Chapter 305: Eunuch Jealousy

The first heavy snowfall in Beijing since the beginning of winter is a full three days, in the snowflakes flying in the sky, the city is covered with silver makeup, under the eaves are hung crystal clear ice prisms, those trees whose leaves have fallen off are also covered with a thick layer of ice, such as pine and cypress trees such evergreen are hung on snow-white trees, from a distance to look unique.

Early in the morning, the snow finally stopped, but the wind blew harder and harder, blowing like knives on people's faces. Many of Zhang's subordinates came out with brooms to clear the snow, some were struggling to sweep the steps in front of their homes, some were clearing the snow on the road, and the two elderly family members were carrying bags to scatter cinders on the road. All of them wore large cotton jackets and cotton hats, and their hands, which were only working, were exposed, and after a while, they were red from the cold.

"God, this damn thief, it snowed so early this year, it was only cleaned up yesterday, and it's still so thick today!"

"Just say a few words, that's good. When I followed the third young master in Shandong, the blizzard was a disaster, and even the road was blocked, and I don't know how many houses collapsed, so the situation was miserable! ”

"Speaking of this, I remembered it, I just heard the daughter-in-law of the Hu family in the kitchen say that the third young master didn't sleep for the third watch yesterday. Isn't the third young master resting at home now? Why does it seem to be busier than the eldest young master and the second young master? ”

"I said don't chew your tongue, the emperor has taken a fancy to the third young master of our family, and he is ready to use him greatly!"

Two young men with big brooms were muttering energetically, when they suddenly saw a group of people outside the door. Looking at the leader who was wearing a big red robe and a black coat on his head, the long man who had just been mysterious and mysterious stretched out his mouth stretched out his finger and said with a smile: "If you don't believe me, I can bet with you, people must be here for the third young master!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a porter on the door rushed over and shouted loudly: "Quickly send someone in to report that the palace eunuch Lu Gonggong is here, and quickly invite the third young master to Ruiqing Hall." ”

As soon as he heard this, the long-term follower, who was still skeptical, was finally convinced, and gave his companion a thumbs up. The two muttered and wanted to speak again, but Gao Quan, who got the news, had already hurriedly greeted him, and when he saw the two of them talking to each other, he couldn't help but scold, and drove people aside, and respectfully welcomed this visitor from the palace to Ruiqing Hall. Lu Feng didn't take it big, and after sitting down on the first chair in his left hand, he slowly drank the tea sent by his subordinates, without the slightest intention of urging.

After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, a young eunuch next to him couldn't bear it, and bent down and muttered in a low voice: "Father-in-law, is this too slow?" Don't say you're here, and even if you're not, you can't be allowed to do this......"

Lu Feng spit out a tea stubble in his mouth angrily, and scolded with a cold face: "Lord Xiao Zhang is the benefactor of our family, let alone wait for such a short time, it is not a big deal to wait for another hour." Besides, it's an important errand today, and things can't be pulled down by a star, so naturally you have to be careful! Xiao Jiu, use your brain more when you talk and do things, don't just know how to slap horses...... Yo, Lord Zhang, you're here! Hey, look at you like this, you stayed up late last night? ”

Seeing that the arrogant boss who was sitting with his feet crossed just now suddenly changed his smiling face and got up to greet him, the little eunuch Cheng Jiu was stunned for a moment. He was easily promoted from the miscellaneous servants of the Salary Saving Division, and he knew that there were several famous bigwigs in the DPRK, and the others were all black. When he saw Zhang Yue wearing a saro scarf, a cyan silk robe, and deerskin boots, he remembered that the main gate outside just now was the gate of three rooms with five green oil tin rings, and next door was the Wu'an Hou Mansion, and he immediately thought that he understood the joints.

"I did stay up late last night. It's just that I just made Grandpa Lu wait for a long time, in fact, because there were too many things, and I didn't expect you to come so early, so it took some time to tidy up. Zhang Yue took the burden from Lian Sheng behind him as he spoke, and explained, "This is what I copied and arranged, and I was worried about this snowy day, so I specially wrapped it in a layer of oilcloth." ”

"Lord Xiao Zhang is really careful, you can put 10,000 hearts, our family is here to do this." Lu Feng smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into a slit at this time, and he didn't look back and commanded, "Xiao Jiu, why don't you hurry up and pick up things?" ”

Cheng Jiu came back to his senses at this time, and trotted forward, but as soon as he started his hand, he was startled by the heavy weight - is there a stone in this burden, why is it so heavy? However, he had just been reprimanded by Lu Feng, and he didn't dare to question it at all, so he hurriedly bowed down and retreated, and pricked up his ears to listen to the two of them.

"I will take the things away now, and they will definitely be presented directly to the emperor, and will never go through the hands of the second person. It's just that Master Xiao Zhang shouldn't be too tired, now that this task has been handed in, you might as well rest and recuperate. Although the emperor didn't say it explicitly, I think it means, maybe there will be summons in the next few days, in case you are still in a state of mind by then, it will not be good. If you want to say that the emperor really didn't say anything to you, I heard that yesterday a love house and Wu also gave the fourth prince a big coat? Tsk, when you do this thing, then the green clouds are just around the corner! ”

Even if he knew that Lu Feng was just showing off his face in the palace, he also intended to sell favors, but of course Zhang Yue would not appreciate this matter of pushing the boat down the river, and he had to be humble at the moment, and then got up and sent people out. At the gate, he couldn't help but squint his eyes when he saw Lu Feng and the little eunuch get into the carriage, and a group of sergeants rushed away.

The day before yesterday, Hu Qi sent a total of two pieces of news, one is that Zhu Di actually asked Jinyiwei to investigate his whereabouts, and the other is that the Yongle Emperor has already decided on the candidate for the eunuch of the Admiral Dongchang, which is precisely this Lu Feng. I have to say that he may be able to change some situations, but it is wishful thinking to change Zhu Di's suspicion. In the face of this kind of emperor, only a steady strategy can take effect - from the beginning to the present, how many times has Zhu Di tested him?

Lu Feng, who took the car back to the West Palace, was not idle at this time. He is not very old, but the time in the palace is not short, he knows the importance of cultivating henchmen, in addition to holding money like other big eunuchs on weekdays, but he does not forget to use small favors to win people's hearts, at this time, he taught Cheng Jiu with a serious shelf, from Zhang Yue's life background to the emperor's temperament, and at the end of the day he said with envy: "So, if Lord Xiao Zhang keeps going like this without making mistakes, the future is limitless!" ”

Cheng Jiu didn't dare to omit a word of what he said just now, and he kept it all in his heart, but at this time, he flattered him with a heart: "Father-in-law doesn't have to envy Lord Xiao Zhang, haven't you ascended to a high position at a young age?" If you are in charge of the East Factory, then the power and responsibility are simply comparable to the imperial history of the Imperial Palace, but it is much faster than him! Besides, no matter how good the foreign officials are, how can they be as good as us internal officials? ”

"Good boy, I really didn't promote you wrong, you have eyesight!"

Lu Feng praised it, and the carriage suddenly stopped. Cheng Jiu hurriedly lifted the curtain of the car and took a look, and saw that he had arrived at the noon gate of the West Palace, so he hurriedly jumped out of the car, and diligently helped Lu Feng down. Because the palace miscellaneous eunuchs got up before dawn to clean, there was no snow on the road from the noon gate, and because of the cinders, they didn't feel slippery when they walked up, but Lu Feng's new boots always felt bad when they stepped on them, so he paid more attention to the soles of his feet when walking.

"Isn't this Xiao Luzi? Where to go? ”

The palace has always stepped on the low and the high, and Lu Feng did not let the big eunuch support him when he was low, so he hated the three words of Xiao Luzi the most. At first hearing this obviously contemptuous voice, he raised his head suddenly, and looked at the man standing a few steps away in front of him, and he felt a chuckle in his heart, and the swagger that had just been on his face suddenly dissipated without a trace, and was replaced by a smirk.

"It turned out to be Huang Gonggong. I was ordered to go out on an errand and was about to go to Renshou Palace. ”

Huang Yan nodded in a respectful manner, but his eyes fell on the big burden in Cheng Jiu's hand, and he smiled casually for a while: "There are many people in the palace who are like you, just because you are diligent and clever in doing things, no wonder you are promoted so quickly!" This burden seems to be bulging, is it a benefit you get outside the palace? Since you bumped into our house, you have a share! ”

Although the two of them stood in the middle of the road, one of them was the chief eunuch of the internal officials, and the other was the young eunuch of the royal eunuch who was now hot and purple, so the passers-by around them were all evasive, and they did not dare to stay longer even if they were curious. Hearing Huang Yan's words, Lu Feng, who bowed his head and waist, suddenly showed a fierce light, but he hid it in an instant.

"Father-in-law Huang, don't make fun of me, how can I have so much guts? This is an important document that I just went to Zhang's Mansion to get it, and the emperor specially named it, I don't believe you can take a look. As he spoke, he walked up to Cheng Jiu, happily opened the wrapper, patted the thick stack of papers, and said with a smile, "Father-in-law Huang wants to inspect it?" ”

This was originally just a hint that there was no longer clear, however, Lu Feng never expected that Huang Yan would swagger over with his back hand, and he actually took out a few pieces of paper from the bag and flipped through them, and then stuffed them back as if nothing was right, and then patted him lightly on the shoulder, his head was fluttering, and then he brought a little strength.

"Xiao Luzi, it's naturally right to do things quickly, but you let people carry such a burden from the noon gate all the way here, what will people who don't know think when they see it, isn't it clear that people say that you have benefited from the outside? I heard that you are all the people who want to supervise the East Factory, you must know that you must be careful to sail the 10,000-year-old ship, if I let you go like this, it will hurt you. ”

Seeing Huang Yan leave with a smile on his face, Lu Feng immediately gritted his teeth. Although he is also a person with a lot of thoughts, he is really not enough to see in front of such an old fox - what does this old guy mean by not being yin or yang?