The weather was cool in the early morning of the next day, and rice and food order markets all over the capital were crowded with people who came to the morning market and were busy buying ingredients, because tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and every household was busy buying things for the festival, so they also took advantage of the morning market.
Cheaper.
In Sichengfang, the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division gathered their troops early in the morning to form a large formation, because today within their jurisdiction, or to be precise, right next door to them is the imperial mansion of the current Grand Eunuch of Dongchang. Today he moved into the mansion.
When the banquet is held, the Dongcheng Military and Horse Department is responsible for joint security and defense.
It is nothing new for eunuchs to buy houses outside since ancient times, such as Wei Zhongxian. Coincidentally, his house is also near Bingmasi, but it is near Bingmasi in Beicheng, Jinggongfang, Zhaohui. There is an alley over there called Shoubi
Hutong, but this is the name of later generations. In fact, the western section was previously called Smelly Hutong. It was the smelly place where furs were made and processed, hence the name.
The eastern section is called Suning Hutong. This Suning Hutong comes from Wei Zhongxian, because he is from Suning, Hebei Province and is called Wei Suning. He alone achieved the Tao of chickens and dogs and ascended to heaven. He bought a big house here for his nephew to live in. Later, his nephew Wei Liangqing "discussed merit"
"He was named Suning Bo" and this place became Suning Bo's Mansion.
Except for the top eunuchs like Wei Zhongxian, the eunuchs in charge of the yamen in the palace and even those with some money would buy properties outside the palace for their future retirement, so the common people have long been accustomed to this kind of thing.
But Chang Yu was different. He didn't buy it, he was given it by the emperor for his military exploits!
More importantly, there is also a military merit memorial arch granted by the emperor, which is awesome! Because these are usually only generals with great military exploits or those nobles who have been knighted for their military exploits. It is rare to give it to an eunuch, even Wei Zhongxian
, Liu Jin and others don’t get this treatment either.
And even if it were given to them, they would be scolded because they don’t deserve it!
But Chang Yu is different. Everyone in the government and the public knows that he is good at fighting. They all know that he has been able to turn the tide in the past few months, otherwise it would be over tomorrow morning!
No one is more worthy of this military honor than him!
This is the consensus of the ruling and opposition parties. Whether it is ordinary people in the opposition, officials in the court, or even enemies who have a problem with Chang Yu, they have to admit that he is really worthy of it.
The most skilled and powerful person in the dynasty was the most popular person in front of the emperor. At this time, his housewarming banquet would attract hundreds of officials to come to congratulate him. Therefore, the Dongcheng Army and Horse Department must be on standby to prevent any trouble.
Today, Lao Hu was very happy and nervous. He got up early before dawn and started shouting at the servants in the house, who were busy cleaning and sprinkling water, and tidying up the inside and outside again.
"San, go to the Yamen quickly and call for more people. How can these few people come here later? Besides, nothing has been arranged yet..." Lao Hu was a little confused. He had previously asked Yapo to buy six
Seven servants and maids were enough on weekdays, but they seemed to be stretched thin when it came to big occasions. What was even more depressing was that he only found out early in the morning that there was a housewarming party today. There was no cook, no ingredients, and nothing prepared.
What to do with this banquet? Let the guests drink boiled water.
"Mr. Hu, don't worry, everyone in the yamen will come to help later..." Fang San hurriedly said: "It's just a banquet that would be difficult for others to put together in a hurry, but with the words of our Lord Governor, the palace
The palace maids, chefs, etc. can be mobilized, and even the personal guards can be mobilized to help on duty..."
While he was talking, the servant at the door came to report that there were dozens of big men coming from outside. They didn't look like people from the yamen. Old Hu thought that they might be people from the military. After all, both the Beijing camp and the Guards were working together.
Chang Yu has a very good relationship, and it is normal for many of his friends to come to help, so he hurriedly went to the door to greet him, only to find...
Uh... these people are definitely not soldiers. Although some of them are rich and powerful, they even carry iron pots, but looking at their words and deeds, they look more like... ruffians!
Yes, more like a local ruffian, Lao Hu's face suddenly turned gloomy: "Everyone, this is the Chang Mansion. I came to the wrong place to have a wedding today and wanted to cause trouble. I came a little early to please you."
"Hey, you misunderstood. We are here to help." One of the people in front quickly apologized and said, "We are from Mr. Fang Ba of Dongcheng. Look, that big fat guy is the chef of Xianju Building in Chaoyangmen..."
Lao Hu is a little confused. He knew more or less that the underworld in the capital was related to Chang Yu, but he didn't expect that they would come to help. Moreover, the manpower from the Yamen and the palace were not used, so why should I use you to help?
At this moment, Jiang Fa arrived, and Lao Hu hurriedly went to meet him: "What's going on with Jiang Bashi?"
Jiang Fa smiled slightly and first bowed his hands to those people: "Thank you for your help. I would like to thank everyone on behalf of the Governor." Then he pulled Lao Hu aside and said, "This is what the Governor meant. People in the palace
We have no use for serving the emperor, and we have no use for the people in the yamen who are from the imperial court! Let these friends come to help, and we will save ourselves the trouble of being blamed!"
Lao Hu was stunned for a long time, and shook his head with a wry smile: "As a governor, if you are like our governor, hehe, it will make people speechless!"
This move may seem a bit pretentious, but Chang Yu must set an example to show his cleanliness. The reason is because some time ago he took heavy measures to control the private use of public weapons and punished and arrested those nobles who treated the soldiers of the Beijing camp as their own private soldiers.
When caught, the commotion was very serious and Chang Yu offended many people.
But it also ended this unspoken rule that had lasted for many years. After so many years, many soldiers have long been unable to distinguish whether they serve as soldiers for the court or for nobles! Because many nobles hold positions in the military, and their families
The janitors, sweepers, plowers, and crop harvesters were directly transferred from the military camp to use them. The key was not to return them after they were used! Over time, they became their own.
Chang Yu threw out heavy punches, and the effect was immediate. It seemed like he was back in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. He wanted to borrow 300 soldiers to build a house at the home of "Prime Minister" Li Shanchang, so he found Tang He, but Lao Tang was so stubborn that he refused to borrow any of them!
In fact, this is not entirely because Lao Tang is unkind, but because Lao Zhu Li has good rules. No matter how good a general you are and how high your title is, you will not be given military power. If you want to mobilize troops, go to the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War does not have the power to command troops.
Find the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion!
It's just that after more than two hundred years, these rules have become decorations, and now Chang Yu has put these rules out again. He will hit anyone who reaches out. Of course, he must set an example, otherwise he will be slapped in the face and his spine will be hit.
Pointing and prodding.
Moreover, in addition to not calling in soldiers as helpers, he did not even call in people from the yamen and let at most a few personal attendants take a look. As for the people in the palace, he would never use one, otherwise they would become cannonballs for political enemies to attack him!
However, he needed a lot of helpers to entertain officials during his housewarming, so he thought of the Thirteen Taibao. Their men were engaged in various livelihoods in the capital, and many of them were experts in this field. So he said hello, and the friends in Sijiu City immediately heard the order.
And, of course, it doesn’t just come if you are willing to help, you have to be an expert in this field.
A team that specializes in weddings and weddings.
As soon as this group of people entered the house, they all performed their duties and got busy, and then several large carts of food were delivered one after another. The whole house was busy, but they also attracted people from the neighbors who were watching the fun. When they asked, hey, where are you today?
It was a good day for the eunuch to entertain guests when he moved to his new house, so more and more people joined in the fun...
The people from the Bingma Division also started to get busy, holding sticks to maintain order: "Everyone in the neighborhood should be well behaved. Don't cause trouble for us, and don't make us feel uncomfortable. They are the bad luck elsewhere in Dongchang."