Ji Gang had to lose his composure because Shen Wansan was so famous.【】
There is a folk proverb in the Ming Dynasty: "Nanjing Shen Wansan is like a dead willow tree in Beijing. A person's name is like the shadow of a tree." Shen Wansan's deeds are so legendary among the people that Ji Gang has been admiring his name for a long time.
Shen Wansan is from Nanxun Town, Huzhou. Of course, he does not have a "cornucopia". In fact, Shen Wansan made his fortune in agriculture. It was the land of the Shen family, who became a famous big landowner in the south of the Yangtze River. Search for the latest updates at Later, Lu Daoyuan, a wealthy Wujiang businessman from Jiangzuo, became a monk and gave all his assets to his friend Shen Wansan. This made Shen Wansan Three equals a sudden doubling of wealth. After that, he began to engage in overseas trade, taking advantage of Baiyan's convenience of connecting the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the west and the Liuhe River in the east to transport silk, ceramics, grain and handicrafts from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to overseas. The huge profits from business made him quickly become the country's leading rich man. When the people of Jiangnan rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, he speculated again. First, he funded the most powerful Zhang Shicheng. After the rise of Zhu Yuanzhang, he funded Zhu Yuanzhang and made a lot of war fortune, thus becoming The symbol of the God of Wealth.
This kind of wealthy and wealthy family became an inevitable target after Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the world. In the sixth year of Hongwu, Shen Wansan was charged with an unfounded crime and sent to Yunnan. He died of illness soon after and all his property was confiscated. .However, the Shen family is so rich that some of the family property that they had previously hidden could still allow the Shen family to gain a foothold in Jiangnan.
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However, once a person loses his luck, bad luck will follow. In the spring of the 19th year of Hongwu, the Shen family was involved in a lawsuit due to a dispute over land property. Shen Wansan's two grandsons came to Shen, and Shen Zhuang was imprisoned. Shen Zhuang was imprisoned that year. Died in prison.
In the 31st year of Hongwu's reign, Shen Wansan's son-in-law Gu Xue was implicated in another rebellion. Gu Xue's family and six members of the Shen family were ""same day"", more than 80 people were killed, and the family property was After being confiscated once, the Shen family was completely in ruins this time.
Shen Du knew that because of his father Shen Wansan's incident, the Shen family had been branded with a certain political symbol. If the Shen family wanted to rise again, it would not be enough to do business alone. It was necessary to climb up to a big shot in the court, so he moved his family to He took out the few remaining treasures he had privately hidden and ran to Nanjing City to look for opportunities.
In fact, it was not Ji Gang who Shen Du originally wanted to join, but Yang Xu. Yang Xu was the Duke of the country and was particularly prestigious in the Jiangnan area, and it was also Yang Xu who vigorously promoted maritime trade, which was very appealing to Shen Du. It was a good opportunity for the young master of the Duke's mansion to be born. Shen Du also mingled with the crowd of gift-givers and ran to the Yang family to give gifts.
The gift he gave was too heavy. Naturally, the steward of Fuguo Palace couldn't treat him as an ordinary person, so he immediately reported it to Xia Xun. He was an ordinary friend who had business dealings with the Yang family's shops, so he met him in person.
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As soon as he explained his identity and purpose of coming, Xia Xun flatly refused and kicked him out even with the gift. Shen Duzheng was greatly disappointed when he unexpectedly ran into a fortune teller. When the fortune teller first started talking, he originally thought that It was a common way to attract business, but the fortune teller described his life story and the circumstances of his family's prosperity and decline with complete accuracy. Shen Du couldn't help but think about it, and asked the fortune teller for advice.
He turned to Ji Gang because of the advice of the physiognomist. After he came to Beijing, he also heard about the grudge between Duke Fu and Ji Gang. Naturally, he would never tell anyone what happened. In fact, even if Ji Gang and Yang Xu were still friendly, he wouldn't be able to mention this matter. You chose someone else first, and then you settled for the next best thing if they didn't accept you. Am I the second best? Of course Shen Du would not make this mistake.
The name of a person is the shadow of a tree. Because of Shen Wansan's famous name, Ji Gang did not take Shen Du lightly. When Shen Du explained his idea of taking refuge with him, Ji Gang felt very happy.
Ji Gang now mainly makes money in the capital, but there are many inconveniences under the emperor's nose after all. He has just reached out to outside the capital. Chang Yinglin, the prefect of Huzhou, is the first money-making machine he cultivated. As a result, Chang Yinglin After being axed by Xia Xun, he still hadn't found a suitable agent for a while.
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Based on the Shen family's good business methods at that time, Ji Gang had no doubts about Shen Du's ability to make money. As for the fact that the Shen family was feared by the royal family and was constantly attacked, Ji Gang felt that after so many years, the Shen family also It was completely ruined, which was nothing to him, so he agreed. Ji Gang accepted the generous gift from Shen Du, and then asked Shen Du to be his agent and return to Jiangnan to help him He would make money and settle any troubles he encountered in the officialdom. With Ji Gang's temperament, he was not willing to engage in business and make money, so his advice to Shen Du was inevitably illegal.
Shen Du's family fortune of over 100 million yuan back then was now so dilapidated, and he couldn't wait to get rich again. He naturally understood Ji Gang's instructions, and immediately catered to his wishes, and proposed many creative ideas. Ji Gang was overjoyed and agreed to them one by one. The two of them hit it off immediately. , thus forming a close business partner.
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Zhu Neng's burial place was finally determined. According to the instructions of Qin Tianjian, Zhu Neng was selected on Beize Mountain in front of Beizhai Village, Huairou County, Beijing Prefecture. The captured Annan people were also released. From then on, he became Duke Chengguo from generation to generation. Guard the grave.
Most of the military officers did not understand why the emperor buried his beloved Chengguo in the distant Beijing Mansion. The only reasonable explanation could only be that General Zhu had once guarded Peiping with the emperor, and the emperor wanted Zhu to do so. The general's heroic spirit continued to guard the northern frontier for the Ming Dynasty.
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Only after hearing the news, Xia Xun, referring to the map explained by Qin Tianjian based on Feng Shui, understood: "The emperor's intention to move the capital has been decided! Even his own burial place has been secretly decided!"
Beize Mountain is located in the same mountain range as the Ming Tombs in Changping County. According to the Feng Shui theory of the Ming Dynasty, the location of the Ming Tombs is the dragon's head and Beize Mountain is the dragon's tail. The Feng Shui is indeed good. Zhu Di buried Zhu Neng there. It is Prepare for the monarch and his ministers to still be together a hundred years later.
In Jinshen Hall, Zhou Yun, the supervisor of Qin Tian, reported to Zhu Di: "... Qin Tian Supervisor has sent people to Beijing Mansion to choose an auspicious time to break the ground and build a tomb." Zhu Di nodded, and Zhou Yun paused. Then he said: "The Double Ninth Festival is coming soon. This is the list of people who will participate in the festival. Please take a look at it." As he said this, he presented a list with both hands.
On the day of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, a big sacrifice is inevitable. As for other ancestor worship festivals, it is up to the emperor to decide whether to hold a big sacrifice or a small sacrifice. Two days ago, he had asked Zhu Di for instructions. Zhu Di said that this year, besides the royal family, there will be no small sacrifice. Just bring a few close ministers with you and ask them to go back and draw up a list. If a minister's zodiac sign or horoscope conflicts with the time of worshiping the mausoleum, you can naturally not bring them with you.
Zhu Di said "Huh", took the list, browsed it hurriedly, and asked: "Why is there no Yang Xu? Is there any conflict between his zodiac sign, horoscope and the sacrifice to the mausoleum?"
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After the White Lotus Religion Case, the emperor seemed to be a little distant from Duke Fu, and many officials had a taste of it. The news that the eldest son of the Yang family had sealed the title of General Wude as soon as he was born has not spread yet, so no one knows that the emperor has feelings for Yang.
Xu's attitude changed again. When Zhou Yun drafted the list, he didn't include Yang Xu. This was because he was trying to figure out what he wanted. He didn't want to flatter him, which was obviously a mistake.
Zhou Yun said awkwardly: "Uh..., no..., I just wanted to... oh, there has just been a happy event in the Duke of Fuguo's family..."
Zhu Di understood, glanced at him and said: "What does this have to do with paying homage to the late emperor? Add it!"
Zhou Yun quickly agreed: "Yes, yes!"
Zhu Di glanced at him again and said calmly: "Just do your own thing well, don't think about it, don't get involved!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Zhou Yun quickly agreed and retreated, and when he stood in the corridor, he was already covered in cold sweat.
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The back house of Fu Guogong's mansion is covered with thick shade like a canopy.
In the small building, Ming'er is taking a nap with her son.
In the garden, several little girls were laughing and chasing each other, like butterflies flying through flowers, ducking into the flowers from time to time and coming out from there.
These are five little girls, the leader is Tang Sai'er.
Tang Sai'er originally went to Xia Xun's house with her mother and Granny Qiu to deliver wedding cakes to celebrate the birth of her young father-in-law. While the adults were talking, the children started to play together, and they immediately fell in love with each other. Xia Xun and the others
It was a pleasure to get along with her so well. Since Tang Sai'er was an old friend, Xia Xun didn't want her to just be a magician at such a young age, so he told the Tang family's wife to ask her to practice martial arts every day.
I came to the house that day and studied with Si Yang and Si Xun.
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If there is a better development, the Tang family's wife certainly does not want her daughter to be registered as a citizen. The status of the national registration is always higher. Therefore, although the Tang family's wife does not want to trouble her benefactor, the matter involves her daughter's background and future. In the end, it is
After agreeing, Tang Saier became a frequent visitor to the Yang family.
Tang Saier is one year younger than Xia Xun's eldest daughter, but when she is with them, she is like a boss. In just a few days, the four eldest ladies of the Yang family have all become her subordinates and are commanded by her.
Seeing this and that, she still enjoys it, even Siyu, who is the most evil-minded and the most difficult to control, is no exception.
Xia Xun sat in the small pavilion, listening to the chirping of birds, smelling the fragrance of flowers, smiling and playing with them, thinking: "No wonder he can be the leader of the rebel army, and he can do such great things as a daughter. He really has it since he was a child.
What a talent!”
Xia Xun was sighing with emotion when the second steward tiptoed over, stopped outside the pavilion, bowed his head and said, "Sir, just now the Qintian Prison sent news that tomorrow, the Double Ninth Festival, requires me to accompany the royal family to pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum!"
"oh?"
After hearing this, Xia Xun's expression changed. The previous emperor issued a decree to give his son a special official title. Ming'er had already told him that he knew it. Hearing this decree again today, Xia Xun was heartbroken.
The feeling became even more certain: "It's only been a month, do you think I have to leave the cold palace?"