The Shijia Shuanghou reacted instantly, and even with their courage, they broke out in a cold sweat.
Just as the elder asked, what kind of place is Epang Palace, and how can the historians live in it?
That was the palace of the First Emperor. A minister of the Shi family actually wanted to live in Afang Palace. What did he want to do?
Although no one in the Shi family has any intention of rebellion, if such rumors were exploited by someone with intentions and spread directly to the present day, it would be a disaster for the family!
Jin Jin is not a good-tempered master, and has long expressed his dissatisfaction with the old noble family. If Jin Jin takes such a big hand, the Shi family will be completely destroyed.
Thinking of the serious consequences, even though the two Shi Hous were both brave men who fought hard on the battlefield, at this moment they were so shocked that they felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, and their hands and feet were as cold as ice.
"I don't know what the intentions of the people who spread such rumors are. The people of Jinling are also stupid. They let such rumors spread completely. Aren't they afraid?"
The eldest man spoke at the right time, and said to his cousins who were already pale with shock: "After we go back, we must deal with this matter immediately. We must quietly disappear these fatal rumors, otherwise we will be caught by political opponents and sue them in the future.
If this happens, the historian family may be in danger of overthrowing!"
"That's exactly what happened, Enhou reminded me!"
The two princes of the Shi family nodded in agreement, and were very grateful for the eldest master's reminder.
What a risk!
If the elder had not deliberately reminded them, even if the brothers heard the rumors, they would not have paid too much attention to them, and then they were inexplicably tricked by their political opponents and were at a loss.
But now that we know what the problem is, I think it will be quite simple to deal with it when no one outside is paying attention.
At the same time, they also have to secretly detect the person who spreads such sinister rumors. No matter what the other person's thoughts are, they cannot let it go easily.
If historians fall for rumors inexplicably, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud?
"Also, you must be careful when dealing with rumors. I'm worried that someone will use this matter to threaten the historian and ask him to join a certain faction!"
The elder reminded: "This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, and don't let others take advantage of it!"
The Shijia Shuanghou nodded repeatedly to express his understanding, but he felt very depressed in his heart.
Just a moment ago, they were laughing at the Wang family's tutor in their hearts, but in the blink of an eye, the Shi family made a bigger mess. It was just like slapping the two brothers. Naturally, they had no intention of doing so and they just took whatever the old man said.
"I, the Wang family, should be fine, right?"
Seeing the eldest master turning his eyes towards himself, the prince felt a chill in his heart. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "The words that represent my Wang family are just saying that the Wang family is rich!"
"It's not just ordinary money!"
The elder joked: "I'm afraid that being as rich as a country is not enough to describe it. Since the Wang family is so rich, it would be inappropriate if they don't pay three to five million taels to the palace every year!"
"What, three to five million taels of filial piety to the imperial palace every year?"
Wang Ziteng was startled and said angrily: "That's not the joke!"
"I'm not kidding Brother Wang!"
The elder sneered and said: "If the key royal family hears such rumors, will the Wang family dare not pay for it?"
Of course, I don’t dare!
Wang Ziteng naturally realized the seriousness of the problem, and said with a ferocious expression: "If I know which Hun Qiu arranged the joke, I will have to kill him!"
Wouldn't it be an unjust death if he fell under such rumors?
At this time, Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Shuanghou were in a state of confusion. They really did not expect that the rumors that had arisen in Jinling could be so destructive, and that if something went wrong, they themselves and the family behind them would be implicated.
The point is, such involvement is unnecessary and makes me feel extremely aggrieved just thinking about it.
"Enhou, thank you for reminding me, otherwise I would be depressed if I suffered a big loss in the future!"
Both Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Shuanghou were very grateful to the elder for his reminder, which allowed them to know the huge hidden dangers in advance and avoid possible troubles in the future.
"Haha, it's nothing, it's just a little effort!"
The elder smiled and shook his head, and said helplessly: "Not only your two families, but also the Jia family and the Xue family didn't run away. It's just that the rumors involving the Jia family and the Xue family are not that fatal!"
Hearing this, Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Shuanghou smiled bitterly. They could only blame them for being unlucky when such a thing happened.
After that, the eldest master discussed with Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Shuanghou about the development of the family, and decided to look for talents from various branches of the family and use family resources to cultivate them.
In the words of the eldest master, after excluding the Xue family, which is engaged in business, among the four major families, they are the only ones who have become officials from the other three families. They are pitifully few, not to mention that they have no credible clan members to help them in the officialdom.
After saying this, Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Shuanghou hurried away. This trip to Rongfu had a big impact on them, and they had to go back and digest it.
Lian Er followed the elder out of the Hall of Rongxi, his face flushed with excitement.
Today I had the honor to participate in the highest-level secret meeting of the four major families. I heard about a major event related to the rise and fall of the four major families, and I was very excited.
He was shocked by Wang Ziteng's ambition. He never expected that Wang Ziteng would be so bold. He wanted to enter the cabinet that was firmly controlled by civilian officials. It was simply crazy.
I also didn't expect that several rumors in Jinling City would be so powerful. Even with the power of the historians and the Wang family, they would not dare to neglect them at all.
He saw the way of thinking of real wealthy family heads, which deeply touched him.
"Okay, you kid, just ask if you have anything to say. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you!"
The elder stopped, looked back at Lian Er and said angrily.
"Hey, I'm just curious why the master told these uncles?"
Lian Er chuckled, a little embarrassed to express his doubts: "This doesn't seem to be of any benefit to us, does it?"
"How could it be no good?"
The elder said with a smile: "The better Wang Ziteng performs, the stronger his ability to attract the attention of others. The same is true for the Shuanghou of the Shi family!"
Seeing Lian Er's confused look, the eldest master said angrily: "Everyone knows that the four major families in Jinling are one, and having them help attract external firepower is better than us doing it ourselves!"
Lian Er suddenly realized that he couldn't help but stretched out his thumb and praised: "It's tall, it's really tall!"
"What a tall ass!"
The elder said angrily, "If I hadn't found it troublesome, how could they have benefited today?"
Lian Erdan laughed out loud: "It's also my master's ability. If it were another person, who would care about such matters related to the family's force?"
After talking for a while, the elder waved and returned directly to the east courtyard. He also spent a lot of energy today.
Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Shuanghou did not have a fuel-efficient lamp. If they wanted to gain their approval, they could only show their true strength, and this was how they were shocked.
Obviously, Jia Mu was very interested in the conversation in Rongxi Hall. Not long after the elder returned to the east courtyard, Yuanyang came to invite him on Jia Mu's order.
When we arrived at Rongqing Hall, we immediately saw Mr. Zheng sitting under the old lady.
Oh, is Zheng Baobao here to complain again?
"Boss, what did you say to Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia?"
Jia Mu went straight to the point and asked: "Why did you kick the second child out when we were discussing things?"
As soon as the words came out, there was no reaction from the elder. Zheng Laoer raised his head in dissatisfaction and said: "Brother, I am also very curious about what you said!"
Hehe, you also know that when you hit a snake, you follow the stick!
"Old lady, do you also want to know?"
How could the elder not understand that Mr. Zheng was unwilling to do so and wanted to make up for the lack of information afterwards.
only……
Zheng Laoer has already been rejected by Wang Ziteng and others, and he will have a long hard time in the future.
"Boss, just tell me so that your second brother can know how the noble family leader behaves!"
Jia's mother followed her to help, and it was up to her to see if the elder would give him any face.
"There's nothing bad to say!"
The eldest man waved his hand and didn't care. After Jiang Zheng's second son left, he talked about some of the topics. Finally, he chuckled and said: "It's also the rumors in Jinling that have spread so much. I even heard about it in Shuntian Mansion, so I reminded you
They’re just a moment away!”
"only these?"
The second brother Zheng didn't believe it. He always felt that his eldest brother had told some big secrets to Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia Shuanghou, and he always wanted to find out.
"Then what else do you want?"
The elder spread his hands and said angrily: "Second brother, if you don't believe it, then go ask Wang Ziteng and his party!"
"Brother is joking!"
Jia Zheng hurriedly opened his mouth to make amends. He did not dare to really offend the elder.
"Do you have any other instructions, old lady?"
The elder smiled softly and looked directly at Jia Mu in front of him.
"What's going on with our Rongguo Mansion tribesmen in Jinling?"
As soon as Jia Mupu opened his mouth, he hit the nail on the head.
"Not bad. Although the rumors are not very helpful to the government, they will not cause taboos!"
The elder smiled and comforted: "I don't know if those who spread rumors are a little afraid of our family!"
Jia Mu then breathed a sigh of relief and reminded with a smile: "We need to make a good count of our tribesmen. This incident reminds us not to be implicated because of our tribesmen's affairs!"
"I know this!"
The eldest man was a little depressed and said: "Unfortunately, I am busy with official duties and really can't get away. How about my second brother going to Jinling?"
Not so!
Jia Zheng didn't expect that it would come to him again. He simply refused: "I'd better not get involved in such a thing!"
"In this case, the second son can just go to work as a yamen official with peace of mind!"
Jia Mu shook her head, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
Why did he bother so much?
Aren’t you trying to find opportunities for your younger son to show his face?
It's a pity that Zheng Lao Er's ideas are very different from Jia's mother. He doesn't want to struggle at all. It's best to just sit back and take the credit. But how can there be so many good things in the world for him?
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, the elder said goodbye. Jia Mu's little temptation just now disgusted him so much.
After returning to the east courtyard, he told Mr. Xing to pack his luggage as soon as possible and return to live in another courtyard in two days.
There were too many shits going on in Rongguo Mansion, so much that he didn't even want to come back...