Old Wei first picked up a small piece of pork knuckle wrapped in rice with his chopsticks. Suddenly his eyes became a little dull, and his expression was first surprised and then happy.
Then I picked up two more chopsticks, and then I felt that it was not enough, so I just asked for a spoon and started eating.
In no time, a portion of pig's knuckle rice was eaten up.
"Nephew, you know that I have been worried about your future, but after eating this meal, I am relieved..."
"Ah?" Wei Liangqing was a little surprised. In the more than ten years since he came to Beijing, he has rarely been praised by Wei Zhongxian. Instead, he has been urged to learn some skills, but he can't do anything else except physical work.
Wei Zhongxian looked at him with pleasure: "This rice is very good. Even I, who don't like rice, find it delicious, let alone the Southern soldiers who left their hometown. If you do this well, there must be experts.
Will appreciate it."
"Thank you, uncle. In fact, my cooking skills are very average, but Tang Renjie's cooking skills are so good that I still feel greedy after eating a few portions..."
"Shhh! Why eat a few portions secretly? This is called trying the taste first." Old Wei knew that his nephew, like him, had a character that could not bear to suffer, and it was impossible not to take advantage of the benefits.
He approached Wei Liangqing and said, "Brother, let me have some of Tang Renjie's food. Let's try it for the Southern Army too~"
Both uncle and nephew are greedy and greedy for petty advantages, so they will definitely suffer from this in the future.
But it’s so cool~
After eating, I really felt that it tasted good. After Lao Wei arranged for them to deliver the meal, the lunch box would be handed over to the Confederate Army. The Confederate Army would transport the wood from Tongzhou to Beijing and might return it to them in a few days.
Wei Liangqing also thinks there is no problem. Anyway, they provide meals for the employees at the Dongzhimen Timber Market all year round, and there is really no shortage of wooden lunch boxes. There will be no delay in delivering meals on the second and third days.
After noon, a large number of pig trotters and pork knuckles are taken out of the pot and put into wooden lunch boxes that hold rice.
At this time in the Ming Dynasty, people usually had two meals in the morning and evening.
Rich families can have three meals and refreshments, but for the poor and marginalized people like the Yuanjun, it is good to be satisfied with two meals.
And it’s rice. The Southern Army is not used to eating it when they go to the North. The rice given to them this time will definitely be welcomed by the Southern Army soldiers.
This is a very heart-warming move for the Zhejiang soldiers who were suppressed before and the Shizhu Baigan soldiers who are being squeezed out.
There is a foundation for the subsequent development of the Jinyiwei and Juzi systems.
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Zhu Youxiao was not idle either. After paying attention to his father's condition and discussing the direction of government affairs for a while, he returned to the East Palace to build bombs himself.
After noon, I saw Wei Zhongxian back and asked about the specific arrangements in detail. I also admired his ability to control details.
But why does it smell like stew when you burp~
He saw through it without telling it, knowing that Lao Wei was the one who had nothing to lose, so he made a mental note that he could be in charge of people, horses, training, and the factory, but not money.
At least he has loyalty as the basis for these matters and will not directly mess with them.
"By the way, have you made arrangements with the two armies to select 10 people to serve as guards? One of them will be responsible for commanding, and one will be responsible for studying and organizing as a giant?"
"Back to Your Highness, everything has been arranged. Tonight, 10 people from Zhejiang soldiers and 10 Shizhu soldiers will go to Dongzhimen to meet the slaves."
"Okay~ You can find Sun Yingyuan, a giant from a thousand households, and Zhou Yuji, a giant from a hundred households, from Tengxiang's left guard. Later, please keep it secret and keep in touch with the Zhejiang soldiers and the Shizhu soldiers."
"Yes."
With these days of appointment and historical understanding, Zhu Youxiao's position on Lao Wei gradually became clear, that is, to do some secret or dark work.
Like this time when gunpowder was transported back from Zhejiang soldiers and Baigan soldiers, no one except Lao Wei and Wei Liangqing could do it more secretly and efficiently.
But he really acts as his deputy, pulling and beating them in a way that is acceptable to civilian officials, and he also needs to subtly promote large-scale reforms and partial changes.
Lao Wei is obviously not suitable.
It's not a question of whether he's capable enough, but if some capable civil servants don't recognize him, how can they fight and pull him to carry out reform and change?
A good person like Eunuch Wei should deal with bad people specifically.
Liu Ruoyu...is Liu Shimin, who is currently serving as eunuch Yinshou and has not yet changed his name. He is very suitable for this role.
I don’t know how Wang An feels in his heart after being carefully monitored and wary of Liu Shimin for a month~
He said to Liu Qiao, who was training the Jin Yiwei to throw grenades: "Liu Tongzhi, you have something to do."
"My subordinates are at the mercy of the prince."
"Send someone to find the Yin Shou eunuch Liu Shimin and ask him to check the books that record the weather every year. At the same time, ask the Qin Tianjian to see what the weather will be like next."
"Yes!"
......
Since Wang An made a mistake in predicting Zhu Youxiao more than a month ago, he has asked the Wei Dynasty to keep an eye on who the prince is contacting.
At that time, I suddenly found out that he had summoned the eunuch Liu Shimin, and immediately sent out his confidants to keep an eye on Liu Shimin, who was a bit threatening.
But in the past month, nothing has been discovered.
Liu Shimin was always in charge of stamping, and after stamping, he went to his study to copy and write.
I look forward to the stars and the moon, but I just can’t hope for Liu Shimin to make any small moves.
At that time, most of the energy was focused on him, and a small amount of energy was focused on Cui Wensheng and Wang Tiqian. As a result, the latter two were walking around and communicating with each other.
Until the case of the imperial doctor, which is also known as the "Cui Wensheng poisoning" incident occurred, the prince reversed it at a critical moment, and Concubine Zheng was not held accountable.
Wang Ancai gave up his efforts to keep an eye on Liu Shimin, leaving only a very limited manpower.
Now that Liu Shimin's flag has moved, Wang An only knows that Liu Qiao, a member of Jinyiwei, came to see him, but he doesn't know what they talked about.
When he left the palace to meet Wang Wenyan, Yang Lian and others, the wise Wang Wenyan felt something was wrong.
"I feel like the prince is going to make a big move, but there is not enough information to guess what he wants Liu Shimin to do."
Yang Lian thought for a while, and since Emperor Taichang became seriously ill, various signs indicate that the prince is gradually taking control of the military power belonging to the royal family.
Allocate gunpowder to the Nanhaizi Jingjun, and also send Wei Zhongxian to operate in Tengxiang Siwei and Nanhaizi.
"It doesn't matter, let him handle these two troops. We have a way to deal with them." Wang Wenyan thought he had seen through the prince.
Wang Gongchang already has Wang Gongchang to deal with Hainanzi. As for the Tengxiang Four Guards, it is certainly difficult to deal with them, but it is not that there are no other troops to act as checks and balances.
"Your Majesty is still here, and the prince is interfering with the military power. This is a rebellion!
Zuo Guangdou was not polite: "The prince wants to rebel, and our loyal ministers must stand up. If there is enough evidence, the prince will also be deposed."
Yang Lian nodded: "I'm going to speed up. If he moves slowly, he can mobilize more and more troops."
"Soon..." Wang Wenyan smiled: "The strongest troops in the capital are of course the Jingying camp. As long as the Zheng family can't bear it anymore, we can justifiably enter the palace and put down the rebellion!"
He is very confident, so confident that he almost laughs out loud.