Chapter 189： Jinling Lu is great!

Jinling City, the place where the Taizu founding the capital of the Dakang Dynasty was called Yingtian Mansion, and this was Jinling City.

In the southeast of Yingtian Mansion, Jiangning Mansion, which belonged to the Great Jinling City, had two prefectures in one city. This was the characteristic of the Dakang Dynasty.

At the turn of spring and summer, the sky in Jinling has gradually become hotter, and the shadows of people under the high city wall of Liudu in the center of Yingtian have disappeared.

The first emperor moved the capital to Shuntian, Jinling set up a capital, the capital still retains the six departments of officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers, criminals, and labor. Each department has a book and two servants.

In addition to the six departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Department of General Political Affairs, the Five Armies Metropolitan Government, the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial College are also available, and the level of officials is the same as that of Suncheon, but the power is naturally different.

Among Yingtian's institutions, the most powerful is the Ministry of Households among the six ministries. The Ministry of Households is responsible for collecting taxes and grains from Nanzhili and Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang provinces. It is also responsible for water transportation and Yanyin.

You know, the tax and silver in the four southern regions accounted for almost half of the Dakang Dynasty, so the power of the Nanhu Department should never be underestimated.

The Hubuyamen is very lively today. Ruan Jingnian, the Shangshu of the Hubuya, will soon have his 60th birthday. The magistrates from the 15 prefectures of Nanzhili, and the important officials in Yingtian from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang provinces are all Looking for a variety of visits from the beginning.

Master Ruan’s home is in Changzhou. Yingtian lives in a simple courtyard not far from Liubuyamen. Usually he does not accept visits from guests to show that he is a breeze. Therefore, whenever he wants to visit Ruan Jingnian All of the local officials must come to the yamen of the Ministry of Households.

At the turn of spring and summer, when the household department is the most leisure time, Ruan Jingnian welcomes and sends waves of guests away. He is a second-grade book, and he is very patient when dealing with these entertainments. He personally sent off the individual guests. This is a scene of the Hubei.

Not far from Ruan Jingnian’s office, there is a three-acre plot of land owned by Lu Shan, the right minister of the household. This person, Lu Shanchang, is now the famous Lu Family Patriarch in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangning Lu Family, such a big name, can compare with Lu Family, this is only Ying Tian Gu Family. Both the Chen Family and Zhang Family were in decline. Although they still have the names of the Four Great Masters, they are actually far from the prestige of the Four Great Masters.

However, the Lu family is different. Lu Shanchang is now from the third grade Nanhubuyou servant. His eldest son Lu Lun is in the capital of the official worship of Hongyou Temple Temple Cheng. Although the grade is not high, the influence is not small.

And Lu Ning, the son of the eldest grandson, Lu Lun, was a senior high school scholar two years ago, and now he is admitted to the Imperial Academy. He has a bright future!

On Jiangning's side, the second son, Lu Qian, served as an official in the same dynasty with him. Now, Lu Qian is the deputy envoy of the Southern Dynasty court and the Lu family’s father and son are in the same dynasty. This has long been known as a good story in Jiangning and Yingtian!

It is not an exaggeration to say that Yingtian Huhu is now in charge of two people, one is naturally Lord Shang Shuruan, and the other is Lu Shanchang. Both of them are officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are both old courtiers. The left servant of the Hubu, Shen Jiong, is from Beidi Jingcheng. He doesn't know Jiangnan, and he has not been in office for a long time. There is not much to say in the Hubu at present!

Ruan Shangshu has been busy until the beginning of the afternoon at Shenshi. After he sent away the last guest, Lu Shanchang held a teacup in his hand and paced slowly to see him. Ruan Jingnian is sixty this year, and Lu Shanchang passed his sixtieth birthday two years ago, and both of them are not young.

If they weren't high-ranking powers, and they weren't still relied upon by the emperor, then they should have been idle at home to make money for their grandchildren.

Although the rules of the Southern court are not as good as those of the capital, the Nanhu Department’s work is also very heavy for a day, and it is fortunate that both of them are still strong, or they would have been too tired for a long time.

"Ruan Shangshu, the sixtieth spring and autumn is coming soon. This is a great joy. I have already discussed with my colleagues in the ministry. We must have a good celebration back then. This is not only your great joy, but also our entire household department. Happy day!" Lu Shanchang said with a smile.

Although he was two years older than Ruan Jing, he didn't dare to be big before Ruan Shang wrote. Ruan Jingnian was a veteran of the two dynasties. The first emperor gave him a four-character comment: "Incorruptible and diligent."

In the 9th year of Xinde, he was appointed by the emperor to serve as the Shangshu of the Nanhu Department. It is now the tenth year. Among the six branches of the Southern Court, no one is older than him.

On the Liudu side, there are not many courtiers who can speak before the emperor. Ruan Jingnian is definitely one. For this alone, Lu Shanchang is inferior to others.

Last year, the Ministry of Households re-appointed a Zuo assistant from the capital. The position of Lu Shanchang, the right assistant, was slightly awkward. How much power and resources he can hold at hand depend to a large extent on the old Shangshu Ruan Jingnian!

Ruan Lao Shangshu has a cool breeze, and he hasn’t seen any hobbies. Lu Shanchang’s experience is to find time to chat with him. Two old men chatting about homework, poems, and grandchildren. The distance is close unconsciously. Ruan Jingnian would hand it over to Lu Shanchang as soon as he had something on his hands. It was logical that Lu Shanchang was the second person in the household department!

Ruan Jingnian waved his hand and said, "Brother Shan, don't be extravagant. It's not a good thing to celebrate birthdays at our age. There is always a group of people in the court staring at our veterans every day.

As we are getting older, can we rest assured that the affairs of the court can be handed over to us? Although the emperor didn't say it in his heart, but we do our own birthdays every day. Looking at the emperor in Beijing, Long live Lord might think that we are really too old to eat! "

When Ruan Jingnian said this, he sighed lightly, and said: "Brother Shan, in fact, to tell the truth, you and I are all about to die at this age. If not... Hey, you are better, Jiang Ninglu After all, your ancestors are virtuous, and you have four sons, all of them extraordinary.

Especially for Jingxiu, he can gain a foothold in the capital, and given time, he may not be able to get ahead! You look at my Ruan family again, there was ever a successor?

The Ruan family and the Lu family are incomparable, but we also inherited the family by poetry and books. Who would have thought that this generation was weaker than the generation. Sometimes when I think about it, I can't help but sigh! "

When Ruan Jingnian said this, Lu Shanchang's heart couldn't help but sink, Ruan Jingnian held on forever, even more so for him, Lu Shanchang! The reason why the Jiangning Lu family can still stand up and still have the current influence is because of him, Lu Shan, who can support it!

Ruan Jingnian has no one to succeed, but does the Lu family have one to succeed? This is really like a person knows himself when he drinks water.

Lu Shanchang turned these thoughts in his heart, but said calmly on his face: "Master Shang Shu, I heard that you have a great grandson, you can poetry at three years old, can literary at five years old, and you are all proficient in poetry and singing at the age of ten. If it weren't for you Deliberately suppressed, now your great grandson is probably already well-known in Jiangnan, right?

However, this is the case for Rao. This time the scientific examination ended with Lien Chan's success. Now it is estimated that he has become famous in the local area, right? "

Lu Shanchang talked about the things that Ruan Jingnian was happy about, and about Ruan Jingnian’s good grandchildren. He also secretly inquired about Ruan Jingnian’s good grandsons. He usually talked to Ruan Jingnian about his own affairs and did what he liked, and had nothing to do with Ruan’s family affairs. He has specialized research on the size, and because of this, the two of them are often very happy to chat!

However, there seems to be something wrong with the atmosphere of today’s chat. Ruan Jingnian’s expression did not contain any relief, but became extremely weird. He looked at Lu Shanchang deeply and said:

"My good eldest brother, I made you laugh! My grandson is a little famous in Changzhou, but it won't help as soon as he gets to the hospital.

It's just that you're hiding it, dude, and the talents of the Lu family don't show up. Jiangning and Yingtian don't know. When the moment is critical, they will directly win a small three yuan, shocking four people, and full of praise in the south of the Yangtze River! "

When Ruan Jingnian said this, he smiled and said: "There is one more thing that you may not know. The Prince Qin also walked in the south of the Yangtze River this time. He went to Changzhou and gave the boy who didn't use it in my family to get rid of him, but later But I just fell in love with the eldest son of the Lu family, haha, good eldest brother, don't say anything about no successors in the future, your Lu family is a family of three males, with profound background, not our small families can compare!"

Ruan Jingnian's words were plain and plain, but they were thunderous in Lu Shanchang's ears. He has been in the officialdom for a lifetime, how can he not feel the coldness in Ruan Jingnian's words?

The key is that he doesn't understand Ruan Jingnian's words at all, can he not know which number of the descendants of his own Lu family? How can you offend the Ruan family?

There were countless thoughts in his mind, Ruan Jingnian said again: "Brother Shan, this time we have a newcomer from the Ministry of Households. Although Shilang Shen is young, I observe that he is always calm in his work, and he is personally selected by your majesty. If I came from Beidinan to take office, can I throw him a pair of small shoes to wear? Isn't it appropriate?

So, this year, I am going to hand over the tax and silver of Zhili, the Ministry of Households, to him, and I hope you can understand it! "

"Uh..." Lu Shanchang was taken aback for a while, and said: "But Master Shangshu, Zhili has always been in charge of me. If Master Shen can't handle this matter, wouldn't it be..."

"Haha! Good eldest brother, you and I are both officials in Jiangnan, we can't let the elders of the censors in the capital say that we made the Nanhu Department impossible to insert the needles, and water can't get in?

Just now, I said, you and I are all about to die. Why bother? Master Shen is young and promising. It is when he is full of energy to do his career, so many things can be left to him, right? Ruan Jingnian interrupted Lu Shanchang's words. After speaking, he picked up the teacup and started drinking tea.

When Lu Shanchang saw Ruan Jingnian's actions, he couldn't speak even if he had a lot of words. Everyone was serving tea to see guests off. What else could he say?

Immediately he said, "Yes, Master Shangshu! Don't worry, I will cooperate with Master Shen to do the job well, and I will definitely live up to my trust! If nothing happens, I will leave!"

After Lu Shanchang finished speaking, he slowly came out of Ruan Jingnian's house, sweat was already on his forehead, and he was a little embarrassed!