Before Yang Ning could speak, Meng Tong's ugly face darkened, and he shouted coldly: "Yang Ning, you are so brave. As the chief eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch who is the chief of etiquette, he was not seen all day when he was on duty. Now he is the chief eunuch of etiquette. You have been late for such an important meeting for so long, do you still take the Emperor, the court, and me, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, seriously?"

Meng Tong became angry as soon as he came up, and the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became tense.

Yang Ning couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: Damn it, you sent me to be a prison guard when you tricked me, and wanted to use Bu Chang's help to harm yourself. I haven't settled the account with you yet, but now on my first day in the ceremonial prison, you're here again. I'm trying to blame you, but now I'm no longer the little eunuch who let people squeeze me into a flat shape. If I don't show you some strength in front of so many people, how can I continue to work in this eunuch's office in the future?

"Eunuch Meng," Yang Ning rolled his eyes and said in a strange tone: "I, Yang Ning, just returned from the Western Expedition yesterday. When I entered the capital, Emperor Chrysostom asked me to pay my respects to my master, Princess Yongning, and to say more about my master and servants. Friendship, of course, means that you don’t have to rush to be on duty at the Supervisor of Ceremonies. You were also present when the Emperor said this. I have been faithfully fulfilling the Emperor’s instructions since I came back to now. Why is it now in your Eunuch Meng’s mouth? It means I don’t take the emperor seriously anymore,”

Meng Tong's face became even more gloomy, and he sneered: "You still dare to argue with our family. At that time, the emperor allowed you to pay greetings to the princess and talk about the relationship between master and servant, but you didn't stay in Funing Palace for long yesterday. Then I went out, came back, went out again, and haven’t come back until now. Is this how you express your master-servant relationship with the princess?"

Damn, it looks like Meng Tong has a lot of eyes.

"Meng Tong, you are so bold. The emperor has taken charge of his own affairs. How can you interfere with the friendship between me and the princess? When I go out, it is of course the princess's order. Why, do you want to call the princess to confront me? "Where are you?" Now that he had broken his skin, Yang Ning was no longer polite to Meng Tong.

"You,,," Yang Ning's arrogance made Meng Tong's face flush with anger, and his ugly face became even more ugly.

"Ahem," Feng Bao coughed twice and said slowly: "Eunuch Meng, according to our family, Eunuch Yang has just returned from the expedition and has a lot of things to do. It's understandable that he didn't come on duty today. We won't It’s necessary to worry about this trivial matter, it’s more important to talk about business. Besides, as slaves, we naturally revolve around the master. Not to mention Eunuch Yang, even Eunuch Meng, aren’t you serving the emperor all day long? I often come to this ceremonial supervisor again when I have time,"

Meng Tong's ugly face was even more ugly, but he seemed to know how to speak clumsily. He laughed angrily and said: "Hey, Eunuch Feng is absolutely right. Our family is making a fuss out of a molehill. Eunuch Yang, please hurry up." Take a seat and let’s talk business,”

Yang Ning and Feng Bao looked at each other in tacit understanding, and then proudly walked to the seats and sat down. The eunuchs, chief eunuchs and palm prints in the venue all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with different expressions on their faces.

In this conflict between the two "big bosses" of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and a very popular "new" Supervisor of Ceremonies, the combination of Feng Bao and Yang Ning easily defeated Meng Tong, which made most of the loyalists in the field The eunuchs of Meng Tong's group couldn't help but think about it secretly, while the few forces loyal to Feng Bao in the field had high-spirited looks on their faces.

After Yang Ning sat down, Meng Tong suppressed the depression and anger just now, and then said: "As for the matter that my grandson Han Naji led more than ten people to surrender to our Ming Dynasty, the emperor asked us to take charge of it. The ceremonial supervisor and the cabinet have both come up with an opinion. If you have no objections, we will submit our opinion to the emperor."

Anda Khan brought Han Naji to the Ming Dynasty. When Yang Ning mentioned these two words, he immediately thought of a major event that happened in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

He couldn't remember the specific details, but he probably still remembered that at that time, Ananda Khan was the leader of the Mongolian Tumote tribe. It seemed that he was competing with his grandson for a woman named "Sanniang Zi", and provoked Han Naji. After his ancestors and grandchildren turned against each other, Han Naji ran to the Ming Dynasty in anger and asked for surrender. At that time, the matter was aroused in the Ming Dynasty court. Focusing on whether to accept Han Naji's surrender, the court was divided into two factions. There was a quarrel. They couldn't break up with each other. Finally, with the efforts of Zhang Juzheng, who was in charge of the border defense at the time, he accepted the surrender of Han Naji and took this as an opportunity to make peace talks between Ming Dynasty and Anda Khan. This event is known as "Anda Khan" in history. "Female tribute".

Yang Ning remembered at the time that various historical books spoke highly of this "Anda tribute". After the two sides reached peace talks, it ended the situation of war between the two sides that lasted for more than 200 years. The Ming Dynasty named Anda Khan " King Shunyi", I agreed to pay symbolic tribute to the Ming Dynasty from then on, and the two sides also opened a mutual market, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty in northern Xinjiang and the Tumut people enjoyed a stable and beneficial life for decades.

"I wonder what opinions you all formed just now. Can you let me listen to it," Yang Ning interjected.

Meng Tong snorted coldly and said: "The Chief of Ceremonies unanimously agreed not to accept the surrender of Han Naji this time, but he can be put under house arrest so that I can surrender and dare not offend our Ming Dynasty again. The same is true for the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Mr. Gao Ge." This means,"

"Eunuch Meng, we have just said that we have not yet decided whether to agree to this decision. Besides, it seems that Mr. Zhang in the cabinet advocates accepting the surrender of Han Naji. He is the cabinet minister in charge of border defense. His opinion It should be more pertinent than Master Gao," Feng Bao said, which also told Yang Ning the general situation.

When Yang Ning heard this, he understood and sneered: "I oppose the surrender of others and want to put them under house arrest. Whoever came up with this idea is really stupider than a pig."

Meng Tong suddenly became furious, pointed at Yang Ning and said: "Yang Ning, don't be so lawless just because you have achieved some military exploits. If you have something to say, why do you say it so harshly? You have scolded Mr. Gao Ge with your words. If it reaches his ears, hum,"

Yang Ning smiled softly and said: "Eunuch Meng, even if I, Yang Ning, have achieved this military exploit, it is all thanks to you, Eunuch Meng. If Eunuch Meng hadn't recommended me in front of the emperor, would I be where I am today?"

These words hit Meng Tong's pain point. He originally wanted Bu Chang to cause an accident and killed Yang Ning on the battlefield. Who would have thought that Yang Ning not only did not die, but also beheaded Bu Chang. , he has made great achievements and now has become a very important figure in the internal prison yamen. Privately, he regrets it.

Before he could get angry, Yang Ning's expression turned stern and said: "My Ming Dynasty has always been known as a country of etiquette. People come all the way to beg for surrender. Not only do we not accept it, we also put them under house arrest. After this, which barbarian will dare to do so in the future?" If you come back and submit to Ming Dynasty, you are ruining the reputation of Ming Dynasty, and the consequences will be incalculable. People who think like this are nothing but stupid pigs."

"But, the Mongolian Tatars have invaded our country several times over the past hundreds of years, seized our property, and killed our people. If we accept their surrender, how will we explain it to the people of the world? Besides, this Hanna We have more than a dozen people from Jiqu District coming to vote, so what use do we have," Meng Tong explained plausibly, with spittle flying everywhere. Feng Bao, who was the closest to him, couldn't help but frown in disgust.

Yang Ning sneered and said: "It's really ridiculous. What the people of the world want is stability, not the increasingly heavy taxes the court has imposed on them for the war. There are only a dozen people in this Hannaji, but you have to know that he He is the most beloved grandson of Anda Khan. It was only because he was jealous of competing with his grandfather for women that he came to join us in the Ming Dynasty. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We could have used this opportunity to reach peace talks with Anda and bring peace to Northern Xinjiang. To achieve stability, but if his grandson is put under house arrest and threatens Anda, he will get angry and go south with hundreds of thousands of cavalry. What will we do to resist him?"

Meng Tong said disdainfully: "Humph, you are obviously trying to gain other people's ambitions and destroy the prestige of our Ming Dynasty. Our Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and will have sufficient food and supplies. Why should we be afraid of hundreds of thousands of Tatars?"

Looking at that smug ugly face, Yang Ning really wanted to go up and slap him twice. He stared at Meng Tong and said in a slow voice: "Then please tell me, Eunuch Meng, why our soldiers are stronger and why our horses are better than those Where are Tumut’s elite cavalry, how many generals in our Ming Dynasty are good at fighting, and most importantly, where are our money and food supplies?”

This question left Meng Tong speechless. He was usually thinking about how to please Long Qing and serve Long Qing to eat, drink and have fun, but he didn't know this. However, he still said stubbornly: "Anyway, our Ming Dynasty is rich and powerful. How can they be compared to those barbarians?"

"Eunuch Meng, please don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. According to what I said, it's just the Ningxia rebellion. The imperial court has exhausted all the money and food in the treasury and has no ability to support such a war anymore. If it angers Let me answer, even if we can eventually resist the invasion of his hundreds of thousands of troops, I am afraid that our Ming Dynasty will use up the last remaining confidence. By then,,, what will it be like by then, no one will knew,"

"Okay, that's well said. Eunuch Yang is young and indeed has extraordinary experience. Our family deeply agrees with Eunuch Yang's opinions," Feng Bao said, applauding.

Meng Tong's face turned uglier than a pig's liver, and he finally said bitterly: "This matter is here for now, we will discuss it another day." With that, he walked out of the ceremonial office angrily and left.

As soon as they saw the rightful master leaving, all the eunuchs looked at each other for a while and dispersed like birds and beasts.

"Haha, what a pleasure," after everyone left, Feng Bao laughed loudly and said, "It's such a pleasure to let Meng Tong be so domineering on weekdays. This time you and I joined forces to hold him in until he didn't even have a fart." Then, He said with a cold expression: "Huh, those lackeys who usually follow him should think carefully about it after what happened today."

Yang Ning laughed and said: "How dare you pretend to join forces with your father-in-law? We just acted as a vanguard. With my father-in-law behind us, we finally suppressed Meng Tong's arrogance."

Feng Bao was very satisfied with Yang Ning's humility and sighed: "You can't say that. From your conversation just now, it can be seen that this trip is not in vain. I really learned a lot. Even if you say this, I will take it for granted." If you go to the court and say it, you will surely refute it and silence those ministers who advocate refusing to surrender."

Yang Ning said deliberately: "I'm just talking nonsense. Anyway, I have made one decision. Whatever Meng Tong and his gang want to do, I, Yang Ning, will definitely do the opposite to him, just to make him unhappy."

"Haha, okay," Feng Bao laughed happily, patted Yang Ning on the shoulder, and said sincerely: "Xiao Ningzi, our family did not misjudge you at the beginning,"

Yang Ning smiled slightly, said goodbye to Feng Bao and left. The reason why he was so deliberately trying to please Feng Bao was because he knew that at this moment he had to have a good relationship with Feng Bao and unite with Feng Bao to deal with Meng Tong, so that he could stand in an invincible position. He finally defeated Meng Tong.

After leaving the inner palace, Yang Ning went straight to the Meridian Gate to check on the cabinet. He wanted to ask Zhang Juzheng about the matter. From the moment he heard about it, Yang Ning wanted to do his best to promote the peace talks.

After walking through the Wenhua Hall and about to reach the cabinet, Yang Ning suddenly felt something was wrong. Now he was no longer the ordinary little eunuch. If he had to go into the cabinet to find Zhang Juzheng directly, he would inevitably attract attention. You know, The most taboo thing for the royal family is for the high-status and powerful eunuchs to collude with the ministers of the court.

After thinking about it, Yang Ning came back and could only discuss this matter some other time.

After going around to Funing Palace, Princess Yongning was very happy to see him. She smiled and said that he was true to his word. Only then did Yang Ning remember that yesterday he had promised Princess Yongning to report to Funing Palace every day. , couldn't help but secretly screamed with shame. To be honest, after a night of drinking, Yang Ning really forgot about this promise. However, Princess Yongning cares about her so much that he will come to see her more often in the future. If he can be with her It is quite pleasant to chat and eat with such a stunningly beautiful, elegant and noble royal princess.

After chatting with Princess Yongning for a while, Yang Ning went to find Mou Tai. Mou Tai was very drunk with Ma Gui and others last night and slept all day today. It was only at this time that the guard arrived to check the room. Yang Ning wanted to find Mou Tai. Borrowing a few guards to help Han Shanlin move and set up a new house, Mou Tai naturally agreed. When he heard that Yang Ning was going to set up a house, he even shouted that he would go to Yang Ning's new house the next day. After a drink, Yang Ning agreed, and then he asked Zhang Weinian to lead seven or eight guards to follow Yang Ning out of the palace.

Yang Ning led a group of guards to Han Shanlin's house, only to see Han Shanlin and his daughter packing things at home. They had almost finished packing. Until now, Han Shanlin had never asked Yang Ning's identity, but now he saw that he had He had so many guards in the palace, just to move him, and he couldn't help but feel surprised and full of doubts about Yang Ning's identity.

At this point, Yang Ning did not hide anything and made his true identity clear to Han Shanlin. Han Shanlin was surprised. He never expected that Yang Ning was actually a eunuch, and a eunuch with such a high status. , but he didn't say much. Yang Ning's kindness and generous care for him made him determined to follow Yang Ning in the future. As for Yang Ning's identity, he didn't care.

Han Shanlin borrowed a mule cart and with the help of many guards, Han Shanlin and his family were quickly moved to Yang Ning's new house. Yang Ning designated the west courtyard for Han Shanlin and his daughter to live in until everything was sorted out. Yang Ning generously gave the guards "hard work money" without hesitation, and the guards left happily.

They took Han Shanlin and his daughter around to familiarize themselves with the layout of the house. The vastness and luxurious layout of the house made Han Shanlin and his daughter marvel at it.

"Uncle Han, you now know my identity. I may not come and live in this house often. It's up to you and Sister Yuniang to take care of everything," Yang Ning said to Han Shanlin.

Han Shanlin immediately said: "Young master, don't worry, I will take care of this house for you." Now that Han Shanlin has become Yang Ning's housekeeper, naturally he can no longer call him "father-in-law", and he feels uncomfortable calling him "father-in-law". It was awkward, so he called Yang Ning "gongzi" instead.

Yang Ning took out five hundred taels of silver notes from his pocket. These were the two thousand taels of silver he had won from Zhang Wenkang and Hao Mengyang. He handed the silver notes to Han Shanlin without hesitation: "Uncle Han, this is There is a shortage of everything in the house now. You can use the money to buy some daily necessities. You can choose the good ones. If you don’t have enough money, tell me. In addition, choose the servants and maids who are honest, honest and hard-working. How much will you buy them? Well, for such a big house, you and Sister Yuniang cannot do it alone. When the time comes, you will be responsible for directing their work."

A look of excitement flashed in Han Shanlin's eyes, and he solemnly took the bank note and said: "Young master gave me so much money at once, which shows your trust in me. I won't say anything. Whatever you tell me, I, Han The mountains and forests will be managed properly, and you don’t need to worry about it.”

Yang Ning smiled and said: "Uncle Laohan and Sister Yuniang have taken a lot of trouble. From now on, just think of this as your own home. Oh, by the way, when Sister Yuniang comes out of the cabinet in the future, this will be her natal home." , when the time comes, I will buy a big dowry for Sister Yuniang to dowry with,"

"Sir, you, why did you suddenly come to make fun of Yuniang? I won't tell you anymore. I'm going to clean up my room." Han Yuniang turned red with embarrassment and turned back to the west courtyard.

Han Shanlin looked at Han Yuniang's back with a doting expression and said, "Looking at how willful this child is, I don't know what kind of family he will find in the future."

Yang Ning immediately took care of her and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I will take care of sister Yu Niang's marriage. I will find a suitable husband for her in the future, and I will also ensure that you, the father-in-law, will be satisfied."

Han Shanlin chuckled and said: "Then the relationship is good, then I don't have to worry about it. The one you are looking for will definitely not be bad."

Looking at the sky, it was already a little dark. Thinking that he had not gone to Fengyi Palace yet, Yang Ning felt impatient and told Han Shanlin that he would not be back at night, so he got up and returned to the palace.
Chapter completed!