Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 99 3.6 Wang Ziteng is already the de facto governor of the Beijing camp

Volume Three

3.6
A few days passed in the blink of an eye. On the ninth day of November, Zhou Yang stood up from the kang and opened the curtains, but his eyes were squinted by the early morning sunlight. Unfortunately, the winter sun was useless. If it hadn't been for the burning kang in the house, It's so hot. The temperature today is probably not even ten degrees below zero, and even the fish tank in the courtyard is cracked by the frost.

"It's dawn?" Dongfang Bing's sleepy voice came from the kang, probably because he was awakened by the sunshine, "Ziyang got up so early today, but do you have something to go out?"

"Morning?" He looked up at the sun that had already risen three times, and then looked back at the beautiful scenery where the girl had lifted up her brocade quilt and exposed it. Zhou Yang smiled and turned back to the kang, lifted up the quilt and got in to hug Dongfang. Bing, he wasn't wearing any clothes anyway, "It's getting late, but you're right, Xue Biao will lead people to conduct a surprise inspection of the Xue Zihao's Beijing headquarters today, and I have to lead people to the platform."

"Xue Zizi?" Dongfang Bing frowned slightly, thought for a while and said, "No wonder they sent such generous gifts a few days ago. It must be that 'people must ask for something when giving gifts', I happened to have heard of some Condition.

Because the princess has some friendship with the Rongguo Mansion, when I went to visit the old lady Rongguo, I heard from the maids of the Jia Mansion next to me chatting that the issue of snow brands in the Gyeonggi area is inseparable from the Rongguo Mansion. Every year, there are many Silver, but I can’t tell which one it is related to. "

"It makes sense." Zhou Yang nodded to express his understanding. "Now that the power of Ningrong and Rongfu is declining, it is still no problem to cover the business in the Gyeonggi area. The Rongguo Mansion receives the money, but it is not necessarily the Jia family who directly takes action. Consider As for the actual situation, the problem should be with the second bedroom. It’s hard to say who it is, such as Mrs. Wang? Or the old lady? "

"I can't tell." Dongfang Bing shook his head, "After all, there are many women in the capital who lend loan money and take charge of lawsuits, but this is probably the only case where she directly comes forward in person - no, There is another person who is quite close to her, that is Wang Ziteng’s first wife, who has the same approach and the same lack of foresight."

"Since the restlessness of Wang Ziteng's house can be found out, it must not be a secret that he has no successors?" Zhou Yang asked curiously, especially after Dongfang Bing nodded, "It's just As the saying goes, 'cultivate one's moral character, harmonize one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world', Wang Ziteng can't even clean up his family, why?"

"You are talking about talents who need to be reused. At least they must be talents, not minions." Dongfang Bing said lightly, "Your Majesty needs an obedient and honest candidate who can handle various arrangements when necessary. Others are not important; Prince Teng's situation is just right and it saves the trouble of having to make substitutions."

"Where's Jia Jing?" Zhou Yang frowned, thinking of the two types of "reuse" methods summarized in modern society. One is the promotion and support method, such as the often said "training successors", and the other is Jiang Ziya's method. , after completing the canonization of the gods, all you need to do is "enjoy the wealth and honor in the world", "At the beginning, the Ningguo lineage has been inherited, didn't you think about changing people?"

"Ning Rong's Second Mansion has made outstanding contributions. With their merits, let alone one family of two kingdoms, one family of two county kings is enough." Dongfang Bing said softly, "But if it is true that one family seals two kings Jue, that's not reuse, but forced to die. Back then, the brothers Jia Yuan and Jia Yan were also sensible, so they took the initiative to show up, and they refused the title of Wang Jue with three words and three concessions.

Since then, the Jia family has been favored by the emperor and reused for many generations. They have lived up to the royal grace and have been loyal to them from generation to generation. It is a pity that Daishan Gong's fame was due to the lack of repairs in the inner palace. The blessings of the Ningguo Mansion were also ruined. If two generations are unreliable, it’s hard to say what will happen to them in the future. "

"So that's it!" Zhou Yang understood, "To put it simply, Wang Ziteng is already the de facto governor of the Beijing camp. This position is special and can only be assigned to two types of people, one is 'his own' and the other is The seed is 'a good dog', and the Jia family is the martial arts inheritance of 'the iron book of elixirs, and the peace with the country', that is, one of his own, but in the case of Wang Ziteng, with his status, he is not qualified to enjoy the royal grace, that is, Can it just be a good dog?"

This leaves the question, what if it's not a good dog?For details, you can refer to the fate of the man who "died of a sudden illness on the way back to Beijing" in the original work, and the "treatment" that was not traced after his death. Furthermore, the only son was a piece of trash, and he actually wanted to sell his niece for money, but he never The "epilogue" that no one cares about.

"The uncle who controlled the county back then could have been called a wealthy family, but now the Wang family doesn't have to." Dongfang Bing's cold expression also reminded Zhou Yang that the girl in his arms who was being bullied and used by him was actually He also comes from the Wuxun family, and has always been known for being cold and indifferent in front of outsiders. "Your Majesty's grace is worthy of Wang Ziteng."

"That's fine!" Zhou Yangcai didn't bother to worry about the Wang family, "There's nothing going on with the princess today, right? You happen to have nothing to do, so why not join us and watch the fun together? Since you have heard about the Snow Brand in Beijing, you should I can also guess that things will not be so peaceful today." "I was thinking just now that with your status as a martial arts examiner or even as a future martial arts scholar, you may not be able to suppress me. It turns out that you are hitting me. That's the idea." Dongfang Bing threw him a hygiene ball angrily, "That's all. Today, the princess took Princess Beijing's post and went to have a drink and have fun. If I don't have anything to do, I'll just go and have a look with you."

"You misunderstood, I don't need to suppress." Zhou Yang turned over and pressed the girl down, and said with a light kiss, "Whether it is the shopkeeper of the semicolon or the shopkeeper of the main account, they are all slaves who have signed a contract with the Xue family, and they are honest and obedient. Just keep them, or kill them if they are dishonest. It doesn't matter whether they are with me or not. To deal with them, Xue Biao only needs more manpower.

My role, and the role of pulling you over, is not for just a few slaves, but just in case when necessary. We have not actually checked which company these dog slaves have joined. But if you come forward, there must be no problem that cannot be solved except for the direct action of the Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Families. In return, how about I ask the Xue family to completely repair the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion? "

"For spending more than 1 silver, you are quite generous." Squinting his eyes and enjoying Ailang's request, Dongfang Bai even spoke softly, "You are the one - well, hurry up, don't let the Xue family wait. ”

"Yes!" Zhou Yang smiled slightly.

After they had enjoyed themselves, they washed up, ate some breakfast to cushion their bellies, appeased the little maid who pouted enough to tie an animal, took Li Xiong and eight soldiers, and finally arrived at the late Xuezhao Beijing headquarters. , a three-story gorgeous building located not far from Xizhimen in the outer city, it was already past half hour.

Judging from the sounds coming from the room, Xue Biaoye's exchange with the original shopkeeper was already very sharp. It was obvious that he had passed the "small talk" stage and entered a state of tension. It happened that the two of them did not understand the specific situation, so Zhou Yang simply waved his hand to indicate Stop at the door first and listen to the situation inside. As for the few slaves who wanted to go in to report the news, they had already been restrained by Li Xiong and others.

"Shopkeeper He, it seems that you are determined to hold on." Xue Biao's tone was cold, without his usual gentle and gentle demeanor, "Don't forget, no matter whose lap you fall into, in the final analysis You are all slaves of the Xue family, no one can get involved in whatever the Xue family wants from you."

"Young Master is joking." Shopkeeper He was obviously trying to support himself, and his expression was not good-looking. "Although I am a slave of the Xue family, I should serve the master (Xue Tu). The second master can only treat him as a guest. Although Young Master Tadashi is not something that I can look down upon, I will not let him go."

"Brother Xue Xian, this Xue brand belongs to the eldest room of the Xue family. It seems that the second room shouldn't talk too much, right?" Another somewhat proud voice came out, "Let's not talk about it for now. The slave should be beaten or killed for being dishonest, but that's not the case. You can kill someone casually, why is it that the Xue family’s rules are so strict that they have no care for this old slave who has been serving him all his life?”

"Brother Shi Shi, what's the family tradition of the Xue family? Since the Xue family has arranged it, I won't bother the Shi family." It’s not convenient for me to say more, brother Shi Shi just does what he wants.”

"You -" this time his voice was no longer as proud as before, and he was obviously a little angry, "Brother Xue Xian, the four Jinling families have always been in the same spirit, but the Shi family will only interact with the Xue family's first wife. Of course I can't care about your second wife. , but it’s not your second room’s turn to be a servant of the first room, right?”

In fact, both parties never answered the other's words. Xue Biao insisted that his own servants should be dealt with, and outsiders could not control it. The Shi family insisted that the Xue family belonged to the eldest family, and the second eldest family had no right to intervene. The problem was that neither party deliberately mentioned it. , In fact, after Xue Tu's death, the Xue family's main house was finished, and they obviously still had their own concerns.

"Brother tadpole, why don't you introduce this person?" Seeing that the question was clear, Zhou Yang waved his hand to Li Xiong to lead someone to guard the door. He and Dongfang Bing strode into the door, only to see that in addition to the three "protagonists" in the living room, there were also other people on both sides. There are more than ten subordinates, and this is obviously the reason for the "literary fight" so far. "What did you mean just now, are you still a member of the Shi family?"

(End of this chapter)