Chapter 1379 Xin Zijuan The setting sun and the grass trees are ready to rise
The house is not big, and there is no clue about it from the outside. Even when entering the yard, it looks ordinary.
Two or three servants were sparsely responding there, and when they saw the two brothers Zhen Yingjia coming in, they hurriedly greeted them.
But the Zhen brothers all knew that the rooms on both sides were heavily guarded, and there were many people hiding in ambush.
This is also because Jia Jing is already a "dead person" and is already dead in Xuanzhen Guan.
Long Jinwei even went to Xuanzhen Temple to investigate for this purpose.
It’s just that Prince Yi Zhong and Jia Jing had already made careful arrangements for this step. In addition, Jia Jing has been extremely low-key in the past ten years and has almost no contact with outsiders. The younger generation does not know him well.
In addition, the group of Long Jinwei forces controlled by the Supreme Emperor were almost all inclined towards Prince Yi Zhong. Therefore, after Emperor Yonglong ascended the throne, the Long Jinwei forces who gradually joined Lu Song after he came to power did not know Jia Jing very well. , so the monitoring of Jia Jing was gradually relaxed, which gave Prince Yizhong and Jia Jing an opportunity to take advantage of.
Now Jia Jing used a trick to escape from the capital and went to Jinling. Although this can be regarded as the "base camp" and "home" of Prince Yi Zhong, this is only potential.
The Six Ministries of Nanjing, like Yingtian Mansion and Long Jinwei, have complex forces in Nanjing. Once Jia Jing's traces are discovered, it will immediately trigger a storm. Therefore, Jia Jing's whereabouts must not be leaked and are extremely secretive.
The Zhen brothers have been here many times. Naturally, they don’t need to inspect the place like outsiders, so they directly entered the second courtyard.
You can immediately see the difference when you enter the yard. It is green bricks and green tiles, clean and tidy. The two jujube trees are probably fifty or sixty years old. There are also a few clumps of bamboo in the corner of the yard, which are swaying in the breeze. .
The main room is bright and bright, the steps and thresholds are extremely clean, and even the window lattice exudes a somewhat transparent and rigorous atmosphere.
In addition to people working in the main room, there are also people busy in the side rooms on both sides. Some people can be vaguely seen calculating accounts and writing, and some people are talking. Everything seems orderly and tight.
The second they entered the courtyard, they were already Jia Jing’s team members in Jiangnan, and the Zhen brothers had to admit that Jia Jing still had some abilities.
He didn't come here for long, but with his original connections and confidence in Jiangnan, he was able to pull out such a team in a few months, and it was properly distributed and operated smoothly. It almost replaced Prince Yi Zhong's original position in the capital. The pattern quickly became the center.
Looking at each other in silence, Zhen Yingyu could also see a bit of unwillingness in his brother's eyes. The Zhen family had served Prince Yi Zhong for twenty years in Jiangnan. Especially in the ten years since Prince Yi Zhong lost power, they had worked hard to replace him. Zhang Luo, but it was not as good as Jia Jing's one year here, and he quickly became the core of their group who were preparing to follow the dragon.
Zhen Yingyu is more open-minded.
This Conglong sounds very enviable, but it is a betting job with a narrow chance of death. Once the bet is wrong, it will be death, even for Prince Yoshitaka himself.
So if you want to play this chessboard well and there is no one capable enough to play it, it is really better to leave as soon as possible.
Zhen Yingyu knew that neither his brother nor himself were inferior to Jia Jing.
In terms of loyalty, Jia Jing has followed Prince Yi Zhong for thirty years. He worked hard in the early stage and achieved great results. It was because Prince Yi Zhong couldn't control his lower body. Otherwise, how could he be deposed as the eldest son? Even after he was deposed, he returned to the throne of prince under Jia Jing's plan, but Prince Yi Zhong insisted on acting too hastily, which led to the final failure.
Prince Yi Zhong, who had suffered several setbacks, now repented and knew the importance of Jia Jing. However, the situation is different now. Even with the deep public opinion foundation in Jiangnan, Emperor Yonglong already has a righteous identity, and the northern scholars , even many Jiangnan scholars no longer recognized the legitimacy of Prince Yizhong's identity.
This is also the issue that Zhen Yingyu has been most worried about.
Of course, righteousness is important, but what is more important is strength. In the former Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di did not have any advantage in righteousness, and he could still seize the throne of his nephew. Although there were some special reasons for seizing the throne, it was enough to explain many seemingly What you take for granted may not develop as you think.
Jia Jing is indeed a talented person in planning and planning. In the short period of one year since he came to Jiangnan, he has quietly started to act in several aspects and achieved many results. Even his brother cannot deny this.
Zhen Yingyu also admitted that he would not be able to do this well even if he were to do the trading, and this was based on the premise that Jia Jing had been "imprisoned" for more than ten years. If the other party had been in Jiangnan, it would be even more immeasurable.
From the dragon's point of view, Zhen Yingyu certainly hopes that the final result will be successful, even if Jia Jing will benefit more from it, because just thinking about the consequences of Prince Yi Zhong's failure is enough to make everyone in the Zhen family abandon everything else. Thoughts.
The main house has seven rooms in a row. Because it is very deep and the beams are very high, it is similar to the main hall of a temple, so you can't see anything at all.
Seeing the Zhen brothers come in, a scholar in his thirties in green shirts hurriedly greeted him, bowed and saluted, "Mr. Ying Jia, Ying Yu are here?"
Zhen Yingjia nodded, while Zhen Yingyu smiled and exchanged greetings with the other party. This was one of the most powerful people around Jia Jing, Zhao Jianqiu, whose father, Zhao Fengde, used to be the right minister of Xingbu.
After Emperor Yonglong ascended the throne, he was dismissed in the second year of Yonglong. After Zhao Jianqiu passed the examination in the first year of Yonglong, he failed in the examination in the second year of Yonglong, the fifth year of Yonglong, and the eighth year of Yonglong. For some reason, he followed Jia Jing who went south.
However, the Jia family has always been on good terms with the Zhao family. They are both Jinling aristocratic families, so it is not surprising that they have this relationship.
“Brother Zijing, are you still busy?” Zhen Yingyu asked with a smile, while he and Xiong Zhang followed Zhao Jianqiu inside.
“Well, there are still two guests talking, and we probably need a cup of tea.” Zhao Jianqiu replied while turning sideways.
"Zijing seems to be so busy every day. He is like this every time we come to see him..." Zhen Yingjia snorted unhappily.
It seemed that Zhen Yingjia's dissatisfaction was not heard. Zhao Jianqiu still smiled and explained: "They are two guests from Fujian, involving some matters related to salt affairs..."
"Oh?" Zhen Yingjia suddenly became interested, "Fujian? But Lianwenzhuang and the others..."
Zhao Jianqiu did not avoid or cover up, "It should be, but Jianqiu doesn't know the specific content and results of the negotiation."
The Zhen brothers looked at each other and nodded tacitly.
Although the Fujian Lian family and the Lin family are not gentry families, they are typical local powerful families. The clan is extremely powerful. It is not only a maritime merchant, but also a shipbuilding and other business. In addition, it is involved in the Dongfan salt business, so it has great power. Not small.
Even cabinet ministers like Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji, who were born in Fujian, also have a high opinion of these families. Every year, these people can bring a lot of benefits to the court.
In the early days, the Zhen family also had some disagreements with them. The other party didn't want to buy it. Zhen Yingjia was also very angry, but she had no choice but to do anything about it. But now it seems that they came to visit Jia Jing specifically, which is interesting.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Zhen Yingjia pretended to be reserved and said: "Humph, these Fujianese have always been unruly, and they actually came to visit Zijing? However, Zijing has a special status. Is there any risk for them to come so rashly?"
"Mr. Ying Jia, don't worry. These two are probably not direct representatives of the people from Fujian. Instead, they asked people to find people from our side. No one knows the true name and identity of Mr. Zijing. Mr. Zijing is now The guests are all wearing makeup. The reason why he wants to meet them is that Mr. Zijing also wants to understand the current mentality and thoughts of these people..."
If you don’t meet and talk to these people in person, but talk to them through outsiders, you always feel like there is a layer of veil between them, and it is difficult to truly grasp and capture the changes in the mentality of these people. This is what Jia Jing told Zhao Jianqiu, and Zhao Jianqiu deeply agrees.
Zhen Yingjia was slightly disappointed, but thought that since the other party took the initiative to find a way out, it meant that they were willing to compromise, which was a good sign.
The Zhen brothers were waiting in the waiting room. Fortunately, the conversation there should have come to an end. Soon Jia Jing came out and personally welcomed the Zhen brothers in.
Zhen Yingyu felt that Jia Jing was a little tired and could not hide his tiredness, but he soon returned to normal.
After all, Jia Jing is almost sixty years old. Even the Zhen brothers are impressed by his ability to have such energy to work for six or seven hours a day, and almost always have fun and leisure. Even the person who waits beside him is An old servant and no one else.
“Ying Jia, Ying Yu, long time no see. Are you feeling well?”
Zhen Yingjia said angrily: "It didn't take long, just more than a month. TOEFL, it's not bad, but looking at you, if you continue to work like this, you won't succeed in your great career, and you will fall down from exhaustion first. Relaxation is the way of civility and martial arts." , some things cannot be accomplished in a day or two, Zijing, the days are long, so it’s best to proceed step by step."
Although there was a bit of a sour taste, it was still a kind reminder. Jia Jing was also a little moved. Although he had many conflicts and differences with Zhen Yingjia, this person was also considered a loyal humerus of the prince, so there were some discords. Even this person also had Jia Jing can generally tolerate many selfish thoughts.
"Thank you, Brother Ying Jia, for reminding me. It's just that there are so many things to do, and I want to take a break, but I can't." Jia Jing's pale face showed a trace of helplessness, "Time waits for no one. Of course, we must proceed step by step, but we must also seize the opportunity." Seize the opportunity."
The Zhen brothers were so alert. They heard the words immediately. Zhen Yingjia became even more energetic, "Zijing, what do you mean by this? Could it be that..."
(End of this chapter)