The first of August.
There are thousands of people in the capital, and people are rolling in Caishikou.
The six hundred and twenty-nine people involved in the "Longgen Case", regardless of age or gender, all died under thirty-seven ghost-headed knives - until a few days later, the long street seemed to be haunted. The uproar of grievances.
On the seventh day of the eighth lunar month, it rained incessantly.
Sun Shaozong came out of Xiangling's room early in the morning and reluctantly left the house until the carriage stopped outside the yamen, but he was still thinking about his daughter who had just been born ten days ago.
On the 27th of July, Xiangling gave birth to a daughter. She looked healthy at first, but she suddenly developed a low-grade fever on the first day of the eighth lunar month.
This little big baby can't use medicine, and can only use physical cooling methods, but where can I see any results
Looking at her daughter's chubby little face, she lost weight in a few days, making Sun Shaozong feel distressed and down. The Taoist priest invited him to his home to perform a ritual.
This is mainly Ruan Rong's idea. She suspects that the 'Longgen case' is the unjust death of a ghost, and the disturbed child can't rest in peace. Although Sun Shaozong doesn't believe in ghosts and spirits, he can't take much care of it when he is in a hurry to go to the doctor.
Strange to say, that Taoist priest Shen Taoist performed a ritual ceremony, and the child's illness has really recovered. In the past two days, not only has the low fever subsided, but the milk is much sweeter than before.
It is precisely because of this that Sun Shaozong has the leisure to receive the dispatch, and is ready to go to Jinmen House to present the list of the Autumn Jue - now the first ten days of August are almost over.
Of course, Sun Shaozong would choose to go to Jinmen Mansion for business at this time, and he was also inseparable from the Prince's hot pursuit of late. Since that day, he accidentally saw the Crown Princess's underwear, and the Prince sent people every now and then to ask questions. It was a whole carload of tonics for the child.
The book does not go into details.
However, Sun Shaozong said that when he arrived at the government office, he ordered someone to carry the Autumn Jue List to the car, and at the same time went to the courtyard of Jia Yu Village to apply for the clerical certificate for this dispatch.
With the complete collapse of Han Anbang, and a faint guess that Sun Shaozong played a key role in the 'Longgen case', Jia Yucun became more and more enthusiastic about Sun Shaozong, and he no longer had the appearance of intrigue in the past.
This time is no exception.
When Sun Shaozong arrived at his courtyard, he was already waiting at the door, and before Sun Shaozong came to salute, he hurriedly greeted him, and asked with concern, "Brother Xian, after Zhang Lao Shenxian's practice, his niece's condition has not improved. Repeat?"
Those eyes, those trembling beards, those subtle expressions on his face, this old fox seems to have improved his acting skills again!
Desires from the bottom of his heart, Sun Shaozong also pretended to be moved, bowed and said: "Lord Lao is thinking about it, the little girl is now fine, otherwise Xiaguan will not go south to Jinmen at this time."
"That's good, that's good!"
Jia Yucun let out a long sigh and invited Sun Shaozong into the hall hand in hand.
After the guests and the host were seated and the fragrant tea was arranged, Jia Yucun backed away and said solemnly: "Actually, I thought that my brother should have gone to Jinmen Mansion for a walk."
Hearing him mention his official business, Sun Shaozong got up and said: "Because of family affairs, the lower official delayed the submission of the Autumn Jue Directory. It is indeed..."
"Eh!"
However, Jia Yucun shook his head to interrupt his speech, patted his chest lightly, and said disapprovingly: "Ask yourself, who is selfless in this world? I have no intention of blaming my brother, just from the point of view of the person who came here, I just wanted to mention something to my brother."
Sun Shaozong saw what he said solemnly, and knew that he was trying to show his favor recently, so that he could take over the throne of the prefect steadily, and he should not aimlessly.
So he also put aside his official tone, and solemnly cupped his hands: "I also ask my brother to enlighten me."
"Do you teach me... I can't say it."
Just listen to Jia Yucun's answer to the question: "My brother and I went north on the same boat. Naturally, I knew that I was an official in Jinling Mansion. Do you know how many officials in my Jinling Mansion have been transferred to the capital in the past year and a half?"
"This… "
Sun Shaozong was asked inexplicably, how could he know about the transfer of officials in Jinling Mansion
However, Jia Yucun didn't want him to answer, and after a short pause, he continued: "There are seven officials who have been transferred from Jinling to the capital in the past year and a half. Yiwu."
As he said that, he reached out and tapped on his black gauze hat, and said indifferently: "Who were these seven people promoted, when did they arrive in Beijing, what family members did they bring, whether they had a difficult life in Beijing, or whether they had Yu Qing at home, and the quality of their people. Sex, looks, talents, preferences…”
"I remember all of this clearly, and I dare not forget it all the time."
"Similarly, if they encounter any difficulties in the capital, I will naturally be one of the candidates they think of for help. Although it may not be the first choice, the ranking will never be lower."
Hearing this, Sun Shaozong has roughly guessed what Jia Yucun wants to teach his experience. To sum it up, it can be summed up in two ways, that is - forming a party!
Obviously, Jia Yucun regarded officials from the Jinling officialdom as natural partisans—although not all of them could do what he wanted, the obedient party attached to his banner, but by virtue of their innate advantages, they attracted most of them. It shouldn't be difficult.
But what does what he said have anything to do with him
He has never been a serious parental official, and the Xing Ming Division is firmly in his control, but it is pure wishful thinking to say that batches of officials are hatched from it.
Just when Sun Shaozong was puzzled, Jia Yucun leaned forward slightly and said, "In terms of the number of officials transferred to the capital from various prefectures in the world, Jinling has always been ranked second in the list. Brother, do you know who this champion is?"
"Could it be Jinmen House?"
It's actually not that hard to guess. On that day, if Emperor Gao did a great job in a place far away, what was the use of the bird if the deeds could not be heard by the emperor and important ministers
And Jinmen House has the advantage of getting the first month, and once it has a reputation for performance, it is naturally easier to get promotion and transfer than to go out.
but…
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "But what does the promotion of officials in Jinmen have to do with me?"
"It wasn't supposed to have anything to do with it."
Jia Yucun shook his head and smiled and said, "But in the big riot at the beginning of the year, my brother's reputation in Jinmen Mansion is not necessarily much worse than the foundation I laid in Jinling's two prefects."
"What's more, the prefect of Jinmen was just transferred a month ago, and the new prefect is the life and death of my brother."
Life and death
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but blurted out when he heard the words: "Xiang Yi has been promoted to the prefect of Jinmen?!"
Among the friends I met in Jinmen, who could be called life-and-death friends, only Xiang Yi, Jia Shanyao, had been born and died together, but it was a superior-subordinate relationship and could not be regarded as a life-and-death relationship.
A few months ago, Zhao Wutong, who was also known to the Jinmen mansion, was found to be the culprit behind Zhou Ruqing's case in front of the North Korean envoy. He had already been dismissed and brought back to the capital, so Xiang Yi was transferred to the Jinmen mansion. Replacing Zhao Wutong as the Tongzhi of Jinmen House.
At the beginning, Xiang Yi also wrote a letter from the elders specially for this, pouring bitter water on Sun Shaozong, saying that he was the second master of Cangzhou mansion, but he was just transferred to the provincial capital to be the third grandson.
Who would have thought that in just a few months, he would be promoted to the prefect of Tianjin!
tsk~
Speaking of Zhou Ruqing's case, it was clearly his own that made the greatest contribution, but up to now, he is the only one who is still standing still.
It seems that this young and promising, it may not be a good thing!
Sun Shaozong was feeling depressed when he heard Jia Yucun laugh: "Yes, it is Mr. Xiang who took over as the prefect of Jinmen."
"Now the governor of Zhili is temporarily held by Ge Laoyao, and all the government affairs of Zhili Province are temporarily in charge of the administrative envoy Si Yamen, and this envoy Su, my brother should not be unfamiliar, right?"
Naturally not unfamiliar!
At the beginning, that fellow sat on both ends of the mouse and watched Zhou Ruqing defect with the money, and only at the last moment did he enter the venue at the urging of Xiang Yi, which was really unsuccessful.
It's just that when Sun Shaozong was seriously injured, he couldn't take care of himself. He was afraid that if he pushed the guy in a hurry, he would die and the net would be broken, so he had to cover up for him in the jointly signed memorial, and gave him some credit. .
Because of this, this Master Su not only owed Sun Shaozong's favor, but was also held by him.
Thinking of it this way, the two chief officials of the provincial government in Jinmen have an extraordinary relationship with Sun Shaozong. In addition, the prestige established by Zhou Ruqing, the governor-general, and the execution of the court envoy in the street, this Jinmen government It really is where he ran rampant.
Especially since the capital and Jinmen House live next to each other, once something happens, it will not be beyond the reach of the whip...
Seeing Sun Shaozong's eyes flickering, which seemed to be an omen of intentional action, Jia Yucun laughed again: "Although it is not advisable to form a party for personal gain, how can you be able to stand firmly on the court without the help of a few like-minded cronies?"
"My brother has already established a prestigious name in Jinmen Mansion, and he has a lot of friendship with the governor and the prefect; and being able to be appointed by the sage to participate in the prince's case shows that Jane's future in the emperor's heart is limitless."
"This 'power' and 'potential' are already in place. When we go to Jinmen Mansion, just choose that young talent to show kindness and righteousness, and then we can set a banner in Jinmen Mansion."
"In the future, you only need to keep an eye on the officialdom of Jinmen Mansion, and treat the officials of Jinmen Mansion with kindness and prestige. Why is it that an official born in Jinmen does not follow his old brother's head?"
"Besides, if there is a suitable candidate around my brother, I might as well put it in the Jinmen Mansion to build a solid foundation..."
"If you can achieve that when people are not in Jinmen, but Jinmen hears the name of virtuous brother everywhere, there will definitely be a place for virtuous brother in this court in the future!"
Not to mention, after hearing this long-term plan, Sun Shaozong was really excited by what he said.
Immediately bowed his body and said, "As expected, 'Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books', Sun has been taught today."
"Ha ha… "
Jia Yucun laughed and waved his hand: "It's just a matter of experience. If it wasn't for my brother who has never served as a local official, I'm afraid I'd already be familiar with it. Where would I need my brother to do this?"
After speaking, he got up and gave a solemn salute again, and said, "In the past, my brother had shallow eyelids, but he insisted on fighting for power and profit in this Shuntian Mansion. It's ridiculous."
"Now that I think about it, if I and my brother are in the same boat, what is a mere Shuntian Mansion?!"
hehe~
This is just to listen to. If it is not for the sake of securing the position of the governor, how could he have tried his best to show his affection to Sun Shaozong
However, the idea of cultivating power in the Jinmen House is indeed somewhat feasible. If the Sun family wants to grow and develop in the court, it is not the upper-level relationship that is lacking, but the foundation of the middle and lower levels.
In particular, a few days ago, before Jia Zheng left, he also revealed a piece of news with a little jealousy: the emperor is very likely to give Sun Shaozong an official position as the chief minister of Zhili, Si Zuo.
Although this Zuo senator is only from the fourth rank, he is also regarded as a pivotal figure in the Department of Political Envoys. He can not only intervene and comment on any government affairs in Zhili Province, but also evaluate the powers of local officials.
Although Sun Shaozong's main dispatch in the future, I am afraid that he will still be in charge of the punishment name of Shuntian Prefecture, but with the official position of the Zuo Sen, it is justifiable to participate in the affairs of Jinmen Prefecture.
And as expected, Big Brother Cheap will be stationed in Jinmen House to train troops before the end of the year, and there will be a lot of involvement with Jinmen House at that time.
As long as the operation is done properly, one sings the white face and the other sings the red face, and it should not be a problem to win the hearts of the people.
in addition…
Listening to Jia Zheng's words inside and out, it seems that he still wants to match up with Xue Baochai.
If you can marry the Xue family and get involved with Xue Pan's father-in-law and Wang Zhe's tiger skin, you will get twice the result with half the effort - the name of King Zhongshun is very useful to bluff people. But to win over people seems to be a little less valuable.
"Xin brother? Xian brother!"
Just thinking about something, he heard Jia Yucun's suspicious call, and Sun Shaozong remembered that he hadn't responded to his good intentions, so he got up and bowed to the end: "What my brother just said is exactly what I wanted! Now that the Spring and Autumn Period is flourishing, the third rank is in sight; even though the younger brother is not talented, he will be able to change into a red robe within the year!"
"How can the future of you and me be limited by the Shuntian Mansion? Instead of fighting each other for petty profits, how can you and I go hand in hand and compete with others in the court in the future?!"
Hearing this, Jia Yucun immediately looked very excited. He got up and took a few steps forward. He lifted Sun Shaozong, grabbed his wrist tightly, and said with tears in his eyes, "Brother!"
Sun Shaozong didn't have the ability to cry when he said it, so he grabbed it back and said in a trembling voice, "Brother!"
Huh
Does this scene seem familiar
It seems to have been staged before...
bang~
While Sun Shaozong was complaining in his heart, he tried to pretend to be excited, but the door was suddenly pushed open, and a small official rushed in in a panic, shouting excitedly: "Lord Fucheng, Lord Zhizhong , out... out out out..."
"Get out!"
Seeing that this wonderful 'lyrical atmosphere' was disturbed by him, Jia Yucun snorted angrily.
Unexpectedly, the little official refused to obey his orders obediently. Instead, he swallowed hard and said loudly: "Come out... something big!"
Seeing that he didn't even care about his honor and his future, Jia Yucun and Sun Shaozong looked at each other and asked in unison, "What happened? Come on quickly!"
"Yes... it's Wei Tongju!"
Hearing that the official said excitedly: "Wei Tongjue took advantage of Xiu Mu yesterday to go out to the city for autumn hunting with his friends, but he was accidentally... Accidental..."
Hearing that he stumbled again, Jia Yucun couldn't help but ask, "What happened to Wei Tong's judgment?!"
The little official shook his head like a rattle, and stammered: "No... It's not that Wei Tong judged the accident, it was he who accidentally... shot Uncle Yong Yi's son... and shot him to death!"
What? !
Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun were dumbfounded.
Thanks to book friends 'Mr. Gao, plateau8283, the water in July' for the tips.