Jia Rong, the smiling tiger of the Red Chamber

"Wu Ya, everything you have arranged is already done?" Jia Rong was lying on the collapsed chair, covered with a plush blanket of fox fur, holding the volume of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian Song Ji" in her hand. Flipping through the pages one by one, he asked after a while.

Wu Ya immediately clasped his fists and replied, "It's already settled to go back to the uncle. With Cheng Yang personally watching over there, there will be absolutely no problems."

Cheng Yang and Cheng Chang, the bodyguard assigned to Jia Qiang at the beginning, are twin brothers of the same mother.It's just that unlike Cheng Chang's high talent in martial arts, Cheng Yang's aptitude is mediocre, only lightness kung fu and hidden weapons are still outstanding.The reason why Jia Rong valued him was because of his clever and flexible mind. To put it bluntly, he was no worse than Jia Qiang?It's just a bit of a pity that his parents were both slaves. Even though Jia Rong gave them an extra favor to cancel their slavery, it was still in accordance with the regulations of the court.The subsequent three generations did not pass the imperial examination.

Therefore, even though Cheng Yang and Cheng Chang brothers have both literary skills and military skills, they complement each other well, and are better than many people in the court, but they still cannot take the road of imperial examinations.Of course, if it weren't for their brothers being so outstanding, and Jia Rong took a quick look at them, they would be nothing more than a small steward in the village outside the city.

"En. Now that everything has been arranged properly, let Cheng Yang come back, so you don't have to stare over there all the time. The so-called planning is up to people to make things up to God, and we have already arranged it. If it doesn't work out, it's God's will. Next time Just prepare again and again. Shangshu Gaojing of the Ministry of Justice is a smart man with bright eyes. He is known as the "live blue sky", but he can drag you out along the way if you show a trace of cheating. If you are targeted by him, it is not a joke. Yes." Jia Rong frowned slightly, and said so.

"Yes, this subordinate will go over and inform Cheng Yang." Wu Ya obviously didn't think of this, so he replied immediately.

Jia Rong nodded: "En." After a pause, she asked again: "Zhiqiu, how is the situation in the mansion now? Grandma is in charge of all the affairs of the mansion, but it's smooth? No one trips kid?"

Zhiqiu smiled and replied: "With the help of Nanny Wu and Zhiwen, everything will go smoothly. Since the uncle's big rectification in the mansion, there is no one who doesn't have eyes, who dares to trip up grandma. Besides Although the eldest grandma seems to be a gentle and kind person, her temperament is not to be taken lightly. Even if there is someone who dares to take the lead because of affection, it is just used by the eldest grandma to establish her prestige. I dare not speak anymore."

"She did a good job. As expected, she is the one I selected, she is smart." Jia Rong nodded after hearing Zhiqiu's words, expressing her satisfaction.

Zhiqiu also echoed, "Master's vision is always good."

The case of Wu Yuan, which had been going on for half a month, was finally revealed through Gao Jing's meticulous investigation.Just like the previous rumors in Beijing, one of the few girls Wu Yuan tortured to death was a girl from a good family. Wu Yuan saw it by chance, coveted her beauty, and forcibly pulled her over that day. , beaten to death.

Moreover, all the witnesses and material evidences have been reported to Emperor Longqi, and only waiting for the holy judgment.

As for whether that woman is the abducted Anchang County Lord in Nan'an County Prince's Mansion?It has also been confirmed by Gao Jing.

According to some confessions of the farmer who adopted the woman, plus the birthmark on the woman, and the imperial doctor personally took some blood, and tested the blood with the king of Nan'an and the princess of Nan'an respectively. It was the abducted Anchang county lord.

As soon as this news was confirmed, it immediately caused an uproar.

The king of Nan'an even knelt down in court and begged Emperor Longqi to punish Wu Yuan severely.

Emperor Longqi, after being verified in Gaojing, his eyes became much deeper.Without further ado, Wu Ge was fined for two months and half a year by Emperor Longqi for 'teaching his grandson not strictly', and Wu Yuan's father was demoted to another place.As for Wu Yuan himself, he was sentenced to be executed in court by Emperor Longqi.

The case was supposed to be over here.But I didn't want the disturbance to arise again, but for some reason the sixth prince was involved again.It is said that the Wu family relies on the fact that Concubine Wu is in power in the palace, and there are six princes in the court, so they are so lawless.

Taking advantage of this atmosphere, many censors in the court seemed to have made an agreement.I don't know where to dig out a lot of things that are not good for the sixth prince, and even a lot of sufferers were found. I don't know how many people went to Jingzhao Yin's mansion to report the case. Among the ten cases, seven All the cases are more or less related to the Sixth Prince, and the censors are all participating in the Sixth Prince at this time.

All of a sudden, there was quite a chaotic situation in the court hall. Since Wu Ge was grounded, the sixth prince was in a state of being overwhelmed and overwhelmed with no one to give instructions.

There were many cases, Emperor Longqi finally had to set off against the sixth prince due to some pressure from the court.

But at this moment, all the princes are still bald princes, and there is no title for Emperor Longqi to cut off.In addition, although there are many things, but not many are directly related to the sixth prince.Therefore, the sixth prince was just reprimanded by Emperor Longqi and grounded to settle in the sixth prince's mansion.Although it was only grounded, it was enough to hit the sixth prince. Many courtiers who were hesitant between the third prince and the sixth prince, after this incident, all stood on the side of the third prince.

With the attachment of many courtiers, the power of the third prince, who was not weak at all, rose sharply, and even outshone the others in the court.

And Emperor Longqi seemed to dislike the lack of excitement.Canonized by the harem, the third prince's biological mother, Concubine Xian, was actually canonized as Concubine Xian, even higher than Concubine Wu in terms of status.Although they are all noble concubines, Concubine Xian has one more title than Concubine Wu.

Coupled with the fact that the Sixth Prince was weak outside, Concubine Wu Gui in the palace was also reprimanded. Although her position was not affected, the number of visits to her palace had been greatly reduced.

"This is really falling against the wind. I haven't made it clear that I want to give up the sixth child, but they are all falling down here one by one. Some people even dare to test my attitude?" Emperor Longqi snorted coldly, looking Looking at the stack of memorials in front of him, some of them were for the Sixth Prince, some were for the Wu family, and a small part were cryptic proposals for the establishment of the crown prince.

Zhang Desheng lowered his eyes when he heard Emperor Longqi's words, and said in a steady tone: "Your Majesty, all the ministers are also worried about the country's plans, and have no other intentions."

"I know what they mean. They are thinking that I am old, but the position of the crown prince has not yet been settled. Rather than saying that they are worried about the court, they are more worried about their own future glory and wealth." Emperor Longqi said It got worse and worse here.Then I don't know what sad things happened again, sighed, and said: "Hey, speaking of it, I am really old. In the past two years, my health has become worse and worse, and I don't know how long I can live? "

"Bah bah, Your Majesty will live a long life." Zhang Desheng immediately retorted.

Emperor Longqi sighed and said: "I know my own body well. It's been about two years. It's a pity that God has given me too little time, otherwise I must cultivate a prosperous Mingjun. God... "Like the youngest, the third and the sixth, he didn't pay attention to them from the beginning, and from the beginning to the end, the candidate for the prince he wanted was not the two of them.

Hearing Emperor Longqi's exclamation, Zhang Desheng wisely didn't answer.

After muttering to himself for a while, Emperor Longqi finally came back to his senses, his expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to his original state, and said: "Go, call Jia Rong over. "

"Yes." Zhang Desheng answered immediately without asking why.

Jia Rong followed the inner eunuch who came to summon him on the way to the imperial study, all the way calm and speechless, but the inner eunuch who came to summon him looked at him a little strangely.

Generally speaking, for someone like him who was summoned by His Majesty for no reason, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.Along the way, I will ask more or less about these inner eunuchs.Even Mr. Yan Tiesheng, who used to have an iron judge, was no exception.

But Mr. Jia came directly with him after receiving the oral order, and along the way, he didn't seem to ask for the slightest bit.What a strange man.

He said that such lucrative things like this, generally speaking, would not be discussed on a newcomer like him.I'm afraid that group of people already knew about it.That's why I let myself come here.

"Chen Jia Rong sees Your Majesty." Jia Rong knelt down and saluted immediately after arriving at the imperial study.

Emperor Longqi waved his hand and said: "Ai Qing, you don't need to be polite, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The corner of Jia Rong's mouth twitched invisibly.Every time he heard Emperor Longqi call himself Aiqing, he felt a chill in his heart, this kind of address was really unbearable.

"I don't know if His Majesty called the minister over here, but what do you want to order?" Jia Rong asked.

Emperor Longqi knocked on the table unconsciously, and after a while, he said: "It's not a big deal? I just want to ask you, is it okay to stay in the Imperial Academy?"

After knowing that Jia Rong is the son of Jia Zhen in Ningguo Mansion, he was really surprised.I won't say much about the reason, it's really Jia Zhen's reputation as a playboy, even Emperor Longqi has heard of it a little bit.He even once lamented that Jia Jing can be regarded as a talent, but he didn't want to have such a son.This Ningguo Mansion is afraid that it will be destroyed.Unexpectedly, he gave birth to such a son.

It really echoes the old saying that good bamboo shoots come from bad bamboo.

He has an outstanding face, is also smart and clever, can talk, and has a good personality. He will never soften his heart when he should be fierce, and he will not be hard when he should be soft.If it was his son, he would definitely be a good seed for the heir apparent.

"I don't know if Your Majesty wants to hear the truth or a lie?" Although I don't know why Emperor Longqi called him here?But Jia Rong is still there, and doesn't care.It's a blessing, not a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. There's no need to scare yourself for some things that haven't happened yet.

Emperor Longqi frowned, and asked, "What about the truth? What about lies? You might as well tell them all."

"The lie is not bad, and I learned a lot." His tone paused slightly, and he said bluntly: "The truth is not very good. It's boring over there, a group of nerds of all ages, who talk a lot every day. , a set of self-righteous principles, which makes people upset after hearing it."

Emperor Longqi was not angry when he heard Jia Rong's words. On the contrary, he agreed with him and said, "You are right. Those people in the Imperial Academy are really annoying sometimes. Not to mention your age. A light person, even an old man like me, can't bear it. Since you are not happy staying in the Imperial Academy, how about I change your position for you?" Emperor Longqi's eyes flickered when he said this. the light.

During the audience, it is generally not allowed to look directly at the emperor's face, so Jia Rong naturally did not see the light in Emperor Longqi's eyes.After thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, can I choose by myself?"

"Oh? Then where do you want to go? Tell me and listen. If it's suitable, I can grant your wish."

Jia Rong's beautiful eyes lit up, "It's fine if I think of the Ministry of Punishment or let me out to serve as an official for one of my parents. I'm not picky." Among the six departments, Jia Rong's favorite is the Ministry of Punishment.Well, the reason is not much to say.After all, it's a place where no matter how cruel you are, as long as you don't kill anyone, it's not too much.Jia Rong felt that according to his temper, the Department of Criminal Justice was the most suitable place for him.

"But... I plan to let you go to the household department." After Emperor Longqi said this, he looked at Jia Rong with a smile.

Jia Rong was stunned for a moment, and said for a moment, "Hubu? I don't like it very much." Among the six departments, the Hubu was the most chaotic. It was the place he least wanted to go to besides the Ministry of Rites, but he didn't expect Long Emperor Qi was born to send him there.He wouldn't want to go there by himself and clean up the household department, right?Probably not.

Thinking of this, Jia Rong looked at Emperor Longqi differently.

"You don't need to look at me with this kind of eyes, that's what you think." Emperor Longqi secretly admired Jia Rong's intelligence, and said so.

"Your Majesty, you are making it clear that you want to offend people." The reason for the chaos in the household department.One is because Zhao Lou, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is a person who is on both sides of the wall. Although he is the Minister of the Ministry of Family Affairs, he is a person who does nothing.Second, quite a few rich and noble families borrowed money from the household department, as many as tens of millions of taels.Now that the national treasury is a little empty, Emperor Longqi intends to get back the loaned money.But these are old accounts from 30 or 60 years ago, and the longest period is from [-] or [-] years ago.

It can be said that the Ministry of Accounts has a lot of bad debts.

Who will be unlucky?Either they will be assimilated or they will be excluded. Regardless of the two results, there is no good result.

Emperor Longqi said: "I feel that only by putting you in the household department can you give full play to your abilities. Otherwise, I will bury you." Once Jia Rong's temperament can become the secretary of the household department, then he will You can clean the household department inside and out just like cleaning your own house.

Jia Rong twitched the corners of her lips invisibly, and said, "Since Your Majesty has already made up his mind, I should obey." Tsk tsk... This feeling of being treated as a knife and hitting wherever you point it is really bad. .No wonder the son looks like that, it was all inherited from the father.Okay, if you want to be a person who directs the overall situation, I will help you.

"En. Since you understand, it's best. When the year is over, I will formally arrange for you to enter the household department. As for other things, I think you have a decision in your mind." Emperor Longqi said so Said.

"Yes." Jia Rong replied, bowing her hands.

"Okay, I don't have anything else to do here. Go ahead. Don't talk about this matter for now."

"Yes, I retire."