Jiang Bin returned to the Weizhou Guards' Camp, which is the schoolyard in the northwest corner of Xuanfu City, and hesitated whether to go in.

"I originally hoped to take this as an opportunity to rise up, but who knew that he was cheated... It was a pity to lose twenty taels of silver, but how could he meet the emperor through relationships? That would be difficult."

Just when Jiang Bin was upset, a figure suddenly shaking in front of him. Jiang Bin looked up and saw a few people coming over hurriedly. Jiang Bin was shocked and immediately pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword on his waist. But after he saw clearly the person wearing it, he realized that he was too careful.

"You are..."

Jiang Bin was very surprised and didn't understand why there were people from the army blocking him.

The one walking in front was relatively thin. After approaching, he looked over the hazy moonlight of Xuanyue, but he was a handsome young man. The soldier behind him was wearing a double-breasted armor on the outside, narrow sleeves on the inside, and armored pieces on the shoulders and arms, which was the costume of the Imperial Guard.

The young man walked in front of him and greeted him with a smile: "Are you Jiang Bin, the assistant commander of Weizhou Guard?"

By calling his name directly, Jiang Bin immediately jingled, pressed his hand back to the hilt of the knife, and asked, "Is it right? What does it have to do with you?"

The young man laughed: "How come it doesn't matter? There is a noble man who asked our family to come to find you."

When Jiang Bin heard the other party claiming, he was shocked and angry, and with an inexplicable surprise, because he knew that only the eunuchs in the palace were called "our family". Now the most popular event in Xuanfu is naturally the emperor's presence. No eunuchs who can come with him are good people.

"This...father-in-law, don't know what to call him?" Jiang Bin asked expectantly.

"You can call our father-in-law, who usually works in front of His Majesty." The other party replied.

Jiang Bin was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "It turns out that it is the hero who is betrayed by His Majesty. He has long admired Daqin. The villain kowtowed you!"

Jiang Bin is a real villain. Even the eunuchs and troupes who are not official or rank are respected by him as gods, let alone the eunuchs who are always in front of Zhu Houzhao.

As he said that, Jiang Bin knelt down and kowtowed to Xiaozi, his forehead hit the ground, and he tried very hard every time, deliberately making a sound.

Xiao Guozi hurriedly went to help him and smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang is so polite. Get up and talk... get up and talk."

With the help of Xiao Tiaozi, Jiang Bin stood up and asked respectfully: "Duang Daddy, I wonder what you always have to give?"

Xiao Tiaozi said, "It's like this. I heard that Lord Jiang is very good at doing things. Speaking of which... he is very capable. We want to get help from experts like Lord Jiang. Look..."

Jiang Bin was so grateful that he almost choked up his voice: "You can get the father-in-law to appreciate it, it is a blessing that the villain has cultivated for several lifetimes. Just give it your order, and the villain will repay you with all his heart!"

Xiao Zhuozi smiled and said, "Why, don't you doubt our identity?"

Jiang Bin was stunned, and then he thought that the young man in front of him might have been a folk person who pretended to be a popular man around the emperor to deceive him. He was too eager to get the emperor's summons and betrayal, but he immediately realized that since the other party reminded him like this, it should not be fake.

Jiang Bin said: "How can ordinary people compare to the rich and graceful demeanor of the father-in-law? A villain believes in the identity of the father-in-law at a glance."

Xiao Tiaozi laughed: "Okay, you're sweet-mouthed, our family is very useful. Let's find a place to talk. This is the night when I'm on the street. Those who don't know think it's a gathering of bandits..."

After all, Jiang Bin is from Xuanfu. He grew up in this city since he was a child. He was very familiar with the layout of the streets and alleys in Xuanfu. He quickly took Xiaojizi to a house next to the Weizhou Guards' Camp. He first went in and lit the oil lamp with a fire slit, then asked Xiaojizi to enter the house, and then arranged the seats for Xiaojizi.

Xiao Twist Zi was not polite at all, and Shi Shi sat down.

Xiao Taozi asked, "Mr. Jiang seems to be extremely familiar with the streets and alleys of Xuanfu?"

Jiang Bin rubbed his hands and smiled, "The little man was born here and grew up here. In addition, when the Governor's Office convened a meeting, the villain often came, so he was familiar with it naturally... Don't worry, father-in-law, there will never be any outsiders disturbing me here."

"Um."

Xiao Guozi nodded with satisfaction, "We won't go around with Lord Jiang anymore. Our family came here to ask Lord Jiang to help you do something and try to please the emperor. From now on, you can make a fortune and we can also make friends with Your Majesty. What about you in the future..."

He paused after he said halfway and looked straight at Jiang Bin, meaning he was waiting for Jiang Bin to express his opinion.

Jiang Bin quickly patted his chest and said, "I am willing to be driven by Eunuch Ning... You just give me instructions. As long as the villain can do it, I will be obliged."

Xiao Zhuozi said, "Don't be old, you are old. Our family is not old. It's just because we have served as an attendant in the Eastern Palace since childhood. After serving Your Majesty for a long time, we have today's status... In fact, what is our family doing with you, Lord Jiang should have some understanding of what we should do?"

Jiang Bin seemed very curious: "Duang Gong is trying to find some folk fun for His Majesty, right? This villain can help, but the villain is a little confused. How did you find the villain here? The villain is just an inconspicuous general in Weizhou Wei."

In Jiang Bin's opinion, although the other party is very famous, he is also a bad person. Especially after he calms down, he will naturally consider the causes and consequences of this matter and what are the pros and cons for him.

He went through great difficulty to buy the staff around Zhang Yuan, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, but failed to meet Zhang Yuan as he wished. Xiao Tiaozi was also a big shot here. Not only did he give him an exception, he even came to see him on his own initiative, which made him feel too incredible.

Xiao Zhuozi smiled and said, "Don't worry, our family doesn't want you a penny, but will give you money, so don't worry about lying to you and causing you unnecessary losses... Oh, this is the Daming Baobao of 200 taels of silver, please keep it!"

As he said that, Xiao Tiaozi took out a few pieces of money from his arms and handed it to Jiang Bin.

Jiang Bin took it and looked carefully. It was indeed the Daming Baochao. Even if this thing is discounted seriously, it can be exchanged for seventy or eighty taels of silver on the market. He felt a huge impact again.

Xiao Twist Zi waved his hand and said, "Our family is not afraid of you using tricks. Since we have to entrust you to do things, we will naturally urge you. If you find something urgently needed by our family, even if we complete the task successfully. As for how we found it... Please forgive our family for not telling the truth for the time being. After you get it done, it will not be too late for our family to tell you again!"

Jiang Bin's face was full of shock and embarrassment. He was worried that the little twist was a counterfeit, but now although his suspicion has decreased, his concerns have become more.

After his mind was completely awake, he began to look back and forth. On the one hand, of course he was still worried that he would be deceived, because in his opinion, eunuchs are all greedy people, so how could they take the initiative to give money? In addition, he was afraid that he would get involved in disputes in the court and be targeted by his competitors.

"The villain is going back to do business now."

Jiang Bin thought to himself that he could go back and think about it first, and then send someone to investigate in detail. In any case, he could not trust the person in front of him so easily.

Xiao Zhuozi looked extremely unhappy on his face and said in a sharp voice: "It's certain to do things, but our family doesn't have the patience to wait for a long time. We'll get things done tonight. Come and accompany Lord Jiang!"

The more anxious Xiao Tiaozi seemed, the worse Jiang Bin's suspicion became. He was anxious to argue: "Duang Daddy, you have to give the villain some time. After all, it takes some trouble to prepare food, drink and play..."

Xiao Taozi said angrily: "Mr. Jiang, do you think our family has not checked your foundation in advance? The opera troupe you found has gone to Xuanfu with you and hid it in your ancestral home... As for whether you have a different courtyard in Xuanfu, our family doesn't know, but we can guess it... Although our family is unwilling to explain why we have to you, do you think our family will be as arbitrary as that father-in-law Zhang?"

"Hmph, you probably don't know that Eunuch Zhang wants to help him through the governor of the Xuanfu, general officer and others, while Commander Qian of the Jinyiwei relies on his own. Although our family can speak in front of His Majesty, there is no helper now. You can join our family and your future will be bright in the future!"

After hearing what Xiao Taozi said, Jiang Bin's suspicion instantly dropped a lot.

Jiang Bin is a smart man. He wanted to curry favor with the emperor, so he naturally found out about the situation of the people around the emperor. He also knew very well what these people did after they arrived in Xuanfu. The situation was basically the same as what the young man in front of him said. However, he thought about it, the court had only a few things. Since he could find out by himself, others could also use these rumors to commit fraud against him with his urgent mentality.

Jiang Bin was suspicious and did not answer for a moment. Seeing this, Xiao Guozi waved his hand: "Where are you here? Send Lord Jiang back to the house and bring the gifts that Lord Jiang has prepared for His Majesty... Lord Jiang can escort his own people and send them to the east back door of the palace. Our family will bring them in!"

Perhaps Xiao Guozi was speechless. After talking for a long time, he even offered treasure money. Jiang Bin just didn't believe him, so he simply asked Jiang Bin to take his own people to escort him.

Jiang Bin thought carefully, as long as he escorted the person to the gate of the palace and looked at the reactions of the guards in the palace when facing the little twisted, he knew whether this person was true or not. In this way, there was no need to worry.

Jiang Bin quickly saluted: "Please help me, please do it now."

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...

Jiang Bin was cautious in his work and was unable to curry favor with the powerful and did not succeed several times. He was very cautious in his heart. He suddenly encountered a "big figure" like Xiao Tiaozi and could not fully trust him.

Jiang Bin did not use all the methods he prepared to curry favor with the king, but just found the troupe first. He spent all his family property and worked hard to support it. In addition, the singers and dancers who were famous in the Xuanfu were already taken to the mansion by him. At this time, he carried them together with a carriage. More than 20 people were squeezed into the four carriages, plus two carriages carrying the troupe's outfits, and six carriages headed towards the palace together.

Xiao Tiaozi has never rode a horse, and they all walk on foot, accompanied by Jiang Bin to the palace.

As a result, Jiang Bin had some doubts about Xiao Tiaozi... The legendary Xiao Tiaozi was a favored eunuch around the emperor. It would be fine if he didn't come out and didn't even ride a carriage or horse, which seemed too cold. However, he didn't know that there were many rules in the palace. Except for the emperor and concubines, other eunuchs and palace maids would not have any tools to transport. As the Forbidden City was so big, it took half an hour to go back and forth between the east and west palace palaces. Xiao Tiaozi had already trained his feet.

However, when Jiang Bin arrived at the northeast gate of the palace and saw the court guards' obedient attitude towards Xiao Tiaozi, he realized that the person in front of him was indeed the most favored eunuch in front of the emperor.

"...These are the people His Majesty is looking for. Send them in quickly... What are you doing in a stand-in? Come and help!"

Xiao Guozi deliberately did not send someone inside from the main or back door, mainly because his competitors were too strong, including Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning. Even if Xiao Guozi was highly valued by the emperor, he had no supporting official position to rectify his reputation, so he could only borrow Zhu Houzhao's majesty.

When the palace guards helped, Xiao Taozi walked up to Jiang Bin and asked, "Does Lord Jiang believe it now?"

Jiang Bin smiled and said, "The villain has always believed in you."

Xiao Zhuozi said angrily: "It's good to be wary. Our family won't blame you. Don't go in for now. Wait here. After meeting the lord, our family will offer your filial piety. If Your Majesty is satisfied, you may be given a meeting. If you have a great success in the future, don't forget who promoted you, and don't repay your grudges!"

Jiang Bin knelt down and kowtowed: "I'm sorry for the support of my father-in-law. Even if the villain dies, it will be difficult for him to repay your kindness."

"Okay, okay, it's useless to say that these are useless. It depends on your actual performance... Wait here. If our house has not come out yet, you can go back first."

Xiao Guozi couldn't wait. He understood that the matter of competing for favor was urgent. On the other hand, Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan were both doing things. As long as they were slow, even if they were successful, they would fall on others.

Without any more explanation, Xiao Guozi went straight to the palace. Jiang Bin was about to follow, but was stopped by the palace guards.

"You must not trespass in the important places of the palace!" The palace guards had known for a long time that Jiang Bin was a military general in the border army, so they just spoke and did not threaten with swords.

Seeing that Xiao Guozi had already brought people in, Jiang Bin couldn't wait to ask: "That guy just now..."

"It's Master Zhuo. That master is a celebrity in front of His Majesty. You kid are really lucky to know Master Zhuo!" said the guard enviously.

Jiang Bin breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more promising, but because he could not enter the palace, he could only wait anxiously at the door. But now the second round of drums had just been beaten, and I don’t know when the long night would be waiting. Even listening to the meaning of Xiao Twist Zi’s words, it was very likely that he would have to wait until dawn. If he couldn’t wait at that time, he could only go back empty-handed.

Jiang Bin was very worried: "Even if it is true that his father-in-law is twisted, he is now making a fuss to bring the person I carefully found in. If he doesn't come out tomorrow morning, or even see him again in the future, what guarantee do I have?"

My heart, which was already a little calm, became anxious again.

But no matter how worried he was, he had no choice but to continue waiting.

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...

Xiao Guozi hurriedly took people into the palace.

Along the way, I had to hide from Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning's suspicion, for fear that my credit would be stolen.

However, he did not go to see Zhu Houzhao directly, but first placed the person in a yard, and then hurried to the backyard to see someone.

"...The Queen Li Fei, the person has been found. Among them, the singers and dancers are outstanding in appearance. The most surprising thing is that the opera troupe is all women, even those who play sing!"

Xiao Guozi looked extremely excited when she saw Concubine Li.

Concubine Li said: "Thank you for your hard work. Now that you have found me, why don't you go to see Your Majesty?"

Xiao Taozi smiled and said, "It's all your contribution to Concubine Li, how dare I be alone? After receiving the person, I will inform the Empress immediately... Concubine Li, you will tell Your Majesty that this will win His Majesty's favor."

Concubine Li nodded with satisfaction and said, "I did not read it wrong. No wonder that among the many father-in-laws around His Majesty, only the father-in-law is the most favored... Since that's the case, what are you waiting for? Please accompany me to see Your Majesty to tell Your Majesty about your wishes?"

"It's just that, it's just that!" Xiao Zhuozi said with a smile.

Although the two were not a rival before, their relationship was not very good. But now because Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning were in the limelight, and Li Fei lost the helper of Qian Ning, the two hit it off.

Concubine Li has resources, and Xiao Twist can blow the wind in front of Zhu Houzhao. Both of them are favored by the emperor. If they work together to do things, they will naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Chapter completed!