"How much do they want to get?" Ying Wu couldn't help it anymore, "Are they a little too greedy? It's totally the behavior of leeches!"
"Human desires will gradually grow bigger over time. This is human nature."
"Yes, human nature, unless one has particularly strong self-control, there will be no exception for everyone." Shen Cha looked at Jin Jing and nodded in agreement, "If there is one, there will be two. If there is one, there will be two." If you say two, there will be three. As long as the other party doesn't refuse, there will be countless times. But once you refuse, the consequences of the outbreak are unimaginable."
"The general is right." Jin Jing said expressionlessly, "This matter has been the weakness of Ning Changguo from the beginning, and it can be manipulated. If the couple were not so greedy, if they had been a little more responsible, , there will be no such troubles, but when people face endless benefits, their rationality will be broken down and they will be carried away, even if they know that doing so may bring them endless trouble, or even Their lives are in danger, but as long as there is a chance or possibility, they will not give up."
"They are gamblers. They either win or lose miserably." Shen Cha smiled faintly and looked at Jin Jing, "That's right?"
Jin Jing said nothing. Looking at Shen Cha's face, he knew what she was thinking and nodded lightly.
"The general is right, they are gamblers, and they want to do business without capital." Ning Cheng sighed, "It's just that they do have a big handle in their hands. If they really take this I really want to expose it, it will implicate the whole family, and even the big clans in Jiangnan will be affected, so Ning Changguo, the clan chiefs and elders are also worried, and they are a bit jealous."
"The term rat-proof device is used very well. It seems that this is indeed the case in your situation." Jin Jing nodded lightly, "Then what they want this time is money?"
"This time they don't just want money, they want more." Ning Cheng sighed, "They want to control Ning Changguo's life."
"What is this? After all, Ning Changguo is not their real child. How can they control Ning Changguo's life?"
"To be precise, I probably want to control him in my own hands."
"Well, if they can control the Ningchang Kingdom, they can be worry-free for the rest of their lives." Jin Jing sneered, "It's really a good idea, and they are quite calculating."
"Yes, they didn't know where they heard that this group of scholars from Ningchang Kingdom might be re-awarded. Anyway, they ran all the way from Zhongzhou to Xijing City. After going to Xijing City, they didn't I told Ningchang State and went directly to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to find out if there had really been any changes in Ningchang State."
"They are really ignorant and fearless." Ying Wu couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, "What kind of place is the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Can these two people wander in? Are they coming under the banner of Ningchang Kingdom? "
"I don't know the specifics. My brother didn't say anything. He just said that the officials didn't see them, and Ningchang didn't see them either. So they broke into trouble and started acting up in the most prosperous place in Xijing City, saying that Ningchang was unfilial and Ningchang was unfilial. Chang Guo did not recognize them and so on. This matter caused quite a big fuss and alarmed His Majesty the Emperor at the time. Therefore, I made a special effort to find out about the situation of Ning Chang Guo and the couple. Because before, the couple always talked about it wherever they went. Ning Changguo is his son, but his son has been in Beijing for many years and has never seen the couple come to visit, but Ning Changguo sends things home every once in a while."
"Are you still sending things out every once in a while?"
"This is where the clan leader and Ning Changguo are smart. After the scientific examination fraud case, they said they were worried that something might happen to the couple, so they made a plan to send Ning Changguo to Zhongzhou from time to time. Don't make things too loud, but everyone around you should know. If the couple does anything inappropriate in the future, they will accuse him of being unfilial, and they will have witnesses to prove that they are not unfilial."
"This is a great plan for a rainy day!"
"Isn't this couple's behavior..." Ning Cheng raised an eyebrow, "It confirms the guesses of the clan leader and Ning Changguo. This is what they did."
"Then what?"
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At that time, His Majesty the Emperor felt that Ning Changguo was very pitiful. His parents probably just wanted to use him as a cash cow or something. Otherwise, his only son had been crying in Beijing for so many years without ever coming to visit him. He heard that he was going to be re-appointed. , just came rushing over, probably because he wanted to take advantage of it. During that time, Ning Changguo often did not go home because he was handing over the affairs of the Hanlin Academy. His Majesty the Emperor knew these things, and there were people who testified for him. Therefore, Ning Changguo became the most loved object in Xijing at that time. "
"It is indeed very skillful." Jin Jing pouted, "If I remember correctly, after he came out of the Hanlin Academy, the first place he was sent to was a small county in the south of the Yangtze River? That small county is in the south of the Yangtze River, it should be Not particularly wealthy, right?"
"Yes, because the couple said that they cannot send their son to a particularly wealthy place for fear that he will learn bad things or something, so it is best to bring him back to Zhongzhou, so that with them around, they can watch over him and prevent him from becoming a corrupt official. Don’t let him live up to His Majesty the Emperor’s cultivation and so on.”
"Don't they know that officials who are sent abroad cannot return to their place of origin to serve?"
"Since the Ning family in Zhongzhou separated from our own family, there has never been an official. How could you possibly know this?" Ning Cheng shook his head gently, "However, since my parents have this request, then we have to consider it. , Therefore, the original agreement to work in Chaozhou in the south of the Yangtze River turned into a small county that was not very wealthy. Although this made the Chaozhou family and Ning Changguo themselves very dissatisfied, this was the golden words of His Majesty the Emperor. No matter how dissatisfied they were, they could not resist. Ning Changguo could only pack his bags and take office after handing over the affairs of the Hanlin Academy. However, fortunately, the couple was arrested and taken to Jingzhao for disturbing the security of Xijing City. The Yin Mansion was imprisoned for less than half a month, and by the time they came out of the prison, Ning Changguo had already left Xijing City."
"Are we parting ways from now on?" Z.br>
"Not really." Ning Cheng shook his head gently, "Ning Changguo kept in touch with that couple for the next twenty years or so, and it was still his old way of sending things every now and then. Go back to Zhongzhou."
"What about that couple?" Jin Jing frowned slightly, "Are you still ignoring them like before?"
"They have learned well." Ning Cheng sneered, "After receiving the things, I also returned some to Ning Changguo, and even went to visit Ningchang Guo in his post. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a kind father and a filial son, and he is peaceful. "
