Looking at Jia Zhen's flattering eyes, Feng Ziying sighed in her heart, thinking that this person was the patriarch of the Jia family and the head of the Ningguo Mansion, and he was so arrogant, but now he has fallen to this level. He cannot but say that life is impermanent.
Taking the letter that Jia Zhen carefully took out from her arms, Feng Ziying looked at the seal. Jia Zhen probably hadn't read it, or Jia Jing had specially warned it.
Opening the letter, Feng Ziying glanced at ten lines and read it quickly.
The letter didn't say much, it just said that due to the current situation, they were divided between the north and the south, and the Jia family was in a bad situation. He also hoped that Feng Ziying would protect the Jia family for the sake of family friends.
It can be said that the content expressed in this letter is meaningless, and more depends on what Jia Zhen says.
"Brother Zhen, it seems that your trip to Nanjing is not going well?" Feng Ziying put down the letter and looked at the other party, "I heard that you have been an official in Nanjing for a few days. How come you suddenly thought of returning to the capital city?
Are you here? Don’t you know that in the case of the Jia family’s rebellion, She Shibo, Baoyu, Brother Huan and Brother Rong are still in prison. I’m afraid you will inevitably have to go to prison when you come back this time.
What an experience."
Jia Zhen trembled, her face full of helplessness and frustration, "Ziying, I don't want to be vain in front of you anymore. To be honest, I don't want to come back. No matter what happens in Nanjing, the Jia family turns out to be one of the four great families.
, my father still has some face in front of Prince Yohitada, it is more than enough for me to live a leisurely life, but it is a pity that the master refuses and insists on my coming back. He also named me and asked me to come back to you for help. No matter what the result, I must obey
,..."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was surprised again. This Jia Jing has calculated enough against himself. Is he sure that he can save the Jia family? "Master Jing thinks so highly of me? But what can I do? All I can do is kill you."
Take him to Lieutenant Long or the Criminal Department to surrender and see if we can get a lighter sentence."
"The master said that everything is at your discretion, Ziying. Whether you go to jail or be sent into exile, it's all up to you." Jia Zhen also looked at Feng Ziying pitifully, "I don't know what the master is thinking. The Jia family is all now."
If this is the case, what can I do if I surrender?"
"I don't know what Mr. Jing is thinking, but I know that Mr. Jing must have a deep meaning in doing this. At least if Brother Zhen surrenders, the court will not make it too difficult for you. Maybe Brother Errong will be able to take advantage of it and follow him out.
Feng Ziying was very thoughtful, "What did Mr. Jing tell you before he left?"
Jia Zhen looked dejected. It seemed that he was bound to go to prison. He didn't want to taste the prison, but his father insisted on sending him back, which made him very depressed and helpless.
In his opinion, it doesn't matter if he stays in Nanjing. Anyway, he just hangs around and can't do anything. If the imperial army really wants to attack, all he needs to do is raise his hands and surrender. There are so many officials in Nanjing. Do they still care?
Is he, a little official who is just hanging around?
"The master didn't say anything. He just said that he is struggling to survive now and is struggling..." Jia Zhen was not interested in saying anything more. His mind was on the impending jail sentence.
Feng Ziying was different. He believed that Jia Jing had some intention in sending Jia Zhen back, and it was not just to protect Jia Zhen and his son. However, Jia Jing might have been worried that Jia Zhen would be intercepted on the road, or even
Being held and tortured by Nanjing, it was impossible for Long Jinwei, who obeyed Prince Yi Zhong in Nanjing, not to monitor the important officials of the puppet dynasty, so there were many things that Jia Jing would not say explicitly, but he should have inadvertently revealed them to Jia Zhen in his daily life.
Even Jia Zhen may not understand the meaning, but after discussing it in detail, she can dig out a lot of things worth studying.
"Well, it's difficult. Brother Zhen, you have been following Mr. Jing for such a long time. Who does he usually meet, who does he have a good relationship with, who does he hate, and what are his conflicts? You should know something about these, right?
"Feng Ziying asked patiently and unhurriedly: "Please tell me in detail what you have done with Mr. Jing in the past two months. Maybe this is the purpose of Mr. Jing asking you to come back. Maybe you can
There is no need to walk around the prison, maybe Brother Errong will be able to come out early."
"Really?" Jia Zhen perked up, immediately started thinking, and began to carefully recall all the things she had experienced with her father in the past few months, "My father indeed kept me by his side, and he never avoided me in anything.
Before, I thought that the master wanted to train me so that I could be reused in the future, but after thinking about it, I thought it was impossible. However, when the master meets with guests and talks about things, I am always waiting by the side, and sometimes I have to help with the transcription.
Copy some documents,..."
Jia Zhen slowly came back to her senses and smiled with some self-deprecation: "I said, why did the master treat me so suddenly? I never saw him treat me like this when I was young. I see,..."
Feng Ziying also laughed. This Jia Jing is also a good person. He just keeps his son by his side and lets him participate in everything. However, he also knows that Jia Zhen is not capable, so he only lets him listen and watch more, but does not let him know.
He got involved and became a living VCR recorder.
If the situation in Nanjing is good, then Jia Zhen naturally does not need to return to the capital. If he feels that the situation is not good, he will send Jia Zhen, the "living information basket", back to the north, and find him directly, and ask Jia Zhen to send him
Tell yourself what you see and hear, and you will naturally know where Nanbian's weaknesses and shortcomings are.
"Brother Zhen, this is Mr. Jing's careful consideration. He belongs to a wealthy family. This involves the life and death of the family. There is no scheming to do. Since Mr. Jing bet on Prince Yi Zhong early, he must have had some last resort reasons.
And the whole story, but in the Jia family of Ningguo Mansion, you and Brother Rong are the only ones in the Jia family. Once he makes a mistake, he will never be able to turn around, or even turn around, but he can pass through you and Brother Rong.
I have to find another way to make a living. Even I have to admire this move." Feng Ziying said with a smile: "Tell me, tell me what you have seen and heard around Master Jing these past few months, down to the smallest details.
Explain it to me in detail, and tell me everything you can recall, especially the details that you don’t quite understand, and remember and explain them clearly."
At this time, Jia Zhen put aside other fantasies and began to reminisce. Feng Ziying gave him a stick of incense and asked him to go through many things in his mind. There was a sequence and priority. Jin Chuaner was also asked to go.
Call Wang Wenyan over and record and sort it out. The other two people can also sum it up to see if there is anything else that has not been considered or asked.
This lecture lasted for more than two hours and lasted for more than two hours. It made Jia Zhen's mouth dry and she had to change her tea twice. However, for Feng Ziying and Wang Wenyan, it was a great gain.
The imperial court was in a difficult situation. There were even wars on all sides. It was like a lantern made of paper. It looked like it would be broken at the first moment, or even about to collapse. However, the south side was also golden and jade, but the outside was ruined, and the difficulties inside were probably not much better than those of the imperial court.
After Jia Zhen went down, Feng Ziying carefully discussed with Wang Wenyan, "It seems that the Fujian people are impatient and are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the situation in South Zhili, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. They probably feel marginalized.
, and the Nanjing Puppet Dynasty demanded that the export of goods from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou be banned, which is obviously too biased. Ningbo is not blocked, but Zhangzhou and Quanzhou are banned. Isn't this bullying? "
"Ningbo is the most important foreign trade port in the entire south of the Yangtze River. Japan, Korea, Ryukyu, Southeast Asia and the north, as well as the huge shipbuilding and fishing industries, how can we stop it? If we really want to block Ningbo, it will divide the Zhejiang gentry. Yi Zhong
Even the prince can't do it." Wang Wenyan shook his head, "The influence of the Zhejiang gentry is much stronger in the puppet dynasty than in the imperial court, and they suppress the Fujian people, so they can only change the target and sacrifice the Fujian people, unlike our imperial court.
Here, the power of the Fujian scholars is stronger."
"It's also because of the Fujian Navy." Feng Ziying nodded, "Shen Yourong has great influence in the Fujian Navy. Now the Fujian Navy seems to be impartial and unwilling to intervene. In fact, they use Penghu and Zhangquan as their bases to ensure that
In the south, goods from Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Dongfan can be transported northward smoothly, and even Ningbo and Songjiang are the same. The puppet government has no choice but to find a way from the land. Isn't this a waste of time and money?"
"It seems that there is a big conflict between the original Yuan Cong faction of Prince Yi Zhong represented by Jia Jing and Zhen Yingjia, and the Jiangnan scholar faction represented by Tang Binyin. And there seems to be a conflict between Jia Jing and Zhen Yingjia. The conflict is not small. Zhen Yingjia, I
I know that Jia Jing is greedy and short-sighted. However, Prince Yi Zhong wanted to reward the Zhen family for working for him in Jiangnan for so many years, so he gave the Zhen brothers a lot of power.
Jia Jing is very constrained, and the work of Jia Jing, the 'Minister of Household Affairs', is very tiring, which also shows that Prince Yizhong does not use the people around him appropriately."
Wang Wenyan had made great efforts to understand the Jiangnan party and knew the inside story very well.
"They want to establish Jiangnan Town, but where the money will come from, there is no result yet. It seems that the Yangzhou salt merchants have followed Zhen Yingjia's path and are unwilling to spend more, and want to pass the responsibility to Su Hu
Chang's house, this is Tang Binyin's base, and this is another dead end."
Feng Ziying listened to Wang Wenyan's thorough explanation and also laughed, "After all, Prince Yi Zhong lacks enough prestige to suppress these people, or maybe Xu goes out too much and now he doesn't have enough. Tang Binyin
It is also difficult to reach a balance with Jia Jing and others, and Jiangnan is also in disarray, and it is difficult to form a joint force. In such a 'court', there is only a bunch of corrupt Confucianism and corrupt businessmen who are fighting for power and profit..."
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