The World of Yellow Sky

After Yang Wei, the original appeasement envoy of Yingwei, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Xu An promoted Zhang Ji to be the envoy of Yingwei, filling the vacancy.

Zhang Ji had already been trained by Xu An in the Eagle Wolf Guard a long time ago. He started as an ordinary Tiqi, and relying on his hard work, he gradually climbed to the position of a thousand households in the Eagle Wolf Guard.

In more than ten years, Zhang Ji was no longer that thin and weak kid who could only charge behind Xu An with a flag.

He is also in his twenties now, and he has passed the age of starting a family very early.

The sound of footsteps came from outside the hall, Zhang Ji slowly opened his eyes, left his seat, and stood up.

A person who was also wearing a purple eagle-wolf suit just like him walked into the hall at this moment. When he saw Zhang Ji, a smile appeared on that person's face.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

The clothes on the eagle wolf guard represent their rank in the guard. From bottom to top, they are black (black), blue, white, red, purple, and fragrant (khaki). There are six colors in total.

Among the eagle wolf guards, only the peacekeepers can wear the purple eagle wolf uniform.

Among the Eagle and Wolf Guards, there are only two pacifiers in total, who are in charge of the Eagle Guard and the Wolf Guard respectively.

"It's been a long time indeed."

A smile appeared on Zhang Ji's face, and the person who came was Zhao Ji, the emissary of the Wolf Guard.

When Xu An arranged for him to enter the Eagle Wolf Guard, he served under Zhao Ji's command. From Henan County to Zhangshui, Jizhou, he followed Zhao Ji to learn all the way. Xu An is more like his big brother.

After Zhao Ji and Zhang Ji exchanged brief greetings, they stopped communicating. The purpose of his visit this time was not to reminisce about the past, but to complete the task set by Xu An.

Zhang Ji naturally understood the seriousness of the matter. He picked up the Yanling Saber on the table and stood at the head on the right.

The public trial has always been presided over by the wolf guards, so the commander of this operation is Zhao Ji, who is the governor of the wolf guards, not him.

Zhao Ji walked to the center of the hall, then turned to face everyone in the hall, and solemnly took out a seal from his arms.

A thousand households wearing a red eagle wolf suit stood beside him holding an imperial edict in both hands.

"Follow the decree of the Taoist monarch."

Zhao Ji looked solemn, holding the seal in his hand, and said in a deep voice.

"On the driving sticker, as long as there are famous people, no one should escape."

"Arrest people by name, convict them according to law, confiscate property, arrest important criminals!"

Zhao Ji paused for a moment, his cold eyes swept over the thousands of household officials in the hall, his tone suddenly became cold, and the temperature in the hall even dropped a little because of it.

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!"

"Investigate and rectify the lawlessness, clean up Hebei, and re-determine the universe by rectifying the principles of the court!"

"Announce it to the world, and the salty envoys will hear it. It's like a law!"

"promise!"

All the Eagle Wolf Guard Tiqi all agreed with a loud bang.

Immediately, the entire government office of the Eagle Wolf Guard erupted.

Holding the seal in his hand, Zhao Ji strode out of the lobby, followed by Zhang Ji, followed closely by the Thousand Household Officers of the Eagle Wolf Guard.

The horse neighed, Zhao Ji had already stepped on the horse, and a group of eagle wolf guards followed Zhao Ji and galloped towards the east of the city.

The government office of the Eagle Wolf Guards turned against Yingtian. Just after Zhao Ji led a team of Tiqi away, more Eagle Wolf Guard Tiqi rushed out of the government office of the Eagle Wolf Guards in Yecheng. Under the leadership of the official, they galloped out of the city and all over Hebei.

The sound of horseshoes resounding in the city of Yecheng, like a surging river, not only attracted the attention of ordinary people in Yecheng, but also aroused the vigilance of all the aristocratic families in Yecheng.

But just as they wanted to inquire about the news, they found that the streets were filled with soldiers wearing yellow scarves at some point.

……

The eagle wolf guard did not hide his appearance at all, and the sound of huge horse hoofs soon spread into Zhen's mansion.

Zhen Mi was sitting in the study, reading a book, when she also heard the commotion.

She didn't wonder for long, and soon the door of the study was opened, and several maids had already walked in, accompanied by several family soldiers holding ring knives.

Zhen Mi noticed that everyone's faces were full of panic.

Zhen Mi is so smart, she suddenly thought of what happened.

"Brother, can you tell me what happened outside?"

Zhen Mi walked out of the study room, first saluted her elder brother, and frowned slightly.

"A lot of Ming troops appeared on the street, and the passages around the mansion have been controlled by Ming troops."

Although Zhen Mi is only 13 years old, Zhen Yan has never regarded her little sister as a child.

Zhen Mi has been extremely intelligent since she was a child, and many times her insights even surpass those of ordinary adults.

Xiangshi Liu Liang's attitude towards Zhen's family and Zhen Yi's other children was normal, but when he saw Zhen Mi, his expression was moved, and he pointed to Zhen Mi and said: "This woman is precious."

"Brother, don't tell me that the clan didn't hand over all the hidden money and food."

Zhen Yan's face froze, thinking of Zhen Mi's advice to him before, asking him to hand over all the hidden money and food, including the money and food in the secret treasury, and only keep [-]% of the money at most.

Seeing Zhen Yan's expression, Zhen Mi couldn't help but sighed in her heart, after all, she was soft-spoken and couldn't shake the clan's decision.

"How much of the clan is left behind?"

Zhen Yan's eyes flickered, avoiding Zhen Mi's sight, and sighed: "Almost fifty percent."

A trace of helplessness appeared on Zhen Mi's fair face. Among everyone, she knew very well that her own destiny could not be determined by herself, and she was already tied to the clan.

She was still young, and what she said was not valued by the clan. She thought it would be useful to ask her elder brother to advise her, but it seemed that the clan didn't accept her opinion.

"It seems that my Zhen family's hundreds of years of foundation may be ruined..."

Zhen Mi shook her head and sighed softly.

"Brother, let all the servants in the family lay down their weapons and don't act of resistance. There are only a few hundred servants in the family, but there are tens of thousands of Ming troops in the city. How can there be any chance of winning?"

Zhen Yan sighed, and waved to the soldiers standing in the courtyard. The soldiers dropped the swords in their hands. In fact, they all knew that they were just hitting the stones with eggs, but they had weapons in their hands. There is also a little sense of security.

……

"Bump the door."

Zhao Ji waved his hand lightly, signaling the group of Tiqi standing in front of the door to disperse, and ordered to the Hercules behind him who had been waiting for a long time.

"promise!"

A group of wrestlers suddenly agreed, and raised the bumper that was placed on the ground.

The gate of Zhen's mansion has not been opened for a long time, and Zhao Ji is not going to wait any longer.

But before the wrestler raised the bumper and rushed towards the gate, the gate of Zhen's mansion, which had not been moved for a long time, opened from the inside at this moment.

Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his right hand.

In the rear, a group of Yinglang Wei Tiqi in black clothes had already raised their bows and crossbows.

The cold crossbow arrows were facing the direction of Zhen's mansion, but all their attention was on Zhao Ji's right hand. Once Zhao Ji's right hand was clenched into a fist, they would not hesitate. Activate the crossbow in your hand.

"stop."

Zhao Ji didn't make a fist, but slowly lowered his raised right hand.

Chapter 8 and Nine

Behind the gate of Zhen's mansion, a middle-aged man in fancy clothes looked a little embarrassed, but he still maintained his posture. There were a few soldiers dressed as soldiers standing beside him, but Neither held a weapon.

"There are some matters in the inner house that are being dealt with. I didn't open the door in time. I neglected the Shangguan. Please forgive me."

The middle-aged man collected himself, stepped out of the gate, faced Zhao Ji, and said respectfully.

The situation is stronger than the people, and he is very clear that this time the Ming army has already moved for real.

Outside the mansion, the rows of crossbows and the forest of long spears all frightened him. If it wasn't for someone helping him, he might have fallen to the ground.

Zhao Ji glanced sideways at the middle-aged man who opened the door to greet him, and then moved his eyes away from him. He raised his hand and hooked it to the side.

An Eagle Wolf Guard Qianhu wearing a red wolf uniform stepped forward, took out a document from his arms, walked up to the middle-aged man, unfolded it for him to look at.

"This is a driving post, issued by the Ministry of Justice. We are following the decree of the Taoist Lord to investigate and correct illegal activities. Please cooperate."

"I, the Eagle Wolf Guard, have the right to act cheaply. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot. I hope that Mrs. Zhen can cooperate with me in enforcing the law."

"Don't dare...don't dare..."

The middle-aged man in Chinese clothes was sweating uncontrollably on his forehead, even if he kept wiping it with a towel, it was still hard to stop.

Zhao Ji turned his head and whispered a few words to a Qianhu official beside him.

The eagle wolf guards outside the mansion reacted quickly.

The actions of the Eagle Wolf Guards did not sound like whistles and drums like the soldiers of the regular army of the Ming army, and they acted according to the drums and whistles.

They often communicate with each other with gestures. Although they also have whistles, they are only used on specific occasions.

The first eagle wolf guards to enter Zhen's mansion were Tiqi holding swords and shields, followed by Tiqi holding a knife in one hand and a crossbow in the other, and finally Yinglangwei Tiqi holding a crossbow .

After nearly ten years of development, the Eagle Wolf Guard already has a complete set of training methods.

They did not train large-scale battle formations like ordinary troops, but conducted small-scale military formations, small-scale fighting training between mansions and lanes.

Even for weapon training, the eagle wolf guards mostly use short soldiers, supplemented by bows and crossbows.

"The outer wall has been controlled by our department. The crossbowmen of Weizhong have controlled the position of the outer wall and can monitor the entire Zhen's mansion. At present, there is no change in the Zhen's mansion. Our department is controlling all parts of the mansion in an orderly manner. "

Zhao Ji listened to the reports from the hundreds of household officials who came forward to report the news, and nodded slightly to indicate that he heard.

"Continue to monitor, if there is anything wrong, immediately fire an arrow to warn."

Today's Eagle Wolf Guard is constantly developing and is gradually becoming more formal, and the laws of Taiping Dao are gradually improving the relevant regulations.

If it was the former Eagle Wolf Guard, they would not show their driver's sticker at all, they would rush open the gate of the mansion, immediately control everyone, and then read out the crimes, arrest the criminals directly, and send them to the government office for trial.

The change of the Eagle Wolf Guard is not just an exception. Ming Ting now has rules and regulations in the three provinces and six ministries, and it is no longer as chaotic as before.

The "Taiping Dao Law" originally compiled according to the Han law is also being continuously improved, and many new laws and regulations have been added. Here are the laws and regulations restricting the eagle and wolf guards.

The current power of the Eagle Wolf Guard is indeed too great. Xu An knows very well what will happen if the power of a spy agency like the Eagle Wolf Guard is too great. After all, there have been bloody examples in later generations.

Only by putting power in a cage and strengthening the restriction and supervision of power can the power run on the right track and the correct exercise of power can be guaranteed.

If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square.

The Zhen family's mansion in Yecheng was not too big, and soon the Eagle Wolf Guards investigated all the dangers in the entire Zhen family's mansion.

And during the investigation period, whistles were constantly ringing from all over Yecheng. The whistles were peculiar. They were not the whistles of the Ming army, but the exclusive whistle of the Eagle Wolf Guard, which represented the completion of the mission.

Zhao Ji didn't feel too much about the whistle that kept ringing. After all, it was just a group of powerful families who had lost their minions. How could any accident happen? There are thousands of wolf guards in Yecheng, and tens of thousands of soldiers. Pawns are not for eating.

"All the important members of the Zhen family were gathered in the main hall of the mansion, and the rest of the people were detained by our department on the right side of the inner house. The women in his family have also been controlled by our department."

Yinglangwei Qianhu, who led the team into Zhen's mansion, came out and reported to Zhao Jibao.

"Then go in..."

Zhao Ji nodded and was about to take a step, but suddenly thought of something.

Zhao Ji stopped, bowed slightly, offered his hands, and saluted a middle-aged scribe standing beside him.

"I'm sorry for your impoliteness. The Daoist Lord has appointed the inspector to be in charge of this matter. I'm just assisting you. Please enter the mansion first."

The middle-aged scribe standing next to Zhao Ji is the judge who is currently serving as the procurator of Jizhou's punishment.

Xu An traveled the promise, let Yuan Shang go, and made Yuan Shang the Marquis of Wei.

However, Yuan Shang also lost his freedom because of this. He could only move around Pingyang City, northeast of Ye City, and was not allowed to go out without authorization.

The judge's expression changed slightly, and his eyes sank slightly.

He is very clear that as long as he takes this step, he will bear the hostility of the powerful families in the whole Hebei.

He even received hostility from the powerful families all over the world...

Xu An gave Yuan Shang an amnesty, and this amnesty needs to be paid a sufficient price in exchange for it.

This is an exchange, and persuading capitulation and maintaining stability is one of the costs.

Another price that needs to be paid by the trial is that he has to stand with Taipingdao from now on.

This time the public trial is not just about the Eagle Wolf Guard. The public trial in Hebei will be held jointly by the Procuratorate of the three prefectures, the Eagle Wolf Guard, and officials from the Ministry of Justice.

The judge did not make a sound, he looked up at the door plaque above the gate of Zhen's mansion, and his emotions did not fluctuate much.