Murong Yuliang gradually calmed down after being gagged. Seeing this, Wang hesitated and put down his hand.
Accompanied by his wife, the Chief Envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Hebei Province remained silent for nearly a cup of tea, and then said to his wife in a waning tone:
"Lian Zhen, I have been tired of accompanying you like a tiger after these years. Why not take this opportunity to retreat to the countryside..."
Wang, who was called by her maiden name by her husband, could feel a strong sense of exhaustion and loneliness from her husband's expression. In recent years, because of the hope of joining the cabinet and becoming the prime minister, Murong Yuliang could be said to have worked hard in Hebei. I want to prove myself in this ancient land of the Central Plains!
Although the work is hard and tiring, Murong Yuliang is always full of hope and is very enthusiastic about his work.
But as the hope of joining the cabinet and becoming the Prime Minister completely vanished, Murong Yuliang, who had no hope in his heart, began to show signs of decline!
And now the news of Murong Zhengshan's death has hit Murong Yuliang deeply. Murong Yuliang and Murong Lun had a very good relationship with each other.
Murong Yuliang knew very well that the one his eldest brother Murong Lun admired and loved the most among his sons was Murong Zhengshan. Murong Lun felt that Murong Zhengshan was the one who was most like him among his sons, talented and ambitious!
Murong Lun even revealed to Murong Yuliang that he was considering breaking the ancestral system of the Murong family and making Murong Zhengshan, who was not the eldest son, the head of the Murong family in the future.
Therefore, although Murong Yuliang did not see his eldest brother Murong Lun for the last time, Murong Yuliang believed that in the last moments of his life, Murong Lun must have wanted to take care of his family and Murong Zhengshan, so that Murong Zhengshan could gradually grow up. Let him support the Murong family in the future...
Because of this, when Murong Yuliang learned about Murong Zhengshan's conspiracy, although he felt that it was very risky and inappropriate, he still chose to let Murong Zhengshan implement his plan by default!
However, no one expected that things would develop to this point. When he thought of his elder brother's disappointed look, Murong Yuliang felt like a knife was twisting his heart. If someone else killed Murong Zhengshan, Murong Yuliang would definitely avenge his nephew and kill him. The whole family's blood debt must be paid with blood!
But thinking of the man behind the scenes, Murong Yuliang never dared to have any thoughts of revenge, and this also made him want to retire now that he was mentally and physically exhausted!
Seeing her husband who seemed to have aged instantly, Wang felt very distressed and immediately held Murong Yuliang's hand, but Wang still persuaded her:
"Master, this is what you are doing while you are still in office. What will happen if you retire?"
Murong Yuliang was a little silent when he heard this, and after another moment of silence he said:
"He didn't kill Lin Huaiwu, and he probably wouldn't touch me. How can I say that I have sacrificed my life for him for so long!"
Wang continued:
"Even if he doesn't touch you, do you think Cui Shao won't touch you? He is also a character who eats people without spitting out their bones... ·
"And if you leave Xiaohui in the court like this, Qingwu will be alone in the Ye family. Zhe'er, what will happen to Shengwu? Master, you should think about your family!"
Hearing what Wang said, Murong Yuliang had a helpless smile on his face, but he never mentioned retirement again!
Seeing this, Mrs. Wang felt relieved. Although she felt sorry for her husband, she did not want Murong Yuliang to retire at this time!
First of all, the couple had been together for decades. Wang knew very well that Murong Yuliang's talk of retiring now was just a moment of anger after learning that Murong Zhengshan was dead!
Although Murong Yuliang is not young yet, his passion for power has not subsided. Therefore, even after retiring, Murong Yuliang is still depressed in the end with nothing to do at home.
In addition, Mrs. Wang also had some small thoughts in her mind. She thought that while Murong Yuliang was in her position, she could make good arrangements for her and Murong Yuliang's two sons, brothers Murong Zhe and Murong Shengwu!
Although the Murong family's influence on the political situation will still exist even if Murong Yuliang retires, but having spent most of her life in the circle of the powerful, Wang is very sensitive to the words "when people leave, tea will be cool", and she knows Murong Yuliang very well Being in position is one thing, not being in position is another!
Therefore, Mrs. Wang hopes that her old man can stay in his position for a few years, use his power to arrange his two sons in an orderly manner and then retire, instead of hastily retiring on impulse... ················
After pondering for a while, Murong Yuliang warned Wang:
"Don't reveal a word about Zhengshan to Qingwu. Although she doesn't have much contact with Zhengshan, after all, they are siblings whose blood is thicker than water!"
"Qingwu has always been very smart. If she knew about Zhengshan's death, she would definitely think of the commander. She would not be able to cope with herself by then. Moreover, Qingwu is pregnant with a child now. If she gets emotional, anything could happen. !」
Wang also nodded and said:
"Sir, I understand!"
"But Qing Wu is a very smart kid. How long can we hide this from her?"
Murong Yuliang smiled bitterly and said:
"You can hide it as long as you can, at least until Qingwu gives birth to the child!"
After discussing Murong Zhengshan's matter, Wang seemed to have thought of something and then asked Murong Yuliang with concern:
"Master, how are you going to deal with Sun Jing'an's matter? His nephew has been wanting to visit you these past few days, but I stopped him and told him that you were not at home because of something!"
Murong Yuliang snorted coldly when he heard this:
"Now that I am a mud bodhisattva, I can't even protect myself! How can I deal with his matter? Just deal with it how you want!"
"Lian Zhen, you have done a good job in this matter. Sun Jing'an and I don't have much contact with each other, and he didn't give me even one tael of the money he embezzled in Qilu. What does his accident have to do with me?"
"Sun Jing'an came to me just because he was ill and sought medical treatment. He must have also gone to see Lao Cui, but this old woman who practices Cui and is always very cunning will definitely not pay attention to him!"
"Next time Lian Zhen's nephew comes to visit him, he can just kick him out without worrying about the face. This Sun Jing'an can't stand for a few days without giving him any face as a sinner... ········》
Listening to Murong Yuliang's words, Wang said with some worry:
"Sir, this Sun Jing'an has nothing to do with you, but he is very close to Ri Shengchang. He helped Ri Shengchang a lot in developing his business in Qilu!"
At this point, Wang paused for a moment before continuing:
'Master, you know that Jiang Yuyan gave me two jade bracelets before. These two jade bracelets are worth a lot of money!
Murong Yuliang also fell into deep thought when he heard this. When Ye Mingsheng issued a license to Rishengchang, Jiang Yuyan had approached him and presented him with a banknote worth 20,000 taels of silver.
In an official-based society, it is inevitable to deal with officials if you want to do something. Jiang Yuyan has a clear understanding of her identity and does not feel that there is a relationship between her and Ye Mingsheng, so she thinks that Murong Yu Liang can do something for her!
Therefore, Jiang Yuyan hopes to use a banknote of 20,000 taels in exchange for Murong Yuliang's convenience in promoting Rishengchang Bank's business in Hebei and Henan!
In addition to the 20,000 taels in silver notes, Jiang Yuyan also expressed to Murong Yuliang that as long as Murong Yuliang could take care of it, he would be grateful in a day or two!
However, Jiang Yuyan really underestimated Murong Yuliang. Twenty thousand taels of silver was a lot for others, but not much for Murong Yuliang, who was born in a wealthy family!
Murong Yuliang knew very well that Ye Mingsheng hated corruption. Many officials in the Fengwu Army had fallen for this problem, and the money was very hot. In addition, Murong Yuliang knew that Jiang Yuyan was Ye Mingsheng's mistress outside. Yuliang declined...
Although he declined Jiang Yuyan's banknote, Murong Yuliang also expressed to Jiang Yuyan that he only wanted to
As long as Jiang Yuyan can stay calm, complete the tasks assigned to her by the commander-in-chief, and help the Chief Secretary do the corresponding work, then as the Chief Secretary, he will definitely provide Ri Shengchang with conveniences within the limits of the Zhou Dynasty law.
Jiang Yuyan was also very surprised when she saw that Murong Yuliang refused the silver note she sent and came up with such high-sounding rhetoric. At first, she instinctively thought that Murong Yuliang was dissatisfied with the lack of money, so she gave it to Murong Yu again. Liang exchanged a 30,000 tael banknote, and expressed her difficulties in a subtle way, and that she would be grateful if the Rishengchang bank account developed!
However, during the meeting between the two, Murong Yuliang reiterated his position to her. In this way, Jiang Yuyan believed that Murong Yuliang really did not accept her "gift"
Although she was very surprised that Murong Yuliang did not take the money, Jiang Yuyan also assured Murong Yuliang that she and Rishengchang Company would resolutely cooperate with the work of the Chief Secretary and do a good job in saving and providing loans to farmers in Hebei and Henan.
After receiving Jiang Yuyan's guarantee, Murong Yuliang indeed played a certain role in promoting the Rishengchang bank account in Hebei and Henan.
Later, when Murong Yuliang's wife Wang celebrated her birthday, Jiang Yuyan gave her a pair of very good jade bracelets...
Murong Yuliang is also a person who knows the goods. He knows that one bracelet may cost thousands of taels of silver, and the price of a pair of two is even more expensive.
Although on the surface Jiang Yuyan said that she and the Wang family were like mother and daughter, which was her filial piety to the Wang family as a junior, Murong Yuliang had no idea what Jiang Yuyan meant.
Although Murong Yuliang wanted to return the jade bracelet to Jiang Yuyan, the bracelet was indeed very good. Jade bracelets like this are very attractive to women. His wife Wang liked it very much.
Secondly, Murong Yuliang was also a little worried about Jiang Yuyan's identity. He guessed that Ye Mingsheng gave Jiang Yuyan the task of keeping an eye on him, so he didn't want to get into too much trouble with Jiang Yuyan. After all, he had already rejected Jiang Yuyan's banknote, and now he is in Rejecting this pair of jade bracelets is too disrespectful of the other person’s face!
Third, although this pair of jade bracelets is precious, their value is only three thousand taels of silver at most even if it is overestimated!
Although three thousand taels of silver is a lot of money, it is not much for the dignified envoy to Hebei and Yu. It is much worse than the last time the banknotes were bad. Murong Yuliang guessed that even if Ye Mingsheng knew about it, he would not treat it as a person. That's what happened, so in the end I accepted the pair of jade bracelets by default...
Judging from Jiang Yuyan's approach to her, Murong Yuliang felt that because Sun Jing'an helped Rishengchang Bank develop in Qilu, there was a high probability that Jiang Yuyan had taken care of Sun Jing'an!
Although he is not very familiar with Sun Jing'an, there have been many exchanges between Hebei and Henan and Qilu since ancient times, so Murong Yuliang has also heard of some of Sun Jing'an's styles!
After Sun Jingan became the Chief Envoy of Qilu, although he made a lot of efforts for the development of Qilu, he also achieved good results and effectively improved the living standards of Qilu people!
But Sun Jing'an also took a lot of money. According to some rumors, Murong Yuliang thought that this old boy had a total of one hundred thousand taels in cash, Liangtian, House, etc.
In addition, Sun Jing'an was able to get a lot of his followers, and Murong Yuliang estimated that there must be 200,000 to 300,000 taels, and the possibility of digging deeper to get to 500,000 taels is not small!
If the amount hadn't been so huge, Murong Yuliang doesn't think Ye Mingsheng would have touched him now. After all, Sun Jing'an was a typical example of someone who surrendered to the Fengwu Army. Touching him would inevitably make people feel like killing a donkey!
And now Jiangnan, Huainan, and Guanzhong have just surrendered, and a large number of officials have not yet truly returned to the Yijing court...
So if Sun Jing'an is moved now, even if the reasons are sufficient and the evidence is conclusive, it will definitely have a considerable negative impact!
But thinking about it carefully, Murong Yuliang felt that it was almost inevitable for Ye Mingsheng to move Sun Jing'an. After all, Ye Mingsheng had just given a "collective dividend" to the Fengwu Army interest group with a large number of rewards.
Now the treasury of the Yijing court is empty, and the debt of Dadongsheng Company is so high that just paying off the interest on the bonds costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year.
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Ye Mingsheng also gave tax-free policies to places like Huainan, Jingchu, and Guanzhong, so naturally he had to catch a few fat sheep to make up for the shortfall!
After thinking about this clearly, Murong Yuliang had nothing to worry about. After all, the maximum price of two jade bracelets was only three thousand taels. He believed that Ye Mingsheng would not be able to do anything to him because of this little money!
Seemingly sensing Murong Yuliang's indifference, Wang hesitated for a moment but still threw out an explosive news to Murong Yuliang.
Upon hearing the news, Murong Yuliang was stunned for a moment and then said to Wang angrily:
'Why are you telling me such an important thing now?
Seeing such a big reaction from Murong Yuliang, Wang said with some regret:
"At that time, Mrs. Liu, she just mentioned it to me. I wasn't sure. Plus, I thought it had nothing to do with us, so I didn't tell you... ··········》
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