Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 199
Da Nei Qianqing Palace,
Following the shouts of the courtiers, Emperor Wu returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation surrounded by Dai Quan and other eunuchs in charge.

And all the ministers gathered in the hall in twos and threes to discuss the major issues of the current court meeting. Many officials gathered around to thank Zhang Jinyu, and they were more concerned about whether the relationship could be less.

Zhang Jinyu also went out of her way to greet her with a smile but never answered.

Such a sophisticated form also made many elders nod secretly.

After finally squeezing through the door, Zhang Jinyu looked at the people around and could only say;

"Everyone, instead of surrounding me again, why don't you go back and think of a way, or check the income of the mansion's property. This time, I can have the assistance of the Imperial City Secretary. I don't know if you have this lord. You and the Imperial City Secretary are very clear. , so the Marquis Mansion advises everyone to seek truth from facts, as much as you have, and Ben Hou will also reduce or reduce the amount appropriately and never let the courtiers suffer, how about it."

Seeing this, the people around had nothing to say, they all bowed profusely, turned and left.

Seeing that everyone had almost left, Zhang Jinyu also breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Niu Jizong and others obviously had something to say at the end, Zhang Jinyu went up to meet them.

"Master Hou, I, Lao Niu, and others thank you Lord Hou for speaking out."

"Hey, we are all colleagues, how can we be so unreasonable, Zhang is also doing his part for Xungui, this matter is easy to talk about, and we will discuss it at that time."

Zhang Jinyu also hinted directly, and Niu Jizong and others also understood, they stopped talking, clasped their fists firmly in their eyes, and said;
"The future is long, Lord Hou, I will take my leave."

Zhang Jinyu also greeted each other with fists in their arms.

After Niu Jizong and others left, Zhang Jinyu left the gate of the main hall. At this moment, he saw Qin Ye standing there smiling and looking at him.

Zhang Jinyu hurried over, supported Qin Ye, and said;

"Father-in-law, it's cold, why are you still standing here, come on, let's go back first."

Unexpectedly, Qin Ye grabbed Zhang Jinyu's arm and said;
"You don't have to be like this, the old man is very happy today. I didn't expect Jinyu to have such a good fortune, but it is a blessing for you to entrust Qing to you."

Zhang Jinyu looked at his gray-haired father-in-law feeling sad, and persuaded;

"Father-in-law, the sunny day is coming, it's cold here, my son-in-law didn't have breakfast, and he feels a little uncomfortable in his stomach, we should find a warm place to chat."

"Okay, okay, let's go. Tell me, you kid, how much should you eat in the morning?"

Seeing the caring expression of the old man in front of him, Zhang Jinyu also had mixed feelings in his heart.

And after dispersing,

Zhao Jingwu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, immediately brought people to the Forbidden Army camp, summoned the commander-in-chief Kang Guichen, and ordered him to lead the Forbidden Army to block the South Gate and clean up everything in the towers and attics of the South Gate.

On the other side, Wei Zhanying, the servant of the Ministry of War, led some of the forbidden troops directly to the Wucheng Bingma Division, and told He Yongxi to gather the Bingma Division's people to block off some areas in Nancheng and the market outside Nancheng, preparing to build a temporary school ground.

On the other hand, Zhang Jinyu took the father-in-law Qin Ye, and the two of them rode their horses and went straight to Nancheng Youlai Restaurant without going anywhere else.

Arrived at the restaurant, entered the house,
Zhang Jinyu twitched her stomach involuntarily when she smelled the fragrance of the rice, and shouted directly without ambiguity;
"Shopkeeper, serve the food and wine directly."

The big shopkeeper looked over at a glance, and it turned out that the proprietor, Lord Hou, came over and asked;
"Master Hou, should we go upstairs to the box or eat downstairs?"

Zhang Jinyu turned to look at the father-in-law, Qin Ye, and asked,

"Father-in-law, what do you think?"

Qin Ye waved his hand directly and said;

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome, Jinyu will eat downstairs."

Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu ordered;
"Just a few tables by the window, and then you can eat as many tables as you sit at, it's clear."

The shopkeeper immediately responded with a smile;
"Master Hou, don't worry, little one understands, Xiaoer, after the notification, serve Master Hou first."

"Understood, shopkeeper."

The big shopkeeper took a pot of hot tea and poured a bowl of hot tea for the two of them, then stepped back.

Zhang Jinyu handed over the tea bowl,

"Father-in-law, come, drink some hot tea to warm yourself up."

"it is good."

The two of them also held the tea bowls and drank slowly, feeling warm in a moment.

Qin Ye asked after drinking tea;

"My son-in-law, I was a bit reckless at the court meeting today. The money owed by those nobles is not so easy to ask for. Besides, the civil servants' move is obviously to force the nobles, so that they can secretly seize power."

Zhang Jinyu felt helpless after hearing this, and said,
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law doesn't know how dangerous this matter is, but the emperor has made up his mind, and the nobles can't stop it. Besides, instead of giving up the review power to the civil servants, it's better to hold it in your own hands. It's easy to talk about yourself, son-in-law." Use this to get acquainted with them."

Qin Ye suddenly realized and praised;
"It turns out that it is like this, so you can kill three birds with one stone, but you also have to be careful about those nobles, the palaces that have been entrenched for a hundred years, where is it clean?"

While the two were talking, the shopkeeper of the restaurant brought up all the hot dishes that had been prepared, and warmed a pot of good wine to the table.

Zhang Jinyu handed over the chopsticks and let Qin Ye eat.

Qin Ye was also relieved, he hadn't been so comfortable in a long time.

"Father-in-law, how are you these few days?"

Zhang Jinyu ate a mouthful of mutton and muttered there, after all, he hadn't seen each other at the mansion for many days.

Qin Ye also laughed, that is, his daughter is blessed, took a sip of hot wine, and said;
"Very good. At home, I just sew and mend, read and learn from women. As a small family, I don't have so many rules and things, so I have a lot of free time."

As soon as Zhang Jinyu heard it, he liked it so quiet, and took the time to talk to Qin Ye about the affairs in the palace.
"Father-in-law, after the big competition, you will be a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, and you will directly report the renovation of the capital's houses to the people below, and let the Ministry of Internal Affairs take care of it. You don't have to worry about the rest. You should accept what should be collected, and my son-in-law will stop you if there is something wrong." on."

Qin Ye knew that Zhang Jinyu was responsible for this matter, but is it not good to take advantage so blatantly?
"Xian son-in-law, I really don't dare to intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it will be troublesome if those royal envoys take advantage of it so blatantly."

"Father-in-law, don't worry, it's all given in private. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is giving you convenience. Besides, it's not the Ministry of Internal Affairs' business. If you have nothing to do, go around here. If you have something to do, come to this restaurant to eat and drink. That's it, the restaurant here is the property of the Marquis Mansion, as for the imperial envoys, they can only stare at the small officials, do you think they dare to talk nonsense about the government now?"

Zhang Jinyu has now seen through the court, as long as the team is correct, no one else is worse than the other.

"That's true. Huh? The restaurant belongs to the Hou Mansion?"

Qin Ye never thought that what he was eating now turned out to be the restaurant of the Hou Mansion.

When the two were eating and chatting together, the capital city and the soldiers and horses of the five cities remembered the sound of the horn of assembly,
"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

Immediately afterwards, the sound of dull footsteps came from a distance, obviously a large group of people came over.

As soon as Zhang Jinyu stopped moving, she immediately opened the window and looked out at the streets of Fangshi, only to see a large number of imperial troops and Bingmasi people heading towards the south gate, and Bingmasi people began to drive away small merchants. Clear the field.

"Jinyu, what's going on outside? Why are there so many sergeants?"

"Father-in-law, don't worry, this is for tomorrow's grand competition. The venue is cleared. After all, the emperor has to come here to watch it in person. It must be safe."

"I see, son-in-law, are you sure about tomorrow?"

Hearing Qin Ye's question and that worried face, Zhang Jinyu smiled confidently;
"Father-in-law, don't worry, you won't lose face. Father-in-law, my son-in-law will leave after dinner. I still need to go to the camp outside the city to make arrangements. Send a message to Keqing. Everything has been arranged, just wait."

Qin Ye naturally knew the urgency of the time and hurriedly said;

"You have to leave first, don't worry about me, so close to home, of course nothing will happen."

Zhang Jinyu knew that he had to go to Daying to explain something, and it was not good to stay here for too long, so he could only finish the meal with a big mouthful, and shouted to the shopkeeper after drinking a sip of tea;
"Shopkeeper, let someone personally escort Benhou's father-in-law back home, don't make any mistakes."

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, definitely not."

The shopkeeper was waiting to agree. Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu got up and bowed, and said to Qin Ye;
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law will go first."

Qin Ye was also a little distressed, and said;
"Slow down the road."

Zhang Jinyu bid farewell again, and then led the guards on horseback and galloped out of the city.

Looking at the figure of Luo Yunhou going away, Qin Ye was also full of emotions. Sitting down by himself, he slowly filled a bowl of wine, drank it carefully, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

But Jia Lian went straight to the capital camp after leaving the court, and Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng returned directly to the mansion after leaving the court. It was rare for the two of them not to speak, and they did not talk to the old lady about it.

Jia Zheng went back to Rongxi Hall and talked to his second wife, Mrs. Wang, but Mrs. Wang was fearless and told Jia Zheng not to worry about it. When he came out, he didn't ask any more questions.

When Jia Amnesty returned to the house, he also sat down on the reclining chair, feeling a little happy in his heart, to see how the second child's family would deal with the debt owed by the Ministry of Accounts this time, but the interest was too little, only 100 million taels of silver .

Brother Zhen of Dongfu doesn't know what's going on, but when he thinks that a bet can be as huge as 10 taels, he is envious. In the whole Jia family, he is the only one living the most useless life.

Thinking of this feeling uncomfortable, he called his concubine Qiutong, and without saying a word, he rushed forward without saying a word, and there was a burst of panting.

east city,

Zhang Jinyu came straight to the camp with his people, and when they arrived at the camp, they came to the camp in Ningbian.

into the tent,
Ning Bian was still watching the information sent by the secret guard, and when he saw Zhang Jinyu coming in, he got up and gave a respectful salute,
"Lord Hou,"

Zhang Jinyu waved her hand,

"Okay, brothers, have you made arrangements? Did the Royal City Secretary send over the regulations for tomorrow's competition?"

"Back to Lord Hou, the Imperial City Secretary sent it over early in the morning. Tomorrow, under the order of the golden sun bell in Da Nei, all will gather outside the South City Gate."

"Well, since that's the case, I plan to ride 1 people over 1000 people. The extra 1000 people will watch the horses, and the rest will dismount for inspection. It will definitely not be too late. Rest well tonight, and our army will win tomorrow!"

Zhang Jinyu said firmly, and Ning Bian also looked excited.

"Definitely."

(End of this chapter)