Borrow the day to change the day

() Zhong Jinwei comforted Archie and said: "Don't think so much, everything is fine with them, can't you see them tomorrow?"

Archie nodded, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master, take a rest first, and the servants will go to boil water for you."

"No, I have something to do here, please help me." Zhong Jinwei stopped Archie who was about to leave.

When Archie heard that he could help the young master, he immediately stopped and looked at Zhong Jinwei.

"In the future, you will teach me calligraphy, and then accompany me to study." Zhong Jinwei's face in front of Archie was already a bit thick, and he didn't blush at all when he said this.I was still thinking: If I had a beautiful girlfriend who helped me with my homework when I was studying, well, I would go to study by myself every night.

Zhong Jinwei's crooked words immediately appeared in Archie's mind, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing, but he was afraid of stimulating Zhong Jinwei's self-esteem, so he suppressed his laughter.But seeing Zhong Jinwei seeming indifferent, he no longer suppressed his smile, and a string of silver bell-like laughter rang out in the hall.

That night, it was cold and windy, and there were hardly any people on the street.Gongjian Hutong in the north of the Forbidden City, the third mansion at the entrance of the street, there are two red lanterns hanging on the door, one on the left and one on the right, with the word "Li" written on them, the light from the lanterns just illuminated a block in front of the gate. land.

Finally, in the picturesque night scene, it was no longer just lanterns shaking, and a person came to the gate of the Li Mansion.The man was wrapped in a thick mink fur coat, and he also wore a large felt hat with the brim pushed down very low.This attire made people unable to see his body shape and face. If you want to say that you are afraid of the cold, it seems a bit too much, but it seems like a thief, afraid of being recognized.

When he came to the gate of Li's Mansion, the man suddenly looked left and right at the streets on both sides. There was no one there, so he turned his head and knocked on the door with the knocker.

It took a while for the vermilion lacquered door to be opened a crack, followed by a voice of complaint.But soon, after the person who knocked on the door showed his face, the people inside silenced their complaints and let the person in.

After the concierge closed the door again, the person who showed his face asked: "Where is my godfather now, I have something important to see godfather." The voice was a bit high-pitched, not like a man's or a woman's voice, but like an eunuch .

"It seems to be asleep now, you go directly to find the master." The concierge said directly.

Isn't it normal that someone can enter the room and go to the master bedroom?Is this concierge frozen and confused?

Didn't expect anyone to come but was not surprised at all, nodded, walked around the screen wall, and went directly.

The visitor is familiar with the door and the way, walks through the hall and walks, and soon arrives in front of the master's bedroom.

He found that the light in the bedroom was still on, so he stretched out his left hand, knocked lightly on the door frame twice, and said in a low voice, "Godfather, godfather."

"Who?" A slightly older voice came from inside, but it was also relatively thin.

"It's my son Wang Xuan, I have something important to tell my godfather." The person outside the door replied softly.

The people inside knew that Wang Xuan was the most important among his godsons, and they would not disturb themselves at this time because of trivial matters.So he said to the outside: "You go to the next room and have a meeting, the godfather will be there soon."

After Wang Xuan heard it, he went straight to the next room, took out a piece of flint from a shelf at the corner of the door, and lit the candle in the room.

Then he took off the felt hat, put it on a hanger beside him, and sat waiting for his godfather to arrive.

Without much effort, a man with a little gray hair and a white jade hairpin stuck in his bun walked in and closed the door by himself.

When Wang Xuan saw the person coming, he knelt down and said, "Kowtow to Godfather."

"Get up, what are you doing here in such a cold night?" The visitor sat down in the front seat in the wing hall and asked.

"Godfather, today my son is on duty in the palace, and I heard some news related to godfather, so I came here to report." It turns out that this Wang Xuan is the servant who behaved abnormally in Bai Ri.

"Ok?"

"Godfather, Uncle Zhongxing, told His Majesty today that the Beijing camp will be rectified according to the method of eliminating troops from the army outside the city."

"What? You heard clearly, when will it start?" The godfather stood up from his chair, looking shocked by the news.

"The emperor said it was a delay, and he said that Uncle Zhongxing would do his best in this matter. Godfather, you are in charge of the Beijing camp. If you really want to rectify like this, our money will be gone."

It turned out that this Wang Xuan's godfather was Li Fengxiang, the eunuch who was in charge of the Beijing camp. When he heard that the army would not be reorganized immediately, he temporarily put down his just-raised heart and sat down slowly.

He and Liang Shixun, Marquis of Baoding, have always been in charge of the Beijing Camp in turn, and the generals and officers inside are all close friends of the two of them.It can be said that Jingying is the three-acre land of the two of them, and anyone who wants to move has to ask them first.

The reason why he was so nervous about the news was that the Beijing camp was their biggest source of income.Impersonating military pay is a way to make a fortune, drinking the blood of soldiers is also a way to make a fortune, and pulling soldiers from the Beijing camp out to work in vain is still a way to make a fortune.

In order to fool Emperor Chongzhen before, only a small number of people had training, and the training focused on putting on airs.Therefore, although Emperor Chongzhen knew that there was a problem with the Beijing camp, he didn't realize that the entire Beijing camp was rotten, and now he was only afraid that he could bully the common people.

Wang Xuan is also one of the people who can benefit from it. Of course, Bai Ri was not reconciled to hearing that his fortune would be cut off.Li Fengxiang nodded to Wang Xuan, and praised: "This time, you did a good job, I will remember this matter."

When Wang Xuan heard this, he quickly knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you godfather, my son is angry that Uncle Zhongxing dared to interfere in our territory, and my son thought that he should be taught a lesson to dispel this idea."

After listening to Wang Xuan's suggestion, Li Fengxiang thought for a while, and then said slowly with a chill, "This Boss Zhongxing has suddenly risen in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. He wants to help the emperor. We will not stop him. But we have to move until It’s on our family’s head, and it’s also our biggest source of money, so we can’t ignore it.”

After thinking about it, he said to Wang Xuan, "Does the Marquis of Baoding know about this?"

Wang Xuan shook his head and said flatteringly: "Godfather, this matter happened only this afternoon. The son came here to report to godfather at the first time. I'm afraid Marquis Baoding didn't know."

"Okay, our family knows about this, you go back first, don't be different from usual, lest people find out about your affairs and violate the emperor's taboo, then no one can save you." Li Fengxiang told Wang Xuandao.

"Thank you godfather for reminding me, my son must be careful."

"Don't be careless, people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei have come out again, so be careful where you go."

"Yes, godfather." Wang Xuan hurriedly obeyed. They knew that the factory guards were powerful, so they dared not be careless.

"Okay, then you leave through the back door." Li Fengxiang ordered.

"The son is resigning, and the godfather is going to rest early." After Wang Xuan finished speaking, he backed out of the door, took the felt hat by the door and put it on his head again, and went to the back door.

Li Fengxiang sat inside for a while, then walked to the door and shouted: "Li Fu."

Li Fu was the housekeeper of his house, and also a member of his hometown, who came to join him on his own initiative after he made a fortune.Reliable work, is one of his confidantes.

Hearing the master's call, he hurried over and said, "Master, what are your orders?"

Li Fengxiang beckoned, let Li Fu come closer, and then ordered in a low voice: "You go to Baoding Hou's mansion in person tomorrow morning, meet Baoding Hou, and make an appointment with him at the old man's house at a quarter of Xu o'clock tomorrow night (07:30 p.m.) When we meet in other places, just say that our family has something important to discuss. Pay attention to your whereabouts and don't be discovered by others."

"Yes, master." Li Fu bowed.

"Okay, go to rest now." Li Fengxiang went back to his room after finishing his instructions.

On the morning of December 26, the second year of Chongzhen, the winter sun had not yet risen, and the cold wind was still raging.But Zhong Jinwei and his party had already set off.

Apart from Archie in the carriage, this group of people included an eunuch and two Jinyi guards, Zhong Jinwei and the two Dongchang guards all rode horses.

The eunuch and Jin Yiwei are on business, so they left with an order.The Dongchang guards, that is, Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng, were ordered to accompany Zhongxing Bo on his trip to Tongzhou.

Zhong Jinwei and Aqi were visiting relatives, and they didn't wear official uniforms for private matters. For this reason, Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng also dressed in casual clothes.

Tongzhou is located in the northeast of the capital, about fifty miles away from the capital, and can be reached in half a day on a fast horse.

Because Zhong Jinwei didn't know how to ride a fast horse yet, and Archie was going there in a carriage, the speed couldn't be fast. According to normal estimates, it would take a day to get to Tongzhou.

This group of people, walking on Jingshi Street, mixed with eunuchs, royal guards, and civilians, seemed a bit different, attracting the eyes of the few pedestrians.

After Zhong Jinwei found out, he felt that it was not good to attract too much attention, so he said to the eunuch and the two Jin Yiwei: "Three brothers, you are on business, and it is not very convenient for us to wear casual clothes. Besides, our speed cannot be increased, which will delay the schedule. Otherwise, you go first, and we will go slowly."

No one wants to walk slowly on the road to suffer from the cold in the twelfth lunar month of winter, seeing Uncle Zhongxing's suggestion, the eunuch and Jin Yiwei have no reason to disagree, so they leave now and go ahead.The rest of Zhong Jinwei and his party set off for Tongzhou at normal speed.