"Hello."
Zuo Ning followed the guidance and soon arrived at the Jianhu Inn that the old soldier at the city gate had just mentioned.
Zuo Ning didn't see anything out of the ordinary about this inn. Instead, the shopkeeper behind the counter made Zuo Ning take a closer look. There were only a few customers inside, all of whom were dressed like soldiers. A half-centenarian.
He took a cursory look at the inn, which didn't have many customers, then crossed the threshold, walked in, and called out to the shopkeeper who had his back to the door.
Then, he put the bronze medal that the old pawn had just given him on the counter, making a crisp collision sound.
Ding……
After a thin old man who was busy behind the counter heard the sound, he raised his eyelids slightly, turned his head, turned around, and looked over.
His sharp eyes like an eagle owl glanced at the bronze medal on the table, and then looked at the smiling Zuo Ning in front of the counter.
The old man did not ask where the bronze medal came from, but after seeing the bronze medal, he said in a deep voice:
"It's better to stay in a hotel if you want to be smart."
Zuo Ning was a little surprised by the old shopkeeper's reaction.
It seemed that the old shopkeeper only recognized the bronze medal and did not recognize the person who came.
In other words, only those who hold this bronze medal can come to this inn to eat or stay.
After discovering this strange rule, Zuo Ning didn't think much about anything else and replied:
"Hello, let's have a meal. No need for wine, just a pot of tea."
The old man behind the counter remained silent, nodded, then stretched out his thin fingers and flicked the bronze medal on the table accurately onto Zuo Ning's hand:
"Find a place to sit by yourself. The bronze medal is not a one-time use, keep it for yourself. The rules here are, you can eat whatever we serve, and where are you from?"
"Sure. I'm from Yanzhou."
The old shopkeeper didn't know whether he heard it or not, so he walked towards the kitchen.
Zuo Ning grabbed the copper medal that bounced back into his hand and nodded with a smile. He was surprised by the outstanding martial arts displayed by the old shopkeeper. He looked at the old shopkeeper who turned around and entered through a small door.
Without thinking much, Zuo Ning found an empty table, sat down, and waited for the food to be served.
It was just a simple meal. Just now I seemed to hear the old soldier at the city gate say, Lao Zhang?
The shopkeeper’s surname is Zhang?
A very personal inn and shopkeeper.
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"General Tang, I'm taking the liberty of paying you a visit, don't you want to disturb me?"
Beijing, Jinyun Street
Old Tang was sitting in the courtyard of the mansion he bought for Zuo Ning a few days ago, leisurely making tea.
The entire mansion, under the arrangements of the past few days, has been decorated with all the decorations and arrangements needed for the wedding. It seems that the color of the entire mansion is festive red, which is very beautiful. The houses in the surrounding neighbors have also been decorated. Symbolically, red silk fabrics were hung up, extending to the intersection of Jinyun Street.
Everything is ready, just waiting for Zuo Ning's arrival and a good day.
Old Tang, who was currently looking after the house, heard the movement at the courtyard door, then he raised his head and looked at the door.
He stood up and looked at the group of people at the door. The leader was a man with a feminine face. Judging from his clothes, he was the father-in-law in the palace.
Tang Yi's eyes finally fell on the thing wrapped in black cloth placed at the door.
"Don't bother me. May I ask who you are?"
The person who came was Zhang Hao, the most favored eunuch around the Qing Emperor today.
He single-handedly pushed for the marriage of Princess Huaiyu Shen Luan, and now he naturally took advantage of His Majesty's personal gift of a plaque to come out and see with his own eyes how this matter was going, so that he could feel at ease.
Facing Tang Yi, Zhang Hao did not put on an arrogant air or posture. Instead, facing a colleague, he smiled at Tang Yi:
"General Tang, our family is here to give you the calligraphy given by His Majesty's golden pen. His Majesty asked our family to bring you a message, saying that when Crown Prince Yan comes, we should pack everything and go to the palace for His Majesty to see. Look, then he takes office. Come here, put the plaque on for General Tang."
Zhang Hao said with a smile. As he spoke, he scanned the furnishings in the mansion with his eyes. After confirming that everything was in order and preparing for Guyu's wedding, he felt relieved.
This thing is done, that is, the three masters of the same discipline and the Yanzhou Zuo family, who holds the border army, are tied together. Today, except for those martial sage families, no family is better than the Yanzhou Zuo family. The cards are better, and Bianjun and the Zuo family have been close to the royal family for generations, so they are the only choice to win over.
What Zhang Hao didn't know was that not only was he looking at whether the Zuo family's attitude was as willing to facilitate this as the letter, but Tang Yi was also looking at him now.
It turned out to be him.
Although the Zuo family did not have any sources of information in the capital in order to avoid suspicion, the person who could help the Holy Emperor to spread the word and come here to deliver the plaque must be someone who was at least relatively trusted by the Holy Emperor.
"Okay. When the prince arrives in Beijing, I will convey the message to him to enter the palace as soon as possible."
Tang Yi had a smile on his face and agreed, and he bowed his hand towards Zhang Hao.
"The princess has made preparations. The dowry given by your majesty, apart from the financial items, is the post of captain of the Zuo Guard Army in the capital. Your majesty means that the prince should take up the post first, and then meet with the princess. Your Highness is getting married."
Tang Yi knew that the Zuo family didn't care about property or anything, but the position of Zuo leader shocked him.
There are three Forbidden Army branches in the capital, which are respectively responsible for patrolling and guarding the outer city, the inner city and the Imperial City. The left leader is the general leader of the Forbidden Army that guards the Imperial City.
As a result, one-third of the military power in the capital was handed over to Zuo Ning, the Zuo family!
No matter what the purpose, Zuo Ning's rise to the top is truly jaw-dropping.
And letting Zuo Ning serve as the captain of the Zuo Guard Army instead of the captain of the guard army who commands the forbidden army in the outer city and the captain of the guard army who commands the inner city also means that the insurance is handed over to the Zuo family. It is not unreasonable. big.
Tang Yi had no way of knowing the specific information about each army, so he could only thank Qing Emperor for Zuo Ning in front of Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao looked at Tang Yi, who had a very good attitude, and felt completely at ease. Then he scanned the plaque that had been hung at the door and said to Tang Yi:
"Our family's affairs have been taken care of, so we will retire first and won't disturb the general."
After saying that, he waved his hand, turned around and returned to the sedan he came on, following the servant's voice
"Get up the sedan!"
He quickly disappeared from Tang Yi's sight.
He walked to the door, raised his head and looked at the door plaque that had just been replaced. There were four big characters:
"Wuding Yanqing"
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