Chapter 70 Zhou Yanru: Nephew, it's hard for you, you and Ma Shiying both took a fancy to Shi Kefa's
Li Xiangjun's face turned pale with shock after hearing Dong Xiaowan's kind reminder.
She has not seen the elders of the Shen family since she was bribed by Shen Shuren in April last year. Shen Tingyang was still working as a doctor in Beijing at that time, and his wife Xu was naturally in Beijing with him.
This return, although not the concubine's return to meet her parents-in-law, was still very important. When Li Xiangjun heard that she might be disliked by the young master's parents, how could he not be anxious?
"What did I do wrong, little sister? Please tell me, can't I change it?" She asked pitifully with a frightened face.
Dong Xiaowan frowned and shook his head helplessly: "This matter is not something you can solve. My family has heard about it a long time ago. Huguang Fang Futai originally seemed to have intended to ask our family for a marriage, but because the young master was outside, he caused a reputation for men and women.
It wasn't very good, so I gave up.
It is said that the young master does not know the general situation, and because of a Qinhuai woman, he caused a turmoil, offended Zuo Liangyu, and the friendly troops did not support him, and almost fell into danger. Fortunately, in the end, the young master was well versed in the art of war, and he and Liu Guoneng's men were able to annihilate Erhe.
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But after the master and his wife heard about it, they always felt that my sister was a charmer who harmed women, swaggered through the market, hindered her husband, and caused disharmony among colleagues. My sister also knows that Daji and Baosi are all labeled in this way."
Chen Shuren was nearby. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but frown: "Don't say this here. I'll explain it to my parents when I get back!"
Bian Yujing, who was eating melon on the side, had originally planned to leave. Now that he heard that his sister might be punished, he became anxious and quickly came back to hold Shen Shuren's arm: "Mr. Shen, you must make this matter clear.
, my sister was doing it for..."
Chen Shuren's eyes were sharp, and he opened Bian Yujing's slender pussy domineeringly, gave her a firm squeeze, and gave her confidence: "Don't you believe me? Don't talk about it here, I won't let my woman be wronged.
Of course! Including your sister!"
Bian Yujing was so excited by the warmth and firmness coming from his hand that his heart warmed up. His face turned red instantly and he realized the problem.
Indeed, Shen Shuren's plan to provoke Zuo Liangyu could not be discussed in front of others. Now there are so many people on the pier that it is inevitable that there are ears through the walls.
Bian Yujing was also a strange woman who was familiar with history books. She knew that if she kept secrets, she would lose her virginity, so she immediately shut up and said nothing more. Instead, she shook hands with Shen Shuren tightly with pleading eyes, and made an appointment with Li Xiangjun to drink together at that time.
Let’s have tea to reminisce about old times and care about whether my sister has overcome this difficulty.
Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan were on the side, looking at Bian Yujing's expression with mixed emotions.
They could see that Bian Yujing did not have any love for the young master, but was just a friend with similar interests. Perhaps she was still relatively ignorant in her heart.
But being sucked into the vortex like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape in the end.
There is always a magical power in the young man that draws the girl into the historical trend, making the girl desperate, and unknowingly gives birth to a heroic feeling of accompanying the hero and creating history.
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After Shen Shuren comforted Bian Yujing and told her not to worry about her sisters' situation, he quickly got his women in the car one by one and drove all the way back to Shen's house.
Shen Shuren really wanted to keep a low profile. There were so many people on the pier that he didn't want to stay too long. But the appearance of Bian Yujing really made it impossible for him to keep a low profile——
Chen Shuren's own women can wear hoods and veils, but Bian Yujing cannot. If she suddenly showed up for a visit with her face covered, how would Li Xiangjun recognize her? Wouldn't she be regarded as a gangster? In addition, she is not famous.
Lord, I have never had the habit of covering my face.
After chatting for so long just now, the ladies of Li Xiangjun couldn't help but take off their curtains and show their true colors. As a result, countless men and women on the pier were stunned and shocked.
When Bian Yujing was the only one waiting, everyone was just amazed: there is such a beautiful woman in the world.
Fortunately, there are many well-informed dignitaries in Nanjing. They quickly recognized that this was Miss Bian who ran away from Meixiang Tower more than half a year ago, and everyone was relieved.
But Li Xiangjun and three other people showed up one after another. Among them, Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan had never shown their true colors to others in Nanjing. In an instant, all the men on the dock that day felt that their brain capacity was not enough.
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, there were originally many people who wanted to seek official positions and seek employment. On that day when they came to Nanjing, there was a mixed crowd on the pier.
Among the crowd, an old man with a rat beard who was about fifty years old and had a look of resentment on his face couldn't help but feel envious when he saw this scene.
I heard him ask an older and equally cynical companion next to him:
"Which pavilion elder is this, the nephew of the Minister? He dares to show off like this in Nanjing City, but he is a very ambitious and arrogant young man. After not returning to the capital for several years, this Qinhuai oiran has become more and more useless, so he rushed to send him
Come to the door!"
The companion next to him was familiar with the market, so he sneered: "Brother Yaocao, you are an old-hearted person, and you are still thinking about the likes and dislikes of these Qinhuai oirans.
It's a pity that you misjudged the wrong person this time. The young man just now is not just a dandy from some family, he is from Chenshu, Gusu. He is now twenty-two years old, and he is serving as a military official and serving as the censor of Qiandu——
Dear brother Yaocao, when you were dismissed from office after being convicted, you were only serving as the censor of Youqiandu, right?
This Chen Shu man is very popular now. His family was originally the richest man in Suzhou. Now his family has been responsible for the imperial water transportation to sea for three years, and they have already made a lot of money!
I am afraid that in the whole of Jiangnan, except for Zheng Zhilong from Fujian, no one is richer than him. The father of Shen Shuren is also the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing.
With his family's wealth, it's not surprising that Qinhuai oirans are competing to flatter him. There are a few people in the world who are in their early twenties and hold high positions as Taoists and governors. They are tall, mighty, and as rich as the enemy.
Of the group of women just now, the one next to Bian Yujing should be Li Xiangjun, who was famously moved to the capital last year. I have never seen the other two, but I didn't expect that she is still more beautiful than Li Xiangjun. This is the fate of heaven and earth, which is really touching. "
"It turns out to be him?! That's not surprising. That's not surprising." The rat-bearded old man couldn't help but sigh secretly, and then he felt relieved.
Rice Ball Exploration
A man can be a rich and handsome man, and he can also be the best in three aspects. He must be tall and mighty, be able to ride a horse and shoot arrows, be the second richest man in the world, and be an official until he is twenty-two years old. How much does it cost to have such conditions?
It is normal for the ladies of Qinhuai to flock to her like a duck, regardless of being left out.
It turned out that the two people chatting were Ruan Dacheng, who had been notorious for many years, and the other was his friend of the same year, Ma Shiying, who had also been out of office for many years.
They came to Nanjing from Jiangbei today, and they happened to bump into Shen Shuren on the dock. It was not a coincidence, but inevitable - because they came to Nanjing this time to visit Zhou Yanru, who was about to arrive, and wanted to rely on their connections to Sejin.
Silver, point to official position.
Zhou Yanru was originally supposed to arrive in the capital in September last year. In this life, due to the butterfly effect, Yang Sichang was not dead. The summons was delayed for four months, and his arrival in the capital was naturally delayed for four months.
Therefore, rumors have already spread: Zhou Yanru will spend the New Year in his hometown in Changzhou, and then set off for Nanjing recently. After staying in Nanjing for the Lantern Festival, he will go all the way north.
It takes at most two days to travel from Changzhou to Nanjing. Anyone who wants to see Zhou Yanru has to catch up with the time window of these few days and count the days. Therefore, in the past two days, there have been so many foreign talents at the Qinhuai River pier.
Historically, before Zhou Yanru came to Beijing, Ruan Dacheng climbed up this level of friendship and gave him a huge amount of gold and silver to open up the relationship and try to overturn his original designation as an "eunuch". But Zhou Yanru didn't do it either.
With so much energy, I didn't want to harm myself, so I declined.
But even after receiving money from someone, he had to do something. Zhou Yanru hinted and promised Ruan Dacheng, "You can't get your case overturned, but I can help you with another thing. Do you have any friends who have not committed such serious crimes and want to get overturned and get reinstated?"
, I will help you with this after I took up the post of Minister of Civil Affairs and Chief Assistant of the Cabinet.”
Ruan Dacheng had no choice but to settle for the next best thing. He thought of his friend Ma Shiying of the same year. Shortly after he became the censor of Qiandu, he was dismissed from his post due to huge amounts of corruption and misappropriation of tens of thousands of taels of gold public funds from the court.
So he asked Zhou Yanru to pardon Ma Shiying's sins and give him an official position at the same level.
(Note: Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying were both Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli, which is 24 years after the 15th year of Chongzhen)
This is why Ma Shiying made a mistake in history. After Shi Kefa was promoted to the governor of water transportation and took over the vacancy left by Zhu Dadian, Ma Shiying filled the vacancy left by Shi Kefa and first served as governor in Anqing and other places.
Another year later, Fengyang Governor Gao Douguang was dismissed by the court because of his ineffective battle against Zhang Xianzhong. Ma Shiying took Gao Douguang's place and became Fengyang Governor and concurrently Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War. At the same time, Shi Kefa had been promoted to Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War.
Left the Jiangbei Anhui Defense Area.
So in the end, when Chongzhen was hanged and the imperial court in Beijing was destroyed, the personnel structure of the Six Ministries in Nanjing was that Shi Kefa was the Minister of the Ministry of War, the head of the courtiers in charge of the army, and Ma Shiying was the minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Fengyang, the second in charge of the courtiers.
Therefore, from this perspective, the entrustment relationship between Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying obviously has a direct conflict of interest and competition with Shen Shuren——
Shen Shuren, a force that appeared out of nowhere, was targeting the position that Ma Shiying should have held after he was reinstated in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen in history.
To be honest, Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying are two people. Ruan Dacheng is a villain through and through. He punishes dissidents and is a psychopath. He takes the internal strife within the party to the extreme. He is also responsible for the internal collapse of Nanming in history.
But Ma Shiying, although he was very greedy in his personal ethics, had conclusive evidence of crimes, and punished dissidents, but after all, his national integrity was still good. In the end, when Nanjing was destroyed, he persisted in resisting and did not surrender to the Qing Dynasty (Ruan Dacheng directly surrendered to the enemy)
From this point of view, Ma Shiying is not an absolutely heinous villain, but he also has some shining points of humanity.
But no matter what, now that he has blocked Chen Shuren's way, or rather Shen Shuren has blocked his way, there is only one Wanfu position vacated after Shi Kefa left, and it is either Chen Shuren's or Ma Shiying's.
If a person does not do it for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Even if Ma Shiying is not a heinous person, Shen Shuren can only fight with him to the end. Anyway, if the official position is given to Chen Shuren, he will definitely play a greater role and be able to save the Ming Dynasty and save China.
That is of course fair competition, and the virtuous will prevail.