On the wharf of Yangzhou, Jia Yucun looked at the two lucky boats, one going north and the other going south, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and kept accusing himself of his political vision.

It turned out that half a year ago, when the politics in Beijing and Central China fluctuated, Jia Yucun thought that Lin Ruhai was losing power through various signs, so he found an excuse to dismiss Xixi and was at ease.

How do you know that half a year later, the situation has changed greatly, Lin Ruhai has not been affected, but has become the governor of Shandong, which looks like in a few years, he will be able to enter Beijing, at least six Shangshu start.

It was the unicorn of the Lin family, who was also promoted by the emperor to the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and went to Beijing on business, with a great future.

Jia Yucun felt frightened at this time, but he was not willing to give up, so he took advantage of the dock to get on the boat and came to visit.

Unexpectedly, this Lin Ruhai turned out to be a generous person, and he didn't care at all, he still had a humble attitude towards him, and was even willing to write a letter for him to recommend, which made Jia Yucun couldn't help but be deeply moved.

Sending off the two lucky boats, Jia Yu Village Chief sighed, walked away from the dock, walked to a tavern not far away, and planned to drink a few glasses of wine, who knew that as soon as he entered the door, he saw that one of the guests eating and drinking got up and laughed, took it out, and said in his mouth: "Adventure, adventure." When Yucun was busy looking, this person was the number Leng Zixing who traded in the antique shop in the capital, and he met in the old days.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, they immediately sat down together, and Leng Zixing asked: "Brother Shi Fei, I was sitting here just now, and I saw you at the dock to send people off, presumably it was Lord Lin Ruhailin, the deputy envoy of the Liangjiang Salt Transport Envoy Division, right?"

Jia Yucun laughed, drank a glass of wine, and asked with a smile on his face: "Now it's Lord Lin, the governor of Shandong, Brother Leng, aren't your father-in-law and old mother-in-law both in charge of Rongguo Mansion, don't you know each other?"

"It's true that my father-in-law and mother-in-law are the real power managers of Rongguo Mansion, but Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of Rongfu after all, how can I be qualified to meet with them?"

Brother Leng looked helpless, but his face was full of disapproval, obviously what he was thinking in his heart and what he said were completely different things.

Jia Yucun knew that Leng Zixing was the son-in-law of Zhou Rui's family, a henchman of Rongguofu's wife, and relied on the 'resources' of Rongguofu to open an antique shop in Kyoto, and his life was really free and nourishing.

With the Rongguo Mansion as a shelf, Leng Zixing naturally disdains the officials under the sky.

Even in front of Jia Yucun, the performance was more explicit.

The family is a slave, and it has always been so.

"What, looking at Brother Leng's demeanor, don't you look down on Governor Lin?"

Jia Yucun saw his companion's thoughts at a glance, his eyes moved, and he laughed and teased: "That's right, Brother Leng was born in Rongguo Mansion, even if Lord Lin Ruhai Lin sees it, he has to give a few thin noodles!"

But he was thinking in his heart: "The dog looks down on people, how do you know Lin Ruhai's future future? I don't know the thoughts and means of Lin Zhao, the son of the Lin family, who turned his hands into clouds and turned his hands into rain, right? It is to destroy a Rongguo Mansion, I am afraid that it is not a problem, but you look down on people with dog eyes, it seems that this Leng Zixing is nothing more than that." ”

"Hehe, Brother Shi Fei said and laughed, said and laughed!"

Leng Zixing naturally couldn't see Jia Yucun's thoughts, although he was modest, his face looked like it should be, he shook his head and said with a 'wry smile': "With such a small role as me, how can I get into the eyes of the dignified Tanhualang!"

"Brother Leng, you are humble, by the way, Brother Leng came to Kyoto just now, and he was born in Rongguo Mansion, can you tell me about Rongguo Mansion?"

Jia Yucunfei smiled lightly and changed the topic without a trace.

He had just received a letter of recommendation from Lin Ruhai and was planning to enter Beijing one day.

Because Lin Ruhai is used to being a pure minister, although he has been to Beijing many times to see His Majesty, he has little contact with Beijing officials, and the most familiar is his wife and brother, the master of Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Zheng, a member of the Wupin Ministry of Labor.

"Rongguo Mansion is so prestigious, I often hear about it in Jiangnan. I will also go to Kyoto in a short time, and I want to take the opportunity to visit the master of Rongguo Mansion, Master Jia Zhengjia, but unfortunately I don't know anything about Rongguo Mansion, which makes people feel uneasy!"

"Oh, is Brother Shi Fei going to Beijing too?"

Leng Zixing's eyes lit up, and his tone was very eager.

"That's right, isn't the imperial court going to revive the old staff, I happened to be teaching the Lin family's daughter-in-law at the Liangjiang Salt Transport Envoy's Office before, and I happened to meet at the dock today, so Lord Lin wrote me a letter of introduction, ready to go to Kyoto to try my luck!"

Jia Yucun's tone was modest, and his face was proud.

"Congratulations to Brother Shi Fei, congratulations to Brother Shi Fei, don't forget your brother when it ascends to the temple on the day!" Leng Zixing toasted again and again.

"Be polite, and ask Brother Leng to tell me the inside story of Rongguo Mansion, so that I can know when I move around!"

Jia Yucun smirked again and again, and arched his hand to make a request.

"If you want to talk about the inside story of Rongguo Mansion......"

Leng Zixing's face was proud, he picked up a peanut rice and put it in his mouth, clicked and bit crisply, and then slowly said the matter of Rongguo Mansion.

It's nothing more than a mess inside the Rongguo Mansion, and the serious raider Jia Yu was driven to live in the East Garden, but it was Jia Zheng, a member of the Wupin Labor Department, who was the second in the family, and actually had the cheekiness to live in the main hall of the Rongguo Mansion - Rongxi Hall.

This Jia Zheng gave birth to his eldest son, and he was ruthless, and he was forced to study during his serious illness, but he died just after getting married, leaving only a posthumous son.

As for the second child, it is even more terrible, just after the birth of the fetus, the mouth will be a piece of colorful and crystal jade, there are many handwriting on it, so the name is Baoyu. When I saw my daughter, I was refreshed, and when I saw a man, I felt that it was turbid and smelly, so I was so old that I never went to study, but only called the king in the inner curtain.

Hearing Leng Zixing talk about Jiafu, Jia Yucun couldn't help but think of the scene where he was teaching at Zhen's house in Jinling, and he felt the same, and couldn't help but sigh: "If it goes on like this, I don't know who can inherit the foundation of this Rongguo Mansion." ”

At this moment, a burst of firecrackers suddenly sounded on the dock.

Immediately, some people in uniforms and soap clothes rushed over, punched and kicked the firecrackers one by one, tied them up, and escorted them away.

Everyone around looked at him coldly, and no one dared to say more.

"Hmph! Although the Lin family left Yangzhou, after all, they left a lot of backhands, and those salt merchants still thought that they were out of the sea of suffering, they really underestimated the Lin family's father and son!"

Seeing this scene, Jia Yucun couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Why is this bothering?"

"Why Brother Shifei, is there anything strange in this? Could it be that if you set off a few firecrackers, what is the inside story of it?"

Leng Zixing was full of curiosity and asked, "Brother Shi Fei, what do you know, don't hide it from my brother!"

"Hehe, although Governor Lin has only managed salt affairs in Yangzhou for four years, he and his son Lin Zhao are ruthless, have great skills, and work step by step, forcing the salt merchants to pay taxes in full, not to mention, they even picked out all the past tax evasion and tax evasion, and the salt merchants hate him to death, but no matter whether they use officialdom or Jianghu methods, they can't help them. Hearing that his Lin family left, these salt merchants thought that it was dawn, and couldn't help but set off firecrackers to celebrate, where did they think that Lin Ruhai and his son were gone, and there were some people in Yangzhou City who were left behind, and it was more than enough to clean up a few salt merchants. ”

Jia Yucun said lightly.

He has served as a teacher in the Lin Mansion for a year and a half, and he still has some understanding of the Lin family's power.

"What? Those salt merchants are so afraid of Lin...... Lord Lin?" Leng Zixing was stunned, and his name for Lin Ruhai also changed.

"Brother Shi Fei, don't lie to me, my brother has traveled south and north, and he has also seen a little bit of knowledge, he has long heard that Yangzhou salt merchants are rich and rival the country, and they have been extravagant since the past and the Ming Dynasty, not only sponsoring scholars to study and become officials, but also collecting heroes in the rivers and lakes, they are all brave and fierce people, so whether it is the court or the locality, they dare not provoke. Will they be afraid of Lin Ruhai and his son?" Leng Zixing couldn't believe it.

Jia Yucun looked disdainful: "In the eyes of other officials, this Yangzhou salt merchant is not easy to provoke, but in the hands of Lin Ruhai's father and son, it is like dough, let him knead it." In the past few years, Lin Ruhai has sent tens of millions of silver to the emperor and the court, but the whole family is unharmed, and the house is as stable as a rock, which can be imagined. ”

Leng Zixing nodded: "Presumably it's because of borrowing the momentum of Rongguofu!"

Rongguo Mansion?

Although Jia Yucun wanted to defect, the corners of his mouth subconsciously showed a touch of sarcasm......