Seeing that Sun Chengzong's uncertain expression finally turned from gloomy to clear, and finally became more helpless, Feng Ziying pursed her lips and smiled: "Brother Zhisheng, it's not just me, it's the same for you. Do you want me to give you some advice?" Dao'er, let's just make some money..."
"Stop it, stop it!" Sun Chengzong quickly waved his hand to stop him. He had been innocent all his life and was not willing to use such self-defeating tactics. "I won't go to that point yet, but you are indeed in some trouble. After the battle in Liaodong, I thought I wonder if the imperial court will let you take over Li Banghua's position as Shuntian Prefecture. However, Shuntian Prefecture Yin may not be better than the right minister of the Ministry of War, and military affairs are what you are good at. There is no point in going to Shuntian Prefecture. I just don't want it. I have to leave. Before you took over, Daofu also told me that he intended to let me go to the Ministry of Finance, but Brother Chengfeng didn’t agree, so he just put it aside..."
"Tell me from the bottom of my heart, I originally hoped that Duke Huaichang would join the cabinet. You would take over as Minister, and I would take over as your Zuo Shilang. This may be a bit arrogant, but it is what I really think in my heart. Two of them, Tang Mi, one is an official fan. One has an abominable character. In order to balance the situation, the imperial court actually allowed these two people to join the cabinet. It is really disgusting." Feng Ziying said carelessly: "The regulations of these seven cabinet ministers are actually a bit exaggerated. I don't know whether Tang Mi or the other two are involved. After entering the pavilion, how do you deal with yourself? Are you just a clay and wood sculpture?"
Sun Chengzong shook his head repeatedly, pointed at Feng Ziying, and sighed: "You, you, you and I can just talk about this, but don't let it fall into the ears of outsiders. The imperial court has its own ideas, and maybe they also expected it. The matter in Jiangnan can be solved so smoothly, so don’t you think that the court’s attitude and countermeasures are also changing again and again?”
Feng Ziying nodded slightly, expressing her agreement with Sun Chengzong.
"Before, I was hesitant to resolve the issue of the three towns in the south of the Yangtze River. I was deeply afraid that it would lead to uncontrollable disaster. But seeing that it was won so neatly, I felt that it was like cleaning up the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River and increasing the revenue for the court to fill the household deficit. It can be considered, otherwise why did you say before that you want Mr. Gu Ge to lead the team to Jiangnan?"
Sun Chengzong sneered, "Maybe Mr. Gu Ge and the others are here. They feel that the situation in Jiangnan is under control, and they will have a bigger appetite..."
Feng Ziying couldn't help laughing, and laughed loudly, "What Brother Zhisheng said is true. The people of the imperial court are like this. They are always trying to make an inch more. Once they have gained Long, they will look back to Shu."
The two of them smiled at each other, and the atmosphere relaxed.
Now that he understood Feng Ziying's plan, Sun Chengzong knew that the other party was confident, so he stopped asking any more questions.
It's just that the other party's current situation is indeed a bit embarrassing.
At the age of twenty-two, he is already a third-rank minister and the right minister of the Ministry of War. If he wants to be promoted again, it really feels like he has no chance of promotion.
But now that he has made great achievements in Liaodong and Jiangnan, how do you want the court to arrange it?
What's the point of taking a convict's niece as a concubine? It's not like marrying her as your official wife.
If you really want to use this reason to erase the other party's contribution, even if it is Qi Yongtai's instruction, the people below will probably think that this is a political sniper against Feng Ziying, causing a storm.
But if Feng Ziying goes back now, she really won't have a good place to settle down. Does she really have to move her place to make room for him?
Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong felt embarrassed. Even if he had made meritorious service, the court might also find it difficult to arrange it. Could it be that he was really allowed to go to the Ministry of Revenue? This was not what he wanted.
Seeing that Sun Chengzong's face was a little complicated, Feng Ziying could probably guess some of the other person's thoughts and smiled: "Brother Zhisheng, are you still worrying about how the court will arrange things for you and me after we return to Beijing? Don't worry, I have a plan, and I won't make a mistake now. Is there a small mistake? This alone wipes out my merits. The court must still feel sorry for it, but I already have two concubines. You know that I have a third wife and a third wife. The second wife now has a concubine, and the third wife and one A concubine can inherit the title through a legitimate son, unless the legitimate son gives up, so now it seems that we can ask the court to grant favors and military honors to the two concubines, right? In addition, I have many concubines, many of whom are favored, and I want to ask the Ministry of Rites for a blessing. , it’s not impossible, right?”
The nobility system of the Great Zhou Dynasty was slightly different from that of the previous Ming Dynasty, and had been reformed many times. The nobility system was becoming more and more strict because it involved enfeoffing food and land, which would lead to the loss of tax revenue.
But the title of honor only involves an honorary title, one lumi per year, and a few sets of clothes, which is much simpler.
Therefore, it was often replaced by rewards for honors, but even rewards for honors became quite strict after the late Yuanxi period.
Although the imperial decree of the Zhou Dynasty also followed that of the Song and Ming Dynasties, there were slight changes.
When Emperor Taihe conquered the country and established the state of his dynasty, many concubines from Long Wenwu were granted imperial titles in addition to their wives because they helped their husbands. This was the first time since the Song and Ming dynasties that concubines were granted imperial titles.
However, concubines had to be granted imperial titles, and the regulations of the Ministry of Rites were very strict. Important ministers, that is, concubines of officials below the third rank were not eligible for this qualification.
But how many qualified people are willing to exchange their merits for a meaningless concubine? It would be much more cost-effective to exchange them for a lord for their descendants.
Therefore, this system actually existed after the Taihe period, and during the Guangyuan, Tianping, and Yuanxi periods. Each dynasty probably had only a few of them, and sometimes you might not be able to encounter one in ten or eight years. In the Yonglong dynasty, even There is no one, so this has become almost a ritual and institutional existence, but in fact not many people are willing to do it.
Sun Chengzong frowned. Such a great achievement was dismissed by a few honors and orders?
Anyone else would definitely not agree, but for Feng Ziying now, I'm afraid it's really just fine.
Sighing, Sun Chengzong shook his head: "Ziying, if this is the case, it would be a pity. This kind of great achievement is rare for others to encounter once in a lifetime, but you have changed a few false names like a pair of shoes. From the perspective of others, this is simply a waste of natural resources.”
"Brother Zhisheng, you can't be too greedy. At my age, I am a third-rank official. Looking at the whole Zhou Dynasty, who else is like this? If I don't satisfy myself anymore, God will punish me." Feng Ziying has a good attitude and is happy Hehe said, "Besides, the imperial court also has its difficulties, we have to understand, right? My concubines have also been looking forward to their fate for a long time. If the imperial court rewards me this time, there will be less trouble in my back house." "
When Feng Ziying said this, Sun Chengzong nodded and smiled in agreement.
This guy has three wives and many concubines, and the back house is indeed a troublesome place that needs to be dealt with. He just uses this false reputation to appease the back house, but he is really willing to spend a lot of money. Others will probably vomit blood with envy.
After eliminating his worries, Sun Chengzong discussed business matters with Feng Ziying.
Feng Ziying was also prepared and handed over a lot of documents that had been prepared to Sun Chengzong.
It took Sun Chengzong a full hour to take a rough look at the entire document.
Feng Ziying came up with such a strategy for the tasks assigned by the court in just ten days, which also made him look at Feng Ziying with admiration.
If it was said that Feng Ziying had a good way of fighting, Sun Chengzong also admired him, but he believed that he was not inferior to the opponent. Of course, the opponent's age was an incomparable and huge advantage.
But these things that I just took out are not as simple as fighting.
This involves many aspects, including intelligence, connections, and disposal strategies, which are all quite complicated and require careful consideration.
Although it can't be said that this is a perfect plan yet, after all, he still needs to carefully consider many things involved, but it is very rare to come up with such a plan.
"Ziying, you have too many stakes. I'm afraid only you and I can know about it now. When Mr. Gu Ge comes, I'm afraid not everyone can see everything." After a long time, Sun Chengzong spat out. Zhuangqi said, "It's shocking to me at a glance. It's even more frightening than facing an army of 100,000 people. If outsiders see it, I'm afraid it will immediately trigger a shocking storm throughout Jiangnan."
"Indeed, this thing was officially made yesterday. There are 500 Liaodong troops stationed around the city, and more than 20 of my guards are around the mansion day and night." Feng Ziying also said, "There must be many in Jiangnan. People are watching us, so your and my security will be strengthened from now on. This is not alarmist,..."
Sun Chengzong understood that what Feng Ziying said was not false. This plan involved dozens of wealthy families in the entire Jiangnan. The fate of hundreds, thousands or even thousands of people depended on it. The wealth involved may even be in the tens of millions. Who can Ignore?
If you can't guarantee it, you will be desperate.
The adventurous ones have to give it a try.
"I understand, my heart is still raging now." Sun Chengzong looked solemn, "The four great families are so powerful, it can be seen that the Nanjing Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are almost useless. It is not a day to freeze three feet. This is not the puppet government. It took two or three years to form, so if you calculate it, it should have taken at least ten or twenty years to cause such a big disaster."
Feng Ziying nodded, "These four families basically grew up slowly after the 25th year of Yuanxi. Of course, there must be many officials here who collude with them to seek personal gain, causing them to expand viciously..."
"Ziying, if we want to deal with it, what are you going to do?" Sun Chengzong thought for a long time and then said: "If we want to do it together, I'm afraid it will shock the south of the Yangtze River. The court may not be happy to see it. I'm afraid Mr. Gu Ge is not that bold."
"I'm afraid the Zhen family will have to be taken down in one fell swoop. The other three families can be considered at their own discretion, or they can try to figure it out slowly." Feng Ziying suggested: "It is better to leave some room for Mr. Gu Ge and the others. I think they will have some ideas when they see this. Don’t worry about them being eager for success, I’m worried about them shrinking from the battle.”
As soon as these words came out, both of them laughed. They both knew Gu Bingqian's style.
