First-class traitor, second-class adulterer

When a person is old, he can think of the past endlessly, which makes you laugh. "

"Where, Your Majesty, you look more energetic than many young people. You must have been a hero when you were young."

"By the way, Jian Tan, do you know that the envoy of the Mongolian Khanate is about to enter Beijing?" Jian Chongzong seemed to ask casually.

You deliberately found someone to leak it to me for a while, can I not know?Jian Tan nodded, and said calmly: "If the alliance is a blessing for the two countries, I also want to see this peaceful and prosperous world. I believe that the emperor's sage is a blessing for the world."

"You child, among the eighth brother's three sons, you are the one who wins my heart the most." Jian Chongzong smiled kindly, pulled Jian Tan and sighed again, "It's a pity...can't you live past the age of 26?"

"Your Majesty, life and death are your destiny, why bother?" Jian Tan looked at the sparkling lake not far away, with a look of resignation, "A lifetime of decades is actually short, and it doesn't matter how many years you live. , the main thing is to do what you want to do and do well.”

"Jian Tan, what do you want to do?" Jian Chongzong looked over with burning eyes.

Jian Tan's gaze came up, and he was somewhat sad and self-deprecating: "Father, elder brother, don't they all think that the minister is relatively useless and useless? Speaking of it, I am not afraid of the emperor's jokes, but Jian Tan just wants to prove that although he is seriously ill However, it may not be useful. This is what I thought a few years ago, even if you can’t show your ambitions in the court, you don’t have the talent to be an official. Maybe you still have some strengths in other places...cough cough..."

"So you do business secretly, just to make some achievements for your father and the king to see?" Seeing Jian Tan coughing again, Jian Chongzong felt a little moved and pitiful for a moment, took his hand and shook it, "Eighth brother owes you a little bit for your son, and I have suffered for you all these years."

"Your Majesty... this... is because I'm not up to date, so I don't blame my father." Jian Tan looked flattered at Jian Chongzong who was still holding his hand.

Jian Chongzong smiled gently, and suddenly looked at Jian Tan with strange eyes, "What's wrong with you? It's your father's problem, but he also has his reasons..."

Jian Chongzong's words dragged a long tail, Jian Tan lowered his eyelids, and waited silently for him to say more, but at the end Jian Chongzong just sighed slightly and patted him on the shoulder, "If you are in business, let's do business, the eighth brother will see you ability."

"Heh... I also felt the same way a few years ago. In recent years, the young master came up with those ingenious business ideas. Especially when I saw him again recently, Jian Tan didn't dare to think that way anymore. Dajing There are so many talented people, the minister may have some ability, but compared to them, what is it?"

"Who said that? Back then when you were doing business secretly, there were so many things you were afraid of, but Zhuo Shaoqing was doing business according to the order. It was different! I have also heard how many officials were lifted out of my name by him and had to do it for me." He opened the door of convenience! When I was negligent for a while, I let him take advantage of the loopholes, it is really hateful!" Jian Chongzong was quite angry when he mentioned this, but he still carefully observed Jian Tan's expression, and then he continued to ramble. Some government offices in a certain state were too close to Zhuo Shaoqing, he thought nothing of it, and the governor of a certain place was demoted by him because he was bought by Zhuo Shaoqing...

It is necessary to shake the mountain and shake the tiger before being entrusted with the big task. I hope that Jian Tan can be more honest and learn from the past!

Finally, Jian Chongzong finally slapped the stone table, "Jian Tan, I don't want to listen to your self-deprecating words. I can't let Zhuo Shao spend all the wealth in the world. I decided to grant you the status of an imperial merchant and serve as the left servant of the third-rank household department. Specializes in food and goods for the big scene..."

Jian Tan sincerely reasoned that he was afraid that the sudden airborne third-rank official position would not be convincing to the public and would harm the emperor's wisdom. Jian Chongzong raised his eyebrows and naturally became happier. He felt that this person was not so complacent and thoughtful, so he said that this position is vacant for you. Then, when Jian Tan had the opportunity to work hard and had a reason to convince the public, he would hang it up, and finally Jian Tan knelt down to thank Shengen.

"Suddenly remembered something. The last time Mr. Zhuo poured money to send me a few words of greetings, he mentioned in his letter that he intends to finalize the agreement with the envoy of the Mongol Khanate to let Dajing and the Mongol Khanate trade each other. I have carefully considered it, and it is indeed beneficial. If it outweighs the disadvantages, I will allow it." Jian Chongzong simply said it all at once, "But I didn't agree to the position of the foreign merchant manager of the mutual market for a while, and I only said that whether to agree or not is at the sole discretion of the Mongolian Khanate envoy, so it is not easy to impose , so Jian Tan..."

Jian Chongzong looked at him meaningfully, Jian Tan bowed and said resolutely: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely think hard and repay Long's kindness with all my heart."

Jian Chongzong was very satisfied that day, and expressed his favor on purpose. He kept him for dinner and asked Eunuch Zhang to see him off, while he watched Jian Tan leave with a smug smile on his lips.

Jian Chongzong must not have noticed that the place where he was standing happened to be the marble brick that watched Zhuo Shaoqing leave ten years ago.Jian Chongzong didn't even know that after Jian Tan walked out of the palace gate and sat in his special sedan chair, he wiped the back of his left hand with a silk scarf over and over again.

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Jian Tan sat silently in the sedan chair and waited for him to be sent back to the mansion, recalling what he had said to the emperor today, the corner of his mouth could not help but sneer slowly: You are not negligent or stupid, Zhuo Shaoqing gave you the money with a smile Dare to accept?Forget it, I don't blame you for being too stupid, it's mainly because that person is too wicked!At the beginning when Jian Chongzong thought he was clever, he really wanted to say, "I don't know what you are doing. Your subtle attitude towards Zhuo Shaoqing is the first thing I pay attention to. Otherwise, I would be able to enter the palace today to listen to you." Are you talking about this?

And Zhuo Shaoqing, even if you win, I will let you follow the Mongolian Khanate all the way, but do you think you can get what you want and get the foreign business manager of the mutual market?

A section of the road is not long, Ding Fenghan walked over when Jian Tan got off the sedan chair, he thought for a while and whispered a few words in Ding Fenghan's ear, Ding Fenghan looked at him in surprise, but turned around Leaving, the corners of his mouth twitching where he couldn't see.

Jian Tan pursed her lips and walked into Prince Yu's mansion. Although she adjusted her mood in the sedan chair, she still felt a little uneasy.Having lived for more than ten years, it is rare for him to be in the mood to slowly look at everything in this mansion. He just feels a little strange, as if all this is just a dream of the past.

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"stop."

Jian Tan turned her head and watched his father come out of the corridor with a sullen face, bowed and said, "Father."

"I haven't seen you for a few years. If you don't enter the palace after returning to Beijing, do you still have this king in your eyes?" King Yu Jian Yuxiao's voice was even colder, walking all the way in front of Jian Tan, staring at him coldly.

Jian Tan lowered his head and lowered his eyes, took half a step back, and kept a step away from his father. He felt uncomfortable when he was too close. Because of the influence on the body, the child thought that the father didn't want to see me anyway."

Jian Yuxiao's expression became even colder, "If that's the case, why are you going back home?"

Jian Tan nodded, then bowed again, "I obey."

Jian Yuxiao glanced at Jian Tan coldly, and left with a flick of his sleeves.Jian Tan straightened up, turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

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Returning to the small courtyard, Jian Tan didn't feel any extra sadness, anyway, after the pain from a year ago, everything felt numb.

In fact, there is nothing to take, Jian Tan just waited for Ding Fenghan to come back, while sitting in the dusty room, remembering some things that were completely dusty after this time.Glancing at the violin hanging on the wall that had been with him since he was a child, he took it off and put his fingers on the table to caress the cold strings. Jian Tan suddenly heard a female voice screaming in the courtyard next door, so he went out to look at the violin with his arms in his arms. look.

Next door is a deserted yard, and no one has been there since I can remember.Jian Tan went out and Ding Fenghan just finished his work and landed in the courtyard with lightness kung fu, so he called him to go with him. When he went in, he saw a woman being held down by two men and gagged with something. The sound just now must have been accidentally in the struggle exhaled, while the other two wives were stomping on her fingers ferociously, and stepped on her fingers a few times, one of the wives pulled out the dagger that had been prepared, and said cursingly: "Let you seduce King Pingde, you little vixen! What does he think you are, what does he use as you?"

The woman was terrified and wanted to cry out, but the dagger mercilessly cut several deep gashes on her young and beautiful face.Even though her mouth was gagged, the woman's hysterical voice was still pervasive. She was very desperate, and her eyes full of fear seemed to want to look at the last sky again, as if she wanted to know if there was any reason, but she looked up for a moment Seeing Jian Tan standing quietly by the door, she suddenly seemed to have the last glimmer of hope, her body twisted violently, and she didn't know where the strength came from, which made her tear the cloth strip from her mouth, and she cried: "Tan Tan Prince Qing! Help, Third Young Master!"

When she called her, those people were also startled and turned their heads one after another. Jian Tan and his footsteps were light, so no one noticed them just now. Now it seems that this is the prince of the county who finally came back from the palace. More or less still have to stop to salute.As soon as they stopped, the woman was free, cried hysterically, and rushed towards Jian Tan, "Third young master, please save Yu'er! You must save Yu'er!"

Jian Tan frowned slightly, disgusted that she was covered in mud and blood, took a step back, and looked at her indifferently.

"Third young master, this is the second young master's business, you better leave it alone." A woman over there saw Yu'er pleading for mercy. She had stayed in the palace for a long time, and she might not be afraid of this so-called girl who had been shrunk in a small courtyard since she was a child. Third young master.

Jian Tan looked over, and casually tapped the qin in his arms with his fingers, and the ethereal sound of the qin came out, and the voice was also light and light: "I can't take care of the second brother's affairs, but I don't think it's difficult to kill his mother-in-law."