Chapter 18 Offered a divine car and bribed Zhang Rang. Nanguanghua was awarded the title of Jiaozhou 7
Zhang Fu heard Nan Ye ask when Zhang Rang would return home: "The mage doesn't know anything. My grandfather is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and it is also common to stay in the palace. If there is something urgent for the mage, you might as well send someone to the palace to inform him later. Even if his grandfather doesn't reply today, he can give him a letter of approval.
Nan Ye knew what Zhang Fu said. Although the ten servings can take turns to serve the Spirit Emperor, they all want to accompany the king day and night to be favored by the Spirit Emperor, so it is normal not to return home at night, so they nodded and said, "Then there is a good housekeeper."
Zhang Fu smiled and said, "No trouble! No trouble! The mage should serve if there is something small. Today, when the mage came, he took advantage of those who were inflamed outside the door.
When Nan Ye entered the door, he also saw many people queuing at the door of Zhang Rang's mansion, but they were stopped outside the door. At this time, when he heard Zhang Fu mention it, he asked, "Are those people at the door asking to see Grandpa Zhang?"
Zhang Fu smiled proudly and said, "It's not! They are all petty officials who came to send money to my grandfather. If the mage hadn't come, they would have to wait for a few more days at least. It's not the glory of the mage.
Nan Ye was secretly shocked. There was no time to collect the money, which showed that his power was powerful. However, this is also the reason why Nanye came to Zhang Rang. Although Zhao Zhong is a riding general and Nan Ye's immediate superior, Nan Ye knows that Zhang Rang's words are still useful in the ten permanent waiters, and even Zhao Zhong has to listen to Zhang Rang's instructions.
The two talked all the way and went into the hall. Although it was night, this picture still made the house bright. The decorations in the hall of Zhang Rang's mansion are all new furniture produced by the arsenal, all of which are expensive, and those antique calligraphy and paintings are also worth a lot of money. No wonder Zhang Rang doesn't care about those officials who come to the door.
After Nan Ye sat down, Zhang Fu ordered his maid to serve tea, and he himself went out to greet Zhang Rang in the palace to pass the news. Although Zhang Rang is an eunuch, the maids in this house are all beautiful and wear palace clothes. Even Nan Ye can't help looking at them more. It seems that Zhang Rang's aesthetic outlook is not perverted because of castration.
In order to vote for Zhang Rang's favor, Nan Ye often discussed Zhang Rang's usual behavior with Xizhi. Nan Ye heard that Zhang Rang not only has a wife, but also many concubines, and he doesn't know how humane this eggless guy is. However, looking at the appearance of the maids in his house today, those wives and concubines can't be wrong. It's really a pity for these beautiful women.
There have been endless records of eunuchs marrying and starting a family, but their origins should be in the Qin and Han Dynasties. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the power of eunuchs expanded rapidly, and there was a situation of "Chang Shi Huangmen also married a wide wife". Emperor Huan Shi Shan Chao and other "five marquises" and more "marry more good people and beautiful women as Ji concubines, all of whom are precious and extravagant and palace people." Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhang Rang has some concubines.
Nan Ye was thinking in a mess. Zhang Fu had returned to the hall, saying that someone had been sent out and needed Nan Ye to wait for a moment. So Nan Ye chatted with Zhang Fu while waiting for Zhang Rang to return home.
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The deep palace is heavily guarded, but it is easy for Zhang Rang to spread the news. Zhang Rang, who was accompanying the spiritual emperor, was stunned when he received the news from the house. Generally, when Master Nanye returns from the rebellion, he should first report to Zhao Zhong, his boss, or go to the palace to find the spiritual emperor to sell the order. It is obvious that there is something secret about visiting his mansion late at night.
Zhang Rang has been calculating Nanye in order to compete for favor, so he is very afraid of Nanye mage. He is afraid that Nanye will use some spells to revenge on himself after calculating what he has done. After receiving the news, Zhang Rang's first thought was that Master Nan Ye came to settle accounts with him. However, he thought about it and felt that it was wrong. If Master Nan Ye really used magic to revenge, why did he have to visit the house alone in the middle of the night? Isn't this self-defeating? Besides, although I have a plan for Master Nanye, I have never thought of putting Master Nanye to death, which is not a deep hatred. Why should I be afraid of Master Nanye's revenge?
Zhang Rang, who couldn't figure out Nan Ye's intention, knew that this matter was very private and it was not easy to discuss with others. His heart was like grass growing in his heart, and he couldn't wait to go back to his house to see Nan Ye. After waiting for the spiritual emperor to go to bed, Zhang Rang went out of the West Garden and hurried back to the house after meeting with other ten regular attendants.
Nan Ye waited from the evening to midnight at Zhang Rang's mansion. Fortunately, Zhang Rang did not let him come for nothing and really escaped from the palace and came back.
As soon as Zhang Rang saw that Nan Ye was worried, he first bowed his hand and said, "I don't know that the mage will visit tonight, which has caused the mage to wait for a long time. Forgive me!" Forgive me!"
Nan Ye hurriedly got up and saluted, "Ye came abruptly and disturbed Grandpa Zhang. Please don't be surprised!"
Zhang Rang was used to observing words and colors. As soon as he saw Nan Ye's polite words, he didn't seem to come to ask questions. He was half relieved and asked carefully, "I don't know what the mage has to do. You might as well speak frankly."
Nan Ye didn't say anything, but glanced left and right. Zhang Rang was understanding and ordered Zhang Fu and his maid to retreat, but he was also more careful and chose a position far away from Nanye and closer to the door to stand, ready to escape at any time.
According to the ancient ceremony, facing the gate is the upper seat and close to the gate is the lower head. Nan Ye was very surprised why Zhang Rang didn't sit in the main seat, but stood at the door? Is it possible that he is used to serving the emperor and can't change his occupational diseases at home? Nan Ye didn't know what the eunuch's family had other rules besides calling his grandfather, so he didn't dare to ask blindly. If he knew that the idea of summoning Cai Yan to the palace was given up by Zhang, he must strangle him.
Nanye, who was puzzled, did not know that Zhang Rang was wary of himself and said bluntly, "This southern expedition saw the frequent wars in southern Xinjiang and the people's livelihood was withering, so he wanted to ask his majesty to negotiate with Zhang Gong."
Zhang Rang was relieved when he heard that Nan Ye had come to ask him for office work. Just now, his low eyebrows swept away, and he walked to the main seat and sat down and said to Nan Ye, "The mage is respectable for the country and the people. However, the official position of assassin in this state is not small. I am the only one who can make the decision. I'm afraid there is nothing we can do about what the mage wants.
Nan Ye didn't expect to refuse this without even mentioning the price. It seems that Xi Zhicai is right. He can indeed get more important political capital than money for these eunuchs. He was also ready to be rejected by Zhang Rang and did not panic. He smiled and praised, "The world is ignorant. Everyone thinks that the spells of subordinates have earth-shaking power, but subordinates know that the only person in the world can really connect the world is Eunuch Zhang. If Grandpa Zhang can't help with this matter, no one else can do it. The lower official also understands human feelings, and naturally won't let Grandpa Zhang suffer. He has prepared five million yuan to honor Grandpa Zhang and his father-in-law, and ask Grandpa Zhang to do this matter.
Zhang Rang was happy to hear Nan Ye praise that he was willing to pay so much money again. He thought: Master Nan Ye's action was really extraordinary, and five million yuan was enough to buy the position of three princes.
If Nan Ye came to buy this assassin earlier, Zhang Rang might really sell it to him for this money, because at that time, Zhang Rang couldn't wait to drive Master Nan Ye far away so as not to compete with himself. However, it is not what it used to be. Now Zhang Rang has a better plan, which can not only keep Nan Ye away from the Emperor Ling, but also bring them long-term benefits. Instead, he does not want to drive Nan Ye away.
Zhang Rang's mood at this time is very complicated. He not only wanted to earn Nan Ye's money, but also didn't want to give Nan Ye the position of assassin, so he decided to explore Nan Ye's bottom first and asked, "The mage must also know the rules when he finds us. I don't know how much the mage has prepared for your majesty?"
Nan Ye naturally knows the rules mentioned by Zhang Rang. This official business is led by Lingdi, which not only clearly marks the price, but also can bargain. Except that the position of the emperor is not sold, the official positions of the three princes and nine ministers are priced according to the high or low positions and the location. If there are many buyers and the competition is fierce, the bid will be won, and the higher the price will get.
The price of the official position is calculated based on the annual salary of officials. For example, the price of an official with an annual salary of 2,000 stones is 20 million yuan, and the price of an official position with an annual salary of 400 stones is 4 million yuan. The assassin that Nan Ye wants to buy is an official position with an annual salary of 2,000 stones, and he has to pay 20 million yuan to the Lingdi at the marked price. But don't forget to bargain. Because the official price was too high, the transaction was not easy to do later, and the official price began to shrink significantly. Cui Lie spent 5 million yuan to buy a seat of Situ with an annual salary of 10,000 stones.