The dark night, the wind and snow are charming.
At the gate of Chang's Mansion, Old Hu poked his head in the concierge for a while. The servant said with concern: "Old Hu, it's cold outside. Please go inside and rest first. When the Governor arrives, I'll call you..."
Before he finished speaking, Old Hu pushed him away and walked towards the door. In the distance, the light at the entrance of the alley was getting closer and closer. Old Hu walked forward tremblingly: "The Governor is back, the Governor is back... …”
Lao Hu has always had a grateful heart for Chang Yu. Old eunuchs of his age usually have only three options, one is to die of old age in the palace, the other is to die alone outside the palace, or go to the eunuch nursing home in Panjiayao.
But Chang Yu, remembering his former companionship, always cared for the old eunuch and made him the general manager of the Chang Mansion.
It has always been a headache for Lao Hu how to address Chang Yu. Call him young master. He is obviously the head of the family. Call him master, he is obviously a young man. Call him master or superintendent, but it always seems unfamiliar and foreign. Chang Yu was not happy either.
But there is really no other good title, so even if Chang Yu doesn't like it, he still calls him Governor and Governor.
After all, in the whole Chang family, only Little Apple can call Chang Yu "Brother Chang".
This is Chang Yu's favorite name, but no one dares to call it except Little Apple.
Chang Yu, who was talking to Chunxiang in the car, heard Lao Hu's voice, so he jumped out of the car and held Lao Hu's arm: "It's so late and I'm still awake, there's no reason to bother."
For Chang Yu, he came to this strange world without relatives or friends. All family and friendships were blank and everything had to start from scratch. However, his environment and status made it extremely difficult for him to have these. And like Chunxiang , Lao Hu, Su Guoer's family, this is the rare place where he can feel all this, so he cherishes these people especially, just like Lao Hu, in addition to being loyal to him, there is also a kind of father's love that is difficult to let go, maybe Even Lao Hu himself didn't know, but Chang Yu could feel that Lao Hu had always loved him as a son, even though he would never have a son in his life. Perhaps it was because of this that he thought of Chang Yu as a thought.
"I'm old, and I can't sleep well at night." Old Hu sighed slightly: "I always think about how safe my trip has been, and when I will come back, I must have suffered a lot on the way..."
Lao Hu was a little nagging, but Chang Yu felt very warm in his heart when he heard it. This kind of care was much more sincere than the emperor's.
The personal guards who followed Chang Yu back to Beijing all went to the Yamen, and the personal attendants also took a rest early. Those with families, such as Wuzhong, Qiao Sanxiu and Song Luoshu, also went home to have their wives and children warm up to the kang. This time in Chang Mansion Very quiet.
Lao Hu asked the cook to fry a few side dishes and warmed the wine. He then turned up the fire in the room. When he saw Chang Bian looking at the snow stupidly at the door, the cold wind blew into the room with the snow, and he couldn't bear it. He frowned, then walked over and patted Chang Bian to signal him to come in and close the door.
Chang Yu, who was talking to Chunxiang, saw it and said, no problem, let's enjoy the wine and enjoy the snow, and let's be polite. Chunxiang and Lao Hu couldn't help but laugh, and Chang Bian also laughed stupidly, then rushed into the yard and started jumping wildly, not afraid of the wind, snow and cold.
Chang Yu was indeed tired after galloping all the way, but he was not as tired as he looked in the palace. As for why he had to act exhausted in the palace, it was natural to understand.
Chunxiang was his best friend. After not seeing each other for more than two months, there was so much to talk about. The wind and snow were howling outside the room, and the room was as warm as spring. The two of them toasted and drank and talked about the past two months. Old Hu was there. Dozing next to the stove, seemingly asleep, but always getting up to refill the wine when the wine is gone, adding coal when the fire is weak, and cheering when the fire is good.
In fact, Chang Yu doesn't need such care from him. He can go back to his room to rest. But for Lao Hu, what he needs is company. Even just listening to Chang Yu talk and taking a nap is more comfortable than going back to his room to sleep.
Just like Chang Bian, he could go to sleep. In fact, at this time, everyone in the Chang Mansion had already fallen asleep except for them and the night guards.
But Chang Ben was as if he had been injected with chicken blood, unable to sleep. He couldn't speak and couldn't express his feelings in words, so he jumped up and down, played in the snow in the yard until he got wet all over, then went into the house to warm himself by the fire next to Lao Hu, and even secretly took a few sips, and then fell asleep after a while. He fell drunk and fell asleep, causing Chang Yu and Chun Xiang to look at each other and smile.
Chang Yu told Chunxiang his trip to Yunnan again, and he had nothing to hide. Chunxiang also told all the big and small things that happened in Beijing during the two months of the New Year, because during the Chinese New Year, Beijing was actually relatively quiet. It was calm and nothing major happened. The court's main focus was on the restoration of people's livelihood in the Gyeonggi area, how to help the refugees in the capital survive the cold winter, and the progress of several projects in the west of the capital.
The only thing that can be regarded as a major event is that the family members of the group of nobles imprisoned in Dongchang Prison have not stopped. When the new year is approaching, they have another quarrel. They unite to submit a letter. If they are guilty, they will be punished. If they are not guilty, they will be punished. Letting people go and locking them up doesn't matter.
"Have you found anyone with direct contact?" The reason why Chang Yu ordered the arrest was because someone leaked the news that the prince was leaving the capital, which put the prince in danger.
But Chunxiang said that during this period of time, during his rigorous investigation, he did find that there were many eunuchs and maids in the palace acting as spies for the nobles. He followed the clues and carefully investigated the interpersonal relationships of these nobles' staff and servants, and found no direct connections. Suspected of collaborating with thieves.
Chang Yu can definitely leak the secret of the prince's departure from the capital. First, he will leak it to the masters behind them through the eunuchs and maids, that is, the royal family, relatives and dignitaries in the capital. But how to leak it to thieves and even Tatars is another matter. It is indeed difficult to trace it back, because it is so complicated, and even the person who may have leaked the secret did not know that the secret was leaked to thieves or Tatars.
Moreover, after Gu Junen surrendered, he also said that the source of the information was unreliable.
"It's almost enough to be locked up for more than three months. If you keep it locked up any longer, public opinion will be unfavorable to the royal family and Dongchang." Chang Yu nodded slightly while holding the tea cup. Chunxiang took a long breath: "I would have been more relaxed if I had been released earlier. Every day Day...cough, it's unspeakably miserable."
"Let go, yes, but..." Chang Yu raised the corners of his mouth with a somewhat wretched expression: "We are in urgent need of food and wages for the war in the spring." He looked at Chunxiang and said, "I understand."
ah! Chunxiang was startled: "Brother, if we release people, it means they are innocent. If we still take advantage of the opportunity... In this way, the Tumo stars from all over the government and the public will be able to swamp our yamen. They will inevitably frame Zhongliang, torture and extort... Ge I will not sit idly by and the censor will not turn a blind eye. This move will undoubtedly plunge Dongchang and the emperor into a whirlpool. Brother, all the officials in the court are staring at our yamen now. Why don't you give them pigtails? , They usually can't find opportunities, but once they grasp this handle, hehe, I can only imagine how hysterical they will be."
Chunxiang's worries are real. The conflict between Chang Yu and Xun Gui has always existed. Although they are in harmony on the surface, in fact, they secretly want to dig up his ancestral grave. After all, after so many years, even when Wei Zhongxian was there, he was not so ruthless. Their hair.
But Chang Yu always rushes to pull out the bald ones. Since he came to power, nine out of ten dignitaries in Beijing have been fucked, and even those in Nanjing have not escaped.
Civil servants and eunuchs, nobles and eunuchs are all natural enemies.
Not to mention the eunuch who always plucks his hair.
As the old saying goes, you don't have to endure it anymore. If you endure it once or twice, you will be embarrassed if you do it again.
Just like this time, you were arrested for no reason and then imprisoned for more than three months. You had to pay for your release. Are you looking for scolding? If you don't come up with an excuse, even the emperor can't suppress you.
"Then give them an excuse." Chang Yu smiled slightly, and Chunxiang was stunned: "We've been acquitted for whatever reason, so what other excuse is there?"
