Part 4 Maritime Silk Road 4

As soon as Shen Qi and Tang Jing discussed, they decided on the marriage, and after choosing a good day, the Shen Mansion began to prepare.

Now Wu Xiang is penniless, and he is anxious to sell Lao Shan ginseng to Wu Xuezheng, asking for 500,000 taels of silver, although Mrs. He and Zhu Hui feel unreliable, and may break off the friendship between the two families, but they can't stop Tang Jing, who is eager to make a fortune.

Wu Xiang is very confident, he can help Wu Xuezheng get a job from Sanpin, Tang Jing is even more looking forward to this old uncle holding the power, so as to avenge himself, the two of them after some conspiracy, set a plan of action, let Zhu Hui come forward to Shen Qi to borrow the travel expenses, Wu Xiang wants to go to the capital alone.

Considering that Wang Chong and Guo Yi were still stranded in Rìben and didn't know when they would be able to come back, Zhu Hui entrusted Wu Xiang to their house to have a look. Before leaving, Wu Xiang told Tang Jing that he didn't have to wait for himself to come back, so he took an old ginseng with him first and hurried to Wu Xuezheng's house.

The price of 50,000 taels was offered, if Wu Xuezheng refused, Tang Jing would be very embarrassed, rather than doing so, it was better to open his mouth directly and ask the old uncle to borrow some silver, maybe it would be safer, so he hesitated for several days.

Maybe Tang Jingzhen was at the end of his rope, and he estimated that Wu Xiang should come back, so he gritted his teeth and was ruthless, hiding from his wife He and Zhu Hui, and asked Shen Qi to borrow a small sedan chair, hold an old ginseng, and go to visit this old uncle.

Wu Xuezheng, the Jiangnan scholar, is a close friend of the Tang family, of course he sympathizes with Tang Jing's experience, but he can't do anything about it......

When Tang Jing fled back from North Korea, although he was very embarrassed, he could still get a lot of gifts, and he held a huge amount of money left by Xu Kun in his hand.

Now it is not what it used to be, Tang Jing came this time, only brought an old mountain ginseng, and asked for 50,000 taels of silver when he opened his mouth.

Wu Xuezheng took the old mountain ginseng and looked at it, it was really not a mortal thing, and he didn't think much about it, so he arranged for his subordinates to prepare the silver and immediately sent it to the three alleys.

Tang Jing was moved to tears, lying on the ground and kowtowing, knowing that this is people pity themselves, even if there is no old ginseng, open this mouth, presumably the old uncle will not refuse, if he is asked to say it again, he still has nine old ginseng, all of which are ready to be sold to others at this price, he will not be able to open this mouth no matter what.

At this time, Wu Xuezheng played with this old ginseng, looked at the poor old nephew, remembered his own thoughts, he had been doing so many years from the fourth grade of the school officer, he was already full of peach and plum, back then, in order to help Tang Jing, he played in front of his boss Hai Rui, causing himself to stand still, there are many students in the capital, and from time to time someone gives him advice, hoping that the teacher will go to the next level; Wu Xuezheng himself also felt that with this tough body, it might not be difficult to join the cabinet in the future with a Shangshu or a feudal official for a few days, and then with his own knowledge......

Although the new governor of Yingtian was not bad, after spending some money on him, he recommended himself, and was waiting for the appointment letter of the Ministry of Rites, when he suddenly heard that he was stuck by Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant university scholar of the cabinet, and he secretly spent a lot of money, but Zhang Daxue did not enter the oil and salt, and no one had anything to do.

Now, Zhang Juzheng is rectifying the rule of officials, implementing the examination method, controlling six departments with six subjects, and then controlling six subjects with the cabinet, from the cabinet to six subjects, from the six subjects to the yamen layer by layer examination, thinking of this, I can't help but sigh, I didn't catch up with the good time, I can only wait and wait......

Nephew, nephew, why did you bring a fairy ginseng, Wu Xuezheng secretly complained in his heart, I had heard that Scholar Zhang needed this, how could the old man get it?

After being silent for a moment, Tang Jing understood his thoughts, so he opened his mouth to talk nonsense, and immediately told the old uncle that this fairy ginseng is indeed not an idle thing, and when he fell into the Bucuri Mountain, he followed a descendant up the mountain, and the two fought tigers, pythons, and cheetahs, and picked this thousand-year-old ginseng from the top of the cliff, and waited for a few days, and this descendant would come to Nanjing to deliver the goods, and strive to buy a few more.

After hearing these unreliable words, Wu Xuezheng's eyes widened, and he secretly scolded Tang Jing for wanting money and going crazy, and regretted giving him 50,000 taels of silver, so he shook his head lightly and got up to see off the guests.

didn't leave Tang Jing to have a meal, so he sent him away, Tang Jing returned to the three alleys, looking at the 50,000 taels of white silver, he was suddenly very uncomfortable, since then, even if he broke off this world friend, his heart couldn't help but be full of infinite melancholy.

These rìzi, Zhu Hui and Devouring Mrs. He went to the Shen Mansion every day to help, Tang Jing's mood was very lost, he had nothing to do, he stayed alone in the house and cursed Wu Xiang, this afternoon, Wu Xiang, who was in the dust, came back.

As soon as the two met, Tang Jing punched him to the ground, and Wu Xiang, who was smiling, got up from the ground, not in a hurry or annoyed, and talked about the experience of entering Beijing......

It turned out that when he arrived in the capital, he first went to find Yang Gongzi, and met the son of the exile in the capital, Tang Xianzu, a famous scholar in Linchuan, and soon contacted Zhang Sixiu, the second son of the university scholar family was very refreshing, and accepted Wu Xiang's suggestion, and he would go down to Nanjing in a few days.

Tang Jing suspected Wu Xiang of bragging, but Wu Xiang swore that he packed the ticket, patted his chest and told Tang Jing that this time he sold his participation to Wu Xuezheng, and there was no need for him to come forward in person.

Of course, it's best if you don't come forward yourself, will Zhang Sixiu personally make a deal with Wu Xuezheng? Tang Jing questioned, if Wu Xiang came forward, it was obvious that he was a trap for others, Zhu Hui would definitely not help with this, the Shen family swore that they would never deal with the government again, and the remaining nine old ginseng roots could be exchanged for 450,000 taels of silver, which was not a small amount, and the people involved in the transaction, no matter how much they wanted to give him? But it has to be reliable. So, who will come forward to make a deal with Wu Xuezheng? Let Tang Jing think a lot.

Finding that Tang Jing was frowning and silent, Wu Xiang laughed loudly, and he told Tang Jing that he had already found the person involved in the transaction.

Tang Jing thought to himself, with your virtue xìng, what good people can you find? Instead of being deceived by you, it is better to lick your old face and go again, even if you are scolded, of course, it is better than being deceived! Thinking of this, I hurriedly asked who this person was?

Wu Xiang has always been worried about Tang Jing's desire to be an elder, and at this time, he asked with a smile: "Do you first say that I will call you brother or uncle in the future?" And I will tell you who this man is. ”

"Then let it be as you please." Tang Jing replied impatiently.

"...... for you, for me, and for my brother-in-law," Wu Xiang approached him, and suddenly accentuated his tone: "You should be able to trust it!" ”

Who is this man? Tang Jing churned in his heart, and after thinking about it for a long time, he always felt plausible, and said anxiously: "Tell me quickly." ”

"Xuande Zhenren's disciple Jingming, I didn't expect it, right?"

Tang Jing was quite shocked and hurriedly asked, "Isn't he all trapped in Rìben?" When did Jingming come back? Did you mention Tang Qiong and Tang Yao? ”

"When I arrived in the capital, I took the time to go to General Wang Chong's house to have a look, and saw his family's two maids Shen Yu and Luo Yan, which was to teach Zhang Min'er Huizhou dialect, Chen Yuanhua went to She County to find it, in order to chase Zhang Min'er, they were exiled to the capital, and were taken in by Guo Qianhu as a nanny, therefore, they are no strangers to me, talking about Master Jingming just left here, I quickly chased out." Wu Xiang replied seriously.

"What is the origin of pure light? How are the others doing now? Tang Jing asked anxiously.

"Under the recommendation of Wang Chong and Guo Yi, Jingming Dao Chang became the secret envoy of Jinyiwei, and quietly came back on an errand, because he had a secret mission, it was inconvenient to say more, but he would accompany Zhang Sixiu to Nanjing." Wu Xiang replied seriously.

In this way, Jingming should be the most reliable, and the soup head agreed.

Wu Xiang continued: "According to Jingming, after Zhang Gou'er rescued Tang Qiong and Tang Yao, he took their sisters to Rìben and handed them over to my sister Wu Lian to take care of them, you can rest assured, it's okay over there, no matter how much he said, you can rest assured this time." ”

Hearing this, Tang Jing had mixed feelings, for Zhang Gou'er to save his two daughters, originally a little unbelievable, now, for this pirate son, his heart is full of gratitude, after a while, Mrs. He came back, when she heard the letter, she was so excited that she knelt on the ground and recited the Buddha......

With 50,000 taels of silver in his hand, Wu Xiang began to become active, dressed up as a rich boy again, and slipped out to the bank of the Qinhuai River every day in the name of waiting for Zhang Sixiu.

After waiting for several days, Wu Xiang quietly told Tang Jing that Wu Xuezheng took the old ginseng and visited Zhang Sixiu, and waited for Jingming to cooperate with everyone in acting.

In the afternoon of this day, Tang Jing suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside, and thought it was Wu Xiang who was back, and when he opened the door, he saw that it was a rich boy who had a folding fan in his hand and arrived at the door, only to see him put away the folding fan quite elegantly, and asked, "This Xianggong, is Wu Gongzi here?" ”

Tang Jingzou raised his eyebrows and looked at him for a long time, and finally recognized him as Jingming, and said excitedly: "Master Jingming, I can look forward to you." ”

"Amitayus Blessing Heavenly Venerable, don't come to Tang Daguan!" Jingming said with a fist and said reservedly: "Shen Weijing, the name of the poor Taoist layman, was entrusted by General Wang Chong, Fusi of Weibei Town, Jinyi, to come to Jiangnan to do business, and he had to dress up like this, please forgive me." ”

"Sure enough, my bearing is extraordinary, I have long seen the eloquence of the Pure Ming Dao, please come in." Tang Jing took Jingming into the courtyard with his hand, and asked softly, "Wu Xiang told you?" ”

"Don't worry, Tang Daguan, everything is wrapped up in Poor Dao's body, and when I'm done, I have to hurry back to Rìben, otherwise, General Wang and Guo Qianhu will be in a hurry."

"Of course, please Master Jingming."

Just as the two of them were touting each other, Wu Xiang returned, and the three began to discuss the details of the operation......

Jingming did follow Zhang Sixiu, lived next door to his apartment, and knew everything about Wu Xuezheng's visit to Zhang Gongzi.

The day before yesterday, Wu Xuezheng sent a large amount of gifts, including the old mountain ginseng, Zhang Gongzi did not have the slightest interest in gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy, painting, antiques, etc., and told him very sternly that his father Zhang Juzheng was in the country, and he would never dare to accept any gifts, which embarrassed Wu Xuezheng for a long time.

However, when Zhang Gongzi was sending off guests, he suddenly found the old mountain ginseng, and was immediately shocked and asked Wu Xuezheng where this came from.

It is said that Wu Xuezheng bought almost all the ginseng that could be bought in Jinling City, and this morning, he personally took a large basket and sent it to Zhang Gongzi's apartment.

So, Zhang Gongzi took out the old ginseng and compared it with the ginseng he had just sent one by one, and suddenly jumped like thunder, feeling that he was being tricked by Wu Xuezheng, and asked him to take all the ginseng away, and even threw the immortal object at his feet, which made Wu Xuezheng extremely embarrassed.

Picking up this old mountain ginseng, Wu Xuezheng carefully observed it for a long time, and finally understood that what Tang Jing said was true, the thousand-year-old immortal objects on the cliff of Changbai Mountain were really different!

Jingming firmly believed that the Wu family would soon come to find someone, and when the time came, let Tang Jing tell him that he could go to Chaotian Palace to find Jingming's real person, and when he left, he took nine old ginseng trees with him.

Not long after Jingming left, Wu Xuezheng sent someone to the three alleys, and after inquiring clearly, he personally went to Chaotian Palace to find Jingming Zhenren. So, Jingming told a thrilling story of fighting tigers, fighting pythons, and cutting cheetahs, and collected these thousand-year-old immortals from the top of the cliff, according to 50,000 taels of silver, which was still seen in Tang Jing's face, and was sold to Wu Xuezheng.

Wu Xuezheng understood that Tang Jing might be calculating him, but he didn't care, because 450,000 taels of silver was not a small amount, so he took Jingming to Fu Ji Qianzhuang.

Seeing the big shopkeeper of Fu Ji Qian Zhuang, Wu Xuezheng took out a ticket of 500,000 taels and asked to exchange 45 taels of silver, and the remaining 50,000 taels were transferred.

Seeing this "immortal thing", Wu Xuezheng was overjoyed, and went straight to Zhang Gongzi's apartment......

(End of chapter)