Lan Qianzhen's getting up has already marked the end of today's discussion, and everyone in the hall also understands what Lan Qianzhen means, but when he was about to leave, Qiu Wenruo came out coldly with such a sentence, which was somewhat annoying. However, Lan Qianzhen was not angry because of this, firstly, there were no outsiders present, and Qiu Wenruo did not have a stake in saying this, and secondly, Lan Qianzhen had already recognized the wisdom and wisdom of the Qiu family's father and son, and it was also appropriate for literati to speak out and offend. So Lan Qianzhen turned to face Qiu Wenruo and said:

"I have been close friends with Cao Jinbao for many years, and he has business that needs my protection, so I'm afraid Mr. Wen Ruo's words are inappropriate."

Qiu Wenruo said:

"Although I don't know what Cao Jinbao's way of printing treasure money, I can see that after he negotiates this deal, he will only get closer and closer to the household, Zhang Mingyue and other adults. Zhang Mingyue regards the acting prince and Wei Hou as a revenge, he Cao Jinbao and Zhang Mingyue have to alienate the acting prince when they get close, in case Cao Jinbao stabs the acting prince in the back, how can it be good? ”

The people in the North Town in the house laughed when they heard this, and Lan Ziyi asked Qiu Wenruo with a smile:

"Mr. Wen Ruo has always been gentle and has always only persuaded people to be kind, how can he suddenly calculate this intrigue? He Zhang Mingyue has his own Beijing merchants, and since the beginning of this year, the Beijing merchants and northern merchants have been filthy, fighting for salt fields first and then for grain transportation, almost beating out the dog's brain, how can such a big feud between the two sides be easily resolved? Zhang Mingyue didn't have to let his own people go, why did he use Cao Jinbao to vote halfway? Even if Zhang Mingyue is willing to use his subordinates, he will not agree. ”

The people in Beizhen nodded after listening to Lan Ziyi's analysis, and Qiu Wenruo retorted:

"Wei Hou, it is true that Zhang Mingyue has a close relationship with Jingshang, but Jingshang is not Zhang Mingyue's person."

Hu Yanhao asked:

"What do you mean, sir? If Jingshang is not Zhang Mingyue's person, does it mean that Zhang Mingyue is a person from Jingshang? “

Hu Yanhao's question provoked sporadic laughter, but Hu Yanhao was not a gag, so the whisper quickly subsided. Qiu Xiaozhi opened his mouth at this time and added for his son:

"The relationship between Zhang Mingyue and the Beijing merchants can not be called who is who, with the high level of the literati, they will not be easily demoted to the company of the merchants, even if their relationship is close, they are not an equal relationship, my son means, instead of treating the Beijing merchants as Zhang Mingyue's people, it is more appropriate to treat them as Zhang Mingyue's dogs."

Lan Ziyi's brows tightened when he heard Qiu Xiaozhi's words, Qiu Xiaozhi's words evoked his memories, but as Qiu Xiaozhi said, Zhang Mingyue didn't treat businessmen as people at all, and today's dinner was an example.

After Qiu Xiaozhi said it, Qiu Wenruo continued:

"How many Beijing businessmen were implicated in the Taicang grain case that Wei Hou unearthed? Zhang Mingyue said that he would catch it, and he didn't frown. Since Zhang Mingyue abandoned the businessman like a cheat, then he would not have any difficulty in letting him change his shoes, if Cao Jinbao is really better than the Beijing businessman, and can give him a steady stream of money, I don't believe that Zhang Mingyue will not change people. “

The father and son of the Qiu family opened up Lan Ziyi's train of thought, and Lan Ziyi couldn't help but fall into deep thought, but other people in Beizhen didn't

Thinking that Lan Ziyi was so suspicious, Lan Qianzhen smiled and said:

"When I was serving the emperor, I stayed in Jiangnan and felt that the people in Jiangnan were lively, and they had more eyes than us in Beizhen, and I still think so to this day. It is naturally a good thing that the two gentlemen are thoughtful, but Lao Cao I know that he is not that kind of person, the eldest husband lives with a face, and he Cao Jinbao will never be able to do that kind of thing of betraying friends and seeking glory. “

Of course, Qiu Wenruo understood what Lan Qianzhen meant, and he also knew that he couldn't convince Lan Qianzhen, but he still persuaded him:

"Dai Gong, as the so-called 'businessman values profit over separation', you think that life and death are small, and loss of festival is big, but that Boss Cao won't be the same as you."

Lan Qianzhen couldn't listen to Qiu Wenruo's words at all at this time, he waved his hand and said:

"I'm worried, I'm worried, I'm worried. If you want me to say that we should stop talking about these things today, such as government and people's hearts, it's too annoying. It's hard to calm down the chaos in the capital, and I can return to the town as soon as possible, so let's stop thinking about these bad things when it's so festive. Let's go, let's go to the courtyard, the emperor gave me this courtyard, I haven't taken a good look at it. What's the matter, have the two gentlemen eaten? Several of us are full of brains and fat, and we can't eat anymore, so if you don't eat, gentlemen, you might as well put a separate table for you. ”

The father and son of the Qiu family knew that Lan Qianzhen didn't want to talk anymore, so they had to get up and send Lan Qianzhen out. As soon as Lan Qianzhen left, everyone followed, Lan Ziyi walked at the end, and the father and son of the Qiu family also had a tacit understanding to wait at the door, and when Lan Ziyi walked to him, Qiu Wenruo whispered:

"Wei Hou, what you say below......"

Lan Ziyi raised his hand to stop Qiu Wenruo:

"Mr. Wen Ruo doesn't need to say much, Ziyi understands, I will be careful of Cao Jinbao. My father is a kind person, he doesn't want to think badly of people, he didn't listen to the two gentlemen, and asked the gentleman not to be careful. ”

Qiu Xiao thanked him directly:

"My father and son ate the food of Daigong and Weihou's family, how can they have so much to say. The acting prince is generous, which can be described as benevolence and righteousness, and Wei Hou is blessed to have such a father. ”

When the three of them were muttering quietly inside the door, Lan Qianzhen had already led people to the front, and when he saw that the three of them were behind, Lan Qianzhen shouted outside:

"What's the matter to come out and say, what are you hiding from me?"

When the three of them heard this, they went out to follow, so the group enjoyed the scenery of the house with great interest.

The next day, Lan Qianzhen reported Cao Jinbao's loan to the celebrant of ceremonies, but the ceremonial supervisor reported that Zhang Mingyue had reported the matter in advance. Although Zhang Mingyue stole the limelight, Lan Qianzhen still successfully got the grace to return to the town. With the emperor's grace, Lan Qianjin put his mind at ease, but he was no longer in a hurry to go, and the baggage team that happened to come with Lan Qianjin also entered the city these days, and in the next few days, Lan Qianjin will be transported to the capital of various souvenirs to present to all relevant adults, and it should also be a meeting gift for entering Beijing. At the same time, Lan Qianzhen did not forget the matter, he had already gone to the secretary of the ceremonial supervisor and asked Qi Rongxun and the other three to lead the troops on behalf of Lan Ziyi, and Lan Qianzhen had already persuaded many people by distributing gifts, and even Zhang Mingyue nodded in acquiescence.

In this way, three days passed, and most of Lan Qianzhen's gifts were also divided, and early this morning, after breakfast, Lan Ziyi also brought the three brothers of the Tao family to represent the public, and the guards told Lan Ziyi that Lan Qianzhen was counting the last gifts, and Lan Ziyi went straight to the backyard from the side door.

Today, the courtyard has been cleaned, most of the packages that were piled up everywhere in the previous two days have disappeared, and those ropes, baskets, and furoshiki that have been dismantled and useless have also been collected and cured in the corner, and Lan Qianzhen himself is taking two personal soldiers to count the last few packages.

After hearing Lan Ziyi's footsteps, Lan Qianzhen looked back, and saw that it was his son who came to Lan Qianzhen and smiled:

"I won't leave today, you don't have to come early to see me off."

Lan Ziyi led the Tao brothers forward and said with a smile:

"I'm not here to send my father, I'm here to ask my father for something."

Hearing this, Lan Qianzhen pretended to be angry and said:

"I'm not dead to divide my property, do you still have a conscience? Anyway, what do you want? Take it and go, don't block me here! ”

Lan Ziyi smiled and handed his father an envelope, which was the one that Father-in-law Yu would send every morning, and at the same time he said:

"Yue'er heard that her father brought a lot of treasures, and she wanted a He Shou Wu to go back to raise her hair, so I came to ask my father what he wanted."