Outside the palace, there was a group of elderly eunuchs who were a bit slow to serve the royal family.

Every year, younger and more energetic eunuchs are purified, and every year there are older eunuchs who are eliminated from the palace.

In order to establish a benevolent image and to allow the subsequent young eunuchs to serve them wholeheartedly, the palace did not completely give up on these old eunuchs.

There is a road guide outside the palace.

This group of old eunuchs can serve as idlers in the Road Guide Department. Their main task is to guide the road.

The imperial city is huge, and officials from other places can easily get lost while walking. The eunuchs spend their lives running around, and they are the best at this kind of work.

Lu Yinsi's salary was very small. Fortunately, the eunuchs who survived to old age were able to accumulate a sum of money when they were young.

Although some old eunuchs work in the Luyin Department, they have been lying in the courtyard they built for many years to recuperate, and they are never seen.

Some of them even married several wives and spent their free time whittling sticks and playing with them.

The palace turned a blind eye to these old eunuchs and let them go.

The palace has given you a name in Luyinsi, which means it has given you a life. But if you don't work yourself, then you will have no salary, and you will retire and return to your hometown.

Some old eunuchs lived a miserable life in their later years. Their money was cheated by their adopted sons and daughters...

Cheated away by his wife and concubine...

Defrauded by a gambling house...

When all is exhausted, the old eunuchs will be forced to return to Luyinsi.

As long as he is a decent eunuch, he will always have something to eat.

Even if you can't stand up, you can still get some food every day at Luyinsi.

Because of this salary, eunuchs are a very popular profession among ordinary people.

…

In fact, at the beginning, Qin Jinyang's guide was the old eunuch of Lu Yinsi.

But Eunuch Han is well-connected in the palace, so how can his Qin brothers not do something special when they come to Kyoto?

With a flick of his sleeve, he directly dispatched two young eunuchs to run errands with Qin Jinyang.

This is about face.

Officials from other places who came to Beijing were led by young eunuchs, which proved that they had some background in the palace.

If it is an old eunuch from the Lu Guiding Department who leads the way, it means that this person does not have a deep background.

Just now, the two young eunuchs received news that Eunuch Han was about to go on another expedition to serve as a supervisor in another border army. The tall and short eunuchs hurried back and followed Eunuch Han to the border overnight.

At this time, a fat, short old eunuch stood next to Qin Jinyang.

Perhaps because of his low self-esteem, he deliberately glued on two black fake beards, one brushed and one brushed, to form a mustache.

When Qin Jinyang saw the old eunuch for the first time, he almost thought it was Prime Minister Turtle who had come ashore.

Following Prime Minister Turtle all the way, Qin Jinyang crossed several streets and finally returned to his yard in Kyoto.

This old eunuch surnamed An was personally recommended by the short eunuch. It is said that he was the short eunuch's former master.

Eunuch An used to serve the late emperor's beloved concubine, and she was also a famous figure. However, after the late emperor passed away, the old queen mother cut off the money of the late emperor's concubines and expelled the serving eunuch in advance.

Eunuch An had a good life in the past. He had a yard in the downtown area and saved a lot of money. Looking at Kyoto, he was well-known.

Unfortunately, he got addicted to gambling, and eventually lost all his yard, all his money, and even owed a lot of debt, so he had to go back and forth to run errands to make ends meet.

The short eunuch recommended Prime Minister Gui to Qin Jinyang, not only because of the relationship between master and apprentice, but also because Prime Minister Gui had served the Northern Eagle Flying General in the capital for a period of time and was familiar with Beiying Mansion.

…

Boom, boom, boom!

Boom, boom, boom!

"Old Cui, Old Cui... open the door quickly and greet your young master quickly... hurry up..."

Qin Jinyang stood outside the gate.

Eunuch An came forward and knocked on the door, anxious and attentive.

Many years ago, when he was serving in Beiying Flying General, Zhao Beiying's most trusted servant at that time was Cui Sixan.

In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. Cui Sishan has been shut up for many years and has not been seen for a long time.

The apprentice said that this Qin Xiaofei will be generous and he must serve him well. If he is rewarded with a few gold leaves, he can pay off his gambling debt.

Pooh!

As long as you pay back the money and gamble again, you will chop off your own hand.

Must buy it!

Qin Jinyang had no expression on his face and looked up and down at Beiying Mansion.

You can see it, it's very impressive.

Whether it is the facade outside the door or the courtyard wall where it is located, they are all exquisite and delicate, with rough and fine details.

But it's obviously a bit outdated.

Although we haven't seen the inside of the yard yet, the decoration at the gate is already mottled and old.

No wonder the prince-in-law wants to help him repair his yard. It really should be repaired.

…

Squeak!

Soon, the door was opened.

Cui Sishan's family stood neatly and had been waiting for a long time.

In addition to Cui Sixan's family, there are also some servants in the mansion who help. The relationship is purely employment, as Eunuch An had already explained on the way.

Although the Cui family has always insisted that they are the slaves of Flying General Beiying, in fact their slave status has been erased by Zhao Beiying, and now they are Zhongzhou people with upright roots. Cui Sixan's two sons even have families.

They are all serving in the Royal Forest Army and are considered promising.

It is natural for the government to recruit some servants.

"Old slave... pay homage to the young master!"

Eunuch An bowed his body, pointed his arm at the yard, and signaled Qin Jinyang to come to the door.

Qin Jinyang nodded and smiled, trying to give people the feeling of spring breeze. To be honest, he was secretly imitating Bai Taikong.

That smile is awesome.

Seeing Qin Jinyang step forward, Cui Sishan was the first to kneel down and kowtow heavily.

"Greetings, young master!"

Seeing his father kneel down, the others reluctantly followed suit.

Although they kowtowed perfunctorily, their faces were obviously very unconvinced.

Especially a few children aged eight or nine.

This should be Cui Sixan's grandson.

Qin Jinyang recognized Cui Sishan's four children at a glance.

The eldest brother was older and had an expressionless face, showing no emotion, but he did not neglect the etiquette of kneeling and kowtow.

The second child seemed to be a little resistant, but his eyes were always looking at the boss, and he was obviously submissive.

The third child is a girl in her 20s. She is tall and slim. She is of foreign blood after all. Her nose is higher than that of the Zhongzhou girl, and she is also much taller.

The fourth child is a stupid boy, and his eyes are a little evasive towards the boss and the second child.

Eunuch An said on the way that the eldest son and the second son were the same mother and had died long ago.

The third child is a mother and is already dead.

The fourth child was the son of Cui Si who visited a brothel, so he felt a little inferior.

Behind them are the sons of the eldest and second eldest son, Ding Xingwang of the Cui family. Both sons have given birth to several sons, and Qin Jinyang is too lazy to pay attention.

"Everyone, please get up. We are all members of our own family. Please don't kneel down from now on!"

Qin Jinyang stepped forward and helped Cui Sishan up.

The old man is already very old, with gray hair. He has been working hard all his life. He has no special hobbies except playing with women and visiting brothels.

"Thank you, young master!"

Cui Sishan's voice was trembling, but loud and clear.

Unfortunately, the voice of the heir behind him was thin, and he was obviously reluctant.

"The old slave and his descendants, please young master to go to the mourning hall to offer incense!"

Cui Sishan said.
To be continued...