The door opened, and Hu Sen immediately wanted to go in, but Wen Qingzhu reached out to stop him.
"What are you doing in there? Her condition is more serious than imagined and she needs to rest now!"
Hu Sen asked in surprise: "Did she survive?"
"Don't you know my identity?" Wen Qingzhu walked to the table and sat down, about to pick up the teapot and pour himself a glass of water.
Hu Sen, who followed closely, grabbed the teapot, personally gave Wen Qingzhu a glass of water, and handed it to her excitedly.
The water in the cup kept sloshing, and Wen Qingzhu quickly brought it over to prevent the tea from being sloshed before she finished drinking.
After drinking the water, Wen Qingzhu raised his hand and asked Hu Sen to sit down.
"Now you can probably guess what's going on."
Hu Sen recalled the last words Sheng Ruyi said last night.
"It's a dog thief!"
Wen Qingzhu glanced at the teapot twice, and Hu Sen continued to pour her a glass of water.
Only then did she tell Hu Sen one by one what Wei Shuang had told her.
Hu Sen was stunned immediately.
After a while, he suddenly stood up: "The patriarch killed Ruyi's mother!"
"That's exactly what happened. Moreover, Sheng Hesong has not continued his relationship for so many years. He probably also has deep feelings for Ruyi's mother."
"The clan leader never told me about this matter! He only told me that Sheng Hesong's uncle sided with Teng Pei, which put the Teng family into a prison dilemma! Moreover, he also said that they tried to kill Sheng Hesong but failed!"
The Teng family did successfully kill Sheng Hesong, but they killed Sheng Hesong's wife!
Seeing Hu Sen's reaction, Wen Qingzhu finally understood the complexity of what the old man said.
Before Wen Qingzhu could continue, Hu Sen suddenly became furious: "He actually lied to me!"
When Hu Sen turned around to leave, Wen Qingzhu stopped him: "It's useless to look for him. As the patriarch, he has his responsibilities and missions. Teng Pei has seen the prosperity of Jinzhou and pursues money wholeheartedly. They are just targets." It’s just different.”
Hu Sen slowly turned around and looked at Wen Qingzhu: "Then whose fault is all this?"
"It's the Cangzhou Wu Clan's fault! If the Long family hadn't driven away the opposing Teng family in order to please the court, they wouldn't have had to leave their hometown!"
Wen Qingzhu looked into his eyes and said something that Hu Sen was far from aware of.
"When the Wu clan surrendered to the imperial court, the Teng family also agreed. However, in order to gain the trust of the imperial court, the Long family could only shift the responsibility for the stubborn resistance to the Teng family. A hundred years ago, the Teng family was the main fighting force of the Wu clan. This Unavoidable.
But the fault of the Long family is that they no longer want peace, so they drove the last blood of the Teng family out of Cangzhou thirty or forty years ago. The Teng family was unwilling to settle in Jinzhou, which is closest to Cangzhou, and planned to recuperate.
Unexpectedly, before the Long family took action, there was already a fight within the Teng family. Teng Pei did not mind intermarrying with the Han people, but the patriarch still wanted to return to the Wu clan, so they had differences, leading to the current tit-for-tat confrontation in Jinzhou. "
"So why did the Long family insist on driving away the Teng family?" Hu Sen didn't understand. When they submitted to the imperial court, most of the Teng family died.
After Wen Qingzhu got to know everything in these days, he gradually understood the ambitions of the Long family.
"The Long family is not willing to be ruled by Da Qi. They want to re-establish the Wu Kingdom. The Teng family has fought for so many years and made so many sacrifices to gain peace. They will not agree! What's more, the blood of the Teng family Even now, the Long family is still wary of the Teng family. Do you think Cangzhou has not intervened in everything that has happened in Jinzhou over the past ten years?"
At this point, Hu Sen's hands and feet were already cold. Is what Wen Qingzhu said true
If it's true? Why didn't the patriarch tell him
The Teng family has been reduced to what it is now, a place where people are not human, ghosts are not ghosts, they are all—
"Wait a minute! Are you saying that everything that happened to the Teng family was planned behind the back of the Long family?" Hu Sen suddenly thought of something. Over in Cangzhou, there was a more powerful King Runan suppressing him!
Wen Qingzhu smiled. Sure enough, lobbying alone was not enough.
She confessed: "Why did Ping Guohou go to Cangzhou? There must be something wrong with Cangzhou. Either the Wu clan has different intentions, or the Wu clan has different intentions from King Runan. Do you think there is any difference?"
Hu Sen calmed down for a moment and then asked: "So the grievances between the Long family and the Teng family are all your guesses?"
Wen Qingzhu shook his head: "It is inferred based on the facts and the information I have. And there is no doubt that it was the Long family and the Teng family that drove out of Cangzhou. I think you can ask the clan leader for the specific reason."
The white belly of the fish appears in the east, and the darkness recedes quickly.
Wen Qingzhu stood up, walked outside the door, and breathed in the morning air.
A cool feeling spread into my lungs, dissipating some of the fatigue on my body.
"The plan probably won't change. You just need to act on time. As for the Heshen Festival competition, no one can win the championship as long as I am here!"
With these words, Wen Qingzhu got into the carriage, followed by Jiang Yuanhan.
"Can you learn?"
Jiang Yuanhan nodded: "I learned it."
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "In the past, what you learned in books were all theories. The real reality will be more complicated. If you can't follow the trend in every decision, you must also adapt to local conditions."
"Is this the end of the grudge between the Teng family and the Sheng family?" Jiang Yuanhan still didn't understand. It was just that the misunderstanding between Hu Sen and Sheng Ruyi was resolved, but they were not the ones who could really lead the development of the matter.
Wen Qingzhu felt more and more that it was right to bring Jiang Yuanhan out this time.
"It is true that they cannot decide the direction of things, but Hu Sen and Sheng Ruyi can greatly influence the people who make decisions. Here, when we want to go against the trend, we are not strong enough and can only attack from the side."
"I can still understand Miss Sheng, but although Hu Sen can be the master of Clan Chief Teng, we now have a bigger enemy, Qianjia Trading Company, or Qian Yong."
"You forgot someone." Wen Qingzhu reminded him.
Jiang Yuanhan suddenly came to his senses: "Jing Yinuo!"
"Yes, there must be a reason why Third Uncle invited him here. Even if he can't deal with Qianjia Trading Company by himself, I think he will have no problem dealing with Fian Yong. He is also a simple person. If he becomes an official, he will be in court." There must be a place for him!”
When Wen Qingzhu mentioned Jing Yinuo, his tone was sincere praise.
It is a pity that such talents remain in the business world!
Although he didn't know why he vaguely wanted to compete with him, Wen Qingzhu still understood one thing, that is, he recognized that Jing Yinuo was on the same level as himself.
When they arrived at Wei's house, Mrs. Chai was waiting at the door early.
Seeing them get out of the car, he hurriedly walked up to the bride and groom and said, "You are finally home. There was something wrong with the Hong Bean Lantern competition. Qianjia Trading Company has changed the rules!"
"What rules have been changed?" Wen Qingzhu's heart sank.
These days, she has been concentrating on investigating the Teng family's affairs. She can safely leave Qianjia Trading Company to Jing Yinuo.
I hope he doesn't disappoint.
"You guys come in first, Yinuo is waiting for you inside."
After walking into the main room, Jing Yinuo stood up.
"You are back."
Wen Qingzhu raised his hand and asked him to sit down.
After everyone sat down, Jiang Yuanhan needed to sort out his report. Although the Teng family was in Jinzhou, they still had constant connections with the Cangzhou Wu Clan.
After he left, Jing Yinuo looked at Jiang Yuanhan's leaving back and thought for a moment.
"May I ask Mr. Jing, what have the rules become?"
Jing Yinuo looked away and explained: "Before, anyone could participate, but this time Qian Yong said that everyone's sincerity must be tested. This time, not only the businessmen have to donate money, but also those who participate in the competition must pay 100 yuan each." Two pieces of silver."
"One hundred taels of silver! Wouldn't that mean that more than 90% of the people would not be able to participate!" Wen Qingzhu felt that it was not Sheng Hesong or Qianjia Trading Company who noticed something, right
Jing Yinuo's tone also became serious: "It's not 90%, but 100%. Currently, there are only three people who have signed up, all of whom are from Qianjia Trading Company. Even if you are included, five lanterns will be selected every year. Today's competition There are only four of them!"
"What exactly does Qianjia Trading Company want to do?" Wen Qingzhu was a little confused.
This situation does not mean that the more people participate, the higher the popularity. Businessmen doing business in Jinzhou vote every time, and each vote is worth ten taels of silver!
The more people there are, the more money can be raised.
In terms of preparation, it is just a matter of buying a name with money and seeing who has more money.
"I think Qian Yong may know my strength." Jing Yinuo said this seriously.
Wen Qingzhu immediately said:? ?
Now, Jing Yinuo can only reveal his identity: "Although I am from the Jing family, my grandfather is Shen Zhuang, the richest man in the southeast. My grandfather only has one daughter, my mother."
"Shen Zhuang!" Wen Qingzhu was stunned.
In fact, Wen Qingzhu had to be surprised. In the previous life, Jiang Yuancheng overthrew Jiang Yuansheng and Jiang Yuanan. Those who followed me prospered and those who went against me perished in the capital. In the end, the Shen family business almost used money to cause civil strife!
Although the Shen family is now deliberately hiding its strength and saying that it is the richest man in the southeast, the Shen family is actually the richest man in the world! Even richer than the country!
At least at the time of the border war, Jiang Yuancheng had money but could not buy supplies, and the Shen family was secretly obstructing it.
Later, the reason why the Shen family failed was that the Shen family village was destroyed in a sudden fire.
The fire burned for three days and three nights, and the sky in Shenjiazhuang was black at that time.
This strategy was also what Wen Qingzhu finally planned for Jiang Yuancheng.
Looking at Jing Yinuo again, Wen Qingzhu finally understood why he was so competitive.
In fact, Jiang Yuancheng looked down upon Jing Yinuo, a merchant at that time, and only arranged for Wen Qingzhu to deal with him.
For half a year, neither conspiracy nor conspiracy worked.
Later, Jiang Yuancheng took action personally, but was immediately caught by Jing Yinuo, almost losing his reputation in the end.
To be precise, Jiang Yuancheng has a bad reputation in the southeast area.
Officials in Jiangnan have always opposed Jiang Yuancheng's canonization as prince.
Later, Jiang Yuancheng fabricated the corruption case, arrested all the officials in the southeast, and sent his confidants there. Coupled with the fire in Shenjiazhuang, ordinary people did not dare to say anything.
Only then did the southeast area calm down.
In the past, Wen Qingzhu also felt that as long as he held the civil servants and generals, the world would be under his control.
But then Shenjiazhuang's counterattack almost made Jiang Yuancheng fail.
This incident made Wen Qingzhu understand that civil servants and generals were important, but what was more important was the people's hearts.
"It's true that I didn't want to hide this deliberately, but in the Jing family, only my father knew about this matter, and he asked Madam to keep it a secret."
Jing Yinuo's voice brought Wen Qingzhu back from his thoughts.
Looking at Jing Yinuo again, Wen Qingzhu's eyes were full of admiration. People like him are people who care about the world.
"It is a pity that Mr. Jing did not become an official but went into business."
Wen Qingzhu's tone was full of appreciation and regret.
Jing Yinuo felt deeply that he just mentioned his grandfather's identity, why did Wen Qingzhu's attitude change so much
And this tone is so similar to that man.
"Let's not talk about it for now. There is a reason why I chose this path." Jing Yinuo simply explained that the most important thing now is the red bean lantern competition at the River God Festival.
Wen Qingzhu nodded, of course there was a reason. It was money that could make a country so rich that it almost made the crown prince of the Qi Dynasty unable to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!
Sure enough, money is power!