Under the eaves of the corridor outside Chengyun Hall, Li Muxian and Wuzhong's bodyguards had already had lunch, looking around, closing their eyes and concentrating, or chatting in low voices.
The atmosphere in the palace became more subtle.
The little eunuch stroked his tea bowl and smiled without saying a word, his eyes flickering between bright and dark. King Zhu Youli's expression changed constantly. He thought he was not afraid of people wearing shoes when he was barefoot, and no one was afraid of being single, even if Liu Zeqing, a local snake, wanted to beat him.
They all came back bored, but today when he met the young eunuch, he hesitated.
I still underestimated this young man. He looked innocent when he smiled, but he was afraid of ghosts and gods when he was sinister. I can sum it up in three words: He is just shameless!
It stands to reason that a barefoot person is not afraid of a shameless person. In fact, what Zhu Youli is afraid of is not shamelessness, but the power represented by this shameless person.
No matter it was Dongchang, the imperial court, or any Long Live Lord, he could not afford to offend him.
Zhu Youjue did not directly ascend the throne. Because the previous King De was captured by the Qing army, his cousin ascended the throne. Therefore, his influence was very small in terms of backstage, connections, and strength.
The boss who took over a mess was said to be a prince, who was almost equal to an ordinary wealthy man, otherwise Liu Zeqing would not dare to shit on his head at will.
But even so, as a fallen vassal king, he could still act mischievously in the world, but when he met a person of Chang Yu's status, he was suddenly at a loss.
What does Dongchang do? Even Jin Yiwei has to do his bidding. Even without the emperor's behind-the-scenes manipulation, Dongchang can use Dongchang's methods to get him some dirty information. Even if there is none, he can get a lot of information.
The emperor just happened to seize his title and destroy his country. Everything was gone. After all, for the royal family, he could rest assured that these vassal kings would destroy their entire family. It was only possible to eliminate them.
Once his vassal hat is thrown off, his years of efforts will be in vain, the food and grass he has stored will be confiscated in vain, and everything will be lost.
Zhu Youli is a smart man, and he has figured out the key: if his arms cannot carry his thighs, he cannot defeat heaven.
If you want to live a good life, you have to accept some anger.
"May I ask Eunuch Chang how he got millions of dollars from Liu Zeqing?" As soon as Zhu Youli said these words, Chang Yu knew that he had agreed, and couldn't help but secretly praise him for being a smart and knowledgeable person.
"Of course I borrowed it. I don't want to ask someone for nothing for no reason, right?" Chang Yu smiled faintly, and Zhu Youli choked and coughed: "Borrow it?"
Let’s not talk about whether you borrow it or not, and whether someone borrows it or not. The question is what you take back and when you pay it back... It won’t be... a white wolf with empty gloves, a meat bun beating a dog, etc.: "Yeah, Eunuch Chang borrowed it."
You won’t let me be the guarantee when you pay for the money, right?”
Chang Yu laughed loudly, this Zhu Youli is really an interesting and clever person: "If the prince is willing to be a guarantee, our family will be grateful."
"No, no, no, no," Zhu Youli waved his hand quickly, shaking his head like a rattle: "Don't drag me into trouble, let's talk about our business. As for your business with Liu Zeqing, I don't want to get involved."
He is a sensible person. Chang Yu secretly sighed that this bachelor was very difficult to deal with, so he nodded: "That's fine."
Zhu Youli frowned again and said, "What if that guy doesn't want to borrow it?"
When Zhu Youli was stunned and about to speak, a steward from the palace came to report outside the palace and Liu Zeqing asked to see him.
"Hey, why did this guy come to the door?" Zhu Youli looked at the little eunuch in surprise.
"This smells like our home." Chang Yu chuckled and said, "If we don't let him come over, let's have a good chat?" Unexpectedly, Zhu Youli said in a very personal way: "I don't like that guy!"
The meaning is very clear, he doesn't want Liu Zeqing to enter his palace at all. I don't know whether it is because of past quarrels or fear of being dragged into the situation by Chang Yu, so he said it. The implication is, you two can go chat wherever you like, but not here.
But in the end, due to the little eunuch's face, Liu Zeqing was allowed to enter the palace.
But it was not in the Chengyun Hall, but on the bank of the Yudai River in the palace. This was an inland river dug when the palace was built. Although it is mostly deserted now, it is still quiet. Chang Yu stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the sky in the distance.
There were a few white clouds, and Liu Zeqing bowed beside him and said: "I don't know if the governor has entered the city, many of his subordinates will be offended, so please don't blame the factory governor."
"When the army is crossing the border, we should be careful to deal with it. What kind of crime is this? It's too late for the governor to praise him. How can we blame him?" Chang Yu's pleasant appearance made Liu Zeqing's heart finally fall to the ground: "Master Governor, General Gao Bing and
Mr. Liu is still waiting outside the palace, why not go down to the palace and have a chat? "
"No rush." Chang Yu breathed out: "I came here to see the ruins of the royal palace to encourage myself so that I can be more motivated to kill the Tatars in the future." As he spoke, he walked in the grass. Liu Zeqing followed closely behind and asked.
I was confused: "Didn't the governor leave Beijing first? Why did he arrive in Jinan today?"
"Go and mobilize some troops and horses outside the pass to provide some support for the battle south." Chang Yu said casually. Hearing Liu Zeqing's thunder, his whole body trembled. He took advantage of Wu Sangui's presence in the capital and quietly went to the outside of the pass to attack his troops.
Transferred, this little eunuch... is too terrifying. The more I think about it, the more frightened I am. The main force of my troops is still in Henan, and the little eunuch will not...
Damn it, if he was really transferred away by Chen Cang secretly, this pigtail would really be tightened, and he would no longer be qualified to jump around in the future.
The more Liu Zeqing thought about it, the more anxious he became. He was sweating profusely and stammered when he spoke: "Yes, with the help of General Wu, I will be invincible when I go south."
"General Liu is really a smart man. You will know all about it with the governor's casual words." Chang Yu chuckled and walked along the Yudai River. The front became more and more desolate, and the trees were thick and blocked the sky and the sun.
"There are only Wu Sangui's troops outside the pass. It's not difficult to guess, but the governor's move was unexpected!" Liu Zeqing smiled bitterly, Chang Yu chuckled, stared at him and said: "There is a saying called settling accounts after the fall, and there is also a saying called writing off.
If it is really written off, it won’t have to be settled until autumn. I’m afraid that some of the accounts will not be written off now, and after autumn... tsk tsk tsk.”
Liu Zeqing was startled and hurriedly stepped forward: "Master Governor, have the accounts of Beizhi been written off? Please give me the bottom line." I have to say that Liu Zeqing is also open-minded. He knows that he has done many evil things and has left many excuses in the court.
There were too many, so when we were in the capital, we allowed the imperial court to manipulate them, such as exchanging salary for salary and exorbitant merit for demerit, and we all acknowledged it, just to appease the imperial court and the emperor, and to absolve ourselves of our sins.
But when he first heard about Wu Sangui's trouble, he felt cold again. When Emperor Chongzhen issued the order to serve the king, Wu Sangui did not resist the order. At most, he only delayed the order by grinding and moaning. Later, Ningyuan's victory could be completely overcome. As for neglecting his duty, Duo Er
The fact that Gun entered the pass was suspected of being forced, but even so, the court and the young eunuch were not satisfied and secretly deceived his soldiers and horses.
It's like this just for a moment, but he has resisted the decree and done evil. Will the court really give him a clean slate?
If he didn't worry in the past and had a large number of troops to guard an important town, what would the court dare to do?
Now and then, if anyone dares to show his teeth, the little eunuch will hit him with a stick without hesitation... The Qing army, known as the invincible cavalry, and hundreds of thousands of thieves all suffered heavy losses at his hands.
With this little family fortune... let's keep it honest, but... don't work hard and sacrifice your life and then have to settle the score later, isn't that a scam?
"General Liu," Chang Yu stopped and looked back at Liu Zeqing and said, "You and I have known each other for a while. I have always kept my word, but have I ever broken my promise to anyone? I said what I should have said when we were in the capital.
Those who should be guaranteed have also been guaranteed, and the past grievances have been wiped out, and the imperial court will no longer cause trouble for you."
When Liu Zeqing heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him profusely. He expressed gratitude from the bottom of his heart and so on. But when Chang Yu said: "It's just..." he sweated again: "It's just what? Is there some old debt to be settled?"
Chang Yu laughed: "If we really open up the old accounts, Mr. Liu's account books will be piled up so high that even the Jinluan Palace won't be able to hold them up."
Liu Zeqing was very embarrassed. He knew that there were too many evil things to list. He just hoped that when the court was employing people, he could just ignore those serious mistakes and turn a blind eye and get over it. He should also be more careful and do less or do more in the future.
more secretive.
"It's just that I have done so much for you, General Liu, can you also do me a favor?" Chang Yu continued, and Liu Zeqing quickly handed over his hands and said: "The governor said it doesn't matter, as long as you can get help from a low-level job, you will die."
"Don't say goodbye".
"I can help, I can help." Chang Yu smiled slightly, looked around and saw no one around, and said, "General Liu, do you know why the governor only allowed you to enter the palace?"
"Could it be that he was just helping the governor for convenience?" Liu Ze was a bright man, but he was still confused as to what kind of help the little eunuch asked him to do.