Chapter 43: The Calculation of the Yang Ball

What Chen Lin didn't know was that when Yang Qiu shouted good, he had already been counted by Yang Qiu. Chen Lin didn't understand why Yangqiu was so keen on and rectifying eunuchs, it is said that Yangqiu's concubine is still the adopted daughter of eunuch Cheng Huang. At this time, seeing Yang Qiu raising a glass to himself, Chen Lin didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly raised his glass in response.

Yang Ci and the others woke up from Chen Lin's words, everyone looked at Chen Lin meaningfully, Yang Ci smiled awkwardly, and said to Chen Lin in a soft voice: "Bozhi, be cautious." Chen Lin's words were a bit excessive, and it was easy to push himself to the forefront, so Yang Ci reminded him. Chen Lin also knew that he had gone too far, and he was also frightened into a cold sweat when he thought of Duan Ying's careful eyes and the eunuch's ability to reach the sky. But I don't want to have another person who admires Chen Lin a lot in addition to Yangqiu, and Cai Yong Cai Bojiao is just a little more subtle than Yangqiu, just smiling and nodding at Chen Lin.

Chen Lin originally thought that the dukes of Mantang would always come up with a way to get together, but he didn't want to end up with a complaint and then disperse the banquet. Let Chen Lin be disappointed again, and leave the Yang Mansion unhappily after saying goodbye to Yang Ci, Chen Lin really imagined that as he said, he secretly killed the eunuch with a knife, wouldn't the world be peaceful. Of course, this is just a thought, not to mention that eunuchs rarely leave the palace, even when they go out of the palace, they are heavily guarded, and it is not easy to assassinate.

Since Yang Qiu took office as the lieutenant of Si Li, he first cleared out a lot of internal officials, and tried his best to severely punish eunuchs and other lawbreakers, but he always felt that he was weak, except for the support of several Qingming loyal emperor factions in the court, even Yang, Yuan and other big clans were waiting and watching, which made Yang Qiu very helpless. Today, at the banquet in Yang's Mansion, I saw Chen Lin impassioned, criticizing the eunuchs and traitors, and he had a plan in his heart.

On the morning of the second day, Yang Qiu was the first to stand up and play the book: "Long live Qiyu, Guanglu Doctor Yang is a high disciple of Runan Chen Bozhi, young and promising, Yunwen Yunwu, now idle in the wild, recently came to Beijing to visit Lord Yang." It just so happened that the minister was now short of soldiers, and the minister asked him to recommend this person to work. As soon as Yang Qiu's words came out, everyone looked at Yang Ci, Yang Ci was also at a loss, but he didn't know in advance, what this Yang Qiu was doing, or what Chen Lin was doing, Yang Ci didn't know at all.

Emperor Han Ling saw everyone looking at Yang Ci, and also spoke: "What does Yang Qing think?" The emperor asked, but he couldn't help but answer, Yang Ci hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty, Uncle Chen was filial piety in the fifth year of Xiping, and later served as the county magistrate of Yizhou. "Yang Ci is worthy of being an old ghost, and he doesn't say whether it's okay or not, only Chen Lin's merits.

Emperor Han Ling also came to be interested, and Cao Jie next to him was in a hurry: "Your Majesty" Emperor Han Ling turned around, and Cao Jie said again: "How important is it for Sili Captain Cao to be engaged, how can a young man be responsible." Cao Jie's words were so small that the officials under him couldn't hear them, but he didn't want Emperor Ling to say from the other side: "Your Majesty, Gonggong Cao's words are wrong, since Your Majesty set up a mansion in the West Garden, few people have come to buy officials, and now the disciples of Lord Yang, who are famous all over the world, have to donate thousands of taels of gold, but they are an example for the world." "Emperor Ling sells officials to clearly mark the price, Tong Su is not bullied, county-level officials are based on 10,000 taels of gold, county-level officials are based on 100,000 taels of gold, and the rank of the lieutenant is higher than that of the three dukes, and the subordinate soldiers Cao is engaged in how it can be compared to the county-level price, seeing that Chen Lin is a disciple of the Great Confucian Yang is a discount, and it can be regarded as opening a morning market.

Emperor Ling turned his head and saw that it was the new eunuch Zhang Rang, and when he heard Zhang Rang say that he could let people from all over the world come to buy officials, he was very excited. With a happy face, he said loudly to His Royal Highness: "Zhun Song, appoint Chen Bozhi as a subordinate soldier of Si Li's lieutenant, and go to the West Garden tomorrow to receive the official hat and official seal." "Go to the West Garden to get the official seal, that is to pay money, the ministers saw Emperor Ling like this, they were heartbroken, remembering that the doctors who broke their scalps a few days ago could not make Emperor Ling move half a point, and the officials couldn't help but sigh secretly. Over there, Cao Jie glanced at Zhang Rang viciously, and Zhang Rang smiled slightly.

After the court dispersed, the officials walked out of the palace, Yang Ci was still wondering, Yuan Feng stepped forward and grabbed Yang Ci, and said anxiously: "Lord Yang, what is this move?" Yang Ci replied truthfully: "I don't know, and I haven't heard Bo Zhi talk about it." Yuan Feng saw that Yang Ci didn't seem to be cheating, his ghost eyes turned, and he clapped his hands: "It's suffered, Yang Fangzheng has been scheming." ”

It was about his disciple Chen Lin, and Yang Ci hurriedly asked, "What's the solution?" Yuan Feng saw that Yang Ci still didn't understand, and hurriedly said: "Yang Fang is trying to govern the eunuchs, but he shows that his strength is weak, and this move is to pull Bo Zhi into the spiral nest." As soon as Bo Zhi enters, Lord Yang can still watch, even if Lord Yang doesn't want to interfere, then Cao Jie Wang Fu and others can still think that the Yang family is a bystander, don't forget, Bo Zhi and your master and apprentice status. ”

Yang Ci is not stupid, as soon as Yuan Feng explained this, he immediately understood the mystery, didn't he hit his own foot with what he said in the court this morning? There was some anger in his heart: "This Yang Fangzheng actually designed to harm Bozhi." Yuan Feng smiled helplessly: "Bo Zhi is afraid that he has been wronged, he Yang Fangzheng can not look down on Bo Zhi, but he is coming to your Yang family, alas, from now on, the Yang family and the eunuch are afraid that they will have to confront each other publicly." ”

Yang Ci hurriedly said: "Hmph, sooner or later, you have to deal with these eunuchs, what is the attitude of the Yuan family?" Yang Ci thought to himself that anyway, the Yang family has already gone into the water, and your Yuan family doesn't want to run. Sure enough, Yuan Feng said: "With you and I have a relationship, even if the Yuan family doesn't want to do this, I'm afraid that the eunuch won't agree." Hmph, Yang Fang is just calculating. ”

Chen Lin was also taken aback when he was informed by Yang Ci, my God, the soldiers of the Sili Captain's Department are engaged in Cao, and the Sili Captain's Department is engaged in several engagements, only Bing Cao is engaged in personally leading five hundred, five hundred The most elite slave army of the Han Empire, which is not far behind the border army. Chen Lin hurriedly asked, "Teacher, what is this?" ”

Yang Ci was originally a little worried that Chen Lin was hiding from the official who asked for Yangqiu, but seeing Chen Lin like this, he knew that Chen Lin didn't know either, so he told Chen Lin about the affairs of the court. Chen Lin hurriedly said: "Teacher, since this is the case, why don't you take this official." ”

Yang Ci laughed: "Your Majesty's golden mouth is opened, that is a holy decree, and Bo Zhi wants to resist the decree and disrespect it?" Yang Ci had a rare opportunity to tease this disciple, but Chen Lin didn't get used to it, and he didn't know how. Yang Ci laughed when he saw it, and said: "Bo Zhi is now coming to Luoyang and planning not to leave, it is good to have an official position, so what if he takes it." ”

Chen Lin saw that the teacher no longer made fun of him, and said seriously: "It's just that in this way, it is not good for Xiyuan to buy officials after all." Yang Ci: "This doesn't matter, Bozhi's official position is recommended by Lord Weiyang, the school of Sili, with the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty as evidence, and people in the world will not gossip if they want to." Besides, looking at His Majesty's appearance, I am afraid that this Xiyuan Mansion will continue for a while before it can be stopped, and everyone will have to go to Xiyuan to receive the official seal when they take office, and no one will say anything. ”

Yang Ci taught Chen Lin some procedures, Chen Lin was a small official, although he was a Beijing official, he didn't have to face the saint, he went to Xiyuan to pay the money and get the official seal, and he could take office. Bing Cao is an official responsible for arresting key criminals and catching bandits, and is directly responsible for Yang Qiu, the lieutenant of the division. The subordinate lord Bo is a person, a Shuzuo is a person, and there is a commander or centurion in the army, as well as many assistants. Although the soldiers of the division and captain department are engaged in the main military, they are in charge of the security and arrest of the department and the place, but because each place has its own peace officer, the soldiers of the division and the captain are relatively idle, and they are only responsible for the relevant orders such as arrest, raiding, guarding, and escorting ordered by the captain. That is, there is no need to take the initiative to go out to patrol and catch thieves, just wait for the order of the lieutenant.

When Chen Lin returned to Chen's mansion, the first thing he did was to write a letter to Anyang and tell his grandfather about Luoyang. Chen Lin thought to himself, listening to Yang Ci's meaning, this official asked for another 6,000 taels of gold to donate to Emperor Ling, no wonder Grandpa said that the Chen family could not make ends meet in the past two years, and the 6,000 taels of gold went to the Chen family's income of 20% this year. I am afraid that in the future, those who buy official positions will first have to think about how to earn back the money they buy as soon as they take office, and corrupt officials are only afraid of more rampant looting of people's fat.

Chen Lin thought about this, thinking that there were half a hundred people in the Chen Mansion in Luoyang, and they couldn't sit and eat empty. Hurriedly asked Yu Huang Yan: "Huang Yan, now that half a hundred people from the Chen Mansion in Luoyang are here, and I also want to stay in Luoyang as an official, can I wait for Anyang to provide for me every month, Huang Yan, do you have any ideas?" ”

Huang Yan understood what Chen Lin meant, thought for a while, and said: "Making money is nothing more than business and agriculture, and now I want to buy a field in Luoyang, but it is very rare, there is only a business left, I am only afraid of ......" Halfway through, Huang Yan stopped to look at Chen Lin, Shinong Industry and Commerce, Huang Yan was afraid that Chen Lin would look down on this businessman at the bottom of the line. Although the major nobles were engaged in business, they did not pay much attention to it, and they mainly annexed land.

Chen Lin listened well, saw Huang Yan stop, thought about what Huang Yan said, instantly understood, and hurriedly said: "What others don't care, but Young Master Ben doesn't care, and he doesn't want someone to do it himself, so what kind of business do you only see?" ”

Huang Yan grinned, the eldest young master is really different from ordinary people, he doesn't look down on businessmen, and said: "Does the eldest young master still remember the trip to Yizhou, but Huang Yan has an idea, there are many powerful people in Luoyang, and there are also many pompous people, who like rare things, and there are even more ignorant young masters to show off their wealth, why don't the Chen family open a museum in Luoyang and sell strange monsters collected from everywhere." These goods are not worth a few dollars in the remote places of the Han Dynasty, and after the Chen family recovers Luoyang, they will be sold to Luoyang dignitaries at a price of 100 times and 1,000 times. ”

When Chen Lin heard it, it was extreme, not to mention anything else, like tiger skin and ivory, it was really priceless in Luoyang, Chen Lin immediately ordered: "Huang Yan has your arrangement for this matter, select a loyal person as the shopkeeper to be responsible for this matter, and bring the selected person to see me in half a month, and at the same time look for a place to set up a museum in Luoyang within this half month, Huang Yan, you will be the housekeeper of my Chen family's Luoyang mansion in the future, in charge of all affairs." Through his observations in the past few years, Chen Lin knew that Huang Yan was not only good at shooting arrows, but also quite good at handling things, so he ordered Huang Yan to preside over the affairs of Luoyang Chen Mansion. Luoyang's danger is above the imperial court, but it is the assassination of the green forest or something, it is enough for Chen Lin to have Zhou Cang, a fierce man, and let Huang Yan be in charge of handling affairs, also because Chen Lin is extremely envious of Grandpa, there can be three excellent housekeepers such as Chen Bao, Chen Lin thought to himself, I also have it.

Huang Yan is one year younger than Chen Lin, and now she has been promoted to housekeeper, she is quite proud in her heart, and she thinks that she will live up to what the eldest young master has paid. Everyone in the Chen Mansion in Luoyang was also envious, and since then, the Chen Mansion has had an additional "Yellow Butler", and only Zhou Cang is not serious.