Hearing Emperor Long'an's question, even Dai Quan's eyelids twitched. He raised people privately, and they were shady people. There is no problem in saying that they harbor evil intentions.

Lin Ruhai knelt down with shame on his face and apologized: "I originally knew about this. When Jia Qiang was in Yangzhou..."

Emperor Long'an didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and asked Dai Quan to help Lin Ruhai up first, saying: "You told me in your secret book at the beginning, and I remember it. The Qi family will give Bai, Wu, Shen, and Zhou surnames to everyone." I killed him, I just didn’t expect that he really accepted all these people and brought them all to Beijing! Where did he get so much money to support so many people?"

Emperor Long'an had some doubts. Could it be that he had tampered with it when he raided the salt merchant's house?

Or maybe Lin Ruhai lost his mind and used all the accumulated wealth of the Lin family to support this bastard?

But if this is really the case, what does Lin Ruhai want these people to do?

Lin Ruhai answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, Jia Qiang is indeed capable of amassing wealth. In Yangzhou, Qi Taizhong, a silver fox of the Qi family, was a commoner, but he could be friends with the Supreme Emperor for thirty years. Qi Taizhong was the Tao Zhu of the time. However, with his Although he was able, he became an old friend with a young man named Jia Qiang and started some business together. He also sent his eldest grandson to the capital to befriend Jia Qiang. I guessed that he was entrusting the future fortune of the Qi family to him. On Jia Qiang."

Emperor Long'an frowned when he heard this and said: "Qi Taizhong is not a simple person, don't be deceived by him..."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "I can guarantee this, and it won't be like this. Even though Qi Taizhong, that old fox, had some thoughts, he still set his sights on the minister behind Jia Qiang and the emperor behind him. In the end, his eyes still fell on the emperor. He is a sensible person. Jia Qiang is just a young man, and he himself has this self-awareness. In addition, the third son of Qi Taizhong once laid a decisive attack to kill Jia Qiang. That time, it was really dangerous. Afterwards, Jia Qiang should The Qi family will gain a lot of benefits. These benefits may be what support him now. However, this matter is indeed taboo, so I will ask Jia Qiang to send all those people away."

When Emperor Long'an heard this, a strange color flashed in his smile, and he said: "Let's talk about this for now. Now you are in a difficult situation, it would be good for some people to help." After a pause, he said again: "My dear, Han, the governor of Liangjiang. Your Majesty, you gave me three secrets within one month. They impeached Jiangsu Governor Zhao Dong. He was corrupt and perverted the law, sold his official position, formed a party for personal gain, and had no bottom line. He ruined the officialdom of Jiangnan into a mess! Aiqing has been in Jiangnan for many years. I thought that Zhao Dong, after all, how?"

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he suppressed the smile on his face, frowned and said: "Zhao Dong... Back to the emperor, I really don't know this person very well, but corruption is rampant in Jiangnan official circles, and this is indeed the case. However, , Mr. Banshang is a man who has been in the officialdom for a long time and is used to the ups and downs. He is so lazy and mediocre, but he is not allowed to impeach him three times in a month. From this, it can be seen that Zhao Dong must have gone too far. "

Emperor Long'an looked gloomy and said: "Zhao Dong, and Jiangnan Admiral Liu Qi, have begged the Zhen family. That idiot Zhen Yingjia actually has the trouble to speak for them! You are a fool who doesn't know whether to live or die!"

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai frowned even more and sighed softly: "The Zhen family... is in some trouble."

Zhao Dong and Liu Qi were the former officials of Jingchu.

Which feudal official is not a confidant of the emperor?

If these two are already in trouble, then the Zhen family is even more troublesome.

The Zhen family, to a certain extent, is just like the Emperor's family having children.

As the saying goes, when it comes to beating a dog, it depends on the owner.

The late saintly lady of the Zhen family had contributed to the nurturing of the Supreme Emperor for ten years. During the most difficult period of the emperor's childhood, it was the saintly lady of the Zhen family who protected him with her meticulous love.

Thinking of this kindness, the Supreme Emperor visited the south six times and stayed at Zhen's house four times. In the presence of the princes and officials who accompanied him, he pointed at Madam Feng Sheng and called her "the old man of my family."

When Mrs. Feng Sheng was here, every year on her birthday, countless gifts were sent to her from the palace and other royal palaces.

The Zhen family has been in the south of the Yangtze River for many years since their father-in-law, and they are regarded as the eyes and ears of the emperor.

These holy family members also laid the foundation for the Zhen family to become the first family in Jiangnan.

Even though Mrs. Feng Sheng has passed away a long time ago, as long as the Supreme Emperor is here, it is really difficult to touch the Zhen family...

"However, I have an idea."

Seeing Emperor Long'an's face turned black, Lin Ruhai felt aggrieved. After pondering for a while, he smiled.

Emperor Long'an asked hurriedly: "Ai Qing, what can I do?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Zheng Simin, the governor of Hunan, is also a confidant of the Supreme Emperor, but among Jingchu's old ministers, this person can barely be regarded as a clean stream. Although it is inevitable that he is the same as Guang, but as far as I know, he is While in office, he promoted education, built water conservancy, and focused on agriculture and mulberry trees. He can be regarded as a minister. Why not transfer him to the south of the Yangtze River as governor, and then recruit Zhao Dong back to the capital in the name of promotion to investigate and deal with him!"

"Zheng Simin?"

Emperor Long'an thought for a while and said, "I remember that he and you are also of the same age?"

Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "That's why I dare to recommend him. Although Mr. Zheng is far from comparable to Mr. Han, Banshan Gong, but I think he should be within Mr. Han's tolerance. With him as a buffer, Banshan Gong picked up the pieces. If Jiangnan officialdom comes, there won't be too much turmoil."

After hearing this, Emperor Long'an nodded slowly and thoughtfully. At this moment, he suddenly saw a big eunuch in red come in with a special leather box, bowed and said: "Long live, the urgent secret package sent by the governor of Hunan has arrived. "

Emperor Long'an was shocked when he heard this. After looking at Lin Ruhai who was also surprised, he quickly asked his chamberlain to get it. After Dai Quan carefully inspected the lacquered mouth, he used the gold key to open the special lock on the leather box and took out the secret fold. Dedicated to Emperor Long'an.

Emperor Long'an opened it and took a look, his eyes suddenly lit up, he laughed loudly and said: "Lin Aiqing, what you said is true, what you said is true! It's finally raining in the two lakes! Hahaha! It's raining!"

There are severe droughts in the five provinces, and the most terrifying one is the severe drought in the two lakes.

The two lakes are the granary of the country. Once it rains, there will be no more disasters that will overwhelm the country!

…

Ning Mansion, front hall.

After sending Vivian and Catherine to the second gate of Rong Mansion and letting Lin Zhixiao's family lead them to Rongqing Hall, Jia Qiang returned to the front hall of Ning Mansion and saw Xu Zhen and Xu Zhongluan, who had been separated for more than two months.

Seeing that he still looked cynical and was even happy to see him salute, Jia Qiang smiled and scolded: "Didn't I ask you to stay in Jiangnan, spread out the ice room, and help Uncle Xue do more things? Why are you here now? ?”

Xu Zhen stood up and called out to Qu: "My eldest prince! Who would have expected that after you returned to Beijing, you would directly destroy a large camp, kill a Wuhou, and even make a prince? The news spread back to Nanmian, and with the help of With the momentum of your old man, the ice room business has spread across the six provinces of Jiangnan without any obstacles. Of course, the Qi family also played a big role in this. Coupled with the close and old friends of your Jia family, I will fight against you. I took a look at the old man's brand. Lian Zhen's..."

Jia Qiang's expression changed when she heard this, and she frowned and said, "Zhen family? Did you even provoke the Zhen family?"

Xu Zhen said hurriedly: "Master Marquis, don't get me wrong. You told me before you left that the Zhen family should stay away from you. How could I dare to provoke you? It was the Zhen family who came to their door to buy silk, satin and ice, and they insisted on giving money without default.

...Later I thought about it, the Zhen family looked at it, although the prospects seemed not good. Their hands and feet were too big, and anyone from Jiangnan who came to the Zhen family's door rarely came back empty-handed. The name of Zhen Buddha also made people frightened.

Panic. But even if the Zhen family is going to fall, I thought, there is no need to hide far away, right? No matter how much you hide, the Zhen family is also an old relative of the Jia family. There is no way to hide this, right? Why not lend some strength first?

, let’s talk about the benefits. On the day when the Zhen family really falls, as long as we don’t get involved, the Marquis will not be implicated.”

Jia Qiang thought for a moment and said, "Can you control the degree here accurately?"

When Xu Zhen saw that Jia Qiang had been moved by his words, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Hou! I just borrowed the name of the Zhen family, but I have no real contacts. If I don't get involved with the Zhen family, nothing will happen to me."

.Speaking of which, the Marquis’ family in Jinling and the Xue family are constantly going to fight against the autumn wind, which is very annoying!”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she was startled and said: "The Jia family and the Xue family in Jinling are going to fight the autumn wind? What kind of autumn wind are they fighting? Even the clans are divided!"

"yes!"

Xu Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "But they just came to the door and they were still confident. But I didn't say this. I just said that without the warrant from the Marquis, I wouldn't even dare to touch a penny. The shopkeeper of the Xue family was sent to jail.

This is a precedent. They are all young people who come with smiling faces and leave cursing. The Marquis still has to take this matter seriously, otherwise the second master of the Xue family will be very annoyed. At the moment, it is just the young people from the Jia family who come to the door, waiting for the old man.

If a generation comes to borrow money, it will be even more difficult to resist."

Jia Qiang nodded and said, "I understand. I'll send someone over when I get back."

Xu Zhen said curiously: "Master Hou, this clan matter is the most troublesome. You are now the clan leader. Although you are separated from the clan in Jinling, people have said that you can write two characters "Jia" in one stroke.

?If this matter is not handled well, it will be bad for your reputation, Mr. Marquis."

Jia Qiang shook her head and said: "The Jia family in the capital still has a house and family land in Jinling. When the clans were first divided, they did not mention the family property, but they did not say that they would give it up. Now that there are two clans, the eight houses in the capital will belong to them if they go back."

It would be better to collect some of the clan fields. Otherwise, how can the ancestral temple here offer sacrifices? How can the clan culture be continued? We have set up some industries to support the clan members, but we are also beaten by the Jinling clan. In this case, the clan fields in Jinling should also be clearly calculated.

OK. Someone will take care of them!"

When Xu Zhen heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "Master Hou, you are still taller than me!"

"You bastard, old man! When you bastard said this, you couldn't hide the evil smile in the corner of your eyes. If you dare to make fun of me again, be careful!"

After a few words of instruction, Jia Qiang said: "I don't need you for the time being. After entering the capital, most of the business and business matters will be handled by Qi Jun. You can go to Qi Yun's side with the cards in my house and help him."

I'll share the Jia family's share, and keep in touch with Jiangnan at all times. It's best to have Uncle Xue in charge in the south, and you to do it in Beijing."

Xu Zhen laughed and said: "I understand, I'm going to see Brother De'ang right away. I heard that he, the fourth young master from the south of the Yangtze River, is as impressive as he is when he enters the capital. I must let him take me to Panlou, Pingkangfang, to have a good time tonight."

!”

"Get out! I'll pick you up and cleanse you in two days. By the way, when you leave, take two people with you and stay with you as guards. The capital is not so clean."
Chapter completed!