Chapter 79 Faithful Servant
"Li Yongzhen?"
Zhu Changxun, who was discussing the matter of returning to the vassal tomorrow with his partner eunuch Wang Kun, was very surprised when he heard the report from the doorman. He was not familiar with Li Yongzhen and had no contact with the two. He only knew that this person was imprisoned for offending Queen Wang, and somehow got the opportunity to ask his father to release a certain position to go to the East Factory to take Cao Jukui's position.
"Did you see him?" Zhu Changxun was unsure of his mind and asked Wang Kun what he meant.
Wang Kun thought that Li Yongzhen was now one of the four divisions of the East Factory, and was also a subordinate of Jin Zhong, the eunuch of the Sili Dynasty. He was no better than the prisoner in prison back then. Although King Fu was the prince, he still could not neglect the upstart of the East Factory. Moreover, at this critical moment, Li Yongzhen suddenly came to visit His Highness. I was afraid that something would happen, so he invited Li Yongzhen into the way with King Fu.
"Li Yongzhen is quite powerful now. His Highness is about to join the vassal state. People in the factory should pay more respects." Wang Kun reminded him.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Changxun nodded and ordered someone to invite Li Yongzhen into the lobby. Then he smiled bitterly at Wang Kun and said, "I am alone in Luoyang. I am afraid that even a small official in the future will come to bully me."
This statement is not because Zhu Changxun’s pretentious complaints, but it is a fact. The ancestors of this dynasty have various restrictions. Once the prince is in a vassal state, he will be like a captive person. The civil and military officials in the royal palace are all monitoring him. Not to mention the Jingnan again, it is difficult to go out to walk around the house.
What can Wang Kun say? Although this is true for Your Highness, so is his great companion.
I wonder how many other good luck is like in this world.
When he went to Luoyang, his master and servant would be more difficult to enter the capital in his lifetime.
After Li Yongzhen was invited into the palace, he was led to the lobby by the people in the royal palace. Before long, King Fu came over.
"I Li Yongzhen met His Highness, His Highness, thousands of years!" Li Yongzhen was very respectful in his tribute.
"Eunuch Li, please get up quickly!"
King Fu walked forward quickly and personally helped Li Yongzhen get up. Then he made a few polite words to Li Yongzhen.
"Please sit down, father-in-law."
King Fu signaled Li Yongzhen to sit down and ordered someone to serve tea. Li Yongzhen was very respectful and said that there was no seat in front of the hall.
King Fu gave up. Logically speaking, even though Li Yongzhen was the four major leaders of the East Factory, he was also his slave, so he was also his slave. Even if he was polite, some of the etiquette could not be lost.
"I wonder if Eunuch Li is visiting?" Wang Kun knocked indirectly on the side.
Li Yongzhen hurriedly bowed to King Fu and said, "Your Highness, Yongzhen came here by Eunuch Wei to send a letter to Your Highness."
After saying that, he took out a wax-sealed letter from his sleeve and handed it forward.
Eunuch Wei?
Both King Fu and Wang Kun were confused, and I wonder which Eunuch Wei was mentioned by Li Yongzhen.
After taking the envelope, King Fu glanced at it and saw that the King Fu was honored to express his honor, and the signature was the Admiral Maritime Inspector Wei. I couldn't help but think of who was this Master Wei, wasn't it Wei Liangchen who praised both his mother and the girl Shouning!
Speaking of Wei Liangchen, His Highness Fu's impression is very good, because during the past two years, the royal palace always receives gifts from Wei Liangchen entrusted to someone, and sometimes it is the girl Shouning who came to deliver them in person. The sensation case of the demon man that had been inflated a few days ago was also under the pressure of Wei Liangchen's advice from his father. Later, he took the East Factory to handle this special case. Otherwise, if the foreign court would have let the case cause trouble, how could he know that there would be no major trouble?
If his mother and grandfather Zheng's family were implicated, how could he be better than His Highness, King Fu? If he talks about a thousand words, the ultimate beneficiaries will be His Highness, King Fu.
I remember that in those days, my uncle and grandfather's mansion were surrounded by Jinyiwei, and there was no news in the palace, which really scared King Fu to the point of being in trouble.
Fortunately, it was Eunuch Wei who finally returned their innocence.
Therefore, for public and private purposes, King Fu really liked this little master Wei from the bottom of his heart. Not to mention that his sister Shouning often told his brother that the little master Wei is good. Every time his mother saw him, she would praise him a few words from time to time, saying that now the only person around her is Xiao Wei.
The implication is that his son does not have to be careful of Xiao Wei, and he can explain anything to him. King Fu is aware of this. In the previous case of the demon man, Pang Bao, Liu Cheng, and Jiang Lishan, the eunuchs beside his mother, were involved in the case. In the end, Pang Bao and Jiang Lishan were executed and Liu Cheng was beaten. There are indeed no capable people around him.
This little Eunuch Wei really has the ability to do things, and is valued by his father. He is dedicated to maritime affairs and has a promising future. He may be able to join the rank of the rank of the Ministry of Rites in the future. If someone close to him holds important positions in the inner court, even if he is a lucky king, he will be able to return to the vassal state, and the palace will also help him and will not be slandered.
However, King Fu and Eunuch Wei did not have much contact, so both sides were strictly unfamiliar with each other. It is also reported that Eunuch Wei was ordered by his father to leave Beijing to handle the work, and it seemed that there was a storm in Liaodong. Why did he suddenly write a letter to him?
With doubts, King Fu tear opens the wax seal, and there are three pieces of letter paper inside.
After seeing it one by one, King Fu's face went from confusion to confusion at first, and then to sudden enlightenment. In the end, he couldn't hide his joy.
Wang Kun looked at it strangely, but he didn't dare to look at it. He only realized why His Highness was like this when King Fu showed him these three pieces of letter paper.
It turned out that the young master Wei was very respectful to His Highness in the letter, saying that he was supported by the Zheng family and the imperial concubine. As the saying goes, the drinking water person will not forget the person who digs the water, so Wei Liangchen will never dare to forget the great kindness of the imperial concubine in this life. He is willing to treat His Highness Fu with all his sincerity.
Also known as the Jiangnan Maritime Special Zone, His Majesty ordered him to be appointed by King Fu, so starting this year, the Maritime Special Zone will honor 30,000 taels of silver to the Luoyang Fu Palace every year. However, King Fu was driven by his young master Wei and the Jiangnan Maritime Office.
In short, two pieces of letter paper were spread out, and the image of a loyal servant was drawn to the paper, making the King of Blessings very touched.
But these are nothing but big deal, and it’s not worth the reaction of Fu Wang and Wang Kun.
What really made them ecstatic was what was said on the last letter paper.
It turned out that when this little Eunuch Wei asked King Fu to say goodbye to the Eastern Palace, he must be respectful and bowed four times. He also said goodbye to the prince with great sincerity and showed the scene of brotherly pleasure. He must not let the officials from the outside court and those interested in the inner court pick out any stings. He also asked King Fu to go to the palace anyway before leaving and bid farewell to his parents with a innocent heart.
In order to reassure King Fu, Eunuch Wei had given the crown prince 20,000 taels of silver in the name of King Fu, and bought a generous gift to the crown prince’s favorite concubine Xi Li.
"It's so that Your Highness knows that Eunuch Wei has asked someone to lobby the people of the Tao. Your Majesty will receive many memorials tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happens, Your Highness may be able to return to the province every year."
When Li Yongzhen said this, it was very meaningful.
Chapter completed!