There was a light snow in the yard, the white snowflakes were flying, Zhou Ruijia walked out with a tea tray, and the maid hurriedly held an umbrella, at this time, a housekeeper's daughter-in-law hurriedly walked in outside, and reported: "Aunt Zhou, the second grandmother said, the second girl is invited today, and the fresh fish and meat reserved in the kitchen are sent to the small kitchen in Xifu, so you can find another way." ”

"I see."

Zhou Ruijia was stunned, his sharp eyes turned quickly, handed the tea tray to the mother-in-law beside him, and then said: "When you go back to your wife, you will say that I will go home and come back in a while." ”

"Yes."

The housekeeper's daughter-in-law agreed and went, looking at the snowflakes in the air, Zhou Rui's family sighed, today the uncle came to the door, the second wife ordered a banquet to entertain, the Jia family is a big family, the kitchen will generally prepare some fresh fish and meat, fruits and vegetables, is to prevent guests from coming to the door, but who would have thought, things were sent to Xifu, others can still go to discuss, these two girls are the third master's own sister, can't be provoked, or go to their son-in-law to find a way.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and walked out quickly.

Although it was snowing outside, the subordinates lit the brazier early, making Jia Zheng's study warm and dry.

Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, Wang Ziteng couldn't sit still, walking back and forth in the study, Jia Zheng couldn't sit still, standing in front of the book, looking at the closed study door.

At this time, he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps from far and near outside the room, and his heart moved, and he understood that Baoyu, who had gone to invite Jia Jue, came back, and after a while, finally the voice of the little maid came from outside the door, "Master, the third master is here." ”

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"Come in."

As soon as the words fell, the door of the study was pushed open from the outside, Jia Jue walked in, he looked at Wang Ziteng, turned to Baoyu and said, "You go and tell your second sister that I will come later." ”

“.....”

Baoyu subconsciously looked at Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng hesitated, "Go ahead, you're not in good health, just rest for a few more days." ”

"Yes."

Baoyu was a little excited, bowed, and saluted the prince again, and was about to give Jia Jue a salute, Jia Jue waved his hand, "Go quickly." ”

"Yes."

Hearing this, Baoyu dared to turn around and leave.

Jia Zheng looked at Baoyu's figure, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, he turned back to Wang Ziteng and smiled bitterly: "This child has been pampered since he was a child, and he can't bear a little hardship. All day long, either I have a headache or something uncomfortable, plus the old lady, I can't beat or scold, I really worry about me. ”

Wang Ziteng smiled, and Jia Jue said loudly first: "Baoyu's temperament is not suitable for official careers, so why should the second uncle force him." ”

Hearing Jia Jue say this, Jia Zheng sighed, "You can't let him be idle and do nonsense all day long." ”

Wang Ziteng also looked at Jia Jue quietly.

Jia Jue walked to the chair next to the book and sat down, and smiled, "I heard the rumor outside, I don't know what my uncle thinks?" ”

Jia Zheng: "What rumors? ”

Wang Ziteng knew what Jia Jue meant, and although his mood was complicated at this time, he still calmed down and explained to Jia Zheng: "There is news that the third son of the second assistant will definitely be able to win the title of the gold list next year, and he is likely to win the first place. Hehe, this is a reservation for the champion! In addition, the second son of the imperial envoy Wu Shichang will also be in the first class of high school. The news spread for a long time and was suppressed. ”

Wang Ziteng's words were like a punch in Jia Zheng's heart.

Jia Jue smiled, "If Your Majesty doesn't intervene, this is not a rumor." ”

Hearing this, Jia Zheng was stunned at first, his two hands slowly clenched his fists, and then sighed, knowing that what Jia Zheng said was true.

There was silence in the study.

Jia Jue spoke, "I just talked to Baoyu, the second uncle should not force him to study in the future, he is still very talented in poetry, and it is not bad to be a celebrity in the future." ”

Jia Zheng was anxious, and swore that "this kid is smart, but he doesn't need to be on the right path, wait for me to train for a year and a half, and then send him to Jinling Guozijian, and let him try it in the next Spring Festival." ”

Jia Jue smiled slightly, then looked at Wang Ziteng and said, "Nanzhili has not been a second-class jinshi for several years, and my uncle should understand the reason here." ”

Jia Zheng's gaze turned to Wang Ziteng.

After being silent for a while, Wang Ziteng spoke, "After so many years of suppression, Nanzhili is no longer the holy place where the literary style was at its peak and celebrities gathered.

After the suppression of the civil officials, the students in the official school of Nanzhili could not get ahead at all, and some well-off families sent their children to the academies controlled by the civil officials in Suzhou and Hangzhou, because only by going there could they fight their way out of the encirclement in the imperial examination and embark on the road of official career. ”

Jia Jue: "The civil officials will not allow the Jia family to send another jinshi." ”

Jia Zheng: "Go to Guozijian to study, so you can break free from your white body." ”

"And then?"

The prince glanced at him, "Staying in the yamen all day long? ”

Jia Zheng was poked in the sore spot, stood up irritably, and walked back and forth.

Jia Jue smiled secretly, and then said: "That's all for this, we are busy all day, and it's good to have Baoyu to do our filial piety in front of the old lady for us." ”

Jia Zheng stopped, "Do you really think so?" ”

"I hope that the second uncle can stay at home and honor the old lady."

Jia Zheng was stunned.

"Alright."

Wang Ziteng interjected, "Let these go in advance, let's get down to business first." ”

Then he turned his head to Jia Jue, who was looking at him with a smile on his face, he always had a feeling of being peeped at in his heart, and quickly coughed at the moment, and then said: "I also came here to find out the news of my nephew's illness, otherwise it wouldn't disturb your rest." ”

Jia Jue smiled and asked directly: "On a snowy day, my uncle must have something important to come to the door?" ”

Wang Ziteng's face turned pale, and he said calmly: "I need the support of my nephew!" ”

"How?"

Wang Ziteng first squinted his eyes and glanced outside the door, then looked at Jia Zheng, his eyes flashed, "Accurate news, Your Majesty intends to take advantage of the Xuanfu's great victory to rectify the nine-sided armament." ”

Jia Jue: "Wouldn't it be another gossip from the palace?!" ”

Wang Ziteng's eyes flashed with a look of discomfort, and he sighed silently, "I got the news from Hou Xiaokang, the hereditary first-class son of the Xiuguo Mansion of the Left Squire of the Ministry of War. ”

"That's good."

Jia Zheng nodded.

Wang Ziteng's face flushed, and he squeezed out a smile, "I can't fight for the military power of Gyeonggi, I want to give it a try to control the nine provinces, and if I am lucky, I can meet a small-scale war, and I can return to the army after making meritorious contributions." ”

"The environment on the nine sides is harsh, it's too hard, and this time, you won't be able to come back in three or two years, are you sure you want to go?"

Wang Ziteng shook his head and sighed: "The Jingying has been abolished for nearly three months, and His Majesty has not taken away my position as the envoy of the Jingying Festival, what do you mean by this?" ”

Speaking of this, Wang Ziteng smiled again: "There are not many people that Your Majesty can trust, and the most important thing is that few people are willing to take over this errand. First, you can save a little face in Your Majesty's heart, and second, you can leave this place of right and wrong.

None of the King of Shu and King Liang are fuel-efficient lamps, and with His Majesty behind the scenes, the entire Xungui military will be involved in this battle for succession, and no one can be left alone.

And, you know? There was a dispute within the civil official group, and the officials of the Song and Qian lineages of the household department had conflicts with the second assistant and others because of the affairs of the Xuanfu, and there was not necessarily no means of those three, and if they succeeded, it would set off a bloody storm within the civil official group. ”

This is something Jia Jue didn't expect, it seems that Wang Ziteng has some intelligence channels, and perhaps, he has also been co-opted by civilian officials.

"I came to you today, first, I hope you can recommend me in a letter, and I believe Your Majesty will agree."

Speaking of this, the prince paused for a moment, and then said: "Another thing is to remind you that you should have felt the mystery behind the battle of Xuanfu, which was originally promoted by the civilian officials behind the scenes to weaken the strength of the nobles and tie the imperial power, because you have changed the entire battle situation in a row for three consecutive battles, and they must have a grudge."

Since you rose too suddenly, you caught them off guard, and they will definitely find a way to deal with you later. I have been crawling in officialdom for so many years, and the only advice I can give you is to take the initiative to attack and disturb them with movement, they are huge, and they will definitely be exposed in the panic. ”

Jia Jue nodded silently, Wang Ziteng was right, the civil official group was also divided into many small interest groups, and there were also rivers and lakes, and there were also disputes.

Wang Ziteng groaned and said: "There is also King Beijing Shuilu, you have to deal with it carefully, I always feel that this is not simple, even the Duke of Xuguo said so." ”

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At this time, Wang Ziteng stood up, took out a gift slip from his arms, gently put it in front of Jia Jue, and said: "At the beginning, the Wang family took a total of about 330,000 taels from the Jia family, and the money is not repaid, these are some of the industries I selected, all of which are in Nanzhili and Gyeonggi, by the way, there is also a winery in Wuqing." ”

Jia Jue nodded, Wang Ziteng was really thoughtful, "Then the junior is welcome." ”

Then he turned to Jia Zheng and said: "These are the principal of the Erfang Shareholding Chamber of Commerce, and the share will be directly given to Zhu's sister-in-law and the old lady." ”

Jia Zheng smiled and nodded.

At this moment, the voice of Zhou Rui's family came from outside the door, "Master, the banquet is ready." ”

Jia Zheng came back to his senses and said to Jia Jue: "Let's go together." ”

Jia Jue thought for a moment, "Okay." ”

The three of them stood up and walked out of the study to the flower hall, Jia Jue beckoned to stop Zhou Rui's house, and ordered her to give a message to Yingchun, let them eat first, and go over later.