Let's talk about Zhu Ibis Zhi. After leaving Yunzhou overnight, he went straight to Luocheng.
There is his old boss in Los Angeles and his contact person. He must inform Beijing about his situation and let the big shots in Beijing take advantage of him.
Therefore, he only brought a large amount of gold and silver treasures tonight. With a pair of these things, the team will naturally become more powerful.
And when there are many people and things, for safety reasons, they have to rest at night, so the journey will naturally be slowed down by more than half.
However, Zhu Iuzhi felt that he still had a chance, so he was not in a hurry. They only arrived in Luo City on the third day.
Of course, it is impossible to go back to participate in the reconciliation meeting at this time.
"Master! Master! Mrs. Zhu of Yunzhou brought ten boxes of gold and silver jewelry to ask for an audience!"
The Wen family in Luocheng, the master of the Wen family was just sipping fragrant tea with his guests. Unexpectedly, after only this moment, the servants said that Zhu Izhi had arrived in Luocheng.
Wen Jindao was very surprised. After all, the distance from Yunzhou to Luocheng was not that close, and since he retired from the court, the Scarlet Ibis Zhi rarely came here in person.
Why did he come in person now? This is really strange.
Therefore, Wen Jindao couldn't help but ask, "What is he doing here?"
When the boy who delivered the message was asked, he could only give superficial answers.
"Prefect Zhu said it has been a long time since he came to see the teacher. He came here specially to visit you."
Hearing this, Wen Jindao naturally didn't believe it. After all, if he really wanted to visit him, he didn't have to come here specifically today.
After he retired from his position as a high-ranking official in the capital, this boy rarely visited him again.
But today, when he came, he was showered with money and gifts.
So he always felt that this kid must have something to do with him.
But after all, he retreated from the capital, so he was not as sharp as before.
Even though his former student had already come to his door, he didn't know why he came to him.
However, his guest suddenly said at this moment, "He must have come to you to ask you to do something."
Wen Jindao twirled his white beard and said, "I guess so. After all, he hasn't come to see me for many years. I just don't know what trouble this kid got into!"
Hearing Wen Jindao's words, the visitor smiled slightly, "You have been ignorant of worldly affairs for many years. Maybe you really don't know, but I have heard about it. I heard that he has deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates in Yunzhou these years, taxed and extorted extravagantly, and was extravagant and lustful." .”
Hearing the visitor's words, Wen Jindao was slightly startled. This kind of thing actually happened under every government, so Wen Jindao felt that this matter was not a big deal, but the visitor's attitude was a bit strange. He For a moment, I didn't dare to make a judgment, "So this kid is not doing good things. I have to teach him a lesson when he comes."
After hearing Wen Jindao's words, the visitor continued, "I'm afraid you don't need to teach me a lesson."
Wen Jindao's heart skipped a beat, "What do you mean by this?"
"He was caught by King Jin. Now King Jin is arranging people to investigate him. When King Jin returns to Beijing in the near future, once the evidence is presented in court, everything will be irreversible."
Hearing this, Wen Jindao was also surprised. Although he had been away from officialdom for a long time, he still had some sense of some major events.
The King of Jin had always been the nephew of Prime Minister Chen and the future heir promoted by the Chen family. Although later the fall of the Chen family's eldest house everything fell apart and even the eldest son was made the crown prince.
The King of Jin was not destined to be crown prince, but he had made great achievements on the battlefield in recent years.
Moreover, he also got involved with the brother of the second roommate of the Chen family.
Although the three brothers of the Chen family are also members of the Chen family, after the separation, the second brother of the Chen family and the eldest brother of the Chen family actually broke up. In addition, the three brothers of the Chen family were far away in Guanyuan Town to fight against the Qiangmo foreign tribes. The court needed them, so the downfall that year During the Chen movement, their second wife, whose surname was the Chen family, was not implicated by the eldest brother of the Chen family.
It's just that over the years, Emperor Yong has been wary of them.
In order to prevent them from relying on their own troops, the prefect of Yunzhou became Emperor Yong's leash to control them.
Therefore, after all, Zhu Ibis is also important to Emperor Yong. If it is just a trivial matter, Emperor Yong will not pay attention to it at all.
However, if King Jin catches this underlying matter, it is not something that should be ignored, it is something that must be taken care of.
And if King Jin takes advantage of this matter to make great use of it. Then Emperor Yong's dog leash is likely to be cut off.
No one knows what King Jin has planned, but after the position of prefect becomes vacant, King Jin will definitely arrange his own manpower to control Yunzhou.
If this is the case, no one knows whether King Jin will have any objections.
Considering this, Wen Jindao could not help but immediately said to the visitor, "Master Lu, although my student is not stingy, he is absolutely sincere to Your Majesty. I also ask Master Lu to find a way to break the situation for my student."
However, after hearing Wen Jindao's words, the visitor said quietly, "Mr. Wen, it's not that I don't want to break the situation for your students. It's true that your students have reached a dead end. Who is King Jin? There's nothing you or I can do to stop him." Don't tell me, and you and I may be implicated by him today. After all, my cousin is married to his eldest son, we are related by marriage, and you were once his teacher. You also know that His Majesty likes to get to the bottom of things, so If we continue to mix it in, sooner or later you and I will be involved in it. I am telling you this today only because I was saved by you, so I am specifically reminding you."
After hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Wen Jindao also understood his current situation, but he couldn't help but ask, "How about I refuse his meeting today?"
However, after hearing Wen Jindao's words, Lu Zhizhang suddenly said, "Why refuse? Don't you want to return to officialdom?"
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Wen Jindao only smiled lightly and said in a low voice, "The officialdom is like a battlefield. The old man is now in his seventies. He is old enough to know his destiny. There is no way he can return to the officialdom."
But at this moment, Lu Zhizhang suddenly said, "If you don't want to enter the officialdom, don't your descendants also want to do it?"
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Wen Jindao's eyes immediately lit up. However, when he thought that all these descendants were useless, he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Those boys have been better than each other since his father." It's ridiculous, my family's fortune will be ruined, I'm afraid they won't be able to destroy my Wen family's foundation once I enter the officialdom."
When Lu Zhizhang heard this, he whispered, "Mr. Wen, how could you think like this? I think your eldest grandson is very willing to make progress."
Hearing Lu Zhizhang mention this eldest grandson, Wen Jindao just relaxed his brows a little, but only a little, his face was still gloomy.
"That boy really wants to revive our Wen family. He is indeed different from others. But my grandson is really not good at school. I'm afraid he won't even be able to pass the imperial examination in the future." Wen Jindao said in a low voice.
After hearing Wen Jindao's words, Lu Zhizhang whispered, "Isn't what happened today an opportunity? Since your student is here, he is going to die anyway. Instead of letting others eat this dying pawn, why don't you use him Will you save your life to pave the way for your eldest grandson?"
Lu Zhizhang's words are undoubtedly a good way out. After hearing what the other party said, Wen Jindao couldn't help but dare not underestimate Lu Zhizhang.
I have to admit that this is indeed a good solution.
Since King Jin insists on taking the reins controlled by Emperor Yong from afar.
If they take up the broken rein first and let their eldest grandson perform, then even if their eldest grandson is not qualified to enter the palace examination, he is not ineligible to enter the officialdom through other channels.
After all, what they did was to control the out-of-control situation within a reasonable range.
In this way, Emperor Yong could punish himself with three cups, or he could severely punish the Crested Ibis Zhi. After all, the most indispensable thing in the court was people, and as long as they controlled these, they would still control the candidates for the reins.
With such a great achievement, Emperor Yong could not fail to give the Wen family a chance.
Thinking of this, Wen Jindao's eyes lit up.
He couldn't help but whisper to Lu Zhizhang, "
Mr. Lu is still thoughtful and comprehensive. I'm really beyond my reach. "
After praising Lu Zhizhang, Wen Jindao then said, "Master Lu, if today's matter comes true, I hope that when you come to the capital, you can speak more kind words for me, especially my grandson!"
Hearing Wen Jindao's words, Lu Zhizhang just smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wen, don't worry, your grandson is born like a dragon and a phoenix, with an extraordinary destiny. His future path will definitely be a smooth road."
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Wen Jindao also knew that Lu Zhizhang had agreed to cooperate with the Wen family, so Wen Jindao just whispered, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Then, Wen Jindao said to the others, "Come on, let Zhu Ibis Zhi come in, but remember to tell him that only she can come in, and the others can find another place."
After hearing Wen Jindao's words, others naturally responded.
Wen Jindao then considered that although his student was from the literary examination, he was also good at martial arts, so if he wanted to catch him, he would inevitably have to arrange a few more people, so he then only said to the people behind him: " You go and arrange a few guards to guard the outer courtyard. If you hear the sound of me breaking the cup, tell them to come in quickly!"
After hearing Wen Jindao's arrangement, the personal servant only said yes, and then hurried off.
As for Crested Ibis Zhi, who was waiting at the outer gate, he felt excited when he heard that his teacher was willing to see him.
However, he was still a little confused after hearing that others were not allowed to enter the inner room.
But thinking that his teacher has now left the officialdom, he just needs the teacher to help him make connections, and they have a teacher-student relationship. I guess his teacher will not use any other means against him.
Considering this, Zhu Iuzhi didn't hesitate too much and said to the steward, "Everything is at the discretion of the steward."
