marquis of jingan

Chapter 705 Unbelievable!
"Clean up the relationship?"

Zhang Xiang finally raised his head and took a serious look at Shen Yi.

"Zhu Yuzhang and I, although we don't have the real identity of master and apprentice, we have the name of master and apprentice. He has been treating me as a master all these years, how can we separate the relationship?"

Standing in the study, Shen Yi didn't answer directly, but glanced at Zhang Jian next to him, and Zhang Yi'an showed an unbelievable look.

Although he didn't speak, the meaning expressed in his eyes was already obvious.

I can't hear it either?
Young Master Zhang San looked at Shen Yi, and then at his grandfather.

Zhang Jing waved his hand, but did not speak.

Only then did Zhang Jian put on a bitter face and left the study.

After Zhang Jian left, Shen Yi no longer hesitated, stood up directly, and cupped his hands at Zhang Jing: "Old Xiangguo, the cause of Zhu Gui's incident was a misunderstanding. The younger generation did not play Zhu Gui with the emperor, but Now that the matter has come to this point, the younger generation has no way to prove it, so the old Xiangguo will do whatever he thinks."

"But the juniors think that this is indeed an opportunity."

Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "Xiangguo may know that Zhu Gui is corrupt in the local area, but he doesn't know how much he has been corrupt."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused, and continued: "Perhaps the old Xiangguo also knows, this junior will not continue to talk about it."

"What the younger generation wants to say is that in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, even ordinary people know that their governor is well-connected in the capital, and has a prime minister and senior official as his backer, so no one dares to offend this Zhu Bancheng resident."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi looked at Zhang Jing and asked, "Old Xiangguo, among the five prime ministers in Zhongshu, which one is Zhu Gui's backer?"

Zhang Jing was expressionless and did not speak.

Shen Yi went on to say: "The younger generation has checked the resume of this Zhu Futai. This person was originally an official in Sichuan. He was transferred to Guangdong as governor."

Shen Yi said in a low voice: "If I remember correctly, Hongde has been here for six years, and your old man has just graduated from office."

This situation is obvious, before Lao Zhang stepped down, in order to continue his influence, he tried to place some of his own people in some vacancies.

Not only did he do this, but Yang Jingzong and Yang Xiang would definitely do it, and he would do it even more.

Zhang Jing finally frowned: "What do you want to say?"

"Junior wants to say, you don't know how much Zhu Gui has done outside to name you."

"Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, I'm afraid you don't know now."

"What's more terrible is..."

Shen Yi said helplessly: "Now, you don't even know how many people like Zhu Gui are out there, doing things like Zhu Gui."

Zhang Jing's drooping eyelids twitched, and some expressions appeared on his wrinkled face. He looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "Young student, if you want to talk, just say it, don't beat around the bush."

Master Shen took a deep breath and said, "Old Xiangguo, you...it's time to leave the court."

Today, it has been more than four years since Zhang Jing left the court.

To be precise, it has been five years since I entered Hongde for 11 years after the Chinese New Year Pass.

In the past five years, although the old man stepped back, his secret influence was still there. He even wanted to use his influence to do something again.

For example, he wrote a "letter of introduction" to Shen Yi, which was completely political manipulation, not something a retired old man should do.

Shen Yi whispered: "Five years."

"Let's not talk about whether your bowl of tea is cold or not. Even if it is not cold, the Zhang family may not be able to handle it. The junior said something offensive."

"Zhang Dang..."

Shen Yi gritted his teeth and said, "It no longer exists."

"Now you still recognize the so-called "Zhang Party". Most of your disciples and old officials are people like Zhu Gui, who use your name to do evil outside."

Shen Yi's words were not very polite.

But he actually said it.

The two old men are old-hearted. Although they have retreated, they can still do things in secret with their huge influence.

Because of this, the emperor has refused to let them leave Jiankang so far.

Moreover, it has been five years, and even the prime ministers of Zhongshu have changed a batch, and the residual prestige of the two old men is still there. Not to mention what His Majesty would think in his heart, the five prime ministers of Zhongshu must be somewhat different. Displeased.

The old man was stunned for a while, and then laughed at himself: "Let me tell you that you really said it, and I didn't save the old man any face."

He looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Did His Majesty ask you to be this lobbyist?"

Shen Yi shook his head.

He glanced back at the door and said in a low voice, "Tell the old man the truth."

"Because of Zhu Gui's matter, this junior has gone against the holy will, so the matter of the Guangzhou Mansion has not been completed, and His Majesty is annoying me now."

"However, the younger generation feels that they should not be wronged for nothing, so they came to see the old Xiangguo as soon as they came out of the palace, and wanted to make things clear with the old Xiangguo."

"Those words just now..."

Shen Yi said slowly: "This junior shouldn't have said anything, but this junior and Senior Brother Yi An are close friends, so I talked more with Old Xiangguo."

Zhang Jing took a deep breath and said, "According to you, how do you separate yourself from Zhu Gui and the others?"

"I wrote a letter begging for the bones to return home..."

"After returning home, thank guests behind closed doors."

Shen Yi said in a low voice: "As long as you leave Jiankang, not only will the Zhang party not exist, but the name will also die. No one can push the matter to the old Xiangguo who has returned."

The old man sighed silently: "Last year old man once wrote a letter to beg for bones..."

"This time is different from the past."

Shen Yi said very firmly: "Since Your Majesty has moved Zhu Gui, and the old Xiangguo begs for bones again, Your Majesty will agree."

Zhang Jing was silent.

The old man sat in his seat and didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he let out a long sigh: "It's always been my long-cherished wish to return home in old age, but..."

With a calm face, Shen Yi said, "It's just that you can't let Senior Brother Yi An go."

The old man nodded silently.

"He's too outrageous, the old man is always worried about him, and wants to show him the way for two more years..."

"Old Prime Minister."

Shen Yi opened his mouth to remind: "There is no prime minister who was paved by others to enter Zhongshu province."

"You have done too much for Senior Brother Yi An, have you ever asked him if he wants to be the Chancellor of Taichang Temple?"

The old man was silent again and did not answer.

Shen Yi continued: "Furthermore, after you return to your homeland, you can also use letters to guide your brother, but you don't need to pave the way yourself."

Zhang Jian's official career in recent years was completely arranged by Zhang Jing.

This is not guiding, but paving the way. It is the way that the old man directly arranged for his grandson with his hidden power.

But after he really returns to his hometown and retires, this hidden power will no longer exist. When he wants to ask someone for help, he can only write a book and sell his own face.

Only then will he be able to show the way, show Zhang Jian a way, and then let Zhang Jian walk by himself.

The wrinkled old Xiangguo nodded first, then he looked up at Shen Yi, and asked, "Ziheng really didn't impeach Zhu Gui?"

Shen Yi shook his head.

"Juniors don't do unrighteous things."

"I silently showed the report to the old Xiangguo, but the old Xiangguo didn't believe it either."

"It seems to make sense..."

The old Xiangguo closed his eyes and let out a foul breath: "If you really impeached Zhu Gui, His Majesty would not have invited the old man into the palace, and told the old man about it."

The old man sighed, his tone full of disappointment.

"old…"

"The old man should have thought of it earlier."

Zhang Jing didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Ziheng, how much did you get after you found Zhu Gui?"

Shen Yi's face was calm, and he said in a low voice: "Zhu Gui is in his hometown, known as Bancheng. The younger generation specially sent someone to check. Zhu's family is in the local area, and there are tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land."

"Based on 30 taels of silver per mu of land."

Shen Yi bowed his head and said: "The land property alone is more than ten million!"

One hectare of land is 500 mu. According to the market price, Zhu Futai's real estate is already around [-] million taels of silver.

Of course, this is theoretical data.

But in fact...Which official master will buy your field at the market price?
The process of land annexation was full of violence, blood, and the blood and tears of the poor. There were many local people who beat people to death for a few acres of land. Zhu Gui was a second-rank official, and his family was in the county, so he was naturally even more unscrupulous.

The origin of these fields...

If [-]% of it was bought at the market price, it would be considered Conscience of Zhu Futai.

But even if it was [-]%, it was still an income of several million taels.

Zhu Gui has been an official for just over 20 years. Based on the average annual income, this Zhu Futai is also a good hand at making money.

Hearing this set of numbers, Zhang Jing's eyelids twitched again.

The old man was silent for a while, and then spit out four words.

"Unbelievable..."

Hearing these four words, Shen Yi felt a little disapproving.

He understands very well that the old man in front of him is the ultimate old fritter in the officialdom. He has probably seen more officials than Shen Yi has seen in so many years. He may not know the exact number of Zhu Gui's corruption, but he probably has something in his heart. approximately.

Moreover, Zhu Gui may not have honored him as a teacher in recent years.

The officialdom of this era is like this, there are too few people who are as clean as water.

This old man is definitely not particularly clean.

However, this kind of words must not be said on the surface. Shen Yi cupped his hands at the old man, and said: "Xiangguo has a lot of opportunities every day, and it is not surprising to be deceived by traitors. The pros and cons of this, Xiangguo slowly considers, the younger generation still has things to do." ..."

"Let's say goodbye first."

The old man nodded silently, and said, "San'er."

Zhang Jian, who had been waiting in the yard outside the door, pushed open the door and bowed his head respectfully: "Father."

"Send Young Master Shen off for Eldest Father."

Zhang Jian quickly lowered her head, then led Shen Yi, and left Zhang Jing's study.

When Shen Yi came out of this study, he deliberately turned his head to look at this unremarkable study.

Then he whispered silently in his heart.

"If Zhang Dang is gone..."

At this time, Shen Yi walked out of the yard, the sun was shining on his face, making him squint his eyes involuntarily.

"Then Yang Dang won't live for a few more days..."

(End of this chapter)