After the doctor from the Ministry of Justice who delivered the letter left, Xing Shigu was still immersed in a state of sluggishness.
It's a surprise, and it's also a dream, but at the same time it's also a bit confused and frightening.
Obviously, this is the result of the help of Concubine De, so after accepting this love, will he completely lose his autonomy in the future?
Was what Mr. Xia just said just comforting him at this moment? If someone makes some unreasonable demands in the future, can I refuse them?
If you can't refuse, then what's the point of holding on for more than ten years and suffering so much?
"Brother Shen, what are you thinking about?"
Su Yuanshang and Xia Jingyun walked out with smiles.
Xing Shigu turned to look at the two of them, and finally his eyes fell on Xia Jingyun. He said directly as rumored: "Mr.
Xia Jingyun looked at him, walked to the table, and sat down, "Mr. Su said this when he recommended you to me. You have upright character, outstanding talents, loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, uprightness, and you have been in the Ministry of Justice for a long time. For the matter of punishment, he is actually the best candidate for Captain Jingzhao."
He picked up the wine pot and looked straight at Xing Shigu, "Even in the mind of a person like you, this official position must be obtained through trade, rather than just recommending you because you are just suitable for this position." ?”
Xing Shigu was stunned. Xia Jingyun's words made him completely speechless.
Su Yuanshang said slowly: "Do you know who I am now?"
Xing Shigu looked at Su Yuanshang, "You were already the governor of a county a few years ago. With your talents and the ability of the Su family, you are at least a governor now, right?"
"I am now dressed in white."
Su Yuanshang said slowly, and then briefly explained his situation when Xing Shigu was shocked.
"I am willing to follow the young master because he has the same goals as me. He is not someone who is ambitious to seek power, nor is he someone who brings disaster to the country and the people. He cares about the people and worries about the country's affairs, which makes it impossible for him who had planned to live in ignorance for the rest of his life. I have regained my drive and motivation."
Su Yuanshang's words moved Xing Shigu a little.
Xia Jingyun took the initiative to pour a cup for Xing Shigu, poured another cup for himself, and then raised the cup, "Mr. , Huang and Zi Gongqing each have their own thoughts and are looking for a way out. The people of Li are in dire straits and are struggling to survive. I started from humble beginnings and cannot bear to see the people being killed. The weapons are raging and they are not overestimating their own capabilities. I am willing to be the one who holds the building up and turns the tide. I wonder if Mr. Xing is willing to help me?"
Xing Shigu stared at Xia Jingyun with his eyes widened, his eyes full of surprise.
You, a young man in your early twenties, actually have such thoughts? How dare you think about such a thing?
"Ahem!" Su Yuanshang couldn't help coughing twice as a reminder.
Master Xing just woke up from a dream, drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, then stood up, bowed deeply, and said excitedly: "I am willing to follow the young master!"
Xia Jingyun smiled and helped him up, "With Master Xing's help, I will be even more powerful!"
Mr.
Xia Jingyun shook his head gently, "Take your time, don't be in a hurry, there will be a day."
Then, amid Xing Shigu's doubts, he stood up with a smile and said, "You two are the same age and slowly reminisce about old times, so I won't interrupt you."
"Mr. Su, I will ask Lu Yi to pick you up in an hour."
"Master Xing, take your leave."
After saying that, he turned around and left, escorted by Chen Fugui.
Looking at his back, Xing Shigu looked at Su Yuanshang, "Do you think he can really do it?"
Su Yuanshang smiled and nodded firmly.
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In a courtyard in the city, a man returned to the backyard, took off his heavy cloak, took off his boots, and lay leisurely in the warm spring room.
Two maids came in, first helping to bring warm water to soak the feet, and then helping to beat the legs, feed tea, and give fruits.
After a while, there was a knock on the door, interrupting the spring atmosphere in the room.
The man stood at the door, "Master, are you looking for me?"
The man waved his hand, and the two maids once again missed the opportunity. They secretly cursed the man who was ignorant of current affairs and left unwillingly.
"Xia Jingyun can't wait any longer. Throw out the evidence you have about Shi Dingzhong as soon as possible. Remember to do it covertly and present it through Gongsun Jing's channel. He is stupid and will not easily notice the problem. If he We still have to fight for power, which is a bargaining chip, and if he has surrendered, this can also serve as a meritorious service."
After listening to the master's instructions, the man rarely hesitated.
"My lord, is it too costly to sacrifice the authority of one of the six ministers like this?"
The man shook his head, "If Xia Jingyun is given another chance to grow, he will definitely be a more difficult person to deal with in the future than that old fox from the Su family. I would be willing to give up both of them, let alone just one. They are just chess pieces, don't have any feelings for them. mercy."
The man nodded, no longer hesitated, turned around and strode away.
In the quiet room, the man was silent for a moment, then sat in front of the chessboard, picked up a real chess piece carved from warm jade from the chess jar, and slowly placed it.
——
The sky in Zhongjing City is the same, but it gets dark earlier in Nancheng.
There were few lights, and once the daylight went away, it was just like a scene of a silent and deserted city. It was hard for Xia Jingyun to imagine that this was the most prosperous Zhongjing in the world.
Turning onto the street, there were finally lights in front of us.
Xia Jingyun and Chen Fugui got on the carriage that had been waiting for them and drove slowly towards Dongcheng.
Leaning against the carriage, Xia Jingyun suddenly said: "Brother Chen, have you received a letter from home?"
Chen Fugui smiled and said, "No, I just asked Mr. Su to write a letter home and send it back to them. Mr. Su asked Mr. Gongsun to help deliver it by post, but it will take more than twenty days to arrive."
"Miss them?"
"It would be a lie to say that I don't want to, but following the young master and seeing so many things is definitely better than farming at home."
"In another year and a half, when we have established a foothold, we can take over our family members. After all, Zhongjing City is much more prosperous. I really hope you can stay by my side. It will be difficult for me to find you again. A trustworthy person like you."
Chen Fugui said without hesitation, "Thank you so much, Master."
Xia Jingyun waved his hand, "Remind me later and let me remember that there are still many poor people in the world. Don't stay among the rich and powerful in the capital for too long and think that the whole world is like this."
"good!"
At this time, Chen Fugui didn't quite understand the meaning of Xia Jingyun's words.
But half an hour later, when he stood behind Xia Jingyun and arrived at the house of Zhang Dazhi, who was now serving as a young prisoner, listening to the conversation between the two, he couldn't help but pinch his thighs to remind himself that money It's still valuable, don't think that money is worthless.
"Five hundred gold each?"
Zhang Dazhi looked at Xia Jingyun in surprise, unable to believe his ears.
Xia Jingyun, who was welcomed into the mansion by Zhang Dazhi with extraordinary enthusiasm and treated with the highest standards, smiled and said, "Can't you?"
Zhang Dazhi shook his head, "It's not that it's not possible, it actually feels a bit appalling."
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Brother, do you still remember the luminous pearl that the businessman named Ji Boxiao gave to my sister at the dinner party in Jiang'an? How much can that cost?"
Zhang Dazhi thought for a while, "Such a big luminous pearl is extremely rare. You need one or two hundred gold, right?"
"Put my mirror and that bead together, which one do you think a woman would choose?"
"That must be a mirror."
"So, there's a market for selling it for two or three hundred gold, right?"
Zhang Dazhi was almost bypassed and quickly reacted, "That's not right. You can make this thing endlessly. It's so hard to find a night pearl. How can it be sold at such a high price?"
Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Then can you make it?"
Zhang Dazhi still looked like an old farmer, frowning with a grimace, rubbing his rough hands, "I can't do it, but you can!"
"Is there anyone else who can?"
"It's enough that you know how to do it!"
"Well, since I'm the only one who knows it, it can be rarer than the Night Pearl."
Zhang Dazhi suddenly realized the key point, "You mean?"
"Things are rare and valuable. I have only built five mirrors. These five mirrors are the only five mirrors in the world. How dare you say that it is not worth five hundred gold each? I think one thousand gold is suitable."
Zhang Dazhi swallowed and completely agreed with Xia Jingyun's point of view.
If this thing is really that rare, with its foreseeable popularity, how much it can be sold for depends on the purchasing power of the ladies in the capital.
But is there any need to doubt their abilities?
They didn't have the money that the imperial court needed to donate for disaster relief and the labor force.
But there is not only money for squandering and spending money, but a lot of it!
Zhang Dazhi looked at Xia Jingyun, "Do you want me to cooperate with you and build the mirror together?"
Xia Jingyun nodded, "Can you do it?"
Zhang Dazhi scratched his head, "Only you know how to make that thing of yours, so all I can provide is the same transparent glass as before. However, after you made the precious mirror and presented it to the empress, you will The supervisor immediately tightened all glass sales, and now the supervisor is leading a large group of people to develop this precious mirror!"
Xia Jingyun frowned when he heard this. Does this person have such a keen sense of business?
But if I want to raise a large amount of funds quickly, there is no other good way to do it except mirrors.
So, he pondered for a while and looked at Zhang Dazhi, "Brother, take me to meet your general eunuch."
Zhang Dazhi nodded, "Okay, that's no problem. I'll accompany you tomorrow."
Xia Jingyun shook his head and said, "Not tomorrow, now."
(End of chapter)
