Especially Song Gongwen, he finally understood why his teacher was so happy when he discovered his talent.
Just like myself now, I admire Chen Xuance and Ouyang Ji.
There are like-minded people in the court.
And they all want to serve the country wholeheartedly.
How can this not be something to be happy about?
Just like this, time passed by little by little.
Finally, as evening approached and it was almost dark, Chen Xuance and the other man felt they had disturbed them for too long and stood up to say goodbye. Song Gongwen also sent someone to see them off.
After leaving the Song Mansion, the excitement on Ouyang Ji's face did not disappear. He felt more and more that Lord Song was a true important official of the country, and perhaps the second Taifu in the future.
However, he still felt somewhat puzzled, so he immediately turned to his friend and said, "Brother Xuan Ce, as soon as you entered today, you immediately asked Elder Song for two things. I was probably scared, but fortunately, Elder Song didn't mind at all."
"But I don't understand, Brother Xuan Ce, why did you bring up this kind of thing right away? Aren't you afraid that Elder Song won't agree?"
Although the two of them were the top scorer and runner-up in the imperial examination.
In the eyes of outsiders, he has a bright future.
But Song Gongwen’s status is too high.
The father-in-law of the emperor and the father of Marquis Guanjun, is probably second only to the Grand Tutor and Marquis Shenwu in the court.
If you speak directly like this, even if the other party doesn't give you face, it's understandable.
But he had observed Chen Xuance before.
Seems very confident.
So I want to know where the other person's confidence comes from.
"Lord Song will definitely agree." Chen Xuance smiled and explained, "From the moment he proposed the reform, I understood that Lord Song wanted to do something for the country, and our goal is the same as Lord Song's."
"As long as the goals are the same, and what I'm asking for isn't a big deal, Elder Song is just going along with it."
"And this will make the country and the court stronger. Why would he refuse?"
After Ouyang Ji heard these words.
I didn't understand at first.
But after thinking about it carefully, he nodded.
Yes, we are all serving the country and have the same goal, so there is really no reason not to agree.
Thinking of this, he sighed and said, "Lord Song is a truly important minister of state. However, I heard that the Jiangnan gentry will soon come to the capital to discuss reforms. Lord Song, I'm afraid you're in trouble."
The reform caused a lot of uproar. The situation in the capital was okay, but in Jiangnan, big things happened almost every day.
It was just because the imperial court had been pushing it hard that it didn't become a big deal.
But those Jiangnan gentry wanted to stop the reform.
He actually wanted to go to the capital.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was entirely directed at Song Gongwen.
Hearing this, Chen Xuance also frowned, but quickly spoke: "I believe that Lord Song must have a way to deal with this. You and I should worry about our own affairs first. After all, we can't interfere with the reform."
The system of dividing the land tax into individual taxes was a confrontation between the imperial court and the gentry.
Only a minister of at least the first or second rank can have a say in it.
For people like them, no matter what they say or do, it will be of no use. The best way is to wait.
Ouyang Ji understood what was going on, so he didn't say much and went back to his residence with the other party.
However, he also believed in his heart that Lord Song would be able to handle this matter.
Just like the successful pilot project in Longyang Prefecture!
...
That night, the stars are high in the sky.
Imperial city.
In a courtyard, to be precise, it is the office location of the East Factory.
Wang Jin sat in the main seat, and below him sat the five big bosses of the East Factory.
As for the other files, they are scattered in various places.
At this moment, he looked around, cleared his throat, and said directly, "I believe you all know that the Jiangnan nobles will be coming to the capital in a few days. This matter concerns Your Majesty's national policy and cannot afford any problems. Little Li, has there been any news from Lord Wang Shouyuan?"
"Yes, Eunuch Wang!" Little Li stood up and stepped out of the line, pulling out a small booklet from his sleeve. "This was just delivered today," he said. "It's something Lord Wang entrusted us, the East Factory, to give to Lord Song."
"According to Lord Wang, here is a list of Jiangnan nobles who are colluding with the White Clothes Sect, and it also includes evidence."
"oh?"
When Wang Jin heard this, he immediately smiled.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that Lord Wang was really powerful.
The list was made so quickly, and it also included evidence.
He is indeed a talented person.
He could fully foresee that as long as he handed it over to Song Gongwen, it would be easy to deal with the Jiangnan gentry who came to the capital.
Wang Jin said without hesitation, "Okay, Little Li, send a trustworthy person to deliver the list to the Song residence overnight. Remember, hand it to Mr. Song in person."
"yes!"
Leo nodded and left the lobby.
At this time, another porter stepped out and bowed, saying, "My Lord, we just received news from Haizhou today. We discovered that the remnants of the former royal family who had come ashore some time ago have separated from the White Clothes Sect and returned to the sea."
"At the same time, we also received some news that the sea has been a bit unsettled in recent days."
"Some fishing boats out at sea have been attacked, suspected to be pirates."
As soon as these words were spoken.
Wang Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.
The remnants of the former royal family returned to the sea, and pirates attacked fishing boats.
These two don't seem to have much to do with each other.
But I feel in my heart.
This is not as simple as it seems.
He immediately asked, "Is that all? Any news from General Zhao?"
"Yes." The clerk thought for a moment, then said, "Our East Factory liaison with General Zhao has also gathered some information. The remnants of the former imperial family are becoming increasingly restless at sea, seizing several islands."
"These islands were originally under the jurisdiction of Haizhou, and it was discovered that many pirates gathered on those islands."
The remnants of the former royal family seized the island, and many pirates gathered...
Are they planning to launch an attack on Haizhou?
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