Verse 33 Sitting in the city of sorrow
Just as Feng Ziying and Zuo Liangyu boarded the mountain shuttle boat and headed south, they fell into a wordless silence in the walled secret room in the courtyard of the Feng family's mansion.
Feng You actually regretted it a little after sending Feng Ziying away.
There is only one sister-in-law in the main family, and if there is a mistake, he really doesn't know how to explain to the head of the family.
Even he himself didn't quite understand how he could be persuaded by Brother Cong, yes, those reasons are all reasonable, but if everything goes well, once there is an accident, what should happen if it falls into the hands of the White Lotus Sect?
Thinking of this, Feng Ziying felt that it was better to directly take the opportunity to make a decision to ensure that Brother Cong'er broke out of the city, at that time, the bandits had just entered the city, and they had not yet completely controlled the city, so they couldn't find an opportunity to send Brother Cong'er out of the city.
As for the life and death of other people, he can't care about it, even if there is any disaster in the future, it is always better than the Feng family, presumably the head of the family should also understand it.
But now it's too late to regret it, Brother Keng has already gone out, although such children may not be worried about their lives if they are caught, and there is a mistake in this dark night, but it is not clear.
This tangled and anxious state of mind had always troubled him, making it difficult for him to calm down, even when he was besieged by the Mongol Tatar cavalry outside the fortress, he was not so upset.
Jia Yucun and Xue Jun had been observing Feng You's movements.
After Feng Ziying left, the entire secret room was like a living coffin, and everyone was quietly and silently huddled here, waiting for the decision of fate.
This kind of time is the hardest, I don't know the result, I don't know when it will end, the only way is to wait.
A powerless literati like himself, once he is caught by bandits, the result can be known without asking, and there is also the only daughter of Dong Weng Lin Gong, if there is a mistake, I am afraid that I will not want to step into the official career in my life.
Xue Jun tossed and turned, and encountered such a bad luck, no one expected it, especially in Linqing City, which is known as the pier of the North Land in the hinterland of the canal, such a civil unrest would occur, and it was even not a civil unrest, or a rebellion.
After learning that the daughter of Lin Hai escorted by Jia Yucun went to Beijing, and when Xue Jun's Xue family was one of the four families of Jinling known as the Jia Wang Shijia, Jia Yucun's attitude towards Xue Jun was also a lot more friendly.
"Why did Brother Rungao come here alone, the land of Jiangnan is rich, and Jinling is even more prosperous, why do you need to come to this unfamiliar place?" Jia Yucun was puzzled.
Jia Shi, Wang Xuesi, and the name of the family, he also began to inquire about it after he learned that Lin Hai was going to seek an official for him.
Although the four families are only the four masters of Jinling, and they are far from the scenery of thirty or fifty years ago, after all, the four families were also from Long Wuxun back then, even after moving the capital to Beijing, the four families of Jinling are the same hairpin clan in Beijing.
That prince Tenggui is the envoy of the Beijing camp, in charge of the three major camps of the Beijing Division, the momentum of favor is self-evident, the Jia family is one family and two nobles, and there are more concubines entering the palace, this Xue family is in decline, it can be regarded as a royal businessman, why is this Xue Jun also a branch of the Xue family, even if it is a second room, it should not be so.
Xue Jun's face changed slightly, he didn't want to say it, but he thought that this person was not only able to be entrusted by Meng Linhai to send a woman to Beijing, but also a Jinshi background, and he was afraid that he would have to have something creative in the future.
And the situation of the Xue family over the years is not a secret thing, this person can know after a little inquiry, it is better to be calm, and by the way, a good fate, maybe the child can also take care of it in the future.
"Brother Yucun doesn't know, since my brother passed away, there is no one in charge of the long house in the family, the world is hot and cold in these years, and many businesses are also people take tea and cool, and some of the original connections have gradually faded,......"
Xue Jun sighed, "Jiangnan is certainly rich, but businessmen in Huizhou, Longyou, Dongting and other places are xenophobic, and they have been in business for decades, if they don't have a large number of connections, it will be difficult to match them." ”
Although Xue Jun only said it simply, Jia Yucun also understood.
The Jiangnan merchant gang is powerful, and the merchant gangs in Huishang, Dongting, Longyou and other places are quite powerful in various places, and they have been operating for many years, and they all have big people behind them.
Even when he was the prefect, he also encountered such a situation, and there were even those who came to cling, but his time as an official was too short, and he was dismissed before he really went deeper.
This Xue family's room lacks the backbone, and this Xue Jun is obviously a little weak, so he intends to come to the north to look for business opportunities, but I am afraid that the business will not be easy to do anywhere, and all snakes will bite people, and they may not be able to get their wish, and now they have encountered this kind of thing.
"Brother Run doesn't need to be discouraged, the business is also prosperous and up-and-down, I think that if this Linqing is an ordinary time, I am afraid it will be difficult to have a chance, but after this catastrophe, maybe there will be some opportunities." Jia Yucun groaned.
"Oh? Why did Brother Yucun say this? "After all, Xue Jun is a businessman, even if he is in danger, he does not forget the joints in this business.
"Suppress the bandit rebellion, the court always has to exterminate, but this Linqing City is so prosperous, the bandits are powerful, the government is afraid that it will not be so easy to take it, once the war is extended, the war disaster is very widespread, the previous one did not also say that the grain gang also died dozens of people, and the store grain was all looted, and other places in the Linqing City, such as Qian Zhuang pawn, woven silk Zhuang are afraid that they will not escape this catastrophe, but this Linqing City is located in the canal artery, Caocang is here, this is not changed, it is destroyed by the military disaster, The court and the local government alike want to revive it, and perhaps this is an opportunity,......"
Xue Jun was greatly moved, and had to admit that this scholar was amazing, and even such a businessman situation could be seen so far-reaching and accurate, no wonder people could be admitted to the Jinshi and be a prefect, but they didn't know why the other party was demoted.
If you can get out this time, it's really ......, but I only reacted when I thought of this, and now I can't help but sigh again.
Jia Yucun thought that the other party was still worried, and continued: "Brother Run, I also know that there must be some difficulties here, Linqing City is a large commercial town in the north, even if there is this opportunity, if there is no strong support, I am afraid that it will be difficult to gain a foothold, but this must be carefully weighed." ”
Xue Jun nodded again and again, this is correct, such a big city, I am afraid that countless people covet it, even if there is a fate, if there is no backer, it will also be swallowed up by the local tyrants to the dregs.
"Thank you Brother Yucun for mentioning something, I hope that this time we can escape this catastrophe and turn evil into good fortune." Xue Jun solemnly bowed.
The two of them talked happily here, but Lori was to the kid, but it was the tip of the needle to the wheat.
"My uncle is also one in a hundred in the Guozijian, Guozijian, do you know? Scholars all over the country have to ......"
"Whoa! Be careful that the wind flashes his tongue, your uncle Keng is afraid that he will be imprisoned, right? Who doesn't know that the dragons and snakes in this country are mixed now, not to mention, if the ordinary state capital pays tribute, it doesn't matter, is your uncle still this Dongchang Mansion Linqing Prefecture or Shuntian Mansion Tribute? ”
The little girl pursed her lips contemptuously, although she was in danger, she refused to weaken her momentum, "I think there are more tributes or regular prisoners." ”
The words stunned Ruixiang, who was plain and iron-clad.
Although he also knew that his master went to the Guozijian to study, he didn't know exactly how he went, only that it was related to the master, and he didn't understand the words "Nagong Routine Supervisor or Sui Gong Bagong".
Seeing that Ruixiang was speechless like a dumb bird, the little girl raised her head arrogantly, "I see that you don't understand this, ask your master in the future, don't fill the garlic at every turn, and shame people without land." ”
Ruixiang was angry.