Corresponding to the Forbidden City, the equally noble is the Xicheng District.

Xicheng District is the residence of officials and noble families, and the people who live here are all the family backgrounds and backgrounds of big officials and families.

Only people with a certain status are eligible to move into this area.

If one day, once a family loses ground, according to the unspoken rules here, the family must also move out of this area!

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In the Dongcheng District of the capital, there are some wealthy businessmen living in them, and as for the Nancheng District and the Beicheng District, they are the places where the small people live.

The main lineage of the Niu Hulu family is located in Xicheng District!

He Shen was the first powerful minister in the Qianlong Dynasty, the undoubted first minister in the later period, and the core figure of the Qing Dynasty's power above 10,000 people under one person.

However, whether it was when he was young and down, or after the middle-aged position and the minister, the patriarch of the Niu Hulu family had nothing to do with him.

Because, Emperor Qianlong's mother is the eldest daughter of the Hulu family, that is, Niu Hulu. A woman of the Mongol family.

There is such a relationship, unless He Shen rebels, he will never be able to sit in the position of the patriarch of the Niu Hulu family!

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Niu Hulu. Mongfu.

In the distance, the tall courtyard wall is already in sight.

The height of the courtyard wall was one and a half feet, like a small city wall.

The walls are made entirely of bluestone bricks, which are extremely strong, and the lacquer color of the brick surface is also the highest red.

The glazed tiles on the walls reflect colorful brilliance under the sunlight.

Of course, these are nothing, the most important thing is that the area of the Mongol Mansion reaches an astonishing ten miles.

You must know the location of the Mongolian Mansion, but it is located in the most prosperous area of the capital, close to the palace, and every inch of land is valuable.

It can be seen from this that the main lineage of the Niu Hulu family is very favored in the Qianlong dynasty.

Niu Hulu. The momentum of the Mongolian Mansion is so great, in the entire capital, only the Forbidden City can overpower it.

In front of the Mengfu Gate, there is a post at three steps and a sentry at five steps, each of which is a patrol soldier wearing heavy armor.

The silver-white armor exudes a murderous and calm atmosphere, giving people a condescending oppressive force.

The tall gatehouse was five feet high, and on both sides of the front of the gatehouse, twenty heavily armed soldiers stood there.

Directly above the gatehouse, the two golden characters of the Mongolian Mansion are eye-catching, the first-class national mansion, inlaid with red flags. The banner master, the prestige of the top nobles, is undoubtedly demonstrated.

The Forbidden City is in the middle of the main city avenue, and the Mongolian Mansion is located on the west avenue of the main city...

If it is an ordinary person from other places who does not know the inside story, it is easy to confuse the two. Mongol Mansion is too big.

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He Shen strode towards the gate of the Mongol Mansion.

That's his second destination today.

However, before he could get closer, with a sonorous sound, two spears were already in front of him, blocking the way.

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"What for? I didn't see this here. Mongol? Go a little farther away, or don't blame us for being unkind. ”

A soldier captain in armor shouted angrily.

The fierce aura of the army directly enveloped He Shen's body, as if as long as he acted rashly, the two spears in front of him would leave two holes in his body in the next second.

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Looking at these dozens of elite inlaid red flags in front of me. Banner soldier, He Shen couldn't help but nod and sighed secretly.

It is worthy of being one of the eight flags inlaid with red flags. The flag master's soldiers are really elite anomalies!

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He Shen, who didn't plan to conflict with them, immediately stopped when he heard the words.

He Shen looked serious, handed out the jade plate with both hands, and said that he could prove his identity.

"I am He Shen of the Niu Hulu family branch, and I have come to find the eldest uncle Niu Hulu. Meng Yan's, please also ask Your Excellency to go and announce, just say that He Shen is visiting, please. ”

Looking at the genuine Niu Hulu family jade plate, and then at the thirty taels of silver that were forced into his hand, the squad leader did not dare to slack off, and ordered his soldiers to withdraw the spear in their hands.

Then, the squad leader quietly put the thirty taels of silver into his pocket, and then clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Please sir, wait here for a while, I will go in and report immediately." ”

With that, he walked straight inside the gate.

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It won't take a while.

The squad leader walked out.

He said to He Shen, "Sir, I have already passed the housekeeper, please wait for a while." ”

He Shen nodded silently when he heard this, he was not in a hurry, it was only about a quarter of the afternoon at this time, although there were some twists and turns today, everything was still smooth.

This time, he came here to find his titular uncle Mengyan, naturally for the sake of the glass business.

He couldn't swallow such a big business, so he had to ask for advice from this cheap uncle.

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He Shen didn't wait long, and after a while, he heard footsteps coming from inside the door, and it was the footsteps of an old man.

In the gate, a person turned out from behind the corner of the palace wall and strode out of the gate, and he was Meng Bao, the housekeeper of the Mongolian Mansion.

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"Old butler."

More than 40 flag-bearers with red flags, when they saw this person, all of them got out of the way in a uniform manner, but the spears in their hands were not slanted at all.

From their movements, it can be seen that these soldiers are all elites, and they all have the bloody aura that can only be produced when they have been on the battlefield.

As inlaid with red flags. The flag owner, the family of the Empress Dowager, the subordinates of the first-class national mansion, these people are naturally full of confidence, whether they speak or do things, they are much tougher than the subordinates in other mansions.

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Every time I come to the Mongolian Mansion and want to ask to see the master's family, no matter what kind of identity and origin, whether I have an official position or not, I don't dare to offend these subordinates in the slightest.

The prime minister's seven-rank officials are the same reason.

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No, even in the face of He Shen, the son of the Niu Hulu family, these soldiers are neither humble nor arrogant, and their official attitude is at most for the sake of He Shen's Niu Hulu surname, and it is not difficult for him.

These soldiers are like this, and Meng Bao, who is the housekeeper of the Mongolian Mansion, is naturally full of confidence.

The housekeeper Meng Bao squinted his eyes, staring at He Shen, looking up and down for a while, as if he wanted to see if there was anything wrong with He Shen.

Looking at the young man in front of him who was about fourteen or fifteen years old and had a young face that had not yet retreated, the housekeeper Meng Bao felt a little nervous in his heart for some reason, as if he was facing some great person.

It is precisely because of this that the housekeeper Meng Bao has been staring at the children of his own master.

He Shen looked at the housekeeper Meng Bao, and didn't introduce himself to him, thinking that he wanted benefits.

“……………”

He Shen touched his nose and gave him a silver ticket of 1,000 taels of silver.

Glancing at the amount of the silver ticket in his hand with his spare eyes, the wrinkled old face of the housekeeper Meng Bao suddenly smiled.

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Under the leadership of the housekeeper Meng Bao, walking into the Meng Mansion, He Shen suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly opened up.

It is worthy of the clan of the Niu Hulu family, and this environment is really extraordinary.

In the house, the flowers are splendid, the decoration is very much, the tall and majestic buildings are lined up, in addition to the extravagance and luxury, it adds a bit of majesty and heaviness.

It can be said that the environment in Mengfu is not exactly the same as what He Shen imagined, but it is also very similar.

In the Mongolian Mansion, there are not only arrogance and lasciviousness, but also iron-blooded demeanor, full of contradictions.

Seeing this, He Shen couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart.

It is worthy of the end of the glorious era of the Qing Dynasty, and the bannermen of this era are half-falling, half-heroic, and extremely contradictory.

To say that these flag men are completely degenerate? Not really, their blood is still hot...

But if you want to say that they still have the kind of wildness that is not afraid of life and death and is like a beast when they just came out of the deep mountains and old forests, that is pure nonsense.

The housekeeper Meng Bao walked in front, and He Shen followed, and after a while, he crossed the courtyard with three entrances and three exits in front of him, and immediately came to the main hall.

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The main hall of the Mongol Mansion is very wide, with two rows of pineapple chairs on both sides, and only one rosewood chair on the main seat in front of it.

And on this big rosewood chair, there is a middle-aged and elderly man.

”………”

He Shen, who gave silver and took favors, finally met the main lineage of the Niu Hulu family, the contemporary head of the family, Meng Yan.

To tell the truth, the first feeling that this person gave to He Shen can only be described in two words: profound.

This, the contemporary head of the Niu Hulu family, looks like he is in his forties, but his actual age is more than fifty years old, and his temples are a little white.

Seeing the young man in front of him, this powerful Meng Yan, his face was unusually calm, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking just by looking at his appearance.

He Shen's side, less than a meter away from him, also stopped, and looked at this uncle, who looked full of deep atmosphere.

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"Heshen, you came to find the old man and me, what's the matter?"

Meng Yan's voice was a little low.

“………………………”

Uncle, I have a good business here, I want to cooperate with you, and when the time comes, I will make money, and the two of us will divide it equally. ”

When He Shen heard this, he didn't hide it, he directly chose to get straight to the point, and made the theme clear when he opened his mouth.

When Meng Yan heard this, his eyes flashed with essence, and he said with a serious face: "Boy, do you want to do business with me?" ”

"You are so bold, even your father, when doing business with me, he will not think about splitting the account."

When He Shen heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said in a tough tone: "Uncle, my courage is not big, but, I just want to use it in your name." ”

"In this business, you only need to put up a name, and leave everything else to me, and you won't lose anything in fifty or five accounts."