Chapter 496 Talking to officials and businessmen by the side of the boiler

However, Cheng Naixuan really came to ask for his thoughts when he had lunch the next day, and by the way, he brought his wife Miss Xu with him. When he found that there was a square table in the Ming Hall, a copper hot pot was set up, and then a plate of fresh vegetables, mushrooms, plus bright red hand-cut beef, and hand-cut mutton were placed there, he was as if he had been hungry for a long time, and green light appeared directly in his eyes. Uninvited, he quickly moved two chairs, first one for Miss Xu to sit, and then one under his buttocks, and shouted as soon as he sat down.

"I have a share, I haven't eaten enough since I entered Beijing!" After he said this, he was afraid that his wife would misunderstand, so he quickly explained, "I mean, under the noses of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, I always have to be more reserved, unlike when I am with Shuangmu, I can let go." ”

Even after marriage, Miss Xu still didn't get rid of her shy temperament, at this time, Xiaobei glanced at Cheng Naixuan, pulled her to sit beside her, and then she said in a voice lighter than a mosquito: "Dad's life in the capital is very hard, although it is not just cabbage and tofu every day, but it is rare to see meat." Xianggong didn't dare to say a word when he saw his father, so he ......"

Cheng Naixuan, you guy also has today!

Wang Fulin was angry and funny, seeing that Cheng Naixuan just smiled, he immediately went out unceremoniously to let people add dishes and chopsticks, and when they came back, he said with a smile: "Your father-in-law used to live like that, it was thrifty, but your son-in-law came to live in his house, if you still let him live this life, aren't you afraid that people will say that you are not filial?" If nothing else, you live in your father-in-law's house, and it's always natural to pay out of your pocket to be responsible for expenses, right? Not to mention the delicacies of the mountains and seas every day. But the fat chicken and the big duck are not at your choice? Hire a good cook to keep at home. I just said that I sympathize with the cold weather, and my father-in-law is old. Who dares to say about you? ”

Cheng Naixuan didn't think about it, but as long as he stood in front of his father-in-law, all his words dissipated like ice and snow. At this moment, the dishes, chopsticks and spice plates were sent in, seeing that the water in the pot was already boiling, he was a little angry, he scooped up a few pieces of mutton and quickly shook them, and put them in the sauce plate After dipping them in his mouth, he said helplessly: "You think I am you." Your father-in-law is like your father, whatever you say, I am the first time I have seen my father-in-law after marriage, and I am always a little trembling. Rong'er, don't take it to heart, it's rare to be a son-in-law who can be a Shuangmu, I don't dare to learn from him! ”

Miss Xu hummed softly, did not refute or approve, but Xiaobei muttered to her and bit her ears, naturally persuading her to follow the advice of her father-in-law. The two young couples made such a fuss for a moment. Naturally, I hurried to eat the steaming shabu-shabu first. After being half-full, Cheng Naixuan began to ask Wang Fulin with interest. Seeing Zhang Juzheng's feelings yesterday, when he heard that Zhang Siwei also went, he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Bachelor Zhang, the head of the Hanlin Academy? When he went out of Xu's house yesterday, it was about midnight after noon, and he actually went to Shoufu's house again and met you? ”

Remembering that Wang Fulin had said to himself before that he didn't serve the masters of the Hanlin Academy and didn't want to be an oiran, he gloated and smiled: "So, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, you have gone to Lord Shoufu's house, but you still inevitably have to bump into this Master Zhang, which shows that it is really fate." ”

Wang Fulin didn't bother to pay attention to Cheng Naixuan's teasing, thoughtfully tasted two slices of mutton slowly, he calculated in his heart the time he met Zhang Siwei in Zhang's Mansion before, and made sure that he went to Zhang's Mansion immediately after leaving Xu's house, so he suddenly looked at Cheng Naixuan and asked, "When Zhang Siwei went to your house yesterday, did he ask you anything in particular?" ”

"Ask me what? He is the head of the Hanlin Academy, and he is a lot higher than my father-in-law, so he has said nothing to me. I thought about it, and asked me if I went to Beijing alone or together, I was kind, so naturally I had to mention you a few words, and said that you were a child of the Wang family of Songming Mountain. Then he asked if it was the nephew of Wang Shilang of the Ministry of War. That's it, he didn't ask me anything after that. ”

If Wang Fulin was only suspicious before, then after listening to Cheng Naixuan's words, he really had a lot of doubts about Zhang Siwei's abnormality. Cheng Naixuan was a little strange about him, but Xiaobei glanced at him and knew that he was not opposed to letting his friends know about certain joints, so he briefly introduced the events of Wang Fulin's arrival in the capital in the past few days. As a result, Cheng Dagongzi couldn't take care of eating anymore, and jumped up all of a sudden.

"You don't say anything about such a big thing, it's really not enough friends! There are blessings to share, there are difficulties to share, and I am not leaving 108,000 miles, just in this capital, you don't call me! ”

"It's not a fight, you can win with more people." Wang Fulin picked up the chopsticks and scooped up a large number of meat slices and stuffed them into Cheng Naixuan's bowl, and then said, "Just with the news you just said, it will help a lot!" ”

Cheng Naixuan sat down stupidly, stuffing his mouth full of mutton, but before he could swallow it, he heard the second half of the words, and he was stunned for a moment. He was not a fool, and his head was very flexible, and he thought of some kind of joint at once. After swallowing the pile of things easily, he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Are you suspicious of Zhang Siwei?" No, he is from Puzhou, Shanxi, so what do you care about our Huizhou Mansion? Besides, he is an official in a noble place like the Hanlin Academy and the Zhan Mansion, what is he doing with this kind of enlistment dispute? ”

"But Zhang Siwei is not simply Zhang Siwei, his family is a top Jin businessman, and his uncle Wang Chonggu, who oversees Jingying, is also from a top Jin merchant family." Of course, Wang Fulin would not say that Zhang Siwei became the first assistant after Zhang Juzheng's death, if it wasn't for someone who was unlucky enough to meet the same Ding Wei as Zhang Juzheng, and a bunch of relatives died in the family during Ding Wei, and even himself died in the end, I am afraid that the history of the Ming Dynasty will be rewritten. Seeing that Cheng Naixuan still didn't quite understand, and he hadn't completely figured it out yet, he simply diverted the topic.

"All in all, it's something that can't be found out anyway, and it's already been stabbed in the sky, Shousuke-sama knows it in his heart, let's worry less about this idleness, and eat shabu-shabu seriously! By the way, the stove in front of you is built, remember to bring your sister-in-law to eat roast duck, and your father-in-law is also welcome if he is willing to come to enjoy the light......"

The little Wang family was in a mansion on Shifuma Street in Xicheng when they were in the hot pot. The two uncles and nephews are also shabu-shabu. As a native of Shanxi. For this steaming way to eat. They all loved it, but now the two of them were sitting facing each other, the soup base in the copper pot was tumbling up and down, and the slices of sheep were already too old to chew, but both of them were stunned. Until the end, it was Wang Chonggu, who was transferred back to Beijing at the beginning of the year to manage the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, who opened his mouth first.

"The son doesn't teach, the father's fault, your eldest man looks like a smart person. I read well, but I'm too smart. ”

Although these words were blamed on his eldest son Zhang Taizheng, Zhang Siwei only felt that his uncle Wang Chonggu was beating him, and suddenly smiled bitterly. He put down his chopsticks and said in a sincere whisper: "Uncle, I shouldn't have accidentally let Da Lang hear about this matter, he also wanted to relieve my worries, so he took it upon himself to hire someone, besides, he had dealt with that Wang Fulin......"

"Just because I've dealt with it. He should be more cautious, and you see. What a monkey show that is! As I said a long time ago, it was enough for the fire to burn here. If no one paid attention to Wang Daokun and his party at that time, they could only return to Beijing again in pieces, and nothing could be done, but now how about you take a look? Zhang Juzheng first personally summoned the three brothers of the Wang family, and then even Wang Fulin was already in the eyes of the head of the dynasty at a young age! If I say something unpleasant, I just gave Wang Fulin a great opportunity for nothing, otherwise Zhang Juzheng would never say such a thing even if he saw a nephew in his younger life in the same year! ”

His eldest son, who is quite important, was counted down by Wang Chonggu like this, Zhang Siwei had to rejoice in his heart, and today he didn't piggyback Zhang Taizheng, who said that he would bear the guilt of Jing Plea, today. Zhang Taizheng is not young after all, and he was reprimanded by his uncle and grandfather like this, and he didn't know how long he would be depressed and lost under shame. When Wang Chonggu finally came to an end, he said: "Uncle don't worry too much, after I returned to my hometown, I sent generous gifts to Zhang's mansion again and again, and after returning to Beijing, I have always been cautious about Zhang Juzheng, and he is not suspicious of me." As for Wang Daokun, his credits have long been outdated. Tan Lunruo has always been the secretary of the military department, and he is still a stable servant, if he ......"

He paused for a moment and said contemptuously: "Wang Daokun has been a foreign official all the year round, how can he understand the essence of Zhang Juzheng's actions?" Unless he has the ability to guard Jiliao like Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang, otherwise, with his penchant for wind and snow, and the frivolous personality of the handover scholar, after a year or two, sooner or later Zhang Juzheng will look down on him. As for Wang Fulin and his son, once he fails in the next year's exam, there will be nothing to worry about. ”

Wang Fulin, who was insignificant in Zhang Siwei's mouth, was adding tofu to the steaming hot pot at this moment, and said to Cheng Naixuan: "Puzhou Sanjie, Yang Bo and Yang Lao Shangshu have already given a name, not to mention him, Wang Chonggu has just reached sixty, Zhang Siwei is one year younger than Shoufu, this uncle and nephew are all Jin merchants, and they paid tribute to Altan Khan before opening a horse market on the border, which is their handiwork."

In contrast, your father-in-law is funded by Mrs. Xu, and you are your son-in-law, but he is a man who flaunts his two sleeves and a clean breeze, and other people in Xu Village have no high positions in the court. That Yin Butang has a reputation for being greedy outside, and his family is not a wealthy family. Even the Wang clan of Songmingshan and the Lianghuai salt industry have only started again, and my uncle is only a young Sima. Your father went into business when he was admitted to the exam, and he was rich, but even if you were admitted to the Jinshi this time, you wouldn't want to achieve any high position in less than 20 years. When it comes to the separation of politics and business, Jin Shang has done better in this regard. This time, I boldly guessed, but I am afraid that people are not going to the Xia tax silk incident at all, nor are they coming to the Wang family or Hui merchants. ”

"What do you mean to say that our Lord Shoufu is concerned about such a case of summer tax silk in Huizhou Mansion, and he should want to start with enslavement and reformulate a policy of long-term peace and stability, but some people don't want to touch this ...... That's right, the Hui merchants and the Jin merchants are different, the land in Huizhou is barren, and there are fewer and fewer wealthy businessmen buying land locally in recent years, but Shanxi is different, and the Jin merchants make a lot of money on the one hand, and they are big landlords on the other. But why do people help Shuai Jiamo promote his reputation? ”

"What? provoke more confrontation between the other five counties of Huizhou and She County, and then make a big mess, so that the imperial court will really move the enslavement in the future, and it will be a rat trap. By the way, this is also a big blow to Shousuke's prestige. Don't stare at me, I'm just guessing. Wang Fulin casually scooped up a piece of tofu and dipped it in the sesame sauce, and said to himself, "No wonder some Jin businessmen will be the leading party in the future, they are really far-sighted!" ”

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