Luoyang, Dongshi.

Dongshi is the largest market in the whole Luoyang, the population is concentrated, come and go, rubbing shoulders, just close to Luoshui, Luoshui passes through it, more than ten large wharves are built around the riverbank, there are countless goods, and the caravans in and out are even denser and unclear.

"Xiao Yuanzi, Xiao Fuzi, today's ingredients are quite fresh, and it can be regarded as letting our family give some explanation to our father-in-law!"

In the market, a young man wearing a eunuch's robe said in an old-fashioned manner.

"Father-in-law Zhao, such a trivial matter, why do you need to come out, we will handle things properly!" The two humble little eunuchs hurriedly said respectfully.

"Huh!"

The young man smiled a little sharply: "The affairs of the imperial dining room are not trivial, our family is naturally in charge of His Majesty's meals, so we have to do our best, but we can't let people outside laugh at our family's servants for not doing things well these days!" ”

"Father-in-law Zhao is loyal to his duties, I admire him!" Many people around complimented him.

"That's it!"

The young man waved his hand: "You send these ingredients back to the palace first, and then I'll look for some fresh ingredients, Your Majesty's appetite has not been good recently, we have to be careful!" ”

"No!"

Five or six eunuchs escorted some fresh ingredients back to Miyagi.

And the young man walked into the most magnificent restaurant in Luoyang City, the welcome building, which is a restaurant standing in the east city, next to Luoshui, a three-story wooden building, covering an area of nearly ten acres, the decoration is rich and magnificent, and the interior is somewhat elegant, and the people who are sent to it are dignitaries.

"Father-in-law Zhao, you're here!"

A servant stepped forward to greet him and said respectfully: "Your wing room is on the second floor, and your guests have been waiting for a long time!" ”

"Good!"

The young man nodded with a smile and walked up the stairs.

The first and second floors were open in the middle, and walking down the surrounding corridors, they walked directly into a box.

"The villain meets Grandpa Zhao!"

In the box, Zhao Ping got up and saluted the young man.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, what's the big deal with me in such a hurry?" The young eunuch's name is Zhao Xin, although he is just a little eunuch in charge of the imperial dining room, but behind him is Zhao Zhong Zhao Changshi, who ranks second among the ten permanent servants.

"Father-in-law Zhao, in fact, I have something to ask Father-in-law Zhao this time!" Zhao Ping approached Zhao Xin as a businessman from Jingping Commercial Bank.

"I don't know if Shopkeeper Zhao needs our help?"

Zhao Xin's eyes sharpened a little.

He is willing to intersect with Zhao Ping, that is because of Zhao Ping's arrogance of throwing a thousand dollars, after all, as a eunuch, there is one thing missing, and he is looked down upon, and those who can be greedy are only those who have money left, so most eunuchs love money, and he is no exception.

However, as Zhao Zhong's godson, his reaction is still very keen, the eunuch group has a great influence in the imperial court, and some people can't handle the ten permanent servants, so there are a lot of these little coffees to open the knife, so he is very vigilant.

"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's what I said before, my big shopkeeper just wants to meet Zhao Changshi, I don't know if it's okay!" Zhao Pingdao.

"Your big shopkeeper?" Zhao Xin squinted.

"It's down there!"

The young man opened a beaded curtain next door, wore a robe, and walked in with a graceful demeanor, looking at this eunuch who was only about twenty years old, and said: "Contemptible Mujing, I have seen Gonggong Zhao!" ”

"The shepherd shopkeeper is really young!" Zhao Xin didn't expect the big shopkeeper behind Zhao Ping to be so young, which aroused some curiosity in him: "I heard that Jingping Commercial Bank has a foothold in Nanyang, and my father-in-law has no real power in Nanyang, so I don't know what the shopkeeper wants to see my father-in-law?" ”

"I heard that Zhao Changshou has had some troubles recently, and the contemptible people are here to relieve Zhao Changshou's worries!" Mu Jing said indifferently.

"Relieve your father's worries?"

Zhao Xin was a little scoffed.

He knew that Zhao Zhong had been worried about something recently, it was a major event in the imperial court, and these merchants' families were obviously just talking, but he looked at Mu Jing's smiling expression, and his heart was suddenly awe-inspiring, and he was a little unsure of Mu Jing's intentions for a while.

"Father-in-law Zhao, when we met for the first time, I brought a little bit of a small meeting, but it's just a heart, please smile!"

Mu Jing clapped his hands, and the two guards on the left and right carried a box up.

The box was opened, and the golden light bloomed, and the bright light made Zhao Xin unable to open his eyes, and his eyes brightened.

There is at least a thousand gold here.

He can see the arrogance of this young shopkeeper clearly.

You must know that Zhao Ping also sent him a lot of interesting treasures, but they were all sent again and again, and after more than ten times, it was only about seven or eight hundred gold, and now this young shopkeeper actually carried out a thousand gold at a time, so he had to be tempted.

"Father-in-law Zhao, just one sentence, it's not difficult to pass on!"

Mu Jing looked at Zhao Xin and was obviously moved, and suddenly said with a smile.

"Okay!" Zhao Xin is indeed tempted, and he is Zhao Zhong's righteous son, passing on a word is just a simple matter, why not: "I can talk to my father-in-law, but my father-in-law has every opportunity, if I want to see you, then I won't guarantee it!" ”

"Of course!"

Mu Jing arched his hand: "I am already very grateful that Father-in-law Zhao can pass on the message for me, but if this matter is successful, I should give a bigger gift and thank Father-in-law Zhao for his help!" ”

As soon as Zhao Xin heard this, his eyes flashed.

When Zhao Xin left the welcome building, Mu Jing and Zhao Ping stood in front of the window, watching them leave with the box.

"Young master, what if he is unwilling to pass on these golden cakes in order to get rid of them?" There was a hint of disgust in Zhao Ping's eyes, and he said coldly.

"He will!"

Mu Jing looked at the backs of these eunuchs and said indifferently: "Because he is greedy!" ”

If a person is greedy, he will want more, he wants more, he can only do things, so Zhao Xin will not only say, but also vigorously recommend in front of Zhao Zhong, and keep saying that Zhao Zhong's heart is moving.

……

After waiting for a day, Mu Jing finally received a message from Zhao Xin, which was good news, Zhao Zhong, the regular servant, was willing to meet Mu Jing in person, but Mu Jing only had a quarter of an hour, and the meeting ground was the mansion of the Marquis of the capital under the palace gate of Nangong.

The ten permanent servants all have mansions in Luoyang, and their mansions are also richly decorated, comparable to the mansions of the three princes of the dynasty.

At noon on this day, Mu Jing entered the Duxiang Marquis Mansion alone.

He finally got his wish and met the second eunuch who is now in power, Zhao Zhong.

When he saw Zhao Zhong for the first time, Mu Jing was a little shocked, Zhao Zhong looked very kind, but the breath on his body made Mu Jing shudder, he didn't expect Zhao Zhong to be a master, this kind of yin owl's momentum is very strong, even if it is not as good as his father Mu Shan, I am afraid that it is comparable to Zhang Huo, the master next to him.

Moreover, Zhao Zhong, who is about in his early fifties, has a pair of fierce and gloomy eyes, and every look makes Mu Jing a little panicked.

"Nanyang Mujing, meet Zhao Changshi!" Mu Jing bowed.

"I heard from Xin'er that you want to see me!"

Zhao Zhong knelt in the hall, his voice was very soft, which could make people feel a little chill to the bone.

He has had a lot of things recently, but he favors Zhao Xin, a well-behaved and kind little eunuch, as his parent, so Zhao Xin strongly recommended him, and he still found time to meet him.

"I heard that Zhao Changzhi has been worried recently, so the villain specially came to relieve Zhao Changshi's worries!" Mu Jing said neither humbly nor arrogantly, he had seen a lot of masters, and he was surprised at first, but he was a little calm when he calmed down.

"Huh!" Zhao Zhong smiled, his smile was very cold, his eyes were lifelike, looking at this young man, he still rarely saw such a young man in front of him who could be calm, this young man was not simple, he asked: "Then you should tell me, I am a regular servant in the hall, in charge of the affairs of the palace, what worries can I have recently!" ”

"Zhao Changshou is His Majesty's close attendant, so he is naturally worried about His Majesty!"

Mu Jing said: "I brought two gifts, Zhao Changshou will know at a glance!" ”

"Father-in-law!"

Zhao Xin personally came up from behind with two boxes.

"Open it and take a look!" Zhao Zhong said indifferently.

"No!" Zhao Xin opened it, and suddenly saw that he was startled, and took a few steps back, his face was pale and a little shocked.

"Something that doesn't make a living!"

Zhao Zhong glanced at Zhao Xin and said, "Such a trivial matter scared your legs weak, and you lost your father's face when it was passed out!" ”

"Son's fault!" Zhao Xin hurriedly bowed his head and pleaded guilty.

"Go and get twenty boards by yourself to set an example, how can my son be so cowardly and cowardly, how can he share his worries and solve problems for His Majesty in the future!" Zhao Zhong said coldly.

"No!"

Zhao Xin trembled and retreated.

"It's funny, someone dares to give me a head!"

Zhao Zhong turned his head at this time, looked at the two heads in the box, and after a closer look, his pupils changed slightly: "No, this should be the Yellow Turban Thief, Gong Du, Liu Bi, who are you?" ”

"Zhao Changshi's eyes are like a canal, and he admires it!"

Mu Jing bowed down and said.

He didn't expect Zhao Zhong to recognize two heads at a glance, these two heads are the recognition of Gong Du and Liu Bi, they are kept in lime, and they have been escorted to the capital, just to be a stepping stone.

It seems that the rumor that Zhao Zhong has a news network under him is not a lie, he should be the eyes and ears of Liu Hong's side, and he is the head of the spy in the palace who specializes in inquiring about the news of the world, as a eunuch, he is only responsible for Liu Hong.

"Nanyang County Lieutenant Zhang Chuan, who are you?" Zhao Zhong's reaction was a cut faster than Mu Jing's, and he suddenly snorted coldly.

"It's my father!"

Mu Jing didn't expect that the two heads could make him think of his father, so he turned his heart sideways and said in a deep voice.

"Your surname is Mu, his surname is Zhang, interesting, so the news that Zhang Chuan is the former giant Kou Mushan is true, and it is not Yuan Yin's report?" Zhao Zhong's eyes turned cold.

Recently, the Son of Heaven has been having a headache about things in Runan.

It was originally a good thing that the Runan Yellow Turban was put down in rebellion, so that the imperial court was relieved and could focus on suppressing the rebellion in Xiliang, but a report from Runan Taishou Yuan Yin made the Son of Heaven hesitate.

The Son of Heaven himself was afraid of the Yuan family, so he naturally would not listen to Yuan Yin's report directly, he was still wise, and decided to check the matter and see the situation on the battlefield, this matter has been handed over to his henchman to verify the situation.

He was sending someone to inquire about the truth of Zhang Chuan, the lieutenant of Wuyin County, in Nanyang Runan, but he didn't expect someone to send it to the door.

"Yuan Yin's report? My father is in danger, and I asked Zhao Changzhi to come to the rescue! Mu Jing suddenly understood, it seemed that he was still a step slower, the family's music had already gone up, and he had delayed too much time after all.

If it is a little later and waits for the official definition of the imperial court, I am afraid that a rebel army will not be able to escape.

He still ignored one point, he needed a channel to contact the Son of Heaven, but the power of the family went straight to the heavens, so he naturally got things done earlier than him, and Mushan's ass was not clean, and it was a simple matter to frame him.

"Why should I save a Yellow Turban thief!"

Zhao Zhong said coldly.

He doesn't have much hostility towards the Yellow Turban Army, he doesn't have a little bit of good feelings, and the Yellow Turban is the biggest enemy of the court in name after all.

"Zhao Changshou, my father was forced to become a thief army in the past, but now my father has known that he is wrong, the court is generous, the Son of Heaven has been reformed, my father has already set things right, and he is willing to serve the court, so he led the army to quell the rebellion, Runan War, my father was the Yellow Turban rebel army in Runan, took risks alone, broke the enemy repeatedly, and personally killed the head of the Runan rebel general, can't my father prove his loyalty to the court?"

Mu Jing bowed his head and said sadly.

"This matter is related to the government, and my family is probably powerless!" Zhao Zhong was unmoved and said calmly.

"Zhao Changshi, as long as you can save my father, our father and son will obey in the future!" Mujing began to show his loyalty.

Zhao Zhong was silent.

"Zhao Changshi, Nanyang Taishou Zhang Zhi is the general's henchman, my father and Zhang Zhi do not agree, if my father is beheaded, the soldiers and horses under his command will inevitably belong to Nanyang, and then the ......" ranch will stop at that time.

"He Jin Pifu!"

Zhao Zhong's eyes flashed a touch of coldness, he still couldn't hold his breath, but what he said was tough: "This matter will be reported to Your Majesty, how to decide, when Your Majesty's holy will is determined!" ”

Mu Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "I have five thousand gold, which has been sent to the mansion, and I also ask Zhao Changshi to serve His Majesty to fill the treasury!" ”

Five thousand gold, he threw it out in one go, he was very heartbroken, but he had to add points in front of Zhao Zhong, Zhao Zhong's words, worth his ten words, the most important thing now is the attitude of the Son of Heaven, a thought of life, a thought of death, between life and death.

Sure enough, Zhao Zhong listened, and you finally showed a cold smile on your face, and your eyes softened when you looked at Mu Jing.

History has rumored that he was greedy and loved money, and it seems that he is not wrong.

The strategy of opening the way with gold is still correct.

"This is a letter from my father to His Majesty, and I ask Zhao Changshi to convey it on my behalf!" Mu Jing took out a notebook, which Jiang Lu racked his brains to write with Mu Shan's identity. Net starter

"Yes!"

Zhao Zhong took the notebook and said, "You will rest in my mansion today, waiting for Your Majesty's holy will!" ”

"No!"

Mu Jing bowed down to receive the order, very humble.