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Chapter 439 Conversation
Chapter 439

Jin's house, study room.

The middle-aged man standing at the door of the study had a respectful attitude, "Master Six, please come inside."

"Thank you, Uncle Tie." Jin Xu didn't dare to show the young master's profile at all. Looking at the entire Jin family, even Jin Jiuye's three sons also treated Tie Shu with respect. This is Jiuye's confidant. The power even surpassed these little masters of the Jin family.

Jin Jiuye's study room is completely in the elegant style of literati and Confucian scholars. The calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are from the hands of Jin Jiuye. At this moment, Jin Jiuye was making tea.

"Uncle Jiu." Jin Xu saluted respectfully, just like the juniors in the Jin family, he was in awe of Master Jin Jiu.

The action of making tea did not stop. In Jin Jiuye's book, the teapot poured slightly, and the fragrant water poured into the two teacups on the tea tray accurately. "Sit."

After a while, under the sweltering heat, Jin Jiuye picked up his teacup and looked at Jin Xu who was sitting opposite him, "The Dragon Well Tea before the rain in the south of the Yangtze River."

The Jin family is a wealthy merchant, and the most important thing they need is silver. Even in Minhe Prefecture, which is a barren place in Yao Zhenyi's mouth, tribute tea worth a hundred taels is not uncommon in the Jin family.

Jin Xu picked up the teacup and shook it slightly, smelling the light tea fragrance, and then lowered his head to taste it again, "Walking on the Longjing, the clouds are clearing up. Cheng Gong loves guests, fetching water and pouring them into Youdou... Cooking and frying golden buds is not a bad idea." After taking Gu Yu... the third brother must be jealous if he can drink the Yuqian Longjing cooked by Uncle Jiu himself."

Jin Jiuye took a meaningful look at the flattering Jin Xu, and said with a kind smile, "But it's about your daughter-in-law?"

"I made Uncle Jiu laugh." Putting down the teacup quickly, Jin Xu swept away the leisurely tea tasting, and replied with a correct attitude: "Yan Yue doesn't know Zhan Feiyu's identity, otherwise she would never dare to be so impulsive and reckless."

Although the Sixth Madam Wang Yanyue was domineering and arrogant, she was born in an official family after all, and she knew who could not offend her, otherwise the Sixth Madam would have turned the world upside down long ago when she was ridiculed by several cousins ​​at her natal family.

Seeing that Master Jin Jiu didn't speak, Jin Xu suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, "Uncle Jiu, I plan to prepare a gift and go to Muxiangju to make amends."

Jin Jiuye nodded, and suddenly said, "What do you think about Zhan Feiyu selling the roster privately?"

"What?" Stunned, Jin Xu raised his head abruptly, and his heart skipped a beat when he met Master Jin Jiu's eyes that knew everything. Is Uncle Jiu testing himself or testing himself?

But no matter how turbulent his heart was, Jin Xu calmed down, "Zhan Feiyu is not a money-greedy person, but she is different from those scholars who stick to the rules. People will be selected to replace officials of all sizes in Longyou Dao."

Whether it's Zhan Feiyu's every move or the various forces secretly following Zhan Feiyu, their actions can't escape the Jin family's eyeliner, and it's normal for Jin Xu to know the news.

Jin Jiuye sipped his tea leisurely, motioning for Jin Xu to continue talking.

"Uncle Jiu, in my humble opinion, those people are gambling when they buy the roster. Although the officials on the roster can't be kept, the relationship between these officials in the government office is complicated. There are always relatives, old friends and confidantes..."

Jin Xu has been managing the Jin family's property for several years, and has had close contact with government officials, so he knows more about the inside ways.

This is like if Yuan Zhifu is withdrawn, but his connections are still there, the person who bought the roster can quickly grasp these connections of Yuan Zhifu before the officials replaced by the imperial court take office.

In this way, even if the new magistrate takes office, so what, the early stage layout is completed, and the power in the hands of the new magistrate will become a puppet.

But if there is no roster in hand, how to arrange it?Maybe the few officials you bought will be replaced, and the bamboo basket will be empty.

Therefore, the forces of all parties know the actions of the imperial court, and they are willing to spend 5 taels of silver to buy the roster and eliminate the people on the roster. Those who are not on the roster are the targets they want to buy.

Jin Jiuye's expression was gloomy, making it impossible to know whether he was satisfied with Jin Xu's answer or dissatisfied, "What if the Holy One plans to replace all the officials in Longyou Dao?"

There are [-] prefectural capitals under the jurisdiction of Longyou Road, and there are dozens of high-ranking officials in each government office, and this does not count the officials of the counties under its jurisdiction.

According to the news that Jin Xu inquired, there were 200 people recorded in the roster, and this only involved a Suzhou prefecture and several neighboring prefectures.

If all the officials of Longyou Dao were removed, at least a few hundred people would have to be replaced. Hundreds of officials, large and small, were dismissed at the same time. Send troops to sneak attack?

With a judgment in his heart, Jin Xu's expression also calmed down, "Uncle Jiu, I think it is unlikely that all of them will be replaced, and it will definitely cause turmoil. Your Majesty's administration of officials has been stable these years, and there are few radical actions. Lord Yao, the official chief envoy, is the confidant of the Holy One, if they are all replaced, wouldn't even Lord Yao's people be removed as well."

The records on the roster are only some corrupt officials, and their grades are not high. Jin Xu deduces that the Holy Majesty will remove some officials according to the roster. This action should be in Suzhou Prefecture and several surrounding prefectures, and will not affect Longyou to other places.

"As for Zhan Feiyu." Jin Xu hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he admired the mental strategy of a little girl like Zhan Feiyu. If you get it, Zhan Feiyu will definitely donate the money to the army according to Zhan Feiyu's usual style of conduct."

The military power of Longyou Dao has returned to the Yang family of the general's residence. Zhan Feiyu has a close relationship with the Yang family. The few 10 taels of silver donated will not only sell the Yang family, but also win the border soldiers and even the court. The favor of the military officer, while the most important thing for a literati is reputation.

After Jin Xu finished speaking, Jin Jiuye still sipped his tea in silence. After being too quiet, Jin Xu's mood fluctuated again, and he was in awe and fear of the unpredictable Jin Jiuye in his heart.

After a while, Jin Jiuye put down his teacup, and looked kindly like an ordinary elder, "Since you are going to Muxiangju tomorrow, you can go to test Zhan Feiyu by the way. If she wants silver, the Jin family will buy it. The price is up to her."

"Yes, Uncle Nine." Jin Xu responded immediately. Outsiders may be afraid of offending the forces in the dark, but this is Longyou Dao, the territory of the Jin family. The Jin family wants to buy the roster, and no matter how angry these people are, it will not help.

After Jin Xu left the study, Uncle Tie came out from the inner room behind the study with a person. Different from Jin Xu's awe of Jin Jiuye, Yuan Kangping looked at Jin Jiuye with a bit of disdain and unwillingness , but had to be subdued.

Uncle Tie removed Jin Xu's used teacup and replaced it with a new one, then retreated quietly to stand in the corner.

"Second Young Master, please sit down." Jin Jiuye didn't seem to notice Yuan Kangping's unusual expression, and greeted him with a warm smile, "Second Young Master also heard Xiao Liu's words just now, if the court really wants to remove all officials , the second young master can be regarded as fulfilling his wish."

On the surface, Yuan Kangping respected Yuan Zhifu, the uncle, but in his heart he was full of resentment. But thinking that Yuan Zhifu would be dismissed, Yuan Kangping felt a panic in his heart. He lost the title of prefect nephew. What's the difference?

Seeing through Yuan Kangping's thoughts at a glance, Master Jin Jiu smiled and comforted: "This is just Jin's guess. After all, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable. No one knows what the Holy Majesty will do until the last moment, but the second young master can rest assured. , as long as the Jin family is here, the Second Young Master will be in Minhe Mansion as before."

Yuan Kangping is still a scholar at heart, noble and arrogant, he looks down on rich and unkind businessmen, and Yuan Kangping knows a little about what the Jin family does in private, no matter how stupid he is.

Thinking that one day he would be reduced to need the protection of the Jin family, Yuan Kangping felt aggrieved by eating flies, but now he could only reply: "Thank you Jiuye, but the matter of Suzhou Mansion has nothing to do with Minhe Mansion. , Uncle might not necessarily be dismissed."

"That's true." Jin Jiuye responded with a smile, and changed the topic: "But if someone reports Yuan Zhifu at this time, and the Minhe government office is burned..."

The rest of the words don't need Jin Jiuye to say Yuan Kangping to understand. Although the Jin family is powerful, they are merchants after all. If Mr. Yao is dedicated to defending Yuan Zhifu, even if the Jin family secretly manipulates it, it will not be easy to get Yuan Zhifu to dismiss him. thing.

But at this moment, if it works well, it will not be difficult to pull Yuan Zhifu down.

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(End of this chapter)