In the evening, Cai Mao returned home.

His grandson Cai Heng also came back.

Cai Heng sighed, changed his clothes, and went to greet Cai Mao.

"My grandson is sending greetings to my ancestor."

"You're back, sit down."

Cai Heng sat aside.

Cai Mao asked: "How are today's affairs?"

"They are all dealing with some trivial matters in the south of the city."

"The new city in the south of the city is of great importance. You must do what you are doing now." Cai Mao said.

"Don't worry, ancestor, my grandson won't dare to neglect you for a moment."

"You are my grandson, and countless pairs of eyes are staring at you. You must act cautiously, do you understand?"

"The teachings of our ancestors are correct." Cai Heng acted very modestly. He hesitated and said, "When the south of the city is expanded, will the salary be paid in cash?"

Cai Mao paused and said, "Yes."

"Then my grandson is a little confused. If too much money is paid among the people, wouldn't it mean that prices are skyrocketing?"

"So now the imperial court is building a large number of sea-going ships in Hangzhou, and the land reclamation on Jinghu Road has also achieved certain results. There will be no shortage of food. As long as there is food, there will be no problems."

"But my grandson heard someone say today that the recent deployment of troops in the southwest has not gone very smoothly."

"Who did you listen to?"

Cai Heng hesitated and said, "There are many people in the officialdom spreading this matter."

"Remember, I'll tell you again, every word that others say to you in officialdom has a purpose. They want to convey it to me through you. Just pretend you didn't hear anything.

You don’t know anything, just mind your own business.”

"But my grandson is just a small clerk now. When will he be able to make his mark..."

Cai Mao slapped the table angrily: "When do you want to come forward?"

"My ancestor is angry, my grandson is just unwilling to accept it!"

"Not willing?"

"My grandson's grandfather was in power at that time, but my grandson could only work as a small clerk in the south of the city, so..."

"Young man!" Cai Mao said, holding back his temper, "Your unwillingness is understandable, but your recklessness will harm you, and even make you fall into the abyss! Where do you think officialdom is?"

"I……"

"Do you think your grandfather was a very successful ruler?"

"In the eyes of others..."

"That's in the eyes of others! The officialdom is always darker than you think, and the person in the palace will always be much more than you want! He Li is the left prime minister, and the He family will be gone if they say it is gone! You don't follow

Let’s start polishing our temper, tomorrow we will be used as a knife!”

"But now everyone is saying that the Southwest War was a wrong war that should not have happened!"

"Who is everyone!" Cai Mao could no longer hold back and shouted angrily, "Tell me, who is everyone!"

"People around me!"

"What are the identities of those idiots around you!"

"them……"

"Nine out of ten of them will be sent to work as minor officials in the future! The world is so difficult. You can't even control your mouth, and you still want to get ahead?"

Cai Heng remained silent.

"Let me tell you, Zhao Ding is behind the War in the Southwest. With him here, who are all of them? Go and ask the court to see which idiot dares to talk nonsense before this matter becomes clear!"

Cai Heng remained silent.

"Young people, if you listen to the wind, it will be rain. If a few people around you incite it, you will think that everyone is like this." Cai Mao continued, "I tell you! Even if everyone is talking, you can't say it! Do you understand?

!”

"understood."

Cai Mao took a deep breath, and after a while, he recovered: "Countless pairs of eyes are staring at Southwest, not just you, but also people who want you to be doomed. Don't be betrayed and help others."

Count the money.”

Cai Mao has always been a calm person. He will not vote on some things easily, let alone act at will.

In fact, Cai Mao himself knew that just because he could keep his composure, it did not mean that others could also keep his composure.

The matter of fighting Dali originally aroused many people's doubts in the court.

In this world, there is never a shortage of careerists who stand behind the situation to stir up the troubles.

Naturally, there is no shortage of people who are willing to stand up and give it a try. If they fail, their future will be bleak, but if they succeed, they will rise to the top.

When it was getting dark, Wang Boyan ran to Qin Mansion again.

Those who didn't know better thought that Wang Boyan went to Qin Mansion to eat noodles.

Wang Boyan smiled and said, "I wonder what important matter Madam has brought to this official?"

"Recently, many people in the capital are discussing the situation in the southwest. What do you think of this?"

Wang Boyan said: "The purpose of attacking Dali is to maintain the etiquette of monarchs and ministers in Dali, but in fact, they want to take over Dali's tea and horse farms in the southwest."

"That's not what I want to hear from you."

"Madam, what you want to say is, how can this matter be handled in a way that is beneficial to Mr. Qin?"

"That's right." Wang said.

Otherwise, why do you think I came to you after dark?

"The crusade against Dali was His Majesty's intention, but it was Zhao Ding who promoted it, and Fan Zongyin went to the southwest. If the crusade against Dali failed, the country would suffer huge losses, especially at this critical period when both Liaodong and Hebei are in need of military supplies. More importantly, Zhao

The prestige of the tripod will also be greatly damaged."

"Then will Zhao Ding be dismissed as prime minister?"

"Today, people respect Zhao Ding just as the emperor of the Han Dynasty respected Xiao He. It will be difficult to remove Zhao Ding from the position of prime minister unless someone can replace Zhao Ding."

"Isn't my Mr. Qin still inferior to Zhao Ding?"

"Naturally few people can match Qin Xianggong's talents. If Qin Xianggong can make great achievements in Jiangdong this time, he will definitely be able to make great contributions again, and..."

"And what?"

"Furthermore, the New Agricultural Policy in the South has not been fully implemented. If Prime Minister Qin can solve some issues in the South, I am afraid that Zhao Ding will be dismissed as Prime Minister."

Wang started to think.

After a while, she said: "Does the incident in Southwest have a big impact on Zhao Ding now?"

"The crusade against Dali is more expensive than imagined. Your Majesty knows it. If someone in the court can stand up, it may not have any impact on Zhao Ding." Wang Boyan always had a smile on his face.

"Is it feasible if I send some people to blow the wind now?" Wang asked.

"It would be bad if His Majesty finds out that these people are from Qin Xianggong."

Wang said confidently: "Don't worry, there are so many officials in the capital, how can your majesty know who belongs to whom?"

Early the next morning, people continued to submit memorials to the top.

Zhao Ning felt that something was wrong. How come the battle in the southwest attracted more attention than the battle in Hebei?

He asked people to copy down the names of the officials who wrote these memorials, and then called Gao Qiu to show the list to Gao Qiu.

Zhao Ning asked: "Who do these officials have close relationships with on weekdays?"
Chapter completed!