Zhen Yingjia returned to the house with a gloomy face.
He could feel the mood changing in the city.
As Tang Binyin, Miao Changqi, Zhu Guozhen, and Gu Tianjun moved northward one after another, except for Jia Jing and Li Shouzhong, a few people who had nowhere to go stayed in Jinling. They didn't know the fate of the day, and they were probably the ones suffering the most.
He originally hated Simple Tang Mi, Zhu Gu and others the most, but now when these people disappeared from his sight in Jinling City, Zhen Yingjia realized the importance of the existence of these people.
He had always thought that these people would only talk eloquently, but in reality they were of no use, and he could do much more.
But when these people disappeared, he suddenly discovered that the city had become Jinling and no longer Nanjing.
Outsiders say that Jinling is Nanjing, and Nanjing is Jinling. But without the Nanjing Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Jinling is no longer Nanjing, but just Jinling.
Zhen Yingjia's feelings are particularly obvious now.
Li Shouzhong hid in his mansion and sighed all day long, drinking to relieve his worries.
Jia Jing stays behind closed doors and doesn't see any guests. He doesn't know what he is doing there pretending to be a ghost. Is he planning to fake his own death and escape from his golden cicada shell again? But the world is so big, where else can he go?
He was too lazy to care about the fate of these people, but what about himself and the entire Zhen family?
And what about so many other families who share the same spirit and share weal and woe with the Zhen family?
Thinking of this, Zhen Yingjia felt a little more at ease.
After all, so many families are well-known in the local prefectures. Even if the court does not want to see the Zhen family, it still has to weigh it.
What's more, there is the emperor, and there are Tang Mi and others at the court. Besides, there are all kinds of discords and discords, but at least there is some love, and they have to take care of it.
If the people in the cabinet really want to attack the Zhen family, the emperor will not just sit idly by and watch. Can Tang Miu and others at least speak out against it and stop it?
Today I went to the prefect's Yamen to meet Jia Yucun.
In the past, Jia Yucun could only come to see him, but now the situation has reversed.
I went to see him some time ago, but I couldn't see him. But fortunately, when I went to see him today, he met me and his attitude was acceptable.
Zhen Yingjia didn't know whether this situation was good or bad. Jia Yucun was a very deep city, and it was difficult to get what he wanted to know from his face or mouth.
Now the only person in Jinling City who can speak for himself is Jia Yucun.
But how much can Jia Yucun say in Jinling City?
Sun Chengzong, Feng Keng.
These two people are the rulers of Jinling, Nanjing, Nanzhili, and the land south of the Yangtze River. They are the ones who talk.
Especially the latter.
Sun Chengzong has never been to the south of the Yangtze River, and has always been in the Ministry of War. He is a typical northern scholar. Although in theory he is the left minister of the Ministry of War, he is now respected in Jinling City, but in reality this is not the case.
Feng Keng is the key in the middle.
This in-law of the Jia family did not marry a girl from the Jia family, but only took Jia She's concubine as a concubine. This is the most regrettable thing.
This son has been to Jiangnan and is very familiar with Jiangnan. Many gentry and merchants in Jiangnan even have some connections with him, but these people hardly have much contact with him, or they have not a deep relationship with him.
I have submitted my name card twice, but without exception, there has been no news.
This made Zhen Yingjia restless, like an ant on a hot pot.
He didn't know what the other party's plan was, or his intuition told him that the situation was not good.
He had stopped his private salt business a long time ago, and also notified his subordinates in other prefectures to stop and wait and see, but Zhen Yingjia didn't know whether these people would be so honest.
He also has limited control over these people.
At Taihe Silver Village, Zhen Yingjia didn't have much else to do. There was always business to be done. Should he immediately take back the money he had given out? Impossible.
Is it possible that the equity capital of each company will be returned? It is even more impossible.
We can only take one step at a time.
The only hope is with the Tang family.
Thinking of this, Zhen Yingjia felt a little more at ease.
He had already greeted the Tang family and even sent 50,000 taels of silver in advance to ask his in-laws to help clear things up.
The Tang family and the Lu family are related by marriage, and the Lu family has an unusual relationship with the Dong family and even Yuan Keli, Xia Jiayu, Zhang Nai and other officials in the DPRK and China. This is the foundation and confidence.
Yuan Keli also came from the Ministry of War, and has been a colleague of Sun Chengzong for many years, and is now the governor of Shanxi.
Xia Jiayu was a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Gao Panlong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, regarded him very highly.
It is said that he will soon be promoted to the position of doctor in the examination department. No one dares to look down upon him when he is a senior official.
Zhang Nai was the chief envoy of Shaanxi Province. It is said that he also had a friendship with Feng Keng, and he served as his successor.
The Tang family can gain access to these connections, and the Zhen family can also leverage it. At most, it will just give them some extra money. It is time to spend what they have earned over the years. Zhen Yingjia is still very decisive about this.
"Father, uncle is here." As soon as he entered the door, Zhen Baoyu crept over and whispered.
"Hmm." Zhen Yingjia nodded with a straight face, not looking good.
If this son hadn't been quite honest during this period and didn't go out much, Zhen Yingjia would have really wanted to find a way to scold this rebellious son.
"Also, there is a letter from my sister." Zhen Baoyu said timidly when she saw her father's expression of confusion.
"Did your sister write?" Zhen Yingjia was surprised.
Wasn't Baoqi sent to exile? He heard that he had gone to Shaanxi, so he also sent people to Shaanxi to inquire. It was said that he was originally going to Yulin for the border fortress, but later he stayed in Xi'an for unknown reasons.
He also quietly met with the people who were going there, and he seemed not to have been tortured much.
"Well, the letter is with mother." Zhen Baoyu asked quickly: "Do you need your son to get it for your father?"
"Hurry up and get it." Zhen Yingjia nodded. She didn't know why her daughter wrote the letter at this time. Is it because she also knew that the family was in trouble?
When I walked to the study, I saw my second brother Zhen Yingyu waiting at the door.
"Brother."
"Did you go to see Shui Rong?" Zhen Yingjia said gloomily, "What did he say?"
"Huh, what else can I say? I'm nagging, drinking too much, and I've become a resentful woman. I think it's been like this every day during this period of time." Zhen Yingyu sneered: "I'm complaining about heaven and earth, just saying that the emperor is sorry for them. , now they have made it impossible for them to survive or die, and now they are sitting in the sleepy city, not knowing what to do..."
While sneering, Zhen Yingyu couldn't help but sigh. Who would have thought of having such a master?
Who can he deserve? Except himself.
He patted his butt and went to Beijing to be his puppet emperor. He didn't care what happened to so many people who worked for him. He was really blind and killed countless people.
Zhen Yingjia doesn't have much time to care about the four kings anymore. She has chosen the wrong path, and she doesn't have much capital and strength, so she can only wait for the court to announce her fate.
If you were smarter, you could simply go back to the capital and go to the Zongren Mansion to surrender and ask for forgiveness. It would definitely be better than staying here in Jinling City and waiting to die.
"Brother, what should we do? I think the situation is not good. I'm afraid that fifty thousand taels of silver is not enough for the Tang family. We need to double it, no, twice!" Zhen Yingyu said fiercely: "Send another 150,000 taels, please. The Ding family can help clear it up quickly, and the Ding family can also send fifty thousand taels. If it’s not enough, we’ll find a way."
Zhen Yingjia was surprised. He didn't expect that his younger brother would suddenly become so decisive. Before, he thought fifty thousand taels was enough. Why did he suddenly change his attitude?
"What's wrong, second brother, what happened?" Zhen Yingjia asked quickly.
"I got news that the imperial court sent a group of people to deal with the affairs in Jiangnan. It is said that the leader is Gu Bingqian." Zhen Yingyu took a breath, "There are also Chai Ke, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Han Xu, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice. I'm afraid these two None of us are familiar with each other, but I'm afraid brother Gu Bingqian is familiar. This man turns out to be a member of Emperor Yonglong, and he has always been aloof with the emperor. My brother has dealt with him before, and he doesn't have a good impression of our Zhen family. If we don't get there before he gets there, put some before
If things are handled well and relationships are managed well, the situation may be worse. "
Zhen Yingjia's expression suddenly turned frighteningly gloomy.
There are also differences within Nanzhili.
Gu Bingqian is from Kunshan and belongs to the Suzhou side. He has always been at odds with the Jinling side.
I had dealt with him before, and this guy was also a follower of others. He was clinging to Emperor Yonglong's lap, and he shouldn't be in the cabinet, so why did he join the cabinet?
Now that this guy is here to handle the affairs in Jiangnan, those in Suzhou, Changzhou, and Songjiang will be happy, but those in Jinling, Huizhou, Yangzhou, and Zhejiang will be in trouble.
"Already set off? Does that mean we only have one or twenty days to get to Jinling?" Zhen Yingjia pursed her lips and said word by word: "We can get the money, but we shouldn't get it as a family, right? Next Each family also has to contribute some money. We contribute the bulk, and they also have to help make up some of it. Second brother, go and say hello and the family will come up with 20,000 taels. We are not demanding, but now is the time to help each other in the same boat. The rest Let’s help.”
Zhen Yingyu did the math and realized that 20,000 taels for a family was not a large amount, so there was no problem. The family would pay for the rest, and a hundred thousand taels would be enough.
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Zhen Yingyu nodded and just as he was talking, Zhen Baoyu knocked on the door and came in, handing her sister's letter to her father.
Zhen Yingjia took the letter and read it. There was nothing wrong with it at first, but later she saw Feng Ziying mentioned and was a little surprised.
Zhen Yingyu saw that his brother had a strange expression and asked casually: "Whose letter is this?"
"It's Bao Qi. She mentioned Feng Ziying in her letter and said she might return to Beijing soon." Zhen Yingjia hesitated for a moment, "How could Bao Qi know Feng Keng?"
"Bao Qi was exiled to Xi'an. Feng Keng was the governor of Shaanxi at that time, right?" Zhen Yingyu was also a little surprised, "But it seems that Ning Guofu, no, the emperor and the illegitimate daughter of Concubine Ying were also exiled to Xi'an. Maybe that's why they knew each other? But Why did Bao Qi mention Feng Ziying? Is there some kind of friendship that cannot be established?"
