However, the sage decreed that Prince Teng, the governor of the nine provinces, be transferred to the post of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. The current governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Chen Bin, will temporarily return to his hometown to recuperate. Prince Teng was surprised and happy when he received the order. In the past few days, Jia Cong had talked to him several times about the modern Western world.
The situation in America and the shiploads of gold had already made him salivate. So he met in secret several times with Jia Cong, Shuirong, Huo Sheng and others to discuss more. Because they met more often and listened to Liu Aiyun's words, it turned out that
Different from ordinary actors, Xue Pan has a lot of talent. Although his face is still as cold as ice, he secretly admires Liu Aiyun in his heart.
Jia Cong secretly advised: "I can't believe Brother Xue's temperament. It's difficult to become a big man unless there is a smart person watching him. Sister Xue is smart enough, but she has many inconveniences as a woman. Over the years, I have been with him
Brother Xue is also a good person, but he looks at him coldly and is not a long-term lover. Anyway, it doesn't matter if a man gets married later. Uncle Liu can also see the temper of Mr. Liu, and he is not someone who will be entangled. They will be good together in the future.
After getting together and breaking up, it fulfilled Brother Xue's wish and attracted him to make progress. Isn't it good that there are still people looking at him in the past few years? Who is not young and frivolous? In ten years, Liu Aiyun will be old and faded.
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Wang Ziteng thought for a long time and sighed: "Even if I don't agree, what can I do to him?"
Later, he and Liu Aiyun became more friendly. Xue Pan was overjoyed and sent a generous gift to Jia Cong to thank him.
Everything on the Lingnan side had been completed, and everyone hurriedly went off. Although it was extremely hard, everyone was having a great time doing it. Only Xue Pan was going crazy.
He was just an ordinary dude. Although he wanted to make progress, his abilities were limited and he was blind for a while. He always asked Liu Aiyun when everything happened. How could Liu Aiyun, an actor, know that? Because the matter was hidden, he did not dare to ask the shopkeeper randomly.
I was a little confused, so I came to Jia Cong to ask for advice.
Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "I can recommend my fourth uncle to teach him first. But if his mind is on our important matters, the Xue family's original business will not be taken care of. But our career is at the beginning.
At that time, every household had to have money to support it, so he couldn't let go of the Xue family's business, he had to find someone else to take charge of it."
Liu Aiyun said: "I think his cousin is a good one."
Jia Cong said: "I've heard good things about Xue Biao, but Aunt Xue may not be willing to give it to him. And the matter is secret. It's not that I can't trust Xue Biao, I just don't understand it and don't dare to misuse it. Ask Brother Xue if you can
Let Sister Xue help us deal with it behind the scenes. She is of the same age as my sister, and I heard that she hasn’t found a suitable family yet. Tell Sister Xue that if she can help us start this business, the Xue family will be greatly benefited.
, it’s no problem for her to get a good family. As long as she’s not too greedy, she can get into the palace.”
Liu Aiyun glanced at him.
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Huo Sheng is seventeen this year, and Shui Rong is only more than 20 years old. She can't be the eldest wife, but there is no problem with the younger wife. Our family is tied by the same rope."
Liu Aiyun shook her head and said: "Why bother, just to look down on others."
Jia Cong looked at him and said with a smile, "Brother Liu, do you think about Sister Xue that much? Sure enough, a sister-in-law is like a mother."
Liu Aiyun's face turned red and she glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense. I have never met his sister. It's my turn to think about it. She just sings operas every day and has been in many princes' palaces, so she knows a little about the world."
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Jia Cong shrugged and said, "If she experiences business for a while, there's no telling what she wants will change. As for Aunt Xue, she has a soft ear and short knowledge. Uncle Wang and Brother Xue are coaxing her, so it's not a big deal."
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Liu Aiyun thought for a while, and realized that the Xue family was really sparsely populated and could not find anyone else, so she had to say, "Let's give it a try for the time being."
Jia Cong rolled his eyes, pulled him and whispered: "Speaking of Xue Biao, I remembered something. In the early years, I heard that the young lady of the Xue family was engaged to Mei Hanlin's son?"
Liu Aiyun nodded and said, "It is true."
Jia Cong said: "Our brothers have met many scholars in recent years. I heard that although Mei Hanlin is knowledgeable, he has some flaws in his character and is quite utilitarian. It is not known whether this marriage will come true.
.Anyway, tell Brother Xue that you have some confidence in your heart."
Liu Aiyun knew that both of his gentlemen were great scholars, so he had no doubt about this and nodded repeatedly.
He then went back to discuss with Xue Pan for half a day, and Xue Pan discussed with Wang Ziteng for half a day. Finally, Wang Ziteng went to see Aunt Xue first to lay the groundwork. He only said that he was doing business with several noble people, and he wanted to take Xue Pan with him.
This matter requires him to travel between Lingnan and Beijing, and I am afraid that at least half of his days will be spent there. I am afraid that he is too young and too busy, so the Xue family's business in Beijing must be handled by another knowledgeable and trustworthy person. At the moment, Xue is the only one.
Aunt Xue was really hesitant.
Wang Ziteng sighed: "It would be great if Bao Ya was a man. In terms of talent and mind, he is better than that boy Xue Biao, and he is also reliable."
Aunt Xue also said: "My Baochai is outstanding in everything, ten times better than her brother! But she is a girl." Then she hurriedly asked, "Since my brother has joined forces with several noble people, can there be a suitable person to support him?"
Baby girl?"
Wang Ziteng said: "It's very easy to find someone at random, but I don't think anyone is worthy of Bao Yatou. And after two years of business, Pan'er will be stronger, and Bao Yatou will naturally have a higher status. Xue Biao
I usually interact more with noble people in Beijing, and I can also see if there are any good families."
Aunt Xue said worriedly: "Pan'er is smaller than Baochai, what can he do? Besides... the news Pan'er got from the outside a few days ago, Mei Hanlin's side is probably unreliable."
Wang Ziteng raised his eyebrows: "Is this happening?"
Aunt Xue shook her head and said, "Who said scholars are trustworthy?"
In the evening, Xue Pan came back and discussed the matter with Aunt Xue. He also said that he had to find someone to take care of the business in Beijing. He said with a smile, "I have a very reliable candidate in mind, but I don't know if my mother will agree."
Aunt Xue thought it was Xue Biao, and felt that if he was allowed to take charge of the Xue family's affairs in Beijing, she would have to stick to Xue Baoqin first before getting a good marriage, which was a bit unpleasant.
Xue Pan smiled and said: "My sister has always been more reliable than me. Anyway, there are guys outside, so why not let my sister take care of the important accounts, okay?"
Aunt Xue was shocked: "Your sister is a girl, how can you do it?"
Xue Pan said: "Why can't I do it? I don't go out every day. The eldest girl from Rongguo Mansion is in charge of their family's clan education. Now everyone agrees. Besides, my sister has also helped me in the past two years.
I have read a lot of account books, and I am more familiar with them than others. She has figured out many things in the accounts for me. You see, the Liu's Timber Shop on Gulou West Street is right next door to our Heng Shu Dian;
His family was originally just an ordinary shabby settlement, but because the boss married the landlady who was very capable, it only took two or three years, and now he is so rich, wow. Their family only hired a steward to take care of the shop, and the landlady then
She is the chief shopkeeper. Anyway, I think my sister is better than ordinary people. Besides, there is really no one else, and you never gave birth to a brother for me."
Aunt Xue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She glared at him angrily and felt much better.
Xue Pan himself went to Baochai's room to persuade her for half a day, but Baochai naturally refused. For several days, Xue Pan bowed and begged her, and persuaded Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue really didn't want to entrust Xue Pan to her, so she
There was some hesitation. Finally, Liu Aiyun sent someone to quietly pass a message to Xue Baochai, "This matter is very important. If you can help me, Miss, I will be able to enter the palace if I am not safe."
Xue Baochai has always been ambitious. In the past few years, she had been thinking about Jia Baoyu, but she was teased by Mrs. Jia's mother and Wang. The word "Prince's Mansion" was like opening a bright window for her, and she was immediately attracted. She had a heart.
, Xue Pan was provoking again, Wang Ziteng did not object, and Aunt Xue agreed within a few days.
Xue Pan then entrusted everything in the capital to Baochai, and he was preparing to go south to Lingnan with Wang Ziteng. Seeing that the separation was imminent, he reluctantly parted with Liu Aiyun. Jia Cong met Jia Cong several times, and it really hurt his eyes to see that.
Then he gave Xue Pan a few words: If love lasts for a long time, how can two people live together day and night? Naturally, Xue Pan has never seen it, so he asked Liu Aiyun about it. Liu Aiyun had learned it in a play.
She shyly told him to listen. Xue Pan was moved for a moment, held him in her arms and said, "Even so, I really can't let you go."
Everything was ready, except that there was no movement from the saint. Jia Cong went to Prince Ning's Mansion again and asked him if there was any way to make the court suddenly short of money. The Sixth Prince smiled and said, "This is easy." Soon, all the princes took action together.
, the imperial court was asking for money from all sides, and both Shengren and Lin Hai were worried. In the past, they would have discussed this matter with Situ Pan, but now Situ Pan was still in Jiangxi and had not come back. Sheng had no choice but to order Lin Hai to secretly promise to put the smuggled seafood on the market.
On this day, a horse came to Beijing to deliver a message. Each of the three sons of the Xu family led a group of troops to fight until the sky was dark. In the end, his second son, Xu Su, won. Because the other two groups of troops were defeated, they led the remaining defeated soldiers to become bandits in the mountains. Xu Su then took the initiative
The envoys negotiated a peace with the imperial envoy. The two of them had just been negotiating for two days. Xu Su suddenly rushed back to Yuzhang after receiving an urgent message from home. He was shot to death by a hidden arrow when he entered the city. As soon as he died, Xu Hong's troops were completely defeated.
When the trees fell and the hozens dispersed, Situ Pan and others easily recaptured Jiangxi. Taking a closer look at Jiangxi's troops and horses, seventy-eight percent of them were lost due to internal friction!
Situ Pan thought that all the generals in Jiangxi were accomplices and had suffered severe losses, so he wrote to the saint to intercede on their behalf. After surrendering to the court, the past things were forgotten. The saint then discussed it in Linhai.
Lin Hai smiled bitterly and said: "Even if we want to settle accounts, we can't settle them now. How can we conjure up so many people to make up for their shortcomings?"
The sage sighed: "I can't even recruit a suitable Jiangxi general soldier. I still have to satisfy the old man. Let's wait until Lao Jiu comes back to discuss it."
Lin Hai couldn't help but feel worried when he returned home, with his eyebrows furrowed. Daiyu had dinner with her father, and when they met, they asked why. Lin Hai said sadly: "There are two saints in the court, and there are two days. One important thing is that it is difficult to choose."
Bring out the officials."
Daiyu thought for a moment and said: "The two saints are father and son, but they do their own affairs. This is also the case in other families. For example, his father is a former minister of the Supreme Emperor, but he himself is determined to serve the saint."
Lin Hai's eyes lit up and he slapped the table and said, "Cong'er and the others have been saying that my daughter is a female Zhuge, and it's true!"
The next day, he entered the palace early in the morning and presented the plan to the saint, saying it was his own idea. When the saint thought it made sense, he looked for candidates among the children of the old saint and his ministers in the capital. Then he thought of Xie Jing. The Xie family of Dingcheng Hou was an old man.
The person who favored Xie Guiren was just to give the old man face. Originally, he only wanted to wait for the old man to leave before cleaning up their house, but now Xie Guiren has raised the seventh child.
That day, the Xie family sent gifts to the Rongguo Mansion, but the Rongguo Mansion said they didn't know the reason. Feng Ziying asked Jia Cong about it. Jia Cong frowned and carefully recalled what he said to Xie Jing, and said: "It really didn't help him. It's just that it didn't help him.
I advised Brother Xie that Noble Xie should not deceive the Saint no matter what. Originally, all the women in the palace relied on the Saint to live their lives. Does this count?" The Saint then remembered that at that time, Noble Xie had indeed told the Saint clearly that she was pregnant.
After pouring out many of his thoughts and thoughts, he suddenly felt that this woman was sincere and ordered people to take care of her. Unexpectedly, it was a child's idea. From this, it can be seen that the Xie family attaches great importance to this old man. Old man Xie
Well, Xie Jing will rely on himself to gain wealth and wealth in the future? He is young and has some abilities. I don't think he is as stubborn as his grandfather.
He just had to have someone who could speak eloquently and persuade him to do things for him secretly but openly to the old man. Situ Pan was supposed to handle this kind of thing, but he was not here at the moment. The saint then ordered Lin Hai to persuade Xie Jing.
Lin Haiyin was afraid that there was a gap between the two brothers. He wished that the saint would look at Situ Pan more and more, and said: "The humble minister has no such ability. Why not just order him to go to Jiangxi to work in the army and let the wise king convince him? Once convinced, he appointed him as the governor of Jiangxi.
Commander-in-Chief, as long as you are not convinced."
The sage smiled and said: "Ruhai, you are becoming more and more lazy."
Lin Haidao: "It's just that General Xie is too young, so I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the public."
The saint sighed: "There is only a mess left in Jiangxi. The surrendered officers and soldiers are also frightened and trembling. As long as they are sent by the imperial court, they will naturally obey." He shook his head again, "But their family still owes the national treasury.
More than 600,000 yuan of silver has never been returned, and I have always regarded the laws of the country as if they were nothing. If I let them go in the future, I will not be willing to do so."
Lin Hai advised: "Sage, let's look past the eyes first and then look at the sun. It's not wrong to give Xie Jing a chance to make meritorious deeds. There is still the Seventh Prince here."
Although the saint was helpless, he had no choice but to give it up. From the Xie family, he thought that only the Rong Guofu family of the old man's old ministers had returned the money to the treasury, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Pian Jia She is another idiot! Otherwise, I can still use it."
Due to several misunderstandings in his early years, Lin Hai just thought that Jia She was hiding his clumsiness. After hearing this, he was determined to recommend him to the saint for an official career, but he hesitated and swallowed it.
The palace issued an order the next day, ordering Xie Jing, the guerrilla general of the Beijing camp, to go to Jiangxi to work in the army. The other party sent a secret message to Situ Pan, ordering him to persuade Xie Jing to change his position.
The Xie family was overjoyed upon receiving the decree, and they all thought that they had received the great favor from noble Xie, and that their glory and wealth would last for thousands of years.
Shortly after Situ Pan and others returned to Beijing, the sage ordered Xie Jing to be transferred to the post of commander-in-chief of Jiangxi Province. The old sage thought that he cared about his veterans and was quite satisfied.
Thousands of miles away, the sun is shining brightly in Lingnan, and Hong Kong, the former desert island, has begun to take shape as a small port, and everything is waiting to be done.