The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 389 I, Tao Wenju, Changed Jobs Again
"Hot hot~~"

Wang Jun returned to the mansion on the right side of the east corner building, couldn't wait to get into the study room, took off his official uniform and hat, only wore a thin undershirt, stepped on the ground with bare feet, and drank a bowl of iced sour plum soup.

Not satisfied, he asked the maid to fish out the watermelon from the ice pan, chop it into several pieces with a few knives, then grab one piece and devour it voraciously. It looked ferocious while eating, and the red juice flowed horizontally.

"Whoo~"

Wang Jun breathed a long sigh of relief and leaned back on the couch. There was a maid fanning himself beside him. The copper ice mirror was placed in the room. The dew condensed on the surface dripped, and a bit of cool air came out.

Wang Jun closed his eyes and enjoyed the coolness, and the irritability he felt when he left the palace gradually disappeared.

This mansion is close to the palace city, and to the south is the lively Sangjia Wazi. The largest restaurant in Kaifeng City is right on the street, so every inch of land is precious.

The families living in this area are either rich or noble. Guo Wei gave them four daughters. The princess palace of Guo Qing, the princess of Jin Dynasty, is here. The old residence of Feng Dao, the old master, and the former residence of Liu Chong are all in this area.

Wang Yin originally wanted to move in, but he searched around and found no suitable houses for sale.

Wang Jun's mansion was originally Li Ye's villa. Although it was a villa, it was not bad at all in terms of luxury. Many people were eyeing it, and it was finally given to him by Guo Wei.

The Zhou Dynasty was originally established, and Wang Jun successfully became the privy envoy. It was just when he was satisfied with the smooth sailing. In addition, Zhu Xiu, who had the deepest grudge against him and hated him the most, went south to Jiangning, which made him feel peaceful and at ease, as if the whole country The Kaifeng court was under his control.

However, after the discussion in Chongzheng Hall today, Wang Jun suddenly felt a sense of crisis again.

The abominable Zhu Xiu's son is gone, Wei Renpu has become his biggest political enemy in the court, and Fu Yanqing has entered the capital. The Fu family's high-ranking nobles will definitely take away part of the power of the court in the future.

Wang Yin is arrogant, extravagant and debauched day by day. Such a person is unreliable and will favor anyone who benefits him.

Wang Jun felt that he was a little weak.

Today, another Xue Juzheng appeared. He had a low official position but extraordinary conversation. He gave advice in front of the officials. It was obvious that the officials admired him very much.

There are many talented people in the imperial court, and Wang Jun is deeply worried. He feels like there is a fire burning behind his butt. If he doesn't run faster, he may be burned at any time.

What's even more hateful is that these rising stars in the court are more or less related to Zhu Xiu.

Fan Zhi, the deputy privy envoy, was recommended by Zhu Xiu. He was the Duke of Shangdang, the general of Zuowei, the commander-in-chief of the four squadrons of Zhixiaodi in the inner palace, and the prince-in-law Zhang Yongde. He is now recognized as the most promising person in the inner palace imperial army and is acquainted with Zhu Xiu. Since childhood, we have been as close as brothers.

Zhao Kuangyin, the Yuhou of the Inner Palace, was also an old friend of Zhu Xiu. In addition, he had a relationship with Wei Renpu who was both a teacher and a friend, as well as the deep friendship between Chai Rong and Li Chongjin, two close relatives of the officials. Zhu Xiu had quietly managed the relationship. Net, really amazing!
You don’t know if you don’t think about it. Wang Jun calmly thought about it and was shocked.

I heard that Fu Yanqing's son Fu Zhaoxin and eldest daughter Fu Jinzhan had a close friendship with Zhu Xiu.

Another nephew of the official family, Cao Bin, son of the Zhending Cao family, personally came to see Zhu Xiu off when he left the city.

The Fu family and the Cao family are both military aristocrats. As the officials proclaimed themselves emperors, the power of these two families further increased. With Zhu Xiu under the care of these people and his own ability, it would be easy for Zhu Xiu to return to Kaifeng in the future and rise to great heights!
Wang Jun sat up in a hurry, as if a heat wave was hitting his face. Sweat broke out on his forehead and back, and his mood suddenly became irritable.

Roughly snatching the fan from the maid's hand, Wang Jun fanned it hard and cursed viciously: "Get out! Get out of here all of you!"

The maid who was waiting in the room left the room tremblingly. She didn't know what she had done wrong, which made her master angry.

Wang Jun paced around Bingjian in the room irritably, fanning himself, and his mood was extremely bad.

Chai Rong, the Duke of Taiyuan, hates him, but he is not afraid. He knows that Chai Rong is only the adopted son of an official family, and it is not certain whether the future reserve position will fall on Chai Rong.

Chai Rong was stationed in Chanzhou, and he could not return to Beijing without permission despite official orders.

What does this mean?It shows that the official family has no plans to make him a reserve for the time being!
Wang Jun was born as an actor, and his greatest skill is to manipulate people's hearts.

He could sense that the government's attitude towards Chai Rong is extremely subtle now, no matter how close the adopted son and parent-child are, there is still a difference after all.

Chai Rong was far away in Chanzhou, and he was right next to the official family.

As long as he finds a way to prevent Chai Rong from getting involved in the reserve position, his future will still be bright.

However, if you want to deal with Chai Rong, you must first get rid of Zhu Xiu.

Wang Jun asked himself that he could see many people clearly, but he could not see Zhu Xiu clearly.

This kid was acting strangely, making him unable to figure it out, but in the end it turned out that every move he made must have a deep meaning.

For example, he rushed to Yedu from thousands of miles away. When the official family and his son were in the most critical and dangerous time, he defected to his subordinates without hesitation and followed the official family all the way south into Kaifeng City. Wang Jun found it extremely incredible.

This was a huge bet, and there was no doubt that Zhu Xiu won the bet.

But the question is, how does he know that the official family will definitely win?
He seemed to know that the officials would definitely raise troops and change the dynasty?

Wang Jun even suspected that Zhu Xiulian had accurately calculated the day when the officials would launch an army. Otherwise, how could he have traveled all the way to Yedu and delivered help in the critical moment at the right time?
Not only did he easily obtain the Dragon Power, but he also made the official father and son feel grateful to him?
It is said that Zhu Xiu is a semi-immortal who can do calculations. Wang Jun didn't believe it before, but the more he thought about his logic, the more Wang Jun felt that this kid was indeed a magician!

Wang Jun's fear of Zhu Xiu has risen to a new level.

In his heart, Zhu Xiu is already a mortal enemy that must be eliminated.

He knew that he was no longer young. He was approaching fifty, and his official career had basically come to an end.

But he wanted to continue the Wang family's wealth so that his sons could stand firm in the Zhou Dynasty.

To achieve this goal, Chai Rong must not be the successor of Zhou Dynasty!

If you want to get rid of Chai Rong, you must first get rid of Zhu Xiu!

But where to start must be carefully considered.

"Report to Alang, there is a man named Tao Wenju outside the mansion asking to see him"

The study door was open, and the housekeeper trotted over, knocked on the door gently, and said respectfully.

"See you, see you!" Wang Jun waved his hands distractedly.

"Hey~" The housekeeper noticed that his master was in a bad mood and did not dare to disturb him, so he agreed and left.

Wang Jun suddenly thought of something: "Wait a minute! What's that person's name?"

The housekeeper said cautiously: "He calls himself Tao Wenju and he is from Chanzhou. He also said that he and Alang are old acquaintances."

"Tao Wenju?" Wang Jun felt that the name sounded familiar.

"Tao Wenju!" Wang Jun raised his voice, which was a little shrill.

He remembered, wasn't Tao Wenju the guy with the deer head and rat eyes who was following Zhu Xiu?
When he helped Zhu Xiu cause a lot of trouble in Pizhou, he still dared to lead his troops against Wang Shouen, who was then the military commander of the Jingnan Army?
Wang Jun's expression became extremely exciting. Why did Zhu Xiu's people come to see him?
I heard that Tao Wenju stayed in Chanzhou and worked under the Zhenning Army under Chai Rong. How could he come to Kaifeng?

Wang Jun thought for a while: "Go and ask him to wait in the side hall! Refreshments will be served!"

The butler hurriedly responded: "I obey, little man~"

Wang Jun quickly returned to the bedroom and called his maid: "Quickly, change your clothes!"

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Tao Wenju was sitting in the living room, with oranges, tea, and expensive pastries from Guanghe Shop on the table beside him. Behind him, under the tent, was a well-behaved servant, who would come forward to obey as long as he gave orders.

Tao Wenju only dared to take a sip of tea and waited as if on pins and needles.

He rashly came to see Wang Jun, imagining countless possible treatments.

But he didn't expect that the steward of the house would respectfully invite him to sit down in the side hall, offer him tea and fruits, and even send a beautiful slave to serve him.

Tao Wenju turned his head and glanced at the maidservant. Well, she has a low eyebrow, a plump figure, and a flirtatious look in her eyes. She is the type he likes.

The slave girl knew that Tao Wenju was sizing her up, so she was not shy. Instead, she raised her head and gave her a flirtatious look.

Tao Wenju shook his head, cursed "Wai Zi" secretly, and quickly turned his head and sat down.

This slave looked like a domestic prostitute raised in Wang Jun's mansion, and she did a lot of work in welcoming and sending her off.

Covered in travel dust, but absolutely delicious in bed.

Tao Wenju took a deep breath and suppressed the dryness in his heart.

A few years ago, he was just a follower of the Xue family, a wealthy family in Jingzhou, no different than a slave.

Now, he has transformed into an official who comes in and out of the palace. Even when he enters the Privy Councilor's residence, he can still enjoy the treatment of a guest.

Tao Wenju felt a little dazed when he recalled the past.

Suddenly, Zhu Xiu's half-smiling face appeared in his mind.

Tao Wenju was startled, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he felt increasingly restless.He knew that he was where he was today, all thanks to Zhu Xiu's appreciation.

Without Zhu Xiu, he would have become the victim of the Xue family.

Not to mention Kaifeng City, he can't even leave Anding County in Jingzhou.

But today, in desperation, he had to come to Wang Jun.

"I, Tao Wenju, have also made great contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Without you, Zhu Shaolang, I, Tao, can still live well."

Tao Wenju secretly gritted his teeth and kept encouraging himself in his mind, trying to get rid of Zhu Xiu's joking smile in his mind that made his heart palpitate.

Whenever Zhu Xiu stared at him with a playful smile, Tao Wenju felt like a shaved lamb, unable to resist except for helplessly "bleating" twice.

"Hahaha~ What brought Mr. Tao here?"

A burst of hearty laughter came from outside the hall first, and Tao Wenju hurriedly stood up to greet him.

"Tao Wenju, a common man, pays homage to Privy Wang!" Tao Wenju knelt down and kowtowed.

Wang Jun quickly stepped forward to support him: "Hey, why does Master Tao have to do such a big gift? Please get up quickly!"

Tao Wenju was flattered. He never expected that Wang Jun would treat him so politely.

The guests and hosts were sitting together, with Tao Wen holding his lower buttocks against the chair, looking humble and respectful.

Wang Jun looked at him and said with a smile: "I heard that Master Tao is in Chanzhou, serving as the chief secretary of the Zhenning Army, taking care of the money, food, military and horses, and is deeply trusted by the princes of Taiyuan. How come you have time to come to my humble residence?"

Tao Wenju looked a little embarrassed and said bravely: "To be honest with Privy Wang, I am ashamed of myself! Just because I made a small mistake and angered the prince, I was expelled from the Zhenning Army! I am just a soldier now." White body, no official position."

"Oh?" Wang Jun was greatly surprised, "What is it?"

Tao Wenju didn't want to say anything at first, but he was afraid of arousing Wang Jun's suspicion. Anyway, Wang Jun would find out about him if he sent someone to inquire about it.

Tao Wenju let out a long sigh and said with a look of remorse, shame and grievance: "I want to buy a house in Kaifeng as a place to settle down, but after asking about it I found out that the land price in Kaifeng City has risen very fast, and the house I like is... The price after the new year has increased by more than [-] yuan compared with the year before!

The villain couldn't raise that much money at the moment, so he thought of allocating some from Zhenning's military ration money as a personal loan to buy the house.

Just wait until the villain has saved enough money and then make up for the shortfall. "

"I didn't expect that this matter would be known to Wang Pu, the secretary of Jieduzhang. Wang Pu ignored the villain's pleas and complained to the prince. He also added fuel and jealousy to slander the villain. In the end, he angered the prince and expelled me. Zhenning Army."

Tao Wenju choked with sobs and his eyes were red, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Wang Jun listened with a smile, feeling full of contempt in his heart.

What he borrowed privately was what he used to make up for it. He was obviously misappropriating public funds to buy land and a house in Kaifeng. He was accidentally noticed by Wang Pu, the secretary in charge, and he was brought to Chai Rong. Chai Rong sent someone to check the account books and found that he had misappropriated large amounts of money and embezzled money and food. Then he was driven out of Chanzhou in anger.

Wang Jun twirled a few stray hairs under his chin and sneered in his heart. When he served as the Jingzhao Salt and Iron Superintendent in Chang'an, he did similar things a lot.

When it comes to using public money for private purposes, he, Wang Jun, is the grandfather.

He looked down upon Tao Wenju's tricks.

Wang Jun smiled and said: "According to the temper of the Taiyuan Lord, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave Chanzhou."

Tao Wenju was afraid and said: "The prince wanted to kill me, but he spared my life because of the honor of Dingyuan Hou."

Wang Jun smiled: "That's true. Only Dingyuanhou can make the princes give some face, and you are lucky. But why did you come to see me?"

Tao Wenju knelt down, kowtowed three times, and said sadly: "The villain was expelled from Chanzhou, and he had no shame to go back to see the Marquis of Dingyuan. After thinking about it, the only way to go is to surrender to Privy Wang! Please also ask Privy Wang takes you in!"

Wang Jun didn't stop him this time. After he finished kowtow, he said slowly: "Why me?"

Tao Wenju swallowed his saliva and said: "This villain has offended the Junhou and the Marquis of Dingyuan. If he doesn't defect to Privy Wang, he may never be able to hold an official position in his life! The only person in the court who can compete with them is Privy Wang!"

Wang Jun narrowed his eyes: "Why should I compete with them? The Marquis of Taiyuan is the adopted son of an official family, and he is expected to inherit the throne in the future. How can I dare to go against him?"

Tao Wenju laughed dryly and observed Wang Jun's expression carefully as he spoke: "The Marquis of Taiyuan and Privy Wang have some old grudges, and the Marquis of Dingyuan and Privy Wang also had deep grudges in Jingzhou back then!
The villain would venture to guess that Privy Wang might not want to see the Taiyuan County Prince ascend to the throne, right? "

Wang Jun stood up angrily and shouted: "Bold!"

Tao Wenju knelt on the ground with his butt sticking out, pretending to be terrified.

Seeing that Wang Jun was not really angry, he raised his head and said with a flattering smile: "If the Marquis of Taiyuan ascends the throne, it will be harmful to Privy Wang but not beneficial at all! Looking at the court, the only one who can stop the Marquis of Taiyuan from succeeding to the throne is Privy Wang!" I am willing to follow Privy Wang to the death, but if I have second thoughts, I will be struck by thunder from heaven!"

Wang Jun stared at him for a while, snorted coldly, and sat down again.

"You are quite courageous, and you do have some wit. No wonder Zhu Xiu likes you."

Wang Jun said calmly while holding the tea cup.

Tao Wenju climbed up, hunched over and said, "Marquis Dingyuan was kind to the villain, but he got too close to the Marquis of Taiyuan. In order to save himself, the villain can only tearfully sever ties with him! Alas~"

Tao Wenju squeezed out a tear from the corner of his eye, and wiped his cuffs: "Principal Wang, I implore, please spare Zhu Shaolang's life from now on, and I, Tao Wenju, will be honored!"

Of course Wang Jun would not believe what Tao Wenju said, but he did not expose it and said with a smile: "That's easy to say! After all, there is no mortal grudge between me and Zhu Xiu, it's just that he has ruined my good deeds several times, which is a bit hateful.

This time he is trapped in Jiangning, it would be best if he never comes back."

Tao Wenju heard something about it: "Privy Privy Wang, does he want Zhu Shaolang to stay in Jiangning forever?"

Wang Jun said: "There is nothing wrong with staying in Jiangning and enjoying wealth, what do you think?"

Tao Wenju stroked his beard and his eyes quickly turned: "I have an idea, I think, that may come in handy!"

Wang Jun put down the tea cup: "Let's talk about it."

"May I ask Privy Councilor Wang, has there been any unusual movement recently by Xiazhou's Dingnan Army and Yanzhou's Murong Yanchao?" Tao Wenju asked rhetorically.

"So what?"

Tao Wenju smiled sadly: "In that case, Privy Wang might as well send people to Jiangning to spread the news."

Tao Wenju leaned forward and whispered in Wang Jun's ear.

Wang Jun's eyes lit up, he put his hands on his hands and laughed: "This is a solution! Regardless of whether it works or not, it will not be true! Not bad, not bad~"

Tao Wenju bowed his hands humbly, unable to hide the pride on his brows.

Wang Jun looked at him with admiration: "If this can be done, you will follow me from now on. Within three years, I will guarantee that you will become the governor of a state!"

Tao Wenju was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed: "Tao Wenju swears to serve the prince to the death!"

Wang Jun signaled him to get up: "Where is the house you bought?"

Tao Wenju said with a mournful face: "The Marquis of Taiyuan sent someone to take back the house and sell it to replenish the army's funds."

Wang Jun smiled and said: "I also have a small house on Gulou Street, with an area of ​​[-] or [-] acres. It is worth one or two thousand guan, so I will give it to you to live in temporarily, and I will give you another [-] guan."

Tao Wen raised his lips and trembled, his eyes shed tears, and he shed tears of gratitude: "The prince's kindness, I will never be able to repay it even if I die!"

Wang Jun waved to the charming maid again: "Her name is Yuan'er, and she will be with you from now on. If you have anything, you can ask her to report it.

Yuan'er, please take good care of Mr. Tao in the future. "

"My maid, you obey!" Yuan'er bowed down softly, Tao Wenju swallowed hard at the sight of her round buttocks under her skirt.

"Step back and go to the housekeeper to collect your money and belongings. Someone will send you there." Wang Jun picked up the tea cup and sent them away.

Tao Wenju bowed gratefully and thanked her, and led Yuan'er out of the hall.

Wang Jun squinted at his back, sneered and shook his head.

He will also send people to verify what this person says.

But the idea he just came up with is worth a try.

The officials sent Xue Juzheng as envoy to Jiangning to ask for Zhu Xiu, and they did not hesitate to use force to threaten him.

But if Li Jing and the Tang court officials knew that there was chaos in the Zhou Dynasty and they couldn't care about Jiangnan, would they still obediently let Zhu Xiu leave?
(End of this chapter)