On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a distinguished guest suddenly arrived in Caishi Town.
Early in the morning, Baihuguan Li Lianyang, General Banner Huang Hansheng, and General Banner Liu Ruyi, with a large number of servants, left the north gate of the town ten miles away, waiting for the arrival of the distinguished guests.
"Brother Li, who is this god? Why is it such a scene? Is it the deputy general or the general who is coming?" Liu Ruyi was training the new army in the school grounds, but just after running five kilometers of cross-country, Li Lianyang became anxious.
Liu Ruyi was brought here.
"Haha! Lieutenant General, Commander-in-Chief?"
Li Lianyang smiled slightly, suddenly leaned into Liu Ruyi's ear, and lowered his voice: "Brother Liu, deputy general, and general soldier are nothing! Compared with the main leader today, they are not even worthy of carrying shoes! Brother Liu, if you can
If we serve this rightful master well, it will be difficult for us brothers not to develop well!"
"Brother Li, stop being so pretentious! I'm petty, but I can't stand Brother Li's intimidation!" Liu Ruyi asked with a chuckle.
After getting along with each other for more than a month, Liu Ruyi also gained some understanding of Li Lianyang's temperament. Although this person has a very rough appearance, his temperament is cautious and cautious. He does not seek merit but seeks no faults. Otherwise, Huang will not be let down.
Zong Qi blocked his veins. However, this also has its own advantages. At least for both Liu Ruyi and Huang Zong Qi, he is a good person.
"You!" Li Lianyang glanced at Liu Ruyi with a smile, and pointed his finger gently in the direction of the sky, "Today's person is a close official of the emperor, and he may be heard by Datian at any time! Brother Liu, my brother is still here
Can I trick you?"
Liu Ruyi was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what she was doing. She said with some surprise: "Could it be someone from Laiwu?"
"Exactly!" Li Lianyang nodded, "Brother Liu, who has just returned from the capital and passed through our small town, must seize the opportunity!"
At this time, the servant who was watching from the front shouted: "Here it comes, here it comes! Get ready to welcome the angel!"
"Brother Liu, don't be stunned. Follow your brother to greet him quickly! That guy has a bad temper!" After Li Lianyang finished speaking, he quickly ran towards the official road ahead.
Liu Ruyi looked in his direction and saw colorful flags flying on the official road ahead. A team of about three to four hundred people was slowly coming towards him. There were several words written on the big flag at the front.
The big characters read, "Superintendent of Ceremonies, Guard of Laiwu, Ding!" Liu Ruyi did not dare to neglect and quickly followed Li Lianyang.
"Li Lianyang, the humble official of the Hundred Households of Caishi Town, welcomes Eunuch Ding! I give you my regards!" Li Lianyang respectfully kowtowed to a large sedan chair several times, while the people behind him knelt down with a "crash".
one slice.
"Oh? It's you little monkey!" The soft curtain in front of the sedan opened a thin crack, and a woman's sharp voice said tiredly.
"Father, father-in-law, do you still remember me?" Li Lianyang was flattered.
"Haha, as long as you serve the emperor wholeheartedly and serve the Zajia family, how can the Zajia family not remember it? Little Lizi, we are almost there, help me down and take a walk!"
"Yes!" A young eunuch of fifteen or sixteen years old next to him respectfully opened the soft curtain and helped the person in the sedan out.
Eunuch, this is definitely one of the most bizarre creatures in human history! Liu Ruyi had only seen this kind of creature on TV before. At this time, with such a big man of flesh and blood right in front of him, Liu Ruyi quietly raised his head
Headed.
The person in front of me is about forty years old. He is short, slightly fat, clean-faced and beardless. He is wearing a luxurious silk brocade robe. Perhaps because of the exhaustion from the journey, there is a hint of tiredness in his brows and eyes.
He glanced at Li Lianyang, stretched his hands and feet slightly, and said: "The Zajia passed by you a few days ago, and you served me well. The Zajia will remember it in my heart! Don't be cautious, get up! Oh, it's a lot of traveling all the way.
It’s amazing, all the bones of the Za family are loose!”
"My father-in-law has been working hard all the way. I have already prepared some food and wine for my father-in-law in the town. Do you think I will?" Li Lianyang dared not get up and said with a respectful salute.
"That's alright. The Za family is really tired. Let's talk about something when we get to town!" Eunuch Ding waved his hand and motioned for Li Lianyang to clear the way in front, then turned around and returned to the sedan.
This Eunuch Ding's team is very large. In the front are nearly a hundred cavalry retinues and dozens of chess players' honor guards. In the middle are nearly two hundred infantry guards. At the back are some servants leading a large number of mules and horses.
Baggage boxes, and even in the team, there are more than ten Jinyi guards wearing knight uniforms and embroidered spring knives hanging on their waists.
Neither Liu Ruyi nor Huang Zongqi was qualified to accompany the guards, so they stayed behind and waited until the entire team had passed before they stood up.
"Mr. Huang, why do you look so bad? The weather is too cold, but don't freeze!" Liu Ruyi said with a smile,
"snort!"
Huang Zongqi snorted coldly, without even looking at Liu Ruyi, and left quickly with his servants.
Liu Ruyi stood quietly on the spot, looking thoughtfully at the dust and smoke raised by the team.
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Back in the town, the group went straight to Baihu's official residence. Fortunately, Li Lianyang had already prepared. He first invited Eunuch Ding and a few guard leaders to the main hall, and the remaining servants arranged for them to go to the front yard and set up running water mats.
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From ancient times to the present, reception has never been a trivial matter. Money can be lost, but face cannot be lost, let alone a big shot like Eunuch Ding.
In the main hall, nearly ten maids and servants were running back and forth, placing exquisite dishes on the table.
Li Lianyang picked up the wine glass and said humbly: "The town is simple and there are really no good dishes. Please give me some food!"
Eunuch Ding smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter! Originally, the Zajia family didn't want to disturb you this time, but the emperor has some errands to explain, but the Zajia family has something to say!"
The smile on Li Lianyang's face froze, and he said awkwardly: "If you have something to do, just ask my father-in-law directly. If I can do it, I will go through fire and water, no matter what!"
"Okay! You little monkey can talk!" Eunuch Ding smiled and drank the wine in the cup. "Oh, everyone in the world is not the king! They are all working for the emperor. Let's talk about this matter! You guys!
The gold mine in Caishi Town is good, and the Za family is planning to transfer it to Laiwu Mine Supervisor, what do you think about this?"
"This?" Li Lianyang was stunned and stood there blankly.
Liu Ruyi was also shocked. This Eunuch Ding really went to the Sanbao Palace for no reason. When he came back from the capital, he went to Dezhou. If the direction of Xincheng was not closer, why did he have to detour to Caishi, a small town with no shit? It turned out that it was
Fancy that gold mine!
In the Ming Dynasty, the garrison eunuchs had great power. For example, the Laiwu garrison eunuch not only controlled the coal mines, iron mines, most of the guard posts, and military garrisons in Laiwu, Xintai, Tai'an, Boshan, etc.
If he is controlled by them, even King De of Jinan City may want to see his face. At this time, Eunuch Ding's offer of this condition is not too excessive.
It is now the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign. Natural and man-made disasters, the exorbitant behavior of the powerful, the Ming Dynasty's finances are on the verge of collapse. Liaodong's army is losing millions of taels of military pay every day, which really makes it difficult for Lord Chongzhen to sleep and eat well. These guarding eunuchs are responsible for collecting money for the emperor, so they must have
Life won't be that easy either!
"What? You don't want to?" Eunuch Ding's originally kind face quickly turned gloomy.
"No, no! I never meant that!" Li Lianyang hurriedly kowtowed and apologized, "It's just that, father-in-law, this gold mine belongs to Acropolis. If I hand it over directly to my father-in-law, then I can't explain it to Dusi.
ah!"
"Where does all this nonsense come from! Are you impatient? My father-in-law is so busy talking to you, but you dare to make excuses. Do you want to try the methods of men?" Before Eunuch Ding could say anything, a guard in brocade clothes appeared.
The man in official robes stood up suddenly and slammed the table hard!
"Haha!" Eunuch Ding waved his hand and signaled the Jin Yiwei Baihu to retreat, "Li Baihu, this world belongs to the emperor, what's wrong? The Za family received an imperial edict to get your gold mine, how dare you resist and disrespect it?
What?"
This Eunuch Ding deserves to be born in the palace. In just a few words, he has already put a big hat on Li Lianyang!
Li Lianyang's face turned pale. He glanced at Huang Zongqi and said tremblingly: "Father-in-law, whatever your father-in-law says, then do it! I have nothing to say!"
"Haha! Is this right?" Eunuch Ding returned to his original harmless demeanor, "Come on, Li Baihu, the Zajia family proposes a toast to you! We are all working for the emperor, so we should take a longer view!"
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"Thank you, father-in-law!"
Li Lianyang tried his best to smile, but it turned out to be uglier than crying.
Mr. Huang on the side clenched his teeth and his face was ashen, as if his own father had died!
This gold mine was jointly run by Li Lianyang and Huang Zongqi. Liu Ruyi didn't get any benefits at all, so he didn't care. However, if Eunuch Ding occupied the gold mine, it would be equivalent to breaking up Li Lianyang and Huang Zongqi.
In order to make a fortune, he inadvertently helped Liu Ruyi a big favor. Liu Ruyi suddenly found that this Eunuch Ding was a little cute.
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Eunuch Ding and his party did not stay in the town for too long. After lunch, they left.
Liu Ruyi had just returned to the Liu Mansion and was about to train the sergeants when she saw Uncle Fu running over in a hurry, "Young Master, we have already found out everything!"
"Oh? Go and talk inside!" Liu Ruyi winked at Uncle Fu and walked quickly towards the study in the front yard.
"Young master, I have been doing a lot of research in the past ten days and finally found out the details of Mr. Huang! The old cat with nine lives, the bandit leader in Nanshan, is actually his brother!"
"What?" Liu Ruyi's expression changed, "Is this serious?"
"It's absolutely true!" Uncle Fu took out a piece of paper and handed it to Liu Ruyi, "Young master, this is the news that the old slave got money from the Nanshan bandits. It shouldn't be false! It was more than ten years ago.
, that old cat with nine lives was also a military household in Jinan Weili, and had always been on good terms with Mr. Huang! Later, for some unknown reason, he went to Jiaodong. It was not until Kong Youde started the rebellion that he returned to Nanshan and started his career.
Mountain King!"
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Don't be careless about this matter. You must pay close attention to that guy's whereabouts! Today, the guarding eunuch Ding Gonggong took over the gold mine. He might jump over the wall in a panic! Uncle Fu, I will leave this matter to you.
Got it!"
"Yes! Young Master, don't worry!" Uncle Fu nodded heavily.