The Red Mansions

Chapter 283 The troubles of Princess Jinyang

Stepping into the room, Jia Heng looked at Li Chanyue with a few eyes, and there was something strange in the depths of his eyes, calling out: "Little Princess."

Then his eyes fell on the faces of Xianning princess Chen Zhi and the two kings of Wei and Liang, and said, "I have seen some of your highnesses."

Speaking of which, it is not the first time I have met these Tianhuang nobles, I still remember the first time we met in the outskirts of the capital, when you were waiting for an angry horse in fresh clothes, and he was a white man, so he could only wait in the opposite direction, such a scene , but only a few months away.

The two kings of Wei and Liang who were playing chess raised their eyes and stared at Jia Heng.

Among them, Wei Wang Chen Ran stood up first, his fair and slightly sinister face was filled with a prosperous smile, and said: "Jia Yunhui, long time no see, his demeanor is even better than before."

Liang Wang Chen Wei who was sitting opposite also got up and said, "Jia Yunhui's name is like a thunderbolt to my ears."

Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, why don't you care about the name of Weimo."

Several people exchanged pleasantries and sat down to talk.

Because Jia Heng was there, the topic of the two kings of Wei and Liang kept extending to Jia Heng.

Chen Zhi, the Princess of Xianning, put down her teacup, looked at the young man opposite, and asked, "Jia Ziyu, do you still write your Three Kingdoms script? It has been several months since the first book was published."

Jia Heng said: "A while ago I was busy with the suppression of bandits, and I couldn't find time to write. During this period, I actually wrote two chapters. If it is the second part, it will not be published until next year."

When he was supervising the army in Huayin County to suppress bandits, he took the time to write two chapters.

Princess Xianning's eyes lit up when she heard the words, and said, "Did you bring the manuscript with you in those two episodes?"

Jia Heng paused, and said: "This time I came to celebrate His Royal Highness Jinyang's birthday, and I didn't bring the manuscript."

When Princess Xianning heard the words, her face was not without regrets, she pondered for a moment, then stared at her eyes and asked: "Actually, there is a follow-up plot that I want to ask sir, what is the final fate of the Warlord Lu Bu who is the warlord of the Three Kingdoms against Lu Bu?"

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I don't think His Highness would pay so much attention to Lu Bu?"

After thinking about it, I also felt that in the eyes of female readers, Lu Bu was indeed more popular before Zhao Zilong came out.

Princess Xianning said: "Although Lu Bu has no loyalty and is known as a family slave of the three surnames, but with his own strength, he alone controls the Hulao Pass, and his force is the best in the world. He can be regarded as a hero."

Jia Heng smiled, and said loudly: "Lu Bu is brave but not resourceful, so he can't be a hero."

Princess Xianning frowned, her eyes sparkled, she stared at the young man opposite, and asked: "What Mr. Yijia said, who among the Three Kingdoms is a hero?"

As soon as this remark came out, not only the little princess Li Chanyue put down the teacup in her hand, but Wei Wang Chen Ran and Liang Wang Chen Wei also cast their gazes at the young man opposite, waiting for his words.

They also read the Three Kingdoms story book several times.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Heroes have great ambitions, have good plans, have the opportunity to hide the universe, and have the ambitions of the world. Like Lu Bu, they are just a man, how can we talk about heroes?"

Princess Xianning's eyes flickered, and after reading these words, her heart trembled slightly, and she hurriedly asked: "Mr. Jia, Lv Bu can't be a hero if he fights against the eighteen princes alone, so who can be called a hero?"

Jia Heng looked at Princess Xianning and said, "If you talk about heroes, there are only Liu Xuande and Cao Mengde."

Princess Xianning asked in surprise, "Liu Bei? Cao Cao?"

Jia Hengdao: "Although Liu Xuande's fortune was bad and half his life was turbulent, he was defeated and fought repeatedly, and his determination was as firm as a rock. In the end, he won one-third of the world, and he was a hero. The Central Plains was stable during the Fourth War, and Wei Wu became the hegemony, so he can be called a hero."

He likes Cao Cao's words the most, assuming that the country has no orphans, how many people in the world are called emperors and how many people are called kings?
Xianning Princess Chen Zhi frowned, she was silent for a moment, her phoenix eyes filled with curiosity, and said: "If the last three points are divided into the world, why can't the Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, be called a hero?"

Obviously, Cao Cao, who is called a hero, doesn't take it seriously.

Jia Hengdao: "Inheriting the foundation of my father and ancestors, but I have to settle down in a corner. I have been favored by my elder brother, but I can't take care of my family. He is mean and ungrateful, and has a lot of jealousy. The Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, is hardly a hero. Of course, this is just a view from the next hole." , Her Royal Highness can just laugh it off."

Thinking appeared on Chen Zhiqing's cold face, she stared at the young man opposite, and said, "I've been taught."

After all, it was small talk, and Jia Heng didn't go too deep.

The king of Wei looked at the young man who was talking eloquently and eloquently with fiery eyes. He was emotionally ups and downs and said, "Jia Yunhui, now that the eastern captives are raging in the north, my father wants to organize the army to fight against the eastern captives. Yunhui Do you know that there has been a lot of fuss about rectifying the Beijing camp recently?"

Jia Heng shook his head and said: "Now Wang Jieshuai has the full power to deal with this matter. We haven't returned to Beijing for a long time, so we can't tell you the details."

The rectification of the Beijing camp is the most urgent matter of the imperial court, and there is nothing to talk about with these two princes. Come and see the king of Wei, just have a chat, and it does not involve specific matters.

King Wei's eyes flickered, he smiled, and said: "This king thinks that Yun Hui is young and promising, and can make good decisions. If he rectifies the Beijing camp, he may not be able to do something."

In fact, these words are to praise Jia Heng.

Jia Heng's face was changed, and he said: "Wang Jieshuai is old enough to seek the country. The Holy Majesty has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. If he thinks he is extremely talented, he must be superior. I have little qualifications and are far behind."

How can the emperor make random discussions when he personally decides personnel affairs?
Especially in front of the two kings, if he didn't talk about the backhand informant, he just said a simple exchange of words, and he would not take advantage of the situation to say a few words that were not conducive to unity.

The king of Wei thought that being a "corporate of courtesy and virtuousness" would make him feel good, and then he would bow to him in the future, that is to think he is smart.

Wei Wang Chen Ran said: "Yun Hui is humble."

Seeing that Jia Heng is slippery and acting like an old bureaucrat, Liang Wang and Chen Wei feel displeased. They are obviously about the same age as them, who is showing this reserved look?

With a chuckle, he said, "Brother Wang, I just said that the CCP didn't fight any serious battles..."

Wei Wang's face changed suddenly, and he scolded: "Sixth brother, what nonsense!"

Chen Zhi, who was thinking on her face, had her long and narrow phoenix eyes flashing coldly, glared at Liang Wang Chen Wei, and said coldly: "That's better than when you are in the deep palace, and you have never seen a knife or gun, and you can only talk about wars on paper."

Liang Wang and Chen Wei were really afraid of this sister, so he snorted softly and fell silent.

Princess Xianning looked at Jia Heng with bright eyes of autumn water, and said in a clear voice with apology: "Mr. Jia, Brother Wang is young and ignorant, and he does not know the heights of heaven and earth. Mr. Jia has a broad mind. Please don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Jia Heng looked calm, glanced at King Liang, smiled, picked up the teacup, and said, "It's okay."

But he scolded a fool in his heart, this kind of Tianhuang nobleman, young and vigorous, without brains, is far worse than King Qi.

King Qi is a fake idiot, he seems to be making a fuss about the Dongcheng matter, but he has been hiding it for a few years. If he hadn't caught the pigtail, he would have been able to hide it for a few more years, which is hard to say.

Moreover, with the backing and courage of the Supreme Emperor, King Qi's idea of ​​cultivating wings cannot be wrong at all.

Otherwise, even if you don't mention the birth of King Qi's concubine, just talk about the matter of seizing the heir, simply relying on the favor of the sacred heart will not work at all. There are a lot of precedents ahead, and Tang Taizong still has a different heart for Li Tai.

Moreover, the Sacred Heart has increased and decreased in the decades-long process of seizing the throne.

If you guess right today and do one thing to win the Sacred Heart, tomorrow he will do one thing, and in the end it means that no one has done it!

Sending money is equal to not sending money.

Jiulong seized the heir, and abolished the prince, fourth, eighth, and fourteenth. In the past few decades, they have done things that made Kangxi Longyan happy.

Li Tai and Li Chengqian did not fail to make Tang Taizong love them very much. Who dares to say that the matter of Yi Chu has not been shaken in their hearts?
Besides, King Qi has done a great job in the Ministry of Households, and worked hard to help the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Guochang, manage the civil affairs. Didn't he win the Sacred Heart?
But as soon as the Dongcheng incident happened, Sacred Heart immediately fell off a cliff.

Sacred Heart?

When I use you, it is very good.

Zhu Di also said, Gao Xu, work hard, the son is often sick...

However, when it comes time to consider the issue of successors, let's cool off.

In fact, what Jia Heng didn't know was that King Qi really made a similar promise when he helped Emperor Chongping to report the news and seized his heir.

"This is the emperor. People's hearts are changeable. You can neither abandon the holy family, nor entrust your own safety, honor and disgrace to the holy family, because the holy family will not disappear, but will transfer." Jia Heng picked up the teacup beside him, thinking.

Seeing Jia Heng's calm and calm look, Chen Zhiming's eyes moved slightly, intentionally alleviating the embarrassing atmosphere just now, and said: "The last time I saw you practicing riding and archery in the suburbs, it took me a few months, I don't know If there is a chance, I will go hunting together."

Jia Heng said: "I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the spring of next year, when the grass grows and the birds fly, but I'm not very proficient in archery, I'm afraid I will make His Highness laugh at me."

Chen Zhi smiled, and said: "I'm only familiar with it. Speaking of it, it's still father who is enlightened. Otherwise, I don't know what others will say about such a publicity."

Jia Hengdao: "The sage is sincerely an enlightened monarch. Kuangzi's six skills, the way of archery, shows the respect of sacrifices, the rites of monarchs and ministers, and the order of elders and children. Your highness is the emperor and daughter of the clan. She practices the holy way and sets an example for the world. There is no point of accusation."

If you learn some martial arts, you can at least become Ah Jiu instead of Zhao Fujin.

Chen Zhi blushed somewhat after being praised by Jia Heng.

Li Chanyue turned her bright eyes and said with a light smile: "My sister is not only good at riding and shooting, but also good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and by the way, she is also good at singing and dancing."

Xianning Princess Chen Zhiguazi showed a look of embarrassment on her face, and said angrily, "Chanyue."

Li Chanyue smiled and said: "What I said is the truth."

Jia Heng glanced at Princess Xianning, and found that she had a graceful figure and outstanding temperament, and she should be able to dance.

While several people were talking, the servant girl outside said softly: "Princess, Your Highness, Your Highness Princess is here."

Several people heard the words, looked up, and saw a person turned out from behind the screen, dressed in a peach red dress, swaying with gold hairpins, walked up to him with a charming smile, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about?"

Several people who were sitting got up one after another and said hello to Princess Jinyang.

Jia Heng glanced at the beautiful and graceful beauty, nodded at her, pretending to be nonchalant.

Li Chanyue rushed forward, hugged Princess Jinyang, and called softly: "Mother."

Princess Jinyang put her arms around Princess Qinghe, said "ah", and then sat down with a smile on her face, calling Wei and Liang Wang to sit down.

"Auntie, the queen asked my nephew to ask you well." Wei Wang Chen Ran said with a light smile.

Princess Jinyang nodded, and said: "I didn't plan to handle it at first, on behalf of my palace, I thank the emperor's wife for her concern."

Several people exchanged pleasantries.

Jia Heng listened with little interest until King Chen Ran of Wei looked at Jia Heng and said, "Auntie, my nephew will open a mansion next year, and his destination has been decided, that is, to Wucheng Bingmasi."

Princess Jinyang smiled when she heard the words, and said: "Wucheng Bingmasi is a good place to go now. I heard that it is trying to reform the system. Now Jia Heng is here. You can ask him for advice."

After all, he is the elder of the king of Wei, so it is natural for him to say such words.

Jia Heng said: "Your Highness, the soldiers and horses of the five cities usually deal with trivial matters in the capital, and they have nothing to do with the military and state affairs. Your Highness can go to Yazhong first. The post of meritorious officer is temporarily vacant. Your Highness can take up the post next year. The work is not tiring, it is a matter of passing the main examination."

Song Yuan, the original meritorious officer, has been enlisted by him to join the army of the Guoyong Battalion, and he is used to deal with Jiyi writing and other things.

It took a lot of effort to deal with the matter of Wei Wang coming to Wucheng Bingmasi, because he couldn't just sit aside and ignore it, otherwise, in the eyes of the queen in the palace, it would be perfunctory.

"Young people like this are always passionate about things for 3 minutes, and they are self-sufficient. Generally speaking, they won't come back after doing trivial paperwork for a long time." Jia Heng looked calm, thinking.

Hearing this, the King of Wei was satisfied, because the meritorious Cao was almost the military commander of the five cities, and said: "This king has been in the deep palace for a long time, and I have never been in contact with common affairs before. In the future, I will ask Yun Hui for advice."

Jia Heng said: "Your Highness is talented and intelligent. He works with general affairs. As long as you study hard, you can get started quickly."

After a few polite words, it was already noon before I knew it.

Princess Jinyang held a luncheon for the two kings of Wei, Liang and Princess Xianning. In the afternoon, the two kings of Wei and Liang didn't spend much time lingering, and got up to say goodbye to Princess Xianning.

After lunch, Jia Heng accompanied Princess Jinyang to the attic to talk.

The winter sun shines on the desk in the attic through the window, and the time is quiet.

"This is Huiheng Chamber of Commerce's reorganization of the original business of the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng in the last month." Princess Jinyang took a blue-sealed book from the desk, and said softly: "I forgot to tell you the day before yesterday, Zhongshun Prince's Mansion Concubine, half a month ago, I came to discuss cooperation matters with this palace, but I was rejected by this palace. In the past half month, Zhongshun Palace has started to make trouble out of nothing."

Jia Heng sat on a huanghuali wooden chair, flipped through the books, raised his eyes and said: "Since Her Royal Highness is helping the Holy Majesty with business, how dare the Zhongshun Palace be unscrupulous?"

Princess Jinyang snorted softly, and said: "This royal brother in this palace is not a good person. He is trusted by the royal brother now. He needs to buy vegetation and stones for the construction of the imperial mausoleum. A while ago Today I went to a shop under the name of Ben Gong and owed money on credit in the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this is clearly taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, the emperor is old and I am a woman, so it is hard to say anything."

The Supreme Emperor is approaching his sixtieth year, and his health is also deteriorating, so he must speed up the progress of building the imperial mausoleum.

As for the imperial mausoleum, in fact, it has been under construction during the reign of the Supreme Emperor. Now the Ministry of Internal Affairs is leading the construction, and the Ministry of Industry is cooperating with the construction, and Prince Zhongshun is the supervisor.

Jia Heng frowned, and said: "This King Zhongshun hated His Highness because of the Sanhe Gang's property in Dongcheng, and because of me."

Princess Jinyang introduced him to Emperor Chongping. This must not be hidden from King Zhongshun. In addition to the Sanhe Gang property in Dongcheng, new and old grudges, it is impossible not to give Princess Jinyang eye drops.

King Zhongshun's small tricks are quite disgusting. The purpose is to make Princess Jinyang unhappy. Of course, it's okay to spend some money. The main thing is to bully you, and it's hard to get out.

Because the matter involved the Emperor Taishang's construction of the imperial tomb, Princess Jinyang couldn't save face, and secondly, even though she told Emperor Chongping, she seemed stingy.

Don't think about it, I must be panicking.

Princess Jinyang looked cold, and said: "When the father was young, he admired extravagance. After the emperor succeeded to the throne, the state affairs became more and more difficult in the past two years, so he reluctantly restrained himself. But now the father is in the palace. In the Chonghua Palace, while cultivating Taoism and refining alchemy, at the same time, he was building a lot of underground things. Regarding this matter, the emperor is a son, so it is hard to say anything else, otherwise he would be unfilial. Instead, he told King Zhongshun to do things with heart. After all, I don’t know how much I have been greedy for ink by building the imperial tomb.”

There is a saying that every family has scriptures that are hard to recite.

Not only did Emperor Chongping have little affection for the Supreme Emperor, but Princess Jinyang did not have much respect for the Supreme Emperor in Chonghua Palace because her mother, Empress Dowager Feng, was not favored.

Jia Heng thought for a while, and said in a concentrated voice: "Wang Zhongshun's mansion wants to maintain such a large expenditure of the mansion, there must be corruption. I will try to find out, well, don't be sullen."

While speaking, he took the beautiful hand of the beauty, sat on his lap, hugged the fragrant beauty in the red dress, and said comfortingly.

There is a detail in the original book of the Red Chamber, King Zhongshun raised the opera singer Jiang Yuhan, presumably there was an opera troupe in the mansion.

Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

(End of this chapter)