The Pearl of the Prosperous Age of Red Mansions

, the body was also emptied of vitality by that serious illness. This time because of the second prince's rebellion, he was angry and painful, and even more anxious. Afterwards, he experienced shock and choking. Fortunately, he didn't catch a cold, but even so, the emperor's illness It also got worse.

There was a doctor on the boat, but it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. The medicinal materials were not brought out on the dragon boat, and the medicine box with the doctor was also lost in the water. On the way, I was worried that someone would come after me and dare not stay until I returned to the sea. On board the boat, the doctors rushed to the nearby town to buy medicinal materials.

"Scared the emperor, the minister deserves death." All the ministers knelt down together, but at this time, the king who had survived the catastrophe would not be so angry.

"That's all, hey, cough cough..." The emperor waved his hand to get everyone up, eyes closed, and he didn't have the energy to say a word.

When the doctors came back, they prescribed prescriptions and boiled medicine for the emperor to drink. It was not until Xiao Ze and the others rushed back to meet after a complete victory that the emperor was just a little bit more energetic and able to say a few more words.

Before Xiao Ze came to the emperor's sick bed, the emperor held his younger brother's hand and looked at the people around him.

"Yuan'er, Jia Zhu, and Lin Ruhai stay here, and the rest will leave first."

Although the emperor didn't mention Xiao Ze in his words, but his hand was tightly holding on to Xiao Ze's hand, and when everyone retreated, the emperor sighed.

"In vain have I had countless sons in my life, and at this moment of life and death, the only one who can bravely stand in front of me is Yuan'er." The emperor glanced at Xiao Yuan's right arm, which was still wrapped in bandages, and called him "Little Ten" from the past. Five" became "Yuaner."

"Father, it is only right and proper for a son to save me, father must not say that." Seeing that his father had aged a lot in just a few days, Xiao Yuan felt very sad in his heart.

"Zi Run, Yuan'er is very satisfied. He is pure and filial in heart, emphasizing love and righteousness without losing integrity. I am very relieved to hand over the country to him in the future, but he also has shortcomings. He is too young to experience things. Too little, impulsive and stubborn, in the future Zirun you have to help him more." The emperor looked at Xiao Ze, but after saying this, everyone present turned pale with shock.

"Father! You are only in your prime, how can you say such depressing words, how old is your son, do you have the heart to put such a heavy burden on me!" Xiao Yuan felt ominous when he heard the emperor's words. Zhao, regardless of the indecency, at this time he also spoke hastily.

"Xiao Shiwu is right. The emperor must not have such thoughts. The speed of the sea ship is extremely fast now. After returning to the palace in a few days, the imperial physician will consult with him and there will be countless good medicines. The emperor's body will naturally recover as soon as possible." Xiao Ze also frowned, but also comforted him.

The emperor nodded: "I am aware of my own body, this narrow escape is already a pity from God, but unfortunately, hey, you two, Ru Hai and Jia Zhu, come here."

At this time, the emperor called Jia Zhu and Lin Ruhai, and the two came closer. The emperor first said to Lin Ruhai: "We have been in love with each other for so many years. I can't be at ease with you. I was the one who delayed the good boy Yuaner a few years ago. , failed to teach him well, now I plan to let you be Yuan'er's tutor, you have to teach him with all your heart."

"I would like to obey the emperor's will." Lin Ruhai wanted to comfort her, but moved her lips and didn't know what to say, so she could only salute in the end.

The emperor looked at Jia Zhu again: "Your child has been different from others since you were a child. I have seen you in my eyes all these years. You are a good boy, and you are Yuan'er's companion, especially since you are still young. To be able to support Yuan'er and his ministers, I just want to say one thing, you must act upright, be loyal to the emperor and love the people, and don't go astray and lose your roots!"

Jia Zhu also felt uncomfortable. In the previous life, the king had not experienced these tribulations. In this life, he was going smoothly, but it brought many people unprecedented disasters, such as Wang Ren’s death and Shi Jinwen’s illness. The emperor, who is the son of heaven, actually said the words of entrustment when he was in danger, how could people not feel touched.

Although in the previous life Rongning and Ning's second mansions were eventually confiscated by the emperor, when it comes to hatred, Jia Zhu does not resent the emperor, but he also understands in his heart the truth that being with the king is like being with a tiger, and he also knows that prosperity must decline, and he often turns around in his heart How to retreat bravely and find another way to make the water flow in his family, when it comes to loyalty, he feels ashamed.

After the emperor finished speaking, he fell asleep again. Several people left the room with heavy hearts. The boat rushed to the capital at the fastest speed. When the emperor entered the Forbidden City, the queen mother had already sent people to the gate of the city. It's been five or six times.

Xiao Ze and Xiao Yuan followed into the palace, but Jia Zhu and other foreign ministers were not allowed to enter. Lin Ruhai also followed back to the capital this time, Jia Zhu invited Lin Ruhai to stay at his home temporarily.

"It will take half a day to tidy up the Lin Mansion in Beijing. My uncle is also in the position of the Yanzheng. If there is nothing else, I will go back to Yangzhou in the next few days. Why don't I live with my nephew for a while now? Talking to my father and Mr. Zhao is much better than being alone in the house."

As soon as Lin Ruhai thought it was reasonable, he agreed. The aunt and nephew returned to Rongguo Mansion in a hurry. , Now there are some rumors in the capital, and Jia Mu also knows a little bit, so she ordered someone to tell them at this time, let them rest and freshen up first, so they don't have to come here.

Jia Zhu was indeed very tired. The physical condition of the emperor along the way, who can rest well? Now at home, just after taking a bath, Jia Zhu fell asleep and fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, it was already daylight up.

Jia Zhu was shocked, she sat up and looked at the sky, it was the second day, she couldn't help feeling annoyed, when the girl outside heard the movement, Xin Lan called out at the door: "Master, are you awake?"

"Come in." Jia Zhu then spoke.

"Yesterday, the old lady specially ordered us not to wake up the uncle." Jia Zhu knew what Xin Lan said.

At this time, Xinlan called the little girl to fetch water for Jia Zhu to wash her mouth and clean her face. After taking care of everything, it was time to say hello every morning. Jia Zhu went to Jia Mu's room, and Jia Mu met Jia. Zhu, looked up and down for a while, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"My son, there are endless rumors in Beijing, and my heart is always calmed down. I am afraid that something will happen to you. Now I can finally feel relieved."

"Old lady, our uncle is very lucky, so don't worry!" Naren Tuoya said with a smile, but said in her heart, with that prince following her, Jia Zhu would be damned if she scratched her skin!

When Jia Mu asked about the situation, Jia Zhu naturally only said a few words, omitting all the dangerous places. Even so, Jia Mu's expression changed drastically. Pounding Jia Zhu to listen to the details, Jia Zhu was rushing to work in the Yamen, where there was no time to elaborate, she promised Jia Cong that she would tell him at night, and then left Jia's mansion.

There was no movement in the palace, and the emperor did not go to court. When Jia Zhu arrived at the shipping office, he first had to write down all the passages of the six ships from leaving the capital to the final return. The amount of money paid must be written down one by one for future use. Simply this time, our own side was fully prepared and took advantage of the water. None of the sailors who belonged to the shipyard died.

Ten days later, the emperor went to the court for the first time. This time, when the holy car was in danger, the meritorious ones would be rewarded and the guilty ones would be punished. The second prince was revoked from the royal family status and buried as a commoner. Feng Wuzheng and Shen Lu were put to death for their heinous crimes, and other accomplices and lesser criminals, including those who were executed, exiled, and exiled, will not be detailed one by one.

The fifteenth prince, Xiao Yuan, made meritorious service in rescuing him, and was named the crown prince. The imperial concubine Deng was named the crown princess and lived in the East Palace; The right to ride a horse and carry a blade; Jia Zhu, Governor of Shipping, was granted the title of first-class baronet; Jia Zhengxunzi, minister of the Ministry of Industry, was granted the title of second-class marquis;

After waiting for these people to stop talking about everything in detail, in short, the emperor's many canonizations this time made the officials speculate about the emperor's intentions after being terrified.

The crown prince who had been vacant for many years was finally confirmed, but this person was not the second prince, third prince, or even the eldest prince as everyone thought, but the young fifteenth prince Xiao Yuan.

And the loyal Prince Xiao Ze, who has always been under one person and above ten thousand people, has become the first prince to receive this honor since the founding of the dynasty. People who thought that Prince Zhongshun had lost his favor because of the weaving bureau incident Shut up.

Under the halo of these two, Jia Zhu, as the first non-royal bloodline since the founding of the dynasty, won the honor of being a Marquis in a year of weak crown, which did not attract much attention from the world, but in Jia's family, this It is already worth opening an ancestral hall to worship ancestors and celebrate.

The [-]th chapter named Jia Lan's younger brother changed to Haiyun Win-Win, some people are upset

Father and son, one marquis and one baron, how could Jia's mother be unhappy? Jia Zhu was worried that his father would feel uncomfortable because he was promoted to noble this time, but Jia Zheng did not.

"Now that you are a nobleman and you are the one who rescued the ship, countless eyes are staring at you. This time the rescue of the sea-going ship is a big show. Some people in the Ministry of Industry are quite critical. After all, shipbuilding should be under the Ministry of Industry. What’s more, there are not a few people who don’t talk about it now, but are waiting to find fault in their hearts. After a while, when the water transportation starts, Zhu’er, are you sure in your heart?”

Jia Zheng's worries were not groundless. The success of his rescue this time was so dazzling that many people became jealous, especially those from the Ministry of Industry. Yes, will the Ministry of Industry be able to get a share of this rescue?

In addition, the Empress Dowager also talked about some feelings of taking the sea boat with the wives who came to the palace, and she praised the sea boat in words, which added to the weight of the sea boat and made more people feel Get uncomfortable.

Jia Zhu felt warm in her heart when she heard this, and nodded to Jia Zheng: "I know, this is the first time to transport grain by sea, and I plan to go from the southernmost point to prevent any accidents."

Several coastal places that have been decided have already started construction of ports and water transport offices. As long as we walk from the southernmost to the northernmost this time and connect these offices together, we can rest assured in the future .

By the way, there was also the kid from Fuzhou, but Jia Zhu didn't reveal a word at this time.

The situation was clarified in the scriptures, and after the imperial edict was approved, Jia Zhu decided to set off for Fuzhou immediately. There was no need to elaborate on the journey. When he arrived in Fuzhou, Shi Shaokuan is now the prefect of Fuzhou Prefecture. , he has been re-elected, and being re-elected means the trust of the emperor, and this trust is the most rare.

Shi Shaokuan and Jia Zhu's old friend naturally had a lot of emotions when they met. Jia Zhu was a little less naive and childish than before when he heard Shi Shaokuan's words, but his strength of character remained the same as before.

Working in the officialdom for so many years did not make him smooth and lose his edge, but it did not become an obstacle either. Jia Zhu felt happy for his friend from the bottom of his heart. Shi Shaokuan attached great importance to shipping. Song, Hu Zhi and others also dealt with each other.

On the second day after arriving at the mansion, Shi Shaokuan took Jia Zhu to meet the child. Ever since he knew that the child was the blood of the Jia family, Shi Shaokuan ordered someone to take the child to the back house of the Yamen. Shi Shaokuan also has a one-year-old child now. The child, it happens that the two children are about the same age, and the nanny is enough, so they are raised like their own children.

Even so, this child is also much thinner than his peers, but his complexion is not bad, his small eyes are bright, and he is not afraid of strangers when he looks at people. When he plays with Shi Shaokuan's third son, Shi Heng, he still "giggles" from time to time. laugh.

When Jia Zhu saw it, she knew why Chen Xueying said that the child was carved out of the same mold as him. Shi Shaokuan also said: "There is no need to test the relatives with blood. It would be strange if he has nothing to do with your family."

Jia Zhu nodded, looking at this thin and small child, she couldn't help being annoyed. The appearance of this child is definitely not the son of the uncle, but it must be the flesh and blood of the father.

Who did the tampering inside? Jia Zhu had an answer in his heart. The age of the child has absolutely nothing to do with the mother. The mother has been ill for the past few years, so the one who might do such a thing is Aunt Zhao. One is Aunt Zhou. Compared with Aunt Zhou who has always been honest and transparent, Aunt Zhao is undoubtedly the most suspicious.

If it was really her, Jia Zhu would be even more annoyed. When he left home, Aunt Zhao was diagnosed with pregnancy, and she had already given birth to Tanchun before. As the biological mother of two children, she didn't feel shameful for doing such a thing. !

Feeling pity for this child, Jia Zhu thought, in this life, he and his son Jia Lan in the previous life are not destined to be father and son, so Jia Lan's name should be given to this child.

Fuzhou is just the starting point of this journey. All the way north, it is not only inconvenient to take the child with you, but also suffers from the child itself. Jia Zhu is quite difficult. It happens that this year is Shi Shaokuan's mother's [-]th birthday. Shi Shaokuan's wife is going to take The three sons went to celebrate their mother-in-law's birthday, so Jia Zhu asked his wife to take Jia Lan back to Beijing together, and then took the children back to Jia's mansion after he returned to Beijing.

Mrs. Shi naturally agreed, she had taken care of the child for a while, and she had some feelings for the child, so she felt relieved to be able to keep the child for a few more days.

After taking care of the children's affairs, Jia Zhu's thoughts were all on the errands. Fuzhou has a prosperous fishing industry, and many local gentry and rich households also have seagoing ships to do business. Although the imperial court has no navy to protect They are safe, but they themselves have more friendship with local pirates.

In such a place beyond the reach of the imperial court, pirates have become the patron saint of fishermen and businessmen. Shi Shaokuan was also quite touched when he first came here.

"Shipping is just the first step. In the future, when the imperial court knows the benefits, there will naturally be a second and third step. I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." After Jia Zhu finished speaking, Shi Shaokuan's expression was not so optimistic.

"When I didn't come here, I always thought that this small border land was once like Lingnan, but a place where criminals were exiled. It must be poor and difficult, and the people's hearts are not ancient. Who would have thought that the bustling and prosperous place here would be even worse. In the inland, it is said that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are the cheapest, only because businessmen seek to corrupt their virtues. However, the style of doing business here even has its own rules. It’s true that these two words are true, the local people are rich, but I, as a parent official, am ashamed, but the imperial court, alas, how did the imperial court know these benefits, the emperor is at most angry at foreigners for daring to violate my frontiers, I don’t dare to think about the second and third steps.”

What Shi Shaokuan said came from the bottom of his heart. Although he studied since he was a child, he was not a stubborn person. When he came here, he subtly influenced him, and he also gained some unique insights that the frogs at the bottom of the well in the capital had never seen before, so he was particularly worried.

After hearing this, Jia Zhu smiled and said, "You worry about it day and night, and most of the time you will worry about it like a little old man, but I am confident that there must be a second and third step."

Shi Shaokuan was taken aback: "Tell me."

"The secret must not be revealed." Jia Zhu kept silent, but shook her head with a smile.

Shi Shaokuan knew that Jia Zhu would never show his words if he was not sure, and that he would never ask others about the things he didn't want to say. Although he was very curious at the moment, he also knew that it would be useless to ask. , but my heart is still a lot brighter because of Jia Zhu's previous affirmation.

In fact, Jia Zhu understood that the emperor's body has completely fallen since this serious illness, Zhang Youshi can say that he is resigned to fate, then there is really no way out, if Xiao Yuan really ascends the throne in the future, his temperament Jia Zhu knew him very well, he was definitely a reformist king.

However, it is precisely such an emperor that is needed now.

After leaving Fuzhou, we came to five shipping offices along the road. These places are where the fishery industry is well developed. There is no need to worry about the seaport, and the construction of the offices will start quickly. Jia Zhu is very satisfied.

For the first time this year, the sea transport took over the burden of the water transport. Not only can it be said that it is lucky, but also it is much better than the river transport in terms of the speed of the journey and the disturbance to the common people.

The hull of the sea-going ship is very large, and the amount of food it can carry is only several times larger than that of a river-transport ship. The escort no longer needs to recruit people from the common people every year.

The river course has also been properly repaired because there is no need for water transportation this year, and there is plenty of rain this year, but there are very few newly repaired river courses that have been washed away and submitted to the capital.

This situation can be regarded as a win-win situation. Those who stared wide-eyed and waited to pick Jia Zhu's fault couldn't help but be disappointed, and those who were a little dissatisfied with Jia Zhu, the chief official, all gave thumbs up and praised him. Although the governor is young, But he is sophisticated and mature in his work. This time, everyone in the yamen has been praised. Who can feel uncomfortable?

And when Jia Zhu returned to the capital at this time, half a year had passed. Jia Zhu didn't enter the house first, but went to Shi's house to pick up Jia Lan. It's brilliant.

Jia's mother was full of surprises. Although the child was thin and small, he looked like Jia Zhu. Jia's mother liked it a little when she saw it, and Naren Tuoya vividly reflected the anger and heartbreak. Absolutely.

Jia Zhu laughed secretly when she saw her acting, but on the surface he still had to put on a show. Jia Zheng knew that he punished Jia Zhu to kneel in the ancestral hall. After all, he brought back a child outside.

Jia Zhu rubbed his nose, and after kneeling in the ancestral hall, Jia Zhu quietly communicated with Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng knew that the child was his own blood, and couldn't help being stunned like a thunderclap. When he recovered, Jia Zhu It was the first time I saw such a ferocious expression on my father's face. If Aunt Zhao was here at that time, Jia Zhengzhun would probably have fainted and strangled her to death.

During this period of time, Jia Zhu had asked Xiao Ze to thoroughly investigate this time, and the result confirmed his guess that it was Aunt Zhao who did it.

"Father, grandma must not know about this matter. If she knows, she will be so angry." Since Jia Zhu has decided to claim this matter under her own name, she must absolutely keep it from her mother.

Jia Zheng nodded with lingering fear when he heard the words. As a father, he didn't even know that there was still such a family living outside, and he wanted his son to clean up the mess for his father. He hated Aunt Zhao very much. If she hadn't been pregnant, Jia Zheng's face would be darker than the bottom of the pot when he thought of this.

Jia Zhu didn't care about Aunt Zhao's affairs, and he told his father the whole truth about the right and wrong. This was his father's concubine, and he, as a son, didn't need to step in and do it for him.

In Jia Zhu's heart, his father has always been a powerless scholar, but this time Jia Zhu has seen that his father is also a cruel and vicious master. Later, when Aunt Zhao gave birth to Jia Huan, she collapsed and died. The real blood collapse was caused by his father. Jia Zhu prefers the latter.

After all, no matter how coincidental, there is no such thing as a coincidence, so I won't mention it later.

But they said that there is a little guy like Jia Lan in the family. Jia Lian and Jia Cong adore their eldest brother, so naturally they love their little nephew very much, and they give him good things to play with.

"My younger sister can be twice as big as him!" This is what Jia Lian and Jia Cong said to Jia Lan in unison. This younger sister is the daughter that Madam Hu gave birth to safely. But it was really rich, and Mother Jia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it.

Jia Amnesty also liked this daughter very much, and said that her daughter looked like a blessing and would definitely bring more blessings, so she insisted on naming the child Fuchun, but Mrs. Hu disagreed, for fear that the name would be popular. It was too big and ruined the child's blessing. In the end, Jia's mother named the child Wanchun, hoping that she would be gentle and virtuous in the future.

Mrs. Hu actually didn't want her daughter to be gentle and virtuous. She liked girls who were crisp and breezy, like Jia Lian's fiancée Feng Yatou, but she couldn't refute when Mother Jia spoke.

At this time Mrs. Hu already had Yingchun and Tanchun beside her knees, and now she had another daughter. Jia's mother was afraid that she would be tired, so she brought Tanchun back to Naren Tuoya to raise her. Madam helped take care of these two sisters-in-law when her belly was too big, and she has experience in taking over at this time. In fact, Jia Mu was afraid that Naren Tuoya would treat Jia Lan badly, so she didn't give Jia Lan to him. , but hugged and raised by his side.

Jia Lan is very sensible, and Jia's mother likes it very much. In stark contrast to Jia Lan who is so sensible at a young age, it is Jia Baoyu.Jia Zhu suppressed the anger in his heart a few times, thinking that when he was eight years old and moved to live outside, he would save all of them together!

However, Jia Lan's appearance gave a breakthrough to those who were holding back their anger and couldn't find Jia Zhu's fault. Really needed to rest, the emperor asked Xiao Yuan to throw away all these excerpts after listening to a copy.

Xiao Ze had reported this matter to the emperor a long time ago. Since it was his idea, he naturally couldn't let this matter affect Jia Zhu's character in the emperor's heart. At this time, the emperor felt that Jia Zheng was really a A fool, he can't even heal his own family. Hey, he still can't be promoted in the future. If he wants an award, he should be promoted to a noble. There are paid titles on the left and right, no matter how high it is, it will be empty.

As for Jia Zhu, being able to bear this kind of reputation for his father is indeed pure filial piety, the emperor felt even more that like attracts like and divides people into groups, Yuan'er and Jia Zhu have a good relationship, it can be seen that they are all pure filial people.

The emperor was very satisfied, but it was a pity that all the impeachers were full of anger. Unfortunately, all the papers presented were in vain. They were not reconciled, and the rumors in the streets and alleys became lively. Today is the day of auditing, Jia Zhu He and Xiao Ze went to the Zuiyun Building early in the morning to check the accounts. At noon, the kitchen prepared the two of their favorite meals, and they didn't eat a few mouthfuls before they heard someone talking nonsense downstairs.

At first Xiao Ze and Jia Zhu didn't care, their room was well isolated, their voices couldn't come out, and the voices from outside couldn't come in, it was the guy who came in and told Jia Zhu about the situation outside.

It turned out that next year will be the year of the rural examination, and the next year will be the Grand Competition. Scholars all hope that they can win the Juren first, and then the Jinshi. Some scholars whose native places can participate in the capital's rural examination have come to the capital one after another.

There is no law in this dynasty that prohibits discussion of political affairs, but anyone who is a real official in the court knows the benefits and disadvantages of it. No matter what the law is, it is a big bad thing to spread to Shangfeng's ears. Impression, who wants to regret the future, but these scholars who are still studying like to discuss these things. Every time this happens, the capital is very lively.

There are some knowledgeable people among these scholars, but after all, they are a minority, and most of them are still talking on paper or lack of knowledge. Whenever they say something that they think is insightful, it is a joke to the ears of others. Jia Zhu never likes it This kind of person who talks in public, but today it involves Jia Zhu himself, Jia Zhu really wants to hear how he provoked these people.

"River transportation has been the most important thing for thousands of years, but this Jiazhu has opened up sea transportation for his own selfish interests. He has spent countless money on opening seaports and building sea transportation offices in various places. The original good river transportation offices are now vacant, and some have even been demolished. Isn't that true? Is there any silver? It's ridiculous, ridiculous!"

Jia Zhu was not angry when he heard this. This scholar is still swearing, and he didn't use Lan'er to talk about it. The world has misunderstood shipping. This must be reasonable, but Lu Yao knows the horsepower. I will know later.

Jia Zhu was not angry, she drank tea with a smile on her face, and said to Xiao Ze with a smile: "There's no reason to be angry about this kind of person, and getting angry will hurt your health."

Just at this time, someone outside the restaurant suddenly heard a heavy "bah" sound. The scholar and his companion were sitting by the window on the first floor. They were talking loudly, which could be heard on the street. At this time, it was an old man who was leaning on a walking stick. Passing by in front of the restaurant, just hearing what the scholar said, the old man spat and smeared the scholar's face.

"Where did you come from, old man, you, at your age, you... this is really insulting!" The scholar was disgusted and angry, and stood up suddenly, not knowing what to say.

Chapter [-] reprimands the scholar for listening to the voices of the common people, Deng Dabao thinks about agricultural reform

The old man looked at the scholar, coughed several times, and then spoke in a hoarse voice: "Where did the little boy come from, talking nonsense, the little old man was originally from Crepe Town, just by the Yellow River, and his three sons are transported by water every year." Pulling them to be used by people, not only will they suffer and suffer, they will not be able to get money, but they will have to pay for the food lost on the road, and whoever will heal them if they get sick on the road. I can’t even see it! Now that shipping has been changed, my three sons were recruited to be sailors in the Yamen because of their good water skills. The old man was brought to the capital to enjoy the blessings, but the little old man doesn’t know anything else, doesn’t he know about his own family? You are not ashamed when you say what you said just now, the little old man is ashamed for you!”

After listening to the old man's words, the scholar couldn't help but blushed and stood there for a long time. The old man shook his head and walked away.

"Brother Huang, don't listen to that old foolish nonsense. These ordinary people are just blinded by immediate interests. How can they see the long-term future? Brother Huang, come and drink, and just linked to poetry. Where is it?" As soon as the person next to him finished speaking, the scholar surnamed Huang blushed and cupped his hands to his group of friends.

"I'm going back to study, everyone, please say goodbye."

A group of people were left watching this scholar surnamed Huang stumbled and went out inexplicably. Before they could speak, the buddy had already come over.

"Several, you are not welcome in this restaurant, please go out!"

A group of scholars were swept out of the house by the staff, and the white Confucian robes were also covered with oil and dust. The ordinary people who had been watching just now all pointed and pointed, and a few people left in a state of frustration.

At this time, Jia Zhu, who opened the window to listen to the discussion of the people below, reached out and closed the window. There was no anger on his face, but a smile on his face.

"As long as someone can really taste the benefits, my position as an official is not in vain."

The episode of the restaurant quickly sparked a wave of discussion in the capital. People's speeches are easy to be incited by those who want to, but when they can experience the benefits for themselves, they are the least likely group of people to be incited.

Soon, the doubts about Jia Zhu's character disappeared under the attitude of the people who did not buy it. No matter how many people spread maliciously, it would be difficult to stir up this trend. On the contrary, the more they acted, the more they would expose themselves. Jia Zhu Don't care, Xiao Ze is not a vegetarian, the scholar in the restaurant that day was just paranoid, Jia Zhu didn't care about him, so Xiao Ze didn't care.

But those people in the imperial court who want to cut down the vines if they can't eat grapes are really hateful, Xiao Ze has no mercy for them.

"Although there are many mediocre people in the world, they are not hateful. What is hateful is that such mediocre people are still narrow-minded. They cannot do good things, but they are the same for bad things. Keeping them in the court is a disaster."

After Jia Zhu heard this, she thought Xiao Ze's actions were a little too heartless, but now that she thinks about it, it makes sense. The court is bound to face more changes in the future, and these people are bound to become obstacles in the future, so it's okay to plan ahead.

In a blink of an eye, the court was stable until winter, but the emperor's health became worse and worse as the weather got colder and colder. In the early court, the prince Xiao Yuan presided over it on his behalf. At the end of the new year, Jia Zhu and Naren Tuoya entered the palace to meet the emperor. , Jia Zhu really understood the reason for everyone's pessimism, the emperor's complexion was really extremely pale.

Finally, in the spring of the second year, the emperor passed away, the whole country was in mourning, and the court lasted for three days. Three days later, the crown prince Xiao Yuan ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to Chengqi. In the spring of the first year of Chengqi, all reforms gradually started. Prologue.

Now it is a national mourning. For ordinary officials and people, it means that they cannot listen to operas, entertain, marry, or marry daughters. For Xiao Ze, it means losing their relatives. After the grief and serious illness this time, two closest relatives were like this one after another, Xiao Ze looked paler than usual.

Jia Zhu felt sorry for Xiao Ze, but knew that this kind of pain could only be healed by time. During this time, Jia Zhu often used the excuse that she was busy with errands in the yamen and did not go home to stay, so she quietly went to the palace to accompany Xiao Ze. Sometimes she heard Xiao Ze say Talking about the past between him and the first emperor when he was a child, sometimes chatting with Xiao Ze about the things they experienced together in the past few years.

When the Empress Dowager's health gradually recovered, Xiao Ze finally returned to his previous appearance. The Empress Dowager often called Xiao Ze into the palace to talk.

Xiao Yuan, who had just ascended the throne in the first year of the late emperor's death, did not make any big moves. The imperial examinations were held as scheduled. Last time, Jia Rong and Jia Cong passed the exam. Jia Rong lived up to the expectations and won the first place. Although he still failed to win the first prize this time, his ranking was much better than last time. Jia Cong's breath that he had been holding back since last time finally got better.

It was still a national funeral, so the celebration for the two of them was far from the excitement of returning home. It was just a family sitting together and having a meal to celebrate the two children.

Next year is the year of the Grand Competition, Jia Rong is very energetic and looks forward to returning as the third champion, but Jia Zhu also asked Zhao Ningchuan, but Mr. Zhao shook his head. Although Jia Rong is smart and hardworking, it is not necessary to try The whole country is full of talented people. After all, Jia Rong is too young and does not have enough experience. It will not be a problem to get in at that time. When it comes to the palace examination, Mr. Zhao feels that there is little hope of being able to stand out and become the one who wins the first prize.

Although everyone didn't want to hurt Jia Rong's confidence, but they were too blindly optimistic. If the final result was unsatisfactory, it would be even more uncomfortable. In the end, Mr. Zhao broke Jia Rong apart and broke it up. Jia Rong was silent. After a while, the fighting spirit became even higher, and Mr. Zhao couldn't help laughing as he stroked his beard, a child can be taught!

And Jia Cong also began to prepare for the finale. Although this time the ranking is very high compared to last time, who doesn't want the title of Wu Zhuangyuan? Can hire a better master to come back, so as not to delay Jia Cong.

The master is easy to handle. Jia Zhu came out of the Dragon Guard, and he has a good relationship with Xiao Cheng, the commander of Shenjingwei. He asked Xiao Cheng to recommend some old coaches who have retired to Jia Cong as teachers.

Soon the chief examiner of the big competition was confirmed, it was none other than Lin Ruhai, now Lin Ruhai is the emperor's tutor and cabinet scholar, which is equivalent to the position of prime minister in ancient times, he can be said to be an extremely personable minister, Jia Min and other family members also Leaving Yangzhou and rushing back to the capital, it will arrive in a few days, Lin's mansion has also packed up and waited for the master's return.

This time Lin Ruhai is the chief examiner. It is reasonable to say that Jia Rong should avoid suspicion due to the relationship between the Jia family and the Lin family. However, when Xiao Yuan was not enthroned, he heard Jia Zhu talk about his nephew's scientific examination. He also paid attention to the results this time. , Jia Rong won the first place, which is very eye-catching, Xiao Yuan even looked for his examination paper, and this time he personally approved Jia Rong not to avoid suspicion.

Jia Rong was originally prepared to leave the court three years later, but this time she was really overjoyed. It was against the rules to have the imperial censor impeach, but nothing came to light. Most of the people chose to remain silent. Lin Ruhai is now the leader of all officials. Everyone wants to flatter, but Jia Zhu was the emperor's companion since he was a child. No one knows this friendship. Now Jia Jiarong