What was happening in the court would affect the future of the Ming Empire.

The people in Nanjing were completely unaware of this.

Chen Zhi was a small flag officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, responsible for the area near Qinhuai.

Chen Zhi was still very satisfied with his position. Although he was only a minor official of the seventh rank, the Jinyiwei had great deterrent power in the capital.

Even ministers in the court would not be easily offended.

Moreover, as for Chen Zhi's position, even if the former commander-in-chief Mao Xiang was sentenced to death in the 23rd year of Hongwu, it had little to do with him as a minor official.

Now that Jiang Li has taken over, he also needs manpower, and his position is still secure.

Moreover, officials in the capital are of a higher rank. If he, a small flag officer of the seventh rank, is placed outside the capital, he is equivalent to a general flag officer of the seventh rank.

"It's rare for Nanjing to be so lively. I want to see what's going on."

While talking to himself, he waved his hand, and several subordinates followed him, and Chen Zhi walked towards Ping'an Teahouse in a swagger.

"Who are you? Why are you pushing? Don't you know how to queue?"

As a flag officer of the Imperial Guard, how could he possibly queue up? When I came over, I saw that there seemed to be hundreds of people queuing up to buy breakfast.

This made Chen Zhi curious, so he cut in line and stepped forward.

The road ahead was too crowded, so Chen Zhi asked his subordinates to go forward and clear a path.

The person in the queue in front felt the push from behind and subconsciously yelled.

When he turned around and saw that it was the Jinyiwei, he was completely shocked.

The name of Jinyiwei was extremely famous in the whole capital. The man shuddered and gave up the truth directly.

The people in the front heard the noise behind, turned around and gave up their seats.

Chen Zhi just walked up directly.

When he arrived at the door of the teahouse and saw the price list, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Good fellow, you are so bold! Isn't this disrupting the market?"

"Aren't you afraid of being investigated by the Five Cities Army?"

The Five Cities Military Affairs Department mentioned by Chen Zhi is a series of departments with comprehensive functions, such as the Urban Management, Fire Department, Public Security Bureau, and Price Bureau in later generations.

The Wucheng Bingma Si is a general term, namely the Wucheng Bingma Command Headquarters of Central, East, West, South and North, which are five government offices.

Seeing this, the clever waiter quickly smiled and said, "Sir, our breakfast is much more expensive than other teahouses' breakfasts, so the price is reasonable."

"Look, sir. The reason why we have so many customers is because our teahouse has such a great taste. Otherwise, our business wouldn't be so prosperous."

After the servant finished speaking, he immediately brought over several steamed buns and meat buns, inviting Chen Zhi and his subordinates to taste them.

As soon as Chen Zhi took a bite, the softness of the steamed bun reminded him of Cui'er from Wanhua Tower. He took a bite and was immediately shocked.

“I didn’t expect a steamed bun could taste so good.”

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi's eyes flashed, and he took out a five-string note and wanted to buy more than ten steamed buns and meat buns.

Soon the shopkeeper came out and immediately indicated that the steamed buns and meat buns were free. Chen Zhi accepted them reluctantly.

Of course he had no intention of paying, but now the situation in the capital was tense, so he had to make one look good, otherwise it would be bad for his reputation if it got out.

"I think your teahouse is good, very nice."

"Please take care of me in the future."

"Okay, brothers, let's go. Let's not delay other people's business here."

Chen Zhi took his brothers from the Jinyiwei away. Before leaving, each Jinyiwei was given a steamed bun and a meat bun, and they were all very happy.

After eating a few of the buns, Chen Zhi felt the meat was still hot and hurried towards the Jinyiwei Yamen.

Due to its noble status, the Jinyiwei Yamen was not scattered in the alleys of the capital like other Yamen, but was located close to Chengtian Gate, the main gate of the imperial city.

It is adjacent to the Five Military Governor's Office, across the street from the Six Ministries on the east, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor.

The Jinyiwei was mainly divided into the Southern and Northern Pacification Divisions.

Among them, the Southern Pacification Division was responsible for the laws and military discipline within the Jinyiwei, and was responsible for internal supervision.

The more famous one is the Northern Pacification Office, which has an imperial prison and can arrest, interrogate, sentence and execute people on its own without going through the general judicial system.

Chen Zhi was a small flag officer of the Northern Pacification Division.

The current military system of the Ming Dynasty is divided into guards and garrisons. Each guard has about 5,000 regular soldiers, and each garrison has garrisons, which are divided into thousand-household garrisons and hundred-household garrisons.

Small flags, general flags, and trial centurions do not have their own independent offices in the Jinyiwei Yamen, only centurions have them.

After Chen Zhi entered the yamen, he went straight to the centurion's office.

"Boss, this is the breakfast I bought from the new teahouse that opened on the Qinhuai River. Please try it."

"You are quite filial, kid."

The captain didn't think much about it. He just picked up a steamed bun and prepared to take a bite to show his appreciation.

However, I felt the difference as soon as I touched it, and I was even more shocked by the taste.

"Good boy, you can find such a good thing."

The captain, who was originally half lying down, suddenly stood up, finished his steamed bun in a few bites, and looked at the remaining steamed bun and meat bun in Chen Zhi's hand.

Of course Chen Zhi paid the tribute as a token of his filial piety.

The captain took it and was about to eat the second one, but before his hand touched it, he suddenly stopped.

"Wait here, you may benefit from it."

The captain went out directly carrying steamed buns and meat buns.

Judging from the situation, it was obvious that he took the remaining steamed buns and meat buns to show his filial piety to the thousand households.

No matter what year it is, officials must have insight.

After tasting one, the captain took the rest and went straight to the Northern Pacification Envoy.

The Pacification Envoy was a fourth-rank official, but he was a powerful official with more power than the assistant magistrates and co-magistrates above him, and was directly under the jurisdiction of the Jinyiwei Commander-in-Chief.

The current official of the Northern Pacification Commission is Song Zhong.

Mao Xiang, the former commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was sentenced to death after the Hu Weiyong case, and now Jiang Lin is in charge.

Jiang Li was the former Northern Pacification Envoy.

In the original history of the Ming Dynasty, after the Lan Yu case, Jiang Lin was sentenced to death, and it was Song Zhong who was in charge.

However, Song Zhong did not serve for two years. In June of the 28th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished punishments such as tattooing, piercing, cutting off the nose, and castration.

At the same time, the Jinyiwei system was abolished until Zhu Di's rebellion, when it was restored.

Later, under Emperor Jianwen, Song Zhong served as the commander-in-chief and stationed troops in Kaiping, which formed a supporting role with Xu Kai's troops stationed in Linqing and Geng Lin's troops stationed in Shanhaiguan.

Finally, during the Jingnan Rebellion, the army was defeated at the Yellow River, and more than a hundred officers were captured by the Prince of Yan. They all refused to surrender and were executed.

"It's amazing that such an ordinary steamed bun can be so delicious."

Song Zhong himself is a foodie who loves delicious food. After tasting this dish, he praised it highly.

After eating the meat bun, his mouth was full of oil and he felt more and more comfortable. Then he asked, "Where does this delicacy come from?"

The Qianhu felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and had to say that he came from the Baihu.

A hundred households were summoned at random.

The captain was also embarrassed and explained that it was a gift from a small flag officer under his command.

Immediately, he summoned Chen Zhi, a small flag officer from the Northern Town Service Department.

Chen Zhi looked at Song Zhong, the Northern Pacification Envoy, who was wearing a bullfighting costume, and a hint of envy flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Then he reported, "There is a new teahouse on the Qinhuai River. It was packed with people today. I went there out of curiosity and was amazed after trying it. I bought some for you as a gift."

"There are many breakfast items, many of which I have never heard of. I just bought these ordinary steamed buns and meat buns to try first."

Song Zhong was surprised when he heard this. He stood up and said, "If that's the case, I'll go see who can make such a delicious dish."