When Zhao Ji's imperial edict was handed to Cai Jing, this powerful minister, who was already in his prime, couldn't cry, and bluntly said to Yang Qiu, who came to proclaim, "It's hard to repay Jun's kindness" and "I'm grateful", until Yang Qiu heard from Cai Jing's youngest son Cai Yu that "there must be a good reward" before he left satisfied. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

[NOTE: CAI JING'S NAME FOR HIS SON IS REALLY VERY "ARTISTIC", EIGHT SONS, TWO TAO, TWO TAO, ONE XIU, ONE YOU, ONE XIAO, AND THE SIXTH SON IS NOT RECORDED. Not only is the sound close, but the characters are also similar, "Yu Yu Xuan Xuan" is really dizzy when looking for information - especially Cai Xuan, Cai Jing ruled on behalf of his father after the fourth visit to the prime minister, except for the Song Dynasty History gave the correct name Cai Xuan, other information confused the fourth son Cai Xuan and the eighth son Cai Xuan! Especially Baidu, even the name is wrong! 】

When Cai Yu returned from sending the angel, he saw his elderly father sitting on a chair sinking like water, closing his eyes and stroking his beard, and fell into deep thought. Cai Yun bowed and said, "Daddy, it seems that the official family has made up their minds to give Emperor Maode to Shen Daoyuan!" Otherwise, he will not change his words, and he will promise Emperor Chongde to the fifth brother! ”

"Hmm!"

Seventy years of life are rare! Although Cai Jing has a ruddy face and is in good spirits, he can't escape the traces carved on his face by the years, his face is full of wrinkles, his body is thin and thin, and he is a weak old man.

He squinted his eyes and asked the fifth son, Cai Ying, who was sitting on the side: "Wulang, what do you think?" ”

Cai Yan said in a sullen voice: "The child has no opinion! It's just that the official family is so unfair! Among the many emperors, Roufu is the most favored, and Maode is the most beautiful. And now...... Emperor Chongde has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and the official family has not chosen her husband so far! If you marry Chongde, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to become a good couple! ”

"Humph!" Cai Jing snorted lightly, "The young man is greedy and lustful, it's not surprising that you have this idea!" However, if Emperor Chongde is really weak and sick, for the sake of his children and grandchildren, can the official family still blame you for marrying a concubine? ”

Cai Yan was silent.

The fourth son, Cai Xuan, groaned: "Dad, the timing of His Majesty's marriage this time seems to be mysterious!" Sooner or later, why do you have to choose Shen Daoyuan's poem at this time...... It seems to mean something! ”

Cai Yan snorted coldly: "It is rumored that this Shen Daoyuan can pull out the mountain, and it can even be thousands of miles away!" I don't know if it's true or not? Since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, these clowns who jumped off the beam don't know how many they are, they really don't know what to say! ”

Cai Jing shouted: "Gorou, pay attention to your tone!" You're a slanderer now! ”

The seventh son, Cai Xuan, groaned: "I'm afraid that this Shen Daoyuan may not be a person who pretends to be a ghost, I heard that not only His Majesty witnessed it with his own eyes, but even Yang Jian and Lin Lingsu were also present, and there were also many internal officials, and the Imperial City Division was also there!" The unanimity of the mouth cannot help but make people think deeply! ”

"Wang Laozhi was not bad back then, and everyone praised it, so what? Who of us doesn't know that Wang Laozhi and the official concubines colluded with each other to deceive the holy will? It's nothing more than another deceitful and famous-stealing person! Cai Ying's tone was very disdainful.

Cai Yan glanced at Cai Yan and said unhappily: "What about Chen Yan?" How many years has he followed his father, don't you believe his words? ”

"This ......," Cai Yan said.

"Eighty-one years ago, three thousand miles away without a home, alone in the world, looking at Shenzhou tears. The five golden palaces have worshiped the prime minister, and the jade hall has been declared ten times, reminiscing about the prosperity of the past, and turning it into a dream. Cai Jing read this poem that was destined to cause a political storm, and he smiled bitterly, "Throughout history, the system of Xuanma worship began in the previous dynasty and flourished in the Emperor and Song Dynasty...... Being a father is not much more! ”

Seeing that his father was still frowning, Cai Yun said tentatively: "In this case, why is Daddy worried? ”

Cai Jing said slowly: "I met Yang Jian yesterday, Yang Jian once said that Shen Daoyuan has the ability of ghosts and gods, you can know the destiny of heaven at the top, and you can know the instrument at the bottom!" He is neither a native of the Great Song Dynasty, nor a person from any country in the world, but a guest from outside the world! Even, he bluntly said that the official family has a lifespan of sixteen years! ”

Cai Qian and the others all changed their faces: "This person is not afraid of death!" The officials didn't kill him? ”

Cai Jing smiled bitterly: "Not only that, Chen Yan told his father that the iron box brought by Shen Daoyuan is as big as a house, and its weight cannot be moved by a dozen strong men, and its size is difficult to display even at the main gate [Note: The ancients have always liked to exaggerate and embellish], but Shen Hong suddenly appeared in Daohe Garden with such a behemoth, and his eyeliner didn't even notice it at all!" It is conceivable that Yang Jian did not lie to me! It's no wonder that the official family believes in his words, if he is really pretending to be a ghost, he is much smarter than Wang Laozhi, Lin Lingsu and others! ”

Cai Yu asked tentatively: "Daddy, do you think there is any other meaning for the official family to marry the fifth brother this time?" ”

Cai Jing sighed deeply and said astringently: "I'm afraid that my father will be belittled by the government again this time, so as to calm down the rampant criticism of the government and the opposition!" ”

There was no accident, no shock, everyone in the Cai family was silent.

Zhao Ji was so happy, indulged in lust, and spent money like dirt. But he is faint but not mediocre, he has always held the most important power tightly in his hands, and he has used and guarded against Cai Jing, and he has pulled and beaten, Cai Jing's ups and downs seem to be forced by public opinion, but in fact, it is the emperor's tricks!

If Cai Jing's words are true, then this is the third time he has stepped down after paying homage to the prime minister three times, and they all think of the poems brought by Zhai Qian: If you rise again next time, it will not be far from the five Zeng worshippers! Thinking of this, Cai Jing's sons were all gloomy and terrifying.

Cai Yan stood up and bowed deeply: "Daddy! You are the prime minister of the dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the three provinces, so Shen Hong slanders you like this, if you ignore it, not only will it damage the prestige of the court, but also you yourself will be extremely unfavorable! ”

Cai Jing was silent for a moment and then shook his head and said: "The official family gave the marriage and ordered Yang Qiu to announce it, just to warn his father that he should not declare personal vendettas!" The sacred heart of the official family is like the sea, if there are complications in this matter, I am afraid that the phase of the father will not be guaranteed in an instant! Not to mention ......"

"If Shen Daoyuan can really know the destiny of heaven, his father would like to ask him, what is the meaning of the sentence 'Three thousand miles away without a home, alone and flesh and bones'? Even if he deposes the phase for his father, he won't end up like this, right? Cai Jing sighed, and there was even a trace of fear lingering in his heart!

Long time!

……

Shen Hong finally failed to go to Chengfeng Le Lou to meet the famous Master Li, because of Zhao Ji's order, Shen Hong was grounded, and the execution was still the Imperial City Division, but the person in charge was no longer Liu Sanlang's acquaintances.

Zhao Ji's original intention was to protect Shen Hong, and he didn't want Shen Hong to be too deeply involved in the political arena, so that he disrupted some of his political intentions, on the one hand, he accelerated the speed of refining red gold, and on the other hand, he could only be "house arrested" in Daoheyuan, prohibiting him from contacting certain people!

Shen Hong felt that it was a pity that he couldn't see the legendary Master Li, but after thinking about it, he was relieved: not this time, next time, there is no need to be in a hurry, the most important thing now is Zhao Ji's reward.

The gold obtained by the ancient ash blowing method is actually 99% pure gold, which is 24K gold in the modern sense. However, the feudal rulers may not be so upright to take out high-purity gold for rewards or transactions for practical needs, and most of them will be mixed with some other metals, such as the gold that Shen Hong first got from Liuyunzhai and Maode Roufu Emperor Ji was mixed with copper, tin and other metals, so that the actual fineness was slightly tinged with cyan color, and the purity was only about seven or eight percent.

If Zhao Ji fulfills his promise and rewards 20,000 taels of red gold, then Shen Hong will not only avoid the hidden danger of finding someone to refine thousands of pure gold, but also directly trade it - of course, not into the market, this process will inevitably require gray channels.

1 tael is equal to 50 grams, according to the price of gold in September 2013, each gram is equal to 280 yuan, then 20,000 taels of red gold is equal to about 280 million yuan, the actual price is reduced because the red gold is not a thousand pure gold, if you count the cost of gray transactions, the actual gain is less!

But what does it matter? Compared with the cost of less than 5,000 yuan, the net income of more than 200 million yuan is completely a transaction without capital! As long as he is given a little time, don't say that Shen Gang has a deficit of 4 billion, 10 billion is not a problem - if it weren't for Shen Gang's parents' life's work, if it weren't for the uncontrollable resentment in his heart, what if Shen Gang went out of business? He can make another Shen Gang out if he changes hands!

Of course, his book income this time is not only Zhao Ji's reward. In the morning, the two thousand taels of gold sent by Zhao Duofu, the emperor of Roufu, and the shopkeepers of the six powerful businesses knew that "Shen Daxian" loved gold, so they also sent five hundred taels of gold with interest. With a total deposit of three thousand taels, Shen Hong got it almost while lying at home.

The only thing that made Shen Hong feel the fly in the ointment was that of the twelve official slaves sent by Zhao Ji, except for the two beautiful maids Shen Hong happily smiled, only one of the other ten slaves who were half male and female chose to leave, which made Shen Hong feel wasted again, and could only take a little coil as a gift - this bit of coiling also reminded Shen Hong that he should find a housekeeper for himself, so that he could find something to do for these subordinates when he was away.

Not to mention the little guy who howls and cries, and wishes to repay the grass in the next life. After being persuaded away, Shen Hong was about to find a suitable housekeeper from the remaining four small servants, but at this moment, the arrival of a person made him stunned for a moment.

"Emperor Maud's personal maid?" Listening to the porter's report, Shen Hong showed a surprised expression.

Didn't you say you can't see guests again? Doesn't it say that the ancient palace had strict rules? Why is it that not only the emperor and princess are running around, but even the princess's personal maid can leave the palace at any time? Or was this what the Song Dynasty looked like?

What a feudal dynasty full of humanistic atmosphere! Shen Hong sighed with emotion, and motioned for the little maid to invite her in.

Sure enough, when a quiet and elegant palace beauty Ying Ying came over, Shen Hong immediately recognized her identity: Yun'er.