Emperor Ning Kang's words changed so quickly that Jia Lian didn't even react.
It wasn't until the foreman's eunuch was ordered to go down and prepare to draft the imperial edict that Jia Lian realized the surprise and immediately took Daiyu's place to thank the emperor for his kindness.
It is different from the identity of Gaoming, which can only be obtained by being attached to a man.
County monarch is also a very noble status for women, or it is called "female title".
However, a woman's title cannot be hereditary. Over time, everyone has come to accept that it is just a symbol of personal identity.
The reason why it is said to be noble is naturally because this status is extremely rare. It can even be said that, except for the noble daughters of the clan, every woman who is awarded a special status is lucky!
Putting aside the internal and external concubines, such as empress, concubine, first-class concubine, etc., the status of the most noble woman in the world can be divided into these levels from top to bottom.
Eldest princess, princess, princess, county lord...
These are all first-class or even higher, and they are statuses that are basically impossible for others to obtain except for royal women.
These identities are suffixed with "lord", which means clearly that they are masters.
The next best thing is the title "Jun", which in ancient times was often used as a title for ministers.
Lord of the county, Lord of the county, Lord of the township.
From top to bottom, they are the second grade, the third grade, and the fourth grade.
Even though Xiang Jun is only the lowest rank of the fourth rank, this is a title independent of men and for women!
Every one of them, except for women from the clan, is rare. Even among the women in the clan, not every one can get the title of "Jun".
Those noble daughters of the clan who did not have titles were collectively referred to as "clan daughters" and could only rely on the identities of their parents and elder brothers.
Perhaps in the eyes of those people, being able to get a title, even the lowest "village king", would be a dream.
After all, Lin Ruhai was just a civil servant, and he had not reached the top yet. He was only a second-level official.
With an official position of the second rank, it was just right to confer the title of a fourth-rank rural monarch on his daughter. It not only showed the emperor's favor, but also did not make people jealous. Update without error@
This is Emperor Ningkang, a monarch who has a city in mind and knows the scale of rewards and punishments very well.
Seeing Jia Lian's expression of gratitude for bathing in the emperor's favor, Emperor Ning Kang snorted lightly. From Jia Lian's reaction, he knew that he must like the daughter of the Lin family very much.
He likes such ministers who know their own interests and can rule them easily. He doesn't like ministers who have too much power.
"No more gossip. How much do you know about the Jiangnan salt administration?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have also heard about it."
"Hmph, Lin Ruhai made a petition before his death and recommended you to me as an imperial envoy to go to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the salt administration and investigate An Siyuan's death. Are you willing?"
Jia Lian immediately knelt down and said: "If I can serve the imperial court and be loyal to Your Majesty, I will do my best to serve you as a humble minister and I am willing to be at your Majesty's disposal!"
"Very good. In that case, I will appoint you as the inspector and imperial envoy. You will investigate this case within a time limit of three months... Well, do you have any doubts?"
While Emperor Ning Kang was speaking, he saw Jia Lian frowning and asked with some displeasure.
"No, I just think that only three months is a little short of time? Moreover, although I am stupid, I also know that the affairs related to the salt policy are the most complicated, and I am rough. People, I’m afraid they won’t be able to figure it out in a short time…”
"What are you afraid of? I didn't ask you to go down and take charge of the salt administration. Three months is not enough?
As for the complicated nature... How many officials are there in total in the entire Yangzhou Prefecture who are above the fifth rank? You, the dignified Marquis of Zhenyuan, are still afraid of those local snakes? "
Emperor Ning Kang said, deliberately showing a bit of disappointment. In fact, of course he knew that the salt policy involved a wide range of things. After all, the salt policy was a behemoth that brought in 20 million taels of silver to the national treasury every year!
Of course, this number was not reached this year because of a major accident in the most important Jiangnan salt policy.
If not, he wouldn't have carefully selected the imperial envoys to inspect. He couldn't make up his mind for a long time. In the end, he felt that Lin Ruhai's suggestion was good.
Lin Ruhai said that he knew the salt policy well, and his help was a secondary reason. Jia Lian's newly promoted general has the spirit to dare to kill and fight, which is what he values the most. Moreover, Jia Lian was born in the Duke's palace, very famous. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Obviously, none of the people involved in this matter have anything to do with it, and they are indeed suitable to help him with this matter.
Jia Lian couldn't stand the stimulation of Emperor Ning Kang. He looked grim and said loudly: "Since your majesty said so, I will naturally not be afraid of those so-called local snakes. But as the saying goes, the king of hell is easy to provoke, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
Since Your Majesty has a time limit of three months to settle this matter, when I do things, I will inevitably have to cut through the mess quickly and use force. If trouble occurs, Your Majesty will have to protect me. "
Jia Lian's words made Emperor Ningkang look speechless. But he also thought that Jia Lian's daring to raise doubts was a sign of serious thought, so he believed that Jia Lian could handle this task even more, because he waved his hand and said: "You don't need to tell me, I will also give you the Shang Fang Sword. All officials involved in the state government are subject to your control and dispatch.
When you encounter someone who deserves to be killed, or someone who obstructs your work, just kill him. I will bear all the consequences for you! "
What Jia Lian wanted was this last sentence, so he laughed, kowtowed and said, "In that case, I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust."
"Hmph, then you go back and make preparations. I will ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War to make arrangements for the accompanying coordinated guards, etc., and we will set off in three days. @ESSENTIAL\/书馆·无码第一~~ Do you still have any doubts?"
"Wei Chen accepts the order."
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"Lin Xiangjun, what a nice title."
After coming out of the Daming Palace, Jia Lian was about to return to the Lin family quickly to tell Daiyu the good news, but he saw a carriage with an eight-treasure canopy slowly driving towards the Daming Palace.
Jia Lian recognized him as the prince's chariot, so he stood by the roadside and bowed to salute when the ceremonial guard passed by.
He didn't want to hold the ceremony but was told to stop, and then the car curtain opened, revealing the prince's smiling face.
"Why is Marquis Zhenyuan here?"
"I was summoned by His Majesty and just came out of the south study."
"I see... I heard that my father intends to send Marquis Zhenyuan to the south of the Yangtze River to supervise the salt administration?"
Jia Lian's heart skipped a beat. Although it took a while to wait for Emperor Ningkang's decree to confer Daiyu, the prince unexpectedly received the news so quickly. If he said that the prince did not care about this matter, he himself would not believe it.
"Reporting to the prince, this is indeed the case."
When the prince heard this, the smile on his face became even wider, and he asked in a seemingly casual conversation: "Oh, I wonder what Marquis Zhenyuan thinks of this salt policy?"
"I can't speak of opinions. I have just been entrusted by His Majesty and am about to leave for Jiangnan to inspect. I will only dare to speak after investigating all the results."
"That's what Marquis Zhenyuan said."
The prince smiled and seemed very close to Jia Lian.
Indeed. Since Jia Lian first met the prince in the prince's courtyard, because Jia Lian inadvertently saved the queen mother, he did the prince a great favor. Therefore, in the next few meetings, the prince tried to win over him, intentionally or unintentionally.
Although he didn't take it seriously, as the crown prince, he could still give Jia Lian face.
But even the prince didn't expect that Jia Lian would rise so quickly. After returning from Oala, the world saw clearly Emperor Ningkang's favor and trust in Jia Lian.
Because of this, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful that he didn't win over Jia Lian as early as possible.
With Jia Lian's current status, it would be difficult to subdue him in the future.
But he wasn't worried because he knew that compared to him, Jia Lian was less likely to vote for the third prince.
For one thing, if the third prince wanted to make friends with Qingliu, a lucky minister like Jia Lian would definitely be out of place there.
Secondly, he heard from his servants that the several meetings between Jia Lian and the third prince did not seem to be particularly pleasant.
This made him very happy.
He is the crown prince, and as long as Jia Lian does not fall in love with the third prince, he will be regarded as his minister.
Of course he did not hesitate to give Jia Lian a good attitude.
"The Marquis of Zhenyuan has already done several important things for the court at a young age, and each one was completed perfectly, which made his father and the ministers in the court all praise him.
After I heard about it, I also admired Zhenyuan Hou very much.
It just so happens that I have been assisting my father in studying government affairs for some time, and I am also very concerned about the salt administration in Jiangnan. I wonder if the Marquis of Zhenyuan will inform me after the investigation results are obtained, so that I can better share the worries of your father? "
The prince's smiling words made Jia. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Lian was shocked and surprised.
He seems to have lost his sight a bit...
Originally, he had a bad impression of the prince because of his kindness to the prince, who was a loser, and because the people in the prince's palace had embezzled two thousand silver from him.
I didn't expect that this prince would have such a palace.
First of all, the prince's attitude towards wooing him was clear, because the prince had calmly changed his self-identification from "this palace" to the more intimate "I".
Well, with the level of trust he now enjoys around Emperor Ning Kang, it is easy to understand that the prince wants to make good friends with him.
The key is what the prince said later.
He said that he cared about salt administration, and after he got the results, he also passed a copy to him.
What does it mean to pass it to him? If the results of his investigation are reported back to the capital, the prince will naturally know about it.
I specifically explain that I have only one meaning.
Send him the results in advance...
Why should the results be sent to him in advance? It's nothing more than that he really cares about this matter, or it has some interests in it.
Get the news in advance so that he can make corresponding arrangements!
Moreover, he also used this to test Jia Lian's loyalty. If Jia Lian agrees to him, it will naturally mean that from now on, Jia Lian will be his...
Just a few simple words gave Jia Lian a big problem! Moreover, the prince has not given him any reason.
After all, as a prince, it is very reasonable for him to care about the government affairs. The prince did not even explicitly ask him to send a message in advance.
On the contrary, most people who can sit in the position of prince are not stupid. _o_m
If the prince is like this, the third prince who dares to challenge the prince must not be a kind person.
No wonder Grandpa would deliberately tell him not to get involved in the princely dispute.
"The prince's words are serious. I am under the emperor's order to do things for the court. But if there are any results, I should report them to the court as soon as possible. Naturally, I will not hide it from the prince."
The prince asked him in ambiguous words, so Jia Lian pretended not to understand.
The prince stared at Jia Lian for a few times, then suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled: "So, Marquis Zhenyuan, you don't bother to get close to me?"
Although the words are light, the relationship is important. Even Jia Lian didn't dare to ignore it at this moment.
The prince is the crown prince. What is the crown prince? In other words, whenever Emperor Ningkang dies, the prince will be the legitimate lord of the world, and he will be the one to whom he needs to be completely loyal.
Therefore, even if you don't surrender to the prince, you must not offend him.
At this time, the prince asked straight to the point: Are you unwilling to be loyal to Gu?
Jia Lian naturally did not dare to deal with it casually. Because he cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is a clear warning. If you take the salary of the Great Wei, you will become the minister of the Great Wei."
Since he is a minister of the Wei Dynasty, he is also a minister of his majesty and the prince.
Therefore, I never dare to forget your Majesty's kindness, and I just want to do my job well for His Majesty wholeheartedly. As for other matters, Wei Chen is a rough man and dare not interfere at will. Ge Yinchen knows that everything I have comes from His Majesty, and he must not do anything to disappoint His Majesty.
In the same way, when His Highness Long Yu Jiuzhou is in the future, the ministers will serve him with the same loyalty, and there will never be any second thoughts.
I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince will not want any ministers in the court to listen to others' orders.
I sincerely hope that the prince will learn from this. "
Although Jia Lian's words were tactful and even a bit convoluted, the prince understood them.
Jia Lian's meaning is very clear.
Although he is the crown prince, the one sitting on the throne now is Emperor Ning Kang.
Jia Lian needs to focus on Emperor Ningkang's will and cannot do anything to make Emperor Ningkang suspicious of him.
Even fearing that he would be unhappy, he also meant that Emperor Ning Kang would be loyal to him with the same attitude a hundred years later.
Hahaha, he understands everything. Because most of the smart and capable people in the court also have this attitude, and they will not blatantly fall to him easily.
However, Jia Lian was the first to tell him so clearly.
He couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, he was really not an ordinary person to gain his father's trust so quickly. I had underestimated him before.
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What Marquis Zhenyuan said is reasonable, but I don't know. If my incompetent third brother asked Marquis Zhenyuan like this in the future, would Marquis Zhenyuan still be able to give such a decisive answer? "
Jia Lian also smiled: "Although I have little education, I understand the righteousness. I only know that I am loyal to the Supreme Emperor, your Majesty, and the prince, but I don't know that as a minister, there is a fourth person who needs to be loyal."
"Hahaha, Marquis Zhenyuan, it's really interesting, interesting..."
The prince took a deep look at Jia Lian, lowered the car curtain, and ordered to drive off.
Jia Lian stood there, watching the prince Luan drive away, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. The ancients will never deceive me.
This is still just the prince, not the real emperor, but if he takes it seriously, he can put a lot of pressure on him. If he is like this, who cares about others?
He was able to persevere and not fall behind, not only because of his firm mind, but also because Emperor Ningkang himself was a smart and accomplished emperor. With this premise, he could make a firm decision to be loyal to Emperor Ningkang.
If it were a foolish and incompetent monarch who couldn't even protect those loyal to him, even if it was just to protect themselves, the ministers would find a way out for themselves. Update without error@
Therefore, since ancient times, there have been so many periods of chaos. There are so many people who, despite knowing the danger, still want to achieve the feat of following the dragon...
With a soft breath, Jia Lian turned around and left the Forbidden City. .
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