After Lu Jun reminded Lu Jing, he immediately turned the topic to the Zhen family again: "When the emperor ascends the throne today, if the Zhen family can take refuge in the emperor, Zhen Yingjia may already be a very popular minister." ”

"It's just that Zhen Jiali is dizzy, and he wants the emperor to return to power, but now he can't do anything, and he wants to support the three princes."

"I'm afraid that the Zhen family was also forced to do so at the beginning, the Zhen family is the henchman of the emperor, although the emperor has retired, he is still there, and the concubine Zhen is also by the emperor's side, so the Zhen family naturally can't change the court so quickly."

"Otherwise, the Zhen family will end up with an ungrateful and capricious infamy, not to mention that the emperor can't pass the level, even the emperor will not reuse the Zhen family."

Lu Jing has a different opinion on this, in his opinion, the Zhen family is also forced by the situation, and it has to be done as a last resort, as long as the emperor is still there, there is no possibility for the Zhen family to change the court.

Lu Jun nodded thoughtfully and said: "What you said also makes sense, if it wasn't for the fact that the Emperor Taishang valued the Zhen family back then, with the Zhen family's behavior in Jiangnan, although it would not cause harm to the nine clans, the crime of raiding the family and being exiled was indispensable." ”

"The Emperor Taishang is as kind to the Zhen family as a mountain, if the Zhen family changes the court, I am afraid that the emperor will not trust the Zhen family."

Lu Jun thought that when the emperor first ascended the throne, the throne was unstable, and the emperor was still the prime minister, and at that time, the Zhen family probably did not dare to take refuge in the past, but now they can't take refuge in the past.

In this way, the Zhen family was erected there by the Emperor Taishang, and they could only go one way to the dark.

"Yes, no one would trust a capricious and ungrateful villain." Lu Jing agreed, back then, the Zhen family did not see the consequences of going against the emperor, but the situation forced them, and they had to stand on the side of the emperor.

"But I heard that the Zhen family is now thinking about marrying their daughter to the third prince, and they plan to use the interests of Jiangnan to pave the way for the third prince, hehe, in my opinion, the Zhen family's move is undoubtedly self-defeating." Lu Jun sneered.

Although the Zhen family's move is for the future, it really violates the emperor's taboo, with the Zhen family's financial resources, as well as the relationship between the Zhen family and the powerful in Beijing, they are fully capable of launching a coup d'état and supporting the three princes to ascend to the throne, which makes the current emperor feel at ease.

Lu Jing agreed: "The emperor is in the prime of life, and now he has been on the throne for less than four years, and it is understandable that the Zhen family is attached to the emperor, but betting on the prince in advance so early is really a taboo for the emperor!" ”

"Hehe, Jing'er, you still ignored the most critical point!" Lu Jun found that his nephew saw the problem very thoroughly, so he was also interested and continued to mention Lu Jing.

"Please advise the second uncle!" Lu Jing said that he had never talked to Lu Jun about state affairs in such depth, and now it seems that the second uncle is shrewd and sees the problem thoroughly, and he is probably even more than his teacher Lin Ruhai.

Lu Jun said in a serious voice: "Although the Zhen family is not a descendant, but with the grace of Concubine Zhen, the Zhen family is also a relative. ”

"Yes, Concubine Zhen's grace is no less than that of the Queen Mother, and there is no strong family power behind the Queen Mother, but Concubine Zhen has the Zhen family that controls Jiangnan to rely on!" Lu Jing came to his senses.

He actually forgot the power of the Zhen family in the palace, so it seems that the power of the Zhen family is too much, and now even if the Zhen family takes refuge in the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor will eventually do something to the Zhen family.

Lu Jun continued: "The Zhen family is now difficult to ride a tiger, and their family has been rich for several generations, so naturally they will not give up easily. ”

"My nephew heard that the Zhen family had countless losses because of the four times they took over the car that year, I don't know if it's true or not?"

"Hehe, it's true, the Zhen family has been controlling the Jiangning Weaving Bureau for so many years, and it is also the Emperor Kuanren, I want the Zhen family to rely on this and pay off the deficit as soon as possible."

"It's just that I heard that the Zhen family not only did not pay off the deficit, but also took the opportunity to enrich their own pockets." Speaking of this, Lu Jun stopped talking and suddenly asked, "Jing'er, do you know why the emperor hasn't moved the Zhen family all these years?" ”

Lu Jing heard the second uncle ask about this, lowered his head and pondered for a moment before replying: "According to my nephew, there are three reasons, one is because the Emperor Taishang and Concubine Zhen are still there, and the two are still protecting the Zhen family. ”

"The second is that in the past few years since the emperor first succeeded to the throne, the throne was unstable, and the emperor had to settle down first when he was outside, and the emperor put his main energy on the court, and now he has not freed up his hands to clean up the Zhen family."

"The third is not to cause turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River, now the Jiangnan is the economic center of gravity of our dynasty, only the salt tax and weaving account for one-third of the national taxes, if there is chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the imperial court, and then affect the stability of the imperial power."

Lu Jun nodded appreciatively and said, "What you said is right, if there is no major change, the ending of this Zhen family has been decided, it is just a matter of time." ”

"Of course, the Zhen family will not give up the glory and wealth in front of them, they can only fight hard, but in my opinion, this Zhen family is just dying."

"Listening to the words of the second uncle today, the nephew knows that the Zhen family is gone, fortunately, my father has rejected the marriage of the Zhen family, otherwise our Lu family will also be implicated." Lu Jing shook his head and sighed.

Originally, he only knew the outcome of the Zhen family's house being raided a few years later, but now after talking with the second uncle in detail, he knew that the fate of the Zhen family's defeat had long been doomed.

"Yes, it's better not to involve this Zhen family." Lu Jun also said very cautiously.

Then he saw that his nephew's face was displeased, and persuaded him: "Jing'er, don't think that the marriage of the family is indifferent to family affection, although the marriage is for the family, but also look at the door, and the choice is mostly the right person, but also for the sake of the children!" ”

Although Lu Jing disagreed with the statement mentioned by the second uncle in his heart, he did not refute it, and the family can only ensure that both parties have the same growth environment, life foundation and educational philosophy, and cannot guarantee that the two have the same temperament and similar interests.

But he also knew that this ancient concept of marriage was not something he could shake, he only needed to grasp the marriage between himself and his sister, so he nodded and said: "My nephew understands that sometimes marriage is also for self-preservation, just like the Jia family, the nephew of Uncle Lin, the Jia family formed an alliance with four kings and eight princes in Beijing, formed four major families in Jinling, and had a close relationship with the Zhen family, these forces are all involved in the whole body!" ”

Lu Jun looked at Lu Jing in surprise, he didn't expect his nephew to know the Jia family so well, he just thought it was Lin Ruhai's teaching to Lu Jing and didn't think much about it, but he asked with some doubts: "The four major families of Jinling, I haven't heard of this, what are the other families besides the Jia family?" ”

Lu Jing frowned, and then thought that the four families were not directly mentioned in the book, so he explained: "Jia is not fake, white jade is a horse for Tang Jin; Afang Palace, three hundred miles, can't live in a history of Jinling; The East China Sea lacked a white jade bed, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling; In a good year, there is a lot of snow, and pearls are like earth and gold. ”

"What my nephew is talking about is the local talisman in Jinling, the four major families of Jia Shi Wang Xue, among which the Jia family is after the Duke of Ning Guo and the Duke of Rongguo, the Shi family is after the Baoling Hou Shangshu Ling Shi Gong, the Wang family is after the prince of the county under the control of Du Taiwei, and the Xue family is after the Xue Gong of Ziwei Sheren."

When Lu Jun heard the words 'talisman', his face suddenly became ugly, and from this talisman, he could see how corrupt the officials of Jiangning Mansion were.

And Jiangning Mansion is the capital of Jiangnan Province and the base camp of the Zhen family, and the four families on this talisman, the Jia family and the Wang family, have a great relationship with the Zhen family.

Lu Jun then asked: "If Jing'er is the ruling party in the future, and you encounter a strong local family that violates the law, and this family is not something you can shake, just like the Zhen family now, what will you do?" ”

Lu Jing didn't expect the second uncle to ask him such a question, and then he brought himself into the situation of Jia Yu Village, I'm afraid that there are not many paths he can choose, either go along with the flow, or turn a blind eye, or resign and leave.

But no matter which choice he chooses, it is extremely difficult for him to accept, he has lost the bottom line by colluding with the same stream, turning a blind eye is against his heart, and he resigns and returns, then his previous more than ten years of hard work and family hopes will be in vain.

Then he thought of a more sad thing, in the thirty-six years of Emperor Yankang's reign, he has always been highly praised for his extensive benevolent government, and the Jia family has always flaunted Mu Ren Mude, but under benevolence and benevolence, it is the ruling class that enjoys the privilege of life and death for ordinary people, but he is powerless, and even desperately squeezes into the ruling class.

Lu Jing pondered for a while and said, "I may collect evidence in a low-key manner and wait for the opportunity to report to the emperor." ”

Lu Jun continued to ask, "What if the emperor ignores it? ”

"If you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good alone!" Lu Jing said with some frustration, the social environment is like this, and he is helpless.

This era was characterized by a large number of land annexations, a high concentration of social wealth, and serious exploitation and oppression of the common people by the aristocratic class and the bureaucratic class.

Although the law guaranteed the most basic right to life for the people, it did not guarantee their right to life, and they had to depend on the aristocracy and bureaucracy if they wanted to live.

Thinking of this, Lu Jing suddenly thought of a text "Fan Jinzhongju" that he learned in his previous life, and after going through this era himself, he also understood why Fan Jinzhong was so happy and crazy after the lift, and why the attitude of the people around Fan Jin towards him had changed so much.

Completely because of the pressure of life, Fan Jin can be said to be poor and hungry for decades before the promotion, and his status has undergone fundamental changes after the promotion, not only exempted from forced labor and taxes, but also the government cannot punish him after making mistakes, and at the same time can be an official, which is equivalent to changing from the exploited class to the exploiting class.

Moreover, the privileged class broke the law, and most people could still rely on their power to get away with it.

All he can do is to do his best, try to be kind to others, and try his best to be the master of the people for the officials in the future, and not do things that bend the law for personal gain, but if he can't do anything, he can only protect himself.

Lu Jun didn't comment, but said earnestly: "When you enter the officialdom in the future, maybe you will have a different answer every once in a while, sometimes in the officialdom, you can't help yourself, just keep your heart and don't forget your original intention!" ”

He was already very satisfied that his nephew could give such an answer, after all, his nephew was still young, he did not have enough knowledge, he had experienced too few things, he had not yet realized the cruelty of reality, and he did not realize the essence of many things.

It's good that Lu Jing can be different, not impulsive, and not blindly work, in fact, many things have no right or wrong at all, some are just naked exchange of interests, and sometimes he has to go with the flow in life.

Especially in the officialdom, it is difficult to maintain neutrality, and throughout history, there are a few people who can be unafraid of power and consistent.