Ruhui, who was sitting on the side, had no expression on her face, but she was a little disappreciative in her heart, Wang Zhaojing, such a smart person, actually came to this judgment at this time, it was really confusing to be concerned, shouldn't she have come to this conclusion from the beginning?

Thinking about it, Ruhui naturally wouldn't say it, Zhao Jin, who was sitting there, had a tired look on his face, he hadn't rested much during this time, and when he heard Wang Zhaojing's words, he just nodded and said slowly: "There is news from the capital." ”

Jingshi Xicheng Jingchang Hutong Outer Street, Jingchang is the place where the ceremonial supervisor publishes and prints the scriptures, because of this, many bookshops in the capital that print and sell books are also gathered here

Wencheng Bookstore is also one of them, I thought it was the name of the most holy sage, but in fact it was the hometown of Hu Rubin, the owner of the bookstore.

This Hu Rubin has the identity of a prisoner, and he usually looks like a scholar, but this is not surprising, there are too many scholars doing business at this time.

Unlike other bookstores, there are not many people in and out of Wencheng Bookstore, because the books in it are too expensive, and if you want to buy them, you can only buy them in sets

And the customers who come here seem to have nothing to do with scholars or anything, there are wealthy merchants, high-ranking people, and even military attachés and the like, eunuchs and nothing are rare, and there are often sneaky characters coming in and out, which makes others even more avoided.

Fortunately, Wencheng Bookstore is on the edge of this area, otherwise other bookstores will definitely drive him out or move out by himself, but everyone is waiting for this bookstore to close on its own, and there is nothing to do.

But Wencheng Bookstore has been open like this, and the pomp and circumstance of Hu Jiansheng has not been reduced at all, and some people have begun to speculate whether this is opened by the children of some wealthy family for fun.

On this morning, Wencheng Bookstore received a group of guests, a group of merchants wearing hats to shade the sun, looking at the appearance of these people in the dust, it has nothing to do with reading and writing, but not long after these people came, they watched Hu Rubin arrive in a hurry, and then the bookstore closed its doors.

"Ma Liu, you still have the courage to come to the capital, do you know how many people are looking for your master and servant, but the hanging red has opened to a few thousand taels."

Looking at Yiyu who was drinking tea, Hu Rubin joked with a smile, he was not tall, but the guys in several bookstores in the courtyard were all sturdy and strong, and they were still holding weapons in their hands, and their expressions were quite vigilant.

"Shopkeeper Hu, long time no see" Ma Chonghao's personal entourage Ma Liu was very calm and politely said hello.

Hu Rubin glanced at the five people sitting there drinking tea, except for Ma Liu, they were all very bright-eyed, they looked ordinary, and their expressions were peaceful, but Hu Rubin didn't dare to be ambiguous, after so many years, he could already see what was under the surface, these people were not simple, they all had human lives in their hands, they were all introverted and calm, they were all first-class elite characters, such characters, ordinary wealthy families may not be able to have them.

Worried in his heart, Hu Rubin's face was very calm, he sat down with a smile, and asked: "Didn't Ma Dutang offend the Nanjing side?" said that he deceived everyone of a lot of money, and he still intended to make trouble or something, are you still following him to do things? Or did you come out and run a single gang by yourself? ”

"I'm still following the master."

"Still with Ma Dutang, that kid's heart is too big, you said that you are in this position, you will make money, but you still want to do big things and do the right thing, but both sides are not good, and Nanjing is also so tossed, right?" Hu Rubin quipped.

Seeing a wry smile on Ma Liu's face, Hu Rubin knew that he was right, but he didn't stop: "Old Ma, it's not been a year or two since we dealt with each other, you also know that my words count, let's sell Ma Dutang together, six thousand taels of silver in hand, and you can still get a big favor, maybe you can still have the identity of a hundred households in brocade clothes, Ma Dutang has offended too many people, and those who were pressed by the Zheng family back then have to come back to settle accounts, why do you bother to follow him to suffer?" ”

The tone was smiling, and I couldn't tell if it was formal, but speaking of which, the four people sitting there drinking tea glanced at this side, Hu Rubin subconsciously sat up straight, and coughed heavily.

"Shopkeeper Hu, don't be kidding, that kid in Dongcheng Tianshuijing Hutong is yours, right? What would you do if his current father knew? Ma Liu laughed and teased.

Speaking of this, Hu Rubin was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed, and before he could speak, Ma Liu said again: "Don't get up with the intention of extinguishing your mouth, even if you can stop a few of us, the news will spread tonight, will you have time to get out of the city by then?" ”

Hu Rubin's expression on his face didn't change for too long, but he waved his hand and said with a smile on his face: "Ma Liu, you just can't make jokes, how can I let the government arrest people, if that's it, who is still doing business on my side, Lao Ma, you also have nothing to do, let's talk about it quickly, you can't let go of the money and not make money." ”

Ma Liu exchanged glances with a few people who came with him, stood up and walked towards Hu Rubin, his action made the people on both sides nervous, Hu Rubin's body was also straight, but in the end nothing happened, Ma Liu just took out a letter and handed it to Hu Rubin, and then whispered a few words in his ear.

opened the letter paper, heard Ma Liu's whisper, the smile on Hu Rubin's face disappeared, looked at Ma Liu with some surprise, and there was no trace of banter when he spoke again: "Old Ma, this matter is no joke, I will also bear the burden of Yu Department when I hand the words in, you should please be smart, please rest assured, I will not say anything." ”

After being rejected, Ma Liu did not give up, but said solemnly: "Shopkeeper Hu, this matter is done, you have fallen in love over there, and the palace will think that you are a capable person."

"What's the use of me asking for this? If your head is gone, you can't spend a penny," Hu Rubin said with a wry smile.

Ma Liu did not persuade, but gestured from the side, and his four companions immediately began to unpack their burdens, and the same thing was placed on the table.

Originally, the bookstore was still very nervous, thinking that he was going to dig out the guy, but then he stopped, and saw a piece of gold ingots on the table, this golden light attracted everyone's attention, Hu Rubin stopped halfway through his words, staring at those gold ingots blankly.

"Three hundred taels of gold, this is a deposit, after the matter is completed, pay another three hundred taels of gold, Hu shopkeeper, according to the market, even if you hand the words to the master of ceremonies Bingbi, it is only five hundred taels of silver that can be done, this matter has been done" Ma Liu's voice was still indifferent.

Hu Rubin, the shopkeeper of the bookstore, ignored Ma Liu, just stood up and walked towards the position where the gold ingot was placed, grabbed a piece of it in front of him, put it in his mouth and bit it, looked at the tooth marks, and when he turned around, he already had a smile on his face, and said: "The two of us have been friends for so many years, I have done this business, but the words are in front, I just have to deliver the words, I don't care if things don't work out, you also know the rules." ”

Ma Liu nodded, and said solemnly: "I naturally understand this, but today the words will be handed in, don't blame me for being careful, I will inquire elsewhere, if this is not handed in, the matter will be ugly, don't look at the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is not so troublesome to die." ”

"Save, save, Hu has been in this business for so many years, and he knows the importance clearly." Hu Rubin regained his previous appearance and said with a smile.

Ma Liu didn't say anything, just nodded and was about to leave, Hu Rubin hesitated and began to sigh with emotion: "Old Ma, who are you and Ma Dutang up to?" How come such a figure like the king of heaven and Lao Tzu has never been heard of in the capital? ”

Speaking of this, Ma Liu showed a smile on his face, turned his head and said: "Xuzhou is remote, and the reputation can't be spread naturally. ”

Ma Liuyi Yu got out of the bookstore, got on the horse and left, trotted out of two streets before slowing down, and walked half a street before someone said in a muffled voice: "No one has followed the bookstore." ”

Although everyone was calm, they were still a little relaxed when they heard this, and someone couldn't help asking: "There is such an important place in the palace, and the surname Hu can spread the word."

"Yes, I don't know how many people in the palace rely on this subsidy," Ma Liu replied affirmatively.

Seeing the puzzled look on his companion's face, Ma Liu didn't think about the truth of this expression, but just explained: "The internal officials value money, but there is not much extra money, this news is one of their financial resources, do you think this Hu shopkeeper himself has caught the line of the big one?" It was the people in the palace who put this bookstore outside to draw the line, and the other ones we looked for were also this way, but the people who followed them inside were different. ”

Linked to what was said before, everyone understood, Ma Liu smiled and said: "Then Hu Rubin doesn't dare to fake, we are looking for Xiao Zhou who has a grudge against him, if the words are not delivered, we will definitely know." ”

Outsiders look at the 24 yamen of the inner court, they look at the grade, who is the young eunuch, who is the eunuch, the higher the grade, the higher the status.

But the internal officials themselves don't see it that way, whether a eunuch's status is valuable or not, not in what errand he does, nor in what grade he has, but whether he can get the favor of the Lord of Long Live Lord, as long as the grace of heaven is in his body, even if you are the most humble miscellaneous servant of the Huanyi Bureau, you will become a big block in the inner court, and you will not be trusted, even if you are the master of ceremonies, sooner or later it will be the life of the imperial tomb to grow vegetables and sweep them.

For example, the first person in the inner court is undoubtedly the celebrant and eunuch Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian and the eunuch Dongchang, according to the rules, he is only the second in the list of celebrants, but the eunuch Wang Tiqian, who is in charge of the eunuch, does not dare to pretend to be at the table, and everything is dominated by Wei Zhongxian.

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