When Chen Xi left Yulin Weicheng, Liu Jin in the capital was planning for his return to the court.

"... The leader of the army surnamed Chen is capable, but he is even more intriguing the king's heart. Your Majesty now believes in him very much. Among so many court officials, this kid is the one who mentioned the most."

Although Liu Jin tried to prevent Chen Xi from returning to the court, he had to change his course under the emperor's high pressure, which made him very angry.

Sun Cong didn't know what was happening in the palace and asked curiously: "Why didn't Eunuch Liu stop His Majesty's appointment and welcome a strong enemy in vain?"

Liu Jin sneered: "You think our family has never opposed it? But is it useful to oppose it? Your Majesty earlier called the name Chen and asked the person named Chen to come back to serve as the Minister of War. The person named Liu was recommended by our family. Now he was promoted to the Minister of Personnel, which is worthy of the money he offered."

"Now that the one with the surname Chen is back, we must let the one with the surname Liu help our family fight the one with the surname Chen, so that our family will not be in vain for the trust and promotion of him..."

Sun Cong looked worried: "Father-in-law, this matter is probably not that simple. You have said that Your Majesty favors Lord Shen. Even if you slander and frame him in front of His Majesty, Your Majesty may not be willing to accept it. How difficult is it for Mr. Shen to bring down Lord Shen?"

Liu Jin looked at Sun Cong with his eyes squinting: "Our family values ​​you, so we have repeatedly promoted you. Don't be ungrateful... You have respect for the literati of Chen, which is understandable. But now you help our family with things. If things are easy to do, you will not ask you to provide advice."

Perhaps because of feeling Liu Jin's suspicion of him, Sun Cong quickly saluted and showed a respectful look, allowing Liu Jin to know that he knew how to stand.

Liu Jin stood in the middle of the study, closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before instructing: "If it is not bright, then come to the dark. Send someone to assassinate the road and fight for one blow to kill him! You must not let someone know what our family has done. No matter what, you cannot let the Chen surname return to the capital alive."

"Father-in-law..."

Sun Cong was about to say he would dissuade him, but Liu Jin glanced coldly and could only stop talking.

Liu Jin said again: "Now the establishment of an expert factory has been completed and the manpower has been allocated. The next step is to control the East Factory and the West Factory in our hands. We can no longer let the East Factory be held hostage by foreign relatives. You must also find a way to help our family do this."

Sun Cong saluted respectfully: "Yes."

Liu Jin ordered a lot of things. After a while, Sun Cong said goodbye from Liu Jin's mansion, and left the mansion, he got into his carriage, muttering non-stop.

"This job is getting harder and harder. It seems that all the civil and military officials in the court have a grudge against Eunuch Liu. As a literati, what I do now is to be an enemy of the entire civil servant group, which is not what I wish."

"How easy is it to assassinate Lord Shen? Your Majesty allows Lord Shen to lead troops back to Beijing. No matter how many killers are sent, it will not work, let alone that there are not so many masters under his command to dispatch... It seems that it is time to find a way to get out, at least not to use it everywhere for Eunuch Liu like now."

Even if he is Liu Jin's brother-in-law, he is ultimately just a friendship with interests. Sun Cong cannot completely stand on Liu Jin's side on some issues.

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Sun Cong got on the carriage and arrived at his house not long after.

This was also due to Liu Jin's arrangement. His mansion must be close to Liu's mansion, so that Liu Jin can summon him to discuss matters at any time.

Liu Jin's mansion must be close to the palace Dong'anmen and the leopard house that the emperor often came out of, so the leopard house, Liu'an and Sun's mansion are almost in the same area, with the leopard house as the center.

Before Sun Cong got off the carriage, he heard a quarrel, as if someone was arguing with his servant in front of his mansion.

Before Liu Jin took power, Sun Cong was just a student and was unknown.

As Liu Jin became successful, Sun Cong joined the Ministry of Rites as a doctor in the Department of Service. In order not to let Sun Cong be too annoying in the court, Liu Jin did not give Sun Cong an overly high official title. Sun Cong acted very low-key, like an inconspicuous minority official, and no one would come to his house.

But no matter what, Sun Cong had a house with three yards and more than a dozen servants at home, which was something he could not imagine before.

"Who is making noise?"

Sun Cong lifted the curtain and took a look. Perhaps he was helping the eunuch party to do things. He was a little scared, afraid that those civil servants who were against Liu Jin would send people to make trouble and would not even dare to get off the carriage.

The servant from Sun Cong's mansion leaned forward and said, "Master, it is said that he is a talented man, and he wants to visit you."

Sun Cong frowned: "Which talent is from?"

The servant said, "It is said that he is from Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, you are an old friend to me."

Hearing this, Sun Cong suddenly remembered that when he was a supervisor, he had a friendship with a scholar named Zhang Wenmian. He had drunk a few glasses of wine before and vaguely remembered that Zhang Wenmian was from Huating, Songjiang Prefecture, and he couldn't help but wonder.

Although Zhang Wenmian is talented, he is just a scoundrel in the market. He is just a scholar and cannot take the imperial examination. He goes to the capital to find opportunities and seek a good background in the power and wealthy. Unfortunately, it is not popular in the Hongzhi Dynasty to raise disciples at all, so Zhang Wenmian could only make friends with students.

Moreover, Zhang Wenmian has always been eating and drinking for nothing, and has been at the end of his life recently. Sun Cong is humble, so Zhang Wenmian has had a few meals. He didn't take it seriously, but he didn't expect that Zhang Wenmian would come to ask for a meeting now.

Seeing that Sun Cong was hesitant, the servant asked, "Master, have you seen him or not?"

Sun Cong thought carefully that although he had clinged to Liu Jin, he did not have a high status in the court. It was nothing to meet Zhang Wenmian. At most, he could just say something wrong. It might be difficult to deal with a gentleman, but it would not be so complicated to deal with a villain.

Without answering the servant, Sun Cong waved his hand and got off the carriage and walked towards his door. He saw a man in his thirties in Confucian shirt holding his hands up and shouting at the door: "Doctor Sun, old friend is here to visit, please come out and see..."

Sun Cong thought to himself: "I have never seen such a scoundrel. It seems that I have had a lifelong friendship with me when I come to my house."

Sun Cong walked over and said, "Why did Yan Guang come to my mansion? But he has no place to live?"

Although Sun Cong is the kind of person who is easy to talk to, now he is working for Liu Jin and cannot be pinched by someone like before. His attitude becomes tough and even his words are particularly harsh.

He was trying to prevent Zhang Wenmian from causing trouble in his house in the future.

When Zhang Wenmian saw Sun Cong, he seemed very humble without his previous excitement. He bowed and almost hit the ground. Then he said elegantly: "I learned that Brother Sun was promoted to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites and gave advice to Eunuch Liu. I came to the door to congratulate you today. By the way, I would like to ask for an errand here. If I can't help Brother Sun solve his problems, I will never accept any penalties and leave on my own and will not bother you anymore."

Zhang Wenmian spoke bluntly, and his intention to defect to Sun Cong was obvious.

Sun Cong and Zhang Wenmian had a bad relationship. When he heard this, he took a breath. He used to be someone else to encounter a meeting, but now he would be asked to see him one day and ask to do things under his own hands.

Sun Cong said: "I am humble in my subordinates and I dare not give you any support to Yan Guang. You should just make a new plan!"

Zhang Wenmian raised his head, looked at Sun Cong carefully, and asked, "Brother Sun should know my situation. I am a young talent. Unfortunately, I failed the four provincial examinations and am now discouraged by the imperial examinations. I originally thought of finding a prominent family in the capital to be a teacher or to do things, but I was never appreciated. Thanks to Brother Sun, I did not abandon me, so I would not starve to death on the streets of the capital. Today, Brother Sun is so successful. Can't I support my brother?"

If you want to talk about Zhang Wenmian, nothing else can be done, but you are definitely a good actor in acting.

When he said this, he burst into tears, and his sincere feelings made Sun Cong unable to bear to refuse.

Sun Cong was originally soft-hearted. Even though he had strategy, he lacked courage in key matters. Zhang Wenmian had seen Sun Cong's weakness before and then came to ask for a meeting. It was a painstaking effort. But even though Sun Cong was soft-hearted, he still shook his head firmly: "If Yan Guang, you come to ask for a glass of water and wine, you will not refuse, but if you say that you are really powerless to do something for the sake of doing an escort."

Zhang Wenmian said: "If I am that stubborn person, I will take the opportunity to enter your house today and ask you for a glass of water and wine to talk to you more, but I am not hopeless. If Brother Sun is really embarrassed, I will not force you. Let me say goodbye today. I will leave you here. If you have troubles and difficulties and have no way to make a decision, just come to find me, and I will do my best to give you advice..."

After saying that, Zhang Wenmian turned around and left, with a firm intention to leave. Sun Cong suddenly called him: "Yan Guang, let's wait, I haven't said where you live yet."

Although Zhang Wenmian did not get Sun Cong's approval at this time, he was secretly happy when he heard this. In fact, he had been testing Sun Cong before.

If Sun Cong was indeed unintentionally, he would not have asked his address at all. Now this question shows that Sun Cong usually has many troubles without anyone to help, and he has the opportunity to use Sun Cong to curry favor with Liu Jin and thus become successful.

Zhang Wenmian was secretly happy, but his face showed a vicissitudes and downs. He turned around and bowed: "To be hiding it from Brother Sun, I am now in the capital and I have no place to live. I often don't have to continue my meals. I have tiles covering my head these days. After a few days, I have run out of food but don't know where to stay. Therefore, I can't even say the address..."

When Sun Cong heard this, he felt compassion in his heart and said to himself: "Although Zhang Wenmian is a civilian, he has his own way of doing things. If he keeps him by his side, it may not be useful."
Chapter completed!