After these mouthfuls of elixir and jade liquid, Ji Qingwen suddenly felt refreshed, and was about to speak, but was grabbed by Qian Qianyi again.

I only heard him say: "Lord Ji is the emperor's messenger, so he is naturally a confidant of the saint." It's a pity that Qian was persecuted by the eunuchs in the Apocalypse Dynasty, and has been living in this poor and remote place for several years, and he didn't have the opportunity to see the face of Long Live Heaven, but he didn't know what kind of wise lord the saint is today? Please let me show you. ”

Ji Qingwen said: "I haven't seen much of the saint. However, although the emperor is not very old, he is extremely wise and wise, and he does things vigorously and resolutely, and he will never drag mud and water, and he is a rare young saint master. ”

Although Ji Qingwen's words were a bit exaggerated, they were his sincere words from the bottom of his heart.

With a long conversation with Emperor Chongzhen that day, and through Sun Chengzong's constant correspondence, I knew that although this emperor was a little impatient, from the bottom of his heart, he was an emperor who really wanted to do things and did things well.

With these two points alone, throughout the entire history of China, Chongzhen has been a rare good emperor.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen has made up his mind to do his best to help Emperor Chongzhen avoid repeating the "tragedy of the country that is not the king of the country" - of course, the premise is that Ji Qingwen's comfortable life as a rich man can continue.

Over there, Qian Qianyi listened to Ji Qingwen's words, and he couldn't help nodding his head, and said: "Several of Qian's classmates and protégés in the court also have this opinion. After the emperor ascended the great treasure, he was able to ban the eunuchs and the violent corpses. After that, Yuan Chonghuan was used on a large scale, intending to recover the lost territory outside the customs and revive the decadent wind of decades. Such news reached Qian's poor house, and Qian was also overjoyed! ”

Ji Qingwen hurriedly grabbed the conversation and said, "That's the truth." The emperor sent me to Jiangnan to serve as a weaver in Suzhou this time, just to raise silver taels to supply the Liaodong war. The emperor's intention was to halve the amount of silk and satin that was paid tribute to Suzhou every year, and sell the excess in the market, so that the money obtained could be used to supply Governor Yuan to recover the lost land. ”

Qian Qianyi listened and thought about it, until Ji Qingwen finished speaking, and then said: "It is the blessing of the society of the country that the saint can have such a decision!" ”

Before Ji Qingwen could react, Li Yan hurriedly grabbed the conversation and said, "This time, our Lord Ji made a special trip to visit for this matter. ”

Ji Qingwen also hurriedly agreed: "Yes, it is to weave the silk produced by the yamen and not be able to make a cost, so I came to ask to see Mr. Qian." ”

Qian Qianyi's face suddenly changed greatly, and he asked, "How do you say this?" ”

So Ji Qingwen talked about the dilemma of the shrinking sales of the weaving yamen now with Qian Qianyi.

Qian Qianyi listened to Ji Qingwen's speech while drinking tea, and only replied after he finished speaking: "This matter is really difficult to do, but what can Qian do if he is idle at home?" Of course, I also have some floating wealth, and Lord Ji asked me to pay a few thousand taels of silver to buy some silk, which is not impossible...... It's just that...... But it's not a long-term solution, is it? ”

Ji Qingwen hurriedly said: "Of course I didn't mean that. I want Mr. Qian to come forward and dredge up the relationship with the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, so that they can purchase the silk we produce. ”

As soon as these words came out, Qian Qianyi's face was suddenly covered with a dark cloud, and he asked, "How can I have this ability?" I don't know who did Lord Ji listen to? ”

So Ji Qingwen added fuel to Qian Qianyi what Liu Ru said to himself.

This time, Qian Qianyi didn't answer immediately after hearing this, he thought left and right, and said: "In the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, there are indeed a few friends of Qian. But we are all gentlemen's friends, and we have never had any interests. It seems a little inappropriate to let Qian go out to talk, right? ”

Ji Qingwen hurriedly said: "Liu Ru has already said it with me. It is said that Mr. Qian is the leader of Donglin, and the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce has always supported the Donglin Party. As long as Mr. Qian's golden face is revealed, they will definitely be the first to look forward. ”

Qian Qianyi sighed again: "It's not that Qian is unwilling to help in this matter. It's just that with Qian's current identity, I'm afraid that his name is not correct and his words are not good. Master Ji knows that I am now an idle grass farmer, and I just have the false name of the leader of the Donglin Party who is not worthy of the name. ”

"That's right, I just fancy Mr. Qian's identity as the party leader!" Ji Qingwen interjected.

Qian Qianyi smiled awkwardly: "Lord Ji knows that now this person, what he hates the most is that officials form parties for personal gain. If it is the identity of the Donglin Party, even if this matter is done, the emperor may not be happy. ”

Qian Qianyi's words really made some sense, and Ji Qingwen was speechless for a while.

Li Yan said: "There is also a compromise plan. It's better to set up a few tables in two days, and invite the leading figures in the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce to the banquet, and invite Mr. Qian to the banquet at that time. During the banquet, Lord Ji will put forward his own proposals, and when the time comes, please ask Mr. Qian to echo a few words. ”

Qian Qianyi said: "I'm afraid there's something wrong with this, right?" Qian is not strong enough to drink, and he never goes to eat other people's banquets......"

"Or bother Mr. Qian to use his pen and write a note? You can't let me run for nothing, can you? Ji Qingwen said again.

"Qian hasn't written for a long time, and he hasn't had any literary thoughts recently, so it's hard to obey my fate!" Although Qian Qianyi's words were polite, his attitude was still extremely firm.

Ji Qingwen wanted to say more, but unexpectedly, Li Yan beside him pulled his sleeve hard and said, "Brother Ji, let's go, it's useless to stay here." ”

Ji Qingwen didn't want to get up: "Brother Li, what are you talking about?" We haven't done it yet, how can we give up halfway? ”

Li Yan pulled Ji Qingwen harder and said, "He doesn't want to help, no matter how much we ask him, it's just humiliation, what else is there to say?" ”

Ji Qingwen listened, although he didn't agree with Li Yan's statement, but he couldn't resist him, so he had to get up and bow to Qian Qianyi: "Mr. Qian, this matter that I begged you to do is not a private matter, at least it is related to the income of the imperial court, and at worst, it may delay the front-line war." We have met first today, and Mr. Qian will think about it again, and we will visit again in two days. ”

Qian Qianyi hurriedly got up, returned the salute very solemnly, and said: "Qian Mou's legs and feet are inconvenient, so he won't send it away." ”

"Leg problems? Didn't you just walk pretty neatly? Ji Qingwen asked.

Qian Qianyi looked embarrassed, and said: "Also, Qian Mou will be ordered to enter Beijing in a few days, so please don't come over the two gentlemen, so as not to run in vain." ”

As soon as he said these few sentences, Ji Qingwen already understood Qian Qianyi's thoughts - it turned out that he had been "blacked" by this party leader!

He was suddenly angry in his heart, and only said the word "farewell", and then turned to leave.

Seeing this, the woman in yellow outside the door hurriedly greeted her and said very politely, "The two gentlemen are going back?" Come, I'll show you both. ”

Ji Qingwen was angry at Qian Qianyi's side, so he forgot his nature of "pity the fragrance and cherish the jade", and immediately reprimanded: "What do you want to be a good person here?" We are not blind or stupid, we know the way back! ”

After that, he rushed to the front side by side with Li Yan.

After all, the woman in yellow was still a little girl, and she was reprimanded by Ji Qingwen so cluelessly, and immediately stayed where she was, her eyes were already full of tears.

Ji Qingwen and Li Yan exited the inner courtyard of Qian Qianyi's mansion along the same road, and when they opened the courtyard door, they saw Duo Jiugong and Huang Degong waiting outside the door.

I only heard Duo Jiu Gongle Le and said, "Young Master, the things have been sent in." Since this Mr. Qian has accepted our gift, then the matter should be done, right? ”

"Done? It's a fart! Dare to accept gifts? Let's go get the silk back. Ji Qingwen said angrily.

Duo Jiugong made a difficulty: "The thing has been sent, how can there be a rule to ask for it back?" The young master is not joking, is he? ”

"What are you kidding? If I can't get it back, then I have to grab it back. Ji Qingwen pointed at Huang Degong and said, "Degong, it's time for you to do something, go, go to the treasury surnamed Qian with Young Master Ben, and get our family's things back." ”

Although Huang Degong is brave, he is a little courageous, and after hearing Ji Qingwen's words, he couldn't help but hesitate: "The owner, it's not good to rob other people's things, right?" What if someone reports to the official? ”