Xu Hongji, a bad old man, never imagined that the eunuch was hiding in an inn in Nanjing and fell asleep. He was very angry, very angry. No one had let him get so angry in many years. .
Previously, he and several friends concluded that the young eunuch should go straight to Chaohu when going south, and the chance of coming to Nanjing was low, at least not now. However, the news that came early this morning made him restless. The young eunuch was on his way to Nanjing. After all, the Wei Guogong Mansion has been deeply rooted in Nanjing for more than 200 years and has some reliable channels.
So people were sent to keep an eye on the other side as soon as there was news. Sure enough, they received the letter at noon. There was a cavalry of three or four hundred people in Taishan Town. They were strong men in black clothes and black flags. They were accompanied by imperial guards and fans. They moved forward to test the situation. Sure enough, he is from Dongchang.
After receiving the news, Xu Hongji immediately informed several of his friends to go out of the city to meet him by the river. Of course, he would not inform Shi Kefa and others.
Many people will be curious and ask, when Chang Yu was in Beijing, the nobles did not treat him much. Why did Duke Wei Guogong keep his profile so low when he was so awesome in Nanjing? In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that when Chang Yu first debuted, he was just a young eunuch. Even though he took a high position, he did not use any thunderous methods. Those nobles only regarded him as a boss of the East Factory and had not yet been put into a powerful eunuch. position.
The eunuchs who were afraid of powerful eunuchs were eunuchs with overwhelming power, such as Wei Zhongxian. At that time, there were several nobles who dared to say something big in front of Wei Zhongxian, so they all lined up to call him godfather.
As Chang Yu made great military exploits and became famous, although he did not attack others like Wei Zhongxian, his military exploits still made many people who were afraid of him gradually become more respectful and even lowered their attitude to cooperate with him.
As for Xu Hongji, he had naturally heard too many rumors about Chang Yu. In just a few months, he turned the tide twice and defeated the intruders twice, defeated the Tatars twice, and rejuvenated the already dying imperial court. Based on this alone, this little eunuch was absolutely amazing. Not a good thing.
What's more, the reputation of the Duke of Wei in Nanjing is so great that there are endless rumors. The court naturally hears a lot of rumors. The young eunuch is the boss of Dongchang and is also the confidant of Dongchang. Naturally, he has to lower his profile here. Is the step of showing off one's power to the prodigal son in front of this person clear to the court and telling the court that the rumors are true?
The more important point is that in their eyes, Chang Yu has been placed in the same position as Wei Zhongxian, Quan Supervisor!
There is no need to elaborate on how awesome Wei Zhongxian is. When he was in power, except for the British government, he did not dare to deal with anyone under the emperor. When Emperor Chongzhen was the king, he had to look at his face to speak. That is how good Xu Hongji is now. His companion, Marquis of Funing Zhu Guobi, twenty years ago, Yang Lian was convicted of impeaching Wei Zhongxian. Zhu Guobi complained about it, and Wei Zhongxian was furious and stopped his salary.
The salary and subsidy of the dignified Marquis would not be paid if he said nothing, but the court and the emperor did not give a shit. This alone shows the power of Wei Zhongxian back then.
Therefore, Xu Hongji is very afraid of Chang Yu in his heart, and even thinks he is more terrifying than Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian kills people with blood, and the eunuchs stab people in the back, but they can't find anything to do with them. I heard that even the head of the country was killed. It was so dark that he was simply lawless. In addition, he was well-known in the army for his good use of soldiers, winning battles and being invincible, and he was known as a butcher for killing people. It was impossible not to be feared.
Now that the little eunuch came to his door, he did not dare to neglect him and kept his attitude to the lowest level. However, he waited in vain. Hundreds of people from Dongchang came across the river but did not see the real owner. He said that he did not know where he went. The old man who led the army Jiu Huan boldly said: "Hurry up and arrange a place for us to sleep", which fully reflects Dongchang's domineering momentum.
Xu Hongji had to hold back the anger in his heart, so he ordered the personal guards of Heilang Camp and Chang Yu to go to the military camp on the bank of Jinchuan River in the north camp of the city, and then returned to his home angrily to discuss countermeasures with Zhao Zilong and Zhu Guobi. This little eunuch Several waves of people had been sent into the city before coming. They were obviously well prepared. Could they be gathering clues about a few of their own people?
"Even if we collect something, it's nothing to worry about. We have no rebellion or rebellion. They are just some arrogant and domineering words of impeachment. How can we be fooled? Besides, I still don't believe that he is going to cause trouble. I really don't think so. The sides are not messy enough," Zhao Zilong sneered.
Xu Hongji nodded slightly, convinced, while Zhu Guobi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If the people in Dongchang want to punish you, do they need to get any real evidence? A little evidence is enough. Have you two forgotten Wei Zhongxian's methods back then?" .
"In this case, we should be more careful and restrain our tribesmen from causing trouble here. I think when the rebel army is imminent, the eunuch doesn't have much energy to find trouble with us." His attention was diverted to the bandit army, and he had no time to take care of us."
"Since he has no intention of finding trouble with us, why is he avoiding us and making some mystery?" Zhao Zilong snorted.
"Perhaps we went to see Shi Kefa. You two must know that Shi Kefa collected food in Nanjing in a short period of time. The income was very small. Maybe the eunuch knew about it and deliberately showed his dissatisfaction by showing dissatisfaction to us. Maybe he is meeting with Shi Kefa at this time." Xu Hongji said calmly.
These words made Zhu Guobi and Zhao Zilong frown. Shi Kefa hurried from Beijing and went straight to the Duke of Wei's mansion, saying that he wanted to raise food for the reinforcements going south, and asked Duke Wei to take the lead in calling on the rich and distinguished households in the city to respond.
But... how could Shi Kefa, a scholar with a straight heart, get around these old fat men who only eat and don't vomit. They were prevaricated for various reasons and gained very little.
"What would happen if the eunuch forced him to donate?" Zhao Zilong asked.
Xu Hongji chuckled: "If you don't donate much, he can't rob it!"
The three of them looked at each other and laughed.
"Wen Jue" Xu Hongji called his eldest son: "Go to Shi Kefa's residence in person and tell him that your father has something to discuss with him. If the eunuch is here, pretend you don't know."
Xu Wenjue took the order and left. Unexpectedly, before he could leave the house, someone reported that someone from Dongchang was asking for a meeting. So he hurriedly came to the house, but Chunxiang came to the door, posted a post and left.
I visited Dongchang Changyu in the evening.
Hey, Xu Hongji and the three of them looked at each other, it seemed like they had to make a careful calculation! .
In the evening, in an inn facing the street east of Kaiping Prince's Palace, Chang Yu woke up leisurely and saw that Song Luoshu had already washed up: "Why did you wake up so early? Can't you sleep well?" Song Luoshu shrugged: "It's a humble job and one person is on duty. How dare you be sleepy?"
Chang Yu laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "As I said, there is no danger in Nanjing City. Those who lost their hair were so scared that their legs were weak."
"Why is this?" Song Luoshu was puzzled.
"Because they are afraid of being found out by the Governor, and they are even more afraid that the Governor will use the topic to his advantage!" Chang Yu smiled slightly, washed his face with cold water, felt refreshed, stretched out and walked to the bed to look at the sky: " Let’s go”.
"Going to Zhongshan Prince's Mansion?" Song Luoshu asked.
"No" Chang Yu shook his head: "Go to Kaiping Prince's Mansion."
