Gao Pragmatic has always been working hard to make money, but his efforts to make money are really not just for personal enjoyment. In terms of personal enjoyment, with his current wealth and income, he can't spend it all even if he plays in the wine pool and the meat forest until he dies. He just knows the magic of money, and knows that many of the things he wants to do can be done more easily with silver than with a knife.
For example, buying insiders is one of them.
Gao Wushi has many "allies" now, and most of these allies are tied up with interests. Few of them can really be said to be like-minded with Gao Pragmatic. After all, no one knows Gao Pragmatic's "ambitions" now. What is it, even people like the young master Zhu Yingzhen, who is so close to Gao Pragmatic that he only wears a pair of trousers, in the final analysis it is because of money.
Moreover, not everyone is qualified for Gao Jingshi to regard them as allies. There are many people who help Gao Jingshi do things and can only rely on bribery.
For example, in Feng Bao's foreign palace, in addition to Xu Jue, a die-hard best friend who was not easy to deal with, the second manager Zhao Dalun received many benefits from Gao Jingjing, not only direct money, but also other hidden benefits - such as Zhao Dalun's nephew has obtained the right to independently supply briquettes for about one-third of the capital's Nancheng area for three years, which is one of them.
So Zhao Dalun actually became Gao Guanzheng's person almost a year ago, not long after Gao Pragmatic returned to Beijing after taking the exam last year.
However, Gao Guanzheng was a kind man, and although he gave many benefits, he didn't need Zhao Dalun to do many things for him. One of the most important things was recording.
Anyone who comes to see Feng Bao or Xu Jue, and what other properties Feng Bao has in his home, such as valuable calligraphy and paintings, cultural objects, etc., must be recorded and handed over to a highly pragmatic person.
Apart from that, there were just some seemingly meaningless little things, and Zhao Dalun didn't care much about them.
As for whether Gao Jingshi thought about overthrowing his master, Zhao Dalun actually didn't have much psychological burden, because Gao Jingshi had hinted to him that he was expanding his courtyard outside the capital city, and he would definitely be short of a manager when the time came. If there was a chance, If so, I hope he can help.
Although Zhao Dalun is the second in charge of Feng Baowai Mansion, because of Xu Jue, he feels that he will never be the chief minister in his life, and few middle-ranking officials and nobles in the palace can be prosperous for a lifetime. Once something happens, , it's over as soon as it's said to be over, but it can't be compared to the solid foundation of an official family like the Gao family. As long as they don't commit the serious crime of treason, even if no one in the family is an official, the family business is stable.
What's more, the Gao family is not an ordinary official family, it is the family of the chief minister! And Gao pragmatic himself is rich and powerful, so it is definitely safer to be a steward with him than with Mr. Feng.
The only question is when the "opportunity" mentioned by Gao Guanzheng will appear.
Today, Zhao Dalun knew that the opportunity had come, because Gao Mo, the pragmatic head of the servants, gave him a task that he had never done before - to hide two things separately as quickly as possible.
The first thing looks like an account book, but it is not a very professional account book. It looks like something written casually by a person who does not know how to do accounting. It is just a casual note, but this account book is written very seriously.
Of course, this is not the basis for Zhao Dalun's judgment that "there is a chance today". The real basis is what is written on the account book and the handwriting used to write the account book.
What is written in this account book are all "gifts" received by Feng Bao.
It is of course common for a great eunuch like Feng Bao to receive gifts. The list of gifts Zhao Dalun passed to the highly pragmatic Feng Bao was far more comprehensive than what was recorded in this account book. But the difference in this account book is that some people are listed separately in it - the first person in the list is Zhang Juzheng, the assistant minister of the dynasty!
Under Zhang Juzheng's column, it is written: seven famous harps, nine luminous pearls, five pairs of pearl curtains, thirty thousand taels of gold, one hundred thousand taels of silver, and countless other treasures. [Wufeng Note: Historical facts. ]
Zhao Dalun flipped through it casually and finally discovered the secret - at least 70% of the people recorded in the book were related to Zhang Juzheng, and the remaining 30% were mostly small fish and shrimps. At least Zhao Dalun didn't know about them. Who is behind the scenes?
There is an even more amazing thing: the handwriting in this booklet looks like it is Master Feng’s own handwriting!
Zhao Dalun murmured to himself: "It seems that Gao Guanzheng wants to bring down not only Mr. Feng, but Mr. Zhang Ge will also be implicated."
He picked up another thing and looked at it, but it was a notebook. Zhao Dalun opened it and looked at it, his eyes brightening: Is this Xu Jue's diary?
He quickly looked at it carefully and quickly determined that it was really Xu Jue's diary. The records in it were even accurate enough to go out at a certain time on a certain day, do something in a certain place, and return to Feng Mansion at a certain time. Judging from the handwriting, this diary is undoubtedly "Handwritten by Xu Jue".
Zhao Dalun's hair stood on end. Could the servants of the Gao family be so powerful? This can only be accomplished by monitoring Xu Jue for twelve hours non-stop!
As for the things written inside, they were even more varied, but Zhao Dalun flipped through them casually and found several very terrible places.
For example, the records show that Xu Jue accompanied Feng Bao on a night visit to Zhang University's scholar's residence. During the meeting, Feng Bao said: "Gao Gong refuses to recommend our family. Sooner or later, our family will make him look good!"
And Zhang Juzheng's answer made people know that something was wrong at a glance: "The people Gao Gong relies on are nothing but holy relatives. The emperor is seriously ill now and has only a few days to live. By then, Feng Gong will have the trust of the noble concubine. How different is Gao Gong's holy family today?" Family members? Killing or not, it’s just a matter of a thought by Feng Gong. "
And Feng Bao's answer was even more arrogant: "It's just a daughter of a noble concubine. She will not go west if Feng talks eastward. When the time comes, Gao Gong will be charged with a crime, which will make it difficult for him to recover. But how to arrange this crime , Feng has not thought about it yet, does Taiyue have any concerns?"
Zhang Juzheng's answer, even if it appears in words in the diary, seems sinister: "This is easy! Now that the emperor has passed away, orphans and widowed mothers are in the court, the most taboo thing is the disloyalty of powerful officials. Gao Gong Shen To gain the emperor's trust and be upright in his actions, it is better to accuse him of intending to dethrone the emperor and establish a new one. As long as the two palaces and the young emperor trust him, Gao Gong will shed his skin even if he does not die!"
Zhao Dalun felt chills go down his spine. He didn't dare to look down anymore. He stood up and shivered for a while. He was a little scared and even secretly regretted. He didn't know if he should follow the original plan and hide these two things separately. good.
But at this moment, there was a knock on the door, and a voice from outside said: "Manager Zhao, I'm here to change the tea."
Zhao Dalun quickly hid the two books in his chest, forced himself to calm down, and then said after sitting down: "Come in."
The slave came in to change the fresh tea for Zhao Dalun, and suddenly smiled strangely at him and said softly: "Manager Zhao, Dongchang and Jinyiwei have begun to gather. You can't delay any longer, otherwise... I’m afraid even you yourself won’t be able to get away with it by then.”
Zhao Dalun was so shocked that he almost jumped up!
