The best eunuch

The severe drought in Shandong did not affect Bianjing at all.The restaurants and teahouses in the bustling Bianjing City are still full every day, and the brothels on Jinyan Street are still singing and dancing every night.

Inside the West Factory.Liang Xin and Cao Yuanzheng stayed together all night and finally sorted out a list. On the second day, the iron cavalry of Xichang went out everywhere invitation letter.

The invitation letter didn't say anything specific, it just stated that we will have a small gathering at Yipin Building in Bianjing in the future.

To say that Liang Xin's name is quite famous in Bianjing.A minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in his early twenties is well known, a talented eunuch, and a capable minister who took back the three prefectures of Confucianism, Shun, and Tan.The wealthy businessmen feel that it is very face-saving for such a person to send a letter to invite them.

Know that ancient times are not the same as modern times.In ancient times, scholars, farmers, and commerce were emphasized, and commerce ranked last.In the cognition of the ancients, businessmen speculatively buy low and sell high, full of the smell of copper.Whether scholars or ordinary people, almost everyone looks down on businessmen.

So the ancient merchants were in pain and happiness.They enjoy luxury materially, but their status has always been looked down upon.They really want to get rid of this cognition, but the concepts accumulated over hundreds of years can't be easily changed.

In the city of Bianjing.Almost every wealthy person will subconsciously bring up the topic of the invitation letter from the Ministry of Internal Affairs when they meet and chat.Everyone's conversations are almost "Oh, I haven't seen xxx for a long time, what have you been up to these days?" Which concubine should I bring, what clothes should I wear, and what gifts should I prepare." "Master Liang's invitation letter? Oh, I got one too, and I'm still worrying about it. Let's have a good drink then." "Okay, okay... definitely."

If two rich businessmen meet and one of them says that he doesn't have the invitation letter, the other will definitely look superior and hold his head up.

Of course, some people are speculating why Liang Xin invited wealthy businessmen in Bianjing.Soon the answer came out. The housekeeper of a certain Gaoqiu mansion was drinking in a certain restaurant. He accidentally yelled in a tenor voice when he was drunk. The 80 yuan disaster relief fund invited wealthy businessmen in the city.Just wait and see, the rich merchants in Bianjing will definitely be hit hard by Liang Xin this time.

Once this rumor spread, almost all wealthy businessmen in Bianjing felt insecure.On the one hand, they were afraid of being hit hard by Liang Xin, and on the other hand, they didn't dare not go to the banquet, fearing that Xichang would retaliate afterwards.Didn't you see what happened to Shen Chunyang, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine?If you say decapitation, you will be killed. He is a fourth-rank official. What are you?Do you still dare not go?

After deliberation, the rich merchants in Bianjing reached a consensus.Are you going to the banquet?go!But when you go, you don't bring any money. No matter how good your salary is, you won't be able to grab it by force, right?

The city was full of uproar, and Liang Xin in the imperial palace was standing in Zhao Ji's imperial study room in Yanfu Palace, pestering Zhao Ji all morning.Zhao Ji wrote a few words for Liang Xin, and he pestered him to put a few seals on the words.

But in the end, Liang Xin's request made Zhao Ji embarrassed.He asked the empress and several noble concubines to attend some banquet he held in Yipin Building together.And he also asked Zhao Ji to attend and watch together, and only appeared at the finale.

Zhao Ji didn't understand what Liang Xin was doing, so he never agreed.In the end, Liang Xin knelt down and begged in a crying voice: "Your Majesty! This banquet has a great relationship with the disaster relief funds. You must bring the queen and several concubines to attend. If you don't come, my minister It will be impossible to get together the disaster relief funds, and then the head of this humble minister will be hard to protect."

"You..." Zhao Ji concluded for a moment: "You didn't tell me exactly what you wanted to do, and you kept telling me to leave the palace. Forget it, I will allow you once, and promise to bring the queen and several noble concubines with you Come out together."

"Thank you Lord Long En!" Liang Xin knelt down and said excitedly.

third day.As soon as today's Liang's salary is over, if he can't make up 80 taels, he will be killed.And so far he has not raised a penny.

At dusk, the brightly lit interior of Yipin Building is like daytime.

The wealthy businessmen in Bianjing rushed to Yipin Building one after another. Only then did they see a banner hanging in front of Yipin Building, which read: "Shandong Drought Charity Relief Gala".

snort!Sure enough, they came to ask us for money.Fortunately, I didn't bring any of them today.The rich merchants in Bianjing thought to themselves.

Walk into the first-class building.There is nothing like the expected big fish and big meat.The entire huge hall of Yipin Building has only a few rows of chairs and a high platform in front of it that resembles an opera.

The rich merchants couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Liang Xin's gourd. Fortunately, the names were pasted on the backs of those chairs, and the rich merchants sat down one by one according to their names.

It's three o'clock in the unitary hour.After the roll call, Cao Yuanzheng told Liang Xin that all the wealthy businessmen had arrived.After Liang Xin nodded, the people from Xichang began to distribute books to every rich businessman in Bianjing. When the rich businessmen opened the books, they saw exquisite patterns painted in the books.The patterns are all antique calligraphy and paintings, jewelry.There is no shortage of these things among rich businessmen, so I haven't seen much response.

Liang Xin waited until almost everyone had read the books before he walked up to the high platform. There was a simple loudspeaker he made on the high platform.In fact, it is just a horn rolled from a cardboard tube.

Liang Xin held the trumpet and said: "All the rich businessmen in Bianjing, good evening. I am the admiral of Xichang and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Imperial Palace. I know Liang Xin. I invite you here today, not for anything else, but for Shandong University. All kinds of agricultural crops have failed to harvest. Hundreds of thousands of refugees in Shandong need your help. Today we are preparing 130 seven pieces of precious antique calligraphy and painting jewelry for auction. We will use all the proceeds from the auction for disaster relief. I hope you can help me The prepared items were auctioned off for a good price."

"Auction? Master Liang, I didn't bring any money." "That's right, I didn't bring any money." "Yes, that's right, we didn't bring any money."

The wealthy businessmen were clamoring, Liang Xin waved his hands and said: "Don't worry about everything, I have already thought that you may not bring any money. I have prepared a check for you."

"A check?" The wealthy businessmen were stunned.Immediately, someone from the West Factory distributed a stack of paper and charcoal sticks to them.The name, amount, and home address are written on the paper.

Liang Xin smiled on the stage and said: "Everyone can be regarded as a celebrity in Bianjing, and what you say is a promise. Wait a minute, you only need to fill out a check and hand in the things you fancy, and you can take them away. As for the money Well. Tomorrow we will send someone to collect it."

I go.Isn't this dead eunuch too treacherous?The rich merchants felt a little depressed, Liang Xin smiled and said, "Okay. First of all, let us respect the beautiful and noble empress to preside over the opening ceremony of this charity auction."

Emperor?Empress?

In the astonished eyes of all the wealthy businessmen, Empress Zheng walked onto the stage wearing a golden thorn five-phoenix costume and a phoenix crown on her head.The queen selected by Zhao Ji's tricky eyes is naturally very beautiful. When she walked on the stage and glanced at the rich merchants, they were already ready to kneel down and salute involuntarily.

Empress Zheng raised her hands and said softly: "You don't need to be polite, please sit down."

"Thank you, empress!" All the rich merchants said in unison, and then sat back on their chairs neatly together.

Empress Zheng glanced at Liang Xin, Liang Xin nodded, and a painting immediately appeared behind the wooden platform.On the painting, a little girl is staring at a steamed bun held by an adult.Empress Zheng said softly: "The cute little girl in the painting is called Xiaoqing. She is eight years old. She had a pair of parents who loved her and a brother who was four years younger than her. But because of the severe drought in Shandong, her parents All starved to death.

Before dying.Her parents gave her the last food in the family, and told her to take her younger brother to Bianjing to live well.So Xiaoqing took her younger brother to Bianjing. "

At this time, the painting behind the wooden platform was replaced by a little girl walking with a little boy on her back.Empress Zheng continued: "Xiaoqing gave most of all the food to her younger brother, no matter how frugal she was, the food would run out soon.

Xiaoqing, who had been hungry for two days, begged everywhere.But the road is full of refugees, where will she go to beg for food?Finally, she saw this man with half a steamed bun. "

The painting behind the wooden platform changed back to the first one.

"Xiaoqing kept looking at this man, and finally this kind man gave her half of the steamed buns. Xiaoqing really wanted to eat it, she really wanted to eat it...but she couldn't eat it. She had to leave the steamed buns for her younger brother so Brother live."

"When Xiaoqing took the buns back and fed them to his younger brother, his younger brother finally stopped crying and smiled happily. But Xiaoqing..."

When Empress Zheng looked back at the picture of Xiaoqing lying on the ground, she finally couldn't help sobbing, and saw the empress' eyes flushed and tears streaming down her face.She looked at Liang Xin in a daze, and Liang Xin made a cheering gesture at her.

Empress Zheng sobbed and said, "Xiaoqing, she...she finally couldn't stand the hunger and she was so hungry."

"It's just a steamed bun. A steamed bun can save her life. But she doesn't have this steamed bun."

"In Shandong, there are tens of thousands of refugees waiting for that steamed bun. Can we give them this steamed bun? Can we?"

Empress Zheng looked at the wealthy businessmen below, and all the wealthy businessmen below were already moved.

On the one hand, the queen is so beautiful, pear blossoms and rain make people love, and on the other hand, her narration is really touching.

Hearing Empress Zheng's question, the rich merchants shouted in unison: "You can give it. You must give it. You must give it!"

Empress Zheng nodded and said: "Okay. I will donate this pair of dragon and phoenix jade bracelets to me today. The starting price starts from one penny. All benevolent and benevolent people can bid at will, and the highest price will win."

Empress Zheng took the dragon and phoenix bracelet from her hand and placed it on the auction stage. Before the bidding was announced, a wealthy businessman had already opened his mouth and shouted, "I'll offer five hundred guan!"

He thought he was generous, but he didn't expect all the wealthy businessmen to cast contemptuous glances at him.The dragon and phoenix bracelets worn by the empress only cost you five hundred guan?Immediately, someone shouted: "I will offer a thousand guan!"

All right.No one knew that the bracelet was brought by Liang Xin from Shen Chunyang's house, and it was not a bracelet worn by a queen at all.As for the price, it is worth five hundred guan.

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