Chapter 52: Between Light and Dark

"Stupid, you can't even catch a pariah, what's the use of asking you?" Wang Zhen was so angry that he kicked Ma Shun repeatedly.

Ma Shun was extremely aggrieved, there are five great gods and a real dragon in the textile factory, does he dare to open his mouth to take people? You have the ability to go yourself.

"Your Majesty and the elders are here." He dodged as he spoke.

When the emperor left the palace, Wang Zhen knew that he was angry and asked Ma Shun to get someone, and planned to give Zhang Ning a dismount, but he didn't expect Ma Shun to be cowardly. Wang Zhen didn't want to be a bag in front of Sanyang, so he kicked Ma Shun a few more times, and said, "Go again." ”

"Father-in-law, I'm afraid it won't work to take people in front of Your Majesty and the elders." Ma Shun hurriedly said, he had already stolen the chicken and rice, and gave Zhang Ning twenty taels of silver for nothing.

Who is he? He is the commander of the Jinyi Guard who everyone fears, except for the emperor and Wang Zhen in the world, who puts it in his eyes? But the emperor is present, so it's no problem.

"Your Majesty is still young, it is inevitable to mess around, as a courtier, you should persuade Your Majesty." Wang Zhen deliberately didn't mention Sanyang, and just asked Ma Shun to go again.

How dare Ma Shun go? blindly shirked, and finally borrowed urine to escape.

Wang Zhen was so angry that he had the heart to let Dongchang's fanzi go, but he couldn't find a leader who had the courage to take people in front of the emperor. He thought about it for a long time and remembered that the last time the emperor went out of the palace too often, the empress dowager asked him to reprimand, his eyes lit up, and he turned around and went to Cishou Palace.

"Niangniang, Zhang Ning instigated His Majesty to leave the palace and save face for his textile factory. Your Majesty's golden body, how can it be mixed with cheap karma? Please punish Zhang Ning. As soon as he saw the Empress Dowager, Wang Zhen immediately complained.

The Empress Dowager squinted at the cloth in her hand, and when she heard his words, she paused, moved the cloth closer, and continued to look.

Isn't it just a piece of cloth? What's there to see. Wang Zhen slandered and said again: "Niangniang, Zhang Ning actually let His Majesty congratulate him on his cheap business, which is really a crime that deserves death." ”

The Empress Dowager still didn't say anything, sitting beside her, a beautiful girl in a pink shirt said leisurely: "Princess, you are so long-winded." ”

Am I verbose? Wang Zhen didn't dare to have any disrespect for the celebrity in front of the empress dowager, and said with a smile: "The county lord doesn't know, Zhang Ning has made a textile factory......

Youyou said: "Why doesn't the county lord know? Isn't it just weaving? My father-in-law said that weaving is a cheap business, and what woman in the world does not weave and embroider? Is it true that everyone is not able to do cheap business? That's not what Taizu said. ”

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhu Chongba divided the people into four levels, and the merchants were the lowly industries, so the emperor's relatives, nobles, and officials were extremely disdainful of the merchants on the surface, but in fact, there were countless shops under their names, but they were the bosses behind the scenes, and hired trustworthy people as shopkeepers, not only not to be involved with the "cheap industry", but also to enjoy the rolling wealth brought by the "cheap industry".

Youyou specially pointed out that textile is not a cheap industry, not to mention that the people have looms, that is, the female dependents of the emperor's relatives, nobles, and eunuchs, but also from the elementary school girl red, and brought out Zhu Chongba, so that Wang Zhen was resentful but had nothing to say.

The Empress Dowager said: "If you don't teach Your Majesty to learn well, it's just that, and you still tell right and wrong, what will it become?" Palm! ”

The two slaps made Wang Zhen want to kill Zhang Ning, but he had no choice but to leave Cishou Palace in a huff.

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Zhu Qizhen and the five ministers drank tea, encouraged Zhang Ning, and left.

Zhang Ning told Zheng a few words and went home. As soon as she entered the study, Qing'er handed over an envelope that was no different from an ordinary letter, and said, "Childe, the county lord sent someone to deliver the letter." ”

Zhang Ning asked her to step back, looked at the ordinary envelope over and over again, and muttered in a low voice: "It's too distracting." "To write a letter to your boyfriend, how can you use an ordinary envelope, at least it has to be special, right?

When you open the letter, the letter paper is just as ordinary, the worst kind of paper. The word is the regular script of Yan Zhenqing. Zhang Ning was even more dissatisfied, and decided to meet next time and talk about Yoyo.

Looking at the content, Zhang Ning understood, Youyou is afraid that the letter will fall into the hands of Jinyiwei or Dongchang, right? He read it in a hurry, lit the fire and burned the letter.

The letter from Youyou said that Wang Zhen went to Cishou Palace to complain, but was punished by the Empress Dowager.

It's almost time to get started. Zhang Ning muttered to himself silently.

These days outsiders look at it, he is building a shed to give porridge, making looms, and building a factory, the movement is quite big, and his identity as the owner of the textile factory is revealed to the world, not only the eyes of the noble circle are attracted, from the civil officials to the people, who doesn't pay attention? If the textile factory is built, it means that there is one more road, those who have the money and the means can open a family, and those who have nothing, don't there be a mother-in-law who can weave cloth at home? The income of fifteen taels of silver a month is enough for the family to drink fragrant and spicy food, and they can also hire a few maids.

Therefore, no one noticed that someone was collecting evidence of Wang Zhen's crimes. Two months is enough time to investigate what he has done over the years. What makes Zhang Ning feel a pity is that Wang Zhen at this time is not to the point of covering the sky with one hand, and he is only limited to accepting bribes and snaring party henchmen, but these are enough.

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Yang Shiqi returned home and finished dinner and went to the study to continue reading the recital. Ever since he became the Minister of Gu Ming and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, he has always had endless pieces to watch. The state is busy, and he has nothing to do about it.

After reading a recital, he rubbed his somewhat sour eyes, and the old servant suddenly reported that Zhang Ning, the chief banner of Jinyi Wei, was visiting.

"What did he say he was doing at such a late hour?" It's already a watch, so he has this question.

The old servant said, "No." ”

Yang Shiqi thought for a while and said, "Please come over." ”

The old servant was a little surprised, and said, "Master, do you want him to come to the study?" "This Zhang Zongqi is a brocade guard, invite him to the study, I'm afraid something is wrong, right?

"It doesn't matter."

The old servant didn't dare to talk too much, so he went out to lure Zhang Ning in.

At the door of the study, when the old servant took two steps forward to report again, Zhang Ning quietly took out the jade and put it on.

Yang Shiqi did not put away the music, but let the music scatter on the table, and the unfinished part was spread out, and said, "Please let him in." ”

The old servant endured and endured, so he didn't make a loud reminder, but turned to Zhang Ning and said, "Lord Zhang, my lord has an invite." ”

I heard that. Zhang Ning scolded and said, "Thank you, uncle." He crossed the old servant and entered the study, and saluted Yang Shiqi, who was sitting on the official hat chair, "I've seen Lord Yang." ”

He is a cabinet elder who leans towards the government and the opposition, and he is also a minister who cares about his life, so it is understandable for Zhang Ning to salute him.

"No courtesy. Mr. Zhang, please be seated. Yang Shiqi signaled Zhang Ning to go down and said: "Today, I saw the output of the textile factory, the old man was very pleased, if this method is feasible, the people can be rich, and the country can be strong." ”

That's of course, an industrial powerhouse, has long been practiced. Zhang Ning muttered silently and said, "My lord, please wait and see, the lower official came tonight, but there is something else important." ”