The late spring cold has finally passed, the flowers are in full bloom, and the capital city that has been noisy for several months has finally become much calmer.
Due to the relationship between Beijing and the Central Government, the six departments of the Central Committee were busy, and the number of memorials sent to the palace every day nearly doubled, leaving the already diligent emperor without even three hours of sleep every day.
Jia Cong, who was fishing with a fishing rod, looked at the emperor with obvious dark circles under his eyes and advised him bluntly: "Your Majesty, if you continue like this, you won't survive sixty..."
The palace people around were all shocked, and even Xia Shouzhong couldn't help but exclaimed: "How bold!"
"Eunuch Xia, if anyone from Tai Hospital dares to tell the truth, Your Majesty will not endure it like this!"
Jia Cong rolled his eyes and began to admonish him again: "Your Majesty, the foundation of diligent work is a strong body. You will not succeed if you endure it like this. If your dragon body is damaged, you will lose more than you gain."
Liu Heng did not respond directly, but rubbed the little fat man's head with a smile.
This kid is honest and really cares about me!
"Fourth brother, leave all those trivial matters to the cabinet to deal with, and don't need to send them to the palace anymore. Learn from me. I fought in the south and north, and went to the south of the Yangtze six times. Do you think anything happened to the central government?"
The Supreme Emperor, who closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, raised his eyelids and said leisurely: "Although it is nonsense for scholars to seize power by saying that the emperor rules from the top, one thing is true. As long as he has an army, even if there is a clay emperor on the dragon throne, the world will not be the same. There won’t be any chaos.”
Liu Heng subconsciously replied: "Father, you will have my brother in the capital..."
Um?
The old Dragon King immediately opened his eyes and glared at his silly son.
He snorted dissatisfied and said: "If the boss was here, he wouldn't tire himself out like you. It's been so long and I still haven't figured out the difference between the responsibilities of the king and the central government. Most of the work you do now is in the six cabinet departments. Something..."
The leisurely fishing time instantly became a small classroom for father and son. Jia Cong also put down the fishing rod and listened with interest.
When the big cat hungrily rubbed against Jia Cong, the Supreme Emperor finally got over his godson addiction, and then gave the Emperor an idea: "You pick two trustworthy people to join the cabinet, and take advantage of the opportunity of the Beijing inspection to bring the six departments together." The hall officer will make some adjustments and eliminate all those who are perfunctory."
Upon hearing the Emperor's proposal, Liu Heng immediately thought of someone. He asked tentatively: "Father, how about summer time? I'm still in good health, and I'm my brother's teacher."
"This old fox, Summer Time, can be used. Don't touch Wen Tongxuan of Hubu. With him here, Hubu will have no worries."
The old man's understanding of the ministers of the DPRK is much better than that of the emperor. He thought for a while and then said: "Both of the two ministers in the Ministry of Punishment are unavailable. Find a reason to transfer them. There is also Liu Chen's son-in-law, who is ordered to go north and join the Ministry of Punishment."
The son-in-law of King Wu Liu Chen, isn't that the outlaw Zhang San?
The old man glanced at the dumbfounded little fat man and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that the Daxia Law leaks like a sieve? I heard that Zhang Zhengju is proficient in the law, so let him mend the sieve." "
At this time, Liu Heng thought of Lin Ruhai who had come to Beijing for an audience, and asked the Supreme Emperor for advice: "Father, I think Lin Ruhai can join the Household Department..."
….
Jia Cong's ears twitched when he heard the emperor talking about his father-in-law. It would be a great joy if my uncle and father could stay in the capital.
Unfortunately, the Emperor obviously had other ideas and shook his head: "No, Jiangnan can't live without him. Last time, didn't you say that Lin Ruhai advised on the new salt policy? Let him try it."
…
Lin Ruhai came to Beijing and lived directly in Rongguo Mansion. Firstly, no one has lived in the house in the capital for many years, so cleaning it is quite troublesome. Secondly, he also wants to spend more time with his daughter.
The warm April sun was making people feel comfortable. Jinse was teaching Daiyu, Sanchun and other girls how to make Jiangnan pastries when he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from outside the small courtyard.
Everyone looked up and saw Xue Yan running in panting, adjusting her breathing, half-joyed and half-regretful, she knelt down and said: "Girl, there is an imperial edict from the palace, the master has been promoted!"
The chamberlain who announced the decree has left, and Lin Ruhai in the front hall is still a little confused.
He originally thought that he would most likely stay in the capital when he returned to the capital this time, but he did not expect that the previous memorial would actually send him back to Jiangnan.
"Dr. Jin Yazhong, Yangzhou salt inspection censor Lin Ruhai was the Jiayi doctor, the left deputy censor of the capital procuratorate, and the imperial envoy to inspect the salt administration of the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River."
Dr. Jiayi and the left and deputy imperial censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were all of the third grade. The imperial envoy was appointed as a special officer, who was ordered to inspect the salt administration in the south of the Yangtze River and take charge of the salt administration in the Huaihe and Zhejiang provinces.
Jia Cong came back with the person who announced the decree. After seeing off the chamberlain, Jia Cong told Lin Ruhai the inside story.
After he conveyed the Holy Will of the Supreme Emperor of Longshou Palace, Lin Ruhai finally understood the meaning of the two saints in the palace.
To put it simply, the imperial court was short of money. The Second Sage wanted to use the new salt policy to increase the annual income of the imperial court, and Lin Ruhai was the most promising candidate for the emperor.
Lin Ruhai looked at the imperial edict in his hand with a complicated expression.
"The method of drying salt is really worth trying. After a great chaos, there must be great peace. Now that the Japanese pirate rebellion in Jiangnan has been put down, and the Japanese troops who suppressed it have stayed in South Zhili, we just took this opportunity to find a suitable place to try this salt drying method. Law. But..."
well!
He suddenly sighed: "But in this case, I don't know when I can return to Beijing to reunite with Yu'er!"
How could Lin Ruhai, who was born as a Tanhualang, not have political ambitions? But after ten years of official service, his wife died in a political struggle and his bloodline was about to be cut off. At this time, he couldn't help but have some thoughts about becoming an official.
Jia Cong didn't know how to comfort her. He knew the Lin family's situation very well. Since Daiyu came to Beijing at the age of six, the father and daughter had not even spent three months together in the past four years.
The father-in-law and son-in-law sighed and hissed in the front hall, and the atmosphere became quite gloomy for a while.
Suddenly there were soft footsteps outside the door, and the figures of the two women, one large and one small, gradually became clearer in the sunshine.
It turned out that Jinse and Daiyu had not waited for Lin Ruhai in the inner courtyard, so they came to the front yard together.
I saw Jinse Yingying bowing down: "I congratulate the master..."
Daiyu also knelt down and performed the Wanfu Ceremony, suppressed the reluctance in her heart, and said with a smile: "My daughter, I hope that your father will have a bright future and show your ambition!"
Lin Ruhai quickly stood up, helped Jinse and Daiyu up, and said with emotion: "I would rather the Second Saint sent others south so that my family can be reunited."
….
Jinse and Daiyu naturally understood the meaning of Lin Ruhai's words, but they didn't know how to comfort them. After all, the Lin family has a chance to escape from the whirlpool in Jiangnan, and they don't know how much hardship they will have to endure if they go back.
However, Daiyu knew that her father had great ambitions, and she was not willing to let her ambitions die due to the fetters of her family before they could be realized, so she advised her: "Although my daughter cannot bear to be separated from her father, she knows that her father has the world in mind. Dad spent all his efforts to get the chance to eliminate the disadvantages of Jiangnan's salt policy, so how could he give up halfway. My daughter is willing to go south with her father..."
Jia Cong exclaimed: "Sister Lin..."
But he saw that Daiyu was resolute and cast an apologetic look at Jia Cong. She had indeed made up her mind to go south with her father, and she would not regret it even if Jiangnan was like a wolf, tiger or leopard.
Lin Ruhai laughed dumbly, shook his head and said, "Silly boy, you should stay in the capital and be filial to your grandmother for your father."
He turned to look at Jinse again, hesitated and said: "You should also stay in the capital. This time you go back is different from the past. This tour of Jiangnan will probably involve all the state capitals in Huaihe and Zhejiang."
"master……"
Jinse opened her mouth and looked at Jia Cong and Daiyu beside her, with a shy look on her face.
She gritted her teeth, approached Lin Ruhai and whispered, "Master, I have a concubine..."
Although the voice was low, Jia Cong's ears were sharp and his eyes widened in surprise. Daiyu on the side was still a little confused and did not understand what Jinse meant.
Lin Ruhai, who is also a straight man, asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"
Jia Cong almost answered the question for Jinse. Jinse lightly stamped his feet and spoke again: "I haven't been feeling well these past two days. I went to my old house yesterday and passed by a medical clinic.
Let the doctor check your pulse. The doctor said..."
Hearing Jin Se say that she was not feeling well, Lin Ruhai immediately became nervous and asked quickly: "What's wrong? Where is the discomfort? What did the doctor say? Do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look?"
Jinse gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and said shyly, "The doctor said, I have a happy pulse!"
…
Happy pulse!
Jinse is pregnant!
Lin Ruhai was completely immersed in boundless joy, and after understanding this, Daiyu's eyes changed when she looked at Jinse.
Regarding the fact that Jinse was pregnant with her father's flesh and blood, Daiyu couldn't explain how she felt. She just sat blankly in front of the window and watched the slowly moving clouds in the sky.
Aunt Wang walked in, hesitated for a while and then said: "Girl, I have invited the imperial doctor. Aunt Jinse is indeed pregnant."
"Um."
After Daiyu replied lightly, she didn't even turn her head, still looking out the window in a daze.
Xueyan and Zijuan pushed each other, wanting to persuade their girl but didn't know what to say.
At this time Jia Cong came in and ordered Grandma Wang and the two maids to go out temporarily. He closed the door gently, walked to Daiyu, and held her in his arms.
"Brother Cong, do you think I'm a bad person?"
Daiyu's back stiffened for a moment when Jia Cong embraced her, and then she seemed to have been drained of all her energy, and she leaned softly against Jia Cong's body.
She asked with a little choked up: "I actually hated my aunt just now. I felt like she was taking away my mother's position in the Lin family."
Jia Cong shook his head and said warmly: "No one can take away my aunt's position in the Lin family. Sister Lin, hasn't she understood? My aunt belongs to my aunt, and she is the one who chooses to take care of my uncle and you."
"But...I know, I'm just so sad."
Daiyu didn't know this yet. When Jinse returned to the Lin family, she was mentally prepared. But when the day finally arrived, Daiyu's heart was still filled with waves.
Jia Cong held her tightly in his arms and said softly: "The Lin family needs a male heir, and my uncle needs a son to inherit the family business. And if Aunt Jinse can give birth to an heir for the Lin family, Sister Lin will have a brother to support her in the future, right?" ?」
"Yes, when my brother died in infancy, my father seemed to have aged ten years. If my aunt could really give birth to a baby boy, it would indeed be a great joy..."
Um?
Daiyu suddenly turned to look at Jia Cong, her eyes becoming sharp. She raised her hand and grabbed Jia Cong's ear, and laughed: "What do you mean? What do you mean I have a brother to support me? Do you still want to bully me in the future?"
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The transition chapter is a bit slow to write, sorry.
I'm going to have a meal first, and there will be another chapter in the middle of the night. Readers, you can read it again tomorrow morning.
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