Chapter 1853: Ren Zijuan admires wealth and wealth and seeks a new path
Feng Ziying naturally couldn't just take a look at Zunhua when he came out this time. Since he agreed to Chai Ke, he naturally had to make thorough preparations.
To dissect a sparrow, discover problems, and make suggestions, you must dive in and conduct a thorough investigation. Several states and counties in the southeast have already been visited, so this time we will go to the northeast.
He did not go to Tongzhou and Xianghe, because Tongzhou was very familiar with it, and Xianghe was on the Wugang side, and he knew it at all times, so he started from Baodi, Yutian, Fengrun, Zunhua, Jizhou, Sanhe, Pinggu, Shunyi, and then returned Capital.
He walked very quickly, basically only staying in each state or county for one day, watching first and then listening. It was a bit similar to his own grassroots research in his previous life.
This method also made the magistrates and magistrates of these several prefectures and counties quite novel, and at the same time a little afraid.
This is a bit distrustful of their meaning, and it seems that they do not only listen to the evaluation and suggestions of the gentry, and even invited some representatives of businessmen and farmers to listen to their opinions.
This seems a bit like trying to gain fame, but if Feng Ziying keeps using this method and even arranges his personal staff and subordinates to do this kind of thing, it is inevitable that someone will take the initiative to report some situations. This is what these prefects and county magistrates are most worried about. of.
However, Feng Ziying left very quickly this time, and it seemed more like a dragonfly making a fool of himself, which made the prefecture and county officials feel a little at ease. However, they already felt that Xiao Feng Xiuzhan, who acted as the prime minister on behalf of the governor, was not interested in their work. He was not satisfied with it. How to cater to Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan's wishes has become the next issue that the prefects and counties need to consider.
Yuanyang stood outside the Shuntian Mansion Yamen anxiously.
Uncle Feng has been out for about ten days. Although he knew that Uncle Feng was going out, he thought it would only be three to five days. Who would have thought that this trip would take so long.
The ladies and grandmothers in the house are a little anxious, and there are some other things that need to be decided upon when the uncle returns to the house.
I saw an official going out from a distance. Yuanyang looked familiar. After careful identification, wasn't he Fu Shi, the second master's protégé?
Yuanyang then remembered that Master Fu was also an official of Shuntian Prefecture, but he met him here today.
“Master Fu!”
Yuanyang didn't care much anymore and went straight forward to receive a blessing.
"Miss Yuanyang?" Fu Shi was also surprised, but he immediately realized it. He had heard from his sister that it seemed that Yuanyang was pointed out to Feng Ziying by the old lady. This was probably arranged by the Feng Mansion.
"Mr. Fu, my uncle Feng has been out for so long. I wonder if he has come back?" Yuanyang asked in a low voice with his face lowered.
"Master Feng should be back today. He has arranged for someone to come back to report the news. It's coming soon." Fu Shi smiled and said, "Miss Yuanyang can go back to report the news first. Don't worry in the house. Everything is safe."
Yuanyang felt a little at ease and said a few words to Fu Shi, then Fu Shi left.
Yuanyang didn't know for a while whether he should stay here or continue to wait. Although Fu Shi also knew that Feng Ziying was coming back today, he didn't know exactly when he would come back.
While he was hesitating, he saw a person sneaking around outside the Yamen. Yuanyang had not paid attention to it before, but as soon as he glanced at him, he always felt that he looked familiar. He did not recognize him for a while. It was not until he was about to go back that he suddenly remembered that it was not Ning Guo. Is Lai Sheng, the former housekeeper of the mansion?
What is Lai Sheng doing sneakily outside the Shuntian Mansion Yamen?
Yuanyang suddenly became vigilant, but she couldn't say anything to Lai Sheng in person.
Now it seems that the Lai family has broken up with the Jia family. It is said that the Lai family came forward to report the eldest man's matter. Later, I heard from Uncle Feng that even if there was no such incident, the Jia family would have the same result, but no matter what, the result would be the same. Everyone was a little upset because the Jia family had such a white-eyed wolf.
Yuanyang can only keep this matter in mind, and wait until Uncle Feng comes back to tell him, so as not to fall into some trap of the Lai family without knowing it.
It was already late when Feng Ziying came back.
After walking for more than ten days, I must have accumulated a lot of official business. It took more than an hour to finish all the preliminary tasks. I was about to take a rest, but I heard a report from outside that an old man named Lai from Ningguo Mansion wanted to see him.
An old person from Ningguo Mansion with the surname Lai? Feng Ziying didn't come back to her senses for a long time, and finally she reluctantly felt that it might be Lai Sheng, but Lai Sheng was the manager of Ningguo Mansion, and she had met him a few times, but he was definitely not an old friend. This guy was not in cahoots with his brother. Sue Jia for pardon? How dare you come to see yourself at this time?
Do you think that by clinging to King Shou, you can talk to yourself?
But it doesn’t sound like it from this tone. Lai Sheng shouldn’t be that stupid. Compared with Lai Da, Feng Ziying feels that Lai Sheng seems to be much more low-key, a bit like making a fortune in silence.
He casually agreed to let Lai Sheng in, and Feng Ziying threw it aside.
As soon as Lai Sheng entered the door, he knelt down and kowtowed. Feng Ziying was stunned, "Lai Sheng, what do you mean?"
“I apologize to you, please forgive me and my two brothers.” Lai Sheng just knelt and kowtowed, his forehead banging on the ground, but he refused to get up.
Feng Ziying sneered, "What's your crime? Even if you're guilty, you should go to the Yamen to surrender. Why do you need to come to me?"
Lai Sheng kept kowtowing, "My younger brother lost his mind for a moment and went to report the eldest master and Sun Shaozu's partnership in doing business in Ping'an Prefecture. Now that I think about it, he is so arrogant. He really deserves death..."
"Have you lost your head?" Feng Ziying laughed, "You two brothers have always tried their best to make every plan, so how could they have lost their minds? Maybe they did this after careful planning, right? I don't say whether Jia She is responsible or not. But your Lai family is an old man who has been with the Jia family for generations, yet you do such a crazy thing, and now you come to me to kowtow and beg for mercy? What are you doing, to trap me into injustice? "
“No, no, sir, we have absolutely no intention of doing so.” Lai Sheng was anxious.
After taking refuge with King Shou, Lai Sheng felt a little regretful. Although King Shou appointed himself to supervise the country, unlike his brother who was too close to King Shou and couldn't get out, Lai Sheng was much smarter and realized that King Shou was not like him. As expected, for such a powerful, wealthy and powerful person, the government officials were not so convinced about many things in the capital, and the other supervisor, King Lu, seemed to be much more confident than King Shou.
After slowly becoming a subordinate of King Shou, Lai Sheng also gradually learned about various internal affairs here. The weak background of King Shou gradually became apparent. What he could rely on was that he was the eldest son of the emperor.
In contrast, Princess Lu’s mother-in-law has a deep foundation in the Mei family. She not only has the support of King Zhongshun, but also the commander of the Shenji Battalion, Qian Guozhong, and a cousin of the Mei family. Prince Fu and Prince Li are equally powerful, and Concubine Su’s cousin is now in charge. The deputy commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town of the army is also married to Qiu Shiben, the commander of the Shenshu Camp. He is the youngest Prince Gong. He also has the relationship between Chen Jingxuan, the former governor of the three sides, and Zhang Jingqiu, the censor of Zuodu of the Imperial Procuratorate. Go, this longevity king is the weakest.
That's all. The Lai family just wanted to rely on the power of King Shou to get back on their feet and not quickly become urban poor after losing the protection of the Jia family. Although their vitality was severely damaged by the Jia family's treatment , but the Lai family still has some hidden wealth. If they can rely on the relationship between Shou Wang and find some business to slowly start their own business, they will become a rich man. However, they never thought that Shou Wang would be against Xiao Feng Xiuzuan. It seemed that his brother was also a little ignorant of current affairs, which made Lai Sheng a little anxious.
I negotiated with my brother several times to ask him not to get involved too deeply, especially with the Feng family. However, my brother was so angry that his son lost the opportunity to donate his official position. He insisted on relying on King Shou, and even He still had some intention of irritating the Feng family. Seeing that the contradiction between the two parties was getting bigger and bigger, and Prince Shou made a mistake when bidding for Rong Ning's Second Mansion, he returned the Rong Ning Second Mansion that he had planned to buy in despair. In the end, it was said that it was taken down by Uncle Feng.
This only increased Lai Sheng’s worries.
With all the kings competing for the throne, how could King Shou be so ignorant of current affairs and provoke the Feng family?
You must know that the Feng family is not just a young Feng Xiuzan. Behind him is his father Feng Tang, the governor of the three sides, who controls an army of 100,000; and his mentor Qi Yongtai, the cabinet minister and leader of the northern scholars. , no matter how you look at it, you shouldn’t offend the other party.
Although civil servants are not usually involved in private matters such as the succession of the throne, the situation is different now. The emperor is unconscious. In the end, it will be the cabinet's turn to decide who will inherit the throne. It was Lai Sheng who didn't know much about the situation in the court, and he also knew that the throne was definitely not decided by the royal family princes such as King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui.
Thinking again that King Shou was obsessed with **** and wanted to seduce the women of the Jia family, Lai Sheng felt even more uneasy.
At any rate, he had heard of Xiao Feng’s reputation as a romantic person.
The second girl was a concubine for Xiao Feng Xiuzuan. The third girl was also said to be very affectionate towards Xiao Feng Xiuzuan. There were also rumors that Xiao Feng Xiuzuan was with two other women from the Jia family, the divorced Mistress Lian and the pretty widow. Li Wan was a little confused.
Whether these rumors are true or not, it is hard for Lai Sheng to accept that his brother still goes out of his way to persuade King Shou to do such a thing.
But it didn't make sense to persuade his brother, and judging from King Shou's virtue, he was probably unwilling to give up and make up his mind. After thinking about it, Lai Sheng still felt that he had to leave a way out for himself.
What if those three girls were the ones that Xiao Feng Xiuzuan fell in love with, or if Grandma Zhu really had an affair with Xiao Feng Xiuzuan, and in the end King Shou went to grab the food again, this grudge would be serious. .
Since it doesn't make sense over there, we have no choice but to ditch the fire and find a way here. At least we can send a letter and see if there is any chance. Ni Er's rapid rise is seen by everyone.
(End of this chapter)