Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

"Let me ask you, where is the source of the eunuch party?"

"The source of the eunuch party... you mean that dog thief Wei Zhongxian?"

The boy replied in a somewhat uncomfortable manner.

Li Xiu asked again: "Where does Wei Zhongxian's power come from?"

"He deceived the saints and played tricks on villains..."

The young man immediately worked up, word by word, if Li Xiu hadn't had a clear understanding of the current situation, I'm afraid he would have believed the young man's words.

The young man also spoke with great enthusiasm, but when he saw Li Xiu's increasingly weird expression, the young man's confidence also became less and less.

Chapter 68 Boys

"Okay, even if Wei Zhongxian told you what he said, to deceive the saints, to play tricks on villains, to deceive others..."

"But you have to know one thing. No matter how powerful Wei Zhongxian is, there is one thing that cannot be changed. He is a servant of the emperor. Everything he has is given by the emperor."

As far as this is concerned, Li Xiu didn't say any more. With the friendship between the two of them, he has treated people with sincerity to such an extent!

No matter how much it is, it is unnecessary and not worth it...

At this time, the young man, after hearing such remarks that he had never heard before, was still somewhat righteous, and suddenly disappeared without a trace.

In the past, when no one talked about this aspect, he really thought that Wei Zhongxian was powerful and terrifying.

But when Li Xiu lifted the so-called terrifying veil, he realized that everything was indeed as Li Xiu said.

The so-called domestic slave is just a dog of the master's family!

As for the servants of the Son of Heaven, they can be beaten and killed at will, even if they have great power, it is only a matter of one word, and no one will stop it in the slightest.

No one in the inner court dared to stop it, and if the outer court learned that the emperor ordered the slaughter of a certain eunuch, they would only say a word of wisdom.

After all, in the eyes of these high-ranking officials and lords in the foreign court, eunuchs... can also be considered human beings?

If you say a thousand words and ten thousand, the eunuchs of the eunuch party are relying on the eunuch Wei Zhongxian?

In the past, the young man firmly believed in this question, but now, no matter how firmly he believes, he can't resist rational excuses.

The eunuchs are obviously not eunuchs, and the eunuchs rely on the emperor's imperial power!

The so-called eunuch party, this name can actually be changed to... Tianzi Yidang, or Tianjiayinggou...

After the young man lost his mind for a long time, he looked at Li Xiu in a trance, stood up slowly, arched his hands at Li Xiu, and walked silently towards the courtyard gate.

The conversation of just a few sentences completely overturned the young man's previous understanding of the situation.

After receiving such a majestic shock, he...needs to get used to it, and needs time to take it easy...

He doesn't want to be a fool, let alone a fool who is pitied by others...

"Brother Xiu, what are you talking about? Why did this kid suddenly become like this?"

Seeing the boy leave in a daze, Erwazi couldn't help being curious, and stepped forward to ask.

"This kid just lacks social beatings, he's too naive!"

Li Xiu glanced at the absent-minded young man, smiled and shook his head.

"what?"

Erwazi didn't understand the meaning of beating in this society, so he scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

"So... you follow him to see... Forget it, there's no need to go!"

Having said that, Li Xiu immediately changed his decision. It is not bad to have friendship with this young man. There is no need to do such a secret prying thing. After all, it would be embarrassing if he was found out.

"Oh... Brother Xiu, you have the final say!"

Erwazi nodded, and was about to come when he suddenly remembered something, and came over again, and took out the book of Iron Armor Technique that Li Xiu had given him back then.

"By the way, Brother Xiu, I feel that I have almost understood it. Please help me to see if I have made any mistakes..."

"Your kid finally paid attention to a lot this time..."

He picked up the book and asked Erwazi to explain it from beginning to end. This time, Li Xiu was beyond his expectation. From the beginning to the end, he never explained anything about Iron Armor Art to Erwazi.

It's all up to Erwazi to figure it out by himself. After so many days, I didn't expect to be really figured out by him, a bastard.

After emphasizing a few deficiencies, Er Wazi didn't stay long, and left excitedly with a bottle of Iron Armor Pill that Li Xiu threw to him.

He didn't pay much attention to the effect of Iron Armor Kung Fu before, but after seeing Li Xiu practice Iron Armor Kung Fu's successful effect during this period, he became a little greedy.

Invulnerability, such an effect, anyone would be envious!

Of course, Erwazi also did the same, but he didn't dare to pester him after brother Xiu had made it so clear, after thinking about it for a while, he was almost getting started, so he dared to come to Li Xiu for advice.

Seeing Erwazi's excited appearance, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile. Speaking of which, Erwazi's talent in martial arts is not bad, and even quite good.

It's just that this kid has an impetuous temper. Of course, it doesn't mean that he can't calm down at all, but that after a period of stability, he will dance for a while.

It’s not like fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days, but it can also be said that after fishing for a week, you have to dry the nets for two or three days.

This shortcoming, if it is good for others, but for martial arts, it can be regarded as a fatal shortcoming.

Fortunately, as he grew older and experienced more things, Erwazi, a bastard, also grew up slowly. This time, the incident of iron armor is a very good omen.

How can you become a talent without going through wind and rain!

As thoughts flowed, Li Xiu pondered over the wine glass in his hand, looked around at the young people in the courtyard, and already had a decision in his heart.

As the saying goes, the road is far from knowing the horsepower, and it will see people's hearts over time.

Such a long time is enough for him to have a good understanding of these boys under his opponent.

Erwazi is the only one who is truly trustworthy, or in other words, who can entrust his back without any scruples.

Others, under the rules of the imperial court, it's okay to be confidantes, and there are rules, so it's basically unlikely that there will be problems, but if you want to believe it without reservation, Li Xiu dare not.

"Take some time, let Erwazi find a chance to be alone..."

Thoughts flickered, the sky was getting dark, Li Xiu got up slowly, set up stakes in the courtyard, swished the big stick, and the dull sound of beating sounded continuously, it seemed to have become a unique scenery in this courtyard...

In the blink of an eye, nearly ten days passed, and to Li Xiu's surprise, the Hundred Households House, which was supposed to have returned to the capital to recuperate, was halfway through the journey, but was dragged away due to the emergency of the war.

Before his subordinates arrived, Li Xiu, a powerful household, had no choice but to continue to be the bare commander.

Fortunately, life in this courtyard is quite comfortable, whether it is Yangyuan Zhuang or Iron Armor Kungfu, or Wandering Dragon Step and Shenmen Needle, it is enough to consume a lot of his energy and time.

Trivial matters have not yet come, anyway, the job has been fixed, so he will not lose it, so he is happy to be leisurely, practicing martial arts and reading books every day, enriching himself, and occasionally coaching the martial arts practice of all the young people under his command, life is very comfortable.

The young man who lacks social beatings has been quite diligent lately, and Li Xiu has no intention of flattering him, but when he sees that he sometimes changes the young man's cognition with a few words of advice, Li Xiu is overwhelmed. Also interested.

As the saying goes, the three views are different, waste of tongue, I didn't bother to talk to this boy at first, which one unceremoniously tore open the boy's wound, and even sprinkled a little salt, not only did not make the boy resist or hostile, but even Take a little bit of it as your own, and even draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

Such an ability to accept things and a very good learning ability made Li Xiu look at this young man with admiration.

Chapter 69 Watching

"Brother Xiu, Lord Qianhu is here!"

Just as Li Xiu was studying the art of war in the study, the door was suddenly pushed open. As soon as Erwazi finished speaking, Li Ruolian strode in.

"You kid, do you really want to lead troops to fight?"

Glancing at the military book in Li Xiu's hand, and the bookshelf full of various books on the shelf behind him, Li Ruolian couldn't help but make a joke.

"Idle is idle, reading more books is always good."

Li Xiu put down the book of war casually, got up and saluted, and then joked: "Master Qianhu has a lot of affairs every day, why do you suddenly think of me today?"

"Your days are over, boy..."

Li Ruolian glared at Li Xiu angrily: "The No. 11 Hundred Household Office has returned to Beijing. It has been resting for a few days now. You will bring someone to follow me to take office later..."

"Now the hundreds of households under him have been sent to the battlefield in Shandong. The defense here in the capital is really empty. You should hurry up and take up the post, rectify it, and get things done..."

Li Xiu couldn't help asking: "How is the situation in Shandong?"

"The situation is very good now. Wang Haoxian and Hou Mingxian have confessed a lot of things. With the help of these secret information, this time, they have let the White Lotus Sect ruthlessly shed a few waves of blood. Then Xu Hongru is probably the grasshopper after autumn. It won't be a few days..."

After a few sentences, after getting a general understanding of the current fighting situation in Shandong, Li Xiu glanced around, then leaned in front of Li Ruolian and said something in a low voice.

"Qianhu, this time I'm taking up the post of Baihu, the main reason is to do something, you should let me know first, so that I can be prepared..."

Hearing this, Li Ruolian's expression suddenly became serious. After he looked around the room, he looked at Li Xiu: "The Donglin Party in the court hall is fighting fiercely with Jiu Qiansui. According to Jiu Qiansui's meaning, It is to let us keep a close eye on those Donglin Party members and seize their handles..."

"But now the war in Shandong is still going on, and I don't have many people under my command. For those who are still in the capital, including your hundred households, there are only two hundred households. Those two hundred households have important responsibilities. For the time being I can't move, this time, it's up to you for the time being, let's deal with it first, the fans of Dongchang are not just for nothing, when the war in Shandong is over, and our manpower is gathered, everything will be easy to talk about..."

Hearing this, I still don't understand that this is the old job of Jinyiwei, and I am doing the job of monitoring all officials, but this time, it is to monitor the Donglin Party.

"Donglin Party..."

Li Xiu couldn't help frowning when he thought of this political group that controlled the commanding heights of public opinion and achieved the ultimate collusion between government and business.

Among other things, just collusion between the government and businessmen will never be good!

"A group of sanctimonious guys, who think they've read the books of sages for a few years, as if they are so great, pointing out the country and encouraging the words, but in fact, the bad things they do behind the scenes are more disgusting than anyone else!"

Li Ruolian was obviously extremely shameless towards the Donglin party members, and Li Xiu hadn't said much before he said a lot without politeness.

Obviously, as a thousand households of Jinyiwei, his understanding of Donglin is obviously extremely thorough. If not, with Li Ruolian's character, he would not have such an attitude.

"Forget it, forget it, you'll know when you get in touch with that group of hypocrites. There are not many good people, and they are the ones who are dressed like beasts...Let's go, take your people, and go to office first..."

……

With Li Ruolian's personal platform, this time he took office, nothing happened.

However, Li Xiu was quite surprised by the situation of this hundred-household office.

More than half of the men and horses were injured, and there were less than 50 people left in the entire hundred-household camp. With the addition of several young men under Li Xiu, the total number of people in the hundred-household camp was less than 60.

Fortunately, for this situation, Li Ruolian had obviously made arrangements long ago. Accompanying the hundred households were dozens of youths from the death camp who made great achievements and became regulars.

Li Ruolian was also generous, with a wave of his hand, these dozens of young people were incorporated into the Hundred Households led by Li Xiu.

Li Xiu's men and horses have never been less than 60 people, and they have directly expanded to more than 100 people.

A total of ten small banners and three general banners were compiled, together with Li Xiu, a hundred households with real power, constituted the power structure of this hundred households.

As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, this hundred households is in a situation where everything is waiting to be done, and it is easier for Li Xiu to do something.

After some arrangements, Li Xiu directly arranged six of the ten Xiaoqi positions, all of whom were his confidantes who had followed him for a long time.

Li Xiu also felt powerless for the positions of the three general banners, so he reluctantly helped Erwazi to one of the positions of the general banner, the remaining two positions of the general banner, and the remaining four small banner positions, since Li Xiu He couldn't control it, and he didn't force it, so he just let it out, which was considered a way to win over a wave of people.

The backbone of the order is established, and the morale of the army can be said to be stable. After clearing up the internal affairs of the Hundred Households, Li Xiu is not tossing. You can toss around at will.

As for the surveillance work that Li Ruolian gave, it was simple. After all, it could be said that this was Jin Yiwei's old job.

On the streets of the capital city, there are not a few of the three religions and nine streams. With the status of Jinyiwei, they can easily use these people for their own use. Moreover, since Wei Zhongxian gained power, there have been many Donglin party officials who have been going to the court in the capital. Some were arranged by Jinyiwei, and some were arranged by Dongchang.

Under such circumstances, Li Xiu naturally took over these spies, and after several arrangements, more than half of the hundreds of guards under his command dispersed.

Surveillance, which should have been extremely busy, has suddenly become idle. What I have to do every day is to collect the news from my subordinates and spies, but maybe the time is relatively short, and nothing important has been discovered.

Even so, Li Xiu has gained a lot. In the past, his knowledge of the Donglin Party was superficial. Now that he is in charge of monitoring Donglin, his understanding of the Donglin Party officials in the capital is finally getting better and better. Hair went deep.

But the more he understood, the more Li Xiu felt the terror of the Donglin Party.

Unlike the Eunuch Party, a rabble that relies entirely on imperial authority, the Donglin Party, it is no exaggeration to say, already has the embryonic form of a modern political party.

Hiding in the countryside, she can control the court and stir up the world!

This is the Donglin Party's use of collusion between officials and businessmen, masters and apprentices, lectures and kindness, to build a big net that covers the entire world!

Although there is an eunuch headed by Wei Zhongxian to check and balance, how can Li Xiu not know what the general trend of history is.

As soon as Chongzhen came to the throne, he immediately uprooted the only eunuch who could check and balance Donglin, and abolished his martial arts. As the emperor, he actually suppressed the factory guard...

The Donglin Party will eventually completely lose all checks and balances, and eventually, like a wild horse, it will destroy the great Ming Dynasty.

Then, from a civil servant respected by everyone, he became... a slave?

Chapter 70 Four Years of Upheaval from the Apocalypse

"Donglin Party, is it really so terrifying?"

In the gazebo in the courtyard, looking at the many files and materials that Li Xiu sorted out on the desktop, the young man's complexion was pale, with an expression of disbelief.

These pages and pages of dossiers have completely overturned his understanding of the world.

"What's scary and not scary? People don't kill heaven and earth for themselves. The south of the Yangtze River is rich and rich, and the style of writing and Taoism is strong. Naturally, it has evolved into what it is today!"

Li Xiu casually put down a file in his hand, looked at the young man in front of him, and said something lightly.