My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 164 Jinling
Tonight, the night in Nanzhili is exceptionally quiet.

As one of the two capitals of the empire, Nanzhili has always played a huge role in continuously delivering southern supplies to the northern empire's finances.

Relying on the money and food continuously collected from the south by the chief secretaries at all levels, the money and food from all directions were transferred to Nanjing via waterways, and then transported north to the capital, the real political center of the empire.

It can be said that if the hub of Southern Zhili is lost, the Ming court will have a high probability of losing its understanding of the real situation in the south.

Although Nanzhili did not provide much real information to the court before.

However, as the well-deserved capital of the south, Nanzhili's role in the entire empire cannot be ignored.

Throughout the ages, countless literati and ink writers have written about the prosperity and wealth of Jinling City, expressing that this cold and cold northern capital has more military significance than Jinling. Jinling does not have a military-enforced curfew like the northern cities. Even at night, the lights are brightly lit, and people stay awake all night long. It is a prosperous place filled with a decadent atmosphere of wealth and wealth.

But today, the gates of Jinling City were closed early, and the shops in the city also closed early, with plaques hanging up announcing their early closure.

The originally crowded pedestrian streets became sparse. Officers, soldiers and policemen who were rarely seen on weekdays were patrolling the deserted streets, holding lanterns and looking around nervously.

Even the occasional chirping of a night cat in the street can scare these soldiers who have long been frightened into panic.

And all of this stems from the strange hat-like flying object that suddenly appeared in the sky a few months ago.

Every night, they fly out from the darkness and capture passers-by. Some even sneak into residents' homes and devour them.

"Brother Li - wait for me -"

The two Jinling policemen are one tall and one short. The one walking in front is Li Changshou, a member of the Nanjing Jinyiwei Baihu who is under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili.

It is said that this person's family was originally a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, his father had an accident at sea. The family called Li Changshou, who was studying martial arts in Wudang, to come back to take charge of the family business. They also spent a huge sum of money to buy an Enyin in Jinyiwei and hang it on the Under the name of Nanzhen Fusi.

The young catcher behind him was panting as he followed Li Changshou. Looking at the hundreds of Jin Yiwei guards walking swiftly in front of him, he couldn't help but reveal a bit of envy in his eyes.

"Brother Li is indeed a master who wants to participate in martial arts. If only I had such good skills!"

A young man named Wang Xiaohu has dark skin who has been doing farm work all year round.

He was not a native of Jinling. He was originally a refugee who abandoned his family business to escape the war in the southwest. His family was attacked by horse bandits on the road, his parents were killed, and the whereabouts of his two sisters are unknown.

He begged for food all the way to Jinling, sold himself to the rich in the city to block the government's corvee work, and was dragged into the government office as an errand. Although he received no wages, at least he would not die of hunger.

After all, Nanjing is rich. Even a fast-moving servant like Wang Xiaohu can receive a subsidy of one or two yuan a month.

That’s real money!

Wang Xiaohu has never seen so much money since he was a child.

Except for the fact that his two younger sisters have not found their whereabouts despite repeated inquiries, Wang Xiaohu is very satisfied with his current life.

They have accommodation, food, and work, and although they often have to work overtime at night as errands, compared with farmers who face the loess and turn their backs to the sky, life is already very good.

But even in Wang Xiaohu's eyes, such a good job was abandoned by wealthy young men for fear that the court would conscript him into this hard job.

"Silence!"

Li Changshou reminded that the entire city of Nanjing is now quiet. The brightly lit Nanjing city in the past has now turned off its lights, for fear that any light in the darkness will attract the eyes of the "hat monsters" who may appear at any time in the sky. Notice.

Li Changshou held his sword and motioned to the young man beside him to pay attention.

It is late autumn, the moon is bright and the stars are few.

It's the time when the hat monster appears.

Li Changshou stared at the sky solemnly, his eyes flashing with thoughts.

These hat monsters are considered old friends to him.

Before his father went out to sea and had an accident, the survivors who went out to sea with his father recalled that before the ship was overturned by huge waves, there were creatures like the "Hat Monster" in the sky above Nanjing today.There was also a faint figure of a huge creature wandering in the sea, making waves, causing huge waves to engulf the ship.

How did my father die?

The family members looked at the severed arm that the sailors risked their lives to snatch back from the shark's mouth, and the sad and painful scene was still vivid in their minds.

When he thought of this, Li Changshou couldn't help but subconsciously clenched the Qiushui sword in his hand.

No matter what, he wants to find out the truth of what happened that year.

This is why he wanted to enter Jinyiwei even though he sold the restaurant that his family had run for many years.

Now... is undoubtedly the best time——

Li Changshou thought while carefully inspecting the surroundings with the helpers assigned to him in Jinling City behind him.

The original responsibility of Nanzhen Fusi was mainly responsible for the legal and military discipline of Jinyiwei.

It does not have such great power as Fusi in Beizhen, who has the imperial edict, is always with the emperor, handles the emperor's case, and can arrest and torture the officials of the court on his own.

But this time, because the hat demon incident was too frightening, the scope of influence was too large, and it also affected Jinling, the southern capital of the imperial court.

An edict was issued directly from the capital to the local Jinyiwei, requiring the Jinyiwei in Nanjing City to be on standby at any time, waiting for the arrival of important officials and forbidden soldiers from the Qintian Supervisor who were handling the matter, to assist them in dealing with the cholera hat demon in several southern provinces.

Moreover, soon the Eastern Expedition Army that swept the eastern coast of the imperial court would move south to Jinling. It was said that the emperor would take this opportunity to go to Xiaoling to worship Emperor Taizu.

Stop by and take a look at the tomb of a certain Emperor Jianwen.

At that time, I am afraid that officials from all over Nanjing will be summoned to the Imperial Palace to inquire about the matter in person.

Li Changshou was extremely excited.

If he could take advantage of this opportunity to establish meritorious deeds, he would not only be able to get clues about his father's death, but also be able to apply for transfer to the capital and join the Imperial Guards.

As the son of a once famous wealthy businessman in the south, he knew very well what the emperor's imperial guards meant when the new emperor ascended the throne.

That is truly controllable supernatural power.

It is the sublimation of the essence of life——

This year's martial arts competition is too competitive. Looking at the world-famous martial arts surnames, Li Changshou no longer has much hope that he can stand out in the martial arts competition.

"Yesterday, regarding your sister, I have sent the portrait to a few brothers who are on duty in the southwest, and asked them to help go to the government offices along the way to find out if there are any similar people among the refugees who have been gathered. Life and death are all about living a good life. Don't Don’t worry too much.”

Li Changge comforted him and said, Wang Xiaohu is quite upright. If he can help others by writing a few letters, why not do it?

After all, the lives of ordinary people in this world are extremely difficult, so they pay more attention to unity and coexistence.

"Thank you-"

Wang Xiaohu was very excited, but he had not yet expressed his gratitude.

"Do not talk--"

He was held down by Li Changshou with one hand.

His eyes were like daggers, he raised his head and stared at a small blue dot in the sky, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

"There is a situation!"

(End of this chapter)