A low-key yet luxurious passenger ship sailed into Lin'an City. It was low-key because its appearance was old and no different from an ordinary passenger ship. But once you entered the ship, you found that its interior was very luxurious, although the layout was simple. , but the tables and chairs are all made of rosewood, the walls of the boat are also hung with calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, and the table is made of official kiln porcelain.
But ordinary thieves cannot recognize these precious woods, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.
The owner of the ship is a middle-aged couple. They are Shen Gai's parents. His father is called Shen Liang, and his mother is Lu. Shen Liang did not serve as an official, but he still has an official title. He was appointed by the court as the Huzhou Biejia. This is A virtual official does not have any actual authority, but only has a relatively high social status. In addition, the Shen family contributed money to build the palace, and Shen Liang was named Viscount of Wuxing County.
Shen Liang's father came to An'an this time, of course, for his son's marriage. In fact, Shen Liang and his wife did not very much agree with their son marrying the granddaughter of the prime minister. This was not in line with the tradition of the Shen family. Marriage between powerful families. For example, Shen Liang himself married the daughter of the famous Lu family in Suzhou.
Shen Liang hoped that his son would marry the daughter of the Yu family in Kuaiji. Of course, his son must marry the granddaughter of the prime minister. The Shen family had no choice but to come to An and meet the Lu family. This did not mean that they had settled down with the Lu family. For marriage, they also need to examine Lu's family tradition and what Lu Xiu's temperament is like?
Jiangnan aristocratic families are very demanding when marrying a daughter-in-law. Even if the other party is powerful, if the family tradition is bad, such as bullying men and dominating women, or having a bad reputation, or the woman is unruly and arrogant, she will not be accepted by the Jiangnan aristocratic family.
Lu Yihao's reputation is not very good, mainly because the monthly stake money he promoted was regarded as a bad law by the people all over the Yangtze River. The subordinate officials everywhere took the opportunity to line their own pockets. The people's burden was heavy and public resentment boiled. This also made the Shen family quite critical. Of course, Shen Liang He also knew that this was actually the emperor's decision, and the prime minister was just the executor, so Shen Liang tolerated this.
"Husband, shall we go directly to the Lu Mansion to visit today?" asked his wife Lu.
Shen Liang pondered for a while and said: "My father's intention is for us to investigate the Lu family's family style first. I think it is right. Let's stay here first and visit brother Fang Ming tonight. Then tomorrow I will visit some classmates and friends. Basically You can understand the situation of the Lu family by going up."
The brother Fang Ming that Shen Liang was talking about was Liu Jin, a college student. Liu Jin's nickname was Fang Ming. He was also from Wuxing and was a family friend of the Shen family.
Mrs. Lu nodded, "Why don't we also go visit our second uncle."
Lu's uncle, Lu Sheng, is a famous Confucian scholar in Suzhou and currently the chief professor of Guoxue.
Shen Liang laughed and said, "If you put it this way, my husband also has several brothers and uncles in Lin'an! I almost forgot. Let's stay here first and then make arrangements."
The Shen family also has a large house in Lin'an, a five-acre house. The house is adjacent to the river and has its own dedicated dock. Not long after, the boat slowly docked at the dock, and the butler came out to welcome the owner.
Shen Liang said to his son: "You decide on your official career in the next two days. Where do you want to be an official? Decide quickly. As for the marriage, since your mother and I are here, we will naturally make the decision for you, so don't worry about it." Already."
"Yes! The child obeys."
After a pause, Shen Gai said again: "How about my child? Let's say hello to the Lu family first and make an appointment for a visit, so that they can arrange it easily."
What his son said made sense. Shen Liang thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow evening, I will come to visit Mr. Lu. You should talk to the Lu family first!"
"Father, can't you do it today?"
Shen Liang glared at his son, "Why are you so anxious? Can a wedding be so careless?"
"Yes! I know, kid."
Shen Gai was really depressed and had to leave in a hurry...
Shen Gai came to Liu's house. He wanted to find Liu Huan to contact the bachelor Liu Jin. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the door of Liu's house, he saw dozens of soldiers standing at the door holding spears. Shen Gai was stunned. What happened? thing?
At this time, several soldiers came out of the house carrying a man. The man's hands were tied, his feet were kicked around, and he was wearing a black hood. Although he couldn't see his appearance, Shen Gai recognized him at a glance. This man was his friend Liu Huan. .
Although Uncle Liu Huan was a bachelor, Liu Jin, his parents, like Shen Gai, were relatively low-key large landowners in Wuxing. However, Liu Huan was very active and wanted to see the world and get to know more people, so his father gave him money. Donated a job as a palace guard.
In the past two years, Liu Huan has been hanging out in Lin'an, and he also took part in the imperial examination and passed the Mingjing subject. However, Liu Huan did not want to work as a civil servant in the county and still wanted to stay in Lin'an. He met many people, including Qin Hui. Nephew Wang Bo.
Liu Huan and Shen Gai grew up together, went to school together, and had a very good relationship. The difference was that Shen Gai regarded Liu Huan as a close friend, but Liu Huan regarded Shen Gai as a valuable connection.
Liu Huan was pushed into a carriage and imprisoned, and the soldiers escorted the carriage away quickly.
Shen Gai saw the housekeeper chasing him out of the door, and quickly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Zhong, what happened?"
The housekeeper stamped his feet and said, "I don't know how it happened. The soldiers said that my young master colluded with the Jurchens and was a spy of the Jin Kingdom. They captured him. How can I explain to the master and his wife!"
Shen Gai was shocked. The crime of being a spy in the Jin Kingdom was serious.
He didn't dare to get into trouble, so he quickly said: "Uncle Zhong, send someone quickly to notify Liu Huan's parents. It's important to find a way to save people!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! I will go back to Wuxing now."
The housekeeper ignored Shen Gai and ran back to the house. Shen Gai did not dare to stay for a long time and quickly turned around and left.
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At noon, Zhang Jun ended the negotiation with Wan Yanchang, and he immediately rushed to the palace and handed the first draft to the emperor Zhao Gou.
Zhao Gou ignored lunch and quickly took over the first draft of the negotiation. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes. He was concerned about the additional conditions, and Wan Yanchang indeed put forward the additional conditions.
It's just that this additional condition was really beyond Zhao Gou's expectation. He thought it would be such a harsh condition, but he didn't expect that the additional condition turned out to be about Chen Qing.
'The Song army must withdraw all the troops north of Dashanguan to the south, and control Chen Qing and transfer him away from Sichuan and Shaanxi.'
The additional condition was just this sentence. Zhao Gou said in confusion: "This condition is completely acceptable! Why didn't you sign it on the spot?"
Zhang Jun smiled bitterly in his heart. Wan Yanchang's initial condition was to hand over Chen Qing to the Kingdom of Jin, but he firmly refused to agree. He went back and forth for nearly an hour before reaching this compromise.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has verbally reached an agreement with Wan Yanchang, and His Majesty still needs to finalize it. In addition, Wei Chen suggested that it is best to talk to Chen Qing. After all, it is not easy to establish the foundation of Ganquan Castle. It is best for Your Majesty to appease him. Give him a moment."
Zhao Gou also calmed down. He thought for a moment and said: "How about Chen Qing being transferred from Sichuan and Shaanxi and placed in Fujian?"
Zhang Jun shook his head, "Your Majesty, Chen Qing is good at fighting, and the Jin people have nothing to do with him, so they transferred him away from Sichuan and Shaanxi through negotiations, but it would be a pity to leave him in Fujian. Wei Chen suggested that he lead the army to pacify Dongting.
Water pirate."
Zhao Gou walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said to Zhang Jun: "It's decided. You go and talk to him. If you have some requests that are not excessive, you can agree to him. In addition, I have decided to be promoted to his governor."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Although the Queen Mother only agreed to promote Chen Qing to Deputy Governor, but since he was transferred from Sichuan and Shaanxi and was no longer a thorn in Zhu Shengfei's side, the Queen Mother would not object if he was promoted to Governor with a little comfort.
After a pause, Zhao Gou continued: "Ms. Zhang told Chen Qing again that he was assassinated last night and I will give him an explanation as soon as possible."
