The Embroiderer

Tavern backyard.

Li Chenan looked at the handsome father-in-law with mixed feelings.

Today is the first big trouble he has encountered in this world. He knows that if no one saves him, he will definitely fall into prison. He does not know how long he will stay in prison, but the life inside must be extremely difficult .

So the traverser is not omnipotent.

Especially an unsystematic traverser like myself.

If you don't hug a thigh, it's best to live your life honestly with your tail between your legs.

But I seem to be a little lucky.

I ran into this handsome father-in-law in the Misty Rain Pavilion on the third day of junior high school, and then there seemed to be some involvement. Perhaps this father-in-law admired his two poems quite a lot, so he thought of cherishing his talent.

It just so happened that he came to this tavern today, but he still hasn't left after he left.

His one sentence saved him from that bad luck. Obviously, his status in the palace is extremely high. Although it is a bit shameful to hug a eunuch's thigh, if he can keep himself safe, it is not for the thick-skinned Li Chenan. It's not a big deal.

So, he cupped his hands and saluted: "Thank you, sir... for your help."

If Ning Chuchu knew that Li Chenan regarded her majestic fourth princess as a eunuch, he would probably let Kaiyang tie him up and send him directly to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

It's a pity that she doesn't know how to read minds, but her move also has her deep meaning.

"I thought you were a cautious person, but I didn't know that you did such a menacing thing."

"However, it's a good thing to go through this incident. You should now understand the importance of power."

"I saw that you stayed in this small courtyard for a while longer, otherwise...you are already kneeling in the courtroom of the yamen."

"You have no fame... I first met you that day at the Misty Rain Pavilion and heard what you said,"

Ning Chuchu stood up.

With his hands behind his back, he took two steps under the big banyan tree.

"Life is just like the wind before the wind,

Happiness is also sporadic, sorrow is also sporadic,

They all make Lian Jiang Dian Dian Ping. "

"I really like these half-words, I also appreciate your talent, and I also like your indifferent temperament."

"But I still want to tell you,"

She turned around and looked at Li Chen'an, "Indifferent, you have to be indifferent if you have enough strength to protect yourself!"

"If just any street gangster can bully you, where does this indifference come from?"

"I'm afraid what I got is the hesitation in my heart and the mess of life!"

"So... I want to give you an identity. With this identity, not only street bastards dare not bully you, but even the government can't do anything to you. Of course, the premise is that you haven't committed any heinous crimes."

"how?"

Li Chen'an didn't agree right away, because he never believed that pies would fall from the sky.

He has always believed that any good thing is based on mutual benefit. He is just a small person in the alley of Erjinggou. Why does this grand duke want to help him so much after seeing him?

Really rely on those two words?

It's okay to fool a kid, but it can't fool this handsome father-in-law.

The key to being able to gain a foothold in the palace as deep as the sea and stand out among so many eunuchs in the palace is that he is still so young. Obviously, he has extremely high wisdom and powerful means.

It must be the favorite minister in front of the emperor!

Then what does he fancy about himself?

"What do I need to do?"

Li Chenan's hesitation and this sentence actually made Ning Chuchu give him a high look.

She thought that such a good thing would fall on Li Chen'an who had just experienced danger, and he would agree without hesitation, but unexpectedly he still had such rationality.

This is good.

It is precisely such a calm talent that Division Li Jing needs!

"Join the Mirror Division."

"What Division Lijing does is very simple. It mainly collects information... all kinds of information, whether it is public sentiment, official sentiment, or military sentiment."

"Including but not limited to the discovery of changes in people's livelihood within the jurisdiction, officials' corruption of ink, and changes in people in the rivers and lakes, etc."

"Of course, the other is the mission with a goal assigned to you by your superior."

"Or ordered to assassinate someone."

Li Chen'an was taken aback. Isn't this the Dongchang of the Ming Dynasty?

This little father-in-law is probably the leader of Dongchang... Wei Zhongxian?

No wonder he is so powerful at such an age!

"Then... is there a salary? It's a salary!"

"Yes, the monthly salary is four taels of silver. If there is a case to be handled, the case will be calculated separately."

"good!"

Li Chen'an didn't hesitate anymore, because joining Dongchang, no, joining the Lijing Division seems to be able to walk sideways.

As for the things that need to be done, it is not too difficult to imagine with such a heavy identity.

Zhongli Ruoshui looked at Ning Chuchu, curled his lips, thinking that Li Jingsi hadn't paid monthly salary to his subordinates for half a year, so this kid was deceived by you without knowing it.

But it's still the same sentence, Zhongli's mansion is not short of silver, so the salary of four taels of silver doesn't matter at all.

What Zhongli Ruoshui liked was the brand of Lijing Division, so even though she knew the truth about Lijing Division, she didn't stop it.

After all, before finishing writing the horoscope with Li Chen'an, it is impossible for him to stay by his side at twelve o'clock. That sign is his means of saving his life.

Ning Chuchu handed a silver plaque to Li Chen'an, "This thing represents the identity of Li Jingsi."

"With this silver medal, no matter how big an official is, including a first-rank official, you don't have to kneel. In addition...if the Department of Mirrors needs to handle a case, you can use it to access all the files at the state level, and you can even use it to mobilize ten people. The arresters below, or the government soldiers below fifty."

Li Chen'an was overjoyed when he heard this. In this way, the Department of Mirrors is a special department directly responsible to the emperor!

Power is monstrous!

With this identity, you can walk sideways in Guangling City, or even in the entire Ning Kingdom.

Let's see who else dares to make trouble for me without long-sightedness!

"However... Li Jingsi needs to keep a low profile. After all, he is doing a job that is not visible to the public, so his identity cannot be easily exposed, so don't reveal this identity unless it is absolutely necessary."

Ning Chuchu reminded Li Chen'an, and said:

"The Lijing Division is divided into four levels."

"The first level is of course me, holding the Moyu brand."

"The second level is the Presbyterian Council. There are eight elders in the Lijing Division, who hold gold medals."

"Your silver medal is at the third level, called Embroidery Envoy."

"Ningguo has five provinces and seventy-two prefectures, with a total of seventy-two embroiderers. You...are in charge of all the bronze agents under the jurisdiction of Guangling prefecture."

Li Chenan didn't expect that he would become an official just after joining the Mirror Division.

It's just that he still doesn't know how big Guangling Prefecture is.

"How many bronze agents do I have under my command?"

"Originally there were more than 600 people..."

Ning Chuchu paused, turned around, her face flushed slightly, but Li Chenan didn't see it: "There are more than sixty people now."

Li Chenan was stunned, "Why are there so many missing?"

"Of course it's because the good and the bad are mixed. The Lijing Division only needs elites...but a state is full of 800 people. You can make up the difference. But remember, the Lijing Division only needs elites."

"Besides... I and the people in the Presbyterian Church are very busy, and I can't assess the character of the people you recruited, so there will be a one-year probationary period."

"During the probationary period, you will be responsible for all their expenses. Only when they are approved by the Presbyterian Council can they officially become bronze agents of the Mirror Division."

Zhongli Ruoshui looked at Ning Chuchu again. She was really shameless. It turned out that she generously gave Li Chenan an embroiderer because of the money in her own family, but he fell into her urn——

If Li Chen'an really became his husband-in-law, then the Zhongli Mansion must help Li Chen'an to fill in the vacancy. After all, it is easier to handle things when there are more people, and the name of Li Chen'an will be able to enter the ears of the emperor.

But this requires a lot of silver.

Li Jingsi doesn't have that much money.

It is said that the money was originally spent from the emperor's internal funds, but the emperor's internal funds seemed to be unable to make ends meet, so the division's share was reduced, resulting in the loss of a large number of people in the department of mirrors, and now it can hardly do much.

Of course Li Chen'an didn't know that this was all a trap at this time, he just felt a little strange, thinking that if he had known earlier, I would have sold the marriage certificate for more money.

"How do I summon these people?"

"Oh, you can find the old spy in Guangling City. What's her name?"

Ning Chuchu looked at Kaiyang, who cupped his hands and replied, "Her name is Cuihua, she lives in Sishen Temple Alley, and runs a coffin shop."

"Cuihua is an old man of the Lijing Division. Before leaving Guangling City, Yao Guang put the list of bronze agents of the Guangling Prefecture Lijing Division with her. You can go and take a look."

"Then if I recruit someone, who will I ask for this brand? They must have this brand to protect themselves when they go to work."

"Ah," Ning Chuchu turned around, and the shameful redness on her face had disappeared, "You can ask the craftsman to make this brand yourself, Kai Yang, give him a bronze medal, and make it like this, just the number The numbers cannot be repeated."

Li Chenan was shocked.

I thought to myself that Lijing Division is so mysterious and has powerful energy, why is the sign representing Lijing Division's identity as an agent so random?

Xu Shi saw the suspicion on Li Chenan's face, Ning Chuchu said again:

"Bronze agents don't have too many privileges, because their identities need to be kept secret. As for their authority, you can ask Cuihua."

"If the bronze medals are issued from the headquarters of the Lijing Division, this will affect the efficiency of your embroiderers in recruiting spies. Therefore, the elders later discussed and decided to delegate the power of making bronze medals to the embroiderers."

Li Chenan suddenly realized.

That is to say, the elders do not need to know who the embroiderers have recruited. If they have a task, they only give it to the embroiderers. They don't care how the embroiderers complete it.

This actually highlights the power of the Embroiderer, which leaves a lot of room for manipulation at this level.

It's just a one-year probationary period, which is very long!

Even if a bronze medal agent pays two taels of silver for a month, it is still twenty-four taels of silver for a year.

Eight hundred bronze agents... 19,200 taels of silver, how can I afford it?

"Well, lord, lord, do you think this probationary period is too...?"

Ning Chuchu walked outside, and threw a sentence to Li Chenan:

"You are the embroiderer chosen by me personally. Do your best and don't embarrass me!"

"If you have accumulated merits and been promoted to elder... I will wait for you in Kyoto!"