Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2736 The Capital (89)

"The master is right," Yan Hong said. "For the big families in our countryside, the more the head of the family dies, the more grand things must be done. If you don't do this, your creditors will definitely think that your family can't survive, and they will come to collect debts!"

"What the hell are you talking about, Palmhead!" He Xiang scolded, scolding softly.

Only then did Yan Hong realize that words such as "the family is dead" are very unlucky at the end of the year, and also meant to curse the master, and she suddenly panicked.He slapped himself twice in the mouth and had to kneel down when he got up.

"Forget it, forget it," Leng Ningyun shook his head and stopped, "What's the big deal with a few words? We don't pay attention to this. Let's eat together. After eating, quickly make a list of all the New Year's events and send people out one by one. Go do it. It’s going to be hard tonight and you won’t have any sleep.”

"It doesn't matter if you don't have to sleep, just stay up early." He Xiang said, "Unfortunately, there are many things this year. The appointment of the theater troupe and the appointment of the chief secretary have been delayed. I don't know if it will be too late to invite more."

"Please do it if you can, or you can just pay more." As Leng Ningyun spoke, his whole body gradually collapsed. The two women were surprised and quickly helped him up, only to find that he had fallen asleep.Quickly help him change clothes and go to bed to rest.

When I woke up, it was almost noon in my thirties.Leng Ningyun got up from the bed and felt energetic.

There are a lot of things to do right now, but it is the end of the year, and whether it is meeting people or doing things, you have to pass the "breaking five".As for the New Year's greetings on the first day of the first lunar month, wealthy families would send servants to the door to pay their respects, but no one would be present, so naturally there was no "talking".

After thinking about it like this, there was actually nothing to do in the outfield. As for the infield, there was lotus fragrance and swallow red in the inner house, and Wukaidi in Delong. They were all in good order, and there was nothing that I needed to interfere with.

As for the follow-up to the kidnapping case, he had already received a telegram from Guangzhou before returning. He did not need to take care of the matter. He only needed to submit the relevant report and it would be over.The specific pursuit of the Shi Weng Group was left to the Foreign Intelligence Agency.

After this calculation, the only thing left to do was to write a report.

He had already written a similar report after he was rescued, but he was in a hurry and the writing was relatively simple.After returning to Delong, he could recall the situation of more than 20 days one by one, especially the contents of several conversations with "Mr. Le".Any clues will be helpful to the Field Bureau in the follow-up investigation.

Thinking about it now, this mysterious Mr. Le did indeed have a lot to dig up, but one thing was very clear to him: Mr. Le kidnapped him and asked him to write a letter not for ransom, but for peace talks with the Senate.This is very clear in the letter.He wrote three letters one after another, the contents of which are similar.

But the letter Delong received was not written by him first, and the second content was a ransom of 10 taels.

The token that came with the letter was actually a personal belonging taken from him.

It doesn't take much wisdom, just look at this situation to know that the kidnapping gang is not on the same page.

The people at the top planned to use him as a hostage to force the Senate to negotiate a peace; but the people at the bottom wanted to exchange him for 10 taels of silver.

Fortunately, Leng Ningyun thought, the reward offered by the imperial court for "Director Kun" was only 3000 taels, which was really unattractive compared to the "ten thousand" coins offered by the bank.If he hadn't been a "money banker", he would have been sold to the government long ago.

Thinking about it this way, this Shi Weng Group seems mysterious and unpredictable, but in fact it is also very internally divided. Maybe this is a great opportunity to annihilate them!
He wrote as he thought, writing like the wind. He finished the report in less than half an hour and put it into a confidentiality bag.In the evening, the lotus fragrance was translated into a code and sent out.

After finishing this matter, he came out of the mansion and went to Delong for a walk.

Delonne is also decorated with lights and decorations, and the waiters and busboys are rushing to work. The store is full of joyful New Year atmosphere.The original chill and gloom was swept away.

It was time for lunch.Leng Ningyun specially went to take a look.Because it was New Year's Eve, even though the lunch was very sumptuous, there was a large hot pot on each Eight Immortals table. This so-called first-grade hot pot is just a base of shredded cabbage, with roasted pork, meatballs, chicken, duck, pigeon eggs... ...The pot is filled to the brim, and although there are no valuable ingredients, in this place where people are hungry and hungry, and dozens of people die of cold and starvation on the streets every night, it is not too much to say that it is the most delicious food in the world.

As usual, there is a dinner on New Year's Eve.The clerk of the bank followed Leng Ningyun's instructions and this year's New Year's Eve dinner was more sumptuous than in previous years.

"Big shopkeeper." Wu Kaidi came over suddenly and winked at him.

Leng Ningyun knew that there must be something important, so he immediately came to the closet and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter?"

"Eunuch Yang has sent someone here."

"Is it Eunuch Yang? Or..."

Delong's daily interactions with Eunuch Yang were all handled by Yang Tianliang, and Eunuch Yang rarely sent people in person.

"No, it's someone from Eunuch Yang's side. You've always seen him named Bao Yu."

Baoyu was not a eunuch, but just a footman in Eunuch Yang's mansion.Generally speaking, the most trusted people around a senior eunuch are mostly junior eunuchs, and few outsiders are used.As for why young eunuchs are re-employed, the reason is the same as the emperor's re-employment of eunuchs. He believed that people who had no children and disabled people could only rely on themselves, so they were more loyal in doing things.

Although Baoyu was Eunuch Yang's footman and one of his confidants, his trustworthiness was much worse.However, Leng Ningyun wanted to burn incense when the Bodhisattva was around, so she usually dealt with him quite perfunctorily. Because he was practicing three, he called him Brother Bao San.Today is New Year's Eve. If there is nothing very important, Eunuch Yang will never send someone to find him.

"Invite him to serve tea in the outer study." Leng Ningyun said, "I'll come over right away."

The footman was about thirty years old, wearing an old sheepskin robe covered with fresh gray cloth, an armor cover, a folding-brimmed hat on his head, and a pair of horn boots on his feet.When he saw Leng Ningyun, he immediately made a greeting.

"Master Leng!"

"You and I are old acquaintances, so you're welcome." Leng Ningyun was very polite, "Sit down."

Baoyu was a footman under Quan Supervisor. When he went out to do business, not to mention a merchant, even an ordinary Beijing official would have to treat them with pretense, so he didn't speculate, just bowed his hands and sat down at the guest seat.

There is no reason to visit guests on New Year's Eve, so the sudden arrival is very abrupt.Baoyu still understood this point. After sitting down, he thought about it and said with a rather embarrassed expression: "Master Leng! Originally, there was no reason to come and disturb me on this New Year's Eve. It's really a heavy matter. Otherwise, I still need to ask Master Leng to atone for his sins."

"Brother Bao San, what are you talking about? Even if there is an emergency, what time is there!"

"Yes," Baofeng said, "Eunuch Yang said that originally, Master Leng should have come to congratulate him on his escape from trouble, but there have been a lot of things in the palace recently, and he couldn't escape. So he asked me to come and congratulate him first. He is free. I'll act as a host when I'm here, and I'll frighten the master."

"Thank you, Eunuch Yang, for your kindness." Leng Ningyun said with a smile.

"Eunuch Yang also said that although Delong has been sealed, he has asked someone to tell Zhongfu Yinguan that it will be unsealed and unloaded for business around the end of the new year."

Leng Ningyun hurriedly pretended to be surprised and said: "Thank you, Eunuch Yang, for taking the trouble! Originally I was worried about this matter, but this is really a timely help! Please go back and thank Eunuch Yang on my behalf, Brother Bao. I will definitely get a heavy reward someday." .”

The next words got to the point. Baoyu swallowed his saliva. He probably found it difficult to say this, so he thought for a while before speaking.

"There is something urgent. Eunuch Yang wants me to do something about it."

"Oh, what's the matter, so anxious?" Leng Ningyun thought that something was wrong in these words. In the past, whenever Eunuch Yang asked him to do something, he would always send someone to tell him directly.This "get it done" has the meaning of discussion and request, and the tone is much weaker.

"The 10 taels of silver that little Eunuch Yang deposited into Delong years ago..."

"Yes, this matter has been settled. I have also given the discount and commission to Little Eunuch Yang."

"Eunuch Yang means, can you raise it immediately? The situation in the palace has changed now, and he is in urgent need."

He expected that Eunuch Yang would send someone to pick up 10 taels of silver as soon as the boards were unloaded, but he didn't expect Eunuch Yang to be so anxious and send someone to do it on New Year's Eve.

Since the matter involved 10 taels of silver, it was logical that Young Eunuch Yang should come forward. Even if Young Eunuch Yang was unavailable, at least he would be the eunuch accompanying him.The person sent now is not only just a footman, but also has a flashy tone.

Something is very wrong here!
Leng Ningyun said: "Yes, yes, Eunuch Yang wants to withdraw money, of course there is no problem. But..." he said with a look of embarrassment, "Now there are Shuntian Mansion seals everywhere in Delong's bank and accounting room. This It would be a serious crime to open the imperial seal without permission from the government."

If the bank is sealed, no money can be taken out; if the accounting room is sealed, no bills can be issued.These are all noble reasons.Even if the person coming is Dongchang Dashutou or Jinyi Weidutang, they still have to go through this procedure to withdraw money.

"However, as soon as the imperial seal is opened, I will immediately prepare money, whether it is cash or banknotes, and deliver it to the house immediately."

Baoyu seemed a little disappointed and whispered: "Master Leng, don't you have 10 taels of silver in your hand?"

"Brother Bao San!" Leng Ningyun made a helpless expression, "10 taels! In my bank, the maximum amount of money deposited is less than 10 to [-] taels. How can I have [-] taels in private!"

"But..." Baoyu said with difficulty, "I heard that when you were in trouble, in order to collect the ransom, you specially transported 10 taels of silver from Delong..."

Leng Ningyun was shocked, how did Eunuch Yang know about this? !However, this matter must not be admitted, because it is a huge crime to reveal the imperial title privately, and even rumors will have endless consequences.

At that moment, he said in a very sincere tone: "This is a rumor! If I have so much private property, I can just give it to the kidnappers to redeem myself. Why should I suffer now?"

Baoyu had no way to answer, so he could only say: "Well, this matter is difficult for others to do!"

(End of this chapter)