But Lu Xiong did nothing, he just asked Qin Maosheng to continue to escort the prisoners back to Beijing. The people from the Dingwang Mansion followed behind them slowly.

The Jinyiwei also knew that the Ding Prince's Mansion could not be offended, so no one dared to say anything more at the moment. However, everyone had no good feelings for the sudden appearance of the people from the Ding Prince's Mansion.

The official road station in front finally appeared in front of me. There were two lanterns hanging at the entrance of the station, which reminded the passing postmen on the official road. This was the supply point halfway.

On the way to Wuqing County, the Jinyiwei did not go to the inn to rest. On the way back to the city, they delayed their journey because of escorting the suspects, so they could only stay at the inn and stayed early tomorrow morning. If the speed was fast enough, they should have arrived in the capital at noon.

The daily work of the station is mainly to provide supply needs for the messengers who convey official documents and information, and to receive officials who come and go out for business.

In the Ming Dynasty, post stations were divided into Mayi, Shuiyi, Shuimayi, Military Station, etc. "All missions, contributions, and merchants are all connected by water. If the river is not open to the shallow river due to sweating, or if there is fire to report the stars, it will be by land."

The Wujing Post Office, built on the official road from Wuqing County to Beijing, has a main hall and five back halls, each used for daily office work and guest reception at the inn. There are also three warehouses, fourteen corridor rooms, twenty horse houses, three front drum towers, and one screen archway, etc., with complete facilities and complete functions.

Zhu Cixuan looked through the files and found that the imperial court sternly stated during the reign of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang that officials must carry their escorts according to regulations and must not exceed the amount. Even if the Duke and Marquis and Governors were ordered to go on business, they were only allowed to bring one escort. According to the Ministry of War and the inspectors, they could only provide food, accommodation, cars and horses. According to the court's regulations, officials were not allowed to use the escorts privately.

After arriving in Jiajing, the post station became a small treasury for officials to fill their pockets. Emperor Jiajing changed the "Fu Verification" of the post station to "Kanhe", requiring the "Kanhe" to indicate the name, position, where to go, date of round trip, number of cars and horses and other information on the "Kanhe".

The stake can be held for a long time, so it gave officials the opportunity to be corrupt. They used the stake system of the post station to plunder and make money.

During the Apocalypse period, the post station regulations were greatly damaged and were already dead in name only.

When Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the local officials used post stations to chariots and horses, and the post station ignored the limit and requisitioned them at will. Officials who were not obedient to the post stations also used post stations and went to the post station to eat and drink at will.

The expenses of the post station have increased sharply. The Ministry of War, patrol, submission of information such as surveillance and name can be rewritten as you wish. The post station can not only be used at will, but also given to others. Some officials took the opportunity to use the post station to make profits. In short, the post station system is on the verge of paralysis.

Doing so is to squander the money from the treasury. This is also the reason why Emperor Chongzhen cut off the post station.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen put the cart before the horse. What he should investigate was corruption rather than simply laying off the post station. It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen did not find his mistakes at the root.

After Zhu Cixuan came to power, he was not so polite. First of all, he was to strictly investigate corruption. Especially in the severely affected areas such as the post station, it has almost become a common practice to fill his personal pockets.

Zhu Cilang restored the guarantee system for the post station by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and at the same time rewarded and reported it, which gradually disappeared from the corruption of the post station.

In the Wujing Post Station, the postmaster politely received Qin Maosheng and his party. At night, the postmaster said, "It is a great honor for the commander to visit Wujing Post. If you want, please give me any instructions. The postmaster will do it properly."

Qin Maosheng said "Yes": "Prepare several rooms for us to connect."

He was the commander of the Jinyiwei, and was highly respected by the emperor. How could he dare to offend him as a small postmaster? He respectfully took his life. Soon, he arranged it for Qin Maosheng and his party.

However, shortly after Qin Maosheng and his group entered the inn. Then Lu Xiong and his men from Dingwang Mansion also followed him to the inn.

Compared with Qin Maosheng and other Jinyiwei, after all, Jinyiwei is necessary to handle cases. Jinyiwei has the Ministry of War, and the "trumpet verification" issued by the inspectors, so they have the right to rest at the post station.

But Lu Xiong and the others in the Ding Palace were not qualified. Lu Xiong and the others did not have the "trumpet test" of the Ministry of War. The official secretary looked embarrassed: "I'm really sorry. According to the court's regulations, you are not allowed to stay overnight."

At this time, if Lu Xiong took out Zhu Cilang's waist card, no one would dare to stop him. But Lu Xiong didn't take anything. He just smiled at the Yicheng and took out a silver ingot from his arms: "We don't have to worry about the court. There is no place to rest within a radius of dozens of miles. We will stay overnight at our own expense."

Without the talisman issued by the Ministry of War, it is not impossible for Lu Xiong and the others to stay in the inn, unless they themselves.

According to the court's regulations, unless the post station has major state affairs, officials who do not have any evidence and want to stay in the post station must pay their own expenses.

After all, the post stations are all about the official road, and the geographical location is very important. If many officials do not have any qualities on the way to take office, it would be unreasonable to let others sleep on the streets outside the post station.

Staying at your own expense can reduce the expenses of the inn. The most important thing is to generate income for the inn.

The postmaster did not dare to refuse, after all, he was also from the Dingwang Mansion. He immediately replied respectfully: "It is the court's rule that stays at your own expense, and it is not up to the officials to decide. Please forgive me."

Lu Xiong bowed his hand and replied: "It's easy to say."

In this way, Qin Maosheng and Lu Xiong and their group eventually stayed in the inn together. However, the heavens were not beautiful, and at this time the outside was filled with the roar of the wind and tigers.

Not long after, crackling raindrops fell. Soon the rain became heavier and a heavy rain tilted down.

Fortunately, everyone hid at the inn in time and was spared from being wet. However, the prisoner escorted by Qin Maosheng was separated. Lu Xiong and his party were not allowed to go to Qin Maosheng easily. After all, there were escorting the important criminals in the court there.

Fortunately, Lu Xiong and others didn't say anything, they just returned to their respective rooms.

Qin Maosheng was not very relieved after all, especially after hearing what Lu Xiong said, that night, Qin Maosheng ordered several waves of people to take turns to take care of them. But at night, someone came sneakily.

The Jinyiwei had prepared a lot and placed the suspect's room in the middle. Qin Maosheng was still worried, so he placed the two suspects separately.

However, when the Jinyiwei was on duty at night, there were sounds of horse hooves outside the post station.
Chapter completed!