A red begonia at the head of the blue brick wall is in full swing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chen Zhongxu stood in front of his younger brother, and for a moment he even felt a little strange, as if he had never really known him before. The question that came to my mind was that this person was really the younger brother I knew?

This plain-looking young man is the three dingjia of the Hangzhou Garden Word Review, in other words, he would never believe that his mediocre and incompetent brother could write such a stunning three poems, and even after reading it, he felt that he was talented and enviable from the paper.

It's hard to associate the younger brother who can't even remember half of the Analects in my impression with the three words of great talent.

However, Chen Zhongqing didn't want to be polite with his brother here, but directly put on a gesture of invitation, made a way in front of the door, and said, "Can my brother take this as a remark?" ”

Chen Zhongxu glanced at his younger brother with a complicated expression, and his gestures were no longer childish and youthful before, but more and more atmospheric and calm, and he couldn't refuse his request for a while, nodded and followed him into the door where the begonia was in full bloom.

"Zhong Qing, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Standing in the courtyard, Chen Zhongxu glanced at the blooming and bright red begonias in the corner, and said slowly, "You specially supported Zhang Xun, you didn't ask me to come to this courtyard to enjoy the flowers and fish, right?" This side of the courtyard is well arranged by you, the small bridge flows, and the deep courtyard locks Qingqiu. I don't know if you're going to hide here as a shrunken turtle. “

Chen Zhongxu's words were full of disdain, even if he was a great talent of Sanding Jia, he still didn't have much change in his stereotypical image of his younger brother, "You shouldn't know the situation in Bianliang yet, my father is already the left servant of Shangshu, and I am about to take office in the imperial court, and then you are the only one left, I don't ask you to glorify your ancestors, just ask you not to drag the Chen family back." ”

After speaking, Chen Zhongxu also glanced at his younger brother, but the other party was still sitting calmly watching the clouds rise and fall, as if he didn't think much of what his brother said.

Chen Zhongqing whispered, "I know what you said, but presumably this position of Shangshu's left servant shot cost a lot of money, right?" “

"What did you say?" Chen Zhong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to directly point out such an obscure question.

"On the one hand, I want to get through the level of Prime Minister Fan Xiwen, and on the other hand, I have to hit the Sable Temple, without the support of Wanguan's family wealth, I want to take the position of Shangshu's left servant, I think my father has a headache?"

Chen Zhongxu turned his head, obviously what his younger brother said had hit his pain point. He was just a little surprised, this was something that was secret, why he could say the truth.

Chen Zhongqing deliberately asked tentatively, "As for the elder brother, he is also about to go to Bianliang to take office, they are not an appetite that can be filled with a few hundred taels of silver, and the father who has just sat firmly on the left servant of Shangshu is naturally impossible to take out tens of thousands of taels for you in a short period of time to make up and down points, my brother has been an official for three years, and he must have accumulated a lot of silver taels?" ”

Chen Zhong paused for a moment, narrowed his eyes, and stood in place without speaking.

Looking at this expression, he finally guessed something correctly, smiled and shook his head, "It seems that my brother is really breezy with his sleeves, just expecting his father's silver to go up and down?" But forget it, for the sake of the brothers, I am willing to show my brother a way. I just don't know if my brother is willing to do this? ”

What a big breath.

Chen Zhongxu gasped, looked at Chen Zhongqing's eyes, and said slowly, "What do you want to do?" ”

"How about preparing enough silver taels for you, and by the way, cultivating an ally in the Jiangnan region that is enough to support your expenses in the imperial court? Since my brother prides himself on being clear, he looks down on the drill camp and the long-sleeved dance, but you can't deny that this is a raccoon dog up and down, you are upright, how far can you go? ”

Chen Zhongqing sighed, how could he not know his brother's temper, thinking of doing things for the people in a down-to-earth manner, speaking with his ability, merit is important, but without a stepping stone, Chen Zhongxu could not do it left and right.

The Southern Jin Dynasty is all in collusion, even if he is upright, what can he do.

A begonia just fell and fell at Chen Zhongxu's feet, and he subconsciously took a step back.

Begonias are as red as fire, burning and dazzling.

Squatting in front of the pond to observe the figure of the red carp, he continued, "There are not a few wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are all looking forward to establishing a relationship with the imperial court. It just so happened that I had one in my possession, and they were anxious to get out of the existing situation and try to unify the silk cloth business on the two Zhejiang roads. ”

Chen Zhongxu frowned, he didn't know what his younger brother was planning to write behind his back, how much benefit a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan could give him, even the interest groups behind his father were intricately intertwined, this time he served as the left servant of Shangshu, and to put it mildly, he was also a person who attained the Tao and ascended to heaven, and it was inseparable from those interest factions behind it.

Those eyes that could see through people's hearts, even if they didn't look back, could guess what was going on in his heart.

"Brother, don't worry, this rich merchant can provide everything you need."

At this time, Chen Zhongxu realized what his younger brother was doing, and connected the wealthy merchants in Hangzhou with him, funded him to open up the relationship between the court and the lower levels, and even formed a new interest group. But it was a dangerous and huge project, and he didn't want to risk his life with his black hat.

Thinking of this, his tone became stern, "What are you thinking?" It's not for you to play alone. Want to take the hat on my head to swagger in Hangzhou? ”

Chen Zhongqing stood up, patted the blades of grass on his robe, and turned to look at his brother.

"Hangzhou, if you really want to cheat, I don't need to pull you in at all, this is a business. You have more support behind you, and our family also uses the financial resources of this group of people to get through the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, although it is only the icing on the cake, but it is much better than doing nothing, isn't it? ”

Chen Zhongxu snorted coldly, disapproving, "It's full of copper smell." ”

Although he said this, he was also looking at what Chen Zhongqing said in his heart.

"This Hangzhou is like a cornucopia of rich and oily, it depends on whether you are willing to start, even if you move away from the location of Liangzhejiang Road, there are still descendants who will take advantage of the momentum of rich businessmen to rise."

“……”

"This is not a shortcut, my father asked you to serve as the economic envoy of the Liangzhejiang Road, so naturally he has his hard work."

Chen Zhongqing pointed out the door, "Those rich businessmen are the Chen family's good intentions. ”

Chen Zhongqing was kind and seductive, wanting to let his brother understand that power and money are inseparable means, and he couldn't climb to the position of a man just by relying on the splendid mountains and rivers in his chest. At least the Bianliang coup broke Chen Zhongqing's idea of wanting to be a gentleman quietly, and if you want to sit back and relax, you must climb up.

The Chen family wants to go to the position of the minister.

Five fingers like hooks grasping the sleeves of his shirt, looking a little anxious, at the same time he was also considering, considering the consequences and benefits, Chen Zhongqing did not speak, he was waiting for his brother's final reply.

The time of half a cup of tea is as long as two hours have passed.

In the end, Chen Zhongxu opened his eyes and said, "Okay, you make arrangements, and I will meet him another day." ”

Seeing that the wooden pimple was finally enlightened, Chen Zhongqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. The most critical step of this game has been laid, and the next step is to wait for the prey to climb into the trap, and he wants to make the Qin family unable to see the moon on August 15 this year.

Chen Zhongxu asked hesitantly, "But hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, can he prepare them in a month?" ”

The corners of Chen Zhongqing's mouth involuntarily outlined, this subconscious expression was fully seen by Chen Zhongxuan, he had only seen a similar gloomy smile on the faces of those high-ranking officials and nobles who were more than half a hundred years old in the current dynasty.

If the person in front of him was not his younger brother, he would definitely not conspire with such a person.

After thinking about it, a deep fear slowly crept into his mind, he had always looked down on his younger brother before, let alone completely underestimated him before.

The people who can put forward the idea of supporting officials with business are not those who only know how to visit the Qinglou and drink flower wine.

The straw that he tore off casually was broken, and Chen Zhongqing said with a smile, "Brother, don't worry, the money comes from a clean source, even if it is traced, there will be no problems." The imperial merchant in Hangzhou City has made too much trouble, and it's time to rectify it. ”

Chen Zhongxu looked at his younger brother, a little overwhelmed, but he didn't know that he had fallen into a conspiracy.