The weather was chilly the next morning, and the rice and food order markets across the capital were crowded with people rushing to buy ingredients for the morning market, because tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and every household was busy buying supplies for the festival, so they also took advantage of the morning market. Cheaper.
Sichengfang, the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division gathered their troops early in the morning to form a large formation, because today within their jurisdiction, or to be precise, right next door to them is the imperial mansion given by the current Dongchang eunuch. Today he moved into the mansion. During the banquet, the Dongcheng Military and Horse Department was responsible for joint security and defense.
Eunuchs buying houses outside are nothing new since ancient times, such as Wei Zhongxian. Coincidentally, his house is also near Bingmasi, but it is near Bingmasi in Beicheng, Jinggongfang, Zhaohui. There is an alley over there called Shoubi Hutong, but this is the name of later generations. In fact, the western section was called Shoupi before. The alley is a place where furs are made and processed. It smells very bad, hence the name.
The eastern section is called Suning Hutong. This Suning Hutong is from Wei Zhongxian, because he is called Wei Suning from Suning, Hebei Province. He alone achieved the Tao of chickens and dogs and ascended to heaven. He bought a big house here for his nephew to live in. Later, his nephew Wei Liangqing was "named Uncle Suning based on his merits." It became Suning Bo's Mansion.
Except for the top eunuchs like Wei Zhongxian, the eunuchs in charge of the yamen in the palace and even those with some money will buy properties outside the palace for their future retirement, so the common people have long been accustomed to this kind of thing.
But Chang Yu was different. He didn't buy it, he was given it by the emperor for his military exploits!
More importantly, there is also a military memorial arch given by the Emperor, which is awesome! Because these are usually only generals with outstanding military exploits or nobles who have been knighted for their military exploits. It is rare to give it to an eunuch. Even Wei Zhongxian and Liu Jin did not receive this treatment.
And even if it were given to them, they would be scolded because they don’t deserve it!
But Chang Yu is different. Everyone in the government and the public knows that he is good at fighting. They all know that he has been able to turn the tide in the past few months, otherwise it will be over tomorrow morning!
No one is more worthy of this military honor than him!
This is the consensus of the ruling and opposition parties. Whether it is ordinary people in the opposition, officials in the court, or even enemies who have a problem with Chang Yu, they have to admit: he really deserves it.
The most skilled and powerful person in the dynasty was the most popular person in front of the emperor. At this time, his housewarming banquet would attract hundreds of officials to come to congratulate him, so the Dongcheng Army and Horse Department had to be on guard to prevent any trouble.
Today, Lao Hu was very happy and very nervous. He got up early before dawn and shouted at the servants in the house to get busy cleaning and sprinkling water. He also tidied up everything inside and outside.
"San, go to the Yamen quickly and call for more people. How can these few people come here later? Besides, nothing has been arranged yet..." Lao Hu was a little confused. He had previously asked Yapo to buy six Seven servants and maids were enough on weekdays, but they seemed to be stretched thin when it came to big occasions. What was even more depressing was that he only found out early in the morning that there was a housewarming party today. There was no cook, no ingredients, and nothing prepared. What to do with this banquet? Do you want guests to drink boiled water?
"Mr. Hu, don't worry, everyone in the yamen will come to help later..." Fang San said quickly: "It's just a banquet. It would be difficult for others to put together in a hurry, but our Lord Governor said, the palace The palace maids, chefs, etc. can be mobilized, and even the personal guards can be mobilized to help on duty..."
While he was talking, the servant at the door came to report that there were dozens of big men coming from outside. They didn't look like they were from the yamen. Old Hu thought that they might be from the military. After all, both the Beijing camp and the Guards were working together. Chang Yu has a very good relationship, and it is normal for many of his friends to come to help, so he hurriedly went to the door to greet him, only to find...
Uh... These people are definitely not soldiers. Although some of them are rich and powerful, they even carry iron pots. Looking at their words and deeds, they look more like... ruffians!
Yes, he was more like a local ruffian. Lao Hu's face turned gloomy immediately: "Everyone, this is the Chang Mansion. I came to the wrong place to have a wedding today and wanted to cause trouble. I came a little early if I wanted to please you."
"Hey, you misunderstood. We are here to help." One of the people in front quickly apologized: "We are from Mr. Fang Ba of Dongcheng. Look, that big fat man is the chef of Xianju Building in Chaoyangmen..."
Lao Hu was a little confused. He knew more or less that the underworld in the capital was related to Chang Yu, but he didn't expect that they would come to help. Moreover, the manpower from the Yamen and the palace were not used, so why should I use you to help?
At this moment, Jiang Fa arrived, and Lao Hu hurriedly went to meet him: "What's going on with Jiang Bashi?"
Jiang Fa smiled slightly and first bowed his hands to those people: "Thank you for your help. I would like to thank everyone on behalf of the Governor." Then he pulled Lao Hu aside and said, "This is what the Governor meant. People in the palace We have no use for serving the emperor, and we have no use for the people in the yamen who are from the imperial court! Let these friends come to help, and we will save ourselves the trouble of being blamed!"
Lao Hu was stunned for a long time, and shook his head with a wry smile: "As a governor, if you are like our governor, hehe, it will make people speechless!"
This move may seem a bit pretentious, but Chang Yu must set an example to show his cleanliness. The reason is because some time ago he took heavy measures to control the private use of public weapons and punished and arrested those nobles who treated the soldiers of the Beijing camp as their own private soldiers. It was a big fuss at the time, and Chang Yu offended a lot of people.
But it also ended this unspoken rule that had lasted for many years. You must know that after so many years, many soldiers have long been unable to distinguish whether they serve as soldiers for the imperial court or for nobles! Because many nobles hold positions in the military, the housekeepers, sweepers, and crop harvesters are directly transferred from the military camp to use them. The key is not to return them after they have been used! Over time, it becomes one's own.
Chang Yu threw out heavy punches, and the effect was immediate. It seemed like he was back in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. He thought back to the time when "Prime Minister" Li Shanchang wanted to borrow three hundred soldiers to build a house at his house, so he found Tang He, but Lao Tang was so stubborn that he refused to borrow any of them!
In fact, this is not all because Lao Tang is unkind, but because Lao Zhu Li has good rules. No matter how awesome a general you are and how high your title is, he will not give you the power to control the army. If you want to mobilize troops, go to the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War does not have the power to command the troops. Find the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion!
It's just that after more than two hundred years, these rules have become decorations, and now Chang Yu has put these rules out again. He will hit anyone who reaches out. Of course, he must set an example, otherwise he will be slapped in the face and his spine will be hit. Pointing and prodding.
Moreover, in addition to not calling in soldiers as helpers, he did not even call in people from the yamen and let at most a few personal attendants take a look. As for the people in the palace, he would never use one, otherwise it would become a cannonball for political enemies to attack him!
But he needed a lot of helpers to entertain officials during his housewarming, so he thought of the Thirteen Taibao. Their men were engaged in various livelihoods in the capital, and many of them were experts in this field. So he said hello, and the friends in Sijiu City immediately heard the order. And, of course, you don’t just come if you are willing to help, you have to be an expert in this field.
A team that specializes in weddings and weddings.
As soon as this group of people entered the house, they all performed their duties and got busy, and then several large carts of food were delivered one after another. The whole house was busy, but they also attracted people from the neighbors who were watching the fun. When they asked, hey, where are you today? It was a good day for the eunuch to entertain guests when he moved to his new house, so more and more people joined in the fun...
The people from the Soldiers and Horses Department also started to get busy, holding sticks to maintain order: "Everyone in the neighborhood should be nice. Don't cause trouble for us, and don't make us feel uncomfortable. They are the bad guys elsewhere in the East Factory." .
