his nephew had benefited from his marriage.

Lu Fang, is probably really dead...right?

Zhu Qi kept repeating the word "Zhu Fang" but didn't dare to think too much about it.

After Lu Bing went to the West, the heavy burden of the Jinyiwei fell on him. Every day and every moment, intelligence and news from all over the world were sent to him, and many important contents required him to make decisions, classify and archive them personally.

Then, I have to send briefings to Yuxi Palace and cabinet ministers in and outside the capital. When will this day end?

Fortunately, he was in good health and his decades of hard work were not in vain, so he was able to hold on. Otherwise, he would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

Lu Bing, the real commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, when will he come back?

Or, you can find someone to replace it.

Zhu Qi looked at the cloudless sky, but his eyes were dark and unclear.

……

Ok Hee Palace.

A secret memorial was placed on the imperial desk.

The content reveals some of the power of the Jinyiwei.

The global surveillance by 100,000 secret agents covers Asia, Europe, Africa, and America. Wherever there are large gatherings of humans, the Jinyiwei will extend their hands.

Unparalleled operational capabilities. In addition to collecting intelligence, the Jinyiwei, especially the Jinyiwei abroad, secretly formulated and carried out a series of high-risk action plans.

Including but not limited to assassinations, coups, etc.

Mainly on the European continent.

With the development of information transmission and cryptography, the Third Bureau of Jinyiwei carried out encryption in order to better and more securely transmit tips and messages.

Compared with the first three items, the Jinyiwei had a strict internal organization and close cooperation among various departments, including spies responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, domestic anti-spies, as well as directly affiliated guard troops, border troops and training schools. Once exposed, countless Chinese people would surely be frightened.

The Jinyiwei are cultivating “their own people”.

The Imperial Guards adopt orphans from all over the world and use them to form the next generation of Imperial Guards.

Lu Bing created a special welfare system unique to the Jinyiwei, so that all those who became Jinyiwei would not have to worry about any trivial matters in life and could just work for the Jinyiwei wholeheartedly.

In the Northern Pacification Office, Lu Bing was therefore known as the father of the world's orphans.

Now, the Jinyiwei are behind all the orphanages in the entire Ming Dynasty.

All selected orphanages will enter the Jinyiwei School and receive education and professional training in a military manner. When the orphans graduate from the school, they will enter all aspects of the Jinyiwei's power.

These orphans who were raised and trained by the Jinyiwei and then entered the Jinyiwei system are the Jinyiwei's largest base and the largest vested interest group under the special welfare system. There is no doubt that these people will be able to maintain high work enthusiasm and efficiency in the future.

From any perspective, the behavior of the Jinyiwei has exceeded the scope of a subject and should be feared and severely punished by the monarch.

But Lu Bing made the word "loyalty" the first lesson for all orphans, and the object of loyalty was not the Jinyiwei, but the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty the Emperor.

The interests of the Ming Dynasty and the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty are above all else.

Zhu Houcong paced in the Yuxi Palace with a copper chime and a pestle in his hand, wondering what the Jinyiwei would eventually become, and what the Ming Dynasty would become...

(End of this chapter)