Chapter 460 The new atmosphere of the East Palace
Shi Lei started chatting with the eunuch manager on the way. After all, he was acquaintance and his relationship was always quite harmonious. Shi Lei naturally wanted to figure out what was going on from him, and he was very confident.
Then I noticed that this guy who had always been at the level of the general manager but still humbly called himself a slave, is now called "our family".
This title is not something that eunuchs can call themselves at will. In the Tang Dynasty, they must have obtained a certain level and status before they can be called this.
Of course his original level is also possible, but he has never said that. Now that he dares to say that, he must have another chance.
"Has the middle official been promoted again recently?" Shi Lei was not able to hide his words. Besides, both sides are quite familiar with each other. Even if the answer is no, asking such a question will not affect the relationship between the two sides.
"I dare not, our family is just to be respected by everyone and come to the East Palace to handle chores. The original one, who had no mouth, has been killed by everyone.
Now our family is also a loyal dog for His Royal Highness to sit down. In the future, we must get close to General Shi." When the general manager surnamed Li couldn't help but feel a little proud when he said this, but he also clearly showed his intention to be close to Shi Lei.
The "big guy" he said naturally refers to His Majesty Li Shimin today. As for his valuation, it is really not nonsense. It can be seen that his national surname is. And he can replace the unreliable ex and become the general manager of the Eastern Palace. He is indeed optimistic about him.
As for the kindness shown, it is also easy to understand, because both sides now have the same interests, and they all need to work hard to help Li Chengqian get to power, so they naturally need to get closer.
"It turns out that it is already the head of the East Palace in person, and I feel respectful." Shi Lei didn't mind making fun of it and made a joke.
"What do you mean? A hero like General Shi is the one who truly relies on. Our family is just a servant who does more miscellaneous work and runs more errands. It makes General Shi laugh." General Li bowed his hand and said modestly.
"Okay, no one of us knows who we are. We don't have to be so kind, and we'll do our best to do our best for His Royal Highness in the future." Shi Lei said this, and he would no longer treat the other party as an outsider.
"Yes, I took out the palace's set unconsciously. Don't blame General Shi." The general manager surnamed Li smiled and replied, no longer worried about this matter. Instead, he began to talk about what major events had happened during the period when Shi Lei was away.
Of course, what shouldn't be said, don't expect him to really tell Shi Lei, it's all things that are not secrets inside and outside the palace, but are not easy to be known to ordinary people.
After coming back, Shi Lei had not had time to take a good look at the information he had collected during this period, and he happened to listen to it.
A lot of things happened during this period. Tuyuhun once fought against Lanzhou together, but was given hundreds of soldiers there. Li Er went to Jiucheng Palace and was advised by Yao Silian.
Yanqi sent envoys to pay tribute and requested the opening of the Jilu Road, but was resentful by Gaochang State. Because the original trade route was to go to Gaochang, he sent troops to rob Yanqi.
There are some more regrettable things. The governor of Xiangzhou and Duke Zou Xiang and Zhang Gongjin died unfortunately. Today, he did not avoid the day of the year and cried bitterly in front of the important officials.
There is something else like this, when King Li Yuanheng of Fengdao was dead and Li Xiao died, it seems that not many people care about it. When this manager said that, he was too lazy to even give him a hypocritical sigh. Obviously, such a prince is not very powerful in the eyes of the emperor, and even these emperors' slaves don't care about it.
Just like this, I talked all the way, time naturally passed faster, and I soon arrived at the East Palace.
Although Shi Lei has become the commander of the Zhechong Mansion and no longer has done anything in the palace, the signs of walking in the palace and walking in the East Palace are still there. This is also a fact that many people prefer to believe that his trip to Lingnan is not an important basis for being exiled.
After a smooth journey to the entrance of the East Palace, Xue Rengui, the new commander of the East Palace, had already waited here and pretended to check it out. This was what Shi Lei had always asked them. No matter how familiar people were, they could not save the procedures that they should go through. Then he accompanied Shi Lei to walk in.
Even though they had already taken all their wives and children, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai had never planned to move out of the Shilei family's manor. Of course, they were not greedy for cheap money and saved rent. The rewards they received during this period were enough to buy a considerable house in Chang'an City, not particularly close to the palace. They just wanted to express their feelings through this form and express their attitude of always being on the same side as the Shilei family.
Shi Lei has also been with them this time. Now both of them have sat firmly in their own position, showing their strong abilities, and received a lot of praise. It is definitely no problem to take time for this party.
Besides, judging from this attitude, they were asked to leave their hot positions and go to the Shi family to be a general. Maybe they would go there without saying a word, just to take time to party, and there is no reason to be absent.
General Manager Li and Xue Rengui accompanied Shi Lei to the main hall where Li Chengqian was. It seemed that they were quite harmonious, but they were more of a work relationship, which was obviously not as close to Shi Lei from the bottom of their hearts.
It should be that during this period, we have joined hands to rectify the inside and outside of the Eastern Palace, so we are more familiar with it. It is said that the style of the Eastern Palace is more rigorous now, and at least Li Chengqian will not do anything. In the next day, the entire circle of nobles in Chang'an City will be spread all over.
Moreover, although Shi Lei did not ask about it on his own initiative, when Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui met, they took the initiative to report their work to Shi Lei, as if they were his own student.
Of course, there are some secret matters involved. Unless Shi Lei takes the initiative to ask, they will definitely not take the initiative to talk about them. What Xue Rengui talks the most is what he saw, heard and did during his time in the East Palace.
Shi Lei has always been a favorite for this kind of rectification, and he also has the credit for his strong support. At the gate of the East Palace, there are still guards borrowed from the Shi family to lead the team.
Seeing the relaxed appearance of the East Palace, Shi Lei felt that nothing big should have happened. When Shi Lei was taken through the hall and came to the martial arts training ground, and when he saw Li Chengqian, he became more and more sure of his thoughts.
When Shi Lei and the others came over, Li Chengqian was looking at the wooden stake that Shi Lei said was practicing boxing. Looking at the mottled wooden stake and Li Chengqian's current body shape, it was obvious that this person has been training seriously, not just to show off in front of Shi Lei.
The huge Tibetan mastiff that Shi Lei gave him squatted on the side and looked at Shi Lei and the others vigilantly. But seeing that those who came in were undoubtedly acquaintances, they returned to their lazy posture and showed Shi Lei a smile, and seemed to have not forgotten his old master.
Shi Lei looked at the guards around him. Those who could be with him when practicing martial arts must be Li Chengqian trusted people. A small part of them appeared. It seems that their rectification of the upper and lower parts of the East Palace this time was very thorough. However, there were also several figures of their own guards inside, which made Shi Lei a little depressed.
Chapter completed!