Three days later, Blott successfully left with Tu Hu, who was already an adult, and after asking many things in advance, Blott confirmed Tu Hu's identity, no longer doubted, thanked Zhang Ru many times, and then left the capital with the team.

Zhu Youzhu asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to send him off, and even the people with Honglu Temple also sent ten miles.

Within a few days, the Hou Mansion welcomed an uninvited guest.

This person is glamorous, it is rare to have such good weather in Beiping in winter, Zhang Ru was basking in the sun with his eyes closed in the yard, and suddenly saw Wang Zhouhuo running over in a hurry.

"Master Hou, Mu Bin invites you to have a dinner in the Xiangge Pavilion tonight." As he spoke, Wang Zhou handed over a bright red invitation.

There are very few words on the invitation, and the reason is very simple, it is nothing more than that Mu Bin has not seen Zhang Ru, the old boss, for a long time, and wants to invite him to a meal to express his gratitude.

Wang Zhou asked with some hesitation: "Boss, what kind of medicine is sold in this Mu Bin gourd, do you want the brothers to go to the Xiangge to have a look?" ”

Zhang Ru squinted his eyes and said: "You kid is less salty and eats radishes and doesn't worry about it, no matter how bold he Mu Bin is, do you dare to set up an ambush to take down me when Your Majesty has never condemned you?" If he really has that courage, don't say that His Majesty can't let him go, just the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty can't spare him. ”

Mu Bin is not a stupid person, he is playing a conspiracy with the Dingbian Hou Mansion who does not ask about the world on the surface, and his little pound is really not enough.

What's more, Wang Zhou didn't know some insiders at all, so what he said was completely from his own point of view.

"Shall we go, then?" Wang Zhou asked.

Zhang Ru smiled: "Go, why don't you go, but it's not us, it's me." ”

Wang Zhou was anxious when he heard this: "Master Hou, if a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, you can't put yourself in danger!" ”

Zhang Ru scolded with a smile: "You didn't learn the benefits of Fan Tong, but you learned his worrying skills." Hurry up and go back to accompany your family ******, Benhou doesn't have to worry about you. ”

After repeated confirmation, Wang Zhou was reassured, and after leaving the Hou Mansion step by step, he returned home.

Grandfather Wang Shu is already old, and the position of the secretary is high and powerful, second only to the cabinet in the court, and he has a lot of things to deal with. Emperor Hongzhi is also a person who cares about national affairs very much, so the old grandmother of the family is often accompanied by Wang Zhou, the second son.

After sitting at home for about a stick of incense, Zhang Ru ran to the stable to take out the war horse and slowly walked towards the Xiangxiang Pavilion.

Listening to the incense pavilion was wrapped by a noble person tonight, outside the door is a fat and strong brocade guard, I don't know how many brocade guards are buried around, and there are many masters in the attic.

In the private room on the third floor, Mu Bin sat alone at the round table, playing with the two walnuts given to him by his henchmen, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Pedaling" A rush of footsteps sounded, and then, the rather nervous henchman pushed open the door of the private room: "Mu Shuai, Dingbian Hou is here." ”

Mu Bin glanced at the henchman with some dissatisfaction: "What are you afraid of, Dingbian Hou doesn't eat people." ”

"Hahaha, Lao Mou, don't frighten these little ones, don't let the rumors of Dingbianhou eating people come out of the street market tomorrow." Zhang Ru let out a hearty laugh and joked with Mu Bin.

According to the grade, he is not qualified to call these people small, according to the qualifications of entering the Jinyi Guard, throw away the hat of his predecessor Jinyi Guard, he is also qualified to call these people small.

Mu Bin smiled: "It's hard for you to invite the big marquis!" I have asked to see you several times but I have not come out, and I finally sent the invitation in, and it took the boss to intercede with Wang Zhou. ”

The new commander of the Jinyi Guard did not put himself in the position of an official, but teased him like a friend.

Zhang Ru arched his hand and smiled: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, we've been brothers for many years, and now I can't control the people under my hands." You also know that Wang Zhou's gang has always had all kinds of misunderstandings about you, and these misunderstandings are not something that can be explained clearly for a while. ”

Mu Bin said: "Also, I'm afraid they can't wait to pull me out now." It's thanks to your teachings, otherwise they wouldn't hate me. ”

Zhang Ru sat down, poured himself a cup of tea with a big grin, and wiped his mouth after taking a sip: "Don't deduct the black pot for me, they don't like you and it's their business, what does it have to do with me." Besides, you didn't have a good face for them in Jinyiwei at the beginning, and now you still want them to have a good face for you, didn't you wake up! ”

Mu Bin's eyes stared at the teacup in Zhang Ru's hand, and his tone changed slightly: "Sure enough, he is worthy of being the Dingbian Marquis of His Majesty's order, and he is very courageous." Aren't you afraid that I will poison the tea and let you, a young noble, die? ”

Zhang Ru smashed it: "Lao Mou, I have known me for so many years, you should know me, when it comes to fear of death, I am more afraid than anyone else." But sometimes, I'm not that vigilant. Especially with people I think I can trust, I'm never defenseless. ”

Mu Bin grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "In this world, I am afraid that you are the only one who can keep the person who betrayed him once, and entrust him with important tasks." ”

Zhang Ru smiled and said, "Okay, don't say that you called me over this big night, just to greet me." If there is anything, just say it, and if you have nothing to do, go back to accompany your daughter-in-law. ”

Mu Bin nodded and said: "Master Hou is quick to talk, then the official will be blunt." Now Jinyiwei is in charge of me, but the positions of thousands of households in important positions such as thousands of institutes and schools are still held by Wang Zhou and others.

From a private standpoint, Mu Bin has no opinion on Wang Zhou and others protecting you, but from the standpoint of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the lower officials do not approve of the private use of public weapons.

Xia Guan said this, can Hou Ye understand? ”

Zhang Ru smiled lightly: "I understand, you Mu Bin came to me today, just to cut power!" I wondered, why didn't you tell Wang Zhou and the others about these things in person, but you wanted to find me, a Dingbian Marquis who didn't have any real power? ”

"Master Hou and the lower officials, don't hide it, these people are all thousands of Jinyi guards on the surface, but in fact they are your retainers. They can not listen to any of them, but they will not stop waiting for you. The days for the lower officials to follow Hou Ye are not short, and I also ask Hou Ye to give the lower officials a chance for the sake of the lower officials who were once Hou Ye's confidants. Mu Bin is neither humble nor arrogant.

This matter is really a bit embarrassing, and if Wang Zhou and others are dismissed, then these people will inevitably hate him, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. can leave them, Jinyiwei is not something that he Mu Bin can call.

It can not be said too much that Zhang Ru is much better than Mu Bin when he speaks in Jinyiwei.

And such a result is completely unacceptable to Mu Bin, others think that he is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, but in fact he is just a puppet who has been set aside.

Zhang Ru looked at him and said, "I can help you talk to them, but what benefits can you give me?" ”

Mu Bin said: "What benefits does Master Hou want?" ”

Zhang Ru stared at the other party for a while, sighed and said, "Forget it, you can't give me what I want." ”

He refused to say, and Mu Bin didn't ask, so he easily shirked his responsibilities a lot. Mu Bin still knows Zhang Ru very well, Zhang Ru has a sentence when he speaks, and he will never let off empty cannons.

The wine and food didn't come up, Zhang Ru had already stood up: "Okay, I understand what you mean, if there is nothing else, I will leave first." ”

Mu Bin stretched out his hand: "Let's leave after eating!" ”

Zhang Ru said with a smile: "No, the food at home, even if the leftovers are cold, tastes extra sweet." Besides, my current status is a lot of your meal. ”

Mu Bin stopped Zhang Ru and said: "Master Hou, Mu Bin is in Master Hou's heart, doesn't he even have this little face?" ”

Zhang Ru sneered: "Mu Bin may have had it in the past, but now, Ben Hou doesn't know." Your kindness Ben Hou has received it, rest assured, what Ben Hou promised, whether you eat or not, will help you solve it. ”

Mu Bin sat down very disappointed and didn't say anything more.

Some things leave and leave, and even if they are barely gathered together, they lose their original taste. Everyone has their own way to go, and the path he Mu Bin took is destined to be different from the path taken by Fan Tong, Jiang Wei and others.

A person sits at a table, eating delicious food, but it tastes like chewing wax.

All these years have worked so hard, just for an opportunity to soar, and now, he can be regarded as a soaring talent, and those friends who can sit and drink and eat meat together are gone.

With a symbolic clip of chopsticks for each dish, Mu Bin couldn't eat it anymore, and ordered his subordinates to divide the meals, and he left Tingxiang Pavilion alone.

The song and dance prepared in advance were also completely useless, but they were cheaper than the following group of Lux lieutenants who came out with him to run errands.

The two of them can be regarded as unhappy, and they all have mixed feelings in their hearts, especially Zhang Ru, who has very complicated feelings in his heart for this former friend.

He knew that people always had to climb up, but he didn't expect that the stepping stone for Mu Bin to climb up was just himself.

It was night, and it had already passed the third watch, and a figure rushed out from Beizhen Fusi, without alarming any of the guards, and then this figure went around the inner city, confirming that no one was tracking behind him, and then he got into a small alley.

After climbing the high wall and entering the study room where the candle was still burning, the man said in a low voice to the old man sitting at the table and squinting at the book: "Mu Bin and Zhang Ru have turned their faces, it seems that the two seem to have irreconcilable contradictions. ”

The old man nodded, took out a two-finger-wide piece of paper and wrote two lines of words, then stuffed it into the bamboo tube, opened the window and released the white dove that was helping the bamboo tube on his feet.

After doing all this, the old man waved his hand silently, and the person who came out of Beizhen Fusi disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

All this is done in secret, no one knows who this person is connected to, and no one knows who this person is.