In the middle of the night, Jiaofu.

The second assistant of the cabinet, Jiao Fang, a scholar of Huagai Temple, was supported by his subordinates and entered the study.

Just came back from the palace, Jiao Fang's already very old thin face showed fatigue, and before he could take off his red official uniform, his son Jiao Huangzhong stepped in softly, bowed and said:

"Dad, you're back?"

The subordinate retreated, and Jiao Fang said:

"Well, the dispute with Li Dongyang and them until now is not for the appointment of the governor of Zhejiang."

Jiao Huang Zhong stepped forward, changed his father's civilian clothes, and then said:

"The governor of Zhejiang is a good errand, there is so much oil and water there that it overflows the river embankment, especially Jiangnan weaving, but it is a million profits..."

"Originally, Father-in-law Liu and I were ventilated, this lack of children has already been selected, and the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau has also pre-arranged for the eunuchs to go with them, this is a sure thing, and those two old things just refuse to draft votes, hum!"

The ministers must discuss the proposal of the governor of the thirteen provinces by the cabinet, attach the relevant opinions and paste it on the note, which is called the vote.

After the vote is drafted, it must first be put on red by the celebrant before it can take effect, and Liu Jin, the eunuch who controls the palm print of the celebrant eunuch, undoubtedly has great power.

At the beginning, Liu Jin squeezed out Liu Jian and Xie Qian, two elders, and replaced Jiao Fang into the cabinet, intending to install an eyeliner in the cabinet, and then firmly control the last window leading from the outer court to the inner palace.

However, Jiao Fang acted rudely, and he always reported to others, and often suppressed the ministers as a nine-thousand-year-old protégé, causing a lot of unnecessary incidents, which gave Liu Jin a headache.

At this time, seeing that his father was in a bad mood, the lines that Jiao Huang had thought of were blocked in his chest, and he hesitated to say it.

Jiao Fang sat on the chair of the pear blossom wood master, glanced at his son, and asked:

"How's that going?"

"Father—" Jiao Huang Zhong leaned forward and said cautiously, "Things are yellow. ”

"Yellow? Elaborate. ”

Jiao Fang's brows moved slightly, but he was not too surprised, after all, he was a human spirit who had lived for more than seventy years, and he had been through the ups and downs of the sea for a long time, so he would not be out of proportion.

"Father, my son thought he would win this time, but who knew that the nerd of the Lu family had taken the wrong medicine again and rejected his son's proposal..."

Jiao Huangzhong recounted the cause and effect of the incident, and after Jiao Fang heard it, his face couldn't help but be suspicious.

"You just said that the eldest young man of the Lu family committed suicide last night because he lost his fame?"

"My son listened to what his subordinates said, and he also secretly observed his neck, and it was indeed a little bruised, not like a fake."

Jiao Huang Zhong said as he poured a cup of tea for his father.

"How could a man who was willing to give his life for the sake of fame have the audacity to refuse such a great temptation? Besides, after only one night, the attitude of the Lu family changed suddenly, could it be said..."

"Father means that the Lu family has a big backer?" Jiao Huang looked surprised.

Jiao Fang snorted coldly, "All the backers in this world combined, can they be worth a finger of nine thousand years old?" ”

"What my father said is that now that the nine thousand years old are in charge of the government, those disobedient officials have a court cane, and those who go to prison can only be a man with their tails between their legs. Since it is impossible for the Lu family to have a bigger backer than nine thousand years old, it can only show that... They're really crazy! Jiao Huang said firmly.

"Bullshit!" Jiao Huangzhong glared at him, "The ancestors of the Lu family were in business, and their industries spread all over the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and they are almost rich enough to rival the country, they can't be stupid!" ”

"What's the reason for that? My son really can't figure it out...", sweat broke out on his forehead.

"It's not just you, the old man can't think of a reason for the time being. However, the only thing that is certain now is that the Lu family seems to have no fear on the surface, and it seems that there is some way to do it. What I'm really worried about is that we were accidentally probed by outsiders for those things we did behind our backs of 9,000 years old..."

Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, and Jiao Fang's worries are not superfluous.

On the surface, his father and son are Liu Jin's spokesmen in foreign dynasties, collecting money everywhere for the nine thousand years old, but in fact, many of them are carried out without Liu Jin's knowledge.

That's it, but when it came time for the distribution of benefits, Jiao's father and son were even more greedy and swallowed a lot of "filial piety silver", if Liu Jin knew, he would definitely not be spared.

"The Lu family's last 500,000 taels, plus a few thousand acres of land deeds, we only gave 9,000 years old 100,000, they won't... You don't already know, do you? "There was some fear in Jiao Huang.

Jiao Fang's brows furrowed, "When you received the Lu family's silver, did you ask him to seal his mouth?" ”

"My son specially instructed the Lu family, Lu Zhenji was at the scene at the time, he would not be stupid enough to publicize this matter."

"Hmm...," Jiao Fang nodded slightly, "It's come to this, it's useless to think about it." What's next for you? Nine thousand years old has not much time left for us..."

Hearing this, Jiao Huangzhong perked up and said the plan that had been planned for a long time:

"My son plans to make a move to knock the mountain and shock the tiger, so that the Lu family knows that we are not easy to mess with. The other two families of the Jin Gang, my son also sent someone to investigate, they are not satisfied with the status of the Lu family in the Jin Gang, and want to replace them, we might as well find a time to have a good chat with those two families..."

"Good!" Jiao Fang took a sip of tea and frowned, "No matter what tricks he leaves, he has to see who the opponent is." The Jin Gang has mastered the northern trade routes, and the wealth is continuous, and the nine thousand years old have long been eyeing this piece of fat, let's take this opportunity to make a big profit, and we can't miss the opportunity. ”

"What my father said is that my son will arrange manpower tomorrow to let the Lu family taste the taste of disobedience to the Jiao family."

Jiao Huang's face was ruthless, and the humiliation he suffered in the Lu family during the day could finally be fully repaid.

At this time, Jiao Fang suddenly remembered something, closed his eyes slightly, and said slowly:

"I've been busy with business these days, and I don't have time to discipline you, I wonder if your poetry level has grown?"

"Huh? Son... Son..."Jiao Huang stammered, obviously not expecting his father to conduct a surprise inspection.

"Humph! I know your mind is only on women and at the table! Why are you a dog messing around in Hanlin Academy? ”

"Son should be damned!"

Jiao Huang saw that his father was angry, and quickly knelt down.

"Last time during the Midyear Festival, the Hanlin Academy held a tea poetry party, Yang Tinghe and his son Yang Shen also participated, and they were in the limelight, and the lame poems you made were simply bullshit, and you were embarrassed to be thrown to the nine thousand years old, so that Lao Tzu lost face, can you remember?!"

Hearing that his father was really angry, he trembled with fright in Jiao Huang:

"Remember, son remembers... The father is angry, and the son will definitely study poetry and songs in the future and establish a foothold in the Hanlin Academy. ”

Jiao Fang let out a long sigh of relief, "I forced you into the Hanlin Academy, do you know that your father's intentions are good?" ”

"Know, know... The father wanted his son to enter the cabinet, and the father and son were of the same heart so as to compete with Li and Yang. ”

"It's good that you understand. As a father, he is over 70 years old, and there is not much time left. ”

After that, Jiao Fang drank all the tea in the cup, shook her head back and put a few drops in her mouth, stood on the bookcase with a "click", and then stood up.

"Father, be careful..."

Jiao Huang got up and hurriedly hugged his father.

"My father is not old enough to need your support, get up!"

Jiao Fang was moody, pushed her son away with a flick of her hand, and then strode towards the bedroom.

After seeing his father leave, he wiped the sweat on his forehead in the scorched yellow, and secretly gritted his teeth:

"Lu Wenjing, and Yang Shen, I have to clean up the two of you one by one, and wait for the master!"