Chapter 916: The Celebrant Priest's Estate
The box was staggered and laughing. Because www.biquge.info of these good relationships formed by Wang Fulin in Hangzhou, Cheng Naixuan also dealt with the people present when he rolled out his business network in the southeast. Li Yaoqing, the only stranger who didn't recognize Huanglong Zhu Zhen and Zhang Ning, was also never afraid of stage fright, and it didn't take long for him to get acquainted with everyone. Moreover, he once personally experienced Wang Fulin's most "green" years, and told the story of Wang Xiaoguan's outwitting and evil officials in She County in the slightest, so that everyone looked at Wang Fulin with their eyes.
Zhang Ning couldn't help but scold a foul word, and then patted his chopsticks and said to Wang Fulin: "I think that I was detained in Beixinguan by those guys who beat the line, and you followed Yan Yuan to appease, and later took advantage of the chaos to rescue me, I felt at that time that this little show was really bold and means, and he was in the forefront when it was the most dangerous, and he was replaced by someone else, who can do it, who cares about me as a eunuch?" ”
He paused, and said with some embarrassment: "Later, I was calculated by others on the West Lake Floating Incense Boat, you kid was even more ruthless, and jumped into the water directly, if that little girl didn't find me and Xiao Zhu to get a boat, she also went into the water to find out the clues, and then answered you, you have to swim in the West Lake!" From that time on, I knew that you would definitely achieve a lot in the future, but I always thought that I would have to wait ten or eight years. ”
Then he shook his head and said: "But it's only been seven years, he was just causing trouble in Hangzhou at the beginning, but now it's good, he can toss so much in Beijing!" ”
"It's hard to look back on. I want to teach my father-in-law to know that the little girl you said went into the water to save me is now my daughter-in-law. Wang Fulin summed up the past with a smile, and then knocked on the bowl with chopsticks very undeceitfully, "Everyone, today is here to reminisce about the past, not to dismantle my stage." Please let me go, okay? ”
"Today I only talk about the old feelings, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about who you say? Those of us who have a lackluster career and want to come out with a wonderful thing to say, we can't find it. It's not like you, whether you are a person or an official, you can all have ups and downs. Zhu Zhen said this, but when he saw Zhang Ning smiling at him, he couldn't help but slap the table, "Dead eunuch, are you laughing at me for being addicted?" ”
"Stinky and sour, it's obvious that you are suspicious, how can I have the time to laugh at you? You kid didn't listen to my old man back then, didn't you fall for your boss? I stayed well in Beixinguan, but you were transferred, and you didn't know which corner you moved to when you went back and forth. ”
"Dead eunuch, don't talk about me, you squeezed out those shameless hypocrites, but you didn't please me, did you? Otherwise, how could you be transferred to Ningxia to eat sand? ”
Scolding people does not expose their shortcomings, and hitting people does not slap their faces, but Zhang Ning and Zhu Zhen seem to be addicted to raising the bar. After a few words of exchange between you and me, Zhang Ning finally let go of Zhu Cheng, and after tilting his neck and drinking a cup dry, he wiped his mouth and said: "Among us people, Wang Cheng and the two are the youngest, but it has been four years since they stepped into the official career, and the rest of you, they are all going for ten years of official age, right?" There are many ups and downs in the career, don't look at me now that I have entered the celebrant supervisor, to say that I am confused about this good luck, these days I think about it again and again, I always feel that it is someone's light. ”
As soon as Zhang Ning said this, everyone immediately went to see Wang Fulin, and saw that the protagonist was drinking and eating food without care, thinking that he was indeed the youngest among so many people, and couldn't help but sigh. Cheng Naixuan, the second youngest, was about to reveal Wang Fulin's old background, but he only heard a very rhythmic knock on the door outside the box.
As the second longest stay in the capital and one of today's landlords, Cheng Naixuan asked, "Who?" Isn't it all on board? ”
"I heard that all the distinguished guests are coming, and the wine was really a little sluggish before, but there is a twenty-year-old Shaoxing daughter red here, and I sent it to make amends with you."
"Oh, come on in."
The guy who followed behind had just stood outside the door with his proprietor for a while, but he only listened to a vague idea, and he didn't expect the proprietor to suddenly knock on the door. At this time, when he heard that he was going to go in, he hurriedly pushed the door and let the proprietor in, and after seeing the other party glancing at him, he quickly closed the door and guarded outside. However, when he heard the proprietor speak, he almost stumbled and did not stand firm.
"I didn't expect it to be Lord Wang feasting here, I was really slacking off before."
The guys outside were surprised by the title of Wang Ye, while Wang Fulin inside was surprised on his face when he faced this owner, who was obviously very young and definitely no more than thirty years old, but his heart was very stable. There are so many restaurants and restaurants in the capital, and he deliberately chose to feast here, of course, for a reason, because of the background behind the owner. If it weren't for the fact that Fan Dou had been running a bookstore and other elegant businesses in the capital since he returned to Beijing with him from Liaodong, and he had made a lot of friends with the three sects and nine streams, he would not have noticed this restaurant that seemed to be just doing a thriving business.
And although he just sent someone to book a box and asked for the best by name, because the person sent there also brought Li Yaoqing's person to order the wedding banquet, he didn't believe that the other party would not know that the person who was here today was himself.
It's just that there are so many people on the seat, and he is the owner of the host, so he is not too polite to the proprietor of the same pavilion, but just bows his head slightly and says: "There are hundreds of guests who come and go every day in the same pavilion, and there are many officials among them. I borrowed treasure land to entertain old friends, but it was just a transaction of money and goods, so why not be lazy? ”
For Wang Fulin's indifferent attitude of refusing people thousands of miles away, the owner was still humble and polite, he smiled and stepped forward with a wine urn, and lifted the weight on the round table where everyone was sitting, and then smiled: "That's what I said, but Master Wang, your identity is different." What's more, Father-in-law Zhang is here today, and Father-in-law Zhang and his brother had the same friendship in the inner study hall back then, so I naturally didn't dare to avoid it. ”
"Huh?"
Zhang Ning, who was originally absent-minded, suddenly came back to his senses, looked the young owner up and down for a while, and then asked, "What's your name?" ”
"Under Chen Jugong."
"Surname Chen ......" If you want to say that the most eunuchs are now surnamed Zhang, and the other party said that he had a friendship with him, then he had stayed together in the inner study hall of the master of ceremonies, so Zhang Ning looked at the other party carefully for a while, and finally laughed: "Your brother is the head of the inner study hall, Chen Ju, right?" ”
"Grandpa Zhang is right." Chen Jugong smiled and arched his hand again, and then said sincerely, "Actually, I just heard from the guy that there were several court officials and a father-in-law who were gathering here, and I was curious to take a look from afar when I was delivering the food, and then I found out who it was, so I took the liberty of sending an urn of wine to disturb for a while, and asked Wang Ye and Zhang's father-in-law, as well as all the adults, for forgiveness, I will retire." ”
Seeing that Chen Jugong saluted and was really about to leave, Cheng Naixuan suddenly shouted: "Chen ...... cough, Chen Gongzi, this Fengcheng Houfu who can suppress Fengsheng Hutong in the same pavilion does not dare to say anything, and it is also very famous in Xicheng, and I heard that the cost of spending is not small, is it you who opened it alone? ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Ning's face changed, but Cheng Naixuan asked, and he couldn't stop this guy, so he could only use wine to cover up the subtle expression on his face. However, what surprised him was that Chen Jugong, the young proprietor who had been praised by most of the eunuchs with heads and faces in the palace, did not avoid this question.
"This same cabinet is a part of the master of ceremonies and many fathers-in-law, just because I have a little ability to manage things, so I run here, of course, I can't say that I opened it."
"Ahem...... Ahem, ahem! This time, Zhang Ning's coughing became louder and louder, and finally interrupted Chen Jugong temporarily. Finding that everyone was looking at him with very subtle eyes, he said angrily to Chen Jugong, "How can this kind of thing be easily said to people? If they stab you and make a fuss, wouldn't your brother be hung up because of you! ”
As soon as the words fell, Wang Fulin said angrily: "Father-in-law Zhang, the father-in-law of the celebrant is just doing some business outside, and it's not a big deal. There are so many officials in the capital, and a few of them are really poor, and not most of them have their own industries outside, and the relatives of the second assistant Zhang Ge are all big businessmen, and I haven't seen the official of Kedaoyan who is full of food and supports to impeach others, do you think Jinhua and I will have so many things? ”
Zhang Ning glanced at everyone, and saw that Cheng Naixuan seemed to echo Wang Fulin's words, and nodded again and again, Zhu Zhen and Huang Long, the two old acquaintances, only cared about munching and didn't care, as for Li Yaoqing, the only one he was not familiar with, he sandwiched a phoenix claw at this time, and said seriously: "It's not about buying and selling, bullying and dominating the market, the people take food as the sky, and they are opening a restaurant, the wine and food are delicious, and the business is good." ”
Zhang Ning saw Chen Jugong with a smile on his face, as if he was sure that everyone would react like this, but he was a villain, he couldn't help but touch his nose stupidly, and said angrily: "I'm used to being shouted and beaten by everyone outside, and when I returned to the capital, I found that it was still the same, and there were still few eunuchs in the palace who had been impeached and removed from power over the years?" Chen boy, your brother has a bright future now, remember my father-in-law's words, be careful! ”
Chen Jugong knew that Zhang Ning had good intentions, after all, his brother could only be regarded as a small person among the many real owners in the same pavilion. He also heard his brother Chen Ju mention that although Zhang Ningfu suddenly moved to the hall as soon as he returned to Beijing, it can be said that he was born out of nowhere to steal Chen Ju's position, but because Zhang Ning is bold and real, he is not taboo about some things that have been excluded and washed by others in foreign office, and he is even a little embarrassed when he sees Chen Ju, so he inquired about Wang Fulin as the east today, and found that Zhang Ning was also here, so he made a show up and boldly took it upon himself to reveal the old bottom of this shop.
But such a risky move now seems to be quite worthwhile. Not only did he make sure that the civil officials present did not have such a strong antipathy and rejection towards the eunuchs, but also further understood that Zhang Ning did have a bit of righteousness, and more importantly, he felt that he had almost seen it clearly, Wang Fulin was the east today, and the relationship between these people invited was very close to each other. So, he immediately took a deep look and said: "Thank you Gonggong Zhang for reminding me, I was indeed reckless just now, but I also thought that the people who can invite you as guests should not be those pedantic people." ”
"You kid can talk, so I'm worried for a long time." Zhang Ning muttered, suddenly looked at the next door to the left and right, and his face suddenly became solemn again, "How is the sound insulation of your box?" Don't let anyone eavesdrop on you! Is there anyone watching outside? ”
The guy outside the door was startled by the sound coming from inside. Of course, he knew about the backstage of his own host's house, but now that he realized that there was a powerful person with a great reputation among the guests, he didn't dare to take chances at all, especially when he heard the celebrant ask about him, he was even more cold. Fortunately, at this time, he heard his own owner answer calmly.
"Father-in-law Zhang rest assured, the same pavilion has always had eunuchs in and out, and the banquet hopes to be private, so the box on the second floor is all characteristic, not a pure wall, if you don't believe it, Grandpa Zhang can knock on the wall to see, it is all solid. As for the guy outside the door, he is the brother of the private minister next to the brother, and he will not talk around casually. ”
"I see." Zhang Ning was relieved, he didn't want to go back and poke out some mistakes, his freshly baked hall was chased and killed by those ceremonial supervisors. So, he immediately gestured angrily, "Then you can go out, it's rare for our old friends to get together today, and it's inconvenient for you to talk." ”
"That's naturally not daring to disturb, if it weren't for Cheng Zhi's questioning, he would have retired a long time ago." Chen Jugong arched his hand with a smile, and actually left directly, without the slightest intention of dragging mud and water.
It wasn't until the door closed that Cheng Naixuan coughed dryly: "This guy is young, but he can advance and retreat, which is a bit interesting...... But Shuangmu, if you hadn't specifically ordered everyone not to bring their entourage over today, how would this guy come and knock on the door so lightly and skillfully? Even if you don't talk about state affairs, this is too much. ”
"It's just about the old feelings, if there is a door god guarding the door, others still think that we have some secret discussions in private, isn't it just right?" Wang Fulin was still full of lightness, and said with a smile, "Among us people, although there is not a single fourth-grade person, but Gonggong Zhang is from the palace after all, and the others are all in the very popular yamen, so it is difficult to guarantee that others have no ideas." Since there is nothing to show to others, then simply be generous. Well, there are no idlers now, it is time to eat, it is time to drink, and it is the first time I have come to the same pavilion, and it can be regarded as the light of everyone! ”
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at each other, and they put aside those messy worries, eating, drinking, talking, laughing, and laughing. Even Zhang Ning, who was muttering because Chen Jugong revealed the bottom before, was also under Zhu Ju's ulterior motives, and it didn't take long for him to be a little confused, and he actually grabbed his old opponent and punched him. And Wang Fulin took the opportunity to invite others to support Li Yaoqing's marriage, such as welcoming relatives and receiving dowry gifts, etc., when this meal was finished, it was already past the night fast.
After sending these drunken people back with the carriage that had been prepared, and leaving Zhang Ning to Chen Jugong to be settled, Wang Fulin, who had not drunk much at all, got on the horse, but he went around in a circle, and took advantage of the dark night to change his appearance and came to an inconspicuous corner of the same pavilion. Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to see the Chen Jugong he had seen before going out in the night.
It seems that he deliberately chose to be here today, and that is right. Although this restaurant is not a bully and a bully to buy and sell, it is nothing less than a tentacle stretched out by some eunuchs in the palace. (To be continued.) )