Chapter 130: The ancestor of the Silijian (I)

The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty did not all live in the palace, but those who were well-known for years often had one or two private houses outside the palace. Some were given residences by the emperor and gave one or two palace maids as wives. If they bought maids and slaves, their lives outside the palace would be even more free than those first and second rank officials of the dynasty.

Although Jing Bule said that Xiao Jing was simple, in Xu Xun's imagination, since Xiao Jing had been in three dynasties and was the eunuch in charge of the seals of the Sili Supervisor, the private house outside the palace must be in order, not only in three or four, but also in four. Therefore, when he got off the carriage and saw the low door, he could hardly believe his eyes. If there was not a brocade robe-clad man wearing a new jacket in front of the door, he would even think that he had come to the wrong place. According to his thoughts, there would be a different world after entering this small door, but unexpectedly, there were no things like a large screen wall in the huge courtyard, and there were only a variety of flower pots placed against the wall. Perhaps because of the weather, all kinds of flowers inside had withered a lot.

An old man in a blue shirt was facing his back to him, carrying a kettle to water the flowers, while watering them. While watering them, he was humming a song. Xu Xun thought he was a gardener, but found that Sun Bin had stopped beside him, lowered his hands and looked respectful. He could not understand that the old man was probably the one he was going to meet on this trip. He couldn't help staring at the back and looked carefully.

After a while, the old man turned around and glanced at the two of them, then bent down and put the kettle. At this time, Sun Bin had just stepped forward a few steps and saluted to the old man and said, "Old ancestor, the man has brought it."

"Um."

Xiao Jing was already sixty-five years old this year, and he was older than Fu Rong. His gray hair was combed so hard that it was not messy, but he only wore a simple Lun scarf. His robe was neither silk nor fine kudzu, but an ordinary Songjiang tag cloth. He was wearing a pair of clean black cloth shoes under his feet, and even the white edges of the soles were snow-white. At this time, he walked up with his hands behind his back. Seeing Xu Xun bowing but not kneeling down, he narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a while before smiling faintly.

"Sun Bin, you are watching from outside. Our family brought him into the room and talked. Xu Xun, come in with our family."

Xu Xun straightened his waist and found that Xiao Jing was walking in front with his hands behind his back. He hurriedly rushed up. After entering the second gate, he saw that the yard was only two inside and outside. The regulations of the inner courtyard were as similar to the small courtyard in Gongfang Garden, where he lived in. At most, it was just a scene of three straight and two ears and four wing rooms. At this moment, there was only a servant in the yard bent down and sweeping the floor. When they saw them coming in, they hurriedly bent down and bowed deeply to show their salutes. When they came over, they bowed their heads and started their own work again.

Following Xiao Jing into the east wing, Xu Xun quickly looked at the scene here. The three rooms were not separated. There were seven or eight rows of bookshelves in the huge space, which had a library meaning. A piano was placed next to the window, and next to it was a large fir bookcase. Each table, chair, several stool was just ordinary, and no exquisite decoration could be seen.

Xiao Jing saw that Xu Xun's face was different at first sight. After sitting down, he asked with a smile: "What, but I think our place is very different from Fu Song'an?"

Knowing that he had added two lives to one, not half of Xiao Jing's seniority in the palace, Xu Xun certainly would not be like a fancy song when he met. He immediately said truthfully: "Yes, the boy thought his father-in-law must be a beautiful room, but he didn't expect it to be so simple."

"Nanjing is a famous place of wealthy land. Fu Song'an was old and planned to be a rich man. Then he moved from the position of eunuch of the Sili Prison to the Nanjing garrison. Of course, he had to enjoy his life. As for our family, countless people were staring at the eyes of the capital. If they were still only concerned about their own enjoyment, the impeachment would be at least three or four times more. As for those younger generations, they all had other places to live here. Countless people lived here and met and flattered them all day long. How could they become a good person!"

Xiao Jing smiled and then looked at Xu Xun and said, "So, you can make a big fuss in Nanjing. It is best to put away the set in this capital. You must know that this is the place where you really touch your whole body. Even if a small matter is big and you can touch it up and down, even the emperor may not be able to protect you."

"Yes, the boy wrote it down."

Xu Xun knew in his heart that Xiao Jing was of high power and power. Who could not train him for many years? This trip took him thousands of miles to the capital, and even sent Fu Rong to make his life experience more complete. He was not interested in his boldness and unconventionality? Therefore, after Xiao Jing gave a few words of teaching, he spoke: "This time I came to the capital from Nanjing, and Eunuch Fu asked the boy to bring some things to Eunuch Xiao..."

Before he finished speaking, a laugh came from outside: "Oh, Eunuch Xiao is so lucky. Fu Song'an actually brought you good things from Nanjing? The person who saw you is a share. Since our family is here, you must score evenly!"

Hearing this, Xiao Jing's face changed suddenly. He stood up in a hurry and actually greeted him in person. Seeing this situation, Xu Xun knew that the person who came was extraordinary and followed him. As soon as he left the room, he saw that Sun Bin was following an old man with white hair and hair. He couldn't help but look at him a few more times, but unexpectedly the old man suddenly turned his eyes to him.

At this time, Xiao Jing quickly reminded: "Have you met Eunuch Li quickly? Eunuch Li is the oldest senior in the company's ritual supervision qualification!"

This is the eunuch who served as the chief of the seal of the Sili Supervisor in the late Chenghua era. Later, she was recalled from Huai'en of Xiaoling Sixiang. She lost the position of the seal of the Sili Supervisor for many years. It is said that this person is older than Xiao Jing. Now he is in his early seventies. When he sees him today, he is in good spirits. Except for his white hair, how old is there?

Xu Xun's heart was about to go forward to salute, but Li Rong strode over, looked him up and down, and then suddenly slapped him on the shoulder, and said in a loud voice: "Are you the boy recommended by Fu Song'an?"

"It's the boy Xu Xun."

Seeing Xu Xun bowing and saluting, Li Rong nodded slightly and said, "Beijing was not in the limelight before, and our family and Eunuch Xiao didn't care about Fu Song'an for a while. Unexpectedly, Nanjing finally found a Zhao Qinlai, and finally knocked down the censors who were pursuing relentlessly. Fu Song'an made great contributions in this battle."

Xu Xun had heard from Jing Bule, who was traveling with him, that Li Ronglun was older. The reason why Huai'en did not get the position of the Sili Supervisor after his death was that this person put everything on his face and had some grudges with many civil servants. Seeing that Xiao Jing was indeed frowning when he heard this, he immediately said modestly: "Eunuch Fu said that the success of this time was thanks to the two father-in-laws in Beijing, which was the strategy of strategizing. To be honest, Nanjing was just a stagnant water, but the capital was stormy. Thanks to the two father-in-laws at the helm, this was the only way to avoid danger smoothly."

"Hahaha, Fu Song'an is getting more and more good at speaking!" Li Rong smiled heartily, looked at Xu Xun again, and thought of the topic just now, "By the way, what good things did Fu Song'an ask you to bring?"

Xiao Jing has always shown himself as simple as others. In total, only three or four servants were used in this private house, but for the first time he was upset about his style. If there were so many more people, how could Li Rong have just entered the door so big, and even almost heard those fatal words for him? So he gave Sun Bin a cold look and was about to make a statement to smooth things over for Xu Xun, but unexpectedly, the young boy bowed again with a smile.

"The thing is in the carriage outside. Eunuch Li, please wait. I'll get it now."

Seeing Xu Xun hurried out, Li Rong glanced at the back and couldn't help but smile at Xiao Jing: "This time Fu Song'an has seen the right person and sent a sensible and sensible boy. By the way, what's his name?"

"Call Xu Xun."

Xiao Jing knew that Li Rong had a great memory now than before, so he smiled and explained, raised his hand to ask Li Rong to sit in the room, and gestured to Sun Bin to look outside and not make such mistakes again. After he invited Li Rong to sit, he went to the side to make tea himself, and then he tentatively said: "Why are Brother Li here for a while today?"

"You took leave and went back to your private residence, but a few copies were transferred to our house. Our committee was unable to make a decision, so we simply borrowed an excuse to come out to find you. We asked our family to say that the Ministry of Personnel Censorate was ordered to inspect the Beijing officials. This is good, but the Minister of Personnel Ma Wensheng is really confused. And if you heard about it, his son is not clean himself..."

Li Rong was nagging and scolding Ma Wensheng for being a little messy, but Xiao Jing just sat quietly and didn't interrupt. He knew that Li Rong and Ma Wensheng had always had old grudges, but Jiao Fang, the Minister of Personnel, had a good relationship with him, so he naturally knew the purpose of these words. He had never expressed his opinions easily on this level, and now he was always talking about Tai Chi. Seeing that Li Rong was gradually taking advantage of his old age, he frowned and was about to speak, but there was a sound coming from outside. The next moment, Xu Xun and a young man who looked like a servant came into the house carrying a big box.

"Oh, it's such a big box? Fu Song'an made a big deal this time, what good things did he give?"

Seeing Li Rong being shocked, he stood up and opened the box himself, Xiao Jing felt even more unhappy. It can be seen that Xu Xun just smiled and let him do it. He felt a little relieved. When the lid of the box was opened, Li Rong took out a sandalwood from it. He was stunned. When Xu Xun took out a book by book, he was really stunned. Then he heard Xu Xun speak, "Eunuch Fu knows that the two father-in-law believe in Buddhism. In addition to the rare Buddhist scriptures he has collected over the years, it is the sandalwood specially made in Qixia Temple. Good men and women in Nanjing love this thing the most, but only twenty or thirty covers are released every month, so it is only the face of Eunuch Fu that you can get these."

"Oh, what a good thing!"

Li Rong's hand was filled with sandalwood and Buddhist scriptures in each hand, and his eyes were narrowed. Almost no eunuch in the palace did not believe in Buddhism. Often when he was fifty, he began to find a place with good feng shui to build a tomb temple for himself, and asked monks to save his family slaves as monks. The most decent one was to invite a plaque for the imperial pen. Li Rong was the most superstitious one among them. He could recite the Buddhist scriptures twenty or thirty times every day. Seeing Li Rong's happy scene, Xu Xun took out a treasure bag from his arms and handed it over with his hands.

"Eunuch Li, when he came from the canal and passed through Linqing Chaoguan, he met the tax supervisor Du Jin and Du. He learned that the boy would meet Eunuch Li this time, so he deliberately entrusted the boy to bring this amulet. He said that the amulet was obtained when he went to an ancient temple a few years ago and met a holy monk when he was sitting in a place. According to the saint monk's instructions, he recited the scriptures a hundred times before going to bed, and it took five years to offer this item. He asked the boy to pass it on to Eunuch Li, saying that he wished his ancestors a long life and a hundred years of good fortune."
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