Chapter 81 Visiting the East Factory
Situ Ce said lightly: "No need, that matter is over. You also apologize for compensation for the losses. There is no need to make any apology."
"This wine must be worshipped." Diao Peng looked pious, "I heard that the gentleman had drunk with Long Xiang, the Jinyiwei, who had tried the hundred households, so he would not give Diao a little bit of thin face, right?" After that, he looked at Situ Ce with a charming smile.
Dongchang was full of eyeliners. Last time I drank with Long Xiang at the Fish Village by the River, I naturally couldn't escape the investigation scope of Dongchang. I said, "That was a chance encounter, not a deliberate drink together. Lord Diao wouldn't come to me for this matter, right?"
"No, hehe, Diao was just a little jealous. He felt that the gentleman seemed to be looking up to the Jinyiwei. Why did he go to the Jinyiwei banquet and visit the Jinyiwei yamen again, but he didn't come to our Dongchang to sit? Hehe, our Jinyiwei's face was not shining."
It turned out that they knew about the fact that he went to the Jinyiwei yamen. I guess there was a suspense from the East Factory inside the Jinyiwei, so they could not escape their investigation and were too lazy to tell the difference, but just looked at him and didn't say anything.
Diao Peng said: "I heard that Mr. Situ was busy with the Jinyiwei all night last night. We were envious of a case of the Jinyiwei. To be honest, all the cases in our Dongchang are better than their Jinyiwei, but they can't ask for help. Why did they ask for help? It is definitely not a problem in the case. After thinking about it, it should be that it was not in the case. So I came to invite the teacher in person, - I have already set up a banquet in our Dongchang Yamen and invite the teacher to come. This face must be given by the teacher."
Situ Ce said lightly: "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well these days and don't want to drink."
"It doesn't matter. It's okay if you don't drink alcohol. Eat the dishes! Just eat the dishes! The chefs in our Dongchang Yamen are no worse than those of their Jinyiwei. They can definitely make some good dishes that match the teacher's appetite, haha."
"I've eaten it."
Diao Peng was stunned and then smiled and said, "It's okay, then go to our Dongchang Yamen, and there is also a glory on our faces."
Situ Ce said: "Mr. Diao asked Zuo for help if you have something to do. Zuo doesn't like people who are sloppy in the bush."
Diao Peng slapped his thigh and said, "It's great. I don't like this kind of fake gentleman. I'm a rough man and I'm used to it straightforward. Mr.'s temper is very tempted to Diao's appetite. Haha, then Diao won't hide it. That's it. Diao has something at present, which is very difficult. I heard that Mr. is helping Jinyiwei solve the case, and it's very progressive. Diao has a heart that wants to ask Mr. to help. Haha, don't worry, our affairs are not as good as their Jinyiwei, and it is related to life. We have great benefits. Although we are anxious, we don't urge us to death. Haha, and if we do it, there will be great benefits! If Mr. can help this, not say much, and spend a lifetime, I'm afraid this thing will be enough! Hahaha."
After saying that, Diao Peng laughed happily.
Situ Ce was not interested in solving the case for their Dongchang, but after hearing what he said so mysteriously, he was a little moved and said lightly: "What case is so profitable?"
Diao Peng glanced at the door mysteriously and said, "It sounds so long. In this way, let's go to the yamen to prepare a banquet and have a chat while eating. Is it okay?"
Situ Ce originally didn't want to go, but Diao Peng said this case so mysteriously, which made me itchy. It seemed that after hearing a joke, I stopped when I understood the buttons. I was very unhappy. I knew the result, and thought that since I had already gone to the Jinyiwei Yamen, what's wrong with going to the East Factory again? Even if it was a dragon and tiger den, it would be okay to go in and stroll around. I said immediately: "I'm very busy and don't have more time to chat."
"Don't worry! It won't last more than an hour, okay?" Diao Peng made up his mind to invite Situ Ce to go, and even the time limit was set.
Situ Ce had no choice to look at the dog skin plaster and said, "Okay, it's only one hour at most!"
"Okay! Please!"
The two left the flower hall, and Situ Ce asked the little maid Linglong, who was waiting outside, to take the small box of silver back to his residence. At the same time, the Dongchang man who was waiting outside had already greeted two four-person sedan chairs. Diao Peng personally lifted the curtains for Situ Ce and bowed to invite him to get into the sedan chair.
As the saying goes, the first time a big girl gets into a sedan chair, although Situ Ce is not a big girl, it is the first time he sits in a sedan chair. He knew that the means of transportation in the Ming Dynasty were generally riding a donkey or a donkey cart, and then a horse or a horse cart. Horses in the Ming Dynasty were very expensive, and only the military or government had horses, or wealthy families. Then, there was a sedan chair. The sedan chair was carried by people, so it was even more expensive because the price was high, and ordinary people could not afford it, and only wealthy families had it.
The official sedan chair is a symbol of status. The magistrate can ride a sedan chair when he goes out, while he and Helanbing ride horses. Of course, these are not a problem for the Dongchang. As long as they are willing, whether it is a donkey cart, a naked cart, a horse cart or a sedan chair, they are affordable and they also have their own sedan chairs.
Situ Ce bowed and got into the sedan chair. There were two people sitting side by side. There were three people sitting together. It was still relatively spacious. The curtains of the sedan chair were lowered. Although it was a little dark, the light immediately became bright when lifted up the curtains on both sides of the sedan chair.
Situ Ce lifted up the curtains on both sides and felt that the sedan chair had risen. Then he moved forward, slowly and smoothly. After all, it was carried by four people, very steady, and his steps were neat. He walked forward one after another, walked out of the yamen, and turned to the alley behind the yamen. Soon, he arrived at the Jinyiwei Yamen. He did not stop, and turned all the way forward and turned to the alley behind the Jinyiwei.
The Dongchang and the Jinyiwei are together, connected to each other, but the gates face one side.
This alley is very quiet and there is almost no door-opening house. It must be because Dongchang is on this street, and no one in the people's house is willing to cause trouble, so there is almost no door-opening on this street.
Turning into the quiet alley, I stopped at the entrance of a house. It was somewhat similar to the Jinyiwei. There was no plaque hanging in this house. There were only four men with waist knives on duty at the door. When they saw the sedan chair coming, they hurriedly bowed and bowed.
The six gates had already opened wide, and the sedan chair kept fooling us into the house.
Inside is a spacious courtyard, just like the Jinyiwei Yamen, with green pines and bamboos, towering ancient trees, smelling the fragrance of flowers, and listening to the chirping birds, it seems that you are not entering a spy yamen, but coming to an ancient temple in the deep mountains.
The sedan chair stopped, and for a moment, the curtain was lifted, revealing Diao Peng's horse face, grinning, and a mouthful of yellow teeth: "Mr. Situ, we're here!"
Situ Ce bowed out and glanced around. Diao Peng said, "Let's walk around and see what the scenery in our yamen first?"
Situ Ce nodded. Anyway, he had already seen the Jinyiwei Yamen, but he didn't have many experiences in the East Factory.
Under the leadership of Diao Peng, Situ Ce took a look at the entire Dongchang Yamen. The facilities inside were similar to those of the Jinyiwei. After all, they were all spy agencies, so the furnishings were naturally similar.
Wherever Situ Ce and the others went, they all met with respect and stood with their hands down. Situ Ce was very happy to watch it, but when they saw no sarcastic eunuchs, they felt a little strange. Modern film and television dramas involved in Dongchang, and they were almost all eunuchs who were neither male nor female. Why couldn’t they see any of them when they got here?
In fact, only the supreme commander of the capital, namely the factory man, and some key figures, are the eunuchs favored by the emperor. The rest of the subordinates are usually carefully selected from the Jinyiwei, so they are all normal people and are elites in the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei is equivalent to the special forces, while the Dongchang is the elite in the special forces. In a sense, it can be understood in this way, but it is unknown whether it is the case in fact.
After visiting the Dongchang Yamen, Diao Peng took Situ Ce to the lobby.
Waiting at the door of the lobby was a big black man with a silly smile on his face, he knelt down with his robe and said, "Grandpa, you are here!"
Chapter completed!