Chapter 167: Private Chat
Walked away directly, the family members who were supporting Feng Xiaohou Ye had already explained the situation on the scene, and the little Hou Ye was originally blushing and purple, but after hearing these words, he gradually turned white.
It stands to reason that this eunuch should live in the Nanjing Imperial Palace, but in the Battle of Jingjing, the Northern Army and the Southern Army also fought fiercely in the Imperial Palace, destroying a lot, and then moving the capital to Beijing, so it was dilapidated. The eunuchs of the town guards generally lived in the courtyards near the imperial city, and adjacent to the military camp.
The guards and horses of these ** guards and eunuchs who went to the town guard were also pulled out of the military camps around the town guard mansion, Li Meng wanted to arrange for his subordinates to live in the inn, but Liu Qian insisted, and said in a loud voice, "Since you are here at your own house, how can there be any reason to live outside." "I had to bring it here together.
The generals of the Praetorian Guards all knew that Li Mengnai was the nephew of the town guard at this time, and they were all there with smiling faces, these Qiu Ba relied on deducting military salaries to live, and there were no real benefits to come out, so they had to put their attitudes warmly.
Although it was a march in the city of Nanjing, the people saw the march of the army, and they all avoided it early, and the road was not blocked, but the foot soldiers ran with the horse team, and it was still a little scattered.
The officers of the Praetorian Guard were obviously accustomed to such a scene, and they were not at all unusual, and they still rode in front, but as they walked, one thing appeared.
Li Meng led 200 people, 30 horses, and the remaining 170 people followed in a line behind, the formation was always square and neat, not chaotic at all, always following the neat running, and the pace was almost neat and consistent, which actually covered up nearly ten times their Nanjing Praetorian Guards.
The people who led the troops knew what this meant, and they saw Li Meng's appearance as a subordinate. Everyone knew that these people were soldiers, but they didn't expect that the nephew of the town guard would be so well trained.
After a short time, they arrived at the mansion of the eunuch guarding the town, and after a group of people were polite again, they each led the troops back to the camp, and everyone was very envious of that Huang Qianhu, thinking that after today's incident, they would definitely be added to the rank in the future.
The huge barracks are still enough for 200 people. Li Meng was directly led into the mansion by Liu Qian, Li Meng had never been to Jingshi, but he had also heard that the person who sent the letter and gift came back and said that the mansion of Eunuch Liu of Jingshi was just a courtyard with a few entrances, which was very shabby.
But what I saw today is really an eye-opener, Li Meng really didn't see much when he was in Jiaozhou, every time he came out was an opportunity to open his eyes, the luxury and wealth of the Ming Dynasty couldn't see anything when he visited the classics in modern times. You can only experience it by looking at the real thing.
For example, the palace of the eunuch guarding the town, with Li Meng's language level, can only be described by cheesy words such as "extraordinary" and "splendid". As Li Meng entered the mansion, Liu Qian directly said:
"This is the young master nephew who has come to see the master."
When this sentence was said, it was completely the tone of his own family, and Li Meng's civilian dress was naturally ignored by everyone, and those who came and went in a hurry were respectfully saluting.
The house is indeed vast, and it took a while to walk to the inner house. There are a lot of bamboos planted here, and the environment is very elegant, and Liu Qian opened his mouth and shouted to the inside:
"Master, the nephew and young master have arrived......"
As soon as the words fell, the courtyard said in a loud voice:
"Come in, come in, come in."
Li Meng could hear that Eunuch Liu's tone was full of joy and joy, and in the courtyard of the house covered by the bamboo forest, the wooden door creaked open, and several little eunuchs ran out with a smile and greeted them courteously:
"Young Master Nephew, please. The town guard is in a hurry. ”
This status is indeed different, there are actually little eunuchs to serve, in the past, in the Beijing Division, although there are also small eunuchs to serve, but only in the palace to support, can not be so carry-on.
To tell the truth, Li Meng had only met with Eunuch Liu once, and after the rescue by the river, the two sides were just exchanged letters, and the interval was so long. Eunuch Liu's position is already the pinnacle of internal officials, but he is just a small local capital.
Walking to the door, Liu Qian said a few words to the little eunuch behind him, and said to Li Meng with a smile:
"The nephew and young master are here to go in, and the master is waiting in the main hall. The villain went to see how the kitchen was prepared. “
As he spoke, he smiled and pushed open the wooden door. But he didn't go in, and Li Meng said thank you. Walked in. As soon as he entered the door, Liu Qian behind him closed the door, although the eunuch's mansion was lively, but the inner house was very quiet, and those people had already gone out.
walked a few steps forward, but saw that Eunuch Liu walked out of the door, with a smile on his face, moving his qi and recuperating his body, Liu Fulai was in a high position, and the down-and-out person Li Meng saw on the side of the Jining Canal was already very different, and he was already quite high-level in his gestures.
The eunuchs of the ceremonial eunuch and the eunuch of Nanjing City are all powerful and one of the central figures in the world.
People of this status go out on the steps accordingly, this face has been given to the extreme, Li Meng's mind changed sharply, but a respectful smile appeared on his face, walked a few steps quickly to the front, bowed directly, and said:
"My nephew has seen my uncle, and my uncle is in good health and everything is fine."
Li Meng's respectful actions made the smile on Liu Fulai's face, standing on the steps, change from reserved at the beginning to a smile, Liu Fulai hurriedly walked down the steps, came to the front to help Li Meng up, and said in a loud voice:
"It's all your own family, why be so polite and polite, it's cold outside, go inside."
When Li Meng got up, Liu Fulai, the eunuch of Nanjing, looked at Li Meng a few times, and said with a smile:
"It's a lot stronger than when I first saw it, and it's really a man who stands up to the sky."
"Uncle has won the award, Li Meng has today, not thanks to the care of your old man."
Things are actually the exact opposite of what Li Meng said, but people like Liu Fulai in a high position definitely don't want others to always talk about kindness, and they don't even want anyone to mention it, although it is easy for him to repay these kindnesses.
And after all, the two sides have only met once, so first set the relationship between the two parties in the relationship of relatives, and the following words are also easy to say.
Sure enough, after Li Meng's move was made, Eunuch Liu seemed to have put down his courage, and his demeanor was a lot calmer, Eunuch Liu was lonely since he was a child, and he was more embarrassed in middle age, and he attached great importance to family affection.
The two sides entered the house together, the tea and snacks were already prepared, after sitting down, Li Meng first poured tea for Eunuch Liu, this move made Eunuch Liu even more satisfied, after sitting down, Eunuch Liu said with a smile:
"Before, our family thought that Xiao Meng, you falsely reported the number of people killed for the sake of military merits, but later someone inquired, and you were actually wrongly blamed."
Li Meng smiled and said respectfully:
"It's also that the little nephew is a little aggressive, if it weren't for the uncle's care, maybe there would be some trouble."
"I really don't know how you train the soldiers and horses, when our family is in the center, the governors and general soldiers in various places are in the book, and it is a big victory to cut dozens of them, and you can easily have a few hundred here, it is really majestic, our family came to Nanjing, and these Erlang under him are also considered elite, and I asked in private, I can't do what you do."
Li Meng smiled and said a few words of humility, but he also guessed in his heart how Huang Ping recognized himself, Liu Fulai should have sent someone to keep an eye on it, Wu Tongzhi was in the light, and there must be some people in the dark.
Both sides didn't say anything, just politely said a few words there, Eunuch Liu's face was full of smiles, Li Meng was full of the attitude of the juniors, Eunuch Liu's status and status, there is no need to be polite and hypocritical with others, the reason why he is so happy is completely because of the feeling of family affection, and his heart is very warm and comfortable.
There are a lot of words, I can't help but have a dry mouth, the tea in the tea bowl is drunk, here because the two of them talked privately, the people who served were dismissed, Li Meng saw that Eunuch Liu finished drinking the tea, and quickly stood up and poured tea with a teapot, Eunuch Liu nodded with a smile, and asked seemingly meaninglessly:
"What are the public and private matters in Nanjing this time?"
This is the right topic, Li Meng has been prepared in his heart, not to mention that the original goal was to find him to do something, Liu Fulai was not in Beijing, so he had no choice but to try his luck with the Zheng family.
Li Meng cleared his throat, returned to his seat, and told the old eunuch everything about his plans and thoughts, of course, he didn't say anything, he expected that the Ming Dynasty would perish in many years. just said that he felt that there was no danger in Shandong, and the people who led his troops always felt uneasy, so they wanted to move to Huguang.
Moreover, Shandong is barren, although there is salt profit, but it is not a long-term solution to go to other places to buy food, and Dengzhou is stationed in a large army, but it is not convenient for him to be promoted there. Then he carefully explained how to contact the Zheng family, let them do activities in Nanjing, and what happened today.
Wait, wait, and so on, after saying a lot of reasons, Eunuch Liu listened with a smile all the time, and when Li Meng finished speaking, he asked with a smile:
"You have such a big profit in Jiaozhou Salt Affairs, why do you want to go to Huguang, although it is the land of fish and rice, but you have to earn so much silver a year, I'm afraid it's very difficult!"