It was not easy to deliver A Bao's post to Gu Dayong. The Xichang located in Lingji Hutong was a place he often visited. It was easily delivered to Gu Dayong, but Zhang Yong was not so good.
Looking for Zhang Yong. Because of his contribution to suppressing the rebellion, his two elder brothers were granted the title of uncle. Although he himself did not have much fame, he did not care about it. He wandered around all day and rarely stayed in his private house. Abao went
The Zhang Mansion came to nothing, and immediately went to Xi'an Gate to ask someone to deliver the post on his behalf, but was kindly informed that Zhang Yong had left the palace.
He was immediately in trouble. Although he stayed in Xi'anmen and asked people to wait for Zhang Yong to come back before seeing him off, Xu Xun's post was just an invitation to drink, and there was nothing wrong with him, but he was stubborn.
, and Xu Xun asked him to be seen, he thought about it and simply waited at Xi'an Gate. He waited until the night of the night. He could hear the continuous sound of closing bells and drums coming from the Bell Tower and Drum Tower.
He could not help but tremble with his hands folded in the cool night breeze as he heard the sound of night bells and drums at the city gate and streets.
After a while, he finally heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. Looking up, he saw dozens of riders galloping over from Xi'anmen Street. He was just wondering if Zhang Yong was coming and planned to go forward, but
Unexpectedly, those people were approaching, but the vanguard cleared the place first, and then more than a dozen people came over with a young man on horseback. He saw clearly that it was Zhu Houzhao, the man of the day. He was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he recognized Zhu Houzhao behind him.
Zhang Yong.
If it were anyone else, seeing that the little emperor was here at this moment, there would be absolutely no chance of contacting Zhang Yong privately, so he would retreat. But A Bao had met the emperor many times in Xu Mansion, even if it was absolutely impossible.
When he started talking to Zhu Houzhao, he was not as timid as most people. In addition, Xu Xun had specifically asked people to see him, so when he was about to pass the palace gate, he suddenly shouted: "Eunuch Zhang!"
After this shouting, not only Zhang Yong looked over, but even Zhu Houzhao stopped his horse in surprise. When Zhu Houzhao saw that Zhang Yong seemed to recognize the person, he showed an expression of realization. He immediately asked: "Zhang Yong, who is this person?"
Looking for you?"
"Your Majesty, he is a confidant of Marquis Pingbei. He seems to have something to do with this slave. Could you please go over and ask?"
"Oh, it turns out he's from Xu Xun, no wonder he looks familiar to me." Zhu Houzhao recognized him immediately after Zhang Yong said this, and immediately smiled and said, "In that case, call someone up and ask what's the matter.
.If something good happens and Xu Xun only calls you but not me, I will have to settle the score with him later!"
Since the little emperor said this, Zhang Yong immediately gave an order, and the guards immediately separated to let A Bao come forward. A Bao was bold when he called people, but now seeing this formation, he suddenly became a little nervous.
When he arrived in front of the emperor, he knelt down and kowtowed, and heard the familiar voice of the little emperor coming from above.
"Stop kowtowing. Stand up and talk. What did Xu Xun want you to do with Zhang Yong?"
Abao hesitated for a moment before getting up, but took out the post from his arms, bowed and presented it with both hands. He said respectfully: "Reporting to your Majesty, I am sending a post to Eunuch Zhang on the order of my Marquis. My Marquis invites Zhang
My father-in-law will come over for a drink at noon tomorrow."
"Huh?" Zhu Houzhao was stunned, and he actually took a few steps forward on his horse. He casually looked in front of A Bao and took the post. After opening it and scanning it, he said with some confusion, "Xu
When did Xun, this guy, do things so strictly? Isn't he just inviting people over to have a drink? Why not send a special post when it's needed? And it's such an expensive gold post? Hey, let me ask you, Xu
Is it Zhang Yong who was invited?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, there is also Eunuch Gu."
Zhu Houzhao rubbed his chin, and after a while he turned his horse's head back and handed the post to Zhang Yong. Seeing him hurriedly taking it with both hands, he said with a smile: "Okay, since Xu Xun invites you and Gu Dayong,
You two go, I won’t be looking for you two tomorrow if I have nothing to do. Remember to bring some delicious food back to me. Also, tell Xu Xun that he won’t treat me with him, so he owes you this meal.
It’s mine! Okay, go back to the palace!”….
Seeing Zhu Houzhao flicking the reins and galloping straight into Xi'an Gate, Zhang Yong shook his head helplessly. However, he did not follow immediately like the rest of the imperial guards, but rode his horse to A Bao.
After jumping off the horse, he asked directly: "Why did your Lord Marquis send you to deliver the letter so late? It's already a night ban!"
"Reporting to Eunuch Zhang, I came here before the sun went down. I waited here for more than an hour before I saw the emperor and you come back." When Abao said this, Zhang Yong was a little surprised, so he quickly started again.
He bowed and said, "Young man, I'll go back now."
Knowing that the people from the Xu family in the Xing'an Marquis Mansion were registered with the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, no one dared to embarrass A Bao even if he was just a servant. However, Zhang Yong still sent an entourage to send A Bao back and follow closely.
With such a gold-plated post in hand, he entered the Xi'an Gate with doubts on his face, but he had no intention of returning to his private house that night. When he wandered to the treetops in the moonlight in front of Zhu Houzhao, he saw the little emperor yawning and giving orders.
After driving to Kunning Palace, he just backed out. He originally planned to go back to his house near the riverside, but unexpectedly he was greeted by someone as soon as he came out of Donghua Gate.
It took Zhang Yong a while to recognize the person under the light of the entourage's lantern, and he was stunned for a moment: "Old Ma, Old Wei, Old Luo? What are you three doing here in vain!"
"Old Zhang, Eunuch Zhang... of course I'm waiting for you to save you!"
Luo Xiang came up and pulled Zhang Yong's left sleeve. Wei Bin took advantage of the situation and pulled Zhang Yong's right sleeve. Ma Yongcheng was left with no choice but to pull Zhang Yong's collar, so he could only rub it.
Rubbing his hands together, he said in a low voice: "Anyway, Lao Liu went back to his private house tonight, and the guys in the ceremonial department were all slacking off, so let's just go to Lao Ma's department to set up the prison... Hey, Lao Zhang, you must give me a
To save face, this is really a fire rescue!"
Zhang Yong was dragged to the department supervisor in a daze. When the door was closed, the three big men sent all their confidants to guard the outside, and then explained the whole story to him with a sigh, and Zhang Yong suddenly understood.
"God knows why Old Liu suddenly went crazy. Normally, as long as he collects cash, he can assess the merits and demerits of Zhuo Yi and transfer. This is already a common practice, but this time it was better. He actually gave the money he got to the emperor.
He sent them all at once, and then sent the person who brought him the money directly to the prison in the inner factory. Now people outside are panicking!" At this point, Zhang Yong seemed a little confused. Wei Bin coughed lightly, and then
He said somewhat uncomfortably, "Among them is a distant relative of mine."
When Luo Xiang saw Zhang Yong looking at him again, he spread his hands and said, "I have a distant cousin."
Ma Yongcheng simply spat: "I also have a relative who came out of the fifth server. All in all, we have captured a total of seven or eight people, and three of them are related to us. This is basically to punish us and to kill them all.
! What Old Liu said was high-sounding, saying that it was the suggestion of Zhang Cai, the new official minister. Zhang Cai is not a god. He just happened to catch people related to the three of us? Damn it, if it weren’t for the current election.
All official affairs are in Lao Liu's hands, so the three of us can ask the emperor for a favor from the military attache. How can this civil servant not get involved in anything and ask our relatives to give him gifts?"
Now that Zhang Yong understood the matter, he immediately tried to persuade the three of them, and finally, under their persuasion, he reluctantly agreed to go back to Xu Xun to ask for favors. Let’s see what the powerful Pingbeihou has to offer.
This way, he finally got over it. However, when he really rushed to Xu's house at noon the next day, he was still a little confused in his mind.
What could Liu Jin do to destroy the Great Wall? And Xu Xun was even weirder. It’s not like he and Gu Dayong had not been invited. He could just send a message, but why would he send such a formal post?…
He was thinking as he walked. If there were not followers around him to clear the way, he would definitely be able to drive his horse directly into the wall. Even so, after the followers around him called out several times, he raised his head in a daze.
Seeing Gu Da pressing his fat body on a tall horse, he quickly rode up to say hello.
"Why are you in such a daze? I called you several times but you didn't get any response!"
Zhang Yong looked around and found that it was where Xuanwumen Street turned into Wu'anhou Hutong. He immediately laughed and said: "I didn't sleep well last night, so I was a little confused. Why are you there?"
Are you excited to ride a horse? Your horse looks like an extraordinary breed, it can actually carry your figure!"
Gu Dayong suddenly laughed and said: "Didn't I just get something good? So why did you try it specially? Hey, I can't compare to you. I'm really not used to riding a horse. I only walked a few steps and my thighs were sore. I'm so tired."
I’d better keep riding my car..."
The two of them chatted a lot back and forth. After entering Xu's house, their horses were packed up and their entourage arranged. The two of them followed Jin Liu, who was smiling all over his face, and walked around for a long time, and finally arrived at a small building.
Seeing Jin Liu stop at the door, the two of them stepped in politely. Seeing Xu Xun sitting there with a smile and looking at a long wire shelf next to him, Zhang Yongyong could not help but raise his eyebrows, while Gu Dayong raised his eyebrows.
He sniffed and then quickly stepped forward.
"What does it smell like? It's so fragrant?"
"It's a cold day, and I thought about the barbecue I had just come back to in Xishan, so I asked the boys to cut some venison, rabbit, and beef into various skewers, and I specially hired someone who knew how to make barbecued meat.
Chef of the sheep, today we will actually drink from a big bowl and eat meat in large chunks!" Xu Xun shook the spice jar in his hand as he spoke, then pointed to the pile of bottles and jars in front of him, and said with a smile,
"Anyway, there will be roasted whole lamb on the bed later, so now you can make enough food and clothing by yourself. From pepper, peppercorns, fennel to chives, garlic, salt and so on, we have them all. You can add whatever you want!"
"This is fresh!"
Seeing Zhang Yong's accustomed look, Gu Dayong knew that this was very common in the military. Even though he was already a person who usually opened his mouth when he had nothing to do with his clothes, but now he couldn't help but happily holding a few jars.
Looking left and right, he didn't care how many skewers he picked out and put them on the grill, but he added them randomly. When he saw Zhang Yong and Xu Xun turning the meat skewers skillfully, he followed suit.
He did as he was told, but in the end, the meat was roasted until the meat was tender and fragrant with butter, but the few skewers he had on hand were dark and sticky, and he couldn't eat them at first sight. He simply took advantage of the last moment when the two of them were distracted and stretched out his hands.
He grabbed one or two and took two big bites into his mouth. He immediately screamed that it was hot, but then he said vaguely: "So... so delicious!"
"I'm so anxious, I can't burn you to death!" Zhang Yong cursed angrily and funny, and then said cheerfully, "Brother Xu has prepared a lot of good things today, but Lao Gu, be careful if you turn around and gain ten pounds again."
A pound!"
"Anyway, I'm not a young boy waiting to get a wife, so I'm afraid of getting fat!" Gu Dayong saw that Xu Xun handed over another handful of grilled meat skewers without any hesitation, and he immediately accepted them without any courtesy.
Come on, after eating this round again, he said with satisfaction, "Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect you to have such a good taste when you are marching and fighting."
"It was just in the military camp of the left and right officials in Xishan. I did it occasionally in my free time. How could I always have such free time?" Xu Xun casually pulled out more than a dozen skewers of meat and grilled them on the grill while saying,
"This barbecue depends on the heat. If you don't pay attention, it will be burnt or old, or even if you add too many ingredients, you won't be able to eat it. It all depends on the timing. If you don't have free time, who would be willing to cook this thing?"...
"So, Brother Xu has too much free time now?"
Hearing Zhang Yong's sudden words, Xu Xun just raised his head and looked at the two of them, letting the drops of grease from the meat skewers in his hands fall on the charcoal fire, causing a sizzling sound for a while.
, and then he said: "There is too much free time, so I can't talk about it. It can only be said to be joy in hardship. Now at this moment, it has come to an either/or time, so today I don't invite anyone else, I just invite you.
Here you two come."
Last time, many people in Fuqing Tower had a banquet together. In the end, Rui Sheng led Zhu Houzhao and joined Liu Jin. Xu Xun took the lead and promised Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, and Ma Yongcheng that they would help if there was any difficulty, but this could not be said to be an alliance.
, not even a loose alliance. At this moment, Xu Xun bluntly proposed either/or, but Zhang Yong felt relieved and smiled for a moment: "Brother Xu, since you said it clearly, then I understand
People don't speak secretly. Compared with Lao Liu who eats alone, I am naturally happy to be on your side, Lao Gu, what do you think?"
Gu Dayong, who was once so good with Liu Jin that they could wear a pair of trousers, was holding the pile of empty bamboo sticks and was silent for a while before speaking: "In terms of love, Lao Liu and I have been friends for more than ten years, but in terms of sincerity,
, Now he is alienated from me on his own. Brother Xu, since you asked, I shouldn't say anything. But, I only have one request."
Gu Dayong's eyes flickered for a while, and finally he said word by word: "Don't kill everyone." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support is mine.