The thunderous drums were deafening, and in the guardhouse, countless soldiers in Feiyu uniforms held up red flags and waved them back and forth, as if they were welcoming the leaders for inspection.
"Eunuch Hong, please come this way."
Under the sound of drums, Wang Xu and an old eunuch with gray hair and a jade ring strode from outside the school.
Ohh Ohh ohh
The horn horn was blowing loudly. Looking at the welcoming fans along the aisle and the wooden boxes placed on both sides of the carpet, the old eunuch pretended to be unhappy and said: "What is in the box? Don't tell me.
I used bribes. Now the imperial court has strict orders. Angels who announce decrees abroad will lose their heads as long as they accept bribes."
"Don't dare, don't dare. These are the people of Fuzhou City. I heard that Eunuch Hong likes to worship Buddha, so I specially gave Eunuch Hong a Buddha statue." Wang Xu waved his hand and ordered: "Open the box!"
Click!!
Two rows of 108 wooden boxes in total were all opened, and inside each box lay a palm-sized golden Buddha.
Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas, at a glance, it looks like the sky is full of gods and Buddhas having a meeting.
"Oh, the people in Fuzhou City are too polite, that's all, that's all, since this is what the people want, I will accept it without any difficulty." Eunuch Hong's eyes were shining with gold, and he looked at Wang Xu with a dissatisfied look.
But very satisfied.
Giving antiques, calligraphy, paintings, gold, silver, and jewelry is easy for people to understand, but giving Buddha statues can obscure a little bit.
"As long as your father-in-law likes it."
Wang Xu waved his hand again, and all the wooden boxes were closed immediately, and he ordered: "Move all the gifts given to Eunuch Hong by the people to the carriage."
"Yes!" Hundreds of Jinyi guards came out, hugged the box and walked out.
Eunuch Hong couldn't sit still anymore. He pinched the orchid finger and shouted: "Slow down, slow down, don't break the Buddha statue. That's disrespectful!"
From the first person to the last person walking out, Eunuch Hong never blinked.
It wasn't until all the Buddha statues were placed on the carriage intact that he breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand: "Wang Qianhu, please set up the incense table. Don't delay the time of receiving the order."
Wang Xu secretly curled his lips, thinking that if you were reluctant to leave and insisted on seeing the Golden Buddha get on the car, the imperial edict would have been followed long ago.
"Place the incense table!"
Four guards in golden uniforms came out, carrying the incense case and placing it on the general ordering platform in the middle of the school field.
Wang Xu took a deep breath, walked up and stood behind the incense table, and lit three incense sticks on the incense burner.
Seeing that the incense was lit, Eunuch Hong, accompanied by four young eunuchs, walked up expressionlessly and said sternly: "Wang Xu of the Qianhu of Fuzhou Jinyi Guards, take the order!"
"Your Majesty, Wang Xu of Fuzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu, accepts the order!"
It was not popular to kneel down in the Daning Dynasty, so all you had to do was bend down when receiving orders.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Wang Xu, a member of the Jinyi Guards family in Fuzhou, has been self-denial and dedicated to his duties. He has won my heart. I declare that Wang Xu, a member of the Jinyi Guard family in Fuzhou, is the envoy of Jinyiwei Town in Fuzhou. I hereby express my gratitude!"
Eunuch Hong handed the imperial edict to Wang Xu across the incense burner.
Wang Xu took the imperial edict with both hands and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I obey the edict!"
"Send it up!" Eunuch Hong waved his hand, and the four young eunuchs stepped forward one after another.
Tokens, official seals, official uniforms, and official boots were all laid out.
Wang Xu ordered his men to put the things away, and then ordered people to remove the incense table, prepare the imperial edict, and said: "Eunuch Hong, it's already noon. I have already prepared the wine and food. I would like to ask your father-in-law to move."
Eunuch Hong is the Young Eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremonies and a close confidant of Eunuch Liu. Logically speaking, given his status as a Young Eunuch, he cannot be called father-in-law.
After all, among the twelve prisons, only the head eunuch of each prison is qualified to be called father-in-law.
From bottom to top, there are servants, officials, chief attendants, ministers, eunuchs, young eunuchs, deacons and eunuchs, and chief eunuchs. The hierarchy is strict.
But this is not a palace, and no one will blame him for being flattered. After receiving the benefits, Eunuch Hong immediately said: "What a coincidence, Liu Qiansui happened to have something to tell you, let's talk while eating.
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"Eunuch Hong, please come this way."
Wang Xu led the way and took Eunuch Hong to his residence in the guard station.
As soon as we entered the door, the chef, who had calculated the time, started serving dishes. In a short time, a large table was filled.
Eunuch Hong glanced at the table and found exactly thirty-six dishes, no more and no less. He sighed: "Qiantose often said that you can't be extravagant and wasteful. We, the outgoing prison guards, require no more than three taels of silver for a meal. You
Is this excessive?"
When Wang Xu saw Eunuch Hong's expression, he didn't know that it was Zhuge Liang crying for Zhou Yu, so he immediately said: "No way, no, look at these abalones, the brothers of Jinyiwei went into the sea to catch them, and they cost a penny."
It doesn’t cost anything. And this lobster was given to me by a kind fisherman. I cried and shouted and asked for no money. After careful calculation, I didn’t spend even two taels of silver on this meal, so it will never exceed the standard.”
Eunuch Hong still shook his head and waved his hand: "That's too expensive. How can the two of us finish the thirty-six dishes? Ask a few people to come up and pack the thirty-five dishes. I will take them back to eat on the way."
One dish is enough for the two of us."
"Ah!" Wang Xulu was stunned for a moment. He knew that no eunuch would be greedy, but he couldn't be so greedy.
There is no way that two people can eat one dish and pack up the remaining thirty-five dishes to eat on the road. This is too cheap.
"Why, I'm afraid I won't have enough to eat. Don't worry, I eat very economically."
Eunuch Hong waved his hands repeatedly, signaling Wang Xu to hurry up and ask someone to pack it.
Wang Xu felt his tooth hurt when he saw it, so he clapped his hands and asked the Jin Yiwei who was standing outside to come in. He left only one dish of suckling pig on the table.
"The suckling pig is too greasy. Our family has been eating very lightly these days. Just wrap the pig and leave a cold white fungus dish." When Eunuch Hong saw that Wang Xu wanted to keep the suckling pig, he immediately stepped on its tail.
Same, jumped up from the chair.
Jin Yiwei was a little at a loss. He held the plate containing the suckling pig and looked at Wang Xu with questioning eyes.
What else could Wang Xu say? He waved his hand and motioned for the suckling pig to be taken down. In a blink of an eye, there was only a cold white fungus dish left on the table.
Eunuch Hong sat down with satisfaction. He made a big bowl of rice by himself. He took his chopsticks and went to the white fungus. While picking up the food, he persuaded: "Sit down and eat together. You're welcome. You can't finish it."
Cold white fungus is a cold dish, used to relieve greasiness. Although it looks good, there are not many chopsticks.
Wang Xu sat next to Eunuch Hong, looked at a small plate of white fungus and a large bowl of rice, and said with a forced smile: "Eunuch, please eat, I'm not hungry yet."
"You're welcome. Liu Qiansui specifically said when we arrived that we are all a family. You see, I'm not polite to you, right?"
After hearing Eunuch Hong's words, Wang Xu could only smile bitterly.
You're not polite, this is such a cruel attack. People who don't know better would think that Eunuch Hong is a hungry man who has escaped from the disaster. His appearance is too ugly.
No matter how you put it, these are all young eunuchs of the ceremonial department, future eunuch gang bosses.
Even if you can't climb up to the position of the tycoon of the Si Li Supervisor, you can be transferred to the Qingshui Yamen such as the Internal Official Supervisor, the Imperial Supervisor, and the Si Shu Supervisor, and it will be enough to be the second or third leader.
How did you do this? You look so ugly. Did you suffer from poverty when you were a child? Are you afraid of poverty?
Keeping the doubts deep in his heart, Wang Xu drank tea by himself without moving his chopsticks.
Just when he was thinking about asking someone to make a new meal so that he could enjoy two bites, Eunuch Hong said: "I came here this time, and Liu Qiansui specifically asked me to tell you about the position of the governor.
Work hard. Dongchang will be established soon. When the time is right, you will be transferred to Beijing and entrusted with important responsibilities. Right now, Dongchang is a grassroots establishment. It is short of people, money, and chassis. In short, it is short of everything. It needs someone like you.
Talent.”
"Poof" Wang Xu, who was drinking tea, almost spit out a mouthful of tea.
Why does Dongchang need talents like him? He has no intention of joining Dongchang. He is still comfortable in Jinyiwei.
"What's wrong with you?" Eunuch Hong raised his head slightly, and without waiting for Wang Xu to speak, he said to himself: "I know, you must be anxious for joy, don't worry, this matter will have to be dealt with for a few months, you
Just be mentally prepared and listen to Chitose's arrangements when the time comes."
"Eunuch, does Liu Qiansui have any arrangements for Fu Tianchou to resign and return to his hometown?" Wang Xu didn't want to talk about Dongchang, so he changed the subject to Fu Tianchou.
Eunuch Hong paused with his chopsticks for a moment, then continued to eat. While eating, he said, "You don't have to worry about Fu Tianqiu. Just ignore him and ignore him. Unless he begs you, just pretend he doesn't exist."
"does not exist!"
Wang Xu thought about the meaning of this sentence. It seemed that the Eunuch Party had reached an agreement with the Donglin Party. Just a few days ago, he was asked to monitor Fu Tianchou's movements. In the blink of an eye, he turned a blind eye.
One eye is closed.
But that's fine. The people who have been watching him these days came back and said that there are three groups of people around Fu Tianchou who are watching.
Wang Xu didn't know the origins or purpose of this group of people. He would be happy not to take a trip into this muddy water.
It's a pity that there is a saying that a tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. As the governor of Fuzhou, he wanted to live in peace and quiet, but someone happened to cause trouble for him.