[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Jia Huan also went to the imperial study of Liangyi Hall several times, but it was Tu Yuanyi who summoned the ministers for something, and he was ranked after the important ministers.Although he is a person of later generations, but the kind of scorpion who doesn't pay attention to the ancient emperor is really only in a dream.

Ancient societies had their own set of ethical orders that were difficult for individuals to resist.

The current Jia Huan's understanding of this point is the result of the price paid in blood.

In the past, he probably had read stallion novels like "Back to the Ming Dynasty as the Dynasty".He feels that he has more integrity than this type of protagonist. The male protagonist hugs left and right, his wife and concubine are harmonious, and he is sincere in front of Duan Zhengchun, and he is also evil and crazy in his career.

But it was not easy to rebel against the ethical order in ancient times. The difference between wives and concubines was too great.It is impossible for a woman with status and good conditions to be a concubine who can help him.

He passed the imperial examination and is very talented. Even if his ex-husband was the biggest boss, he didn't limit his career.But he didn't have a good life, so he met a Bai Fumei who admired him, a savage princess, and the daughter of the chief assistant who would not marry unless he wanted to, and they served her husband together.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the ladies seldom went out at all, and even if they went out, they went to temples, and there were guards at the front and back, coachmen, rough envoys, nanny, and big maids.It is impossible for him to meet men and women.

Like Xing Xiuyan now, it is because of her husband's pampering and doting on him, because she is a queen, and the imperial power can override those secular things to a certain extent, and she is the queen who listens to politics.There is also her own strong experience, she is no longer a lady, but a married woman, or a famous person with Mrs. Xian, Fan Lihua, and Qin Liangyu.

And a woman who has Xing Xiuyan's toughness must also have a very tenacious personality. This kind of woman will not be obsessed with clinging to a man to marry, unless they know each other and treat her like Tu Yuanyi.A woman with such a strong self-personality will not have the routine thinking of "this man is different, this man is so talented, and this man is a potential stock".Because instead of expecting men to be potential stocks, it is better to do it yourself, and you are even more potential stocks.

Taking another step back, Jia Huan can meet Bai Fumei.The family of officials and officials also valued family friendship and family style. This is what he is holding a bad card. A hypocrite is his father, a criminal is his mother, and a concubine is his mother. A woman who was ordered by the emperor to dig a grave and whip her corpse is his sister. .Therefore, he had never been able to marry a wife before, and in the end he only had a few concubines.

This is ancient times, completely different from "Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince".

Later, he finally married Bai Fumei, and reality slapped him in the face again.

It turns out that in the novel, it is normal for a man to have a confidante, but giving her a son is such a serious matter.

He is a man who has a bad hand, made a few wrong moves, and is tired of his reputation.Seeing her torture and kill his concubine, seeing her pounce on him to catch and beat him, he couldn't even divorce his wife.Because he has no leverage.

Because Jia Huan wanted to see Xing Xiuyan, Jia Huan's thoughts inevitably drifted, and he didn't think he had followed the eunuch outside the Hall of Liangyi.Jinyiwei, who are dressed in drag, wearing a black gauze crown, and wearing a knife and firecrackers, are stationed nearby. In the palace, Jinyiwei usually does not wear the uniform of the new army.

The eunuch went in to report, and Zhao Gui said in a sharp voice: "The queen has an order, Xuan Jiahuan has an audience!"

Jia Huan lowered his head slightly, took off his boots and entered the Hall of Liangyi with light steps, but no one gave him slippers, presumably because he was not high enough.

"Wei Chen Jia Huan sees the Empress Empress! Your empress is a thousand years old!" He tapped his forehead on the carpet.

"Let's get down!" Her voice was familiar yet unfamiliar.

"Thank you, empress!" Jia Huan raised his robe and flattened his body.

But I saw a woman on the throne, wearing a phoenix robe with the base of an ermine imitating a dragon robe, but the red phoenix was embroidered on the robe, and it was made of white brocade, and around her neck was a snow-white fox fur scarf. On the head is a modified black yarn crown.

There is no one who can sit on the throne with such peace of mind.

Xing Xiuyan saw that this man was also approaching [-], and looked much more mature, but he had a "resentful woman" temperament all over him.It is said that he is proud in the officialdom, but his eyes do not have the look of a proud man.

Xing Xiuyan asked Zhao Gui to submit two newspapers, one was "Da Zhou Daily" with Sichuan background, and the other was "Jiangnan Morning Post".

This kind of thing, now of course Jia Huan is not surprised, of course there is her handwriting.It's not that Jia Huan doesn't want to be the vanguard of that kind of change, but because of Xing Xiuyan, he is afraid that he will become a dead ghost if he goes too far without a backing.

Xing Xiuyan asked him to read two serialized articles. Jia Huan couldn't help but smile when he saw it, and said, "Empress, isn't this obvious plagiarism?"

Jia Huan guessed that she might not have written the article in the "Da Zhou Daily", but thinking that she had been a writer in her previous life, she couldn't help but feel itchy now.Jia Huan Jinshi Jidi, look at the novel article, although it is vernacular, the diction is indeed precise and mellow, and there are also gorgeous and romantic aspects.And some domineering descriptions and outspokenness are not something ordinary scholars can write, so he can't help but feel more confident that it was written by her.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Is there a way to deal with plagiarism?"

Jia Huan thought to himself: You are the queen, there is nothing you can do to deal with a small private newspaper copying your articles, and you need to ask me a courtier.

But then she changed her mind, she was the queen, and she was far from seeing things from the perspective of a newspaper contributor.But why did she ask him?

Jia Huan suppressed his excitement, and replied: "Unless the imperial court issued a decree to ban newspapers..."

Xing Xiuyan waved his hand and said, "Forbidden newspaper? Hehe, I didn't come here to tell you to say useless things to me."

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Jia Huan knelt down on one knee and said, "If you can't ban newspapers, then regulate the publication of newspapers."

"Any more?"

"And...respect, copyright. Cultural industries such as the newspaper industry and publishing industry are also profiteering industries, and taxation is regulated. The Sichuan state-owned publishing house of "Great Weekly Daily" also pays taxes to the Sichuan Special Economic Zone. Similar printed materials are pouring out from other places. You can learn from it.”

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "Jia Qing is indeed a young genius with far-reaching insights."

Jia Huan thought to himself: I don't know much about what, don't you know it all, so let me say it.

Xing Xiuyan said: "The old sage is in charge of the major events of the dynasty. He is also very concerned about cultural copyrights and publishing norms. He can neither suppress the prosperity of culture, but also respect knowledge, which is beneficial to the country. You have such a vision, and I intend to recommend it. Would you like to assist the old sage in revising the relevant laws and supplementing the tax laws of the publishing industry?"

Amend the law?This is the legislative power, supposedly the highest power.

Jia Huan thought that although he had some real power, he didn't have a teacher to support him in the officialdom, so those ministers didn't take care of him much.This was recommended by the queen to the old sage, and the errand was done well, and she gained a decent reputation.If he climbed to the position where he was not afraid of the Shen family and the county prince's mansion, then the Shen family would not have to be rampant in his house.

"My minister thanked the empress for cultivating, and I will not disgrace my mission!" Jia Huan also knocked to the ground like an ordinary courtier.

At this moment, Xing Xiuyan couldn't help recalling the past vaguely, but there was no trace of resentment towards him in her heart, it just felt like a dream.

Jia Huan came out of Liangyi Hall in a rare good mood.It was hard for him to have the unresolved dissatisfaction with Xin Xiuyan in the past. It was probably because there was a killer like Shen in his life, and it was difficult for a man to hate a woman who had failed her more than she had failed him.

Jia Huan thinks that Xing Xiuyan is an ambitious woman, she still remembers that she can use herself now, and she will use herself in the future.When the war is settled, the court must focus on internal reform and construction. If you rely on her, as long as you do your job well, there is still a lot to do.

It was the first lunar month, and the Budget Office had not yet started to work, so he went back to the mansion directly after leaving the palace. Because of the dry and cold weather, he took a carriage.

But the streets are also very lively during the first month of the month. Every household is either visiting relatives, or having a banquet at one time or another, and there are a lot of vehicles.

When he arrived at the intersection of Ningrong Street, the traffic was still blocked, so he couldn't help getting out of the carriage.Suddenly, he saw a carriage in front of him, and got off a woman in her thirties, with a long face and fine features, and he led a ten-year-old boy, who was wearing a scarlet felt, with very beautiful features.

Jia Huan couldn't help being excited, and his body trembled.The woman seemed to feel that someone was looking at her, she turned her head slightly, and met his gaze.

She was slightly surprised, but her eyes were indifferent.Jia Huan couldn't help but stepped forward and looked down at the boy again.

"You... When did you return to Kyoto?"

This woman is Hua Zhenzhu, Hua Zhenzhu said: "I came back at the end of last year, I went to the general's mansion today to pay my respects to the general's wife."

Hua Zhenzhu also stayed in Sichuan for a long time, and the Hua family took shelter under Mrs. Xing's wing, in case the Shen family did something murderous, and they paid filial piety every year.When I come back to Kyoto this year, apart from business matters, I also plan to bring Huaran to see her.

Jia Huan looked at his son and said, "Ran'er is already this big."

Hua Ran bowed her hands politely and said, "Hello, Uncle!" The little man is in elementary school, and the ancients also valued etiquette. He didn't know him, but he knew his mother, so it was natural to call him that.

Jia Huan seemed to have been stabbed in the heart, but he didn't know how to correct him.

Hearing Mrs. Che drink "Lutong is gone", Hua Zhenzhu said lightly: "Goodbye."

He took his son into the car again.

"Mom, who is this uncle?"

"He is Uncle Jia's cousin, and also an official of the imperial court."

"Is it great?"

"...Ran'er studies well and can become an official."

Hua Zhenzhu looked out the window at dusk, and smiled lightly.

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When Jia Huan returned to Jia's Mansion (Second Room), he was a bit out of his wits.

That is his only son!If Shen has always been his wife, I'm afraid he will only have this son.

He was in his own room, being changed by the servants to change the court clothes. He was afraid that even the mosquitoes around him were public.Not long after, a nanny by Mrs. Chen's side came to invite him to have a meal, and Mrs. Chen arranged a meal in her room.The husband and wife each have a house, and if Shen Man doesn't come to invite her, Jia Huan is absolutely not interested in going to her house, even if a man needs it, he would rather DIY by himself.

But there is also a situation, when Shen Shi came to invite him, half of the time he still went.He didn't know what state of mind he was in, whether he was afraid of her making trouble, or whether he hoped that Shen could give birth to a son and a half.

When Jia Huan entered the room, Shen Man was sitting on the kang, and he also sat on it directly.

Shen Man asked: "As soon as I came back, I heard that the queen called you into the palace today, so what's the matter?"

Jia Huan said indifferently: "What are you asking about government affairs?"

Shen Man's voice was slightly sharp, and said: "The empress is going to fight on behalf of the heavens! There is nothing more absurd than this in the world! I just ask what's wrong?"

Jia Huan said: "Are you the one who put your beak on the matter of the saint's empress?"

Shen Man's chest heaved, she couldn't even hate some people, so she had to endure it.Thinking of what my mother said, the most important thing now is to have a baby earlier.In a few years, she really won't be able to give birth. It's really like what the mother said, she wants to make fun of the maid. Even if she leaves the mother to keep the child, how can she be willing to raise the child of a bitch?

The food was put on the kang table, and the couple finished their meal in silence. After rinsing their mouths, Jia Huan went to the study.

Seeing that he was so indifferent, Shen Man could only suppress her resentment, and put down her body in order to have a son.

After she washed and changed her clothes, she sent Butang to the study. At this time, Jia Huan was thinking about what the queen said.

But seeing Shen taking off her veiled hat and pulling her hair lightly, imitating the demeanor of the thin Ma Meiniang back then, Jia Huan understood as a man.

But thinking of all the things between the two of them these years, how could he have any warmth towards her, he just pretended not to know.

Shen Man rolled over to be a little kid, and hit him lightly, but he was still unmoved, feeling deeply insulted.And Jia Huan only had the dignity of being a man at this time, no matter how vicious Shen Shi was, she still had time to beg him.

Seeing that he ignored her, Shen Man only took a pen to write and draw on the paper, and when she got annoyed, she grabbed the manuscript paper on the table and threw it away.

Jia Huan said angrily, "What are you doing?"

Shen Man sneered: "Do you feel that you are capable?"

"Unreasonable."

Shen Man snorted and said, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You think I don't have a son, and then I will have to let you take a concubine."

Jia Huan narrowed his eyes gloomily, and Shen Man said: "Put away those low thoughts. I crawled out of my aunt's intestines, so do you want to give birth to a lowly thing?"

Jia Huan looked at this vicious and thoughtless woman with murderous eyes.

"Get out of here!" Because he felt something today, he was even less in the mood for Shen.What's more, Shen Man is a few years older than him, and because of his stubborn temper, he looks more and more resentful.

"You dare to yell at me?"

Jia Huan got up from the desk and said, "If you don't leave, I will."

Jia Huan got up and walked away with a flick of his sleeves, but Shen Man suddenly pulled him back, Jia Huan pulled out his sleeves, Shen Man was angry and wanted to jump up and beat him.

Jia Huan was thinking about that child Ran'er, and he was already annoyed, but she was going to be arrogant, so he couldn't help but slap her.

"You dare to hit me?! I will fight with you!"

"Enough!" After all, Jia Huan was a man, and when she grabbed Shen Man's hand, she couldn't resist.

"If you still want to live a life, just be honest, my tolerance for you will not always be unlimited."

He pushed her away and left the study.

He must get stronger power, get rid of the suppression of him by the Shen family and the county palace, and get rid of this wicked woman, the Shen family.He wants to grab the olive branch thrown by Xing Xiuyan, and he wants to change this state of not being up or down.