Hong Chengchou handed his invitation to the door.
Menzi raised his head and glanced at Hong Chengchou, then casually pointed to the table next to him.
There are many posts scattered on the table. They should all be handed over to the disciples for greetings.
"Don't you want to take a look?" Hong Chengchou did not put his post on the table, but asked the disciple in front of him.
The disciple who heard this raised his eyelids and glanced at it, and said impatiently: "My father-in-law is busy with government affairs every day. How can he have so much time to see you people? Please leave the invitation here and then go outside and wait." When the father-in-law is free, he will naturally inform you."
"You take my invitation card and go in and report that your father-in-law will meet me." Hong Chengchou didn't want to waste time with a disciple, so he directly asked the other party to report it with his invitation card.
The disciple looked sideways at Hong Chengchou, snorted coldly, and said: "You said that when the father-in-law sees you, he will meet you! Who do you think you are? Do you think you are the chief assistant or the official of the Sixth Department? You want to see the father-in-law?" , just put the invitation here and wait outside like the others, or get out."
Menzi's words made Hong Chengchou feel extremely unhappy.
Although he knew that dogs looked down on people, he always felt uncomfortable when it happened to him.
However, getting entangled with a disciple here will only lower your status.
He was too lazy to get entangled with a disciple, and said directly: "I am the envoy sent by the Tiger Character Banner to the Ming Dynasty for peace talks. You can take the invitation to the Duke of Wei and he will meet me."
"Envoy, envoy!" Menzi was shocked, and then he realized that he might have offended a big shot.
Thinking of this, his face immediately filled with smiles, and he said with an apologetic smile: "It's the little dog that looks down on others. I don't know that it's the envoy. Please wait a moment. I'll pass the message to you."
After saying that, he took the greeting card from Hong Chengchou and hurriedly ran to the yard.
Naturally, the movements of the disciples cannot be hidden from some thoughtful people.
One of the officials who had spoken a few words to Hong Chengchou came over because of some friendship.
"Brother, you can do it. How much money did you pay to let the disciple go in and hand over the invitation so quickly?" the official asked curiously.
Hearing this, Hong Chengchou smiled at him and said, "I don't have any spare money to give him. Maybe he saw that I might be in a hurry, so he went in to convey the news."
"Brother, you are not telling the truth!" The official looked disappointed.
Naturally, I don't believe Hong Chengchou's explanation.
It has been more than a day since he came to Wei Guogong.
To be able to let the disciple go inside so happily to convey the message, it is either because the money is sufficient or there is something wrong with the person. If it is neither, it is impossible for the disciple of the Duke's Mansion to go in so happily and hand over the greeting card.
Since the other party didn't say anything, he had no choice but to retreat.
To be able to make the disciple rush in so quickly to send a message is naturally not someone he can mess with.
Even if the other party doesn't reveal anything, he won't hold a grudge, let alone say anything harsh to offend the person.
We are all adults, and the little love we have today may be useful someday. If we offend someone, we will have one more enemy in the future.
Hong Chengchou stood on the stone steps in front of the gate of Wei Guogong's mansion and waited for a while.
The person who went in to send greetings came back from the courtyard, and there was another person beside him.
"Who is the envoy?" The person who came back with the disciple looked at Hong Chengchou in front of the door and asked.
"That's it."
Hong Chengchou won a round.
The man bowed slightly to Hong Chengchou and said politely: "Envoy, please come with me. The Duke is already waiting for you in the study."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation.
Hong Chengchou lifted the hem of his clothes with one hand, raised his legs and stepped across the threshold, entering the Duke of Wei's mansion.
As soon as he left, the crowd outside immediately became lively.
"Master Shi, who was that person who went in just now? It was actually the housekeeper of the Duke's Mansion who came out to greet him. Why have I never seen this person before?
Have you seen it? "Someone inquired about the official who had spoken to Hong Chengchou before.
The official shook his head at the person who asked him, and said, "I don't know him either. Like you, this is the first time I saw him today."
"Master Shi, if something good happens, please think of your brother. We are together every day, so we are friends after all." The man played the emotional card.
The official spread his hands and said helplessly: "I really don't know him. If I really knew him, I wouldn't be like you, waiting in line here for so many days to see the Duke."
"You may not have known me before, but you should know me now! You must seize such a good opportunity, man!" The man raised his hand and patted the official's forehead and forearm.
"Don't worry, if I had any connections, I would definitely not let you go, brother." The official said to him with a smile.
After talking for a few words in detail, the two people separated.
They were all words for face, and no one took them seriously. Of course, if it really worked, it would be a good thing. Anyway, it was just a matter of saying a few more words.
Hong Chengchou came to the door of the study under the leadership of the housekeeper.
"Envoy, please come in. My father-in-law is inside." The butler bowed and raised his right hand toward the study door, making a sign to invite in.
Hong Chengchou stepped in.
The study is a suite, with a main room outside and the real study at the back.
Hong Chengchou walked through the main room and came to the room inside.
As soon as he came in, he saw Wei Guogong sitting on the main seat, with a younger man standing next to him.
"I have met the Duke of Wei." Hong Chengchou saluted the Duke of Wei with folded hands.
Wei Guogong smiled and said: "Ambassador Hong, there is no need to be so polite. Please take a seat."
He raised his hand and pointed to an empty seat next to him.
Hong Chengchou cupped his fists and cupped his hands, walked over and sat down.
"Serve tea!" The person standing next to Wei Guogong shouted outside.
Soon, a servant from the Duke's Mansion brought hot tea to Hong Chengchou.
Wei Guogong took a sip of the tea in his cup, then looked up at Hong Chengchou and said, "Ambassador Hong has never heard of anyone specifically visiting the capital since he came to the capital. Today's sudden visit is probably because he went to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason."
"To be honest, my lord, I really have something to ask for during my visit this time." Now that he had made it clear, Hong Chengchou would naturally stop being pretentious and get straight to the point.
Wei Guogong grabbed two iron eggs, turned them around a few times in his hands, and said, "Ambassador Hong, if you have anything to do, just say it directly. With the relationship between our two families, as long as my Duke can do it, I will never shirk it." .”
The relationship he mentioned naturally refers to maritime trade matters.
In Tiger Flag's sea trade business, many goods come from Jiangnan, so naturally they have to deal with nobles who control a large number of workshops.
