allendalepharm Chapter 830: Troubles in the Capital City
Chapter 830: Troubles in the Capital City
The second prince followed leisurely behind, and compared with the two princes in front who looked impatient, he seemed not to care that much.
Not far away, Prime Minister Lin Juhui looked at the second prince falling behind and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He didn't believe that the second prince would not immediately go to Jiang Youzhen to discuss cooperation. Today's salt policy is a piece of fat meat, and everyone wants to take a bite.
After returning to his study, Lin Juhui immediately sent someone to the Hanlin Academy to invite Wen Ruyu over.
Wen Ruyu was compiling the statutes. After Jiang Youzhen left, the task fell on his shoulders and he has been very busy recently.
"Sir Wen, the Prime Minister has sent someone to invite you to the Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss matters." Wu Yong, who was waiting outside the door, came to report immediately.
Wen Ruyu was stunned when he heard this. The teacher seldom came to discuss matters with him when he was on duty. He usually called him home after work. Therefore, sometimes he would stay overnight at the teacher's house.
"Do you know what the urgent matter is?" Wen Ruyu asked puzzledly after coming out.
"You were busy just now, so I guess you haven't heard about it yet. Lord Jiang, the tutor of our Hanlin Academy, has sent a memorial saying that the Salt Gang has been wiped out and all its members have been arrested. This should mean a great victory."
Wen Ruyu was immediately delighted, "Really? Then Lord Jiang should be back soon, right?"
He was happy for his friend. He had been worried about Jiang Youzhen's trip to Jiangnan, but he didn't expect the problem to be resolved so quickly.
"Of course, that's a good thing."
Wu Yong has been very proud since he was chosen by Wen Ruyu to run errands. Wen Ruyu is the favorite disciple of the governor, and he will have a bright future. If he follows Wen Ruyu now, he will definitely have a good future.
Before, he had always envied Mu Yuan for being able to stay with Jiang Youzhen, but now he no longer needs to envy him.
However, he was naturally aware that Wen Ruyu and Jiang Youzhen were good friends. Lord Jiang won a great victory this time, so it was only natural for Wen Ruyu, as his good friend, to be happy.
“However, in order to reduce the occurrence of illegal salt trafficking, I heard that Lord Jiang submitted the second and third memorials, proposing a good strategy called the Salt Voucher Strategy.
The reason why the Prime Minister summoned you over is probably because the Emperor ordered him to summon all the ministers to discuss matters in Wenyuan Pavilion. The Emperor will see the charter in two days, and the new policy must be perfected during this period."
People like them are in the Hanlin Academy to gather information. Otherwise, the adults would not ask them to run errands.
Wen Ruyu was shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect Jiang Youzhen to come up with another good idea. He was really amazing.
After hurriedly packing up, he headed for Wenyuan Pavilion.
Also rushing to Wenyuan Pavilion at this moment was Tong Huaian. Originally, with his identity, he was not qualified to attend the meeting in Wenyuan Pavilion, but this time the Fourth Prince sent him a message that he must attend the cabinet meeting.
Because Jiang Youzhen will soon implement the salt policy in Jiangnan, in order to achieve cooperation with Jiang Youzhen this time, he may be sent to Jiangnan immediately to lend a helping hand to Jiang Youzhen.
The two of them happened to meet on the road when they were rushing to Wenyuan Pavilion.
"Master Tong!" Now Tong Huaian has been promoted to editor, which is one level higher than him.
They and Jiang Youzhen were in the top three of the first class. Now Jiang Youzhen was going to be promoted again, and he was the only one among the three who was stagnant. He couldn't help feeling a little sad.
"No need to be so polite! But did the Prime Minister order you to go to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss matters? I am also going to listen in on the order of the Scholar."
"That's right!" Wen Ruyu nodded.
"I didn't expect that Junior Brother has come up with a good plan. All the ministers in the court have gathered together to perfect the salt policy. Junior Brother is indeed a world-renowned strategist. As his senior brother, I am really ashamed of myself!"
Wen Ruyu really admired Jiang Youzhen. In his heart, there was no one more powerful than Jiang Youzhen in the entire court.
Tong Huaian nodded in approval.
"Master Jiang is indeed amazing. Let's go and listen to his lecture and analyze the details carefully."
The number of posts at the Jiang Family Mansion in the capital suddenly increased dramatically, much more than before.
Originally, because Jiang Youzhen had captured a rebel, he was promoted to a higher rank. Many officials in the capital saw Jiang Youzhen's potential, so they sent their wives to take the lead and make friends with Jiang Youzhen.
Therefore, there has been a constant flow of letters to the mansion during this period of time, but today, at noon, a large pile of letters suddenly arrived at the mansion again.
This made the manager feel very strange, so he hurried to the inner courtyard and reported the matter to Jiang Fugui and his wife.
"There are suddenly so many more posts today?" Jiang Fugui was very surprised.
He picked up one at random and was shocked to find that it was a post from the princess's mansion.
"This?" Jiang Fugui's lips trembled a little. Even though he had seen many posts from officials recently, including some from third-rank officials, this was the first time he had seen a post from the Princess's Mansion!
Who is the eldest princess? She is the emperor's elder sister!
"What should we do? If we don't go, we won't offend the princess, right?" Shen also saw it and couldn't help but feel very nervous.
She picked up another letter and found that it was from the Right Censor-in-Chief Zhao Wujing. She couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat again.
Ever since the three daughters and their sons-in-law said last time that they might hinder Xiao Lang, they have been looking up the information of all the officials in the capital and learned a lot of etiquette for meeting guests.
This Right Censor-in-Chief Zhao Wujing seems to be a high-ranking official of the second rank, and also Xiaolang's immediate superior, so it seems that he cannot be offended.
They nervously picked up the third letter and opened it. It was from the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Fang Zong. Jiang Fugui took a deep breath and said, "This is a third-rank official."
They naturally understood that these were definitely not aimed at them, but at Xiao Lang.
"Xiao Lang has already gone to Jiangnan, why are they sending us invitations? What on earth did Xiao Lang do in Jiangnan to make them so..."
Shen didn't dare to say anything more. Actually, she wanted to say that she was trying to curry favor with him, but she felt that it was not right for these second- and third-rank officials, or even the eldest princess, to curry favor with Xiao Lang, a sixth-rank official.
The three daughters found her a etiquette nanny from the palace, so she also understood some rules. She understood that the mouth can cause trouble, and many things that should not be said should not be said, even at home.
"Master, Madam! The three sons-in-law are here." The steward reported from outside.
"Quick! Let them in."
The couple didn't know what to do when their son-in-law arrived at the right time.
The second and third brothers-in-law are both scholars. After coming to the capital, they have made many connections in the past two years.
The eldest brother-in-law is now an official of some status. He must know the direction of the court and should be able to make decisions for them.
"You three came at the right time. Let's take a look at these posts. What should we do?" Jiang Fugui asked hurriedly when he saw his three sons-in-law coming in.