Liang Shicheng and others calmly waited for Yang Lin to sue Pan Yi, so that they could add insult to injury and seize the opportunity to capture the shipping companies in Hangzhou, Mingzhou and Fuzhou.
Liang Shicheng was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he naturally took advantage. He could see the emperor every day and circle around him.
He wanted something, and it was impossible for Yang Lin to fight for it, unless he came in from the palace with a knife and fought for his job.
Early the next morning, before dawn, Wang Fu, Cai You, and even Gao Qiu all came to the residence of Liang Shicheng in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
These three places are not trivial. Whoever gets them will have endless wealth. Even if you put a few cronies in them, you can make a lot of money.
The founding economy of the Song Dynasty surpassed that of the previous dynasties, far beyond the Han and Tang dynasties, and relied on the Shipping Department.
Liang Shicheng was an eunuch who was obsessed with power. Unlike people like Cai Jing and Yang Lin, he didn't care much about female sex and pleasure.
In Lao Liang's outer house, various calligraphy, paintings, and scrolls were placed, and guests were invited to watch, comment, and inscribe. Although Liang Shicheng knew some poetry and calligraphy, he was not a big writer at all. However, he liked to be arty, flaunt himself, and say
He came from the sect of Su Shi, and he claimed to take calligraphy and calligraphy as his responsibility everywhere, and often gave advice and criticism to the handsome and famous people under his sect.
As long as anyone plays to his liking, he can promote you and make you rich. This is how you earned the title of Hidden Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.
The hard study in Hanchuang and the selection of the best among the three houses are all bullshit in the eyes of these powerful ministers. The people who make the rules have never thought of letting these rules restrict themselves.
Wang Fu and Cai You pretended to appreciate it carefully, but in fact they were already very excited. As for Gao Qiu, this honest man was drinking tea aside and waiting anxiously.
At three o'clock in the morning, Liang Shicheng slowly got up, and a group of maids went in to wait on him.
After a while, everyone gathered around Liang Shicheng and came out. As soon as they came out, they saw several of his confidants. Liang Shicheng said angrily: "Normally, there are no people around, but today they came like wolves that smelled meat.
So early and so gathered! Our family thought that today was the day to go to court."
The three people immediately surrounded him and tried their best to flatter him, especially Wang Fu, who was even more flattering than when he treated Zhao Ji.
Liang Shicheng had already planned in his heart and knew why they came. He was going to let Wang Junming take charge of the richest shipping company in Hangzhou.
Who was Wang Junming? He was Su Che's son-in-law, and Su Che's daughter was Liang Shicheng's cousin. This relationship made Liang Shicheng, who valued the Su family's family lineage, take great care of these relatives.
Because Su Che belonged to Yuanyou's old party, he was now the target of Cai Jing's attack. He resigned at will and settled in Yingchuan. Feeling that there were not many people left during Yuanyou's time, he built a house called "Yilaozhai" and named himself "Yingchuan".
"Bin Yi Lao". He read and wrote all day long, sat silently in meditation, declined guests, never talked about current affairs, and pinned all his feelings in poems.
Although Liang Shicheng was extremely powerful, deep down in his heart he was still in awe of his uncle.
Liang Shicheng leaned on the cave, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Don't chirp here. As for the Shipping Company, our family has already made a decision in our hearts."
When the three people heard this, they immediately pricked up their ears and looked at the old eunuch nervously.
While several people were having their own thoughts, suddenly a young chamberlain hurried in, bent down and said: "Eunuch, the consort Pan Yi has entered the palace."
"What? Shouldn't it be Yang Lin who entered the palace? Did the officials send someone to detain him?"
"No, Princess Xu brought her consort Pan Yi into the palace and reported to the officials that he was not good at business and wanted to hand over the management of the three shipping companies to the Wansui Battalion so that the Wansui Battalion could complete the construction of Genyue Shoushan as soon as possible. The officials said
As soon as Long Yan was overjoyed, he immediately rewarded the princess and the consort with a pair of jade Ruyi. He also issued an order to reorganize the three shipping divisions of Hangzhou, Mingzhou and Fuzhou under the jurisdiction of Long Live Camp."
With a bang, Liang Shicheng punched the table, and several of his confidants also looked ashen.
Who would have thought that Yang Lin, a boy who was usually extremely arrogant and would take the initiative to flirt with others and cause trouble whenever he had nothing to do, would be able to endure being assassinated now?
"This must be the reconciliation between Pan Yi and Yang Lin. Dear father, we have all underestimated Yang Lin."
Liang Shicheng said bitterly: "This time, he won."——
At this time, Yang Lin had already brought the Khitan envoys to the imperial city, preparing to hold a state banquet to welcome these envoys.
Xiao Baoxian had a depressed look on his face. They had already figured out the details of the Young Master of the Song Dynasty. Xiao Baoxian came to the conclusion that he was an out-and-out treacherous person.
Relying on this new top scholar, he was promoted six levels in a row and reached the rank of Shaozai of the Song Dynasty. He was already a hot figure in the court.
The attitude of such a person will directly affect the foreign policy of the Song Dynasty. From the current point of view, his rise is not a good thing for the Khitan.
Looking at Yang Lin's careless back, Xiao Baoxian took the initiative and asked: "Yang Shaozai, I wonder what you think of the war between Song and Xia?"
There has always been this argument in the Song Dynasty. Starting from Sima Guang, those conservative civil servants felt that the Western Army war was a waste of national finances and spawned a group of generals who were beyond their control.
They even strongly advocated handing over the land that the Western Army had worked so hard to conquer to the Party members.
Yang Lin said with a smile: "Where did the war between Song and Xia come from? The northwest states were originally the land of the Han family. Some rebels took advantage of the chaos to stand on their own and were treasonous. Our determination in the Song Dynasty to suppress the rebellion is like the towering mountains.
Will be shaken by anything."
Xiao Baoxian said coldly: "In the northwest states, there are many lands belonging to the Dangxiang people. They were canonized during the Tang Dynasty. There was no Song Dynasty at that time, so how could there be any talk of rebellion."
The ancestors of Xixia, the Dangxiang tribe, originally lived on the Songpan Plateau in Sichuan, and moved to northern Shaanxi during the Tang Dynasty. They were granted the title of Xiazhou Jiedushi by the Tang emperor for their contribution in quelling the rebellion, and they successively submitted to the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty. However, many of the current Xixia territories were founded.
After that, the Song Dynasty's territory was robbed by the Khitan, such as Lanzhou and the Hexi Corridor. There were millions of Han people in these places, surviving under the rule of foreigners.
When the Xixia people go to war, they always like to gather a group of "colliding sons", which is to force the Han people to serve as cannon fodder, walk in front of the team, and use the flesh and blood of the Han people to consume the bows and arrows of the Song army.
Yang Lin was not angry but happy. He stopped and turned around and said, "What your envoy said makes sense. I think the sixteen states of Yanyun can also make the same conclusion, right?"
Xiao Baoxian's expression changed and he sneered: "Yang Shaozai, I hope you will be careful in your words and deeds. Do you want to provoke a dispute between Liao and Song Dynasties?"
"Hahaha, how is it possible? Liao and Song Dynasty have always been brotherly countries, good neighborly and friendly. I, Yang Lin, am not happy enough, how could I destroy our traditional friendship? Don't worry, whoever dares to get along with the Song and Liao alliance is me, Yang