Six hundred and forty-one: Hard
It is impossible to say that there is no melancholy and sadness in my heart, after all, I have treated other girls like this and that, and to be honest, Jia Jing knows that he is a little scumbag............
It's all like this, when you see your father, how can you not be guilty in your heart? What's more, it is still on the territory of the father, Yangzhou City is different from other idle cities, Yangzhou shoulders the salt industry of the entire Dayan, and salt, a daily necessity, is extremely important for Dayan, so the natural supervision will not be small.
So in Yangzhou City, even the prefect of Yangzhou said that it didn't count, but the imperial history of the salt patrol had the final say! Although the rank of Lianghuai Patrol Salt Imperial History is not high, it can be said that it is the most powerful position in the entire Dayan today, except for the six ministers of the center!
Therefore, the person who can be qualified for this position must also be a person with great courage and ability, and he must also be a confidant of Emperor Yongxi!
And Lin Ruhai has been able to stand firm in Yangzhou City for more than ten years, and he is already the longest in the history of the salt patrol, such a person, now in this Yangzhou City, is becoming more and more courageous, not only tossing the salt merchants in Yangzhou City to death, but also cutting a wave of leeks from time to time, ensuring that the imperial court can always take a large amount of salt tax from Yangzhou City...............
This ability is simply a careful thought, and I am afraid that it is not good! It is no exaggeration to say that even if Lin Ruhai dies now, with this almost iron-like willpower and superb political means, Lin Ruhai is enough to be ranked among the ancient and modern famous ministers!
Although there is a gap between him and those first-class ministers in ancient and modern times because he is good at seeking the country and his life, at least he is enough to go down in history and become a figure like the three heroes of West Lake............
My husband is so awesome that I am under a lot of pressure, and now I am standing at his door, not knowing what to say in the first sentence of opening the door, what should I do? Waiting online, it's in a hurry...............
If Jia Jing hadn't scum Daiyu, he would not have been so afraid of Lin Ruhai, but now? Before going out, he just made his daughter cry, and now I don't know if it's better, so I turned my head to see him, Jia Jing was a little scared............
Jia Jing thought about it, and felt that it was better to stay for one night today to meet his husband, and then set off quickly, Mr. Tuo said to his uncle, saying that he had urgent military affairs, and he really didn't have the time to visit, and when he came back, he would definitely come to the door in person to ask for guilt!
Jia Jing must be going to meet Zhou Huan, the master and apprentice haven't seen each other for almost three years, and they can usually say how busy things are, and they can't get out of Shenjing............
In fact, it's a little unreasonable not to see Lin Ruhai, because Jia Jing is Jia Min's mother's family, you must know that since the news of Jia Min's death came, no one in the Jia family has come to worship Jia Min, and Jia Jing, as Jia Min's mother's family, is a little unreasonable to come over and not look at his uncle to pay respects............
Although Jia Min was buried in Lin Ruhai's ancestral tomb in Suzhou's hometown, there must be a spiritual seat in the Yanzheng Yamen of Yangzhou City, even if Jia Jing can't go to Suzhou to worship in person, he has to worship the spiritual seat here, and it is also to comfort the deceased, isn't it?
But Jia Jing really doesn't have the face to see the two of them now, it's okay in front of the living, Jia Jing can still say a few words with a clear conscience, but in front of the dead, no matter how shameless Jia Jing is, he is embarrassed to tell others that he has nothing to do with other people's daughters............ It's all touched, and now it's okay to become?
Thinking of this, Jia Jing couldn't help but be stunned again, how to deal with Daiyu's matter? Why do you cross this kind of thing as a matter of course, and even how many girls are willing to be small, as soon as I cross, I will face so many bad things!
"What do you think?"
Jia Jing came back to her senses, turned her head and glanced at Bai Xijun, who was a little pale beside her, Jia Jing couldn't help but worry again when she looked at her, by the way, there is still one more unsolved ...............
Bai Xijun's whole person looks worse and worse, his lips are almost white and transparent, and his originally brilliant eyes are now gradually decaying, wearing a white robe, it looks like a piece of paper, like a fairy in the sky, I don't know when it will go with the wind!
She won't last long, he knows it, and she knows it herself............
Jia Jing thought about it and couldn't help sighing, Bai Xijun couldn't help but frown slightly at him when he saw this and said, "What's wrong with you?" Everyone is waiting for your orders, aren't you tired? ”
Jia Jing looked at her, and two clumps of pink suddenly rose on Bai Xijun's unhealthy face: "Of course I don't care about you, but if you die here, won't my previous efforts be in vain?" These people are still waiting for you to command............"
Jia Jing opened his mouth, but he didn't take out the life-saving antidote in his arms, but just turned his head and said softly: "I know, I'm going to dock, and after getting off the boat, I will go directly to Mr.'s current mansion to visit, and we will leave for Jinling early tomorrow morning!" ”
"Order!"
Jia Jing rolled up the cloak behind him, and between his eyebrows and eyes suddenly became vigorous again, as if the resolute and wise Jia Jing on the Three Mountains Fort had returned.
Bai Xijun behind him looked at Jia Jing thoughtfully, it was definitely not an illusion, Jia Jing really seemed to be very confused, and people like Jia Jing would also feel confused again?
But............
Bai Xijun stroked her slightly stinging chest, and a complicated look suddenly rose on her expressionless face, there was reluctance, calmness, worry and pain, and she didn't have much time to accompany Jia Jing...............
After Jia Jing got off the boat, he saw that there were countless horse-drawn carriages on the shore that looked extremely luxurious, and when Jia Jing's boat docked, countless people flocked to the shore and laid out the red carpet at the docking.
Jia Jing stepped on the soft red carpet that he knew was very precious and extraordinary at a glance, and looked at the rows of carriages in the distance and the people who were greeting each other couldn't help frowning slightly, he tilted his head slightly, and Qingfeng hurriedly stepped forward and said softly: "It's the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou City, they should have known the news that Hou Ye will come to Yangzhou City today, so they are waiting here to greet Hou Ye." ”
Hearing this, Jia Jing's eyes squinted slightly at the gang, dressed up, and wrote these two words between his gestures: "Lao Tzu is rich!" ”
At this time, the Huang father and son, who had just arrived at the port, had just stepped out of the carriage, and they heard a hearty laugh from far and near, the corners of Huang Zhiqi's mouth were slightly curved, and his eyes were slightly squinted and he raised his head to look at the comer.
"Brother Burry! You're late! ”
Huang Zhiqi got out of the car and looked at the visitor with a smile and said, "It's not too late, isn't it not that you haven't arrived yet?" There are some mundane affairs, where is Brother Mingquan chic and wanton? Happy, envious of others! ”
The person who came was Bai Lize, the head of the Bai family, that is, the father of Bai Yi, who was known as the first talented man in difficulty, and now the head of the Bai family, and the only one among the eight major salt merchants who can compete with the Huang family and compete with each other!
The Bai family's fortune is much more stable than that of the Huang family, and it is the efforts of several generations that this has created such a huge family power today, which has been entrenched in Yangzhou City for many years, and has always been in the business of selling salt.
So the Bai family has actually been dealing with the Huang family very much, and the people of the Bai family think that the Huang family is just a bunch of old hats and a bunch of nouveau riche, and they have just sold salt for a few days? In the Huang family, Huang Yingyun, the head of the family, has been three generations up, maybe he is still a tenant who eats in the field!
And the Huang family doesn't have any idea about the Bai family, but in recent years, the Bai family's long-standing proposition has also made the Huang family very dissatisfied, thinking that the Bai family is smashing the big guy's job! What good end can you do with the court?
Therefore, although it was just a seemingly ordinary meeting and greeting between the heads of the two families, the two of them were hiding their words at this time!
Huang Zhiqi was not afraid of Bai Lize's menacing at all, he just took it with a smile, called back, and then said to Huang Shuang: "Shuang'er, I have even seen your Uncle Bai." ”
Bai Lize looked at Huang Shuang and nodded with a smile and said, "Okay!" Good! Uncle told you to come to play with Uncle and Yi'er when you are free, Yi'er doesn't have any friends, you two are together, you can still take him out of the picture, but you don't always come, but you think your uncle's house is not good? Not as good as your home? ”
Huang Zhiqi smiled and took over the conversation and said: "Brother Mingquan said where he went, this kid is usually reluctant to go out, either in school or at home to read books, where will he take Ling Lang to play?" I heard that Ling Lang went to Shenjing on a whim? Presumably I have met a lot of new friends again, and it seems that I have a relationship with Ning Hou and them, right? Yes? Ha ha! ”
Bai Lize's cheeks couldn't help twitching when he heard this, obviously the news that his son had run to Shenjing City to be embarrassed had spread throughout Shenjing and Yangzhou...............
Huang Zhiqi doesn't care about those, you old boy don't talk about the rules of the rivers and lakes first, you want to drive my son to the lake to get my son, and you don't allow me to fight back? So he took advantage of the victory and chased the arch and said: "In this way, I will have to bother Brother Mingquan to introduce him in front of Ning Hou for a while!" ”
Bai Lize snorted coldly: "Don't dare! If you talk about the stinky feet of these characters, your brother Berry is the best among them! I, Bai Mingquan, have to rely on your kind words for a few words! ”
Huang Zhiqi was not ashamed at all and smiled: "Brother Mingquan is polite!" I don't know Ning Hou very well, but you and I are supposed to represent the fathers and villagers of Yangzhou as gentry to welcome Ning Hou, why do you have to have a relationship with Ning Hou? ”
Bai Lize sneered, what he said was better than what he sang! If you don't want to show your face and take a boat, isn't it good for you to count the money at home with your wife in your arms? Why do you have to come to the dock in the winter?
Bai Lize didn't want to tear his face with Huang Zhiqi, so he just snorted coldly, turned around and coldly dropped a sentence: "I hope Brother Borui remembers his words and shows some backbone!" Don't embarrass my Yangzhou fathers! ”
Huang Zhiqi smiled without showing weakness: "Each other, each other." Bai Lize snorted coldly and left, Huang Shuang was insulted to his father in person, he was originally going to come forward to reason with Bai Lize, but he was stopped by Huang Zhiqi, and then he said a little unfairly: "Father, he is too bullying!" ”
Huang Zhiqi smiled indifferently and said, "What's wrong with being scolded twice?" Who doesn't talk about people and who doesn't get talked? I forgot what I told you? What's in your pocket is real! ”
Huang Shuang was young and vigorous in the end, but when Huang Zhiqi said this, he had to press it down, and at this time, Zheng Wenbang of the Zheng family came over and said to Huang Zhiqi: "How is it?" Are you alright? ”
Huang Zhiqi shook his head with a smile and said, "What else can happen?" Bai Mingquan didn't dare to do anything to me, you don't know the current situation, Bai Mingquan was not stupid enough to kill each other at this time. ”
Zheng Wenbang nodded when he heard this, then looked at Huang Shuang and smiled: "Did you make Xiao Shuang angry?" Huang Shuang scratched his head embarrassedly: "Uncle Zheng, I'm ............ Alas! ”
Huang Zhiqi glanced at Huang Shuang with a smile and said to Zheng Wenbang: "Young man, you are still a little breathless!" Zheng Wenbang nodded knowingly, and then smiled at Huang Shuang: "Xiao Shuang is already very good compared to his peers, I am not as good as him when I am his age, young people, how many are not angry?" ”
Huang Zhiqi smiled and said, "It's far away, you still have to practice." Huang Shuang was a little embarrassed, the two chatted for a while and then Zheng Wenbang left first, although they were on the same front at this time, but in the end, one was a Jin merchant and a Hui merchant, it was not easy to walk too close, so it was possible to keep a little distance if it was lost.
At this time, Jia Jing also got off the boat, so everyone hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, but at this time, Liu Ze stepped forward and scolded with one hand: "Stop!" Who collided with Hou Yejun? ”
Everyone looked at each other for a while, and then Bai Lize stepped forward and said to Liu Ze: "This general, we are the gentry of Yangzhou City, I heard that the Hou Ye came to our Yangzhou City, and specially came to greet us. ”
Liu Ze glanced at him disdainfully, and then just dropped a sentence coldly: "Is Hou Yejun also able to see people who have no official or position?" ”
Bai Lize's face changed when he heard this, but he still said patiently: "I'm tired, I don't know if I can be accommodating, I have really admired Ning Hou for a long time, so please report on my behalf." ”
Yanagisawa glanced at him coldly, and dropped a sentence stiffly: "Wait!" Then he turned around and walked to a young man riding a tall horse, everyone knew that it was Jia Jing, and they didn't know if it was the reason for Jia Jing's aura of power, or if they really didn't have much knowledge, at this time, they were all amazed by Jia Jing's extraordinary temperament.
Liu Ze and Jia Jing talked for a while before walking back and said, "Master Hou doesn't have time to see you............"
Everyone's faces suddenly became unhappy, and the bad temper was even a little ugly, although you are powerful and powerful, but not all of you here are unknown, they are all here to flatter you, you will not give any face!
Yanagisawa sneered and continued: "But Master Hou still decided to see you, only two people. Everyone looked at each other when they heard this, and then Bai Lize and Huang Zhiqi walked out and said, "Then General Lao will introduce you on your behalf!" ”
Liu Ze didn't say anything but took the two people forward, and then walked to Jia Jing and stood still, the two knew that it was Jia Jing in person, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Bai Lize has seen Ning Hou!" ”
Jia Jing looked at the two of them for a while, and then smiled kindly: "Get up, both of them are famous gentry in Yangzhou City, so you don't have to be so polite to Benhou." ”
Seeing that Jia Jing was so kind, the two breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and then Bai Lize smiled and said: "Ning Hou said that it was funny, it is really insignificant that we and other grass people can only have such small achievements under the support of big people like Ning Hou." ”
Jia Jing smiled when he heard this and didn't say anything, Bai Lize continued with a smile: "Therefore, when I heard that Ning Hou was going to come to my Yangzhou City, I was quite surprised, and specially arranged a banquet for Ning Hou to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and I hope that Ning Hou can appreciate his face............
Jia Jing interrupted with a smile: "Then you don't have to. Bai Lize's smile froze, Huang Zhiqi raised his eyebrows slightly, the corners of his mouth curved and didn't say anything, Jia Jing smiled and said: "Ben Hou still has important military affairs to deal with, so he won't stay in Yangzhou City for a long time, but he really can't spare time, and I hope this Bai old man will not blame." ”
Bai Lize hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't dare, don't dare to ............" Just about to persuade Jia Jing, Jia Jing looked at Huang Zhiqi, and Bai Lize had no choice but to retract the words that came to his lips stupidly.
Seeing this, Huang Zhiqi wouldn't be entangled with Jia Jing for anything, so he just smiled and arched his hand and said, "The Huang family just came to wish Ninghou a smooth journey and success!" ”
Jia Jing was slightly surprised, but he just smiled and nodded, "Thank you!" Then I will take your good words. Huang Zhiqi smiled and nodded, and Jia Jing rode his horse and said, "Ben Hou still has something to deal with, so let's leave first." ”
Huang Zhiqi smiled and arched his hand: Congratulations to Ning Hou! Bai Lize was helpless, so he had to bow down with a dry smile and say, "Congratulations to Ning Hou!" ”
When Jia Jing gradually disappeared from everyone's sight, Huang Zhiqi seemed to be very joking and said softly: "Boss Bai, it doesn't seem to be as hard as you say?" ”
Bai Lize got up and gritted his teeth and looked at Huang Zhiqi and said, "Huang Zhiqi, what do you mean?" Huang Zhiqi smiled and said, "It's nothing, Boss Bai knows it!" ”
Saying that, Huang Zhiqi glanced at Bai Lize disdainfully, and walked towards everyone with a smile, and when everyone saw Jia Jing leaving, they roughly guessed that Jia Jing probably didn't want to have too much contact with them, so although he was a little disappointed, he didn't say much.
And Huang Zhiqi left with Huang Shuang immediately after going back, originally to show his face and make a statement, but now that it's done, Huang Zhiqi doesn't want to waste time here with these idiots!
Jia Jing was riding on the horse and secretly thinking about something, he knew the eight salt merchants, and before he came, Jia Jing had already dealt with Qingfeng, so for Yangzhou City, Jia Jing could not be said to be blind.
Therefore, Jia Jing can only be said to be surprised and not surprised that so many salt merchants came to greet him, but now he really has no intention of interfering in the affairs of Yangzhou City, and it is estimated that Lin Ruhai will not be too willing to interfere casually............
So Jia Jing didn't think too much, and quickly put this matter behind, and then Jia Jing hurriedly took everyone to the mansion where Zhou Huan was at this time, as soon as he entered the door, two lions were hired by Yangzhou, so he didn't know Jia Jing, and just about to stop him, he saw the old housekeeper walk out, and he was very surprised when he saw Jia Jing, and then stepped forward excitedly: "Uncle is here!" ”
Jia Jing raised his head and looked at him and smiled: "Ah! Old pale! I am back! The old housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and wiped his tears and smiled: "Uncle hasn't been home for a few days!" ”
Jia Jing nodded with a smile and said, "It's been three years, and you haven't changed much." The old housekeeper smiled when he heard this: "It's still the uncle who lifts me, the old man is almost too old to walk!" ”
Jia Jing smiled and said, "I see that your legs and feet are neat!" As he spoke, he pointed to the big car and small lane behind: "It's all for Mr. and Master, and there are also your share to take it down and reward people." ”
The old housekeeper hurriedly nodded yes, and then hurriedly called someone to unload the goods, while Jia Jing said to the old housekeeper: "These people who are dedicated to me will arrange a place to live and let them rest first." ”
The old housekeeper nodded yes, and hurriedly went down to order, Jia Jing also said to everyone: "You all go down to rest first, if you want to go out for a walk, you can also go out for a walk, Xue Zhen, you follow me." ”
So Qingfeng and Jia Jing's subordinates went to rest first, Qin Tianxiong and Qin Xiaoai hesitated, and also chose to rest first, after all, they are people in the rivers and lakes, and they don't like to associate with official characters very much, and besides, they are all their own family members, and it is not interesting for them to follow, so they no longer follow.
Bai Xijun hesitated, she didn't want to leave Jia Jing, but it was not appropriate for her to go on this occasion, and her body was really uncomfortable, so she went down to rest.
Jia Jing only took Xue Zhen and Baoqin to meet Zhou Huan inside, and hurried through the small courtyard, although he reached the south, Zhou Huan's style still did not change, it was still a small and exquisite courtyard, very literary style.
Most of Jia Jing's maids were trained by Zhou Huan, so except for the two in his house, almost all of Jia Jing's maids were exported, which was quite Kang Chengwen's maid, which shows that Zhou Huan's tone is affecting everything around him all the time.
Jia Jing was desperate to see Zhou Huan, he hadn't seen Mr. for a long time, so he really missed it, so he trotted out a little out of shape.
Where has Xue Baoqin seen such a family background behind him? So he hurriedly ran up, passed through the courtyard, and only heard a noise in the hall, Jia Jing knew that it was Zhou Huan's voice, and rushed in: "Sir! Students come to meet you............ ..............."
"Oh, here comes Jade! Hurry up, hurry up! Yes, you have to come to see this, come and meet this, you should know it, and you have to call it an uncle! Ruhai, isn't the obscure jade you have in your heart arrived? ”
Jia Jing looked at the man sitting next to Zhou Huan and looking at him with a smile, and the smile on his face couldn't help but slowly freeze............