My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 121 Respecting Merchant

The first year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the eighth day of March.

Yan Qing, who was sent by Wang Lin to Tokyo for interrogation, returned, but the court did not reply to Wang Lin's official document through official channels.

Something uncharacteristically weird.

Murong Mansion has become a royal mansion, Yan Qing hurriedly entered the main hall of the mansion, saw Wang Lin sitting on it with a smile, did not dare to neglect, immediately bowed and said: "My lord, my subordinates rushed to Tokyo day and night that day, and I asked to see you first with your lord's token." Uncle Zhang, Mr. Zhang, was then brought into the East Palace by Mr. Zhang, and met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The crown prince and officials already knew about Qingzhou and Murong Yanda's affairs. His subordinates reported it carefully, but His Royal Highness the crown prince did not express his position at that time, and only let his subordinates live in Tokyo with peace of mind, waiting for the court's reply."

"Later, there was no news for several days, so the subordinates had to go to see Mr. Zhang Shuye again. Mr. Zhang said that there was no dispute about Murong Yanda's illegal mining of silver mines, and it was an iron case. The officials were furious. It is said that he lost his temper in the court, and even had a conflict with the courtiers headed by the minister of power, Cai Jing..."

Yan Qing continued: "However, there was another dispute in the court over how to reward Your Excellency. Mr. Zhang said that the officials and the crown prince wanted to reward His Excellency more, but many people in the court went to the court to impeach His Excellency one after another. The family is very embarrassed, so this matter can't be disputed for a while."

It was difficult for Yan Qing to understand. Wasn't the official family of the Great Song Dynasty the one who had the final say? How could the emperor and his ministers still have disputes and even conflicts above the court.

This almost overturned Yan Qing's three views.

He originally thought that the emperor was omnipotent. Any problems in the Great Song Dynasty, corrupt officials everywhere, and the people's livelihood, were all due to the incompetence and stupidity of the officials, but now it seems that the officials also have a lot of helplessness.

Wang Lin smiled: "Yan Qing, it's like this in the court. Powerful officials control the government, talk about officials everywhere, treacherous dereliction of duty, even officials, they can't do whatever they want. What else did Zhang Shuye say? ?”

Yan Qing said: "Master Zhang said that this kind of court struggle will last for a long time, and it is difficult to come to a conclusion. This is very detrimental to the Lord. As a matter of urgency, he asked his subordinates to come back and tell the Lord, suggesting that the Lord might as well go to Tokyo."

"So my subordinate begged Mr. Zhang to take him to the East Palace again, and bid farewell to His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince said that the officials and he missed him very much. If the Lord can return to Beijing, he will report to him, the current Taiwei, in person. Also excellent."

"My subordinates remember that Uncle Zhang said at the time that Master Zhang said that foreign ministers, especially those who are in the military, if they do not obey the order, it will be a felony to return to Beijing, and they will be punished. But the crown prince said, Wang Lin Holding the gold medal bestowed by the government, he led the army back to the capital to report to the palace. Who would dare to stop him? Besides, he dared to kill Murong Yanda as soon as he said he would kill him. Would he still be afraid of going back to Beijing to fight these smoky people? Speaker?"

"My lord, these are the original words of His Highness the Crown Prince." Yan Qing finished her return.

Let me go back to Beijing?

Wang Lin was silent.

After a long time, he thought about it: "Yan Qing, it seems that I have to go to Tokyo, you go and call Yue Fei and Hua Rong for me."

Yan Qing immediately called Yue Fei and Hua Rong over.

After Yue Fei and Hua Rong met, Wang Lin cupped his hands and said, "Brother, Yue Fei, I am going to go to Tokyo tomorrow to meet the crown prince and the officials. After I leave, I will entrust the Qingzhou affairs to you two. Mainly, those Qingzhou officials should use it or use it, but they must be strictly controlled. Yue Fei is the main horse in the army. Yue Fei, you must continue to train the whole army. "

Hua Rong was surprised: "Brother-in-law, you actually want to go to Tokyo... As a foreign minister, if you return to Beijing without an order, that would be a felony."

Wang Lin smiled, and took out the official's gold medal from his pocket, "I have this gold medal, and the official promised me that I could go to Beijing with the gold medal to face saints at any time. Don't worry, brother."

Yue Fei bowed down: "Teacher, please rest assured, the students will definitely put in the best of their energy, perform their military exercises strictly and quickly, and will never disappoint the teacher's high expectations."

Wang Lin waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I believe in you."

After Yue Fei finished his ceremony, he retreated.

Hua Rong looked at Wang Lin quietly, and smiled wryly: "Brother-in-law, I am a general, but you let me take charge of the important administrative affairs of Qingzhou on your behalf, isn't it embarrassing for me?"

"Who doesn't know that my brother is both civil and military, and has a strong heart, but he has been depressed all the time. I will not hide it from my brother. When I go to Tokyo, I will definitely try my best to run the four states of Jingdong East Road Qing, Deng, Lai, and Mississippi. The military and political power of the land, you and my brother, what about the family, if the elder brother doesn't stand up and help me at the critical moment, who else can it be?"

Hua Rong was startled: "Brother-in-law, are you trying to make me abandon martial arts and follow civil affairs? But the imperial court has always emphasized civil affairs and suppressed military affairs... It is really difficult for me, a military general, to transfer to a civilian position."

"Why do you have to turn martial arts into literary? Isn't it good to have both civil and military?"

Hua Rong hesitated: "Brother-in-law, there are not many people like you in this world who are favored by officials and hold both civil and military positions. I..."

"Brother, you are a hero, why are you looking forward and backward? Let's talk about the future. Right now, you are just governing on my behalf..."

Wang Lin suddenly smiled and changed the subject: "Brother is not young, why hasn't he gotten married yet?"

Huarong was stunned, why did he suddenly talk about his marriage again.

He came from a noble family, in fact, he got married when he was sixteen or seventeen years old, but the woman died early due to illness, and it has been wasted until now.

"I have something to ask my brother..." Wang Lin bowed.

Hua Rong panicked and avoided: "Brother-in-law, you are a Shangguan. I am serving in your army at the moment. It is not proper for you to worship me like this. Once outsiders see it, it will break the rules of the Fuhu Army."

"It's okay, my family doesn't need to be formal. Brother, I have found a marriage for you..."

Hua Rong was taken aback, waved his hands again and again and said: "Brother-in-law, absolutely not, I have no intention of getting married right now, we will talk about getting married later."

"There are three ways to be unfilial, and the greatest thing is to have no descendants. Do you want the Hua family to have no descendants?"

Wang Lin said seriously: "I have discussed this matter with Huarui, and she agrees with me."

Hua Rui turned out of the inner room at this time, and said with a smile: "Brother, Lin Lang has worked so hard, you are already old, you should marry a wife and have children."

……

Hearing that Wang Lin had actually found a daughter of Jia Meng's family, a great merchant in Qingzhou, as his daughter-in-law, Hua Rong couldn't help but angrily said: "Brother-in-law, although Hua is not talented, she is still a seventh-rank official in the imperial court. Those family opinions of superiority and inferiority, but you asked me to marry a merchant's daughter, and you also need three matchmakers and six certificates, isn't this going to ruin my future?"

Huarong walks away.

Wang Lin smiled wryly and remained silent. In fact, he also knew that breaking the stereotypes of family status in this world would not be something that could be done in a short period of time, just like the Tianzhu people in modern society still have the rules of racial distinctions and non-intermarriage, let alone The Northern Song Dynasty thousands of years ago.

Huarui smiled softly: "Lin Lang, don't worry, I will slowly persuade my brother. I know Lin Lang, you want to improve your status as a businessman in Qingzhou, so you want my brother to start this for you..."

"Miss, Qingzhou is our foundation. We must develop and prosper as soon as possible to strengthen the local wealth and strength. The role of merchants is crucial. When business flourishes, everything prospers. There are some things that I can't explain to you right now. , but in time, you will find that I am right."

"As for these ignorant views of the so-called sects, views of family background, and distinctions between good and bad, I think it's better to abandon all of them. It's ridiculous that people in the world can't see through it. Troubled times are coming. Once the golden army invades, even the royal family may not be able to keep it in the future. The decency and the clothes of the Han people are in danger of being overthrown at any time...Those daughters of rich and powerful families in Tokyo may become lowly servants and concubines of the Jin people, how long can this so-called superiority and inferiority last?"

Huarui was silent for a while, then she snuggled into Wang Lin's arms tenderly, and said softly, "I have never thought of such a thing before, but since I joined Lin Lang, you have repeatedly mentioned that the golden soldiers invaded the Central Plains. Will the Jin people really invade my territory and occupy my mountains and rivers?"

"That day will definitely come. Once the Jin people destroy the Liao Kingdom, I, the Song Dynasty, will be the meat on their chopping board. Therefore, we must now plan for the long-term, prepare for the war and fight with all our strength. My lady, the reason why I worked so hard The purpose of planning to transfer from Yizhou to this Qingzhou is to fight against gold and protect the country."

"Otherwise, with my martial arts and my family's billions of dollars, wouldn't it be good for you and me to be a rich man? However, there are no eggs under the overturned nest, and the country will not survive. What is the family? Officialdom is for this."

Huarui hummed, wrapped around Wang Lin's waist, and said nothing more.

She has a detached personality, she doesn't think too much about many things, and after marrying Wang Lin, she doesn't want to worry about some things, anyway, Wang Lin can do whatever she wants.

……

Hua Rong finally gave in.

Huarui told Huarong very straightforwardly.

The Hua family is currently completely attached to Wang Lin. As long as Wang Lin is around, Hua Rong's future promotion will not be a problem.Otherwise, his little Qipin Zhizhai may not be able to make it through the rest of his life.

This is a fact.

Wang Lin personally ordered the matchmaker to go to the Meng family to propose marriage for Hua Rong.

Meng Ting could hardly believe his ears.

Huarong is a seventh-rank official, a descendant of a famous family, and Wang Lin's in-laws. His personality, appearance, martial arts, and literary talents are all top-notch in the world. An official like this is willing to marry his own daughter as his wife in public. This is his past. Things you can't even dream of.

Although the Meng family was wealthy with hundreds of millions of dollars, and the young lady of the Meng family was also a pampered daughter, her status as a businessman was humble, so it was very difficult to marry an official unless she was a concubine.

The marriage between Huarong and Meng's young lady shocked the whole Qingzhou.Of course, in addition to the envious ones, there are also many voices of criticism behind the scenes.

This family relationship has obviously improved the social status of the Meng family in Qingzhou. To express his gratitude and gratitude, Meng Ting donated [-] yuan as military expenses for the Fuhu Army.

As a result, it also opened the prelude to Wang Lin's business promotion in Qingzhou.

(End of this chapter)