At the beginning of the lanterns, in the back hall of the Chen Mansion, the host Chen Xinjia was entertaining guests.
The huge table was filled with all kinds of delicacies. However, there were only two people in total. This means that Chen Xinjia is just entertaining a guest.
Although he was already white at this time, he was still a minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, and his identity lay there. But at this time, I saw him frequently toasting to that person, and even served him food! The degree of attentiveness would definitely make people's eyes roll if they were seen by outsiders.
But this guest was treated so hospitably by Chen Xinjia as if it was a matter of course. Everything he did was not affected at all.
It can be seen that this guest is either rich or noble. At least such sumptuous delicacies are displayed here. He only occasionally stretches out his chopsticks and is not attracted by the food.
Seeing this, Chen Xinjia put down his chopsticks, sat back in his seat, and said a bit angrily: "What happened before is in the past, it is in the past. The emperor didn't adopt it anyway, so there is no loss to you!"
After hearing this, the man glanced at him sideways, but did not answer. He just took a sip of wine, picked up a peanut and ate it. His attention seemed to be all on this peanut.
When Chen Xinjia saw this, he felt angry and said coldly: "To tell you the truth, I sent fifty thousand taels to Duke Xingguo. Did you see that?"
Having said this, he stretched out five fingers and shook them. He seemed a little distressed, but he still forced a smile and said: "Fifty thousand taels, I don't believe it. I won't be able to pry open the door of his Zhang Mansion!"
Withdrawing his hand, he also picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, but did not eat the food. Then he said to the man in front of him: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. If you smash these fifty thousand taels, you can always untie the bell." Is this a mess? As long as Duke Xingguo doesn't interfere, I believe that the emperor will still use me!"
Hearing this, the man turned to look at him and said with a sneer: "What a good plan! The banknotes Wu Sangui sent over were worth one hundred thousand taels, right? You only spent half of them, just to get the official position." Take back?"
Chen Xinjia couldn't help but frown after hearing this. Obviously, he was a little dissatisfied with his details being known so clearly.
However, he didn't think any more and answered the man: "I didn't ask Duke Xingguo to speak for me. I just revealed the previous grudges, and there was no grudges at all. I just gave out fifty thousand taels. Isn't this enough?"
"Okay, then I'll tell you!" After hearing this, the man looked at Chen Xinjia and said with a little joking: "Wu Sangui also gave one hundred thousand taels to Duke Xing Guo. As a result, he got fifty sticks, downgraded three levels in a row, from one side to the other. The general soldier has become a small guerrilla. This is because he is a first-time offender! Do you think your fifty thousand taels are definitely worth a lot in the eyes of Duke Xingguo?"
Seeing that Chen Xinjia seemed a little unconvinced, the man continued: "And Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, also gave a hundred thousand taels. Although there was an IOU, everyone knew that this IOU was for Duke Xingguo. That will definitely be fulfilled. In the end, you must also know whether it is time to behead or behead! Are you sure that fifty thousand taels is a lot?"
Hearing this, Chen Xinjia was a little dumbfounded.
When Wu Sangui gave him one hundred thousand taels, he immediately agreed to Wu Sangui's request without saying a word.
At this time, he wanted to refute that his incident was not comparable to Wu Sangui's incident. However, there is no comparison between fifty thousand taels and one hundred thousand taels!
Thinking this way, his momentum obviously weakened a lot. He poured the wine silently, then tasted it in small sips without saying anything.
Seeing him like this, the guest put away his joking expression and said seriously: "Xingguo Gong's strategy against Liao has been implemented. With such a big move, it is certainly impossible to change the course. You are so self-righteous that you want to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty. There is absolutely no hope. Since this matter has not caused any big losses, we can forget about it. But you have to promise that you will never do anything that damages our money behind our backs again!"
Hearing this, Chen Xinjia's face turned red, but it disappeared immediately. Instead, he showed a trace of expectation and quickly replied: "So, do you have any good ideas to help me get out of the mountain again?"
After he finished speaking, he thought of something and quickly reassured: "Don't worry, you will gain wisdom after every experience, and this kind of thing will definitely not happen again in the future!"
After hearing his assurance, the man's expression softened a lot, and he immediately gave Chen Xinjia an idea: "We have discussed that Duke Xing Guo doesn't seem to care much about money, so let's put aside the matter of throwing money for the time being. ! If Mr. Chen wants to be revived again, he must win the favor of Duke Xingguo..."
When Chen Xinjia heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and said: "You must win the favor of Duke Xingguo. Who doesn't know this? Isn't it just to win his favor that I spend money? What I need to know now is how to win his favor. Good impression!"
"Don't be anxious, listen to me!" This man didn't care about Chen Xinjia's attitude at all, and continued to say to him, "During this period, Duke Xingguo is all focused on adjusting Liao's national policy. Therefore, this matter must be That’s what he cares about most.”
At this point, he paused and said with a hint of recollection: "We have discussed that we will send some people to spread some rumors that he brought millions of silver to resettle the soldiers and civilians of Liaodong. It is better to use this money to At least there won’t be so many rebellions in the pass. In short, if something like this happens, it will spread a lot..."
Chen Xinjia knew how smart these people were, and when he heard that it was a discussion between a few of them, he listened attentively.
"... At this time, you have to stand up and publicly comment on Duke Xingguo's national policy towards the Liao from the perspective of your former position as the Minister of War. Anyway, you can praise it as much as it is good, it doesn't matter if it's a bit disgusting..."
When Chen Xinjia heard this, he couldn't help but be a little stunned. He then looked carefully at the expression of the man in front of him, as if he didn't dare to confirm that what he heard was true.
"…Then we will use some people to attack you and hype up your matter. But you have to stick to your point of view, and you must praise this national policy against Liao anyway. With your ability, I believe there should be no problem if you praise it to a certain level. In this way, when Duke Xingguo comes back, he will definitely pay attention to you, and even have a good impression of you, and maybe he will recommend you to the emperor again!"
Having said this, the man looked at Chen Xinjia and smiled slightly: "Everyone now knows that Duke Xingguo's recommendation is the beginning of a meteoric rise. In this way, you should be able to make a comeback again, and maybe it will be possible to join the cabinet!"
"No, why do I think you are sarcastic and testing me?" After hearing this, Chen Xinjia was not only unhappy, but frowned and said.
When the man heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. He immediately frowned and asked, "How do you say this?"
"You and the Jurchens have been doing business, and it's as good as wearing a pair of trousers. Why do you let me help Duke Xingguo speak for you? Can't you see?" Chen Xinjia said, and asked in confusion, "If Duke Xingguo is a good couple, If the Liao national policy is really fully implemented, then the Liaodong Jurchens will definitely be disadvantageous!"
Hearing that this was the reason for his questioning, the man couldn't help but laugh. He immediately shook his head, calmly took another sip of wine, picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of vegetables to eat.
Chen Xinjia felt a little anxious when he looked at him, but after all, he had been a high-ranking official in the imperial court, so he still had the city government he should have. Even though we were old acquaintances, we didn’t press him to ask.
He believed that after all the words had been said, he would definitely answer.
As a result, Chen Xinjia also began to drink and eat food calmly.
Sure enough, the man quickly put down his chopsticks and said to Chen Xinjia: "Back then, you wanted to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty behind our backs. This would make the Qing Dynasty ignore us and directly ask the court to trade the things they need. On the other hand, if Duke Xingguo If the national policy towards the Liao Dynasty is really implemented thoroughly, then if the Qing Dynasty needs anything, they will be more dependent on us. Do you think it will be more beneficial for us as people doing business? "
In fact, when he was only halfway through his words, Chen Xinjia had already suddenly understood.
Originally, his IQ was not low. After all, he was a person who could pass the examination. It's just that he has never done business, so he didn't think of it for a moment in his blind spot.
At this time, he understood that this was a matter of mutual benefit. Just like when they cooperated before, Chen Xinjia let go of the doubts in his heart and said happily: "Okay, if I return to the temple in the future, there will definitely be someone." In return. I toast this glass of wine first!"
After he finished speaking, he drank all the food in one go and then showed the bottom of the cup.
At this time, the man stopped showing off his airs and showed a harmless smile. He also picked up the wine glass with a smile and drank it down.
If someone who didn't know saw it, they would think that the two of them have always been very good!
After eating and drinking for a while, the man put down his chopsticks and said sincerely to Chen Xinjia: "When we Shanxi merchants do business, the word honesty is what we pay attention to. I hope that in the days of cooperation in the future, honesty is the most important thing. If there is another time, If so, we will find someone else.”
It was not easy to support Chen Xinjia. It took them a lot of effort to reach a high position in the temple as a scholar. It's not a last resort, and they don't want to give up.
His words were considered frank and honest. Although Chen Xinjia blushed, he finally nodded in understanding. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard some messy and noisy sounds coming from outside.
Suddenly, he felt a little unhappy. In front of outsiders, wouldn't it be considered that he has no rules in his house?
Thinking like this, Chen Xinjia endured it for a while, hoping that the noise would subside soon. In this way, after the guests left, he would settle the accounts with the servants.
But who would have expected that the messy noise not only did not subside, but became louder and louder. This made him angry. He immediately turned around and opened the door, shouting out loudly: "What's the noise about?"
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