In the banquet room on the first floor, all kinds of wine, dishes and fruits were neatly arranged. After a while of greetings, Yang Lin was allowed to sit on the top chair, Wang Chaoli sat below, and Li Yunniang and Madam Wang sat side by side to accompany them.
When Shangguan came to visit, the couple spent a lot of money on the food and wine. It seemed that Mrs. Wang had a good family tradition and treated guests well.
It's a pity that Yang Lin's mouth has long been naughty. He stopped eating with his chopsticks after taking a few bites and said: "I was harmed by an adulterer some time ago. I didn't reach the age of becoming a supervisor and deacon. Now I'm in good health. I thought about it. The errand given to me by the official family cannot be used to fool around with time like this."
When Wang Chaoli heard this, he said: "Yang Jiancheng, don't worry, our department has always been free and has nothing to do."
"That's wrong. We are supported by taxes from the people of the world. We can live leisurely wherever we go. In a few days, I will enter the palace to meet the saint. There are many places for us to show our talents in Bianliang."
When Wang Chaoli heard this, he was overjoyed. As long as he could get some jobs, all the prison guards would follow this new champion to gain glory.
And everyone knows that his background is Prime Minister Cai. Now that Prime Minister Cai is unstoppable, both Prime Minister Han and Prime Minister Zeng have to avoid his edge. As long as the new eunuch takes action, it should not be difficult.
Yang Lin winked, and when Li Yunniang saw that they were about to talk about business, she took Madam Wang's hand and said, "Madam Wang, let's go to the inner hall to talk."
Mrs. Wang also knew that this was her husband's opportunity, so she took Yun Niang's hand and stood up to leave.
After the women left, Yang Lin stood up and said: "I am going to ask the Holy Father to build a garden in the imperial city, transport the rare stones from the south of the Yangtze River to Bianliang, and stack the stones to form a mountain. The hills are connected to Fu, facing each other from east to west. , continuous from front to back, with mountains on the left and water on the right, streams on the back and ridges on the sides, continuous and full, swallowing mountains and embracing valleys. The garden is planted with exotic flowers and trees, rare birds and animals are raised, and it forms a flying tower with outstanding views.
It will take no less than ten years to build such a garden. Who dares to say that this is a government office where the prisoner will be in charge?"
After hearing this, Wang Chaoli took a breath of cold air: "If this is done like this, how much manpower and material resources will be spent, I am afraid that the civil and military forces in the DPRK may not agree to it."
"As long as the officials nod, it's useless for anyone to object."
When building gardens, stacking stones to form mountains, this is how the infamous Huashi Gang came about.
Originally, this matter was Taoist priest Lin Lingsu's idea. With this Taoist's deep favor and trust in Zhao Ji, Huizong's power and arrogance were no less than Cai Jing's.
He was given the title of Mr. Tongzhen Daling, the additional title of Mr. Yuanmiao, and the title of Kinmen Yuke. He became the leader of the Shenxiao Sect of Taoism. He succeeded Wang Wenqing and helped the Shenxiao Sect from its foundation to prosperity. He defeated many eminent monks of Tantric Buddhism and Zen Buddhism and revised the Buddha. title.
Because of his suppression and exclusion of Buddhism, many monks made up many vulgar stories and hit him on the head.
But it is true that Lin Lingsu is charming and bullying, unruly and domineering.
Now Yang Lin plans to take the credit for this. Zhao Ji has to transport the granite anyway, so he might as well leave it to himself to operate it and harm the people less.
Chao Chaoli thought about it for a while, and according to the official's temperament, this matter was almost inevitable.
In this way, the prisoner's transformation from a clean-water yamen will inevitably turn into a red-hot yamen.
"My subordinates are willing to work for Yang Jiancheng." The opportunity is right in front of him, and Chao Li doesn't want to miss it. There are too few opportunities for him to waste.
Yang Lin nodded with a smile and said: "Remember what you said today and follow me well. I will give you another message. When I go out, there will be a quota for a fifth-rank official. As long as you don't do anything to me, Erxin, it’s not that I can’t consider you.”
Wang Chaoli was so excited that his fingers trembled slightly. He had been depressed and frustrated for so many years, and the fifth rank official position was elusive.
You must know that only when you reach the fifth rank can you truly enter the ranks of scholar-bureaucrats and enjoy the best treatment in this dynasty.
He did not doubt what Yang Lin said at all, because the other party had no need to make fun of him, and the background of the new top scholar had long been rumored, and some even said that he was Cai Jing's illegitimate son.
There are two senior members of the Cai family, Cai Jing and Cai Bian. These two brothers are both influential figures in the court. It is conceivable that their power will be even greater in the future. Because Zhao Ji is now not hiding his affection for Cai Jing.
Satisfied, not only did the rewards become increasingly rich, but he also often went to Cai's house incognito as a guest, and treated Cai Jing as an ordinary guest and host.
To him, a fifth-rank official was like heaven, but to the young man in front of him, it was nothing. Wang Chaoli, the official in Bianliang officialdom, knew this very well.
"The kindness of Yang Jiancheng, Wang Chaoli will never forget it forever." After bowing deeply, Wang Chaoli said emotionally. For the ancients, the kindness of knowing and meeting him was indeed a great kindness——
Yangzhou, inside Yang Mansion.
Xu Zhichang's second uncle, Xu Fangheng, had tears streaming down his face. He cried loudly to Yang Tong and kept apologizing and begging for mercy.
I was so angry that I wrote a letter to Bianliang's nephew. Who knew he would cause such a huge disaster.
After Yang Tong learned about the incident, he almost fainted. His son was framed and almost fell to death. Yang Tong could never forgive such hatred.
Although the Xu family was a well-established gentry in Yangzhou, Yang Tong was usually polite to him, even a little bit ingratiating with him, but now he was cold-blooded and wanted to beat this old guy to death in court.
"My Lin'er almost died on Bianliang Royal Street!"
Xu Fangheng wiped his tears guiltily, and looked up to see Yang Tongyou's cold face, and his eyes seemed to be on fire.
"Exceptor Yang, all the mistakes are my fault as an old man. I just ask you to write a letter to Yang Zhuangyuan and tell him that he is willing to bear all the consequences. I just ask him to let my poor nephew go."
Yangzhou has become the number one scholar, which is the glory of the entire state, especially the academy where Yang Lin studied, which is even more glorious.
Who would have known that the new top scholar was almost killed, and it was done by Yangzhou people themselves. Now the Xu family is like rats crossing the street in Yangzhou, and no one wants to see them.
A well-established family that has been in the family for hundreds of years, turned into such a mess just because of his lust. Xu Fangheng felt filled with regrets.
He couldn't even mention his hatred for Yang Lin now, only endless self-blame and regret remained. His nephew, who he had raised with his own hands, had also fallen into an abyss.
Yang Tong had no intention of giving him a chance. After ordering his servants to see off the guests, he got up and returned to the inner courtyard.
Xu Fangheng left the Yang Mansion in despair. When he returned home, he felt even more uncomfortable when he saw his miserable and panic-stricken family.
"Go and clean up. I'm going to Bianliang to find Yang Lin to make up for this big mistake of mine!"
Mrs. Xu held a string of Buddhist beads in her hand and stepped forward and said: "Master, you must not do it. You know how vicious Yang Lin is. Now he must hate our Xu family to the core. Are you not throwing yourself into a trap this time?"