Zhu Di was so ruthless. For such a big thing as taking away the land and population from the hands of the Buddhist and Taoist sects, he was stunned and didn't release any news to the outside world for several years.
Chen Kan couldn't help but feel a touch of bitterness in his heart, and a feeling of abandonment swept through his body instantly.
This kind of thing could not be hidden from Chen Kan, but it definitely could not be hidden from the old foxes in the capital.
Especially Dao Yan and Fang Xiaoru, as well as Jian Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs.
No wonder Fang Xiaoru wrote to him at the beginning, reminding him not to interfere with anything in the capital. At that time, he only thought that Fang Xiaoru was simply reminding him not to interfere in the matter of seizing the legitimate son.
If Zhang Sanfeng hadn't woken him up today, I'm afraid he would have been kept in the dark for who knows how long.
Come to think of it, Fang Xiaoru might have anticipated this day coming when he reminded him.
As for Zhu Di's planning of this matter, I'm afraid they were indispensable for pushing it behind the scenes.
Throwing the account book back to its original place, Chen Kan walked out of the archives in despair.
Seeing this, Yun Niang hurriedly followed Chen Kan. The two of them walked to a corner. Yun Niang couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Master Marquis, what's wrong? Do these things have anything to do with our family?"
Chen Kan smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "There is a connection, there is a big connection, our family may be in trouble."
"ah?"
Yun Niang exclaimed, looked around, and then asked in a low voice: "Master Marquis, do you want me to send Matchmaker and the others out?"
"It's not that serious yet. Let's wait and see for the time being. I'll wait until I return to the capital to discuss everything."
Chen Kan stopped and sighed slightly, then a look of contemplation appeared on his face.
Yun Niang hesitated for a moment and wanted to ask again, but Chen Kan had already stepped towards the private room on the second floor.
Yun Niang looked troubled, but finally she called a maid and whispered: "Call Wu Di to see me later."
The maid nodded slightly, turned around and entered a screen.
After doing this, Yun Niang once again ordered the maid serving in the room: "Go to the kitchen and arrange for the Marquis to have a meal."
Chen Kan did not care about Yun Niang's arrangements, but returned to his private room and began to think about the impact this matter would have on him.
As for the matters in the inner house, he believed that Chang Ning and Yun Niang would handle it well.
Judging from the records in the ledger, during the year he went to Nanyang, the apparent money of the Buddhist and Taoist sects should have bottomed out.
After all, it is very expensive to build temples and temples, and Zhu Di spread his stall so big. No matter how much money the two religions have, it is impossible to support the construction of hundreds of temples and temples at the same time.
You must know that the construction of palaces and temples by Buddhist and Taoist sects is not just as simple as building a building. Each place is almost a palace complex.
In particular, the Taihe Palace in Wudang Mountain and the Huangmiao in Wutai Mountain almost cover the entire mountain with palaces and temples. In terms of the amount of work alone, it is not much worse than the construction of Beijing City.
What's more, both religions need to erect statues after building temples. Smaller Buddhist temples need to erect bronze statues, while larger Buddhist temples also need to erect gold statues.
Although Taoists build Sanqing clay sculptures, the paintings and carvings on the clay sculptures are not cheap.
If the above things can be solved with money, then there is another problem that money cannot solve.
Buddhist temples and Taoist temples were almost always located in famous mountains and rivers, and the famous mountains and rivers of this era were also called deep mountains and old forests.
Therefore, this problem that even money cannot solve is how to transport materials into these deep mountains and forests?
Should we rely on the hidden population of the two religions, or should monks or Taoist priests transport it themselves, or hire people to transport it?
Obviously, these three scenarios are unrealistic.
The hidden population has to help them farm the land. Although the monks and Taoist priests are not involved in production, they still have a lot of homework to do every day. As for hiring people, they don’t even have the money to build palaces and temples. How can there be money to hire people.
Without money, the two religions could only sell the land and population in their hands at low prices.
But land and population are the core interests of the two religions, and it is impossible for the two religions to just give these things away with both hands.
Therefore, it is inevitable for the two religions to seek ways to break the situation.
How to break the situation?
It's very simple, eat the big ones.
This big family could be the imperial court, Zhu Di, or officials and wealthy people of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Chen Kan's real role in Zhu Di's plan was to be the big one.
Chen Kan is rich, and some of the things he does are seen through by Buddhists and Taoists. This is the handle.
However, religion has a great influence. If they want to destroy a person, they do not need evidence at all and can achieve their goal by directly guiding public opinion.
The only thing that gave Chen Kan some comfort was that he was not the only rich person in Ming Dynasty, and he was not the only big owner.
Therefore, after Chen Kan returns to the capital, life should not be too difficult.
After quickly figuring out the connection, Chen Kan couldn't help but sigh again.
Who would have thought that things would happen just after returning to Ming Dynasty after winning the battle? It is simply outrageous to open the door to the outrageous mother. It is outrageous.
Chen Kan came back from his thoughts, and the dinner that Yun Niang had ordered to prepare was ready.
Song Qing led Tan Cong and Dou Xing to exchange cups and cups in the lobby of the Hengfeng, and the guards were also noisy.
In comparison, Chen Kan and Yun Niang seemed a bit embarrassed in the private room.
During the whole process, Yun Niang was basically serving food to Chen Kan, while Chen Kan ate the food without saying a word.
The meal was almost tasteless, but Chen Kan didn't taste much of it anyway and just watched Yun Niang serving him dishes.
Yun Niang is the second woman besides Chang Ning who has served Chen Kan like this in all the years since he came to Ming Dynasty.
How should I put it, although Chen Kan was already trying hard to accept the fact that Yun Niang was his concubine, he still felt a little sorry for Chang Ning in his heart.
Anyway, I feel very guilty.
After finishing the meal, it gets dark.
Chen Kan walked out of the private room, stretched, turned around and asked, "Where is my room?"
As soon as these words came out, Yun Niang's face showed a visible look of disappointment, but she still responded softly: "Master Marquis, please come with me."
Chen Kan didn't feel anything was wrong and followed Yun Niang to the third floor.
There are many empty rooms on the Hengfeng, but there is one main room that is always empty.
When he arrived at the so-called master's room, he opened the door and looked at the room in front of him that was even more splendid than the room he lived in in the Hou Mansion. Chen Kan couldn't help but be a little stunned.
"It's really a luxury."
After sighing, Chen Kan wasn't picky at all. What else was there to choose? With the current financial resources of the Hou Mansion, it was completely reasonable for him to live in such a room.
Yun Niang opened the window for ventilation, looked back at Chen Kan and said softly: "I will ask someone to fetch hot water to wash the Marquis."
"good!"
Chen Kan nodded. After wandering on the sea for so long, he had long wanted to take a hot bath and sleep peacefully.
Although living on a treasure ship is quite comfortable, on the sea, fresh water is so precious that there is not enough for people to drink, let alone take a bath.
Yun Niang went down to make arrangements, and Chen Kan looked at the furnishings of the room curiously.
There are two suites inside and outside, with clear huanghuali wood furniture. There are not many books on the bookshelf, but they are all unique. There are also various antique porcelain on the shelves on the wall, which are not cheap at first glance.
Forgive Chen Kan for being superficial, he can only see that these things are expensive.
"So I'm so rich."
Chen Kan couldn't help but laugh at himself. Chen Kan seemed to understand why Buddhism and Taoism came to eat at his big family.
If he were from a Buddhist or Taoist sect, he would feel a little sorry for himself if he left such a big family without food.
Not long after, a row of maids came into the room carrying various toiletries. The huge wooden bucket was filled with hot water, and unknown spices were added to it. The smell gave off a refreshing feeling.
After ordering the maids to step back, Yun Niang stepped forward, her beautiful face flushed.
"Master Marquis, I will help you wash up."
Chen Kan blinked and suddenly looked at Yun Niang narrowly.
"Are you greedy for my body?"
"ah?"
Yun Niang exclaimed, her face suddenly turning red to her ears.
Immediately, Qi Qi Ai Ai said in a low voice: "Master Hou, I know the appearance of my body as a willow tree, and I can't get into the eyes of Master Hou, but my body... my body..."
Chen Kan sighed and interrupted Yun Niang's affectionate confession: "Yun Niang, actually you don't have to be like this. You should know that whether it is Da Zhu, Xiao Zhu or Hua Shi'er, I have always regarded them as relatives. Treated like a son.”
"I know that I have never worried about Hua Shi'er, but Lord Marquis, do you know that I am living alone, where can I complain about the pain and tiredness? I am getting older, and I don't dare to ask for the Marquis's favor. , I just hope to always be by Mr. Hou’s side. I only care about you this little. Could it be that Mr. Hou really dislikes me?”
Hua Niang's tone was extremely sad, and she looked at Chen Kan with tearful eyes.
Chen Kan looked up to the sky and sighed, turned to look at Yun Niang, smacked his lips, and murmured: "Sure enough, after talking for a long time, in the end, you are still greedy for my body."
Yun Niang: "?"
The ambiguous atmosphere was suddenly destroyed by Chen Kan's words. Yun Niang was stunned for a while, and suddenly remembered that the princess seemed to have warned her.
Well, as the original saying goes, it's probably because my Marquis is a stupid person who doesn't understand the style.
In the past, she only thought this was an excuse for Her Royal Highness the Princess, but now it seems that this is more than just an incomprehensible style, it is simply, simply...
Rolling her eyes without any trace, Yun Niang suddenly felt that there was no need to continue talking.
Anyway, it is impossible for Mr. Hou to understand his daughter’s family’s thoughts.
Thinking of this, Yun Niang couldn't help but grit her teeth, and then secretly cheered herself up.
Chen Kan was still sighing, and the next second, a soft body suddenly crashed into his arms.
A huge force came, and Chen Kan's center of gravity was unsteady, and he was knocked into the tub unprepared.
"Plop~"
Water splashed, and the two people in the tub stared at each other.
Feeling the softness in his arms, Chen Kan smacked his mouth and then became furious.
Are you kidding? He has always been on top. How can he tolerate being pushed back?
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After a lingering night, early the next morning, Chen Kan felt refreshed and prepared to return north with his men.
Yun Niang reluctantly sent Chen Kan to the dock and tried to persuade him to stay again: "Master Hou, tomorrow is Laba Festival. Can't you really stay in Guangzhou after Laba Festival and then return to the capital?"
Chen Kan shook his head and said calmly: "It has been too long to lie down. I need to return to the capital as soon as possible to pay orders to His Majesty. Besides, there are still some things that I need to go back to make preparations as soon as possible."
Chen Kan's reasons are very good. Even if Yun Niang is reluctant to leave, she can't say anything to persuade her to stay at this moment.
There was just a strong sense of reluctance in his eyes.
Chen Kan thought for a while and asked: "Can't we leave the affairs in Guangzhou to the steward? You are starting from Guangzhou now, and you can return to the capital before the year, and our family can still have a reunion year."
"I'm afraid it won't work. Most of our family's focus has shifted to sea trade. There will be several caravans returning at the end of this month. If I leave, the stewards here won't be able to handle such a big stall. Wait. Next year, the stalls in Fujian will also be opened, and I will only be busier."
Chen Kan frowned and said nothing more.
Yun Niang was originally the type of strong woman, and Chen Kan didn't want to tie her to the small piece of land in the back house. It was good that she had a career that she wanted to do her best.
"Fortunately."
Chen Kan stepped forward and gently held her in his arms.
After a moment of tenderness, Chen Kan ordered without hesitation: "Pass my command to the general and set sail!"
"Woo~"
The heavy sound of the horn spread throughout the Guangzhou pier, and Chen Kan strode onto a cruise ship. The cruise ship left the pier and headed towards the treasure ship docked on the water.
Yun Niang stood quietly on the dock, watching Chen Kan's treasure ship go away.
The next second, she returned to her strong woman posture.
Chen Kan stood quietly on the deck, looking at Yun Niang standing on the dock in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.
Speaking of which, Yun Niang is the second woman she has really interacted with since coming to Ming Dynasty.
A stupid young boy who had just had his engagement broken off didn't know anything, so he dared to take a huge sum of one thousand taels to a place like Shibafang, which eats people without spitting out their bones.
If he hadn't met Yun Niang at that time, I'm afraid his thousand taels of gold might not have had such a big effect.
When I saw Yun Niang, I just thought she was pretty.
Later, when I learned about Yun Niang's experience, I just felt sorry.
Who would have thought that the relationship between the two would be as good as it is now?
Zhang Dong and Song Qing stood by Chen Kan's side, with unspeakable doubts in their eyes.
"Master Marquis, since you can't bear to leave the second lady, why don't you take the second lady back to the house with you?"
The whole Ming Dynasty now knows that Yun Niang became Chen Kan's concubine, so Zhang Dong felt no psychological burden when he heard the second lady shouting.
Song Qing was also confused and asked in a low voice: "Although it is taboo for women to set foot on our naval warships, if it is the second lady, I think the brothers will not say anything more. After all, if it were not for the food and grass sent by the second lady, , we can’t return to Ming Dynasty.”
Chen Kan withdrew his gaze and was too lazy to talk to them. Chen Kan understood their subtext, which was to tell Chen Kan that there was something wrong with a woman showing her face outside, so he might as well take this opportunity to take her back.
But... Chen Kan didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Everyone has their own way of living. Yun Niang is his woman now, so he doesn't believe that anyone dares to gossip.
Turning around and walking back to the deck, Chen Kan began a new round of lying dead.
