The first day of August.

There are thousands of empty alleys in the capital, and people are rolling at the mouth of the vegetable market.

The 629 people implicated in the 'Longgen case', young and old, male and female, all died under the 37 ghost-headed knives, and until a few days later, there seemed to be a boiling voice of injustice still lingering on the long street.

On the seventh day of August, the autumn rain continued.

Sun Shaozong came out of Xiangling's room early in the morning and reluctantly left the house, until the carriage stopped outside the mansion gate, but he was still thinking about his daughter who had just been born for ten days.

On July 27, Xiangling successfully gave birth to a daughter, who originally looked quite healthy, but on the first day of the first day of August, she suddenly had a low-grade fever, and she made trouble intermittently for four days.

This little bit of a big baby can't use medicine, so it can only take physical cooling methods, but where can I see any results?

Seeing his daughter's fat little face, he lost weight in a few days, and Sun Shaozong's distress was gone, and he personally served him all day long, and even invited Daoist Zhang, who was pure and empty, to do a ritual at home.

This is mainly Ruan Rong's idea, she suspects that it is the unjust death ghost of the 'Longgen case', and the child is not at peace Although Sun Shaozong does not believe in ghosts and gods, when it comes to this illness and rush to the doctor, he can't take care of it much.

It's strange to say, that Taoist priest Shen Dao did a ritual, the child's illness is really good, not only has the low-grade fever subsided in the past two days, but the milk is much sweeter than before.

It is precisely because of this that Sun Shaozong has the leisure to receive the dispatch, preparing to go to Jinmen Mansion to present the list of autumn duels Now that the first half of August is almost over, if he doesn't send the list again, I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up with Zhu Approval for the autumn duel.

Of course, Sun Shaozong will choose to go to Jinmen Mansion for business at this time, and it is also inseparable from the prince's recent increasingly hot courtship.

The book is not too much to say.

However, it was said that Sun Shaozong arrived at the government office, and on the one hand, he ordered someone to move the autumn decision list to the car, and on the other hand, he went to the courtyard of Jia Yu Village to apply for the clerical certificate sent this time.

With the complete collapse of Han Anbang and the faint guessing that Sun Shaozong played a key role in the 'Longgen Case', Jia Yucun became more and more enthusiastic about Sun Shaozong, and he no longer saw the intrigue of the past.

This time was no exception.

When Sun Shaozong arrived in his courtyard, he was already waiting at the door, and before Sun Shaozong could come forward to salute, he hurriedly greeted him first, and asked with concern: "Brother Xian, after Zhang Lao Immortal's practice, my niece's illness has not recurred, right?" ”

The eyes, the slightly trembling beard, and the subtle expressions on the face, this old fox's acting skills seem to be improving again!

With a slander in his heart, Sun Shaozong also pretended to be moved, bowed down and said: "Master Lao is worried, the little girl is now fine, otherwise Xia Guan will not go south to Jinmen at this time." ”

"That's good, that's good!"

Village Chief Jia Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and invited Sun Shaozong into the hall hand in hand.

After the guests and hosts sat down and laid out the fragrant tea, Jia Yucun retreated left and right, and said: "Actually, I think that in my brother's opinion, the virtuous brother should have gone to Jinmen Mansion a long time ago." ”

Hearing him mention official business, Sun Shaozong hurriedly got up again and said: "The lower official delayed the submission of the autumn final list because of family matters, it is indeed a ......."

"Huh!"

Jia Yucun shook his head and interrupted his speech, patted his chest lightly, and said disapprenorantly: "Ask yourself, who is selfless in this world?" I don't mean to blame my brother, I just want to mention something from the perspective of someone who has come before. ”

Sun Shaozong saw what he said solemnly, and knew that he was trying to show favor to himself recently, so that he could take over the prefect's throne steadily, and he should not be untargeted.

So he also put away his official tone, and solemnly arched his hand and said, "Please also ask my brother to teach me." ”

"Teach me...... I can't say it yet. ”

I listened to Jia Yucun's answer: "My brother went north with me on the same boat, so he naturally knew that I was an official in Jinling Mansion, so do you know how many officials in my Jinling Mansion have been transferred to Beijing in the past year and a half?" ”

"This ......"

Sun Shaozong was asked a little inexplicably, how could he know about the transfer of officials in Jinling Mansion?

However, Jia Yucun didn't want him to answer, and after a pause, he continued: "In the past year and a half, there have been a total of seven officials transferred from Jinling to the capital, two people above the sixth grade, and five people below the sixth grade, respectively six Wen and one Wu. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on his black gauze hat, and said indifferently: "Who promoted these seven people, when did they arrive in Beijing to take up their posts, what family members did they bring, whether they had a difficult livelihood in the capital or had a good family, and their character, appearance, talents, and preferences ......."

"I remember all of this clearly, and I dare not forget it all the time."

"Similarly, if there is any difficulty in the capital, I am naturally one of the candidates they think of for help, although it may not be the first choice, but it will never be ranked behind."

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong had roughly guessed what Jia Yucun's experience was going to teach him, and it could be summed up in two ways, that is, forming a party!

Obviously, Jia Yucun regarded the officials from the Jinling officialdom as a natural henchman, although not all of them could be as he wished, and the obedient party was attached to his banner, but with his innate advantages, it should not be difficult to win over most of them.

But what does what he said have to do with himself?

I haven't been a serious parent official, but the Criminal Name Division is firmly controlled by myself, but to say that to hatch officials in batches from within is pure wishful thinking.

Just when Sun Shaozong was puzzled, Jia Yucun leaned forward slightly, and said: "The number of officials transferred to the capital from various prefectures in the world, Jinling has always been firmly in the top spot, can my brother know who this champion is?" ”

"Could it be Jinmen Mansion?"

This is actually not very difficult to guess, no matter how brilliant the work is done in the far away place of Emperor Gao that day, and the deeds cannot be passed on to the ears of the Son of Heaven and important ministers, what is the use of birds?

And Jinmen Mansion has the advantage of being close to the water, and once it has a reputation for performance, it is naturally easier to get a promotion and transfer than a sideshow.

But......

Sun Shaozong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "But what does the promotion of officials in Jinmen Mansion have to do with me?" ”

"It shouldn't have been anything in the first place."

Jia Yucun shook his head and said with a smile: "But the big trouble that my brother made at the beginning of the year, and the prestige he left in Jinmen Mansion may not be much worse than the foundation I laid in the two prefects of Jinling. ”

"What's more, the prefect of Jinmen Mansion was just transferred a month ago, and the new prefect is the friend of life and death of my brother."

A friend until death?

When Sun Shaozong heard this, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Xiang Yi has been promoted to the prefect of Jinmen?!" ”

Among the friends I knew in Jinmen at the beginning, they could be called friends of life and death, only Xiang Yi was alone, although Jia Shanyao was also born and died together, but it was a relationship between superiors and subordinates, and it was not a friend of life and death.

A few months ago, because Zhao Wutong, the co-governor of Jinmen Mansion, was found to be the culprit behind exposing Zhou Ruqing's case in front of the North Korean envoys, he had been dismissed and brought back to the capital, so Xiang Yi was transferred to Jinmen Mansion and replaced Zhao Wutong as the co-governor of Jinmen Mansion.

At the beginning, Xiang Yi also wrote a letter to the elder for this purpose, pouring bitter water on Sun Shaozong, saying that he was the second master of Cangzhou Mansion who was good and decent, and he was transferred to the provincial capital to be the third grandson.

Who would have thought that in just a few months, he would be promoted to the prefect of Jinmen!

Tut~

Speaking of Zhou Ruqing's case, it is obvious that he has made the greatest contribution, but until now, only he is still standing still.

It seems that this young and promising person may not be a good thing!

Sun Shaozong was depressed in his heart, so he heard Jia Yucun smile and said, "That's right, it was Lord Xiang who took over the position of the prefect of Jinmen Mansion. ”

"Now the position of the governor of Zhili is temporarily led by the cabinet elder Yao, and all the government affairs of Zhili Province are temporarily held by the political envoy Si Yamen, and this political envoy Su Daren, the elder brother should not be a stranger, right?"

Nature is no stranger!

That guy was at both ends of the first rat, sitting back and watching Zhou Ruqing defect with the money, and only entered at the last moment under the urging of Xiang Yi did he have no success.

It's just that Sun Shaozong was seriously injured at the beginning, and it was difficult to take care of himself, for fear that once he forced that guy to be in a hurry, he would get a fish to die, so he had to cover up one or two for him in the joint signature, and also shared some credit for him.

It is precisely because of this that Master Su not only owes Sun Shaozong a favor, but also has been pinched by him.

Thinking about it like this, the two chief officials of the provincial government of Jinmen have an extraordinary relationship with Sun Shaozong, plus the prestige of the governor Zhou Ruqing who was killed on the street and sentenced to punishment, this Jinmen Mansion is really where he is rampant.

In particular, Jingshi and Jinmen Mansion live next to each other, and once something happens, it will not be beyond the reach of the whip......

Seeing Sun Shaozong's eyes flickering, as if he was intent on moving, Jia Yucun smiled again: "Although it is not advisable to form a party for personal gain, if there are not a few like-minded friends to help you, how can you stand firmly on the court?" ”

"The elder brother has already established a prestigious reputation in Jinmen Mansion, and he has a good relationship with the political envoy and the prefect; And being able to be appointed by the saint to participate in the prince's case shows that Jane's future in the emperor's heart is limitless. ”

"This 'might' and 'potential' are already ready, this goes to Jinmen Mansion, just choose that young talent to show kindness, you can take advantage of the situation to set up a big banner in Jinmen Mansion."

"In the future, I only need to pay attention to the officialdom of Jinmen Mansion from time to time, and give grace to the officials of Jinmen Mansion.

"Besides, if there is a suitable candidate around my brother, I might as well put it in Jinmen Mansion to lay a solid foundation first......"

"If you can do it if people are not in Jinmen, but Jinmen is everywhere you can hear the name of a virtuous brother, there will inevitably be a place for a virtuous brother in this court in the future!"

Not to mention, after listening to this long-term plan, Sun Shaozong was really excited by what he said.

immediately bowed and said: "Sure enough, it's 'listening to your words, it's better than reading a book for ten years', Sun was taught today." ”

"Haha......"

Jia Yucun laughed, waved his hand and said: "It's just some experience, if it weren't for the fact that my brother hadn't served as a magistrate, I'm afraid that he would have been familiar with it a long time ago, where would I need my brother to do more?" ”

As he spoke, he got up again and solemnly returned the salute, saying, "In the past, it was also the old brother who was shallow-eyed, and he insisted on fighting for power and profit in this Shuntian Mansion, which is really ridiculous. ”

"Now that I think about it, if I am in the same boat with my brother, what is a mere Shuntian Mansion?!"

Hehe~

This is just a matter of listening, if it is not for the current position of Fu Yin, how can he try his best to show favor to Sun Shaozong?

However, the idea of cultivating power in Jinmen Mansion is indeed somewhat feasible, and if the Sun family wants to develop and grow in the court at the moment, what is lacking is not the relationship between the upper classes, but the foundation of the middle and lower classes.

Especially a few days ago, before Jia Zheng left, he also revealed a news with a little jealousy: It is very likely that the emperor will give Sun Shaozong the official position of the left senator of the direct political envoy in the near future.

Although this left senator is only from the fourth grade, he is also regarded as a pivotal figure in the political envoy department, and can not only inquire about and comment on any government affairs of the province, but also evaluate the authority of local officials.

Although Sun Shaozong's main assignment in the future may still be the criminal name in charge of Shuntian Mansion, with the official position of this left senator, it is justified to participate in the affairs of Jinmen Mansion again.

And it is not surprising that before the end of the year, the cheap big brother will be stationed in Jinmen Mansion to train troops, and there will be a lot of involvement with Jinmen Mansion at that time.

As long as the operation is done properly, one sings white face and the other sings red face, and it should not be a problem to win people's hearts.

Other than that......

Listening to the meaning of Jia Zheng's words, it seems that he still wants to match himself Xue Baochai.

If you can marry with the Xue family, take advantage of the situation to pull Xue Pan's father-in-law, the tiger skin of Wang Zhe, the secretary of the ministry, and do things with half the result of doubling the name of the king of Zhongshun, it is extremely easy to use to bluff people, but it seems to be a little less valuable to win people over.

"Virtuous brother? Virtuous brother! ”

Just thinking about what to do, he heard Jia Yucun's suspicious call, Sun Shaozong remembered that he hadn't responded to his kindness, so he hurriedly got up and bowed to the end: "What my brother just said is exactly what I want in my heart!" My brother is now in full bloom, and he is already in sight; Although the younger brother is not talented, he will change into a red robe within the year, but he will also be able to catch it! ”

"How can the future of you and me be limited by just Shuntianfu? Instead of internal friction with each other for petty profits, how can you and I go hand in hand, and compete with others in the court in the future? ! ”

When Jia Yucun heard this, he looked very excited, got up and took a few steps forward, helped Sun Shaozong up, grabbed his wrist hard, and said with tears in his eyes: "Virtuous brother! ”

Sun Shaozong didn't have the ability to cry when he said it, so he had to go back, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother! ”

Hey?

This drama seems familiar?

It seems to have been staged before......

Bang~

Sun Shaozong was complaining in his heart, trying to pretend to be excited, but the door was suddenly pushed open, and a small official rushed in in a panic, shouting excitedly: "Lord Fucheng, Lord Zhizhong, come out ...... Out out of ......"

"Get out!"

Jia Yucun saw that this good 'lyrical atmosphere' was disturbed by him, and he angrily reprimanded.

Who knew that the little official refused to obey his orders, but swallowed his saliva vigorously, and said loudly: "Out...... Something big is wrong! ”

Seeing that he didn't even seem to care about his humility and future, Jia Yucun and Sun Shaozong glanced at each other and asked in unison, "What happened?" Hurry up! ”

"Yes...... It's a satellite sentence! ”

I heard the little official say excitedly: "Wei Tongju took advantage of the rest yesterday to go out of the city with his friends for autumn hunting, but he accidentally ...... Accidentally ......"

Hearing that he stumbled again, Jia Yucun couldn't help but ask: "What happened to Weitong's judgment?!" ”

But the little official shook his head like a rattle, and stammered, "No...... It's not that Weitong judged the accident, it was he who was careless...... accidentally shot Yong Yibo's son ...... Shoot to death! ”

What the?!

Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun were suddenly stunned.