After midnight, when Zhong Jinwei saw the tall city walls of the capital in the distance, he reined in his horse, straightened his upper body, and roared loudly.
After he finished yelling, Zhong Jinwei felt comfortable all over.
Pedestrians on both sides of the official road looked at the man named Hu and secretly cursed where he was so crazy for being so excited in front of an official.
Zhong Jinwei's behavior also caused confusion among some people, namely those who followed him.
At Zhong Jinwei's instruction, the four children followed Zhong Jinwei. Among them, Ai Nengqi curiously asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, was your name Hu Hansan before?"
Ma Xianglin, Wang Peng, Li Laosi and others all listened attentively to Zhong Jinwei's explanation. They were also curious about what Zhongxing Hou meant when he said that I, Hu Hansan, was back.
They understood better than the fourth child that when a person changes his name, he usually does not change his surname. Therefore, they are even more curious about why Zhongxing Hou called out "I am Hu Hansan".
"Haha, you want to know?" Zhong Jinwei was in a good mood. Hearing the sound, he turned his head and looked at Ai Nengqi and asked him.
Not only Ai Nengqi nodded, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and Li Wenxiu also nodded together, looking at Zhong Jinwei like a curious baby.
Zhong Jinwei turned around and let the horse walk slowly while recalling: "This is actually a classic line from my hometown, or in other words, it is a widely circulated saying in a story."
"Master Marquis, what's the story?" This time it was Li Wenxiu who asked. Children generally have no immunity to stories, just like sugar figures.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei wrote the story of Hu Hansan in the four novels, but of course removed the characteristics of the era and made up an ancient background.
Li Laosi felt a little jealous when he saw the four children gathered closely around Zhongxing Hou and listened to Zhongxing Hou telling them stories with great interest.
This man is incomparable. The few people in front of him have only known each other for a long time, and they are so close to each other.
When they were approaching the city gate, Zhong Jinwei finished speaking.
Si Xiao couldn't stop replaying the phrase "I, Hu Hansan, am back" in his mind, and he arrived at the city gate in no time.
With Dongchang guards like Wang Peng present, he showed his waistband and entered the city directly.
After Zhong Jinwei entered the city, he turned around and said to Li Laosi: "You take the four of them back to the house first and let Uncle Yu settle them down."
Li Laosi hesitated for a while, and then asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, in what capacity will the four of them settle down?"
No matter how stupid he is, he can still see that Zhong Jinwei doesn't use them as bodyguards at all.
When Zhong Jinwei was away, he couldn't figure out how to treat these four people, so he had to ask.
The fourth child is more mature than other people of the same age. After Zhong Jinwei met them, he treated them so well, which was obviously beyond the scope of a guard.
They didn't know how Marquis Zhongxing was going to treat them, so they all looked at Zhong Jinwei a little nervously before they knew the answer.
After listening to Li Laosi's words, Zhong Jinwei thought for a while and said, "Just treat him as my nephew."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Li Laosi got the exact answer and thought that the status of these four children was indeed higher than ordinary people. He quickly agreed, and then asked the fourth child to follow him back to the Marquis Mansion.
The four children looked at each other, and then Li Dingguo dismounted first and knelt down on the street. Seeing Li Dingguo's actions, the other three also followed Li Dingguo and knelt on the ground.
"Uncle, please accept my nephew's three bows." Li Dingguo said loudly.
"Uncle, please accept my nephew's three bows." The other three boys also started talking.
Then the fourth child kowtowed on the street, ignoring the curious eyes of passers-by in the distance.
When Zhong Jinwei saw them, he quickly got off his horse and helped them.
At this time, the four children had finished kowtowing respectfully, so they allowed Zhong Jinwei to help them up. They looked at Zhong Jinwei and felt that they were closer to Zhongxing Hou.
Zhong Jinwei looked at the four children and touched their heads respectively. Thinking of the deeds of these four people in history, he sighed slightly and then handed them to Li Laosi to take back to his home.
Zhong Jinwei looked at their retreating figures, as if to explain his behavior, and praised: "Everyone will like children who know how to be grateful."
Ma Xianglin was watching from the side just now. He originally thought that these four children were really good at being good people. They responded quickly and climbed up with just a stick.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei praised them for being grateful. He hesitated for a moment, and then followed Zhong Jinwei in praising them: "Congratulations, Mr. Marquis, for having four good nephews. You are so sensible."
Zhong Jinwei laughed, then got on his horse and said, "Let's go and deliver the order to the emperor."
Wang Peng had already told him beforehand that the imperial envoys returning to Beijing must first meet with the Holy Spirit to give orders, so Zhong Jinwei made this statement.
Immediately, the group of people headed towards the Forbidden City and soon arrived outside the Meridian Gate.
Zhong Jinwei did not go to the row of cement facing the house, but went directly to the Meridian Gate.
The bodyguard on guard recognized Zhong Jinwei. Seeing that he was Marquis Zhongxing whom he had not seen for a long time, he immediately went to inform Zhong Jinwei.
While Zhong Jinwei was waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to summon him, he looked around, turned around and saw the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty not far away, and found that the popularity there was much higher than before he left.
You can see people coming in and out from time to time. It seems that the bank's business is not bad. But I don't know the details. Zhong Jinwei is a little itchy and wants to know immediately.
But at this time, he could not walk away and go to the bank first, because he had to wait for Emperor Chongzhen to summon him.
Thinking of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhong Jinwei thought about what he was doing now, what he had done during his absence from the capital, and how much of the things mentioned in the memorial to Emperor Chongzhen had been done by Emperor Chongzhen?
Just as he was thinking about it, a voice came from the Meridian Gate: "Master Marquis, you are back, the emperor is sending an urgent message!"
Zhong Jinwei heard the sound and looked over. It turned out that it was his old acquaintance Wang Chengen, standing at the doorway with a cheerful smile and greeting him.
"Ah, Eunuch Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why don't you come here to convey the message?" Zhong Jinwei also responded enthusiastically, cupping his fists and giving a salute in response to Wang Chengen.
"Because it's you, Lord Marquis, and the emperor specially asked our family to pick you up. Come with us quickly, don't keep the emperor waiting for a long time." After Wang Chengen said to Zhong Jinwei, he said to Ma Xianglin: "This is Commander Ma
The envoy and the emperor are summoned together."
While walking on the road, Zhong Jinwei asked Wang Chengen with concern: "How is the emperor doing recently?"
Wang Chengen hurried forward to lead the way and replied with a smile: "The Marquis has helped the emperor earn so much silver, which really saves a lot of troubles. But the emperor still has something to worry about now. He is in the Wenhua Hall and
Cabinet ministers discuss matters.”
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he quickly asked again: "What's the trouble? Is Jianlu making any noise again?"
"No, it's about Prince Tang's affairs." Wang Chengen replied, shaking his head.
"Prince Tang, are you from the clan?" Zhong Jinwei quickly took a step closer to Wang Chengen before asking.
Ma Xianglin knew his identity and was not qualified to pay attention to the affairs in the court. Therefore, he fell a few steps behind and walked quietly with his head lowered.
Wang Chengen is one of the few people in the world who knows the origin of Zhong Jinwei. He understands that Zhong Jinwei does not know very much about some basic conditions of the Ming Dynasty, so he patiently replied: "Yes, he is the king of Tang Dynasty who was granted the title of Nanyang."
When he said this, the Wenhua Palace was in front, and Wang Chengen added: "Master Marquis, I think the emperor will consult you for your opinion. You will know when you go in."
Zhong Jinwei looked at the familiar Wenhua Palace in front of him, stopped asking Wang Chengen, and stopped talking. He pulled his clothes and said secretly: "I, Hu Hansan, am back!"