Although Zhang Juzheng is not from a poor background, he is not a big family, or even just a military family, Qian Yuan cooks, and Zhang Juzheng's wife Li also takes her son to accompany him.

But now that there are guests coming, Li took his son back to the backyard, and Brother Yixiu still didn't give up, staring at the mapo tofu that had not yet been eaten, and yelling that he refused to leave.

"I didn't expect Zhancai to have this craft!" Wang Shizhen praised.

Master Xing curryed favor on the side and said: "I cook for Bo's mother, and my filial piety has long been spread in the southeast." ”

"Huh?" Qian Yuan looked surprised, "Brother Yuanmei, don't you know?" ”

"Know what?"

"During the township test, Jingmei and I were in Hongzihao, and we didn't bring anything to eat in the last game, all pointing at me......" Qian Yuan smiled seemingly casually: "Tsk, Jingmei looked hungry that day, and she devoured it when she ate it......"

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Shizhen was stunned, "The second brother came with two letters, but he didn't mention ......"

"Then Master Xing must know." Qian Yuan turned his head to look at Xingshi with a smile, "This year, there must be Japanese robbers who have wantonly ransacked Taicang, right?" ”

Fortunately, I lamented in my heart, beating around the bush and showing no mercy, what a familiar taste!

The Wang family is the first in Taicang, and last year the Japanese invaded wildly, and the Wang family was not lightly damaged, but this is also their opportunity.

The Wang family is a traditional family of cultivators and readers, ploughing in the front and reading in the back.

So in the first half of this year, countless yeoman farmers had no food or clothing, and the Wang family bought the fields on a large scale, for the sake of reputation, the price given was fair, but it also brought a problem, cash flow shortage.

In May, I was fortunate enough to return to Taicang, and I went to Huating and Hangzhou one after another, wanting to postpone the dividends to Qian Yuan, but I didn't expect to find anyone, not even Huizhou Mansion...... Of course, at that time, Qian Yuan was still walking with the Japanese in Ningguo Mansion.

So, when he returned to Taicang, he suggested that Qian Yuan's dividends be cut off, and this break was half a year.

It's a pity that not long after I returned to the capital, news came from the south, and then yesterday Qian Yuan entered the West Garden, His Majesty did not Cao Bangfu, and Qian Yuan beat Xu Fan again......

In the past two or three years, Yingxing sugar shops have spread all over the world, not to mention Zhejiang, South Zhili, Fujian and other places, south to Guangzhou, west to Sichuan, north to Liaodong, everywhere, the annual dividend is a silver pair that should not be underestimated.

But after the rumors of Qian Yuanjian being in the emperor's heart, Wang Chen's deep weakness once again took over, even if he wanted to swallow this silver tael, he would have to wait for Qian Yuan to be powerless to resist.

Over the years, Qian Yuan's reputation has spread all over the country, but what impressed Wang Chen was what happened in Hangzhou three years ago.

So Wang Chen immediately sent Xingshi over, and also took the world-famous eldest son Wang Shizhen.

However, Wang Shizhen doesn't take care of these miscellaneous things in the house, except for official business, he only cares about writing poems and papers, and he doesn't hear the meaning of Qian Yuan's words at all.

Xingshi smiled bitterly and arched his hand, and said in a serious nonsense: "This year, the Japanese are becoming more and more rampant, and they can't make ends meet, but the reputation of the Taicang royal family for hundreds of years, how can it be ruined because of a little money." ”

"Zhancai rest assured, the second young master is the eighteenth in the township examination this year, and after entering Beijing, he will ......" Xingshi frowned at Qian Yuan, and immediately changed his words: "No, go to the letter now, keep the second young master without worrying about food and clothing!" ”

Qian Yuan said earnestly: "That's good, that's good, don't forget to bring food if you can try, the capital is cold." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, must remember, must remember."

Wang Shizhen on the side was confused, but Zhang Juzheng was thoughtful, if I remember correctly, Qian Yuan seemed to be cooperating with the Taicang Wang family to run a sugar shop.

"Zhancai, it is said that you had a quarrel with the eldest son of Xu Ge yesterday?" Wang Shizhen didn't bother to think too much, and asked directly: "It was inconvenient to come yesterday, but today the matter has spread, you are too reckless, don't say anything else, you are still a fellow villager." ”

"Not only fellow villagers, but also classmates." Qian Yuan leaned out his feet, and Xiao Hei flexibly jumped up along his legs and lay on Qian Yuan's shoulder.

Wang Shizhen shook her head, "I offended the officials of the Ministry of Justice, and I offended Huating, could it be that you want to rely on Yan Fenyi?" ”

At that moment, there was another knock on the door.

Zhang Juzheng pushed the door out, and came back after a while, handing a famous post to Qian Yuan, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived!" ”

Qian Yuan opened it and glanced at it, tsk, it was Yan Shifan's post, inviting him to the door.

Turning his head and seeing Wang Shizhen with an ugly face, Qian Yuan grinned and glared at Zhang Juzheng, this is demolishing my platform, is it necessary to add that sentence? !

Zhang Juzheng Nunu mouthed, "The post is outlined in gold wire, and there is only one person in the capital." ”

Wang Shizhen and Yan Song in history have a deep hatred, his father Wang Chen is said to have died at the hands of Yan Song, of course, now Wang Chen is still alive, but Wang Shizhen's best friend Yang Jisheng died in the hands of Yan Dang.

Although Yang Jisheng died of illness in prison, the whole dynasty knew it.

Looking at Wang Shizhen's back angrily, Qian Yuan spread his hands at Zhang Juzheng, "Does he think I will join the Yan Party?" ”

"He has offended Xu Ge Lao and the officials of the Ministry of Heaven in a row, and it is said that he is good friends with Da Sikong, so it is not unusual for him to think so."

Da Sikong is the Ministry of Works.

Zhao Wenhua, who returned to Beijing and was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, can now be called an important minister in the court, after all, he is one of the Great Nine Secretaries, but in fact he can't do anything, because the Ministry of Industry has long been Yan Shifan's own place, and he himself is also with the legend.

"So, it's Hu Ruzhen?" Zhao Wenhua's face was happy.

"Eighty or nine." Yan Shifan smiled and said, "That guy gave a lot of good things." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, the best ones have been picked out, go back and honor your father-in-law." Zhao Wenhua whispered: "It is said that Huating Qian Zhancai said good things for Hu Ruzhen in Xiyuan yesterday? ”

"Tsk, this Qian Yuan ......"

Yan Shifan got up and saluted halfway through speaking, and Yan Song was slowly walking into the study with the support of the servant.

Leaning on the soft couch and taking a sip of hot soup, Yan Songcai turned his head and asked, "Speaking of Qian Zhancai?" ”

"Yes, father-in-law."

"Yesterday, it was said that the eldest son of Huating was beaten very badly, the young man was flying, and his temper was not small."

"Father-in-law, in fact, Qian Yuan's son is kind to people in the southeast, has a wide range of contacts, and civil and military officials are quite close to him and respect his integrity."

Zhao Wenhua didn't think about violating the covenant he made with Qian Yuan back then, and talked about Qian Yuan's various legendary deeds in the southeast, and Yan Song and Yan Shifan listened to it with relish.

"What a character." Yan Shifan sighed: "And this time it's also quite interesting, I thought it would be a troublemaker." ”

"Troublemaker?"

"Zhang Banzhou was escorted to Beijing, and none of the generals under his command said anything, only Qian Zhan saw him off, and it is said that there was a disturbance before."

Zhao Wenhua knew very well about this matter, it was for the sake of the wolf soldiers in Tianzhou, and for this matter, Qian Yuan successively negotiated with Zhao Wenhua, Zhang Jing, and Hu Zongxian, and finally ensured that the wolf soldiers stayed in the southeast.

After pondering in his heart, Zhao Wenhua changed the story and said it again, "If there is no Tianzhou wolf soldier, the situation in the southeast is difficult to say, but Qian Zhancai is also for the sake of the township, which is understandable." ”

"Well, it doesn't matter."

Zhao Wenhua asked tentatively: "I have a lot of dealings with this son in Hangzhou, do you want to invite him to ......?"

Yan Shifan shook his head, "No need." ”

"Brother Donglou, Qian Zhancai is by no means an ordinary thing, even if he will try to fall ...... next year"

Yan Shifan glanced at Zhao Wenhua strangely, "I have already sent the post over." ”

"Huh?" Yan Song snorted, "Now that the choice of the governor of Zhejiang has not yet been decided, a few days later, so impatient?" ”

"Father, I sent my own post and invited him to another courtyard."

Zhao Wenhua was a little sad, back then in the covenant, he patted his chest and promised that Yan Dang would not target Qian Yuan, but now he found that he didn't seem to be able to play a role.