As soon as this statement came out.
Brother Rong saw the guards in front of him widen their eyes.
The man took two steps back and said nervously: "Today is the Xiayuan Festival, so you are not allowed to cause trouble in front of the palace. Otherwise... otherwise..."
The guard didn't say what the consequences would be for a long time. Jia Rong said helplessly: "I don't look like a troublemaker. Look, I even brought a gift."
The gatekeepers were just ordinary guards in the palace. Most of them were relatives and children inside and outside the palace, and they didn't recognize Jia Rong. They only thought that this person who came in Ning Guofu's carriage was using the same conspiracy of retreating to advance.
How could the guards believe what Brother Rong said? They had already taken it seriously and were on guard at all times.
Let's talk about another guard who ran into the palace in a panic, shouting loudly all the way, but the palace finally thought that the supervisor listened. The supervisor snorted: "Where does this guy dare to come to our palace to cause trouble?"
"He is from Ningguo Mansion, a descendant of the Jia family." The guard replied quickly.
When the supervisor heard that he was from Ningguo Mansion, his expression immediately changed and he said anxiously: "Go and guard outside the door quickly, and ask a team of guards from the mansion to wait behind the door."
The guards nodded and ran back, and the supervisor of the palace also hurriedly went to find Chang Shi.
After listening to the supervisor's report, Chang Shi was very confused. "Could it be that you have misunderstood? Why would people from Ningguo Mansion come to the Prince's Mansion to cause trouble now?"
"That's what the guard said. However, I have asked a team of guards to wait behind the door." On this cold winter day, the supervisor was sweating profusely and said: "Master Changshi, this matter needs to be done." Don’t you want to inform the prince?”
"No."
When Chang Shi arrived at the door, he saw a carriage from Ning Guofu parked outside the door, but no one was there. Asked: "Where are the people?"
Jia Rong, who was in the car, heard the movement outside, raised the soft curtain to take a look, and said with a smile: "Master Chang Shi is here."
When Chang Shi saw it was Brother Rong, a smile immediately appeared on his face and he said, "Why is the young master here today? Please come in quickly."
The guards were confused for a moment when they saw that the chief historian of the palace had such a good attitude towards the people of Ningguo mansion. But then I heard the Palace Chief Historian say: "Hurry and inform the prince that the young master of Ningguo Mansion is here."
It's good to have an acquaintance here. Brother Rong smiled and said: "Shi En, please take down the gift box from the car. This is a festival gift that I carefully gave to the prince."
"The young lord has a heart."
Chang Shi looked curiously and found that it was actually a pastry box. The beard on his lips trembled helplessly. He glanced sideways at Lord Rong, why did the prince fall in love with such a thing? There are also four characters "Cao's Dim Sum" printed on the box. Why don't you change the box and bring it back.
He sighed in his heart and told the guard guarding the door: "Next time the young master of Ningguo Mansion comes over, please invite him to the front hall of the mansion for tea first."
The guards waited for orders and quickly moved out of the way.
Brother Rong entered the private door and looked at the group of guards who were waiting in the courtyard. He praised: "The palace is really different from other palaces. Even the private door where guests come and go is always guarded by elite soldiers."
Chang Shi was ashamed, lowered his head and led Brother Rong and his entourage straight forward, pretending not to hear these words.
"Why are you willing to come here today?" As soon as we arrived at the front hall, we saw King Zhongshun in casual clothes coming out of the back hall. He chuckled and said, "What kind of rare things did you bring here?"
Brother Rong chuckled, took the box from Chang Sui's hand, and said, "It's not a rare thing. I just saw a pastry shop with a very good business on the way here. I bought a box for the prince to taste." .”
Everyone in the hall looked surprised after hearing this. King Zhongshun asked Chang Shi to open the box, and it turned out that there were real snacks inside. The prince didn't care, but laughed loudly and said: "This gift is the best! Since the business is very good, the taste should be the same. Today is the festival again, so I will accept this gift. You kid, you are always welcome , I have never seen you come to the palace, so you must have encountered some difficulty when you came here today."
Brother Rong said: "How can this be so? Looking back on the past few months, I have been taken care of by the prince. When the festival comes, I suddenly want to visit the prince's palace, so I come here non-stop."
King Zhongshun laughed and scolded: "The horse didn't stop, but you were driving the cart. It's really outrageous for a majestic riding captain to despise riding a horse. When you get back to spring, you can practice your riding skills. I'm going to take you out." .”
Um? What do you mean? Huichun takes me out, where to? Jia Rong was stunned. Could it be that his official position had been confirmed to be in the Ministry of Industry? Otherwise, why would King Zhongshun say this? If you go to Jiumen on duty, where can you leave the capital?
Brother Rong asked curiously: "Where will the prince lead the boy?"
"The rivers in Zhili need to be managed, paddy field control in Jifuying needs to be carried out, and the North-South Canal also needs to be dredged. In the next few years, Ningguofu Tianwu will show its talents."
Jia Rong was confused. Will he learn from Dayu to control floods in the next few years? To cure Zhili, Huaiyang, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the Yellow River, which is a bigger problem, we may have to imitate Emperor Yu and never enter the house.
Is this something that humans do?
Brother Rong said quickly: "Master Chitose thinks too highly of me. I know nothing about camps and water conservancy projects. If I go out with the prince, I'm afraid I will only be a hindrance. I'd better place him somewhere else."
King Zhongshun seemed to have seen through Brother Rong's thoughts, and hummed: "When we were building the dam on the manor, you had a unique set of views on water conservancy. A few days ago, I asked Mr. Lan Xue, the water conservancy manager of Tianfu, for advice , even he was full of praise for your insights on water conservancy. If Mr. Lan Xue had not returned to Jinmen as soon as possible, he would have invited him to meet you today."
Brother Rong was really on the verge of crying at this time, he just shouted in his heart: I really don’t want to be a water conservancy dog, let alone an engineering dog.
What the hell, I didn’t look at the almanac when I went out today.
King Zhongshun said: "I am the general manager of the Water Conservancy Management Office, with the great scholar Qin Ruozhan as the deputy, and Chen Xuelan, a fellow magistrate of Jinmen, as the commander. Within ten years, we will be able to solve the problems of water conservancy and farmland for the people of the world. Since then, There will be no shortage of food in Jifu, and farmers in the south of the Yangtze River will not suffer. Ten years of suffering will mean that farmers all over the world will not suffer from famine for a hundred years. I will not force you to do such a big thing, and I will only let you control it yourself."
The prince's attitude was very firm. Although he said he was not forcing him, he was actually forcing him. He is being forced from a high moral point of view.
How could Uncle Rong be someone who easily accepts his fate? He smiled and said, "The matter has not been finalized yet, so I would like to ask Mr. Chitose not to mention it for the time being. Come today, I have some news to tell the prince."
Now I talked about the power manipulation and deception done by old nun Jingxu in Shuiyue Nunnery and the rich man Zhang’s family in Chang’an Prefecture.
I saw anger in the eyes of the upright King Zhongshun. In his eyes, the matter of officials at home and abroad trying to gain power could not be tolerated, so he immediately called the palace chief to investigate.
The Thirteenth Master continued his instructions and then hummed: "Where did this Bodhisattva from Shuiyue Temple offend you?"
