Lotus Garden.

Since Song Yan, Zhen Yingjia and the seven masters of Jiangnan settled in, there has been no banquet here.

This is the Zhen family's industry, in fact, it is interesting, it should be a gold cave for daily income, but Jia Cong found out that the Zhen family has to pay at least tens of thousands of taels of silver here every year.

There is no other reason, the fee is too low, and there are too many free orders.

Whenever a celebrity reports a poetry meeting here, the lotus garden only charges the cost of materials.

If you can make a good poem, you can get rid of the order, just send the good text to Jinling Zhen Mansion.

Most of the so-called masterpieces are works that explicitly or implicitly praise Corporal Yan Jiali Xian, Yan Ying Jiaxian Cariter Aicai and Zhen Fu Junjie Xiaofeng.

Although Zhen Yingjia has achieved the reputation of Jiangnan poetry and Buddha since the lotus garden, Zhen Fu is the first son of Jiangnan, but the real money lost here every year makes the Zhen family faintly unbearable.

You must know that even the annual salary of a first-class prince is only 10,000 taels of silver.

The Zhen family only threw 10,000 taels of silver a year in a separate business in Yangzhou Mansion, which can be seen from the extravagance.

However, every penny is worth the goods, and a lot of gold and silver are scattered, and this is indeed a rare place to be used.

After Jia Cong was invited in by Zhen Jiahaonu, he suddenly felt the spring breeze blowing on his face and the fragrance of flowers bursting.

The cotton brocade on his body looks out of place compared with the thin and chic spring shirts of everyone inside.

However, he didn't seem to be uncomfortable, and he didn't accept the spring shirt change sent by the beautiful maids.

After only untying the big hat and handing it over to the sharp-hat waiter, he walked directly to the lotus pond.

When a group of sixty or seventy-year-old men saw his attitude, their faces couldn't help but change slightly.

They looked at each other with a complicated gaze.

First, I feel that there are talented people from generation to generation, and a generation of new people replace the old.

Second, I am depressed why there are no such teenagers among my own children.

On such occasions, the vast majority of people's choice will be to go with the flow and follow the customs.

can have their own persistence, and it is not caused by arrogance or inferiority, but self-confidence......

This kind of mind can be seen from the small to the great, and they can't help but appreciate it.

Coupled with Jia Cong's more and more delicate appearance, he was dressed in a flying fish costume like an immortal descending into the world......

The more the old master, the more he understands the importance of "body, speech, writing, and judgment".

Picking four eyes, the "body" is the first, which shows the importance of appearance in officialdom.

And in this regard, Jia Cong undoubtedly surpasses most people in the world......

Jia Cong stepped forward steadily, first saw Song Yan sitting on the lotus platform in the middle, and saluted: "The disciple has seen Mr., please sir." ”

Song Yan's face covered with age spots was full of love, and he didn't hide it at all, and nodded: "Okay, An." Get up, you had a busy night last night? ”

With such a big movement last night, Lotus Yuan naturally would not be unaware.

Jia Cong shook his head and smiled: "Jumping beam clown, self-defeating, has nothing to worry about." ”

Song Yan nodded with a smile, but Chu Dongming on the side sighed: "Qingchen, you have such a big breath, the Mingxiang Sect demon made such a big move, hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Yangzhou Mansion couldn't sleep at night, and even the entire Jiangnan was shaken, you only regard them as clowns jumping off the beam, don't you have an arrogant heart?" This is not good, your road has just begun, you must know the truth that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. ”

The other old men also bowed their heads one after another, seeing how Jia Cong answered.

Jia Cong was not slow, there was no frivolity, and there was no uneasiness, he bowed slightly and replied: "What Mr. Dongming said is reasonable, and the arrogant soldiers will be defeated. The bandits of the Mingxiang Sect regard my Jinyi Guard as nothing, and even the thieves of the cult dare to rob the prison, isn't it beyond their own strength?

As for what Mr. said about the uneasiness in Yangzhou and Jiangnan, the younger generation has shallow vision and has never found it.

It's just that as far as Jiangshan Sheji is concerned, the rebellion of the Mingxiang Sect is indeed not worth mentioning.

Their greatest use is to fulfill the younger generation with the head of more than 100 bandits, base the Beijing view, and warn the world. ”

The lotus garden suddenly fell silent, and everyone's gaze at Jia Cong became darker.

After a long while, it was Song Yan who spoke first to break the silence, he looked at Jia Cong, who was indifferent, and said, "Cong'er, your elders here heard about your incident last night, although they are pleased that you attacked the demons of the Mingxiang Sect, but some people think that you have killed too much and hurt the heavens. Especially...... You will also point all the Zhao family at the gate of the Yanzheng Yamen, ready to behead them all? Among them, there are old and young women and children......"

Jia Cong bowed and said, "Sir, the Mingxiang Sect openly attacked and killed the Yanzheng Yamen last night, which is an unforgivable crime!" The disciple deserved to be killed. As for the Zhao family......"

Jia Cong slowly straightened his straight back, looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "The Zhao family, the family of hairpins for generations, has been deeply favored by the emperor, but it is ......"

Before Jia Cong finished speaking, he was interrupted by Sun Boqi, the head of the Sun family: "Qingchen, the Zhao family is indeed a family of hairpins for generations, but they are deeply favored by the emperor, I don't know where to start?" ”

Jia Cong looked at Sun Boqi and said curiously: "Mr. Boqi, if there is no Son of Heaven who is kind to the world, where did the Zhao family's hundreds of thousands of preferential fields in Liangxi and all over the south of the Yangtze River come from?" If there is no emperor's grace, the servants of the Zhao family are like clouds and maids are like rain, how can the Zhao family provide for them? ”

Uncle Sun's words are sluggish, he is always bad at quibbling with a junior, this is a matter of course, and he still has to be embarrassed......

Fortunately, Jia Cong was not aggressive, and after bowing slightly to Sun Boqi, he continued: "After the Mingxiang Sect suffered a thunderous blow from the imperial court more than ten years ago, several Juxiang Sects perished. The evil things done by the Mingxiang Sect are not unfamiliar to your predecessors, and it is not an exaggeration to say that its crimes are too numerous to write. However, the Zhao family helped its resurrection for their own selfishness, and in the following ten years, I don't know how many people died because of this. ”

Ouyang Demou, the head of the Ouyang family, said in a deep voice: "This is Zhao Yuhua's crime, how can he wantonly implicate the innocent?" ”

Jia Cong lowered his eyes and said, "Innocent? Mr. Demou, who went bankrupt because of the Ming Xiang Sect, is his family innocent? Those whose families were ruined and killed because of the Mingxiang Sect, are their families innocent? Those who sold their wives and daughters into the Qinglou because of the persecution of the Mingxiang Sect and let others spoil them, are their families innocent?

When they can't survive because of the Zhao family, can someone say a word of innocence for them?

How did it get to the Zhao family, it was different? ”

Ouyang Demou said in a deep voice: "That's because I didn't know that such a tragic thing happened in Jiangnan, and if I knew, I would stop it." Moreover, the Zhao family is a famous family, which is not comparable to the common people. ”

Jia Cong raised his eyes to look at Ouyang Demou, and said, "The younger generation will not speculate on the truth of Mr.'s words, but I am willing to believe in Mr.'s virtue, which is Mr.'s sincere words." ”

Ouyang Demou's face softened slightly, and he asked, "So, do you think what the old man said is right?" ”

Jia Cong smiled, shook his head and said: "For Mr., this statement may be right, but for the juniors, this statement is not right, because the juniors and Mr. have different avenues in their hearts." The younger generation inherits the teacher's ambition, is willing to establish a heart for heaven and earth, and is willing to establish a life for the people. This people are not just a nobleman. ”

Ouyang Demou's face sank again, and he looked at Jia Cong and said, "How do you know that your Tao is right?" ”

Jia Cong smiled and said, "How dare the younger generation be arrogant and deny Mr. Demou's way? It's just that the younger generation will stick to the avenue in their hearts. Mr. Demou, the great Confucian of the world, should know the dispute of the avenue, and he cannot tolerate courtesy and humility. ”

Ouyang Demou's angry white beard blew up when he heard this, and said, "After talking for a long time, you still want to use power to do tyrannical things?" The so-called avenue is to fight for the embroidered spring knife in your hand? ”

Jia Cong looked at Ouyang Demou and said: "Punish sinners with embroidered spring knives, and the younger generation doesn't think there's anything wrong. ”

Ouyang Demou really lowered his face this time, looked at Jia Cong and said in a deep voice: "You really want to kill the nine clans of Zhao and Qin?" That's thousands of lives! ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Jia Cong's handsome and peerless face, wanting to see if this young man who looked as good as a fairy had a devilish murderous intent.

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "The younger generation of this case has been reported to the Son of Heaven with an expedited report of 800 miles, how to punish it, there is a Son of Heaven and the Pavilion to discuss." ”

Ouyang Demou said coldly: "This is also your way? ”

Jia Cong bowed his head and said: "I still remember the first time my teacher taught the disciples, the first word of teaching the disciples is filial piety, and the second word is loyalty. Therefore, the younger generation does not dare to be unfilial and disloyal. ”

Uncle Fang, the head of the Fang family, interjected with a solemn face: "What about Ren?" ”

Jia Cong bowed and said, "The third is benevolence." However, Mr. Uncle and He, the younger generation thinks that the evil to the sinner is the kindness to the good people! Jia Cong does not raise the benevolence of rotten Confucianism! ”

The atmosphere beside the lotus pond was solemn to the extreme, and the seven masters of Jiangnan and Zhen Yingjia looked at Jia Cong solemnly.

What a rigid and domineering offspring!

If Emperor Chongkang ordered Jinyi Wei to raise the butcher's knife to the Jiangnan Shi clan, what would he do?

At this moment, an old cough came from the lotus pond, attracting everyone's attention.

Jia Cong hurriedly stepped forward to serve with Song Hua, Song Yan waved his hand to signal that there was nothing to do, and then said to Jia Cong: "Cong'er, you can stick to your own way, right, but your way is not complete. ”

Jia Cong bowed and said, "Please teach me." ”

Song Yan took a few breaths, then looked at Jia Cong with his old eyes, and said slowly: "You can have mercy on all sentient beings, especially the people, this is great benevolence, but you are biased, why don't you think about it backwards?" The wives and sons of the common people are innocent, aren't the women and children of the Zhao family and the Qin family innocent? They are like a people, and they have not done evil. ”

When Jia Cong heard this, he suddenly shook the ground, as if he had been empowered, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you Mr. for your teachings, my disciple understands." ”

Song Yan said: "Although your way is different from that of other gentlemen, you also need to have an open mind to seek knowledge, and you must not be complacent and arrogant. ”

When Jia Cong heard this, he bowed deeply and said, "Disciple, remember Mr. Teachings. Then he saluted the other old men and said, "Please teach me a lot." ”

Fang Shuhe, Chu Dongming and others looked at each other, and said with a smile: "Song Changong is the master of the world in the end, and with just a few words, he can make Qing Chen know that he is not far away, and he is also good." Qingchen, I ask you, how should the relatives of the Zhao family and the Qin family deal with them? ”

Jia Cong replied: "Still listen to the holy judgment!" However, the younger generation thinks that the Son of Heaven is benevolent and will open the net, and will not make women and children die. ”

Ouyang Demou forced him to ask, "What if the Son of Heaven orders you to connect the nine clans?" ”

At this moment, everyone, including Song Yan, stared at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong was silent for a while, then arched his hand and said: "I am the minister of the Son of Heaven, and I dare not disobey the mandate of heaven." ”

A sigh sounded, and Chu Dongming shook his head again and again: "It's just a vulgar minister's ear." ”

The others also shook their heads again and again, regretting that Jia Cong could not be extraordinary......

Jia Cong sneered in his heart, he wanted to be the minister of the country, why not let him wait for the children of the family to do it?

If you wait for the ministers of the country to go abroad, the first thing you will do is to take your life!

However, not all of them were disappointed, Ouyang Demou said: "Fortunately, you didn't lie to me...... Qingchen, you should accompany Song Changong, he misses you very much. In the afternoon, I will wait for the old man to discuss some things with you. ”

After that, a few old men who leaned into Jiangnan were about to leave, but they heard Jia Cong say: "There is another matter, the younger generation wants to ask the gentlemen." ”

Waiting for the eight people, Jia Cong said: "Originally, Jinyiwei was short of manpower, so the younger generation asked Jiangnan to send Zhuge Tai to arrest the Zhao family in various places in Jiangnan on behalf of the juniors, but the people who didn't want to press the judge couldn't even get close to him, Zhuge Tai went to the Yanzheng Yamen today to apologize, and he couldn't do anything." So next, it was Jinyiwei who went to get people in person. Jinyi Wei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and if he is not a minister, if he is obstructed, he will be guilty of the same crime as the thief. Dare to ask a few old gentlemen, is what the younger generation did right? ”

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Song Yan room.

Jia Cong and Song Hua helped Song Yan to sit down, and after Song Hua went out to prepare for tea, Song Yan looked at Jia Cong and said, "Do you feel bored and bored?" ”

Jia Cong shook his head and said, "Sir, don't worry, the disciple understands the rules." ”

Song Yan said slowly: "It's not the rules...... Cong'er, you have to remember that since ancient times, in peacetime, it must be the noble and the lowly, why not?

In the peaceful season of Gain, the literati controlled the discourse in this world. The thirteen families in the south of the Yangtze River, why are they so noble, that even the imperial court is afraid of their deep-rooted tendencies?

Just because of their words, they can influence the direction of Shilin. And Shilin can influence the hearts of the people.

So, don't tear your face with them until you have to.

This is not a nest, this is forbearance, and it is a judgment of the situation.

For these Confucians, who are no longer pure Confucians, what you have to do is not to confront, not to destroy, but to learn to make use of them.

It's easy to destroy, but it's hard to use.

Violence is the next step.

After all, the momentum of the new law is unstoppable, and now it is only a death struggle......

Now, these eight people are all profit-oriented, in order to continue their family's noble status.

Therefore, Cong'er can take the opportunity to lure him.

But if it is only profitable, it will be arrogant, and it will not be desirable.

Therefore, the teacher writes to you, so that you and this generation have today's talk, and first establish people to be powerful!

It can be used only if it is both powerful and profitable. ”

Jia Cong nodded and said solemnly: "Mr. said, the disciple remembered it." ”

Song Yan nodded and smiled a little tiredly, and said, "Cong'er, what you have done is far better than what the teacher thinks, I can rest assured."

But there's one more thing you need to be aware of.

The current situation is not stable.

Collangual language: Accompany the king as the tiger. Don't be careless.

Do you know why the imperial court will let you do something in Jiangnan, and you are not afraid that you will not lose your tail? ”

Jia Cong said softly: "Because to raise soldiers, you need silver." ”

Song Yan nodded and praised: "Yes! To raise soldiers, you need silver! The court does not allocate gold and silver to you, and monitors you and does not allow you to loot Jiangnan, and you will also confiscate most of the income from the house to the court, all of which are in the eyes of the Son of Heaven. So, no one is afraid that you will grow. But if you make money for yourselves...... It's a blessing or a curse!

I believe that many people with good intentions are waiting for you to take this wrong step, including the Son of Heaven, who wants to test your loyalty......"

When Jia Cong heard this, his face changed, and after a long time, he took a deep breath, felt the cold sweat behind his back, and said in fear: "If it weren't for Mr. to mention it, the disciple would have gone astray." But if you don't make money, it will be difficult for Jinyiwei to expand...... Please also ask the gentleman to teach. ”

Song Yan laughed and said: "It's not that you are not allowed to make money, but it is not good to make money privately." Cong'er, act as an atmosphere, and not be limited to short-term profits. ”

When Jia Cong heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Song Yan with a little excitement and said, "Sir, disciple understands!" But then he hesitated a little, and whispered: "Sir, if the disciple is selfless, he will turn his face and deny people, but let people pick the fruit......"

Song Yan smiled dumbly and said: "Idiot, if that day comes, you have to make way for others happily, that is the emperor's grace!" What is a little floating wealth? It's just that for the teacher, I think this day is difficult. The Son of Heaven is too big, and there are too many places that need to be used for you, how can he let you get out easily...... Cong'er, for the teacher to teach you to hook up with the Jiangnan Shi clan, not to let you compete for fame and fortune, but just to try my best to find a way back for you and a way to live! ”

"Sir!!"

Seeing Song Yan's face full of love and exhaustion, tears suddenly rolled down Jia Cong's eyes, and he fell to the ground and wept.

This favor is too heavy......

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