"You are sure you read that right"
"I used to work as a clerk in the Fan family for a period of time, and I'm pretty sure that person was Fan Yongcheng, the third eldest son of the Fan family. There was another person on the carriage at the time, but the other person never got off the carriage, so I don't know who it was."
In the back hall of a shop facing the street, a young man and an older man were sitting.
"Fan Yongcheng went to Liu Bingyuan's house, and Liu Bingyuan was the security guard who had just returned from Datong. It stands to reason that the two of them would not have much contact." The older man looked thoughtful.
The young man said, "After Fan Yongcheng left, I bribed the concierge of the Liu Mansion. The other party said that Fan Yongcheng came to Liu Bingyuan to do something. As for what it was about, there were only two staff members of Liu Bingyuan in the study at that time, and no one else knew."
The older man said, "Fan Yongcheng came to the capital to find Liu Bingyuan, the Datong security guard. This seems weird no matter how you look at it. I'm worried that the Fan family wants to do harm to our Tiger Flag."
"If the Fan family really wants to deal with our Tiger Flag, then the news must be sent back to Lingqiu as soon as possible so that the head of the family can take precautions in advance." The young man stood up nervously.
The older man said, "I will arrange for someone to return to Lingqiu quickly to deliver the message. You also have to ask your people to figure out Fan Yongcheng's purpose of coming to the capital, and send someone to the carriage that Fan Yongcheng is riding in." Keep an eye on it.”
"People have been arranged to keep an eye on him," the young man said, "No matter where Fan Yongcheng goes or who he meets, he can't escape our eyes."
"Well, this is a good thing." The older man nodded and said, "There is nothing wrong with being careful in everything. Because of the things on the grassland, the Fan family and our Tiger Flag have become hostile, so we are against the Fan family. , we need to be more prepared."
"I understand." The young man nodded.
At this moment, the shop assistant ran over, entered the back hall, and said, "Shopkeeper, Eunuch Li from the palace is here."
"Okay, I'll be there right away. You go outside to provide support first." The older man said.
The guy backed out.
The older man walked to the wooden frame in the room and took down a wooden box from the top. After opening it, there was a round pearl inside, the size of a longan, which was worth a lot at first glance.
Since the Jurchen tribe in the White Mountains and Black Waters was unified by Tianming Khan, the price of Dongzhu has become more and more expensive day by day. Dongzhu, which used to often appear in the capital, have become increasingly rare in recent years.
The young man said, "This Eunuch Li is just a little eunuch in the palace with little real power. Do we need to be so fawning? Spending this money is not as good as fawning over Wang An, the eunuch who holds a pen."
"This is the order from the director of the department. Do you want to disobey the order?" The older man gave the other party a sideways look.
The young man shrank his neck and said with a smile, "I certainly wouldn't dare to disobey the department director's order."
The Tiger-Character Banner is extremely strict in the implementation of military regulations. In this regard, not only the soldiers and cavalry, but also the Internal Intelligence Bureau and the Foreign Intelligence Bureau under the Intelligence Department are also bound by military regulations.
Compared with the strict implementation of military regulations and orders by soldiers, the two bureaus under the Intelligence Department are relatively loose.
But no matter how lenient it is, no one is allowed to disobey the order. Opinions can be raised, but once the order is issued, it must be implemented.
The older man held the wooden box containing Dongzhu in his hand and said to the younger man, "I'm going to see that Eunuch Li first. Don't be idle. Send our people out and try to find out why Fan Yongcheng came to the capital." Purpose."
The young man nodded heavily.
After leaving the back hall, the older man went straight to the shop in the front yard.
There is also a room next to the shop, which is specially used to entertain distinguished guests.
"Hey, shopkeeper Wang, you made it easy for us to wait."
A rather tall elderly eunuch was holding tea in his hand, holding an orchid finger in his right hand, and pointed his hand at the shopkeeper who had just entered the room with a dissatisfied tone.
Wang apologized himself and said, "I went to the back hall to get a good item, so I was delayed for a while. I hope my father-in-law is not to blame."
As he spoke, he put the wooden box in his hand on the table beside Eunuch Li.
"Hey, this is for our family, so we should take a look."
Eunuch Li grabbed the wooden box and opened the lid. When he saw Dongzhu inside, his eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of joy.
"Eunuch, what do you think of this Dongzhu?" Wang Zizi said with a smile.
"Not bad, not bad." Eunuch Li said two good things in a row, and then said, "Shopkeeper Wang is interested."
Wang Zizi smiled and said, "As long as your father-in-law likes it."
"I like it, of course I like it. How could our family not like such a big Dongzhu?"
Eunuch Li took Dongzhu out of the wooden box, held it between two fingers, and looked back and forth fondly.
Wang Zizi said with a smile on his face, "If my father-in-law likes Dongzhu, and a better Dongzhu is delivered to the store in the future, I will definitely keep it for my father-in-law."
Eunuch Li put the dongzhu in his hand back into the wooden box, closed the lid, and said, "This thing is not cheap. Our family is satisfied if we can only get one. We can't afford more."
The king said to himself, "Don't worry, father-in-law. I won't take any money from all the Dongzhu. I have the right to honor my father-in-law."
"Then why do we have the nerve to take it?" Eunuch Li grabbed the wooden box and put it into his sleeve.
Wang Zizi smiled and said, "My father-in-law is so polite. It's already my honor for my father-in-law to come to my shop. It's nothing to give you a few pearls."
Eunuch Li was very satisfied with what Wang Zizi said, and said, "Okay, anyway, your tiger-character flag doesn't lack the three melons and two dates, so we can use it as a relief to help this poor relative of ours."
He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"Oh, that's right." Eunuch Li seemed to have remembered something, put down the tea cup and said, "Now our family has been given a name by the emperor. Wei Zhongxian, what happened to your Tiger Flag? If our family can talk to each other, naturally I will take care of you."
"Congratulations to Eunuch Wei." Wang clasped his fists and said flatteringly, "For Eunuch to be named by the Holy One, it shows that the Holy One has great faith in Eunuch Wei. From now on, Eunuch will be prosperous and prosperous."
Wei Zhongxian waved his hand with a smile and said, "There's no need to hope for a successful career. Our family doesn't know a single word and won't be able to get into the ceremonial department. Even if the emperor prefers him, the position of eunuch Bingbi won't go to our family."
Wang Ziqing looked stunned.
I never expected that the Eunuch Li in front of me, and now Wei Zhongxian, would be so ambitious and wanted to become the eunuch Bingbi. The current eunuch Bingbi was Wang Daguan, who was the companion of Emperor Guangzong, and was friends with the Donglin Party members, and the palace. There are great people inside and outside the palace.
Even though the Wei Zhongxian in front of him had been given the title by the current emperor, he did not think that he had a chance to replace Wang An as the eunuch of Bingbi. The mere fact that he was illiterate and could not join the eunuch of rites blocked Wei Zhongxian's progress.
Wei Zhongxian knew that he said things he shouldn't have said because he was too happy.
However, he did not think that the king in front of him had the ability to spread his words into the palace. Besides, he was not afraid even if Wang An knew these words. Now that he had the support of the Hakka family and the emperor, even if Wang An was Bing The eunuch pen could do nothing to stop him.
"Our family has to return to the palace to serve the emperor, so we won't keep you here."
Wei Zhongxian stood up from his seat.
Wang Zixing hurriedly said, "I'll send my father-in-law off."
Wei Zhongxian walked out of the shop, got directly into the sedan that had been waiting outside, and left in the sedan.
