Looking at the tall and majestic Nanjing City, Wang Shouren and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and they could finally rest assured!

You must know that along the way, everyone is worried, afraid that the thieves will come to ambush again, and there will be no "heavenly thunder" to help! Although the enemies who committed the crime before were all wiped out, it was not their credit!

If they do it again, I am afraid that they will be made dumplings, and when the time comes, it will be called that the heavens should not be right, and the earth will not be spiritual.

Therefore, everyone has a tight string in their hearts, and they want to get to safety as soon as possible.

And Wang Shouren and Wu Qi also asked Ming Zhongxin if there was still gunpowder and whether he could cope with another enemy attack. To their disappointment, Ming Zhongxin replied that there was indeed not much gunpowder. Although there are still them, Wang Shouren and Wu Qi do not want to be able to use this gunpowder.

Therefore, the three of them knew in their hearts, and it was better to save some gunpowder! Therefore, the two urged the sergeants to hurry up.

So everyone worked together and hurried together, and now they have finally arrived in the ancient capital of Nanjing, and they can finally rest assured.

Now, outside Nanjing, this is down-to-earth! As soon as the mood was relieved, the fatigue of the sergeants was fully revealed, and it was clear that the previous walking consumed a lot of physical energy.

Seeing this situation, Wang Shouren ordered the soldiers to camp on the spot, while Ming Zhongxin stayed in the camp and held on.

He led Wu Qi, the imperial envoy and the captured thieves Zhu Yuanwai and Venerable to "stay in the capital" Nanjing to hand over.

The origin of "staying in Nanjing" is complicated.

Back then, Emperor Taizu, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, set the capital in Nanjing, but he was really forced to do so, because the northern group of robbers was surrounded by the Ming Dynasty, and he wanted to set the capital of Beijing to resist the northern group of robbers, but until he died, he was powerless.

But after his death, that wish was granted.

Back then, Emperor Taizu passed on his grandson Emperor Jianwen, but Zhu Di, the king of Yan at that time, was not convinced, and under the pretext of Emperor Jianwen's move to cut Tibet, he united with the king of Dai (sealed in Datong, Shanxi) and the king of Liao (sealed in Guangning Prefecture, now Jinzhou, Liaoning) to launch the "Battle of Jingnan". ”

In 1402, Zhu Di attacked Nanjing, and the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen are unknown. In the same year, Zhu Di became emperor. In the second year, it was changed to Yongle and Beiping to Beijing. In 1421, Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing.

Beijing was Zhu Di's feudal domain, and he had been in business for 20 years before he launched the "Jingjing" army, and had already established his own set of political, military, and economic systems. Therefore, after he became emperor, Beijing and the surrounding areas were no longer "raw land" but "cooked land", and moving the capital here was a matter of ripeness. Four years after moving the capital to Beijing, Chengzu died in the army of the Mongol tribes in the northern expedition.

Strictly speaking, it was not until the sixth year of the orthodoxy of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty (1441) that Beijing became the official capital. Previously, it had been called "Xingzai", that is, the temporary capital where the emperor led hundreds of civil and military officials to station. Nanjing, on the other hand, is called the "capital of Liudu", that is, "the capital of the government left behind". Because Nanjing was the capital of Taizu, its nominal political status was heavier than that of Luoyang, the de facto "Tokyo" of the Tang Dynasty. However, the actual status was not as good as Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, because Luoyang and Chang'an were not far apart, and some emperors in the Tang Dynasty (especially Wu Zetian, who changed the name of the country to "Zhou") lived in Luoyang for a long time, and Luoyang became the de facto Beijing master. Staying in Nanjing, the capital, was more symbolic for the Ming Dynasty.

Staying in Nanjing, except that the emperor was not in this city, he retained a complete set of central government bureaucratic system, which can be described as "the backup of the imperial court". The eunuch system of the Six Ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Five Prefectures and the Inner Court is readily available. The officials of the Nanjing court were of the same rank as their counterparts in Beijing, and mainly managed the affairs of the Nanzhili (14 prefectures and prefectures around Nanjing, with no provinces, and directly managed by the imperial court). Although the power is not as good as that of officials in Beijing, it cannot be said to be idle. Because the area under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili is the most economically developed and culturally prosperous area, more than 30% of the world's taxes come from here.

After the formation of the "two capitals" in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing as the political and military center, and Nanjing as the economic and cultural center, so that the north and south of the empire reached a delicate balance.

And Wang Shouren and others want to go to Yunnan for disaster relief, they must be approved by the imperial court of Nanjing, the capital of Nanjing, and at the same time, all the disaster relief materials must be coordinated in Nanjing, so Wang Shouren must also negotiate with the imperial court of Nanjing.

In addition, the Xuzhou Mansion where they were attacked was also within the jurisdiction of Nanjing, the capital of the country, and all thieves had to be handed over to the Nanjing court for trial.

Nanjing, like the Beijing Division, has six departments, the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, the General Administration Division, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, the Hanlin Academy, the Guozijian and other institutions, and the rank of officials is also the same as that of the Beijing Division. The prefecture where Beijing is located is Shuntianfu, and the prefecture where Nanjing is located is Yingtianfu, collectively known as Erjingfu.

In fact, Nanjing No. 6 cannot be compared with Beijing No. 6. Although the names of the six departments of the two capitals are the same, all of them are called the official household rites and criminal workers, but the official character and authority of the Shangshu in Nanjing are not on the same level as the Shangshu in the imperial capital Beijing. Beijing's six Shangshu can enter the cabinet and serve as the first assistant. Therefore, the Beijing Sixth Department is the ruling center of the empire, while Nanjing has a full set of government agencies, but the Nanjing Sixth Department basically belongs to the nursing home and the place where the officials are issued and demoted, which is very unpromising and belongs to idle posts.

The secretary of the Nanjing Military Department generally holds the title of "counselor and maintenance", and jointly manages all the affairs of Nanjing together with the eunuchs of the town guard and the lords of the Nanjing garrison. The rest of the Nanjing Household Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also have some functions.

The Nanjing Household Department and the Nanjing Military Department have the heaviest power. Nanjing's household department was responsible for collecting taxes and grains from Nanzhili and Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang provinces (the taxes and grains paid in these four places accounted for almost half of the Ming Empire), and it was also responsible for the transportation and national salt introduction. Therefore, Wang Shouren had to go to the household department to hand over and receive relief food, which could not be bypassed. Fortunately, Emperor Hongzhi has ordered the Nanjing Ministry to assist in raising grain for disaster relief, which should not be difficult.

The Nanjing Military Department was responsible for the garrison of the Nanjing area, and the 49 guards in the Nanjing area were all under the command of Shangshu of the Nanjing Military Department. These thieves attacked the Chin Cha and had to be brought to the Ministry of War for trial.

The Nanjing Officials Department is responsible for the Nanjing officials' six-year Beijing inspection examination, and the Northern Officials Department is not allowed to interfere. The Nanjing Criminal Department is responsible for the criminal names of the Nanjing Divisions, the Gonghou Bofu, and the Jingwei Institute. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing are similar to those of the Ministry of Industry in Beijing, except that the area of jurisdiction is limited to Nanjing and the surrounding provinces. In addition, Nanjing's Ministry of Industry is also responsible for part of the southern tax revenue (nominally called bamboo and wood slotting). In addition, the copper plate of the Nanjing household department should be cast by the Nanjing Ministry of Industry. The Nanjing Ministry of Rites really did not have any authority, because the emperor almost did not come to Nanjing, and there were not many ceremonial and sacrificial activities.

As for the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, it was held by Xu Li, the Duke of Wei.

Not to mention that CITIC settled in the camp, but said that after Wang Shouren led Wu Qi and supervised the imperial history into Nanjing City, he went straight to the military headquarters.

When he was marching, he only heard one voice, "Yo, is that Brother Wang Bo'an in front?" ”

Wang Shouren was surprised for a while, is there still a person in this Nanjing City? I couldn't help but look at the source of the sound.

But I saw a young man in his twenties, who was dressed in a purple robe, and walked straight towards him.

Could it be that he called himself? Wang Shouren's heart moved, but after a closer look, he was puzzled! I don't know this person!

But I saw the young man in the purple robe smiling, and he arched his hand at Wang Shouren from a distance, "I thought I was wrong, I didn't think about it, it's really Brother Bo'an!" ”

It's confirmed, it's called yourself! Wang Shouren confirmed in his heart, and hurriedly arched his hand, "It's Bo'an, but, this brother Ren, who are you?" ”

"Don't blame Brother Wang for not knowing so-and-so, a certain is Xu Kuibi, the son does not say anything about his father, and his father is guarding Lord Xu in Nanjing!" The purple-robed young man slapped his forehead and hurriedly introduced himself.

"It turned out to be Brother Xu!" Wang Shouren suddenly realized, isn't this the Duke of Xu Guo, Xu Li?

Wei Guogong Xu Lizi Gongfu, a native of Haozhou (now Fengyang, Anhui), the fifth grandson of Xu Da, the first year of Chenghua (1465) was a lord, the fifteenth year of Chenghua, the year of filial piety, and the governor of the left army in Nanjing. In the ninth year of Hongzhi (1496), he was in charge of the military capital and garrisoned Nanjing.

Just now, I was thinking that when I came, I had to borrow troops from Xu Guogong Xu Li, otherwise, I don't know if I can reach Yiliang, Yunnan! Now that Xu Guogong's son-in-law will arrive immediately, he is really sleepy and sends pillows!

"I don't know how Brother Xu knows Wang?" Wang Shouren looked at Xu Kuibi and said.

"Oh, at the beginning of the year, Brother Wang was the first, and his talent was famous! Xu happened to be in Beijing at the time, and he was fortunate to see his face and was impressed, so he knew it! And then the eight things such as the defense of the Northwest Frontier made my father very admirable, and he often mentioned it in front of a certain person and wanted to learn from it, so Xu often wanted to get acquainted with it, and he didn't want to meet here today! What a blessing! Xu Kuibi said with a smile.

"Don't dare, don't dare! This opinion is fortunate to be adopted by His Majesty, and it is a fluke! Wang Shouren hurriedly gave in.

"Okay, there is a fate to meet thousands of miles away, since you and I meet here, we can have a few drinks today, let's go, Xu has a treat!" Saying that, Xu Kuibi pulled Wang Shouren up and left.

"Wait!" Wang Shouren hurriedly stopped, "Brother Xu is kind, Wang Mou understands it, but today Wang is on official business and can't make the trip, so I'll visit you another day!" ”

"Official business?" Xu Kuibi was stunned for a while, looked at the people behind Wang Shouren, and then saw Zhu Yuan and Venerable who were tied up by five flowers, and suddenly said, "This is a thief who doesn't have long eyes to offend Brother Wang, right?" ”

Wang Shouren and Wu Qi glanced at each other, nodded and said, "Yes, outside the city, these thieves attacked XX, so XX now wants to escort them to the military department for investigation." ”

"Alas, little thief, let's hand it over to the garrison mansion, you don't have to go through the military department, I will let the family escort them to the garrison mansion to investigate, let's go drink and celebrate the meeting!" When Xu Kuibi heard this, he waved his hand nonchalantly and said.

Following his orders, a few family members came behind him, and they were about to step forward to escort Zhu Yuanwai and other thieves.

Wu Qi's face changed, and he stretched out his hand to stop the family.

"Don't dare to bother Brother Xu, let's escort them to the military department, besides, I have to report the matter to the military department! Say goodbye! Wang Shouren smiled, and as he spoke, he was about to turn around.

"Brother Wang has seen the outside, first let the family escort these thieves to the garrison mansion, let's go after eating and drinking, I believe there will be no mistakes!" Xu Kuibi was also full of smiles and stopped Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren's heart moved, and his eyes when he looked at Xu Kuibi instantly became unkind, "Brother Xu, when we meet for the first time, let's go our own way, Wang does have official business, and he will come to the door to accompany him another day." ”

"Bold, my little grandfather invites you to eat and drink because he can afford you, don't be ignorant!" The face of a family member next to him changed and shouted.

Wang Shouren felt a burst of disgust in his heart, he didn't let you have a treat, but you got on the pole! His eyes became even more gloomy.

"Bold, how to speak! Kneel down and apologize to Brother Wang! Xu Kuibi's face changed instantly, and he yelled at Jiading.

"No!" Seeing that Xu Kuibi was angry, the family quickly lowered his head, turned to face Wang Shouren, and knelt down with a pop, "Wang Gongzi, it's a villain who doesn't understand the rules, I hope you will forgive me." ”

Having said that, his gaze was indignantly shot at Wang Shouren.

"Brother Wang, don't blame, the subordinates don't understand the rules, please forgive me!" Xu Kuibi turned to Wang Shouren and said apologetically.

Wang Shouren saw all this, and felt a little weird in his heart, but when he saw Xu Kuibi giving face like this, he didn't think much of it, and hugged his fists, "Don't blame this family, it's really Wang's fault!" ”

"Brother Wang is benevolent and righteous, such a servant Xu will be punished when he goes back! Anyway, since Brother Wang is on official business, Xu is not difficult for you. What a bad day! However, Brother Wang also asked for instructions on the residence, and Xu will visit later! Xu Kuibi said with regret on his face.

"This?" Wang Shouren was in a dilemma for a while.

"What? Brother Wang disdains to have a relationship with Xu? Xu Kuibi's face changed, and he said unhappily.

Wang Shouren smiled bitterly, "Don't hide it from Brother Xu, Wang has just arrived, and he hasn't found a place to live yet, so he can't tell him!" Please be like a sin! ”

"Oh, I see!" Xu Kuibi's face was slightly bright, and then his face lit up, and he said happily, "In that case, why don't you come to my house to live in Brother Wang?" ”

"This?" Wang Shouren was speechless for a while, but he was very strange in his heart, why was Xu Kuibi so enthusiastic about himself? Is there any use for yourself? But it shouldn't be, but the dignified little grandfather of Xu Guogong, what do you want? Is it really such a righteous person?

"Why, don't give me this face? Brother Wang tried Xu twice to save face, doesn't he want to have a relationship with me? Xu Kuibi looked at Wang Shouren with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice.

"It's not that Wang doesn't know how to lift, it's really that Wang still has an accompanying sergeant outside the city, and he can't be bothered!"

"Sergeant?" Xu Kuibi's eyes were full of puzzlement, "Brother Wang is just a member of the Ministry of Political Affairs, how can there be a sergeant with him?" Could it be that Brother Wang has committed something? ”

As he spoke, he looked at Wu Qi and the thieves behind him.

Wang Shouren smiled bitterly, "Brother Xu misunderstood!" It's true."

However, before Wang Shouren could explain clearly, he heard someone behind him shouting, "Wronged! Treat unjustly! ”

Wang Shouren was shocked, what was going on, and couldn't help but turn his head to look behind him.