In the blink of an eye, the sun rises high and soon past noon. It stands to reason that at this point in time, even if it is a high-end restaurant or restaurant, it should be a time when business is cold.

But in the most upscale Zhuangyuan Building in Beijing, it is still full of customers, and you can hear the diners here from afar. There are even many customers rushing here.

No, the cold-proof curtain was flipped, and three people came in from outside. Judging from the dress and temperament, it should be a distinguished guest with a high status who comes to dine with his entourage.

After Xiao Er came to such a conclusion with his own intuition, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face and explained: "Guest officer, I'm really sorry, the private rooms upstairs are full." ”

Generally, such guests will hold their own identity and ask for a private room. The lobby at the bottom of this building is for the entourage of those distinguished guests, as well as ordinary guests who can't afford to spend private rooms.

The person at the head is tall, but he looks talented. There is an air of elegance between gestures, and there is a faint demeanor of a person who gives orders. I saw him glance at the lobby slightly, and then replied to Xiao Er: "It's okay, bother the little second brother to be accommodating with the guests over there, share a table, and the money for wine and food will be on my head!" ”

As soon as Xiao Er heard this, he immediately understood it, and it seemed that this person was here to inquire about the news.

When he turned his head, there were basically no empty tables in the lobby at this time, only one table in the left corner of the lobby, and only one person was eating.

Xiao Er recognized the person, so he diligently led these people over there, and said with a flattering smile: "Master An, there are no vacancies in the store, do you want to let a few guest officers share a table, and the wine and food money will be paid by these guest officers?" ”

When Xiao Er spoke, he was very sure in his heart. Because he knows this old man An, he is an old customer here, and he often comes over for a drink and a meal. He smiles on weekdays and is a very good talker.

Sure enough, when Master An heard this, he looked up, and said with a smile: "It's okay, come on, come on, let's sit together!" ”

"Contemptible Fan Wen, thank you for this brother!" When the leader saw it, he hurriedly raised his hand and clenched his fist, thanked him, and then instructed Xiao Erdao, "This brother's wine and food will be counted on my account, and in addition, you will bring up all your signature dishes here, and bring a pot of good wine." ”

Master An was not hypocritical when he heard this, and after thanking him, he introduced: "In Xia Angui, Jingshi Ren's family." ”

When a major event occurs in Beijing, this champion building is the news gathering place. Dignitaries and dignitaries used to be in the private rooms upstairs, while their entourage ate, drank and chatted in the lobby. Whoever speaks the news is eye-catching, will be able to get the attention of others and be respected.

A lot of the news that An Gui sent to call the Heavenly Army was heard from here first, and then confirmed from other channels and then sent out. This time something big happened in Jingshi, he naturally came as soon as possible.

What An Gui didn't know was that the Fan Wen who was at the same table with him was actually named Fan Wencheng, who was sent by the Slave Chief Emperor Taiji, and he also heard about the fame here and rushed to find out the news.

However, it didn't take him long for him to know that Fan Wencheng was not here to eat, but to inquire about the news like him.

Based on Fan Wencheng's generosity, some news could be learned after a little sitting anyway, so he took the initiative to tell Fan Wencheng, just like chatting.

"This is the first time in the Chongzhen Dynasty, the cabinet auxiliary ministers led officials at all levels to return home one after another, and they were clearly against the emperor!" An Gui shook his head and sighed.

As soon as Fan Wencheng heard this, the head snake of the Jingshi at the same table took the initiative to mention it, and he was so happy that he didn't have to listen to other noises, so he hurriedly asked with a respectful attitude: "Why is this?" ”

"Don't you know?" An Gui replied to him, "Early this morning, the emperor didn't know why, but he actually asked the factory guard to go out of the house on business. This is a taboo for civil officials, and if they don't listen to persuasion, they want to use this trick to make the emperor take back his fate! ”

"Oh!" When Fan Wencheng heard this, his mind immediately passed, and then he asked, "Aren't they afraid that the emperor will be angry?" ”

"What's this, it's not the first time this kind of thing has happened in my Ming Dynasty." An Gui replied disapprerovingly, "It depends on which side gives in first!" ”

"Then in Brother An's opinion, how will this matter end?" Fan Wencheng frowned and thought for a while, and then asked.

An Gui listened, smiled, took a sip of wine, and said after eating some food: "This kind of thing, it has nothing to do with our little people, it's just a matter of listening to it when you're idle, who cares about the ending!" ”

"Brother An is right!" Fan Wencheng smiled a little unnaturally and agreed. However, he obviously didn't give up, and after touching a wine glass with An Gui, he asked: "Brother An is a Jingshi clan, according to your understanding, who will give in first?" ”

If you don't figure it out, this sudden happening is likely to affect the master's affairs.

If there is such a stalemate, the civil officials do not work, and the government is a mess, which is naturally beneficial to the master; But if Emperor Chongzhen withstood the pressure of civil officials and made the factory guards crazy, it would be very bad if those mad dogs sniffed out about the master.

Fan Wencheng's most desired situation is that the civil officials do not work, and Emperor Chongzhen is forced to let the factory guards mess up under pressure, so it is best to stalemate like this.

However, he also knows that things often don't turn out in the most favorable direction. Therefore, Fan Wencheng asked again and again, hoping to get some clues from these locals in order to help him judge the subsequent development of the situation.

Seeing Fan Wencheng's repeated questions, An Gui pondered for a while, smiled and said softly: "Although the emperor is young today, he is not an ordinary person, I think even people like Wei Biao can easily clean it up back then." ”

Although it is not explicitly stated, the implication is obvious. When Fan Wencheng heard this, he remembered the deeds of Emperor Chongzhen, and his heart suddenly sank.

It seems that he is right, Emperor Chongzhen is not a good stubble. If the time drags on, I am afraid that the activities of the factory guard will become more and more obvious. And the stricter the Jingshi's guard, the more detrimental it is to the master's plan.

A fortified city like Jingshi is actually the first fortified city in the Ming Dynasty. If there is no internal response, it is very unlikely that the master's men and horses can be defeated by a frontal attack.

If it is an ordinary official or the like, I believe they don't have the ability to detect the master's arrangement in Beijing. But if it's Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi, then it's hard to say! Or it can be said that the longer the time drags on, the higher the probability of being discovered by the factory guard.

But if you act as soon as possible, Hong Chengchou's army has only been gone for a long time, and what if you rush back after hearing the news?

Fan Wencheng thought about these things, so much so that An Gui only subconsciously coped with it. When he really came back to his senses, An Gui was already gone.

The topics discussed by everyone in the lobby were all about this important matter, and each expressed their opinions, some were optimistic about the civilian clique, and some disagreed with this view.

Fan Wencheng listened attentively, then checked out and left in a hurry. (To be continued.) )