Chapter 470 Weird Intercession
Song He was a well-known rich man in Hu County, known as a senior official of the Song Dynasty. He was a member of the clan, and he was also known as the "Fourth Master of Song". It stands to reason that such a person would not have contact with the unannounced visiting officials from the capital. Jin Chunzhong Yi At first I thought that I had exposed my wealth and was targeted by local tyrants. I sent someone out to ask about it, and then I realized that I might have guessed wrong.
According to legend, a younger sister of Song He was the wife of Yin Cuo, the eldest son of the former prime minister, Yin Wuxian. Yin Wuxian had passed away, and his family was still an official in the capital. With such a backer, it was no wonder that the Song family was highly respected locally.
However, Jin Chunzhong felt that it was a little strange. With the status of the Yin family, the daughter-in-law had to be the daughter of an aristocratic family. No matter how rich the Song family was, she was a commoner, and it was wrong to be in the same family as the prime minister's family.
Jin Chunzhong didn't have time to inquire, and that evening, Song He sent a butler to the inn to invite guests from other places to a banquet.
Jin Chunzhong accepted the invitation, but he felt a little funny. Although he was not a high-ranking official in the court, he belonged to the emperor's close minister, and his younger sister was a noble concubine. How many officials in the capital wanted to curry favor with him but couldn't get in touch with him. The famous local rich man put on airs in front of him.
If Song He didn't know his true identity, he would be used to being arrogant. He couldn't see outsiders throwing money in this county.
The banquet was arranged at a local private prostitute's house, and there was no decoration at the door. Jin Chunzhong was the son of honor and honor. Although he had no status in the circle before, he had seen the world a lot. I know this is not a legitimate person.
The master did not go out to greet him. Jin Chunzhong was taken into the living room, where a sumptuous banquet was set up. A charming woman stood up and greeted her with a smile, but the master was still not seen.
"Where is Song Daguan?" Jin Chunzhong raised his hand, signaling the woman not to approach.
The woman was also sensible and smiled: "The fourth master will be here soon, why don't the officials sit and wait? Let's chat casually. Are the officials from other places? Visiting relatives or friends?"
"Passing by on business."
"It turns out that there are no specialties in Hu County. Others just stop for one night and leave. The officials stayed for these days. Is it a good idea? Tell me who it is, maybe we know each other."
The woman tried hard to find something to say, but Jin Chunzhong responded perfunctorily, and finally asked, "How long have you been here?"
The woman raised her hand and raised three fingers, "Three years, I've long been tired of staying here. I want to go to a prosperous year, but unfortunately no one recommends it. Where are the officials going? Lonely on the road, do you want someone to accompany you?"
Jin Chunzhong wanted to inquire about the clues of Yang Feng's family, but after hearing that she had only lived for three years, she lost interest and got up and said, "If the official Song is here, please tell him that I am very busy."
The woman got up in a hurry, grabbed Jin Chunzhong's arm, winked at the old woman, and said in her mouth, "Don't rush to leave, the official person from Song Daguan came, and thought the slave's family was not well entertained..."
Jin Chunzhong was not polite, and stretched out his hand to push the woman. The two were tearing each other endlessly. A person walked in outside the door and laughed: "What kind of punch is this? Count me in."
The man was in his forties, tall and strong, wearing a satin cloak on the outside and martial artist tights on the inside, with a loud voice and a beard on his face, he was quite heroic.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time let go of the guest's arm, and said with a smile, "Fourth Master, the guest is leaving, so I will stay here."
Song He was polite to the woman at all, and bowed to Jin Chunzhong: "Hu County is located in a remote place, and there are only such remnants of flowers and willows, Wanwang Xiongtai forgive me."
The woman blushed and sat down embarrassedly, not daring to say anything more.
Jin Chunzhong returned the salute, "Your Excellency is kind, I understand it from the bottom of my heart, and there is only one thing to doubt: Do you recognize me?"
Song He laughed loudly, "Who in the world doesn't know the famous Jin Xuanyi? Forgive my clumsiness, it took me a few days to recognize Xiongtai, which is disrespectful."
The messenger of Xuanyi is a temporary position, and Jin Chunzhong has already handed it over, and now he is just an ordinary Sanqi standing attendant.
The other party recognized his identity, Jin Chunzhong no longer concealed it, glanced at the other people in the room, Song He understood, and shouted: "Go out, this is a distinguished guest from the capital, you can just take a look, you are not qualified to serve."
The woman and maid all smiled and exited the room, apparently getting used to being scolded.
Only one entourage followed Jin Chunzhong, who stood at the door and did not move.
Song He invited the guests to take a seat and held up a glass of wine, "There is nothing good in our county, please invite Xiongtai to chat and drink a glass of wine."
Jin Chunzhong held down the wine glass in front of him, "First talk, then drink, otherwise, I will feel uneasy."
Song He laughed again, put down the wine glass, and put away the smile, "Brother Jin is straightforward, I'm not polite anymore, Brother Jin came to our Hu County to do things for them, right?"
Jin Chunzhong was shocked. As far as he knew, the emperor only gave him orders. There was no one else around at that time, not even the few followers who followed him. How did Song He know? Could it be that Yu Wei of the Yin family is still here, so he can still find out the secrets of the palace? But what is the relationship between Yang Feng's family and the Yin family?
Seeing that Jin Chunzhong didn't say anything, Song He smiled again, "I'll just say it bluntly, Brother Jin opened the price yesterday, no problem, even though Hu County is small, this amount of money can be collected, but it's just that there is no silver in it for a while. Brother Jin, tell me, where to send it? The capital or Luoyang? It will never be a day later when people arrive at Yinzi."
Jin Chunzhong was stunned for a moment, and found that he might have guessed wrong, "I have to know what these silvers are used to buy. If the cargo is so valuable, I will go and buy another batch."
Song He laughed out loud whenever he was embarrassed, "Brother Jin really knows how to talk." His laughter came and went quickly, "Speaking of which, Brother Jin still doesn't understand what we want to buy in Hu County. Why? Brother Jin, why did we come, we naturally have to buy something."
Jin Chunzhong was even more puzzled, but his face remained calm and he thought for a while, "Since you know who I am working for, you should understand how much I have to do. One transaction may cost me my life."
"Brother Jin has been worrying too much. We are not asking Brother Jin to do or say anything, just say 'no abnormality'."
Jin Chunzhong wandered around Hu County for several days, but he didn't see anything unusual and remained silent, waiting for the other party to reveal more.
Song He leaned forward, "Brother Jin has been following the above for a long time, others have been promoted to rank, but Brother Jin is still a regular attendant, why?"
Jin Chunzhong himself did not want to be an official, and the emperor wanted him to go to the punishment department, but he also refused, and only occasionally cooperated with the punishment officers, but then said: "Why?"
"There is no one in the DPRK."
Jin Chunzhong frowned slightly, Song He explained with a smile: "Brother Jin leans against a big tree, but it must be covered by the branches and leaves on the tree to enjoy the shade. Like the King of Donghai and the second son of Cui, who is not surrounded by relatives and friends in the court? They This is the reason why he was promoted, and Brother Jin stopped."
Jin Chunzhong was even more surprised that a local rich man could say such a thing, he turned his head to signal to the entourage at the door, asking him to step back, and then cupped his hands and said: "Forgive me, I don't know Mount Tai, which branch and leaf did the official of Song climb on? ?"
The Yin family had absolutely no such ability, and Jin Chunzhong believed that there was someone else behind Song He.
"Haha, Brother Jin didn't ask, and I won't say it. Since I asked, I'll tell the truth. The former prime minister, Lord Yin, is the father-in-law of Shemei."
Jin Chunzhong was greatly disappointed, and smiled reluctantly, "I see, why didn't Song Daguan people enter Beijing?"
Song He saw Jin Chunzhong's indifference, "Sure enough, he is someone close to His Majesty, and his vision is high enough. The former prime minister is not the current prime minister, so what if Lord Yin's son comes forward in person?"
Kim Chun-chung did not deny it.
Song He continued: "There are some things that I can't say clearly. I just ask Brother Jin to watch and listen more when he returns to Beijing. Lord Yin has passed away, and the Yin family has not fallen."
"Is Xiang Yin's eldest son serving in the Ministry of Rites?" Jin Chunzhong remembered that Yin Wuxian's eldest son was named Yin Cuo, and he had an idle position in the Ministry of Rites.
"Yes, Uncle Yin is the husband-in-law of his sister, but please Jin brother to take a long-term perspective. Within three years, Uncle Yin will definitely be promoted."
Jin Chunzhong smiled and nodded.
"Brother Jin doesn't believe me?" Song He widened his eyes, looking like he was about to get angry.
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just... I just arrived in your land, and I don't understand the customs here - what kind of high officials do Song officials think are 'high officials'?"
Song He was stunned for a moment, such a question was a bit contemptuous, so he laughed even louder, and after laughing, he said, "Brother Jin is cautious, after all, he still refuses to believe me, that's right, Song Mouhu County, local people regard it as a gentleman. To be a hero, in the eyes of the capital, they are just ordinary people. If I say one more person, Brother Jin thinks it is big enough."
Song He reached out and dipped a little wine, and wrote a word on the table with a lot of strokes. Jin Chunzhong turned around to see that it was the word "Jiang".
"Jiang's army?"
There were several ministers surnamed Jiang in the DPRK. The highest official was Juying, the Minister of War, and Jin Chunzhong thought of him first.
Song He nodded, "My sister is married to Uncle Yin as his wife, and Uncle Yin's daughter is married into Jiang's house, and they are as close as a family. As for Lord Jiang, I don't need to say more, right?"
Jiang Juying has been in charge of the Ministry of War for more than ten years. He is not from an aristocratic family, but he is closely related to the major families in the DPRK. It is indeed a "strong branch" on the tree.
Jin Chunzhong smiled, picked up the glass and drank it, Song He was overjoyed, and immediately accompanied him for a drink, "Brother Jin is a sensible person. It's a pity that there are no good things here, but by coincidence, a few days ago, a man came from the capital. Stunning, I will send it to Brother Jin's room later, if you can see it, it's better to warm the bed."
Jin Chunzhong shook his head and refused, "I've got it in my heart, if it's not good, Brother Song don't have to worry about it."
The two exchanged cups, and the more they chatted, the more speculative they became. After three rounds of drinking, Jin Chunzhong asked, "Don't blame me for being so arrogant, I have to ask one more question. These 100,000 taels...will Jiang Bingbu recognize it?"
"Of course, I have nothing to spend 100,000 taels of silver for nothing, do I have time?" Song He drank a little too much.
"What does Jiang Bingbu want me to say in front of His Majesty, Brother Song also has to remind me, don't take money to do bad things, but cause trouble instead."
Song He said with a big tongue: "It has nothing to do with Mr. Jiang... but he will thank Brother Jin. Anyway, Brother Jin only needs to tell the emperor... that everything is normal in Hu County, and that's it..."
No matter how much Jin Chunzhong seduced, Song He refused to say more, just persuaded him to drink and said some dirty words about women.
After drinking for more than an hour, Jin Chun advised him to leave.
Several of his entourages were not idle, and they said to him as soon as they returned to the inn: "So this Song He is not a big man. His sister became Yin Cuo's concubine, and he was shaking with prestige in the county."
Jin Chunzhong became more and more puzzled, who was Song He speaking for? What do you think the emperor is investigating?