Compete for the Song Dynasty

An eunuch is also considered an official, although his rank is lower, Tong Guan can be regarded as an official of the sixth or seventh rank. As an official, especially as an eunuch, he is not so gloomy, but rather mighty This made Gao Yu a little relieved, but he was still very depressed, or rather distressed, why did Tong Guan become a eunuch.

Heartache and headache couldn't destroy Gao Yu's calm smile. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you." Then he got on his horse and walked down the mountain with Tong Guan.

Seeing the backs of the two leaving, Sha Shiyan was a little anxious: "Your Majesty will be fine!"

Wu Tong said in relief: "Don't worry, the second master, I know the person who came, his name is Tong Guan, he is a minister in the palace who is not liked by the emperor, but he made a lot of good friends in the palace because of his righteousness and money. So I was ordered to get a errand on the frontier, and this person has some popularity at the border, why doesn't the second king know this person!"

Sha Shiyan thought for a while: "When you said that, I also remembered it. Didn't I just come to the border not long ago? You see, I was only busy with the matter explained by the Prince of Xixia Liang during this period of time, and I didn't even pay a visit. But you can count the eunuchs. He is a pure body, how can he be so mighty and have a beard!" [

Wu Tong is the internal affairs envoy of the Salt Gang. Although he is only 26 or [-] years old, he is proficient in everything about the Western Xia and Song Dynasties. There is basically nothing he doesn't know about national policies and gossip. After hearing Sha Shiyan's question, Wu Tong laughed. He laughed and said in a low voice: "This question, do you want to hear the official version or the unofficial history!"

"What do the officials say!"

"Official statement: Men cleanse themselves after they are 20 years old. Although they are clean, they still have beards and Adam's apples. Therefore, it is not surprising that eunuchs have beards!"

This was the first time Sha Shiyan had heard of it, and he opened his eyes wide in doubt: "Who is this boy, and why does he still have to cleanse himself even though he is an adult!"

Wu Tong explained: "This man should not be underestimated. He was the adopted son of King Zhennan back then. Just look at it. Prince Liang wants to pretend to be the son of the king. If Tong Guan is in Yongle City, it will be difficult for him to pass the test! "

Sha Shiyan became more and more anxious when he heard this. He rubbed his hands and said, "This is really getting more and more troublesome. By the way, what are you talking about that unofficial history!"

Wu Tong shook his head: "Should this be spread to the outside world? It will cause a catastrophe." He leaned into Sha Shiyan's ear and whispered: "Unofficial history, it depends on the silkworm room (the silkworm room originally refers to the place where silkworms are raised, Later quoted as the prison of castration) there is no difference with someone, if there is someone, they can hide from the sky, and there is no difference between eunuchs and non-eunuchs!"

"That's fine." Sha Shiyan couldn't help being even more surprised.

"Anyway, there are different legends about whether Tong Guan is a real eunuch. Some say that he was blessed by his adoptive father, so the palace sentence is difficult to execute; Castrate him, it just happened that something happened to King Zhennan, the emperor missed him so he didn't castrate him; another thing is that a noble lady helped secretly and gave some secrets to protect the yang. There are all kinds of sayings, but one thing is that Tong Guan can only be an eunuch, and the Song Dynasty eunuchs can't do politics is Taizu's legacy!"

"You put it that way, this Tong Guan still has some skills, why don't the emperor kill him and give him an official job!"

"Second master, you don't understand this. The people around King Zhennan were all officials in the end. Instead of letting them remember the kindness of King Zhennan, the emperor should show kindness to them and make them feel grateful to the court. You can also win these people over." In the imperial court, I can watch over it every day. Besides, with so many people in the palace, when encountering different political opinions, it is inevitable that my own people will become unfamiliar and disagree with me after a long time. This is the emperor's intention. As for Tong Guan, he followed him when he was young. Zhennan Wang Zhengxi is already famous among the young people, and he Wang Pang has a deep affection, the more he is like this, the more he must be watched!"

Sha Shiyan laughed when he heard this, pointed to Wu Tong and said, "I see, Your Majesty hasn't seen your strengths yet. When he comes back, I will mention it to you!"

Wu Tong waved his hand: "Don't, don't, don't, don't look at me and you, the second leader, can talk endlessly. I was a little scared when I saw the king. Our king's water is too deep. Anyway, I can't see through it. You Just now, looking at his composure, I felt in a daze that we were doing a serious business of the Salt Gang, and we were afraid to take refuge here if we were afraid of war!"

Both of them laughed as they talked, and hurried back to the village to do their own business. Gao Yu and Tong Guan were originally foster fathers and adopted sons, but now they walked side by side. The godsons looked more mature and younger than their godfathers. How old is he, what kind of world is this? The more Gao Yu thought about it, the more depressed he became, and his face sank involuntarily. A group of people descended the mountain along the rugged mountain road. It was almost noon, and many pedestrians along the road were entering and leaving Yongle City. Yes, occasionally you can see the Liangting Tea House on the side of the road, and some passers-by are sitting there temporarily.

Tong Guan and the others also reined in their horses and slowed down their pace. At this time, Gao Yu was walking side by side with him. Tong Guan couldn't help but look at Gao Yu's horse. It was still a few miles away from Yongle City. Sweating on his forehead, he pointed to a gazebo not far away: "Let's go there to rest and drink some water, you are really Mr. Gao, you never even gave up your saliva in your cottage!"

After hearing the order, the soldiers stepped forward to disperse the people in the gazebo. The owner of the tea stall didn't dare to say anything when he saw the officials. Quench your thirst with some tea!"

Gao Yu didn't say much, got off the horse and handed the reins to Zuo Ning who was following behind, and followed Tong Guan into the gazebo.

There was a group of stone tables and benches in the gazebo, and there were several tables and chairs outside the gazebo. The soldiers sat around the gazebo spontaneously. Zuo Ning led the horse to the river to drink. Gao Yu and Tong Guan sat face to face. The tea stall owners are busy pouring tea and water for them.

The two of them sat with Gao Yu and asked a lot of questions, but they didn't know how to ask them. Instead, Tong Guan asked, "My lord, I don't think he is a salt merchant like you said!"

Instead, Gao Yu said, "What General Tong said, does the salt merchant have to write the word "salt merchant" on his forehead?"

Tong Guan laughed: "Salt merchants, officials and merchants are arrogant, and now the two sides are going to fight, I am afraid that the officials and merchants will arrive at a safe place early, as for private salt merchants, most of them are cautious and have twinkling eyes. Now I am an officer and a soldier. They all go to the cottage, and they can take it easy, have you ever seen such a salt smuggling salt merchant!"

"So, General Tong is suspicious!"

"Sigh! You have a lot of doubts, Mr. Gao, but the person who can have this mount should not be a treacherous villain. I have been looking for such a horse for so many years, what a pity!"

If someone else said that, Gao Yu would definitely ignore it, but it was Tong Guan who said it, especially when he saw something flowing in Tong Guan's eyes every time he looked at the horse, it seemed to be full of affection, Gao Yu There was a thought in his heart: "If the general likes this horse so much, I will give it to you!" This is not a casual remark. Gao Yu's distress for Tong Guan is understandable. I grew up, especially now that there is an imposing man sitting across from me, but I can't recognize each other, this kind of feeling is hard to express.

"Hahaha, my son is interesting enough, but let's forget it. I like this horse not because I think about the old man. Besides, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, a good man chooses a friend, and a good horse chooses a man to carry! How can I win people's love? .” Tong Guan sighed again after speaking.

Gao Yu nodded. Although Tong Guan is an eunuch now, he is more peaceful than when he was young. He asked, "Does the general have something on his mind? Why do you keep listening to the general sighing?"

"It's something on my mind. I was ordered to return to Beijing, but I heard that my adoptive father's son suddenly reappeared in the world. It happened that my friend wanted to go to Yongle City, so I stayed for a day or two." When he spoke, his eyes kept looking at him. With high rain.

Gao Yu knew that it was his idea to release the news of the appearance of Wang Pang's son, and Tong Guan probably suspected that he was Wang Pang's son, so there was no reason why he was his own son, so Gao Yu smiled dumbly.

"Master, why are you laughing?" Tong Guan asked puzzled.

"I laugh at General Tong for being a generous person. When you and I met for the first time, you told me these things. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If I have the opportunity to meet General again in the future, I must have a good drink. I see that it's getting late, so it's better to be earlier." How about on the road!"

"Hey, why worry!! When I see you, it's like seeing a brother, that's why I talk so much, and drink some water." Tong Guan seemed to be very affectionate.

Gao Yu thought to himself, what brother, I am your godfather. He thought that Tong Guan had already picked up the teapot, and the water was spilled out with a flick of his hand. On the sleeves of the rain.

"Oh, oh, this is a big deal, brother, you should burn it." Tong Guan said, grabbing Gao Yu's wrist, and pulling away Gao Yu's sleeve.

A few soldiers snickered and muttered in low voices: "I see that Mr. Tong still has this hobby!"

Gao Yu was also a little dazed, seeing that Tong Guan had not only been a eunuch, but also liked men for more than ten years, he wanted to pull his hand out of desperation, Tong Guan's strength was not weak, and with one effort, Gao Yushuilan's The sleeves of the gown were half torn, which made Gao Yu's half naked arm exposed.

"What do you mean?" Gao Yu asked anxiously, frowning and staring.

Tong Guan stared at Gao Yu's arm, completely minding Gao Yu's anger, and instead sighed in disappointment: "Oh, so you are not!"

"No, it's not what." Gao Yu asked angrily, half of his arms were bare, which was really weird. Seeing this, Zuo Ning hurried forward with a package in his hand: "My lord, luckily I brought clothes .” As he spoke, he took out a brand new gown from the package.

Gao Yu changed his clothes angrily, thinking that it would be good to ask Tong Guan for this, he threw down his torn clothes and said, "You are a very nice general, let's just say goodbye!"

Turning around to leave, Tong Guan murmured behind him: "He looks so similar, how could he not be my younger brother? What about the birthmark on his left arm!"