When Nangong Yi followed Zhang Shou and his party back to the city, he saw Zhu Er and Zhang Chen riding horses on Zhang Shou's side on left and right, the three of them talked and laughed, most of the time Zhang Chen and Zhu Er were fighting each other, Zhang Shou watched the excitement on the side, and mediated from time to time, but occasionally fanned the flames and added fuel to the fire, but it was so noisy all the way, and he gradually understood another thing.

It turns out that Zhang Chen has never broken his leg at all, it turns out that people have always supported Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu in Xingtai, and the eldest prince will be greedy for money to hoard cotton and sell it at a high price, but Zhang Chen caused it! And now this guy not only has nothing to do, but also employs a large number of craftsmen, a large number of weavers and weavers, rushing to make looms, hoarding cotton yarn, and planning to do a big job in Cangzhou and Xingtai!

Thinking of Zhu Er's "good farmer", and thinking of the information he learned when he was just auditing, Nangong Yi had clearly realized that Zhang Shouzheng planned to start from the two links of raw materials and production to control the cotton cloth industry in Cangzhou and even Xingtai. At first, he felt that it was inevitable to be jealous, but when he thought about the behemoths that dominated the southeast, and Zhang Shou was just turning the pieces into a whole, he was relieved.

What's more, whether it is Cangzhou or Xingtai, they are all under the nose of the Son of Heaven!

And Zhang Shou inquired about the progress of Zhang Chen's side, and determined that it was like people showing off to Zhu Er, the entire weaving industry was integrated very smoothly, and the weavers were willing to have a unified purchase and underwriting channel, so he said with a smile: "It seems that you came out this time really out of the abyss, and you have the opportunity to take off." I don't have anything to tell you, only one thing to warn you of. ”

Seeing that Zhang Chen immediately put on a solemn expression, as if he was about to listen to his teachings on not being greedy and not being arrogant, he smiled unexpectedly.

"Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu are both famous people, and so is Zhu Er, and the marriage is just a little bit of a difference. Your father once mentioned that he wanted to entrust me with your marriage, but your demands were so high that there has been no follow-up to this. You are a top nobleman, be careful when you go out, don't fall for other people's beauty tricks. ”

Zhang Chen was stunned: "Don't mention it, when I was in Xingtai, those gentry sent me all kinds of fireworks women who scratched their heads and made gestures all day long...... If you want to lie to me, you have to find a peerless beauty with a beautiful national color first! ”

"The husband is also fascinated when he meets Xi Shi, even if I am not as good as the husband, then at least it must be at the level of Zheng Dan!"

Even Nangong Yi was amused by Zhang Chen's natural tone, not to mention Zhang Shou and Zhu Er. However, after laughing, the top staff member of the Zhao Guogong Mansion couldn't help but be even more surprised when he thought that Zhang Shou had just claimed that Zhang Chuan, the Duke of Qin, had entrusted Zhang Chen's marriage, and Zhang Chen didn't even deny it.

To say that Zhang Chuan, the Duke of Qin, has always been a strange among the nobles, he doesn't care about anything, as if he is only interested in revising history and compiling books, and even his son has never been left alone, leaving him to fend for himself like a weed, but this time Zhang Chen went out of Beijing, he didn't believe that the father didn't know, so he let his son come like this? Or does Zhang Chuan trust Zhang Shou so much?

Even if he couldn't figure it out, since it had already happened, Nangong Yi decided to recognize it as a fact and reconsider the relationship between Zhang Shou and the Qin State Mansion. It's just that he didn't talk much, of course, he remembered the purpose of his visit, and at this time he suddenly coughed, and then he said: "Second son, Dong Weng has something to ask me to bring to you." ”

Zhu Er was either fighting with Zhang Chen just now, or taking the opportunity to consult Zhang Shou, trying his best to avoid being alone, but he didn't want to face Mr. Nangong who had laughed and smiled his palms with a ring ruler.

But the blessing is not a curse, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, and what he fears most is still coming. Seeing Zhang Chen gloating, Zhang Shou bowed slightly at him, he finally mustered up the courage, and immediately stopped his horse and waited for Nangong Yice, who was a few steps behind, to step forward and parallel with him.

"Dare to ask sir, what does my father command?"

On weekdays, Zhu Er is afraid of his father like a tiger, but now he can face himself who is speaking for Zhu Jing so calmly, Nangong Yi finally determined that this second son has indeed changed for the better. He suddenly became a little playful, and immediately said seriously: "Dong Weng said, since you have the ability to run away from home, don't come back if you have the ability." ”

Zhu Erden chuckled in his heart - didn't Zhu Ying say that she would help him speak? Why is Daddy still so tough! If this was usual, he would have been frightened and weak, and hurriedly asked someone to help him intercede and beg for mercy, but at this moment, he stubbornly held back the horror in his heart and forced himself to maintain that calm expression.

"Well, I see, what else is my dad saying?"

Nangong Yi glanced at Zhu Er's legs that were hanging under the horse's back and swaying unnaturally, and then at the seemingly calm expression, he smiled and said: "Dong Weng also said that if you want to come back, then make some achievements first for people to see, don't give up halfway, let people say that Zhu Ergongzi's mud can't support the wall." He believed that his son had only been a pearl in the dust. ”

I'm scared to death, your old man is only half talking! Zhu Er's eyes gradually lit up, how frustrated he was just now, how excited he was at this time. Daddy actually thinks that he is a pearl of dust, how can he not be so happy that he goes crazy! The corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and in the end, he simply smiled directly: "Of course, since I came out, I plan to go back in the future!" ”

Zhang Chen couldn't help but snort softly: "Heh, it's quite beautiful to think about." ”

"What did you say?" Zhu Er was immediately furious, "I think you're jealous of me!" My dad has always cared about his son, what's wrong! ”

Zhang Chen was annoyed and angry by Zhu Er's words, turned the horse's head and went straight to Zhu Er. Knowing that his strength was low, Zhu Er didn't even want to think about it, so he hid directly behind Ah Liuma, and shouted in his mouth: "Sixth brother, you see, Zhang Chen is just arrogant and unreasonable, you must make the decision for me and teach him a good lesson!" ”

"Hehe, Ah Liu, that's Mr. Xiao's Ah Liu, don't say that your name is Sixth Brother, it's useless for you to call Sixth Master today!" Zhang Chen's most hated thing was that people were comparing his father with him, and he hated it so much at the moment, he rushed over and shouted at Ah Liu.

"Ah Liu, he usually follows you to learn martial arts for three days, fishing for two days and drying nets, look at his current virtue! If I don't practice him well, he will definitely lose your face as a master in the future! Don't protect him, he just has to give him a good look, otherwise he won't know how thick the sky is! ”

Seeing that the two of them were fighting around Ah Liu in the back, Nangong Yi didn't care about them, and approached Zhang Shou with the reins, so he said with a smile: "No wonder the eldest lady says how Dr. Zhang is outstanding, and I just saw it today." Moreover, I have probably been with you for a long time, and the eldest lady is now a revenger, and she no longer breaks the door of others at every turn. ”

Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment, and then he only felt that he couldn't cry or laugh. If you don't break the door of others, it will be a great progress for Zhu Ying?

He could only sigh and said: "Yingying doesn't rub sand in her eyes, she has grievances and revenge, and she is also honest and sincere." It's just that she just returned to Beijing? Why are there enemies again? She didn't break the door of other people's houses, so it wouldn't be blocking people's cars and horses on the street, and grabbing the guy who was a traitor in someone's house to show the public on the street, right? Or is it a-for-tat confrontation with people on the street, and ridicule people so much that they can't get off the stage? ”

"Alas, she's too impulsive, can't she wait for me to go back to Beijing? She can also have multiple helpers! ”

Nangong Yi didn't expect Zhang Shou to directly imagine how Zhu Ying would take revenge, and listening to this, it was not so much that he was worried about the conflict between the two sides, but that he was worried that Zhu Ying would not have a helper if he didn't go back! Moreover, this guess is extremely accurate, and it is impressive to understand Zhu Ying's character. At that moment, he remembered what Mrs. Tai had said before leaving that day.

"Even if Yingying really wants to kill people and set fires, Ah Shou is afraid that she will also help her hand over knives and torches...... Because he knew that what Yingying wanted to kill must be the most heinous and unforgivable people, and the one who wanted to burn it must be the lair of the great traitors! ”

While thinking, he smiled and told Zhu Ying about the scene of the conflict with people on the Taiping Tower of the World that day. Seeing that Zhang Shou didn't have a stunned expression at all, but was full of relief on his face, he said: "The government is worried that Jiang Ge will be angry and embarrassed, and will embarrass the eldest prince and you in Cangzhou, so Dong Weng specially ordered me to come to Cangzhou." ”

"Please also ask Mr. Nangong to go back and thank you for me...... Father-in-law. ”

Since Nangong Yi came up and called his uncle, Zhang Shou thought about it, so he simply replied to his father-in-law. Seeing Nangong Yi immediately nodding with a smile, he said with a smile: "As for the Cangzhou matter, I have played many times with Brother Zhu, some of them are through the political department, but some of them are through other channels. To be honest, before I left Beijing, I didn't know what Brother Zhu was planning. ”

Before Nangong Yi left Beijing, Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing summoned him once, and also talked a little about Cangzhou, which involved a lot of things, at this moment Zhang Shou's sentence Brother Zhu was very big, of course he knew what he was referring to, and he was a little hesitant how to speak.

However, what he didn't expect was that Zhang Shou actually said with a smile: "Yingying is making a fuss, the capital must be full of wind and rain, Jiang Ge Lao will definitely not be able to stand being humiliated by her so much, and he will definitely fight back, and it will definitely be a dragon and tiger battle at that time." If you don't take advantage of this time, even if the emperor advocates it, Brother Zhu will still not be able to do what he is planning. ”

Zhang Shou said vaguely, but Nangong Yi knew that the voice of the people was that he hurriedly took this opportunity to let the old Jiang Pavilion get out of the way - after all, this Shoufu Lord who was born in Fujian, whether it was instigated by the township party or those Fujian maritime merchants behind him, would never want Cangzhou to build a port and share the profits.

The establishment of a port is too big and involves too many interest groups, even if the emperor has already had this intention, even if they are willing to support the Zhu family, however, if the leaders of the opposition are not suppressed, even if they can get the support of officials and businessmen in Shanxi, Shaanxi and other inland places, as well as Suzhou and other places, it will definitely not be possible!

Therefore, Nangong Yi nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Zhao Guogong also has this intention. ”

Zhang Shou suddenly smiled: "My father-in-law is far-sighted, and I know that I don't need to worry about it." ”

But when he said this, he suddenly changed his words and said: "It's Xian Yunhe and the others who are in the county government prison, how long will it take for the imperial court to have an exact response?" ”

"This ...... I'm afraid that we will have to wait until there is a result of the confrontation between the mansion and Jiang Ge Lao. These days, the court said that the eldest prince and you treated the eldest prince harshly, and the voice of favoring the chaotic people was noisy, that is, the eldest lady shouted that the sentence "the prince is guilty can be punished lightly, and the good people need to be obedient if they are bullied" has been widely circulated in the capital, and public opinion has been in an uproar, and the old Jiang Ge was a little caught off guard. ”

Speaking of this, Nangong Yi paused, and then smiled happily.

"It's just that Jiang Ge's appetite is also a little too big. If he just fought back against the eldest lady, it would be fine, but a few of his right-hand men and a few old ones, when I left Beijing, had already been with Confucius University Scholar Zhang University Scholar at the same time, Lu Saijiu, the former scholar, plus the Zhu family on all sides. Now the capital should be in chaos. ”

Enemies on all sides? Even if it's the first assistant, Jiang Ge's old courage is a little too big, right?

Zhang Shou was thinking so in his heart, and when he saw Nangong Yi's smiling face, he suddenly realized. The group is too big and there are too many characters, so it is easy for each to have their own demands, Jiang Ge Lao can still hold it down on weekdays, but once he is a little distracted, it is easy for someone to coerce him as the leader. Coupled with the true and false news, it is not surprising that this situation suddenly broke out.

I don't know if the people from the four parties who were involved have already been connected?

Thinking that this was none of his business, Zhang Shou was so happy that he pretended not to know, and said: "No matter how lively the capital is, I can't see it from afar in Cangzhou, so it's better to pacify Cangzhou affairs first." Fortunately, the cotton fields are about to be harvested, and the shortage of raw cotton can be alleviated slightly, otherwise there are more people without fields and jobs in Cangzhou, and chaos cannot be avoided. ”

"By the way, I also asked Mr. Nangong to go back and tell my father-in-law about today's trial of planting cotton. In fact, not only cotton, but also all kinds of crops in the world, there are good seeds, there are also bad seeds, good seeds can make farmers harvest more, but bad seeds will make them fail to harvest and reduce the harvest, or even no harvest. Since the imperial court is agriculture-oriented, it should spend more effort on breeding. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shou said with some embarrassment: "During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the peasant family was also popular for a while, but after so many years, although there are many literati who have written peasant books, but compared with all kinds of poems and songs that have been sung through the ages, the peasant books are too few, and the peasant children can remember a few poems and songs, but they can't even remember the names of a few agricultural books, let alone the content." ”

"The matter of agriculture is the real livelihood of the people, and it cannot be high and low, so I just wrote a letter to Lu Saijiu yesterday, hoping to add agricultural science in the public school in the future. I would like to ask you to tell your father-in-law about this. ”

Nangong Yi was stunned for a moment. When Lu Juan was already on the cusp because of Zhu Ying's words, Zhang Shou still wanted the public school to open agricultural science? Will Lu Juan agree? This courage to rise to the occasion...... Should he say that he really deserves to be a couple with Zhu Ying?

He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Chen and Zhu Er, who were still making noise behind him, and thought to himself, aren't the two of them also concentrating on workers and peasants? So, without even hesitating, he said with a straight face: "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely transfer this matter to Dong Weng as soon as possible!" ”