Jia Cong's words obviously touched a sore spot in the elder's heart.
In fact, you can understand it if you think about it...
The so-called four major families in Jinling, Jia Shi Wang Xue, are ranked in terms of strength in literal order, and the Jia family is the well-deserved boss.
Unfortunately, time has changed, and the Jia family declined rapidly after two generations of unlimited prosperity.
On the contrary, the Wang family gave birth to Wang Ziteng. With the help of the Jia family's connections in the military and the Xue family's money, he quickly rose to prominence and has now become a second-grade military general patrolling the nine borders.
The Wang family also succeeded in surpassing the declining Jia family and the discordant Shi family, and became the first of the four major families in Jinling!
Don't look at the eldest man's dejected otaku appearance. It would be fine if he has never been successful. After all, he is not capable enough and the situation is like this, so he can only admit it honestly.
But when the eldest master was young, he was known as the most handsome man in the capital. At that time, Wang Ziteng was not even qualified to be a follower. But now the situation is reversed, and it is strange that the eldest master can accept it calmly.
Don't look at the original novel "The Red Mansion" where Wang Xifeng always made excuses that their ancestor was an earl. In fact, by Wang Ziteng's generation, the title of the Wang family was gone.
Under such circumstances, the Wang family has become the head of the four major families in Jinling. You can imagine how the Jia family feels.
In particular, Wang Ziteng is very ambitious and plans to use the power of the four major Jinling families to enter the cabinet. This is very embarrassing.
You know, the fight at the top is more bloody and cruel. It would be fine if Wang Ziteng succeeds, but if he doesn't succeed, he must have the consciousness of being completely finished.
Not only was he himself doomed, but the four major Jinling families as the basic base also had to be doomed.
If the Jia family does not want to be completely kidnapped by Wang Ziteng, they must find another way. If something unexpected happens, there will be high-ranking officials willing to take over the Jia family.
Needless to say, Lin Ruhai, the son-in-law of the Jia family, is the best choice!
The best thing is that Lin Ruhai came from a serious imperial examination background. Although his ancestors are also from a line of nobles, they are nobles who follow the path of counselors. Whether they are the four princes or the four major families of Jinling, at least they are incompatible with each other in official terms.
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They are taking the civil service route, so even if the Jia family is in trouble because of Wang Ziteng, they will not attract too much attention when they rescue people.
Jia Cong has thought about these a lot in his mind, but he doesn't know if the eldest master and the old lady have thought about it.
As for the second wife, forget it, she probably hopes that the Jia family will be completely tied to the Wang family. When the time comes, relying on Wang Ziteng's power, she can completely overpower the old lady and become the real head wife of Rongguo Mansion!
The old man looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He looked furious and looked at Jia Cong with a rather unkind look.
How should I put it? He doesn't hit people in the face or scold them, but he doesn't expose his shortcomings. However, Jia Cong's words revealed the current embarrassing situation in Rongguo Mansion without politeness.
Naturally, he felt annoyed and angry. If it had been in the past, Jia Cong would definitely have been beaten, and it wouldn't be complete if he didn't lie on the hospital bed for a month.
But the situation is different now...
At least Jia Cong's ability in 'knowledge' has been recognized by the great master, who thinks that he is a negotiable existence.
Otakus like the old man are most fierce and fierce. They like to act like an ostrich when trouble comes. They wish someone could come up with ideas for him.
Otherwise, as long as he is a little tougher, he will not let the second master Zheng take away his position as a family member in Rongguo Mansion.
I am also used to the old lady making decisions, so I don’t have a reliable person to discuss with.
There is no need to count on the legitimate son Jia Lian. He is not even willing to go to the general's house to ask for greetings, and he is willing to run errands for the second house. It is strange that the eldest master takes notice of him.
Therefore, although the elder was angry, he did not yell at Jia Cong to kill him. He just widened his eyes and said nothing in anger.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit weird. If it were Jia Lian, he would have been scared to death. How could he have a clear mind?
Jia Cong, however, didn't care much. If the eldest man was really angry, he would probably run away and hide outside for a while. With the eldest man's nerdy personality, he would probably forget about him completely in a few days.
Feeling that the elder's anger had almost subsided, Jia Cong finally said: "Master, I am speaking from my heart!"
Seeing that the elder had no intention of stopping him, he continued: "My child has been thinking about it for a while recently and found that once Uncle Lin really has an accident, there will be no other option in our house. We can only support the prince to the end!
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"Then what do you think we should do?"
The elder sneered and said: "How can such an important position as Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor be something that just anyone can mess around with?"
Since he said this, he obviously agreed with Jia Cong's statement.
The eldest man is not really stupid. He has some brains when it comes to the market. He is definitely much better than Mr. Zheng. As long as he thinks about many things, he may not be able to grasp the key points, but he can still see them very clearly.
"No matter what, we should make an effort!"
After thinking for a while, Jia Cong suddenly said: "Sir, I think Uncle Lin at this time is in a very similar situation to Liu Qi, the eldest son of Jingzhou during the Three Kingdoms period!"
"How to say?"
The elder was stunned at first, but then he became interested and said angrily: "What Liu Qi, Lin Ruhai should be living a very comfortable life!"
Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor, this is a big fat job that many people dream of.
"How can it be?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Uncle Lin was born in a family of five generations of princes, and the population is small. His family property may not be as good as that of the mansion, but it is definitely rich among the twelve princes. There is no need to taint money. Uncle Lin
You are so young and have a bright future!”
"In normal times, Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor would naturally be a good position, but these are not normal times. Uncle Lin was the emperor's courtier during his reign, and he was deeply trusted by the Emperor, so he was placed in the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censorship position.
On location!”
Seeing that the elder had not yet reacted, he had no choice but to directly explain the reason: "But I may not necessarily approve of Uncle Lin today!"
These words were like thunderbolts exploding in the elder's ears.
"The child then said that Uncle Lin was in a similar situation to Liu Qi, the eldest son of Jingzhou during the Three Kingdoms period. The superiors did not like it and there were powerful forces below that were eyeing him. It was a torment for Uncle Lin to be caught in the middle. The position of Yangzhou Salt Inspector was a big one.
The oil pan!”
Jia Cong shook his head repeatedly and said: "What the emperor wants is a steady stream of money, but now he needs a generous salt tax to control the court. The worst outcome is that he will be shattered to pieces. Otherwise, why would Uncle Lin eagerly send Cousin Lin to the mansion?
Is it really just a lack of upbringing from female elders?”
Some things don’t need to be mentioned. How long can the Emperor’s favor last?
The elder's face turned pale at this time, cold sweat rolled on his forehead, and his body was swaying a little. He was obviously very frightened...