At the beginning of the lanterns, the city of Yangzhou continues to be prosperous, with restaurants, brothels and brothels brightly lit.
Yang Lin returned to his house. The moment he opened the door, he saw two carriages at the door.
"Lin'er, you're finally back." Yang Tong stood aside rubbing his hands, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.
His father was obese and couldn't stand for a long time. Yang Lin frowned and scolded: "Yang San, why don't you move a chair for my father."
"Hey, I'm just standing there for a while. What's the big deal? Don't talk about him. It's dad who's standing here. Lin'er didn't hesitate to put aside his integrity as a scholar and visit the prefect for me as a father. As a father, I feel bad.
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Yang Lin was speechless for a while. Yang Tong took it for granted that his visit to the prefect was for him to bribe him for the exam, and he never thought that it was for his own future.
My image as a gentleman has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people after more than ten years of accumulation in my predecessor. But this is not a bad thing. Of course, reputation is useful, especially in this era.
Yang Lin, who had no intention of defending himself, opened the vehicle behind him and saw that it was filled with jewels. Rich merchants in the Song Dynasty were not short of money, especially in a place like Yangzhou.
"Yang San, let's go. Dad, you are waiting for news about me at home. Don't worry about me."
After saying that, Yang Lin got into another carriage and rushed to Cai Mansion under the cover of night.
Yang Tong looked at the direction of the carriage, with a complicated expression on his face. The taciturn old butler next to him whispered: "Da Lang."
"It doesn't matter, what we want is to give him a pure background. My original intention is to buy him a reputation and live a peaceful and prosperous life. If Lin'er's heart is full of troubles, it doesn't matter if we help him ride the wind."
Cai Jing's residence was not far from the Yang family, just across a street. After handing over the name card, they were ushered in without any notice.
It seems that Cai Jing has already given the order. Hey, how could this old thief act so calmly during the day? His pursuit of power may have gone too far.
"The master has given instructions to invite Yang Jieyuan to the study for a talk."
Yang Lin's identity is Jieyuan of the government examination, so he will definitely become an official. Even if there is nothing to do during the day, he will be polite when he goes to the prefect's house. After all, the current Cai Jing is not the powerful treacherous prime minister.
Entering the study room, the red candles illuminated it as brightly as day, and there were several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls for Cai Jing to observe. Cai Jing's calligraphy and paintings are really not fake. If it weren't for his identity as a traitor, future generations would have praised this calligrapher and painter even more.
painter.
Cai Jing was dressed at home, with a white cloth wrapped around her head and her hair wet. It seemed that she had just finished taking a shower.
Yang Lin adjusted his gown outside the door, straightened his crown, sang the name loudly, and then stepped into the room.
"Student Yang Lin has met the Master."
"Wen Yuan, why did you come here late at night?"
The old man is really good at pretending. Yang Lin cursed in his heart, but he said respectfully: "I am here to congratulate you on your promotion. You can enter the temple and help the country."
Cai Jing's face was as dark as water, and he smiled and waved his hand: "Oh? Wen Yuan's information is quite good. I don't even know it myself. Are you sure that I can enter the court?"
There were only two concubines in the study at this time, standing behind Cai Jing to serve. Yang Lin looked around and stepped forward and said: "The student has something to say, which he must tell the master alone."
Cai Jing waved his hand, and the two concubines left, leaving only two people in the study.
"Fu Zun, the student's success in Jieyuan is nothing more than the care of Fu Zun. How can we not repay the favor? Even if the same palace becomes an official in the future, the student will follow Fu Zun.
After the official ascended to the throne, he appointed Tong Guan as the enshrined official and searched for ancient calligraphy and paintings, strange flowers and stones in the south of the Yangtze River. This was a God-given opportunity."
Cai Jing was very satisfied when he saw that he had expressed his loyalty first, and then heard him talk about Tong Guan, which coincided with him even more. This boy will be an official in the future, and he will also be a good helper for him.
After thinking about this, Cai Jing's gaze towards Yang Lin became softer, and he said warmly: "In Wen Yuan's opinion, how should I seize this God-given opportunity?"
Yang Lin had already made up his mind and said: "The prince will enter the court in the future, and his reputation is very important. How can he personally take care of such things? My father is a merchant in Yangzhou and has quite a lot of money. Even if our Yang family goes bankrupt, we still have to pay for it."
The officials have found a few desirable treasures."
The Yang family not only has a lot of money, but Cai Jing has been the prefect here for so long and knows a lot about Yang Tong. This upstart is considered to be as rich as the country. In this way, with the help of the Yang family and his son, he can save money and worry.
Things can still be done well, and energy and financial resources can be left to continue pursuing other pursuits.
You must know that if a demoted official wants to return to the court, he needs more than a little preparation. This is a difficult and dangerous road.
But Yang Lin was not worried at all. If Cai Jing couldn't catch Zhao Ji's eyes, he would no longer be Zhao Ji. Sooner or later, these top-notch monarchs and ministers would come together to harm the country and the people. If he wanted to make a difference, he had to take this flight first.
Hitchhiking.
Now that they had expressed their feelings, the two of them chatted more deeply. It was not until the two sticks of incense were burned that Yang Lin said with a smile: "It's getting late, so students won't bother me anymore."
Cai Jing stood up in person to see him off, held his hand and said, "Wenyuan, I'll leave this matter of worshiping Guan Tong Guan to you."
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu, the students will fulfill their mission."
Cai Jing breathed a long sigh of relief and suddenly smiled: "If I can achieve my wish in the future, your benefits will be indispensable."
Yang Lin was waiting for these words, pretending to be very touched, and waved goodbye.
After seeing Yang Lin off, Cai Jing stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back, and suddenly smiled and said: "This kid is a character who may be useful in the future."
After leaving the Cai Mansion, Yang Lin was still a little excited. Today was just the right time to surrender. In a few days, Cai Jing would enter Bianliang and quickly become the prime minister. What else could he do?
You must know that after Cai Jing came to the throne, in order to consolidate his position, he promoted and appointed his cronies. He has been in Yangzhou for so long, how can he still have any cronies in the court? How can he be forgotten?
After thinking about it, the carriage passed through the bustling downtown and returned to the house.
As expected, Yang Tong was still waiting at the door, but this time he sat on a chair.
Seeing his son getting off the carriage, Yang Tong stood up and asked, "Lin'er, how are you? What did the prefect say?"
"Dad, call all our shopkeepers together to purchase valuable calligraphy and paintings. The longer the time, the better, the greater the reputation, the better. The more of all kinds of ingenuity, the better."
Yang Tong was a little indignant and said angrily: "Back then, the Cai Mansion had a good plan and spent 30,000 yuan to buy a Jie Yuan. Lin'er's literary talent is not bad. Why didn't they just order a rough guy to be the Jie Yuan?
He's not greedy enough and wants us to pay for it. As expected, the government doesn't have anything good to offer."
Yang Lin laughed: "Dad, this time we are not as simple as buying a Jie Yuan. The future of our Yang family depends on this time, so don't be stingy with spending money."
Yang Lin's words held great weight in the Yang family, just like a businessman in later generations would listen to his civil servant son's words no matter how rich he was. Although Yang Tong didn't believe it, he still nodded and agreed.