Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 65
Zhang Jinyu didn't want to wait any longer. He was like a blind man these days. He didn't know anything about the news in the pass, so he had to guess.

The rest is to provide information from the Imperial City Secretary of Shen Baichuan in Pingyang County, and I feel uneasy.

It's better to keep the information in your own hands. Eunuch Yang followed behind him respectfully without saying a word.

Zhang Jinyu walked to the gate of the warehouse yard, and shouted at Ningbian who was still busy;
"Ningbian, go back to the mansion. This side informs Duan Shouyuan to take charge. You come back to the mansion with me. There is something important."

After hearing this, Ning Bian quickly put down the work in his hands, and after giving orders to his subordinates, he followed on horseback.

A group of people returned to the Hou's Mansion, went straight to the living room of the Hou's Mansion, and came to the main hall. Everyone also took a short break and drank a sip of tea.

Zhang Jinyu told the two of them that he wanted to establish an intelligence network in the pass.

Eunuch Yang didn't react much, he was supposed to do this, but Lieutenant General Ning Bian frowned and didn't speak.

"Why, what's the problem?"

Ning Bian was also unambiguous and asked directly;
"Master Hou, do you want to build something like the Imperial City Division or build secret agents."

Zhang Jinyu himself has one of the biggest advantages, that is, he is a person who is more able to listen to opinions, commonly known as having no backbone.

"What do you suggest?"

"Back to Lord Hou, Eunuch Yang is a veteran in this matter, he knows how to arrange it better, we just need to take over and expand it."

Eunuch Yang didn't refuse, so he responded directly,
"Hou Ye, I don't want to hide it from you. The Imperial City Division is divided into light and dark guards. The dark guards are directly passed on to the emperor. The bright guards are the people from the Imperial City Division Yamen in various places."

Only then did Zhang Jinyu understand the theory of the two guards. Isn't this the Blue Star's Jin Yiwei? I wonder why he is so familiar.

"Then, the development of the dark guards, Ming Wei is too ostentatious. Eunuch Yang, I will definitely not go back on my promise to you, and you are still doing your main job in your armory workshop. Today's words are rotten in my stomach."

"Thank you Lord Marquis for your kindness, this old slave is worthy of the crown prince."

Eunuch Yang was also unambiguous, took off his official uniform, handed it to Ning Bian, and pointed to the inside of the clothes.

Ning Bian took the clothes and turned them over. The names, addresses and codes of spies from all over the country were written on them, which were very clear.

Zhang Jinyu is also an eye-opener, this can still be hidden like this, the wisdom of the ancients must not be underestimated.

In addition, this Eunuch Yang can be regarded as a model of loyalty, and the unlucky prince has died for so many years and still has his subordinates thinking about it, so it is hard for him.

After reading it, Ning Bian folded it and put it away.

Steward Yang didn't leave, and sat there drinking tea, as if he had let go of a huge burden, and he was obviously refreshed.

Zhang Jinyu took advantage of the situation and asked how the Jia family in Jinling was doing, so he had a good idea.

Eunuch Yang knew about the Jia family, or he knew about the Xungui family, so he gave a general account of the Jia family's affairs there.

One is that apart from the four princes, the Jia family is the leader of the nobles, and it was also a military family of the Beijing Camp Jiedushi back then, with great power.

They also married each other with Xungui, and they were allies with each other, but after the prince's rebellion, each of Xungui's family declined a little, and then the power of the leader, the old Duke, declined after the death.

Zhang Jinyu basically understood after listening to it, isn't it just the old way of the offensive and defensive alliance supporting each other.

The key point is that the princes and princes are still in series. Isn't that creating a problem with the royal family? What do you think?

After asking about Jinling again, Eunuch Yang only said that if Dawu's money bag is lost, it means losing the world.

This old guy is fine, Zhang Jinyu thought about whether to keep him, but when he thought of him as a eunuch, he felt a little tired.

Besides, the weapon shop still needed him to deliver ordnance to him, so he dismissed the idea and asked Yongbyon to learn how to set up the intelligence network.

"Okay, Mr. Yang, you can rest assured that you can live in Pingyang. I have the final say here. You should be your steward. If you have anything to do, come to the Hou Mansion to find me. You can spend the rest of your life here for the elderly. As for the entrusted matter, I expect to go to Beijing at the end of the year, and we will talk about it then."

Eunuch Yang got up from his seat, knelt down, and kowtowed there,

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

After kowtowing, he left the hall without saying a word, Ning Bian looked at Guanshi Yang's leaving figure, and said softly;
"Master Hou, he knows too much, you!"

Zhang Jinyu knew what Ningbian meant, too much, only the dead could keep secrets, but why not serve Zhongyong as a dead servant, there is a shortage of such people now.

Zhang Jinyu shook her head,
"Ningbian, such a physically handicapped person has such courage and loyalty. It's rare and precious. It's a pity."

After hearing this, Ning Bian immediately knelt on the ground,

"Master Hou, the last general Ning Bian and his younger brother Ning Yuan are willing to die for Master Hou."

Zhang Jinyu held Yongbyon who was about to kneel down with one hand,

"Get up, I know your loyalty. I mean that some people shouldn't complete the task like this, so they just forget about all the usual life. This is the fate of master and servant."

Ning Bian's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he choked up and said,
"Master Hou is kind. I can follow Master Hou because I have cultivated great virtue."

Zhang Jinyu saw that he was still crying, so he patted Ning Bian on the shoulder and comforted him;
"Okay, the big man is still crying, hurry up and arrange your own people, take over the intelligence network, I will be of great use, people can be selected from our old battalion."

"Understood, Lord Hou."

Zhang Jinyu walked out of the hall after arranging things, came to the yard and sat down, stretched and had nothing to do.

At this time, Lan Yue'er brought the maid to bring some refreshments. Seeing Yue'er's enchanting figure, Zhang Jinyu was also very excited, the good guy is getting more and more beautiful.

"How do you know I'm back?"

Lan Yueer set up the refreshments, took a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and handed it to Zhang Jinyu's mouth. Zhang Jinyu took a bite, it was really good, and she didn't know how to do it.

"Back to my lord, my concierge, I can predict your movements, that's amazing."

Hearing that Lan Yueer was making fun of herself, she pulled Yueer into her arms, and Lan Yueer, caught off guard, fell directly into Zhang Jinyu's trap,

"That dares to make fun of Lord Ben Hou."

"Master Hou, it's not good in broad daylight."

Looking at Lan Yue'er who was still struggling with a blushing face, Zhang Jinyu stopped teasing her and gave way.

Lan Yue'er quickly got up from her arms and looked around, except for the maid she brought who was standing there with her head bowed, there was no one there, she straightened her clothes and was about to leave.

Zhang Jinyu was unwilling, so she asked;
"Why are you leaving? Didn't you just come here?"

Lan Yueer replied;
"My Lord Hou, this is a pastry just out of the pan, and it's going to be sent to the old lady. It was cut off by you halfway, and I'm going back to get it again."

"Go, go. Say hello to my mother."

"It's the gentleman, the concubine is gone."

Lan Yue'er walked out of the pavilion with the maid, Zhang Jinyu muttered in her heart, she was bored.

I don't know what's going on in the pass. Does the emperor have any thoughts after receiving the good news? By the way, how will he live if he returns to the capital? He doesn't even have a house. The key is that the housing price will not be the same as that of the Blue Star Capital.

Just as he was thinking wildly, the porter's boy ran over and passed the message to Shen Baichuan, the co-prefect of the Imperial City Department, to ask for an interview. After hearing this, Zhang Jinyu hurriedly asked the porter's boy to come in. The good guy just said that he was bored, so here it is.

Shen Baichuan, on the other hand, walked in carelessly with his stomach straight, and he could hear that fellow from afar saying that Master Hou is so elegant, and that he is living such a life that even gods would not change it.

Zhang Jinyu ignored him, and continued to eat the pastry, not to mention the sweet osmanthus, and then took a sip of tea, hissing, it was so refreshing.

Shen Baichuan came to the pavilion panting, looked at the leisurely Zhang Jinyu, grinned too,
"My Lord Marquis came, but you didn't answer me. I thought you didn't hear it. Seeing this trotting all the way, is it hard for me?"

Zhang Jinyu pointed at the stool and also mocked,
"Sit down and take a breath, and say that I am a god, I think you are the one, it's only been a few days, you have gained a lot of weight, look at your belly, the good guys don't know it, they think you have it. "

Hearing this, Shen Baichuan choked for a while and remained silent. He sat down and picked up the teapot and poured himself a glass of water. He drank it all in one go, and then picked up two sweet-scented osmanthus cakes bluntly, and swallowed them one by one.

Zhang Jinyu was a little surprised, when can I eat so much, it's strange that I don't get fat if I eat this way.

"Okay, brother Shen, it's no wonder you don't get fat after eating like this, take it easy."

"Master Hou was wrong. I figured it out. I used to work hard and eat every meal carefully for fear of accidents. In the end, I had nothing. I also look after Master Hou. I can eat and drink as much as I want, and I can get promoted and get rich."

"You're welcome, what's the matter?"

Shen Baichuan looked around and no one answered in a low voice.

"The capital!"

(End of this chapter)