But the other person is really surprising! Because he is Zhang Jia, the personal eunuch of Emperor Wanli! You know, Zhang Jia can represent Emperor Wanli most of the time, so there are only a handful of people in the capital who can let him stand at the gate to greet him!
Just when people were guessing, a group of guards surrounded a carriage and stopped in front of the gate of Shiweizhai. Just by looking at the decorations on the carriage, you can tell that it belongs to the Duke of Wei.
When the carriage stopped, the servant following the carriage stepped forward to open the door and put down the step stool. Then a middle-aged man in casual clothes stepped out of the carriage. This man is the contemporary Duke of Wei, Xu Bangrui! He is a descendant of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan.
When Liu Haojia and Liu Haojia saw Duke Wei get off the carriage, they immediately came forward to pay tribute. Zhang Jia and Wei Guogong were familiar with each other. After seeing the ceremony, he acted as an introducer and introduced Liu Haojia to Wei Guogong. Wei Guogong said with a smile: "I have heard of your name and know that you have done a lot of great things! But in my opinion, the biggest thing you have done is that you dare to collect money from my business!"
After saying this, Duke Wei laughed loudly, and Zhang Jia and Zhang Jia could only laugh along with him. After the laughter stopped, Liu Haojia raised his hands and said, "I have done something to Meng Lang, please forgive me!"
Duke Wei waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, I don't care about a few taels of silver, and I should thank you!"
Liu Haojia knew that the other party was referring to him for arranging the young son of Wei Guogong to enter the martial arts gym, but he did not dare to take credit. Instead, he cupped his hands in the direction of the palace and said, "This is all Long Live Lord's will. I am just following it!"
Just as Duke Wei was about to say something, he heard the sound of horse hooves and another carriage arrived! Wei Guogong raised his eyebrows and said: "It seems that I am not the only one invited this time. It turns out that Cheng Guogong is also invited!"
When Zhang Jia saw Duke Cheng's carriage approaching, he hurriedly apologized and said, "Forgive me, Duke, but our family is going to greet Duke Cheng. Please wait here for a moment!"
Wei Guogong flicked his sleeves and said, "Let's go together!"
When they walked over, the carriage had stopped, and Zhu Yingzhen, Duke of Chengguo, just got off the carriage. This Duke Cheng is the descendant of Zhu Neng, the general under Zhu Di during the Jingnan period. When he saw Wei Guogong, he smiled and held up his hands and said: "If I can involve you, brother, I know the matter is big! It seems that this meal is not easy to eat!"
Wei Guogong returned the courtesy and said: "I don't know if the matter is serious or not. Anyway, let's eat this meal first! Everyone says that the food in Shiweizhai is delicious, but it's a pity that I haven't tried it yet. I must try it!"
Then, just as everyone was greeting each other, another carriage arrived. It was the British Duke Zhang Yuangong who had arrived. This British ancestor is a descendant of Zhang Yu, a famous general during the Jingnan period. Because they were both responsible for the Jingnan War, the relationship between all the British princes and the Chengguo princes had always been very close.
Naturally, there was another round of greetings after the British Duke got off the bus, but it was the three princes who were doing the greetings, and Liu Haojia and Zhang Jia could only wait beside them!
Needless to say, Liu Haojia, although he was from the distinguished family, was a junior and could not speak. But even Zhang Jia didn't dare to speak loudly in front of the three princes! Although he can represent Emperor Wanli to a certain extent, he is still too young and cannot show off in front of several princes! Even Zhang Jia, the future eunuch Bingbi, is one size younger!
After the three princes finished greeting, Zhang Jia introduced Liu Haojia to them. Liu Haojia led the way, and Zhang Jia accompanied the three princes straight to the largest private room on the second floor. It has already been prepared to receive guests. As soon as the five people sat down at the table, the food and drinks were served like water!
These three princes were also very generous. They didn't ask Zhang Jia why he posted a message to invite them to dinner. They just picked up their wine glasses and started eating and drinking. While we were eating, we were talking about anecdotes about the capital and our parents’ quarrels! No one would believe that the three princes were here if they didn't look at their clothes and appearance, or just heard and heard about them.
However, the three princes also knew well. They knew that Emperor Wanli had his intention when he asked Zhang Jia to invite them to eat here. So they don't have to ask, Zhang Jia will naturally tell him after a while. I think it's just to seek support from nobles.
You must know that although Xungui is suppressed by civilian officials, it is difficult for civilian officials to completely overwhelm Xungui! In particular, these three princes have deep roots in the court and the army and cannot be easily shaken. They can be said to be the weather vane among the nobles!
Of course, the several princes were not ignorant of importance. They simply tasted all the dishes on the table and put down their chopsticks after a brief review. They are all Dukes, their families have been rich for generations, and they have never tasted any delicacies from the mountains and seas! What's more, Shiweizhai's dishes are just a fancy word!
Seeing the princes put down their chopsticks one after another, Zhang Jia greeted him attentively: "The princes, are you satisfied with today's meal?"
Wei Guogong nodded and said: "It tastes really good! The little guy from the Liu family still has some skills!"
The British Duke said with a smile: "He is more than capable! In the past two or three years, all I have heard is his name! According to Baoguo Duke's guess, it will probably take less than half a year, and there will be more among the nobles." A talented person!"
Hearing what the British Duke said, the other two Dukes also nodded in agreement. It seemed that they were very familiar with the trends in the court. They knew that after the birth of cowpox, the inventor was still a noble person, so only a knighted prince could Enjoy this road!
Several people chatted for a while about the topic of cowpox. After praising Liu Haojia, the British father said: "You two, let's not just chat. Let the two little guys talk about it. They invited us to come to the end this time." What’s the purpose?”
Wei Guogong said slyly: "It's definitely not a business matter! If it were a business matter, we would have just talked about it in the morning. Why come to a restaurant to talk about it!"
After speaking, he said to Liu Haojia: "Did you hear that? If it is a private matter, it will cost us a lot of money to do the work! There is no telling how many more places there will be in the martial arts gym!"
The other two princes burst into laughter when they heard this! But they also knew in their hearts that Zhang Jia's appearance here represented the emperor's wishes, but the way they invited people meant that things were difficult to handle! So their statement like this is just to express their embarrassment, or to put it simply, they are just asking for a high price and paying back the money on the spot!
Zhang Jia naturally knew what they meant, and immediately said with a smile: "It must be a good thing, but we are stupid and can't explain it. Why don't we let Mr. Liu explain it to the princes?"
The three people naturally turned their attention to Liu Haojia, and their scrutinizing eyes made his scalp feel a little itchy! After all, his identity and power are far different from those of several princes! On normal days, I'm afraid these three people wouldn't pay attention to him at all!
