The small tea stall had only two tables. Tang Yi sat in the side, with melon seeds, candied fruits, and a few snacks in front of him. The tea in the bowl was cold and he didn't drink a single bite. ∈ 

Suddenly, a crack was opened on the door of the mansion opposite, and a big man was pushed out from inside.

"Get away, I dare to come to Chen Mansion to discount your legs!"

"Hmph, there are both buying and selling, they are all doing business, who can I show you how to show me!" Lei Qi cursed and walked out of the door, and said with a loud voice, the door was closed.

Lei Qi turned around angrily, arrived at the tea stall, sat opposite Tang Yi. Before he could speak, he grabbed the teapot, sipped a few times, and cursed:

"Isn't it just a matter of doing things for eunuchs? What's so great about it!"

Tang Yi said with a calm face: "Master Qi, things are not going well?"

"Oh, don't mention it, my little husband, when I go in, I ask for a house purchase, I promised to pay more. The housekeeper inside is still a servant, and he shouted to me, saying that I am a thing and dare to attack Boss Shen's house. He doesn't want to live anymore! What can Boss Shen do? Everyone is doing business, why is he taller than others? If it were in the past, I would rush in with dozens of brothers and kill him... "

Lei Qi kept cursing, and Tang Yi kept thinking. Since he promised his father that he wanted to get the old house back, he had to do it. The easiest thing was to buy it back, even if it was a little more, it didn't matter. He was not convenient for him to come forward, so he asked Lei Qi to do it. Originally, when his father was only more than 100 taels, Tang Yi asked Lei Qi to add 500 taels, as long as he could take it down, but unexpectedly he still hit a nail.

"Master Qi, do you think they really don't plan to sell, or do you want to make more money?"

Lei Qi exclaimed and said, "Young husband, I'm not sure about it. I think I want to live there for a long time. Many servants are moving furniture inside! Qiangong pulls the bed, complete sets of furniture, famous calligraphy and paintings, cultural decorations, and by the way, there are also coral trees more than three feet tall. That thing alone is worth at least a few thousand taels of silver, which is not as valuable as others' financial resources."

Tang Yi smiled: "How long have we been doing business? It's normal that we can't compare to others."

Lei Qi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Young husband, I'm so kind, I want to compare myself with others. One word: difficult! The man named Shen is to run a bad job for the Weaving Bureau. He has a lot of weaving workshops under his command, and there are thousands of looms weaving hundreds of thousands of silk every year. Pulling out a hair is thicker than our waist."

Still a capitalist!

Tang Yi was very worried now. The other party had the support of the weaving system, so it would be impossible for those who were hard, and there was so much money on his hands, and it was not possible for those who were soft. But he promised his father again. In fact, even if his father didn't say it, he would not be willing to do so. He would get up from wherever he fell. If he didn't get the house back, how could he be embarrassed to say that the Tang family stood up again!

In front of Tang Yi, the old house has become MacArthur's Philippines, the Allied Normandy, and the Volunteer's Shangganling... It is absolutely determined to win and not to lose.

I don’t believe it anymore. The surname Chen is really a copper pea with no flaws. Even if you are, you will still stir up trouble!

"Master Qi, the old house is the root of our Tang family. You must not lose it. Please ask me for information and make sure to figure out why the Chen surnamed must live here."

Lei Qi nodded quickly: "Little husband, don't worry, you must find out."

"Well, don't alert the snake."

"I know."

After Tang Yi finished his explanation, he turned back home. Today is the Little New Year. It is logical that he wants to send the Kitchen God to heaven. Every household will buy some Kitchen God’s mouth and let him go to heaven to speak good things and return to the palace to present good luck.

The old house was not brought back, and Tang Xiucai didn't have the intention to celebrate, and everyone was a little depressed. Tang Yi bought a few kilograms of stove candy and handed it to Lao Tan when he entered the mansion.

"I'll share it with everyone, remember not to let Chen Lin eat more to save tooth pain."

"Old man knows." Old Tan took the paper bag and said with a smile: "Young master, Master Chen, the magistrate, just now, is talking to the master."

Chen Menghe? What is he here to do?

Curious, Tang Yi quickly walked towards the hall. At this time, Chen Menghe sat in the middle of the hall, with Tang Xiucai sitting with him. Then Chen Menghe laughed and said, "Mr. Tang, good things, great things!"

"Oh? Could it be that Dongweng is going to be promoted?"

"How could it be that fast?" Chen Menghe smiled and said, "It's the court, and the court finally changed."

Tang Xiucai's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked, "Please make clear instructions from Dongweng."

"It's like this. Two months ago, the Master Jin mentor, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, was still in charge of the Ministry of Rites."

The mentor Chen Menghe mentioned was naturally the famous Xu Jie. Since he served as the Minister of Rites in the 28th year of Jiajing, he has finally accumulated enough qualifications and joined the cabinet to become the prime minister. He can be officially respected as "Ge Lao" and become one of the most powerful figures in the Ming Dynasty. Xu Jie's entry into the cabinet has long been known to everyone, and it can only be regarded as a happy event, and it is not worthy of Chen Menghe's excitement.

"There is another thing. Half a month ago, His Majesty dismissed Wan Tong, the Minister of Personnel. If the position of official position is now... " Chen Menghe suddenly stopped talking because he saw Tang Yi walking in and after the two sides greeted each other.

Chen Menghe looked at Tang Yi with interest and smiled: "I heard that you have received the teachings of Mr. Jingchuan and Mr. Shangquan now. It's so gratifying! I wonder what these two have taught you?"

"Reporting to the old parents, Mr. Jingchuan taught students various schools of thought, literature and martial arts. As for the teacher, he told some court stories, so that the boy would not be blind."

"Hahaha, I have learned a lot, so I will test you. Wan Tong, the Minister of Personnel, has retired. Can you guess who will take over him?"

"Wan Tong has retired!"

Tang Yi's eyes lit up. This was a good thing. He offended Wan Hao, for fear that Wan Tong would ignore his dignity and bully the small, and he wouldn't even know how he died. Unexpectedly, the sky had eyes, and the old guy actually retired. Of course, this was just a decent statement, but in fact he was driven away by the emperor.

If you think about it carefully, this matter was not suddenly happening. The Jinyiwei took away the letters of Hu Bin and Beijing to buy officials, but there was no movement. Tang Yi thought Lu Bing and Yan Song had reached a deal, so he let Wan Tong go. Now it seems that it was just a tactic of hard to get and delayed detonation.

If Xu Jie's students here defeated two small officials, the Jinyiwei attacked the Tianguan there, and it would inevitably make people think too much. Xu Jie and Lu Bing joined forces, and Emperor Jiajing was the most sensitive. Once he was allowed to identify internal and external collusion, the fun would be great. If he delayed for a while, the risk would be avoided.

From a change of personnel and affairs, Tang Yi smelled the smell of conspiracy thousands of miles away.

Wan Tong is Yan Song's fellow minister and fellow villager. He is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, which is equivalent to Yan Song's two most important positions, including the Ministry of Personnel, the Chief Auxiliary and the Tianguan, in his hands, the gods block the gods and the Buddhas block the Buddhas. For the sake of the balance of the court, it is inevitable to win Wan Tong, and most of them will be replaced by people who are not Yan's party.

Looking at Chen Menghe's excitement, Tang Yi had an idea in his mind and smiled and said, "If the old parents guessed correctly, can you agree to something?"

Tang Xiucai lowered his face and said angrily: "Boy, are you brave? Do you dare to bet with the adults?"

"It's okay, I want to hear the opinions of Nephew Tang." Chen Menghe smiled.

Tang Yi pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "If you guessed correctly, you should be Mr. Nie Bao, the Minister of War!"

When you look at Nie Bao's resume, it's nothing special. At most, you can be considered a clean official or a cadre official. What really made this famous all over the world was a student he accepted as the magistrate of Huating County. This person's name is Xu Jie, which is the freshly released Mr. Xu!

The teacher was overtaken by the students and came from behind. He also relied on the support of the students to become the Minister of War. Now he has been promoted to the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel and is in charge of the assessment and promotion of all officials. It has to be said that it is a strange story!

Tang Yi was quickly evaluating the impact of this personnel transfer. In the cabinet, two cabinet masters are ranked ahead of Xu Jie, the chief assistant Yan Song and the second assistant Li Ben. As the new Grand Secretary, Xu Jie has limited voice. After many years of wife becoming a mother-in-law, he still needs to be tempered.

However, Nie Bao mastered the Ministry of Personnel, and the situation was completely different. If he guarded the Ministry of Personnel, Xu Jie's strength would increase rapidly, and he could even challenge Yan Song and replace him. This is probably the reason why Chen Menghe was excited.

But is the fact so simple? Although Tang Yi can't remember everyone and everything clearly, Yan Song fell down in his eighties, and there is still ten years left. Tang Yi doesn't believe that his little butterfly can have such a big impact, and he hasn't flapped his wings much.

Nie Bao, the Minister of Personnel, cannot sit for a long time. Once he is replaced, Xu Jie not only did not take down the Ministry of Personnel, but also lost the original Ministry of War, and he lost his capital without making any profits...

Tang Yi guessed accurately. Chen Menghe was about to praise him, but suddenly he found that he was frowning and didn't seem to be optimistic. Chen Menghe couldn't help but wonder: "The treacherous party is about to fall. Shouldn't he be happy?"

"No, no, of course I should be happy." Tang Yi couldn't say what he was in his heart, so he could only smile: "I think the more critical the time is, the more cautious we should be afraid. All we can do is not cause trouble for the cabinet master and wait for metabolism smoothly."

Chen Menghe slapped his forehead and laughed: "It's true that I'm so proud. Thank you for your kindness."

As he was speaking, Zhou Xun, who was promoted to the head of the General Office, rushed over and saw Chen Menghe, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Dang Zun, Shen Liang arrived at the yamen and said he wanted to borrow 200,000 stones of grain, and... "

Zhou Xun looked at Chen Menghe, and Chen Menghe said unhappyly: "What else?"

"He also asked Tang Zun to take back all the land that originally belonged to Hu Bin and Sun Yafang and handed it over to him for disposal."

"What a big face. Every little businessman dares to order me, it's a rebellion!" Chen Menghe slapped the table, shaking the teapot and tea bowls.

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Chapter completed!