Chapter 133: Three eunuchs in one play
This conflict in Nandu, in essence, is nothing more than a fight between three eunuchs!
When the news reached Jingshi, Wei Zhongxian did not ask Zhu Youzhen for guilt, but came to Lingji Palace as soon as possible and asked Wang Li for money!
"Grandpa Wei, who are the two of us?
This little thing costs two million taels? You're too bad, aren't you? ”
"A trifle?
I added you 3,000 brocade guards, do you think it's a trivial matter? Wei Zhongxian grinned, picked up the tea bowl and sniffed:
"Princess, you have made so much silver, why do you still drink this kind of coarse tea?
It's so tasteless!
My special Puer tea in Yunnan is mild, mellow in taste, soft and sweet, no bitterness, and is a good product for tea, gifts and collections!
Princess, I only charge you 100,000 taels of silver!
If you don't buy some and try it, you will regret it for the rest of your life! ”
"Damn!
Grandpa Wei, are you embarrassed to say me?
The "Guojiao 1631" I brewed in Luzhou is clear and transparent, the cellar fragrance is elegant, sweet and refreshing, soft and harmonious, and the tail is clean and fragrant!
You tasted it last time, don't you?
I'll give you a friendly price of 10,000 taels and one jar, and I haven't seen you buy a few bottles! ”
At the mention of "Guojiao 1631", Wei Zhongxian couldn't help licking his lips, very puzzled: "Princess, your wine ...... What does the name "1631" mean? ”
"Uh...... Well...... this."
Wang Li was stumbling, and for a while, it was difficult to explain to Wei Zhongxian!
Hundreds of years later, the famous "National Cellar 1573" is said to have been brewed in the "National Treasure Cellar" during the Wanli period (1573 AD), hence the name.
However, in the past few years, Wang Li has tasted liquor all over the country, but he has never heard the name of "National Treasure Cellar Pool"!
Therefore, in the spirit of being responsible for history, he gave his liquor a "meaningful" name to the time when he officially acquired Luzhou Distillery last year (the fourth year of Chongzhen, 1631 AD).
It's a pity that there is no A.D. in this era!
It will not be until more than 200 years later that people will understand the meaning of "1631"!
But it doesn't matter!
"National Cellar 1631" has become a real palace wine!
Even Zhu Youzhen was full of praise!
The four big characters of "National Cellar Treasures" inscribed by him have been carefully framed and properly preserved together with the "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" and "Tang Palace Ladies"!
Hundreds of years later, the value of these four words is absolutely immeasurable!
Therefore, the name of this wine cannot be explained to Wei Zhongxian!
"Father-in-law Wei, my liquor production process is complicated, and it is by no means comparable to your Puer tea!
It requires sixteen different staple foods and auxiliary materials, and it is carefully brewed through thirty-one complex processes!
Therefore, I will casually name it "1631"! ”
"I see!"
Wei Zhongxian nodded, half-convinced.
I wondered if I would also give my tea a louder name!
"No need! The word Poole is loud enough!
However, it would be even better if it was changed to the word "Pu'er"! ”
In this era, there is no "Er" word for three points of water!
Wei Zhongxian didn't think much about it, and immediately decided to change his name!
"Father-in-law Wei, your tea is exported overseas, and you have earned a lot of silver!
Alas, I'm at a loss!
Those foreigners overseas don't like my liquor!
At the beginning, when the two of us "shared the spoils", all the good things were taken up by you!
Now, if you have three thousand brocade guards, you will ask me for two million taels of silver, is it really unreasonable? ”
"Princess, you make wine, I make tea, you agree with yourself!
Your wine doesn't sell well overseas, but it sells well in the north and south of the country!
And, your silk, your silk silk, that's a lot of money!
Today, I'll do you a big favor and only charge you two million taels, and you're embarrassed to bargain? ”
"Gotcha, gotta gotcha!"
Wang Li slapped the table and smiled heartily: "Two million is two million!"
However, I don't have enough cash here, and I don't have enough silver tickets!
Why don't you take the two male sheepdogs back?
Father-in-law Wei, my shepherd dog, the male's has been fried to more than 1.5 million, and I definitely can't lose you! ”
Seeing Wang Li's hippie smiling face, Wei Zhongxian's face was black.
Just as he was about to have an attack, Cao Huachun led a few eunuchs and hurried over.
In fact, Cao Huachun wanted to get rid of Yang Ai because of his loyalty to Zhu Youzhen!
Because, Zhu Youzhen looked at Yang Ai's eyes in the painting, he had already noticed it!
He wanted to get rid of Yang Ai, just to prevent Zhu Youzhen from making a temporary move and making a big mistake!
He believed that as long as Yang Ai died, Zhu Youzhen's throbbing heart would soon be calm!
Therefore, when he learned that the Ming army in Nandu was confronted by the factory guards, Cao Huachun did not dare to report to Zhu Youzhen!
Instead, I found two factory fathers as soon as possible and tried to make a big thing small!
However, Wei Zhongxian is different!
Knowing that Cui Chengxiu made a big deal out of it, he was not only not angry, but secretly rejoicing!
Because, the guy who mobilized the soldiers and horses in the southern capital was the secretary of the military department, Shen Yongmao!
This person, a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu, is the son of Shen Shixing, the first assistant of the cabinet during the Wanli period, and a proper Donglin Party!
In Wei Zhongxian's eyes, he naturally can't tolerate him!
As early as the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian had dismissed him and returned to his hometown!
Unexpectedly, after Zhu Youzhen succeeded to the throne, taking advantage of Wei Zhongxian's "low-key" time, Shen Yongmao made a comeback!
At that time, it was the time when the Emperor Taiji soldiers were coming to the city of Beijing!
Zhu Youzhen was furious, dismissed Wang Qia, the former secretary of the military department, and imprisoned, and temporarily appointed Shen Yongmao and Sun Chengzong.
However, just when Sun Chengzong was running around and working hard to resist Huang Taiji, it happened that the soldiers and horses of King Qin ran out of food and grass, but they were not replenished in time.
At that time, the strong enemy was outside the city, and the Jingshi was in danger!
The little restlessness of the soldiers and horses on this road made Zhu Youzhen angry!
He repaid the salary, grain and grass in time, and demoted Shen Yongmao to the southern capital, which stabilized the morale of the army!
At this time, Wei Zhongxian behaved very low-key in Beijing!
His group of filial sons and grandsons are crazy to make money in Jiangnan!
The Donglin Party members in the southern capital and the Shangshu Shen Yongmao of the Ministry of War naturally became a thorn in his side!
He didn't ask Zhu You for guilt because, there is no need to ask for guilt!
The person Zhu Youzhen wants to deal with must be Shen Yongmao!
And Wei Zhongxian, because of the continuous return of silver, left an excellent impression on Zhu Youzhen!
Therefore, in Wei Zhongxian's opinion, Zhu Youzhen will not get along with silver!
No, isn't Cao Huachun coming!
"The two factory fathers, aren't they just a little prostitutes!
The factory guards and the defenders of the southern capital are so laborious, which is really a joke!
That prostitute, Tianyin Pavilion will take it!
The guards and defenders withdrew!
That's it, forget it! ”
Cao Huachun's words are reasonable!
It's really unheard of for a prostitute to make a fuss like this!
Cao Huachun wanted to make a big thing small, because he was afraid that his own assertion would attract Zhu Youzhen's punishment!
However, the opportunity to get rid of Shen Yongmao was just around the corner, and Wei Zhongxian was naturally not happy!
If it was Zhu Youzhen's will, he would obey it.
However, for such a big matter, Zhu You didn't ask about it, but just let the two sides withdraw their troops, which is really unreasonable!
Wei Zhongxian, who is cunning and cunning, suddenly realized something!
"Grandpa Cao, is this what Long Live Lord means, or do you mean?"
As soon as these words came out, Cao Huachun's face immediately sank!
However, there was no madness!
This further confirms Wei Zhongxian's guess!
He didn't know Cao Huachun's "self-assertion", but he firmly believed that there was a problem!
As a result, I was even more reluctant!
"Father-in-law Cao, the old slave was ordered by the Long Live Lord to investigate the corruption of officials at all levels in Jiangnan, and at the same time, he also had to pilot the collection of commercial taxes in the southern provinces!
A while ago, the old bustard of Yixianglou drowned, and the prostitutes of Yixianglou were sold in one body, and the amount involved was as high as more than three million!
However, in the process of investigation, the East Factory found that in order to get rid of this prostitute, some people did not hesitate to fight with the West Factory Jinyiwei!
This shows that the amount of corruption and tax evasion involved should be particularly huge and must be dug deeply!
However, Shang Shushen of the Southern Capital Military Department did not hesitate to mobilize 3,000 defenders to forcefully obstruct the investigation of the East Factory!
This shows that there must be a big hidden truth in it!
Shouldn't this matter be thoroughly investigated and dealt with? ”
Wei Zhongxian said this, because it was expected that Zhu Youzhen did not know about it!
At the same time, he also put pressure on Cao Huachun through "Long Live the Lord"!
Even if he stabs Zhu Youzhen, Wei Zhongxian is not afraid!
Even, I can't wait to stab Zhu Youzhen!
Of course, if Cao Huachun can do a satisfactory job, Wei Zhongxian will still give him a face!
At this time, Cao Huachun's face was pale, and Wang Li was not stupid, so he naturally agreed:
"Gonggong Cao, after the preliminary investigation of the West Factory, there seems to be a secret connection between Su Yingxia of Yixiang Building and Lord Shoufu!
I suspect that the robbery of forty merchant ships of Lord Shousuke and the robbery of the caravan that bought war horses were probably caused by the leakage of the itinerary!
It's only because of this that I didn't sit down on the truth that I didn't report it to the Long Live Lord!
Today, Su Yingxia's drowning case is indeed strange!
Since the military department is also involved, it is even more necessary to investigate thoroughly!
Or, let's still make a decision by him?
Father-in-law Cao, what do you think? ”
Wei Zhongxian and Wang Li didn't give an inch, Cao Huachun was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to attack!
No way!
I thought it would be easy to get rid of a little courtesan!
Who knows, it happened that something happened to Yixianglou!
Who knows, the people below are used to running rampant in Beijing, and they are even more rampant in Nandu!
Dare to put pressure on Shen Yongmao in the name of the celebrant eunuch!
On the contrary, Shen Yongmao, who is so good at dying, also thinks about the eunuch and the eunuch, counting on being transferred back to the Jingshi!
All this is by no means what the two factory owners think!
It's not that serious!
Alas!
If it's like this, how dare Cao Huachun stab Zhu Youzhen!
He handled this matter without telling Zhu Youzhen, and it was the second time that Yang Fengyin had violated it!
No way!
Cao Huachun sighed long, signaled to step back left and right, and then sat down at the table, explaining all the causes and consequences.
The matter was clear, and all three of them couldn't cry or laugh!
However, things have to be worked out eventually!
"Father-in-law Wei, Shen Yongmao, for his own selfish interests, without an imperial decree, privately mobilized the soldiers and horses of the Southern Capital, which is indeed a capital crime!
However, there is no need to report this matter to Long Live Lord!
In less than half a month, Shen Yongmao will be dismissed and return to his hometown! ”
"Now that Gonggong Cao has spoken, I will no longer pursue this matter!"
"Thank you Grandpa Wei for your success!"
After leveling Wei Zhongxian, Cao Huachun moved his gaze to Wang Li again: "Prince, as long as both sides withdraw their troops, Zhou Yanru will definitely relax his vigilance!"
When he retrieves the silver and sends it to Jingshi, Xichang can intercept it immediately!
He is not more than two million taels of silver, and Long Live Lord will not spare him easily!
Moreover, for his own selfishness, he did not hesitate to slander the good ministers of the court, and Long Live Lord could not tolerate him!
Therefore, Zhou Yanru's career has come to an end!
That's the end of the matter in Nandu! ”
"Well said, well said!"
"According to Father-in-law Cao's wishes, drink, drink!"
The three of them looked at each other, each holding a tea bowl, and they all smiled.
In the southern capital, the confrontation between the three thousand defenders and the three thousand factory guards disappeared between the chats and laughter of the three eunuchs!
"Oh, the three fathers-in-law are so interested! Hiding here to drink! Wang Chengen hurried over, out of breath:
"Henan Governor Fan Shangxiao sent back an urgent report: more than 100,000 thieves went south to Henan!
Burning, killing and looting all the way, the momentum is huge, and the responders are numerous, unstoppable!
The courtiers are all helpless, and the long-live lord is about to die!
Please also invite the two factory fathers to enter the palace as soon as possible! ”
Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian and Wang Li looked at each other and smiled, and rushed to the palace.