"My lord, this is some tea expenses, and a few adults have come to inform me, it's really hard." Qin Feng said and took out a money bag, which he asked Guo Jia to prepare when he went out just now, and there was also a gift list, which was handed over to Zhang Ji later.

The young eunuch took it and put it away, and the expression on his face suddenly became enthusiastic. In today's world, eunuchs are difficult to mess with, and they usually go out of the palace to do business, and they will also receive rewards, which generally depends on the size of their respective positions. Originally, they thought that Zeng Yu was just a small county magistrate outside Beijing, and he might not be able to have much reward, but just now he checked it, and knew from experience that it should be at least ten gold, and those who are usually at the same level as Zeng Yu are at most a few hundred dollars, where would it cost tens of thousands of dollars at once like Zeng Yu.

"Zeng County Order, you."

"Hehe, adults should take it. In the future, I will be at Mr. Zhang's place, but please say a few kind words, and there will be filial piety in the back. Zeng Yu smiled slightly.

"Well said, well said." The young eunuch was almost going to treat Zeng Yu as his father at this time.

Zeng Yu was disgusted in his heart, but on the surface, he had to make the appearance that everyone was a brother, but fortunately, he had a unique talent for this, and he acted seamlessly, which made the young eunuch feel that this Zeng Yu was simply his real confidant. he

"I don't know if you know what happened to Zhang Huangmen looking for an official?" Zeng Yu saw that his destination was almost there, and asked the young eunuch.

"A certain family doesn't know, but they just know that Zhang Huangmen is instructed by the middle and regular attendants, and he usually contacts the officials at all levels below." The young eunuch was fooled by Zeng Yu at this time, he heard Zeng Yu ask, and told Zeng Yu everything he knew.

Hearing the little eunuch's answer, Zeng Yu knew that it should be his recent activities in Luoyang that attracted the attention of the other party, but it didn't matter. Because Cao Cao's father Cao Song was the adopted son of Cao Teng, the chief servant of the eunuchs in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and this Cao Song was the first lieutenant who spent 100 million yuan to be promoted to the head of the Three Princes.

In the north of Luoyang City, a huge manor. This is the tallest manor that Zeng Yu saw during this period, and he also heard that Zhang Rang's mansion is higher than the palace, I don't know what it will be, although Zeng Yu has only seen the walls of the palace, but the people have long recognized this statement. The Son of Heaven shall not ascend to the heights, for if he ascends, he will suffer great calamity. Zeng Yu remembered Zhang Rang's famous sentence of deceiving Emperor Ling, and Emperor Ling actually believed this bullshit. Tsk, it's really a nest of snakes and rats. With such an emperor, it is no wonder that the accumulation of hundreds of years of the Han Dynasty will be exhausted.

After he entered, he was a little confused, the tall and majestic palace-like building, the steps in front of the hall alone were dozens or hundreds. Tsk, in terms of architectural form alone, it is much stronger than the Three Kingdoms City of Zhuozhou. There are house slaves patrolling the garden with vicious dogs, and there are even more beautiful women playing. Zeng Yu couldn't help but shudder when he saw it, what did a eunuch do with so many beauties.

"Zeng County Order, this is the manor of Lord Zhongchang, you follow me carefully, don't make a mistake, otherwise once you break into the forbidden land, the guards in the garden may kill you on the spot." When the young eunuch saw Zeng Yu's official website everywhere, he carefully reminded that this was also the benefit of Zeng Yu's flickering just now, otherwise he would not have bothered to remind Zeng Yu.

"Didn't the Lord just say that it was Lord Xiaohuangmen Zhang who wanted to see me, why did we come to the mansion of Lord Zhongchang?" Zeng Yu was taken aback when he heard that this was Zhang Rang's mansion, and thought to himself that it was no wonder that it was so luxurious and extravagant, I don't know how many people's fat and ointment were looted to build it.

"That's right, Lord Nakatsu usually lives in the palace, and His Majesty is around at any time. Therefore, there is an adult Zhang in charge of taking care of the mansion here, and if someone needs to visit the middle attendant, it is all conveyed through Lord Zhang. The young eunuch explained.

In a palace-like building, Qin Feng saw the little yellow door open. As the nephew of Zhang Rang, the chief eunuch who currently dominates the dynasty and has the power of the world, Zhang looks like a lean young man in his thirties, coupled with his cunning eyes, it gives people an extremely cold feeling. In a room of several hundred square meters, he sat alone.

"You are Zeng Yu?" Zhang saw Zeng Yu come in, and he didn't move, but he just glanced at the case and said lightly.

"Xia Guan is exactly." Zeng Yu replied with a bow.

"Father-in-law Zhang, Lord Zeng just donated the post of Anping County Commander of Shangdang County more than a month ago." The young eunuch accepted Zeng Yu's benefits, coupled with Zeng Yu's flickering just now, at this time, he felt that Zhang seemed to have a general attitude towards Zeng Yu, and waited for an opportunity to say a few words for Zeng Yu on the side.

When Zhang heard this, his expression did not change without blinking, it was just a small county order. He was very curious why his uncle would let him find a chance to talk to this Zeng Yu.

It turned out that the old eunuch who handled the paperwork for him when Zeng Yu donated the official returned to the palace and told Zhang Rang about Zeng Yu. Zhang Rang was also more curious about Zeng Yu, so he sent a message to Zhang Rang and asked him to meet Zeng Yu in person to see how this Zeng Yu was.

"Lord Zhang, this is the filial piety of the lower official to you and the middle servant, the lower official is currently in a humble official position, and he can only do his best." Zeng Yu handed the gift list prepared in advance to the young eunuch and asked him to pass it on to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Rang casually opened the gift list, in his opinion, Zeng Yu is a small county order, what valuable filial piety can be, but in an instant, his face changed greatly. When Zeng Yu saw this, he couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, sure enough, money can be channeled.

He knew that Emperor Ling was greedy for money, and his father Zhang Rang, who was respected by Emperor Ling, was impossible if he was not greedy for money, otherwise there would be no unspoken rule that foreign officials must give him gifts when they enter Beijing.

And it is true, Zhang Rang loves money like Emperor Ling, and the consumption of materials in the palace is huge, and it costs a lot of money every month, so Zhang is responsible for helping to take care of the manor, and there is also a lot of money consumed every day. Because the supply of materials in the palace is all in the hands of the wealthy and noble chambers of commerce, these people will not cooperate with the eunuchs because of the disaster of the party.

Zhang saw Zeng Yu's gift list, felt Zeng Yu's respect for himself and his uncle, and felt that Zeng Yu was a person worth wooing, although the current official position is not big, but this is difficult for Zeng Yu, but for his uncle, it is not just a matter of words. At this time, Zhang finally had a smile on his face, and said to Zeng Yu: "Zirui, sit down." ”

"Thank you, Lord Zhang." Zeng Yu said respectfully.

"Zirui, I don't know where you are, there are others in your ancestors." Zhang also inquired about Zeng Yu's background at this time.

"Returning to my lordship, the official family is in the middle of the road, and there is only one person left at the moment." Zeng Yu said melancholy. He is indeed the last person in the family now, but what he didn't tell Zhang is that Zeng Yu's purpose is to build a larger family, a Datong family.

What Zhang is most afraid of is that Zeng Yu is from the end of the wealthy family, so the other party treats him so respectfully, maybe he has other intentions. But now I heard that Zeng Yu has no family, and it is best to have no bonds.

Zhang asked again: "I heard that you are good friends with Yuan Shao in Luoyang, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Zeng Yu thought in his heart, sure enough, the main event came, and the other party really knew that he had befriended Yuan Shao before summoning him. His mind spun rapidly, and then he replied: "Lord Qiqi Zhang, Xia Guan does know Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but they do not have a deep relationship, on the contrary, the purpose of my doing this is to find out the details of the other party, so that I can help Lord Zhongchang when needed." ”

"Huh? What do you mean by that? Zhang didn't want Zeng Yu to be this kind of two-faced person, he wanted to hear Zeng Yu's further explanation.

"I heard that the family headed by the Yuan family and the Lord Zhongchang were against them, and the lower officials were anxious, if it weren't for these families dragging them down, Lord Zhongchang would definitely be able to better assist the Holy Lord. However, the official position of the lower official is humble, and he can't help much, so the family doesn't know the mind of the lower official, so the lower official befriended Yuan Shao, hoping to find out some of their plans, and then report them to the adults in time. ”

"Yes, you have a heart. As for the official position, you can rest assured, as long as you do a good job, it is easy to be promoted. Zhang already believed what Zeng Yu said at this time. And now he doesn't want to give Zeng Yu anything, whether to help Zeng Yu operate, you can see what Zeng Yu will do in the future, if he really tells them some important information, then it is very simple to operate to make Zeng Yu's official position rise.

"Thank you, Lord Zhang, this is all due to the lower officials, and I don't dare to ask for credit with this." Zeng Yu pretended to be excited and stood up and said gratefully, he knew that Zhang Yu's words just now were also a temptation, and all he had to do now was to make the other party feel that he was loyal.

"Well, Zirui, you're very good. But I can't take your filial piety in vain, you need my help. Zhang heard Zeng Yu say this, and completely believed in his heart that Zeng Yu was the son of a certain down-and-out family, and now he just wanted to be promoted and make a fortune. He knew that he had to give some sweetness in order to make Zeng Yu do things better.

"The blessing of the Lord is okay at the moment. It's just..."Zeng Yu knew that he had passed the test at this time, and he pretended to hesitate and said.

Zhang saw that Zeng Yu was not only loyal to his own side, but also knew how to do things, he said: "If you have something to say, as long as I can do it, I can consider helping you." ”

"Xiaguan thanked Master Zhang, it's like this..."Zeng Yu re-told Zhang what he said in the Hongdumen Palace before, and at the same time said that he hoped to get Zhang Zuo's help, so that the Shangdang County Guard would not be in danger of himself, and he would not give himself small shoes to wear.

"It's a trivial matter, don't worry, I personally wrote a letter to Cui Ming, and he didn't dare to suppress you." When Zhang heard that this was the case, he was even happier in his heart. Because although the Qinghe Cui family is not a top family in the late Han Dynasty, it is also a wealthy family with a good number. In this way, Zeng Yu completely offended the Cui family, and the only way left for him was to take refuge in their eunuch forces.

Zeng Yu said happily: "Thanks to the wrong love of the adult, the subordinate must serve the adult wholeheartedly." Every six months, you should come back to honor the grace of your lordship. ”

Zhang nodded secretly, and said in his heart that this person is good, and the next time he sees his uncle, he will definitely ask him to help find an opportunity to be promoted. He motioned to the young eunuch to take Zeng Yu away, and said before leaving: "Zeng Yu, if you have something in the future, you can pass the book directly to me, if you have made great contributions, the reward will definitely be indispensable." ”

"Yes, the official will leave!"

Zeng Yu walked out of the manor of the palace under the leadership of the young eunuch, and then he rushed back to the Confucian Mansion alone. Under the sun, he moved forward step by step, just as he was moving towards his goal step by step, and new challenges would meet him next.