In Chengde Hall, Xu Jin saw that the reception was almost done, so he bowed and said, "If General Xu and Eunuch Zhang have nothing to do, I will say goodbye first."

"Oh, County Magistrate Xu is leaving so quickly, don't you chat for a while?" Zhang Zhong had just had a very happy conversation with Xu Jin, but he was still not satisfied, so he spoke out and tried to keep him.

As the saying goes: if your body and hair are treated by your parents, you dare not hurt them. It is the beginning of filial piety. Cherishing your body is the most basic manifestation of filial piety. If the eunuch cuts the bird under his crotch, it is naturally very unfilial, so scholars have always despised the incomplete eunuchs.

As one of the eunuchs, Zhang Zhong naturally felt deeply about this. When he was still unknown, he was used to the rolling eyes and contempt of scholars. When he finally succeeded and became the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, he had power and power. Although the ministers in the court also flattered him, they were only a very small number. Most of them either kept away from him or continued to despise him. Therefore, there were no scholars who really "make friends" with him.

But the Xu Sanyuan in front of him made Eunuch Zhang "fall out of the past". With his sensitive "glass heart" as an eunuch, he could feel that Xu Jin did not seem to despise him. It was completely different from other "fake and serious" scholars, so Zhang Zhong felt that chatting with Xu Jin was very pleasant and worth making friends.

If Xu Jin knew what Zhang Zhong was thinking, he would be amused and laughed. As a time traveler, he had seen many transgender people in his previous life, just like the host of a certain X-Star Show, so he was not disgusted with "creatures" like eunuchs, but he was not interested in making friends with eunuchs. Moreover, Zhang Zhong's reputation is really a bit bad, so there is no need to attract himself.

"I am still in charge of official duties!" Xu Jin politely rejected Eunuch Zhang's attempt to stay.

"Since County Magistrate Xu has something to do, then step down!" Xu Tai said calmly. He was obviously not interested in talking to a small county magistrate like Xu Jin. What he is most concerned about now is where King Ning was imprisoned.

Xu Jin was about to turn around and leave, but he saw a group of people walking into the hall. The man was wearing a scorched official robe and embroidered with a cloud geese pattern on his chest. It was Wu Wending, the Censor of the Criminal.

Wu Wending was forty-eight years old, with a square face, three long whiskers left under his jaw, and he was handsome, but his face was not very good at this time, and there was anger in his eyes.

Xu Jin bowed and said, "You have met Lord Wu!"

Wu Wending passed by Xu Jin directly, and his subordinates behind him also looked contemptuous. Xu Jin frowned slightly.

Wu Wending walked to Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong, bowed and said proudly: "I guess the two are General Xu and Zhang Jianjun. Wu Wending is here. Today, there is something wrong with not being in the city, so I miss the welcome!"

"If it weren't for County Magistrate Xu today, our family would be stopped outside the city by the soldiers under Lord Wu to bask in the sun. How dare you work Lord Wu go out of the city to welcome him." Zhang Zhong said sarcastically. This guy was obviously very revengeful.

Xu Jin couldn't help but curse secretly, "This dead eunuch is causing hatred for him." Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Zhong said this, Wu Wending's subordinates looked at Xu Jin even more contemptuously.

Xu Tai sat in a big golden sword and did not give Wu Wending a gift. He was stopped just now, which made him very unhappy, so he obviously planned to give Wu Wen a warning and said coldly: "Where is Wang Shouren? Why don't you come to see me?"

Xu Tai's attitude was arrogant and rude, and he called Master Futai directly. The subordinates behind Wu Wending all showed anger. You should know that Wang Shouren enjoyed a very noble status in both the army and in the literary world.

Wu Wending raised his eyebrows and said indifferently: "Master Futai had already escorted the rebel King Ning last month and a group of accomplices to go north to offer prisoners. Now he is probably here in Hangzhou."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong both changed their expressions, especially the former. The main purpose of coming to Nanchang this time was to grab King Ning and then take the great achievements of capturing King Ning for themselves. Now, when he heard that Wang Shouren, the old fox, actually escorted King Ning north first, he was naturally shocked and angry.

Wu Wending didn't know what to do and continued to speak righteously: "This is the prince's residence. It is not appropriate for General Xu and Eunuch Zhang to live in. Please move. I will prepare another residence for the two of you!"

Xu Jin couldn't help but suddenly realize that no wonder Wu Wending looked bad to him. It turned out that it was because he arranged for Xu and Zhang to move into the Ning Prince's Mansion. Maybe Wu Wending still thought he was flattering!

Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong were extremely unhappy at first. When they heard that Wu Wending wanted to move out of Prince Ning's Mansion by himself, their faces suddenly turned black.

Zhang Zhong sneered and said, "Our family thinks it is quite suitable to live here, so we live here. No need to bother Lord Wu to make other arrangements!"

Wu Wending stressed with a calm face: "This is the prince's mansion!"

Xu Tai said disdainfully: "So what about the prince's residence? This general is the adopted son of today, and is also a colleague of the emperor. He has lived in the Da Nei Palace, let alone the prince's residence!"

It is said that when my son Zhu Houzhao went south this time, he personally appointed himself as "Zhu Shou, the mighty general of the General of the Governor of the Governor of the Fengtian expedition", while Xu Tai was the "Magic Deputy General", with two people being the chief and the deputy, so it is reasonable for Xu Tai to say that he and the emperor were colleagues.

It is worth mentioning here that the emperor can only do the same thing as "ppointing" himself as a general, Zhu Hou, today, and it is absolutely unprecedented and no one will come after him.

Zhang Zhong said proudly: "Our family is my brother today. General Xu of the Prince's Mansion can live, so our family can live too."

Xu Jin couldn't help but speechless. It turned out that if Zi had been to this eunuch today, this matter was probably true, otherwise Zhang Zhong would not dare to show off.

Wu Wending was so angry that his beard was trembling under his jaw, but he couldn't refute it.

Xu Tai and Zhang Zhong looked at each other proudly. The latter picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea. He continued leisurely: "Mr. Wu, our family heard that Ning Wangfu is the best in the world. You have searched the Ning Wang Mansion. Where are the property now? Hand over all the money and property for our family to take back to the capital and hand it over to the inner treasury!"

Compared with Xu Tai, Eunuch Zhang valued more the wealth in the Ning Palace, and credit was second, so he asked for it impatiently.

Wu Wending couldn't tell that the eunuch wanted to fill his pockets, so he said coldly: "The Ministry of Revenue will naturally send someone to count the property found in the Ning Palace and then confiscate it into the national treasury, so there is no need to worry about Eunuch Zhang."

It is worth mentioning here that the Ministry of Revenue manages the treasury, which is equivalent to the current Ministry of Finance. Whether it is the salary of officials, military pay, or all public expenses of the state, the Ministry of Revenue transfers silver from the treasury. However, the internal treasury is different. To put it bluntly, the silver in the treasury is the emperor's personal money, which is usually managed by eunuchs, and civil servants have no right to interfere.

Zhang Zhong obviously wanted to put all the property seized in the Ning Palace into the inner treasury and gain some benefits by himself. As a civil servant camp, Wu Wending naturally wanted to hand over the property seized to the national treasury and spend the money where the country needed it, such as the post-war reconstruction in Jiangxi and the pensions for casualties, so he refused to hand over the money he collected to Zhang Zhong.

Zhang Zhong's face turned cold and said sinisterly: "Wu Wending, our family and General Xu led the royal army into the city. You obstructed thousands of times and now you are hiding King Ning's property. Are you a member of the rebel King Ning?"
Chapter completed!