Brother Rong has never seen the so-called Long Yan furious before.
Today I really saw it, and I just heard Emperor Xiande reprimanding:
"Running around and making friends with others will only drag you down, and you will waste your time and energy to pay for the misfortune. You must make up your mind, stay safe, and don't act recklessly. Otherwise, my reputation will be ruined, and even Prince Zhongshun will not be able to save you."
Brother Rong squeezed his eyes hard, trying to squeeze out a few tears. He lowered his head and blinked for a long time before blinking out a few tears.
While his tears were falling, he raised his head and said sadly: "I am timid and have no guidance from my father. I am so confused and disrespectful that I don't want to do it. However, Lord Ping'an Prefecture told me about old things, so I can only sweep the house and collect the money and return it urgently." Ministry. I hope for divine grace and just ask for a gentle punishment."
After Jia Rong finished speaking, Emperor Xiande smiled instead.
He was laughed out of anger.
It turned out that early that morning, Jia Rong pulled out 20,000 taels of silver from his family treasury and parked it at Dayan Gate before the court was over. There were no other officials accompanying him, so he only knelt in front of Dayan Gate in court clothes to plead guilty and enter the palace.
This frightened all the officials, and they all thought something big had happened. Emperor Xiande was even more offended by this weird behavior, so he sent someone to arrest the bastard into the South Study Room, and that was how the conversation just happened.
Xian De laughed angrily and said, "Since you have returned the money, you just sent it to the Ministry of Revenue. Why are you blocking the palace gate?"
Of course there is a reason for this. Dayan Gate connects the imperial palace with the six ministries, Zongren Mansion, Inspectorate and other yamen. Putting several boxes of cash outside Dayan's gate was to let everyone know that he had paid back the money and apologized.
Just putting on a show to let everyone know, the Jia family is now obedient despite being timid.
Brother Rong said innocently: "I just want to go to the palace first to plead guilty. I will send the silver directly to the East Corridor after His Majesty's instructions."
"What's your crime?" Xian De asked angrily.
Jia Rong sadly told the story about Ping'an Prefecture's Jiedu envoy holding Jia's family hostage. She cried while talking, shouting that she was sorry for Dayan and that she was incapable of running the family and was responsible for the cultivation of His Majesty and the Thirteenth Master. "I'm sorry for your majesty. I have failed to receive God's grace. I am guilty."
Listening to this bastard's evasive talk, Xian De, the most tolerant person, actually had a twitching corner of his mouth at this moment. He hummed: "This matter will be subject to supervision and investigation."
The power of the Supreme Emperor is gradually disappearing. Emperor Xiande can be said to have great power, and the past personnel are also being calculated and held accountable.
Xian De said: "What are you still doing kneeling down? Get up and talk. It rained heavily in the south last month and you did a great job in opening the river. I want to transfer you to the Gate of Supreme Harmony to be on duty. Nian Shisan is not in the capital, and the water conservancy camp and the farm house need you to take care of it." , you should first be appointed as the first-class bodyguard of the clan prince's palace. Now that you are self-proclaimed guilty, we will discuss your merits and demerits after the investigation is clear."
Jia Rong was dumbfounded.
What's the meaning?
Did you originally plan to promote me? No promotion now?
Brother Rong saw that the emperor's face was still majestic, and he didn't know what to answer.
The emperor was looking at his expression carefully. Everyone has their own thoughts, and even if they are in an extreme position, they still cannot do as they please. It's hard to take care of yourself, it's even harder to take care of others, and it's even harder to control the world.
Although Xiande was not sure about the real thoughts of the Jia family and Jia Rong, and their behavior in blocking the palace gate was a bit bad, he was not really angry.
At least Jia Rong's behavior today showed something. The sword of imperial power is about to completely escape from the hands of the Supreme Emperor.
Jia Rong expressed his stance, which also means that the former Hachigong also expressed his stance.
So when Xian De looked at Jia Rong, his face was annoyed, but his heart was satisfied.
Seeing that Jia Rong continued to stay, Xiande said angrily: "The matter of Ping'an Prefecture will be investigated by Lin Ruhai, the censor of the Inspectorate."
Brother Rong suddenly came to his senses and shouted: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming."
This kid...
The Jia family is really lucky. How many things do the people who receive the guidance of the immortals have hidden away that can be used by the royal family?
Xiande snorted: "I ordered you to write a farming book when you left Beijing on the 13th. Don't be lazy and slippery in this embarrassing place. Go back quickly."
"..."
Jia Rong walked around the palace wall corridor and breathed a sigh of relief after exiting the Gate of Supreme Harmony. After passing through the Meridian Gate, Duanmen Gate and Tiananmen Gate, we looked at the spacious corridor outside Tiananmen Gate and the Dayan Gate on the opposite side.
Lei from Ping'an Prefecture will self-destruct now, and when the situation becomes more complicated in the future, he will not become a reason for others to persecute the Jia family.
After thinking about this, Jia Rong's steps became lighter while walking in the corridor of Tiananmen Square.
After passing through Dayan Gate, Brother Rong ordered people to transport 20,000 taels of silver to the Hubu Yamen on Liubu Street east of the corridor.
After such a trip, it was already late when Jia Rong returned to Ningguo Mansion.
I met Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and others first and told them about this matter together. Jia She, who had always been uncomfortable with seeing Jia Rong, actually looked kind and amiable after hearing this.
"After all, he is suspected of selling his official position. Now that he is like a sea of investigations, won't his reputation be damaged?" Jia Zheng sighed.
"The Lin family has his own sense of discretion. Besides..." Jia Rong paused, glanced at a few people and said: "If the Ping'an Prefecture Jiedushi is smart, he can only bear the reputation of extortion at this time, and other... It will be handled lightly.”
"this……"
"The emperor will not commit a major crime at this time."
In the final analysis, everything Xian De did was to compete with the Supreme Emperor for power. All restructuring measures were, on the one hand, to win over clan members and train new officials, and on the other hand, to attack the emperor's old ministers.
This is the so-called three things a new official should do when he takes office. First break the system and rules established by the previous appointment, then replace the previous promotion personnel and cronies, and promote subordinates who can fully obey their orders. Only after doing this can you truly take charge of everything.
After several people had discussed it, it was getting late. Jia Rong returned home and was eating in Keqing's room. At the right moment, a maid came to Cong Lvtang to summon her.
In the room, Qin Keqing, Baozhu, and Queer all showed strange colors, and all their eyes fell on Uncle Rong.
Uncle Rong coughed lightly and said, "I think the princess heard about what I did in the imperial city and summoned me to ask questions."
Ke Qing smiled stiffly. "It's getting late. Sir, please hurry up and don't make me wait too long."
Brother Rong took a few bites casually, put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "It's getting late, I'll go over and answer the question and then come back."
"Your Majesty, please ask Que'er to change her clothes and go away!"
"It's time to be more formal. I'm going to change my clothes." Uncle Rong looked at Keqing with a slightly angry look on his face. He thought it was because his grandma had been neglecting him recently. He leaned over and whispered, "Ke'er asked Ling'er to come over and prepare some warm water. Let's talk in detail when I come back."
Qin Keqing's face turned red, she didn't know what the uncle had in mind. Although the aunts in the uncle's room are generally close to each other, the naive Xiangling becomes more and more prominent, and her appearance becomes more and more similar to that of Grandma Rong as she gets older.
If Xiangling had put on Grandma Rong's clothes and dressed up carefully, it would be difficult for outsiders to tell the difference even from a distance. The uncle specifically asked Xiang Ling to come over to serve him, not for some ulterior motive.
However, Grandma Rong's temperament never knew how to reject Uncle Rong, so she had no choice but to bow her head and accept. He whispered: "Uncle, come back early. We...are waiting in the room."
Uncle Rong laughed happily, holding Grandma Rong's hand over and placing a kiss on Grandma Rong's face that could be broken.
"I'll be back as soon as I go."
"Hmph..." Grandma Rong hummed softly, watching the uncle leave the room. When he saw his aunts and maids in the room again, they all looked at him, but Keqing put on the majesty of Grandma Rong and said politely: "What else are you looking at? Invite Ling'er from the east yard to come over and bring the barrels from the wing into the room. .”
Bao Zhu rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "The maids will ask Sister Ling'er to go first. Ruizhu and I will stay in the room to serve grandma."
Que'er suddenly raised his head and stared at the orb. Gritting his teeth, he forced out a sentence: "Uncle is used to being served by sparrows. The two sisters have to take care of things at home tomorrow, so don't be tired."
Although Baozhu is an aunt, she doesn't dare to show off in front of Que'er, let alone in front of Grandma Rong. He could only say in a gentle voice: "Thank you for your hard work, sister Que'er."
Qin Keqing listened to the chirping of several girls on the side and couldn't help but frowned and said: "Baozhu, Ruizhu will go back today."
While several people in Ningguo Mansion were still discussing these trivial matters, Jia Rong had already walked through the night through Yimen and arrived at Huifang Garden. Two little maids held lanterns in front, and Uncle Rong followed the path by the stream to the west.
Stepping onto the corridor, there was already a maid waiting there.
"Uncle Xiao Rong is here. Your Majesty is waiting for you in the study."
Jia Rong asked the maid holding the lamp to wait outside the corridor with a lantern, while she and the maid beside the princess of Beijing County entered Cong Green Hall.
Why is it here?
Uncle Rong followed the maid through Conglutang's podium downstairs and stopped in the front yard. He couldn't help but look at the direction where the maid was leading the way, and he couldn't help but look strange.
"Uncle Xiao Rong?"
"Nothing, just continue to lead the way." Brother Rong said with an embarrassed smile.
Sure enough, the maid entered the podium and turned into the study next to it.
It was really the study room where Brother Rong and Aunt Zhu listened to the crowing of frogs. Didn't it say it was temporarily closed? Why is the Princess of Beijing County in this room?
Jia Rong went in and saw a beautiful and dignified woman sitting beside the familiar long desk in the corner of the study. The woman's head is covered with colorful ornaments, and various gems and jade reflect the colorful light under the candlelight.
She held the book in her hand and turned it over gently. The strange thing is that no matter what she does, the hairpin pendant on the woman's head does not move.
Jia Rong was used to seeing beauties in action, and now looking at this static and dignified person, Jia Rong could not help but be in a trance.
As beautiful as the person in the painting, more beautiful than the person in the painting.
Brother Rong greeted him softly, and saw the other person slowly raising his head, but the accessories on his head were still intact.
The princess of Beijing County put down the manual in her hand and was helped up by the maid next to her. She chuckled and said, "Brother Rong is here."
Jia Rong asked back: "How are you getting used to living here?"
"This place is just like the south of the Yangtze River. There is no need to feel uncomfortable. Your wife, Sister Feng and others also greet each other in a friendly way. In fact, she feels more comfortable than in the prince's palace." Miss Zhen said quietly, but then she felt that she had lost her words and changed her words quickly: "Listen People in the mansion mentioned that Brother Rong ordered 20,000 taels of silver this morning and sent it to the Ministry of Revenue, and he also went to the palace to plead guilty?"
"It's true." Jia Rong replied.
Miss Zhen Er said: "It's okay to pay back some money while we're here. Why did Brother Rong go to the saint to plead guilty? But he ran into trouble?"
Jia Rong just told the story about the Jia family and Ping'an Prefecture's Jiedu Envoy, and said with a smile: "No one else is involved. I just have to wait for the Lin family's aunt to go and find out the details. It can be said that the family has avoided a disaster."
Miss Zhen Er thought for a moment and said calmly: "It's a coincidence that for such a thing to happen, neither the palace nor the officials have the intention to keep an eye on Ning Rong and Ning Rong. If there is another chaos in Ping'an Prefecture, everything will be messed up. Water is really good.”
Jia Rong was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and immediately understood what the Princess of Beijing County meant. He originally thought that Emperor Xiande ordered Lin Ruhai to go to Ping'an Prefecture to show that the emperor would no longer pursue the Jia family, but he did not think of it as a precaution.
Now that I heard this sentence, it suddenly made sense.
The princess of Beijing County thought to herself: "It's a pity that there are no members of our family in Ping'an Prefecture. Even if there are, the secret will be exposed if they are used. I hope the emperor will never pursue it, but..."
Brother Rong shook his head when he saw her, and the gem pendants hanging on the left and right pink earlobes finally began to shake. In a daze, he seemed to be watching Li Wan standing there and shaking his head.
I scolded myself in my heart.
The Princess of Beijing County is not like Li Wan. Not only does she look similar to Tanchun, she is also smart in nature.
Brother Rong had thought of the candidate for Hunping Prefecture, but he couldn't tell the princess of Beijing County. He asked in reply: "Is this why you are called by your Majesty?"
Miss Zhen Er gently shook her head, and the swing was so light that the shaking earrings stopped. She said slowly: "I heard that Sun Heting, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, once came here."
Jia Rong looked at her features suspiciously and saw a slight sadness in her eyes. She couldn't help but sigh, thinking that she also had a premonition that the Zhen family was about to lose power. He said slowly, "I came here before, for the seawall matter."
"The old concubine in the palace is getting worse and worse, and the Supreme Emperor has also been unwell recently. But at this time, the prince is not in the capital, and the uncle of the Wang family has not returned from patrolling the border..." The princess of Beijing County paused in her whisper, and then said : "We should ask Brother Rong to take care of the Zhen family in Shenjing in the future."
"this?"
Jia Rong looked at Miss Zhen Er in shock. She had already thought of the possibility of the Zhen family being ransacked. But why did he just ask for care instead of rescue?
Miss Zhen Er seemed to be able to hear Brother Rong's thoughts, and said quietly: "The building is about to collapse, and it cannot be supported by a single tree. When the old concubine passed away, the Zhen family suffered. Although the county and prince's mansion wanted to help, but due to the arrival of the house, The Ministry of Finance owes Yin County Prince’s Mansion a useless offer.”
Money is a bastard. Sometimes it is useless, but it often determines life and death.
Over the years, Jia Rong has also learned a lot about the Yan royal family's behavior. If the Zhen family is really ransacked, it may be possible to reuse it after a few years. But I have no money to live in Shenjing, and I am afraid that I will die of illness and starvation early before I can be reused.
"Why don't you talk to the old lady?"
"In Ning Rong's second house, Brother Rong is the one with the broadest knowledge and horizons. Among the other masters, brothers, wives, grandmothers, girls, etc., only the third sister from Uncle Zheng's family is the most talented."
Jia Rong naturally knows Tanchun's intelligence. However, she didn't quite believe it when she heard the princess boasting so much. She only took a liking to Tanchun when she saw that Tanchun looked similar in appearance and style.
However, Brother Rong felt that this Miss Zhen was more sensitive than the others. In the past, I only thought that she was a resentful woman who was ignored by King Beijing. This was really a mistake.
While she was thinking about it, the princess suddenly saluted Brother Rong.
Brother Rong said: "My Majesty, I can't..."
Miss Zhen Er lamented: "The brothers and sisters of the Zhen family have never suffered much since childhood. But when the day comes..."
