Chapter 121 Hospitality
"We have already figured out several major things!"

At this point, Chongzhen suddenly had a hint of teasing in his heart, looked at Wei Zhongxian meaningfully and said: "My brother once told me that when the new emperor ascends the throne, Eunuch Wei will definitely die..."

Wei Zhongxian was immediately startled by this, and said with his lips slightly opened: "Ah... there is, there is such a thing?"

Wang An, the clerk, glared at Chongzhen in reproach and explained hastily, "That's not true, Eunuch Wei, please don't misunderstand me."

My cousin is really impatient. Sometimes he looks very smart, but sometimes he seems stupid.

Although he did say that Wei Zhongxian must die, could he say this in front of others?

The most important thing is that the person is not dead yet, and as someone who holds a high position of power, if you curse him to death in front of him, aren't you asking for trouble?

However, Chongzhen did not appreciate Wang An's kindness at all. Instead, he said, "But my brother also said that only people like you can make money for the Ming Dynasty, so you must not die."

"I thought about it and it is true. Eunuch Wei must not die..."

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he immediately understood that Chongzhen was telling him in a roundabout way that the reason why Wang An did not kill him was because Wang An said that he was still useful and could not die, so Chongzhen did not get rid of him.

I was suddenly filled with shock and gratitude.

However, who exactly is Wang An? He could actually predict the future five hundred years from now like a god.

But before they could figure it out, Chongzhen had already stood up in a hurry and said goodbye to Wang An.

Wang An did not find it strange, as his younger brother always came and went like the wind, so he sent Chongzhen to the door and did not see him anymore. Then he turned around and called Xiaowu, asking him to book a table at a big restaurant in the city.

Although this little brother of mine is not a good person and does not try to curry favor with the noble Wei Zhongxian, he does not know what he is doing in such a hurry.

Then I, as the elder brother, had no choice but to step forward and try to win over Wei Zhongxian on behalf of my younger brother.

"Eunuch Wei, please sit down for a moment. How about staying in my humble abode today and enjoying some simple meals?" Wang An said with a smile, his expression showing a rather servile temperament.

If it had been before, Wei Zhongxian would naturally have disdained an invitation to dinner from a small businessman like Wang An.

But at this time Wei Zhongxian seriously suspected that Wang An was the illegitimate son of a certain vassal king. In addition, he had a lot of questions that he wanted answers to, so he politely agreed.

The three of them still sat at the stone table in the inner courtyard as usual, and Wang An poured tea for them while saying some flattering words.

Wei Zhongxian and Li Yongzhen were at a loss at this time, so they talked incoherently.

After Xiaowu came back with the reservation, the atmosphere began to warm up a little after the three of them had a few drinks.

Wei Zhongxian saw that the time was right and began to ask subtle questions.

Such as what was the relationship between Wang An and Chongzhen, and how long they had known each other.

Wang An didn't think much about it. He just treated it as a casual chat and answered every question.

However, Wei Zhongxian was not relieved. Instead, he became more frightened the more he asked.

God, Chongzhen’s father is in Liaodong!
Emperor Taichang's bones might have melted by now...

However, Wei Zhongxian did not suspect that Wang An was lying. Instead, he used his conspirator's brain to think about it, and a distorted "truth" gradually took shape in his mind.

In Wei Zhongxian's view, Wang An's father must be one of Prince of Fu Zhu Changxun and Prince of Rui Zhu Changhao.

As an illegitimate child, the two princes did not dare to recognize him, so they found a man who ran a herbal medicine shop in the capital to take care of him. But the old man who ran the herbal medicine shop died not long ago, and the two princes were worried that the illegitimate child would not live well, so they asked Chongzhen to take good care of him.

For some unknown reason, perhaps out of kinship or simply out of curiosity about his illegitimate cousin, Chongzhen also started to contact Wang An because he had nothing better to do.

As a result, after this contact, he discovered that Wang An possessed the ability to predict the future and was the 32nd generation successor of the Maiyi Sect, so he became closer to him.

Logically speaking, Wei Zhongxian should have thought that Wang An was spreading rumors to confuse the people and that he had used some kind of sorcery to deceive Chongzhen.

After all, Wei Zhongxian had been in a high position for a long time. If there really were any Ma Yimen or other hermits with extraordinary wisdom in this world, he should have heard of them at least.

However, Wei Zhongxian quickly accepted this fact, because the reason he was still alive was because Chongzhen received guidance from Wang An.

And the facts were exactly as Wang An said, he made a lot of money for the Ming Dynasty.

However, what surprised Wei Zhongxian was that when he asked Wang An about how he and Chongzhen met, Wang An told him almost everything he knew.

However, when asked about Wang An's master and when he became a disciple of the Ma Yi Sect, Wang An hesitated and talked about other things.

Although Wei Zhongxian was suspicious, he didn't think much about it.

After all, the lines in the play say that hermits and sages usually have some secrets that cannot be revealed.

After another round of toasting, Li Yongzhen, who didn't drink much, seemed to be worried, but when he saw Wang An, he seemed to be a little drunk.

Li Yongzhen quietly nudged Wei Zhongxian and whispered in his ear, "Master, do we really not want this house anymore?"

Wei Zhongxian was startled and quickly glanced at Wang An.

Seeing that Wang An was already drunk and didn't notice him, he was relieved and said unhappily, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

Li Yongzhen then stopped talking reluctantly, but his eyes looked in a certain direction from time to time.

Before long, Wang An was completely drunk.

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian didn't want to stay any longer, so he told Xiaowu and Xiaoliu to take good care of Wang An, and then he said goodbye and left.

Wang An was drunk, but he was still holding up his glass and yelling, "Eunuch Wei, please don't leave. I have to accompany you to eat and drink well today!"

This left Wei Zhongxian and Li Yongzhen speechless.

Although this young man Wang looks handsome and is very organized in his words and deeds, he is really too enthusiastic when he is drunk.

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At this time, Chongzhen had hurriedly returned to Wenhua Hall with Wang Chengen and found Zheng Shiyi, the head of the Jinyiwei.

Zheng Shiyi looked confused when he was summoned. During this period, Chongzhen did not assign too many tasks to the Jinyiwei.

In the eyes of outsiders, this seemed like Chongzhen was distancing himself from the Censorate.

The most crucial thing is that the candidate for the commander of the Jinyiwei has not been decided yet, which makes Zheng Shiyi seem a little unjustified in the Jinyiwei.

(End of this chapter)