Idle courtiers

Chapter 234 How to solve the problem
The two went out and huddled together in a sedan chair.

There was a faint stench coming from Ah Jiu's body, Zhou Nan was very disgusted, and kept turning sideways.Regretted in my heart, if I knew it, I would have hired two sedan chairs to pull it.What virgin fragrance, pure deceit!
"What are you hiding, do I want to eat people?" Ah Jiu was furious.

Zhou Nan: "The Nine Girls are charming, handsome and unrestrained, even if we are eaten, we are willing."

"Then you sit down for me."

The two exchanged a few more words, and Zhou Nan asked about the situation of the Xu family.

Only then did I know that the so-called other courtyard he went to just now used to be a slum in the capital.Because the environment is so bad, when Mr. Xu Ge went up to the tower to look far away every day, he was not happy to see the dilapidated things ahead.So, he bought this area and connected it with the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it will be demolished and rebuilt in the future.

Now it is temporarily used to house low-level servants and mothers-in-law.

Ah Jiu's mother was originally a child of the Xu family, and Xu Fan, the elder of the Xu family, impulsively slept with this girl after drinking.

This incident is also common in rich families. Ah Jiu's mother was born ordinary, and Xu Fan forgot about it afterward.

But she didn't want her sex to be a disaster, this girl was pregnant and gave birth to Ah Jiu.

Mr. Xu had no choice but to give her the title of aunt.

After Xu's family moved to the capital, Ah Jiu's mother was framed by Grandma Xu, stripped of her status, crying and blinded due to grief, and sent to live in another hospital.

Ah Jiu thought about earning more money to buy a house outside for her mother, and then bought more than a thousand acres of land for her uncle to manage for her mother's pension.

After hearing what she said, Zhou Nan was moved in his heart, cupped his hands, and said solemnly: "The Ninth Young Master serves his mother very filially, Zhou Nan admires it. If I offended you with my words in the past, I apologize to you."

Ah Jiu giggled: "Come on, don't think that if you say a few nice words, you won't pay back the money you owed me before, no way!"

Zhou Nan had no choice but to say, "Let's talk again, let's talk!" This little girl is really, she had a sad face and tears in her eyes before, and she smiled like a flower in a blink of an eye, she is really heartless.

Little boy, seldom troubled, I hope it will always be so good.

Soon, the sedan chair of the two arrived at Zou Yinglong's house.

It was Shen Shi at this moment, and Zou Yinglong had also returned.

According to the etiquette, Zhou Nan handed his name stab to the door, and said: "Quickly report to Mr. Zou, and tell him that Zhou Nan, the pedestrian, has urgent government affairs to see."

After a while, the doorman came out and returned the film to Zhou Nan, and said coldly: "My old man said that if pedestrians have business, they can look for him in the Judiciary Hall early tomorrow morning. Now, the master is presiding over the pedestrian department. Jingcha, it is inconvenient to meet with adults, please go back!"

Zhou Nan thought to himself: Sure enough, Zou Yinglong still hates me and wants to punish this official. Fortunately, I brought Ah Jiu here.

He gave Ah Jiu a wink.

The Ninth Young Master got impatient for a long time. As soon as he pushed the door open, he dragged Zhou Nan to rush in. While walking, he shouted loudly, "Master Zou, Master Zou, it's me, I'm here to see you."

The door was shocked, and was about to shout and curse, when Zou Yinglong laughed loudly: "So it's Xiaojiu, you won't come to see me during the Winter Solstice, come in!"

The Zou family was not big, and it only had two courtyards. Zou Yinglong happened to be reading in the study in the outer courtyard. When he saw Ah Jiu, he had a smile on his face. He obviously liked this little girl who had grown up.

Ninth Young Master smiled and said, "Didn't I come to see you?"

Seeing Ah Jiu's attire, Zou Yinglong asked, "How did you make it like this?"

The ninth son complained: "It's not because of the Yan family's marriage, I was physically punished by my father. By the way, Zhou Nan has something to ask you, you talk, I will go to the back house to talk to my aunt."

When she heard about the marriage of Xu Yan's family, Zou Yinglong shook his head helplessly.

When Ah Jiu left, he didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Nan expressionlessly, playing with a volume of "The Analects of Confucius".

It seems that officials like to hold books and pretend to be high-ranking scholars when they meet their subordinates, which is really annoying.

Zhou Nan saw that his expression was indifferent, so he had no choice but to go forward and bowed to the ground: "Next time, Zhou Nan pays homage to the elder."

Zou Yinglong put the book in his hand on the case: "Zhou Nan, you actually managed to find Ah Jiude. It's really well-intentioned. You don't need to say anything about it presumably because of Beijing's investigation. The imperial court has its own system. It’s the system.”

According to the system, to put it lightly, no matter in any era, the system is flexible.Your old man has made it clear that he will ruin my future, so if I really believe you, don't die too ugly.

Zhou Nan had already made up his mind: "I'm taking the liberty of coming here this time, and I hope that I won't blame you for the incident. I have also read the books of sages and sages, and I also have the ambition to gain a future in the examination field. It's good to be an official official, and now I am a pedestrian official. I really don't take it seriously, and I have repeatedly asked the locked hall to go home to review my homework, but Qin Sizheng refused. If Jingcha didn't pass, I just went home to study quietly and waited for the autumn next year. Speaking of it, I helped the official in the matter Do me a favor!"

"Zhou Nan's personal gains and losses in honor and disgrace don't matter. This time I came to see you, not for myself, but for Xu Cifu."

"For my mentor?" Zou Yinglong's expression changed.

Zhou Nan nodded: "As a pedestrian and a pedestrian, I can also be regarded as a speech officer. I am deeply dissatisfied with the strict party's domineering. I have a plan to offer to Xu Cifu. Even if Yan Song can't be moved, he can lose his trust with His Majesty. .”

"How dare you, a little pedestrian, He De, dare to make such big words?" Zou Yinglong sneered, and shouted: "Xu Yan and his family are about to get married, and my teacher and Mr. Yan Ge get along very well. You are so bold. Do you dare to come here to sow discord?"

Although he spoke harshly, he secretly pricked up his ears.

Seeing that Zou Yinglong didn't drive him away immediately, Zhou Nan felt disdainful: Is it interesting for you to pretend to be like this in front of me? Don't forget that I am a time traveler and I have seen through everything.

In real history, Zou Yinglong was Xu Jie's favorite student.But he didn't know about Xu Ge's words of flattery to Yan Song, pretending to be a follower of power, and he was very dissatisfied in his heart.

Later, because of his advice, Xu Jie made his final determination to attack the strict party.

Zou Yinglong is proud and arrogant, and he regards himself as a Mr. Morality every day, and has a certain reputation among scholars.But Xu Jie, the mentor, fawns over Yan Song all day long, and now he wants to marry his granddaughter Ajiu to Yan Ge's grandson as a concubine.

But in feudal society, the relationship between teachers and students is second only to father and son, so what can he do?

Facing Zou Yinglong's sharp reprimand, Zhou Nan didn't panic, and said unhurriedly: "The fire in Xiyuan on the winter solstice night burned down Renshou Palace, which is a good opportunity."

"I know about the fire in Renshou Palace. It's just a normal fire. Is there something strange?" Zou Yinglong asked subconsciously with a trembling face.

"It is indeed an ordinary fire. There have been several fires in this palace before. It is just a few eunuchs who are negligent in their duties. It has nothing to do with the outer court. The key is what to do after the fire. This Renshou Palace To rebuild, or not to build? Where does the money for reconstruction come from, and who is responsible for it? This matter can be used as a splendid article, it depends on who will do it and how to solve the problem."

With a "Huo", Zou Yinglong stood up abruptly.He already had a vague idea in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it, but he knew that this opportunity was once in a thousand years, so he had to firmly grasp it.

Probably because he felt that his performance was too out of character and inappropriate, he sat down slowly, subconsciously grabbed the "Analects of Confucius" on the table and began to think.

Zhou Nan: "I have heard people say that Mr. Xu Ge is the most proud student of Mr. Ge. Mr. Ge is already old, and he will not be able to preside over the test in the future. From this point of view, Mr. Zou should be his closed disciple. Yes. As soon as you become an official, you will be a pedestrian, and then you will be given an engineering degree, which shows that Mr. Ge has a lot of trust in you."

Zou Yinglong: "The kindness of a mentor is as high as heaven and earth, so there is no need for you, a junior, to say more."

Zhou Nan: "The elders in the cabinet are in harmony and do their best to serve the father and the country. It is naturally a blessing for the court. But the affairs between the big men in the court are by no means something we can guess. You and I just need to do our best. Just do your job."

His words reminded Zou Yinglong that Grandma Chaotang looked like two brothers on the surface, but in fact they fought fiercely.They want to show off, so we don't have to be so polite on the periphery below, we must fight for the boss, we must fight for the boss.Politics is a matter of life and death.

As a student, you have to do the dirty work, and when necessary, you have to give advice to the boss to pre-empt the layout.

Zou Yinglong was a shrewd person, why didn't he understand the meaning of Zhou Nan's words, and asked slowly: "The Renshou Palace is on fire, is it a heavy building, and where does the money come from?"

Zhou Nan said leisurely: "If it is the usual, it is Yan Ge's old idea. However, I heard that Hu Zongxian is back. By the way, the Renshou Palace has not been burned to white ground, and there are still some wood that can be used. In addition, the void Isn't there a quarry in the temple property of "Baoguo Temple", and he was asked to hand it over to rebuild the temple. The old monk gave up his money to save his life, so he is willing to come."

Zou Yinglong was completely figured out by Zhou Nan. Why did Hu Zongxian come back this time with the national budget in hand? It was not because he wanted military pay.

But in the end he only got a mere 20 taels of silver, which was not enough at all.You must know that in the past, Fujian would spend millions of taels of military expenditure every year.

Hu Zongxian and the southeast military exploits are the face of the strict party. Yan Song is so stingy this time, obviously he has no money at hand.

The Yan Pavilion is always the emperor's pocketbook, and once the Renshou Palace is burned down, Emperor Jiajing will definitely let him rebuild it.

Lao Yan has no money, so I'm afraid he'll make a fool of himself.If at this time, the teacher and his old man come up with a perfect solution, wouldn't it be Jane in the heart of the emperor.

Xiao Yan is seriously ill and can't take things seriously, this is a good opportunity to take advantage of his illness to kill him.

Indeed, this time it may not be possible to completely overthrow the Yan Party, and we can still work hard to make Yan Song lose the trust of the emperor.

"I have the wood, I have the stone... and I can borrow some from other places. There is a lot to do." The more Zou Yinglong thought about it, the more excited he became.

He stood up again, ready to meet Xu Jie: "Zhou Xingren, you go back first!"

Zhou Nan didn't talk nonsense, and cupped his hands: "Then I will take my leave, and it's getting late, please send someone to take the ninth son home after the matter."

From the beginning to the end, he didn't mention the matter of Jingcha.

Does it make sense to say these things now, but Zou Yinglong looks down on them.

People in the officialdom do things without saying anything.

Looking at Zhou Nan's handsome back, Zou Yinglong recalled what he said just now, and felt a sense of transparency inside and outside.

Yes, the reason why the strict party has gained power in recent years is very simple, that is, it can raise a lot of money for the emperor.

In the final analysis, it is a word of "money".

Whoever can raise money for the emperor will be invincible in this court battle, and Yan Song has done very well in this regard.

It's a pity that all the gentlemen in the court think that the reason why Yan Ge's family has not fallen in the past twenty years is because he writes good poems, and his clever words make him look good to the king.Thinking about it now, in fact, this guess is really ridiculous.

Money is the key to everything. If you want to overthrow the strict party, you have to work hard on this word.

At this moment, Zou Yinglong felt as if a practitioner had suddenly become enlightened. He sighed in his heart, he never imagined that he was a dignified scholar and had experienced in the officialdom for so many years, but today he was taught by a small scholar.

It was strange in my heart again, this Zhou Nan is a small person, why is he so clear about the affairs of the court?Hey, he is a student of Tang Shunzhi and Wang Shizhen, with a teacher like this, an apprentice can still go there.

These Xinxue disciples are really smart and capable.

At the same time, he had a vague idea in his mind: to learn from the nature of people who only ask about the result and don't care about the means, just imagine what the country would be like if there were such powerful characters in the court... Wang Yangming's faction is really the leader of the country Scourge!

(End of this chapter)