Chapter 598: Zhang Xilu Admonishes Liu Jin and Congratulates Qian Ning
Liu Jin didn't like anyone from the south. He used to have a good relationship with Xu Xun, so he turned a blind eye to the fact that Xu Xun was actually from Jinling, but now he and Xu Xun are almost completely inseparable.
They had a falling out, so he naturally disliked people who came from the Jiangnan area to the extreme. So, when Qian Ning mentioned Jiangxi scholars talking about government affairs, he frowned for a moment, and thought of Jiao Fang in his mind.
That somewhat ridiculous suggestion, when he heard that Prince Ning actually wanted to meet him, he was immediately overjoyed.
You must know that Emperor Xiaozong's younger brothers have all been vassals for a long time, but the current Emperor Huang has no brothers. Therefore, since he became powerful, he is certainly powerful enough in front of the civil and military ministers, but there is no chance to show his prestige in front of these close vassals.
But not even once. So, in such a good mood, he almost forgot that he had once considered giving up on Prince Ning, and a smile appeared on his face.
"What about the charges that Yang Shen impeached Prince Ning before? The prince's government doubled the annual salary of the village land, exchanged it for glazed tiles and apportioned expenses to the local government, seized government land and people's property, and killed and imprisoned innocent people. There is one thread among these, reprimanding
They are all minor, not to mention that he also has a grandfather who was almost dismissed from the king's title for his misbehavior, and the previous matter was such a big draw, this is not something you can easily fool with just one word!"
"Hasn't Yang Tinghe already resigned and gone to Nanjing?" Qian Ning said with a smile on his face, then glanced sideways at Zhang Cai, and then said flatteringly, "Thanks to Mr. Zhang, this is disgusting
Yang Tinghe is no longer in the court. What's more, His Highness Prince Ning has sent his former confidant to the capital, willing to offer another twenty thousand taels of silver and one thousand taels of gold to my father-in-law. I just hope that my father-in-law can say a kind word for him."
When King Ning sent gifts to Liu Jin, it was just when Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others had just stepped down and Liu Jin was enjoying the benefits of power for the first time. But now that he is in charge of the ceremonial department, no one in the palace dares to go against him.
There is also a political opponent like Xu Xun, but looking at the bustling city, you can see how many people are trying to curry favor, so he doesn't pay much attention to this large sum of money now. But since Qian Ning said this, he
He gently raised his chin and said, "In that case, you can bring him here later and let us meet with him before we talk about anything else."
"Yes, my father-in-law is wise."
Seeing that Liu Jin's attitude was not as warm as he imagined, Qian Ning suddenly started to murmur in his heart. However, his visit today was not just for matchmaking, so he diligently offered Liu Jin another glass of wine, and he took it from his arms.
He took out something and presented it with both hands respectfully, because he said: "Because of the support of Eunuch Liu, I was able to go to the south of the Yangtze River. To be honest with my father-in-law, since my adoptive father retired from the post of Nanjing garrison eunuch
After coming down, Beizhi has never been to Jiangnan again. Now that he has returned to his hometown in fine clothes, it is all thanks to the blessing of his father-in-law. Beizhi has nothing else to show his respect to. This is a house that his adoptive father bought in Nanjing when he took it back.
I'm afraid I don't have time to live there anymore, so I dedicated it to my father-in-law."
Qian Ning was the adopted son of Qian Neng, the former Nanjing garrison eunuch, and Liu Jin naturally knew it. However, Qian Neng had his own nephew, and there was more than one adopted son, Qian Ning. Therefore, Qian Ning did not get much of the Qian family's property back then.
Now you can imagine how this house came to be, and Liu Jin didn't care. However, Qian Ning gave this house to him, and the true meaning of surrender was obvious. Even though he already had Zhang Cai, he still
I was very satisfied and laughed immediately.
"Since you have such a heart, if our family rejects your love, wouldn't it mean we look down on you? By the way, you have just returned to Beijing?"
"Yes, I just returned to Beijing. After I went to the factory of Xixin Company, I immediately rushed over when I learned that my father-in-law was in his private house."…
This means that Qian Ning has never been to the Xu family!
Liu Jin paid more attention to this point, and his mood naturally improved for a while. He even filled the pot himself and pushed it to Qian Ning. Seeing that he was flattered, he immediately thanked Qian Ning and tilted his neck to drink. He just nodded with satisfaction.
He said: "Qian Ning, you are a talented person. Just seeing how the inner factory is in your hands, our family will praise you very much. So since you are back, the east factory will naturally be handed over to you. As long as you work wholeheartedly in the future, our family will
I won't treat you badly.
"Yes, my humble position must have lived up to my father-in-law's cultivation." After saying this, Qian Ning calmly glanced at Zhang Cai, who was enjoying himself and enjoying himself without making a sound, and immediately said with an apologetic smile, "It's just
, After all, this humble post was promoted by Marquis Pingbei. This time when I return to Beijing, I should also pay a visit to my family."
"Go." Liu Jin waved his hand magnanimously, but said with a pun, "It's just that you have to be careful about what I say."
"Yes, yes, you can save yourself by taking a humble position."
When Qian Ning resigned and went out, Liu Jin casually put the house deed on the table. Zhang Cai sat up straight and cupped his hands, but did not mention Qian Ning to see Xu Xun, but said directly: "Eunuch, Prince Ning
How are you going to deal with the matter?"
"Well..." Although things are different now, Liu Jin no longer values Prince Ning's gift so much, but he is always reluctant to push out the money that comes to his door, so he thought about it for a moment and then said, "Since before
That incident was instigated by Yang Shen, and it should be Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe's joint effort. But now that Yang Tinghe has gone to Nanjing, and Lin Han has become an official again, Xu Xun doesn't have many capable people, so he shouldn't
I will continue to pursue this matter. As for Li Dongyang, he should also calm down a little bit, so our family feels that this matter should be able to pass smoothly. If there is someone who really insists on it,
, our family doesn’t mind killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, just give them some color!”
"My father-in-law, what you said is wrong!"
Seeing Liu Jin's sudden change of expression, Zhang Caigang said calmly: "My father-in-law, please forgive me for being blunt. Although Prince Ning is a close vassal, where does all this money come from? There is not much left from the output of the palace's farmland to support the palace's huge expenses.
, it is absolutely impossible to give so much to the father-in-law. And it is impossible for King Ning to steal official funds, so he will naturally get it by exploiting the common people. If the father-in-law protected him this time, then he gave the father-in-law so much,
We can take advantage of the situation to ease up and exploit more. When the time comes, there will be complaints among the people. In addition to calling him Prince Ning, others will accuse the father-in-law. Isn't it because he is small and loses the big? "
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Cai noticed that Liu Jin was stunned at first, and then began to think deeply, and then said sincerely: "Eunuch, not only Prince Ning is the same, the officials who are walking under your sect are also the same.
They earned 100,000 taels from outside, but only 10,000 taels were dedicated to the father-in-law. The father-in-law felt that they were very sincere in offering these 10,000 taels, so he gave them a high position for a while.
In order to be promoted or maintain that position, the one hundred thousand taels they bribed will all be counted on the father-in-law. They get a big profit and get away with it, but the father-in-law gets a small profit but has to bear the risk of grievances. Whichever profit is more, which one
Less profit? I just ask my father-in-law to think twice.
Ever since Liu Jin came to power, there have been almost no people who dare to point out his faults to his face. Even though Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and others can barely be equal to him, everyone knows that Liu Jin has a temper that cannot listen to irritating words, so who can
He would not do such a thankless thing; as for Xu Xun, he would not be guilty of doing such a selfless act - so today Liu Jin heard this piece of advice that clearly touched his interests.
After feeling unhappy, a deeply touched expression gradually appeared on his face...
"As expected of Mr. Xilu, no one has ever dared to say this to our family!" Liu Jin calmed down, and then asked kindly and eagerly, "Does Mr. Xilu think that our family should punish Prince Ning as a warning?
Follow your example?"
"Of course not." Zhang Cai saw a look of relief flashing across Liu Jin's face, and he said with a smile, "After all, Prince Ning is a close relative of the vassal, not to mention that this matter was ultimately caused by Yang Shen's public appearance at Pingbei Hou's promotion banquet.
I proposed, so regarding this matter, we might as well see what Pingbei Hou’s attitude is, and my father-in-law can adapt to the situation. As for the ones I just mentioned, my father-in-law might as well find a few notorious officials among the officials who come to give gifts.
Punishment, killing one to serve as a warning to others will be very beneficial to my father-in-law’s reputation!”
"well!"
Liu Jin only felt that every time Zhang Cai spoke something that spoke to his heart, he was very excited for a moment. What moved him even more was that Zhang Cai actually handed over his hand again and said sincerely: "If father-in-law
He rashly punished people without teaching him, fearing that the people who depended on the father-in-law would be in panic, so after taking down those targets, the father-in-law might as well say that it was my suggestion to punish corruption and bribery. In this case, the bad name belongs to me, father-in-law.
It’s safe!”
"How can this work? There is no sense in it!"
After instinctively objecting, Liu Jin immediately thought of the benefits of doing so. The bad reputation for punishing corruption and bribery belongs to Zhang Cai, and he has a reputation for accepting remonstrances and being vigorous and resolute. Maybe there are sincere and capable people who will vote for him. As for
Those who really want to give gifts will not give up the idea just because of one or two unlucky things. It can be said that they are all good. So, after trying to persuade Zhang Cai a few more words and seeing that the person refused to take back his words, he finally reluctantly
He accepted the proposal and continued to enjoy the banquet, but he felt extremely happy in his heart.
This is truly a national scholar that cannot be bought with tens of millions of gold. That boy Xu Xun is really talkative, weak in work, and has no vision!
When Qian Ning rushed to Xu's house, he only heard a flurry of blowing and beating. He was a little confused when he saw a large number of people gathered around a sedan chair and stopped at the door of Xu's house. He almost thought he had seen it wrong. If it was a sedan chair entering the door, it would be wrong.
It’s easy to say, maybe Xu Liang, the Marquis of Xing’an, changed his temper and was willing to continue his marriage, but that was a sedan chair! Xu Xun had no brothers or sisters, so who was the one getting married?
Thinking of this, he simply dismounted and went to the crowd watching the excitement. He randomly grabbed someone and asked, "Excuse me, what kind of happy event is this Xu family doing?"
"Oh, this is really a rare thing. Mrs. Pingbeihou marries a confidant who has been with her for many years. I heard that she almost treats her as a sister. It is rare for the Marquis of Xing'an or Pingbeihou to marry her.
No matter what, they are all willing to do so, so the ostentation is so great. You haven't seen the dowry given out the day before. It is a total of thirty-two pieces. Even ordinary officials and families are not so rich when marrying their daughters. The husband's family over there is really a great blessing.
!”
Ordinarily, when the mistress of an honorable family betroths a girl to an outsider, some people may murmur in their hearts and suspect that there is something unclear with the master's family. However, although some people in the Xu family called the Xu family a nouveau riche,
Among the people, because of the dream of Jinling and Xu Liang's three words "not continuing the string", people were talking about the beauty of the bride and the good fortune of her husband's family. When Xu Xun finally arrived at the door of Xu's house
, he felt relieved immediately when he saw that the sedan chair was not parked at the gate, but at the east corner gate.
Even if you marry almost as a younger sister, it cannot really be the same as marrying an official's daughter, otherwise it would be too contrary to etiquette!
Now that he has caught up, even if he is just a girl, since the Xu family is willing to pay thirty-two dowries for this, Qian Ning is naturally happy to send a gift, and immediately goes to the west corner gate to announce it. As soon as he signed up, the two
The concierge looked at each other for a while, and then invited him in with a smile. As soon as he entered the door, Qian Ning saw the bride covered with a wedding veil and being surrounded by people coming out. And at the door of the main hall over there, Xu Xun
He was holding the arm of a young married woman, and Xu Liang was standing beside him. He thought that the young married woman must be Shen...
"What a happy event, why are you crying!" Xu Xun said as he reached out to wipe the tears on Shen Yue's face. When he saw Shen Yue biting her lip and pushing away his hand, he smiled and said, "We are an old married couple now.
I’m afraid that people will see me, and besides, there are no outsiders! I don’t want to make Ruyi feel uncomfortable. Isn’t this because we didn’t even invite the officials, so it’s just our own place that’s lively?”
"Who said no? What's your look?" Shen Yue bumped Xu Xun's ribs with her elbow angrily. Seeing that he finally looked up, she said softly, "Didn't Qian Ning go to Jiangxi?
When did you come back?"
"It should be today. He is just in time." Xu Xun said and said to Xu Liang, "Dad, I'm going to meet the guests. If there is anything else, you and Yue'er can think about it."
When he got down the steps, Xu Xun saw Qian Ning walking forward to salute. He stretched out his hand to give Qian Ning a hand and said with a smile, "When did you come back and you happened to run into me here to hold a wedding?"
"It's better to be in time than to be early!" Qian Ning said as he took out a pink purse with extremely fine embroidery work from his arms and said with a smile, "These are some southern pearls I got from this trip to the south of the Yangtze River.
The ladies in my family don't have any use for these, so Lord Marquis might as well have some beads strung on for his wife to wear, or even two pieces of jewelry for today's bride, which can be regarded as my congratulatory gift."
Xu Xun took it easily, opened his purse and poured a bead out. He looked at the color and purity calmly in the sunlight, and then smiled and said: "I'm not polite to you, so I'll take it. Everyone outside
It's the mess that was made just now. Come to the study with me to talk. I just have something to say to you."
When they arrived at the study, before Qian Ning could say anything, Xu Xun asked bluntly: "Cao Xiong has just been transferred to Yansui Town. Now, although the Guyuan chief military officer has been transferred to another one, I am always not so relieved. Now
The deputy commander-in-chief of Guyuan also happens to be vacant. If you are willing, I can recommend you, but it will only take a year and a half to control one side. What do you think?" .).