Brocade legend

Chapter 148
The term "Double Food" originated from the Han Dynasty. "Hanshu" records: "Official servants Cao Xiao, Daofang, Zhang Qi, so Zhao Zhaoyi's imperial servants, Yu Kezi, Wang Pian, Zang Jian, etc., are all called Gong Jixiao's children, The former belonged to the Zhonggong, which was the history of academic affairs, through the "Poetry", and was awarded to the queen. The house and the palace are opposite food." Ying Shao, a native of Runan, Henan Province, said: "The palace people eat each other for their husbands and wives, and they are very jealous. It can be seen that anticipation first refers to court ladies and court ladies. Due to the loneliness in the palace and the lack of opportunities to meet men, they develop husband and wife relationships with other court ladies.

The "husband and wife" relationship between eunuchs and palace maids is also called anti-food. The so-called "in the palace, resentment and boredom, quenching greed and thirst, this is the best way to go."

The "Gong Ci" of the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties said: "Don't blame the palace people for boasting about food, and most of the clothes are champions."

In the Ming Dynasty, it became more popular for court ladies and eunuchs to marry couples, and they had a new name, "Caihu". At the beginning, they were ridiculed and called discarded objects.

But at the same time there also appeared people who specialized in matchmaking for court ladies and eunuchs.Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, once skinned eunuchs who were eating each other in order to stop the habit of eating each other.But now, the phenomenon of "vegetable households" has gradually developed to the point where there are no children below concubines, and even the emperor has taken an attitude of openly allowing this.

There is a difference between vegetable households and corresponding food.The opposite food can be between eunuchs, court ladies, or between court ladies and court ladies, and most of them are together temporarily, while court ladies and eunuchs who can be called vegetable households mostly live together, just like husband and wife.

Although due to the particularity of Zhou Honglian's identity, she couldn't live with Chen Hongru, like a husband and wife.But the relationship between Zhou Honglian and Chen Hong is definitely not so shallow.

Zhou Honglian's current identity is that of the concubine Xing Jiang back then, that is, the maidservant next to the current Empress Dowager Zhang Shengciren, who is most favored by the Empress Dowager Jiang, and because of this, she cannot live with Chen Hong openly. After all, Chen Hong and Zhou Honglian had the highest status among the eunuchs and court ladies, and they were the favorites of the emperor and empress dowager respectively. For the sake of the royal family's face, the two could not be together openly.

But whether it is Emperor Jiajing, King Lao Xingxian, or the current Empress Dowager Jiang, they all know the relationship between the two, as long as they don't publicize it, they will all acquiesce.

As for the relationship between Chen Hong and Zhou Honglian, Lu Bing and other Xingdi's former ministers knew very well, and it was only by catching up with a tolerant master like the old King Xingxian that they could come to this day safely.

From King Xing's Mansion to the capital, Chen Hong and Zhou Honglian have been together until today, and their deep feelings are self-evident.

Zhou Bin is Zhou Honglian's younger brother. This is the first time Lu Bing heard about it. Lu Bing asked Liang Xudong, "Zhou Bin is Zhou Honglian's younger brother? Have you checked?"

Liang Xudong nodded, and said: "After all, the red lotus of the Zhou family is close to the empress dowager, and her relatives must find out. At the beginning, this Zhou Bin was brought back by someone from Dongchang. It should be Governor Chen. The order was issued. There should be no fakes in the East Factory, and it should be that Governor Chen specially sought it out to please Zhou Honglian."

Lu Bing thought about it. He had seen Honglian since he was a child, and Zhou Honglian was brought into the mansion when he was very young. It is not surprising that he has never heard of her relatives. It may really be like Liang Xudong's analysis. Chen Hong probably wanted to make Zhou Honglian happy. Only then did they send people to retrieve Zhou Honglian's relatives.

Liang Xudong continued: "When Zhou Bin was brought back to the capital, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. That year seemed to be the fifth year of Jiajing. This kid is not ordinary, he can endure hardships. He only started practicing martial arts in the seventeenth or eighteenth year, and his bones have already hardened. , Ordinarily, even if you are studying, you will not be able to learn a high level. But I didn't expect that this kid followed the masters of the East Factory and worked hard to make him develop a good ability."

When Liang Xudong said this, he still had some admiration in his tone, but when he continued, he shook his head and said: "However... I also learned a whole set of bad habits. With the support of the East Factory Superintendent and the neighbors around the Empress Dowager, Hanging the signboard of Jinyiwei North Town Fusi Deputy Qianhu, ordinary people can't control him at all, and those who can control him are lazy to provoke him. In this way, this kid is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and he can't do anything in Beijing. It can be said that it is bullying men and women, and it can do all kinds of evil."

"How could someone like him join Jinyiwei?" Lu Bing asked

"This kid is good at kung fu. He has no chance in writing. He doesn't think he is majestic and boring when he enters the military. He can only come to our Jinyiwei. Lord Luo An and Lord Wang Zuo can't save Chen Hong's face, so I will give him in this North Town Fusi Arranging such a defense errand that does not belong to me and Xu Liang's Qianhu officials, in fact, no one in Beizhen Fusi would dare to make trouble, just give him a position." Liang Xudong said frankly.

"So, he's not a complete idiot." Lu Bing laughed.

Liang Xudong nodded, and said: "That's true. Although this kid is a bit bad, what our Jinyiwei does is dirty work. He is a person with good skills, background, and the endless money his sister and brother-in-law gave him. He is also generous in his actions. People in Dongchang dare not bully him when he has money to spend, so we really have a lot of his hardcore and confidantes in Fusi, Beizhen. Later, except for Master Luo and Master Wang, he can still listen to him. Three points, he doesn't pay attention to anyone else, and Xiaguan and Xu Qianhu don't bother to provoke him."

Lu Bing sighed in his heart: "Unfortunately, if it falls into my hands, I have to provoke you. How can there be someone from Dongchang on my site? No way, anyone related to you will have to be swept out of Jinyiwei." What's more, your brother-in-law didn't open his eyes and hurt my person, this revenge has to fall on you... But, for Honglian's sake, if you know something, I will save your life .”

Naturally, Liang Xudong didn't know what Lu Bing was thinking, but seeing Lu Bing's eyes on Zhou Bin, he knew something in his heart.

This Mr. Lu seems to be a person who can't rub the sand in his eyes, that's all, anyway, they are all people with backgrounds, and they are all old ministers of Xing Wang's mansion. Whoever can hold the other depends on their own ability.

Liang Xudong thought so, but Lu Bing was about to start to attack.

At this time, Chen Hong had already come out of the East Factory. Halfway there, he still felt uneasy, thinking: "I and Lu Bing are mortal enemies. If we fight to the death, Lu Bing will not give himself face... no! If Zhou Bin had an accident, but there is one less person who can speak in front of Honglian."

Thinking of this, Chen Hong called an eunuch and said, "Go, go to the Cishou Palace and ask Aunt Honglian to wait outside the Bei Yamen, and just tell me what I said."

The eunuch took the order and hurriedly galloped all the way, frightening the passers-by on the road and scrambling to avoid it.

After making such arrangements, Chen Hong felt at ease, and brought Zhang Mo and a group of Dongchang stalls and fans to Beizhen Fusi.

(End of this chapter)