prosperous age

"You are confused."

In the cabinet's duty room, Xu Jiezheng said angrily to Dong Fen: "At that time, His Majesty ordered Yan Shifan to be escorted to Beijing for interrogation, why did you dare to take things from Yan's family.

Even if you can't see the direction of the wind before, what about after that?

No one in the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty knew about the affairs of the Yan family. Those people were involved, and you actually received Yang and Fan afterward. I really thought that His Majesty would hold the Yan family high and lightly like the last time.

I didn't know how to make up for my mistakes afterwards, and I didn't return those things. I really thought that if the Yan family collapsed, you can write down those things with peace of mind. You should know that the entry and exit of property such as this is all accountable. Wait for Cheng Shoujie to complete the inventory The account book of the family, your good days will come to an end. "

Xu Jie really wanted to accept Dong Fen as a refugee, but he didn't expect him to be so blind that he dared to get involved with the Yan family.

Although Dong Fen didn't get a chance to speak for Yan Shifan during the trial of Yan Shifan's case, but the handle fell through.

As he said before, if the Yan family passes the customs smoothly, those things will be taken away, and no one will care, but the situation is different now.

The censor Cheng Shoujie was ordered to go south to investigate the property of the Yan family. In addition to gold and silver treasures, house deeds and land deeds, ledgers and letters are all important evidence. Cheng Shoujie will never let go of such an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

"Ge Lao, should I send the things back now?"

Dong Fen said with some reluctance.

Zhang Juzheng had passed the news from Wei Guangde to Xu Jie, of course Xu Jie knew about Wei Guangde's impeachment memorabilia, and he always did nothing if he didn't take action.

For this reason, he had no choice but to summon Dong Fen to inquire about the details, to see if he had made any major mistakes, and if there were any, he would do his best to remedy them.

After thinking about it, the most sensitive thing in the court at this time is the matter of the Yan family. Listening to the news from the palace, Emperor Jiajing can't hear any news from the Yan family during this period, otherwise he will lose his temper.

I don't know if it's true or not. In the past, Emperor Jiajing still had a three-point affection for Yan Song, but since he was found guilty of Yan Shifan's crime, although he ordered Yan Song and other children to be spared the death penalty, and only punished the culprit, he did not show any mercy.

It is obvious that the censor was sent directly from the capital to investigate the case. It was worried that the Yan family would collude with local officials and hide their assets.

Anyway, it will be confiscated, so it is better to give most of it to those officials, and I can keep some.

The imperial court directly sent people to search, and the entourage was naturally mixed with many people. There were so many people, Cheng Shoujie didn't dare to be too presumptuous even if he was greedy for money.

Cheng Shoujie himself should know that there are countless pairs of eyes staring at him around him, and those people can also hear the news directly to the sky.

Hearing Dong Fen's bad idea, Xu Jie secretly gave him a cross in his heart. This person's intelligence was spent on reading and socializing.

Is it useful to return the things at this time?
"Instead of returning it, it is better to give it to Wei Guangde directly, so that he can raise his hand when impeaching you, and not write this matter into the memorial."

Xu Jie shook his head and said.

In the eyes of Beijing officials, Wei Guangde has a deep image of generosity and a strong greed for money, otherwise, how could he go to cooperate with those merchants to do business.

But no matter what he said, he was a die-hard fan of King Yu, but no one would make a fuss about it.

At most, people say a few words, but you won't lose your job because of it.

In fact, all nobles in the court and China are involved in various businesses, and Wei Guangde's family background seems to be similar, but the hierarchy is the lowest.

Thinking this way, everyone can barely accept it.

What's more, Wei Guangde responded to every request at critical times, and many low-level officials have been favored by him.

Just when Dong Fen reluctantly nodded and was about to agree to come down and have a try, Xu Jie said again: "You can't send it as it is, it's better to add some more."

For officials who like money, the best way is to spend money. As long as the official position can be kept, more money will go into their pockets sooner or later.

Although Dong Fen was heartbroken about the money, he could tell whether it was good or bad, so he nodded and agreed.

"If Wei Guangde doesn't accept it, you still have to beg him to accept it."

At this time, Xu Jie said again.

Hearing this, Dong Fen almost twisted his nose.

When giving money on the pole, he has to be afraid that others will not want it, and he also asks his subordinates what kind of face he has as a dignified scholar.

But for Wei Guangde, whether it is the Hanlin Academy, the Zhan Shifu, or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it seems that they are beyond their reach. They can't control Wei Guangde, and he just listens to King Yu.

But if he could get on line with King Yu, why did he end up here.

However, for Dong Fen, as long as he can keep his official position and his face is worth a little money, that thing has no official status.

If you have power and power, others will respect you. If you have no power or power, you are nothing, and others will see you as a local rich man.

When he came out of the cabinet, Dong Fen sent someone to notify his housekeeper and send a post to Wei Mansion.

This is also a customary rule, that is, door-to-door, you can't go directly to the door, you have to send a post first, and the other party will definitely reply if they are willing to meet, and the two parties agree to meet at a time.

If you go directly to the door, others may not be able to receive you, and your face will be trampled under your feet.

As for whether Wei Guangde will give him the face of the Shangshu, thinking about Dong Fen's current situation, we know that Wei Guangde may not keep him.

Compared with a few years ago, the current Prince Yu's Mansion is different from the past, and even more so now.

Maybe it would save him some dignity when he was outside, but it might not be so when he was in someone else's house.

When Wei Guangde returned home that night, he naturally saw the post sent by Dong Fen, and Zhang Ji waited below for his reply.

Whether to reply or not is definitely not up to him as a butler.

It is not normal for Tangtang Shangshu to send greeting cards to his family.

Before contacting him again, Wei Guangde asked him to pay attention to the Dong family, no matter how stupid Zhang Ji was, he could guess something.

He weighed the thin piece of paper over and over in his hands, but Wei Guangde did not expect it.

After having said those things to Zhang Juzheng two days ago, Wei Guangde knew that such a thing must happen.

It is impossible for Dong Fen to come to the door empty-handed, and he will definitely prepare a heavy gift, hoping to impress himself.

But this thing is too hot to handle, after all, it may offend King Yu.

To make Yu Wang dissatisfied with himself is not something that can be compensated by a little gold and silver.

Forget it, instead of hesitating, it is better to refuse.

If you really want to know what people want to give and what, if you don’t know, you will feel heartbroken for a long time.

Wei Guangde secretly thought it was a pity, but he also knew that he could not see Dong Fen, nor could he accept those things.

"I see, that's it, I don't need to reply to Dong's family these two days."

Wei Guangde just said lightly, and immediately finished, took out a note and spread it on the desk, picked up a pen and dipped it in the inkstone, and then wrote a note.

After finishing the writing, I waited for a while to let the ink dry before saying to Zhang Ji who was standing by the side: "Arrange someone to send it to Mr. Ouyang, use your brains, and don't be followed by others."

Wei Guangde reminded, Zhang Ji naturally understood what to do.

Specially send people to deliver notes, the probability of being targeted is very high. When sending people out, you have to find a way. In the end, go out a few more at a time, and mix them together, so that it is possible to deliver the message without anyone noticing. go out.

But from this, Zhang Ji also knew that his family might have some problems with Dong Shangshu, and it might be because of Yu Wangfu's side.

The news circulated in the official circles is also circulated in the folks. The version Zhang Ji heard was that Mr. Dong and Yu Wang had a grudge in a flower building for the oiran.

Well, gossip is very charming, and the common people in the market love to hear it. It would be even more exciting if King Yu and Dong Shangshu fight for the oiran.

But Zhang Ji just laughed it off when he heard it, thinking that it was just rumors and not to be believed.

King Yu loves to go to those places, not to mention, Zhang Ji really heard about it from Wei Guangde, and King Yu even invited them out as a host.

It's just that the second-generation people in the capital can do things like competing for the oiran, so why do the gentlemen go back to do such things that lose their status.

The next day, this note was in the hands of Ouyang Yijing, and Wei Guangde urged him to play it as soon as possible, and he knew that someone must have tried to protect him.

Wei Guangde knew that he ignored Dong Fen's post, but if Xu Jie posted a post to invite him, he wouldn't want to tear his face openly.

The only solution is to play the impeachment as soon as possible, so naturally we can only urge Ouyang Yijing to do it.

In the early morning of the next day, Ouyang Yijing, who was in charge of the Criminal Division, went directly to the Minister of General Affairs and handed over the impeachment memorial.

The memorial has already been written, and it has been repeatedly polished for many days, and it is time to send it out.

At this time, Cheng Shoujie's imperial guard of honor had also arrived in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. When the fleet arrived in Zhenjiang, he sent a team to Suzhou. According to Lin Run's report, apart from Jiangxi, the Yan family had the most assets near Suzhou. Naturally, someone should be sent to count.

The Jiangxi chief envoy, the chief envoy of Jiangxi, and the prefect of Jiujiang have already greeted the fleet here, as well as the commander of Jiujiang Wei and others.

"Master Cheng, please go ashore to rest for a day before leaving. It is hard work to travel around for days, and there are still adults who have worked hard when they arrive at Yuanzhou Mansion."

The prefect of Jiujiang greeted Cheng Shoujie who got off the boat and said.

You must know that the prefect of Jiujiang is a fourth-rank official, and Cheng Shoujie is no more than a Jiangxi Taoist censor, a seventh-rank official.

However, regardless of whether someone is an imperial envoy of the emperor or not, even if it is just a patrol censor, the magistrate cannot offend him.

Originally, according to the itinerary, the fleet was going to cross the Jiujiang River, enter Poyang Lake, enter the Ganjiang waterway and go directly to Yuanzhou Mansion.

However, when the boat arrived in Jiujiang, there was a guide to the boat, saying that Jiujiang Mansion had prepared food and drinks for them.

They boarded a boat from the capital and headed south without stopping. It should be said that the boat did not dock, and they were exhausted after half a month. After consulting with the entourage, they decided to rest in Jiujiang for a day before continuing on their way.

Life on board is not as comfortable as imagined. It is just a joke to go south along the Grand Canal to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Staying in the small cabin, all the officials and gentlemen have long been suffocated.

Following the meeting between the prefect of Jiujiang and Cheng Shoujie, they introduced Jiangxi chief envoy to participate in politics, commander of Jiujiang guard, magistrate of Dehua county and others one by one, and a group of people entered Jiujiang city on horseback and sedan chair.

At night, after the dinner prepared by Jiujiang officials, Cheng Shoujie was supported by two maids and returned to the temporary residence.

This house is the house of a wealthy businessman in Jiujiang Prefecture, and it was temporarily borrowed by the government to entertain Cheng Shoujie and his party, which is also very common in this era.

At this time, besides buying land and hoarding gold and silver, rich merchants made money by buying luxury houses.

Regardless of whether you can live in it yourself, as long as it is within your business scope, you will inevitably build a magnificent mansion as a backup, and it is also a good choice to lend it to noble people.

Today, the government wanted to use this mansion to entertain the imperial envoys, and the wealthy businessman had nothing to do, so he readily agreed.

Cheng Shoujie also had a good time drinking at the banquet today. Although the wine was so familiar that he seemed drunk, only he knew that it had just arrived.

However, looking at the two delicate maids beside him and smelling their faint body fragrance, Cheng Shoujie still intends to pretend like this.

Tomorrow morning we have to board the ship, the so-called good night is too short, we have to hurry up.

Just when he was about to enter the house, there was a report from a servant outside the door: "Master Cheng, there is Wei Meng from the Qianhu Office of the Jiujiang Guard Army outside asking to see him."

"Thousands?"

Standing in front of the door, Cheng Shoujie felt very unhappy.

Don't think that Qianhu's rank is higher than him, but you have to make it clear that he is a general, while Cheng Shoujie is a civil servant.

Just as I was about to say no, I suddenly remembered that this was in Jiujiang. What was the surname of Qianhu mentioned by the servant just now?

"Just now, the report said what is the name of that thousand households?"

Cheng Shoujie was still drunk, but just in time to ask.

"My lord, it's Wei Meng and Wei Qianhu."

The delicate voice of a maid next to her rang in her ears.

"Wei Meng, surnamed Wei"

Just as Cheng Shoujie read this, another maid next to him said softly: "Wei Qianhu is a celebrity in our Jiujiang Mansion. His son and his lord are also officials in the same dynasty. Maybe they still know each other."

"Wei Guangde?"

Cheng Shoujie read out the name all at once.

"Yes, it's Mr. Wei Guangde, Mr. Wei, do you know him?"

The maid hurriedly said softly.

"Invite him in now."

Without answering the maid's question, Cheng Shoujie had already ordered loudly.

At the banquet earlier, he was busy dealing with the enthusiastic Jiujiang officials. Cheng Shoujie remembered meeting someone who said it was Uncle Wei Guangde, but at that time he was only focused on drinking and forgot to ask questions.

"Get me water and wash my face."

In the current state, Cheng Shoujie felt that it was impolite to meet guests, so he ordered again.

"Yes."

Soon, a pot of hot water was delivered, and the maid quickly wrung out the towel and handed it to Cheng Shoujie.

"Wei Guangde is also a member of the Procuratorate, but he is the censor of the Fujian Province, a lecturer in the palace, and a colleague of mine."

Only now did Cheng Shoujie speak.

Soon, Wei Meng was led into the main hall, followed by four sergeants, carrying two boxes.

Cheng Shoujie took two symbolic steps to greet him, and when the polite words were finished, it was time for the main course.

"Wei Qianhu, why did you come to visit so late?"

Cheng Shoujie actually had a realization when he saw the box, but accept the gift from the Wei family, okay?
At this time there was no one else in the room, Wei Meng got up and said: "A few days ago I received a letter from my naughty son, so I came here to bother my lord, I have prepared a small gift for you, and please take care of me."

"Good talk, good talk."

When he was in the capital, Wei Guangde said some things vaguely, but secretly hoped that he would take care of his family.

I don't know what's going on, Cheng Shoujie can only agree so vaguely.

"To tell the truth, my lord, there is a foreign affairs steward who is ineffective in my family, and he was in the Yan Mansion before."

As Wei Meng told the "truth", Cheng Shoujie also showed anger on his face.