The identities of these five people have just been confirmed, and they feel like they have reached the pinnacle of their lives! There was a continuous stream of people entertaining them from all over the place. Except for Zhang Shi who was in the inner gate and never left the palace, the other four people did not have any free time.
They kept going in and out of various restaurants, teahouses, and brothels, and they were very busy! Moreover, there was an endless stream of people seeking help from them, and for a while they were even more reluctant to accept gifts or money! Moreover, these people who asked for help also made it clear that they were asked to be more active in Tianjin, so that they could get a hand in Tianjin after driving away Wu Ninghou!
As a result, the excitement lasted for more than half a month. By the time they set off, the four of them were almost exhausted by the alcohol and sex, their steps were sloppy and their eyes were pale. Totally inferior to Zhang Shi, a eunuch with a ruddy complexion and clear eyes!
However, these four people are still high-spirited. He felt that Shilin needed to do something big by himself, and his expression was extremely arrogant!
But these people are also qualified to look proud. Although He Xianli from the Ministry of Revenue and Wu Yunshan from the Ministry of War were only fourth-rank doctors, they were in important positions and held great power. Even ordinary second- and third-rank officials would laugh when they saw the two of them.
As for Qianhu Xu Wanjiang, who was affiliated to the Nanzhen Prefecture, he already had internal inspection powers and was a powerful figure in the capital. As for Jiang Yuzhong, there is no need to say more. These censors hold the power to make decisions. When they go crazy, even the court elders dare to point their noses and scold him. It can be seen that he can do great things with small things!
But it's a joke. The identities of these five people were determined half a month ago, but it was not until today that they met for the first time. It can be seen that during this period, several people have been very busy with business and life has been rich!
The first person to arrive at the gate of the city was Xu Wanjiang, a Qianhu member of Jinyiwei. With him, except for a group of Jinyiwei who wanted to go to Tianjin with him, the others who left the city were his colleagues from various places. Friends, relatives. These people looked at Xu Wanjiang with unabashed envy and gave him all kinds of enthusiastic praise!
Hearing these flattering words, Xu Wanjiang's already sore body became even more sore! However, he still said goodbye to everyone around him in spirit, and promised that the promise he made would be fulfilled!
Just as they finished saying goodbye, two groups of people poured out of the city gate. The leaders were Wu Yunshan from the Ministry of War and He Xianli from the Ministry of Household Affairs. In addition to the escorting servants, the two of them were also accompanied by a large number of colleagues and friends.
But at this time, we have to say that scholars are decent. Although the civil servants who saw off Xu Wanjiang had the same goal as the military attachés who saw off Xu Wanjiang. But the behavior and tone are much lighter. Although there was no extreme enthusiasm, the atmosphere was very touching. Some people even composed a few powerful poems on the spot, which attracted cheers from everyone!
The next person to arrive was Yushi Jiang Yuzhong. However, his farewell team here was much smaller, mainly composed of censors. When these censors saw others, their eyes were like daggers, and they immediately drove them away, leaving only a small group of them in the same place, as if everyone was drunk and I was alone.
Moreover, the farewell of these censors was different from that of other groups of people. They all looked solemn and impassioned, as if their trip to Tianjin was a journey into a dragon's pond and a tiger's den!
The last one to arrive was the eunuch Zhang Shi. But when this person walked out of the city gate, everyone was surprised! Because he had no one to see him off at all, he only brought a few eunuchs and carriages with him, which can be said to be extremely simple!
At this time, the five people who finally gathered together gathered to greet each other. After that, Zhang Shi said with a smile: "Several adults should have said goodbye to each other at this time. Why don't we hurry up and set off?"
Several people knew that Zhang Shi came so late, so they were given time to say goodbye. This was a sign of gratitude. Moreover, Zhang Shi bore the title of Empress Dowager Li and was still old, so no one would care about ordinary things with him, so they all said that they had said what needed to be said and they could go on their way.
Zhang Shi nodded and said, "In that case, our family will get on the bus."
After saying that, he got into the carriage with the help of the young eunuch and never showed up again. Seeing this, several other people did not want to delay any longer, and they all handed over and said goodbye to the people who were seeing them off. So it was official that the group of several people formed a large group. let's go.
But of course there are many people on the road
Someone had to send them off, ten miles away, ten miles away, and another twenty miles, which naturally delayed a lot of time, so it was already past noon when they really started to march towards Tianjin.
And the large group of people must move slowly, so it is late in the evening without being able to walk a few steps. After everyone rested at the inn, they naturally wanted to have a drink to celebrate, so as to get closer to each other. However, Zhang Shi still refused to attend their banquet, and just asked the eunuch to deliver the food and wine to the room.
Moreover, he apologetically told others that he was not in good health and would not attend the banquet in the evening. When the other people saw what he said, they naturally left it to him. The four of them drank for a long time regardless of their status.
When it was three o'clock in the morning the next day, a few people left the inn. But unfortunately, some distance after leaving the inn, a carriage's axle broke! It took another half a day to find someone to repair it. Fortunately, a few people were not in a hurry to rush to Tianjin, so they waited patiently.
But what the heck is, there were frequent accidents along the way, either the axle was broken or the horse was spooked! Or maybe it’s the thief in the middle of the night who makes it impossible to sleep! What's even more outrageous is that Wu Yunshan and He Xianli actually suffered from diarrhea and had to lie down in the inn for four days before they finally recovered! If the four of them hadn't been eating at the same table and the other two were fine, they would have thought someone had poisoned them!
Just stop and go, stop and go, the six or seven days journey took them nearly half a month! Fortunately, things went much smoother after entering Tianjin. And when everyone came here, they found that the surrounding area of Tianjin was very different from usual!
The roads here are crowded with caravans of all sizes, almost end to end! Although all the vehicles were covered with tarpaulins, it was difficult to see what was inside, but just by looking at the shaking of the vehicles, one could tell that they were extremely heavy, indicating that they were extremely full of goods!
Needless to say, the merchants were all in high spirits, rushing as if they had mountains of gold and silver ahead of them. Even the clerks and guards were in high spirits, which showed that the reward they received was not low!
Even the villages we passed looked different from those in the past! The villagers, both men and women, walked a little faster than before. Their faces were rosy and they were very energetic!
