Returning to Jingzhao, Chen Qing went to Prince Yong's Mansion again. He went to Bashang before dawn. After returning, he also went to the official office to see if there was anything important.
When we arrived at the official room, it was already dusk, and the officials had all gone back. The official who was on duty today and left late today was Cai Wenhuan, one of the many officials who came to seek refuge with him some time ago. He was from Quanzhou and was a Jinshi scholar in the second year of Shaoxing. He was about 30 years old.
In his early years, because he was unwilling to abandon his first wife, he had no backstage background and strong financial resources, and was unable to get promoted. In addition, he was an upright man. He wrote to the emperor to criticize Qin Hui for betraying the country. Qin Hui retaliated and was demoted from the seventh rank of supervisory censor to the ninth rank of suburban censor.
Society order.
Cai Wenhuan's calligraphy was excellent, his articles were clear and clear, and he looked at problems thoroughly. Jiang Yanxian recommended him to Chen Qing, who used him to record affairs for the Spanish class and join the army, and he was granted the title of Sixth Rank Imperial Minister.
The East Class is in charge of clerical affairs, and the West Class is in charge of intelligence. Currently, Zhang Xuan, who is recording the affairs of the East Class and joining the army, is also transferred from the West Class. Zhang Xuan has been designated as the governor of Jinzhou by the Department of Civil Affairs, which means that Cai Wenhuan is likely to be the governor of Jinzhou.
Zhang Xuan's successor.
As for Chao Qing, although he was valued by Chen Qing, he was too young, only twenty-two years old. Although he had outstanding talent and learning, his qualifications were not enough to convince others.
Chen Qing entered the official room and saw Cai Wenhuan still sorting out documents, so he smiled and asked, "Is Cai Canjun on duty today?"
"Exactly!"
Cai Wenhuan took a copy of the pigeon letter with a red cover, "It was delivered this afternoon, from Lin'an. There are two pigeon letters in total. I copied it into one."
Chen Qing returned to his official room, took out the pigeon letter and looked at it carefully. It was from Hu Yun. There were two main things. One was that Zhang Jun hinted that the imperial court might use Li Gang and Yue Fei to attack Jinghu South Road. The other was that Zheng Tongquan was captured.
A pack of wolves surrounded him, asking for help.
Chen Qing thought for a moment and asked Cai Wenhuan: "You are from Quanzhou, do you know Uncle Zheng Guo?"
"I know from my humble position that he has a large business and a large fleet in Quanzhou. He is very charitable and has a reputation for charity in Quanzhou."
"He is in danger in Lin'an, what do you think?"
Cai Wenhuan thought for a moment and said: "This is inevitable!"
Chen Qing smiled lightly and said, "Why do you say that?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, I have been serving as a supervisory censor for two years, and someone wrote to the censor, revealing that Zheng Guojiu had a close relationship with the Jurchens in his early years. However, because of Empress Dowager Zheng, this letter of exposure was suppressed.
I heard that Empress Dowager Zheng died of illness at the beginning of the year. Without his identity and backing, the wolves who had long been greedy and looking down on him would not be able to bear it anymore. As the saying goes, ordinary men are not guilty, but pregnant women are guilty. He is as rich as the enemy, and he has no backing to protect him.
Of course he is a big fat sheep. If anyone finds out the letter of exposure from Yushitai, he will be killed immediately."
Of course Chen Qing wanted to protect Zheng Tongquan. He was a great benefactor to himself. Back then, he supported him with 20,000 yuan to pay pensions to the soldiers who died in Jianxiao Pass. Although it was said that he sold the house to him, he actually did not ask for this favor.
He should not forget his righteousness, not to mention that he is Zheng Ping's father. Zheng Ping has followed him from the beginning and is like a brother to him. His father is his father. He helped him run the newspaper in Lin'an. How could he tolerate it?
Was he trampled on?
Chen Qing immediately wrote a pigeon letter and handed it to Cai Wenhuan, saying: "Send it to Lin'an early tomorrow morning!"
After returning to the mansion, he had dinner with his family. After Chen Qing played with his children for a while, he returned to the study. Not long after, his wife Lu Xiu brought ginseng tea. When she saw that her husband seemed to be worried, she smiled and said
: "Husband, would you like to tell me what's bothering me?"
"I received two pigeon letters this afternoon, both of which were a bit troublesome."
Chen Qing told his wife about the pigeon letter in the afternoon. Lu Xiu had a very good impression of Zheng Tongquan. Not only did he send three thousand taels of silver to his wedding, which was the most among all the guests, but he also often took care of his father and grandfather in Lin'an. Lu Xiu
Of course I support my husband in helping the Zheng family.
Lu Xiu smiled and said: "It is natural for my husband to stand up for Uncle Zheng. I remember correctly, but my husband advised Zheng Ping to sever the relationship between father and son. Now Zheng Ping's father is in trouble and Zheng Ping cannot stand up for his father. At this time, of course my husband must stand up.
Only by coming out can Zheng Ping be appeased."
Chen Qing nodded, "If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot about Zheng Ping severing ties with his father. Fortunately, you reminded me."
After a pause, Chen Qing sighed slightly and said: "In Jingxiang, Li Gang and I fought side by side against the Jin Dynasty. He is one of the elders I respect most. Now the imperial court actually intends to let Li Gang lead troops to retake Jinghu South Road. It really makes me sad."
A little annoying."
Lu Xiu comforted her husband and said, "In fact, these matters can be considered by your husband's staff. They must always be used at critical moments!"
His wife's persuasion was somewhat reasonable. Chen Qing thought for a moment and smiled: "Don't I have a new staff member in Lin'an? I will leave it to him to find a solution for me regarding Li Gang."
Since Wei Guojiu failed to assassinate Chen Qing and was kidnapped by Chen Qing, he almost lost his life. Chen Qing also robbed all the wealth he had accumulated over the years. Wei Guojiu fell seriously ill and lay in bed for a full month.
He didn't go out for several months, and it wasn't until the New Year that he gradually recovered.
All the gold and silver treasures and silks and satins worth tens of millions of dollars in his warehouse were snatched away by Chen Qing, which really devastated Uncle Wei Guo. How could Uncle Wei be willing to do so? After he recovered a little to normal, he started his hoarding again.
The road to wealth.
Wei Guojiu first embezzled the one hundred thousand taels of silver that Queen Mother Wei asked him to transfer to her husband Wanyan Zongxian, and then went to Emperor Zhao Gou to cry and complain. Zhao Gou gave this uncle 50,000 pieces of fine Hu silk to comfort him.
He gave it a try.
With the emperor's support, Wei Guojiu returned to his greedy and domineering nature. This time he set his sights on the Zheng family. The first was Zheng Lou. This was a restaurant he had long admired, second only to Fengle Lou.
He Yanglou, Lin'an is recognized as ranked third.
It is said that the Zheng family hugged the thighs of Xu Xiantu and the Qian family, which may be of some use to ordinary scoundrels, but Wei Tong was afraid of it. It was not Xu Xiantu and the Qian family themselves, just a fake royal relative, not to mention that the Queen Mother Zheng was dead.
At noon, Uncle Wei Tong once again came to Zheng Lou, which is located by the West Lake. Zheng Lou is different from Fengle Lou. Fengle Lou is a place for eating, drinking, playing, gambling, and Zheng Lou is a pure restaurant. Its biggest selling point is the West Lake.
It occupies one of the most scenic spots in West Lake.
This eight-acre piece of land was bought from the Wang family in the second year of Shaoxing by Zheng Tongquan for 50,000 guan and built Zheng Tower. Generally, it was inconvenient for eunuchs’ wives to go to Fengle Tower, so they would choose Zheng Tower to dine. The quality of the guests was very high.
High, the business is very good, bringing hundreds of thousands of dollars of income to the Zheng family every year. Although it is not as good as overseas trade, the reputation it brings to the Zheng family far exceeds that of overseas trade.
Uncle Wei Tong did not go to the private room in the backyard, but went directly to the second floor facing the lake. As usual, he ordered two vegetables and one soup, but did not eat it. After ordering, he paid the bill, which was only a few hundred yuan for side dishes.
, he had to pay ten taels of silver.
This time Uncle Wei Guo's arrival is different from usual. Today is the tenth time he has come to Zhenglou. According to Lin'an rumors, if Uncle Wei Guo comes to dine ten times, the restaurant will be his. If he doesn't give it, the restaurant will be sealed and people arrested.
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Wei Guojiu neither admitted nor denied this Lin'an rumor, but the facts proved that the rumor was true.
Uncle Wei Guo put ten taels of silver on the table and waved to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper stepped forward nervously, nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Guo, please tell me!"
Uncle Wei Guo said in a sharp voice: "I want this restaurant. Please, Mr. Zheng, come to my house and have a talk!"
"Reporting to Uncle Guo, my boss is not in Lin'an these days."
Uncle Wei Guo waved his hand, "I'll give your proprietor three days. If he doesn't come within three days, I will treat him as giving up this restaurant."
After saying that, he left the restaurant under the escort of several strong men. Everyone was dumbfounded. The shopkeeper let out a long sigh and said, "You can't run away if you are supposed to, go and inform the proprietor!"
