Chapter Ninety-nine Jiang Huai, who loves to read
When Xiaobei returned home and told Wang Fulin about this interesting thing, Wang Fulin was first surprised, and then laughed so hard that he leaned back and forth.
Silver belt...wrapped jade...jade belt...for Yin Shidan is so good at evasive!
After laughing, he hugged his wife and said, "All the civil officials in this world look down on the eunuchs in the palace, look down on them, and think they are inferior. But some people don't think about it. Apart from some envying wealth, they seek to make progress, many of them are poor and unresolved, so they send good children to the palace? Moreover, most of the Nei Shu Halls choose children under the age of ten to study, which gives many people who were originally illiterate to have the opportunity to read and recognize words? Before I met Zhang Ning, I didn't have much affection for eunuchs, but after dealing with him a few times, I felt that some eunuchs were much better than most hypocrites."
"Yes, yes, if he didn't get that boat, you should go to West Lake!" Xiao Bei laughed and then avoided Wang Fulin's savage skills.
"In the past, I thought Yin Shidan was always a very intentional person to enter the cabinet by making friends with eunuchs. Now, when I heard the story you told, I think he is really open-minded. If it were me, when I went to Nei Shutang as a teacher, a little eunuch came to wear my black hat, tied my silver belt, and learned to walk with a swagger. When I got angry, I would joke with my wife's name. Not to mention getting angry, I would even yell at the slogan, and even using a ruler to beat him. He actually let him go so gently. You know, with his different identity from Jiang Huaitian at that time, Jiang Huaitian could not turn over for the rest of his life. This kind of elegance is amazing."
Xiaobei also agreed with Wang Fulin's statement, but then he said thoughtfully: "But later, the old official of Yin Pavilion became older, but he still asked Feng Bao to inquire about Jiang Huai. This should not only reminisce about the friendship between teachers and students."
"Yes, how did Master Yin Ge enter the cabinet? It is said that he relied on Chen Hong. After entering the cabinet, he was repeatedly impeached by Gao Gong instructed the censors. Since he had a difficult position, he could only rely on deepening contact with the palace. After all, Chen Hong soon stepped down and gave way to Meng Chong, but Meng Chong was ignorant. How could he like it? On the contrary, Feng Bao came out of the inner school, read a lot of poetry and books, and was proficient in piano skills. So Yin Shidan used Jiang Huai's affairs to send a message to Feng Bao. Look at how tolerated I used to be a little eunuch, so can I imagine my attitude towards you eunuchs?"
"It's a pity that Feng Bao was the chief clerk of the Silis and the eunuch of the East Factory at that time, but it was just mediocre in front of Emperor Longqing. So when the old Yin Pavilion stepped down, Feng Bao couldn't help him. When Gao Gong stepped down, when Yuan Fu came to power, Yin Shidan was not as valuable as Yuan Fu. Moreover, if he insisted on supporting Yin Shidan to the cabinet again, his relationship with Yuan Fu might break down. According to the logic of ordinary people, there is an ally in the cabinet, which is certainly not as good as two allies in the cabinet. In this way, he can support this and suppress that, let the people fight and reap the benefits of the fisherman. However, Feng Bao did not do this, even if Yuan Fu was about to encounter Ding You, he had never made such an idea."
Speaking of this, Wang Fulin couldn't help but admire Feng Bao's choices. At that time, Gao Gong stepped down and Gao Yi died. Feng Bao could be said to be the agent of the imperial power of the inner court, the little emperor's companion, and the person Empress Dowager Li trusted the most. Even though Zhang Juzheng was still more than one level away, Feng Bao basically let go of Zhang Juzheng to do things, and he had almost never restrained him.
No wonder Feng Bao ended up miserably, many scholars and officials in later generations believed that this was a rare good eunuch in the Ming Dynasty...
"I heard that when Mr. Yin Ge asked to retire, he was only fifty years old, and now he was only fifty-eight years old. It was the time when he was young and strong. If he was in the cabinet and dared to fight with Mr. Zheng of Gaoxin, it would definitely be difficult to get along with the Prime Minister." Xiaobei was always convinced of Wang Fulin's judgment. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this kind of conflict between ministers really had nothing to do with political achievements or character. Just because you didn't squeeze people down, you might be squeezed down by others. So you must do your best to be wary of everyone, even if you are your own ally.
If Gao Gong hadn't expelled Zhang Juzheng from the cabinet earlier because of his thoughts, how could he end up with what he is now?
"Let's do it. When you look back at the Yin family, see if there is any chance. If that Eunuch Jiang takes the initiative to find you, then you might as well say a few words. Although Yin Shidan has recommended him to Feng Bao, Feng Bao's own disciples and grandchildren may not be able to use them, so he may not pay much attention to him. Now he is specially giving gifts to the Yin family's daughter, so he may not have any other meaning."
"Okay, I understand. I have already agreed with my sister of the Xu family that on the day of the marriage, I will help the Yin family marry their daughter, and she will help the Li family marry their wife."
After the couple finished talking about this interesting little episode, Xiaobei was about to ask Wang Fulin if it would be too much of a misinterpretation in the Censorate before. However, he didn't expect that the person next to him suddenly turned over and pressed her under him. The next moment, she heard Wang Fulin whisper in his ear: "Although Ah Mao has an older brother, Jinbao is much older than him. Maybe he and his nephew will get along more in the future. Let's work harder and try to add another younger brother and sister to him, so that you won't be bored at home!"
Xiaobei was stunned for a moment and suddenly remembered that today was indeed those days, and immediately nodded softly.
When the clouds and rains were gone and Wang Fulin got out of bed and was about to clean up, he suddenly said, "Wife, I'm sorry, in fact, it's not a big deal to take my parents and Ah Mao to the capital for the New Year together. It's not a big deal, but now it's a turbulent time, so I can only feel wronged."
Although my sister-in-law Wang Erniang is not much different from her sister, and Xu Yao, a friend, can have a companion when she goes out to visit the guest, when Wang Fulin goes to the Censorate, Xiaobei often feels an indescribable loneliness. After thinking carefully, I don’t know if it’s because she left her baby son in Huizhou? When she heard Wang Fulin say this, she felt her eyes sore, and she actually got up and hugged Wang Fulin from behind, leaning on her not very solid and broad shoulders, tears fell down.
"I don't regret it... Master Li can wait for Miss Yin for so many years, but we will be together so easily... As long as you can be well, our family will have time to spend in the future!"
"Yes, you're right."
Wang Fulin smiled and gently pressed his hand on Xiaobei's hands that were surrounding his waist: "If I hadn't messed with Zhang Siwei, nor had I ever met Yuanfu. As long as I passed the Jinshi exam, I could resign and return to my hometown to be a rich man, and wait until I came out to be an official in the future. But since the grudges have been broken and Yuanfu is good to me, I had to bite the bullet and go on. This time it was Zhang Siwei's best opportunity. I don't believe that he had already discovered that I had leaned on the emperor's greatest backer in the future. I heard that Yuanfu's illness was not cured, and I had already found that the emperor was afraid of Yuanfu and Feng Bao and could still bear it. If you do the marriage of Master Li, you should fight a tough battle!"
That night, the couple was full of passion and had not yet been asleep for half a night. When they woke up early in the morning, Wang Fulin went to the Censorate and his waist and legs were sore and he couldn't sit anywhere. When Xiaobei took the bus to the Yin family, he was sleeping in the carriage in a dark place? However, Yan's mother had to watch the house at home, and also taught the new maids and maids, and "Liu Ying" who sold her in real appearance. Although Fangrong and Fangshu who followed her came out were useful, they were not as good as Yan's mother and Bizhu's martial arts skills when she stayed in Guangdong. So after she arrived at Yin's mansion, the first thing she did was to order someone to make strong tea.
The wedding was delivered and the wedding was just about the day. Early in the morning, the bride started dressing up, and Xiaobei was not idle either. She helped Mrs. Yin to deal with the guests who came to the woman's house to congratulate her. She could only take a little time to comfort the extremely nervous bride. When the groom came to greet the wedding in the afternoon, she had been busy for too many days and didn't even have the energy to see what was the lively scene in front of her, so she just sat in the tea room to rest. But just when she put on the feast, including the feast of the several maids and maids in the tea room, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the outside.
Immediately afterwards, the curtain was lifted up, and someone came in directly!
The man was in his early thirties, covered in blue silk, black cloth shoes, green jade hairpin in his hair, bare head without a head or a hat. At first glance, he seemed to have no idea which family came to take advantage of the poor relative who came to the wedding banquet. But when Xiaobei met him, he found that the visitor was a little surprised when he first saw him, but then he seemed calm and calm. The gesture of the ritual was very decent, and it was clearly trained.
"I don't know if there are female relatives in the tea room. I'm sorry for offending me, please forgive me, my wife."
Hearing this voice was a little feminine, he caught a glimpse of the man's white face and whiskers, but those few were really unnatural. Xiaobei couldn't help but feel moved. When the other party wanted to turn around and leave, she said, "It's okay, I think you don't want to meet so many officials outside, right? As the elder brother, Mr. Yin Er has to send the bride to the sedan chair before he can get free. You might as well sit here, it doesn't matter."
"Oh? How did my wife know that I was looking for Master Yin Er?" The feminine young man raised his eyebrows in surprise, then suddenly realized and asked with a smile, "But the young lady of the Wang family?"
Hearing the other party speak out directly and telling his identity, Xiaobei smiled and said, "It's me, but Eunuch Jiang?"
"Haha, it's me. I still want to dress up low-key. When I see Miss Yin getting married, Master Yin will leave in a while." Jiang Huai touched his chin and laughed, "I heard from the Zhang family that sent the letter that the house that the Yin family temporarily lives in was very large. It was the old house of Shangshu Yin back then. Thanks to Mr. Wang and Mr. Cheng, the master could marry his daughter in a grand manner. It's a pity that there are too many people in front of me. I don't want to be knocked out by someone to get away from the master's children and the eunuchs in the palace. I can only find a place to avoid it. Who knew that I would have met the young lady so by chance. If I hadn't come here temporarily, I would have thought you were waiting for the rabbit."
Xiaobei was immediately amused by Jiang Huai's relaxed tone. Thinking of the prefect family sent by the other party and the story told by Master Yin Er, her mouth was raised a little higher.
"It's not waiting for the rabbit, but Jiang Taigong fishing and the willing to take the bait."
"Jiang Taigong fishing? This incident comes from Fu Zi? Fangwai by Fu Lang of the Jin Dynasty."
Seeing that Jiang Huai had bright eyes, he began to talk about the scriptures with interest. Xiaobei was stunned. He had been with Wang Fulin for a long time, and he always heard him tell those strange stories seriously, such as the Romance of the Gods. Xiaobei was used to talking nonsense, but he never thought of meeting an eunuch who talked about allusions. At this time, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Eunuch Jiang is really well-read. I haven't read what you said, I only heard my uncle say a few volumes of the Romance of the Gods."
"I am far from Mr. Wang. The stories written by Mr. Wang are widely circulated in the palace. I have also read a few volumes of French Romance. I admire them very much. There are more circulated in the Nei Shu Hall." When Jiang Huai talked about the Nei Shu Hall, his face clearly had a few recollections, and he actually said to Xiaobei with a smile, "I hope that the young lady can ask Mr. Wang to write the story you just told. This Romance of God must be more fascinating than those Western Romance."
Xiaobei felt that he couldn't turn around and said, "You are cheating on your husband, your wife, you're cheating on me, and she calmed down and then turned back to the topic: "Eunuch Jiang is so young, he is already the eunuch in the supervision of the Imperial Horse Supervision. It's really amazing."
"But compared with Mr. Wang, will you get old?" Jiang Huai seemed a little cold at first glance, but when he spoke, he showed a bit of the bold talent he had when he was in Nei Shutang. Seeing Xiaobei smiling and not being offended, he thought of the origin of the wife Wang Fulin, and he admired Wang Fulin's eyesight for marrying. After all, his respected wife Yin Shidan, Mrs. Shu Yu, was such a very open-minded and easy-going woman, completely different from those pretentious ladies. So when he saw Xiaobei raise his hand to signal him to sit opposite him, as if this was not a tea room, but a reception room, he sat without caring.
Of course, he did not forget to explain specifically: "I ordered my godson to stay outside, so the young lady doesn't have to worry about being knocked in and gossiping."
What Xiaobei was about to ask was directly revealed. Before she could relax, the other party said next, she suddenly put aside the relaxed freehand paintings of the gossip that had been chatting before.
"I think the young lady should have heard of it, but I, the eunuch in charge of the horse, can't compare to the eunuch in charge of the seal and the eunuch in charge of the seal, just because the eunuch Feng who promoted me was young, was a bit weak in the palace." Speaking of this, Jiang Huai glanced at Xiaobei and saw that he clearly understood it, so he nodded slightly. He thought that what kind of monster would marry a wife, and he could understand this kind of thing, without completely pointing it out, and then paused and continued, "I heard that Mr. Wang was deeply in line with the emperor's wishes because of the Liaodong incident, but the old lady Cisheng called the emperor over and said it."
Before Xiaobei finished digesting this news, he spoke again: "The emperor had some cold wind before, so he called Zhu Zongji, an imperial physician in the Imperial Hospital. Unexpectedly, after asking, he found out that Dr. Zhu was actually sick. Even Yuan Fu fell ill this time, but he had not been to see him who had always taken the pulse of the Zhang family." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!