The dark night, the wind and snow are charming to the eyes.
At the gate of Chang's Mansion, Old Hu poked his head in the concierge for a while. The servant said with concern: "Old Hu, it's cold outside. Please go inside and rest first. When the Governor arrives, I'll call you..."
Before he finished speaking, Old Hu pushed him away and walked towards the door. In the distance, the light at the entrance of the alley was getting closer and closer. Old Hu walked forward tremblingly: "The Governor is back, the Governor is back...
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Lao Hu always had a grateful heart for Chang Yu. Old eunuchs of his age usually had only three options: die of old age in the palace, die alone outside the palace, or go to the eunuch nursing home in Panjiayao.
But Chang Yu, remembering his former roommates, always cared for the old eunuch and made him the general manager of the Chang Mansion.
It has always been a headache for Lao Hu how to address Chang Yu. Call him young master. He is obviously the head of the family. Call him master. He is obviously a young man. Call him master or superintendent, but he always seems unfamiliar and foreign.
Chang Yu was not happy either.
But there is really no other good title, so even if Chang Yu doesn't like it, he still calls him Governor and Governor.
After all, in the whole Chang family, only Little Apple can call Chang Yu "Brother Chang".
This is Chang Yu's favorite name, but no one dares to call it except Little Apple.
Chang Yu, who was talking to Chunxiang in the car, heard Lao Hu's voice, so he jumped out of the car and held Lao Hu's arm: "It's so late and I'm still awake, there's no reason to bother."
For Chang Yu, he came to this strange world without relatives or friends. All family and friendships were blank and everything had to start from scratch. However, his environment and status made it extremely difficult for him to have these. And like Chunxiang
, Lao Hu, Su Guoer's family, this is where he rarely feels all this, so he cherishes these people especially, just like Lao Hu, in addition to loyalty to him, there is also a kind of father's love that is difficult to let go, maybe
Even Lao Hu himself didn't know it, but Chang Yu could feel that Lao Hu always loved him as a son, even though he would never have a son in his life. Perhaps it was because of this that he thought of Chang Yu as a thought.
"I'm old, and I can't sleep well at night." Old Hu sighed slightly: "I always think about how safe my trip is, and when I will come back, I must have suffered a lot on the way..."
Lao Hu was a little nagging, but Chang Yu felt very warm in his heart when he heard it. This kind of care was much more sincere than the emperor's.
The personal guards who followed Chang Yu back to Beijing all went to the Yamen, and the personal attendants also took a rest early. Those with families, such as Wuzhong, Qiao Sanxiu and Song Luoshu, also went home to have their wives and children warm up to the kang. At this moment in Chang Mansion
Very quiet.
Lao Hu asked the cook to cook a few side dishes, warmed the wine and brought it over. He turned up the fire in the room. When he saw Chang Bian looking at the snow stupidly at the door, the cold wind blew into the room carrying the snow. He couldn't bear it.
He frowned, then walked over and patted Chang Bian to signal him to come in and close the door.
Chang Yu, who was talking to Chunxiang, saw it and said, no problem, let's drink wine and enjoy the snow, let's be arty. Chunxiang and Lao Hu couldn't help laughing, and Chang Bian also followed suit with a silly smile, and then rushed to the yard
He jumped up and down like crazy, not afraid of the wind, snow and cold.
Chang Yu was indeed tired after galloping all the way, but he was not as tired as he looked in the palace. As for why he had to act exhausted in the palace, it is natural to understand.
Chunxiang was his best friend. After not seeing each other for more than two months, there was so much to talk about. The wind and snow were howling outside the room, and the room was as warm as spring. The two of them toasted and drank and talked about the past two months. Old Hu was there.
Dozing next to the stove, seemingly asleep, but always getting up to refill the wine when the wine is gone, adding coal when the fire is weak, and cheering when the fire is good.
In fact, Chang Yu doesn't need such care from him. He can go back to his room to rest. But for Lao Huhua, what he needs is company. Even just listening to Chang Yu talk and taking a nap is more comfortable than going back to his room to sleep.
Just like Chang Bian, he could go to sleep. In fact, at this time, everyone in the Chang Mansion, except for them and the night guards, had already fallen asleep.
But Chang Bian was as if he had been injected with chicken blood and couldn't sleep. He couldn't speak and couldn't express his feelings in words, so he jumped up and down, played in the snow in the yard and got soaked all over, then went into the house and sat next to Lao Hu.
He warmed himself up by the fire, and even secretly drank a few sips. After a while, he fell drunk and fell asleep on the ground, causing Chang Yu and Chunxiang to look at each other and smile.
Chang Yu told Chunxiang his trip to Yunnan again, and he had nothing to hide. Chunxiang also told all the big and small things that happened in Beijing during the two months of the New Year, because during the Chinese New Year, Beijing was actually relatively quiet.
It was calm, and nothing major happened. The court's main focus was on the recovery of people's livelihood in the Gyeonggi area, how to help the refugees in the capital survive the cold winter, and the progress of several projects in the west of the capital.
The only thing that can be regarded as a major event is that the family members of the group of nobles imprisoned in Dongchang Prison have not stopped. When the new year is approaching, they have another quarrel and jointly submit a letter. If they are guilty, they will be punished. If they are not guilty, they will be punished.
Letting people go and locking them up doesn't matter.
"Have you found anyone with direct contact?" The reason why Chang Yu ordered the arrest in the first place was because someone leaked the news that the prince was leaving the capital, which put the prince in danger.
But Chunxiang said that during this period of time, during his rigorous investigation, he did find that there were many eunuchs and maids in the palace acting as spies for the nobles. He followed the clues and carefully investigated the interpersonal relationships of these nobles' staff and servants, and found no direct connections.
Suspected of collaborating with thieves.
Chang Yu can definitely leak the secret of the prince's departure from the capital. First, he leaks it to the masters behind them through the eunuchs and maids, that is, the royal family, relatives and dignitaries in the capital. But how to leak it to thieves and even Tatars is another matter.
It is indeed difficult to trace it back, because it is so complicated, and even the person who leaked the secret may not know that the secret was leaked to thieves or Tatars.
Moreover, after Gu Junen surrendered, he also said that the source of the information was no longer reliable.
"It's almost enough to be locked up for more than three months. If we are locked up any longer, public opinion will be detrimental to the imperial family and Dongchang." Chang Yu nodded slightly while holding the tea cup. Chunxiang took a long breath: "I would have been more relaxed if I had been released earlier. Every day
The day…cough, it’s unspeakably miserable.”
"Let it go, yes, but..." Chang Yu raised the corners of his mouth with a somewhat wretched expression: "We are in urgent need of food and wages for the war in the spring." Then he looked at Chunxiang and said, "I understand."
Ah! Chunxiang was startled: "Brother, if we release them, it means they are innocent. If we still take advantage of the opportunity... In this way, the Tumo stars from all over the government and the public will be able to swamp our yamen, and they will inevitably frame Zhongliang, torture and extort...
...The cabinet ministers will not sit idly by and the imperial censor will not ignore it. This move will undoubtedly plunge Dongchang and the emperor into a whirlpool. Brother, all the officials in the court are staring at our yamen now. Why don't you give them pigtails?
Catch it, they usually never find a chance, but once they get hold of it, hey, I can only imagine how hysterical they will be."
Chunxiang's worries are real. The conflict between Chang Yu and Xun Gui has always existed. Although they appear to be harmonious now, in fact, they secretly want to dig up his ancestral grave. After all, after so many years, even when Wei Zhongxian was there, he was not so ruthless.
their hair.
But Chang Yu always rushes to pull out the bald ones. Since he came to power, nine out of ten dignitaries in Beijing have been fucked, and even those in Nanjing have not escaped.
Civil servants and eunuchs, nobles and eunuchs are all born to be mortal enemies.
Not to mention the eunuch who is always plucking his hair.
As the old saying goes, there is no need to endure it anymore. If you endure it once or twice, you will be embarrassed if you do it again.
Just like this time, you were arrested for no apparent reason and then imprisoned for more than three months. You had to pay for redemption when you were released. Are you looking for scolding? If you don't come up with an excuse, not even the emperor can suppress you.
"Then give them a reason." Chang Yu smiled slightly, and Chunxiang was stunned: "We've been acquitted for any reason, so what other reason is there?"