Chapter 2407: Gui Zi Juan is facing disaster and is dying.
Zhen Yingjia returned to the house with a gloomy face.
He could feel the change in the atmosphere in the city.
As Tang Binyin, Miao Changqi, Zhu Guozhen, and Gu Tianjun moved northward one after another, except for Jia Jing and Li Shouzhong, a few people who had nowhere to go stayed in Jinling. They didn't know the fate or blessings, and they were probably the ones who suffered the most.
He originally hated Simple Tang Mi, Zhu Gu and others the most, but now when these people disappeared from his sight in Jinling City, Zhen Yingjia realized the importance of the existence of these people.
He always thought that this group of people could only talk eloquently, but in reality it was of no use, and he could do much more.
But when these people disappeared, he suddenly discovered that the city had become Jinling and no longer Nanjing.
Outsiders say that Jinling is Nanjing, and Nanjing is Jinling. But without the Six Ministries of Nanjing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Jinling is no longer Nanjing, but just Jinling.
Zhen Yingjia’s feelings are particularly obvious now.
Li Shouzhong hid in his mansion and sighed all day long, drinking to relieve his worries.
Jia Jing stayed behind closed doors and didn't see any guests. He didn't know what he was doing there pretending to be a ghost. Could he be planning to fake his own death and escape from his golden cicada shell again? But the world is so big, where else can he go?
He doesn't care much about the fate of these people, but what about himself and the entire Zhen family?
How about so many families who share the same spirit as the Zhen family and share weal and woe?
Thinking of this, Zhen Yingjia felt a little more at ease.
After all, so many families are well-known in the local prefectures and prefectures. Even if the court does not want to see the Zhen family, it still has to weigh it.
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beating a dog depends on its master. If the cabinet gang really wants to attack the Zhen family, the emperor will not just sit idly by and do nothing. Can Tang Mi and others at least speak out against it and stop it?
Today I went to the prefect’s Yamen to meet Jia Yucun.
In the past, Jia Yucun could only visit him at his door, but now the situation has been reversed.
I went to see him some time ago, but I couldn't see him. But fortunately, when I went to see him today, he met me and his attitude was acceptable.
Zhen Yingjia didn't know whether this situation was good or bad. Jia Yucun was a very deep city, and it was difficult to get what he wanted to know from his face or mouth.
Now the only person in Jinling City who can speak for himself is Jia Yucun.
But how much can Jia Yucun say in Jinling City?
Sun Chengzong, Feng Keng.
These two people are the masters of Jinling, Nanjing, Nanzhili, and the land south of the Yangtze River. They are the ones who talk.
Especially the latter.
Sun Chengzong has never been to the south of the Yangtze River, and has always been in the Ministry of War. He is a typical northern scholar. Although in theory he is the left minister of the Ministry of War, he is now respected in Jinling City, but in fact this is not the case.
Feng Keng is the key in the middle.
This in-law of the Jia family did not marry a daughter of the Jia family, but only took the concubine of Jia She as a concubine. This is the most regrettable thing.
This son has been to Jiangnan and is very familiar with Jiangnan. Many gentry and merchants in Jiangnan even have some connections with him, but these people hardly have much contact with him, or they have not a deep relationship with him.
I have submitted my name card twice, but without exception, there has been no news.
This made Zhen Yingjia restless, like an ant on a hot pot.
He didn't know what the other party's plan was, or his intuition told him that the situation was not good.
He stopped his private salt business a long time ago and notified his subordinates in other prefectures to stop and wait and see, but Zhen Yingjia didn't know whether these people would be so honest.
His control over these people is also very limited.
Zhen Yingjia didn't have much to do at Taihe Silver Village. Business had to be done. Should he immediately take back the money he had released? impossible.
Should the equity capital of each company be returned? Less likely.
You can only take one step at a time.
The only hope is with the Tang family.
Thinking of this, Zhen Yingjia felt a little more at ease.
The Tang family and the Lu family are related by marriage, and the Lu family has an unusual relationship with the Dong family and even Yuan Keli, Xia Jiayu, Zhang Nai and other officials in the DPRK and China. This is the foundation and confidence.
Yuan Keli also came from the Ministry of War. He has been a colleague of Sun Chengzong for many years and is now the governor of Shanxi.
Xia Jiayu was a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Gao Panlong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, held high esteem. It was said that he was about to be promoted to the post of Langzhong of the Examination Department. When he saw that he was a senior official, no one dared to look down upon him.
Zhang Nai was the chief envoy of Shaanxi Province. It is said that he also had a relationship with Feng Keng and served as his successor.
The Tang family can gain access to these connections, and the Zhen family can also use their strength. At worst, it will only give them some extra money. It is time to spend what they have earned over the years. Zhen Yingjia is still very decisive about this.
"Father, uncle is here." As soon as he entered the door, Zhen Baoyu crept over and whispered.
“Hmm.” Zhen Yingjia nodded with a straight face, not looking good.
If this son hadn't been quite honest during this period and didn't go out much, Zhen Yingjia would have really wanted to find a way to scold this rebellious son.
"Also, there is a letter from my sister." Zhen Baoyu said timidly when she saw her father's expression of confusion.
“Did your sister write?” Zhen Yingjia was surprised.
Wasn’t Baoqi sent into exile? Hearing that he had gone to Shaanxi, he also sent people to inquire about Shaanxi. It is said that he originally wanted to go to Yulin for a border fortress, but later stayed in Xi'an for unknown reasons.
Even quietly met with the people who went there, and it seemed that he was not too tortured.
"Well, the letter is with mother." Zhen Baoyu asked quickly: "Do you need your son to get it for your father?"
"Hurry and get it." Zhen Yingjia nodded, not knowing why her daughter wrote the letter at this time. Is it because she also knew that the family was in trouble?
Walking to the study, he saw his second brother Zhen Yingyu already waiting at the door.
“Big brother.”
“You went to see Shui Rong?” Zhen Yingjia said gloomily, “What did he say?”
"Hmph, what else can I say? I've been nagging and drinking too much, and I've become a resentful woman. I think it's been like this every day during this period of time." Zhen Yingyu sneered: "To complain about heaven and earth, just say that the emperor is sorry for them. , now they have made it impossible for them to survive or die, and now they are sitting in the sleepy city, not knowing what to do,..."
While sneering, Zhen Yingyu couldn't help but sigh. Who would have thought of having such a master?
Who is worthy of it? Except himself.
He patted his **** and went to Beijing to be his puppet emperor. He didn't care where so many people who worked for him went. He was really blind and killed countless people.
Zhen Yingjia doesn't have much time to care about the four kings now. He has chosen the wrong path, and he doesn't have much capital and strength, so he can only wait for the court to announce his fate.
If you were smarter, you could simply go back to the capital and go to the Zongren Mansion to surrender and ask for forgiveness. It would definitely be better than staying here in Jinling City and waiting to die.
"Brother, what should we do? I think the situation is not good. I'm afraid that fifty thousand taels of silver is not enough for the Tang family. We need to double it, no, twice!" Zhen Yingyu said viciously: "Send another 150,000 taels, please." The Ding family can help clear it up quickly, and the Ding family can also send 50,000 taels. If it’s not enough, we’ll find a way."
Zhen Yingjia was surprised. He didn't expect that his younger brother would suddenly become so decisive. Before, he thought fifty thousand taels was enough. Why did he suddenly change his attitude?
“What’s the matter, second brother, what happened?” Zhen Yingjia asked quickly.
"I got news that the imperial court sent a group of people to deal with Jiangnan affairs. It is said that the leader is Gu Bingqian." Zhen Yingyu took a breath, "There are also Chai Ke, the left minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and Han Xu, the left minister of the Ministry of punishment. I'm afraid these two people None of us are familiar with him, but I am afraid that brother Gu Bingqian is not unfamiliar. This man turned out to be a member of Emperor Yonglong, and he has always been aloof with the emperor. My brother has dealt with him before, and he has no good impression of our Zhen family. If we don't get there before he arrives, If we had handled some things well and managed the relationship well before, the situation might have been worse.”
Zhen Yingjia's face suddenly turned frighteningly gloomy.
There are also differences within Nanzhili.
Gu Bingqian is from Kunshan and belongs to the Suzhou side. He has always been at odds with the Jinling side.
I have dealt with him before, and this guy is also a follower of others. He clings to Emperor Yonglong's thigh, and he should not be in the cabinet, so why did he join the cabinet?
Now that this guy comes to handle the affairs in Jiangnan, the people in Suzhou, Changzhou, and Songjiang will be happy, but the people in Jinling, Huizhou, Yangzhou, and Liangzhe will be in misfortune.
"Already set off? Does that mean we only have one or twenty days to reach Jinling?" Zhen Yingjia pursed her lips and said word by word: "We can get the money, but we shouldn't get it as a family, right? Next Each family also has to contribute some money. We contribute the bulk, and they also have to help make up some of it. Second brother, you go say hello, and each family will contribute 20,000 taels. We are not demanding, but now is the time to help each other in the same boat. The remaining Let’s help.”
Zhen Yingyu did the math and found that twenty thousand taels for a family was not a large amount, so it was no problem. The family would pay for the rest, and a hundred thousand taels would be enough.
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Zhen Yingyu nodded. Just as he was talking, Zhen Baoyu knocked on the door and came in, handing her sister's letter to her father.
Zhen Yingjia took the letter and read it. There was nothing wrong with it at first, but later she saw Feng Ziying mentioned and was a little surprised.
Zhen Yingyu saw that his brother had a strange expression and asked casually: "Whose letter is this?"
"It's Bao Qi. She mentioned Feng Ziying in her letter and said that she might return to Beijing soon." Zhen Yingjia hesitated, "How could Bao Qi know Feng Keng?"
"Bao Qi was exiled to Xi'an. Feng Keng was the governor of Shaanxi at that time, right?" Zhen Yingyu was also a little surprised, "But it seems that Ning Guofu, no, the emperor and the illegitimate daughter of Concubine Ying were also exiled to Xi'an. Maybe this is the reason for their acquaintance? But Why did Bao Qi mention Feng Ziying? Is there any friendship that cannot be established?"
(End of this chapter)