"Drink more tea and clear your mind. I have something for you to do!"
Jia Rong sat on the Grand Master's chair, ignoring Jia Qiang's pretentiousness, and said calmly: "While the situation is great now, we have to let outsiders know that Ning Rong's second house not only has strong personal connections, but also has good methods to deal with people!"
"Tactics? Who?"
Jia Qiang suddenly became energetic, her eyes were shining with curiosity on her face.
"Zi Teng!"
"How could it be him?"
"Haha, this guy only had the support of the Xifu to successfully ascend to the throne in the capital. But this time, when Uncle Zheng's matter was tried, his true thoughts were revealed!"
"What are your true thoughts? Do you really want to be the boss of the four major families in Jinling?"
"Haha, that is probably what he is thinking at the moment. As for whether he will have greater ambitions after he successfully becomes the governor of the Beijing Camp, no one knows!"
"Brother Rong, tell me how to deal with him?"
"If you let the wind go, it will be said that Wang Ziteng has already regarded the official position of the Jingying Jiedushi as his own!"
"Isn't this enough?"
"Then add more weight and say that Wang Ziteng has always been dissatisfied with the lack of Wu Xun in the cabinet!"
"Is this useful?"
"Whether it's useful or not, you'll know if you spread the word carefully!"
In the tenth year of Emperor Su's reign in the Qian Dynasty, before the Lantern Festival, the already lively capital was made even more noisy by a sudden rumor.
Wang Ziteng, the fourth-rank commander in the capital, suddenly became a popular figure among the people of the capital and the powerful.
Those who didn't know the inside story were really fooled by the rumors and thought that Wang Ziteng was really the next Jingying Jiedushi.
Not to mention anything else, even the servants of the palace believed it, and they all looked very arrogant when they went out.
However, anyone who knew the inside story was full of disdain and concluded that Wang Ziteng was definitely out of luck.
Today's Emperor Su is a person who cannot rub grains out of his eyes. Wang Ziteng's performance will definitely not be in his eyes. If you want to become the governor of the Beijing Camp, just dream.
His competitors, regardless of whether they were hopeful or not, all showed happy smiles and geared up to give the prince some eye drops.
In fact, Wang Ziteng has the greatest chance of competing for the title of Jiedu envoy in Beijing.
On the one hand, Rongfu's connections in the military were digested by him, and on the other hand, he was from the lineage of the founding nobles, so his connections were quite strong.
In addition, Wang Ziteng is quite good at doing things as a person, and he also has certain abilities in martial arts. Combined, he has huge advantages.
What's more important is that no one knows that this guy has actually gotten in touch with the current Emperor Su. Emperor Su regards him as one of his own, and it's hard for him not to rise to the top.
The last one was only gradually exposed when Wang Ziteng began to compete for the Jingying Jiedushi, and many people were shocked.
It has to be said that the energy of the founding noble lineage is really not something that can be blown away.
Wang Ziteng acted like this, which in the eyes of outsiders was a betrayal of the emperor.
But even though this is the case, the emperor has no intention of pursuing the case, which is worthy of consideration by outsiders.
It was originally a sure thing, but because of a rumor that was not known to be true or not, it was estimated that there would be no chance of asking Wang Ziteng to compete for the position of Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp. I wonder how Wang Ziteng felt when he found out?
What's your mood?
Naturally, it was terrible and full of fear.
Not to mention that if a good Jingying Jiedushi loses his position, he will probably endanger the current Emperor Su, which is no joke.
"Asshole, which bastard spread the rumor?"
"If I were to find out, I would have to pull out his skin!"
After venting his anger at home, Wang Ziteng was worthy of being a leader among his peers in the four major Jinling families, and he quickly recovered from the blow.
What we have to do now, besides eliminating the impact of the rumors as soon as possible, is to find another way out.
Yes, although Wang Ziteng gave up the competition for the position of Jiedu Envoy in Beijing, it does not mean that he does not want to enter the ranks of third-rank officials.
This is the true nature of a hero!
Originally, Wang Ziteng wanted to muddy the waters and drag down several other colleagues who were most promising to compete for the title of Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, but he gave up after thinking about it.
If he does this, outsiders will most likely suspect him.
If you are caught spreading rumors, the consequences will be serious.
However, he didn't want to be tricked again. After thinking clearly, he immediately submitted an apology letter and basically withdrew from the competition for the position of Jiedushi in the Beijing Camp.
When the news reached the Rong Mansion, it was like a bolt from the blue, shocking all the adult owners of the Rong Mansion to the point of being extremely depressed.
It doesn't matter if Wang Ziteng retreats like this, he will directly waste all the resources of Rong Mansion and the losses will be extremely heavy.
Let's put it this way, in the past, the generals in the Beijing camp would give Rongfu some face and help with some things, but don't expect that now.
It can be said that the management of the two generations of princes in Beijing has basically become a blank slate.
On the contrary, the relationships and resources of the Ning Mansion have not been greatly affected at this time.
From now on, Rongfu will no longer have the confidence to take issue with Jingying.
At the same time, after losing most of the human resources in Jingying, Rongfu's reputation in the circle of Founding Father Hachigong plummeted to the bottom.
If it weren't for the various banquets during the first month that revealed the possibility of Ning Rong's second mansion being revived, the Rong mansion might have been expelled from the Eight Founding Fathers at this time.
"How could it be so? How could it be so?"
As the most respected being in the Rong Mansion, Jia Mu naturally saw the serious consequences of this incident, and she lost her bearings for a moment, and her whole spirit became a little depressed.
The one who can't stand it the most is naturally Mrs. Wang.
Before, she took advantage of her brother's position in the capital camp, and Yu Rong Mansion was prosperous and proud, but now she feels disappointed and even scared.
If she does anything wrong, she may lose control of most of the powers in the inner court, which she absolutely cannot accept.
It can only be said that until Wang Ziteng is clearly finished, Mr. Zheng will never target her easily. In addition, his son Jia Zhu is highly anticipated, so his mood is a little better.
As for Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg, she was less than five years old at this time. Although she was very popular with the old lady Jia Mu, it would not affect such an important matter.
Here, a rumor has made some people uneasy. Over there, Jia Qiang, as the executor, has been so frightened by all the subsequent reactions that she has been afraid to go out for several days.
It wasn't until the Lantern Festival, when he was in the study of Ning Mansion's foreign aid Jia Rong, that he dared to reveal his true feelings.
"Brother Rong scared me to death. I didn't expect the power of a rumor to be so amazing. Wang Ziteng was really shocked!"
Having said this, he patted his chest and said happily: "Fortunately, you told me about the covert means of spreading rumors before, otherwise I would have definitely been found out this time. It almost scared me to death..."