Chapter 5
The name Huichuntang is called a medicine shop. There are eight or nine out of ten medicine shops in the capital. They are not called Huichuntang, but Renxintang. All these are so similar that people think they are all owned by the same owner.
Huichuntang, located in Tangxibai Street, is a time-honored brand. Among the more than ten "Huichuntangs" in the capital, this one has the most famous reputation. However, there was no intellectual property rights back then. So after this Huichuntang became famous, other pharmacies followed suit and named it Huichuntang. The Huichuntang in Tangxibai Street was helpless.
Huichuntang has a good business, and people come and go, and they prescribe prescriptions and medicines. The medicinal materials here not only have a reputation, but also have a reputation for the doctors in the hall. On weekdays, even those who see a doctor have to line up outside the door.
However, it rained today, and there were fewer patients, and not even many people brought medicine. After a while, the young man Gao Yizi was a little bored, and saw someone outside put the umbrella at the door, patted the rain on his clothes, and then walked in.
Although his back was shining, his temples stained with rain could be seen with a crow-green color, and his jade-colored clothes fluttered, making him elegant and handsome.
Gao Yazi has been an apprentice in this pharmacy for three years. He has seen countless people, but he has never seen such a beautiful person. He can't help but look at it for a long time until the other party walked up to him and knocked on the counter. Then he woke up and said with a red face: "What are the instructions for the guest?"
The other person was born beautifully, even if he smiled gently. Although Gao Yazi knew how to read, he had never read many classics and could not think of such a nice adjective. He just felt that this person was like the light rain outside, cool and swept away the sultry heat of early summer, which was very comfortable.
The other party said: "I'm looking for Manager Liu, don't you know if he is here?"
Gao Yizi: "You came by unfortunately, Manager Liu just left the house."
At this time, the person standing in Huichun Hall talking to Gao Yazi was naturally Tang Fan. When he heard Manager Liu go out, his eyebrows were slightly condensed, and then he asked again: "Did Manager Liu leave a message before leaving the door and say when will he come back?"
The young man thought about it and said, "Before leaving the door, the shopkeeper said he would not return until noon. You have a name. If there is anything wrong, why don't you tell me and I will convey it to you again, so as not to let you go again!"
He is a smart person and is a talented person who comes to socialize. No wonder he is the only one in Huichuntang at a young age.
Tang Fan smiled: "My surname is Tang, and I have nothing to do. I'll wait for Manager Liu here. I wonder if it's convenient?"
Good-looking people always take advantage. When someone with a crooked nose and bulging eyes comes, Gao Yazi may not be so enthusiastic, but when Tang Fan said that, he hurriedly said: "Of course it's convenient, Mr. Tang, please sit down!"
Then I went to pour the tea and brought it over, which was extremely terrible.
The tea was not very good, but Tang Fan was still grateful for this enthusiasm. He nodded and smiled slightly at him. Gao Yizi suddenly felt like he was floating in the air.
It was still early, and Manager Liu would not come back so soon. Tang Fan simply sat aside, drinking tea and watching the doctor in the hall treat the patients. It was not boring.
After about half an hour, three more people came in outside, wearing numb and fragrant cloud shoulders and sleeves, and a spring knife on his waist, majestic and powerful. Especially the person in the leader, his expression was deep and cold, his eyes were as sharp as a sword, and he just glanced around. Others subconsciously looked away and did not dare to look at him.
When the people in the pharmacy saw such familiar colors, they all showed various expressions of surprise, fear, and awe. They immediately spontaneously moved closer to the side and gave them a way.
In the Ming Dynasty, only Jinyiwei and Dongchang could be treated like this.
Of course, there is another Western Factory now.
These three Jinyiweisers immediately became the focus of attention when they stood at the pharmacy.
There was a silence around, and everyone looked at them, not even daring to whisper.
The reputation of the Jinyiwei has been spread throughout the world since its founding in the Ming Dynasty and has been passed down through the eight dynasties. It can stop children from crying at night.
Looking back at that time, when the Ming Dynasty was first established, Emperor Taizu was addicted to killing people. He felt that those people from the Ministry of Justice were not very effective, and they had to be arrested and then tried to kill someone. He wasted countless time in vain. So he established the Jinyi Personal Army Command Department, treating the Jinyiwei as a knife in his own hands to cut off corrupt officials and dissidents. Later, he might think that there were too many people killing and could stop, so he canceled the Jinyiwei. Unexpectedly, his son Emperor Yongle was restored as soon as he came to power, and he bought one free of charge, and created an East Factory with invention.
Jinyiwei and Dongchang each perform their duties and have intersections with each other. The business competition is very fierce and conflicts have already existed.
For the emperor, the Dongchang was in charge of the eunuchs. Those eunuchs grew up with him in the palace since childhood, so they were naturally closer than the Jinyiwei. However, in some things, the Dongchang could not replace the Jinyiwei.
No matter what, the Jinyiwei is also a man in charge of the commander, but the Dongchang is the eunuch in charge, while the civil servants are naturally hostile and vigilant towards the eunuchs.
However, no matter how internal struggles are, outside, when the Jinyiwei comes out, from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, they all change their colors and are respectful, for fear that they will accidentally offend these old men and cause trouble for no reason.
This is also the reason why Tang Fan gave Pan Bin that idea.
The Jinyiwei and the East Factory disliked each other, and the East Factory hated the Western Factory and the emergence of the West Factory, which divided its own limelight and power. The Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple had no good impression of all the secret agencies such as the Jinyiwei East Factory, but they were quite afraid of them and did not dare to offend them. Under the restraint of several parties, Shuntian Mansion was the most unsightly.
Gao Yizi hurriedly came forward, forced a smile, and trembled: "Several adults, come to the shop, don't know what instructions?"
The leader did not speak, and the Jinyiwei behind him said, "Where is the shopkeeper of the medicine shop?"
Another person who came to find Manager Liu?
Gao Yizi was surprised and hurriedly said, "I know, Mr. Liu went out early today, and I'm afraid he would not come back until noon!"
The man asked again, "Where has he been?"
Gao Yizi: "At that time, relatives of Manager Liu's family came to find him. It seemed that someone in the family was sick, so Manager Liu hurriedly left. As for where his relative lived, the young man didn't know."
Facing Tang Fan, he enthusiastically tried to keep the other party and sit for a while, but in front of these fierce gods, Gao Yizi wanted them to leave early.
Who knew that the Jinyiwei in the lead said coldly: "Then wait here."
Gao Yizi complained secretly, but did not dare to say anything. He quickly invited them to sit down and went to make tea.
It was a coincidence that today, he and the doctor in the pharmacy were the only ones in the pharmacy. One was treated and the other was taking medicine. Even if he wanted to inform the owner, he was exhausted.
Gao Yizi brought the hot tea and smiled diligently: "Sir, this is the best Yunwu tea, please use it slowly."
The three of them never spoke harshly, but somehow, when they saw them talking with a stern face and their bodies were filled with the aura of not entering the wild, Gao Yizi felt his calf thrust and almost fell to the ground.
It took him a long time to overcome his psychological barrier and plucked up his courage to ask: "I'm a little talkative, I would like to ask if Manager Liu has committed any crime. If it's a serious crime, I'd better invite my boss to come..."
The Jinyiwei, who was in charge, glanced at him, and Gao Yizi couldn't say the second half of the words.
"No need." After a while, the other party said that this man looked like an ice sculpture, and he was breathing in air conditioning when he said something. Gao Yazi, a junior apprentice and a pharmacy shop, had never seen such a scene and was almost scared to death.
Seeing that the three Jinyiwei seemed to be in a state of difficulty, the doctor and the patients were trembling and returned to their own patients, taking their pulse.
Gao Yazi was patted on the shoulder twice. He turned around and saw Mr. Tang, who had just sat on the side, smiled comfortably at him, and then said to the three Jinyiwei: "Are you here for the case of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion?"
The Jinyiwei, who was in charge, narrowed his eyes, looked at him for a moment, and asked without answering, "Who are you?"
Tang Fan bowed: "Tang Fan Tang Runqing, Shuntian Prefecture Promotion Officer."
The other party seemed to know him: "Are you really Tang Fan?"
Tang Fan laughed: "Tang Runqing is not a prominent official, and I think he has no value for being pretended to be?"
Then the other party bowed: "The General Banner of the Fusi District, Jinyiwei North Town, Suizhou."
Tang Fan was from the sixth rank official position, while the other party was the seventh rank. Speaking of which, the official position was lower than that of Tang Fan, but the position of Jinyiwei itself cannot be judged by common sense. Therefore, even if the other party just bowed and did not stand up, Tang Fan didn't say anything and still maintained a very graceful smile.
Tang Fan: "Is it because the General Banner of Sui is looking for Manager Liu for the case of the Marquis of Wu'an?"
Suizhou asked replies without answering: "What did Lord Tang discover?"
Tang Fan: "My discovery should be similar to that of the Sui General Banner. If the Sui General Banner is interested, it is better to let Shuntian Prefecture work with the Beizhenfusi, so as to find out the real murderer as soon as possible and give your majesty an explanation."
He saw that the Sui President Qi was very fond of his words. He thought that he didn't like to talk nonsense, nor did others say nonsense, so he didn't say much greetings, so he simply went straight to the point.
Sui Zhou looked at him for a while and said expressionlessly: "I heard that on the day Zheng Cheng died, he met Lord Tang on the street. He had spoken rudely to you at that time. I wonder if this is the case?"
Tang Fan was slightly stunned and nodded: "This is indeed the case."
Suizhou: "Since that's the case, Lord Tang also has a motive for murder. If Lord Tang is free, it's better to follow me to the Beizhen Fushi first and then discuss cooperation."
Chapter completed!