The shadow of Xianyuntan is long, and the stars change a few degrees of autumn.

In the second year of the reign of the new monarch of the imperial court, in the summer, Lin Chong, who helped the coffin to his hometown in Suzhou last year, has returned to Beijing.

After resting at home for a few days, I had to start planning for my career again.

On this day, Lin Chong first received a post from Rongguofu at home, and after hesitating for a long time, he asked his friend Leng Zixing in the capital to get together at the Gulou West Street Restaurant.

Lin Chong stretched out his hand from upstairs and beckoned, "Here."

Leng Zixing immediately saw someone, straightened out a square scarf, and went upstairs with a smile.

The two met and invited them into the pavilion for a drink.

This Leng Zixing is shrewd but also has some Coats demeanor, which is worth intersecting, and because he is doing antique business, he has always been in contact with the eunuchs and is well-informed.

After Lin Chong received the post from Rongguofu, he didn't go to Lin Kailu, an old friend of his family, to talk, but specifically looked for this person.

Lin Chong said: "Since I sent the old man's coffin back to Gusu last year, I have been troubled by the things in the clan for a long time, and I was only able to return from the north a few days ago, so I have always seen and heard less in the capital. Let's just say that the relatives in front of me are at home, and the Rongguo Mansion seems to be divided? The people left behind in the house are stupid and can't tell me clearly, so I ask my brother to help me discern it."

Lin Chong said, pouring a full cup for the opposite side.

Leng Zixing hurriedly held it and said with a smile: "On the other side, I am also half of my main family that day, this kind of thing should not be talked about, but since the Marquis of Lao Lin is invited, I will talk more about it."

"Speaking of which, since the death of the previous Daishan Lao Rong Gong, the two rooms in the Rongguo Mansion have been divided for a long time. If Mrs. Shi passes over, the old man will take the coffin to Jinling with the heirs below, and the matter of separating the family will naturally be put on the agenda."

"Because the grandfather Jia Yu on the top of the big house was buried back in Jinling, now the second lord Jia Lian should be in charge of the Rong Mansion, and the husband and wife live in the Rongxi Hall, and then ask the old lady Xing to live in the upper courtyard of the east garden. In addition, there is the third old man Jia Cong in the house who is also serving Mrs. Xing, because the marriage has already been decided, only waiting for the filial piety period to pass before marrying someone into the door, it is because the old lady Xing said a few times, and the third old man Jia Cong lived in the place of the old lady of the original history on the West Road, and only had to emphasize filial piety, so the main house was vacated first."

This distinction was clear enough, and Lin Chong nodded again and again when he heard it.

Such a large family is densely populated, and it is normal to have such rules and regulations.

Even in her own Lin Mansion, that is, the eldest girl went to Gusu to keep filial piety, otherwise it would take a while of trouble to get along.

Leng Zixing took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and continued: "My father-in-law walked there, and he was originally a confidant to accompany the room, so he naturally followed the original second room, and now it is not as good as before. After the political father of the above family returned to Beijing, he borrowed the old site of the original Allure City Uncle's Mansion, and the second room moved his family there, so it was closer. It's just that there are a lot of expenses for major events in successive years, and Daddy Zheng has to sell things to pay off the deficit when the Empress Dowager Nan was provincial, so for the sake of moving now, he can't help but borrow some more silver from the Rong Mansion."

"It's just a matter of borrowing some money from relatives, although it is a split family, but counting in the capital, it has to be the closest of these two families. It's just that last year, because of the matter of the old lady Shi above, the political father resigned from the imperial court, and now the move has been settled, but the matter of reinstatement has not been properly completed, only the name of the old prince of the first dynasty, which inevitably makes the whole family anxious."

Now that Jia Zheng's family has moved out of Rongfu, Leng Zixing's business has also fallen by three or four percent, and it is a pity in this statement.

When Lin Chong heard this, he sighed suddenly, "Don't hide it from you, brother, I've been worried about my reinstatement recently. This morning, a letter came from the Rongguo Mansion, saying that he wanted to promote me to the palace to be the general of the imperial policy, because I didn't know the truth, so I still came to ask my brother."

Leng Zixing said with a smile: "That's the position of Zheng Sanpin, and his subordinates are all on duty as Long Ban Lieutenant, when Jia Lian, the Duke of Rongguo, came out, his eyes were very hot, and Lin Hou just went to Rongfu to meet him."

First said this, Leng Zixing thought for a while, and couldn't help but close the folding fan in his hand and get up happily.

"That's a great thing! The lady in charge of the house is a thoughtful and understanding person, and if she hires Lin Hou's position, the position of the political father must also be settled!"

Hearing this joyful laughter, the gloomy look on Lin Chong's face did not change.

Getting up, Lin Chong first looked left and right in the room, and then leaned out of the pavilion to inspect before turning around and asking Leng Zixing to sit down and talk again.

"That's what I said, but don't blame me for disturbing my brother's interest. In recent years, I have met next door in Gusu because of a group of Luodi Xiucai, and I have heard the name of Rong Guogong, but it is not a good word."

"——The Rong Guogong of the dynasty had a rebellious personality, bullied the ministers, forced the prince to kneel in front of the Baiqing people at the court meeting, and instructed his subordinates to frequently disobey and bully the cabinet princes. In spite of the suffering of the people being displaced, he ordered the imperial court to send troops to the west of the sea, and fought for useless places for many years, so that the south and the north were exhausted, and the villages and families had no food."

"There are still words that are exposed in the wild, and it is not enough to come one by one. These words are like swords and swords, and when I was a young man, I was a little proud of my bravery, but I was sweating when I heard them, which shows that people are terrible."

Leng Zixing smiled: "This is a trivial matter, but there is no wind and waves in Beijing."

Lin Chong said, "Brother doesn't know? It is clearly at the feet of the Son of Heaven that makes a difference. Rong Guogong's reputation has been ruined to such a state, how dare I go to meet him? What's more, I also made up my mind that day, I wanted to inherit the family and repay the kindness of Lord Ruhai, and where would I dare to provoke such a powerful right and wrong, so it made people hesitate so much."

Leng Zixing shook his head and said, "This is a bad statement. Heaven and earth have their own creation here, but when the wind and clouds meet, the dragon and snake rise to land, and the star of calamity and confusion descends, it is not comparable to the words "great benevolence and great evil". Think of the ancients, such as Han Xun, Shang Ying, Wu Qi, Qin Huang, Han Wu, Shi Le, Huan Wen, Wang Anshi, etc., which was not infamous in the world? How can a vulgar person be coerced by public opinion, the political situation, and old customs, and who are mortal and short-sighted, to see the changes of heaven and earth?"

Lin Chong was thoughtful, his eyebrows gradually relaxed, and then he said: "I do know the temperament of that Rong Guogong, he is a little bold in doing things, but he is an extremely good person, and he can't look down on corrupt officials and corrupt officials."

Leng Zixing said: "Yes, recently, Jia Lian, the Duke of Rongguo, has the intention to rectify the bad habit of taking bribes in the imperial court, and even I know about it. How to put this matter aside for the time being, now that Lin Hou is called an official, it can be seen that he is the most lacking of manpower. Throughout the ages, those who want to achieve great things are indeed few people who cannot be close to them, and they are not close to them, and they do not avoid relatives. For example, Lin Hou should be an ordinary person, and he has also caught up with the good years."

Lin Chong said, "If you say that, there is really a comfortable creation...... Besides, the old man in the family passed away last year, and I also worked hard to help Rong Guogong in the temple, so that today is in the ascendant, which makes me ashamed."

Leng Zixing listened, looked at the sky through the screen window, and said, "Looking at it this way, Lin Hou has already made up his mind?"

Lin Chong immediately got up and said, "The Rongguo Mansion recruits each other, and I don't dare to stay for a long time."

So they both got up and went out to settle the wine bill.

After leaving the restaurant, when Fang wanted to make his own speech, someone hurriedly came to find Leng Zixing to speak.

"Uncle Zixing, congratulations to your family. The old man who came out of the Rongguo Mansion has just been promoted to the Ministry of Industry as a scholar!"