Liaoyuan Garden had one more guest, Jiang Wan, and then Liaoyuan Garden began to have many more guests.
Some were invited by Zhou Shunchang, and some came uninvited; some he was happy to see, and some he was disgusted with.
Although this Polygonum Garden is still Zhou Shunchang's Polygonum Garden, it doesn't seem to be completely Zhou Shunchang's Polygonum Garden. It's as if the Lord Guanfengshi lives here, and he, the owner of Polygonum Garden, is no longer so smart.
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However, this is the side he wants to see.
To be honest, even if the Lord Guanfeng asked for the Polygonum Garden at this moment, he would not hesitate to hand over the title deed of the garden. In such a stormy season, with such a great god sitting here,
What does the garden of his Zhou family mean?
He was just a little confused, wondering why the young and successful Master Guanfeng did this. Didn't he know that he and his close friends were a thorn in the side of the eunuch, and he wanted to get rid of it quickly?
"It can't be the instruction of His Highness King Xin!"
In the courtyard far away from the Lord Guanfeng Envoy, Zhou Shunchang expressed the doubts in his heart. Except for Chen Wenrui, the magistrate, all those present were his friends invited by him. In fact, Chen Wenrui could be regarded as his friend if he did not count his official position.
Different from those crazy literati, everyone here is not only famous in Suzhou, but also has the experience of serving as an official in the court. For example, he, Zhou Shunchang, is still a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
But he just asked for leave to return home.
"If it was the order of His Highness King Xin, then why is it that this person is surrounded by a group of wolf-like and tiger-like Jin Yiwei? How can a mere Guanfeng Envoy use thousands of Jin Yiwei?"
Some people shook their heads and disapproved of Chen Wenrui's words: "To put it bluntly, in Beijing, a domineering man with thousands of royal guards would have to give in even the heads of the six ministries. Without Wei Yi's permission, how could he be so virtuous?"
"We must not take this opportunity to catch everyone in one fell swoop. If this is the case, we will have fallen into their trap. As long as the garden is surrounded by brocade clothes, no one can leave!"
Chen Wenrui suddenly thought of this bad possibility, and he felt a little bad.
"If the eunuchs want to deal with us, there is no need to go to such trouble. We all have families and property in Suzhou Prefecture. Just follow the picture and ask for it!"
Zhou Shunchang glanced at Chen Wenrui, with a faint smile in his eyes: "This is also what I don't understand. This person's intention to protect is quite obvious. It is no longer a hint, but a clear statement that I will offend all the friends of the eunuch party.
Come to this garden, this way, even if he doesn't move us, if those messy guys in Suzhou cause trouble, he will be the one to stand in the way. Isn't he really afraid of offending that Wei Yi?"
"Why are you thinking so much?" Kou Shen, the prefect of Suzhou, who was not far away, picked up the tea bowl in his hand and took a slow sip: "What exactly he wants to do will be known when Mao Yidian comes out. He has thought about it many times.
If he wants to attack Brother Zhou, the person he has been waiting for has finally arrived. Is it a blessing or a curse? Isn't it today?"
"Too!"
Zhou Shunchang laughed: "Since there is no way to avoid it, whether it is a blessing or a disaster, why not wait here and have a drink while waiting for the answer to the mystery to be revealed. Brother Kou and Brother Chen, if it is really a disaster, my family will have to pay for it."
Take good care of me!"
Kou Shen looked at him and lowered his head at the tea bowl in his hand, "You don't even have any wine, so you talk about drinking freely. You're really stingy!"
Zhou Shunchang and the people around him were stunned, and they all looked at each other and laughed, but there was a little bit of bitterness in this smile.
Less than three hundred steps away from them, someone was also laughing. Compared with their smiles, the faces of the laughing people were not only bitter, but also forced.
"Why, I asked you about Suzhou Weaving's incoming and outgoing payments in the past two years. Li Zhizao, why are you looking so ugly? Are you afraid that I will take advantage of you? Or do you think I am just talking nonsense here and have no sense at all? Who am I to ask you this?"
"Eunuch Li will naturally think about what Mr. Guanfengzhi said!"
Sitting next to Jiang Wanshun was Mao Yiqu, the governor of Suzhou. He also had a smile on his face, but there was a bit of anger in his eyes.
Unlike Li Shi, a weaver, he was a serious Jinshi and an official from the imperial examination. In his eyes, a so-called "wind watcher" like Jiang Wan was actually worthless, but in front of him, Asking about Li Shi's accounts, wouldn't it mean that if there were any mistakes in Suzhou Weaving's tenure, Mao Yiquan was also involved?
All right!
He is indeed involved, but the one who is truly qualified to intervene in this matter, even the Jin Yi Guard Qian Hu, is more qualified than Jiang Wan, the Guanfeng Envoy!
"Master Mao!" Jiang Wan chuckled and turned to him and said: "You don't know. When I left the capital, King Xin told me that Jiangnan is rich and prosperous. If you are an official in Jiangnan, even if you are honest and upright, But after one term, they still have a net worth of tens of thousands taels. I'm not saying that the two of them are corrupt officials. I just want to know that if even honest officials can be so well-off in Jiangnan, then if they are careful, what will happen in Jiangnan? What would it be like if we fished it out..."
"As the emperor, we either guard one area or patrol the state capital..."
"Stop!" Jiang Wan interrupted Mao Yiquan, who was about to speak impassionedly: "Mr. Mao, if you plan to talk like this, then Jiang Wan and I will have no choice but to tell lies and empty clichés. I have nothing to say to you. You treat me like an outsider, and if you want to treat me like an outsider, then outsiders will naturally treat each other like outsiders!"
His face sank slightly: "Master Mao may not know why I came to Jiangnan, but Li Zhizao, don't you also know? Tell me, is it appropriate for me to ask you about this money matter?" Not suitable?"
Li Shi nodded and swallowed hard: "Appropriate!"
"Look, even Li Zhizao said it was appropriate, but Master Mao was anxious!" Jiang Wan laughed: "It seems that Master Mao didn't understand the situation. How about you go out to talk first and come back later... "
"Then I'll take my leave with Master Mao first!" Li Shi winked at Mao Yiqu, and they both left together.
Jiang Wan smiled slightly, lowered his head and picked up the tea bowl in his hand, but he didn't even bother to say anything. Feng Wanli walked out beside him.
"I'll send you two adults out!"
"No need to bother Feng Qianhu, we can just go out on our own!" The two of them smiled and nodded to Feng Wanli, then turned and left.
Feng Wanli turned around and looked at Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan was holding a tea bowl and staring blankly at a yellow sparrow jumping on the treetop not far away, as if he hadn't seen the scene in front of him. .
He came back and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.
In his heart, even in the ice and snow of Juehua Island, Jiang Wan was gentle and gentle. Why did his whole temperament change drastically when he arrived in Jiangnan, and became so...?
Arrogant! Well, he thought about it for a long time and felt that this was the most appropriate word.