The Nineteenth Prince's Mansion is located in the northeast corner of Jinling Palace, covering an area not very large, and it is not ranked in the top 30 in the Palace, but the mansion here is just located in the northeast corner of the Palace, the location is secluded, pedestrians are rare, and the nearest mansion is twenty zhang away from the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion, which makes it seem particularly lonely.

Tianhuo's carriage walked for three incense sticks before coming to the front of the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion, which was very deserted, with no pedestrians and vehicles in sight, and even the members of the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion mostly entered and exited from the side door, and the main entrance was often like a decoration.

The Nineteenth Prince simply put only two palace guards in front of the main gate, while the other princes' mansions were guarded by at least four to eight palace guards.

The coachman stopped at a distance of 20 zhang outside the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion, and according to the regulations of the imperial court, civilians were not allowed to enter the Prince's Mansion within 20 zhang.

Tianhuo got out of the carriage with the two apprentices and told the groom to wait nearby, not to go too far, and they would come out when they were done.

It was not the first time that the groom had entered Miyagi, he pointed to the tethered horse stakes and troughs in the shade of the trees in the distance and said, "Childe, the villain is waiting for you in the shade of that tree." ”

The guards of the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion saw Tianhuo their carriage very early, but this kind of extravagant but unofficial carriage was generally ridden by wealthy merchants in the capital, and this kind of guest without official status was not worthy of their attention.

It wasn't until the three of them walked to the bottom of the steps in front of the Prince's Mansion that the two palace guards straightened up, and one of them lazily turned around and asked, "Who are you waiting for, do you know that this is the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion?

Tianhuo took out the waist card from his arms, lightly lifted the hem of his shirt and walked up the steps, handed the waist card to the questioning guard: "This military master, the student Tianhuo was summoned by the prince, and he only came to see him today, and he also troubled the two military masters to go in and say a word." ”

The palace guard looked at the wooden waist card in his hand, this is the waist card issued by the Prince's Mansion to the most junior guests, and it is generally issued to a certain family or chamber of commerce power that has newly served the Nineteenth Prince, and it belongs to the unimportant guests of the Prince's Mansion.

The Nineteen Princes will take out a cup of tea to receive such guests, ask a few casual questions, to show their recognition and concern for the force, and will send them away after the tea is drunk.

This kind of guest is not the confidant of the nineteenth prince, but it does not mean that they have no strength, but the relationship between relatives and relatives is different, so the palace guards do not dare to be too embarrassed.

Seeing the warm smile on Tianhuo's face, Fu Wei suddenly felt that the young man in front of him was full of power, and his momentum was similar to that of the Nineteenth Prince, he hesitated for a moment, and forcibly suppressed the idea of asking for filial piety.

Fu Wei said to Tianhuo stiffly: "You wait here, I'll go to the scribe first, I don't know if the prince will be free to see you at this time." ”

Tianhuo continued to smile and said, "It's hard work. ”

The palace guard waited for a while, and saw that Tianhuo did not mean to give filial piety, so he secretly cursed in his heart, turned around and went into the mansion to report.

Soon the palace guard came out, followed by a thin middle-aged man, who shouted happily as soon as he approached the mansion door: "Brother Tianhuo, look at who I am?"

Tianhuo saw early that the person who came was Song Neng, the former county magistrate of Wanshui County, but he didn't expect to meet an acquaintance from his hometown in the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion, Tianhuo was naturally very happy, and said with a smile: "Song County Order, how did I meet you here, it's really rare to know from another country!"

Song Neng walked out of the mansion and grabbed Tianhuo's arm and said: "Brother Xiao Shi is really outside, and he still calls me Song County Order, I have long been out of the county order, I am now a scribe under the Nineteenth Prince, if you treat me as your own, call me Brother Song." ”

Tianhuo also knew that it was inappropriate to call Song Neng the county magistrate now, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Brother Song, when did you come to Jinling, you were still in Wanshui County before I left." ”

Song Neng pulled Tianhuo and walked inside: "Brother Tianhuo, this matter is a long story, let's go to the mansion first, and then I will slowly catch up with you." ”

Tianhuo hurriedly said, "Brother Song, my two apprentices are still outside." ”

Song Neng saw the gray kite and the green ox under the steps, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The two mages of gray and green are also here, so I'm embarrassed to be lazy." ”

The gray kite and the green ox also hurriedly returned the salute, although they didn't look down on mortals, but Song Neng could serve as a scribe in the prince's mansion, and he might often deal with each other in the future, and his attitude should not be too arrogant.

Song Neng whispered a few words to the two palace guards, and then said to Gray Kite and Qing Niu, "Gray and Qing Mages come in together." ”

Song Neng led the three of Tianhuo to the mansion, and the palace guard who went in to pass the ceremony asked his companion curiously: "What is the origin of these three people, their waist cards are the lowest level, why did the Song scribe come out to greet them in person? ”

The guard who stayed behind came up, stuffed a cold and heavy thing in his hand, and said in a low voice: "I don't know, but this son can still be a man, maybe he will be an upstart in the mansion." ”

Tongyu Fuwei spread out his palm and saw that it was a silver ingot weighing five taels, and said in surprise: "Where did this come from?"

The guard who stayed behind said: "Of course it was given by that prince, do you think I will be kind enough to give you silver?"

Tongyu Fuwei laughed and said: "I thought about it in my dream, I thought I had met another nerd who didn't know anything about the world." ”

The guards who stayed behind sneered and said: "It's still that son who is thoughtful, saying that it is easy to be found and punished by the officials when he takes money to do things, but it is understandable for anyone to do things first and then give silver, and the efficiency is improved, and everyone is happy." ”

Tongyu Mansion Wei nodded again and again: "Sure enough, he is a scholar, and he is very reasonable, he has secretly collected the silver for so long, and he is the most comfortable to receive today." ”

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Song Neng led the three of Tianhuo to the second courtyard and stopped, and shouted loudly: "Guifu, Guifu, are you there? ”

A servant dressed as a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy ran out of the house, and when he saw Song Neng hurriedly bowing to the end: "Lord Scrivener, the little one was copying your calligraphy in the house just now, so he came out late, please forgive me." ”

Song Neng saw that Guifu was so studious, and said gently: "Well, yes, although Guifu is a little late in starting to read now, as long as you persist, you will still have a chance to get ahead in the future."

Don't copy the words first, you take these two guests to my house to rest for a while, and I will take this son to meet the prince. ”

Guifu responded, bowed to the gray kite and the green cow and said, "Two distinguished guests, please sit in the house." ”

Tianhuo nodded and motioned for the gray kite to go, and the gray kite and the green ox followed Guifu into the house.

Song Neng and Tianhuo continued to walk towards the back mansion, and Song Neng explained: "Brother Tianhuo, the prince's mansion is different from our Xuanwei and Wanshui's yamen, the rules are very big, the nineteen princes generally don't see outsiders, and it is very gracious to see you alone, so I can only grieve the two mages of Gray and Qing to wait in my room." ”

Tianhuo smiled and said, "I understand, Brother Song, you don't have to be so polite, you can let them enter the mansion to already give the little brother a lot of face." By the way, when did you arrive in Jinling, I haven't finished talking about it just now. ”

"I received an order from the imperial court at the end of March, and at the beginning of April, I handed over the errand of Wanshui County to the county and rushed to Jinling, and slept in the open air along the way, relying on the power of the nineteenth prince to mix a few official gallops and fast boats, and walked for nearly three months to arrive in Jinling, and then studied with the former scribe for three months, and only in September did I really take over the current errand. ”

"Is Brother Song still adapting to it after coming to Beijing? I don't know what position this scribe has in the house, but does he have a grade?"

"Jinling City is a wonderful place, who doesn't want to live here in peace? My brother is living well here, but my family may not be able to get together until the middle of next year.

The scribes of the prince's mansion are not considered to be the official establishment of the imperial court, which is equivalent to the prince's secret arts, clerical officials, and the grade is not high, only equivalent to the sixth-grade official, but the nineteenth prince is more important to me, and my actual power is only under the chief steward of the palace. ”

"Then I have to congratulate the eldest brother, after working in the prince's mansion for a few years, he must be the official seal of the high-ranking state capital when he is released again. ”

"Brother, don't tease you as a brother, I just want to do the errand ordered by the prince now, and I haven't thought so much about the future. However, my brother came to Jinling to study at Taiyi Academy this time, as long as he graduates, he will definitely have a place in the cultivation world in the future, which is really gratifying!"

"Hehe, Brother Song, don't praise each other for the two of us, we are just in the beginning, and we will need to take care of the eldest brother in the future to help us establish a more stable cooperative relationship between the Xuanji faction and the Nineteenth Prince. ”

Song Neng stopped and said: "Actually, Brother Wei admires your Xuanji faction very much, and has maintained a cooperative relationship with the Nineteen Princes from beginning to end, instead of directly serving the disciples, when I knew about this matter, I thought you were crazy, but now it seems that the Xuanji Sect Immortal Master is really a person who does great things."

Do you know how far the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce has developed in the past half a year on the road?"

Tianhuo stopped and asked curiously: "I haven't been able to contact Master for more than half a year, I really don't know what the situation is on the mountain, and I ask my eldest brother for advice." ”

Song Neng said with some envy: "The Xiuzhen trade of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce will no longer lose money in the first quarter, it will start to make a profit in the second quarter, and it will grow in volume in the third quarter, and the trade of goods and goods is even more thriving. ”

Tianhuo smiled when he heard this: "Mmmm, it seems that I am the one who is dragging my feet on the mountain, and the Xuanji faction has developed thrivingly in my absence." ”

Song Neng laughed and said: "Brother, don't be presumptuous, whether it is Master Li Cheng or Zhao Qian, the two masters, they all praise and recommend you in the secret report to the prince, saying that the development plan of the Xuanji faction was formulated by you, so it can develop so rapidly."

If it weren't for their recommendation, do you think the prince would see you easily?"

Tianhuo nodded and said, "Then has Master Li also arrived in the capital?"

"Lord Li's entry into Beijing this time to serve as the position of the young secretary of the Zhan Mansion will naturally not be as casual as my appointment, he only left the Xuanwei Mansion at the end of August, and he should rush to the capital in the near future, and when he arrives, we will pick up the wind for him together, okay?"

"Okay! are all Yundian people, it is rare to get together in the capital, you must inform me in advance, I am now living in the Vientiane Building in Yuhua Lane, and I will be the east at that time." ”

Song Neng looked up and saw a servant boy coming out of the main room to signal to him, and he hurriedly said to Tianhuo: "Okay, no problem, I'll accompany Master Li over when the time comes, now let's go first to meet the Nineteenth Prince." ”