No. 398 Redeem the children of the Cai family

As soon as Ding Youcai and money were talked, Yang Wei realized that these two were acquaintances of Luo Guozi!

One is Cai Dao's fellow villager and past business partner, and it can almost be said that he grew up watching Cai Dao. And the other one regards Cai Dao as his savior.

Strictly speaking, this is true.

In the six years of Yuanfeng, Cai Dao spent a lot of money in Shuibo Liangshan to purchase grain on both sides of the canal on a large scale and on a large scale, Yang Wei has always been amazed. A yellow-mouthed son who did not have any real job, just by virtue of his reputation and a little money, solved the big problem of Gu cheap and peasants for Song Shenzong.

It is not only a great good thing with immeasurable merits, but also a good seed has been deeply planted in the hearts of Song Shenzong and today's officials. Now, I see that the effort at that time is about to be greatly rewarded.

You must know that he Yang Wei racked his brains, betrayed Wang Anshi, Liu Zhi, and even his benefactor Lu Dafang one after another, and even offended Fan Chunren, so that he could maintain his current status. How can other people who are afraid of him experience this hardship?

However, Yang Wei is very self-aware.

He knew very well that although Cai Dao was a child, after he was recruited into the capital by Song Shenzong, what he did was different from his grandfather Wang Anshi, uncle and father.

Although Cai Dao's behavior also carried a little bit of a change in nature, his actions did not completely touch all the powerful families in the north.

For example, the Cao family of the founding general Cao Bin, the contemporary head of the family, Uncle Cao Guo, has always had a good personal relationship with Cai Dao.

These families of military generals who have survived since the founding of the country, although most of the children in the family have been raised, they are not all fools.

Whoever will be able to bring them benefits is their friend, ally.

But if, who infringes on their interests. Even if it was the prime minister of the dynasty, they had to find a way to pull him off the horse.

The reason why Wang Anshi was dismissed for the first time was not only because of the relationship between Zheng Xia and Heavy Rain. Or because the empress dowager Cao Niangniang, the empress dowager Gao Taotao, and the empress dowager Xiang in the palace at that time had been crying in front of Song Shenzong.

Although Cai Dao is Wang Anshi's own grandson and the son of Cai Bian, the general of the Reform Sect, after he entered Beijing, he did benefit everyone. Of course, those who have been against Cai Dao are simply to blame.

And what about Wen Yanbo and Lu Gong?

After they came to power, they did repeal all the new laws that harmed their interests one by one. However, because of the continuous disasters in the north, these noble families did not get any benefit from it. These noble families have always lived in the Gyeonggi area, and no matter how big a natural disaster occurs in the Gyeonggi area, there are still relatively few people who take the initiative to sell their land.

Moreover, there are countless families staring at these lands. Not only these noble families, but also the bald donkeys of the Great Xiangguo, the Buddhism and Taoism in the capital are all involved in the usury business, and the real estate that can be mortgaged in ancient times is nothing more than a few things - shops, land and residences. These are the few things that ordinary poor people are worth.

On the contrary, at the local level, there are conservative officials who take care of it, and all the land that was sold after the disaster went into the hands of the local tycoons of the civilian power.

Because the Cao family was fundamentally friendly with Cai Dao, they first got the recipe for winemaking, and later ate the entire plot of land in the Cai School with the Pan family.

You must know that even in a remote place in Bianliang City, if you want to get such a large piece of land, in the Great Song Dynasty, except for the emperor, even the prime minister or the royal family has no such possibility.

Cai Dao only because of Yuanfeng's purchase of grain in the sixth year, Song Shenzong gave him this land.

After Wen Yanbo retreated, the situation of the imperial court was still very difficult, and Yang Wei had suggested to Lu Dafang that he should send someone to try to get Cai Dao out of the hands of those thieves and get this Luo pot back to the capital.

However, at that time, Lu Dafang said that he had also thought about this possibility. However, this could not be achieved at all. At that time, the situation in the court did not allow him to do this at all.

And the biggest obstacle is neither the prime ministers of the current dynasty, nor the conservative ministers, nor the shameful Zheng Xia.

The biggest obstacle,

It is the Empress Dowager Gao Talking.

Because this old woman doesn't like this Luo pot at all, she has always thought that this Luo pot taught Zhao Xu's good grandson badly.

Before Lu Gongzhu died, Lu Dafang was in his ward, and he also asked about it tentatively. After all, the eldest son of Kaifeng Mansion Yin and the sons of an observer envoy have been trapped in a den of thieves, and if the imperial court has been ignoring it and allowing this matter to remain silent, it will be a very big blow to the reputation of Lu Gongzhu and Wen Yanbo.

However, what he didn't expect was that Lu Gongshu told him this not a secret before he died.

In fact, it can also be said to be a fact that everyone in the palace knows.

Because of Cai Dao's willingness, Gonggong Hu and Aunt Su, who worked with him in the nursery school, were kicked out of the palace. And the dozens of little palace maids and little eunuchs were not as lucky as the two predecessors.

They and they were all relegated to two of the hardest places in the palace - the Huanyi Bureau and the Night Fragrance Bureau.

Over the years, they and a few of them have been tortured to death by the harsh working conditions and hard work.

Speaking of which, Gonggong Hu and Aunt Su can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

In addition to the palace, that Gonggong Hu specially taught some students in Cai's school who were relatively poor, and there was only one craft - castration of pigs.

Now, the pig farmers in Bianliang City know this secret, after castrating the pigs, the taste of the pork is not so fishy.

However, it is easier said than done, and in the end, it is also a very technical skill. And although Gonggong Hu is old, he is the leader in this industry.

And Aunt Su is even happier, although her eyes are almost blind, but since listening to Cai Dao's words, she can now complete a superb embroidery with her eyes closed. And she has also become a guest in Master Jia's embroidery building.

Since, since the boss said so, Lu Dafang pressed this thought at that time.

After hearing this reason, Yang Wei did not mention it again. After all, how to redeem Cai You and Cai Dao from the hands of the bandits in Taihang Village is a difficult problem.

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So, the matter was settled.

This time, Cai Dao did not continue to wait.

Within three days, Cai You took Cai Dao's younger brothers, accompanied by Ding Youcai and Qian, to Taiyuan Mansion.

Yang Wei was very happy at first, but after watching it for a long time, he didn't see the legendary Luo Guozi among the children.

It turned out that Cai Dao's descent from the mountain so smoothly did not mean that he would surrender to Zhao Xu so easily. If Zhao Xu just treated him as an ordinary courtier, coming and leaving as soon as he was summoned, he didn't want to enter Beijing at this time.

This is, because Cai Dao has already gotten a piece of news that makes him very helpless.