Because Eunuch Qin is an old member of Prince Xin's palace, he now has a very high status among the eunuchs and has long been admitted to the ceremonial department. Therefore, he usually does not need to be sent out of the capital to convey orders. But this time, Chongzhen went out of his way to
Sending Eunuch Qin to Qin Liangyu to deliver the edict was a demonstration of Chongzhen's holy love for Qin Liangyu.
Because at this time, none of the civil servants sent by the imperial court to Luanzhou City had arrived, so when they learned that the eunuch delivering the decree was about to pass through Luanzhou City, the highest officials in Luanzhou City—Wu Shigong and Qin Qianhu—left.
He traveled ten miles across the city to meet him.
When Eunuch Qin's carriage arrived, Wu Shigong and Qin Qianhu both knelt down to greet them. But just when they were about to kneel down, Eunuch Qin who had just come out of the carriage stopped them immediately. Moreover, he
He said to Wu Shigong affectionately: "Wu Qianhu, it has been three years since we parted ways in the capital. Do you still remember the Zajia family?"
Wu Shigong took a closer look and found that the eunuch delivering the order was Eunuch Qin. He immediately raised his hands in surprise and said, "I didn't expect it was you, brother Qin! Brother, when I get to Guide Mansion, I will miss you old brothers to death."
Seeing that Wu Shigong showed his true feelings, Eunuch Qin laughed "haha". Especially when Wu Shigong called Eunuch Qin "Brother Qin", Eunuch Qin was very happy after hearing this.
After Qin Qianhu saluted Eunuch Qin, the group of people walked towards Luanzhou City. It was almost noon and Eunuch Qin was just passing by, so he continued on their way after having lunch in Luanzhou City. Because
There are not many residents in Luanzhou City now, so Wu Shigong took Eunuch Qin to his camp.
After just two steps, Eunuch Qin was on the carriage, waving mysteriously to Wu Shigong who was riding a horse beside him. Wu Shigong rode curiously and approached the carriage. Eunuch Qin pointed to the carriage behind him with a smile, and Wu Shigong looked back.
, the curtain of the carriage opened a crack, and a pretty face appeared from inside. Isn't that his wife Xue Yufei?
Why did Xue Yufei come to Luanzhou City with Eunuch Qin? Wu Shigong was a little confused. But it was hard to ask more questions on the way. Wu Shigong had to suppress the doubts in his heart.
Along the way, Xue Yufei frequently opened the curtains on the carriage behind and stared at Wu Shigong's back. Wu Shigong also felt that his wife had been looking at him. So, when Xue Yufei opened the curtains, Wu Shigong turned around and made a
The grimace caused a burst of laughter like silver bells in the carriage.
Eunuch Qin and his party entered the camp. After everyone dismounted, they all put away the expressions on their faces. They all looked at an open space on the right side of the camp. In that open space, there were the things that Wu Shigong died.
More than a hundred coffins for soldiers.
Wu Shigong pointed to the coffins and said to Eunuch Qin: "Brother Qin, these are the sons and daughters of our Qianhu Station who died this time. I want to take them all back to their hometown. General Qin's place has more sons and daughters who have sacrificed their lives. There are also
Some of them, when they attacked Luanzhou City, were burned by ten thousand enemies and no bones were left."
Eunuch Qin stared at the coffins for a while, clasped his hands and bent down to salute. The entourage behind Eunuch Qin also saluted. Eunuch Qin silently recited a scripture. Many eunuchs in the palace believe in Buddhism. After that, Eunuch Qin
After letting out a long sigh, he followed Wu Shigong into the big tent.
In the big tent, a banquet had been arranged for a long time. Seeing that Wu Shigong and Eunuch Qin were old acquaintances, Qin Qianhu was very knowledgeable and allowed Wu Shigong and Eunuch Qin to have a banquet alone. He went outside to entertain Eunuch Qin's entourage.
When Wu Shigong saw Xue Yufei coming off the carriage behind him, he waved to Xue Yufei and asked Xue Yufei to enter the tent to accompany Eunuch Qin. This move made Eunuch Qin even more satisfied, because at that time in the Ming Dynasty, only very close friends would let
My own family members came out to accompany the guests. Moreover, Xue Yufei's status was also quite high.
After the two sat down, they drank a glass of wine without being polite. Eunuch Qin said: "This time the Tatars entered the customs, the emperor never slept peacefully for a day. It made us slaves feel sad. It's just that
After recapturing the four cities of Yongping this time and defeating the Tatars, the emperor finally had a smile on his face."
"So this time when I went out to Beijing to deliver the order, the Zajia asked for this job because I wanted to meet these heroes of our Ming Dynasty. I am not afraid of Brother Wu's jokes. When I left the capital, the Zajia gave each of the children around me fifty taels.
Yin Zi, I just don’t want them to make things difficult for you, Brother Wu.”
Eunuch Qin's words made Wu Shigong laugh. Wu Shigong raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Then I'll give Brother Qin another drink. But why did my wife follow Brother Qin here this time?"
Eunuch Qin said in a somewhat ostentatious manner: "This time General Qin's memorial memorial also has Brother Wu's name on it. The Za family also informed the emperor of Brother Wu's identity."
Seeing Wu Shigong's face change slightly, Eunuch Qin continued: "Don't worry, the Za family also knows what you are thinking. This time Yuan Ni colluded with the Tatars, and the emperor also knew that civil servants are unreliable. The emperor is still kind to your Xue Mansion.
. Do you think the emperor will not know that the Za family brought your lady to visit you?"
Eunuch Qin's words were only half-sentenced. Wu Shigong didn't understand them completely. However, although it was Xue Yufei who begged Eunuch Qin to bring her to Luanzhou City this time, Eunuch Qin must have reported this matter.
Of course Emperor Chongzhen also knew about Wang Chengen.
The reason why they all acquiesced was because when Wang Chengen told Emperor Chongzhen about this matter, he vaguely revealed that the civil servants were unreliable, and because the nobles had retired from the country, they would never betray Chongzhen.
The emperor's statement is exactly in line with Emperor Chongzhen's current mentality.
Wang Chengen helped in this way to make Emperor Chongzhen feel that the interests of the nobles were tied to the interests of the emperor. As the caring eunuchs around the emperor, their interests were even more tied to the emperor. He
It was to ask Emperor Chongzhen to pay attention to their eunuchs.
However, although Wu Shigong and his wife did not fully understand the meaning, Xue Yufei still stood up and said to Eunuch Qin: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Qin."
Eunuch Qin quickly stood up and returned the greeting. Xue Yufei was the legitimate daughter of the Xue Mansion after all, and Eunuch Qin did not dare to be rude.
Seeing that the two of them were polite to each other, Wu Shigong smiled and said, "Don't be too polite. We are all a family. Let's sit down and have a drink."
"Yes, we are all a family." As a eunuch, Eunuch Qin especially wanted a true friend, just like Wei Zhongxian and Xue Lian at that time. Eunuch Qin smiled and said to Wu Shigong: "Let me say something here that is not to be spread outside.
, Brother Wu has also made a contribution this time and is about to be promoted. Here, I would like to congratulate you first."
"Oh? Where will you be an official?" Wu Shigong asked curiously.
"Don't worry, the princes and the Za family are nostalgic for their old friendship. They will not let you go to the border and barbarian lands. You will still stay in Henan. But you will definitely not stay in Guide Mansion, because Guide Mansion already has
It's just a health center. But where exactly you went, the Zajia family really don't know."
Wu Shigong then thought about it, it would be great if he could stay in Henan. Anyway, he had thousands of households and his disciple Tao Xin was there.
Afterwards, Eunuch Qin and Wu Shigong chatted about their experiences over the years. They were always sighing. When they talked about being in Nancheng together at that time, Wu Shigong suddenly remembered Li Pengfei of Qianhu in Jinyiwei at that time.
So he said to Eunuch Qin: "Do you still remember Li Qianhu who was in Jinyiwei in Nancheng? He is also in Henan now, and his life is quite miserable now."
Eunuch Qin was very curious. After learning about Li Pengfei's current situation, he said to Wu Shigong: "Li Qianhu was also very cheerful at that time. He also helped the Zajia with some help. So, the Zajia and Commander Luo (Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei)
) Tell me and arrange a good position for him."
After the pleasant luncheon, Wu Shigong quietly gave Eunuch Qin a land deed for three hundred acres of land in Luanzhou City, and asked Eunuch Qin to bring Wang Chengen a land deed for one thousand acres. Eunuch Qin also smiled happily.
Accepted it.
Eunuch Qin left the camp after the luncheon. He left Xue Yufei with Wu Shigong and took Xue Yufei back to Beijing when Eunuch Qin returned.
After seeing off Eunuch Qin, Wu Shigong returned to his tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he was surprised to find Xue Yufei sitting on a chair in the middle of the tent. Behind her stood Mei Yun, who was serving Xue Yufei on her trip this time.
And standing in front of Xue Yufei was Qiong Niang.
Xue Yufei ignored Wu Shigong, her expression was very solemn, and asked Qiong Niang: "What is your name?"
Qiong Niang Yifu replied: "My humble name is Qiong Niang."
"Qiong Niang, after you enter our Xue family, you must abide by the rules of our family. You must serve your husband well. Mei Yun, go to the box and get a pair of gold bracelets for her as a meeting gift from me."
Mei Yun quickly agreed, took out the gold bracelet, and handed it to Qiong Niang. After Qiong Niang took it, she thanked her again.
The more Wu Shigong looked at the situation, the more wrong he became. This was a big mistake. He stretched out his right hand and was about to stop it when he saw Qiong Niang hesitated. After pouring a cup of tea, she knelt down and offered it to Xue Yufei. Xue Yufei
After receiving the toast, he took a sip.
In fact, Qiong Niang had already discovered that Wu Shigong had entered the tent at this time, so when she knelt down, her cheeks were slightly red. Qiong Niang had basically recovered these days, so her face looked even more gorgeous.
Wu Shigong looked at Qiong Niang. After several efforts, he still made no sound in the end. Is this a beautiful misunderstanding? Anyway, Wu Shigong welcomes this misunderstanding. Do you think all men have this kind of virtue?