。 Wang Hongyi's anger lies in the nature, and now that the south has just decided, some people have killed good people and lost their merits, and they dare to bully the king. Novel Or this, even the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven are like this, is it possible to learn from Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, to establish the "East Investigation Factory" (East Factory), and the eunuch will serve as the factory official?

Wang Hongyi got up and paced, looking out the window at the brilliant summer color, pacing and wandering several times, and the anger in his heart gradually extinguished.

There are some things, even the Son of Heaven cannot poison himself, and now that I think about it, it is true that the corruption of this bureaucracy really does not depend on the will of man, but can only minimize the degree of corruption.

Without anger, looking at these two twists and turns, Wang Hongyi is really full of flavors, out of his mind, he smiled in frustration, and still instructed: "Check!"

Jinling City, Hu Mansion.

Behind the mansion, in a study room that is not very spacious, a middle-aged man in a Confucian shirt about fifty years old, who is frowning at the moment, sitting at the desk, is Hu Zongguang, the head of the Hu family!

In front of the middle-aged man, there stood respectfully Hu Zhong, a slightly emaciated man in his thirties.

The atmosphere in the study was depressing, the man sitting was silent, and the person standing did not dare to be careless at all, just stood respectfully, his eyelids drooped slightly, and his attitude was extremely respectful.

The Hu family fled Jiangnan with more than a dozen other families that day, not that they didn't expect to come back, but in such a short period of time, they returned to Jinling, which was still very unexpected, and they had to re-evaluate the strength of the King of Chu!

The most prominent family in the Chu State is, of course, the Wang family now, but although it is a royal family, there are few people who are close to Wang Hongyi in the five suits and cannot be contaminated with much Wang En.

There is also the queen family, the Song family.

Because of Queen Song Xinyou's stable position, even if the Song family is low-key, its actual influence and strength have expanded several times.

As for the Hu family, although it is one of the more than a dozen families in Wu Land, it is not ranked in the top few, and although the period of running and coming back is very short, but after Wei Yue's raiding and purging, and there is no meritorious service in the Chu State, in fact, the families who fled are all greatly injured and their foundations are shaken.

The king of Chu unified the south, and the Hu family was even more deeply afraid, so this incident happened......

Sighed slightly. Angry, Hu Zongguang's mood was a little delicate at this time.

is not only because of the delicate status of the Hu family at this time, but also because of what the second brother said some time ago.

Hu Zongguang's second brother, and Hu Zongguang were born to the same mother, and they have had a very good relationship since childhood, and they are different from the indifferent feelings of the brothers, the two have always supported each other, Hu Zongyao has a bold temperament Hu Zongguang is introverted, and the temperament of the two is quite complementary.

Hu Zongyao did his best for the future of the Hu family, so Hu Zongguang didn't really want to agree to the previous incident, and always felt that he had wronged his second brother.

No matter what, the Hu family is also the descendant of the Hu family, how can the status marry a concubine as a wife?

The third brother of the second brother's family, he has seen it, he is handsome, he is a leader among his peers, he is only seventeen years old, he knows how to advance and retreat, his personality is more calm and introverted, he has his own shadow, he has always had a little love for this child, and he doesn't want to wronged this child, but in fact he has to do this.

"Hu Zhong, is the second master back?" Thinking of this, Hu Zongguang asked Hu Zhong beside him with a pensive face.

"The head of the family, the second master has not come back yet, but he has brought back the news, saying that he will be able to get home in a few days...", Hu Zhong bent down slightly and whispered to Hu Zongguang.

"These days..."," Hu Zongguang muttered, his expression still not relieved.

If things go well, then in the near future, the Hu family will marry the Song family, although they only marry a daughter, but the Ming media is marrying the main wife, and when something happens to the Song family, or the king of Chu has an accident, the Hu family is also implicated.

However, judging from the current situation, the foundation of the King of Chu is becoming more and more stable, and then the Wang and Song families are rising step by step.

The marriage between the families is a form of alliance, marrying a daughter is high, marrying a wife is low, and in the interests of the family, it is a great benefit to marry the Song family.

"Hu Zhong, what has Xiao Jiu been busy with lately?" The nine here refers to Hu Zongyao's third son, who ranks ninth among the children in the two rooms.

Hu Zhong hurriedly replied respectfully: "Homecoming, the Ninth Young Master has been studying poetry recently, and he has also invited the old gentleman to solve his doubts, which is very hard. ”

"This kid is quite hardworking. "It is said that the children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and the children of the family are all sensible early, and all kinds of etiquette, poetry and books, riding and archery that they have learned since childhood, without exception, must learn something, and the family pressure they bear, and the family glory they enjoy, is the same heavy, so that ordinary children can not understand.

"The head of the family, the ninth young master has been very smart since he was a child, and he is known as a prodigy, and he has been working harder and harder over the years. Hu Zhong looked at his master's face and carefully flattered.

When Guohu Zongguang heard this, he couldn't help but smile: "You are right, among these children of me and my second brother, Xiao Jiu is the most sensible......"

"The head of the family, several young masters and young ladies are also dragons among people," ,... Hu Zhong said busily.

Hu Zongguang glanced at him and said with a smile: "You don't have to be so nervous, I have always treated Xiao Jiu as my own child, no matter which of the two rooms has a future, and is not a descendant of the Hu family? ”

With that said, stand up.

"Let's go out for a walk. ”

"No. "The mansion of the Hu Mansion is very large, and one mansion actually has two locations, the east is the residence of the Hu family's house, Hu Zongguang's first line, and the west is the residence of the Hu family's second room, Hu Zongyao's first line.

In a mansion to the west, there is a young man wielding a long sword, and in the spacious courtyard, his body is agile and looks very sensitive!

It stopped for a moment.

An attendant had already gone over, took the long sword in the young man's hand, and carefully held it aside to wipe it, and the young man took the handkerchief handed over by others, and carefully wiped the thin sweat on his forehead.

The appearance is handsome, the figure is tall, although it is not amazing, it is also a son with a good temperament.

"Young master, you've been practicing for a long time, so it's time to rest, right?" said a little guy who came over to persuade him.

The boy nodded, pursed his lips slightly, and entered the house.

A maid sent a cup over, because the wind in the Hu family was very strict, and after the maid handed over the cup, she didn't dare to retreat in a loud voice, and stood in the distance with low eyebrows.

"Daddy, do you have any news?" After a few sips of tea, the young man suddenly asked the little guy standing in front of him.

"Back to the young master's words, the old man just sent back a message, saying that he had arrived home in the past few days, and there was no other news. The little guy said.

"Yes, I see. The boy listened and continued to drink tea with his head down.

has a good relationship with his own young master, and he is a confidant, the little guy came to the young man and asked in a low voice: "Young master, aren't you worried about that matter?"

The boy glanced at him, "Worried about what?"

"Ahem, what else can I worry about, naturally it's the one who is worried about you"..."The little guy scratched his head, not knowing how to speak.

The young man smiled faintly: "The matter of getting married, my elders are in charge, where is my junior's turn to make their own decisions? ”

This young man is Hu Zongyao's third son, and the third son doesn't seem to care about his future wife.

"But...", but twice, looking at the unmoved young master, the little guy sighed. Angry, don't say anything more.

That's what the family is.

Although you enjoy the glory and status, but in fact, you don't have any excuse at all, you are full of economy, the head of the family does not speak, and you dare not rush out, you have appearance and wisdom, the family has to marry you to a straw bag, it is also an empty sigh, and there is no other way.

Since the young master doesn't care, why should they, who are subordinates, go to find themselves uncomfortable?

The little guy was thinking nonsense, but he heard his young master sigh softly: Brother... , if you don't think about forming an alliance now, the Hu family has been building for hundreds of years, but I'm afraid it will decline. No matter how you look at it, the Song family is a good candidate for an alliance!"

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is not easy to rise, but the decline is fast, how many centuries of home, a few generations later, it will fall into the thatched cottage?

Thinking about what his father had said to him, this Ninth Young Master understood what the meaning of this marriage was.

It's just marrying a wife, and the children of the family have always married relatives with a combination of interests, so what if they marry a daughter of the Song family?

Thinking of the ridicule of the brothers in the long house, the Ninth Young Master sneered slightly, now all the properties of the Hu family and the business of Mingli have been confiscated by Wei Yue, and after Wei Yue's death, they will be returned to the official fields and official properties.

Hu Jiasu has no meritorious service, can he reach out and ask Wang Hongyi for it?

But if you don't want it, you just rely on the softness you carry and the secret business, but I'm afraid that it won't take ten years, and you won't be able to sustain it.

really married the daughter of the Song family, it seems that he has suffered a loss, but in fact, who benefits, he understands in his heart.

The family wants, and he sacrifices himself, and he will have sympathy.

has the help of the Song family outside, even if he marries a concubine who is not favored, but the relationship between family marriages can not be interrupted by being favored or unfavored.

As long as he passes the imperial examination and then borrows the influence of the Song family, he may become the head of the Hu family after ten years.

It's just that will the Song family agree to this family business?

Voyage to the port of Songfu

Song Han sat in the big study, listening to his subordinates' reports to him.

In the afternoon, six more merchant ships passed by, and a total of six hundred and twenty-three taels of silver were collected......"

Song Han half-closed his eyes, listening to the report of his henchmen, thinking in his heart that it was the beginning of June, and he would have to report to the king about the results of May.

"Okay, no need to report it. Song Han opened his eyes and spoke.

Keno. The man who was about to continue reporting immediately stopped and stood respectfully, waiting for Song Han's orders.

"Inform the customs officer in a moment**"... Just in the council hall of the customs yamen, let them bring the May account book, and I will settle the tax bill for May. Song Han said instructed.

"No!" the man in front of him stepped back when he heard the command.

Song Han was served by the maid, changed into official clothes, rode in a carriage, and went to the customs yamen. (To be continued)