novelonline Chapter 197 Thunder, Rain, Dew, All Are Your Grace
Chapter 197 Thunder, Rain, Dew, All Are Your Grace
Chapter 197 Thunder, Rain, Dew, All Are Your Grace
The eunuch said nothing about Jin.
So he showed displeasure.
However, what he was facing was still a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, so he immediately smiled and said: "Don't you have anything to say, Mr. Xie? If so... this servant has no choice but to go back and return to order."
Xie Jin took a deep breath, and then said tremblingly: "Thunder, rain and dew are all due to the grace of the king... Your minister, Xie Jin... is sincere and fearful. As a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, I can't repay the favor of the king. I am ashamed of the world and my majesty." Virtue, I only hope that Your Majesty...recalling your ministers is considered diligent, please Your Majesty's associate ministers to bury them generously, if so, I will praise Your Majesty's grace day and night..."
Hu Guang was listening, but he couldn't help feeling cold in his heart.
What he hated was His Majesty's ruthlessness.
What was even more chilling was Xie Jin's response.
My son died, and under such a sad situation, I didn't think about returning or retreating.
But such a coincidence to deal with it shows that Xie Jin's ingenuity is really terrifying under the circumstances of setbacks.
It is really wonderful to savor these words carefully. First, he seriously reflected on his own mistakes. , so doesn't it mean... this is also considered His Majesty's grace?So as a courtier, shouldn't he be grateful?
Therefore, what was originally a tragic event that could not be dealt with at all, came here, but it turned around perfectly.
After all, after the death of his son, it is unavoidable hypocrisy to simply praise the emperor for killing him well.
But if there were complaints in the answer, and it would inevitably make the emperor vigilant, then Xie Jin might also be in danger.
Even an answer that isn't brilliant enough may arouse suspicion that you're holding a grudge.
Only in this way, I made a small request, and then thanked him. I had a reason to thank you, and at the same time, I tried my best to avoid expressing my dissatisfaction, which paralyzed His Majesty.
I have to say that this kind of response and ingenuity is really scary.
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"Hey..." Hu Guang quietly arrived at Yang Rong's public house, and he said with emotion: "Jie Gong still doesn't want to retire. Now that he is in this situation, he values his official career more and more."
Yang Rong still lowered his head to draw up the ticket, but he didn't think it was strange, he just drew up the ticket and said: "I heard people say that if Mr. Xie has guests in his house, he will always chat with them, citing scriptures and allusions, which is admirable. A person who shows his talents to the outside world and arouses the amazement of others, such a person... no matter how much he says that he is high-spirited, that he doesn't care about fame and wealth, and that his fame is like floating clouds, it is actually just a bragging."
"A person like this, on the contrary, pays the most attention to fame and fortune. So... from the very beginning, I guessed that Mr. Xie would never retire, but instead cherished his position more and more. Thinking about it... Your Majesty must have thoroughly understood these things by doing this. .”
Hu Guang frowned and said, "Although that's the case, I still feel unhappy when I see you. Your Majesty's doing this is really chilling. After all, Mr. Xie died of his son... Hey... Mr. Yang's complexion is as usual, not at all. Unmoved, is your heart made of iron and stone?"
Yang Rong put down his pen and placed the paperweight on the memorandum he had just drafted, then he raised his head and said, "I heard a story about a poor woman who was working in a rich family's house. Crying loudly and distraught, the poor woman was puzzled when she saw it, so she said to the rich man's woman: "It's just a dead child, why are you so sad? Bury the child and give birth to another one next year." .”
After hearing this, Hu Guang frowned into a "Chuan".
However, Yang Rong looked at Hu Guangdao with a friendly face: "I am from Fujian. Fujian has many mountains and little land, and the land is also very barren. As long as I can remember, what I remember is the years of famine. Fortunately, my family is still rich. I My grandfather was also a scholar. At that time, it was the Yuan Dynasty. The emperor of the Yuan Dynasty heard about my grandfather's name and wanted to enlist my grandfather as an official, but my grandfather flatly refused. The children and grandchildren said that the world will be peaceful, and my children and grandchildren can be officials."
After a pause, Yang Rong continued: "When my grandfather was around, he taught me to know more about the poor households around me, so as to increase my knowledge. I saw those poor households, all year round, the days when they can eat enough are only a handful Count. Do you know why the woman from the poor family did not have such sympathy? Do you wonder why the woman from the rich family is so sad when her son dies? This is not because the daughter of the poor family has no human relations. For a lifetime, it has long been familiar."
"In this woman's opinion, ten children were born, and countless died of illness or starvation because the mother could not express milk. It is considered lucky if two or three survive. In a catastrophe, you will see the bones all around you. Parents and mothers will die this year, husbands will die next year, and children will die one after another in a few years. This kind of thing...it couldn't be more common, so she couldn't understand it. It is human nature for a rich man's wife to be so sad when her son dies."
After Hu Guang heard this, he still frowned. He came from a land of fish and rice like Jiangxi, so he couldn't empathize with him.However, I have some sympathy for what Yang Rong said.
I saw Yang Rong smiled and said: "Let's talk about today, didn't your majesty say that so many husbands, fathers and sons died so many people when they sailed to the west. People, how many people have compassion? But when you see Xie Jin's son died, you feel sorry for it. It can be seen that Hu Gong, you may not hate human life like grass, but because...you resonate with Xie Jin."
Yang Rong paused, and then said: "I am in Wenyuan Pavilion, and every day I see reports in this memorial are all about famine, natural disasters, man-made disasters, and plagues in various states. How many people die in a small memorial?" People? Hey... If you really want to be sentimental, you must cry bitterly in this public house every day. The so-called kindness does not control soldiers, righteousness does not control wealth, love does not establish affairs, and kindness does not become an official. Instead of thinking about these , it’s better to deal with the memorabilia well, and one less death counts as one, you and I are university scholars, how can we lose our minds because of our own life and death.”
Hu Guang sighed: "Forget it, I can't tell you."
But Yang Rong said: "It's just Mr. Hu... now that Mr. Xie's son is dead, you should plan for your daughter, and make another marriage contract... that's fine."
Hu Guang couldn't make up his mind and looked hesitant.
Yang Rong then said again: "Don't always place too much emphasis on the matter of famous teaching, we are not corrupt scholars, and we should not use our daughter's life to win a chastity memorial archway."
Hu Guang then nodded and said, "I'll go back and persuade you."
Yang Rong said: "What do you think of this case?"
Hu Guang came to his senses at this moment: "The old man never thought of...then Liu Wenjun..."
Yang Rong said: "Liu Wenjun is a cocoon. But what I think is that Liu Wenjun is not the only one involved in this matter. Liu Wenjun has a good name. Although he only got 11 taels of silver, I was thinking... I'm afraid there are many treasures. , It was used as a tool for him to gain fame! I am afraid that many of the cheaply sold things... are related to Shilin."
Hu Guang squinted his eyes and said, "If so, I'm afraid this matter... will not be easy."
Yang Rongdao: "Forget it, this is a matter of Jinyiwei. Mr. Hu these days, it's better not to have any personal relationships with others. If someone visits, don't be merciful and turn them back."
Hu Guang looked at Yang Rong with admiration and said, "Well, I'm afraid that there is something old to ask, so don't get involved."
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"Lord Hou, Lord Hou..."
At this time, Chen Li hurriedly found Zhang Anshi.
He smiled wryly and said: "Several warehouses caught fire, and people went to investigate. Only then did they find out that they were all precious goods, and many people died. They were all merchants, clerks, and accountants...
"The news of these people is very well-informed. Everyone has a dog's nose. When there is a disturbance in the palace, several merchants and employees who bought treasures before will die immediately. Many warehouses caught fire... ..."
Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "To his mother, these people are indeed not simple."
"Is this matter still being pursued?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Of course we have to investigate, but if you don't, what will His Majesty support you for?"
Chen Li looked embarrassed: "Yes, yes, yes, I am very ashamed."
Zhang Anshi said: "However... don't relax on the side of the rebellious party. Is there any news from Monan?"
"It hasn't come yet." Chen Li said with a wry smile, "I was just wondering why there is no news yet?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Then just wait."
As soon as the news of the fraud case came out, the entire capital was immediately ebullient, and people talked about it.
Of course, many people felt sorry for Xie Jin.
This matter really had nothing to do with Xie Jin, but it ended up hurting Xie Jin's son.
It's just that scholars care about these things, but for businessmen, they obviously don't care about that.
I heard that suddenly many warehouses caught fire.
It turned out that it was the firm that purchased the precious goods, and suddenly not only the people in the upper and lower levels died, but even the warehouse where the goods were stored and the accounts were all burned.
All of a sudden... the prices of those spices that were originally purchased for 3 to [-] taels of silver have skyrocketed.
Merchants excitedly wanted to participate in the second day's auction, but who would have expected... Qixia's auction house...because Xie Gong died of his son, the first seven days had not yet passed, so it closed down.
"Fucking hell, this black-hearted thief surnamed Zhang, what do you have to do with him when his baby is dead? Why is he so sad? This treasure is in his hands, obviously because he wants to increase the price."
"Yes, yes, it made me run for nothing."
"The ghost knows how much the price of the precious goods will rise in the past few days. Hey..."
"Those who took pictures of spices before made a lot of money."
A group of people refused to disperse outside the auction house, and many people jumped and shouted.
There were also some people who were very happy, they bought spices the day before, and wanted to try their luck today, so they couldn't hide their joy, grinned, and almost said that Xie Gong's son had a good and wonderful death.
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"Owner……"
Someone hastily arrived at a small house in Qixia.
This house is next to the river, looking down from the second floor, you can see the turbulent flow of the river, today the water is rushing, seeing the boats in the river swaying, the person by the window can't help coughing.
"Cough...cough..."
"Master, something serious happened in the palace today."
"I already know." The man sighed, and said, "Cut the mess quickly, Zhu Di really resembles Zhu Yuanzhang very much."
"I heard that Jin Yiwei has been dispatched everywhere now. Besides... there is Xie Jin..."
"I know about Xie Jin." The man said lightly: "Xie Jin is a man who is motivated by interests. Zhu Di has seen this clearly. The more he kills his son, the more he refuses to let him go, and he will keep his own place. There is a kind of person in this world, ahem... If you respect him, he will look down on you, but if you beat him and kill his son, he will be obedient! Not only that, but also serve carefully. Zhu Di understood the way of imperial servants."
"But what about this case?"
The man closed his eyes, remained silent for a while, and then said: "The tempers of these scholars in Jiangnan have not changed! They were like this back then, and they are still like this now! They were like this when Zhu Yuanzhang was around, and they are still like this when they are in front of Zhu Di!"
"These people can't accomplish any great things, but they can do bad things. Now I'm afraid that the civil and military people in the whole court will be in danger."
"That being the case, we..."
At this moment, the man finally opened his eyes again, with a stream of light in his eyes, and said: "We... have to do it too."
"Do it?"
"Not to say……"
"One moment and another moment." The man sighed: "If Zhu Di didn't notice us, in fact... there is no need to take risks at all, we can continue to infiltrate slowly, the so-called sneaking into the night with the wind, moistening things silently."
Speaking of this, the man smiled and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity... After all, I still showed my feet. In fact... I really don't want to be an enemy when Zhu Di is around. Zhu Di is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If we act, There may not be a good chance of winning.”
After a pause, the man lowered his head, but said again: "But... people are like this. Once they are bitten by the other party, they will definitely try their best to find our traces. If it doesn't work for a year, it will be two years. , in three to five years, we will be discovered sooner or later. If so...then... let's muddy the water. It's a risky adventure, but there is no way out."
"It turns out that the master came to Nanjing to plan such a big event, but I don't know how..."
The man said indifferently: "I have prepared a few secret letters and sent them out quietly. These days, I have been observing Zhu Di's whereabouts. Zhu Di is...not to be underestimated. Of course, he is not without flaws, his biggest flaw ...is too confident in himself."
After all, the man narrowed his eyes and said word by word: "Using these is enough to make him die without a place to bury him."
"Since that's the case...then master..."
The man smiled and said: "You don't need to say anything, let us send out our signal, let everyone prepare themselves, the time... I will set it in two days, now... In short, once you make up your mind, you must not No more hesitation. Have you seen the boat on the river? Sailing against the current, if you don’t advance, you will retreat.”
"Yes, little one understands." The person who spoke saluted, then left quickly.
"Cough cough cough..." The man couldn't help coughing, he frowned, still looked at the river, couldn't help smiling bitterly, and murmured: "I don't want to take risks, but... until now, I have to take a step Chess is dead, who wins...it depends on these few days."
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"Zhanji, Zhanji, you must not have imagined that it is too miserable. Come on, let me do the math for you. His son is actually not his son, but the son of his accountant. And his accountant is not his accountant, but his father's son, his brother. On the surface, he is his son, but in fact, he is his nephew, no...he can't be completely regarded as his nephew, after all, Liu Jin's The mother is still Liu Wenjun's wife, rounded up, she is actually not only his nephew, but also his half son, do you understand now?"
Zhu Zhanji covered his ears: "I don't want to listen."
Zhang Anshi pulled Zhu Zhanji's hand away: "Listen to uncle first. Uncle told you this to tell you that it's not easy for a family...to be connected by flesh and blood. Look...other people's family , Uncle may not be my own uncle, nephew may not be my own nephew, only uncle is different from you, we are relatives!"
"Look, everyone says you look like me, what is this?"
Zhu Zhanji opened his big watery eyes and said, "I don't want to hear it."
Zhang Anshi sighed: "Hey, uncle dotes on you too much. You are no longer the old Zhu Zhanji. The former Zhu Zhanji only knows how to love uncle! Anyway, we will have to be strangers in the future... I want Go complain to sister."
Zhu Zhanji: "..."
"Uncle, Uncle..." Zhu Zhanji tugged at Zhang Anshi's sleeve, and said pitifully, "Uncle, why do you always want others to coax you?"
Zhang Anshi gritted his teeth and said: "What are you talking about? This is to teach you to cultivate your nephew's virtues. Don't be heartless. Uncle always cares about you. In his busy schedule, he also came to look for you, but just look at you." Own……"
Zhu Zhanji put on a helpless look, drooped his head and said, "Okay, okay, uncle will do everything."
Only now is Zhang Anshi satisfied, a hairy kid, I, Zhang Anshi, can't control him?
At the moment, he taught Zhu Zhanji some more, and then returned to Qixia happily.
These few days... Because Xie Jin died of his son, Zhang Anshi was happy to be at leisure.
At this time, when he went out, he brought dozens of guards with him.These guards are all carefully selected. I dare not say that one will fight ten, and it is probably not a problem to have six or seven.
Zhang Anshi likes this feeling of security.
When he returned to Qixia, Zhu Jin and Chen Li came excitedly at this moment: "Master Hou, Lord Hou...Monan...here is a letter."
As soon as this remark came out, Zhang Anshi immediately cheered up.
He immediately said: "Take it to me."
After receiving the letter, both Zhu Jin and Chen Li stretched their necks, wanting to read the contents of the letter.
Zhang Anshi glared at them, and said angrily: "Go aside, you can watch such a confidential event if you want? What if the two of you are against the party?"
Zhu Jin and Chen Li were happy, they were very relaxed and didn't care about Zhang Anshi's reprimand at all.
The main reason is that I scold him a lot on weekdays. It was uncomfortable at first, but I gradually got used to it. After thinking about it for a while, Master Hou scolded him like this. This is really treating him as a confidant. If he is not a confidant, he can say it in person. Is he against the party?
If you really go against the party, you will definitely not say it.
Zhang Anshi didn't know what these two guys were thinking in their hearts, but he just looked down at the letter paper intently, and the more he looked at it, the more dignified his expression became.
He couldn't help but said: "How is it possible... how is it possible..."
As he spoke, Zhang Anshi looked at the letter paper coldly, and remained silent for a long time.
"Master Hou, what's the matter?"
Zhang Anshi suddenly raised his head, glanced at Zhu Jin and Chen Li, and said, "It's really hard to find a place to go, and it's easy to get here. Finally... all of this has a clue. It's just..."
Chen Li cheered up. These days, he has been like a headless chicken, and his heart is really uncomfortable.
The Qianhu of his Neiqianhusuo has now accumulated a lot of credit, if he captures another leader of the rebellious party this time, I'm afraid...the future will really be limitless.
"Humblely, I would like to obey Lord Hou's orders." Chen Li said without hesitation.
Zhang Anshi took a deep look at Chen Li, and said with an extremely solemn expression: "The house of thousands of households is tight on the outside and loose on the inside. This rebellious party...has a lot of eyes and ears. I realize that at that time, if I run away again... all previous efforts will be wasted."
"So, from now on, you should act as if nothing happened, and continue to investigate if you should continue to investigate. Don't make any difference to the outside world."
Chen Lisu has always been obedient to Zhang Anshi's words. After listening to Zhang Anshi's order, he nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes."
Zhang Anshi turned his eyes at this time, and then glanced at Zhu Jin: "You these few days...go and run your auction well, Xie Jin's son's first seven is over, what should be auctioned still has to be auctioned, and our show needs to be auctioned." In the end, you know, we are staring at others, and they are also staring at us."
"Yes!" Zhu Jin knew the seriousness of the matter, so he didn't dare to smile.
"My brothers... all called me. I made an appointment to fry fish with them for two days. I'm just doing nothing on weekdays, so I can do whatever I want. The staff of the Neiqianhu Office don't have to move... After thinking about it, we brothers should do it."
After hearing this, Chen Li's heart immediately felt cold. If thousands of households would not move, wouldn't this credit be discounted?
But he didn't dare to talk too much, he still said: "Everything is according to Lord Hou's order."
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In a small house by the river.
"Master... I have found out. Three days later... the auction will start again. I heard that this time, many people are gearing up to earn a fortune from this treasure."
"Ahem..." The man's cough got worse again, and his spirit was listless. He let out a long breath and said, "Really? It seems that everything is as I expected."
The man pondered for a moment: "The news will be released on that day... all the people will be mobilized to complete the battle!"
"Yes. It's just the master... can we... go back to Mobei?"
The man shook his head: "My lungs are getting more and more uncomfortable. I'm afraid I won't be able to travel long distances. Besides... if I leave Beijing, I'm afraid I won't be relieved. This is the best opportunity. If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid I will lose everything." , I have waited so hard to get today, and it will all be in vain, just wait, wait a little longer."
The visitor was a bit hesitant, and looked at him worriedly: "Once something happens, the capital will be in chaos, Tiqi will be everywhere, Nanjing City and Qixia will probably be blocked, then..."
The man smiled miserably: "Who would have trouble with a scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken and is suffering from ailments? In their eyes, anyone can be against the party, but only people like me... no Can."
"Since that's the case, then... the villain has gone to summon."
The man nodded, and then... paced to the window, still looking at the surging river, he couldn't help saying: "The river goes east, the waves wash away, and the romantic people of the ages..."
His voice became softer and weaker, until he was interrupted by another cough, and the voice stopped abruptly.
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The ninth day of November.
It's freezing cold, but at this time, Qixia's enthusiasm is unabated.
Countless merchants gathered to participate in the grand event.
A huge fraud case, coupled with the fact that the merchants who got the spices at the previous auction made a lot of money, prompted many merchants to come and join in the fun.
This early in the morning.
But Zhu Di called Yishi Halai: "Xie Jin's son's first seven, have you passed?"
Yi Shiha smiled wryly, now inside and outside the palace, everyone is talking about the first seven of Xie Jin's son, but it seems that not many people really care about Xie Jin's dead son, but they put all their minds on...cough cough...
Yi Shiha said, "Just passed."
"Fucking into his mother, I have been waiting for so long. If I had known it earlier, I would have killed him a few days earlier, so I wouldn't have to be so troublesome."
Yi Shiha laughed dryly: "This... words... hehe... ah, the weather has turned cold today, Your Majesty, this servant will add a piece of clothing to Your Majesty."
Zhu Di shook his head: "When I was in the desert, I wasn't afraid of the cold. It's not cold yet. What's the rush? The auction is going to start today, right?"
"That's right, I heard that today...Qi Xia is going to make a fortune."
"Of course I know I want to make a fortune."
"No, what I mean is..." Yi Shiha paused: "I heard people say that the price of precious goods... has skyrocketed, and the spices alone have risen to 5 taels of silver per thousand catties..."
Zhu Di was surprised: "Things are rare and expensive?"
"Yes, I heard that a lot of the treasures that Eunuch Zheng brought were burned, and even if they were left behind, no one would dare to sell them now. The price of these treasures rose sharply in response, and many people discussed in private, if today... ...Some people are willing to buy goods at a high price, and they are all looking forward to...making a lot of money."
Zhu Di smiled and said, "You bastard...why do you always have money in your head?"
Yi Shiha dare not say that what is good at the top is effective at the bottom.
But he just said aggrievedly: "Yes, this servant really deserves to die, he's only thinking about those dirty things."
But Zhu Di said again: "In that case, let's go to Qixia."
"Yes, the servant girl is ready."
"Ready?" Zhu Di asked in surprise, "You've figured it out, I want to go and see the excitement."
Yi Shiha said: "At other times... His Majesty may not go, but on such a big day as today, how could His Majesty be willing to wait? His Majesty has a fiery temper. When Jing Nan was in trouble, the guards around here hadn't even started yet. Charge to kill, His Majesty will be the first to rush into the enemy's formation on a flying horse, always scaring everyone half to death."
When Zhu Di heard him talk about his glorious past, he couldn't help laughing: "If you really made a fortune today, I will reward you... um... I will reward you with 500 taels of silver."
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Chapter 2 is late, sorry.Ask for a monthly pass.
(End of this chapter)