The Fourth Prince's Mansion.
In the study, two people played chess.
The fourth prince, Xie Jin, held the black stones and placed them on the chessboard slowly and quickly. He narrowed his cold eyes and looked at the man in brocade robes sitting opposite, and said slowly: "A Li feels that this trip to Jiangnan is a mess." Whose head will the water fall on in the end?”
Yanli, who was called A Li, chuckled softly, picked up Bai Zi and followed closely, "Who can guess the emperor's thoughts now?"
"Besides, this matter is important, and the emperor has to put some thought into choosing the right candidate, but..."
After a pause, Yanli's eyes flashed with surprise: "Ajin, are you thinking about going to Jiangnan?"
Yan Li was the third son of Yan Zhongqing, the right minister of the Ministry of Etiquette. He had no official position and was just the companion of the fourth prince when he was young.
Regarding the Jiangnan bribery case, Yanli had heard a little bit about it at home. He heard that the emperor wanted all the ministers to recommend themselves, but no one in the court dared to answer.
Before coming to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Yanli overheard his father talking to his mother in private: If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't leave because of the many affairs of the Ministry of Rites, he would have personally written a letter requesting a search in Jiangnan. evidence.
"That's the plan."
In front of his accompanying readers, Xie Jin did not hide his ambition at all: "Jiangnan is a prosperous land. If there is an opportunity to carve out territory from it, I don't think anyone would be willing to let it go."
"Furthermore, there is still no one of our people guarding Jiangnan, so I always feel uneasy."
After hearing this in the morning today, Xie Jin knew that his opportunity to deploy people in Jiangnan had come.
In Shengjing, his second brother, His Highness the Crown Prince, was present. There were many things that he couldn't get involved in, for fear that his second brother would notice and miss his big deal.
Even when setting up hidden stakes behind his back, Xie Jin could only use the method of eating, drinking and having fun everywhere, and then slowly placed his people in some useful places, collected information, and passed it in...
Hearing this, Yanli frowned slightly, with a worried look on his face. Now he and the fourth prince were in the same boat, and he would unconditionally obey any decision made by the fourth prince.
Only if the fourth prince is good will he be good.
But this time, the muddy waters of Jiangnan are not so easy to mix with.
"Ajin, do you want to think about it again?"
After a pause, Yan Li suddenly thought of a person: "If A Jin has to go to Jiangnan, I can recommend a person to A Jin. If A Jin takes this person with him, he will definitely be able to solve the Jiangnan issue smoothly. "
"oh?"
After saying this, Xie Jin immediately became interested. After putting down the sunspot in his hand, he said: "Who is it that Ali is talking about? How can he be so sure of it?"
Yanli dropped the last white stone on the chessboard, forcing the black stone into a desperate situation, and then said slowly: "It's my old acquaintance, Meng Huaijun."
Xie Jin lowered his head to look at the chessboard and suddenly smiled.
"Ali, did you do this on purpose?"
Yanli would never admit that he deliberately distracted His Highness. He smiled modestly: "It's just a coincidence, it's just a little better."
"That's all."
Xie Jin took Heizi back, but inexplicably felt that the name Meng Huaijun was familiar, "Ali, have you ever mentioned Meng Huaijun in front of me before?"
"Once."
Yanli suddenly sighed, "The reason I invited you to Zuixiang Tower a few days ago was actually to let you and Meng Huaijun get acquainted."
"At that time, Huaijun was still attending a cultural gathering in Zuixiang Tower. I thought, even if I didn't say anything, based on Huaijun's talent, when you go to Zuixiang Tower and see him, you will definitely come forward to get to know Huaijun. Yours."
"But I never thought that you would arrive at the entrance of Zuixiang Tower but not enter Zuixiang Tower."
Yanli couldn't help but feel sorry.
Although Meng Huaijun was his old friend, he didn't know where Meng Huaijun was living at this time.
There was no residence in Shengjing where Meng Huaijun could stay for a long time, so Yanli often couldn't find him.
Previously, Yanli had guessed that Meng Huaijun would be interested in Wenhui, so she rushed to Zuixiang Tower to see him.
"Zuixiang Tower, Meng Huaijun..."
Xie Jin recited it several times, feeling that something was not right for no reason. He always felt that he seemed to have lost something important at that moment.
But he couldn't tell for a while.
Xie Jin pursed his lips, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes: "The second brother sent someone to guard the Zuixiang Building that day. As soon as I arrived, the second brother invited me to come over."
Regarding this, Yanli was speechless for a moment.
"That's all, let's not talk about it for now."
Xie Jin waved his hand and said: "Ali, what kind of ability does that Meng Huaijun have? Why are you so sure that you can solve the Jiangnan problem by taking him with you?"
"Ajin doesn't know something."
Yanli said: "Meng Huaijun once stayed in Jiangnan for five years."
"In the past five years, he has saved the lives of two people. One of them worked under the governor of Jiangnan, and the other was the wife of the governor of Jiangnan."
"Huaijun has other connections that I don't know about, but with these two people alone, is Ajin still afraid that he won't be able to overturn Jiangnan's officialdom?"
I have to say that Meng Huaijun's luck is really good when it comes to making connections.
This news was discovered when Yanli was planning to get acquainted with Meng Huaijun and when he went to investigate his past, Yanli spent a lot of effort to find out.
Now that I think about it, this news is really useful to the Fourth Prince.
Xie Jin also didn't expect that Ali would recommend such a useful person to him.
Xie Jin couldn't help but get a little excited when he thought that with Meng Huaijun, he could place his own people in the south of the Yangtze River, but he soon calmed down.
Xie Jin leaned over and patted Yan Li on the shoulder, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "A Li, this is really thanks to your presence."
"Ajin was joking."
Yan Li raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Even if it weren't for me, there would be someone else who would give A Jin advice."
After getting along with each other for many years, Yan Li naturally knew that the fourth prince had many capable people. Even without him introducing Meng Huaijun, the fourth prince could still solve the Jiangnan bribery case, but it would just take more time.
Xie Jin couldn't wait to see Meng Huaijun, and even wanted to win him over to achieve great things together: "I wonder where Meng Huaijun lives? Can Ali make arrangements? I want to meet Meng Huaijun in person."
Hearing this, Yan Li showed a wry smile on his face: "A Jin, this matter will have to wait for a while."
Xie Jin: "Why?"
"Huaijun never likes to stay in one place for a long time. I haven't seen him since that day in Zuixiang Tower, and I don't know where Huaijun lives at this time."
Yan Li frowned and continued: "I still have to inquire about Huai Jun's whereabouts. If I can find out where he lives, I will immediately arrange for A Jin to meet Huai Jun."
Xie Jin did not embarrass him. He nodded and said, "That's fine, I'll leave this matter to you."
"good."
Yanli agreed.
