The reason why Lu Jun and his nephew introduced the Zhen family in such detail was also to make the nephew have some psychological preparation, after all, the Lu family and the Zhen family had already had some suspicions when their marriage failed.

Especially Lu Jing, as a party concerned, will naturally cause the Zhen family to be unhappy, and if his nephew sets foot in the officialdom in the future, he will have to collide with the Zhen family's forces.

"I see, this Zhen Yingjia is hidden behind the scenes, has a backer behind his back, allies outside, and raises his minions, so he will pick himself up completely, if there is a domineering branch next to the Zhen family, he will come forward to preside over one or two, and he will be able to get the reputation of destroying relatives with righteousness and justice for the people!"

Lu Jing said the unfinished meaning of the second uncle, but he sighed a little in his heart, power is the truth in this era, and then he thought that the same is true of the businesses he does.

With the Lu family as the backer, he joined forces such as Yangzhou officialdom, the Political Division, the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, the Salt Gang, and also borrowed Lin Ruhai's name, but he personally came forward in everything, and he was too far behind the Zhen family.

"The son can be taught, but this officialdom also has officialdom knowledge, you don't have to think that in the future, you can sit back and relax, but you don't know that the entrance examination is just the threshold of officialdom, if you can't understand the knowledge of this officialdom, you can only hover between six or seven grades for the rest of your life, and it is difficult to cross the threshold of five grades!"

Lu Jing nodded approvingly, Jia Yucun was easily dismissed by his boss because he didn't understand the unspoken rules of officialdom at the beginning.

Lu Jun said with some emotion: "If there is no strong help from the DPRK, the fourth grade is already the limit, and it is even more difficult to cross the realm of the third grade. ”

Lu Jing secretly said in his heart that it was a pity, with the second uncle being so well versed in the way of officialdom, if there was a strong help behind him, I am afraid that he would have soared into the sky long ago, and he would not be trapped in the realm of the four grades like now, and it would be difficult to enter the center.

Lu Jun saw Lu Jing's contemplative expression, thinking that he was thinking about the knowledge in it, so he continued to point: "This officialdom pays attention to saying half and leaving half, false and real, some officialdom only need to know it in their hearts, remember not to say much, you must know that trouble comes from the mouth!" ”

"Ten thousand words, it's better to be silent!" Lu Jing thought of a famous officialdom saying, and couldn't help but speak.

Lu Jun was very pleased to see his nephew: "Yes, you must not say more things that should not be said, I would rather be silent for a lifetime." ”

"Jing'er, when can you master this reality well, it will be considered the threshold of your career."

"Besides, this business matter, the DPRK and the Central Government are not allowed, but most of them are handed over to the family to take care of, but for people like us, it is better not to involve the business affairs or not!"

Lu Jing was quite puzzled by this, his father also had this attitude when he taught him, and his father was not against his participation in the business, but only said that his move was extremely inappropriate.

He wanted to ask the reason, but his father only said that he should let him understand it by himself, and Lu Jing wondered in his heart whether it was because the Lu family held their own family and disdained to engage in business.

Lu Jun saw that his nephew was puzzled, and then said: "Futian also has a share, the one who gives the tooth goes to his horn, and the one who gives his wings has two feet, and the one who receives the big one cannot take the small." Those who have been given by the ancients do not eat with strength, do not move at the end, and those who receive the big ones must not take the small, and those who agree with the heavens also. The husband has been big, and he has taken the small, and the sky is not enough, and the situation is not enough! ”

Lu Jing pondered for a while, and figured out what the second uncle meant, and the words that the second uncle said came from the "Zizhi Tongjian" meaning: "God's gifts for all things are fairly distributed, and the animals that are given sharp teeth no longer have horns, and the animals that are given wings will only have two feet, and this is because they give great profits, so they will no longer be granted small benefits." In ancient times, those officials who ate the court's money could not rely on hard work to make food, and could not make profits through business, which was also to obtain big profits and not take small profits, this is the way of heaven. If a person wants to gain both big and small profits, then God cannot satisfy his greed, let alone man. ”

Lu Jun looked at his nephew and understood, and continued: "The reason why this people are arrogant and suffering is insufficient, they are favored and carry high positions, their families are warm and eat well, because they take advantage of the wealth and wealth to compete with the people for benefits, and the people can be safe!" The people cut the moon and soaked in poverty. The rich are extravagant and envious, and the poor are poor and miserable; The people are not happy, and they can avoid their crimes! The reason why this punishment is rich and the wicked are invincible. ”

Lu Jing saluted deeply to the second uncle and said, "My nephew understands what the second uncle means." ”

After listening to the second uncle's explanation, he found that he had a wrong view that officials were not allowed to engage in business, and the reason why his father and second uncle opposed him to meddling in the affairs of businessmen was only because the Lu family was a family of eunuchs.

The people have been exploited for a long time and will inevitably fall into a state of poverty.

The end result is extravagance for the rich and poverty for the poor.

Over time, people will not be able to make a living, so they will naturally take risks to break the law, which is why there are many punishments but cannot curb crime.

Lu Jun said with a smile: "It's good that you can understand, you have to remember to be content and happy, too much, we have abundant family resources, or don't do things to compete with the people, we have to leave food for others, don't take advantage of all the advantages." ”

Lu Jing thought of the four inexhaustibles in "Warning Words", and blurted out: "The momentum cannot be exhausted, the blessings cannot be exhausted, the cheapness cannot be exhausted, and the wisdom cannot be exhausted!" ”

Lu Jun praised: "Yes, that's exactly the case, the momentum cannot be exhausted, the disaster will come, the blessing cannot be exhausted, the fate will be lonely, the words cannot be exhausted, the people will be easy, the rules cannot be exhausted, and the people will be complicated." ”

"You must always remember to be full of precepts and be prepared for danger in times of peace!"

After saying this, Lu Jun continued: "You can refuse the marriage of the Zhen family, this matter is very good, although the Zhen family is now powerful, but the power is complicated, and it is too deeply involved with the powerful in Beijing, it is better not to be involved, not to mention that you are just a person now, and the Zhen family will not use the concubine to win you over!" ”

"The nephew understands, and the nephew also thinks that the situation of the Zhen family is too complicated, and marrying it will do more harm than good, so he persuaded his father to postpone the marriage with the Zhen family!" Lu Jing said approvingly.

He already clearly knew the outcome of the Zhen family in a few years, and he would not have anything to do with the Zhen family no matter what.

Although Lu Jun heard his eldest brother say yesterday that Lu Jing rejected the marriage of the Zhen family, he didn't know Lu Jing's opinion of the Zhen family, so he intended to teach Lu Jing, so he asked, "Let's talk about it, how can it do more harm than good?" ”

He wanted to hear if he, a nephew, could see the core of the problem of not being able to marry the Zhen family.

"According to the nephew, the Zhen family can't last long!" After Lu Jing talked to his father that day, he collected some information about the Zhen family, and at this moment he had a clearer understanding of the situation of the Zhen family.

"Jiangnan can be said to be the country's tax powerhouse, one-third of the imperial court's taxes come from here, and the Zhen family is the emperor's eagle dog in Jiangnan, has been guarding Jiangnan for the emperor, and has provided a lot of money for the emperor's pleasure over the years, the Zhen family's move is undoubtedly ignoring the emperor, although the emperor is still healthy, but who knows that he can protect the Zhen family for a few years."

"Hehe, Jing'er, what you said is right, this Zhen family seems to be prosperous, but in fact, it is like a castle in the air, and its foundation in the court has been lost!" Lu Jun nodded.

He didn't expect Lu Jing to see it so thoroughly and get to the core of the problem, although the Emperor Taishang is still protecting the Zhen family, the Zhen family has lost its position in the emperor's heart.

Lu Jing heard the second uncle's praise and smiled faintly: "My nephew estimates that the emperor has long been dissatisfied with the Zhen family, but now that the emperor and Concubine Zhen are still there, the emperor is just temporarily tolerating it!" ”

Lu Jun said with a smile: "You are right, when the Emperor Taishang was still on the throne, the Zhen family wanted to support a person who was in line with their interests, so they selected the eighth prince among the many princes to support them, but unfortunately after the palace change, it was the fourth prince who ascended the throne, which made the Zhen family's efforts in vain!" ”

Then Lu Jun's expression changed, and he admonished seriously: "But now the power of the Emperor Taishang is still there, and it will take a few years for the emperor to move the Zhen family, although the Zhen family is difficult to last long, but now it is still the most powerful force in Jiangnan, even our Lu family dare not offend easily." ”

Lu Jing nodded cautiously and said: "Nephew, remember, the so-called hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, not to mention that the Zhen family is now the time to cover the sky with one hand and run through Changhong." ”

Lu Jun greatly appreciated Lu Jing's ability to have a clear understanding of the Zhen family: "It is also commendable that you can have this understanding, now that you worship Brother Ruhai as a teacher, the Lin family and the Zhen family have some friendship, only we have no major conflicts with the Zhen family, and the Zhen family will not be too difficult for us!" ”

Lu Jing listened to the words of the second uncle, and faintly felt that the matter of his father letting him apprentice Lin Ruhai not seem to be so simple, and the second uncle's words seemed to mean something.

Lu Jing thought about it for a long time and didn't figure it out, but he didn't mean to explain it when he saw that the second uncle didn't mean it, so he didn't ask any more.

Lu Jing then said: "My nephew also heard about the palace mutiny back then, the eldest prince of Yankang in the thirty-sixth year of Yankang took advantage of the autumn hunt of the emperor to launch a mutiny, and the sixth prince and the eighth prince also wanted to fish in troubled waters and fight in the imperial city, but I didn't think that the six princes, the tenth prince and the twelve princes died unexpectedly, and the eighth prince committed suicide in the palace. The emperor was also disheartened by the pain of losing his son and physical reasons. ”

Lu Jing is also quite concerned about the palace change that year, the matter of seizing the heirs of this dynasty is quite similar to the nine sons of the Kangxi Dynasty in the previous life, and the ending is similar, but the only princes who participated in this dynasty are the eldest prince, the crown prince, the fourth prince, the sixth prince, the eighth prince, and the rest of the princes either died early, or were attached to other princes, of which the thirteenth prince and the fourth prince were friendly, the sixth prince and the tenth prince were friendly, the eighth prince and the twelfth prince were in the same group, and the eldest prince belonged to the singles. Of course, there are a few princes who are still young and have not had time to participate in it, and they all escaped by luck.

Lu Jun reminded with a serious expression: "Jing'er, this matter involves a royal battle, so it's better to be cautious." ”

"My nephew must remember to be cautious in his words and deeds in the future!" Lu Jing also replied cautiously.

After all, this matter involves a royal battle, and four princes and one deposed prince died in one day, and both the emperor and the current saint are extremely taboo on this matter.