Chapter 322: Important officials from the east gate, and beautiful women from the west gate!
Wang Fu took off a small leather bag from his waist, took a sip, handed it to Chu Huan, and then said, "Xicheng Twenty Department, speaking of it, except for our Ximen Bureau, any other department has oil and water to make. The closer it is to the market, the more oil and water it will be. In our Xicheng Second City, ordinary soldiers make a lot of profits per month, and they have fixed inputs every month, which is too much more than military pay..."
"The Secondary Administration is in charge of the Secondary City. There are several streets in the Secondary City, all of which are shops and inns. It seems that they are all filial." Chu Huan gradually understood.
Wang Fu nodded and said, "The 20th Department of Xicheng, the second department has the most oil and water. Everyone wants to squeeze his head and transfer it there. But if there is no background, it will be impossible to go there. There are hundreds of people in the second department, and no one has any relationship behind it...!" He took the leather bag handed back by Chu Huan and spat, "His grandma, I have been a job with Ximen Office for three years. I don't expect to transfer it to the second department, even if I transfer it to other departments... I stayed in the Ximen Office, and I will never make any progress. I only rely on the few taels of money every month, and I have no other income, and I have no way to leave the relationship. I can only stay like this." Looking at Chu Huan sympathetically, she sighed, "Chu Huan, you are extremely lucky, you are afraid that you will offend someone and don't even know yourself."
Chu Huan smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Maybe, the water in the capital is too deep and there are too many gods and immortals, and I don't know which god you violated."
"If you have money and want to continue working in Wujingwei, I advise you to spend some money to clear the joints and transfer them to another place." Wang Fu said earnestly: "If you can really transfer them to another place, you can still earn the money you spent sooner or later. Staying in Ximen Bureau, let alone making money, it is impossible to earn money, and you may even be worried about your life."
"Worry of life?"
"That's natural." Wang Fu said with great experience: "Our Ximen Office is responsible for three streets and Ximen Square. If there is any mistake here, the responsibility will be on our Ximen Office." He pointed to the front and back and said: "These are official residences on both sides. Today, you have taken you for a long time, and you have seen it yourself. There are more than 20 residences in these three streets. We have to have brothers patrol here every day. Being responsible for the safety of these residences is done well. No one will reward you with a penny of copper coins. If you do it badly, it is like a certain residence is stolen, or a stranger breaks into a certain residence. We have to bear the responsibility." He smiled bitterly: "A few months ago, the plaque on the door of the residence was taken away. I don't know which one did a good thing. Do you know what the result is?"
Chu Huan shook his head.
"The four brothers who were in charge of the street patrol that day were all forty, with only half of their lives left, and all four of them were sent to the border by their family." Wang Fu leaned against the wall and said, "Do you think this is still a place for people to stay?"
Chu Huan touched his chin and sighed: "It seems that you have to be careful every step."
Wang Fu was very sympathetic to Chu Huan and said, "If you have money, hurry up and get a relationship. If you don't have money, just ask for your own blessings. Don't make a mistake when you patrol the streets. If something really happens, no one can protect you."
Chu Huan nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang for your advice."
On this day, Wang Fu took Chu Huan to familiarize himself with the several streets under the charge of the Ximen Bureau. The next morning, the head of the bureau, Zhao Yang, called Wang Fu and asked him to lead the three of them to patrol the West Square. He even called Chu Huan to follow him.
After giving the order, Zhao Yang called Wang Fu alone and whispered a few words. Chu Huan didn't know what to explain. When Wang Fu came back, he felt that Wang Fu's expression was a little strange.
In addition to being responsible for the public security of several streets, the most important responsibility of Wu Jingwei of Ximen Bureau is to patrol the West Plaza. Fortunately, although the West Plaza is huge, there are no crisscrossing streets. Apart from looking at a wide smooth stone yard, there are rows of erected arches. In Chu Huan's eyes, the row of arches built with huge sums of money only serves as a decorative effect, so that the square will not be too monotonous and add a little domineering.
Although I am patrolling the West Plaza, there is actually no need to walk around the West Plaza and find a place to sit. It is clear at a glance that as long as there is a situation, it will be time to take action.
Moreover, there are guards of the Royal Guards up and down the west gate of the Imperial City. The duty of the Wujing Guard is to monitor whether there are idle people in the square appearing rashly.
In addition to Chu Huan, Wang Fu and the other three were obviously familiar with the work here. After finding a place to sit down, Wang Fu pointed to the west gate of the imperial city and asked with a smile: "Chu Huan, do you know who is entering and exiting this door?"
Chu Huan shook his head and said, "I am here for the first time. Please give me some advice from Brother Wang."
"The East Gate comes out of the important ministers, and the West Gate comes out of the beauty." Wang Fu chuckled softly, "Have you never heard of this?"
Chu Huan read it once and asked with a smile: "What's the saying here?"
Wang Fu laughed and said, "All officials entered the court from the east gate. When the court went to the dynasty, they also came out from the east gate. The Duke of the State, the Inner Historian, the Minister of the Shang Dynasty, all entered and exited from the east gate, so the important officials from the east gate."
Chu Huan asked, "Simen comes out of a beauty, so what do you say?"
Wang Fu smiled, then lowered his voice and said, "The nobles who come in and out of Ximen are all concubines..." At this point, he felt that he still talked a little too much, so he patted Chu Huan on the shoulder and said, "The only benefit of Ximen Bureau is that if you are lucky, you may see the figures of those concubines. This... may be the only benefit."
In order to distinguish the stars in the sky, the ancients divided the stars into three stars and twenty-eight constellations. Because the Ziwei zodiac is in the middle of the sky, it was believed in ancient times that Ziwei zodiac was the place where the emperor lived, so the imperial city was usually called Ziwei City.
The construction of Luo'an City began since the Great Wu Dynasty. It has benefited the stars and the celestial phenomena and used the concept of unity of heaven and man. It is built to attract Qin water to the capital, to symbolize the Tianhan, cross the bridge south, and to use the law to lead the cow. Qin water to the capital actually means the Tianhan Milky Way. There is a Heavenly Palace in the sky, the Heavenly Palace has a Milky Way, and there is an Imperial Palace in the world. Qin water is the Milky Way on the earth. It means the unity of heaven and man, which further shows that the emperor is the son of heaven.
Although the capital city is abbreviated as the four cities in the southeast, west and north, in fact, the four cities have extremely particular names. The imperial city is Ziwei City, the book title of the East City is Qiming City, Taiwei City in the south, Quyi City in the north, and the western city is Taiyin City. In addition to the Qinshui Milky Way, there are also Gushui and Rao Water twisted through the city like two jade dragons, looking down in the sky, the Qinshui River is like a giant dragon, and the other two rivers are like two small dragons lingering with giant dragons. The design of the entire capital city is designed and built according to the concept of unity of man and nature, so the meanings represented by the four gates of the Imperial City are also different.
The ancients believed that the east ruled by Yang and the west ruled by Yin, so the west gate of the imperial city has always been a place where relatives of the palace were present. If a status concubine passed away, the coffin would even come out from the west gate. From that moment, the archway with auspicious beasts and auspicious birds passed through to show their honor. If the favored concubines in the palace were approved by the emperor and went out to visit relatives, they would have to come out from the west gate. After the western gate, it was essentially the west palace of the imperial city, which was the place of the harem.
In addition to the nobles in the harem, the selection and release of the harem maids in the harem were also from the Ximen, so Wang Fu claimed that "the beautiful woman came from the Ximen", which is true.
When Wang Fu said this, Chu Huan seemed to understand something, but someone was already laughing in a low voice: "Old Wang, Ximen doesn't just produce beauty, but also something."
Chu Huan asked, "What's out?"
Wang Fu mocked: "There is also a eunuch!"
Both of them laughed immediately, and one of them whispered: "The eunuch is not a thing."
Wang Fu waved his hand and said, "It's better to say less. If someone really hears it, you will always cause trouble. You are not unaware that the emperor trusts two kinds of people the most. If we offend these two kinds of people, we might be killed by the whole family."
"Two kinds of people?" Chu Huan was a little puzzled.
Someone next to him lowered his voice and said, "Taoist priest and eunuch!"
"Oh!" Chu Huan suddenly realized and understood.
Wang Fu leaned against the wall and said, "Forget it, don't say anything. It's still early until noon. It's not time to eat. Let's cheer up and stare at it first. Chu Huan came out for the first time today. After the turn, I will gather some people to welcome Chu Huan."
Chu Huan laughed and said, "Chu Huan is very grateful for the care of several elder brothers. This way, there is no need to make up the part. I also have a few taels of silver on my body. If you look down on me, after the turn, I will be the host and invite some brothers to have a few drinks. I wonder what if I think about it?"
The Wujingwei in Ximen Bureau is different from other places, and the income is small, so he has to pay for his family's expenses. He cannot be as free and easy as other departments. He also has to consider it if he wants to open a small restaurant in the tavern. At this time, he heard Chu Huan say he wanted to treat him, and he was very happy. Wang Fu had already patted Chu Huan's arm and said, "Chu Huan, it's great."
It was still early, Wang Fu held the knife, and the west gate was deserted, and there were few people in the west square. He yawned and said, "I slept late yesterday, so I'll take a break for a while. You guys stared at me and called me if you have something to do."
He closed his eyes, and after a short moment, he seemed to think of something. He opened his eyes, looked at Chu Huan, and whispered: "Chu Huan, if someone comes out of the West Gate, you must not...!" At this point, his voice stopped, his expression was a little strange, he pondered for a moment, and shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's okay, just stare at it."
He closed his eyes and fell asleep against the wall. Chu Huan saw that Wang Fu wanted to speak but stopped, and was a little surprised. Wang Fu obviously had something to say, but seemed to be worried. He said half of the words and said nothing, and he didn't know what the next half of his words were.
Wang Fu soon started snoring, but it didn't sound. The other two leaned against the wall and were sleepy. Seeing Wang Fu sleeping, one of them whispered to Chu Huan: "Chu Huan, you just came here, you are full of energy. It's not like we've been too tired now. Let's take a break first. Keep your eyes straight and stare at the square. If you have something to do, just call us."
Chu Huan nodded and said, "I'll stare." But he also understood the rules in his heart. No matter where, newcomers come, they always need to do more things.
Chapter completed!