The street was silent, with the sound of the carriage rumbling. The young eunuch and the prince were whispering in the car. Dozens of guards outside the car were looking around vigilantly. This car was so conspicuous that anyone who was interested would definitely guess who was inside. With Chang Yu There were so many enemies that the attendants had to be cautious, not to mention that there was also the Ming Prince sitting among them.
Zhu Cihong was not worried at all. Although there were many dangers around Chang Yu, it was the safest place for him. He worshiped Chang Yu to the point of blindness. , he didn’t believe there was anyone in the world who could kill the little eunuch.
Not only was he not worried, he was also very excited and not sleepy at all. Following the little eunuch, he could hear too many wonderful stories that he could never have imagined, and he could also silently learn some things that no one in the palace taught, such as how to behave and even speak. And skills, just like the conversation between Chang Yu and Li Yuzhi just now, it was full of wit but also pointed. It didn't have to be too straightforward and specious, and the other party only seemed to understand but not understand.
It's getting late. Your Highness, please go back to the palace. There will be morning classes tomorrow. Chang Yu reminded Zhu Cihong when the carriage arrived at the northeast corner of the imperial city.
"Can't I stay with you in the Yamen tonight?" Zhu Cihong begged.
Chang Yu shook his head: "If you still think about it in the future, you have to know when enough is enough." Zhu Cihong nodded, and Chang Yu asked Lao Hu to turn the car around and head towards Bei'anmen.
"Will Li Yan and the others arrive in Beijing tomorrow?" Zhu Cixiang asked.
Chang Yu nodded.
"What are you going to do with the three wild dogs, Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Hua Ma Liu? Why don't you take the opportunity to deal with them?" Zhu Cixiang had endless questions.
"If you don't tell me, I will almost forget about these three dogs." Chang Yu chuckled: "We'll see whether we clean them up or not, but we can let them do some hard work first."
The carriage stopped outside the Bei'an Gate of the Imperial City. Chang Yu got off the car, opened the door and told Zhu Cixiang to say goodbye. Then he walked to the carriage and murmured a few words to the coachman, Lao Hu. After a while, the carriage and attendants headed east along the root of the imperial city towards the Yamen.
The carriage gradually moved away, and three black figures flashed out of the black shadow outside the Bei'an Gate of the Imperial City and walked slowly towards the west along the base of the wall. At this time, the street was silent and no one was there. There were guards patrolling outside the Imperial City, and there were even wild dogs. Not a single one was seen.
The three black figures walked quickly and silently, and soon they arrived at Dingfu Street in the northeast corner of the imperial city, which was indeed where the Dingguo Palace was.
Dingfu Street is named after Dingguofu. It is a bustling street with everything you need to eat, drink and play. It is considered the best in the northeast corner of the capital. Even though it is late at night, there is still no shortage of entertainment, singing and dancing.
Yingge Tower is the most famous brothel in Beicheng. I heard that the ladies there are not only beautiful but also versatile. They are proficient in playing, playing and singing. They are all contestants in the Ming Dynasty's Voice Talent Show.
A few turtle guys were bowing their heads in front of the building to see off some drunken guests in an attempt to get a reward. Suddenly, they saw three people coming straight from the street. They were wondering, they are so excited to have guests come so late at night. Ah, I was about to go forward to say hello, but suddenly a person rushed out from beside me and rushed over to greet me.
The man came to the three of them and kowtowed: "Mr. Factory Master, Mr. Wu is waiting for you up there."
Yes, these three people were Chang Yu and his personal attendant Chen Wangting and Jiang Fa, and the person who greeted them was Di Weicheng, the confidant of Jinyiwei commander Wu Mengming.
Chang Yu hummed and followed Di Weicheng towards the building. Several turtle masters hurriedly gathered around him: "You guys..."
"Go away!" Di Weicheng roared, and the turtle masters Wei Nuo backed away. Chang Yu glanced at them and popped out a few broken pieces of silver with his fingers. The turtle masters were stunned, then their brows were filled with joy and they quickly thanked them loudly.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, are you looking at these big teapots so pitifully?" Di Weicheng couldn't help but asked in a low voice when he saw this scene.
"No, this Mr. Turtle and our eunuchs are all low-class poor people." Chang Yu laughed, he really looked at these Mr. Turtles as pitiful.
When Di Weicheng heard this, he immediately panicked and quickly turned around to accuse: "You can't say that, Mr. Factory Supervisor. This big teapot is truly a low-class person. You are the head of the internal officials. How can you stand shoulder to shoulder with the courtiers?" Join these people."
Moreover, Chang Yu curled his lips, these people were very flattering on the surface, but in fact they said all kinds of nasty things behind their backs. In their mouths, the eunuchs were even worse than these low-class people, because they were not in the class.
Of course, with Chang Yu's mentality, he never felt that being an eunuch was embarrassing, and he didn't care about these common opinions at all. He waved his hand to Di Weicheng and said, "Why are you so nervous after chatting casually?"
Di Weicheng breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly led the way. Chang Yu suddenly asked, "You said that Mr. Turtle is a member of the lower class, but do you know who the lower class are?"
Di Weicheng really didn't know this. Chang Yu turned his head and looked at Chen Wangting. He didn't know either. As expected, only Jiang Fa, the most experienced man in the world, opened his mouth and said: "A first-rate actor, a second-rate actor, a third-rate bastard, a fourth-rate turtle, and a fifth-rate turtle has his head shaved." , Six rubs on the back, seven prostitutes, eight thieves, and nine blowing ashes, this Turtle Gong is the fourth among the lower nine liu, and Turtle Gong is the name in the south, and the north is called Big Teapot! And this Turtle Gong is actually not pitiful at all, they But they are all thugs raised by the brothel madam. They are all shady and evil. Don’t let their servants fool you."
Di Weicheng also quickly agreed: "No, these big teapots have dark hearts. They are all pretending to be pitiful!"
"Master Jiang is really well-informed," Chang Yu said sincerely, "If there is a lower class, there should also be a high class."
Jiang Fa chuckled: "There are not only upper-level students but also middle-level students."
Oh, everyone was interested. Chang Yu said, "Master Jiang, tell me."
"In Shangjiuliu, there are first-rate Buddhas, second-rate immortals, third-rate emperors, fourth-rate officials, five-rate members, and six-rate guests. Seven burners and eight are responsible for Jiuzhuang farmland. Mr. Factory, you are also an official. You are the fourth-rate in Shangjiuliuli, after the emperor." . Jiang Fa started showing off.
Chang Yu laughed: "What about Zhongjiu Liu?"
"First-rate doctor, second-rate doctor, third-rate Fengjian and fourth-rate critic, fifth-rate painter and sixth-rate worker, seven monks, eight masters and nine chessboards." Jiang Fa continued, and Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Feng Jian and Pi?"
"Oh, "Feng Jian" is Mr. Yin and Yang who reads Feng Shui, and "Pi" is the fortune teller of Pi Bazi," Jiang Fa said quickly, and everyone couldn't help but cheer for his vast knowledge.
While they were talking, the four of them had already gone up to the third floor. Di Weicheng knocked on the door in front of the Yitian-sized room, then bowed his hand to Chang Yu and turned to leave.
The door creaked open, and Wu Mengming's smiling face appeared in front of him. Chang Yu couldn't help but hid his nose and frowned. The smell was strange, familiar, and overwhelming.
"Master Wu, this was not long after the fight. Look how smelly the smoke is to your nose." Chang Yu walked closer to the room and took a look inside. The bed was very messy.
Wu Mengming was a little embarrassed and laughed: "I fell asleep for a while after being tired for a long time, which made the factory supervisor laugh."
Chang Yuqi rolled his eyes and looked at the food and wine on the table: "Where are the public funds for eating and drinking?"
"No, no, no, I'll pay for it in my humble position, but the factory supervisor will pay for it. Otherwise..." Wu Mengming said quickly, Chang Yu waved his hand: "Just make a pot of tea." He walked to the window and opened it for ventilation. , the strange smell in the room was much lighter, and he looked at the dark street outside: "There will be some noise in the house tomorrow."
Wu Mengming helped Chang Yu make tea and laughed when he heard the words: "It's the emperor and the officials' business to make a fuss. We don't have to go to court to be quiet." Then he said: "Factory boss, why are we so secretive when we meet now? ?”
Chang Yu turned around and walked to the table and sat down. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. He frowned and said, "A wealthy person like you should drink this tea."
Wu Mengming immediately became angry. He didn't understand tea but knew that the young eunuch was an expert in tea tasting. When he heard this, he went to the brothel to be the victim of him. He clamored to find trouble with the old madam, but Chang Yu stopped him and said, "Don't do it." I forgot, now we are incompatible with each other outside, the more tense the situation, the better, at least we two brothers are better off."
"Yes, yes, yes." Wu Mengming made a fuss: "Fire and water are incompatible, fire and water are incompatible." He took out a bunch of keys from his arms and handed them to Chang Yu: "Enter the carriage and horse alley of Xianyifang. There is a big elm tree in front of the third house. Enter the big courtyard."
Chang Yu took it and showed a smile: "Next to the West City Army and Horse Department in Fucheng Gate?" Wu Mengming nodded.
"Master Wu, are you bribing our family?" Chang Yu threw the bunch of keys on the table: "Why do we need such a big house when we are alone?"
Wu Mengming smiled: "The house doesn't have to be inhabited by people, it can also be used for storing things."
Chang Yu chuckled: "What do we need to put in such a big house?"
"Some of the factory supervisor's belongings are always kept in the Yamen. It's inconvenient to be crowded with people. It's better to find a private house to keep them more secretly. The day before yesterday, I took the old eunuch's job from Wang Zhixin... The old guy checked nearly two hundred thousand taels of cash, and now it's all Put it in that house..." Wu Mengming didn't cover up anymore.
Chang Yu was silent.
As the admiral of Dongchang, he was ordered to investigate and fight corruption, but even Chang Yu himself couldn't tell whether he was clean or not. If you ask him if he has been involved in corruption or bribery, he has not actually been involved. However, he has a lot of money.
In fact, most of these family assets were obtained by Wu Mengming from two princes who had already burped when they were in Taiyuan, and they also obtained money from profiteers in Shanxi and various deceptions.
But 80% of the money was handed over, and the rest was distributed to the participating brothers, and the part kept for himself was not used privately. Think about it, as an admiral of the East Factory, he never lacks food, clothing, housing and transportation, and he has no money to eat, drink, whore or gamble. Hobby, there is almost no place to spend money.
On the contrary, most of the money was used on the soldiers of the four battalions under his command to build heavy armor, weapons and uniforms, as well as rewards and pensions. The rest was invested in the Octopus Chamber of Commerce and the Escort Agency.
"If the property is kept in the Yamen, even if it is investigated, it can still be said to be public funds. If it is kept in a private house, it will be difficult to say. Mr. Wu, this matter is risky."
"If there is a risk, it won't fall on you and me. There are people who will take care of it. The factory supervisor can keep the keys. If you need the money, you can get it at any time..." Wu Mengming was talking when Chang Yu suddenly interrupted him: "You can get it at any time? Our family can get it at any time. Suddenly I thought of a safer place."
"Where?" Wu Mengming asked quickly.
"Bank" Chang Yu slammed the table, and Wu Mengming looked confused: "What?"
"Oh, it's the bank!"
Hold the grass! Wu Mengming slapped his thigh: "Why didn't I think of this! A huge amount of money can be used as a cover. Mr. Factory, we have to talk about this..."
