Because Gonggong Qin is an old man from the Xinwang Mansion, he now has a very high status among the eunuchs, and he has long been the master of ceremonies. Therefore, the general mission out of Beijing does not require him to go out at all. And this time, Chongzhen specially sent Father-in-law Qin to Qin Liangyu to deliver the decree, which showed Chongzhen's holy affection for Qin Liangyu.

Because at this time. None of the civil officials sent by the imperial court to Luanzhou City had yet arrived, so when they learned that the eunuch who had delivered the decree was about to pass through Luanzhou City, the highest officials in Luanzhou City, Wu Shigong and Qin Qianhu, were ten miles away from the city to meet him.

When Father-in-law Qin's car arrived, Wu Shigong and Qin Qianhu had to kneel down to greet each other. But just as they were about to kneel, Gonggong Qin, who had just come out of the carriage, immediately stopped them. Moreover, he said affectionately to Wu Shigong: "Wu Qianhu, it has been three years since the capital was separated that day, do you still remember the miscellaneous family?" ”

Wu Shigong took a closer look and found that the eunuch who passed the decree was Gonggong Qin, and immediately bowed his hand in surprise and said, "I didn't expect it to be you, Brother Qin!" Brother, when I arrive at Guide Mansion, I want to die to you old brothers. ”

Seeing Wu Shigong is a true expression, and Father-in-law Qin is "haha" daxiao. In particular, Wu Shigong called Gonggong Qin "Brother Qin", which made Gonggong Qin quite useful after hearing it.

After Qin Qianhu saluted his father-in-law, the group walked towards Luanzhou City. At this time, it was close to noon, and Gonggong Qin was just passing by, so he continued to hurry after having lunch in Luanzhou City. Because there are no residents in Luanzhou City now, Wu Shigong led Duke Qin to his camp.

Just after walking two steps, Gonggong Qin was in the carriage and beckoned mysteriously to Wu Shigong, who was riding a horse on the side, and Wu Shigong rode close to the carriage curiously. Gonggong Qin smiled and pointed to the carriage behind him, Wu Shigong looked back, the curtain of the carriage opened a crack, revealing a pretty face from inside, wasn't that his wife Xue Yufei?

How could Xue Yufei come to Luanzhou City with Gonggong Qin? Wu Shigong was a little confused. But it's not good to ask too much on the road. Wu Shigong had no choice but to hold the doubt in his heart.

Along the way, Xue Yufei frequently opened the curtain on the carriage behind him and looked at Wu Shigong's back. Wu Shigong also felt that his wife had been watching him. So, when Wu Shigong opened the curtain once Xue Yufei opened the curtain, he turned around and made a grimace, which caused a burst of laughter like silver bells in the carriage.

Gonggong Qin and his party entered the camp, and after everyone dismounted, they all put away the expressions on their faces, and they all looked at a vacant lot on the right side of the camp. In that open space, there are more than 100 coffins of Wu Shigong's dead soldiers.

Wu Shigong pointed to the coffins and said to Gonggong Qin: "Brother Qin, this is the son-in-law of our Qianhu Institute who donated his life this time, and I want to take them all back to my hometown." In Qin's general soldiers, the number of sons and daughters who donated their lives was even greater. There are also some who, during the attack on Luanzhou City, were burned by 10,000 enemies and their bones were gone. ”

Gonggong Qin stared at the coffins for a while, folded his hands, and bent down to salute. The entourage behind Gonggong Qin also saluted. Gonggong Qin silently recited a scripture in his mouth. Many of the eunuchs in this palace believed in Buddhism. After that, after a long sigh, Gonggong Qin followed Wu Shigong into the big tent.

In the big tent, a banquet has already been arranged. Seeing Wu Shigong and Father-in-law Qin is an old acquaintance, Qin Qianhu is very interesting, so let Wu Shigong and Father-in-law Qin have a separate banquet. I went outside to entertain my father-in-law's entourage.

Wu Shigong saw Xue Yufei coming down from the carriage behind, he beckoned to Xue Yufei and asked Xue Yufei to also enter the big tent to accompany Gonggong Qin. This move made Gonggong Qin even more satisfied, because at that time in the Ming Dynasty, only very close friends would let their relatives come out to accompany the guests. Moreover, Xue Yufei's identity is also quite high.

After the two of them sat down, they were not formal, they drank a glass of wine first, and Gonggong Qin said: "This time the Tartars entered the customs, and the emperor never slept peacefully. Let those of us who are slaves feel distressed. It was only after recovering the four cities of Yongping this time and defeating the Tartars that there was some smile on the emperor's face. ”

"So this time I went out to Beijing to pass the decree, and the miscellaneous family asked for this errand, and I wanted to see these heroes of our Ming Dynasty. Don't be afraid of Brother Wu's jokes, when he went out of Beijing, the miscellaneous family gave the children around him fifty taels of silver each, just because they didn't want them to make things difficult for Brother Wu. ”

Father-in-law Qin's words made Wu Shigong laugh. Wu Shigong raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Then I will give Brother Qin another glass." However, why did he follow Brother Qin this time? ”

Gonggong Qin said a little ostentatiously: "This time, General Qin's meritorious performance also has the name of Brother Wu on it. The miscellaneous family also told the emperor the identity of Brother Wu. ”

Seeing Wu Shigong's face change slightly, Gonggong Qin continued: "Don't worry, the miscellaneous family also knows your thoughts." This time, Yuan Wei colluded with the Tartars, and the emperor also knew that civil officials were unreliable. The emperor is still gracious to your Xue Mansion. Do you think that the miscellaneous family brought your lady to see you, and the emperor would not know? ”

Gonggong Qin's words were only half a sentence and he didn't say it thoroughly. Wu Shigong didn't fully understand either. However, although this time it was Xue Yufei who begged Gonggong Qin to bring her to Luanzhou City, Gonggong Qin must have also told Wang Chengen about this matter, and of course Emperor Chongzhen also knew.

The reason why they all acquiesced was because when Wang Chengen told Emperor Chongzhen about this, he vaguely revealed that the civil officials were unreliable, and Xungui would never betray Emperor Chongzhen because he was resting with the country. This statement is exactly in line with Emperor Chongzhen's current mentality.

And Wang Chengen helped like this to make Emperor Chongzhen feel that the interests of the nobles are tied to the interests of the emperor, and the eunuchs, who are the intimate people around the emperor, their interests are tied to the emperor. He wanted Emperor Chongzhen to pay attention to their eunuchs.

However, although Wu Shigong and his wife did not fully understand this meaning, Xue Yufei still stood up and said to Father-in-law Qin: "Thank you Father-in-law Qin here." ”

Gonggong Qin hurriedly stood up and saluted back. Xue Yufei is the concubine of Xue Mansion in the end, and Father-in-law Qin does not dare to be rude.

Seeing that the two of them were still exchanging courtesies, Wu Shigong smiled and said, "Don't be polite." It's all a family, let's sit down and have a drink. ”

"Yes, it's all family." As a eunuch, Gonggong Qin especially wanted a true friend, just like Wei Zhongxian and Xue Lian at that time. Gonggong Qin said to Wu Shigong with a smile: "Don't spread it here, this time Brother Wu has also made a contribution, and he will be promoted." Here, the miscellaneous family will congratulate first. ”

"Oh? Where to be an official? Wu Shigong asked curiously.

"Don't worry, the prince and the miscellaneous family are nostalgic for the old love. I won't let you go to the border and the barbarian lands. You still stay in Henan. But it will definitely not stay in Guide House, because Guide House already has a guard house. But where you're going, I really don't know. ”

Wu Shigong thought about it, it would be good to be able to stay in Henan, anyway, his thousands of households have all his own apprentices, Tao Xin.

After that, Gonggong Qin and Wu Shigong talked about their experiences over the years. It's a long sigh all the time. When talking about being in Nancheng together at that time, Wu Shigong suddenly remembered Li Pengfei, a thousand households of Jinyiwei at that time.

So he said to Gonggong Qin: "Do you remember that Li Qianhu who was in Jinyiwei in Nancheng? He is also in Henan now, and now he is a little miserable. ”

Gonggong Qin was very curious, and after learning about Li Pengfei's recent situation, he said to Wu Shigong: "This Li Qianhu was also very happy at that time. I've also helped the miscellaneous family a little. In this way, the miscellaneous family and Commander Luo (Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei) will talk and arrange a good position for him. ”

After the pleasant luncheon, Wu Shigong quietly gave Gonggong Qin a title deed of 300 acres of land in Luanzhou City, and asked Gonggong Qin to bring a 1,000-mu land deed to Wang Chengen. Gonggong Qin also accepted it with a smile.

Father-in-law Qin left the camp after the luncheon, and he left Xue Yufei by Wu Shigong's side, and then took Xue Yufei back to Beijing when Father-in-law Qin returned.

After sending off Father-in-law Qin, Wu Shigong returned to his big tent, and when he entered the big tent, he was surprised to find that Xue Yufei was sitting on a chair in the middle of the big tent, and behind her stood Mei Yun, who served Xue Yufei on his trip. And in front of Xue Yufei stood Qiongniang.

Xue Yufei also ignored Wu Shigong, her expression was very solemn, and asked Qiong Niang, "What's your name?" ”

Qiong Niang Yifu replied: "The slave family is called Qiong Niang. ”

"Qiongniang, after you enter our Xue family, you must abide by the rules of our family. Serve a good husband well. Mei Yun, go to the box and get a pair of gold bracelets for her as my meeting gift. ”

Mei Yun hurriedly agreed, and after taking out the gold bracelet, she handed it to Qiongniang. After Qiong Niang took it, she thanked her again.

The more Wu Shigong looked at the situation, the more wrong it became, this oolong was a bit of a big fuss. He stretched out his right hand and just wanted to stop it, but he saw Qiongniang hesitate for a moment, and after pouring a cup of tea to the side, he knelt down and saluted Xue Yufei. Xue Yufei took a sip of the tea after taking it.

In fact, Qiong Niang had already discovered that Wu Shigong had entered the big tent at this time, so when she knelt down, her cheeks were slightly red. Qiongniang has basically been raised these days, so her face looks even more gorgeous.

Wu Shigong looked at Qiongniang, and after several efforts, he didn't make a sound when he arrived at Zuihou. Is this a beautiful misunderstanding? Anyway, Wu Shigong welcomes this misunderstanding. You say, are all men so virtuous?