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Chapter 489 Dutiful Son Chen Yingjun

On June 15, Chen Chu returned to Anfeng and paid a courtesy visit to Chai Ji.

In the afternoon of that day, the algae garden outside the city received the news that the prince had returned. The inside and outside were cleaned, and everyone looked forward to it.

But until the beginning of the Youshi period, no one came back. Just when Mao'er was about to send someone to the city to inquire about it, Xiao Yi arrived home and said, "Your Majesty, please invite Cai and Chen to come to the city."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. They all arrived at the door of their house. The prince did not go home but invited his two brothers-in-law to meet in the city.

Cai Kun and Chen Yingjun seemed to have guessed something and looked at each other subconsciously.

At three o'clock in the morning, the two of them arrived at Prince Jin's residence in Anfeng City.

Anfeng City is small and narrow, and the mansion is not as spacious as the Caizhou Prince's Palace. There are only three entrances from the inside and the outside. If it weren't for the plaque of the Jin Prince's Palace hanging above the door, it might have been mistaken for an ordinary wealthy family's residence.

When the two of them were invited into the second study room, Chen Chu seemed to have just taken a shower. He was dressed in blue clothes and had a white jade crown in his slightly damp hair.

With a tall and slender figure, he can be described as a jade tree facing the wind.

The Cai family actually relied on this son-in-law Chenglong Kuai to rise from a subordinate family in a county to a top noble in Daqi in less than ten years.

The two of them bowed their hands and saluted. Cai Kun just glanced hastily and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. At the age of King Chu, his energy and body were just approaching the peak of a man.

Seeing that neither of them knew how to answer the conversation, Chen Chu couldn't help but laugh and said: "My two brothers and I are close in age, and we are both men, so it is easier to talk."

Chen Chu's words almost made the matter clear, but he also said that he didn't dare to go home, which hinted that he wanted to maintain the dignity of the family.

On June 11, the day the family first arrived in Zaoyuan, the princess first made some serious words, and then sent the prince to Cai Hua's residence in front of all the female family members.
Is this her siding with the Cai family?
The princess didn't say anything, but if others understood it that way, it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with it.

Nowadays, in the Daqi phase, regardless of personal relationships and only merits, it is difficult to exclude Cai Yuan and Chen Jingyan.

"I have met the prince."

Chen Yingjun understood. The King of Chu's words, "We are both men, it is easier to talk" was to prevent interference from the female family members after returning home.

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But if one person is elected, the other person will definitely lose the election. Therefore, the King of Chu specially recruited two people before returning home, so that the losing party could comfort his mother after returning to the algae garden.

Although my father is a local official, he has little influence in the central government. With the King of Chu and the eldest princess absent from Tokyo all year round, my father may not be as stable as Uncle Cai in the court.

This is just one of them.

Thinking about it from his perspective, it is really difficult to deal with this brother-in-law being caught in the middle.

To be honest, in Chen Yingjun's heart, Cai Yuan was more suitable to take over than his father. After all, Uncle Cai had been in the center for a long time and was familiar with the operations of the court. Moreover, he had won over a large number of Liu Qi's old ministers for the King of Chu in the court, and his prestige was Not inferior to his father.

Chen Chu called the two of them to sit down again, and then said with a smile: "The two mothers-in-law are in the algae garden, and I don't dare to go back."

Now, his sister's attitude has affected him.

"There are no outsiders here, so you two brothers don't need to be polite."

In short, this incident has put a lot of pressure on Ayu, and she has a faint intention of retreating.

Even Chen Yingjun himself has always disagreed with his father's eagerness to compete for this position. This time, Anfeng was just pushed to the top.

But he already controls half of the country, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers at his command, and the majestic demeanor he cultivates is hidden and invisible.
From this, Cai Kun admired the girl's vision of seeing people even more.

Cai Kun and Chen Yingjun couldn't help but feel ashamed. Although they didn't say it clearly, the King of Chu must have known the reason why the two families were An Feng and his entourage.

While he was thinking about it, Chen Chu suddenly said: "Brother, Ayu has been feeling depressed since she gave birth to Nian'er. I don't know if she suffered from postpartum depression or something like that. This time, my aunt and sister-in-law are here to spend more time with her."

Chen Yingjun didn't understand postpartum depression, but he replied: "It's okay, Anfeng is adjacent to Shaopi. I'll ask my mother to take Ayu out to relax in the past few days."

"Well, very good. By the way, apart from visiting Ayu, does the elder brother have anything else to do during this trip?"

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Chen Yingjun was startled. Everyone knew that visiting Ayu was just a pretense, and testing the King of Chu's attitude towards the phase ownership was the real thing. Why did the King of Chu ask directly?

Combined with what King Chu said just now, "It's easier for men to speak," Chen Yingjun understood that King Chu would not discuss this matter at home, and he should speak out his thoughts now and now!

But how could he say it in front of his rival, the second son of the Cai family, to ask for an official position on behalf of his father?

According to the plan, this matter should be explored by Ayu on the pillow in the dead of night!

Chen Yingjun was completely unprepared.

"Brother, there are only three of us here. If you have anything to say, just say it. No outsiders will know."

When Chen Chu saw Chen Yingjun hesitate to speak, he even gave him a word of encouragement.

Chen Yingjun raised his head, only to see Chen Chu smiling but not smiling, with deep eyes. Due to his face, Chen Yingjun could not say anything out loud. He only said: "Nothing else. Well, there is one thing. Recently, Yingzhou has entered wartime. production, resulting in worker shortages in various civilian factories. In April, Yingshang County uncovered a case of organizing smuggling and human trafficking."

Chen Yingjun, who was looking for an official position for his father, was still thin-skinned, so he kept reporting on his work.

But it is not appropriate for you, a fellow intellectual of Yingzhou, to say this to the King of Chu in person.

After Chen Chu patiently listened to Chen Yingjun's report, he said: "Just leave this matter to the relevant yamen. After the elder brother returns, we will seize the time to hand over the work."

Chen Yingjun didn't have the nerve to talk about his father just now. He used the report to cover up his work. He was a little distracted. It wasn't until he heard "handover of work" that he was suddenly startled and looked at his good brother-in-law with a surprised look on his face.

Chen Chu couldn't help but laugh and said: "I've been waiting for the uprising in Tongshan, and the eldest brother is the most unworthy person among our generation. In the ninth year of Fuchang, the eldest brother started as the chief bookkeeper of a county. Over the years, he has served as an official all over Huaibei. Every time I serve, I have made outstanding achievements. Now, it is time for our generation to take on important responsibilities. I would like to invite my eldest brother to go to Tokyo and take office as Zhongshu Sheren and Zhizhigao."

Chen Yingjun couldn't hear the rest of the words clearly.
The rank of Zhongshushe, who is in the fifth rank, is not very high. Compared with his current rank, he has only been promoted one level. However, this position is of great importance. He is in charge of general affairs, promulgating orders, advising and admonishing, etc. Preparation and approval of important official documents.

This official is subordinate to Prime Minister Zhongshu, but all the Prime Minister's decrees must go through the hands of Zhongshu Sheren. Although he has no right to reject or change the Prime Minister's decrees, he has the right to know.

The dispatching officer who made the imperial edict was also responsible for writing the imperial edict.

To put it bluntly, according to the Zhou Dynasty's practice, the emperor's pen can only be held by those who have passed the Jinshi. And those who have held this position, as long as they don't make big mistakes, will be successful in the future!

With the eldest princess currently away from the capital all the year round, his power and responsibility to make the imperial edict will only become heavier. For Chen Yingjun, who has a good family background and is talented, it is like reaching the sky in one step!
Isn't the biggest wish of scholars to manage the country and help the world? This opportunity to become familiar with the operation of the central court is naturally a great encouragement and recognition for Chen Yingjun, who is not yet thirty years old.

After calming down his agitated mood a little, Chen Yingjun said humbly as usual: "King Chu, this responsibility is of great importance, and I may not be able to handle it for you."

"Hahaha, eldest brother, don't be humble. My eldest brother is both an official in Huaibei and a former teacher of Lanxiang Academy. Only by taking the first step can I set an example for my descendants from Huaibei. Peng Yuyan and Wu Yanzu have finished their ninth grade this year. Year-long course, if you see who is clever, brother, you can bring a few people with you to practice with you."

At this point, Chen Yingjun suddenly realized that his brother-in-law wanted to use himself as a banner to open up a career path for young people who graduated from the new school.

Chen Yingjun joined the Huaibei gang early. He was not an official with an imperial examination background, so he naturally had no objection to the juniors from the school who had also never participated in the imperial examination.

After hearing Chen Chu's words, Chen Yingjun, who was not sincere in his refusal, accepted it as soon as he saw it was good. He raised his hands and bowed his hands to the bottom, saying solemnly: "Since Yuan Zhang trusts me so much, I have no choice but to give it a try!"

"it is good."

When Chen Yingjun accepted the offer, he already knew that his father's path to becoming prime minister was completely ruined. No matter how big-hearted Yuan Zhang was, he could not let one of them be the prime minister and the other be the minister.

In that case, wouldn't Zhongshu Sheng have to change his surname to Chen? Yingchuan Chen's Chen.

But Chen Yingjun couldn't feel any sadness for his father for a while.

This made him feel a little unfilial
While Chen Yingjun was trying to convince himself, Chen Chu looked at Cai Kun again. The latter looked at him eagerly.

Not only was he afraid of his brother's suffering, but he was also afraid that his brother would drive a Land Rover. Cai Kun just watched Chen Yingjun, a little boy, drive a Land Rover!

"Second brother, besides visiting Hua'er, do you and your aunt have anything else to do this time?"

These words were exactly the same as the question asked to Chen Yingjun a quarter of an hour ago. Chen Yingjun, who was debating whether feeling excited was unfilial or not, quickly turned to look at Cai Kun, wanting to see how he would answer.

When Cai Kun got the chance to speak, he hurriedly coughed and said slightly shyly: "Hey, actually there is no big deal. After Fan Xiang went west, all the officials in Tokyo were leaderless, Yuan Zhang, you are not often in Tokyo, according to what Brother Yu saw , Yuan Zhang should establish a new prime minister again. This person must be close to Yuan Zhang, be able to understand the new policies established by Yuan Zhang in recent years and continue to implement them, and must be familiar with the operation of the central government and the character of all officials."

Chen Yingjun couldn't help but look sideways. Tsk, tsk, tsk, listen, you, Cai Erlang, just say that this phase belongs to none other than your father!

Do you still want to be embarrassed?

This is where Chen Yingjun, who values ​​​​face, is not as good as Cai Kun. Cai Erlang was originally from a family of subordinate officials. Before the Ministry of Rites went to the Kingdom of Jin as an envoy, he was also an out-and-out businessman.

Businessmen are most practical and don’t care about face.
In the current phase, what is the face?
Chen Chuer couldn't help laughing when he heard Cai Er earnestly explain several conditions that the new prime minister should meet, and said: "Then according to the second brother's opinion, who among us in Daqi is the most suitable for the position of the new prime minister?"

Good brother-in-law, I’ve said it so clearly, why don’t you understand?
Seeing Chen Yingjun looking directly at him, Cai Kun was thick-skinned and couldn't help but blush. Then he gritted his teeth and said to himself: For daddy's sake, rush!
"Yuan Zhang, I think Hua'er's father is the most suitable."

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"Pfft~"

Chen Yingjun, who had just picked up the tea cup, spit out a mouthful of tea, coughed several times before pointing at Cai Kun and said: "Concubine Cai Cai's father, isn't he a father!"

"He's my father. Could it be that Cheng Cheng is not Hua'er's father?"

Cai Kun was confident and continued: "The sages all said that when promoting a virtuous man, one should not avoid relatives. Since Cai Shangshu took office as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he has fully cooperated with Yuan Zhang in his administration, and has repeatedly promoted Huaibei officials under great pressure. His hair is almost turning white." Gong, Cai Shangshu's hard work has made great achievements; in terms of private matters, Cai Shangshu and Yuan Zhang have a loving relationship, and their loyalty is evident! Who else can have this relationship besides Cai Gong?"

One sentence refers to Cai Shangshu, and one sentence refers to Cai Gong. Those who don't know, think that Cai Kun has another father!

Chen Yingjun was stunned. How could this family be so shameless!

If you praise your father so much, wouldn't he be ashamed if he knew it?
Cai Kun seemed to see something in Chen Yingjun's eyes, and then he raised his hand to Chen Chuyi and said: "Of course, the above words are my humble opinion, but they also come from my heart, not It was ordered by Duke Cai, but it is up to Yuan Zhang to decide whether Duke Cai can do more for Yuan Zhang or not. The Cai family will follow the will of King Chu until death!"

After speaking, Cai Kun and Chen Yingjun both looked at Chen Chu.

Chen Yingjun is also afraid of his brother driving a Land Rover.
The three of them have known each other for many years, and there is not much age difference between them. Therefore, the atmosphere of today's closed-door discussion is far less serious, and even seems a bit childish because of the relationship between them.

However, even if the atmosphere breaks out again, the two of them know that once Chen Chu nods, the candidate for the new prime minister of Daqi will be settled.

However, Chen Chu smiled and took out a bright yellow silk brocade from the bookshelf. Cai and Chen were both people who had seen the world, and they could tell at a glance that it was the material used in the imperial edict.

"Second brother, let's take a look. When I go back tomorrow and ask the eldest princess to use the jade seal, I can tell the world."

When Chen Chu handed the Minghuang silk brocade to Cai Kun, the latter knew that the big deal had been accomplished, but he still couldn't help but unfold the silk brocade and read it word by word.

When he saw the sentence "Cai Gong concealed his origins and promoted Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi", tears welled up in Cai Kun's eyes without warning.

Tears accidentally fell on the imperial edict. Cai Kun wiped it hurriedly a few times, fearing that it would be damaged. He hurriedly handed it back to Chen Chu with both hands and said hurriedly: "Don't get it dirty, don't get it dirty."

Indeed, if someone had told Cai Kun ten years ago that your father could be the leader of a country in ten years, Cai Kun would have regarded him as a lunatic who cheated people out of food and drink.

But before my eyes, it actually became true.
Chen Yingjun turned his head and looked at Cai Kun, who was slightly out of sorts, feeling a little sour.

Summer is long.

At the end of Youshi, the sun was setting outside, but it was still not dark.

Chen Chu sent his two brothers-in-law out of the house.

Outside the palace gate, Cai Kun, who had calmed down, looked at the cramped and unimpressive palace gate and said, "This palace is shabby. Why don't Yuan Zhang return to the algae garden with us?"

Chen Chu looked at Chen Yingjun with a smile and said: "Brother, after you go back, don't forget to tell your aunt about today's events in detail. I will go back to my hometown tomorrow and go see you now."

"Brother Yu, remember this."

This is Chen Chu's news for everyone to digest the phase assignment overnight. It is also equivalent to telling everyone that when he returns home tomorrow, no one should mention this matter at home again.

When leaving, Chen Chu suddenly said: "Brothers, if you have any other matters in the future, just come to me and ask, and don't disturb the family anymore. Hua'er and Ayu are brothers and sisters, but they are also members of my family. , Don’t put them in a dilemma. If I listen to them against my will, it will hurt the relationship between me and my husband; if I don’t listen to them, and I will hurt the relationship between you, father, daughter, brother and sister, this will not happen again.”

The words "I won't do this next time" were clearly said with a smile, but Cai Kun and Chen Yingjun both had stern looks on their faces and hurriedly bowed their heads and handed over their hands.

Ugly moment two.

Cai and Chen rode towards the algae garden outside the city. Although one achieved his wish, the other failed.

But they were both excited inside.

Needless to say, Cai Kun's father met his ancestor at the foot of Jiuquan a hundred years later, and the ancestors of all generations had to kowtow to him!
And Chen Yingjun obviously wanted to feel sad for his father, but he couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth.
It wasn't until the algae garden was in sight that Chen Yingjun started to worry about how he should explain to his mother.
Could it be that the son robbed his father of his opportunity for advancement?
Afterwards, Chen Yingjun was heartbroken and said to himself: We are father and son, whoever makes progress is not progress? Dad, you are not yet fifty years old. There will be many opportunities in the future, but your son is almost thirty, so you must seize this opportunity!
(End of this chapter)