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Among Eunuch Li's entourage were members of the Imperial Guard.
When these people heard the sound of horse hooves, they all picked up the embroidered spring knives beside them, stood up from the ground, and stared vigilantly at the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from.
Although Eunuch Li sat by the bonfire and did not move, his eyes still looked over.
As the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, several black shadows appeared in everyone's eyes.
Call!
After approaching the bonfire where Eunuch Li and others were, several people on horseback pulled the reins and controlled the horses to stop.
"Who is Eunuch Li?"
Among the visitors, someone asked the people at the campfire.
"That's our family." Eunuch Li stood up from the bonfire and asked immediately, "Who are you? Why do you come to our family so late?"
"My general has a letter, ordering me to make a special trip to deliver it to Eunuch Li." The man on horseback looked at Eunuch Li and said.
Eunuch Li raised his chin to the attendant closest to him and instructed: "Go over and bring the letter to our family."
The entourage walked towards the visitor cautiously.
After approaching, a man on horseback took out a letter from his arms and threw it towards the entourage who came over.
The attendant hurriedly received the letter, quickly returned to Eunuch Li, and respectfully handed the letter into Eunuch Li's hands.
The eunuchs in the palace of the Ming Dynasty were different from those in the later Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
In the Ming Dynasty, most eunuchs were educated and literate since they were young, and eunuchs who could do palm printing were even called internal ministers. However, eunuchs in the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not allowed to be literate.
Using a small clan to dominate a large country, they are always worried that their own rule will be subverted and suppressed in all aspects. The so-called Manchu and Han family members are just tools used to fool the people.
After receiving the envelope, Eunuch Li took out the letter paper, opened it, and started reading.
There wasn't much content on it, so he finished reading it quickly and threw it into the bonfire nearby, letting it burn completely to ashes.
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"Why don't your generals come here in person?" Eunuch Li asked the visitor.
The other party replied: "My general said that his goal was too big and that once he left, he would be easily discovered. So before he came, he specifically told me to express my apology to my father-in-law."
"If he doesn't come here in person, how can we talk to him and listen to some things?" Eunuch Li's face darkened slightly.
The other party said: "If you have anything, father-in-law, you can tell me directly. I will tell the truth to my general."
"You?" Eunuch Li snorted lightly, and then said, "That's all, since it's not convenient for your general to show up, I can only tell you."
The man on the horse bowed slightly and said, "Father-in-law, please speak. I'm here to listen."
"If some things are not kept secret, it will be harmful. Do you want our family to tell you from so far away?" Eunuch Li said unhappily.
When the man on horseback heard this, he quickly said: "I am not thinking carefully. I hope my father-in-law can forgive me and I will pass on."
With that said, he jumped off the horse and strode towards Eunuch Li.
Several Jinyi guards suddenly blocked his way.
"Let him come over." Eunuch Li, who was standing in the back, said to several Jinyi guards.
Only then did several Jinyi guards step aside and let the person go.
Soon, people came to Eunuch Li, bowed slightly and said, "Eunuch, please tell me, I am all ears."
"Let me ask you, does that person named Zhao have any connections?" Eunuch Li asked.
The man said: "The person named Zhao is Liu Heng's old teammate. He has followed him a long time ago. It is almost impossible to win over him. My general does not dare to risk revealing his identity."
"How many people have been recruited from the army?" Eunuch Li asked again.
The man replied: "If you have a camp commander who is willing to do anything, then there are military generals like my general who serve in one place, but only my general knows the specific number."
"Too few, we have to recruit at least one teacher." Eunuch Li said unhappily.
The man said with a wry smile: "The divisions of the Tiger Character Banner are just like the one named Zhao. They are all people who followed Liu Heng from the beginning. It is almost impossible to get them to side with the imperial court."
"How do you know it's impossible if you haven't tried it? In this way, you tell your general that as long as the division with the tiger-character flag is willing to surrender to the court, the court can give him a title, and the same goes for the scholar named Zhao, who can also be given a title ." Eunuch Li said.
The man thought for a moment and said, "I can only take what my father-in-law said, but I can't guarantee anything else."
"You just need to bring our message to him. Also, as long as he can win over three division commanders of the Tiger-Character Banner for the court, our family can also ask the court for a title for him." Eunuch Li promised.
The man's face lit up after hearing this, and he hurriedly said: "I would like to thank my father-in-law for your kindness."
"Don't be in a hurry to thank our family. You will get benefits only when things are done. Otherwise, our family will only be able to get him a position as commander-in-chief. As for whether he can be knighted, it depends on him." Eunuch Li looked at him. He glanced at the person next to him.
The man stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Young man, I will definitely bring you the message."
"Our family has told you everything that needs to be said. What you do depends on your general's ability. Okay, you can go back. By the way, tell your general that our family will send someone to contact him even if he returns to the capital. Yes." Eunuch Li issued an eviction order.
The man saluted again, then turned back to the horse he was riding on, got on the horse, led the people away from Eunuch Li and others, and disappeared into the night again.
After the people walked away, Eunuch Li looked back and said: "This shabby place has too many mosquitoes. Go and ask someone in the village if there is any free house for our family to live in. They are a bunch of unruly people."
Thinking that he wanted to find a house to live in and had to discuss it with the common people in the village, he couldn't help but curse the people in the village in front of him.
In other places, ordinary people would not live if they offered him free accommodation. Even if they did not live in government offices, they would live in the houses of wealthy families.
The entourage did not dare to delay and hurriedly ran towards the village ahead with two people.
In the end, I spent two taels of silver to get a room in a house for Eunuch Li to rest. As for the other people, they could only sleep in the yard or in the carriage.
"Bring the map?" Feng Changcai ordered his guard.
The guard took out a map from his satchel and spread it on the only table in the tent.
Li Kaiyang was sitting next to the table and recognized at a glance that it was a drawing of the entire territory of Shaanxi, and the entire picture of Shaanxi on it was clearer than any drawing he had ever seen before.
"This is Fushi, this is Luochuan, Wang Er, Wang Jiayin and others are in this area." Feng Changcai pointed at the Luochuan area on the map.
Jia Liu looked at the map and said, "First send a group of troops to Ansai."
"I'll make arrangements." Feng Changcai nodded.
