Daming Palace
Emperor Chongping suddenly stood up from behind the imperial court. The oppressive aura of the emperor who suddenly rose up and stared sharply at him was almost impossible to describe in words.
Without him, there is too much money!
More than 10 million taels of silver. The impact of this number on the mind is really too strong.
Just now, Qiu Liang and Prince Zhongshun recovered hundreds of thousands of taels, which made Emperor Chongping feel happy, not to mention such a large sum of money.
Even though Emperor Chongping was the emperor and was nominally wealthy, his breathing stopped when he heard this astronomical figure.
More than 10 million taels of silver, how many problems can be solved that have long been wanted to be solved but have not been solved? Achieve many big things that you wanted to do but failed to do in the past?
It turns out that reorganizing the capital camp, organizing and training the new army, and defending the imperial power can all be carried out step by step.
Because this is a windfall, it is not included in the fiscal revenue and expenditure.
A man is not rich without windfall, and a horse is not fat without night grass.
Not only Emperor Chongping, but also Prince Qiu Liang and Prince Zhongshun were shocked by this huge number. Their faces were white and red, and they were filled with jealousy and shame.
They had just presented more than 300,000 taels of silver as a "treasure" to the emperor, and they were holding on to the 100,000 taels of silver that had gone missing, but in the blink of an eye, they had copied and inspected the year's treasury income. They had just... even... Not a lot of change.
Dai Quan, who was standing under the curtain with a fly whisk in his hand, also changed his expression, but his eyes under his slender eyebrows looked at the stunned expressions of Prince Zhongshun and Qiu Liang, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
The old prince and Qiu Liang clearly forgot that when they raided Yunguang's house, it was Jia Heng who first eliminated the Cuihua Mountain bandits and captured Yunguang before the Jinyi Mansion and the Internal Affairs Mansion intervened.
It’s equivalent to what you are picking are Jia Heng’s peaches!
Just now, he still found mistakes and slanders, but he didn't dare to listen to a word!
If you risk bad news, can you risk it at another time? It is too shameless to use this greedy method without saying anything about its usefulness or futility.
In fact, after Qiu Liang rose to prominence in Jinyi Mansion, it can be said that his external personality was that of being honest and diligent. Every time he led the team to conduct inspections, he tried his best to be as perfect as possible. As for being filial to Eunuch Dai? No money!
At this moment, Emperor Chongping cast his aggressive eyes on Jia Heng. Because he was suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart, there was a strange flush on his usually cold cheeks.
Facing Emperor Chongping's gaze that was almost in the shape of a "silver ingot" and "pressing with expectation", Jia Heng's face remained as usual and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Sanhe Gang has been entrenched in Dongcheng for more than ten years. If the belongings of the gang's family members are copied, inspected and sold at a discount, It is estimated that the amount is 13.52 million taels. This figure was estimated by the experienced accountants of Jinyi Mansion and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. I think it should be about the same. This is the recorded book and summary. , Your Majesty, please take a look at it."
As he spoke, he took out a book from his arms, took two steps forward, and bowed to present it.
Dai Quan quickly stepped forward, took the book with a smile, turned around and handed it to Emperor Chongping, saying: "Your Majesty..."
Emperor Chongping took a deep breath, nodded, took the book, and started flipping through it.
The various properties of the Sanhe Gang, as well as the gold, silver, jade, antique calligraphy and paintings, valuable furniture, and purchased fields and houses collected from the treasury of several big bosses of the Sanhe Gang, each item is listed on it, and the accountant of Jinyi Mansion is listed on it. Made discount statistics.
It is worth mentioning that the accountant of Jinyi Mansion’s Experience Department is not a grassroots team of a few people, but a professional team of more than 100 people. Otherwise, how can he take on the important task of long-term house confiscation?
It can be said that this time everyone went out to evaluate the money obtained from the inspection, and every item was tried to be stable and conservative.
Emperor Chongping stopped reading, and finally his eyes rested on the last number, 13,520,000 taels of silver. He couldn't take his eyes away from it anymore, and felt that he couldn't put it down for the book in his hand.
"Okay, okay, Ziyu did a good job!" Emperor Chongping said repeatedly.
Jia Heng's face remained calm and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is just a preliminary estimate. I think this number may increase as we dig deeper. I will urge Jinyi Mansion to do a good job in this matter these days."
Dai Quan smiled at the side and said, "I congratulate you, my servant. As Jia Yunhui said, with this silver added to the national treasury, the embarrassment of insufficient funds will be greatly alleviated."
Emperor Chongping nodded and did not comment on the idea of adding it to the treasury. Two-thirds of the money must be put into internal funds. Otherwise, once it is put into the treasury, with the current unorganized officialdom, no amount of money will be enough to spend. .
It can be said that Emperor Chongping had a deep understanding of the current official atmosphere of Chen and Han, otherwise he would not be determined to refresh the officialdom.
Turning to look at Jia Heng, he saw that the young man had a tired look on his face, and his third-grade military attache's robe was stained with blood. He felt a little touched in his heart. There was some concern in his gentle eyes, and he said, "Zi Yu, please tell me the details. go through."
Jia Heng said: "Go back to the Holy Spirit. Yesterday at noon, Li Jinzhu, the bandit leader of the Sanhe Gang, took advantage of his ministers to pay homage to his ancestors and celebrate his lordship. When the house was packed with guests, he brought a large number of gang members to the house to provoke him. He first threatened to deliver Jia Lian's hair from the West Mansion, and then offered him a million dollars. Congratulations and temptations, trying to force the ministers to submit, so that they can continue to do evil and use convenience... However, they are just children's dreams and wishful thinking! I have previously dispatched the detectives of the Jinyi Mansion to control and monitor them. , so although the thieves and bandits came with great force, after a fight, they were blessed by the Holy God, and finally had no danger! In the meantime, Xie Zaiyi, Cai Quan and other generals from the Beijing Camp and the Five Cities Army and Horses Division came to celebrate, and these guests Just in time for this incident, he did not avoid danger, risked his life, blocked the front and rear, closed the door and beat the dog, suddenly arose with thunder, and the demons and demons were wiped out... After that, I quickly transferred to the capital with the Emperor's Sword given by the Holy One. Ying Guo Yong camped 6,000 soldiers and hunted down the Sanhe Gang members in Dongcheng. As of this morning, all the leaders of the Sanhe Gang, big and small, were captured, and Dongcheng was completely wiped out!"
Jia Heng's cold, calm voice echoed in the Daming Palace, concise and to the point, and not missing anything.
The calm and understated tone vividly displayed the danger of yesterday's situation, the meticulous layout, the calmness of the decision, the courage of the generals, and the heroic spirit...
Emperor Chongping's eyes were lost in thought, and he even sketched a picture in his mind. In front of Ning Guo's Mansion, there were a large number of guests, and members of the Sanhe Gang came to provoke provocations. The young man responded calmly...
Drive away the thoughts from your mind.
Qiu Liang's expressions on the side changed, and he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He... couldn't learn this kind of trick!
Prince Zhongshun narrowed his eyes and stared at the tired-looking young man with fear in his heart.
Jia Heng's face was pale, and a thought came to his mind. In later generations, such long shots and long lines would actually test the skills of the director and actors.
But if he doesn't say that and asks the right questions one by one, the communication efficiency will be low, and it will be easy to miss something.
Because once it becomes a sentence-by-sentence dialogue, it is equivalent to splicing yesterday's scene to the emperor sentence by sentence, and the picture formed in his mind must be incomplete.
And if the emperor doesn't ask, how can he express the merits of Cai Quan, Xie Zaiyi and others?
A particularly good host in later generations can dig out the details during conversations and interviews and present what the audience wants to see. How do you expect the emperor to be a good host?
Not that much, really? I don't believe it... Oh, I shouldn't laugh, should I?
But the emperor would only ask him what he was interested in!
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Those thieves and bandits went so far as to threaten the country's military honors. It's so crazy and unbelievable!"
When Emperor Chongping finished speaking, his face became gloomy and filled with evil spirits.
Qiu Liang and Prince Zhongshun were both shocked.
However, he also noticed Jia Lian and asked with concern: "Is Jia Lian of Xifu okay?"
Emperor Chongping's remarks were obviously not about Jia Lian, but about his relatives and clan members to show his affection.
Jia Heng said: "I secretly asked Qianhu, deputy director of the Jinyi Mansion, to keep an eye on Pan Jian, the second leader of the Sanhe Gang, and ordered him to go to Jinmei Tower to rescue Jia Lian. After Jia Lian was rescued, the bandit leader was left behind."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "It's hard for Jia Qing."
It is indeed a dilemma for family members to be threatened by gangsters and to take care of the emperor's affairs. Fortunately, everyone is happy in the end.
Qiu Liang and Prince Zhongshun were shocked. What kind of holy family is this?
After Emperor Chongping finished speaking, he turned to look at Prince Zhongshun and Qiu Liang again. Perhaps because he was in a good mood, he said gently with a smile on his face: "Brother Wang, Qiu Qing, you two have come here after a long journey. Go back and take a bath, eat, and rest for two days."
Upon hearing this, Prince Zhongshun and Qiu Liang had no choice but to hand over their hands to express gratitude and leave.
Although he knew that the emperor wanted to listen to Jia Hengdan's solo, and it was appropriate to send them away, he still felt an indescribable aggrievedness in his heart.
However, Prince Zhongshun and Qiu Liang walked to the gate. Because Prince Zhongshun walked a little slower, when he turned around the screen, he just stepped over the high threshold when he heard a thin laugh coming from the palace, "Dai Quan, please lead me." Take Ziyu to take a bath and change him into a flying fish suit. We will have lunch with me later." Gu Fu
Prince Zhongshun's heart was shaken, and he staggered. A green energy surged on his fair and chubby face. Jealousy in his heart grew rapidly like weeds and vines, and soon it wrapped around his heart.
"My lord, are you okay?" Two eunuchs saw him at the palace gate and quickly reached out to help each other.
Prince Zhongshun waved his hand, crossed the threshold, and walked away with a gloomy face.
in the palace
When Jia Heng heard what Emperor Chongping said, he was both frightened and grateful, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, how can this be accomplished?"
Being given the honor of bathing and changing clothes in the palace is really the ultimate level of intimacy. This is the treatment of a thigh and an arm. If his age is also taken into account, it means he is truly treated like a nephew.
Of course, many palace maids and eunuchs also lived and bathed in the palace. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is nothing?
"You go down and take a shower and change clothes first. I have something to ask you later." Emperor Chongping nodded slightly to Jia Heng.
Outsiders such as King Zhongshun and Qiu Liang were still there just now, so it was not convenient for him to ask about King Qi's affairs. He also wanted to hear Jia Ziyu's opinion on the arrangement and use of the money.
Jia Heng looked solemn and held up his hands to thank him.
Dai Quan on the side smiled and said, "Jia Yunhui, follow me here."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Thank you for your service, father-in-law."
Then, he followed Dai Quan out of the palace.
After Jia Heng left, Emperor Chongping sat down again, picked up the book on the imperial desk again, and looked through it again.
"How much money did the Sanhe Gang turn over to King Qi? Is it already tens of millions of taels?" Emperor Chongping looked deeply, feeling cold in his heart. "What does a prince like him do with so much money?"
Not to mention the coldness in Emperor Chongping's heart, Jia Heng walked to a side hall and after entering the screen, the internal prison had already prepared a bathtub and hot water.
At this time, the internal prison officer delivered the clothes and arranged a set of Feiyu suits and clean underwear neatly.
Dai Quan smiled and said: "Jia Heng, do you want me to call two maids to serve you?"
Jia Heng's heart trembled, and he looked slightly startled and said, "Eunuch Dai is joking. Even at home, I am the only one taking a bath, and I don't have to worry about others taking care of me."
Well, Xiao Qingwen is not hers.
The maids in the palace are essentially the emperor's women, and they are allowed to serve. Now that the holy family is here, everything is easy to say, but when the day comes, this will be the cause of disaster!
Is this old guy trying to trick him to death?
When Dai Quan heard this, his eyes flashed, he smiled, and thought to himself, this young man knows how to advance and retreat.
If you really have to arrange for a palace maid to serve you, it's actually not that scary.
There are more than 10,000 maids in the palace. As long as they are not named Tatsubu by name, they are just slaves, how can they be regarded as the emperor's women?
Of course, everything is fine now, but it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.
Dai Quan smiled, patted Jia Heng on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Zi Yu is a man who knows how to advance and retreat."
Jia Heng's heart moved slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at Dai Quan. When he met those old eyes, he had a hint of understanding. He heard Dai Quan chuckle and say, "Zi Yu, Prince Zhongshun and Qiu Liang have just returned from Chang'an County. A lot of money was confiscated."
When Jia Heng heard this, his eyes flashed, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Eunuch Dai."
He didn't need to beat the drum hard, but instead showed favor to Dai Quan, which surprised him.
Judging from the expressions on the faces of Prince Zhongshun and Qiu Liang just now, these two people must have discovered some clues and were slandering him, which did not surprise him.
On the contrary, Dai Quan's further overtures are worth pondering.
But when I thought about it again, I understood the whole story. After all, it was still the magic power of silver.
Of course it wasn't the ten thousand taels of silver given to Dai Quan, but Emperor Chongping's attitude.
This kind of internal minister is used to changing the direction according to the wind. Obviously, he saw that my holy family is grand and red-haired and purple, so he reported some irrelevant news. It is really a barometer of the holy family.
Dai Quan smiled and said without saying anything more, "The Za family is waiting outside the palace."
When Dai Quan left, Jia Heng looked gloomy and felt cold.
"Qiu Liang, King Zhongshun..."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then suppressed his thoughts, which was to take off his clothes and get into the tub to take a bath.
After about a quarter of an hour, after washing away the smell of blood, Jia Heng put on a brand new Feiyu suit, and followed Dai Quan to the Daming Palace in a leisurely manner.
Daming Palace, in the Nuan Pavilion of the side hall, Jia Hengfu was stunned as soon as he entered. Opposite him was a beautiful woman wearing a light yellow palace dress, with a plump figure and green temples. .
Dai Quan on the side stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen has been brought by Jia Yunhui."
When Jia Heng heard this, he knew it was a reminder. He hurriedly bowed his head and paid homage, saying: "I respectfully wish you all the best, Your Majesty, and your best wishes, Your Majesty Jin."
"Ziyu, come here quickly, I was just talking about you to the queen." Emperor Chongping seemed to be in a very good mood at the moment, waving his hand and calling.
Jia Heng responded, walked a few steps quickly, looked up, and suddenly met a pair of charming, narrow phoenix eyes, with soft waves and charming charm inside them.
The whole thing gives people a dignified and gorgeous sensory impression.
Jia Heng met that gaze for just a moment, and then his eyes slightly lowered, as if he was worried about being offended, and looked away.
But still at a very fast speed, it passed by the beautiful snow-white neck, the delicate jade-like collarbone, and the crisp and straight breasts.
Empress Song had already turned around. Under the high-rolled temples, her beautiful and bright jade face was unreasonably beautiful. A pair of phoenix eyes painted with light rose-red eyeshadow were shining. She looked up and down at Jia Heng, gentle and gentle. With a smile, a soft and soft voice sounded like broken jade: "I guess it is Jia Ziyu, whom Your Majesty often mentioned. It is indeed pure gold and jade, with a majestic appearance."
Empress Song was in her thirties and the mother of two children. Praising a teenage boy like this would only appear kind and caring, without any other abnormality.
Empress Song was indeed a little surprised at the age of the young man opposite her. She secretly thought that this Jia Ziyu, who was called a quick knife by the Jinyi Mansion detective the day before yesterday, was unexpectedly so young. He looked much younger than Ran'er, but he was already as tall as His Majesty. Important minister.
When Jia Heng heard this, he looked frightened and said in a trembling voice: "I am stupid and stupid by nature. I am young and ignorant of etiquette. How dare I praise you like a queen?"
Emperor Chongping smiled, ordered the eunuch to move across the embroidered pier, and said, "Ziyu, don't stand and answer for now. Sit down and talk for a while, then you can eat."
This affectionate attitude of treating him as a nephew can be said to be the effect created intentionally or unintentionally by Emperor Chongping.
After all the events, the emperor's trust in Jia Heng has gradually surpassed that of a simple monarch and minister.
Especially the amount of more than ten million taels of silver just now shocked Emperor Chongping. Coupled with Jia Heng's age, he no longer regarded him as a simple monarch and minister.
Otherwise, foreign ministers would not be allowed to bathe and change clothes in the palace, which in itself is a signal of intimacy.
As for Empress Song, she was in Kunning Palace before, but then she heard that Emperor Chongping was busy with official duties and had not had lunch yet, so she came here specially to supervise her, but she did not expect to meet Jia Heng.
Now that I have met him, I simply plan to hang around for a while so that I can take a closer look at this young man with a rising reputation.
