Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Bingzhou
"Sir, the imperial court has appointed Master Cui as Hanlin scholar and Xuande Palace walker." Zheng An, the elder of the Zheng family, said cautiously in Zheng Renji's ear in Zheng Renji's mansion.
"Bachelor of Hanlin, walking in Xuande Palace?" Zheng Renji showed a look of surprise on his face. Although he knew that Master Cui Ren could not stay in prison honestly and would be released soon, and this was the only remaining bachelor of Xuande Palace.
The position must be his. But he was also surprised why Emperor Zhenguan only awarded a Hanlin bachelor and the position of Xuande Hall walker. He knew what kind of official position a Hanlin bachelor was and what kind of official position Xuande Hall walker was. He was
I don’t know, but one thing is for sure, that is, it is not a bachelor of Xuande Palace.
"Your Majesty must have other purposes." Zheng Renji stood up and said slowly: "Is this matter not over yet?" Although Zheng Renji is smart, it is impossible to see Lu Zhaoci's thoughts, and it is only
We can only guess at a hint of the mystery.
"Sir, I heard that Cui is still buying grain." Zheng An, who had lived a long time after all, said beside Zheng Renji: "Logically speaking, this storm should be over. Although Cui Renshi did not do anything,
He has reached the position of bachelor of Xuande Hall, but the position of bachelor of Hanlin and walking in Xuande Hall is enough for him to gain the upper hand in the next court election and re-enter Xuande Hall as bachelor. At this time, he continues to buy food. This is not a peace.
Is he the one who did something wrong today? He has already been released. Why do you still dare to do this? Isn't he afraid of being thrown into prison by His Majesty again? If he does it again this time, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out so casually.
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"What you said makes sense." Zheng Renji nodded and said, "There is no need for him. There is no need to take such a big risk. Speaking of this battle, neither His Majesty nor our Guandong family lost, but who
None of them won. Because His Majesty finally released Master Cui, and our Kanto family will no longer confront His Majesty on the price of food. Master Cui Ren still dares to move at this time. Doesn’t he still want to completely defeat Your Majesty? What if?
In this case, it will become a lose-lose situation in the end. When the emperor is angry, blood will flow thousands of miles! Does he think that our Guandong family will be destroyed by your majesty?"
"Sir, Master Cui told us that our Cui family should continue to purchase grains from the Dou family." At this time, a servant dressed in Tsing Yi walked in outside the door.
"What, continue to buy?" Zheng An was taken aback and shouted in surprise.
"I know, get down!" Zheng Renji frowned and waved his hand, but his face showed a thoughtful look. He was thinking about the reason.
"Master, I'm afraid there is something wrong here." Zheng An frowned and said, "This move is just to compete with His Majesty. I thought Master Cui Ren would never have the courage to actually compete with His Majesty."
"What do you mean?" Zheng Renji turned around and asked.
"I don't know. Since Empress Cui entered the palace, one of my Zheng family members was killed because I followed Wang Shichong, and my strength has been greatly reduced. I have to rely on Cui family, and at this time, the entire Guandong family
, is also following Cui. At this time, if he makes any other moves, it will be a bad thing for me to wait. You must know that for the position of Xuande Palace Bachelor, the assets of our Zheng family
They are already on top. If they make any move, the Cui family will be greatly damaged, but I, the Zheng family, will be unable to recover. Master, I think it is better to be careful."
"You are right." Zheng Renji nodded and said, "Go, first send people to keep an eye on Master Cui Ren to see what he is doing. I think there is something abnormal here. Hum, this guy is very sinister.
This time he was imprisoned by His Majesty again. God knows what he is thinking in his heart now. It is possible that he might enrich his Cui family first and then damage all the aristocratic families in Guandong."...
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"Yes, I will send someone to monitor them now." Zheng An nodded, suddenly a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, he opened his mouth and said, "Then what should I do?"
"Hey, you can sell as much as you buy." Zheng Renji said calmly: "We lost this battle with His Majesty, but we can't just because we lost, the Zheng family will perish. It doesn't matter if we lose, but we should
More losses can be avoided. We should follow His Majesty and earn some money. Only in this way can we make up for the losses of our Zheng family."
"Once this matter is known to others, the reputation of our Zheng family will be greatly reduced." Zheng An sighed deeply. Once this matter is known to others, the Guandong family will become shattered.
It can no longer be called a Guandong family. And because of this incident, the reputation of the Zheng family will be turned into a rat crossing the street.
"You think Cui didn't adopt this method?" Zheng Renji sneered: "Maybe, they just adopted this method. Although they offended His Majesty, in the end, His Majesty took a big advantage, and Cui
It's just a small advantage. What His Majesty needs is the result, not the process. He is already jealous of our Guandong family, so this is very good. The Guandong family will also be divided because of this. The impact on the court will be even lower.
Yes. If we do the same thing, His Majesty will only be happy and not object."
"Yes." Seeing that Zheng Renji had already decided, Zheng An naturally said no more and hurried down to tell her not to mention it.
"I'm afraid this will become history for the Guandong family." After Zheng An left, Zheng Renji sighed deeply and said, "But if I, the Zheng family, don't do this, how will I survive your majesty's suppression in the future?"
Only Cui Renshi, a fool, actually wants to become the best family in the world. If His Majesty is so easy to deal with, he will not be able to defeat so many opponents and become an emperor. Anyone who opposes Your Majesty will not end well. If so, although in
A cunning charge fell before His Majesty, but overall, the Zheng family was finally saved, and that is the most important thing."
No one heard Zheng Renji's soliloquy, but what he did quickly reached the ears of today's emperor. In the announcement room, a smile appeared on Qin Jiudao's face. This matter was caused by his presiding over Jin Yiwei.
This is the first time since then that such a major incident has been discovered. Unexpectedly, the Kanto family, which has always been known as a united family, will have a big problem this time.
"These two guys are very smart." Lu Zhaoci looked at the information in front of him with a proud smile on his face. This is probably the most surprising thing he has gained since this operation. After this battle,
The Kanto Family Kongji is afraid that it will face collapse.
"Your Majesty, would you like to inform the world about this matter? Hey, there are two smart people in the Guandong family. They actually came up with such a way to minimize their own harm. I really didn't expect it. It's really interesting.
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"What are you doing? Do you still need me to intervene in this kind of thing?" Lu Zhaoci sneered: "I want to watch the show, and when they finish singing the show, it's time for me to take action. But in this way, I'm afraid there will be no Guandong in the future.
The word aristocratic family has changed. Humph, no matter what time these aristocratic families think of themselves first, even their former allies are the same. As long as their own interests are endangered, they will betray their allies without hesitation. These guys,
I have seen them clearly a long time ago."
"Your Majesty is wise." Qin Jiudao complimented in a low voice.
"This is not my Holy Ming. This is the secret of the family's existence between heaven and earth. It is the law of their survival." Lu Zhaoci said with a smile: "The Wang family of Taiyuan is known as the Millennium Royal Family. This is their law of survival. Look.
Look at Wang Gui, he was so disgusted with me back then and wanted to kill me. He was so loyal to the Li family, but what can he do now? He just became my minister obediently. Cui Renshi acted the same on the surface, but secretly
They are all doing the same thing, and Zheng Renji is also following the same example. They are all the same. Let them fight! I want to see how they end up in the end."….
"Yes." Qin Jiudao nodded. He was a chamberlain and had no chance to express his opinions. However, when he saw those dignitaries who were usually superior, scheming with each other and thinking that others didn't know about it, he was very unlucky.
He was interested. Therefore, he could only listen carefully to Lu Zhaoci's words and not dare to make the slightest move.
But within a day, a strange phenomenon appeared in the Chang'an market. Some people bought rice, and some sold rice. The Guandong family's large-scale purchase of rice promoted the further rise in food prices, but secretly
, those who are interested will find that there are many people who sell rice secretly. For a time, the price of rice in Chang'an market kept rising and falling, which was surprising.
"Master Cui Renji really had this idea, haha. It's a pity that not everyone in Chang'an City is stupider than him. At least I, Zheng Renji, still exist." After Zheng Renji received the message from Zheng An, he couldn't help but
He laughed loudly. This kind of thing can be found out with just one search. You must know that the food of the imperial court is sold from Dou's rice shop, and Zheng's also has its own shipping route, and the food sold every day
There are quantities of food. If the two are checked against each other, it is not difficult to guess that there are other black hands behind this matter, and this black hand is Master Cui Renji. When he thinks of this, Zheng Renji can't help but feel extremely proud, his face
He smiled even more happily.
"What, there are still people selling food." In the Cui Mansion, Master Cui Ren's face was ashen and he couldn't help but get angry. He considered himself a smart man, but he didn't expect that he would be tricked by others this time. How could he do it?
Get excited.
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Chapter completed!