The guard eunuch Li Yizheng was in his prime, forty years old. He had an ordinary appearance but a strong figure. If he had no beard, he would not look like a eunuch.
After tea was served, the host and guest were strangers to each other and had nothing to say, so they started talking through Wang Zhi's words. Eunuch Li asked, "Has Mr. Wang been well in Yulin?"
Fang Yingwu knew that this was a test by the other party, so he asked a few questions about Wang Zhi's situation. Finally, he said calmly: "Everything is fine with Mr. Wang, but he was assassinated once, and I saved him by chance."
It seemed that he was not using Wang Zhi's name to show off, so Eunuch Li asked directly: "Friend Fang is here today, what are you doing?"
Eunuch Li knew very well that the young man in front of him was probably just using Wang Zhi's brand name to do things. But the shadow of a person's famous tree, even Wang Zhi's brand name, should not be underestimated, and he had to deal with it.
The other party was direct, and Fang Yingwu was not polite, "I have a fellow named Wang who runs a factory outside Wulin Gate. However, the Weaving Bureau has been demanding a lot from him recently, and he can't bear it, so he entrusted me to ask Mr. Li for something."
Favor."
Wang Zhi's signature is not necessarily omnipotent, but for Eunuch Li the extortion of a factory by the Weaving Bureau is really a trivial matter. Under normal circumstances, no one would offend Wang Zhi's signature for such a trivial matter, and the gains and losses are very calculated.
Not cost effective.
"Wang's Silk Weaving Factory?" Eunuch Li frowned for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "If the ignorant people under my command disturb your fellow villagers, I will naturally take the initiative and reprimand them. But this time, there is another reason for this incident, but it is not
I can now make the decision."
This was beyond Fang Yingwu's expectation. Although Eunuch Li's attitude was good, he actually refused? This was obviously a trivial matter. Eunuch Li was not even willing to do this favor?
Before Fang Yingwu could think of a way out, Eunuch Li added another sentence, seemingly to comfort him: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. The boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge!"
Fang Yingwu already had a clue. Under normal circumstances, it should be what he thought, but now it was unexpected. After thinking about it, there were probably no more than two reasons.
First, Eunuch Li didn't care about Wang Zhi, so he didn't give him face. Second, there was someone else involved in the matter, and Eunuch Li couldn't refute that person's face, so he declined.
Judging from Eunuch Li's attitude, he doesn't seem like someone who dares not to take Wang Zhi seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have invited him in just by seeing Wang Zhi's name. So the latter reason is more likely.
In other words, someone else is taking the lead in this matter.
So who is this person? If this person can stand up to Wang Zhi's reputation, he must be at least a high-ranking official, that is to say, he is at least the chief minister or the governor. Somehow, Fang Yingwu thought of the right chief minister of Zhejiang Province.
Send Lu Chen.
Because I had inferred when I visited Ning Yanei and Ning Buzheng before, I guessed that Lu Chen was colluding with Eunuch Li, so the relationship between Mr. Lu and Eunuch Li must be good.
If you have to find a possibility, Mr. Lu is the most likely. After all, Fang Yingwu was just talking to Eunuch Li under the guise of Wang Zhi, and he didn’t know the truth, and it was not Wang Zhi who came in person. I think a chief envoy is indeed enough.
The last piece of Wang Zhi’s signboard is one that doesn’t know what’s true or false.
But what’s even more strange is that a right-wing chief minister would go to the Wang family to cause trouble. Could it be that Mr. Lu wanted to embezzle some money on a whim, so he randomly selected the Wang family? This is outrageous. It does not belong to a high-ranking official at all.
Make a party.
Fang Yingwu took a sip of tea and asked slowly: "This is just a small matter, no matter how small. I am begging Li Gong here, am I really unwilling to be accommodating?"
Eunuch Li still did not change his words and said: "I must disappoint my friend Fang."
Fang Yingwu put down his tea cup and sighed. He shook his head and said, "Did Mr. Lu take the wrong medicine?"
"It must be the same for Mr. Lu." Eunuch Li unknowingly followed Fang Yingwu's words and only half of the words were spoken. He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake!
His half-sentence was tantamount to agreeing with Fang Yingwu. He indirectly admitted that Mr. Lu was the one who was behind the trouble. Eunuch Li immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
He, a dignified guarding eunuch who was killed from the Boguiyunjue Palace, was actually tricked by Fang Yingwu, a young boy who was less than twenty! If word spread, wouldn't it make his peers laugh out loud?
Fang Yingwu suppressed his laughter and said insinuatingly: "Mr. Li! People don't tell secrets. Although I have already guessed it, I still don't understand why Mr. Lu can't get along with a small factory?"
Eunuch Li didn't want to get into too much of a stalemate with the person who used Wang Zhi's trademark. If he had asked others, he would have been kicked out. "I don't know either! Then Mr. Lu just sent someone to make a request and asked the Weaving Bureau to go to Wulin.
It's not the Wang family factory outside the door. For the sake of friendship, I just obeyed, and I don't know the rest of the inside story."
After identifying the troublemaker, Fang Yingwu became even more confused.
People always do things when they have a motive. What benefits can Governor Lu get from doing this? The Wang family has a little money, but it is only relative to ordinary people. Is there anything worthy of the attention of the officials?
Besides, Mr. Lu is only the right-wing chief envoy. Now is the critical moment for plotting to be the left-hand chief envoy. What is the point of making extraneous matters at this time?
With all kinds of doubts, Fang Yingwu left the guarding eunuch's house. When he returned to the hotel, he saw servants from the Wang family waiting for him.
"Xianggong Fang! My master asked me to deliver a message." The servant reported, "Today, a steward from the right-hand government envoy Lu Mansion sent a message to the Wang family, inviting my master to meet at Deyi Building by the canal tomorrow. He said
The Lu family needs to prepare a large amount of silk for their daughter to be married, and she wants to discuss this business with my master.
However, the post also invited Xianggong Fang, but I don’t know where Xianggong Fang lives, so I entrusted my master to send a message to invite Xianggong Fang to go with him tomorrow.”
Does this mean Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived? Fang Yingwu thought to himself, he was thinking about Mr. Lu, and now he came to his door.
From the perspective of Fang Yingwu, who knew the inside story, the Lu family's invitation to Wang De to negotiate a big business seemed like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken. But could it be that Mr. Lu regretted it and was trying to make up for his previous mistakes?
No! Fang Yingwu suddenly realized that it was enough to invite Wang De. Why did he have to invite himself? There was something fishy in this.
Could it be that Mr. Lu intended Xiang Zhuang to dance with Pei Gong from the very beginning? His goal was actually not the Wang family, but himself? Or, in other words, he wanted to create trouble even if there was no trouble, and deliberately sold the Wang family to himself as a favor?
Fang Yingwu smiled bitterly. He always said firmly in front of the Wang family, "This matter has nothing to do with me." He convinced Mrs. Wang and Wang Kui, and even made Mrs. Wang and Wang Kui dissatisfied with the suspicious Wang De.
In fact, this was not a lie, he really thought so. However, he did not expect that the commotion was related to him, and it could be said that it was caused by him.
Fang Yingwu thought of something again. He couldn't help but slap his forehead and yelled "Holy shit" in his heart! Don't let Wang De know the inside story, otherwise he will definitely start to get tired of it again! (To be continued...)
ps: There was a strong smell of gunpowder in the book club last night. Out of the original intention of keeping everyone calm, I couldn't stop everyone from arguing, so I temporarily kicked a few people to clear the place. Then a few people came back, but a few still didn't come back.
In my mind, there are Wang Sun Wuyang, guerrilla followers, Liu Chao, etc. If my simplicity and crudeness have hurt your hearts, I would like to apologize to you. Sorry, please come back.
