When I got home, it was the middle of the night, and there were few people on the street, but as soon as I knocked on the door, the door opened. The servant yawned heavily, and carefully locked the courtyard door. Zhao Jiaren saw that the main hall of the house was still lit, so he went directly to the hall.

As the father of Zhao Jiaren, the largest high-quality candle manufacturer in the Great Song Dynasty at this time, there is naturally no shortage of high-quality candles. In fact, what tribute candles are used by the official family, what candles are used by Zhao Jiaren's father's family. Under the bright candlelight, I saw Zhao Jiaren's father sitting in the house drinking tea and reading a book, and the table clock on the wall behind him was already ten o'clock in the evening.

Seeing his son come in, Zhao Zhizhuo put down the book and beckoned to his son. The father and son sat down, and Zhao Zhizhuo asked, "How is my grandson?" ”

"He's so good, he's going to crawl all over the ground. But this time I didn't come to visit my parents, so I didn't bring him. Zhao Jiaren replied.

Zhao Zhizhuo smiled, "Ha." San Lang, anyway, I also took your brothers and sisters around, you are worried that the children will have a tiring journey, haven't I been worried? Needless to say, those. ”

Listening to his father's words, Zhao Jiaren's heart warmed. It is said that if you don't be a father, you don't know the hard work of your parents, but now that Zhao Jiaren is a father, she knows what it's like to be a father. It was a very confused feeling, Zhao Jiaren wanted to make his children the best, but Zhao Jiaren knew that he was far from being excellent. Of course, you can teach your children what you know, but is what you know right?

I have this kind of trepidation, and when I hear my father talk about his uneasiness back then, Zhao Jiaren feels very kind.

Zhao Zhizhuo continued: "San Lang. You said that you want to be the governor of Fuzhou, but I also found someone to ask them to talk about it. But those people all said that only Jia Rudao could call the shots on this matter. You've been in contact with him before, and your father and I can't help you. ”

After speaking, Zhao Zhizhuo sighed. At this moment, Zhao Jiaren felt that his father Zhao Zhizhuo was old. At this time, Zhao Jiaren felt sad for a while, his father Zhao Zhizhuo was not a famous minister, and as a father, he couldn't leave a deep impression on Zhao Jiaren. But to borrow my mother's words, 'Your father is better than others'. was able to become a four-rank official, held so many positions, and finally became a Beijing official. In the Great Song Dynasty, it also belongs to the 1% category. Presumably he was also high-spirited when he was young. However, at this time, what Zhao Jiaren saw was just an old man.

"Please rest assured, Dad, I will deal with these things." Zhao Jiaren replied.

"That's good......" Zhao Zhizhuo sighed. After finishing speaking, Zhao Zhizhuo suddenly remembered something and immediately said: "Dong Songchen has returned to Beijing. ”

"Oh!" Zhao Jiaren's eyes lit up. This is a big piece of news, and the news provided by Daddy is really timely.

Staring at Zhao Jiaren for a moment, Zhao Zhizhuo asked seriously, "San Lang." What do you think of Dong Songchen's return to Beijing. ”

Zhao Jiaren pondered for a moment in his heart, and replied tentatively: "The official family has always valued Dong Song Chen and regarded him as a confidant. Because Jia Rudao must drive Dong Songchen out of Beijing, the official family had to release him. When he returned to Beijing, was it because the official family felt that there were no caring people around him? ”

Listening to his son's words, Zhao Zhizhuo couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Hehe! I thought Jiaren couldn't figure this out, but I didn't expect that I would have to think about it for a while, and Jiaren you would be able to understand the joints in a moment. Your mother didn't hurt you in vain! ”

The first time he heard his father say soft words to the old lady, Zhao Jiaren was also quite surprised. This mentality is completely different from his father's previous style of being the head of the family. Isn't it difficult for my dad to lose the mood to be competitive?

However, Zhao Jiaren was still puzzled in his heart, "Dad, generally speaking, the official family is so important to Jia Yidao, how can Jia Yidao make the official family feel that there is no one around." I don't think that's how smart Jia is, it's not like that. ”

"Jia Rudao is not Ding Daquan. Ding Daquan likes to flatter and please, and always wants to make people happy. But Jia seems to be from an official eunuch background, and he thinks highly of himself......" Speaking of this, Zhao Zhizhuo was silent for a moment, as if he was considering his words. After listening for a moment, he continued: "Jiaren. Even if you follow your mother in Quanzhou, you are both parents. Jia seems to say that his father died early, and his mother is just a concubine of his father. It is inevitable that the heart is insufficient. I see that you are still doing things steadily after the big victory, but after Jia Rudao's big victory, he didn't care about it, as if he was unparalleled in the world. If you and Jia Yidao are transposed, I don't think you will force Gundam away, force Xiang Shibi to death, and force Liu Cheng to rebel. ”

The voice was very low, and the meaning of persuasion in it was far better than the venting of dissatisfaction. But Zhao Jiaren still felt a chill on his back. As far as Zhao Jiaren's feeling is concerned, Zhao Zhizhuo is not a bitter person. And Zhao Zhizhuo's evaluation of Jia Yidao is very scathing. Full of discontent.

Zhao Jiaren hurriedly asked, "Dad, I wonder if the officials in the capital all have such an idea?" ”

"It's all such an idea, but I can't talk about it. After all, Jia Xianggong leaned towards the government and the opposition at this time, and worked hard to promote all kinds of talents. However, there are people who dare to be angry but dare not speak. Zhao Zhizhuo gave his son an answer.

This evaluation made Zhao Jiaren's sense of history deeper, and it seems that the fall of Jia Yidao has long been problematic. It's not all of a sudden. Just thinking about it, Zhao Zhizhuo suddenly laughed, "Can Jiaren know Wen Tianxiang?" ”

Zhao Jiaren was stunned, he didn't expect his father to mention such a familiar name, he replied: "I've met once." ”

Zhao Zhizhuo said: "The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not dare to say anything to Jia Nidao, but only Wen Tianxiang dared to say that Jia Nidao was domineering. This man's liver and gallbladder are like iron stones. Jiaren, don't be like him. ”

Zhao Jiaren can only listen to his father's admonition. Before seeing the tall Wen Tianxiang with his own eyes, Zhao Jiaren did not have a high opinion of this person. After really seeing it, Zhao Jiaren felt that this person was really respectable. After listening to his father's description, Zhao Jiaren felt that Wen Tianxiang's conduct was really worthy of admiration. Although he was also dissatisfied with Jia Yidao, Zhao Jiaren couldn't do what Wen Tianxiang could do anyway.

At this time, it was already late, so Zhao Jiaren persuaded his father to go to sleep quickly. When Dad returned to the house, Zhao Jiaren also returned to his house and lay down. I have to go to see Jia Nidao tomorrow, and for Jia Xianggong, whose mentality has completely changed, Zhao Jiaren doesn't know what kind of changes will occur in this meeting. Zhao Jiaren has changed, and Jia Rudao has also changed.

Bringing candles and spices, Zhao Jiaren went to Jia Yidao's official residence. For the courtiers who have made great contributions, the higher reward in the Great Song Dynasty is the mansion. The official family gave Jia Rudao a house by the West Lake. The house is very large, and there is a plaque hanging at the door, which reads 'Korakuen'. It should be taken from Fan Zhongyan of the Northern Song Dynasty "The worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world".

And he saw that the gate was closed, and the gate was strictly controlled. Zhao Jiaren doesn't care about these, he is a dignified and five-grade official, and the Zhao clan has no reason to be in awe of these. And in terms of size, this yard is completely incomparable with Zhao Jiaren's shipyard in Mawei. Although I have never been to the current Jeju Island, Jeju Island is more than 1,000 square kilometers, and it is not comparable to such a 'small house' as Jia Yidao.

After waiting for a while, someone opened the door and invited Zhao Jiaren in. Zhao Jiaren followed the servants to give alms.

The design of the yard is very flavorful, but it is already December, and it is not yet the time to compete for strange flowers and plants. The person who came took Zhao Jiaren to the back flower hall, and as soon as he entered, he heard the song of the warbler, and several sisters were around the table with Jia Yidao, as if they were fighting crickets.

In December, he could still fight crickets, Zhao Jiaren couldn't believe it. However, with the sound of the sieve colliding, Zhao Jiaren knew that even the cricket master Jia Yidao could not do such a thing.

Without waiting for Zhao Jiaren to speak, Jia Rudao said without raising his head: "The gift given by Jiaren must be valuable, so I accepted it directly." ”

Seeing that Jia seemed to be like this, Zhao Jiaren also smiled and said: "Jia Gong, I still want to show off, I don't want Jia Gong to not give me this opportunity." ”

Hearing this, Jia Rudao sat up straight. Immediately, a sister paper got up lightly and massaged Jia Yidao's shoulder. Jia Rudao leaned on the beauty, and said with a flat face: "No matter how precious it is, what can it be." It's not as good as the official family's warm house. No matter what the Chaozhong group says, Jiaren's desire to curry favor with the official family is very firm. ”

was ridiculed by Jia Yidao, Zhao Jiaren replied as if nothing happened: "I don't care what Qunzheng thinks. In addition to the official family, there is only one person in the world who can let me send him to warm the house. I don't know who Jia Gong is? ”

A mocking expression finally appeared on Jia Rudao's face, "Jiaren sent me a warm house, aren't you afraid that people will say that you are flattering?" ”

"I sent Jia Gong because of our friendship. I have a clear conscience, and I don't care what others say. Zhao Jiaren said bluntly. This is what I said in my heart, Jia Nidao does have this value, and after all, Jia Nidao has cooperated with Zhao Jiaren many times, if Jia Nidao really likes it, Zhao Jiaren is not distressed.

Jia Rudao's sharp eyes stared at Zhao Jiaren for a long time, and he suddenly waved his hand and shouted to those sisters: "You all go out!" ”

When the sisters heard this, no one dared to disobey, so they got up and saluted Jia Rudao, and then left the flower hall quickly. In the place where Fang was still lively, there were only Jia Yidao and Zhao Jiaren left in an instant, and only the smell of perfume in the air could prove that Fang had sister paper here.

Zhao Jiaren was not polite, pulled a chair and sat down. Jia Rudao opened his mouth and said, "Jiaren, you grow cotton and weave cloth. Now I'm afraid I'm afraid I'll earn more than a million. ”

"I do have weaving." Zhao Jiaren decisively admitted. He couldn't hide it if he wanted to.

Seeing that Zhao Jiaren readily admitted the matter, Jia Rudao said with a solemn face: "How difficult is the country. I think you know that. So, this cotton business, I want to run the government. ”

The air seemed to freeze in an instant. Zhao Jiaren looked at Jia Rudao, and there was even some threat in his determined face. As Jia Yidao said, Zhao Jiaren made a profit of millions in the overall business of cotton cloth. But this is not necessarily related to Jia Rudao's request for cotton cloth official camps. Therefore, Jia Yidao's threatening expression is also understandable.

"Jia Gong. When we talked about the Battle of Ezhou, we were open and honest. Could the same be true this time? Zhao Jiaren gave Jia Yidao an answer.