Need for money

Wang Meng was originally a person with little ability. The reason why he was able to climb to this position is entirely because of the cover of Arita. Otherwise, with his talent, he could at most be a seventh-rank county magistrate. Of course, he has not yet It was found out that it was the people from the Lin family who saved Zheng Jianqiu's life. Apart from his incompetence, he did not dare to ask Zheng Jianqiu who saved his life.

You know, in this era, a senior official can crush people to death!What's more, Zheng Jianqiu's father is several levels higher than him.

And the Lin family is also a well-known and wealthy family. It is not a glorious thing for the female family members to heal a man's wounds in broad daylight, even though the status of the rescued person is not low, so although Mrs. Lin made up her mind to make friends with Zheng family, but they did not publicize the matter. Instead, they asked the servants and guards to keep their mouths shut and not to chew their tongues.

After all, Mrs. Lin has experienced a lot, has experience, and knows how terrible rumors are. Otherwise, if this matter spreads, there will be countless versions in the next day. Bao, even the entire Lin family may become the laughing stock of the people of Los Angeles before and after dinner.

In this way, it is even more impossible for Wang Meng to find out who saved Zheng Jianqiu.

Standing up, Wang Meng hurriedly paced back and forth, thinking about the next step and what to do. His teacher Tian Ji must not offend him, otherwise not only would there be no possibility of promotion in the future, even the black hat on his head would be lost. But if the Lin family really became friends with the Zheng family, then this Lin family would not be the same as it used to be.

Xuanwei General Zheng Sheng, he also could not afford to offend.

The knees of the servant kneeling in the hall were numb, and he didn't dare to make a sound. Finally, Wang Meng paused, stopped, and ordered: "Stop tomorrow night's actions for the time being. Do you want to do it? I'll wait for you." Discuss with the people above, and then make a decision!"

"Yes!" The servant replied, and quickly retreated.

In the restaurant, Lin Jingzhi and Zheng Jianqiu had a very happy conversation. Although Lin Jingzhi was trying to flatter him, it was undeniable that the young man in front of him was indeed charming.

The idea that Zheng Jianqiu was an idiot yesterday has now been thrown out of the blue by Lin Jingzhi.

He practiced martial arts at the age of six, and was familiar with military books at the age of nine. This Zheng Jianqiu is definitely a young talent. If his father hadn't always thought that he was still young and his skills were not yet mature, he would have gone out of his way to find an official for him. .

Maybe it was because they drank a few more glasses, the two of them talked more and more, and their scruples became less. Zheng Jianqiu ate a piece of fish and said, "My dear brother, you are amazingly talented. You passed the Juren exam at the age of 14. How many people are so envious that they almost dropped their eyes, in this life, are you really willing to just be a merchant?"

In the Daqian Dynasty, although merchants were not underestimated, compared with the status of literati, they were still a bit inferior, let alone Lin Jingzhi passed the Juren examination and could still be an official.

"Brother Zheng, I'm not going to hide it from you. It was because my younger brother was too persistent and wanted to be the number one scholar in the exam. That's why my parents were worried about my younger brother. They couldn't rest in peace, and finally died in depression. Wait for my younger brother to return home. Behind the house, I didn't even see my parents for the last time, just imagine, how can an unfilial and heartless person like my younger brother have the right to be an imperial official!"

"My little brother has been reading sage books for ten years in vain. He only knows the words in the book, but he doesn't understand the reasoning in the book!"

Speaking of this, Lin Jingzhi's eyes were red, and a few tears overflowed. Although he said it was not himself, the emotion of the deceased Lin Jingzhi still affected him.

But Zheng Jianqiu waved his hands and shouted: "Your brother's words are wrong. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve. Loyalty is greater than filial piety. Moreover, since you have enlightened, you should go out of the official court, be an official, and educate. It is right for the common people to open up their wisdom."

"Brother Zheng has some truths, but my younger brother's desire to be an official is dead!" Lin Jingzhi shook his head, unmoved.

"You are in the same family, why can't you learn from your grandfather." Seeing Lin Jingzhi's death, Zheng Jianqiu blurted out a sentence without going through his brain.

Lin Jingzhi's face suddenly changed, and then he returned to calm again.

In the past, Mrs. Lin also used the deeds of the late Mrs. Lin to persuade the deceased Lin Jingzhi, wanting him to return to the official career and glorify the lintel, but the late Lin Jingzhi's temper was stubborn, and he recognized the matter. The cow can't be pulled back either.

Speaking of Mrs. Lin, his situation at that time was somewhat similar to what happened to Lin Jingzhi, but the decisions they made were completely opposite. The supervisory censor is responsible for correcting the crimes of the officials with criminal laws and regulations.

Since ancient times, although the speaker has little power, he has a little advantage. He can bluntly speak out about the wrong things done by a certain minister above the court, and as long as the speaker does not make too big mistakes in principle, the emperor will not blame him.

That year, Lin Jingzhi's grandfather was thirty-two, and he received news that his father was seriously ill in Kyoto, so he asked for leave from his superiors and wanted to go home to visit his father. At that time, there was a drought in the north, and the emperor didn't know where he came from Hearing that he was going home to visit his relatives, he was assigned a task to inspect the disaster relief situation in various places on the road, mainly asking him to monitor whether the government's disaster relief food was delivered to the homes of the affected people.

After being ordered by the emperor, Mrs. Lin was regarded as half an imperial envoy. On the way home, although he was anxious about his father's illness and wanted to go home as soon as possible to fulfill his filial piety, he still had to assume the duty of supervision. Fortunately, Yichake gave him a big jump. 70.00% of the disaster-relief food fell into the pockets of corrupt officials, and some corrupt officials went so far as to drive up the price of food after they were corrupted, so that people in many places Because there was no way to survive, riots broke out, but because there were not enough people participating, they were forcibly suppressed by officers and soldiers.

Old Mrs. Lin was straight and unselfish by nature, and it was because of this that he was able to become the official censor. At that time, he was going to investigate corrupt officials and petition for the people, but he had just arrested the corrupt officials during the day and was assassinated at night. Several guards were very skilled and carried him out overnight, and Mrs. Lin would be buried on the spot.

After escaping from the dangerous place, Mrs. Lin no longer used the banner of an imperial envoy, but changed into civilian attire. He only glanced at the direction of his hometown, and then headed straight for the capital without stopping.

After arriving in Kyoto safely, Mrs. Lin went straight to the memorial to impeach corrupt officials from all over the country. After the emperor heard about it, Long Yan was furious, and issued an imperial decree to dismiss all those corrupt officials. You must know that the officials forced the people to rebel. The foundation of the country has been shaken, and the imperial envoy who is so bold as to assassinate the emperor is tantamount to ignoring the majesty of the emperor.

Afterwards, the emperor asked him again, had he ever returned home to visit his seriously ill father?

Old Mrs. Lin may not have much time to receive his father, but in the face of national affairs, he resolutely gave up the idea of ​​going home. In fact, at that time, he only needed to walk south for a day and a half to get home.

Hearing that Mrs. Lin failed to return home in time, the emperor sighed greatly. Later, he also confirmed that after Mrs. Lin returned home for the second time, he did not see his father for the last time. Old Mrs. Lin served as a role model, but for some reason, this matter spread to the Queen's ears. The Queen heard that Mrs. Lin's wife, that is, Mrs. Lin, had returned to her hometown to serve her in-laws a few years ago, and she was not lazy at all. , On a whim, he gave Mrs. Lin a seven-mandate.

This is the origin of the imperial title on Mrs. Lin's head.

As a member of the Lin family, Mrs. Lin gave up her father's filial piety and chose to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, while Lin Jingzhi vowed not to set foot in an official career again because of the passing of his parents. It is really funny in comparison.

"My grandfather is my grandfather, and I am me. In this life, I will not step into an official career." After a long silence, Lin Jingzhi raised his head and said very firmly.

The deceased Lin Jingzhi was deeply affected by his parents and gave up his official career. However, the current Lin Jingzhi is somewhat afraid of the messy and intriguing official career. Just imagine that he has never played any tricks. Modern people, how can they play officialdom games? If they are not careful, they may be eaten to the bone.

On TV, in movies, and in novels, which dynasty and generation of officialdom did not fight openly and secretly, killing people without blood?So Lin Jingzhi felt that it would be easier to be a big landlord and a rich man.

Seeing that Lin Jingzhi could not be persuaded by Zheng Jianqiu, he was somewhat disappointed. After all, in his opinion, Lin Jingzhi was extremely talented. If he could enter the court as an official, his future would definitely be limitless. By then, the two of them would be able to support each other in the court. help.

"Since my virtuous brother has made up his mind, I won't persuade you anymore. Come on, let's have another drink!"

"Okay, have another drink!"

Lin Jingzhi couldn't guess that Zheng Jianqiu had deeper thoughts, so he just picked up the wine glass and drank another full glass, thinking that the servants had spread the news and the wine was almost drunk, he paid the bill and got up to leave.

Zheng Jianqiu walked down the restaurant together very readily, and sincerely invited him to be a guest at Zheng's Mansion when he had time. Lin Jingzhi didn't understand why Zheng Jianqiu was so warm to him, and he was a different person from yesterday, but he thought about being with Zheng's Mansion. The closer the relationship between the two, the better, so he agreed quickly.

Looking at the back of Lin Jingzhi going away, Zheng Jianqiu's expression gradually calmed down. He was born in an official family since he was a child, and the first thing he learned was scheming. Otherwise, he would have died ten times or eight times, and the reason why he is now Interested in Lin Jingzhi, he still intends to persuade him to become an official in the court. If he can be persuaded successfully, Lin Jingzhi will definitely be his great help in the court in the future.

"Although I can't persuade you to change your mind, but after arriving at my house, my father will definitely find a way!" Zheng Sheng said with a smile, and led many guards, turned and left.