Hangzhou Weaving Bureau official office, Jun Yu Hongkai, Chongxuan reverted, to the night is the red lantern hanging high, as if doing some happy event, the eunuch is so happy and afraid of the dark?

Zhang Yuan followed a small servant to the special dining hall of the Zhong eunuch, which is the place where the Zhong eunuch said that the banquet was held, only to see the three wings of the spring hall, the steps are Langlang, the blue bricks are paved, the chalk is carved, the building is all built with nanmu, painted with gold and dyed, extremely ingenious, and it is not inferior to the mansions of the rich families in the south of the Yangtze River - the small servant asked Zhang Yuan to wait under the pier, he went in to report, and came out after a while and said: "My father-in-law let you in." ”

Zhang Yuan heard the sound of the flute inside outside the hall, and then walked into the dining hall, and first saw two half-person high Longquan kiln yarrow large square bottles placed by the door, with large branches of peach blossoms, dense and oblique, quite meaningful - Eunuch Zhong sat at the table and watched Zhang Yuan come in, and when he saw Zhang Yuan looking forward to the flower arrangement, he smiled and said: "Zhang Gongzi, how do you see the flower arrangement arranged by our family?" ”

Zhang Yuan waved to Eunuch Zhong from afar, and carefully observed these two large bottles of flower arrangement, the hall of flower arrangement with a large bottle, so called the big flower arrangement, said: "These two bottles of flower arrangement alone, you can see the master's cultivation taste, square bottle branches, atmosphere; The flower branches are clustered and lowered, pitching high and low, the two pans are connected, each with its own attitude, eyesight, presumably the father-in-law has also walked all over the peach forest by the West Lake to select these two peach blossoms, right? ”

When Eunuch Zhong heard this, he was overjoyed, bosom friend, only Zhang Yuan and our family were the only geniuses in Jiangnan, and they got up and came over with Zhang Yuan to re-appreciate these two bottles of flower arrangement, I didn't think before, after Zhang Yuan said this, Eunuch Zhong really felt that he chose these two peach blossoms to be unique and ingenious - this middle-aged eunuch and a young scholar talked about flower arrangement for a while, and Eunuch Zhong asked: "What is the matter with Gongzi Zhang's coming to Wulin, he won't come to see our family, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The kid went to Songjiang to celebrate his brother-in-law's birthday, passing through Hangzhou, and remembered that my father-in-law had allowed me to come to visit, so I asked for the way." ”

Eunuch Zhong said with a smile: "Just come, whether you are passing by or coming to Hangzhou in the future, you will come to see our family, and our family likes to see you." Suddenly remembered something and asked, "Isn't it the county exam this month, have you passed the exam?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Father-in-law Hongfu was lucky to be the first in the case. ”

"Haha, the head of the case, amazing, amazing." Eunuch Zhong was overjoyed, and deeply felt that he had the wisdom to know people, and said with a smile: "When our family first saw you, I felt that you were extraordinary, and all the princes in the audience didn't know 'catkins flying a piece of red', and even our family itself was confused for a while, thinking that it was going to be ugly, and you recited it alone, and you saved our family-"

Zhang Yuan said: "Then even if the kid doesn't recite that poem, the father-in-law himself will remember it, and it can only be regarded as fun." ”

Eunuch Zhong nodded and said: "You are good, not arrogant or impatient, and don't talk about the matter of Longshan, how can this Shanyin County test case be easy to obtain, Shanyin is the hometown of talents, you can stand out in the hometown of talents, this requires real talent to learn, and depending on how your house test is, Xu Shijin should also have a bit of vision." Asked, "Have you eaten at this time?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, the kid hasn't eaten yet." ”

Eunuch Zhong smiled: "Then just accompany our family for a drink or two." "Calling someone to remove the wine and food from the table, open another table, and only wait for a moment, fresh fruits, fresh dishes, and fine noodle cooking food are brought up one by one, and two parrots are placed to peck the gold cup, and the palace wine is poured on the cold pond spring, and Eunuch Zhong said: "I have to be invited to a special banquet by our family, and Zhang Gongzi is the only one in Jiangnan." ”

Zhang Yuan avoided the seat and thanked: "My father-in-law loves him, and the kid is ashamed." ”

Eunuch Zhong waved his hand and said: "Don't be polite, sit, sit, our family treats you as friends, well, forget about the New Year." ”

Drinking and chatting, Zhang Yuan slowly guided, from poetry and poetry to the court affairs, said: "The father-in-law in Hangzhou for four years, the people live and work in peace and contentment, all praise the virtue of the father-in-law, the boy on the way to Hangzhou this time, I heard that the father-in-law has rebuilt the Lingyin Temple, Huxin Pavilion, Jingci Temple, Sanmaoguan, Shijintang Temple, and opened the canal and the river, dredged the waterway, and made profits for the people in the city. ”

Eunuch Zhong was overjoyed and said: "Those temples have been repaired by our family, but how dare our family be the meritorious master of the West Lake, and our family has heard of it for the first time." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I can't listen to the words of the face, the boy is listening to the people of Hangzhou, on behalf of the rumors, the merit is in the hearts of the people, and the people's private praise is the real win of the hearts of the people. ”

Eunuch Zhong nodded again and again, and said with emotion: "Our family has only built a few monasteries, and the people praise our family so much, I really dare not take it." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The people all say that Gonggong Zhong is benevolent and righteous, and he never disturbs the people in Hangzhou, and he is worried that his father-in-law will transfer other eunuchs after returning to Beijing, and he is afraid that he will not have such a good time, and he also compares Gonggong Zhong with Gonggong Sun of Suzhou weaving, saying that Gonggong Sun is tyrannical in Suzhou and makes a boycott of merchants and weavers flee, and it is said that it also provoked a civil uprising, right?" ”

Eunuch Zhong nodded and said: "Sun Long, the people of Suzhou have made a lot of trouble, which has alarmed Grandpa Banzai, and Sun Long almost lost his head, in fact, Sun Long is a very talented person, not a vicious person, but some things are too hasty, which caused a big disaster, fortunately, Grandpa Banzai favored him, and he didn't pursue it too much, otherwise it would be miserable." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The father-in-law who can be sent to various places to weave and supervise taxes is deeply trusted by the emperor, and they are also very talented and learned, and they are not inferior to the officials from the imperial examination, and the father-in-law is the proof." ”

Eunuch Zhong loves to listen to this, and said: "The world says that our internal officials do not learn and have no skills, in fact, internal officials also have to study, and internal officials who do not study can only do some rough work. ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "Eunuchs also have ten talents." Asked: "I don't know which internal officials can be called ten talents with my father-in-law?" ”

Eunuch Zhong said: "Sun Long is one of them, Sun Long is very talented, can write and paint, he made a kind of 'Qing Jintang ink' even Wan Sui Ye loves to use, in addition to Sun Long, there are also Wang An, Liu Ruoyu, are very talented and learned-"

The name Wang An is very familiar, Wang An is the companion of the current crown prince, Emperor Wanli died, Guangzong ascended the throne and was promoted to the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, Wei Zhongxian was promoted by Wang An, and later killed Wang An; Liu Ruoyu is also very famous, is the only eunuch who has a book handed down, the title of the book is "Zhizhong Zhi", which describes the affairs of the palace and the inner court - Zhang Yuan asked: "Is Gonggong Qiu, the Yunnan mine supervisor, one of the ten talents?" ”

Eunuch Zhong laughed: "Qiu Chengyun, you can only be regarded as literate, hey, do you know Qiu Chengyun?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I also just heard the name of Gonggong Qiu today, the boy met a descendant of the ancestor when he was sentenced to Yunnan in the past at the mouth of the canal, that is, the wife of Shizhu Xuanfu Ma Qiancheng Qin and his young son Ma Xiangqi, saying that they were going to Beijing to sue the emperor and accuse Gonggong Qiu——"

Eunuch Zhong hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Gonggong Qiu escorted the silver to pass by the stone pillar, asked the local official Ma Qiancheng for three thousand taels of silver, and asked Ma Qiancheng to take 1,000 yew trees and transport them to his official office for backup, and transported 1,000 trees and several people to go to Yunnan with the big yew, how much manpower does it take, Ma Qiancheng was angry, the silver and yew were not given, and when Gonggong Qiu arrived at Yucheng Mansion, he said that Ma Qiancheng robbed him of 50,000 taels of silver, summoned Ma Qiancheng to interrogate, and went to Yunyang Prison - of course, this is all the words of Qin and his brother Qin Minping, and the kid does not know the truth. ”

Eunuch Zhong frowned and said: "Qiu Chengyun, our family knows about him, and he is more greedy, I'm afraid this matter is true-you said that Mrs. Ma Qiancheng and her young son are going to Beijing to sue the emperor?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Mrs. Ma Qin is a Miao people, quite by my Han poetry and etiquette, so to enter Beijing and confront the eunuch Qiu, if according to the stone pillar of those people, you will rush into Yunyang Prison to recapture Ma Qiancheng, the father-in-law is erudite, presumably also know that the Miao people on the side of Sichuan and Guizhou, the local people are unruly, the folk customs are fierce, in the early years of the Miao people in Banzhou Yang Yinglong rebelled, the court spent a lot of money and food, tens of thousands of dead and wounded soldiers to pacify, the court has always been to them are mainly gracious, now the Qiu eunuch so framed Ma Qiancheng, I am afraid that it will provoke a big rebellion, When the kid heard about this, he remembered that Gonggong Zhong was loyal and righteous, so he asked Qin Minping, the brother of the Qin family, to come with me to see his father-in-law, and his father-in-law might have a powerful strategy to turn the tide. ”

Eunuch Zhong asked, "You said that Ma Qiancheng's brother-in-law also came?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I waited outside the door of the office, and I didn't dare to disturb my father-in-law Yaxing, so the kid came to inquire first." ”

Eunuch Zhong pointed at Zhang Yuan and said with a smile: "You have gone around in a big circle, but you have something to ask our family, but you are annoyed." It's annoying to say it, but there is a smile on his face, which shows how well Zhang Yuan is winding around this big circle, otherwise, if he talks about Ma Qiancheng, Eunuch Zhong will definitely be displeased, and his previous friendship will be wiped out.

Zhang Yuan said earnestly: "Only the father-in-law knows that the righteousness can afford this matter, and the father-in-law of Qiu will inevitably have some surnames, and he doesn't know how to share his worries for the emperor, if the father-in-law can resolve this matter, the people of Shizhu should be grateful." ”

Eunuch Zhong muttered: "Although our family has no grievances with Qiu Chengyun, and there is no deep friendship, he is too vulgar, and there are few people who interact with him when our family is in the palace - Ma Qiancheng is also stingy, and he will give three thousand taels of silver." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "After Ma Qiancheng was imprisoned, Mrs. Ma sent 5,000 taels of silver, but Eunuch Qiu refused to accept it, and insisted that he had been robbed of 50,000 taels, and asked Ma Qiancheng to hand over 50,000 taels before he was exempted——"

Eunuch Zhong shook his head again and again: "Too greedy, too greedy, Qiu Chengyun is too greedy." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Father-in-law, you think, the Shizhu people are already poor, if you loot 50,000 taels, the people will definitely be reversed, and Father-in-law Qiu is now patting his ass and leaving, and then Sichuan and Guizhou will be in chaos, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the responsibility." ”

Eunuch Zhong nodded and said: "Our family will explain the benefits and disadvantages to him, he should detour to Hangzhou when he leaves Sichuan and enters Beijing, his father's family is from Yuhang, Qiu Chengyun entered the palace at the age of twelve, and later was promoted, his father went to visit him in Beijing, he refused to see him under the curtain, and let people beat his father with bamboo flogging, hating his father for being castrated back then, his father called him a milk name and begged for mercy, so he went down to the court to recognize his father, hugged his head and cried, and in the past few years, there have been generous gifts sent home, and the Qiu family is like a rich man. ”

(To be continued)