Looking at Wang Yongguang's slightly embarrassed expression, Sun Chengzong pretended to be puzzled and said: "What you said is reasonable, in that case, why don't you write to Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to issue an order to escort those silver taels directly into the household?" After all, you, as the head of the household, have the most say in this matter. ”

Wang Yongguang's old face flushed: "Why does Elder Sun Ge tease the lower officials, if the matter is so simple, why do the lower officials come to bother you." ”

Sun Chengzong smiled coldly, with a mocking look on his face: "Youfu, the old man knows what you think, and he wants this silver, but he doesn't want to bow to the Duke of Xinguo?" But the old man wants to ask, just thinking about taking advantage and not suffering, how can there be such a good thing in this world, if you are troubled, you can also tell the old man, and the old man also wants to pick up a bargain. ”

Wang Yongguang's face had turned purple, and he said in shame: "Sun Ge's lesson is that this matter is just about the face of my generation of scholars, if you easily bow your head to a martial artist, wouldn't it be a loss of face for scholars?" ”

"Face?"

Sun Chengzong was amused by Wang Yongguang's words.

"What is face? You remember to the old man, face is given by others, but face is lost by yourself, if you want to save face, you have to rely on your own earnings, you yourself have no ability to earn money for the court, others sent you and you refused to even leave this face, still expect others to kneel and send the silver to you to beg you to accept it?

If this is the case, the old man will also be ugly in front, and such an incompetent official and old man will impeach him! Okay, you go back first, think about what the old man said just now, if you still can't figure it out, then don't blame the old man for the fold, please ask the emperor to send the silver back to Jiangnan or the income. ”

"Yes...... Thank you for your advice. ”

Wang Yongguang left with a face full of shame, and not long after he left, Zhu Guozhen and Han Yi came together.

After welcoming the two of them into the door, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "It's really unfortunate that you came, Fang Caifu just left from the old man's place, if you come a little earlier, maybe you will run into it." ”

Han Yi snorted lightly: "What's the use of encountering it, I, Heping Hangong (Zhu Guozhen), originally came to you to hide from people, I wish I wouldn't see anyone." ”

While speaking, the three of them sat down one after another, and the old servant surnamed Gao hurriedly brought tea.

Zhu Guozhen took a sip of the teacup, and then said to Sun Chengzong: "Kaiyang Gong, three days have passed, and those guys refuse to bow their heads, but Yu Chen and I are worried that the Jiang Ning army who escorted the silver returned to Hangzhou with the silver in anger, so how can it be good?" ”

"It's not impossible." Sun Chengzong frowned, "The old man is also worried about this matter, so he proposed that His Majesty should limit it to three days, so that the hundred officials in the court and the central government can express their opinions, so that we can talk easily, but I didn't expect those people to be so stubborn, and Wang Yongguang came to find the old man, just to ask the cabinet to write to His Majesty, asking His Majesty to give an order, and then they pushed the boat to collect the silver into the household, so that everyone was happy, but the old man refused." ”

"Hmph, think of good things!" Han Yi was immediately angry: "A few days ago, when they impeached Xin Guogong, one by one was more energetic, and now when they see that people have sent the silver, all their eyes are red, they want the silver but they can't pull this face, but they want to let the three of us take the blame for them, why?" The old man would rather send the silver back to Hangzhou than wipe their butts for them! ”

"Rest easy."

Zhu Guozhen patted Han Yi's arm to signal him to calm down, and then said to Sun Chengzong.

"Kaiyang Gong, say something from your heart. In fact, who didn't know that the Duke of Xinguo sent so much silver to slap his face, but we still had to stretch out his face to let people beat him, this conspiracy made people have to admire.

It doesn't matter if we eat this loss, we must send real money and silver, and we are not allowed to let people be angry, but what the old man is most worried about is that once the matter of Xinguo Gong in Hangzhou is acquiesced by hundreds of officials in the court, will such things continue to be staged in Shaoxing Mansion, Ningbo Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion and Suzhou Mansion, if this is the case, the entire Jiangnan may be in chaos. ”

"Yes, this is what the old man is most worried about." Sun Chengzong's face also sank, and he sighed.

"Although Xinguo Gong does not read the Four Books and Five Classics and does not understand the scriptures, but he is not a skilled person, whether it is fighting a war or governing the country, to be honest, in some respects, even the old man is ashamed of himself, but his methods are too cruel, your worries are indeed justified."

Han Yi also said helplessly: "Yes, this person is unruly and has a heavy army, and he has the trust of His Majesty, if he is determined to make trouble in Jiangnan, we really don't have a good way to hold him hostage." It's just that the old man doesn't understand, this person has hundreds of thousands of Jiangning troops, and in the past two years, he has formed the Fujian Naval Division, if it is evil, then the Ming Dynasty is in danger, and Your Majesty is not worried at all? ”

"This old man knows." Hearing this, Sun Chengzong continued: "The old man also asked Your Majesty about this matter, and Your Majesty said that Xinguo Gong once told Your Majesty that after he pacified Nanyang, in addition to leaving a wife and children to inherit Xinguo Gong's lineage, he would move the rest of his wives and concubines and Jiangning Army to Nanyang, and asked His Majesty to take Nanyang as his fief. ”

"That's what he said?"

"That's what Your Majesty said, and there will never be a falsehood."

Hearing this, Han Yi and Zhu Guozhen thought for a long time and felt that this was the best way, not worrying about raising tigers, but also relieved, as long as Yang Feng did not continue to stay in Daming to "make trouble", other things would be much easier.

They are not worried that Yang Feng will use these words to coax Zhu Youxiao, if Yang Feng had a different intention, he would have done it to Zhu Youxiao a long time ago, not to mention who doesn't know that Queen Zhang Yan was originally difficult to give birth, if it wasn't for Yang Feng sending someone to send good medicine, where would Zhu Youxiao's son come from now.

Not only does Zhu Youxiao regard Yang Feng as a mentor and friend, but even the queen Zhang Yan has become a handkerchief with his wife Hai Lanzhu, if Yang Feng is interested in Zhu Youxiao's position under the buttocks, even he doesn't believe it.

Han Yi also bowed his head and said, "If that's the case, then it'll be fine...... Hey...... Not right......"

Suddenly, Han Yi's face changed: "Could it be that Yang Feng's recent actions in Jiangnan are preparations for leaving?" ”

Sun Chengzong and Zhu Guozhen's faces also changed, "It's possible, Yang Feng has been making a lot of noise in Jiangnan these days, putting on a killing appearance, and it may soon be the preparation for him to leave, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry." He would rather pull all his hatred on him, and open the way for His Majesty! ”