Chapter 42: The A-character scroll ends as soon as it is hit, with a tacit understanding

“Junior, I pay my respects to Mr. Qiao.” Seeing a man in a blue robe come in, Feng Ziying knew that this was Qiao Yingjia and quickly bowed to salute.

 “My dear nephew, you don’t need to be polite, please sit down.” Qiao Yingjia was also looking at Feng Ziying.

He felt that he was joking when he said that the other person was twelve or thirteen years old. Although his face was immature, his eyes were extremely steady. A young man of twelve or thirteen years old might not have such magnanimity. Maybe it was this boy. The face is just a bit tender.

"I haven't seen Ling Yue for several years. How are you doing?" Qiao Yingjia asked with a smile.

"My family's condition is good, but my mother-in-law has passed away." Feng Ziying pretended to be sad and sighed softly.

Qiao Yingjia was startled and could only comfort him, and then said: "Since my nephew is studying in the Imperial College, why did he come to Shandong? I remember that it was Duke Zhou who was offering wine in the Imperial College at the moment, right? He is selfless, how can you get out of prison so easily?"

Feng Ziying quickly stood up and bowed again, "Reporting to Duke Ming, an elder in the family passed away, and my father couldn't afford to be ill. He sent me back to Linqing to express his condolences on his behalf. However, I never thought that the civil unrest in Linqing yesterday, and the White Lotus Cult bandits, were also involved. ,…”

 Qiao Yingjia was slightly startled.

He already knew about the civil unrest in Linqing, and it was estimated that Li Sancai would discuss the matter at noon. There were three grain warehouses in the inner city of Linqing, which were of great importance, but the rebels only plundered the outer city and did not attack the inner city. In addition, the Linqing Guards All the troops from Dongchang Prefecture and Guards Station went south to Yanzhou to suppress the bandits, so the situation was quite unfavorable.

“My dear nephew, are you from Linqing City?”

"Yes." Now that she had begun, Feng Ziying seized the opportunity to tell the whole situation in one breath, "My father and Jia Yue have already intended to get married, but because of their age, they have not yet engaged. I have acted recklessly before, please understand. Public forgiveness.”

Qiao Yingjia did not expect that this boy would be so bold and dare to lie about Lin Ruhai's reputation as an only daughter.

If this spreads out, the Lin family's reputation will be damaged. I'm afraid that this kid will have something to do with his father, and even he may have to bear some infamy.

As for a general who has won military honors, he is not at all in the eyes of a civil servant like him. Although he is angry in his heart, he thinks of the other party's hard work. If he hadn't used Lin Ruhai's sign, he might not have met him at all.

“Humph, you are so bold. Even if you have some troubles, how can you do such a thing that ruins a person’s reputation?”

Seeing that Qiao Yingjia had no intention of expelling him despite his stern tone, Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief.

This hurdle has finally passed. Lin Daiyu, as Lin Ruhai's legitimate daughter, is now being favored by herself. Qiao Yingjia may really need to think carefully about it.

However, Qiao Yingjia still wondered why Lin Ruhai would agree to marry someone with such martial prowess as the Feng family?

From the perspective of scholars, this was undoubtedly a form of self-degradation, but when he thought that Lin Ruhai's Yue family and Jia family were also decorated with martial arts, Qiao Yingjia felt relieved.

This Jia family is probably a family friend of the Feng family. If there is such a relationship, it is barely acceptable, but it is just wronging the daughter of the Lin family.

"Nephew Feng, you said that the White Lotus cult bandits and the rogue gangsters in the city got together to cause chaos. Why is Miss Lin family in the Feng family's house again?" Without asking these questions clearly, Qiao Yingjia would not make a judgment easily.

Feng Ziying's biggest fear is that the other party is too lazy to ask anything. As long as he asks, it means that the other party is seriously considering the issue, and it also means that the other party still attaches great importance to Lin Ruhai's relationship or this line.

He briefly introduced the situation again, and said, "Who would have thought of such a coincidence? They were going to Beijing to visit their uncle's house, and they were going to Linqing by the way. They happened to pay a courtesy visit to my house, and they met this person. kind of thing,…”

Everything is true, except that we caught up with him by chance, and he was defeated by a false shot.

Qiao Yingjia also knew about the relationship between Lin Ruhai and the Jia family.

The second Duke of the Jia family can be regarded as the leader in martial arts, and the Jia family has also produced Jinshi. Jia Jing, the son of Ning Guogong, was one class earlier than Qiao Yingjia. He was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Yuanxi, but this Jia He respected alchemy and actually resigned from his official position and went to a Taoist temple to practice, which puzzled many people.

"The bandit power in Linqing City is growing day by day now. I'm afraid Ming Gong knows something about it. The people in the palace are demanding too much and the people are suffering. I'm afraid this is also the trigger for the bandits to take advantage of the situation. If the bandits are allowed to become more powerful, the previous Maybe they are still afraid of the Guards, but if they reveal the truth, the inner city of Linqing will not be protected, and if Sancang is destroyed, I'm afraid..."

 Feng Ziying did not say any more.

 Qiao Yingjia snorted softly.

Naturally, he was aware of the situation of the palace tax inspector setting up a tax collection agency in Linqing to seize merchants, but His Majesty's move was not completely selfish. The Nine Border Army was in arrears with pay, and the household treasury was empty. This was not a big deal. It's a secret.

If the lack of pay continues, I'm afraid the border army will change.

Although Qiao Yingjia has been away all the time, he is still well aware of these situations. The court has been quarreling over this matter, but when it comes to the past of the Supreme Emperor, who dares to be serious and insist on making a fuss? I'm afraid that if His Majesty doesn't say anything about it, the Emperor will be furious.

"Nephew Feng Xian, I understand what you mean. It's just that General Li Cao is in charge of the water affairs. It's hard for others to comment. Although I am responsible for patrolling the water affairs, I can't overstep my authority..." Qiao Yingjia clarified. voice.

"What Ming Gong said is true, but the suppression of bandits and quelling the chaos is of great importance, and it has something to do with people from the palace. I am worried..." Feng Ziying did not continue.

"Humph, that's not necessarily the case." Qiao Yingjia said with a serious face, "Caotai matters are related to the capital's plans, and Caotai has its own plans."

 “Yes, yes.” Feng Ziying felt happy.

Seeing Qiao Yingjia raise her hand to pick up the tea bowl, Feng Ziying knew that she was about to see off the guests and quickly stood up.

Coming out of Qiao's house, Feng Ziying felt that the shirt on his back was soaked with sweat. Until now, he was not really sure about Qiao Yingjia's thoughts. He could only say that he had guessed some of the other person's intentions, but that was enough.

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"Is this Mr. Feng?" Outside Qiyunzhai, Feng Ziying saw Zuo Liangyu who was full of excitement and pride, and knew that Zuo Liangyu had done a good job on this errand. Since he had completed the tasks assigned by him, he estimated that He still had some recognition from the other party, so he had such an expression just now.

This trip is indeed Feng Ziying's intention to train Zuo Liangyu and contact the people at the Shanshan Guild Hall. Even if it really goes wrong, it doesn't matter much. At worst, she will just go to Chen Jingxuan to come forward. I believe it will be done. After Qiao Yingjia came over, Chen Jingxuan also had to consider whether there were other factors behind him.

But now it seems that it is no longer needed. Wang Shaoquan did not deceive himself. He still has some say in the Shanshan Guild Hall.

This good relationship seems to be really coming true.

"Exactly." Feng Ziying was not polite. The people coming to the guild hall were naturally representatives of Shanxi businessmen. At worst, his father could just take care of him in Datong Town in the future. Now he has to get through the difficulties, but he doesn't have so much energy to waste time. .

"If Mr. Feng needs anything, just ask him." The visitor was also quite knowledgeable and went straight to the point without talking nonsense. "If you need some antiques that can be obtained, Qiyunzhai is the leader in Dongchang Mansion."

"Well, I need an ancient inkstone. Could you please help me choose one for me." Feng Zi's English was gentle, but the meaning revealed in his words was unquestionable, "It is best to be made by famous artists from the Tang and Song Dynasties. No matter how much money you have. .”

The visitors also took a breath of cold air. There were quite a few famous inkstone makers in this dynasty, as well as in the previous Ming Dynasty, but it was really rare to be called a famous inkstone maker in the Tang and Song dynasties. And although Qi Yunzhai was not famous, It's small, but you may not be able to find suitable items.

This person came with Wang Shaoquan's famous assassin and asked for people to accompany him on the work. I didn't pay much attention to it before. It was just some inconvenient things that needed to be dealt with by some officials' children. I have seen a lot of merchants and gangs. As long as it is worth it, they will do it. It's not a problem.

 But after hearing some news later, he realized that it was something serious, so he came in person.

"Mr. Feng, Qi Yunzhai may not be able to have famous inkstones from the Tang and Song Dynasties for a while. If it is this dynasty..." Before the words could be spoken, the visitor was interrupted by Feng Ziying: "I must know the purpose of my visit. If it is an ordinary thing, I don't need to ask you." Shanshan Guild Hall.”

Seeing Feng Ziying being so decisive, the visitor kept silent and led Feng Ziying directly inside.

 Fortunately, Qiyunzhaiwei can be regarded as the number one antique shop in Dongchang Prefecture, and they also found a Chengni inkstone made by Lu Taoist from the Northern Song Dynasty.

Three hundred taels of silver were worth the same price. Even though Feng Ziying was mentally prepared to be beheaded, she was still speechless.

This was for the sake of the people from the Shanshan Guild Hall, so we gave a discount and almost sold it at the purchase price plus a little commission. Otherwise, it would have been a sky-high price of 500 taels of silver.

However, when I arrived at the Governor's Yamen, I was rejected. No matter how rude and humble the words were, the concierge refused indifferently.

The people waiting in line to see Mr. Cao are like crucian carp crossing the river. How can they catch their eyes just because you are a small Imperial College Gongsheng?

 She accepted both the red envelope and the name card, but she didn't give any confirmation at all. Knowing that there was no chance, Feng Ziying left decisively and went straight to the Shanshan Guild Hall.

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