The news of the eunuch's relocation spread like wings throughout the forty-nine cities, attracting the attention of countless people. Whether they were ordinary people or literati, merchants and wanderers, they all came to see the excitement and please themselves.
The so-called pleasing means asking for good fortune. Ordinary families will scatter some candies and dried fruits when building a new house or moving house. In addition to these, wealthy families will also scatter some copper coins. Therefore, the common people will take notice of the news. After all, besides watching the excitement, they can also seek some benefits.
What those literati are more concerned about is, who will come today?
On the surface, it looks like a housewarming banquet held by the powerful eunuch, but in fact, the night is a gluttonous feast in the officialdom, and it is also a power confrontation between various factions.
Pushing forward a few decades to the Wei Zhongxian period, nine out of ten court officials would come to such a banquet, because too many people wanted to rely on him and were afraid of him!
Many people are waiting to see how many people will come to support Chang Yu now.
Even Emperor Chongzhen was curious.
It stands to reason that Chang Yu did not have any direct confrontation with the courtiers, but he did offend a large number of nobles.
It can only be said that those who came here definitely did not come because they were afraid of his retaliation, and those who did not come may not be his enemies. With his current reputation, even the nobles he offended did not dare to confront him, and even
He had to borrow Po Xia Donkey to reconcile with him, and in fact Chang Yu rarely punished them because of personal grudges.
Catch them and punish them because they have violated the law of the country.
The housewarming banquet was held in the evening, but now it was just around noon, and the street outside the mansion was already crowded with people on three floors inside and outside, blocking the entire Chaoyangmen Street. There were even people eating and watching with their rice bowls in their hands.
He was so lively that he kept mumbling from time to time: "What's on the sign at the door?"
"I'm not polite." Literate people said: "It's really rare that you can't be polite when moving to a new house, and you are still such a big official."
"Hey, this is just for the common people to see. You will know later whether you are treated well or not. I don't believe that all the officials who came to congratulate me came empty-handed. Who would believe it..."
While we were chatting here, we suddenly heard a noise coming from Shuangnian Street in Zhengxi. We could hear the sound of gongs and drums, which immediately caused the crowd to rush over there to watch the fun: "It's the head of the palace, it's the palace, there's someone there."
Start shouting."
Shuangnian Street is connected to Dongzhimen Street. Dozens of handsome men in royal robes were carrying objects covered with red cloth. A few eunuchs hurriedly walked to the front. Before they even reached the mansion, they shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Eunuch Chang on his new move. The emperor inscribed a plaque on it."
, Eunuch Chang, come quickly to receive the order."
The crowd immediately went crazy. Hey, the emperor really liked his little eunuch. He gave the house a military memorial arch and gave him this handwritten plaque. But it makes sense after thinking about it. The little eunuch has made great contributions to the court. The emperor also likes him.
It's fair to say that the common people understand this very well, and this is also because Chang Yu has a very good reputation among the people.
After all, although some people kept fanning the flames and said that he was the second Wei Zhongxian, there was no actual basis for it, and he did not have any actual evil deeds. Over time, the people no longer believed those rumors, and his illustrious military exploits were all
It's something you can actually see and touch.
The eunuchs yelled, which made Lao Hu very anxious, because Chang Yu was not in the house. He hurriedly walked forward with his arms raised, only to find that the person who came to deliver the order was actually Wang Dehua, the Supervisor of Rites.
Wang Dehua was also one of the powerful eunuchs, known as the Second Prince in the palace. He was also the eunuch who cursed the officials next to Chongzhen's coffin in history.
"Eunuch Wang, the Governor is not at the house. This..." Old Hu quickly saluted with an anxious look on his face. Wang Dehua grabbed him and said, "Since Eunuch Chang is not at the house, let Mr. Hu take charge over there. Let's go.
It would be nice to go and talk to the house and help.”
The sentence "Lao Hu" made Lao Hu so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. You must know that Wang Dehua was the second prince in the palace, and he was originally an old, poor and incompetent old eunuch. Compared with the old eunuch Wang Dehua like him before
You wouldn't even look at him, but now you have to call him Mr. Hu.
It is true that one person can ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs.
"But Eunuch Wang, the Governor said that the people in the palace are to serve the emperor, and he can't use them." Old Hu was a little worried, and Wang Dehua laughed: "Our family is here under orders. Who dares to make irresponsible remarks? Besides,
My family and Eunuch Chang are very close friends. If my friend’s family has a happy event, why don’t we come over to help?" He held Lao Hu in his arms and was about to enter the house, but he heard the crowd of onlookers booing: "What plaque did the emperor inscribe for me?
Let’s take a look…”
"Are you literate?" Wang Dehua turned around and cursed with a smile. The crowd also laughed loudly: "There are literate people. The plaque inscribed by the emperor is an eye-opener for us ordinary people. Besides, isn't this plaque just for people to see?"
"Okay, let me open your eyes. This plaque will be hung up anyway." Wang Dehua waved his hand, and the eunuchs behind him removed the red cloth from the objects carried by the Jin Yiwei. The crowd became commotion and asked the people around them: "
What words did you write?"
The literate people read it aloud, and they burst into laughter.
Although Emperor Chongzhen was not outstanding in talent, he was a pragmatic monarch. Even when he wrote a plaque to his most trusted confidant, it was very pragmatic. There were no fancy words. There were two horizontal plaques. One was "Chang Fu" in large block letters with gold on a black background.
The first one that hangs on the door of the mansion is the "National Building", which is the one that hangs on the inner hall.
The pillar of the country, the pillar of the country!
The emperor's high opinion of a eunuch was surprising, but he could only silently agree with it.
And the two vertical plaques are even more simple and clear, with a total of eight words: Securing the home and defending the country!
Including the ten characters "Guodong" in total, this is both Emperor Chongzhen's affirmation of Chang Yu and his expectations for him!
"It's worthy of the name, it's worthy of the name" someone in the crowd shouted, and the common people also shouted. Wang Dehua and Lao Hu were happy and bowed their hands to the crowd: "Thanks to your great love for the Governor, today the Chang Mansion has
The luck of the happy event is certainly not small, please wait and see."
"Don't worry, we will wait until midnight." Someone shouted, and everyone burst into laughter. Wang Dehua and Lao Hu Gong turned around and entered the mansion. The guards behind them began to hang up the plaques. This was the emperor's imperial pen.
The inscribed plaque must be carefully preserved and cannot be hung outside casually. However, for today's housewarming, hang it up first to suit the occasion, and replace it with a copy later.
More and more people are watching the excitement, and people in Chang's Mansion are also busy nervously preparing for the dinner. But where is Chang Yu? Is he still doing exercises with the princess of Prince Jin's Mansion?
On the official road outside Desheng Gate in the northwest of the city, Chang Yu finally put Zhu Zhi'e, who was carrying pear blossoms and raining rain, into the carriage, and then waved to call Huo Chao to his side: "With the governor's order, the cavalry retinue will be mobilized along the way, and we must be safe.
The princess sent him back to Taiyuan."
"Please rest assured, Governor, the thirteen brothers under Beizhi's command are not good and there are twenty brothers who are disguised before and after. There will be no trouble. Beizhi guarantees that the princess will be returned safely within seven days."
"Don't worry, my supervisor." Chang Yu patted him on the shoulder: "Don't rush back after you go, just listen to the princess's instructions." He took out a bag of silver from his arms and handed it to Huo Chao: "I'll give it to my brothers on the way.
Buy a drink, but remember not to miss anything." Huo Chao quickly declined: "No, no, I am a humble official and have the honor to work for the Governor. Eunuch Chun has already given me a lot, how can I be greedy?"
Chang Yu didn't pretend to be angry and said: "Why, Chunxiang's money can be collected, but our money hurts your hands, right?" Huo Chao even said he didn't dare, and his face turned red: "Being humble doesn't mean that... By the way,
Today is the day when the governor moves to his new house, so this money can be used as a gift for the brothers."
Chang Yu smiled and scolded: "What gift do you want me to give you?" Then he put the money into his hand: "Sending the princess back safely is the greatest gift to the governor."
Huo Chao nodded vigorously: "I won't give up even if I die!"
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