The sky was gloomy, dark clouds were hanging over the city, and the gates of the Shen family's mansion in Luoyang were tightly closed. Even the extremely rare carriage at the entrance, which was always bustling with people, did not stop. This place was originally a busy place, but today, all of them were sent back by Shen Xiang to "wait quietly." "
A gust of wind blew by, and the broken lantern paper that had been blown down from somewhere suddenly flew up from the ground, swaying in the air unscrupulously, just like someone who suddenly went insane.
A slender figure walked forward, picked up the door pull ring and clicked it a few times. The door opened a crack. The people inside took a look and immediately said: "Miss, you are finally back. The old prime minister asked Several times!”
The eldest lady was Shen Yiyi. She nodded and entered silently.
Walking into Zhuxintang, Shen He immediately asked: "Yiyi, what was the attitude of officials from various places after receiving the imperial report?"
Shen Yiyi straightened her messed up hair and said, "Most people didn't express their opinions, a few expressed support, and a few started to curse."
Shen He was a little disappointed: "Most people didn't express their opinions?"
Shen Yiyi smiled: "Father, isn't this normal? Do all the county magistrates have the courage to blatantly oppose the court's resolution? Even if they are dissatisfied, they can only criticize it secretly."
Shen Cheng spoke at this time and asked: "Those who agree are either those poor and self-righteous people, or... they are ambitious but unsuccessful people?"
Shen Yiyi nodded: "Grandpa's discerning eye is as bright as a torch."
Shen Cheng waved his hand: "What's wrong with this? I've been in charge for decades, but I still can't see clearly. Officials in this world are just like that: power, power. Only power is beneficial. Now the biggest power in the world is to have power. Collect the biggest profits in the world, but how can these people who have already benefited be willing to hand over what they have in their hands so easily? The reason why most people still remain silent is just two thoughts."
Shen Jue asked: "Grandpa, what do you mean?"
Shen Cheng said calmly: "One is that everyone thinks that if a tree is as beautiful as the forest, the wind will destroy it. If he comes out first and confronts the emperor boldly, judging from the emperor's current determination, this person will most likely be captured. Naturally, no one would be willing to do such a thing if they came to worship the flag; secondly, as the de facto leaders of the local area, they could not obey the imperial court's new laws and not follow them. They would not say a word and even praised the emperor's benevolence. , in fact, they don’t get the matter done at all. If Qiu Linjiang and his group are in a hurry, they can just make a show. Everyone is like this. How can Qiu Linjiang remove most of the officials in the world? Is the investigation successful? Not to mention that he doesn’t have the ability and courage. Even if he has the ability and courage, will the emperor go crazy with him? No matter how much trouble Qiu Linjiang causes, he won’t feel bad. , but he was able to endure the hardships, but the emperor felt sorry for him. After all, the surname in this world is Lin."
Shen Ju nodded: "Grandpa's analysis is very accurate. My grandson also feels that most local officials may resort to the same trick of overt and covert violations. They do not object openly but do not cooperate secretly."
But Shen He frowned: "Are we going to let Qiu Linjiang go on like this?"
Shen Cheng turned the lid of the purple clay tea cup in his hand and suddenly smiled: "Yes, let him keep tossing it."
Chen He wondered: "Father, wouldn't this make Qiu Linjiang bigger and bigger? Look at his demeanor now..."
Shen Cheng chuckled: "What's wrong with the air? Isn't it the capital of people's air now? Zhang Yanyu gave up the elder of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Rites to him. He is a Zhejiang chief envoy who has only been here for a few months. In just a few years, Within a few months, he was promoted to the first minister (the Ministry of Rites is nominally the first, but in fact the most powerful one is naturally the "Central Organization Department" and the official department), and he is ranked as the cabinet elder. No one can help but be arrogant when doing things. Besides, Qiu Linjiang is a very impressive person to begin with."
Shen He frowned and said, "My son means, will this cause Qiu Linjiang to gather together?"
"That's for sure." Shen Cheng waved his hand nonchalantly: "Qiu Linjiang now has the full support of the emperor, and he will definitely gather a group of people under his command, and the Qiu Party will inevitably take shape."
Seeing that his father didn't care, Shen He couldn't help but wonder: "Wouldn't this be very harmful to our Shen family? Why doesn't my father seem to be worried? Could it be that he already has the wisdom?"
"It's impossible to talk about having pearls of wisdom in your hands, but there's no need to worry..." Shen Cheng smiled faintly.
Shen Ju suddenly laughed: "Grandpa, what do you mean, our Shen family can just sit high on the Diaoyutai and watch the waves rise and the clouds disappear?"
When Shen Ju said this, Shen Jue suddenly woke up and slapped his forehead: "I understand, Qiu Linjiang's reform was actually designed because of the lack of land in the world, but although he 'increased money', he did not 'cut back on expenditures' ', He wanted to cut off the flesh of the officials all over the world, but he didn't dare to really dismantle some bloated institutions. In this way, the officials all over the world hated him, but did he knock down these people who hated him? …”
Seeing his brother thinking about this, Shen Ju added with a smile: "Not only that, there is also a question of how much he hates Qiulinjiang's new law. Although our Shen family has a lot of land, in comparison, our real estate is in There are more downtown areas in major cities, and the rent collection from shops is our main source of funds. However, the Gu family was a famous family in Zhejiang in the early years. After Gu Yong, a famous scholar from Jiangdong in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land they owned in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was amazing, and some Even 90% of the county is their family's private property. If Qiu Linjiang makes such a fuss, wouldn't the Gu family be much more anxious than our Shen family? When they are anxious, they will naturally have to come forward to fight against Qiu Linjiang's new law. In this way, …”
Shen He looked at his two sons and smiled happily. He knew that his abilities were average. Even if he took over his father's position, the Shen family would be able to maintain this situation at most. It would be difficult to achieve great development. But His two sons and one daughter were his pride. They were both extremely smart and capable people. He often thought that the greatest contribution he had made to the Shen family in his life was giving birth to these two sons and a daughter.
Shen Cheng waved his hand: "Let's stop talking about Zhang Yanyu's promotion to Grand Master and Qiu Linjiang's succession as Pavilion Elder. Let's talk about other major events."
Shen Yiyi nodded and said: "There are three other things that deserve our attention. The first is that Cao Rui will contact the Sixth Guards New Army for joint exercises; the second is that after the Gaoyou Lake case, the Qinglong Sect has been unusually low-key; the third is that Sichuan The Leng family secretly sent a group of people around Jiangsu to investigate something, and now they have gone to Huai'an."
Shen Cheng thought for a while and said: "Cao Rui came in to contact the Sixth Guards New Army for the drill. Yiyi sent people to contact Marshal Yunshan... No, contact Marshal Yun and ask him what his attitude is. Does this matter have anything to do with us? It’s not a big deal, but the attitude of the Yun family in this matter is related to our attitude in the government, so it’s better to give it a try first.”
Shen Yiyi was slightly surprised. She bypassed Yun Shanshuai and asked Yun Zheng if she wanted to avoid offending Yun Shanshuai. But she was still extremely convinced of her grandfather's judgment and nodded immediately: "Yiyi understands."
"As for the matter of the Qinglong Sect..." Shen Cheng pondered for a moment, tapped the handrail with his fingers, and muttered: "Continue to monitor, don't alert others, and at the same time, let Long You know about the Qinglong Sect, and let him know when he takes office. It’s up to you”
Shen Yiyi nodded again.
Shen Cheng glanced at his son and grandson and said: "The Leng family suddenly sent people to Jiangsu. This thing seems to have happened a bit unexpectedly...Does the Leng family have any interests in Jiangsu? Why haven't I heard of it? What do you think? ?”
Shen Yiyi was the first to say: "According to the current intelligence information, the Leng family does not have many interests in Jiangsu. It only has a trading company that sells specialties from central Sichuan. But there is nothing strange about this trading company itself. Its headquarters is in Chengdu, in Jiangsu Province. There are only a few shops responsible for sales.”
Shen Ju asked: "The Leng family's specialties from central Sichuan are sold directly in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they are not trafficked to Nanyang by themselves, right?"
Shen Yiyi nodded
Shen Ju frowned: "Then what are their people doing in Huai'an? Yiyi, how many people do they have and who leads them? Do you know these conditions?"
Shen Yiyi replied: "It's not clear who will lead the team. There are quite a few people, more than a dozen, and the martial arts are said to be good."
Shen Jue suddenly became suspicious and said, "Princess Huai'an has a close relationship with Yun Zheng. Could it be that the Leng family went there for her?"
"But why did the Leng family go after the princess? Don't say that the Leng family would not quarrel with the Yun family for no reason. Even if the Leng family really had a quarrel with Yun Zheng because of the relationship between the fourth prince, they would not take it out. Princess Huai'an? Don't they know how much His Majesty loves Princess Huai'an? They broke up with the Yun family, and His Majesty was not happy before it was too late. But if they didn't dare to cause trouble with the Yun family, but instead went to provoke Princess Huai'an, the result would be Facing the wrath of the royal family and the Yun family at the same time, Leng Xiang wouldn't do such a stupid thing?" Shen Ju shook his head and denied his brother's guess.
Shen Jue himself was a little confused and asked: "Then why do you think a group of people from the Leng family went to Huai'an? It's fine if they go openly and secretly."
Shen Ju shook his head: "There are too few clues now. No matter how you guess, you can't take it seriously. I think it's better for Yiyi to work harder and let the people from Tianji Pavilion continue to observe."
Shen Yiyi nodded. She had thought about this matter before and felt that there were not enough clues and she needed to continue monitoring.
Shen Cheng added: "Yiyi, it is also important to pay attention to whether these people have contacted the King of Jiujiang."
Shen Yiyi nodded again and suddenly asked: "How about asking the people in Tianji Pavilion in Sichuan to move around and see if there is anything going on within the Leng family recently?"
Shen Cheng's eyes narrowed and he nodded slowly: "Yes, it is very necessary. You can arrange this matter and report back immediately if there is any situation - Okay, that's all for today's discussion."
----------Dividing line----------I don't have enough time. This chapter is 3000. Now I still owe 1000 words. Tomorrow it will be 5000. Well, I will try to update it as early as possible tomorrow.