The guards of the Acting Palace's Mansion have been chasing for more than ten miles, and the two groups of people and horses are speeding through like a drag racing car on the official road, and Ji Gang, who is sandwiched in the middle and runs on two legs, finally exerted his perverted physical strength at this time, and actually ran on par with the galloping war horse.

Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, a horse riding a brocade guard was in a hurry, and he took out a large handful of thistle terrestris, and threw it fiercely to the back, and the war horse under the crotch of the royal palace guard stepped on the iron thistle, and the person stood up under the pain, and then fell in the middle of the road, and the people and horses behind couldn't dodge, and crashed into it.

This trick was very effective, and successfully stopped the pursuers, so under the constant shouting and scolding of the guards of the Acting Palace, Xiao Fan and his Jinyi guards successfully got rid of the pursuers and went south to the dust.

Ji Gang ran for more than ten miles, and by the time he caught up with the carriage, the person was already about to collapse, lying on the wheel of the carriage, foaming at the mouth, and sobbing all over...... Xiao Fan patted him on the shoulder, and sighed with a fake look: "Ji Gang, thank you for your hard work......"

Ji Gang raised his head with difficulty, wiped the white foam from the corner of his mouth, blinked his eyes twice, and finally burst into tears, shaking his lips and saying a very familiar line.

"It's not hard to work under the door, it's ...... Life is bitter. ”

Along the way, he returned to Beijing without danger, entered the city in a low-key manner, returned to the yamen in a low-key manner, and entered the palace in a low-key manner to report the results of the trip to Zhu Yunwen.

When Zhu Yunwen heard that he had successfully formed an alliance with Duoyan Sanwei, he couldn't help but look gloomy.

It was obviously a matter that was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Yunwen showed this expression, it was really because he was distressed about the 20,000 taels of gold that he gave away.

Zhu Yunwen didn't know how powerful Duoyan Sanwei was, but he just heard Xiao Fan boast amazingly, but the gold he gave away was a real thing. Although after 30 years of recuperation in the Hongwu Dynasty, the imperial treasury is quite full, but 20,000 taels of gold is also a large amount, out of trust in Xiao Fan, although Zhu Yunwen is distressed, he still gritted his teeth and handed over the gold to Xiao Fan, and now seeing Xiao Fan coming back empty-handed, the 20,000 taels of gold must have been unlucky, Zhu Yunwen felt a throbbing pain in his heart at this time.

"Twenty thousand taels of gold! Xiao waiter, 20,000 taels! …… How many buns can I buy, and it's gone? Zhu Yunwen's handsome face was wrinkled, and he trembled in distress.

Xiao Fan smiled happily: "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, the ministers have all spent it, clean, there is nothing left, not only that, Your Majesty still owes others something, as the so-called debt is the uncle, and it is the grandson who collects the debt, not everyone is lucky enough to try the taste of being an uncle, Your Majesty's luck is really good......"

Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth wide, was silent for a long time, and then covered his heart and moaned: "What do you make me owe?" ”

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "Your Majesty promised to Duoyan's Tulu Kuchar that after defeating King Yan in the future, the imperial court will open the plains, and Guangning will be a mutual market, allowing Han and Mongolia to trade ......."

Zhu Yunwen's face was a little pale, but before he could catch his breath, Xiao Fan then gave him a heavy blow.

“…… And gave the Daning Mansion to Duoyan Sanwei. ”

As if he couldn't bear the pain, Zhu Yunwen groaned and sat on the chair, his facial features twisted into a ball.

Xiao Shi read,...... Why? ”

"I can't bear my daughter-in-law, and I can't catch hooligans."

"Daning Mansion...... Just ceded to Duoyan Sanwei? ”

Xiao Fan Zhengse said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Daning Mansion is only temporarily handed over to Duoyan Sanwei for safekeeping, and when the vassal king is exhausted and the imperial court military system has been effective, Daning Mansion will definitely take it back!" ”

Zhu Yunwen cried and said with a sad face: "You must take it back, this Ming Dynasty was left to me by the emperor's grandfather, I once made a grand wish, saying that I wanted to create a brilliant and prosperous era, but the prosperous era has not yet begun, Daning Mansion was sent out by me, if the emperor's grandfather knows underground, he must jump out of the coffin and strangle me......"

"Your Majesty is too worried, the minister's master has a little trick, and the minister asked him to draw a few peach talismans and paste them in the filial piety tomb, and your imperial grandfather will not be able to jump out of the coffin......"

At noon on the second day after Xiao Fan returned to Beijing, the new Jinyi Wei Servant, Ji Gang, the eyes of the current science and martial arts list, appeared in a teahouse in the west of the Beijing Division.

Stepping into the teahouse with a smile on his face, Ji Gang's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he found that the curtain of the teahouse Accord moved, as if it was blown by the wind, so inadvertently.

Ji Gang's face froze, then he returned to a kind smile on his face, lowered his head slightly, and walked quickly into the Accord.

The layout of the pavilion is quite elegant, there are several calligraphy and paintings of the predecessors hung on the wall, there are two pots of rich bamboo in the corner of the wall, there is a mahogany table of eight immortals in the middle of the pavilion, two of the folk kiln cui lamps of very exquisite workmanship on the table, and the hot tea in the pot is emitting a trace of white mist.

There was a middle-aged man sitting right next to the table of the Eight Immortals, the man was white-faced, wearing an ordinary robe, his hair was meticulously combed, and when he saw Ji Gang walking in, the man's eyelids were raised, and he didn't get up to greet him, but picked up the tea cup and took a sip slowly, and the shelf was full.

Ji Gang hurriedly walked to the man, hugged his fists and said with a flattering smile: "The lower official has seen the father-in-law, he is late for a while, so the father-in-law has been waiting for a long time, and he also asks the father-in-law to forgive him." ”

The middle-aged man is the eunuch in charge of the palace department, the personal eunuch next to Zhu Yuanzhang back then, and now the eunuch next to Zhu Yunwen who is in charge of tea and daily life - and Nie.

The name "And Nie" is quite strange, when Zhu Yuanzhang killed the personal eunuch Qingtong, in order to warn Zhu Di, the king of Yan who secretly sent someone to assassinate Xiao Fan, and Nie was transferred to Zhu Yuanzhang's side to serve the marquis, because Nie is a flexible person, knows how to observe words and feelings, knows how to advance and retreat, is thoughtful and considerate, and does not leak, so it has been appreciated by two generations of emperors.

Seeing Ji Gang smiling at him flatteringly, while Nie snorted, his sharp voice echoing in the Accord.

"Master Ji, when the first emperor was alive, he could set up rules, and it was strictly forbidden for the inner servants to make friends with foreign ministers, and those who violated it were beheaded. We have never had a relationship, what do you want to say when you ask the miscellaneous family to come here? After that, hurry up, the miscellaneous family has to go back to serve the marquis. ”

Ji Gang bowed down and said with a smile: "The two hundred taels of silver that the lower official entrusted someone to give to his father-in-law for filial piety, has my father-in-law ever received it?" ”

And Nie's face softened, and he smiled and said, "If it weren't for the face of those two hundred taels of silver, do you think the miscellaneous family would meet you, a person you don't know?" Don't talk nonsense, let's talk about something quickly, meet you here, the miscellaneous family is risking losing their heads, you don't hurt the miscellaneous family. ”

"Yes, yes......" Ji Gang nodded hurriedly, then took out a thin gift slip from his arms and handed it over respectfully.

But Nie didn't answer it, and said leisurely: "Don't show this kind of thing to the miscellaneous family, tell the miscellaneous family directly, what is written on it?" ”

Ji Gang smiled and said, "My father-in-law will know it at a glance." ”

And Nie said gloomily: "Master Ji, didn't you come here to humiliate the miscellaneous family?" ”

Ji Gang was stunned and said, "Why did my father-in-law say this? ”

And Nie glared at Ji Gang, gritted his teeth and said, "If the miscellaneous family is literate, how can they enter the palace and become a eunuch?" Ji Gang, what do you mean? ”

Ji Gang froze, and then suddenly realized.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the country, he learned the lesson of the Tang and Song Dynasty eunuchs' unauthorized power and disorderly government, and strictly stipulated that the eunuchs in the palace were absolutely not allowed to be literate, so all the eunuchs and eunuchs in the palace in the early years of the Ming Dynasty were illiterate, because only in this way could it be ensured that the eunuchs and eunuchs were not able to interfere in the affairs of the court and state affairs indiscriminately.

Seeing the unkind expression on Nie's face, Ji Gang couldn't help but be frightened, hurriedly accepted the gift in his hand, and said in a panic: "Father-in-law forgives the sin, it was the lower official who was reckless, the lower official just wanted to tell the father-in-law that just now the lower official asked the father-in-law of the food supervisor to bring you a thousand taels of silver into the palace, all of which are filial piety to the father-in-law, and please accept the father-in-law with a smile." ”

As soon as he heard that there was money in the account again, Nie's eyes suddenly lit up.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs lived the most gloomy time, they were not allowed to meddle in government affairs, they were not allowed to make friends with foreign ministers, and they were not able to play with women, but only the pursuit of money remained, so the eunuchs of this period were very fanatical about money, and the people who were slaves and maids were not even physically complete, except for gold, silver and jewelry, what else could they pursue?

One thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, and Nie, who was originally angry, immediately smiled.

"Master Ji is so polite, the miscellaneous family is a little uneasy, no merit, you have given such a big benefit to the miscellaneous family, let's get straight to the point, what do you want? If you don't make it clear, you don't dare to accept this silver. ”

"The lower official is dedicated to honoring his father-in-law, and there is absolutely no other meaning, why should his father-in-law see outside?"

And Nie smiled, his eyes narrowed into two slits, raised his finger and pointed at Ji Gang, and scolded with a smile: "It seems that a loyal man, but there is no honest word in his mouth, if you don't know what to say, our family will really take the silver and pretend to be confused, when the time comes, don't say that this more than 1,000 taels of silver has been lost......"

Ji Gang was silent for a moment, and said with a calm face: "Since the father-in-law inquired, the lower officials will not hide it, and the lower officials will not understand many rules when they enter the officialdom, and I will ask my father-in-law to raise more cultivation ...... in the future."

And Nie smiled: "You are a foreign minister, it is not easy for miscellaneous families to go out of the palace, how can I raise and cultivate you?" You're burning incense, I'm afraid you're worshipping the wrong Bodhisattva......"

Ji Gang also smiled: "My father-in-law is humble, there are many places where you can mention the lower officials......

"What can the miscellaneous family mention to you?"

"If the father-in-law can reveal what he likes today, the lower official will be grateful, and there will be heavy thanks in the future."

And Nie Leng took a moment and finally understood Ji Gang's purpose for seeing him today.

This guy wants to shoot the son of heaven...... And Nie stared at Ji Gang, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, Master Ji was on the list of high school students, didn't he worship under Xiao Houye in front of many people?" Marquis Xiao and the Son of Heaven have a good relationship, they are closer than brothers, what the Son of Heaven likes and hates, Marquis Xiao knows best, why didn't Master Ji ask him? ”

The teahouse was silent for a while, and after a long time, Ji Gang said in a low voice: "I am vain and talented, and I have never opened my arms in my life." Xia Guan has Lingyun ambitions, if he doesn't rely on a few big trees to walk in officialdom, how can he soar? ”

And Nie Jing stared at Ji Gang quietly for a long time, and finally smiled: "The miscellaneous family likes ambitious people the most." ”

It was just noon, and another pretty guest came to the Xiao Mansion.

The guest is actually not a guest, but an old acquaintance, the helmsman of the Chen family's firm, Chen Yinger.

Since Xiao Fan returned to Beijing, she has been busy with Yamen official business, Chen Yinger has also learned to be obedient, and she does not meet Xiao Fan at all.

Today, Chen Ying'er also brought a personal maid to hold the qin, and a master and a servant took advantage of Xiao Fan's absence to enter the door of Xiao's mansion.

This is the first time she has entered the Xiao Mansion, and as soon as she enters the door, she looks around curiously, looking at everything in the Xiao Mansion.

Carved with auspicious beasts on the wall, winding corridors, exquisite water pavilions, elegant gardens...... Baoqin opened her big eyes, the more she looked, the more she felt that Xiao Mansion was more magnificent than she imagined, it was a quiet and restrained temperament, every house and tile seemed to be like the owner of Xiao Mansion, so low-key and introverted, unassuming, but invisibly with a bit of domineering power, which made people feel intimidating.

"Miss, Miss, this is my uncle's ...... This is Lord Xiao's Hou Ye Mansion? Huqin sighed in admiration.

Chen Ying'er nodded lightly: "Yes, although there is no luxury, but it has its own momentum, the house is like the head of the house, the head of the house is prominent, and the house is magnificent." ”

Huqin looked at the respectful and polite subordinates who came and went, and unconsciously shrank a little, and his expression became a little afraid.

The son-in-law of the businessman who was looked down upon everywhere back then is now an important minister of the country who holds a lot of power and looks down on the court, it is not an exaggeration to say that now Xiao Fan coughs lightly, and the entire Daming country will tremble.

It's only been a few years, he has reached such a high position, thinking about Xiao Fan's penniless back when he left the Chen family with a smile in his back, and Baoqin couldn't help but redden.

At that time, he must have endured a lot of hardships to get to where he is today, right? A few years have passed, and now he is in a high position, do you still remember the little maid of the Chen family who slapped him on the head at the beginning?

As soon as I thought of this, somehow, Baoqin felt a wave of sadness, as if something was blocking my chest, and it was a little uncomfortable.

"Hug the qin, hold the qin! What happened to you? Why are your eye sockets red? Chen Yinger said with concern.

Baoqin sniffed vigorously, shook his head with a forced smile and said: "Miss, the maid is nothing, I am just worried that I bullied my uncle at the beginning, I don't know if he will hate the servant......"

Chen Ying'er sneered and said, "He is not such a stingy person, he was more attentive to you than to me at the beginning, don't you know anything about me?" ”

Hugging the qin for a moment, her pretty face turned red in an instant, she hung her head shyly, timidly pulled Chen Ying'er's slender hand, kept swaying and coquettish, and looked very cute.

The two of them laughed a few words as they walked towards the inner courtyard of Xiao Mansion.

"Hug Qin, wait a minute, you can't be so unruly, when you see the housewife of the Xiao family, be honest, don't let people laugh at our businessman's lack of proportion." Chen Ying'er instructed with a straight face.

Baoqin nodded and said, "The little housewife that Miss said...... It was the one in Jiangpu County back then, that ...... Little beggars? ”

Chen Yinger looked up and sighed, a few years have passed, when the Chen family was in the inner hall, the two daughters confronted, she was so domineering, now the feng shui rotates, in this Xiao Mansion, she has to accompany her carefully, serve her as a concubine, and her life is really unpredictable.

"yes, she...... is the little beggar back then, who is also the county lord of the dynasty, and the eldest lady of the Xiao family, I heard that even her name was given to her by Xiao Fan, thrush, thrush...... You studied the ink thrush for her, but gave me a lonely peony, when will you be able to let go of the grievances of the year? ”

A feeling of resentment lingered in her heart, and she sighed slowly, and after being silent for a while, Chen Ying'er puffed up her chest again, and her beautiful eyes showed a look of perseverance.

Today is to see the thrush lord said, if you want to enter the door of the Xiao family, you must pass the thrush pass, for Xiao Fan, even if you are beaten and scolded, you have to endure it.

Cheering herself up, Chen Ying'er took a deep breath, and then walked into the inner courtyard of Xiao Mansion with a tragic and heroic mood.

At this time, a delicate voice came from not far away.

"Peony? Who sent your peonies? Made of gold or silver? Is it worth the money? ”

Chen Ying'er and Baoqin were shocked when they heard this, and looked around in panic, but there was no one around, and the sound seemed to come from the underworld, which was terrifying.

"Who...... Who's talking? The master and servant hugged each other in fright, and Chen Ying'er said loudly with courage.

The delicate voice was a little unhappy: "You haven't answered my words yet, is the peony valuable?" ”

Still only hearing the sound, not seeing anyone, Chen Ying'er and Baoqin's delicate bodies trembled more and more.

Chen Ying'er gritted her teeth and said in a trembling voice: "Qingtian Bai said, who is the demon doing it?" Lord Xiao is an important minister of the court, an important weapon of the country, and he is righteous and has the protection of all gods and Buddhas. Aren't you afraid of being collected by the sky? ”

The delicate voice was a little surprised: "Demon? Where did the wickedness come from? I'll come out and see ......."

"Out of ...... Come out? Chen Ying'er was terrified.

The master and servant looked around tremblingly, and finally found that there was a huge dirt pit in the inner courtyard garden not far behind them, under the horrified gaze of the two, a dirty little hand suddenly appeared on the edge of the pit, and then another one appeared, and the last small head came out, the head was full of dirt and grass clippings, and a dirty little face that could not see the true color of the two of them came into the eyes of the two, the little face was black and dirty, only revealing a pair of smart big eyes and bones turning, and behold, it really looked like a little ghost crawling out of the underworld, Evil is terrible.

"Where did the wickedness come from? Where? As soon as the little dirty face came out of the ground, he couldn't wait to look around, and his voice was quite excited.

Chen Ying'er's eyes widened in horror, she was stunned for a while, then her eyes rolled over, she fell to the ground softly, and she fainted with fright.

Baoqin seemed to be stupid, staring at the little dirty face motionless, with a dull expression.

At this time, Jiang Du, who was also dirty in the earthen pit, also came out, and when he saw Chen Ying'er lying on the ground, Jiang couldn't help but be surprised, and quickly stepped forward and called: "Ying'er, Ying'er!" ”

The little dirty face followed behind him, and asked curiously: "Why did she faint as soon as I came out?" ”

Jiang Du looked at her black and dirty soil, and the little dirty face that was more terrible than a ghost, and said angrily and funny: "I guess I was stunned by your appearance......

The little dirty face froze for a moment, then looked at himself a few times, and said strangely: "Is my appearance terrible?" ”

"What do you say?"

Pointing to the sluggish and motionless hug qin like a dead fish, the little dirty face was unconvinced: "Then why is she so calm?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Huqin came back to his senses, then took a deep breath and screamed bitterly: "Ghost—"

While shouting and turning around, Baoqin found Jiangdu next to Xiao's dirty face who was also so dirty that he couldn't see his true colors clearly, so Huqin's voice became more and more poignant.

"Two ghosts—"

Sou!

The figure turned into a cloud of black smoke, and the hugging qin ran away in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Du smiled bitterly: "Now you know how terrible our appearance is, right?" ”

The little dirty face wiped his forehead with his dirty hands, and said aggrievedly: "We are just digging a pit and burying silver......

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