In fact, Wei Bao doesn't know what's good about this Li Chengneem?

Wei Bao had never even heard of Li Chengnei before, and he didn't know anything about his sister Dong Li Niangniang, where would he think of any good things? It's just that he was afraid that Li Chengnei wouldn't drink with him and not make friends with him, so he fooled around.

However, Wei Bao is in despair, and it is a good thing for him to be able to meet a new relationship!

It's like playing chess, the whole game of chess is already unplayable, there is no way to go, and suddenly you find a guy, maybe you can open a new game of chess?

Life is like playing chess, it is not like playing chess, you have to go step by step, you can't wait, wait for a long time, isn't it annoying for people to play chess together?

And the things encountered in life, in fact, most of the time can wait, so that today and tomorrow will not be completed, and the day after tomorrow will not be completed, and the days will not be passed.

Wei Bao can't let go of what he takes, but fortunately, he has tenacity and never gives up hope for a thing easily, especially for things like money.

Liu Chunshi and Fan Datou have already returned, and a group of followers are waiting for Wei Gongzi to come out at the door, and the two of them are thinking about how to tell Wei Gongzi that the people who were sent out to visit the major businesses have already hit a wall and come back, but they didn't expect to see Wei Gongzi dragging a Jinyi guard official out, and thought that Wei Gongzi had already negotiated business, and was overjoyed.

"Childe?" Fan's head was the most anxious, and he stepped forward and asked tentatively.

Wei Bao knew that they wanted to know if their business had been negotiated, and said indifferently: "This is not good, it is more rubbish than that Qiao family, what is the situation of your roads?" ”

Several people were immediately deflated when they heard Gongzi say this, although they all felt that the word garbage was used to describe people, it was quite fresh and funny, but at this time, no one had the leisure to laugh, but it provoked Hou San and Lin Wenbiao, as well as several of Wei Bao's followers to sigh.

When Wei Bao saw the appearance of everyone, he knew that he wanted to find a big merchant in Beijing to collect his batch of high-grade furs, which completely came to naught, but he breathed a sigh of relief, and kept hanging some kind of illusion, sometimes it seemed to be more uncomfortable than completely shattered, or now he was at ease, completely out of play, except for selling it on the black market at the price of third-class or fourth-class quality, that is, burning or giving it away. Since they are all planning to give away, it is best to know a royal family like Dongli Niangniang, otherwise he will not even be able to find a way to give it away.

You can't go door-to-door to send it to those dignitaries, people don't know him, who will accept his strangers' things? Gift-giving is also knowledgeable, Wei Bao works as a manager in modern times, and has also done a few times to help people give gifts, these ways are still clear, and gifts must be familiar with the face first, and pull the relationship.

"Let's go, have a good meal, and see how about the deliciousness of the capital? That's all there is to it, right? Master Li, don't be polite to me. Wei Baole said to Li Chengnei.

Li Chengnei looked at Wei Bao, until now the second monk was confused, and he knew such a 'very beautiful' young man in a daze, and he had to pull himself to drink, isn't it a strange thing? He really rarely invited him to drink, let alone come to this Shiwangfu Street, this street is the best restaurant in the capital, and eating on this street is not cheap, "Wei Gongzi, why are you so polite?" Why am I embarrassed to meet in this water? ”

"It's okay, Lord Li, let's leave for face, it's fate to meet, it's my honor to be friends with someone like Lord Li." Wei Bao smiled, the smile was bright, it was sincere, and the innocence of a child made it difficult to refuse.

"Then bother." Li Chengnei was inexplicable, so he had to be pulled away by Wei Bao.

"Don't be polite to me, I can eat with adults, I can't ask for it." Wei Bao looked left and right, "These ten Wangfu streets are also said to be the best streets in Beijing, and there are not many shops open?" This piece is all a store that has closed down and resold yellow paper. ”

"In the past two years, there have been disasters and famines, and this winter is an earthquake, and everyone has run out, where is there still business? There are not many people on the streets during the Chinese New Year. Li Chengnei sighed: "The capital is like this, in the best years, Shiwangfu Street has not all been open for business." ”

Wei Bao nodded, secretly thinking that the business of this era is really not good, this is the imperial capital! The economic and political center of the Ming Dynasty, if you don't see it with your own eyes, who would have thought that it would look like a small county town in the third or fourth tier of the city? The only thing is that you can see the Forbidden City from here, the Forbidden City is really tall, with red walls and green tiles, no matter what era it symbolizes the highest ruling class, so that small people like Wei Bao dare not despise it in the slightest!

This made Wei Bao have an experience, with the life of the common people and the royal comparison, which achievement of the feudal ruler is not based on the suffering of the people and the accumulation of bones?

"Ignore these, the restaurant that can survive in this year must be a good restaurant, and if you don't get drunk today, you won't return." Wei Bao smiled and held Li Chengne's arm, so unfamiliar.

The two of them walked in front, and a few of Wei Bao's entourages followed behind, as if Wei Bao was an official, and Li Chengnei was just a small person, entering the largest restaurant to eat and drink.

Wei Bao enthusiastically ordered a table of sumptuous wine and food, "Master Li, you're welcome, open up to drink and eat, I will be happy if you can eat more." ”

"Wei Gongzi is too polite, I'll tell you the truth, don't look at me wearing the official uniform of Jinyiwei, I don't have any power, and getting a little money every month is not enough for a family of three to live, if you want to find me to help you do something, I've really found the right person, I want to contribute, I have that heart, and I don't have that ability." Li Chengnei was worried that Wei Bao was so enthusiastic about inviting him to dinner because he was asking for it, so he told the truth first.

"Master Li, where do you want to go? Who do you think of me Wei Bao? I just saw that Master Li felt in love, as if he was a friend in his previous life, especially familiar, don't be careful, I don't ask you for anything, you just drink and eat in a down-to-earth manner. Wei Bao smiled as he spoke, and while personally pouring wine for Li Chengne, he said to the guys waiting in the restaurant: "I don't need to wait in this private room, go down." ”

The guy in the hall went down, and Li Chengnei looked at Wei Bao strangely, "Didn't Master Wei have something to ask for?" Do you really want to invite me for a drink? ”

"Isn't it?" Wei Bao smiled slightly, feeling that this Li Chengnei was quite suspicious, which was quite interesting.

In order to make it more convenient to talk, Wei Bao not only did not let the guys in the restaurant wait, but even let his own group of entourages let them eat outside, so he chatted with Li Chengnei alone.

The two of them drank and chatted, and Wei Bao got some information about the royal family.

This has to start from the death of Emperor Wanli, starting with the death of Emperor Wanli, that is, Emperor Mingshenzong, the thirteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the third son of Zhu Zaiyuan of Ming Muzong, and his biological mother Xiaoding Empress Dowager Li. On March 11 of the second year of Longqing (1568), he was made the crown prince and was in the East Palace. In the sixth year of Longqing (1572), Ming Muzong died, and 10-year-old Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, reigning for 48 years, making him the longest-reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In the first 10 years of Zhu Yijun's reign, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant to the cabinet, presided over government affairs, and with the support of Shenzong, a series of reform measures were implemented, and the social economy developed greatly, the national strength was restored, and the people's living standards were also improved. After Shenzong came into power, he worked hard, lived a frugal life, and had the demeanor of a diligent and wise man, creating a situation of "Wanli Zhongxing". During this period, he presided over the famous Wanli Three Great Expeditions and consolidated the territory of the Han family.

In the later period of the reign, he was deprived of political affairs, and he was tired of the government because there was no person like Zhang Juzheng to supervise, and the dispute over the country's capital was tired of the government, and since then he has not been in the court, the country's operation has almost stopped, and the forced mining tax is also known as a major criticism during his reign, which has gradually led to the decline of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the declining Ming Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wanli also became lively and open during this period, and the economy of the Ming Dynasty was in the dominant position of the world economy at that time.

During this period, the germ of capitalism emerged in China. Foreign missionaries also came to China one after another, Matteo Ricci met Emperor Wanli, began to learn from the West, and the whole society also appeared to oppose feudal etiquette and religion.

On July 21, the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), Mingshen Zong collapsed, at the age of 56, and was called Fan Tianhe, Daozhe, Sudun, Jianguang, Wu'an, Renzhi, Xiaoxian, and Emperor Wu'an, Renzhi, and Xiaoxian, and was buried in the Dingling Tomb of the Ming Tombs. After his death, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Zhu Changluo.

The battle for the country is that Emperor Wanli originally wanted to let Zhu Changxun, the son of his favorite concubine Zheng Guifei, succeed to the throne, but the ministers did not do it, and resolutely opposed the abolition of the elder and the young, and only then did the Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo come up.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo has never had a stable position, and he was not allowed to settle down until he became the emperor, let alone what kind of life he had when he was the prince before.

The collapse of the Ming Dynasty fell into the hands of Emperor Wanli, and the prince could not live a peaceful life, and the days of Zhu Changluo's two sons, Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen, were even more conceivable.

Originally, after Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, the family environment should have changed, he was the eldest son of Zhu Yijun of Mingshenzong, and his mother was Queen Xiaojing. Zhu Changluo, as the fourteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was named Taichang, and his bloodline was positive enough, as long as he was the emperor for a few more years, the country would naturally be able to ease up, but unfortunately Zhu Changluo reigned for only one month, and was also known as the "January Son of Heaven".

Emperor Wanli doesn't like Zhu Changluo, but there is a big reason because Zhu Changluo's background is the same as that of Emperor Wanli, and he was born to his father's palace maid by chance. Therefore, Zhu Changluo has not been able to get his father's love since he was a child, and due to the problem of party struggle and the alternation of imperial power, Zhu Changluo has experienced major historical events such as the struggle for the national capital and the attack case.

If Zhu Changluo can live for three or five years, history will definitely change significantly! Although he had little education and had been emperor for less than a month, Zhu Changluo still carried out a series of reform measures to eliminate maladministration during his reign, abolished the mining tax of the Wanli Dynasty, set things right, and revitalized the discipline. It can be seen that Zhu Changluo's roots are good, at least his brain is not messy, his thinking is clear enough, and he has the ambition to revive the Ming Dynasty.

But he died on the red pill case at this time, Wei Bao asked Li Chengnei on the side, Li Chengnei was an honest person, he really didn't know, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense when he knew it, so Wei Bao didn't ask again.

Zhu Changluo died because he didn't come to power for a few days, he died too hastily, and he didn't have time to fiddle with the position of those concubines in the palace, his original queen has been dead for several years, and he has not set up a queen again.

Xi Li made a fuss and didn't get any titles. Xi Li was unwilling, and at the instigation of Concubine Zheng Guifei, Lai did not leave the Qianqing Palace, taking attack as defense, and instigated some old ministers to ask for a seal for her. At the same time, he seized Zhu Youxiao of Ming Xizong, and ordered that all the recitals of the imperial court must be handed over to him.

The Qianqing Palace was the legal residence of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Xili, a concubine without any official title, dared to detain the new emperor and occupy the Qianqing Palace, resulting in the inability of the Emperor of the Apocalypse to hold the enthronement ceremony, and the ministers, especially the Donglin Party, were extremely angry.

The Donglin Party was worried that she would collude with Concubine Zheng to engage in a double curtain to listen to the government. So Liu Yixie, a scholar, Zhou Jiamo, a scholar of the ministry, and a military department all gave Yang Lian and Yushi Zuo Guangdou all to fight for it.

Xi Li dreamed of blackmailing the ministers to make her the queen by means of a shrew in the market, her ambition and courage were there, but her mind and insight were just the opposite, but after several fierce confrontations, in the end, Xi Li admitted defeat, she didn't even have time to wait for the eunuchs to help move, so she held her daughter and walked to the place where she should go, and went to the Renshou Hall of the Qiluan Palace where the concubines and concubines were old.

The eunuchs and palace ladies saw that she was gone, and stole all the jewels she had received when she was favored. This is one of the three famous cases in the last years of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Dong Li, who did not fight or grab, got the highest position among Zhu Changluo's concubines as soon as Zhu Youxiao of Ming Xizong came to power, and was named Concubine Li Zhuang. Like Xi Li and another concubine surnamed Fu who gave birth to the fifth and sixth daughters of the emperor, they are still ladies and have not been officially canonized.

Li Xuanzhi was named Concubine Zhuang in February of the first year of the Apocalypse, but because Wei Zhongxian and the Ke family harmed the world, Concubine Li Zhuang was angry and did not associate with them, and naturally she did not have a good face for Kebaba and Wei Zhongxian.

So although she is the only concubine behind Zhu Changluo who has obtained an identity so far, she can't help Li Chengne, who wants to be promoted from a small flag officer to a chief flag.

"Wei Gongzi, you don't know, I, a little flag officer, have no appearance, that is, decorations, not even a subordinate, to become the general flag, can be regarded as having a position, and only then can I step into the officialdom of the Beijing Division." Li Chengnei fell into his stomach with a few glasses of wine, and he talked more and more.

Wei Bao listened to Li Chengnei say these words piecemeal, and gradually figured out the things in the palace, and sighed: "Concubine Zhuang is really upright, if you are willing to have a good relationship with the Hakka family and Wei Zhongxian, this matter of Lord Li is not a thing at all, right?" The general flag doesn't have much of a big official. ”

"Isn't it? Alas! Li Chengnei heard that Wei Bao fully understood his situation, and couldn't help but feel sorry for his emotions, "Wei Gongzi, your goods can't be sold for a price, that is, the matter of silver, you are still young, there will be a great opportunity in the future, I am almost forty, and my sister's health is not good, I am afraid that I have no hope in the future." ”

"Don't be sad, there's always a way!" Wei Bao hurriedly helped Li Chengnei pour another glass of wine, "Drink and drink, Master Li, you must drink happily today, you see that I am not in a hurry to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver." ”

"Well, Brother Wei, your bearing, I really admire my brother, you have a measure at a young age, okay, if you have a good opportunity in the future, you will definitely be able to achieve a career, unlike your brother, alas." Li Chengnei sighed deeply, tilted his neck, and fell into his stomach with another glass of wine.

Wei Bao listened to Li Chengnei drink a few glasses of wine, and even changed his name, and he actually called himself a brother and brother so quickly, and couldn't help but feel funny: "You persuade Concubine Zhuang Niangniang, don't think too much, and those people who can't get along with each other, you can't be angry, you can directly find a way to find someone in charge of Jinyiwei in this matter, right?" ”

"Yes, didn't I find the Yang family? Yang Wuqing is an errand boy in the Needle Work Bureau, and he is a cronie promoted by Wang Tiqian, whether it is Wang Tiqian's father-in-law, or Wei Zhongxian's father-in-law, whoever says a word, my little thing is not a matter, my sister doesn't like to associate with people, but she has not openly opposed Father-in-law Wei and Mrs. Fengsheng, and it has nothing to do with me, I just want to have a little power, so that the family can live a more comfortable life. Li Chengnei opened the conversation, "You don't know, my sister will celebrate her birthday in two days, although she said she won't do it, but I am her only brother, I have to prepare a birthday gift, right?" But in addition to barely maintaining food rations every month, where does my family have spare money to buy birthday gifts? ”

Wei Bao sighed, and then he understood why Li Chengnei wanted to rely on the Yang family and refused to leave, "This is easy to do, there is no more silver, small silver, my brother's is there, Concubine Zhuang's birthday gift, wrapped in me, I will give Niangniang a piece of high-quality fur, keep it to Niangniang's satisfaction, and still have face in the palace!" ”

Li Chengnei's eyes lit up, this matter had been blocked in his heart for a while, and he didn't want to fight Wei Bao and solve it all at once, he just looked at Wei Bao's furs, and knew that they were all the best goods, at least forty or fifty taels of silver a mile, this is really face-saving, my sister must be happy to get such a gift from herself, "Then how embarrassing?" I met Brother Wei Pingshui, and my brother invited my brother to such an elegant winery for dinner, and gave such a generous gift, I can't repay it. ”

Wei Bao sent something, just blurted out, he was trying to send things, but now he suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy, if he sent things to the palace, what kind of woman would get his own benefits? In the capacity of those women, will they not give money? And the women in the palace are wearing their own furs, and when this news spreads, are you afraid that the rest of the goods will not be sold? Kill multiple birds with one stone, this is really a win-win situation is coming!

"Since they are all brothers, what else do you want to report? Master Li thinks so highly of me Wei Bao, if you don't dislike me, you really recognize me as a brother, right? From now on, Master Lee's sister will be my sister! Wei Bao climbed up the pole and hugged his fists. looks like he is digging out his heart and lungs and hating Li Chengnei to see each other.

Although Wei Bao is young, but in the end he is a person who can do such a big business, in Li Chengnei's opinion, Wei Bao must have a strong family power behind him, how can he be regarded as an upper-middle businessman, but he has strength and social status than him, he just has the empty title of a concubine's younger brother, and he can't even eat to feed the family, where dare to look down on Wei Bao, and Wei Bao also said that he would prepare a generous gift for himself.

Li Chengne, who usually has no friends, suddenly had the feeling of hating to see Wei Bao late, and with a burst of wine, he said loudly: "Okay, I will recognize the brother of Wei Gongzi, as long as it is useful to the elder brother, the elder brother will definitely contribute!" After Li Chengnei finished speaking, he secretly wondered that his family couldn't even eat, what else could he do to help you?

Wei Bao smiled, and when he saw that Li Chengnei agreed, he hurriedly shouted outside: "Man, I want to worship Brother Li, you hurry up and get a live chicken, and prepare the yellow paper on the incense case." ”

When the guys outside and Wei Bao's entourage heard it, they all felt funny, the two of them didn't drink for long, and they all drank to the point that they wanted to worship their brothers? This wine is drunk with pleasure. The guys in the restaurant hurriedly agreed to prepare, although this kind of thing is not common, but in a big restaurant like them, it is not uncommon to encounter it, occasionally there will be guests who drink and drink happily, and the matter of worshipping brothers will happen on the spot.

Li Chengnei originally thought that what Wei Bao said was to help the fun, but he didn't expect Wei Bao to really want to worship himself? It's funny, and I think it's a little abrupt, but it's hard to say anything.

Wei Bao was afraid that when Li Chengnei got drunk, this matter would not be solemn, so he grabbed Li Chengneem's words and wanted to implement the matter of worshipping the son! With the character of Concubine Li Zhuang of Dongli and the integrity of not being with Kebaba and Wei Zhongxian, it is a very good thing to worship Dongli's younger brother! can not only use this to have a relationship with the royal family, but also not afraid of people saying that he is attached to the powerful or eunuchs, there are too many benefits, and the most important thing is that Wei Bao can see that Li Chengnei is honest and has a good character, and he will never do anything bad.

"Big brother, you didn't drink too much, did you? Is it true to worship your brother? I'm a climber! I'm just a poor kid in Liaoxi. Wei Bao looked emotional.

Li Chengnei heard Wei Bao say this, and immediately felt extremely respected, although he held the title of the emperor's relatives, but the family was directly subordinate to the countryside, without power and power, and his sister did not give birth to the princess, there was no one to rely on, and he had never been favored in front of the emperor, he really lacked friends! Seeing that Wei Bao wanted to make friends with him so much, and seeing that Wei Bao had a luxurious temperament and was well-dressed and rich, he nodded and said, "Where is there such a thing as Gao Pan?" Since Brother Wei is so sincere, let's become righteous brothers and brothers! I've never bowed to anyone. ”

"Big brother, I haven't bowed to anyone, I'm an only son in my family, I often feel lonely, now it's okay, I have my own brother now!" Wei Bao laughed.

"Why shouldn't I? I haven't ever been worshipped by anyone, I only have a sister in the family, and I have no brothers, so from then on, you and I are brothers! Li Chengnei said sincerely, he doesn't feel that he has any interests with Wei Bao, and he doesn't feel that he has anything worth using Wei Bao, if there is, it is Wei Bao who helps him! Otherwise, a person who can't even take care of his family's food and clothing will be happy if he can be felt that he has the value of use.

The more the two of them said, the more speculative they became, hugging and hugging each other with a look of hating each other, the guy brought live chickens, put incense on the table, and lit the fragrance, Wei Bao and Li Chengnei burned yellow paper in front of everyone, kowtowed incense, and said something 'I don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day, but I want to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day'.

Wei Bao was happy in his heart, but secretly thought: Bah, how old am I, how old are you, this sentence doesn't count, but the matter of worshipping the son counts.

After the two worshipped, they hugged each other and laughed, and everyone came to congratulate the two.

After this song, when Wei Bao and Li Chengnei were drinking, it was two atmospheres, and they couldn't wait to use a pair of chopsticks and a cup to enjoy it.

"Big brother, I have a plan!" Wei Bao said with a smile: "Not only can I help my eldest brother get the position of the general flag, but also help me sell this large number of high-quality leather goods!" If the brothers have a firm foothold in the business world of Beijing, from now on, our two brothers will have a good care, and they will no longer have to live the days of being looked down upon everywhere! What is the Yang family, isn't there a eunuch in the family? What are you dragging? ”

When Wei Bao said the word eunuch, his voice was extremely low, he didn't drink high nonsense, this was to cheer up Li Chengnei! However, I knew that Dongchang and Jinyiwei had a wide range of forces in Beijing, so they still had ears on the embankment.

Wei Bao deliberately lowered the word 'eunuch', which left an excellent impression on Li Chengnei, feeling that although Wei Bao was young, he had a luxurious temperament, a personable demeanor, and a wise appearance, not like an ordinary 14-year-old boy, and it was not ridiculous for him to bow to him, but he didn't believe that Wei Bao really had this kind of strategy, and smiled indifferently: "Brother, these things, let's wait for the opportunity slowly, come and drink." ”

Wei Bao saw that Li Chengnei didn't believe his words, and said with a smile: "Big brother doesn't believe it before he listens to my plan, this shouldn't be, since we are brothers from now on, we should trust each other, and we don't have a bad relationship." ”

Li Chengnei smiled: "Then brother, let's listen to it, right?" I need the nod of Gonggong Wei to do this, the commander of Dongchang and the palm prints of Jinyiwei are now led by Gonggong Wei, unless it is a cronie of Gonggong Wei like Wang Tiqian who can help speak, otherwise no one can make it easy, where is it so easy to have a relationship with Gonggong Wei? Didn't I just say it very clearly? My sister she refused to associate with Grandpa Wei and Mrs. Fengsheng, alas, there was no way! ”

Li Chengnei originally said it with a smile, but after speaking, he changed into a sad look, sighed and shook his head, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it with his neck up.